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Chapter 2
I finally reached the living room and found Naruto in one piece. I looked around the room for the attacker; except…all I found was Naruto with his hands around Sasuke's throat.
"Naruto-kun? Wh-What is going on? W-Where is he?" I whispered, digging into the skin in my hands out of anxiety. Naruto looked at me with the expression of uncertainty. He then turned to Sasuke and dropped him. Sasuke merely scoffed and smirked at Naruto.
"What the fuck is wrong with you Sasuke?''
"I was hungry; is that a crime?" Sasuke shrugged. What were they talking about? What did food have to do with anything that just happened to me? Lord help me. Naruto glared intensely, terrifying enough to scare me. I thought I saw red clouds or some kind of mysterious aura sprouting from Naruto.
"Na…"
"Naruto, calm down." I turned my heavy head to see Kakashi and everyone else, Shikamaru and Sai talking to Sasuke, and Kakashi with Neji and me by his side.
"You dumbass. You can't do anything to me and you know it, so don't try to act tough over something as little as this." Sasuke shoved his hands in his pockets.
"Shut up already Sasuke," Shikamaru warned. "You've done enough already."
"Tch. It's not my fault. You all know animal blood isn't satisfying. Just once, I decide to do something a little different. Is that against vamp-"
Naruto growled deeply, stopping Sasuke mid-sentence. "Whatever." Sasuke yawned and turned to me, walking in, what seemed, slow motion. As he was within several feet of me, my instinct screamed at me to back up. And for once I listened. I took a step back each time he took one forward. What the heck was he doing?
"Stop." I told him. He was scaring me.
"What? Are you afraid of me?" Sasuke taunted. He stopped inches in front of me, close enough as so I could feel his breath. "Let me tell you something," Sasuke inched closer to me, closing the gap between our bodies. "It can be our secret." I stiffened and held my breath.
Sasuke bent down-I was much shorter than he was-and touched his lips to my ear. "You tasted good." His breath tickled and sent shivers down my spine.
"What?" I turned to face Sasuke but he was already gone. I turned back to Kakashi who cursed under his breath.
"Sakura. Come with me." He said walking passed me. I hesitated, but reluctantly followed him up the stairs.
Tap.
Tap.
Our steps were nothing but lifeless echoes against the hardwood floor stairs. The silence was unbearable. So many thoughts ran through my head, waiting to be answered. All of a sudden, there was a powerful, excruciating pain around my neck area. I stopped my walking and leaned against the wall, groping my neck.
"Sakura. Where'd you…" Kakashi started before he turned around, but when he did and saw me, he stopped.
"I-I'm sorry, just… hold on." I shut my eyes and waited for the pain to go away, but it refused and fought back. "Ow…"
"What hurts?" Then, to make matters worse, my legs buckled beneath me and my vision blurred, but not because of tears. Kakashi grabbed my arms and helped me up.
"What hurts?" Kakashi repeated.
"Everything," I whispered, leaning on his broad shoulder for support. "Everything hurts." I was a little bit angry because I couldn't go to sleep or pass out. I had to deal with this nonsense. My head span and…something didn't seem right with me at all, and if I had more reasonable questions to ask, I wouldn't asked,
"Am I going t-to die?" I expected some reassurance, but got none.
"I don't know." He responded. I winced.
"Wh-What do you mean…you don't k-know?" Kakashi sighed and started pulling the stray shards of glass out of my body. My body was numb so I couldn't feel a thing.
"I don't know if you'll live or not. It's just a matter of luck." Kakashi replied calmly. Too calmly that is. At this point I was about to explode. Not from pain but anger. I never get this angry, and boy I felt sorry for Kakashi.
"What the hell is going on!? You keep dodging the real problem! Now tell me now or so help me I will…" I trailed off. I couldn't do anything. Not a thing. I was just shouting empty, pointless threats. "I'm sorry." Somewhere during my rant, I stood up, so I sat back down, embarrassed, confused and still a little mad.
"It's fine" Kakashi started cleaning the wounds with a washcloth. "It is completely understandable. I'll even tell you the real problem at hand." Kakashi rubbed my arm with his hand, then a green aura enveloped my arm, making the pain disappear. Kakashi did this for the parts the glass was in.
"What is…" I trailed off and sighed. I had a feeling my questions were going to be answered soon.
"Naruto, Neji, Shikamaru, Sai, Sasuke and I are vampires." Kakashi said, looking at me expectantly.
"Huh?" Was all I could say.
"We are all vampires. Blood sucking monsters."
"…" I paused. This explained the biting and the small conversation Naruto was having with Sasuke about the hunger and animal blood.
"Are you guys the good ones?"
"Somewhat." Kakashi finished healing me.
"W-What about Sasuke?"
"He's a rebel; different from most vampires. He's going through a mid-life crisis you can say, but deep down he's really just confused.''
"Did he…do that…downstairs?"
Kakashi hesitated but answered. "Yes."
"Is it my fault?"
"No. Sasuke was just…taking advantage of you. Usually when vampires haven't met the needs of human blood, they take it from the first person they can find."
I thought and remembered the events that occurred earlier today. "This morning, the girl he had over… I thought I saw the holes on her neck, and yesterday I think he was sucking her blood. If he already took blood from that girl, why would he need me?"
"He was taking advantage of you for sure. In truth, he shouldn't have been hungry at all after feeding yesterday. Sorry."
"About the girls he has upstairs. Do they know you all are vampires?"
