A/N: Hi everybody! My name is Skihlar and I have wanted to post a story on here for a while but never really had the time to just sit and write like I have always wanted to. So this is going to be my first attempt at writing a fanfic for others to see, that's not my close friends. Usually I write stories with life events close to me to make it have a realer feel but I had someone I thought was close to me tell me my writing sucked and that i shouldn't let people read it anymore but my amazing boyfriend had encouraged me to try again. Please forgive spelling errors or grammar mistakes. I will do my best to correct them before posting but something do get missed but I will do my very best. So…. here we go.

This is a modern day au and will have only one oc that does that have to do with the stories development but will not take over. This is mainly a SasuSaku story and will remain that way. Also, the first chapter is not very long but they will get longer as I go. This is really just setting up the story and characters.

Chapter One: A Little Insight

Sakura Haruno was like any teenage girl. She like to listen to music, hanging out with friends, even trying out the latest fashion trends. The only thing about her the stood was her hair. Bubble gum pink, and yes, it's naturally that color. Growing up she was alway teased about it but her best friend, Ino Yamanaka, was there to help her with the bullies. And just like and teenage girl, she too had a crush on someone. That someone was Sasuke Uchiha, the most popular boy in school, but also her neighbor and best friend since age 2 when she moved to Konoha from a smaller town.

Sasuke Uchiha was not your typical teenage boy. He was wildly popular everywhere he went, literally everywhere, even old folks homes. He wasn't into typical 'guy' things. He didn't care for video games, hooking up with girls, hanging out with the boys, and he didn't care what anyone thought of what he wore and did. People would always, for some reason or another, fawn over him. His piercing midnight eyes could give them a glare that could kill and it wouldn't faze them, only causing some to swoon. Growing up he was teased by some of the bigger boys for his hair looking like a 'chicken booty' but his big brother, Itachi, had fixed that. No one dared to ever say his hair looked like a 'booty' of any , except one person. The only girl Sasuke would ever say he cared for on a deep level. Best friends since age 2, Sakura Haruno.

Too bad neither knew of the other's feelings… yet.

They hid their feeling well, especially Sasuke who hardly ever showed any emotion or feeling at all. Sakura would go on the group or blind dates her friends would set up and even dated one guy, Sai, for 3 months before he cheated on her with some girl named Karin. The next day the news spread and Sai was out for a month due to an unfortunate accident, one only Sai and a certain Uchiha knew of. Sasuke would also go on group dates that one of his few friends would set up, only after continually saying no or ignoring the person until finding out a certain pink haired girl could also be attending said group date.

Naruto Uzumaki was a bubbly blond haired, blue eyed boy. He always had a smile on his face and laughing most times than not. He wasn't really gifted when it came to academics but sports and eating are two things he would always excel in. And making friends. No matter who you were, after one conversation, no matter how small, you were friends with the boy for self proclaimed best friends, Sasuke and Sakura, would tell you that was a fact. No matter how many times him and Sasuke would fight, both verbally and physically, they were still best friends. Just like with Sakura. No matter how many times Sakura would beat him up she was always there for him when he needed it. The only thing the really stood out on the boy was the three lines one each check, almost like whiskers. He told Sasuke one day when they were 10 that they were from one of the workers at the orphanage he lived at, saying he got them for biting the man's penis at the age of 7.

To say the Uchiha was pissed was an understatement. No one hurt his friends. Itachi was once again involved and so was their father, police chief Fugaku, who arrested the man who was later found dead in his cell. It was never proved if foul play was involved but when the vast majority of the police force was related to the chief no one really would say what happened. Fugaku thought of Naruto like another son and would protect him like he was.

Itachi Uchiha was a well known rising force in the police force. Many believed that with his long hair and lines on his face, almost like tear tracks, that he was a druggie and not one of the best the police academy ever produced. At age 24 he had one of the best closed cases record. All but one case closed, one that would always be with him. The disappearance of his own love, Paisley. Many people outside the Uchiha family thought that Itachi killed her and hid the body but soon that was out of everyone's minds when Itachi received a package with Paisleys clothes inside, torn and bloody with a picture of her beaten and strapped to a bed. For two weeks no one saw or heard from the elder Uchiha brother until one night the younger brother found him in an alley, beaten and saying "Paisley, I'm sorry" over and over. It took Itachi another 3 days to leave his room and try to live again. Itachi never told anyone where he was at those 2 weeks but some of the people close to him had their ideas.

Paisley Conway, before disappearing, was a shy beauty. She had soft auburn hair and sparkling teal colored eyes. She was a gentle soul who would hum or sing while cooking sweets for her friends. She was like a big sister to the younger ones and always strived to be the best lover she could be for Itachi, the two started dating when itachi was 17 and she was 16, together 4 ½ years before tragedy took her from she went she would always carry something sweet and homemade, like cookies, brownies or even tarts, and always had her sketch book and pencil by her side in case inspiration struck. When she vanished, a hole was left in the hearts of many and it was hard to fill, though many tried.

Hinata Hyuga was another shy beauty in her own way. Short, purplish hair framing her face and big pale eyes that would alway catch attention. She would always be a shy thing, from the time she was young, and even now as a high schooler, she would always blush when stared at or put on the spot. One could almost always see her twiddling her fingers. There would always be one boy in her life that could have her go from pale to bright red, redder than any ripe tomato, and fainting. That boy would be the bubbly blond, Naruto. Hinata had always had a crush on Naruto, and could even say she loved him. Everyone could see this. Well, everyone but Naruto.

Night was settling in over Konoha and everyone was preparing for the next day, each in their own way. For some, that would be getting ready for that start of the new school year, for others it was that start of a new part of their lives, not even knowing it. What will this day bring for everyone? Would it be good? Bad? Exciting? Or boring? For now, no one would know, but when tomorrow arrived and progressed, they would realize it for themselves.

~end~