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Hey everyone. Ok, hope the last chapter cleared things up a bit. Ok, so lets see what happens now… so interesting!

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Chapter Nine

Cover Up

Sakura began walking out of school with Naruto, who seemed very concerned.

"Sakura, are you sure your foot is ok? I mean, you just hurt it an hour ago." Naruto said, switching his gaze to her ankle.

Sakura sighed, "Naruto, don't worry. I'm fine now. See." She quickly flung her hand toward his head, swiping the hat he was wearing. As soon as she grabbed it, she began running down the main hall and out the front door, waving the hat in the air and laughing as she went.

"Hey!" Naruto called, racing after her.

After Sakura got outside, she slowed down and let Naruto catch up. When he reached her, he quickly grabbed his hat away from her delicate hand and placed it on his head.

"Fine, maybe your foot is ok now." He muttered, shoving his hands in his pockets.

Sakura could only laugh. Suddenly, the two heard a voice.

"Sakura."

The two quickly turned around, scanning the area for the source of the voice. To their surprise, leaning on a railing on the sidewalk, hands tucked into his pockets, jacket slung over the rail beside his, his raven hair blowing in the wind was none other then Uchiha Sasuke.

Sakura noticed he was looking at her, so she quickly turned in Naruto's direction. "I'll be right back, ok?"

Naruto only nodded slightly, still staring at the raven-haired boy with confusion.

Sakura quickly ran over to Sasuke. "Ya?" she asked simple.

Sasuke looked up at her, which made her knees fairly weak. "My boss wants to meat us for a debriefing."

Sakura was confused. "But, don't you know what we're doing? Can't you just tell me?"

"No." Sasuke said, "I was never told the details about this mission. I was only told someone was killing students here. My only job at the moment was to find you."

Sakura became worried. 'I wonder how much he was told about me.'

'He better not know any of our personal stuff, or else he might accidentally get hit in the head, and maybe if we're lucky he'll lose his memory.'

'God! You're so violent!'

'Feh.'

Sakura quickly snapped out of her little conversation with herself. "Ok, sure. Now?"

Sasuke simple nodded.

"Ok, just let me tell Naruto I have to go." She said, about to turn back to her friend.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed her arm, jerking her back around gently. Sakura turned, seeing Sasuke looking into her eyes with utter seriousness. "The mission is between us only. Make sure no one knows anything. Got it?"

"Don't worry. I wasn't going to tell him anything. I've had this job for a while now, and I think I know about the whole secrecy thing."

Sasuke let her arm go as she walked back to Naruto, who at the moment had stem coming out of his ears.

"Naruto, I…" Sakura began, but she was cut off.

"He can't grab you like that! That… that…" Naruto's fists began to clench, still staring at the Uchiha.

"Naruto, don't worry. I'm fine. But I have to go now."

Naruto turned to her. "With that kid? Where are you going with him?"

Sakura noticed the way Naruto referred to Sasuke. 'Why dose he hate him so much?' she wondered. "We have to umm… clean the English room, since we were so late earlier today."

Naruto nodded as a sign that he approved, and Sakura sighed to herself, relieved he believed her. She never was good at lying.

"Well, I'll see you tomorrow, ok?" Sakura said as she began to turn away from him.

"Sure. Bye Sakura!" Naruto called, his face changed back to it's hyper, smiling, a little to happy style as she waved goodbye to his friend.

Sakura walked back over to Sasuke, who was still leaning on the railing. "Ok, so where are we going?" she asked.

Sasuke didn't reply, he only picked up his school jacket, flung it over his shoulder, and began walking away. Sakura quickly caught up to him, slowing down when she reached his side. She didn't speak, and nether did he.

The two soon reached a jet-black motorcycle that was parked at the front of the school. Sasuke flung his leg over the seat and placed a navy blue helmet on over his head. He then picked up a second matching helmet and handed it to Sakura.

"Hold on, you never said we had to ride anywhere." She said, refusing the helmet.

