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Rated M for many things.

A/N: …My god, it's hard to write in Sakura's POV…I love all my reviewers. I should give you a cookie.

Lunatic is having a hard time finding a beta. So, updates may slow down a slight bit.

Her POV His Emotions

Present day. Season: Entering Fall. Year: 2XXX. Age, I'm not sure anymore. Appear to be an eighteen year old. Weather: Cloudy.

I woke up to blinding glare of the sun, one that rivaled close to Sasuke. To my surprise, my brother was already up. He closed the curtains and yawned.

Oh no, he's turning around…

I gulped, and in reaction, I closed my eyes. I didn't know why, but I did, and I was trying hard to make it seemed like I was sleeping. Maybe, though, I was trying too hard.

I relaxed my shoulders and eyebrows. I held my breath when I peaked through my nearly closed eyelids and saw him coming closer to me, to the point that his face was nuzzled into my neck. The frown on his face was felt clearly.

"I know you're awake."

I let out my held sigh. So, the jig was up. I felt the weight of the bed press down behind me.

"You caught me." I mumbled as I turned to see him lean on my shoulder, immediately making me blush. "Wha-"

"This idiot." He grumbled; not to me, but more to the person attached to me. I looked down to see Naruto's head buried in my stomach, smiling a perverted grin that started to make me nervous. I guess Sasuke felt that and growled quietly. I bit down my giggle when he pried his best friend's hands off my waist and shoved him off. Both off me AND the bed.

"Huh-" Naruto had woken up, but it was already too late. He couldn't react quick enough, and he hit the carpet covered floor with a loud thud. "OW! What the…" I felt Sasuke's lips press behind my shoulder, and curving up into a smirk. It took a minute or two for Naruto to figure out who pushed him. "You bastard-"

That's it. I couldn't hold it in anymore.

I felt my giggles escaping.

Naruto, who caught this almost immediately, pouted cutely and leaned on the bed, face to face with me. "Ehhh, Sakura-chan? You, too?" I rolled my eyes and was about to smack him lightly on the head, when suddenly his face was smacked away by a hand that came from behind me.

"Sasuke-kun, stop being so mean. I think he's had enough." I sighed as I leaned forward to look at the dizzy eyed Naruto on the floor.

"Hn."

I looked at the window that was covered by the patterned curtain and raised an eyebrow. "Anou, what time is it?" I felt Sasuke shrug. My gaze turned to Naruto, who quickly looked at the clock. "Uh, uh…Like…Nine o' clock."

I sighed and brushed a strand of hair behind my ear, a habit that I got used to; one of many that makes us seem human. "You know, I don't remember getting anything." Sasuke rolled over onto his back and I turned over to look at him.

"Getting what?" He asked as he raised a nicely shaped eyebrow. I lifted a finger up. "Do you remember? Getting something that tells us what to do? A schedule? I don't."

I didn't notice Naruto get up until he jumped onto the bed at the spot next to me. "Me, neither. Don't you get something like that at places like these?" I looked at Sasuke to see him make a sarcastic face and snort. "No shit, dobe."

Thud, thud.

"Excuse me."

"We don't need any room service, lady." Naruto retorted, causing Sasuke to throw a pillow at him. I closed my eyes to sense who was on the other side of the door.

It wasn't a creature.

"Uhm, are you Tsunade-san's witch apprentice?" I asked, tilting my head to the side. It was a guess, since I felt hints of magical power, but…

"Eh? How did you know?"

Sasuke used his vampire powers to unlock and open the door (Without having to get up, the lazy…), revealing a young woman with, indeed, a long witch costume. She looked like a nice person. But, by the sound of Naruto warning growls and feeling of Sasuke's evil-radiating glare, they didn't think so. I saw her frightened expression and felt the sudden pressure increasing in the room.

"Guys. Behave like purebloods." I mumbled low enough for them to hear.

Almost immediately (like a conditioned response), they straightened their backs, but watched the woman warily as she stepped into the room. But, something had followed her into the room. I thought witches had sophisticated black cats, not…adorable pigs!

"Aw, what's his name?" I asked as I pointed to the adorable pink pig. I felt Naruto immediately snuggle against my shoulder and Sasuke lean on the other one, as if wanting my attention. I rolled my eyes. They were so childish in the morning.

"Oh, his name is Tonton." She looked at him and grinned. "Say 'hi'!" It oinked, causing me to squeal. Realizing my action, I quickly regaining composure, cleared my throat and continued, "S-so, what brings you here?" Ugh, it was a little hard to press down my blush-from-embarrassment.

