Here's the last chapter people. Hope you like it. I titled it "A way to Say good bye" because I based this on a true event, our yearbook signing in school. It's a great way to say good-bye, for me, at least. And another reason is that this is my way of say good-bye to you guys too... since my fics done. Awww... anyway, I'd have more fics... and you guys will, too. So I'm hoping you'd tell me if you guys have a fic that you want me to read. I'd be glad to.
And I had a number of people telling me to make a sequel... but the thing is, I have no scary stories any more! But there was still a lot of people that wanted me to make a sequel... even if it doesn't have any scary stories in it... even if it's just a highschool fic. I can do that... but the thing is: there are probably tons of highschool fics already... even just in naruto category. I want to make a fic that's different. Not a simple highschool fic where Sasuke and Sakura hates each other and then they fall in love, or Sasuke makes a bet that he'll make Sakura fall in love with him then Sakura finds out, or they're both brothers and sisters then they fall in love then they find out that they aren't really siblings or they're best friends, then they start to fall in love... those plots are kinda boring now... it's too typical. So I'm not gonna make a sequel... and I'll just leave it at that. But for those who want highschool fics, read my next story. The setting is in highschool... but there's more to the plot. I'll publish it sometime in Fall or Winter 2006.
So without further ado... I bring you the last chapter of FireLight Horrors.
FireLight Horrors
Chapter Finale
YearBook Signing:
A Way to Say Good-Bye
It was the morning of the day after grad. Since the party finished a little over nine o'clock, the students weren't required to come to school at their usual time which was 8:45 in the morning. But they had to be at school at recess,about ten o'clock, just in time to board the bus that'll drive them over at the park, where their yearbooks will be distributed to each one and will be given the time to eat, sign yearbooks, and play… simply hang-out. Free food would be provided.
"Let's make a deal." Sasuke stated that morning. He looked up to face all his other friends who were staring back at him. "Everything that happened in grad stays in grad, alright?"
The seven others nodded their head, "Good enough deal." Neji said, "Like I really want to remember everything that's happened. But it happened so... can't change that." He murmured lastly and turned his attention over towards the brunette beside sitting beside him, who seemed to be struggling to open the window.
"Hello?" she called out. "You could be more useful than just sitting there doing nothing."
Neji shrugged. "You're the one asking for help and you're even the one who's demanding." He stood up and leaned over her to reach the bus's window. "This thing's stuck."
"You're squishing me." Ten-Ten squeaked.
"I'm what?"
"You're squishing me! Get off!" Ten-Ten kicked.
"Ow! Don't kick my leg!" Neji grunted.
"You're the one who squishing me!"
"And you're the one who wanted me to open the window!"
"I didn't ask you to squish me!"
"Fine! Open that by yourself!" Neji demanded and sat back down.
Ten-Ten shrugged and focused her notice back to the un-lockable window. Once more, she raised her arms and tried and pushed the window up. But it didn't budge. She tried and tried.
Ino rolled her eyes, and stood up from her seat and pressed the button, unaware to Ten-Ten, as she pushed it up… and it opened so suddenly she fell backon her seat… or on Neji.
"Ow! God! Get off of me! What are you doing!"
"I'm sorry! The window opened and I'm sorry!"
"It's fine! It's fine! Just get off!" Neji pushed her aside, back to her seat. "Get off!"
"I'm off! I'm off! Geez!" Ten-Ten shouted.
Holding onto his leg, Neji groaned painfully, much to the other's pity. "You kicked my leg and now you sat on it. How do you expect me to walk?"
"Well, I couldn't get up. This bus is tiny!" Ten-Ten remarked.
"That's actually the reason why it's called 'the small bus'"
"I know that." Ten-Ten glared. "What's talking so long, anyway?"
"Alright kids, settle down… we're about to go." Said the bus driver.
It was around ten in the morning when they loaded the small bus, which only held about 16 passengers, plus the bus driver who sits in front, making it 17. The other students rode in the normal sized bus which went off just a minute ago. The entire batch didn't fit on one bus so the others that were left have boarded the small bus. The eight peers were, fortunately, boarded all in the same bus. In the small bus. It was really small. four rows, and two columns; each seat held a maximum of two people. So eight seats in total, with 16 people who could ride on it. The eight peers sat on the first 2 rows. Looking around you'd see the formation of:
Bus Driver
Ten-Ten, Neji -isle- Hinata, Shikamaru
Ino, Sakura -isle- Sasuke, Naruto
Kiba, Shino -isle-Lee, Choji
Kurenai, Kakashi -isle- Gaara, Temari
The bus started to drive away from the school. "What are the seat belts for?" Naruto asked suddenly, sitting near the window.
"Safety, duh." Ino replied.
"Ok I'll put it on, then." Naruto said, putting the seatbelt on.
"Idiot, why bother?" Sasuke asked, who sat beside him.
"In case of a bus crash." Naruto replied.
"A bus crash. Sure."
"Well that's what the seatbelts are for!" Sakura called out, who sat beside Ino, and with only an isle that separated her from Sasuke. "So that when the bus crashes, you crash with the bus!"
Ino burst out laughing, "Totally true Sakura!"
"I know! I mean, that's what always happens in movies anyway..." Sakura exclaimed.
"Oh crap." Naruto cursed as he quickly took of his seatbelt.
"You don't actually believe them ,do you?" Sasuke asked, impassively.
"Yes!" Naruto yelled.
"No shouting Uzumaki." Called Kakashi who sat at the back, on the same column as where Sakura and Ino sat.
