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Chappie 5: STUDY DATE!
Sakura woke up to the bright early moring of TUESDAY! The second day of school. She stared at the ceiling not wanting to get out of her warm bed. 'Itachi...' She recapped on all the things that happened and what he said. It was like a picture book. A love story. He saved her, she saved him...Then he saved her. Sakura wondered how she would save him again. To meet and come close to him. She smiled childishly thinking those cute thoughts.
She got out of bed and put on her clothes.
"Ow...." She groaned. Her upper arm was still hurting like no other. Neji had taken care of bandaging on her arm so her mother wouldn't find out what happened. She looked at her door. Thats were she put Neji's jacket that she borrowed from him to cover up her wound.
Sakura turned to the window, but there was something different. A single tulip was laid on the windowsil. With a note hanging from it.
Sakura hurriedly opened the window. The tulip was pink and had a shade of white at the tips. It was very pretty. The yellow ribbon was tied to it with note on that. "Hmmm...Who's this from?" Sakura mumbled to herself. She fliped the note over and read aloud:
*Dear Sakura,
I'm sorry about your arm.
Itachi*
She gripped her note tightly. 'Itachi... He's not so cold and cruel all the time. How did he know where I lived though?'
Sakura heard a knock on the door that made her jump.
"Sakura!? What are you doing in there! You'll be late for school dear!" It was her overprotective father.
Sakura sighed and tried to find a vase for her tulip. Pursing her lips together to think she looked around her room and under her bed. She found a glass clear one in her closet. It was perfect. She tied the note around the neck of the vase and put the flower in.
With it she snuck to the bathroom to put water in it. She smiled happily as she halfway filled it with water.
Going back to her room she found her mother snooping around.
"Mom...What are you doing?" Sakura said placing the vase on her study desk.
"Oh, dear...Good morning. Who's jacket is this?" She held out Neji's jacket to Sakura.
"Ah... umm....Ino's!" Sakura lied.
"Oh. I thought it was a boys' jacket! Sorry! You girls today are certainly tomboys. The fashion these days are getting more boyish by the minute. Start out wearing pants then you go on to the shirts then you go to liking cars. I swear.... Jeez la peats who gave you that pretty tulip."
Sakura was deep into space. Her mom waved a hand over her eyes. "What?"
"Who gave you the beautiful tulip?"
"Itachi..." Sakura said without thinking.
"Oh...Whos that?" Her mom asked VERY interested. "Such a cute lil name."
"No! Don't! I just! I don't know!!" Sakura exclaimed running out her door.
She made her way downstairs grabbing her bookbag and running out of the door with an orange in hand.
Before she could go up the street, her mother yelled to her. "You don't have your uniform on Sakura dear!" Sakura sweatdropped.
"What a morning...." She sighed returning to the house.
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Homeroom was yammering away as usual. Sakura sat at her desk thinking about Itachi giving her the tulip.
"Sakura-chan!" Naruto yelled coming into the classroom. (Late!) "Sakura-chan!!!"
Sakura was broken out of her thoughts. "WHAT!?" She screamed back. Naruto ran over to her desk and sat on the floor by her side.
"Sakura-chan you look awesome in your uniform!" Naruto said calmly.
Sakura blushed. "Thanks Naruto...." She bent down the be face level with him. "But you know what would make me REALLY happy?"
"What is it Sakura-chan!? I'll do anything for you!" Naruto happily cooed.
"Why don't you go over there and say Hinata looks beautiful in her uniform." Sakura said smiling.
"Why?" Naruto whined back.
Sakura slapped him up side his head. "Just do what I tell you idiot!"
"Fine... Fine. Just give me a kiss okay?"
"No!-" Before she could finish saying what she wanted Naruto jumped up and kissed her on the cheek.
Hinata stared at her classmates. She blushed. 'So... She does like Naruto... Oh no, he's coming over here!' Hinata stood up and walked over to the window to avoid Naruto.
"Hinata!" Naruto said making his way to the window also. "Hinata! I have something to tell you!"
Hinata looked out the window trying to avoid him. 'No, he's not talking to me... Nope, not to me. Why would he talk to me sounds absurd-' She felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Hinata? Didn't you hear me calling you?" Naruto asked innocently.
