Hey like I said before it took so long cause I got grounded. Thank u everyone once again for being patient with me. Ne ways I figured out that im going to have at least 3 more chapters and that's it. So sad. And also is it really true that we can't write back to our reviewers in here any more? Or we will get into trouble? I have gotten 2 emails about it but u no how rumors can be. So n e reviewers tell me.

Save the last dance

It had been quiet for a while just staring ahead. Neither knowing what to say to break the silence. There was tension in the air and the both felt like they where suffocating in it. He was thinking about the last couple of hours how he had ruined everything in a matter of minutes. For a genius he felt very stupid. He looked up to the sky trying to clear his head so he could think of something.

"Why?" she said penetrating the deathly silence. He looked at her with confusion all over his face. She was staring at the ground. "Why did you kiss her?" she whispered. He looked away knowing some how his answer wasn't good enough. He sighed.

"I gave up… I didn't know what to do when…"His words faded away when he saw she was crying. 'Why can't I just tell her…?' 'Because nothing I would say would justify how I hurt her' it went quite again for a few minutes.

"Given up on what?" she said rubbing the tears in her eyes away. He was quiet. Here was his chance to tell her but he already knew he fucked up.

"I liked you Ino… I really did… But... you said you didn't want me anymore and you hated me and… Temari was there she was the only person to comfort me and I took it not thinking you would care." He couldn't look at her now. This was too hard for him. He felt her stand up and turned to look at her. He couldn't see her face any more because it was to dark but he knew she was crying. Then she hit him hard in the face. It didn't hurt as much as he felt in the inside. When she spoke she was shaking tears falling harder.

"I ...lo...love you …Shikamara. What don't you get? All you had to do was say you where sorry. YOU…you didn't have to… to kiss her…. Why couldn't you have just told me!" Yelling out all her frustration and anger at him. She fell to the ground crying. "Why?" she whispered over again. Shikamara couldn't answer but he just couldn't leave her there. He was trying to think of what he should do. Before either could think or do anything Shikamara was next to her and pulled her into a hug. And whispered into her ear.

"I'm sorry… even if you don't believe me. I wouldn't have done this if I had known… if I had thought about it I would have apologize… I'm so sorry Ino. Please forgive me. Please." He Whispered. They sat there for a long while just in that position. Finally she just pulled away and rubbed her eyes. She had stopped crying a while and just relaxed in his arms.

"I don't know what to do." Her voice was horse and her eyes irritated from rubbing them. He sat there debating what he wanted to say.

"Give me another chance." He said looking into her eyes. Even though he still had his lazy exterior his eyes and voice pleaded with her. She stared off.

"What about Temari?" she said looking away. It was still bugging her and she needed to know what he would do.

"I'm going to talk to her. Tell her that I care for her but not in that way and tell her the same thing I told you on why I kissed her. I... I don't want to hurt her but… but its going to." He said looking at Ino for some sort of approval. She looked back at him

"Let me clear my mind and think about it… I... I've forgiven you but I...I...really don't know about the second chance" she said. That's when they where interrupted by Sasuke.

"Hey... Sakura said get in here." He turned around and went in. Ino got up and held out her hand

"We better go." She said with a small smile. Shikamara took her hand and got up. As she pulled hand away Shikamara grabbed it to stop her.

"Even if you don't give me a second chance then promise me we will be friends still even if it's not like before I want to know that we are still friends." She nodded and started to pull away again when he pulled her hand again and pulled her into a hug. It was brief but held so many meanings behind it. He let go and let her walk away following her close behind.

IN THE HOUSE!

Sakura was frozen on the spot. Almost everyone in the room was to. All the girls mouths where hanging. This wasn't right. Hinata was sitting sideways on Kiba NOT Naruto's but Kiba's lap his arms around her waist she was smiling a small smile and Kiba was talking to her about how pretty she looked. Sakura walked over and grabbed Hinata hand.

"Hinata I need to talk to you for a minute in the other room…. NOW!" Sakura pulled her over out the room and away and pulled her all the way to the room she and Ino was in. She closed the door after Hinata came in.

