Holding Out.
Chapter 5. Traps.
"WHAT?!" Naruto screeched.
"Well... Kind of, we're not yet. Our families are very close they've always been, and before we were born my parents and Sakura's parents decided that we should be married, and they signed all that legal paper work so when she reaches age twenty-three or twenty-four... I don't remember, well marry." Kin said with a smirk.
"Well if she's not already married by then, which I doubt she'll be single when she's twenty-four." Kin said with a sigh.
"Oh Kin shut up, don't you have anything better to do than talk about your obsession with me." Sakura said with a smirk while she hit him in the back of the head, he winced.
"I take that back... Your going to be single forever if you keep hitting the guys that are interested in you!" He said with a smirk, she took of her high heel and threw it at him, he dunked and the beautiful shoe lodged its self in the drywall.
"Geez I'm joking! Nice throw!" He committed and she smirked.
Her hair was curled and all pinned to her right side, her hair reached her waist and she wore a tight black dress that showed her curvy body. She wore one lace up black high heels, and no jewelry. Her make up was a dramatic smoky eye, she looked beautiful. her hips swung as sheretrieved her heel.
"The reason I came here...-" Sakura was interrupted.
"To see me of course!" Kin said and avoided her glare.
"No.. We have a meeting... All racers. And a press conference. In half an hour." She said and then exited the garage, he hips swinging while she walked away.
Sasuke followed after her. His khaki shorts and dark collared shirt were Good enough for the small meeting. Naruto screamed and ran inside to put on better clothes, he kept yelling wait but Sasuke continued walking next to the only female racer.
Her dress moved on her thighs while she walked, her open back swayed slightly, she had one, one inch gold beaded strip that went from her neck to her butt, making it half backed, it lured the eyes, and made her body look tanner and smaller.
Sasuke caught himself watching her and looked ahead, Itachi and Kisame were dressed Nicely and were a few yards in front of the walking pair. Sakura's heels clicked as she walked on the white marble floors.
They entered a large meeting room, Sakura stood straight while Sasuke leaned into the shadows, and on a large white pole. After ten minutes of gathering and casual socializing the meeting started.
"Okay racers most of you have done this before, but for the noobies here are the rules and the set up."
"Two teams will race from each Division. No exotic fuels, no cheating, no listening in on other teams signals, no purpose crashes. We want a nice and clean first race, oh and please stay somber enough to drive your vehicle." The referee advised.
The meeting went on, Sakura blocked out most of the talking up until they called her name. She caught her sticker and magnet, she nodded and left the small room. Her face was blank, she was setting back into a emotionless state, a cold state. She could focus better this way and win.
She Got in her black mustangs and drove off, she needed to get relaxed.
The black mustang Pulled up, the Paparazzi flocked around the car, four black suited men stepped forward and guided Sakura out. Paparazzi were screaming questions and taking pictures of the cold teenage girl, it was forty minutes before the race.
"Haruno!... " One paparazzi caught her attention for a minute.
"Listen. I'll answer ten questions after those you'll let me get on with what I do best... Racing." She said in a cool quiet voice that made them all shut up to hear.
"Sakura! What guarantees your victory tonight?!" After the question was asked many shut up and stopped moving and looked at the relaxed girl.
"I have no Guarantee, I'll never have a Guarantee when it comes to this sport. No serious racer does. But I can Assure you I'm as prepared as I'll ever be and I'll give it my all." She answered with a cold smirk.
Everyone in the stadium was silent and they were watching Sakura on the screen, her parents sat by Sasuke's parents in a closed box.
"Haruno do you have any plan to incorporate with your Team mate... And Ex boyfriend Neji Hyuuga?" Another person yelled.
"No... We may be in the same team but when the gun is shot were competitors just like everyone else, the only difference is if he gets hurt or in trouble, it's fully my responsibility to win for the both of us." She said emotionlessly.
"Could you say tonight is a big night? Are you nervous?" Two paparazzi yelled.
"Asking if I'm nervous is a stupid question... Of course I'm nervous. Being nervous means I care. It's a race I've been in hundreds of races but at any moment something wrong could happen, I have to trust myself and my team." She answered.
"Even if tonight is just a practice night, in sorts. Even if it's to determine if you can switch and be on a better team I can assure you it's a big night, I'm bringing everything, I'm going to do my best." She said.
