One of the boys

chapter 27

Naruko was getting dressed for that night's event, while Ino finished the last touch ups on her makeup, and Sakura looked, from her spot on the bed.

The two girls, had been there all afternoon, and they had both noticed the blonde's glum expression, as her lack of positivity and brightness. She looked nervous, as she fiddled with her fingers, and stared at the black dress hanging in front of her, the one that Deidara had chosen, and that was unlike anything she had ever wore before.

Sakura, had been studying her during all this time, sending questioning glances to Ino, that had shrugged it off as excitement, but the pink haired girl, wasn't stupid, and knew something was up, but knew also that she would tell them when she was ready, at least she hoped she did.

"Here, all done! You can look at yourself in the mirror, and then we will help you dress" Ino gave her a small mirror she had brought along with the rest of her make up, since Naruko didn't have one.

The blonde took it and stared at her reflection blinking as she took a first good look.

Her blue eyes, looked even more intense with the 'smokey eye' effect Ino had applied. Her cheeks were a light peach color thag went well with her bronze skin and the natural lip gloss, all framed by her natural blonde hair, that she had wisely styled in soft waves. Ino had done a terrific job, she barely recognized herself under all the makeup.

"Woah" she breathed out, and the pale blonde girl smirked as she started applying her own makeup.

"I know, I'm good. I admit I had been dying to give you a makeover for years! I had a lot of ideas, but I went with the more dramatic look, who knows when I will be able to do it again"

She beamed at herself in the mirror, while she applied some red lipstick, proud of her work. She should become a make up artist, Sai had said she had talent, and she knew she had it in her even without his encouragement.

"Do you guys think this makes me look a little older?" Naruko timidly asked still studying her image on the mirror, still disbelieving it was her face she was staring at.

"Why do you ask?" Sakura looked alarmed and even Ino stopped what she was doing, exchanging a worried glance with the pink haired girl.

"It's nothing…I well you know…" she trailed off looking at her friends with a little uncertainty.

"Naruko, you can tell us anything you know that. Did Itachi do something that bothered you?"

"Yeah, do you want us to punch him or something?" Sakura offered, it's not like Sasuke would ever find out, and even though she really liked her brother in law she wouldn't hesitate to hurt him if it meant defending her friend.

"Geez Forehead, calm down will ya?" Ino thought that threatening to ruin Itachi's good looks wouldn't help, and it would be a waste.

"Fine" she sat down on the bed, next to Naruko.

"Well…we were at the movies yesterday night, and I left him with the rest of the group to go to the bathroom for five seconds. When I came back, he was talking with these two girls who were obviously coming on to him, at least that's what Deidara told me, you know me, I didn't notice they were attempting to flirt as they just asked simple information, I would have thought nothing about it but-"