The next day at school, Sakura rubbed her eyes. Her voice was so hoarse from the concert - she cursed herself. Her last concert and she had to sing a total of twenty or so songs before she grew hoarse. She arrived at the school right before the last bell rang. She hated the fact that she performed on a school night. As soon as she stepped into the the room, everyone was talking about the concert - it was all over Twitter and Facebook and Instagram - just about everywhere about her taking a break from singing and performing.
"Could you believe it?!" Karin sighed. "I thought I would get a chance to meet her."
"Well! Me and my group were able to hang out with her before the concert!" Ino rubbed it in Karin's face.
"That's because Sasuke's brother is her manger!" Anna shouted glaring at Ino.
"Hey! knock it off!" Iruka came into class looking at everyone. "Now, I'm starting class - so no talk about the concert last night."
Sakura took her seat beside Ino and Naruto. Sakura was tired - and she didn't look all that well.
"Sakura are you okay?" Ino whispered.
"Y-Yeah, I'm-I'm fine. Just tired." Sakura whispered back.
"You don't sound good either." Ino frowned.
"Think I'm coming down with the cold." Sakura waved her off.
"INO! SAKURA! No talking in class!" Iruka shouted.
"Sorry Sensei." Ino and Sakura said.
Sakura took the notes. She wanted to tell her friends, but this was a good thing. She would be out of the spotlight as Luna, and she was going to be able to have a normal teenage life. For now. Until the Annual Summer Festival where she would have to make a comeback. It was after this class that Sakura and her friends had a study hall together.
"Sakura, did you know that during Music, there is going to be test?" Hinata asked.
"A-a-a t-t-test?!" Sakura squeaked out - her vocal cords hurting.
"Are you okay?" Shikamaru asked.
"Coming down with a cold." Sakura lied again.
"Hm." Sasuke looked at Sakura.
"Oh man! Sakura, you missed the best concert! Luna sang like 20 songs." Kiba smiled.
"And there's the crush." Sakura and Ino thought.
"So, anyways, what's this test about?" Naruto asked.
"Singing." Neji sighed. "It's going to suck for you, Sakura, since you seem to be in pain, you must have a really bad a cold."
"He better not be on to me. This would suck if he would find out before anyone else." Sakura thought.
"Maybe Kurenai will let you try when you are feeling better." Ino smiled.
"Yea- let's hope." Sakura nods.
Sakura, photo shoot after school. I'll pick you up around back. ~ Itachi
Alright. See you then ~ Sakura
"Alright, Sakura Haruno, you'll retake the test at a later date when your voice is better." Kurenai said. "Everyone else, this is just singing - so you better pick a song and sing it. No repeats! I don't want to hear Luna's one song over twenty time today." Kurenai took a seat next to Sakura.
"Right - usually the girls pick to sing one of my songs to sing. Two months ago - every girl picked the same song." Sakura watched as everyone left the room.
Only one student can be in the room at a time. That way there were no comments. But, because Sakura wasn't able to do this time, she had to sing in front of everyone. These test that Kurenai usually has is to see if anyone has improved over the time. Usually, Kurenai always gets so excited when Sakura sings because she's the perfect example of a great singing voice.
After school, Sakura walked towards the back of the school, where the gym was. She looked around and ran into the gym to the doors. Usually Itachi picks her up at home for anything Luna related. Sakura made sure that no one was around and then she got into Itachi's car.
"Let's go before Sasuke spots your car." She mutters.
"Your voice seems a bit ruff, do I need to make an appointment?" Itachi asked.
"Now your more like a parent than a manger."
"I have to be concerned - I promised your parents I would make sure your health was at the top. Now after the photo shoot, we'll go see the doctor."
"Fine. Deidara is meeting us there?"
"Yep. He's the only one who can do your hair - he makes sure that. Plus Konan is the only one who can style you. Those two are so strict about it."
"Of course they are."
Finally Itachi pulls into the parking lot - around the back, where no one would see Sakura enter the building. Konan met with them, so Sakura could place a hat on her head to hide the pink hair. Just incase someone came by before Deidara put the wig on her head. Sakura was in the dressing room as Deidara quickly placed a wig on her head - a pinstraight blonde wig, with sideswpt bangs. Sakura really didn't want to do this photo shoot, but she is taking a break from singing and from performing. Doing photoshoots and radio shows. She watches herself become - transformed in a way - something about just placing a wig over her pink hair, and just a little bit of make up. Just makes her look different.
The photo shoot wasn't long - they just wanted someone to model some new items and they chose Sakura - well they chose Luna, of course, Konan made sure to mix and match the items because the outfits that were just regular in the way that the company wanted her model - were just -
"Terrible! Those outfits were completely, terrible. They are lucky that I said that I was fixing them - or Luna wasn't going to model them at all." Konan said when they were at a Café.
