-Appears from inside an upturned cardboard box- why hello again!
A very big thank you to all my lovely and awesomely awesome reviewers! To you I will always be grateful!
ATTENTION: I have not only got a big production of the musical "Fame" coming up, but a GCSE maths module too! If I don't pass this module with at least a B, I can kiss goodbye to getting into college!
So as a result of this: There will be no updates at all in the next 2 weeks due to my intense revision schedule.
I am unbelievably sorry and I AM NOT abandoning the story! Far from it! So please stay tuned!
Here's the next chapter and I apologise in advance for any inaccurate ideas (e.g. how long it takes for ribs to heel etc etc)
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, because I'm really that stupid.
Fitting In
Chapter 7 – Sasuke
Yeah thanks mum, thanks a lot.
So much for the wonderful and caring mother that catered to my every need whilst I was nursing my pitiful broken bones! Oh no, now I have the old dragon back!
The one that yells at me every single bloody waking hour of the day!
Yes that stupid woman.
You will never believe what she is making me do! My bones have only been fully healed for a mere few DAYS and she is already starting on me to get back to school.
Is she insane? I can't go back to school! No way! Not after everything that's happened!
I mean everyone knows whats been going on.
EVERYONE!
Well you know what if everyone knows how come the fucking police are totally oblivious? They still haven't even started to realise that it was Konan, Haku and … him that have done this!
BUT EVERYONE STILL KNOWS ANYWAY!!
I don't think I'm really going to be able to face this. I would constantly be looking over my shoulder, checking that the blue haired punk isn't standing there with a knife ready to slit my throat.
I'd be on the look out for that crazy transsexual psychopath, making sure he isn't anywhere to be seen with his rock hard doc martins, ready to kick me to death.
And I know that … he isn't in school.
But
What if he suddenly comes back?
What if … what if he …
What if I see him and fall for him all over again, even after all the crazy shit he's done to me.
I am not strong enough for that! I can't even bring myself to say his name! How am I ever going to be able to face him!
It's a wonder I've made it this far without bumping into him, I mean we live on the same road for crying out loud!
Though I have found out exactly why it is he hasn't been in school.
To be honest it isn't even a surprise after everything he's put me through!
…
He was excluded for 3 months, because he stabbed his brother in a corridor.
….
HE STABBED HIS OWN BROTHER!
And from what Ino told me, his brother almost died from the loss of blood.
And all that sad motherfucker got was a 3-month exclusion!
The police didn't get involved or anything!
This town is unbelievably corrupt! It's like the whole of the greebo clic has society wrapped around they're little fingers, and the police, the authorities and even the stupid teachers manage to turn a blind eye to everything that goes on.
You know it's a marvel that he even managed to get punished!
I felt like a fool when I told Ino what happened.
I explained everything to her:
When I first met him
Becoming friends with him
How he was never in school
The fight
And
The heartbreak.
She sat and let me talk.
She held me tightly like the brilliant friend she is, whilst I sobbed my heart out.
And
She explained to me about just what sort of person he is.
It was so hard to come to grips with what an idiot I had been. Every single shred of dignity had ever possessed just vanished into thin air.
And all because of that jerk.
Mum hasn't got a clue about any of that though. That's probably one of the reasons why she's making me go to school again.
That's what I'm doing now. Staring out of our car window watching the greenery turn into an urban landscape on my way to Konoha high.
It's like apocalypse now.
x……………x…………….x
"Sakura! Oh thank god! I was so worried when you weren't on the bus this morning and you said you were coming back today and I was so worried …" Ino started babbling as I took one step out of the car.
"Oh sorry Hun, I forgot to ring ahead and pre-warn you! Listen my ribs still hurt quite a bit, can you give me a hand?" I managed to say, cutting into her rant.
I bent forward and pulled myself out of the car, whilst the crazy blonde pulled my bag out of the boot and handed me my crutch.
I had taken to walking with a crutch ever since the doctor told me I could start to walk around again.
