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Chapter 4

The next day after school Sasori met up with some of his new friends in the parking lot. The plan Sakura was talking about was going to the mall with everyone. They were all going to try to get jobs and, seeing as Sasori hasn't really eaten much, he agreed and said he needed one to.

Naruto was the one driving. He and Temari were the only ones in the group that had a car. He had and old looking black four runner. The only problem was that there were four open seats and five of them.

Sasori ended up sitting in the trunk of the car, which is fine because it was an open trunk so he wouldn't suffocate or anything.

He was deep in thought when the car started and was still deep in thought when someone landed next to him. He jumped when Sakura poked him in the arm, causing her to start laughing.

He glared at her but started laughing himself after a minute.

"What are you doing back here? You had a seat." He said after calming down.

After she calmed herself she looked at him and smiled. "You looked lonely so I thought id join you back here."

He smiled and thanked her. They started talking for a while again until the car finally stopped. Sasori looked up and saw that they were at the mall.

Shikamaru opened the trunk for them and Sasori helped Sakura out before getting out himself. They walked in and Sasori was amazed.

He already knew that malls were big, but this one was bigger than most. Naruto smiled and turned to everyone. "So, I say we start with the bigger stores first, so that more than one of us might work together."

Sasori nodded and they headed into the nearest store.

There were a lot of stores in the mall and Sasori and his friends literally applied to most of them. They had stopped for some food before they left. Sasori had refused any money his friends tried to give him. He didn't like borrowing money he couldn't pay back right away. At the moment Sakura was trying to force food down his throat.

"I know you're hungry, so eat the damn food!" she yelled while pinning his head to the table and trying to shove a chicken strip in his mouth.

"I said no! I'm fine ok?" Sasori yelled back, pushing her away and finally breaking away. Naruto was laughing the whole time.

"Dude, just eat it and she'll leave you alone!" He said between laughs.

Finally Sakura was able to shove it into his mouth. "HA! GOT YOU!" She yelled in triumph. Sasori glared at her but ate it anyways. He was hungry after all.

"So do you think anyone will hire us?" Naruto finally asked after everyone settled down again.

Sasori shrugged. "I hope so. I really need this job."

"Same here. It'll pay for my car." Shikamaru said.

They finally headed for the car after that but Sakura pulled Sasori by the arm and hung back a little. They had become really close friends in the two days they had known each other and Sasori liked it.

Naruto smirked to himself when Sakura pulled Sasori back.

"Hey, I think something's going on between those two." He said to Shikamaru, pointing towards the pair behind them.

Shikamaru just shrugged. "There might. Then again, they've only known each other for two days."

"Yeah but look how much time they spend together!"

"They have a couple classes together, that's it."

"Yeah but they spend all period talking to each other."

Hinata decided now was a good time to jump in. "I-I agree with N-naruto."

"I think so to." Temari stated simply.

Shikamaru just sighed. "Whatever."

Sakura sat in the trunk with Sasori again on the way home. Naruto was grinning the whole time and Shikamaru rolled his eyes every time Naruto smirked at him.

They got to his apartment building and he got out and said goodbye. Sakura gave him another hug, Naruto smiling again, and then they left.

Sasori walked up to his apartment and closed the door. It wasn't that late but he didn't have anything to do so he lied down on his bed and thought.

Not too long later, his phone rang. He didn't need to think about who it was. He answered the phone and didn't stop talking to Sakura until he absolutely had to go to sleep. He hung up and got ready for bed.

Before he went to sleep he was thinking about, who else, Sakura.

He didn't know why though. 'Could I possibly have feelings for her? I've only known her for two days!'

He shook his head and tried to go to sleep. He didn't fall asleep for another two hours.

A week later…

Sasori had gotten a job at a restaurant as a waiter. Sakura had also been hired at the same restaurant and was scheduled at the same time as Sasori. Naruto claimed that they rigged it somehow so they could be together.

Naruto himself had gotten a job in a music store across the way from Sasori's work at the same time as them so they had a ride to. Lucky them.

Since they worked together, Sasori and Sakura spent a lot of time together. Sasori had figured out in that time that he did in fact have feelings for Sakura.

They were on their break one day when she said something that made his heart sink.

"I'm going to tell Sasuke how I feel." She said with determination.

Sasori nodded and smiled but he was heartbroken. She was an awesome girl and cared about everyone so there was no way any guy would, or could, say no to her. In his opinion anyways.

"Well, I wish you luck! Though I doubt you'll need it, any guy would love to be the object of your affection!" Sasori said in a fake tone of happiness.

She smiled and got up to go back to work. When she was out of sight, Sasori's face fell and he whispered to himself, "…including me."

After that he got up as well and went back to work to.

When their shifts were over they waited for Naruto to get out and headed home. The whole way Sasori feared what the next day would bring.

Sasori got to school unusually early the next day and just waited around till school started.

His first class went by fast. He didn't bother to pay attention anyways.

After class, Sakura made her move.

Sasori watched from a distance as Sakura poured her heart out to Sasuke who, much to Sasori's annoyance and anger, looked annoyed and pissed off.

Sasuke was yelling something at Sakura, who looked like she was close to tears. This just furthered Sasori's anger.

Finally Sasuke turned to leave but Sakura reached out and grabbed his arm, only to be swiftly punched in the face and sent her to the ground in shock. Finally Sasori's anger got the best of him.

Before anyone could say or do anything, Sasori charged forward and delivered a bone crushing right hook to Sasuke's face, sending him flying back at least four feet.

Sasuke was stunned for a moment but quickly regained his composure and got up and charged Sasori. Sasori quickly side stepped out of the way and kicked Sasuke in the back of the knees, sending him to his knees, and then spun and kicked him in the side of the head.

