Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

Chapter Twenty

I woke slowly to the sound of singing. The chest I used as a pillow kind of vibrated so it was safe to assume that it was Hidan who sang.

Suddenly I remembered that it was my eighteenth birthday and I realized that Hidan sang 'Happy Birthday' to wake me up. I lifted my head and silenced him with a kiss.

"Thank you." I told him, earning a smile in return.

"We better get up, it´s almost ten and I know there is breakfast waiting for you in the kitchen." He said and only let me use the bathroom and brush my hair before leading me to the kitchen despite me still being in my pajamas.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAKURA!"

I almost fainted at their rather loud greeting, I was only half awake and hadn´t really been looking where I was going. But now I looked up to see that all of the gang had gathered in the kitchen clearly intent on celebrating this day with me.

Even the stoic Itachi Uchiha had a small smile visible on his face.

I was pushed down to sit on a chair at the table, food covered every surface in the kitchen and the only thing missing was apparently me.

"Guys I… I don´t know what to say…"

"You don´t need to say anything Saku, we just want you to have fun and enjoy yourself." Sasori said from the chair next to mine.

I focused my gaze on him for almost a full minute without saying anything before I turned and faced all of them, exclaiming.

"I love you guys…"

With that said we enjoyed the amazing breakfast which was finished with a huge cake courtesy of Konan. When I left the kitchen to get back to my bedroom and get dressed, I was stopped in the hallway by Deidara and Kakuzu.

"Come on Blossom, we need to get you ready un!" Deidara told me and started dragging me in the direction of his bedroom.

"Ready for what?" I asked them, confused, and Kakuzu told me with a tone that said he thought I was an idiot.

"You´re birthday lunch of course."

"Lunch? But we just had breakfast!"

"Believe me, when we´re done with you, you´ll be hungry again." Deidara said with a smile that almost scared me.

He led me into his bedroom but didn´t let go of my hand until we were in his bathroom.

"Put on this bikini, I´ll be back in two minutes." He commanded me and gave me a beautiful scarlet bikini with gold rings in the sides. I stared after him when he closed the door; I was extremely confused but did as he had told me anyway.

When he came back Kakuzu was with him and while Kakuzu drew a hot bath for me, Deidara took a look at the new tattoo on my back. He had helped draw it but he had not seen it.

"Oh Kami this is the most beautiful tattoo I´ve ever seen, this must be you´re greatest piece Kakuzu."

"Yeah, It´s something to be proud over indeed."

I had never heard Kakuzu and Deidara agree on something before so I was stunned silent. I loved my tattoo and thought that it was the most beautiful one ever made, I hadn´t thought that I would get the same reaction from my boys. Deidara directed me into the bath and surprisingly started to wash my hair, his fingers treading through my hair without resistance.

When the last suds where rinsed from my hair I was wrapped in a giant towel and led to Deidaras bed where I was told by Kakuzu to lie down on my stomach. I did as told and moaned in bliss when his talented hands started working on massaging my back.

I think I fell asleep during the massage because when I looked at the clock the next time, three hours had passed. I sat up and quickly realized that someone had put on some lotion all over my body, my skin was unusually soft and smelled a little like sea and coconuts.

I was still only in the red bikini and the towel but someone had also put a thick blanket over my body, preventing me from getting cold. I stood up in the same moment as Deidara entered the room.

"Good you´re awake." He said happily and gave me a dress. "Put this on please, I´ll go and get Kakuzu."

I felt once again confused but I did as I was told, I was sort of curious of what would happen next. I found clean underwear on the bathroom counter but there was no bra in sight which concerned me a little.

But I ignored it for now and instead put on the dress. It was black but not solid black, more black with a dark red tint. It ended mid-thigh but didn´t feel too short and it moved nicely when I twirled in front of the mirror. It had a halter neck with a rather deep but narrow neckline, showing just the right amount of cleavage. It also had a built in bra, thank Kami...

The dress had absolutely no back, effectively showing off the tattoo that only Hidan, Kakuzu and Deidara had seen. Underneath the dress I wore a pair of black silk panties and black tinted stay-ups along with a pair of black, high heeled pumps. Deidara came back and I turned around and faced him.

"Holy shit! If I wasn´t gay I´d date you for sure." He told me with his jaw hanging wide open. It made me smile.

