Situations Change
Just another high school fanfiction with a hell of a lot of drama and all the combinations: Sasusaku, Nejiten, Naruhina and Shikaino
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto
Chapter 1: Back to School
The dreaded day that Sakura had circled on her calendar had arrived. Time to return to boarding school—not that she didn't enjoy school, she just had trouble waking up early. She hauled her body out of bed and went to the shower; she stood in place and let the hot water wash the sleep from her body.
Ten minutes later she walked back into her bedroom and went straight to her closet to get her uniform. She got dressed in her long sleeved white school shirt, cobalt blue A-line six panel skirt; black stockings, black leather Mary-Jane's; a cobalt blue tie and a black blazer. She then brushed her hair; picked up her backpack then went downstairs for breakfast. She listened to the radio while eating her cereal; the weather forecast predicted that the snow would come down tomorrow but clear blue skies for that day.
Twenty minutes later a car hooted outside; Sakura left the house and headed to the car. She opened the passenger seat door to the black Mercedes and sat next to Sasuke at the wheel; looking neat and put together as usual in his school uniform and greeted Naruto in the back seat. She delighted at feeling the heater warm her up.
"Aw man I can't believe we have to go back to school." Naruto whined from the back seat
"That's the fifth time you've said that; just get over it already you loser." Sasuke spoke up
"Yeah Naruto it's just school. I'm actually kind of glad to be going back." Naruto just sighed and looked out the window as Sasuke started the car and drove off towards the school
Xxx
The trio stepped out of Sasuke's car and walked towards the familiar school building now blanketed in snow.
Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura watched as two more cars pulled up; a grey BMW which consisted of Ino Yamanaka and Shikamaru Nara as well as A Silver Audi which consisted of Neji Hyuuga, Tenten and Hinata Hyuuga. All of them came out of their respective vehicles with the same overall attitude: why are the holidays over. The girls greeted each other while the guys exchanged looks amongst themselves as they entered the not missed halls of their boarding school, luggage in hand.
The dynamics of the school were as follows: girls and guys were separated of course; girls on the east side and guys on the west. The classrooms were found along the middle sections as well as the cafeteria. There was a ten o clock curfew or at least you had to be at your respective side of the school by ten o clock. Each dorm housed four people but the arrangement of the beds, study desks and bathrooms varied from room to room.
The girls and guys separated and went in their opposite directions to their rooms. Sakura pulled out the card to her, Ino, Hinata and Tenten's room they shared. As soon as she swiped the card the door unlocked and they all stepped into the bare room stripped of all its decorations and bed coverings.
"Well we're back; we better start unpacking our things. At least classes only start tomorrow morning." Said Sakura relieved as she set down her suitcase at the base of her bed.
"So what do you guys want to do seeing that we have literally the entire day off?" Said Ino
"Well Neji and I are going to that new café in town; you guys should come too." Came Tenten
"Oh no we wouldn't want to crowd you too." Ino said in a suggestive way with a sneaky grin on her face
"What's that supposed to mean?" Tenten raised a brow
"I'm just saying you and Neji spend a lot of time together. And if I didn't know better I'd think that you like him. I mean the two of you alone with no one else around, who knows what you two get up to?" she smirked at Tenten
"I don't like him that way, Neji and I are just good friends. You make it sound like we have some dirty secret between us or something."
"Hey if the shoe fits; don't you think they do something wild when no one else is around Hinata?"
"I can't imagine my cousin doing anything like that Ino." Hinata replied
"So getting back to the original question; what are you guys going to do today?" asked Tenten
"Oh I'm sure we'll think of something." Ino winked at Sakura who nodded in agreement
"Okay then I'll see you guys later." Said Tenten as she headed to the door and left.
Sakura and Ino smirked at each other than walked over to Hinata to let her in on the plan.
"You want to follow them don't you?" Hinata said as she looked from Ino to Sakura. They both looked at her surprised; she'd figured out the plan without them having to tell her
"You catch on fast Hinata."
Meanwhile at the guys' dorm…
"Where are you going Hyuuga?" Sasuke plainly asked
"I'm meeting Tenten downstairs." Neji replied
"Spending time with your girl huh?" Sasuke smirked
"Tenten and I are not an item nor do we intend on becoming one." he explained
"There's no need to be ashamed Hyuuga, I mean she is a great girl and she's attractive wouldn't you agree?" Sasuke set his trap well
"Of course she is but—
Neji caught on to Sasuke's trick a little too late. Sasuke and the other occupants of the room; namely Shikamaru and Naruto looked amused as Neji rolled his eyes at them before leaving without another word.
