Sakura, Ashley and Ino were sitting in the corner of the library behind a large book case.
"Gun's fire is coming from different directions… Which means there's more than one shooter." Sakura whispered. Ashley was trembling. Ino chewed on her finger nails.
Sakura pushed a few books from the book case to take a look around, the other kids were hiding under the tables. Sakura thought for a second and turned back to the girls.
"Look, I'm going to leave." Sakura said, Ino quickly contested.
"What?! No you're not!" Ino said, walking after Sakura who was headed for the door. Sakura turned around.
"I have to go find Tenten." Sakura said, looking at Ino. Ino's eyes started to water.
"Then I'm coming with you." Ino stated, wiping her eyes.
"No way, if something were to happen to you because you followed me, I'd never be able to forgive myself." She said with a warm smile. Ino just stared. Then she nodded. Ino watched Sakura turn her back and walk out the door, Ino frowned when she saw bodies littering the hallway, and she closed the door behind Sakura.
"Please stay safe…" Ino whispered.
SAKURA POV (Point of View)
Sakura hurried down the hallway, she stopped at the corner and peaked around. No one was there, at least no one alive. She tried not to look at the floor, the floor covered in blood and bodies.
She knew where she was headed, Advanced Biology. It was on the other side of the school. She was just hoping Tenten was still breathing.
Sakura arrived at the Advanced Biology room and looked into the window. There was no one in there. She muttered a few curse words under her breath and thought for a second. She whipped her head around when she heard footsteps.
The woman raised her hands. "Don't shoot!" She yelled out. Sakura raised an eyebrow.
"I don't have a gun." Sakura said, the woman sighed in relief.
"I'm Anko, an assistant in the office." The woman said, Sakura nodded, turning around and walking away. The woman just stared.
"Hey! Where you going!?" Anko yelled running after her, Sakura turned around.
"Keep it down!" Sakura said, Anko covered her mouth instantly.
"Sorry…" Anko said. Sakura began to walk again and the woman followed her.
"What are you looking for?" Anko asked Sakura, who was peeking around a corner.
"My friend." She said, thinking. She started walking again and stopped when she saw at the other end of the hallway, a boy in a trench coat, looking dead at her.
She almost instantly turned around, grabbing the woman's arm and pulling her with her. The two girls ran down the hallways, the older one trying to keep up.
"Why are we running?!" She said, breathing heavily.
They heard maniacal laughter and gunfire not far from them.
"That's why." Sakura said, running into the men's bathroom. She was hoping they had put enough distance between that boy and them that he wouldn't check the bathroom.
The two girls waited in the stall for what seemed like their impending doom. Sakura froze when she heard footsteps walk past the bathroom. She heard a small rumble.
"What the hell was that?" Sakura said very quietly, Anko frowned.
"I didn't eat breakfast…" She said staring down. Sakura face palmed and went back to listening.
"Sakura, how did you know he was the shooter?" Anko asked, about 20 minutes later. Sakura thought for a few moments.
"When I looked at him he had a calm look on his face, If you were a student with bodies all around you, would you look like you were standing in a field of daisy's?" Sakura said, opening the stall door and walking towards the door.
"Good point…" Anko said biting her lip, she was waiting for Sakura's head to get blown away. She sighed in relief when it didn't.
"We need to move. The coast is clear." Sakura said, Anko nodded. The two girls quickened there pace as they walked down the hallway, trying to be quiet.
Sakura stopped in her tracks when she saw a familiar face looking through a class window. She ran towards the door.
"Don't open it!" Sakura hear a lot of people say, but the door opened anyway.
INO POV (Point Of View)
"What are we supposed to do?" Ashley said, crying and burying her face into her hands. Ino ignored her, she was only thinking about her pink haired roommate. She looked through the book shelf to the other kids, everyone except for Choji was shaking.
That's weird, Choji is the biggest baby there is, and why isn't he balling? Ino thought to herself. She ducked back down.
"The first thing we have to do is get out of this room." Ino said, making Ashley glare.
"Why the hell would we want to leave the only safe place?" She replied.
"Because I'm about 60% sure one of the shooters are in this room." Ino said biting her lip, Ashley just stared wide eyed.
"W-what do you mean?" Ashley said quietly. Ino looked back through the book shelf. Ashley shook her leg. "What do you mean?!" She said a little louder. Ino turned her head and gave her a dirty look.
"Shut up." Ino said, standing up and walking to the edge of the room and looked out the window. No cops… How hasn't anyone called the police yet? She thought to herself.
"Can I use someone's cellphone? I'm going to call the police." Ino said, she took a phone from a girl who offered it.
"Hold on!" Choji yelled, standing up. Ino stared at him.
"For what? I'm calling the cops…" She said, dialing the 9 but then Choji whipped a gun from his pocket and pointed it at her, Ino was speechless.
