Underneath Her Skin 10
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Lucky Seven
Sakura awoke to feel a sharp pain shoot through her body. It was the results of the pain medicine wearing off. She groaned and sat up slowly trying to ease her pain and pounding headache.
The headache was almost worst then when she Yahiko, Kisame, and Deidara got so drunk that they wound up at a drag queen show the guys even participated in it. She only had two regrets that night getting so wasted and not taking pictures. After that night, that was probably the worst hangover she ever had and she had a lot of them. They all swore an oath to never mention that incident ever again.
Sakura felt her phone vibrate from under her pillow where she last left it last night. She looks at the screen and saw she had two new messages.
"How are you feeling?" -Ita
"Since you're officially a member of Akatsuki we're celebrating by getting wasted tonight don't miss it. ;)" -Yahiko
She couldn't help but smile at Yahiko's text it was kind of bittersweet. She wanted to go, but she just wasn't in the mood to get drunk.
Sakura glances down at her cast it was a pain in the ass to sleep with. Her eyes shift to the clock on the wall. School started at 8:00 AM and it was only 7:20 AM. If she remembered correctly from her schedule she had even classes again today.
She decides to finally get up and get dressed. Looking through her closet she pulls out a pair of ripped skinny jeans and a white spaghetti strapped tank top. She also pulls out a black and purple plaid button shirt and after forever finally ties it around her waist. Completing the look she puts on purple high-top converses.
She grabs her brush and runs it through her tangled hair. She didn't feel like putting it up with one hand so kept it down. She remembered that she was grazed by a bullet on the mission. Blood was still seeping through the bandage. Itachi must have told them that she didn't want stitches but just let it heal the old fashioned way. She got up and replaced the older bandage with fresh new ones. Another day at this new school. Great.
X
Sakura since going to the new school was actually early and had students staring at her. Most likely her arm and shoulder. "Wow, Sakura what the hell happened to you?" She turned around and saw Kiba standing there staring at her arm.
"An accident." Kiba looked skeptical but still took the answer.
"You need any help with something?" She didn't, but it was nice to have someone carry her books and stuff.
"Yeah can you carry my books for me." She was aware that it was more of a boyfriend move but didn't care since her real boyfriend wasn't around.
"Come on Kiba let's go to Baa-chan." Kiba nods and follows behind her the walk to the office. He knew who baa-chan was since Naruto did call her that repeatedly. The walk to the office wasn't boring at all or filled with awkward silence. Kiba actually talked a lot despite only knowing each other for at least an hour in total.
"Wait here this won't take long." Kiba nods and she opens the door to the office greeted by the ever so present Shizune. "Shizune is Tsunade in I know she's just dying to see me."
Shizune looks up from whatever it was she was doing. Her eyes widen upon seeing the headstrong girl injured. "Wha- we thought Itachi-kun was just lying about it."
Sakura inwardly grinned and decided to play the part of a helpless injured girl. "T-the pain I felt was like no other. I told Itachi that I couldn't miss school, but he insist I stayed in the hospital. I'm not even supposed to be here today the only thing stopping the pain is the medicine they prescribed me. Ohhhh the pain." She made sure to make herself look like she was going to cry any minute. Before Shizune could even say anything Tsunade came out of her office with a bored expression.
"Oh really." She walks up to Sakura and closely examine her like a doctor. Tsunade saw that her bandage was going to need to be changed again later. "I see. Come back here doing lunch I'll change your bandages. I'll excuse your absence, but you'll have to make up your work this afternoon after school."
Tsunade had a smug look on her face feeling proud of herself for thinking that up so quickly. Sakura gap and stared she was being led out of the office where Kiba was. The door shut behind her leaving her to only gap like a fish out of the water. "Uh, Sakura?"
Snapping out of her stupor she angrily kicks over a trashcan and storms away from the office Kiba not too far away. Her and Kiba just barely made it to class on time. Their detour to the nurse and her angry fit nearly made them late, but thanks to Kiba letting her punch him in the face she was wasn't as angry now.
