Angst of a Ninja
Chapter 10
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Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. If i did everything you're about to read would probably be true.
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Sasuke leaned back in his chair, his feet propped up on the table. 'How did I let this happen? She wasn't….supposed to cry. Why do I feel like I didn't mean any of it?' Sasuke's eyes closed, his mind couldn't focus with his eyes wandering.

"Umm Sasuke?" There was someone over him now, he assumed it was Michiyo.

"What is it?" He let his eyes open and was surprised by Sakura standing over him.

"Sakura?!" Sasuke felt his chair slide from under him and his weight grow heavy as he fell and hit the floor. 'Ow that hurt a lot.' Sasuke sat up slowly his back in pain.

"I'm sorry…" Sakura's voice was comforting but she didn't sound shocked or surprised he fell, her other emotions wouldn't let her. "I just came to say I'm sorry."

Sasuke stood upright and lifted the chair back into place. "What for? You did nothing wrong, it's my fault you went off bawling. I didn't mean to let you down so hard." Sasuke was sincerely trying to be comforting but something in his mind told him he should be saying something else, something deeper.

"I'm sorry I took off crying. It's not your fault… we rushed things, we should have taken it slower, I should have made sure everything was okay with you." Sakura felt her voice grow faint as Sasuke's eyes pierced her. Her eyes began to tear, she couldn't stand the way he looked past her now the way he could see through her lies.

"…Sakura…" Sasuke leaned forward his body taking over as he hugged her. "It's okay; everything is going to be okay. Just give it time okay; I didn't want to let you down hard, I wanted to let you down with you knowing that I'm just not ready for a serious relationship right now. But maybe later…" Sasuke crouched down a little as he lifted her chin. "Maybe later I will be…"

Sakura felt her heart skip a beat. 'He can't be serious…he's just doing this to play with me…just doing this to keep me from crying, no Sakura don't lose sight of your goal!'

"Sakura?" Sasuke was puzzled by her silence

"I have to go…"Sakura broke free of his grip and slowly started to back away. The bell rang out as the doors sprang open, detention was over.

Naruto with his head cradled in his arms resting against the table was snoring gently as Hinata stroked back his blonde locks. Hinata sighed as she noticed Kiba off in the corner of the room looking at the two of them.

"Kiba-kun…" She mouthed his as she saw him look at them with a sense of betrayal in his eyes.

Kiba's mind was racing as he saw his two friends now together after so long of them just being friends. He felt his heart ache as he saw his best friend get the affection he yearned to feel from his love. He felt a sense of guilt now that he realized how malicious he was being. Looking back up from the table he saw Hinata's eye's meet his and felt for the first time since their fight that he'd be okay with those two together and smiled softly. He couldn't help but smile, he didn't want to lose his friends.

"Kiba?" Hinata saw his smile and felt the forgiveness he was trying to portray to her and Naruto. The bell rang out and many of the other detention dwellers left in a hurry however Naruto stayed sound asleep on the table. Kiba got up from the table across the way and headed over placing a hand on Naruto's shoulder.

"Yo, sleepy head! Wake up!" Kiba gave him a little shake and when he didn't wake up he smacked him on the backside of his head. "IDIOT WAKE UP!"

Naruto shook awake in a jerk and turned looking up at Kiba in surprise. There was a rather long pause. Kiba finally broke the silence with something so simple yet it would mean so much to Naruto and Hinata.

"Come on, time to go home. Like we always do." Kiba smiled and walked away from Naruto his hands behind his head. Naruto was dumbstruck by Kiba's sudden change in attitude. Hinata shook him and whispered into his ear.

"Come on, Naruto-kun I think he's forgiven us." Hinata rose tugging Naruto up with him and chased after Kiba as they where the last two out. "Goodbye Asuma-sensei" Hinata nodded her head as she passed their councilor on the way out of the detention hall and raced with Naruto to catch up with Kiba who had smiled back and taken off in a slight run.

Sakura was waiting outside the front of the school waiting patiently now. She was waiting for Naruto and Hinata. She was sure she had been able to beat them out and she had to see them today to put her plan into action. All she needed to do was get alone with Hinata the rest of the preparations were already ready. Sasuke was already gone and she already knew exactly where to go to make sure that Hinata paid for the pain she felt.

Hinata stepped out arm in arm with Naruto and Kiba as they left out the doors smiling and feeling like the best friends they had always been again. Hinata felt like everything was normal again and that she could finally be a little bit happier. It almost seemed like Naruto and Kiba where friends again.

"Hinata-Chan!" Sakura popped out from behind the corner seemingly coming from no where startling the trio. "Hinata…can I ask you a favor?" The three friends where slightly taken back by her sudden appearance but Hinata was quick to guess from Sakura's eyes what she wanted.

