Scars
Chapter 6
I don't own any of the characters, they belong to Masashi Kishimoto
A few minutes later everybody became dead silent and that was the sign that Hinata was on her way. Naruto was hushing anyone who as much as whispered. He went to the front of the crowd and as soon as the shy girl opened the door tackled her screaming "SURPRISE!" right into her ear. Sakura was surprised the girl didn't go deaf, but she was probably used to this by now. How else could she have survived almost five years dating this loud-mouth.
"Wh- Wh- What is going on here?" asked the Hyuuga heiress looking at all the people there.
"I've invited all our friends to congratulate you as the head of the clan" answered Naruto smiling mischievously
"Bu- But I'm not the cla- clan leader yet" answered the girl blushing furiously
"No, but you will be soon enough" answered the jinchuuriki and whispered into her ear not too silently "God, I love it when you blush like that"
Hinata blushed even more, if that's even possible physically. Then Naruto dragged her right into the crowd where everyone wanted to congratulate her.
Sakura decided she should stay away for some time not to get Hinata too surrounded, so the pink haired kunoichi went to get some drinks for Ino and herself.
Everyone seemed to have fun, some of the couples started dancing, women were chating about their stuff and guys were also talking, Kiba laughing like a moron when Choji said something funny.
Before she could see what others were doing, Ino caught her wrist and dragged her into the middle of the hall, where everyone were dancing. And this was the start of their dancing marathon, which lasted for about an hour with short break to catch their breaths, laughing their heads off.
For a few minutes Sakura was able to be her old self, to enjoy her life to the fullest, to laugh and to be happy. But it all ended when Ino's boyfriend came and she ran to him talking how she didn't expect him to come and how she was really happy that he did.
The next thing she knew was that Ino came to introduce her new boyfriend to her and then left saying she will be back in a minute. But Sakura knew better. She knew it was up to her to find someone else to spend the evening with. The kunoichi looked around and saw everyone having fun. There were lots of couples: Temari forcing Shikamaru to drink some alcohol with her, Ino dancing with her boyfriend (what was his name again? Yukiteru?), Tenten cuddling with Neji in one of the corners, even Naruto and Hinata have finally escaped all the congrats and were having fun at the food table (Naruto was stuffing himself and got some food onto Hinata's beautiful kimono, and that started a mini food fight between them, which ended with both of them all dirty kissing each other).
Sakura realized she was a bit jealous. Even if she had given up on Sasuke, the woman still craved for love, she wanted for someone to care for her. And then it all came back. She was the scarred good-for-nothing again.
'Who would even like such an ugly girl with so much scars?' thought Sakura 'It's not like I'm fun to be around anymore either'
'What am I thinking, anyway? The fact that my body was used like that would probably be enough to repel any guy' these thoughts made all the more depressed so she went to get some more drinks. Her plan was to get some more alcohol and leave somewhere quiet to get too drunk to think, but her plan was destroyed when Kakashi took a seat beside her at the bar.
Sakura was drinking her third glass, but it wasn't enough to make her forget her problems so she asked for another one while Kakashi just looked at her from above his Icha Icha.
The woman was downing her sixth glass when her past became even more persistent, making her see images and feel the things that she could not stand. /Blood running down her face/his hands/surrounded/no escape/his eyes/pool of acid/the pain/helpless...
"No, no no!" sakura couldn't control herself, she started sliding down her chair crying, whispering pleadings
But as she was about to hit the ground with her head Kakashi caught her. Sakura was fighting her inner demons and she didn't see the big surprise Naruto was talking about- his proposal to Hinata- nor did she hear Hinata answer with a happy 'yes' or their friends applauding this beautiful couple. Sakura was in another world, far away from those happy people, who didn't have to fight their inner demon's as well as the society's ignorance for the right to live a normal life.
At that moment she was being taken away from them by a person so scarred that he was one of the few that could understand her pain.
When Sakura opened her eyes the first thing she felt was an awful headache.
'So alcohol is not the right choice for me' thought the woman holding her head and trying to look around, but failing due to the light that was hurting her eyes.
But before Sakura opened her eyes she remembered everything that happened yesterday and was too ashamed to look Kakashi in the eyes. She didn't know how to face him or how to explain herself nor how to thank him for taking her to his home. And, before she even have time to think of something, she heard Kakashi's voice:
"Come to the kitchen when you're hungry"
'OMG, this will be a looong day' thought Sakura turning around and pulling the blanket over her head.