Naruto only groaned. It wasn't fair that the other bus gets to have no one watching over them, and yet their bus gets to have two teachers as a chaperone. Kurenai and Kakashi both sat at the far back corner, and even though they did, it seemed like they saw every single thing that was happening inside the bus.
"Holy crap!" Sakura shrieked.
"Hey, you okay?" Sasuke asked who was assisting the poor pink-haired girl as shestoodup.
"Sakura, stay seated." Kurenai called out from behind.
"But there are bugs! Everywhere!" Sakura shrieked once more, now standing up in the narrow isle.
"Eewww! Gross!" Ino screamed too, standing up.
Both Sasuke and Kakashi groaned and glared towards the sun-glassed boy, "Shino, keep your bugs to yourself!" they both yelled at the same time.
"Ok! Ok!" Shino yelled, raising both his hands up in the air, defensively. His eyes grew wide, although no one really saw it through his shades, as he saw the blonde that sat diagonal to the left of him, where she freaked out, and slammed her notebook onto the bugs. "Whoa jeez! Don't kill them!" he yelled.
"What the hell-! They are the one's who's gonna kill me!" Ino screamed back.
Exactly at that moment, Sakura felt a faint touch upon her arm. "Aaahhh! Something's crawling up my arm!" she screamed, slapping whatever was on her arm.
"Ouch! God, watch who you're hitting!" Sasuke yelled, "That was me!"
"Why the heck are you touching my arm!" Sakura screamed.
"There was an insect!"
"Oh my gosh, there's an insect crawling up my arm!" Sakura screamed.
"Eeew! It's on my seat!" Ino cried out.
A groan was heard from both Sasuke and Shikamaru, as they both glared towards Shino, "The bugs, Shino!" they yelled at the same time.
"Alright!" Shino yelled back, taking his jar and taking his bugs one by one and placed it in the jar.
"Oh my-! There's a cockroach!" Kurenai shrieked as she stood up to avoid the bug from the far end of the seat… which was not very far since the bus was only small.
Kakashi, who was beside her, grasped her arm and pulled her away slightly from the crawling bug, as if to protect her. He turned to Shino who was holding a jar of bugs, "Aburame!" Kakashi called at the boy who sat in front of him. "Is this thing yours too?" Kakashi asked and yelled.
Shino looked up, "Uh… yeah. And it's not a thing, it's a living object."
"Whatever! Take it!" Kurenai demanded and Shino did as he was told.
He smirked, and held the cockroach up close towards Kakashi's face, "Want it?"
"Ew! No! Take it away! Eeeew! Gross!" Kakashi shrieked and hid behind the red-eyed female beside him.
Smirking, Shino placed the cockroach back at the jar and sealed it.
"Why do even keep those?" Ino asked in disgust as she started settling down her chair.
"Because harsh beings called humans will treat and maybe even kill them mercilessly if I let them out on their own. People think that they're dangerous and disgusting but they're not, they're just the same living creatures as humans and I beleive we should treat them fairly."
Sakura forced herself not to burst out laughing… but she did anyway, "What's next? Hug the trees? Save the whales?"
Shino glared at her through his shades. "Shut it, Haruno."
"Hey!" Sasuke called out at Shino's statement.
"Yeah! Don't talk like that to Sakura!" Lee demanded. "Vicious language isn't the way to go through youth with fun. You should go out and play energetic games that'll preserve your adolescence."
"Adolescence?" Kiba asked, who sat beside Shino. "What's that mean?"
"Adolescence means-"
"I don't care. Just cut out the Youth Speech, will you?" Gaara snapped, and he didn't allow Lee to finish.
"But it'll do you good-!"
"Shut up or I'll shove sand into your mouth." Gaara threatened.
"Ok! Ok! I'll shut up!" Lee sat back down… a few moments later, he leaned diagonally towards Sakura, "Hey there Sakura…"
"Hi." Sakura greeted back shortly.
"So do you wanna hear-?"
"Back off; she obviously doesn't wanna hear anything from you." Sasuke interjected impassively.
Lee grinned and patted the Uchiha's head, "Ah, Uchiha Sasuke… you are indeed a worthy opponent to fight against with, only to win the cherry blossom's heart."
"First of all, it's the twenty-first century; no one talks like that. Second, what made you think I'm trying to get Sakura's heart? Oh, and third, will you please stop tapping my head?"
"But it is boring! There is nothing to do in the bus!" Lee protested, as he stopped patting Sasuke.
"Eat." Choji munched and said as he shoved several crackers into Lee's mouth.
"Mmmhhmm!" Lee muffled all the protests he wanted to tell but found he couldn't since all the chips just kept coming in and in.
"What now?" Sakura asked.
"Oh my gosh, it's so windy…" Ino remarked, and held her hair down since strands of it were flying up and some even out the window. "Hey, what do you think would've happened if there was a truck that passed by and then my hair got caught in it and then it took my head off!"
Sakura burst out laughing, "That's so stupid!" and at that moment, a truck passed by, as it drove beside the small bus. "Ino, there's a truck behind you."
"What? Oh my god!" Ino shrieked as Sakura do so with Ino. Then the screams turned into laughs, "Whoa… this is the craziest bus ride ever."
"A bus ride that's about to end." Sir Kakashi commented from behind, as he stood up, "We're here."
"That fast?" Ten-Ten asked.
"It was only nine blocks away." Kurenai replied as they left the bus.
"Then why did we ride a bus, then?" Hinata asked.
