Hey guys! Sorry for the wait (doesn't this sound repetitive haha). My classes just ended Monday, so no more school! WOO!…Unfortunately, my first two exams are tomorrow. BOO! I had finished the majority of this chapter before Monday, and I am not even supposed to be on the computer right now…something about buckling down and studying…eh, whatever haha. Well I promise you all, after next Monday (my last exam!) there will be much more updates much more frequently! Thank you!
Song of the day- The Geeks Were Right by The Faint
I own nothing but the plot.
"I am starting to think that this isn't worth it." Sasuke thought as he sat on Sakura's chocolate brown sofa tiredly. A week has passed since the first day of school, and Sakura had wasted no time setting up a date for their first "appointment", as she put it. He rolled his eyes inwardly, as he thought it made him sound like he was crazy, and going to a psychiatrist.
After she proposed a few dates and he rejected them (he apparently was too busy those days), he couldn't dodge it anymore. Besides, if he just went along with it, and came to do these lessons, he would get closer to him, and the rest would be history…
That was his original plan, until he realized this girl was enthusiastically over the top in his decision to change his ways.
"For our first lesson, your clothes." She said, as she stood in from of him in her living room.
Sasuke looked down at his clothes, and pulled at his black Led Zeppelin t-shirt that was underneath a black leather jacket. His light blue baggy jeans had rips in the knees and his converse had plenty of scuffs.
"What's wrong with my clothes?" Sasuke asked, eyebrows scrunched in confusion. Sakura shook her head, before sitting down next to him on the couch.
"Nothing, nothing! But just tell me what you would wear on a date to…a fancy French restaurant?" Sakura asked, pausing to think of an example to use. Sasuke said nothing, as he looked down at what he was wearing, gesturing to his outfit. Sakura looked wide-eyed at him before sighing and shaking her head lightly. "We have a lot of work to do."
"What's wrong with wearing this?" Sakura looked at him blankly, while trying to comprehend the situation.
"…Okay…this is a good outfit for going on a movie date, or to the mall, 'kay?" She waited for him to nod back, but gave up as she realized the only emotion she would get out of him is confusion. "A good date outfit for a nice restaurant would be black slacks, a white button up long sleeve, and black Italian leather shoes." Sakura finished smiling proudly.
Sasuke blinked rapidly before scrunching his face up. "You really think I would own that stuff?" It was Sakura's turn to look bewildered as she hung her head down.
"…No, I suppose not." Looking up to the left, Sakura placed her finger on her chin, forming her thinking pose. "Well…I suppose very light colored jeans, a button up, and an opened black tux jacket will work with some nice shoes."
"But that would still be stretching it…" She thought, as she mentally sweat dropped. "How 'bout this! Tomorrow I raid your closet and pick out a couple of outfits that would work for certain types of date atmospheres."
Sasuke sighed inwardly, seeing it inevitable. "Sure. Tomorrow is Saturday, so you can come over at two or so." Sakura smiled happily at his cooperation.
"And tomorrow she's going through my closet!" Sasuke said lying down on his black comforted bed. He held the cell phone up to his ear, while covering her eyes with his forearm. "I'm just saying, is it really worth it?"
A voice chuckled on the other line as it crackled lightly. "Whatever you decide man. I'm not telling you to keep it up, because, well, I would be out fifty bucks if you actually pull through, but do you want the bragging rights is the question…plus Neji would be pissed you outed him fifty bucks." The over pitched voice of the bright haired blond said.
"Yea…and I don't feel like dealing with him mad." Sasuke said, shuddering at the idea lightly.
"But you know what you really need to do?" Naruto said, obvious smirk in his voice. "If you really want to start getting on her good side, go and pick her up tomorrow."
Sasuke rolled over on his side and yawned tiredly, stretching his legs out beneath him. "Yea, but it would just be uncomfortable silence the entire way here and back."
"But you have to fill those quiet moments in with asking her questions."
"Like her favorite movie and makeup and all that crap girls like to talk about?"
"…Yea…all the crap girls like to talk about." Naruto said exasperated. Everyone called him the dense one, but in the ways of true love, Sasuke really was oblivious.
"Sasuke hunny! Come on down, its time for dinner!" Sasuke heard his mother yell from downstairs. He stood from his bed and peeled off his leather jacket, tossing it on his computer chair.
"Gotta' go man. I'll talk to you later." Sasuke walked toward his bedroom door and twisted the knob slowly, waiting for his friends reply.
"'Kay, bye dude." Hanging up his cell phone, and pocketing it into his jeans, Sasuke walked out of his door, closing it tightly behind him. He trudged slowly towards the marble staircase. There was a reason he was taking his sweet time, and that was because it was Friday night dinner, and that meant only one thing.
Stepping off the last step, he dragged his feet slowly into the dinning room where the smells of rice and steamed fish wafted out. Sighing lightly, Sasuke braced himself for what he was sure was waiting for him. Standing before a large table, he looked over at his mother, who walked into the dinning room, holding a large platter of food.
"Hello Sasuke."
Sasuke flinched unnoticeably, realizing that the one talking to him was not his mother in front of him, but a masculine voice behind. Turning, only a fraction so he could look at the face of the man, he glowered slightly while taking a deep drag of breath.
"Hello, aniki."
"Sasuke…what are you doing here?" Sakura asked as she closed her front door behind her. It was currently Saturday, and Sakura was just leaving her home to head to Sasuke's. "I thought I was going to meet you there." Sakura was only about three steps out of her doorway before she noticed Sasuke leaning on his black truck, parked in her driveway.
