A/N: HELLO. I am alive! And school is over! And I'm going to update! Anyone still out there? Hehe..

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"Sakura get down from the table!" the drunk raven haired man demanded followed by a playful laugh.

"Why don't you make me get down, Sasuke?" Sakura replied in the same drunk manner as a bottle of wine was clutched onto her hand. "I'm having fun right now!"

Sasuke laughed as he pulled the lightheaded rosette down. He brings himself down to a chair with Sakura straddling onto his legs. The space between them was highly limited.

The Uchiha's lips are sealed with Sakura's as he began to strip her dress followed by her undergarments. Sakura's pride was overpowered by the alcohol she had consumed as their both their bodies began to touch leading them to a sinful action she will soon regret.

Sasori who had seen the whole circumstance from the balcony on the second floor smirked with obvious amusement as he had seen Sakura: the good girl with stellar grades and academics being a lowly whore to the younger brother of his Uchiha friend. He tapped his fingers onto the railings as he enjoyed the two's shamelessness surfacing from themselves.

"Oh.. why this is.. rather entertaining." he whispered, the smirk still tainting his demeanor. He then looks up seeing a camera taping the young students' sinister deeds.

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The door creaked open as the young stoic man entered his complex. Inside, his blond roommate was sleeping soundly in the leather couch, after he had fallen asleep from his poor work ethics. Sasori scoffed at his friend's current defenseless appearance and gave the couch a light kick, causing the sleeping beauty to awaken.

"Wake up."

"I'm up... I'm up..." Deidara mumbles still half asleep as he rubs his eyes. "It's midnight. Why are you back so late?"

The blood haired man did not reply to his question and headed over to the kitchen. Deidara soon followed and headed over to the refrigerator. Both did not utter a single word to each other. The silence between them remained for a time interval before the blond man, once again repeated his question.

"So? You didn't answer my question, Sasori... Why were you out so late?" Deidara asks raising his eyebrows as he scrunches his bottle then tossing it to the bin.

"It doesn't really concern you does it?" Sasori replied with a retorting scoff. "And stop playing stupid and clueless. You already know what I've been doing.."

Deidara chuckled at his older roommate's response and looked at him with entertainment. "Worked with your partner, danna? I would never have guessed it. Who is it this time?"

Sasori gives his blond mate a triumphant smile then departs to his bedroom bringing his bag with him. The redhead slams the door closed as he drops all his belongings and lets his body collapse onto his bed.

"You're an odd person..." Deidara says raising his eyebrows followed by a smile. Afterwards, Deidara heads to his own room leaving the dorm's living room soundless and dead.

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The sound of the alarm awakens the rosette acquainting her that morning has come and it's about time to get ready for a new day at school. The rosette rose from her position, stretching afterwards and peered out the window. It was dawn; the sky still presented a scheme of purple with the singing sounds of widely awake birds echoing in the sky.

"A lovely day..." the pinkette smiled small.

Then, she remembered the note that her redheaded partner had given her. She grunted and shook her head in denial. There was no way that anyone would have known the darkest secret she had kept to herself. No one in school knows about that time- except for Sasuke Uchiha.

Sasuke had recently transfered out of her school, giving Sakura a huge amount of relief. The fewer the people in campus who knew about the incident the better it is for both their own benefit. Then Sakura immediately thought; maybe that was the real reason why Sasuke left Konoha High School for good; to avoid her at all costs.

Sakura stepped out of her mattress and shivered as her feet made contact with the cold hard wood floor. Her shock from last night was so great that anything small could phase her.

"I'm thinking too much. He's just fucking with my mind. It's always like that. He may end up blackmailing me."

Sakura arrived in class far too early for anyone to actually go inside the room. The rosette sighed laying on her newly assigned seat as she looks at the empty seat where her redheaded partner is supposed to be.

"Twenty more minutes..." She muttered to herself as her eyes shifts towards the clock behind the teacher's desk. "A great time to enjoy my sweet alone time sitting by myself."

Minutes passed and the rosette savored her solitude. The time went by too soon for her as students began to enter, echoing the room with irritating chatters.

"I don't even know what to do for Iruka sensei's oral presentation tomorrow." A student whined as she slid the door open violently causing Sakura to jump and wake up from her nap.

Sakura looked around the classroom- everyone is seated but still talking, then she looked at the clock- two more minutes left till Kakashi sensei takes over to teach the class. Shrugging, Sakura looked away, gazing out the window waiting for time.

The rosette heard shuffling on the seat next to her. Nevertheless, Sakura did not bother to even glance at her partner, as is with her partner not uttering a single word to her. The bell soon signaled for class to start. Kakashi sensei came into the classroom late with a tired smug pasted onto his face as he pulls a cart carrying a pile of textbooks.

"Sorry, I'm late class... I had some papers to grade back in the teacher's lounge and I lost track of time..." Kakashi spoke, his eyes hinting that he was smiling from behind the surgical mask that he kept since the beginning of the school year. "Well, then I hope you introduced yourselves to your new partners. Ahem... So I provided you guys some books specifically based on your topic as reference for your group project. I'm actually hoping that you would work together some time outside of school so you could share this book. It gives numerous amounts of information..."

