A/N- BACK. did ya miss me? of course you did :). i know its been awhile since iv wrote, and it might get that way, school starting and stuff. but dont worry, cuz every day i didnt write, it bugged the hell outta me. so i wont forget about yall. anyway, its not very long, mor like an informer, so pay attention. take notes. some of you, i know, are going to figure it out easily... :( i hate that im losing my mystory edge i had. but i guess you do wat you gotta do. and you know its going to be like those shows :D where your like screaming at the tv how obvious it is, but of course, they wont get it till the last min.
review ppl! i only have 15. jeeze. keep this up, and i will stop! :) we dont want that do we. I want altleast 10 more before i continue, so i suggest u encourge fellow readers... On with the show :D
We all know, _ _ _ means meanwhile, so no question about tht. come on ppl keep up :)
DISCLAMER: i do not own Naruto. Sucksssss
In the apartment it was peaceful, days after the last attack. Temari got a mouthful and was sent out as Sakura tended to her. It was a hectic day, but as they all wished for, Sakura at least, it has been normal. No attacks for five days.
But you could hardly say it was relaxing on those five normal days. Sakura worked harder then before. Researching, and seeming to leave her crazy theory behind, she crossed off every possible answer for the cause of this mystery problem, every single one not fitting in the puzzle. Days of this and hardly any food made Sakura look thinner. And as she got thinner, she looked older. Bags under her eyes and always looking exhausted.
Ino didn't speak much, not since the incident. Sakura didn't know why, but she didn't exactly try hard to figure out, she was too busy with research. She caught her staring a lot, into space or just at the TV. And besides losing her cheerful ways, Ino didn't seem to…flirt?... with Sakura anymore. And Sakura wouldn't in her life time admit that, she missed that along with her cheerful attitude. But Sakura didn't have time for worrying about why she wasn't talking or why she wasn't flirting with her. She needed to worry about what was wrong with Ino. She couldn't lose her… not again.
It was now day six, and she wasn't going to allow any slacking. Though, at this moment, it seemed to sneak up on her. Because, as of right now, she was sleeping, paper all around the table and her laptop blowing hot air she left it on. Her head phones were still in her ears and her pencil still stood up right in her had. The only thing that was out of place was her face, which was on the table, drooling out sleepy goo.
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Ino sat on the couch, flipping through the channels, not even bothering to watch the TV. No, it was all an act to give off the aura that she was alright. She thought she was doing a good job since Sakura hasn't asked any questions yet.
She stared at the TV without really looking at it, but actually looking deeper, past it and its magic lights. What she was really doing was thinking on what Temari said. She knew Temari was only saying that to get to her, but it made her think… And make her feel terrible. This whole time she put past her, trying not to think about it and just act as if the whole thing was just some huge mistake that shouldn't be bothered to remember. But really, she always felt bad about the situation, feeling a ping in her heart every time something even came close to what had happen.
Temari's didn't even come close, she it hit the mark, dead on. Her heart had her guilty clench and her stomach kept making constant back flips. She tried to put it out of her mind, but that's what she had been doing for years now. And, finally, now that they were completely out, it was an impossible task to put them back.
And the thing that made her hurt worse was that the reason they moved wasn't even a good one… actually, it was far from that…
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Ino sat at the dinner table, picking at her food. She lost her appetite from the information she just heard. Her father sat across from her, and her mother to her side, a hope smile on her face.
"It won't be so bad honey, you'll make new friends and it's guaranteed that we won't move again after this." Her mom said the same hopeful smile on, trying to cheer her daughter up.
Ino sat in silence, looking down at her food, her fork pushing it around. She smiled slightly, only for her mom. She knew how hard she tried to keep her happy these days. Ever since Sakura, Ino hadn't really been the same. She was no longer that care free girl anymore…
That was another thing, Sakura. That was what upset her the most. She was going to leave without being able to make up with her best- correction, former best friend.
Ino let out a sigh and shut her eyes tightly. Stupid stinging.
"Don't dear. She will be alright. Plus, from her poor ninja skills, she doesn't even deserve to be here. We are moving for her sake. When we move, she won't be pathetic anymore!" Her father said, slamming down is fork, and evil glint in his eyes, "She will be the top, better then that… what was her name. Strawberry blossom?-"
Ino bubbled with anger, it slowly consuming her, "Her name is Sakura!" she yelled.
"Sakura! That's it. Yes, she will even be better then her! Ha! She will bring respect to the Yamanaka family!" Her father finished determination in his eyes.
Ino's anger bubbled over, "HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO BE GOOD IF YOU'RE NEVER AROUND? WHO IS SUPPOSED TO HELP ME IF YOU'RE SO STUCK UP YOUR JOBS ASS TO HELP YOUR OWN DAUGHTER?"
In a flash, her father was up, and slapped her across the face with a loud crack. Ino's eyes stung with tears that were streaming down while her father hovered over her, his eyes dangerous, "Don't you EVER say that. You don't know the sacrifices I'm doing just for you. Go to your room and pack. Tell your friends goodbye. We leave in a week. Anything that isn't packed is going to be left here. We don't have time for you to be lagging behind as usual."
Ino sat there, looking at her fathers feet instill her fathers voice boomed in, "NOW Ino."
She got up, startled, but slowly made her way up stairs. The last thing she heard was her mother asking a question, and her fathers reply.
"Did you check with your work, to get confirm?"
"Don't worry about it, they don't even….
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She never did hear the rest, but that night, her parents go into a fight. Back then, she didn't understand why. But now that she looks back on it, how stupid could she be? It made her shiver, all the clues that were in front of her…
Tears started to sting her eyes as her head flashed threw the memories. She closed her eyes tightly and she held her head. Those stupid memories, they could never leave her alone. How bad she just wanted to forget…
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