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Suigetsu

I don't know why I was here. It's not like me to go into public places like the mall, but the depressing aura practically forced me out of the house and, since I had nowhere else to go, I found myself at the mall. It was full with thousands of people and a few people, of course, asked for my autograph.

After a few minutes of looking around, I found a small bistro that sold coffee. It wasn't too full, just a few people sitting here and there. A woman with two kids sat in the front corner, her unpleasant bickering causing me to smile. A man, dressed in a black business suit sat at a booth on the right side, typing away madly on his silver laptop. But what surprised me most was the woman who sat in the back corner. Her long red hair was in disheveled curls, her face clear of make-up. She was wearing a pair of skinny jeans and a simple top. I sat down next to her, causing her to look up.

"Wow Karin, you look good." She rolled her eyes and stood up to leave, but I caught her arm. "Sorry, but no, you look nice." She seemed surprised, but I saw the attitude jump back in her eyes as she sat back down.

"Why are you here," she asked, her voice lacking the fire it usually has, "You don't like crowded places." I wasn't surprised she knew that bit about me; after all, we had gone to high school together.

"Sakura and Sasuke are fighting and Ino and Shikamaru are being weird. Rather be here than there." The waitress, a thin blonde with bright blue eyes came and asked for my order and winked at me before taking off. I watched her go and smirked. Karin rolled her eyes and smiled. We didn't really get along but I did have feelings for her; which is weird considering our past of fights and the way she gets me so irritated. I guess I just saw something in her that no one else saw.

"Why are you staring at me like that?" Karin asked irritably. I smiled.

"You want to go shopping?" I pulled out a fifty and laid it on the table and then started walking away. Karin stuttered and grabbed her purse and followed me out.

"What?" She asked again as I walked into a store. I looked among the bright and floral designs. I picked up a simple pink top with red and held it up to her body. I nodded and gave it to her and began to browse through the jeans.

"What-what are you doing?" She asked a little surprised. I handed a pair of jeans to her then turned around to face her; leaning against a clothing rack. Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion, and her bright eyes seemed to ignite with my spontaneous moments of insanity.

"Tell me, why do you want Sasuke?" My question spurred some nasty words that she bit back, and, after a long sigh, she sat down.

"My father…is difficult." She didn't want to say more, so I didn't push it. Instead I pushed her into a dressing room and waited for her to try on the clothes I had randomly picked out for her. She came out a moment later, her face irritated and confused. "What are you doing Suigetsu?"

"Look," I said facing her towards the mirror. The floral top fitted her nicely, showing her thin waist and nice bust. The light denim jeans hugged her thighs, making her look beautiful. "I never understood why you tried to look slutty since after high school. You look beautiful like this." Her face turned a deep shade of red and she looked down, a small smile on her face.

"I'll be buying all of that," I said motioning the clothing on Karin's body to the sales clerk. He nodded and scanned the tags and after I paid, we walked out of the store.

"Why are you being like this? The random shopping sprees and the way you're treating me… it's just like you were—"

"When we were best friends?" I finished for her, looking down at the floor. An awkward silence fell around us.

"What happened to us?"

"You became a slutty bitch whore." I said in unemotionally, looking at her reaction. She seemed lost in thought and my breath caught when she grabbed my hand and we moved to a more secluded part of the mall and sat on a bench. She moved her hair behind her ear and took a breath.

"My dad ran into some money trouble with the Akatsuki. He couldn't pay back the money he owed so he took it out on me. Then I got this idea in my head that if I got Sasuke to like me he'd pay them back for my father and he'd leave me alone. That's why I don't go home. Not until he's proud of me. Yeah, I've become this …slutty whore bitch… and it's who I am now. And I could care less." I studied her; this was the Karin I remember.

"But you don't even love him."

"I don't know… how to love, Suigetsu. I know just enough to survive… that's enough for now." She stood up and looked at me before scowling. "Now leave me alone before people think were dating." I let the huge smirk appear on my face. As I watched her walk away, I felt the old feelings from long ago resurface and all I could think was that I need a guitar.

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Karin

Suigetsu. Suigetsu. Suigetsu. Ughhhh. I banged my head against the bathroom door. How could I tell him all of that. Now he'll think I'm stupid and desperate. Psh, what do I care what he thinks? It's not like I'm in love with him….right? I mean I was totally in love with him in high school, but it's not like he liked me…. And what do I care? ….

