Can you see me now?
Can you see me now?
Sakura awoke, for once happy. No bastard ready to hit you with beer bottle, no harassment at school, and friends. Sakura gave a sigh of wonder, was this all real? She looked next to her and saw Hinata in the second bed yep, it's real. Sakura stood up and made some waffles for her new family, careful not wake either Shino or Kiba when she walked through the living room. She hummed a tune as she cooked, she was for once doing housework to make people happy, not to escape pain. She gave a grin when the waffles were ready, and waited for Kiba's keen nose to pick up the scent. She heard Kiba shaking Shino, trying to wake up the stubborn sleeper. With a sigh, he gave up and grabbed some food. Hinata soon followed, and Shino was the last one to come to the table. Sakura smiled, and went to change ino some clothes for school. She came out and saw Kiba grinning wickedly. Sakura warily stepped on the steps so she could grab her shoes. She put them on, Kiba still with his wicked grin, she grabbed her schoolwork, Kiba still grinning, and finally she couldn't take it, "What is it?"
Kiba kept on grinning, "Guess."
"No."
"Fine," the dog boy pouted slightly and showed Sakura a slip of paper, showing that Kiba would be attending Sakura's school. Sakura remained silent and walked out the door, Kiba right next to her. She gave a smile of congragulations to the ninja.
All this weeping in the air
Who can tell where it will fall?
"Hey Kiba, wanna race to school?"
Kiba gave Sakura a boyish grin, "Try to keep up." Sakura giggled, and started running, she looked behind her to see Kiba running on all fours and she giggled. However, as these things often do happen, Sakura ran into someone (second day in a row, geez this is not going to happen too often, I promise!). Sakura stepped back and looked at the poor person she ran into. She gasped and saw it was Sasuke, covered in bruises.
Through floating forests in the air
'Cross the rolling open
sea
Sasuke looked at Sakura in disdain, "What do you want?" Sakura tried to say words, but kept tripping over her own tounge. Kiba watched her, wondering if she was alright. Sasuke leaned his face in closer, and gave a malicous smile at Sakura's blush, "Don't think that just because you have Gaara as a guard dog that your life will be easier. And your other guard dog, the one with fleas, won't be able to protect you from me." Sakura backed up a little, Sasuke would always be able to intimidate her like that, no matter how confident or happy she was. Sasuke smirked at the sight of Gaara, and walked past him without a second glance. Gaara however, spared Sasuke a glare and turned back to Sakura. She was shaken up by Sasuke, that was obvious.
"Sasuke's right, niether of us can protect you. You need to learn to protect yourself." Kiba glared at the sand ninja, then turned away with a huff, he still did not like the boy. Sakura shook herself and walked into the schoolgrounds, both of the male ninjas with her. She pondered, what was wrong with Sasuke's face? Why didn't he use genjitsu to make it appear normal? Sakura wondered, Is it possible he couldn't?
Blow a kiss, I run through air
Leave the past, find nowhere
Sakura went to her locker, which was next to Kiba's. She opened it, only to have someone slam it. She turned to see Naruto, a smirk on his face. Kiba turned to Naruto angrily, "Do it on your own time bub!" Naruto ingnored the dog boy and went off to his own locker. Sakura sighed and opened her locker again, and took out her books. She went off to her class, knowing full well that her proection was gone and she would be taunted again, everyone always followed Sasuke's example, Naruto proved that. She was tripped, spitballed, and attacked with whatever pranks someone found safe to pull. She skipped lunch and layed down on a school bench, and let herself fall asleep.
Kiba noticed Sakura's absence and left the room to investigate. He found her, he was laying on a bench, her hands folded over her stomach. She looked peaceful, but in a reckless way. It was difficult to explain, but it was the only way she could be explained. Kiba's nose picked up the scent of tears and knew she was crying. He sat down next the the bench, prepared to make sure no one did anything to her. The bell rang, and Kiba gently shook Sakura to wake her up, "Sakua? Sakura!" He shook her harder, but she refused to wake up. "Fine, if that's the way you want to play it," Kiba pocked Sakura's arm, and she moved he arms to her sides, just what Kiba wanted. He gave a grin and put his hands on Sakura's stomach, she still didn't move. "Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you." His fingers danced on her stomach and she awoke laughing. "About time you woke up," he said nochalantly while he still tickled her.
