Thanks to you my wonderful supporters we have successful arrives at chapter 9! Just to let you know from my perspective we are almost halfway through the story. Today to present he summary and do the disclaimer we have Sasuke Uchiha! If you'll please come to the stage now?...
Author: UCHIHA SASUKE GET YOUR ASS ON THIS STAGE RIGHT NOW AND DO THE DAMN SUMMARY AND DISCLAIMER! BEFORE I TAKE AWAY ALL YOUR FUCKING TOMATOES AND FEED YOU NOTHING BUT RAMEN!
Sasuke: Hn, just stop yelling already. You're worse than Naruto sometimes. Here's the summary.
Summary: While out late one night being dragged around by his goofball friend Naruto, Sasuke suddenly feels like they are being followed. Next thing he knows is that they are surrounded by strange beings that clearly aren't human. One of them tries to attack and kill him when he is rescued by someone that oddly reminds him of his school principal based on her hair style choice. He learns the girl's name is Sakura and that she isn't alone, there are four others. Tenten, Ino, Hinata, and Sakura are a team joined together to fight the creatures that lurk in the night. They are known as the Midnight Assassins. After their impromptu rescue Hinata is injured and they disappear into the night. Sasuke can't help but wonder if he'll see his pink haired savior again, but he's in for a shock as our beautiful assassin is now attending school with him but she is hiding a secret what is it? Will Sasuke figure it out before he falls for her? As he peruses trying to find out he is slowly making her fall for him as well.
Author: *grumbles unintelligibly* About damn time. You lazy anti-social bastard. Now do the disclaimer.
Sasuke: Author does not own the original Naruto story plot line or characters. If she did the story would be shot to hell. She does...
Author: WHAT WAS THAT UCHIHA?! DO YOU WANT TO BE CUT FROM THE STORY? OR BETTER YET I'LL TAKE AWAY ALL YOUR TOMATOES THAT WILL SHOW YOU!
Sasuke: Are you finished yet? You've successfully wasted about five minutes of the audiences time and I haven't even finished the disclaimer yet. As I was saying. Author does own this plot line and the original character Naomi.
Author: *more grumbling* now on with the story.
Chapter 9 Plan of Action and a Party part 1
Sakura's P.O.V.
After I finished telling Shishou about my time as Madara's prisoner she immediately got on the phone and called the directors of the other Assassins branches all over the world. That took awhile considering there are like thirty. In the meantime she had me gather everyone in the meeting room and told me when that was finished to return to her office.
It took me an hour or so to make sure everyone was present. I'd had to wait for those currently out on missions to return to take roll call. That in itself took thirty minutes as there were about three hundred active hunters.
I felt a sense of nostalgia over come me as I walked back to Shishou's office.
When I got close to the door I could hear many voices arguing. So I figured Tsunade-Shishou was doing a live video chat with the other directors. She wanted me present and I was suddenly thankful she'd made me study all the languages of the countries that housed a branch of the Assassins.
Tsunade's P.O.V.
Ten minutes after I sent Sakura away I began the long process of calling and connecting everyone through live video calls. I was glad that I only had to do this once in a while. Talking with everyone at once gives me such a headache.
After formalities had been exchanged I explained the problem and how we could no longer deal with it on our own. "I understand that normally we would wait for the Gala next year to address problems and reacquaint ourselves with those of this generation who have joined the organization, but I'm afraid that this cannot wait. We must move it to this year"
Instantly protests were heard all in their native language. French, Italian, Spanish, German, Greek, Scottish, Japanese, Turkish, Chinese, Arabic, Mandarin, English, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Korean, Vietnamese, Persian, Thai, Romanian, Dutch, Czech, Swedish, Creole, and a few other filled the room.
I was given an instant headache as my brain shuffled through so many languages at once in an attempt to translate what was being said. I was getting ready to tell them to shut the hell up when my office door opened.
Sakura stepped into the room with a serious expression on her face though I could see the small amount of amusement twinkle in her green eyes.
None of the others even heard her come in as they continued to protest. Though I think I heard one or two attempt to persuade others to consider it.
The amusement disappeared from Sakura and frustration replaced it. Her fist clenched in anger. Oh boy here it comes. Well they asked for it with their constant bickering. No one was even following the rules anymore. Which was whoever made the call that was the language with which everyone spoke.
Sakura finally lost it. "WOULD YOU GUYS SHUT THE HELL UP"? This had their attention. Everyone was now focused on my petite apprentice in disbelief. It was always funny to watch others be completely undone by the charms and temper from her.
