Sakura was your average girl. Only she was a strange type of girl. She wasn't into the types of things her classmates were into, like dressing this way or belonging to some fan girl group. It made her popular and all because she had the looks and the clothes as well as the grades but she loved to keep to herself and her friends. Most of them lived a ways away from her but some lived pretty close, Like TenTen, Hinata, and Naruto, who were her three best friends.

Unfortunately though they couldn't hang out with her today it seemed they all had things to be doing the day that she actually had time to hang out with them. She grabbed her black jacket and pulled on some combat boots so that she could head outside. It looked like she would be watching the waves alone. Sakura headed for the edge of the town where the waves on the river would come alive. She sat on the edge and watched. Her scarf moving in the wind. Her plaid skirt was also moving on it's way. Slowly she hugged her knees to her chest knowing there was no one around to look up her skirt. She stared closer at what she thought was a black spot until she realized it was a human head.

The partially spiky hair was a bit messy and his bangs touched his eyes. He had on an outfit that she made to be the classic emo look. Without knowing what she was doing she got up to get a closer look at this shadowy looking person. Through some of the bush around the are she looked for a tiny passage. When she found it she looked at the person who looked to be as lonely as she was that same day.

"I know you're there whoever you are." She gasped knowing that she too was obvious.

"Fine." She walked out and up to him. "Hey."

"What were you doing there."

"Never seen you around are you new."

"Something like that."

"Oh." she sat next to him without permission but he did nothing to get rid of her. They sat in silence and watched until unknowingly her eyes closed and she fell asleep on his shoulder. The shoulder of someone whom she'd never met before and yet trusted herself to be safe.

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Sakura woke up with her head in the lap of the boy. She looked up and met his gaze.

"Did I fall asleep."

"Doesn't take a genius to figure that out."

"Oh." Sakura sat up and hugged her knees to her chest.

"I never goy your name." the boy asked her.

" I didn't get yours either." Came her reply. She stared into the dark orbs he called eyes. Loving every minute of it. The way his pupils were unseen and how his expression played in his eyes as he talked. When he said something she ripped her gaze off his eyes.

"You first he said."

"Sakura... and you?"

"Sasuke."

"Oh."

"Still don't know me huh."

"It's because I stopped being home schooled."

"You were home schooled."

"Yeah what about it?"

"Nothing you just didn't seem the type."

"And you don't seem the spying type either." He retorted.

"Sorry didn't mean it to be personal."

"No I just got home schooled so I could see my mom. She was really sick and then I caught it from her and couldn't go to school for five years anyway."

"What did you have."

"Neuritis. you know the one that eats major organs slowly."

"My dad had that."

"My mom died of it." He stated.

"My dad is still fighting it. I go see him every week."

"So you want to hang out?" He asked her which took her by surprise.

"Y-yeah why not. But I have to let you meet my friends first."

"Fine with me. But you have to meet my people too."

"Who are?"

"You'll see." he said and hopped up. "It's getting dark, you should probably go home."

"Why? I have no curfew."

"Neither do I. But it's not safe here, you should go."

"Want to come with?" She asked. He shrugged. Her arm linked with his and she dragged him along anyway. A few blocks down he parted ways with her without saying a thing. The road to his house looked deserted and had and aura that would give anyone the creeps.

XXxxXX

Later that night Sakura found that no one had actually lived that way for quite some time. About ten years to be exact. The last inhabitants had moved when Sakura was six which meant that house had to be old. She pondered it more and then shrugged. 'Why think about it it's their money.' she thought. She picked up her phone and called up Hinata.

"Hi Sakura."

"Hey Hinata. You busy?"

"No, I'll be over in a second let me just get my jacket."

"Thanks could you get Naruto too."

"Uh... yeah." the girl on the other end told her. Sakura waited and then called Tenten. Tenten arrived in five minutes while Hinata who live only four blocks away was not there. Finally though, the door swung open and Naruto and Hinata showed up. Her usually neat hair was messy and her skirt was a bit wrinkled looking.

"Sorry we're uhh... late... we had some uhh- issues." Naruto said and helped Hinata regain balance. The pale girl had a hicky on her neck but Sakura and Tenten only exchanged looks. Sakura told them what had happened and there weren't any conclusions to be considered.

"Odd that's all. Old house new people. Nothing's wrong with that. Just a bit odd." Hinata said.

"Was he cute?" TenTen asked.

"Hot not cute." Sakura said smirking.

"Even better." Tenten agreed. They continued talking until Sakura's mom arrived.

"Oh Sakura I'm really tired and the noise is too much. could everyone just go home. Sorry to interrupt but tiredness needs sleep."

"Alright. We'll all hang out tomorrow." Her friends said.

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Sakura was walking around the back alleys. The quickest and shortest way yo get home. Her pink hair was free with the wind and her scarf was being whipped around in the wintry wind. An arm grabbed her and puller her into an alley.

"HEEEEYYYY!"she yelled until a hand cut off her rambling yell.

"Relax it's just me." Sasuke whispered into her ear.

"Oh." She blushed at his sudden closeness. She tried to move but he was somehow holding her. She turned and faced him. He smiled and let go of her.

"What was that all about?"

"Nothing just teasing you."

"Why're you here in the first place?" she asked him.

"Errands to run before I can go to your school."

"Why."

"Required."

"Oh." He leaned against the wall and closed his eyes.

"So what do you and your friends do for fun around here."

"Lots of stuff. If you want you can hang out with us later."

"I'd rather not. I have stuff to do with my friends."

"Who are?" Sakura questioned again.

"You'll find out soon enough." He stroked her cheek and walked off. She shook her head. Sasuke was one of the few boys she'd met that she actually intended on getting to know. She'd find out sooner than she wanted to though.