Hey people nice to see you again! Hope you guys weren't too disappointed about the whole two part thing. That was just so you wouldn't be overwhelmed by a ridiculously long chapter! I don't want you guys to fall over with anime swirls in your eyes! That would be just terrible. Now today for the disclaimer an...
Tobi: It's Tobi's turn right? Tobi wants to take his turn now!
Author: *sigh* Yes Tobi it's your turn. Please present the usual.
Tobi: Yea! Okay Tobi will now give 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: Very good Tobi. Now if you do the disclaimer right I'll give you a cookie.
Tobi: Yay, Tobi likes cookies! Author-Senpai does not own Tobi or the rest of the Naruto cast. She also does not own the original plot line Tobi is from. She does own the character Naomi-Chan as well as this plot line.
Author: Great! Now here's your cookie!
Tobi: Waaahhhhhhhhhhh! Garaa stole my cookie! Make him give it back!
Author: *gives Tobi another cookie who munches it happily* Garaa! You're not supposed to be here yet! Now my readers won't be surprised when you make your grand entrance! Well at least those who read my ram lungs won't. Never mind let's just get on with the story. *sighs and rubs hands on her temple*
Chapter 10 Plan of Action and a Party Part 2
Sasuke's P.O.V.
I knew the girls left already. We had heard them outside my room talking as they passed. Apparently they had to be there before us. At least according to Ino they did. Whatever I had a bigger problem to worry about. Ino had sent us a message telling us what color their dresses were and that we had to coordinate. Whatever if it keeps the fangirls off I don't care.
That wasn't the problem. Not by a long shot. Nope the problem was that Naruto wanted to wear a bright orange tux. What the hell? I told Shikamaru, Neji, and Itachi that I was done trying to reason with him. They had to do it. Hey you try arguing with a perpetual moron for an hour and see how it goes.
I couldn't take his arguing anymore. "Dobe, Hinata isn't wearing orange. Therefore you can't wear orange! We're supposed to coordinate with the girls, now go change". He looked like he wanted to argue so I came up with a threat. One I knew would scare him. "If you don't I'll call Sakura".
He visibly gulped and hurried into the bathroom. Grabbing the black suit with the lavender tie on the way. Neji smirked while Itachi just shook at Naruto's antics.
Twenty minutes later he emerged from the bathroom with his tie in a knotted mess. None of us could fix it. That means one of the girls would have to fix it. Probably Sakura, she's good at fixing stuff like that. "Alright time to go. If we don't leave now we'll be late".
We filed out my door and down the stairs to the garage where the limo was just pulling up. We jumped in and headed to the party.
It didn't take long to arrive. What did take awhile was getting to the entrance. A line of cars were ahead of us. So it took ten minutes for the limo to creep forward. A guy in a gold vest opened the door and let us out.
I walked inside and immediately searched for the familiar head of pink hair. It was hard to find her since she was short and the room was crowded. Unfortunately a crowd of girls started following me. They giggled like a bunch of airheads every time I looked around. I also noticed that there were girls from school. Ami was among them. I decided to do my best to avoid her at all costs. I don't want Sakura to start a fight with her because she's too stupid to listen to her.
Finally I spotted Sakura near the far wall with Tsunade and a blond guy. I could see the irritation on her face. Whoever it was she was talking to was really irritating her. I walked to her with the intention of rescuing her. As soon as I moved past the crowd I stopped in my tracks. Sakura had always been beautiful to me, but now? That word just didn't do her justice.
She was wearing one of my colors. The color of my eyes to be exact. That deep black onyx color. Tsunade was wearing an amber colored dress that tied behind her neck and reached the floor and had a slit up the side stopping just above the knee. Surprisingly her hair was not in the two pigtails. She had her hair pulled up in an elegant bun.
Hopefully Tsunade won't mind if I steal her away.
I walked over to them and waited to be noticed. Sakura smiled at me and I could see the relief in her eyes. She turned her attention to the blond guy to address him. "Daniel-Sama, if I may. This is Sasuke Uchiha he's a friend and teammate of mine". She said in flawless English. "Sasuke this is Daniel. The director of the American branch in New York". I stuck my hand out and Daniel shook it. I saw that he was unhappy that Sakura had brought me in to the conversation.
