A/N was reading a fanfic, won't tell you which one but I think it's a good Idea.

Only Dying For A Month

Chapter One:

Die-Heart News

Five students from Airline High School, on their way to a football game in Natchitoches Friday(10-20-2006), were thrown out of a vehicle when it rolled off Interstate 49.

Five teenage girls were inside.

Three of them have died; two are still hospitalized at LSU in Shreveport.

The deceased are identified as: 16 year old Emily Pardue, 16 year old Laura K. Watkins, and 15 year old Molly Reed, all of Bossier City.

Megan Atwood, 16, and Erin Semanco, 16, are the two survivors.

State police tell KSLA News 12, some of the victims were not wearing a seat belt.

The accident happened after 5pm, on Interstate 49 South, at mile marker 162, in DeSoto Parish.

It closed the southbound lanes for hours.

Louisiana State Police say for an unknown reason, the driver of an S-U-V left the interstate and went into the median.

The vehicle then began to rollover. Then, troopers say all five teenagers were ejected; Pardue was crushed by the vehicle.

DEDICATED TO: Emily Pardue, Laura Watkins, and Molly Reed. I did not know these girls but tomorrow there will be many tears and many memorials throughout the school. I'm sure things will be said at our homecoming next Saturday (10-27-2006).


Naruto was flung onto the base of the rocky cliff that toward above him, the sounds of the crashing of waves against rock dulled out the sounds of the fight. While he dealt with a fierce mist-nin opponent his pink haired kunoichi partner was also giving her all.

As Naruto collapsed from impact of body meeting rock, Sakura looked away from her opponent to make sure that Naruto had not left her with the two ninjas.

Naruto quickly got up and charged at his mist opponent.

Summoning a giant sea serpent the mist-nin took advantage of her distraction and attacked.

The Jounin leaf ninjas were not prepared for an attack from the mist village whom were supposedly allies. Even worse, the mist ninjas had backed them into a cliff hanging over the ocean.

Naruto was fighting one nin on the cliff but was soon thrown off and the battle between the two continued on the beach where Sakura and her opponent stayed.

Naruto had a slight upper hand but even with Sakura's amazing inhuman strength she was no match for water.

"Better watch your own fact lil girl." The large mist-nin taunted.

Sakura quickly turned around to face the man and stared in horror as she gazed upon the serpent.

She was so stunned by it's size and failed to notice it's feathered out spear of a tail was swinging at her from the side.

"Look out! Sakura!" Naruto shouted, Sakura jolted out of her stunned phase but it was too late she saw the tail swing from her side but had no time to react. She slammed her eyes tighter than even and waited for the pain to come.

There was no pain as large arms snaked around her body and a warm shield latched itself to her as she was flying through the air.

After landing on the hard cold sand she opened her eyes to see Naruto on top of her, his eyes were held tightly closed as his body registered the pain.

"Naruto!" she yelled with large worried eyes, Naruto opened his eyes and looked at her as she slowly got off her.

"I'm ok, Sakura… Are you hurt?" he pulled on his usual fox grin.

"liar." She mumbled but Naruto caught it as he helped her up, he just smiled as if he were receiving a compliment.

"Let's hurry up and beat these guys." Naruto said in sudden seriousness with a little hint of lightness.

Sakura nodded and the two went back to their opponents.

" Pathetic bitch!" The mist-nin taught as he dodged her attacks.

The fight continued as Sakura was hit time after time by the serpent and the mist-nin, Naruto had his own troubles with his opponent as well.

The two enemy ninjas were tired of them and decided to put an end to it.

Sakura's opponent ordered his snake monster to do one final attack.

"My, my little girl… it seems you're stronger than you look, but you see my snake demon here is getting restless so we must end this soon…" he smirked evilly at her from atop the serpent's flat head.

Sakura took stance preparing for a much stronger attack. "But… I think you should suffer a little more before I kill you…" the serpent's head turned towards the cliff and Sakura followed his gaze.

Sakura shot back at the mist-nin. "Yes, let's make her suffer, why don't we kill her partner over there…"

Sakura shot back to Naruto and shouted as loud as she could as her feet shot out from under her towards him.

"Look out Naruto!" She shouted. On calling Naruto stopped instantly and jerked him head around to see Sakura running towards him at an amazing speed, his opponent darted away onto the top of the cliff.

The serpent leaned it's head back, ready to strike. Opening it's mouth to full length it's razor sharp fangs glistened with poison. As the serpent Swung back further Naruto finally caught on to the situation and realized that he was in terrible danger.

The serpent summoning flung his head forward and one of it's giant fangs shot out like a missile towards the Kitsune leaf ninja.

Naruto stood frozen knowing that he couldn't escape even if he wanted too. Just then mere inches from his body another body shielded his.

Naruto stood in horror as Sakura's blood dripped onto his clothes as if in slow motion he watched as she ran and jumped into the way of the fang and protected him from death.

"SAKURA!" everything suddenly went fast forward and her numb and bloody figure flew from in front of him to a tree which bordered the beach to the forest.

"SAKURA!" Naruto shouted jerking his whole body around to see her pinned to the tree by the fang, her body covered in her blood and a white liquid which added to her sickening state.

Sakura slowly lifted her head and stared blankly at him under hooded eyes "You're okay…I'm glad…" She said hoarsely.

