Chapter Five Bitches! This chapter is dedicated to a special person, my cousins Taylor and Lillian.
Naruto had fallen asleep some time ago and so did Kakashi, Hinata stayed up, waiting for Sasuke and Sakura to return. They didn't. After about three hours, Hinata, armed with a shrigan and five kunais, set out to search for Sasuke and Sakura… but mostly Sakura.
Hinata rushed past white, red and dark green doors, she jumped down stairs and up them in search for them.
Finally about half an hour later, she arrived at the B deck, and that's where she found them.
Beaten and bloody and red was how she found them, Sakura clutching a red kunai, dripping with blood, Sasuke holding a shrigan with three blades instead of four. Sakura's hair was matted with blood of her own and Sasuke's. She had almost three dozen visible wounds and cuts, deep and thin. Her hair was cut short, Hinata could see the long strands of pink hair even in the dim light of 4 in the morning.
Sasuke had a couple dozen wounds as well but not as serious as Sakura's, his hair was as red and matted as Sakura's and his nose was broken. (Sorry for causing them so much pain, I love both of these characters but still… I like describing the pain… 'evil glare')
"Sakura!" she cried and ran over to her best friend. But when she saw her, it was like… looking at a different person. She had an evil glance in her eyes, and her eyes were dark red, (NO SHRINGAN!) like they were bleeding and her eyes were dripping with blood. Her lips were scratched and red and it looked as if her cheek was crushed in.
"Sakura-chan… what happened…?" she looked over to Sasuke who was wiping the blood off of his face.
"Your little friend here kicked the shit outta me." He said, Sakura smiled and laughed once.
"Basterd." And she fell like a rag doll into Hinata's arms.
"Sakura…" she whispered and then saw Sasuke's headband on Sakura's head.
"What in the name…?" she looked over at him again, but saw that he was on the ground in a pool of mixed blood.
"Idiot…" she whispered and put Sakura into her arms and took of leaving Sasuke alone on the deck.
"Wait… Hinata… leave me with Sasuke while you get Naruto or Kakashi, he can't stay there wounded,"
"And you are what?" asked Hinata stopping.
"Whatever," replied Sakura. Hinata sighed.
"Fine, I'll be back," she ran back over to Sasuke and placed her beside him and left her with a kunai. And then took off again. Sakura turned over to Sasuke's face and sighed.
"Why do you have to be so headstrong, Sasuke?" she asked Sasuke who was currently knocked out.
"Oh… Sasuke…" she started to cry…
Flashback.
What does not kill us makes us stronger
Sakura started at Sasuke.
"Why did you give this to me… really?" she asked, Sasuke shrugged.
"It looks better on—"
"Don't give me the shit, Sasuke… why did you give it to me?" Sakura asked again, Sasuke, who only had his pride to protect him, scoffed.
"I gave you my answer. Now let's finish this."
End Flashback
Sakura huddled next to the body of Sasuke Uchiha, who was cold and bleeding… but alive. Still alive… but willing to after all that pain and suffering? All those thoughts rushed through Sakura's mind in a whirlwind of knowledge.
Flashback
"Sakura… why won't you die?" asked Sasuke who held out another kunai.
"Why won't you die? Because you wanna go back to your ickle Naruto? You're such a Prison Wolf." Sakura darted past Sasuke and tried the Clone Jutsu again, but she had too little chakra left.
"I have my answers now Sakura…" huffed Sasuke, he then fell to the floor on his knees. Sakura did as well.
"What answer?"
"Huh… my own…" Sasuke collapsed after that last word… Sakura sighed and finally gave into the darkness.
End Flashback
Sakura slowly lifted a bloody and broken hand to Sasuke's face,
"What is the answer you devil?" she whispered, Sakura closed her eyes, waited for Hinata to come once again for help.
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Hinata burst through the door to Naruto and Kakashi's room and shook booth of them awake. Naruto had taken off his blue stripped shirt and Hinata tossed it back over to him again.
"WhazamatterHinata?" asked Naruto who sunk lazily into his pillow.
