a/n Ooh..I am bad, I haven't even finished my other stories and here I am coming out with a new one...shame shame on me. But then again, you can't really blame me, just good inspiration XD Yeah, that's a bunch of b/s but w/e. Okay, I thought of this when listening to She Walked Away by Barlow Girls (sp?) Which of course will come into play later in the story...Okay, right now idk if this is gonna be a more-than-one-chap story or just a very long oneshot. I am making a goal of a long first chap but -sigh- this is only a wish. So, please R&R then enjoy! x0x
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Blood. Something people see almost every day in the life of a shinobi or kunoichi. It's something known to everyone and everything, It is a part of life, a part of someone's life. These are the thoughts that ran through the head of the cotton-candy haired seventeen year old as she slashed her wrists with the blade.
One more time.
Two.
Three.
Blood leaked and slowly dripped onto the tiled floor beneath her as she kneeled on the floor of her apartment's bathroom. As she watched the red liquid clash against her pail porcelain white skin, a lone tear drizzled down the side of her face, the only sign showing she was feeling anything. Her eyes were blank, her face calm, and yet her hand was shaking slightly. On the inside, she was smiling broadly. Why? That's a good question. Even a question she couldn't answer.
For once I control something. For once, I can chose when, where, or why something happens. It's something I have power over.
She shakily stood, the blade still in hand, her wrists shining from the crimson liquid. As she looked up, her eyes came in contact with the mirror. Watching her tattered reflection stare back at her, suddenly a shower of tears drizzled from her eyes as she emotionally broke down.
Everyday, putting up with this mask of happiness. No. I refuse to do this anymore. I won't...I can't.
She dropped the blade hastily on the counter and turned the faucet of water on cold, high. She began washing the blood off of her wrists and then hurriedly rubbed her now puffy eyes dry. Picking up the blade once more and throwing it in the trash can only a few feet away, she quickly walked out of the bathroom to her room and opened the closet. Shifting things around and moving objects until a she found the pack she was looking for. Shutting the closet door, she dropped the bag on her wrinkled bed and began searching and slamming through draws grabbing any necessity items to take with her.
After what seemed an eternity and only being a half hour in actuality, she zipped close the top of the bag and slung it over her back. Glancing at the clock, she saw it was 11 p.m already.
Dammit.
She was hoping for at least one extra hour. This would just mean she would have to travel faster and pace herself with her chakra. Sighing slightly, she walked to the front door, made sure it was locked, then made her way over to the window. She gingerly slid it opened, praying it would not cause a lot of commotion and noise. Apparently the gods were on her side tonight as it opened quickly and she slipped out.
Now standing on the fire escape from the window, she closed the window once again and attempted at wiping away any finger prints. Once she was satisfied, she turned away from the window and hopped to a nearby tree. Smiling lightly, she began moving from tree to tree, soundless and effortlessly. Swiftly moving and maneuvering her body between the branches, she stopped when she came to her first destination.
She hopped once again from the tree she was currently in to the closest window and peered inside. Good, it's the right one on the first try. Inside, she could see the always loud and obnoxious blonde sleeping while snoring loudly. Tch. Figures. Even in sleep he isn't quiet. She smiled at the thought and carefully nudged his window open a bit. Sliding her back pack off her shoulders, she unzipped the top and slipped out a letter. Leaving it on Naruto's windowsill, then closing the window over it and made sure the corner was peeking out on the inside before shutting her back pack once more and hopping back into the trees.
Once again, she was on the move.
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After traveling only a few more minutes, she halted again in her movements and hopped again from the tree she was in to a nearby window. Peeking in the glass, she was dismayed to see that this wasn't the right window. Inwardly groaning, she made her way around the house by walking along the walls until she found the right window. Peering inside, she could make out the form of Ino lying in her bed, the covers over her chest rising and falling with each breath she took. Sakura smiled lightly at the thought of her best friend since childhood. She's always been there for me. Even through all my rough patches. I'm gonna miss her. She pulled the back pack of her back again and pulled out another letter.
Placing her hands on the window sill, she pulled up but stopped immediately when it the wood groaned in her hands. Ducking quickly, back to the wall, she waited for any sounds of movement. There were none. She waited a few more moments before peeking back into the glass and seeing that Ino had only shifted and yawned once before rolling over and facing the wall in deep sleep. Letting out her weary breath, she slipped the letter in the crack and closed the window slowly. Turning towards the trees.
