By the way I have a Deviantart account in case you want to check up on me. My journals will have news on my fanfics in case you're interested. You can look up Santa Made A Mistake This Year and the first story you see will have been done by me. My username is Whatamitoyou
Hinata has problems looking at me now. I knew it would happen it's just kind of painful at how fast and how much. I had forgotten how much of a shock the scar can be the first time someone sees it and I guess that was my own error. I sighed softly and tried to think of a way to calm the girl down but since she stays far away from me in class and only comes into the room when she thinks I'm sleeping... it's become a bit difficult. I didn't think about her at all and so when she caught me with my shirt off and the ooze running freely it was obvious that we have a problem.
"Are you okay?" Naruto asked softly making me glance over at him and Sasuke's worried face. The dark haired man was trying to hide it with a look of annoyance but it was still obvious he cared. Gaara was glaring at me but I just ignored all three of them and looked at Hinata who was still trying to avoid my gaze. Glaring, I then stood up and walked over to her with a look full of anger and rage... She's just making me so upset! What's wrong with her? I'm not a bad person all I have is a stupid scar from a psychopath who never friggen cared about me! That doesn't mean she should freak out!
When I got to her desk I placed my hands down on it then looked her in the eyes while she just looked down. "You are seriously pissing me off." I growled angrily and then sat down to where she was stuck looking at me for an instant anyway. Tears filled her eyes as she fell backwards onto the ground. I didn't bat an eyelash as I helped her up and forced her to look at me, really look at me. "What the hell is your problem?" I demanded making the kids in class glare at me like I'm bullying her.
"Sakura what are you doing?" Gaara asked me softly from behind. I didn't look back once, instead I continued to stare at the whimpering Hinata. Suddenly she forced herself up and pushed past me. I moved to the side with slightly wide eyes and to my surprise Naruto had grabbed hold of Hinata's arm and was forcing her to stay in the room. I looked up in complete shock and then looked at the ground with confused, angry, and bitter eyes.
"Why? It's just a scar... I didn't do anything at all to you..." I whispered and then punched the ground hard enough for it to dent and my skin to crack before forcing myself out of the room.
"Sakura!" Sasuke called after me but I ignored him and instead tried not to think too hard about the only girl I ever considered calling my friend. If she doesn't care about me anymore because of something as stupid as a burn... then I guess I screwed up. Before I could go far someone grabbed my wrist making me turn around and look at Gaara in stunned silence.
"What do you want?" I asked in a low threatening tone, he just looked into my eyes then scanned my body before letting me go. I rubbed my red wrist and looked away, too tired to even think about running at this point. He stayed by my side though, even without us speaking he just stayed there as though knowing that if he hadn't grabbed my wrist I would have left and probably wouldn't come back for a long time. It's not that Hinata meant that much... it's just the idea of her... it crumbled and completely killed itself.
"What happened?" Gaara asked softly making me close my eyes before sinking to the floor. My hands placed themselves on the cold hard ground while my body slowly began to relax. I allowed my mind to begin to think about what happened while putting in a rational and reasonable order. In a matter of seconds my eyes were open and I was watching him look down at me.
"Hinata saw my burn... she couldn't handle it and I left. I didn't show it to her, she just... saw it. I had an idea in my mind of having a girl as a friend and yet she ruined that image when she couldn't handle that one little piece of me. If she's going to run screaming everytime I show her something like this then maybe I shouldn't show her anything at all. Maybe I should just keep to us... I don't need a girl as my friend right?" I asked and then felt my eyes begin to tear up a bit.
Gaara stared down at me for a moment then took a step back and let out a breath. "I have a sister." He informed me blankly and then crossed his arms. I looked at him in surprise then in amused curiosity.
"What?" I asked with a smile making him pull out a wallet from his pocket. Inside was a picture of him, glaring, while being hugged from either side by a boy with face paint on and a girl with four pigtails. She looked cool and gothic making me curious to get to know her. "What's the girl's name?" I continued making him put the wallet up.
"It's Temari. She knows a little about you and goes to school here too. She's a year older than us, but if Hinata wants to leave then Temari needs a place to crash." He said then turned around and walked back into the classroom. I just watched him go, completely stunned at how kind he is. Taking a deep breath I began to head back to class as well and noticed the three boys talking to a sobbing Hinata. They looked upset but a little bitter as well.
Since I'm part of their group does that mean they're just taking care of me too? It's too sweet and too cruel but for some reason my heart just pounded nice and hard against my chest as I watched them spend their time caring and worrying about me. When I entered the room they left her alone and showed me to my seat acting like the perfect gentlemen. "Hinata's moving out later today, you can stay the night at my dorm." Gaara said softly from beside me. I nodded and watched Sasuke and Naruto exchange glances.
"Can we all crash there? It can be a sleepover for us." Naruto grinned. Sasuke and Gaara looked at each other and then glared at him, but before they could down his idea I nodded and reached over, hugging him tightly.
"It sounds like a great idea!" I smiled knowing I don't want to be stuck alone with Gaara. He knows a bit too much for me to do that. A slight smirk crossed over Sasuke's face as he nodded while Gaara just looked away, I knew that he didn't mind it though. When classes let out for the day I headed back over to my place quickly and gathered the things I would need for that night. Naruto already decided that he'll be the one to distract teachers... if this is going to work then I can't get caught.
