I'm back once again. I'm really sorry but my computer is really starting to bug me. I want to murder it with an ax. Anyway it is a whole new year and lots of new stuff is coming your way. I will try to update this story regularly and I will be putting up the poll. I do have a new story and I am very excited for that. I also wrote a Valentine's Day Special for this story but since Valentine's Day has past I don't know if I should still post it or not.

Anyway on with the chapter. As you know a code red has been signaled meaning that an intruder is in the area of the school. All staff and students must stay in their classrooms and remain quiet. If any students are in the hallway they must go inside the nearest classroom. They are to remain there until the code red has been cleared. Now on with the chapter!


Previous Chapter:

Sakura's dad opened the door. Sakura froze in mid-way of attacking Temari in the back. Her dad rubbed his fingers through his hair. "Just make sure you girls clean this mess up before you go to bed."

"Of course Dad," Sakura smiled. "No need to worry."

Her dad smiled as he started to close the door. "Good night girls."

"Good night, Mr. Haruno," Temari and Hinata chimed.

"Night dad," Sakura said.

"I'm going to make pancakes in the morning and freshly squeezed juice, oh and don't forget about the strawberries that I bro-"

"Dad," Sakura whined.

"I'm sorry Sakura, I couldn't resist, and this is your first sleepover."

Sakura smiled. "Okay, but I want chocolate chip pancakes on my plate."

"No problem," her dad smiled closing the door.

End of Previous Chapter


Chapter 16: Lockdown

"I'm sitting in homeroom with Sa-ku-ra," Naruto sang standing on top of his desk. The class was waiting for Kakashi to show up, if he ever did.

"My name is Foxy Naruto, I like to take it real slow," Naruto sang winking to all the girls in class.

"Naruto," Gaara growled. "It's too early in the morning for this. Will you please just sit down?"

"Don't cha wish your boyfriend was hot like me, don't cha wish your boyfriend was a freak like me," Naruto continued to sing now on Kakashi's desk shaking it for everyone to see.

"What torture to my sweet little cherry blossoms eyes," Itachi whispered in her ear from behind.

Sakura whipped her head around slowly. "I keep forgetting you're in my homeroom."

"That's because I usually skip," Itachi informed her sipping his coffee. Itachi eyed Sakura's slightly large hoodie she was wearing today.

Naruto jumped off the teacher's desk and patted Itachi on the back. "I know I don't like winter either."

"What are you talking about?" Sakura yawned stretching her arms.

"When it gets cold, girls have to wear more clothes," Kiba explained.

"So you want us to freeze to death so you boys can eye us like a piece of meat, no thanks," Sakura protested.

"Excuse me, we're men," Kiba corrected her.

"We're men, we're men in tights, we go around the forest looking for fights," Naruto broke into another song.

The bell ringed and everyone quickly collected their books and walked off to their next class.

Naruto rushed to his desk and tried to stuff his papers into his orange knapsack.

"Sakura wait up," Naruto whined.

Sakura continued walking to Geometry with Gaara and Neji.

"When you walk away, you don't hear me say, plllleeaasssseee, oh baby, don't go," Naruto singed in the hallway with an interpretive dance.

"No really wait up guys," Naruto blurted out trying to catch up with them.

"I don't understand how he has so much energy in the morning," Gaara muttered when Naruto finally joined them.

Naruto panted as they reached the Geometry classroom. "Why didn't you wait for me?"

"I'm sleepy Naruto and you keep singing these songs loudly and out of tune," Sakura informed him.

"I'm sorry," Naruto said sadly looking at the ground. "I thought it would cheer everyone up."

Sakura smiled at him and gave him a big hug. "That was nice of you Naruto but maybe next time you should tone it down. Instead you should buy me one of those delicious breakfast platters." Sakura told him as they walking into class her arm still around Naruto's waist.

"She must be really out of it," Gaara said.