"Thanks Deidei…"

"Well, let´s see if I can take my eyes off of you long enough to do your hair then Blossom." He joked and I chuckled in response before sitting down in the appointed chair. While Deidara worked on my hair, Kakuzu returned with what to me looked like jewelry.

But as soon as the door shut behind him he stopped and only stared at me.

"Kazu? Are everything okay?" I inquired, a little bit worried.

"He´s fine Blossom, only stunned at your beauty." Deidara reassured me and Kakuzu managed to get his mouth to work again.

"Yeah, I´m fine." He agreed and then put the box of hopefully jewelry down on the dresser.

"I´m done, take a look Sakura." Deidara told me and gave me a small handheld mirror. I angled the mirror so that I could see the back of my head and gasped at how beautiful it looked.

My short hair was pinned up with pins that looked like diamonds and glittered even in the fade light in Deidaras bedroom. He had also used a hairspray that contained a small amount of glitter as well.

Kakuzu opened the box and pulled out perhaps the most beautiful necklace I have ever seen, making my eyes widen in awe. The necklace was a thin but strong silver chain that held a tiny rose made of ruby and emerald. The flower itself of course was made of red ruby and the stem was made of dark green emerald.

"Oh Kami… This is the most beautiful necklace I have ever seen Kazu…" I finally managed to get out while turning around, allowing him to clasp it around my neck.

"That´s what we´re hoping for Blossom, the outfit and accessories are our birthday present to you." Deidara told me while holding up a black leather jacket for me to put on, the jacket would hide my tattoo until I felt like showing it to everybody else.

But the jacket itself was just as pretty as everything else. The hardness of the leather and the zippers made a nice effect against the softness of the dress and hair.

"Aw! You guys are awesome and I love you!" I exclaimed, extremely happy with my new look. And if the smug looks on Deidara and Kakuzu were anything to go by, they were rather satisfied with the result as well.

"Now I only need Konan to help me with the make-up…" I mumbled to myself. But the guys heard me and offered to go and get her so I wouldn't have to show myself before we were leaving.

I didn´t have to wait long before Konan came rushing through the door, an enormous smile on her face. But when she got a good look at me she froze in place just like Kakuzu had done.

"Oh my… Sakura you look absolutely fantastic!" She exclaimed and rushed forward to hug me. When she let go she shoved me down to sit on the bed as she started digging through her make-up case in search of the mascara.

When she finally was done with me I had on some mascara and eyeliner, making my eyes pop. I also had on dark red eye shadow accented by a pale white, glittery one. I had on only a tiny bit of blush and the dark red lipstick brought the whole thing together.

She then left to change clothes herself but promised that she would come back and get me as soon as we were ready to go. I sat down to wait and realized that Deidara had been right, I was starving again.

Konan soon came back and she had a small box with her which she gave me with the words.

"Open it! I think that you will want to put my gift on right away!"

I did as she said and the content of the box took my breath away. It was piercing jewelry, each of the items matching my new necklace. I quickly changed all of my piercings to my new ones, giving Konan a bright smile as every piece of jewelry on my body matched.

She smiled back before linking her arms through mine and leading me towards the garage where the boys were waiting for us.

When we entered the garage we were met by silence. I looked up shyly to see that all of the boys were staring at us. Konan had on a dark blue dress the same color as her hair which were cut in a way to show off her small baby bump and a pair of black, glittery ballerina flats.

I knew both of us looked stunning.

"Ready to go boys?" Konan asked them, pulling them back to reality. Pein and Sasori got their bearings first and walked towards a covered object next to Konans Camaro, gesturing for me to follow them.

I did and when they stopped in front of the covered object, I did as well.

"This is your gift from me and Pein." Sasori explained with a smile and pulled the cover off of the object. Underneath it was my dream car.

A Dodge Charger from 1970 with a massive HEMI engine under the hood. It was painted a beautiful black and the rims were exquisite. I loved it.

When I managed to take in that they had gotten me my absolute favorite car in the whole world, I wrapped them both in a bone-crushing hug and didn´t let go.

"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! I love it! I love it! I love it!" I was so happy I bounced up and down and my voice was almost painfully loud.

"Are you sure? We can still return it otherwise…" Pein joked but I only smacked him over the head, warning him.

