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Chapter 1- Home Sweet Home
Everything still looked the same; nothing had changed in these six years. We drove by each house, and each one held a memory. I passed by her house, the first picture in my head was long blonde hair. I felt bad when I told her I was leaving. She cried so much, but I told her I would be back…even though she didn't believe me. I meant to keep in touch, but it was damn near impossible. I sighed as I passed by another house. The image of blonde spiky hair came into my head. He was almost as dramatic as her. I couldn't help but laugh softly. Tomorrow I will be faced with all of them again. At that moment I remembered the black hair...that was the hardest goodbye. The car passed his house; I wonder how he has been? I shook the thoughts away. As we pulled into the drive way I smiled. The memories came back. I stepped out the car onto the pavement.
"Home sweet home"
"You got that right kiddo" I looked up at my father. His arm was around my shoulder. We both looked at the place we called home.
"Can I get some help please?!" My father and I winced as she yelled from the other side of the car.
"Let's help before she kills us" he said as he grinned.
"Yeah" we laughed and went to help mom.
Normal POV
"Finally we're done" the pink haired girl threw herself onto the beige couch in the living room.
"We had more stuff than I thought " the older male said as he dropped himself next to his daughter. He had darker pink hair and beard. He looked down at his daughter. She looked back up at him and smiled.
"You seem happy to be back?"
" yeah..I hated leaving"
"I know..but"
"I know it made the family better off..and we are back and that's what matters." Sakura smiled.
"Have you told Ino?"
"No I am going to surprise her at her house before school starts" Sakura said with the biggest grin. Her father laughed.
"I know she will be happy to see you"
"Yeah I just feel bad for not keeping in touch" Sakura pouted as she looked down.
" I know, but the time zone didn't help much, and hey you both tried"
"Yeah Sakura, you know what they say, it takes two to tango, remember?" Her mother walked out the kitchen. She had short blonde hair. She wiped her hands on her apron.
"Dinner is ready so come eat you two" her mother said as she looked at the two of them on the couch.
9 pm
Sakura opened the door to her room. The room was still the same lavender color. Her bed was back in its same spot. She smiled. Her mom had made the bed. Her desk was back next to the windows. She threw herself on her bed and smiled. She couldn't contain the excitement to see her friends again. She couldn't help but feel somewhat nervous. She took out an outfit for school that day and smiled. Tomorrow was going to be crazy, she already knew it.
7 am
Sakura looked at her reflection in the mirror. She was wearing a pair of white skinny jeans, brown boots and a brown and white shirt that fell off her shoulders. Her hair fell behind her back. She smiled and grabbed her bag. She ran down stairs.
"Bye, I'll see you guys later!"
"Sakura what about break-" the door slammed. Her mom sighed.
"Give her a break, she is excited to be back."
"She is definitely your child." Her mother pointed the spoon at her husband as he laughed.
With Sakura
Sakura ran past the houses until she reached hers. She smiled as she looked over thw hite house. Nothing had changed. She took a deep breath and knocked on the Yamanaka's door. She waited patiently for it to be answered.
"How can I-oh my goodness!" Before Sakura could say anything, she was embraced in a big hug by Ino's father. She smiled.
"Long time no see" She said as she was squished in his embrace.
" You got that right! Look at you, all grown up!"
"Hey dad who are you-" Ino dropped the brush on the ground as she looked at her. Ino scanned the pinkette.
"Sakura!" Ino ran down the stairs so fast and embraced her.
"Ino!" They both hugged each other tightly.
"When did you get back?" Ino couldn't believe she was really back.
"Yesterday, I didn't tell you cause I wanted to surprise you" Sakura smiled.
"Well you certainly surprised me, come up stairs I need to finish getting ready." Sakura followed Ino in the familiar home. Whenever her parents were gone, this is where Sakura was. She went into the room. She scanned the pink room. Each thing was in the same place.
"Your room hasn't changed I see" Sakura said as she sat on her bed.
