Underneath Her Skin 13
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A/N: Working on new Fanfic with emodinos757 called Naruto: Infected stay tuned for that. Also I might delete one of my unfinished fanfic or two.
Falling To Pieces
She could only stare at her hands in silence as the emotions ran throughout her body. She could only truly feel like she's been abandoned by them. It was a painful feeling and horrible thought.
She could feel a stinging feeling in her eyes that she wasn't use to. She closed her eyes as she now remembered what happened when you feel a stinging feeling in your eyes. You cry.
She refused to show the Akatsuki her weakness it wasn't necessary. The more she wanted to cry the harder she clenched her hands. She tried not to think about the pain that was eating away at her inside out.
Most of her life the only thing that was keeping her together was the thought that they would come back for her. It was easier thinking they were dead then them being in a rival gang.
She breathed out slowly and deeply trying to hold onto the last piece of her heart she had left. Unfortunately, it's already been shattered so many times and maybe this was the last time.
"Sakura pull yourself together the mission is tomorrow if you're not able to go I'll just take you off the team. This is an important mission that has to succeed or else."
Sakura opened one of her eyes to look at Madara Uchiha who was staring intensely at her. She couldn't read any emotions in his eyes if he had any that is. That blank look and intense gaze were able to bring her back to reality and who she build herself up to be. But the sadness and betrayal was still looming around her like a shadow waiting to engulf her.
So many thoughts ran through her head like if Kakashi knew? Was he in the rival gang and just playing her like a doll? The sadness she felt ready to engulf her soon turned into rage.
"I'll be ready." Sakura gets up and leaves without looking back they heard the door slam and some exchanged worried looks.
"Yahiko Itachi keep a close eye on her. This mission will not fail. Dismissed." The Akatsuki members leave only speaking when they were a safe distance away.
"Well, we better find Sakura and take her to a bar." Deidara mutters getting ready to leave and find her.
"No. Getting her drunk will not solve the problem she just has to deal with this on her own." Itachi says before leaving once he heard them agree with him. It wasn't that he didn't care, but the Akatsuki weren't the best people to comfort her.
X
Sakura was currently at Konoha's shooting range shooting a small pistol. She planned on working her way up to the big guns to get back into the feel of things. Her last bullet went right through the head a perfect bull's-eye.
She set the gun down and wiped away the sweat from her forehead. "Good job."
Sakura pushes the gun aside before reaching for a different gun Ak47 with an impassive look. She ignored the man behind her not in the mood for small talk.
She checked her gun as she could still feel his presence behind her. "You must not know who I am." The person puts his hand on her shoulder and all she could do was react. She twists his wrist behind him with the AK47 pointed at his head.
"Woah woah woah! Calm down!" Sakura sees his face it was Yagura. A Bijuu member and he chose the wrong day to show up.
"What the hell do you want?" She growled angrily into the man's ear.
"Bijuu has a proposal." Sakura only glared harder when he puts Bijuu and proposal in the same sentence.
"What exactly is this proposal?" She feigned wanting to actually know but could care less.
"Join Bijuu." Sakura would have laughed if she wasn't so furious at the moment. She was thinking about pulling the trigger and at least taking one of them out right now. But she noticed that everyone was staring at them with shock in their eyes.
"What game are you playing exactly?"
"No game boss-sama sees something in you and I also see it he sent me to convince you to join us." Sakura actually laughed this time although I sounded spiteful it was still a laugh.
"Ok, I'll consider it if you tell me if Rin and Obito are in it."
Yagura chuckles, "You don't think I can just give that out to non-members do you?" From the silence he received she did indeed believe that.
"What does your boss want with me?"
"I'll give you a hint if you actually let go." Sakura doesn't instead tightens painfully.
"Ok, he believes that you can help us take down the Akatsuki." Sakura scoffs and lets go of the unusually small man.
"You really think I'll really betray my family." She mockingly says, "Now leave so I can shoot at targets angrily."
"You should know that the Akatsuki are bad people and plan o-"
"I'm aware but who will I have if I betray them." With that statement, Yagura was quiet. For the first time since seeing the girl, he saw her actual age a 17-year-old girl. She was afraid of being alone and if they took down Akatsuki no one would be there for her. "I guess we'll just have to be your new family." Sakura freezes where she stands she despised the Bijuu and if she could kill him then she would right then and there and she told him that.
