Chapter eleven

Edited by Yunique

Fan girls

The crazy airheads

It didn't take the Uchiha family too long to give up on pursuing Sasuke to join them in America. The next morning a few members of the Uchiha family turned up in front of Sakura's doorstep begging Sasuke to come back home. He was a spoilt brat after all. Their lives resumed normally after that, Sasuke's, Naruto's and hers.

The only thing that has changed, were the fan boy's losing their guts to chase after her. All thanks to an incident which involved Tsunade…

Sakura was being chased by her fan boys yet again, and Tsunade just happened to walk by, getting trampled by the stampede of boys running down the corridor shouting 'Sakura!'

On that very day Tsunade gave every single boy there an after school detention along with warnings. 'If you don't behave their will be serious consequences' she added in threateningly. And being Tsunade, she definitely was dead- straight serious.

And because Sakura couldn't help but feel guilty for putting Tsunade through it. The next day after that incident, Sakura gratefully sent the lady a large bouquet of flowers thanking her for getting rid of the trouble that she's been dealing with for as far as she could remember. Tsunade acted as if she knew nothing of the sort.

Lunch break

Sasuke entered the classroom; there were around ten people at the max. He peeked through the window to see most of his classmates outside, doing their own things. It didn't take too long for the rest of the people in the class to realize that and join them. He was finally alone in the classroom. There was peace, but Sasuke knew it wouldn't last for long.

The sound of the classroom door sliding made Sasuke open his eyes to see the person whom he would least want to see. She was accompanied by two other fan girls that he knew well. They were the biggest after all. She approached his seat and stood in front of him looking down upon him.

'What do you want Yamamoto?' his cold voice didn't make her flinch; it didn't have any effect on her, unlike most fan girls. The other two merely stood there, looking like two body guards with their arms folded.

'Sasuke-kun, have you noticed? To-' her voice was calm and collected, not high pitched fan girl tone, a normal conversation tone.

'What are you planning now?' something was going to happen and he knew it straight away.

'Where's the fun in it if I tell you Sa-su-ke-kun' smirked Misaki playfully, it was a dangerous smile plated with faked innocence, one that belonged to a monster. The two girl's behind Misaki exchanged glances. Just how twisted are these girls? Sasuke's mind asked knowing that he wouldn't receive an answer. Unlike Sakura, Uchiha Sasuke didn't have an 'inner' mind.

'I'm not hesitant to get rid of you' his tone was painted in deadly hatred, his eyes added to the effect. But Misaki didn't even flinch; she was used to his behavior.

'I know you're not, if I recall correctly you were asked…no begged…not to mix into the business, have you forgotten already?' Sasuke frowned, his eyes hissed at her with a deadly threat, still no effect. He felt as if he was losing his standards with fan girls.

'Just what are you playing at here?' Sasuke curled up his fist; if she wasn't a girl he would have smashed her at least twice in the face by now.

'A game' answered Misaki innocently. Sasuke glared at her dangerously, he gritted his teeth doing almost everything he could to keep the anger inside.

'You bitch' snarled Sasuke.

'Keh, Sasuke-kun, sooner or later-

'Shut up' Sasuke cut her off, he knew it was going to happen, but it was best if things were kept this way. His foolishness, his selfishness, his stupid goal, everything. Sometimes, he just wished it would just wash away like the rain.

'If you say so then, Sasuke-kun. But remember, if you break the promise then everything else will break along with it. Don't worry, I wont physically hurt anyone'

Misaki smiled dangerously and headed off, leaving Sasuke there giving all kinds of glares and dirty looks towards her. His eyes sent thousands and thousands of daggers towards her back. They were orbs that spoke a thousand words; and only a few people understood him in that way.

'F----n bitch' swore Sasuke.

That night

Sakura sat in her room looking through her old jewelry box; there were many fake items in there, ones that she bought when she was a kid. Fake gems were entangled between one and another. There were all kinds of colors, red, blue, green and even yellow. But none of them caught her eye except for a certain blue gem necklace threaded with a black string, unlike the others it shone brightly, and unlike the others the string wasn't silver or gold, it was a rubber like material colored black.

Sakura slowly drew out the necklace. A blue color was mixed with a little bit of aqua giving the gem a cool dark color. It was delicately cut into a square-ish shape. Sakura didn't know what kind of gem it was, but it was beautiful, her eyes engulfed the bright gem.

