Author's note: This is my first story so reviews/flames are welcomes just as long as you tell me what's wrong with the story so I can type is better.

Summary: I play things, peoples' feelings and relationships. I ruin them. I'm a player and in a new school, anyone is a target.

Couples: SasuSaku, NejiTen, NaruHina, ShikaIno.

Disclaimer:I do not own Naruto or any of the characters. Obviously.

Thanks to Metal-Blondie who approved of the idea and helped me string this chapter along. This is dedicated to you.

Enjoy!

The Mask To Play

Chapter one: It's just a start

A Mask to Play,

Any emotion shown fake,

It can trick and,

Decieve.

It was a cool September morning.

That's when I started it all. I didn't like them, they didn't like me. They were popular, I wasn't. I was tired of seeing all their relationships, happy ones and romantic ones. I was sick and tired of it all. They didn't even see me, they saw through me.

So I decided to toy with them, play their feelings, turn them against each other. anything to get revenge. Anything.

I'm a player. Anyone's hearts, they were broken. Any friendships, severed.

I play the masks, I play the feelings , my name is Haruno Sakura.

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"A new day, a new school, a new year" Sakura muttered as she walked out of her house. Her bubblegum pink hair was tied into a tight ponytail, her bangs framing her white flawless skin. Her pink flowered t-shirt shining in the sunlight, her black capris clinging to her legs, dangling with silver charms and her black converse stepping onto the pavement as she made her way to school, her school was the most prestigious boarding school in Japan. They had the top technology and the best material to get well-paid jobs.

Sakura knocked on the classroom door, nervous yet calm as she was met with a silver haired teacher.

"Ah, hello Sakura-san. Come in. I am Hatake Kakashi, Kakashi-sensei to you." He spoke as he led her to the front of the filled classroom. The chattering died down as they turned to glance at the newcomer.

Sakura noticed it as her cue to introduce herself. "Hello my name is Haruno Sakura. I like some things that you don't need to know and I don't like sluts, whores or anything that categorizes in that section," Sakura said eyeing a specific mob of underdressed fangirls glaring at her for the comment.

"Good, now go sit next to…Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha raise your hand." Kakashi sensei said as he grinned under the mask covering half of his face. His eyes scanning the classroom as gasps were heard, said boy raised his hand lazily to indicate where Sakura would sit.

Sakura sauntered over to Sasuke and sat down without a word to said boy. She took a quick glance at him and her expression changed to one of astonishment.

"I know him from somewhere. Some of my past schools, a student that was a target?" Sakura thought, staring down at her desk.

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"Hm, a girl who's not interested, how different this year is going to be with her around" Sasuke thought as he stole a glance at the bored looking, pink haired girl staring at her desk.

"She looks familiar, someone I knew, someone I met…" Sasuke thought trying to piece the mystery.

The bell rang as Sakura rose from her seat and was about to walk out the door when she realized her onyx haired classmate had not risen from his chair.

"Oi, dreamer! You gonna wake up any time soon? Or are you too busy acting emo?" Sakura said as she waved her hand frantically in front of his face.

"Hn"

"And what is that supposed to mean?"

"I'm coming, I'm coming. Don't get so panicky Pinky." Sasuke replied.

"So what if my hair is pink, it's better than having a stick up my ass!" Sakura fired back, anger lacing her words.

"Che, it's a pole not a stick." Sasuke corrected.

"Pfft, wha? Did you just correct me?" Sakura sputtered.

"Uh no?" Sasuke answered.

"What an idiot, ugh damn you. You made me late for class!"

"I didn't tell you to stay and bicker with me."

"And that's what I get for trying to be a nice person." Sakura said, sarcasm dripping with every word.

"You were trying? Could've fooled me"

"Why you son of a bi-"

"Now, now don't need to have a potty mouth do we Pinky?" Sasuke teased, he was taken back by how fierce this girl could get, intrigued even.

Their glares intensified, then a masked hand came between.

"Out, out you two. Don't need a bickering couple blocking the door for my class now." Kakashi stated.

"We are not a couple!" Sasuke and Sakura hollered.

