Reviewers;

MK Loves NaruSaku: Ino will not be involved. And no threesome spell will be cast.

NerdSoxx: Thanks for the encouragement!

Logan Locke: I thought that the nervous atmosphere would make for a great and more awkward move from Sakura. She's been thinking about his 'thing' so now her subconcious wants to make him, 'feel good'. just the wrong time for that. Jealousy is a nasty green bug, isn't it? Rented tux + fruit punch stains = terrible life! They kissed, and then felt like they could do better. At least, that's the excuse every time my friends have done it next to me. When I went to prom, I had two dates, and the three of us were so red in the limo as the scene I described was...light for your benefit.

LoganHunter2: Well, I'm portraying Naruto from Sakura's point of view, so Naruto's thoughts are mostly hidden from us, but hopefully, you can learn more about him as time goes on.

Fury Cutter: Yes, Sakura is the jealous type, as one could easily see the rivalry between her and Ino in the anime. Thank you for allowing me to continue this story as NSI, as I said, my next story can hopefully be NSI, but I'm better at NS right now, and yes, NI is the second best pairing.

Mangaka Shuzen: Of course it's awkward! :)

TheQuestiOne: I will try to think up an equal pairing plotline for a NSI, but no promises.

Czar Ryno: Description is key to prom because of everything that happens on that special night.

XxAshishxX: Glad you loved the scenes and plotline.

DissGirlJess: No...I did not get some at prom. Actually, I had two dates to prom, but I'm not really a 'have sex on prom night' kind of guy. The pictures of the cheer squad simply shows how confident Naruto is around women and yet nervous around the girl he has had feelings for ever since he saw her. (Naruto poofs into smoke) Geez, Jess. I gave you a shadow clone, and you just Had to pop it!

Czar Joseph: Thank you, my Czar.

7th Demon of Razgriz: Of Course you would, but imagine renting the tux for prom, now add fruit punch stains...Lasting Effect!

CallMeHimeros: I just can never think of good japanese names, and english names have so many bad guy representations, only surpassed by the douche of Sasuke.

Duh Bomb: Great Lime Rap!

Mundane Beast: I never went to the after party...The limo paid by the hour, and we weren't drinking to forget a nice night out on the town.

AN: Once more, no threesome! Pairing: NaruSaku. Ino is a best friend. other than that, it is time to move onto the next chapter.

Tone and Stroke

Chapter 7: Dreams of The Lake

The weekend passed and Sakura simply…lay in her bed, reliving her perfect dance with the perfect boy who had executed the date perfectly in the most perfect way. He had complimented her constantly, saved her from a terrible hour with Mark, and then they had...God! How his mouth had tasted as she tasted his tonsils with her tongue! Was there anything he couldn't do right? Sakura closed her legs once more, trying to ignore the blissful feeling of her loins that were constantly on fire at the remembrance of Naruto's member and hands on her ass, and yet he hadn't penetrated her, taken her away and had his way with her. That thought alone made her want a repetition of the events and she remembered as Naruto had titillated her when he slapped her ass last Saturday night.

Sakura closed her legs for what had to be the hundredth time this weekend as she felt her fingers betraying her and try to move between her legs and bring forth the pleasure she had felt with Naruto underneath her. Sakura remembered that she had a Naruto sized…device…but she dare not touch it, for fear that it wouldn't do Naruto's memory justice.

Sakura moaned as her fingers moved between the buttons of her blouse, undoing them and parting them to show the center of her upper figure before they grasped the sensitive tips of her breasts and pulled lightly. This was the most she ever gave herself for relief and knew that in a few minutes, her lower extremities would be coated in her juices, and she'd try to fall into her memory of kissing Naruto.

God! His lips had been so perfect, so sculpted, like an Adonis! And he had tasted not like paint, but like the ocean, and Sakura berated herself at the notion that if she went to the beach that maybe she could taste Naruto. Did the rest of his body taste like that? His neck had tasted like that. Speaking of which, Sakura brought the mirror back up to her face and saw that the hickie that he had planted on her was almost gone and would be only a memory by the time she woke up tomorrow morning before school.

Sakura looked down, and her bed was soaked in sweat and her juices, and so as Sakura pulled the covers over her for the night and fell off the world of reality into the world of dreams, she smiled, knowing that she'd be thinking of Naruto and that in the dream, he'd do something absolutely wonderful for her.