Tenten was waiting at the entrance when she looked up to see Neji descending the stairs and stopping in front of her.
"Ready to go?" she asked
He nodded his head as they walked to his car. They both got in; Neji at the driver's seat and Tenten in the passenger's seat. Tenten noticed that Neji had been awfully quiet the entire way to the cafe; she had a talent for asking just the right question to figure out what was going on.
"They asked you about us being a couple didn't they?" she smiled at him
"Yeah"
"Typical; I guess they're all thinking the same thing. Well never mind that now; let's go inside and get something warm to drink." They both got out of the car and quickly went inside to get away from the cold.
Xxx
"Okay everyone ready to go?" Sakura asked
"How are we supposed to get there?" Hinata asked
"We can take my car. My mom brought it here before I arrived this morning with Shikamaru." She said as she pulled out her car keys. They left their room and went downstairs to the car park. They all hopped into Ino's white convertible Chevrolet and drove off into town. They pulled up in one of the parking spots close to the entrance.
"There they are; good thing these windows are tinted. This is the perfect spot to spy on them." Sakura spoke up
"Alright you two keep an eye on them and I'll go get us something to eat." Ino said as she took off her seat belt.
"Are you crazy if you walk in there they'll see you for sure." Hinata said in a panicked voice
"No they won't look how far they're sitting from the cashier. I won't be long." She got out of the car and went inside to order. Hinata and Sakura were watching Tenten and Neji like they were watching a movie.
A few minutes later Ino returned with a tray of hot chocolate and a box of doughnuts.
"So how's it going?" she asked as she passed the doughnuts around
"They're having a great time. They really look like a couple to me, I mean just look at them. They're talking and smiling, it just looks so natural." Sakura commented
The three girls ate their doughnuts and drank their hot chocolate in silence until something got their attention.
"Hey it looks like they're leaving." Said Hinata
"But it's only half past nine. They can't be going back to school; looks like we're going where ever they are." Ino started the car and slowly followed Neji's car. They were on the road for about ten minutes before they stopped again. They were at the park.
"This is perfect now we can get out of the car and try listen to what they're saying."
"Ino we'd stick out right away. We're the only ones except for Tenten wearing our school uniform. Plus it's freezing outside and we didn't bring our winter coats." Sakura complained
"Stop worrying so much Sakura we can blend in with the snow and as for the cold just suck it up. We need to find out what's going on between those two." Ino replied
"It's official you've gone crazy. Hey check it out they're sitting in a gazebo by the lake." Sakura pointed out
"Perfect I'm going in. You two stay here." Ino left the car and headed to where Tenten and Neji were also while trying to stay hidden. She was just outside the gazebo; she crouched down and leaned against the wall to hear what they were saying. But Ino accidentally snapped a twig under her foot; she immediately held her breath hoping they wouldn't find her.
"What's the matter Tenten?" Neji asked
"Nothing, I just thought I heard something. Anyway I can't wait for our date on Friday; I've always wanted to go to that restaurant…
"I knew there was something between them." Ino said in her head. She quickly peeped over the railing to see Neji's arm around Tenten's shoulder. Ino's eyes widened in surprise; if she stayed any longer she'd risk being discovered so she decided to go back to the car and report back to the others.
"That should keep them busy for a while." Tenten smirked
"Do you really think she fell for it Tenten?" Neji asked
"Without a doubt Neji; that was the whole reason that they followed us. They wanted to find out anything that would give us away as a couple when we really aren't . Now that they have what they wanted they'll leave us alone." She replied "C'mon lets go."
"Where to?" he asked
"Just for a drive around town, but this time I get to drive." She looked at him pleadingly
"I'm not letting you drive my car." He smirked at her
"That's okay I already took your keys." She smiled at him then ran towards the car. Neji immediately chased after her. She then detoured and ran around the fountain in the middle of the park. Tenten was laughing and running at the same time then she made a brake for the car but she tripped on her way. Luckily she was cushioned by the snow. Neji caught up to her and held out his hand to help her up. She took his hand then pulled him down into the snow. She smiled at him and held on to his car keys even tighter.
