YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST! OVER 300 REVIEWS! (Goes around the house dancing) Thank you sooooo much. I could just hug you all! Anyway let's get started. Now it was a very close call, but most of you voted for Sakura to be sick. Now for an extra special treat I made this chapter a bit longer.
I would like to thank all of you that reviewed and read the last chapter. And I would like to give a special thanks to xDarakuxShitaxTenshix for the great idea of making Sakura delusional and spilling a secret. Now you're probably wondering what secret she told, but you will just have to read and find out.
Chapter 13: Playing Nurse
"Now are you sure you're going to be okay?" Gaara asked for the third time.
"Yes," Sakura sniffed rubbing her nose. "It's just a cold, you're not going to come here later and find me passed out."
"If that did happen, I would have to perform CPR," Naruto announced.
"Over my dead body," Sakura croaked.
Shino glanced at his watch. "Come on guys or were going to be late for school."
"Sakura, please kiss me," Naruto said miserably kneeling next to her bed.
"WHAT?" Sakura yelled then grabbed her head, the headache getting worse.
"I don't want to go to school so give me you germs," Naruto commanded about to jump her.
Shino quickly grabbed Naruto's shirt and dragged him out of Sakura's room.
"Infect me Sakura, don't make me goooooooooooo!" he screamed down the hall.
"Alright there is breakfast right here on your nightstand, juice, the remote is right here and I fluffed your pillow, anything else?" Gaara asked looking around the room.
"Thanks mom but I'm fine," Sakura giggled.
Gaara glared at her. "Well, good-bye," he snapped grabbing his book bag and leaving her room.
"I love you too mom," Sakura called down the hall as the rest of the guys left. She then had a fit of coughs.
Gaara popped his head back in the room. "Don't push yourself, I'll be back after school," he told her.
"Can't wait," Sakura smiled.
The guys sat down in homeroom when the last bell ringed. Rock Lee immediately came up to Sakura's empty desk.
"Where is my sweet Sakura so I can gaze upon her beauty?" he said sadly stroking her desk.
"She's at home sick," Naruto said slowly watching him.
Itachi came up to Naruto's desk. "Sakura is sick?" Itachi asked concerned.
"Yes it's just a cold," Kiba explained.
"Well it seems someone needs Dr. Uchiha," Itachi smirked raising one eyebrow.
Gaara glared at him. "She's at home there's nothing you can do about it.
"That's what you think," Itachi chucked gathering his stuff as the bell ringed for them to go to their first class.
Word soon spread around the school about Sakura.
"I can't believe that everyone's talking about Sakura being sick," Shino mumbled at lunch.
"I know, it doesn't matter," Shikamaru said playing with his food.
"Are you kidding me?" Kiba said irritated. "I had so many guys coming up to me and asking me where Sakura lives it's driving me crazy."
"Well I got asked out on a date but I turned it down," Naruto smirked.
"What date?" Gaara glared at him.
"Some random girl, very hot," Naruto bragged.
"What did she look like and what was her name?"
"Umm…well…she had long…brown, no, red hair…fine I'm lying," Naruto sighed.
"I thought so," Gaara said. "Who would ask you out?"
"Plenty of babes," Naruto said defensively.
"Well only three more hours and we can go see Sakura," Kiba announced.
"Come on Tobi, hurry up," Itachi hissed.
"It's very hard to pick a lock when you're under pressure," Tobi whispered back harshly.
"I'll put you under pressure if you don't open the door before someone sees us, yeah," Deidara declared looking around the street.
"Well you're the one's that suggested we skip the rest of school and break into Sakura's house," Tobi implied twisting on the door. He opened it and they went inside walking into Sakura's living room.
"Her dad's at work and she's all alone," Itachi began. "She might need someone to massage her back or help her change clothes."
"I don't think we are on the same page," Deidara chuckled starting to walk up the stairs. "Sakura needs G rated care."