"Hey, you never told me what Tsunade said that made you so angry. I think I at least deserve that for taking a hit from you." Kiba attempts to chuckle, but the pain in his cheek stopped him from doing that. He could only hold the ice pack and stare even smiling hurt.
"She wants me to stay after school and make up some work I missed. Geez, that old lady." They walk into the classroom and saw everyone talking to one another well almost. Her group of friends were at her and Gaara's desk. When someone finally noticed her it became quiet.
"Great. Center of attention." She muttered to herself trying to resist the urge to facepalm.
"Just ignore them." Sakura looks up at the taller boy who was grinning at her his fang showing. It intrigued her that he had fangs almost like a dog. It was obvious that he was in pain yet still he smiled for her sake.
Someone in front of them cleared their throat breaking her from her thoughts. 'Naruto.'
"Hey, baka it's bee-" Sakura's eyes widen when she felt warm and soft pair of lips on hers. As quick as it came it was gone she was of course still shocked along with everyone else.
"Thanks for holding my girlfriend's stuff Kiba." Was it just her or was Naruto smirking devilishly at the still shocked boy. He takes the books from his hand and shifts it so he had a free hand. He used his free hand to drag the dumbstruck girl to her desk. Being the gentleman, he thought he was pulled out the chair for her to sit on.
The silence in the classroom was broken by their silver haired Sensei. "Yo sorry I'm lat-" he stop when no one was giving him angered looks but was giving Naruto and Sakura confused stares.
"Y-you two are dating!? Since when!?" A loud cry from Ino came along with mutters of agreement.
Naruto goes to sit in his seat facing forward with an evil grin on his face. Someone had to teach them a lesson about flirting with his girl.
Kakashi shrugs and starts the lesson well aware no one was paying attention. After about an hour, or so into the lesson Sakura interrupted him with a loud outburst. "What the hell was that Naruto Uzumaki!? If you ever try something like that again I'm going to cut off your dick!" Her emerald eyes were set ablaze glaring holes into her not so secret boyfriend head across the room.
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Hinata couldn't believe that her crush kissed Sakura like that in front of the whole class. She lost track of them when they left class when the bell rang. She thought that maybe she would finally tell him her feelings.
Ino was just busy having fun gossiping about the couple. And poor Kiba has been quiet ever since class. She believed he started developing a crush on her. She was remembered when Sakura didn't come to school that day and Naruto was so worried and grumpy. That was when she realized something had to be going on between them. It was her day to follow his orders yet he barely paid her any attention. Speaking of the deal they decided to put it on hold.
Every minute was spent looking at his phone seeing if he got a missed call or text from her. She heard light arguing around the corner of the empty hall. One sided of course. She hides behind the locker and eavesdrop on the conversation. From the voices, she could tell that it was Naruto and Sakura.
"I can't believe you did something like that." Naruto could only laugh off her attempt at scolding.
"You enjoyed it didn't you?" Hinata peeks from behind the locker and saw that Naruto had Sakura trapped.
"That's beside the point do you know how many members dropped out of my fan club." Sakura turned her head away from the blond attempting to hide her blush.
"You wound me Sakura-chan." He feigned the look of hurt causing her to roll her eyes.
"What the hell has gotten into you?" She whispered harshly. The conversation soon took a turn for the worst and got serious.
"What do you mean?" He had this glint in his eyes trying to act all innocent.
"Oh really so you didn't feel me up in Asuma class. Naruto seriously what happened to you between now and the day we got together?" Her eyes soften as his face morphs into sadness.
"You didn't tell me you were alright even though I called you at least fifty times. It's like you didn't even care that we were worried about you that I was worried. I'll admit you're my first girlfriend I don't want to screw up what I have with you. I'm afraid that if I don't keep you close you'll end up dead in some ditch. You called last night hell I was overjoyed, but you didn't bother giving me an explanation just a good night. You stayed on the phone longer with Sasuke then me. What the hell am I suppose to do with that after worrying about you all day?" Naruto rests his head on her good shoulder which added to the guilt she felt.
