WD: Well, this is the beginnig of story number three! I had the idea last night and I couldn't help myself. It's one of those stories that are really good and you just have to write. (I don't write all of my stories down). Don't worry, I haven't abandoned my other stories. I'm just really busy, but fear not!! I only have one week of exams left! :D After that I can concentrate on writing. So don't worry. I'll be much better with my updating, hopefully. Oh, and don't worry about this being a short first chapter. They'll get longer. :) Thanks for being patient!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto characters or themes: they belong to Masashi Kishimoto. I own all original characters and themes.

Chapter 1

"Watch where you're going Uzumaki." Naruto looked up at the girl he had bumped into. His face had already turned into a scowl when he had heard her voice. He looked up into the ice blue eyes of Kari Takayaki, the only girl he would ever consider a rival.

"You're the one who got in the way Takayaki!" Naruto retorted, standing up. The girl scoffed.

"I would ask if you were blind, but your clothes are a clear indication that you are," she sneered. Naruto looked down at his orange jumpsuit. He wondered why everyone made fun of it. 'Seriously, it's not that bad,' he thought. He looked back at the girl, probably the only person his age that wasn't taller than him, and glared.

"It's better than what you wear," he replied acidly.

"Cheh, as if I care what I wear," the girl replied, sounding rather bored with the whole conversation.

"Then why the hell did you point out my clothes?" he asked, now even more frustrated with the girl.

"I never said they were ugly, I just said you must be blind to wear that colour," she pointed out bluntly. Naruto flushed. Technically speaking, she was right. He noticed that their arguments usually ended up like that. She'd start something; he'd backtalk her; she'd make a rude or nasty comment; he'd misinterpret it and say something; she'd get bored and say something again; he'd get confused; and she'd say something that made him feel stupid. Naruto knew the girl did it on purpose, just to see him feel like an idiot.

"Naruto, Kari, sit down," Iruka said, walking into class. The two scowled at one another and quickly left to find their seats: on opposite sides of the classroom.

Kari stared at Naruto as class went on. She never really paid attention, seeing as she knew all the stuff Iruka was blabbing about. She had been in this class four times now. Shaking that thought away, she continued to look at Naruto. Kari was an odd person; even she knew that. Her appearance was normal enough: black hair that was constantly tied up, and ice blue eyes. Her personality was another matter. Kari was known to be extremely rude, to the point that she could be extremely mean. She couldn't really help it; she had grown up without any love at all. Any emotion she felt usually turned into anger or frustration, and she wasn't afraid to speak her mind either. Being rude and, at times, mean, Kari didn't exactly have any friends. In fact, no one really wanted to be around her at all. The only person, who wasted their breath and time to be around her, was Naruto, and even then, the two of them were always fighting. They had never gotten along once, however there was, in Kari's opinion, quite a few good reasons for that. The first being Naruto was open to his thoughts as well, so the two of them would be rude to each other a lot. The second being the two were seemingly complete opposites, so naturally they wouldn't get along. The third being a reason Kari hated. She didn't really understand it at all, or know how to express it. Kari stared at the back of Naruto's blond head. She knew what the emotion was all right, but that didn't mean she knew how to act. She glanced at Sasuke Uchiha's fangirls and grimaced. No way in hell did she want to act like one of them. She sighed and her eyes drifted lazily back to Naruto. Her emotions, usually coming out as anger or frustration probably weren't the best, but she didn't know any other way. She sighed again. For the third reason for which Kari Takayaki and Naruto Uzumaki constantly fought, although unbeknownst to Naruto, was the fact that Kari was utterly, truly, head over heels in love with Naruto.

WD: I hope you like the first part! You'll find out more about the character later, I just thought it would be a suitable introduction of her (you'll get to know her better later on). Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoy it!