A/N: Yay! My reviews went past the 200 review mark! Anyway, just a little note for you all in the future, I will not be able to update as frequently as I have been for the past week. However, I will update new chapters, unfortunately, it will be less frequent. The least I would do is update one chapter per week. I hope that you all understand because lately I've been putting fanfiction before my studies and SAT's. I need to organize myself and have better time management. Once I get everything straightened out and my priorities straight, I will be capable of updating chapters up to three per week, and if I'm really on a roll, five per week! I look forward to all of you reading my stories and I thank you for your support. It is greatly appreciated! Happy reading!
Previously on Dangerously Sixteen: Ino got a ride from Shikamaru on his motorcycle while Kaiya is out on the psychotic rampage, and Sakura digs up her past feelings for Sasuke.
Disclaimer: I own the characters that you have never heard of.
Title: Chapter 20
"Last week a body was discovered in the bay area of Japan, the man's body is still being investigated. Sources say he has been shot in the head five times before falling into the water," a reporter was on the television screen.
Sakura sighed and turned to another channel.
"Nothing's good on television these days," she thought to herself.
"Next week we will be having a final exam on what we have learned in class for this last semester," the Calculus instructor informed his class as everyone began to pack up after the bell rang.
"So I will post a review on the school website so all of you can print out a review sheet to study for the test. Most of you who HAVE paid attention in class will not need a sheet but for those of you who have been dozing off in the back of my class will certainly need a review sheet. Most of the test questions have come off from the homework I have passed out to you for the semester. They will be on the continuity of a function of one variable, applied maxima and minima, differentiation of inverse trigonometric functions, and integrating certain rational functions, resulting in logarithmic or inverse tangentfunctions. If you have any questions simply just ask a neighbor or email me," the teacher finished his last few words as students went in and out of the room for the last class of the day.
Hinata retrieved from her desk and unzipped her shoulder bag. She placed her binder and school supplies into her backpack and then zipped it back up. The young girl went up to the front of the room to take a quick glance at the homework as Naruto approaches her Calculus room.
"Hey, what are you up to?" he greeted her by the door.
Hinata's eyes landed on Naruto and she felt herself go warm in the face.
"Oh, I'm just taking a look at tonight's homework," Hinata shifted her shoulder bag to her other arm and crossed her arms together, "what are you doing here? Aren't you walking home?"
Naruto leaned against the wall and stretched his arms out and moved out of the way as some students came into the room to ask Hinata's math teacher some questions.
"Well, I just wanted to see you, is there anything wrong with that?" Naruto grinned revealing his pearly white teeth.
"No, I was on my way to the library," Hinata smiled back and walked into the hallway with Naruto beside her.
"Library? For what?" Naruto asked.
"I want to study there, I have a huge Calculus test tomorrow," Hinata went over to her locker and twirled the lock according to her lock combination.
Hinata unhooked the lock and swung the door open. She opened her bag and placed some notebooks and a textbook into the open space, and slowly closed the door.
"So, since you have a test, is there by any chance that you will be free this week?" Naruto slanted his body against some of the blue lockers.
Closing the locker, Hinata couldn't help but smile, "I'm free this week, why?"
Shuffling his feet on the floor, Naruto started stuttering some words. He looked up and gazed into those pearly clear eyes of Hinata's and stood still for a few seconds.
"Would you like to have dinner with me sometime?" Naruto swung side by side, since he couldn't stand still, waiting in agony for Hinata's answer.
Hinata couldn't believe her ears. In her mind, she replayed the question that Naruto asked her over and over again. She was full of joy and contentment. Naruto Uzumaki FINALLY asked her out.
Fluttering her eyes, Hinata beamed at him.
"So…is that a yes?" Naruto inclined toward her.
"Yes, I would love to have dinner with you," Hinata leaned toward him.
Naruto let out a small laugh and looked down.
"Cool, I'll talk to you soon," Naruto winked at her.
Hinata watched him open the school doors and walk into the parking lot. In the far distance, she saw Naruto jump up celebrating.
Hinata smiled and bit her lip. The girl flushed red in the cheeks and strolled down the steps and walked into the library.
Kaede quickly went to the library and threw her bag over the table. Some students near her looked up from their laptops and looked at Kaede as if she was unusual.
Kaede opened her backpack and got out her cellular phone and punched in the seven digits. She placed the phone by her ear and waited for the phone to dial.
