Whereabouts

SHIORI'S POV
Ino and I are searching the room, I open one of the drawers and see a letter

"Ino, I found something"

"Really? What is it?" Ino approaches me

"It's a letter. It reads 'To my dearest Shiori, I will be waiting for you at our special place'"

"Do you remember where that special place is?" Ino asks

"I'm not certain" I say as I study the letter, that's when I discern a faint drawing on the bottom of the paper

"Look, there's an illustration of a meadow and a big rock" I say

"That must be it. Didn't we see a big rock at a distance while we were walking here?" Ino asks

"I'm going outside to inspect" I say

"Alright. Let's split up then. I'll stay and continue searching here" Ino says

"Good idea. I'll meet you back here"

"Or you could just call me so I could meet up with you instead" Ino suggest

"I would love to, however my phone is out of power. See you later Ino" I giggle

I make my way outside to search for the rock

INO'S POV
I'm thoroughly searching when my phone suddenly rings

"Who could be calling?" I say as I take out my phone from my pocket

"Huh? Shikamaru? What does he want?" I wonder as I answer the phone

"Hello?" I say

"Hey, Ino. You're with Shiori right?" Shikamaru asks

"Yeah, why?" I answer

"Can you hand her the phone, Sasuke needs to talk to her" Naruto says

"Uhh, I don't think now's the time" I say as I look outside the window, seeing Shiori walking away

"Huh? What do you mean? Where are you guys?" Sasuke asks

"Look, we're in the middle of something alright? Shiori will talk to you as soon as she can. I have to go, we're doing something really important right now" I say before hanging up

"Boys" I sigh as I continue searching

SAKURA'S POV
I'm at Hinata's place, talking to her about what I've overheard

"Really?" Hinata says in surprise

"Did you tell Shiori?" she asks

"Kinda. I sent her the video" I sigh sadly

"Why did you do that?" Hinata says worriedly

"She has the right to know. But I guess a part of me was being selfish. I'm so terrible" I say sadly

"Oh Sakura"

"Maybe I shouldn't have sent her the video. I tried calling Shiori to explain further but she wasn't picking up" I say as I hug Hinata's pillow

"Maybe her phone is dead or it's not on her. She is a busy person after all" Hinata says as she tries to comfort me

"I hope she and Sasuke are not fighting because of it" I sigh

"Is what the boys saying in the video that bad?" Hinata asks

"You be the judge" I say as I hand her my phone

Hinata plays the video, and while she's watching it, a shadow looms behind us. We both turn around and see her cousin, high school student council president, Neji Hyuga, looking angrily down at us

"B-Brother!" Hinata says nervously

"Show me that" Neji says seriously

"What?" I say

Neji snatches my phone and replays the video

"That Uchiha" Neji says angrily

"There you are Neji" Lee says as he enters the room

"We've been looking for you" student council secretary, Ten Ten says

"I'm borrowing this" Neji says before walking to the door

"Huh?" Hinata and I look at him confusedly

"What for?!" I ask

"Lee, Ten Ten. Let's go" Neji says as he leaves the room

"Where are we going?" Lee asks

"To the Uchiha Mansion. I have a bone to pick with Sasuke Uchiha" Neji says seriously

Lee and Ten Ten follows after Neji

"Oh no. Who knows what Neji will do to Sasuke" Hinata says worriedly

"Come on. We have to follow them" I say

Hinata and I follow after Neji, Lee, and Ten Ten. They drive off before we can stop them

"I'll call a taxi" I say

"O-oh uh. I-I'll get the driver and have him drive us in the car" Hinata offers

"Oh right, thanks Hinata" I say

'Let's hope for the best'

SASUKE'S POV
Out of the blue, Shiori's older brother enters the study

"Oh, hey there Sasuke. It appears that I have gone astray. Can you divulge the route to Itachi's sleeping quarters?" He says sheepishly

"Shiori's brother talks really funny like Shiori" Naruto whispers to us

"They are siblings" Choji whispers

"Manners you two" Shino whispers

"Shut up" I whisper angrily before turning back to face Shiori's brother

"Itachi's room is on the second floor, 4th door to the left" I say

"Oh Thank you" Shiori's brother is about to take his leave, when I stop him

"Wait!"

"Yes?"

"Uhh do you happen to know where Shiori might be?" I ask

"Oh, did she not tell you? She and Ino took off to the summer camp she went to as a kid" her brother answers

'The place of the promise!'

"Why do you think they went there?" Choji asks

"She said something about divulging the identity of someone to null a promise she made. Well I have to go see Itachi now. Bye!" Shiori's brother leaves the room

"So those two had the same plans as us" I say

"What are we waiting for then? Let's go then" Naruto claims

"There's one problem. I don't exactly remember the address" I say

"Then let's ask Shiori's brother" Kiba says

"Hold it right there Sasuke Uchiha" Neji says as he enters the room

"Neji?! What are you doing here?" I ask

Lee and Ten Ten emerge from behind him

"Look bushy brow's with him" Naruto says

"Wait! Neji! Stop!" Sakura yells as she and Hinata runs inside the room

"What are you all doing here?" I ask in annoyance

"Explain this" Neji says angrily as she holds out a phone and plays a familiar video

Me and the guys gulp

'Damn. He's the last person I want seeing that'

"W-We're sorry Sasuke" Hinata says sadly

"This footage is really incriminating, isn't it?" Neji says as he glares at me

"Not cool Sasuke" Lee crosses his arms disappointedly

"Listen guys, this is a misunderstanding!" Naruto says in my defense

"It's okay Naruto. I'll handle this" I say

I face Neji

"I know it sounds bad, I'll explain it to you, but that explanation is going to have to wait, because I have to find Shiori" I say seriously

"And why are you looking for her? To officially break her heart?" Neji glares at me

"No. To tell her my truth. I love her" I say seriously as I lock eyes with Neji to show him how serious I am with this

Neji stays silent for a few monents before speaking

"Where is she?" Neji asks

"We're not exactly sure. All we know is that Shiori and Ino went to the summer camp she went to as a kid" Shikamaru answers

"That summer camp huh?"--Neji

"We're just about to ask Shiori's brother for the address" I say

Neji stares at all of us before letting out a sigh

"...I know where it is. Those who're coming, follow us to the limo" Neji says before turning his back on us

We look at him in surprise

"Brother"--Hinata

"What's with his sudden offer?" Kiba whispers

"Yeah, I was expecting him to beat us up" Naruto whispers

"Well? Get down to the limo before I change my mind" Neji says

"Follow us" Ten Ten smiles

I nod at my friends

Everyone leaves the room, leaving me and Neji alone

"Why?" I ask

"I'm doing this for Shiori, not you. I want to hear your explanation, and if bringing you to Shiori's whereabouts mean you'll say it, then I will" Neji says seriously before leaving the room

'I guess he's not too bad after all'

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