No one ever believed that someone as small as Sakura could be so bold and outspoken. They generally pegged her as the quiet and shy type and I loved watching her prove them wrong.
Jacquelyn the director from France was the first to get her wits about her. "Senju-San, please introduce this girl to us. Her face is not familiar to me". She said in heavily accented Japanese. Murmurs of agreement were heard from many others.
"Please pardon my rudeness director-Sama, but my name is Haruno Sakura. Apprentice to Tsunade-Sama". Gasps were heard all around at the familiar name. Since Sakura's mother had been the last director everyone knew her name.
"It is I who should apologize for the rudeness Haruno-Sama. My name is Jacquelyn". Sakura twitched and sighed. She hated being addressed so formally. "Please just call me Sakura. I greatly dislike being called so formally. That goes for all of you. Now we must get down to business".
"I assume you've told them of our current predicament? This situation is no longer within our control. We require the help of you all. If we fall because you abandon us then it could very well spell the end of the human race".
Sakura looked at me and a question rested in her eyes though reluctance was there as well. She hated the idea of sharing her secret with so many people. However the urge to save millions of lives pressed on her mind more than her potential discomfort. So I made my decision. "You may tell them Sakura".
I looked at all of them meeting each pair of eyes individually. "My apprentice has something to tell you so please withhold your questions until she's finished. Remember to keep an open mind". Sakura smiled great fully at me before directing her attention back to the screen.
"As some of you might have already guessed I am not completely human". A few nodded their heads in conformation of their suspicions while others looked generally surprised.
"You've all heard the story of my parent's murder correct"? She went on without waiting for them to answer her question. "Well that same night I too was attacked but I obviously didn't die. Shishou, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya saved me that day. However it came with a price. That night I was attacked, bitten, and injected with another vampire's venom".
"The vampires who attacked me sought vengeance from my parents. So I became the victim. They never got to finish the job Shishou and her team killed off all the vampires. I only had enough venom in me to complete half the change. I did not drink the blood of the one who changed me so I remain as this. I am a half vampire".
Silenced reigned for a while before questions started up. "At what age were you turned into what you are now"? One of the directors inquired. Curiosity and concern coating his voice.
"I was three years old". This spurred on a whole new round of questions.
"Can you control yourself around humans"?
She sighed heavily before answering that one. People always mistrusted her at first. "I can with some difficulty. Orochimaru has developed a pill that suppressed my vampire side and worked up until recently". The questions came one after the other and we did our best to answer them as patiently and quickly as possible.
"About two weeks or so ago I was taken captive by a vampire named Madara Uchiha. While I was there I didn't have access to any food or the pills. A few days ago I was finally rescued. At this time it was discovered that the suppressant no longer had any affect on me. A new pill was created and it works very well. I've had no trouble being around my teammates and partners".
Surprisingly they all seemed to accept Sakura's explanation. So I decided to bring up the moving the Gala's date again. Sakura was going to hate me for this. I haven't even told her that it was our turn to host the party and that it wasn't going to happen next year like originally planned. Then there was the tiny little fact that she absolutely hated parties and dressing up. Oh well she'll just have to suck it up and play the part of a well behaved good little girl. I mean one with manners and respect for all adults.
Oh who am I kidding? She doesn't even show me respect as an adult half the time. She treats me like an older sister sometimes. There is no way she's going to be respectful to the stuck up families that will be attending. This is going to be a disaster I just know it. Well no need to stall Sakura's impending furry. Might as well get it over with.
Two hours later I finally convinced everyone to move the date to first of next month. Everyone had been informed and Sakura was currently avoiding me and letting off some steam down in the training grounds with Naomi
Naomi's P.O.V.
It's been a long time since I've seen Sakura so angry. While its funny when not directed at you it's deadly for those who get in her way. Poor Naruto, he'd tried to calm Sakura down and gotten thrown through the door in response. Sakura is like an angry tornado. Nothing can stop her but Sasuke sure tried. She'd punched him in the stomach for it too.
I told him not to take it personally. Sakura practically becomes blind to those around her. Though he did have a strange affect on her. After she punched him she calmed down and apologized to him.
That was the first time I've ever seen that. Sakura's never said sorry to anyone when she hurts them. Maybe she's found her better half.
Sakura's P.O.V.
School started up again the next day so we had to go to sleep. Being that it was now two thirty I knew sleep would not claim me tonight. So I rolled around in bed until six then got up and showered. Today would be the ultimate test of my restraint. Being around so may people but I'm determined to succeed.
