HELLO I"M BACK! :D I have read over the story, and personally, I disliked it completely. So I decide to rewrite it and while doing so, I found my inspiration once again! :''D Please be gentle, I think this is way better than the old version! It still has the same plot set up so dont worry! Review if you want more!
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I passionately glared at the dirt as I loosened it with the stick in my hand. I did not completely understand why I was forced to be here with them. Why Shishou wanted all of us to "bond" on this camping trip had confused me. We all hated each other, it was a mutual understanding, she was the only one that didn't understand that. I guess you could say that the battle lines had been drawn and everyone chose their side. My so-called friends had left me when I had needed them the most, turned on me in a blink of an eye. That was another thing that had stumped me. They had turned on me because of a rumor… a stupid, outrageous, sinister, idiotic rumor! Ironically though, I found this whole situation hilarious.
When they had made a big fuss about me returning with me team, that was comical. Shishou had welcomed my team into Konoha with open arms, and so did most of the village, they were the only ones who didn't. I enjoyed seeing them get all worked up about something they couldn't put a stop to. So what if bringing in four Akatsuki members was a bad idea; As long as I said they were good, Shishou gave them a chance, even Naruto couldn't stop that. I felt a sudden poke on my arm that had interrupted from my thoughts. I looked up at a grinning blue face hovering over me.
"Pinky, you okay?" Kisame asked, looking some what concerned, "You seem upset."
"I'm fine… I just want to be home…" I said as I looked back down at the dirt.
"It's okay forehead," He said as he patted me on the head, "We'll be back to Konoha soon."
I felt my eye begin to twitch uncontrollably, my head slowly turned back towards him.
"What did you call me…?" I hissed at him.
"Pinky?" He questioned, confused.
"…Not that…"
"…Oh, you're talking about the nickname… forehead." He mocked with a devious grin on his face.
That was my breaking point. After thinking about all of the messed up things that had happened in my life, I was all worked up. Kisame knew exactly how to push my buttons but this time he pushed them at the wrong time. I closed my eyes, clenched my fist, and took a deep breath. I had tried reasoning with my inner self but she was as angry as I was.
"What forehead? You don't like your nickna-" He wasn't able to finish his sentence because the breath was knocked out of him. His body violently smacked into a nearby tree making a loud noise that gathered everyone's attention. I awkwardly stood there as Kisame's body motionlessly laid on the ground and everyone's eyes were on me. I didn't know how to handle situation so I did what I thought was right, I left. I just walked away into the forest, away from everyone. I thought if I wasn't around that group that all the pain they cause would just disappear, even just for a little while…
"That was not called for, it's not his fault we're here." A familiar voice said behind me. I spun around to find myself facing Itachi, a distance of a few feet between us.
"I know, he just set me off. Everything is just bad right now…"
"I understand that but you can't take it out on him. He's not the one who had hurt you." Itachi said in a calm tone. I sighed looking up at him, he was completely right…
"…I can't trust them…" I said after a moment of silence. "I can't see myself being the same way I used to be with them. They act as if they had done nothing wrong… I would just rather be home, not having to deal with them. Being around them just makes me think of the past and everything that had happened…" I said a little more softly. Tears stung my eyes, threatening to fall, but it was no use trying to hold them back. I had held everything in for way to long…
"I know," Itachi said softly as he came closer to me, pulling me into a hug. "They fail to realize how much harm they have done to you, and until they realize they're mistakes, they don't deserve your forgiveness nor your friendship."
I sobbed into Itachi's chest as the sadness completely washed over me. Everything felt so weird, so different. I had never expected to lose everyone that meant the most to me…
"I know it's hard but I think we should go back to the others now…" Itachi said as he broke out of the hug.
I nodded looking downward as he led me back to where the group was. I had tried to stop crying but I couldn't help myself; I felt so sad and the tears were just poring down my face. As we reached the camp site, everyone looked up at me with worried expressions. I calmly sat down, away from everyone, and looked around, trying to spot Kisame. When I caught sight of him I mouthed the words 'I'm sorry' from where I was sitting. He nodded understanding my current situation but I felt bad for acting that way towards him, which had only made me cry more. None of the Konoha ninjas had moved or tried saying something to me, they all sat there staring at me with awed expressions. Of course, the blonde ninja had to dared to speak up after no one else had.
"Sakura-chan… are you okay?" He asked, looking up at my face.
I stared at him, expressionless. 'Was I okay?' I couldn't process that question through my head. It was a very idiotic question… 'Was I okay?' No, I was hysterically crying and was beginning to hyperventilate, I did not fall into the category of being OK. Despite of everything, I couldn't help but laugh bitterly.
"That was the first time you have talked directly to me in years… the first time any of you have…and you have the nerve to call me Sakura-chan?" I snapped, tears from anger now streaming down my face.
"I-I-I… I'm sor-" Naruto tried speaking but I didn't want to hear it.
"You're what? You're sorry? Is that what you're trying to say?" I said glaring at him. "And what are you sorry for? Is it for abandoning me…or is it for making my life a living hell… or is it for turning everyone against me over a rumor… Which one is it Naruto? You can't expect me just to move on right? You should understand, out of everyone, how this pain feels; How it feels to be hated for something that you had no control of, no part in." I spat at him viciously. He stared at me wide-eyed, his mouth lightly ajar, not knowing what to say.
"...My besfriend…" I laughed sarcastically, "Some best friend you were…" I turned around my back facing him. I gave a hatred look at everyone on his side of the camp.
"I'm not dealing with this crap anymore, I'll see you guys at home." I said to Itachi and the rest of my team members. I swiftly jumped up and began running in the tree tops as fast as I could. As tree tops turned into roofs, I felt some what relieved… just a small bit. I didn't know where I was exactly going into Konoha but I just let my legs take me there. I felt bitter… and angry… and crushed… and all of these other depressing emotions a person can feel. I was emotionally drained and I could not stop crying. As much as I forced myself to stop I couldn't…
I felt my legs stop suddenly and my body violently crashed into a window. I laid in a room motionless with glass covering me.
"Sakura!" I heard a frantic voice scream. I closed my eyes, I didn't want to get up… I couldn't even if I wanted to. My body was completely numb and everything just hurt, I was emotionally and physically messed up.
"Sakura what happened to you?" It was Shishou. I didn't know how I brought myself to her office but I was glad I did. I felt her lift up my head and put it in her lap; She gently stroked my hair, whispering softly to me. It was weird for her to act like this but ever since my parents had died she had taken me in. She was my mom now, she was one of the only things I had left…
"Shizune! I need medical attention quickly!" She screamed as I felt her hand move over my arms softly. I wanted just to go to sleep, to forget everything that had happened today. I could be healed physically but emotionally… that was a different story. Sleep began to sound better and better as each second went by. I felt myself drifting, sleep was exactly what I needed…
"Sakura…" I felt Shishou shake me, "You have to stay up, you can't go to sleep…" But by the time she said that it was to late, the blackness completely washed over me…
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