"Ah! Yes!" The girl immediately remembered what she had come to do. She took out an envelope from her brown leather messenger back. "Here's the schedule. She, uh, forgot to give it to you yesterday. All of you just have to follow the same schedule, you know, since you put in the request of staying together. The teachers are aware of it." She handed the envelope to me, which I then handed to Sasuke to open. Naruto, he, and I looked at it, skimming and, at the same time, listening to the witch apprentice.

"She also told me to guide you to your first activity, so once you get changed, just come meet me outside your door."

How was I going to address this nice woman? I couldn't just call her 'witch' or 'apprentice'. I have to ask. "What's your name?" She stumbled a bit, trying to stop herself from walking, and then turned around. She then laughed, "My name's Shizune. So, if you ever need any help, just call for me. Anyway, I'll be waiting outside." Shizune seemed more confident, probably because we felt a little more comfortable. Quickly and quietly, she exited the room.

….

"I'm changing first." I called, running towards the bathroom. I heard some knocks from Naruto, asking if he could join. It was soon followed by a loud smack…

And an eerie silence.

I hoped no one was dead when I came out.

xXxXxXx

"I don't really think he needed that smack." I argued with my brother, whose arms were crossed and his expression showed that he was clearly annoyed. "Besides, it's not like I was going to let him in." Sasuke grumbled a long string of curses under his breath. We both ignored Naruto and his, "I'm right here!"s.

"This uniforms are a little odd." I said, trying to change the subject. It was a Gothic style, consisting of a black coat, white button up long sleeve blouse, plaid skirt/pants, a red ribbon (A tie, if you're a male), and black boots. I tugged my skirt down, feeling that it was a little too short. Sasuke was tugging at his tie and commented with a single word, "Suffocating." He suddenly stopped and turned around. I followed in suite.

"Oi, dobe, quit stalling."

Naruto grunted in return. "But, this damn thing is so uncomfortable!" He retorted, as tied his black coat around his waist and rolled up his pants and sleeves. He then loosened his tie, an almost immediately, an expression of relief washed over his face. "Ah. So much better."

"You'll get used to it." Shizune said, trying to comfort us in a way. I smiled at her kindness and nodded. But, I kept tugging my skirt, and Sasuke keeps looking at me.

I hope I don't drop anything.

"As you can see, ties and ribbons are also and important factor for classification here." The witch apprentice began explaining, followed by an oink from Tonton, who was following close behind. I glanced down at my ribbon and continued to listen quietly. A little hard though, since Naruto was complaining about his uniform in the background.

"Depending on what color tie or ribbon you have, it shows what level you are." She took out a ribbon from her leather bag.

"Red is the first level, which is what you have. That means they just started. First levels, called Shinku, must be escorted everywhere and do not have many privileges, depending on what your problem is. For example: An anorexic would not be allowed to go to the cafeteria on their own and also would not be allowed to eat anything other than the things they are assigned. Sometimes, no privileges are taking away if your problem is of a different situation." Shizune put her dark red ribbon away. Then, she held up a dark blue.

"Blue is second level. This means, they have already become better and privileges have been added on. They are called Taisei. They still need to be escorted, around though. So, if an anorexic became blue, that means she has privileges of eating more snacks as long as she eats what she is told to, first." She put that ribbon away and took out a dark green one.

"Dark green is the third level. This means, they are getting closer to rehabilitation and have more privileges added on. They are called Kuromidori. They no longer need to be escorted. Most of Kuromidori are the ones who escort the lower levels. If the anorexic become green, she no longer needs to be escorted and can eat anything and anytime she wants. Of course, people still make sure she eats her meal." Shizune put that one away and took out a yellow one.

"Yellow is the last level. This means they are fully rehabilitated and have achieved all their privileges. They are called Kuwairo. They don't stay long, since soon after they receive their ribbon, they leave the rehab. Ah, here we are." She came to a stop in front a fairly large oak door, a knob that glimmered with golden paint, begging someone to turn it. "This is the 'Beginnings' Room, where all first levels start out." Shizune put the ribbon away and pulled out a rolled up piece of paper. She handed it to me and smiled,

"Here's a map of the rehab. You have your schedules, so all you have to do is go to the rooms in order. I must be going now." Shizune bowed politely before picking up her pig and dashing off. I tried to take everything in, and was overwhelmed by a sudden nervousness.

