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Chapter 6: Guilt

It was the dreaded day for most of the students of Konoha High. The tension and stress can be felt inside the whole place. The chairs in each classroom were arranged one seat apart and the study rooms and libraries were packed with students. Their eyes were tired and most of them lacked sleep—it was examination day. The teachers were already preparing the test papers while most of the students were silently reading their past lessons.

"I hate this day so much!" Ino bellowed as they sat at a bench outside. "SsShHh!" Tenten, Sakura, and Hinata said in unison without taking away their eyes on what they are reading. Tenten and Hinata were reviewing Physics while Sakura and Ino will be taking a test on World Literature first. The brown-haired girl was scratching her head with the end of a pencil when Hinata suddenly tapped her shoulder. Tenten turned around in frustration as she faced her white-eyed friend. "What is it?" she asked. Hinata looked ahead as Tenten followed the said direction. It was Naruto with Sasuke and Gaara, they seem to be getting along well although Naruto only met the two a week ago. They were headed towards the building, Naruto seems to be the one doing the talking, Gaara does the smirking while Sasuke just hanging his head low, and yet, he was attracting so much attention especially from the girls. Other than that, Tenten didn't see anything wrong.

"So? Is there something wrong if Naruto's befriending that beast? They aren't that different anyway," she asked as she took a quick glance of the three. Hinata swallowed and looked at Tenten, embarrassed, "Th-that's not what I meant," she uttered and covered her face with the book she was holding. Tenten, obviously confused looked at Ino who was grinning at them. She was sitting at another bench, her legs crossed as she rested her chin on her right hand.

Sakura, who was formerly engrossed on what she was reading, was already looking at the three, trying hard to absorb what's going on as if it was a lesson. "You don't really get it, huh?" Ino asked sarcastically as she looked at the face of Hinata which was tinted a deep shade of red. She smirked. "Simple," she uttered as she stood up and walked towards them, as if running on a catwalk. Then, she looked at Hinata straight in the eye; the said girl avoided her gaze. "She likes him," Ino said nonchalantly. Tenten gaped in surprise and shook Hinata's shoulder, "Oh my! You're already a woman, I can't believe this!" Hinata was trying to hide the smile in her lips. The three talked about the new revelation which irritated Sakura. 'Why can't they just lock their eyes on their books and study!' she thought as she tried hard to remember all the things she had reviewed.

"…I've noticed it a few days ago. I was just too busy to tell you guys."

"You said he was annoying!"

"…maybe it was just a way for her to hide it, right Hinata-chan?"

Sakura covered her ears and closed her eyes tightly, she wasn't in the mood to talk and stop them from blabbering, not after what happened last night. It was worsening the headache she had when she woke up this morning. She could still feel the hot, sticky liquid touching her skin and burning it. 'I swear I'll break his neck one day…I'll surely will,' she thought.

And as if time and fate was with her, the school bell rang which signaled the start of the examination in a few minutes. She exhaled and stood up quickly, "At last," she uttered which earned a bewildered expression from her three friends. "What?" Ino asked as the four parted ways already. "Nothing," she replied and continued walking. Ino shrugged and followed her friend. Sakura noticed that Ino hasn't opened her notebook even once but still, she was confident and didn't show any sign of pressure. "Aren't you going to read anything?" she asked in her curiosity. Ino grinned at her as she clasped her hands at her back. "I don't need to, I can easily rely on you, right?" she asked, a tone of assurance in her voice. "Why don't you work things out by yourself, Ino? For just once, please?" she uttered to her but obviously Ino wasn't listening and was looking straight ahead, smiling. She sighed, it was hopeless, and she was obliged to let Ino copy her answers during this exam. 'But just this once,' she said to herself.

"I think you should be worrying about yourself, Sak. Trouble's coming," Ino uttered without looking at her. Sakura looked ahead; she grimaced at what she saw. Sasuke was at the doorway, talking with Gaara and Naruto. The latter saw her and waved, "Hi, Sakura-chan!" he shouted. Sasuke and Gaara immediately turned and saw her, both were grinning. Sakura blew her bangs off her eyes and held her sling bag tighter than usual as she approached the three, as if gathering strength before facing them. She was intending to ignore Sasuke, but it seemed to be impossible. "Hi, Sakura-chan," Sasuke uttered in a teasing tone. 'When did he started calling me that?' she thought as she ignored it and was about to walk straight away from them. Unexpectedly, Sasuke caught her arm which stopped her; she still tried not look at him. All of the students gathered around, watching them once more. It seemed to be an exciting episode of a show for them every time the two would meet, and it was always a blockbuster.