"Come on," she tapped her fingers on the desks, "come on Kaiya, pick up the damn phone,"
"Hi, you've reached 505-498-1378, I'm not available right now but please leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can, thank you!" Kaiya's voicemail rang up on the other end of the phone line.
"Fuck," Kaede whispered.
The school librarian went over to her and tapped on Kaede's shoulder.
"Is everything all right?" she asked her.
"Oh, I'm fine," Kaede tried to smile.
"Ok, well, I'm not sure if you didn't see the sign, but there are no cell phones allowed in the media center," the librarian pointed at a clear sign by the door stating that no phones and food were allowed in the library.
"Oh, I'm so sorry," Kaede apologized.
"It's all right, if you need to use your phone, you could step outside, we don't want to interrupt the environment of the library," the librarian explained.
"Ok, thanks," Kaede smiled as the librarian went back to the reception desk.
Kaede turned around and saw some students walking through the aisles as they looked for books, and other students headed over to the printer to retrieve what they printed and others were helping another student with his homework.
"Fuck the school policy," Kaede sat down and hid behind her backpack and dialed Kaiya's cell phone again.
"Hi, you've reached 505-498-1378, I'm not available right now but please leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can, thank you!" Kaiya's voicemail appeared again.
A stranger was pacing toward the Haruno mansion.
"Damn it Kaiya, where are you?" Kaede tried to think of the possibilities of where Kaiya could be right now.
There was no hope.
Shit Kaiya, I can't keep covering for you anymore, Kaede thought to herself. She drummed her fingers on the desk and realizedthat two students beside her were annoyed by her, so Kaede stopped.
Kaede turned and looked at the entrance and saw Hinata come in with a few books in her arms.
Hinata caught her eye and waved at her.
Kaede waved back.
Hinata walked over to her desk and sat down beside her.
"Hey, I didn't know you would be in the media center today, are you studying too?" Hinata cheerfully asked her.
Kaede kept on drumming her fingers, "Yeah, something important came up," Kaede nodded her head.
"Are you ok?" Hinata gazed at Kaede who was physically fidgeting and couldn't sit still.
"Sorry, something happened and well, yeah," Kaede tried to think up of an excuse.
"Oh, I hope you're ok, you can tell me if something's wrong," Hinata beamed.
"Hold on," Kaede said to Hinata and got out her cell phone.
"Kaede, we're not allowed to use our cell phones in the library," Hinata reminded Kaede but she shushed her.
Kaede dialed Kaiya's phone number again.
"Hi, you've reached 505-498-1378, I'm not available right now but please leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I can, thank you!" Kaiya's voicemail was audible once again.
"Damn it," Kaede whispered.
Beside her, Hinata knew that something was wrong.
"Who are you calling?"
"Kaiya, she's not picking up," Kaede looked at her phone.
"Is everything all right? Is Kaiya ok?" Hinata looked concerned.
"I don't know, I've been trying to reach her since school ended. I don't know why she's not picking up. I keep hearing her voicemail, and I know that she never checks her messages." Kaiya said.
"She's probably out, and accidentally left her cell phone at home," Hinata shrugged her shoulders.
A thought came over Kaiya.
"Shit!" she yelled. Everyone in the library turned to look at her.
The stranger approached the mansion and sneaked into the backyard without waking up the dogs.
"Is everything ok?" Hinata noticed Kaede dialing Kaiya's number again.
"It can't be, no, she wouldn't!" Kaede put the phone by her ear again.
"Damn voicemail!" she closed her phone and buried her face in her book bag.
"What's wrong Kaede?" Hinata moved her chair closer to her friend.
Kaede shook her head and didn't want to tell her.
Of all the things, Kaede wished Kaiya wasn't doing the thing that Kaede is thinking she is doing. She'd better not, Kaede thought to herself.
But then again, Kaiya is capable of anything.
She's gone mad.
Kaede got up and gathered her belongings, "I have to go, bye Hinata," she left the media center.
Hinata got up and followed Kaede. She walked around the campus and followed the blue-haired girl around the 1500 building and near the administration building.
"Kaede! Wait up!" Hinata ran up to her.
"What are you doing here?" Kaede was surprised that she followed her.
"Tell me what's going on. Is Kaiya all right?" Hinata's concern wanted Kaede to tell her everything.