"Sakura."

I heard Sasuke's voice and felt his hand on my shoulder. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks. "H-hai!" I flinched, immediately causing him to retract his hand. A feeling of sadness washed over my nervousness.

"I'll hold onto the map." Sasuke said as I handed it to him, "We should head in about now." He folded the map and shoved it deep into his pocket. I gulped and nodded, feeling an arm wrap around mine. I looked up to see Naruto grinning excitedly.

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

"Ah-" I felt myself almost being dragged as Naruto and Sasuke pushed the oak doors open and entered the room.

What the?

"Oh, you're finally here."

Suddenly, all three of us halted to a stop.

There was a guy with a mask and an eye match smiling at us. I could tell, even if his mouth was under that mask of his. His hair fluffy and silver, all swept to one side. His eye crinkled up and he held up a hand.

"Hello. My name's Hatake Kakashi." The young looking man waved. "Come in and sit."

xXxXxXx

Sasuke and Naruto both sat rather close to me. My brother was too stiff, and the blonde just seemed nervous. We both sat down on the cold chairs, backs straight. Both Naruto and Sasuke could look anyone in the eye. Mine just kept trailing down back to my lap.

"So, now that we have everyone here, let's start introducing ourselves to each other." Kakashi said as he took out an orange book and leaned back into his chair. I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. This guy seemed more interested in the book that learning about us. I guess he was doing this for a while.

He's a Halfling.

I blinked and tried not to make it obvious I was shocked.

He's half vampire?

Yeah. Based on his scar, he must've been a vampire hunter. The red eye, though, looks familiar...

I suddenly felt the pressure in the room tighten. I gave a breathed in deeply and looked up. But, I was so nervous, I couldn't see faces clearly.

"Let's start on this side."

Okay. Now, I have to try my best, look and memorize the faces and names.

The first person I saw was a white haired boy, his hair reaching his shoulders and his canine teeth sharp. He had one leg propped up on his chair and the other one stretched out. In his hand was a soda can. He had no coat, and no sleeves, either. I guess he ripped them off.

"The name's Suigetsu." He said, despite the straw in his mouth. He took a sip before continued. "Always need water. Kind of a merman, in a way, I just don't need to always be in it." Suigetsu smirked at me, immediately causing Sasuke's aura to spike. Apparently, the merman-like creature couldn't tell. "Er. I don't like staying in the sun too long and I like to relax." He shrugged.

Well, that was the end of his introduction.

The person next to him was a girl, who pushed up her glasses and blushed.

"I'm Karin, and I'm a cat demon." Almost as if on cue, cat ears appeared on her head and a tail came from behind. "I like-" She stopped herself, but I felt Sasuke's aura deplete.

Boys.

I bit down my giggles.

Suddenly, my throat felt parched when I saw the way she looked at Sasuke. I felt my shoulders rise little my little, and my eye starting to twitch. Naruto nudged me and Sasuke snorted.

Jealous? I heard him say in his mind. I thought for a quick bit before replying,

Of a girl like that? Puh-lease.

We both laughed mockingly and snob-ly in our minds, something that we used to do when we were little. Pretend we were all that and imitate celebrities. Things like that.

"I like to keep up with trends." Was the last thing I heard from Karin. Everything else went through one ear and out the next. I guess on first impression, I didn't like her, so that unconsciously made me be mean to her. A bad habit, I figured out.

It went onto the next one. His body looked like it a belonged to a tough person, but his face looked like it should belong to a little boy. "A-ah, my name's Juugo." He seemed like a nice, shy person. "I like animals. I'm…I've been experimented on." Juugo looked down, making the facethat he hated being cursed. "I…Want to get close to people but can't. I don't know if the next time I wake up, their blood is staining my hands." I felt the pressure from other people lessen, and the feelings of pity and sadness floating around in the room. Juugo didn't seem to want to explain any further, so it went to the next person.

It was a boy with fairly messy hair, and he seemed to have ponytail despite the fact the rest of his hair was short. He had red triangles under his eyes, like he was from some sort of tribe. Both his legs were propped up, and he was chewing on a piece of jerky. His canines seemed much larger than Suigetsu's. He finished chewing and swallowed before saying anything.

"My name's Kiba. I'm a werewolf and…" Kiba held up the piece of jerky and grinned toothily, "I like meat." This made the pressure back to what it was before. Suffocating. I felt the pressure tighten even more when it hadn't said anything else. Everyone already knew.