Sakura was pretty out of it. Her neighbors had just adopted two terrier puppies that howled loudly through the night. Sakura didn't fall asleep until after three in the morning. She rushed getting ready for school and just threw on some clothes not really caring at all.

"She has dark circles under her eyes," Kiba told Gaara as they watched Sakura lean on Naruto for support. "Do you think she'll be okay?"

Gaara snorted. "She'll be fine."


Gaara put his lunch on the table and looked at Sakura's uneaten pizza on her tray. Her head rested on the table motionless.

"Sakura," Gaara said concerned.

Naruto plopped down in his seat. "I think Sakura not getting enough sleep is affecting her brain. She's not thinking clearly."

"What did she do?" Shino asked feeding his bugs a piece of bread.

"Neji asked for a hug and she actually hugged him."

Kiba gasped. "This is a crisis."

"And she hasn't touched her lunch-it's PIZZA," Naruto announced to everyone in the cafeteria.

Shikamaru lifted his own head. "Maybe if she could get some rest she'll be fine," he said glumly. "But it's hard to do when you guys are so loud.

"Yes you guys are kind of loud," Sakura said as she sat up and started to nibble on her pizza.

"My poor baby," Neji said sitting in the empty sit next to Sakura. He leaned his crutches on the table and wrapped an arm around Sakura's shoulder.

"Get your filthy arms off of Sakura," Naruto warned him.

Sakura sat there not even bothering to tell him to go away. "Did you come here for something?"

"I came to let you know only four more days until I'm off my crutches. Then I'll be able to chase you."

"That didn't sound creepy at all," Gaara said sarcastically glaring at Neji.

Neji gave Gaara a look. Naruto snorted. "Gaara could totally beat you up."

"I beg to differ," Neji smirked at Gaara.

"I could clobber you myself," Sakura muttered resting her hand on her chin.

"You sound so cute when you talk naughty like that Sakura," Neji growled at her. He got up, blew a kiss to Sakura and was gone.

Naruto stared at his disappearing figure. "Okay we really need to consider a restraining order."

Lunch zoomed by and the bell for 5th period rang.

"Come on Sakura, time to go to class!" Naruto beamed.

Sakura moaned. "No…too sleepy."

Naruto helped Sakura up while the other guys left for their classes. He half-carried, dragged her to their Home Economics class where Neji was waiting.

"Ohhh is she still out of it?" Neji asked coming over to them, resting his hand on Sakura's shoulder.

Naruto glared at him. "Keep your hands to yourself mister."

"What? I'm not even touching her." Neji's hands slid down Sakura's arm down towards her waist.

"Oh then what's that?" Naruto accused.

"Honestly you're imaging things. I think all that ramen has gone to your head."

"Oh I'll show you where it's gonna be- wait, I can't waste precious ramen on you." Naruto glared at him. "Consider yourself lucky," Naruto warned as he made his way past Neji to get to his and Sakura's seat.

"Ooooh, I'm soooo scared," Neji smirked with mock fright.

Naruto glared one last time at Neji over his shoulder. He sat Sakura upright in her seat and then sat in his. The bell ringed. Two seconds later Sakura's forehead hit the desk.

Class went by very fast. The students didn't do any cooking today luckily for Sakura. Kurenai just went over some instructions for a complicated recipe they would be doing tomorrow.

The class finally ended. Naruto and Sakura gathered up their stuff.

"Hey Sakura do you need me to escort you to class?"

Sakura shook her head. "Nah, I think I'll be fine."

"Okay later!"

Sakura dragged herself off to history and went to her seat.

"Hello my sweet Sakura," Itachi grinned. "I see you're still out of it."

"Yeah but I feel a little better. I got a little shut-eye today."

"Well that's good my cherry blossom. Wouldn't want you to fall and hurt yourself. Of course then I could come and rescue you and then maybe you could reward me with a kiss and-"

"Okay you're getting way off topic."

The bell ringed, and everybody went to their seats.

"Okay students," Asuma began the class, "today we will be studying-". Suddenly he was interrupted over the intercom.