"Why are you avoiding me?" he asked with a mischievous smile. Sakura didn't even move a bit, unperturbed by Sasuke's presence. Naruto and Gaara had already backed away at this moment, not wanting to ruin the scene. Sasuke was of the same state as Sakura was, he was sure he was going to win this time. "You don't want me to tell them what you've told me about IT, right?" he asked, emphasizing the word IT so that all of the people would understand what he was referring to. Obviously, most of them understood. Sasuke felt Sakura stiffen, he smirked at her reaction.

Sakura was trying hard to control her temper. She wouldn't allow this beast beside her to succeed with his plan. She took a deep breath and slowly faced Sasuke with a sweet smile on her face. Sasuke was taken aback by her action. The last time she had smiled at him like that, he had been badly hurt (refer to chapter 2). "Sasuke-kun," she uttered, disgusted of the word that came out of her mouth. All of the people were listening intently now, not wanting to miss any word. Sakura moved closer to him, earning gapes and whispers from the crowd, she was already enjoying their presence. She neared her lips to Sasuke's ears which made the said boy shiver. "You don't want them to know why I refused to go with you and do IT, don't you?" she whispered but loud enough for the others to hear. She backed away as Sasuke loosened his grip to her hand and at last, freeing her. There was a loud snickering around the place, they fully understood what Sakura meant and they were surprised by that new revelation.

"That's sickening!"

"How awful!"

"I never thought Uchiha would be like that!"

Sasuke's face turned red from embarrassment. He can't even look at them as they laughed. He had lost to a girl, and that girl was none other than Haruno Sakura. Now, the joke was on him. He slowly raised his head to face the mob that was laughing continuously. Everybody saw the death glare that he was throwing at each and every one of them at that very moment. And as fast as they started laughing, they had instantly became silent, afraid of what could Sasuke do to them next. He immediately went to his seat next to Gaara and rested his right arm at the back of the chair as he combed his hair, "Rubbish," he uttered as he looked at Sakura. He would have his revenge as soon as possible.

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"Hai! That was soooooo easy!" Ino exclaimed when they were already finished from their examination. "Easy? You didn't even answer a single number by yourself! Good thing Kurenai wasn't the one looking after us or else we'll be dumped!" Sakura hysterically uttered. Ino didn't seem to care as she continued winking at every cute guy she saw. Sakura raised an eyebrow at her but she just shrugged, "Can't help it, Sak. Besides, you can't understand me because you have a different situation. You have Sai and Sasuke who—"She had automatically stopped blabbering when she saw the dangerous glint in Sakura's eyes.

Everyone who isn't used to Sakura might be offended or turned off by her attitude—she's a fighter—her friends would say. Others call it lack of manners or being too tough. But Sakura was never perturbed by those statements.

"Sakura, think fast,"

"Huh?" She raised her head and saw Sai approaching her. She looked abruptly at Ino, "Why didn't you tell me!" but Ino just waved goodbye and walked away. She sighed, 'I'll never get used to this,' she thought as she straightened herself and tried to wear a sweet smile. "Hi, how's the exam?" Sai asked with his usual cool smile. Sakura stared at him dreamily,

'Hai…that always melts me…'

'Hey! Sakura, you're being so pathetic! Cut that out,'

'Huh? Who are you?'

'I'm your inner self, stupid. And I thought you were smart, sheesh!'

'Alright,alright, I understand! What do you want me to do then?'

'Geez! Has he also melted your brain? Act normal, relax!'

'You think it's that easy'

'Whatever, if you don't want my help, I'm going. Goodluck with him!'

'Wait!'

"Sakura, are you alright?" She immediately turned her head to face Sai. "Uhm..yah. I'm f-fine," she stammered. She needs practice in talking with this guy. "Do you know why Kurenai is out?" Sai asked as they walked through the corridors, their surroundings seem to be invisible. Sakura tried to ignore the glares that some of the girls were giving her. She lowered her head as Sai did the talking, trying not to miss any of his words. "Some said she's going to have a baby," he said. It was this statement that made Sakura stop from her tracks as her eyes grew wide. "What? She's pregnant!" she exclaimed, earning a surprised look from her companion. "Yeah, that's what I've heard. But it's not yet sure," he assured her as he saw the incredulous smile in her lips.