"Sakura I'm sorry to pull you away, but there is a problem that requires your attention". Alarm went off in her green eyes. She immediately turned to Daniel to excuse herself. "Daniel-Sama I'm sorry but please excuse me. A problem has come up and I must see to it. Of course". He replied grabbing her hand and placing a kiss to her knuckles.
Sakura took her hand back as soon as possible without seeming rude. She wrapped her arm around mine and whispered in my ear. "Is there really a problem or did you just come to rescue me"? I smirked at the wry grin gracing her pink mouth. "Sort of, the Dobe forgot how to tie his tie and now it's in a knotted mess that none of us can undo. Would you help him fix it"?
"I'd dance on my hands if it means getting away from Daniel. He's such a pervert. No wonder Naomi hates him so much. The only reason Shishou didn't strangle him is because there are too many witnesses". I chuckled at this.
"So where is Naruto-Baka anyways"? She asked as we walked away. "Hanging around the guys trying not to let Hinata see him yet. He doesn't want her to know how much of an idiot he is yet". She started giggling as we stopped in front of the guys. They all looked a little mesmerized by her. Except Naruto who hadn't glanced up yet. He was still messing with his tie trying to fix it. Unfortunately he was just making it worse
"Honestly Naruto! Can't you do anything right? Well come here and I'll fix it. He finally looked up and saw Sakura. "Wow Sakura-Chan you look so pretty"! He shouted catching the attention of the girls who'd been following me. They started glaring daggers at Sakura who flushed from the compliment. "Thank you Naruto. You're sweet. Now come here so I can fix your tie".
He stepped forward rubbing his head sheepishly while Sakura tugged and pulled on the knot. Her slim fingers quickly pulled it out and tied it right. Then she smacked Naruto on the head and told him to quit being such a doofus.
"Alright now that this is all fixed go find Hinata and ask her to dance. I'll cue the band to begin". She brushed by me as she went. Her dress swished and swayed around her legs as she walked. Giving me a small view of her sparkly shoes. No wonder she's taller than usual. She comes up to my chin now.
"Wow Sasuke your date looks hot"! Naruto exclaimed after he thought Sakura was no longer in hearing range. The idiot forgot about her vampiric hearing. She turned around and glared at Naruto. He gulped and ran off to find Hinata.
"I guess we should find the other girls. Itachi I saw Naomi over by the director from China earlier. Go find her". He gave me a nod and set off in the direction I'd pointed out.
Hinata's P.O.V.
Oh man I can't believe I got separated from everyone. Now I'm stuck talking to the group of hunters from Australia. They speak English with a heavy accent. I'm so glad Sakura made me study the languages with her when we were little
I finally spotted Naruto. He was coming towards me with a big grin on his face. He was also wearing lavender. The color matched that of my dress. Now I'm confused. None of the guys saw our dresses so it has to be a coincidence right? It has to be.
He reached us then and being the loud and happy person he is, greeted the three Australians loudly. "HI! I'm Naruto Uzumaki. Believe it"! I couldn't help it. My hand smacked against my forehead as I shook it in shame.
"I'm so sorry Chloe, Lily, Joshua, Aiden. Please forgive my friend. He is always like this". I said slightly embarrassed by Naruto's loud behavior. "Please don't apologize Hinata. He seems like a nice guy". Lily leaned in close to me. "You like him don't you Hinata"? I felt my face heat up and watched her smile in satisfaction.
Lily was very pretty. She had violet eyes, very tan skin, and caramel highlighted blond hair. She was wearing a strapless white dress that flowed down to the floor. It had a slit that came all the way up to just under her thigh. Her blond hair was short and fell to her shoulders in crazy curls.
Chloe was a more reserved person. She was still nice but didn't talk as much as Lily. Chloe has long black hair that falls to the middle of her back and is pin straight. She has gray eyes and is wearing a dark violet dress. The dress falls to her knees in the back and stops two inches above them in the front. Her dress is also strapless.
