Oh My GOSH! Sorry this is later than it should be...this chapter was...hard to write...I didn't know what should be put in here...And I don't know if it's just me but do I repeat myself? like throughout the whole story...do the same things tend to happen? Ley me know...

Um..This chapter like I said was hard to write because I keep adding twist's! DX haha...But they'll all be revealed! In the next few chapters I'm hoping! I'm not sure how long this whole story will be but I'm determined to finish it! :) So for now enjoy! Also Sorry this chapters shorter! DX

Life is a game for love-Chapter eleven: starting on the truth...?

The participants' room was packed with people! They were all excited about the tournament...I couldn't blame them. Hell I was excited too. But Down in the pit of my stomach I knew I shouldn't be there...

"Are you guys excited!" Azure asked cheerfully while swinging off her chair. I sighed.

"No! I'm not! I don't want to enter some lame tournament!" Rashmi yelled pouting and crossing her arms over her chest. Enki sighed.

"Well, this way we'll gain higher levels...if we beat anyone that is..." Enki pointed out. I looked over at Azure from the corner of my eye. Azure had stars twinkling in her eyes. I sat down on a bench and slouched over.

"Azure! I can't believe you are so dumb! You know we have better things to be doing! Things that may help this city! Also you over looked something very important in entering tournaments!" Rashmi mumbled. Azure gave her a 'Really? What smarty pants!' look...Enki clued in as to what she meant.

"Damnit! I didn't even think about that!" Enki slapped his forehead. Azure and I gave each other questioning looks. Enki sighed and looked at us.

"We don't know how each other fights...To make a proper team you need to know each other's weapons, powers, elements, style of fighting. It's very important because it gives you advantages and sometimes it helps set you up for collaboration attacks."

"Um...Enki, to tell you the truth. I don't even know my weapons...I never had to use them so..." I trailed off. For a minute I thought I could see smoke coming from Rashmi's ears! She was pissed!

"You're joking right!" Rashmi yelled getting all up in my space. Azure stepped in front of her. "Leave her alone! We never ran into anything dangerous before so she has a pretty good excuse!" Azure looked at Enki hoping he'd understand.

"Well, it's never too late to see now." He said. With a flash of light a weapon appeared in his hand. It was a bow and arrow.

"My weapon is the earth binding bow and arrow. It shoots arrows like any bow would but when it hits someone or something the arrow gets extremely heavy and weighs whatever down." Enki explained. "Because of my weapon, I'm a long range fighter."

Rashmi smiled and held out her hand. Another flash and something appeared in her hand.

"My weapon is the golden cloud whip. It allows me to attack enemies from up to 20 feet away. It's a normal whip, but when combined with fire, water, or wind it becomes a whip of wonders! This allows me to use the other element for a certain period of time." She winked.

Azure rolled her eyes and made her weapon appear.

"Well princess my weapon is the Flame blades!" Azure held up two elbow blades. She smirked. "They're like any elbow blade, but when touched by a non fire element player they burn! Also they allow me to control fire easier! I guess they make me a close range fighter..."

I smiled. Everyone's weapons sounded and looked amazing!

"Okay Salacia your turn..." Enki turned to me. I blinked a few times. I didn't know how to summon my weapon! "I don't think she knows how..." Rashmi said. Her tone was hard to decipher, so I don't if she meant to be helpful or mean.

"Um..."I blushed. Enki smiled. "Hold out your hand and focus everything on summoning your weapon." I did as I was told. Sure enough something appeared.

"I did it!" I smiled. Azure clapped.

"So...what is it?" Enki asked looking at me. I looked down at my hand. I held a small dagger. Rashmi snickered.

"Um...It's a dagger..." I said flustered. How embarrassing! 'They get really cool weapons and I get a dagger! How cheap is that!' I yelled to myself.

"Well, it's pretty." Azure poked it like it was a water balloon. It went silent. Well at least us four were silent. Everyone else was chatting away with their team mates and enemies.

"Salacia?" I looked up from my cheap dagger and saw Uziel walking towards me, Azure, Rashmi and Enki. 'Is he entering the tournament?'

"H-hey..." I spoke quietly. He looked at me confused and then at everyone else. They didn't say anything. Neither did Uziel. I decided to introduce them to each other.

"Um...Uziel, this is Azure." I pointed to Azure who looked at Uziel questioningly. "Rashmi..." I pointed at Rashmi who had a slight blush on her face. "And Enki..." I pointed at Enki who looked tired, as he did when I first met him.

Uziel smiled. "Hi, I'm Uziel." They all smiled back at Uziel. I felt awkward. What was I suppose to say!

"So you are entering the tournament?" I asked Uziel. 'What a dumb question! Of course he is or else he wouldn't be here!' I mentally slapped myself, which i've been doing a lot lately...

"Yeah, you guys?" Uziel played along with my dumb question. 'Was he teasing me?'

"Uh...yeah..." I looked down at the ground. Azure nudged me. I shot up laughing.

"What's so funny?" Uziel asked laughing slightly. I looked at Azure who was giving me that 'Talk to him you idiot!' look. So I switched my eyes to look up at Uziel.

"Hey, would you like to take a quick walk with me?" I played with the end of my sleeve. Uziel smiled.

"I'd love to...but could we after round one? Because the tournament is starting in like two minutes..." I nodded and Uziel ruffled my hair.

After Uziel left Azure danced around me. Enki yawned.

'Will all participants report to the stadium' a loud voice rang throughout the room. Azure jumped. "Yes!"

Rashmi glared and Enki sighed.

'Let's just get this over with...' I thought

I swear I could've fainted when I walked on to the stage. Millions of people were not only entering, but the stadium was packed with people! Lights were flashing, people cheering, crying, laughing... It was amazing!

