A.N. Well, I MUST apologize, I love updating fast, I truely do. Unfortunately, I was snagged away on 'vacation' aka, death trap to your aunts with 3 little boys. Why didn't I tell you about this? It was UNEXPECTED and lasted a week and a half. So...sorry for the delay. One of you said my chapters aren't long enough, the other said they were just fine.

Well, to let you know the truth, in case something happens (like vacations I don't know about.) I have a few chapters written so I don't dissipoint my readers.

Sorry for grammar mistakes! Enjoy your reading!

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I sat up and looked around, just as I got up. Whiplash was making my head pound, I glanced around to see Itachi come out of the bathroom with wet hair in a pony-tail (dressed of course!). I grabbed a pillow and threw it at him, he was too fast and threw it right back at me, hitting my stomach. I hugged the pillow for warmth and glanced over at the snoring girl who woke me up. I hoped I didn't snore like that.

"Hey, do I snore?" I asked, getting out of bed.

"No, you breathe deep." Itachi seemed to hopefully be in a good mood.

I grabbed another pillow and threw it at Sasame, she shot up in bed. "We gotta go soon, get up."

"Sure, sure. I need coffee." Sasame got up and pulled on her sandals. "Any of you want some?" She asked.

"Sure, loads of sugar. I must be hyper to make it through the day, go easy on the milk." Thank you history! They used to say milk.

"You mean cream?" Sasame asked.

Screw history! Itachi smirked a huge smirk at me, he read my mind. "Whatever it's called." Sasame left laughing and when she exited, Itachi chuckled a few times, it seemed natural for him. "Don't laugh at me! You took the history class too!"

"Hn." Itachi's reply was full of mocking-ness. He came and sat at the edge of the bed.

"So, were you really in a coma?" I asked.

"No." Itachi sighed.

"Then why do you go to school, and in our grade?" I asked.

"I was ordered to." He slipped on his sandals and wore his black shirt and black pants well.

"What for?" I asked.

"Hn." No!! He was doing so well.

"Do you have to go to the pub to get coffee?" I wondered as I ran a hand through a my long silky pink hair.

"No." And that was when Sasame came in and handed me coffee, I took a sip and cleared my throat.

"I know I said a lot of sugar…"

"You ordered it, you drink it." So I drank it to be nice.

"So why do you bring that katana around?" Sasame asked Itachi.

"It helps." Is all he said.

"Right…A lot of monsters," Sasame sighed. "It's why I'm going to my cousin. There were too many in a little town, but in The village of Sand, they don't let them in."

"Really?" I was surprised.

"Yep." Sasame said happily.

"What about the one's that slip through?" I turned to her.

"Executed I guess." She shrugged.

I would guess they didn't deserve a chance, like the Venus flytrap, did they all kill people for fun? I looked down at my coffee. "I guess that's sensible."

"Okay, how long until we're leaving? Are we going to get food first? I found a few stores with food that you could bring with you." Sasame explained.

"Hn."

"Sure." I mumbled.

We all got ready within seconds and went and gave back the counter lady the mugs and paid the lady, I guess the money was sensible, we had a lot more so I guess it didn't cost much. Now as we walked out and headed for a small store, I pictured Sasame now as just a friend, a neutral friend, she wasn't as snobby as I thought, just curious…like me.

We picked up fruit for breakfast and got sandwich bread and meat for lunch, we decided we'd stop for the night or just hang low. So even Itachi got something, probably to persuade Sasame of what he wasn't. She asked about him eating again, he said he'd gotten something to eat before we woke up. We made our way to the dirt road again, today, Itachi didn't wear his cloak, revealing his katana.

It got to mid-afternoon really quick, Sasame and I talked for a long while and Itachi kept glancing at me and her, I don't think he liked her and he had this facial expression that held worry, only I would be able to read that expression well. "So then, if you need to, my cousin and I can let you stay at his house for a day once we get there." She offered.

"I don't know, we have stuff to attend to first." I looked at her.

"More important then having fun with me?" She asked me.

"Way more important." I joked, even though it seriously was.

"So…I know this is a stupid question, but what's your favorite color?" Sasame asked me.