Chloe is also wearing elbow length gloves with a violet ribbon crisscrossing down it to tie in a bow at her wrists.
Aiden is a fairly talkative guy. He has pale blond hair. It long and straight. It falls into his eyes just brushing his eyelashes. It pairs perfectly with his bright blue eyes. He's wearing a black suit with a white tie to match Lily's dress.
Joshua is a quiet person much like Sasuke is. He says very little and his face is always expressionless. He has long black hair that falls to his shoulders and is slightly wavy. His eyes are like Sakura's though. Bright green orbs that hold many secrets. He's wearing a black suit with a black and violet tie.
"Hinata your friend is trying to get your attention"! Lily said bringing me out of my thought. I felt my face heat up because I hadn't been paying attention. I accidentally switched to Japanese in my embarrassment. "Gomenasai! Nani, Naruto-Kun"?
The group laughed lightly at my antics and I felt my cheeks darken. Anymore and I'm going to pass out. "Hinata-Chan! Would you like to dance with me? Sakura said she would start the music right about now". Right on cue the band started up and people grabbed a partner. So I gave Naruto my hand. He smiled brightly and lead me away calling a bye over his shoulder to the group we left behind.
Ino's P.O.V.
Tsunade had sent me to converse with our guests from Mexico. Felicia, Sophia, Jose, and Alex. Good thing Spanish is one of my best languages. Although that turned out to be unnecessary. They spoke Japanese quiet well. If you ignore the slight accent.
Felicia and Sophia are actually twins. They both have caramel colored hair and chocolate brown eyes. They are practically identical. If you disregard a few things. Like the fact that Felicia has blue and green highlights in her hair and Sophia has red and pink highlights in hers.
Felicia was wearing a blue dress with long sleeves that had a loop for her middle fingers. Her dress had a puffy skirt that stopped above her knees. She had also pulled her hair up into an elegant bun. She almost looked like a ballerina with the way she dressed. According to her sister ballet was one of her hobbies, when she wasn't slaying vampires, and she'd even won a few competitions.
Sophia was more of the all around dancer. She was good at all kinds of dancing but she left ballet to her sister. Her dress was like her sisters except it was red. Her hair was down and wavy with bangs swept to the side.
Jose had black eyes and short spiky hair. He wore a black suit with a green tie. He liked to paint when he had free time. He was a rather quiet person like Hinata just without the shyness.
Alex was a person like Itachi. Quiet and reserved. Long straight brown hair that fell past his shoulders and stormy blue eyes. He did speak somewhat and was quite funny.
Sakura had finally started the music so I excused myself and went to find my dance partner.
Tenten's P.O.V.
I actually got lucky. I found Neji, he was trying to hide from fan girls. I don't know how they are here but Ami and her crew are here. They must be in families loosely connected to the Assassins.
Two of the girls were currently smothering him in a corner. They each had their arms wrapped around one of his and were currently playing tug-o-war with him. As if sensing my presence he looked up at me. Relief and desperation clear in his pearly orbs. He wanted to get away from those girls as soon as possible. Guess I better step in and lend a hand.
"Neji! There you are, I've been looking everywhere for you". (Totally not a lie!) I unwound the girl's arms from his, ignoring the glares sent my way and pulled Neji with me away. "Thanks for getting me away from them. Why were you looking for me"?
I giggled at him. Oh this was amusing indeed. "I figured you were being overrun with fangirls so I thought I'd rescue you".
He didn't reply as the music started up and he pulled me to the dance floor saying. "Come dance with me Tenten". I nodded as he pulled me along.
Sakura's P.O.V.
There! Now the music is going. Now I just have to find a dance partner. Naomi was dancing with Sasuke so that option is out. Naruto and Hinata, Ino and Shikamaru, and Neji and Tenten. That last one really surprised me.
So I stood off to the side waiting when I felt a tap on my shoulder. "Sakura, why aren't you dancing"? I whipped my head around at the sound of a familiar deep baritone. Garaa stood there with his smirk waiting for a reply. He wore a black suit and tie. His red hair still as messy as ever.
