okay!!! chapter 3!!!

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Chapter 3

" Ugh! I'm sooo full!"

" Well that's what you get for eating eight bowls of ramen you idiot!"

" I can't help it! It's so good!"

" Whatever! I hope you know that I'm not pitching into your bill!"

" Aw! Come on!"

" No! You shouldn't have had so much!"

" Kiba!"

Once again Naruto and Kiba had started another arguement that everyone was ignoring. Everyone had finished their ramen, even Naruto, as they all just sat for a few more minutes. Neji turned to Sakura, who was sitting between him and Sasuke.

" Well, your quiet. Do you like to talk at all or do you just not like us?" he said, almost looking through her with his silver eyes. She wasn't even looking at him, instead she had her head down, looking down at her lap which she rested her hands. It was about a minute before she answered.

" No, I like you guys." she said calmly. They looked a bit confused, well, except Kiba and Naruto, who were still argueing over who was going to help Naruto pay for his ramen.

" Then what's up? You seem a little upset." Sasuke pointed out. She didn't hesitate to explain this time.

" It...it just feels so weird to be hanging with someone. Usually I'm at home or at school, no inbetween. I had a few friends, well, I think I did, and I never hung with them." she said.

They now understood a bit more about what she was about, and why she freaked out at them this morning. There was no one she really trusted. Naruto was distracted and heard the last part of the conversation.

" But we're your friends right?" he said before getting out of his seat and walking over to Sakura. She looked up and turned around to look at Naruo who was standing behind her and looking back with a huge smile. As she looked at them, she realized that she did have friends now. Maybe moving wasn't a bad thing after all.

After a few more minutes, they all got up and started to leave, except for Naruto who was digging through his pockets trying to find more money.

" I have it, I have it." he yelled trying to convince the owner that he had his money, while still searching his pockets.

" Here." said a voice from behind him.

He turned around and saw Sakura standing there handing him money. He just looked at her a little confused.

" Oh, are you sure?"

A smile covered her face as she took his hand and placed the money in it.

" I'm sure, and I don't mind." she insisted.

Smiling back, he nodded in thanks and turned to pay along with the little money he had on him.

" Let's go dobe, we don't plan on waiting."

" Yeah yeah, I'm coming."

He quickly thanked Sakura once again as they both left, trailing behind the other guys.

It was now getting dark outside and the sky was now a dark violet with the small town buildings reflecting the sky's color. All of them walked down the sidewalk talking about their plans for later, considering the fact that they didn't have to be home for a few more hours.

" So, what are we doing now?" asked Kiba.

" Well, I don't want to go home, so let's not make that an option." Sakura said before they said anything. Their attention turned to her as she looked at the ground in thought.

" Uh, why not Sakura?" Naruto asked in concern.

" It's nothing, but isn't there anywhere we can go?" she asked still looking at the ground. The guys exchanged glances, trying to come up with something.

" Let's just go to the park for a while." said Shikamaru.

" Yeah, I'd like that." said Sakura.

The park was a hill that raised above the town was the brightest place right now with the setting sun. In the center of the park was a fountain that was about twenty feet across. There were walkways leading around with a few benches and trees. Sakura was sitting on a bench with Sasuke, but they weren't sitting too close. Neji was sitting in the grass near Shikamaru, who was laying with his arms behind his head and watching the evening clouds. Kiba and Naruto were just goofing around by the fountain.

" It's really nice around here." she stated. Sasuke just looked ahead and agreed silently. " You know, maybe I'll get used to leving around here. It's not as bad as I thought it would be." His attention turned to her as she continued to speak. " I like it here better actually. I thought I'd miss my old home and school but I actually don't right now. Probably because I see myself happier here."

" Well, I hope you are happier here. I don't want you to be sad. That woudn't be very good now, would it?" She looked at him and smiled, then turned her attention back at the setting sky. " You spend all your time waiting for that second chance. Then when you finally get it, you hesitate. Everyone is like that." he looked at her. " But if you do take the chance then you're stronger then you think." She sighed a smile while looking away.

" You have a way with words."

He sighed a chuckle and looked away as well.

" Yeah, I usually don't talk to people like that. You're easy to talk to I guess."

" Well, I'm glad of that." she said and turned back to him. " I need someone to talk too."

" Well like we said before, you're our friend."

" Yeah I know."

" I think we should think on leaving soon."

She paused for a moment. " I guess."

She waved goodbye to Sasuke, Neji, and Kiba who had walked her home. It was about quater till nine and she closed the door behind her to a quiet house. ' Mom must've gone out.' she thought. She headed for the stairs and went up to her room in a happier mood then she was almost fourteen hours ago. When she got to her room, she threw her bag down on her bed and flopped down beside it.

" This day has been better then I thought." she thought. " And those guys aren't that bad looking either. But I have to admit that Sasuke is better looking then any of them." A smile appeared on her face when thinking of him. " Shikamaru is deffinately the lazy type, but still nice. Neji looks good too, but he seems serious a lot. That I think I'll have to get used too. Kiba's a jerk and yet he's sweet. I think I can get used to him. And Naruto. Oh boy. He's a nut job in the making, yet he is sweet at the same time."

She got back up off the bed and pulled open the sliding doors to her closet. Most of her shirts were hanging up in there, but most of her clothes were still in suit cases piled next to her. Grabbing some clothes she could use for pajamas, she left her room and walked down the hall into the bathroom. Running the hot water, she put her clothes down and hung a towl next to the shower. Then getting undressed, she stepped into the soothing hot water.

After she got out, she wrapped the towel around her and stood infront of the mirror. Then, the sound of a door closing caught her attention.

' Mom must be home.' she thought before turning away from the mirror and grabbing her clothes.

" Sakura?" her mom called while taking off her jacket and putting her keys on the table next to the door. She heard nothing for a few minutes as she went into the living room and sat on the couch.

" Hey!" called Sakura as she came down the stairs.

" Hey honey, so how was your first day? I noticed you didn't come home after school. Where did you go?"

" Oh, I just went out and walked around town a bit with some friends." Sakura said as she sat next to her mom on the couch.

" Oh really? That's good that you made some friends."

" Yeah." ' Better then you know.' she thought.

" So, how are these friends of yours?"

" Umm, they're really nice."

" So that's it, they're just nice? I don't get a good description of your day?"

" Okay. They're a group of boys I met on my way to school this morning."

" Okay then, and what are their names?"

Sakura sighed and didn't answer. Why did she have to be so nosie?

" Oh come on Sakura, why wont you tell me about your new friends?"

" Fine. Their names are Sasuke, Shikamaru, Neji, Naruto and Kiba."

" Okay. And what did you guys do?"

" We went to Neji's for a bit then went to Village Ramen. After we ate we went to the park for a bit."

" And do you like one of these boys?"

" I'm going to bed. Goodnight."

" Aw, your not going to tell me?"

Sakura got up and walked quickly out of the room before her mom could ask her anymore questions. She went quickly up the stairs and back into the bathroom. Brushing her hair and putting it up in a bun, she brushed her teeth too and went into her room. She flopped onto her bed with one of her legs dangling off.

' She has a point. Do I like one of them. Like...' she thought as she stared at the ceiling. Sitting up, she reached for her alarm clock on the night stand by her bed and set it. Then having to get up, she turned off her light and slowly found her way back to her bed. She burried her head in her pillow and quickly became tired. But right before she fell asleep, she finished her thought with the name she new fit.

' ...Sasuke.'

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yeah!!!! ok that chapter is complete!!! i hope you liked it!!! Read and review!!!