A Cinderella Story

NOTE: Wow, I was like, actually free to do my chappie 5!! Haha! Oh well, here it is, chappie 5!

Last time, Sakura met a handsome, hot, mysterious dude who danced with her. But she left her bracelet. Now all he has to do is find Sakura…

Chapter 5: What's so Easy About Princess Hunting?!


"God, we'll never find her this way!" Sasuke lied down in his bed, frustrated. "I'm sure my brother Itachi is laughing at me from where he is, in hell."

Sasuke was frustrated that morning and lunch break. He made an announcement that day...

FLASHBACK

Sakura laid her Trigonometry book on herdesk in Trigonometry 218. Sakura was an avid fan of trigonometry. Soon, an announcement blurted out:

"Um… hello. This is Sasuke Uchiha, your student body president. Last Friday night, there was a girl I danced with, and she left her bracelet that night. So, if you are my luck girl, I want you dance with me during lunch break, the same exact dance we did that Friday night. Thank you, Cinderella. You were the one who showed me how to be who I am, not some plastic jerk. Thanks. I'll be waiting."

Sakura looked at her best friend, Hinata, who was seated next to her and buried her face in her book.

END OF FLASHBACK


Sasuke danced with nearly ¼ of the Senior Girls who attended the prom. But none of them danced that language that connected him and his girl.

It was around 12:30 when Ino tried to prove she was Sasuke's Cinderella.

FLASHBACK

Ino moved towards Sasuke, who was eating his sushi lunch with Shika-chan, who was eating a bowl of katsudon, like she was the next Tyra Banks.

Ino seductively spoke, "Sasuke Uchiha, I'm the one."

Sasuke dropped his chopsticks and replied, "Okay, dance."

Ino breathed in, breathed out, grabbed a nearby umbrella and started her dancing: umbrella-dancing (well, there wasn't a pole she could toy with) and moved like a prostitute desperate for extra cash.

Sasuke and Shika-chan covered their mouths.

God, I've never seen such slutty dance moves, Sasuke thought in horror, then, thoughts of vomiting clouded his mind.

Shikamaru was tempted to bring out his iPhone and video-cam Ino's umbrella-dancing, so he did. Soon, other students gathered around Ino and video-cammed Ino and her dance.

Sasuke ran off from the cafeteria with Shika-chan (who was finished video-camming Ino) and Tenten, who were with him, witnessing Ino's true sluttiness.

Then, Temari jumped out of nowhere, blocking Sasuke, Tenten and Shika-chan's chances of escaping.

"Sasuke-kun, I'm your sexy lady."

"Please don't do an umbrella-slut dance like your sister is doing now…" Sasuke was feeling nauseous.

Temari smiled, "Oh, no. I won't."

Sasuke, Tenten and Shika-chan sighed a sigh of relief.

Temari pulled out a cane from her locker. "I'll do a cane-slut dance."

Sasuke started to feel his pre-digested food come up his esophagus and ran off for the bathroom, while Tenten and Shika-chan and other students video-cammed her slut dance. Temari was really feeling it, as she moaned like a whore.

Temari realized she was being recorded by other students. She stood up and yelled at the top of her lungs, "If this appears in any of the school media or on any video site, I'll maim you all!!"

END OF FLASHBACK

"Dude, when did you learn to give up?" Shikamaru spoke up. He got onto the bed, but sat near Sasuke, not lied down next to him (that would be so wrong.)

"Since now. I'll never find her now. I think someone was just playing with my mind."

"Look dude, princess hunting isn't easy anyway. I'll just go to the mall. I need a day-off."

"Kay, dude. See you."

Shikamaru closed the door to Sasuke's room and took off on his red convertible for Konoha Mall.

---MEANWHILE---

"I'm actually surprised your stepmother actually gave you a day-off last Saturday." Hinata said to Sakura, who was looking down on the marble floor.

The two were at Konoha Mall, the biggest (and only) mall in Konohagakure City. It had 10 floors. There were strong pillars rising up to a glass skylight. The two were at the 4th floor, where they buy clothes, accessories, shoes, etc. Sakura was dressed in her pink t-shirt, black skinny jeans, high-cut pink-and-purple converse shoes and her hair tied to two ponytails, one on each side. Hinata was dressed in a purple tank top, a black mini skirt, and a pair of Black converse shoes.

"What's wrong?" Hinata asked Sakura, shaking her using her hand.

"Hinata" Sakura muttered, then screamed, "I LOST MY BRACELET LAST FRIDAY NIGHT!!"

