Okay, I'm going to start with replies for the reviews of the last chapter. :)
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forever in flames: it's okay, sometimes I can sound REALLY preppy too! but there's nothing wrong with those moments, right:)
Rae Ahn Mae: Here's an update:) I tried to update as soon as I could, but I rarely have any time:/ I hope you like this chapter though!
Luna.the.betrayed.ninja: yeah, sometimes I don't know when to stop writing my story, I get so into it so I just keep going until I think it's too long or a good ending for a chapter. Haha, atleast it gives you guys something to do!
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Pink Shinobi: yeah, me too, but things have been getting better lately! I hope things get better for you too! by the way, thanks for reading my story since it first came out in like September, I appreciate it!
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Rinzo: haha, wow, I didn't realize my chapters were THAT long, My sister gets on my nerves all the time but sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have a brother. I have cousins that are boys and when they visit I baby-sit them and even that's exhausting. I can't imagine a little brother, lol
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themangaloverofdoom: you're great! You've reviewed practically every chapter since I first started this story in, I dunno, august? No, June…? Thank you:) I'm glad you love my story even with the few updates.
Michiru: haha, thanks for pushing me to update, I probably wouldn't have started yet if everyone didn't ask to update soon, thanks for reading my story!
Sakura Uchiha: Definitely! Anything for my viewers! Ima get on it right now, I agree I need to add more sasusaku fluff in here. :) hopefully soon I'll do something about Sakura's depression, ;)
Crazy Gal 42: Of course! I really hope you like this chapter! This is the chapter where everything turns around… again, lmao. :)
cut.class.not.frogs: Thank you so much! I'm glad you think that. I try not to make too many errors when I type so then you guys can read it easier. by the way I love your penname! It's awesome! And I totally agree with you. Though once I cut class and got caught but it was only an after school detention. :)
pinky101: thanks! I'm glad you like it!
nickygirl: thank you! And yeah, I know I put Sakura into total depression mode, but hopefully I'll change it soon. ;)
lanie-chan: I was going to do that! I was going to make Sasuke and Claire start making Sakura jealous but then I thought about when I read other fics like that and it makes me so mad that Sasuke is so oblivious so I just decided to not do that. But there might be some Claire Sasuke moments, ;)
Kawaii-Kunoichi: haha, I'm so glad you like it! Yeah, I had fun writing those parts with Neji and that chick. Yeah definitely, I'll check your fics out! Anything for my readers. :)
Kawaii IceCream: Haha, I'm getting really hungry right now myself. I've been typing back replies for half an hour now and my tummies grumbling, lol, that is true,
TenTenXIrista: For sure! Enjoy this chapter! Thanks for supporting me.
Blossoms of Spring: I'm really glad that you loved the last chapter. I felt like it wasn't the best I could have done though. But still, I'm really happy you liked it:)
hardy4ever: haha, yeah. that's partly what I'm going for. :) hope you like this chapter!
2supersmart: thank you a lot! You've been reading and reviewing my story since it came out in maybe august, june 2006? Thank you for sticking there with me throughout the whole story! I appreciate it so much, especially with the long chapters, I'm glad you don't mind them though. thanks for being there since the beginning.
furryhatlover2543: thanks, glad you think that of my story! Enjoy this chapter:)
BuBbLe GuM cHeRrY: I'm not going to do anything too drastic to Sakura. Atleast not right now, and maybe not in this story at all. :) no worries!
frienz4ever: yeah, it is:) friendship is what gets ME through all the tough times. and thank you so much for reading and reviewing practically all of the chapters! You're awesome!
sasukeXsakura25: Thanks for the advice! I'm getting there! hopefully I'll be able to get more fluff in the next couple of chapters. For some reason I have been having trouble with Sasuke and Sakura fluff, not only in this story but all of them.
VcChick: Yeah, that's coming up! Neji will HOPEFULLY get Tenten back again. Not saying anything for sure though. ;)
Kaze-Yume No Tenshi: Aww! Thank you! I'm glad your holidays went well! And sure! Of course! I would do anything for my readers. :)
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Mezumi Azuma: Thanks I'm trying really hard. For some reason I've been having loads of writers block though. I know what to do for like major events it's just the little details I need help on. :/ anyways, thanks for reading!
heartlessoul: yeah I know, but I gotta put some sorta drama in there, y'know:) anyways hopefully I can get better at updating more often.
