Ok, I know I haven't updated in a while. So I'm sitting in a food tech lesson, and because I'm bored, I've decided to do a lil' of this next chapter. Aren't you guys lucky? You better REVIEW.


Chapter 28.

Stare Me Out Of Here.

Temari woke the next morning with a headache.

"Ok…who spiked my drink?" She groaned, sitting upright in her bed.

"TEMARI. YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE." Kakashi's yell came from downstairs.

"SAYS YOU. YOU'RE ALWAYS LATE KAKASHI." She shouted back, wincing as her headache increased.

"JUST GET READY." Came his reply.

Muttering to herself, Temari hauled herself out of her comfortable bed. She shivered in her pyjamas and turned back to the bed half heartedly.

"Oh my god it's so cold, bed, I'm sorry for leaving you. Take me back?" She mumbled to no one in particular.

She sighed and turned to her draws in resignation. She opened her top drawer, looking for something decent to wear, and she noticed the absence of her new kimono.

She looked around the room and saw it over the back of the chair. It had obviously been worn, due to the crinkles which were partially hidden in the folds.

She frowned. Why would it have been worn-.

She stopped mid-thought.

Oh my god. She remembered everything.

Kakashi, Neji, Sasuke, Kabuto, Shino and Kiba. Her headache peaked and she hissed in pain, clutching the side of her head and quickly pulling her hair into its usual four pony-tails.

What would Shikamaru think? And if Ino knew about it, then the whole school would know. She would be labelled 'slut' for life. I mean, even her SENSEI….and what the HELL would Shikamaru think?

Did he already know? And her friends?

She needed to tell them the truth! They needed her side of the story, she needed-.

She stopped herself once again in her thinking.

She was panicking. She closed her eyes and breathed in and out slowly, counting to ten in time with her breathing.

She had to focus on everyday things, and forget that anything like that had ever happened.

It was either that, or lose what was left of her sanity.


"Hey, Kura-Taka. I heard your lips are uncontrollable, is that right?" Someone said, walking up to her as she entered the main entrance to Konoha High. Temari gritted her teeth as she recognised the voice of Sasori, from the Akatsuki group.

"Temari, if you need to fasten your lips onto something longer and on a deeper, more experienced level…I'm only around the corner." A silver haired guy she knew as Hidan whispered in her ear as he blocked her in from another side.

"You know Temari, I can make you scream real easy you know…why not come with me?" Itachi Uchiha, Sasuke's older brother said to her softly. She shook her head and backed away from them, but she found herself surrounded by the Akatsuki group minus Pein, their leader.

"LEAVE ME ALONE." She said quietly as they boxed her in.

"Now why would we do that, baby?" Zetsu said, cupping his hand to the white side of his face innocently, his black side however, telling an entirely different story.

"Because I've told you to." She said stubbornly. Kisame barked a laugh and leaned in close to her.

"Why would we listen to little sluts such as yourself? We heard all about it from the Yamanaka girl when she was talking to Itachi's little brother…So I can't understand you backing out. Or are you afraid of not being able to handle the expertise of the big boys?" He grinned, showing his shark-like needle sharp teeth.

He went to nip her lip but she pulled her arm up like a piston on impulse, smashing her fist under his jaw so that his mouth snapped shut on his tongue. He grabbed his mouth and howled in pain as Temari shoved him backwards in an attempt to evade her tormentors.

Instead Deidara grabbed her around the waist and yanked slightly on her hair. She gasped in pain and he kissed her violently, trying to get his tongue into her mouth. She managed to quickly shut her mouth and bite his lip hard, making him push her away from him and clutch his now bleeding mouth.

She turned to see Hidan coming towards her and she punched him with her remaining good fist straight in the chest, before turning and high-tailing it towards her form room.

She gasped for breath as she slowed down, having reached her form room. She straightened herself out and cleared her throat, trying to pull up some dignity from somewhere, and she opened the door.

The welcome that she received almost made her shut it again.

The class had been buzzing with life only seconds before, but as they saw her enter the room, the class fell abruptly silent.

Every pair of eyes turned to look at her, and all of them were filled with cold hatred. Except for one pair, which had cold hatred mixed with spiteful glee in them.

Temari looked at her friends. Sakura narrowed her eyes slightly at her, Tenten full out glared at her and Hinata refused to look at her, having heard all of it from Tenten and Sakura.

Temari then glanced at Shikamaru. He didn't even spare a glance in her direction.

Amidst the silence, someone coughed awkwardly.

Temari looked away from all of them and went up the stairs until she reached the back, seating herself quietly in one of the chairs as she tried to tune out the whispers and the looks she was getting.

"Doesn't she look awful?"

"Wow, do you think she regrets it?"

"Probably not, once a slut, always a slut. Serves her right."

Other such whispers flew back and forth across the classroom, and they didn't cease until Kakashi entered the room all bright and cheery to begin the day's lessons.

Temari stared out of the window the whole time, wishing she could just be forgotten.


