Crystalchaser's note: Thank you for the reviews! Hehe. Here is chapter five of this story. Please read and review.

Disclaimer: Nope. I don't own Naruto.

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CHAPTER FIVE: A night to remember

"Are you ready? Okay, one…two…three!" She was surprised at what she saw. "So? What do you think?" asked Ino as she crossed her arms. Sakura weighed her reply to her friend. Would she lie or tell the truth? She chose the latter.

"I look like…"

"A princess? A fairy?"

Sakura looked at her blankly. "A prostitute." She confided. Ino wiped her fake tears as she wailed so hard. "You're so rude! What kind of friend are you? I hate you!" Ino uttered as she exited Sakura's room. At the same time, Tenten entered, shocked at what she saw.

"Stay away!" Ino uttered as she slammed the door. Tenten and Sakura stared a long time at the door before they had noticed each other. "What's up with her now?" Tenten asked. Sakura shrugged as she wiped the excess make-up on her face. Her chocolate browned haired friend giggled as she approached her and sat at the side of her bed. "Are you ready?" she asked. Sakura looked at the mirror and saw the reflection of Tenten. She sighed. "This is my first…"

"…date. I know," Tenten finished for her.

Sakura doesn't usually go out with guys alone. That's why she hasn't really experienced an actual date. She felt nervous about the idea. She was a total alien when it comes to things related to dates and the like.

"Hey, princess. You're prince charming is downstairs," Ino uttered. Sakura looked at the door where Ino stood, she was smiling at her. "Goodluck," Ino said.

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"So? Where does your father work?" asked Naruto to Sai. He was trying to pressure the said guy, seeing if he would freak out. Then, he would have something to tell Sakura about him. He hoped that he would stop following his friend.

"Uhm, he…owns like a business firm at the city," Sai answered as he looked at him, then smirked. Naruto was quite intimidated by his actions which made him more frustrated of the said guy. "What kind of firm?" he asked harshly. Sai thought for a moment then turned to him, "I'm not really sure. All I know is that it's all about the shipping industry," he said. Naruto, still unconvinced moved closer to him his eyes criticizing every bit of the person beside him. "How sure are you that your father's not involved in some mafia? Or some illegal group of smugglers?" Naruto stated incredulously. Sai looked at him seriously as he turned pale. Naruto waited for him to answer back but was surprised to see him speechless.

"Naruto? What are you doing here?" Sakura asked when she had already arrived at the living room with her mother, Aki. Naruto and Sai stood up when they saw her come. "Good evening," he uttered to Sakura's mom as he bowed for respect. Aki smiled at the kind gesture, "You must be Sai. Sakura has talked a lot about you." Naruto looked at Aki abruptly, "She has?" Sakura stared at her mom for a long time, her cheeks turning beet red, "I have?" All of the people in the living room laughed at her. Sakura just shrugged and turned to her blonde friend.

"Long time no see. Why are you here anyway?" she asked incredulously. Naruto walked around Sai, examining him from head to foot. The said person just stood there with his hands inside his pocket. "Just looking around for some stalkers," he uttered.

Sai just shrugged and looked up at Sakura who was still blushing. He smiled as he saw this. "Shall we go now, Sakura-chan?" he asked courteously as he offered his hand to her. Sakura looked at him along time, with is sparkling eyes looking at her and his smile that seems to be unsurpassable, she sighed. She hoped she wasn't making a mistake about her decision. Right now, she was thinking of so many things—she imagined he was asking her to dance with him, or…asking her hand for marriage? She shrugged of the idea. Stupid.

Sakura was about to take his hand if it wasn't for Ino who opened her big mouth once more. "What is this? A proposal? Did I miss anything?" she uttered as she went down the stairs. Sakura looked at her with flaming eyes, "Later," she uttered and went outside with Sai. "Bye mom," she said without looking at her. But her mom wasn't around anymore; she was upstairs, calling her husband. She had to tell something important.

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"Your mom's sweet," Sai uttered as he drove. Sakura smiled, "Yeah." She wanted to say 'You're sweeter,' but she knew better. A long silence followed. Sakura noticed that Sai was taking glances of her once in a while. She tried to ignore it by playing with her fingers. It was useless. The longer she stayed with him, the more she'll be losing her mind. 'He's like vortex—sucking up all my emotions. And yet, he's like a well, so deep…and dark…and mysterious. She smiled. How cheesy her statements were. She was disgusted of her actions. 'You weren't like that before' she said to herself humorously.

