Your Heart in My Hand

A/N: 23 July 2017By the time I post this, this will be irrelevant but it's currently Sasuke's birthday as I'm writing this. Happy Birthday Sasuke-kun!

A little warning: This fic is an AU so characters will definitely be OOC.

Without further ado, enjoy the sixth chapter of Your Heart in My Hand.

Inspired by Fujiwara Kiyo's Wild Ones.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Chapter 6: Party

Sakura could not stop smiling to herself as she thought of last night. She was currently eating Blue Seal ice cream while staring at the ocean. Her floral maxi dress flapped around her ankles.

"Sakura-san?" Lee said, suddenly appearing behind her- he had also bought himself a cone of ice cream.

Sakura almost dropped her ice cream. She had chosen her flavour first and had gotten out of the shop to admire the view. Lee had insisted on them coming here first thing in the morning. When she woke up, her ji-san had informed her that Sasuke and the other Kyubi boys had gone on to the dojo to help with the setting up.

"Why are you smiling to yourself?" Lee inquired, putting his face right at Sakura's.

"Eh? Lee-san!" Sakura gasped, gently pushing him away with her one free hand. "It's nothing."

Lee arched his eyebrow.

"Thinking about Uchiha-san?"

"WHAT?" Sakura answered, a little too loudly.

Lee leaned away and chuckled as Sakura blushed furiously and bit her lip.

Sakura shook her head.

"I'm not… I don't… I mean…"

Lee laughed.

"Hey, it's okay. I was just joking..."

Sakura sighed in relief. There was an awkward silence between them.

Lee cleared his throat.

"Erm, Sakura-san?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm having a get-together with some of my friends tonight. I've asked your ji-chan and he said it was alright for you to go… So… Would you? As my date?"

Sakura knew where Lee was going. She didn't want to give him false hopes but she also didn't want to break his heart- he seemed like a really nice guy.

"I wouldn't mind going as your friend, if you don't mind?" Sakura said, carefully.

Lee's frowned for a second but then broke into a smile.

"Of course I don't mind. We have to get to know each other first before we take things to the next level yes?"

Huh? Before Sakura could rebut, Lee walked away.

"Come on, I promised you a tour of the island didn't I?"

Suigetsu pouted.

"I am not happy about this."

Neji rolled his eyes.

"Stop complaining."

The boys were taking a break. They had been setting up the dojo since morning and they were tired.

"It's fucking hot. Even without a shirt, it's like a sauna in here," Suigetsu groaned, lying down on the floor of the dojo.

Sasuke slapped his chest.

"We should be counting our blessings. We were let off with such a light punishment."

Naruto nodded.

"Sasuke's right. Let's just get this over and done with."

Dusk was approaching and Sakura and Lee were currently on their way home. Lee had wanted to take Sakura to the Churaumi Aquarium but Sakura had insisted on not going. Lee had shrugged and agreed without question. Sakura was glad she insisted; she knew Sasuke had a free day tomorrow and she was hoping they could go together. She wanted him to at least have fond memories while on this trip.

Lee stopped the car right in front of the house and Sakura looked out the window to see the Kyubi boys playing with a frisbee.

Sakura giggled as Naruto was hit in the face while trying to catch the frisbee thrown by Sai.

"Naruto-kun, are you okay?"

The Kyubi boys stopped playing and turned their heads to the sound of the voice.

Naruto grinned.

"Sakura-sama! You're back! You just missed my awesome catch."

Sakura giggled.

"It must have been a really good one, huh?"

Naruto chuckled, shrugging.

Lee put his arm around Sakura's shoulder.

"We'll leave at 7pm for the party alright?"

Sakura laughed nervously and gently tore Lee's hands away.

"Erm, yeah."

Neji arched his eyebrow.

"What party is he talking about Sakura-sama?"

Lee spoke before Sakura could answer.

"Sakura and I will be going to my friend's party later. She's agreed to go as my date," Lee said, turning to Sasuke, who was expressionless.