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"Hey guys…" Sasuke muttered as he met with the rest of his group of friends by the door.

His gang consisted of seven people including him. There was a brown ponytail haired male leaning against the wall, his lavender tinted eyes closed with another browned bun haired female, her chocolate brown eyes staring at him, standing by his side, poking him trying to get a reaction out of the stoic, ice-cube male.

At the other wall was a loudmouth blond with cerulean eyes with his hands behind his head leaning against the doorframe with a lavender eyed, indigo haired girl blushing by the close contact between her and the knucklehead blond.

A brown hair, pineapple shaped ponytailed male lying on the floor sleeping and a bright blond haired girl with bright, sky blue eyes sitting beside him, watching.

The brown haired male, Hyuuga Neji took the other brown bun haired girl, Tenten's finger and placed it back at her side as she pouted back at him, unable to get a spoken response.

The blond, Uzumaki Naruto stared back at the blushing female called Hyuuga Hinata and draped his arm around her shoulders and gave her a goofy grin. The latter turned beet red and suddenly went limp. She had fainted from the contact.

"Hinata? Hinata? Hinata-chan are you okay?" Naruto asked worried as he picked her up, bridal style.

The brown haired pineapple head, Nara Shikamaru suddenly sat up, as his deep brown eyes wandered over to his leader, his hand coming up to straighten his hair. The other blond, Yamanaka Ino rolled her eyes as Uchiha Sasuke sighed.

Uchiha Sasuke, onyx eyes that were known to turn red when angered. Onyx hair gelled into what looked like a chicken's butt. His stoic attitude made him an attraction to all females, he was lonesome, he kept to himself, but his friends knew him.

The others turned to stare back at him.

"What's up with you?", Naruto asked, his expressions a bit worried as he stared at his best friend.

"Nothing ramen-lover, now let's get to class before we're late…again."Sasuke answered as he brushed off Naruto's comment and began walking down the emptying hall, his stoic attitude was not questioned as the others followed.

"You forgot, Hinata-lover teme!", Naruto hollered as Neji pushed himself off the wall and headed toward him.

"Don't think I'm going to let that one go Uzumaki. You're lucky she isn't awake yet, she would have fainted into a coma or something." Neji said

"Stop scaring Naruto, Neji. He'll be fine if we just let them tell each other." Tenten said coming up from behind them, her face etched with a small smile.

"Which means will be never and I won't have to keep the baka from Hinata-sama."

"Ugh, never mind Neji. Come on guys before we really get a detention" Tenten called to the rest of the group

They started walking after the silent Uchiha.

"What do you think Neji? Has Sasuke found someone interesting?" Tenten whispered as she took Neji's hand in hers.

"Perhaps" Neji replied, lacing their fingers.

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"It's seems like teme has a new target eh Hinata-chan?" Naruto laughed as he took Hinata's hand and led her down the hall after the others. She had awoken to his chattering and his apology. He had promised to take her out for ramen tomorrow.

Shikamaru lazily got up, and headed after the two.

"Hey lazy ass! Wait for me!" Ino yelled after him, scrambling to her feet.

"Troublesome" Shikamaru muttered but waited nonetheless for her to catch up.

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The bell rang signaling lunch, the rest of Sasuke's group seated themselves at the far table in the school's cafeteria staring out the window or chatting quietly with each other. Sasuke's group were the quietest but also the deadliest of all groups. They may have seemed fine at first glance but could be very dangerous and lethal when angered or provoked.

Right now, as the chatter increased, the gang's eyes locked onto their gang leader's blank face as they waited for him to explain.

"Well, it looks like I got a new target to be in the group", Sasuke started as his eyes scanned the rest of his group's waiting for a reaction.

"About time! So who is this mysterious person teme? Is she gunna join the gang? Huh, huh, huh?" Naruto asked as he shoved down his ramen.

"I don't know dobe. If she has the potential, she may be in the group,if she doesn't, we'll drop her. Now first of all we all need to get close to her, get to know her. Then we'll decide." Sasuke stated.

"Hai" the rest of the gang replied as they all separated, wondering the same thing.

Who was the girl that Sasuke had taken an interest in and why?

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