"Let's get something straight here any chance after today I get I will kill every single last one of you. No ifs ands and buts about it. I'll make sure even when you're burning in hell you'll never forget who killed you. So I advise you to leave here right now or you'll make me do something's I won't regret." Yagura closes his eyes and sighs she was really stubborn like all mature women. Nonetheless, he decides to leave he wasn't supposed to talk to her anyway.
She angrily aims at the target when she misses the target completely she threw the gun on the ground and stormed out of the place.
It was only a miracle she didn't already chew off someone's head. Her mission was tomorrow and she wasn't even anywhere near focused.
X
Another day in a place Sakura likes to call hell. She thought about skipping but didn't want Tsunade chewing her out. So all she could do was bare the day still as angry as possible.
Sakura walked into the school heading towards her first class which was English as always. Unfortunately for her she was unable to with Hinata Hyuga blocking her way.
"G-good morning Sakura-san." Hinata greeted her politely and least to say she was kind of shocked. She was expecting the Hyuga to hate her with a passion for dating Naruto.
"Morning." She grumpily replies back.
"I just wanted t-to chat w-with you a-about Naruto-kun." Sakura could hear warning bells going off in her head but nonetheless she listens.
Hinata startles her when she suddenly bows down in front of her. "Please tell me about yours and Naruto-kun relationship."
"W-why?" Sakura wouldn't admit it but the Hyuga was kind of creeping her out.
"I'm sorry but I have finally gained enough courage to tell him my feeling and I just wanted to know how far the relationship went." Sakura put a hand over her heart when the thought of Naruto and Hinata dating came to mind. She still missed that baka whether as a friend or romantic interest her life seemed duller. She was waiting patiently for him to at least say something to her since their break-up. Who was she kidding? She took his virginity and ran with it. She wouldn't even take herself back. She was just a naturally horrible person who only deserved to be backstabbed and bitter.
"Look I'm not going to sugar coat it but-" she stared into the Hyuga pale worried eyes. They reflected innocence in them and she just thought about her mission.
Akatsuki was going to kill her uncle. Would that innocent look still be there? She wasn't even aware that pretty soon her uncle was going to be murdered.
"We didn't get that far in our relationship. Now if you would excuse me." Sakura walks away still feeling her piercing eyes on the back of her head. The chat she had with Hinata almost made her forget her anger. Almost.
She rubs her eye and was not watching where she was going. Sakura bumps into a strong chest. Before she could fall to the ground strong arms wrap around her waist.
"Sorry." Sakura looks up quickly and low and behold was the man who seemed to be the center of her conversations nowadays.
"Uh thanks for catching me." She gave him a small smile before trying to step away from his close proximity. Sakura found herself unable to move further away from him with his tight hold on her.
"Naruto..." Naruto's eyes seemed to be asking her something when they went from her eyes to her lips. He must've not realized it, but he was bending down with lidded eyes to kiss her. She wanted to so bad to kiss him, but she didn't feel right about it.
Sakura backs away from him freeing herself from his hold. "I'll see you later Naruto." She nervously laughs and speed walk away leaving behind a dumbfounded Naruto.
Once she was out of hearing range Shikamaru walks up to him. "Well, that plan didn't work this is really troublesome." Naruto wholeheartedly agrees before stuffing his hands in his pockets.
"Hey, Shika you never did answer me why are you helping win Sakura-chan back?"
Shikamaru sighs knowing that he was going to have to answer him. "She's the only woman I met that's not as troublesome as the rest. Besides ever since you two broke up the group hasn't been the same."
"Yeah I guess you're right, but she seems to be over me." Naruto looks down sadly at his shoes thinking about her nervous reaction.
"She's not over you, she's just a prideful person." Naruto looks at Shika with surprise written all over his face. "Try having a talk with her later." Before Naruto could say anything the bell rings.
Naruto and Shikamaru exchange glances before walking to their classes English.
The duo walks into the classroom and automatically their eyes shoot to the big crowd around Sakura. They caught a few things the crowd was saying and they both slapped their foreheads for not being so observant. They just realized that Sakura got her cast taken off. Gaara walks in behind them but stops midway when he sees a large group around his and Sakura's desk.
"Great."
"Hey, Gaara sorry your desk is kind of overcrowded..." Naruto trails off hoping that Gaara got the hint he was throwing at him.
"No I'm not switching seats with you."Gaara walks through the crowd pushing through people and takes his seat.
