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"Sakura!"
"Ino-chan!" Sakura greeted back cheerfully, not managing to dodge the hug her blonde friend gave her.
"Sakura-chan." greeted her other best friend silently, giving a gentle smile.
Sakura tilted her head, throwing back a smile. "Good morning, Hinata-chan!" She greeted, "I'm amazed; you managed to get that lazy Ino-chan out of bed." She laughed, as she easily dodged the punch the blonde threw at her.
Ino was standing, like Hinata, in her school uniform. Her arms were crossed, a wrinkle in her forehead. "Oh, shut up. I know you missed me, Forehead!" she huffed, sending a playful glare at the pinkette.
Sakura smiled, it had been awhile since she had last seen those baby blue eyes, and that silky platinum colored hair. She rolled her eyes, a wide smile on her face, as the blonde flipped her bangs dramatically. "Sure. I totally missed your conceited, annoying, dramatic ass," She said, sticking out her tongue.
Ino rolled her eyes in response, "I can feel the love, Forehead," she said sarcastically, earning a snort from the pinkette, who easily continued to dodge a load of punches from the blonde.
Hinata frowned slightly, before sighing, her pale, nearly white eyes shinned pleadingly. "Now now, girls... It's been a while since we last saw each other." She started, her always gentle and innocent smile back on her face. "So Sakura-chan, Ino-chan. No fighting, please." she softly scolded the two.
Ino huffed, looking away with a pout on her face. "…she started it." She childishly pointed out.
Sakura rolled her eyes yet again, "Real mature, Ino-chan," she mumbled, quietly so that the blonde wouldn't hear her.
Hinata turned her attention towards her, "How is school, Sakura-chan?" she asked in interest, slight worry in her voice.
As Sakura was about to answer Ino jumped into the conversation, a familiar look in her eyes; one Sakura didn't quite like. "Any eye candy over there?" she asked, playfully winking at Sakura, elbowing her in the side repeatedly.
Sakrua thought for a moment, "Well, not really… I mean, they all look pretty average to m-" her sentence was interrupted, by a very familiar deep voice.
"Saku!"
Her two girl friends looked curiously at her, as she turned around, greeting her best male friend. "Mornin' Juugo!" she said loudly, smiling brightly at the slightly panting male.
The orange head smiled back, "Good morning!" he said, ruffling Sakura's neatly tied hair, earning a scowl from the pinkette.
She glared at him lightly; it had become a habit for him to always ruin her hair. She pouted, intending to say something, when someone, namely Ino, cleared their voice behind her.
Rolling her eyes she said, "…right, sorry Ino-chan. Juugo, this is Yamanaka Ino. She's a rude, narcissistic bit- Ouch, what was that Ino-chan?!" Sakura pouted, looking accusingly at the blonde, who snorted at her.
Ino smirked in victory, "You're getting rusty, Forehead." She stated, examining her rainbow colored nails.
Sakura crossed her arms, "Lucky shot." She defended, before turning back to the smirking Juugo.
She flushed in embarrassment, "Anyway," she said, eager to move onto another topic, "this is Hyuuga Hinata. Girls, this is Hokkaido Juugo, my best friend from school." She introduced quickly.
Hinata looked at him uncertain, eyes quickly reverting to the ground.
He was tall, quite handsome, but also… a little scary.
Juugo's gaze softened, as he smiled softly at her. "It's nice to meet you, Hyuuga-san." He said, bowing slightly.
Hinata looked at him surprised, a flush of embarrassment on her face. "Likewise, Hokkaido-san,"She said, bowing politely. "Thank you for taking care of Saku-kun!" She quickly added, bowing again, this time a little deeper, in gratitude.
Juugo's eyes widened slightly, before retaking their original size. "Not at all, Hyuuga-san, if anything I should thank you for taking care of him until now." He said, his smile gentle.
Hinata's face turned tomato red, "Not at all!" she insisted.
Juugo inspected her face, curiousness evident in his eyes, "Hyuuga-san, you don't happen to be related to Hyuuga Neji-san, do you?" he asked, and Hinata gapped at him.
Closing her mouth she nodded, "Why yes, of course. He's my paternal cousin." She answered.