She was going to have to put her foot down and just be a bitch towards him. He's changing for the worst because of her and decided if he wasn't getting back to his usual self then she was going to break up with him. She was like poison to the once happy and sunny blonde. She's nothing but a bad influence on him and was destroying him.
"Naruto I told you the night we got together there are some things I just can't tell you I would've texted or called you earlier but Itachi had my phone."
"Damn it Sakura!" His fist collides with the locker beside her head making her and Hinata flinch. "You're not telling me shit right now just excuses. You're too busy slutting around other guys to even see that I care about you."
Sakura eyes widen she couldn't believe that he thought she was being a slut by hanging out with her guy friends (Which were a lot). If it was anyone else she would have probably cursed or beat them to next week, but it wasn't just anyone. It was Naruto her first friend and boyfriend at this place.
"Sakura I'm sorry I didn't mean that."
"Naruto maybe you just need a break you've definitely changed. I really don't have time to deal with you right now. Itachi was right secrets ruin relationships especially this one." Sakura coldly walks away from him her face void of any emotion. He could only watch as she walked away from him not even once glancing back. He runs his fingers through his hair and wondered what exactly happened to him.
"N-Naruto-kun are y-ou ok?" Naruto turns around and stared blankly at the shy Hyuga.
"Yeah I'm fine Hinata I should probably get back to class and straighten things out with Sakura." Even if it hurt she hated seeing Naruto so lost and upset.
"She's right... You're losing your way. She didn't fall for this Naruto but the Naruto I fell- I mean old Naruto." Hinata walks away attempting to hold her tears in just until she got to the bathroom. The last thing she wanted was to encourage their relationship but if Naruto was happy then she would bare. She was convinced that Sakura was too cold hearted for Naruto and despite however much love Naruto gives her he will be the one broken.
X
Sakura walked back in Asuma class where he started a boring lecture. She fell into her seat and sighed heavily. "You talked with Naruto?" Gaara asks.
"Yeah, some what. I'm poison to him." Gaara shifts his gaze from the board to the pinkette. He saw the change and couldn't help but agree with what she was saying.
"Help him get back on track breaking up with him wasn't going to do it. Just go out on one date no beer no cigarettes nothing that can affect you both just sober." Sakura thought about it for a few minutes and agreed with the idea it could be today since she wasn't going to be busy.
"Thanks, Raccoon that's the most I've ever heard you talk." Sakura chuckles at the sour look he now had on his face. Her chuckles disappeared when Naruto walked in with a huge grin. Gaara and Sakura both exchanged confused looks.
The blonde came strolling up the stairs to his seat "Sakura-chan I'm taking you out on a date!" He declared as loudly as possible drawing unwanted attention to them.
Sakura blinks once then twice wondering if he had somehow heard their conversation. "What do you say tonight?"
Sakura dumbly nodded and stared blankly at the board trying to ignore the grinning blonde next to her. Finally, the bell rang and students started filling out of the classroom.
"Finally the best class of the day lunch." Sakura could feel her stomach growling for food.
"You eat school lunch?" Naruto asks it was kind of awkward since they weren't on the best terms.
"Not really but I didn't eat anything yesterday." Naruto nods and pick her books up and follows her to lunch.
"Sakura-chan I want to apologize about earlier. You're right I haven't been the same and I guess I needed my own girlfriend and friends to tell me that."
"It's fine Naruto I guess at one point in our lives we start losing ourselves. Hey, can you get me lunch from the line." Naruto gives her the books and goes to stand in the lunch line. Sakura walks outside to her usual table and set the books down. No one was there at the moment.
Sakura dials a number she knew by heart. The phone rings a few times before finally someone answers.