"I don't know what you are talking about I had all totally innocent ideas involving Sakura."
"Sure you did," Tobi smirked as the came to the top of the stairs.
"Which one's her room, yeah?" Deidara asked look at the five doors on the second floor.
Itachi opened at the first door. "Bathroom," he muttered.
Deidara opened another one. "Closet."
Tobi opened the third door. "It's this one," he whispered to the guys.
Itachi, Deidara, and Tobi walked into her room. She had her covers at the end of her bed, twisted around her ankles. She had on matching pajamas set of shorts and tank top with panda bears all over them. One of the straps was down her arm and her hair was all over the place.
"She looks so cute," Tobi whispered getting closer to her bed.
"Cute?" Itachi questioned Tobi's choice of words. "It is taking all of my willpower not to hop in that bed."
Deidara gently with his index finger pulled Sakura's tank top strap back on her shoulder. She then grabbed his arm and opened her eyes.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" she screamed.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Tobi yelled hiding behind Itachi.
Sakura quickly gathered her covers and threw them over her body. "What are you doing here?"
"We came to take care of you," Deidara replied.
"How did you get in here?" Sakura croaked her throat dry.
"I picked the lock," Tobi admitted coming from behind Itachi.
"Were you trying to undress me?" Sakura asked Deidara.
"NO!" Deidara said mortified. "I would never I mean I wouldn't mind if this was a different situation with less people, wait no, I'm not trying to say if we were alone we would be doing certain things, unless you wanted to but then if you don't we cou-"
"I think she gets the point," Itachi cut him off. "We did not come here to harass you or anything Deidara was just fixing your strap."
Sakura looked them all in the eye before taking in a deep sigh. "Your brother isn't here is he?" Sakura asked scratching her head.
"No," Itachi smirked. "He doesn't even know.
"Good," Sakura said. "Well…don't just stand there, I'm hungry, I need more medicine, and I need someone to check my temperature."
"I call food," Tobi said already heading down the steps.
"I'll take your temperature." Itachi snapped quickly before Deidara could.
"I guess I have to get the medicine," Deidara said boredly.
"It's in the bathroom," Sakura called.
Itachi grabbed the thermometer of the dresser. "Open wide," he smirked.
"I don't like how you say that," Sakura glared at him.
She opened her mouth and he positioned the thermometer under her tongue. It beeped a minute later.
"Let's see, 102.3," he read aloud. "That's not good."
Deidara came back into the room with the medicine.
"What are your symptoms?" Itachi asked.
"Sore throat, coughing, sneezing, headache, and fever," she listed.
Deidara measured out the blue liquid into the cup. "Do you need me to transfer it to you by mouth?"
Sakura blushed. "No thanks."
"Oh look you made her blush," Itachi smirked pointing to her cheeks.
They turned even redder. "I'm just flushed."
"That's what you tell us," Itachi chuckled.
Tobi came back running up the stairs. "Well since you have a cold I put some chicken noodle soup on the stove."
"Thanks Tobi," Sakura smiled weakly.
"So when you're all better, can I get a thank you kiss?"
Sakura glared at him. "Don't push it."
"Here take your medicine," Deidara demanded.
Sakura sat up in bed, took the cup from Deidara and drunk it.
"So how do you feel?" Itachi asked.
"The same," Sakura answered. "The medicine doesn't start working right away."
Sakura moved around the bed and got comfortable pulling the covers up to her chest.
"So what are you going to do?" she asked them.
"Watch you sleep," Itachi smirked.
"That's just really creepy, go downstairs and watch TV or something," Sakura pushed.
"Fine we'll check on you in half an hour," Deidara said leaving the room Itachi and Tobi following him.
"It's been thirty minutes," Tobi said looking at his watch.
"Well then I guess I'll go check on Sakura," Itachi said getting up from the couch.
"Whoa why do you get to do it?" Tobi whined.
"I'm the best looking," Itachi smirked.
