THE NEXT DAY

" Thank you so much coming down Melody." Temari started.

" No problem, that's what friends are for." Melody smiled.

" Melody" Konkuro started. " Come here."

Melody blinked but then walked up to him. Konkuro bent down and whispered something into her ear. Then she chuckled with a nod.

" Ok, this one time." She said.

" Thanks." Konkuro whispered to her. Melody walked up to Gaara and looked at him.

" What? No hug?" She asked. Gaara just groaned as she leaned forward and gave him a hug, his cheeks pink. When Melody pulled back, she gently grabbed his face and pulled him towards her. Gaara's face instantly went red as his lips were combined with hers.

" So...so soft." He thought. Then Melody pulled back with a smile.

" You take care ok?" She said as she ruffled his hair jokingly. " See you all later!"

" Bye Melody, everyone." Temari and Konkuro called as their friends disappeared.

Being bored as she walked, Melody pulled her bag around and pulled out a case, an ipod and a book. Sakura blinked as she watched her turn on her ipod, put on a pair of glasses and began to read.

" You need glasses?" Sakura asked. Melody looked up from her book.

" OH MY GOD! SHE'S EVEN LOOKS PRETTY WITH GLASSES!" Sakura exclaimed in her mind.

" Well...yea...is that ok?" Melody asked.

" You know, you are one of the few girls who can pull off glasses." Naruto stated. Melody tipped her hat down with a smile.

" Thanks for the compliment."

" Nah Sasuke! What do you think?" Naruto called. Sasuke looked over his shoulder and instantly looked away. Melody frowned.

" Well then...I feel so loved." She mumbled. Naruto knew there was something wrong and walked up to Sasuke. As soon as he came face to face, Sasuke would look the other way.

" Ha! Sasuke's blushing!" He called.

" Shut up you ass!" Sasuke growled as he punched Naruto into the ground.

" You ok?" Melody asked as she held out her hand.

" Yea, thanks." Naruto said as he grabbed her hand. Suddenly he stopped as he was on his two feet.

" What?" Melody asked.

" Your skin is so soft." He mumbled. " Come feel!"

Sakura walked over and ran her hand along Melody's

" Oh my god! How do you get your skin so soft!" She exclaimed.

" I use lotion." Melody replied simply. " Every night before I go to bed."

" Come feel Sasuke!"

" No, I'm good." Sasuke insisted. Naruto grumbled something under his breath as he walked over to Sasuke with Melody's hand still in hand. He suddenly ran the back of her hand over Sasuke's cheek, making him stop.

" See! Her skin is so soft." Naruto said.

" Yea...very soft." Sasuke said.

" I wonder what it would be like to have an actual kiss with her...like she did with Gaara." He thought in his head.

" Now if you excuse me, I'm in a good part of this book." Melody said as she started to walk.

" Wait a minute! Is that...is that YAOI!" Sakura exclaimed. Melody stopped and turned around and looked at her.

" Yea...what about it?" She asked as she blinked blankly.

" How can you read that stuff! It's nasty!"

" No...its cute." Melody corrected. " Want to read some?"

" I would have never thought that you would be sucked into that." Sakura said as she turned and crossed her arms.

" It has cute boys." Melody sung. Instantly Sakura ran over and began to read. Naruto and Sasuke just looked at each other with a shrug.

" AW!" She exclaimed. " That is sooooo sweet!"

" See? What did I tell you?"

" I wish someone would do that for us."

" That actually would be nice...very sweet." Melody admitted. Wait a minute...if Melody agreed to something that involves romance...then this could be Naruto or Sasuke's shot!

" Do what?" Naruto asked eagerly. Sakura and Melody looked at each other.

" Should we make them figure it out on their own?" Melody asked.

" That sounds nice." Sakura smiled. Melody just tipped her hat and turned around before she started to walk.

" Nah Melody? What are you looking for in a guy?" Naruto asked as he ran up next to her.

" I'm not sure, I'm not really into guys."

" Come on, just an idea."

" Well...probably someone who treats me with respect as well as themselves, someone who is strong both mentally and physically, someone who will act like themselves and treat me as an equal." Melody listed as she turned the page.

" What about looks?"

" Eh...they should be decent looking, at least be cute. But I have no specifics."

" Well what do you think of Sasuke?" Sakura asked. Melody stopped reading and looked up in front of her with her finger to her chin. Sasuke instantly perked up and began to listen even more.

" Well he is rather handsome, strong, respectful." She started. " However, I would like to see him smile more. For him to treat others as an equal."

