Naru: Omg, I'm alive. I'm sorry to everyone for not updating for so long. I suck. OTL Well, despite that, I hope you enjoy this new chapter. :3

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::AHSS::Senior Year::

::Chapter Eleven::

::Hush::

::Naruto's POV::

"Naruto."

"Hm?" I turned away from fixing my necktie in the mirror and faced Sasuke who said my name.

His arms slid around my waist while he nuzzled his face into the side of my neck, "You look so handsome."

A blush heated my cheeks and I found myself smiling uncontrollably, "So do you." I complimented in return, giving him a quick kiss on the lips.

Sasuke took hold of my hand, "Come on, " he said. "It's about time to meet up with everyone."

I nodded and we walked downstairs where we found Itachi, Deidara, and Hinata waiting for us by the front door.

Itachi glanced at his watch, "Good. It looks like we still have plenty of time to get to the restaurant."

As we walked out the door Sasuke spoke up, "So, what are we going out to eat for, Nii-san?"

Itachi smirked playfully and point to mine and Sasuke's joined hands, "Your engagement, of course." he informed us, moving his hand to point to something else in the opposite direction. "Now, no more questions. Everyone get in the limo."

My eyes shifted to the long, black vehicle parked in front of the house, "Itachi!! Why in the hell did you get a limo?!" I exclaimed. "This is an important occasion, so therefore I'm going everything in my power to make this night special for the both of you." he explained, poking my forehead lightly.

I was in no position to complain, especially against Itachi. I would definitely lose the argument, "T-thank you, 'Tachi."

"No problem, Naru-chan. He ruffled my hair and went to the limo to open the door for the rest of us. "Let's go."

The ride didn't take very long, and when we finally arrived at our destination and exited the limo, I found we were at the same exact restaurant that I took Sasuke to for his 18th birthday.

"Wow." Sasuke muttered. "Now this is special."

I squeezed his hand tighter in my own and nodded, "Yeah."

Then something else entered my mind that I had no desire to think about...

"Sasuke..."

"What is it, love?" he questioned, giving me a concerned expression.

"I stayed silent for a short moment before answering him, "Ka-Karin works here..."

"Karin..." he repeated, "Listen Naru," he continued stepping in front of me, looking directly into my eyes. "She won't say a word to us. I promise."

I couldn't help smiling, "I trust you." I really did. I knew I could believe in him. I felt better as we entered the restaurant... But, there was something else bothering me... I couldn't place what it was, but I had a bad feeling that something was going to go wrong tonight. It always seemed to happen...

Shikamaru, Temari, and Gaara were already inside waiting for our arrival.

"Have any of you heard from Kiba or Sakura?" I asked all three of them.

"No, but I'm sure they'll be here soon enough. I mean, we're early by a good 10 minutes yet." Temari answered.

I took my cell phone out of my pants pocket, "I don't know... Maybe I should call Sakura or something."

"You worry too much, Naruto." Sasuke told me, putting his hand over mine. "She's alright. She has Kiba with her after all. And you know he'll keep her safe."

I sighed and stuffed the phone back in my pocket, "I know."

A few minutes later, our waiter brought us our drinks and menus. It was Karin. Surprise, surprise.

"Alright. I'll be back in a little bit to take your orders." she said kindly.

Before she left the table, she gave me a sincere, sympathetic smile. I knew she wanted to make an apology to me and Sasuke.

"I told you." Sasuke reassured me.

"Yeah." I wanted to smile, but the nagging upset feeling inside of me wouldn't let me.

I peered over to the entrance of the restaurant, "Sakura..."

"Naruto, what did I say about worrying?" Sasuke said. "She'll be here soon. Just wait a little while longer."

"Fine..."

I took a deep breath to try and clear my thoughts, but it didn't do any good. Tonight was supposed to be important... I didn't want Sakura to miss it. Karin returned soon enough and took our orders. Again, she was overly-kind to both me and Sasuke. It was nice to see her acting like this. She must have been pretty serious about saying sorry. After Karin left once more, my thoughts traveled back to Sakura. She was late. I wanted to believe that maybe she had to stay home and watch her sister, or maybe she and Kiba couldn't catch a cab, or maybe they had even forgotten what time or the place we were supposed to meet up at. But if that were the case, she would have most definitely called me to let me know. Something wasn't right.