Tempted by its pretty sight, Sakura slowly put the necklace onto her neck; she looked at herself in her bedroom mirror. It suited her perfectly. She then decided she would keep wearing it, the bright blue color somehow brightened up her mood. Although from what she has heard, blue was the color of sadness, she smiled. Something about the necklace made her happy and it wasn't the prettiness.

The next day, school rooftop

'Ten more days until summer break' exclaimed Naruto, he stood beside Sakura looking down at the crowded soccer field.

'Aa, summer vacation, I'll be too caught up working' muttered Sakura; most of her free time had been drained from her part time job which took away her life. She had chose the path for herself, therefore, if she were to complain then where would her sense of reputation go to?

'Well, we still have that trip to Okinawa during the last week of summer vacation; at least you'll have a little bit more freedom there'

Naruto tried as much as he could not to make her think about the prison she was living in. Still until this day Sakura didn't know that she worked for Naruto's company, all she knew was that she worked for the company that created Come Come paradise, not Hokage Publisher.

'Yeah, maybe I shouldn't be so down about it. Who knows, my summer vacation might not turn out so bad' smiled Sakura, she tried to wash away as much as she could before the summer holiday. Her smile beamed with the sunlight, the white light flickered onto her blue necklace flashing into Naruto's eyes. Out of reflex he quickly closed them to avoid the light.

'Ah gomen, I didn't know this reflects light' Sakura quickly covered the blue gem with her hands. Naruto smiled.

'It's okay. Did you just buy it?' asked Naruto, for the past few months that he knew her, Sakura had never wore any accessories except for small accessories like earrings, but that necklace, it was a big one, a pretty one.

'No. I found it in one of my old jewelry boxes'

Sakura gripped the little gem firmly. Its cold feeling reminded her that of an ice cube, it wasn't a gem after all, a crystal that looked like a gem. The roof top door slammed opened as Sasuke came in looking all worn out. He took heavy breaths; if Sakura wasn't mistaken he's been running from fan girls.

His face was kiddy like, Sakura slowly let go of the necklace and rushed over to him. But before she got the opportunity the white ray of light from the sun, instead of refracting and reflecting towards the person in front of her, shot towards her way due to the delicately cut face of the crystal. A white image flashed into her mind.

Flashback

'Keh…what's this?' asked little Sakura, an image of another person in front of her was covered by a dark shadow. A little voice spoke.

'It's a present forehead girl' said the little voice, making little Sakura pout.

'How come? It's not my birthday today' Sakura replied.

'It's just a present! Forehead girl you ask too many questions' the person around her age patted her head in the same manner as a pet. Little Sakura felt happy towards the little show of affection and smiled with a light blush on her face.

'Just keep studying and some day you'll be as good as I am, I cant stay by your side forever and help you study you know' the person flicked her over sized forehead a little and continued patting her.

'I know that, but I want you to stay with me forever' blushed the little Sakura.

'You know that I can't' muttered the person.

'But whenever I'm not there, you can wear this necklace and you'll know that I'll always be there for you' Sakura could barely see a smile on the person's thin lips. A happy feeling lifted her up as she smiled and asked.

'Really?'

'Aa'

End of Flashback

Sakura caught her senses and realized she was sitting on the cold ground of the roof top. She felt as if she had woken up from a dream, it was probably the day she received the necklace. Sasuke and Naruto sat beside her, staring at her. Sakura slowly got up.

'What happened?' asked Sakura as she felt a tinge of pain inside her head.

'You slipped and fell' answered Sasuke simply, his eyes were constantly staring at her chest, and Sakura frowned a little after noticing how long he's been staring. It felt a little uncomfortable.

Ever since Tsunade became her manager, it became a part of her fit program to drink 'milk' everyday. She was told that it would help her grow taller. And it sure did. As a model you were expected to be tall and skinny. Not only that her height increased, so did her chest, her bra had increased two size's within two months. Now I know why sensei's ones are so big. From what Sakura knew, the woman drank a liter per day when she was younger. The image of her turning into a mini-sized Tsunade made her skins crawl. (A/N – that's right, not only does milk helps you 'grow', but it also keeps your skin smooth and nice. Start drinking milk girls! I was told to stop by two people, therefore I no longer drink it, and I've sworn to smash the third person's face, only if they're reachable.)

