A/N I own Naruto and all, except for the plot, story line, art, characters and the Kyuubi himself.

So I lie….

Nothing much abnormal happened till Science. In English the teacher seemed determined to pick on Naruto just as the math teacher was determined to catch Sakura in a miss step. Lee expressed his undying love for Sakura in front of the whole In P.E class and received death glares from Naruto. Sasuke couldn't help but notice Sakura had long, slimming legs that her gym shorts left exposed. Catching himself, he looked away.

Science class was when they were supposed to put their experiment into action. The three of them, Hinata, Sakura and Sasuke, went outside the class room by the track. There were three wooden posts set up side by side.

First, Sakura found her happy place and hit the post. She ended up hopping away, holding her fist. Minimal impact. Then, Sakura thought about the kittens that had died and the funeral she had given them. As tears flowed down her cheeks, she punched the post. She still hurt her knuckles, but she made a little crack in the wood. Next, Sakura relived the scene that had happened last night. So much anger and hatred boiled inside her that she felt like exploding, and she sort of did. She released all her frustration out on the post, breaking it clean in half. Hinata and Sasuke stared, or at least Hinata did, Sasuke pretended to have no interest, first at Sakura with her fist held out, then at the half of post that lay on the ground at their feet, a bit away from the rest of the post.

"S-sakura-chan….what m-made you that a-angry. Surely not N-naruto-kun…" Hinata asked in disbelief.

Sakura laughed good and hard, "Yeah right. That idiot couldn't make me that mad if he tried."

"T-then what?"

Sakura bent over to scoop up Mero-chan and Kei-chan. "Someone….three guys were torturing cats last night at the park, away from everyone else. Last night I held a funeral in my back yard. I dug three holes for a mama and two kittens." A tear escaped her eyes, "These two were the only ones left alive. I felt so bad, even after….even after I taught those guys a good lesson….I can't stop crying dammit." Hinata, worried, went over to console Sakura who was shaking slightly. Sasuke, behind his mask, decided never to get on her bad side, ever.

Smiling at the worried Hinata, Sakura said, "Don't worry, I'll be fine. It's just that every time….I get really unhappy." Looking up at the sky she asked the other girl, "Do you remember what I said I hated yesterday?"

The other girl thought but seemed to have forgotten.

"You hate being helpless, bullies, and Naruto. That's what you said."

Sakura looked down at Sasuke whose back was to her. "Yeah. At that time, I was helpless to save the other three, but not the two left. I beat the crap out of the bullies and now I'm trying my best to keep my friends alive, because no matter what, nothing precious to me can die." That's my rule.

The teacher called them back inside and Hinata finished writing up their report. Sasuke pondered what Sakura had told him and felt more pangs inside himself. What was going on?!

At lunch, Sakura took out the strawberry cake she had made in Home Ec. She really wanted to give it to Sasuke, but would be take it? Maybe she could put it in his locker or at his seat? Ohhhhh Why does this have to be so HARD?!

"Sakura-chan, is s-something wrong?" Hinata inquired from across the blanket. They ate lunch now on a blanket in the sunny glade. It was so peaceful.

Glancing around to make sure no one listened, Sakura told the girl. "I made this cake, see, a strawberry cake. I, I wanted to give it to this guy I liked, but I don't want to give it to him in person since he hates fangirls. How else could I do it?"

Naruto, happening to walk by at the exact moment Sakura confessed, stopped to listen.

"Put it at his desk….y-you know, before class. Y-you could l-leave a note that says f-from a s-secret admirer." Hinata suggested.

"Oh, that's brilliant Hinata!" Leaning over, Sakura hugged the shy girl. Naruto, after hearing the whole exchange, wondered who she'd give the cake to. He hoped he'd get it, but with the way she was always hitting him….he doubted it. And even though he had heard Fuzzy Eyebrows declaration in P.E., he also heard how Sakura told him no.

That leaves only…

History was a bore, notes, notes and many more notes. It was in Music class that Sakura had some fun. After History she had rushed to Music on the highest floor. She was the first one there, but she could hear others coming up the stairs. Her heart beat madly. Sasuke-kun, Sasuke-kun, where do you sit? AH! Placing the cake on the stool by the electric guitar, she jumped down to the piano bench where she began to play a quick and light hearted tune.

Students filed in and the room was eventually filled. The teacher never came, and students practiced whatever they wanted to. Sakura showed Hinata how to play Jazz for most of the class.

When Sasuke came in, last of all, he failed to notice the cake perched on his seat. After he sat down, he heard a squishy noise and stood up abruptly. Naruto and Kiba broke out laughing right away, and when Sakura turned around, she couldn't suppress her laughter. Sasuke stalked away and out of the class room, beet red and scowling. Sakura followed him out.

"Sasuke-kun!

"Hn?"

"Wait!" Holding a polite smile on her face, she handed him her bandana.

"What's that?"

"Use it to wipe off the cake," Sakura said, pushing it at him. When he took it, still a little red, she waved and went back inside.

Hinata looked at her. "It didn't work, did it?" She whispered.

Still smiling she answered, "Nope, not at all."

Inside herself she was crying, her tears coming in floods. CHA! Next time it won't be the same!

When Sasuke re-entered the room, Naruto stopped over by Sasuke.

"Hey, bastard, you know that cake you sat on? I think that was Sakura-chan's. And you sat on it. What a nice way to return a girl's feelings, eh?"

Sasuke smirked. "Like I care. Fangirl's are annoying. Just like you, Naruto."

Scowling, Naruto pressed his face closer to Sasuke's. "Don't think of Sakura-chan like those crazy girls that hound over you. When was the last time she did that?" Giving Sasuke a wink, Naruto went back to his seat. His heart beat a little faster as he looked over at Sakura. I sat on her cake? Damn.

A/N I have only one thing to say, right now as I type this A/N thingy.

NEJI YOU!