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"I broke the stone." Sakura whispered quietly. Kakashi could feel her smile as she had her cheek up against his.

Kakashi froze. He pulled back slightly looking at her with a disturbed, questioning face now. He only knew of the one way to break the stone and that was something Sakura wouldn't do... would she?

She watched him and understood what was happening. She hugged him a little tighter and rested her head on his shoulder.

"Not like that. I wasn't lying when I said I was a virgin." She continued in the whisper tone. It took a moment but she could feel Kakashi relax a little after the statement. His shoulders sloped a little and he reached his arms around her and held her tightly. He rested his head up against hers and took in a deep breath. He didn't know how, but he understood what that meant. A smile was on both of their faces. Everything was going to be all right again in their minds.

They felt the rest of the wind die down from before, and the door fell in the hallway. Sakura wondered if she should question. She didn't know what they all had been through. She didn't bother to ask because she knew that it was going to be okay as long as she was with Kakashi.

He and Sakura opened their eyes to find the rest of the room looking at them. Their smiles didn't disappear but showed how awkward they felt. Kakashi and Sakura let go of each other and just stood there.

Nobody spoke. The medical staff had replaced themselves back onto their chairs. They were now staring with the objects that they kept from flying away, just waiting. Hokage was waiting with an impatient mood about him. It becoming unbelievably uncomfortable with all the stares. A couple minutes went by. Not a word was spoken. No matter where she looked Sakura got the same blank stare, which was scary with the exception of Hokage who gave a cold expression. He looked at her with disappointment as if a promise was broken. She was tempted to run out of the room but the stares kept her there, frozen. She felt if she moved she would become trapped. She reached to Kakashi hand and held it.

"Gah!" Ino cried out in frustration. "Sakura just tell us what happened. Did you actually break the stone or did this old fart forget." Ino yelled in frustration with her thumb pointing in the direction of Zazuge.

Hokage gave a apologetic smile to the old man, but Zazuge waved it off, saying that it did not offend him any.

"Well..." Started Sakura. She was in the spotlight and the stares were weighted. How could she explain this?

"Well? Tell us first which one." Ino instructed. She put a fist on her hip and waited.

"I... "She started again. She knew how this was going to sound and it was bad. She half cringed in anticipation.

"I broke the stone." She said softly. She immediately finished cringing waiting for a response. She squeezed onto Kakashi's hand as she sat their in the center of attention.

Ino looked down in thought. She immediately looked up opened her mouth to say something but instead put her head down in thought again. It took a moment but She spoke up. "But I thought you said--"

"But not like that" Kakashi said trying to stop from everybody thinking what Sakura knew exactly they were going to. Sakura opened up an eye and watched Kakashi.

"Well then how?" Ino asked him, sticking out her hip and crossing her arms.

"Ah..." That he did not know. He turned to Sakura waiting for an answer.

'Just great' she told herself. How do you explain it? Maybe she was wrong. Maybe it was the old man's forgetfulness. It was in a dream, wasn't it?

-- flash-y back

"Then I will decide for you." Inner Sakura said as she straightened out her fingers letting the stone free fall. Sakura eyes opened wide. She actually let the stone drop. Instinctively she dived after it, hoping she could catch it in time.

"So that is what you have decided huh, Sakura." She Inner self said as she watched Sakura try.

Sakura stretched out for everything she was worth and the stone fell onto the tips of her fingers. It was safe and intact. Sakura grasped it tightly and sat up, and held it close for a sense of security. She looked up at Inner Sakura who was filled with disgust. The counter part turned her back to Sakura and walked.

"You know this means that you chose you parents over Kakashi, right?" She said. She stopped and waited for a response as she looked into the void.

Sakura looked down at the stone in her arms and was filled with regret. "I know but..."

"Sakura there is no but's. You can't be both." Inner Sakura paused and sighed a little. "I don't know how you are going to tell Kakashi."

Sakura squeezed the stone a little in her hands and looked into the swirly void below her, staring at nothing. She questioned herself. How would she tell him. How hard would it be to tell it to his face? How do you tell someone that you cannot love them anymore? Could she handle the sadness in his eyes? Could she handle those eyes if they passed on the street and then go on like nothing happened? How hard would it be to tell her parents that she could no longer be a ninja because she was in love with her teacher too much. She couldn't... It would be the most painful thing ever. It would kill her. She paused a moment and held out the stone. She looked at it carefully. How hard would it be for her to tell her parents that she was in love with Kakashi and that she wanted to stay with him. Wait. She had already. She gripped the stone and stood up defiantly.

"Tell him what?!" Sakura said with a semi cocky smile. Her mirror image turned around and watched Sakura raise the stone in the air and smiled. Sakura threw it down with everything she had.