"Why don't we all just go up and check on her, yeah?" Deidara suggested.
They walked up the steps and opened her door.
"Sakura," Tobi gasped.
Sakura had thrown the covers off and she was sweating buckets. Itachi put his hand on her forehead. "Her fever has gone up."
"She's going to die," Tobi cried.
"She's going to be fine," Deidara glared at him, wanting him shut up.
"Sakura are you okay?" Itachi whispered.
"Mmmmmmm," she moaned turning her head.
"Deidara go get me a bowl of cold water and a cloth, Tobi, go bring me Sakura's medicine," Itachi ordered them.
Deidara quickly came back with the bowl and helped Itachi as they tried to cool her off. They dabbed at her forehead and chest.
"Sakura are you alright?" Itachi asked again.
"No Santa, you didn't give me my alligator," Sakura giggled in her sleep.
"She wanted an alligator?" Tobi frowned when he came back into the room.
Tobi handed Itachi the medicine. Itachi looked over the medicine bottle.
"Is this the medicine you gave her?" Itachi asked Deidara.
"Yes," he answered. "I gave her two teaspoons like the bottle said."
"Then it should be working," Tobi whined.
"Wait this stuff expired," Itachi scowled.
"When?" Tobi and Deidara asked.
"Three months ago,' Itachi answered throwing the bottle down.
"What are we supposed to do?" Tobi questioned.
Sakura then opened her eyes and smiled at them. "Which one of you is Santa?"
"She's hallucinating," Deidara sighed.
Itachi sat on her bed and faced her.
"Everything is going to be fine," Itachi assured her.
Sakura grabbed his bicep and squeezed it. "You have very nice strong arms."
Itachi smirked. "Why thank you?"
Deidara snorted. "She doesn't know what she's talking about."
"There is no need for you to ruin it for me," Itachi said. "Anything else you like?" Itachi asked her.
"You have a sexy smile," Sakura said biting her lower lip sitting up.
"Hey," Tobi interrupted, "what about me?"
Sakura looked at him. "Are you Santa's elf?"
"Nooo I'm Tobi, your friend, possibly in the future boyfriend." Deidara elbowed Tobi.
Sakura kept looking at him. "Sorry I don't know any 'Tobi'."
Deidara sighed. "Great she's lost her memory. What are we gonna do?"
Itachi was about to answer when all of a sudden there was a loud bang coming from the living room.
Tobi gasped. "What was that?" he whispered.
"I don't know but let's go find out," Itachi whispered.
Itachi grabbed a baseball bat, Deidara grabbed the TV remote, and Tobi grabbed…a bottle of lotion?
"What are you gonna do with a bottle of lotion?" Itachi questioned.
"I'll moisturize him to death," Tobi retorted.
"Okay bye Santa, elf, and hot reindeer," Sakura said.
"She thinks I'm hot," Deidara smiled.
"She also thinks you're a reindeer," Tobi chuckled.
"A hot reindeer," Deidara pointed out. "Not a elf named 'Tobi'."
"Shut up," Tobi whined.
Itachi rolled his eyes and the three of them proceeded down the stairs. When they were at the bottom, they counted to three and jumped out, weapons ready, yelling… and stopped and when they saw who the "robber" was.
"You, what are you doing here?" Itachi spat.
Sasuke was standing in the middle of the room picking up a lamp on the floor.
"What am I doing here?" Sasuke asked, "What are you doing here?"
"We came here to check on Sakura," Itachi answered.
"Yeah so am I."
"Umm no you are not."
"Oh, yes I am."
"Anyway how did you knock over a lamp? You have no stealth skills at all."
"Oh yeah? If I don't have any stealth skills, then how was I able to sneak into you room and videotape you while you were dancing and put it on the Internet?"
Itachi pointed a finger at him. "You told me we wouldn't speak of it! Wait a minute; you put it on the Internet?"
"What video?" Tobi asked.