(Five Days Later)

Baby blue eyes opened and Ino Yamanaka stretched as she prepared herself for the day. Ino walked towards her closet and quickly picked out her traditional and favorite purple top and skirt before rushing downstairs and doing her homework before school. She wasn't as organized as her best friend, but she still knew how easy homework was if you studied before you actually did it.

After that, Ino took a single piece of toast and bit into it, hoping that the carbs didn't go straight to her breasts like everything seemed to go. In the last year alone, her cup size had gone up and she was approaching double D's. All her other parts were slim, but any more and Ino was afraid that when she left school for modeling with Sakura that men would just want her for her body and not her mind.

Ino quickly got on her bike and made her way to school, her skirt flying everywhere, and Ino saw the hopeful looks on most boys' faces and despair when they realized that Ino was wearing short shorts underneath her skirt. That was how she and Sakura became friends; they teased each other so much that their parents forced them into a room and locked the door. After eight hours, they came out, laughing and friends for life.

Thinking of which, as Ino got off and locked her bike up, she remembered that today was Thursday and that Sakura was absolutely catatonic from her latest exploit last weekend with her photographer, and in a world all her own. Ino said hello to the popular people in the hallway as was simple tradition and walked into her first class of the day, English, and sat herself down next to her best friend.

Ino looked over and sighed as she hung her head in disappointment. Sakura had come to school, after missing Monday due to, as she put it, unable to get out of bed. And since then, in every class with Naruto Not in it, Sakura would stare out the window and Ino would watch her eyes glaze over.

The class began and since there wasn't much left for seniors to do besides graduate, they mainly had free time. After Ino had talked to a few girls and signed many yearbooks, she nudged Sakura out of her memory and as Ino had hit her friend's arm out from under her head, Sakura hit her desk at full force before looking over at Ino, rubbing her forehead and annoyed at her distraction.

"What, Ino? I was having a nice daydream."

"We both know who you were dreaming about, Sakura." Ino whispered, making Sakura blush, but instead of frowning, she smiled, and Ino could only imagine what her sister for life had been imagining as of late.

The girls talked for a little while, about things here and there, and brought out their new yearbooks that they had picked up on Tuesday, and began looking through them until they got to the cheerleading section. They saw the cheerleader senior photos and looked underneath them to notice that Naruto had taken each and every one of them.

"He really takes good pictures, doesn't he?" Ino asked as class ended and they walked out into the hallway.

"He does." Sakura smiled and Ino knew that she was referring to the topless bikini photos she had taken at Naruto's. Sakura had shown them to Ino and Ino had been surprisingly delighted that Sakura was getting out of her teasing shell. Ino teased but certain guys saw her naked. Sakura had a guy now, and maybe he could see Sakura's goods someday soon.

"Sakura!" A voice called out and the duo turned to see Naruto walking towards them. Ino took a glance towards Sakura and saw a smile she'd never seen before on her face. Had Naruto become such an important person in Sakura's life as to earn one of her original smiles?

"H-hey Naruto."

"Hey, um Sakura. I have a surprise for you."

"What is it?"

"I finished your painting." Naruto whispered so that only the three of them could hear what he said. Ino and Sakura's eyes widened as smiles became plastered on their faces. Ino, because she knew that Naruto had won the bet, and Sakura because she was ready to surrender herself to Naruto right here, right now, in front of everyone. "Anyways, Sakura-Chan, will you come by tonight to see it?"

"I…" Sakura began before nervousness crept up her spine and her eyes shifted to see people around them staring at her. Naruto had spoken a little loud an now every eye was upon her, waiting for her response. Maybe...maybe she wasn't ready for being underneath the branch of Naruto's name? Just…not yet. "I don't know Naruto. M-maybe?" Sakura had chickened out by peer pressure and it clearly showed on her face.

"Oh. Y-yeah. Okay." Naruto muttered and walked away. As he disappeared, Sakura's eyes followed him the entire way and her mindscape played back the look in his eyes at her dismissal.

"Ow! Ino!" Sakura rubbed her shoulder after Ino had suddenly punched her hard.

"Sakura! You were so rude to Naruto!"

"I Know Thaaaaaat!"

