A/N - OMG! I can't believe it, I beg you all on my knees to forgive me. I just realized I had this comepletely done, except for the title for the last month! I can't believe I didn't post it up! I'm so sorry!
Chapter Seven: I'll Ask Him When I Find Him
Recap…Sasuke woke from his sleep to the sound of his phone ringing. He blinked, and looked over at his bedside clock, 2:57!
Who ever that is, I swear I'm going to kill them! Sasuke thought, as he got up to answer the phone.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT?" Sasuke shouted into the phone.
"It's Sakura," Naruto's frantic voice answered.
Sasuke immediately forgot his anger, as he spoke again, "What? Naruto, what are you talking about? Where is she? What happened?"
"She's here," Naruto answered, but before he could answer another question, Sasuke fired off another one.
"What the hell is she doing there?" Sasuke yelled.
"I don't know," Naruto answered, "But she won't let me call the hospital, or Kakashi sensei."
Sasuke thought for a moment, "Why not?"
"She won't say," Naruto said.
"Well," Sasuke said, pausing to think once more, "I'll be right there. You're at home, right?"
"Yeah," Naruto confirmed.
"Okay," Sasuke said, "Stay there!"
"I'm not going anywhere," Naruto assured.
"Alright," Sasuke said, and he hung up the phone.
What the hell is going on? Sasuke wondered as he bolted from his house, and headed for Naruto's.
Naruto sat on his worn out sofa, with Sakura beside him. He stared at her slightly, as she sat there with puffy, red eyes, from crying. Naruto jumped at the sound of a knock on his apartment door. Naruto ran to the door and opened it to reveal Sasuke standing before him.
"About time you got here," Naruto spat at the raven-haired boy.
"Where's Sakura?" Sasuke asked, ignoring Naruto and walking right past him into his apartment.
Sasuke immediately notice Sakura sitting on Naruto sofa, and walked over to her, "Hey, Sakura."
Sasuke raised an eyebrow, for the first time since he'd known her, Sakura didn't jump all over him, when he greeted her. In, fact, she didn't react in any way, she just sat there.
"Sakura?" Sasuke asked, moving so that he was standing directly in front of her.
Naruto walked into the living room, and leaned against the wall beside the phone, as he watched as Sasuke tried to talk to Sakura.
Sasuke crouched so that he was more on eye level with Sakura. He locked eyes with her, and tried to see the emotions that were there.
What the hell? Sasuke thought, as he realized the main emotion apparent in Sakura's jade eyes, She's frightened, but why?
Sasuke got to his feet, and walked around the sofa to where Naruto was, and spoke to him. In a whisper, so that Sakura wouldn't hear, "She's scared."
"Well, duh!" Naruto huffed, rolling his eyes at Sasuke.
"But why, though," Sasuke asked.
Naruto was silent; he just stared at Sakura, trying to think of an answer to Sasuke's question.
Sasuke, too, was trying his best to think of a reason behind Sakura's sudden fear.
"Well?" Sasuke asked, glancing at Naruto, "Any ideas?"
"Here, let's see what you make of this," Naruto said, and he reached for the phone, he's eyes locked on Sakura, "I'm going to call the Hospital, Sakura, they-"
"No!" Sakura exclaimed, whipping around in her seat, and looking at Naruto in a pleading way.
"Why not, Sakura?" Sasuke asked.
Sakura averted her gaze; but Sasuke repeated the question, "Why not, Sakura?"
"Because Sensei's there!" Sakura said looking around at Sasuke and Naruto, and then averting her gaze once more, "I don't want him to know I'm here."
In a rare occurrence, Naruto's mind clicked into place faster then Sasuke's, "Alright, Sakura, I won't call, I promise."
"Thank you, Naruto," Sakura said, stifling a yawn.
"Get some sleep, Sakura," Naruto suggested, going to his hall closet, and pulling out a spare blanket, and pillow, "Here you go."
"Thanks, Naruto," Sakura said, taking the two items, and placing the pillow at the head of the sofa, and the blanket around her.
"Your welcome Sakura," Naruto said, as Sakura laid her head down on the pillow, and curled up under the blanket.
Naruto waited a few seconds, making sure Sakura was asleep before walking to his kitchen table where his surprisingly, uneaten, bowl of ramen, sat. He picked it up, and carried it to the kitchen and placed it in the sink.
"Naruto," Sasuke said, looking between Sakura, and Naruto, "I have a feeling that you've actually figure this out before me, so, what the hell's up?"
"Come on, Sasuke," Naruto whispered in disbelief, "What did Sakura find out today?"
"That Ino ran away," Sasuke answered.
"After that," Naruto prodded.
"That she was raped by that fucking pig!" Sasuke spat out.
"Okay," Naruto said, "Now we're getting somewhere. Now, who was Sakura all bent out of shape about?"
"Uh, I guess, Kakashi sensei," Sasuke answered, and finally it all made sense to him, "She thinks Kakashi sensei's going to do the same!"
"Shh! You'll wake her up!" Naruto hissed at Sasuke, glancing at Sakura's sleeping form, "But, good job, Sasuke, you actually figured it out."
Naruto gave Sasuke a sarcastic thumbs up, and Sasuke glared at him.
"Shut up, Naruto," Sasuke said, "We have to tell, Kakashi, but you were stupid and went and promised her that we wouldn't."
"Correction," Naruto whispered, "I promised that I wouldn't call him. I never promised her that I won't have you go and tell Kakashi in person."
Sasuke stared at Naruto in surprise, "For once, you didn't do half bad, Naruto."
Naruto flashed Sasuke his signature smile.
"Alright, then," Sasuke said, going to the door, "Sakura said Kakashi sensei was at the Hospital, right?"
"Right…hey, wait, why the hell is he there?" Naruto wondered aloud.
"I don't know, I'll ask him when I find him," Sasuke said.
"Okay," Naruto said, nodding his head.
Sasuke nodded back, and then left without a word.
A/N - Okay, once I have the next chapter written, I will post it right away, I promise you all. Please continue to read...and review! You can flame me for my stupidness if you want to.