Okay guys, Chapter 2 up a lot quicker than I anticipated, but y'all have been so sweet about the reviews so I hope this chapter keeps ya hooked! :) I took all of your reviews to heart while editing, hopefully I didn't miss any spelling errors, if I did, forgive me! I hope you guys enjoy!
Months have gone by, I don't remember when was the last time I saw my knucklehead ninja, but I its my own fault. I dove into my work at the hospital, and did everything I could to avoid seeing and hearing about his and Hinata's "perfect" relationship. It was the talk of the entire fucking city! Every restaurant, tea shop, and store you step in you hear the same thing, "Did you see Naruto Uzumaki and Hinata?! Oh they're so cute! I hope they get married!" Blah, blah, blah. I roll my eyes at the thought. But I can't help but to wonder, why am I so jealous? It has been months since him and I even spoke to one another, he's been so busy with his Hokage training and I currently live at the hospital.
"Forehead!" I hear a loud, annoying, squealing voice of a blonde pig.
"Hello Ino," I say sarcastically, "what can I help you with today?"
"Well geez, someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. Or for many days for that matter, your skin and hair is a mess! How do you ever expect a boy to find you attractive if you look like such a train wreck?!" she exclaims. Come to think of it, I haven't even thought about my appearance. I mean, who do I have to get pretty for? My dying patients? I doubt they care if my skin has that oh-so radiant glow.
I roll my eyes, "Ino, no offense, but I'm a doctor, not a supermodel. I don't give a crap what my hair and skin looks like when I'm elbows deep in my patients insides trying to save them from death." I think I'm a little dramatic, don't you?
"Fine! Fine!" she throws her hands up, "I give up with you, but that's not why I'm here. I haven't seen you in what feels like years! We're best friends, can we please go grab tea or dinner tonight? I know you're free forehead so don't give me some lame excuse!" She points her well-manicured finger at me.
I sigh, "Okay fine, you've convinced me. I hear they put up a new restaurant near the market that has a bit of everything, why don't we check it out. Come to think of it, I could use a night out. I haven't had much of a social life recently."
"Yay!" she squeals, "Okay, I'll be at your door at 7! And make yourself presentable! I can't be seen with such a hag, what if Sai walks by?!" she blows me a kiss as she walks away, "see you at 7 sharp, sunshine!"
I roll my eyes, but chuckle. I'm thankful for her annoyance. It'll be nice to get some fresh air and see how far the reconstruction has come. I look at my watch, it was 4, and I leave at 5. I head off to make my last rounds before I go put some effort into my "hag" of an appearance.
I step out of my shower and take a good look in the mirror. Truly, I'm nothing special. My short hair has grown some length now. I know it has always been a statement of my ninja history, but its been such a long time since I've seen a beautician that I've simply let it grow. It's nearing my rear, which surprisingly was still nice and tight despite my recent lack of training. My breasts were still tiny, unlike Hinata's jugs; I have nothing a man would turn his head for. I sigh and move to my closet. You know, sometimes being a woman sucks! I would rather fight in the war again than pick out what to wear.
I haven't been shopping since before the war, so all of my clothes were outdated, but I didn't care. I didn't care to impress anyone. It's early spring, so it gets chilly at night. I pull out a pair of dark colored jeans. I slip them on and check myself out in the mirror. Their skinny legs accentuated my thighs very nicely and gave my ass a nice lift. I laugh at myself. Next, I pulled out a navy colored long sleeve shirt and slipped it on. It was fitted, very fitted actually. The neckline was wide, shoulder-to-shoulder, exposing some of my chest, but no cleavage and stopped a little below my belly button, flaunting my stomach. Still flat, bitches! Now I really have to laugh out loud. It felt kind of nice, I haven't felt girly in a long time and although I don't do it often, it made me happy to feel some sort of confidence.
