A/N: yay i updated!!! lols finnaly ehh??? oh well -cheers- ohmigosh its pretty long too!!! well i think it is...oh yeah i dont think im gonna finsh this summer..cuz for summer of summer is already gone...i still have another week tho...but thats not my reasonn...i juist found another ending!!! i wayyy better onneee!!! u guys have see how it finished!!! lols i tolf my plot to my sis and she said it was good!!! lols well im telling u guys the plot u guys have to seee!!! lols anwayyzs read the chappie!!! oh yeah sai i think is a bit too OCC...its cuz i dont noe his chracter rly well...

Trisha: -sighes-
Pat: aww dont be saddd...lols i havent told u wat happens yett srry trisha!!!
Trisha: meanie...
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Chapter 9: How to save a life pt1

Normal POV.

Two days later (skipping to the festival)

Today was the day of the cherry blossom festival so everybody was up and about. The market place was as busy as before and there was laughter being heard everywhere. It was the perfect day for a festival. Sakura was over at Ino's house talking and getting ready for the festival.

"So wait Shikamaru is going with a girl named Mika who is the Godaime's niece?" Sakura asked, bewildered.

"For the third time yes! And its part of his mission…he's supposed to escort her around, ok?" Ino said, obviously pissed.

"Well at least he's going to wait for you, right?" Sakura replied, ignoring the hints of anger in Ino's voice.

"Yeah…but that bitch better not steal my man…" Ino muttered to her self but Sakura obviously heard since a smirk was now on her face. Ino didn't notice this and deciding it was time to change the subject, she asked, "So Sakura, who are you going to the dance with? Sasuke-kun I bet?"

A blushed crept up on her face. Sakura's feelings for Sasuke hadn't changed and when he came back from killing Orochimaru and his brother Itachi he had hooked up with her. Ino of course figured out her feelings toward him was just a mere infatuation and decided to give up on him. "Yeah…oh yeah Ino you should also go with someone! I mean being alone won't be fun…maybe Sai can go with you!"

"Umm…you sure Sakura? I mean, what about Shika-kun?"

"Don't worry, he won't mind!"

"Fine then…"

"Great! We can double date!" Sakura said with a smile as she got her cell phone and dialed Sai's number.

"Hey Sai! Do you have a date tonight? Great! You can be Ino's! Meet us here at 6! Bye!" she then hanged up and told Ino that he would be here at 6 along with Sasuke.

"Umm…Sakura…hate to break it to you but we only have 20 min. to get ready…oh wait 19 now…" Ino explained looking at the clock

After a moment of silence, the both yelled "Ohmigosh" and rushed to get their yukatas on and their make-up and hair done. Ino's mom had called them down saying that their dates were there but told them to wait. In the end, when they had finished, they saw the two boys in the living room on the couch. It looked like they were getting inspected but Inoichi. Ino groaned seeing this.

"Dad!" Ino said getting everybody attention. They looked over in awe at the two beautiful girls dressed in their yukatas.

"Baby girl! Don't you look wonderful tonight!" Inoichi said as he hugged his daughter causing everyone to giggle silently.

"Well, Dad, we have to go now…I mean we are pretty late already…" Ino said, breaking apart from her father's embrace and waving bye to her parents. She went out the door with Sai, Sakura and Sasuke.

Ino POV.

As we were heading over to the dance, I had noticed that Sasuke and Sakura were getting pretty close, so not wanting to disturb them, I advised Sai to slow down a bit and let them be alone. He had agreed with me and then we stared talking. He had complemented me on my yukata and didn't mind that I was late. I just smiled and looked over at the cherry blossoms.

"Beautiful, aren't they?"

"Yeah…you are very beautiful…" I looked back at him as he said this. As I was about to say something, he asked me, "So, Ino-chan, you got a boyfriend? I mean a pretty lady like yourself should have one, right?" a flirtatious smile began to form on his lips.

I smiled back but then frowned as I remembered about Kenji. Sure I liked Shika, but getting cheated on was just painful…I guess that was the reason why I couldn't move on…

"Is somethin wrong, Ino-chan?" Sai's voice interrupted my train of thoughts. I faced him as his expression had changed into a worried one.

I faked a smile not wanting him to worry and to explain the situation. "I'm fine, and no, none at the moment."

"Well, would you want to get back together?" he asked as he grabbed my hand, stopping me from walking and causing me to look at his eyes. It was filled with lust which startled me a bit.