"Because we'll be walking home later." Kakashi grinned, especially when he heard his students groan.
As they got of the bus, most of their other classmates were already there, setting up food and a couple of boxes. Sakura looked around and found that they were already at their destination, Konoha Central Park. It was a huge public park, with some benches to sit on too. There was a pond, and some ducks and fishes on it. It was quite a nice day, and the weather was perfect for their picnic today.
The teachers told them to sit down at a certain spot for a quick meeting. "Alright. Settle down." Kakashi started. "So, basically, what we want you guys to do out here is… have fun. Hang-out, eat and have a picnic. There's a bag of balls here that we brought from the school, it has volleyballs, soccer balls, footballs and… a lot more. There's food in this table: pizza, cake, ice cream, cookies, sandwiches… there's pop: pepsi, coke, sprite and more." Kakashi paused as he saw Naruto raise his hand. "Yes?"
"When do we get our yearbooks?" he inquired.
"Soon, it's right there inside the brown box." He pointed over to the brown box and everyone looked over to it. "Anyway, about the-…" he saw Choji raise his hand. "Yes?"
"When do we get to eat?" he inquired.
"I'd say right about…now." Everyone scrammed away instantly. Some took balls to play with, some ate, and most of them took a yearbook and signed their name at the top, to identify that it was theirs.
Blankets were placed out on the grass of the park, and would normally have about one group or circle of friends sitting on it.
Sakura sat along with her 7 peers with eight slices of pizza, including her own. "Eat up."
"This year's yearbook is awesome." Naruto stated, thumbing through the smooth, white pages. "They made it hard-cover. Last year it was paperback. And they carved "The Class of '06" on it… last year it was printed."
"But last year, it was free." Ten-Ten stated, reaching out to grab a piece of pizza. "This year, we had to pay ten dollars."
"Ten?" Sakura asked, "I paid five."
"I did too… discount for those who helped." Sasuke stated, taking a pizza. "So aren't we gonna do our stories?"
"We did it last night." Ino said. "Oh yeah, you weren't there."
"I have a story. Let's do it anyway." Sasuke said, taking a bite out from his pizza.
"Hey Sakura, sign my yearbook?" Lee asked, extending his yearbook towards her, as she sat down.
"Sure," she replied as she got his yearbook, and thumbed the pages to find her profile. As soon as she did, she got her pen and signed beside her name.
Lee,
thanks for everything that you've done this year and for helping me with the yearbook. Stay youthful!
-Sakura
Sakura closed the book and gave it back to him. "Oh yeah! Sign mine." She said, thrusting it over towards him. Lee, on the other hand, took the Sakura's book gladly and signed beside his name,
Hi youthful Sakura!
I youthfully Love You! Enjoy your youth!
Love the youthful Lee
Lee gave it back to Sakura and left. Sakura, on the other hand, after reading it, bit her lip to prevent herself from laughing; she shoved her book sidewards towards Sasuke who was trying to read it, so that he could get a better look as she said, "Remind me to give that guy a dictionary for Christmas. Or more like a theasaurus."
"'Youthfully love you'? that does not make sense at all." Naruto remarked who was now leaning over Sasuke reading it.
Sasuke shook his head, "Anyway, story for today is titled Ball Players."
In the Story
Once there were three friends that loved to play baseball and they played it almost every single day that they were in school.
At lunch, at free period, at gym, at recess, before and after school… they played baseball.
Eventually, they graduated and grew apart. They had barely any contact between each other but still, the three still loved to play baseball.
One day, unfortunately, two of them were killed in a motorcycle accident.
The last one eventually found out and was truly saddened by the news. It was his friends anyway, and he felt sad for them.
A week later, the last one had a strange visit. His door-bell rang. He placed down the cup of ice-cream he was eating, turned of the base-ball game he was watching and went out of his room, and headed out the door of his condominium.
It was his two friends.
Mixed emotions ran threw his body. Horror, fear, excite, miss, happiness, joy, nervousness, and more. He did not know is if this was only in a dream or not. But either way, if this IS a dream, might as well have the best of it, considering that he really missed his friends.
He said, "Oh man! I am so glad to see you guys! And I've always wanted to know, is there like, baseball in heaven? Do you still play it there?"
His two friends made a funny look and stared strangely towards him, and one said, "Yeah… there is baseball. And we have rosters and everything. But there's one problem."
The living one asked, "Yeah? What is it?"
"You're on next week's roster."
End of Story
"Short but creepy; me likely." Sakura paused. "Hey, that rhymes!" Sasuke scuffed and whacked her head.
"What are guys doing?" Kiba ask out of nowhere, as he sat with them, while munching junk food from the bag of chips he hand in hand. "FireLight Horrors?"
"How did you know about that?" Sakura asked, handing her book over towards Kiba. He got the message as he heaved the book open and signed beside his name.
"Naruto told me about it." he stated while writing. "Here." He gave the book to Sakura, and gave his too. Sakura got it and started writing. "I have a story. Can I tell it?"
"Sure." Ino replied.
"Okay, it's titled 'CellPhone'"
In the Story
There once was a guy who lost his cell phone. He couldn't find it in his house, so he thought, 'Maybe I dropped it outside, or someone stole it.' Figuring someone just HAD to have it, he called his cell phone.
After a few rings, someone picked up.
"Hello?" asked a voice. It was hard to hear her, for she spoke in a very hushed tone.
"Hi, I'm the owner of this phone, and I was wondering if-"
"Hello?" interrupted the voice. "Hello?"