"No. They are attracted to Sasuke and he invites them over. Before he takes their blood, he puts on a spell to make them forget its happening. Afterwards, they just think they were having a little fun. And the marks on her neck are gone before they notice them."
"Oh," At least my question was answered. Sasuke didn't like me, and I didn't like him; probably the only thing he and I would ever agree on.
"Tell me about them… vampires I mean." I said, suddenly intrigued.
"What do you want to know?"
"Does the sunlight hurt you?" I bit my lip, hoping I didn't sound too stupid.
Kakashi just smiled. "No. That's what most people think when they think of a vampire, but really it doesn't hurt."
"Oh…do you…have fangs?"
"Actually we do." Kakashi opened his mouth, and I watched in amazement when I saw them extend. "There are holes in the very bottom that draw up blood."
"That's sounds like it hurts your teeth."
Kakashi smiled at me. "The whole process of becoming a full-fledged vampire is painful itself. But not sucking blood. It's actually an enjoyable thing." I almost blushed when I remembered how stimulated I was when Sasuke was sucking my blood.
"Don't worry about the Sasuke thing. It's only natural." I gasped.
"How'd you…"
"Each vampire comes with a special ability. Mine is mind reading."
I frowned. "Have you been reading my mind this whole time?" I wasn't even safe inside my own head.
"No. Only when I can't tell what's going on by your expression."
"Are you…undead?"
Kakashi nodded. " We were all killed a long time ago as humans, but revived as vampires."
I wondered if my expression showed how cool I thought that was, or if Kakashi had to go in my head for that too.
"I have one more question." I said, looking at the small drops of blood on my hands. I quickly turned them over and looked at Kakashi.
"Hm?"
"The ones who attacked me before…were those…vampires too? I can't remember that much."
"They were; the bad kind. Listen to me Sakura, if you ever see those three again, you have to tell us. They're Itachi, Sasori and Deidara…The Three Wanted Vampire. Itachi was the one with the red eyes, Deidara was the one who bit you and Sasori was the one with the red hair."
I nodded and yawned, suddenly realizing how tired I was. And the fact that the pain was gone.
"Come on. You have to get some sleep." Kakashi grabbed my hand and led me to my room. This was the first time I actually remember walking to my room and going to bed since I moved here. When we passed Neji's and Shikamaru's room, I found myself staring at my empty room. I climbed in the bed-more like collapsed-and almost immediately fell asleep.
"Goodnight Kakashi-san." I whispered.
"Night." Kakashi kissed my forehead, turned the light off, and left the room,
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Run left, run right…
Everywhere I turned, he was there. Blood red eyes, glass, pain, laughter, screams, and tears…I couldn't get away from him. My screams were pointless and a waste of energy I really needed. I gasped when he materialized in front of me, grabbing me by my throat, choking and squeezing me. I grabbed on to his wrists and dug my nails in his skin.
"N-No…" I begged. "Stop." He only squeezed harder, disabling my breathing. Harder. I gasped for air but found none. Harder. This was it; I was done for. Just when I was breathing my last breath of air, he let go, and I was running again, choking and coughing while tripping over my feet. I looked back and saw nothing, but when I looked forward, there he was; a dark silhouette with the
crimson eyes. But whom did they belong to? Itachi or Sasuke? Who was I more afraid of…
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"Sakura. Sakura!" My eyes shot open and I sat up in bed, finding Neji and Shikamaru staring at me with worried expressions.
"What…?" I asked harried.
Neji sighed in relief. "You were having a nightmare."
" Are you alright?" Shikamaru smiled when I nodded.
"How do you feel? Any better at all?"
"I feel great," I exclaimed truthfully. I did though. All the pain was gone, which left me nothing but happy feelings. "Just fine."
"Neji smirked and got up off of his knees. "Good, because today is your first day of school."
I glanced at the alarm clock on the dresser next to my bed, which read 4:37 A.M. "School?" I realized since I moved here, I would have to transfer schools.
"Yes. Kakashi has your uniform in the closet already, so you can get ready now."
"Okay. Thank you." They left me quietly and I rolled out of bed, opening the closet door that every girl wanted. Then I pulled out the school uniform. I was still trying to get over the fact that my closet actually had a door, but the uniform was amazing.
It included a black sweater with white cuffs and collar, and a tan plaid tie. The skirt was also plaid and tan and was topped off with black flat shoes. On the sweater were the initials, S.A in fancy cursive writing.
I sighed happily and put the uniform on my bed. I tied up my hair since I just got it done the day before, and took my shower. Once out, I brushed my teeth and my hair, and got dressed. I looked at the time, which now read 5:51 A.M. I practically ran down the stairs since I was so excited, but regained my composure once I finally reached the bottom.
Naruto was eating a bowl of instant ramen, oriental flavored, Shikamaru was outside smoking a cigarette, Neji was reading a book. I could barely make out the name, but I think it said Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Sai was flipping carelessly through channels on the television and Kakashi was sipping on coffee, but Sasuke was nowhere to be seen.
When Naruto saw me, he stared for a few seconds before asking a question.
"Mar mu wewy?" he asked with a mouthful of ramen.
I cocked my head and smiled. "Huh?"
"Wha?" Naruto asked again.
"She didn't understand you Naruto." Sai said amused while continuing to flip channels, finally settling on music videos.
"Oh." Naruto swallowed his food and smiled. "I said are you ready?"
"Yes. I just need a bag. I…don't have one."