"Do you want us to walk you home Sakura?" Hinata could see that the Sakura needed someone right now, what she didn't see was the deception she was putting on to fool the three.

"No, not all of you…I'd…just like it if you could walk me home Hinata. Your house is at least on the way and not out of the way like Kiba and Naruto's." Sakura smiled sheepishly and blushed.

"I suppose we could do that." Hinata smiled and then turned to her two friends. "Sorry guys but… Naruto, Kiba,….. Sakura could really…"

"Say no more. Kiba and I will be alright heading home." Naruto had already waved his hand in a goodbye and pulled Kiba along with him. "You be careful okay?"

"Alright we will be" Hinata turned to Sakura who was now wearing a happy grin of content that could only be described as falser than her bubble gum pink hair.

The two girls walked down the street for a while, Sakura carefully keeping Hinata to the inside making sure to turn down the alleyways as to "get there quicker", Hinata bought it and went along each twist and turn till finally Sakura had gotten her as far as she needed.

"Sakura where are we?" Hinata peeked her head ahead and looked down the ally's both ended abruptly against the backs of houses and there didn't seem anywhere to go except for back the way they came. "Sakura…" but Sakura had disappeared from sight. Hinata took a few steps forward towards the way they had come. "Sakura-Chan?"

"Get her…" There was a soft whisper that Hinata just barely heard before two large figures rushed from the alleyways behind her and grabbed her by the arms. They pulled her with them and slammed her against the wooden fence causing her legs to buckle as they pushed her arms hard against the wall and their knee's dug into her thighs to prevent her escape.

"HEL…" But she couldn't even get out one word as her voice was muffled by a rag that had a distinct taste of motor oil on it. She coughed but they held the rag firmly in place.

"Hinata…Hinata…Hinata…" Sakura crept out from behind the turn they had taken before down into this dead end. "What's wrong? You didn't really think I had asked you out so you could walk me home" Sakura reached in her pocket and pulled out a wooden handle that quickly turned into a long silver blade. Sakura rushed forward now and pressed the flat side of the steel to Hinata's neck. Sakura slow turned the blade till the edge was just barely touching, one swift movement and it'd be over, but that's not what Sakura wanted. She drew the blade away till just the tip was against her throat. "Remove the gag…she won't scream unless she wants them to find her dead body here." Sakura smiled wickedly sending fear and chills down Hinata.

"Wha…wha…what do you want from me Sakura…" Hinata could barely choke out the words once the gag was released.

"Why that's simple Hinata." Sakura smiled wickedly again. "I want you out of the picture" Sakura pressed the tip of the blade to Hinata's cheek then wrenched it away leaving a slash across her face. "But I'm not going to kill you. Oh no… I need just one little thing from you…. Leave Naruto, and never show your ugly little face around him again, or else I might have these boys do what they thought was more fitting then just threaten you." Sakura flipped the blade closed and let the back end of the handle trace down her body to her crotch where she rammed it into her jeans and twisted it to make her point. "Understand…"

"Ahhh" It hurt, she was in a lot of pain from the semi-deep slash and the ramming onto sensitive areas. Hinata could barely breathe right, the fear and pain where overwhelming. "Why…." She begged the words out of her mouth.

"Why?... Heh…. Because I want Naruto to myself…and you know what…from now on….I'm always gonna get my way…Right Hinata." Sakura wrenched the handle deeper into Hinata. Hinata thought for sure she was going to tear something even through her jeans.

"Alright….just…don't hurt Naruto….please…don't hurt him…" Hinata was in tears now and couldn't even raise her head. Sakura pulled the handle away from Hinata and the boys let her fall to her knees. The two thugs and Sakura began to walk away when Sakura stopped and turned around looking at the broken Hinata.

"I won't hurt him Hinata….but just one more thing…" Sakura stepped closer then reared back and slammed her foot into Hinata's stomach from the side lifting her off the ground and sending her flying against the fence to fall into a broken heap. "Remember, if you speak a word of this or even dare show your ugly face around him, the boys will be back for there just desserts." Sakura left with the boys leaving Hinata broken in a heap her hot tears the only thing left that she could feel as the rain began to pour down.

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Authors Note: I'm soooo Very very very very very sorry for being away for so long...so much has happened since I last updated this and for a while I had forgotten what even was. When I finally calmed down after it all I set off to make amends. This chapter is twice as long as most of the previous ones and I hope you all love it. There's only two more chapters (It ends at 12) and then maybe I'll move with this story to another plot. I promise to write the next 2 very soon. The whole reason I actually got off my depressed butt to do this was because a certain friend out there read this and was very angry I hadn't finished. So big thank you to her XD.
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