"Sakura you're in school I don't think you're allowed to-"
"Shove it Yahiko I'm only calling to tell you I'm not going to make it tonight." Sakura holds her phone away from her ear awaiting a yell from him.
"WHAT!? This celebration is for you. Everyone is going to be there." Sakura rolls her eyes she saw Gaara and Shikamaru to her surprise that girl Temari with them.
"Please, as if I want to go out with you guys and have a repeat of that night." She heard him laughing on the other end of the phone making her smirk.
"You know it took me a week to actually remember that night."
"A record." They both start laughing now she was earning curious looks from her friends. She saw Naruto walk outside with two trays smiling at her.
"Well at least tell me why you're not coming?"
"I have an a...um date tonight." The silence was all she heard on the other end of the phone.
"You Sakura Haruno on a date. I thought you would stay single for at least 2 months. Plus you're skipping out on us to date some guy." Sakura rolls her eyes she hoped her friends couldn't hear the baka.
"Mhmm, I got to go Yahiko I got to eat lunch and get my shoulder rewrapped."
"Hey, Sakura one more thing don't trust anyone." Sakura looks over at the table and saw that Kiba and even Sasuke joined them. She didn't notice that Yahiko already hung up she just stared at the group.
Sakura turns her phone off and looks up at the sky it was going to rain soon. She sighs and goes back to the table. "Damn Sakura who was you talking to over there? You were laughing kinda loud." Sakura ignores Kiba and sits in between Sasuke and Naruto.
"Thanks for getting me lunch Naruto." The table was filled with awkward silence as she and Naruto ate their food. She waited for someone to start a conversation or something.
After a few minutes she finally snapped. "Seriously guys what's with the silence."
"Well, you and Naruto are mainly the ones that start the conversations." Shikamaru yawns looking up at the gray clouds.
"I bet this table was the best table ever yesterday." Sakura rolls her eyes and drinks her chocolate milk. She notices a couple kids walk out the school heading towards them.
"Sa-Sakura-senpai ca-can we sign your cast." Sakura raises an eyebrow they were the first to want to sign her cast. Who was she to deny them?
"Sure." Sakura holds out her arm towards them as they began writing on it.
"So Sasuke since when did you sit over here exactly?"
Sasuke glares at her hoping to stay quiet and ignored. "Along with umm... What's your name again?" She, of course, knew her name but wanted to get a reaction out of her.
"It's Temari you sit beside me in chemistry." She says through clench teeth.
"I'm also Gaara's older sister." Sakura looks over to Gaara for confirmation. He nods and she just smirks at the blonde.
"Alright, I think nicknames are in order for the newbies. Let's start with Temari."
"Wait what nickname?" Some more students walked up to their table to ask Sakura if they could sign her cast this time a larger group.
"She gives us nicknames for some strange reason mine is Raccoon." Gaara blushes slightly when he caught Sakura winking at him.
"Mine is... What is mine again Sakura-chan?" Sakura punches him in the arm for forgetting since she called him that every day.
"It's baka. Baka." Naruto rubs his arm and whines about his nickname being lame. Which she of course ignored?
"Shika's is pineapple head." Shikamaru rolls his eyes he thought his nickname should just be Shika.
"Now that I think about it his head is sort of pineapple shape." Everyone at the table stares at the thinking blonde who was currently staring at Shikamaru.
"Moving on...let's see Temari... I have nothing." Temari inwardly rejoiced at the fact she wasn't going to get a humiliating nickname.
"SANDY!" Naruto exclaims grinning brightly at his accomplishment. Sakura agrees with the name and pats her boyfriend on the back.
"Alright, Sandy it is next Kiba."
"Dog breath," Everyone except Sakura says in unison even Sasuke said it. She thought he would think these nicknames were just plain childish and stupid.
"What come on guys think of something better how about ladies man." Kiba wiggles his eyebrows suggestively at Sakura.
"More like womanizer." Kiba collapse on the ground he quickly recovered looking extremely hurt.
