I'm going to hate this chapter! TT^TT Some sad stuffs will be coming up! But not TOO sad cause this is suppose to be Humor not Angst! :P I hope ya'll like this chapter! ;)
I DO NOT OWN NARUTO OR THE SONGS!
"Yo!" -Speaking
"Yo!" -Thinking/Flashback
"Yo!" -Inner Saku
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Unexpected Second Chance
I demand a VACATION!
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Loation: Konoha, Fire Country. Hokage's office. 2 in the afternoon.
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"You WHAT!"
Location: Amegakure No Sato. Akatsuki Meeting.
"You WHAT!"
BAM!
"Okay that's it! Who the hell just yelled out!" Pein shouted glaring at his members.
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"I think you heard me perfectly well, Hokage-sama." Sakura muttered sipping her Jasmine tea calmly and gracefully. Years of spending time with Kurenai-sensei did that to her.
"Yes I did but now i'm wishing I hadn't." Hokage-sama said plopping down to his chair and sighing. Moments Sakura barged in his office demanding for a break. He, with his back turned to her, thought it was quite strange since all his ANBU suddenly choked. He immediately turned and did the only thing appropiate..he choked on his own tea. Cause right in front of him was a pink-haired MAID. And now here he was, trying desperately to stop the migrane by rubbing his temples with chakra. Turned out it just made it worse.
"Why, in the devil's name, would you do THAT?"
"I told you to get a chunin for this mission but noooo...Pikachu knows EVERYTHING." Sakura said muttering the last part. She just want her stupid vacation already.
"Like I told you before, all the chunins are busy for the final round of the Chunin Exams."
"Jounin."
"Like I would EVER."
"ANBU."
"Even worse."
"You." The Hokage glared at her again.
"Okay, now your just getting desperate. The reason why I chose you is because I thought you were perfect for this mission. Strong, Beautiful, Independent, and a strong heart." Sakura stared at the Hokage blankly.
"Flattery will get you no where, Hokage-sama."
The Hokage sighed beefore shrugging his shoulders. It was worth the shot, right?
This was bad. The worse he thought she would do was expose her cover but certainly not THIS. I mean what was she thinking! Attracting the AKATSUKI, of all people or groups, attention just because she wanted to have FUN in her mission. He was beginning to think she did that to get back at him. He doesn't doubt one bit that the Akatsuki would be searching for her. It's bad enough that they are searching for the Kyuubi now they're also searching for one of his kunoichi. Maybe even his BEST kunoichi. Hokage-sama sighed again. What a pain.
"Fine, you can have your vacation BUT only for one week."
"2 weeks." The Hokage narrowed his eyes.
"2 weeks and one day."
"3 weeks. Take it or i'm never going to make you tea ever again."
"Wa-! Argh...Fine." Sakura nodded before standing and bowing.
"Please excuse me then."
Click.
"Sakura-hime is such a blackmailer..."
The Hokage just nodded at his ANBU's statement.
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"Finlaly...peace and quiet."
That didn't last for long.
"SAKURA!"
BAM!
CRASH!
"Ino?"
"pant...Found...pant...you." Ino said in between pants.
"Do...you need anything?" Sakura said eyeing Ino's wild hair and her wrinkled clothes. Must be something important.
"I need to ask a favor."
"Ask away..." Sakura muttered straightening up a bit.
"Can you accompony Shika for today?" Ino asked putting her hands together like she was praying and looking at Sakura pledingly.
"Why?"
"Just do it!" Ino yelled when suddenly they saw Shikamaru running towards them. sakura did a double take. Running? Shikamaru?
"Ino!" Shikamaru shouted a blush on his cheeks. Ino quickly pushed Sakura to Shikamaru knocking both of them down. Ino quickly smirked evilly and winking at Shikamaru before running off.
"Troublesome girl..." Shikamaru muttered glaring at Ino before looking at Sakura who he just noticed was below him. Shikamaru blushed heavily before jumping away from Sakura.
"Gomen!" Shikamaru, uncharacteristically, shouted looking away. Sakura stood up, nodding at him, before dusting the invinsible dirt off her clothes.
"What was that about?" Sakura asked nodding at the direction Ino ran off to. Shikamaru blushed even more before shurgging his shoulders.
"How should I know? Troublesome girl..."
Sakura eyed Shikamaru before remembering Ino's favor.
"Would you mind playing a game of Shogi with me, Shikamaru-san?" Sakura asked politely.
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"Ino told me to accompony you today...Any reason why she should ask me that?" Sakura asked Shikamaru making her move. It was currently there eighth game. The score was 3-4 with Shikamaru in the lead.
"Err...None that I know of." It was a LIE! ALL LIES! He knows exactly WHY she asked Sakura to accompony him.
*Flashback*
"Shika who do you like?"
"W-wah? Why are you asking me that!" Shikamaru said coughing. They were currently having a break in training and was eating at a barbecue shop near the training grounds.
"Oh c'mon! We all know I like Sasuke-kun while Chouji likes his food too much to care about girls but we don't know yours!" Ino said putting a hand on her hip.
"I-I don't like anyone!" Shikamaru cursed his stuttering.
"Really? Your face says different." Ino said smirking at Shikamaru's pink cheek. Shikamaru glared at her before looking away.
"I don't have anyone I like okay!" Ino narrowed her eyes. So he's playing THAT game eh? Fine. Be that way.
"Your right...your probably gay." Shikamaru glared at her before calming himself. He knows exactly what she was doing and he won't fall for it!
"I mean your always so lazy and always sleeping I bet the only girl you ever talked to is your mom!" Shikamaru's eye twitched. Don't fall for it...
