log; ongoing;

[floralities.livejournal.com]

When; Sunday, March 29th, evening and into the niiiiiight.
Rating; Uh... PG-13? I hope.
Characters; The goddamn Naruto crew.
Summary; In which Ino throws a party to celebrate Sakura's 18th birthday and newfound legalness. God help up all.
Log;

As best friend forever of the birthday girl, Ino felt it absolutely vital to throw the best damn party Sakura had ever seen--not a major feat, since Sakura also went by Killjoy McSpoilsport, but it was the thought that counted. Sakura would get the big party she denied wanting but everyone knew she wanted anyway, and Ino would get the chance to force everyone together, mix liberally with alcohol, and take pictures.

So after many hours organizing, buying things, assisting with presents (that means you, Naruto and Obito), and bullying Shikamaru into decorating and footing the tab, everything was ready for the ninja to let loose--or just jiggle around the sticks up their asses. There was a cake--chocolate, of course--a whole lineup of food, drinks of both the alcoholic and nonalcoholic persuasion, and buttloads of decorations, all in varying shades of pink. Everywhere. With some purple thrown in for good measure, because the best friend forever of the birthday girl said so.

Ino had instructed her guests to arrive at 8pm sharp, with a leeway of about half an hour before she personally hunted them down like animals, and as the clock ticked down to lift off, she smiled. This was going to be interesting.


[[ooc; First rule of party thread: do whatever the hell you want in party thread. Second rule of party thread: DO WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANT IN PARTY THREAD. Hop in, jump out, mark threads for yourselves, leave them open to all, whatever knocks your socks off, MAKE LIKE NIKE AND JUST DO IT. I'm certainly not going to stop you, you crazy kids. ♥]]

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GRAND ARRIVAL WHY AM I HERE BEFORE EVERYONE ELSE; open to all

[betterthanthen.livejournal.com]

Sakura was still mulling over the events that had occured the previous day at the so-called ball, when she realised, with certain irony, that her birthday party was celebrated at 8pm, and that Naruto would be there again. Of course, that was no big feat--she lived with him, yes, but she was an expert at avoiding him, the best of all. Pushing aside those thoughts, she had prepared herself, as pretty as possible so as to not spur on the rage of one Best Friend Forever, and headed towards the apartment.

Upon arriving, and slipping inside like a professional ninja--there was no such thing as an unlocked door to Sakura--she found herself faced with a whole room of pink. Like a wedding cake. It kind of made her want to run away and hide.

"Ino, you've outdone it."

haven't you heard of fashionably late?; open to all

[senninlegacy.livejournal.com]

After spending several hours helping Ino set up the party and running back and forth from the city for several different reasons, -including carrying several different types of alcohol- Naruto finally had time to get himself ready and wrap his present. Ino and the others had already used up the wrapping paper, so he had to make a special trip to get some of his own, and then he spent at least half an hour trying to figure out how to wrap it right.

Needless to say, he was late, and he didn't have time to change. He was stuck in his usual clothes and felt disappointed he couldn't look nice for Sakura and the others for a change.

He urged himself onward, running quickly and breathlessly until he finally made it to his destination. Out of breath, he made his way inside and scanned the room.

haven't you heard of fashionably late?; open to all

[betterthanthen.livejournal.com]

Oh, and there he was. Naruto. Right, well. Avoidance go! She made a be-line for the drinks' table, quickly pouring herself a glass of beer that she had neglected the night prior. She knew she'd need it. For courage.

haven't you heard of fashionably late?; open to all

[senninlegacy.livejournal.com]

There she was! He grinned widely to himself and waved his arms frantically. "Sakuraaaaaaa-chyaaaaan!" he called out as he made his way over to her.

haven't you heard of fashionably late?; open to all

[betterthanthen.livejournal.com]

And...she downed the glass in one go before mustering up a shy smile. "No need to be so loud."

haven't you heard of fashionably late?; open to all

[senninlegacy.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry," he grinned, "I'm just excited." Blue eyes fell on the drink in her hand which had been consumed in one gulp and he gave her a quizzical look. "Whatcha drinking?"

haven't you heard of fashionably late?; open to all

[betterthanthen.livejournal.com]

"Beer," she answered, putting the glass down and avoiding his eyes. Would he realise she was wearing the same as the night before?

haven't you heard of fashionably late?; open to all

[senninlegacy.livejournal.com]

"Beer?" he asked, scanning the drink table. He honestly didn't expect her of all people to be drinking alcohol. Shrugging he turned to her once again before smiling widely. She was wearing the dress from last night, and she looked gorgeous like always.