"Neon green." I told her. "What about you?"

"Ohh, forest lover? Mine's red." Sasame paused. "What about you?" She glanced at Itachi.

Itachi shrugged. "Black?" I asked. Itachi shook his head. "Red?" He shook his head again. "Blue?" I attempted, he nodded this time. "So why did you need to know?" I was suspicious of her.

"They mean things." Sasame paused. "Red means a good sex life, Green means a long-lasting relationship, Blue means live long." I think she was making it up.

"That's so gay!" I chirped.

"So…happy?" Sasame asked. I pouted and glanced at Itachi, he was smiling. Evil-hay-stack!

"Never mind!" I wanted to hit him so bad. I should really ask him what's appropriate, it's getting frustrating having him laugh at me.

"Ne, Itachi, do you like someone?" Sasame asked.

"Hn." I looked back at him, really?!

"Really? Who?" We kept walking as she twirled her hair, I faced forward.

"Someone." Itachi's last reply was.

"I'm sure." I glanced back at Itachi and gave him the best of smiles, his expression changed for a split second. I wonder if anyone else could do that, I've never seen him do it anywhere else. I faced forward and then to Sasame. "So, red hmm? The color of blood."

"Also the color of valentines." Sasame jumped. "It's coming up soon." Itachi and me left in October…that was 3 months away. "I know it's like three months away, but time passes by fast."

I shook my head. "So do you like someone Sasame?" I asked.

"Yep." She blushed a bright red over her cheeks.

"Who?" I would pry her open too.

"Well…" Sasame nearly stuttered, that meant Itachi, I'm sure. "I can't tell you."

"Aw, you ruiner!" I sighed.

"How about you Sakura?" She looked at me, so did Itachi.

"Yep." I mocked.

"What! Don't mess around! Who? Who?" I didn't know someone could get so worked up over knowing who you liked.

I know I couldn't fake-blush, so I just sighed. "Well…I can't tell you." I stuck my tongue out at her.

"Awww! Your no fun!" Sasame put her arms over her chest.

I laughed. "You have no idea."

"Well, then." Sasame smiled. "I have an Idea."

"Oh god, what is it?" I was serious, but she took me as joking.

"Whoever can jump the farthest over the lake that we're coming to, doesn't have to tell who she likes, deal?" Oh, she had no idea what she was getting into!

"Shake on it?" I held out my hand, she grabbed it and shook.

"Deal." Besides, what could it hurt?

We kept talking until we got to the stream, nice calling it a lake Sasame. It was around five yards across. I told Sasame that she could go first, I was just being nice because if the stream carried her away, I would be closest to her. She didn't catch my drift and didn't get mad, so I was okay with it.

Sasame was too far back to jump across a stream like this, she'd maybe make three feet. That was it. "Here I go!" Sasame took off and launched herself in the air, landing four yards into it, who was right? She got up and pouted, I laughed. She got to the other side of the lake, "I'd like to see you do better!"

I got into the schools running stance and sighed, closed my eyes, opened them, and took off. I jumped in the air at the last second before hitting water and landed…on the other side of the stream! But then I lost my balance and nearly fell into the water, arms flailing out. Itachi pulled me up and gave me a look that said 'good and stupid.'

"Thanks." We stared at each other for a few seconds, he adverted his eyes first, then I noticed we were still holding hands. I pulled back slowly. "Sorry." I blushed. I blushed?!

"You okay?" Sasame forced a smile.

"Yes, so how about that crush of yours?" We kept walking and Itachi kept a few feet behind.

"It's…unfair! Who the hay can jump that far?!" Sasame asked, full of emphasis.

"I can, apparently," I smiled at her trying to get out of it.

"Fine, it's…him." She pointed to Itachi. Sasame was busy blushing and looking forward for her to notice the smirk I gave at Itachi, he sighed quietly and looked away, not happy about this.

"Sorry Sasame, but after we are done with business, you probably won't ever see him again." I smiled sadly at her.

"Yeah, but it could last." Sasame didn't even know him. Girls and crushes.

