A Day in Life

By: Sweet Bliss

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto…

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Chapter 6: Senses Fail

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"Ino!" the girl with the dark colored hair called to her blond friend who was huddled up in the sheets on the bed. Ino mumbled something and Hinata took it as a sign to continue, "Sakura and Sasuke are here to visit." Ino sat up immediately and cerulean eyes filled with tears. "Let them in," she said hesitantly and waited for the two to enter.

Sakura rushed over to her and flung her arms around the blonde. "Are you doing better?" the pink haired girl asked quickly. The light haired girl nodded and avoided Sasuke's gaze. "Sakura? Can I speak to Sasuke alone for a little while?" Ino croaked out softly, eyes letting loose salty drops of water from her eyes. Letting go of Ino, Sakura turned around and walked out of the room, shutting the door behind her. The light haired girl looked at her boyfriend. Inhaling deeply, she softly spoke…

Sakura leaned against the wall fiddling with her cell phone. She just got text messaged from Naruto saying about bringing her video camera and go to the gym later in the week. She wondered why but he didn't explain. Sighing softly she closed her eyes ignoring the screams and shouts in the next room. It seemed like everyone was here, but Naruto and the people they hadn't known well, and listening in on Sasuke and Ino's conversation. "Leave them alone," she groaned opening her eyes a bit glance at the crowd. The only person not listening in, excluding her, was Shikamaru. He had something about it being too troublesome, but in his opinion breathing was too troublesome.

They all moved away from the door when they heard something break followed by 'that bastard' and a cry of 'Sasuke, stop it'. The door was jerked forcefully open by Sasuke and he stormed out. Ten-Ten looked over at Shikamaru for help but he ignored them and his eyes remained shut. Hinata moved aside, scared of the angry Uchiha, and hid behind Neji. The green eyed girl of the group glanced at Ino's door and Sasuke's departure. Naruto, Neji, and Shikamaru could hopefully calm down Sasuke because right now she had to comfort Ino.

"I told him what happened and he just flipped!" Ino cried into the pillow. The girl's furrowed their brows and then Ten-Ten rubbed Ino's back soothingly. "And he understood my reason for breaking up with him. I guess we really never were the sort of people to get together. We see each other as more of a friend-friend relationship. But he swore that if he found the man he'd make him pay," Ino said thoughtfully.

For some reason, a part of Sakura seemed happy that the two weren't together anymore. It could've been that Sasuke was way too angst-ridden for Ino's bubbly aura or, this she thought was absurd, she didn't want anyone with Sasuke other than herself… "S-S-Sakura?" The said girl blinked and found herself eye-to-eye with Hinata. "Huh?" Ino held a telephone out to her and said, "It's for you."

Sakura excused herself into the hallway and greeted the person on the other line. She then frowned at the person on the line. "Haruno Sakura, why the hell did you not come home last night? Are you hanging around that Hyuuga girl's sex-craving cousin? I want you home now! You had your mother and I worried!" The man might have said more but the phone cut off when it made contact with the ground. He was referring to that woman as her mother. What kind of father was he! Shikamaru bent and picked up the broken phone and muttered, "You might want to go check on Uchiha. I'll cover for you with your dad." How had he known it was her dad? She then remembered not telling her father about going to Ino's house in sixth grade and that she heard him all the way from the next room. Thanking Shikamaru quickly she sped out the door.

Looking for Sasuke gave the cherry blossom time to ponder on the people she knew as friends. Each of their personalities were different and so were their looks. Of the girl's, Hinata had the large white eyes that could drive one insane. Ten-Ten had an awesome pair of legs and then Ino had killer assets. What did Sakura have? A wide forehead that stood out and was the first thing people noticed when they met her. Slumping her shoulders, Sakura came to the conclusion as to why she didn't attract Itachi. She just needed to be more appealing by flaunting what little she had.