"It's Sakura and Sasuke… they had a big fight. If we don't go and get them now… they might die of loss of blood… hurry!" Naruto ran out without even buttoning up his shirt and Kakashi hurling out as soon as he heard the word, 'die'. Naruto grabbed Hinata's arm and took off after Kakashi,
"They're on the B deck Kakashi! We've gotta hurry!" cried Hinata,
"I'll go ahead and get them, you two get as much teared cloth and water and soap as you can… this is gonna be a long night." He said, and continued down the hall, Hinata and Naruto slowed down and ran back to his cabin and started to tear the bed sheets and pillow cases.
Kakashi soon arrived at the B deck and spotted Sakura's pink hair and Sasuke's black hair which blended in perfectly with the floor of the deck.
"Oi! Sakura! How ya doing?" called Kakashi as he ran over to the bloody twosome. Sakura blinked half heartedly and continued to look over at Sasuke. Kakashi picked Sakura up in his arms and then swung Sasuke over his shoulder, and took back off to the cabin. When he had arrived, Naruto and Hinata had ripped all the bed sheets and pillow cases and had three pails of water on the ground. And seven little bars of soap.
Kakashi soon got to work bandaging Sasuke and Naruto and Hinata did Sakura. Sakura's wounds were less sever then Sasukes, but she had a crushed in cheek bone, Sasuke a broken nose and dislocated arm. Both had over several dozen cuts and surprisingly on Sakura, burns, when Kakashi finished Sasuke he observed Sakura. She was still awake, Sasuke would soon wake up and they need their rest. All three of them got up for breakfast and then left.
Sakura fell into a type of half sleep type thing while Sasuke, who had woken up some time ago, looked over at Sakura from the bed beside him.
"She's stronger then any other girl that I've ever battled… and she managed to knock me out! I wonder…" he looked over at Sakura's face, it was burned and bruised, like he intended, but he felt saddened some how. She's hurt, he made her hurt. Ouch… great reason to think retard! (Mr. Pink said that, not me…)
"Sakura… you awake?" he asked, Sakura's green glass orbs opened.
"Yeah, are you ok?" she asked, he nodded,
"Sorry 'bout that… Sakura…" he said, Sakura smiled.
"It's ok… I'm the one who did more damage… I think." She tried to sit up but failed.
"Ya, I think you did more damage, Sakura. You broke my nose!" he cried and pointed to his nose.
"Eh, you asked for it." She replied and closed her eyes.
"But you'll see." Sakura opened her eyes again at his words.
"You're just like a butterfly, you're beautiful, but you can be crushed easily." He said, those words… Sakura heard them before. But she couldn't remember…
"Whatever, and you're just like a moth, get too close to the heat and you're fried to the crisp."
She started to laugh, Sasuke rolled his eyes,
"It's just a re-write of my dis. Geez." He sat up.
"I'll get you while you're down girl." He was joking.
"Oh shut up Sasuke, we both know that you're in no condition to be fighting me… I'm the same." She replied sadly. Sasuke sat down the on the bed and looked right at Sakura.
"Sorry about your hair. I didn't mean to cut it." Sakura raised a shaky hand and stroked her now short hair.
"Whatever, my life doesn't revolve around my looks you know." She said, she looked serious.
"Yeah, yeah, I know." He walked over to his bed and layed down.
"Night, I'm gonna sleep." And then… plunk, he's asleep.
"Idiot." Said Sakura and then she soon fell asleep.
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"Naruto slow down! You're gonna choke!" cried Hinata, and at those very words Naruto started to choke on his miso ramen, Kakashi rolls his eyes.
"You're so stupid, Naruto!" said Kakashi, Naruto rolled his eyes.
"Bite me." He said and started to eat again, he had gotten grumpy since he was, 1. woken up 2. Because he was very hungry. And 3. Because Sasuke and Sakura were hurt. Hinata was getting scared because they weren't talking and they always slept. Hinata brung them fresh water everyday and sometimes if they were ever awake, food. Sakura had become pale and Sasuke just stared at the wall when he was awake. Finally, a day later, (Two from when they were fighting.) They finally got up and walked out to the dinner hall.
"Hey," said Sasuke, Naruto's eyes almost popped from their sockets.
"You're…ok?" he asked, Sakura soon popped from out behind him.
"Hi Hinata," she said calmly. Hinata jumped up and hugged Sakura tightly.
"Eh, I still have the bruises Hinata, please." She said, Hinata took herself back and looked over at her. Her hair was so short and weird looking.
"Sakura your hair…" said Hinata.
Flashback
"Sasuke… why won't you give up?" asked Sakura, Sasuke laughed.
