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I wake up in the morning with a fresh bruise on my shoulder. So I try to put on the shirt with the highest collar that I had, however part of it had to be hidden with my hair. My mother took me shopping once a year, so I didn't have a very large selection of things to wear. She insisted on me getting long sleeves, to hide any potential "accidents" I may have to injure my arm. Every time I think about going to the police or my teachers, I hear her hissing voice going through my head, "Don't you even think about telling anyone you piece of crap. After all I've done for you, feeding you, spending my hard earned money on you, you better be grateful." I shiver at the thought. I only had to survive until I graduated, at the top of my class, so I can become a first class ninja, and move out. Of course this meant I had to graduate the first time I take the test. I winced as I put on my shirt, brushing up against my new injury.
Alright it was time to go, I rushed as fast and as silently as I could out the door so I wouldn't wake up her, whom, had passed out on the couch. Another day of blending into the shadows, another day of passing every class, another day closer to graduating and leaving this stupid village, and getting away from her. My bag was heavy on my shoulders, and I allowed the streaks of hair to fall in front of my face. I finally met Ino in front of the school, where she was rejoicing about Micheal asking her out.
"So you're sleeping over at my house over this weekend right?" she asked impatiently, not bothering to hide the fact that she was excited. I nod and sigh at the same time. It forever to convince my mother to allow me to sleepover for the first time with her months before, and now its tradition for me to sleepover every time I had an extended training class, usually over the weekend.
"We are going to pamper you!" she squealed, lifting her hands up to stroke my hair and grinning devilishly. My hands went up protecting my hair.
"What?" I asked, dreading her response.
"Annddd… we're cutting your hair!" she declared.
"No way." I quickly pleaded, terrified.
"You know your going to let me eventually." She said, her eyes getting huge resembling a puppy. Her eyes begged and I sighed, knowing that I was going to cave in at some point. Ino always got her way.
"And we're going to do your nails, give you a makeover, anddd completely give you a new wardrobe." She went on. I glared in horror. She smiled innocently and I shot her one final look before I finally caved in.
"Fine." I mumbled. Joy filled her eyes as she shrieked and started mentally preparing the night. I started to regret the happiness I felt when I learned I was going to stay over at her house. But then again, it couldn't be worse than being home.
"Alright," she said, "see you in gym!" I smiled my best and waved, then headed to my Jutsu class.
I walked into the classroom, and laid back into the chair in the back of the room. I was laying my books on the table when I sensed the presence of someone else sit down next to me. This was strange… no one normally sat next to me. I looked around at the culprit and froze at the familiar half smile. Oh no
"Hey? Mind if I sit here?" he asked. I turned back to the board and the teacher as icily as I could manage. Keep your cool I thought to myself as my blood boiled.
"Sorry I know you would hate to have to sit next to an idiot like me." He said leaning on his elbow. I turned back and realized how close we were.
"Listen, I'm sorry. Ok? That wasn't like me, I just don't understand why you're acting so weird." I hissed. The corners of his mouth twitched upwards. The teacher announces we must partner up and work. Great. Well its better than doing the work by myself in the back hiding from the teacher.
He turns to me and grins ear to ear.
On second thought…
I groan and start doing the work in silence. He stays staring for a couple seconds before getting the vibe and picking up the work also.
"Ok hand signs. Bear." He says. I press my hands together to form the bear signal.
"Boar" I press my wrists together and curl up my fingers.
"Good. Dog?" I put my outstretched hand on my fist.
"Wow," he laughed, "Your really good." I press my pen against the paper again.
"So, are you ever going to talk to me?" he asked, dragging his eyes onto the paper. I don't respond in response.
"Are you going to the basketball game on Tuesday?" he asks, expecting an answer. Or not. I answer by pressing my pen so hard into the paper that it rips.
"Still not talking?" he asks, writing something down.
"No." I say. His eyes widen as he turns to me.
"What?" he says in awe.
