Okay all here's the next chapter. I hope you all enjoy it. Thanks to everyone who reviewed. I really appreciate it.
I'm sorry that it's taken me ages to update but life has been rather hectic for me lately, so I haven't been jumping at my laptop for a while. I've been rather busy helping my poor Mom to clean up the entire house. I'm not sure when I'll be updating next, but I try to make it a habit to update at least once or twice a month. You see my Mom is having surgery and she won't be allowed to move around a lot afterwards, so I will be (unfortunately as it were) taking over the household until she's up and about. I apologise to all of you that have to wait for my updates, and I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks for your patience everyone.
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This Really, REALLY Sucks!
Chapter Six – The Local Kids and Creeps.
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A week later, Naruto knocked on Sakura's door. Sakura pouted as she finished uploading new tunes on to her red Ipod.
"Come in!" Sakura called out. Naruto walked in and sat on Sakura's bed. Sakura gave her stepbrother a smile.
"What's up Naruto?" Sakura asked. Naruto grinned.
"Well I promised Hinata-Chan and Neji, and some other friends that I'd go to the park and meet up with them. Deidara got told to come too, and we're taking Ino. I wanted to know if you and Ten Ten wanted to come. I mean, after all, my friends are going to be your classmates." Naruto asked kindly. Sakura thought about it for a moment. On one hand she may not get along with any of Naruto's friends. On the other hand, Naruto was tolerable. In fact Naruto was more than tolerable. So his friends couldn't possibly be that bad. However Sakura didn't want to have to hide her true self to make friends. Naruto noted the look on Sakura's face.
"You don't have to pretend to be different Sakura. Everybody I know has their own style." Naruto quipped. Sakura blinked as she looked at Naruto carefully.
"How do you know what I'm thinking?" Sakura asked. Naruto shrugged.
"I dunno. It's a gift. That's what Dad always tells me." Naruto replied.
"It's a cool gift." Sakura quipped.
"So you're coming?" Naruto asked. Sakura nodded. Naruto whooped and ran off to knock on Ten Ten's door.
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Sakura and Ten Ten were in the living room waiting for Deidara to come down the stairs. Naruto was straightening Deidara's hair apparently. Ino was wearing a purple summer dress and had a pair of purple tennis shoes in one of her hands. Sakura was wearing a pair of black pants, with chains attached all down the legs. A black t-shirt with a cat face on it that had purple eyes, and black string, net sleeves. She also wore black string net, arm warmers with one loop that went over each middle finger. She also had a pair of black converse next to the door, ready to slip on. Ten Ten was wearing a pair of denim crop jeans, a rose pink, short sleeved shirt that was open with a white vest top underneath. A pair of rose pink flat sandals were held in one of Ten Ten's hands. She was checking her usual hairstyle in the mirror. That was when there was a knock at the door. Ino went to answer it and saw Neji and Hinata outside. Neji was wearing a pair of jeans, a dark blue shirt and a pair of high top, Nike trainers. Hinata was wearing a baggy lilac jersey with the number seven on it, a pair of three quarter jeans and a pair of white pumps. Her long hair was hanging down her back, and she played with her fingers.
"Come in for a minute. Naruto is straightening my brother's hair." Ino stated plainly. Neji and Hinata walked in and Neji immediately walked over to chat to Ten Ten. Hinata, Ino and Sakura all smiled evilly. A few minutes later, Naruto came down with Deidara. Deidara's hair looked the way it usually did. He was wearing a pair of black combat trousers, a black long sleeved t-shirt and black trainers. On the front of his t-shirt, it said
"Killing things doesn't mend a broken heart. But it's bloody good fun!" Sakura and Ten Ten stared incredulously.
"What took so long?" They both asked at the same time.
"Deidara had a shower and his hair turned into a frizzy mess." Naruto replied. Deidara bopped the boy on the head. Naruto was wearing an orange t-shirt that said
"Come to the Darkside! We have Ramen!" printed in black on the front, and a pair of jeans. He held a pair of orange converse in his hands. The group left the house after throwing on their shoes.
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Sakura, Ten Ten, Ino and Deidara followed Naruto, Neji and Hinata to the local park. They walked through and got to a lake in the middle, where a group were sat on a giant blanket. Naruto called out a greeting and the group yelled back and beckoned them over with waves. Naruto led the others to the group lazing on the blanket.
"Hey guys, this is Sakura, my stepsister, and Ten Ten, my new cousin. You already know Deidara and Ino. Obviously you all know Neji and Hinata too." Naruto stated.
A blonde girl, wearing a black leather mini skirt and black vest, with a long sleeved mesh top draped over it, stood up and grinned. She tweaked on one of four spiky ponytails that she had her hair tied into as she spoke.
"I'm Temari Sabaku. These are my brothers Kankuro..." Temari pointed to a brunette male, who was wearing a black shirt and jeans.