Floating forests in the air
Clowns all around you
"K-k-k-kiba!" Sakura gasped between laughter.
"Yes?" Kiba asked as if he was curious about what she wanted.
"Stop!" Kiba sniggered and stopped tickling Sakura, who glared at him, "That wasn't nice." Kiba just grinned and pointed to the clock, signaling that the tardy bell would ring soon. "Shit! You are so dead when we get home!" And Sakura ran to her class, barely making it in time. When school was over, Sakura went to the front of the school, where Gaara and Kiba were waiting, "You, you," Kiba's blood drained from his face, this was a Sakura he never met, or wanted to meet again. Kiba gave a wave, then ran as fast as he could, leaving a dust cloud behind him.
Clowns that only let you know
Where you let your senses go
Sakura bid Gaara good-bye, and started walking home. She passed Sasuke, who tripped her. She stood up angrily and walked off as if nothing happened, so Sasuke punched her, hard. Sakura fell, not used to this after her break from it all. She looked up at Sasuke, whose cold black eyes looked through her as if she wasn't there. Puzzled, Sakura reached up and touched Sasuke's face, which earned her another punch. She winced, but did not regret what she did. Sasuke looked angry as he punched, much better than looking posessed. He hit Sakura again and again, but she niether cried nor screamed. Finally, Sasuke stopped punching her. He stood up, and left, once again with glazed over eyes, puzzled, Sakura went back towards her home. She quickly healed herself, it was a lot easier without her father's wounds added. She brushed herself off, and walked into the house. She saw Kiba sitting on the couch, then jump up when he saw Sakura, "I swear to all of the gods known and unknown that I'm sorry! Please don't kill me! Please, please!" Sakura laughed, and went up to her room. Kiba looked at her, "I'll never understand women."
Clowns all around you
It's a cross I need to bear
Later
The three other shinobi watched a dry comedy from their couch, and heard the doorbell ring. Kiba got up and opened the door, seeing the two people he really didn't want to see on the door step. Naruto had Sasuke leaning on his shoulder and he looked just as surprised to see Kiba as he did to see him. They were both drenched with rain, but any fool could see the bruises and cuts on Sasuke. Kiba looked at the two, then spoke through gritted teeth, "As... sorry as I am that you got the ass-whooping you deserve, we can't help you."
All this black and cruel despair
This is an emergency
"We?" Naruto spoke, his friend was out cold.
"Who's there Kiba?" Hinata came to the door and when she saw the blonde with his rain drenched hair, she couldn't help but gasp. He was so beautiful with his determined eyes as he held his ally. "C-come in." Hinata found herself stutter.
"What! These are the guys that make life miseable for Sakura! I will not stand for-"
"Then sit down." A calm Shino told the yelling Kiba as he knocked him out of the way for Naruto and Sasuke to come through. He led them to the stairs, which were climbed with difficulty. Shino knocked on Sakura's door, and the pink haired shinobi appeared with a gasp. She wasn't the only one surprised, Naruto looked as surprised as she was. Sakura looked at everyone, trying to comprehend what was going on. However, when her gaze rested on Sasuke, she ushered everyone out of the rom and layed him on her bed.
Don't you hide your eyes from me
Open them and see me now
She touched his face delicately, He's so peaceful when he's sleeping, hard to believe he's so cruel whenever he's awake. Sakura shook herself and sarted healing Sasuke's wounds on his face. They were deep, too deep to be inflicted without a jitsu. Blushing slightly, Sakura took off Sasuke's shirt, where it showed his chest covered with wounds. I won't be able to heal all of these... Sakura sighed and wrapped bandages around Sasuke's chest, having to turn him over a few times. Then Sakura noticed an unusual bruise of Sasuke's neck. She applied pressure to it, and Sasuke groaned in pain. Sakura looked at the bruise, it wasn't normal, any monkey with half a brain could tell that, it formed an irregular pattern. Sakura cursed herself, she had no idea what to do. She sighed and left it the way it was until Sasuke could tell her what it was.