"Screw this," I said to myself and walked out of the bathroom right into the huge crowd and paparazzi. I rolled my eyes when I saw Suigetsu standing on a bench with a guitar. He strummed it a few times and then looked at me intensely as if determining if he should do what he was about to do right now. His voice, like every time I've ever heard him sing, was magnificent. (Just The Girl: The Click Five)

She's cold and she's cruel
But she knows what she's doin'
She pushed me in the pool
At our last school reunion
She laughs at my dreams
But I dream about her laughter
Strange as it seems
She's the one I'm after

[Chorus:]
'cause she's bittersweet
She knocks me off of my feet
And I can't help myself
I don't want anyone else
She's a mystery
She's too much for me
But I keep comin' back for more
She's just the girl I'm lookin' for

She can't keep a secret
For more than an hour
She runs on 100 proof attitude power
And the more she ignores me
The more I adore her
What can I do?
I'd do anything for her

[Chorus]

And when she sees it's me
On her caller ID
She won't pick up the phone
She'd rather be alone
But I can't give up just yet
Cause every word she's ever said
Is still ringin' in my head
Still ringin' in my head

She's cold and she's cruel
But she knows what she's doin'
Knows just what to say
So my whole day is ruined

[Chorus]

Cause she's bittersweet
She knocks me off of my feet
And I can't help myself
I don't want anyone else
She's a mystery
She's too much for me
But I keep comin' back for more
Oh, I keep comin' back for more
She's just the girl I'm lookin' for
Just the girl I'm lookin' for

Just the girl
I'm lookin' for
She's just the girl
I'm lookin' for
Just the girl
I'm lookin' for
Just the girl I'm lookin' for

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Suigetsu

When I finished singing, I looked up into Karin's eyes. It was no lie that I loved her. I always had… her fire and aggressive nature lured me in and I had been hiding this feeling since high school. She seemed conflicted and then dashed outside. I gave the guy whose guitar I had borrowed back and took out after her into the thunderous rain. I search the whole parking lot, but didn't find her. I knew this whole thing had been a long shot…. But it still hurt pretty badly. The words echoed in my head over and over again: I don't know how to love. Had I just made a huge mistake?

Sakura

I woke up feeling groggily and slow at four thirty in the morning. My body ached and my eyes were red and puffy. There was a bottle of tequila on the counter, almost empty. Ino, who I had told about the whole ordeal, passed out in my bathtub. I had somehow managed to dress into black fuzzy pajama pants and a white tee. I walked quietly out of the room after dressing into a light green dress and pink flats. I slowly walked down the ark hallway and up the red velvet steps. When I reached Sasuke's door, I just stood there. Last night had been crazy and he deserved an explanation. I put my hand on the doorknob and turned it, walking into the disheveled room. There were a few empty beer bottles lying around and Naruto was reading one of Kakashi's books and Sasuke's back was to me and I watched as he did a shot. Naruto saw me, but I put a finger to my lips and walked up to Sasuke, grabbing the bottle and taking it away from him.

"Let me know when you're sober enough to talk." I said quietly. His dark eyes lit up with recognition.

"I'm sober." I laughed a little at his slurred speech. Naruto had slipped out of the room and I sat down at the edge of his bed and ended up telling him everything. When I finished my story, he smiled.

"Sakura, my father is evil. It's best to just ignore him. He can't hurt me. He can't do anything even if he wanted to. You see, I was supposed to take over the industry, but I declined." His tone had gone formal, his accent coming out a little.

"What industry?" I asked, unsure.

"The Crest Industries." My eyes widened as I stood up in surprise.

"The Crest Industries?" I yelled, "The multi trillion dollar industry?" Sasuke rolled his eyes and took another sip of the beer in his hand.

"Yes. I gave my spot to Itachi, which made him furious."

"But doesn't the eldest son get the company anyway?"

"Yes, but my father thought that if I controlled the company, then I'd be controllable. Heh, he was wrong. It only made me despise him more." We sat in silence for a few minutes, me staring at the wall. "sakura…" I looked at him, "I want you to stay away from my father okay? He won't hurt me, but he might try to make your life difficult." I nodded and got up, walking to the door. Sasuke grabbed my wrist and pulled me into his arms, kissing me lightly on the lips.

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Neji

There was a prominent knock on the door, and as I got up, Tenten groaned. She sat up and smiled at me. "Good morning." I said kissing her as I sat up. I ignored my shirt that was on the floor and walked down the hall to the main door. Tenten hugged my waist from behind as I opened the door.

The woman, a tall girl with long blonde hair and pale skin, met my gaze. She wore a light yellow summer dress and her red lips curved into a shocked expression.

"Neji-kun, who is she?" Tenten asked, letting go of my hips. I took a long breath before muttering,

"My wife…"