wuhey everyone! Only...about 2-3 more chapters until the first arc of this story is finished! Aren't you excited, because I am! I can't wait to write the next arc *-*
the chapters at the moment are a bit short I know but it's supposed to be this way! Maybe some of you will find a pattern after this chapter ;D
I'll try to make the chapters in the next arc longer so look forward to it!
Bleeh, about this chappie?
It was really hard to write D': Be merciful and review so that my hard work pays off will you? :**
And you know what? researching about fainting is a bitch.
So much said, on with the story!
Sighing Sakura lay in her bed and waited.
She waited for her alarm clock to go off so she could get up.
Sakura didn't even know why she didn't get up even though she was awake but it was probably so that her mind could set onto a familiar raster of making herself ready for whatever she was going to do that day.
It would give her a sense of normality which she really needed nowadays.
Finally the ringing freed her from her despair and she grouchily got up.
The world spun for a moment because of the blood rushing into her head.
The floor was cold when she set her feet on it as she made her way into the bathroom, which was a feeling she had to get accustomed to because in heaven the floor was never cold.
But today she didn't even register the coldness in her toes.
Everything was covered in some kind of fog that blended out her emotions.
Looking into the mirror, Sakura's outer self kind of registered her appearance and fixed it while she herself was trapped inside her mind.
It had been this way since yesterday. Since she found Sasuke's feather.
Instead of happiness lessening the pain from her loneliness, she felt like some fog set itself into her mind and prevented her from feeling and registering unimportant things and dulled her emotions.
It was weird indeed, but because of that she hadn't even realized yet that Sasuke's feather, which she wore protectively as a necklace, was a dark tainted black and not pure white how it should have been.
And the presence of someone else in her mind didn't make it any better.
Because since yesterday's dream, the Sakura she had dreamed off seemed to exist in the corner of her mind.
And she was steadily whispering really unangelic things to her.
Don't sprout nonsense, bitch. I don't even understand why you're hanging around with those low-life humans. They're scum. Get back into heaven where ya belong.
You don't understand. I'm here to search for Sasuke.
Why would you fuckin' care? He left you. Why bother with him?
…That's not true.
He's not worth it.
You don't understand.
I do.
Not in the mood for arguing, Sakura's glassy eyes searched for a mug in her cupboard. Maybe this 'coffee' would help her.
She had already read the instruction carefully, so she knew how to use it.
After some waiting the machine had stopped brewing her coffee and the pinkette filled it into the mug.
The coffee was very hot but she didn't care and slurped some of it down, but immediately spit it out again.
It was disgusting bitter.
She remembered now she had read somewhere you had to put sugar and milk in it.
Overly careful she put both in.
It still had a bitter taste afterwards but it was bearable.
Having drunken the rest, she put the mug into the sink and hurried into her room where she hurriedly changed into her school uniform and put her head up into two cute pigtails at the side of her head.
She then grabbed her school bag and made her way into the leaving room.
Still having some time left, she turned the TV on and started to watch the news but the missing and deaths of people or terrorism soon was too much for her and she turned it off again.
Sakura had only registered half of it because her mind was even after some disgusting coffee clouded.
Having killed some of the time, she decided to go to school early so she left her 'home'.
"Hey, Sakura!", the pink-haired angel heard somebody shout as she went towards the school gates. On the campus she could already see Temari, Kankuro, Gaara and Tenten, who had called her.
When she saw Tenten she couldn't help but think back to yesterday and that…shadow.
Wouldn't get too near that girl. She's gotten problems and ya don't want to be that close with scum right?
Leave me alone.
Yeah, yeah, whatever. Just make sure you stay away from that shadow.
Having nothing to oppose that idea Sakura' mind went silent.
"Hey, everyone", she called back, waving.
She picked her pace up a bit to meet them faster.
"Did you miss school that much that you came early?". Temari grinned.
Looking closer, Sakura saw that Temari's cheek was a bit red-ish.
"What happened to your cheek?"
There was a short, awkward silence but then Temari laughed.
"I used a wrong lotion and seems like I'm allergic to it."
"Oh, I see…"
"What's up, Saks? You don't seem to be very energetic today?", Kankuro asked cheerfully, trying to make her feel better.
Oh, yes. He's sooo adorable, isn't he?
I nearly believed you. Try not rolling your eyes next time…
"It's nothing."
Sakura smiled weekly, then she heard Tenten gasp.
"Woooow, Saku! Where did you get this?", she pointed at her necklace with Sasuke's feather, "It's like, totally awesome!"
"Hehe, thank you, Tenten-san…"
"And with it being black and all it goes perfectly with your school uniform!", Temari threw in.
The pinkette stopped dead in her tracks.
B-black…?
I tried to tell you but you wouldn't listen!
Sakura felt like somebody forcefully turned around her stomach.
This had to be a really bad joke.
