Hey my lovely viewers! This time I think I didn't make you wait too long…I hope…well this chapter was pretty easy to write…I didn't actually have an idea for it when I started to, but I guess it all just flowed out. Well, I hope you like it!
Song of the day- My Baby's Got Sauce by G. Love and Special Sauce
I own nothing but the plot.
"Ino…what are you doing here, shouldn't you be at Shika's?" Sakura asked as she swung the door open to see her pen pal. Ino shoved into her friends doorway as she plopped herself on to the couch breathing hard, red in the face. "Did you run here or something? Why didn't you just take your car?"
"I would have if Shika-kun hadn't picked me up this morning and I had my own car at his house." She said, her words broken by pants. Ino leaned over and pulled off her strapped heals muttering "Traitors" while rubbing her now bare and sore feet.
"Again, I ask, what are you doing here?" Sakura asked, coming to sit beside her friend. "When I was on the phone with you like ten minutes ago, you just hung up."
"Yea! I'm here because of what you told me!" She said perking up. "When is he coming?"
"Who?" Sakura asked confused.
"Sasuke of course! You told me that he was taking you to Shika's later tonight? When?" Ino asked impatiently, seeing it obvious.
"In like two hours." Sakura said looking over at the clock in the corner of the room. "Why?" Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion as she looked over at the bouncy Ino.
"He obviously is trying to get in your pants, there is no other reason for him to be asking to take you. So we are going to make you drop dead sexy, and you have to flirt. Hard core flirt."
Shaking her head Sakura gapped at Ino. "…What…Backtrack, I am so confused."
"You said, while we were with Hinata and Tenten, that you would, and I quote, 'Bring him down a peg or two.' And then afterwards you said to not worry, and that you wouldn't fall for him, but what if we take that as a way to bring him down? What if, to take him down from that pedestal, we make him fall for you, then WAHBAM!" She shouted slamming her fist into her other hand as Sakura jumped in shock. "We smash him down! Huh?"
Shaking her head Sakura stood from her seat and walked into the kitchen with Ino on her tail. "First off, I said, if in the process, I bring him down. Not that I would. And if I actually did do this I wouldn't do that. That would just be too mean. I am actually trying to teach him how to be a better person towards women." She pulled out the iced tea mix from the cabinet and a pitcher.
"What do you mean?" Ino asked, grabbing the pitcher from her friend and filling it with water.
"Me and him are going to meet once every week and I am going to teach him how to act around the female population. We actually had the first meeting last Friday, and I took some of his outfits and showed him what to wear on a date."
"…Wait…you were in his room?" Not even giving enough time for Sakura to respond Ino burst into a shock. "He must be serious about this! He only takes the girls he's planning on fucking up there…to put it bluntly. He also takes the other guys, but that's about it…wait…he didn't…you know…"
Ino gave her a look that Sakura quickly interpreted. "Of course not!" Sakura looked shocked and appalled at this. "I'm kind of hurt that you would think I'm that easy. So easy that after two weeks of knowing this guy, I would…do it with him!"
"Still to prudish to even say 'fuck'…are you…Sorry, I shouldn't have said that, you really aren't that type of girl." Ino said gently taking the half-cup measuring cup from Sakura's hand and scooping the sugary powder into the water.
Sighing Sakura shook her head and sat down at a bar stool that was pushed against the island. Looking down at the counter in thought Sakura closed her eyes tiredly. "It's okay."
Looking over at her friend, Ino stirred the contents of the pitcher with a large wooden spoon she found in a drawer. "Look, Sakura, you once told me that if you ever met a guy like him you would want to change them for the better. Now by doing this whole meeting thing to show him how to be a better guy towards girls might work, but it'll take a lot of time…Now first hand experience of feeling the way those girls felt when he dropped them, will really kick him in the face, don't you think?"
Sakura looked down in thought at the countertop while tracing random patterns along the top with the tip of her finger. "…I would rather have him take a long time for him to understand, then to end up hurting him in the end if he does fall for me. I'm sorry Ino, I do want him to stop getting into girls pants, but I am hoping I can achieve that by teaching him this way." She looked sincerely apologetic. Ino knew that Sakura was one to never want to go against her friends, even when they were asking too much of her.