Juugo nodded, "Aa. Hyuuga-san doesn't talk much of his family." He stated.
He wasn't very close with anyone from the school, but Sakura. He had a few acquaintances though, one of them being Hyuuga Neji.
Hinata's smile faltered, "Is that so?" she asked, before quickly changing topic.
While Juugo occupied Hinata, Ino quickly took the change to drag Sakura away from the two. Crossing her arms over her chest, she looked at the pinkette with a mixture of anger and irritation. "You call that pretty average?!" She demanded in a whisper.
Sakura raised a brow innocently, tilting her head in confusion.
Ino face palmed at her, forcefully turning the pinkette's head. "Look at him!" She demanded in a whisper, jabbing a finger towards the tall male.
Sakura looked annoyed at the blonde, rolling her eyes before finally gazing at her best friend. "I'm looking?" She muttered.
Ino huffed, "And what do you see?" She asked.
Sakura looked weirdly at her, "…My male best friend?" She stated, in a questioning tone.
Ino face palmed the second time that day, and sighed loudly in frustration. "…Seriously," She muttered under her breath.
Then her head snapped towards Sakura, her gaze suddenly wild, "Wait," She said, "does he know you're a…" She looked around, securing the area for any unwanted ears, "…girl?" She finished, looking nearly horrified at Sakura.
Sakura shock her head, "Nah, but I feel bad not telling him. He knows about the family business, though. He found out, just the other day." Sakura explained to her friend.
Ino gazed at Juugo, her blue eyes narrowing before she smiled gently, something that was very unlike her. "…you could always tell him, he… seems like a nice guy." Ino said, Sakura humming in agreement, glancing at the chatting pair.
Ino smirked, "Speaking about guys, Forehead, I can't imagine how those supposedly 'average looking guys' actually looks like. Especially now that I know your definition of average." Ino sighed dreamily, her eyes sparkling at the thought of handsome guys.
Sakura rolled her eyes, "You disgust me." She simply said, sticking a finger into her mouth, pretending to gag.
Ino raised a brow, "That time a month? Poor you, Forehead." She taunted.
Sakura flushed, because it actually was that time of month, and her friend had always had a creepy sixth sense about those sorts of things."Shut up!" She hissed, as she turned around, "Juugo, let's go!" Sakura called out, gaining Juugo's full attention.
Juugo nodded, before turning back to Hinata. "Alright, Saku." He replied, "Nice speaking with you, Hinata-san."
"You too, Juugo-san."
It didn't go past Ino that the two was now on first name, she said nothing about it though, and just grinned like a mad man.
She gave Hinata a teasing wink, causing the raven head to turn crimson. Turning around, she waived at Sakura. "Saku-kun, we're going to pick you up from school today!" She announced brightly, before dragging Hinata away.
Sakura huffed, "Don't expect me to wait for you, Ino-chan!" She called back, slight irritation in her voice.
"Whatever!" came a distant yell, from where Ino and Hinata had walked off to.
Juugo raised an eyebrow suspiciously, "Ne, Saku…" he asked, gaining the attention of the pink head."Is Yamanaka-san your…" Juugo trailed off, hopping his friend would take the hint.
Sakura looked up innocently at the orange head, "My what?" she asked absently, before her face paled considerately.
She looked at Juugo horrified, "Oh God, no!" she screeched, face adapting a more green color, "You have no idea how wrong that would be." She stated, shuddering slightly in disgust.
Juugo chuckled, "Sorry." He apologized, "You just seem very… close." He admitted.
Sakura's expression softened, before she rolled her eyes, "Yeah." She said sarcastically, "We're real close, to snapping each other's necks, that is." She said as she dug through her bag pack to get her phone.
The action reminded Juugo of something important, and he quickly graphed something from his pocket. "By the way, Saku, I believe this is yours?" Juugo said, jingling a keychain in front of her face.
Sakura, hearing the familiar sound, immediately snapped her attention away from her bag and to Juugo's hand.
Her expression lightened, "Musashi!" she yelled, grabbing the keychain, hugging it tightly.
Juugo raised a brow at her, "Musashi?" he asked amused.
Sakura tied the keychain around the zipper of her bag, "Don't ask," she deadpanned, smiling as the keychain now was attached. "So, Juugo, you were getting along pretty well with Hinata-chan?"