Sakura frowned.

"Hey! Lee-san! I said I was going as your friend, not your date."

Lee laughed and shook his head before walking away.

Suigetsu sighed.

"What the fuck is that guy's problem? Is he bothering you?"

Sakura shook her head and Suigetsu arched his eyebrow.

"You sure? Maybe we should come to this party with you, eh?"

Sai rolled his eyes.

"You just want to check out the girls who might be at the party, you bastard."

Suigetsu smirked.

"Well…" Suigetsu dragged, suddenly hugging Sakura from behind. "Still, Sakura-sama is the only one for me."

Sakura blushed. Suigetsu wasn't wearing a shirt.

Sasuke grabbed Saukra's arm and pulled her into his embrace.

"Fuck off, Suigetsu."

Neji arched an eyerbrow while Naruto and Sai laughed.

Sakura couldn't believe she hadn't thought of this. She gently tore Sasuke's arms away and ran into the house.

Suigetsu smirked and turned to Sasuke.

"Looks like she's not that into you."

Sasuke rolled his eyes.

Lee frowned as he looked into his rear-view mirror. Naruto was sitting beside him in the passenger's seat, asking him about the kinds of ramen served in Okinawa. Suigetsu, Sai and Neji were currently engaged in a conversation about the latest chapter in a manga they read. Lee's right eye twitched when his vision rested on the final pair at the back row of his 7 seater. Sakura and Sasuke were both staring into each other's eyes as they spoke- Lee couldn't hear about what over the noise. Sasuke would occasionally brush the stray hair that came onto Sakura's face as her messy bun came loose and in turn, Sakura would blush; especially so at times when he would linger his finger on her cheeks.

Lee's hands gripped the steering wheel tightly. He hadn't expected Hashirama to agree to allow the Kyubi boys to come along to the party. He had thought that because the boys were being punished that Hashirama would forbade them. But when Sakura had batted her eyelashes and pouted, Hashirama had agreed immediately. The boys had been ecstatic. Lee on the other hand, not so much. It wasn't that he hated the boys- he just didn't feel much for one of them. Lee could see how much Sakura liked the black haired Uchiha- she absolutely adored him.

As for Uchiha liking Sakura… Lee could tell he held her in high regards and cared for her a lot but it could be because he was her bodyguard. He knew that Hashirama would never allow a member of his gang to date Sakura and he was sure Sasuke knew that. Maybe, if Lee could find a way to show Sakura that she could never be together with Sasuke…

The party was already in full force when they arrived. The boys gawked when they saw Sakura. She was wearing a long denim maxi skirt with an oversized grey 3 quarter sleeves tucked into her skirt. On her feet, she wore simple black sandals.

Sasuke stayed behind with Sakura when the boys separated to grab some food- he could see that most of the guys were eyeing Sakura up and down and he didn't like it.

"Sakura-sama, would you-"

Before he could complete his sentence, Lee grabbed Sakura's hand.

"Sakura-san, come, I want to introduce you to my friends!"

"Ah, Lee-san, wait, I-"

Sasuke stared at their retreating figures and glared at Lee. He knew the guy had feelings for Sakura. He was tempted to follow them but he didn't want to. He wanted Sakura to socialise more; he knew she had been friendless almost all her life. A part of him hated that she was going to grow closer to others but he also didn't want to spoil her chances of gaining new friends. He sighed and headed to where the rest of the Kyubi boys were.

"Man, the girls here are all so not my type," Suigetsu grumbled.

Neji smirked.

"I thought all girls were your type?"

Suigetsu rolled his eyes.

"Hell no. But if the girls were to look like Sakura-sama..."

Suigetsu quickly turned to block Sasuke's hit but nothing happened.

The Kyubi boys looked at each other.

"Hey, Sasuke, you okay?" Naruto asked, putting a hand on the black haired male's shoulder.

"Hmm," Sasuke answered, monotonously.

