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Italics: The character's thoughts, or flashback.

Chapter 1: The Perfects

Sakura Haruno stood nervously in the line, the nervous beating of her heart made it slightly hard to breathe. She looked up ahead to see the bouncer, with the big bulky arms, and muscled chest hidden underneath the fabric of his black shirt. The bouncer scanned the kid next to go in thoroughly, and then shook his head. "Sorry kid, you aren't getting in." He said sternly. "What!" The kid shouted angrily. "It's not fair how only certain people can come in!"

"Enough, now scram, kid!" The bouncer yelled. The kid left the line, grumbling all the way. Sakura swallowed hard, and shivered. She's never done anything like this before, going to an all teen party. It was a strange place to have a party at to, just a simple brick building, known as the Tenshi. She was never interested in this kind stuff, but interested in just staying home, and locked up in her room. Being near all these people, made her only feel sickish. Actually, she was already feeling sick to her stomach before they even came here.

This was her best friend, Naruto Uzamaki's idea anyway. Sakura looked at her friend. He has spiky, sun blond hair, and sapphire blue eyes, with three scars on each of his cheeks. They kind of looked like whiskers. A small part of her had a little crush on Naruto, but she didn't want to ruin their relationship. Her shivers worsened, along with the sickish feeling. There's no way she can be getting the flu, since she did get a shot at the beginning of her sophmore year.

"Man, what's taking this line so long to get moving." Naruto groaned impatiently. He turned to look at Sakura, and noticed her dreaded expression. "Hey Sakura, what's wrong?" He asked. "Nothing." She lied, and shivered again. "Are you cold?" He asked. "It's not that cold out, but I think I have a jacket in my car." He left the line, heading for the parking lot. "Naruto, wait!" Sakura called, but he kept going. Great, Sakura sighed. Now I'm alone. One of her fears was being alone, all by herself. When she was alone, she always felt like crying, but always held it in. Hurry up and grow up Sakura! She told herself. Your 15 for crying out loud! She sighed heavily, and shivered once again.

"Are you cold?" Somebody asked, behind her. The voice was soft and velvety sounding. Sakura turned around quickly, and her eyes widened the minute she saw the person who asked her. Sasuke Uchiha, she thought breathlessly. The most popular boy alive, Sasuke Uchiha, was standing right behind her, and staring at her. How could have she not notice him before? Especially, since she has a crush on him. Every girl awes at his beauty, with his raven black hair that's a mess of spikes in the back, with bangs nearly hanging over his eyes. The shirts with the buttons he wears, always were unbuttoned at the top, revealing his smooth chest.

Sasuke cocked his head to the side. "Are you alright?" He asked. Sakura blushed, realizing she's been just staring at him. She forced a sheepish looking smile. "I-I'm f-fine." She replied nervously, and then she shivered. This sudden shiver though, made her want to collapse. Sasuke immediately noticed, and startled Sakura, by grasping both her arms. He pulled her against him gently. Surprisingly, her shivers seemed to ease. "Hmmm, are you…," Sasuke hesitated. "One of us?" "What?" She looked up at him in confusion, while he studied her face.

"You're pale…just like me." He said. Sakura's heart nearly stopped at his words. She was pale, just like him? Was he insulting her? No, he wasn't. She has gotten paler, her skin nearly as pale as Sasuke's. "Hey, Sakura," Naruto called, running back to the line, with an orange, and black jacket over his shoulder. He stopped immediately, seeing the scene before him. Sakura in Sasuke's arms. "Sasuke." He growled, with a murderous glare. Sasuke, letting go of Sakura, glared back. Possessively, Naruto pulled Sakura to him, and in the process, pulled her out of the line.