They neared the exit of the building but still, everybody was looking at them, some whispering something to their companion as they passed by while others were grinning unknowingly. Both of them didn't care.

"Oh my! It's such a surprise! I never thought she'll be having a baby,"

"Me, too. It seems farfetched when you look at her; she doesn't like kids that much,"

"Oh, how I love babies! They're so cute and cuddly and…" Sakura had stopped when she noticed that Sai was staring at her. She slowly lowered her head, hiding her face from him.

"Hey, w-what's wrong?" he asked.

"Oh, nothing. I just..well. You might think I was over reacting and…pathetic to love babies so much—"

"No, it's fairly normal. And I somehow like kids, too" Sai uttered with a grin plastered in his face. Sakura laughed with him. It was odd for a boy to have the same interest as girls. Usually, they would prefer the opposite, but Sai was different, or at least that's what she thinks.

Not from afar, an onyx-eyed boy caught sight of the two. 'Hn. Wherever I go, their always there,' he thought as he stopped from his tracks and eyed the said pair. Gaara had halted, too. Something must have caught Sasuke's attention, and he had a hunch of who it might be. "What do you want to do now?" he asked. He looked at Gaara a moment; he had always known what he was up to without him saying it. 'What can you expect? We almost have the same attitude,' he thought. " watch," he uttered as the two had already parted. Sakura immediately saw him as she turned. She stared at him for a moment as Sasuke glared at her. The said boy approached Sakura, she felt her feet to be somehow glued to the ground, making her unable to move or run away. 'I hate when this happens,' she thought as she looked straight ahead. Students were passing-by the two, all too excited to go home to notice another scene from them.

"Still hanging out with him, huh?" Sasuke asked in a low voice, no trace of trickery in it. Sakura just stared at him with a bewildered look. What the hell does he care if she's still hanging out with him? It wasn't his problem anymore or his concern. She had a lot of questions on her mind but she was unable to say it. Just merely staring at him gave the answer to his question. "Stay away from him," he said nonchalantly, his eyes overshadowed by his bangs. "What?" Sakura asked in surprise. "Stay away from him? I think that would be more convincing if someone else said it to me. But you?" that was her last words and then she walked away, just like what she did earlier, she was becoming more used to ignoring him.

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The whole examination week went on smoothly after their incident. Sakura was able to back Sasuke off every time he was near. Many times that week, they would pass by each other, and unexpectedly, Sasuke would just look at her and that was it. Sakura always held a satisfied smile when she would pass by the said boy. She had a feeling that she had succeeded and the thought that the invincible Uchiha Sasuke had lost to her made her feel better.

Gaara, Naruto, and Sasuke were at the parking lot. Sasuke was leaning against his motorcycle while the two sat at a nearby bench. "You know what, Gaara? I haven't seen ANY action these past few days. I wonder if SOMEONE had already given up," Naruto asked, the implication of his question was very visible for the two as he emphasized some of his words. Gaara grinned as Sasuke lowered his head, hiding his face from the two. "Answer the question, Sasuke," Gaara uttered as he put his hands at the back of his head. Sasuke looked around the place; there were only a few students around. Most were having their test inside while others were silently studying, no one will overhear their conversation.

Back at Sound, Sai and Sasuke really were complete rivals. And he could say that up to now, the case was the same. But he was positive that their rivalry wasn't the reason why he was annoyed by Sai's closeness to the said girl. He knew something about Sai that made him uneasy.

Flashback

"No! Please go away," a girl with blond hair uttered as a group of men surrounded her in the empty and silent road. There were no more vehicles or people around which caused the girl to panic and feel helpless.

"Don't be afraid, you trust me, right? You trust me more than any other person,"

"No! You tricked me! All of you, you're all monsters! Killers!" the girl screamed as she crawled slowly in the ground, the boy approaching him. Her hair was a mess and her uniform was unkempt. Traces of tears were visible in her cheeks.