Sasuke lifted his eyebrow, "Don't tell me you're afraid of riding a motorcycle."

Sakura placed her hands on her hips. "No. It's not the motorcycle that's bugging me. I mean, come on, did you totally forget what I am? I was riding one of these by the time I was twelve!" she shot at him.

"Ok, so what is it?" he asked.

"I trust the motorcycle perfectly fine, but it's the driver I'm having trouble with."

Sasuke gave a small smirk. "Fine, don't come. Just hope whoever is behind this decides to stop soon, or things might get ugly."

Sakura quickly widened her eyes. In her mind, she was witnessing the attack on Ino all over again. She shuttered as she began to imagine what would have happened if she wasn't there. She then lowered her head.

Sasuke noticed her reaction to his words, and then tried to comfort her the best he could. "Don't worry. We'll get him. But I need your help."

He then handed her the helmet once more. Suddenly, she grabbed it. Sasuke looked up at her. Her face was now raised so he could see the tears in her jade eyes, but he could also see her smile. His knees began to quake. 'God, get a hold of yourself Uchiha. No emotions, remember.'

Sakura quickly became confused. "Sasuke, your face is turning red."

Sasuke quickly turned his head away, trying to hide his not so pale skin. Sakura only laughed as she too flung her leg over the back of the bike.

"Ok, hold on." Sasuke said.

"Now you're dreaming." Sakura said simple.

Sasuke smirked. "Ok…"

He then leaned forward and turned the key. Suddenly, he drove forward, then made a large U-turn. Sakura, surprised at the movement, flung her arms forward, wrapping them around Sasuke's waist. Sasuke gave another smirk as his face began to grow a light shade of pink.

Sakura turned her head as they road off. Back on the school grounds, she saw everyone looking in her direction. All of their jaws were dropped a good three feet, their eyes filled with either surprise or jealousy. Then, the school became out of sight as the bike turned down another street

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Sakura sat in the back of the motorcycle; her short hair blew in the wind. She then sighed. 'I always liked my hair long…'

'Oh, come on! You had good reasoning to cut it! I mean, if you didn't Naruto probably would be dead right now. Really, it's a sign that you're strong. So stop whimpering about it.'

'You know what, for once you're making sense.'

'Ya, I know. Just don't go telling' anyone.'

Sakura still had her arms gripped firmly around Sasuke's waist. She suddenly smelt something. The sent caused her to close her eyes, just so she could soak it in. She then realized... it was Sasuke! He smelt so… good. She inhaled again, trying to place the sent. 'What is it…' she thought to herself.

Suddenly, she heard a voice. "Sakura, you can let go now."

She quickly opened her eyes, noticing the bike had stopped. She suddenly let Sasuke go, as her face became beet red. She turned her head away from him, trying to hide her embarrassed smile. She then flung her leg over the motorcycle, but as she did so, she accidentally placed her foot on the sidewalks curb. She began to fall forward, right into Sasuke's arms. She looked up at him, face even redder then before. She gave him a small smile, and then stood back up, brushing dust off her school skirt.

Sasuke too was blushing, but he quickly turned away from her, walking toward the front door of a very tall and impressive looking sky scrapper.

Sakura fallowed Sasuke through the large wood doors, and found herself with her mouth wide open. The room she was now in had marble floor, with a long red carpet stretching to the counter ahead. The walls wear also made out of stone, but they were bordered with the same wood as the front door. Everything seemed to shine, but the thing that brought her attention to it the most was the ceiling. It was carved so delicately, it seemed as if the flowers and angels in it were real. She stood in aw, staring up at the masterpiece. Suddenly, someone grabbed her arm.

She quickly fallowed Sasuke toward a gold elevator on the other side of the building. "Ya, the place is really nice, but we're running later."

Sakura only nodded as the two began waiting for the elevator to arrive. When it did, they walked in. Sakura noted that the elevator was just as impressive as the rest of the building, with gold rails and glass walls.