"Nothing, nothing for you to see," Itachi replied quickly.
"Anyway how Sakura doing?"
"I don't have to tell you anything," Itachi glared.
They stared each other down for a second before Sasuke leaped forward and darted around Itachi and up the stairs.
"Wow he's fast," Deidara complimented with raised eyebrows.
"HEY! GET BACK HERE!" Tobi yelled after him and he too darted up the stairs Deidara and Itachi in close pursuit.
Sasuke opened the door and saw Sakura staring into space.
Sasuke glared at them. "What did you do to her?"
"Nothing, she has been acting like that since we gave her medicine and found out it was expired," Itachi explained.
Sasuke walked over to Sakura and put his hand over her forehead. Sakura then bursted into a fit of giggles.
"You look like a chicken."
"She's very warm," Sasuke examined.
"You have nice lips," Sakura smiled at him.
Sasuke raised one eyebrow. "What is she talking about?"
"I have no idea but she has just been rambling all kind of stuff," Deidara frowned.
"But that guy with the red hair has the softest lips," Sakura said closing her eyes.
"Gaara?" Itachi hissed.
"No," Sakura answered. "His name started with a…ssssss," Sakura slurred.
"Sasori?" Tobi asked.
"Yeah," Sakura laughed.
Sasuke stood up. "When did you kiss Sasori?"
"I think it was at…Wedgie's Halloween Party."
"Neji," Deidara corrected her.
"Yeah," Sakura grinned. "Neji."
Itachi balled up his fist. "Sasori," he growled.
"Everything okay Sasori?" Kisame asked as he stopped in the hallway.
"Yeah, I just have a feeling someone wants to kill me," Sasori answered.
"It's probably nothing,' Kisame smirked as they went to their next class. "By the way, have you seen Itachi?"
"No I haven't seen him since he went off campus for lunch."
"I can't believe this!" Tobi cried.
"I know Sasori kissed Sakura and didn't tell us," Deidara glared at the carpet.
"No everybody has just about kissed Sakura," Tobi said fired up. "Naruto, Sai,-"
"How did it happen?" Sasuke asked Sakura.
"Neji, Sasuke," Tobi continued to list.
"Umm…I don't remember," Sakura answered.
"What did you mean you don't remember?" Itachi said.
Sakura opened her mouth to say something but just yawned. "I'm really sleepy."
Deidara looked at Sakura. "We should let her sleep, she looks exhausted."
"What about Sasori and the kiss?" Tobi asked.
"It can wait, it just a kiss," Sasuke said.
"Says the person who already got to taste the sweet cherries," Tobi glared at him pointing fingers.
"FINALLY!" Naruto shouted. "That was the longest school day ever."
"And it was super boring," Kiba whined. "I miss Sakura."
"Well we can go and see her after we go to the store and buy her some more medicine," Gaara told them.
"What a drag," Shika sighed. "More walking."
"Stop all your complaining Shikamaru; this is great exercise for your buns." Naruto said walking quickly. "Got to keep them looking nice for the ladies."
"Her fever seems to have gone down a bit," Itachi reported to the rest of them.
"Well that's good," Tobi said relieved.
"Why didn't you guys take her to the hospital?" Sasuke asked his brother.
"I do not think that would have worked out well," Deidara answered.
"At least she getting better is all that matters," Itachi said tucking a stray hair behind her ear.
The guys then heard a door open.
"How do you get a key?" they heard Naruto say from downstairs.
"Hide," Deidara hissed.
Itachi ran for the closet and closed the door shut. Deidara hid behind a dresser in the corner. Sasuke got under the Sakura's bed. Tobi looked around the room for somewhere to hide, but all the good spots were taken. He saw the door twist and ran behind the door.
Naruto threw it open and ran to Sakura's bed.
"Oww!" Tobi yelled from behind the door.
Gaara closed the door and saw Tobi holding his now bleeding nose.
