Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or the song "Me Against the World" by Simple Plan.

Chapter 7:

Touchy Little Moments

"You guys are gonna get sick!" I said laughing. Naruto and Sasuke were literally scarfing down their food as if they had been starved for weeks. It was actually kinda gross... And not to mention disturbing.

"MORE!" The two pigs, as I would call them, shouted. The both stood up and held their bowls out. They turned and stared glaring daggers at each-other. Then they both turned a ugly shade of green, yes, green! And then they did something so disgusting... They both threw up!

"How did I know that was going to happen?" I muttered.

Inner Sayuki: Because you watched the show and read the manga

Oh yeah...

"Thanks a lot guys, now I lost my appetite," I said.

"I must eat to become stronger," Sasuke said. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.

"Yeah, we have to no matter what," Naruto said, "Because we have to become stronger as fast as possible."

I laughed, I couldn't help it. They were acting as if their very lives depended on them eating!

I looked around the table at all the smiling faces. Tazuna and Kakashi were eating their food at a normal rate, well, normal for grown men. Tazuna's daughter was standing at the counter doing something or another, and Inari, the Bridge Builder's grandson, was being rather solemn. Kind weird for a kid his age. My own little brother was probably about his age. And my brother was one ball of energy! I like hyper people and all but my brother was just plain annoying! I wonder where he get's it from?

Sitting around the table with them made me remember my own family. My mom and dad, my annoying little brother, my older sister, well only by a year. And all my friends. Ah yes, all my totally nutty friends!

I missed them all a lot...

W-what if I never see them again? I thought, frightened by the thought. I had never been away for my family for more than a few days. And I've already been here in the Naruto world for weeks. And then I did the stupidest thing I could do. I started to cry. Right there in front of everybody I started blubbering like a big baby!

Inner Sayuki: Don't let them see you weak!

I-I can't help it!

"Sayuki? Are you okay?" I heard Kakashi ask. All eyes were on me now. They all must think I'm some kind of idiot to just start crying randomly

"Please excuse me," I managed to say. I stood up and pushed my chair back I then made a dash for the door.

I ran without a destination in mind. I could easily get lost, not knowing my way around this village and all. But the thought didn't occur to me. I just ran. That's what I did when I was upset. I ran until I couldn't run anymore. It had always been a bad habit of mine. Some habits are just hard to break. I hated the fact that I always ran from my problems, instead of having courage and facing them. Idiot, I thought, That was a stupid thing to cry over! Now everyone thinks I'm a freak! I didn't mind that too much. I mean after all, who really cares what other think of you? But what if I really am stuck in this world forever? I pinched myself... again. And it hurt... again. I really need to stop doing that.

When I finally stopped running, I was lost. Well, not entirely lost. I had ran threw the forest that we were training in earlier. I was in the middle of a clearing, and I must have been on top of a mountain or hill of some sort because I was up high.

"Great, more heights," I muttered. I walked over to the edge and sat down, my feet dangling off. Too scary, I thought and then scooted back a few feet away from the edge. I pulled my knees up to me chest and wrapped my arms around them. It was getting dark, pretty soon it would be pitched black... I sighed and than began to sing one of my favorite songs. Me against the world by Simple Plan. I didn't know why but I'd always listen to that song whenever I was down, and it would make me feel better. No matter what was bothering me the song always held that something...

I sang it in a softer key than it was meant to be in.

"I'm a nightmare

A disaster

That's what they always said

I'm a lost cause

Not a hero

But I'll make it on my own

I've gotta prove them wrong

It's me against the world"

I sighed. Oh how I wish I had my cd player and the cd!

"You really need to stop singing," A voice said from behind me. I jumped out of surprise. I turned my head and there stood Sasuke.

"You said yourself your not good at it," He continued.

"Don't sneak up on me like that!" I yelled.

"You're a ninja, you should have been able to sense I was here," He shrugged.

Ha ha oh right I'm a ninja! Psh, I wish!

"Right," I mumbled, "Why are you here anyway?"

"Kakashi-sensi sent me to make sure you were okay." By the way he spoke, I could tell he didn't want to be here.