"S-sakura? What's wrong with you?", somebody asked but her mind had drifted too far so she couldn't recognize the voice.
The feather was black…tainted.
Sasuke's feather was…tainted.
Sasuke was tainted…
Then the world around Sakura went black to and the last thing she felt was that some strong arms caught her.
When Sakura awoke, she blinked.
She was in a surrounding that was completely unfamiliar to her.
She lay in a bed with white sheets and around her were white curtains preventing her to see the rest of the room.
The ceiling was white, too.
Where was she?
Well, Gaara caught you when you fainted-
Fainted?
…F-a-i-n-t-e-d. It's when you fall uncons-
I know what fainting means!
…then why are you asking…? Anyway! He caught you when you fainted and carried you here.
There was a woman in white clothes, too who thanked him and told him to get back to the lessons or something…
Oh…I see and whe-
"Oh, you're awake now, Sakura?"
Said girl looked up to see a young woman with black hair and matching eyes smile at her.
"You're new so you probably don't know me. I'm Shizune and kind of your nurse. You're at the school infirmary right now, because you fainted."
"Oh…I fainted?"
"Yeah. I guess it's from lack of sleep or physical shock or something but it could have other reasons as well for example hypoperfusion, hypotension and hypertension, but these are unlikely because your blood pressure is okay."
"I…see…"
"Well, don't worry about it. Basically those are all about your blood pressure."
"Ok…"
Shizune took a clipboard that was at her bed and looked through it.
"Well…do you feel lightheaded?"
"Not really."
"I see…", she replied while scribbling something onto the paper on the clipboard, "then do you feel dizzy?"
"Um, a bit I guess."
"Alright, don't worry, that's normal because the blood supply to your head fell suddenly and now it's working again. If you're up to it, I think you can leave, school's over anyway."
"Will do so. Thank you very much, Shizune-san."
"No need to thank me, it's my job after all", the black-haired woman cheerfully replied.
"And stop by at your class, Gaara-kun told me your friends have dropped your things there", she called out, just as Sakura exited.
"Hai. Again thank you very much."
As the pinkette strode down the hall towards her classroom she realized that the fog clouding her mind had cleared a bit since she had fainted.
The shock had probably helped a bit…
"P-please stop…"
"Get a grip, ototo!"
Sakura stopped dead in her tracks.
There were voices inside of the classroom where her things lay.
She pressed herself against the wall.
She didn't even know why she did this but her instincts told her not to go in there.
They seemed to have a serious conversation anyway, so she shouldn't disturb them.
"Please Gaara…"
Gaara? Than those other two must be Temari and Kankuro.
What was going on in there?
Suddenly she heard chairs being knocked down and Temari squeak.
She was just about to go into the room and help whoever needed her voice when she heard another vaguely similar voice.
"Stop this now, Gaara."
Wasn't this...? No it couldn't be…wait! It was that shadow guy from yesterday!
"What do you want?", Gaara hissed.
"I understand you Gaara. You're filled with sorrow because of your father death, but you're also hurt deeply because you're family you're seeking comfort from is afraid of you and pushing you away."
"Gaara, we're-"; Kankuro tried to throw in but was interrupted by the smooth voice.
"But you can't let your anger and frustration out on them. That way you hurt them what leads them to act that way towards you."
Sakura…let's get away from here. I don't like the feeling from that guy. He seems dangerous…
No…
Even if she wanted to, Sakura couldn't leave. That voice.
It trapped here and made her stay.
"Then what do you suggest I should do?"
"Talk with your family and share your burden with them. It will be easier that way."
"That's true, Gaara. We're there for you."
"Temari's right. We're there."
"Guys…"
"But also try not to hurt them again Gaara."
"Hai…Arrigatou…"
"Let's go home, ototo", Kankuro said and Sakura heard footsteps heading for the other exit of the classroom.
Sakura had held the urge to see the shadowed person back but now she couldn't resist anymore.
She didn't know why but her heart ached to see him, so when the siblings left the classroom she hurriedly sneaked inside.
But when she looked around in the classroom nobody was there.
Tadaaaa :D What do you think? Why is the feather black and who is this strange shadow-guy?
Will a three angle relationship start? Or will it not? This is the question!(Not -.-' Sorry shakesbeer )
Tell me what you think :3
Sakura: ...disclaim, will you?
Me: I'm not in the mood...
Sasuke: *sweat drop* You just wish you'd own us...
Me: ANYWAY! Reviews ^-^
Oh and for those who are interested in hypoperfusion, hypotension and hypertension ((: (I do everything for my readers ;D) :
hypoperfusion - circulatory shock(basically shock but as a life-threatening medical condition) , signs are low blood pressure and rapid heartbeat for example
hypotension - low blood pressure, causes loss of conscious
hypertension - high blood pressure, causes fainting episodes