When the lesson finished, Temari darted down the steps and managed to get out before anyone else. She started to walk off down the corridor when someone called out her name in challenge.

"Oi. Temari." Tenten's voice called out.

Temari kept walking, trying not to make it obvious as she picked up her pace.

"OI BITCH. I'M TALKING TO YOU."

Temari stopped and took a deep breath, listening as Tenten's footsteps drew closer. The class gathered round slightly, watching as the two once 'best-friends' faced each other.

"What." Temari asked wearily.

"Do you know how much of a slut you are? Do you even care?" Tenten asked, standing slanted to one side with a hand on her hip.

"Of course I care…because it wasn't even my fault." Temari said, gesturing helplessly with her arms.

"That's what they all say." Shikamaru added in, pushing through the crowds to stand beside Tenten. Sakura nodded in agreement from where she stood behind them with Hinata.

"Damn straight they do." Naruto muttered, shaking his blonde fringe out of his eyes.

"Honestly, why would I lie to you?"

"Because there is evidence against you where people saw you kissing five different guys last night." Ino's silky voice said as she emerged from the crowd. She was smirking triumphantly.

"So you're siding with her now?" Temari asked.

"I don't stand with sluts." Shikamaru snarled.

"I'm not a slut!" Temari protested.

"Yeah, sure." Shikamaru replied sarcastically.

"I'M TELLING THE TRUTH. I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE DONE INO, BUT I SWEAR TO GOD I HATE YOU." Temari exploded, pointing a finger at Ino accusingly.

"Don't go blaming it on Ino, Temari!" Tenten shouted.

"Oh so you're all b-f-f now?" Temari asked cynically.

"Oh, did I forget to mention that she kissed another guy last night?" Ino suddenly asked, looking as though she'd forgotten something.

The crowd all turned to look at Ino with interest.

"Oh yes, in fact, she was found making out with Kakashi-Sensei." Ino said cattily.

"Is that true? Wait, I don't need to ask. Of course it's true. You're a slut, and you always will be." Shikamaru said disgustedly, pushing his way out from the spectators which had gathered around them all.

Tenten shook her head in distaste and followed him, taking Sakura and Hinata with her. The crowd dispersed, whispering among themselves. Temari felt tears start in her eyes and she fled the scene at a run.

She didn't know where she was going, and instead of going to her next lesson, she ended up out on the field, all the way to the back at the line of trees. She stood there, her chest heaving with breathless gasps due to her lack of regular exercise, and the fact that she was crying uncontrollably with anguish.

"FUCK THEM ALL." She yelled, punching the tree in front of her as hard as she could repeatedly until her knuckles bled, red trails running down her arm as she converted her hopeless sadness into uncontrollable anger.

"I hope you're not considering trying to kill the tree in your anger. I'm pretty sure that the tree is in pain right now, and it won't want your blood all over it's beautiful nature-ness." A voice said from above her.

She looked up, refusing to be surprised in any way.

"Yamato Sensei, what do you want?" She asked dully.

Yamato was sprawled on his back on a thick branch with his hands up behind his head as he relaxed. He stretched carefully and yawned. In answer he held a hand out sideways, and a stream of notched wood came down to the ground, making her a set of steps.

Swallowing a sarcastic remark, she made her way cautiously up it, accepting his helping hand when she reached his branch. He sat up, allowing her to sit next to him.

"So, what's up Kura-Taka?" He asked with a slight smile.

"Life." Temari muttered.

"Oh? Surely it can't be that bad eh Kura-Taka?" He countered, his lips quirking in a kind smile as he nudged her in the ribs playfully.

"Yeah? Read that." Temari sniffed, handing him a small piece of paper which she retrieved from her pocket.

Frowning slightly, Yamato took the slip of paper and glanced at it.

"How did your first kiss taste? I mean kisses, because you're a slut unlike, me." He read out loud. He concentrated on his chakra and the paper crumbled to dust in his hard, the remains of it floating away in the breeze.

"Someone out there doesn't like you…" He said with a sad frown.

"Think I don't know that? I'm gonna go to class now. Thanks for trying." She sighed irritably, making her way back down and heading off in the direction of the school.

One of her school books fell out of her bag, and as she bent to pick it up, something small and folded fell out of it. Temari didn't notice however, and she stuffed the book back in her bag and started walking again.

Yamato stared at the leaves for a few minutes and winged his way down the tree. He stopped, noticing the folded piece of paper which Temari hadn't picked up, and he bent to retrieve it.

He opened it out fully and read it, frowning deeply.

He Shunshin'd away and headed for Kakashi's office.


Kakashi sat at his desk, musing over the note which he had picked up in Temari's room. It didn't really make any sense. Why would someone, if anyone, be after Temari?

Suddenly he heard voices outside in the corridor, and they got louder and louder. Shortly followed by a huge bang and a scream.

That was it, Kakashi was out of his seat and in the corridor, kids obscuring his view as they stood around something, watching.

"JUST LEAVE ME ALONE." Temari's voice screamed.

"YOU BITCH. WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT ABOUT HINATA?" Sakura yelled.