"And you never stare at any girls! Your bestfriend is Chouji! and he's the only person you talk to constantly!" Ino yelled throwing her hands in the air. She saw Shikamaru's vein start to throb. Ino smirked evilly, just one more push...
"Who knows? Your probably gay for Chouji-"
"I like Sakura okay!" Shikamaru snapped before slapping a hand over his mouth. SHIT! He fell for it! Chouji and Ino stared at Shikamaru in shock. Sakura? He likes SAKURA?
"Sakura...eh?" Ino said a smirk making its way to her lips. Shikamaru glared at her viciously.
"Shut up! You heard nothing!"
"I heard Sakura came back from her training today..." Yea they didn't know she went to a mission. When they asked the Hokage he said she was out training somewhere.
"Ino...don't you dare..."
Zoom!
"Ino!"
*End of Flashback*
"I win..." Sakura muttered capturing Shikamaru's king. Shikamaru blinked at the board before sighing. Sakura was the only person he knew that can win a game against him. Even his own father couldn't beat him! Maybe like once but never more than that.
"Another game?" Sakura shook her head before standing up.
"I can't. I have to do some errands for my mom." Shikamaru nodded before keeping the shogi away.
"Needs some help?"
"if it's alright?" Sakura said raising an eyebrow at Shikamaru who nodded his head again.
"It's fine. I got nothing else to do."
"So watching clouds is not something to do then?" Sakura said a bit teasingly while Shikamaru blushed a bit and mummbled something like: "I don't know..."
Shikamaru's mom was watching them from the window and was wiping a tears that collected in her eyes.
"Let's go! We have to prepare the kids room!" Yoshino, Shikamaru's mother, said dragging Shikaku to the stores.
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"Ahh Sakura your bac- Oh who's this?" Sakura's mother asked looking at the Nara boy beside Sakura before giving Sakura a sharp glance. (A/N Now that I think about it what's the name of Sakura's mother? O.o)
"This is Nara Shikamaru a FRIEND of mine." Sakura said emphasizing the word 'friend'
"Sorry for the intrusion." Shikamaru said bowing at Sakura's mother who just waved it off and laughed.
"It's alright! Why don't you guys come and sit down in the living room? I made some rice balls!"
"I'll go make some tea." Sakura announced heading towards the kitchen. Sakura's mother chuckled before shaking her head.
"I swear that girl can't live without her tea." Sakura's mother said before looking at Shikamaru.
"So you like my daughter..." Shikamaru chocked, the second time today, before caughing a bit and looking at Sakura's mom in surprise.
"Don't give me that look I saw how you glance at my daughter every two minutes. Too bad my dear Sakura is too innocent to notice." Sakura's mother shook her head sadly taking a bite of her rice ball. Shikamaru was about to say something when Sakura came in, a tray in hand.
"Here's the tea." Sakura said putting down the tray and pouring some into three cups with elegance that only Kurenai-sensei and her possess. (Maybe also Hinata.) Shikamaru and Sakura's mother nodded in thanks before sipping the tea. Shikamaru's eyes widened when he tasted the tea. This was...INCREDIBLE! It was nothing like the tea's he drank before.
"It's called Sakura tea." Sakura's mother said happily when she saw the lookd in his face.
"I made the name since the only person who can make such tea is Sakura-chan over here. She never tells anyone how she makes it. Not even her own mother!" Sakura's mother wailed crying while Sakura calmly sipped her tea beside Shikamaru not moved by her mothers tears. Shikamaru sweat dropped looking back and forth from Sakura and her mom and can't help but think how different their personalities are when he noticed something...
"Pardon me but where is Sakura's father?" Sakura's mother froze as Sakura continued to sip her tea, not at all affected by the 'innocent' question.
"He's not here." Sakura said putting her now empty tea cup down. Shikamaru, feeling the somewhat tense atmosphere, nodded dropping the subject.
"Well you should probably be going! It's getting dark!" Sakura's mother said back to her usual happy self.
"I'll walk with you to your house." Sakura muttered standing up before grabbing the tray but was snatched out from her grasp by her mother.
"No you go! I'll clean up here." Sakura nodded knowing why.
"Let's go."
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"Er...Thank you for today and sorry for bringing up the question."
"It's fine. Doesn't really affect me but it still affects my mother but she probably forgives you." Sakura said waving her hand as if to brush the question away.
"But if you want I can tell you." Shikamaru looked at Sakura in shock. Why was she telling him THIS?
"No it's okay! I mean..It's just that.."
"It's fine." Shikamaru hesitated before nodding.
"He was brutally murdered." Sakura said. Though Shikamaru noted that she said it rather bluntly.
"Apperantly the guy who killed him was my mother's ex. The things people do for revenge..." Sakura muttered remembering Sasuke's ambition.
"Why...why are even telling me this?"
"Why?...Because I like you." Sakura said shrugging her shoulders before stopping.
"Well this is your stop. See ya." Sakura walked away before the blushing Shikamaru could say another word.
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Sakura stared at the wall infront of her with seemingly bored eyes. But it wasn't if you looked deep enough you can see the tears and sadness in the them. Behind her, in the kitchen, was her mother crying while washing the dishes. She knew her mother wanted to be alone right now so she did what her mother would probably want her to do. She walked away from her.
Sakura sighed as she stared up at the stars in the sky.
"I still remember that day..." Inner whispered her own tears falling while she sobbed.
"I remembered feeling so cold...scared...hollow." Sakura just continued to stare at the stars. She didn't tell the whole truth to Shikamaru. Shikamaru...what a good friend he was. They were really close in her time. Always playing and talking with each other.
"It's time to sleep..."
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: Sakura's father was murdered! What did she mean when she said she didn't tell Shika the whole truth? Does Sakura really like Shika? :P Review pwease! :) VOTING TIME!
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