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A New Start
"What?" Exclaimed Aiko, Natsumi and Natsuko together.
I nodded slowly as Kyou patted my back.
"You really did?" Aiko asked.
I nodded again.
"But didn't you like him?" Natsuko asked.
I nodded again. The tears were still coming but I felt more at ease with my friends.
"Keiko..." Natsumi trailed off. "Are... Are you really sure?"
I nodded more frantically this time, "It's... It's okay." I said, knowing that my voice was unsure.
"You guys DO know what this calls for, right?" Aiko asked Natsumi and Natsuko.
They both nodded.
"I'm sorry Kyou. But it's girls time." Natsuko said.
"But thank you. Really. You looked after Keiko." Natsumi said politely.
He nodded and patted my head before leaving, "Cheer up, okay?" He asked.
I nodded and waved.
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We were at home again.
Before we arrived here, we stopped at the convenience store and brought three tubs of ice-cream, 8 popsicles and around 5 packs of chocolate.
It was most definitely a girls night.
Or more like a heart broken pity party.
But it felt nice.
We watched movies (romance ones, of course) and we talked our hearts and complained about everything, or maybe it was just me, but it was fun.
I tried to make myself think as if breaking up with Sasuke was nothing; just another relationship.
But I knew that it wasn't.
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The next day, we drove back to school. By habit, we drove to the boys side.
We were about to leave until Tsunade showed up, "You girls should be happy."
"Why?" I asked, trying my best to revert back to my usual cheery self.
"Well, Kakashi and I talked it out. You girls are allowed to stay at the guy's side!" Tsunade exclaimed.
The four of us stared at her.
I felt like crying but I pushed it down, "Why now?"
"We all knew that the girls hated you. It would be easier for you to stay here." Tsunade said.
"Tsunade... Thank you, really, but-" Natsumi started.
I grinned, "Thank you Tsunade!" I exclaimed before walking forward, "Come on guys!"
"Your luggage is already in your rooms!" Tsunade called.
"Oh! Tsunade!" I exclaimed, "Could I share Kyou's room?"
"Sure!" She replied back and I walked on forward. I was determined to forget that Sasuke and I had ever been.
I arrived to Gaara's and my room and I opened it cautiously.
I wasn't expecting Sasuke, Kiba and Naruto to be there.
They all looked up at me. Sasuke looked right back down as soon as he saw it was me.
I was so tempted to cry but I used everything that I had to not.
"Hey," I greeted them. "We're staying at the guys side now." I wiggled my brows at Gaara, Naruto and Kiba.
They didn't react.
I frowned, "I'll just get my stuff then."
It was awkward as I picked up my bags, "Seeya Naruto, Gaara, Kiba... Sasuke..." I left quickly.
I made my way to Kyou's room and knocked on the door.
It was opened and Kyou revealed himself only in a pair of loose track pants.
I felt my face warm up and mentally slapped myself. I had seen Kyou shirtless heaps of times.
"Hey there." I grinned, "Can I crash here?"
He chuckled, his concern showing in his face, "Yeah, sure."
I smiled up at him and entered the room.
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It was lunch and my friends and I were sitting around a table.
"Did you guys meet up with Gaara and that?" I asked them cheekily.
"Yeah," Aiko replied shyly. Then, as if she realised that talking about this might make me feel bad because the conversation could lead to Sasuke, her face turned serious, "But nothing happened, really." She replied.
I sighed, "Guys, it's fine." It's not fine. "Sasuke's just another guy." But he isn't.
Someone sat next to me at our table and I turned to find that it was Shikamaru.
I staged a grin, "Hey there, Stranger. I haven't seen you around for a bit."
Shikamaru sighed, "If you're going to force yourself to smile, I'd rather that you didn't at all."
My face fell, "You heard?"
"The whole school's heard." Shikamaru said. "Troublesome, huh?"
"Yeah. You know it." I said before Kyou sat with us.
I smiled slightly to him but my face dropped completely when I saw Hitomi and Nina walk over and sit at the table that Sasuke was at.
Nina saw me and waved, making the whole table's attention turn to me. I knew Nina probably hadn't heard anything, and she was naturally nice.
But with the whole table giving me different looks, I felt like someone was trying to suffocate me.
I stood and forced a smile, "It's really stuffy in here." I stated, "I'm going to get some fresh air."
I walked outside the cafeteria and sat on the grass, feeling totally and completely, well, empty, pressured, hated, judged and horrible.
I had always thought that running away was the quitter's out.
But that's exactly what I wanted to do : Run away.
I wanted out of Sasuke's life. I didn't want to see him, not until I had figured everything out.
I stood and made my way to my dorm. I packed my bags and made a note to Kyou, saying goodbye and thank you.
I got on the bus without telling anyone and I just waited to be taken somewhere far away.
On the bus, I sent a text message to Natsuko, Natsumi and Aiko, thanking them and saying sorry. I txted them that we would definitely see each other another time, but I needed space. Once all the texts were sent to everyone - including Mikoto, Itachi and Fugaku, I got off the bus to who knows where and looked around for a place to stay.
I needed a new start.
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Hey guys! So it's a very bad ending to the chapter! I am starting the third and last arc.!
So stay tuned. I'll write an Authors Note to tell you when the third arc. has started! Please review!