Rivalry is an Excuse

Summary: Reunited once more after a long separation, they were ready to stir up interest, worldwide . ...And maybe subconsciously snag the attention of a hot boy band... "DUDE! Lets check 'em out! They don't seem like the type..." SasuSaku, NejiTen, ShikaIno, NaruHina, KakaAnko

Disclaimer: no i don't own naruto, or any other brands/stuff mentioned.I wish...

Hey, guys. So this is my first fanfic! I'll accept any constructive (logical) criticism, but if its something like, "omg your story is stupid because it sucks" then Naruto will rasengan your butt to the moon. So ya. Thxxx... :DD

Chapter 1: Prologue

SAKURA POV~~

When I told them I wanted a Birthday gift, I did NOT expect this.

See, when you ask for a gift of any sort, you expect a physical object; a pair of shoes, iPod, heck maybe even a dog!

...And its not like my friends aren't physical 'objects'. (Mental note: don't call them that.)

Its just, the moment that door opened, it felt as though my heart did as well, in happiness. (Okayyy, so my heart is a 'physical object'. You know what I mean.)

"No. Way." I gawked. "Is... is it really you guys?" There the three of them were, standing at my door, with huge grins.

The blond, Ino, lost her smile and replaced it with a sneer, "Psh. Of course it is, Forehead-chan! We don't see you for years, and suddenly you're blind?"

Ino Yamanaka- Blond, beautiful, brilliant. If you could not realize these things, then you must be blind. She has been my best friend since I can remember. Somewhat annoying with her constant nagging (BEWARE OF SALES IN A MALL!). Is a 'Man-Magnet' as we like to say; with her vibrant blue eyes, long blond hair and infinite gorgeousness. Fashionable, has plenty of dating experience, and can help/FORCE us if we're having wardrobe trouble. Today she has her hair in it's usual high-ponytail, which flowed behind her purple halter-tank top. She wore matching lighter purple capris and had black Aldo sandals with a bow on each side. OOOh and sparkly black nail polish (nice!) with a moustache bangle on her left wrist.

'Oh, she did NOT just say that!' "...Excuse me, PIG?!" I yelled.

"Oh, so you're deaf now, too."

I wasn't exactly sure what happened after that. It was all a blur. The end result was Ino's bruises and a lot of my hair strands pulled out, courtesy of Ino. 'Great. Now I'm going to be bald.' I think Mouse-chan and Hina-chan had to pry us apart.

"Seriously, you two!" interrupted the bun-headed girl, hands on her hips. "Not five minutes within seeing each other, and you're already trying to give the rest of us headaches!"

Tenten. Just plain Tennie-chan. We actually have no idea what her last name is, for she doesn't know either. Sporty, tomboy, tough, and stubborn is what I'd use to describe her. As an orphan, I guess that's how she became that way, but she's REALLY COOL too. Hurt one of us or try to mess with any of us (including her), and you're toast. Burnt, dead, incinerated toast. Her hands are amazing! Give her a sharp object, and she'll never miss a target. Her outfit consisted of a loose black and white tank top that said, 'CAN'T HANDLE THIS AWESOME SHIRT, THEN YA CAN'T HANDLE ME' with a black leather jacket. She wore her typical brick-red sweatpants and black and red Etnies. Her hair was up in the brown trademark buns that were rarely seen down; bangs slightly brushing against her warm brown eyes.

"A-ano, are you b-both okay?" asked a timid voice to my right.

Hinata Hyuuga, shy expert extraordinaire, handing the Pig an ice pack. She's so kind, cute, innocent and caring. A really sweet girl. Ask anyone about her, and not a negative thing to say. Well, maybe except for the fact that she stuttered out of nervousness, so now its a habit. However, she has these...er... 'moments' of 'spontaneous hyperactivity'...Being a Hyuuga, she's got the silvery eyes that can creep you out somewhat. Her long indigo hair was braided to her right shoulder today. Her attire was a simple navy wide-long-sleeved shirt and black jeans with blue Toms.

I looked at her while fixing my hair. "Yup! But y'know, if you two hadn't held us apart, I think I would've bruised Ino a little more and maybe—"

"Sakura!" Oh, right. Parents. Still there.

"UH, I would've bruised her with a HUG!" I exhaled. 'Phew. Nice save'

My mother smiled that dangerous smile, but nonetheless invited my friends in. "Come! Come in! You all must be tired from all that moving! I'll get some drinks and snacks. How's that sound?" She left for the kitchen. Ah, my lively mother, Shizaki Haruno. Always wanting to give us headaches, with Tenten's 'S.A.' or 'Sugar Addiction'.

See, when we were younger (and it still happens), Tennie played many sports and had no time for 'trips to the candy store' or 'ice cream stops'. So one day, Ino and I plotted the 'SWEET SCHEME', if you will. We challenged her to eat a chocolate bar, knowing full well she wouldn't back down from a challenge.