"I'm not going to the game on Tuesday." I say through gritted teeth. The truth was I would love to go to the game. However my mother would not allow me out of the house, and if I went anyway, I would come home to a living hell.
"Not a fan huh?" he asks. Ha.
"Not exactly." He looks over curiously. I mentally slap myself. What was I saying? He might get it! Just say your not a fan. No its too late now.
My nerves soon settle as he drops it and doesn't comment anymore. Soon class is over and I sigh in relief. I start rushing out the door in the middle of him saying something else. Opps. Sorry.
Ino guards the changing stall for me at gym Most girls don't use the stalls and change out in the open. The only people who use the stalls are chubby or insecure. Or have to many "accidental injures". However the stalls don't have doors, so you have to have a friend guard or hang up a towel across. Sara's mouth drops open when she sees the bruise on my shoulder.
"Ohmygosh" she whispers, her blue eyes wide and full of horror.
"I fell. On stairs." I said under my breath. She started shaking her head, terror still strained across her face.
"She did this didn't she? Are you ok?" she said her voice full of concern.
I nodded st\lowly.
"I'm fine." I say, as convincing as I could manage. She mashes her lips together, unconvinced. Her eyebrows crease together. I force a smile so she could stop worrying, but it doesn't work. I finish changing and go over to the gym where we run obstacle courses until my legs hurt. I pretended as if they didn't before.
Ino has forgotten all about gym by the time we drive home.
"So what's happening between you and Naruto?" she asks smiling devilishly. I groan at the thought of him.
"He keeps trying to talk to me." I say squeezing my fists tighter. She laughs.
"Because talking to you is SUCH a crime. He's totally into you! The question is, why aren't YOU into HIM?"
"Well FIRST of all, he's NOT into me," she holds back a burst of laughter, "and second, I could never go out with him."
"Why not?"
"How do I explain the fact that I can't go out anytime outside of school? Why he could never meet my parents or come over? And Ino, is he ever got close enough to touch me…" Her face melts in understanding, and she simply says "Oh." And we leave it at that for a few minutes.
"I am going to figure out a plan to get you two together." She declares which makes me sigh.
"He DOESN'T like me and I DON'T like him." I explain, in which she laughs and rolls her eyes. That's when we finally arrive a block from my house. We get out of the car and she hugs me. I wince, and when she realizes it she redraws.
"Sorry."
I'm halfway down the block when I see the gang from faraway down the block heading towards the house, I hold my breath rush as far as I can into the house and slam the door shut. I attempt at locking it, when I realize that won't help at all, and I run and get Yumi, and hide her safely in her room. I go into the living room, and close all of the blinds and start to turn off all the lights off when I hear the first blow to the door. Soon the whole door is in splinters at my feet when I see her and her followers walk in. Terror strikes my heart, as it always does when my sister comes.
"Heyy Sakura baby" she says staggering towards me, hand gun loaded. I take a step back, and defensively my hand goes up to my back pocket where my emergency ninja stars are hidden. "Can I help you?" I ask, my hands shaking. Her gang members snicker. My older sister is usually never at home, always out with her gang doing… things.
"So you see, my friends and I are a little short on cash today, and I suggested we stop by my darling little sister who could so generously lend us some." She said grinning, coming forward. I stepped backwards and her eyes lit up with glee at this reaction. Wrong choice.
"Leave." I blurt out, blacking into the wall. She grins and lifts up the gun and presses it against my shoulder. I gulp and take out the ninja stars, eyes scanning the scene. I fling the stars and one goes straight into my sisters shoulder, she screams in pain. I start dashing out the door when a sharp pain comes to my leg. I fall over and find her gang in a circle around me, my sister adding herself to the circle. "Your going to pay for that." She growls, kicking me in the stomach so I'm now curled up on the floor. More kicks come, by more people until my whole body aches and there's some liquid dripping down the side of my mouth. It feels warm and joins a puddle underneath my head. They leave laughing and assuring they'll be back. I stay on the floor all night, crying.