New story everyone! I hope I won't delete it anytime soon. And I also hope that this one will get more attention...I'm deleting the other one...again, because I just can't figure out what to write next. So...enjoy your reading!:)

CH 1: Life as we know it!

It was Tuesday. Tuesday morning actually. I was in AP English, my second class today. Things were boring really, my teacher was saying something about an oral project and partners. We did this before, nothing special. Usually the teacher just picks the pairs and makes us go with it. If I think about it, his pairs are really random. Sometimes he feels funny and thinks that pairing up rivals will be funny, when really that's just his way of flunking a student...that never got me.

"Ino and Hinata..." I mean, he tried once. He paired me with Karin. She used to be one of my friends but she went plastic in sophomore year.

"Tenten and Karin..." Plastic as in she went with the populars...and started ignoring us. Man, was it awkward when we started working. We were working at my house and we had nothing to talk about, she texted all the time and I had to do the project by myself...

"Sasuke and Sakura..." There it was...my partner. Sasuke? That sounds familiar.

"Naruto and Temari, Neji and Shikamaru...and that's pretty much it. I expect your orals in 2 weeks. When the bell rings come and get your books." Amazingly the bell rang right after he said that. Everyone got up and walked toward the teacher's desk to get their books creating the biggest mess. I stood behind waiting for everyone to leave so I can get the book in peace.

"You Sakura?" I heard someone ask so I turned around.

"You Sasuke?" I asked back. He nodded and I smiled. We don't know each other but at least that won't make things worse. Meanwhile the classroom cleard out so it was safe for me to take my book now.

"Sakura...I thought you changed your mind." My teacher greated me.

"Of course not. I just wanted the others to pick first."

"That means you get the book that doesn't get picked."

"Yes, that's true. But in my opinion there is no such thing as a book that's not worth reading." I smiled, took my book and nodded as a goodbye. I smiled at Sasuke again, nodded and walked out of the classroom.

Ino was waiting for me in the hallway, as always, her book in hand. When she saw me she smiled and started walking with me at her side.

"So what's your book? Mine is Animal Farm." She asked and I finally looked at the book in her hand.

"The Scarlet Letter. I actually read this book before so it won't be that hard." I shoved my book in her face and smiled.

"Yes, yes. You got it easier than me. Anyway, who was your partner, again?" We reached our lockers and we both opened it at the same time, looking through it for the same thing. We were best friends for 8 years now, so we started acting like one anther some time ago.

"Um, Sasuke...something...Doesn't he sound familiar?" I frowned a little, trying to remember him. Ino just smiled and shook her head.

"You oblivious little brainiac. He's that popular guy that every girl faints in the presence of. You know, that guy that does everything right. Grades, sport, social life. Still, I'm not surprised you don't know him, you never really cared about this things."

"I have to admit though, he is really cute. I do hope that he won't be like Karin...not that I didn't like doing the project by myself, at least I didn't argue with anyone about the way it should be." I closed my locker, and leaned against it, just like Ino.

"Forget about Karin, he'll probably be the best partner you ever had. Think about it. He'll pick you up on his dazzling white horse, in his dazzling nice clothes, make you drool at his dazzling eyes and make you faint when he kisses you sensless. Damn girl, I'm jealouse!" She playfully punched me and I chuckled. Ino always had a problem with day dreaming.

"That's funny, Ino! You should be a stand up comedian." I playfully glared at her and she shrugged.

"It will happen."

"Of course it will. And after that Santa Clause will start rapping for cookies."

"Oh please, that big old fellow could use a good old diet. Cookies are bad for his health. And if he dies who would give our presants? Who, Sakura? Who?"

"Ino, you know he gets cranky when he doesn't get his cookies. Putting that aside, I should get to History." I took my book bag off the floor and turned to Ino.

"Another AP class, huh? You're such a nerd..."

"What can I say? The avrage one just bores me." I shrugged and played with the zipper on my bag.

"And the AP one just confuses me."I chuckled while she pushed me towards my class. "We don't want you to be late, now do we?" I turned around and stopped her from pushing me.

"And we don't want-"

"Sakura?" Sombody intrerupted me so I turned around to see who it was. It wasn't surprising when I saw my new English partner.

"Yes?" I answered with a straight face. Meanwhile behind me, Ino was barely holding in her laugh. Why she felt the need to laugh, I have no idea...It was Ino after all.

"About the project..." He started and I made an O face, realizing why he was here. Silly me, I actually thought Ino's daydreaming will come true for once...I just realized how stupid I was for thinking that. Ino's a sweatheart, really, but she can't keep her thoughts to herself. Sometimes it's funny, but other times she really can get us in trouble. I'm saying 'us' because if she goes down I'm going down with her by choice.

"Right, the project...well, I guess you should read the book first. When you finish it...call me." I gave him the book I was holding and walked away. I didn't got that far though cause he called my name again. It's a good thing he did cause Ino was getting ready to say something.

"I don't have your number..." Right...silly me. The problem is I'm running late. It's a good thing Ino is here.