"Panda-Kun"! I yelled excitedly as I attacked him with a hug. He spun me around in a small circle before setting me on my feet. "What are you doing here? Last I checked Shishou told me you guys couldn't make it! Are Temari and Kankuro here as well"? I asked looking around for them without waiting for an answer.
He grabbed my hand, reclaiming my attention. "Why don't you come dance with me and find out"? He pulled me towards the dancing couples. Spinning me around making my dress flare out a bit before claiming my hand and placing one lightly on my back.
We began to move across the floor gracefully weaving in and out of the others dancing till we were at the center. "To answer your first question. Originally we couldn't come because of another conflicting matter that fell through last week. Tsunade knew we were coming, but we asked her not to tell you as a surprise. Temari and Kankuro are here as well. Temari is currently raiding the bar for a drink. We managed to force her in a dress and she hated it. Said the only reason she did it was so she could see you. Kankuro is behind you trying to sneak up on you". That was interesting. So he was still determined to scare the living day lights out of me. I felt someone behind me now and a smile slid across my face as I greeted him.
"Hi Kankuro! How are you"? Garaa released me and I spun around to face Kankuro. He immediately took my hand and continued the dance. This all went smoothly as though it had been choreographed.
I talked with him for a while until the song ended before setting off in search of Temari. I finally found her over by the bar sulking.
"Temari you shouldn't be sad cause I'm here now"! She looked up and immediately smiled. "Sakura-Chan! You're here now everything's perfect"! Temari stood up from her chair with a slight teeter. How many drinks did she have? Temari turned around completely and I took in her attire. Her dress was two shades of gray. The top of it was a dark gray going down to her middle before fading to the paler gray at the bottom. The dress was strapless and the material covering her chest twisted. Her eyes were done up with smoky make up like mine but with gray instead of black. Gray glitter dusted her face lightly making her skin sparkle beautifully. Her right arm was wrapped with a crisscrossing ribbon that started at her shoulder and tied on her wrist.
A slit went up the front of her dress stopping just below her thigh, separating the ruffled layers. The dress went down to the floor. She wore a pair of heals in a shade of gray that were so pale they could pass for white. Her hair wasn't in her usual four ponytail style. Instead it brushed her shoulders in loose curls.
"Temari how many drinks have you had"? She seemed to think for a while before shrugging her shoulders and muttering that she had no clue. I sighed before searching around for her brothers and spotting Garaa.
A very familiar girl with purple black hair hovered around him. Along with other girls that looked familiar. Holy shit! I thought once I recognized her. That's Ami! What the fuck is she doing here? I shook that off. Temari needed to be taken home. She was way too drunk off her ass to be of any help at the meeting later on tonight.
I approached them quickly. Ignoring the looks of surprise when they noticed and recognized me. "Garaa, Temari is completely wasted. She needs to go home or something. Would you pl..."
I was cut off when I felt someone grab my shoulder and spin me around. I was thrown off when that same person gave me a tight hug. The only thing going through my mind was. What. The. Hell?
I glanced down and saw the purple haired girl. I felt my eyes get wider as she continued to hug me. Is this some sort of prank or something?
She finally released me and took a step back. Her cheeks were dusted lightly with pink. I looked her up and down expecting her to be dressed inappropriately only to be surprised.
Ami was wearing a floor length dark blue dress that bordered on being purple. It had one off the shoulder sleeve that was long and went all the way down to her wrist. The other was also off the shoulder and stopped at her elbow. The dress had a sweat heart neckline that showed a small amount of cleavage without being too much.
Her dress hugged her down to her waist where it flowed like water down the floor from there. A small slit up to her knee showed off the shoes she wore. Sparkly deep blue heals with two crossing straps holding them on to her feet.
I looked back up to her face and saw a genuine smile grace her face and an innocent glint to her black eyes. "Sakura thank you sooo much for what you did earlier. No one has ever done something like that for me before. Without your help we would have been late to the party".