Hinata stiffed seeing her favorite guy in his uniform. "What? You were talking to me?"
"Yeah!" He said sitting in front of her in the window.
She looked down embarassed. She stared at his dangling shoes admiring his taste in sneakers. "I see... what do you want?"
"I wanted to tell you how beautiful you looked in your uniform Hinata!"
Hinata blushed deeper. "Wh-why? I thought you liked Sakura-chan?"
"I do, but I also like you too!" Naruto said smiling his foxy smile.
Hinata did her gentle smile. "You- you do?" Naruto nodded clueless of what kind of 'like' she means. Hinata giggled. She couldn't believe that Naruto liked her and noticed her.
Hinata brushed her hair back with her hair. "Umm... Do want to..." She stopped being afraid of being put down.
Naruto looked at her with his sweet blue eyes. "What is it Hinata? Do I want to what?"
"I like you too Naruto! Do you want to...." She gripped the bow on her uniform. "Do you want to date me!?" Naruto gasped.
The whole class heard and silence filled the room. Hinata looked around to all the people that heard the propose. She glanced at each shocked and horrified face. Tears of embarassment filled her eyes as she looked to Naruto for support which he wasn't doing. Hinata bit her lip hoping someone would just kill her. Right then and there she wanted to die.
Sakura looked shocked at the position. Naruto looked to her worried of what he should say. Sakura nodded to motion him to say yes to her question.
Naruto looked sad, he had to date Hinata and not Sakura. "Yes Hinata. I will!" He said bravely inhancing his voice to sound like one of those big time superheroes.
Hinata's head jerked up in amazment. "W-What?" Her eyes were wide. The class shuddered at the thought of them dating.
Naruto nodded and jumped off the window. The class began to talk once more. Hinata satisfied ran to her seat and began to write.
Naruto came over to Sakura. "Sakura... I didn't want to-"
"Shhh!" Sakura said happily. "Do you know how much grief you've lifted off of Hinata's shoulders?"
"Huh?"
"You numnut! She's liked you since she saw you! She been trying to get your attention for more than 4 years!"
"What?"
"Just get to know her! You'll find out! Date her for a few days and see how it goes! Be her boyfriend."
"But Sakura I love you-"
"Don't want to hear it!" She said putting her hand up to his face. "Just try to forget about me Naruto!"
Naruto sadly looked at the ground. Sakura looked at the boy and stood up. She smiled. "Naruto.... Please give it a try..." She said gently. "For me? Please?"
He blushed a deep red. "But to me, you'll always be the one Sakura!" Naruto said kind of upset.
Sakura blushed and nodded. "Thank you Naruto..."
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2nd Period
Sakura studied the book that they were using for the year. Oni had another blue outfit on. It was a skirt. She sat on her desk waiting paitently for the class to hush. "Now class, these are new this year. Make sure you take care of them! Or you'll be the one to pay for them! Okay?"
The class made a poor "Yes ma'am".
The cover of it was a blue with a cute fish on it. It was a pretty heavy book. Inside their was lots if experiments and definitions. You know what that means, lots of writing. Sakura looked to Hinata. "Hey Hinata, isn't this lil fish cute?"
Hinata smiled. "Yep... he sure is." She giggled. She was hyper and nervous since this morning. Sakura was happy for her. Her dreams had come true. But she hoped it would last. She looked to Neji who hadn't opened his book. He was just staring at the cover. He looked like he wanted to kill it.
"Umm Neji? Are you okay?" She laughed.
Neji turned to her. "Uhh... hum... yeah." He said uneasily. He blinked at her and turned back to his book. Sakura stared at him for a moment and turned to her teacher who was preaching about book care. 'Whats wrong with Neji? Why is he so tense?' She thought worridly.
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History went by fast. She walked the halls looking for Itachi. this is where she met him the first time. She glanced around to each person looking for her dark-haired friend. She wrinkled her face into a frown when she couldn't find him. She stopped by her locker to put a few books in.
"Here it is! Locker 409!" She sang loudly. She hummed as she played with her lock to open it. She hummed until it became very difficult to open. "Stupid...." She kicked the locker a few times.
"Hey stop kicking the lockers!" A man said to her. He must be a teacher here.
"Sorry!" She yelled back pitifully. She was getting really angry now. "I hate this.... stupid locker. If I don't hurry I'll be late!"
