Prologue
"I hate you Ino pig…" Sakura said as they stood in front of the tattoo shop. Sakura is not very good at winning bets. She always loses…well to Ino anyway. "…..we're only 16 we are not legal age to get a tattoo…." She said as Ino tried pushing her in the tattoo shop.
"Not we…." Ino laughed. "…..you are getting the tattoo not me…are you crazy? Shikamaru will kill me…."
"And you think Sasuke- Kun won't?"
"This place don't even check your ID's they just ask if you're a legal age and then give then they would ask you what kind of tattoo you want and then bam it's done….easy as 1 2 3….." She said finally walking in the shop.
"Says you…." Sakura said trying to push herself away from the counter not wanting to see the lady all covered in tattoos and pierces all over her face that made Sakura want to run away and never come here again. "…you're not the one that has to get stabbed by needles…."
"Quit being a wimp, fore head….." Sakura didn't say anything so Ino looked at her and then followed her eyes and looked straight at the fully tattooed person in front of her. "….holy shi…." She was token aback….. Holy crap, that scared her out of her skin. That lady was drenched in all kinds of tattoo its not even funny.
"Welcome to hunt and Huntington…" She said in a boring tone while chewing her gum and blowing a bubble. "….How may I help you?" She asked once her bubble popped. Ino hid behind Sakura.
"Umm… " Ino started. "….she's here for a tattoo…." She said as Sakura tried to hide behind her but failed when Ino pushed her against the counter.
"Are you old enough to have a tattoo?" She asked blowing another bubble as she looked at Sakura.
"Yes?" Sakura said not so sure herself all she knows is that she's scared out of her wits.
"Where do you want it?"
"I….. Uhhh…." Sakura said before looking at Ino. "….I don't want to do this Ino…"
"You have to….remember the bet you lost?" Ino said and looked at the ladies boring face. "…..she wants it on her shoulder blades…"
"Style?" She asked.
"A small ch…cherry blossom please…." Sakura said feeling like she just walked on Halloween street.
"Right this way…" The lady stood up.
"Wait…" Ino said running up to the lady and whispered in her ear. "Thank you…." She looked at her name tag. "….Kim…" She said before running to the waiting area and taking deep breaths like she was under water for a very long amount of time.
"What did you tell her, Ino?" Sakura said.
"It's a surprise…." She said as Sakura sighed and followed Kim.
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They both stood in Sakura's room looking at her first tattoo in the mirror. "I can't believe you told her to write Sasuke in the middle of the tree…." Sakura said looking at her right shoulder blade and saw the name there. When Sakura saw all the needles she wanted to run out of the room. Sakura is deathly afraid of needles. Like the time she went to the doctor for shots, she would not calm down so they had her dad to hold her down and she was crying the whole way back home. Sakura sucked in all her courage and lay there while Kim began and it hurt like hell. It was worst than going to the doctor.
"I think it makes you look hot, Forehead…." Ino said. "….when you wear your halter top tomorrow you'll have every guy look at your tattoo and wish that was their name…"
"I am not wearing a halter top tomorrow…." Sakura said.
"Why not?" She asked.
"Do I need to punch you?" Sakura said balling up her fist. "I don't want other men to look at me….."
"Imagine Sasuke's reaction when he see's it….." She said and Sakura cool down a little. "…..he thinks of you as an innocent girl and love the nature of her body and would never get a tattoo in her life….."
Sakura laughed and thought about it. Sasuke thought of her as an innocent and shy and he would always laugh when she blushes. "Okay fine you win…"
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When they got to school the next day one guy was staring at her back with wide eyes and mouth hung open. Ino punched his head, not very happy that 'he' was looking. He rubbed his head and looked at Ino. "Oww…..troublesome woman…..what was that for?"
"You better not be thinking what I think you're thinking because I will kick you ass for thinking that thought…" She said and Shikamaru continued rubbing his head. Man this person must have Iron fists to punch like that.
"I can't believe you got a tattoo…." Shikamaru said changing the subject. "….I thought you said that tatto's are very deleterious to the body and you would never get one…" he said not believing the 'oh so' innocent Cherry blossom got at tattoo.
"It was Ino's fault…." Sakura said pointing at the accuser. "….I lost a bet to her….we made a bet that whoever got to her house first makes the loser do what ever they want which in this case I lost the bet to so I did what ever Ino did and she got the idea when we saw a commercial of some guy with tattoos all over his arms and neck it was so gross and then she smiled…"
"Okay first when you make a bet with Ino never race her to her house…" The indolent Shikamaru said.
"Why?" Sakura asked.
"She's not very….how should I put this?" He said. "Equitable." He said.
"What do you mean?"
"There are a lot of short cuts to her house…." Shikamaru said. "….you can't tell me you didn't know…"
Sakura was twitching her right eye. There was a short cut to her house. She looked at Ino who was smiling at her. "You had a short cut to your house?"
"Oops?" Ino said looking at the furious Sakura in front of her. "I guess I forgot…" She said.
"I took the freeway and I was stuck in traffic for 45 minutes…." Sakura said as Ino ran for her life with Sakura hot on her tracks leaving a very confused Shikamaru in the middle of the hallway.
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"Sakura…." Sasuke said looking at her.
"Sasuke- Kun…." Sakura smiled and got mad all of a sudden. "….have you seen Ino, I'm going to kill her…"
"Why?" He asked.
"Because she….." Sakura stopped. "…..no reason…" She said.
"You always have a reason to kill Ino….." Sasuke said and she hugged him. He hugged her but he was still very confused. First she was happy and then she was mad and then she felt like hugging him all of a sudden. "….you can tell me…it can't be that bad…."
"It is that bad…." Sakura said.
"What's wrong?" Sasuke asked and she pulled back.
"Promise you won't be mad at me for what you're about to see….."
"Why would I be mad?" He asked.
"Just promise me…." She demanded.
"Okay I promise…" He said as she turned around. He looked at her for a while and was going to ask why she turned around until he spotted something on the right side of her shoulder blade. He saw a tattoo of a cherry blossom tree but what really shocked him was that there was his name written in italic bold in the middle of her back. He stared at her when she turned around. Sakura…..his Sakura……his girlfriend Sakura…..innocent little Sakura has a tattoo.
"You're mad aren't you?" Sakura said as tears brimmed her eyes. Sasuke finally got out of his state of shock.
"I'm not mad…" He said. "Just shocked that you of all people got a tattoo…."
"I lost a bet to Ino…" Sakura said. "…don't worry this is my first and last tattoo I'll ever have…" Sakura said as they heard a loud a obnoxious voice behind Sakura.
"Hey Teme are you going to the….whoa…" He stopped when he saw Sakura's tattoo and his eyes were wide and mouth was hung open. Sasuke quickly went to Naruto and covered his eyes.
"Are you going to the party?" Naruto asked and Sasuke's hand was still on his face.
"Yeah whatever…" Sasuke said pulling Naruto away from his girlfriend. "Sakura meet me at my house after school okay, I'll make it up to you." She smiled and nodded as he walked away from her with Naruto.
And that's how it all began.