Chap 20: I Miss You Tears

"Hidan? What are you doing here?" Hidan stretched his neck and saw Kakuzu and Kisame.

"Watching my girls play. Nothing better than checking their asses." Hidan popped a can open and drown his mouth with soda. The two guys sat down beside him.

"Who are you talking about?"

"My bitch and her team mates."

"Oh... Kasumi." Kakuzu saw Kasumi walking towards them. Hidan smiled as he came down the benches. Looking up at her face, he immediately frowned. Her arms were covered in bandages, a large band aid on her leg, and a bunch of cotton balls in her nose.

"What the fuck happened to you?" He leaned down to stare at her watery eyes. Kasumi told herself she wasn't going to cry but her eyes stings from upcoming tears.

"Let's head to the nurse." Kisame picked her up bridal style. The two guys followed them out the gym door.

"Hahahah! Nice shots Sara!"

"That finishing shot must of hurt." Kusuna picked up the volleyball off the floor.

"That's not the only thing going to hurt." Sara smirks.

"What have pushed your buttons?" Emi smiled. Sara smiled right back at her.

"He said he wanted some time for himself." Sara took the ball from Emi and pound it to the wall. Each hit gets harder and faster.

"Time?"

"I have a feeling it's about her. No one dares say they need some time for themselve."

"But they hardly talk-" Sara cuts Kin off.

"Are you standing up for that bitch!" Her eyes flamed from fiery. Kin shakes her head. She didn't want to be in Sara's bad mood.

"Good then. Lets hit the showers." Claps from her hands echoed the gym room. Sara ran to the locker room first.

"What does she mean?"

"What?"

"Is she going to destroy her?" Kin asked. Emi shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know. Sara is crazy." They all nodded.

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"Should of stopped when they was hitting too rough, hun." Shizune sensei patted alcohol on Kasumi's elbow. Kasumi hissed from contact.

"Yeah! You know better than this squirt." Kisame said. Hidan nods.

"There's a game coming up so we had to practice."

"Practice fucking you up with the ball-ow! Gomen sensei." Hidan rubbed his neck. Shizune re-bandage Kasumi arms and patched her elbow and leg.

"I'm sorry." Kasumi wiped her teary face. Kakuzu handed her some tissues. Hidan didn't understand why Kasumi pushed herself over the limit. That girl is smart. She should know better than that. Even when he was watching them play, the other girls were physically hitting the ball too hard on purpose.

"Fuck." He said to himself. He should have stopped him sooner. Him and his slow ass.

The door slides open to show an out of breath shaggy red and the Uchiha. Sasori steps in weakly in the room and collapsed on Kasumi's lap.

"I.. Thought...you...tired." He shuts his eyes. Kasumi furrowed her brows feeling more concerned about him than he does with her. Her small hands stroked his dark red locks.

"I'm so sorry that I cause you guys to be worried. I'm sor-" Hidan lightly punched her head. Kasumi pouted her lips as she rubs her head.

"Shut up! You're taking a break."

"But I can-"

"Ms. Natsuki, he's right. This sport might not be for you." Shizune wrote a note on her desk and handed to Itachi to give to Kasumi. Kasumi took it.

"But sensei! This is a week and four days of a break."

"Yeah, I know. Now all of you, let her rest." They nodded and left the room. Snores were heard from below.

"You worry too much." Kasumi giggled. She pulled some of his wavy locks.

"No, I don't like tacos..."

"What?" She laughed.

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"I can't even play gym! What the fuck!?" Kasumi received a note from Gai sensei during her lunch time. Hinata stoked Kasumi's right thigh in a comforting way. Kasumi told Hinata what happened. It has been a two weeks when her capital, Sara, said they had to practice more and hit stronger. In other words, aim the ball at Kasumi.

Hinata gasped. She knew something was odd about Kasumi. She wore long sleeves and stockings often in school to cover her scars. Kasumi should have told her sooner about what was happening to not make her more worried than she is now.

"Are they bullying you?" Hinata asked. Kasumi picked in her bento that she's sharing with her girlfriend.

"Who?"

"Your teammates." Hinata said before sipping her water bottle.

