Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ New Beginnings ❯ I Forgot ( Chapter 3 )

Here's Chapter 3! Sorry, this one took longer than expected, I had to rewrite it 3 times, but I guess this will have to do : )

 

Thank you for your reviews they were happy and made it easier for me to continue writing the story.

 

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, or Hot Topic. Sad.

 

Thoughts

 

Chapter 3: I Forgot

 

 

The clock flashed 5:30, Sakura deciding she had waiting long enough, sat up from beside her bed carefully. Deciding to keep the lights off as to not wake her parents up, she crept softly across her room. The sun had yet to fully rise leaving the room in shadow. She searched around her room for clothes not really caring what she picked up. She finally found a pair of black jeans with a hole in the left knee, a plain grey tank top, black converse and her black hoodie. Sakura grabbed her back pack and quietly slipped out her window, not wanting to take the chance of knocking something over on her way to the door.

 

It was only a few minutes after 6:00 when she started walking to school, and even though school didn't start for another hour and a half at least she wouldn't have to worry about being at home. Sakura walked as slow as one could walk while making her way to school, passing by houses seeing their morning lights come on as the street lamps went off, Sakura herself felt wide awake letting the cool morning air dance about her cheeks. To her, feeling the wind, feeling freedom was something she didn't get to endure that often, so with these thoughts in her head, she lifted her arms as if to greet the freedom around her with the new day, eyes closed as she smiled. Despite the fact that Sakura had walked beyond slow, she reached her school as the time of waiting for it to start was a whole twenty minutes shorter than last time. Deciding there was no where else to go, Sakura headed for the clearing behind the bushes in the back of the school. Once she was there she set her bag down on the grass and laid down using it as a pillow. She never noticed how peaceful it was there. She was always surrounded by the voices of her friends who weren't the quietest people in the school, with the exception of Gaara. As Sakura stared off into the sky and trees surrounding her she felt her eye lids getting heavy, So much for not being sleepy…

 

“Dude, is she dead?”

 

“Yeah, that's it, she's dead! Idiot.”

 

“Look! She's moving.” Sakura started to stir, as she slowly lifted open her eyes, blinking sleepily. “Hiya Sakura!” Sakura screamed and shot up to see the curious faces of her friends looking down at her.

 

“Ha-ha! Did you see her face?! Ouch! Tenten, no need to hit me…” Tenten looked angrily at Kiba and Naruto before returning to Sakura.

 

“So, how long have you been here exactly?” Sakura sat up rubbing the sleep out of her eyes before answering.

 

“Depends on what time it is.”

 

“Well, right now it's the beginning of lunch.” Temari said cheerfully.

 

“What?! I slept through four periods!” Shikamaru looked at her with wide eyes.

 

“You got to skip four periods just to sleep? Lucky…” He looked off into the clouds imagining him self doing so as he took a drag of his cigarette.

 

Together the group sat down forming a circle, Temari sitting closest to Sakura. “So, what were you doing here in the morning anyway? Were you that late for first period?”

 

“Actually I got here about an hour and a half early so I came here…I guess I fell asleep.”

 

“Oh, so I guess you saw Gaara here then huh?”

 

Sakura tilted her head puzzled, “What do you mean?”

 

“Gaara always comes to this spot in the morning, at least an hour before school starts.”

 

“No, that can't be, he's always late to first period like me.”

 

“Ever wonder why?” Sakura glanced over at Gaara on the opposite side of the circle reading a book.

 

“So, he was here while I was asleep?”

 

“Yeah, pretty much.”

 

“I wonder why he didn't wake me up.”

 

“Ha-ha, maybe he liked watching you sleep.” Temari said moving her eye brows up down.

 

“Yeah, ha-ha very funny.” Sakura pushed Temari's shoulder who laughed. Seriously though, he could've at least woken me up when school started to go to class, we ARE in the same one after all. “Did he not say anything to you in first period?”

 

“Well, see the thing is, he came in five minutes before class was over and by then Kakashi just made him wait outside, so I didn't get to talk to him.”

 

“Oh…” I'll have to ask him about this later if I get the chance. As Sakura was making her mental note to talk to Gaara, Temari had turned to her left to engage in a conversation with Tenten, leaving Sakura to observe all her friends. She looked to her right to see Kiba silently cheering on Akamaru as he stole Naruto's lunch. Naruto was occupied talking to Hinata who just nodded and blushed. She looked across from them to see Neji glaring at Naruto while he ate his sandwich. She turned to her left to hear only a part of Tenten and Temari's conversation. “It was only as big as a lemon”, what? Never mind, I don't want to know…She looked over to see Shikamaru still looking off into the clouds, blowing smoke into the sky as he gave a relaxing smile. Kankuro was busy carving a doll type thing out of wood, most likely for art class. Her eyes set on Gaara who was as always reading a book. They were always different books, ones that Sakura had never heard of before. None the less Sakura smiled at the group as a whole, admiring their dysfunctional beauty.