He was werewolf; and he might not be able to control himself.

"My name's Shino." Started the other one. He wore sunglasses and clothes that covered his mouth and everything else. But, I noticed something peculiar. "I'm a robot." The pressure lessened, but I was a little sad for Shino. I looked at his robot fingers and tired not to stare at the wires that started from the back of his head to his neck. He didn't explain anymore.

Suddenly, I felt Sasuke's aura sharpen, giving me goose bumps and causing my hard to leap.

"M-my name's Hinata…"

Hinata?! What is she doing here?!

If Hinata's here, that means, so is Neji. I heard Sasuke growl in his mind warningly, whether to himself or me, I didn't know.

Sasuke, calm down. Your aura is going out of control. I didn't look at Sasuke to know he was forcing himself down. He let out a sigh and straightened his back.

I looked up and really did see Hinata, which disappointed because…Well, I was just hoping for a girl who just had the same name. She looked exchanged looks with me before her gaze went back to her twiddling fingers.

"U-uhm…I'm a vampire and…It's hard for m-me to talk so…I d-don't wa-want to talk about my problem. B-but, uh, I like to d-draw and…p-play the flute." Hinata seemed to direct it more to me then to anyone else in the room, as if she was embarrassed. What's there to be embarrassed about? I'm here, too. I have a problem. Probably bigger than yours. This made me even more curious. Next made Sasuke stiffen even more.

"My name's Neji. I'm also a vampire. I don't feel obliged to tell you my problem. But, I guess I should say something I like…I guess, playing the piano. That's it." Oh, I knew it. From the moment I looked up, I saw the sparks flying between the two; Sasuke and Neji. It started to make everyone in the room nervous. But not Kakashi. He just seemed amused…curious? But, now he just looks like he doesn't care.

…I flinched.

Those two were having a rather loud inner argument. So loud, it was interfering with my own thoughts.

What the hell are you doing here, Uchiha?

It's a rehab open to every creature, Hyuuga. My problems are just as worse as yours.

I blinked. Were they about to have a 'worse than you' battle? I sighed inwardly, feeling myself eavesdrop and make tiny comments quietly. At least it wasn't a 'yo mamma' battle, like what Naruto usually initiates with a random bystander.

Actually, what has Naruto been doing?

I glanced to the side and felt his emotions. He was…I couldn't tell if he was nervous or excited about his turn. He had a few more people to go, though. Sorry, Naruto.

"My name's Ino." The girl was so pretty. Her platinum blonde hair and her pink lips, her trendy clothes and her pale skin.

…Which was starting to peel.

From the moment I saw the blue skin underneath, I knew what she was.

"I'm a faerie." She flipped hair, which was in a ponytail, behind her. Her expression was what a snobby kind of person would where. Ino crossed her legs and arms, smiled prettily as if 'for the camera' and said, "I'm the princess of the Sun Court." The faerie princess (which sounds oddly funny, like a Barbie doll) seemed to brag towards the females of the room and showed off to the males. I could feel Hinata's, and even my own, self esteem lower. "I'm here for reasons I don't feel like sharing. But, I like a lot of things, including fashion and…yeah, you get the point." I caught her glance at Sasuke, and felt myself worry with her intense beauty. I wasn't shocked she was the princess of Sun Court faeries. But, when I sensed no change in Sasuke's emotions, I was relieved.

Then again, Sasuke never was and probably never will be interested in girls. (I felt someone knock on my head and say, "Because he's got too much of YOU in his mind!" But, I put a "Do Not Disturb" sign up.)

So far, no one really felt like sharing anything about themselves. If they did, not a lot. Just one thing.

"My name's Chouji." Man, this kid liked to eat. "I like food." We can see that. "And, I'm also a faerie." It's amazing, since he's saying this all through a mouthful. "The reason I'm here is for Ino-sama." This actually cause the room to be overwhelmed with shock. I got hints of "Uncaring", but that was probably coming from Sasuke and Neji. "And, I'm not fat." He added afterward. Suigetsu was about to make a comment before Ino made a very clear look that told us,

"Don't call him fat."

So, in the end, their was only an awkward silence.

….

…..

Who was next?

"Uh…"

Naruto!

"My name's Naruto."

I quickly noticed someone staring at the blonde vampire. I immediately looked around and saw Kakashi watching him with an unknown emotion. Curiosity? Hatred? Shock? I didn't know, but for some reason, the man looked like he's seen Naruto before.