She had trusted him so much that she never thought that he would do this to her. He was going to kill her first, then her whole family. Sai leaned down to her, wearing a mischievous smile. "I thought you were good, but I was wrong. You know how I hate traitors, right?" he said as he played with a kunai. The girl was looking hysterically at the weapon then to Sai's face. "I didn't. You were the one who lied all this time, you're a monster! You and your father!" she shouted. Sai punched her in the stomach which made her body ache more. She held her stomach as if trying to lessen the pain. Sai grabbed her wrist angrily and pulled her up; his eyes resembled a fiery inferno of hatred. "Never…ever talk about my father like that," he uttered angrily as he pushed her down to the ground. "You know what to do," Sai uttered to one of his gang members. The said man nodded and approached the girl with a grin.

"No, stay away! Please!" the girl exclaimed as the men held her hands and started tearing her clothes. "No…P-please…..s-stop…" the girl whispered, all her strength being drained already as her eyes were slowly shutting. Suddenly, a shuriken came rushing towards one of the men and, before he can even avoid the attack, it struck his left eye. He screamed from the pain as his eye bled. The other men as well as Sai, looked at the direction where the weapon had come from and was surprised to see a group of people wearing black coats approach them. He noticed that the man at the lead had red, wheel-like, fiery eyes—the sharingan. "Uchiha," Sai muttered under his breath as they approached.

There were half a dozen of them, all camouflaged with the night. Sai turned around to his men and was surprised to see half of them lying on the ground, almost near to death. The others were already wounded badly as some of Sasuke's gang members were already torturing them to unbearable pain.

"Astounded?" Sai looked back and found Sasuke already behind him with an evil grin plastered in his lips, his eyes overshadowed by his bangs. Sai could feel the cold tip of the gun at his sides. "Mind your own business, Uchiha. You have no concern about our plan," Sai hissed, his body unable to move as sweat trickled in his spine. He felt Sasuke tighten his hold on the trigger, "I don't have any concern about your damn plan. But one of my friends has," Sasuke uttered in a low, dangerous voice. He slowly loosened his grip on the gun as Gaara approached their supposed victim. He pushed Sai towards his companion and took the girl, who was Temari, from Kiba. She was trembling and she kept uttering the same words over and over again. Sasuke covered her almost naked body with his coat as he watched the two have a little conversation.

Gaara held Sai's collar and lifted him, his feet elevating a few inches from the ground. "If you ever touch my sister again—"he stopped. Sai was grinning at him, and then, he started laughing, and it became louder and louder. Gaara freed him as he looked at Sai incredulously. He looked at his sister, Temari, she was uncontrollably sobbing as she twirled the ends of her hair. Sasuke and Kiba were trying to stop her from doing it, but she just continued, not minding all the people around her. Gaara sharply turned to Sai.

"You—"

"I did nothing, she was too fragile," Sai uttered then smirked. He called out his gang mates and they walked out of the place, leaving Sasuke's gang shattered. Gaara was trying to calm down his sister. "No….please…stop…" Temari uttered as she pushed Gaara's hand away, staring at the never ending nothingness. Sasuke watched the two from afar. Shino placed a hand in his shoulder, "We did what we have to do," he said. Sasuke didn't even stir. He was looking straight ahead, his fist clenched. 'You'll never have a chance, Sai. I swear you'll never do this again. You'll pay…'

End of Flashback

"Whoa…you guys have a gang?" Naruto uttered astounded. Sasuke had told the story to the two, though Gaara already knew everything that happened. Both of them looked at Naruto who was still gaping at them, eyes wide open.

"S-so, that's the reason why you don't like Sai…and…Sakura might…we need to tell this to her!"

"NO!" Gaara and Sasuke uttered in unison. Naruto looked at the two, confused.

"Why? She has to know it and—"

"If you tell this to her, you will also tell her all the things about our gang, and that's not a very good idea. Since Sai's gang and ours have the same purpose…," Gaara uttered. He looked at Sasuke and he nodded. "…to kill anyone who's in our way," Sasuke confided. There was a long silence after that. Naruto can feel the tension in the air gripping him, he swallowed. He now fully understood that he could also be killed mercilessly if he spilled the beans to Sakura.

Sasuke shifted his position and looked up, his eyes meeting the rays of the sun. "And besides, no one should even know about it. We just told this to you because someone asked us to recruit you and—" Sasuke stopped. He saw Naruto's eyes animatedly became watery, like a puppy's eyes. He sighed, 'If he wasn't really THAT good I wouldn't consider him,' he thought. "Me?...in Uchiha Sasuke's gang? Whoaaa…I must be so damn good!" the blond boy said. He was still in a sense of –er, shock as he was dreamily gazing at his two companions.