"Can I please have my keys back?" he asked
"Can I please drive your car?"
"Clearly you won't let me say no so yes you can drive." He stood up and held out his hand to help her up. She took his hand and stood up. They walked back to the car together. A cold breeze picked up which affected the young pair since they got wet when they were in the snow. Tenten put her arms around herself to try and keep warm then she felt something over her shoulders. It was Neji's blazer.
"Aren't you cold?" she asked as she slid her arms into his sleeves.
"I'll be fine were almost at the car anyways." He replied
They arrived at the car and Tenten climbed in the driver's seat; started the car and drove off.
Xxx
Tenten pulled up in the school parking space reserved for his car—privileges of being a Hyuuga—and gave back his keys.
"See that was fun. I'm a great a great driver." She smiled proudly
"I had no doubt about that" Tenten looked at him with complete shock on her face
"Then why didn't you want me to drive your car, as if you had some legit reason?"
"I just enjoy toying with you" he smirked at her earning him an irritated look from Tenten. If there was one thing Neji really enjoyed it was messing with her.
They both climbed out of the car and headed back inside the school.
"See you later Neji." She smiled at him before they went their separate ways.
Tenten went upstairs towards her room when she was stopped by someone behind her. A girl Tenten was all too familiar with. She had long blonde hair and honey-golden eyes and was the biggest and most annoying of all of Neji's fangirls. Her skirt was rolled up to the point of being a micro-mini skirt not to mention the layers of make-up she wore as well as her school shirt being unbuttoned to the point of showing some cleavage.
"Ah Naoya Imamura; something I can help you with?" she arrogantly asked
"Oh no I just came to talk Tenten. I heard you went on a date with my Neji and I'm not too happy about that."
"First of all you heard wrong we weren't on a date we're just friends and secondly he isn't yours, you don't own him."
"Of course you're just friends why would he go for a plain-Jane like you when he could have me instead."
"I don't think that Neji would go for someone as trashy as you Naoya." She folded her arms
"Whatever Tenten just stay away from Neji or else you'll regret it."
"Oh yeah like I have any reason to fear you." she rolled her eyes and walked away.
Tenten walked into her room to find her friends staring at her with amused faces. She just rolled her eyes at them as she went straight to her bed.
"So Tenten I hear you and Neji are going on a date. I knew you two were a couple." Ino squealed
"You got it all wrong Ino; Neji and I set that up because we knew you guys were following us. We just made up the part about going on a date because we knew you would listen in on our conversation and he put his arm around me to make sure you fell for it."
"How long did you know we were there?" she asked disappointedly
"Pretty much when you pulled up in front of the cafe. Your windows may be tinted but I know you're car like the back of my hand."
"Wait a minute so even though all of that was fake; Neji still had his arm around you, right?"
"Um I guess."
"So your best friend put his arm around you not to mention that you're wearing his blazer right now."
"I'm not wearing his blazer…" she looked down to see she was still wearing it "Oh what do you know I am still wearing it. I guess I forgot to give back."
"That's something a guy would do for his girlfriend." She slyly grinned
"Give it a rest Ino were not dating and we never will. It's bad enough that Naoya is pestering me about this, I don't need you doing the same."
"What now she's after you; well I can't say I'm surprised, she always goes after girls in a relationship with Neji."
"Whatever she doesn't scare me."
Xxx
"Hey I'm getting pretty hungry. Let's go out for dinner." Sakura suggested
"Sure but where are we going to go?" Came Hinata
"I say we go into town for dinner and I think we should invite the guys. What do you guys think?" Ino said
"Sounds good to me, but we're definitely not going in our uniforms. Let's change then get the guys."
Twenty minutes later the girls came out in their new outfits: Ino wore a crimson polo-neck and long black trousers with a white trench coat; Sakura wore a teal long sleeve dress with black stockings and ankle boots; Tenten wore knee length dark chocolate brown boots white winter pants and a black polo-neck with a black jacket and finally Hinata wore a long sleeved navy jump suit along with a grey jacket and ankle boots.
"Okay so who's going to invite the guys?" Ino asked as she tied her hair up "I nominate Tenten."
