Chapter 15:

Love stinks.

Sakura slowly walked her way out to the back of the school. Naruto followed. She knew he was there, and she really didn't give a shit. She made her way out to the woods behind the school. She decided she would test his knowledge, if he freaked out when she used her awesome powerful strength he was lying, if he didn't, well you get the point. She began to run ahead, getting faster, and faster, and faster. She reached the speed to fast for human sight. Naruto stopped dead in his tracks, trying to figure out where she went. A gust of wind pushed around him.

Out of nowhere a piece of paper came falling down into Naruto's hands. He opened it, it read:

Come into the woods so we can talk.

Sakura

He understood now he walked forward. He got to about the middle of the woods, when she finally came out.

"Huh, you really must not be lying. I was wondering, how did you find out?" Sakura leapt out of a tree front of him and it seemed as though she floated down. Naruto marveled at her beauty.

"Well, um…actually I had been on my way over to Sasuke's….." he trailed of when he noticed she flinched at his name. "Are you sure you're okay?" Naruto seemed concerned. But how could she really tell? She thought Sasuke was concerned and it was all fake, so how could she really tell?

"Why?" Sakura mumbled. She sank to the ground and just sat there. She put her head in her hands. Naruto came down beside her and laid his hand on the area between her shoulder blades.

"Why what?" Naruto pulled her face up to where he could see it.

"Why can't anyone love a monster?" Tears began streaming down her face. Naruto looked sad and determined. Sakura closed her eyes for a moment. Within this moment she felt something warm and soft against her lips. She opened them and saw Naruto pull his face away, and the warm sensation was gone.

They said nothing, just stared at each other. Neither wanting to break the silence. Sakura looked down at her hand and realized she still had the ring. She took it off and through it deeper it to the oblivion of darkness beyond them. She stood up and Naruto did the same. She put her hand to his chest and shoved him back to the ground with great force. She did not look at him she just simply said, "This is too much for me to handle in one day." She did not run, she just simply walked back toward the campus. Naruto just sat there knowing it was not the right time to get up and do the same.

As she disappeared from his vision, Naruto stood up and began walking in the same direction. After moments of walking, something struck him in the back of his head. It sent him flying forward and he blackout. Minutes later he woke up to find Sasuke standing over him. Naruto knew he had to get up if he didn't want the shit beaten out of him. Sasuke let him struggle to his feet.

"What the fu…" Naruto was cut off when Sasuke round house kicked him in the face. That did it he had knocked him out.

Sakura was immediately there. She looked down at the unconious Naruto and Sasuke standing across from her. Sakura filled with rage.

"You big, dumb, asshole! Do you really think beating the snot out of him will do anything to help your situation?" Sakura couldn't look at him so she directed her eyes to the floor.

"No, but it got your attention. Please let me explain, I had completely forgotten about the bet.."

"BULL SHIT! No one could've forgotten that! Why did you lead me on? Why didn't you just get rid of me while you had the chance?" she calmed, and looked at his beaten and bruised body. "Why did you have to make me do that to you?" Sakura's voice was overflowing with sorrow. Sasuke took one step and immediately she reacted, "Don't touch me. You're the last person I want comfort from." She knelt down beside the still, still Naruto. She picked him up into a cradled in her arms, she began to walk away.

"You know you're going to look extremely odd carrying an unconious boy back into the building." Sasuke said making one final attempt to get her to stay and let him explain.

"Yeah, but they already know I'm strong enough to carry a teenage boy." She resumed walking.

"You're not going to stay there with me are you?" Sasuke asked.

"No, I'm going to get my things after class. I hope you won't be there when I am." Sakura's face returned to it depressed form and she walked away. Sasuke's face dropped. He knew it was hard for to say that, but he also knew it was true.

Sakura carried Naruto to the nurse and then went back to class. And as usual something was wrong and she really didn't give a shit. Sasuke never came back and someone else was missing too. Oh right, Kiba.

Sakura met up with Rina after class and got the directions to her house. Now came the hard part, how the hell was she supposed to be able to go back his house without dieing from heart break?