A/N: Hey ya'll. It's been like 4 days, but I couldn't wait. There were only 86 hits for my last chapter (;-; Crycry) but I guess I'll deal. There were some loyal reviewers, so I'll give you guys a nice update. This is time skipped a little bit, but I'm sure you'll love it. Here's DJ Rai, coming at you with a new chapter. Here we go!
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I checked myself out in the mirror once more. I had to say, I was looking pretty smokin'. Well, not really.
My short pink hair was pulled up into a ponytail, my bangs shadowing the sides of my face. Across the top of my head, a black headband was strategically placed. I used the only black sleeveless top I had, the collar going halfway up my neck, and then v-necking in the front. A pair of pink jeans completed the outfit. Adorning my feet were a pair of black flats, with a small pink bow where the shoe ended and my foot began.
I smiled, ready for the date with Sasuke. And ready to make Shikamaru jealous. This would should him I'm not clingy. This would show him I'm not desperate.
I don't need him.
"Sakura, darling, your date just pulled up. Where is it you say you're going again?" I did a quick check once again, and then ran downstairs. I almost tripped in my haste to be downstairs before Sasuke got there, ready to run out the door once he rang the doorbell. I was so excited about this that I could hardly breathe. My first real party as a sophomore. And all this happened because I stopped hanging out with Shikamaru. I silently prayed to God that he wouldn't be there, even though I knew he would be. My mother gave me a quick look over once I reached the bottom of the stairs, and was about to say something about my rather shocking look. I cut her off before any words could exit her mouth.
"It's just a party at a friends house. Nothing big." I shot her a smile, watching Sasuke make his way to the door. He had on black baggy jeans and a blue t-shirt. Suddenly, I felt over dressed for this type of occasion, and wanted to run upstairs and change. I tried to reassure myself that it wasn't too much, and I was relieved that I wore the jeans instead of the miniskirt I could have worn. He looked as nervous as I felt.
"And what if there is alcohol there?" She got a hard, suspicious look in her eyes, accusing me of something I had not had the chance to even do yet.
"I'll turn it down. You know how underage drinking disgusts me," I responded coolly, watching him walk up the stairs. Three, two, one... Ding dong I walked over to answer the door, smiling sweetly. "Hey, Sasuke," I said as he left out a small breath. He must have been holding it in, hoping it wasn't my father who answered the door. Frankly, my father could be very scary when he felt he needed to be.
"Hey, Sakura. Ready to go?" He gave a small smile, and looked me over. I felt happy when he didn't make a face of disgust. He's probably been to a thousand of these things before, and they were most likely old news to him. I was just a newbie at parties, but he was experienced. My awe of him increased tenfold at that moment.
"Yeah, I'm ready. See ya later, mom!" We had already worked out the schedule for my leaving and getting home. We would arrive at the party 15 minutes late, and then leave at about 10:30. I had wanted to stay longer, but my parents scared Sasuke into agreeing with them that I needed to be home by 11. So I only had three hours of fun partying time. And apparently, the party never starts until 9:30 or 10, so I'd only get about an hour of real fun. Parents could be so aggravating sometimes, am I right?
The walk to the car was fairly short, but it felt like a million years of pure silence. It was awkward yet amazing both at the same time. I felt as though I should be saying everything, yet nothing at all. Okay, that was a little cheesy, I have to admit. But I'm nervous, so give me a break here! We climbed into his car, and we took off. It was a fun ride, filled with conversation and music listening.
"Sakura, why'd you change it? I happen to like that song."
"Because, Sasuke, the music you listen to is crap. You'd be more suited to rock and roll or rap, not country."
"I grew up listening to country, thank you."
"Well then, you grew up wrong." I flashed him a smile, and he had to laugh about that one as I flipped the station yet again to find something more pleasing to the ear than country. "You really need some new music, though," I said, my voice becoming serious. He just rolled his eyes and kept driving, listening to whatever I put on.
"You know that I don't really care what we're listening to, right?"
"Yeah, but it's nice to pretend you do."
The car slowed as we came to a stoplight. The conversation died for a moment, letting the music fill our ears. We rode for a good 5 minutes like this, maybe even more. "You look really pretty tonight, Sakura," Sasuke said, breaking the silence.