He looked up at her before leaning off of his car and stepping forward towards her. Sakura was still standing on her porch, pulling on a light black jacket over her yellow tank top. Sasuke came to stand on the ground before her, the railing separating them. He looked up at her with a blank expression as she tilted her head, confused at his being there.
"There has been a change in plans. You can't come over today." He said stoically, as Sakura raised her eyebrow at him.
"Well has someone died?… Is anyone in the hospital?… Did anyone in your family come down with a fatal disease?… If not, there is no reason I cannot come over." She walked down the few steps to the ground and stood before Sasuke.
Sighing, Sasuke rolled his eyes and with a moment of thought, ushered Sakura to the passenger seat of his car. After a few moments of watching her struggle to get up into the seat, he chuckled lowly, before picking her up by the waist and placing her gently down in a sitting position. She gasped quickly before pouting as she covered her arms over her chest and mumbled, "I could do it." Smirking, he shut the door, and walked over to the driver seat.
After putting his seat belt on and turning the key in the ignition, Sasuke threw the car in reverse and pulled out, placing her hand on Sakura's head rest to get a better view out the back window. They sat in silence, driving down to the nicer part of Konoha, where the newer establishments were. Sakura rolled down her window a couple inches and peered out at the massive gardens that some of the upper class homes had around them. As she felt the car slow down, and take right, she rolled it back up and looked at the house they were parked in front of.
"Sasuke…this is where you live?" She asked in astonishment. Sasuke nodded, confused at why she was in awe, Sakura gazed up at the beautiful Victorian two story home. It had a large wrap around porch that went around the entire first floor, with a few decorative steel chairs and small tables to sit at. She could spot at least three balconies, and many more windows. Around the lawn was exotic flowers and greenery. Sakura was to busy staring at the house to even notice Sasuke had already gotten out and opened her door for her.
"You coming?" He asked breaking her out of her thoughts. Wide eyed she turned to him before she smiled widely and nodded. With his assistance, she was on the ground, and started walking towards the large wooden front door. Pulling out a kay, Sasuke unlocked it, and steeped inside, closing it once she was inside.
Sakura could tell he was trying to be discrete about it, but for some reason, he was nervously glancing around. Deciding not to call him out about it, she let him usher her up the stairs, barely giving her any time to gawk at the inside. Once at the second floor, Sasuke dragged her to a white painted, wooden door. Opening it, Sakura could only stare in amazement. "Back in Sauna, homes were never like this." She said, stepping into Sasuke's room. Deep red painted wall's, a rich black bedspread, and elegantly painted artwork hung from the walls. "We were lucky if the walls didn't ware down back there. You guys have it made here." Sakura walked up to one of Sasuke's windows, getting a view of the back yard. It was like a little piece of the older times, with koi ponds and small bridges going over them, and beautiful greenery surrounding everything.
"So, should we get started?" Sakura asked happily, walking over to one of the doors she supposed was his closet. She heard a rumble of laughter from behind her as she opened the door and was greeted with marble countertops of a sink and shower.
"Closet is over here." He said walking over to a door opposite of the one she had just opened. "I don't know what you will be able to find to make a presentable date outfit, but your welcome to look."
"Oh, don't think that. I'm magic. I bet I will be able to find at least three separate formal date attires in here." Sakura smiled proudly and winked at him, stepping into the walk in closet as Sasuke leaned on the doorframe watching her.
After a minute of searching, Sakura was able to find a black button up long sleeve. Glancing it over, he eyebrows scrunched in confusion as she looked at the piece of clothing. "Sasuke, what is this?" Curious, he walked over and crouched down next to her on the floor. "I see you wearing this symbol almost everyday, somewhere on you, but I don't know what it is." She pointed to the small circular object that was sewn into the bottom of the black shirt.
Sasuke scowled lightly as he mumbled out that it was the Uchiha clan symbol. Sakura looked at him confused for a moment. "Why do you say that like it's a bad thing?" She asked lightly.
Looking down at the fabric in her hands Sasuke sighed as he stood, and turned around. "Because it is not as much of a clan symbol, as it is a leash." Aware of his discomfort, Sakura tried not to push him to answer, seeing that he will tell when he is more comfortable with it. "Back to work!" She said happily, trying to lighten the mood. She spent a good hour looking around his closet, and finally came up with two formal outfits, and three casual.
"Okay, now do you see the difference?" She asked, holding up a pair of jeans and a tee shirt next to a white button up and black slacks. "You would wear this to the movies." She said, holding the tee shirt and jeans a little higher in her hands, "And this to a nice restaurant!" Lazily, she dropped the items on the floor and plopped on the bed next to Sasuke. "I am tired now, but I hope you understand what you would wear to different occasions."
"Kind of…I still say jeans are more comfortable."
"And I still say that if the item doesn't matter that much to you, it's not something you should wear to an elegant restaurant." Glancing at her watch, Sakura stood up and stretched her arms out in front of her. "I think I should be heading home now."
Sasuke stood as well and started directing her to the door. "My parents wont be back from work for another hour, so I still have time to take you home."
"Great! And just remember, next Friday, our lesson we will cover is how to act on a date."
"…Awesome." He said with an obviously tired expression, which of course Sakura was oblivious to. Walking down the staircase, Sasuke grabbed the keys hanging off of the hook in front of the door.
"Hey Sasuke, where are you…and who might this be?" He froze as he heard a voice speak behind them.
Well damn. This was exactly what he was trying to avoid.
Hey guys! Sorry again for the wait! I love you all who waited for me to update! You are so kind! I wasn't sure how I wanted this chapter to go, so that was another reason it took so long, but overall I am liking how this is going. Thank you for taking your time to read! I appreciate it.