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A Thousand Secrets Whispered to the Night

.::Chapter One::.

Dream

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Echoes of cries resounded in his ears. His dark eyes widened in horror as blood filled his hands. Streams of tears ran down his pale cheeks. He was shrouded by darkness and he ran with all his might to escape this frightening nightmare. He glanced back every second as a mysterious figure followed him.

"Get away…" he pleaded, his voice barely in a whisper.

More tears rolled down his face. The pain was too much to bear. A boy his age couldn't possibly go through so much suffering. He desperately looked around him as he ran. In his mind he pleaded for help, but it was hopeless. He knew he was a goner.

The pain shot through his body as he landed cold on the ground. He winced in pain and desperately tried to get up, but it was too late. The mysterious figure towered over him. He wore a long black cloak that reached the ground and his hood covered half of his face, which revealed only his nose and mouth. The little boy was certain he saw him grin behind the depths of the shadows.

So many thoughts ran through his mind. He froze in fear. His mind told him to run, but his legs told him otherwise. The figure approached him slowly and stopped as he took out a long, gray sword that was covered with blood. One drop of blood landed on the ground and the boy was instantly taken aback with memories the flowed through his mind, memories he tried so hard to forget and wished never happened.

Both of them didn't move an inch. The boy was too scared to and the mysterious person just stared intently at him. A gentle breeze swiftly passed by. The boy's raven hair and the figure's long black cloak swayed along with the rustling leaves of the trees. The blades of the grass tickled the boy's bare hands. The dark clouds slowly drifted across the sky which eventually revealed the moon's pale light that shadowed beyond the two individuals. The boy gasped and his eyes widened as the mysterious person took off his hood while the light shone on him and revealed his true identity. A small tear rolled down the boy's face.

Abruptly, in a flash of a light, the figure disappeared out of his sight.

"Why?" the boy whispered and suddenly entered a world of darkness he couldn't escape anymore.

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Beads of sweat ran down Sakura's pale face. She quickly wiped them away while she breathed deeply and tried her best to catch her own breath. She held her head and winced in pain as it throbbed.

"That dream again," she said to herself.

Memories of the dream traced back in Sakura's mind. She wondered to herself why she always dreamt of the same dream over and over again, why it wouldn't just disappear. She pondered over this question every time she woke up from the same dream. It just didn't made sense to her at all.

Sakura jumped in surprise as the window banged loudly. She quickly got out of her bed alarmed. Sakura immediately stopped as shivers went up her spine as her bare feet touched the chilly surface of the ground. She quickly walked to her window and backed away as a small rock slightly hit the window again.

"Sakura!" a distant voice yelled from below.

Sakura easily recognized the voice and slid open the window. Her green eyes winced as they met the sun's bright illuming light.

"Miu!" Sakura said as she met a pair of gray scornful eyes.

"Sakura…geez. You're late again," Miu said exasperated.

Sakura immediately looked at her clock and gasped in surprised.

She cursed at herself and said, "Sorry, Miu. I'll be there in a minute!"

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"Next time I'll go without you," Miu said playfully as she winked at Sakura.

"Sorry about that Miu."

They walked along the sidewalk of the streets. Cars quickly zoomed passed by them. Birds chirped cheerfully on the trees. Sakura looked above her as she walked. The sky was cloudless and crystal clear. She held the same anxious expression until she sighed deeply. Sakura thought about how she could be so gloomy in a bright, cheerful day.

"What's wrong, Sakura?" Miu asked curiously.

Sakura pondered whether she should tell Miu or not about the dream she had been having recently. She trusted Miu enough, but she wasn't sure what Miu will think.

"Nothing. I'm just tired, that's all," Sakura said as she reassured her with a smile.

But Miu was not convinced easily.

"Tired, eh?" Miu said mischievously.

She stared intently at Sakura, which made Sakura feel a bit uneasy. Then Miu finally said, "I've noticed something about you."

Sakura stopped dead in her tracks.

"You've been acting strange lately, you know?" Miu said as she looked off into the distance.

