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Chapter 8: Side Effects
A week passed by fast, but I couldn't be any more satisfied with myself. I didn't allow myself to let myself go for one minute. I put my all into everything I did, and I guess it paid off.
I never thought of food. I never got hungry. The only thing that bothered me was when I saw my teammates looking over at me. Naruto went back to being loud and he's still keeping that up, but Sasuke is paying more attention to me. Which is probably good. Kakashi didn't bother me as much anymore either. And when he did, I gave him the same reply, "Forget about me, you wouldn't understand, so it wouldn't matter." He actually left me alone too.
I could control myself better. I was powerful. Training was great, and if I kept it up, I would be able to pass the chunin exam easily. Sasuke would, or should be impressed, Ino would be jealous, and life would be even more perfected. Actually, life was already perfect, except for the fact I wasn't able to do as many things as before. I would get tired after ten minutes, and it would take me at least twenty minutes to get back home because I had to make sure I didn't fall. Not to mention, I had to make an effort to concentrate. I would be bruised merely by falling, and I felt cold almost all the time. I have to admit, Anorexia has its drawbacks, but it felt good. I was proud to be anorexic. I was skinny. I was beautiful, just like my mother said.
I knew she would be happy for me. She would be happy because I was happy now. I wasn't an outcast like before. Now, I fit right in.
I felt light as I ran with Sasuke and Naruto, even though I found myself lagging further and further behind them. My throat burned, my lungs begged for air, and my legs were about to fail beneath me, but I kept pushing. I would never give up. I still needed to catch up to Naruto and Sasuke, and how was I going to do that if I stopped? We kept running, and I was further back now. They were so far away their heads disappeared into the horizon. I finally gave up, as much as I didn't want to, and went at my own pace. Every now and then I would make a desperate attempt to speed up, but I ended up tripping over my own two feet.
I got about halfway through my first lap when I fell over. I gasped for air, and my arms held me up for support. My eyes closed for a moment so I could relax. My body fell over as I kept panting. My eyes squinted when I saw someone coming my way. It was Sasuke. He already finished his first lap.
"Sakura?" he turned his head down to look at me.
"My head hurts!" I groaned and turned over on my side. I was expecting him to shake me off and leave me there, but instead I felt his arms reach under me to lift me up.
"What are you doing?" I asked, suddenly feeling wide awake.
"You're really light." He commented, ignoring my question.
"Where are you taking me?" I asked again, more jumpy this time.
"You need your rest. You've been training too much already." He stated simply.
"I'm fine! Put me down!" I struggled out of his arms and fell on the concrete. It took a second for me to pull myself together again. I hugged my knees against my chest and put my head down, trying to hold back my tears.
"Sasuke, what happened?" I heard Kakashi ask.
"I found her here like that." Sasuke said. Typical Sasuke. Blowing me off just like the fan girl I was. It was like I didn't even matter. I should've known that. He has been acting differently lately though. It's like, every time he's doing something to show he cares, he goes back to the regular Sasuke.
I was so confused. I hardly noticed the soft whimpers I was making as tears flowed from my eyes down my face.
Kakashi crouched down in front of me and lifted my head. "Do you care to tell me what happened?" he questioned me.
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