"T-thanks," I stammered as we pulled to a stop on the street of a house surrounded in cars. He just chuckled at my surprisedness, and then got out of the car. He looked like he was going to come around and open the door, but I got out too quickly for him to be able to pull a stunt like that. There were others arriving, and tons already here, do it wasn't as if we were total losers. And a lot of the girls were dressed a whole lot more slutty than I was, so I immediately felt safe. No one was going to rape me tonight- Whoops, did that slip out? We trudged up the hill to the house, where there was a sign that said 'JUST COME IN' in bold letters. That could be a bad thing.
If the house looked big on the outside, it was nothing to how big it felt on the inside. There were a ton of people here, and yet it felt as if I had my own personal 10 foot bubble. This party was definitely thrown by one of the more 'well-off' in our school, but they weren't so stuck up as to leave anyone out of the inviting. I guess that was Karin for you. Everyone was here. Suddenly, I didn't feel as special as I had when I was invited. This was probably the first big party for a lot of geeks and nerds. Oh, yay. They were probably taking pity on me, and I was just someone they wold laugh about later on!
"Sakura, are you going to stand in the foyer all night looking like a lost puppy or are you going to come with me to find Karin? If I introduce you two now, she'll love you. Any later, and she'll be too drunk to remember the color of your hair." The word drunk rang in my head like an annoying ring tone or alarm clock. I wasn't kidding with my mother when I said that underage drinking disgusted me. People my age were so stupid around alcohol. But of course, I was going to have to hide this disgust for the most part. I knew Sasuke didn't drink much, if at all, so it was all good.
"Alright, lets go find Karin," I said, moving closer to him, and avoiding all the people in the way. It would figure that Karin would own a house like this. She was one of the more popular girls in school, hanging out with everyone, but only really remembering the best. I had never met her personally, as she was a grade higher than me, but I had heard a lot about her. And if I was with Sasuke, she would have to like me. They were such good friends, after all. We maneuvered through the crowd at lightning speed, Sasuke searching the crown for any sign of the girl. 'You can't miss her,' he said to me. 'She has hair like yours.' Finally, I heard someone call Sasuke's name, and he spun around, only to be face to face with what I guessed was Karin. I'd never really seen her before, but I knew who she was. She looked different from the small passing glances I had gotten of her. But then again, all I saw was the back of her head. Her hair was pink, too. She changed it alot.
"Hey, Karin! This is Sakura, my date. I told you that you weren't the only one with pink hair around here." She laughed, and looked me over. No look of disgust from her, either. But then again, she could be crafty and be hiding it.
"Aha, I guess I can't be unique in my mind. But I must say, you pull off the pink look better than I do. Yours is natural, so that might be why. Maybe I'll have to stop dying my hair, or at least try a different color. What do you think about orange hair?" she questioned jokingly. I laughed in response, and Sasuke spoke back.
"Orange hair would be a little too tame for you, Karin. I say you dye it multiple colors this time," he told her, with the other girl nodding vigorously the entire time. She looked interested in what he had to say, which surprised me. Who would want multiple colors, anyway? That would be a little odd.
"I guess you're right, Sasuke," Karin said, laughing a little bit. She looked at me once again, and then smiled. "Well, Sasuke, I think I'm going to take Sakura here on a little tour. I like her. Suigetsu and Naruto are back that way, if you want to go say hi to them. If you don't, then you're SOL, because you can't come with us." He rolled his eyes, and then moved toward the white haired boy with the fake looking teeth and Naruto. Karin turned toward me once again. "You and I have some people to meet and greet."
I had to admit, I was surprised that Karin took on to me so fast. I hadn't ever spoken to her in my life before now. In fact, I hadn't really said anything to her. And now I was her favorite little sophomore. She grabbed a hold of my arm, and started pulling me though the crowd. "Being Sasuke's girlfriend, you have to know all these people," she said, gesturing toward the masses. I opened my mouth to object; we weren't going out, we were just coming here together. But it seemed like a wasted fight, and so I just let it pass. "So, Sakura, what do you like to do?" She paused, and I was about to answer, when she brought a finger to her lips. "Hold on that answer, I just spotted someone who you have to meet." She was motioning to a rather tough looking blonde, with four pigtails and an emblem of an open fan on her shirt. "First, a little background. That's Temari; she's tough. She could kick almost anyone's ass that she needs to, or her friends need her too. She's good to have on your side in case of a drama war. Not only is she the brawn, she's got a pretty decent head on her shoulders. Used to hate her, until we both came to the realization that there was no reason to hate when we could use our powers for good. Her ex, Neji, was the only one that could keep her in line, but now that he's after Tenten, she's made a hate club for the poor girl. Tenten can hold her own, though." Once again, Karin pulled me forward, and waved to Temari.
