Semi SakuSaso for you JoelleAu

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Sakura sat in the club's room with an irritated expression. Due to her failure of bringing Pein and Konan together, she was forced to dress in an oversize bunny costume the drama club let Itachi borrow.

"This is so humiliating." she muttered.

"It's your fault for being so cocky." Itachi replied.

Hidan sat back in his chair. "That suit swallows her up! You should have at least made her wear a sexy bunny costume instead! There's no fun in it if she just looks cute." he said disappointed.

Itachi ignored Hidan's complaint and started the club's first, and only, agenda. "As you know from today's announcements, Golden Week is coming up and I have devised an organized list of activities we can do with the time off."

The floppy ears on the costume bounced as Sakura jumped back in surprise. "But we won't have free time! Midterms are the day after break and we have to study!"

Kisame walked by and flipped one of the ears behind her head. "The members of the Student Council, excluding Hidan, barely need time to study for any kind of test. We maintain our high grades without much work. Itachi-kun has never studied for any tests, but still has the highest score in our class."

She closed her eyes and cursed under her breath at their intelligence. "That's great, but I really should take this time seriously and study."

"Come on, Bunny Sakura-chan! What's one day without studying going to do to you?" Deidara patted her head.

Hidan joined in and wrapped his arms tightly across her shoulders. "It'll be fun! Don't be such a nerd, Rabbit Sakura-chan!"

Sakura growled, "How am I the nerd when you all are smart enough to not have to study?!"

Itachi rose from his chair and joined the others. "We can do whatever you want, Rabbit-Eared Sakura-san." he coaxed.

Sakura slapped the three away and could feel the back of her neck burn with humiliation. "Fine! Fine! Just stop with the annoying names!"

"What will we be doing?" Itachi asked.

Sakura thought for a moment and grinned fiendishly. "Well, what I've been really wanting to do is go shopping. I also heard a new diner is having a grand opening sale this Friday - we can do both that day of the break."

"Alright, sounds fun." Itachi replied.

The bunny girl stomped her foot and gritted her teeth. "You aren't supposed to like shopping! You should be griping and groaning!"

Sasori rolled his eyes. "Just because we're boys doesn't mean we have to adhere to gender-based stereotypes, Sakura-san. You should be ashamed of yourself for acting so sexist."

She pulled on the bunny ears and shouted, "You guys are such pests! If you want to go so bad then meet me at the front gate of the school on Friday! Right now, I'm going home to start studying!" She escaped from the hot hell the costume created and stormed out.

"I still think she would look super hot in a playboy bunny costume." Hidan commented.

The group met in the afternoon sun and took the bus transit to the mall. Hidan dragged Sakura to the lingerie department, but she quietly slipped away as he stared, trance-like, at a mannequin wearing a very revealing outfit.

She tried searching for the other members, but with no luck. A small jewelry store caught her eye and she happily skipped over to the door. An elderly woman greeted her and sat patiently at the counter. Sakura marveled at the beautiful, hand-made jewelry around the store.

"You're here too?" A shaggy, mess of red hair popped out from behind one of the displays.

"Yeah, I love looking at hand-made stuff. It's really cool how they take their time doing this - don't you think?" She narrowed her eyes at him as he ignored her question and silently viewed the necklaces hanging from a wooden mannequin.

"Sasori-kun, you don't talk very much." she grumbled.

His heavy-lidded, brown eyes stared in her direction. "I only talk when I feel like it. It has nothing to do with you." he stated.

"But I'd like to get to know you better. You seem really nice."

Sasori jammed his hands in his pockets. He picked up a bracelet from the display case next to her and turned it over in his hands. "They really took the time carving the details into these beads." he mumbled. He stepped towards her and pointed out the small, tribal markings on the dyed wood.

She brushed her finger against it, feeling the indentations in the bead. He pulled it over his wrist and admired it. "I think I'm going to buy it. Since their hand-made, they're all unique and I'll have a one-of-a-kind bracelet all my life." he said pleased.

They walked to the counter and Sakura gasped. A pair of studded earrings sat in a small display case.

"What's up?" Sasori never understood why women ogled over jewelry - if he liked it, he bought it.

The elderly woman opened the case and presented them to the girl. "Oh! These are aquamarine gemstones right?" Sakura asked.

The elderly woman nodded and Sakura shrieked with joy. She picked up the earrings and pointed excitedly at the bluish-green gemstone that was fixed in the stud.

"This is my birthstone! Every jewelry store I've looked around has never had any in stock!" she beamed.

Sasori smiled, "It's a beautiful stone. It's funny how the color of the gem is very similar to the color of your eyes." He covered his mouth and became flustered.

This is why he didn't open his mouth.

Sakura cocked her head. "I'm sorry, what did you say?"

"N-nothing, Sakura-chan, let me buy them for you." He placed the bracelet and the earrings on the counter and silently thanked the heavens for her terrible hearing.

Sasori and Sakura met with the rest of the group afterwards. They exited the mall and walked next door to the new diner.

A waitress led them to a large table and handed each of them a menu.

"So what did you guys do in the mall?" Sakura asked.

"Itachi and I wandered around aimlessly. We visited a few stores, but there wasn't much to see." Kisame answered.

"I sat near the fountain, it wasn't that great to me either." Deidara added.

"Kakuzu and I didn't want to spend our money, but it was fun bothering people!" Hidan laughed.

Sakura snapped her menu shut. "If you guys didn't do anything then why did you agree to go?!"

"Well, we wanted to hang out with you." Itachi said honestly.

