Chapter 1:
Why?
~Naruto's P.O.V~
Gah! I hate homework! You know how hard algebra is? Damn it! I'm having a brain melt down! Someone save me!......Ok, I'm being too dramatic. Calm down, Namikaze, calm down. I looked at the problem and sweat dropped. 10 squared plus 8 squared equals c squared....What the hell? This doesn't even make sense. Ugh! I hate algebra! Why does it gotta be so hard?! And what the hell is a Pythagoras?! Gah! Math is the worst.
"Naruto? You in there?"
My head perked up and I stood up. Walking to the door of my room and opening it, I smiled. A fake one. Like always. I think Grandma saw through it 'cause she frowned. "What are you doing in there?" she asked putting her hands on her hip. I leaned against the door frame, my smile disappearing. "Homework. Why?" I'm not really a people person if you're thinking that I'm being too rude to my adoptive mother.
"Well, you know how we got a new neighbor, right?" Fuck, she's gonna make me do it. Please don't. Please don't I beg you, please don't- "Well they want us to meet them. And there's a teen your age over there. How about it?" She smiled while I glared. I really am dead. I sighed, knowing not to argue with her, and went inside to grab my black and orange jacket.
We headed out the front door and crossed the street. Tsunade rang the door bell while I took out my iPod and put on one earphone. After a few seconds, the door opened to reveal a man with silver/gray hair and a navy blue mask over the lower half of his face. I raised my brow at the mask while Tsunade and him shook hands.
"Hello, I'm Hatake Kakashi and this is my girlfriend, Mitarashi Anko."
A woman with purplish hair walked up by him and shook Grandma's hand. "Hey, I'm Senju Tsunade and this is my adoptive son, Namikaze Naruto." She wrapped her arm around my shoulder while I just kept glaring at her. She'll be the death of me.
"Adoptive, huh? I got an adoptive daughter too. Where is she?" Kakashi asked Anko, who shrugged. My ears perked up. Adoptive? Really? So someone was an orphan just like me? Oh, I gotta see this. Anko took out her phone and dialed a number then put it in speaker. Suddenly, a song came from the phone.
Let's start a riot, a riot
Let's start a riot
Let's start a riot, a riot
Let's start a riot
"What?" Well it was good while it lasted. I paused the music and listened to the voice in the phone. "Sakura, where are you?" Kakashi asked and there was a sighing sound from the phone. "Where do I go every 23rd of September?" Well that was rude...Ok, not really but I got feelings too ya know. Even if I may be cold and heartless at times, I still got feelings.
Anko sighed and brought the phone closer to her face. "Get over here, young lady. You know not to wonder around the graveyard alone. And we got visitors."
"Why the hell should I care about some nobodies that came to our house?"
"Sakura! You're on speaker!"
Sakura. That's not a name for a kid that rude. And nobody?! Oh, I'll show her a nobody. "And?! You know very well not to interrupt me while I'm here! I don't really care who is at home, I just want to be left alone right now!" Then, whoever she was, hung up. Now that was rude! I mean who would do that to their parents?!...Wait, I would but then I'd get a scolding.
Kakashi sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "Sorry, she's just...difficult to deal with. She's had a very rough past and now that we've moved. I really think she hates me." Anko shook her head and looked at Tsunade apologetically. "Please excuse her behavior. Today's a very complicated date for her. She's visiting her brother right now."
"Wait. I thought she was at the graveyard." I said with a confused expression. "She is..." Then I understood what they meant and I looked at the ground. Having your brother die...That must be hard. Shit, now it got awkward. "Well how about you come inside?" Anko asked, we nodded and headed inside.
~Sakura's P.O.V~
I shut my phone and looked at the grave in front of me. I felt guilty for yelling at Anko but she knows not to interrupt whenever I'm here. I started glaring at the grave as my anger started boiling. My glare only hardened and yelled, "Why?! Why'd you do it?! You knew it was bad for you! Why?...Why?! Damn it!" I punched the stone and fell on my knees.
I didn't care that my knuckles were hurting. I didn't care that blood was running down my arm or that it was starting to rain. I looked at the ground as I leaned on my hands. My eyes landed on the white flowers I put earlier. He knew that drugs weren't good for him. Why did he do it then? Why the hell would he leave me alone?!
Flashback-7 Years Ago
I ran down the street towards the park, Sasori walking right behind me. When I got there, I jumped on the swing and started to rock back and forth. After awhile I got tired and turned around. My smile faded when I saw Sasori talking to another boy, around his age, with blue hair. My brother gave him some money and the boy gave him a packet.
"Now, don't show it to anybody. If you get caught, you're in a shit load of trouble." the boy said with a wink. My brother nodded and mumbled, "Thanks, Kisame." Kisame smirked before turning around and walking away. I stood up and walked over to him. When I was close enough, I got a good look at what was in his hands. I froze and my eyes widened.
Crack.
I ran up to him and, panting, said, "What are you doing with that?! You could go to jail if anyone catches you with it!" Sasori looked at me before putting the packet in his pocket. "Heh, don't worry. Its just once."
"But Sasori-"
"I said don't worry. Everything's gonna be fine." He out a hand on my head and smiled while a blush appeared on my cheeks. "I promise, nothing's gonna happen to me."
End Flashback-Present
You promised, Sasori. I can't believe I actually believed you! I looked up at the stone as tears started to fall. I could have helped you. Why did you lie to me?! Damn it, I wanna die right now! I kept crying and sobbing as rain poured down on my body. My hair got soaked and my clothes stuck to my skin. I just cried, that's all I did. That's what I always do when I come visit Sasori, Mom and Dad. Cry my eyes out.
After more than half an hour, rain still pouring down, I stood up and looked at the stone again. 'Till next year...Sasori. I turned and started walking home. Once I reached my house, I slipped in the key and turned the knob. I closed the door behind me and kept walking, eyes fixed on the floor. I ignored the looks I got until Kakashi's voice stopped me,
"Sakura, you all right?"
"No."
I glanced at him then at Anko. My eyes landed on the blond woman sitting by them. Then they settled on the blond boy sitting on a chair, earphone in one ear and looking at me with a shocked expression. Even so he did look kinda cute and those whisker-like marks on his cheeks made him even more cute. Wait! Did I just say he looked cute?! My head must be playing on me 'cause I have never thought that.
I shook my head, water going everywhere and started for the stairs again. I'm gonna take a bath and go to sleep. I'll see you guys in the morning." I did as I had said and fell asleep quickly.
~Naruto's P.O.V~
That look in that girl's eyes. I've seen those before...On me. I can't believe a pretty girl like her shouldn't have that look on her...Shit. I just said pretty, didn't I? Ugh! What happened to the heartless Naruto that hasn't been listening to one thing that everyone else was saying for the past hour? Gah! I need some sleep! I stood up and looked at Grandma, "I'm going back home. I got school tomorrow."
With that I left not even waiting for Tsunade's response. I took a shower and laid on my bed. I put my hands behind my bed and stared at the ceiling. After a couple of minutes of thinking about nothing, I started closing my eyes, one last thought going through my head.
Why did a beautiful girl like her look like that?