"I'm a vampire and uh…"

Immediately, as if my instinct, I felt myself whisper. "If you don't want to say it, don't."

Oh no.

All the attention was on me now.

And the pressure tightened even more than before, as I felt Sasuke's mood suddenly get overly protective.

"Stop it." I whispered harshly. He wouldn't stop, though. Everything was so uncomfortable and my head was starting to spin. The temperature in the room kept rising.

Pat, pat.

It was Naruto. He grinned reassuringly and continued. "My name's Naruto and I have a problem with all of you guys." He pointed at Sasuke. "Including you, teme." Naruto leaned back and crossed his legs. "And I like Sakura-chan."

Right after he said that, my brother stood up and threw his chair at him, roaring and stomping on the poor blonde.

Sasuke then decided to skip over me. "My name is Sasuke. I'm a vampire. My problem isn't yours, so you don't have to know anything about it." He said all in one breath, breathing in before continuing, "I like people to stay out of my business." And it stomped on his best friend, who yelped. "And I HATE this dobe!"

"What joo call me, foo' ?" Naruto cried from the floor.

The room erupted with laughs, giggles, snickers, or they simply just had an expression on their face. The pressure was gone and everyone looked like they weren't in a rehab. Even Kakashi chuckled and clapped.

Now that I recall, he didn't really pay attention to us nor did he introduce himself.

I didn't even introduce myself.

I glanced at my brother, who wore his trademark smug smirk.

Oh, he was going to pay. I don't know how, but he will!

REWIND!

Money, Money, Money!

"Okay, Sakura, these are very important in the grown up world." Itachi said as he held up a few coins and a few dollar bills. I raised an eyebrow. "I know that, but what do you…"

"Don't teach her any of your sick twisted ways."

I turned and inwardly squealed. Sasuke was leaning against the doorframe, arms crossed and head tilted back. He was making a sarcastic look.

"Sasuke-kun!" I blurted out, something I just couldn't help but do whenever I saw him. I got up and jumped onto him. Good think Sasuke was strong enough or else he would've toppled over. He lifted me over his shoulder.

"Stop hogging Sakura, stupid little brother."

"I'm not, aniki. She chose me over you on her own free will."

I felt the sparks flying behind me and sighed.

"Put Sakura down, Sasuke, so I can teach her."

"What? How to turn into you, the female version?"

I heard big brother sigh in exasperation, and I got the feeling he also rolled his eyes.

"Anyway, Sakura, come back here."

I got off Sasuke, who didn't seem too happy about it, and sat back in front of Itachi. That was it. I was immediately bored. Until big brother smirked a smirk much too like Sasuke's.

"There's another way to make people pay to." Itachi said as he threw the money over his shoulder. "And not using money."

FAST FORWARD

PLAY

"That wasn't that bad!" Naruto said as he put his hands behind his head and tilted back and forth. I rolled my eyes as Sasuke smirked, earning a questioning look from the blonde. "Okay, well, let's see what's the next thing on the schedule…Is therapy?"

Sasuke snorted and crossed his arms. "What does that mean?" I shrugged and suggested, "Maybe, they mean to look for something that helps us." That only made their eyebrows raise even higher.

Ugh.

Boys.

"Like, something to do that helps us feel better if something's bothering us."

Their eyebrows went down. I guess, I can assume they understand. Well, at least Sasuke. Not too sure about Naruto, though. I looked around and saw that that more cre- people were coming towards us, but not to go into therapy. They were wearing dark green ties and ribbons. Scanning the group, I saw Neji and Hinata being escorted by a boy wearing circular sunglasses and a scarf that covered his mouth.

The blonde faerie princess and her plump guard were being escorted by a slouched, lazy-looking boy whose hair was tied back into a ponytail. Right off the bat, they were arguing.

The experiment, the cat, and the merman were also being escorted by a silver haired man wearing glasses. As if on cue, that whole group looked evil or wary of the escort, but followed anyway.

"I wonder who our escort is…"

Suddenly arms wrapped around my shoulders, causing me to stutter out, "W-what the-" Sasuke and Naruto, who were immediately alarmed and worried if it was a werewolf or other kind of enemy, stopped before they even did anything. The blonde suddenly broke out into a grin.

"Hey! I haven't see you guys since you were this small!" He exclaimed as he held his hand at least two or three feet above the ground. Sasuke rolled his eyes and nodded to the unknown people in acknowledgement.