"I can't tell you," Kaede shook her head in denial.
"Why not?" Hinata shifted her book bag behind her.
"I just can't, I…you shouldn't even be here,"
"Why not?" Hinata asked again.
"Look, all I can say is that Kaiya is not the person you think she is," Kaede explained.
"Kaiya? What do you mean?" Hinata was confused.
"Something happened, and I need to get to Kaiya as soon as possible, before she hurts someone," Kaede closed her mouth and cursed at herself for blurting it out.
Hinata's eyes gawked wide open.
Kaiya, hurt someone? Hinata thought. No way.
"Kaiya? She won't hurt anyone, she can't even hurt a fly!"
"No, no, you didn't her anything from me, just forget what I just said," Kaede wished Hinata didn't hear what she said.
Hinata went over to Kaiya and held her hands together and stared into her eyes.
"You have to tell me, I am Kaiya's friend too and I'm worried about her. The only thing you can do is to tell me what happened so I can help too," her sincerity got into Kaede.
"I can't tell you," Kaede pulled away from Hinata.
"Why not Kaede?" Hinata asked.
"Because…" Kaede trailed off.
"Because…?" Hinata tried to get Kaede to finish her sentence.
"Because she'll kill me!" Kaede closed her eyes and tears streamed down from her face.
Hinata stood motionless.
"What…what, what do you mean…she'll…" Hinata didn't believe her.
"She will. You don't know Kaiya the way I do, Hinata. No one does," Kaede placed her hands over her face.
"Oh, Kaede," Hinata walked toward her and embraced her in comfort.
"She won't kill you," Hinata comforted her.
"She will, that's why I have to find her, to stop what she is doing right now," Kaede whispered into Hinata's ear.
"Do you know where she is?" Hinata murmured into Kaede's ear also.
"She's at…" Kaede's voice trailed off when familiar faces approached them.
"Sakura, dear?" Mrs. Haruno knocked on Sakura's bedroom door.
"Yeah?" Sakura opened the door.
"I baked some cookies for you, in case you're hungry," Mrs. Haruno held out a plate of some chocolate chip cookies she had baked for her daughter.
"Thanks, but I'm not hungry right now," Sakura thanked her mother.
"Ok, well, if you want something to eat, I fixed something for you downstairs in the kitchen. I'll put the cookies on the kitchen counter ok?" Mrs. Haruno started to walk down the spiral staircase.
"Are you going somewhere?" Sakura approached to the top of the stairs.
"Your father and I are going out for dinner, he's meeting with some of his partners, we'll be back soon," Mrs. Haruno's smile radiated with warmth in the room.
"Ok," Sakura grinned and then went back inside her room and closed the door.
"Kaede, what's with you?" Sasuke approached the two teenage girls.
Kaede wiped her tears as Hinata looked at the boys.
"Nothing," Kaede lied.
"Kaiya is in trouble!" Hinata couldn't help but blurt it out.
"What do you mean, she's in trouble?" Neji asked.
"Yeah," Shikamaru lit a cigarette, "she doesn't get in trouble at all,"
"That's what you think," Kaede replied.
"Kaede, where is she?" Sasuke asked.
"I don't know," Kaede lied.
"Kaede, you know where she is. You told me! Don't lie to them!" Hinata placed her hands on her hips.
"Are you keeping something from us?" Shikamaru puffed a few smokes at Kaede, his eyes looked malicious, "no one should keep secrets from each other, you should know that,"
"All right fine! Kaiya has gone completely fucking insane all right?" Kaede held out her hands in front of her as if she were surrendering.
"That explains it," Sasuke sighs.
"Are you fucking kidding me? This isn't funny, I don't know where she is, and someone could potentially be in danger!" Kaede shouted at Sasuke.
"Damn, woman, calm down," Neji said.
"Why do you think Kaiya has gone insane? She's always quiet," Shikamaru held his cigarette and dropped it on the cement floor. He had his right foot hold on the cigarette to stop the burning.
"Sasuke," Kaede turned to him.
Sasuke looked at her.
"Kaiya is completely in love with you," Kaede told him.
"Not 'in love' more like 'obsessed'," Shikamaru rolled his eyes.
"Will you shut the hell up jackass? She's explaining something here," Sasuke snapped at Shikamaru.