--end of flash-y backb

"Well" Sakura said more calmly. She had regained her confidence. She was ready to explain this the best way she knew how.

"I--" She started.

"I just remembered." Zazuge said smacking his fist into the palm of his other wrinkly hand.

"That wasn't the right technique! That was the start of the 'Thunder and Lightning' technique." He turn his head up with a small smile. "It's been years since I last used that. Wow that brings back memories" He continued is his feeble voice.

Everyone fell on there face. They just looked at Zazuge with the up most disbelief. Hokage cleared his throat and composed himself.

"What?" Zazuge said as the spotlight was turned to him. He gathered himself.

"I can't perform it now. That technique requires more chatura than I have at this moment. And what she says it true than it would be a waste of my chatura. It would be useless if the stone was broken. She would still be aged." Zazuge explained. Ino nodded her head in agreement. She stopped and became instantly angry with herself.

"Wait!" She yelled holding out her arms. "We got off the subject!" The spotlight returned to Sakura. She instantly cringed. Why her? She gave Ino a slight nod as she narrowed her eyes and gave a fake smile. It portrayed "thanks Ino" with sarcasm perfectly. Ino didn't notice. She was trying too hard to regather everyone's attention. Just as everyone focused again Naruto started giggling from his corner. Ino turned on him, frustrated. He tried to cover his mouth as he started to burst out laughing. Ino had seemed to trigger him off. She narrowed her eyes at him with a genuine death glare. His hand moved to holding his stomach as he could not control himself anymore. What was just so funny, huh?!

Iruka discovered what so funny. He chuckled to himself as well. As soon as Sakura was released from the spotlight she saw too. The whole room slowly joined in. The mood eased in the room... except for Ino. She was too focused to see what they were laughing at. She looked around to see was happening. She went from frustrated to plain confused. The doctors and staff was looking at themselves and smiling. People pointed at each other and joked. Ino just didn't get it!

"What is going on here?! What is so funny?" Ino said as she clutched her fist. Naruto pointed at Ino and his laughter roared.

"GAHH!" Ino yelled as she threw down her fists. Sakura settled herself a little and waved at her hand at Ino.

"There is no reason to be offended. Just check out your hair." Sakura said calmly.

"My hair?" Ino questioned. She realized that her bang was not in view. She went to touch her forehead to find that her bang was still there, just... up. Her face became worried as she continued to follow it to it end. It was standing off her head like a spike. She was mortified.

"Yeah but look at you!" Naruto said pointing at Hokage. He had bangs. The wind had pushed his hair forward. Ino laughed. It was pretty funny. Everyone except Iruka and Zazuge had messy hair. Their hair was stuck to the way that the wind had left it. Sakura had hers swirled all about her face. She tried to push it back to where it belonged. It came off her face, mostly. It was now just poofy. Everyone smiled and joked about their hair when Kakashi tugged a little on Sakura's clothes. He was smiling at her but it was a fake smile. He made his eyes move to the corner of the room where the door use to be and back at her. She got the hint. She still had to explain to the room what happened. She wasn't quite sure how to do that just quite yet. She gave an approving nod. Escaping was a paramount idea. She casually stood up and patted her hair with an upmost charming smile.

"Oh wow. I don't know about anyone else in here, I'm gonna go fix my hair." She said half embarrassed as she slyly made her way to where the door would have been. She listened carefully as she passed.

Fortunately "Oh, me too's" and "Yeah, good idea's" were heard behind her as the group started to break apart. Kakashi slowly made his way after her. Sakura turned down the hall and squinted waiting for her cue to run. Kakashi touched her arm and she jumped slightly. She rested her hand on her chest as she sighed.

"It is only you." She said throughly relieved. Kakashi held onto her arm and quickened her pace.

"We can't just wait. Hokage might send help to look for us." Kakashi said quietly as he half dragged her. Sakura immediately sped up to match Kakashi's pace.

"SAKURA!!" Hokage yelled. There was her cue. She went into a full run.

"KAKASHI!!" Hokage added in the same angry, frustrated tone from down the hall. Kakashi actually cringed a little as he ran.

Gomen Nasaii My Loyal readers!.. I know you must have all though I had died. I live.. Barely. I have my computer fixed... but just before I got it back I received a desktop and now I think I am set.. Chapters will not come out as fast as they did last year... I wish that wasn't true but my senior year has been keeping me on my toes... and second semester looks worse... blegh!!

I should have another chapter posted up soon though. I really didn't mean to have you guys stuck on such a evil cliff hanger though. Gomen nasaii.

But just so you know I am posting this at 2:40 ish in the morning just for you!