"WHAT?! YOU MEAN THE VERY BRACELET SASUKE UCHIHA ANNOUNCED ABOUT THIS MORNING?!" Hinata screamed.

Sakura grabbed Hinata's shoulders and screamed at her face, "Yes, my totally expensively priceless bracelet!!"

Hinata put both her hands on her face, "Oh no."

"That's right." Sakura said. "God, if my mother was still alive, I'd be the dead one!!"

Hinata put her arm around her friend, "It's okay. At least the guy who picked up your bracelet is a hottie."

From afar was Shikamaru, sipping his strawberry frappe. He was wearing a collared blue shirt, khaki pants and high-cut navy blue Converse shoes. (What is it with some Konoha kids and Converse?!) He was carrying a bag with him, which, for some reason had his masquerade mask from last night. He didn't mean to, but he overheard Hinata and Sakura's conversation, who were seated on a cement bench near a fountain of 2 swans whose necks formed the outline of a heart…:

"Good Lord, why on earth would Sasuke Uchiha pick up my bracelet? He probably threw it in the garbage bin."

"No way! He'd probably be kind enough to give it to you."

"Probably. Nobody, except you and Naruto, knows me… I'm probably the last person he'd expect to be his Cinderella. "

"Oh, c'mon. Be positive!"

Shikamaru choked on his strawberry frappe. Sakura and Hinata turned around. Hinata jumped towards Shika-chan. She patted his back really hard. He miraculously swallowed what seemed to be a piece of unblended strawberry.

"Are you okay, Shikamaru-chan?" Hinata asked kindly. She knew his name because they did go to the same school. She sees him passing by her everyday.

Shika-chan was now lost in thought. That voice. I've heard that voice from somewhere before.

Shika-chan dragged Hinata to the nearest pillar. Hinata was yelling things like "What are you doing?!", "Let me go!", "Don't you dare rape me!" Meanwhile, Sakura was left confused with the series of events that had just happened. He set down his bag and started looking for his masquerade mask.

"What are you, a drug seller?" Hinata asked impatiently.

"I AM NOT!" Shika-chan angrily said. He found his mask and put it on. He turned to Hinata, who was shocked. "Do you recognize me now?"

"You--- you're my Mystery Man?" Hinata pointed at Shikamaru.

Shikamaru put down Hinata's hand that was pointing at him. "It's very rude to point. And yes, I am your man."

Hinata blushed and looked away from Shikamaru, both her hands covering her mouth. Shika-chan moved a little closer to Hinata and held her tight.

"I thought I had to look for you, just like how Sasuke Uchiha had to look for his." Shika-chan whispered into Hinata's ear.

"Wait." Hinata pulled away from Shika-chan. "My best friend Sakura Haruno—"

"Who's she?" Shika-chan asked.

Hinata slapped Shika-chan's face. The slap left a little hint of red on his face. "Shut up and listen. She lost a bracelet during our Masquerade Ball."

"Oh, a bracelet. 24K. Has a pattern of ruby-sapphire-topaz-emerald and a gold ball to keep the bracelet together? Yeah. I've seen it before. My friend, Sasuke found it during the ball. That's why he made that announcement this morning." Shika-chan tried to recall that particular event that happened that night and this morning.

"That bracelet belongs to my friend." Hinata squealed in delight.

After 5 seconds of thinking, Shikamaru realized that Sakura danced with Sasuke that night. Sakura left her bracelet. Sasuke picked it up.

"OH MY GOD!! WE HAVE TO GET THEM TOGETHER!! Sasuke's like given up on looking for his girl. The three of us, including your friend, know, but he doesn't!!" Shikamaru told Hinata, who was like delighted that Sakura will be happy to finally have a man to love.

"I have to tell Sakura! She'll be happy." Hinata squealed. But at that moment, her smile faded away. "But, she's sort of skeptical about her bracelet."

"Why?" Shika-chan asked and raised an eyebrow.

Hinata spoke up, "Well, she thinks he doesn't expect someone like her to be his so-called Cinderella."

"Oh God." Shika-chan put his left hand on his forehead. "This'll be hard."

Hinata punched her fist into her right open hand. "I've got it!"

"What?" Shikamaru scratched his head.

Hinata moved closer to Shikamaru and whispered something that sounded like an idea that'll actually work.

Shikamaru smirked. Let's rock this bitch. Shika-chan thought.

Wll, that's chappie 5 so far. Be sure to read Chapter 6: Get Them Together, which may take a little longer to concoct.

Well, see you all soon!! ;)