Nox: Welcome to my second story on Fanfiction~

Nadeah: Oh it's your second? I thought it was your first.

Nox: Not nice...I got reviews on my first!

Nadeah: Not many...

Nox: Hey!...That just means people don't like you!

Nadeah: Or your writing style...

Nox: ...

Mafuyu: Ne ne~! Nox-chan doesn't own Naruto but she does own Zephyr, Naddie, and I!

Ari: What about me!

Nox: -sigh-

Mafuyu: Oh and Ari!


"Sasuke-kun, I'm sorry." Karin murmured with fake sympathy as she looked at the blank face that the young Uchiha was wearing.

Sasuke didn't reply and continued to stare at the sight before him. His girlfriend, whom he opened up to, was standing there, embracing a male tightly. They had been in that position for a good few minutes before the male finally broke the hug and leaned down, his hand reaching up and pulling the scarf that was wrapped around his neck, mouth, and nose down to place a kiss on the pinkette's cheek, to which her face lit up like a tomato at.

"Jeez Ari-kun!" The pinkette shrieked giggling as she lightly punched the mysterious male on the arm lightly. At this Sasuke felt his chest clench as anger sprouted in his chest, replacing the hurt, as he got up from his chair and walked away, slouched with his hands in his pockets.

Karin glanced out of the corner of her eye at his retreating figure and smirked to herself. Too easy!

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Sasuke flung open the door to his home (cough*mansion*cough) and stomped inside, throwing his jacket onto the floor and flinging himself onto the couch, arms crossed as he sat staring at the blank television screen. Somehow it made sense, the reason Sakura had been avoiding them, busy all the time, missing dates, being so distant and sleep deprived all the time.

"What's with your face?" A musical voice asked, causing Sasuke's head to snap in the direction of a pretty blackette with the same inky black hair as him who was leaning on the doorway. She had her hair pulled to the side of her head in her signature side ponytail which fell down below her hips. She was dressed in black skinny jeans and a Hello Kitty shirt, (Her best friends had raided her closet and taken all her normal shirts out and replaced them with cat themed shirts and accessories.) and her signature bell tied around her neck. Her eyes were a light amber color, definitely not a normal Uchiha shade.

Sasuke glared at his older sister. She was very close to the Haruno family, almost like a part of the family. In fact, she was the one that introduced Sakura to him and now his chest hurt because of her.

"Shut the fuck up!" He snapped, obviously enraged.

His sister's eyes didn't waver with any anger or amusement at seeing his reaction as she moved over and plopped down on the couch beside him. She stared at the T.V., blank and colored black, in front of them. Her calming aura filled him, simmering his temper down and leaving his hurt. She didn't say anything, simply sat there, giving him company before he finally succumb to the tears that welled in his eyes. He crushed his eyes closed and let out a shaky breath. He felt so cold and alone. How could Sakura have done something like that to him? She had told him she loved him and he had let her in! How dare she! Then suddenly, it wasn't so cold and it wasn't as lonely as an arm wrapped around his torso before another joined it. He opened his onyx colored gaze and stared ahead, realizing that his sister was hugging him tightly to her chest.

"Nothing is ever as bad as it appears." She murmured, running a hand through her brother's hair soothingly.

"Thanks…Naddie…nee…chan…" He mumbled, reminding her of when he was younger. A lovely smile slipped upon her lips as she squeezed him tighter before letting him go completely.

"Anything for my Sasu-chan!" She smirked, though it was more of a warm half smile as she pushed herself up from the couch. "Just…look underneath the underneath" She requested before she left Sasuke alone to brood.

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The next day

- 8888 -

"We're over."

"Eh?" Sakura's smile dropped from her face immediately and she gave him a curious look. It had been a week or two since she had been able to hang out with her loveable boyfriend, Sasuke, and she had been so excited to see him.

"There is no more us." Sasuke repeated, his onyx eyes burning with nothing, his gaze was unseeing, blank, as if he wasn't even there.

"Eh heh heh Sasuke-kun, it isn't April fools day." Sakura laughed nervously, large viridian eyes looking anywhere but at his. This had to be a dream; everything was going so…wrong! Everything was going down hill and all she wanted to do is curl up on her boyfriends lap and forget about the terrible news she had been given earlier. Her eyes had only dried an hour before and now they were tearing up again, water filling them up.

"I'm serious Sakura." Sasuke spat, anger flaring in his gaze. The pinkette flinched back and wrapped her scrawny arms around herself. Sasuke noticed, at that point, how skinny the petite girl had gotten, but he quickly pushed it aside. He had an idea of what she was doing, probably why she had been so quiet lately, and then her grades were slipping, he had noticed dark rings appear under her eyes, and now the other male made it all too clear. Sakura was cheating on him, probably doing other things that were horrible as well like drugs and whoring around. He didn't know what it was that set her on that path but now that she was on it, he wanted nothing to do with such a rotten person.

Her large eyes stared up at him with unbelieving emotion. He glared back, sneering. "Now go Sakura, run back to your other boy." He snapped before turning abruptly on his heel and stalking into the school.

