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CHAPTER 2-The Club

Two whole weeks had gone by and Sasuke and his friends threw away their theory of 'Sakura is not a fan girl.'

She smiled and clung to his arm as she asked him questions like 'How have you been?' 'Are you ill?' and so much more like she was his girlfriend. She did the same thing to his other friends. She, like any other fan girl would, didn't yell at Ino and Tenten when they told her to go away. She'd simply pout and walk away wishing them all a good day. It was weird.

The boys still thought there was something was suspicious about Sakura. She never threw fits about her looks, she never wore slutty clothing, she never tried to get their attention, she never fought with Ino or Tenten and she never started a fight or talked back to anyone who's mean to her.

Sasuke thought she was simply a normal high school girl but there was still something about her . . . something he couldn't make out. She confused him and that pissed him off. Plus, he didn't care since he considered her a fan girl.

Ino huffed as she sat down in her seat.

"What's wrong, troublesome woman?" Shikamaru asked lazily.

"I lost my new red lipstick!" Ino whined.

"Strange," Tenten said as she sat down. "And I thought you were more responsible when it comes to makeup."

"Don't worry Ino-chan," Hinata comforted her friend. "You can buy a new one."

Ino pouted, "But it was a gift from a secret admirer and also, I have a really cute dress that matched perfectly with the lipstick. I was gonna wear it tonight." It was Neji's birthday and they were going to a club that night.

"Don't worry," Tenten said with a grin. "You'll look great."

"Troublesome," Shikamaru muttered. "Just wear something you usually do."

Ino rolled her eyes, "Wear something plain? That too at a party? Forget it!"

"Damn it," Naruto cursed. "I can't find my gym uniform!"

"Gai is so gonna make you do 500 'youthful' pushups!" Tenten snickered.

"You think fan girls took it?" Naruto asked.

Sasuke shrugged, "Could be. Though I wonder why they'd take the clothes of a Dobe."

"Teme!" Naruto yelled.

"Dobe."

"Teme!"

"Dobe."

"Teme!" Naruto tried to punch Sasuke but ended up on the floor.

"Hello!" Sakura said happily as she grabbed Sasuke's arm. Sasuke pushed her away and Sakura pouted.

"Hello Sakura-chan." Hinata said softly.

"What cha doing?" She asked childishly.

"None of your business." Neji muttered coldly.

She pouted, "Neji-kun, don't be that way."

"Be nice Neji," said Tenten. She looked at Sakura. "Tonight is Neji's birthday and we're going to a club. Wanna come?"

The guys, except Naruto, wore an expression that said 'Please say no.'

"Which club?" Sakura asked curiously.

"Oto," replied Ino. "I heard it's awesome there."

Sakura stiffened, "I don't think that's a good idea."

"What do you mean?" asked Naruto.

"Oto is . . . full of trouble. Only the rotten kids, who wanna get drunk, pick a fight or have sex with random strangers, go there."

"You've been there?" Naruto asked.

"Um . . . I heard rumors." Sakura said slowly.

"We'll be fine," Sasuke cut in sharply. "So I guess you're not coming."

"Will you miss me?" Sakura asked.

"No." Sasuke said coldly.

Sakura sighed, "Thanks for the invitation but I can't go there. But you guys go and have fun okay? Happy birthday Neji-kun!" Sakura waved as she went to her seat.

"She's not that bad." Naruto said with a grin.

"Hn." Sasuke, Neji and Shikamaru said in union. Ino and Tenten sweat dropped.

"Do you think Sakura-chan was telling the truth about the club?" Hinata asked.

"Don't worry," Naruto said putting an arm around her. "I'll protect you!" Hinata blushed.

"Who's gonna protect you?" Shikamaru muttered.

The gang met outside of Oto.

Sasuke was wearing a black tank top with black skinny jeans and DCs. She also carried a black jacket with him because his mother wouldn't let him leave home without one.