I look at the clock, it reads 6:45, Ino will be here any minute. I put a pair of diamond studs in my ears, courtesy of my mother as gift for my most recent birthday. Spray on some perfume and fix my make up very naturally, meaning just mascara and a pat of powder. I hear a knock on the door.
"I'm coming Ino!" I yell as I grab my purse and walk to the door. I swing the door open and my breath hitches in my throat.
"Hey Sakura-chan. Long time no see!" Those cerulean eyes, that innocent smile, that voice that makes my knees weak is standing on my door step 10 minutes before the world's number one gossiper walks up. Great.
"Naruto, hi! Uhm, haven't seen you in awhile. What are you doing here?" I ask, well more like babble.
"I wanted to come by and see you, maybe take you out to dinner so we can catch up, but it looks like you've got a date." He scratches his head and laughs.
"Well look what the cat dragged in! If it isn't Naruto Uzumaki!" and here comes Ino, Kami help me, "And what are you doing on Sakura's doorstep at this hour?" she asks.
"Well, I was hoping she was free this evening so we could go grab dinner, but it seems like she's got plans." He winks at me. I haven't uttered a word since I greeted him. I don't know if I'm stunned or what, but my tongue seems to have disappeared. Or maybe my voice box, or my brain, I have no idea.
"Oh well, don't worry about me, you two go on ahead," Ino slyly says, "This just gives me a good reason to go hunt down Sai and ask him for a night out," she winks, "plus, I think Sakura here would be beyond excited to have dinner with our future Hokage, wouldn't you Sakura?" she has a fox like grin on her face and I want to punch her, but I have no power or speak.
"Well, Naruto, uh, Ino and I had made plans and," I try to mumble out, "Oh no, no, no! Don't worry about me, Forehead, go enjoy yourself," she winks, "I'll see you at work tomorrow." She walks off leaving us alone with nothing, but the darkness of the night.
What the fuck just happened?! That bitch just blew me off! "I guess you're stuck with me Sakura-chan!" Naruto's words snap me out of my angry thoughts.
"Ugh, you know I just suddenly started feeling a little sick, I think I'm just going to stay home." I hope he buys it. Please buy it.
"Sakura-chan, you can't fool me. Come on, please? It has been so long since we've even seen each other, please, I want to talk to you." He pleads, his sweet voice cuts my soul.
"Okay Naruto," I give in, how could I not? "Let's go."
"Alright! So what are you feeling? I hear there's this new restaurant they built near the market, they're supposed to have a little bit of everything. Wanna go check it out?!" He's so excited, I can't help but smile. I nod and we head out on our way.
Our walk is silent. He has his arms behind his head, smiling up at the sky. Its good to see he hasn't changed much. We finally get to the restaurant and get seated right away. It's a homey place, traditional Japanese style, but with modern conveniences.
"Wow! This place really does have everything," I look over the menu, "I almost don't know what to pick."
"Pick everything and anything you want Sakura-chan," he gleams, "its my treat and I want my favorite girl to get whatever she wants!" Those words. Those damn words. I grip the menu a little tighter than I'd like. I want to cry. So many months of not seeing him, I thought I was over this. Now one look from him and I'm weak.
"Thank you Naruto, but I don't want to drain your wallet," I make up some bullshit excuse. Seems like that's all I do with my life now.
"Ah don't even worry about that, Sakura-chan! I've been saving for so long, I want to treat you!" He still wears the sweetest smile, and I blush.
Naruto orders their homemade Ramen, not a surprise there, with tea. I order cuts of raw fish with a seaweed salad, and of course, dango. While we wait for our food, we talk about his continuous training for the position of Hokage. Apparently, he's been on mission after mission with Kakashi Sensei and he's been able to accumulate enough savings to move into his own house and leave his old apartment. That makes me smile, he deserves a home of his own. I tell him all about my constant workload at the hospital.
"Wow Sakura-chan, it sounds like you've been as busy as I have!" He mumbles as he stuffs a huge helping of noodles into his mouth. He will never change.
