A/n: It had been five months since I updated this fanfic and I am sorry for that. I've been busy actually, with the second Naruto fanfic I made, so I hadn't quite got the time to update this other one. I thank my reviewers, a whole lot of them! And here they are…tearsofDagmar, Kaze no Shoujou, Mae, lexy499, BloodRuby, Reiseki no Megami, …, the lady hokage, kylie, kawaii.sasusaku, and shiks.

I also want to take this chance to say what I have to say to some people, so please hear me out: About the usage of Japanese words, it is not for bragging or anything, and I don't think it's something to brag about when I know Japanese. I only put Japanese words there because I think of the tone effects and I try to see which one, English or Japanese word usage, would best fit the situation I'm trying to show the readers, so please don't go the wrong way with that. And besides, I really don't want people coming to me then again, just to tell me that I used too much Japanese words and then I would find out that they only read the beginning chapters; I had already explained that I will try not to use Japanese words as much as I can avoid using it. If they would read the next following set of chapters and also my author notes, they should not be asking me or telling me this again because I had answered it, more than once, individually and generally speaking. One last thing about that topic is that I am living in a world where Japanese and English are mixed together both in writing and speaking, and being used to that, I know a lot of people couldn't understand Japanese and I apologize for that, and again, I told you I would try to reduce it as much as I can.
Ok, anyway…now that's over with…I want to apologize because I have a lot of things really piled up before me to work on, and I couldn't finish them still. Of course a lot of them are my fanfiction stories, and I am sorry for some that may looked like dead because I haven't updated them in such a long time, although I promise I will get to them someday and work with it. As I have said, I have changed my pen name to animekoukouseigirlmiyaru and also my e-mail for anyone who would want to e-mail me.

This is a long chapter for make-up! And I would not be delaying much longer so I'll just get on with the story…

"words"

'thoughts'

(comments by me)

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters.

A/n: Oh by the way, the rating is because of strong language. By means, I am warning you this chapter has strong language.
I was once yours but not anymore

Chapter 6: Sasuke and Sakura

Ino waited impatiently in front of Sakura's house as she rang the doorbell endlessly. Finally, she tapped the door and called out Sakura's name.

"Sakura! Won't you open the door! Hurry up, we're going to be late if you don't come out of this house right now! Sakura—!"

But to no avail, she decided to get going to school; perhaps she must have gone earlier and was waiting for her there.

The sunrays of the early morning had shone down the windows, and a soft vibration of footsteps was heard heading towards the Gym. Just at the same moment the doors were opened, a series of high-pitched screams echoed around the area together with horrified gasps.
Ino was tapping her pen continuously at her desk, in awkwardness with impatience, when suddenly, she, together with the others, had heard the series of ear piercing screams and the loud bang of the door being thrown aside, with Tenten bursting inside the classroom towards her direction.

"Ino!" Tenten cried.

Ino rushed forward to meet her friend, "Tenten! What is it! Did you bring Sakura with you? Have you seen her!" Ino asked impatiently.

A few others had moved closer and were listening intently now at the two of them, including Sasuke, Neji, and Shikamaru.

Tenten raised up a trembling hand, pointing towards the window, straight to the entrance of the gym. Everyone followed the place of the direction she was pointing. "…A school staff together with a few students saw her there just a couple of minutes ago. She was lying right behind the door, all tied up, and her hair covered in blood—oh Ino, I don't know! It looked really terrible…bloody! Who knows if she's alive!"

Sasuke's eyes widened at Tenten's words and he felt cold at the thought. He barely felt Shikamaru's nudging at him, and just when Neji was about to place a hand at his shoulder, he ran out of the room down the stairs, skipping couple of steps at a time.

"Sasuke! Hey where are you going! Wait!—"

"Sasuke come back!"

He heard Shikamaru and Neji calling him back, but he did not made even the slightest of effort to turn back at them. All he knew was he had to get to her, and fast.