I returned her kind smile with one of my own. "Please don't take this the wrong way or anything, but how did you get here? This is a very private party". She giggled lightly at my confused expression. "My daddy is the owner of this hall. He rented it to your organization with the agreement that me and my friends could attend in his place. He had business in Europe. So when he can't go to a party I go in his place"!
Now I was really confused but not by her presence. What happened to her mean and bitchy personality? I realized that Garaa was about to leave and it wasn't to deal with his sister. I hadn't finished my explanation yet. "Please excuse me Ami, I must speak with Garaa for a moment. I'll be right back please wait here".
She gave a perky okay and I hurried to catch up with Garaa. "Garaa! Wait, your sister"!
He didn't stop but kept walking in the same direction. Opposite of where Temari was."I know he called over his shoulder. I'm getting Kankuro to take her home I want to stay for a while longer". I was glad to hear that. I didn't get to see him often anymore. "Okay", I said turning back to Ami only to find her gone.
I frowned. I thought she was going to wait. Guess she got bored oh well. I shrugged looking around the room for someone to talk to when I spotted Daniel. He was looking around, searching for someone. I knew all too well it was either me or Naomi.
I looked around in a panic searching for someone, anyone to help me out when I felt someone snag me by my waist and drag me into the crowd of dancers. I started to freak out thinking Daniel had found me, when an all too familiar scent filled the air.
" Sasuke..."
Sasuke's P.O.V.
Naomi had gone off to talk with Itachi shortly after I had finished dancing with her. After Sakura had left fangirls had swarmed me. Some from my school and some from the different branches in America. How irritating.
I tried to look for Sakura hoping she was free but she was with some redhead. They seemed well acquainted when he spun her around in a hug. I wonder who that is. I thought trying to fight off the slight sting of jealousy I felt because he got to dance with her first.
After a while I lost sight of her. I cursed her short height and got the feeling that she often did that as well. After ten minutes of searching and dodging fangirls (I.e. hiding XD) I found her.
She seemed to be panicking. I picked that up from the tensing of her shoulders and her clenching hands. Then I spotted that Daniel guy. She was trying to find something to do so she could avoid him.
I smirked why not give her a hand? I moved swiftly from my spot and grabbed her waist tugging her with me into the throng of dancers. I grabbed her hand and spun her around once and brought her in close.
She looked panicked at first but seemed to relax when her startled eyes landed on me. She sighed as she stepped closer and rested her forehead against my chest. "Sasuke..." She pulled back and looked at me with a genuine smile. "Boy am I glad you showed up. I don't want to talk to Daniel again. He creeps me out". She said with a slight shiver.
"Well I guess I'll just have to keep you here all night then won't I"? I asked bringing her closer as I started dancing with her. A pretty blush coated her cheeks and she looked down.
I spun her around then before bringing her back in closer than before. "Who was that you danced with earlier Sakura"?
I asked trying to keep the jealousy out of my voice. "Who? Garaa? Oh that's right you haven't met him yet. He's the director from the Suna branch. He's an old friend of mine. He said he was going to stay longer so maybe I'll introduce you later".
After a few more dances we wondered over to the bar and got a few drinks. As the hour drew closer to midnight people began to leave and I dragged Sakura back to the dance floor for one last dance before she acted as a host again. As Tsunade's apprentice she had to do it.
The music was slower and we weren't talking. Just staring in each other's eyes. Maybe it was the alcohol Sakura had drank but the next thing I knew she was pulling away as the song ended and stumbled. Someone had pushed into her on their way out and thrown her off balance.
I caught her and spun her around so it looked like I dipped her. Sakura's eyes were wide open now. Her cheeks reddened under the heavy blush blossoming across her face. We stayed that way for a long time. When I unconsciously leaned in to her.
My lips brushed across hers once, twice, three times before she reached up and slipped her hands around my neck, bringing my face back down.
Her eyes fluttered closed as she pressed her full pink lips to mine. I felt a sort of fire erupt in my veins as pleasure shot through me. Still keeping my lips against Sakura's I brought her back to an upright position.
