Chapter Nine: The Hill
Her heart jumped wildly when she had awoken, immediately sitting up in her bed, and her eyes widened enormously.
She panted.
"So...that wasn't a dream. I really am going out with him now..." Sakura softly whispered to herself, feeling her cheeks flush of pink, and she couldn't help but smile.
She hurried out of her bed and got dressed.
Today was a pretty special day in the village.
It was the Flower Festival, a festival where you give your lover flowers, and the pinkette had a certain someone in mind.
She chuckled, realizing how ironic it was that she literally just got together with someone when this romantic festival was today, and her smile grew.
Humming, she brushed her short pink locks, and then exited her house.
It was only six in the morning and she wasn't sure if she had training or not since the festival.
Although, to obtain flowers, she had to go the one place that she dreads the most...
Ino's flower shop.
She cringed at just the thought and sighed.
It couldn't be helped though.
She had to purchase a flower for that creep, no matter how embarrassing it would be, or how many times he would tease her about it, because she just loves him that much.
After several minutes, she had finally arrived at the flower shop, and she took a deep breath before entering.
Ino remained behind the counter as if on cue and the pinkette twitched once the blond looked at her.
She smirked.
"Well, good morning, Sakura..." Ino greeted with a smirk, her voice somewhat trailing off, and she chuckled.
"Good morning, Ino..." Sakura grumbled in annoyance while she avoided eye contact and looked downwards at the glass container of flowers.
"An awful lot of people have come in for the festival today, which means you must be purchasing a flower for someone," Ino remarked cleverly, her smirk remaining, and she chuckled once more.
Sakura felt her body grow tense as her cheeks grew redder than any cherry and she refused to look at Ino.
"Yeah well, I just want to purchase a flower for my um... My mom..." Sakura lied pathetically, still not looking her in the eye, and she began to wonder what kind of flower Sasori would like.
She then thought of a rose. It wasn't her favorite flower, since she usually preferred white colored flowers, but roses reminded her of Sasori's hair.
"Uh... Can I have a red rose?" Sakura requested quietly, her voice slightly bashful, and she still refused to meet Ino's gaze.
"Come on, Forehead! You shouldn't try to hide that you're buying a flower for your boyfriend!" Ino shouted in annoyance, then sighed, and she obtained a rose from the glass container.
"Shut up!" Sakura huffed as she closed her eyes while blushing ferociously and she twitched.
"Sakura, if you admit he's your boyfriend, then I'll give this flower to you for free," Ino informed her mischievously and flashed her a wink.
Without any hesitation, Sakura stated hastily, "Fine! He is my boyfriend!"
Her entire face the flushed of neon-red at realizing what she had just said and she felt as if she were about to faint or something.
