For the record, I do not own Naruto nor the characters. So don't sue me, I have no money.
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Everyone was gathered in the room, the bass from the music thudding loudly. It was the "Welcome Back" party from the Christmas holidays. People were dancing--or some trying to--to the song "My Bloody Valentine" by Good Charlotte. The smell of beer filling the room caused a select few to stand outside, mainly Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto, Hinata, and their small group of friends..
"I don't like American music." Sakura stated.
"I agree. Even though I've been here for a year, I just can't get used to this." Hinata replied.
"They think that music in there is rock? Put on some Malice Mizer, and I'll be glad."
"Sakura, that's not rock. The band claims themselves as 'punk rock'. So, I guess that's what they are." Naruto told her while taking a sip of his beer.
"Naruto, how can you drink that mess? It's sickening!" Sakura said, taking the cup away from him and pouring it over the balcony.
"Watch where the hell you're aiming!" A voice from below screamed out.
"Oops." Sakura said while adding a childish giggle to put on her "Miss Innocent" act.
"Well, well, Sasuke, you're quite the quiet one tonight. What's wrong?" Naruto asked, trying his best to bug Sasuke (which was--and still is--one of his favorite hobbies).
Sasuke looked over to him, shrugging lightly. He hated being around people and being at social gatherings. But Sakura had begged him to come, so to make her happy, he did. He'd do anything to make her happy, even though he hated being around this spikey-headed moron. He knew Naruto was still in love with Sakura, even though he tried to hide it. Just to piss him off, he wrapped an arm around his fiancé and pulled her to him, causing her to blush lightly.
Naruto sighed. He was still trying to get over Sakura. Despite feeling happy for her somewhat, he felt... betrayed. He was the one who was always by her side to comfort her. It was as if Sasuke was using Sakura only for a trophy since she was the one who had guys drooling over her sometimes. Sakura really loved Sasuke, and would die for him... and he could just hope that Sasuke felt the same.
Sakura looked at her watch and her eyes widened.
"Sasuke, we gotta get back! I have a class that starts at 8:30am and it's almost 3:00am!"
"Okay, come on."
"I wanna say goodbye to everyone, first."
Sasuke nodded.
Sakura dashed into the crowd of people to find some of the friends she made. Naruto smiled as he saw Sakura's smiling face, despite her being tired.
"Back off, dead-last."
"What?!" Naruto screamed out as Sasuke as he looked at him with the look of death.
Sasuke's arms slowly crossed his chest as he glared up at Naruto. Naruto usually was shorter than Sasuke, but people change and Naruto grew to be a few inches taller than him.
"You know what I mean. You're still in love with her, I can see it in your eyes. Well, she's mine now. Besides, there's no way a girl like her would ever want to be with a guy like you when she has me."
Naruto was pissed now. He reached out and grabbed Sasuke tightly by his shirt and pulled him to him.
"You're lower than trash, Sasuke! You're probably just using Sakura as a trophy! And how dare you compare me with you! I was the one who was always at her side trying to comfort her in anyway I could when you would start screaming at her for no damned reason at all!"
Sasuke's arms un-crossed and he forcefully pushed Naruto away, causing him to hit someone and knock their beer all over them. The person almost screamed at him, but soon backed away when he noticed Naruto and Sasuke now starting to throw punches.
"Well, I guess I better go..." Sakura trailed off as she heard the sounds of fists coming in contact with flesh and the sounds off "oof's". Her green eyes looked up to see a crowd of people surrounding two people that were fighting. She rushed over to them and started to push through the people to see a blonde haired man and a raven haired man fighting. Quickly, she jumped between the two and put both of her hands on their chests.
"What the hell is up with you two?!" She screamed as she looked at them both.
"He thinks I'm trying to steal you away from him!" Naruto screamed out.
"That's because he's a pathetic loser who has to live in the past!"
"You bastard!" Naruto screamed again as he tried to push forward, but soon stopped once he realized he'd have to get through Sakura. He pressed his lips together in a thin line and pulled away, starting to walk off. The crowd separated and made a clearing for him to walk.
Once Naruto was gone, Sakura crossed her arms and glared up at her fiancé.
"What the hell is your problem, Sasuke? You know he won't do anything to break us up!"
"I still don't like the idea of some guy still looking at my fiancé!"
"Well, it's not like girls don't look at you anymore! My God, but I just keep telling myself that you love me only and won't leave me!" She spun around and walked away, making her way through the crowd inside. Sasuke soon followed her, rubbing his lip that had been busted during the fight.
"Sakura! Sakura, would you wait!?" Sasuke called out as he ran behind to catch up with her.