"I'm not sure. I don't think so..." Hinata leans closer to Kasumi to place a quick kiss on her lips. Kasumi blinked out of her thoughts.

"Hinata..." Kasumi touched her lips. Since when Hinata became so bold in school. Hinata grabbed her hands that were also covered in band aids. Kissing each finger softly so it can recover faster.

"I'll be here for you, like you did to me." A light pink of blush filled Hinata's cheeks. Kasumi suddenly became all teary. She rubbed her eyes but Hinata beat her to it.

"Lets have a date after school." Kasumi smiled.

"D-Da-Date!?" Palms on her already flushed cheeks. The Hyuga couldn't believe it. Kasumi and herself barely went out together for awhile now. It has been so long that Hinata was feeling all nervous and sweaty from the thought of her and Kasumi on a date.

"Yeah."

"Sure."

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"Hey-"

"Ahh! Ouch..." Kasumi sucked her two fingers. The orange top slides the door shut. He quickly squat down to see Kasumi's cut finger tips.

"Fuck...I'm sorry!" He digged in his pocket and took out his handkerchief. Dapping in the tips of her fingers and then holds it. He glanced down at the floor, seeing a shattered pot.

"I clean tha-What happened to your arm?" He extended her arm out and pushed her sleeve back to expose her bandages. Kasumi looks down trying to avoid his eye contact.

"Volleyball practices be tough, you know. The game is coming up but sensei gave me a note to take a break from it. I was pretty upse-" Kasumi's soft petite body suddenly pressed against a large build strong chest. Kasumi shuffled a bit and turned to his neck to see something gold.

"You're still wearing it after all." Kasumi smiled to herself.

"How can I not? This is my good luck charm." He lets go of her but she held onto him tightly. She didn't want to leave from his warmth. Something was missing. Their lost of connection they use to have.

"I think I'm loosing my luck." Kasumi said between his neck.

"Quit volleyball." What!? Kasumi lets go and gave Juugo a look.

"Why? I like volleyball! It's fun and-"

"I don't like the people you're playing with."

"Isn't your girlfriend in the team. Are you just letting her take all the credit or something..." Kasumi narrows her eyes.

"No. I'm prot-"

"Where's the broom?" Kasumi got up searching for the broom. Shit. Now Kasumi's mad at him. Think before speaking. Yes. He should of did that before hurting her. That's the last thing he wanted to happen.

"In the closet."

"Nh.." Kasumi opens the closet door and stopped. Hot boiling anger slowly deflated. How can she be mad at him. Looking down at her hand with the handkerchief. She breathes in.

"Here." His arms went over Kasumi. The missing jewelry on her neck came back to its rightful owner. Kasumi touched the ambulant characters.

Kasumi's vision became blurry.

"I must of sucked up your luck. So I'm returning it." Kasumi nods. Juugo didn't get to see her face at all. Just her quivering shoulders and back.

"O-ok."

Bad day.

"I have to go to my locker." Kasumi hands the broom to Juugo and left the room.

Right as she closed the door, she looks up to see Sara and Emi. Sara whispered something to Emi and the dark hair teen gasped. She nudged Sara and left. Sara laughs out loud before staring at Kasumi. Kasumi smiled at her as she walked passed her.

"Nya." Sara said under her breath before leaving. Kasumi stops. She didn't understand her team mate signal or message.

"Kasumi!" Kasumi turns her head. Karin and Shion were on their way.

"Hey girl!" Shion hugged her. Kasumi hugged back.

"Hey. What are you guys doing out here?" Kasumi began to walk. They followed.

"Strolling through the halls."

"Skipping math."

"Oh, I'm heading to my locker."

"For what?"

"I forgot I have to return Deidara's art book. I don't know why he stuffed in my locker when it's really huge. There's barely space for my stuff."

"You're so popular with the seniors." Shion squealed. Kasumi rolled her eyes.

"Did you ever had a crush on one of them?" Karin asked.

"Hmmmm. I don't think so..."

"Whaaat! They're all hot."

"And weird." She thought about all the guys and their weird personalities.

Kasumi stopped right in front of her locker. She opened it. A few books and paper fell down. Karin and Shion helped Kasumi with her stuff. Shion picked up the books and handed to Kasumi. She stuffed it in her locker. She pulled out Deidara's book and laid it on the floor.

