"And that is how the scale is played. Any questions?" My (dumb) violin teacher asked sharply. Did she expect me to remember all these notes in five minutes? Can't she understand that not everyone is a certified genius? Hi, my name is Tenten. I have a surname but I'd rather not mention it. I currently live with my father, my cousin, Kiba Inuzuka, and his dog, Akamaru in a (strange but famous) new city called, Konoha. Why is Konoha so famous? My dad says it's because of their schools. Especially Konoha High, the school I am going to. I used to live in Hong Kong until my dad moved me to Japan for who knows why. And right at this moment I am being forced to take violin lessons. I would have loved to join the soccer team, or the volleyball team, or the basketball team, or even the softball team. But nooo… my dad said I have to be more "lady-like." Which brings us to the present day with me holding a violin, standing in front of a stupid teacher who is never satisfied, while Kiba plays guitar in the next room.

And that wraps up my life, see you!

"Hello? For goodness sake, answer me, you stupid child!" my (still dumb)

violin teacher yelled. Ok, forget about the "wraps up my life" thing. I've still got plenty more torture to undergo. "I have no questions, Miss Hana," I said quietly. "More like Miss Bossy" I murmured under my breath. Of course, just as luck would have it, she heard me. "Ugh, I always knew you were a stupid child. Ever since I walked into this room, I knew I would be teaching a dimwit," Miss Hana said rather coldly. That was it. I had been forced to leave my home. I had been forced to leave my friends. I had been forced to do violin lessons. And now I am being forced to listen to some teacher telling me I'm a stupid dimwit. What more did the world expect me to take? Well, however much the world wants, I am not going to take it any longer. Usually, I'm a happy person. But ever since I started this class, nothing but pure agony came my way. So now I'm sick of it. SICK OF IT. And this crazy Miss Hana will mock me no longer. "That's it. I'm done. I'm leaving." I said in a sour tone. I quickly put my violin away as neatly and as quickly as possible. Then I closed my case, picked it up, and ran out the door. I was thankful that my lessons (as well as Kiba's) were at our house. I quickly ran up the stairs, set my case on my bed, and rushed out to the front yard.

I started slamming one of my volleyballs against the wall of our house. I was furious, and I needed someway to vent my stress. I kept slamming the volleyball at the wall until it felt life it had no air, and my hands and knuckles were burning. Then I collapsed onto the soft, green, grass. I looked up at the sky. It seemed so colorful and untainted. The colors in the sky showed that the sun was getting ready to set. It was nice looking out into a clear, pretty sky. I closed my eyes and started to relax a little bit. I didn't really hate the violin. I had heard it before at an orchestra. It had such a beautiful tone, and seemed to be so magical. I loved listening to the sound.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw lavender eyes staring at me. I sat up. "Um, I hope you don't mind me asking, but who are you?" I asked wearily. The girl smiled at me. She seemed around one year younger than me. "I'm your new neighbor. It looks like your new too," the girl said in a nice way. She seemed a little shy. I thought I saw her before. She's in a couple of my classes at Konoha High. "So what's your name again?" I asked. The girl smiled again. "My name's Hinata. It's very nice to meet you, Tenten," she replied. And how did she remember my name? I guess that didn't really matter. "Nice to meet you too," I said. Hinata sat down next to me. "I guess your not as angry as you were before" she said. Ah, so she saw me almost pop my volleyball. Great… "Aha, you saw that?" I asked. "Pretty much. But I sort of understood you were bothered by something," Hinata said. Oh well. She didn't seem like a heartless maniac like Miss Hana. "Really? That's good that you noticed. I had to deal with a stupid teacher just minutes ago. I never want to hear her voice again," I said. I sighed. I might as well tell her how downhill my life has gone. After all, what else did I have to lose. So, I told her my whole entire story. The whole time she nodded and asked questions and made comments. It was nice to see someone listening to me for once.

"But enough about me," I said, "What's your story?" I asked. "Well," Hinata started, "I-" but she was rudely interrupted by my infamous cousin, Kiba. And of course Akamaru. "Hey, Tenten. You do know we have practice everyday except for sunday, right? On top of that, it's only been the fourth day. Lighten up and at least try to like her-" but Kiba didn't finish his sentence. He had just noticed Hinata, and he seemed totally speechless. I guess Kiba was going through love at first sight. For the first time. How…

interesting. "Ah, hello," Hinata cheerfully greeted Kiba. Akamaru automatically ran up to Hinata and started playing with her. Kiba looked as if he didn't know what to say at first. But I guess the baby grew up, because he sat down next to her and introduced himself. "Hi, I'm Kiba Inuzuka. Tenten's cousin. I see you've already met Akamaru," He said kindly. Hinata just smiled and Akamaru settled on her lap. I never knew Kiba had it in him.

"Thank you for reminding me about how horrible Miss Hana is, Kiba. That was very kind of you," I said sarcastically. "So anyway, Hinata. What's your story?" I turned back to Hinata. Hinata nodded with a smile. "Um, yes well, I was born in Japan and I live with my younger sister Hanabi and my cousin Neji-niisan. Though I was born in Japan, I was raised in Paris and would go to America in the summer," Hinata started. "Really?! You lived in Paris? I lived there for a year!" Kiba exclaimed. You'd think he was just bluffing. But he was telling the truth. I still lived in China then, but I got postcards from Kiba that year. "Ah, really? Maybe I've met you once," Hinata said in her quiet, yet happy voice. Hinata looked up at the sky. "There were so many places in Paris. So many people," Hinata said in a slightly sad way. But it seemed that we all realized the time. And we offered to let Hinata stay over. She said yes, since her family was very busy that night.

And so, that's how Hinata and I became very close friends. Of course, Hinata became close friends with Kiba and Akamaru too. We usually stick together at school too. We became the best of friends right away. Oh, and I forgot. Another of our neighbors

Is a guy named Lee. He's funny. I guess you could say my friends made my life a little easier. But I still had to go through Miss Hana's torture. I also had to go through a flirty, gossipy, pink idiot. But we'll get to her later. What really changed my life was when I asked my dad to get find me a new violin teacher. But he said that if I could find a cheaper teacher, then Miss Hana would be out the door. But the way things turned out was the unexpected part.s