Juugo instantly flushed, rubbing the back of his head in what seemed to be embarrassment. "I… I don't know what you're talking about." He lied, his eyes quickly surging away from Sakura.
Sakura grinned, "What do you mean? You two become friends rather quick from my point of view," She said, her smile purely innocent.
Juugo paused in his actions to stare at his best friend blankly.
The pinkette really was naïve, dense and innocent.
Juugo cleared his throat, "Never mind, Saku… But, Hinata-san, she was… very friendly." Juugo complimented.
Sakura grinned, nodding in agreement. "Mhmm. She's kind of like you, in a way. She didn't mind about the family business at all. She and Ino were some of the very first to befriend me, for me." Sakura paused, "…and I was the second to befriend her, with no ill intentions." At Juugo's questioning gaze she explained further. "She's the first in line to a big, well known company…"
Juugo's look saddened, "…People pretend to be her friends because of it?" He asked sadly, thinking back at the gentle person he had just met.
Sakura nodded, "Yeah. I… didn't have that problem, though." She looked away, her gaze softening. "They were to ones to save me after all." She quietly stated, "…and they know about my life…" She softly said.
"You're life?" Juugo asked, curiousness evident in his voice.
Sakura's head snapped up as she realized she had said that out laud. "Hmmm? Did you say something?" Sakura asked, a cheerful smile on her face.
Juugo raised a brow at her suspiciously, before giving up on the topic as he noticed they had arrived at school. Their fellow students sent the duo terrified looks; well, they were most likely dictated to the tall orange head.
Juugo didn't seem to mind, though. He was used to it, and shrugged it off easily. "You said something about your life, earlier?" Juugo reminded her, curiousness evident in his voice.
Juugo could swear he saw the pinkette freeze for a moment, "Yeah, you know, my grandfather and the family business…" Sakura responded, shrugging, a wide smile back on her face.
Juugo stared at her out of the corners of his eyes, Sakura had said it so offhandedly and casually that it really seemed true.
But then why did Juugo feel like his best friend was lying?
Juugo sent his friend a suspicious gaze, as the pinkette stopped. "Oh! We're already at my class room." Sakura said, "God… I can't imagine how awkward it will be once I get in."
Juugo chuckled at her words, before patting her head. "Don't worry about it; I'll see you at lunch."
With that the orange headed male, headed towards the stairs, in slight jog.
Sakura watched him leave, before leaning her ear against the door. She could hear laughter, people yelling, and what seemed like people fighting.
It was the usual ruckus.
Relieved, she opened the door, only for the noise to stop. As silence took over, all eyes turned to her. She grimaced internally, closing the door softly behind her.
Even though she walked quietly towards her table, her footsteps echoed. Quickly she sat down, and faintly noticed that her seat mate, Sabaku Gaara, was staring at her even more intensely than the rest of the class.
Actually his glare –It couldn't really be called anything else– was so intense that she was surprised that she hadn't busted into flames yet. It wasn't new to her, she had felt him staring at her like that before, and she wondered if he might knew something about her he shouldn't.
Sighing, she pressed her forehead against her desk, "This is going to be a long day…" she muttered, not loud enough for anyone besides herself to hear.
Sakura sighed internally as she felt herself get dragged into yet another classroom. She felt two sets of arms pin her to the wall of the room. It was already the third time that day, and really, it was becoming old rather quickly. She looked around, irritated, noticing that she was surrounded by a group of guys, eleven as far as she could count. Luckily for her she had managed to leave the other classrooms without fighting. It seemed the most of the school wanted answers, answers about her relationship with Juugo.
Trying to keep her voice in line, she said, "…I know you want answers, but couldn't you at least wait until the end of school?" Her voice sounded a little strained, despite her attempt to keep it nice and friendly.
It was really getting irritating. It wasn't funny getting pushed into abandoned rooms, interrogated, and treated as a weakling. They were really testing her self-control, which wasn't as strong as before since it was her time of month, and it didn't help that they were making Juugo wait for her.
A boy, with brown hair and strange red triangles at his cheeks, glared at her. He stepped into the front, examining her face. "…And you're supposed to be Hokkaido's best mate? Wow, that dude sure got funny taste." He commented.
