I'm happy. i can get chapter after chapter up.

disclaimer: If i did, it'd be sooo different.

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Chapter 6:Pictures

Nurse Shizune's office 11:50 p.m

" When is she going to wake up?! " Sasuke thought as he looked over Yumi. She just laid there like a lifeless lump of flesh. Her eyes were closed, her face was pale, and she had a little blood at the corner of her mouth. Sasuke could see bruises starting to form on her arms and legs.

" I wonder what I missed while I was out . I'm guessing it was one heck of a fight ."

"Mmmm ...Where am I?" he heard. He looked down to Yumi and saw that she had waken up.

"Yumi! Are you alright?"

"I don't know...Where am I? What time is it? How long have I been out?"

"You're at the nurse's office. It's 11:55. And you've been out for an hour and 55 minutes." he answered quickly," Any other questions?"

"Yeah. Who won and how did I get here?"

"Well...I'm guessing you won and I brought you here...Any other questions?"

"No. At least not yet." Yumi was blushing lightly at the mention of Sasuke, a boy, carrying her to the nurse...from the other side of the school...where people could've seen them. Oh how a bunch of girls would hate her for getting the hot new kid.

" Did I just address Sasuke-san as 'the hot new kid ' ?! " Yumi thought in shock.

"Well, well.. Sleeping Beauty has finally awakened." Nurse Shizune said as she came into the room," How ya feelin' ?"

"Sore." Yumi answered.

"How did this happen exactly?" Shizune asked as she took Yumi's temperature.

"I got into a fight with Hidan-sensei."

"Really? Who won? I've been waiting for a student to kick his butt."

"Well...I won!" Yumi exclaimed happily as she threw up her arms,"Ow!"

"What's wrong?!" Sasuke asked.

"My side...When Hidan kicked me." Yumi replied through clenched teeth.

"I can give you some pain-killers for your side. Other than that, you're fine."

"So I can go back to my room?"

"Yes. But once you get there, you need to get right to bed." Shizune said sternly.

" But...!" Yumi started to whine.

"No buts!" Shizune cut her off," I don't care how much homework you have, I'll write a note excusing you . Alright?"

"Fine." she groaned," But I don't know if I can get there by myself."

"Sasuke will help you?" It was more of a question than a statement.

Sasuke got the hint,"I will."

"Alright. Do you want the meds. Yumi?"

"No thanks." she said as she climbed out of the bed," I'll be fine."

"Alright then. You may go."

heading to the girls dorm room

"So...Today sure was interesting." Sasuke said as he tried to start a conversation. He was helping Yumi to her dorm room, which the walk was, as Shizune guessed, was supposed to help her. Instead, it made her worse.

Her face was even paler(if that was possible), the red rim around her eyes was getting larger, and her breathing was getting heavier.

"Yes. It certainly was different." she panted.

"Daijobu? Do you want to go back to Shizune?"

"No. I'm fine . You don't need to worry about me." she said as she tried to steady her breath. " It was one fight ! I shouldn't be like this! " she thought as she climbed the stairs.

"Umm...Yumi? Maybe you should go back to the nurse."

"Why are you worried about me? I-I'm ..just...fine." As she said the last sentence, she started to fall unconscious.

Sasuke sighed," I'll just take her to her dorm room . Good thing she told me the number ."

Yumi's room

"At last I found her room ." Sasuke thought. He knocked on the door and waited for Hinata to answer it.

"Yes?"she asked when she opened the door," Oh my god! What happened?!"

"She fainted on the way back." Sasuke explained," Where's her room?"

"Follow me." Hinata quickly led him to Yumi's room.

"Wow ! " Sasuke thought when Hinata opened her door. Yumi's room was based on pretty much 3 colors: black, white, and blue.

Her blanket was a yin-yang symbol with the same kind of pillow. Her walls were each a different shade of blue. Her desk was filled with books and papers. On one wall were posters of different famous people: Michelle Kwan, Evanescence, Bruce Lee, and Within' Temptation. On the floor, against that wall was: a fold-up stand, a stack of music, and a violin.

"You can put her on her bed." Hinata said as she left. Sasuke carefully laid Yumi down and pulled the covers up just below her chin .