"N-Naruto," she exclaimed. "The line!" Naruto ignored her, continuing with his little stare down with Sasuke. She looked back from Naruto, to Sasuke. Why do they hate each other, Sakura wondered. When they barely know each other? Finally, Naruto turned away. "Let's go, Sakura." He said, and started pulling her away by the wrist. Sakura couldn't help it, but she glanced back at Sasuke. He was staring after her, but looked up to the front of the line. Disappointment filled her heart. This is the first, and probably the only time she'll ever talk to Sasuke again.

Her attention went back to Naruto. "W-What about the party, Naruto?" She asked. "Forget about the party," he said grimly. "I wouldn't have us come here in the first place if I knew the Perfects were here." The Perfects. That is what people called them, Sasuke, and his group. Sakura's eyes widened, realizing something. "Naruto, have you noticed that all of the Perfects are all pale?"

Different p.o.v

It was loud on the inside of the Tenshi, thanks to the booming music. Teens dancing, talking, and just chilling out, your normal teenage party. This party was thrown by none other then, the one, and only, Ino Yamanaka, the most beautiful, and popular girl in Konoha. Her long platinum blond hair was tied in a ponytail, with bangs hiding her right eye, and her skin was the color of fresh milk. Without much effort, her sky blue eyes dazzeled everyone, and her slender build, and small waist made her all the more beautiful.

Ino was the queen of parties, and she was a Perfect. Even though this was her party, not many of the people here seemed to be paying attention her. Usually they would compliment her looks, and exclaim how awesome the party was, but neither has been done. How annoying, she thought. Even her own followers seemed to be bord out of their minds, and only two of her followers sat across from her. Her boyfriend was slumped down beside her. Drained, and dazed.

That was no surprise; Ino's boyfriends always turn out like that in the end. Lina, one of her followers, let out a bored sigh. She has her strawberry blond hair up in a messy bun, and her jade green eyes glistened. Ino frowned at her bored sigh. "I'm going out the back for a smoke." Lina said, standing up, and getting out of the booth. "Whatever." Ino said, trying to hide her annoyance. Lina didn't even look back, just kept going to the back, metal door.

Lina was not like all of Ino's female followers. She doesn't grovel, or flinch, which is what so irritating about her. Ino has something over her head though. If it wasn't for Ino, Lina wouldn't be a model, a job that Lina has been dying to have, and was lucky to get. Lina owes me big time, Ino thought with a smirk, than she turned her attention to Hinata Huuyga, another follower, Perfect. She has long, dark blue hair, and pure white eyes, with a purple tint to them. Bangs hid her forehead from view. Hinata wasn't like Ino's followers either. The girl was too shy for her own good. Her shyness actually annoyed Ino, but Ino liked the girl enough.

Hinata was a pretty girl, making her important to keep around. Ino considered her girlfriends to be backgrounds to enhance her own beauty. "Anything happening at your house, Hinata?" Ino asked, with a bored tone. Hinata was startled by her question, and shook her head. "N-Not really." She replied, her cheeks beginning to flush. Ino waited for her to say something but nothing came, causing an awkward silence. She scowled. How pathectic Hinata is when it comes to conversation, Ino would never know.

Ino gazed around the room, and gave a cat like smile, when her eyes landed on Sasuke Uchiha, her real boyfriend, who was on the other side of the room, sitting with two giggly girls. Ino glanced at her boyfriend beside her. He had passed out, and was drooling. He wasn't her real boyfriend, just a cute little toy. She didn't bother with telling Hinata on where she was going, just got up, and started walking. She past the dance floor, all the way to Sasuke.

The clacking of Ino's black stiletto heels caught the two girl's attention. Even though the girl on Sasuke's right had been practically making out with him. Ino glared at them both. They were just Sasuke's play toys, but it still bothered her that he gets intimate with them. Especially, since they're humans. "Beat it!" Ino hissed at them, making them flinch. Hurriedly, the girls retreated away, much to her satisfaction.