"Yeah, but you sure have! Look at you, you're beautiful! You let your hair grow, and you sure filled out, took you long enough." Ino remarked.
"Watch it pig" Sakura narrowed her eyes at her.
Ino laughed. She grabbed her boots and began to put them on. Sakura scanned Ino. She sure had grown as well. She had the perfect hour glass shape, with long blonde hair. Her eyes were piercing blue. She wore blue ripped jeans and white see through fabric shirt with a pink tank top underneath.
"Ino you sure are beautiful" Sakura said happily.
"That is true, but with you around I might have competition for prettiest girl in school"
"Oh please " Sakura waved her hand dismissively. Ino grabbed her bag and opened her bed room door.
"Come on we need to get to school." Both girls made it down stairs.
"Hey girls, come, we need to take a picture."
"Dad must we do this every year" Ino whined.
"Yes, your mother would kill me if I missed this, and besides when was the last time you took this picture with Sakura." Both girls smiled.
"Fine fine" both girls wrapped their arms around each other and smiled. Ino's father took the picture.
"Alright! Sakura your parents are home?"
"Yeah they are off the next few days to settle in"
"I'll take the trip to them today; you girls have a good day at school"
"Bye!" both girls said as they made their way to the garage. When Ino opened the garage door, Sakura gasped.
"You have a car? !"
" yeah it was a sweet 16 gift from my parents."
"Will you kill me?" Sakura said skeptically. Ino rolled her eyes.
"Shut up forehead and get in" the girls entered the car and made their way to Konoha high. As they approached the building, Sakura couldn't help but feel herself become very nervous.
It's now or never she thought to herself. As Ino parked the car she took a deep breath.
"Ready?" Ino said as she grabbed Sakura's hand.
"Ready" they both stepped out and began to walk to the main entrance.
"Oi Ino-" they both turned around and we're greeted by a brown haired boy. His hair was messy and he had two red marks on his face.
"Sakura?!"
"The one and only" She said happily. Kiba ran up to her and gave her the biggest hug. She laughed.
"I didn't know you were coming back"
"Well surprise! " Kiba smiled as he looked at her.
"You look great! Does anyone else know you're here?" Kiba said as he made his way next to Ino.
"No just-" She was cut off as Kiba placed his arm around Ino.
"Are you two?" Sakura stated as she pointed her finger back and forth from one another.
"Yeah since junior year" Ino said happily.
"Wow," Sakura smiled, "I'm so happy for you guys!" Kiba and Ino blushed. Kiba cleared his throat and began to talk.
"Ino, I need to meet up with the guys, I'll see you in class?" Kiba kissed her quickly. Ino smiled and blushed lightly. Sakura smiled as they looked at each other.
"Sakura, see you in class" he smiled and walked off.
"Oh Kiba!" Ino yelled. He turned around. "Don't tell anyone" She said as she pointed to Sakura. He nodded and kept walking.
"I could imagine everyone's face when they find out" Ino said happily.
"They'll probably be mad that I didn't keep in touch."
"No they won't, we all missed you" She grabbed Sakura's hand and began to walk into the school. Sakura shoved the worried feelings to the side and made her way to the office. She had gotten a lot of welcome backs and long time no sees. She got her schedule and waited outside the class. Ino had went in and sat next to Kiba. Sakura began to breathe in and out.
She was startled when she heard a voice.
"Hey are you ready?" She turned to see a man with white hair and a face mask on. He use to be one of the teachers at Konoha Middle school. He was her homeroom teacher. She was happy to have him again. She smiled softly.
"Yeah Mr. Hatake, just nervous."
"Come come" he said softly.
"Guys, we have a returning student" everyone was confused at first, but as soon as she walked through the door, everyone gasped.
"SAKURA-CHAN!" Naruto yelled from across the room.
"Sakura" Hinata said softly. She had missed her best friend. Tenten smiled as she entered the room, finally some normality, Tenten thought to herself. Sakura smiled as she scanned the room. And there he was. His eyes wide and mouth slightly gasped open.
