I do not own Naruto or the song Never too Late by Three Days Grace.
Bodies… Dead bodies everywhere.. How did this happen? It wasn't like this in the history books. Did we do something wrong? What did we do to deserve this? There's only one name for what happened here….. High School Wars..
Two Years Ago:
It was 2057, I was just an ordinary high schooler, or so I thought. I attend Konoha high school, located in the middle of what used to be the Japan. In the year 2049 an ice age occurred whipping out the entire human population. All hope seemed lost until the president issued a mandatory law instructing parents to send their children up into space until the ice age has finished. Of course nobody wanted to go but it was for the sake of the human race so we all boarded and said our final goodbyes to our parents and left. During my time in space I was always alone. I didn't know anyone and was too scared to talk. There was 3 of us to a room, I was with two boys. They were my age and were really nice to me and wanted to be my friends. The taller one's name was Sasuke, he had short dark black hair and deep onyx eyes. The other one's name was Naruto, he had blonde hair and blue eyes. We did everything together and learned about each others lives and families. It was finally in 2051 we were able to return to Earth. The united states was no more and all that was left was two plains and in between them a huge river. When we arrived I finally found my older brother Sasori, we were separated during our time in space since he was away when the ice age occurred. Soon after we landed back on Earth the three of us were separated. While Naruto and I stayed on the west side of the river, Sasuke had been sent to the right due to where he previously lived.
I dreamed of these old memories one night but, when I woke up it was only just a dream. At first we all stayed in touch through phone calls and text messages not to mention video chatting. Once the bridge was built we would all meet up every so often and hung out like we used to. Then once we started our first year of middle school we stopped talking. At first we didn't know why he wasn't answering our messages and phone calls. We thought something happened to him but, then we suddenly heard about the history of this school. Sasuke once mentioned that he was going to attend Suna High School. Apparently that's our rival school and talking amongst the students is prohibited. Someone must've found out that we were friends with Sasuke and made him stop talking to us. There were two parts of the school, the Peace Core, which wanted to stop the fighting between the schools and show peace, and there was the Resistance, those who wanted to protect the school and its students. Once I entered middle school I noticed that my cousin Ino attended the school as well. Before the ice age we were always close and used to do everything together. Her brother Deidara was the same age as my brother and was a freshman in high school.
Present Day:
Its been two years since I've seen Sasuke I wonder how he's doing. I thought as I got ready for school.
"C'mon Sakura! Hurry up or we'll be late again!" screamed Naruto from the front door.
"Yeah, yeah I'm coming!" I yelled back as I bolted out the door with my backpack in hand.
"Did you do your homework Saku?" Naruto asked.
"Yeah I did. Do you need to copy AGAIN?" I answered looking at Naruto skeptically.
"That's why I love you!" yelled giving me a big hug.
"That sounds totally weird." I replied pushing him off.
"So I'll see you at the meeting after school?" Naruto asked looking at me.
"Of course I mean I am the leader after all." I answered raising my eyebrow at him.
"Won't Marissa get mad?" Naruto asked looking worried.
"She'll just have to deal with it. I can't miss these meetings, she knows that." I replied simply.
"I wonder how Sasuke's doing.." Naruto said absentmindedly looking up at the sky.
I stopped dead in my tracks.
Why did he bring up sasuke? I thought.
"How should I know?" I asked looking at him cautiously.
"Don't you ever wonder if he thinks of us over there?" Naruto asks looking at me sideways.
"Probably not, after all were enemies now.." I replied looking away from his glance.
"I wonder what it would be like if it wasn't like this.." Naruto said deep in thought.
Do you still think about us over there Sasuke? He wondered.
We walked in silence until we reached class. Unfortunately we had all our classes together but it was still nice to have someone to talk to all the time. We sat in number order and while Naruto was seated towards the front I was seated all the way in the back next to….her.
"Good Morning Everyone!" Ino exclaimed as she entered the room.
I groaned.
How am I even related to her? I wondered as I sunk deeper into my seat.