"I second that." Sakura agreed
"Fine it just gives me an opportunity to give Neji his blazer back. You guys should head downstairs so long." Tenten took Neji's blazer and headed out to the guys room. She knocked on their door and was greeted by Naruto.
"Hey Tenten"
"Hey Naruto" she greeted as she walked into their room. Shikamaru was staring- bored out of his mind- at the ceiling, Sasuke was reading on his bed and Neji was nowhere to be seen.
"Hey the girls and I are going out to dinner and we decided to invite you guys." She said as she placed Neji's blazer on his bed. The guys looked at her questioningly…
"Don't worry about why I have his blazer." She eyed the guys
"I don't know, it sounds like a drag." Came shikamaru from his bed
"Hey you don't have to come if don't want to." She replied
"Well I'm going I'm starving." Naruto energetically said
"I might as well go along I'm getting hungry as well." Shikamaru gave in. Sasuke gave no answer but they all knew he was going with.
"Where's Neji?" Tenten looked around the room and took a seat on his bed
"He should be in any minute now." Naruto slyly said. Just as Naruto finished his sentence Neji walked into the room in nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist. The room fell silent when Tenten got to see what Neji looked like under his uniform and she had to admit that it was a very pleasant sight. He had quite a well-defined body; he wasn't a total beef cake but he definitely had a good build and his arms had definition. She found it difficult to tear her eyes away from his chest but she managed to look away while trying to conceal her red cheeks.
"Aw dammit; why'd he have to walk in now in nothing but a towel? Not that I'm complaining-no wait I didn't mean that. Just calm down Tenten; take a deep breath before you speak." She was totally freaking out in her head
"Tenten what are you doing here?" he asked as he walked towards his bed that Tenten was currently sitting on. She immediately stood up; if he got any closer to her like that she wouldn't know what to do. She cleared her throat before she spoke up.
"Well um, we decided to go out for dinner so I guess I'll wait downstairs with the others. See you in a bit." She looked at anything but Neji when she spoke and practically ran out the door. Her cheeks were still red when she made it back to the girls.
"Tenten what's the matter, why are your cheeks so red?" Hinata asked
"I had a bit of a situation upstairs with Neji." She said as she rested her hands on her knees
"Ooh care to tell us what happened." Ino moved closer to hear the story
"Well I invited the guys and they all agreed; then Neji came out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist…
"So what's wrong with that?" Sakura raised a brow
"Let me rephrase that; Neji came out of the bathroom with only a towel around his waist. There was a lot of skin showing and I couldn't help but stare." She hung her head low
"And how was the view?" Ino smirked
"In a word-gorgeous, but I can't think that about him were just friends."
"Well maybe it's time you became more than friends with him." Ino was being completely serious
"I don't know I mean I'm not just going to start dating him just because I think he has a great physique."
"But it's not just his great physique that you like so much about him; I mean you guys spend a lot of time together and you enjoy yourselves because you genuinely like each other right?"
"Yeah I guess so. But this is just my side I don't even know how he feels—
—Alright let's go!" Naruto yelled as he descended the stairs followed by the other guys. Ino and Tenten gave each other a 'to be continued' look as they all headed to the student parking lot.
The arrangements for the cars were as follows: Sasuke, Sakura, Neji and Tenten took Sasuke's Mercedes, with Sasuke and Sakura in the front while Neji and Tenten sat in the back. Ino, Shikamaru, Naruto and Hinata went in Shikamaru's BMW with Ino and Shikamaru in the front and Naruto and Hinata in the back seats.
The gang arrived at the restaurant after a thirty minute drive into town. They all walked into the heated restaurant and found a table large enough for the eight of them. The seated themselves with Shikamaru sitting at the end followed by Ino, Neji, Tenten, Hinata, Naruto, Sakura and finally Sasuke sitting at the other end.
Once they were seated and settled in, a waiter came to take their orders. He was tall and handsome and looked about three years max older than them.
"Welcome to Food Masters restaurant I'm your waiter Shintaro, what can I get you?"
"We'll take two deluxe barbeque platters and a bowl of rice each." Naruto ordered before consulting the rest of the group
"Alright that's two deluxe barbeque platters and eight bowls of rice. You're in luck Tuesday night is when the ladies get their first meal for free; that means you beautiful." He winked at Sakura, who was quite taken aback by his forwardness. He then smiled at her one last time before walking away.
