Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Relationship Skills ❯ Way To Taki's Heart? Cake ( Chapter 8 )

[ T - Teen: Not suitable for readers under 13 ]

I'm really trying hard to get myself into this again. C'mon me, fighting!

Mochizuki-sensei, the mystery teacher and friend(?) of Hatake Taki, was introduced in the previous chapter. You know, the Spike look-alike that immediately targeted Uchiha Sasuke sleeping and not Shikamaru that was sleeping right next to him? That fellow.

“Come with me to Cherub's Sweets. I'm sure Shiori-san will give you some free treats,” she tugged his arm.

“Are we going there or not?” he quirked a brow.

Taki combed the back of her hair, “I forgot the way,” she ducked her head, “hehe.”

“And you've been here longer than me? Tch…Shouldn't be surprised, you are kind of thoughtless,” he put his hands in his coat pockets.

“Thoughtless? You are a hard man to crack Lon-MOCHI-sensei.”

“All you had to do was ask someone like that little girl you followed.”

Puffing out her cheeks, “It's not my fault I have a bad memory of directions.”

“Like I said thoughtless. One day you're going to lead your team off a cliff,” Mochi jumped down and walked across the busy street.

She dropped her mouth. It was right ACROSS from the Hello Kitty store. How come she didn't notice this? Taki huffingly crossed her arms and stomped her way into the bakery.

“Neji! How come you didn't get me?” Taki flushed sitting down across from him. `I don't know how many times I can be so dense sometimes.'

Neji coolly sipped on his tea and watched Taki stab her chocolate cake, “Didn't want to disturb you thinking,” his brows furrowed a bit when their Sensei brought up a chair to the two person table.

“We have not been properly introduced yet have we?” Mochi turned his head to the Hyuuga. He held out his hand.

“Hyuuga Neji.” He shook once and waited for Mochizuki sensei to do the same.

Mochi stared at him for a bit, Neji's own face in the two lenses.

“Mochizuki Takehiko.”

“So…what's up with the new look? Big hair, wearing sunglasses indoors, looks weird on you. Where's your headband?” Taki asked.

“It's in my bag. I haven't decided on how I should wear it. And you don't like my new look? I thought it caught a couple of looks from the ladies,” he grinned. “It looks like your boyfriend wants some alone time with you so I'm just going to head on back,” he thumbed to the kitchen and got up and kissed Taki's forehead.

She merely swatted him away. Neji watching all of this in double taking this scene all in.

“How do you know him?”

“Oh there was this cake eating contest in…what village was it again? I forgot but we sat next to each other. I guess you can say that's how our history started. But anyways, I guess I better start training huh? Since I'm on the bottom ranks and everyone's a chuunin, right?”

“Not everyone is…”

“You mean there are still genins?” she laughed.

“Shikamaru and I are Jounins.” He just couldn't hold it in any longer.

Taki nodded, “You're kidding?”

“No. It's true.”

Neji almost saw pink hearts coming out of her ey-Bam! The door opened, Naruto, Kiba, and Sakura just slid right in synchronized and spotted Taki.

They picked her up over their heads, Taki still holding her plate of cake and fork confused, the four zoomed out.

“Bye Neji guess I'll see ya later!” she called out.

Neji sticking his head out of the shop. Will Neji ever have a chance with Taki alone?

“Um what's going on?”

“Hey!” everyone waved and smiled at her.

Taki grabbed Naruto's collar, you could see that she was a slight bit taller than him and had him on his toes, “Narutard what's going on?” she said lowly.

Kiba, Shikamaru, Ino, Tenten, Lee, Sasuke, Shino, Shikamaru, Chouji, and yeah the whole gang but Neji was there. Having lunch apparently at the ramen grill.

Sakura cleared her throat, ignored, Naruto whacked her hands out of his collar.

“Narutard! Well you're Taki- Taki-tard!” he shouted.

“Pfft! Sounds more like `Take it hard' if you say it fast enough,” Taki crossed her arms and looked at Sakura. “Yeah what do you want?”

“It's almost Neji's birthday and we're planning to surprise him with a party,” she stated.

“Oh. Well then see ya,” Taki waved and walked out of the ramen shop.

“Wait!” Rock Lee appeared in front of her, “Don't you want to surprise Neji? It will be most enjoyable to see his face in shock because it will be a sure fire challenge to get him startled,” he shook his fist with might.

“Surprise Neji? Has this been done before? Surprising I mean,” Taki walked back in and sat down.

“We tried last year and before that but no success,” Ino answered.

“What's the big deal in surprising him in the first place? It's just his birthday,” in case you haven't thought of it yet. Taki has NEVER had a birthday party before. She looked across the tables at them; they were seriously going to TRY to scare Neji, might as well join in or they'll keep interrupting her tea time.

Taki sighed and pulled out a chair and sat next to Shikamaru. Rock Lee started talking about how to lure Neji to Sasuke's house. Why his house? Because it's perfect opportunity to do anything they want…without adult supervision. Will Taki ever have a chance to be alone?

The plan was all set; Taki had to do most of the work getting Neji TO the party while everyone else fixed up Sasuke's house for more partying. His mansion was party central.

In the meantime, they all tried to grasp what had Mochi-sensei had just said. Ah they finally learn how people have sex. The joys of life.