Sakura slowed down some, but kept her hands bawled up into fists at her sides, looking down and glaring daggers at the grass.
"Sakura..." Sasuke said as he tried to catch his breath and put his hand on her shoulder only to have it shrugged off. He frowned as he stared at her.
"Look, he was a little drunk and you know it... he was the one who started it..."
"Sasuke, just stop. I want to forget about it, so just stop." She walked a few more feet ahead before she stopped and spoke again.
"I finally got my friendship almost mended with him, and then you start that fight and now, he probably hates me again."
"What would it matter? You have me."
Sakura sighed.
"Can we please just go? I'm tired and I want to sleep."
Sasuke nodded and the two walked in silence towards the car.
~~~
The ride back to campus was also in silence. Sakura dug through her pocket to find her keys to her room as she closed her eyes, fighting back the tears. She hated fighting with Sasuke. The last time she had a fight with him, Naruto was there to help her... but now, even Naruto wouldn't be there for her. Sighing, she put the key to the doorknob, only to have the door creak a little and open some.
Sakura felt her heart skip a few beats and jump up into her throat. Fear gripped her as she pushed the door open slowly and reached in for the light switch. When the lights came on, she looked around with her now wide-awake eyes, looking for any signs of an intruder. She could've sworn that she shut and locked her door...
Once she was brave enough, she took a few steps inside. After closing and locking the door behind her, she grabbed the bat and checked her bathroom, her closet, and under her bed. She concluded that whoever was there was gone now. There were no signs of anything being stolen, but there was a box on her bed...
"That's strange..." She whispered to no one.
She pushed a long strand of her pink hair behind her ear as she sat down on the bed and picked up the box. Shaking it, it sounded like there was nothing inside of it, but it was heavy. She grabbed the sissors and slid the sharp end against the tape to cut it open and then opened the box. Inside was the golden heart-shaped necklace she had reported missing at the beginning of last semester. She opened the locket up, and a small peice of paper fell out of it.
Her eyes widened as she saw that the picture she had put her Sasuke and herself in there had been messed with. Whoever stole the necklace and put it back in her room cut her head out of the picture. With trembling hands, she picked up the piece of paper and unfolded it. It was revealed to be bigger, but someone had folded it small enough so that it would fit. Her whole body began to tremble as her breathing started to shake when she read the words:
"He's mine, bitch! Not yours! Give him up or I swear I'll kill you!"
~~~
Everyone was gathered in the room, the bass from the music thudding loudly. It was the "Welcome Back" party from the Christmas holidays. People were dancing--or some trying to--to the song "My Bloody Valentine" by Good Charlotte. The smell of beer filling the room caused a select few to stand outside, mainly Sakura, Sasuke, Naruto, Hinata, and their small group of friends..
"I don't like American music." Sakura stated.
"I agree. Even though I've been here for a year, I just can't get used to this." Hinata replied.
"They think that music in there is rock? Put on some Malice Mizer, and I'll be glad."
"Sakura, that's not rock. The band claims themselves as 'punk rock'. So, I guess that's what they are." Naruto told her while taking a sip of his beer.
"Naruto, how can you drink that mess? It's sickening!" Sakura said, taking the cup away from him and pouring it over the balcony.
"Watch where the hell you're aiming!" A voice from below screamed out.
"Oops." Sakura said while adding a childish giggle to put on her "Miss Innocent" act.
"Well, well, Sasuke, you're quite the quiet one tonight. What's wrong?" Naruto asked, trying his best to bug Sasuke (which was--and still is--one of his favorite hobbies).
Sasuke looked over to him, shrugging lightly. He hated being around people and being at social gatherings. But Sakura had begged him to come, so to make her happy, he did. He'd do anything to make her happy, even though he hated being around this spikey-headed moron. He knew Naruto was still in love with Sakura, even though he tried to hide it. Just to piss him off, he wrapped an arm around his fiancé and pulled her to him, causing her to blush lightly.
Naruto sighed. He was still trying to get over Sakura. Despite feeling happy for her somewhat, he felt... betrayed. He was the one who was always by her side to comfort her. It was as if Sasuke was using Sakura only for a trophy since she was the one who had guys drooling over her sometimes. Sakura really loved Sasuke, and would die for him... and he could just hope that Sasuke felt the same.
Sakura looked at her watch and her eyes widened.
"Sasuke, we gotta get back! I have a class that starts at 8:30am and it's almost 3:00am!"
"Okay, come on."
"I wanna say goodbye to everyone, first."
Sasuke nodded.
Sakura dashed into the crowd of people to find some of the friends she made. Naruto smiled as he saw Sakura's smiling face, despite her being tired.
"Back off, dead-last."
