6 Months with the Hyuuga Family
By: Whipped Coffee
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Disclaimer
I don't own Naruto.
If I did, I wouldn't be here, now would I?
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Month Two
Day Six
Recap
"It's a letter…"
Sasuke raised his brow. "Isn't that what I said?"
"It's a letter… from Sakura, isn't it?"
Chapter Twenty-Five—Haruno Sakura
He narrowed his eyes as he glared at Naruto. "What are you talking about?" Naruto didn't answer him, but he had his eyes fixed on the envelope.
"Did you read it yet?" Was all he said.
The playfulness that was etched in his voice a few minutes ago was no longer there. It was instead filled with an emotion that Sasuke never witnessed Naruto show. "Well?" He looked away from the white envelope, and up at Sasuke's face.
Sasuke didn't answer him. He turned away from Naruto, deciding that he was going to ignore what he had said.
"Hey! Sasuke-teme!"
"Bye!" Tenten shouted, waving the last guest out of the Hyuuga Manor.
Hinata stood next to her, and smiled at the guests who were walking—well, more like stumbling out. Ino sighed as she rubbed her temples. "Who the hell brought alcohol to the party?" She mumbled, as she sighed once again.
"I'd ask Kairi's boyfriend," Tenten sang, grinning at Kairi, who was next to Ino.
Kairi glared at Tenten. "He had nothing to do with it!" She yelled, defending him. Tenten laughed as she closed the door behind the last guest. "I beg to differ, Kairi. I saw him sneak in at least 10 boxes of vodka."
"I saw him chugging down at least two bottles," Ino agreed, tapping on her chin as she thought back to when she had last seen Kiba.
Kairi rolled her eyes. "Whatever. At least he's not driving home today…"
Tenten grinned as she slung an arm over Hinata's shoulder, which caught her off-guard. "That's because Hinata here was nice enough to let him stay for the night!"
Hinata blushed as she smiled a little. Ino giggled as she put on her jacket. "Well, guys, I gotta go. My parents will freak if I'm not home by 3," she said, rolling her eyes. She sighed, "and I wanted to stay here for the night…"
Kairi rolled her eyes. "Just because Shikamaru isn't going home, doesn't mean that you can just crash the night and sleep with him in the guest room, Ino," she said with a smirk.
"Shut up!" Ino shouted, blushing. "Who said I wanted to stay for the night because of him?!"
"Shut up," Kairi mocked Ino, as she started putting on her own jacket. She grinned as she patted Ino on the back. "Its okay, Ino. We all know that you can't control your hormones. You want to jump Shikamaru every time you see him, don't you?" She flashed a grin at Hinata and Tenten, and walked out the door.
"Kairi!" Ino shouted, as she ran out the door, chasing Kairi down the block.
Tenten laughed along with Hinata, as they shut the door. "Kairi should learn to keep her mouth shut," Tenten said, as she walked along with Hinata up the stairs.
"Most of her c-comments are un-needed," Hinata said with a giggle.
Tenten nodded, agreeing along with Hinata. "Just hope that she makes it home safe without any scratches on her face," she said with a grin on her face.
"Inuzuka, don't barf on the bed," Neji said, with a hint of disgust in his voice.
"Don't be like that, Neji," Kiba slurred, as he tried to grab onto Neji's arm.
Fortunately, Neji moved out of the way before Kiba could grab onto him. That action made Kiba fall flat on the floor, for he was on the bed when he had tried to grab onto Neji. Kiba groaned on the floor, but didn't make a motion to pick himself off the floor. Neji sighed as un-crossed his arms to help Kiba off the floor.
"Once you're sober, I'm going to send you to the hospital," Neji muttered under his breath, as he grabbed Kiba by the arm.
Kiba did nothing but laugh, as if he had heard what Neji said and thought that it was the funniest thing in the whole world.
"Night Hinata!" Tenten shouted, as she waved to Hinata.
Hinata waved back, before walking into her own room. Tenten did the same thing, and turned on the lights. Light illuminated the whole room, to which Tenten smiled at.
'I'm going to miss this place once I move out…' Tenten thought, as she sat on her bed. She looked around the room, before sighing and grabbing her pajamas. Walking towards the bathroom, she saw a white envelope on top of her drawers. She scrunched her eyebrows as she picked up the envelope.
'What's this…?'
"Was that the only thing you could've done, Sasuke?"
"What are you talking about, dobe?"
"I mean, giving the envelope to Tenten! Was that the only thing you could've done to tell her what happened between you two?"
Sasuke sighed as he ran a hand through his hair. Their conversations were repeating themselves, from when Sasuke had first stepped out of Tenten's room. Naruto had been following him ever since he ignored his question, and wouldn't stop following him until he answered his question.
Naruto waited patiently for Sasuke's answer. He knew that if he kept asking, he'll eventually get it out of him. He had done this plenty of times in the past, and was successful. He counted on his own stubbornness to get the information out of Sasuke.
"Why do you even care?" Sasuke asked, as he looked at Naruto.