Pupluvgurl: Yeah, I used too. :) But the seasons already over and everything:( That's alright. I couldn't spike either, but it just takes a lot of practice. By the time I could spike my arms were sooo sore and my hands were tingling. I had to gain more leg muscle too so them I could jump higher and everything. Anyways, I'm happy you like it so far:)
Kathryn: Thank you! I'm happy it's your favorite so far! Hopefully you'll like this chapter too:)
kristillo: hmm I've never heard of that before… but I'm relieved you like this story!
shmoo: haha! That's a great idea. Just something simple and walk away. I guess I didn't think of that when I wrote it.
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Whew! That was over 3 pages! That took a long time, my neck hurts, sitting here typing. Lol. I love reading your reviews because it makes me feel happy that my story is atleast good and it encourages me to write more. Well I guess I better get on with the story. :)
Chapter 10: Volleyball
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Recap: The referee was ready and they were seconds away from the game starting. Sakura was nervous. She stared at Temari who was smirking at her, like an 'I'm better then you so don't even try' kind of face. Sakura frowned as the adrenaline pumped her heart faster. The whistle blew and the volleyball was shot over the net.
Sakura sidestepped to let the ball whiz past her head toward Ino who bumped it straight into the air. Sakura waited for the ball to come down and bumped it over the net. Temari seemed to roll her eyes at such an easy play and quickly spiked it over the net just as it went over to her side.
"What?" muttered Sakura. She seemed to blink and the ball went from the air to bouncing against the wood floor in front of her. Temari just sighed and smirked behind the net toward Sakura.
"Lame." She simply stated with a yawn. Sakura frowned and folded her arms defiantly.
"You baka! You could've gotten that! Pay attention Haruno!" yelled Renée from the sidelines. Sakura huffed and clenched her fists throwing Renée an angry and annoyed look.
This was definitely going to be a long night.
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"Woah." Naruto looked up as he spotted two men walking towards the school grounds. "Hey! Teme!" Sasuke turned his head slightly to the right as Naruto jumped off the sign.
"Nani? (What?)" questioned Sasuke carelessly.
"Look at those guys." Naruto pointed to the two men who were just entering the courtyard. "They look kind of… creepy, ne?" Sasuke shrugged carelessly. Naruto frowned and stared at the one with bold red hair. "Especially the one with the red hair."
Sasuke glanced and knitted his eyebrows.
"The hell…" muttered Sasuke as the man turned his head and stared right at him. Sasuke admitted his stares sent a tingle up his back. Sasuke gritted his teeth and glared at the guy until he entered the gym noiselessly.
"Ugh." Said Naruto shaking his head a bit. "That guy gave me chills." Sasuke didn't answer. Instead he walked off. "Hey! Teme! Where are you going?" asked Naruto impatiently.
"My house, baka." Said Naruto with a slight wave of his hand. Naruto just watched as he disappeared into his car and his taillights vanished through the trees surrounding the school.
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"Shannaro!" shouted Sakura angrily clenching her hands into tiny fists.
"Calm down Sakura, we still have a chance." Said Tenten, though she was getting pretty upset as well.
"We're down by five points! They have one more point to win the game!" said Sakura. She groaned and pulled at a loose hair from her ponytail.
"It's okay. All we have to do is make sure that ball doesn't touch our side of the court and that we score five more points. Then the game is ours!" said Tenten, trying to be as optimistic as possible.
"Oh, shut up Tenten!" shouted Renée angrily. "It's your fault after all. If Sakura, Ino, and you had come to more practices we might have actually beat them."
"You're talking as if we've already lost!" said Ino angrily.
"We have, idiot! It's impossible to beat them. I'm surprised we're even five points behind them. They have never lost a game in history. Especially since that girl Temari has been on the team." Sakura glanced over to see the blonde grinning madly. She didn't even break a sweat.