"Oh. While we were out, we got you on. It's already in the car." Kakashi told me.
"Okay."
Neji glanced up from his book. "Aren't you hungry?" I paused and shook my head.
"Not really." The last I remember eating was yesterday with Ino and Hinata, but my stomach was just fine.
Kakashi sighed heavily and spoke. "Alright, lets go." Naruto put his bowl in the sink; Neji put his book in his bag and Sai turn off the TV. Once we all reached outside, Shikamaru put his cigarette in an astray and reached in his pocket, pulling out car keys. The others did the same thing.
"Sakura, you can just ride with me." Kakashi hopped in the car and placed a bag I my lap. "There." It was a white, patent leather tote bag. On the front, there was a silver plate with the initials. D&G.
"Dolce and Gabbana?"
"Yeah. Do you like it?"
"I love it. Thank you so much."
"Thank Naruto and Sai. They picked it out. I probably would've ended up getting you a pink Hello Kitty bag."
I smiled. "I'm definitely going to thank them at school." Kakashi pulled out of the driveway and the others followed with their equally amazing cars.
Naruto had a Lamborghini Murciélago, Neji had a Aston Martin Vanquish, Shikamaru a Ferrari Enzo Coupe, and Sai had a Bugatti Veyron. Those were some of the most expensive cars in the world. How they could afford them all? I don't know…I didn't want to know.
"We're here." I looked out Kakashi's driver window and smiled.
"Sarutobi Academy." I hopped out the car and looked at it. Awesome. Cliques hung out on the front steps, skater boys did risky tricks on the rails and sidewalks; some kids did their homework on the grass while jerks tried to steal it. Some rebellious girls added clothing to their uniform, and some took clothing off, but I quickly decided to keep my uniform the way it was. That's when I spotted them; Sasuke flirting with a different girl from yesterday. She had red spiky hair that was long in the front and shorter in the back, and red eyes with black glasses.
' Don't worry about that son of a bitch.' I spun around and saw Naruto looking for something in his bag and Kakashi was shoving something in his bag. So who was talking to me?
'It's me, you Inner voice. Don't let Sasuke get to you, he's not worth it.' I agreed with my voice. Sasuke wasn't worth it at all. He was just an estranged vampire who needed help.
'Yep. Anyways, before you get in there I have to give you a word of advice. These girls will eat you alive if you don't stand up for yourself. Be assertive and don't take any crap from anybody. Act like…me. And if there's a point when you get really mad or scared or anything else, I'll take over your body and handle the situation on my own. Think of me as your guardian angel.'
'Okay.'
' So what are you going to do when some bitch comes up to you and pisses you off?'
' Be assertive and don't take any crap from her…?'
' Close enough. Now go in there and make me proud!'
"Kakashi-san, I'm going to the front office."
"Okay. If you get lost use a map or ask for help." I nodded and started walking up the sidewalk and up the stairs. I could feel Sasuke and his friend staring daggers at me. I turned to say something and just as I did, they brushed past me, nearly knocking me over. I was going to do something but they were already gone. Maybe this whole assertive thing wasn't a good idea after all. My Inner cleared her throat.
'Sorry Inner. This isn't really my thing."
"I know. But I'd be damned if you become a pushover. That isn't happening; not today, not tomorrow, not ever.' Inner sighed and thought. 'Just keep going, I'll let you know when to stop."I shrugged and picked up my bag that fell. As soon as I bent over and picked up my bag, I felt a firm tap on my butt. I shot up and looked for the culprit.
"Nice ass, baby." I gasped when a boy with a skateboard in his hand winked and rolled off.
' Bastard.' My Inner growled. 'You could've kicked him.'
'Oh…oops. That happens all the time anyway. It's no big deal.'
'Whatever Sakura. But the next time, you better do something.'
'Fine fine.'
I slowly walked through the double doors in the front of steps and. As I opened the door, there was a burst of uproar. I couldn't see much because of all the people, but I did find one boy who wasn't running around.
"U-Um, excuse me?" I tapped his shoulder. His back was facing me so I couldn't see his face. I think he was explaining something to his friend, but when he saw me, he shooed them off and gave me his undivided attention.
"And what can I do for you?" Why was I always the short one?
"Can you show me where the front o-office is?" I asked him and frowned when he smirked at me. "Did I say something wrong?"
"No, but you look good. Are you new here?" I nodded. "Okay then. It's down this hall, make two lefts, then a right." Kiba pointed straight ahead.
"Thank you." I started to leave but he grabbed my wrist.
"Hold up. What's your name?"
"S-Sakura."
"Kiba. Nice to meet you."
"Uh, you too. I, um, have to go. Thanks for your help bye!" I scurried away from Kiba and sighed I relief.
'Creep.'
'He wasn't that bad. He was just…making me late.'
'Sure.' Inner scoffed. While I was talking to myself, I wasn't paying attention to the real world and I accidentally bumped into someone. He ended up knocking the books out of my bag and on to the ground. I inwardly sighed.
'You're clumsy aren't you.'
' A little.'
"I'm sorry." I picked up the books that fell and quickly stuffed them in my bag. "I didn't mean to…"
The person turned around and looked at me with exasperation. "What Sakura?" Sasuke snapped.
"Nothing. Forget it." I said, matching his annoyed tone. I turned away and rolled my eyes. The more I looked at this person, the more I hated him.
' Good job. You sure left him confused.'
'That's his fault, not mine. I try to be a nice person but-'
"Hey!"
