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{You are now listening to the Anima Project Podcast. Now playing: ~Archived soul;Sakura Haruno~ tothegood – wooden home}*

"My song isn't what thought it would be," Sakura admitted as we strolled down towards the parking lot together.

I gave her a curious look, but she only had this slight smile on her face, as if she wasn't completely disappointed. Tugging at my beanie, I muttered, "Does that mean you don't want to tell me what it is or..."

"When we hop in the car, I'll show it to you," she answered while tossing me a smile, "Who knows, maybe you'll like it."

"The idea doesn't seem too out there, idiot best friend of mine," I replied with a tired sigh.

While it wasn't particularly early, I was, as usual, slow to wake up. I had asked about her song because she had mentioned she would take the time to set up her account last night, which seemed completely random. We had the app on our phones for a few days already, and both of us didn't spare much of second glance at it.

But I could tell she was excited, so I figured I'd entertain her enthusiasm.

With a small frown, I asked, "Does it really speak your soul?"

"Yeah man... it does."

I blinked at her reply, completely caught off guard. My gaze wandered to her again and I saw yet another small smile at her lips still shying away from her eyes. I frowned a little more.

"Yeah, but I'd be surprised if you didn't like it. I mean, we're best friends already and Anima apparently soul matches," Sakura snorted out as she pushed open the door for both of us, "Plus, I've been doing a bit of research. It's been about a week and a half the app has been out and not a single person within reviews has had anything bad to say about it. Actually, they say it's ninty-eight percent accurate."

"The two percent?" I asked, continuing to entertain her chatter so early in the morning.

"Left for the unlucky ones, I guess?" Her replied sounded lazy and apathetic. "But I don't know where the two percent is, because it's definitely not in the review section."

"You're pretty focused on reviews," I mumbled, pulling out my phone after clicking in my seat belt.

"I was trying to see if anyone said how it fucking works," Sakura explained before pulling off, "I can't figure it out, and it's annoying as hell. The app doesn't let you set shit up. Literally after you answer the questions and agree to the permission terms, the app does its own thing. Name, age, all that jazz. After that, it plasters the song on your page but I can't do anything with it, like add a description."

"Let you set your picture though, right?" I asked with a glance at her.

I watched as she frowned, "Yeah, but that's it. And I kinda think that's how it's supposed to go, because when I was poking around at other accounts theirs were the same way."

"You do know what the Anima Project is, right?"

My question and bored look caused her to roll her eyes, "Fuck off, yeah I do. I just... don't see how I'm supposed to reel in girls just by my song alone."

"Pretty sure it isn't a dating site," I muttered, snorting out a small laugh as she shoved at my shoulder. "Alright, don't get childish. You're driving. But whatever man, you're the one that wanted to get the app. Deal with it."

"Oh is it too early for you to listen to my complaining?" Sakura asked, rolling her eyes again.

"It isn't like it's six in the morning," I huffed out, rubbing my eyes. "Just give me a minute."

"God you're a shit friend," she muttered, but I knew she was only whining.

"So, you gonna show me your song?"

"Yeah, grab my phone and put it on. All you have to do is pull up the app."

Sighing as I had to do the extra movement, I reached for her phone and put in her password; there was no boundaries in bromance, we shared practically shared everything. After finding the app on one of her many screens, I watched it launch with Anima's Logo.

"Anima, the archive of souls."

After loading, I managed to maneuver through the app fairly easy. Sakura wasn't wrong though, her profile did seem a bit empty. I pressed on her profile and read the title of her song.

[Sakura Haruno; Archived Soul Account]

[Soul listed: *tothegood – wooden home] [Play]

Pressing play, I listened as her speakers took over surrounding us in music.

And as I was listening to the song, the intro building up as the man sun and the beat took over, I heard it. I heard where Sakura was within the music, and hearing it tightened my chest.

Maybe we were entirely too close, but as I listened to her song memories of the past came flooding in. Sakura drunk again, mumbling to me on the phone about how she broke and picked up the phone.