Sasuke sighed in disappointment. Ino giggled, and made herself comfortable on his lap; her arms snaked around his neck. "What do you want, Ino?" He asked, with slight annoyance. Ino failed to notice it though, too busy admiring his perfect face. She was so lucky to have the hottest guy as her boyfriend, but it was only natural afterall. They have been together for a very long time, and always will be. She leaned her head against his shoulder. "I don't know how much longer I can wait Sasuke," she purred in is ear. "For are bonding." They should go ahead, and bond together right now. Nobody would notice. It was a perfect time to. She inhaled his rainy scent, and scowled suddenly. Another scent was mixed with his. Could it have been the scent of those two girls?

No, those girls reeked of pure human, and too much perfume. This scent smelled sweet, like freshly bloomed cherry blossoms. It smelled too sweet to, too sweet to be human. Ino quickly got off of him, and just stared at him, with wide eyes. Sasuke stared back, his gaze lazy looking. Could Sasuke have…slept with another girl, of the same kind? The thought made Ino's insides twist, with anger, and hurt. She closed her eyes briefly, and turned her back. "I'm going to go find Lina." She said.

She was using this as an excuse to not let Sasuke see the dreaded expression on her face, and besides, Lina has been gone for a long while. Ino past through the dance floor again, heading straight for the back door. She practically shoved her way through the door, and felt relieved to have cool night air fill her achy lungs. Right when you step out of the Tenshi, you land on a concrete padeo, and much to her surprise, no one was out here, including Lina. How strange, she thought with a frown.

Ino gazed around, doing a double check. Nope, there was absolutely no sign of Lina. A light breeze blew, and came along with yet another sweet scent. This time, Ino recognized it immediately. It was lina's scent. She swallowed nervously. Something bad has happened, Ino could sense it. She followed the scent, sniffing the air for more of it, as she begins moving. She turned the corner of the building, and stifled a scream. At her feet laid Lina, dead. Her head twisted at an odd angle, and her hair tousled, a whole chunk of it was missing.

Signs of struggle were clearly seen. Big purple bruises on both arms, and her ankle looked broken. A chunk of her neck was missing, and her face was locked in an unfulfilled scream. Ino wanted to puke, but held back, and swallowed painfully. Her heart started to pound quickly, and she tried to pull out her cell phone, but it slipped out of her sweaty hands. The cell phone hit the concrete with a crack, and the batteries flew out of the back of it. Ino panicked, and did the first thing that came to her mind. She let out a blood curdling scream.

Sakura's p.o.v

Sakura woke up, with a gasp. Sweat trickled down her face, and her throat ached painfully. She panted hard. Again, this was the second time she woke up like this. First time, it was because of this nightmare that felt way too real. This time, it's because she scenced…danger, and as if something bad has happened, something really bad. Sakura laid there on her bed, just staring at the ceiling. She jumped when her alarm clock went off, making this irritating beeping sound.

With a groan, she got up, to begin her daily morning routine. First, she took a quick shower, then brushed her short blossom pink hair, and added a small touch of red eyeliner above her emerald green eyes. She through on a red shirt, and jeans, then scanned herself in the mirror. Sakura doesn't find herself to be ugly, but not pretty, mostly because of her odd hair color doesn't fit a 15 year old sophomore. She has a small curvy frame, average sized breasts, and a slender build.

Sakura can't help but notice that her skin has gotten paler. Her skin used to be fair, but now it's pure as porcelain, but at least it has a touch of ivory, making her not look like death. She remembered Sasuke's words last night. Are you one of us? You're pale…just like me. Those were his words, and they puzzled her to no end. What did he mean by that? Did he mean that if she's a Perfect? Sakura laughed at the thought. Her… a Perfect? As if, she's been labeled as a misfit and wants to keep it like that.

Sakura's heart melted remembering the feeling of being in Sasuke's arms. He had held her so gently. Just thinking about it now made her blush, but she shook it off. How typical it is to fall for the great Sasuke Uchiha. She doesn't want to be one of those girls who goes for a guy only because he looks good. She'll just pretend that he doesn't exist.

