I am so sorry about the last chapter being both short and very suckish. SOOOOOO to make up for it I wrote this one and I pray that you enjoy it cause I enjoyed writing it. These place they are going to is a mix between a club and a rave I don't put songs in my fics and I refuse to even acknowledge the Naruto games as part of Naruto sorry but that's MY OPINION. Everyone has one including me. Now to address my dearest flamers. I do not take kindly to the way some of you decided to word your in-boxes and even had to moderate one review. I don't mind if you tell me you don't like something but you don't get to decide what I do and don't write about. You are attempting to bully me, but I have never scared easily, and as such you must remember that your threats are mear words on a screen. That takes away about 70% of the intimidation right there. Now that I have adequately stressed the importance of civility I will thank my Wonder full, fantastic, fabulous, reviewers. You guys/girls rock so hard. I went to sleep I promise and got a solid four hours of sleep. Well I'm going to shut up now and as always reviews are not necessary but are inspirational. Inappropriate flames will be ignored.
If anyone ever told Sakura Kotaru was ungentlemanly she would laugh in their face and punt them from the hospital's front door to the Kazekage towers front doormat. Not that they would appreciate it. She had the aim and the chakra and to her calculations she could do it just barely provided that the wind resistance wasn't to great. Kotaru had shown up on her door step about five minutes early. Two things none of the other candidates had done thus far. He handed her a plastic container. When she opened it she discovered its contents were her favorite thing in the whole world shiratama anmitsu. He had either done his homework, or paid attention to her at the phoenix wing. She guessed the second due to his level headed traits and observation skills. She didn't know wether or not to eat it then or take it with her.
"I would suggest you save it for later Haruno-san, or may I call you Sakura?" He asked politely was a smile on his face.
"Sakura is fine I Kotaru." She smiled back as she allowed him to enter while she set the treat in the fridge. As she began to put her high heals on he placed a hand on her arm with a smile effectively stopping her.
"Please put on some more comfortable shoes Sakura. It's easier to have a good time when your feet aren't strapped to a board with a tiny spike to balance on." He laughed as she gave a grateful sigh.
"Have I ever told you how wonderful you are?" She laughed tossing her normal foot wear on. Sure it didn't match but it's not like that matter since he pants legs covered the majority of her feet.
"Not since we left the phoenix wing. See doesn't that feel better?" Kotaru joked as he held a hand out to her which she readily took. His hands were soft despite their appearance.
"Much better! So let's go eat." She smiled pulling him out the front door. Kotaru wasnt surprised in the least. He had been rough at first this was due to the fact that he had been the cadaver she tore apart when her melt down had occurred. She felt that she needed to treat him like lace when he first met her. This irritated him to actually yelling at her. Something he had never intended to do. After that she treated him like one of her team seven members. Eventually he grew fond of her as well and took notice of all the little things no one else bothered to. That was when they had grown closer and he found himself thinking of her more often. He would do things to see her smile which more often than not pissed of Kakashi. They both shared the love of peace, and relished in the thought of it lasting forever. Realistically they knew that was unlikely, but it was good to dream. They often shared stories of their past, and picked on Naruto playfully. Whom would tell him he looked like Deidara with white hair, or boast that he had defeated him once and could do it again. To which he pointed out that it wasn't actually him that was defeated. This would earn a laugh from Sakura as Naruto sulked in a corner never to bring the subject up again.
He stoped suddenly in front of a rather large building and almost groaned in protest. The two stood in front of a building where music seemed to ooze from its windows and door. It seems she had remembered that god awful promise ment to be a joke. He looked down at the excited woman as she looked back at him with a smile on her face and in her eyes. Her couldn't deny that smile any more than he could deny a starving dog sustenance.
"I see you remembered my promise." He joked hoping she was joking.
"Yeah you said that it was a shame that no one has ever taken me out dancing, and promised when we got the chance you would. I just figured that this was the best way to do it since you can't wiggle out of it and we can also get something to eat." She giggled as she looked back at the building.
"Men do not wiggle our way out of things. We talk our way out with intelligence and logic. You insult my honor." He joked exaggerating a hurt expression. This caused a fit of laughter on her behalf.
