Chapter 1

I woke up to the usual annoying ringing of my alarm clock. Great! Another day in the life of me! I got out of bed and stared at my pink walls, which always made me smile. With that, I made my way into my closet and pulled on my school uniform.

I pulled my bangs down, trying to hide as much of my enormous forehead as I could. I looked at my reflection in my huge stand-up mirror. A pale girl with bright pink hair and equally bright green eyes looked back at me. I pulled on my necklace; a satin ribbon with a small flower charm. Maybe Kiba will finally notice me today!

I made my way down the stairs and saw my butler, Johnathan. He gave a quick bow and smiled at me. "Good morning, Miss Harino."

I smiled at him. "Good morning Johnathan." He opened the door to the kitchen for me, and I made my way slowly to the empty kitchen. I guess this is the downfall of being an only child. Well, you can't have everything in life, Sakura!

I ate breakfast and grabbed my things, just as my mother entered the kitchen, with a folder filled with papers in her arms. "Hello, Sakura. Have cheer practice this afternoon?"

I nodded. "Yes, m'am."

She smiled, though her tired eyes gave you the truth of what she was feeling. "Please be careful when you come home dear. Shall I have Johnathan pick you up from your school?"

I shook my head. "No thanks. I'm 15 mom, not 5."

She shrugged and sat down at the table, letting me know that our conversation was over. I sighed and walked out of Harino EstateIt was a beautiful fall day, the colorful leave scattered along the sidewalk, dancing to the motion of the wind that seeped underneath them.

I picked up my feet and started to feel a whole lot better. Money doesn't make you happy, this does! I was sucked into a whirlwind of leaves, making me laugh.

In a much better mood, I made my way to Konoha High School. Once I stepped in, I already wanted the day to be ever.

Soon enough, the class part of my day was over, so all I had to do was survive cheer practice. Like that was ever going to happen. Brittni and Ino were my two most hated enemies on the face of the earth. Even worse, they were both on my cheerleading squad.

There were two reasons why I cheered. Firstly, Kiba was on the football team. More importantly than that, cheering was in my blood. I just loved to feel the beat of our routines and all the energy I'd kept stored up could be released.

I got to the gym and changed into my cheerleading uniform. I headed out to the gym floor, where Kurenai, our coach, was waiting with a girl I'd never seen before. The girl had blond hair pulled into four small ponytails, and her complexion was a peachy color.

I sat down, and Kurenai cleared her throat, making all the little chit chat and gossip stop. "Girls, I'd like you all to meet Temari. She'll be joining our squad. Let's give her all a Konoha High welcome!"

"Hi Temari!" Most of the squad called, making Temari smile. Brittni and rolled their eyes. Stupid idiots need to stick their attitudes up their-

"Sakura!" Kurenai called, breaking me out of my thoughts.

"Yes, sensei?" I asked, thinking I has spoken my thoughts out loud.

"I want you to work with Temari until she has all the cheers down pat. Understand me?"

I nodded. "Yes, m'am." With that, Ino and Brittni broke out into a fit of laughter. Kurenai shot them a look, which brought their giggles down to an inaudible level.

"Good. Temari, go sit with Sakura until you feel you have everything perfect. Okay?"

Temari nodded and walked over to me. She sat down and I gave her a happy smile. "Nice to meet you Temari!"

"Hi. Sakura, right?"

I nodded. "Yep! Let's work hard okay?"

She smiled. "Totally!"

AN: Thanks for reading! A huge, special thanks to Selene98, my wonderful, bright imouto, for whom Brittni and Johnathan would be nameless! You little genius!