yay! my fastest ever update...seeing as this is only my second ever update i dont feel as proude... but yay new chapter! i tired to make this chapter funny and serisous but well... read it!!

And i have to thank my lovely editer and very good friend Harley-chan it took her long enough but the brillent work she did was worth the wait :D (not tell her i said that, she'll think its a get out jail free card)


Disclamier: i dont own Naruto (if i did Sakura would be secertly related to a member if the Akatsuki.... :P)

Chapter 3

"These shoes are $300 Ino!" Sakura said load enough for the whole store to hear.
"I know" Ino said shocked "Let's buy them!"
"No way! There not even that good looking!"

"Ya your right" Ino giggled "the 6 pairs that I've chosen to get will just have to be enough for today."
Sakura rolled her eyes
"Were meeting the others in 20minutes, I think it be a good idea to pay for these and go to meet them"
"Ok" Ino replied all giddy

The sells assistance gave them evil looks when scanning the shoes. Her look making Ino snap "What?"

"Nothing." The sells assistance said all perky and fake. "there lovely shoes, you must have a very well paying job" she said with her fake smile
"Actually I don't have a job" Ino said with an even faker smile "you see, I have no reason to get up early on the weekends and watch other people enjoying themselves while I sit behind a counter and count my tips"

Taking her bags and flipping her hair over her shoulder she walked out the shop with her head held high. Sakura and the sales assistance were completely speechless and all Sakura could do was give her an apologetic look.

It didn't take long for Sakura to catch up with Ino who was on her way to the coffee shop at the top of the restaurant area.

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"You know what that diner needs?" Sakura looked at Ino from the corner of her eye "a V.I.P room for people who just want coffee"

"You don't like coffee" Sakura bluntly stated

"Humph you know what I mean Pinky;" Ino said rolling her eyes "Oh look it's your mom."

"Hmm" Sakura replied not really caring that her mother was out shopping.

"I think she's with your dad" Sakura's ears suddenly shot up "I can't see him though just an arm she's clinging to."

Ok there was no way that was her dad purely due to the fact that they were touching. She moved so fast that before she knew what she was doing, she was leaning over Ino to look over the side of the railing to get a better view of her mother and her new mysteries man.

'Damn I can't see him'

"I wish when I get married my husband will be as sexy as your dad" Ino winked

"Ewww Ino that just plan gross! Please don't share those types of thoughts with me! Especially if there about my dad!"

Leaning back Sakura couldn't help think about the new man in her mother's life. It made her happy that her mother was happy because the past few months she seemed to get more depressed and started taking the things her father said to her seriously, which was very unlike her. She started thinking about what Ino said and if she would end up marrying someone like her father.
They were in love at the beginning but over the years they had grown further apart and the love they'd once shared turned to hatred and loneliness. What if she ended up marrying someone that she was in love with only to grow further apart until all the love they had for each other vanished and the only way that she could fill the empty void was to sleep around with man after man.

Ino realised the depressed face on Sakura, which made her worry. She had no idea what she said that could have made her mind go into a depressed melt down and she needed to think of something that could snap her out of it and make her smile again. She wasn't thinking hard enough and just said the first thing that came to mind.

"I like Shikamaru!" Crap what did she just say! Her biggest secret blurted out just to snap her friend out of her deep depressing thoughts.

Wow Sakura thought. She must have been totally out of it to get Ino to admit that. She felt slightly bad for making her friend worry so much about her.
Now she had to think fast. Should she say:
A) that she already knew and it was totally obvious
B) that she had no idea and is completely surprised
or C) pretend that she didn't hear and continue like casual?

"Sakura did you hear me?" Ino said in a timid voice.

"Yeah Ino I heard, and I kind of already thought so."

"OH and I thought I hid it so well" Ino said sarcastically.

"Oh well now you've ruined it! I thought we were finally going to have a long heart to heart!"

"Well for that you'd need to find one!"

"That's so cruel!"

"So what! Anyway you need to get a crush! Like the way I have a crush on Shikamaru"

"You and half of the girls in school"

"Shhh" Sakura rolled her eyes "Anyways you need to have an eye on one of the guys too"

"Well I think Sasuke…"

"No he doesn't count all the girls school, hell all the girls Konoha thinks he's hot" Sakura just gave Ino tired eyes, she was totally sick of the guy talk, its they only subject that just keep coming up. Now thinking of a new subject to talk about in till Tenten and Hinata turned up.

"Do you really believe in what you said to the shoes sales girl?"

"What? That having a job was a waste of time?" Sakura nodded "Well it depends really, on what the job is, would I get along with the other people working there? And most importantly how much I get paid, anyway I don't need a job, papa still pays for all my things." She said brightening on the last part.

"But don't you ever want to make it out on your own? Feel like you have a purpose, even if it's just washing dished and wiping table?"
Ino notes Sakura was becoming depressed again. Something was really wrong with her today.

"Sakura what's gotten into you? If you feel sorry for the girl I was rude to she had it coming to her. And you're destined to do more than just wash dishes and wipe tables." Sakuras eyebrows moved into a confused look.

"Did you just say something nice about me?"

