Sayuki saw as Sakura's eyes fluttered slowly as she awoke. Sayuki sighed in relief and smiled down at Sakura. She began to sit up and looked around confused. Sayuki noticed this and quickly explained. "You're in my room. Gaara carried you here..."

"Gaara... carried me? To your room?" Sakura asked in a daze as she finally stared at the blond haired girl. She ran her fingers through bangs slowly as she squeezed her eyes shut. She sat there in silence as she mumbled to herself about how she had got here. She couldn't even remember what she had been doing earlier. It was like she had just been gone to another time of nothing.

"You don't remember...?" Sayuki questioned sceptically. Sakura nodded with frustration as she tried to remember something; anything. She looked at the cat shaped clock that hung on the wall. It's tail swung back and forth as it showed the time. It was already noon. She remembered walking to school that morning.

"Well..." Sayuki spoke uneasily as she glanced around the room. Sakura looked at Sayuki for a moment. She shook her head. Her pink hair flashed as she attempted to clear her head and think. Visions of red clumps of hair in her hands rang through her head. Gaara's piercing eyes of courage flashed through her mind and her heart did a flip. It soon stopped as Karin's enlarged eyes and nostrils swooped in as she shrieked in anger. "What exactly did I do..?"

Sayuki bit her lip and rubbed her arms in what Sakura had quickly learned was one of her small nervous habits. Her lips trembled as a small frown took form onto her face. "I'm sorry, it's all my fault. You did it all for me..."Sakura could feel she'd have to give the girl a push. Otherwise she'd be sitting here for days waiting for her to say it herself.

"Sayuki, I'm sure it wasn't your fault. I just need to know what happened. I'm sort of blanking out right now..." Sakura pleaded for her to understand. She hated this empty feeling. She couldn't remember ever before not remembering past events. She didn't even forget when she had tried some whiskey and vodka at a party once. She had overdone it that day, but still she didn't just forget it all. Of course she wouldn't have minded if she forgot that embarrassment.

"You attacked Karin. You just lunged at her before I could do anything. I was so scared...`` Sayuki admitted as she chewed each word carefully. Sakura scratched her head, ruffling her hair roughly as she growled lightly. Sayuki sat on the floor beside the bed silently as she watched Sakura nervously fight inside her head. Sakura just couldn`t believe what she had done. She couldn`t even remember any of it.

"Gaara stopped you right away. I was frozen and couldn't do anything for you... I couldn't think and you always help me... but I couldn't help you..." Sayuki continued to blame herself in a tiny voice, but Sakura soon drowned her out. She felt her heart beat quicken as she caught Sayuki's words. Gaara had been the one to stop her. Twice he had intervened and saved her. She held her breath and shook her thoughts away once again. She couldn't believe her heart betrayed her like that. She loved Sasuke, right? But his smirking lips came to mind and she shivered in both anger and disgust. She had never thought that he could be so cruel. But hadn't he always been that way...?

"Sakura?" Sayuki's urgent voice broke through Sakura's thoughts. Sakura blinked rapidly and forced a grin.

"Sorry sorry... I just don't remember anything... It's tough to take in." She didn't completely lie. But not telling it all was basically the same as lying. Sakura swung her legs over the bed to the edge and felt herself cringe in pain as she did so. She looked at her arms and legs. They were red and cut all over. Claw marks only a scorned girl could give covered her some covered with beads of crusted blood. Karin had managed to do a number on her.

"My parents aren't home... do you wanna take a bath?" Sayuki asked Sakura, noticing her stare. The thought of getting in a hot stinging bath didn't appeal to her. She knew she was acting like a baby but for now she felt like she needed the control, even if it was just a choice of bathing now or not. Earlier she had lost her control with Karin. Now her she was losing the grasp on even her own heart. At least now she could control some of her pain and turmoil.

"Nah, I think I'll just head home." Sakura replied casually as she could. Sayuki's eyes grew to her usual worried look. "What?"

"Won't your parents ask why you're hurt? The teacher's didn't manage to find out, but..." Sayuki's visible worry grew further. Sayuki had never witnessed Sakura's family life or home, so of course she had no clue of her father's long ago escape. He was long gone and she doubted she would ever see him again. Due to her father's absence, her mother worked long hours to support the two of them. Her mother loved her of course, but she wouldn't see her until late at night. Her mother would be blinded by fatigue and her nightly visit to the alcohol cabinet. She'd be cleaned up by then anyways.

"She works late tonight," Sakura explained shortly. Sayuki looked worried still, but she nodded.

"I'll go with you," Sayuki said assertively. It was a rare expression from Sayuki. She knew she should be glad for her friend's slow confidence build around her, but it made her feel uneasy. It was just so odd for the sweet defenceless girl. But she couldn't wish for her to always rely on her.

"I'll be fine al-"

"I'm going." Sayuki's eyes darkened as she stared back at Sakura. Sakura blinked and the bright cheery blue eyes were back. She must have hit the ground hard at some point. She was beginning to hallucinate things now.

"Yeah sure..." Sakura agreed but not without the recent attack of chills down her spine. She mentally slapped herself for it.