Um……here's chapter 2…….

DISCLAIMER: I don't own Naruto………..

Chapter 2: Looking for a lost petal

"Where's big fore-head girl?" asked an excited blonde girl.

"Maybe she's running late, I mean it is her birthday." Said another blonde, but it was a boy.

It was true Haruno Sakura was late and all of her friends are there at cell 7 meeting place to surprise her. Ino was frantically searching for best friend/enemy. When it comes down to her friends' birthday Ino will and would plan out their birthday party. Today her work was almost done. What was missing? The birthday girl, Sakura. Her team was getting slightly worried for her as she started to walk and pace around everyone.

Ever since Sasuke went away Ino gave up on him and went for Shikamaru. They have been going out for 5 months already. Naruto gave up on Sakura because Sakura hook up him and Hinata. Also some boys were in love with the pink-haired beauty such as Neji and Kiba. Neji is planning to ask her out today. For Kiba it was just a crush.

Neji too was searching for the pink-haired girl and he is worried. Then a poof came first to his ears and opened his eyes, only to find the cell 7's sensei, Kakashi.

"OH MY GOD! THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END! Sakura is actually more late then Kakashi!" Naruto shouted.

"Shut up fox-boy!" yelled an annoyed group of 7 eighteen year old and 2 19-year old teens.

"Where's Sakura?" asked a clueless sensei.

"I don't know. We might have thought that she would be here by now." told a worried Ino.

"Okay then let's have a search party. If we can't find her, we'll send an Anbu party to find her." Told a serious Kakashi.

Neji's Group

Three teens, Lee, Tenten and Neji, went to search for the pink-haired teen.

"Where's is she?" asked Lee

"We wouldn't be looking for her if we knew!" answered an irritated female, Tenten. Meanwhile Neji was filling his mind up full all the possibilities that Sakura could have gone. Maybe she went to the park he thought. Just as he was going to tell his teammates where to go next, he saw them fighting.

"Maybe if you stop asking questions and start to find her then we can have a party!" yelled Tenten

"Well maybe if you stop having you time of the month and start to answer my questions then we figure out where to start to look for her!" screamed Lee

"How about you both shut up and we all look for Sakura in the park?" asked Neji

"How about you shut up and let us continue fighting!" yelled both parities.

"I give up!" told Neji, and then he left his two teammates to go to the park.

Kiba's Team

"Hinata use your Byakugan take locate Sakura" ordered Kiba." H-hai" replied Hinata. Her eyes had veins popping out around it as she activated her eyes. She looked around the area.

"Nothing. But I do know where she goes to be alone. Maybe that will help." She told her team.

"Where does she go Hinata-chan?" asked Shino.

"She goes to the park and swings. She told that she swings to 'swing' away her troubles." Hinata replied. "Why does she 'swing' away her troubles when it's her birthday? I mean everyone should be happy on their own birthday." Wondered Kiba, aloud. "I don't know, Kiba. I don't know" told her group as the trio walked towards the park.

Ino's Group

"WHERE IS SHE? WHERE IS SHE?" Ino yelled out, right in front of her flower shop. Mr. and Mrs. Yamanaka were just looking at her as if she wasn't her own daughter. "Um………Ino, your parents looking at you." Told Choji, while holding potato chips. "Well I did ask fore-head girl to wait for me at my flower shop." replied Ino, looking different places from where she is standing. Shikamaru just looked at his teammates antics while forming a plan. She has been acting sad lately and Sasuke left around the time of her birthday.

Flashback

A 12-year-old girl looked at her friends around her as she gazed at the cream covered cake. She seemed to be amazed by the fact that all her friends held a surprised birthday party, again. She would always see Sasuke at the couch, but he wasn't there.

"Where's Sa-never mind…" she remembered what happened a mere 2 days ago. "Um, Ne Ne Sakura-chan blow out your candles!" yelled a energetic blonde, Naruto. Her cake was pink and white and in pink frosting it said 'Happy Birthday!' Knowing them they would never be happy if she isn't happy, "OK! Ready...1…2…3!".

Sakura blew out the candles while everyone clapped. While everyone sang, she looked at the empty space that once occupied Sasuke. Only Shikamaru, Kakashi-sensei and Naruto saw her eyes always wondering to her couch.

End Flashback

'He left 2 days before her birthday.' "Hey guys lets look for her in the park", told Shikamaru. The trio started to move towards the area where children like to play.