"Don´t you dare touch my baby!" The others laughed behind us and I quickly jumped in my brand new car, asking them.

"Wasn´t there someplace we were going? I want to take my baby for a test drive." That elicited even more laughs from them but Hidan got in the passenger seat and Kisame and Itachi got in the back of my new baby.

"You guys go ahead to the restaurant, we´ll meet you there." Itachi told Pein before I started the engine and revved it a few times only to get to hear the sound of the powerful HEMI engine.

"If we survive. Do you even know how to work a gear stick kitten?" Kisame added and I smiled an evil little smile before putting the car in reverse and quickly backing out of the garage.

I then quickly put in the first gear and took off, making two black lines on the asphalt. The tires didn´t grip until third gear, finally ending the two black lines that now were behind us. The smell of burned rubber assaulted my senses and I sighed in pleasure as I set course on the highway, I wanted to know what this car could do.

I cast a glance in the rearview mirror and burst out laughing; both Kisame and Itachi were pale and had a death grip on their seat belts. Hidan turned and looked as well before adding his laugh to mine.

"I do believe she knows how to work a gear stick." He told the two in the back, barely being able to stop laughing.

I was thrilled to see that the highway was almost empty, casting a quick glance at Hidan before downshifting and floor the gas pedal. The beautiful creature of a car immediately responded and as I shifted gears again the feeling of a hand pressing us back in our seats made me giggle.

I loved this.

But I slowed down soon again, I didn´t want to get a speeding ticket today. I heard all of my passengers exhale in relief as I parked outside the restaurant where we were to meet the others.

My huge smile and Hidans, Kisames and Itachis pale faces made the others laugh before we made it inside. We were led to a private room; obviously someone had reserved this for us.

When everybody was seated I stood up and made an announcement.

"I have something I wish to tell all of you. A few weeks ago a got a new tattoo from Kakuzu. Deidara drew it up for me and it is only those two and Hidan who has seen it. Now I wish to show it to the rest of you guys and I hope that you will understand the meaning behind it."

With that said I took off my jacket and turned around, giving all of them a good view of my bare back. I heard sound of movement behind me and closed my eyes, if someone didn´t like the tattoo I didn´t want to see it.

Suddenly I was crushed in a hug that I recognized came from Tobi and then what felt like a million voices buzzed around me. Everybody telling me how much the tattoo meant for them and that it was a really stunning piece of art.

I smiled, happiness filling my entire being. They had liked it! Soon everyone settled down and went back to their seats and food was brought in. A lot of it. And it was all of my favorite dishes.

After everyone had eaten Itachi, Kisame, Tobi and Zetzu disappeared and I looked curiously after them. Hidan gripped my hand underneath the table and explained it to me in a whisper.

"I believe they are getting their gifts to you, they will be back soon."

"When do I get your gift then?" I asked him with a seductive smile. He chuckled lightly and told me.

"Patience Sakura, patience."

I didn´t have any time to complain to him because the others returned and approached me with their gifts. Kisame gave me a gift card that told me that I and a friend would spend an afternoon swimming with dolphins. Itachi gave me a few very rare and very expensive books that I had no idea how he had known I wanted.

Tobi got me another gift card, this one promising a full day at an amusement park with a friend. And Zetzu had gotten me a beautiful bonsai tree along with some movies I had mentioned that I wanted.

I loved every gift very much because they clearly had spent a lot of energy on finding something that I would really appreciate. The only one who´s gift was still a mystery was Hidan´s.

But before I could start pestering him about it, the cake was brought in. a stunning creation of chocolate, whipped cream and cherries.

When we left the restaurant it had been another few hours and it was now late afternoon. We went back to the house and gathered in the living room in front of a movie. It felt great to have Hidan on my right side, Kisame on my left side and Deidara sitting on the floor in between my legs. It was warm and comfortable, it felt safe.

When the movie ended Hidan gave me card that told me he was taking me to a luxurious hotel for the weekend and I actually squealed in happiness and locked my arms around his neck in a hug. But I couldn´t help but feel a slight sting of disappointment that he hadn´t gotten me a ring after all…

Our hug was interrupted by the doorbell ringing and I quickly skipped down the hallway to open the door before anyone else had a chance to move.

When I opened the door I still had a bright and cheery smile on, but it faded fast as I realized who I had opened the door for.

Sasuke Uchiha.