Sakura stood there…dumbstruck, unable to move as she stared at the doors of the school where Sasuke had disappeared into. Her legs started shaking before giving out on her. She closed her eyes, expecting to hit hard cement but she didn't. Instead she fell into a soft chest as warm arms wrapped around her. Her pink head snapped up in shock as she smelt the familiar scent of pine of waft to her nose. She expected to meet the onyx eyes of the boy she loved, only to meet glowing amber eyes.

"Do you hate me too?" The pinkette whispered hoarsely, dropping her gaze down to her pale hands. The arms that held her tightened slightly and soft fingers started running through her petal pink hair. Nadeah didn't say a word as a hum sounded in her throat. The younger girl burst into sobs, spouting out nonsense but getting the basics out.

The two sat there for a few minutes before the female Uchiha slowly slid one of her arms under Sakura's knees, picking her up and pulling her close. The small girl had cried herself to older female stood, carrying Sakura bridal style as she made her way to her hummer. Her steps were wide and her strides long as she fell into a soft rhythm.

After she had reached the car, she placed Sakura in the passenger seat, buckling her in for safety before climbing into the driver seat. Her soft gaze flickered around before she sighed, slouching in her feet. Pulling her hair out of its side ponytail and letting her inky black tresses cascade down her back and over her shoulders before running her hand through it.

"Shit…stupid little brother." She muttered. "Stupid way-to-caring sister figure." She added quietly, taking a side glance at the pinkette before sighing again. She pulled out her I-phone from her pocket and clicked speed dial.

"Hello? Naddie? Aren't you supposed to be in school?" A masculine voice answered.

"Hello Pein…"" The blackette replied curtly.

"Are you alright?" Concern etched his voice, causing Nadeah to slip her eyes closed as a sad smile slipped onto her lips.

"Yes…but…I think it's time for you to go."

"What?"

"He broke her…so she needs to get away."

"…"

"She's like a little sister to me, Pein. I know what's happening with Ari. Everyone is taking up side jobs…" She whispered, her voice cracking slightly. "I can't stand to see her waste away. You know how she acts, taking responsibility for everything. She can't stay here with the responsibility. She's only fifteen."

"I know…" He responded. His voice sounded tired, Nadeah noted.

"I want you to take Sasori, Gaara, and her. Go on vacation for a while, you all need to get away from the stress and over working you are doing to yourselves."

"…What about you?"

"Someone needs to take care of Ari"

"…What about us?"

"…what…what about us…"

"..."

"There can't…isn't going to be anymore us."

"..."

The silence was killing her slowly inside.

"Is this what you want?"

No...

"Yes."

"Alright…I will get everything together. I assume you can get Sakura. Drop her off at our house. I probably won't be there when you get there…I'm at work. You still have the key right?"

"Yeah."

"…Goodbye Nadeah."

"Sayonara Pein."

"…" Neither of them hung up. Opening her amber eyes slightly, the blackette pulled the phone away from her face.

" " She mumbled before ending the call, letting her phone drop to her lap as she stared at the darkening sky. Moving her head to look at Sakura once again, reaching out her pale skinned arm and brushing her pink bangs from her face.

"I could never hate you Saki." She mumbled, answer the pinkette's earlier question, before she sighing and straightening, turning on the car.

Seconds after she pulled out of the school parking lot, Sakura dared open her eyes a tad, only to catch a single blood tear slid down the stoic Uchiha's pale cheek. She recalled what the Uchiha had said, something she doubted her brother had heard, before she had ended the call.

I love you.

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Two days later

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Thirteen pairs of eyes flashed over to look at the female that plopped down in Sakura's usual seat. Her long inky black hair was pulled into a bun atop her head and there were purplish black bruises under her eyes from lack of sleep. Her amber eyes flickered across all the fourteen year olds.

"Something up?" Sasuke finally asked, raising an eyebrow at his older sister. Amber eyes flickered smoothly over to him, they were blank. Something that sent shivers down the boy's spine, her eyes were almost always swimming with that sort of mischievous happy feeling that Itachi and he never showed but now, they were those blank emotional ones that they.

"Hn…" She grunted, leaning back in the chair so that it was back on the back legs, her body balancing it out. Her piercing gaze shifted through the group again, landing on Hinata and Ino briefly before it finally focused on the ceiling. "The Haruno family has moved."

"WHAT! HOW COME FOREHEAD DIDN'T TELL ME?" Ino shrieked.

"Sakura-chan moved" Hinata murmured, shocked out of her mind enough that she didn't even stutter.

"SAKURA-CHAN MOVED! NOOOOOOO" Ah…that was Naruto…

"No way…" Tenten whispered, staring at the female Uchiha in shock.

"Why?"

Nadeah lifted her head at this question, her gaze landed on Shikamaru. Everyone at the table leaned forward, all wanting to know the answer. Everyone except for Karin who was looking quite smug in her spot beside Sasuke, though she was frowning as though concerned.

"Family reasons." Was her only response as her eyes flickered over to Sasuke for a moment before going back to sweeping the group. "It is none of your faults."

With that, the female stood up, pushed the chair in and walked away to find a place to sleep.


Tada! I finished this a while ago and decided to publish it since I'm already working on the second chapter. I welcome any criticism if it will help me to improve my writing skills. I also don't mind any loving comments of course~

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- Nox Maltid