Sakura's Pov
I opened the door and Naruto was gone. I heard Ino's laughter down stairs. She's back! I raced downstairs. I saw Naruto catch my gaze and put a finger to my lips. He gave a subtle nod. "Asshole." Naruto retorted back," Ino pig." Before she could let out her attacks out on Naruto, I pounced on her from behind. "Oh! Sakura! I almost pissed myself." I got off of her back, cackling. I was in a good mood today. I couldn't help but think that spending the whole morning cuddling with Naruto was a major cause of the grin still plastered on my face. Bestfriend cuddling sessions hit different. "So what are we doing today?" It was time for one of Ino's mischievous smiles to make its grand entrance. Naruto started groaning, already preparing for the worst. She scratched her cheek trying to play innocent. I went to the cabinets, by Naruto, to get a glass. "Well, I may or may not be throwing a party in a week and inviting everyone that's currently renting out houses."
I could feel Naruto's whole body go rigid. He seemed to have zoned out as Ino started ranting about all the preparations that needed to be done. "Naruto, you're tense." I attempted to put a hand on his shoulder but that failed as he avoided my touch. Saying it didn't hurt my feelings a little bit would be a lie though I wasn't going to show it did. "E-excuse me," he stepped outside and closed the door behind him. Returning my attention back to Ino, who was oblivious to what just happened, I let her rant a few seconds more before telling her to shut up. "Rude," she huffed. She threw a pack of balloons at me. "Help me blow these babies up. Huh, where's Naruto?" I didn't want to worry her so I blurted the first thing that came to mind. "He had to take a shit." Saying it with a straight face was harder than I thought it would be and I was grateful when Ino started laughing.
Half an hour later Naruto joined us in my room. He leapt on the edge of the bed. I gave Ino a look, asking her not to say anything about Naruto's 'bathroom adventures.' He'd probably kill me when he got the chance to. I didn't feel like dying today. I threw him some balloons," Stop staring and help us blow these up." He caught them with one hand. "Speaking of staring, Ino you look pretty today." I rolled my eyes and poor Ino looked scared. "Thank you?" I crossed my arms. "So you wanted me to say thank you but make it sounds like a question," I said smirking. Naruto sighed. "You two just don't appreciate my rare compliments." Ino kept looking between Naruto and I as we had our own staring contest.
"So no one's going to fill me in? Okay," she started with her pettiness. "Earlier, I told Sakura she looked pretty, more or less, and she told me to stop playing games," he crossed his arms and put on a pouty face," You were suppose to show her how to properly accept a compliment." Ino and Naruto shared a look, like they were having a full blown conversation telepathically. "I see," she said putting a hand on her chin, fighting back her smirk. "Sakura you hurt the poor child's ego by not accepting his compliment. Next time take the compliment." I rolled my eyes and went back to blowing up balloons. There was a knock from the front door. "I'll get it. It's probably Sai," Ino hopped off the bed causing a few balloons to pop. "Sorry!" And she was gone. I caught Naruto staring at me, not how he was earlier in the morning, a different kind of staring.
"Tell me," I told him in between blowing up balloons, noticing he was already done. "At the party, I want you to have fun but, I want you to stay near me. I just have an uneasy feeling." Finishing the last of my balloons, I heaved a sigh. "Okay." He shook his head and heaved a sigh of his own. "No disagreements?" He looked surprised, I shook my head no. "I don't like how, lately, you've been able to read me."
I tackled him. "Aww don't be so sad that I can read you. If it makes you feel better, there are still times where I don't have a clue what you're thinking." I poked his cheek. Ino walked in the room with Sai in tow. "Whoa, are we interrupting something here? Looks like you're doing some coupley stuff right now." Ino wiggled her eyebrows. "Naruto was pouting because I'm starting to be able to read him." She gave a response that meant she didn't hear anything I just said and was just looking at me on top of him. "We'll come back later. Let's go Sai." She closed the door but not before winking at us. I looked down at Naruto. "Do we really look like a couple?" he shrugged. "With you being on top of me, I could see where she's coming from." Rolling my eyes I got off him.