"MY FAIR CHERRY BLOSSOM!" At the sound of the voice she spun around to meet the ever-so-sweet Rock Lee. "Hi, Lee!" She greeted beaming at the boy. He took her hand in his and begged, "Although I do not deserve to have your presence near me, I would like to ask you to come with me to the golf course as a friendly date?" The girl thought it through and then said yes. Maybe Lee would listen to her and help her with her guy problems.

Hinata shifted her hands in her pockets and adjusted her clothes. A slim finger pressed the doorbell and met Shikamaru's grandfather. "Um… hello Mr. Nara. Is Naruto home?" The old, wrinkled man smiled and moved aside and answered, "His room is down the hall and on the right." She followed his directions and when she neared the door she knocked timidly.

Naruto poked his out of the door, bumping his forehead against Hinata's chin. Rubbing his head Naruto smiled sheepishly at his friend. "Hey, Hinata, what are you doing here?" The girl looked down at her feet, her face turning pink. "Shikamaru asked me to give you something," she replied taking the piece of crinkled paper out of her coat pocket. Opening it, Naruto scanned over the contents within it and smiled. Pumping his fist up in the air, he startled the shy Hyuuga as he pulled her into an embrace. "This is so great, Hinata! Shikamaru has just agreed to joining me, your cousin, and the Uchiha bastard in a band!" Patting his back for a job well done she didn't expect the kiss he planted on her pale cheek.

Naruto seemed to notice his action and let go of the girl. "Sorry," he apologized taking interest in his feet. Hinata shook her head and reassured, "I-it's okay, Naruto. Y-you were just happy with the information you were given from Shikamaru." The blonde boy stared at the Hyuuga girl. He loved the way she sounded when she spoke. The mix of formality, politeness, shyness, and a touch of immaturity suited his friend. He leaned against the doorframe and smiled at her causing her to turn pink. This might've been the first girl that interested him to no end and instead of persuading her into his bed, like most other girls he'd met at his old school, he just wanted her to sit and talk with him. "Hinata, would like to celebrate with me at your restaurant of choice?" Naruto asked bowing slightly. Hinata nodded her head vigorously earning a small chuckle from Naruto. "Can we eat at the little noodle bar ?" Blue eyes locked onto milky white ones as he grinned from ear to ear. "It's a date!"

Sasuke plugged the chord into the amp and fixed the knobs to make the sound he wanted. The raven haired boy laid down on his bed, guitar in hand, and plucked away on the strings. He hadn't done this in a year and if he knew Naruto well, which he did, Sasuke was sure the fox boy was planning something. His hand brushed over a black notebook and he lifted it up. He had started writing his thoughts and feelings in this book since he was fourteen. Now seventeen, he had three years of thoughts and perspectives for everyday of his life. He sat up, picking up the pen on his table, letting the ink flow over the planes of white staining the white with black. After several minutes he looked at the first lines of his work.

/I walk this lonely road

The only one that I have ever known

Don't know where goes

But it's only me and I walk alone/

He frowned. His thoughts were too angst-ridden. No one wonder people called him an ice cube. Flipping through the pages of his supposed journal, he read each sentence in and came up with a whole new meaning for each of them. Furrowing his brows as he read and turned page after page, he realized that for three years the only thing he wrote about was Haruno Sakura. It wasn't that he was in love with her or anything he had reassured himself over and over again. The girl was just far too annoying to get out of his head.

"C'mon, Lee," Sakura called out as Lee swung the golf club, watching the white golf ball fly off into the distance. Sakura clapped and ran to the teenaged boy who was a replica of their band teacher. "Great job," she congratulated handing him the water bottle. Lee nodded his head spilling some of the liquid. "Do you want to go out to talk for a little while, Sakura?" Lee asked calling the cherry blossom by her real name instead of one of his nicknames. Sakura agreed and walked alongside the boy.

