So far, I have one follower from this story, and I'm happy to say it's a start. My other stories are on hold, since my editor is busy during the summer. Although, I'm also busy as well. Please leave a review when you're done reading the latest chapter. Also, I need to add the characters on the bottom of the summary.
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A few days later…
After grabbing my lunch from the cafeteria line, I went to where Ino and I would normally sit every day, but when I got there, she was not here. "That's weird. She's not at our table. Where…?" I looked at every table to see if she's there until I found Ino, chatting with the same girls from the diner last week.
"Oh great," I muttered, walking towards their table.
"Sakura! Hi! We were just talking about you!" Ino said while getting up from her chair. They were talking about me? It better be something good then.
I asked her calmly, "no kidding?"
Ino replied, "Yeah! We're just planning on our next séance, and we want you to be there this time! It's so much fun!" What!? You have got to be kidding me.
"I don't… I'm just not interested in this magic stuff."
"But, I'm asking you as a friend, please."
"Come on. You're not into this stuff, are you? It's ridiculous." Suddenly, Ino turned away from me, saying "Oh. I see. Well, the girls and I have some more ridiculous planning to do. So if you'll excuse us."
She sat back down and started her lunch. Okay, that came out way too harsh. I should apologize to her. No, she'll probably cool down. I settled down on a table nobody seemed to be sitting at. Grabbing my fork, I started eating my salad, until hands pop up, blocking my sight.
"Guess who?" I know that annoying, silly voice anywhere.
"Hmm.. is it Naruto?"
Instantly, his hands uncovered my eyes and I slightly turned around to see messy, blond hair, blue eyes, whisker marks on his cheeks, and that smile he makes that would always made you feel better. Naruto's been my friend for as long as I can remember. He's like the brother I never had.
"What are you doing here? I thought you're having lunch with the guys." I asked.
"Neji, Lee, Choji, and Shino don't need my company at the moment. When I saw you sitting alone at the table, I thought you needed some company." Naruto replied while eating his ramen. Wow, that's really nice of him.
"Thanks."
"Speaking of which, how come Ino's not sitting with you today?" I turned away from him, flustered by his question. I looked at my salad bowl instead of making eye contact. He must have figured it out, because the next thing Naruto said is,
"Oh. That bad?"
I couldn't say a word now, because a lump was forming in my throat, so I only nodded.
"Sakura-"
"But, don't worry. She just needs time to cool down." I think.
"Are you sure, Sakura? Cuz, if not, you should ask advice from Asuma-sensei."
"The counselor? Naruto, it may be bad, but not that bad. Plus, Ino is not that kind of person to still be mad at me."
"All right, if you say so."
I was wrong. It's been three days and she hasn't answered any of my texts. This is the first time Ino's been really mad at me. Ever. During passing time, I saw Ino talking with the girls again. I decided to try to talk with her once she parted from them. Is this normal? Can friends suddenly stop being friends? I know one thing: there's something wrongabout this.
"Ino, can we talk for a second?" I waited to see if she would talk to me like we used to, but what she said only made the guilt in my heart tighter.
"Honestly Sakura, I can't think of a thing to talk about."
Maybe Naruto is right, I do need some advice.