Sasuke pushed the 'close doors' button. As soon as the gold doors were completely sealed, he squatted down on the floor. He flipped open a small flap; underneath lay a small black button. He then hit it, and then put the small trap door back in its place. After standing again, the elevator began moving. Suddenly, the doors opened into an elegant hallway.

Sasuke stepped out of the lift and began walking down the hall, Sakura on his tail. They stopped at the sixth door from the right, and Sasuke knocked.

"Who is it?" came a voice from behind the door.

"Sharingan." Sasuke replied.

After a short silence, the voice spoke again, "It's open."

Sasuke tuned the gold handle, and then signaled Sakura to fallow him in. The two walked into a large office. On the opposite side, right in front of a huge window, was an oak desk and a large black chair faced toward the window. Sasuke took a seat in a chair, and Sakura did the same.

"So, I see Cherry Blossom is with you." Came a voice from the large black chair.

"Yes sir." Sasuke said. "And she has agreed to help with the mission."

"You can trust me sir." Sakura said. "I'll do my best to help out."

"Are you sure?" came the voice once again. "It could be a very dangerous mission. It might even cost you your lives."

"Sir, I've never backed down from a mission, no matter how dangerous. Also sir, I have to help, for a friend." Sakura saw the faces of Ino, Hinata, and Naruto all in her minds eye. She wasn't going to let her few true friends suffer, not if she had anything to say about it.

"Don't worry Miss Haruno. We'll make sure what happened to Ino, Hinata and Naruto won't happen to anyone else."

Sakura quickly widened her eyes. "Wait, how do you know my name? And, how did you know who I was talking about?"

"Oh, just a hunch." The voice said as the chair began to spin.

Sakura dropped her jaw when she saw the figure sitting in the chair before her. He had messy silver hair, and a mask covering his mouth. He also wore a blue band that covered his right eye, but instead of her own schools symbol, the band now had that of the Stingrays. "K-Kakashi sensei!"

"None other!" he said.

'I knew his voice was familiar!'

'God! This is so messed up!'

"What… how…" Sakura rambled.

"Everyone needs a cover Miss Haruno, you of all people should know that."

"Ya, sure. But…" Sakura didn't know what to say. This was just to weird, even for her!

"I know you might find this strange, but it's true. And Sakura," Sakura looked up when he said her name, "We need your help."

Sakura looked down at her feet, took a large breath, then looked back up at Kakashi and gave him a nod.

"Good. Now, lets get started." Kakashi hit a small button on a remote in his hands and a large screen appeared over the window.

Sakura and Sasuke both looked up at it, awaiting their mission. Pictures began to flash as Kakashi spoke.

"Now, someone is attacking Rafter High, attempting to kill the students within it. Who ever this is, we know they are out to kill… everyone." Sakura's eyes widened. "Whoever this is, we also know that they want something more then the death of the students of Rafter High. There is a prophecy that we believe is involved."

Kakashi handed a piece of paper to the pair. It was a picture of an old worn scroll. It read;

He who wants the world for his own,

To place it in his pocket, or crush it beneath his feet,

Must posses the three stones of Life.

First, they must pose the stone of Heaven,

Created in the hands of the Angels of Love.

This will bring all to their knees.

Then the stone of Hell,

Formed from the lava of the Underworld.

This will control their bodies and minds.

Then, lastly, the stone of Earth,

Made by only the purest of hearts.

This will seal their souls away.

But beware of the avengers,

Who will come when times are tough.

Arisen from the Shield of Sun, and the Swords of Sea.

The three will save the world,

Or crumble at the will of the stones.

Only that of Earth can finish the tail.

Sakura looked up at Kakashi in confusion. "Ok… so what dose that have to do with Rafter High?"

"Sakura, do you not recall your own schools symbol?" Kakashi asked. The projector then changed the image to that of Rafter High's logo. It was a large shield outlined in gold, and two crossed swords, the color of water.