Sakura couldn't keep this to herself anymore. She had to tell Miu about this weird dream; despite if she laughed at her, gave her weird looks, or anything. It didn't matter anymore.

"Miu-," but Sakura was interrupted short after.

Miu dragged her along some thick bushes nearby. Sakura accidentally pricked her finger on one of the thorns and she immediately drew back. A drop of blood slithered down her finger and Sakura instantly remembered of her dream again.

His dark eyes widened in horror as blood filled his hands.

'Blood…' Sakura thought to herself.

"Are you okay? Sorry about that," Miu said.

Sakura snapped back to reality. She nodded to reassure Miu she was alright and asked, "Why are we hiding?"

"Look," Miu pointed to a direction from the distance.

A tall boy stood at the other end of the sidewalk and scratched his short black hair in confusion. His sapphire eyes darted from one spot to another as he desperately looked for someone.

"I'm sure I saw her here somewhere…" he murmured to himself.

"It's that Jin boy again," Miu whispered as she kept her gaze at him, "Be careful he doesn't find us again."

"We already avoided him yesterday," Sakura murmured, "and I don't want him bothering me again today either."

After a few seconds Jin's face lit up as he instantly spotted Sakura and Miu.

"Sakura-chan!" he cheerfully yelled out.

"Damn…we better get out of here quick," Miu said as she slowly turned around but jumped, startled to find Jin smiling widely at them.

"How the hell-,"

"I knew you'd be here!" he said as he smiled lightheartedly at Sakura, "Let's walk together to school, Sakura-chan."

"Sorry," Miu said as she held Sakura's wrist firmly and quickly got up from the ground, "But thanks for the offer. See ya!"

Miu dragged Sakura along with her as they ran away from Jin.

"Sakura-chan..." Jin said as he sighed.

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A group of muscular men surrounded one boy in particular. The boy received angry and annoyed faces, but he didn't seem to mind at all. He stood there with his eyes shut, not being concerned of his whereabouts. He simply just stood there with his hands resting inside his pockets.

"Such a brave boy like you to trespass our territory," one man said between his teeth. He stroked his black beard and sneered at the boy before him.

"Humph," the boy finally said.

The same man from before furrowed his eyebrows into one as the steam started to rise inside his body.

"No one talks like that to the boss," one of the men said as he darted straight towards the boy with full speed. He landed flat on the ground as the boy easily dodged his attack.

"Think you're so great, don't ya, you bastard!" the man on the ground said as he quickly got up and launched a punch at the boy, but the boy quickly blocked it as he simply grabbed the fist before it hit him.

The boy slowly opened his lids as he revealed a pair of dark eyes and said, "You're annoying," and kicked him harshly in the ribs with his knee. The man coughed out some spit as his eyes widened and fell motionless on the ground.

"So…who's next?" he asked coolly.

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Both Sakura and Miu breathed madly as they tried to get away from one certain person. They jogged along the sidewalk without stopping as they tried to lose sight of Jin.

"Geez…he keeps on finding us," Miu complained with a hint of irritation in her voice.

"He's chasing me…not you. Sorry…I got you into this…Miu," Sakura said in between breaths.

"Hey, what are friends for? If I'm not there, you'll be living hell with Jin."

Both Sakura and Miu laughed with each other. It's the first time the whole day Sakura actually felt better, being alongside with Miu.

"What would I do without you?" Sakura said.

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Only one man stood conscious on the ground as the rest of them were on the ground.

"Worthless pieces of shit," he hissed at them, "They were useless from the start. But unlike them, I'll seriously kick your ass, kid!"

The boss of the group ran towards the boy as he struck a punch at him, but failed as the boy caught it like he did before with the other man. The boy punched him across the face and a stream of blood flowed down the boss's nose.

He quickly wiped away the blood and said as he gritted his teeth, "You asked for it, kid," and took out a pocket knife. The blade was sharp and it shone as the sun gleamed on it. The boy however didn't show any signs of fear or whatsoever. He remained in a calm state and didn't move an inch.