As I was about to respond, I heard Sakura call out my name. "Hey, Ino-pig! What's the hold up?" she said in a frustrated tone and by the way she called me by my old pet name, she was obviously annoyed. Usually, I would have got mad at her for calling me that, but if she didn't, I don't know what I would have told Sai.

"Coming Sakura!" I said with a smile as I took Sai's hand and ran over to them. Judging by Sakura's bewildered expression she obviously hadn't expected me to say that. I smirked and just gave her the 'I'll tell you later' looks which she responded with a nod.

Shortly after, we had finally arrived at the dance. I glanced around a saw some people I knew. Hinata was sitting over with Naruto blushing madly. It was a big surprise when he had asked her to go out with him. Tenten was with Neji under a cherry blossom tree laughing. It was hard to believe that the cold-hearted Hyuuga was actually able to posses such feeling toward another person. After waving to each one of the couples I turned around, suddenly seeing a streak of black running past me followed by a familiar voice.

"Troublesome, wait up Mika-chan!"

"Hey Shika-kun! So I'm guessing that's Mika-chan?" I asked looking over to a beautiful girl with long black locks talking to the DJ.

"Yeah that's her, so who did you go with?"

"Sai, he's getting a drink right now." I saw him scowl as I called him over but I waved it off.

"Here, beautiful." He said handing me my fruit punch. He then looked over at Shika.

"Sai."

" Nara."

I noticed a tense feeling coming over us. I gulped. Shika and Sai had never seen eye to eye with each other. I didn't know the root of the problem but right now seeing him together and noticing their cold greetings, I knew I had to do something and just before I was going to, Sai had wrapped his arms around me. It was unexpected which caused me to blush. I looked up at him. "S-Sai?"

"Yeah, baby?" he gently whispered in my ear as he smirked at Shika. He glared at him and as Shika was about to speak, Mika had grabbed him by the arm and led him to the dance floor. The song "How to Save a Life" now came ringing in my ears.

Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came

Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all night
Had I known how to save a life

"Shall we dance, Ino-chan?" Sai asked me as he led me to the dance floor. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he wrapped his around my waist. I looked over to Shika who was dancing with Mika. I wished I was dancing with him… I knew he would wait for me but what if he wouldn't? Right now Sai also wants to go out with me. Will he be persistent like always? I sighed putting down my head on Sai's shoulder.

Sai looked over at me and asked, "Are you okay, Ino-chan?"

"Yeah…I think so…"

"Ino-chan, could we talk privately?"

I looked at him, trying to read his expression. He still had the same lust in his eyes. It made me wonder about his intentions, but I nodded and he took my hand.

Shika POV.

The feeling of jealousy came over me again as I saw Sai smirking at me as he was wrapping his arms around Ino. She was supposed to be mine, not that bastard's! As I was about to say something and punch that guy's head off, I felt somethin grab my arm, leading me onto the dance floor.

"Come on Shika-kun! Let's dance." I immediately recognized the voice. It was Mika.

She smiled as she wrapped her arms around my neck as I wrapped mine around her waist. I looked over at Ino who was over at my left. She was on the dance floor with Sai. Her head was rested on his shoulder. She looked like she was in deep thought but pretty peaceful. It made me want to hold her. I wish I hadn't been assigned to this stupid mission and that I could dance with her at this very moment. I sighed. I had gotten pretty lost in my thoughts that I hadn't realized Mika had been talking to me until she had tilted my head to face her.

"Is something wrong?"

"No, why would you think that?"

"Because every time you keep looking over at her, and you're not even listening to me…"

"I'm so-" I started to say but was interrupted.

"You know, I may not know much but I can tell that you love her…" she had a serious look on her face.

"That obvious, eh?" I looked over where Ino was again. It looked like she was going somewhere with Sai…but where?

"You should go after her." Mika said, also looking over at Ino.

"You sure?"

"Yes, I am sure, now go!" Mika said as she released me and smiled. I knew it was fake since her eyes said the opposite. They were filled with sadness and regret.

"I'm sorry Mika-chan…" I gave her a hug and the whispered in her ear, "thank you." I ran to the exit looking for Ino and Sai. Just wait for me Ino…just wait…


A/N: i hope you guys liked it!!! it was pretty long!!! dont worry i have the next chappie just need to type it!!! thxs all the reviwes from the last chappie!!! lols im waiting for ur reviews for this chappie to get your thoughts!!! lols love yahh guys!!! now revieww lols