"I'll help..." a deep voice said behind her.
"I-Itachi!" Sakura sqealed turning around to find.... Sasuke.
His eyes went wide. "What'd you call me?"
Sakura blushed. "Uh.... Nothing Sasuke! What are you talking about!?" he glared at her.
"Hmph." He bent down and began to pick at the lock. "Whats your combination?"
"oh um. 19-20-12...." She said gently. He turned the lock left and right until he had it open for her. "Thank you Sasuke-kun!"
Sasuke waited for her to put her books in and walked her to class.
"Um. So you know Itachi?" Sasuke said nonchalantly.
"Kinda."
"Stay away from him. He's nothing but trouble. And if he's near be sure to stay by my side. I'll protect you."
Sakura gasped. 'He'll protect me? Why?' She tugged on his uniform for him to slow down. "He's your brother... He's very nice to me." Sakura replied. "I don't think I need your protection."
Sasuke looked at her. "Sakura.... Stay away from him." He commanded.
"You can't tell me what to do! I'll do what I feel like doing! I like your brother! And if I feel like handing out with him, I will!" Sakura said screaming in the hallway. (everyone is staring now)
"No!" Sasuke yelled back causing Sakura to jump. "NO! I won't let you near him! You can't be near him! He'll hurt you! He's dangerous!"
"I don't care!"
"Well I do!" Sasuke's voice cracked. Sakura's heart stopped beating. 'He cares....' She gripped the bow on the front of her uniform. She looked around at all the people. They were staring at the two main people who were pretty quiet. Sakura blushed.
"Y-you can c-care all you want...." She studdered. "...but I think I like him."
Sasuke dropped his jaw. "How?"
"He saved me! He saved my life."
"Do what you want then! Don't come crying to me!" There was an awkward silence when Sasuke turned and went into the boys' locker room.
"I won't!" Sakura screamed to him. She turned to the girls' and went inside.
Ino saw the scene. "Sakura! What happened!?"
Sakura turned to the blonde. "Nothing... Just leave me alone!" She said on the verge of crying.
Ino stared at her go over to her gym locker. Then looked at Hinata. She shrugged.
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Sakura sat in math still mad. Not listening to a word Iruka was saying. Sasuke was the same. They both never bothered to look at each other.
Everyone was worried about the two. Rumors were that Sakura asked him for a date while Sasuke declined it and she got very angry. But we all know that wasn't true.
Sakura looked angry on the outside but she was very sad. 'Why do I have to treat him like this? He said he would protect me. I don't understand.... Why is this so hard to handle. I love him so much. But yet, I treated him like he was some stranger.' She looked to him. Admiring his calm face compared to her frowning one. She calmed her face. 'I hate him sometimes....' He glanced at her and then quickly turned back to Iruka.
Neji passed a note to Sakura.
Sakura recived the note and opened the paper. It said:
~*Whats wrong? You seem bothered by something. Can we talk about it during lunch?*~
Sakura smiled. She wrote back that she would love to talk to him. 'Neji is being so nice lately. I guess he considers me a friend. Wow.'
Sasuke sulked as they both passed letters to each other for the whole class period. Sakura giggling quietly at every note he passed. 'He must be a very funny guy.' Sasuke thought. 'He'll be real funny when I knock all those teeth out.'
The bell for lunch rung and everyone ran out that class happily. Sasuke left without a word to Sakura. Soon as he stepped out the classroom, he was surrounded by girls who wanted him to eat their luches they made for him.
Sakura looked him walk. 'I was one of them. Soon they will see, my mistake. He's nothing but a horrible, mean, cold, rude, stupid-' Begins banging her notebook on her desk. 'Cruel-' she stops. 'Cute, beautiful human being that wants to protect the people he loves.....' She sniffed and her eyes started watering. 'I missed my only chance to be with him. My only chance for happiness. I pushed him away and he's so sensitive... How can I get him to come back. I ruined everything. Everything...' Iruka was gone and the class was empty except for her and Neji.
He tapped her on her shoulder startling her. "Wha!?" She sqeaked. "Oh... Its just you Neji...." Her lip trembled. "I- I pushed him away. I ruined everything..." She whimpered and started to cry. Neji didn't say anything. He embraced her into a hug as she cried on him. He held her close, both of them holding each other for more than 10 minutes.