'What now?' I turned and found three girls walking up to me.
"What?" Oh man. The caught me in a bad mood. It was the girl from two days ago. Sasuke called her Ami. The one who shoved me over on the steps was there and another with shoulder length brown hair.
"What do you think you're doing?"
"Going to the front office. Is there a problem?"
" You were not on your way to the front office, you were talking to Sasuke."
"Well obviously you caught me at the wrong time because I wasn't talking to him." I turned away and started walking.
"Excuse me, I wasn't finished talking to you." Ami grabbed my shoulder and spun me around to face her. On impulse, I slapped her hand away.
'Are you taking over?' I thought. There's no way I was doing all of this by myself.
'Nope. You're completely in control. I didn't think you had it in you.'
'I don't.'
"Don't touch me." I snapped.
The girls paused and looked at me with hatred. "You don't touch me." Ami got in my face.
' This bitch is really asking for it.'
' I'm not fighting.'
'Yeah but you've done everything but. This is fun.' Inner laughed. 'Come on Sakura. One slap, that's all I need to be content.'
" You better watch what you say to me."
" Why should I? I don't take orders from you." My heart was beating fast. Was I pushing it?
"Well if you want to make it in this high school without getting your pretty little face messed up, I suggest you do."
"Is it your job to scare me on my first day? Because if it is, you aren't doing a good job of it."
"Didn't I just say watch how you talk to me?"
"Didn't I just say I didn't take orders from you?"
Ami smiled mischievously. "You little bitch."
' No she didn't! Say something back! Now.'
'But I don't like to swear-'
' Do it.'
I took a deep breath and spoke. "I don't give a damn what you call me. Call me a bitch all you want, but really you're only proving how much of a bitch you really are."
"Ami. We should forget this girl." The brown-headed girl said.
"Shut up Rin. I have this under control."
"You know Ami," I mocked Rin's small voice. "You really should listen to your friends. It looks like they know more than you do." With that, I turned away again and walked.
' Who knew solving problems with words was that fun. I'm proud of you…hey. Hold up, what the hell is she-'
"Karin. You think Ami should stop, right?" Rin asked the redhead.
"Shh ."
Ami walked up to me again, but this time instead of words, she slapped me.
' Holy shit! If you don't kill her, I will." Inner screamed.
' Wait, wait. It's okay.'
I didn't know what to do next, so I settled for pushing her back into her friends and getting in her face.
" You may not be finished talking to me, but I am definitely finished talking to you."
"I'm just going to give you a heads up. You better stay away from Sasuke."
"All this crap for someone like him," I rolled my eyes. "Consider it done. You can have him." Without any further arguments, I turned my heel for the third time and left the three guys.
"Sakura!" I bit my lip and turned around. "What-"
"Hey. Are you okay? It looks like someone pissed you off." Naruto smiled.
"Oh. It's just a few girls, that's all. No big deal Naruto-kun." I forced an uneasy smile.
"Them?" Naruto gestured to Ami, Karin and Rin.
"Yeah. But I think the problem is solved because they told me to stay away from Sasuke."
"Those are just his delusional fan girls. Don't even waste your time. Did you make it to the front office?"
"No, but someone told me where it was."
"Kay. I'll see you in homeroom then." Naruto smiled again and ran off.
' Go Sakura! Woohoo," Inner shouted jumping up and down. 'That bitch isn't gonna mess with you ever again. You totally told her off. Hell yeah!'
' I did?'
'Are you kidding me? You should've seen it. It looked like she wanted to rip your eyes out.'
'Should I be worried?'
'Nope. I have your back.'
'Which brings me back to should I be worried?'
'You can trust me. I'm you!'
'Which part of me?'
' The part that just recently showed. The badass bitch.'
'Oh…okay.'
Finally, I was off to the front office. It was long enough to blow off steam, so when I got in there, I was a happy camper.
"Excuse me?" I asked nicely when I reached the front office. The woman was bent over so I could only make out blonde hair.
"What?" The woman shot up and looked up. "Oh you're new right?"
"Uh-huh."
"What's your name?" The woman yawned.
" Sakura Haruno."
"Oh. You're Kakashi's daughter." I nodded.
"I'm Tsunade. It's nice to finally meet you Sakura Haruno. So did Kakashi already tell you?"
I wondered what she was talking about, and then I remembered what Kakashi told me last night.
"About the…"
"Vampires? Yes."
"He did. Can you read minds too?"
"No, I just guessed." Tsunade smiled at me.
"But what if Kakashi-san didn't tell me?"
Tsunade shrugged. "Then I can erase it from your mind and make it so I never asked the question."
"You're a vampire too?"
"Yup."
"Cool…"
"I know. Now then Ms. Haruno, Kakashi has already given you your books so all you need is your schedule." Tsunade handed me my schedule and I looked at it.
Schedule: Haruno Sakura
1st- Homeroom- Kakashi Hatake
2nd- Special Math- Kakashi Hatake
3rd- Tennis- Might Guy
4th- Arts/ Lunch- Jiraiya
5th- Special Science- Asuma Sarutobi
6th- Special Social Studies- Kurenai Yuhi
7th- Dismissal
"You're a smart girl Sakura. You have three special classes."
"Thank you."
" So if there's any questions or issues you want to talk about, I'm here."
"Okay. May I have a map? I don't want to get lost again." Tsunade handed me a long piece of paper.
"There."
"Thank you. Goodbye." I turned and left.
'Your moods sure do change quickly.'