He frowned. 'What's wrong with this person? Is this a joke or something?'
"Hello?" asked the voice. He hung up.
For the next few days, he kept his mind off the strange conversation and consequently forgot about it. That is, until his mother brought up the subject a week later.
"Honey, I have some good news for you!"
"What is it?" he asked, not really paying attention.
"Well, just the other day, I was cleaning your room," she trailed off.
"And?"
She smiled. "And I found your phone under your bed!"
End of Story
"Is that okay?" Kiba asked.
"Cool, I like it." Hinata commented.
He grinned, winking at Hinata. "Thanks." He shoved his yearbook towards her, "Sign mine."
Hinata took it, and wrote.
Hey Kiba and Akamaru! Uh… I have nothing much to say but thanks and good luck in highschool. Stay childish and funny!
-Hinata
Kiba read it and grinned, "Awesome, thanks."
"Hey, I have a story." Naruto piped in. "And Hinata, sign mine too!" Hinata took his book as Naruto started talking. "It's titled: The SpongeBob Horror!"
In the Story
One day, both the mother and her daughter decided to go out and simply have a stroll along the park.
It was a nice, warm day for a leisure walk; the sun was shinning brightly down upon the earth but yet the air was cool and breezing through every once in a while.
The daughter, who was around five years of age, happily skipped on the side-walk found along the ocean. The ocean's waves had an average height, its waters colliding gently upon the rocks below. The five-year-old kid was glad and joyful given that her mother had bought her a new SpongeBob SquarePants DVD.
She had watched it and had laughs almost every time the sponge or the starfish did something hilarious. She enjoyed it, indeed; and eve wished to live down deep in the ocean. It would quite an adventure, actually; and she was sure that she would love it there. She would enjoy living in Bikini Bottom, along with SpongBob, Patrick and Squidward, and would enjoy being funny too. Oh how she would love to meet SpongeBob and actually walk into his pineapple home.
She grinned cheerfully at the idea. Taming down for a moment, she looked back to see her mother about a couple of yards away from her, also smiling happily to see her daughter so happy.
The daughter stopped and looked down at the peacefully ocean below her, given that she was now standing on a cliff.
Staring at it, she enjoyed view; then suddenly, something had caught her eye… it was a…
Pineapple… floating around in the ocean.
Excitedly, but the mother's horror, she jumped in the water.
And obviously… she drowned in oceans, failing her attempt to follow SpongeBob deep in the waters…
End Of Story
"That's so stupid, Uzumaki…" Kiba remarked laughing, everyone did too. "I like it. Here sign mine."
Kiba placed down his pizza, but did not reached out for the yearbook. Instead, he looked around, probably searching for tissues; judging from the fact that there wasn't any around, he wiped in on his jeans instead, and everyone had their stares upon him. He grinned.
"Eheh… that's what jeans are for…" he reasoned out.
"Right…"
Kiba!
Well… I have no clue what to write…anyway, I think you're pretty cool… but not as cool as me. –grins-
Good luck in highschool… best wishes (as if… I'm making it sound like you're getting married. Lol)
-Naruto
"Thanks." Kiba said and walked away.
Hinata gave Naruto's book back to him, after she wrote on it,
Naruto,
Thanks for always making me laugh… and for always being there!
Take care!
-Hinata
"Hey, I wanna play." Neji stated. He reached out to get a soccer ball and threw it over towards Sasuke…hard. But he had caught it easily. "Game?"
"Game." Sasuke replied standing up, "C'mon Nara! You're on my team!" he called out, as he ran out the field with Neji and Naruto. Shikamaru stood up.
"Hey wait! Sign my yearbook first!" Ino said, throwing her book towards him.
"Ow." He said as the book hit him. He took it and signed beside his name.
Hi Ino,
-Shikamaru
Ino growled as she read it, and threw it over towards him once again, "Make it better, jeez…"
Shikamaru growled.
Hey Ino,
Uh… stay the same.
I like you just the way you are… not that I like you… but not that I don't like you either, I like you… well, not "like" like. So I don't hate you… I'll never hate you… wait, don't take that personally… I don't mean it that I love you…or, not that I hate you… I'll just shut up.
So yeah… there's nothing much to say anymore… Stay sweet and caring, okay?
See you… I'd say 'see you in highschool' but I'd obviously be seeing your face the whole summer, anyway. Whatever. Bye. Take Care.
-Shikamaru
"That totally did not make sense but it's better than the first one, thanks." Ino said after reading it. Shikamaru had only rolled his eyes when Ino smiled sweetly; but judging from the fact that he had always rolled his eyes, she gladly took it as a 'no problem' reply.
It wasn't a long gap between the time the guys had gone for a game, until the time they came back dripping with sweat. They took off from the field and collapsed upon the blanket just as they reached their spot.
And by the time they got back from playing soccer, Sakura had already signed Lee's, Kiba's and Temari's yearbook. And they have signed hers back. The four girls exchanged books as well, signing each others, some saying:
Hey Ino! Wassup? Well, right now I can see you eating Lays non-stop. Oh well, I'd love to see you bloat, lmao!
Hey, I still have that debit card loaded with cash! Let's go shopping tomorrow, 'k?
Hm, I really have nothing to say right now. I can't say "I'll miss you." cuz I'll be seeing you everyday in the summer! LOL, But I'm glad you're my best friend.
Anyway, Bye! Luv yah!
-Sakura
Bun girl… you were always the tough one and stood up for us in every way possible. We appreciate it a lot…thanks. Although I'm still curious about what you look like with your hair down… LOL!