Sakura made her way out of her room and down the stairs to the living room. Sitting on the couch, and drinking coffee, was her Aunt Tsunade. Her one and only relative. Sakura admires Tsunade's womanly beauty. She has long, light blond hair in low pigtails, and Carmel brown eyes. A purple diamond tattooed on her forehead, and her breasts are pretty large. "Good morning Tsunade." Sakura greeted brightly, and kissed her aunt on the cheek. Tsunade did the same to Sakura. "Good morning Sakura."

She gave Sakura a wary eye. "You've gotten paler." She said voice low. Sakura was startled by this, and flushed, which was clearly seen. "Y-You can tell?" She asked. Tsunade sighed heavily. "Seeya home after school hun." She said. "Ok." Sakura nodded, and took off out the front door. With perfect timing, she saw Naruto pull his rusty red truck up to the curve. He honked purposely, with a big goofy grin. Sakura giggled, and ran up to it.

She opened the door, which made an irritating loud squeaky noice. Dust flowed, as she plopped on the darkish red seat. "You need to put some WD40 on that door." Sakura teased, while closing it. Naruto stuck his tongue at her, and started up the truck. "Onward to Konoha High." He said in a sigh.

Konoha was just your average high school, full of average teens, with an average parking lot for all. Naruto parked near the middle end of it. Both him, and Sakura got out of it. She stared at the school in dismay. Oh, how she hates this place, mostly because all kids here are so full of themselves. Can't they be just normal people? Her, and Naruto begin making their ways to the glass front doors of the school. Naruto put his hand behind his head, and yawned. "Man, am I tired, "he groaned. "Maybe I should have just stayed home." "Like you could, you've used up your sick days." Sakura countered.

Again, he stuck his tongue at her. Sakura laughed. "What's so funny billboard brow?" A familiar snobbish voice startled both of them from behind. They both turned seeing Ami, a girl part of the Perfect crowd. She has dark purple hair, and dark grey eyes. Her hair short on one side, long on the other. "Isn't it just me or did you get skinnier all of a sudden?" Ami asked, with a smirk. Sakura just stared at her. "Anorexia isn't good for wanting to lose weight, miss forehead." She said, passing by, and purposely knocking into Sakura's shoulder. Sakura winced. Even though Ami was just a tiny girl, that shoulder bump actually hurt. "Why you little b-"Naruto begin, but Ami cut him off.

"You better watch what you say dog boy, or you'll get in trouble," she said. Her smirk was pure evil. "You are just a slave after all." Naruto's eyes widened at that, and he growled. Ami laughed, and continued her way up the white marble steps, then past the front doors. Naruto clenched his fists, and gritted his teeth. "Just ignore her, Naruto," Sakura calmed. "She's always been like that." Ever since Sakura was a kid, she's been bullied by Ami and not just by her either.

"Whatever," he huffed. "Let's keep going." He stomped up the steps, and Sakura hurried up them.

They made it to the hallway full of teens, and lockers, classrooms also. Sakura couldn't help but notice that a lot of people seemed gloomy about something. Most of those people happen to be Perfects to. That same feeling that she had this morning returned. The feeling that something bad has happened, something really bad. Her, and Naruto stopped, noticing the beautiful Ino Yamanka actually crying, with friends hovering around. The two stared at her in curiosity.

What the heck is going on around here? Sakura wondered. Ino noticed them staring at her, and gave a menacing glare. She's the leader of the female Perfects. "What the hell are you losers looking at!" She snapped. Sakura's eyes widened, seeing, what she thought were fangs, in Ino's mouth. Ino noticed the reaction, and quickly turned her back. "What in the world is going on!" Naruto asked out loud. Sakura always admired his fearlessness. "Um…well, you see…" A small voice replied. It was Hinata Huuyga, another girl in Ino's crowd.

She had both Naruto, and Sakura's full attention, so she blushed, and gulped. "Lina has died." Sakura and Naruto's eyes widened. "W-What?" Was all Sakura could say.

End