"Then call him!" Ino took out her phone and speed-dialed his number before handing it to Sakura who sputtered incessantly around before sighing and waited for Naruto to answer. Luckily, he answered right away.

"Ino?"

"It's Sakura. I'll meet you tonight at nine. Okay?"

"Ah…okay."

"Bye!"

Sakura ended the call and turned to see Ino's Cheshire smile. "What?"

"Nine at night? What are you planning?"

"N-nothing." Sakura stuttered and ran off down the hall, and left Ino standing there shaking her head before walking off herself to the next class of the day.

Nine o'clock arrived and since Sakura was a punctual girl, she rang the doorbell right at the minute marker. Naruto opened the door and smiled gratefully at Sakura who quickly grasped his hand and held it in front of her. I'm sorry Naruto. I had a nervous fit today in the hallway.

"I get it, Sakura. You need to stay in the good light."

"No! I-I just…I'm such a coward. I totally bailed on you. I was under peer pressure, and-"

"Sakura, I already forgave you. Let's forgive and forget it, okay?"

"Naruto, have I ever told you how much I lo-Like!-you as my friend?" Sakura giggled nervously.

Naruto smiled at Sakura and asked her inside where they sat down and talked for a bit about the dance and not about their activity session afterwards. It was to be remembered but not said. Simple as that.

"So," Sakura began when she saw that it was suddenly eleven at night. Geez, when they were together, time just seemed to pass them by. "Mind showing me the painting now?"

"Right. One second." Naruto explained before rushing off to his bed and came back with a smaller canvas frame wrapped in gift wrap and handed it to Sakura who giggled at her boyfr- photographer!

"Geez Naruto." Sakura gushed at the sakura petal wrapping. Her voice sounded honestly sincere as she picked at the paper that held something sacred to her. "You even wrapped it. Thank you."

"I actually wrapped it also because it's sensitive." Naruto laughed nervously. "Open it."

Sakura tore into it like a kid on Christmas and as the paper fell, Sakura widened her eyes and smiled. Before her, the painting was of a pond of water, surrounded by what appeared to be soft lush green grass and a forest beyond. The moon was out, and Sakura saw its white shine on the water, and the moon's reflection on it.

But then, her eyes focused on the nude figure in the center of the picture. The figure was a little far off, sitting on a rock near the edge of the pond and as Sakura looked forward to see how Naruto did on her womanly parts, she noticed that there was a waterfall falling over the girl, creating a waterish bikini to cover her. All in all, it was a naked and very sensual picture and Sakura honestly loved it.

"It's beautiful Naruto. It's absolutely stunning, and you didn't even have to fully paint me nude." Sakura turned to Naruto and held his hand in hers, her eyes brimming with confidence., and admiration for his mind and talent. "I'll do the pose for you, however and wherever you want, but first, I have a question about the painting."

"Okay, go right ahead." Naruto gulped, and Sakura knew before she asked that she was right.

"My guess is that this picture has meaning to it; you heard about the lake party this weekend for the graduating class, haven't you? To Naruto's reluctant nod, she continued. And you also heard that ridiculous rumor that I flash my date every year that I bring to the lake party. This is a complete foreshadowing, is it not? The only difference I can see," Sakura smiled back at the painting, admiring its image, "is that there are no waterfalls near the lake."

"C-close," Naruto smiled embarrassingly. But there is actually a place very much like this. It's just off the beaten tract. Kind of hard to find actually." Naruto smiled as he pushed a stray hair behind Sakura's ear, earning a blushing smile in response. "I just, could picture you bathing underneath it."

"This was a…wet dream of yours, wasn't it?"

"…Yes."

"Tell me about it a bit and maybe I'll ask you for something as a reward."

"Well, you were the princess and I was the knight and we-" Naruto began before Sakura touched his mouth with her hand and scoffed.

"Let me see if I can guess; we made love on the riverbank?"

"Y-yeah." Naruto gulped and looked away, before he found Sakura's hand turning his chin to once again face her.

"You know," Sakura closed her eyes before looking at Naruto with an honest smile. "Most guys are scared to tell me their naughty and yet romantic dreams, but you are always honest with me. It means a lot to me and because you have, I have a question to ask you, Naruto."

"And what is that, Sakura?"

"Naruto-Kun. How would you like to go with me to the graduation lake party this Friday night?"

Next Chapter is the Lake Party. Hope you are all looking forward to it!