Chapter 5- The Social Night

I gazed at the tall girl in front of me. Her hair was long and straight which bent over around her shoulder as it loosely fell down. The ends were curled so they bounced upon her shoulder. Her peachy dress reached down to the ground as she wore white silky gloves which reached up to her elbow. Her long dress had covered her heels she was wearing but she pointed it out so she could take a quick glance at it. The emerald jewel sparkled as if she was lost in its richness. Gold and diamonds hung from her ears and neck. They all combined to create the ultimate shine. Her face slightly filled with makeup, not too much of course, she smiled. There was another slight sparkle coming from her finger as she looked down at it to see what it was. A ring; its diamond sat in the middle, shining bright reflecting back out of the mirror.

"Sakura! Come on, already! Hurry up!" My mother broke the silence. I stopped looking at my mirror reflection, as I headed out bedroom door. The smile couldn't escape my face as soon as my parents set their eyes on me, walking towards them.

"S-sakura…" My mum stuttered. "Y-you're beautiful, dear." She gazed.

"Yes, you very much are." My father spoke in reply. "Now come on, you all ready?"

"Yep, my taxi's coming by soon." I replied giving him a good bye hug, and soon after, my mum too.

"Have fun dear." My mum smiled, leaning onto my dad's shoulder.

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I was lost; absolutely, ridiculously lost. I wandered around the large ballroom gazing at everyone. Half I hadn't even realize. Or maybe it was just the darkness of night outside, or the dark disco dance floor which hid them. Everything had started to come to mind when I saw Tim. He smirked at everyone passing by, showing his black fancy suit he wore. I scoffed. He was ridiculous. He leaned back onto a table, acting so calm and relaxed. Girls slowly appearing to him, as he started smirking even more. I couldn't recognise the girls, I didn't need to. They were just the girls Tim had always pleased and the main point: play. The thought of players, and the popular brought my mind to Sasuke. My stomach whirled, as the worst thought was to think he wouldn't turn up. He said he would, he would…for me… I looked away from Tim, and onto the plain polished wooden floor below. Sasuke, please…you must be here today… I guess I was too busy in my thoughts someone stood in my way. I looked up. He was wearing a black suit, just like all the other guys. Honestly, my mind was so blocked by Sasukeness I thought he was the one I had bumped into.

"Sasuke…?" The words came softly out of my mouth. I was a bit surprised to see it was my dance formal partner, Naruto. His face was scrunched up, a bit annoyed it seemed.

"Sasuke? You thought I was him?" Naruto sounded a bit annoyed. "Well, I'm more handsome than him." He playfully bragged. I chuckled.

"Hey Naruto." I smiled. Talking about Naruto's looks, he did look pretty handsome. His blonde hair was combed back and his cheeks were still cute and chubby. A conversation broke between us until we had spotted Ino. Naruto excused himself as he headed towards the drinks.

"Ino!" I exclaimed, running and trying not to trip over in heels. I grabbed onto her arm just before I fell. I looked up, and I gaped at the most beautiful girl in front of me. She wore a long violet dress and everything was just beautiful. Her hair was let down like me, but only half tied up and it looked all so gorgeous. Ino hugged me, as she cried out my name.

"I'm looking for my prince. Where is he?" Ino giggled, holding onto my arm.

"Prince? Who? Kiba?" The words stuttered.

"Yes, silly." Ino pushed a streak of hair behind her ear. "And are you looking for Sasuke?"

"I guess." I said, my ears pricking up. "H-have you found him…?"

"Yes! I met him by the front door. I didn't even know he was going to turn up! He looked so gorgeous. I think he was looking for you…" Ino pulled up a puzzle face. "Anyways, have fun sweetie, I've gotta go find Kiba. Find me when you've found him mkay?"

I quickly nodded as I dashed through the busy crowd. Trying to find my way across to the front door, everyone was bustling and shoving their way. Oh my, how will I ever get across? With the final sighs, and pushes through the busy crowd, I finally came to the large brown wooden door with intricate designs down the side. I gasped, looking around it. Sasuke was not there. I frowned, where was he?