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After once again stopping to drop off a letter at Kakashi's house (which was probably the easiest to do seeing as he wasn't even there in which Sakura assumed he had stayed with Anko for the night after going on one of their 'dates') She stopped once again at her last destination. Hopping from the tree, she went to the only window visible at her last destination. Cautiously looking inside the window, she saw what appeared to be a table, two chairs, cabinets, etc. Dammit. Opening the window as much as she could while hurriedly trying to move the process along, she was able to nudge it open enough so that she could crawl inside and land on the floor soundlessly.
She stood, and being as silent as possible, she began to make her way to one of the two doors visible in the apartment. Leaning her ear on the first, she heard no nosie whatsoever and opened it slowly. Looking inside through he small crack she allowed, she could see a sink and toilet. Inwardly groaning, she closed the door again and made her way to the only door left and leaned close again. She could hear very little noise emitting from the room but enough to know that someone was in fact in there. Opening the door in what seemed like ages but in actuality only being moments, she looked inside. Finally. Slipping inside, she quietly walked over to a night stand nearby. Slipping yet another letter out of her pack, she quietly placed it on the night stand's top and turned to leave.
Walking soundlessly to the door, she turned once more and looked back at the sleeping form.
Sasuke...
Smiling lightly, she turned and continued her way down the hallway and out the window, closing it quickly, and in seconds she was off through the trees, making her way through Konoha.
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She started walking when she had finally reached this part of Konoha. As she walked along the stoned road following to almost the end, she stopped when she was met by a figure. She smiled.
"It's a nice night out, good for a stroll. Don't you think?" She asked pleasantly. The figure frowned, eyes shining in the darkness of the night.
She spoke again "Yeah, the weather's great tonight. Don't you think so too?"
Silence.
"Sasuke?"
He glared. "What do you think you're doing?" he asked quietly, voice filled with tension. She smiled casually. "Leaving." She said this as if it were the most normal thing to do. His glare deepened. "Why?" he asked, voice dripping with something Sakura was immune to. "I'm not wanted nor needed here. So you tell me, why? Why should I stay? After all, no one wants a burden." She smiled lightly now, eyes drooping, she was absolutely care free and he was absolutely livid. "Why would you do something as stupid as leaving?" He asked, the expression of anger dancing on his face. She ignored his question and began walking towards him till she was directly beside him and still kept walking.
"Sakura, answer the ques-" he was cut off when he felt a kunai to his throat, Sakura now standing behind him.
"You're very annoying." She spoke, smirking now, and then hit him on the back of the neck. He fell to the ground, appearing as if he were asleep. She hoisted his body half way up and dragged it over to the bench leaning his body on it until she was finally able to hoist the rest of it up onto the concrete seating. She turned and was about to continue on when she stopped. She thought for a moment before slipping her back pack off once again and pulling out one of the only private possessions.
Holding the photograph at arm's length, she studied the picture within the glass casing. Kakashi-sensei...Sasuke, herself, and then Naruto. She smiled before lying the picture next to Sasuke's unconscious form. Pulling the kunai that had just recently been used only moments ago, she held it stiffly in her hand before slamming the tip into the picture frame. Glass was scattered in a random pattern and the picture now had a kunai sticking out from it that had made it's way through the back of the frame straight through to the bench tearing out the pink-haired female's face from the picture. Smiling broadly, eyes dancing excitedly in the moon light, she turned and began running to the gates of Konoha.
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Tsunade was sitting at her desk surrounded by paperwork currently watching Tonton sniffing through the mountains of paperwork on the floor beside the desk. Sighing, she reached her hand out to the sake draw until she was interrupted by a pounding at (what she assumed as) her office door. Groaning, she called out a "Enter" before shifting her gaze to the papers stacked in front of her preventing her to even see the door. She heard the door slam open and within a second, paperwork was shoved off the desk and onto the floor. A vain popped out fo her forehead before she yelled "Naru-!" but was interrupted when the loud mouthed blonde slammed his hands down onto the desk and declared frantically "Sakura's gone!"
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a/n Eh...I wanted a long first chapter but felt it was appropriate to end this here at the moment. I think I started this chapter...Friday the 13th and wasn't home until last night so I ended up finishing this chapter today. My goal is to finish the story today (July 16) but idk if that's gonna happen. My goal is to finish al the chaps and THEN post the story but...idk yet. PLEASE R&R when this does come out... lol, x0x