"After you broke up with her, she cuts herself. That's why you don't hear much of her, and that explains why she wears baggy pants and long sleeves to cover those wounds," Kaede explained to everyone.
"Oh my god," Hinata thought to herself. She never knew Kaiya was this troubled. Ever since she came back, Kaiya has been so nice to her. When she found out that Kaiya was insane, she had trouble believing it. There is not a single trace of meanness in Kaiya, not at all.
"What does that have to do with her being insane?" Sasuke asked.
"Well, you and Sakura have been close lately," Neji admitted.
"Yeah, and Kaiya grew jealous of you. I knew, she would call me in the middle of the night bawling her eyes out telling me of why she deserved you and that you shouldn't have dumped her and blah blah shit like that," Kaede clarified.
"Why should she be jealous of me? Sakura and I are only friends," Sasuke said.
"Sure…" everyone but him said.
"Kaiya is extremely jealous of Sakura right now. That's why…" Kaede stopped.
"What, 'that's why' what?" Sasuke asked.
Kaede shook her head, "I can't believe I'm going to say this, Sasuke I'm very sorry after I say this to you and everyone else,"
"Just tell us," Sasuke said.
"Kaiya got really jealous of you and Sakura, that she hired someone to rape her that night we got into the club," Kaede confessed.
"WHAT?" everyone yelled out.
"But, it can't be. Kaiya was having a drink with Sakura and me," Neji replied.
"I know, but she hired someone, so he was waiting outside in the alley where Sakura was going to wait for Sasuke," Kaede continued.
"What do you mean 'wait for me'?" Sasuke asked.
"You were late, Sasuke, remember?" Kaede turned to look at him.
"Yeah, I got a call and I told Naruto to go with the ID cards and I'll catch up with him later," Sasuke answered.
Everyone looked at one another and knew what everyone was thinking.
"Oh, fuck," Sasuke cursed.
"Kaiya made that call, so you wouldn't be there," Kaede said.
"So what now? Where's that guy? We were supposed to kill that son of a bitch," Shikamaru butted in.
"Didn't you hear the news this morning?" Kaede crossed her arms.
"Enlighten me," Shikamaru answered back.
A dark shadow crept in the backyard and walked across the garden where the shadow stood in front of the balcony. The stranger could see a female shadow behind the curtains.
"This morning they found a body in the bay area," Kaede told them.
"Yeah, my Uncle told me about it this morning when Neji and I were going to school," Hinata remembered as she was finishing up her breakfast. Her Uncle reads the daily newspaper every morning and would tell Hinata and Neji what is happening lately with the news.
"Do you know what happened?" Kaede asked Hinata.
"He got shot in the head, five times," Hinata explained.
"Holy shit," Neji whispered.
"Why are you telling this to us now? Why not before?" Sasuke asked.
"Because she warned me that if I did, she would kill me," Kaede looked down.
"So wouldn't she kill you now?" Shikamaru approached the girl.
Kaede crept a smile stealthily.
"You'd think that I was that stupid Shikamaru? Well, think again," Kaede got out her book bag and held out a Kahr P45.
The stranger turned around and walked to the front of the door where two adults in their mid forties were approaching the vehicle. They were going away.
The trespasser crept a smile and sneakily went to the door and got out a pick to unlock the door, hoping not to alert the home system.
The door was unlocked.
"This baby has a .45 ACP in its polymer line of compact autoloaders," Kaede kissed the weapon in her hand.
"Fucking hell, Kaede, you're holding a gun!" Neji's eyes gaped open.
"For protection, Neji, not for killing, but that's not what Kaiya thinks," Kaede put the gun back into her backpack.
"What do you mean?"
Kaede pulls out her gun again and placed a firm grip on the gun. She rolled the cylinders and placed it against her soft skin.
"Where do you think Kaiya is?"
"No way," Sasuke said.
"You're damn right," Kaede placed the gun in front of her.
"You might need this," Kaede threw the gun at Sasuke, and he caught it.
"Thanks," he held the gun and ran toward the streets.
"Damn it, there's nothing good on!" Sakura flipped the channels.
Sakura leaned against her chair and stared at the sliding window.
The phone rang.
She went over to pick it up.
"Hello?" Sakura answered.
There was a dead signal.
"That's weird," Sakura hung up the phone and continued channel surfing unbeknownst of the stranger creeping from behind her with a gun.
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