Sakura awoke to the sound of chattering from downstairs. She rose from her bed and walked down the stairs. "Mom, can you turn down the tv? It's really loud." she complained.

Mebuki met her daughter at the end of stairs and furrowed her brow in confusion. "The tv isn't on, Sakura." she answered. Sakura peeped over the stairs and screamed in horror as the Student Council members sat politely at her table.

She stomped over and screamed again, "What the hell are you doing in my house?!"

Itachi sipped his cup of tea. "We walked over here and your mother invited us in."

"We've been here for over an hour." Deidara added.

Kisame glanced at her cherry-themed pajamas and laughed, "Nice pajamas."

Hidan looked across the table and grinned, "I like them! I'm going to start calling you Cherry-chan!"

She slapped her hand to her forehead and let out an exasperated sigh, "You guys are really pissing me off! I need to study, so you need to leave!"

"But we were invited in. You should be more courteous to your house guests." Sasori scolded.

Sakura gave up and sat in the corner of the room, reading over a few pieces Kakashi-sensei assured that were going to be on the test.

Mebuki placed another tray of drinks on the table and smiled as they thanked her. "It's so sweet that you all wanted to visit my little Sakura! I didn't know she was a member of the Student Council. Do you know how her grades are doing?"

Itachi picked up the second glass and set it down on the coaster. "She has excellent marks in Literature and History, but she is slacking in math."

Sakura shut the book and placed it in her lap, "How do you know that?!"

He placed his empty glass on the tray and faced her. "As president, I need to make sure all the members of the Student Council are excellent, well-rounded individuals. They need to act as role-models for the younger students."

Mebuki smiled approvingly. "Such a responsible, young man!" she boasted.

Sasori agreed, "Yes, he's known for his many nicknames as well: President Uchiha, Ladies' Man Itachi and The Gro-"

"You know I am starving! Do you possibly have anything to eat?" Itachi interrupted, the heat returning to his face.

Mebuki stroked her chin, thinking of what she could cook easily for the handsome boys sitting in front of her. "We usually have something relatively easy to make in the morning. I can go cook up some miso soup - I'll be back in a flash!"

Sakura continued studying as the boys slurped down the warm soup. After they finished, Mebuki collected all the dishes on the tray and presented them to Sakura.

"Honey, I have to go run some errands, can you do the dishes?" Mebuki didn't wait for an answer and handed her the dirty dishes. Sakura groaned and walked to the kitchen carefully. The boys continued talking about school and home life while she turned the faucet and filled the sink with water.

"One of us should help Sakura do the dishes." Deidara whispered.

"Why? It's her house." Sasori muttered.

None of the five boys volunteered, so Deidara rose from the table. Sakura continued washing dishes and was pleasantly surprised to find Deidara rinsing the sudsy dishes and stacking them in the drainboard.

"Thanks." she beamed.

Deidara smiled back, "It's no problem. I hate doing dishes, but I hate doing them by myself even more."

Sakura nodded and placed the silverware in the warm dishwater. She let out a small yelp and brought her hand to her chest. Deidara dropped the bowl he was rinsing and turned to Sakura.

"Are you okay?" he asked concerned.

Sakura clenched her index finger tightly. "Yeah, I just accidentally cut myself on one of the knives in the sink."

Deidara pulled her hand away and examined the cut on the tip of her finger. The lack of pressure on the wound caused blood to leak out and run down her finger. "Do you have any bandages?" he asked.

She nodded her head and pointed to a small drawer across the kitchen. "You're so clumsy." he remarked, walking to the drawer and rummaging through it until he pulled out a small box of Band-aids. He cleaned the cut carefully and wrapped the bandage around her finger.

"Is it too tight?"

Sakura wiggled her finger, "No, it's perfect."

The boys peeked over the corner. "How about I take over washing while you rinse - I don't want your cut to get infected." he offered.

Sakura hung her arms around his neck and smiled gratefully. "Wow, that's so nice, thanks!"

He shot his middle finger up at the group and smirked.

"He was the first to hug Sakura-san." Itachi uttered.

"What the fuck, Itachi? You touched her boobs!" Hidan spat. The silver-haired boy crawled back over to the table and bowed his head shamefully.

"Cherry-chan and I haven't even had one moment together!" he whined.

Kakuzu slapped the back of his head. "Stop crying about it. She's a member of the club, not a dating service." he chided.

"I never said I wanted to date her! She's just a friend!" Hidan argued. Kakuzu shook his head, knowing Hidan well enough to tell his dishonesty.

Sakura entered the livingroom and sat down on the couch. She played with a loose strand of her hair as the boys sat quietly at the table.

"I'm sorry that I'm not a good host." she said nervously.

"Just think of stuff you normally do around here when you're by yourself." Itachi responded.

Sakura stroked her chin, a habit she inherited from her mother, and thought of the things she does alone. "I can't really think of anything... What do you guys do when you're alone?"

Sakura blushed as their awkward silence answered her question. She quickly brought up a different topic, "I can go look for some games?"

"Yes, a game would be great!" they all yelled together. As she headed up the stairs, the boys sighed.

"Hanging out with a girl is really hard. You have to think before you speak or else you'll suffer some major consequences." Deidara exclaimed. They all agreed firmly and waited patiently for her to return.

She walked down the stairs empty-handed. "There aren't any games. Do you guys have anything you want to do?"

