A car pulled up to the curb of a High School. The name "Konoha Academy" was displayed in big, bulky letters over the entrance of the school. Students reluctantly walked to the building as the school day began, shivering from the cold of the early spring. Suki slowly opened the car door and got out very carefully to make sure that she didn't flash anyone in her new skirt, courtesy of the school's uniforms.
"Good luck, Suki. You'll do fine." Her mother said before Suki slammed the car door shut. The car pulled away from the school, leaving a trail of smoke from the exhaust pipe. Suki turned around to face the school. Her legs shook rapidly from the cold, or at least that's what Suki told herself. The "Konoha Academy" letters stared her down. She took a deep breath and stood tall.
"No turning back now." She said to herself as she entered the building. When she came through the front doors, a sign nearby directed her towards the registration office. Suki stepped in and walked to the front desk. No one was there, so she rang the bell by a bowl of candy. No movement was made in response to the bell, so Suki rang it again, this time grabbing a piece of the candy and popping it in her mouth. Shortly after the second ring, a woman with short black hair ran over to her.
"Ah! I'm sorry. Were you waiting long?" The woman asked, short of breath. Suki shook her head. The woman sighed in relief.
"Okay, good. I was worried for a second." She said happily. Then, she paused before eyeing Suki up and down and checking something on her clipboard.
"Oh, a-are you the new student?" She asked hopefully. Suki nodded.
"Yes. I'm Suki." Suki replied quietly.
"Oh good! My name is Shizune, and I'm the assistant principal. If you come with me, I'll get your schedule and show you to your homeroom class."
Suki followed Shizune to the guidance room to get her schedule. When they got to the guidance room, Shizune showed Suki to a seat as she tried to find Suki's papers. While Shizune rummaged for them, Suki slowly looked around the room.
Suddenly, a loud noise came from down the hall, in a room labeled "Guidance B". The door flew open and a boy about Suki's age with dark, spiked hair and even darker eyes stomped out of the room. He reached the door to exit the guidance room. Before leaving, he noticed Suki. Their eyes meet, but only for a second before he left the room.
"Sasuke wait! Our session isn't done!" an older woman shouted as she ran down the hall, but it was too late. He was gone. The woman from the guidance room walked over to Shizune and sighed.
"I hate to say it, but that boy is a lost cause." She said, smoothing out her hair.
"You've been trying your best. Kurenai," Shizune said," he just needs some extra work." Kurenai replied by giving Shizune a hopeless look.
Shizune walked over to Suki with the schedule in her hand.
"Now, let's go to your class." Shizune said happily.
The hallway was eerily quiet as Suki and Shizune walked to Suki's new class. Most students were in their homeroom, so the halls echoed as they walked down the hallway. As they passed the other classrooms, Suki peeked through the windows to see what was going on in the other classes. Shizune stopped abruptly, causing Suki to bump into her.
"Here we are!" Shizune said triumphantly, as if she didn't know where she was going. Shizune opened the door to Suki's first class at the Konoha Academy.
"Are you going to be all right?" Shizune asked, seeing Suki tense up.
"I hope so." Suki said as they walked into the room.