After showering I picked out my clothes. I was still mad at Tsunade for not telling me about the Gala until the last minute so I decided to show my rebellious side. I wasn't going to wear the school uniform today. I pulled on my black skinny jeans and a shear red top that my black bra and tattoos clearly showed through. Over that I pulled on my black vest that strapped behind my neck and ended under my chest. This didn't do much to really hide anything and you could still tell how large my chest was.
It didn't matter that Tsunade and I aren't related. I still inherited a lot of things from her. Though mine aren't quite as big as Tsunade's I have bigger boobs than Hinata and she's half as big as Tsunade. I'm probably two sizes under Tsunade. Another thing I got from her was monster strength and a terrible temper. As well as extreme stubbornness. Hence my current clothing choice.
I dare any of the teachers to say anything to me and send me to Shishou's office. Oh that'll be hilarious. Let's send the smartest girl to the office cause she's not wearing the uniform instead of the girls who are clearly falling out of theirs.
I pulled on my black stiletto boots that Ino gave me for Christmas this year and I've been dying to wear. I was just brushing my hair out when a nock sounded at my door and the girls filed in with Naomi behind.
"Oh boy looks like Sak's at it again". Ino commented as she shook her head with a smile on her face. "Oh good Ino, glad you're here. Could you fix my hair like yours? Sure"! Ino answered enthusiastically. She loved messing with my hair but rarely got to. While she brushed and blow dried my hair I fixed my makeup. Black mascara with black eyeliner drawn out a bit from my eyes. I put red lipstick on and then a coat of clear gloss to make my lips shine.
I finished just before Ino did she brushed my bangs till the perfectly covered my right eye and then pulled my hair up into a super tight ponytail. My hair now brushed the middle of my butt. "Perfect! Let's go or we will be late for school".
I noticed Naomi was wearing clothes that made her look sexy and had a backpack. I gave her a look. "What? I attend school too you know". She said defensively.
"Nothing you just look so hot"! "Trying to impress anyone"? Her eyes took on a guarded look.
"No, I can't look good without trying to impress anyone"?
"Not wearing that you can't honey". Ino said with a knowing smile. Naomi was wearing tight fitting white skinny jeans and a light purple long sleeved shirt and a white vest like mine. Her usual assortment of bracelets in white and lavender were on her wrist. The bracelet I gave her played peek a boo between some of them. She had on a pair of white sued ballet flats with purple polka dots. Her long hair was pulled over her left shoulder and braided in a way that it looked like her dark red highlights had been woven in. Her braid ended at her waist with the tips curling slightly.
The butterfly tattoo on her neck was clearly seen now and matched the one on my foot. The only difference was that mine was done in pink, silver, and green. Naomi's was in red, gold, and black. We were originally going to get the same colors but then Naomi had the idea to do it in our signature colors. It was also her idea to have it in different places.
So hers was on the right side of her neck and mine was on my left foot. We had them done when I was thirteen. For my birthday. I actually have quite a few tattoos, but the biggest one extends from my side up my back to stop on my left shoulder. If you look closely at the crescent moon you can find the names of my family in the swirling filigree. Naomi, Hinata, Tsunade, Ino, and Tenten's names were added two years ago.
Good luck finding them though. They are all hidden so well you'd think they were part of the design. Which is just how I wanted it. Another one I have is on the right side of my lower back. It's a date. My only brothers birthday. Or what would have been his birthday. He never got the chance to be born before they were all taken from me. So he doesn't have a name. I wanted to give him one but never could remember what my mother had wanted to call him. So for now he doesn't have one.
I felt someone tugging on my arm and was pulled out of my thoughts to see Hinata with a concerned expression. "I'm fine Hina-Chan I was just thinking about something". She smiled a bit and her eyes locked with mine. "What were you thinking about"? I told her about the thoughts that had crossed my mind earlier when I was getting dressed and we all laughed.
Once down in the garage I noticed all the guys were staring at us. "What"? Ino said as though it weren't really a question. "I know we look hot but you don't have to stare". We all looked at each other and laughed.
"Hey Sakura if I ride with you to the high school can I borrow you're bike? Mine will be shipped later this week". She asked hopefully. I don't normally let others drive it but Naomi taught me to drive so I know she's good.
"I suppose, but how will I get home"?
"Ask one of your friends to drive you". She said after a moment of thought.
