Sorry that took me long! i was grounded! huhuu! well anyway! here's chapee 11! enjoy! ^_^
Chapter 11
It was Friday afternoon and today was the last day of the first semester. Everyone was about to go home the principal, Tsunade and some of the teachers, who was having a meeting about the…
"What!?"
"Yes, yes I know…" Tsunade said, her hands massaging her temple "It was my only choice"
"How will the student's react on this?" Chiyo said
"Everyone prepared for the festival, then you're just going to cancel it? Is that even legal?"
"You have a point Chiyo-san… but…"
Everyone went silent eager to gear what caused Tsunade to make a drastic decision. They all eyed her and thought it must have been something serious for her to cancel a very important event.
"Free sake convention!? Common! I'm not going to miss it for anything!" she then laughed evilly. Yep, something importantly serious alright. Everyone just sweatdrop and didn't motion to speak a word to the laughing principal. When it comes to Tsunade and her loved sake, she can't say no. So here it is, the festival was cancelled thanks to none other than Tsunade and her Sake.
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"Ino-chan!"
"Ten? What's wrong?" Ino asked her friend who was now catching her breath
"Have you got your new schedule for the next semester?"
"Yeah, it's right here" Ino said pointing in her bag
"That's good! Uhmm… can we go home together?" she smiled at her
"I mean we live on the same street"
"Yeah sure… What about Neji?"
"His gonna finish his painting… his taking more time today cause Saku-chan's still absent"
"Oh… ok"
"Can you wait for me at the gate? I'll just say goodbye to him"
"Go ahead… I'll wait for you" she smiled at the brunet and started to walk towards the gate. She leaned on the metal bars and took interest on her shoes. About a minutes later she heard footsteps coming closer, thinking it was Tenten, she looked at the said gate and came face to face with…
"Shika… maru" she said slowly, Shikamaru made eye contact with her then she looked away
"Going home?"
"Yes" she said
"Good, cause I called last night and your mom said you didn't come home"
"I did go home. Thank you very much for caring" words came out of her mouth harsher than how she wanted it to be
"Ino can we just talk?"
"We are talking"
"I mean seriously?"
"I am serious" she said glaring at a tree
"Ino please…"
"What?"
"Let's talk things over…" he said in a pleading way
"What? Now I'm not troublesome? I must be dreaming"
"I was a jerk yesterd-
"Yesterday!? You've been a jerk since we started dating!"
"Ok, I'll accept that, but I want to start over… I want you in my life again Ino"
"…"
"I didn't show any love, any care, any concern and I know what I did wrong and I'm sorry for not being a real boyfriend to you"
"Shikamaru…" she starred at him, not really believing that it was indeed the boy she left yesterday
"If you just let me be a part of your life again… I'll make everything all right again" he said sincerity flowing from his tone
"How can you make it ok again? If from the start it was a wreck already?"
"Ino.."
"I love you… But you broke me already, even if I want to go back with you… now? I can't risk getting hurt again"
"Ino, I thought you said you love me?"
"It's not love this time that's here…" she pointed at her chest "It's pain, all pain… I can't feel anything but pain" she started tearing up again "And I don't know if I'll be able to feel anything again"
"Ino… I'm sorry"
"What's done is done… and I'm sure what you did will leave a mark" she said whipping her tears
"Can't we start over?"
"Our story's done Shikamaru… It's time to write a better chapter in my life…"
Ino started to walk, far away from him again. Now, not having second thoughts about turning back. Shikamaru only stared at her back, full of regret and hurt from his mistakes. He just lost a girl that can love… truly love
"And this time… It's gonna be a happy ending"
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"Where did I put it?"
"Stupid, stupid Sakura! If only I clean my room for once!"
"That's what I say all the time!"
"Why do I never listen to me?" she stopped looking for whatever she's looking and just swallowed everything she told her self.
"Great… I'm speaking to myself again…" she spoke then started to throw things above her shoulder again, which was making a big pile of clothes on the back of her door "I'll clean that later" she though and continued throwing things behind her. Then the thing that she was looking for rang.
"Wha? Where is it! Come on phone! Show your self!"
"Great! Now I'm talking to an object!"
"Now I'm talking to my self again.. Ugh! Stupid phone!"
When she gave up looking and sat on her messy bed, she sat on something moving… and it was ringing "Stupid" she sighed and took her phone under the messy covers.
"Ten?"
"Saku…"
"What's wrong? You seemed down? Does Neji have anything to do with this? Cause if her does I'll pound him like a mash po-
"It's Ino…"
"Ino? Why? What happened?"
"She and Shika-kun broke up yesterday…"
"What!?"
"Yeah… I was suppose to go home with her today but she and Shika-kun met before we could, then she finished everything between them"
"Who told you?"
"Shika-kun did… and I think she's really hurt"
"Shikamaru will get really hurt too when I start walking again!" Sakura growled
"I think I should go and look for her…"
"Ok, call me if any hurtings happened again"
"Ok, bye"
"Jah…" when Sakura hung up, the next she did was sigh and look at her messy room, she gave another sigh and thought of really cleaning it this time then slowly stood up, but got tripped by some tangled wire lying on the ground. She fell flat on the floor, one of her arm smacked on some pins; she did the only thing she could do that moment.
