A/N: AAAHHHH!! I'M SO SORRY! I've been busy for ages and trying to be a better writer and I got caught up in a whole bunch of things with my love life and gah! I'm sorry! I should've added stories sooner! . Sorry! Don't kill me! Well, I was just checking my e-mail and I saw someone had favorite one of my stories so I thought it was damn well time I made an update and this came to mind for some reason. So, here's a brand new story to make up for my absence! Hope you guys like it! R&R please! (P.S. To those who haven't read it or noticed, I'm discontinuing Speed of Teen Angst for now. I'm gonna rewrite it and repost it later! … eventually. Sorry to all SoTA fans!)

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, the title (which I'm pretty sure the idea came from a song…) or any items mentioned (cars, songs, headsets, stores, etc.). I just own the idea and storyline. Oh, and the story itself! That helps too… and I partially own the laptop I write it on, does that count for anything?

Chapter 1

The Crash

I brushed my cherry-blossom behind my ear as I held onto the steering wheel of my new silver Infiniti G35. My emerald green eyes focused on the road and the wind shield wipers worked furiously to give me a clear view as the rain pounded on the car.

"Hinata, his insurance doesn't cover the surgery. We can't make excuses for him," I said into my Bluetooth headset that wrapped around one of my ears. "I know, I know, it's not fair. Hinata! We don't have the authority to do that! Life's not always fair, we have to deal with it."

I pressed on the gas pedal harder out of frustration. Hinata was always so nice, always trying to give people breaks and give them excuses. Didn't she understand that if she keeps this up she'll lose her job? We'll have no other choice.

"Hinata! No means no, dammit!" I practically yelled into the headset. She went slightly quiet.

"I-I'm sorry Sakura-san… I just really want to help them…" she mumbled into the phone.

"I know, Hinata, but we can't help everyone." I looked down and sighed. A moment later I heard the honk of a horn and my head jerked up. I swerved to the side as a car drove directly at me.

"What the hell?! Where'd you learn how to drive asshole?!" I screamed at no one in particular.

"I-Is everything okay, Sakura-san?" Hinata asked, panic raising in her voice.

"Yeah, yeah. Everything's fine, Hinata. Don't worry. Traffic's just completely crazy at this time of night." I said with a tired sigh. I wanted to get home fast. It was already midnight and I still had to work on that term paper for college when I got home. Why the hell did I go back to college for another degree anyway? Why did I have to be such a God damn over achiever?

"Well, you should go get some rest, Hinata. From the looks of it, tomorrow's gonna be pretty busy."

"Wh-What does that mean Sakura-san?!" Hinata asked, panicking again. I hit the brakes as the light in front of me turned red.

I chuckled a little. She was always scared so easily. "Nothing, I was trying to make a joke about the traffic! I'm sure it'll just be another day, though."

"O-Oh… that wasn't nice Sakura-san!" Hinata said as she got as frustrated as she ever did.

"I know, I'm sorry Hinata. I won't do it again," I lied, she knew I was too. I don't think she really minded. I've been wrong before, though.

The light turned green and I hit the gas. I started forward before I had time to hear the warning honk. It all happened like I everything was covered in syrup. It slowly flowed through like in slow motion. I'll never forget even one little detail. I turned my head to the left as I saw the rusted up old-fashioned red truck that you'd expect some type of hick to drive. It honked the horn again as it sped in my direction at what seemed to me like a snail's pace. I reached down to hit the gas. My foot hit the pedal and I started to move. 'C'mon, c'mon! Move, dammit!' I screamed in my head.

The car inched forward just enough to get me right in the position for the car to hit the driver's seat. The rusty old truck slammed into my side of the door full force. I would say it was going at least 60 MPH.

And just like that

I died.

A/N: Yes! So, that's chapter one! Sorry if it's too short! I wanted to make it short and to the point! I guess it was more of a prologue to the story though... oh, well. I hope you guys liked it. I must be infamous for somewhat depressing stories now… I shall fix that! This one should get better... sorta. It'll be funny and happy with a sad undertone if it comes out the way I want. Well, R&R please! Thanks for reading!