"To bad you have no choice." She giggled pulling him into the building, and directly to a table. The lighting was low and the lights of different colors were swooping over the crowd. The atmosphere was loud but enjoyable and drew one in with a warm welcome. Sakura sat with him smiling as a waiter came over. He gave a quick glance to Kotaru with a smile, and then proceeded to lock his gaze on the woman beside him. Sakura was not oblivious to this and in response she leaned over to Kotaru whom instinctual placed an arm around her exposed shoulder. This effectively tucked her into his side and caused the waiter to snap his eyes back to Kotaru whom cocked an eyebrow glancing at the waiter.
"Kotaru- koi could you order for us?" She placed a palm against his chest causing his heart to speed up a bit. Instead of shock he took his cue and smirked looking back at her.
"I suppose I could but you'll owe me later tonight my cherry blossom." He put his nose to her nose ear adding a slight huskiness to his voice effectively making the waiter retreat say he would get them a new waiter. Once the flustered man was out of earshot which wasn't far with the music, the two separated with howls of laughter. The next waitress to come took their order professionally and left with no trouble. After their meal she decided to drag him to the dance floor with little effort. He had planned on the evening being awkward to an extent but not as awkward as it was about to become.
Almost immediately the song faded into the next one that Sakura had obviously known. Her body seemed to forget that with everything he was, underneath he was a man. Her hips sway left and right as he gently led her through the motions. His control was intact. HIs arm sliped around to the small of her back and she smiled feeling his innocent touch on the exposed skin where her shirt did not cover. He was in control. The tempo picked up a little and she wrapped an arm around his neck her forehead against his as their eyes locked. He was pulling back on the reigns of his control, but still in control. His free hand ran up her brachium crossing her elbow, allowing his fingertips to ghost over her forearm and meet her palm. He was slipping but he would not lose his control. Her chest flattened to his as her back arched as he choose th dip her back exposing her neck. His eyes locking to her neck his facial expression was carefree and that of enjoyment. His control almost shattered until the annoying blond interrupted and for once he was glad she did, because at that moment he was going to cross the line. Thank god for Ino Yamanaka and Choji Akimichi.
"Forehead what are you doing here?" Ino asked as she, Choji, Ten ten, a very clingy Genma, and Neji had shifted through the crowd. He brought her up and spun her to face her blond friend as he pulled her back into him possessively. Her back was flat against his chest as he continued to move with her his eyes meeting Neji's.
"I'm on one of those dates. Don't you remember helping me pick this place?" She laughed oblivious to Kotaru's glaring match with a very upset Hyuga. Sakura raised her eyebrow at Ten ten and Genma.
"He's drunk." She deadpanned as he grinned stupidly singing loudly words that didn't begin to go to the current song.
"He's the one who chews on the poison Senbon right?" Kotaru had dipped his head and was now whispering in her ear with a playful tone. If she had looked she would see the smile he wore and the look of triumph on his face when she nodded. Ten ten gave Ino a look of confusion.
"So how many time did you two treat him for poison before he became immune." Kotaru asked the medics as he released Sakura. He had sufficiently been able to choke slam his self control into submission finally. This earned a groan from Sakura remembering each time Genma was admitted as he changed his poison when it became ineffective or outdated. He would accidentally slip his toung over the tip and pierce his tounge. When the poison was extracted he would always wake up asking if they had managed to suck out the poison.
"To many." They answered simultaneously." To which Genma giggled oblivious to the actual conversation. A drunk Genma was an easily amused Genma he noted.
"So who's up for a drink?" Choji asked pulling Ino along with him. Sakura accepted the challenge lacing her fingers through Kotaru's and pulling him along to Neji's distaste. Neji excused himself for a moment and went outside for a while. Ten ten declined for both herself and Genma. She was on duty at the moment and technically she was supposed to be watching Sakura. She was supposed to just blend into the crowd but Ino had spotted her and Genma had attached himself to her. So she held her cover and played along pointing out Sakura to Ino. Naruto, had used his harem jutsu to pose as a waitress, and Sai had used a hinge jutsu to pose as a waiter. Sai's tiny ant drawings were scattered through the building. Hana and her ninkin were outside keeping watch of the exits and entrances on high alert. Choji had invited Ino out so he would not look suspicious on the dance floor. Tsunade had put together and interesting team of Anbu for this mission she noted.
