Sasuke took a look around himself and sighed. The room, which he had always tried to keep so spotlessly neat was now unrecognizable. Cream was puddled all over the floor, he himself had to admit responsibility for that. Oh well.. he had to put up with it. It was for Naruto, after all.. And that horrible music.. It was giving him a headache.
"Tenten.. would you mind changing the music?" Sasuke asked her casually. Tenten was the only girl around whom he felt safe.
Tenten giggled. "I thought it would be a nice innovation, Sasuke! Alright, if you think it is that bad, I will change it." Tenten went over and changed the music.
Sasuke relaxed at the silence. That felt better. He did not quite expect what was coming next.
The crowd ooohed and aaahed as a romantic song filled the room.
"I could've kept my mouth shut.." Sasuke regretted, as he saw Sakura and Ino looking at him as though he was the b'day cake.
"Sasuke-kun... can we dance?" Ino asked, her voice sugary.
"Sasuke-kun... will you dance with me?" Sakura asked, her voice rivaling Ino, at the same time.
Both stared at each other. He could almost see the ice between their eyes.
Now what am I gonna do? He glanced around for some escape route. What he saw made his eyes pop out. Kakashi and Gai were dancing? Gai seemed to be quite enjoying it as he swung around with Kakashi across the room, barging into people once in a while. Kakashi seemed to be really uncomfortable, scanning silently for any opening to escape.
And it was not long before Asuma led Kurenai into a graceful dance, both looking gaga at each other.
A beet red Hinata was approaching Naruto and poking her fingers together.
"N-Naruto-k-kun.." Hinata told her fingers.
"What is it? Hinata-chan?" Naruto grinned at her curiously, looking clueless.
"Uh-h.. I-I..You..You.." Hinata was saying.
"Umm... I'm not really getting you... Hinata-chan.." Naruto pouted.
"I.. w-wanted..to.." Hinata was sweating now.
"Hey Hinata-chan! Forget it! How about dancing with me? Do you mind?" Naruto asked her happily.
"...Y-Yes..I-I mean N-No.." Hinata looked ready to faint again. Naruto quickly took her hands and started swinging her around, grinning happily.
Sasuke smirked. That idiot, he was so clueless. That brought him back to his own situation.. He turned just in time to see Sakura landing a punch on Ino and coming racing in his direction. I'm trapped. Sasuke thought.
"Sasuke-kun... Come on! Let us dance.." Sakura took his arms without even waiting for a reply.
He suddenly found himself swinging Sakura around, hesitatingly. This was not as bad as he imagined.. He thought. After a while, they were sweeping through the room gracefully when suddenly they bumped into Naruto and Hinata.
"Hey! Teme.. Sakura-chan! watch out! Aww Sakura-chan! I wanna dance with you next!" Naruto shouted happily.
Sasuke glanced at Hinata just in time to see a little disappointment in her big eyes.
"Heh.. he is so stupid.." He said softly to Sakura.
"Yeah.. he has no idea Hinata has a crush on him." Sakura observed.
They both smiled, and their eyes met. For a moment, time seemed to stop. Sasuke stared at her deep green eyes, which were shining in the candlelight. He had never realized they were so beautiful. And the intense way she was staring at him.. He found he could not look away. A voice somewhere far off in his brain was scolding him.. Itachi.. revenge.. But it all felt like some nightmare to him just now. His arm moved on itself and pulled her head close to his own. They were so close now, that he could feel her warm breath on his face. He closed his eyes. Their foreheads touched, and it was a matter of moments before-
"Aaaarrghhh.. Watch out! AKAMARUUUU... NOOO.." A ball of fur slammed into them, making them jump apart in shock. Sasuke saw that the dog's eyes were covered under a hat, and it was running around blindly, panicking.
"AAwww... So sorry to interrupt guys.." Kiba let out an embarrassed laugh and went off chasing Akamaru.
Sasuke looked at Sakura, who had turned a deep shade of red and was studying the pattern on the floor. He bit back a smile and sighed.
That was when Kakashi finally found an escape from Gai's stranglehold, thanks to Akamaru.
"Aah.. guys.. I hate to say this.. But it is 3 o'clock already. And Gai, Asuma, don't your teams have missions tomorrow?" Kakashi asked.
"Uggghh.. You are right.." Asuma replied.
"Is it 3 already? Wow.. time flew so fast." Kurenai added.
"Alright then. Guess it is time to get some sleep. We don't want to make the Hokage furious." Gai said.
"Yawn.. let us leave then. Hey where is Shikamaru?" Ino asked.
They found him already asleep at the corner of the room, accompanied by Chouji who had brought up snacks from thin air, and was chewing on them.
Everyone turned to leave. Realizing their tiredness, they hurried to give a parting wish to Naruto before they left, accompanied by the senseis. Only Team 7 was remaining now.
=) It's not over yet.. But was this chapter good enough? Pleeeaseee review... =3