"Hey guys if we don't leave now we're going to be late for school. I can't wait to get to school today. It's going to be so funny. The guys are going to go gaga over you Sakura"! Ino squealed. I knew she was right. I have my own group of fanboys and I'll sure stand out today since I'm not wearing the school uniform.
It'll be worth it though. I may be acting childish but it'll be funny to watch Tsunade blow a gasket because her good little girl is breaking rules on purpose. Something's going to happen today I can just feel it.
Twenty minutes later we pulled into the schools parking lot. Since we were the only ones who drove motorcycles to school people automatically knew it was us. They openly stared at us and the boys flocked to my side. Kami how I hate fanboys. All they do is proclaim their undying love for me. The usual shouts reached my ears.
"My beautiful Sakura-Chan will you marry me"?
"Why would she marry you? You're ugly! Go out with me Sakura-Hime"!
"Get lost she's mine! You don't stand a chance"!
"Geez Saks are they always this bad"? "Yea pretty much. They'll probably be worse when they catch sight of what I'm wearing today". Naomi nodded and looked at her phone.
"I'd love to stay and watch but unfortunately I have to go or I'll be late".
"Okay", I said as I hoped off and took my helmet off and gave it to her to put in the seat compartment.
I waited for her to drive off and for my girls to join me. With them I made my way to the doors and past by a group of girls who didn't look to happy. Each one of them had shortened their skirt to ass length and their shirts had the top four buttons opened so that their bra showed.
We were just making it past the one with short purple black hair when she suddenly called out. "Which one of you is Haruno Sakura"? I made eye contact with the girls then glanced back at the boys behind us. The girls nodded and the boys shrugged.
"Who wants to know? It's proper manners to introduce yourselves first before you demand it of someone else". I said with a smirk at her angered expression. "So if you'll excuse us we'll be leaving now. Goodbye sluts". I hooked arms with Hinata and Ino as a round of "oohs were heard from the crowd that gathered.
I couldn't help but laugh as we entered the school building. "That was just too funny Sakura. You should mess with the fan sluts more often. Did you see the expression on that blue haired girls face? Priceless"! I could feel the guys staring at me as we entered the classroom.
Two hours later and I was sitting in Kakashi's class bored out of my mind when a note sailed onto my desk. On the front it said 'To the Pink Haired Slut'. I didn't need to smell her perfume on the note to know it was from the blue haired girl from this morning. I rolled my eyes and opened the note anyways. It was a death threat. What a surprise I thought sarcastically.
Dear bitch with the pink hair,
I know you are Haruno Sakura. You better stay away from MY Sasuke-Kun. If you don't we will be forced to take measures to see that you are removed from the picture.
Sincerely,
Club president: Ami Watanabe
I decided to be a little childish and reply back after locating her in the classroom. She was two seats over. Perfect. I drew a picture of me strangling her and then wrote a little message at the bottom.
Dear desperate slut,
If you don't leave me alone I WILL make you leave me alone. Maybe if you stopped sleeping with all the guys at school and hanging all over Sasuke he might notice you.
However I seriously doubt that as you're too ugly with all that make up caked all over your face.
Bye bitch.
I childishly scribbled out what she had written on the front and wrote to the mega slut before crumpling the note up and throwing it at her head just as the bell rang.
I stood up and left the room completely aware of the miserable attempt at a glare Ami was giving me.
My next class went off without any problems. Unless you count all the glares I got from Ami's crew of fan sluts. Oh well it's not like it matters. I would like to see them try anything. I flicked me hair back over my shoulder as I left the class room and rolled my eyes at all the sighs from the fan boys.
I met up with my girls for lunch and noticed a few boys following each of us. I was going to mess with them but the guys appeared out of the crowed so we just left for lunch.
A minute after we sat down Ami and her crew approached with a teacher in tow. You want to know the kicker? The teacher was Shizune. How dumb are these girls? Seriously everyone should know that Tsunade the headmistress of this school is my guardian and Shizune her first apprentice is like my older sister.
They were standing at our table now. "This should be amusing", I whispered to the girls. I turned and faced them and saw that there was a twinkle of amusement in Shizune's eyes underneath her stern expression
"Here she is Sensei! She's the one who insulted me! Look she's not even wearing the school uniform"! Shizune rolled her eyes at Ami's turned back. "Sakura-Chan why aren't you wearing the uniform? Is it cause of what happened last night"? "Yup pretty much. Plus I thought it would be funny to watch someone try to get me in trouble".