"and Gaara." Temari pointed to a red haired boy who wore a red t-shirt, with the kanji for love splashed across the front in black and black jeans. Kankuro waved in greeting, and Gaara gave them a look of acknowledgement.
"And this is my cousin Sasori." Temari stated, pointing to another red haired male. He looked to be about the same age as Deidara, and was dressed in similar clothing. However, his long sleeved t-shirt had a red scorpion across the front.
"I am Lee!" A boy with a bowl cut yelled cheerfully. Lee wore a green t-shirt and shorts.
"I'm Shikamaru." A boy with a spiky ponytail said lazily before he laid back down to laze on the blanket. He wore black shorts and a black vest.
"I'm Chouji." A large boy said kindly. He was eating from a large bag of BBQ potato chips, and wearing a white t-shirt and black shorts.
"I'm Kiba." A rather scruffy looking boy said loudly. He was wearing a grey, long sleeved t-shirt and black, three quarter trousers.
"And this is Akamaru." Kiba added, and pointed to a little white puppy that was sat in his lap.
"I'm Shino." A boy said softly. He wore sunglasses and a high collared sweat shirt, and grey, three quarter trousers.
The group sat around chatting about various things. Sakura and Ten Ten found out about the band that Naruto and Neji were a part of, the Konoha Kitsunes. Along with Gaara and another boy called Sasuke, who wasn't there that summer. Apparently he was away with his parents and older brother for the summer holidays. Sakura and Ten Ten also found out that Neji played drums, Naruto played guitar and Gaara played base. Sasuke played keyboard. No one was the lead singer. Each boy had their own favourite songs that they sung. That was when Sakura saw a kiosk that sold drinks.
"I'm gonna go and get a drink. Does anyone else want one?" Sakura asked. The others were quick to tell Sakura their orders and hand over their cash. She walked around the lake towards the kiosk when she saw a group of boys gathering around another boy with dark hair. He held a sketch pad in hand and looked overwhelmed. Sakura looked back towards the group and knew she wasn't too far away to call for help if she needed it.
"Hey leave him alone!" Sakura called out. The group of boys glared at Sakura. Their leader smirked leeringly at her.
"Who are you to tell us what to do?" The boy asked.
"It doesn't matter. What did he do to you for you to gang up on him, six against one?" Sakura hissed angrily. She didn't like someone to be ganged up on. She was a firm believer in a fair fight.
"He annoyed us. He's a pansy. Only interested in drawing pretty pictures. He's probably gay." The leader stated. The other boys laughed.
"What are you? A fag hag? You're ugly enough." The leader added. Sakura was getting angrier by the second.
"I'd rather be a fag hag then an ignorant hick!" Sakura hissed angrily. The leader glared fiercely and grabbed hold of Sakura's t-shirt in one hand. The other hand clenched into a fist. However, before the boy could even think about punching Sakura, there was a voice behind her.
"What's going on here Uroih?" Sakura and the gang of boys looked to see Naruto.
"What the fuck do you want Uzumaki." The leader hissed.
"That's my stepsister. Let go of her or I'll make sure you don't hold on to anything ever again." Naruto hissed. Sakura was sure that Naruto had never had such an evil look on his face before.
"That goes for me too." The others looked at Ten Ten who was also glaring. Uroih threw Sakura into Naruto and ran off. The other boys followed him, all but the one they were bullying.
"Are you alright Sakura-Chan?" Naruto asked worriedly. Sakura nodded and as she righted herself, she looked at the other boy.
"Are you alright?" Sakura asked him kindly.
The lone boy stood up and looked as though he were about to say something.
"I'm Sakura Haruno." Sakura introduced herself.
"I'm Sai." The boy said quietly. He was dressed in a grey artist's smock and a pair of grey trousers, along with grey pumps. His hair was short and black, just like his eyes. His skin was so pale it reminded Sakura of paper.
"Thank you for standing up for me." Sai said softly. Then before Sakura could say another word, Sai was gone.
"That was strange." Sakura thought to herself. Ten Ten and Naruto both looked confused.
"Who was that creep?" Ten Ten asked.
"His name is Uroih. He is a total bastard. Try and stay away from him because he doesn't care who he hurts or how he does it." Naruto replied.
"I thought Konoha was a peaceful place." Sakura commented.
"Every place, no matter how good it is, has its bad points. That bastard is one of them." Naruto replied.
"I hate that bastard." Sakura quipped.
"I don't like him either." Ten Ten added. The trio walked over to the kiosk, ordered their drinks, and then went back to the group. None of them had realised that they were being watched by Uroih, who glared at them from a tree, where he hid as he watched.
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Okay all I hope you liked this chapter. Uroih (just for reference) was that dude that was on Kabuto's team in the Chunin Exam arc. He was the guy who was up against Sasuke in the first round. Anywho, please R&R and let me know what you think. See you next chapter people.