Survival of the Fittest:
Note: special thanx ta Magical Fox for teaching me a few words in Japanese...XD you should have been there ta see me bro's confused look...hehe...
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Sakura slammed open the door with savage energy, while she stomped furiously into her room. The two boys followed meekly behind her...secretly wondering why they were afraid of her. After all...they were way stronger then she'd ever become...
However when they got a fistful of Sakura's cold and bitter glaze they backed down in fear. Damn...why were women so scary when they're pissed? Especially Sakura...that glare could have burned a man alive...
"I swear! I'm going to kill that bastard!" she practically screamed, causing the boys to wince.
Sasuke rolled his eyes with annoyance. No matter how pissed Sakura was...he knew she wouldn't do such a thing...it just wasn't her. He watched with a hint of amusement when she shredded the pillow. It wasn't often he saw this side of Sakura...and he liked what he saw...
"How could he be so cruel! It's INO! She didn't deserve it..." she trail off sadly, wiping a tear from her face. "Ino can't die...not now..."
Neji studied Sakura with growing curiosity. How in the name of hell could she be seething with fury one second and in tears the next? He didn't understand women...they were just so unpredictable.
He reached towards the tissue box and offered Sakura a tissue...which she accepted with a smile.
Sakura loudly blew her nose and reluctantly started pacing once again. "I don't understand why he'd do such a thing? I never thought he was that kind of person..." she said thoughtfully.
"What do you think?" she asked turning towards Sasuke and Neji. "Do you think he was telling the truth?"
Neji plopped down on an empty couch and leaned comfortably back. He shrugged dismissively, "Does it matter whether or not he truly did it?" he replied casually, ignoring the started glare that was sent his way. "There's enough evidence for me to decide..."
Sakura sighed and turned towards Sasuke. "What do you think Sasuke-kun?"
He abruptly tore his glare from the ground and focused it on Sakura. "As much as I hate to admit it...I agree with Neji..."
"So both of you think he's guilty..." pressed Sakura, shooting them both her most serious glare. "Don't you think we might have been a bit harsh on him?" she said hesitantly. "We didn't even give him a chance to explain..."
"You're too soft-hearted," snapped Neji, pushing himself off the couch. He faced Sakura and stared deeply into her eyes. "We don't need to waste time giving him another chance to lie to us."
"He doesn't deserve anything from us...much less our trust..." he exclaimed his cold gray eyes locking with her emerald ones. "Only one chance...and that's it...he deserves every ounce of his punishment...everything..."
Sasuke slammed his fist against the wall. With a growl of fury he exclaimed, "Sakura's right...in some way..." he said reluctantly. "I propose that we prolong his punishment until Ino wakes up..."
"That way...we'd have proof whether or not he'd been lying to us..."
"And what are the chances she'd even remember anything?" retorted Neji. "You heard the doctor...she has a two percent chance of returning back to normal..."
"What if he's innocent?"
"What if he isn't," Neji snapped furiously. "What if he tried to force himself on someone again? Would you take that risk? Allow everyone on the damn ship to be at risk because you're not sure?"
"We could keep him under tight security..." replied Sasuke, "He wouldn't have a chance of escaping..."
"And who's willing to do that?" he retorted. "Are you volunteering to stand guard for the rest of the trip? Since I'm not going to waste my time doing such mundane and boring tasks."
"Unlike you...I have a life..."
Sasuke ground his teeth in anger while he wisely remained silent.
"That's enough!" growled Sakura, shoot both of them a death glare. "Could you guys PLEASE stop bickering!" she practically shouted, her eyes flashing with fury. "We're suppose to be taking about Shikamaru here!"
"Why can't you too just get along for once!" she hissed. "On this ship we're all a TEAM and we're suppose to work together...not against each other!"
"So what do you propose we do?" shot Sasuke, turning towards Sakura. "After all...you must have some plan..."
Sakura hesitated. "I think we should wait until Ino recovers," she muttered thoughtfully. "It would break Ino's heart if we destroyed him when he's actually innocent..."
"We should take turns guarding him..."
"But..." began Neji, when he looked into Sakura's pleading eyes he relented. For some reason...this girl brought out a different side of him. She made him weak...he felt so helpless around her...like as if she controlled his heart and soul. He rolled his eyes in disgust, but muttered gruffly, "All right...I agree..."
Sakura sent them both a bright smile and hugged them gentle. "You guys are the best!" she exclaimed, rushing out of the room to tell Hinata and Naruto the news.
Sasuke and Neji both stared at the door in shock. Did Sakura just HUG them? It was so absurd...so weird...
Yet...it felt so right....
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Note: sorry...that chapter was so short...i just got this great idea for the next chapter...and wanted ta finish this one...
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PAIN OF LOVE: Sasuke has left the village to join the Sound Ninjas. Would he be prepared to live a life as a missing-nin? What would happen if Sakura is a hunter-nin whose mission is to destroy him? Would love overcome duty? Or would this be the end of Sasuke?