"Do you have anyone you like right now," he asked out of the blue. Do I? The only guy I hang around is Naruto, and sometimes Sai but not a lot, but I only considered Naruto a very close friend. There was a time I thought I liked Ino, tested that with a kiss when we were little and turned out I didn't, it was just because she was the only friend I had at the time. "No, not at the moment." He nodded. "I see." I was going to ask him the same thing but then I remember him saying so earlier.
"Tell me about your crush," he looked like he was immediately going to say no," please." He sighed. "What do you want to know?" I thought about it. What would give me a big hint? "Her appearance." He was vague about the details, which bothered me. How was I suppose to pick her out if all he said was she has pretty eyes, hair was longish, and she was tiny compared to him? Idiot. Does he know how many girls he just described. "I did it on purpose," he said while looking at my face. I punched him. "Jerk."
When we went downstairs we were met with a frantic Ino and a stressed out Sai. "She tired me out," Sai flopped on the couch. Naruto gave him a pat on the shoulder. "I know exactly how you feel." They had a bromance moment. Ino was in the kitchen multitasking a bunch of things. "Anything I can do to help?" She shoved a whole bunch of different things in my hands not wasting her breath on any extra words. Ino dragged Naruto to the other side of the Island.(Those things in the kitchen that's not a part of the counter.)
"She's in a hurry," he muttered, so the crazed Ino wouldn't attack him. I nodded, my hands multitasking and trying not to mess up anything. "Want me to help?" I looked at him, astonished. "How are you done already?" He smirked. "Perks of being a demon." Honestly I had completely forgotten he was a demon.
A week later, during the day, we all flopped on parts of the sofa, finally done with the preparations. "Good work guys!" Ino said as she tried to hide the tiredness in her voice. We gave the most non enthusiastic response ever. We ended up watching some TV for a while. Naruto fell asleep in my lap, the same with Sai and Ino. "Did I work them too hard," Ino asked while playing with Sai's hair. "Maybe a bit," I responded with a smile as I looked at the sleeping Naruto in my lap. "They're going to hate me," she laughed. "Is it already time to get ready," I asked through a yawn. I watched her put little kisses all over Sai's face. "Wake up, my love." I was stunned with how she woke him up. He didn't even stir in his sleep, taking that opportunity I wanted to ask Ino something. "You're in love, aren't you," I hesitantly asked her. When she looked up at me, her smile said it all. "I see," I said to myself as she finally got Sai up. When they left I woke Naruto up by flicking his forehead.
"Why would you do that," he whined through a yawn. His once dull blue eyes looked up at me with light in them. I hadn't noticed it until now. How long have they been like that? I saw myself in his eyes. "U-um it's time to get ready." He got off me, groaning the whole time going upstairs. "Stop being a baby and get changed." I pushed him is his room and quickly close the door. After dealing with the baby man child named Naruto, I went to get dressed. Except I had absolutely no idea what to wear. Fifteen minutes later, I still hadn't changed. It didn't help that most of the clothes I packed consisted of night clothes. "I had a feeling you wouldn't be ready." Ino popped her head in. "I have something ready for you." She showed the dress that was hidden behind her back. It was red and covered in lace, seemed tight on the top and flowy on the bottom, and knee length. "I'm not taking no for an answer. I'll put it on you myself if I have to." She shoved the dress in my hand. I don't do dresses. After wrestling with Ino about the dress we left my room, the dress on. Naruto was waiting at the bottom of the stairs with Sai. It felt weird descending the stairs while his eyes were on me. He took my hand when I reached the bottom. "You look beautiful," the intensity of his stare made me want to squirm.
For the first time, while being with Naruto, I felt butterflies in my stomach.
Guys, I don't wear dresses so let's pretend that description was good. Sakura finally felt some butterflies. It only took her 29 chapters! Anyways,Sayonara! :)