"If you get a good offer would you switch teams?"
"In all honesty I don't care if the teams in last, I don't care about money or staying number one the whole time, I care about the teams determination and attitude if it's there then I would be happy to join their team, currently I'm on an amazing team, and I don't plan on switching."
"You don't leave your team if you lose one race, you stick with them through thick and thin, they're my second family." She answered with a small smile.
"Haruno... What advise would you give other girls that want to race with the boys?"
"To go out and do it! Don't quite because you fell down, or because some boy told you to give up. I was rejected at least thirty times when I told people I wanted to race, the rejected me because I'm a girl, now look we're I am." She said with a full smile that was rarely seen, it was breath taking, but just as fast as it was there it was gone.
"What's a peice of advise you could give to your competitors tonight?" a man asked.
"Good luck, and... Bring it on, take me seriously and race me like I'm a guy, or else don't cry at the finish line." She said with a smirk, and looked right at the Camera that was going to the big screen.
"Do you have anyone inperticular that you would like to race this season, or that you'd like to beat tonight."
"I'm excited to race Team Uchiha, and my Ex, not because of the break up, well not all of it, but because he's good, he's actual competition." She said before she walked away, the Paparazzi moved away and took pictures of her exotic dress.
"You heard it first and directly from Haruno Sakura. She's got her Cool and Cold mask on and she's ready to go play with the boys." The reporter said to the camera that went to the big screen. Everyone was watching.
Boys wolf whistled. While she walked past, she went into her garage and grabbed her black leather skinny jeans, she grabbed her wedge three inch black leather riding boots, and her tight sparkly hemmed red low V neck, she grabbed her crop top leather jacket that pulled the outfit together, she let her hair down, the curls flowed down her back.
"Hi... I just wanted to tell you... Good luck tonight... Be careful." Neji said quietly from the edge of her garage.
"You too." She said emotionlessly. She heard the ten minute beep, and grabbed her Black Suzuki gsxr600 and swung her leg around the beautiful bike. She grabbed a little necklace that had a small four inch veil of oily liquid in it and strung it around her neck, like a necklace.
She pulled out of the garage and sped off to The track. She flew out of the black gates that were only one forth open and drove around the track before She was beeped into the pit stop. She listened to her instructor over her earpiece.
"Sakura.. we've just got news on a set up. Two of the Honda team members are planning on blocking you out and letting another team win, the other team is undetermined but Neji over heard the talk, be careful and wait for them, try to stay ahead of them or slightly behind." He said and she nodded her consent.
It's been a while sense someone has done a stunt like this, hopefully I can get out of it. She thought to herself.
"Hell yeah We'll get out of it we get out of everything." Her inner screamed, she smirked.
"Let's get this show on the road." She said to herself, no one could hear her, which was probably a good thing.
She floored it out of the small pit stop area, her necklace bounced against her chest, as her bike bumped along the path. She pulled up in lane three in between two smirking men riding on Honda red motorcycles. Their smirks did not go unnoticed by the only female racer.
She smirked under her full helmet, she preferred to be covered up. It helped her focus, she revved her motor three times, all the motorcyclists heads turned towards her, the announcer laughed over the intercom.
"Haruno is getting impatient, her and the crowd are ready for this race to begin." He said in a amused tone.
The referees nodded to each other, the red motorcyclists turned their bikes towards Sakura's lane, she noticed and quickly let off on her engine and switched two gears down, the referee near the starting line pulled the trigger and the gun shot echoed through the stadium.
She revved her engine but hit the breaks as the two red motorcycles pulled into her lane and in front of her, they crossed and went into the opposites land, she shot forward taking advantage of their cross separation, she shot in between them before they could do it again.
"Looks like the Red Honda Devils are aiming for Haruno. But their failing, the girls pretty clever when it comes to racing, a simple cross off won't stop her." The announcer praised.
She smirked and made her way in front of a blue Dashiki. She edged forward, closing in on the three lead black motorcycles, she skidded behind, she let a small frustrated growl out and quickly went to the forth lane, she was in line with the three but the outer lanes had the disadvantage.
The first turn was coming up, she pressed three fourths of her gas down, this was her only chance to pull ahead. Normally you would decrease your gas especially on a turn. She leaned all the way to the left, her knee bumped and skidded against the ground.
