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A man walked down the hallway, towards his locker. His obsidian eyes observed the hallway. Empty. He sighed. He hated being too early.

He opened his locker and groaned.

Another heap of love letters to burn. Ugh.

'These fangirls are adding to the effect of global warming! Have mercy on the Earth!' his Inner reprimanded.

He smirked when he saw the picture Sakura and him taped onto his locker door. It makes him smile every time. It was the picture they took during the spaghetti fight. He brought his attention to the mirror in his locker, and his eyes widened when he saw the red-haired girl in the background.

'Ugh. Why now?'


Amnesia
Chapter EIGHT: Weak
[*-
Your love is so sweet, it knocks me right off of my feet. -*]

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"Sasuke-kun!" she slurred, and latched onto Sasuke's muscular arm.

"Get off, Karin." he warned.

"I missed you!" she beamed, ignoring his statement.

"Well I didn't." he mumbled as he tried to pry off the girl.

"Sasuke-kun?" a soft voice boomed through the hallways. Her emerald eyes turned into slits when she saw that hugging what was hers.

"Karin. What are you doing to my Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked, her hands turning into fists. Sasuke smirked.

'I love it when she's all possessive.' he thought proudly.

"Your Sasuke? Are you going blind? Do you see how beautiful we look together?"

"Heh. The only thing that looks beautiful together is you and that mop." she smirked, as she pointed to the dripping-with-dirty-water mop. Karin made a scowl of disgust.

"Don't joke, Forehead. Who can ever learn to love you?"

"I do." Sasuke said firmly. Sakura smiled.

"And FYI, Karin, he's my boyfriend."

"N-no way! Sasuke-kun! Tell me this isn't real!" Karin screeched.

"Oh, it's real alright."

"Hmpf! He'll break up with you soon." the redhead glared at the pinkette, and stormed off.

"Nice one, Sakura." Sasuke chuckled.

"Thanks, Sasuke-kun.' she giggled.


SCIENCE CLASS:

"Okay class! Today, we're going to talk about mitosisss and meiosisss." Orochimaru stated. The whole class groaned.

"So, who know the stages of meiosis?"

"Pick me! Over here!" Naruto shouted, raising his hand.

"Naruto it's meiosis. Not mayonnaise." Orochimaru retorted. The whole class laughed.

"I know! I really know! Please?" he pressed.

"Fine. Enumerate."

"Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase!" he grinned.

Hinata, who was sitting beside him, smiled admiringly.

'I'm glad I tutored him.'

"Hinata-chan! Arigatou! Without you, I didn't know what to say!" he exclaimed, and hugged her tightly. She blushed a heavy shade of crimson.

"Hey Naruto! I think you broke her!" Kiba laughed.

"Huh? Hinata-chan?! Do you have a fever?! Wake up!" he said frantically.

"Bring her to the clinic, Naruto." the teacher said. Naruto nodded his head and rushed while he carried Hinata's unconscious form in his arms.


GYM CLASS:

"Ok maggots! Pick a partner. Boy and girl." Anko, their teacher, yelled out.

"Um...hey Neji..." a girl with green hair greeted, as she linked her hands around his.

"Back off sister! He's with me!" TenTen roared. Neji smirked.

"Sorry Yumi. But, first come, first serve." Neji shrugged. Yumi frowned and met up with her friends.

"Ugh! I can't stand her!"

"No one in this school does. Except her friends."

"Hmpf!" she huffed, blowing a strand of hair that escaped from her chinese buns. "Anyway!" she grinned at Neji. "Partner! Track and Field! And were racing against each other! This is gonna be fun."

"No. It gonna be boring. I'm going against a girl. Easy."

"Hey! I can be good too!"

"Is that a challenge?"

"Why? Do you want it to be?"

"Hn. Then it's settled. Neji Hyuuga never backs down on a challenge. Remember that, TenTen." he smirked.

"Since Nejia nd TenTen are ready, let them start off first." Anko said. The two crouched down to their positions.

"Ready, get set, BE YOUTHFUL, and go!" Gai, their other gym teacher, remarked.

The two raced.


"Hah! Beat that Neji!"

"You only won because of your neck."

'Your creamy, long neck.' his perverted Inner drawled.

"Hey! Are you calling me a giraffe?!"

"No." he dismissed, walking away. He smirked, and looked back. "I'm calling you beautiful." he finished, as he left a blushing TenTen in the middle of the court.


ART CLASS:

"Today, we will be modeling clay, yeah. So pick a partner, boy and girl. The boy will mold while the girls can model in anyway they like. We have Sasori-danna as my partner, yeah." Deidara, their art teacher, instructed.

"Good day to you all." Sasori greeted.

"Ah. Look at them danna. Soon, they'll be like us. Professionals, yeah."

"I love the way you made the girls model. It's another way to show beauty as eternal art."

"Danna, art is something quick, but gives a big impact on people. Like lightning, for example."

"No, Deidara. Art is, and forever will be, an eternal form of beauty." Sasori backfired.