Love lots! –Ino
Hey Hinata!
I love the cookies you brought, thanks for them… well, what do I have to say? Thanks so much for everything that you've done. You're so quiet but… you're like the role model when Sakura, Ino and I starts biting our heads off.
HAGS! have a great summer!
-Ten-Ten
Hey Sakura… all I can say it thank you for always being there to cheer us up! and thanks for helping me with homework… and thanks for always telling me to speak up. I do speak up! (sometimes…lol)
Well, that's mostly it. Be happy!
-Hinata
At the moment the guys sat down with them, Ino spoke up suddenly, "Alright, now since there's no more sweaty guys running around in the field…" Ino reached out to get a volleyball which laid out of nowhere, and threw it towards Sakura who had caught it with ease. "Game?"
"Game." Replied Sakura, both standing up along with Ten-Ten and Hinata.
"Oh yeah!" Sakura exclaimed, remembering something, and let the others go ahead in the field. Back in their spot, she took her book, giving it along with a pen towards the Uchiha who was drinking some pop, as she asked, "Sign it?"
He groaned and muttered a low and husky 'sure' probably exhausted from their game. Smiling, Sakura took off towards the field where Ino, Ten-Ten and Hinata had form a triangle. Joining it, they now formed a square and played a simple game of volleyball, where they tried to keep the ball up passing without touching the ground.
"Hinata." Sakura called out as she bumped the ball that previously came towards her.
"Yeah?"
"You're spacing out." Ten-Ten said.
"I'm not." Hinata replied, volleying the ball towards Ino.
"Yes you are." The blonde insisted, bumping the ball that was passed on to her.
"No I'm not." Hinata said once more.
"Oh c'mon!" Sakura rolled her eyes, "Nothing's bad about wanting Naruto to sign your yearbook."
Hinata eyed Sakura, "I never said that was the issue."
"It obviously is." Ten-Ten piped in again. "You keep looking at him. Gazing… dreamily…" she acted dramatically.
"Look I'll ask him if you want." Ino offered.
Hinata sighed, "No. I'll do it; since you guys will keep bothering me about it…" Hinata complained. "Keep the ball up, I'll get back." She stated, hitting the ball one last time before running off.
She took her yearbook and gave it to Naruto. "Sign it? Please?"
Naruto grinned, "Surely, Hinata."
Hinata avoided his gaze and ran back the others. Naruto kept grinning and turned towards the other Hyuuga. "Told you she'll let me sign it."
Neji had muttered something under his breath, but consisted with the fact that Hinata had asked him to sign her yearbook kept him from arguing and decided to concentrate on his writing. "Pity." He said suddenly, getting the Hyuuga's attention. "Ten-Ten didn't even let you sign hers."
Neji glared. "She will… eventually."
"Funny how she already asked Lee to sign her yearbook. She asked me too… she asked Shino… and the girls." Naruto paused, and stroke a pose as if thinking. "But not you."
Neji growled. "She will" he paused, "She's just… not talking to me for the moment."
"What the hell is wrong with you two?" Naruto asked. "You had a big fight too… last, last week… about that beyotch girlfriend of yours… right? She told bun girl that you guys were going steady. God, I laughed so hard that time… it was hilarious!"
"It was rumour that was not true. And that 'beyotch' you call is Kady. She's kind… but she's a slut. She threatened Ten-Ten or something, whatever I don't wanna know. But I did not know that. I stood up for Kady which made Ten-Ten mad sinceKady was actually the one that started it."
"So… that's why she wasn't talking to you at the bus ride earlier?" Naruto asked confused.
"Yeah…"
Naruto groaned dramatically, as if imitating someone older, "Ah, kids today in their love lives… so full of drama and twists, I could have never understand it."
Neji whacked the blonde in the head with the towel thatprevious hung aroundthe Hyuuga'sneck, "Stop talking like your grandfather, you're on crack."
Naruto shook his head. He and Neji had been the only ones talking. Shikamaru, well, it was standard for him never to talk, it was too troublesome. But Sasuke sat quiet and motionless. He sat with his left leg stretch out in front of him, and his right leg bent upward, which served as a somewhat table for him to write on. "Well, someone's taking the signing seriously." Naruto had murmured.
Arching his eyebrow, Neji looked back sideways where the Uchiha had sat diagonally, "He's right. You look constipated, Uchiha."
The Uchiha looked up and glared, "I'm not. I'm thinking."
"Whose book is it?" Naruto asked.
Neji placed his gaze upon the front cover, "Sakura's." he stated. "No wonder Uchiha's spending some time on it." Sasuke only glared, but Neji shook his head and went on. "I'd be happy to see what you've wrote."
Snatching the book free for Sasuke's hands, which he gripped extra strong on; nevertheless, Neji managed to seize the book and he stared down at the page Sasuke had previously been writing on.
"Hey Sakura," he read out loud, but only a pause of silence had followed afterwards. He looked up at the Uchiha and cocked his eyebrow, "That's it? Only that for the whole seven minutes?"
"I'm thinking." Sasuke repeated, as if the reason itself was enough. "Besides, you've been counting the minutes?"
Neji smirked. "Of course. It's not everyday you fuss about a regular thing. Especially if that thing involved girls."
Sasuke glared. "Shut up."
Naruto grinned down at the letter he wrote for Hinata when he was done. Curiosity filling over Neji, he lunged to see what he wrote.
