Anyway, I haven't uploaded much in the past week, 'cause i was kinda busy, my friends always wanna be outside, but I love being outside, and I hate saying no, so here's your new chapter!
I am totally on a blank here while writing this so I'm writing the first things that come to mid, alright? So bear with me here, ya hear?
Anyway, after I'm finished with this story, I'm probably gonna do an Akatsuki/Sakura highschool chapter fic! Cool, right?
Alright who's doing the disclaimer, today? Let's spin the Akatsuki Wheel of Disclamier. (Spins wheel) Alright and it's... DEIDARA!
Deidara walks in and says, "Lin-chan doesn't own Naruto, un. -Insert Wicked Smirk Here-, ART IS A BANG, UN!"
(Deidara runs like hell, while throwing a clay bird back)
"DEIDARAAAAAAAA! Enjoy! =) AH!
*BOOOOOOOOMMMM*
AT THE GATES OF KONOHA
INO'S POV
No, he can't do this! I've already lost one friend in the past year, why does he have to go, too?
He can't leave! He just can't It's not fair! We all searched for her, and Tsuande gave up, now he's leaving, and becoming a missing-nin, going against Tsunade-sama's orders...
Why would he do this to us? We all love him, he was always there for us, why would he want to leave us just for her?
I know I'm being selfish, but we just don't want another friend to leave us like Sakura did.
"Please, don't go." I whispered, looking up at him with teary eyes. He shook his head, and gave me a small hug.
"I'm sorry, Ino, but I have to do this. I can't live without her. I don't care about being classified as a missing-nin for it. I'm leaving and there's nothing that will stop me. I'm sorry Ino. Good-bye. Tell the others I said good-bye as well. Just promise me one thing. Do not, and I repeat do not, come after me. This was my choice, and you all will not get hurt because of it. At least not physically."
He turned to walk away, and I broke down crying. He left and he wasn't coming back. I picked myself up off the ground, feeling all cried out, and I noticed that it had been at least 4 hours since he left.
Good-bye... Shikamaru.
EL GASP! You didn't expect it to be Shikamaru did you? Maybe Naruto, or Sasuke? No, it was Shikamaru! Oh, well back to the story.
SOMEWHERE IN THE AKATSUKI HEADQUARTERS
PEIN'S POV
Hmm, very interesting indeed. I had just gotten word from Zetsu that there was an eighteen year old looking man, exiting Konoha with a slashed forehead protector.
And apparently he's looking for our dear Sakura-chan... I wonder what business he has with her? Doesn't matter he'll never find her anyway.
I heard a knock on my door, and Zetsu bowed, and sunk into the groud. "Come in." I ordered in my authorative tone of voice.
The door opened a little and Sakura's head poked in the room. She opened the door all the way and stepped in, closing the soor behind her.
"You called for me?" She asked. I smiled slightly. After the past year, she had gotten along very well with the other members, and they all treated her like their sister now.
I'd kill them if they made a move on her. From then, she had gotten Konan and I together, and she's like my little sister, or my best friend.
"Yes," I said in a softer tone, once I had known it was her, "Come here." She walked up to my desk, and I stood up, and walked around my desk to her.
I looked in her eyes and pulled a picture out of my pocket. It was the picture of the boy from Konoha. I showed her the picture and her eyes widened, and she gasped.
"I take it you know him?" I asked. She nodded. "My sources said that he's coming to find you. Is he someone you're close with?"
She looked at the picture one more time, before looking me in the eyes, her eyes turning serious. She began to talk, but I cut her off.
"Sakura, who is he? What is he to you?" She sighed and began to talk. This time I did not interrupt her.
"His name is Shikamaru Nara. He's a lazy-ass genius, but he was my best friend. He was the only one on my side when I left Konoha. We had a brother-sister relationship, but I think he liked me more than that. His major offense is a shadow-clone jutsu, and he's perfected it. But I need to ask you something before you say anything." She said seriously.
I wonder what she need to ask... "Yes?" I asked. She took a deep breath, and looked down. Was it really that bad?
"I... I want to see him." She said, looking up at me with sad eyes. My eyes widened. She wanted to what?
"I can't let you do that." I stated. in my mind I was thinking, I won't let you do that. I knew this would hurt her, and she knew it, too.
So why want to inflict more pain onto herself. "Please." She said her voice breaking. I looked up her to see tears streaming down her face.
I reached out my arms, and embraced her in my arms, crushing her against my chest. I looked down at her sadly and whispered, "Alright."
She looked up at me to make sure I wasn't lying, and when she found I wasn't she buried her face in my chest started to sob.
I really do wonder why she would put herself in so much pain for one person...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 WEEKS LATER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Well, were leaving. This is it. Sakura and I are going o meet her "friend" Shikamaru. I really don't want to do this, but I told her I would. And I don't break my word.
Sakura walked up to me after hugging everybody, and saying her good-bye's. "Ready?" I asked her. She nodded. And so we left...