"CODE RED, I REPEAT CODE RED!" the women screamed loudly over the intercom.

Asuma-sensei put his hands up. "Everyone calm down everything is going to be fine."

"This is so cool," Tobi cried his hands up in the air.

Asuma walked over to his desk and picked up his keys. "I'm going to make sure no students are in the hallway and then I'm going to lock the door.

Sakura watched as Asuma opened the door and walked out into the hallway. She bit her lip observing how everyone was franticly looking around the room.

"Do you need me to protect you?" Itachi asked her, pointing in his biceps.

"I think I can survive," Sakura rolled her eyes.

"Last year we had a code red," Tobi told her.

"How long did it last?" Sakura asked.

"About two hours," Sasori muttered looking at the ceiling.

"Kisame was in the hallway so he got to come into our class, it was so fun," Tobi smiled filling her in.

Asuma came back into the class with someone behind him. Sakura saw the raven chicken scratch first and sunk in her seat.

"Not him," Sakura scowled.

Sasuke already spotted his brother walked over to their table.

"What were you doing in the hallway?"

"Why does it matter what I was doing mom?" Sasuke smirked at him. He noticed a pink blob out of the corner of his eye.

"Sakura," Sasuke said somewhat surprised.

"Yes Sakura is in here with me," Itachi smirked grabbing Sakura's hand to hold. Sakura glared at him to let her hand go.

Asuma locked the door and got a few boys in the room to help him close the windows. They finally turned off the lights and everyone was silent.

"Turn off the lights and light a candle," Tobi sang.

"Everyone we need to go and move to the back corner of the room."

"Why do we have to do that for?" a boy named Rai asked. "We already closed the door and the window."

"Just do as I say," Asuma sighed rubbing his forehead.

Everyone got up and tried to squeeze in the corner but there really wasn't much space. Sakura was still standing since all the available seats on the floor were taken.

"Sakura you have to sit down," Asuma told her. "If an intruder was in the school he could see you from the glass window on the door."

"There's nowhere else to sit," Sakura replied.

"You can sit in my lap," Itachi smirked patting his crossed legs on the ground.

Sakura looked at him. "I think I'll take my chances with the intruder."

"Sakura you need to sit somewhere," Asuma warned.

Sakura sighed. "Fine."

Sakura weighted her options. Sasuke was definitely out of the question and so was Tobi. Sasori would kill her and sitting on some random guys lap was not a good choice. Sakura rolled her eyes and sat in Itachi's lap.

"That's right baby, come to papa," Itachi said as he smirked at his brother.

"Just keep your hands to yourself and we can get through this," Sakura warned him.

"Sakura," Tobi whined. "Why didn't you choose me?"

"I think we all know why she didn't choose you," Sasori answered for him.

"I can be a good boy," Tobi whispered giving Sakura the puppy eye look.

"Yeah whatever," Sakura muttered her eyes half closed. Sakura sighed and leaned back on Itachi's chest.

"Are you going to sleep?" Sasuke whispered harshly.

"Yes I'm really tired."

"But-"

"We have to be quiet," Asuma-sensei told them.

The room became silent as everyone sat and waiting for what was to come next. Sakura already asleep snuggled against Itachi like a teddy bear.

Few of the guys in the class glared at Itachi.

"Lucky," Rai whispered under his breath.

There was soon a loud banging at the door.

"Oh my gosh! We going to die," a girl screamed bloody murder.

Tobi covered his face and hid behind Sasuke. "Take him first, take him first."

"Will someone just please open the door, yeah?" a familiar voice said from behind the door.

"Deidara," Tobi cheered running to the door to unlock and open it.

Deidara walked in carrying his book bag and Tobi locked the door behind him.

Asuma-sensei sighed heavily. "We would so totally be dead," he thought.

"Why aren't you in your class Deidara?" Asuma-sensei asked.

"I just got to school, yeah," Deidara told them.

"It's 5th block," Itachi declared. "Where have you been?"