"What are you doing in Sakura's bedroom?" Gaara demanded to know.
"I came to make sure she was okay," Tobi sniffed.
"What if he did something to Sakura?" Kiba said making sure she was okay.
"He didn't do anything," Deidara said coming from behind the dresser.
"It's a magic dresser," Naruto cheered. "How did you do that?"
"Is there anybody else in here?" Shika said now awake.
"Someone's under the bed and another is in the closet," Shino answered talking to a bug on his shoulder.
Itachi came out of the closet and Sasuke came from under the bed.
"No really how did you pop up like that, are you a magician?" Naruto asked Deidara.
"Naruto open your eyes they have been in her room the entire time," Gaara glared at him.
"We only got here at 12 during lunch," Tobi said trying to make things better.
"So you skipped the rest of school," Kiba wondered.
"Yep.'
"Aww we should have done that," Kiba whined.
"How did you get in here?" Gaara questioned them.
"I picked the lock," Tobi said raising his hand.
"What did you do while you were in here?"
"I told you nothing, we just-"
"Why is there so much noise when I'm trying to sleep?" Sakura said waking up.
"Sakura you're awake," Naruto squealed hugging her.
"Naruto got off of me," Sakura said trying to push him off.
"Sakura these guys were in you room," Kiba pointed to Itachi, Tobi, Deidara and Sasuke.
"I know," Sakura said reaching for the glass of water on her nightstand. "Tobi, Deidara and Itachi came over and helped."
"Told you," Tobi smirked.
"But I don't remember what happened after I told them to leave the room and most certainly do not remember Sasuke being here," Sakura glared at him from her bed.
"What do you mean you don't remember?" Shino asked.
"I'm kind of fuzzy on the stuff in between," Sakura moaned rubbing her head.
"You started going crazy after Deidara gave you that expired medicine," Itachi smirked.
"Lots of interesting stuff," Tobi added.
"Like what?" Sakura huffed.
"You told me I had a sexy smile," Itachi smirked looking at her.
Sakura blushed. "I would never."
"And you told me I was hot," Deidara smiled.
"Me too," Tobi chipped in.
"She did not," Itachi and Deidara said together.
"Then she must think I'm ugly," Tobi whined.
"Tobi you're not ugly, you're hot," Sakura said.
"…"
"What I mean is that your attractive, no, whatever, I would never say any of those things." Sakura said.
"You told me I had nice lips," Sasuke smirked.
Sakura laughed. "Now that is a flat out lie, I would never say that even if I was crazy."
"So you don't believe me," Sasuke glared at her.
"Yeah."
"Then how come you told us you kissed Sasori at Neji's Halloween party," Sasuke said.
Sakura's smiled dropped. "Who told you that?"
"You did," Itachi frowned. "So it is true."
"YOU KISSED SASORI!" Naruto shouted. "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?"
"When the lights when out at Neji's party," Sakura sighed.
Kiba and Tobi gasped.
"Someone pushed him and he fell on top of me and it just happened."
Kiba and Tobi gasped again.
"Will you please stop?" Gaara glared at them.
"It's not big deal," Sakura said getting up from her bed. She walked over to her closet and pulled out her silk blue housecoat. She wrapped it around herself before turning back to face the guys.
Gaara, Itachi, and Sasuke were burning holes into the carpet with their intense glares, Deidara looked really sad. The rest of guys just stood there staring at her.
"Did you hit him?" Gaara asked.
"What?" Sakura said.
"Did you hit, slap, cause any physical damage to his body?" Gaara rephrased his question.
"No," Sakura answered. "It wasn't his fault."
"Do you like him?" Deidara asked.
"No you guys are making a really big deal out of nothing," Sakura growled getting really mad. "I could kiss Kiba right now and it would mean zilch."
"That's kind of harsh," Kiba said sadly.
"You know what I mean," Sakura said.
"You guys are acting like I'm your girlfriend or something."