The two walked down the block. Sasuke was going back to his house, and bam! Naruto was somehow right alongside him, following him and nagging him about the envelope.
"Well, because Sakura and Tenten are my friends too!" Naruto said loudly, as he looked at Sasuke.
"Dobe, be quiet. The whole neighborhood will hear you if you keep talking this loud," Sasuke said, as he looked straight ahead.
There was silence among them for a few seconds. That is, before Sasuke spoke up again. "I suppose I could have given it to her personally," Sasuke said, as he stuck his hand into his pocket.
"Why didn't you?" Naruto asked, as he too looked straight ahead.
Sasuke scoffed at Naruto. "Well, what was I suppose to say? 'Hey Tenten, I need to go. And before I go, here, a letter from Sakura to me. Hope this clears the confusion for you.'?"
Naruto thought about it. Sasuke scoffed again, not believing that Naruto was actually spending the time to think about it. "Well, yeah. That might've been good too. But was leaving it on her desk the only possibility?"
Sasuke resisted the urge to slap Naruto on the back of his head. He instead took a deep breath, which came out as a big sigh. "No, Naruto. It was the easiest way I could think of." He paused, as if he was thinking of something else to say.
"But it was the only way to make things less complicated for us."
'To Uchiha Sasuke? What the hell is this?'
That was all Tenten could think when she saw the letter. It was a neat handwriting—a girl's, she knew. It had to be a girl, since no guy she ever met had handwriting as neat as that.
'Why is this here?' Tenten thought, as she looked at the envelope. She bit her lip as she thought back to when she had last seen Sasuke. She widened her eyes as she realized the reason as to why Naruto and Sasuke were acting suspicious when she had caught them upstairs.
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"Sasuke? Why are you up here?"
"Hn."
"Naruto? Why are you guys even here?"
"Why? We can't be here?!"
"Gosh Naruto, it was just a question. No need to be so defensive."
"Why can't we be defensive? It's not like we have something to hide—"
"Shut. Up. Dobe."
"…Okay… You guys are acting suspicious. So tell me, why are you guys up here again? It's off-limits to people in the party…"
"But we're not just people! We're your friends too!"
"So that gives you the right to snoop around up here?"
"Who said we were snooping?"
"Yeah, who said?"
"I heard it once Naruto, no need to repeat what Sasuke just said…"
"Just saying…"
"You still haven't answered my question, you know."
"Uhm… we were… we were… here because… because…"
"We were looking for the bathroom."
"…Together? I thought only girls went together… Unless…?"
"Hell no we are. No need to be sexist."
"Oh. Okay. Just making sure, Sasuke. So… you do normally go to the bathroom with each other…? I-I mean, it's alright if you do, 'cause it's perfectly normal for two teenage boys to go to the bathroom together."
"What do you take me for? The dobe wanted to go to the bathroom, but was too scared of the dark so he asked me to take him."
"Hey!! I didn't say that—!"
"Wow, I never knew that you'd actually agree to something like that Sasuke…"
"Shut up."
"Are you sure that you were looking for the bathroom? Because for one thing, I know you guys come here a lot and the bathroom is that way, not this way…"
"Why are you interrogating us, Tenten? It's not like we did anything right! Right teme? It's not like we snuck into your room or anything, and took a few things, or even put a few things in—"
"Do you know when to shut up, dobe?!"
"…Sorry…"
"Since when do you say sorry to Sasuke?"
"WHY?! Why can't I!?"
"…You guys are really acting strange tonight."
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Tenten cursed softly under her breath as she realized that was why they were up here. 'How come I didn't notice that they were coming out of my room…?' Tenten sighed as she put the envelope back on the dresser.
She continued her way to the bathroom, to change into her pajamas. As soon as she came out, however, she eyed the envelope once more. She sighed as she grabbed it, and walked over to her bed.
'It's not like he doesn't want me to read it, right? I mean, if he didn't, then why would he even have left it there in the first place?' Tenten grinned as she nodded to herself. She opened it quickly, seeing that it was already opened (it might be because Sasuke had already opened it, Tenten thinks).
"Here goes nothing…"
Dear Sasuke,
This might seem weird, doesn't it? I mean, me writing a letter to you… and since I do have your number with me… Yeah, I still have it. Doesn't that seem weird? I should've thrown it out when I said I didn't want to be friends with you anymore… But I couldn't seem to get the will to throw it out. Weird, isn't it?
Anyways, what I wanted to say in this… is that I'm sorry. Yes, totally the same as what you wanted to hear. I'm so predictable, aren't I? I mean, I've been asking for your forgiveness for weeks after I realized what a horrible mistake I've made… I guess being with Neji really confused me.
Yes, I know what you're thinking. Hyuuga? I don't want to hear about him. I guess in a way, you're sort of predictable, too.
But that's not what I wanted to say in this. Well, not the only thing I want to say in this, anyways. I know that it's probably weeks after you've received this from Mina, since I'm pretty sure that you're still mad at me. You were always the one to hold grudges against people, Sasuke.
