K, so I read "The Allie's Cherry Blossom" by LostxxxButterfly and felt inspired to write a Naruto/Hetalia Crossover fanfiction. Just to clear this up- this is an AU fanfiction. However, I'll try my best to keep everyone in character.

Anything that is in quotes and is italicized means it's in a different language than what the Naruto characters can understand. In the story, everyone from Konoha speaks Japanese.

I do not own Naruto or Hetalia.

Enjoy!

Tuesday, April 17

Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!

I threw a tired hand on my annoying alarm clock, failing to turn it off. I groaned and sat up to shut the damn thing up. Pressing the off button with more force than needed, it silenced. 6:04 in the morning. Great.

I rolled around under my bed sheets before I shot out of bed… which I shouldn't have done because my head began to ache like hell. I immediately sat back down onto my tangled bed sheets and rubbed my poor head. I wish I didn't sleep so late last night.

I noticed a small neon flashcard on my side. Another groan filled the room once again.

There was going to be a huge exam today in my health class that is 80% of our grade. Being the little unsocial nerd I was, I spent the whole night cramming with all my textbooks instead of going to my best friend Ino's slumber party. She really sounded pissed when I told her yesterday. I sighed.

After the pain drained away, I glanced around my bedroom. As usual, it was clean and organized as ever (well, besides my bed), but it still looked boring. The walls were bare and unpainted, only decorated with my calendar and windows. The floor was covered by white carpet and little sunlight peaked through my sheer curtains. The furniture is what you would typically find in a standard bedroom- a bed, a desk, a chair, a bookshelf filled with books, a bedside table, and a chest for my clothes. There's still a lot of empty space left, but I guess it's decent.

I dragged myself over to my calendar. "Tuesday, April 17" I read. Just a regular day. I inwardly sighed as I made my way to the bathroom, swinging my blue towel around like a nunchuck. But then, being the complete utter loser I was, I accidentally whipped a flower pot. Oh shit. Hopefully, Mom wouldn't find out after work. I rotated the shower switch and stripped out of my pajamas.

Once I finished my quick ten minute shower, I pulled on my school uniform which consisted of your average white Japanese sailor-like top, a green ribbon, and a green skirt that ended above my knee. It was still a bit chilly outside since it was late spring, so I threw on an oversized green sweatshirt. The school uniform has always been like this- plain, unoriginal, and dull. No one really likes the uniform, so they make adjustments like shortening the skirt. I think I'm the only girl who hasn't butchered the uniform yet. Ino and my mom always complain how I don't adjust it. They always tell me that I have the body to pull off miniskirts and low cut tops and all that. Funny. In reality, I have the body of a young boy: flat, uncurvy, and short… Actually, I think I have it worse. Just add in some chicken legs and pale skin. I realized this by my first year of high school. But I'm not that type of girl to go around wearing revealing clothes anyway.

I ran downstairs into the kitchen thinking I would be alone for breakfast. But there they were. Mom was making dumplings over the stove while Dad was leaning back on a dining chair, sleepily reading the Daily Konoha Newspaper. I stood frozen watching them do their thing, surprised.

"Good morning, Sakura!" Mom smiled at me, placing a plate of dumplings into my hands. I almost dropped it though, but caught it last second.

"Good morning?" I slowly walked over to the dining table without taking my eyes off of them.

She analyzed my uniform and sighed in disapproval.

"Why do you have to cover yourself in thick clothing all the time?" she scolded, "You should cut your skirt a little like the other girls. You'd look cute!"

You're so pushy, Mom. I just shrugged and stuffed myself with dumplings.

There was a long silence that made me feel uneasy.

"So why are you two still home and not at work?" I asked without making eye contact.

Dad glanced at me with a sleepy eye and cleared his throat, "We'll tell you after school. You just finish up your breakfast so you won't be late."

I remained silent with what he said on my mind. They were going to be home all day? Are we actually going to spend time together? No, that can't be it. They wouldn't just take a day off on a Monday to spend time with me. Wait… Am I in trouble? No, I can't be. I always get straight A's and mostly stay home. Besides that, I go to the library to help Hinata out or hang out at Ino's house. Maybe it's something to do with they're jobs.

