[And the chaos begins to unfold! Let me know what you think of the chapter at the end! Thanks!]
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I groaned as I slowly lifted my head up. I seemed to have fallen asleep at my desk last night. I looked down at my desk. That's right, I had just finished writing a letter. My letter to Sakura... But now it was covered in small smudge marks. I'd have to rewrite it now before I sent it out.
It was a bit early for me to be waking up right now, but I didn't feel tired enough to get into my bed and sleep again. I lazily made my way towards the bathroom, still trying to keep quiet so I wouldn't wake Naruto. I let out a soft giggle and began grinning when I spotted my face in the mirror. The words from my letter had been transferred onto my face.
Grabbing a washcloth, I placed it under the facet and dabbed my face to remove the smudges. I looked around the bathroom for other towels to place into the hamper. When I turned around I noticed a bundle of towels mopped together in a pile beside the bathtub.
"Agh... Naruto, you slob...," I sighed quietly.
Suddenly I spotted a red stain on one of the towels near the bottom of the pile.
"What the...?" I muttered, picking up the stained towel. "Is that... Blood?!"
I threw the towel to the ground in shock and disgust. What the hell had happened here? Was it Naruto? Was he hurt? Thoughts raced through my mind of all the possibilities, but one stuck in my head the most.
I crept around the corner and looked down the hallway towards the guest room. I frowned and hurried towards the door. I took a deep breath and turned the knob. Peering into the room, I spotted Naruto, still asleep, in the bed. Naruto mumbled and groaned as he turned over on his side. When I stepped closer, he shifted again. By the time I made it up to the side of his bed, he had already woken up. I froze and stood in silence, hoping he'd turn over again and fall back asleep.
He groaned, "S-Sasuke...?" One of his eyebrows rose in confusion. He scratched his face as he slowly ran himself up in his bed. I relaxed my posture, but still felt a little tense.
"What are you doing in here?" He asked, yawning afterwards.
"I-uh... Was wondering if everything was okay?" I asked awkwardly.
Naruto stretched his arms up, and yawned again. "Okay?" He asked, "What do you mean?" His arms fell down like a rag doll as he looked at me.
"You're acting strange... Plus, you can't just show up out of nowhere after never communicating and pretend like everything is okay..."
He chuckled, "I'm not acting strange-"
"What the hell are you hiding from me?!" I asked, frustrated with his mysterious act.
I frowned, biting my back teeth together, and charged out of the room to fetch the blood stained towel. Making my way back into the room, I held the towel up to his face.
"Explain this!" I demanded.
Naruto looked at me with a fearful expression.
"Where the fuck did that come from?!" He asked, backing up to the headboard to get his face further from the towel.
"The bathroom!" I yelled back, "And guess who the last person in the bathroom was? Yeah, you!"
He looked away, a look of panic still on his face. I placed the towel down and sat on the bed.
"Listen," I began, my voice sounding calmer, "I understand how you feel... I mean, I don't know what happened while you are away. I guess it's rude for me to try and bring up a sore topic. I just wish you would have told me about it."
"Yeah...," He responded awkwardly, "Sure."
Smiling, I crawled over beside him and gave him a hug. It was the most awkward hug I had ever experienced. He just sat there, stiff as a board.
Shutting the door behind me, I decided to leave him alone. I tossed the bloody towel into the hamper upon reentering the bathroom. I continued cleaning up.
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The evening soon rolled around. I had spent most of the day cleaning and tidying up my apartment. Most of the things I owned had been covered in a thick layer of dust because I never touched them. The apartment almost felt new again.
"Naruto!" I called out, "Come look at how clean it is!"
No response. I walked over and knocked on the door.
"Naruto?"
Again, there was no answer. I nervously opened the door. A sigh of relief slipped from my lips as I noticed Naruto. He was lying on his bed, his eyes shut, humming along to the loud music blaring through his earphones. I smiled and walked up to him.
"Hey!" I shouted, shoving at his arm.
He jumped up, ripping his earphones out.
"Jesus christ! You scared the shit outta me! Don't do that!" He complained, swatting back at me.
"Sorry!" I whined, dodging his flailing arm. "I just wanted to let you know I was gonna head out."
"Where to?"
"Sakura's place."
