Gambler of Feelings:
Chapter Eleven
"Like you know our club will be taking the part in a upcoming game tournament, but before that we must take care of the most important matter. Actually I completely forgot about it until one of the teachers talked with me." Boruto said looking nervously at all three girls gathered here. He still felt uncomfortable after conversation with Sumire and Chō-Chō.
"Yeah, I remember that you all mentioned something about upcoming game tournament when I joined the club this week" commented Sarada. She still hoped that Boruto will not mention anything about her saying 'meow' to a cat.
"Although it seems you want talk about the matter, which you forgot." She added after taking a second sip of her black tea. Sarada loved snacks based on black tea flavor. Although she wasn't eating them often.
"Yay! Let's talk about boring stuff!" Chō-Chō started pouting. She wanted to talk about something exciting or start teasing Boruto again. Romance, drama things like that. Talking about the club activities without all club members was not that thrilling or exciting.
"Hey, who knows? Maybe it will be something interesting Chō-Chō." Sumire words were completely useless, since Chō-Chō already started to be in her own little world.
"Instead of gossiping can you all already listen to me?" asked again in a polite manner the only present male member of their club. Boruto unlike Shikadai or Mitsuki was a club president, so skipping a club meeting wasn't something he could do without any consequences. After a short moment of waiting he decided it's safe to speak now without any interruptions.
"Our club must organise a games for the sport festival. Ya'll know, prepare needed things and think about some fresh ideas in general. It's basically what our club is obliged to do every year" heavy sigh escaped from his mouth. Sometimes he was wondering why he wanted to be a club president?
Oh, right. Asami convinced him to be the one. Looking back he always wanted to impress her, even if in the end he did stupid things. That thought reminded him about memories, which he wanted to forget.
"Games for a sport festival? Do you mean that event, which is used to torture students?" Sarada words bringed Boruto back to reality. Miss meow, meow wasn't that bad like he thought earlier. Yeah, she still irritated him, but after personally seeing her trying to pet a cat she wasn't that bad to deal with now.
"Why do you think this event exists to torture students?" Boruto directed this question to Sarada holding back his laughter. In a response she eyed him with a suspicious glare.
"Sarada never liked this event from what I remember. She's too much competitive for her own good" explained with an absent minded look, Chō-Chō.
"Hey, I like a good challenges" said in her defense Sarada.
"Excuses" snorted Chō-Chō.
During this whole conversation Sumire was feeling like a fourth-wheel this time. Great. Not that the third-wheeling was something pleasant either.
"Can we come back to the topic at hand?" Sumire demanded clearly fed up of being ignored by everyone.
"Sure" responded Boruto and Sarada in unsion. That surprised both of them.
"I knew it! You both have a lot in common. I'm a genius!" screamed excited by something miss Akimichi.
"No way" stated Boruto with an overconfident manner. Sarada decided it's better to ignore the comment of her best friend. She agreed with the 'idiot' this time.
"Ummm... I'm here too" muttered Sumire. She wasn't invisible, right?
"Yeah, yeah sport festival we get it, but why you all visited my house? To just tell me about it?"
"Nahh, not really, Sarada. We visited you to ask for a favor", admitted weakly the blond. He usually was helping people. Not the other way around. If it would be Chō-Chō, Sumire, Shikadai or Mitsuki he would be more confident about asking for help. However Sarada was a different case. He met her just a few days ago and she was irritating him, yet he wanted to befriend her at the same time.
At this moment Boruto started questioning his crediblity as person. Yes, part of him wanted to be her friend, although a thought to befriend her to win theirs bet passed his mind more than once. That worse part of him wanted for Sarada to regret calling him an idiot.
Heh, that's what happening with him after getting over a major heartbreak? No, he was better person than her. Better person than Asami. It doesn't mean he should use other people like she used him. Damn memories. They were standing in his way to make a new friends lately.
"A favor?" Sarada voice bringed him back to reality again. Yeah, he should focus on present situation. That will be the best solution for everyone.
"We need a place to take care of additional work during the weekends, ya'll know? I heard from Chō-Chō that your house would be the best place for that. Can we come here until the work for a sport festival is done?" Boruto forced himself to show a smile. He was incredibly tired of all events, which happened during this week.
"Sure, why not? Under the condition that you all don't destroy this place." Sarada responded with a frown. Yeah, goodbye calm weekends. She should see it coming.
"Really? It means a lot, ya'll know! Thank you" sighed relived, Boruto. During this whole discussion he didn't even noticed that they all finished their drinks.
"I clean this up."
After those words Sarada stood up to take every mug from the table. Even now her expression didn't changed that much. Boruto pretty much deduced what she feels based on her words in the enitre conversation. His instinct was telling him to help her washing this mugs for some strange reason.
He hated chores! Why he should be bothered about some dirty mugs?!