Sakura couldn't help but snort, her nice and goody two shoes act crumbling down. "And that comes from the guy who's carrying around a puppy, on his head?" Her tone had changed, and she noticed the surprise that filled the brunettes face. "Now, gentlemen, if it isn't too much of a bother… could you let go of me? I'm late for lunch with my best friend." She said, as the boys just stared at her.
She shrugged of the hands that kept her to the wall easily, much to the two guy's surprise. "Yes? Perfect." She said, her usual smile, and tone, back.
She bowed politely, smiling a mock smile at the brunette, before swiftly turning around to leave the room. And just as her hand reach the door handle, the brunette blocked her way.
"I don't remember giving you permission to leave." He said, hands in pockets, as his gaze narrowed on her.
Sakura was just about to run out of patience.
She walked the two steps, and roughly grabbed a hold of his collar. "Look here, Inuzuka, I'm becoming real tired of this shit," She gave a glare, "and unfortunately I'm also quite busy, so if you would kindly postpone your stupid interrogation,until later, that would be most delightful, okay?" She hissed, in a low, dangerous voice they hadn't heard before, or even thought he could produce.
She dropped him from her hold against the wall, giving him her greatest glare, actually managing to scare him a little, not that he would admit it. "Thank you." She gritted out, not sounding even a bit pleased at all.
She opened the door with more force than necessary, setting foot outside the room, only for her wrist to be caught. She turned around to stare at the idiot who was dumb enough to mess with her in her current mood. Her happy fake smile completely vanished, as she laid eyes upon the Inuzuka again.
The brunette froze spot on at the completely icy glare he received. He gaped at her for a moment, before squishing her wrist with brutal force. "I didn't say you could leave." The tone of his voice was strong, yet it sounded forced.
And just like that…
Sakura completely snapped.
Nothing was heard from the room but chairs getting smashed against walls, people groaning, and moaning, in pain.
Only ten minutes later, a pinkette stepped out of the room, a little white puppy in hand. The only indication of the fight being the thin, bloody scratch on her left cheek. Inuzuka was a little better than she had first thought, but it didn't matter in the end though; he still lost.
Sakura smiled pleasantly, "Thank you for reconsidering." She said, in a sickly sweet voice, as she closed the door behind her.
The puppy tumbled around in her arms, showing its teeth at her.
Sakura gently placed it onto the hallway floor, and watched as the puppy immediately ran towards the stairs that led to the second floor, home of the second years.
She smiled at it, though she didn't like Inuzuka so far, his dog was quite amazing, she had really taken a liking to it. It looked one-sided though, but really, she couldn't blame the puppy for it, not after what she did to its owner.
She turned around on her heel, walking towards the stairs that led to the roof.
"Hey!" She greeted Juugo, who was quietly eating his lunch, at the bench. "Sorry for making you wait." She apologized, sitting down next to him.
He smiled gently, like he always did. "No problem." He said. His eyes widened when they met the blood on Sakura's cheek, "You met some problems on your way here, I suppose?" he grasped his handkerchief, drying of the blood on Sakura's cheek.
Sakura shrugged, "Only a few," she said, her master smile on. "I kept being shoved into rooms…" She explained nonchalantly.
"Why?"
She sighed, "People are curious about my relationship with the strong, terrifying and almighty Hokkaido Juugo." She replied, winking at him playfully.
Juugo rolled his eyes, "…Very funny." He said, "Is that all? Then, what happened to your face?"
Sakura tilted her head at him, "Nothing really… it's taken care of already," she said cheerfully.
Juugo's gaze narrowed, "You didn't, did you?" He asked, slight worry in his voice.
Sakura waved him off, "Of course not." She said, a little too innocently.
At Juugo's knowing gaze she rolled her eyes, "Okay, okay." She admitted, "Maybe I did. But it really hurt what he did to my face…"
Juugo chuckled at her, "Saku, you know you're not allowed to fight." He lectured, in a big brotherly manner, "What if they tell on you?" he asked her.
Sakura smiled a slightly sinister, "Then I'll let you fight them." She said, tilting her head innocently.