"WHAT THE HELL!" She screamed after a second or two. "What are you doing on Kiba's lap! Why aren't you on NARUTOS lap?" she stopped for a second. "Omg where Naruto? What happened to him? Did he see you onKiba's lap? Omg Omg Omg." Sakura started to pace back and forth scared to death what Naruto might do. Hinata head was bent down. She couldn't explain herself. She hated herself so much right now. She couldn't tell them. She was still trying to figure out how the heck Kiba found out her secret. She was going to die if anyone else found out…. That she wasn't who everyone thought she was. She didn't want Naruto to think badly of her.

"I... I li...Like...ki...Kiba...Kun… I told…nar...naruto... that I'm... not...not going with him... to...to the dance." She stuttered badly over what she said. It was so hard to say this. Sakura looked at her.

"I don't believe you." Sakura said. 'She's lying. She's never liked Kiba… she's always talking about him…as much as I do Sasuke and always asking about Naruto. There's no way in hell.' "You love Naruto to much to do that." Sakura said icy. Hinata stared at the ground. Hinata head snapped up. Her face showed neither emotion nor her eyes.

"I like Kiba not Naruto." She stormed out of the room down stairs. Sakura was floored. Hinata never acted like that ever… it was like… like she was a different person. Sakura stared at the door. She walked out and headed back to the living room but spotted something on the floor. She picked it up and stuffed it in her pocket and went down stairs. 'Ill look at it later.' She thought. When she got down there she noticed that Gaara wasn't there nor Naruto. Temari was yelling at Ino Shikamara was holding Temari back telling her something about it wasn't cause of Ino. Ino looked bored. Sasuke was glaring dangerously at Kiba. Kiba was holding Hinata again. Hinata was staring at a wall. Neji was talking to Tenten about something and she was smiling at him compiling once in a while. Sakura smiled at them. The seemed like the only couple who didn't have a problem at the moment she walked up to Sasuke.

"Seriously there is just too much drama going on for me to handle right now." she said in a tired voice. He looked her over. Her hair was sticking out of a pony tail she had put it up in. she had dirt on her check from when she was outside hitting Shikamara. She looked exhausted and her clothes look a mess.

"What do you want me to do?" he asked acting like he didn't care that she was tired. She rubbed her temples.

"Brake up the fight between Ino and Temari and tell the girls to go to my room that's where we are sleeping and you guys in the living room. I'm going to look for Naruto and see if he's…ok." She said with a sad look on her face. Sasuke was upset to. How could Hinata do this to Naruto? What the hell he was wondering. Sasuke went to go brake up the fight. Sakura walked into the kitchen knowing that food would be his interest. And there he was poking some ramen with his chopsticks.

"You know you supposed to eat them not stare at them." Sakura said jokingly and startling him into reality. He looked at Sakura with sad eyes.

"I lost her Sakura… I don't know how... but I did. I found her crying and she told me she couldn't go to the dance with me and... How Sakura?" he said he was on the verge of tears. 'She was crying?' Sakura thought suspiciously. 'I knew it she was lieing...but why?'

"Naruto? Don't worry. Ok? Just treat Hinata like you always would ok? And I have a feeling we are going to find out why she's with Kiba and not you. She's crazy about you not Kiba…I just don't get that." She said sitting in front of him. He smiled a little at her statement.

"Ok Sakura-chan! But what about everyone else what should I tell them?"

"Hmm. Tell them the truth. You don't know what's going on." She said with a smile. She got up and walked toward the living room "Oh and Naruto have fun tonight and tomorrow. Your going to get her back soon I just know it." She said and walked to her room. Naruto just smiled and followed her out.

As Sakura left the kitchen she relised that Gaara was still missing. She saw the boys where all settling down.

"Sasuke where Gaara?" She asked. Sasuke just shrugged. Thats when Gaara dedcided to show up. "Ok well everyone get a goods nite sleep your going to need it... Well umm except gaara...and umm bye" She said and ran out the room. When she got to the room almost everyone was asleep. or just chitchating about tommorrow.

NEXT MORNING!