Hinata, it's like I was blessed with an angel from above right at the moment I met you; I feel there's a new lighthouse to guide me in my moments of doubt. You are special in a natural way, just as you are. Take care always, alright?
-love Naruto
"Dude, that's like, the cheesiest thing ever." Neji remarked in disgust, like what Naruto had wrote was nothing but trash and scribbles.
Naruto grinned, "Bet you ten bucks that it'll make her blush." Neji frowned as Naruto stood up and ran across the field towards where Hinata was and gave her the yearbook.
Ten seconds later…
She blushed, and avoided Naruto's gaze for a few minutes.
As Naruto got back, he saw an amused look that slipped out of Neji's impassive façade, and he grinned, putting out his right hand, "Hand over the ten bucks…"
It didn't take long either until the four girls came back panting hard, "64 hits without letting the ball touch the ground!" Sakura boasted in an exhausted way. She held up her hand towards Ten-Ten, andthe bun-girlgladly Hi5-ed her.
"Alright! We beated our own record!" Ino exclaimed.
"Which, as I recall, was 62…" Shikamaru piped, his tone emotionless with boredom as he laid there doing staring up at the clouds, which wasn't unusual. "2 hits. Not much."
"But it's still something!" Ino argued. She twitched. "Hey, I haven't signed you yearbook yet."
"Your point?"
"Can I?"
Shikamaru shrugged, "If I can find it… it's been going around random people and they just sign it. They don't even know who owns it. Just as long as their name's on it." he found the book and threw it over Ino. "There's no way of stopping you." She sneered and went on writing.
Ok, you probably don't want me writing in here but I wrote on it anyway. –grins- anyway, just here to say hi and good luck next school year. And as much as it's annoying, stay laid-back as you are right now. calm and care-free… I like that. not that I like you… not that I don't like you either!
But anyway, bye! ---love lots, ino.
"Hey Sakura." Called a voice from behind. Turning around, Sakura met a pair of jade orbs, just like hers, only in a bit darker shade.
She smiled. "Hey Gaara."
"Uh, sign my yearbook?"
Sakura's smile grew bigger, as she took the book, "Gladly! As long as you sign mine." She looked around, "If I find it…" her gaze landed upon a certain raven haired boy, "Sasuke." He didn't move. "Hello? You've been writing on that for 15 minutes… I don't need you to fill up the whole page!"
"I'm won't. And I'm not done." Sasuke stated.
"Too bad." She hissed lowly for the red-head not to be able to hear. "Give it." she ordered and tried to snatch her book away but did not avail since the Uchiha had his strong grip on it. "Sasuke! Give it!" she hissed once more.
"Not yet done…" he replied, at length.
"Sasuke, Gaara is waiting… Gaara." Sakura emphasized. She made an attempt to snatch it away once again, harder this time, and grinned mischievously when she was able to get it.
Smiling sweetly, she gave the book to Gaara and started writing her own.
Hey Gaara,
You rock, and no one could be nicer, cooler, and cuter then you. Also, thanks for everything that you've done for me. I so appreciate it! I'm happy to be able to meet someone like you. People like you don't come very often. Good luck! Take CARE!
-Sakura
Sasuke arched an eyebrow, as he stared and read. "Did he actually do anything for you? I mean, no offense, but the guy doesn't even notice you." He whispered.
"Shut up." Sakura whispered back, and smiled as she gave Gaara's yearbook to him.
He, in turn, forced a smile as he gave back her book too. As he walked away, excitedly, Sakura opened the book and searched for his note.
Good luck. Take care.
-Gaara
Sakura had only stared upon the short lines. Looking over her shoulder, he frowned at the sight of the brief letter. "Told you he doesn't notice you." He murmured.
Sakura smiled. "He said take care." Sakura squealed, shoving the book before Sasuke. "Your face!"
Sasuke groaned, taking the book by the process. "How dense are you?"
"Not as dense as your face!" Sakura snapped back, even without thinking twice about what she said.
Sasuke gave a confused look, as he heaved the book open to went on with his writing, "What's the sense in that?"
"Hey Haruno, could you sign this?" Shino the bug-boy said, right before Sakura had a chance to snap back at Sasuke.
"Sure. Sign mine." For a second, Sakura hadn't known where her yearbook was, but instantly popped in her mind that it was with Sasuke. She turned to the raven-haired boy that sat beside him, arching an eyebrow, "Sasuke?"
"Not done." he stated straightforward.
Sakura, frowning playfully, snatched the book away from Sasuke once again, and gave it over to Shino; which, afterwards, soon wrote onto it, and she did the same.
Ah! Shino the bug-boy!
Or is it Mr. Sunglass man? Or sunglass freak? L.O.L., peace. Well, what's there to say? Keep bugs alive? Be kind to bugs? Save bugs?
Probably… hehe… but keep it far away from me, okay? And I promise I won't kill it. oh and also, please don't give me a pet bug as a present ever again like you did last Christmas. I appreciate it… and I'm sorry I accidentally on purpose… stepped on it. And that's it, thanks for everything. Stay a bug-freak, ok?
-Sakura
Hey Haruno. Remember the time I placed a bug on your head? Hah, that was hilarious, that was how we first me. You cried like hell! It's just bugs, they won't harm you.Lol. Well anyway, good luck next school year. Have a great summer.
-shino.
"Thanks." Was all he said, and walked away.
Sasuke shrugged, "Can I continue now? I'm not done, and you're acting like you don't even care about what I'm writing."