Sakura's frowned turned to a smile; she could feel the same burning sensation on her neck again. "These guys might act like complete idiots at times, but they're super sweet." she thought.

The waitress returned and wrote down each order; she snatched up the menus and walked away happily. "For a grand opening, this place seems a bit barren." Deidara observed.

There were a few tables occupied, but many were left unused.

"Some restaurants start out fairly slow. In a few months, I'm sure they'll have a pile of customers," Sasori stated.

"That's true, it is only the start of Golden Week. They were smart to open up shop during the break." Kakuzu noted.

The waitress pulled a trolley that held their delicious meals and handed each plate to them. Kakuzu looked down at his food and frowned.

"Is everything to your liking?" she asked, cheerfully.

Kakuzu pointed down to his food. "Actually, I-"

She left before he could continue speaking. He slammed his fists on the table, causing Sakura to flinch - she had never seen him upset before.

"What's wrong with your damn food?" Hidan questioned. Kakuzu shook his head and pushed the plate away.

"They gave me a pile of desserts! How the hell do you confuse a simple Kare Udon with Kurikinton?" he yelled angrily.

Sakura scooted her chair closer to Kakuzu and smiled. "If you'd like, Kakuzu, we can share a plate together. I don't know if you like Hiyashi Chuka, but if you do-"

"The stupid waitress didn't give me anything to eat with." he interjected.

Sakura laughed, "So? Have you ever heard of sharing chopsticks?"

She picked up a chilled noodle between her chopsticks and fed it to a red Kakuzu.

The other boys felt a sudden pang of jealousy as they glanced seldomly up at the two eating together.

Lucky bastard.

After their day of shopping and eating, the club members walked Sakura back to her house. "Thanks for the fun day, guys. I'll see you after break, okay?" She waved goodbye and entered her house.

Mebuki knocked on Sakura's door early in the morning. "Sakura, you have a phone call." she said through the door.

Sakura crawled out of bed and grabbed the phone from her mother's hand.

"Hello?" she mumbled sleepily.

"Sakura-san, this is Itachi. There's an emergency and we need you to come down to the park immediately."

Her stomach twisted in knots. "What happened? Is everyone alright?"

"I can't explain now, but you need to hurry." He hung up.

Sakura swiftly slipped her clothes on and brushed her teeth. She prayed that it wasn't too serious and pulled a light jacket over her torso.

When she arrived, she found the boys standing at a small, basketball court. She raced over and pulled Itachi around.

"What's wrong?" she asked distraught.

He grabbed her shoulders and squeezed them tightly. "I'm glad you're here Sakura. Now all we need you to do is join us in a game of basketball." he said in a serious tone.

She couldn't believe how stupid they were. She smacked his hands away and growled ferociously, "You lied!"

"No, I didn't. I said it was an emergency, but I didn't tell you what it was about."

"What's the point of me being here?!"

Itachi picked up the basketball and pointed. "To play basketball?"

Sakura stood in shock of his sheer stupidity. "But you already have six players! If I joined in, it would be uneven!"

"Then be the referee." he ordered. He guided Sakura to the bench and demanded her to watch the game.

The girl sighed and pulled a stack of index cards from her pocket. She thought proudly how cunning she was to bring her vocabulary words to study, just in case.

The boys separated into teams of three and started the game. Sasori dribbled the ball and passed it to Deidara. The blonde dribbled around Hidan and tossed the ball in the hoop. Sasori, Deidara and Kakuzu exchanged high fives and readied themselves for the next set. Itachi threw the ball to Hidan, but it was stolen by Kakuzu. Hidan tried his best to block Kakuzu's shot, but his tall stature made it impossible. Kakuzu dunked the ball and laughed as Hidan cursed loudly.

They set the ball again and Hidan quickly shot the ball in a hasty manner. Sasori blocked the throw and the ball went flying in Sakura's direction. Itachi raced after it, but tripped over a broken-off piece of pavement. He tried his best to maintain his balance, but the Uchiha crashed into Sakura causing both to fall backwards.

"Oh, shit!" Hidan yelled, following the others.

Itachi's face felt hot. Sakura had cushioned his fall and the young man was laying on top of her - his hands accidentally cupping both of her breasts.

Itachi retreated with an intense blush on his face. "Sakura, I'm really sorry."

He reached his hand out, but Sakura stood up on her own. He tries to reason with her, but she pushed him back towards the group.

"Pervert!" she screamed.

"What! No, I'm not a pervert! It was an accident!" he pleaded. She covered her chest and picked up her index cards.

"I've got to go! I just remembered it's my turn to do laundry." She hurried away and left Itachi with the group of envious boys.

Hidan walked over to Itachi and whispered, "Were they soft?"

Itachi pushed him away, his blush deepening. "Shut up, Hidan!"

Hidan chuckled and picked up the basketball. "Oh well, she wasn't paying atttention anyway - let's keep playing!"

Itachi turned away. "I don't know if I want to keep playing."

Sasori tilted his head. "It seems 'The Groper' is too scared to continue."

Deidara joined in and deepened his voice, "Will 'The Groper' find his last ounce of dignity in time to defeat his friends in basketball? Stay tuned!"

Itachi waved his hands frantically and scowled, "Stop calling me that! And what's with the movie announcer voice?!"

Sakura stayed inside and continued studying. She looked at the clock and sighed, "I only have two days left to study and those morons keep distracting me."

She picked up her World Literature textbook and took a solemn oath, "I vow that tomorrow it will be endless studying all day!"

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xTsu