"Well that was amusing." Ino spoke up
"Clearly you've caught his eye Sakura; and fortunately or unfortunately for you he's our waiter for the evening so he'll definitely try some more tricks on you." Said Tenten with an amused smile
"Well I'm not interested" she commented
Moments later Shintaro arrived with their food and they immediately began eating. They finished eating about an hour later.
"That was fantastic." Naruto commented as he rubbed his full belly
"Yeah it was, excuse me for a bit guys." Sakura spoke up. Sasuke stood up and allowed Sakura to leave. As soon as she entered the women's bathroom someone stood outside waiting for her. After she came out a hand took her wrist and led her to a less crowded section of the restaurant.
"Hey there remember me?" he spoke up. It was Shintaro and he was wearing ordinary clothes.
"Oh you're Shintaro right?" she asked
"Yeah but now that my shift is over I'd like to buy you a drink."
"Um thanks but no thanks; I really need to get back to my friends." She tried walking away but he just moved in front of her blocking her path.
"Please get out of my way." She asked irritably
"C'mon I could show you a really great time out on the town." He took a step closer to her and was within kissing distance. Sakura was uncomfortable enough with him being so close then he made things even worse by putting his arms on her shoulders. She finally had had enough.
"Get your hands off me and I said no thanks." She pushed him away from her and headed back to her friends.
"Hey Sakura what took you so long?" Hinata asked. The whole gang was standing and ready to head back to school as it was already five past nine and they needed to go if they wanted to make it back on time.
"That jerk Shintaro caught me after I got out of the bathroom, and put his hands on me."
"Whoa that's really creepy." Ino commented "Well it's time we headed back to school if we want to make it back in time." She continued
Sakura could've sworn she saw Sasuke clench his fists when she explained her story but she dismissed it.
They all made it to the cars and sat the same way they did when they first arrived. Half an hour later they arrived back at school; said their goodbyes and went their separate ways.
In the guys' room
"Man Sasuke, could you have made it any more obvious that you like Sakura?" Naruto teased
"What are you talking about you loser?"
"The way you got all jealous when that waiter was hitting on Sakura and the way you got all angry when she told us that he put his hands on her. Why'd you get so angry, it's not she's yours or anything" He pressed on, very much aware of what he was doing
"I never said she was mine." Sasuke was getting annoyed
"Then why do you get so upset when some guy other than you is alone with her." Naruto was clearly enjoying himself
"Because I'm the only guy good enough for her!" he shouted
Silence filled the room. Naruto finally got Sasuke to admit what he had known for a long time: he liked Sakura. Naruto had a triumphant smile on his face while Shikamaru and Neji couldn't hide their amusement either.
"Hn, whatever" Sasuke left the room. He needed to get away from the guys for a bit even if it was only for ten minutes seeing that it was ten to ten. As soon as he turned the corner he saw Sakura walk out of her room in her pyjamas. She waved over to Sasuke; apparently she was looking for him.
"Hey Sasuke I forgot to give back your keys after I fetched my phone from your car. Here you go." She handed back his keys and was ready to go when Sasuke held onto her wrist before she could leave. She turned around to face him.
"Sasuke is there something wrong, you look kind of agitated." She asked
He stared at her for a while before answering her.
"No I'm fine, it's nothing."
"Oh, well if it's nothing then can I have my arm back, it's almost ten."
"You're going to bed already?" he asked looking at her in her sky blue pyjama shirt and matching shorts, both with white feathers on them. Sasuke Uchiha wasn't much of a talker let alone the one to start a conversation so she found it quite strange that he asked.
"Well no I just don't want to have to change later; right now I'm packing my bags for tomorrow." She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear "Well goodnight I'll see you tomorrow morning." She turned around and headed to her room as soon as Sasuke released her wrist. Sasuke stood on the spot for a while longer after he watched her leave.
"Sakura" he said in his head
"You were gone a while, what happened?" Ino asked while dressing in her navy pyjama dress.
"I just had a little talk with Sasuke." She smiled as she finished packing her school back pack.
"I really don't want to go to sleep because when we wake up it'll be tomorrow." Tenten complained
"You're so dramatic Tenten; you make school sound like a death sentence. It really isn't that bad and starting tomorrow we're going back to school."