 

“Sakura!”

 

“Huh, what?” Sakura looked up to see Temari, Hinata and Tenten beaming down at her.

 

“Lunch is over and this time you have to go to class.” Tenten bent down giving her an arm to help her off the ground.

 

“Heh, I knew that.” The four girls set off to fifth period with Kurenai. Once they were in the room and they took their usual seats in the back of the room, turning towards each other so they could talk.

 

“Hey, you guys, um I couldn't help but notice something about you three.” Temari, Tenten and Hinata just stared at Sakura with questioning eyes. “Well it's just, Hinata, every time you mention Naruto or are around him you blush madly. And Tenten, you're the same with Neji. It's not as noticeable, but it's there. And Temari-“

 

What ever you're thinking your wrong. I in no way like Shikamaru!” Sakura smirked, as Temari realized she'd just lost. “Damnit.”

 

“So, I take it my theories are correct?” Hinata was crimson red, and Tenten had a slight flush of pink in her cheeks but yelled out.

 

“Okay, yeah fine, but it's not something to go spreading around to the guys! Or anyone else for that matter.”

 

“Hah, the other people who I would tell are sitting in front of me.” Temari smiled and clapped Sakura on the shoulder.

 

“Now, let's save all this crap for the sleep over, shall we?” At the words sleep over Sakura couldn't help her self but scream.

 

“Oh, shit!” Her three friends looked at her with shocked expressions but before she had time to explain Kurenai's voice came from beside Sakura.

 

“Miss Haruno, please gather your things and wait outside of the classroom for the rest of the period.”

 

“But I-“

 

“Now!” Sakura dropped her head, grabbed her stuff and headed outside of the classroom. She put her back against the wall as she let gravity pull herself into a sitting position. Temari is going to kill me.

 

Finally the bell rang and Sakura sprung up grabbing her bag while she waited for her friends. Right as Temari came out of the classroom she looked to her right to see Sakura smiling innocently at her.

 

“Oh god, what did you do?”

 

“What! Me? Nothing, why would you say that?” Before Temari could answer Tenten and Hinata had come out of the classroom to stand on either side of Temari.

 

“Hey Sakura what was that all about?” The three girls waited for her reply.

 

“Well it's just, I uh” Sakura was now wringing here hands as she stared at her feet. “I sort of forgot some of my sleep over stuff.” Temari's eyes narrowed.

 

“How much is some?”

 

“Um, well, all of it.” She smiled at Temari who hit her hand to her forehead.

 

“How could you forget, I reminded you before we drove off!”

 

“Oh, well I just forget things like that sometimes.” Temari whose eyes were still narrowed sprang a huge smile as if a light bulb had clicked in her head.

 

“I guess that means we'll have to go shopping!” The three girls had questioning eyes as they stared at Temari until Tenten spoke up.

 

“But, by the time we go shopping it'll be too late.”

 

“That's why we leave right now.”

 

“We can't just cut class to go shopping!”

 

“Why not? You've already missed four classes today.” Sakura opened her mouth to retort but closed it as she saw Temari's point.

 

“What do you say guys? We can get new outfits for the party and for the sleep over!”

 

“Speak for your self.” Tenten had her hands on her hips. “I'm completely broke.” Hinata and Sakura both nodded in agreement. Temari smirked at them and started to dig through her purse.

 

“Ah, but loves, that's what we have this for.” Temari pulled a shiny plastic credit card. Hinata squeaked.

 

“Temari, that's your mothers!”

 

“Your point? Look, both my parents have like five each. This credit card is the card they leave behind when they travel just in case there is an emergency at the house.”

 

“But Temari you're using it to go shopping.”

 

“For an emergency! We four need cute new outfits. It's what we as women must do from time to time.” At this evil grins appeared on Sakura's and Tenten's faces. Hinata spoke up.

 

“Well I suppose we could-“before Hinata could finish her sentence the three girls had already started to pull her out of the school. The four girls raced to Temari's car as fast as they could so they wouldn't be caught. Temari got behind the wheel as the rest filled into the car. Temari looked at the three before giving an evil laugh.

