A/N This is fun. I don't own Naruto… TT.TT

"DAMMIT!" Sakura raged, sitting in bed miserable. "AW! I can't be sick, not to-DAY!" She whined. Falling back onto her pillow, she mentally scolded herself. Calm down, you're not a little kid. There'll be other parties to go to. Besides, this one was Ino's anyways. Calm down.

Slowly she pushed herself up and dressed herself in sweat pants and a loose t-shirt. It was late morning and she had to feed the cats still.

Mixing milk with ground meat, Sakura yawned and yawned again. So…slee…epy…Slapping her cheeks hard, she woke from her reverie. Not yet Sakura, not yet.

Placing the food bowl on the floor, Sakura began to feel unbelievably dizzy. "G-gosh….what's wrong with….with my head?" Grabbing hold of a counter, Sakura waited until her world stopped revolving before making a quick fix breakfast for herself.

Eventually she hauled herself back into bed and fell asleep impromptu. "G-night."

Morning came and she was feeling much better after a dizzying day at home. She was feeling better all the way up until Ino showed up, huffing and puffing like the big bad wolf.

"Sakura! Why didn't you come last night?! After all the trouble I went through to invite you??"

Holding one hand to her head and the other one out as if to stall the blonde girl, Sakura cracked one eye. "Please…Ino…don't yell. My head is still ringing…"

Ino gasped. "YOU GOT DRUNK DIDN'T YOU?"

"NOT SO LOUD!" Sakura shushed harshly. "And no, I didn't. I got sick yesterday from fa---getting wet."

"Should I believe you?"

Sakura sighed. "I can't tell you what to believe or not, pig. All I can say is what happened. It's up to you if you trust my words or not…." Gosh, why do I suddenly sound like Shikamaru all of the sudden?

With a Humph, Ino walked away with all her royal dignity. That….girl…is….such….a….pain…. the pink haired maiden seethed silently. No one heard her, but people could feel the air around her simply crackle.

"Sakura-chan….are you in a bad mood?" Naruto inquired of her, concerned.

Mechanically turning her head towards him, she tried to smile. "Not at….all…"

"Liar."

Hunh? From behind Sasuke had approached her silently. Now he stood right behind her, she could touch him if she tried. "Liar." He repeated.

"How…."

"Everything about you suggests a bad mood. From the way you answered Naruto to the 'discussion' you and Ino just had. You're a bad liar too." He pointed out.

Sakura felt her whole world come to a halt. Those words…they floated around her, they bound her. She smiled a weak, fake smile at him. "Yup. You….you're right."

Turning away, Sakura glared at the window pane leaving the two boys to stare at her back. Tears threatened to fall, but she held them in check….barely.

Sakura had trouble all through out the day. She felt messed up inside, like someone was twisting a knife inside her heart. During Music class, as she played the keyboard with the headphones on over her ears, she lost herself again.

Somebody tapped her shoulder, bringing her back. "What?" She snapped.

"Sakura-chan….are you sure you're okay? You are crying." Naruto informed her.

Touching her cheeks, she felt the wetness from her eyes and sighed. Taking the headphones off she left class without another word. Everyone stared at her as the door closed. They listened until her footsteps were gone.

Sakura-chan…

She was sitting under the staircase trying to calm herself. Her tears came in droves, but she felt no sorrow at all. This day comes every year, and it has for eight years now. What more is there to cry about the past? Father's gone, Ma too. Nothing left to cry about….there shouldn't be anymore to say or be done.

CHA! HELL YA, SO GO THE HELL AWAY SORROW. TO HELL WITH YOU!

Resting her head against the wall, Sakura closed her eyes telling herself only for a moment.

Lee's ears suddenly began to twitch, which, when Neji noticed it, made him feel creeped out. More than usual to say the least.

"L-lee…Your ears are twitching."

"Yes, I know. I hear something."

"What? Where?"

Looking around and sniffing the air occasionally like he could smell it, Lee eventually pointed to the staircase. "Under there I believe." Together the two of them made their way over to the stairs, and the form they found sleeping under them.

"S-sakura-san?" Lee whispered uncertain.

The sleeping form moved slightly, opening it's green eyes slowly. Sakura moaned and pushed herself up, only to fall back down. Owww…cramps…

Sitting down, she began to stretch herself out to loosen her taunt muscles.

"Sakura-san, what are you doing under a stairwell?" Lee asked confused.

Gazing up at his large eyes set under those bushy brows, Sakura shrugged. "Nothing much, Lee."

Squatting down, he leaned closer to her, making Sakura feel uncomfortable.

"I…I just wanted to rest in a dark place for a bit." She said.

Rocking back on his heels, Lee smiled. "Oh, well then, I'm sure you and Gaara-san would get along well."

"Why's that?" She inquired.

He shrugged his shoulders, "I'm not sure, he just seems like the kind of person to sit in a dim corner." She had to smile at that.

"Here." Neji said, holding out a can of soda to her. She glanced up surprised. Turning away, he informed her that she looked parched.

Sakura beamed. "Thanks Neji-san." Slowly standing up, she took the can and held it, gazing down at it.

"Lee…may I ask….Why do you play the triangle?"

It was Neji who answered her. "Because when we put him on a drum set, he let a drumstick fly into a light and nearly burned the music room down. When we gave him a guitar he played so hard and so loud that he messed something up inside the amp and actually set that afire and nearly burned the music room down"

"Did you try keyboard?"

"We were afraid of the results. Tenten suggested something less dangerous for Lee to play. After exhausting many options we were left with the best choice, the triangle."

"It is a very youthful triangle." Lee put in.

Smiling Sakura agreed, "I'm sure it is."

Merodi and Keikai came running down the stairs and tackled Sakura, whining. Sakura looked over at the two boys. "I think I should be going now, they're hungry. Neji, Lee, thanks a lot." Giving them an earnest smile, she left the two happier than when she came. Picking up the two large kittens, she snuggled them close to her face. "You'll never leave me…right?"

A/N HAHAHAH….fun, isn't it?

NOW RUN INTO THE SETTING SUN!