Sasori had had to learn to fend for himself in the past. This fight was nothing.

Sasuke got up again and shook his head but before he could move, Sasori was on him. He delivered a series of jabs and more bone crushing punches to Sasuke's stomach and chest, not giving the kid time to react.

He threw an incredibly strong punch into the middle of Sasuke's stomach, making him bend over, and then swiftly kneed him in the face, then kicked him in the chest and sent him skidding across the floor.

By now a crowd had gathered around the two, and were now chanting and yelling and cheering on their favorite fighter. Among the crowd were Sasori's friends. They just watched on in awe as their friend best the shit out of Sasuke. Naruto was the only one actually yelling, as he got over his surprise pretty fast.

"WOOO! GO SASORI! BEAT HIS ASS!" Seemed to be his favorite cheer.

Finally, after never landing a hit and having a bleeding and broken nose, Sasuke got up and ran away.

People booed and cheered, but Sasori didn't listen and went right to Sakura, who was still stunned and sitting on the ground. Tears were falling down her cheeks.

Sasori helped her up and walked away with her, away from all the on lookers and somewhere private where she could let it out.

Sasori knew what was going to happen next. He knew it was only going to spell disaster, but there was no way in hell anyone was going to get away with hitting his friend unscathed. All that mattered now was that Sakura was okay and needed his help.

Sasuke was pretty much running down the hall towards the principal's office. Despite the beating he just received, he was smiling. He had planned this to happen, more or less.

He had planned on beating Sasori up, not the other way around, but he underestimated the kids strength.

The second part of his plan was bound to work though. It always did when it came to what he was about to do.

He got to the principal's office and walked right past the receptionist, Kabuto, who had gotten used to his visits.

The principal was a tall, skinny man with extremely pale skin and long black hair that went down to his back. He had golden eyes which, oddly, resembled those of a snake. There was a plaque on his desk that read "Principal Orochimaru"

Orochimaru already knew who it was and didn't look up from his papers. "Hello Sasuke. What can I help you with?"

He looked up after saying that and he was shocked to see his favorite student in such bad shape. "My god Sasuke, what happened?"

Sasuke just shrugged. "Got in a fight with the new kid, Sasori."

"So what do you propose I do to him?"

"Expel him."

Orochimaru scratched his head. "I can't just do that because of a fight…" He paused and then smiled very evilly. "…but what if someone was to call the police and find something on him?"

Sasuke smiled just as evilly. "Way ahead of you." With that Sasuke pulled three things out of his bag: a bag of some green leafy material in a Ziploc bag, a black barreled metal object and a metal object with a long blade.

Orochimaru smiled again. "And I'm guessing you thought of a way to get this into his bag?"

"Yep." Sasuke smirked and proceeded to tell of his plan.

Sasori had been called to the principal's office during his next class. He had to leave Sakura, who was still very upset, alone so he could have a talk with the principal. He already knew what it was about.

When he got there the receptionist just waved him in. He didn't notice Sasuke hiding behind the desk.

The principal sighed when he walked in and had him sit down in a chair by the door, which was a little ajar.

"So, you got in a fight. That's pretty serious, you know that right?" Orochimaru started.

While the two talked, Sasuke slipped silently into the door and slid the three items from before into Sasori's backpack. He smiled evilly to himself as he left, knowing he had succeeded.

After his meeting with the principal, and after lunch, four police officers showed up in Sasori's class and asked to search his bag. He was curious as to why but let them. He was completely stunned when they pulled out three things that he had never seen before. What's worse was what they were.

One cop placed a hand on his tazer as the other held the three offending objects. He looked at Sasori before speaking. "Looks like this kids loaded." He inspected the black object for a minute. "And so is this gun."

He placed the gun next to the long bladed combat knife and the bag of drugs. Sasori was speechless. He had never seen those before in his life! He didn't even smoke and had never dared drink, after seeing what it did to his father.

"Son, turn around and put your hands behind your head."

Sasori snapped back to reality and uttered the first thing that came to mind. "…not mine."

The cop leaned in as he was putting the handcuffs on Sasori. "What was that son?"

Sasori glared at the cop, having regained his composure. "I said, those aren't mine. And don't call me son." He knew how cliché he sounded but he was telling the truth.

The cop laughed. "Yeah, never heard that line before! C'mon, you've got places to be."

He started to lead Sasori away, although not without complaint, when Naruto decided to jump up and block the door.

The cop growled angrily. "Out of the way kid."

Naruto stood his ground and didn't even flinch at the commanding tone of the officer's voice. "No. I've known Sasori for a while and I can tell he's not lying when he said that those aren't his. He's not the kind of guy to own those, and I'm not moving until you let him go."

By now others had got up and joined Naruto in protest. First Hinata, then Shikamaru, surprisingly awake through the whole thing, followed by Temari and Kiba. Finally Sakura stood up and took her place with her friends in protecting Sasori.

The cop was only mildly irritated when Naruto disobeyed him, but know he was ticked off. He wasn't the kind of guy who took disobedience lightly. He nodded to the other cops, who started pulling the kids away from the door. Naruto though, wasn't going down without a fight.

As one started to pull him away by the arm, Naruto spun around and pinned the cop to the teachers desk, much to his astonishment. This only got Naruto put in handcuffs as well. In the commotion, the head cop got Sasori out the door. As he was being pulled through the door, Sasori looked back at Sakura, who met his gaze, and saw that she was worried. He gave her a reassuring smile as he was roughly pulled away, though he didn't have a very positive outlook on what was happening.

Author's notes: Sasuke is evil I tell you! Evil! Well I told you there was going to be some action! For those of you who wonder if Sasori will be ok…KEEP READING! Please comment, it helps me right better to know what I'm doing right and what I'm not.