"What?!" Naruto screamed out as Sasuke as he looked at him with the look of death.
Sasuke's arms slowly crossed his chest as he glared up at Naruto. Naruto usually was shorter than Sasuke, but people change and Naruto grew to be a few inches taller than him.
"You know what I mean. You're still in love with her, I can see it in your eyes. Well, she's mine now. Besides, there's no way a girl like her would ever want to be with a guy like you when she has me."
Naruto was pissed now. He reached out and grabbed Sasuke tightly by his shirt and pulled him to him.
"You're lower than trash, Sasuke! You're probably just using Sakura as a trophy! And how dare you compare me with you! I was the one who was always at her side trying to comfort her in anyway I could when you would start screaming at her for no damned reason at all!"
Sasuke's arms un-crossed and he forcefully pushed Naruto away, causing him to hit someone and knock their beer all over them. The person almost screamed at him, but soon backed away when he noticed Naruto and Sasuke now starting to throw punches.
"Well, I guess I better go..." Sakura trailed off as she heard the sounds of fists coming in contact with flesh and the sounds off "oof's". Her green eyes looked up to see a crowd of people surrounding two people that were fighting. She rushed over to them and started to push through the people to see a blonde haired man and a raven haired man fighting. Quickly, she jumped between the two and put both of her hands on their chests.
"What the hell is up with you two?!" She screamed as she looked at them both.
"He thinks I'm trying to steal you away from him!" Naruto screamed out.
"That's because he's a pathetic loser who has to live in the past!"
"You bastard!" Naruto screamed again as he tried to push forward, but soon stopped once he realized he'd have to get through Sakura. He pressed his lips together in a thin line and pulled away, starting to walk off. The crowd separated and made a clearing for him to walk.
Once Naruto was gone, Sakura crossed her arms and glared up at her fiancé.
"What the hell is your problem, Sasuke? You know he won't do anything to break us up!"
"I still don't like the idea of some guy still looking at my fiancé!"
"Well, it's not like girls don't look at you anymore! My God, but I just keep telling myself that you love me only and won't leave me!" She spun around and walked away, making her way through the crowd inside. Sasuke soon followed her, rubbing his lip that had been busted during the fight.
"Sakura! Sakura, would you wait!?" Sasuke called out as he ran behind to catch up with her.
Sakura slowed down some, but kept her hands bawled up into fists at her sides, looking down and glaring daggers at the grass.
"Sakura..." Sasuke said as he tried to catch his breath and put his hand on her shoulder only to have it shrugged off. He frowned as he stared at her.
"Look, he was a little drunk and you know it... he was the one who started it..."
"Sasuke, just stop. I want to forget about it, so just stop." She walked a few more feet ahead before she stopped and spoke again.
"I finally got my friendship almost mended with him, and then you start that fight and now, he probably hates me again."
"What would it matter? You have me."
Sakura sighed.
"Can we please just go? I'm tired and I want to sleep."
Sasuke nodded and the two walked in silence towards the car.
~~~
The ride back to campus was also in silence. Sakura dug through her pocket to find her keys to her room as she closed her eyes, fighting back the tears. She hated fighting with Sasuke. The last time she had a fight with him, Naruto was there to help her... but now, even Naruto wouldn't be there for her. Sighing, she put the key to the doorknob, only to have the door creak a little and open some.
Sakura felt her heart skip a few beats and jump up into her throat. Fear gripped her as she pushed the door open slowly and reached in for the light switch. When the lights came on, she looked around with her now wide-awake eyes, looking for any signs of an intruder. She could've sworn that she shut and locked her door...
Once she was brave enough, she took a few steps inside. After closing and locking the door behind her, she grabbed the bat and checked her bathroom, her closet, and under her bed. She concluded that whoever was there was gone now. There were no signs of anything being stolen, but there was a box on her bed...
"That's strange..." She whispered to no one.
She pushed a long strand of her pink hair behind her ear as she sat down on the bed and picked up the box. Shaking it, it sounded like there was nothing inside of it, but it was heavy. She grabbed the sissors and slid the sharp end against the tape to cut it open and then opened the box. Inside was the golden heart-shaped necklace she had reported missing at the beginning of last semester. She opened the locket up, and a small peice of paper fell out of it.
Her eyes widened as she saw that the picture she had put her Sasuke and herself in there had been messed with. Whoever stole the necklace and put it back in her room cut her head out of the picture. With trembling hands, she picked up the piece of paper and unfolded it. It was revealed to be bigger, but someone had folded it small enough so that it would fit. Her whole body began to tremble as her breathing started to shake when she read the words:
"He's mine, bitch! Not yours! Give him up or I swear I'll kill you!"