"I will help you." This words came out naturally from his mouth, ironically contradicting his entire thinking process. Before he knew what he was doing, he found himself in the kitchen together with Sarada.
Sumire and Chō-Chō just stared in a direction where their friends went.
"Do you think that he really wants to throw himself at her?" asked Chō-Chō. She was just joking earlier, but this time she started really think that was the case.
"I don't think so. Though I think that Sarada presence is helping him in regaining passion for his hobbies. She brings in him a competitive side and thanks to that Boruto started to play in a games again. I honestly dobut that he noticed it himself." Sumire shaked her head in disbelief.
"If that's the case my gut feeling was right and I made a right decision in convincing Sarada to join our club." Chō-Chō sended a friendly smile to Sumire, but in a response she got from her a deadly glare.
"I will not lose to you" she mumbled the words, which she alaways wanted to say in regards to her feelings for Mitsuki. Sumire considered Chō-Chō a rival in love.
"What? What are you talking about?" answered confused Chō-Chō, however Sumire decided to not bother answering her question. The atmosphere between them started to be awkward.
That same Saturday Mitsuki and Shikadai had a meeting at the park. Unlike the other club members they both couldn't go to Sarada house for the different reasons.
Shikadai couldn't come, since he underestimated Sumire anger. Mitsuki was excluded from the group in order to fight with his stalking habits.
"Ahhh! What a drag. I didn't think that saying a simple 'sorry' will be that troublesome" complained to silver-haired guy, Shikadai.
"It is simple. You both just making it more complicated" stated honestly, Mitsuki.
"Thanks. If I wanted to hear a brutal and honest answer I would go to talk with Inojin, not hanging out with you."
"Inojin is hard to deal with. I don't understand how you can be one of his best friends, Shikadai."
"Inojin isn't that bad to deal with. At least you know what he's really thinking, besides he has his cool moments. I think the main reason why you think he's hard to deal with is that his personality is similar to your own. Though Inojin doesn't have any stalking habits like you." Shikadai response stated the truth. Mitsuki was fully aware that he was a pretty good stalker. Everyone was knowing that he was stalking Boruto. However Bourto himself was oblivious to it.
Mitsuki owned a small altar with Boruto photos in his room. He was really proud with his photo collection. He met a small issues with his past girlfriend when she discovered Boruto pictures, while visiting his house. She was utterly pissed, so he broke up with her.
"You wouldn't bring Inojin in our conversation without a reason. What's up?" Mitsuki couldn't help, but be interested why Shikadai mentioned Inojin right now.
"I need some time to think, so I was thinking about visiting him right now. I would bring Chō-Chō with me, but she went to Sarada house. I contacted you, since I thought you don't have any plans during this weekend."
"Oh, it explains a lot why you stopped using your catchphrase. You the one who is troublesome now, eh?"
"Sometimes I think you're the best company when you don't say anything. It's a total drag." sumed up this entire discussion Shikadai. Both him and Mitsuki started walking in the direction of Inojin house.
Boruto and Sarada was washing together mugs in an awkward silence. Young Uzumaki still tried to figure out the reason behind his sudden urge to help with chores. Fighting with his inner thoughts he decided to keep his sanity by saying something to this Uchiha lady.
"Did you find some information about your mom note to my father?" He decided ask this question after making himself comfortable with speaking his mind.
"No. I looked around the whole house, but I didn't found anything important." Sarada answered when all mugs were already clean.
"I see. It seems we on the same boat right now. I didn't found anything important either, ya'll know" stated the blond.
"I see."
Damn! The awkward silence came back again. He needed to talk about something or else he will go crazy.
"So should I start calling you officially lady or miss meow, meow?" Boruto teased her, but wasn't prepared for a reaction which Sarada displayed.
She was blushing. Sarada Uchiha was blushing in front of him. He doubted that reason for this reaction was his presence. Maybe he was hallucinating? Boruto blinked his eyelids a few times feeling disbelief.
"My family have a long history involving cats, but it doesn't mean you can call me lady or miss meow, meow!"
Sarada reaction on his teasing was amusing and adorable. He tried very hard to not laugh at her right now.
"I was just joking, ya'll know? You don't must have a long family history to like cats. " Boruto couldn't stop now his laughter.
"You're annoying."
"I know. You already told me that. Geez, I will never understand girls" muttered Boruto partially to himself. Coming here was actually a good idea. For a moment he forgot about all his problems.
After he calmed down his laughter both he and Sarada came back to Sumire and Chō-Chō, which were sitting in a living room.
AN:
Hi, hi! I'm coming with a next chapter update. Like usual I'm sorry for all possible mistakes in this chapter etc. Interesting fact - Uchiha family have a long history with a ninja cats if I remember correctly[from anime filler]. x'DD I love to put this cat references in the GoF, so I named BoruSara a cat pair in here. Hope You all enjoyed reading this chapter as well!
Yours clumsy author Karinrumi ;)