Chapter 4 – Accusations and Finger Pointing
AN: I'm sorry this chapter isn't edited. So I'm sorry if there are any typos or if something doesn't make sense.
Back at class later that day when the lunch bell had rung and the students of Konoha High rushed out of their classrooms to escape their cramped learning environments, Sakura started spreading the word around the courtyard. The word of the ferocious bloodthirsty vampires.
Though the majority of the student population laughed at her, mocked her and teased her at first, the moment she started showing the journal around… they became believers.
After all, it wasn't everyday you encounter a really old looking journal with suspicious blood-like smears all over it's yellowed pages. And it was definitely not everyday when you read a particularly detailed piece of text about how to slay someone while making it look like you didn't do it and a how-to guide of sucking blood. If that didn't scream vampire, or at least half-crazed psychotic murderer, they didn't know what did
After gathering enough followers and believers by the second bell at half-time of lunch, Sakura decided she would face the problem head on and either smoke the vampire out slowly or to go confront the vampire directly. It wasn't that she knew who the vampire was… because she didn't, she just figured that if she went back to the place she had found the journal, the person who had "misplaced" it, would be there. The poor unfortunate sucker.
"Okay everyone! This is the plan." Sakura finally said to the group after thinking her plan over thoroughly. "First we go to the spot where I found this journal. Then we confront the person there and see if he or she is or acts suspicious. After that, we drive him or her out of the school! We protest, make petitions, give them a hard time. Whatever it takes people! Are we all clear?" Sakura lifted her hands up high in the air and gave a big battle cry.
A bored sounding voice interrupted her. "And what if no-one is there? At the place you found the journal, I mean. Any one of us here could be this 'vampire' you're talking about and here you are, revealing your plan to everyone. Ino could easily be the vampire, so could Chouji. It could even be me, for all you guys know."
Sakura looked up, a bit surprised that bored Shikamaru of all people was asking a question. Not that she was doubting his intelligence, of course she wasn't, but he was one of the people who didn't come of their own will and were dragged into following her by Ino.
Sakura pondered this for a moment and after a while gave her answer. "If no-one is in the place I found the journal," she started slowly, "then we're all going to be stay extra alert and be aware of our classmates activities, to see if they act shady. We'll have to keep an eye on everyone. Best friends, teachers, etcetera."
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Meanwhile, in the principal's office, Naruto was carrying on with another lunchtime detention.
"Dammit, Naruto!" the principal yelled, "If you keep coming in to school late, I'm going to have to keep putting you in detention. I can't show favouritism."
Naruto started to whine. "But Tsunade, Gai doesn't mind it when I'm late. He says that we should enjoy the springtime of our youths."
"Well then count yourself lucky Iruka came by when he did. And that he reported it. Coming to school late three times in a row gets you in detention Naruto! You should know that by now!" By now Tsunade was starting to get really exasperated. Naruto was late almost everyday now.
"Tsunade… Can I please go to lunch this one time? Pretty please. I've finally made my first male friend and here you are, keeping me from him. You know how much this means to me…" Naruto was then turning his sad puppy dog eyes on Tsunade which silently accused her of being cruel and heartless.
"Listen here brat. Don't think you can just… get out of detention just like…" Tsunade trailed off.
The puppy dog eyes triumph again.
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Sakura sniffed the air and listened intently as she was approaching the back of the sports shed with her squad, taking great care to not talk or make loud noises. After all, this was a vampire they were dealing with. There was no telling what could happen. Danger was just around the corner now.
Sakura picked up her walkie talkie and started whispering into it. "This is group A." she said, "We are in position. What's your status, group B? Over."
Two seconds later Ino reported back. "This is group B. We're on the move and will be in position in approximately 3 seconds commander. Over."
Sakura's plan involved the believers to be split into two groups so they had a sort of pincer formation around the shed to block both possible escapes. She also thought of having a small backup group to have behind the back fence of the school, just in case the vampire could fly, but then decided against it when she realised that even if the vampire could fly, he or she would probably fly some way away from the school. Sakura decided to lead group A and assigned Ino to be the command leader of group B.
When Ino and group B was in position, Sakura gave a small announcement on the walkie talkies and to her group.
"There's no telling who this vampire is." She started. "Shikamaru's right. It could be that no one is going to be behind that damned shed. But. Just in case there is, I would like everyone to act seriously. I'm well aware that quite a few of you only tagged along to have something to do or to laugh at my insanity or whatever it is that you're doing this for, but this is serious business and you'd better not screw up! On that note, we're all going to have to face the fact that the person behind this here shed is a vampire AND no matter how long you've known them or how good friends you are, he or she must be eradicated or at least kicked out immediately."
Sakura took a deep breath and told herself to calm down. "Okay," she said, "Let's get started."
Both groups started to close in get closer and closer to the edge of the shed when they heard someone curse loudly.
"Damn!" They heard a distinctly male voice utter from behind the shed. "Where the hell did it go! I had it and then it just disappeared!"
Sakura and the believers froze immediately, rooted to the spot, and were starting to go into panic mode as Sakura was whispering hysterically to her group and through the walkie talkie. "Oh my Gosh! The thing is actually behind the shed and looking for the diary! If anyone wants to back out, now your chance. There might not be any chances later."
Unsurprisingly at least half of group A dropped out along with three quarters of group B. But at least Sakura didn't have to do it alone. Ino was still there.
"Sakura, just so you know, me, Shikamaru, Chouji and Kiba are behind you all the way. Right fellas?"
"Right!"
Sakura allowed herself a small smile. "Thanks Ino." She said before getting back into Commander mode. "Alright people. Let's hop to it! On the count of three, we go in. One, two, three!
Group A and group B simultaneously turned into the corners of the shed. What they saw shocked them but also confirmed some of their suspicions.
Sakura gasped loudly. "Oh my God!" she said before she passed out cold.
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AN: Sorry this chapter is kinda short… I was originally going to reveal the person behind the shed in this chapter but then a small part of my already small brain told me not to. You guys probably know who it is anyway. I just want to say thankyou to a few loyal reviewers… You make me soooo happy♥:
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