False Hope (Modern SasuSaku Fanfiction)

Finale

Finale

"Where will you spend your Christmas?" Ino asked with her oceanic blue eyes fixated on the front entrance of the shop.

Sakura scanned the flowers inside the store while gently touching them, tracing the petals with her fingertips. "Didn't I tell you? We're going to the States. Dad wants us to see the business."

"And when is your flight?"

"Tonight. The travel time is at least 13 hours. It's the 23rd today so I guess it's fine if we arrive there at the morning of 24th."

The blonde nodded, acknowledging her friend's replies but failed to give a response after that. It turned silent - not that it was awkward - but Sakura knew Ino had more questions in her mind that she wanted to ask, but chose not to.

The bell suddenly chimed; signaling that a customer entered. Ino straightened her body, stitching a soft, warm smile on her lips as she gazed at the young man walking towards the counter. "Welcome, how may I help you?"

A faint blush spread across Ino's face when she achieved better access to see the man's face. Sakura took notice of this and resisted the urge to laugh.

"I was looking for... daisies, Miss." He answered politely, looking at the shop to see if he could spot some of the flowers he wanted.

The blonde nodded, "Daises, yes, we have them here—"

"Finally, I've been to a lot of flower shops and they didn't seem to have any daisies at all."

"Wow, really?" Ino arched an eyebrow in amusement before secretly taking a glance to Sakura, who was only smirking. "Well, mind if I ask whose these flowers are for?"

His smile widened as he glanced away, "It's for my girlfriend. She's sick, so..."

Sakura immediately bit her lip when she saw how obvious Ino's face fell in disappointment. The blonde cleared her throat and released a forced grin, replying, "I hope she gets better soon."

Ino arranged the flowers neatly and handed it to the customer who could only agree. "Oh, uh, thank you for the concern. I'll be going now."

The moment the customer was out of sight, Ino groaned while slapping her forehead. Sakura snickered, tapping her friend's shoulder to cheer her up from the small 'heartbreak.' "That's okay, Ino. Maybe another attractive creature decides to buy flowers again."

"But ends up being in a relationship again?" Ino scoffed, rolling her eyes in distaste. "No, thank you."

Sakura stiffled a laugh as she glanced away, shrugging her shoulders nonchalantly.

"You seem to be enjoying this a bit too much, Forehead."

"It's fun teasing you, Ino-pig."

"Oh, shut it. I didn't even like the guy earlier!"

"Really? That kind of contradicts your behavior earlier."

"I really don't! He's just attractive, that's all."

"Whatever helps you sleep at night."