"Hey, girl! I want you to meet someone! This is Sakura, Sasuke's girlfriend. I know, isn't she adorable? I'll leave you two to talk for a bit, but then I must collect my little sophomore to go around once again." Karin made wave goodbye, and moved away fast to go talk to a white eyed Hyuuga that wasn't Neji or Hinata. Must have been a cousin or something.
Temari glanced me over, and then smiled. "You're Sasuke's new girl, huh? He must really like you to bring you here to meet Karin. She went stalker crazy on him a while back, and he couldn't talk to another girl for months. She's taken a liking to you, though, which means she's moved on. Hi, I'm Temari, and I'm so sorry that Karin's bothering you so much."
I tried to smile, but it probably looked a little forced. "And I'm Sakura. It's fine, I kinda like getting to know people, and Karin seems to know a lot of them."
"Yeah, she likes being the center of everything. If anything ever happens between you and someone else, she probably knows so much dirt on them that you're set for life." I had to let a small chuckle out. Later, I'd have to see if Karin knew anything on Shikamaru. Speaking of the spiky haired dumbass, where was he? I hadn't seen him all night, not that I had been looking.
"Oh, no, time is up, you two!" An arm came out and pulled me away as I waved to Temari. I liked her, and I didn't want to get on her bad side. But I also liked Tenten, so... Ahh, this world of people and drama was much too confusing. She introduced me to a whole new set of people, who each took their turns to make jokes about Karin and apologize to me for Karin's craziness. I just smiled, and told them it was fine. We moved through crowds like water, but I figured that's what the hostess of a huge party had to do. Why I was being dragged along, I had no idea."Ohhh, there's Kiba. Cute, but not really my type, if ya know what I mean. He's a real player. Arrogant, too." I had to agree with that 100. "His friend Shino is the quite mysterious type, though. Maybe if he let us see his eyes, and wore less baggy clothes, he'd have girls hanging all over him." I frowned slightly, not having thought of Shino as a ladies man until that statement. The two did not mix well in my mind. "And there's Tenten, but you said you already know her. Might as well say hi while she's here with Neji and Lee. You said you hadn't met Lee, right? Oi, LEE!" A guy with black hair and a green top turned to look at her. He had some creepy eyebrows, but otherwise looked more normal than the kids with the Mohawks and piercings all over the place.
"Yes, Karin? Do you require anything from me?" The first thing I noticed after his looks was his peculiar speech.
"Hey, Sakura, hey Karin," Tenten said, waving to us. The group moved over toward us, Lee and Tenten talking with Karin while Neji sulked and stared off into the distance. Suddenly, it struck me odd that Karin was talking to Tenten, especially if Temari hated her. But then again, Karin seemed like the type not to choose sides, just disperse information. "She said what? Ugh, that Temari is such a liar! And all for nothing, too. It's not my fault that Neji didn't like her anymore!" Tenten went off on a little rant that only Neji listened too, and Karin introduced me to Lee.
"Lee, this is Sakura," Karin said carefully. "Sasuke's girlfriend."
"Ah, Sakura. What a fitting name for such a beautiful cherry blossom such as yourself. And your hair is the perfect shade of pink... Your parents named you well." Lee moved closer to me, getting a rather strange fire look in his eye.
"Sasuke's girlfriend," Karin repeated with renewed intensity. Lee backed away, but didn't stop looking at me with that look. I started to feel uncomfortable as Tenten and Karin got to talking once again, leaving me to move closer to Neji.
"Hey, Neji..." I said, trying to avoid Lee's eyes.
"Hn," he responded.
"Having fun?" I asked, desperate to make conversation.
"Hn," he said, with a slight nod. That must mean yes. Or he's really deep in thought. Or he hates me. One of the three.
"Right. So... How's life?" I asked nervously, wishing I hadn't tried to start this conversation.
"Decent," he responded, sending a shock wave through out my body. He talks? In more than Hns? It was an amazing discovery, I tell you. One for the record books. He looked at me, and then cleared his throat. "How is... Uchiha?" It sounded rather forced, as though he was also trying to make the strange awkwardness die a little bit.
"Uchiha is fine, Neji. And I'd appreciate it if you stopped freaking my girl out, Lee." Sasuke's voice was suddenly beside me. He moved in quickly, like a ninja or something. "I know Karin said to play keep away until she was done, but it's been a good 45 minutes already and I was tired of waiting," he explained softly in my ear.