Gaara coughed and tried to change the topic of their previous conversation. "So…have you really quitted and—lose with Haruno?" he asked. Sasuke thought for awhile as he adjusted from his seat, "I don't know. I just thought that it's time to stop. I think she isn't that bad," he uttered as he looked at Gaara, searching for any sign of approval. "Whoa…you've really changed, teme," Naruto uttered out of reverie. Sasuke twitched as he heard what Naruto had just called him. "Dobe," he remarked. "Hey! Take that back you—"he was about to charge at the said boy but thought of him being with the same gang. It made him daydream of it once more, thus, making him calm down. Sasuke smirked as he saw this.

"Are you serious, Sasuke?" Gaara asked out of curiosity. The said boy looked at him then smirked, "Not really"; he wasn't finished with his act yet.

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It was still fifteen minutes before their time would elapse but Sakura had already finished answering. 'Hai…Good thing I didn't join Tenten in shopping yesterday,' she said to herself. Already bored, she stood up and passed her paper to their teacher, Iruka who just nodded at her and gestured for Sakura to exit the room. Sakura obliged as she took her sling bag and went out.

There weren't any students around since it was still early. When she was almost outside of the school grounds, she remembered that she had to return a book to the library. She had borrowed it the day before and today was its due. She hurriedly ran towards the said building. 'Oh, why didn't I remember it earlier? Stupid,stupid,stupid!' she quietly scolded herself. It was already becoming darker. She approached a lone corridor which was isolated from the other students. 'Almost there,' she thought as she slowed down her pace. When she was only a few meters away, she saw a group of people approach her. She stopped as they neared. Her heart was beating faster than usual as she saw their faces, all of them were grinning. 'Relax, just…turn around,' she said to herself as she turned her back towards them and started walking.

"Hey miss! Wait up," one of them called out and started running towards her. Sakura acted as if she had heard nothing and continued walking. "We just want to introduce ourselves!" another exclaimed. Sakura could feel them coming nearer, she started running. She took a quick glance behind her and saw that they were gaining on her.

"I said wait!" one of them uttered as he ran in front of Sakura. She immediately stopped and looked at him with wide eyes. The others were gathering around her, surrounding her as she had her back on the wall.

"Why were you running away, tenshi?"

"She's a beauty…"

"Damn your right!"

Sakura stared at one men from the other as she took rapid breathes. Her hair was already undone as her bangs were already clinging messily in her forehead. "Please, go away," Sakura whispered. All of them just laughed at her as they eyed Sakura, as if undressing her in their sight. They moved closer to her, Sakura trying hard not cry.

Shino was walking silently in the grounds when suddenly, out of nowhere, he heard some laughter and a girl's pitiful cry. He turned his head towards an isolated corridor and saw a group of boys taunting a girl. He was about to walk away and ignore the said commotion—it was usual in their school anyway. But as he took one last glance, he was sure that he saw a trace of pink hair. It was unmistakable. He immediately knew who it was. He was planning to stop the group from doing it by himself but he suddenly thought of someone and without hesitation, he ran towards his gang mate and leader, Uchiha Sasuke.

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He was watching Kiba and Shikamaru playing chess, but in his mind he thought of his evil plan, his master plan, and it gave a satisfied feeling to him. "Yo! You tricked me. That was a wrong move!" Kiba exclaimed as he pointed at the white knight. The lazy genius just shrugged and put his hands behind his head, "How troublesome," he uttered. They were all engrossed at the said activity when they suddenly saw Shino running towards them. He ignored the questioning look of the two who were playing and immediately approached Sasuke. "Haruno Sakura…out there…they're about…to do somthing…I saw them…at the corridor…the other building…" Shino said between pants. "What! I just said scare her, not…" but he wasn't able to finish his sentence as he was already storming towards the other building, his eyes turning into a deep shade of red and black.