"Damn." Muttered Sakura. Her breathing was rough and there was sweat running down her back making her shirt stick. Temari on the other hand looked like she had been sitting on the couch all day watching TV or something. Sakura frowned and defiantly stood up.
"We're going to finish this." She said just as the bell rung.
The ball was sent over the net once more and bounced off of Ino's arms up in the air. Sakura swiftly set it while another girl attempted to spike it over the net. Unfortunately a girl from the opposing team jumped up and blocked it.
Sakura flinched as the ball came in contact with the hard wood gym floor. The buzzer rang pounding in her eardrums.
"Nice game." Muttered Temari, with a smirk towards Sakura, who replied with a slight nod.
"Sakura-chan!" shouted a loud voce. Sakura gave a slight smile at the recognition of whom the voice belonged to.
"Naruto." Said Sakura.
"That was an awesome game. Even though you lost you were all over the field!" shouted Naruto.
"You mean, court?" asked Sakura with a tilt of her head. Naruto blinked then gave a sheepish smile.
"Uh, yeah!"
"Temari!" shouted a man running up to Temari with a hand in the air. "Great game as always." Temari smirked and nodded her head.
"Did you expect anything less?" Temari grinned but it was slightly faltered when another boy came up to her.
"G-Gaara! You came!" she said hesitantly. Gaara just stared at her before looking towards Naruto, his frown deepened.
"Let's go." Said Gaara, turning to leave.
"Hai!" cried Temari, quickly gathering her things and falling into step with Gaara.
"Arghh! This is your entire fault Haruno! You should've come to more practices. I don't even know why you're still on this team!" shouted Renée before storming off into the locker rooms. Sakura sighed and ran a hand through her pink locks.
"Ignore that bitch." Said Ino, glaring at Renée's back. Sakura only nodded.
"Come on Sakura-chan! Ichiraku Ramen isn't far!" said Naruto happily.
"That's sounds cool." Shrugged Sakura.
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"Uhnn." Rolling out of bed her feet tingled as they hit the cold hard wood floor. What a week. Saturday had to be her favorite day of the week. She quickly put on a pair of pink slippers and walked downstairs to get on the computer.
"Damn." She muttered unhappily. "C-, D, D-, B, F, F. If my parents were here they'd rip my head off."
She rolled her eyes and decided not to think about it for now. She typed in and clicked enter. When the screen loaded she quickly logged in. "I haven't been on here in, like, three or four months." She said to herself.
New Messages
New Comments
Friend Requests
Picture Comments
"I should probably go on here more often." She muttered as she started with the new picture comments.
"B-E-A-U-TIFUL"
"You're so cute!"
"You're hott"
"Damn girl."
"Hella fine"
etc.
She rolled her eyes and clicked on the home button. Friend Requests. Accept and accept. She didn't even bother look at who the people were. Then she viewed all her comments.
"Hey! What's up?"
"I know what you mean, I hate that bitch."
"We seriously need to hang out sometimes."
"Me too! I love sweets, they're delicious."
"Aww! You're such a sweetheart! Thanks."
"Not much, just hanging out, you?"
"Sakura! We haven't talked in forever! How are you?"
etc… Sakura groaned and quickly opened a few more windows to comments everyone back. Then she looked over to her new messages.
"Hey Sakura, how are you? That game must've sucked but atleast we had fun afterwards! Right? Don't tell anyone but Naruto's actually pretty cool. He always makes me laugh. I don't know about you but we should hang out sometime, maybe this Saturday?
Tenten"
"Sakura! Oh my gosh! Renée was such a bitch last night! I bet she's the reason we sucked at that game the other night! There was way too much pressure, right? Well atleast we had a good time at Ichiraku's. Naruto doesn't seem as annoying as before, I mean, once you get used to him and all. :)
Love Ino"
"Hey Sakura-chan. I heard about the game and I'm sorry. Hopefully you still had fun. It's not all about the competition, right? Anyways, Tenten said she wanted to hang out sometime, she was suggesting this Saturday, and I'll call, okay?