Sasuke suddenly didn't know if he should be happy or sad.

" What about me!" Naruto asked.

" Well, you're cute and lovable. You're very strong both ways, you treat others as an equal-"

" Yes!"

" But you don't have much respect for yourself." Melody added in. Both Naruto and Sasuke didn't know if they should be happy or sad.

" What about Gaara?" Sakura added in.

" He's cute, very kind, but he's still unsure of himself. He...has very little respect for himself...he maybe strong physically, but he isn't very strong mentaly."

Then Melody noticed the sad look on Naruto's and Sasuke's face. She should say something.

" But I always have one thing that I will always say, one of the main reasons why I hate girly girls. They always say that they dream of finding mister perfect, to find a 10 out of 10 guy. But there will never be a mister perfect or 10 out of 10 guy. Maybe a 9.9 out of 10 guy, but never a perfect 10. Everyone has flaws, not a whole lot of people understand that concept."

" You're so wise for your age." Sakura smiled. " And the glasses help a lot. I can barely even recognize you."

Melody paused for a moment.

" What's wrong?" Sakura asked.

" It's amazing isn't it?" Melody started. " How a pair of glasses can change one's view on someone."

Everyone went quiet.

" Ah never mind...What am I going on about? Let's just keep going, I would like to make it home before midnight." Melody said as she started to walk ahead.

" You called me Tsunade?" Melody asked as she walked into the Hokage's office.

" Melody...I have a favor to ask of you." Tsunade started. "

" Why do I feel like I don't want to hear this?" Melody thought to herself.

" What is it?"

" I know how painful your past was...but I need you to do something to save the village." Tsunade continued.

" What is it?" Melody asked again, this time getting more uneasy.

" Melody...I...need you to dance."

" For whom?"

" For...for your foster father Melody."

" What!" Melody gasped.

" Melody, you have to understand. He has one of the Anbu members. He'll kill her if we don't do something." Tsunade continued gently. Melody suddenly felt like dying.

" I ran away for a reason...if I go back...then I'll never escape again." Melody thought to herself. Tsunade heard her sniff as a tear fell. Such painful memories flashed through her head.

" Melody...he has your little sister." Tsunade continued. Melody froze.

" You mean...this whole time she's been alive? "

Tsunade nodded. Melody turned around with shaky steps.

" I'll do it...for the sake of the village...for the sake of my sister." She said as she opened the door and walked out.

" Melody." Tsunade thought to herself. " I'm sorry."

" Melody! Melody! Wait up! There's a party at Sakura's place tonight at 7! She wanted me to invite you!" Kiba called. Melody stopped and turned around.

" H-hey...are you ok?" He asked. Melody just frowned and looked down.

" Just fine. I'll be there." She said before walking off.

Later that night at the party, all Melody did was sit off in the corner. She didn't want to be seen...she didn't want to be there at all.

" Melody! Get up and dance with us!" Ino called.

" No."

" Why not! Just one dance won't hurt!"

" I said no!" Melody snapped. Everyone stopped what they were doing and became quiet.

" I'm leaving." She said as she walked out.

" M-melody wait." Sakura started as she grabbed her arm

" I'm not in the mood Sakura." Melody snapped as she threw her arm out of Sakura's grasp.

" I'm going home."

Sasuke watched her walk out of the house and slammed the door shut. He crept out unseen and followed her into the street.

" Melody! Melody wait up!" He shouted as he chased after her.

" I said leave me alone!" She cried. Sasuke narrowed his eyes and grabbed her wrist, twisting her around.

" What is problem? You have been acting so sad lately." He asked.

" I said let go of me! It's none of your damn business!" She raged as she pushed her off of him. Sasuke grew angry and quickly pinned her to a tree. There had to be something big bothering her.

" It is my business." He said.

" Why! Huh! Tell me why!"

" Because..."

" Because why! Tell me right now Uchiha why it's any of your business of what is bothering me!" Melody shouted with tears coming out of her eyes.

" Because, I don't like to see you hurt." He replied as he wiped away her tears.

" Don't touch me!" She said as she slapped his hands away. Why Sasuke hadn't slapped her right then and there, he didn't know.

" Why did it bother you to do a dance? Hm?" He asked.

" I told you once and I'll tell you again! It's none of your damn business! Now leave me the hell alone!" She cried as she ran off.

" M-melody!" Sasuke called. There was no use to go after her now. Right now he just needed to let her calm down, that would be the best he could do.