Sasuke...
"Hey everyone, long time no see" She smiled as she greeted the class.
"Now Sakura, may you please take a seat, oh look" he pointed to Sasuke. "Open seat right there" Sasuke took a deep breath and moved the chair far from him. Sakura frowned by his actions. She walked over to the seat and sighed.
Naruto turned his chair.
"Sakura, I didn't know you came back" Naruto said happily. She scanned him, he looked the same, just a little older, and his hair was longer.
"I thought I would surprise you guys! I thought you would be happy to see me" She looked to her side. "Well almost all of you" Sasuke tched and rolled his eyes. She took a deep breath.
"How about you turn around and pay attention before you get in trouble on the first day" She said to Naruto. He sighed and turned around. He missed her, yeah he had a crush on her before, but it was different now. Before she had left, she had made it clear that they would never be together and he grew to accept that. Now, he was having a problem with a certain girl, but that was a story for another time. She took out her notebook and ripped a piece of paper off. She began to write on it. She slid it towards Sasuke.
Sasuke looked down and sighed. He opened the note and read it.
What's your problem?
Sasuke sighed and wrote on the note. He slid it back to her. She looked down and read it.
We will talk later; meet me before lunch under the staircase.
She took a deep breath and sighed. She continued the rest of the class in silence; she knew he would be the worse one to deal with. But she wasn't going to run into his arms and ask for forgiveness. Nope, he wasn't really a team player before. As they left class, she was about to talk to him, but was startled as a girl pushed past her and wrapped her arms around him. At that very moment, she felt her heart clench. Sasuke noticed and was about to approach her. She put her books close to her and made her way to her next class.
With Sasuke
"Get off" He said to the red headed girl.
"Oh come on baby"
"I'm not in the mood Karin" Sasuke glared at her. She wore black glasses, long red hair, tight black jeans with a black crop top.
"Why?" She pouted.
"Reasons" Karin looked at the pink haired girl walking away. She scanned her and sucked her teeth.
"You know, you always treat me like this. We have been together for what 6 months and you still treat me like this!" She began to cause a scene. Sasuke sighed and cursed.
"Karin-"
"Be in a better mood and I'll see you later" She kissed his cheek and she walked away. Sasuke sighed. He didn't expect to see her again. He went to his next class and awaited the time to see her.
12:30 pm
Sasuke stood under the staircase awaiting the pinketee. He had to do this without having Karin find out. He looked around and there he saw her. Her pink hair bouncing every time she took a step. She looked around and spotted him. Her lips were in a flat line, her eyes were dark, she looked annoyed. He took a deep breath.
"Hi" She said in a mono tone.
"Hey." He said dryly. He didn't know how he felt about seeing her again
"So, mind telling me why we are meeting like this. To be honest it is a tad bit sketchy." She said as she leaned on the wall. Sasuke noticed a new form of confidence in her stance, something she lacked before leaving.
"I can't be seen with you" Sakura laughed softly.
"Well that was blunt. Is it because of your girlfriend?" She decided to be blunt back. His eyes widened slightly.
"I guess, almost everyone knows there is some bad blood between us"
"I came back, thinking we could, you know, get past that, but then I remembered, you dwell on the past" She said as she huffed. "Look, enjoy your little girlfriend, I didn't come back for this" She began to walk away. Sasuke thought about stopping her, but he knew it would be of no good. He ran a hand through his hair.
With Sakura
She sped away from him.
"What's his problem?" She yelled as she kept walking. She knew how they left weren't on good terms but come on! She put her back against the wall and sighed. "I'm stronger than this, I have grown from him, from how I was" She took a deep breath and made her way to the lunch room. Even if Sasuke had a problem with her, doesn't mean she should let it ruin her time with her friends.
She looked around and found a table with everyone. She smiled and made her way next to Hinata. Next to Hinata was Tenten, Ino, Choji, and Shikamaru. In front of them were Kiba, Naruto, and Shino.
