The Humble Diaries of Haruno

By CoCoBunny

Writer's Introduction: "Hello Readers. I hope all is well. Thank you for tuning in. I'm sure as you have noticed I do not write and or post much anymore, frankly, I've been super busy. I hope you can enjoy this little story I'm trying to dedicate myself to. Thank you again. Ja'Ne" – CB

Disclaimer: I do not by any means own Naruto in any such way. Thank you for letting me fanfic.

Summary: Fate can be funny, whether you realize it or not. Sometimes laughing at your own misery can bring you happiness in the darkest of hours.

Chapter One: Notice Me…Please.

By Stander's Point Of View

Every day for the past few weeks, I have watched a young girl constantly have conflict. The conflict being, bullies. Her unique appearance was one of the many causes to her conflict with the individuals being aggressive towards her. Simply, she stands out to an extreme amount.

Pink hair...

I watched as it was currently being tugged on and grounded against the academy's' baseball field. I could not hear what the quarrel was about, but whatever it was, it was not going over well. I'm sure I could have stopped the situation, but it was neither my problem nor my concern.

As I continued my path through Kirigakure Hall, my eye caught glimpse of the pink haired victim. She was kneeling on the ground while someone's hand was holding her from behind by her neck. From my angle it seemed as though she was being asked a question and determining by the way her body stiffened she was thinking before she answered. She then lifted her head from her hostile situation and smiled.

Never have I seen her smiled. Even in her tragic state, she smiled. Suddenly, I felt something, something I couldn't think of what it was but it was certainly unknown to me, my mind, and my emotions. That was when I saw in a blurred motion a foot shot out and connected to her face. Instantly her body toppled to the ground. I could then feel my legs moving, I was running. When I stopped, I was outside.

The individuals that were causing the commotion were now gone. I then realize I was breathing very hard.

Did I seriously push myself to run that fast?

As I tried to catch my breath I couldn't take my eyes off her motionless body. I don't know how long I was standing in the same spot, but the sun was starting to set awaking my senses to need to head home soon.

Ten minutes had passed it seemed as I kneeled down in front of her. She had not moved for quite some time that I felt somewhat concerned. I slowly stuck my hand out, I didn't know what I was reaching for, and it was either her tresses or her shoulder. I could not tell, but I knew I was mesmerized by her unique locks.

Suddenly, a small cry came from her and she groaned mildly as she seems to come back to reality. She struggled to lift herself up and once she did, she looks at me with bewilderment. I had forgotten that my hand was still reaching for her and I snatched it back quickly. In that moment, I had only seen these types of eyes before a few times in my life so far. The first person I've seen with these eyes was my otouto. Her eyes spoke Innocence.

Then she did it again, she smiled. Pure and innocent. Something that was so contained, I just couldn't understand.

"I must have fallen asleep out here. Did you watch after me, senpai?" She spoke to me for the first time and her voice sounded so fragile. I did not respond, I didn't think it was necessary.

"Not much of a talker is you, senpai? Well, arigatou gozaimasu, senpai." She thanked me as she struggled her way to her feet and dusted her seifuku off. As she did this I noticed some blood on her blouse and took in the small gash she had on her right cheek. She did not seem to mind the cut as she walked passed me. Something stirred within me knowing that it did not bother her.

"Why did you not fight back?" I asked. It was not my intent to sound so concerned so it came out a bit harsher that I wanted. I heard her stop in her tracks and when I turned to look at her, she just shrugged her shoulders. Even with her back faced to me I could tell she was emotionally conflicted by my question.

"Ah, senpai, you can speak. I was getting a little worried." She said. She stood in the spot for a few more seconds before she started to walk again.

"Every day for the past five weeks I've watched you being terrorized by the same Ijimes. You could easily take your evidence to the headmaster, yet you smile, why?" I asked, but she didn't speak.

"Senpai, even in these hardships I'm willing to endure this pain, because I know this is only temporary." She said as she turned slightly to me and smiled. Her smile was so genuine that it was so strange to me. She turned and continued on her way. She did not know it, but that smile hit me hard. She left me there feeling some type of way that I could not comprehend. Everything in my fiber of being wanted to know her. She was a true mystery, someone I wanted to figure out just as much as a nerd would want to finish a rubrics cube.

It seemed as fate was willing to give me a chance as I noticed a small brown material in the dirt. It was a wallet, a very old and inexpensive wallet. I leaned down and picked it up. Subconsciously, I opened it; the face of the girl that now captured my interest was in it.

"Haruno…Sakura." I said with a little confusion, because as that name soaked into my mind something was coming into remembrance. As it all started to hit me my eyes widen from realization. Then I took off running back to the academy. I vastly moved through the halls until I came face to face with the awards hall also known as, Hokage Hall. I suddenly started to scan the wall and shelf for my class, bingo…I found her. Academic section: Current Top Ten Students of Konoha Academy; ranking in at number four, Haruno Sakura.

She was one of the top students. How was it that I've never seen her before? Sweat slowly trickled down the side of my temple as I started to look over the academic ceremony pictures. She was there, every single one, she was in them. A smile that was noticeable was found on her lips in each picture and with each pictures I was in as well.

"How…" I questioned myself. There had to be more to this than just simply missing someone every so often.