"Where's your dad? I didn't saw him earlier," he said, his eyes glued to the road. Sakura almost leapt when she heard him break the silence. "Oh, uhm. I…I'm really not sure. He goes to a lot of places. He…doesn't come home that often," she confided. Sai nodded, "Is it about his work?" he asked casually. Sakura thought for a while. She didn't consider that idea before. "I think so, that's what mom says," she said. "Oh," Sai replied in a whisper. "I understand. That's my situation, too," he told her as he took a glance of Sakura. "Really?" she said as she eyed him with surprise. Sai smirked, "I thought you knew. He doesn't come home that often also. But I'm not angry of him," he revealed. Sakura looked at his eyes; she wasn't an expert at guessing if someone's trying to hide his or her emotions. But when she looked at him, she knew that he was telling the truth, and that he was proud of his father. She admired him more because of it. "I'm proud of him, and I'd do anything just to make him proud of me, too," he uttered. She didn't answered back but just smiled. "Here we are," Sai said as he turned to the parking lot. Sakura looked at the façade of the place; it was enormous and glittering with lights. It was more than what she had expected. Sai turned off the engine, "Let's go," he said. He got out of his car and opened the door for Sakura. It was going to be a night full of surprises.

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Gaara was supervising the cooks at the kitchen as they work; he quietly walked around the room. Unexpectedly, he glanced at the window leading to the dining area. He looked at the customers; they were all from known families and companies. It was expected anyway, for the owner was also part of the elite families in Konoha

Uchiha Sasuke, the son of Uchiha Fugaku—the owner of the most renowned producer of electronic machineries, was the owner of the said restaurant. At the age of 16, he already owned a business of his own. His father wanted him to. His brother, Uchiha Itachi, is managing a meat packing company at a town near Konoha. After Sasuke's class, he usually goes straight to the restaurant and stay there for three to five hours. But during weekends, if he isn't up to some trouble, he stays there from 12 noon to 10pm.

Obviously, their family is one of the 'rich and famous,' spending thousands of cash for their luxuries, attending social gatherings and the like. But Sasuke didn't want to belong to that class. He wasn't interested in parties and, unfortunately, girls though he's considered a lady magnet.

Back to Gaara, as he was gazing at the dining area, his eyes where suddenly averted to two persons who have just entered the restaurant. He tried to get a better look at them and was surprised when he recognized who they were. "What the...," he smirked as he exited the kitchen and went towards Sasuke's office. "He ought to know this one," he uttered.

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Sasuke was currently signing some papers and examining financial statements when Gaara entered his office. "What?" he uttered without looking at him as he continued with his work. Gaara stood at the edge of the entrance, resting the right side of his body at the frame of the door, his arms crossed. "You have some special guest in here, Sasuke," he uttered with a slight smile in his lips. Sasuke glared at him for a moment then shook his head as he recalculated the finances for the said day. "Spill up, Gaara. I have no time for these jokes," he uttered. Gaara laughed a bit and walked towards his friend then sat at the chair across his table. "This one's really quite a joke. I spy with my little eye…" he lingered around the room before continuing, "Sai and Haruno." Sasuke immediately stopped and slowly raised his head. Gaara shrugged, "Told yah it's a joke," he uttered. Sasuke smirked, "No it isn't. It's a masterpiece."

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"So, what are you taking?" Sai asked as they both scanned the menu. Sakura gaped at what she saw. Besides that she didn't know what the foods where, the prices were, obviously, too costly for her. She swallowed before answering. "I-I'll be taking what you're going to eat," she said as she straightened up and tried to gain composure. Sai looked at her and smiled reassuringly, guessing Sakura's problem. She smiled in return then looked down to hide her face which was turning red again. "Don't worry, I'll make this night perfect for you," he uttered. Sakura just nodded with her head still lowered.

'I thought it was going to be a casual dinner,' she thought. Good thing that Ino had suggested for her to prim up herself. "I-it's a nice place," she whispered as she looked around. It brought out some aura as if you were at Italy or Rome, any European country. She liked it very much that's why she surmised that the food was also good. Besides, she had dreamt all her life to go to any country at Europe. Sakura smiled as she daydreamed (though it can't really be called DAYdreaming). She didn't notice how Sai looked at her with admiration, also smiling unknowingly.

"Look at how pathetic those two can be," Sasuke uttered as he watched them from the door of his office. 'I hope that Gaara had already passed on my command,' he thought as he smirked, his eyes overshadowed by his bangs.

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The waiter approached them and served their food. "This looks delicious," Sai uttered as he passed to Sakura her plate. She thanked him and they started to eat, talking about something once in a while. Suddenly, Sakura noticed something sticking out from her food. "What is it?" Sai asked, as he started to inspect Sakura's plate also. "Eeww! It's a fly!" she said in disgust though not too loud to disturb those who were eating. Sai immediately called the waiter and complained it. "I want to see the owner of this place," Sakura uttered in a dignified tone yet with politeness. The man nodded and walked away.

