(A/N: Sorry, I'm truly sorry. End of the school year things get a little…hectic isn't the word and neither is crazy. But whatever at least I've made an attempt!)
Sasuke gripped the hand hold above his head for dear life. Sakura was racing through the lower streets of town. She was in such a rage looking for Shikamaru that she didn't listen to a word he said. She was so intent on finding him that her gage read over 180 kilometers.
"Sakura slow down! It's not like he's gonna get hurt or something for cripes sake!" He shouted at her. He let go of his hand hold and rolled the sleeves of his dark blue sweater up. Sakura was driving a red trans am and he had no idea what she had done to the car, but damn it was moving a lot faster then it should.
"Sasuke, if he's in cheap side, a million things could happen to him. You know Murphy's law!" She turned a corner on two wheels. Sasukes face meet the window, window meet Sasukes cheek. He peeled him self off the window and sighed.
"See that club right there? The one with the pink flamingo? He's bound to be in there. Give the bouncer a fifty and he'll play blind for a night. Shikamaru's properly drunk and stupid at this point in the night." Sasuke un buckled his seat belt as Sakura pulled to the curb and turned off the car.
"Why's he hear in the first place?" Sakura asked as both she and Sasuke angled out of the car.
"He and Ino had a fight and she said she didn't want to see his face for a few days. So he came to sulk in a bottle." Sasuke walked close by her side as they walked through the street to the side walk.
As they walked by a low stoop covered in trash and spray paint a group of thugs stepped up and started to leer at Sakura. She just rolled her eyes and kept going. Suddenly the thugs surrounded her and Sasuke was no where in site. 'Great just what I need.' She thought frustrated.
"Excuse me." She said irratated with the punks behind her. "Let me by and stop staring at my butt." She stated harshly.
"I don't think so. See you on our territory so you mine now." The leader leaned down in her face. Sakura had to try really hard not to gag when she smelt his breath.
"You really don't want to mess with me." She stated stepping her left foot back and getting in fighting stance.
"Oh, looky her. Baby doll thinks she gonna whoop us!" The leader laughed out. The rest of the group laughed along. "Tell you what. We won't hurt you too bad if you just come quietly."
"Over my dead body." Sakura pivoted on her left foot and swung her right one up. She round housed the guy in the head. His spiky green head hit the pavement with a loud thud. She didn't have time to respond because two guys grabbed her arms and a guy came from behind and grabbed her feet. Sakura was about to scream when a voice stopped her.
"Alright. That's enough. Let her go and I won't have to hurt you." She looked up and glared at Sasuke.
"Took you long enough you pampas jerk!" She shouted at him. The three guys holding her and the three watching looked at each other. Without a word the three just standing there charged at Sasuke.
Sasuke smirked and grabbed the first guy by his right arm and dropped to a crouch. He leaned back on his left arm and did a one handed back hand spring throwing the guy into a pile of trash with his feet. He spun on his hand and kicked the other guy in the stomach. Sasuke stood back up and faced the last guy. He was holding a switch blade and glaring.
"Aren't so brave now. Are you punk?" The thug asked him with a sick smile. Sasuke just smirked back and motioned for the guy to make a move. When he charged at Sasuke with the knife Sasuke quickly analyzed the punk's mistakes and acted on them. He thrust his right arm up catching the other boys left arm mid stab and used his left hand to twist his wrist. He kicked the guys feet out from under him and took the knife. He held it to his throat and told the others to let Sakura go.
"Alright man!" They dropped her arms and took off at a sprint. Sasuke released the guy he was sitting on and smirked when he looked at Sakuras glare.
"I saw that you cheater." She sated arms crossed.
"I have no idea what you're talking about Sakura. I was just saving your ass." He smiled and started to walk away.
"Well if I broke the rules to I wouldn't have needed help." He looked back at her a smiled.
"You know me; rules don't mean anything to me. And you would never even dream of breaking 'the rules'" Sasuke grabbed her by the arm and dragged her pouting the rest of the way to the club.