'What are you looking at?' asked Sakura annoyingly. After realizing what he was doing, Sasuke blushed a little and shifted his gaze.

'Eh? I didn't know that you're also a pervert Sasuke' grinned Naruto who was seemingly delighted that he'd gotten the chance to tease the ice cube. But before he got the chance to enjoy his happy moment, a hard knuckle landed on his head knocking him out. Sasuke's fury fists were always scary. (A/N – did ya noticed how Naruto said 'also a pervert'?)

'That necklace, where did you get it?' asked Sasuke. Sakura gave him the same answer as Naruto.

'I found it in one of my old jewelry boxes, why?' asked Sakura. Sasuke shook his head and walked off.

'I'm going back to the classroom'

His strange behavior made Sakura feel a little uneasy, she stared at his back. A strange feeling told her that something bad was going to happen. Without attempting to follow him Sakura thought that it was wise to leave Sasuke to his own problems. Sometimes people need space and Sakura is big in space. Sakura decided to go back to Naruto and check on his condition, he should have known not to joke around with Sasuke like that.

After school

Sakura quickly dashed out of the classroom with her bag as soon as she heard the bell ring. It was a usual thing, since one mistake could land her in the hands of those freaky fan boys asking her to join them in the classroom. Ever since Tsunade made the rule about chasing Sakura they stopped, but decided to stalk her inside the classroom. As long as she was outside then she was safe. Just when Sakura safely made it out and closed the door behind her quietly, not wanting to catch anyone's attention…A very loud voice came from behind her. Her face paled.

'SAKURA-SAN! WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN YOUR SEMPAI FOR A WALK?'

Sakura's face dulled, slowly turning around; she was horrified after hearing that voice. Lee was a nice person, yet, she was still freaked out about him. Just a few weeks ago he was chasing her down like many other fan-boys; it wasn't until Neji decided to help her out and decided to give Lee a little 'talk', and after that Lee started asking her to 'accompany' him like a gentleman. Whatever that Neji told Lee, Sakura didn't want to know.

'Sorry sempai, she's with us today, aren't you, Sakura-chan?'

Naruto and Sasuke miraculously appeared behind her as if on cue. If Lee wasn't around she would have mopped the heroes thanking them for pulling her out of another dreadful nightmare. She didn't want to have to go through the process of rejecting Lee again. Last time, Lee cried in front of her begging her to go out with him, then go all hypo the next when he saw Gai-sensei walking down the corridor in his…extremely… tight green suite getting ready for a jog around the school block.

'But you guys just had her yesterday!' winged Lee, Sasuke smirked.

'You're just slow'

'Oh dear, Lee how many times have I told you not to- Oh, hi Sakura-chan, Sasuke-kun, Naruto-kun' Tenten and Neji mysteriously appeared behind Lee like some kind of ninja. The silence in their steps took Sakura by surprise.

'Neji-sempai, Tenten-sempai' greeted Sakura with a bow, Naruto and Sasuke did the same.

'Lee, when I advised you to ask her like a real gentleman, I never said to ask her everyday!'

Somehow, Neji, reminded Sakura of a big brown owl with really freaky white eyes. The way in which he spoke, seemed so wise that it gave her the impression of him having a lot of experience, in everything. Creepy thoughts conquered her mind as she shook them off.

'And like you know better, Neji! If you did, then you would've had a girlfriend by now'

Tenten glanced sharply to see her friend's reaction; a rather annoyed twitch obviously grew near Neji's eyebrow. Sakura tried hard to suppress down the laughter inside her. Tenten sempai sure knows how to keep those two under control. Thought Sakura in pure admiration.

'Tenten I knew you were on my side!' sang Lee jumping over Tenten for a hug, which she avoided by jumping onto Neji.

She landed a kick on Lee's face to keep herself away from his sweaty grasp. She yelled annoyingly while hanging on to Neji who looked as if he were about to contribute his share to the bashing Lee fan club. (A/N – since Lee is sooo energetic, I figure that he is always sweaty…just a thought…no offence to Lee fans, I love him too, but I love making fun of him even more)

'I never said that you were better!' Tenten remarked.