"Sa-chan."

When I realized whose arms were around me, I gasped.

"Eh? Wh-What a-are you guys doing here?"

I was shocked. Was there something wrong with my babies? My precious little body guards? Yes, I called them my babies. But, when I turned around, they no longer looked the little boys who clung to my arms. I pouted and wiggled out of their grasp.

"You're taller than me!" I cried teasingly and ran into Sasuke's arms. Gaara, who took everything way too seriously, frowned. When I looked back at him, he looked like he was about to cry. I giggled and pulled his head down into a hug.

My god, he had to BEND down. That means he was at least Sasuke's size! And he's a head or two taller! (insert frowning icon here) Sob.

"Gaara-chan, where's Sasori-chan?" I asked as he pulled back, his cute expression still on his face.

"Right here."

I squealed and hugged him, too. He wasn't to tall, but he was still tall enough that he had to bend down when he hugged me.

…Why is everyone taller than me?

"Come on. We shouldn't stall here." Sasori said as he motioned all of us to follow. I felt safe with Gaara and Sasori in front of me while Naruto and Sasuke stood next to me. I felt like a queen with imperial guards, friends, trusted right hand men.

Sasori and Gaara had grown up strong, and despite their lean and skinny figures, I was sure their supernatural powers were strong, even if it was still lower than Sasuke's or Naruto's.

But then the feeling of a queen faded away when I felt the stares from female creatures. The stares from Shinku level creatures scared me. Zombies, though, could care less and paid attention to no one in particular but of whatever was in front of them.

I heard quiet cat-like hisses coming from behind me, and I was sure that was the girl named Karin.

Don't worry. Neji and Hinata are behind them, watching them warily. Any movements and…I heard a sigh. Neji will attack. I giggled and looked up at Sasuke, who was frowning disapprovingly. I hugged his arm, ignoring the hisses get a little louder.

"Thanks, Sasuke-kun."

He turned away and grunted in return.

xXxXxXx

"This it." Sasori said as he brought us up to the red oak door. I turned around to see the rest of the group we had met in the Beginnings room. "It's called the Calming Room. When you become a higher level, come here anytime you want to relax." Gaara explained. I looked at the other escorts, who looked like they were explaining the same thing.

"The groups you are in now will be put into before you enter this room will most likely be the groups you always will be in." Sasori stated as he snapped his fingers. Suddenly, everyone was being pushed.

The three of us, Naruto, Sasuke, and I, weren't being pushed. I assumed we'd stay the same. Hinata was being pushed towards the Kiba person. The faeries remained the same, as did the three that looked evil to me. Until Neji was being pushed towards us.

Sasuke growled deep in his throat. "What are you doing, Hyuuga?"

"It's not like I want to be here, Uchiha. The damn magic decided to put me in your group." Neji hissed back. He turned to me and smiled politely. "It's nice to see you again, Sakura." He picked up my hand and kissed it, causing me to blush in reaction. What? You'd blush, too, if a handsome boy was kissing your hand.

My older brother didn't take that well as he growled warningly. "Stop touching her." Neji glared at him and smiled at me. They were both engaged in a glaring contest, causing Naruto to roll his eyes and pull me away.

"Charge!" Naruto exclaimed as he pushed the doors opened. I expected him to pull me until we entered the room, but I looked down and realized we hadn't set a foot.

"…Naruto?"

"Gramps! What the hell are you doing here?!" Naruto yelled as he pointed an accusing finger at the white, long haired man.

"Oh hey, Naruto! Ooo." He got up from his desk and immediately walked over to me, shaking my hand and grinning like a pervert. I immediately felt Sasuke's rage coming from behind me (he was a real roller coaster of emotions today). Naruto frowned and pushed his grandfather away.

"Okay, Jiraiya, you old man, she's off limits."

Jiraiya frowned and said, "Oh, so she's your lady?" The old man broke into a grin, and before I could even say anything, he gave out a hearty laugh, "Well, you must have taken after me to have a nice pick like her." Naruto grinned and laughed.

"I wish she was mine. She's not, though." Naruto jabbed his thumb towards Sasuke. "She's his. But, she'll be mind eventually!" I couldn't help but blush, almost proudly, when I heard that. I even felt Sasuke's smugness radiating from him. Jiraiya gasped.