"Haruno's taking an early turn, this is unnatural for an outer lane." The announcer called.
She easily passed the third person, she had to drive forward and turn, she cursed as her knee hit harder, she started to pass the second, the curve was ending when she continued to stay low, she pressed more gas and over took the first rider. She slowly brought her bike up, and floored it as she stayed three feet in front of the second place racer.
"Haruno does a fantastic pass, a nice way to use those curves, but very difficult. The low turn could be fatal." The announcer said.
Sakura continued to cruise for three more laps, she had four more to go, people were stopping for their pit stops, she was the last one on the track, she was half way through her fifth lap when she needed more gas.
"Haruno's been going for sometime, it looks like her crew is trying to call her in but... She won't go in. Even if she doesn't want to stop the bike will." The announcer said with a smile.
"Sakura. Pit stop! Now!" A voice boomed in her ear, she winced.
She considered it before she half turned in, she stopped for three seconds, she pulled the necklace off and stuck it in the gas container. She pulled out and sped off yet again.
"Wow that was a five second pit stop, she must have something up her sleeve. The others are trying to catch up but this girl is at least a forth of a lap ahead of everyone." The announcer said.
Sakura remainder ahead and started to see the Two red riders ahead, they were stopping, their bikes skidded together and started a fire that covered half the track, they stood on either side, smirks on their faces. One other blue bike "accidentally" skidded into the chaos and with all three bikes laying on the ground and on fire the path was completely blocked.
The riders stood behind the flames, almost verifying their work, and daring you to cross one, because you won't make it past the other. She sped forward and skidded her bike to a hard stop, she looked at the scene in awe, she couldn't get threw and they'd be catching up soon.
She looked at her supervisors, her parents, she saw pissed Ino, hinata and Tenten sitting by them yelling insults at the referees, and the racers happy coach. Sakura pulled her helmet off and looked at the crowd of people, after a minute she caught Ino's eye.
'What do I do?' was the unasked question between the two. Ino sent her a 'I can't believe you look.' Sakura sent her a 'what the hell am I suppose to do look', she raised her arms for emphasize. Ino motioned with her fingers to jump.
Duh. Why hadn't she thought of it earlier that's the only thing she could do. She smirked and put her helmet back on.
"The block aid set up here... Is legal, they're working on clearing it but it could be a good forty minutes."
Sakura gave a frustrated cry, she saw about six riders gathering at her sides and some behind them, they'd caught up, one rider didn't stop, he went through, the man moved aside for him to go. He continued going around the track.
So he was the one they wanted to win. Sakura thought. A stupid rider that didn't know what was going on tried the same route, his bike was engulfed in flames and he was thrown backwards on his back.
The bike only added more flames and a harder path to cross, the exempt rider was halfway around the track, Sakura revved her engine and swirled around, she drove backwards, motorcycles made a small for her, she smirked and drove back about one hundred yards, she revved her engine twice.
She ignored the protests from her coach, and supervisors. She furiously took her ear piece out and threw it in the ground.
"Haruno refuses to listen to her coaches, this could cost her." The announcer said.
Sakura shot forward at a furious speed, half way to the jump she cut her front three wires, her bike shot forward at a unnatural speed.
"What did she cut? Whatever it was made her go faster." The announcer said.
"She's going to try and Jump it." The announcer said excitedly.
"Sakura was ten feet away, when she quickly pulled her feet up and hooked them on her Handel bars, she stood straight up, riding her bike, by standing.
"An amazing and very dangerous trick." The announcer said in awe, as the rest of the crowd watched in plain awe.
When she was a foot away she jumped up with all her force, the bike went in the air and jumped over the ruble, only little fire danced on the bottom of the bike, she lost her footing like predicted, the man moved to avoided being hit, she flipped in mid air her bike still in the air along with her, the fire threatened her helmet, she twisted three times before she landed one foot on her bike.
She sat down, and landed on the track, she bumped three times before she got her right traction again, the crowd was on their feet screaming with fear and excitement. She quickly dove down for a nice turn, he balance was back and she zoomed forward, after a few seconds she was caught up to the slow Honda rider.
"Haruno is passing the setter of the little incident up there." The announcer said excitedly.
Sakura smirked ad half the rubble was cleared and the racers started flying past again. She had one lap to go, she quickly over lapped four of the racers and pulled ahead of the cheater.
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