K.L.K- a LOT of stuff has happened whilst I've been away from this fic. I'm now fourteen... my Gal-pals are trying to set me up with my best guy-friend, and I threw up twice this morning from a stomach bug. (grimaces) Gah, I hate it. or maybe it was because of my migraine...? Well, I've been sitting by people who've been sick the entire time they've gotten sick, so there's a good chance that that might've been it. Anyway, go to the Authoress's Note.

TITLE: what happened?

PAIRING: unknown

RATING: T

SUMMARY: what if Sakura- Haruno Sakura- had a past with Uchiha Itachi? this is the story, and what it brought on.

AUTHOURESS'S NOTE: blargh... I just want to sleep for a freakin' WEEK. I'm so tired... my head is barely in my schoolwork anymore... And I need more time to get this one thing done and I won't have time. (groans) oh yay I get to work through lunch again...damn...Okay, the Preliminaries. Always a favourite part of mine in my favourite Arc, the Chunin Examinations! (cheers) now, the only fight I want to even CARE about for them is Ino and Sakura's fight, alrighty? So, she'll most likely take a nap during the time that passes. Exciting, no? Kukukuku... you'll see. O.o and if I ever laugh like Naraku EVER again, someone slap me. SERIOUSLY (shudders) DO EEEEEET. XD but only if I ever laugh like that again... Oh! the fic! alrighty, ONWARD CHAAAAAAAAAAAARGE! o.o...that's it...no more Honey Buns for me today.

Disclamier: I don't own Naruto.

TWENTY-FIFTH CHAPTER: what the, PRELIMINARIES?! What!

Sakura was BORED. so bored, in fact, that she had even been counting the cracks on the floor, or how many scars she could spot on the guy's neck in front of her- which was fifty-three, by the way- and then she had listed off the causes of death she could cause with one poison from A to Z in her mind. and the old man was STILL talking. she sighed as she knew he was about done, since he was slowing down a bit.

"and these Preliminaries are being held because there are simply too many teams." Sarutobi finished off, his eye twinkling at the pinkette who offered a small smile back. "here's the proctor, Hayate-san."

"Okay, listen-" cough cough. "up. this screen-" cough. he pointed to a screen on a wall, already scrolling through names with bright green text on them. "The matches will be-" cough cough hack! "held soon. if you-" hack, cough, hack-HACK! "think or know you are unable-" cough. "to fight, then drop out, as the decision will no longer affect your teammates."

immidiately, Kabuto- with his injured arm now in a sling- raised his hand. "Sorry. I'm dropping out." he smiled apoligetically.

"up into the stands, MAGGOTS!" Morino Ibiki shouted, and everyone went onto the landing that had no seats, and settled themselves to watch the fights.

Sakura's eyelids drooped, and drooped. she knew she wouldn't stay awake for much longer. she also knew her energy would be mostly refilled and so would her chakra reserves if she got a two-hour nap, with Usui and Inner napping as well, and she had thier chakras to pull off of now.

so, she fell into a deep slumber, whilst the fights commenced.

0o0-IN THE DREAM...-0o0

the rosette kunoichi opened her eyes, and she felt instinctively, that something was wrong. terribly, terribly wrong. all she could see was black. darkness, surrounding her, trying to suffocate her in the pitch-coloured scheme. she tried to stand, but her body just WOULDN'T move! she struggled against the unseen bonds, and suddenly the stange place she was in was thrown into light.

her limbs were bound with chains, and her body looked...older. definately older. maybe about fifteen or even fourteen. she tried to call out for help, but her throat closed up and she gagged a few times before it ceased. her eyes darted around, gathering as much as she could about the blurred dream world as she could. she looked to be in a windowless room, with only one rickety-looking door. she sat there for several more minutes, before the door swung open, to reveal...a man...? a woman...? she couldn't tell. the...It smirked, and she could finally speak.

"y-you're--!"

0o0-OUT OF THE DREAM-0o0

"Wake up, Sakura!"

her eyes flew open, and she felt around her wrists. nothing. she wasn't restrained by chains anymore. she looked to Naruto, seeing Kakashi walking back, smiling his masked smile.

"sorry. Sasuke needs to rest for a bit." he shrugged, and she nodded.

"Hai. what did I miss?" she asked as she stood from her sitting position against the wall, and he shrugged.

"not much."

Suddenly they all heard the scrolling sounds of the humongous screen, and they all looked up at it at once.