It was getting to the point where it hurt to walk, you didn't see me complaining. "Do you mind if I have a drink of water?" I asked as Itachi led us into the forest. Sasame handed me the water bottle, this era had everything, and nothing.

I took a sip and we entered into a clearing, I can't say I like the water they had here, it tasted odd. "We can take a break." Itachi stated and then looked at the sun.

"Will we be walking more?" Sasame asked.

Itachi glanced at her "I don't know yet. I'll be back."

As Itachi left, I handed Sasame her water bottle and put the backpack down as I stood, searching my surroundings. Itachi was clearly out of sight now. "I wonder how long he'll be."

"I don't know." I replied. "But if we can't see him now, maybe twenty minutes."

"You can calculate his time?" Sasame smiled and lauged a horrible laugh. My vision was a bit hazy around the edges, all I could see was Sasame. "Are you okay Sakura?" Sasame asked, fake worry laced her voice.

"Shit." I mumbled and looked around, I was seeing doubles of everything. I looked up to see a black bird, it was screeching as it landed into a tree.

"So Sakura, how long did you think it would be for me to turn on you? Itachi wants me, not you." Sasame smiled, or from what I made out as she stepped a bit closer to me, I was so dizzy that I was sure I was going to fall, that's what I get for not knowing anything about this era! She was a monster! A human none-the-less.

"I don't know, maybe another few hours." I almost fell but caught my balance. I did think she would fight around with me a little, wasn't positive though.

"I couldn't possibly when Itachi was here." Sasame pouted. "Then he wouldn't like me." Maybe that's why he kept glancing at her.

"You think he would now?" I laughed.

"You'll be out of the way when I get done with you." Sasame smiled at me, I blinked as she got closer.

"You can't kill me." I sighed.

Sasame pushed me a bit, I flailed a little until I got my balance. "I could say it was an accident." Sasame pulled me and shoved me against a tree.

"How?" I would like to at least know how I was going to die.

Sasame brought something sharp into my view. "Just a little cut."

I don't know how she would pull this off, I don't think anyone could. I bit my lip, The red-head punched me square in the jaw. My head jerked left, I stood there for a few seconds before I tasted blood in my mouth. I spit it out and tried to gather my surroundings. If I was going to die, I wouldn't go without a fight.

"You think he'd like you more?" I asked.

"You'd be out of the way." Sasame pulled my chin to look at her.

"He doesn't even like me." That's when I noticed it was just my lip bleeding.

"Yes he does, I see the way he looks at you." Sasame pouted, what a liar.

"Liar." I called her.

"He does." Sasame cut my left arm, not bad. It seemed like she was here to torture me, the pain wasn't horrible, probably the drug taking it's effect.

"I have one thing to say to you." I mumbled.

"Yeah?" She asked.

"Bitch." I pulled my fist pack and threw it at her fist, it hit hard, I could feel something break. I staggered and then I grabbed at my ribs, I saw a flurry of black and then Itachi pulling Sasame up away from me.

"Don't mess with her." Itachi threw her back. I wish I could see her expression.

All I saw was Sasame run, she didn't even look back. Itachi came over to me as I staggered and sat down, leaning on the tree against my will.

"Is that why you said no?" I asked him.

"I could tell she wasn't all good." He said in a whispered voice and lifted my chin, dabbing it with something, hopefully to stop the bleeding.

I backed up more. "Aren't you a vampire? I really don't want to get bit." I wanted to go away.

"Stay still." Itachi grabbed my chin. "I'm not going to bite you."

"How do I know?" I asked him.

"I would have already." His simple answer caught me off guard.

"What?!" I widened my eyes as he grabbed my arm.

"Hold still." He mumbled.

"No, wait, you would have already?" I asked as he pulled white over my arm.

"Your blood smells good, but I can refrain myself." Itachi finished and sat down to the right o me. It was getting dark and I leaned my head on his shoulder.

"That's wrong, you can smell blood, how does mine smell?" I asked.

"Good." He sighed.

"Does it smell like everyone else's?" I dared.

"No." His short answer came.

"Itachi?" I asked.

"Hn?"

"Thanks…again."

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