Lyn: I'd like to first thank T.W., trulywicked for those of you who don't know, she saved me from evil Sasuke and Naruto! They were going to tie me to a chair and gag me!

Naruto: We were trying to protect people from you!

Lyn: Well...no one asked to be saved!

Sasuke: -sigh- Is this all we are going to be talking about?

Lyn: Well, no, I guess not. Let's get on with the story!


Chapter 4: Sadness

Naruto's P.O.V

I guess I forgot how fast word gets around this village. Now everyone glared at me. I can see hatred in everyone's eyes. I can't stand this anymore. I don't know how I could have taken all the glares before. They remind me so much of how empty and alone I really am. I need to talk to Sakura and apologize.

I made a bitter face at the mere thought of apologizing to that, that thing! So I ignored the common sense of telling her I was sorry. But I still need to talk to someone.

"Iruka." I whispered to no one. It didn't really matter that he probably only pitied me and didn't really care for me. At least he'd listen to me. I knew Kakashi would be there too. I wasn't stupid as I've said before. I knew long before that they had a thing for each other.

As I reached my destination I knocked softly on the door and smiled. The door opened to reveal a very pissed of Iruka and a glaring Kakashi behind him. "Naruto we need to talk." Iruka spit out angrily.

I frowned. This couldn't be good. As I enter the house I see that Kakashi keeps glaring at me. The first to talk is none other than Kakashi. "Naruto how could you slap Sakura?"

I looked at him blankly. Oh so this is what this is about. "Well if you must know-" Iruka cut me off.

"Naruto you don't go around slapping people whenever you feel like it!" What? I didn't just go up and slap her! "I didn't-"

"I thought you knew better than that!" Iruka yelled at me. I was shocked. He looked so angry. "But you-"

"No, we don't want to hear it. Sakura told us everything." Kakashi said looking a way in shame.

What? Why that little whore! "She was-"

"-Only trying to help!" I stared at Iruka in confusion. Help? What was she trying to help me with? "I don't know-"

"That's right you don't know and until you do leave!" I looked at Iruka with pain in my eyes. I looked over to Kakashi who refused to meet my eyes. What did I do? Why did they believe her? Was it so bad to listen to a demon? Tears pricked at my eyes as a new and very strong emotion swept over my body. Without a word I left. What else was I to do? Why bother being somewhere when you're no longer cared for? I stopped in my tracks. Why did I stay here? What was the thing that kept me here? I looked around and saw familiar midnight eyes staring at me. Sasuke. That's why I stayed. I know Sasuke would only call me names and only want to spar with me but at least that was something right?

I needed something. Anything to get this new feeling that was slowly choking me to go away. Sure he would probably insult me then leave but I just needed something. So I walked closer to Sasuke. Right when I was in front of him he...looked away. He looked away from me; just like Kakashi. Was he ashamed of me too? He turned and left me there standing. I stared at his retreating back a little while longer. There goes the reason why I stayed.

I walked back to my apartment and lay on my worn out bed. Sasuke was now too ashamed to look at me. Too ashamed to even insult me! Iruka, Kakashi, and Sasuke are gone. That new feeling came back and hit me hard.

This was sadness.


Lyn: This review was from Istas, yeah I know, seriously, if Sakura was one of the brightest people over at the academy then they must have had low standards.

Sakura: WHAT HOW DARE YOU ALL MAKE FUN OF ME! ...Sasuke-kun!

Sasuke: -wince-

Lyn: -glares and growls- WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN THIS CONVO! These convos are for me Sasuke and Naruto. GET OUT!

Sakura: Ch when pigs fly!

Lyn: You fly?

Sakura: How dare you!

Lyn: GET OUT!

Sakura: -disappears-

Sasuke: That was annoying.

Sakura: -Pops out of now where and hugs Sasuke-

Lyn: -rip her off and gets a stick and starts hitting her with it- YOU -hit- LITTLE -hit- WHORE -hit- GET OUT -double hit- OF MY CONVOS!

Sakura: -twitching on the ground all beaten up-

Naruto: All right now how shall we finish her off?

Lyn: -sigh- we can't kill her…

Sasuke: WHAT! WHY?

Lyn: Because unfortunately she is still in my story and...It's much more fun to torture her so bad that she wants to die, but we won't let her. -Insane giggle-

Naruto: -backs a way as Sasuke joins in on the evil laughing- You're starting to scare me….

Lyn: Good. What should we do with her now? Oh I got it! We can use Dragon's Storyteller's idea and use her as the net for ping pong!

Sasuke: I like that, but where would we get a ping pong table?

Lyn: Good point... -looks at stick- -smacks Sakura who was waking up-

Naruto: Why'd you do that? Not that I'm complaining or anything.

Lyn: Because I got a great idea -grins sadistically and hold stick out- Any of my reviewers want a swing at her?

Sasuke: Until then, ja.

-To Be Continued-