"Come on Sakura you don't think that." He whines.
"Chill Kiba your nickname is dog death." Kiba sits back down and just pouts.
"Last but surely not least Sasuke the list is very long Sasuke. First any suggestions."
"Sexy!" The girl who was signing her cast yells. Sakura looks at the others at the table and just shrugs it off.
"Teme," Naruto says causing the two to start glaring at each other over her head.
"Emo," Kiba says putting him in their glaring contest.
Sakura slams her hand on the table drawing everyone's attention her. "I got it... Duck... Ass." Naruto and Kiba burst out in laughter causing everyone else to join in excluding Sasuke. He looked as livid as possible. After all the laughter died down she stood up earning questioning looks from her peers.
"I have to go to Baa-chan so I'll catch you later do something with my tray would ya." Sakura picks up her books and starts walking away.
~Story Progression ~
She walked through the almost empty halls she could feel someone's eyes stalking her every move. She whips her head around and saw a girl with short spiky mint green hair and wore an orange clip in her hair, that matched her eye color, which was also orange.
"Who are you and why are you following me?" The smirk the girl was giving her wasn't threatening, but the look in her eyes held a mischief glint in them.
"You interest me." Something about her gave Sakura a feeling of uneasiness a strong sense of mistrust went through her. It wasn't the first time someone said that to her maybe she was just an interesting person but the way she said felt different.
"You're not the only person to say that so what do you want." Despite Sakura's attitude towards her, she still had that same smirk on her face.
"The name's Fu I'm the foreign exchange student from Takigakure. I'm a bit lost and looking for the office.
"Find it yourself." Sakura walks away from the clearly amused girl. She looked like she belonged in middle school anyway.
Once Sakura was out of earshot her face morphs into annoyance. "She's lucky we need her I would have killed her." Fu walks into the bathroom and locks the door making sure no one would enter. She dialed the number to her boss Akatsuki leader.
"Chomei. Have you come face to face with the target?"
"Have I ever let you down before leader-sama...on second thought don't answer that."
"You're aware of your mission complete it."
"Leader-sama that isn't as easy as it sounds I just met her and she already doesn't trust me. She's very perceptive." Fu pulls her orange and white sleeveless shirt down. She couldn't have anyone knowing she was in the Bijuu gang.
"I know but with this one final piece we can finally rid this world of the Akatsuki... How is... you know who?"
Fu sighed she better move up a rank after the troublesome mission. "From what I saw he's fine."
"I see thank you Fu Kyuubi would be happy to know the information." Fu nods and blush even if he couldn't see it. She loved being acknowledged by leader-sama dare she say she had a crush on him. Despite their age difference and his situation.
Fu exits the bathroom and was immediately slammed into a locker. "Who are you really?" Fu orange eyes met fiery green eyes she hoped the pinkette didn't hear the whole conversation.
She saw how much just her presence was upsetting her. It was truly entertaining. She smiled despite the grip on her neck cutting off her air intake.
"...Fu... I...don't...have a...last name." She chokes out. Sakura reluctantly lets go of the tan girl. Fu saw that her bandage looked newly wrapped so she couldn't have heard her while conversation probably just the end of it.
Rubbing her neck, she tries to use her carefree attitude despite the pain in her neck. "Let's be friends."
Sakura scoffs and walks off before completely leaving she speaks. "I don't trust you and I never will so get that bullshit idea out of your head."
"We'll just have to see about that won't we. They don't call me lucky seven for nothing." Fu walks the other direction leaving their conversation at a standstill.
'Lucky seven?' Just like that she discards it to the back of her mind when the bell rings.
A/N: I hate this chapter consider all of it just stupid filler except the ending with Fu introduced. It wasn't the usual work I deliver for this fanfic I'm off my game. This is probably the most boring chapter yet and I smell a time skip coming soon. But on a good note I like how I introduced Fu to Sakura their relationship is going to be fun to write. And another party but not house partyish.
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