"Wait, what?"
"I'm going to Sakura's..."
He looked at me with a bitter expression that made me smile.
"Don't be so jealous," I smirked, stepping closer to him. "I'll be back soon, then we can hang out all night together."
I leaned in and kissed his forehead. He still looked tense. I continued to reassure him that there wasn't anything romantic going on between Sakura and I as I headed out the door.
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It was getting darker by the time I made it to Sakura's place. I decided we could finally continue our conversation from the party without interruption. And now I wouldn't have to rewrite my letter to her.
I knocked on the door and waited... And waited... I knocked again, even harder. I continued to wait. Was she not home? I suppose I should have called before I came over. I sighed and tried the knob before I gave up. It turned and I jerked back in shock.
The door slowly opened and my heart sank. She forgot to lock her door before she headed out? I stepped inside anyway. Maybe I could just wait for her to return.
I walked around the house to distract my boredom before she got back. The living room was dimly lit by a lamp in the corner. Small lights were on in the kitchen. I frowned in disappointment upon noticing the unfinished cup of tea on the counter. She must have forgotten she even made it.
Stepping back into the living room, I spotted her phone sitting on the coffee table.
"What?" I thought to myself, "Sakura would never leave home without her phone..."
It was a little late, but it wasn't like I showed up at midnight. I thought she may have already gone to bed. Quite dangerous to sleep without her front door locked... I mean, I got into her house...
I made my way over to her bedroom door. I sighed. Why did I have to be the one sneaking into to people's rooms while they sleep. It makes me look like such a pervert.
I snuck into her room and closed the door to a crack. A sliver of dimmed light shone in. I swallowed nervously and took a deep breath. What will she think, finding me sneaking into her house? And into her room?!
I poked the back of her head. Most of her body and face were covered under the blankets. I rudely poked her even harder. She still didn't wake up. I shook her and still no response.
I didn't want to remove the blankets in fear that she would only be in her underwear... Or even... Naked. My ears pulled back and I blushed.
No. I smacked my head and walked over to the other side of the bed to see her face. It was quite dark in her room. The blinds were shut too. I poked her face, unable to see where I was touching her. It was her nose. Maybe if I stuck my finger in her nose... What?! No.
I decided that the consequences wouldn't be that bad if she happened to only be in her underwear. I gulped and threw the blankets aside and onto the floor.
"Wha-?"
I sat there in fear... What is that? In the dark, I noticed the bedding was a much darker color... And damp too. Blood? Was she on her period? No, there isn't that much blood...
"Sakura?" I asked, shaking her.
"Sakura?!" I asked louder, shaking her body violently back and forth.
My heart dropped and I backed up into the wall. No. No, this can't be happening.
"Sakura!" I yelled at her, rushing back over to feel her pulse... Nothing.
I dropped onto the floor, tears began streaming out of my eyes, "This isn't real! She can't be!"
I hurried out of the dark room in fear that I may be in danger and ran out of the house. Dialing 911 as I ran down the steps outside.
Sirens were heard coming my way. I couldn't believe this. She was dead? Murdered?! The police and an ambulance arrived at her house. I began explaining everything that happened when I entered the house.
Had an hour passed yet? Was it less or more? The time felt like it went by so slowly. I was forcing my eyes to stay open as I sat in the back of the ambulance. I had been questioned by multiple police officers now. I hope they didn't take me in as a suspect, but they probably would.
What was I going to tell Naruto? I leaned over and asked one of the officers if it was okay for me to call him. My voice cracked as I had not spoken in a while and felt practically numb all over. The officer told me it was acceptable, but they wanted me to put it on speaker phone.
"Great...," I thought to myself, "They do suspect me."
I waited while the tone buzzed for Naruto to pick up. We waited a while longer as it continued to ring. Maybe he was asleep, it was quite late now. A moment later and it went to voice mail. He didn't answer. I put my phone away and leaned my head against the side of the truck.
My eyes followed the police officers and paramedics that walked in and out of Sakura's house. Just like counting sheep, I soon fell asleep.
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[A/N: So? What do you think so far? You like it? :) I'm hoping to get the next chapter up soon. For now, I need to get some sleep bc it is 2:00 in the morning and Sasuke is making me tired lol]