Onism

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The night's sky was dark and eerie, but what comforted anyone below it was the company that joined them. Cold, frosty wind was pushed to the back of people's heads as they walked along the street on a nightly stroll. This cold wind went especially unnoticed by two college girls running hand in hand. Their feet hit the pavement roughly as they made their way around a neighborhood.

On girl's lips spread into a bright smile as she started falling a few steps behind. Her eyes shined in the moonlight as she watched her friends pink bob sway one way and the other with every step they took. "Come on, [Name]! You'll love this crowd, I pinky promise," beamed her friend turning her head.

"Sakura," she replied out of breath. [Name] stopped running, in turn causing Sakura to stop mid in her tracks. "I need to breathe, this is too much," she admitted and let go of her friend's hand to rest her own on her knees. [Name] inhaled through her nose and exhaled through her mouth in an attempt to control her breathing. "Can we just walk the rest of the way there?" She asked after regaining her composure.

With a nod of her head, Sakura hooked her arm with her friend's and began making their way to their predetermined destination. "You really need to exercise more, [Name]," she teased pinching at her cheek. "I'm totally kidding though," she quickly said right after, "you're perfect the way you are."

[Name] gave a small huff followed by a smile. "Will you finally tell me where the heck we're going?" Before they had left her home, [Name] prayed to every god that Sakura was going to lead her to the new arcade that had recently opened up down town, but those prayers withered away with the cold breeze once the two began running through the suburban neighborhood.

At this inquiry the bubblegum haired girl merely hummed and shook her head. She swore to keep it a secret because if she even mentioned where they were going [Name] would definitely turn tail. "Don't worry too much about where rather what it's for." She said vaguely, but upon seeing [Name]'s raised brows she added on, "I remembered you saying how you should go out more into the world and leave your comfort zone. I thought this would help a bit," Sakura smiled as she looked ahead. [Name] returned the smile and gave a small nod. The two friends walked along cuddling into each other's sides as they turned a corner onto a different bloc, "That's it," She said cheerfully.

[Name]'s stew slowly ever so slightly as she told in the scene before her. Their eyes were stained on the only house smack dab in the middle of a cul-de-sac. What made [Name] uneasy was the fact that solo cups littered the yard while the bushes around the perimeter were decorated in toilet paper and what seemed to pair one pair of lingerie. "Sakura, I don't think this is my kind of scene," [Name] spoke up squeezing Sakura's arm.

"That's the whole point of this. Come on," she said confidently despite seeing her friend's confidence plummet to the Earth's core. She egged the shy girl to walk up to the porch with her. The pink haired woman pressed a slender forefinger against the doorbell and the two waited for an answer. "I knew a part would be a big step," Sakura whispered as if spilling a great secret, "so I thought an after party with some friends would be a lot more chill, you know?"

On the inside [Name] could feel herself tremble and she was about to protest, but the door's opening beat her to it. There stood a familiar face before them. Naruto's intoxicating smile beamed at the two before he spoke, "Hey! Kiba said you two were stoping by." He quickly embraced the two girls in a breath taking hug. "You'll have so much fun, [Name], I'm glad you could come this time around," he said letting the two go. It was a widely known fact, between her friends, that [Name] never made an appearance at scandalous college parties.

Undeterred the friendly welcoming, Sakura elbowed the ray of sunshine aside and pulled [Name] with her, "Move already, idiot! We're freezing," she said as Naruto chuckled and locked the door. "Where is everyone?" Sakura asked looking around the home, that was equally as trashed as the outside.