The student of Konoha High were lounging idly in the halls, waiting for school to start. A group of five, Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Ino Yamanaka, Hinata Hugya, and Neji Hugya were nearest to the door.

"Oh, Sasuke! The Winter Ball is coming up!" The blond, preppy cheerleader, Ino, squealed, clutching Sasuke's arm.

"Hn." Was the only reply.

"H-hey. Do y-you r-r-remember a g-girl named S-saku-"Suddenly, the doors flew open and on the threshold was a girl framed by sunlight streaming in from outside.

The girl had on dark jeans tucked into black heeled boots. Many chains and a black belt were slung over her hips. Her shirt was spaghetti strapped black mid riff that had red blotches all over it, like blood had been spilled. On her right arm were more chains and silver bands that raced up and down her forearm. On the other arm was a fish net glove that criss-crossed up to her elbow. And tattooed on her upper arm was a black rose with red running over the petals and stems, forming a pool of blood at the bottom. A single black ribbon was around her neck, and another one in her hair, separating chin length bangs from the rest of her short, bubble-gum pink hair. The girl's sharp, green eyes were framed by a thick line of black eyeliner, and her lips blood red. To complete the bad-girl image, she had a black biker helmet with a red visor under one arm.

"Dudddeee." Naruto whistled.

"That's S-sakura." Hinata muttered, "B-but di-different."

"Sakura?" Ino demanded, "As in, Haruno?"

The girl, Sakura, looked around. Then she spotted Neji. "You"

She walked right up to him.

"Me." She smirked. Then her knee shot out quick as a flash and hit Neji in the stomach. "That's for hitting on me." Then her leg swept out and knocked Neji's feet out from under him. "And that one's for hitting me."

"Hey. You with the pink hair. Stop, it…" Everyone turned to face the woman who had spoken. It was Tsunade-sensi.

"Remember me?"

"Yes." And Tsunade-sensi turned abruptly and walked away.

"Dude. You just got Tsunade to walk away from trouble." Naruto looked at her with awe. She shrugged.

"What are you doing here, Sakura?" A voice from the back of the group came and Ino stepped forward.

"I go to this school. What's it look like?" Sakura snapped.

"Since when?"

"Since now." Sakura hissed and lunged at Ino. Ino responded by throwing her fist out. Sakura dodged it and side-stepped into Ino, slapping her across the face. Ino just stood there.

"Where did the sweet little innocent girl in knew go, Sakura?"

"Hell."

Brrriiinnngggg!

When Sasuke and Naruto walked into their first period class, they headed to their usual seats in the back of the room. But someone was already sitting there. It was Sakura. Her body was on Sasuke's seat, and her legs resting on the chair of Naruto's, and her biker helmet was sitting on his desk.

"Out of my seat."

"No." Sasuke glared at Sakura.

"What I want, I get. And I want my seat." Sasuke snapped.

"Tough bananas." Naruto burst out laughing at this comment.

"Shut up!" Sasuke turned back to Sakura. "Now."

"Find a new seat." And that was that. Sasuke sat down in front of her.

"At least get your feet off my chair." Naruto said.

"Fine. But the helmet stays."

"Fine."

Two minutes later the late bell had rung and their teacher still wasn't there, and the class had begun to talk.

"So. Sakura, right?" Sasuke turned around.

"Yeah."

"You intrigue me. Tell me about yourself. You seem to know some of the people here."

"Fine. Only because I have nothing else to do.

"When I was in Elementary School, my dad died. I began to get kind of depressed, but I was still a happy girl. In sixth grade, my mother began drinking a lot, and hitting me. I was becoming emo. But one night when my mom was sane, a call came from the school, telling them that I got into a huge fight at school, and I was expelled. My mom then laid off the drinks and we moved to another district. I was expelled from there, too.

"So it went on like that for three years. My mom began smoking about a year ago. She died- a month ago." Sakura's voice became half choked, but she recovered quickly, "Her dying wish was that I finish high school. So I came back here. My mother's favorite town in the world. The place where both she and I grew up. So now, I'm finishing high school for her. Here at Konoha High." Sakura ended.

"Wow. Must have been hard for you." Sasuke said.

"Where do you live now?" Naruto asked.

"I have my own condo. It used to be my mother's. 1844 Leaf Avenue." Sakura said. Just then the teacher came in and was doused by water.

"Ha, ha!! Thanks, Shikamaru!" Naruto had told one of the gang members to place a bucket of water atop the door.

"Well that was refreshing. Uzumaki. Nara. Principle." Kakashi-sensi ordered.

"Whatever."

At lunch, Naruto walked over to Sasuke with a pained look on his face.

"What'd he give ya? Detentions?" Sasuke asked.

"No. I have to help set up the decorations for the dance, and go to it! URRGGGHH!!!" he sighed.

"Hey, it won't be so bad. Just skip them." Sasuke said.

"I can't! If I do, I'll be expelled!"

"Ooh. Tough luck. Ok, tell you what. I'll volunteer to. Then it won't be so bad." Sasuke offered.

"Me to." Sakura walked over and set her lunch tray down, "If this is the kind of punishment that the prince' gives out, I'll be doing it to before long. Might as well start now."

"Why are you hanging out with us?" Sasuke asked.

"Because you seem like my kind of crowed. Pranks and trips to the Office. That's me to." Sakura said indifferently.

"Oh, Sasuke-kun!!" Ino ran over, "I was just talking with the other cheerleaders, and we're going to help decorate the gym for the Winter Ball. Won't that be fun!?" Ino shrieked.

"Yeah. And he's going to be helping you. He already said he would." Sakura said slyly. Sasuke glared daggers at her.

"You're going to help out! Oh, Sasuke-kun you're the best!" Ino hugged him and ran off.

"Why, I'm gonna—" Sasuke began.

"Oh, Sasuke-kun you're the best!" Sakura mocked in a high pitched voice.

"Hn." And Naruto burst out laughing.

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