'They do?'
' Hell yeah they do. Fifteen minutes ago you were ready to go at it with Ami and her flunkies, now you were sweet-talking the principle. The Two Sides of Sakura I guess.'
' The other side I haven't used in years. I'm not planning to change that.'
'Go to homeroom. You're gonna be late on your first day.'
'Fine.'
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Even though I rushed to homeroom, I was late, but luckily I had Kakashi as a homeroom teacher so I didn't get in trouble. Call it taking advantage.
"Did you find everything okay?"
"Somewhat. Where do I sit?" I asked looking at the group of wild kids. Then I heard my name through the crowd.
"Sakura! Over here!" I gasped.
"Ino?"
"You know her?" Kakashi looked at me confused.
"She's a friend." I smiled and walked over to sit with my companions.
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"This is so cool. I can't believe you guys go here." I bit into my sandwich and quickly spit it back out in my napkin. "Eew…That taste horrible!"
"Sorry Sakura," apologized Tenten and Temari, Ino's and Hinata's other friends. "We forgot to tell you this food is awful." When I did a double take, I saw that they all brought their own lunches; and when I looked around the lunchroom, people either had a sack lunch, or nothing at all.
"At least I'm not hungry anymore." I joked.
"Sakura. You look so adorable in your uniform!" Ino said.
"I do?" I asked. The girls nodded.
"Of course you do. Don't even tell me boys haven't hit on you yet."
"Well um, there was this guy on the steps and the one who helped me with the front office. I think his name was Kiba. But other that that-"
"Kiba?!"
"Um, uh-huh."
"Ugh that idiot. He's always hitting on the new girls." Hinata rolled her eyes.
"You said he helped you find the front office?" Tenten asked.
"He did. Even though I ended up being late because…never mind."
" Because what? Because what?"
"Just a few girls got in my way. No big-"
"Which ones?!" The girls were almost out of their seats now.
" Uh, Ami, Rin and K-Karin…you guys are scaring me."
The girls almost shrunk back down to their normal sizes. "Those stupid bitches," Ino started. " I swear, on day my time will come when I…what did they say to you."
"They-" I stopped when a boy came up to me and stared.
"Hey. You're the new girl right?"
I nodded. "Well I saw what you did to Ami and her friends this morning. When you pushed her and told her off? Good job." And with that he walked away. I sighed and looked at my friends.
"Before you say anything-"
"Oh."
"My."
"God."
"Sakura!"
"Huh?" I bit my lip and smiled uneasily.
"You did that?"
"It's no big deal." I giggled.
"You lie! It's a major big deal," Hinata smiled. "What exactly happened?"
"All the details." Temari quickly added.
"Fine. Before I do, I want to tell you something." I hesitated. I didn't want them to know Kakashi adopted me because they might treat me differently, but I was going to do it anyways. "K-Kakashi-san…adopted me a few days ago."
"He did?" Tenten asked. I nodded.
"So that means you live in that giant-"
"Humungous-"
"Mansion up the hill?"
"Yep."
""And that means you're their sister?" Temari gestured towards the table where my brothers sat. I nodded again.
"By default."
"…Wow." It didn't seem they cared about the whole thing, which was good for me because now I knew these friends were to stay.
"That's really awesome."
"Sakura, get on with the story."
"Sasuke and I aren't the best of friends so on my way to the office I bumped into him and he talked to me very rudely. So I was annoyed when Ami came up to me asking what I was doing. I told her I was on my way to the office but she didn't believe me. Apparently, I was chatting it up with Sasuke."
"Typical Ami." Tenten snorted
" Well one thing led to another and she called me a-"
' Suck it up and say it.'
"-bitch. I called her one back and she slapped me and I pushed her. She told me to stay away from Sasuke and I happily agreed…that's it."
"…"
"…"
"Whoa."
"Go Sakura!"
"Ooh. What did her face look like?" Hinata grinned.
"…Like she wanted to rip my eyes out."
"Look out Ami!" Ino shouted.
"Hey Sakura?" Temari started.
"Hm?"
"Why don't you like Sasuke?" I sighed and wished she didn't ask that question. There were so many things I hated about him, yet one thing I liked. His looks.
"Yeah. Have you seen that guy?" Ino asked.
"Ino. She lives with that guy." Tenten pointed out the obvious.
"My point exactly. He's beautiful!"
"Yeah with a bad attitude. The way he treats people…I don't like it."
'Yeah, he's an asshole.'
"Well if you don't take him, I will." Ino joked.
"Which one do you really like Ino? You don't really like Sasuke, do you?" Hinata smirked.
"Well," Ino blushed. "If you must know, it's Sai."
We all gasped. "Really? Sai?" Hinata smiled.
"Yes. And what about you Ms. Hinata?"
Hinata's turn to blush, I guess.
"Uh, um, N-Naruto."
"Ha! I knew it!" Temari said excitedly. "The way you look at him soo gives it away." Tenten nodded.
"Well what about you?"
"Shikamaru."
"You and lazy boy? Can you see that?" Ino asked me. This was funny.
"Did you notice you two almost have the same hairstyle?" Tenten laughed.
"Don't get me started Tenten Hyuuga."
"Neji?" I asked Tenten. She nodded.
"Yeah."
"You guys picked the exact opposite of yourselves." I said. "Ino, you're kinda loud and fastidious, and Sai is quiet and teasing. Hinata, don't get me started. You're somewhat shy and random while Naruto-kun is noisy and out-there. And Temari you're overbearing while Shikamaru is lazy and laid-back." The girl's nodded. "And Tenten, you're rough while Neji is sophisticated.