"Sakura, it's okay…as long as you end up getting through that thick skull of his…But watch yourself when around him okay. This might just be a plot set up by him and the guys, and I know he's attracted to you. I don't want to turn around one second and find that in that time he had dragged you off to some closet." Ino said, rolling her eyes at the though and turning back to look at Sakura. A moment passed of silence while the girls just stared at each other before bursting out into a fit of laughter.
Still in hysteric's Sakura wiped her eye, which started to drop tears. "Why are we laughing?"
"I really don't know." Ino said, finally calming down. Taking the pitcher and abandoning the newly made iced tea in the fridge, Ino grabbed Sakura's forearm and dragged her up to her room.
"What are we doing?"
"Sasuke will not be trying to be getting into your pants tonight." Ino said opening her friend's door and pushing Sakura to sit on her bed. "Because you will be wearing either a skirt or a dress, pants are outlawed." Rummaging through her drawers and closet Ino searched for the right outfit for her friend to wear to her boyfriends party that night, while Sakura sat upon the bed, sweat dropping at Ino's antics.
Sakura turned from the mirror as she heard a sharp honk coming from the driveway. Standing slightly, her tight halter-top metallic dress rose a little above her mid-thigh. "Wait, wait, wait!" Ino shouted, shoving her back into the chair she was seated upon. "I haven't finished your make-up!" She dabbed her thin brush into a dark purple powder before brushing it over Sakura's eyelids. "…And…done!" She shouted appreciatively, proud of her work.
Sakura turned to look at herself in the mirror once again, and her breath hitched. Ino had done a wonderful job. Her eyeliner making her green eyes pop as the purple shadow complemented her dress. Her hair fell in waves framing her face, while her side bangs were pinned back with a metallic barrette, matching the dress as well. Ino's black heels which she ran to her friends in were now on Sakura's feet, strapping up to her ankles. "Wow…Ino, you are fantastic! I look great!"
"Not just great. My work is never just great!" Ino said with mock hurt on her face as she packed away the make up, snapping products closed. "You, my naturally pink haired friend, are gorgeous! Now promise me that you will flirt like crazy and come home with at least three numbers!" She said, winking.
"I will try my best!" Sakura said chuckling while tossing on a small black shoulder purse. Sakura ran out of her room, with Ino on her heels. Half way down the steps, Sakura turned to look at her friend behind her. "Wait! I'm wearing your shoes. Go through my closet and pick anything you want."
"Oh, hunny, I was already going to do that!" Ino chuckled as Sakura rolled her eyes. Continuing their rush down the stairs, they came to the main door.
Just as her hand reached the doorknob, Sakura turned once again, seeing an annoyed Ino. "What now?" She asked, folding her arms over her skimpy black dress.
"How are you going to get to the party?"
"Already covered." She said holding up her cell phone. "I called Hinata and she said she can pick me up on her way there."
"Okay." Sakura said, relieved that she wasn't just abandoning her friend. She was forced back around as Ino shoved open the door, and pushed Sakura out of it.
"Now go! I will meet you there." She said, eyes glancing up to the large black truck parked in Sakura's driveway. Head lights still on, illuminating the other side of the house.
Sakura ran down the little path to her driveway, her heels clicking quietly against the stone. She couldn't tell through the tinted windows of the car but just as she passed by one of the headlights, and Sasuke got a good look at the girl his eyes widened as he blinked sharply, reminding himself to behave. He unlocked the doors quickly as she reached the passenger door.
She pulled the handle open and smiled up at the driver. Before even entering, she placed one hand upon her hips and smiled knowingly. "Alright, unfortunately I will have to teach you one lesson about dates before Friday, and that would be, to never lay the horn on a girl. Always go to the door."
Kicking himself mentally, Sasuke was brought out of the haze and shook his head slightly before replaying her words in his head, trying to make sense of them. As he did this, Sakura was thanking Kami she was wearing heels as she slid, almost, with ease into the seat. "Uh…yea, I will remember that."