-- Hinata"
"Sakura-chan!!! I hope you had fun tonight because I know I had a blast! I can't wait to see you again! We should go on a date sometime!
Love Naruto"
Sakura smiled and replied and continued. "One more new message." She muttered. She looked at the picture and gawked. That was Sasuke, leaning against a wall looking straight into the camera with sharp eyes. She subconsciously grinned and hit the button that read no subject.
"Meet me at Starbucks at 10AM"
Sakura blinked and her smile grew broader. Glancing at the clock she froze, it was already 9:45! It took twenty-five minutes just to get there from her house. Running upstairs she grabbed some clothes off the bed. Suddenly the phone rang.
"Hello?" she answered, pulling on her skirt.
"Sakura-chan! Tenten and I were wondering if you would like to hang out."
"Not today, sorry, got to go, bye!" she cried into the phone as she got her t-shirt on. It fell to the floor with a loud bang and she quickly picked it up and pressed the off button. Running a brush through her pink hair she quickly grabbed a hair clip and clipped back half of her hair and ran a toothbrush in her teeth.
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Sasuke sat at a corner table looking through the glass at the outside. He frowned as he heard whispering behind him, losers, they're so obvious, and it annoyed him a lot. He growled under his breath as he looked at the clock on the wall near the entrance. 10:10, Sakura was fucking late! The hell with that girl. He sighed and folded his hands against his chin.
Around 10:15 he slowly stood with an annoyed and angry look on his features. The hell with it.
"Excuse me sir, you're not going to get anything?" Sasuke turned to look at the man behind the counter.
"No." said Sasuke sticking his hands in his pockets.
"Are you sure?" Sasuke just walked out the door without looking back. 'I probably should have called, she never goes on myspace.' Thought Sasuke looking at his feet. What a waste of his time, he could have been doing something so much more productive. Suddenly he felt something push him hard. He fell with a grunt on the hard concrete cement and the air was knocked out of him. He flinched and clenched his teeth breathing hard.
"What the hell!" he growled, looking up at the person who pushed him over, suddenly his eyes softened, only a tiny bit though. He saw Sakura straddling him with a sorry expression on her face. 'Damn,' thought Sasuke.
"Ah! S-S-Sasuke! Gomen-nasai! I didn't see you! Gomen-nasai! I was just on my way to Starbucks! Oh I'm late aren't I? Gomen-nasai Sasuke!" she said. Sasuke just growled and pushed her off of him. He sat on the floor with his elbows resting on his knees. Sakura sat next to him on her knees watching for a reaction.
He stood up grabbing her arm and pulling her up with him.
"You're twenty minutes late." He said slowly, Sakura grinned sheepishly.
"Gomen, I got a late start." She said.
"What the hell are you doing wearing that in public?" said Sasuke angrily when a few guys passed and looked her over. Sakura blinked.
"Sasuke, everyone wears this in public." Said Sakura with a tilt of her head. It was just a jean mini-skirt with silver heels and a red long-sleeve low-cut shirt. She also had a silver flower necklace and silver flower earrings with her hair down and pink eye shadow on.
"Not that low-cut." He said, Sakura frowned and folded her arms.
"This isn't even that low-cut compared to what some girls at our school wear when their in casual clothes." She said, Sasuke glared at her then after a minute of glaring he swiftly took off his black jacket and threw it on her. "Sasuke." She whined.
"Come on." He said. He had baggy jeans on and a black t-shirt with a white design on the back and the Uchiha symbol on the sleeves. A chain hung down from his pants and he was wearing a black and white custom-made belt.
She quickly fell in step with Sasuke.
"Where are we going?" She asked timidly, Sasuke shrugged his shoulders as they crossed the street.
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Sorry! This is super short chapter! Compared to all my other chapters, sorry! I've been really busy lately with all my grades going down and everything, yeah, so next char should be up in the next one or two months. I'll try to start keeping updating constant. The valentines chapter will be the next one. It'll be atleast 20 pages long, even though valentines is LONG gone, oh well. Please REVIEW!
Jaciie
Once I finish this story I will work on a new life that is maybe five or more chapters left and then continue on with my other stories. :)