"I DIDN'T. GO AWAY." Temari shouted back.

Kakashi cleared his throat, but no one but the nearest kids took notice. They moved slightly, and this enabled him to see Temari and Sakura standing opposite each other, Temari holding a glowing green hand of healing chakra to her shoulder which looked dislocated.

"Naitokesutoreru! Kura-Taka! My office, now!" Kakashi suddenly yelled. Temari glared at him, whereas Sakura complied immediately.

"Kura-Taka! Now!" Kakashi growled.

"Fuck you." Temari said darkly, shunshin'ing away amidst a couple of gasps from the younger years. Kakashi fumed and followed Sakura into his office.

"Sakura Haruno, what the HELL is going on?" He asked her as she stood in front of him.

"Basically, no one wants her here anymore. Hinata tried to stand up for her, and then we hear from Kabuto Yakushi in the year below, that Temari called her 'an interfering bitch'. Hinata never hurt anyone, ever, and even though she's distraught, she's still trying to stick up for her! It's frickin' ludicrous!" Sakura ranted, gesturing wildly in anger.

"Something isn't right here." Kakashi groaned.

"What do you mean something isn't right? It's that…that…SLUT." Sakura spluttered.

"You wouldn't say that if you heard her crying herself to sleep and screaming all night from nightmares." Kakashi said seriously.

Sakura's face paled.

"Wh-What?" She stuttered disbelievingly.

"You have no idea do you?" Kakashi asked, raising his eyebrow.

"Hatake-San! I've found another one which fell out of her books!" Yamato announced as he Shunshin'd into the room. Upon seeing Sakura he froze, the small piece of paper in his hands.

"That's the sixth one. Hmm…Yamato. Can you go to my house and collect Kura-Taka please. I think it's time to ask a few questions." Kakashi said thoughtfully.

"Hai." Yamato nodded, disappearing once more.

Sakura was astonished.

"Uhh…I'll just…go…" She said nervously. Kakashi's eye flickered to her.

"No you won't. You can stay here." He said firmly. Sakura gulped.

"Ok then…"She said quietly, seating herself in the front row of seats as they waited for Temari's return.


When Yamato returned with Temari, nothing was said for a few seconds.

"Sit down Temari." Kakashi said.

"I'd rather stand." Temari said politely yet dangerously. "I might yet need to make a break for it." She muttered quietly to herself.

"Temari, we've found a piece of paper that slipped out of your book when you dropped it earlier." Yamato interrupted.

"Huh? The book I dropped on the field?" She asked curiously.

"Yes, now Temari, we need to know, where did the paper come from?" He continued urgently.

"Well, it came from Kabuto…I was using it to keep the page. I hadn't opened it yet." Temari said obliviously.

Kakashi made a hand sign, and a clone appeared next to him.

"Fetch Kabuto Yakushi." Kakashi said to the clone. The clone nodded and disappeared. Sakura blinked. What in carnation was going on?

"Kakashi-Sensei, I need to know two things." Temari stated suddenly, glaring at the floorboards beneath her. Kakashi cocked his head to the left slightly.

"Fire away." He said, gesturing for her to continue.

"Firstly…I want to know if it was YOU who kissed me before I left for the party." She said quickly, wishing she REALLY wasn't saying this to a teacher…in front of another teacher…and a former friend.

Yamato's eyebrows went up incredulously and Kakashi raised an eyebrow.

"No, I did not. I was in here marking your class's test scores, was I not Yamato?" He said, adjusting his Hitate. Yamato nodded in affirmation.

Temari sighed in relief. That narrowed it down SO much…and it took a lot of weight of her mind.

"And the second thing?" Kakashi asked.

"What does that note say? I never read it." Temari asked.

"I don't think that's a good ide-" Yamato started to say.

"Yamato, just read it out to her. She deserves to know now that we're doing something about it." Kakashi cut him off. Yamato ran his tongue along the back of teeth and nodded.

"You know, if you were to die and never come back, no one would care. But it wouldn't be too soon for, me." He read.

Sakura gasped in horror and stood up out of her seat.

"WHO THE HELL WOULD WRITE THAT?" She asked in disgust.

"Is there anyone at this school who really hates Temari this much?" Kakashi questioned.

"I can tell you who it might be." Temari said abruptly.

"Hmm?"

"It might be Ino. It might be Tenten."

"No! Oh Temari, no!" Sakura cried out.

"It might be Hinata. It could be Sasuke or Neji. It could be Karin. It…" She trailed off. "It might-…It might be Shikamaru." She said brokenly, digging her nails into her palms.

Kakashi raised his eyebrow as his clone dispersed and Kabuto Yakushi walked in.

"Well. It looks like we can have some answers." Yamato said, indicating for Sakura and Temari to sit down, which they did without protest, thankfully.

"Kabuto Yakushi. What do you know of these notes?" Kakashi said to the younger kid, holding up one of the fine printed notes.


Slight cliffy here, we're starting to get to the bottom of the plot. ;D

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Kaitaru Seras Viktoria Hatake.

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