"Is that... What you wanted to talk about?" Neji fianlly said gently as usual.
"Well.... I don't know anymore." Sakura saw wiping her tears still in his arms. She laid her head on his chest. "Sasuke and Itachi are brothers."
Neji was shocked but he didn't show it.
"Sasuke, said to stay away from him. I can't! I want to know more about Itachi, so I argued with him. He wanted to protect him until..."
Neji let her go. "Until what?" He asked rubbing her arms to make her feel secure.
"Until I told him, I liked Itachi. I thought I saw some hurt in his eyes. I was dead wrong. I ruined our only chance."
Neji bowed his head to the ground. He said nothing. He had nothing to say. Nothing he would say would make things better.
Sakura remember the jacket. "Did I give you your jacket back?" She asked changing the subject.
"Yes. This moring you did." Neji replied. "Um... I was wondering." He put his hand behind his head. He started to blush.
"What is it?"
"Since your smart and all, can you help me in Science? I'm not good at it. I was hoping..."
Sakura smiled. "Yes I'll help you!"
"Ummm great. You want to start now? At the library?" Neji asked hesitating.
"Why not?" They both packed their things and headed out the door.
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"What did you do to her Sasuke!" Ino asked loudly with Sasuke in a headlock. He showed no signs of pain.
"I don't know what your talking about." He said.
"You know what I'm talking about!" Ino screeched sqeezing him harder. "Spill it Uchiha!"
He sighed. "I still have no idea what your talking about..."
Ino looked to Naruto. "Its your turn fox boy! I'm going to find Sakura! Make sure he spills the beans!" Ino said running off.
Naruto took out a stun gun. "I'll make sure he does...." Sasuke's eyes widened.
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Sakura giggled. "Wow... I didn't know that happened."
Neji nodded. "It happened right then and there!" (I have no idea what they are talking about!) They both laughed a bit.
Sakura got back to the studies. "Look, thats the crest of the wave okay? Make sure you memorize that for the test."
"Right. Umm wheres my pencil?"
They looked on the surface of the wood table. "You think its on the floor?"
They both looked down on the floor and spotted it. It was right in the middle of the floor.
"I'll get it!" They both said reaching out touching hands on the pencil.
"Umm..." Sakura blushed. Neji did the same. "Sorry?"
"F-for what?" Neji asked paitently.
"T-touching your hand...." Sakura said leaning to him.
"You... you don't have to say s-sorry..." He said leaning and then....
Kiss.
"I HAD NO IDEA YOU GUYS LOVED ME SO MUCH!" Someone screamed.
Neji and Sakura opened their eyes and found Ino.
"INO!" Sakura yelled. "What are you doing here!?"
Neji turned white. He kissed Ino. Eww....
They all got up and Ino sat on the table. "Well, well.... Looky what we have here! Neji and Sakura kissing under the library table! Wait until I tell the others!"
"We didn't kiss! We kissed you! Besides, you have no business here! Go away pig!"
"How can you say that! Your over here playing lovey dovey with Neji while Sasuke's acting all out of character!"
Sakura burned with anger. "I don't care about that boy!"
"How can you say that!? You love him! Look at how many years you have loved him! You just can't give him up!"
"Ye- yes I can!"
The librarian came over. "Please hush children..."
"YOU MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!" They both yelled.
"HMPH!" The libraian huffed before leaving.
"You can't stop loving him Sakura! What made you turn away from him? Neji? Whats the problem?! Tell me.... I'm your friend. I worry about you you know!"
"Don't-" tears came down. "Don't you interfear.... I-I don't need your help." Ino had a sick look on her face. A sick look of betrayal.
Sakura ran from the scene feeling the awkwardness. She ran outside to get fresh air.
She wanted to scream out loud. But she had to hold it in. She had to be strong. Sitting on the steps of the school she saw the cars pass by on the road. Feeling a sense of a presense, she turned.
A tall dark young man was behind her.
"Hey, Sasuke...."
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Chappie 5: STUDY DATE!