And even though my ribs were technically fixed they still stung like mad, the crutch did dull the pain down a bit at least.
"No I'll carry your bag Sak!" Hinata sang as I went to pull it out of Inos grip.
"Yeah there is no way you can carry it!" The blonde agreed, whilst she handed it to Hinata with a satisfied grin.
"God guys I'm not THAT crippled I can carry my own firkin bag!" I moaned, trying and failing to prise the bag out of the raven-haired girls grip.
"Your friends are right Sakura, no pressure! your chest is still a bit tender"
I glared daggers in my mothers' direction after this statement, and she took that as her cue to leave.
"Oh Sak I thought you were going to dye your hair back again! You know after the run in with whatsisface!" Ino sighed whilst taking a small lock of my hair in her fingers and observing the light honey colour with a small frown.
"Yes I know, but after breaking my ribs, there isn't any way in hell I can face one of Jaraiyas lectures! Trust me it's staying this way! At least until I can persuade the queen to write and tell old lady Tsunade to tell her that pink is in fact my natural hair colour!" I sighed in reply, whilst hobbling through the front doors of the school.
The second I placed one foot over the threshold and into the atrium, everyone just went totally silent.
Dead ghostly silent.
Hundreds of heads just twisted to stare at me as I pulled myself along the floor, wincing slightly when I bashed my ribs against my arm (Accidentally obviously! I sooo wanted to make myself look like a helpless loser in front of what appeared to be a crowd of the ENTIRE SCHOOL!)
"Why are they staring?" I finally managed to squeak as I passed a very curious looking bunch of Indies whose usual peace loving ethics appeared to have been disturbed with my … um … negative vibes?
"Sak sweetie, I wasn't joking when I told you that EVERYONE knew what happened. Not about you and him obviously, but your whole run in with the Greebos!" Ino whispered in reply.
WHAT?
I thought the crazy bitch had been exaggerating when she told me that!!
Everyone knew?
Oh god I am so officially dead!
I'm so dead that even a frikkin Dodo is less dead than me!!
"SAKURA OH MY GOD YOUR ALIVE!!!! SAAKKUUURRAA!!!!!"
The loud and obnoxious tones of a certain Naruto Uzumaki echoed, louder than an avalanche tremor, through the school building, as I saw the insane blonde coursing through the silent crowds, a look of total joy on his face.
Watching Hinata transform into a bright tomato I knew it was official.
I was Dead.
x……………x…………….x
"Wow Sak it is so good to have you back! Teasing Neji in art has not been nearly as fun without you and your army of paintbrushes attacking from behind!" Naruto chuckled, as he leaned back in his chair in the English classroom.
Our teacher, Kakashi, was so far passed caring about what was going on in his class that he'd taken out a book and was reading it, feet up on his desk.
It was just one of those days, when not even the teachers really gave a shit about what was going on.
I was being cautious though. English was now a very dangerous class to be in for me.
Konan was sat 2 tables behind me, and I could feel her eyes tearing into my back, stabbing at my shoulders with her horrible death glare.
"Naruto that's great but please keep your voice down a bit, your drawing the attention of certain dangerous individuals!" I hissed in the blondes' ear, before slumping down on my desk and propping a book up in front of my face.
"Oh woops yeah sorry about that Sak, you know what I'm like with my volume button!"
"Yeah you don't have one! But please please please could you try? I don't want my ribs broken again!"
"Ok ok ok, I'll shut up." Naruto sighed, running his hands through his hair and stealing a small and subtle glance in Hinatas direction.
I couldn't help but smirk.
"For petes sake would you just ask her out already!" I giggled softly, so only Naruto could here me.
"Shut up Sak you don't know what you're talking about!" The obnoxious blonde mumbled back, whilst trying desperately to hide his increasingly red face.
"Yeah sure whatever, but you know just what she thinks of you! Your good to go when you're ready! Try not to care about what sort of gossip you 2 might stir up!"
I replied teasingly.
"Oh actually talking of Gossip you'll never guess whose coming back next week!"
