Chapter 12: Dreams are Visions
Three Hours Later...
"Ugh! The storm will never stop!" Sakura exclaimed.
"I can see that."
She just sighed at the response and then leaned on the wall, "Neji are you... alright?"
He gave her a questioning glance, "Why wouldn't I be?"
"I don't know. It just feels... awkward being in the same place with you alone, without Tenten-chan or Hina-chan."
"Hn."
...
Sakura walked over to him and sat next to him, "Ne, do you like Ten-chan?"
His eyes slightly widened, "Where did that come from?"
She shrugged, "Do you or not? I don't want her getting hurt because of a boy. She may be tough, but she's real sensitive inside..."
...
"Don't you dare tell her I told you that," Sakura threatened.
"Aa."
"... So? Do you or not?"
"What if I asked you if you like Sasuke or not?"
"I would answer."
"Well?"
"Answer my question first."
...
"No."
Her eyes widened, "W-What?"
"I like her as a sister, but not as... something more."
Sakura bit her lip, Damn.
Flashback
Hinata was braiding Sakura's hair, Sakura was reading a text book-studying-, and Tenten was doing the weapon specialty extra credit project.
"So, Hina-chan, when will you plan on making a move on Naruto?" the brunette asked looking up from her assignment.
The white eyed girl blushed, "W-What?"
"I'm sorry to say, but Naruto is dense. He won't take notice of you if you just act the same way you do now. Someone has to take some course of action, and I don't think the blonde would be doing it," Tenten told her.
Hinata's hand stopped braiding the pink locks, "... I-I'm not sure," but then she quickly decided to change the topic, "What about you and Neji-niisan?"
Tenten's eyes widened. And Sakura stayed at the sentence she was reading.
"... Is it that obvious?"
...
...
...
"Um... quite," Hinata said.
She sighed, "Kami-sama, this can not be good."
"But do you like him?" she asked.
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Tenten fiddled with her fingers, "Um... yeah... but... I can confide in you two, right? And you wouldn't speak a word of it, right?"
Hinata nodded. Sakura nodded absentmindedly, but still payed attention... since she still was on the same page.
"I... I like him a lot, I'm not sure how I feel anymore."
Their eyes widened.
"Yeah, I know you two are thinking, 'Love?', I may be just 14 but it just... comes to you, you know? Like Hina-chan, if they ask you if you loved Naruto, would you say 'yes'?"
...
"H-Hai."
"That is how it is with me. I guess... I do love him."
Sakura stayed looking at her text book, not contributing at all in their conversation... but couldn't let the feeling go that they wanted her to hear it.
End Flashback
She hugged her knees.
"What about you?"
"Huh-what?" she asked after recovering from her trip down memory line.
"Sasuke?"
She scoffed, "I like him as a brother."
...
Rain continued to pour down.
...
"What gave you the idea that I do like him?"
...
...
Sakura groaned, "Okay! Fine! I do have like him! Don't rub it in!"
He just smirked, getting the answer. But... he lost. Wait! No! He did not!
The Hyuuga will beat the Uchiha and win the Haruno's heart!...
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Just like before... a pink bird far away said, Just like before. But this time, it will be different.
The Haruno will pick the right choice.
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Sakura sat up, Neji glanced at her, "An enemy?"
"... No. I just thought I heard something... familiar..."
Neji simply nodded, but couldn't help but ask, "Why?"
"Huh? Why what?"
"Why do you like Sasuke? Before you didn't... even now it looks like you don't have the faintest interest."
Sakura put her fingers together, a trait she picked up from Hinata, "Um... well..." but then her eyes widened, "Psh, like I'm telling you! Hina-chan and Tenten-chan don't even know I like him, what makes you think I'll tell you."
"Hn."
She sighed, "Don't take it as anything personal, kay?" she yawned, "By the looks of things this storm will last quite a while, wake me up when it does."
"You tend to sleep a lot. Even during classes."
Sakura leaned on the wall and sighed, "Yeah, I just wake up in the middle of the night whenever I dream."
"And when do you dream?"
"... Every time I fall asleep. But, to be honest, I want to dream. I've been having different ones, but they all seem the same, though something always wakes me up before I reach the ending," she said, "Well, night."
"Its just 4," Neji said glancing at his watch.
"I'm sleepy. And when I'm sleepy, you know what I do? I sleep."
He just chuckled.
"Ne, you should laugh more often, Neji, you sound more normal."
"Normal? Coming from someone like you?"
"Hey!"
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Hinata was sitting cross legged in the tower with many other ninja, but it was Tenten who was right next to her.
Tenten twirled her kunai, "... Hinata-chan."
She looked up from the shuriken she was polishing, "What is it?"
"Neji... does he like Sakura-chan? Be honest."
...
Hinata looked down, might as well be truthful, "Hai."
But if she didn't look down, Hinata would have seen the clenched fists formed by the weapon mistress, Damn Haruno.
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Sakura shot up, sweat trickling down her face, she looked around the cave.
No Neji.