Neji was wearing a white tank top with baggy jeans and white DCs. He had tied his hair into a high pony tail tonight.

Naruto was wearing an orange t-shirt that had a picture of a ramen on it with black skinny jeans and black Vans. He also wore shades with he placed o top of his blonde head.

Shikamaru was wearing a camouflage hoodie with jeans and black converse. His hair was tied in his usual pineapple-shaped pony tail.

Ino wore a crimson tube top dress that reached above her knees with black strappy high heels. She also wore a black choker and her hair was in her usual pony tail. She wore some eyeliner and red lipstick.

Tenten wore a brown tank top with khaki shorts and brown Vans. Her hair was tied in a single bun with stray locks framing her face. She had a black jacket wrapped around her waist and wore some eyeliner.

Hinata was wearing a lavender spaghetti strapped dress with a white poncho, with beads, over it and white flats. Her hair was down and she also wore a silver chain and some lip gloss and eyeliner.

"PARTY, HERE I COME!" Naruto yelled as they headed inside.

The gang had loads of fun; Naruto, Ino, Hinata and Tenten went dancing while the other boys were having a drink. The boys had a shots contest but Naruto had to rush to the bathroom while Shikamaru fell unconscious after seven glasses. Sasuke and Neji could control their liquor well.

Hinata dragged a drunken Tenten over to the boys. She had a drink in her hand and was humming.

"Great party!" She said cheerily. Hinata was trying her best to hold her friend up.

"Where's Ino?" Neji asked.

Tenten scratched her head, "Last I saw her she was dancing with a guy."

Shikamaru woke up immediately, "Let's look for her before she gets into trouble." He rubbed his head to cure his hangover. Naruto returned from the bathroom rubbing his stomach. He wobbled when he walked.

"Much better." He said with a weak grin.

"Let's find Ino." Sasuke said. The gang looked around the club, except for Naruto and Tenten who went to the car since they were too drunk.

Finally, they heard someone sniffling from outside. Behind the club, Ino was sitting down on the far end of the corner, hugging her knees and crying. In front of her was someone holding a man by the throat. The person wore a black hoodie so that the person's face was covered. The gang watched from their hiding place.

"I-I don't k-know." The man whimpered.

"Liar!" The person hissed. It was a cold female's voice.

"I-I swear!" the man protested. "I was s-sent to k-kill Yamanaka I-Ino. I w-was told through the p-phone so I don't k-know who it w-was!" The gang was baffled. Kill Ino? But why?

The hooded female cursed under her breath. After a pause, she let him go, "Next time you try to hurt somebody, I will kill you!"

The man nodded furiously, "Yes, hime-sama! I'm s-sorry."

"Get out of here before I change my mind!" The hooded female snapped.

The man ran away, crying in fear. The hooded female turned to Ino, "A girl shouldn't dress in such an improper manner, especially when going out at night. Beauty is a curse, you know."

Ino hung her head in shame, "I'm sorry."

The female sighed, "You can come out of there, you know."

The gang knew she was talking to them so they stepped out of hiding. Ino jumped into Shikamaru's arms and started to bawl.

"Silence Yamanaka," the female said sternly. "You haven't lost anything so don't waste tears."

"Lay her off," said Neji. "She had a tough night."

The female scoffed, "There are a lot worse dangers in the world than that man."

"Thank you," said Hinata. "For finding our friend and saving her."

The female nodded and looked at Ino. Ino stiffened, "Yes?"

"Learn how to defend yourself instead of wasting your time on your looks." Ino blushed and nodded.

"Thank you," Ino said softly. "Thank you for your help."

The female started to walk away but Sasuke grabbed her wrist, "Who are you?"

"That's for me to know and you to . . ." the hooded figure shook her head and walked away.

"That's one weird chick." Neji muttered.

"Are you alright?" Shikamaru asked Ino.

She smiled and nodded, "I was dancing with that guy and he said he needed to show me something. He tried to take advantage of me but that girl saved me."