"Well I went to the dentist this morning and then-"

Deidara looked at the pink beauty sitting in Itachi's lap his arms wrapped around her body.

"What are you doing?" Deidara growled.

"Oh does this bother you," Itachi smirked sweeping a stray piece of Sakura's hair behind her ear.

"Deidara sit down right now," Asuma-sensei hissed.

Deidara sat as close as he could to Itachi and Sakura. Itachi just smirked at everyone as Sakura slept peacefully getting the rest she needed.

"It feels like it's been hours," Tobi whined.

"It's only been ten minutes," Sasuke informed him.

Asuma-sensei was very tempted to light his cigarette but got a better idea. He walked over to the supply closet and found a heavy dark sheet of paper. With the help of few students he was able to tape it over the window on the door.

"Alright now if you want to go back to your seats you want but we still have to be quiet and the lights are still going to be off."

A small number of students went back to their seats to move out of the cramped corner. Sasuke, Tobi, Deidara and Sasori stayed in the back to keep an eye on Itachi.

"You guys think I would try to pull something with her asleep?" Itachi said appalled.

"This is you were talking about," Sasori said.

"You guys are just jealous that she didn't pick you," Itachi smirked.

"Sasuke," Sakura whispered in her sleep.

Sasuke listened closely as Sakura turned her head in the other direction and back again.

"Sasuke-kun," Sakura whispered again.

Sakura then woke up screaming.

Itachi ran his fingers threw her hair. "Shhh it's okay, it was only a nightmare," Itachi smirked at his brother.

"Thank goodness," Sakura sighed in relief.

"What were you dreaming about?" Tobi asked on the other side of Sakura holding her hand.

"Umm…Sasuke and I were marriage and we were kind of on our honeymoon," Sakura answered.

"What did you mean kind of?" Sasori asked.

"I would rather not go into details," Sakura blushed lightly. "Well it's good thing Sasuke not here."

"That's where you're wrong," Sasuke smirked leaning against the wall.

Sakura blinked at him for a couple of seconds before she remembered he did come into their class.

"Well that's just great," Sakura muttered.

"I'm in here too pumpkin, yeah," Deidara smiled.

"Dei-Dei," Sakura cheered. "When did you get here?"

"Not too long ago."

"So were still on lockdown," Sakura sighed. "What are we going to do now?"

"Well now that you're awake," Tobi grinned. "We can play strip poker."

"Okay sounds like fun," Sakura said rubbing her hands together.

Deidara and Itachi's jaws dropped.

"Asuma-sensei can we play strip poker," Tobi asked their teacher.

Asuma was on his cell phone not really listening. "Sure whatever."

"Who's in?" Sakura asked sitting down in a desk.

"I'm in," Tobi raised his hand.

"Hn." was all Sasuke said taking a seat next to Sakura.

"Of course you know I wouldn't miss a chance to undress Sakura," Itachi smirked.

"Hit me up," Deidara smiled taking a sit.

"Sasori are you going to play?" Sakura asked the red head boy in the back.

"No," he replied simply.

"Please," Sakura whined batting her eyes.

Sasori rubbed the back off his head and sat down. "Okay," he mumbled.

"I'll deal the cards," Tobi announced cutting the deck.

"Just to let you know I'm really not that good," Sakura admitted.

"That's what I like to hear," Itachi said looking over his cards.

"This should be fun, yeah," Deidara smiled.


15 minutes later


"I feel naked," Tobi whined rubbing his chest.

"Well you are in just your boxers," Sasuke scowled only in his too and a t-shirt.

"I thought you said you weren't that good," Itachi chuckled still wearing his pants.

"I'm not," Sakura laughed. "I'm very surprised I'm winning."

Sakura had only lost her hoodie but she had on two other shirts under it. Sasori had just lost his shoes and Deidara quit after already getting down to his underwear.

"I give up," Tobi said throwing his cards on the desk.