"I would like for you to –" Itachi started.
"SAKURA, I'M HOME!" Sakura's dad shouted from down stairs.
"Oh my gosh," Sakura gasped.
She glanced around her room. There were nine guys in it which was not good. Sakura glared at them all. "Don't make a sound."
Sakura opened her bedroom door and saw her father heading up the steps.
"Sakura how do you feel sweetie?" her dad asked.
"Much better," Sakura smiled.
"Well you look better; do you need me to get you anything?"
"Umm…yeah…we are out of…grape soda, could you go get some more?" Sakura said.
"Yeah, I was just about to head to the store; I wanted to make sure you were alright."
"I'm fine," Sakura smiled bigger.
"Okay I'll be back in about thirty minutes," her dad said kissing the top of her head.
"Okay bye," Sakura said quickly rushing back into her room.
Naruto looked out the window. "He's gone."
Sakura let out a deep sigh. "Okay everybody out."
She opened her bedroom door and pointed with her hand. "Let's go."
They left without complaining, one by one telling her to feel better. Sasuke was the last person still in the room.
"Well don't just stand there, keep it moving," Sakura said.
"I wanted to give you this," Sasuke said lowly handing her a package that was in his back pocket.
"Cookie dough bites?" Sakura's eyes widen as she accepted the box.
"I know that you're obsessed with them…so I thought they would make you feel better," Sasuke smirked.
"That was very nice of you and strangely out of character," Sakura smiled. "But thank you."
"Hn," Sasuke responded.
Sakura growled and pushed his out the room. "Get out."
"Are you well enough to go to school tomorrow?" her father asked coming in her room.
"Yeah I feel much better," Sakura assured her dad.
"That's good because I was afraid that-"
Her father stopped talking, walked across the room and picked up a jacket.
"Whose jacket is this?" he asked opening up.
Sakura's eyes widen. "OMG, that's Itachi's jacket. He must have taken it off while he was in here."
"I think that is um…Gaara's jacket," Sakura lied. "Remember they were over here this morning."
"That is right," her father chuckled. "Wait…there's something on the outside, it says I.U.," her father said. "I wonder what it stands for."
The phone ringed in the hall. "I better go and get that," he father said dropping the jacket on her bed.
Sakura picked it and looked it over. "This thing is huge," Sakura muttered. She slipped it on. The jacket stopped at her at her knees and the sleeves ran over her hands. She brought the jacket to her nose and inhaled deeply. "It smells just like him," she smiled.
She then froze. "What is wrong with me?" she scowled herself taking the jacket off quickly.
A pebble hit her window. She walked over to the window and opened it up. A pebble hit her in the forehead.
"OWW!" Sakura groaned. She saw Itachi standing outside.
"Sorry I was just trying to get your attention," Itachi whispered loudly.
"What do you want?" Sakura said harshly.
"Easy cherry blossom, I just came to get my jacket," Itachi explained.
Sakura grabbed his jacket off her bed and came back to the window. "Okay open up your arms," Sakura suggested.
"Whoa, whoa, are you throwing my jacket out the window?" Itachi said angrily. "Do you know how much that cost?"
"What do you want me to do then?" Sakura sighed.
"Come and bring it to me so I can see your beautiful face," Itachi grinned.
"You already saw my face," Sakura snarled.
"Beautiful face," Itachi corrected.
"If I come down there and give you your jacket back will you leave?"
"Sure."
Sakura threw the jacket over her arm and walked down the steps. Her father was still on the phone talking to whomever. She went out the back door and circled around the house.
"Here," she tossed his jacket over his head. "Goodnight."
Itachi quickly ripped it off and grabbed her arm, turning her around.
"No goodnight kiss?" he smirked.
Sakura glared at him.
"Hug?
"Please release me before I bite your arm," Sakura growled.
"Sakura I didn't know you were freaky like that," Itachi's smirk widened.
Sakura blushed. "Itachi," Sakura whined.