"It's okay. I think this was our last stop, anyway." I smiled up at him, glad to have a good conversationalist again. Karin glanced backwards at us, rolled her eyes, but then made a hand motion to signal that we could leave if we wanted to. "Thanks for the rescue," I stated once we moved out, away from the crowds.
"You looked exceptionally bored, and I knew that Karin would drag you all over the place, spreading gossip like wildfire. Not only that, but Lee's stare was starting to get a little strange." I nodded as we moved to a couch and sat down. "So, what did you and Karin talk about? Or rather, whom did you and Karin talk about?"
"Everyone, just about. It was crazy. I was introduced to so many new people, and they all seemed to like me. I have to say, I was surprised." I had met a lot of people that night, and the only ones who seemed to give me a hard time only did so after finding out I was Sasuke's girlfriend. Which we aren't boyfriend girlfriend, and now Karin's lie seemed so big.
"Why do you act to surprised that people like you? You're an easily likable person, Sakura, especially when you aren't trying to put yourself down to make others feel good." I blushed slightly. This was one of the reasons I liked Sasuke so much. He seemed like he was into me as a person, and not just me as an object. When we talked at lunch, it was about serious things or silly things, but we still talked. It wasn't as if all he did was stare at me and tell me how fine I looked. Not that he would, anyway, because he wasn't one to lie.
"I don't know, but it's just surprising to see what I could be if I was popular. I could know all these people, like you and Karin do. Before I really started talking to you, I was just the unknown soldier, who got a little jittery after Kiba said hi to me because I thought that he was popular. Ino was the only ticket I had to actually meeting people outside of band. Now, I know people that she would die to have talk to her. People she's already marked down as being in the 'big leagues' while she was just a minor leagues type of girl. I'm just surprised that they all see me now." I looked away from his face, halfway ashamed that I was admitting all of this to him. He probably thoguht that I was just using him to become popular, and be popular. Which was totally untrue.
"Face it, Sakura, people like you. And now that Karin likes you, you're going to find out a whole lot more than you ever wanted to. People will almost worship the ground you walk on."
"I hope not. That'd just be too weird for me." He laughed, and we settled down to talk about other things. A little bit of gossip, a little bit of politics, a little bit of likes and dislikes. Suddenly, a song came on that I knew, and I smiled as the music blared out of the speakers. Sasuke noticed my smile, and pulled me up.
"Come on, we're going to dance." I shook my head, dumbstruck, as those words came out of his mouth. He just pulled harder, and I knew I had no choice.
The music blared loudly, but I loved every second of it.
Run baby run,
Don't ever look back.
They'll tear us apart,
If you give them the chance.
Sasuke spun me around during the chorus, and I smiled widely. Karin has some pretty good tastes in music.
Don't sell your heart,
Don't say we're not meant to be.
Run baby run,
Forever will be...
You and me.
He let out a laugh as I tripped, about to fall before he caught me. We danced, and we were having a blast.
Run baby run,
Don't ever look back.
We moved in a small circle, and I spotted a couple on the couch, making out. Ugh, how rude. Okay, not so much. But still, how could they breathe?
They'll tear us apart,
If you give them the chance.
There was something unusually about that couple. The girl had the same shade of hair as Karin, yet she was wearing a hat over it. Her head was blocking the guy. I remembered her name from Karin. Tayuya... She was supposed to be a real slut, and she played dirty when it came down to things. If she liked a guy, she would cut off his connections to other girls one by one.
Don't sell your heart,
Don't say we're not meant to be.
She pulled back for air, and I slowed down to try and catch a peek at the guy. Who was she kissing so intently?
Run baby run,
The disgust rose in my throat as I say the familiar features, and the spiky black hair in its usual ponytail.
Forever will be...
He looked up, as though he sensed someone was looknig at him, and saw me. I shot him a glare back.
You and me.
He said something to her, and she looked upset, but he said something back, and she let him go. "Err, Sasuke, I'm going to have to sit this one out. Shikamaru finally wants to talk." Sasuke nodded like I knew he was. He was the one that had encouraged me after all of it happened to go after him once again, and try and be friends. I told him no way, but he pushed. Now, we were both ready to do this. Or so I thought. Sasuke turned around, and Shikamaru sent him a small glare. I found that rude and uncalled for. I felt my anger rising. First, he dares to come here with Tayuya, and second, he makes glares at my Sasuke?! Oh no he didn't. What the hell was he thinking?