Sakura woke up to the bright early moring of TUESDAY! The second day of school. She stared at the ceiling not wanting to get out of her warm bed. 'Itachi...' She recapped on all the things that happened and what he said. It was like a picture book. A love story. He saved her, she saved him...Then he saved her. Sakura wondered how she would save him again. To meet and come close to him. She smiled childishly thinking those cute thoughts.
She got out of bed and put on her clothes.
"Ow...." She groaned. Her upper arm was still hurting like no other. Neji had taken care of bandaging on her arm so her mother wouldn't find out what happened. She looked at her door. Thats were she put Neji's jacket that she borrowed from him to cover up her wound.
Sakura turned to the window, but there was something different. A single tulip was laid on the windowsil. With a note hanging from it.
Sakura hurriedly opened the window. The tulip was pink and had a shade of white at the tips. It was very pretty. The yellow ribbon was tied to it with note on that. "Hmmm...Who's this from?" Sakura mumbled to herself. She fliped the note over and read aloud:
*Dear Sakura,
I'm sorry about your arm.
Itachi*
She gripped her note tightly. 'Itachi... He's not so cold and cruel all the time. How did he know where I lived though?'
Sakura heard a knock on the door that made her jump.
"Sakura!? What are you doing in there! You'll be late for school dear!" It was her overprotective father.
Sakura sighed and tried to find a vase for her tulip. Pursing her lips together to think she looked around her room and under her bed. She found a glass clear one in her closet. It was perfect. She tied the note around the neck of the vase and put the flower in.
With it she snuck to the bathroom to put water in it. She smiled happily as she halfway filled it with water.
Going back to her room she found her mother snooping around.
"Mom...What are you doing?" Sakura said placing the vase on her study desk.
"Oh, dear...Good morning. Who's jacket is this?" She held out Neji's jacket to Sakura.
"Ah... umm....Ino's!" Sakura lied.
"Oh. I thought it was a boys' jacket! Sorry! You girls today are certainly tomboys. The fashion these days are getting more boyish by the minute. Start out wearing pants then you go on to the shirts then you go to liking cars. I swear.... Jeez la peats who gave you that pretty tulip."
Sakura was deep into space. Her mom waved a hand over her eyes. "What?"
"Who gave you the beautiful tulip?"
"Itachi..." Sakura said without thinking.
"Oh...Whos that?" Her mom asked VERY interested. "Such a cute lil name."
"No! Don't! I just! I don't know!!" Sakura exclaimed running out her door.
She made her way downstairs grabbing her bookbag and running out of the door with an orange in hand.
Before she could go up the street, her mother yelled to her. "You don't have your uniform on Sakura dear!" Sakura sweatdropped.
"What a morning...." She sighed returning to the house.
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Homeroom was yammering away as usual. Sakura sat at her desk thinking about Itachi giving her the tulip.
"Sakura-chan!" Naruto yelled coming into the classroom. (Late!) "Sakura-chan!!!"
Sakura was broken out of her thoughts. "WHAT!?" She screamed back. Naruto ran over to her desk and sat on the floor by her side.
"Sakura-chan you look awesome in your uniform!" Naruto said calmly.
Sakura blushed. "Thanks Naruto...." She bent down the be face level with him. "But you know what would make me REALLY happy?"
"What is it Sakura-chan!? I'll do anything for you!" Naruto happily cooed.
"Why don't you go over there and say Hinata looks beautiful in her uniform." Sakura said smiling.
"Why?" Naruto whined back.
Sakura slapped him up side his head. "Just do what I tell you idiot!"
"Fine... Fine. Just give me a kiss okay?"
"No!-" Before she could finish saying what she wanted Naruto jumped up and kissed her on the cheek.
Hinata stared at her classmates. She blushed. 'So... She does like Naruto... Oh no, he's coming over here!' Hinata stood up and walked over to the window to avoid Naruto.
"Hinata!" Naruto said making his way to the window also. "Hinata! I have something to tell you!"
Hinata looked out the window trying to avoid him. 'No, he's not talking to me... Nope, not to me. Why would he talk to me sounds absurd-' She felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Hinata? Didn't you hear me calling you?" Naruto asked innocently.
Hinata stiffed seeing her favorite guy in his uniform. "What? You were talking to me?"
"Yeah!" He said sitting in front of her in the window.
She looked down embarassed. She stared at his dangling shoes admiring his taste in sneakers. "I see... what do you want?"