"So heavy."

Karin shuffled the paper together. One fell gracefully on the floor. Karin picked it up. It was a photo.

"Ahh! Kasumi!" The picture fell. Kasumi caught it in mid air. She flipped it to the image side.

Her world crashed down. Hands trembled out of control. Eyes budged out enough to stare at the photo. Kasumi could stand for long that her legs failed her. She keeps telling herself that this isn't happening. Not to her. She had cried enough tears hasn't she? Why? Why her?

Karin looked through the papers and found more. She hesitated to show Kasumi but she had to. It was the truth.

Kasumi scattered the pictures on the floor. Each picture showed Usagi...

Trapped in a tiny tight cage.

Being tased.

Loosing hair.

Anorexic enough that his skin was glued to his bones.

Chopped tail.

Cut ears.

Scars on his stomach.

A noose on his neck.

Burned.

Kasumi bursts into tears. Her breathing lessen. She pulled her hair. Hot tears ran down her face as she banged her right arm on the lockers. She was going crazy. Karin and Shion quickly hold her down to calm her.

Kasumi cried and screamed. An outrageous death screeched alerted some teachers and students. Teachers came out running towards the crying girls.

"What are you-" Kurenai looks down on the floor seeing pictures. She picked one up.

"It wasn't us!" Karin told her. Asuma sensei came behind her along with Iruka sensei staring at the picture of a cut up cat tail. Kakashi and Shizune sensei came behind Kasumi. They held her by her arms to pick her up. Kasumi jerks around and kicked her legs.

"Let go! Please let go! Just leave me alone!" She cried. Students multiplied in the halls as they saw the teachers took Kasumi to the nurse office. Asuma gathered all the evidence they needed.

"Karin, anything else happened before this?" Iruka asked. Karin shooked her head.

"She just started to freak out." Shion furrowed her brows. Karin nods. She couldn't speak. All of this happened at once.

Itachi and the others came behind Sasuke and his gang.

"Girl fight?" Hidan asked with a smile. Sasuke shaked his head.

"Kasumi."

"What happened?" Sasori pushed his way towards the teachers. Asuma gave Principal Hiruzen the photos. The teachers look up at him and then the rest of the teens.

"Everyone clear the halls and go back to class." Iruka sensei ordered.

"I'm not leaving until I find out what happened to Kasumi!" Sasori stand tall. Iruka sighs and told the teen to head to the nurse. Sasori nods and heads to the infirmary.

"Juugo... Did you see tha-Juugo!" Suigetsu turns around seeing no sign of his buddy. Suigetsu moves along with the crowd until he heard whispering.

"I knew that necklace wasn't yours! Do you know it hurts to see that dangling in my face when we're making love! I honestly felt like it was one sided love."

"Fuck your love." Juugo said. Tuning his heels, Sara grabbed onto him.

"What do you mean?!"

"I can't do this!"

"Juugo!" Suigetsu waved. Sara mumbled.

"This isn't over." She left.

"What's going on?"

"Nothing." Juugo slides down to the marbled floor, clenching the bridge of his nose. Suigetsu arched his brows.

"We have to go to class."

"Nh."

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"Kasumi, eat. Please."

"I can't. Sorry mom. Imma go to bed."

"Okay sweet heart. Sweet dreams." There won't be no dreams tonight.

Kasumi climbed her steps like some zombie. Her mother got up staring at her dead like daughter. The school called her and inform her about what happened. Who would of done such a thing to her little girl.

In the room, Kasumi stared at the ceiling for a while until her phone beeped. She rolled her body and to see a message on her phone.

-Sasi: want to talk

-Kasu: no

-Sasi: I'm coming over

-Kasu: don't

She didn't want to see anybody. No one.

She slides her cell away and grabbed her camera. She turned it on and strolled through the pictures of people and places she have been to. She came to a pause when she saw the white fuzzy ball sleeping. Sliding to the next picture was her and him together. Tears leaked down her cheek.

"I miss you...I should of took you home." She pressed the camera against her chest.

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Novami: sorry for the delay. Spring break is coming to an end next Monday. Ughhh.