Even though Ino and I are cousins were the complete opposite. While she's "Miss Popular" who wears the brightest colors possible not to mention so much accessories and is the leader of the Peace Core. And then there's me. I'm usually rocking a dark hoodie with sunglasses, jeans, and my headphones. The only jewelry on me is my earrings, dog tag, and lip piercing. Ino didn't like the way I dressed and tried to change me, she's a control freak and wants everything her way. Because of my look and attitude I became leader of the Resistance, those who fight for the school and it's students. Ino is totally against me being in the Resistance let alone it's leader but, if it keeps her safe I'll do anything.
"Sakura!" Ino yelled giving me a hug before sitting in the seat beside mine.
"Hey." I replied putting my headphones back in my ears.
"You really should change your look. Oh! I have this perfect pretty pink dress that'll look absolutely perfect on you!" She giggled grabbing her bag.
"Pink? I think I'll pass on the dress." I replied with a grimace.
"Aww! C'mon! Please?" She begged with her puppy dog face.
"That doesn't work on me." I answered looking at her.
"Ugh! Fine! Be that way!" Ino yelled as she turned away pouting.
Finally! I thought as I put my headphones back on. Now for some peace and quiet. I changed my iPod to the song Never too Late by Three Days Grace. I started humming the words to the song.
This world will never be
What I expected
And if I don't belong
Who would've guessed it
I will not leave alone
Everything that I own
To make you feel like
It's not too late
It's never too late
Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
Cause its not too late
It's never too late
No one will ever see
The side reflected
And if there's something wrong
Who would've guessed it
And I have left alone
Everything that I own
To make you feel like
It's not too late
It's never too late
Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
Cause its not too late
It's never too late
The world we knew
Won't come back
The time we've lost
Can't get back
The life we had
Won't be ours again
This world will never be
What I expected
And if I don't belong
Even if I say
It'll be alright
Still I hear you say
You want to end your life
Now and again we try
To just stay alive
Maybe we'll turn it all around
Cause its not too late
It's never too late
Maybe we'll turn it all around
Cause its not too late
It's never too late (it's never to late)
It's not too late
It's never too late..
"Okay class open your textbooks to page 346" The teacher said as she dropped her stuff on her desk.
Everyone groaned.
I slowly opened my textbook and opened my bag to get my pencil case. As I reached into my bag to grab my history notebook I noticed that I accidentally took my sketch book instead. Damn it.. I thought as I opened it. I slowly turned the pages looking through all the drawings I drew over the years. When I started reaching the end of the book I noticed something oddly familiar. There seemed to be writing inside it. What's this? I thought. It read 'our friendship is everlasting' in a boy's handwriting. I suddenly had a flashback..
"Here I'm giving you my old notebook." Sasuke said handing me a old black notebook.
"Why?" I asked looking at him confusingly.
"Well you always seem to be drawing so I thought you could have something to draw in" He said with a smile.
"Thanks." I replied taking the notebook out of his hands and reaching for a pencil.
"Wait. The final touch." He grabbed a pen from his pocket and slowly wrote the words 'our friendship is everlasting'
"What's that for?" I asked looking at him.
"This means that no matter what happens to us we will remain friends…. Forever." He said with a smile.
"Promise?" I asked sticking out my pinky.
"Promise." He replied simply hooking his pinky around mine.
I suddenly snapped out of my flashback and looked up. Same old same old… The teacher is lecturing and nobody seems to be listening… Well except for Ino.. "Teachers pet" I muttered silently to myself. I absent mindlessly continued to flip through the pages. Suddenly something inside the notebook caught my eye..
'Hey.' it said
'How you been Saks?' I continued to read.
'I guess your wondering how I was able to write in this notebook right? Well back when we stayed on the spaceship I overheard a certain conversation.. I heard the captain tell his crew that once were back on Earth, we'll be separated by where we used to live.. I realized that I lived on the opposite side from you and Naruto…. That meant we would have to separate… I don't want that… so I decided to write this ahead of time in case we don't stay in touch. I overheard some of the older kids saying that the two new schools being built are worse enemies and that students would be dead if they were seen talking together.. I don't want to be enemies with you guys… there must be some other way than this… I'll find a way and when I do…. I'll come and get you.. I miss you….I-I love you….' that was the last thing it said.
Does he still feel the same way? Even now? I thought silently hoping in my head that it was still true.