Tuesday
"SAKURA-CCHAAAAAAANNNN!!" Someone shouted from behind me. I sighed and turned around.
"Hey Naruto." I said.
"Hey Sakura-chan!! Sooo…. Are you going to come to the prom with me??" Naruto asked.
"Uhm… I'm sorry Naruto. I… have something to do that day…" I think.
"Aww…. Really?? Or are you-" DIIIINNGGGG
"I got to go. Sorry… Bye!!" I shouted running down the hall. Science… I thought as I charged down the hall. As I turned the corner I crashed into-
"S-Sakura!" And I blacked out.
Nurses Office
"Uhn…." I rubbed my eyes. And sat up.
"Where the heck am I?" I asked out loud looking around.
"Nurse's office." I turned to see Sasuke sitting there. I blushed and looked down.
"Well, now that you're awake and okay… There's no reason to sit around to see if you're alright." He got up and stretched.
"W…Wait!!" I suddenly shouted. Then I felt like I was set on flames. Sasuke turned.
"How did I even get here?" I asked.
"I crashed into you in the hall and you fainted from getting hit in the head so hard. So I carried you to the nurses office. Why?"
"Uhm… I was just wondering…." I said. I looked away blushing. The nurse came in and said that I would have a little bruise on my head but I was okay to go back to class. I sat up and jumped off the bed. I thanked her a ran out the door to catch up to Sasuke. I looked at my watch and figured that it was time for study hall.
"SAKURA!!" Ino shouted from down the hall. I sighed and stood there and let her run to me.
"Is it true??" She shouted in my face. "That Sasuke-kun carried you to the Nurse's Office??"
"What about it?" I asked.
"SO IT'S TRUE??" Ino shouted. By now, people in the hall were watching us.
"Look, I'm late for study hall. I'll talk to-"
"NO!! Sasuke-kun's mine!! WHY are you trying to FLIRT with him??" I ignored Ino and walked toward study hall. She grabbed my wrist.
"WHY?? WHY DID HE CARRY YOU TO THE NURSE??" I snapped my hand away and kept walking. She grabbed my shoulder and spun me around.
"ANSWER ME!!" Ino's face was filled with anger. I kept a straight face. Her arm was on my shoulder squeezing hard. I pushed her away and ran through the halls with my head down. Suddenly, someone grabbed my shoulders.
"You shouldn't be walking with your head down you know." I looked up. That was already, two times in a row.
"Sasuke?" I mumbled. He grinned.
"How come you know where I am?" I asked looking down again.
"It's not that hard. You're leaving tracks of anger all over the place shouting, 'Who the hell does she think she is?'" Sasuke smirked. I smiled looking away.
"SAKURAAA!!" A bunch of girls (including Ino) came charging through the halls screaming.
"Heh." Sasuke grinned and picked me up in his arms. He ran through the hall and took a left into the janitor's closet. The pounding of feet thundered across getting further and further away.
"Where's the light switch?" I whispered. I heard Sasuke's hand moving across the wooden planks off the wall.
"Aargh…" Just as my eyes adjusted, Sasuke pulled his hand back.
"Are-Are you okay?" I asked quietly.
"It's just a splinter." Sasuke said. He reached into his pocket and pulled out something. I couldn't see what it was but when I asked if he was okay again, he said that the splinter was out. I could hardly move inside the closet.
"Don't move." He whispered. He felt around the door knob and turned. Chik… Chik… Sasuke pulled his hand back.
"We're locked in. The only why is for the janitor to unlock it." Sasuke murmured.
"I see… Is there anything we can use? A paperclip? Piece of metal?" I suggested looking around. Just then, my cell phone rang illuminating the room. I opened it.
"Hello?"
"Hey, Sakura."
"Hey Ino… What do you want?" I asked.
"Nothing really except for your location in the school. Or… If you're HOME…" Ino laughed. I snapped the phone shut.
"I have a paperclip from my binder…" Sasuke gave me it. I bended the sides into a long line. I stuck it into the key hole and played around with it for a couple of minutes. I sighed taking it out.
"Nothing." I said shaking my head. I looked at my phone to see what time it was. 2:45. We had 15 minutes to get out of here before anyone finds out. Bip… Bip… I looked at my phone again. My battery had only 2… Now 0 because the whole screen went black.
