Author: K

Rating: MA

Disclaimer: I own only my story.

"Don't let the past steal your present." –Terri Guillemets

Sasuke was annoyed. They've been here for two days and the wedding was in two days. Best part was that they couldn't even go to the bachelor party, so why the fuck were they here? Not to mention, Naruto's parents pretty much kept them under lock and key, so that meant he's been sober since they left, except tonight he was going to change that. They were at the Fashion Show mall while the adults had their fun. And what were they doing? Sitting in The Cheesecake Factory while attempting to not make things awkward.

Ino was there and she avoided him like the plague except once when she addressed his presence. He didn't know why he considered this, but he wanted to talk to her. Everyone was coupled up and then there was him and her. It must have been his sober talking, or maybe it was the tight baby blue dress that accented her eyes, but he ended up going for the kill. "Do you wanna get a drink with me?"

The whole table paused at him opening his mouth. Sasuke actually talking to Ino, but not just talking: he talked to her first. At first she stayed silent, thinking he was talking to someone else. So instead she made sure by pointing to herself. "Me?"

He nodded in response while waiting for her answer. He didn't have all day. Not to mention he was pretty close to ending his invitation and going off by himself.

"Uh, sure," she mumbled while reaching for her purse.

They weren't going to get away that fast, at least not without Naruto saying something about it. "Sasuke, are you serious right now?"

He gave his friend a blank look. "Why wouldn't I be?"

The blonde sucked his teeth. "You know what I mean you bitch. We can't get in trouble while we're here. What if someone catches you with that dumbass fake ID of yours," he stated with a grimace.

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "This is not a we, this a me. And so what if I get caught? The most they'll do is take my ID and throw it away. You have nothing to worry about."

His grimace turned into a pout. "Just don't pull the shit you pulled two weeks ago. I want to see you guys back at our hotel room at least before three in the morning."

He nodded in understanding and got out of his seat. "We're going for a drink not for a night on the town."

"Be safe you guys. It's still Vegas," Sakura stated while watching Ino smooth out her dress.

She gave her best friend a smile. "I think we got this. We'll text you guys if anything happens."

"Give us hourly updates," Naruto said with his eyes on Sasuke.

"We're not ten, I think we can manage," he replied while stuffing his hands in his pockets.

"Well, there's this thing called trust that I don't have with you right now, so give me the updates or I'll text you every hour myself," he threatened while glaring at him.

Sasuke tersely glared at him before looking over at Ino. "Let's go."

She nodded and followed beside him to the closest bar. The table watched the broken up couple with interest. This could end really good or really bad, but most likely really bad.

Naruto sighed while folding his arms. "I really hope Sasuke doesn't do something stupid. I know he's bored and all and sick of being sober, but he better not go over board."

"I doubt that'll happen. Ino is still with him, I think she knows how he rolls by now," Kiba mumbled with a shrug.

Sakura nodded but shared the same concern as Naruto. "She does, but when she drinks too, things for the both of them aren't too great."

Hinata nodded in remembrance. "I remember that fight they had at that house party. They're a little toxic for each other when they both drink."

"Oh yeah. Wow, I remember the crying and the not caring Sasuke and then her shouting and then him leaving and not coming back for three days," the brunette male stated.

"Yup, let's just fucking hope they drink till they're satisfied and not till they're pissy drunk fighting each other in the bar and my parents finding out," Naruto claimed with concern laced in his voice.

"All we can do is hope for the best," his girlfriend said with a smile.

Sakura nodded and shared the same hoping smile as her. Except on the inside, she knew there was no hope. Sasuke and Ino drinking together could either lead to them haphazardly getting back together, a one night stand, or possibly even a fight that involved her and Sasuke's previous relationship being thrown out there. She knew one thing for sure; the probability of any of those things happening was strong. Not to mention the probability of any of those things happening would most likely crush her heart.

"Ah, it feels so good to be back in our hotel," she said while taking off her shirt.

Kiba scratched at the happy trail on his lower abdomen with a smile. "You can say that again. Walking that fucking mall was a workout."

Sakura laughed while unbuttoning her shorts. "Tell me about it. Taking those breaks helped but there could've been more."

"Definitely," he mumbled while watching her shorts hit the ground, "I can't believe it's already eight at night."