Juugo chuckled once again, "What if I'm not there?" he asked, his tone indicating slight worry.
Sakura sighed, "Okay, okay, fine." She gave in, "I won't fight unless it's an absolutely life and death situation, how's that?" She pouted at him.
Juugo nodded slowly, "…okay."
She slapped his back, "Oh, stop worrying! Nothing's going to happen!" She assured him, grinning at him.
Oh, how wrong she was.
"Oi, Naruto, Sasuke!" a familiar voice called them, and their attention immediately turned to the tall, brown haired boy, known as Shikamaru.
Sasuke raised an eyebrow at the brunette, while Naruto looked dumbly at him. "Hey, Shika!" He greeted. "Something wrong? You usually let others rely your messages to us, you lazy ass," The blonde said, his blue eyes dancing in wonder.
Sasuke rolled his onyx eyes at the blonde, before giving the brunette his full attention. "What is it, Shikamaru?" he inquired in a bored tone, his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Shikamaru's brows wrinkled, "Not good." He replied. "Kiba was beat up pretty badly." He stated.
Naruto's playful smile vanished, as he gaped at Shikamaru. "What? What do you mean?!" he demanded.
Sasuke raised a brow, slight curiousness evident in his eyes. "Please do continue," he said.
Shikamaru sighed, "Well, right now the idiot's at the clinic, getting patched up together with the group he's in charge of." Sasuke's eyes widened slightly, "We don't know much yet, they're all completely knocked out."
Sasuke raised a brow, turning around, "Hn." Naruto followed him as they walked towards the infirmary.
As they reached the doors, Naruto smacked them open, quickly walking over to the bed the brunette was lying on. "Kiba!" he shouted horrified, only to receive a fist on top of his head.
Annoyed hazel eyes glared at him, "Shut up, brat. This is the infirmary, so keep it down!" Naruto looked at the school nurse, Tsunade, and her assistant, Shizune.
His eyes watered, "But Baa-chan, we heard Kiba was hurt!"He whined.
Tsunade sighed behind him, "Yeah that kid's pretty bruised up." She said, pointing at the boy. "He'll be fine though, just let him sleep it off." She said, returning to her desk. "You really should stop fighting, you stupid brats." She muttered at him.
As Naruto looked around, He couldn't help but let his jaw drop. Those boys Kiba was in charge of were all sitting in different beds, all bandaged up in several places.
"Holy mother of Ramen, who did this?" He asked.
A voice shocked him from behind, making him jump. "That's what we're trying to find out." It was Neji, a respected member of their gang.
"Neji, don't scare me like that!" Naruto yelled.
Sasuke raised a brow at the Hyuuga, "Have you tried asking them?" he inquired, referring to the boys.
Neji nodded, "Of course we have. But what they say doesn't give much meaning." At Sasuke's raised brow, the brunette looked annoyed at him. "The only thing the idiot's have done so far is crying about some monster which attacked them." He clarified.
Sasuke huffed, "That's not much help." He said, annoyed.
Neji nodded, "Currently our only lead is Kiba, who has yet to wake up." He explained, gesturing at their sleeping friend.
As if on cue, the sleeping brunette woke up, looking around dizzyingly. "Kiba, man, are you alright? Talk to me, bro!" Naruto said dramatically, flinching at the glare Kiba shot him.
A hand to his head, which was thumping terribly, he narrowed his eyes at the blonde. "I don't know, you tell me," He said. "Wait… where am I?" He suddenly asked, making both Neji and Sasuke blink in shock at him.
"Woah, you got knocked out pretty badly, weren't you?" Naruto said jokingly as he patted his friend on the back. "You're in the infirmary, where else?"
Kiba looked around clarifying his surroundings, "You're right…I am." He confirmed.
Sasuke's eyes narrowed, "Who attacked you?" he asked, wanting to waste as little time as possible.
Kiba looked at him strangely, "What'dya mean?" He asked. His eyes wondered around in the room, and he realized his gang where there, all patched up in different places. "We were attacked?" he then asked, looking both disturbed and confused.
Neji sighed as he closed his eyes, "And there goes our possibility of finding the attacker…" he said.
The dog, which lied on top of its master's stomach, gave out a tiny growl, getting the attention of Kiba.