"Me too this is not going as planned," Itachi sighed looking at the fully clothed Sakura.

"What do we do now, yeah?" Deidara wondered.

"Truth or Dare," Tobi cheered putting his shirt back on.

"That's kind of lame," Sasuke smirked.

"Well they what do you suggest smarty-pants?"

"Arm wrestling contest," Sasuke smirked again looking at Sakura.

"Oh so you think you can beat me Uchiha?"

"Easy."

Sakura rolled up her sleeves and sat down. She grabbed Sasuke's left hand.

"Ready to lose," Sasuke smirked.

Sakura ignored him and rolled her eyes.

"Ready…set…GO!" Tobi shouted.

Everyone in the class was gathered around the desk cheering on the two. Sakura used all of her strength to trying to push Sasuke hand down and he did the same. There hands were still in the upright position only moving back and forth very little.

"They're equally matched," Tobi said in awe.

"No we're not," Sasuke frowned pushing Sakura's hand down slowly.

"COME ON SAKURA!" Temari screamed. "GIRL POWER!"

Asuma-sensei rushed over and glared at his students. "What did you think you're doing?"

"Arm wrestling," Tobi smiled.

Asuma-sensei rubbed his eyes. "We are supposed to be as quiet as possible during a code red. What if the intruder was in our school? He or she would come to this room first because you are making so much noise; you're making all of us easy targets. Now I want to put these desks back where they belong and I want you in your seats, no talking."

Everyone quietly did as they were told.

"Attention the code red is over, I repeat the code red is over; please report to your homeroom class."

"How long was it?" Sakura asked.

Itachi looked at his watch "Almost an hour."

"WHAT!" Tobi shrieked. "I felt like I was trapped in here for ages.

Tobi opened the door and was the first one out of the classroom.

"FREEDOM!" he shouted running down the hallway.

Sakura stretched and slowly had her way to her homeroom.

"You got to walk faster than that," Itachi chuckled looking at the sluggish Sakura.

"I am moving fast," Sakura barked.

Itachi scooped Sakura up and was running down the hall. She didn't say a word when he put her back down outside there class.

"What? No protesting," Itachi said surprised.

"I'm out of energy," Sakura muttered walking inside.

"SAKURA!" Naruto shouted running towards her in slow motion.

"Hey Naruto," Sakura said boredly.

"Did you have fun in your class?"

"It was something," Itachi grinned.

Naruto and Gaara glared at him

"Well ours was horrible," Gaara commented.

"It was awesome," Naruto said happily. "I learned so many things from Jiraiya about girls I never knew."

"You're actually going to listen to what he told you?" Gaara looked at Naruto.

"Why not?" Naruto smiled walking over to a group of girls standing next to the board. Naruto strolled over and whispered something to the girls. Seconds later Naruto was getting beat with purses and kneed in the stomach.

"What did Naruto say?" Sakura winced as he got kneed in the groin.

"Jiraiya told us random women loved to be talked dirty too," Gaara explained chuckling as Naruto pleaded for mercy.

"Should we help him?"

"No he got himself into this, he can get out."

Naruto finally escaped the swarm of girls, trying to catch his breath.

"What did you say to them?" Sakura asked curiously.

"I don't want to repeat," Naruto breathed sitting down in his desk.

Kakashi poofed into the room. "Everyone take your seats, the principal is about to talk." He turned on the TV and everyone watched as Lady Tsunade came on.

"I know that you all are very aware of the code red that happened not too long ago. A man was trying to rob the gas station two blocks from the school campus. We had to take action immediately in case the suspect got loose and tried to come to the school. The crimmal is safe in custody and I would like to thank all of you for making sure we took the caution needed to handle the issue. The bell will ring in just a minute and you may all go home. Some parents are already outside waiting so please go to your car immediately. Thank you."

The screen went blank and Kakashi turned it off. The bell ringed just like Tsunade said and everyone one rushed to the door.

"FREEDOM!" Naruto shrieked pushing people out of the way.

