Dead Roses and Black Thorns
Chapter 1
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It's not easy starting at a new school…
…Especially in the middle of the school year.
My mom and me move around a lot, and our current, hopefully PERMANENT, residence is in Konoha.
And here I am, sitting here Konoha High School's office, waiting for my class schedule. A woman with purple hair in a spiky ponytail handed me the slip of paper. I sighed as she handed me map and shoved me out the door.
I looked at the room number before gazing at the map.
My homeroom class wasn't far.
I walked into the class, and utter chaos greeted me.
Of course, everyone in the room stilled and looked at me.
"Excuse us." I heard someone behind and jolted out of the way when I realized I was blocking the doorway. I was too embarrassed to look at them, and instead stared down at my shoes.
I turned to look at the teacher's desk, and found the seat behind it vacant.
"Kakashi-sensei is NEVER on time newbie." A girl with long blond hair pulled back into ponytail shouted from a desk in the corner.
"That's not very nice, Yamanaka-san."
I bolted around and saw a man with unruly silver hair and an eye-patch covering his left eye. The lower region of his face was hidden behind a bright orange book.
"It looks like we have a new student! I'm Kakashi-sensei." He introduced himself politely and shook my hand.
"Why don't you tell everyone your name and something about yourself." He suggested as he sat in his desk, placing his feet on the wooden surface.
I wrung my hands as I turned to face everyone. They were all watching me…
Great.
"Hi. Um, my name is S-Setsuka Kurosu. I just moved here from Kirigakure." I stated rather quickly.
"Ok then. Uh, lets find you a seat then. Ah, you can sit next to Yamanaka-san." He pointed to the empty seat beside the blonde that had greeted me earlier.
I sat down, placing my bag under the desk, and the chaos resumed.
"You have really pretty hair, Setsuka-chan." I looked at the blonde and blushed, mumbling a thank you.
"I'm Ino Yamanaka by the way." She introduced herself, flipping her blonde ponytail dramatically.
Glad to see someone was talking to me.
She chatted with me for the rest of the period until the bell rang. People grabbed their bags and darted out the room.
"Let me see your schedule!" Ino pulled the paper out of my hands and glanced over it. She frowned, her somewhat overly plucked brows furrowing.
"I just transferred out of chorus. Most of the freaks are in that class."
Brilliant.
"I'll show you the way though." She said as she grabbed my arm and dragged me through the halls and outside to a smaller building. She pushed me through the door, sending me stumbling in.
The sensei was sitting at the desk in front of a whiteboard. The room was like a small theater minus the curtains, stage, and expansive seats.
The teacher was fair with 4 tawny ponytails and teal eyes. She smiled at me, showing two rows of perfect white teeth.
"You must be my new aide. I'm Temari-sensei." She greeted me as I walked to her desk and shook her hand.
The bell rang and ended the passing period. Students filed into the room, taking their seats and pulling out folders before placing them on the music stands before them.
"Ok class. You'll be continuing your assigned pieces from 'The Phantom of the Opera' by yourself, or with your partner. I'll give you five minutes for prep, and then you'll present them to the class and me for feedback." She clapped her hands and the class milled about.
I sat beside her desk, listening to the voices around me as Temari-sensei asked me about my life before coming to this school. I had to remind her that the five-minute prep time was up.
She clapped once more, calling the class to order.
"Time's up! Tayuya! You're up!"
She went through the students, each person or group presenting a piece from my favorite opera of all time. I knew every word to every song, and smiled.
I still think Christine would've gone with the Phantom though.
The voices were ok. Nothing to spectacular.
They went on, until only 3 people were left.
"Ok, Noriko! You're doing a piece with Hinata AND Gaara, correct?"
I searched for the crystalline voice that had replied, "Yes"
"Let me see you and Hinata first." Temari-sensei gestured to the front of the class.
I hadn't even noticed the piano on the other side of her desk.
A girl with dark blue hair and pearl colored eyes walked forward, seating herself in front of the piano. The tips of her waist-length hair were dyed white.
My jaw dropped when I saw the other girl.
Her blue-black hair reached her knees, and her skin was like that of a porcelain doll, smooth and flawless. Her eyes were the color of polished jet, the intensity of her black orbs almost hypnotic.
