Okay people, here is the second chapter to my story…it seems in the last chapter I kinda overdid it in a way….in my opinion…but I was kinda like "I think I wanna add this part in the story" kind of thing and I did anyway…..I haven't wrote stories here in a while…as I said last time….so maybe that's why my way of writing is kinda crappy…I GUESS I AM WAY TOO LAZY…I just watch Spongebob of something like that…lol
Disclaimer: I will never ever own NARUTO. But I do own this fanfic story.
Note: In my story, it may seem as though some kind of the characters may act kinda different than in the anime and manga…hmm…like Tenten being more annoying here…Lee acting way too obsessed with Sakura…and things like that….so if you think that the way they are acting may be way too off…just tell me then I'll make them act a little more like they're supposed to act like…kk
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Chapter 2: Reunion (part 2)
"You know Tenten, from now on; I'm staying away from Lee." Sakura declared as they continued walking down the streets. "Like I said a while back, he's just way too out of my league."
Tenten laughed and scratched her head. "I can tell. But I still can't figure out the reason that you still kissed him even though you don't like him."
The pink hair girl scoffed in astonishment and blushed pink rapidly. "I didn't kiss HIM that much, did I? But really, it meant nothing to me…I guess the words that he was saying kinda drew me in."
"Uh-huh…" Tenten brought her arms up and wrapped her fingers together with the other hand and placed it gently along the backside of her neck. "Well, as I promised…I'll take you to Ino's place…since you have no other place to live you orphan."
Sakura glared at her friend and turned her attention off the face of her friend. "You know, that's not funny." She continued to walk forward until Tenten stopped her with a hand on her shoulder.
"S-sorry…I only meant that as a joke…but I realize there's nothing to laugh about." She apologized sincerely as her facial expression held a face of solemn.
"Forget it." Sakura shook her head as they both stepped forward simultaneously.
"I have a feeling that Ino will be really surprised to see you. After all, you've been gone for a year."
Sakura smiled at the thought and spoke clearly, "Now that I'm wondering….is Ino madly in love with Sasuke-kun still?"
Tenten looked her way and lowered her eyes in suspicion. "Even though you two are friends, you still strive for his attention, huh? You two still have that half enemies and half friends sort of relationship?"
Sakura shrugged her shoulders and brought her attention to the stores surrounding both sides of her as she listened to Tenten's response.
"Actually, it's kinda hard to say whether or not she likes him. She never seems to be all around him as much anymore like she was before when you were still around. Now that I think about it, she may have another love interest…but it's hard to say. How about you, Sakura? You have another love interest other than Sasuke?
Sakura lowered her head and stared blankly toward the ground. "With all my honesty, Ten, I gave up on him." She raised her head and looked at Tenten's face if she was listening. "I think it's better off that way you know….with me liking no one."
Tenten brought her pointer up to her face and swayed it from side to side as her tongue clicked inside her mouth as it matched the movement of her finger. "I know that you're not being serious right here. I understand, believe it or not. I mean after all that's happened to you, I wouldn't be thinking the way that I usually would." She grabbed hold of Sakura's wrist and slowly proceeded on walking forward. "But that's alright, you'll be okay soon. Right after we find a new home for you, you'll be okay." She smiled widely and let go of her friend's wrist. "I have a secret to tell you, if it'll make you feel better. I think I'm in love with two guys."
Sakura grinned with a frown picking up along her smile and skipped forward. "It's already a given that you like Lee. That pucker-up sure did lift your spirits." DAMMIT! NO FAIR! SHE WAS ABLE TO KISS A GUY THAT SHE LIKES BEFORE ME! "You can have him though. I don't want him."
"What's makes you think that I like him anyway?" Tenten questioned but her inquire was disrupted from Sakura's ignorance as she gladly waved at Ino who was in front of her family's flower shop—displaying various assortments of flowers in vases.
"SAKURA! HEY!" Ino called out as she returned the hand gesture that Sakura gave her.