He jumped over the gate and finally had reached the gym doors. The crowd parted to let him pass, but however, someone caught his arm.

He turned around and saw Miko clinging to him and was trying to make him move away from the scene.

"Sasuke-kun, let's get out of here. It's too bloody. The sight of her makes me sick—"

"Unhand me Miko! You are the one who makes me sick! Don't you dare talk of her like that in front of me! Get off!" Sasuke told her with spite, almost at the edge of shouting the words out as he shoved her off with a swift movement of his hand.

Neji and Shikamaru together with Tenten and Ino had already come beside Sasuke and were watching him and Miko.
She had let go of him and was glaring at him and the lying Sakura as her fists shook with anger and hatred. "Why do you talk to me like this Sasuke? She doesn't even love you. She likes that stupid guy who ditched her because she's so worthless! I, on the other, am ever so loyal, and faithful to you, I'm worthy of your love than—"

"Bjsh!"

(A/n: Ok, just imagine that's the sound of it. I don't know how to spell the sound it makes. ;)

"Oi! Sasuke!" Shikamaru shouted warningly as both he and Neji grabbed hold of his arms to keep him from attacking Miko.

A loud crisp crunching of bones were heard and Miko fell back to the ground, the other side of her face, swelling and bleeding.

"You deserve that you wretch! There was not a minute of my life when you're gonna be worth it for me! Shut up or you'd get more of that! Don't you dare talk ill of her in front of me ever again! Take it for your life, and if I hear more of you and that talk, I'll lead you to your death that very next minute!" Sasuke shouted in fury as he struggled to free himself from the two.

He turned to Shikamaru and Neji impatiently who were still pulling him away from Miko. "Let me go you two!"

"Sasuke calm!" Shikamaru replied hysterically.

"We wont let you go until you regain control and you stop trying to hit her." Neji said. Turning to Miko, Neji stared coldly with an annoyed expression. "Try not to challenge the wrath of this guy, will you—"

"One of you take this girl out of here! Hurry before another trouble comes!" Shikamaru cut in, turning to the crowd.

A few people quickly dragged Miko out of sight, and at last, Sasuke's rage subsided, finally allowing Neji and Shikamaru to let go of him.

Sasuke walked over to where Sakura was, kneeling by her side, he saw her just as how Tenten had described her earlier.
Sakura lay on the gym floor on her side, unconscious and tied up, her blood still tricking down in slow drops from the side of her head down to the pink strands of her hair.
His hands had carefully touched her skin and his gaze fell to the dent of the gym door and then to the corner wall just behind the door, where he saw blood had also stained on and a very small piece of ripped orange fabric sticking to it. He took the piece of fabric, pocketing it as his eyebrows knitted and his gaze scanned the crowd in search for him who had hurt the girl he had been protecting, although he did not find him.
A car with siren continuously ringing around the campus had finally arrived in front of the gym building and medic people were rushing towards Sakura, carefully lifting her inside the car.

"One goes with this lady…?" one of the medic people asked the crowd.

Sasuke stood up and came forward the same time as Ino, both answering the medic man at the same time. "I go with her."

Sasuke and Ino looked at each other, for a moment, not saying anything, for both felt that the other should stay behind.

When no one spoke still, Shikamaru then went up to Sasuke, and Sasuke, knowing what Shikamaru might say, immediately spoke up. "Shikamaru, No—"

"Sasuke…I may know or I may not know how you feel about this accident concerning the girl, but I had rather thought it best if Ino goes rather than you." He said cutting Sasuke off.

Sasuke took a deep breath as he turned around and stared hard at Ino, without any expression, he just stared hard, hoping she would at least, have it to give the place up to him instead.

Ino knew what his expression demanded but she was in no position to give the place up, knowing her best friend's life is what they're talking about.

"We must not waste time, or her life ends here. Decide which among the two of you should go." The medic man told them.