"What is it, boy?" the dog jumped from the bed, running out of the room, at full speed, quickly entering it again. Jumping back onto the bed, the dog spat something out on it.
Naruto paled, "Gross Kiba, I though only cat's coughed up fur balls!" He said, referring to the strands of pink hair that now lied on Kiba's bed.
Neji's brow rose, "…Is that what I think it is?" he asked, picking it up, ignoring Naruto's chanting of how disgusting it was.
Sasuke nodded, "Yeah, pink hair." He stated.
Naruto stopped in his tracks, "Wait… your dog doesn't have pink hair." He stated dumbly at Kiba.
The brunette rolled his eyes, "No shit, Sherlock. Obviously this is someone else's hair." He said.
Naruto looked at him weirdly, "Why would your dog go fetch someone else's hair?" he asked stupidly.
Neji sighed impatiently, "Akamaru was the one who went for help when they were attacked earlier. Obliviously he knows of the attacker, and he is clearly trying to help us." He explained.
Naruto snorted, "Yeah, still, who has pink hair?" he asked.
Sasuke looked seriously at Neji, "There's that first year, that's hanging with Hokkaido," He said.
Neji's gaze narrowed at the hair, "…Haruno, if I remember correctly." He stated at Sasuke.
Naruto gaped at the two, before laughing loudly. "That little guy? I doubt it!" He said.
Neji glared at the blonde, "Well, then, please do mention any other guy from this school who has this unique color of hair?"
Naruto frowned, "…But Haruno's totally weak!" He stated, looking frustrated.
"I'm not so sure about that, Naruto."
Naruto jumped three feet into the air, "Holy shit, you guys seriously have to stop doing that!" he complained, glaring angrily at the Nara.
Kiba looked at him curiously, "What'dya you mean, Shika?" he questioned.
Shikamaru sighed, rubbing the back of his head lazily. "A couple of second years mentioned seeing you, Kiba, push Haruno inside a classroom during lunch time-" Shikamaru was cut short.
"I did?" Kiba wondered out loud, blinking stupidly at the Nara.
Shikamaru sighed, as he continued "-and Haruno Saku looked pretty well, eating his lunch at the rooftop with Hokkaido last time I saw him." Shikamaru ended, purposely ignoring Kiba's interruption.
Naruto looked shocked at Shikamaru for a second before turning around, pointing at the Inuzuka. "...Bwahaha! You got beat up by a midget! Hahahah!" He laughed crazily, holding his stomach. "Not just by any midget, a midget with pink hair! This is so hilarious!" Naruto continued to laugh, wiping his tears away. "God, make it stop!" Naruto wheezed and panted, trying to control his laughter. "It hurts! My tummy hurts!"
Kiba glared at Naruto, a light blush appearing at his cheeks. "Shut up, you idiot! It's not that funny!" he yelled, his fist rose at Naruto.
Sasuke left the infirmary, Neji and Shikamaru beside him.
His eyes narrowed, "What you're saying is absolutely true, Shikamaru?" he asked.
The Nara nodded, "It is." He confirmed, with confidence.
Neji gave a thoughtful look, "I do recall him saying he would go get answers." He added.
Sasuke gritted his teeth, "I can't believe people from our jurisdiction got beat up." He said annoyed.
After slight pause, he looked at Shikamaru and Neji, "I want to know everything about Haruno Saku. Neji, dig all you can about him out. I want his school files, health reports, everything you can find." He said, getting a nod from Hyuuga. "Shikamaru, I want you to interrogate the first years, they should know the most about him."
Sasuke watched as the two disappeared around the corner. He glanced outside, spotting something pink. His eyes narrowed, and he walked closer to the window. Just like Shikamaru said, it was Haruno and Hokkaido in the roof top. They were talking, well Haruno was, and eating lunch.
The pinkette turned, meeting Sasuke's eyes. The two shared a staring contest, neither wanting to break the contact, until Haruno looked away to smile friendly at Hokkaido.
As soon as the pink head had done that, a chilling glare was sent Sasuke's way.
"What the…" The raven head muttered in surprise. He glanced back at the roof, only to find it empty.
"There's defiantly something fishy about you, Haruno…And I'm going to find out what."