"We can go watch a movie." Sasori suggested.

"That sounds like a fucking good idea!" Hidan agreed. Sakura pulled her arms through her jacket and slipped on her sneakers

"Let's go!"

Hidan cheered and walked happily beside her. "It's my turn." he thought proudly.

When they reached the movie theater, the only movies playing were centered around romance.

"I don't want to watch a stupid romance movie." Sasori protested.

"I'm sure it won't be that bad." Deidara said, paying for his ticket. Deidara dragged Sasori to the counter and ordered the ticket for the reluctant redhead.

Kisame turned to Itachi. "I can't believe we're all doing this." he said.

Itachi tucked a strand of his dark hair behind his ear, "Me either - I don't know why we feel the need to make her happy."

Hidan bought Sakura a bucket of popcorn and escorted her into the dark theater. She took a seat in the back of the theater and Hidan joined her. "I like sitting in the back too." he laughed.

The other boys clearly shifted moods and watched Hidan's moves carefully. Sakura and Hidan continued their conversation until the screen lit up brightly. The beginning was like many normal, cliche romance movies - the girl starts out with a terrible break-up and then meets the new guy. Sakura drove her hand into the popcorn and munched quietly.

Hidan tried pulling the yawn-and-stretch move, but Itachi quickly grabbed his arm. "I'm sorry, Sakura, but can I have a bit of popcorn?" He leaned over his seat and stretched out his hand.

"Sure." Sakura held the bucket to Itachi and pulled it back when he grabbed a handful.

Hidan growled at his rudeness.

He turned to Sakura and asked for some popcorn also. She handed him the bucket and grabbed a few pieces. He set it down in her lap and brushed his fingers against her thigh.

"Hidan!" she shouted, ready to punch him.

She punched him in the arm and stopped each approach he attempted during the rest of the movie.

"Fine, I'll actually watch the movie!" he huffed childishly. He slumped in his chair and watched the duration of the movie.

At the end, the woman was struck with a sudden illness and passed away in a matter of months. Sakura's eyes watered at the tragic ending and her small nose sniffled. She felt extremely embarrassed because she knew that her friends were most likely asleep or could care less about the story. She heard Hidan's strangled breaths and was unexpectedly surprised to see tears running down his face.

He quickly wiped the tears away with his sleeve and sniffed. The credits rolled down the screen and the group left to walk the streets.

"Sakura-chan, were you crying?" Kisame asked, noticing her red, puffy eyes.

"Yeah, I wasn't expecting the ending at all!"

"It seems Hidan wasn't either." Deidara snickered.

Hidan grabbed the scruff of his shirt and bared his teeth. "Shut up, idiot!" he snarled.

"I can't believe Mr. Tough Guy cried over such a ridiculous movie." Kakuzu smirked.

"Shut your goddamn mouth!" Hidan yelled.

Sakura walked over to him and held his hands in her own. "I think it's really cool how you express your feelings openly, Hidan-kun. It's also super sweet how you're not afraid to be yourself around others." she praised.

The others cocked an eyebrow. You have go to be fucking kidding me.

His cheeks flushed and grinned happily at her compliment. "Thanks, Cherry-chan! What do you want to do now?"

"I think it's time for me to go hit the books." she laughed.

"Let me walk you home then!" She accepted and the two walked happily back to her house.

"I think we know now who she prefers now." Kisame grunted.

Itachi shook his head and smiled, "No, it's not that. She's just happy to have people in her life that care about her. She's oblivious to any, if not all, romantic advances at the moment. Right now, all she wants is friends."

Sakura slept in the next morning without any interruptions. She picked out all her study guides and began practicing algebraic expressions.

"This is what I wanted to do for Golden Week; I wanted complete isolation and now I have it."

She walked to her window and viewed the street below. "If this is what I wanted all week, then why do I feel so sad that they aren't visiting me?"

Before Hidan left, he had informed her of their plans tomorrow of checking out a few universities and they wouldn't be able to hang out with her. She didn't mind it at first, but it felt incredibly lonely by herself.

She pushed her selfish thoughts out of her mind and began studying. "I shouldn't act as if I'm the center of their world. God, I would be so annoying if I was like that!"

It was her last day of Golden Week and she finally felt confident enough with her test practice. Kakashi-sensei's class would be fairly easy and she also was proud of her correct answers on the math sheets.

She lazied around the house doing nothing all day. Her parents were off running errands and visiting friends, so she sprawled onto the couch and rested her eyes. A light knock on the door caused her to jump.

"Yes?" Sakura searched for a person, but nobody stood in front of her. She began to close the door when a small envelope on her steps caught her eye. She picked it up and tore it open.

Her stomach did somersaults as she read the note silently to herself:

You think you're so cute, don't you? I'll have you know that you're just a smug bitch and everyone hates you. If you even dare think that being a member of the Student Council is something to be proud of - you're dead wrong! I swear you are the most worthless human being on this Earth and I can't wrap my head around the fact that they still hang out with you! You're pathetic and a burden to everyone. Just give up, nobody wants you.

If you tell anyone about this letter, I will make your life a living hell.

She immediately crumpled up the letter and threw it in the trash. Her heart pounded in her chest. What the hell did she do to cause someone to write such terrible things?

xxx

Can you take a guess at who wrote the letter? Aha. I'll leave the updating there for the time being. Hope you guys will enjoy, votes and comments give me insperation! Until next time.

xTsu