Ami must have completely ignored our conversation because she started whining again. "Look Sensei her tattoos are showing too. That's also against the rules. She should go to the head mistresses office! She's breaking several rules"! Shizune looked at me and silently asked if I wanted to handle it. I nodded and she walked away without so much as a bye Ami.
I stood up from my seat and walked in a circle around her once. "It's such a shame. I assumed you were smarter that this Ami. Unfortunately it turns out that smart and slut just don't mix". The entire cafeteria was quiet now watching to see what I would do or say next. I heard her sharp intake of breath as she scrambled to find words for a decent comeback. "I told you to leave me alone or you would regret it didn't I? Seems like you don't read to well either".
By now snickers were going through the otherwise silent cafeteria. "Before I show you exactly what I mean I'll let you in on a little secret. Do you know why Shizune just walked away without taking me with her"? Ami shook her head and looked confused.
"No? Didn't think so. She did that because I won't get in trouble and it would be a waste of her time. Why? Because Tsunade is my guardian. As I mentioned on my first day here. If anyone should be getting in trouble it should be you and your groupies. Why you ask? Because unlike me your clothes don't even fit".
"Last time I checked you did not own Sasuke. So you have NO say in who can be his friend or not. He is a human being not an object for you to own. I'm in a good mood so I'll give you one more chance to leave me and everyone at this table alone and yes that goes for the guys and Itachi who isn't here as well. If you don't. Well let's just say it won't be pretty".
After saying all that I was no longer hungry so I left and wondered up to the roof well aware of the seven pairs of eyes on my back.
Sasuke's P.O.V.
We all stared at Sakura's retreating form as she disappeared into the crowd and out the doors. Her lunch was left on the table untouched.
Ami seemed to take Sakura's words to heart and left with her group quickly. Sitting at a table far across the room shooting glares at the door Sakura had gone through.
The rest of the day passed quickly without many glimpses of Sakura. She got a ride home from Hinata. Choosing not to go back to the base. Hinata came back about an hour later with a rolled up list. She told us it was from Sakura and Tsunade. It held the things we were all supposed to do in the upcoming weeks.
Hinata handled the reservations for the Gala. Making sure that we had a big enough place to host the party. She placed Tenten's in charge of the guest list and invitations. Ino was in charge of decorations and food with Chouji as a helper.
The rest of us were placed under Ino's command as a the decoration committee. Yea right, in other words. Ino gets to boss us around and complain when something isn't perfect (which is exactly what she did). By the time we were done we all wanted to strangle Sakura's blond best friend and hide her body in a shallow grave, and I thought Naruto was annoying. As it turns out he's got nothing on the pretty blond.
The week of the party people began pouring into Konoha and to head quarters to check in with Tenten and then head to the hotel. The directors of the various branches stayed at the base though.
I was rushing around helping with the last minute things and going on missions when I realized I hadn't seen Sakura very much. Since this craziness started I'd probably seen her maybe once. It turns out the only one who had seen her more than me was Hinata. She was also the only one who knew what Sakura was up too.
The only problem was that she wouldn't say. Apparently Sakura had made her promise not to say anything. I don't think even Naomi knew. If she does she's doing a great job in hiding it.
I'd taken to wondering around the halls just for something to do. All the preparations for the party tomorrow night were complete so I really had nothing to do now.
I was just walking down the hall when I heard a pair of heals rapidly tapping across the linoleum behind me. I turned around and saw Sakura running towards me with a smile on her face and a glint in her eyes that just screamed she was up to no good.
Sakura was wearing a white knee length spaghetti strapped dress with a pink woven belt adorned with wood beads painted white, pink, and green. On her feet was a pair of low heeled sandals with straps that crisscrossed up her legs and tied a few inches under her knees with the bow in the back. Her bangs were pulled away from her face and held back with a white and green headband that sported a pink cherry blossom. The rest of her hair was pulled over her left shoulder and braided.
The smile on her face got bigger when she caught sight of me. "Sasuke! Run, Tsunade is after me cause I ran away again". She grabbed my hand tugging me with her as she ran past. "Why are you running away from her"? I asked when curiosity got the best of me. "She's driving me crazy! Do you know what I've been subjected to these last few weeks"? I shook my head as we slowed down in front of the door that I'm pretty sure leads to the roof.
"Ugh"! She groaned loudly and tugged the door open forcefully and stomped up the stairs. "She's had Shizune, Hinata, AND Naomi trying to teach me manners and go over every language I've been forced to learn since she adopted me! I'll have you know that I DO know manners, I just chose not to use them"!