"Because I know that I can kick your ass." Sasuke very quickly moved behind her and grabbed her hair. Sakura was truly shocked and withered in pain.
"How about that Beauty Queen?" he asked, Sakura's eyes were filled with salty tears which slid down her face and onto her lips.
"Sasuke… will you ever learn?" she asked, from her sleeve she pulled a kunai.
She raised the kunai to her head and slipped it under her hair and pulled upwards.
"Ack!" she cried as she let the pink hair be cut from her head, Sasuke was sent back a meter and stood up, watching the remains of Sakura's hair fall to her neck.
"Sasuke… now you're gonna die!"
End Flashback
"Oh, so that's why…" said Naruto, he looked over at Sasuke.
"Heartless Basterd." Murmured Naruto, but thank god, Sasuke didn't hear or choose to say anything.
"I'll get it fixed soon, Hinata, don't worry." And from her pocket she pulled out Sasuke's headband and tied to her middle head part.
"Why do you have that?" asked Naruto Sakura grinned,
"It'd my prize for kicking the shit outta Sasuke." She replied and laughed, Sasuke sighed.
"Whatever." And he took a seat next to Kakashi,
"Hey, later on this afternoon there is some type of ball… thing, any of you interested?" asked Kakashi, Naruto nodded with Hinata, Sakura nodded too, but Sasuke just sat there, head on his hands.
"You're not gonna come Sasuke?" asked Sakura,
"No I'm gonna catch up on reading Itchi, Itchi Paradise." He said. Silence.
"What…?" asked Sakura, revolted. Naruto dropped his fork and Hinata coked on her eggs.
"Geez, I'm joking…" he said, Sakura, Naruto and Hinata let out a sigh of relieve together.
"Thank God," coughed Sakura, Naruto patted Hinata on the back hard causing her to fall off of her chair.
"You ok , Hinata?" asked Naruto, she nodded as Naruto helped her up.
"So how about it, Sasuke you coming?" asked Naruto, Sasuke sighed once again.
"Fine, but we don't have anything to wear," he said, Sakura smiled.
"We can fix that," an evil glare lit Sakura's eyes. "Easily." Sasuke twitched nervously.
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"Naruto, black, or dark blue?" asked Hinata, Naruto hesitantly said "Black, Hinata." And looked scared.
"Why?" he asked, Naruto quivered
"Hinata… what are you gonna do…?" asked Naruto, Hinata smiled.
"Nothing Naruto-kun, relax." She grinned so un-like her, it nearly scared the shit outta Naruto.
"Please… don't hurt me… I still deserve to live… please… don't…" Sakura looked over to Naruto while he was still asleep.
"Does he usually talk like that in his sleep?" she asked.
"No, he usually dreams about either ramen, or kicking the shit outta me, but he's dreaming about Hinata. I wonder why," they both looked over to Hinata who was reading a book that she acquired from god knows where. She read on continually until she sensed she was being watched by someone.
"What?" she asked, Sakura grinned.
"Are you in love with—" Sakura stopped and looked over to the doorway. Her heart pumped with such force that it hurt, there was a figure in the door way. With jet back hair and black eyes. He also had two lines going down diagonally down both sides of his nose and he wore a type of cloak thing with red swirls on it, he also had a shinobi headband that Sasuke had given her.
"Itachi." Whispered Sakura
Well? You like or not? But something really got me pissed today. I was at the hair cutters after school and I started coughing while I was sitting on a chair waiting for my turn. I was coughing really hard, and this lady and another fragile looking woman with grey hair, and the other with obviously dyed red hair stood up and walked to the back of the place with the women. I looked up and gave her a quizzical look.
"I'm sorry," she started, "Could you please leave, this lady here is having surgery and it would be a shame if she caught your cold." She said, I stood up and nearly yelled back at her my answer.
"Look lady, if your little friend is having surgery, then why is she even out if there is the risk of catching the flu," I actually over reacted on this one, "Or possibly hypothermia! Who knows! Now, you can go back to where ever the hell you came from, and think twice before you friggin snap at me lady!" and I stalled out. In your face bitch! Well, I guess I could've been a little nicer to her but hey, no-one messes with a Meadus.
Anyway, I think I put back my 'Inner Katelyn' back into my soul for a little while until I meet that lady again… payback time!
…kittykute