"Hey, hey hey! Sakura-chan!" Naruto called out to me as I entered the cafeteria of Konoha High. Naruto motioned me to join the rest of Konoha 13- minus Sasuke that is (Konoha 13 is including Sasuke so technically I guess it should be Konoha 12 but everyone still uses 13. Meh..). Sasuke was sitting with the new what's-their-face friends. I can't help to frown at him. I walk over to the usual table with a fake smile.

"Nice fake smile you've got there," Kiba commented. This earned him a glare from Naruto and Ino-pig. "What?"

"Billboard brow, it's been twelve hours! Please let us tell them," Ino-pig begged.

"Tell us what?" Lee asked. The rest of Konoha 13 gave us curious look- well minus Neji who just blinked. I shook my head.

"I'm going to the bathroom." I say and abruptly stand up and head to the girls' bathrooms. When I got there, I bumped into that red-headed jerk. What's her name again? Oh yeah, Karin.

"Sakura," she hissed.

"Karin," I say in a monotone.

"By the way, Sasuke-kun is an excellent kisser. But I guess you wouldn't remember that since he was kissing me more often than you," Karin said smugly. I roll my eyes. I don't even care at this point. Why should I? Sasuke Uchiha cheated on my with Karin. I broke up with Sasuke. That was the third time we broke up. End of story. I'm done with love. I suppose emotion really is just a burden.

When I got back to the cafeteria, all of Konoha 13 (Yes, even Neji) gave me shocked/semi-offended looks. "What happened?" I ask them.

Instead of answering my question, Tenten said, "Why didn't you tell us we needed to shred the Uchiha to pieces! This is the second-"

"Third," Ino-pig correct.

"What ever, it never should've happened before."

"Yeah, I can promise you that it won't ever. I'm done with emotions and love and stuff." I said and sat down in between Ino-pig and Naruto and buried my face into Naruto. Now just to be clear, Naruto and I are practically siblings. My family took him in when his parents died. We always knew that we weren't related but we were raised like brother and sister.

"You know, Sakura, shutting out emotions isn't going to help." Kiba commented.

"Y-you know, i-it's not very helpful.. But I always thought that S-Sasuke was n-never good for you," Hinata shyly said.

"I should've never gotten together with him in the first place, huh?" I said. "I was stupid. Weak."

"Don't be so harsh on yourself," Neji said, finally speaking up.

"Don't worry, bilbow brow, we'll find you a better looking, nicer guy for you." Ino-pig said.

"And if he wrongs you, you can be assured that I'll beat him up." Naruto chimed in with his classic Naruto smile. There was a murmur of agreement. It included Neji's 'hn's and Shikamaru's 'troublesome' but they all agreed with Naruto.

I couldn't hold back a smile. "Thanks guys," I say. "But I wouldn't bother. Most guys I find attractive end up either dumping me for what ever reason or vise versa. I guess I'm not good enough." I say with a casual shrug.

"Oh, S-sakura, y-you'll find someone w-wonderful someday," Hinata said. Naruto smiled and kissed her forehead, causing Hinata to blush. I lean back in my chair and stare at the ceiling.

The rest of the day was... long. It ended with Karin bugging me in study hall and Sasuke just smirking, not doing anything. THAT JERK. After school I ended up staying later than usual. Even the basketball team was leaving when I left. Karin and Sasuke were also there. Lucky me, right?

"Hey!" Karin called out to me.

I sighed. "What do you want?" I asked.

"I saw you still have eyes for my Sasuke-kun." She said... Okay where did she get that one? If anything, I was looking at Sasuke in disgust.

"No.. I.." I started.

"No, you what?!" She demanded roughly.

"It's nothin-"

"You miss him because you regret dumping him don't you?"

I can feel my eyes blaze an emerald fire. "Goodness no."

With each word Karin backed me up towards the wall of the building.

"I.." I started.

"Karin!" A mysterious voice said from behind me. "What are you doing?"

"Uchiha!" She said surprised. "S-sorry!" She then scampered off like a dog with its tail in between its legs. Okay, that's a very entertaining sight.

Uchiha! I spun around on my heels. "Look-" I then looked up. Same dark hair but it's longer and pulled back in a low ponytail.. Different onyx eyes. They seemed gentler.

"Sorry, Uchiha-san." I say and bow my head slightly in respect.

I felt the Uchiha look down at me. I kept my eyes on the ground. "Please, call me Itachi." Itachi Uchiha. The oldest of the Uchiha and the one to own his father's business, creatively names "Uchiha Co." Famous "Akatsuki member of the school. That would be the most fearsome senior member of the school. Everyone knows this, even if you're taking classes that are two levels above your grade level. Yup, I'm a sophmore in high school taking senior classes. I'm not completely alone. I have Neji Hyuga. He's only a Junior though. Nothing as drastic as me.

"Sorry Uchiha-san." I stubbornly say. "I feel like we don't know each other well enough to call each other by our first names."

Itachi just gave me a smile of amusement. "Now, if she bothers you again, you can always ask me. I believe you still have my number from my brother, correct?" I nod. "Good then. Do you need a ride home? I don't remember you having to stay so long, Sakura."

"No, my ride's here," I say, walking to the white car pulling up. "Thank you, Uchiha-san."

"No problem. I'll see you around. Tomorrow in Literature." he said and walked me to the white car. He opened the door for me and I gave him a look that said, 'really?' but thanked him regardless. Such a gentleman. He didn't start walking to his car until my mom had started to drive away from the spot that she had pulled up to. I exhaled steeply and layed my head back into the chair. "Such a gentleman," I think.