I finished my dumplings and rushed back upstairs to brush my teeth. I grabbed my leather bookbag and strolled over to school. I don't think Mom and Dad would care if I said bye to them or not.

The weather outside was great. Sunny with a few clouds spotting the air, but still chilly due to the breeze. Halfway to school, I paused and enjoyed the feeling of the sun warming my face as the wind blew through my hair. It was such a calming day.

But then I took a glimpse at my watch.

7:08.

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7:08? SCHOOL STARTS IN 7 MINUTES!

I sprinted to my school in 6 minutes flat. Possibly the fastest I've ever ran. I knew being somewhat athletic would help out in the long run. As soon as I made it to my locker, the warning bell was about to ring. I yanked my history textbooks out and hauled myself to class still worn-out from running, sweat running down my face.

"Alright class, turn to page 253 and read to yourself," my history teacher, Mr. Hatake, mumbled with his face behind his small book. Obviously, it was his porno book. I wonder if the other teachers know that it's porno.

Ehh. They probably don't know.

I flipped through the old textbook, cautious about the old pages. Gosh, the school district mustn't have money to even buy new textbooks. I peeked at the page. Why do I even bother reading this? I read this last night anyway. It was about the World War II. Apparently, this happened a very long time ago before all the land plates on Earth clashed together to create the world we have now. Didn't I learn this last year? Oh well. I'm just rambling to myself again…

I gazed up from my book, finished with the passage. Ino was pretending she was reading, but was finding her manicured nails more interesting. Naruto was sleeping again and Hinata was watching him. Shikamaru was dozing off. Hmm, nothing different. I looked over to the front near the chalkboard. That weird kid, Shino, was playing with a ladybug. Neji and Tenten were passing notes. They're probably dating considering how close they've been this past week. The transfer student, Gaara, was actually reading. I turned behind me. Rock Lee was staring at me. Eww. Sai was drawing something in his book. Sasuke was reading in a very sexy way. Is that even possible? Oh well, he still looks hot.

Unexpectedly, someone jabbed a finger into my stomach. I twisted around and saw Karin right dab in my face glaring daggers.

"Stop staring, nerd. He's mine," she muttered through her teeth. I widened my eyes and tried looking away. But I still felt her staring a hole into my head. What a bitch.

Suddenly, Mr. Hatake slammed his book onto his desk. His mouth and nose were covered by his mask as usual, but his eyes were uncovered. And they looked angry.

"That's it! You guys aren't paying attention in class. You guys got yourself a surprise project on World War II," he shouted.

Great. A project and an exam? How wonderful is this?

Naruto lazily raised his head up to get a glance of Mr. Hatake.

"And you, Naruto Uzumaki, are getting a detention for sleeping in class," Mr. Hatake said, back into his calm state.

"WHAT? WHY ONLY ME?" Naruto shouted, jumping out of his seat as if it was on fire.

"Because you're the only one sleeping, you dobe," Sasuke muttered quietly.

"STOP CALLING ME DOBE, TEME. YOU KNOW I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE SLEEPING!" Naruto threw an eraser at him.

"Hey! Don't you dare throw crap at Sasuke, you piece of shit!" Karin defended with her arms crossed right in front of Naruto. Seriously, how the hell does she get into our faces so fast?

"You're also getting detention too, Karin!" Mr. Hatake stated behind his book, "No cursing in my class."

Karin huffed and stared a hole into the floor. I snickered quietly to myself until I felt her icy cold glare on me. Mr. Hatake is awesome.

As Mr. Hatake explained the project on World War II, I reread the passage in our text book on the section. Then I realize a strange mistake. They referred the lands, a.k.a. 'countries', as "he" and "she". How weird… Countries aren't separated by gender- nor were they even human! Paranoid, I shut the book right when the bell rang. Everyone was getting packed up and whining about the project. I shrugged it off and made my way for my last class of the day with the stupid exam.

"Sakura!" I turned to find Ino scrambling towards me. "That test was intense! I bet I did pretty bad. I mean I already have a C in this class. What do you think you'll get?"

"In all honesty, I think it was decent test. I probably will get an A-. It wasn't that hard though," I replied while pulling out some library books out of my locker.

"Why am I not surprised? You are Sakura after all," Ino rolled her eyes.