Both girls turned their heads to Ino and ran up to her as she joyfully greeted each other.
"It seems kind of awkward for you to come back to the village after being gone for a year." Ino said, her hands placed on her hips.
Sakura denied eye contact with the blonde and shyly said, "There's nothing wrong with coming back here after a year is there?"
From that, Ino noticed that her question was of no use and sighed.
"Ino, is there a way that Sakura can stay with you?
Ino had a questionable look on her face and she thought it over for a moment on the question she was being asked.
Ino closed her eyes in disappointment. "How about your own home that you lived in with your mom? Can't you live there anymore?"
Sakura shook her head in desperation. "Someone lives there right now." She placed her hands on her waist and crunched her eyebrows. "And there's no way I'm going to steal someone else's house away!" DAMMIT, YOU OLD GEEZERS! GET YOUR WRINKLY ASSES OUTTA MY HOUSE!
Ino thought for a moment and placed a pointer on her chin. "Well, there's barely any room for anyone else to stay in…well…since my house is completely consumed with the flowers from the shop.
"Oh." Sakura quietly murmured.
"Sorry about that, Sakura."
Sakura angrily smiled as she turned her back away. "That's alright." CRAP! CAN HER FAMILY DO ANYTHING ELSE OTHER THAN PLANT FLOWERS! I SWEAR…I'LL BURN THE DAMN THINGS!
"But…" Ino resumed speaking. "If you do find a place to stay at, invite me as soon as possible, okay?" Ino waved a hand goodbye as she walked off into the shop and hummed carelessly.
Sakura nodded as she grinned. "I will, don't worry." WHAT A COLD-HEARTED BRAT! STUPID FLOWERS! IT SEEMS LIKE SHE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE SITUATION THAT I'M IN!
"That's okay Sakura; we'll find another person that you can stay with." Tenten reassured comfortably.
Sakura gave out an inquisitive look. "But I don't have many female friends left."
"Who said that it had to be female?"
"Are you saying that I should stay with a guy then?"
Tenten nodded childishly and giggled as her hand covered her mouth.
Hell no. "Well, if it weren't for your big family and Ino's flowers, I would've had a home to live in right now!"
Tenten flapped her hands worriedly in the air and tried to calm Sakura down. "Hey, hey, there's still Hinata. There could be a chance for you to stay there."
"Fine."
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"…a place for you to stay? Um, I'm not really sure about that." Hinata shyly replied.
"Why not?" Tenten argued. "This poor little girl doesn't have a home to stay in. She doesn't even have enough money to live on her own. She gonna live out in the streets if she can't stay with you."
Sakura hissed evilly as she turned away and scoffed. Is she calling me a beggar? She'll pay for that…
"Hold on you guys, I'll go and ask my father if he approves of it." Hinata ran off toward the entrance to her household while the two waited impatiently for the reply.
"I swear…this'll never work out for me…I'll never find a place to stay at." Sakura whined as her feet scraped the ground as she swung her legs back and forth.
Tenten slapped her shoulder and then rolled her eyes. "Don't be such a pessimist. Hinata's coming back…I wonder what she'll say."
As Hinata closed in on them, she sighed tiredly and nodded her head in agony. "Sorry but my dad says that he won't allow anyone else in the household other than family."
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"You want to stay in my house?" Kiba looked at them and waited patiently for their reply.
"Yeah. I wasn't able to find anyone else's place to stay at…so…" Sakura cut off her sentence as she found that it was practically meaningless to completely rephrase the same sentence multiple times again and again.
"Hm…" She's asking if she could stay in my house huh? A girl? I like that. He gradually stepped in forward as he lounged his arm around her neck. "Sure you can, Sakura-chan. I know my sis doesn't mind."
In irritation, Sakura removed his arm and took a few steps back. What does he mean by that? Oh God, he's not gonna try to molest me is he? She raised her head up to eye Kiba's face only to find him examining her body from head to toe.