"What a handsome fellow you are. You'd probably have some gorgeous babies." I blushed. "Care to give me a daughter?" Naruto smacked him in the back of the head, which was probably better than having to face Sasuke's wrath.

"Anyway, let's get back to business." Jiraiya put his glasses on, making him look more like mature older man than the pervert he was showing a few minutes ago. Suddenly, he seemed like a totally different person. "Here are the teachers, counselors, whatever you'd like to call them. Iruka, Hayate, Genma, and Asuma."

The four men came out, all wearing professional clothing. Hayate, despite the fact he looked sickly, was a zombie at it's highest form. He was speaking in full sentences like a human, just coughing in between everything he said (he probably died from sickness). Genma was a vampire. That was all to it. Asuma was a Halfling, and judging by the scars on his hands, he was a hunter. But, the Iruka person…he was a regular human with a scar on his face.

Maybe he's a hunter.

I looked at Sasuke, who looked back at me. We were like that for a few seconds before Naruto nudged me and grinned cheekily. I glanced at Neji, who was watching Kiba warily. It was normal, considering the fact that they were family related and Hiashi probably assigned him the duty of watching Hinata. She was clearly with a werewolf right now, who was level one and LOVED meat. I suddenly felt uncomfortable and worried.

"The vampire and the werewolf, please go over to Genma. Faeries, go to Asuma. The three of you" He pointed to the Karin, Suigetsu, and Juugo, "head over to Hayate. My crazy grandson and his friends, head over to Iruka." Naruto grinned and saluted, his grandpa doing the same back, and we headed off to the smiling human…person.

We sat in chairs in front of him, and I'm pretty sure we all felt stiff and uncomfortable, since this man just seemed way too friendly.

"Hey, Naruto."

Naruto grinned back and put his hands behind his head. "What's up, Iruka-sensei?"

Sasuke's facial expressions seemed to relax at the sight, while Neji's remained up. Hyuuga's always had their guard up. I cast my twin a glance, who let out his held breath.

He's no threat to us.

And that alone seemed to calm Sasuke down. But, even though Sasuke knew this, he kept his guard up in case something did happen. There can be no risks.

"Okay, so let's start…" Iruka laughed nervously as he scratched his nose. "The only names I know in this group is Naruto and myself."

…I glanced at the other two vampires that needed to name themselves, but they did not make a motion to do so. I raised my hands shakily and swallowed the lump in my throat, "M-my name is Sakura." Iruka looked at me and laughed.

"You don't have to be so shy about it. No one else is here."

"Sasuke." I looked at my brother and stopped myself from scolding his rudeness. He looked back and shrugged. Iruka grinned, and I immediately could tell he was watching our behavior.

"I see you two are twins."

Sasuke nodded, while I was too embarrassed to say that. I mean, sure, I was pretty, but Sasuke was much more handsome. And just being next to him made me feel unworthy. I just hoped he didn't take it the wrong way.

Iruka turned to Neji and started, "And, the last but not least…"

"Hyuuga Neji."

Iruka smiled and nodded. "Okay. Now that I have all yours names, let's begin with asking what your hobbies are." I felt my eyebrows furrow. Are we…reintroducing ourselves?

As if reading my mind, the pony tailed man laughed and shook his head. "Of course not. Knowing what your hobbies are might help me to know what a good therapy item for you is." He looked at me, motioning me to go first.

"U-uhm, well, I like to look at scenery and…listen to my brother play." I motioned my head towards the said boy. Sasuke glanced at and continued for me, "I play the violin. That's really the only hobby I have, besides having to watch over her." I felt myself blush.

"Okay, okay, my turn." Naruto earned himself a glare from his interrupted best friend, but continued anyway, "I like to play video games and sports. I like the pumping adrenaline I feel whenever I win." He grinned egoistically, causing Sasuke to roll his eyes. My brother than smirked and stated, "But, that goes down whenever you verse me."

The blonde glared at him in response, grumbling, "I don't always lose…"

Neji sighed and shook his head. "I play the piano and meditate." Iruka nodded, rubbing his chin, "I see, I see…" He turned to Sasuke.

"Do you play the violin a lot?"

Sasuke's smirk fell off and he stiffened. I know why. He hasn't played ever since…

"Not for a while."

…I got sick.

Iruka nodded again, then turned to me, "Do you look at scenery most of the time?" I looked down at my hands and shook my head.

"I don't go outside a lot, so I look at scenery from the inside…" I unconsciously sighed sadly, and felt Sasuke's own aura soften.