"Great…" I murmured. "Wait! Don't you have your phone?"
"No… I left it in my locker." He said hitting his head. I sighed.
"What now?" I asked. I lay cradled in his arms from when we dove into the closet. He saw him smile. So perfect and cool in the dark. He leaned down. Just as his lips touched mine we heard them.
"I bet they're in here!!" Ino said. I looked around frantically for a place to hide. All of a sudden, there was a loud wooshing and a dark tarp covered us. Sasuke held it down as the door opened. He peeked through a hole.
"They wouldn't be able to fit in here!!" A girl behind Ino exclaimed. When Ino and the others turned to close the door, Sasuke slid a block between the door and the wall to keep it open ad slit. We heard their footsteps getting further and further away.
"Okay…" Sasuke picked me up as we slid silently through the closet, to our lockers, out the school doors… Crowded with everyone trying to get out of the school. Sasuke walked me home. While we were walking, we saw Ino and the other girls once. We hid in some bushes. I hoped our walk would never end… But home came up the street too fast. He smiled and kissed me.
Sasuke's P.O.V.
I unzipped her bag while we were kissing and slid in a blind fold with the letter 'O' on it. When we finally parted. She waved while I walked away, grinning. That was the right thing to do… Wasn't it? By the time she figures out all the blindfolds… She'll be with me at the prom… I hope.
Sakura's P.O.V.
I picked up my bag and dumped all my stuff out. As I was sorting, I found another blindfold… With an 'O'. I put it next to the 'L' which stuck to it like a magnet. I sighed and put it away.
Morning
I opened my eyes to see a gray ceiling. I sat up but my arms were tightly tied to my sides by ropes. So were my legs. My mouth was taped shut. I looked around for something sharp but there was only a light bulb and a note:
Dear Sakura,
How was your sleep? I hope not too cold. That is "We." You're going to have to stay here for a little while… Until the day of the prom. Don't worry. Sasuke-kun will be in good hands. Just stay here and be quite. If you try to move… You might trigger one of our booby traps. You're inside our empty attic… Too bad no one goes there. It's sound proof so if you try to scream… No one will hear you.
Thank you for giving us Sasuke-kun!!
Ino and friends
Damn that Ino!! I thought. I looked around. It was pretty small and empty. I chewed and the tape until my teeth hurt. Then, I heard the door knob turn and the door opened.
"Hey Sakura. You feel okay?" Ino… She reached to the side of the wall and flicked the switch. It must've turned off all the booby traps because when she walked over to me, nothing happened.
"It's too bad Sasuke won't be able to find you… Therefore, when he wants to go to the prom, he'll have to take me!!" Ino laughed. She turned and I took the opportunity to roll and trip her from behind.
"Ugh!! WHY YOU-" Ino raised her hand to slap me but the tape ripped and I bit her.
"OWWW!!" Ino screamed. I untied myself and ran from the room only to get confronted by the other girls.
"I thought that might've happened… This time we'll use a cloth gag." One of the girls suggested.
"Good idea." Ino nodded. It took two girls to grab each of my arms and tie them.
"Sasuke will find out!!" I shouted before my mouth was covered again.
"Heh… No…" Ino smirked. She stuffed me inside the attic again and tied the remaining rope from my legs and arms to the one window that was on the left side of the room. I stuggled to loosen the ropes but with no success.
"It's useless Sakura. See you later." Ino led the girls out of the room. I sat there as tears started to leak out of my eyes. There's got to be some way!! If Only I could break this glass… I used my head and broke the glass. My head started to spin. OWWWW…. THAT WAS NOT SMART!! I rose my hands and cut the ropes with the sharp glass. After I untied myself, I rose to reach the door. Click… Click… The door was locked. I punched the door and the only outcome of that was bruised knuckles. I looked at the window. No way… I don't even know how high I am. What if Ino's out there?? But… That's the only way to get out… AAARRRGHHH…. THIS IS SOO FRUSTRATING!! I thought and grunted. I took a running start and jumped through the window. I landed on my feet which lands on top of a bush. Good landing!! I thought and ran home.
"Sakura!!" My mom nearly screamed and hugged me.