She stood up and headed towards the exit, but her eyes widened at the sight.
It was Neji and Sasuke getting ready for a fight.
Her eyes widened and she quickly went in the middle of them, "What are you two doing?!"
Sasuke glared at her, "Stay out of this Sakura."
"Stay out of this my ass, like I'll let you two kill each other!"
Neji just smirked, "Looks like you need you girlfriend to protect you, Uchiha."
He glared at her, "Shut up, Hyuuga."
But Sakura's eyes widened, Neji called me his girlfriend, and Sasuke didn't deny it... but first things first! "Why are you two fighting?!"
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"Answer me!"
Its because of you.
Sakura looked above her and sure enough, standing atop high stones, was someone with different eyes.
At first, they were white.
Then they became red like Sharingan.
And it ended with white eyes that were a pale pink. Like a combination of the two.
It was also on the same person again.
Gaara.
And again, atop his shoulder was a pink bird.
Adarna-chan.
Sakura glared at them, "Its another dream."
But this time, the bird didn't stay on Gaara's shoulder, but flew to Sakura, then she landed on her shoulder. Adarna put her beak to the girl's ear as if though she was going to speak with her beak instead of her mind.
What would you do if it wasn't?
Sakura's eyes widened, but then sand swirled out of Gaara's gourd, it was heading towards the two shinobi.
In one dream the two were dangling on a cliff. In another they were trapped in a fire. But this one, among them all, was the worst.
It was used with sand and her brother. Did that make a difference?
She ran towards them and tackled one, saving him, while the other died, but while doing so, she wasn't able to see who she saved. And when she did her eyes widened.
Sakura was supposed to wake up before she found who she saved... and who she didn't. But this one really was different.
She saved Uchiha Sasuke and let Hyuuga Neji go.
And then she woke up from her dream, that finally found its ending... but if she finally found out what she wanted to know, why did she feel so guilty? Neji really didn't die, he was still be her side-
Her eyes widened and she stood up, Where is he?! she rushed out of the entrance and was met with the boy she was looking for gazing up at the sky. Neji felt her presence and looked at her, "As you can see, it stopped raining. Did the silence wake you? I made sure I didn't wake you so you could see then end of your dream."
But I kinda regret it now-wait! she raised an eyebrow, "How would you wake me up?"
He smirked, "Your head was on my shoulder."
She made a gagging noise, "Why didn't you wake me up?! No way do I wanna be stuck in a position like that!"
"But for the Uchiha it would be different?" he was jealous, but he was able to hide it with amusement in his voice. But, then, he saw it.
Sakura blushed, a tint of pink on her cheeks, "What?! No!"
This was the first time he ever saw her blush.
And it was because of Sasuke, not him.
He scowled, Damn Uchiha.
Sakura's eyes widened and she tackled Neji to the ground, then they both faced a large... insect on the ground that almost attacked them.
Sakura-sama.
W-What?
...
...
There was a long silence.
What do you-
Just as I thought, she's gone, the insect merely said then slithered away.
Neji glanced at the spot where the insect just was, then faced Sakura, "What was that about?"
"I... I don't know." Did he mean inner?
"What just happened?"
"I said I don't know-"
"You do. Our eyes know when someone's lying."
Her green eyes widened, But what about Hina-chan? "It's just..." she sighed, "Its a secret."
"A secret?"
"Look, it isn't mine to tell, kay? Just... leave it. Come on, we might be the last ones at the tower. Oh, and Neji?" she asked.
"What?"
She grinned, "Bet I can beat you to the tower!" then she ran off.
He sighed and followed suite. But he was smarter then that, a distraction doesn't always work.
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Tsunade, the pink bird said.
The Hokage's eyes widened and she glanced up at the bird that was now on her window sill of the office, and she wasn't able to sense her at all.
Tsunade glared at her, "What are you doing here?"
Adarna was unaffected by the venomous voice, Just two more years. Then it will finally begin.
She glared at her, "I will not let it happen!"
We shall see about that, this time will be different then the last. We will win.
"You already have before-"
All the battles.
The hazel eyed woman stood up, "She only knows how to talk to animals."
Two years is a lot of time, Tsuande.
Tsunade scowled, "But she has friends... Hyuuga and Uchiha friends."
If the pink bird was a human it would have smirked, It will make it even more fun.
The door burst open and Shizune came in with a stack of papers, "Tsunade-sama! I have more-... are you okay?" she asked worried putting the papers on the table.
Tsunade didn't answer but remained looking at the window sill where a pink feather was placed.
It was as if it was mocking her.
The Gondaime faced Shizune, "Bring Sakura here!"
"But she is at the forest in Kurenai-"
"I don't give a damn, Shizune! Bring her here!" she demanded. Shizune quickly nodded and left.
Tsunade sat back down and sighed, Of all people, why did it have to be her?
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Sorry it was kinda rushed... the romance part that is. The whole Tsuande and Adarna thing was easy to write. And sorry for the long update and short chapter!
Yes, two more years. This story still has a long way to go.
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