"So Sakura" Sakura looked towards Tenten. She still wore her hair in two buns, but she sure grown. She was always one year older than everyone. She was always wearing a pair of cargo pants and tank top.
"Yeah Tenten?"
"How was America?"
"It was" Sakura had to think about it for a second. "It was different. Everyone is very very nice, it's just different from here you know?"
"Did you like it better than here" Naruto said as he pouted.
"Of course not! I was dying to come back!"
"Okay good! Hope you didn't replace me" Ino said with the most dramatic face.
"Ino please, I knew my real family was back here in Japan."
"We missed you a lot Sakura" Hinata said softly. Sakura looked her over and smiled. She noticed she let her hair grow out, she was so developed and so beautiful. She still wore a baggy purple sweater. Sakura couldn't help but notice Naruto looking at her. She decided to dismiss it for now.
"I missed all of you. When my parents told me that we would be coming back, I screamed!." Everyone laughed.
"Did you meet anyone over there" Ino wiggled her eye brows. Sakura rolled her eyes. That was certainly something she didn't want to talk about. Ino read her face and decided to change the subject.
"Oh, how was the food?" Ino said happily. The group began to talk all throughout lunch. Sakura hadn't felt this happy in a very long time.
The rest of the school day progressed and before they realized, it was 2:30 pm. As Sakura was in her locker, she was startled by Ino calling her name from down the hall.
"Yes Ino?" Sakura turned around and looked at the blonde.
"Join Cheerleading with me!"
"Forget it!" Sakura said as she slammed her locker shut.
"Oh come on! You would be perfect; besides we need another captain, and the last thing I want is Karin to be captain with me" Ino rolled her eyes.
"Karin?"
"Yeah, Sasuke girl….friend. Red hair, black glasses, wears clothes too tight for her" Ino said trying to make her laugh.
"Is that right?" Sakura said with a raised eye brow.
"Yeah.."
"I mean, it has been a while since we did anything together. And while I was overseas I did do cheerleading" Sakura said proudly.
"So will you come to try outs?!" Ino said happily.
"Fine fine, what time are-"
"NOW!" Ino grabbed Sakura's hand and ran towards the gym. As soon as they made it, Sakura was pushed inside the gym.
"Is there any more- Ino?" The coach looked at Ino and the girl at her side.
"I have someone, who" She took a deep breath. "Can try out for captain"
"Ino we might just make it Ka-"
"Give her a chance!" Ino whined. The woman sighed. Sakura looked at the coach. She had black short hair and wore a black and red jumper suit. She looked mean, yet gentle at the same time, if that was even possible.
"Fine fine. What's your name?"
"Sakura Haruno, I just came back from America. I did Cheerleading overseas and competed in championships" The coach's eye brow raised.
"Is that so? Well nice to meet you Sakura. I'm Coach Shizune! Let me see what you're made of." Sakura nodded. They threw a uniform at Sakura. She went to the back and changed. As She walked out, Ino couldn't help but smile. There she was. Red and Black one piece uniform. The sleeves were long and the uniform was tight as ever. Across her Chest were three big letters in black, KHS. Her long pink hair was now in a pony tail. Her bangs were pushed the side and she smiled.
"Put music on!" The coach yelled. Sakura took a minute to feel the music and there she went. Her Hips began to sway with the music, and she began to move her arms to the music. As the music got close to the drop, she positioned herself and began to do flips across the floor, from two hands, to one hand, to flipping with her arms close to her chest. On the last flip, she fell into a split and put her hands in the air. The girls cheered. Ino ran to her and smiled.
"Yes! That was so awesome! Coach! If our girls did that, do you know how hype the games would be!" Ino knew she had this in the bag.
"Overseas, were you captain?"
"Well yeah, I had to make sure all the girls had the moves down to a T. If you make me coach, I can guarantee they will learn each step." Sakura said confidently.
"Well, we will test this. You will work next to Ino, and if we get through the first game, with no mistakes, and a flawless victory, you may be captain. So you must work hard, and keep good grades. Okay?"