"Hey, I already said you could so come on!" In quick movements, he snatched her hand as he tried to bring her inside the house.
"N-no way!" Sakura blurted out as she slipped her hands off his. "Y-you molester!" In anger, she put her hands behind Tenten's back and forcibly pushed her. "Let's go, Ten."
"Oh come on! We get to do all the things that we want to do if you do stay in under the same roof as me...especially if we're together in the same room!" He laughed pleasurably to himself and entered his house, still chuckling. God…that always scares off those girls…
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"Hey Chouji, mind if I stay in your house?" Sakura uttered lazily.
"Sorry you can't."
"Why the hell not?" Tenten boomed furiously while she stomped a foot toward the ground.
Chouji took another handful of chips he got from the bag and shoved it in his mouth. "Tsk tsk tsk, Tenten…" He shook his head in annoyance and swallowed the munched up food he chewed in his mouth. "In my household, we tend to have little food left. Both my mum and pop love to eat so much like me, that by the end of the day we'd be left with nothing but a tiny crumb so little that would be the only thing that Sakura would eat if she did stay here." He took another handful of chips in his hands and crumpled out the bag into a round ball. "We can't have another person living in this house, you guys."
UGH! DAMN IT TUBBY! IT'S YOUR FAULT YOU LOVE TO EAT THAT MUCH IN THE FIRST PLACE THAT YOU'D END UP WITH NOTHING BY THE END OF THE DAY! THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED DIETING!
"Then just eat less or something but that shouldn't be the reason why Sakura shouldn't stay here!" Tenten fought back as she pointed at him in the face.
"No means no, chicken leg, now scram!"
"Ugh…THAT'S IT BUBBA! YOU ARE GONNA LET SAKURA STAY HERE EVEN IF YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO EAT! IF YOU GUYS WANT TO SAVE YOUR FOOD THEN GO ON SOME KIND OF DIET OR BECOME ANAREXIC OR SOMETHING!"
"That way, we'd be losing weight."
Tenten struck a finger in his stomach as he continued infuriating her. "THEN CONSULT JENNY CRAIG IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT!" She repeatedly resumed poking his stomach that it began to jiggle and seemed impossible to cease its bouncing.
OH MY GOD! WHAT THE HECK IS THAT? Sakura carefully contemplated as his stomach plopped upward then downward uncontrollably from Tenten's poking and ran over to her friend.
Both girls shrieked to themselves and clung to each other at the horrible sight.
"Um, never mind. I can find another place to stay at. Thanks anyway, Chouji!" Sakura hurriedly rushed away from his door as Tenten followed her actions.
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"So how about it, Shikamaru?'
In boredom, he laid his arm against the wall and placed his head on his palm as he hesitated a bit. "You know, if I do allow you to stay, then you'll probably annoy the hell outta me."
"Oh, I promise I won't."
"You're smart right?
"Huh?"
"My dad only allows smart people in the house."
Geez…his family is also prejudice, huh?
"I guess I would call myself smart." Sakura replied with a hint of curiosity in her voice.
"Then, tell me how the electrons of an atom become neutral."
"Uh, let me see…" After several minutes of thinking quietly to herself, Shikamaru tiredly spoke up from waiting.
"Apparently, girls have no brains at all."
Both Tenten and Sakura stared at him with squinted eyes. "What did you say?" They both said in unison.
"Girls are born mentally retarded. If they weren't, then they would know that the answer to my question would be that there would be an equal number of protons and electrons in an atom. It's a simple answer. But I guess when compared to the intellect of females, they don't stand a chance the knowledge men are capable of having." He breathed out a large amount of air as he crossed his arms in disappointment. "Men are born intelligent and more sensible than women."
"Ugh…who gives a damn about that knowledge you have stored in that big ass brain you have! YOU'RE A SEXIST! A SEXIST YOU HEAR ME!" Sakura yelled with all the strength in the voice she had and stomped off repeating those same words. "YOU'RE A FRICKIN SEXIST! SHIKAMARU IS A SEXIST! SEXIST!"