Sakura Speaks
Jeez, when had he gotten so sensitive? I've never meant to act like 'I don't even car about what he's writing'. Sheesh. I gave him the book, and stood up to join the others who had started a tournament among their selves or girls' soccer along the field. Somehow by the end of the day, he managed to finally finish his writing. I didn't read it… not yet…since Kakashi had called out and said to pack up.
The day had gone by fast. It was filled with a lot of eating, exchanging yearbooks and signing them, a lot of talking and chatting to go along with it, and a lot of playing- mostly soccer games, football, volleyball and Frisbees. Only guys had played tackle football, which wasn't allowed in school, but they were free to do it at the park. Naruto had come out of the game which a bruise on his arm, Sasuke with a bleeding scratch on the side of his forehead, Neji with a sprained ankle, and Shikamaru had a nose bleed, although Tsunade kept saying it was only because of the heat.
We walked back to school, taking about a maximum of 20 minutes; it couldn't have been over that. Everyone had slumped down to their seats the moment we came in the classroom, all tired and exhausted from the walk. Our classroom was empty now, since today was the last day of school. No more posters, no more rules, no more assignments written on the bored, no more bags which were usually filled with homework and no more school supplies; it was now all kept inside the storage room, where they're going to get it all out again on September, when a new school-year starts.
We wouldn't be here by then… we would go to another school… highschool. It's called West Leafs Secondary, one of the several highschools in Konoha; yes, it was still in Konoha, but we won't get to go to Konoha highschool since it was found all the way in downtown. But hey, leaf and Konoha, right?
Exactly at 3 o'clock pm, the bell rang; usually, it had symbolized dismissal...end of school for the day; but now, it had symbolized the last day of school… the last bell we would hear from this school. It was a sad scene. I didn't know what made me, or rather the eight of us upset when we went on different paths at dismissal. We all knew that we most likely, and certainly would see each other for almost everyday of the summer. But nevertheless, it made me smile sadly to see our one last scene together in the place we grew up in for seven years of grade school. Our last memory from grade school; it was that certain scene where we gave each other good-bye hugs, and closed our eyes, thinking that you'll miss that friend of yours that you were holding close. It was that certain scene where we kept saying our good byes, and yet kept saying see you next time. It was that scene where we smiled sadly, and had a little last chat among ourselves while chaining our elbows like we always did, or us girls anyway. And lastly, it was that certain scene where we all walked away in different paths and directions, looking back one last time, and waving good bye, nevertheless, still managing to smile. We turned around, and walked away. If this was how I described a grade-school-good-bye, now I'm wondering how I'll describe a high-school-good-bye. Or a college-good-bye, where there are little odds that we'd be seeing each other again.
We acted like we won't be able to see each other for a long period of time. But honestly, we'd probably call each other the moment we came home, yelling out "the mall is open! Wanna go shopping?" or "Wanna go swimming?" or "Let's go to the theme park!" and many other stuff that's close to that. If we had nothing to do, we'd just show up suddenly in each others house, and talk and hang.
That was the plan…the plan for the whole two months of summer vacation. But right now, I was by myself. It hasn't even been more than 5 minutes from the time we said goodbye and parted different ways. Usually, after a regular school day, the eight of us would walk home in pairs, or in threes, or in groups, or maybe even all together. But now, we didn't. Ino wasn't walking on the direction I'm going, since she won't be going home, but straight to the flower shop instead. I could've walked with Sasuke, but I wasn't going home either, I was walking to a certain park where my family had planned a family picnic scheduled today along with my aunt and uncle and cousins. Shikamaru went home, but his house was left from the school… Sasuke's was right. Neji and Hinata were picked up by Neji's Dad, and drove them to a mall in North Konoha, where the rest of their family was, and they would eat in some fancy restaurant. Neji said it served as a prize for both him and Hinata, since they finished another school year and got good grades. Naruto was going swimming with his cousins, and Ten-Ten went to the mall to buy a CD she'd been wanting, and said she was also shopping with her mom.
Walking along the sidewalk, I went through my yearbook, reading each one of the notes my classmates wrote to me.
I've got five things to say,
Get healthy exercise, eat healthy foods, sleep early, stay as energetic as you are in class, and keep up the good grades.
It's been a fun year with you in my P.E. class; even though you're as girlish as Ino, you're still as sporty as Ten-Ten. Keep it up.
Stay youthful,
-Sir Gai
Sakura! My pink haired friend!
Grad was awesome last night, huh? That Uchiha dude sure went through a lot of effort just to have that special moment for you. LOL, I laughed so hard when I saw your shocked face. It was hilarious. Oh well, that's all… have a great summer! I won't see you next year cuz I'm going to a different school… but I'll see you around… we don't live that far from each other.
-temari
Yo.
Nice attempt of removing my mask. Unfortunately, yours and Sasuke's plan didn't work.
Anyway, it's been a pleasure being your homeroom teacher for this year. Visit back the school something, alright?
See you around, and have fun in highschool.
Peace out.
-Kakashi, the one and only.
Lmao.
Hi Sakura,
I have a lot to thank you for. So here it goes: thanks for the box of doughnut last Christmas, thanks for the cookies on my birthday last, last month, thanks for the hotdog you bought me when I didn't have lunch, thanks for the fries you shared to me when we went swimming, thanks for the cake you shared in class, thanks for the cupcakes, thanks for the chips, thanks for the pizza, thanks for the sushi, thanks for the sandwhich and thanks to every single food that you have given me.