"Yeah, but this is the time to be busy. We have the whole world to rebuild. You're patching up political structure, and I patch up people. I guess that's our duty for right now." I take a bite of my fish. It's so delicious! I smile and relax. Its been such a long time since I've had good food, I normally cook fast and simple. This was a nice treat.
"You're right about that," he stops and looks down at his food, "We both have a lot to accomplish, this world needs us. But I have no doubt we will be able to do this world some good Sakura-chan! This is what we won the war for." He smiles at me. He's such a dreamer. I love that about him.
We talk a little longer about how life has been, what's coming up in the near future for us both. He's not quite ready to be named Hokage yet, and I'm surprised when he says he's okay with that, "I'd rather take a little longer and be a better leader, than simply have the title of Hokage." I'm a little blown away, to be honest. He really has grown up. I smile. I'm so proud of him.
"You look really nice tonight Sakura-chan," he tells me, but he blushes, which makes me blush, "It's really nice to see you out of your ninja gear, that shirt really brings out your beauty." He eyes me, but this was different than how he's eyed me in the past. He took his time, analyzing every feature of my face, hair, neck, chest, waist, and I'm pretty sure if I was standing up his eyes would have been glued to the nether regions also.
"Oh yeah! Let him look! Let him eat that up!" My Inner just so graciously decided to pop out at the wrong time.
I blush, "Thank you Naruto, it's nice to be in normal clothes for once." As I moved my head to avoid his eyes, a strand of hair fell into my face. He moved over the table and tucked it behind my ear. Then he did something that made my lungs forget how to inhale and my heart how to beat, he stroked my cheek.
His touch sent an electric shock through me. I wanted to lean into him, to melt right there in his hand, but I composed myself. I was sure him and Hinata still shared a relationship, but I couldn't hide the blush on my face and he noticed it because he smiled a foxy grin, his eyes full of mischief. That bastard knew what he was doing! Shit. I can't pass him for an idiot boy anymore, he's grown into a man!
I move away, "Ah, thank you! This hair has gotten so long I can't tame it sometimes." I blush and start playing with the loose strand.
"I like your hair this length. It frames your face so beautifully," he leans in even closer over the table, "Brings our your eyes and lips very well." He says in a tone so low, it's almost a whisper, a seductive whisper. I literally stop breathing. I haven't seen him in months and the first night I do I can't even contain a thought much less my composure. What is wrong with me?!
"You're a horny, lonely girl who has the man of your fantasies feeling and complimenting you up and down and you want to jump his bones." My Inner just keeps on stirring up those damn hormonal problems. "The sad part is you're right, it's been so long since I've got laid that I can even hear those wolves howling," I answer back. "Than take him back to your apartment and fuck his Uzumaki brain out!" Inner cheers me on. If it was only that simple, I think to myself.
"Miss? Miss!" the waitress's voice brings me back to Earth, "would you like anything else tonight?"
"Oh, ah, no, no thank you. I'm quite full," I answer back, still lost in my thoughts.
"I'll just take the bill for the both of us please, ma'am," Naruto pulls out his wallet and pays for both of our meals, "Now, Sakura-chan, why don't we go for a walk? Get rid of some of this food?" He extends his hand to me, reluctantly I take it and we walk out of the restaurant together. I'm so confused. I look over at him while he's looking straight ahead. Isn't he still in a relationship with Hinata? Wouldn't she be livid to find out her ever loved boyfriend is making moves on his best friend? I shake the thought off. He's acting like his usual self so maybe he didn't even realize what he's done. Yeah, I'm just overreacting because I haven't gotten any in a million years. It's just my imagination! I breathe a sigh of relief.
"What do you say we go back to your apartment?" he asks, "watch a movie, hang out?"
"Uhm, yeah, sure, that sounds fun." We head over to my flat. I feel like I just made the worst decision of my life.