"Oh my gosh!" I said to myself however Azure answered to my statement. "I know..."

The announcer went on for a while talking about the stadium, contestants, and other things I wasn't sure of. I was way too focused on everything around me to be paying attention to what some programmed computer had to say. Really...Who cares! Well, to tell you the truth a lot people there did...

"Alright! So we'll start round one...NOW!" The announcer yelled through the microphone. As he did, everyone ran back to the participants' room.

Round one went by pretty fast, I was kind of surprised how fast it went...well it may be because we lost...But whatever!

This is how it all went down.

During our fight, Rashmi, Azure and Enki did some amazing fighting and beat two players from the other team...However I didn't do much. The players laughed at my dagger...which does NO GOOD! Then the other two players from the opposite team ganged up on Rashmi and then on Azure... Enki tried but sadly got beat too. Me? I was out the moment I pulled my weapon out...

We lasted longer than any other team that lost round one...but that still doesn't help the fact that we lost...

While we sat in the stands with other losers and non battler's I watched Uziel fight. He was alone though...Which I found kind of weird. But whatever...He won his battle. A really funny thing too...was he didn't look the same. His outfit was different. He also wore a mask...Why...? I knew one thing; I had a few questions for him once he came back into the participants' room.

"Uziel!" I smiled as Uziel walked into the room with a towel around his neck.

"Hey Salacia..." He smiled and walked over to me. "Do you still want that walk?" He asked. I nodded.

We walked in silence around Uniha City. Like I said before, everything looked amazing! The lights...Uziel... WAHT! I am NOT crushing on him! 'Damnit Sakura! YES you ARE!' Okay...I like him! Sue me!

"So was there something you wanted to talk about?" Uziel cut in. I jumped slightly. It was kind of like a twitch... but different...maybe...

"Um...yeah...I was just wondering..."I played with my dress. "Have you been...spying...on me?" I looked at him expecting him to freak at me for excusing him of something so low...But he didn't. Instead, he shrugged as if I was asking him what kind of ice cream he wanted when he really didn't care as long as he got some. I bet he thought I was crazy...Why would someone do something like that anyways? But I just got this feeling...that...maybe he...

"Sometimes...to keep the ones you love safe, you have to do things that aren't comfortable for either person..." Was his answer. What was that suppose to mean? Was he saying that he was doing it to protect me? I don't get it...

"...Was it you that day...on my first mission? The one telling me to keep quiet?" I guess I might as well shoot off all my questions now.

"Yes..." His face was blank. I couldn't read it...

"How did you find me? Not just here, but in our world?"

"Salacia...I told you...To keep someone you love safe, you do things you'd never do... In any world..."

"So you are following me?"

"Yes..."

"Why?"

"How many times do I-

"Protect me? From what? You hardly know me! What do I need protection from?"

"Salacia...You can't trust people..." Uziel stopped and faced me. He looked dead serious. "People out there, they're after you...I'm not sure why...But I know I have to protect you...Don't trust anyone in this game or in the real world..."

Our eyes were locked while Uziel spoke. Then I stepped back.

"...What?"

"Salacia..."

"No! Just stop! Stop this! All of it! You think you know me! But news flash! You don't! And if there's anyone I can't trust, it's you! You have so many secrets! You won't even tell me even though they involve me! If there's something wrong with me...Tell me!" Tears were running down my cheeks, and stinging my eyes. I slapped Uziel and ran. To where? Who knows...I know I don't...

It turns out that all that running lead me right back to the tournament arena. I ran all around and finally found who I was looking for. Azure. She was the only one who would understand.

"Salacia?" Azure sounded confused. I couldn't blame her. Having your friend come running at you with tears streaming down her face and then being glomped into a hug by her...I'd be pretty confused too.

"Let's go home..." She spoke softly, knowing something must have happened.

I didn't think I'd still have tears running down my face when I took off my helmet, but I did. And they seemed to have gotten heavier.

"Sakura...do you want to talk about it?" Tenten asked taking both helmets and placing them on her bed. She and I sat on the floor.

"Uziel..." Tenten put her arms around me and hugged me.

"Don't worry Sakura...he can't hurt you now."

"...yes...yes he can..." Tenten pulled away and looked at me still confused about everything.

"What are you-?

"He still can because I know him! He's Sasuke! The guy from the night I went to look for my parents...He was watching me that night...And maybe even before that! That's how I know him! I just...I just wanted to know...Everything...Because He's holding secrets that are about me!"

I cried more. Tenten pulled me back into a hug and we sat there. I cried, she listened. Just like back when we were kids, except the other way around.

That night I stayed at Tenten's house. I didn't want to see my parents. I could hardly talk to my dad on the phone. I still hadn't told him about my mother. I couldn't. It hurt too much for me. And I didn't know how he'd take it... But Tenten's parents were kind enough to let me stay, even though it was a school night.

Tenten was happy and I was...well...I'm not really sure.

Tenten and I walked to school. She talked and I listened. I was still thinking about last night. What was he really hiding from me? What did he mean when He said he had to protect me? I wanted to know. But i'm not ready to face him. I need to find things out by myself.

Classes went by like they usually did; however, today we had a new student. I had forgotten that Tenten mentioned that yesterday. His name's Neji Hyuga and he's from high class. That's all I know, because that's all he said...

Thinking about him got me thinking about that blonde boy...He was odd...Something about him...was off.

They're so many secrets that I need to figure out to answer my questions...I want the truth...No matter how harsh or gruesome it is!

Yep..it's short! DX..And It looks like Sakura isn't liking Sasuke so much cuz he's full of secrets! XD haha! well...Maybe she'll find out the truth...but maybe she won't...

Tell me whatcha's think! :D Also next chapter I'm hoping will be out quicker, but it depends on what I feel is neccessary to be in it...

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mosherocks4 ;)