She seemed… inhuman.
My senses flared, but she couldn't be one of THEM. There were none reported in this area for months now.
The two girls looked at each other, then-at Temari-sensei. She nodded, and the navy-haired girl began to play, her fingers dancing along the ivories.
(Angel Of Music)
I was stunned.
The girl with the navy hair played beautifully, and her voice was a nice, high soprano.
The black-haired girl had full range, power, and control to her voice. I could've sworn I'd heard it before though…
Temari-sensei clapped eagerly, smiling away. Some other students applauded too.
"Good job you two! Very nice! Now it's Noriko and my nii-chan right?" Temari-sensei snickered.
The black haired girl laughed. The sound was like angels ringing crystal bells.
"You should know that Gaara hates it when you call him nii-chan!" she laughed, Temari-sensei still snickering.
I watched as another person walked forward, and my jaw dropped once more.
His hair was a messy mass of crimson tresses. His ivory skin was as perfect as the girls, and his face was flawless and gorgeous. His light jade eyes were framed in thick rings of black…eyeliner? He was an extremely handsome Ares, the god of war.
Temari-sensei smiled despite the glare she was receiving from her brother, and pointed her remote to the stereo system. She clicked the button and the playback started.
(The Point of No Return)
I found myself in shock.
They were even better than the original actors for the opera!
They were applauded, but cut-short when the bell rang.
"What's your next class Setsuka?" Temari-sensei asked me, grabbing her bag and thermos.
I pulled out my schedule and glanced at it.
"Um, History with Iruka-sensei."
"I'll show you the way there."
I jogged to keep up with her as she walked me through the halls to my next class. I saw Ino, and she dragged me off before I could even say thank you to Temari-sensei.
Ino sat next to me for the rest of class, dragging me to the next one.
Then came lunch.
Thank god.
Ino sat me down at a table, gossiping away.
"Ooh! And that's Karin, Suigetsu, and Jugo. Don't even bother with that horde of morons."
I was just beginning to realize how snobbish Ino really was. She was always talking highly about herself, and talking trash about everyone else. I rolled my eyes mentally when a group of the most beautiful people walked into the cafeteria.
The first pair in was a big buff with a pointed, red tattoo on each cheek and unruly brown hair and a girl with chocolate brown hair in two buns on her head and brown-hazel eyes.
"Who're they?" I asked, nodding my head in the direction of the couple.
"Oh, the nerd herd. Those two are Kiba Inuzuka and TenTen Yu." Ino frowned at the couple as they sat at a table.
Another a girl I didn't know jumped into the conversation.
"All the people in the nerd herd are freaks! Temari-sensei is, like, the freakin Shepard of the weirdos!"
Ino then continued.
"And everyone in the herd is, like, together. Like, TOGETHER together."
Another couple walked in while Ino was talking.
I recognized the blue-haired girl from chorus. She was with a guy who had spiky blonde hair and tan skin. His eyes were a deep blue, and three whisker-like marks adorned each of his cheeks.
"That's Hinata Hyuga. She's REALLY quiet. And she's with Naruto Namikaze, who's too hyper for his own good."
The couple joined the other at the table, laughing and talking.
Two more walked in after them. The girl had pastel pink hair with black streaks that brushed her shoulders and bright green eyes. The guy had spiky blue-black hair, familiar porcelain skin, and coal black eyes.
"That's little miss Sakura Haruno and local heart-throb Sasuke Uchiha. They're one of the more popular couples." Ino sneered and glared at the pink-haired girl.
"Like I care."
Dead give away that she hated the pinkette and adored the raven.
The last couple to walk in was the black haired girl and the red headed Ares from chorus.
"And last, and definitely least, is Sabaku no Gaara and Noriko Uchiha. She's Sasuke's perfect cousin."
The final couple walked over and joined the others at the table.
"Like I said Setsuka, don't even bother. They're freaks." Ino hissed, glaring in their direction.
I looked at the group and examined their behavior. They seemed normal, like teenagers at school and enjoying their friends. I just sat there and ate my lunch, listening to Ino's trash talking and gazing around the cafeteria.
Then the unthinkable happened.