Sakura's POV

I just ran, and ran, and ran. I'm just running and running away, clinging to life by threads.

The hallways seemed much longer when you were running down them, trying to avoid suspicions of grumpy teachers and other authority figures.

It was only when I felt the relief of fresh air on my skin was when I was finally stopped. I had just reached the outside limits of the school building when I felt a masculine hand on my right shoulder.

His grip was forceful, but still gentle at the same time. There was a long pause of silence and stillness before I decided to turn around. The wind stiffened my movements as I slowly rotated my feet and closed my eyes as I expected the stranger to be a teacher of some sort.

I guess I was wrong.

I could tell first off that no one was yelling at me when I turned. Adults were always yelling at me about something now a day. I could also tell it wasn't a friend of mine, because they would be yelling at me too.

"You can open your eyes"

His voice. I remember it well from the other night. That voice that spoke of a thousand death like whispers to Sakura, and he was found yet again standing behind her.

Gaara Sabaku.

"Humph. What would a stranger like you want with me?" I asked him in an ignorant tone. I knew who Gaara was and everything, but he was never a friend to me, or even an acquaintance at that. He was simple just a cute looking guy who sat in the back of my English class.

Sea blue eyes met mine. I'd say we looked similar to two raccoons hanging around the trash bin near the school yard. I walked away slowly from the school so I could distance myself as far as possible. The red head followed me.

"I was waiting for an excuse to leave anyways" he said coldly, eyes wandering around the atmosphere.

"So you followed me?" I asked curiously.

"Basically" he frowned. "I told Kakashi I was going to retrieve you, but I won't if you don't want me to" he stated. "Honestly I was just doing to ditch"

I tried smiling, I really did, but nothing came out. I couldn't really use a fake smile around him anyways. He would figure it out. He's not clueless like my friends.

"I see" I simply replied. I started to walk away, just wanting to get away before anyone finds me, but I was stopped by a snatch of my wrist.

"Hold it" he demanded, a firm grip placed on my wrist prevented me from moving.

I struggled for a while, attempting to release from his grip, but I eventually gave up. It was pretty much futile to try anything anymore. My eyebrows angled perfectly downward above my eyes, glaring at him with a great intensity.

I didn't get much of a chance to say anything when my two friends came running down the sidewalk.

"Sakura!" Ino came yelling from down the road, Tenten following closely behind.

I felt as if I got permission to run away when Gaara let go of my wrist, but my feet were already planted heavily onto the ground below me.

"Sakura, what's wrong? I heard a huge story about you blowing up in your English class today!" Tenten said worriedly.

"Aren't you guys supposed to be in class?" I said ignoring their loud comments.

"We should say the same about you!" Ino protested. I could see her blue eyes gaze at my company standing behind us now. I turned my head slightly to find the red head now leaning against a tree calmly as Ino went back to yelling at me.

"Is there something you need to talk about?" Tenten asked sincerely.

I rolled my eyes unnoticeably and nodded my head slightly. I almost laughed inside my head as I thought how this might end up.

I sat down on the grass and my two friends immediately followed my actions. I moved in closer and began speaking in more of a soft whisper.

"I can't take life" I started, earning shocked expressions on my friend's faces.

"Sakura…" Ino muttered. Sakura was sure the blonde was going to rudely interrupted her yet again, but she was shocked when Ino said nothing at all.

"I'm not putting up with any of this anymore. My life is pointless" I hopelessly said.

"Why haven't you ever told us anything?" Tenten asked. "You could tell us anything you know. Their has to be a lot we are missing out on"

Anyone in my situation at this time would probably say something like "You wouldn't understand", but I felt that wasn't quite the case for me. Honestly, I'm not exactly sure why I haven't told anyone all of this.

I guess I just wanted to be the strong one, the one that wouldn't be fazed by anything, no matter how tragic it was. I would be the one to still continue to be optimistic even when I shouldn't be. Although the years of living pushed too much stress on top of that strong girl I used to know.

She's non-existing now.

"I'm going to do it someday…" I said. I almost wished I'd didn't say that. It made it seem like I was hesistant and I wasn't going to actually go through with it. I didn't want it to seem like I wasn't serious about this. I'm not out looking for attention by making stupid outbursts. I'm just looking for some last minute fun.

I caught eye on Ino. She seemed to be shaking. My gaze also caught Tenten shedding a few tears that ran down her face.

"How could you do this!?" Ino screamed. "This is the stupidest thing you could even think of doing! How could you be so dumb?" she continued yelling.

I gave her a cold stare and frowned. "Well if you think I'm so stupid, then there really isn't a point in living then, isn't there?" I said angrily as I got up to walk away.

I wasn't going to have anyone stop me this time.

Calls of my name were heard in the distance. They were begging and pleading…it was something that hurt me slightly to hear. My lips curled into a smirk as I knew they wouldn't be understanding to my decision at all. A real friend would have just listened to me. I might have even told them more for once.

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It must have been funny to watch me mindlessly walk around in circles. If you had no idea where you were going, you'd probably do the same thing.

I walked around the block a few times until I remembered a nice lake nearby. I stopped slightly and stared at the lake. I couldn't say that I admired it anymore, considering just about everything on Earth had a sickening look to it now.

I imagined myself drowning in the dark depths of the cold blue lake. It was more of a twisted thought really. There were so many outcomes of the situation that replayed in my head…well first off I could suffocated from drowning after getting caught in a bunch of seaweed…or maybe I'd be eaten by a manifestation of piranhas? No…that was just plan queer.

I shook my head a few times to exit those thoughts. Drowning was stupid, and the lake was all of five feet deep anyways. Nevertheless, I decided since I was there, I might as well take a swim.

I kind of laughed at the time realizing that I was about to go skinny dip into a random lake in the wide open, but I could give a damn in the least. The slow removal of my shirt revealed my protruding rib bones. I stopped when I heard a rustling noise from behind a nearby bush.

"Why are you following me?" I asked my red headed stalker. He was in a half standing position, and looked to be leaving by the time I got to him. Although I didn't even have a shirt on, his eyes still remained connected to mine, not once trailing off to stare at my body.

"I apologize" he said coldly. "I couldn't leave you alone now could I?" he asked with a slight signal of teasing in his voice. I glared at him realizing that he must have heard everything I said to Ino and Tenten. He knows now…

"I was about to leave when I saw you…well you know" he said tensely. I looked down at my exposed midriff and pink bra and smirked.

"You know what Gaara, I kind of like you, so I'll forgive you this time" I stated and continued to strip down to my underwear. I jumped lazily into the lake and swam around a little until my pink hair stuck to my face.

I pushed my hair to reveal my welcoming emerald eyes. I signaled my hand to invite him to join me. Without another word, the red head stripped down to his boxers and jumped on after me.

I floated on my back as he hesitantly watched, shivering slightly from the cool water temperature.

My gaze fixed upon the sunflower field that resting next to the lake's shore. They stood tall and proud, and seemed to soak up all the light in the entire world. To me they seemed like they were perfect, but that's what made me mad. Couldn't they share some of their light with me?

"Sunflowers were always my favorite" I stated suddenly, breaking the silence. He gave me a confused look. He kind of looked cute that way.

"Everyone assumes that my favorite flower is a cherry blossom because my name is Sakura. No one has truly asked me my opinion" I stated.

"Hn" he grunted from under his breath.

I suddenly splashed him with an unexpected energetic kick through the water. He needed to get his hair wet anyways. He stood shaking from the cold splash of water. His red bangs that stuck to his face hid his evil glare at me.

The tiniest smile escaped from his face as he returned a surprise splash attack to me.

So he does have emotions after all. Well I was just checking I guess.