"Oh for gods sake stop changing the subject you idiot!"
"No go on guess! It's totally obvious, but still guess!"
"Ok, umm Kiba?" I sighed.
"No Gaara! 3 months is up he's back in school! You know he's a right laugh even if he is a greebo you'll love him you know!"
…
"Sakura?"
…
"Yoo hoo Sak?"
…
He …
He just said …
Oh no
Oh No
OH NO!!
No I can't deal with this right now.
No
Oh no this can't be HAPPENING!!
I felt my body begin to shake. Shaking like a leaf in a fierce storm.
And these feelings that are pulsing through all of my veins.
Fear, panic, terror
I've got to get out of here.
OH FUCK I HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE!!
My shoulder hit the floor as I slid sideways off of my chair. I felt my ribs bruise, but I couldn't concentrate on that.
I knew Naruto was yelling at me, and I know I should have just sat back in my seat, I mean people were starting to stare.
But I just needed to get out of the rowdy classroom, and fast.
"Kakashi I have to go!" I managed to splutter in the silver haired mans direction.
I didn't bother for a reply.
I pulled back the doorhandle, grabbed my crutch and ran as best I could out of the door and down the corridor.
x……………x…………….x
Crap
Crap
Oh I'm so screwed, I am SO SCREWED!
There isn't a way in hell I'm getting out of this, I just …
… I just …
Oh fuck it … he's coming back!
My legs were working on there own accord.
I was running towards the lockers, along corridors, up stairs.
It's just a blind panic! One horrible blind panic attack that I just can't describe.
How on earth am I going to be able to face the boy that crushed my ribs and totally broke my heart?
I'm just not strong enough!
I crashed heavily into the lockers, and found myself slipping towards the floor, sliding my back against the cold metal of the locked compartments.
How can this be happening?
I mean I knew it was eventually going to happen … but next week?
I'm just not ready to face him.
How can I face him … I
Tears spurted out of my eyes and stained the black fabric of my jeans, as I pulled my knees to my chest.
I mean how on earth can I …
"Are you ok?"
A smooth comforting voice sort of echoed down to me from above my head somewhere, cutting right through my thoughts and pulling me back to reality.
I lifted my chin slightly …
And found myself staring into the big black eyes of
Sasuke Uchiha.
The most popular guy in the entire school.
"Sakura? Are you ok?"
I felt him slide down next to me, arms dangling casually over his bent knees, face staring at me with a small crease of concern on his forehead.
"Um … heh … no I'm not …" I managed to choke in return, before sliding a wrist across my eyes to clear my tears, and smudge my eyeliner.
"Listen I know what happened" The raven-haired boy said softly placing an arm on my shoulder.
"Oh come on who hasn't! The whole bloody school knows what happened!" I spluttered in reply, fresh tears rolling down my cheeks.
"Sakura you are going to be ok! I know it's hard to believe, but nothing bad is going to happen to you!"
What? He didn't even know me! He had no idea what the hell was going on!
Why the hell was he being so flipping chummy and sympathetic?
"Look what would you know! You have no idea what I've been through!"
"Yeah your right I don't! But I know that I wouldn't let anything happen to you. I promise you that Gaara wont hurt you! I really wont let him!" he said softly.
Dude Ino really wasn't kidding when she said he liked me!
I felt his arms wrap around my timid frame.
I don't know why I even let him hug me as I continued to sob softly.
I have no idea why I told him that I appreciated him trying to help me out.
I have no idea why I let Sasuke Uchiha get close to me.
All I do know is that I hope to god…
That he really wont let anything happen to me.
Poor Sakura things are not going to well for her! First broken ribs then having to face Gaara in school any day now!
I think I'd be having a panic attack too!
Like I said no updates for a week or so! Actually I lie I will update on the 19th as I promised in time for praying-cherry-blossom.1's birthday.
I don't want to break that promise!
Anyway please review (did I mention this seems to be my most reviewed story? I feel incredibly proud!)