"I absolutely agree, but opposites attract."
"Besides Sakura," Temari sneered. "You forgot someone."
"Yup. You sure did." Hinata, Tenten and Ino smiled at me.
"Mysterious, quiet, alone…"
"Out there, kind…"
"Get the picture?"
It took me a while to figure it out. "Me…and Sasuke?"
"You guys make the perfect couple." Ino made a heart with her fingers. "You two complete each other!"
"That's…disgusting. I could never see myself with Sasuke. No way!" Just the thought sent shivers down my spine. Sasuke, who took advantage of girls and used them for blood and other things he shouldn't.
"Aaw come on Sakura! What if he changed or something?"
"Nope."
"You're harsh. At least we know whichever guy you really pick is going to be a good one. You are pick-y." Ino exaggerated the last word.
"That's right." I giggled and they laughed along.
"So. We are going shopping on Saturday. We'll probably head out to the mall. There's this new boutique that opened last weekend and I'm dying to go try it out. Are you in?"
"I'll have to ask Kakashi-san, but I'm sure it's okay."
"Awesome!"
:
Finally, it was Saturday, and I had nothing to wear. I had my favorite brown tank top I could wear, but couldn't find any bottoms to go with it. Believe it or not, I didn't own a skirt, and jeans were too hot for the season. The only cute choice I had for bottoms was my school skirt. The browns matched perfectly and I had some flip-flops to go with. And no one would know I was wearing my school uniform, so why not?
I hurried and changed and ran in the bathroom. What to do with my hair? Down? Ponytail? I decided to put some of it up towards the back, and leave the rest down. Cute.
"Kakashi-san. I'm going out now!" I said once I went downstairs. I grabbed my Visa card and put it in my white Dolce bag. The car was honking outside, but I couldn't find anyone. I walked to the kitchen and saw a note on the counter.
Sakura,
I went hunting so we'll see you when you get home. Who knows where the others went? Have fun today.
- Kakashi
I smiled and ran outside. Locking the door with the key Kakashi gave me. The driveway to the gate was long and endless, and I wondered if I would ever reach the end before the night was over, but I did and hopped in Ino's Mercedes Benz Convertible.
"You look cute!" Ino said through the loud music. Ino drove and Temari sat in the passengers seat. I squeezed in the middle, leaving Tenten on my left and Hinata on my right.
"Thank-you! You too!" They all looked cute. Ino had on a baby blue tank top with a blue-striped mini skirt. Her eyes were hidden by the white shades she had on. Hinata had a purple baby doll shirt with a blue faded mini-skirt with a silver, shiny belt to go over it.
Tenten had an orange twist tube top with a starlite miniskirt. She had black shades to hide her eyes. Temari had a tight-fitting black logo tee that said 'Long Live Blondes' in hot pink, and a short, black skirt.
"I think we all look pretty good for shopping." Temari smiled. Tenten reached in her purse and pulled out a CD case.
"Hey Ino, put this in." Ino took it and exchanged the one that was in for the one Tenten gave her.
"What song is this?" I asked.
"Alumina by Nightmare." Tenten explained.
"Who?" I tried to see if I knew the name, but it didn't ring any bells.
"You've never heard of Nightmare?" Temari and Ino gasped dramatically.
"I haven't either." Hinata agreed with me.
"Alright. Here it is."
Nagareru toki no naka mabataku setsuna teki kirameki wo
Kono yo no kioku ni kizamu tame aruki tsuzukeru Believer
Dare ni mo mirenai yume wo mite iranai mono wa subete suteta
Yuzurenai omoi kono mune ni yadoshite
Mada riaru to idearu no hazama ni ite gisei no kase ni ashi wo torarete mo
Afureru shoudou osae kirenai tsuyoku motomeru kokoro ga aru kara
Tenten and Ino sung along from this point.
"itsuwari" "osore" "kyoshoku" "urei" samazama na negatibu ni
Torawareru hodo yowaku wa nai kodoku mo shiranu trickster
Yozora wo tsukisasu biru no mure boshi nado mienai sora miage
"mayoi wa nai ka" to jibun ni toikakeru
Kono machi juu afureru mono ni mamire
Utsutsu wo nukasu you na koto wa nai
Asu e to tsunagaru michi no hate de kono te ni tsukamu mono wo mitai kara
Mabuta wo toji ishiki no umi ni ukan de omoi egaku
Risou wo te ni suru sono toki wo
Kagiri aru "sei" wo kono yo ni uke kare yuku dake wa oroka ni hitoshii
Hoka no dare mo ga mochienai mono "jibun jishin" to iu na no kesshou e
Kirei goto wo tsukitoosu koto itsu ka makoto e kawaru
Kataku ni shinji tsuzuketai It's just my faith. The absolute truth.
Nagareru toki no naka mabataku setsuna teki kirameki wo
Kono yo no kioku ni kizamu tame aruki tsuzukeru Believer
"Nice choice Tenten, but please tell me you have 'The World' on here. I love that song."
"Actually, I do. It's after this one. This CD is mixed so it has a lot of good songs on here. I take it you haven't heard this song before either ladies." Tenten looked at Hinata and I.
"I have. Twice." Hinata nodded her head.
"Nope."
"Okay. Here ya go then. I think you'll like it."
Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana
Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo
Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai kara
Kajitsu ga tsugeta mirai
Risei wo wasureta machi
Kuroku yuganda ima wo
Yume, risou ni kaeru
Doushite? Boku wa kowareta Messiah?
Dare mo ga nozonda "owaru" wo...
Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana
Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo
Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai
Itsuka boku ga misete ageru
Hikari kagayaku sora wo
"Wow. Do you hear that guitar?" I whispered. Ino nodded and laughed
"Look at Temari and her air guitar. I think she hears it."
Doushite? Boku wa kowareta Messiah?
Dare mo ga yume mita "rakuen" wo...
Hirogaru yami no naka kawashiatta kakumei no chigiri
Aishita yue ni mebaeta aku no hana
Kore kara saki otozureru de arou subete wo
Dare ni mo jama saseru wake ni wa ikanai
Itsuka boku ga misete ageru
Hikari kagayaku sekai wo
"Yeah!! Woo hoo!" Temari shouted.
"Okay, what's next?"
"Um… Haruka Kanata by Asian Kung-Fu Generation."
"I actually know that song." I smiled and nodded. They used to play this song a lot at the orphanage, and I learned to love it and every letter sung.
"Dakara motto motto motto Haruka Kanata." I sung the song to the ending.
"Any requests?" Tenten asked when the song was over. "I'm sure I have it."
"Do you have any Gorillaz?" Hinata asked. "I haven't heard them in ages.
"Yeah. El Manana is number 6."
"Aaw…that's a sad song. And the video is even worst. They killed Noodle." Hinata pouted.
"No, she's alive. She jumped off of the island before it crashed. She had a parachute."
"I thought that was a tree." Temari said.
"Nope. Parachute. She's alive. Murdoc said so." Ino said proudly.
"Play the song already." Ino pressed play and the song started.
Summer don't know me no more
eager man thats all
Summer don't know me
He just left me love in my sea
cuz I too know lord,
from you that
Just died yeah
I saw that day,
Lost my mind
Lord, I'm fine
maybe in time
You'll want to be mine
Don't stop the bud when it comes
It's the dawn, you'll see
Money won't get there
Ten years past and now
You'll flee
If you do that
I'll be so
To find you
I saw that day,
Lost my mind
Lord, I'm fine
maybe in time
You'll want to be mine
" Oh my gosh. That is sad." I said. I wasn't going to cry, but my eyes were watery. The song reminded me of too much
I saw that day,
Lost my mind
Lord, I'm fine
maybe in time
You'll want to be mine
maybe in time
You'll want to be mine
maybe in time
You'll want to be mine
maybe in time
You'll want to be mine
maybe in time
You'll want to be mine
"Tenten. Can you please pick a song that wouldn't want to make us cry?"
"Okay, I warned you though. Skip to Number Eight."
Hahahahahahahahaha,
Sh-pah sh-pa, sh-pa, Feel good, x9
City's breaking down on a camel's back.
They just have to go 'cause they don't know wack
So all you fill the streets it's appealing to see
You wont get out the county, 'cos you're damn as free
You've got a new horizon It's ephemeral style.
A melancholy town where we never smile.
And all I wanna hear is the message beep.
My dreams, they've got to kiss, because I don't get sleep, no..
Windmill, Windmill for the land.
Turn forever hand in hand
Take it all in on your stride
It is sinking, falling down
Love forever love is free
Let's turn forever you and me
Windmill, windmill for the land
Is everybody in?
Laughing gas these hazmats, fast cats,
Lining them up-a like ass cracks,
Lay these ponies at the track
Its my chocolate attack.
Shit, I'm stepping in the heart of this here
Care bear bumping in the heart of this here
Watch me as I gravitate
Hahahahahahaa.
Yo, we gonna go ghost town,
This motown,
With yo sound
You're in the place
You gonna bite the dust
Can't fight with us
With yo sound
You kill the INC.
So don't stop, get it, get it
Until you're Jet Ahead.
Yo, watch the way I navigate
Hahahahahhaa
Feel good, AHHHHahahahah x4
Windmill, Windmill for the land.
Turn forever hand in hand
Take it all in on your stride
It is ticking, falling down
Love forever love is free
Let's turn forever you and me
Windmill, windmill for the land
Is everybody in?
Don't shout, get it, get it
We are your captains in it
Steady,
Watch me navigate,
Ahahahahahhaa.
Don't shout, get it, get it
We are your captains in it
Steady, watch me navigate
Ahahahahahhaa.
Feel good, AHHHHahahahaha
Feel good,
Feel good, AHHHHahahahaha
Feel good...
"Feel Good Inc. That's got to be the best Gorillaz song."
"No. I prefer Clint Eastwood." I said.
"Aa, Sakura knows what we're talking about."
"Yup. The used to always play this song where I was…from." I didn't want to tell them I was from an orphanage either. Anyways, I thought that was personal.
"Look guys. We're here." Ino announced. I looked over Hinata and out the mirror.
"Whoa Ino. Are you sure we won't get lost in here?" Ino parked the car a few feet away from the door.
"I'm not sure at all, but it should be fun. Come on slowpokes." Ino was already out the car by the time we were all out.
"This is going to be soo awesome."
"If only we can get you like this during school."
"Me? Excited about school? Only if it's canceled." Ino flipped her hair and we walked inside.
"So, what should we do first?" Temari asked sighing happily. There was a lot to choose from. The Food court was to our left, a small Sunglasses stand next to the Eye doctor, and a manga store. There was also a huge arcade to the right.