"I mean who wants to be all prim and proper ALL the time? Well let me tell you, NOT ME that's who! I finally managed to sneak away. Did you know that they've been forcing me to wear dresses while I do these stupid lessons"?
She continued to rant but I could see the tiny smile tugging at the corner of her mouth. Something told me she secretly loved all the attention she was getting since she rarely got it. "Did you know she threatened to call your mother in and have her beat some manners in me"?
I did a double take when she said that. "She tried to pull my mother on you"? "Yup" she said laughing. "Your mother couldn't hurt a fly. She's as sweet as Hinata"! I had to laugh at this. She obviously hadn't ever seen my mother angry and I told her as much.
We spent several hours talking and trading stories from when we were little and getting in trouble. Sakura I learned was a little terror when she was little. I had a new found respect for Tsunade.
Sakura told me she was getting tired so I walked her back to her room and said goodnight. She kissed my check and said "thanks for spending the rest of the day with me Sasuke. I haven't had time to kick back and relax in a while". She gave me another smile before opening her room door and going inside shutting it softly behind her.
Sakura's P.O.V.
When I got inside my room I saw Naomi, Ino, Tenten, and Hinata waiting for me. I had expected as much. Well might as well not delay my impending doom much longer. "Hi girls what are you guys up to"? I ask innocently.
"Wow says the girl who disappeared for six hours"! Ino said strangely calm but I could sense the irritation behind her words. I slipped off my shoes and flopped down on my bed face up.
"Seriously Saks where did you disappear to? After you left Tsunade's office no one has been able to find you"! I thought back to the conversations with Sasuke and how we'd watched the sunset together. If you've never seen one I recommend it they are beautiful.
"I was with Sasuke". I said simply. Ino gave me a pointed look. "We need more details forehead. You were gone practically all day"! She exclaimed exasperatedly. I rolled over onto my side and grabbed one of my pillows and hugged it to my chest. A smile on my face.
"We were talking on the roofs balcony and we watched the sun set together". Ino ignored the first part of my sentence and focused on the second thing I'd said just like I knew she would. She demanded every detail as Naomi pulled me up from the bed and shoved me into the bathroom with the order to shower. With much coaxing on her part I somewhat reluctantly told her every detail.
After I got out of the shower Naomi threw me my pj's and then pushed me into the chair in front of the vanity. She grabbed a brush and the box of overnight curlers and rolled my hair up. After she finished she kicked everyone out and told me to go to bed since it was almost one thirty in the morning. She turned the lights out after telling me goodnight. It didn't take long for me to fall asleep.
This was a good thing since Ino woke me up at eight the next morning yelling at me to get my lazy ass out of bed. I glared and threw a pillow at her and rolled over. Apparently this did not sit well with her. As the next thing I knew two pairs of hands pulled the blankets off grabbed my ankles and pulled me into the floor.
"Hey"! I cried as my but made contact with the not so comfy floor.
"Get your lazy ass up Sakura! Since you decided to pull your little vanishing act yesterday we have to get your dress today now get up and get dressed. When I come back in twenty minutes you better be dressed or else"!
It must have been because I was still half asleep but I got up and did as I was told. Hey do you want to find out what or else means? No? Didn't think so. I pulled on my comfy black jeans and my favorite long sleeved dark blue shirt that says 'rawr I'm a dinosaur' with a cute little picture (that I swear was drawn by a seven year old) of a dinosaur munching a cookie.
I pulled one of those French barrettes over my hair curlers. If I take them out now Naomi will most likely decapitate me. I arranged my bangs and adjusted the cap to make it look like I'd just pulled my hair up into it. I slipped on my black flat boots and grabbed my dark blue hoodie.
I may not feel the cold but I still have to act like I do. Don't want the humans to think I'm weird. I opened my door and saw the girls leaning against the wall waiting for me. "Good you're ready. Lets go"! Ino had a large smile on her face now. Just the thought if shopping makes her happy.
With that said we headed down to the garage and the girls pilled into my red Ferrari as I slipped into the drivers seat. Naomi got in the front and Hinata, Ino, and Tenten climes in the back. "Where to Ino"?
She rolled her eyes and replied. "The mall of course"! Enthusiasm and excitement lacing every word.