Sakura, once situated, turned and smiled at Sasuke. "Ready?" Nodding numbly, he put his hand on the clutch and moved it into reverse. Pulling out of the driveway he turned to the left before putting the car in drive and pressing the gas. The drive was fairly silent, save for the sounds of the car running over lose gravel and the brake screeching slightly as they hit a few red lights and stop signs.
Trying to cut through the silence between them, Sakura flicked on the radio at a stop as soft music flowed through the car. Staring out the window, her eyes followed the houses, bright with warm lights flowing out of the windows.
Feeling the truck come to a slight stop, Sakura turned to see rows of cars lined up and packed outside of a fairly large house. Cutting the engine once parked behind a line of cars, Sasuke pulled the keys out of the ignition and pocketed them. Undoing her seat belt, Sakura slid out and onto the ground, attempting to keep her dress down and not flash anyone.
Walking side by side, up to the fairly large Nara home, all that could be heard was the blaring bass of fast paced music and the cheers of appreciative drunk and getting there party goers. The door already stood wide open as Sasuke stood in front of her, shoving dancing and grinding bodies out of their way. Sakura could hear before she could see Naruto coming up to the two of them, red plastic cup in hand as he grasped Sasuke's shoulder with his other as a welcome.
"You guys! Glad you could show up!" He screamed, trying to get over the sounds of the bass, unaware that his normal speaking tone already achieved that. "Come on over, the groups over here!" Naruto started walking back in the direction he came from, leading Sasuke and Sakura over to the others.
Sakura started to follow behind the two tall teenage boys but was stopped as she felt a hand lightly tap her shoulder. Swiveling around, the light catching off of her metallic dress, making her shine lightly under the bright lights that were placed in the corners of the vast living room. There, in front of her, stood a red haired girl with matching eyes that were framed in black-rimmed glasses. Although her hair was up in a ponytail, Sakura could tell from the girl's bangs that one side of her hair was kept combed and long while the other, unkempt and shorter.
The girl flashed Sakura a smile as she started to speak over the music. "Hi, Haruno Sakura, correct?" Sakura just nodded, returning the smile back to the girl who stood almost at the same height she was. Sakura attempted to glance behind her, but caught no traces of the two boys that she was once on the trail of. "I don't think I have had the pleasure to meet you. You're not in any of my classes but I have seen you around. My name is Karin."
"It's nice to met you." Sakura yelled trying to get her voice over the cheering and whooping of a group of boys surrounding to drunken girls who were currently in the middle of an intense make out session.
"So, I just wanted to tell you something real quick." The girl, Karin stated smirking widely at Sakura who tilted her head in confusion, silently asking what she would want. Karin's face started to slowly form into a scowl and she gripped Sakura's wrist, which once lay limp at her side, into her hand and dug her nails into Sakura's skin lightly. "That boy you came in with, you better not leave with…Better yet, stay away from him overall."
"Look if this is about his playing, I-" Sakura was cut off abruptly as the nails around Sakura's wrist embedded themselves further into her skin. Bringing her other hand up Sakura attempted to pull the girls hand off to no avail.
"Its not about that…I just don't want him to get the Herp's from someone like you. He deserves someone like me, got that?" After each word, she flexed her hand lightly, pulling and prodding Sakura's now raw skin. Sakura's light flinching came to an abrupt halt as she came up with the conclusion.
With a completely passive face, Sakura looked the girl dead in the eye. "So basically, your just telling me that you are jealous?" Fire flamed in the Karin's eyes as she opened her mouth to come back with a retort. Suddenly Karin's hand was ripped off of Sakura and she was shoved back. Staring wide-eyed she saw Hinata and Ino standing before her looking royally pissed.
"Now why don't you stay away from her." Ino said, glaring daggers at the red head and pulling Sakura over to the other side of the room, Hinata trailing along after them. Going about half way up the wooden staircase, they stopped at the landing and Ino gently forced Sakura to sit down on it. The other two girls took a seat upon the step below their newest friend and Ino gingerly picked Sakura's hand up and examined the damage that the Karin girl had done.