Kakashi continued to inform his class instructions but as he continues to talk, his words were beginning to sound like murmurs to Sakura. She was not in the mood to learn anything right now with the redheaded young man sitting a few inches away from her. To conceal her irritated mood, she slumps onto her seat and just looks at the teacher absentmindedly.

This would be the hardest project that Sakura had ever done.

"Your project's book is so thin compared to our textbook, Sakura..." Ino whined as she holds up a three hundred paged lexicon.

Sakura smiled and looked at her own, "Well the less pages in a book that you have, the more books you have to get to have enough information... C'mon Ino stop complaining. You have more advantage than I do."

"Yeah right... The two smartest students collaborating in a project. How much advantage is that more than I? I'm stuck with Hinata. No offense..."

Hinata sighs and looks down at her bento box. "None taken."

"Heh, so Sakura... Who's house are you going to? To you know... Do your project. Either way, it doesn't sound so safe for your fragile little self." Ino continues, mocking the rosette as they chatter inside the classroom while eating.

"As a matter of fact Ino, I have decided that no one is going to anybody's house. Sasori and I are going to do the project in a professional manner and do it in the library where it is public... Where everyone is around..."

"Great idea, Sakura! You forehead girl! At least you only sit next to him when Kakashi-sensei teaches."

The rosette gives both her friends a smile reassuring them that she will be fine. Although in her head, she's going insane. How will she be able to talk to Sasori without feeling overpowered by his cruelty?

Today felt like an eternity for Sakura.

The bell rang marking the end of another school day and the pink haired student shot up and began packing as quick as possible. Then she gave glance at Sasori who was in the exact opposite behavior as Sakura. He was calm and took his time organizing his belongings together. Sasori then notices Sakura's eyes and gave her a stoic look then an unexpected smile and then continues tidying up his seat.

The smile looked innocent like a child's, but the innocence somehow made Sakura uncomfortable. The small gesture made everything clear to Sakura that he knows. She now knows that her worst fear has been realized.

"Hey, me and Hinata will head out first. We have to work on our stupid essay. We'll see you tomorrow." Ino says as she stands by the door frame with Hinata standing by her side.

"I'll see you then." She replies to them, waving them off.

She took a relaxing deep breath and headed over to where Sasori is.

"Sasori...?" Her voice was hoarse as she voiced out a taboo name.

The redheaded man looked at Sakura seemingly uninterested as he finishes, putting the last notebook into his bag.

"What?" He replied rudely but still so monotone. "Is this ab-"

"Sh! Please don't mention what ever it is that shouldn't be mentioned here! I'm here confirm our plan for the paper. I want to..." She gulped and breathes out. "I want to keep our locations away from any house or residency. I want to work out our project in the library."

"What are you talking about? I was about to ask you project related as well.."

Completely ignoring the rosette's request, Sasori raises his eyebrows at her and holds out a note placing it into her blazer's pocket. Afterwards, he began to pace out the room.

"Wait!" Sakura calls out to him frustrated, grabbing his wrists tightly. "I'm goddamn serious about this Sasori."

Sasori looks at his wrists and violently shakes it off. "I'm being serious as well... Leave me alone."

The students looked at the scene in curiosity as if it was another couple's quarrel situation. Realizing the attention she attracted Sakura immediately lets go of his wrist unexpectedly as she watches him walk out the room, not bothering to glance back at her even once. The class was empty again with the rosette being the lone student. She sighs, scratching her head and takes out a small parchment from her pocket and unfolded it.

It read in the same exact neat writing, "I have a little gift waiting for you inside your cubby."

Immediately without looking, Sakura searched for a small trinket that showed an obvious impression of a "little gift." Searching through her desk drawers she uncovered a CD inside a plastic cover.

"What the hell is this...?"

"Hey! Haruno!" The unexpected call from a familiar voice startled the rosette. She then immediately placed the CD into her bag before turning around to see who it was that called her.

"Deidara!" Turning around, Sakura smiled relieved at the presence of her new friend. "What're you still doing here?"

Deidara's smiled his perfect smile and walked inside the room joining the rosette. "I should ask you that. What's up? You've been leaving school the latest haven't you?"

Sakura laughs and shakes his head grabbing her bag as she heads out the room along with the young man. "Well, the reason for my today's late dismissal was for somewhat of a same reason."

"I see..." Deidara looks at Sakura with furrowed eyebrows. "So where are you heading off to? Home? Library? Extra study sessions? You should spend your time doing other fun things instead of studying your ass off. You won't have anything to laugh about when you're old."

She chuckles again as they both arrive outside the school's campus. "Well I have nothing else waiting for me back at home except for homework. I can't keep them waiting."

"Coffee does sound great right now. Especially with a wonderful girl like you, miss." He says smiling with an obvious sign of flirtation.