"Sakura…" A voice behind me made me jump. My breath hitched; I knew perfectly who that was. I could recognise that voice from miles away and from anyone. My heart started stammering in my heart, as I slowly spun around.

My jaw slowly dropped as I set my eyes on Sasuke. His hair was still the messy way it was, but it looked cute that way. He wore a fine black suit with golden cuffs which made him look like a gentleman. His shoes were finely polished, that I could see. And oh, overall, he looked so hot; his cute face and those lips which looked so soft. His skin looked so smooth I had wanted to touch it. As I looked back at his gorgeous brown eyes, he too, had been examining me.

"I do look handsome don't I?" Sasuke smirked, as I angrily looked at him. He stuffed his hands in his pockets as he slowly paced towards me. My breathing started to mess up as I didn't even realise I held my breath in.

"Hi." Those were the only words which were able to come out. He chuckled slightly.

"May I have a dance with you…?" He kneeled on one knee, holding his hand out. I smiled as I gently placed my hand on his.

"My pleasure." I spoke, as he lifted himself up and walked onto the floor. Awkwardly I placed one of my hand on his shoulder, as he slowly slid his on my waist. I shut my eyes of the feel of it, taking a large breath in. I opened my eyes as we started to dance. The first few times had become awkward but then we soon got along.

"You know, I already have a social partner…" I said, slowly biting my lip.

"That I know, but this is a dance I only ask for." He smiled. We gazed into each other's eyes. After a few calm music beats, I spoke again.

"Sasuke, the other day, with Tim. I still am really curious of that day." I said.

"That was nothing." He said, looking down onto our feet which danced with the rhythm of the music.

"No, it was something. Why did he beat you up like that, and what had happened during that drama lesson? We were marked down because of you."

He chuckled slightly as he looked back at me. "Well, you don't know anything of my life, that's for sure. My parents were killed when I was young, and my brother ran away from home, and I raised up by these people I didn't even know. They hadn't cared about me, and they treated me like trash. I was sent to this school where everybody had teased me, because I had the fear."

"The fear of what…" I asked, entranced in his story.

"The fear of physically hurting people and people not accepting me. I can't punch, hit, smack and so on. Even though my fake parents always did it to me. I was not able to do these. I was brutally teased day and night. I could never sleep, and so I had always needed to cry myself to sleep because it was the only way. I had to move school, and so I came here, and until that drama lesson, Tim had teased me. You don't know,"

His voice had started to seep away like he was about to cry. "Maybe I do. I've been through the same…" I said, softly. "And you were the main one to hurt me all this time!"

"Sakura…" He took in a breath and looked into my eyes.

"You talk about going against torture and yet you give it yourself!" I cursed angrily.

"Sakura, that's not it!" He raised his voice a little bit more.

"Then what, you idiot!?" I angrily got off him.

"It's because…I…oh forget it. You know what? You have made my life easier and sweeter and I've wanted to thank you on that. I had a shitty life back then, until I met you. You brightened up my life, and I had always wanted to stay near you. I'm sorry for those teases and harsh words, but they made me smile at the end, and it did to you as well. I'm not confessing this. I'm just stating this." He trailed off, as he slowly walked away. I sighed, looking down at my feet. A few minutes later, I heard a large clash from the drinks. I ran towards them and I was shocked and mouth-gaped to see Naruto and Sasuke fighting. Sasuke punched Naruto in the cheek, and Naruto kicked him in the leg. I screamed as I pushed in between them.

"What are you thinking!? What's going on here?" I exclaimed. The two stopped, then dumbly looked at each other.

"He tripped me over and then I got mad." Sasuke sighed. I was speechless and looked disgustingly at Sasuke and Naruto. "Look, I've got to go now. Bye." He simply walked off. I wanted to cry. I wanted to run home and hide. I wanted to brawl my eyes out. This day was a disaster, a day wasted, and I'd never know what more there was to come.

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Author's Note

Hey guys, a super loonngg chapter again. I'd like to tell you that there are only a few more chapters left, not many. Thank you for reaching it this far and I hope you're enjoying it. I also gave a little back story on Sasuke, but there is more to come!

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