"Hey, you were weari-" he stopped, still unsure of what or if she remembered anything. "You look pretty!"

haven't you heard of fashionably late?; open to all

[betterthanthen.livejournal.com]

"Thank you," she murmured. "You look...orange."

HAY BB; open

[floralities.livejournal.com]

"I know, right?"

Ino proudly surveyed all her handiwork, arms crossed in front of her, not surprised in the least by Sakura sneaking in to her own party. It was just a Sakura thing to do, wasn't it? Make as little a scene as possible, though Ino personally thought she should be milking it for all it was worth. At least, that was what Ino would be doing when her birthday rolled around in six months.

"I'm kind of amazing," she chirped, finally turning to Sakura and flicking the end of her ponytail over her shoulder, before adding, "I mean, not as amazing as you. On your birthday."

HAY BB; open

[betterthanthen.livejournal.com]

"Thank you...for this," Sakura said, giving the other girl a hug. "You know this makes me older than you."

HAY BB; open

[floralities.livejournal.com]

"What kind of best friend forever would I be if I didn't?" she replied coolly, but her smile was more fond than her tone implied. Ino happily returned the hug, squeezing Sakura tightly for a few moments before releasing her. "And I know this makes you an old lady now, but don't worry. Us young people will still be around to liven things up."

HAY BB; open

[betterthanthen.livejournal.com]

"Haha, funny," she dryly replied. "But no, I meant that this means that now I have the authority around here."

HAY BB; open

[floralities.livejournal.com]

"Excuse me?" Her expression and tone were many, many shades of skeptical. "What makes you think age gives you the high horse?"

HAY BB; open

[betterthanthen.livejournal.com]

"Experience and wisdom, obviously. I have more of it than you."

HAY BB; open GOOD NIGHT BB

[floralities.livejournal.com]

"Pft, don't even, Forehead," she scoffed, then fixed Sakura with a wry look. "At least now you might actually be old enough for your panties."

HAY BB; open GOOD NIGHT BB <3

[betterthanthen.livejournal.com]

"Speaking of panties, Ino. What did you do with my underwear?"

allllllll~

[keepinganeyeout.livejournal.com]

A certain Uchiha had his eye on a certain table because of all the- food. Yeah food. Plus trying to ninja over in a non-suspicious manner distracted him from the pink, being still at the age where he would wrinkle his nose at the girly colour. Not that he would ever grow out of it.

(And marvel at the occasion, Sakura, because he's wearing a shirt for your party.)

allllllll~

[betterthanthen.livejournal.com]

You are not a very good ninja for a while later there comes Sakura, sneaking up behind Obito. She sneaks, and sneaks, and glomps him like only an older sister could. "How's my cute Uchiha?"

allllllll~

[keepinganeyeout.livejournal.com]

"'M not cute, Sakura, I'm cool!" But he's grinning and handing a small, Ino-approved box (http://tarrarosenbaum.com/store/images/scw806b.jpg) back over his shoulder to her.

"Ino-chan said you wouldn't appreciate a cake made of ramen." And he is bemused by that.

allllllll~ I CAN'T SEE IT ARGHH

[betterthanthen.livejournal.com]

"Cool and cute," she jokes, patting his head. She takes the box, and grins at him. "No, give that to Naruto when his birthday comes around."

LOL I kinda wish I'd done that on purpose now, also sorry this is late

[keepinganeyeout.livejournal.com]

[keepinganeyeout.livejournal.com]

"I don't think they're Naruto's kind of thing... oh you mean the cake! Maybe we should start a thing where we party everyday except our birthdays. That would be better. Let's do that." And then maybe he'd have a better chance of getting a swig at that bottle on the table.

"So how's it going with you and Naruto?" He's doing an eyebrow wiggling thing.

allllllll~

[floralities.livejournal.com]

Well, Ino supposed it would be inevitable that Obito would try to hit up the booze at some point. In spite of everything, she wasn't stupid, and she was definitely smarter than Obito anyway--plus, he was a terrible liar. Not to mention terrible at being sneaky.

"Well, well, Obito-kun," she chirped from behind him, hopefully taking him by surprise as per her Evil Plan. "What are you up to, hm?"

Sorry this is late hun

[keepinganeyeout.livejournal.com]

Obito jumped - how had he possibly been discovered?! - but that was kind of the problem when all your friends were ninja.

"N-nothing!" he said very loudly and very quickly for an innocent person. "I was just...getting closer to all your decorations so I could" and, unaware of it, he made a face, "admire them."

"Em. This is like being at home, isn't it?" He'd meant it as a distraction, but realised how much he meant it and smiled...up at her, goddamn everyone and their age boost.