Five small welts covered over her now pinkish red flesh, two of them slightly drawing blood. Ino glared across the living room and Sakura could tell that she was scouring the area for Karin. Putting her hand on Ino's shoulder, Sakura shook her head and smiled. "I'm fine Ino-pig, that girl was all bark and no bite…well…at least the bite wasn't bad." She said, chuckling as she twisted her wrist, giving herself a view of the puckered marks. "It doesn't hurt or anything, I'm fine." Ino seemed to calm slightly at this but both Sakura and Hinata could tell that Ino was still peeved. "So did that girl have a relationship with Sasuke? She was telling me to back off of him, and leave him alone. I'm guessing that she was a one night stand of his?"
Hinata snorted, and blushed realizing it was completely out of character and unlady like. "Actually," She said, apples of her cheeks still tinted pink. "Sasuke has never even glanced her way. He considered her apparently, but the second he was alone with her he couldn't take it. She is just jealous that she is practically the only one in the school who hasn't…" A new blush started to rise to her face. "…d-done…it…with h-him. She has been obsessed with him since fourth grade and you could imagine how annoyed she is seeing him be with every girl except her."
Sakura stared at her wrist a minute longer, trying to fight away the guilt she felt for Karin. "Hey, is there a bathroom anywhere? I want to get the blood cleaned off so it doesn't ruin the dress."
"Oh yes!" Ino shouted. "We definitely wouldn't want that! Follow me!" Ino said, grabbing Sakura's hand and pulling her up the stairs. "Hina-chan, tell the others we are here, I will be down in a sec!" Ino called down to the violet haired girl.
People were even loitering upstairs as they came to the second floor, seeing a couple of people hanging around and drinking. Ino shoved by a couple people and went up to a white painted door and shoved it open. "This is Shika-kun's room." Sakura looked around the room from the cameo green bed sheets to the massive book shelve completely full. Ino led her over to another half opened door and stuck her hand in, flicking on the lights. "Here's the bathroom. Do you think you'll be able to get back down by yourself? I promised I would find Shika right when I got here."
Sakura shook her head and shoved Ino back in the direction of the doorway. "Go get him stud!" Sakura cheered as Ino rolled her eyes playfully and waved to her from the door.
"Just look for us down there, we shouldn't be that hard to find, but stay away from Karin, okay?" Before Sakura could reply, Ino was out the door. Chuckling Sakura entered the bathroom and walked over to the countered sink. Placing her purse onto it she looked around she found a hand pump for soap and squeezed a drop into her palm. Running the warm water, she plugged the sink so that it became a makeshift basin. Lathering the soap around her wrist, Sakura cringed slightly as it seeped into the cuts, disinfecting it. Keeping the warm water running, she dunked her hand under the water, making it take on a very light shade of pink.
Rinsing her soap covered wrist, the pain started to recede, leaving it just feeling a few degrees warmer than the rest of her body. Once the job was done, Sakura unplugged the stop and let the water run down the drain. Grabbing a dry washcloth, she held it to her wrist firmly, hoping to pat it dry so she didn't reopen the cuts. Shutting off the water, she was stunned to hear soft panting coming from the bedroom. Eyes wide she realized the water had drowned out the noise earlier.
Dropping the towel Sakura crept up to the door, glad she left it open just a crack. Cursing herself under her breath as her heels made slight clicking noises against the tiled floor. Either the people on the other side of the door did not notice, or just did not give a damn, Sakura was glad for it. Peering out into the dark room, the only source of light coming from the crack in the doorway to the bathroom, she quickly got to her hands and knees, not wanting to block the light so much as to give away her presence.
Once realizing that she could probably bang pots and pans together and they would not notice, Sakura let go of the breath she didn't know she was holding. Glancing once more out, she saw two bodies lying on the bed, still decently clothed ("Thank Kami for that!" She thought.) Trying to get a good look at the faces of these two, she was about to give up until the dominate one lifted their head from the partners neck, ceasing their moaning for the time being.
Flipping around so her back hit the door, Sakura's eyebrows furrowed in something akin to anger as she rolled her eyes in exasperation. "Still hasn't seemed to learn a damn thing."
End scene! Hah, hope ya'll liked it! The further I'm getting into the story, the easier and funner (if that's a word…whish it isn't) it is to write the chapters. Also thank you all that reviewed for the last chapter, this story now has over 150 reviews! Yay!!! Reviews, again, are very much appreciated! : )
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