Meanwhile, there was silence downstairs. Kiba and Naruto seemed to have a glaring contest, Hinata was too nervous to do anyting other than blush every few minutes, and Shino was just silent because he was Shino. Hinata finally managed to stutter, "W-what happened?" Nauto looked at Hinata, just realizing she was there.
Can you see me now?
Can you see me now?
"Just gang problems, nothing you need to worry about."
Kiba stood up angrily, "Don't give us that bull! You think that we'll just let you go and be healed and expect nothing in return. Shino slammed Kiba's head on the table calmly, "What the hell! Shino, what's gotten into you!"
Can you see?
Can you see?
See me here in the air
Not
holding on to anywhere
But holding on so beware
I have secrets
I won't share
"Whether or not they repay anyone doesn't matter, but they'd repay Sakura, not us. She's the one who's dedicating her night to making Sasuke better. We have nothing to do with it, we don't even have the right to keep them out of the house. Sakura's the one offering all the help." Kiba pouted slightly and returned to glaring at Naruto, until he fell aslepp. One by one, each of the shinobi fell asleep.
.:In the morning:.
Sasuke awoke and saw he was in a room he had never seen before. Then he looked next to him and saw Sakura sitting down, asleep. He sat up, only to have a hand push him back down. He looked and saw Sakura was not asleep anymore, she was keeping him from sitting up. "What happened?" she asked the Uchiha, who jut turned away stubbornly. "Don't give me that! Waht happened!" Sasuke still ignored her, and she sighed angrily. "Listen, you can't go and get yourself killed and tell the one who helped you nothing about it! Besides, I can heal that bruise on your neck if you don't tell what it is."
See me here pushing you
If I then deny I do
"You can't heal it anyway," Sasuke snapped. He saw Sakura look confused so he continued, "It's a curse mark, it can't be cured by you or anyone else!" Sakura still glared at Sasuke, so he changed the subject, "Why did you help me?"
"I want to become a medical ninja when I'm older, and I can't let personal grudges keep me form healing someone."
"Sasuke looked away from Sakura, "This won't change a thing you know. I'm still going to make your life a living hell."
Sakura smiled, "I know that." Sasuke turned to glare at Sakua, but she already left. So, he glared at the open door instead. He stood up, pain erupting all throughout his body, but he stood and started to walk.
Contemplate or wish away
If I ask you not to stay
Downstairs, everyone was eating Hinata's cooking. Nruto stood up when he saw Sasuke come in, and the two left without offering a simple thanks. "How rude," Kiba growled. The other three ninja sighed, he was not going to give up.
When Sakura arrived at school, she noticed Naruto standing in fron of the gate, alone. Sakura walked towards him, but kept her head down. That is, until Naruto grabbed her wrist. Sakura was forced to turn to the boy, who had a somewhat shy smile on his face, "Sakura, we never thanked you, and I know that Sasuke never will. But you should know, we are both grateful to you. I never realized how gentle you were, and caring." Sakura looked at the boy and though he looked like a love sick puppy. No, no, no! This is not supposed to happen! Sakura smiled sweetly at the boy and started to walk away, leaving the blonde to ponder over his emotions. Sakura picked up her books and walked through the halls, until her hearing picked up Naruto's voice, "Sasuke, can you answer me!"
Clowns that only let you know
Where you let your senses go
"Listen Naruto, let's forget for a second that every girl would kill to have me look a them and narrow it down to Sakura and Ino. I can either have a sexy blonde with less brains then a jar of peanut butter, or a know it all beanpole."
"So you don't like Sakura?"
"If you are unable to comprehend what I said, there's no point repeating myself."
