Hot 'N' Dangerous

Chapter 59: A Birth Date

Liz and I chatted idly as we roamed the streets without aim.

"Hey! Did you know?! It's Sasuke's birthday today!" I heard a girl squeal as we walked past Yamanaka's Flower Shop.

"Of course I know! What are you planning to give him?" Sakura's very excited voice emanated from inside the shop.

"I have several presents! First, I'll give him a beautiful bouquet of flowers and then, I'll give him a nice, romantic hug! After that, I'll give him his main present!" Ino announced.

"What is it?" Sakura's curious voice queried.

There was a moment of silence and suddenly, "Ah! That gives me dirty images, Ino! No way are you going to give that to Sasuke-kun! I won't let you!" Sakura shrieked.

I hadn't noticed that we had stopped walking until now.

Liz's eye was twitching, "I'm kinda curious now."

I cocked my head, "I didn't know it was Sasuke's birthday today. He never said anything."

"Just because he doesn't say anything about it, doesn't mean he doesn't have a birthday," Liz wagged a finger at me.

"What's all the commotion about?" I jumped involuntarily as a smooth male voice came up behind me.

Liz smiled her devilish smile, the one that I didn't really like. It usually meant that she was up to something and it was probably not in my favour either.

"Sasuke," she put her hands behind her back and walked in slow circles around Sasuke.

"Um... yeah?" he gave her a weird look.

"Today, a curious thing happened," she started mysteriously, "A little bird came and perched on my shoulder, at first chirping happily. But then, it whispered something in my ear, a juicy little piece of information," she put her hand on Sasuke's shoulder, "I heard that you were turning thirteen today," she bounced her eyebrows up and down.

"And what if I was?" Sasuke challenged.

"Well then, congratulations on reaching the age of a teen!" Liz shook his hand vigorously, "Good day! Bye!" Liz yanked me away, leaving a very confused Sasuke standing in the middle of the street.

"What was that all about?" I asked her as we dodged behind a thick wall into a quiet alley.

"Okay, you don't have a present for him, right?" Liz asked me, totally ignoring my question.

"No... Liz, I don't see where this is going? I don't think I want to but... what's so urgent about this?" I questioned, genuinely confused.

"Okay, good! Since you don't have a present and you're his teammate, you should give him one," Liz ran right over my last few questions too.

"Uh... okay, but I don't know what he likes," I protested.

"I do," Liz smiled mischievously.

"You do? Wow, I didn't think you knew Sasuke all that well," I remarked.

"Isn't it obvious though?" Liz asked, exasperated.

"No," I answered.

"You!" she exclaimed.

"Me what?" I didn't understand was Liz was talking about, I hoped she was okay.

"No, no! You! He likes you!" she shook me, willing me to understand through force.

When it sunk in, I was still confused, "Are you saying that I should... give myself to him?" I arced my eyebrow at her.

Liz's face turned red, "Okay, no, don't say that again, it sounds like you're offering him your virginity," she shuddered, "But what I'm implying is pretty much all it is. To make it a simpler concept for you to understand, I'll translate it: Go on a date with Uchiha Sasuke" she smiled, "Get it?"