"I wanted to tell you how beautiful you looked in your uniform Hinata!"
Hinata blushed deeper. "Wh-why? I thought you liked Sakura-chan?"
"I do, but I also like you too!" Naruto said smiling his foxy smile.
Hinata did her gentle smile. "You- you do?" Naruto nodded clueless of what kind of 'like' she means. Hinata giggled. She couldn't believe that Naruto liked her and noticed her.
Hinata brushed her hair back with her hair. "Umm... Do want to..." She stopped being afraid of being put down.
Naruto looked at her with his sweet blue eyes. "What is it Hinata? Do I want to what?"
"I like you too Naruto! Do you want to...." She gripped the bow on her uniform. "Do you want to date me!?" Naruto gasped.
The whole class heard and silence filled the room. Hinata looked around to all the people that heard the propose. She glanced at each shocked and horrified face. Tears of embarassment filled her eyes as she looked to Naruto for support which he wasn't doing. Hinata bit her lip hoping someone would just kill her. Right then and there she wanted to die.
Sakura looked shocked at the position. Naruto looked to her worried of what he should say. Sakura nodded to motion him to say yes to her question.
Naruto looked sad, he had to date Hinata and not Sakura. "Yes Hinata. I will!" He said bravely inhancing his voice to sound like one of those big time superheroes.
Hinata's head jerked up in amazment. "W-What?" Her eyes were wide. The class shuddered at the thought of them dating.
Naruto nodded and jumped off the window. The class began to talk once more. Hinata satisfied ran to her seat and began to write.
Naruto came over to Sakura. "Sakura... I didn't want to-"
"Shhh!" Sakura said happily. "Do you know how much grief you've lifted off of Hinata's shoulders?"
"Huh?"
"You numnut! She's liked you since she saw you! She been trying to get your attention for more than 4 years!"
"What?"
"Just get to know her! You'll find out! Date her for a few days and see how it goes! Be her boyfriend."
"But Sakura I love you-"
"Don't want to hear it!" She said putting her hand up to his face. "Just try to forget about me Naruto!"
Naruto sadly looked at the ground. Sakura looked at the boy and stood up. She smiled. "Naruto.... Please give it a try..." She said gently. "For me? Please?"
He blushed a deep red. "But to me, you'll always be the one Sakura!" Naruto said kind of upset.
Sakura blushed and nodded. "Thank you Naruto..."
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2nd Period
Sakura studied the book that they were using for the year. Oni had another blue outfit on. It was a skirt. She sat on her desk waiting paitently for the class to hush. "Now class, these are new this year. Make sure you take care of them! Or you'll be the one to pay for them! Okay?"
The class made a poor "Yes ma'am".
The cover of it was a blue with a cute fish on it. It was a pretty heavy book. Inside their was lots if experiments and definitions. You know what that means, lots of writing. Sakura looked to Hinata. "Hey Hinata, isn't this lil fish cute?"
Hinata smiled. "Yep... he sure is." She giggled. She was hyper and nervous since this morning. Sakura was happy for her. Her dreams had come true. But she hoped it would last. She looked to Neji who hadn't opened his book. He was just staring at the cover. He looked like he wanted to kill it.
"Umm Neji? Are you okay?" She laughed.
Neji turned to her. "Uhh... hum... yeah." He said uneasily. He blinked at her and turned back to his book. Sakura stared at him for a moment and turned to her teacher who was preaching about book care. 'Whats wrong with Neji? Why is he so tense?' She thought worridly.
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History went by fast. She walked the halls looking for Itachi. this is where she met him the first time. She glanced around to each person looking for her dark-haired friend. She wrinkled her face into a frown when she couldn't find him. She stopped by her locker to put a few books in.
"Here it is! Locker 409!" She sang loudly. She hummed as she played with her lock to open it. She hummed until it became very difficult to open. "Stupid...." She kicked the locker a few times.
"Hey stop kicking the lockers!" A man said to her. He must be a teacher here.
"Sorry!" She yelled back pitifully. She was getting really angry now. "I hate this.... stupid locker. If I don't hurry I'll be late!"
"I'll help..." a deep voice said behind her.
"I-Itachi!" Sakura sqealed turning around to find.... Sasuke.
His eyes went wide. "What'd you call me?"