"So the problem is Itachi won't notice me," Sakura explained going over her whole situation. They had already come to terms that maybe they should stay friends, even though Lee was a little crestfallen because of the news. Now Sakura thought of him as one of the girls and told him everything. Cocking his head to the side, the boy with a bowl cut smiled saying, "If he doesn't notice a sweet cherry blossom like you, then I don't think he really deserves you now does he?" Sakura thought for a moment and suddenly her cup of hot cocoa was surprisingly interesting. Sighing, Lee said with the deepest sincerity, "Listen to me. This Itachi guy is a total waste of time. It sounds like a crush to me, and trust me, I know how it feels to have a crush on someone who doesn't feel the same. Maybe you should wait and your knight in shining armor will come to your rescue. Look for the one who will make you happy. The one you don't have to work hard to please. The person who will love each and every second no matter what you look like. Because if you try and hide from it, that one person just might fall for someone else." Sakura flung her arms around the boy and thanked him softly.

"Goodbye, Lee, thanks for the advice. I'll be sure to take it to heart," Sakura bid the boy farewell as she entered her home. Should she really give up on Itachi? Was he really a waste of time? Dropping her bag on the floor she walked into the living room. There was her father making out with that Setsuna woman. "Hi, Dad, has it come to the part where you two will have sex and never see each other again? I was taught that those kinds of things were wrong," Sakura chastised mockingly. Setsuna immediately tried to cover herself up and Sakura's father glared at his daughter. "Don't you dare talk to me that way! I can put you out on the streets like that!" The middle-aged man snapped his fingers to suggest how fast he could kick his only child out. "Fine go ahead! I'm out of here!" Sakura ran upstairs and threw some clothes into her suitcase. Glancing around the room she picked up a few sentimental items and stuffed them into her bag.

Storming out of the house she ignored her father's threats. They were meaningless. Her life was meaningless. Dropping her things, she took out a knife and grabbed a handful of rose petal hair in her hand. Her mom used to brag on her hair and the woman loved it long. Her hair was the only thing left of her mother but now she didn't want any remembrance. Quickly slicing through the pink locks she squeezed her eyes shut, pictures of her mother flashed before her and the broken girl let the tears fall for the first time in years.

Sasuke admitted that rain was a good thing. He liked it's darkness, coldness, sorrows, everything about it. Yes, he knew he was being pessimistic but then again he really didn't care. His mom was in the next room making coffee so she would be able to get some work done, but it really wouldn't help. He clicked off the TV and leaned against the armrest. There was nothing to do. Number one, it was past nine o' clock. Number two, it was raining. Closing his eyes he sighed. Nothing good was ever happening.

A knock on the door disturbed his little nap and he groggily opened the door. A pair of glossed green eyes met his. A black cap sat on her head and tried, and failed, to cover her delicate face. "C-can I stay with you, Sasuke? I have no where else to go," the small girl croaked. Mikoto Uchiha came into the room and took one look at Sakura and pulled her inside. Sasuke's onyx orbs were still wide with shock. Her pink locks were misaligned and butchered poorly. "What happened, honey? Sasuke go get her some of your old clothes and let her wear them," Mikoto ordered. Doing as he was told, Sasuke ran up the stairs and pulled out some clothes.

Sakura wrapped the quilt tighter around her almost naked body. Mikoto turned to her and asked, "Do you want to tell me what happened?" Green eyes avoided the gaze of the older woman and she shook her head no. Mikoto smiled warmly and pulled out something in a drawer. "Hold still," she instructed taking strands of pink hair in her hand. She snipped the hair and tried her best to make it even. "There. You look so pretty." Sakura blushed and lowered her head. Sasuke came into the room and handed the articles of clothing to his mom. "Sasuke, turn around for a second." Turning around he sighed, it wasn't like he hadn't seen her almost naked before. But if his mom knew, well let's just see he'd bee a pile of mush on the floor.

Sakura walked past him after she was dressed, and Sasuke had to smirk at how cute she looked in his clothes. The shirt was slightly falling off of her and the pants were baggy on the small body she had. "I'm going to finish some work then I'll try and dry your clothes off. You just go to bed," Mikoto said hugging the girl. Sakura nodded and walked up the stairs after Sasuke.