"Hey, Raccoon." Sakura gives him a strained smile that he could clearly see.
"Hey." Gaara turns back to the window ignoring her questioning glare. The bell rang again and all the students went to take a seat.
When they were gone the whole time Sakura could feel eyes glaring holes into the back of her head. She only knew one person in her class that could glare holes into her head. "Like what you see?" Sakura turns and glares back at the Uchiha with a stick forever up his ass.
Sasuke doesn't say anything just look away from her angrily. "What the hell did I do to you this time?"
"You're distancing yourself."Sasuke begrudgingly says. Sakura thought that it was so stupid she laughed out loud.
"Whatever Sasuke I don't have time for you today." Sakura turns back around just as Kakashi comes strolling in. Without even meaning to she glares at Kakashi and soon her thoughts wander from whatever he was teaching.
She kept thinking that maybe Kakashi was also part of the Bijuu gang. Who could she even trust nowadays? She was distancing herself because far as she knew everyone was part of Bijuu gang.
Sakura sighs and rests her head in her hands. She was so tired of not knowing or knowing too late. A familiar pounding feeling was going on in her head. She didn't know what to do and she usually wasn't one to lean on someone to keep her steady, but she just couldn't handle it for much longer. All she needed was hard liquor and a cigarette and maybe that will keep her feet on the ground. Despite saying she was going to quit smoking shit always brought her back to it. She could still remember the first time she underage drunk.
It was a complete disaster and she was mess she had standards back then and boy did she cross them. It was only a blessing that Itachi stopped her from making a huge mistake.
Sakura was surprised no one noticed the bags under her eyes from getting no sleep.
Gaara looked to his right and saw for the first time since meeting Sakura she looked like a mess. A ticking time bomb that was going to explode under the pressure. Being the friend he was he decides to comfort her without knowing how. It was unfamiliar territory for him but since she was his first real friend he would give it a try after class.
Gaara looks around the room seeing if anyone else notice her depress state. He saw that Naruto and Kiba were itching to get out of their seats to comfort her. Shikamaru let his eyes wander over to her every other minute. Sasuke eyes never left Sakura's form least to say all of Sakura's real friends noticed it. In fact, it was giving off a depressing aura.
Even though Kakashi was teaching his eyes went to Sakura most of the time. It was like torture as the time rolled by until the bell finally rang.
Gaara picks up Sakura's things to her surprise. He also takes her wrist and pulls her away from the classroom. "Gaara what are you doing?" She asked, but he never gave her a reply.
Gaara pulls her up to the roof and sat her down on the one bench up there. Gaara stands in front of her with his arms crossed waiting for her to say something. "What is going ln with you Gaara?"
"You're sad so tell me why."
Sakura looks at Gaara with shock written on her face. "Nothing is wrong Gaara I'm just tired." Gaara would have called bullshit, but he wasn't the type of person to do that.
"I'm not stupid half of the class could see that something was wrong with you."
Sakura didn't want to tell him anything, but she didn't have much of a choice. "Do you have a smoke?"
Gaara although wasn't addicted he did enjoy an occasional smoke so of course he would have some on him. Gaara gives her a cigarette and lights it for her. "Thanks."
She takes a long drag before exhaling from her nose. "Lately I've been getting this feeling that I can't trust anyone." She takes another drag but not as long as the other.
"Maybe the stress of everything in my life is actually starting to get to me. I may act tough but in reality it's just a defense mechanism."
"I can hear hesitation in your voice you're hiding something else from me." Sakura grins at him before getting up and walking to the edge of the roof. Gaara hovered over her as if thinking she was so unstable that she would jump or something.
"Relax Gaara I'm not going to jump or do anything stupid. Besides I still have to live on and get some answers."
"Answers?" She only nodded even if he did want an answer he couldn't get one out of her. "I see I just hope that whatever it is you're not telling me is worth the burden."
"Thanks Gaara for listening to me petty problems I appreciate it. Now let's get to class."
X
It was now lunch time and for the first time since Naruto and Sakura's break up she sat at the usual table with them. Accompanying her was Kiba who usually ate lunch with her on the rooftop.
"Gaara I don't know what you said to her but good job." Temari smiled proudly at her younger brother. She noticed however since their talk she seemed to be carrying less of a burden.
"Look who decided to come back despite their problems." Sakura rolls her eyes and once she was close to Shikamaru she punches him in the arm.
"Is me being here troublesome?" She mocked the spiky haired teen.