"How about we get some food. We can't shop on an empty stomach…or at least I can't. Come on." We started going towards the food court when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned and found Hinata looking really nervous.
"What's up?"
"Uh, did you, um, invite your brothers today?" Hinata stammered.
"No. Why-" Hinata gestured to the arcade where they all stood. Naruto was trying his best to win at a Crazy Crane; Shikamaru was leaning on a counter next to it, tapping his fingers impatiently. Sai was laughing at Naruto and Neji was talking casually to Sasuke. What were they doing here?
'Showing off their hotness of course. I would too if I looked that good.' Inner laughed while shaking her head.
"I didn't know they were coming here, I swear." Hinata blushed and moaned in her hands.
"What if they come over here? Do I look okay?" she freaked out. I've never seen her like this.
"You look fine," I assured. "Do you want him to come over here? If he sees me, he'll come."
"No. No way." Hinata shook her head. "Just pretend we never saw them and walk away." Hinata turned away and closed her eyes. We started walking where Ino, Tenten and Temari now sat.
"What took ya'll so long?" Tenten asked, sipping on her beverage.
"Oh, um, Hinata just saw something she liked." Hinata blushed and exhaled her held breath.
"Oh. Are you guy's hungry or anything? The line is empty over there." Ino pointed to a McDonald's.
I nodded. I was thirsty. I went to the counter and ordered a Sprite. "Thank you." I said before grabbing my drink and leaving. When I turned around, I found Naruto, Sasuke, Neji, Sai and Shikamaru at my friend's table.
"Sakura. You didn't tell us you invited your brothers." Ino looked at me with a what-were-you-thinking expression.
"I didn't." I placed my drink on the table and sat down. They pulled up some chairs and sat down at our table.
"I didn't know you guys were coming to the mall." Naruto said.
"Ditto. Kakashi-san was out today, but told me he didn't know where you all went." Naruto immediately understood what I meant when I said he was out.
"Well since we have nothing else time consuming to do, we can hang with you guys. Is that alright?"
The girls nodded. Like they could turn that offer down. "We're just going to be doing a lot of girl stuff." Temari pointed out truthfully.
"You'll get bored." Hinata added.
Shikamaru shrugged. "It's better than watching Naruto lose in that easy game over there."
"It wasn't easy." Naruto frowned. "Every time I picked that stupid thing up, it fell."
"What ever." I sipped my drink and smiled. This was going to be interesting. After eating our food and talking to the guys about nothing important, we stood and decided to go to Ino's boutique first.
Once we got there, we immediately fell in love with it. It had the cutest stuff in it, like little plush dolls and bags. In the back, they had clothes, and that's where we went first. The boys didn't seem too keen on going in here, but we warned them so it was their own fault.
"Look at this bathing suit." Tenten held up a Green Dot Print Two-Piece bathing suit.
"Wow. How much is it?" I asked. Tenten looked at the price and smiled.
"59.90. That's perfect!"
"Seriously?"
"I brought 500.00 today. I'm going to by the whole store!" Tenten laughed and walked to where Ino stood bent over a pile of clothes. I looked at the bathing suits and found one I liked. It was a hot pink key-ring one piece. It wasn't to revealing and it was cute. Ino, Temari and Hinata appeared by my side and looked the bathing suits.
"That's a really cute one Sakura." Ino browsed through the bathing suits and pulled out a purple bikini. The top tied around her neck and the bottoms tied on the side.
"This is just the thing I was looking for. Cute and Sexy." Hinata found one too. It was a black, red and white printed tankini. She held it up to her body and shrugged.
"What do you think?" I nodded and smiled.
"Awesome." Temari was eyeing a teal bikini. She pulled it off the rack.
"I don't know. Do you think this is too small?"
"Not to me." Ino shook her head.
"Me either." Hinata agreed.
"Same here."
"Then it's settled."
"Hey Sakura." Naruto walked up to me and sighed. "Can we leave soon? That lady over there is giving me funny looks." I started to look but Naruto stopped me. "No no don't look."
I took a quick glance and saw the woman giving Naruto googly eyes indeed. "She likes you."
"Huh?"
"You're cute. Why else would she be blushing?"
"I dunno." Naruto shrugged. "Anyways, there's a whole mall left to see…"
"Okay okay just a sec." I went and told Tenten we were leaving. We all paid for the stuff we wanted and left. I was the last one out of the store, so I was already falling behind. On my way out, I felt a hand grasp mine. I quickly turned and found Sasuke. He'd been somewhat quiet the whole day so far. He only occasionally nodded his head or agreed with something.
"Hold on." He said. He led me to an empty store and finally let go of my hand.
"What do you want?" I asked.
"I'm sorry." He said ingenuously.
"For?" I asked, not knowing what he was talking about,
'You really are oblivious huh?'
Sasuke sighed and looked at me with a displeased expression. I looked at him the same way. And we just stared at each other for what seemed to be forever.
"You're so stupid." Sasuke told me.
"I'm stupid?" I repeated dumfounded.
'Tch. The nerve.'
"I'm trying to tell you something and you don't even know what I'm talking about."
"Well maybe if you say more than two words, I'll understand you. You aren't making any sense. And besides, why are you even talking to me? Last I checked you could careless about me or my-" That was when he did it.
Sasuke bent down and kissed me.
And there you have it; Your first peek of SasukeXSakura action. I'll get back to you with the next chapter in a week.
