A/N: Sorry for any OoCness in advance. Please read and review. I want a review D: I'm trying to make as many character cameo's as possible. Enjoy! 8D
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, but if I did... 3
A timid knock came from the door. Sakura's mother moved toward it, smiling as she opened it up. Standing outside was Sakura's date, Shikamaru. He looked very handsome in his outfit. "Come in, Shikamaru! Sakura will be down in a minute." She opened the door wide enough for him to step in, and walked toward the stairway. "SAKURA! Your date is here!"
Shikamaru stepped inside, and silently shut the door behind him. The house was tidy, everything seemed to be in it's right place. He looked around, rather nervous about their first date. It may be a fake date, but still. Who says that he can't get nervous? He heard footsteps coming from somewhere above him. He knew Sakura was coming.
And then he saw her come down the stairs. Her appearance was breath taking. She was wearing a deep jade dress, to match the color of her eyes. She had he hair parted to the right side, with a small portion going over her eye. Around her neck was a necklace with what looked like a large pink moonstone in it, and around her waist was a pink sash. She walked down the steps, and he smiled at her. She smiled back. Her mother ran out with a camera. "...Mom! You don't need to take pictures!" Sakura said, glaring at her mother.
"But it's your first date! And he is so handsome and look so beautiful! I need a picture!" Sakura rolled her eyes, and posed for a picture. "No! Cling to his arm! Like all the couples do!" So she did. It took her mother 15 minutes to stop taking pictures and telling them how cute they were. Finally, her mother's interest in the m died down a bit, and Sakura decided it was time to go.
"Shikamaru, I'm ready. And our reservation is in 20 minutes. We need to be going." Sakura pulled on his arm, and Shikamaru nodded. He opened the door, and they both walked out. They came out onto the street, and made their way up to Ino's house. They hid among the crowds, waiting for Sasuke to arrive.
"See, Sakura! Even though the Uchiha boy has chosen Ino, you've got a handsome one too! And they are both geniuses, in their respective fields. You two make an adorable couple."
"Yep, we sure do. Yep, he is a cute one." Sakura agree absent mindedly, watching the street for any sign of Sasuke. She didn't realize what she had said until she saw Shikamaru's incredulous look. It took her a second to figure out what the look was for. "Well... what was I supposed to say?!" Shikamaru just grinned, and shook his head. They returned to their waiting.
About ten minutes later, a large group of fangirls came running down the street, with a very agitated Sasuke in the middle. They were all dressed up, probably hoping to kill Ino and go on the date with him. He shook them off, and rang Ino's doorbell.
"This better work, Haruno. It better." Shikamaru watched as Ino, in a stunning black dress, walked out of the doorway.
"Time to put plan Sasuke Ino breakup into action!" Sakura started to walk away, and looked back as Shikamaru stood still. "What..?"
"That's what we are calling it? Plan Sasuke Ino breakup? No, that's not obvious at all, Sakura."
"Got a better name, shadow dork?!" Sakura said, her eyes suddenly violent.
"No, but we can name it after we follow them, forehead." Shikamaru said coolly as he flicked her in the forehead. Sakura, still fuming, followed him. They stalked behind them in the shadows, watching the couple move toward their destination.
After a few minutes, they arrived at the restaurant of choice. There were many couples here, including Neji and Tenten, who were also on a date. "Well, lets go in," Shikamaru said, starting for the door.
"What? People might see us! Us, together!"
"Oh well. We still need to watch them, and we can't outside."
"SAKURA! SHIKAMARU! Over here!" Tenten waved as she pulled Neji over. He looked like he didn't want to be here. "You two are dating? I would have never thought..! But of course, with Ino and Sasuke... Never mind that! You look so cute, Sakura!"
"Thanks, Tenten! Hello Neji." Sakura smiled at them.
"Hn." Neji nodded to her, which was the closest anyone could get to a hello from Neji. Tenten pulled him away, and said something along the lines of "Well, we've got a reservation to get to!"
"Well, come on Sakura. Troublesome as it is, we have a reservation, too." Sakura groaned.
"Alright, then. I guess people believing we go out will only help our cause." They made their way into the cozy restaurant. It was definitely romantic; couples, candles, and cuddling were everywhere.
"We have a reservation for two under the name of Nara," Shikamaru said to the host, who was turned around. As he spoke, the host turned, to reveal Shino.
"I've been wondering who your date was since we received your reservation, Shikamaru. Right this way," Shino said in his cool, deep voice. He picked up two of the fancy menu's, and walked toward a booth that was near Sasuke's and Ino's.
"Sakura-chan? You're here with him when you could be here with meee?" Naruto's blonde head came out of nowhere. He was wearing a black tux, which was the uniform for all the males, besides the cooks, who worked here.
"No, she couldn't be here with you. You're too busy with your job as bus boy to be on a date with anyone, Naruto." Kiba walked over. Shikamaru knew he was a waiter here. Naruto frowned, and walked away. Kiba grinned.
"You won't be taking our order, will you?" Kiba shook his head.
"My shift actually ended a few minutes ago. I was just curious to see who you could get to go on a date with you. She's not under a shadow bind, is she Nara?" Kiba grinned, and then looked over to Sakura. "Really, Haruno. What possessed you to go on a date with the village's self proclaimed #1 coward?"
"K-Kiba... pl-please stop harassing my c-customers." A small figure appeared from behind Kiba. Standing in her waitresses uniform was none other than Hinata Hyuuga.
"Hello, Hinata!" Sakura said, smiling. How many people that they knew worked here...? Shikamaru said nothing, but kept his eyes on their target, the couple sitting diagonally from them.
"M-May I take your dr-drink orders?" Hinata stumbled over her words as she took out her order-pad from her pocket. They both looked down at the menu.
"Tea for me," Shikamaru responded, and then looked over at Sakura.
"I'll have water, Hinata." As Hinata wrote their orders and dashed away to fill them, they put their heads close together.
"Ino has spotted us, and is coming over right now. She looks a tad bit annoyed, so watched out." Sakura nodded, then their heads moved back.
"Sakura! Shikamaru! What a coincidence!" Ino came over, smiling. She kept her attention focused mostly on Sakura. "What are you to doing here? On a date, duh..." Ino's voice trailed off, as she looked between Shikamaru and Sakura.
"Sakura! Come with me to the bathroom! NOW!" Ino grabbed Sakura's arm , and dragged her off to the bathroom. Sakura rolled her eyes as she was dragged further from her date.
"I'll be back soon, m'kay?" Sakura shouted. Shikamaru nodded, and started playing with his straw.
What will Ino tell Sakura? Will this paln actually work?
Next chapter in progress!
Rai Lockhart