I only nodded and shut my locker. As I looked up, my sea foam green eyes glimpsed at Sasuke. Naruto was rambling about who knows what to Sasuke while he leaned uninterested against a locker.

Ino elbowed me in my arm with a mischievous grin, "I see you eyeing him."

My face turned as red as a tomato, so I decided to I run out of there before anyone noticed. Well, attempted to run out of there. I tripped and landed face first. All the books I was holding dropped with a loud crash. Blushing madly, I felt everyone in the hallways staring at me. Even Sasuke. Not knowing what to do, I laid there until an arm pulled me up and dusted me off. I turned and found Naruto smiling at me like an idiot, holding my books.

"You alright, Sakura-chan? That was a big fall you had there," he told me as I stared embarrassedly at the ground.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks, Naruto," I mumbled quietly as he handed me my books.

"That's good. So since your busy today, we're going to your house on Monday?" he was referring to how I tutor him every Monday.

"Sure. I have to go now," I said simply as I rushed out of there. Ino caught up to me with a stern expression on her face.

"Hey, Sakura, did you see what just happened?" Ino lowered her voice so only I could hear her.

"What? Me embarrassing myself in front of everybody in the hall? Why yes I have," I said darkly to her.

"No, I mean did you see what you tripped over? Karin totally tripped you just now," Ino whispered.

My eyes went from dark to murderous, "That bitch!"

"I know. Why don't you do something about her?"

"It's alright, Ino. I'll come up with a way to get back at her one day."

Once we reached the front of the school, we were talking about a completely different topic instead of Karin.

"So you coming to my house or not?" Ino asked, checking her nails again.

"Sure," I replied, "I have to leave early though. I'm helping Hinata around the library today."

"As usual," Ino sighed and we began walking to her house. "Geez, why do you go to library so much? That's where all the nerds and unsocial people go."

I scolded her, "The library isn't filled with nerds! There are decent looking guys there too. The library is a helpful place to find information and read amazing books. And it's always busy, so Hinata definitely needs help at work."

"… You need to go out more, Sakura. You really are hopeless," Ino shook her head.

I glared at her. Ino was always a stubborn girl. She's been with me since day one of preschool. I was sitting alone on the playground when these three annoying girls teased me on my big forehead and cotton candy pink hair. Tears flooded my eyes as they tugged on sections of my hair. All of a sudden, little stubborn Ino saved me, throwing rocks at them. If I ever did that to them, they would've done something worse than pull on my hair. But it was Ino who saved me, and no one dared try to attack Ino since she was pretty popular. From then on, Ino was my best friend- even though she was popular and I was basically a nerd.

Ino unlocked the door to her house. It was a light brown humble house with a little balcony. Flowers and shrubs surrounded the front of the house, ranging from roses to sunflowers. It's quite a pretty sight. Her parents own a small flower shop a few blocks away from here in a cluster of other small stores. They give my family free flowers every time we pass by the shop.

Ino's room is huge, bright, and looks like one of the model rooms you'd see in a magazine. Her walls are cerulean with decorative white picture frames. Hell, she had a closet that was literally throwing up clothes because of how much clothes she owned. Clothes are scattered across her sandy tan carpet and covered her bed.

Ino plumped herself on her purple bean bag, "Alright, spill. I know you still have a thing for Sasuke. Stop hiding it."

I blushed once again, "I don't know what you're talking about!"

"Come on, sweetie. It's written all over your pink face. Mr. Uchiha is your prince charming."

"… Maybe."

"Mhmm I'll take that as a yes."

"No! Actually, I'm not sure anymore."

"Alrighty then. It's a maybe. Just stay away from Shikamaru and we're fine."

"Deal. It's not like I even found him attractive anyway."

"HE IS HOT! DEAL WITH IT!"

After having a short snack at Ino's house, I skipped on my way to the library. Behind the front counter, Hinata was organizing a stack of books. I plopped the library books I've been carrying for far too long onto the counter. Hinata looked up and smiled shyly at me.

"Hello, Sakura-san," she whispered.

"Hey, Hinata. Do you need any help here today?" I whispered back.

She led me to an empty shelf and a wild pile of books on the floor.

"Someone pushed the books down from the shelf. I think he did it on purpose. Are you sure you want to fix it for me? You don't have to help…" Hinata explained.

"Of course I want to help. You're my friend after all," I whispered, beginning to organize all the books.

