NOTE: I POSTED TWO CHAPTERS! IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY READ CHAPTER 21!

A/N: YAY! TWO CHAPTERS IN ONE DAY! YOU GUYS ARE LUCKY! Anyway I already mentioned this two chapters ago but I'm roadtripping it the next week then school starts for me when I get back so yeah... but I'll still update on weekends and when I'm not busy after school. This is not prom but when Sakura finally gets her date and such... so don't be angry with me.

Chapter 22: Pokemon Battles

"Good morning."

"Morning, Aunt Tsunade."

I grabbed a mug from the cupboard and headed for the coffee pot. Passing by my aunt on one of her very rare days off.

"Sakura. I want to talk to you."

Uh oh.

I sat down across from her taking a sip of coffee and preparing myself for whatever she had to say.

"Sakura. Your prom is coming up isn't it?"

I'll just be sleeping through this one okay.

"Yeah."

"Well, I'm assuming you aren't going because of what happened."

"..yeah."

"Well in case you change your mind I put some money in your account for a dress."

"That really isn't necessary. I don't want to go. I don't even have a date."

"So."

"So..I"

"No niece of mine is that depressing. I don't care if you go or not, but you only have one senior prom and not having a date shouldn't stop you from going. In fact if you really want to rub it in those kids faces go alone and have the best time and look good doing it."

'..but how do you have a good time when you have no one to share it with..."

Well technically I'll be there.

'I thought you were sleeping.'

Your depressing thoughts kept me awake.

'Oh.'

So why are we here again?

'Because aunt Tsunade was right, we shouldn't just stay home afraid of everyone.'

Yeah, yeah yeah. I mean why are we in the Lego store?

'It cheers me up.'

Okay lets just find a dress mopey.

'Fine.'

I left the Lego store and starting walking around, looking here or there for a dress but nothing was right.

This is a complete waste of time.

'Sorry.'

Then looking up I saw someone I didn't expect on a nearby bench.

'Is that Pein?'

What did I tell you about calling him by name. He is your gang leader.

It most definitely was Pein. Not only that he now was looking right at me.

'Shit what now? We have to talk to him now right? I mean I'm kind of in his game, and I can't pretend I didn't see him!'

Quick while your eyes are locked who are required to have a pokemon battle!

'Okay I choose you inner! Now use whatever move tells me what I'm supposed to say!'

You don't have the required gym badge to use that move.

'Damn.'

Mustering up all my courage I walked up to the the ginger man.

"Uh..hi, good to see you here." A nervous and awkward laugh came out after my strange greeting.

Inner used facepalm.

'Like you had anything better to say.'

Pein had that sort of evil death glare that he always had... at least every time I've seen him. After glaring like the scary person he was he decided to respond, how nice.

"What are you doing?"

'As if it wasn't awkward enough.'

Inner tried to run away. Inner failed.

'Will you stop that, this is not a pokemon battle.'

Inner used mean look.

Okay ignore inner back to the conversation.

"Well, I'm saying hello because I kind of know you. It's called being friendly."

"We aren't friends."

"Neither are most of the people I say hi to."

I think he smirked. I think.

'No that isn't possible.'

"Well you've said hi now leave."

'See, I'm positive he did not smirk. Not with that comment.'

"Well excuse me for thinking people said hi back before they end a greeting."

Oo... Sakura used sass.

'Dammit Inner stop with the pokemon shit.'

Pokemon is not shit.

'No, but your comments are.'

...ow.

'Look Inner just be quiet.'

Oh my god.

'What?'

It's happening again! I told you!

'What?'

I then looked at the ginger gang leader who to my disbelief had a small smile after my last comment.

Damn. He is attractive once you get past the scared for your life when he looks at you thing.

'I thought you said him and Konan belong together.'

That could change.

Not knowing what to do, I did the scariest thing and sat down on the bench with him and decided to talk.

"So what is a gang leader doing sitting alone on a mall bench?"

His smirk disappeared just as quickly as it appeared.

"What a highschool girl doing talking the gang leader?"

Damn that smooth fuck. How do we respond?

'Childishly?'

"Well you see that highschool girl is in that gang leader's gang."

"Not officially."

"I was blindfolded and brought to your goddamn hideout with a magical forest and magic tree branches that sprained my ankle. Now what the hell do you mean not officially?"

He looked at me with a raised eyebrow when I mentioned the 'magic forest' but dammit it was magic okay!

"You're only a high schooler and weren't initiated."

"Initiated? I graduate in a month."

"Then you wait a month if you're so interested."

That damn ginger.

'Tell me about it.'

I stopped shipping him with Konan she's to nice.

"You know this whole thing would've been avoided if you just said hi back."

He smirked again, which I'd really like to say I was getting used to but I wasn't.

"You could've just kept walking."

I sighed realizing I still had to deal with the evil event known as prom.

"Trust me I thought about it... but I did not want to go into another stupid dress store."

"Your not exactly the kind of person I had pegged to wear dresses."

"The hell's that supposed to mean?"

He turned toward me a little caught off guard.

I think you made him feel bad.

I laughed a little then said,

"Yeah, I'm not exactly a fan of dresses, but I need one for prom."

The apologetic look melted away and was replaced with...concern?

"You're going to prom? I thought you hated everybody at your school?"

I kind of frowned at the thought. I didn't even want to go.

"Yeah. My aunt told me I should go by myself despite everyone elses opinions."

"By yourself? Do you want to go?"

I stayed silent a moment and thought about then answered,

"I guess I don't mind. Everything I do in that school now is by myself."

He looked at me and then back at his feet.

"If you don't want to go alone, I'll go with you."

'What...'

Inner has fainted. Inner has returned to her pokeball.

'Dammit Inner no! What do I say?'

...

I looked back at the ginger the ginger, all this time I always thought he looked so mean, but now... he looks... sad.

"I'd like that." I smiled sweetly at Pein.

We sat silently a couple of seconds before I spoke up again.

"Why exactly were you sitting by yourself?"

His face looked irritated now not from my question but from the answer.

"Tobi's in the Lego store and Kisame's in the pet shop."

"Oh... I see."

A/N: PLEASE FORGIVE ME IF I WROTE THE CHARACTERS BADLY! PLEASE!

Anyway poll is over you now know her prom date.

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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Pokemon, Lego, or any other stuff possibly associated with this story. I do own that fantabulous humor Inner seems to have.

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