Helloooo Everyone! Its time for the remaining teams to compete. Teams 1, 4,5,8,9 are competing. 1 and 8, 4 and 5 and team 9. Then the wining to teams will compete together and then that winners will go to the final round facing against last years champions team 9." Said Greg.

3 hours later (I didn't want to go into details cause im tired and its real late.) teams 1 Neji's team had won and team 4 Sasuke's team had won and gone to the next round Neji's team won and was now in the final round with last years winners. Almost everyone was cheering for Neji to win. At first Yumi had lost and lee barely won. Tenten won. And now it was up to Neji.

Hey Sasuke? Do you think Neji will win? I mean he kicked our butt." Sakura asked.

"I don't know" Sasuke said not caring if he won or not. Right then Naruto came up with a little smile on his face. And leaned close to Sasuke

"You know Sasuke you lost so know you have to do the dare." A sly look on his face. Sasuke made a scowl. 'Damn it!" he thought.

"What about you? You lost to. You still have to do yours no matter what is in your way." Sasuke said back.

"But sasu..."

But nothing if I have to do it you do to." He cited Naruto off and walked away.

Sakura was busy cheering for Neji. She felt someone snake there arms around her waist and pull her close against them. At first she was frozen still not knowing what to do. When she looked at who was holding her she almost died.

"SASUKE!" She was wide eye. "What…What are you... doing?" she stuttered her face turning red.

"What does it look like? I'm holding you." He said with a "matter of fact" tone.

"I... I know.. But why?" Her face went even redder.

"Why not?" he said pulling her closer and ending the convo by looking up to see that Neji's Team had won.

"And our winners are… Team 1!" The crowd went wild. "And the prize is 500 dollars and 4 new cell phones." Greg said (AN: I no the prize like sucks but normally a Ddr contest like this involves money and I added cell phones.) "See you guys hopefully next year." And with that everyone started to leave. Sasuke still had an arm around Sakura's waist. They all went to a small restraunt near and sat down. Hinata, Ino, and Tenten where giggling at the fact Sasuke arm was around Sakura.

"We have to go to the bathroom for a minute excuse us" Ino said all the girls stood up and walked to the bathroom. After a few seconds Naruto had to finally ask.

"Why do the girls go to a group to the bathroom? Why don't we do it?" he asked loudly.

"Dobe what the heck are we going to do in there? Powder our noses?" Sasuke asked sarcastically. All the guys smirked.

In the bathroom

"Are you guys going out?" Ino asked excitedly.

"No. I mean I don't know.' Sakura said "He came up to me and put his hands around my waist and pulled my close to him. I asked him why he did it and he said why not." All the girls where gaping. Ino then turned to Tenten with an evil smirk

"Sakura and I saw you making out with Neji. So you guy a couple. Or do you not know?"

"Ummm were going out." Tenten said while blushing. All the girls congratulated Tenten.

"What about you Ino? You and Shikamara? "Sakura asked evilly.

"No. Not yet. I want to wait till he asks me out. I don't want to be the one to ask." She said with a sad smile. All the girls just nodded. Except Temari.

"Listen Ino. I'm sorry. I know he likes you and I guess I got mad not getting him. You can have him but treat him right our ill hurt you. Also there are other hotties out there and I kinda like the idea snagging one at the dance." She said with a smile. Everyone else had to smile because now that there rivalry was over there wouldn't be as much fighting between them any more. Sakura turned to Hinata.

"Hinata? Can you tell us why now your not going to the dance with Naruto. We are all friends we won't tell anyone if you tell us not to." Hinata looked at the floor then to the door with a look of fear. She took a pen and paper out of her purse and wrote down a small note. And handed to Sakura and started to leave but said before she left.

"No" and walked out/

"What's it say Sakura?" Ino asked. Sakura waved them closer to read. It said

"Don't read this out loud but Kiba can hear us... meet me at team 7 training ground 7 o clocks tomorrow morning." They all nodded and left back to there seats. As they came back the noticed how kiba was satreing at them and how Hinata looked scared.

Ok i hope this makes up for the last week or so. hope you like. lol and thanks for the reviews. cant wait to see what you guys think.

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