Sakura observed the people at the table to her surprise two new people were there. Tenten and Neji.
She tried to hide her surprise, but it ended up slipping through. The heavy burden came back down on her shoulder Hinata's cousin's Neji... Neji's father was the man they were going to kill.
If the guilt didn't settle in yet then it did right then and there. She was mentally cursing her luck she couldn't just not do the mission she had shit to prove to everyone in the Akatsuki.
"Uh, I'll be back I just remembered I have important business to take care of." Sakura slowly backs away until she was close to leaving before bolting away.
"Just when I thought everything was going to be fine." Naruto sighs before getting up and also leaving. He was tired of playing games with her and he deserved to at least know what was her problem.
He found her at her locker with her head laying on it. "Shit Sakura get yourself together." He wasn't sure if he saw tears or if it was just the lighting playing tricks on him.
"Sakura-chan." He puts a hand on her shoulder immediately feeling her tense up. "Do you need another massage?" Sakura furiously pushes his hand away from her thinking he was just playing games with her.
"Does it look like I need a damn massage!?" Sakura glared up at him so he stepped back a bit.
"It's Akatsuki isn't it the reason we broke up the reason you're like this." Naruto looks away sadly unable to bear the hatred and pain in her eyes. "Even a month later I still love you and care for you."
He walks closer to her and caress her cheeks. "And even if you don't want to be with me I still will be there whether as a lover or a best friend. I'll be there." And that was where the games only got worse when his lips made contact with hers and they didn't pull away until they ran out of air.
She rested her chin on his shoulder and stare blankly in front of her. "Thank you, Baka." Naruto grins before wrapping his arms around her tighter pulling her closer to him.
"No problem Sakura I can't let you go after that night." Sakura caught a flash of red and yellow coming their way.
"Deidara Sasori!?" Sakura breaks away from Naruto to greet her friends. They were both shooting the two strange looks they clearly saw what happened.
"What the hell are you two doing here?"
"We aren't going to be able to stop by to give you this so boss told us to give it to you now." The two were strictly business when they spoke with Sakura. They were a good distance away from the blond so they could discuss a few things.
"Things changed the party is now a masquerade ball."
"This is the dress and mask you'll be wearing tonight also a knife sheath is in there make sure it's well hidden you might need to use it. "Thanks, guys I won't look at it until I get home." The duo nod before handing the white box over to her and departing.
Naruto walks back up to her with a curious look. "What's in the box?"
"A dress and mask for an event I'm heading to tonight." Naruto smiled and tried to peek at the dress. She, unfortunately, put her hand on top of it to stop him from looking.
"I don't think so Baka. No peeking." Naruto sighs before giving up in defeat. His silly expression goes serious and it just didn't fit his face. "Sakura-chan are we together again?"
She thought about it and all she could answer him with was, "Maybe."
Before she let him get the chance to say anything she pecks him on the lips before leaving. Naruto touches his lips still feeling the tingling on them from her lips. If he had, to be honest, he really did miss her a lot. He kept waking up in the middle of the night with a wet dream and ended up taking a cold shower. On the bright side, he wasn't ever late to school.
X
It was the final class of the day and Sakura kept taking glances at the white box. It was the dress she was probably going to murder someone in. Was it white to make the blood stand out more was it black to make her seem like Grimm Reaper or was it as red as blood. The suspense was killing her she wasn't even paying attention to Jiraiya so imagine her anger and shock when he decides to ask her a question. Which, by the way, she didn't hear.
"You know damn well I wasn't paying attention to you pervert," She mumbled under her breath when all eyes were on her.
"That right there class is a fine example of not paying attention." Sakura gaped at him he was obviously not paying attention to the rest of his class because no one else was paying attention either.
"Now as I was saying you'll pick a partner if you're a male you pick a female if you're a female you pick a male. You're probably wondering why I'm doing this." An evil grin spread across his face as he pulled out a box of baby dolls from under his desk.
"You'll be parents. We decided to teach you kids responsibility and other crap I don't feel like naming." He looked around the classroom and clearly enjoyed every dumbstruck face.
"This is a new program Tsunade decided to try. Since I don't really give any work in this class this grade will be worth 90 percent of your grade." The looks only got better when he explained the instructions on how to get a 100.
