LIFE'S HARDEST LESSON

Ch 1: Moving out

Finally! I got enough money to stay in my own apartment!

Sakura hurriedly gathered all the boxes she could and made her way to her new apartment. She has finally done enough missions to move to a new apartment downtown. But, since she couldn't wait for a little more money, she bought one of the cruddy ones in the cruddy part of the village.

Well, at least I wouldn't have to worry about neighbors bothering me.

What she really wanted was to prove to Sasuke that she was now a grown woman and that she needed to be noticed.

And now that he's back from killing Itachi and Orochimaru, there's nothing to distract him. Yes! And that means he better watch out, because the freight train of love is coming to run him down.

She laughed to herself, thinking it would be funny to see Sasuke in that predicament.


Sakura makes her way up the stairs to the apartment as soon as her neighbor comes out. "Kakashi? I didn't know that you'd live in the cruddy area of the village?" Kakashi smiled and said, "Keeps away annoying neighbors."

So damn true.

"Are all those boxes for me?" He said, pointing to the mountain load of boxes she was carrying. "Yeah right, I'm not that generous. I live here now; actually, my apartment is right next to yours." Kakashi sighed and said jokingly, "Great, I already get enough of your attitude on our missions." Sakura smirked and said, "Whatever, your just upset because you can't have excuses for being late to meetings anymore." Kakashi scratched his head and said, "You got me there, do you need help with moving in by the way?" Sakura walked to her apartment and opened the door, "I'm a perfectly capable of carrying some boxes Kakashi, but thank you anyway." He just shrugged and said, "Alright, suite yourself." He started walking down the stairs and left.


(A few hours later)

"Finally! I am officially moved in to my new apartment!" Sakura had just finished putting away the last of her clothing into her dresser. She was about to take a shower when she looked at the clock. She gasped, "Oh my gosh! I'm going to be late for the party!" She threw something new on and ran out the door. "Oi! Sakura-Chan! Why are you late?" Naruto gave her one of his oblivious looks. Sakura shook her fists, "Idiot, I told you I moved into my new apartment! And if somebody would wake up with the rest of the world, I would have been done a long time ago." "Oh, sorry Sakura-Chan." Sasuke huffed, "About time you finally decided to move out of your parents' apartment Sakura. I thought for awhile there that you were a scared little girl." Sakura was crushed by his words, but when was it that his words didn't? So, she pretended it was a joke and she laughed, "Yeah, but I'm a grown woman now, and I gotta have my own privacy." Naruto said, "Yeah, so that you could take your boyfriends there right?" Sakura glared at him, "Yes, I could." Naruto smiled widely, "Well, if that's the case," he pulled out some breath spray and pumped it a few times into his mouth, "I would like it Sakura-Chan if I could have a tour of your new apartment." Sakura looked at Sasuke and blushed, "Only if Sasuke-Kun wants to come along." Sasuke looked up, "What, and waste my time doing nothing? No thank you." Sakura sighed, "Okay, I forgot something at my apartment; I'll see you two tomorrow." And she left the place quickly, afraid that they might see a few stray tears.

No matter what I try, he never even sees me. What should I do? Is it that I'm not romantic enough? Yes, that's got to be it. I just have to find a person who knows how to be romantic and I can finally get Sasuke……but, who could that be.

As she was walking to her apartment, she overheard a pair of extremely attractive girls talking. "I know, his is the most handsome, most romantic, most mysterious guy ever!" "I heard that he has taken every single girl in the village on a date and left them madly in love with him." Sakura was hiding behind a wall, listening intently on their conversation.

How come I've never heard of him?

"I heard that he can't stand being in a relationship more than 3 days." "Really, well, who ever bags Kakashi would be the happiest girl in the world." Sakura was cleaning out her ears.

Did I hear right? Did they just say Kakashi? Ha! What a joke! I should go over to his apartment to find out more about his secret love life.

She laughed aloud as she walked downtown.