Neji arched his eyebrow and glanced over at Sakura who was now talking to some of Lee's friends. He sighed. He needed to speak to Sasuke later.

"Wow, Lee, your future girlfriend is so beautiful," A girl named Ten Ten said.

Sakura laughed nervously.

"Ah, no. I'm not Lee-san's girlfriend. We're just friends."

Ten Ten giggled.

"That's why I said future, silly."

Sakura frowned.

Ten Ten continued.

"Anyway, Sakura, could you do me a solid and introduce me to the brown long haired guy with the beautiful lavender eyes? I would really like to meet him."

Sakura arched her eyebrow.

"Neji-kun? Erm, sure I guess…"

Ten Ten squealed in delight and quickly dragged her friends off to the toilet.

Lee shrugged.

"I'm sorry. I guess Ten Ten was kinda rude."

Sakura's eyes widened and she shook her head.

"It was okay, really."

Lee smiled in relief, turning away from Sakura.

"Plus, I know I'm not the one you want to be with," He whispered.

"Sorry, I didn't catch that," Sakura said.

"Ah, nothing. Shall we head over to where your boys are? I want to make sure Ten Ten doesn't make a fool of herself," Lee said, pointing at Ten Ten, who was now talking to Neji.

Sakura nodded eagerly and they both headed for the Kyubi boys.

"So, Neji, are you currently seeing anyone?" Ten Ten asked, leaning in.

Neji glared at Ten Ten and stepped back slightly.

"I don't think it's any of your business," Neji said coldly.

Ten Ten flinched.

Suigetsu laughed.

"Wow, Neji. A girl's finally interested in you and all you can say is that?"

Neji ignored Suigetsu and excused himself to go to the bathroom.

Ten Ten's shoulder slumped. Her friend patted her shoulder.

"Why not follow him?" She suggested.

Ten Ten's eyes lit up and she quickly ran in the direction of the bathroom.

When Lee and Sakura joined the rest, Sakura's eyes fell on Sasuke immediately. His eyes met hers and she blushed. He was staring at her so intensely.

Before she could say anything, Sasuke spoke.

"Sakura-sama, would you like to take a walk?"

Sakura's heart almost fell out.

"Yes I would love to!" She said, a bit too loudly.

Sasuke chuckled and took her hand. Lee grabbed her other one.

"Wait. Sakura-san's here as my date."

Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"Sakura-sama, would you like to stay with Lee or go on a walk with me?"

Sakura blushed and freed her hand from Lee's.

"I'm sorry Lee-san but I'll be going on a walk with Sasuke-kun," Sakura said apologetically.

Lee frowned and nodded.

"Alright."

A ghost of a smirk hung on Sasuke's face and he led Sakura away.

Sakura wrapped her arms around herself and shivered. The night had come and the wind was chilly. Sasuke chuckled and pulled Sakura into his arms. Sakura turned crimson. She didn't think she was so lucky to have experienced this twice.

"Were you enjoying the party?" Sakura asked.

Sasuke frowned.

"It's too noisy. Plus, everyone here is annoying."

Sakura giggled. She had expected Sasuke to have that exact reaction. She took in the comfort of the silence between them before suddenly remembering what she had wanted to ask Sasuke.

"Erm, Sasuke-kun?"

"Yes, Sakura-sama?"

Sakura took a deep breath before she spoke again.

"Well, I know you have a free day tomorrow so I was wondering if you would like to go to the Churaumi Aquarium with me tomorrow?"

Sasuke arched an eyebrow.

"I mean, we could go with the boys as well if you didn't want it to be just me," Sakura quickly added.

Sasuke smirked.

"I think I would prefer for it to be just us, don't you?"

Sakura felt the heat rise to her cheeks and she nodded.

"I would love that."

A/N: Neji x Ten Ten shippers are going to hate me for this chapter but I have to be honest, I'm not a fan of that particular ship. Haha. I'm quite excited for the next chapter because it'll be filled with SasuSaku goodness so please look forward to that. See you guys next time!