Chapter 12: Water park
She woke up the next day feeling sad and knowing the rest of the day would drag on. She was dressed and siting in the in the kitchen.
"Morning Sakura." Ino said quietly poring herself a bowl of frosted flakes.
Sakura nodded nibbling on the edge of her cherry pop tart.
They ate in silents until Ino left to go to Choji's doing god knows what. Sakura went back to her room and dressed in a pair of black jeans and a dark red tank top, and her wore her ultra high-high tops. Pulling her hair up into a messy bun she put a dark red baseball size flower in her hair.
She grabbed some money and her cell phone before leaving her apartment. She walked about three miles before she came to the cemetery. She walked about another half mile before she reached her parents tombstones. She sat with her back against an older tombstone, gazing at her parents resting place like every other year.
"What are you doing?" Someone asked from behind her.
Sakura screamed and threw herself away from the stone she was siting against, she turned and saw amusement dance in those dark eyes. "What the hell is wrong with you?" She closed her eyes with her hands over her heart.
"I'm sorry." He said sitting were she had previously been.
"No your not...what are you doing here Itachi?" Sakura stood, dusting herself off, and placed her hands on her hips.
"I was in the neighborhood and I thought I would stop by, and I am sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you...that severely." He smirked at her scowl.
"You were not in the neighborhood...why are you here?" She sat down beside him.
The wind picked up slightly. "I thought sense I was taking you to dinner tomorrow night, I should at least meat your parents." The wind was now gusting at about 40 miles an hour. "Your parents are very protective." He smirked at Sakura. Itachi stood before the tombstones and bowed slightly, show his respect. "Good afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Haruno...I would love for your approval for me to date Sakura," The wind calmed, but only slightly. "I swear to you both, I will not harm Sakura in anyway, may I have your approval to date your daughter?" The wind slowly became a gentle breeze once again. "Thank you...and Sasuke said you'd be here." Sakura had tears in her eyes when he turned back around to look down at her. "I believe your parents approve of me!" He said proudly.
Sakura couldn't help but smile at Itachi. "Thank you."
Itachi nodded once before reaching out and gently wiping away the tear that escaped out of the corner of her emerald eyes. "Your welcome."
Sakura blushed lightly and smiled, that's when her phone went off. She bit her bottom lip, then answered it. "Hello?"
-With Itachi-
'That perfect moment, ruined, by a damn phone call!' Itachi raged in side his head.
"Yeah, I'll be ready in a few minutes, tell everybody to meet me in front of the water park in half an hour." Sakura said, the look on her face was pure guilt. She hung up the phone then growled out something that sounded like 'crap.'
"Is something wrong?" Itachi asked.
"I forgot about the water park trip I promised my ballet students." She said, guilt was in her voice as well as her eyes and expression.
"I'll drive you to your apartment." He said leading her out of the cemetery, but not before she said her good bye's. She climbed into his car and Itachi drove to her apartment.
-With Sakura-
Sakura climbed out but before she shut the door she turned and looked at Itachi. "Would you like to go with the girls and me?" She asked.
Itachi smirked. "I'll be ready and waiting before you come back out of your apartment."
Sakura smiled and slowly shook her head. "Your on!" She turned and ran into her apartment as she heard his tiers screech against the pavement.
Sakura was already in her room and already had her dark red one piece on, she pulled on a pair of black girl trunks and a pair of black flip flops. She grabbed all her money and put it in one of her trunk pockets, she ran back down the stairs and out of her apartment, locking it as she went, and stopped on the sidewalk as Itachi sped up in his black Camero.
Sakura smiled and raised her hands in the air triumphantly. "I so totally won!" She cheered.
Itachi smiled. "By a few seconds...how many swimming suits do you have?" He asked noticing the one piece and trunks that stopped mid thigh.
"Just two." She answered climbing into his car. "This one and the one I wore at the beach...but if you count the ones I can borrow from Ino, my swimming suits are unlimited!"
Itachi smirked and drove toward the water park.
As they dove through the water park gates, which were big and beautiful like they were the gates to get into heaven itself, Sakura could see her girls standing under one of the palm tree's that surrounded the parking lot.
As soon as Itachi cut the engine Sakura was out of the car and jogging over to her girls. "Good afternoon lady's!" She said excitedly.
"Good afternoon, Miss. Sakura!" They all said in unison, then they all ran up and wrapped their little arms around Sakura's waist.
Sakura smiled and patted each of their heads. "Girls, I would like you to say 'hello' to Mr. Uchiha." She said gesturing towards Itachi.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Uchiha!" They all said in unison again.
"Just call me Itachi." He said flatly.
"Mr. Itachi," The littlest girl stepped up in front of Itachi. "Are you and Miss. Sakura going to get married?" The innocents of her question was the cutest thing both Itachi and Sakura had ever heard.
Sakura's face was a fine shade of red, it most likely the cutest thing Itachi had ever seen. "I'm not sure," He answered honestly, he got down on one knee and looked the little girl strait in the eye. "But you will be the first person to know if we do." He promised, a small smile played at the corner of his lips when the little girl smiled brightly and giggled 'okay'.
"Okay, lets go." Sakura said and ushered the girls into the front office.
Itachi walked ahead of them and handed the cashier guy a $100. "I believe this will cover it, keep the change." He added then draped his arm over Sakura's shoulders and lead the pink haired woman, and little women, through another set of gates and into the water park.
"Sakura, long time no see." A man yelled walking towards her.
Sakura smiled at him then walked over and wrapped her arms around the gangly, white-blue haired, purple eyed boy her age. "It's good to see you too Suigetsu, how's life been?"
"It's been better, Kisame keeps talking about Itachi's new pet...when I heard him say she had pink hair I knew it had to be you." Suigetsu said releasing her and looking over at Itachi. "If you hurt her in any way...I'll drown you!"
Itachi smirked at his comment. "How do you know Kisame?"
"He's my cousin...sadly." Suigetsu sighed, then noticed the girls, he walked over to them and knelt down to their eye level. "Are you girls going to have fun?"
"Yeah!" (unison...again)
"Good, now you be good to Sakura, and the snack bar is free." He added walking away with one more glance at Sakura and Itachi. "Give Sasuke and slap for me."
Itachi nodded. "Oh I will."
"Okay, listen up girls." The all turned to Sakura. "There are eight of you, so you will be teamed up in two groups of four...if any of you get separated from one another you stand by the snack bar and wait for ether Itachi or myself to come and find you, don't leave with anybody else, and don't wonder away from your group...you guy's are a team, stick together at all times!" As she spoke the girls separated in to their teams. "Now go have fun!"
The girls linked their hands together and ran off.
"Your just going to let them go?" Itachi asked surprised.
Sakura snorted. "No, you stay with that group I'll stay with this group." She smiled up at him. "Thanks for helping me out with this." Then she pecked him on the cheek before running after her group of girls.
Itachi smiled. "No problem." He said to himself as he ran after his own group.