Chapter 3
"A party?" asked Tenten, curiously looking at the invitation, that Sakura gave her and the rest of the group.
"Yes, my father wishes for all of you and your families to attend." Replied Sakura, smiling sweetly at them.
"Alright a party!" cheered Ino happily. "Ah! It's this Saturday? And you only gave it to us today! It's Tuesday, Sakura!" complained Ino, looking distressed.
"I'm sorry Ino. My father only gave them to me yesterday after school. You still have three days and Saturday morn…" Sakura tried to reason with her best friend.
"Three days? Three days! How am I supposed to find a dress, a hairstyle, the right make up, shoes and jewellery in three days!" shouted Ino, glaring at her punk haired friend.
Sakura giggled. She stared happily at all her friends, who were now talking about the party. A sad look came into her eyes, when she thought about what her father is planning, but quickly shook it away and started listening to Ino ramble her complaints.
He didn't miss the look that passed in her eyes, and also saw how she pushed it away as soon as it came. Sasuke narrowed his eyes slightly, she's hiding something. He knew she was hiding something, but didn't know what. He stared at the invitation that she gave him, and sighed. His family would probably go, especially his mother.
They heard the bell go off, and all went to the respective locker rooms, to change for their gym class. The boys came out and stood by each other, slightly chatting about nothing important, when they started to hear the other boys whisper. When they turned their heads. They saw Sakura, the first girl, coming out in the school gym kit. Her long, pale, slender legs were exposed by the extremely short shorts and the top loosely hugged her upper body, but still showing her curves. Sakura walked up to her group of friends, noticing all the boys, staring at her and whispering. She turned to her male friends and saw that they were just staring at her weirdly, except for Sasuke and Neji who kept their 'cool-guy' look.
"Is everything alright? Is there something on my face?" she asked curiously, reaching a hand to her cheek to see if something was there.
They all shook their heads, trying to get their composure back. She just smiled at them and started to talk, while waiting for the rest of the girls. Little did she realise the looks of all the other boys, who were looking her up and down, but the glares that all the guys sent them was enough to make them resume their previous talk. Finally the rest of the girls came out wearing the same uniform as Sakura.
"Alright my youthful students! Today we will be doing laps!" shouted the teacher, Guy sensei and all the students groaned. "Alright! Let your fountains of youth overflow, while doing five laps around the track! Lee, for you the whole school!" he shouted, giving them all a thumbs up and a big smile.
"Yes sensei!" shouted Lee in the same pose and started running, with way too much enthusiasm. While everyone else just sweatdropped.
In the front of the class, were Sasuke and Neji sprinting side by side trying to out do the other, with Naruto close behind them. Then the rest of the class taking it easy and then the few non-athletic students at the back. They were on their fourth lap now.
"Hey … Sakura how… come you … aren't sprinting?" asked Tenten, who was panting next to Sakura, who was no where near panting.
"I wait for the final lap." Sakura said easily keeping the same pace as Tenten.
"Ye-yeah… Sakura… is a fast … runner… but she always… waits for… the last… minute." Said Ino, from behind them, struggling even more then Tenten.
"Final lap, my youthful students!" shouted Guy sensei.
"Alright that's my queue. I will see you guys at the end." Said Sakura starting to gain speed.
Sasuke and Neji were sweating and panting really hard now. They were still in a tie for the lead and were almost at the finish line. It was just a few metres away, when suddenly a pink blur past both of them and both watched in shock as the small figure, took off faster then before and crossed the finish line a good minute before the two boys. Once they crossed the line, they slowed down and bent over catching their breath, they looked up to see Sakura standing just a bit ahead of them, standing perfectly fine, taking deep breathes, and a slight sweat covering her.
"Wow you two are fast! I almost wasn't able to over take the two of you." She smiles at them, with a bottle of water in her hand.
"I was wondering when you would take the lead!" shouted Naruto happily. Walking to Sakura, drenched in sweat.
"Yes, I stayed behind a little bit longer, with Tenten and Ino." Sakura stated.
"Wow Sakura! … You just… got faster!" exclaimed Ino, who was huffing and puffing and red in the face. Sakura just smiled at her.
"Alright my fountains of youth! Good job to all of you! Ok go shower and get dressed and go home and do whatever it is you youthful kids do!" shouted Guy sensei in his pose.
The girls said bye to the boys and walked to their locker room, showered and changed. Sakura quickly rinsed off and put on her clothes and put her hair in a neat plait. She said good bye to the girls and walked out, and saw her limo was there. She climbed in, noticing her father wasn't there, and slouched into the chair and sighing out loud. No doubt he will be phoning the school, to see how his precious daughter, trophy, was doing. That means he will know about today, oh well it is only her second day, maybe after the first week he will stop. Sakura closed her eyes and allowed herself to relax for five minutes, before she would have to straighten up again.
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She over took him and Neji! How could she? She's so small and with those small, skinny, pale, long legs… whatever it was probably just an off day. Sasuke couldn't stop thinking about what happened in gym. No one ever, over takes him or Neji, besides Lee, who he still thinks uses steroids, and today some pink haired, new girl does? He walked into his home, feeling the invitation in his pocket. He was greeted by their many maids and butlers, but he ignored them going straight to his father's office. He knocked lightly, waiting for the quiet, but stern voice of his father.
"Come in." he heard.
Sasuke opened the door, and found his mother sitting at one of the chairs in front of his father's desks, his father behind the desk and his brother to the side leaning against the wall.
"Sasuke! How was school?" asked his mother cheerfully.
"Fine." He said, boredly.
He walked to his father's desk and handed him the invitation. His father looked at it and narrowed his eyes and then put it down on his desk.
"I was expecting this. Make sure you two are prepared for this Saturday. There will be no excuses to this. It is a party with a man who helped me in the past and I owe him a debt to that, therefore we will all attend. Am I understood?" He asked sternly, and in a serious tone.
"Yes." Muttered Sasuke, not really excited for this Saturday.
"Am I understood Itachi?" he asked looking At Itachi with a serious face.
"Of course, father." Itachi said, with a smirk and pushed away from the wall. "I have work then that I must do." He said and walked out with Sasuke behind him.
"Little brother, you wouldn't happen to know Sakura Haruno's favourite colour? Wait never mind, I know." Itachi said, with a chuckle, while walking away.