This school seems to have gone from bad to worse in four days; I can't believe how many girls want to hurt me because of some few stupid rumors! What are the rumors anyways?

As I walked from class to class I heard whispers but couldn't quite make them out, I saw people staring at me and quickly turning away once I made eye contact, and I saw girl pointing and laughing once I saw them.

I didn't know what rumors were being spread about me but I just wanted to run home and into Itachi's arms-

Wow, rewind. Did I just think that?!

I need to get my mind off of him for a while, sure we went on something most people would consider at date, and we kissed…but…what does it all mean?

"Don't space out." I heard Sasuke's voice next to me, I turned in surprise to see him looking at me.

"When did you get here?" I asked.

"A little while ago, I saw you spacing out. It's dangerous to space out in a school like this, especially when you're the center of gossip." That's right…I was.

"Come on we'll walk together to the auditorium for the announcement. " he said and I only nodded my head.

"By the way do you know what this meeting is about?" I asked him knowing he wasn't going to tell me but hoping he would.

"You'll see." He said with a smirk and I had a bad feeling about it already.

Soon it was time for the announcement and I could see all the chairs beginning to fill up.

"Why am I back here?" I asked Temari and Tenten who were standing next to me.

"You ask a lot of questions." Temari said and laughed at my confused expression.

"By the way where is Hinata?" Tenten asked and I began to look around for her but she was nowhere to be found.

"She's having a make-out session with her boyfriend let the two love birds be." Temari said and I had almost forgot that they were a couple for a minute.

"Settle down everyone." I heard Sasuke's voice through the microphone say and suddenly everyone got quiet. Wow people were really scared of AKATSUKI.

"As you may all know there are a lot of rumors surrounding a certain student, Sakura Haruno. I understand that you people have no life and entertain yourselves by ruining other people's life's but this one I cannot let you hurt. I want to make a public announcement that all those rumors are fake, and Sakura Haruno is now OFFICIALLY a member of AKATSUKI."

WHAT?!

There were whispers everyone, people really looked shocked.

"If you mess with Sakura Haruno you mess with all of us." I hadn't realized that Temari was pulling me forward and onto the wide open stage until I heard gasps and more whispers.

I tried to run back but it was already too late.

"Welcome our new member, Sakura Haruno." Sasuke said while handing me what looked to be like a dangerous weapon. I didn't even know what to do with it.

"As of today she will be taught special training, so if there is still anyone who wants to pick a fight with her. Go ahead we encourage you, but I warn you now, it will be videotaped and published."

What? No don't tell people to try and kill me! What are you doing Sasuke?

I looked out into the crowd that was only staring at me with shock, well at least from the few faced I could see.

"That is all, you are dismissed." He said and they slowly one by one got off of their seats and left the auditorium.

"What are you doing Sasuke?" I asked flinging the dangerous weapon he had given me.

He took it away from me after a while of me swinging it, "Don't worry, this way they'll leave you alone. I doubt many people will try and pick on you now. If anyone only the people who have a death wish will."

"You say it like it's so simple." I said but smiled in thanks anyways. "So what were the rumors about me?" I asked.

"Well there was one that said you were a prostitute and slept with men to get your clothes." Tenten said while she placed a finger on her chin so signify that she was remembering what she had heard.

"I heard that you went down on the guy who gave you a ride this morning." Temari said and I blushed remembering it was Itachi.

"I-I-I could never.. I mean…it's weird." I just stopped talking when I realized the more I said the stupider I looked.

School was soon over and I began to walk home alone because they had to stay to sign some papers, though they insisted that I waited for them I insisted I could be fine on my own. Besides Sasuke gave me back that cool knife.

"You guys help me." I heard a voice say almost in a begging tone.

"No, I'm sorry I'd rather they have you then me." One girl said and I began to walk to the voices, what was going on?

"What? I thought we were friends please! Help me!" A weeping voice said with pain in her throat.

"If you don't leave now we'll rape all of you." A deep voice said and I stopped in my tracks.

"What?" One girl asked in alarm.

Crap! I need help, I took out my phone and began to scroll down the list of very small contacts.

-Help! Danger! Park! Hurry! – Sakura

I send that message to Sasuke, knowing there was no time to explain everything in detail. Hopefully he gets here soon.

"You have five seconds to make up your mind."

I took out the knife Sasuke gave me and hoped to god that I would at least hold this right. Yea I was oblivious to knifes, but this was a combat knife.

"Five, four, three, two, o-"

"AH!" The girls screamed as they ran away and abandoned their friend.

"If you don't make so much noise we promise we won't make it hurt…too much." The man spoke while he laughed and, what sounded like, his two other friends laughed with him.

"No, please let me go. I'll pay you, just pleas-" Her sentence was cut off with a hard slap.

I even twitched when I heard it.

"Shut up!" The man said.

"No, please don't touch me there!" That's it, I couldn't wait any longer.

"Stop right there!" I said with my knife pointed to them and my phone in my hand with 911 already dialed.

"Let her go or I'll call the cops!" I said looking at the three men and at the blond girl with tears in her eyes.

"Ha! You think you can beat all three of us?" One man said as he ran towards me, I guess my bluff didn't work. I quickly put my phone away and tried to move out of his way, only barely dodging him. He stumbled and I took that opportunity to burry my knife on his thigh, his screams of pain were probably heard all the way in the streets.

"You bitch!" He yelled and I pulled my knife out and stepped back, as he tried to cover his bleeding wound I glanced at the man who was still holding the crying girl.

"Let her go!" I repeated.

"Well aren't you tough." He said, "get her!" He commanded the other guy who was standing there. At that point the blond girl bit down on the man's arm hard enough to cause him to bleed, he released her and jumped on top of the man running towards me. I took that opportunity to shank him in the stomach, he fell to the floor soon enough then there was just one man who was standing.

He suddenly smirked, I automatically turned around and the guy who was once on the floor trying to stop the bleeding from his thigh in front of my face and in a second he held the knife and my back was pressed against a wall.

I felt something cold and sharp on my throat. I opened my eyes to see the knife that was once in my had being pressed against my throat.

"Let her g-" came the cries of the blond girl but they were quickly hushed when the man pressed her face against the wall, hard.

"You've made us quite angry, this won't be fun for you." The man spoke in such a sinister way that I wanted to scream out for help but was held back by fear.

"I suggest you let them go before you get yourself in a situation you really don't want to be in." I heard that musical velvet voice I wanted to hear all day.

"Ita…chi…" I barely managed to say.

He looked at me and I saw his eyes turn murderous.

"I said, LET HER GO!" He screamed.

"You and what army." The man holding the blond girl asked.

I saw Itachi give him one of the coldest stares I've ever seen. He began to walk to the man who had a knife to my throat.

"Take another step and I'll cut her!" He screamed and Itachi was behind him in a matter of seconds, he got his arm that held the knife to my throat and broke his arm. The man fell with cries of pain as he held his arm. He turned to look at the man next to the girl who was now in pain from the amount of pressure he was using to push her against the wall.

"I'm not afraid of a cowardly man who attacked women, no less teenage girls."

The man ran for his life but was caught by Sasuke and the rest of the group who got there a little late but it's better than not coming at all.

"Are you ok?" Itachi asked as he observed my neck.

"Yes…thank you." I said before throwing myself into his arm.

He pet my head and held me close. I felt so comfortable in his arms, I didn't want him to ever let me go.