The brunette man nodded. "So, the problem with you two is that you aren't really calming each other down from their problems. Sasuke, you seem to worry about Sakura much, who is very weak from her problems. Probably to help her feel at least more calm than she shows, she's wishing you'd play the violin for her. But, since you are so worried about her, you don't. For you two, it's as if one thing goes wrong, than everything else does."

Sasuke and I stiffened. He hit the bull's eye. And, I know Sasuke was going to ask a lot of questions afterwards.

"So, basically, we're going to have to cure Sakura's problem for everything else to go back to normal. But, uh, I'm sensing another problem…" Sasuke's eyes widened, causing Iruka to shake his head. "No, it's not physical or anything. We'll just fix that afterwards." He smiled mysteriously, and I felt like maybe it was all a façade.

"Now, Naruto, I guess you always play video games and sports with Sakura and Sasuke here, right? Considering you were childhood friends." Naruto grinned and nodded, almost as if proudly. "But, since those two are so wrapped up in their problems, you, too, have to deal with it. And your own worry can't be calmed, since it's usually because you're with them. I'm also guessing, even if you play alone, it still doesn't help. Playing with humans is out of the question, because in the usual scenario, they will accuse you of cheating or something. You were also isolated from other vampires, right? I'm guessing this is yours and Neji's first acquaintance." Naruto's face, which had turned solemn, nodded along with Neji. Iruka looked at the coffee colored haired boy.

"I'm guessing, you are just worried for your relative over there. You really don't have too much problems, considering your meditating is calming your mind. But, I think you're also concerned for Sakura and," Iruka laughed, "Even Sasuke. Your childhood bonds are very strong to other people, you two."

I smiled. Even though Sasuke and Neji held a disliking to each other, that didn't mean they weren't really best friends. I think the only thing that got in the way of that friendship is me. And, no matter how many times I think about it, I don't think I can get out of that situation. But, I don't think either of them dislike me for it.

I blushed and earned a questioning look from Sasuke, who I replied with a shake if the head and a "Nothing…"

Iruka stood up, causing all of us to look up at him. "Now, let's go and calm you down, first." He motioned all of us to follow. I glanced at the other group, and saw that they were about to do the same thing in different rooms. Hesitantly, I got up and followed close next to Sasuke. He looked at me and took my hand. I smiled.

xXxXxXx

"Here." Iruka had handed Sasuke a violin. He motioned Neji towards the piano, and he threw a DS at Naruto, who caught it with an ease.

"Now, first, let us have Neji and Sasuke play a duet." Iruka stated as he put his hands behind his back. Sasuke and Neji glared at each other before playing. This was not the first time they played a duet together. It was once, at a party, when were little.

They seemed a little rusty at first, since Sasuke hadn't played for a long time, but soon, it sounded more beautiful than before and sighed, feeling my heart pound. Naruto was smiling, his eyes sparkling in admiration, for he seemed more focused on the music than his game. I could tell, he was already calm enough as it is.

So, I opened my mouth and began to sing.

Sasuke and Neji looked shock, and I began to think that my singing was horrible, but soon they relaxed and played a tune that I knew very well.

Iruka was smiling and Naruto gave me a thumbs up.

This scenario never happened in such a long time.

I never felt so happy.

"So, I guess you're calming therapy is also singing, Sakura." The therapy teacher stated with a larger smile. I tried to smile at him appreciatively, at the same time, sing. Sasuke looked so calmer and happier than the usual.

But, my throat was burning, the feeling of being stabbed by a thousand needles, and my eyes widened. Immediately, I put my hands to my throat and fell to the floor.

Before I blacked out, I saw Sasuke's violin and Neji's chair crash to floor, their feet darting towards me. Naruto was already next to me, and Iruka looked very alarmed.

I think I needed it. I needed it now.

A/N:

/Lunatic/ Okay. Let's just stop there. I'm very tired and it's already sixteen pages in ten font.

/Blue/ Ugh. That was torturing. I thought we weren't going to stop for a while.

/Lunatic/ Anyway, thank you to all who review and bother to read this. Thank you to those who have this on their alert or fave list.

/Blue/ But, don't bother reading this. What happens if we say something important?

/Lunatic/ Right now, it's not important, so I'm guessing they aren't reading this.

Preview:

I growled warningly and shoved her against the wall, teasing her as I trailed my tongue from her chin to her collarbone. "Now." I hissed.

-Sasuke