How she answered yet again.

Her words slurring into whispers about how she was heard another dude in the background this time around.

She took that shit entirely too hard back then.

Fuck.

How many years had it been, and she still wasn't over her...

When the song ended, I slipped my eyes back to Sakura. She continued to drive, silence between us settling for a moment. Funny how we didn't need much words exchanged between us. Eventually her eyes wandered to mine as she gave me a small smile, "Tragic right?"

I smiled slightly, looking away with a long sigh, "Yeah man, that kinda is. It's been... awhile since we talked about that shit.."

She only shrugged, "Nothing to really talk about."

"Sakura..."

"Drop it man, I don't want to talk about it."

Sighing, I shook my head and looked away.

"So what about your song? Are you going to play it?"

"I haven't set up my account yet," I muttered while leaning the chair back. The long drive was already lulling me to sleep.

"Tayuya, if you don't have an account set up by the end of the day, don't bother coming home."

My eyebrows came together as I gave her a look, "You're serious?"

"Of course I am," she said with a completely straight face.

Rolling my eyes, I shook my head, "Christ man, you're so high maintenance."

"I'm telling you dude, "I'll lock the fucking door."

Tossing my hands up, I huffed out, "Fine whatever. I'll do my fucking account."

"That's the spirit. That's how you be a lot more social," she encouraged as I closed my eyes, leaning back into the seat.

I only threw my arm over my eyes, muttering, "Shut the fuck up, dude."

"What are friends for though?"

A smile slipped my lips as I started to dose off.

X

As I slept on the long car drive, I think I had a dream. Which was... odd.

I didn't dream. Usually I just slept. And as the gang discussed their favorite ones, I realized I was the only one that didn't have nightly adventures. It kinda bummed me out, but I lived.

Still...

It's the fact that I never dreamed that it caught my attention in the first place. It was kinda stupid, simple honestly. I was just sitting under this tree, looking out some hill. Lonely ass kid that I am, I'm not really surprised.

Before Sakura came around, I was always fucking alone...

But as I was sitting there, I remember feeling miserable. My fists were shaking as I just stared ahead, and I felt like punching a wall, but other wise I was completely still. Heart hammering, breath short, my knuckles were turning white.

And in the middle of the miserable feeling, a shadow of a girl casted in front of me.

That's when I woke up.

I noticed the car slowing down as we got into city streets, and I heard a melody as my eyes were still closed. I was so fucking exhausted I couldn't move, but the song rang clear in my head. It was a sad tone, but the hard beat is what caught my attention.

It was a song that I would listen to.

As the car stopped, my eyes opened and I sat up. Sakura gave me a look, but I only stared at the speaker as I realized whatever song I had heard wasn't the one playing now.

Sakura frowned, "You good man?"

"I thought I," I started, frowning myself as my eyes went to hers, "I don't know, I thought I heard I song that I liked."

She only smiled, "Hey that's good! They said the song that catches your attention are usually from accounts you'd be good friends with."

She began to move, unbuckling herself as she took the care out of the ignition. As she did, she went on, "There's a shuffle mode on the app so you can listen to everyone else's song on their account if they have their settings on open, and I guess that's how you meet people. There's a nearby mode too, which is perfect for picking up girls. I actually found a really good song too. I added her and a couple of others. That's what I'm saying man, pick up your phone and make a fucking account."

I shook my head, tugging at my beanie as I brushed her off, "I said I'll make a fucking account."

"Oh I know you will, or you're ass is crashing at Temari and Tenten's crib."

If I rolled my eyes anymore they would be stuck in the back of my head as I pulled out the blunt out of the folds of my beanie, "Sure, whatever. Now do you wanna smoke this now, or on our lunch break?"

"Obviously now," Sakura answered, face splitting in a grin.

What a child of a best friend I had.

(1) - Sakura's song was chosen as I cried myself to sleep. Such a sad song man

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