Sakura blushed. "Uh.... Nothing Sasuke! What are you talking about!?" he glared at her.
"Hmph." He bent down and began to pick at the lock. "Whats your combination?"
"oh um. 19-20-12...." She said gently. He turned the lock left and right until he had it open for her. "Thank you Sasuke-kun!"
Sasuke waited for her to put her books in and walked her to class.
"Um. So you know Itachi?" Sasuke said nonchalantly.
"Kinda."
"Stay away from him. He's nothing but trouble. And if he's near be sure to stay by my side. I'll protect you."
Sakura gasped. 'He'll protect me? Why?' She tugged on his uniform for him to slow down. "He's your brother... He's very nice to me." Sakura replied. "I don't think I need your protection."
Sasuke looked at her. "Sakura.... Stay away from him." He commanded.
"You can't tell me what to do! I'll do what I feel like doing! I like your brother! And if I feel like handing out with him, I will!" Sakura said screaming in the hallway. (everyone is staring now)
"No!" Sasuke yelled back causing Sakura to jump. "NO! I won't let you near him! You can't be near him! He'll hurt you! He's dangerous!"
"I don't care!"
"Well I do!" Sasuke's voice cracked. Sakura's heart stopped beating. 'He cares....' She gripped the bow on the front of her uniform. She looked around at all the people. They were staring at the two main people who were pretty quiet. Sakura blushed.
"Y-you can c-care all you want...." She studdered. "...but I think I like him."
Sasuke dropped his jaw. "How?"
"He saved me! He saved my life."
"Do what you want then! Don't come crying to me!" There was an awkward silence when Sasuke turned and went into the boys' locker room.
"I won't!" Sakura screamed to him. She turned to the girls' and went inside.
Ino saw the scene. "Sakura! What happened!?"
Sakura turned to the blonde. "Nothing... Just leave me alone!" She said on the verge of crying.
Ino stared at her go over to her gym locker. Then looked at Hinata. She shrugged.
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Sakura sat in math still mad. Not listening to a word Iruka was saying. Sasuke was the same. They both never bothered to look at each other.
Everyone was worried about the two. Rumors were that Sakura asked him for a date while Sasuke declined it and she got very angry. But we all know that wasn't true.
Sakura looked angry on the outside but she was very sad. 'Why do I have to treat him like this? He said he would protect me. I don't understand.... Why is this so hard to handle. I love him so much. But yet, I treated him like he was some stranger.' She looked to him. Admiring his calm face compared to her frowning one. She calmed her face. 'I hate him sometimes....' He glanced at her and then quickly turned back to Iruka.
Neji passed a note to Sakura.
Sakura recived the note and opened the paper. It said:
~*Whats wrong? You seem bothered by something. Can we talk about it during lunch?*~
Sakura smiled. She wrote back that she would love to talk to him. 'Neji is being so nice lately. I guess he considers me a friend. Wow.'
Sasuke sulked as they both passed letters to each other for the whole class period. Sakura giggling quietly at every note he passed. 'He must be a very funny guy.' Sasuke thought. 'He'll be real funny when I knock all those teeth out.'
The bell for lunch rung and everyone ran out that class happily. Sasuke left without a word to Sakura. Soon as he stepped out the classroom, he was surrounded by girls who wanted him to eat their luches they made for him.
Sakura looked him walk. 'I was one of them. Soon they will see, my mistake. He's nothing but a horrible, mean, cold, rude, stupid-' Begins banging her notebook on her desk. 'Cruel-' she stops. 'Cute, beautiful human being that wants to protect the people he loves.....' She sniffed and her eyes started watering. 'I missed my only chance to be with him. My only chance for happiness. I pushed him away and he's so sensitive... How can I get him to come back. I ruined everything. Everything...' Iruka was gone and the class was empty except for her and Neji.
He tapped her on her shoulder startling her. "Wha!?" She sqeaked. "Oh... Its just you Neji...." Her lip trembled. "I- I pushed him away. I ruined everything..." She whimpered and started to cry. Neji didn't say anything. He embraced her into a hug as she cried on him. He held her close, both of them holding each other for more than 10 minutes.
"Is that... What you wanted to talk about?" Neji fianlly said gently as usual.