"Sakura," Shikamaru said when he reached me, "lets go to a room somewhere. We need to talk." I huffed in response, and allowed myself to be lead out of the big room to some of the adjoining rooms. We had to find one that wasn't, um, 'in use'. Finally, we arrived in a couple free room, and he shut the door. Shikamaru opened his mouth to say something, but I cut him off.
"Really, Shikamaru?! The best you could get was a slut like Tayuya? I thought that even as ass like you could do better than that, but I guess some of us are more desperate than others! You KNOW that she's a walking STD. You KNOW that you're probably getting some horrible disease just kissing her! God, what is wrong with you? Has losing all that oxygen from kissing killed all of your braincells, huh?" I knew I was mad, and probably should have kept this crap to myself. But he wanted to talk to me, and a talk he would get. I was armed with Karin's knowledge, and I knew I would have a few people to back me up.
"I don't appreciate you talking about her like that," he said calmly, but I could tell that it was a mask. He was trying to calm me down by acting like he was. Typical Shikamaru.
"Yeah, well, I don't appreciate you taking me away from my date, talking shit behind my back, and being in my general presence. So you'll just have to get over it like I am doing." I crossed my arms across my chest. His eyes were turning bright with anger, and I knew I had hit a sour patch somewhere.
"I don't need to get over anything, Sakura. You're the one who believed those rumors! I thought we were BEST friends, and yet you let some little lie rip us apart? WHAT THE HELL! And then, when I try to approach you at all, you ignore me, and get your friends to cover your ass! Ino won't even let me talk about you, because she says that she can't forgive me until you do! And now you've got more of them! Karin glared a hole through me when I walked in, and told me that if she ever hears that I do something else to you, she'd make sure I wouldn't be able to show my face around school anymore. When did you even start hanging out with these people? And this was tonight, weeks after all of this happened!" He stopped to take a breath, and I cut in.
"A lie? Shikamaru, you know that that's something you'd say about someone! You like to impress your new friends, don'tcha? Well, your new friends apparently had some good buddies who like me, and they took mercy on me! Best friends, ha! We never had that much in common, anyway. All you did was complain at me, and all I had to do was listen. You got me in trouble with people I had never met before! All because you talk shit and then blame it on me. Well, I'm fed up with it. And Ino was doing a good thing, not letting you talk more shit about me. And Karin could tear you apart in one second. These are the people I am friends with now, after you alienated me from most of my friends from band. They're cool, they're popular, and they like me."
"THEY REPRESENT EVERYTHING YOU USED TO HATE! People who were fake, people who spread gossip for the fun of it, people who started drama wars! And I never said anything about you!" He was clenching his fists now. I was frightened that he might hit me, but my anger enveloped my fear.
"Frankly, Shikmaru, you don't know me at all anymore! They're awesome people, who wold tell me if you said anything! And they all hate Tayuya, too. They know what she is! They know what she's done!"
"What about Sasuke, huh? Even if he was the only one that wouldn't try and kill me for trying to talk to you, you know what he's done too, right? He's only a sophomore, and yet they all love him! I WONDER WHY!"
"TAKE THAT BACK! Sasuke would NEVER do something like that! They're old FRIENDS, all of them. Something you wouldn't know about, because you seem to push all of YOURS AWAY! My date is respectable! Yours is REJECTED because she is a fucking SLUT! Every guy who's active knows her inside and out. I bet you do, too!"
"I DO NOT! And how can you be so sure?! Tayuya and I have talked about it. We UNDERSTAND each other. She KNOWS that I'm not ready, that I want to wait, and she's FINE with it. Didja ever ask Sasuke if he was okay with any of your decisions? Or will you just take him for granted until something happens? Frankly, Sakura, I can't stand who you're becoming! This summer, you could care less about who was with who, and Sasuke and Kiba. But now, it's like that's all you think about! It's so FRUSTRATING!"
I widened my eyes in shock that he would think I'm frustrating, and then I swang back at him with a verbal jab. "You've changed, too! That's all you've done this year is become someone I don't know anymore! And you're only jealous that I'm doing so well without you! You thought that I would die without my life force to 'cling on' to. I'm not that desperate, Shikamaru! I can survive without you! And don't you DARE mention Sasuke's name like that! He's great, he's the best boyfriend ever! God, I'm so surprised that I ever thought of you as a friend! All you do is put me down!" No one had come in the room, and I guessed it was because of the racket we were making.