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Sakura was trying her best to push those who were touching her and tearing her clothes off but they seem stronger than her that she cannot stop them, all her strength being drained out already. "C'mmon now, this will take only a few minutes," one of the men said as he tried to slip his hand under Sakura's skirt. She kicked the said guy's hand which angered him. "You good-for-nothing bitch!" he said angrily as he slapped Sakura's face. Two men were holding her hands as the others were continuously trying to take off her skirt which was already torn a bit, showing her thighs while her blouse had already lose two buttons already, almost showing her cleavage.

Sasuke immediately ran towards the abandoned corridor when he saw them. Sakura was crying out for help while the others were touching her and it reminded him of Temari. It only made him more enraged as he approached the group.

Sakura had lost. She was trapped and there was no way out. She was about to lose hope when suddenly, a man had punched the person in front of her. He spurted out blood which stained the white tiled floor. She took a better look at the person and was surprised to see the least person that she had expected to come—Sasuke. Sakura watched, still in shock as Sasuke twisted the arm of another man and broke its neck. The said person dropped to the ground, blood coming out of his mouth and injured arm. She heard a lot of breaking and screaming, it seemed to be her time of escape but she was too weak to even stand up.

A man tried to hit Sasuke in the face but he was able to stop him. "What the—"the man uttered as Sasuke smirked and twisted his hand as he elbowed another man who was trying to attack him from behind. Sasuke was in a rampage. He wouldn't stop until all of them were badly hurt, his red eyes matching the liquid that was scattered on the floor. He couldn't stand seeing girls treated like that. And even though it was Sakura—the girl whom he didn't like even one bit—who was being molested, he still didn't like the idea. When he was already finished, he let them all scurry away, his lips forming a satisfied smile as his eyes turned back to black. He took a glance of Sakura—she was sitting against the wall, hugging herself as she trembled, her uniform already torn into pieces. His smile faded as he saw her—this was his own doing. Sasuke slowly approached her. He stood in front of Sakura and, for the first time they have met, pitied her. "Sakura," he called. It was the first time he had called her by her first name in a serious situation, and it sounded very unusual for him. "It's alright, they're gone," he said but still, Sakura kept weeping and hugged herself more tightly. Sasuke sat down so that he could look at her in eye level. "Hey," he said as he held her shoulder trying to console her, but was surprised when she pushed him away which made him stumble on the floor.

Sakura ran away from him, not forgetting that Sasuke was the one who could only command those people to do this to her. She could never forgive him for all the things he had done.

Sasuke tried to stop her but thought that it would be better for her to be alone. He watched her until she was already out of sight, then, he wiped his blood-stained uniform with his handkerchief and walked away from the place.

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"She was what?" Gaara asked in surprise. They were on his room as Sasuke was on a bad mood and didn't want to go home. Sasuke was lying in Gaara's bed, his hands at the back of his head, eyes closed.

"But I thought they were only going to threaten her?"

"That's what I've thought, too," Sasuke said still with his eyes closed. He was too tired to talk about it. He knew it was his fault, but he didn't want it to come into that case awhile ago. The conversation stopped for awhile as Gaara allowed Sasuke to rest a bit.

Then out of nowhere, Sasuke had spoke up, "It's Sai," he whispered as he opened his eyes. Gaara turned off his laptop and looked at him, confused. "What?" he asked. Sasuke sat up and looked at him, "Sai might have ordered them to do it. Sakura wouldn't suspect anyone else to do it but me. That's why he was confident in doing it," he explained to Gaara. "Nonsense, why would he do it? He has no intentions. Maybe the ones you've commanded just messed up," he said. Sasuke stood up, defiance in his face as he sat near his companion. "He HAS intentions, but we still don't know what it is. He's up to something no good and he's trying to get me out of it," he uttered hastily. Gaara didn't answer immediately and just stared at him, his face expressionless. "What?" Sasuke asked irritably. "You're not always right, Sasuke. And besides, you may not know if you're on the right side" he simply uttered, not taking his eyes off his friend. Sasuke sighed, it was hard to explain because it really was just a hunch, but he had a feeling about it. It was odd to talk about things like this since he was also fond on doing the things which shouldn't be done. In short, he was always on the bad side.

"I know that," he said as he sharply averted his gaze outside. "…But this time I know I'm on the right side. I'm sure of it."

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Crystalchaser's note: It's a record! This is the longest chapter I've written! Anyway, I hoped you liked this chap, my head ached a bit when I was typing this, but it's worth it, right? Please read and if you have time, please review. Hehe.