I tightened my grip on her waist because she was now standing on her toes to reach me. I'm not sure how much time passed but eventually Sakura pulled away. A soft pink blush decorated her cheeks.
"I'm sorry Sasuke-Kun, but I have to go now. Shishou wants me to say goodbye to the families that came who aren't staying for the meeting". Sakura didn't seem to notice the suffix she'd added to my name, but I did and so did the people standing behind me.
I watched her walk away. Hands at her sides lightly curled into fists. It was almost like she didn't want to leave me. "DAMN TEME! That was some kiss! Who knew you had it on you"? Naruto yelled from behind me. The other guys smirked and the girls were smiling. "Shut up Dobe". I said as I walked away from them a smirk of my own in place as I walked over to the far door in a corner of the ballroom.
There was a meeting room big enough a few doors down to hold all of us as we discussed our plans for the looming fight with Madara that stood on the horizon.
Tsunade's P.O.V.
Two hours after the civilian guests had departed we all stood in a large room that held a small stage and a projector that was perfect for what we had to do.
Sakura was the first to speak. Retelling her story for the other hunters to hear.
Many looked very interested and had many questions but she put that off for now saying that they should come to her with any questions. Now we needed to proceed with what we had been working on for the last few weeks.
"Why should we help you"? The director from Ireland asked. She had a point. The others didn't have to help but it would be appreciated. I was about to make that point when Sakura made another.
"You should help because we asked for it. Without my ancestors none of this would be in existence today. You owe me and I'm here to collect on that debt. Not only that but you wouldn't even know about Madara if he still held me captive, I joined him, or died". She just scoffed and proclaimed her to be a little girl.
Sakura was getting angry now, an idiot could see that. She slammed her fist into the table and made a huge dent. Silence immediately fell over the groups. "If you do not help then you can consider your alliance with us OVER! My parents worked their asses off to ensure that the children of the future would live in a safe world. Fuck I've risked my ass countless times to help someone else. If you pull out now not only will I never lift a finger to help you I'll see to it that no one that is part of the alliance does"!
She took a deep breath trying to keep her temper in check. I no longer felt like I had anything to say. Sakura had everything under control so I let her tare into the ones who were more than a little hesitant to join in and help us.
"Make your choice now Fiona. We haven't time to waist. Those of you who are hesitant need to choose. It's time for you to decide where it is you stand. You're either with us or against us. Make your choice".
The three American branches declared they would lend their help immediately. I wasn't surprised that Daniel had given his help. Stella stood up and walked over to Sakura. She placed her hand on her shoulder. "I remember your mother Sakura. She was a strong woman who wasn't afraid to fight for what she believed in. You have not lived as long as her but you hold the same wisdom she did. I will help you".
In the end the Irish did not agree to help and left quickly. The Italians, Sweden's, French, Germans, Turkish, Hindi, Portuguese, Koreans, Persians, Thailand, Dutch, Czech, and Creoles left. They didn't want to fight a battle they could possibly loose.
Even with them gone I still felt we stood a chance. It was now very late so we decided to pick up the meeting again tomorrow evening when people had gotten some rest.
Sakura left quickly with her friends. She was seething that so many people were turning their backs on her. Her parents had been there when they needed help and now that we needed it more than ever they refused to help.
It was always best to let Naomi talk to her when she was this mad. She was the only one who had a prayer of calming Sakura down so she wouldn't do something drastic.
I just hope that tomorrow will bring her some closure. This was a major blow to her parents in Sakura's eyes. She felt they were disrespecting them by doing this. I tried not to dwell on it as I went to bed. Why am I feeling so uneasy? I have a bad feeling but I can't figure it out. Maybe it will go away if I sleep.
That's the end of chapter ten people! Sorry I meant for it to be longer but my original version got deleted. Oh well I like this version better anyways. I hope you did too. I wonder why Tsunade feels so uneasy. Also what happened to Ami and her friends? Hmm, definitely something to think about. Don't ya think? Stay tuned to find out! As always leave me a review and tell me what ya think! Please no flames. Don't like it? Well then don't read it! Simple as that! If you have questions don't be afraid to ask it! That's all I have for now!
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