Log: Incomplete

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When; Yesterday evening.
Rating; PG?
Characters; Naruto [narutowned] and Sakura [willfulblossom]
Summary; It’s a date! Oooo XD
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The last thing Sakura had expected was Naruto’s loud and rather sudden invitation for a date. Obviously, he had even surprised himself, as he wasn’t exactly prepared when she accepted straight away and asked where they were going.

And now she was nervous as hell and wishing Ino was there to help fix her hair, or give her a pep talk, or at least piss her off enough to dispel her anxiety. It was ridiculous! It was just Naruto! Her loud, boisterous, upbeat team mate, the boy she thumped over the head or yelled at or punched in the jaw when he said something or acted stupid.

And yet it was Naruto, who was taller now, and wiser and so determined to keep their team together. Naruto, who had been making her feel all smiley and stupidly giggly lately, who had taken to holding her hand and sending her secret squeezes, who had kissed her on the top of that creepy carousel, which had certainly taken some guts.

Trying to shake off her nerves, Sakura finished running a hairbrush through her pink locks and straightened out her dress she had picked up quickly on a whim. It was green and matched her eyes surprisingly well. With one last look in the mirror, she steeled her fluttery and annoying nerves one more time before heading out to the main room of the apartment where Team 7 had taken up residence and where Naruto was waiting for her.

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For once, Sakura was content to let Naruto take the reigns. She didn't mind listening to him talk her ear off, but merely held his hand and allowed him to lead her out of the apartment and out to the street. Naruto sure sounded happy, and Sakura was very glad for that. Besides, his upbeat attitude was somehow always infectious.

"I am happy, Naruto," she replied when he pulled her into the conversation, looking up at him and smiling brightly. Sakura stepped closer to him as they walked, allowing their arms to gently brush together, looking up at him. "You're here, even though you're two years older, and Sasuke-kun is here. And you two are the most important people to me," she said softly, tentatively running the pad of her thumb over his knuckles.

"It feels strange, though. I know... I know you and Sasuke-kun are used to living on your own, but my parents aren't here and it's just the three of us. I like it. It's like our own... family," she sighed, contentment clear in her body language and tone.

"And then you... and me. Us," she tested the word out, looking away thoughtfully. That sounded nice too, surprisingly. "Even if it was a spur of the moment thing, and only because you were jealous," she paused, eyeing him out of the corner of her eye with a little smirk, "I'm really glad you invited me out tonight, Naruto. Alone time with you is..." she trailed off again, blushing. Is just what she wanted.

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"And that's why I'm never going to let anything happen to our team ever again," Naruto said sternly, his brow set seriously as he stared ahead of them. "You guys are my family, too."

Blinking at her as she trailed off, Naruto's cheeks turned a delicate shade of pink and he chuckled sheepishly. "No problem! I should have asked you out sooner, I'm sorry. I just couldn't help it when I saw you talking with that guy..." Possessive as always, that Uzumaki Naruto, and he felt the same about spending time alone with just her.

Possessive, idealistic Naruto. The stuff with Sasuke, he was determined to make it all work out somehow. Perhaps all he needed was a little alone time with Sasuke as well to make things one-hundred percent perfect.

But this was not the time to think about Sasuke, he reminded himself again.

"I'm still a little overwhelmed by all of this. By us. You know... It's really strange and even stranger with you two years younger." For what would happen to this Sakura if and when he found a way back to Konoha? The Sakura that he would find there would not be the same. Or would it?

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"I know. And I said I'd help, remember? Though Sasuke-kun isn't being very helpful. I think there's something he's not telling us," she murmured thoughtfully, face darkening for just a moment.

"Rabi is a friend, Naruto. Was I kissing him on top of any carousels?" she raised an eyebrow, acting brave although she was still blushing pink to her ears and chewing nervously on her bottom lip. It was almost flattering, that Naruto got jealous so quickly, as if someone was going to snatch her away. "I don't mind. It was good timing," she added reassuringly.

She was just getting over her blush and calming down a little when Naruto kept talking and it returned full force. "You and me both," she laughed softly. "It's confusing, I know," she nodded. She had certainly already thought a lot about what would happen if and when everyone returned to everywhere they were supposed to be.

"But... what can we do? Except take advantage of the situation? Of the moment..." she trailed off softly, looking up into Naruto's eyes again, just looking.

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"Heh... I guess so..." All thoughts of Sasuke pushed aside for the time being - they could talk to him later - Naruto leaned in and tenderly kissed Sakura on the forehead. The only thing they could do was live in the moment, seeing as how they weren't going to be getting out of this place anytime soon. Naruto would do his best to make it wonderful for her.

Leading Sakura into the cafe, Naruto pulled out a chair for her with a smile. "Maybe when we're done here we could go ride the carousel! I wanna check it out anyway, it feels kinda funny."

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Being kissed on her forehead was something that Sakura had always wished that Sasuke would do someday. But as Naruto’s lips brushed sweetly beneath her pink bangs, her breath caught in her throat, and she couldn’t imagine anyone else doing that anymore.

On top of that, Naruto was being quite the gentleman. What had Jiraiya taught him?? Actually, she didn’t really want to know. Most of it was probably perverted and naughty. For the moment, Sakura enjoyed being treated like a princess. “Okay,” she nodded in agreement, smiling across the table at him after he had taken his seat as well. “I haven’t taken a ride yet myself. Mostly because that’s where all that ticking is from,” she replied, glancing in the direction of the carousel.

“But it could still be fun,” she added cheerfully.