SAKURA'S POV
It's time. Pein and I walked out the door of our home to find Shika. I really hope he doesn't try to hurt us...
Knowing Shikamaru he probably won't, but Pein I'm not so sure about... Pein knew this was hurting me, and I knew it, too, but I couldn't bring myself to care.
I missed Shikamaru, and some of the littlest thing reminded me of him, and if i have a chance to see him again, I'm going to take it.
We were about 8 hours from the base by now, and we decided to set up camp. I told Pein I was going to take a bath and he said to make sure I'm back before it's too late.
I nodded and headed off to the stream we passed by earlier, about 5minutes from our previous place.
I took off my clothes, leaving myself only clad in my bra and panties, and I settled into the water. I sighed in content. After a few minutes, I heard a rustle in a bush near me.
I gasped and quickly got into fighting postion. I glared at the bushes, and a man around 25 came out.
Short brown hair, brown eyes, and a smug grin on his face. "Hey, princess, no need to get so defensive." He said as 5 other men came out.
How in the hells did I not notice their chakra signatures? They all ran foward at the same time, and I yanked on my clothes quickly, and sent my fist into one of their face.
I kept throwing punches, but they just kept getting up. They finally got me down and they put a bracelet on me. I immediatly felt tired.
Chakra stealing band. "Stop fighting, princess, we're just gonna play with you for a while." The first man said. I glared up and him, and spat in his face.
He lost his smirk, and he glared right back. He brought his hand back, and slapped me so hard, I saw stars. I let out an earpiercing scream, until he clamped his hand over my mouth.
"Shut up!" He hissed. "I'm going to have my fun, and you will not get in my way." He smirked again, and squeezed my butt. I screamed out, "STOP!"
I strugged in his hold. "It's no use, princess." He said happily. Disgusting. I kept struggling, and I keep screaming.
"Put her down." A deep voice said. Pein! Thanks the Gods. He dropped me, and started backing away with his hands up. "H-hey, I was only going to have a little fun." The man stuttered out.
In a blink of an eye Pein was in front of him, and glaring harder than before. "Fun?" Pein hissed. "You disgust me." And he snapped the guy's neck.
I cringed, and Pein was immediatly in front of me. He looked over me worriedly, "He didn't hurt you did he?" I shook my head, and he snapped the chakra restraint.
Even with my chakra back, I was still tired. My legs began to wobble and I nearly fell, but he caught me. He picked me up bridal style and began to carry me back to our campsite.
The last thing I heard was his soothing voice humming.
I woke up to the sound of birds chirping, and I was aware I was being carried. I cracked my eyes opened, and Pein looked down at me. A smile broke across both of our faces.
"Morning, Sakura-chan." "Morning Pein-kun." I yawned and he stopped to put me down. I wobbled on my feet and he steadied me, and we started running.
"So where are we going exactly?" I asked him. He looked back at me and replied, "About 7 miles from the border of Waterfall Country."
I nodded and we continued in silence, but we had to henge ourselves to look different. After a good 9 or 10 hours, we finally made it there. But where was Shikamaru? Suddenly a kunai embedded itself in the tree right next to me.
"He's here." Pein said looking at the place where the kunai had come from. Shikamaru's here? He threw that? 'Cooooool.' Inner said.
Shikamaru stepped out into the clearing we were in. "What do you want from me?" Shikamaru growled, glaring at us. 'If looks could kill, we'd be dead.' Inner said.
I couldn't agree more. "It's more what you want from us." Pein replied calmly. We still had our henges up. Shikamaru growled and said, "What?"
Pein and I dropped our henges, and his eyes widened at me. "S-Sakura?" He stuttered, not believing it. "The one and only." I said grinning.
In a blink he was in front of me squeezing the life out of me. My eyes widened. "Shika, can't breathe," I somehow got out.
He released me, and his smiled at me. "I missed you." He whispered sadly, dropping his smile. I nodded. "Me too."
"But wait, don't you have to go back to wherever you are now? Apparently the Akatuki from the dude over there. Troublesome," He said sadly.
I bust out laughing. Ooh, how I missed the random troublesome in a conversation. It was like my heart was whole again. But good things don't last long.
I nodded slowly, and looked over at Pein, who was looking at me sadly. Shikamaru looked over at him, and he immediatly went boss mode.
Pein turned to Shikamaru and walked up to him. He looked him very seiously in the eyes. He gave me a quick glance and looked back at Shikamaru.
Pein took a deep breath, and crossed his arms, Shikamaru mimicking his movements and crossing his arms as well. Pein then said,
"Shikamaru Nara. How would you like to join the Akatsuki?"
Bum bum bum!
Oh my gosh, he asked him to join the Akatsuki! WOAH!
So what do you think he'll say? You'll just have to wait for the next chapter to come out now won't cha?
Deidara say something awesome since you blew me up at the disclaimer, and now I'm in a full body cast.
Deidara- Thanks for reading, un. Review, un. Or i'll blow you up, yeah!
Thank you, for that, Deidara.