"I guess we'll never know who she was." Hinata said sadly.

Sasuke didn't believe that. For some reason he felt he and his friends would be seeing more of the mysterious girl.

She opened the door and stepped inside. She pushed back her hoodie to reveal her pink hair. Sakura sighed as she stripped and stepped into the shower. After she was done, she put on her grey track pants and a black sweat shirt. There was a knock on her door and she went to open it.

It was the current presidents of the most powerful business companies in Konoha; Namikaze Minato, Uchiha Fugaku, Hyuuga Hiashi and Hizashi, Nara Shikaku and Yamanaka Inoichi.

"Come in." she said to her guests. She led them to her dining room and sat down at her dining table.

"Would you like to have anything to drink?" She asked. The presidents kindly declined.

"Let's get down to business, shall we?" Hiashi said in a firm tone.

Sakura nodded, "There has been several attack plans mostly for Naruto and Ino. I guess it's because they're easy targets. No offense." Inoichi and Minato nodded.

"Do elaborate." Minato said placing his hands on the table.

She placed an object on the table; a red MAC lipstick.

"This," she started to say. "Was from a 'secret admirer' to Ino. However, it isn't a normal lipstick."

"How do you know that?" Shikaku asked, raising an eyebrow.

Sakura picked up the object and pointed at it, "The word 'MAC' is usually written in full capital letter but here, the letter 'a' in MAC is in small letters." They nodded.

"I've done experiments with it," continued Sakura. "It turns out that lipstick was made from a deadly chemical that burns the skin and even kills people. Had Ino applied it on her lips, her skin would have burned or worse, if it had entered her mouth, she would have died."

"What about that Naruto boy?" asked Fugaku.

Sakura got up from her chair and went to the other room. She came back with Naruto's gym uniform.

"I was alone in class when I smelled something from Naruto's bag," Sakura explained. "It was his uniform. It had been sprayed with something poisonous. I knew because the stench that was coming from the uniform was so strong that it made me want to faint. I took it away immediately."

"Did you conduct any experiments with it?" asked Hizashi.

"I did," said Sakura. "The uniform was sprayed with a chemical that caused severe skin disease. It was a long lasting chemical and could have slowly killed Naruto since he has gym every day.

Naruto's uniform had been sprayed with a similar chemical that was used to make the lipstick for Ino so I'm guessing whoever did it was the same person who tried to kill Ino."

"Anything else?" asked Shikaku.

"Tonight, I was at club Oto since the heirs were going there," Sakura said. "I saw Ino being dragged out of the club by a man. I save d her and managed to get a little bit of info out of him."

"What information have you got?" Fugaku asked.

"The man was hired to kill Ino by a mystery person," said Sakura. "He didn't know who it was since he was told over the phone."

"You let him go?" Hiashi asked, shocked.

Sakura smirked, "I'm not careless, Hyuuga-san. I informed the nearest cop in the neighborhood to arrest him and send him to jail. Also judging from the attack patterns, using chemicals, I'm pretty sure it's Orochimaru and his spy."

"Well done Sakura," Fugaku said with a small smirk. "Inform us if anything more happens."

Sakura nodded. She grabbed Naruto's gym uniform and pulled out a brand new lipstick from one of her cabinets. She handed the lipstick to Inoichi and the uniform to Minato, "I owe Ino a lipstick and Naruto needs his gym uniform. Don't worry. I purchased the lipstick earlier from a cosmetic store and tested it. As for the uniform, I bought a new one."

The men nodded. Minato smiled, "Keep up the good work Sakura. Your mother will be proud."

After everyone left, Sakura went to her room and pulled out a picture of her mother from her drawer. Her mother was smiling, her red hair was tied in a loose pony tail and she was holding a coffee. Sakura missed her dearly but her mother could never return, all because of some cold-blooded killer.

Sakura put the picture back in her drawer and stared at the moon from her window. She would avenge her mother even if it takes her life. She sighed as she climbed into her covers and fell asleep.

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