"SAKURA! You don't know me anymore because you don't want to care! That's only reason! And he's your first boyfriend! And, knowing him, he'll probably try something on you before you're ready! I CAN'T STAND TO SEE YOU HURT, SAKURA."
"I don't CARE if he's my first. And good news, Shikamaru! You won't have to see me hurt, because I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN!" And with that, I stormed out of the room, my dark aura making the lovey couples move out of my wake. I needed to find Sasuke, and leave. I couldn't stand to be in the same proximity as him. Damn the fact that we live so close. Like a magnet, Sasuke came up from the shadows of the party. He looked at me, and then behind me. I guessed that he spotted Shikamaru just as angry, if not more, as I was. He looked at me once again, and then nodded. He was taking me home.
Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Shikamaru talking to STD girl, and then pulling keys out of his pocket. That's right, he could drive now. He gave her one last goodbye kiss, and I felt like exploding with anger. Sasuke pulled my close and maneuvered us out of the room. Karin waved goodbye, and glared at soemone behind me, which I hoped was Shikamaru. He deserved it. Sasuke led me to the car, and then opened my door for me as I got in. Being in his presence was calming me considerably, and I was starting to think that I should have been easier on Shikamaru. Part of me said no, but part of me said yes.
The ride home was quiet, and when Sasuke tried to talk, all I did was start to cry and pour out all that had happened. With one hand on the wheel, he gave me a quick hug. We were on a two lane street, and the car coming from the opposite direction was going too fast and was kind of swerving. Either they were drunk or emotional, like I was. It was a good thing I had Sasuke here. The car swerved into our lane, but Sasuke shifted the car, and they didn't collide. I was shaking with anger mixed wth pure sorrow. It didn't even occur to me to feel scared when the car swerved. I just felt so safe with Sasuke.
There was no way he'd ever try anything on me.
We rode home in silence after my out burst, Sasuke realizing that talking would only make me more upset. He let me out of the car, and led me up to the front steps. My parents were already in bed, so it must have been close to 10:30. They apparently trusted Sasuke enough to get me home on time. Even my parents trusted Sasuke, so he couldn't have been too bad. He wasn't. Shikamaru was out of his mind to suggest something as ludicrous as Sasuke sleeping around. Ugh, I HATE Shikamaru.
Suddenly, before I went inside, I felt a hand on my arm. I turned to face the owner of said hand, and noticed that Sasuke's face was close to mine."Sakura..." he whispered, and leaned in for a goodnight kiss. I, in all of my shocked glory, didn't even try to stop him. Even though he wasn't here, I could feel the kiss making Shikamaru mad, and I enjoyed it. My eyes closed, and I have to say that the kiss felt good. I was swept up into it like a princess in a fairytale, and it all ended too soon. "Well, goodnight," he said, being slightly out of breath himself. I just nodded, and slipped into the house, locking the door behind me.
I was happily waltzing up the stairs, preparing for a good nights rest. I was tired, emotionally spent, and I needed it. A faint buzzing drummed against my thigh, and I suddenly remembered that my cell was in there. Who would be calling this late? I stopped on the third stair, and took it out of my pocket. "Mrs. Nara?" I asked quietly, looking at the phone. What was she calling for? Had Shikamaru not gotten home? Had he told her? "H-Hello?"
"Sakura, honey... I have some bad news." She was trying not to break into sobs on the phone, I could tell. But why?
"What's wrong, Mrs. Nara?" I asked, my voice filling with unknowing fear.
"It's Shikamaru. He's in the emergency room. He was in a car crash. He's in pretty bad condition... My baby..." Sobs were heard, but no one came to the phone. She was alone.
"What are they saying? And don't worry Mrs. Nara, I'll be there in a second." There was only one hospital close to our house, and I could get ther pretty quickly. I knew that I could just get over there without waking my parents up. I wasn't thinking clearly, but that didn't stop me.
"Thank you. And... well, they won't be straight with me. But one thing is for sure... He's not okay."
A/N: Gosh, I just love leaving you guys off with a cliff hanger. REVIEW FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER, GOT IT? And more than 86 hits, please. That's just saddening. Thank you for reading my story! And I know it's weird that Mrs. Nara would call Sakura, but she thinks that Sakura will know what happened, like why her son got in a wreck. That miiiiight be important. OH YEAH. Sorry if I spelled anything wrong, but I checked it with my little speller, and I don't have a beta, so you get to deal. :D