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"Eh? Sakura-chan? What're you doing here?" Lee wore a delightful face as soon as he saw a glimpse of Sakura's face.
"I have no where else to stay. I-is it all right with you?" She stuttered nervously. Why was he the only one that was left? Damn…
"Sakura-chan, are you being truthful? Do you really want to stay with me?" Yes! That kiss was a success!
"Uh…sure…"
"Come on in." He calmly invited the two girls in through the front door.
Why in the world is his house dark? The house is only illuminated with candles. Did he know that I was going to come by here to ask the same question I've been asking the others?
"Here, I'll show you you're bed, Sakura-chan." Lee led them into a vacant room with two beds and a fireplace.
"Oh so is this your parent's room?" Tenten asked calmly as she gazed at every surrounding item in the room.
"No, this is my room actually." Lee answered, watching the reaction on Sakura's face.
"U-uh…why are there two beds here?" GET AWAY FROM THERE NOW, SAKURA! HE'S GONNA GET YOU!
"Oh. One of the beds is mine and the other is yours."
Sakura's eyes sprung up. "Huh, what did you say?
"One of the beds is mine and the other is yours."
"B-but, they are so close together…head-to-head close together." She stammered in a frightened voice.
"Y-yes they are."
"Uh-um...Tenten let's go now, please!"
Tenten carefully listened to Sakura's voice and noticed that it trembled in fear. As fast as they could, the two girls tried to exit the room but were blocked by Lee who stood in front of the door.
"Please Sakura-chan….stay….stay with me…" He pleaded as he held her hands together.
"Sorry, but that bed is really uncomfortable for me."
"Oh that's okay; I'll put the beds closer if you like."
He's trying to make you stay. Get away from him now! "NO LEE! I WON'T HAVE SEX WITH YOU! SO PLEASE CAN YOU LET US LEAVE?"
Lee's eyes widened as he heard that sentence. Sex? "That's another way to show my love for you in a stronger way than an ordinary kiss!"
Oh my God…no…
"C'mon Sakura-chan let's do—" He urged as he held her firmly in his arms.
Sakura pulled him away from the door and turned the knob. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING! YOU WANT ME TO SHARE THE BED WITH YOU IN THE SAME ROOM!" She screamed, panting heavily. "YOU EVEN WENT SO FAR AS SETTING UP THE FIREPLACE AND PUTTING A TRAY OF WINE BETWEEN THE BEDS! DON'T YOU EVEN THINK OF TRYING TO GET ME DRUNK SO YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU LIKE TO DO WITH ME!"
"But I thought that the wine would make things even more romantic between the two of us…"
"What are you thinking? I'm not even twenty yet! I could go to jail for drinking that crap!"
Both girls slammed the door and exited the house as Lee stood there in shock. "Damn! I knew I did this way too early for our relationship! I should've realized that she wasn't ready yet…"
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"Tenten, I dunno what to do…" Sakura complained as they continued to walk throughout town.
They both stared forward into the crimson sun and watched as the sun began to settle down. The sky began darker and many of the blue streaks found in the sky began to fade away each passing moment as the sunset began to finalize its scene.
"Oh! It's even sunset too! It's already getting dark and I haven't found a place to stay at yet."
Tenten bonked Sakura on the head as she joyfully smiled. "I still know one person that might let you stay with him."
Sakura sorrow had turned jovial as she readied herself for the news.
"I think you might be able to stay with Naruto. I mean he is an orphan too so living together won't be that much trouble."
Naruto? Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that idiot! Sakura's face brightened up at the thought of her spiky haired friend.
"…and I think I know where to find him." Tenten finished. "The ramen shop!"
"HEY! CHEF! GIVE ME ANOTHER BOWL OF RAMEN WOULD YOU!" Naruto demanded as he impatiently awaited his order.