"Of course!" Sakura said happily
"Alright, this concludes try outs for today! List will be posted by Friday. Dismissed!" The coach left the gym. Ino was hugging Sakura.
"We get to be together on the team! Aren't you excited!?"
"Yeah, I just didn't think I would have to go through all this girlyness again"
"Please, you love it secretly!" Ino said teasing Sakura.
"Come on, we have to go flaunt this uniform!"
"How about no, and I am going to go change." Before Ino could protest, Sakura left the gym to go get changed in the locker room.
Sakura was changing happily, but was soon pushed against the locker.
"Excuse me!" Sakura yelled
"Excuse you is right, who do you think you are?"
"The better question is who are you!?" Sakura pushed her off. "What gives you the right to come to me, push me and talk to me like I'm shit" Sakura grabbed her bag.
"Listen here!" Karin grabbed her wrist tightly.
"Let me go!"
"You stay away from my Sasuke, you understand? You are nothing and will always be nothing. You may be getting the title of cheerleading captain, but mark my words, I will make your life a living hell." Sakura was fed up. She snatched her wrist and pushed Karin against the locker.
"You listen here missy, you are playing games with the wrong girl. You can keep Sasuke, I could care less. But watch who you threaten!" Sakura got off of her and made her way out the locker room.
"Sakura is everything okay?!" Ino asked nervously.
"Yeah, let's go" Sakura marched out the main doors of the High school. Ino and Sakura made their way to Ino's car. The drive as silent at first.
"Are you going to talk or-"
"Who does she think she is!?" Sakura blurted out.
"Who?"
"Karin or what ever! She had the audacity to come in the locker room and threaten me! Saying oh Stay away from Sasuke" Sakura mocked her voice. "Bull shit, the last thing I care about is him! He has a stick up his ass and that's not my problem!" Sakura folded her arms and pouted as Ino kept driving.
"Sakura, what happened between you two, when you left."
"Not important" Sakura said as she shifted in her seat. Ino sighed.
"Look, when you are ready to talk, I'm here. But I am telling you now, if things escalate with Karin, please let me know. She is kind of crazy and besides" Ino put the car in park as she reached the front of Sakura's house.
"Karin can realize competition when she sees it"
"But I don't even want Sasuke" Ino raised her eyebrow.
"I was talking about the captain role.." Ino smirked. Sakura grunted and undid her seat belt.
"Either way, she needs to relax. I am not the one!" Sakura said with her fist clenched. "I am very different. I am not the same girl who left here six years ago, and people better realize" Ino sighed.
"Okay solider, go in the house and relax, call me if you need me okay?"
"Yeah" Sakura smiled. "Thanks for driving me, see you tomorrow?"
"Of course, I'll come pick you up"
"You don't have to do that"
"Nah I want to! So shut up and I will see you first thing tomorrow!"
"What ever" Sakura rolled her eyes and left the car. Ino drove off. Sakura took a deep breath and went inside her house. She smiled. Her dad was on the couch watching TV. She smelt food and knew her mom was cooking.
"I'm Home!"
"How was school?" Her mom yelled from the kitchen.
"Fine I guess"
"Saw all your friends?"
"Of course"
"Were they happy to see you?" Her father asked. Sakura decided to push Sasuke to the side.
"Of course!" She said proudly.
"Well go change and come eat okay" Her mother said. Sakura smiled and made her way upstairs. Sakura knew this was only going to be the beginning of a very weird senior year. God only knows what was going to happen to her.
A/N: So I know I am writing another Sasusaku fic right now, but I couldn't help but want to relive my high school years.(more of what I dreamt high school would be like lol) But Here you go, I do intend on this being long with multiple POV's as well as couples. So please, stay tuned, enjoy the ride and thank you all for tuning in to one of my stories! Please leave a review telling me what you think. As always, I will see you, in the next Chapter! (Thought of markiplier…lol)
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