Using the chance of the senior's 'busy' conversation, Sakura took her chance to escape before the others noticed. Even her two boys were caught up in watching Lee, Tenten and Neji acting like little freshmen. She was told once that old people like to act young; Gai-sensei was the ghastly evidence.

Sakura dashed as fast as she could towards the rooftop knowing that once a fan boy caught her, the rest will somehow chase after her within a matter of seconds. The rooftop was where she usually hid after school. She would wait there for as long as it took for them to give up and go back home.

As she made a turn around the corner, two thin arms pulled her waist, pulling her into a classroom. She was horrified to see the three top fan girls standing in front of her. But if they're in front of her, who was holding on to her waist? Her eyes darted over to see a random fan girl, before Sakura was able to make her escape the classroom door was closed. Her eyes darted back to them, terrified.

'You again? What do you want this time?' asked Sakura. The random fan girl had let go of Sakura's waist before Sakura was about to elbow her way out.

'Nothing much, seeing that I haven't seen you in six years, we have some catching up to do, childhood friend'

A playful yet dangerous smirk was displayed clearly upon Misaki's eyes; Ino was just staring at her blankly while Reyka was smirking. Sakura looked straight into their eyes waiting for the worst to come.

And the worst did come, within seconds the whole branch of fan girls who hid themselves around the classroom came out. Her eyes scanned the room, they were all familiar faces. A few from her class, freshmen, even seniors. At that moment all Sakura thought about, were the few scratches and bruises she'd be getting if she were to escape.

Many of the girls there were fighters, from the way they carried themselves towards her. They were taller, bigger, and much more scary looking. She noticed that a few of them were holding wooden swords. Yamamoto sure has scary connections. Thought Inner Sakura.

Meanwhile back to Lee, Tenten, Neji, Sasuke and Naruto…

'Aaaa…where has my dearly beloved Sakura-chan disappear to?' shrieked Lee.

Sasuke and Naruto both stared at their sempai overreacting, Sakura was probably hiding behind them, since seeing Lee overreacting might give her continuous nightmares. The two boys glanced at each other for a moment, before turning around to realize that there was no one behind them. Strange, they thought as they exchanged worried glances. Without saying anything Sasuke rushed down the corridor, whatever was wrong with Sasuke, Naruto also had a bad feeling. He too dashed down the corridor following Sasuke toward the rooftop.

'Hey! Where are you two going?' Yelled out Tenten as she saw the two second years rudely run off.

'Leave them Tenten, probably one of those false calls again' Tenten nodded, Lee who wasn't convinced with Neji's words decided to follow the two kouhai. (Kouhai – usually referred to underclassmen)

'You guys go on ahead; I'll meet up with you and the others guys later'

'That was weird' muttered Tenten, as she turned around and headed out with Neji she spotted his cousin running down the corridor breathing heavily. A frown immediately crept across Neji's flawless face that many fan girls drooled over.

'Hinata-sama, how many times must I tell you about running, you have high level asthma, it-' the horrified look on Hinata's face shut Neji up, his frown deepened.

'What's wrong Hinata-chan?' asked Tenten as she watched the girl take in a deep breath.

'Sa-…kura-san...is in…trouble' Neji frowned (even more).

'What do you mean Hinata-sama' as Hinata regained her normal breathing rate, she quickly explained the situation.

'I have to find Naruto-kun, Sasuke-san's fan girls; they got Sakura-san locked up in a classroom. I saw them pulling her' Neji and Tenten exchanged glances.

'That explained why Sasuke-kun and Naruto-kun ran off' muttered Tenten. Wow their instincts must be really good. Too bad Neji and Lee only have half of a brain during these kinds of situations. She thought enviously. Haruno is such a lucky girl.

'What do we do Neji-nii-san, Ino-san is with them and I don't want her to get into trouble' Neji quickly nodded and turned to Tenten.

'Tenten, I want you to gather everyone here within five minutes. They should still be around campus' Tenten nodded and dashed down the corridor. Neji turned to his tired cousin.

'Hinata-sama, I want you to head to the rooftop and inform Uchiha and Naruto about this, then lead them to that classroom' Hinata nodded and dashed toward the rooftop.

After knowing that a member of his group was involved Neji had an even bigger reason to stop what was happening. Knowing that those fan girls for most of his life, Neji had a very clear idea of how Haruno Sakura the supermodel would turn out. If she was lucky, she'd probably get away by quitting her modeling career. But if she was unlucky, then her life might as well end.

