Sakura lay on her bed; face buried deep in her yellow covers and sighed loudly. Her radio was playing a various assortment of the latest music, and she groaned as soft music began streaming throughout her room. She buried her head underneath her pillow, and clenched her eyes shut. Not wanting to hear the whining of yet another artist, crying over lost love. She only heard snatches of the song, and shot up at a particular part.
Listen to your heart, before you tell him goodbye.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean!?" she asked aloud. "My heart? What's it gonna tell me?" She moaned as she dragged herself from bed, crossed the room and shut off the music. She turned and surveyed her room, with a furrowed brow. Apart from her unmade bed, clothes were strewn everywhere, and a still empty bag lay at her feet. She looked out her window at the lightened sky.
"Almost time" she muttered as she resumed her packing. She had a mission to attend with the newly reunited Team 7, and they met at the town's gate at sunrise. She quickly donned her gear, and strapped her kunai in place. She scurried around and threw various items into the bag, but suddenly stopped as she saw her reflection in the mirror. She had the look of someone who had not slept in years. Her eyes were bruised, from hours of restlessness, and her short pink hair was strewn about. She straightened up and fixed her hair, by running her fingers through it a few times. She stopped minutes later, frustrated.
"Like it matters." She scowled. Still staring ahead it was then that her mind drifted back to the song she had just heard. "He told me goodbye once." She remarked to the image before her "and he came back did he not?" she nodded, as the girl in front of her did. "My heart didn't tell me that now did it?" the girl shook her head no. "So, why should it be able to tell me when to say goodbye to him?" she challenged. The girl simply stared, blinking her green eyes in mock confusion. Sakura turned towards the window, cursing loudly as the sun was seen rising over the tops of the trees. She turned to dash from the room, pausing only for a moment to turn and bade the girl in the mirror goodbye.
Sakura arrived at the meeting place, with only minutes to spare. She crouched low; almost sitting on the dirt ground and caught her breath.
"Wow Sakura chan!" Naruto remarked. " I thought that maybe Kakashi sensei might arrive before you!" he laughed.
"As if Naruto." She scoffed with a smile. "Good morning Sasuke." She said, turning towards her second teammate. He slowly turned his head, and nodded. Naruto slapped him on the back.
"Teme! Say good morning to Sakura chan! Haven't you got any manners!?" Naruto fumed. The young Uchiha scoffed loudly, turning yet again towards her and grunted.
"Cheery as always." She muttered. "Who pissed in your cornflakes this morning?" she laughed. Sasuke froze and proceeded to turn red.
"Whoa! No way! Sakura, you just made him blu-" Naruto's frantic voice was cut short when Sasuke's fist collided with his jaw. Moments before a fight erupted between the two, Kakashi appeared in a puff of smoke. Donning his gear, a smirk and, a brown package underneath his arm.
"Good morning!" he sang cheerily, waving.
"Good morning yourself Sensei! Why, I'm surprised it isn't good afternoon! Why does this dumb teme have to come with us anyway-" Naruto was cut off as Sakura chimed in.
"Ohayou Kakashi sensei!" she smiled.
"Hn." Sasuke greeted.
" Kakashi sensei what's in that package?" Sakura and Naruto said at once.
"Oh, this? Haha nothing. Come on now, let's get moving!" Sakura and Naruto looked at each other, puzzled. As Kakashi and Sasuke leapt up into the trees, the other two soon followed.