"All I'm asking is for a simple innocent hug," Itachi said anxiously.
Sakura sighed and removed his hand from her arm.
"Alright I'll just leav-"
Sakura wrapped her arms around him in a quick hug and let go.
"Happy?" Sakura breathed.
"No it happened so quick I didn't even know what you were doing," Itachi complained. "Why don't we try this again?"
Itachi pulled her in and pressed her against his body. His arms wrapped around her middle and kept her in place. Her ear was smashed against his very sculpted chest. Itachi let go after ten seconds.
"So you do have self-control," Sakura grinned.
"Plenty of it, you just make it hard to control myself," Itachi joked.
He put his jacket on and zipped it up. "Why does my jacket smell like you?"
"I just hugged you," Sakura rolled her eyes.
Itachi lifted the jacket and sniffed the inside. "It smells like you on the inside too."
"…"
"You put it on didn't you?" Itachi smirked. "Couldn't resist."
"Um…I think I hear my dad calling me," Sakura said.
"I didn't hear anything," Itachi chuckled taking a step closer.
"Byeseeyouinschooltomorrow," Sakura said quickly and dashed back into the house through the back door.
Sakura pressed her back against the door as she caught her breath.
"I really need to get a hold of myself," she whispered. "I never use to get this nervous talking to Itachi."
She walked over to the sink and fixed herself a glass of water.
Her dad came into the kitchen. "Sakura, Gaara's at the door."
Sakura placed her glass in the sink and walked to the front door. She opened it and saw Gaara standing on the porch. She closed the door behind her and joined him.
"What's up?" Gaara asked.
"Not much since it's only been four hours since I've seen you last," Sakura said.
"Was that Itachi I saw leaving your backyard?" Gaara tried to ask casually wanting to know.
"Oh he came by to pick up his jacket he left in my room," Sakura frowned. "My dad came into the room and saw it so I lied and said it was yours."
"Wow, Sakura lying is very bad and you shou-"
"Hello Gaara," Sakura's dad came out to greet him.
"Hi Mr. Haruno, how are you doing?"
"I'm fine, Gaara, thank you so did you get your jacket?"
"Umm…yeah I got it," Gaara answered calmly.
"Say what do those initials I.U. mean?" Sakura's dad asked.
"What initials?" Gaara said confused.
"The initials on the jacket."
"Oh, umm…those initials stand for, for my grandfather's name…on my mother's side," Gaara lied. "His name was um…Itachi…Utopi."
"That's nice," her dad smiled. "Could I see the jacket one more time before you leave, I would like to get one made like that."
"Er…the jacket-"
Sakura's dad cell phone ringed. He glanced at the glass screen. "I'm sorry, I got to take this," he dad explained flipping it open.
"Hello," he answered. "Hi , yes I-"
He went back inside the house. Sakura let out a deep sigh.
"That was closer."
"Just make sure next time you keep me out of your lies," Gaara smirked.
"Okay Mr. 'Oh, those are my grandfathers initials…on my mother's side'," Sakura joked.
"Well, I better get going before your dad comes back asking me about a jacket I don't own.
"All right," Sakura said.
"And no sneaking Itachi in your room."
Sakura hit him on his shoulder. "That's not funny."
"Goodnight Sakura," Gaara smirked. The setting sun hit his eyes just right making his jade eyes sparkle.
He leaned forward and sweetly gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.
"I'll see you in school," he smiled his hands in his pockets and walked down the porch steps.
"Bye Gaara," Sakura called down the street.
Sakura's dad opened the screen door and watched Gaara walking up the street.
"He's a nice kid," Sakura's dad implied.
"Whatever," Sakura said walking back into the house.
"If you were to date someone, he would be a good choice."
"Dad," Sakura groaned.
"You could get married and have-"
Sakura plugged her fingers in her ears. "LA, LA, LA, NOT LISTENING," Sakura yelled taking the steps two at a time to her room.
