The annoying one who loved her.
"Sakura!" Ino shouted through the open window of the pink haired girl's home.
"I'm coming Ino!" She heard a reply. "Keep your pants on." Sakura mumbled to herself, pulling her leggings up and tying her shoes. Running down the stairs, she shouted goodbye to her mother and slammed the door.
"About time, Forehead." Ino huffed, catching up to Sakura in two strides. "You didn't want to be late getting assigned…" Suddenly reality caught Sakura up.
"Wait, assigned? That's today!?" she exclaimed to her blonde her friend. Ino winced at her voice and nodded to answer her.
"I'm going with my Shika-kun!" The blonde sighed happily. Her eyes going glazing over as she entered a daydream.
"You are?" She asked, awakening Ino from fantasy.
"Oh yeah" Ino smirked and winked. "It's not guaranteed, but fate has its way!"
The two girls talked all the way to the academy, and saw all their friends waiting around for the results.
"SAKURA-CHAN! INO!" A noisy blonde yelled as loud as he could.
"Naruto." Both girls chirped unenthusiastically. Naruto pulled up in front of them, smirking his usually grin with hands behind his head.
"So! Aren't you totally psyched! I mean! We're getting our Chuunin teams! At last!" As he rambled on, Both of the girls attention drifted away from him.
Ino spotted her 'Shika-Kun' sitting under a tree. He was probably asleep or deep in thought. More chance he was asleep, Ino giggled in her head.
Sakura's eyes darted around, looking for a distraction. From person, to person, she couldn't find anyone interesting enough to catch her attention.
"Oh Kiba-Kun! Your so funny!" A shrill voice echoed around the hall. Suddenly, Naruto stopped talking and turned around.
It was the school's latest couple. Kiba and Karin.
'What in Earth does he see in her?' Sakura scowled in her mind, not noticing that she was staring directly at Kiba.
"Jealous, forehead?" Her friend chuckled. Switching back to the room, the pink haired girl looked around to Ino.
"What?" She shockingly gasped. "Who? What? Me? No, I'm not jealous of her." Sakura covered up, Naruto accepted the response and walked off to find more friends, but Ino smirked cunningly at Sakura.
"Suuuuure…" She sarcastically commented. "Don't worry, Sakura. Karin will be lucky if it lasts a week. You'll get your turn sooner or later." Her face turning red, Sakura's eyes shot open at Ino's reply.
"Eurgh, no thanks. I don't want to be one of those Kiba fan girls or ex-girlfriends." She finished, before the blonde elbowed her in the ribs.
"Excuse me!" Ino spat "I happen to be one of those ex-girlfriends your bashing!" At the moment Neji walked past he commented on her outburst.
"Yeah, and we all know how well that turned out miss- please take be back, fan girl of the century." Causing Ino to get into her usual anger.
"Hey Mr- no pupils, come back here and say it to my face!" She ranted, storming after the long haired boy. Sakura couldn't help but laugh at her, as she pulled Neji's long brown hair which pulled him to the floor.
'If he was a girl, this would be one hell of a bitch fight!' Inner-Sakura mocked inwardly, she didn't realise who was approaching her.
"I think you should restrain your friend, she's going to get pummelled by Neji, even if she is a girl." A suave voice said to her. An unhappy scowl spread across Sakura's face as she realised who it was.
"She can do what she wants, she doesn't need me to look after her. Kiba." The pink growled. Turning to her side to face him, she couldn't help but notice all his adorable features. His big, brown puppy dog eyes, that sexy smile, that fabulously toned body…wait. What was she thinking? Did she really want to be just another 'Kiba ex'? No, Sakura had more self respect that that. Well…she thought she did.
"Akamaru!" Kiba jumped, as his puppy flew from his hooded jacket into Sakura's arms. Startled Sakura caught the dog with moments to spare as Kiba smirked playfully down at her.
"I think he likes you" He swooned, picking the dog from his hands.
"Yeah, well, he can probably smell my cat. Dog's have good nose's." She answered, her voice seemed uninterested by him.
"Oh, you have a cat?" He asked, placing his puppy above his head, into his hood once more. She nodded, eyes fixed anywhere but on him.
"Well, maybe our pets should get together. Get to know each other. Like on a date." Kiba flirted, Sakura caught sight at his sexy…uh, well presented eyes.
"Uh…"She began, before being interrupted by a loud voice.
"Sakura-Chan!" Naruto bellowed once more. She could see his hand waving erratically in the air to catch her attention. Darting in and out hundreds of teenagers, he finally skidded to a halt in front of her and Kiba.
"Sakura-Chan! I- hey wait. I thought you hate Kiba?" Naruto disrespectable asked in front of him. Sakura stuttered and blushed madly, her eyes looked up at the brown haired boy in an attempt to explain it to him.
"Hey, she may be able to resist me. But my dog can't resist her." He winked back at her, with those words he wandered off, and was quickly latched again by Karin.
"Oh." Naruto confusingly added. Watching the young hotshot walk through the crowd. "Anyway! Iruka-sensei is giving out the team squads in a minute!" He resumed, placing his hands around his head in his usual stance. "So c'mon! We want to get to the front!" Naruto took Sakura's wrist and ran through the students quickly. Somehow Sakura managed to scavenge Ino away from attacking Neji, who took a hold of Tenten, who had Neji by the scruff of the neck, and it ended up being our favourite group of ninja's pushing and shoving their way to the front of the crowd.
"Welcome, Chuunin!" Iruka hollered over the crowd. All went silent. Apart from Naruto who was chuckling away at the front facing his ex-sensei. "Naruto." Iruka grinned down to him.
"As you all know, I'm here to announce the new Chuunin squads to all of you." Taking a long, thick scroll from his back pocket and revealed it to the Chuunin's.
"Next!" Iruka said, as the next newly formed squad left the room, leaving only six students left: Naruto, Sakura, Ino, Shikamaru, Neji and Kiba. Sakura prayed to Kami that she was with Ino, or Naruto at least.
"Team 9- Ino, Shikamaru-"
"Yes!" Laughed Ino triumphantly, catching the attention of the other five who stared at her strangely. "Uh, Carry on!" She finally and embarrassingly giggled to Iruka. Sakura shook her head, smiling.
"Yes, uh. Team 9- Ino, Shikamaru and…" Sakura begged in her head for the last person in team 9 to be her. There was no way she could survive being stuck in a group with any combination of Naruto, Neji or even Kiba!
"And Neji!" Iruka finished, rolling his scroll back up, he grinned down to the remaining 6.
"What? No!" Ino and Sakura jointly shouted. Ino complained about Neji being in her group. But she could hardly complain, she got her wish: Shikamaru was in her team.
But Sakura…Stuck with Naruto and…Kiba. This was her nightmare.
"Okay teams, your free to go! Remember to turn up at the training grounds tomorrow, but for today you can prepare, get to know your team, relax if you need too." Iruka turned around and left the hall, so did Naruto, Shikamaru and Neji. The two girls left either stunned or annoyed by a team member.
"Neji."
"Kiba."
"Yeah?" Kiba cheekily replied to Sakura saying his name. Forgetting he was there, she turned to him, blushing.
"Oh, uh. Nothing, Kiba!" She smiled innocently as the dog lover left the room. As the two friends looked over at each other, they nodded in unison.
"Flower shop."
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End of Chapter 1.