"Why'd he send you? He knows we don't get along," I pointed out. He should have sent Naruto! At least Naruto doesn't care about only himself!

"I think that's why he sent me," He grumbled. He came and sat down to the right of me.

I gave a short laugh. "Thanks sensi, really your too kind," I said. Out of the corner of my eye I caught Sasuke smirking.

"Ha!" I said, "That's two times I made you smirk! So your not emotionless after all! You do have a sense of humor!"

"Dobe," He replied.

I sighed again and rested my chin on me knee's.

"So are you?" Sasuke asked after a few moments of neither of us speaking.

"Am I what?"

"Okay?"

I looked at Sasuke confused. Why the heck would he care whether or not I was okay? Is this really Sasuke Uchiha? Mr. Stoic and uncaring?

"I guess..." I said at last.

"Why were you crying?" He was trying his best to keep his cool and not caring attitude. But maybe, just maybe there was another side of him noone knew about. And maybe I'd be the first to see it.

"I just...miss my family," I admitted.

"Me too," He said. And then I felt kind of guilty about how mean I've been to him since I've gotten here. I never really thought about how much he must be hurting. That's probably why he acts the way he does.

Inner Sayuki: But you love picking on him and you know it!

Yeah! I do love picking on him! It's just so fun! I snickered quietly to myself.

"I'm um... sorry," I said to him. It took all my will power not to start hurling insults at him for no reason.

"About what?"

"About what happened to your family..."

He tilted his head up to look at the sky. "Your not even from our village and you know about that?"

"Erm... yes..." I didn't bother trying to cover up. A lot of other villages probably knew about the Uchiha massacre. It wasn't exactly a small forgettable event...

"Why are you here?" He asked.

"Excuse me?" I didn't get it.

"Why did you come to our village. Your that girl, Ino's cousin, right? Why did you come live with her family?" Ohhhh...

"To tell you the truth I don't even know why I'm here." I answered honestly. No point in lying. "But sometimes I just really wish I could go back home..."

"Home is the only place one can ever truly feel safe and loved..." Sasuke replied.

Well this is a really touchy moment... Extremely Awkward, but touchy...

"Hey Sasuke?"

"Hm?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

"Avenging your clan, getting revenge... Is that really your only goal?"

"Yes." He answered without even taking a minute to think about it. "I need to restore honor to my clan. I need to avenge what happened to it. And I need to make him pay for what he did..." I knew exactly what he meant by 'him',

"But is revenge really necessary?" He looked at me like I was stupid.

"Yes, it is."

"You'd really kill him?"

"I have to. He deserves death, it is the only suitable punishment. He needs to pay for what he's done."

"But don't you see? If you kill him then... then that makes you just like him..."

"Don't you ever compare me to him!" Sasuke yelled. I jumped again, he kinda scared me with his yelling...

"I'm sorry..." I said. We sat in silence for a while.

"But the way I look at it," I said, this time I being the one to break the silence. " Revenge isn't the only solution." He didn't say anything so I went on. "You should live your life. Don't let yourself be filled with hate and rage... Sometimes the past belongs in the past. If you go out seeking revenge, then your letting Itachi win." He slightly twitched at the sound of Itachi's name. "Knowing that you're still suffering, knowing that you feel you have no purpose in life other than to get revenge, that's saying that you lose, you give up. You should give up on revenge. Show him what you can do. Show him how successful you can become. In the end you'll have achieved so much and him, nothing. He won't have a life worth living for, while you will." Oh yeah, I can be deep!

"He achieved killing an entire clan!" Sasuke retorted.

"That's not an achievement, that's a ticket to hell." I let my words sink in. We seemed to be sitting there forever, neither of us uttering a single word or moving.

"Let's go," Sasuke said, "It's getting dark."

Author's Note: Yesh! I've been waiting since the beginning to write this chapter! I don't know why but I really felt like adding this in. There isn't much comedy, I deeply apologize for that. This chapter's kinda serious which is so not my style so I'm sorry that it sucks mega bad. But hey, I got two chapter up in one single day! You guys should be really proud of me for that!

Elie used a naughty word in this gasps But this story is rated T after all.

Next chapter might take a little longer to get up, but don't worry it won't take too long.

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