RAWR!!!!! Alright Chapter eight! Woo! XD
Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto and I don't….sadly. -_-'
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The following morning, Naruto dragged on through school half asleep. A huge yawn erupted from his mouth as he strolled down the hallway.
'Those dumb nightmares kept me up all night again……'
"Naruto?"
'Fuck!'
Naruto turned around to face Sakura and rubbed his eyes, "What?"
Sakura pulled his hand away from his face, placing it back to his side. She examined his face for a moment; her free hand reaching up to trace the dark blue-black circles under Naruto's eyes.
"You haven't been getting much sleep lately have you?"
'Try the last several months.'
"Yeah something like that." Naruto admitted in the middle of a yawn.
The look on Sakura's face, once again, turned into one of concern.
"Naruto is something bo—"
Naruto already knew what Sakura was going to ask and he didn't want to hear it. He turned his back on her and resumed walking to class.
"I'm fine." He called back in an angered tone.
As he walked past, from the corner of his eye, he saw Sasuke smirk at him. It was a sick, twisted smirk and it made Naruto shudder. Sakura noticed this small movement and Sasuke's creepy smile. It made her wonder…
Lunch finally arrived and Naruto ate by himself; a habit he had begun to develop this year. He hardly touched his food. He just stared down at the tray in a daze; something else he has repeatedly done over the last few months.
"Naruto I'm worried about you."
The voice snapped Naruto out of his daze. He looked up to find Sakura sitting across from him.
'How long has she been sitting here? Has she been here the whole time?'
"What'd you want?" He asked coldly.
"I just want to understand. Why won't you tell me what's wrong? I'm wor—"
Sakura stopped mid-sentence as she saw Sasuke approach the table.
"Sasuke? This isn't your lunch right? What are you doing here?" she asked.
The Uchiha placed his hands in his pockets as he stood beside Naruto.
"Let's just say class got boring." He looked down at Naruto, the corners of his mouth twisted into another smirk, "I needed to find something more….interesting to do."
Naruto's teeth clenched, his hands balled into fists at his side. He still refused to look up. "Fuck off Sasuke…"
Naruto stood up, "Just leave me the hell alone already!"
He pushed past Sasuke, running towards the school building. Navy blue lockers swooshed by him as he ran. He didn't know where he was going and he didn't care. He just needed to get away; away from him;away from that monster; away from Sasuke.
Naruto soon found himself at a dead end. It was a pretty useless hallway. Only a few doors, mostly supply closets. He sunk down to the floor, leaning against the wall, feeling sick to his stomach. Naruto tried to calm himself by breathing in and out; deeply and evenly. His gaze traveled to the ceiling, his right hand covering most of the right side of his face.
He heard footsteps.
Naruto glanced over as the person appeared. It was Sakura and for a moment, Naruto felt okay. He almost felt like…..smiling. However, the feeling didn't last long.
His hands in his pockets, Sasuke Uchiha trailed a few feet behind. Naruto tore his eyes away; the nauseous feeling coming back.
"Naruto are you okay? You just ran off…." Sakura said as she approached.
"Yeah, are you alright?" Sasuke asked with a smirk and mock concern.
Naruto's eyes widened as the gag reflex kicked in. He lurched forward falling to his hands and knees, and threw up. Just the sound of Sasuke's voice can make Naruto's stomach turn.
'Shit! I can't let Sakura see me like this! She'll know something's—'
He heaved again. 'Fuck!'
'Damn it! Somebody get rid of him!'
God must have been on Naruto's side at that moment because right then Sakura said, "Sasuke? Go get the nurse will you?"
And just like that, Sasuke was gone; slipping around the corner; out of Naruto's view. Naruto was finally able to calm himself. The uneasy feeling was still present but he was confident about not throwing up again. He was somewhat surprised that Sakura hadn't said much during this time. Suddenly she said,
"On your feet Naruto; get up. We're not waiting for Sasuke to get back."
Naruto did as he was told and placed his hand on the wall as he attempted to stand on shaky legs. At that same moment, Sakura was by his side, supporting his weight.
"W-Where are we going?" Naruto croaked out as they began walking in the opposite direction Sasuke left in.
"We're leaving. I'm taking you home. This should be no big deal to you considering you keep ditching school lately. Oh, and don't worry about your car either, I'll have Ino pick it up later after school."
"Thanks Sakura."
Naruto looked over at the helpful girl beside him and noticed for the first time that day, what she was wearing. Sakura wore a dark red sleeveless shirt that had a white outline of a circle on the back. She also wore black leggings that came to about the middle of her thigh, underneath a khaki skirt. Again, he felt almost happy.
"Oh yeah and one last thing, when we get to your apartment, I want you to tell me what's going on. You're going to tell me everything."