"Haruno Sakura Versus-" COUGH, HACK! "Yamanaka Ino!"

Sakura groaned. "oh, man! she's a good girl to have as a friend. damnit." she then hopped down from the railing, landing softly on the ground. Ino was soon down there as well, walking down the ramp.

the proctor droned and hacked out the rules, and then quickly got back to his spot.

"So, Ino, I guess this is gonna be interesting." she smiled, and then she took her hitiate and put it onto her forehead. "and tough. but I warn you... you might not want to use your mind control jutsu."

the blonde scoffed. "why, so you can win? no way, Sakura." she tied her Hitiate onto her forehead and then dropped into her fighting stance, whilst Sakura stood there, her stance gaurded, her face serious. "you weakling, get into your stance!" the blonde shouted out, then she was knocked forewards by Sakura, the clone she had switched with dissapearing.

"watch it." she said with a smirk. "or I might not be able to hold back!"

twenty minutes later of fighting- and Sakura trying to hold back, for Ino's sake and life- Ino used the Jutsu and hit Sakura.

"I, Haruno Sakura, hereby concee--" then the body twitched malevolently, and Ino was sent hurtling back into her body.

"w-what are you?" Ino asked timidly, as she watched the pinkette- who's hair shadowed her eyes at the moment- closely. "a demon? Jinchuuriki? a monster?!" her eyes widened, and Sakura smirked, as her eyes were shown finally, the crimson purple blazing where the green used to be.

"I don't know what I am, Yamanaka. Half-demon? possibly. Jinchuuriki? oh, yes, probably so. monster? oh, my family would tell you that, especially my bastard of a father." her smirk grew, showing her lengthening canines- or rather, fangs- and she crouched down low as chakra lengthened her tailbone, her ears moving up on her head, as her scream of pain made everyone wince. a few moments later of the blood-curdling scream ringing in thier ears, she stood, the seal on her back spreading to cover her arms and legs, one mark on one side of her chin, as her eyes became more animalistic, the black fox-tail and ears on her head and her body stance SCREAMING predator. her shirt was torn to shreds from the chakra tendrils, her skirt-pouch now a heap of torn fabric, her shorts had rips all through them, and her bindings stayed in place, thankfully.

"do you give up, or do you condem yourself to death, Ino? it's still the full moon, when I have less control. even now, it's slipping. you're exactly that type that I LOVE to make scream. your pretty blonde hair and blue eyes," she appeared behind the girl, her mouth touching the girl's ear gently. "a bombshell body, with that innocent look at life..." her mouth curved into a smile. "if you give up, I won't have to kill you. it's either you submit, or Usui won't take it very well whilst she's in this state..." she licked along the shell of the blonde's ear without anyone's notice, and then dissapeared back to her spot. "so what will it be, Ino? life?" he eyes narrowed. "or death?"

everything was silent, before Ino dropped her kunai she had held. "I give up." then, she fainted.

the pinkette smiled. "good." she dissapeared up into the stands, carrying the fainted girl up with her, and placed her down.

'she's pack. definately pack.' Usui titled, and Sakura smiled drowsily.

'Hai...pack.'

then there was nothing but darkness.

K.L.K- Umm...(scuffs foot on the ground) I think this'll end up InoSaku for a bit, honestly. BUT she accepts her as pack now, so obviously Ino won't be her rival. I don't even KNOW if she cares about having a rival! so we'll see where it goes. also this might be why she wasn't drooling all over the Akatsuki guys, ne?

Sakura- great, greaaaaat. I'm lesbian!

K.L.K- nah, you'll most likely be bisexual, so then you wouldn't be all freaking out about it.

Sakura-...ah. I see. anywho, suckish fight, much?

K.L.K- (deadpanned stare) look, I still have a headache, my stomach hurts, and I'm tired even though I slept all day. LEAVE ME THE FUCK ALONE, WOMAN.

Sakura- Jeeze, fine! who stuck a stick up your ass?!

K.L.K- sorry. still pissed off that I missed school today... and I'm gonna quit Drama Club... not as fun as it used to be. (pouts) and there's only eight or nine people, and my Kaasan's all "GET A PART OR QUIIIIT!" and I really don't want to act... I sing, I draw, I have to keep up my grades- FUCK this! I need less to worry about! my mom pulled out aa white hair from my head... AGAIN...Gah, I gotta go take a shower.

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