The life and determination in her eyes came back and with her inhuman strength she began to dislodge the poisoned fang from her middle when Naruto shouted at her.

"Damn it! Stupid, Cut it out!" He shouted at her with anger and worry, she stopped and looked up at him in surprise.

"Hehehe. I'd so as he says bitch…" The mist-nin whom summoned the serpent monster said.

" You see, although you did something unnecessary the outcome is obvious…" he snickered.

"Unnecessary…? What the HELL do you mean!?" Naruto shot out at him, raging furry in his eyes as they slowly turned into slits.

"Well you see you stupid naïve Kitsune, she could have let the fang pierce your body but instead she did exactly what we wanted her to do and risked her life for the Kyuubi brat. You should thank her quickly who knows what she'll die from first, blood loss or the numbing poison that has already spread throughout her body."

Realization dawned on him, that fang wasn't meant for him but for Sakura and even if he had been hit with it the result would have ended up the same, her dying.

"Tricked." The other mist-nin said with amusement.

"Terrible…" He mumbled as he let his bangs hid his eyes.

"Hm? What was that Kyuubi brat?" the summoner said.

"You're terrible!" He shouted at them as his demon eyes locked onto their masked faces.

"I won't give up! SAKURA,I'll protect you!" He shouted to her.

"Naruto." Her eyes softened a bit with his words.

The mist-nin had no time to react Naruto tapped into his Kyuubi's chakra and obtained his ultimate attack.

"Rasengan!" A blue swirling chakra formed into his palm and in lightening speed the orb struck the serpent and instantly killed it, As the mist-nin retreated Naruto regain himself and ran to Sakura.

"Sakura!" He shouted. Sakura had already pulled the fang out and was leaning against the tree with her hand on her wound.

"Good job Naruto…you really showed 'em ne?" She said tiredly. Naruto nodded sadly.

And caught her as she fainted.

The mist-nins were gone, Sakura was poisoned, lost a large amount of blood, fainted , and Naruto has to make sure that they get back to Konoha quickly.


Reaching the path which lead to the Konoha gates. Luckily he ran into the least likely person he thought he'd ever want to see, Rock Lee.

Even though it had begun to rain he was still training, he had just finished his training when he spotted something orange and pink coming out onto the path. Wait… Pink?

"Sakura! Naruto!" Lee shouted with excitement as he ran to his friends.

His smile disappeared off the face of the earth when he took in the sight of his beloved Sakura and his friend Naruto.

"Sakura? Nartuo?" He questioned looking from the unconscious Sakura that was on his back to the man carrying her.

"Lee. Help me get her to the hospital." His voice was cold and demanding his eyes looked worn and wary but filled with fright and sadness.

Lee did as he was told and put Sakura in between them as they pumped chakra into their feet and raced off for the hospital.

"Sakura…" Barely able to heard the voice calling out to her she slowly opened her eyes.

"Sakura!" She recognized Tsunade's voice almost instantly as her eyes shot wide open and closed almost instantly at the harsh welcome of the bright hospital lights.

The pain from her battle was not a welcomed reminder as she struggled to sit up but only to be pushed back down from her sensei.

"Don't. You've been wounded pretty badly and have lost a great amount of blood." Tsunade said to her.

"What about the poisoned fang that hit me." Sakura asked regaining some strength from her still drowsy body.

"This poison has no vaccine, if treated immediately then it can be removed…" Sakura smiled weakly thinking she had no trace of the poison in her system.

"But if not treated within half an hour it leaves its victims to a painful and slow death." Tsunade's face was steel, cold and white. Her eyes showed many emotions non of which Sakura was looking for.

"Then I'll be ok then after a few days then right? I mean these wounds shouldn't take long to heal and when my chakra stores up I can quicken the healing so there's no problem." Sakura said with a worried smile.

"Sakura… you… didn't make it in enough time for the poison to be removed… You're…You're…Dying Sakura, you're dying." Tsunade said trying her damn hardest to hold back the flash flood which threatened to escape her eyes.

"How long." She asked without taking into consideration of what she was saying.

"A month at least, I'm so sorry Sakura. There's nothing I can do, I-" She was cut off when the door was almost knocked off it's hinges and Naruto appeared.

He stood in the doorway for a moment and stared at Sakura who stared deadly at him. He fox grin appeared and he ran over to her side.

"Sakura! You're okay!!! I was so worried! Cause you're okay and not dead or-" 'dead' At that word Sakura shoved Naruto away from her and gave him the nastiest look. He stumbled back and stared at her with curious eyes, he was about to speak but was cut off.

"Don't come near me." She ordered coldly as if she loathed every fiber of his being. Naruto's eyes grew a fraction at her words and looked from her to Tsunade as if to ask what happened.

"Sakura." Tsunade snapped back at her. "It's not Naruto's fault. Don't you dare blame him for saving your life."


A/N: Well I'm going to stop there, evil cliffy. I'm tired and we go back to school today. (10-23-2006) It's been 3 days since Emily, Laura, and Molly died going to our visiting game Fri.

I'm sure we lost as usual.

Well I know that there won't be alot of students going to school today and the school board brought in councilers for those who were close to the victims. Why does this always have to happen on cold days?