Neji stood there waiting for the rest of the group to arrive. He knew from the beginning those fan girls were no good. Should have straightened them up when I had the chance. He thought, as a group of fan girls rushed past him heading to the direction where Hinata once came from.

His hand slapped his forehead recalling that most of the members in his group consisted of guys; they wouldn't lay a finger on those girls. He could already see that there were problems with his plan. Sometimes even Mr. Perfect makes mistakes. Maybe that's why I don't have a girlfriend. Thought Neji.

Naruto, Sasuke on the rooftop

'She's not here!' Sasuke scanned his eyes around the rooftop.

'Sasuke mind telling me what's going on here?' asked Naruto seriously. Sasuke's eyes lay sharply towards Naruto.

'There's nothing to tell' he cut off the eye contact and headed down the rooftop.

'You've been acting weird lately, why are you so worried about whether Sakura-chan is here or not? Those fan boys wont rip the pieces out of her' without saying a thing Sasuke headed down the stairs in attempt to look for Sakura again.

'It's none of your businesses' he muttered loud enough for him to hear.

Before Naruto had the chance to say something else Sasuke had already rushed down the stairs. Naruto's curiosity led him down the stairs as he followed after Sasuke. Whatever it was that Sasuke was hiding, Naruto was sure that he needed to know. As soon as he took the last step down the stairs he accidentally bumped into someone knocking them onto the ground. He quickly grinned and with reflexes offered his hand.

'Ah I'm sorry are you okay?' he opened his eyes to see Hinata, his class seatmate, on the floor. She looked up and was delighted to see her seatmate.

'Naruto-kun, Sakura-san, she's…she's in trouble'

Hinata found it very strange of her to not stutter, a light feeling of happiness lifted her up as she felt that she was becoming braver then before. But the look in Naruto's face changed as soon as he heard the news, Hinata felt a slight feeling of pain. Naruto-kun, you really like her don't you? She found herself asking subconsciously inside her mind. Her eyes saddened, yet she knew that that would be how the Naruto she admired would react.

'Where is Sasuke-san?' she found herself asking, she took the offer of Naruto's hand in front of her as he helped her up, Naruto answered.

'He ran off to find Sakura-chan, seems like he knows something I don't' he said getting all suspicious.

'Let's go, the fan girls cornered her in a classroom. I saw some of the members of the Kendo club and the martial arts club in that room too' before Naruto got the chance to give a big dramatic reaction, Hinata dragged him down the corridor. For the first time in his life, to his eyes, Hinata was the nicest girl he's met so far, other then Sakura-chan of course, they weren't like any of the fan girls.

'Hinata, why are you doing this? You hardly know Sakura-chan' Naruto found himself asking. Hinata slowed down a little. She turned to him and smiled softly.

'Because I was once picked on by those girls for my white eyes…if Neji-nii-san didn't protected me back then I…I would have considered suicidal actions…so I don't like other people being bullied around' never in her life has she talked so much to Naruto, even if they were seatmates, Hinata had never spoken to him directly before. Not only that, it must have been the first time that she had actually talked 'a lot' to someone else other than Neji.

'I see… you're a good person, Hinata' she found herself blushing at the compliment, maybe there is hope for me after all. She thought as she continued running down the hallway.

Sakura and the crazy fan girls…

'What now?' asked Sakura annoyingly, she gave no look of fear, but the smirks on many of the girls' faces told her that she was missing something. Misaki quickly answered her.

'Like I said, we have a little catching up to do'

'What catching up? Haven't we done enough of that already?' Sakura was referring to the incident back at the park where Misaki gave her a slight outline of their past. The doctor specifically told her parents back then not to reveal too many things to her at once, or else there will be bad side effects of heavy headaches later on.

'No, there were a lot more things we need to talk about. Like…Sasuke-kun for example' her playfulness contrasted with the seriousness that was created a short while ago in the room by the many other fan girls who stood there watching, itching to hurt Sakura.

'What about him? I thought you said catching up, what does Sasuke have anything to do with this?' Sakura found herself asking, the fan girls gasped at the informality that Sakura used to address Sasuke.

'Did you all hear that? She calls him Sasuke' she spat with disgust in her tone.