"Naruto will you calm down?" Sakura told him as he tried to get past her.

"I have to get outside," Naruto gasped not listening.

Naruto elbowed Rock Lee and tried to get around Sakura. He then caused her to trip sending her falling to the floor.

"Sakura," Gaara said. He tried to catch her but fell on top of her, their lips and teeth banging together.

"Oww," Sakura growled grabbing her mouth.

Gaara grabbed his too but in shock. Even though his teeth hurt his lips had rubbed against Sakura's for at least three seconds.

"Are you alright?" Sakura asked getting off the floor.

"I'm fine," Gaara squeaked. He cleared his throat. "I'm fine," he said in his normal voice.

Gaara and Sakura made there way outside to see Naruto kissing the ground.

Shino looked up. "He's been frenching the ground for about three minutes."

"Naruto," Sakura started.

"I'm sorry for knocking you out of the way Sakura but if I didn't get out here I was going to burst!"

"Speaking of bursting Akumaru and I really have to pee," Kiba announced.

"Then go back inside and use the restroom," Sakura pointed.

"Too much trouble," Kiba said running behind a tree.

Sakura scowled. "Boys are gross."

"Hey don't knock it until you try it," Naruto declared.

"Why would she want to try that for?" Shikamaru gave Naruto a weird look.

"She would have to if she was in the jungle," Naruto fired back.

"Were not in the jungle," Shino commented.

"Nobody asked any of you," Naruto said bitterly crossing his arms.

"Well it seems you being locked up has taken away your cheery mood," Sakura said.

"I will never be happy again," Naruto informed them.

"The ramen shop is having a dinner special get one ramen, get the other half price," Kiba told them coming from behind the tree.

"Let's go," Naruto smiled marching up the school campus.

Sakura glanced over at Gaara. "Are you okay? You're being very quiet."

"No I'm fine, I was just thinking," Gaara said.

"Were going to the ramen shop, do you want to go?" Sakura asked.

"Sure," Gaara muttered his cheeks slightly red. He couldn't look Sakura in the eye.

"Wait we don't have a car," Shino pointed out.

"I have a limo," Itachi replied standing behind them.

"Not worth the risk," Sakura said looking around the student parking lot.

"Sakura," Naruto cried.

Sakura rolled her eyes. She always gave in.

"Fine but I refuse to sit next to Sasuke," Sakura said getting into the open door.

"Hn."

"Oh now he doesn't want to talk," Sakura glared at him.

"Hn."

"I bet 'Hn' means yes," Naruto grinned sliding in.

"Hey Sasuke, do you like tomatoes?" Kiba asked.

"Hn."

Naruto giggled. "Do you wear a thong?"

"…"

"Why didn't you say anything?"

"Naruto that is just disgusting," Sakura groaned.

Kiba laughed. "He doesn't wear thongs. He likes granny panties."

Naruto and Kiba laughed loudly. "Ooooh, I bet he wears-"

"If you say one more word I will throw you out of this speeding limo," Sasuke threatened them.

Both of them shushed quickly barely breathing.

"Why did you stop talking? You're scared of Sasuke?" Sakura chuckled.

"Yes and he does seem like the type of person to throw people out of moving vehicles," Kiba whispered.

"We're here," Naruto singed.

"So who's paying?" Shika asked.

"I say Sasuke-gay," Naruto declared.

"No way."

"I will," Itachi started. "After Sakura gives me a kiss."

Sakura walked pass all of them. "Just because you keep saying it, doesn't mean it's going to happen."

"I dream big," Itachi smirked walking in after her.

"Hurry," Naruto whined. "Before Itachi takes the good seats."


Thank you for reading. For the next chapter Sakura's mom comes for a surprise visit during her dad's birthday. I don't have a sneak peek for you this time, but it is going to be good. We will meet again with Chapter 17: Unexpected Guests. It is plural because other people are going to be crashing the party! :) I will update ASAP and thank you guys so much for reading and I would love to hear what you think.