He admitted she was like a lost puppy following him everywhere. He could understand Ino acting like this now towards people, but Sakura really had no reason to be so… clingy. "Can I sleep by you, Sasuke?" she had asked a little above a whisper. He closed his eyes trying to block the image of her shaking and scared. "S-sure." He could not believe he just said that. He started to pull his stuff off the bed but a small hand found its way on top of his. He stared at a face that could only belong to an angel as she spoke softly, "Please, sleep by me." Something must've been wrong with him. He found himself giving into this girl's every whim.

Sliding in beside Sasuke, Sakura 'snuggled' closer and placed her head on top of his chest. "What the hell are you doing?" Sasuke asked grouchily, he was growing uncomfortable already. Sakura raised her head and smiled at him. "My father threatened to kick me out when I caught him and that new woman of his making-out!" He raised a nicely shaped brow and he thought that she was bragging about being kicked out. Her smile drooped and she said, venom dripping with every word, "That idiot even called 'Little Mrs. Perfect' my mom. I left of my own free will and I'm glad because he's going to marry her and try to replace my mom."

She dropped her head back down on the pillow and grinned. "I don't think I'm in love, if you'd even call it that, with Itachi anymore. Rock Lee and I talked it over a while ago." Now it was Sasuke's turn to smile- rather smirk- at the news. She turned to her side to face him. She leaned her face in towards his and whispered, "Lee said that Itachi didn't deserve me." Leaning in closer to the cherry blossom Sasuke murmured, "I think I agree with thick eyebrows on that one." If it wasn't dark in the room they could see a hint of a blush on both of the teen's faces. "Goodnight, Sasuke," Sakura said turning away from the boy. "Night."

Hinata smiled at the boy who held her hand in his. "That was so much fun, wasn't it, Hinata?" The blond teen asked spinning around to look her in the eye. "Y-yes," she answered truthfully, a smile graced her soft features. Naruto smiled and leaned in placing his forehead on hers. "D-do you want to come over o-one day, Naruto?" Hinata asked averting her gaze elsewhere. Naruto smiled and pecked her cheek and replied, "I'd love to come over." The white eyed girl's facial features brightened as she hugged him. Naruto wrapped his arms around her and smiled. He definitely was planning on starting a steady relationship with her. This time he'd try not to mess things up. The fox-like boy leaned in to her face, his breath tickling her pale skin, and closed his eyes. Feeling her lips on his own, Naruto mentally patted himself on his back for a job well done. "Goodnight, Naruto," the Hyuuga girl bid her boyfriend farewell. She smiled when she entered her home and heard the boy celebrating outside.

"Where were you?" Neji asked sitting in a dining chair. "I was w-with Naruto," she answered, fiddling with her fingers. Her cousin walked up to her and warned, "Don't get yourself hurt." Hinata nodded avoiding her cousin's intense gaze. Neji smiled softly at her and placed a hand on her shoulder, "I'm happy for you." Hinata's eyes locked with her cousin's as she flung her arms around her cousin, thanking him for allowing her to hang out with Naruto.

………tbc………

A/N: Here's you a fluffy chapter filled to the brim with NaruHina and SasuSaku. Here's a few notes for you:

1.) Naruto is Shikamaru's adopted brother and they live with the grandparents of Shika .

2.) Kakashi will appear soon

3.) Naruto is starting a band with Neji, Sasuke, and Shika

4.) Sasuke is getting a little perverted in this story

5.) Ino might be pregnant and Shikamaru is getting a little over-protective

6.) Naruto is meeting the guys in the next chapter for their little band thing-a-ma-bob

And then here are a few random questions I want to ask you:

1.) Is the rating T suitable for the actual story

2.) Should I change anything about this story and the pairings

3.) Do you have any suggestions for my story

4.) Do you have any rants and complaints about this story

5.) Do you want me to continue

Happy B-day to Naruto and ME! Okay read and review! Love you all!

Sweet Bliss