"Here you go."
"Thanks!" As he reached his arm over to the cup that held the chopsticks, a voice called out to him with glee. As he turned his head around to find who called out to him, he broke his chopsticks in half as he devoured a spoonful of noodles.
"NARUTO! HEY!" Tenten called out as they stomped their way over to where he was.
Naruto's eyes opened wide as he saw Tenten hurriedly running toward him. He swerved around from his seat and positioned himself where his body faced Tenten and Sakura. In inquisition, Naruto pointed in the direction of Sakura and in return, she showed him a face full of perturbation. "Who the hell is this chick, Tenten?"
THERE GOES THAT "WHO ARE YOU?" QUESTION AGAIN HUH? DAMMIT! NO ONE RECOGNIZED ME AT ALL! I BARELY EVEN LOOK DIFFERENT!
"I'm Sakura, you dumbass." She gave him an egregious stare as he tried to refresh his memories of her.
"Whoa Sakura, is that you?"
"I just said that I am Sakura, stupid. Don't make me repeat the same things again." The look on her face was eloquent and it seemed as though she was nearly threatening him.
As Tenten watched her two friends squabble, she hopped on a chair beside him and inhaled the fresh, steamy air of ramen. She then tapped Naruto on the shoulder and waited until Sakura was also sitting with the two of them. "So hey, Naruto. Is it okay if Sakura stays with you from now on? No one else can take her in."
Naruto took a second eyeing her and mumbled, "Yeah sure!" through his words while he swallowed his ramen.
"Alright! I get to go home now!" She jumped off the chair and turned herself to face the two. "See you Sakura!" Tenten dismissed herself as she eluded herself from the ramen shop, leaving the two behind.
In awkwardness, the two remained silent as Naruto resumed on finishing up his meal.
"So Naruto, how have you've been doing?" She asked simply as she observed him eating his food.
"Great." He said vaguely.
Oh great, it feels so weird being around him that I don't know what to say to him after a year.
Sakura worriedly fiddled with her thumbs as she tried to create some sort of discussion with one of her closest friends. With no success, she lifted her head up, and unintentionally shook her shoulders from Naruto abrupt movement.
"Well, I'm done! Here's my money, sir!" He slammed his pay on the table and hopped off the chair. "C'mon Sakura! It's already getting dark!"
"Yeah." She nodded then jumped off the chair after her response and walked alongside him as made their way to his home.
"So Sakura, what brings you back in Konoha anyway?" He grinned widely as he stared at her face. Wow! She's gotten cuter then before! His cheeks began to feel hotter each time he stared at her face that he paid no attention to the reply of his question.
"You've meet everyone else today, haven't you? I bet they are all surprised to see you back here without any notice."
Sakura scoffed as she looked away with a pout. "Like you, everyone didn't notice me at first glance…well…all but Ino though."
She looks way more cuter when she pouts. DAMN! I'M SO LUCKY THAT SHE'S ABLE TO STAY WITH ME! He continued examining her face as she began to take notice that he wasn't listening to her at all.
"HEY! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU STARING AT!" Her voice became harangued when she outburst at him.
His shoulders shook, as he felt petrified at her shouting.
"Yeah, I know I look horrible right now but that doesn't mean you have to stare at me every single damn second! It's really uncomfortable, you know." She ran her fingers through her hair as he closely watched her movements. "See, now what?"
Naruto stuck out his lower lip and placed his hands behind his head. "Seriously, you're just stressing yourself like this. I'm just…admiring the way you look that's all."
"Huh?"
"Oh nothing." He chortled as he tried to laugh off the words that he had just previously said as they continued walking off, leaving Sakura filled with curiosity.
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"So you have a roommate living with you, huh?" Sakura stated as she followed him to the front door on his house.
"Yeah. He's the same age as us too." Naruto added as he twisted the doorknob.