Sasuke moved forward but Neji pulled him back and Shikamaru gestured Ino to take the place.

Ino nodded in apology to Sasuke then she hurried off inside the car where Sakura lay.

"Were best to be off, good day to you sire."

He watched as she was taken away and the doors of the ambulance close, slowly driving off…without him…by her side…

"Ugh! …damn it!" he shouted releasing himself free of Neji and Shikamaru's grasps.

"Sasuke—" Neji began.

He did not look at them, though both can see his anger burning just beneath the skin. His blood-red eyes were blazing darkly, and his fists were clenched to his sides.

"Don't follow."

He disappeared from their sight without another word, rushing towards the school building with increasing speed.

The two stared at him for a moment before they both realized what was about to happen.

"Shikamaru…he's a nice guy…but I never saw him like this…so deadly pissed…until now…" Neji said looking at him.

"…his eyes…it was different…not black…but red…" Shikamaru replied as he also turned to Neji.

"…not good!" Neji finished as both of them immediately started after him.

(Flashback) With Naruto and Hinata…

"Hinata…you know I had feelings for you since I met you…" Naruto said.

Hinata turned around to face him. "Naruto, you know I like you. We're friends. But I cannot go farther beyond that."

"Why? A lot of girls are after me but I chose you. Why won't you be with me?" Naruto asked her.

"Because I couldn't…I like someone else." Hinata replied as she began to walk away.

She gasped as she was suddenly thrown back against the wall and Naruto blocking her way.

"What! What did you say!" Naruto asked glowering at her.

"…I said I like someone else…Naruto, I cannot go out with you." Hinata said.

"You!—" Naruto roared as he raised his hand to strike her but she was quicker.

She kicked him off, as she moved a great distance away from him. "Bastard! I am so not regretting that I didn't choose you! You are a player, that's why I will never be with you and to think girls like you with your attitude and that! They must be dumb losers! Just like you!" Hinata screamed as she fled away from him. (end of flashback)

(A/n: Go Hinata! In this fanfic, Hinata likes Kiba. Just so you know…I'm not fond of Naruto, so he has no pair in this fic…)

(A/n: Oh, and the flashback was actually the time when the people were gathering around the gym earlier that morning. Hinata and Naruto were somewhere off.)

With Sasuke, Neji, and Shikamaru…

Sasuke pushed through the crowd as his eyes scanned the corridors and rooms sharply.

'Where is that guy!' Shikamaru thought worriedly to himself as they continued to search for Sasuke.

"Shoot! This growing crowd makes it impossible for us to find him!" Neji muttered to himself.

Sasuke finally found him, leaning by the lockers, his head tilted up full of empty pride. Just as in time, Neji and Shikamaru finally spotted him.

"Sasuke—" Shikamaru called but both he and Neji stopped, stunned as they watched him move forward with burning wrath.

"Damn you, guy of worthless sht!" Sasuke shouted punching Naruto with full force, squarely in the face.

Naruto, who didn't expect what had happened, fell on his butt hard and found his nose bleeding. He brought a hand up to his nose, wiping the blood off his lips as he got back to his feet and aimed to strike him back.

"Anta koso, baka yaro!" Naruto shouted.

(A/n: This line means like…"you did it this time!" or "you'll pay for that!" …something like that but not exactly…I'm sorry, I don't know how to say that Japanese phrase up there in English but it's somehow translated like that…)

However, Sasuke was prepared for it, and the next thing Naruto knew, he was slammed against the lockers with a loud bang, choking as Sasuke grabbed hold of his shirt collar tight.

A lot of people were now surrounding the scene as they watched the two struggled to fight each other.

"Sasuke, let him be off. A loser like him is not even worth punching." Neji said stepping forward.

Sasuke stared Naruto down with anger burning like a white flame as he struggled against his mind to let him go. He pushed him farther back, choking him all the more as he spoke to him with spite, his other hand showing the piece of ripped orange fabric in front of Naruto's face. "I know it was you to blame. Remember this you idiot loser. The next time you cross the line and hurt her. I will cut you to pieces."