We probably went to almost every dress shop in the store. The girls just couldn't agree on a dress they all liked on me. They all had found dresses already. Ino had a purple knee length dress with off the shoulder sleeves that went down to her wrists. Hinata had a floor length dress that was lavender and a pearl white. It only had a shoulder strap with a swirling pin that had pearls and aquamarines.
Naomi had gotten a red dress that was knee length and strapless. The back had a large diamond shape cut out if it and a sheer material sewn in that sparkled under the lights. Tenten's dress was also knee length and dark green, hers tied behind her neck. It also had a light green sheer material sewn onto the skirt that sparkled with silver glitter.
We wandered into the last store that sold formal dresses. I was just about ready to give up at this point but I dutifully followed Ino anyway as she pulled dressed off the rack. She had gotten a size able arm load when one dress caught my eye. It was an onyx color and I instantly thought of Sasuke's eyes. It was the same color! "Ino! Hey Ino look at this"! I pulled the dress down and showed it to her. I watched as her eyes instantly lit up and she put all the dress she'd pulled back before coming over to me. She pulled it down and held it up to me.
The dress fell to the floor and had one off the shoulder sleeve on the right side. The left side of the dress was cinched and had a pin much like Hinata's. only this one had black diamonds. Ino studied the dress carefully before saying "it's perfect! Go try it on, let's see how it fits"!
Ino's enthusiasm was contagious and I couldn't help but be excited as I pulled it on. The dress fit perfectly. Almost like a second skin. It was even big enough to accommodate my large chest.
I walked out of the dressing room and over to the girls. I had to hold the dress up a bit as it was a little too long but that's nothing a pair of high heels can't fix. I was met with instant approvals from the girls. I noticed Ino rapidly tapping on her phone and a devious smile on her face. What is she up to? I didn't get a chance to ask my question when she took me back to the dressing room and told me to put my clothes on while she went and got the dress for me.
I tossed her my wallet over the door before she could ask for it. I hear her say thanks as she walked away. A few minutes later I was dressed and we headed out to the food court for lunch before continuing our shopping. Now we just had to find accessories and shoes before our nail appointment at three. Since its only noon we still have a few hours.
Ino planned ahead and booked our appointments at the salon here in the mall. We decided to get a pizza for lunch and since Naomi is a vegetarian so we got her a cheese pizza. She shared it with me since I love cheese pizza.
After we were done eating we threw our trash away and headed to the next store with Ino leading the way. Why fight over where to go when she already knows the best places? She fights dirty and is not afraid to pull a little blackmail on you.
So we walked into this really beautiful store. The floor was white marble and had swirls of silver in it. There was a beaded chandelier hanging in the middle of the store. The clothes, shoes, and accessories were separated by color, size, and style.
Ino tugged me over to the side with silver and gold. She looked over everything and glanced at me occasionally before deciding she didn't like anything over there. Next we went over to the pink section she immediately pulled out a dark pink necklace. The chain was silver and held a pink diamond in the center of an onyx colored cherry blossom.
Naomi came over to us with three pairs of shoes. Each of them were a different shade of red. The first was a dark red with a four inch heel. It had an ankle strap that tied on the side. The second pair had a three inch heel and a shade lighter than her dress. It was also a peep toe and made of leather.
The last pair was a scarlet red and had a jeweled flower on the twisted part that went over the toes. These were five inch heels. "I can't decide. I like them all. Which pair Sakura"? I really liked the first ones but I could see she was leaning towards the last choice.
"The scarlet ones. They would suit you best". A dazzling smile lit her face and I knew I had told her the right thing.
She hurried off and Ino spoke even though I'd thought she wasn't paying attention. "I liked the first choice too but that's just me. You picked well for her Sakura. The scarlet ones really do suit her better".
Ino resumed looking at jewelry and eventually found a hair clip that matched the necklace. It was a black cherry blossom with a dark pink center. "There I found your accessories now you go find your shoes. I need to find my own stuff ya know".
I wandered over to the shoes trying to stick to the color scheme Ino had picked for me. I saw several pairs of shoes that I liked but none of them were black enough to go with my dress. I was about to give up and go look at the dark pink shoes when a pair caught my eye.
There at the bottom of the shelf sat a pair of five inch heals with crisscrossing straps. They were a deep black and had glitter. It looked like someone had crushed up black diamonds and sprinkled it over the shoes. They were gorgeous. So I grabbed them and tried them on. Another perfect fit. I swear I think the shopping fairy is looking out for me or something. I've never had such good luck shopping before.