"Never. Plus I'm gonna be late for basketball practice." She shoved the bar back into Ino's hand.

Ino gave a fake pout. "Aww, is Tennie too scared to even try eating a full chocolate bar?" I snickered at her reaction. "Surely this must be nothing for her." And this was all being recorded by yours truly.

Ino sighed. "Ah, but alas, there's no way that its ever going to happen. I guess she's just too scared." At that, Tenten's expression darkened.

"WHO'S SCARED?!" With that, she wrenched the poor snack out of the actress's hand and literally ripped the pieces from the paper wrapping with her teeth, gobbling it all up. Not a single shred or piece left.

"Eww, that's nasty," I murmured. Then, the oddest thing occurred. On the screen, you could see Tenten's face slowly turn to the camera, a grin plastered on her face.

"EEE! A documentary?" She squealed. "OHMIGOSH INO DO I LOOK OKAY?!"

"Uh..." was her only response.

"Ah, forget it!" She smiled widely at me. "SO, SAKURA, what's it about? Am I the star? Whoa, this is sooo cool! I'm gonna be famous! Wow! I hope there's not too many lines in the script! OH, wait, its a documentary, haha! WHOOA WHO KNEW I KNEW SUCH A BIG WORD? DOCUMENTARYDOCUMENTARYDOCUME NTARYDOCUMENTARYDOCUMENTARYD OCUMENTARY AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA HAHHAHHAHHAAA—!"

"JEEZ, Ino!" I whispered from behind the camera while Tennie was rambling. "What did you put in that?"

She gave me a creeped-out and confused look. "I definitely did not put anything in that!"

"Well, do something!" She looked around frantically and bee-lined it to the nearest convenience store. In less than a minute, she emerged and handed Tenten a bubble tea. She slurped it (hyperactively) and it seemed her head cooled. More like she choked on a tapioca ball and 'hacked' her brains out.

"Slow down, girl!" warned Ino. "Deep breaths."

She did as she was told, then glanced at her hand. "Ooh, bubble tea! Thanksguysgottagobyyyeee!"

...

She didn't even realize what just happened.

From that day on, she's had a fondness for sugary-foods. (Plus, we got to keep awesome blackmail!)

I smiled slightly at the memory. I think someday I'll—

Wait. Did mom say 'moving'?

'You all must be tired from all that moving!' ... EEEHHHHHHHH?!

"Wait what did you mean by 'moving'?" I asked.

My dad, the infamous Kitushiro Haruno was the one who answered. "Well, we, your mom and I, as well as Ino's parents and Hinata's father have decided to enroll you in Konoha Secondary." Surprise, surprise! "Thus, we've had a house/your 'girl heaven' built, with the works." I gasped. This was awesome!

"W-with the wo-orks?" questioned Hinata. My father winked, "You'll see."

For a brief second, we all looked each other. Then, "EEEEEEEEKK!""YEEESSSSS!" "YYYAAAAAAAAAYYY!" "AWESOME!"

"Thank you for coming, girls!" I grinned. "This is the best birthday present EVAAARRRR! Hahaa!"

"Oh, but that's not all," said a new voice. WHAT. NO WAY... O.O

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK KOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOO!" We pounced on her. "Hey! HEY! OFF. NOW. LOOK, I MISS YOU TOO, BUT WOULD'JA LET ME EXPLAIN?! OKAY. THANK YOU. As I was saying, I managed to get you ALL presents this year."

"For once," Tenten murmured.

"Ha-ha, yeah, okay. SO here they are!" She held her arms out in a flourished fashion, and out came my parents with instruments, amplifiers, microphones, the WORKS.

All four of us could not believe our eyes. It was a dream come true! ...So we pounced on Anko again. "GAK! OFF! OFF!" My parents laughed at the sight.

"So, girls," she began, "how would you like to take all this stuff to your new home?"

We found our respective rooms. We we're so tired we didn't even bother to look around everywhere.

Right before we went to sleep, Anko reminded us, "Remember, you start at your new school, first thing tomorrow. Here are your uniforms. And don't forget to—"

"Al-RIIIIIIIIIIIIGGgggghhhtt," drawled Ino, "I need my beauty sleeeeepp!" She then trudged over and fell across her bed.

Tenten yawned. "Well, I'm gonna be worn out for sports if I don't sleep. 'Night guys."

I blinked. My eyes felt fudgy (heavy). "...Yeah...zzz me too... sweet dreams..."

"Goodn-night m-minna-san," said Hina-chan.

'I wonder what school is gonna be like...zzz'

Ahh, so there ya have it! It'll get more interesting as the story progresses, I promise.

Anyways, review and whatnot! I'll try to update as much as possible! :]

Hope you enjoyed it! (its 4am. ya, im craycray like dat) 'NITE, GUYS. Or good morning... hmm... watevs.