Chapter Four- Dancing
Sakura searched the grounds for her shy friend, Hinata, but was surprised that she couldn't seem to find her anywhere. Though just as the thoughts of a kidnapping or alien abduction skipped into her mind, she found her.
And she stared open-mouthed for about two whole minutes.
Hinata swayed and shook her limbs and hips elegantly…on the machine for Dance Dance Revolution!
Sakura snapped out of her two-minute trance once the song ended, and the girl Hinata had gone up against stepped off the machine, thoroughly defeated. Sakura ran up to Hinata, who nearly jumped out of her skin when Sakura appeared.
"Holy crap, Hinata, I had no idea you could bust some moves!" Sakura exclaimed as she jumped over to her dark-haired friend.
"O-Oh…yeah…we have it at home." Hinata explained. "It helps me pass the time."
"Why didn't you bring this out when we sleep over at your house?"
"I don't know…i-it never really crossed my mind."
"Ooh, imagine the look on Naruto's face when he sees you dancing! He's gonna fall for you faster than he can hit the ground!"
Hinata's face flushed. "S-Sakura…."
"Come on! You have got to show him! He'll be completely surprised! Guys love a girl who can dance!"
Hinata's face became even darker. "R-Really…you don't have to do anything."
"Oh, I won't." Hinata let out an internal sigh of relief. "I'll text Sasuke so he can bring Naruto by."
Hinata really looked as though she was about to pass out. She grabbed onto the metal railing located next to the machine to balance herself.
Sakura sighed. "Come on, Hinata, you've got to get a boyfriend some time. But I guess for now I'll just see what you've got, okay?"
"A-Alright…." Hinata stammered.
"Just let me put down my jacket." Sakura stated as she removed the jacket and placed it down.
However, while Hinata set up the game, Sakura opened her cellphone, shot out a quick text message, and grinned deviously before she turned to face off against Hinata.
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Down near the go-carts, Sasuke stood around and watched the carts zoom past. His mind kept going back to the pink-haired girl who had beaten him, and then the feel as she kissed his cheek.
Bing
Sasuke looked down and pulled his cellphone out of his pocket. His eyes widened slightly as he saw who sent him a message.
To:
DarknessAvenger
From: Saku-chan
Hey Sasuke, do me a
favor and bring Naruto down 2 the arcade pleeease?
~*~
Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the message, but shrugged his shoulders and decided to oblige. He looked around for a moment and saw Naruto in line for the go-carts. He walked over to the blond and tapped his shoulder.
Naruto turned around and grinned. "Hey Teme, are you gonna race?"
"Come to the arcade with me." Sasuke ordered.
Naruto gave Sasuke a skeptical look. "But I'm almost to the front of the line. Just wait until after this rou—"
"Now," Sasuke interjected harshly.
"But why?" Naruto asked.
Sasuke hated having to explain things to Naruto. "Just come on."
Naruto sighed and slipped out of the line. "You owe me a round on the go-carts for this."
"Whatever, let's go."
The two made their way across the park until they reached the main building which housed the arcade. Naruto and Sasuke walked inside and looked around.
"So why are we here?" Naruto questioned.
"Oh shut up and just—holy shit."
"What, what's going on?" Naruto followed where Sasuke had been staring. "Oh wow…."
Naruto and Sasuke stared for a moment as they laid eyes on Sakura and Hinata dancing together on the Dance Dance Revolution game. Both appeared to be talented, but Hinata seemed to be winning, and that's what really caught them.
Naruto's face bubbled from his normal color, to pink, to a shade a little darker, and then to a shade of scarlet across his cheeks.
Sasuke patted Naruto on the back. "Looks like dancing is a must on your dates."
Naruto whipped his head to the side and frowned at Sasuke. "What are you talking about, Teme?"
"I just mean when you finally get the balls to ask Hinata out you can go dancing rather than eat at a ramen stand."
"Hey, I do so have balls!" Naruto retorted.
"As you'd say…I'll note you didn't deny you wanted to ask Hinata out." Sasuke smirked jovially.
"Teme…." Naruto grumbled.
