I have this on tumblr but should share it here. It is an in progress story I hope you like. :)
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Welcome to Suna. Where the lights never die and the fun never stops. Sakura and Ino lie to their parents to spend a wild weekend in a forbidden city. Will they regret it? Or will they both find something worth coming for?
Main pairing is GaaraxSakura and side InoxKankuro.
[Listening to 1989 album by Taylor Swift.]
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WELCOME TO SUNA, Part 1, Arrival
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Sakura threw her bag on the hotel bed, stretched and yawned. Nearby, Ino was rifling through her belongings looking for something to wear. They'd just arrived but she already wanted to head out but first they both needed a shower.
They were supposed to be at each other's house for the weekend. Sakura told her parents that Ino's father had let them stay at the Yamanaka estate; like they always did. Horse riding sounded really good but Ino insisted they go to Suna.
Every teenager in Konoha wanted to spend a weekend in Suna. The city was larger, brighter, and there was just so much more to do. But parents didn't like it because it was known for loose morals and very few churches. The churches that were here were in casinos and malls.
Where she guessed a lot of people got married.
But Sakura loved that this place wasn't like all the other towns. It wasn't boring like home, where the most exciting thing that happened was when one of the Yamanaka horses escaped the paddock.
Suna was a jewel and Sakura just wanted to let loose and have fun. Ino's idea of fun was decidedly more ...loose.
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"Hold still I'm looking for my phone."
Sakura yelped as Ino slapped her arm. "Don't you dare spend the night texting Naruto."
Her other best friend hadn't approved of this weekend but promised not to say anything. He was the angel on her shoulder when Ino was the devil.
"He'll just bring you down and you'll return to Konoha just as untouched as you are now."
Sakura blushed and fumed but obeyed, knowing Ino was right. She didn't know how far this weekend was going to go but as long as she had fun it didn't matter. It was Friday night and everything was just starting.
"I heard of this great club not far from here." Ino locked her arm with Sakura and dragged her along.
The street outside their hotel was busy and loud and bright with party goers. A girl ran past laughing, waving her knickers in the air and a grinning man followed her.
"That's what we're here for," Ino pointed. As though Sakura had forgotten.
They kept their eyes out for clubs that were within their budget but Ino insisted she knew how to get drinks for free. She had the most exciting social life of all Sakura's friends and could charm any straight guy out of his hard earned cash. So Sakura left it up to her when they found a brightly lit club half an hour from their hotel.
The neon signs made her feel under-dressed but she pushed on, self-consciously tugging at the hem of her black dress and followed Ino in. She'd winked and sashayed her way into the place, the bouncer nodding at them both his eyes roving both their bodies.
"Too bad he's working," Ino whispered to Sakura. "We could've tag teamed him."
Sakura pushed at her embarrassed and Ino giggled at her. "Lets get some drinks."
"Follow my lead." Ino was a master. She started by searching the tables and bar for men that weren't alone, spotting a few guys in a corner and pulled Sakura along. They started dancing and accidentally bumped into the men. Ino turned on the charm and a few minutes later, Sakura was sipping at her cocktail a shy smile on her face as she listened to this guy - Ruji - talk about what he did for a living.
How could someone so young already be a C.E.O.?
His friend answered her question by calling him out for being a liar and laughing, Sakura dodged any further flirting attempt, moving away from the group - and Ino who didn't care what they did for a living only that they kept buying her drinks.
Sakura knew how to make one drink last a long time. She decided to set out on her own and found herself moving in time with the music as she found a spacious area where people weren't gathering.
There was a man sitting alone in a booth, half bathed in shadow. A shiver ran down her spine and she wondered if he was a creep. But she found her feet moving toward a nearby stool where she could keep an eye on him and look out for potential dance partners. She wanted to do something. She just didn't know what.
The man noticed her though and started staring. His head shifted out of the shadow as he leaned forward and she crossed her right leg over her knee, swallowing heavily. He had blood red hair, black rimmed eyes and a weird tattoo. The thing that stood out most was that stare. His eyes were green but not bright like hers but they narrowed in concentration as he sized her up.
She wondered if he was drunk.
Then he spoke. It was a deep voice and sent shivers down her spine but she knew from the first slurred word that she was right about his drunkedness.
"Come here often?" He slurred and she laughed, spitting out her drink.
Sakura just shook her head. The guy smirked and patted the spot next to him.
She glanced over toward Ino, who was still busy flirting, then to the dance floor where nobody drew her attention, and back to this guy. He was cute. He looked safe.
No problem, right?
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