"How much the enter club?" Sasuke asked a big guy the scared the hell out of Sakura. He had a snake tattooed on his forehead and muscle on top of muscles.
"For you Sasuke? Fifty bucks. For the lady? Since she's cute I'll say twenty five." The bouncer winked at Sakura and she nearly passed out of fright. As soon as the cash left Sasukes hand the guy closed his eyes and turned around. Sakura was going to ask what he was doing but Sasuke grabbed her by the arm and dragged her inside.
"He knows you!" She shouted over the loud music. Sasuke looked down and smiled at her.
"I've been here a few times!" He shouted back over the bass. Britney Spears "Gimmie" was playing at a relaxing twelve billion decibels. Sakura looked like a dying fish. Eyes wide mouth making "o"s. When Sasuke started to walk away she followed him, afraid of being left alone in a strip club.
"Where's Shika?" She yelled. She scanned the room and spotted him in the V.I.P. section. She started over at a run. When she got there a girl with big boobs and an even bigger ass stopped her. Sakura looked at her and glared. Thinking how easy it would be to throw her by her thong if she could just, but her thoughts where cut off.
"Sorry, little girl, this rooms for big girls and boys only. Like you." Sakura followed her gaze to Sasuke standing behind her. "Hello." The stripper said with a purr. Sakura shock her hand and made a disquieted noise.
"Listen lady do you have an idea who he is?" Sakura thrust her thumb behind her pointing at Sasuke. "He's Uchiha Sasuke. Don't let me in and he'll make life hell for you." Sakura threatened. Sasuke looked down at her quickly in shock. 'I can't believe she's using my name as a threat!' He thought surprised. The woman looked at each of them slowly and pouted as she stepped aside to let Sakura in.
"Shika! What the hell are you doing? It's time to go. You've had enough." Sakura grabbed one of his arms and Sasuke grabbed the other. The two girls on Shikas lap fell to the floor and opened there mouth to yell at them, but Sasuke gave them one look and the quickly fell silent.
"Troublesome." Is all Shikamaru said as they led him outside. Once the cold street air hit him, he sobered up.
"Thanks for completing the act you guys. It's troublesome but I owe you." He looked at each of him with his, sober, lazy eyes.
"W-what? Weren't you just wasted?" Sakura asked confused. She looked at Sasuke who for the first time looked also puzzled.
"Nope. Ino's in on it too. My dad was gonna partner up with some bad guys. I warned him repeatedly but he wouldn't listen. Since I knew where they were going to be, I decided to get some evidence." He started to walk to Sakuras car and they followed. Shika hoped over the passenger seat and buckled himself in the back, while Sakura and Sasuke sat up front. Sakura started the engine and Sasuke switched the radio on.
"So, why weren't we in on it? You had us rushing around in a panic." Sakura asked as she slowly made her way out of cheap side.
"Sakura, I'm not in elementary school I can take care of my self, sober or not." He stated while observing the change from cheap side, to middle class homes.
"That's what I said." Sasuke annoced as he flipped through the stations.
"Sakura hit a button on her steering wheel and the c.d. player popped to life. Playing Rie Fu's "Life's Like a Boat".
"Hello! Murphy's law people!" She shouted before following the lyrics.
"Anything that can go wrong will?" Shikamaru asked? Surprised she would think about that. "Bleach theme ending?"
"Yeah. So what?" She asked defensive.
"Nothing I just didn't know you liked her." Shikamaru closed his eyes and just drifted into the song.
"Am I taking you home Shika?" Sakura asked when she stopped at a light.
"He's staying over at my house." Sasuke said. Sakura knoded and turned left to Sasukes house. Everyone was silent as she pulled into the driveway. They silently got out of the car and tip toed into the house. It was really late and they'd been gone all day. As Sakura snuck past Itachi's room he stepped out of the bathroom.
"Just getting a snake?" He asked with a smirk. Sakura smiled in return.
"Of course, what else would I be doing on a Friday night at eleven thirty?" She mouthed thank-you and hurried to her computer.
(A/N: Sorry, four pages is all I got in my head right now. Plus I'm in class. So, don't kill me!)