Eat lots,
-choji
Hello Sakura,
It's been a pleasure teaching you Science and Math this year. You have been a very bright and an attentive student in class. An honourable role model to your classmates. I appreciate you volunteering for designing the yearbooks, and clearly you did a very well job. I hope you have a happy and fun summer vacation.
-Miss Kurenai
Ok, I don't really know you but I know you're this girl who had a huge crush on Gaara in sixth grade.
I'm not going to West Leafs like most of everyone. I'm going to another school where Temari will go to. Gaara will too… but don't worry… you got that Uchiha, right? lol.
Bye. have a great summer.
-kankuro
There were a whole lot more; some from people I didn't know very well, and some from people I hang out with every time. As a flipped through the pages, something caught my eye. And flipping back, I stared strangely upon the page as I found it; the autograph corner found right beside the self-picture was filled with writing, and it even seemed as though the space wasn't enough.
"Ok…" I thought. "Turns out hehad filled the whole page, after all."
After all the messages my classmates a written me, this one was the one that had caught my attention the most, so much it made me stop walking in the middle of the sidewalk as I read it.
Hey Sakura,
Well um… I'm here, getting complains from Neji who said I took a really long time writing this, which I probably did, and you're out in the field right. You seem to be having fun. Uh… I guess all I can say is I'm pretty lucky to have met you. I'm glad I did. Even though you annoyed me to death, I had fun times with you. Remember that time Shino placed a bug on your head? You're face was hilarious. And that time you tripped, and the other time that Lee made a public announcement that he loved you. Those times, you were so embarrassed… and your face looked hilarious. I laughed so hard.
But then… those weren't the only times I've had fun with you. I had fun when we did the yearbook together, when we did homework together, when we cheated on our game of badminton with Kakashi and Kurenai, when we cheated and helped each other when we were playing signal on cards, and all the times we hang-out… even the times that it was only the two of us… it was fun.
Remember that time when the eight of us went swimming in this water park, and we went to this long pool that actually went all around the water park? It was long… really long, since the water park was huge. I think it was called river or something, since it had this really strong current. Then, we were all gonna go to a different slide, and we all go out of the pool using the wide stairs with 3 or 4 steps on it. Then, somehow, don't know how, but you were still being pulled by the current while we all were already in the exit spot when it had current. If we left you, it would've taken at least 10 minutes for you to reach the other exit. Remember how you kept screaming cuz you didn't wanna be left alone and that you were literally getting by the current and you only have one had held onto the wall. Then I ran over to you and I reached out my hand. You reached out, too, and held my hand and then I pulled you out. It was a huge issue that went around the school for weeks.
Well anyway, I've wrote a lot, haven't I? Heh. Oh well.
I'm sorry for the things I've done to you too… you know… the typical things I did to you for the past seven years… like banging your head to the wall, or pushing you off the stairs… the typical things. But, I never really meant it… or maybe I did but… you were seriously getting annoying.
Well… that's it. Um, Thanks for everything. And sorry for everything too…always stay the way you are… you know, your funny, kind, cheerful, annoying, friendly, smart and mischievous little self? I like that in a friend… someone who cares and doesn't listen just cuz they want gossip…and beautiful...pretty... I'm notgonna say hot because that's just sick...anyway, stay that way, ok?
Oh and um...you the known times where I never let you do anything... cuz I think it's not safe... then you just yelled at me saying "Stop telling me what or what not to do! You're not my dad! So shut up!" Yup... I remember your exact words. Probably because it was the first time you actually yelled at me... And yeah, I'm sorry about... telling you what to do. You know why I do that? Because one time, I came to your house... you weren't there. Your parents said you've been gone for six hours already. And... surprisingly, I was worried. Then 2 hours later, you came back and turns out you just went to the mall. But that was probably the first time I've been so worried in my life. Weird huh? I hate you, but then... I was worried. When you left again to go to Ino's house, your mom told me to like, take care of you... and watch over you when your parents are not home... which was almost everyday. I thought she was only kidding that time, turns out she wasn't. And guess what? That's what I'm doing... and I was pretty flattered when your mom trusted you with me. Trust. It's a nice thing, you know...You might wanna consider trusting me too... lol
Anyway, this is weird. I'm... not acting me...lol. I actually want to just scribble all this stuffthat I've wrote and just say a simple "Have a great summer! -sasuke" but if I do that, I'll probably end up scribbling all over my profile since... this already took over most of the page. So I'm not gonna do that.
See you tomorrow. Naruto said he wanted to go swimming. So we'll probably go.
See yah. Take Care. Have a great summer.
-Sasuke.
THE END
FEAR OF THE DARK
I am a man who walks alone
And when I'm walking a dark road
At night or strolling through the park
When the light begins to change
I sometimes feel a little strange
A little anxious when it's dark
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark,
I have a constant fear that something's always near
Fear of the dark, fear of the dark,
I have a phobia that someone's always there
Have you ever run your fingers down the wall
And have you felt your neck skin crawl
When you're searching for the light?
Sometimes when you're scared to take a look
At the corner of the room
You've sensed that something's watching you
Have you ever been alone at night
Thought you heard footsteps behind
And turned around and no-one's there?
And as you quicken up your pace
You find it hard to look again
Because you're sure there's someone there
Watching horror films the night before
Debating witches and folklore
The unknown troubles on your mind
Maybe your mind is playing tricks
You sense, and suddenly eyes fix
On dancing shadows from behind
When I'm walking a dark road
I am a man who walks alone...
-lainey-bo-bainey
(summer in Ontario is so hot...lol)