Author's Note-I finally decided to do a fan fiction about Chouji . Lemony goodness to come, so please review…it keeps me motivated to update.

Summary: It's Naruto, but in a high school with no ninjas, jutsu, or kunais. There is however the ever lingering exams, girls, and jealousy. Chou x OC, Ino x Chou.

There was a dance tonight, and Akimichi Chouji didn't have a date. He had asked Haruno Sakura the day before, but she said she was going with Inuzuka Kiba. After that he went to Hinata, but she was going with Naruto...yet it was just another complete failure. After going through most of the other girls he realized that only Yamanaka Ino was left. He sighed…this wouldn't end well.

"Hey Ino…ummm..."

"What do you want fatass?"

Chouji began to rub the back of his head and asked shyly, "Are…Are…Are you going to the dance with anyone? 'Cause if not, I was wondering--"

"Wait a second…are you asking me to the dance?" Ino asked sounding very annoyed.

Chouji nodded quickly in reply. He had always liked Ino…though it was weird. She always had put him down, but he just came back for more.

"Well the answer is no fatty. I can't be seen dancing with you!"

"Oh," Chouji said slightly crestfallen. He sighed…it was expected.

"Well see ya later fatty," Ino said closing her locker and walking off.

Chouji, again, expected that last insult. It hurt after awhile…the names. Usually he would be extremely pissed, but this was Ino. The girl he loved, the girl that insulted him…He opened his locker, and grabbed his English textbook, and walked to his English class.

The class was small, and so was the room. The teacher, who just happened to be Hatake Kakashi, walked into the room just as the bell rang. Chouji sat three seats away from the front. They never really learned anything from Kakashi, he'd just pass out worksheets everyday and take them for a completion grade. Chouji laid his head down on the desk, exhausted from the project he had barely began and finished last night for science, and closed his eyes.

"Today class we have a new student," Kakashi announced, "Her name is Tali."

After he finished talking, a girl with black hair walked into the classroom. She was wearing blue jeans, and a shirt that said "Was Today Really Necessary?" Her dark blue eyes looking for a seat.

"There's a seat by Chouji over there Tali," Kakashi pointed out to her.

Tali nodded and asked, "Who's Chouji?"
"He's the fatass!" Kiba yelled with a laugh, the whole joining in with him.

Chouji ignored them looking up at Tali as she took the seat next to him.

Kakashi passed out a worksheet and said, "Class, I want you to work with the person next to you, so it wont take all period." After finishing he sat down reading "Make-Out Paradise".

Tali turned her desk to Chouji's and asked, "Hey Chouji…Can I call you Chou?"

Chouji mumbled in reply, "Sure."

"So Chou, I can see that you like chips," she said with a grin. A half-opened bag of chips had been poking out of Chouji's pocket the whole time.

"Yeah.." he answered quietly. He wasn't trying to be cold towards Tali…he was just a little wary around people now. Throughout (A/N: Real word…let's hope xD) Elementary School, and right now…people had always teased him how fat he was. Among other things they would call him stupid, useless, and the extremely mean ones would beat him up.

"Why do you let them insult you like that?" Tali asked, concern in her voice.

"Because it's true," he mumbled quietly.

Tali sighed. It was true…he wasn't exactly the skinniest guy around, but she could see there was more to him. "Chou," she said trying to move away from the tentative subject asked, "So are you going to the dance?"

"No…it would be a waste of my time since, there isn't a girl who would take someone like me."

"Well, do you want to take me?"

Chouji froze…this girl, whom he barely met, was asking to take her to tonight's dance.

"Well?" Tali asked laying her head down on her arms.

Chouji answered, "I would love to take you."

Author's Note: Woot! Chouji-kun's got a date…What will happen next? Review and found out sooner!

Erimaki