The reason for me writing this letter is yes, to yet again ask for your forgiveness, but also to tell you why I left so unexpectedly. I just couldn't keep up with the drama in my love life, and even more drama in my family. I had to move because of yes, family issues, but also because of what happened to you and Neji. I know that you might not think much of him, but he really is a good guy. I know that you might have already found out, because from some people, they say you guys are friends again. Guess my leaving did patch things up a little, didn't it?
That was also the reason why I left. I couldn't take it anymore. I didn't want it anymore. Your friendship with Neji is more important than my relationship with Neji. I don't care what happens to me and Neji, but all I want is that you patch things up with him. And him patch things up with you, too. Was it wrong of me to leave? Did it mess things up even more for you guys?
I had no idea when I left. I was confused. I was hurt. I was just… lost. I didn't know what to do. I was caught between two guys that I had once loved. So… I just packed up and left.
My family wasn't doing much better, either. My mother had a disease, and she needed surgery. Badly. My father was too busy working for the money to pay for it, even though we were pretty decent with money our whole lives. My mother made it through the surgery, though. But then that's when Dad started having problems.
I guess you can call my life messed up, can't you? But, I'm not telling you all that about my family to get your pity. I certainly don't want the pity in my life anymore. I moved to America because of family problems. We weren't doing very well here, and my father needed someone to watch over him. The only other relatives we had were in America. I had no say in any of it, but I guess you could say that I was relieved.
I was relieved that we were getting away. I was relieved that I didn't have to make up a reason to tell you guys, as to why I was getting away. I finally thought that once in my life, I chose the right path. To leave you guys, and start a new life, where you guys can forget about me, and live your own lives happily. But that didn't work out too well. I was the new kid, the geeky girl, the pink haired freak. The one who didn't have any friends, the one who supposedly died their hair because it was naturally white.
Rumors spread about me like wildfire, and once again, I couldn't take it. I stayed home for a week, just to have more rumors spread about me once I got back to school. It was torture. Now I knew the consequences for leaving you guys. It's like karma, isn't it? I know that I was just running away from my problems, and I should've just faced them like a man. But I'm not a man. I'm a woman, and I couldn't handle the problems that I had at that time. It was either I get away, or I get a mental breakdown.
I was masking everything I felt inside. I took anger out on you, when you tried to do those inappropriate things to me. I was angry. I wasn't thinking when I said I didn't want to be your friend anymore. I was wrong. I was horribly wrong. I regretted all my actions, and most of all, I regret the fact that I left you guys.
But, none of that sad topic. I heard about Tenten. Don't worry; I'm not stalking you guys, or anything. She seems nice, and I wonder how she is once I meet her. I know that she probably wouldn't think of me as a good person, since she heard all this stuff about me already. But, I don't know if the things are good or bad. Guess we'll just have to wait and see, don't we?
My life in the past few months couldn't be just narrowed down in this piece of paper. Everything that happened to me can't be narrowed down into a few words. Everything that I felt can't just be expressed in paper and pen. I'll just have to tell you what happened to me in person, when I'm ready. And no, I'm not ready yet. Lucky for you, Sasuke, I'm not ready to come back. You don't have to face me, and I don't have to face you yet. Who knows when I'll be ready? It might be never, but of course, having this guilt; it might be sooner than I know.
Tell the others that I miss them. I miss them so much, that I can hardly wake up in the morning without feeling sad. But I guess this is what I get since I left. Tell Naruto that I miss him the most. He was like a brother to me, as you know (: Tell him not to worry so much. He needs to be that spunky hyper kid that we see him as every single day.
Tell the girls not to worry, either. I've only been calling Kairi because it seems like at this time, she's the only person I can talk to through the phone without bursting into tears. I know you never liked me crying, but I just can't help it. I haven't seen you guys in so many months, it hurts too much not to cry. I remember when you would always curse at me for crying…
But it's not reminiscing day, is it? Well, this letter has gotten long enough. I don't even think that it takes me this long to write my ten page essays. It took me a long time to think of what to write to you Sasuke, and I hope that you read this. Even if it is a page ripped apart to pieces. It still makes me feel better that you took the time to read what has happened to me.
Well, this is it. The end of my letter. I'll come back, so don't worry :) The narrowest date I can come up with is this: Two months. So, get ready for it. Because I know I will.
Bye, Sasuke. But it's only bye for now.
Hope to be your friend,
Haruno Sakura.
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Ah phoo :P Two months of not updating )x Ackk. I'm hoping to get another chapter in before the mid-winter recess ends(x So, there you go:D Hope you guys can get along the story without the keys. It was bothering me, so I changed the top format(: Excuse my grammar, also. I'm a bit rusty from not writing so long, lols. The letter was too long, no? ): It was mostly a boring chapter, lols.
Oh, oh, did you guys see Step Up 2? Dayum, the break dancing was so hot lmfao. I wanna learn how to do it too :P
Okay… so yeah. We got our high school letters back by the way(: I got accepted into Bronx Science. Mwahaha, I feel so smart lmfao. All that studying paid off :P So, the no-updates didn't go to waste for nothing! xD Hehss(: Now two hours of my life it going to be wasted on the train):
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