"Ino, can you take care of this? I really have to run. " She sighed and nodded her head like a maniac...I wonder if she likes Sasuke...well, he is cute, so probably she does. At least I know I gave her the perfect excuse to talk to him.

"Sure thing Sakura. Don't worry about it." I smiled at her and ran to my class. Maybe I should ask her about Sasuke after school. But if she likes Sasuke, what about Shikamaru? Her 'life-long crush' as she called it. I guess I'll have to wait to find out.

The classes passed by pretty fast, lunch was a blur and the classes after, but finally school ended and Ino was waiting for me in the parking lot of the school, just like always. Not in the car, don't be silly...we're still raising money for that, together of course. We plan on buying it just before we go to the same college. Even though our grades are really different, I don't dream of an Ivy League and she's good enough for a decent college, so everything works out perfectly.

"Finally, I thought the school swallowed you." She smiled as we started walking together home, like any other day.

"Ino, I need to ask you something." I said ignoring what she said.

"Shoot."

"Do you have a thing for Sasuke?" Before hearing an answer I heard a snort then some giggles.

"You like him, don't you?" She bumped playfully into me and I chuckled a little. To tell you the truth I never thought about that. I mean he is cute and seems to be pleasnt, but I guess I don't know. Maybe I do like him...or maybe I don't...

"I don't really know. He is cute, I'll give you that-"

"Cute? He's freaking gorgeouse!" She yelled

"Are you sure you don't like him?" I teased her and she just sighed and shook her head.

"Look Sakura, maybe you don't like him now but I know you, you will like him because he's just your type-"

"I have a type?" Ino threw me a 'shut-up' look and kept counting on her fingers.

"-and he will probably like you too. Screw 'probably' he surely will." Well, is good to know one of us is this confident.

"Wow, I didn't know you could read the future, Ino." She sighed again like she's trying to explain something that seemed complicated to a 5 year old. I couldn't help but sweat drop.

"Sakura, stop it. Is about time you get a boyfriend and I want you to consider Sasuke." I just rolled my eyes this time, she's acting like my mother...again!

"That's not the problem. You're assuming, here, that Sasuke likes me. We don't know that and frankly I highly doubt that." I shrugged and looked in my book bag for my cellphone because I just heard it ring.

"Oh, puh-lease! He'll adore you! With my help and your good looks, everything will turn out great!"

"Hold on a second! I never said I agree with anything you're planning." I said still looking for my phone. I know I didn't lose it since I hear the message ringtone, well, maybe I did lose it...in my bag.

"Just follow my lead Sakura, you'll have a boyfriend at the end of this month."

"I don't want a boyfriend!" I yelled as I finally found my phone and read the text that came from a new number.

This is Sasuke. Save my number.

His number?...Oh right! His number! I forgot.

"Who's that?" Ino peeked at my phone but by the time she saw it I already deleted the text.

"Just Sasuke." I said shoving the phone back in my bag.

"Oh, you mean your future boyfriend?" She said while wiggling her eyebrows. I only shook my head.

"ino, drop it, that won't happen any time soon."

"Yeah...I don't think I'm going to drop it just yet. You never now until you try, right?" She smirked in my way. I now know that she has something planned...something I won't like at all. Damn it...now I have to deal with that too!

Shaking my head I walked away from her toward my own house while she did the same...smirking. So she was smirking and I was shaking my head...this seems like a normal day.

"I'm home!" I yelled as I walked in. I don't really have someone to yell that to but let's just say I like hearing my own voice.

"Sakura, be quiet." I heard my mother hush me before resuming her conversation on the phone. Probably another business call. She's working all day long and when she's home she's talking on the phone all the time. So there is nothing new here. I never got any attention from my parents-actually 'parents' is not right, I never met my father so let's say I never got attention from my mom. I used to do everything I could to make her proud but I gave up when I saw she doesn't really notice. I'm not mad at her, I understand that she's doing this for me and at least I know she likes it.

So without saying anything else I smiled in her way-she smiled back but really quick-and ran upstairs to take a shower.

I opened the room to my bedroom to find the same mess I left this morning. Clothes everywhere but my closet-seriously, my closet is empty-my computer had a few magazines thrown on it. Just the classic mess. I smiled and dropped my bag on the floor running for the shower.

It took me 30 minutes to get out of the bathroom, and I would've stayed there more just that my phone has been ringing for the last 5 minutes.

"What?" I said bored in the phone.

"What? No 'Oh is you?'" I heard Ino at the other end. Not that I didn't already know it was her.

"Come on Ino, tell me what you want." She sighed and giggled silently. I threw myself on the bed and got comfortable on all my pillows.

"I just wanted to tell you that I will make Sasuke your boyfriend and you do like him and he will like you...hell, he probably already does! So stop complaining and go with it!"

"Sigh...Ino..." beep...beep...did she hang up? "Hello, Ino?" Yeah she hang up! Great...and I thought she was joking earlier.