A/N: I Do Not Own Naruto. Well, not yet... Lol xD
Sakura's thoughts- Italic
Sasuke's thoughts- bold italic
Change of scene- underlined italic
Someone else's thoughts and or other information- bold underlined italic
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With Sakura, Hinata, Ino, Tenten, and Itachi
"Hinata, have you figured anything out yet?" Sakura said as she entered the room with four bowls of instant ramen. She handed on to each of the girls, givning an apologetic smile to Itachi who merely grunted.
"No not yet," Hinata said as she thanked Sakura for the ramen. Sakura's mother had agreed to letting them sleep over, saying that they had homework to catch up on. "Why haven't you told your mom yet?" Tenten said she blew on her ramen to cool it down.
"Well, they wouldn't understand," I said as I sat down next to Ino on the ground. "Oh, wait!" Everyone turned their attention to Hinata who was staring at the computer screen. "what is it?" Tenten said getting up.
"It says here..." Hinata said pointing to the screen. "That mediators or 'shifters' known to some, can also travel to the death realm." This time I stood up. "Really? How?" I asked Hinata.
"Well... That's the hard part," I raised my eyebrow. "It says we need something of Sasuke's, then we need to stand in the exact place he stood at the time-- preferring a few hours before the accident, then we should be able to picture the place."
I thought for a moment. "First things first, anyone have anything of Sasuke's?"
With Sasuke
Ok. Maybe the young Uchiha genius wasn't really thinking of escaping at the time. He was more likely trying to figure out his feelings for Sakura, at least in the mean time.
What the hell had I gotten myself into... He thought as he paced around the place. It looked bleaked, almost lifeless. Tsk, of course it's lifeless. Your dead! He rolled his eyes. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he saw some kind of guardian.
The same one Sakura saw in her nightmare.
Said guardian walked up toward Sasuke. Sasuke's eyebrow raised. "What are you doing here?" The guardian said, annoyed. Sasuke rolled his eyes, then sighed. "I am Sasuke Uchiha." The guardian didn't move.
And as if he just remembered the pink haired girl earlier he said, "Look, like I told your little... pink-haired friend. You aren't supposed to be here," Scolding. Sasuke remained emotionless, at least enough to keep his dignity.
The guardian sighed, now even more annoyed. "You are not. I repeat not supposed to be here. Not yet. It's too soon." He said slowly as if he were talking to an idiot. Sasuke glared. This guy was really testing his nerves, talking to a Uchiha like that.
"Then how," Sasuke said through gritted teeth. "Do you suppose I get out of here?" Guardian merely laughed at the young boy. He muttered something like-- "They get dumber every century..." And disappear.
Sasuke just blinked. Once. Twice. Then he realized what happened. "Damn." He sat back down on the white floor, wondering what he could do.
Sakura better be thinking of a plan.
With Sakura, Ino and Hinata
We ended up going to Ino's place. Apparently, she still had some stuff of Sasuke's when she was in the 'obsessed' phase. "Okay, remember not to laugh," Ino said while holding the doorknob of a room behind her closet.
"Yeah, yeah. Just open the door." I said. Ino took in a deep breath and opened the door. Immediately, Tenten, Hinata and Sakura's eyes widened. Because, in their blond-headed friend's closet was a shrine to Sasuke.
A Shrine. That just spells 'issues' all over it. "Hello?" Ino said as she waved her hand infront of her 3 friend's faces. Well infront of 4, if you count Itachi who had the size of oranges as eyes.
"That... is creepy," Itachi said. I nodded. "Okay, let's see... We've got pictures, Uchiha crests... Hey Ino why do you have his underwear?" I raised my eyebrow. Ino scratched her head nervously. I rolled my eyes, Stalker...
I looked around, there had to be something that Sasuke held in a place we know, or else we can't do it properly. Just then my gaze landed on... a red ribbon? I took it in my hands. "Ino, why is there that ribbon you gave me when were 5, in your shrine to Sasuke?"
Ino's eyes widened. "You don't know?" I shook my head. "Oh.. Then I probably forgot to tell you. I didn't give you that ribbon." I tilted my head. "You wha...?" Ino continued, "Sasuke did. He told me to give it to you. I still don't know why though."
I held the ribbon closer. Tenten and Hinata exchanged curious looks. Ino sighed. "Flashback time?" Tenten and Hinata nodded. Ino sighed. "Okay, fine..."
Yay! Flashback Time!
Little Sasuke Uchiha was leaning against a cherry blossom tree outside of the academy. For awhile now, he had been keeping an eye on a certain pink-haired girl. He looked down at the ribbon in his hands."Sasuke-kun!" He turned his head, instantly he regretted it. He sighed, Karin...
She followed the gaze of her young beloved. "Sasuke-kun... Why are you staring at Sakura?" She asked with a somewhat shaky voice. He chose to ignore it. At the time, he agreed to being Karin's boyfriend, at least she's better than Ino in his perspective.
But he couldn't help but think he shouldv'e chose the little pink-haired girl in front of him. The bell rang, indicating it was time to go home. "Oh... Well, see you later Sasuke-kun!" Karin said giving him a small peck on the cheek.
But that didn't make him blush. The only thing that made him blush was the thought of her. Though he didn't know at the time. He shook away that thought. All of the sudden, he was barreled into a death hug by a blond.
At first he thought it was Naruto, but instead it was Ino. "Get off me." Ino backed away. She sighed, once she followed his gaze. "That was the last time I'm ever going to hug you. I've moved onto Shika-kun!" She said proudly.
Sasuke raised his eyebrow, but didn't question her. "Good for you." Ino rolled her eyes. "You know I can give that to her if you want me to," Ino said gesturing to the ribbon in his hand. Sasuke sighed, At least it's better than me giving it myself. "Hn." Sasuke said as he tossed her the ribbon.
Ino squealed. "Don't worry, I won't tell her it's from you." He nodded not really paying attention. That is until her words sank in. He slapped his forehead. He looked at the surprised Sakura. He sighed,
She'll never know...
Reality
I raised my eyebrow. Ino nodded triumphantly, saying that everything she just said was true. "Oh! That means we should use the ribbon," Hinata said finally speaking up. The other three turned towards her. She sighed.
"You see, all we have to do is go to the academy, near the tree. Sakura just has to hold it, and bam. You're in the realm. But I suggest you not to do it yet." The three raised an eyebrow at this. "I still haven't figured out the consequences on doing this. For all we know, it could be fatal."
I scoffed. "Remember? It's my fault he's dead. I'd die for him, if it means that he could live." And of course what the cherry blossom girl said, was now put to the test.
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Sorry if this is a little short, I made this chappie in my spare time. I hope you like it, this one was sort of random, please don't hate me! Don't forget to review! Ja ne!
-IPromiseYou