The boss launched the knife right onto the boy's stomach, but the boy caught his wrist before the boss had time to do so and threw the knife from a distance so the boss couldn't reach it. The boy smirked at the boss and he knew that he knew it was over.

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The boy walked passed the group of men who all laid on the ground unconscious. They asked for trouble, so they got it. Not a single scratch was printed on his pale face. None of the group of men were able to lay their hands on him. He slowly made his way through the dark alley and stopped short as he said, "I was just taking a shortcut."

Sakura stopped in her tracks and Miu kept running without her as she didn't notice Sakura halted to a stop.

Sakura felt her heart skip a million beats. Before her stood a tall, handsome boy who gazed deep into her green eyes without showing any emotion at all. Sakura locked eyes with his dark ones. His pale face and dark eyes hypnotized her and Sakura couldn't look away for as much as she tried to. She has seen this face somewhere before. But for as much as she tried to remember, somehow she couldn't. Who was this boy who nearly made Sakura's heart jump out of her chest? She had to find out.

"Excuse me…have we met somewhere before?" Sakura asked.

"Sakura! Hurry up! We're going to be late to school!" Miu shouted from a distance as she waved at Sakura.

"I'll be there in a second!" Sakura reassured her and quickly turned back to face the boy again, but he had disappeared out of thin air. Sakura stared at the blank spot stupefied and confused. Her eyebrows furrowed in disappointment.

"Who was he?" Sakura murmured to herself and quickly ran up to Miu as they continued their way to school.

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"Haruno Sakura! Suzuki Miu! You're late again!" the teacher yelled furiously as Sakura and Miu winced and slowly backed away from their sensei.

"Sorry," Sakura finally got the courage to say and continued, "It's all my fault. Please excuse Miu."

"No!" Miu stubbornly said, "It's my fault. Really, sensei. I'm the cause of this."

"I don't care whose fault it is! Both of you two are going to stay after school for detention sweeping the floors. Understood?" he said grimly as he pushed his glasses farther up his nose.

"Yes…" both girls said in disappointment.

The both of them hesitantly walked to their desks as giggles and snickers were heard from their classmates. Jin watched in disappointment as Sakura collapsed in her desk and burrowed her face between her arms.

A girl who sat behind Sakura said teasingly, "Sweeping up the floors, again, eh, Cinderella?"

But she stopped the instant Miu shot her a deadly glare.

"I almost forgot to mention from the trouble I had to go through," the teacher said as he quickly went to take a seat on his front desk.

"Starting today we have a new student, class," he continued, "He should be here any moment."

The girls in the class started to whisper to one another after they heard the teacher address the new student as a boy.

"I wonder if he's hot," one of them said.

"If he is, he's all mine," another girl from the same group said.

"No way. You can't have two guys at the same time, you slut," another one said.

"Will you all shut up!?" Miu yelled exasperated. "He's here already."

All faces turned towards the boy standing causally in the front of the room. Squeals were heard from the girls. The boys in the class obviously didn't show any interest. Miu rolled her eyes, sighed, and said, "He's only been here for one second and already created a fan girl club."

Sakura looked up and her cheeks instantly blushed as soon as she saw him.

"Meet Uchiha Sasuke," the teacher finally said.

"Uchiha…Sasuke…" Sakura whispered to herself for the boy who stood in front of the room was the same familiar face she saw earlier today at the alley.

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A/N: This is my first SasuSaku hence Naruto original fic. The only characters I'll have in my fic from Naruto are Sakura and Sasuke.

Main Characters:

Sasuke -15
Sakura -15

Supporting (and OC) Characters:

Miu -15
Jin -15

They're on their first year in High School. Any questions, just ask. There might be some confusion, especially with the beginning. Costructive Criticism is HIGHLY recommended. I beg of you, please do not flame me if you're an anti-SasuSaku shipper. I know they're a lot out there.

Originally I was going to name Miu "Jin", but since it's a common name for boys, I called Jin "Jin" instead. Haha. And I just kinda noticed after I named him that name that that's the name for the main character of Samurai Champloo (I don't watch that anime). I'll quit my jaberring. Please review!! Thanks!!