'Just how close are they anyways?'

'Who knows'

'How could someone as low as her refer to Sasuke-sama that way?'

'What do you mean by low?'

'Most superstars get their status by whoring themselves'

'That whore! How could Sasuke-sama hang out with the likes of her?'

'She might have drugged him. He never looked at us before and I sa-

'Just as I thought, you know nothing about it'

The whole room somehow settled when Misaki's voice cut through. Misaki leaned on a nearby table while keeping her dangerous eyes upon Sakura. A figment of her imagination flashed the image of the monster in her dreams. Sakura's face paled and diverted her gaze away from the demonic orbs.

'Know about what?'

'Its just like Sasuke-kun to keep these kind of things a secret, I guess I'll be nice for once and tell you' Sakura frowned, knowing deep down inside she wanted to know, yet a part of her told her it was better if she didn't know. But the curiosity got the better of her.

'Sasuke-kun and I are childhood friends; you and I are childhood friends. Can't you see the connection?' Sakura frowned, she partially got the picture, but it was impossible. She never had any flashbacks of him. But it couldn't be… if she could remember Misaki, then how come she couldn't remember Sasuke?

'It's impossible! You expect me to believe something as stupid as that? If Sasuke and I were childhood friends, he would have told me about it' she said persuading herself to not believe them and fall into the fan girl's trap. Sakura denied what seemed to be quite…logical? She did sense a familiarity when she first met him.

'Actually it is quite possible. That necklace…on your neck. He gave it to you' It was simply said.

A few fan girls gasped as their eyes darted over to the necklace above Sakura's chest. A beautiful one, definitely given from Sasuke, his trademark color was all over it. They sent her even more dangerous glares as the tension in the room rose to 100 degrees Celsius. Sakura knew that Misaki wasn't there just to give a nice review of her past, but she was getting to something evil, dangerous. Nothing good came out from the roots of evil.

'Don't make up stuff Yamamoto, how could I know Sasuke? If I did then I would have a flashback or some kind of memory of him like when I first met you'

Yamamoto was up to something weird and Sakura knew it. Her heart beat faster in anticipation, she wanted to know. Her curiosity was getting the better of her. Don't you dare listen to that bitch! She's just making things up. Her inner self yelled out, yet it didn't help Sakura much. It hardly did anyways.

'Knowing him, he wouldn't want you to remember all that' the look in Misaki's red eyes pierced through Sakura's sharply. Knowing that the girl in front of her was already falling for it, Misaki smiled inwardly and continued her torture.

'No wonder. I was surprised when I found you were hanging out with him. And here I was, thinking…you actually forgave him' she laughed. Sakura's eyes immediately shot up to Misaki's playful face.

'Forgave him? You're not making sense Yamamoto'

'Oh of course I'm not, why don't I give you a recap?' she offered, her voice still sounded playful, it was as if they were having a normal conversation. Sakura didn't answer, but the curiosity in her eyes answered Misaki for her.

To be continued…

Author's note: Hi guys…I'm one day late. I'm so sorry. But you see there are problems like stuffing up on me. I don't know why, but the chapter update page wouldn't appear whenever I go to it. Once again sorry. Anyways I hope you like the chapter. This is the beginning of the biggest twist in the story. Some of you might have already predicted what was going to happen. But hey most of the other plot twists are predictable too. .

Oh and I've been writing for the past few weeks. For those of you who are interested, I've posted up another new fic called 'A place called home'. It's a SasuSaku one-shot, I don't know if it's good or not. But my friend Yunique (who always tells the truth) told me that she loves it, and her little sister liked it and she got inspired to join fanfiction.

There are other fics of mine too that I recently posted. 'War machine' and 'Mistaken Identity'. If you're interested come and check it out. I'll probably post a few more fics. I've been getting a lot of inspirations lately, every time I listen to a song, new ideas pop up. Anyhow, here's a sneak peak onto the next chapter.

Chapter twelfth - Reminiscence

Her hands wrapped around her ears trying desperately to block away Misaki's voice. What she heard was unbelievable. It was hard to believe, why would Sasuke just kept it from her? It wasn't true, it couldn't be true. She's lying don't listen to her! Her inner self merely whispered. Her voice was fainting; she was disappearing as large amount of memories came back to Sakura's head.

See you next time

- Shiro