"Itachi, what time is it?" I questioned, biting my lip.

"Oh, um..." he looked down at his watch. "It's 8:30."

"Sakura and Kiba are a half an hour late." I informed everyone. I stood up and removed my cell from my pocket. "I'm calling Sakura."

Just as I was about to dial her number, the phone began ringing... The caller I.D. read 'Inuzuka Kiba'. A huge wave of relief flooded over me and I answered quickly. "Kiba! Where are you two? Your late. I-"

"Naruto..." Kiba's voice interupted me. "I'm at the hospital..."

"Hospital?... Isn't it a little early for Sakura to be going into labor?" I asked. She still had a little over two months left to go.

"No, Naruto..." He sounded like he'd been rying, and suddenly it felt like my heart dropped into my stomach right then while he continued. "We're here because...." he was having a hard time speaking in between the heavy breaths he was taking. "Because.... because....."

"Kiba, don't push yourself. You don't have to tell me now. I'll be there as fast as possible, okay?" I reassured him.

"Tha... thank you..." he mumbled before I hung up.

"I have to get to the hospital now! Right now!" I exclaimed frantically, nearly loosing my footing as I ran over to the front entrance.

Sasuke and Itachi caught up to me quickly, each of them grabbing hold of my arms.

"Naruto, calm down, love!" Sasuke ordered, running his free hand up and down my back soothingly. "Tell us what happened. Did Sakura go into labor early?"

I shook my head 'no', tears stinging my eyes, threatening to escape, "I was right... Something horrible happened... I have to go!" I yelled, yanking myself free from the brothers.

Itachi caught me again, "At least let us go with you. I'll get a taxi."

Sasuke helf onto my hand, "We'll go together, Naru."

I clenched my eyes shut and clung to Sasuke, while his brother flagged down a cab. After we got in, Itachi called Deidara to let him know where the three of us disappeared to.

"Yeah. I don't know how late we'll be back from the hospital, so don't wait up...." there was a short pause. "Love you too, Dei." He slid his phone shut, and kept quiet for the remainder of the ride.

Once we stopped at the hospital, I ran as fast as I could inside, followed closely by Sasuke, who still had a grip on my hand. I spotted Kiba right away in the waiting area. He was bent down holding his head down in his lap.

I reached my hand out and rested it on his shoulder, "Kiba..."

He lefted his head immediately, "Naruto." His voice was dead tired... and it didn't help looking at his face. I could tell he'd been crying alot. his eyes were red and puffy, with dried tears staining his tan cheeks. He squited up at me and grabbed my wrist. "It's my fault... It's all my fault... my fault..." he repeated over and over.

I kneeled down in front of him, "What happened, KIba?"

"We... were on our w-way..." he began, fresh tears overflowing from his dark orbs. "Then... a car... it... it came out of nowhere... I-" he fell out of the chair onto his knees. "I couldn't save her! I couldn't save Sakura, Naruto!" He yelled hysterically at me. "She got hit by the car! It's all my fault! If she and my daughter die, it's my fault!"

I wrapped my arms around him, "No, it's not your fault, Kiba. You had no idea this was going to happen."

He didn't respond, but continued sobbing into my chest for what seemed like an eternity. We sat in the waiting room for hours... I comforted Kiba while he cried, Sasuke slept in the chair next to us, and Itachi paced in the hallway. He kept trying to get information on Sakura's condition from the front desk, but none had been released yet. This went on the entire night...

Around 6:00 AM, a nurse came into the waiting room.

"Kiba?" He stood up, along with me.

"I'm sorry, but only Mr. Inuzuka may be permitted to visit Miss Haruno at this time." the nurse told me hesitantly.

"Please let him come... he's been here with me all night. I need him there with me. And... he's one of Sakura's best friends... I think she'll want to see him too." Kiba explained.

A look of guilt fell over the girls fcae, "Very well. Follow me then."

I smiled slightly at Sasuke, and went along with Kiba and the nurse.

Sakura was alive...

Naru: Okay... so this is a short chapter... and it's kind of a cliff-hanger... and ehh. I'm not too happy with how this chapter turned out. ): But I'm too lazy to re-write it. So, hopefully you enjoyed it anyway.

Please review. :3 Thanks!