 

“Now, it's off to the mall!” Once the four girls arrived at the mall, knowing that they were on a time limit before school ended ran to the same store. When they realized what they had all done they giggled as they looked up to the sign which read, “Hot Topic” while passing in. The girls huddled into a circle as Temari started to talk. “Okay, now, your requirements are, get a cute outfit, Hinata, Tenten will be picking out your clothing since you always pick the baggy clothing. You also will get a pair of pajamas and any side items you want. It is after all on my parents!” Temari gave a smirk as the four girls split to look for outfits, Tenten grabbing Hinata's hand as she left.

 

After about half an hour the girls met by the dressing rooms. The girls discussed it and decided Temari should be first to model her out fit since she was in a way to thank for the clothes. When Temari came out Sakura and Tenten whistled at her as she spun. She had chosen a black mini skirt which held tight around her curves and flowed loosely around her thighs, a dark purple V-neck shirt which rose slightly above her belly button and under that a long sleeve fishnet shirt. She had on combat boots which went up a little below her knee, and 10 silver clinging bracelets on each arm. She did a few more poses for her friends, laughing as Hinata chimed in.

 

“You look beautiful Temari!” Temari gave a small bow before grabbing Sakura and shoving her into the dressing room.

 

“Your turn Sakura!” After a few minutes Sakura slowly came out.

 

“I don't know you guys, I sort of feel weird in this.”

 

“What?! Shut up, you look amazing!” Tenten said cheerfully.

 

“Yeah!” Temari said, “Now, let's see you give us some poses.” Sakura smiled as she started giving weird quirky poses. Sakura looked lovely; she had on low rise black skinny jeans, a black tank top corset which came up just below her belly button. She wore simple black slip on shoes and a few bracelets on her left arm. After doing several poses Sakura looked at the clock perched on the wall.

 

“Oh shit! You guys we have ten minutes to get back to school or the guys will have our heads!” Three girls too looked at the clock. Temari shot up and looked at Tenten and Hinata.

 

“Can I trust you that your clothes are equally hot?” They both nodded. “Even Hinata's?” Ten smiled cheerfully.

 

“Yep! I didn't give into her denials! Temari smiled.

 

“Great!” Turning her head towards Sakura, “Okay, let's change out of these quickly so we can pay for them and run!” Sakura and Temari ran into the changing room, getting into their regular clothes in record speed Temari ran out first with hers and Sakura's clothes in her hand as she grabbed Tenten's and Hinata's and ran to pay for them. Once they were paid for the four girls sprinted out of the mall to the car and sped off to arrive just as the school bell had rung. Hinata and Tenten ran off from the car with their new clothes in hand. Temari took her and Sakura's bag since Sakura was coming home with Temari early.

 

“I'm going to hide the clothes in the trunk so Kankuro and Gaara won't get suspicious. Oh, and here go ahead and get in the front seat before Kankuro gets here.” She handed Sakura the keys after she had opened the trunk. Sakura seated herself in the front seat of the car. It really was a nice car, though Sakura didn't know what kind of car it was, she did know it was black and the roof came down. She pressed a button and watched as the roof slowly slid up and over her as it disappeared behind her. Temari got in the front seat beside her as Sakura tilted her head back.

 

“I really do love your car”

 

“Thanks, but it's not mine. It's actually Gaara's; he found it in a junk yard and fixed it up. I'm just driving until he gets his license.”

 

“But isn't he sixteen and already can get his license?”

 

“Seventeen actually, and yes, he's just lazy.”

 

“Hah! Even Shikamaru has his and he's worse than anyone I know.”

 

“Which brings us to one of the many mysteries which make up Gaara.” On that note Kankuro and Gaara walked to the car, Gaara sliding into the back seat as usual. Kankuro however stared at Sakura as she sat in his front seat. Sakura and Temari both glared at him until he finally gave up and slumped into the back seat. Temari checked her mirrors and backed up as she zoomed out of the parking lot. The ride was unusually quiet, too quiet for Temari who spoke up.

 

“So whose house did the guys decide to stay at tonight?” Kankuro and Gaara answered at the same time.

 

“Naruto's”-“Kiba's” Sakura and Temari exchanged looks, while at the time they heard a *thump* and an *ouch* come from Kankuro before he spoke up.

 

“I mean Naruto's.” Sakura looked back to see Kankuro rubbing his head as Gaara glared at him.

 

 

It's a tad short but for the next chapter to make sense it sort of has to be.

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