Just as he turned around, he saw something that caught his eye,"Hmmm . . . . What 's this?"

One wall in Yumi's room was completely covered with pictures. The ones to the left were older and showed Yumi when she was younger. As they went along the wall, she got older, and ended with recent ones with her and her friends, and recent school pictures.

But there was one that he was looking at," It 's me. . . .and her. . . . with our families . But how is that possible ?! I don't remember anything like that happening ."" What are you looking at?" he heard quietly behind him. He turned around quickly and saw Yumi. She was leaning against the wall nearest her bed and looked horrible.

"You shouldn't be out of bed Yumi." he said as he walked over to her.

"I-I'm fine...Just...sick." she slurred out,"I'm okay." She took a step forward but stumbled," Alright. I-I-I'm not okay."

"Yumi?"

"Yes?"

"I have a question about one of your pictures on your wall."

"S-sure. What is it? W-which one?" she asked as she leaned on Sasuke and walked over to the wall.

"That one." he said, pointing to the family photo.

"Yeah. I remember when that was taken..."she paused," It was the day before my family was murdered."

"Nani?! (What?!) What do you mean they was murdered?!"

"I-it's nothing . Forget I said anything." she said quietly. She turned to go to her bed but started to fall. She quickly caught her balance and stumbled to her bed.

"Yumi? How old were you when it happened?"

Yumi sighed," Since somehow I know you're not going to let it go...I-I guess I have no choice." she paused for a minute," I was seven years old, just like that younger boy in the picture."

"Who're the three girls around you? And who was the boy?"

"Those three girls were ...my sisters. And I don't remember who the boy was...But I do remember he had an older brother named Itachi." Tears started to form in her eyes," He was the one that killed them."

" So he killed her's too? I wonder what she would do if I told her that boy was me. . . . Maybe she won't do anything ." he thought as he walked over to her and sat next to her.

"It was getting dark and I was late getting home." Yumi continued.

" She must have been holding this in for a while. . . . Oh well . I'll just let her talk . "

"When I turned the corner, I saw my aunt and uncle and a bunch of other family members fighting someone. He killed them, one by one. " she sighed and then continued," I hurried to tell my sisters. But I was too late . "

" What does she mean too late ?"

"They had put up a fight. My oldest sister was on her bed with kunai all over her. My last sister was on the floor, with even more kunai.." she laughed a little," She always did fight longer...My second oldest sister was against the wall, blood running down her face, her eyes closed...with a kunai right in her heart."

"I ran to tell my parents but I was too late for them too." Little tears started to fall down her face. Sasuke put an arm around her hoping she wouldn't fully cry," I opened the door and saw them sitting, facing each other. I called out their names, but before they could even turn their heads to look at me one last time...they were killed." She couldn't take it any longer! She let the tears fal from her eyes and buried her face in Sasuke's shoulder.

15 minutes later

Yumi stopped crying and her breathing went back to normal.

"Yumi?" Sasuke whispered. She didn't answer. " Oh great . She's asleep ." He carefully lifted her head off his shoulder and laid her down. He quietly walked out of the room, but not before taking one last look at the pictures.

outside the room

"OMG!! Where's Yumi?!" Usagi yelled as she bursted through the door.

"Shut up, Usagi!" Hinata and Sasuke hissed.

"Where's Yumi? Is she alright?" she whispered.

"She's fine. She's sleeping so keep your voice down." Sasuke explained.

"Hey Sasuke?" Usagi looked confused," Why's your shirt wet?"

"Huh?! Oh...I-it's nothing."

"Uh-huh." Usagi said suspiciously," So...what happened?!"

Sasuke sighed," Yumi told me how her family was murdered by my brother."

"Your brother?!" Hinata yelled.

"Yeah. Only she doesn't know that so I'd appreciate it if you don't tell her."

"I won't." Hinata said.

"Fine." Usagi sighed," I was kind of hoping to use it against you, but...okay."

"Good...Maybe we should get some sleep for tomorrow." Sasuke suggested.

"Good idea." Hinata and Usagi answered at the same time. They said their good-nights' and slept for the rest of the time they had left.