As the two entered through the door, the house was surprisingly hygienic, considering the way Naruto cleans up things. In front of her was his tables while to the right was the living room, and to the left the kitchen, while the bedrooms were down to the farther left. All the items in the house were free from clothing while the houses' furniture were spot clean. Maybe that roommate of Naruto did this…
Naruto walked to the living room where the roommate sat at and greeted him loudly. "Hey –"
"What the hell are you doing here you dumbass?" A familiar, deep, manly voice inquired. "I thought you were going to back here later. Now I have to hear all your bitching and yelling for the time being."
"Hey Sasuke!"
Sasuke-kun?
"Look who I found in town today." Naruto grabbed Sakura by the hand and dragged her out from hiding as she caught sight of Sasuke quietly reading a book while wearing oval-shaped glasses on.
Sasuke lifted his head from the book he was reading and then adjusted his eyes a bit to focus his vision on the person Naruto was talking about. In a stoic manner, he went back to reading his book. "Oh, hey, Sakura." He greeted unwelcomingly.
Sakura raised her hand in the air to wave at him and but brought it back down as she whispered a gentle "hi" through the air.
OHH! THAT BASTARD! HE DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO LOOK SURPRISED LIKE THE OTHERS DID! DAMN HIM!
The room became silent after her action then a "snap" sound broke the silence as Sasuke closed his book loudly and he stood up from his seat. "I'm going to bed." He began to walk off to his room as he carried a weary look on his face.
To Sakura's surprise, Sasuke was walking around half-naked without a shirt on and wore black sweat pants as he made his way to his room.
Oh my God! He has no shirt on! At that moment, her nose started to become runny as she enjoyed her time watching him pass by her. As she wiped her nose with her hand, a red stain spread on her palm.
AAHH! My nose is bleeding! How the hell did that happen?
"Hey Sakura…are you okay? You're nose is bleeding." Naruto declared as he made Sasuke's attention face their way.
"It's nothing, really, it's just allergies! I'm fine!" She panicked as she resumed wiping her nose again and again but to no use as the blood continued to pour out.
"It's not allergies." Sasuke stated. "You're nose wouldn't bleed if you did have them."
HA! I FIGURED IT OUT! PDA! SAKURA HAS THE HOTS OVER HIM! MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE HE'S HALF NAKED! Naruto turned his back as he examined Sasuke's entire body. It must be because he's not wearing a shirt! Heh…hee…Okay Sakura, here I come! As swiftly as he could, Naruto unzipped his sweater and flung it back over his shoulders as he twirled the sweater in a circle. Catching her attention, he threw the sweater behind him and then slipped his black undershirt off. Sakura stood there stunned, no words muttering past the gap of her lips. "Check it out Sakura, I even have Abs." After his statement, he inhaled a deep breath as he held it in and pressed his muscles outward, revealing the muscles that he had build over a year. As he stared at his own body complexion, a loud thump hit the floor as Naruto looked up ahead to see that Sakura had fainted. "Uh…what's wrong with her?"
Sasuke shook his head and mumbled in a low voice. "Maybe she fainted from blood loss or something. Her blood's already formed a large puddle to the side of her." With no interest, he casually walked away. "It's your fault she fainted, showing your chest like that. Clean up the mess and put her to bed." His words reverberated throughout the corridor he entered and left Naruto in an aggravated state.
"You started it, you bastard. Walking around half-naked…pft…I look way better than you…"
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I noticed that I only got 2 reviews for the last chapter…but, I really appreciate the 2 reviewers for checking out my story and complimented me! THANK YOU!
THANK YOU:
TOHRUCHAN14
KAGEYOUKAI101
Anyways, when I write these stories I end up writing until like 3 in the morning…lol…it's like I'm addicted to write this story...lol…anyhow…I'm gonna try to improve on this story and hope that I become better and many readers on this site can read and also review me. I LUV REVIEWS! BUT I HATE FLAMES! GRR….lol….
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