"They're asking for you, Sir," the employee said to Sasuke. He just nodded and went to the dining area towards where the two sat. Sakura didn't noticed him approaching as she was busy talking with her said companion. "Looking for me, Ms. Haruno?" he uttered casually. Sakura turned and opened her mouth to speak but was cut off when she saw who the man was. "You? What are you doing here?" she said irritably. Sasuke smirked with his head lowered and hands on his pockets, as usual. "I own this restaurant. So, you said you wanted to see me. What for then?" he said.

Sakura was dumbfounded. She felt embarrassed as she sat in front of Sasuke. As if all her energy had been sucked out when he had came near to her. "You own this place? Hn, no doubt the food isn't good," Sai uttered as he noticed that Sakura didn't answered back. He guessed that maybe she felt a bit embarrassed in front of the said sadist, which again, was true. Sasuke immediately raised his head and looked sternly at the said boy. "What?" he hissed. Sai smirked. "You see. Sakura had something—er undesirable in her food. We wish for you to please take care of it," he uttered in a calm but quite sarcastic tone. Sasuke didn't seem to be perturbed by his words as he just glared at him, as if throwing daggers at the said boy.

Sakura, on the other hand, kept silent as the two had once again clashed with each other. It was becoming a usual scene for her already, but it still felt awkward for her to be always in between them. "Sure, no problem," Sasuke said with a fake smile in his lips. He ordered one of his employees to change it. The said man took Sakura's plate. "Thank you," Sai uttered, satisfied.

After a few moments, the waiter returned with a bowl of soup in his tray. Sasuke, who was still standing next to Sai and Sakura, smirked. 'This is going to be fun,' he thought. As the waiter approached the two, Sasuke put his left foot out and, unfortunately, tripping the waiter which caused him to pour the said food in front of Sakura. "Shit!" Sakura hissed as the sticky and hot substance touched her skin and burned it. Not to mention staining her white dress. She abruptly stood up and tried to wipe it off. Sai also stood and tried to help her, "Are you alright? I'm sorry I've brought you to this place. I'm really sorry," he whispered to her. She just nodded in reply as she tried to suppress her tears. Sasuke smiled in satisfaction with his work as he savored the moment of his victory once again. "Well…I guess that isn't my fault. Accidents happen, right? Oh, and by the way, that would be 700 for the bill," he said coolly.

When Sakura heard this, she abruptly raised her head and looked at the onyx-eyed boy. His smirk, his evil eyes, all about him, she hated so much. She felt so unlucky that she had to meet him. Without any warning, she grabbed the goblet of water on the table and poured it directly into Sasuke's surprised faced. All of the customers were looking at them already, whispering some words that they couldn't hear.

Sasuke was surprised on what she had done. He turned his head to the side when she poured the water to him and remained in that position, not minding to wipe off his face. "I hate people like you. Just because you have the power to do whatever you want and the wealth to buy all the things you desire, you abuse those who are of lower status. I may not be as rich and famous as you are, but at least I know how to respect others. I don't care if you're one of the renowned families here in Konoha, you're still rubbish for me. You're useless, and a certified bastard! I must have been cursed to meet a person like you who doesn't care for anything else but himself," she mumbled but still loud enough for Sasuke to hear. Her tears already flowing down her cheeks as she spoke.

Sasuke didn't move from his position. With his head lowered and his hair dripping wet, he just listened to the girl in front of her. Sakura grabbed her bag and rushed towards the exit, Sai giving her his coat. Gaara approached Sasuke who was still motionless, but when he was already near him, Sasuke immediately followed the two outside the restaurant. "Hey, where are you going?" Gaara asked but only silence answered him. He just sighed and got back to work.

Sasuke didn't really know why he went out to follow Sakura. When he got out, they were already gone. He saw Sai's car on the road and abruptly rode his motorcycle and followed them, his thoughts mixed up and unexplainable.

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Sai walked Sakura towards their door. He noticed that she refused to talk during their ride home, in which he respected. At the doorstep, he decided to already open up a conversation. "Uhm…I'm really sorry it didn't turned out good," he said with his head lowered due to embarrassment. Sakura just smiled at him, "It isn't your fault. And besides, I had a great time. If it wasn't for that bastard," she explained. For a moment they just looked at each other with a smile in their lips. "I…got to go. See you at school," Sai uttered. Sakura just nodded in reply. She watched Sai as he walked away and rode his car. When he was already gone, she entered their house and went straight to her room as it started to rain.

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Outside Sakura's house, under a tree, Sasuke stood motionless, his eyes fixed to what he guessed as Sakura's room. He saw Sai and Sakura talk in front of the door. He thought of what might they have talked about but decided to brush off the idea. Under his breath, with the harsh rain accompanied by the thunder, he whispered, "You don't know how hard it is, Haruno. You don't have any idea what I feel…"

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Crystalchaser's note: I know that there's a lot of smiling in this chapter. But what the heck, it's the simplest sign of happiness but it has lots of implications. Anyway, please R&R.