I lay sleeping in her bed. It was late at night and I had been ignoring phone calls all day. They hadn't stopped until about an hour ago at eleven thirty. I had immediately turned my lights off and hoped into bed hoping to fall asleep before the calls started again. I had almost accomplished my goal when a knock sounded from the door. That was very odd. I didn't know anyone who would come over to visit: eleven thirty none the less. I got up and walked over to the dresser stealthily. The knock resounded only louder and my heartbeat rapidly sped up. I pulled open the top drawer and saw my gun: a forty five. I gripped the handle and pulled it out of the drawer.
With both hands on the gun and a finger on the trigger, I walked slowly toward the door. Once more the knock sounded. I walked down the hallway and passed up the living room as I tried to calm my heartbeat and steady my breathing. I let go of the gun with one hand took a deep breathe and in one quick motion threw the door open and pointed the gun at the visitors head.
I gasped when Naruto jumped back and landed on his but on the floor outside of my apartment. I sighed and walked back to my room shaking my head in disapproval. I had managed to ward off the headache with an Aspirin and a short nap. Though because of my never ending ringing phone that short nap was the only sleep I had. Now here sat a man I was in no mood to see at my doorstep. Was I ever going to get a break?
"Sakura chan, what do you have a gun for?" Naruto asked shakily and wide eyed as he walked into my apartment. I raised an eyebrow not remembering inviting him in.
"I'm a fifteen year old girl living in an apartment on the wrong side of town by herself. Why do you think I have a gun?" I asked exasperated as I sat on the small couch in my living room. Naruto let his lips form an 'o' as he took a seat on the floor right in front of me.
"Why haven't you been answering your phone? I've been calling you all day." Naruto screamed and I glared at him. I was going to kill him very soon. I stood from my seat on the sofa and had my eyebrows furrowed in frustration when my phone rang. I stared down the hallway in disbelief. I looked at Naruto and he shrugged. I stomped down the hallway and into my room. I grabbed my pink crappy flip phone flipped it open and brought it to my ear.
"What the fuck do you want?!" I screamed into the phone. I turned bright red as Itachi's voice came from the other end.
"Be at Sasuke's apartment for ten o clock tomorrow night." He demanded. His voice was strong but once more held that soothing tone. I nodded and then remembered that he couldn't see me.
"O-okay, Itachi-san." I said and I swore I could here his lips move into a smirk.
"Bye Sakura chan." He said emphasizing the suffix at the end. I blushed madly as I hung up the phone and walked back into the living room, dazed. Naruto jumped to his feet and looked at me suspiciously.
"What's the matter Sakura chan?" He asked and I looked at him trying to think of a way to be at Sasuke's house for ten o clock. Then a light bulb went off in my head and I smirked happily.
"Naruto kun, we should start working on our project. Why don't you and I go to Sasuke's house tomorrow night around nine?" I asked sweetly and Naruto looked a little confused. He cocked his head in a cute manor and even I had to hold back a giggle. I wanted to slap myself for actually thinking he was cute. He was nothing but a loudmouthed Baka.
"Why so late?" Naruto asked and I almost fainted from shock. How could he be so stupid? Well I wouldn't question it since it was in my favor. Naruto really wasn't suspicious of me wanting to go to Sasuke's. What an idiot.
"Well I just thought that would be a good time." Sakura said innocently and Naruto shook his head sadly.
"I have a date with Hinata at nine." He said and then smiled brightly.
"We can still go to Sasuke's house though. I can get ready over there. We would have to be finished by eight forty five though so why don't we meet there at Seven thirty?" Naruto said cheerfully and I nodded leaving my lips to fall into their usual thin line.
"Now get out so I can sleep." I demanded grumpily and he nodded his head with a smile. His stomach grumbled though and he looked at my kitchen and then at me. I rolled my eyes.
"Fine just don't make a mess." I spat as I walked back to my room. I heard his voice from down the hall.
"Sakura chan, I don't know how to cook." He complained and I sighed tiredly. Somehow since sleep was the only thing I wanted it would be the only thing I didn't get tonight. I trudged sleepily down the hall and into the kitchen. I flipped on a light and opened my cabinet. The first thing I saw was instant ramen so I grabbed that. That was one of my best mistakes I have ever made. Who knew food could be so important.
I opened the bag of frozen noodles and put them into a bowl. I poured water from the sink in the bowl and then managed to slide myself over to the microwave. I leaned against the counter as I waited for his meal to cook. He sat in a chair at the table looking at me with his eyebrows furrowed. He obviously wanted to say something but was choosing not to. Out of pure curiosity I resolved to ask him what it was but the beep of the microwave cut into my thoughts. I turned around and opened the microwave door.
I was too tired to think clearly so I stuck my hands in the microwave and grabbed the bowl firmly. In about two seconds I was fully awake letting out a hiss of pain as my hands burned. I quickly pulled them towards me, accidentally dragging the bowl out of it's steady place in the microwave. I jumped back and it spilled all over the floor as the glass bowl made a spine tingling crack and broke into clumps of glass.
I stared at my red hands and the mess on the floor. Next thing I knew Naruto had his hands on my waist and he was ushering me towards the sink wordlessly. He turned on the faucet water and stood behind me. His arms reached out on either side of me and each hand of his grabbed a wrist of mine as he guided my hands slowly and gently under the water.
I just let him control me as I remained shocked and unable to move. He was being so kind. He had ditched me earlier for his friends and now he was being kind. I thought back on today's recess and realized that I hadn't exactly made myself easy to find so he might have just not been able to find me and went to class when the bell rang. That would explain why he was so worried when I walked into the classroom.
I narrowed my eyes and decided I needed to know the truth.
"Naruto, where were you at recess?" I asked suspiciously and he let out a small laugh.
"I could ask you the same thing." He said and my eyes went wide. He had looked for me and I had just disappeared. I had run off to do drugs when someone was looking for me: to help me! I felt a tear form and roll downs my cheek. It was just one tear: the first tear I can remember. Its wet substance on my skin felt almost unnatural. It had never been this way before. I had never cried this way before and now here I am letting that single tear fall and for what? I am not hurt or in pain! What is going on?
I felt his hand let go of my wrist and he turned off the faucet. He reached for a towel and wiped his hands. Now with one strong dry hand he wiped away my tear and then encircled my waist in his strong protective arms. I felt safe and surprised. This was all so knew. I just didn't even know how to react to this so I just didn't react at all. I just stood there while he held my back against his chest and he rested his chin on my shoulder and he whispered in my ear.
"It's okay. I'm here." His voice coed and my reality suddenly changed. Now it wasn't so cruel just different. It was new. Still it was painful but now it just didn't feel as hard to live through. Now it felt like I didn't have to escape reality because it wasn't a prison cell. It felt like home.