"Put the phone down or I'll shoot!" He yelled, making Ino drop the phone. Two girls under the table started to cry. Ino's mind was racing.
"Alright Choji… Just put the gun down." Ino said, taking a few steps back. Choji flinched.
"Don't move!" Choji yelled, face getting red. Ino stopped in her tracks and nodded slowly, a girl under one of the tables started breathing erratically.
Choji aimed the gun at her.
"What's wrong with her?!" Choji yelled, the girl started breathing even more franticly. A girl sitting next to her stood up.
"She has asthma! She needs her inhaler! It's in her locker." The girl said, holding the panicking girl's hand. Choji looked flustered and thought for a moment.
"Alright! You! Go to her locker and bring her inhaler!" Choji said, pointing to the girl trying to calm the panicked girl. She nodded and slowly stood and walked to the door, she grabbed the handle and turned her head.
"What if the others shoot me?" She asked, eyes watering.
"It's either you or her, choose!" Choji yelled. Ino was shocked. The girl nodded and opened the door, leaving.
"Choji… Why are you doing this?" Ino asked, Choji ignored her.
"All of you! Against the wall, if you try anything I will shoot!" Choji yelled, everyone except the girl freaking out stood against the wall.
"Answer the question Choji! What would Shikamaru think?!" Ino screamed, Choji's face softened for a moment, then hardened again.
"Shikamaru is gone, and when he left so did you!" He yelled back, his eyes began to water. Ino felt sick to her stomach.
"I didn't leave you Choji?! You left! You became distant and stopped talking all together! I tried to call you but you never picked up!" Ino screamed, getting angry.
Tears ran down Choji's face, he pointed the gun at Ino. Ino didn't hold back.
"Don't you dare say to me, that I left you Choji! Don't you ever say that to me again!" She screamed, Choji just stared at her and kept his aim. She took a step closer.
"Shikamaru is turning in his grave right now! Look what you're doing!" Ino screamed, tearing flowing down her face. Choji's face softened. A boy at the end of the wall inched closer to the teacher's desk, when he could he slipped behind it.
"I'm… Sorry Ino." Choji choked out, closing his eyes but not lowering the gun. The boy behind the desk took the chance and ran behind Choji, stabbing him in the back with a pencil, Choji gripped the gun and a shot fired.
FLASH BACK (Memory)
Shikamaru, Choji and Ino sat in the large grassy field, the sun was setting and it was getting cold.
"We have to get home soon Shika." Ino said, looking at the sunset. Shikamaru smirked.
"Were 10 years old now, we can stay out however long we want." He said, looking at the sunset, Choji laughed.
"10 isn't that old Shikamaru." Choji said with a grin, taking a chip and tossing it into his mouth. Ino inched a little closer to Shikamaru.
"Shika, I'm freezing." Ino said blushing. Choji tossed her his jacket. She glared at him. Choji gave her a smirk. Shikamaru stood up and looked up at the sky with a big smile on his face. Ino smiled as she looked at him, and Choji had a happy grin, everything was perfect.
"What do you mean sick?" Ino said, standing at the front of Shikamaru's house. Shikamaru's mother offered a smile.
"He has a fever and a cough, he'll get through it though. That boy is as stubborn as his father." She said laughing. Ino nodded.
"Can I see him?" Ino asked, his mother nodded and Choji and Ino walked into the house. Ino walked through the kitchen and up the stairs, Choji almost tripped and Ino laughed.
"It's not funny…" Choji muttered as the two kids walked into Shikamaru's room. His dad was leaning against the closet at the far end of the room. Shikamaru smiled at his friends.
"Hey guy's long time no see." He said, coughing. Ino walked up to his bed.
"How are you feeling?" She said, putting her hand on his forehead. He was very warm. She frowned.
"Good, well…. Not good." He said looking down, and coughing a few times. Choji sat on the edge of the bed.
"I brought you some snacks." He said, pulling out a bag of chips and candy bars from a plastic bag. Shikamaru laughed and his father smirked.
"Same old Choji… Never change Choji." Shikamaru said smirking, Choji grinned happily.
"Choji can you give me a hand with the groceries?" Shikamaru's mother called up to him. His father walked to the door.
"Coming!" Choji called, following Shikamaru's father. Ino twiddled her thumbs.
"Something on your mind?" Shikamaru asked, Ino shook her head and blushed. Ino sat next to him.
"I hope you feel better Shikamaru." She said, leaning in and kissing him on the cheek. His cheeks flared red and Ino smiled.
3 Weeks later, All of Shikamaru's family and friend gathered around his coffin, most of them crying. Ino couldn't hold back her tears, and Choji was nowhere to be found.
Her father rested his hand on her shoulder, and she wrapped her arms around him, crying into his shirt.