"Where have you been?" She asked.
"I got-" Then I thought, that'll be our little secret Ino. "I sleep walked to Ino's house."
"Sakura… You and your sleep walking… Remember the time when-"
"Yes mom. I walked down stairs, took out the milk and cookies and started to eat them. I know."
"And I was like-"
"Mom!! I need to get to school! Can you write me a note? Telling about a dentist or something!!"
"Ok, ok." I ran upstairs and grabbed my bag which nearly flew out of my hand from being empties of my unnecessary stuff such as my rain coat, 3 of my already finished books, and plenty of other stuff.
"Here you go." My mom handed me my note and I ran to school.
School
"Thank you for joining us Ms. Haruno." The teacher said showing me to my seat. It was science and I was sitting with Sasuke.
"Where were you?" He murmured.
"Kidnapped by Ino." I whispered.
"What?" Sasuke coughed holding in a laugh. I pursed my lips.
"She kidnapped me so she could go to the prom with you." I said.
"Ah… Jealousy." He grinned. I punched him in the shoulder. The teacher walked by handing us a microscope and slides. I put it between us.
"Which slide should we start with?" I asked but Sasuke was looking out of the window and at the dark, ominous, clouds that were covering the sky.
"Sasuke?"
"Huh? What?" Sasuke immediately shot his eyes toward me.
"You… Sort of spaced out… What's up?"
"N… Nothing… Really." My eyebrows went up but I worked on my paper. Everything happened the same as everyday… I would walk behind the school, kiss, and head on to class… Until the day before the prom…
"Sakura…" He whispered into my ear after he kissed me.
"Put the blindfolds in order… by date… Also… Meet me here tomorrow at 5:00 PM…" He kissed my forehead and was gone. I went home after school and did as he said. "I LOVE YOU" it said. I turned red and flopped onto my bed.
"He… Sasuke-kun… Really does…" I just lay down and stared at the blank, white, ceiling which matched my mind. I couldn't think… And I couldn't wait until tomorrow….
Day of the prom
"Sasuke-kun?" I walked around the school.
"Sakura… I'm leaving today. I just want you to know… I love you."
"But-But Sas-"
"Shh. Sakura. This last kiss… It means good bye." I felt his lips touch mine for the last time.
"Good bye." He whispered and disappeared. I stood there frozen. I felt like everything I had just disappeared. I couldn't move… And I didn't… With my eyes wide open, a tear slid down my cheek. My head was spinning and my whole body felt numb. I collapsed on the floor still in shock. Why did he go? Why did he have to go?? I heard voices… but none of them were his. The voice that I first fell in love with… My first love. Gone. Why? Why me? Why did he have to go??
Later
"Uhn…" I opened my eyes to find myself in my bed. Could… Could it have just been a dream? I opened my drawer to find that the blindfolds were gone. He… he left no trace…. Why Sasuke? WHY? I sat there crying. Tears streamed down my face. I felt this aching in my stomach as I collapsed once more. In my head, my mind kept replaying that night over and over. "Good bye." "Good bye." "Good bye." I felt like my throat had a brick inside. A huge big brick.
Dreaming
"Sasuke-kun?" I saw him turn his head but he kept walking.
"Good bye Sakura." He said.
"No!! Don't leave me!! Please!! SASUKE-KUNN!!"
"AAAARRRGGHH!!" I bolted up right screaming.
"Sakura!! Are you alright?" Mom was already at my bedside.
"Just a bad dream…." I mumbled.
"Oh. Well, I hope you're ready to start a new day!! You ready to go back to scho-"
"NO!!" I shouted. I actually nearly screamed.
"You've been out for a whole WEEK missy. So you better get your little butt to the bathroom." With that, she walked out. No sympathy? Does she not even remember that I have… HAD a boyfriend and that he LEFT me?? I thought. I flopped back onto the bed groaning. WHAT am I going to DO?? I can't face Ino!! Especially not in this condition. I rolled out of bed and practically dragged myself to the bathroom. You're weak!! Why didn't you stop him?? I thought. I felt the lump again in my throat. My eyes filled up with tears. I tried to blink them away before-
"Hey Sakura." Not now…. Of all times… I turned around to see Ino sitting in the tree next to the window.