"Well.... I don't know anymore." Sakura saw wiping her tears still in his arms. She laid her head on his chest. "Sasuke and Itachi are brothers."
Neji was shocked but he didn't show it.
"Sasuke, said to stay away from him. I can't! I want to know more about Itachi, so I argued with him. He wanted to protect him until..."
Neji let her go. "Until what?" He asked rubbing her arms to make her feel secure.
"Until I told him, I liked Itachi. I thought I saw some hurt in his eyes. I was dead wrong. I ruined our only chance."
Neji bowed his head to the ground. He said nothing. He had nothing to say. Nothing he would say would make things better.
Sakura remember the jacket. "Did I give you your jacket back?" She asked changing the subject.
"Yes. This moring you did." Neji replied. "Um... I was wondering." He put his hand behind his head. He started to blush.
"What is it?"
"Since your smart and all, can you help me in Science? I'm not good at it. I was hoping..."
Sakura smiled. "Yes I'll help you!"
"Ummm great. You want to start now? At the library?" Neji asked hesitating.
"Why not?" They both packed their things and headed out the door.
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"What did you do to her Sasuke!" Ino asked loudly with Sasuke in a headlock. He showed no signs of pain.
"I don't know what your talking about." He said.
"You know what I'm talking about!" Ino screeched sqeezing him harder. "Spill it Uchiha!"
He sighed. "I still have no idea what your talking about..."
Ino looked to Naruto. "Its your turn fox boy! I'm going to find Sakura! Make sure he spills the beans!" Ino said running off.
Naruto took out a stun gun. "I'll make sure he does...." Sasuke's eyes widened.
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Sakura giggled. "Wow... I didn't know that happened."
Neji nodded. "It happened right then and there!" (I have no idea what they are talking about!) They both laughed a bit.
Sakura got back to the studies. "Look, thats the crest of the wave okay? Make sure you memorize that for the test."
"Right. Umm wheres my pencil?"
They looked on the surface of the wood table. "You think its on the floor?"
They both looked down on the floor and spotted it. It was right in the middle of the floor.
"I'll get it!" They both said reaching out touching hands on the pencil.
"Umm..." Sakura blushed. Neji did the same. "Sorry?"
"F-for what?" Neji asked paitently.
"T-touching your hand...." Sakura said leaning to him.
"You... you don't have to say s-sorry..." He said leaning and then....
Kiss.
"I HAD NO IDEA YOU GUYS LOVED ME SO MUCH!" Someone screamed.
Neji and Sakura opened their eyes and found Ino.
"INO!" Sakura yelled. "What are you doing here!?"
Neji turned white. He kissed Ino. Eww....
They all got up and Ino sat on the table. "Well, well.... Looky what we have here! Neji and Sakura kissing under the library table! Wait until I tell the others!"
"We didn't kiss! We kissed you! Besides, you have no business here! Go away pig!"
"How can you say that! Your over here playing lovey dovey with Neji while Sasuke's acting all out of character!"
Sakura burned with anger. "I don't care about that boy!"
"How can you say that!? You love him! Look at how many years you have loved him! You just can't give him up!"
"Ye- yes I can!"
The librarian came over. "Please hush children..."
"YOU MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS!" They both yelled.
"HMPH!" The libraian huffed before leaving.
"You can't stop loving him Sakura! What made you turn away from him? Neji? Whats the problem?! Tell me.... I'm your friend. I worry about you you know!"
"Don't-" tears came down. "Don't you interfear.... I-I don't need your help." Ino had a sick look on her face. A sick look of betrayal.
Sakura ran from the scene feeling the awkwardness. She ran outside to get fresh air.
She wanted to scream out loud. But she had to hold it in. She had to be strong. Sitting on the steps of the school she saw the cars pass by on the road. Feeling a sense of a presense, she turned.
A tall dark young man was behind her.
"Hey, Sasuke...."
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*(sorry for all the mistakes!) YAY! Got that done before my mini vacation! August 3rd is my B-day! I will not be updating until in the middle of next week! Please review and wish me a happy birthday! YAY! J/K! You don't have to do that! But I want reviews! Reviews! PLEASE! THANKYOU! Me wuv all of them! I saved them all in my filling cabinet! Well, Mrs. Kusanagi is signing off again, and as always Love you!*