Her friend was gone.
FLASH BACK OVER
"Sakura! You're alive!" Tenten said, Sakura crashing into her and hugging her. Sakura smiled as she felt Tenten squeeze her back. Suddenly Tenten pulled away and pushed her lips against Sakura's, who was shocked at first but then kissed back. A few kids were dumbfounded.
"Whoa, didn't see that coming." Anko said, closing the door and dunking down. She smiled at the two girls anyway.
"I was so afraid you didn't make it Tenten." Sakura said with a smile. Tenten nodded and hugged her again. They have only been dating for two weeks but Tenten thought she already loved her, she wouldn't dare say it though.
"We need to get to the back of the room and dunk down." Sakura said, releasing the girl. The kids nodded and followed Sakura's orders. Sakura was hoping Ino was alright. She felt as if Ino was still safe.
Tenten sat next to Sakura and intertwined their fingers.
"I was really afraid that… That you were dead Sakura." Tenten said, eyes starting to water. Sakura smiled and leaned her head on Tenten's shoulder.
"Did you see any of the shooters?" Sakura asked, Tenten was confused.
"Shooters? There's more than one?" Tenten asked, Sakura nodded.
"Most likely." Sakura replied, Tenten shook her head.
"No, I wasn't able to see his face, but he was wearing a trench coat." Tenten said. Sakura thought for a moment. The boy in the hallway, was wearing a trench coat. Who else… Who else was wearing a trench coat…? Choji.
Sakura stared at the floor wide eyed. She had just left her friend in a room with a killer. She stood up and bit her lip. Did she dare go back? What was she thinking? She HAD to go back, It was Ino.
"I… I have to leave Tenten." Sakura said, frowning. Tenten stood up quickly.
"What? Why?" She said, grabbing Sakura's arm. Sakura looked at her.
"I have to go make sure Ino's safe. Don't worry I'll bring her back her." Sakura said, giving her a warm smile, until the door bursted open. Shots fired and Tenten fell, Sakura had no idea what was happening.
"Die!" Kiba yelled, shooting all over the place, Sakura fell to the ground.
Everyone was left on the ground and Kiba smirked. He got a text from Shino.
From Shino: Have you seen or hear anything from Choji?
He typed back, and thought for a second. He hasn't seen or heard Choji. He turned around and walked out of the door. After waiting a few minutes Sakura pushed herself off the ground, she was lying on top of Tenten. She shook the girl, no response. Sakura didn't notice the pool of blood pooling around the room.
"Get up!" Sakura yelled, tears streaming down her face. She kept shaking her but there was no response. Sakura was uninjured, she only fell to fake her death and cover Tenten.
"S-Sakura?" Anko said, lifting herself up and looking towards the pink haired girl. Sakura turned her head and saw the woman roll over onto her back, Sakura crawled over to her.
"Are you alright?" She said, then noticing the splotch of blood forming at her hip. Tears were still streaming down Sakura's face, she applied pressure to the woman's hip, which made her groan. She kept her eyes on her girlfriend, who was lying there dead.
"I'm so sorry Sakura." Anko said, staring up to the ceiling. She closed her eyes and was hoping to open them back up and being in a happier place. Sakura suddenly heard a noise from outside.
"This is the police! Come out with her hands up before we storm in and start shooting!" The police chief said into a megaphone. He lowered her and his face angered.
Sakura just kept staring at Tenten. Why didn't she jump in front of her? Why wasn't she the one lying on the floor right now? Too many things were racing through her mind, she was so frightened. She was afraid he would come back and finish her off. Her hands started to shake. She couldn't die now. Not yet.
"Sakura… Am I going to die?" Anko said, eyes still closed. Sakura shook her head.
"No Anko, you're not going to die." Sakura said, tears still flowing. Anko opened her eyes slowly. Everything was shaking.
"Sakura…. I think I'm going to… Pass out…" Anko said slowly. Sakura shook her head again.
"No! Stay awake Anko! Stay awake!" She yelled. Anko closed her eyes. Sakura kept shaking her head.
"No! No! Wake up!" Sakura screamed. Anko didn't respond. Sakura kept her hands on her hip, but she couldn't stop the blood from pouring out. After 5 minutes she released her grip. Anko was dead. Sakura fell back against the wall. She looked up and saw the dead students and teacher. Tears stopped falling.
INO POV (Point of view)
Ino stood there shocked. She turned her head and looked at the bullet hole in the wall, an inch from her head. Choji was lying on the ground groaning, a pencil stuck in his back. The boy who stabbed him was now holding the gun on him. A few minutes later a police officer bursted through the door with a riot shield.
"Put the gun down! Put it down!" He yelled, causing the boy to drop the gun.
"It wasn't me! It was him!" He said quickly. Ino just stood there, not knowing what to do. But she felt safe.