“Of course, I hope all of you don't start practicing once you leave this class,” Mochi lightly warned. “You could practice kissing but then I know you kids would want to do more. So do whatever you want. To a certain degree, sadomasochism is normal for shinobi.”

Everybody started packing up, stuffing their notes in their bags and folders. Mochizuki stood in front of the class door lighting up his fifth cigarette.

“Tomorrow,” he waited for them to shut up, “you'll learn the diseases of having TOO much sex or not asking your partner if s/he has any diseases. It's quite gruesome, so I suggest that you don't eat breakfast,” he opened the door and didn't move out of the way.

“Homework tonight,” the students groaned, “a one page summary on what I lectured on. Using each other's notes would be a wise idea,” he finally stepped out of the way.

Sasuke was the first one running out of the room before the fan club started bombarding him with those `kissing lessons' Mochi-sensei were speaking of. The horror if he got caught by Sakura or Ino!

“Why, hey Sasuke!” Taki smiled waving at him.

He was shocked. Just plain downright, shocked someone, a girl, the new girl, was running the same pace as he did.

“Are you going to the free cake place too?”

Uh, he looked back and saw they were still chasing after him. He picked up speed grabbing her arm in the process.

He quickly muttered, “Yeah sure.”

`Woah! I guess he really wants a piece!' Holding her bag tighter.

They got to the shop in record time and managed to lose all of the screaming girls behind them.

Both breathing hard, hands on their knees, they looked at the door, “This is (pant) great! We're,” gulping more air in, “five minutes early and no one here's yet!” she patted his back, “Good job Sasuke!” her smile widening.

Taki sucked in more air, straightening herself, and exhaled. She took out a folded advertisement from her back pocket and unfolded it.

“Okay help me decide if I should get the chocolate layered cake or the strawberry cake,” Taki showed him each picture.

Sasuke stared at her. Taki looked up at him waiting for his answer and licked her lips. He had the sudden notion to kiss her. What the hell did that come from?

“Well?” Taki looked back down, “What are you getting? The tiramisu sounds pretty good but only a little bit of it is good. If they didn't put coconut in that one; I would so get that one. What about you Sasuke? Still don't know what to pick?” she looked back up.

Time stood STILL. Sasuke stood STILL. Taki stood STILL. Except for the wind that blew the ad out of her hands and the store owner opening the door.

“Ano,” the owner blushed, “If you guys are here for some desserts, then we're open now,” she flipped the close sign to open and scooted back inside.

Sasuke removed his lips off of Taki's cheek and trying to hide the maddening red blush went inside. Taki blinked, scrunched up her lips to the side and nodded.

“The strawberry layered cake it is.” O-O She looked around and then through the door window, “Sasuke you were suppose to wait for me!”

“You need to pay more attention,” he looked at the menu.

Taki was jittering around the display, “Hurry up Uchiha I wanna get my cake and eat it too by today!” she pressured.

The owner, another version of Hinata, nearly stuttered, “Y-you're my first customer,” from the counter, “You can have an extra cake for free,” she blushed because it IS the infamous Uchiha Sasuke.

Taki gasped and then glared at him, “You took my free cake,” squinting her eyes, “bastard.”

All he did was smirk and look coolly across the rows. He pointed to two of them.

“FINALLY!” she groaned, “Wait a minute, you took my cake!”

Sasuke did take her cake and he knew he was being a bastard about it. Taking both of her options and getting the vanilla and strawberry layered cake and the chocolate cake. He held his boxed up cakes in one hand.

“You snooze you lose.” Could he be any more cornier?

The people getting off of work started coming around the place and lined up behind Taki picked out the lime mousse with raspberries and slumped to the seat across Sasuke.

“Why my cakes?” she wailed.

“You have something that I want,” crossing his arms.

“What are you talking about?”

He sighed, forgotten already, “The pictures.”

Taki had the look of trying to remember something, “Oh those. Heh forgot all about those,” she yawned. “Two cakes are worth two pictures.”

He resisted the urge to growl at her, “Two cakes for four,” bargaining.

“Three pictures.”

“Guess I'm going to have to keep these then,” he patted the box.

Taki stared at the boxes in Sasuke-kun's clutches.

“You do my homework and give me them cakes and you'll get four pictures,” she'll just pick the less embarrassing ones.

He looked out the window, `I don't do other people's homework…but it's a rare opportunity to get it without hurting a girl.'

/A really cute girl with a delectable body and great smelling hair and soft skin as…/

“I'll do it,” just so he can stop thinking about her.

“Yatta!” she clapped her hands, jumped up and hugged Sasuke. In front of everybody.

“Ugh. Get off me and get my pictures.”

Taki saluted and gathered up her bag and packages and leaned into him, “Don't deny you like me Sasuke-kun,” pronouncing each syllable. Sasuke's heart went thump. “You'll only fall harder,” she chuckled and kissed, KISSED near the side of his mouth, barely touching.

She leaned back and grinned, “Don't forget my homework!” and spoofed off.

An elderly group smiled and pointed at him with the `Those were the good ol' days,' lines. He got up and left before any of his fan girls came waltzing by.

Too much Sasuke, not enough of the other guys. 3:06 am, two more days till xmas.