He kicked his leg hard before throwing him off to the ground as he turned on his heels to leave. Shikamaru and Neji caught up with him, as the rest of the crowd also turned to leave.

Naruto sat up and as he saw the crowd, he caught a glimpse of Hinata among them, glaring at him.

He brushed off the blood streaming down his face as he cursed in anger "…You'll pay for this Uchiha. I will never forgive you."

With Ino…

Ino sat on a chair by the bedside where Sakura lay in a dimly-lit room, as she listened to the healer's words about Sakura's condition.

"…She will live, then?" Ino asked.

"…Yes, that I'm sure of. But still there is a problem remaining, which I must tell you."

"…what is it?"

"…As we had observed her condition, a part of her memory was damaged by means of something or someone had hit her hard in the head."

"…Meaning to say…?" Ino asked, turning to face him.

"…there are confusions inside her memories…and we couldn't do anything about it. In her case, only memories can heal memories itself." The doctor said with apology as he left from the room.

Ino turned to look at Sakura, who still remained unconscious. She feared what the doctor might've meant, what confusion there will be, and how she's going to get through it.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she suddenly heard the doorknob turn and felt someone touch her shoulder. She turned around and saw Shikamaru looking at her.

"…Shikamaru, what are you doing here?" Ino asked as she stood up to face him.

"…I will not hurt her. I feel bad for her, actually, that's half the reason why I came here." He replied.

"How did you know she was confined here?" Ino asked.

"I just know it." He said smirking slightly at her.

Ino's eyebrows knitted and her eyes suddenly widened, "OMG! Does Sasuke know she's here!" Ino asked him frantically.

"…No, I came here alone, why'd you ask?" Shikamaru replied.

"…Please don't tell him yet. It is not yet the time for him to know." Ino said.

"Why?" Shikamaru persisted.

"There is a problem with confusions in Sakura's memory. Until I find out what it is, he must not come near her…I had the feeling this was all going wrong…so just don't tell him will you?" Ino explained.

Shikamaru shrugged and turned to look at Sakura then back at Ino. "…Ino, we must leave now…" he said to her.

Ino glanced up at the clock, it was half past eight. "…You're right, my parents are probably looking for me." She replied as she picked up her bag and started off towards the door, glancing back for the last time at Sakura, before she completely disappeared out of sight with Shikamaru trailing behind her.

"…Shikamaru…I just remembered…what happened back there, after I went with Sakura to take her here?" she asked him.

"Are you asking me in general or are you asking me about a specific somebody?" Shikamaru asked.

"…specific people…" Ino replied.

"Sasuke was in a rage, he went off telling us not to follow but we realized what he was going to do, so nevertheless we did follow him, and found him beating up Naruto. Good thing we were there to stop him before he beat him up for dead." He said.

Ino smiled slightly, "Well, I think Naruto really deserved that. And I would not blame Sasuke either, though I must say…Sasuke seems to have a strange relationship with Sakura…"

"…Yeah, I noticed that too. And though he let Naruto go, he did not calm after that, his eyes still remained the blood-red colored eyes, trust me, you wouldn't want to piss him off when his eyes are like that, or you'd end up dead the next five minutes."

It was about a quarter past midnight when the door of Sakura's room was once again opened, and someone came in for her.
A/n: Ok! This chapter is done and it is a long day! I figured this would be somehow not a cliffy, but in a way it may be. I don't know when I will be next updating this fanfic, I have to work with the other Naruto ff, and other fanfics. And as for translations, I think I only used one phrase and it is translated up there so yay for me! Oh, and btw please read and review, I loved reading reviews, so please do. I'll try to be back soon as my schedule gives me the time to write, for the mean time, I hope everyone liked this chapter.

Anime koukousei girl miyaru