Sakura was wearing a hat to hide the blonde wig, because she had to go to the doctors. It would be better to go as Luna than as herself to the doctors. It was just easier - people knew she had a concert last night, so there really wasn't much explaining to do. Sakura was drinking an Iced Caramel Macchiato. Sure enough, when a worker saw Luna, they know what she wants - an Iced Caramel Macchiato - with extra caramel, but light on the ice. Usually it's a Luna Drink.
Of course, there was one person that Sakura was dreading to see while she was out looking like Luna - Karin.
"OH MY GOD!" Karin screeched.
"Oh god no." Sakura muttered.
"IT REALLY IS YOU!" Karin ran over to the table.
Kisame stood up and placed himself between the table and Karin. "Look, little girl, you need to back up right now. Luna is having a group meeting, and all the workers know this. You need to back up and leave, before I make you."
"Ugh, really? So what if I was one of Sasuke's friends, you would let me through?" Karin asked.
"Actually, no, not even my little brother's friends can see Luna right now. She is a bit tired, and we're on our way to the doctors in a few minutes." Itachi stepped in.
"What! This is unfair! How the hell does Sasuke and that Ino-bitch and all the other misfits get to meet Luna but when I see her in public, I can't see her?" Karin growled.
Sakura stood up as she looked at Karin, taking a deep breath. "Look, Miss, my manger and bodyguard here, just worry about my safety, after all I'm the same age as you. I am sick, and Kisame here, is in the right to keep you away from because if I'm sick sick - more than just a sore throat, I just don't want to get you sick, It's more of your safety than mine." Sakura spoke - her voice growing a bit hoarse as she talked.
"Ugh, whatever." Karin said as she left the Café.
The group just shook their heads - they all knew about Karin and how she is a terrible person. She always seems like she's always the best around. Trying to show off the fact that she is Luna's biggest fan - it really creeped Sakura out when she found out about that. Itachi knew that he had to get Sakura to the doctors before it was too late - her mother already texting him where she was since they knew about the photo shoot, but had no idea about going to the doctors office.
"Alright, let's take a look in throat." The doctor said.
Sakura took a deep breath and said "Ahhh~"
"Hm, just a sore throat from all that singing. All you need to do is rest your voice, drink some honey-lemon tea for about a week, and you should be good as new." The doctor said.
Itachi nodded - as since Sakura was a minor - Itachi acted as her guardian. "Thank you. I will make sure that she has the tea."
"Rest - and plenty of it. I mean it." The doctor warned Itachi.
"Yes, yes. I will make sure it happens it." Itachi nodded.
After the doctors appointment and inside the car, Sakura took off the wig and placed it in a bag for Deidara to pick up from Itachi later. Sakura looked out the window and sighed. It sucked that she couldn't sing. The doctor's note was left plank because Itachi would need to fill in Sakura's name. Soon enough she spotted her friends walking towards her house, Sakura lived close to Itachi and Sasuke.
"What is it?" Itachi asked when he felt Sakura poking him.
She pointed out the window to show that Sasuke and her friends were going to her house.
"Sakura calm down, We're almost there, another two minutes."
Just as Sakura closed her eyes, Itachi's car pulled into the drive way and she waved at him and quickly got out of the car and running into her house, to get out of Luna's outfit she wore.
Inside her bedroom she quickly opened her closet, and pushed stuff apart, until she reached a door against the wall on the right side, it was hidden door. Sakura opened it and inside was Luna's closet as she took off her clothes and placed them down and grabbed her bathrobe, exiting her closets and going to her insuite bathroom and starting a shower, making sure there was steam from her hot water. Next thing she hears is Ino in her room.
"SAKURA!" Ino shouted.
"Damn it. The doctor said I shouldn't talk, I just hope Ino doesn't think I'm ignoring her." Sakura thought.
"Your mom told us that she asked Itachi to pick you up from the school to take you the doctors, guess he was in the neighbor hood or something." Ino contuined. "So you are on voice rest. That kind of sucks! But oh my god you would not believe it! Karin tweeted about meeting Luna and how she was bitch!"
Sakura was out of the shower at that point as she was drying off her body, she quickly logging into her - well Luna's twitter to see it the post.
RedHeat-Karin
Just saw LunaDiStars at a cafe, and she's a bitch in person!
Sakura commented on the tweet.
Reply to RedHeat-Karin:
LunaDiStars
Actually, I wasn't. I have the flu, and if you were any closer you would've gotten it and I worry about my fan's safety when I'm sick.
Sakura finished drying off and putting on a tank top an shorts as she looked sown and smiled at herself as she walked out of the bathroom. Ino then quickly showed her that Luna responded! How amazingly funny Luna was for pointing out out stuff like that. Soon enough, people were using Karin's tweet to wish Luna to get better and that they can't wait for her to return, or what their favorite song is.
