Daring Beginnings
DG32173
Sarah: um, this is the first of a multi-story series. So, enjoy please! Masashi Kishimoto owns the anime, manga, and cast of Naruto; I merely just borrow them to amuse myself with little fanfics about them.
!!!WARNINGS!!!
ALTERNATE UNIVERSE!! Okay, other than that, rated T for cursing and lewd insinuations. Also, there are pranks (oh come on, don't look so surprised; this story is ABOUT a prankster group and popular girls), funny-embarrassing moments, etc. Oh! And I have a notice at the bottom of the info junk before the chapter. It explains a bit about the characters relationships. Oh… and UBER OOC-ness all over. Don't like, don't read.
SUMMARY
What troublesome matters await sixteen unsuspecting high-school students? A lot. Eight Preps and Eight Pranksters find that out when fickle fate decided to mess with their happy lives and turn their world upside down.
PAIRINGS!
Kiba/Sakura; Shika/Shizune; Naruto/Temari; Sasuke/Hinata; Neji/Tenten; Shino/Ino; Jiraiya/Tsunade; Gaara/Kin. Possibly more, but these are the main ones.
NOTE
(Authors note)
"Talking"
'Thinking'
"Radio, someone on the other end of a phone, singing, etc." you'll figure it out
Scene change
POV change
MemoryScene change in memory
INDEX
Arrivederci: good bye
Capíché: understand origin unknown
Teme: bastard
!!RELATIONSHIP NOTICE!!
Here's how it is:
EVERYONE IS IN HIGH SCHOOL! Thank you, now here's the actual relationship thingamajig:
Ino and Tsunade are sisters, and Naruto is their cousin through their moms. Tsunade is a year older than Ino and Naruto; she's in twelfth grade while Naruto and Ino are in eleventh.
Shizune and Tenten are sisters, though Shizune's a year older. Tenten is in eleventh grade and Shizune is in twelfth grade.
Hinata and Neji are twins, not cousins. Neji is ten minutes older. Both are in eleventh grade.
Sasuke is an only child and is in eleventh grade.
Shino and Jiraiya are brothers. Jiraiya is older by nine and a half months. Jiraiya is in twelfth grade and Shino's in eleventh.
Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro are still siblings. Kankuro is the oldest and is a sophomore in college. Temari is older than Gaara by just a year and is in twelfth grade while Gaara is in eleventh. Kankuro is only appears as being mentioned by the others or on a telephone.
Sakura's an only child and is in eleventh grade.
Kiba's an only child and is in eleventh grade.
Shikamaru and Kin are fraternal twins and are in the eleventh grade.
Chapter 1
Of 'Preps' and 'Pranksters'
"Naruto… who's purses are those?" Kiba asks warily. One of the purses looks exactly like the one he got Sakura for her sixteenth birthday a few months ago.
"Sakura's, Ino's, Hinata's, Tenten's, Tsunade's, Shizune's, Kin's, and Temari's," he says, grinning. He holds up a spray can of whipped cream.
"Naruto… I wouldn't do that if I were you," Shikamaru warns.
"Oh why not?!" Naruto exclaims, taking off the cap of the whipped cream.
"Nobody messes with a prep's purse or bag," Shino says.
Naruto shakes his head. "You guys are wusses!" he says, shaking the whipped cream can.
"Um, we'll just back off now," Jiraiya says. With that, all of Naruto's friends back away from Naruto. They stand near the wall.
Naruto smirks and starts spraying the whipped cream all over the eight purses on his arms. "Hehe," he chuckles
"UZUMAKI NARUTO!" eight female voices scream in angered unison.
Naruto pales. "Uh-oh," he mutters as the owners of the purses stalk towards him.
"Told ya," Shino mutters, his face mostly hidden by his jacket and sunglasses.
"DID YOU DO THAT TO MY PURSE?!?!" Sakura screams angrily, right up in Naruto's face. The blonde gulps upon seeing the fierce bonfire burning in her angry green eyes. He nods meekly. "YOU TEME!!! THAT WAS A NEW PURSE I GOT FOR MY BIRTHDAY! YOU ARE GOING TO CLEAN ALL THOSE PURSES! IF SO MUCH AS A SPECK OF WHIPPED CREAM REMAINS ON EVEN ONE OF THEM, YOU'LL WISH YOU HAD NEVER BEEN BORN! Capíché?!
Naruto gulps again and nods his understanding. "Capíché," he says quietly.
Tsunade and Ino glare at their cousin. "And make sure it's done by tomorrow morning. We need them back before school tomorrow," Ino growls. It's between fifth and sixth class; sixth being the homeroom and the end of the day.
"Okay cousin," Naruto murmurs.
Temari glares at him. "And if anything is missing or in the wrong place, we'll know. And if anything is moved or missing, you will find yourself in pain for the rest of the school year!" she hisses. Naruto gulps for the third time in five minutes. If Temari threatens something, his cousins glare at him, and Sakura screeches at him… he's in BIG trouble if he messes up.
Shizune grins. "Thanks!" she says giddily, an evil smirk on her face. The eight girls head off for homeroom, chatting about nothing important like normal preps. Sad thing is, they aren't normal preps. Normal preps don't attend a private ninja academy. And Konoha Ninja High (KNH for short) is a private ninja academy … a very expensive one, and even pickier on who it accepts than it is expensive. And the teachers are all Chunin or Jounin level ninja. And the principal, Sarutobi-sensei, is the Leaf Village Hokage. Basically the leader of Leaf Village's Ninja and citizens. And to become Hokage is not a voting thing. The previous Hokage has to choose a successor they believe will do the best job for the village; then when that Hokage passes away or steps down, the successor takes over leading the village, the ninja, keeping the village safe, and being principal at KNH. Talk about a lot of responsibility with just one job.
Next morning, school courtyard
Naruto winces as the eight girls examine their purses. He hadn't dared open their purses. After all, all the whipped cream was on the backs of them. And he got off as much cream as his enhanced vision found. Now, he just prays that he got it all. Somehow, when it comes to their stuff, all preps have better vision than he does. And that's saying something.
"Huh," Sakura says. They had each examined their own purses and each of the other girls', just to make sure nothing was missed. "Good job, loser," she says snidely. With that, the eight girls turn on their heels and head into the school.
Naruto sighs in relief. He hears laughter behind him. "Shuddit, Shikamaru," he mutters.
"Ya shoulda seen the look on your face while they were examining their purses! Priceless!" Kiba crows. "Good thing Gaara brought his video camera!"
Naruto whirls around to see his seven friends looking at Gaara's video camera's screen and laughing. He knows exactly what they're watching; the entire scenario between him and the Preps. Back in fourth and fifth grades, the sixteen had separated into two groups: Preppy Girls and Prankster Boys. It began because of 'cooties'. But they've been separated into the groups for so long, it's stuck and it's habit to call each other 'Preps' and 'Pranksters'. And they are preps and pranksters…
Sarah: eh. Funky ending, but it'll do. Chapter 2 will be up sooner or later. Arrivederci.