"Hey guys!"
The boys looked up, Sakura and Hinata had finished their game, and Sakura was waving at the two while Hinata hid behind her.
Sasuke raised a hand. "Hey…."
Sakura motioned for the two to come up, and they did so. Sasuke had to suppress a blush as he walked closer to Sakura and saw she was panting and slightly red. She somehow still managed to look so good. Obviously they had played more than one round.
"So, did you guys see us?" Sakura asked nonchalantly.
"Oh, yeah, Hinata you're a great dancer." Naruto stated, but didn't look up at Hinata, who still hid behind Sakura with a deep red on her face that didn't have to do entirely with all the dancing.
"I know, right, she beat me every round." Sakura beamed, and stepped to the side to show Hinata.
Sasuke opened his mouth to ask why Sakura asked him to come by with Naruto, but quickly shut it when he looked from Naruto to Hinata and got the picture. That and Sakura shot him a glance that told him not to say anything.
"So what're you guys doing here?" Sakura asked innocently after a couple moments of silence.
Naruto shrugged his shoulders. "I don't know, Teme wanted to come." Naruto turned to look at his best friend.
Sasuke was silent. Sakura mentally cursed that he hadn't come up with something. "Well, now that you guys are here anyway, Naruto, why don't you play a round with Hinata?"
"W-What?" Naruto and Hinata stammered simultaneously.
"Because I know you can dance, Naruto. I want to see just how good Hinata is." Sakura explained.
"So what, you're just going to watch?" Naruto asked.
"No." Sakura answered, and grabbed Sasuke arm. "Sasuke, would you come with me? I want to get some food. I'm starved."
"Uh…okay…." Sasuke answered slowly.
Before anyone could say anything else, Sakura yanked Sasuke's arm, and the two were off.
Naruto looked to Hinata. "So…uh…you want to dance?"
Hinata's face was bright red. "S-Sure…."
Down with Sasuke and Sakura, Sakura stopped just out of hearing distance from where they left Naruto and Hinata.
"I can't believe you're trying to play matchmaker." Sasuke huffed. "I thought you were above the level of Ino."
"I am, I am, this is waaaay better than the time Ino threw the both of them in a closet hoping they'd start kissing." Sakura replied.
"I have to admit at least you're not forcing them."
"Exactly, I'm trying to make it appear as though ironic things are happening to get them together."
"You're lucky Hinata's too shy and Naruto's too stupid, or they'd probably call you out on it and make your plan backfire."
"That's why it's going so perfectly. Now who's buying?"
"Say what?"
"You think I was kidding about being hungry?" Sakura questioned. "No, I really am! I slept in and missed breakfast this morning!"
Sasuke sighed and shrugged his shoulders. "I'll pay for mine if you pay for yours."
"Deal, wait…hey! We're just paying for our own then!"
"What, do you expect one to pay like a date or something?" The words just tumbled out of Sasuke's mouth, and once he was finished he wished he could take them back.
Sakura stared at him, and looked away for a moment. "Well…if you want it to be."
Sasuke had to contain his blush. "Hn…."
Sakura looked back to him. "Alright then, it's rock-paper-scissors to see who pays for our date! The one who doesn't just has to find a booth that'll let us see what Naruto and Hinata are up to!"
Sasuke smirked, he wouldn't call that a triumph yet, but he'd call it progress. Looks like speaking without thinking was a good thing; now if only the original master of that, Naruto, would get it together and ask out Hinata.
For now though, Sasuke has to pay.
Alright, well…I got this done! I had to move the TemaShikaIno-ness to the next chapter. The NaruHina-ness just kept going on and on, and SasuSaku-ness here and there, but TemaShikaIno next definitely. Well, I had already explained what happened to me in my profile, for the past two days I've been with friends, and it would have been the same today if I hadn't thrown up…but thankfully now I feel a whole lot better! And it gave me time to work on this! (And catch up on a bunch of stuff on here….) Anyway, I guess now I need to get some thoughts straight for the fifth chapter…this should be a decently long story! Right, till the next chapter! (Or maybe my oneshot, I got farther on that, too.)