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It was Thursday, I found myself now scanning for her. My confusion was still set deep within my mind of how could someone so distinctly noticeable slip by like a ghost. As I was walking to my homeroom, that's when I notice her. She was walking with her head hung low as she guided herself through the masses. Then I saw with my own two eyes as a head reached out and pushed her forward. I didn't see whom it was that pushed her, but she stumbled forward and for the second time, I got a good look at her face. Her hair flared behind her as she fell to the ground. Though, within those few seconds I saw she had did her best to self-aid herself.

I started to push my way to her. I almost felt obligated to help her. When I got to the location of her fall, she was already gone.

How?

I questioned myself again.

Time went by quickly and before I knew it, it was lunch time. I was making my way through the lunch tables picking off small things here and there. I usually did not eat the systems food due to my mother's stark rage of I denied any of her special bento boxes. Though, both of my parents were on business trade trips and would not be back until Sunday morning. So eating this slop called, "nutrition value food" they provided was all I had for the day. I walked up to the register and paid for my meal and went to sit at a table nearby.

Pink Hair

Her hair flashed to me like a beacon. She was sitting alone far off in the corner. She looked at peace which settled me strangely, yet she looked stiff while eating. I sat at the nearest table near me and started to observe her. I didn't honestly feel any emotions for the girl, but she sparked my interest by slipping by me without a trace. It was curiosity. That's it. I'm curious about her and who she is. All I knew about her so far was that she was quite smart and certain groups in the academy did not like her so much. This was not enough to satisfy me.

I slowly started to eat my lunch and within fifteen minutes, a group of females were gathered around the table Haruno was sitting at. The exchange was quick seeing as they did not stay long talking to her. When they were gone she still was sitting in the same spot but she suddenly started to stuff her face with all the food she had and quickly exited the dining facility.

After lunch was over I never saw her again during intermission of classes.

As I walked through Kirigakure Halls, I leered out the window as if searching for her. Same place as before, she was on the baseball fields.

She was lying on the ground sprawled out like a starfish. It was It was very un-lady like since she was wearing the fuku skirt, but that did not seem to bother her. Looking at her more clearly, she looked like a wreck that already happened. There were signs that she struggled this time, but she obviously lost to whoever she was in a tussle with.

I wonder if it was the same individuals from earlier.

She had her eyes closed so it was hard to tell if she was conscious. Her hair was wild and displayed like a pink sun around her head. There was dirt smudges fresh on her face and her bandage that was covering her scar from this morning was ripped off. I couldn't help but to notice her knees were redden and bruised.

"If I wasn't sure, I would say you were in love with me, senpai." Haruno giggled as she looked up at me and smiled. Her eyes were red making her green eyes stand out.

"You were crying." It wasn't a question, it was a statement. She closed her eyes for a brief moment and reopened them. There it was again, that smile.

"Strong warriors cry, senpai." She said as she leaned up and propped herself up on her knees. I took that time to realize how heavily un-lady like she really was.

"Here." I said as I dropped her wallet on the ground next to her. She just looked down at her personal item and when she looked back up at me, I saw resentment in her eyes.

"Did you look through my personal things?" She said with an aggressive tone. It was quite surprising that she actually showed that side of herself to me this early. I didn't say anything to her; I didn't feel the need to. Time passed by, but she didn't say anything within those moments.

Suddenly, she stood up the best she could and dusted off her fuku skirt. She had a hard time standing I could tell. In a quiet voice she thanked me politely and started to walk away. I did not know what it was, but I followed a few paces behind her.

The sun was setting and it's warmed hugged my little exposed skin. We walked for some time and it was a bit eerie, I didn't know where she was going. She seemed a bit hesitant of where she was going. She started to slow down and I finally noticed that she was walking with a small limp. We were crossing over into a residential area when she stopped and looked at me with startled eyes. I continued walking until I was right in front of her.

"Do not worry; I can help you walk home." I said to her. It was gravely out of my character to be this nice to anyone else besides my family. Her face hardens and she stumbled quickly away from me. We stood staring at each other for a little while before her expression turned sincere.

"Please…senpai…domo arigatou gozaimasu. Please do not help me anymore. It is best that you do not get mixed into my life." She said as she bowed respectfully and took off running. I was about to stop her, but I did not realize we were near a railroad crossing. A train shot by causing a gust of wind to assault my senses.

I said nothing; I couldn't really tell how I felt about what just happened. It was all so sudden, but I knew I was not done with her. I wanted to really know this so called, "difficult life" she tried to press about. My curiosity was truly getting the best of me.

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Writer's Notes: OMG, so this was very difficult to write. I'm not use to Point of View (POV). I'm sorry I made any mistakes I do not have a BETA, but I do try to look over my work.

So tell me what you think. This will not be the typical Nerd falls for Jock thing. Nor Nerd turns into this OP beauty and takes over the school. It's more of a problem child finds something to reach for and dark and mysterious guy helps out. And if you did not catch the idea, Uchiha Itachi is the Bystander lol. I was going to make that evident but I chose not to.

The next following chapters will not be in POV unless needed. Third person from now on. Now there will be a few Naruto Characters that might be out of character but not by much. I will do my best to keep them in their original state. Haruno Sakura is a different story though. I want her to have a background story before changing to how she really is. Please just have patience with me and this style.

Grazie!

Please review! :D It will help me continue this.