Sakura recalled the piece she just read. "So, dose this guy think out logo has something to do with the Shield of Light and Swords of Sea?"

Kakashi shook his head. "No, they are sure of it. Do you know why they chose that logo Sakura?"

Sakura only shook her head, and then Kakashi continued. "Hundreds of years ago, there was a man named Arron Rafter. He owned a shield that shone like the sun itself and when touched by anyone or anything other then him, would burn it to ashes. He also possessed two swords, each seemed as if they were flowing. With one swipe, he could put out the largest of fires and cool the hottest of surfaces. This man was known throughout the land as the strongest and most powerful person alive. He was never defeated, but he also never killed without reasoning. He was a great man, and he died a terrible death. But, not all was lost, for he had a son, and from him, a family came to be. Eventually, one of his descendents started a school in his ancestors name."

"Ok, sure." Sakrua began, "but why doesn't he think that these three are descendents of Arron? Why does he think they are from this school?"

"Because," Kakashi said, "All of Arron's descendents have all been dead for quite some time. So, whoever is behind this is trying to kill all students of this school. We also know he wants these stones, but we don't know what he wants them for, or even if he has them yet."

Sakura nodded. "So, our mission is…"

"To find out who is behind this all, and stop them before it is to late."

"Got it." Sakura and Sasuke said at the same time.

The two began to stand, but Kakashi stopped them. "Oh, and one more thing. Since you two are now partners, I want you to spend as much time together as possible. You must know each other, how the other fights, what their weakness and strengths are. Without this, you will be useless in battle."

Both Sasuke and Sakura sat down again. "Ok… but how do we do that?" Sakura asked.

Kakashi smiled wickedly. "We have made arrangements. You two are to stay together in the same house, which will be provided."

Sasuke and Sakura's eyes both widened. "What?" they said.

"Kakashi-sensei, sir, please, do we have to be together that often?"

"Yes." He replied. "If we want this to work, you need to be together in school and out."

Sakura spoke again. "Ok, but that is still not going to work. If Sasuke and I start hanging out together during school, people will get suspicious. We aren't really friends or anything."

Once again, an evil smirk came from Kakashi. "We anticipated that, so we came up with a cover. Sakura, meet your new boyfriend."

Now, both teens freaked. "WHAT!"

Sakura then said, or screamed, "Sensei, that's not fair! You can't make me do that! No! That's just… no!"

Sasuke spoke up as well, "Kakashi sir, you can't do that! We are sixteen for God sake! We have our own lives!"

Kakashi then cut both of them off. "Sasuke, you have devoted yourself to this team, and Sakura the same to hers. You can't go back on a mission once accepted, no matter what. Anyway, you are both available, am I mistaken?"

Silence filled the room as both Sakura and Sasuke sat silently in their chairs. "Thought as much." Kakashi finished.

"I'll keep in contact using your cell phones. Here," Kakashi handed the two each a small headset. "You can use these when you need to be apart during the mission. No one can get into the frequency, so your conversations will be between the two of you only."

Sakura and Sasuke both stood up, bowed at Kakashi, then proceeded out of the room.

"Oh!" Kakashi called right before the two stepped out. "Almost forgot! Here!" He then threw a small key toward Sasuke, who caught it with one hand. "Your house key. The address is 4263 Hawk Street. Hope you like it!"

The two then walked out of the building and to the bike. Sasuke put on his helmet, and Sakura did the same. "Oh, Sasuke, can we stop by my house first. I need some stuff, and I have to tell my parents I'll be staying somewhere else for a while."

Sasuke nodded, and then started the motorcycle and they drove off into the busy traffic.

To be continued…

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So, how did you like it? Awesome, huh. Muahaha! Now they are forced to be together. Who knows what will happen when they can't leave each other's side. Well, I know, but still, you are probably dieing to read on. I'll get the next chapter out as soon as I can, don't worry. Hope you Review! See you later!

DaniGirl101

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