"I-I'm so-sorry Sakura." A voice quivered from behind me causing me to turn around and look at the guilt stricken Hinata. I just smiled softly at her. It isn't her fault. She just couldn't handle something small and now she's stuck wanting to stay to release herself from the guilt but at the same time she's scared of what she'll find if she stays here any longer.
"The longer you stay, the scarier my past becomes." I informed her softly making the girl look down at the ground before beginning to pack her things. "You can't handle it, but that's fine. I didn't ask for you to." This is true, although in my daydreams she just wouldn't care and we'd laugh lightly and eat together while trying to decide what stores to shop in. It'd be a perfect life for perfect girls... too bad it wasn't reality, not in the slightest.
Once I was done packing I headed outside and saw Gaara and Temari waiting for me in the hall. "Hey there." The sandy haired girl smiled before pulling me into a tight hug. I blinked in surprise and held back a slight cry of pain from the burn on my back. Other than that it was nice being with someone that open with me. "My name is Temari, you're Sakura right?" She asked with a light smirk causing me to nod. "I think we'll have fun together." She laughed before leading me to Gaara's dorm with the stoic redhead as silent as ever.
The walk there was short and brisk. Temari and Gaara are silent but there's a strong vibe around them that makes me feel as though they need to be quiet and thoughtful in order to survive. It's the instincts they were made to have. A soft smile played on my lips as I thought about the love between siblings when I noticed how distant they were from each other. They stayed so that they stood on either side of me and both seemed to be competing to see who could be ahead which made us practically run to get there.
Competition or maybe just rivalry.
Naruto and Sasuke were waiting for us outside the door looking a little worn and rough around the edges... meaning they were probably fighting again. Gaara walked ahead of us and opened the door and motioned for me to enter first. Blood red walls and blood red furniture. Even the sheets were this color. It was so full of it that I can almost swear that there are different shades of blood red.
I sat down on the couch noticing how much nicer this room is compared to my own, and it's a single bed meaning that he doesn't share it with anyone. Suddenly I blushed thinking of how he wanted it to be just me and him for this joy ride. Yeah... I prefer not to sleep with my friends, especially one like Gaara. Temari on the other hand just collapsed onto the bed and hugged a pillow tightly. "So what are we doing?" She asked with a light smirk.
We all turned to look over at Gaara who just shrugged and glared in return. I sighed to myself knowing this would be a failure. You don't ask the socially retarded bastard to throw a party because in the end it'll turn into a shrug contest. That's when Naruto stood up and called someone making all four of us look over at him in doubt. Although Naruto is a lot more socially acceptable in our school... he's not the kind of person you want to plan the party.
"I'd like to order three large pizzas, one supreme, one cheese, and one vegetarian." Naruto said making us all sigh in relief before getting excited. Wait... I lied. Gaara just looked angry while Temara, Sasuke, and I looked incredibly excited. When Naruto was done with that I noticed Temari pulling out some DVDs out of her backpack that she had brought over.
"Want to watch some movies? I brought all the Terminator, Harry Potter, and Peter Pan movies I could find." She informed us with a grin. Sasuke started to look through her bag and frowned. "Oh you're probably wondering about Peter pan right? Well when Gaara was little-" that's as far as she got before Gaara threw a pencil at her, she dodged it easily making the pencil stick into the wall with how hard he had thrown it.
"So let's just all agree to laugh in private about what kind of movies Gaara liked growing up." I said with a smirk making the others look at me curiously.
"What movies did you watch?" Temari asked with a very serious expression on her face. Somehow I got the feeling that if I answered this wrong then we could never be friends together. Sighing I decided to tell the truth.
"I used to watch the Lion King. Two was my favorite because of that one song... when the lion was forced to leave everyone. Yeah well that's what I grew up with. What about you guys?" I asked turning to look at Naruto first knowing he'd most likely answer before anyone else.
"I liked Beauty and the Beast." He informed us with an honest look on his face while Sasuke flat out laughed at him. Soon the two were wrestling on the ground. "What about you, bastard?" Naruto growled looking incredibly offended, but I could see how he would like a movie like that.
"Stitch." He informed us blankly.
"You're missing one person." Temari informed him, talking about the title.
"No I'm not. I don't like her so I'm calling it Stitch." He growled in such a way that told us to drop the subject and never return to it again. I had to suppress some laughter since, even with some horrible pasts we're all just hanging out and talking about something as stupid as what movies we used to always watch. It was nice though, and probably a good way to keep us all sane, even with the drama, anger, and pure sadism that fills us whole by the end of the day.
"I used to watch Harry Potter." Temari informed us all, causing a bit debate about all of the movies. I was able to watch them... just a couple though and I was able to watch the rest while living here. The girls in this school and the people in my specials class love those movies so I was able to watch them all just by staying here. "We should watch the newest one together! I mean, we're all trying to be best friends right?"
"Sounds fine with me, and I never claimed to be your friend by the way." Sasuke grumbled but I could tell he was excited.
"I'm in!" Naruto grinned acting like his normal self.
"Fine."
"I'll come too... if someone else can pay for me." I said hesitantly.
"We'll all pitch in and if they don't I'll take you out by myself." Temari informed me with a wink making me glance over at the annoyed boys.
This is a little too easy going but I think nice and funn is a good change from all the pain.