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Summary : Life is all about living it right. Sakura stumbled upon troubles in her love life, studies and to find the true meaning of friendship. SasuSakuNeji. AU - School enviroment.

Halu minna! I'm back with a new chappie.. It's not my favorite... But here's some NejiSaku stuff... Not really NejiSaku.. Sorry if I dispoint you guys!

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There was no one at the park. It was deserted and a perfect place to be alone. Neji stared at the reddish sky, hints of sunset was seen. Suddenly, some noise came out from the bushes nearby. A hint of green shirt was seen. Neji saw Lee walking towards him. He knew what is going to happened. Lee grabbed his collar and wrinkled his forehead.

"Why did you do that towards Tenten? What is wrong with her? How could you do this?"

Lee yelled at Neji. Neji remained at his silence.

"She… Tenten… Tenten loves you! She cried for nights after you rejected her. And even worst, you ignored her! Hell, you must be wondering why on earth am I doing this, right? I loved her, Neji. I loved her as a teammate, as a comrade, as a friend! I used to like you Neji, but after you did this to her, I hate you. I hate you more than anything you could ever imagine!"

Lee lets go of Neji's collar. He stared at the ground for some while. Neji just stared Lee with his pearl eyes. Suddenly, Lee punches Neji on his face. Neji fell down on the ground and blood trailed down from his lips.

"I hate you."

Lee left Neji, who was wiping his bruised lips. Neji stared at Lee's trail and then calmed himself. He stood up and walked out from the park. He took out his white handkerchief in his pocket and held it against his lips to cover his damage. While he is walking, he saw a pink haired girl walking, with her hand was holding a blue plastic bag, obviously from the music shop.

Neji tried to avoid eye contact with Sakura, but failed. Sakura's face was happy at first, but later she was worried. She ran towards Neji.

"Uh, hello."

"Hi, Sakura…" Neji mumbled in his handkerchief.

"What's wrong with you lips?" Sakura held out her hand and pulled away Neji's handkerchief.

"Oh my, you're bleeding! Did you catch up in a fight or something?"

"No, I fell." Right…

"Are you going home? It is somewhat far… And you went to wrong way too…"

"I felt walking using a longer route…"

"Hey, this is my house, want to come in? I'll help with your bruise…"

"No, it's fine! I can walk…"

"Oh, come on! I can send you back later tonight… Your uncle doesn't mind, right? Come!"

Sakura tugged Neji's sleeves. Neji followed Sakura into her house.

"Sit down on the couch. I will go upstairs and change. Help yourself with the cookie." Sakura gave Neji a cookie jar and turns on the television. Then she went upstairs and a click was heard from Sakura's bedroom.

Neji let out a sigh. He never had been into any other girl's house before. He went to Tenten's house but did not get inside. He walked around the house and saw some family pictures, hanging on the wall.

He saw an average man, a beautiful woman sitting in front of the man and a baby on her arms. They were well dressed. Beside the picture was a baby on a tricycle, smiling widely showing her teeth. He stared at the next picture. It was Sakura, wearing a pink blouse with white pants, standing beside a red headed boy. Their hands were linking.

"That's my old friend before I came to this place." Sakura suddenly appeared beside Neji.

"Oh, I see. Is he your boyfriend?" Sakura laughs.

"I'm not sure. We hang out with each other a lot. Come over here." Sakura took out a first-aid box from the cabinet.

Sakura slowly tapped the wet cotton onto Neji's lips. Neji flinch a little bit. His pearl eyes were staring at Sakura, but Sakura's attention was on his bruise.

"Where are you parents?"

"They are on business trip. I am used to it though. They left yesterday and might be back two days from now."

"Oh, I see. No wonder you invited me in…"

There was the silence again. Sakura kept her first aid. She stared at Neji who was poking his lips.

"Hey, I'll go fix some tea."

Neji slumped back at the sofa. He didn't know why he was there at the first place either. But it feels nice to be there, with no annoying cousins, no uncles, no rules… It just felt great. He stared at the spinning fan above him. He felt sleepy and he fell asleep.

"Neji? Are you up?" questioned a person.

Neji opened his eyes slowly and saw a pink haired girl with a worried face. He sat up and Sakura retreated a few inch. She has this worried expression plastered on her face, making Neji felt confuse. He looked around him and noticed that it is not Sakura's house anymore.

"What happened? What am I doing here? Sakura?" He gave a questioning look to Sakura.

"Thank god you are alright! I was getting so worried!" Sakura hugged Neji. Neji hugged her back, unconsciously.

"Ehem… You can continue after you come out from this room, Neji." Sakura pulled back and blushed, so does Neji.

"Uncle… You're here."

"Yes, and your friends too."

Neji looked around again and saw Hinata, Naruto and Ino. Their face was worried. Hinata's face was reddened and her eyes were teary, he knew she cried. Then he lay he eyes on Sakura's face again.

"What am I doing here?"

"Well, after I fixed the tea, I saw you lying unconsciously on the sofa. I tried to wake you up, but you did not move. So I called Ino to help me to bring you here…"

"Oh…"

"Oh? No thanks or what so ever? Sheesh… What a guy…" Ino said slowly. Sakura glared at Ino.

"Anyway, the doctor said you might been exhausted. You went to the funeral and then you hurt yourself…" Sakura continued.

The door was opened and a nurse came in to check Neji.

"Neji-kun, the doctor said you can go back either today or tomorrow." Said the nurse.

"I'll go back home today. Thanks, Sakura."

"What about me?" Ino interrupted. Neji rolled his eyes.

"Yeah, you too."

"Now, you kids can go back. Hinata, help Sakura packing Neji's stuff."

"Yes, father. Bye, Naruto-kun, Ino-san."

Naruto and Ino left the room. Sakura and Hinata helped Neji to pack his stuff, while his uncle was staring at him.

"What happened?"

"Huh? Oh, nothing… I'm tired, I guess…"

"No, I meant what happened with you and Sakura?"

Sakura flinched when she heard her name. A pink streak appeared on her pale face as she continued to pack. Neji looked at Sakura and then look at his uncle again. He stared at the floor, to avoid people to see him reddening.

"No-nothing, sir." Sakura let out a sigh.

"You can't lie to me, my boy." Before he could continue any further, Sakura interrupted.

"All done! We can go now, sir!" She said it unusually aloud.

"Ah, good job, girls. Come on, the butler will send you home."

"Oh, no thank you. Ino is waiting for me downstairs. Thanks anyway, sir." Sakura bowed down. "Well, take care, Neji. I'll be going now. Bye, everyone." Sakura stepped out from the room. But someone stopped her.

"Sakura, the Hyuuga clan is blessing you and Neji. See you soon." He whispered. Sakura becomes red again. She nodded and left the building.


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