Hey guys ,
Go easy on me, it's my first published fanfic!
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO
Sakura slowly descended from the staircase in the old terrace. Her head turned to the left, eying the slouched male figure on the kitchen table. A month ago, during the holidays, her father had broken the news to her that they were going to move to a new town, new school and new community to start life over. They used to live in a big city, with bright lights at night, tall skyscrapers in every direction you look and large crowds of people on every street and pathway. There, they had dwelled in a cramped apartment, with rusty sinks and only four rooms, the kitchen, the living room, her parent's room, and of course, her room. Life in the city had been ok, though they had no car, there were plenty of taxis and buses. Every weekend, ever since she was five, Sakura and mother would take a taxi to the bookshop in one of the tall skyscrapers and every week, they would purchase one book to take home and read for the night. Sakura's mother was an author, not a well known one, but in Sakura's eyes, she was her hero.
"Morning, otou-san."
"Good morning, Sakura." Was the distracted reply
Those cramped, but enjoyable times were a few years behind them now, ever since Sakura's mother was killed in a car accident on the way to work. Now, all Sakura had was her father, who worked full time at a martial arts clinic back home. She sighed. Sakura knew that her father had left the past behind them in their cramped apartment, and had started a new and better life in Konoha. Konoha. When her father first mentioned the name of the small town, she was confused, she hadn't ever heard of "Konoha" before, and at a ripe age of 16, Sakura was full of knowledge to know most of the cities of the world.
"So, what's for breakfast?" She asked.
"Toast. The bread's on the table and the toaster's next to the fridge." He replied, never once looking up from the local newspaper.
Sakura picked up two pieces of raisin toast, popped them into the toaster and waited, resting her weight on one hand, which was pressed against the corner of the kitchen bench.
"Sakura, it's almost the end of the holidays now."
Sakura snapped her head up and watched her father, who was still reading the newspaper. "And...?"
"There's this school in the local newspaper, the fees are cheap, the kids look nice..." Her father trailed off, finally raising his eyes to make contact with hers. "What do you say?"
Sakura walked over to her father and peered over his shoulder. "Where is it? What does it look like?"
Her father reached behind him in the old newspaper basket and put a leaflet on the table. On the front page, was a school, with clean red bricks, smiling teens and rays of sunshine. On the bottom in bold print said "Konoha High School, making your children's dreams come true", and on the top, was the date that the leaflets were given out. And that date was...
"LAST WEEK?" Sakura screeched. "You had one whole week to show me that piece of paper and you show me now! When school is tomorrow?" She buried her face in her hands.
"Well..."
"Well, we can't apply, it's too late!"
"Sakura, I've been meaning to tell you this, but it's been a bit...busy, you know? With unpacking and everything?" Her father began. "The thing is, I've already applied for you, and you've been accepted in!"
Sakura gasped. "Really? But...how will I get there? I mean, I don't even know the directions here!"
Her father looked at her. "Well, according to this leaflet, most of the kids here in Konoha go to Konoha High, so I'm guessing that all you need to do is walk out of our front foor and there should be a few kids in the same uniform. Just follow them to school, I guess."
Her jaw dropped as the looked at her father. "But...I'm going to look...like a stalker."
He grinned as he raised a hand and patted her pink hair fondly. "Then I guess that's your problem, eh?" Then he pushed his chair back and strode out of the kitchen.
Sakura groaned and dropped her head onto the table.
Yep, it most definately was going to be her problem.
She stepped outside onto the concrete footpath and headed left. "According to the map, I just need to keep walking straight!" She said cheerfully.
"But then again, you've always sucked at reading maps." Oh fabulous, Inner Sakura was out to play.
"But then again you've always sucked at shutting up!"
"I wonder if there's any hotties at Konoha High?"
"Will you just shut up?"
"P-pardon?"
Sakura removed her eyes from the map and looked in front of her. There, was a girl with beautiful pearly eyes and midnight blue hair. Sakura looked down and assessed her clothing. Yep, that was Konoha High uniform. She opened her mouth and asked, "Excuse me, do you know the way to Konoha High School?"
The blue haired girl nodded, "Y-yes, me and N-Neji are going there right n-now."
Sakura looked to the left and saw a boy with silky chocolate hair, tied in a loose ponytail. He too, she noted, had pearly white eyes. Sakura's green eye's lit up, "Really? That's great! I've just moved to Konoha in the holidays, my name's Haruno Sakura, and you are..?"
The white-eyed girl nodded furiously, "H-Hyuuga Hinata, and this is my..."
The brown haired male butted in, "My name is Hyuuga Neji, and I am Hinata-sama's cousin." He said majestically.
Sakura nodded slowly. "O...kay...So which way's the school?"
"The opposite way of which you are facing." Neji replied smoothly.
She really needed to find out how to read a map.
At Konoha High
A dark and a blond haired boy rounded the corner and stepped into the school gates. Immediately, the feminine chatter ceased.
*Seconds of Silence*
"AHHHHHH! SASUKE-KUN!"
"SASUKE-KUN, WILL YOU GO ON A DATE WITH ME?"
"SASUKE-KUN, WILL YOU GO TO A STRIP CLUB WITH ME?"
"SASUKE-KUN, CAN YOU MARRY ME?"
"SASUKE-KUN, CAN YOU HAVE KIDS WITH ME?"
"SASUKE-KUN, CAN I HAVE YOUR UNDERPANTS?"
"SASUKE-KUN, CAN YOU SIGN MY PANTIES?"
"SASUKE-KUN, CAN YOU SIGN MY BRA?"
"SASUKE-KUN, CAN YOU SIGN MY BOOBS?"
"SASUKE-KUN, CAN YOU SIGN MY BUTT?"
The two boys walked calmly past, down into the hall, finally stopping at the black haired boy's locker.
The blond removed his hands from his ears. "Geez, Sasuke-teme, how do you put up with those girls?"
No reply
"SASUKE-TEME!"
The name echoed through the hallway. A silver haired teacher stuck his head out of one of the classrooms and strode down to the blond boy. "Uzumaki Naruto! I thought I told you to refrain from shouting such terms in the school hallway!"
"At least I don't read such terms 24/7!" Naruto retorted.
"That is because you barely know how to read, dobe." Sasuke removed the two wads of black from his ears.
"Ewww...EWW! SASUKE-TEME HAS BLACK EARWAX!"
"This is...NOT...earwax!" Sasuke paused between the words, to throw an earplug at Naruto's forehead, which simply bounced off and fell to the floor.
Girly screams could be heard a kilometre away. "AHHHHHHHHHH! SASUKE-KUN'S EARPLUGS!"
Thanks for reading! Don't for get to review! This is my first go, so as I said before, go easy on me!
-Zero