"Ino!" an outburst from the back of the room was heard.

"Shut up Sai! I wish Sakura was here!"

"Ino. Sai. Is there a problem, yeah?" Deidara asked.

"There's no problem, oji-san!" Ino said.

"Ino eh? You're Sakura's friend, right?" Sasori asked, looking at Ino.

"Yes. You're his uncle, neh?"

"Aa."

There was an awkward silence. Apparently, the whole class was interested in the subject, which isn't even interesting at all.

"Go on, yeah. You need to show me at least the body of your partner, yeah." Deidara huffed and turned to Sasori.

"It's funny how our nieces are best friends. Just like we are now." Deidara said, grinning slightly.

As the two teachers talk to each other...

"Sai!" Ino squealed.

"What? I think it's nice. Don't you like it?"

"I love it! But...am I really that...er...busty?"

"Yes. I examined your body last time. When I...walked in on you changing your clothes." Sai said, looking away from her gaze.

"Sai, it's beautiful. It's like a mini me!" she giggled, touching the surface. It was so detailed, down to the unnoticeable color of her belt buckle.

"That's quite a nice clay model you have there." Sasori boomed. Sai saw how Ino jumped at the sudden voice.

'Gosh. When Sakura said he was creepy, he really is.' she thought, holding a hand to her fast beating heart. A comforting arm wrapped around her shoulder.

"Thanks, Sai." Ino smiled. Just when she was about to lean in—

"No PDA, Yamanaka." Deidara said firmly, still continuing to model some kind of small bird in his hand.

Ino just laughed.


LUNCH BREAK: THREE-WAY LANE
(Their school happens to have three lanes. One that lead directly to the cafeteria, while the other two were from left to right.)

"What are we gonna eat, Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked, as they walked down the left aisle path.

"Whatever they cooked." Sasuke mumbled, wrapping his right arm around her waist.

"Hey Ino, TenTen, Hinata!" Sakura greeted, waving her hand at the girls heading their direction.

"Teme!" Naruto grinned. He was with Neji, Sai, and Shikamaru. They were in the lane directly in front of the cafeteria.

"Let's eat together! Shinoichi's all here!" TenTen chirped.

They were about to enter the cafeteria, when the doors were forced open. A boy was thrown out, blood dripping from the corner of his mouth, and landed on the floor, unluckily banging his head on the wall. The group was sure there was a fight.

The tables and chairs were scattered everywhere, as students hid behind it, scurrying away.

Sakura, being too curious, peeped inside. Her emerald orbs widened, as if they were about to pop out of her head.

Her feet—goddamn those feet—started walking, and she was obliging.

"Sakura! Where the hell are you going?!" Shikamaru snapped, trying to reach her, but she was walking too fast.

'Inner. A-are you...controlling me?'

'Aa. Sorry, I'm trying to stop them, but I think you want to walk too. Control it, Sakura!'

But she never dared to stop.

The mysterious man had his head down low, and a very chilling, dangerous, dark aura surrounded him. When the man saw Sakura's feet only inches away from him, he lifted her into the air, his hand strangling the pinkette's delicate neck.

Sasuke's Sharingan eyes were etched with worry and fear. If it wasn't for Naruto and Neji's help, he would've killed the man.

"Damnit! Let me go!" he struggled.

"Teme! I can't do that! You might get expelled!"

"I don't care! As long as Sakura's safe!"

And then—

Then—

The cafeteria door closed by itself harshly, making the people in the room scream, jump, and/or gasp.

And then—

A force field, kind of gold in color, surrounded Sakura and the mysterious man, making sure no one was allowed to disturb them.

"Who are you and what do you want?" The man asked, venom laced in every word. She kept silent.

"Are you not aware that I can kill you easily, girl?"

"I-I a-am..."

"Then why did you even bother getting close?" he asked, tightening his grip on her neck. She took a sharp breath intake.

"L-lo-ook a-at m-me..." she choked out, trying to get enough oxygen. Tears stung her eyes, but she blinked it all away.

"Don't order me around." the man looked up, his eyes filled with anger and rage, but when their eyes locked, it was all replaced with concern, hope, and was that, —happiness?

He put her down gently, and the force field disappeared.

A gust of wind entered the cafeteria, as the doors opened once again.

The goosebumps the students were having disappeared, and they slowly arranged the tables and chairs, still conscious of the guy in the center of the room.

'He's a ninja.' Sasuke thought, his hands forming into fists. 'How dare he touch her?'

"S-Sakura." the man whispered, his eyes examining every feature she had, down to the small scar in the corner of her eye.

For the both of them, time stopped, and everyone around them froze. No noises were heard, not even a single rustle from the uncomfortable students.

Sakura was whispering something inaudible, and by the way her lips were quivering, she was stuttering.

...

Jade met jade.


SNEAK PEEK: "Sakura." he said hesitantly. She looked up to be kissed tenderly. She closed her eyes, but had control to break it.

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