She threw herself on her bed and sighed. "Well, I can't see it wasn't an interesting day."
"SAKURA!" Naruto screamed from across the parking lot. He ran in slow motion towards her.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm building up dramatic effect for our hug."
"That's not necessary."
"I am so glad you are back," Naruto said putting his arm around Sakura's neck. "Shikamaru and Shino were no entertainment."
"Naruto here was a complete psycho," Kiba pointed at him.
"Hi Hinata," Naruto grinned as they passed her in the hallway.
Hinata ducked her head but gave a weak wave before leaving quickly.
"Was it something I said?" Naruto whined.
"You didn't really say anything but hello," Kiba pointed out.
Itachi walked down the hall. "What's up gorgeous, I had fun last night."
"Last night?" Kiba frowned. "What is he talking about?"
"Nothing," Sakura blurted out. "Nothing important."
"Attention all students," a voice from the intercom said. "Please report to your 1st period class, we have no homeroom today. We will be following C bell schedule, thank you."
Naruto linked arms with Sakura. "I guess we better go to Geometry. Bye Kiba."
"I'm in your class, stupid," Kiba grinned. He grabbed Sakura's another arm and Naruto started skipping.
"Were off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of Oz," Naruto singed loudly.
"Please stop," Sakura and Kiba said in union.
They walking in Geometry and saw Gaara in his seat and Ino was trying to sit in his lap.
"Come on, I've been taking this class and I want to show you a few moves," she urged.
"Why don't you try them on someone else?" Gaara said gently pushing her away.
"You can come sit right here," a guy named Kyo said patting his lap and high-five his friend.
"Get a life," Ino snorted rolling her eyes.
"Good morning Gaara," Sakura said taking her empty seat.
"Hi Sakura," Gaara said sitting up. "I've been trying to escape but haven't been successful.
"You seem to be enjoying yourself to me," Sakura smiled at him.
Gaara glared at her. "How would you like it if I told the Uchiha to come over here?"
Sakura glanced quickly at Sasuke who was talking to Sai. "Please don't."
Gaara smirked. "Oh Sasuke," Gaara said slowly.
"What?" Sasuke asked harshly.
"Sakura wanted you," Gaara smirked.
Sasuke's face softened as he faced her. "Yeah?"
Sakura opened her mouth to say something when Kakashi popped into the room.
"Get out your textbooks and let's get to work."
"YOU'RE LATE!" Naruto roared.
"It's nothing you should be new with," Kakashi said pulling out a book out of his pocket.
"OMG, you have Icha Icha Paradise, let me see!" Naruto drooled.
"No," Kakashi answered. "You and your partner will work on page 106 and answer problems #1-25, show all work," he said twirling a piece of chalk in-between his fingers.
"I don't have a partner," Sakura said raising her hand.
"I can be her partner," Sasuke and Gaara said together. They glared at each other.
"Well that is a problem. You can work with-"
Kakashi was interrupted when two girls in matching nurse outfits came into the room. They walked over to Neji's empty desk and placed a sofa cushion on the chair, breakfast on the desktop and placed a book bag on the floor.
"Everything is ready, Mr. Hyuuga," the girls said.
"Thank you ladies," a voice said from outside.
"Oh boy," Naruto whispered.
Neji walked into the classroom on his crutches. His hair was loose and out of its normal ponytail. He was wearing long black pants and a white muscle shirt. His pearly white eyes scanned across the room at everyone until his eyes landed on Sakura and he smirked.
"I'm back."
Yes people, Neji is back and ready to party. I thought it was about time to bring him back to the story. He is on crutches, but not for long. Now I know there wasn't really a lot of SasuSaku like I promised, there was more ItacSaku and GaarSaku in this chapter. For the next chapter I am hoping to add more SasuSaku and DeiSaku and of course SasoSaku since everyone now knows that they have kissed. So I will see you at the next update.