Kotaru was easy to talk to and even got Ten ten laughing a few times. To bad was going to stay with Pein and Konan or she'd easily let him have a fair chance to woo her friend. If he would have decided to stay in Konohagakure she would have at this point fought alongside of him to keep Sakura at his side. He had chosen to live in rain, and that would mean the eventual loss of her friend and that was not something Ino would allow. Especially with random assholes and Tora trying to off the pinkett If it was Gaara she might have reconsidered. The man was equipped with a frigging living shield as long as there was sand near by Sakura would be safe, and lets face it who doesn't track dirt into their house, or get it mixed into their sweat.
Sakura was laughing at Genma whom had been tossed off of her by Kotaru for the second time when a familiar sound entered her ears. The voice caused her to become both enraged and stiff at the same time. She wanted to leave before he noticed her and yet she wanted to stay and not let the moron interrupt her good time. Kotaru saw her change in attitude and noticed the man causing it. He had over heard Itachi and Shisui at the hospital when they spoke of Tora, and he had noticed when the elder would try to belittle Sakura when he thought no one was present or could hear. So with no thought about it Kotaru pulled Sakura into his lap and turned his back to Tora. He cradled her against his chest and noticed Ten ten's intense stare on Tora. The waiter and waitress whom had taken their order hours ago had begun to cover the tables closer to them more often which had alerted him even more. Something was about to happen and Sakura was in the center of it all. His green eyes glanced to the mirror behind the bar as Itachi, and Shisui entered the building with Neji. Making their way to Sakura and Kotaru they pretended not to notice Tora as they passed with idle conversation. Kotaru moved Sakura to a booth to better accommodate her and the situation firmly planting her on his lap.
Then it happened, and it happened quickly a fight broke out between two men on the dance floor. One was sent flying toward their table. Itachi moved to intercept as the second jumped forward. His fist connected with Itachi's jaw sending him back a couple of steps. Shisui lept forward with a round house that planted in the man's jaw whipping his head to the side and tossing him like a rag doll. A third man was now racing forward sliding under Itachi's attempt at a clothes line, and front rolled over Shisui's knee. Ten ten reacted with a rain of kunai some finding purchase others missed as he rolled to the right. The waiter had stoped him with the heel of his foot slamming into his face. The first man had used the distraction to make it past the table that was thrown at him by Ino and Choji. Kotaru's foot meeting his face with a sickening crunch. Hana's ninkin crashed through the windows as three more attackers entered the fray. The building by this point was devoid of civilians at this point leaving the Anbu team and competitors to defend Sakura. Kotaru set her down feeling something brush his hand. Grabbing it off he noticed a chakra draining tag.
"Shit I didn't even notice." She hissed unable to access her chakra. His eyes ran over her body for the second tag. Once he found it and removed it Sakura growled. "My reserves are gone to!"
Kotaru scanned the area looking for Tora only to find the man was gone he had escaped through the chaos. At that moment one an assailant lept over Ino as Ten ten barely missed. Itachi manged to step between Sakura and the assailant to connect with the back of his fist tossing him aside. Kotaru was angry, so much so that he leapt forth catching one of the men by his throat and snapping his neck. Hana's ninkin attached to another tearing the clone apart with a pop as Hana clawed through another's chest. When the fighting was over the assassins were dead either by the hands of the defending shinobi or their own hands. Tora was sure to cover his tracks none off them had his scent and nothing could be proven by his appearance. It could to easily be written down as a bar fight that had gotten out of hand, and it pissed them all off. So that night Sakura was sent back to the home and Kotaru was sent away by Sakura's guardian summons Karoshi which ironically was a you guesses it phoenix looking bird covered in black gen-jutsu soaked flames. Karishi was technically a forbidden summons but they weren't about to take a chance. As Kotaru turned to leave Sakura griped his hand and pulled him to her placing a gentle kiss on the cheek.
"Best night of my life." Kotaru smiled as he walked to his hotel room unaware of the Uchiha watching on the rooftops. If his sharingan had not been sealed it would have been spinning to life with fury.