"Save it... You're over exaggerating things so much it's painful to hear it from a guy. It's a joke," The flirtation was not missed by the rosette and begins to walk forward leaving Deidara behind, "Hehe... But you know... Lately things have been complicated for me. So right now, I do need jokes."

"Hey, hold on-" The blond roommate laughs as Sakura takes him by the wrists and begins to run towards a nearby coffee shop.

"I heard the coffee they serve here is great and never had the chance to try it." The rosette looks at her surroundings, savoring the aroma of brewing coffee beans and smiles taking an empty seat by a window, "By the way, I haven't been able to give you a formal thank you for taking me to the clinic. Thank you, Deidara."

"Don't mention it. This take out thing on a date is enough for a great thank you." Deidara's perfect smile smiles at the rosette again, making her feel at ease.

The two began to talk and chatter as the afternoon carried on to evening, as they both enjoyed each other's company. Finally as Sakura realizes that she has to continue on with her studies, she looks at her wrist watch to check the time. Her eyes widen.

"Shit, I gotta get going Deidara! It was really nice talking with you I even lost track of time!" Sakura began to pack up with lightning speed and exits out the cafe, waving at him through the glass window. "I'll see you tomorrow then, yeah?"

"Sounds good enough..." the blond young man smiles and waves back as he continues to sip his coffee. He notices a handwriting on his cup and a small smile forms on his lips. "Deydara. Huh... Close enough."

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The rosette pants in front of her apartment's door from the sprinting and running and looks at her watch again, sighing in relief.

"Good. I'm not late. I've got time to... Finish everything." She says confidently, entering inside her complex and begins to ravage through her bags. "Oh... Sasori's CD. I wonder..."

She observes the disc for a while before deciding to strip off the cover, then inserts it into an old dusty player she had never touched for months.

"I really have to start dusting things off..." She mutter quietly but gives off a small smile.

She pressed the TV screen's power button and showing a blue screen at first, then her finger brushed back down to the disc player's play button. In an instant, the blue screen suddenly alters into a familiar scenery not long ago.

"What the fuck...?" Sakura curses to herself, her mind fully concentrated on the screen, hoping that it's not what she thinks it is.

The screen shows what appears to be what is inside a Victorian building of some sort. The walls were stone and floral decorations wrapped around pillars and staircases. Then the camera soon spots two familiar teenagers-one boy and one girl laughing frivolously. The girl had long pink hair, wearing a somewhat white bridal apparel while the boy had black raven hair and wore a black suit, with a boutonniere in his suit pocket.

The featherbrained teens who laughed and carelessly drank were Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke.

Immediately before Sasuke and Sakura could start their deed, the rosette pressed the power button and even pulled the cord off the outlet. She screamed and thrashed whatever was in front of her; the table, chair, and even the tea set that she had gotten from Sunagakure.

"Fuck! How!? How does he know!?" The rosette yells as she pushes the china, shattering it cutting her arm and cheek. "Sasori..."

The shock and the denial of accepting what has been discovered pumped madly inside Sakura's head. How could Sasori know about that? She remained in her bed, the sheets stained with blood from the untreated cuts she had unintentionally inflicted on herself. She lies under her sheets bewildered, too astonished to even do her work. The evening passed and the night came and fell to morning, and the rosette didn't close her eyes fearing that maybe, just maybe Sasori might come and leave anything worse at her own flat.

The alarm went off, signaling that Sakura awake or not to start moving for a new day at school. Her usual enthusiasm was dead, as the alarm rang she turns her head and looks at it go until it grew tired and stopped. She then sat up, got off her bed and headed to the bathroom to wash up.

She looked at the mirror seeing a sleep deprived girl, her eyes blood shot, her hair wild, and the dark circles tinting her fair skin. It felt horrible for her and she is sure that Sasori knows that he did his job successfully into unhinging her. Sakura could even feel his spellbinding smirk.

After a while, she finally finishes pulling on her uniform and heads outside the cruel, sadistic world. She slowly paced down her stairs and unlocks her bike as she rides quietly, the autumn mist landing on her complexion, which was something she loved but with her current state, the whole world is dead to her.

As she arrived, she took her time entering the campus taking small steps and frequent pauses until she become painfully nearer to the classroom door.

Five more steps: Sakura's eyes are glued onto her feet as it slides against the floor loudly.

Four more steps: Sakura sighs and finally raises her head and sees the door mercilessly becomes closer.

Three more steps: She arrives at the door and lifts her hand.

Two more steps: The rosette pauses to catch her breath and slides the door open seeing her classmate's heads turn.

The last step then came as she sees the redheaded boy sitting next to her desk, looking out the window and Sakura enters the cruel cage of countless flaws.

Chapter 3: Countless Flaws

End

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A/N: THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION. I MADE IT THIS FAR. All jokes aside.. I'm sorry guys... I hope you're still there... My readers. This was probably the worst chapter I have ever done in my life... Questions ask moi~