She screamed… Hard
Hinata, who was passing by, heard the ear piercing scream from inside Sakura's house "H-haruno-san?" she immediately ran inside and looked for the source of the scream, when she found Sakura's room she had trouble opening the door cause of the piles of clothes on the other side of the door.
When Sakura noticed somebody trying to open her door she tried to stop screaming, which she succeeded, but she soon started crying.
"H-haruno-san! Are y-you alright in t-there?"
"H-hinata?"
After an hour, Hinata nursed Sakura's ankle and her new wounds, thanks to the pins that were sleeping on the ground. Hinata laid Sakura on her bed and cleaned her room for her, now it was spotlessly clean. Sakura watched Hinata closely as she changed her arm's bandage.
"What h-happened?"
"I tripped on a cord"
"You should b-be careful n-next time Haruno-san" Hinata said finishing her job
"Thank you…" she stared at the other girl inside her room then she noticed just now that Hinata still calls her Haruno-san
"You still call me that?"
"Huh?"
"How many times do I have to tell you to call me by my name?"
"I-If I call you by yo-
"It wouldn't mean anything…" Sakura smiled at her "I'm convince that there is no way you would like me the way I like you… so I give up"
"H-haruno-san…"
"So… I suggest we start over… as friends and to that only"
"I-I'd love to be friends with you again…"
"And maybe this time… you'll stop calling me Haruno-san? Cause really it's making me feel like I'm 30!"
Hinata gave her small laughes, but nodded to her in response. About an hour later Sasuke arrived at Sakura's house and he thought that it was awfully quiet, so he checked every room in the house. The last room was Sakura's room so he quietly went in and found a clean room.
Sasuke's POV
"This is weird… She doesn't really clean her room except if she's really happy" I thought then I found her in her couch sleeping like a baby. I smiled then look beside her and found
"Hinata…"
"What is she doing here?!" my blood just boiled when I saw Hinata sleeping on the same couch as Sakura. I don't like her being close to her, because she might hurt her again. And that is the last thing that I want to happen to her, I just want her to be happy in life, with her friends… with me.
Maybe Hinata felt my presence cause when I looked at her again she was looking back at me.
"…"
"Uchiha-san…" she said and slowly stood up waking Sakura as well. She yawned and rubbed her eyes.
"What are you doing here?" as much as I want to ask it nicely I didn't, it came out rudely and really ghastly. I know I'll be given a long lecture about being nice to people… again
"Sasuke!" Sakura said
"Anou… Sakura-chan had an accident this afternoon an-
"A what!?"
"She tripped and fell on some pins…"
"Are you all right?" I asked, I should've gone here after school! God I'm so stupid! I'll beat up dobe for dragging me to his house to play that damned PSP of his!
"Yeah, thanks to Hina-chan! Were friends again!"
"Great…"
"Neh sasuke…"
"What?"
"Can you take her home?"
"What?"
"Anou! Sakura-chan … I can go h-home on my own… n-no need for that"
"There's no way I'm gonna let you go home alone"
"Then why don't you take her home" I said anger taking over me
"If I can walk I will… but now…" she looked at me evily "Sasukeee-kuun…"
"Great… that again" I sighed
"Go down if you're ready to go"
"Thank you!"
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On the walk to Hinata's house I didn't spoke a word. I didn't want her to think that I approve on her being friends to Sakura again. But I think she doesn't got my point.
"What do you think of her Uchiha-san?" she smiled at me
"What?"
"Sakura-chan"
How did she know that? I stared at her trying to find where she is going with this, but I found nothing. She's an open book but I cant read her.
"What are you talking about?" I asked
"Neji-kun's her bestfriend too… but he doesn't act that way towards her"
"Act like what?" I'm think I know where this is going
"Overprotective…"
"I'm not"
"I think you are…" she smiled
"And I think you love her"
"Can she read minds?"
"You don't need to tell me… I can feel it"
"…" I don't know what to say to her, she knew what I'm feeling? Then how come Sakura can't?
"How come you can?"
"I can feel how much you care for her"
"Then how come she can't?" I'm a little red from asking that. I'm not really the asking type.
"Why don't you just tell her?"
"And risk our friendship?"
"If my feelings will end our friendship, I rather shut up and be contented in being her bestfriend than to not have her at all" I frowned, I don't even want to think that I'd loose that bond with her.
"You'll find the right time…"
"What?"
"Everything have the right time Uchiha-san… Maybe not now, but It'll happen… trust me" she smiled at me for the last time and went inside their gates. I didn't even notice that were already here. Before she went inside she said something to me that made me think.
"And who knows? Maybe she feels the same way"
"Yeah…but what if she doesn't…" i said to myself and started to head back to my bestfriend's house.
End of POV
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sooo?? how was it?? reviews! and oh! i might not update for about 2 weeks cause it's holy week.. not really allowed to use computer.. so yeah i can't update but i'll write it on my notebook again and just type it when i can use my pc again!