"Yes! I am capable of being a nice person once in a while" Ino whined crossing her arms and looking away with a sour expression.

Sakura leaned back on the purple velvet cough " I was offered a job yesterday" Ino turn her head not overly interested in this subject but noted that Sakuras lips were in a thin line, her face growing paler as she turned her head to look Ino in the eyes. "At; The boys diner"

Ino's mouth hit the floor "OH MY GOD" all heads turn in their direction, Ino didn't care about them but when she saw the lost look in her best friends eyes she instantly knew that there was more to the story, so she shut her mouth to let Sakura continue.

"The man that offer me the job knew my name"

"Ok, that is kind of creepy. Are you sure you don't know him from somewhere and simple forgot?"

"Maybe but I thought about it last night and I just don't know him" There was a long pause between them.

"Oh I know! Maybe he was looking for a new female employ so researched some candidates that he thought would be best and you won! Yay!" Ino said over excitedly.

"Maybe, but I can't help feel that there's something hidden beneath the job offer"

"Maybe he thinks your hot and wants to sleep with you" Ino added jokingly

"That's it!" Sakura practically screamed "SEX" again all the customers in the coffee shop heads turn in the direction of the two young girls sitting on the purple velvet cough at the end of the indoor balcony coffee shop.

"Sakura I have no idea what you're talking about, but I would advise you not to yell out the work 'sex' in a public area; especially somewhere that I really like to hang out in!" Ino harshly whispered.

"Sorry but light bulb just went off in my head, and they puzzle that is my life has gotten a new coroner" Sakura said super fast and overly perky.

"Sakura I do not understand the shit that is spewing from of your mouth and your freakish mood changes, gosh if I didn't know you any better I would you say you where on DRUGS!"

And once again the coffee shop crowed looked there way, you could only imagine the idea that these people had about their conversation, seeing as the only parts they could over hear were "oh my god/ sex/ drugs".

But luckily before Sakura could explain to Ino the entire truth, they were greeted by Tenten and Hinata.

The rest of the afternoon with her friends was eventful but carefree. It was just what she needed to forget about all the drama in her life. She was defiantly not wanting to go home so took the long route and walked with each of her friends to their home, This wasn't strange behaviour considering in the past few months home hadn't really felt like home. Today she took even longer then normal while her thoughts rolled over the idea of her mother and her new man, trying to think of the best way to confront her. Her parents were defiantly getting on her nerves.

When Sakura eventually arrived home neither of her parents cars were in the driveway even though it was well past 8 in the middle of October. Getting inside before the night got any colder Sakura saw a message on the answering machine Curious she pressed the play button.

"Hello Sakura, it's your father. I'm afraid that I'm going to be out of town again this weekend, John, you remember John right? He was at the bar-be-queue we had at the beginning of July, remember?" Sakura nodded at the mention. "Anyway he was meant to go to New York to see a client but has become ill, so at the last minute I ended up volunteering seeing as I've dealt with these clients before. If all goes well I'll be back on Tuesday. Talk to you later Saku-chan."

Sakura smiled at the end when she hear her nick-name but that was short lived when she realised that he didn't even bother to say anything about her mother. He didn't even bother to tell her to tell her mother he was going to be away.

Him being away again meant that her mother would pack a small bag and disappear to her man-toy's place or… well that was really the only thing she would do.

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1am and Sakura was still waiting for her mother to come home. Just as she decided that she would confront her in the morning her mother opened the door. "Sakura what are you doing up?"

"I needed to talk to you."

"Can't it wait till morning I'm tired and want to go to sleep."

"I saw you today with your new toy!" Sakura wanted to yell at her mother but she had to handle this carefully or she'd never get any answers.

"You saw him?" her mother whispered, the look of worry on her face evident.

"Only his arm" Sakura admitted watching as her mother relaxed "Ino saw him, your lucky she just thought it was dad." Her mother stared at her and then made a move for stairs.

"Where are you going I'm not done with you?! What were you thinking parading around with him where anyone could have seen you? What would happen if dad found out?

"SHUT UP SAKURA!"

"No I'm not an ignorant little girl I have a right to know why my mother is destroying her marriage while fooling around with another man!" Sakura felt like crying but she needed to know, she had a right to know.

"You have no idea what I've had to put up with!" her mother screamed back her face turning a worrying shade of red. " My life was over the day I married your father and I'm sick of it. I want my own life and I'll be damned if I'm going to let you ruin this for me! I'm warning you now if you don't take control of your life and decide what you want your going to end up unhappy and bitter like me!" With those words ringing in Sakura's ears as her mother rushed past her and slammed the front door .

Sakura felt like crying and running off to Hinata's house like she always did. But the hour was too late and she didn't wont to wake her. She already used Hinata to much; she was the only person she told the whole truth to. Which meant Sakura was always unloading her problem onto her.

But her mother was right if she kept letting her parents manipulate and mould her life she would end up unhappy. So Sakura knew exactly what she was going to do. First thing in the morning she was going to go down to the Boys Diner and take the job.

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ok so what did u think!!! do tell and be super nice please i have had a crappy week :P