A/N WEE HOO! I've started playing a great new game called Mabinogi which I'm addicted to! So fun.
Don't forget to POLL.
And no I don't own Naruto, who would want to?
(Me.)
Later that night, Sakura had picked a bouquet of flowers and was carrying them in her arms, little petals occasionally flaking off. Mero-chan and Kei-chan followed Sakura like rear guards to a parade or the like. She had to smile as they brandished their tails proudly in the air. Her face saddened as they approached the gates to the cemetery however.
Walking through the iron gates, Sakura made her way through the mass of slabs that littered the slopes. Wadding through the ankle high grass, Sakura eventually stops by a particularly old slab. Kneeling, she placed the flowers on top of it and bows her head.
"Hey there, it's me again. This time I've brought some new friends. Ma, Dad, I want you to meet Merodi and Keikai. I call them Mero-chan and Kei-chan. I saved them a while back. We're good friends now. No, I don't really know what they are, some kind of feline, but I love them all the same.
"You know how I've got a crush on Sasuke-kun? Well….I keep feeling like it's only that, nothing more, nothing less. Maybe…..maybe I was meant only to be a friend, a comrade and nothing else. What do you think, Ma, Dad?"
Head down, Sakura closed her eyes and meditated, concentrating on the image of her parents. A breeze rippled the grass, blowing over Sakura as she prayed and thought. When she couldn't sit still any longer, she stood up and stretched a little. Bowing once more, she took the cats and left her parents to their peace again.
"Sakura-chan, here again I see?" An old voice inquired.
Looking over, Sakura saw an old care taker waddle over to her. "So nice to see you again Mr. Under Taker. I see it's been harder for you to operate the mower?"
He nodded, "Yes, yes. Mine ol' knees can only handle soooooo much." He nodded again. "Yes, yes. If you'll excuse us…."
Moving out of the way, Sakura let the old man pass before turning around to go.
"Oh, Sakura-chan…" He called back. She stopped. "I think we've got some duck problem over by the other side. Now I knows there is no water over theres…so could you go check it out? Yes, yes, please go…."
Quickly, Sakura jogged over to where the old man's boney finger pointed. Right he was. Sakura could see a duck's butt sticking out from over a row of tombs. Going over, she stopped dead as two dark black eyes locked on her. Sweat fell lightly down her temples.
"Umm…sorry….uh…wrong…grave…." She stammered.
"Hn." Sakura turned and raced off, embarrassed beyond her life's worth for no reason. I shouldn't have thought so but I did….his head looks like a…
CHA! DUCK BUTT IS SO FASHIONABLE!
Her face reddened even more as she thought about it and quickly hurried away, keeping her gaze to the ground. Not looking up, she passed another man wearing a long black coat.
"Hello there." He said in a husky voice. Sakura nodded as she passed but kept her eyes down. The man stopped. "Did you enjoy the dance? I believe my brother did….." She stopped too. "You dance beautifully."
Snapping around, she saw nothing. The dark man was gone, as if vanished. Sighing, she left the cemetery. Who the heck is he?
After walking a few minutes Sakura noticed that she was missing something very important. Oh my….Where are Keikai and Merodi?!?
She turned around and race back to the gravestones….The gates were locked.
Great, what will I do now?
Sakura stood still a minute and thought. If I whistle they should come…. So she tried that. Puckering her lips together, she blew a loud, air piercing whistle. After waiting for many moments and receiving no response, Sakura became worried. She started to pace the fence, trying to find an opening or some way to get over it. In the end she decided to risk the danger of jumping over it. Shimmying up the poles, using all her strength, she eventually reached the top bar. Holding onto it for dear life, Sakura felt her muscles in her arms scream.
After a brief rest she hauled herself over the bars, scraping her leg un the pointed poles that still stood, and landed soundly on the ankle high grass. She then promptly feel over. Tasting dirt and grass along with an ant that was unlucky enough to have been under her, the girl groaned and rolled over.
"This is sooo not my day…"
"Sakura-chan?" Sitting up, Sakura's head felt a little dizzy. She could've sworn a black duck was coming towards her on the other side of the fence. Do ducks walk backwards?
She shook her head. "Yeah?"
"What're you doing back there?" Looking again she saw Sasuke standing there gazing down at her.
"Oh, nothing much. I just like the taste of dirt that's all." Sakura sassed. Wait…what? Did I just say that to…Sasuke-kun?
"Hn, very funny."
The girl slowly stood up, feeling somewhat groggy. Pivoting, Sakura left Sasuke behind her. There were more important things right now than the boy she liked. Much more important. Sasuke, curious as to why Sakura had left without any acknowledgement and without drooling over him like any other girl would have done just then, decided to follow her. Hopping the fence with greater ease than Sakura, Sasuke made his may over to where she had gone. He could hear her calling someone repeatedly, and each time she'd call she would wait for some kind of answer that never seemed to come.
Completely against himself and his better judgement, Sasuke went over to Sakura. "What are you looking for?" Looking at him in surprise, Sakura smiled slightly.
"I lost….someone. Kei-chan and Mero-chan have gone missing….I don't know where they are right now, they won't answer me or anything." Tears began to form in the corners of her eyes but she hastily wiped them away.
For a brief moment, Sasuke shot Sakura a worried glance. He quickly changed it to indifference though. "Hn."
Running down the rows of graves, Sakura looked around and between and behind every one of them, continuously shouting their names. Sasuke followed her, hands in pockets, not sure of what to do. When Sakura noticed him following her aimlessly she became ticked despite herself.
Pivoting, she yelled at him. "If you're going to help then do so, but otherwise GET LOST!" Tears pricked the edges of her pretty green eyes as she shouted at him.
Sasuke, confused, glared at her. "I don't know what to do. You don't hafta go yelling at me just 'cause you're mad." Turning around, he began to walk away.
Looking at his back retreating, Sakura felt even weaker than before. Her tears fell freely now, she didn't care anymore. All her rage built up in her chest. "I DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU, SASUKE UCHIHA! YOU….YOU DUCK BUTT HEAD!"
She couldn't see it, but Saskue twitched at the mention of duck butt.. When he turned around to give her a piece of his mind, she had vanished. "Sakura-chan? SAKURA-CHAN??" Running down the rows of graves, he couldn't find her anywhere. "Sakura?!"
A/N This is fun. By the way if these start to become a little….odd…blame someone else 'cause I'm not responsible. (I don't care who you blame, just not me.)