She caught him looking and gave him a light smirk. Her eyes did the same earlier when he took off his shirt, so now they were even. "Me neither," she said while lying next to him on the bed, "I'm just happy the wedding is soon. I like it here and all, but Sin City has a little bit too much sin for me."

He scoffed. "You're no angel, there's no way this could be too much sin."

She narrowed her eyes and flicked his nipple. "Well I could thank you for me not being an angel."

He covered his nipple with his hand so it wouldn't be targeted again. "I started it, Sasuke continued it, and I'm just making it better."

She lightly tensed at the mention of Sasuke's name, but brushed it off. "If you consider what you've made me into better, then we need to open a dictionary."

He chuckled with a smirk. "What can I say? I'm a sexual deviant with different turn-ons then everybody else."

"Trust me, I've noticed. Thanks for passing them onto me," she said with sarcasm. However, she did kind of enjoy it. Kiba was rough. Not just rough, but rough to the extent that it looked like the both of them had an all out ninja battle in the bedroom. The two of them were covered in bruises, hickeys, and scratches. Sakura also had a raspy voice for two days. She thought she'd screamed loud with Sasuke, but with Kiba she learned her voice could get louder than that.

There was also the fact that Kiba was a talker. He's dirty talked her to quicker orgasms and that was something she never thought she could achieve. Sasuke was the silent type whose eyes told you everything, but Kiba told you everything and he made sure you fucking heard it. She lightly shivered at the thought. She did her best not to compare the two of them in bed, but their differences were so obvious it hurt. Sasuke had his style and Kiba had his, and right now she happened to love his. She pushed her thinking aside and changed the topic. "Do you know what's the plan for tomorrow?"

He shrugged. "I feel like the plans will change with adults partying like they're twenty again, so nothing early in the morning."

"Finally, I need my beauty rest," she said with a sigh.

"I don't think you need to get more beautiful than you are princess," Kiba stated with that grin that made her knees weak.

Sakura smiled and rolled on her side. "Thank you."

He copied her actions and rolled on his side. "Anytime, but then again I'm just telling truth."

"I appreciate you telling the truth, who knows how I'd ever live without it," she claimed with obvious sarcasm.

He grinned at her attitude. That was one of the things he loved about her. "Since we're talking about truth, can I ask you a question?"

Her eyes connected his and she hoped she was walking into a dumb question about how attractive he was and not a serious one. "Sure."

"Did you and Sasuke really sleep together just once?"

She tensed instantly and tried to think of a lie to cover her ass and his, but there was no point. Kiba could read her like a book now that they were closer again. "No."

He watched her eyes look away from his. "How many times?"

She was praying her cheeks weren't red. "Honestly, too many times to count."

A bewildered laugh came out of his mouth. "Wow. I never pegged you as the being the other woman type."

Sakura looked up so her green eyes could meet with his brown ones. "Neither did I. It wasn't supposed to happen that way."

"How did it happen?"

She paused. Did she really want another person other than Naruto and Sasuke to know about their fuck buddy affair? She didn't, but coming clean about it always felt like a weight lifted off her shoulders. Not to mention, there was that level of trust she shared with Kiba again and she felt comfortable telling him. So she did. From the very first time they hooked up to the very last time. She even included some of the fights her and Sasuke had during the project and their little love confession deal. When she finished, she felt great, but she still felt like shit at the same time. Replaying the whole thing out loud was a reminder of all the damage she did as a so-called best friend and to her relationship with Sasuke. She hated it. "So yeah, that's that."

Kiba tried to find the right words, but all he could come up with was one. "Wow."

A sarcastic laugh spilled out of her lips. "I know right?"

He gave her a light frown. He wished he never brought it up. He hated seeing her sad, but might as well finish the conversation. "I know I shouldn't ask the obvious question, but are you in love with Sasuke?"

Butterflies with a mixture of humming birds instantly rushed to her stomach. If that didn't tell her, she didn't know what did. "I am."

He was hoping to hear a different answer, but he knew the inevitable. "Oh. So I guess there won't be a you and me in the future huh?"

She shook her head. "I wouldn't say that. I love you too."

He copied her actions and shook his head. "But you're not in love with me. There's a difference Sakura and you know that."