Sakura hid when the two boys passed and went to her class. When the school day was over, Sakura walked out to the school gates, where millions of reporters were crowding. A few people mumured with intrest, until Sakura came into their sight. "Sakura, is it true that your father was killed and his killer raped you?"
"Were you really sexually abused?"
"What's better, Coke or Pepsi?" Sakura back up with a scared expression on her face, what the hell was going on? Sasuke came up behind her and started to walk past her, "Out of my way," he coldly told the reporters. One reporter, with blazing red hair stepped forward, "This will be a front pager! The survivors of the the two most violent happenings in Konoha togehter!
Clowns all around you
It's a cross I need to bear
Sasuke turned to the reporter angrily, "I know you. You're the one who stuck your nose where it didn't belong." The woman looked not only slightly afraid of the angry Uchiha, and fled. Two most violent happening? What happened to Sasuke? And how do they know about Father? Sakura watched the dark haired boy walk off, and she followed him. Sasuke stopped at an alleyway, "Stop following me."
Sakura stepped up to him angrily, "Is that all you can say! First I save your life and now you won't tell me anything! What was that reporter talking about? What happened to you?" Sasuke didn't reply, but Sakura noticed a look in his eyes she never saw before. Pain... sadness... hatred... it was all there. She looked down, "Sasuke... please tell me. I can help you."
All this black and cruel despair
This is an emergency
Sakura didn't expect a slimy voice to answer, "Not as well as you can help me..." Sakura looked around and saw ninja the the sound symbol on their headbands. She froze, and Sasuke didn't move an inch. "Such a pretty girl, perhaps you can warm up my bed for me, heh heh." Sakura watched as the man reached for her hand, while Sakura did nothing to stop him, he had her under some kind of genjitsu. The man grabbed Sakura's hand, only to have Sasuke grab his wrist, "Keep your filthy hands off her," Sasuke spoke in a deadly tone, and a satisfactory SNAP echoed throughout the alleyway.
The man let go of Sakura's hand and shook from the pain erupting from his broken wrist. and their leader, a white haired man with glasses stepped forward, "So Sasuke, this is your squeeze. And here I was thinking that you only went for the barbie doll types." Sasuke glared at Kabuto, his anger flaming aroung him, "Do not worry, this is not on our lord's bidding. We're just having some fun," Kabuto smirked and reached for a kunai in a pouch, only to have Sasuke l;eap forward and kick him in the gut. Kabuto smiled at the boy's anger, "Yes... hate... anger... bloodlust... it will make it stronger." And the ninja disappeard, his group following behind. Sasuke left Sakura, who watched him silently. She knew she couldn't stop him, so she stood up and walked hme, only to have a rude awakening. She looked at the newspaper n her porch, which read: Sakura Haruno: A Normal Girl or a Victim of Sexual Abuse?
Don't you hide your eyes from me
Open them and see me now
AN: DUN DUN DUN! Yep, no cliffie this time! Heh heh, and now Sasuke's character has more complications. There is more going on that no one knows about, except me. I'm the author. Also, I've had questions about the Gaara love factor, and I thought I explained it well enough. Sakura kissed Gaara as a test to see if she had any romantic feelings for him, but she didn't. The reason Gaara didn't pull away, he's a guy. No matter how hard he tries to hide it, he's still human and enjoys a good kiss. The whole point of that was to prove that there was nothing romantic between them, but I didn't really do that very well by having them kiss. She'll kiss him again, I know that, and she'll kiss Kiba and Shino too, but that's only to save their asses. Fangirls are evil (shudders). Anyway, this will eventually be a Sakusasu, but ill it be one-sided? Most likely, because it makes a better story, but if I get enough support... (shifty eyes) XP Anyway, I like this song choice, we have a lot of clowns in this story, some of which do not smile, some who can't help but make you smile, some who are idiots, and some who bluff about their strength. This will be the last update for a while, I'm ging to Costa Rica for two weeks, the will have to work on the new chappie. However, this will give me time to think of something creative for it!
