It started with a note

A/N: Sorry for the slow update! Cloud is Ok... Anyway, thank you everyone for your support! Please enjoy.

My eyes widen. "Is this...?" I whisper. Itachi reatches his hand out for the pen.

"Thanks. It's my favorite pen. Kisame has been borrowing it a lot lately, I just got it back. He gave it back like a minute ago, so... yeah..." He mumbles looking like he had to explane why he had a pen in his pocket.

My heart thuds loudly in my chest. "Does.... does Kisame have a little brother... one in this grade?" Itachi blinks.

"Yes."

"His favorite color...?"

"Red, I believe. Why?"

"Oh," I studder lowering my head. Ignoring his question. "Um... one final question..."

"...'Kay. What is it?" Itachi narrows his eyes suspitiously.

I swallow. "What does he have 5th?"

"Simple. Math." Itachi's eye avert to his running friend. "What does it matter? Obessed with Kisame? I can call him over if you want..." he offers slowly, eyes watching me closely.

I gasp. "Oh! No need, um, I, uh-"

"Ok! One partner on this side of the line, the other over there. Naruto, Kisame, if I have to catch you, your fish-fry and a dead fox now stay put!" the teacher, Anko, bellows. I shrink back wishing to die.

I think Kisame is the one I was looking for. The mysterious Senior.


I survive the day and go home. I do homework and stare at the wall until my alarm clock goes off, telling me it is time to get ready for school. I had not slept an inch. I couldn't force myself to move around. I couldn't get moving, couldn't motivate myself to get ready for school.

I sigh and drag myself into the bathroom. I lean over the toilet and stare at my reflextion. I almost want to go back to bed and stare, but mom would get mad if I skipped school. Swallowing a lump, I jab my finger to the back of my throat and hurl right into the toilet. Yesterday's half digested breakfest. Nasty.

I lazily drag myself to my mom's room and step in, she's sleeping. I shake her arm. She jerks awake and looks over at me, disoriented for a moment before groaning, "What, Sakura?"

"I threw up." I tell her. She is quiet for a moment. She stands up and follows me to my bathroom, it's starting to stink. One glance at the toliet and she leaves, grabbing my phone to call me in sick. I flush and crawl into bed. My stomach hurts. Note to self, never force self to throw up ever again, especially is you haven't eaten in some time. Painful.

After an hour of staring at the ceiling, listening to my stomach growl hungerly, I half heartedly head down the stairs into the kitchen and get myself some cereal. I eat 3 bowls before sitting on the couch. Mom comes down a moment later, looks at me, kisses my forehead, mutters something about going to be working late, and is out the door.

Truthfully, I couldn't bring myself to care.


When I open my eyes again, it's to the sound of mom walking into the house downstairs. I hear her heels clack against the wood floors as she does the same thing as she does every day. Lays her purse on the kitchen table, flips through mail, kicks her shoes off then heads for the stairs except this time she made a detour to come and see me. She checks my temperature with a hand to the forehead and tells me to get a good night sleep for I have school on Monday.

I barely heard her.


All weekend, I sat in bed, stareing. Occationally, I would go eat, go to the bathroom and help mom out where ever she was and grab a book to read when I felt like it. The books hasn't been touched sense.

I keep thinking that Kisame could possibly be the secret friend. Personally, I don't like Kisame, he is never nice, is always picking fights and doesn't seem to care for anyone but number one. There could possibly be more to it then that, possibly the deep torchered soul, but I serously doubt that as a possibility.

No matter how many times I tried to think of it being someone else, I can think of no one else, other then Itachi. It fits them both. Both have large loving families and girls adore them both. The only other one that holds any possiblilty would have been Pein, if he wasn't already head-over- heels for Konan and had a little sister to add to the little brother. Twins. Sakura and Naruto. They're furturnal.

What am I to do now?

I roll over and look out my window at the late noon sky. I've barely slept. I need to sleep.

I close my eyes and try to sleep. Damn insomia. I get my medication that I have neglected to take and swing two pills. I sit in bed for about a half hour longer before nearly falling dead asleep on my feet.

Magically, I slept through the night. Magically, I made it through the weekend without one suicidal thought and maically, the first person I see on my way to school was Kisame. The Itachi came into view. What made it all so much worse was when they spotted me, they moved in to intercept me.

A/N: How was it? Let me know. Have a good day.