"You're to bring your baby to school every day treat it as if it was your real baby. These baby are programmed to act like a real baby that means waking up in the middle of the night crying feed it burp it change it and give it attention. Any questions?" He couldn't hide his smile he's been waiting to spring that on them all year.
"Since there aren't any I want you all to get with a partner and write your name and your partner's name on the clipboard right here." He points to the clipboard that was there on the table. He smirks and goes back to sit behind his desk waiting on anyone to snap out of their shock. His "favorite" student was the first to snap out of it and cause a panic in the classroom.
"Are you fucking kidding me!?" Sakura stands up so fast her chair falls over. "I refuse to raise a child while in school at the same time."
"So you want to fail. Come on Sakura you really need this grade it should be a good experience for you all." Jiraiya tries to calm down the angry mob of students that were cursing bloody murder at him.
"Alright alright if you guys don't do the assignment then I'll just have to give you'll a zero and watch as you fail." That seemed to have quieted them down just as he was going to say something the bell rings. "See you all next week prepare for responsibility."
Sakura angrily stands up and before she could grab her bag someone else did it for her. "I'll walk you home Sakura-chan."
"Thanks but no thanks I'm angry and I won't be a joy to hang around." Naruto just shrugs and carries her bag. She had to admit his determination was very admirable.
The walk was quiet and she was contempt with that until Naruto broke the silence. "I wanted to ask if you would be the mother of my child." Sakura mouth dropped to the floor and she almost dropped the dress. She only hoped that he didn't mean to say it like that.
"Ah shit I mean would you be my partner for the baby thing in Pervy-sage class!" Sakura sighs when she hears him clear up the misunderstanding.
"Geez Naruto worst wording ever. Sure why not." She thought about how it would actually feel to be taking care of a "child" with Naruto.
"Well here's my stop see you later Naruto." Naruto smiles although it looked a bit strained.
"Ri-right don't party too hard." Sakura nods and pecks him on the cheek before going inside her apartment.
Naruto sighs. He thought that she probably didn't realize that she wasn't the only person going to the Hyuga party. He just wanted to know what the knife at a party was for. He refused to believe Sakura would kill someone.
X
Sakura finally was able to look at her dress as she stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around her. Sakura sighs and opens the huge white box and inside lay folded perfectly inside was a red gown folded into a square. She drew it out of its box and shook it out, then it revealed its true glory as she took in the dress. She hoped that Madara was aware how much she was going to stand out to everyone. The mask was extremely pretty and dangerous and she couldn't wait to see the looks of the snotty people at the party. Sakura drops her towel and changes into a pair of lace black panties. She was so excited to show off the gorgeous dress. It was too bad she couldn't show it off to anyone she knew. Oh, how wrong was she.
x
As soon as the doors to the ballroom open all eyes were on the trio. Or was it her dress. It was her symbol of elegance. The lustrous, pearl-beaded fabric of her dress glinted, light reflecting from the ballrooms glow. It fit flawlessly, the dress molded her torso beautifully, complimenting Sakura's feminine shape. She wore a long red dress with a slit as she walked the dress trailed behind her giving everyone an exquisite feel to the atmosphere. The devilish color intoxicated everyone in the dresses beauty - the radiant silk ran down to the bottom of her magnificent feet. Her intricate neat corset made her into a feminine illusionist making every mortal fall in love with the dresses beauty. The delicate ruffles introduced attention to the whole dress. Her mask was a black with a simple yet intricate design.
She was on the arm of the most sought after bachelor in Japan. For once she felt like royalty but it soon faded when she saw familiar blonde hair walking closer to her. "I'll be right back. Mingle a bit." Sakura pleaded with her eyes for him not to go as Naruto grew closer to her. With that, Itachi was gone and now she was being leered at with hungry looks.
"S-Sakura?" "Sakura-chan?" She didn't even notice everyone else walk up to her with their own outfits on.
"What are you guys doing here?"
"Hinata invited us," Kiba says eyeing her up and down.
"Was that Itachi Uchiha?" Ino blurts glaring with jealousy at her which she rubs off.
Sakura sighed as her mission became that much harder she wondered if Madara purposely made her wear the dress that made her look like a princess.
"Geez, what does a girl have to do to get a break around here?"
End
Wasn't that good of an ending but next chapter is going to be the mission. This chapter was mainly about how Sakura is feeling with the series of events going on in her life. Also why not slap in some lousy GaaSaku friendship comforting crap.
Also, if you want to see Sakura's dress and mask just go to my profile and go to the link..