A hand ran through her long candy pink hair. "I know, but I don't see a future with Sasuke right now. Him and me haven't had a decent talk since before him and Ino broke up. I don't even know where we stand right now."

He rolled his eyes before speaking. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but you should talk to him. You shouldn't be wasting your time with me while your future boyfriend is still brooding and not talking to you."

"I'm not wasting my time with you," she retorted with a frown, "I've enjoyed everything we've done together, and talked about. Sasuke and me never did this and the project doesn't count. I'm not gonna chase after someone who only gives me what I want in bed and not out of it."

Kiba nodded in understanding. "That's true. Sasuke isn't really boyfriend material when it comes to the talking and technical parts of dating."

"Exactly, so I'm just not gonna bother with it, there's no point," she mumbled with a frown.

"There's no point going after the person you're in love with?" he asked while sitting up, "I know I'm pushing you into him right now, but you can't deny your feelings. I don't wanna be a dick and tell you not to go because I love you and shit, but you need to be happy. And weirdly enough, when the two of you are together, Sasuke seems happy. Well, as happy as he can get."

She could feel tears to start to prickle her eyes. "I wish you'd be a dick instead. I never thought I'd hear those words come out of your mouth."

He chuckled. "Me neither, but like I said earlier I'm just telling the truth."

She smiled and held her tears back. She'd save those for another day. Right now she needed a little comfort. "Do you mind cuddling with me?"

"I guess so. I'll have to get use to it since our previous friendship is out of the question," he remarked while lying down.

Sakura smiled while shifting into his arms. "Thank you Kiba."

Cuddling wasn't his thing, but with her skin pressed against his, the sweet smell of her hair, and the light hint of her perfume from earlier, he could get use to this. "No problem."

She basked in the feeling his strong arms wrapped around her and let her thoughts run wild. She promised herself that tomorrow she was going to do it. She was going to confront Sasuke and hopefully it went as well as it did in her head.

Sasuke had to admit it to himself that he fucking loved drinking. He loved the feeling of not having thoughts, of going with the flow, of forgetting what ran through his mind like a cheetah, but now that was placed on the back burner of his mind. He liked either the bitter taste with the burn running down his throat, or the sweet taste with a slight sting. Not to mention he loved the warm feeling it gave him. He thought this is what people with emotions feel when they're happy about stuff.

Right now he knew for sure he was happy, well he thought he was. He didn't exactly remember how he got here, or why he was here, but whatever. He was just going with the flow. Ino pushed him into some building they came across while walking on the strip. All he noticed was the decorations: fucking white everything. White chairs, white walls, white balloons, white flowers, and even the guy talking to him and Ino was wearing white.

Wow, when did this guy even get here? He gave him a look up and down before looking back at Ino. Fuck, she still looked good in that tight baby blue dress. Not to mention the way she was looking at him screamed sex. Whatever this guy was talking about had to end quickly. He didn't want to get back to the hotel and her mood was gone that or passed out since she was as equally inebriated as he was. His thoughts were suddenly cut off by her kissing him, so maybe her mood wouldn't disappear.

She pulled back from the kiss and gave him a smile. She also said something about them heading back to the hotel now since it was midnight. He nodded and followed behind her while looking at his cell phone. Even though he was a little shit faced, it didn't mean he forgot to text Naruto. He texted him that'd they'd be on their way before slipping his phone in his pocket. He then looked up and noticed Ino taking a picture of her hand. He knew she a little tipsy, but what the fuck was she doing?

He couldn't hold the question in. "What are you doing?"

She looked up and her blue eyes seemed too happy for his liking. "Showing Sakura the ring of course!"

Why the fuck was a ring so important? He didn't understand. "Why?"

"I have to tell my best friend that we just got married of course!"

He stopped walking and looked at her. Suddenly everything made sense: the white room, the guy dressed in white taking about vows and relationship shit, and Ino kissing him once he was done talking. He just got married to fucking Ino Yamanaka with realizing. He didn't know whether to say it was a mistake right now and have a drunk girl crying in the street in the middle of Vegas or wait till tomorrow when he was going to have a definite headache and get an earful from Naruto and possibly Sakura. He thought about it while looking at the happy look on Ino's face. Getting screamed at with a headache it was.

i warned you about the crazy shit, and bam there it is.

review lovelies, it keeps me motivated. :)

~k