"If you say so. Thanks, Sakura," she walked back to the counter.

It was a really easy job to put the books back. All the books I was organizing were under the history section, so I pulled some books to take home for the project. By the time I was done, I found a plain white book with no title or anything on the cover. I tried searching everywhere on the outside, but there was nothing. Curiously, I opened the book a tinge, but Hinata surprised me. I put the book with the other books I was taking.

"Oh you're already finished," Hinata smiled, "Thanks again."

"Is it alright if I check these out?" I asked, gesturing to the book pile I was carrying.

She nodded and began checking them out until she reached the book with nothing on it. Hinata tried looking for the check out sticker, but it wasn't there. She stared at it with a puzzled expression, but let out a sigh.

"You can have this book if you want," Hinata said, "It doesn't belong to the library, so I think it'll be fine if you have it."

I looked at her blankly, "Are you sure? You could just add a check out sticker on it and the library could keep it."

Hinata shook her head, "Unfortunately, we ran out of stickers, so we aren't taking in any books at the moment. And I think it's a journal or something since there is no title or author. It would be no use in the library, so you can have it. I don't use things like this, so it's fine."

"I… umm well, thank you," I smiled as I took my books, "I'll see you tomorrow in school!"

When I got home, it was already sunset. Mom and Dad were probably still home. I jammed my key into the front door and found Mom and Dad waiting in the living room.

"Ermm, hi!" I smiled nervously.

"Welcome home, Sakura! Come sit down with us," Dad pointed to the couch across from them.

I placed my pile of books on the coffee table and sat. I stared at them as they mumbled words I couldn't hear to each other. What is going on right now?

"Sakura, your father and I have to travel to Suna for work. They are in need of help due to an emergency," Mom explained.

There was a brief silence.

"And?" I said.

"Umm that's all. We'll be gone for about half a month or two and we're leaving tomorrow morning," Dad continued.

"That's all? Alright then. I thought you guys lost your jobs or something, so I got nervous for nothing," I let out a breath of relief.

"Of course not! You'll be fine living alone for a while right?" Mom started laughing.

"Yeah. I mean I've been able to take care of myself since I was younger, so I'll be fine," I smiled.

"Okay, we just wanted to make sure. We were about to call one of your aunts to take care of you, but we're sure our seventeen year old daughter can survive," Dad commented.

Sheer horror ran through my face. They almost called one of my aunts to watch me? My aunts talked 24/7. It would've been a complete nightmare with them around.

"We're leaving you money for groceries and extra money in case of emergency. Don't spend it on something stupid," Mom handed me a box that contained the money and a first aid kit, "You can go now."

The rest of the night went by fine. I spent some time with my parents and we caught up on various topics. The box of stuff was safe inside the top drawer of my chest. Mom and Dad fell asleep at around 9 since they had to wake up really early to leave.

Before I fell asleep, curiosity rose in me again when I noticed the white book on top of my chest with the other books. I grabbed it, snuggled into my bed covers, and flipped open the cover. The first few pages were empty as well. I flipped through the pages until I found ink typed onto the page. The text certainly wasn't in Japanese. I skipped more pages until I discovered a picture of a boy with a dozed off face and odd curl in his hair. He looked pretty cute. I was going to look more into the book until I glanced at the clock.

12:58?

Damnit! Why do I sleep so late?

Wednesday, April 18

After school, I sighed as I walked home alone. Ino was off helping her parents with the flower shop and Hinata was actually home for one rather than the library. It felt peaceful and relaxing though, enjoying a quiet walk. Mr. Hatake decided the project would be to work with partners. In my complete and utter happiness, Sasuke was assigned as my partner. I died on the spot when I found that out. Despite being euphoric, I felt like I was going to be ambushed by Karin and her Sasuke fanclub any moment, so I had to hide my happiness by biting my lip. Karin's such a bitch.

Once I was home, I dropped myself onto the couch and opened one of my huge textbooks. Mom and Dad should be in Suna in an hour or two. I sighed as I read my textbook. The house was dead silent except when I turned a page in my book. Everything was fine. What I didn't know was that I wasn't alone in the house.

"Ve~ What are you reading?"

I turned to my side to find a boy with a weird curl right in front of me.

"AHHHHH!"