About ten minutes later she was sitting in the back of an ambulance in the school parking lot. She just stared at the school, hoping Sakura wasn't dead.
They watched the paramedics carry bodies out one by one. Ino recognized people she knew, but she didn't cry. She had no more tears left, none at all.
She watched as a police officer walked out behind a certain pinked haired girl, Ino stood up and ran towards her. Sakura's face was emotionless when she saw her, Ino knew what that meant.
"Tenten?" She spat out slowly. Sakura shook her head and tears started to fall again, Ino pulled her into her arms.
"It's going to be alright Sakura. I promise." Ino whispered into her ear. The police officer instructed them to get back to the ambulance. Ino held Sakura's hand the whole way there.
Sakura sat in the back of the ambulance. They watched 2 paramedics pushing a gurney holding a familiar person, they wheeled it over to the ambulance. Sakura saw it was Anko.
"Is she alive?" Sakura said quickly.
"Yes, but just barely." The paramedic said, asking the girls to move. They put her in the back of the ambulance and took off, Sakura was hoping for the best.
"Did you know her?" Ino said, still holding her hand. Sakura nodded her head.
"Briefly." Sakura said, still emotionless. Ino squeezed her hand.
"Things will get better Sakura. I promise." Ino said softly. Sakura hung her head down and nodded.
A week went by and Ino and Sakura were walking through a graveyard. Sakura finally stopped in front of the one she was looking for.
Here Lies Tenten Yumo, A Friend, Sister, and Beloved Daughter.
Sakura smiled and leaned over, placing a red rose in front of the headstone.
"I'm going to really miss you Tenten." Sakura whispered. Ino smiled and followed Sakura as she walked away.
"Want to head home now?" Sakura said, Ino nodded her head.
"Have they caught Kiba yet?" Ino asked, Sakura shrugged.
"I don't know, I haven't been following the news." Sakura muttered, Ino hasn't seen Sakura face change from dull in a long time. She was depressed. Ino walked close to Sakura, feeling like she could break down crying at any minute.
The two girls continued walking, turning corners when they had to.
"Sakura can we stop at the gas station?" Ino asked, Sakura just nodded and followed Ino across the street and into the gas station. Ino grabbed a bottle of flavored water and some skittles.
"Want anything?" Ino asked, Sakura shook her head. Ino scowled and grabbed another pack of skittles, she walked up to the counter and paid the man, he thanked her and the two girls walked out.
About 15 minutes later they got back to house, Ino sat down on the couch and Sakura headed to her room. She was spending all her time in there. Ino bit her lip, she really wanted Sakura to feel better. She stood up and headed into the kitchen.
"Sakura! I brought you your favorite!" Ino called, opening the door and brought a tray into the room, on the tray was Ino's flavored water, and pizza.
Sakura's facial expression didn't change. She nodded.
"Thanks Ino." Sakura said, putting the tray to her side. "I'm not hungry though." Ino frowned. She sat next to Sakura.
"Want to watch a movie?" Ino asked, Sakura shrugged. She got up anyway and looked through the movies Sakura had, they were all horror movies. Ino pushed one in and sat back next to Sakura. They heard a loud booming sound in the ceiling. Sakura nearly jumped out of her skin, Ino looked at her weirdly, and Sakura was wide eyed.
"What was that?" She asked nervously. Ino sighed.
"This happens sometimes. The heat goes off and the vents move around. It's alright Sakura." Ino said, Sakura just nodded. Ino face palmed. The last time the heat went out was a few days before Sakura arrived. It was freezing.
20 minutes later the two girls were bundled next to each other under the blankets. It was freezing. Ino was shaking.
"I'll go get the blankets from your room." Sakura said, jumping out of bed, Ino nodded and kept watching the zombie movie. Sakura came back and tossed the blanket over Ino, she climbed back into the bed, laying down two feet from Ino. Ino noticed right away and frowned.
"Are you tired Sakura?" Ino asked, Sakura nodded. Ino sat up.
"Well I'm going to head into my room now." Ino said, walking towards the door.
"Take your blanket, or you'll freeze." Sakura said, Ino shook her head.
"There's extra blankets in my closet. Good night Sakura." Ino said, closing the door. She walked to her room and closed the door behind her, ready to go to sleep.
Ino shot up, a piercing scream echoed through the house, Ino ran to her door, slamming it open and into Sakura's room, who was sitting up and breathing hard.
"Sakura! Whats wrong!?" Ino asked, running to Sakura. She didn't answer, she just kept breathing franticly. Ino shook her shoulder, and Sakura latched her arms around Ino's neck and started balling. Ino just wrapped her arms around her waist and rocked back and forth slowly.
"It's going to be okay Sakura, please just stop crying." Ino whispered into her ear, Sakura just kept soaking Ino's shoulder.
