A:N/ -sigh- It's good to be back. School is tiresome. Although my first day was pretty funny. If you wish to hear it, mention it in your review and I'll send you a PM telling you about it. If it wasn't so long I'd mention it in my author's note, but it is. So, I hope you like this next chapter! AND DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW!!
Disclaimer: haven't done this in a while. What's line that line I'm supposed to say again? Oh, well. It'll come to me eventually. I think.
Crushes Between Friends-
Chapter 9 - The Date
By the next day after school all thoughts of Sasuke were out of Sakura's mind. All she could think about was her date with Sai. When Sakura got home she took a quick shower and started to get ready for her date.
She was wearing a quarter zip up read and pink striped sweater that looked like it was inside out, washed out blue jeans with black flats. She had her hair up in a high pony tail with a few bangs hanging down, she had brown eye shadow and soft pink lip gloss on.
20 minutes after she had finished getting ready the doorbell finally rang.
"I'll get it!" Sakura's mom called.
"Why hello. You must be Sai."
"Yes, Ma'am."
"Well. Come, come in!" She said gesturing in to the house.
"Sakura will be down in a little bit." she said, then walked away.
Within minutes Sakura came down the stairs.
"Hey Said-kun."
"Hey Sak! Wow. You look.."
"Yeah?" She said slight blush growing on her face.
"Amazing." He said smiling.
"Thanks." She said biting he lip and twisting her left foot.
"Um.. Shall we go?" Sai asked gesturing to the door.
"Sure" she said, still blushing.
Sai and Sakura walked towards her front door, him opening it for her. She smiled and walked out calling 'good-bye' to her mom.
"Be back by 11!" She called back to her teenage daughter.
When they reached Sai's casr he kindly opened the door, again, for her. Sai closed it, then walked around to the driver's seat.
"So, where are we going?" Sakura asked.
"Olive Garden."
"Really!?"
"Really, really." He said, giving her another of his deadly charming smiles. (Not like Sasuke's though: S-S)
"I love that place!"
"I know." Sakura face seemed to light up with joy.
'He knows so much about me already. How? I don't know. Don't care.'
They arrived at the restaurant and were immediately seated next to a window. A waitress came over to take their orders.
"I would like raspberry iced tea please." Sakura said.
"I'll just have a watter with a lemon thanks." Sai said.
The waitress nodded and walked off.
"So Sak. Tell me more about yourself."
"Well that's a cheesy line."
"Thanks, I try my best. But really, it's not like I'm a mind reader and know everything about you."
"Yeah, probably not. But you could be a stalker." She said putting a hand to her chin.
"Uh. No I don't even look like a stalker."
"I don't know about that. Black shirt, black jeans, black shoes. You look pretty stalkerish to me."
"I'm not a stalker. Just tell me some facts about you that I may not know."
"Here are your beverages." The waitress said blandly. "Are you ready to order?"
"Yes. Sak? You first."
"Oh, yeah. I'll have spaghetti please!" She proclaimed.
"Ok. And for you sir?"
"I'll have the same thanks." He said handing bot his and her's menus.
"So, 20 questions?" Said asked.
"10."
"Hey, I'll take what I get." Sakura laughed.
"You ask the first question." She said.
"Um. Who was your last boyfriend?"
"Eh. You."
"Really? I'm the only one?"
"Yep. My first."
"Huh."
"You seem... depressed."
"No! Just, baffled, I mean a girl like you,"
"A girl like me?"
Sakura said, a what-do-you-mean-by-that look on her face.
"I mean, a girl like you; smart, nice...hot." Sai gave her, yet, another smirk, and Sakura, yet again, blushed.
"Here's your food." The waitress laid down one big, okay big is an understatement, humongous plate of spaghetti on their table, quickly walking back to serve another couple.
"Ok." Sakura said a little confused why they only gave them one humongous plate of spaghetti.
"Well, it looks delicious."
"Sure does."
The two slightly blushed, then started eating their spaghetti.
"So Sai, who was your last girlfriend."
"Um." Sai started thinking. Then put his left hand up to his chin.
"Well?" Sakura was starting to get impatient.
'How many girlfriends could this guy of had?'
"Eh. Here's the thing Sakura,"
"I knew it was to good to be true."
Sakura through down her fork and got up from the table, exiting Olive Garden.
"Sakura! Wait!" Sai smashed down a few bucks, then dashed out the door after Sakura.
She had slight tears in her eyes.
'Sasuke was right. He was using me.'
"Sakura!" She didn't stop.
"Stay away from me." She said harshly while keeping her pace forward.
"Sakura." Sai suddenly appeared in front of her. He grabbed her shoulders.
"I said leave me alone!" She broke free of his grasp and started running to the park. Sai, kept following her though.
She couldn't go any farther. She plumped down on the nearest bench. Tears starting to drip down from her eyes.
"Sakura."
"Get. Away."
"Sakura. I wasn't trying to remember any girlfriends. You've been the only one."
"Yeah? Prove it."
Sai sat next to her, grabbed her shoulders, and pulled her into a kiss. It didn't last long though, no Sakura was not the one to pull away, Sai was.
"Do you believe me now?"
"I don't know."
"Look. There's a dance coming up soon. How bout we go together."
Sakura thought on it before replying.
"So, I'm really the only one? You haven't been with like a million girls dumping them after like a week?"
"What? Where would you get that? Yes. You're the only one."
"Then... I will go with you."
Sai smiled and she smiled back at him.
"C'mon. Let's get you back home."
"Okay." Came her soft and short response.
A:N/ Ha!! You probably thought I was going to mess up the SaixSak part of the story! No, I've got a better idea of how to break them up. (Grins devilishly) Ok, so you know how I said there was going to be some lemon? Well I'm changing that, it's not going to be as lemony as I was going to make it when I first started this story. So read and review!!
Hey!! Has anybody ever read "A Certain Slant of Light" ? Well if you haven't, I would highly recommend it, I loved it!!
R&R!!