Two hours later everything was paid for and we decided to take this stuff back to the car and lock them in my trunk. Ino wanted to do more shopping but we only had thirty minutes of free time left before we needed to make our way to the salon. So we just grabbed some coffee instead. Much to Ino's displeasure.
We got to the salon right on time and were asked to sign in. Some of the girls from our school were there. Including Ami and her slut crew. I gathered from the glares on their faces they hadn't made appointments in advance and were now stuck waiting for an available spot.
The girl who did my nails and toes was named Tami. She liked to talk and asked me where I got my hair done. She apologized profusely when I told her it was natural. She also asked me what I was getting my nails done for. I told her and upon learning this she asked what color my dress and accessories were.
I told her about the unusual cherry blossom my friend found and the color it was. She nodded her head while painting my nails the dark pink color. After that was dry she took a thin nail brush and a bottle of onyx nail polish and drew a cherry blossom on them. Each one varied in size but was totally unique. "No two flowers are the same so why should the ones on your nails be"? She told me cheerfully as she placed my feet in a relaxing lavender and rose wash.
After twenty minutes she pulled my feet out and rubbed lotion with the same sent into my feet. Then she painted them the same black and tipped them in the pink. I was done at the same times as the others so we all left together. On the way out I saw Ami still sitting there. So I decided to do something nice for her. I turned around and went back to Tami. She was sitting at her table reading a magazine and looking totally bored.
"Hey Tami"? She looked up quickly and a smile graced her face. "Sakura! Is something wrong? You didn't ruin your nails did you"? "No nothing like that", I assured her quickly. "Actually I was wondering if you could do me a favor". "Sure, sure what is it"? I told her to follow me and took her to where Ami was sitting. She didn't see us approach because she was too busy glaring at the floor. The girls watched me curiously. Waiting to see what would happen. Naomi had a knowing smile on her face.
I told Tami about Ami and how long she'd been waiting with her friends. Tami immediately went over to Ami and spoke with her a minute. She gestured to me and Ami looked over surprise written on her face. I waved good bye and left with the girls.
Ino asked me why I did that and I told her I just felt like it. Naomi just looked at me. She knew why I did that but she wouldn't tell a soul. She never did.
We finally made it back to my room and I took off my clothes and hat. I slipped on shorts and a tank top before Naomi pushed me into the chair in front of the vanity again. She started unrolling the curlers carefully and Ino joined her after plugging in her iPod and straightener as well as my curling iron.
Kelly Clarkson's song Already Gone came through the speakers as they worked. Once my hair was curler free Ino pulled most of my hair up and twisted it into an updo. A few random curls hung down over my shoulder when she was done. Even curled my hair fell down to the top of my waist. She grabbed the flat iron as she pulled my bangs to the side and made them fluffy.
After that was all done Hinata took over and did my make up. She mad my eyes all smoky and painted my lips dark pink. When I was done I helped the others with hair and make up.
Ino's hair was mostly straight with the edges and tips lightly curled. The bangs that usually covered her eye were pulled away and pinned back with a headband that was purple. Her make up was light purple with black eyeliner.
Tenten was forced to lose her buns but insisted on having her hair at least partially up. Her hair was actually very long. About as long as Hinata's. I did her hair. When I was finished you couldn't tell where one of the many braids ended and the other began. They were all twisted together and had green ribbons woven in. She had green eye shadow and clear lip gloss to make her naturally pink lips shine.
Naomi had a French braid going sideways on the back of her scalp that ended under her left ear. The rest of it was tightly curled and fell over her right shoulder. She had red eye shadow and light pink lip gloss.
Hinata's hair was made to look like she wore a crown. She had two thin braids circling her head. The rest was loosely curled and fell down her back her bangs fell across her head like they usually did. She had a mixture of lavender and light blue eye shadow with clear gloss on her lips.
We had an hour left before we had to be there to welcome the guests so without further delay we pulled on our dresses. Helping zip each other up and strap on our shoes.
The guys weren't coming until later so we didn't have to wait for them. We slipped into the limo and sped off to the hall that Hinata had reserved and Ino had spent the past two weeks decorating with the guys.
I'm sorry guys I must end it here! Please don't hate me! This chapter is going to be in two parts because it's so long. I'll be posting the second part soon. Sorry if you think Sakura seemed a little OOC this chapter. As always reviews are more than welcome but please no flames. If you don't like it then don't read it, it's as simple as that. Well now that its four in the morning I'm going to bed. Goodnight my lovely readers and thanks for your continued support!
-Sasusaku993 Out