What is Love Like? Chapter 1: A Time for No One, a naruto fanfic

Hey. This is Chapter 1.

What did you expect?

Summary:

Sakura Haruno. Perfect friends. Perfect grades. Perfect family. Perfect life? ... Not quite. Imperfect love. Imperfect curiosity. Sakura's friend breaks up and she wants to know what its like to have a love life like that. (Sasu+saku later in the story)

Sympathy or Empathy?

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

What is love like?

Away to Boarding school!

'I think they spelled bored wrong!'

"Wow! It's 8 stories tall?"

"By the looks of it… I guess so."

"A-ah, This school year w-would be interesting."

"Like hell it will be!"

"We can stick together like glue!"

"And watch each others backs."

"We can do this! We'll own this school"

"Shall we go in now?"

Don't

Forget.

"Let's wish for the BEST!"

CHAPTER 1: A Time for No One

Time won't stop. For anyone. For no one. Not even you.

But haven't you ever wished it?

You can't always have it YOUR way… This isn't Burger King.

POOR INO…

Sakura was in her dorm room. It came with 2 pairs of bunk beds 4 beds, for those who know math and if you don't, I'm surprised you can read. Jk. A couple of desks for work and books, yada yada, you know, high school stuff… Well the room was quite colorful. Too much color, in fact, that it can actually burn your eyes out.

How can we live here?

A Big window was laced with soft curtains that were the shade of light pink. The walls were a peach color, which gave people headaches when light shined in. Drawers, closets, posters on walls. Yeah… The usual.

A bright radiance of orange mixed with reds and yellows, illuminated through the window. Sakura was laying on her bed upside-down.

With one thought going through her head:

Bored.

BORED.

Oh lord…

'Where's Ino…?' thought Sakura, being bored out of her mind, as you can tell. 'She's been gone for a while…'

"…"

There was a complete hush that filled the room.

'Oh right… she's with Shikamaru…

Only Sakura and Ino were in the room. They were just sitting around. Doing completely nothing. Isn't high school exciting?!

Then Ino suddenly headed for the door…

'Hey, Ino where ya' going?'

'Oh, Shika sent me a message on my phone. I'm gonna meet him at his room. I'm soo excited!'

'But you've been seeing him since, like forever…'

Ah, another date. There's nothing to get so-overly-enthusiastic about…

'Yah… but somehow this seems different…'

Doesn't it always?

Or maybe you just wished for 'different'…

'Hmmm… whatever, but somehow it seems the same to me… Have fun Ino-pig!'

'Bye Forehead-girl!!'

Sakura waved the blonde off as she leaves and shuts the door after her.

What do you wish for?

Tenten was on her bed reading a magazine and listening to music; Terrible music, terrible magazine. Hinata was at an after school class. Math, Science, Crap, Crap… School… Lucky her.

'It's so boring here…' Sakura silently began to fall asleep. Boring, boring, boring!

"Hn… I have something more important to do."

I want life to be more interesting.

Something 'More important…'

Something Worthwhile!

Something like you.

"Give me a chance…?"

"…"

"Please?"

Moments later, Sakura woke up with a sudden yelling outside of her dorm room. The window was no longer shining with that same afternoon glow. It was now the precious colors of night. Their door was wide open. Sakura looked at Tenten's bed which had her magazine laying atop of it.

"Mou… where'd Tenten go…?" Sakura unconsciously asked herself, yawning.

"Sakura!"

"Hm…? A voice caught her attention. The voice came from Tenten; who was standing at the doorway, peeking outside in the hallway. Sakura jumped off the top-bunk of the bed which she napped on.

"Ah. Tenten, What happened?"

"Don't know… but a ton of yelling is coming from down the hall."

"Did you see Hinata yet?" asked Sakura.

"Good e-evening Sakura-chan" said Hinata as she walked up to them, clutching books in her hands.

"Hey Hinata-chan." Sakura got up from her bed and walked out of her room to see what happened. She noticed a lot of girls were poking their heads outside of their rooms, too.

Here comes the sudden yelling. Brace yourself.

"GOD DAMMIT! I HATE YOU!" came a girl's voice from down the hall…

"Look, I'm sorry!"

"SORRY! YOU'RE SORRY!THAT'S A BUNCH OF CRAP!

A girl and a guy were fighting from the sounds of everything.

"S-so much yelling…" said Hinata wondering how someone could possibly be that loud.

"Hey, the sounds are getting closer," said Tenten.

"Yah…" said Sakura.

'I wonder who it is…'

"I apologized to you already… countless times."

"STOP FOLLOWING ME!"

"Accept my apology…?"

"LIKE I GIVE DAMN!"

"Oh my god…"

"Do any of you see who it is?" asked Sakura. Tenten and Hinata nodded a no.

"But the voices are definitely coming this way…" said the brunette with buns.

"It sounds k-kinda familiar…" said Hinata. The other two agreed.

'Oh so familiar…'

"LEAVE ME ALONE!"

"Can you hear me out first?"

"NO WAY IN HELL!"

"Unbelievable…"

"LEAVE ME ALONE ALREADY !"

"Okay, I feel really bad for that girl…" said Tenten.

"Hm?" asked Hinata, no quite understanding Tenten.

"I mean, to get a girl that pissed off… he must have done some shit to her…"

"Y-yeah I guess…"

'Maybe… ' though Sakura.

And before you knew it, she ran off.

"Ah… Sakura-chan?"

Hinata and Tenten stared confusedly at Sakura, who was running the other way from the fight, down the hall.

The third floor (which was the one Sakura was on) was the 'male dormitory'; completely the opposite side of the 'Female Dormitory'. Hmm… I wonder why. She made a sharp turning, bumping into someone in the process.

"Oh sorry, I- "said Sakura trying, quickly, to make up an excuse.

"Hi Sakura-chan!"

"…" Sakura and looked up. Quite dumbfounded; she noticed… it was Naruto…

"Hiya!" said Naruto with his ridiculous smile.

"…" Sakura had a straight face.

"Uh… Sakura you know this is the guys' dorm right? Are you lost? Confused? We've been in this school for about…" Naruto said calculating, "Eh… about 6 months?"

"Yeah! I know this is the guys' dorm." She said. I'm not retarded.

"Then why are you here…" Naruto asked, scratching his chin.

"Oh, did you see Shikamaru?" the pink haired girl asked, suddenly changing the subject.

"Hmm… Lazyass…"

"…"

"Hmmm…."

"…Well?"

"I don't know…"

"What!"

"Eh, Why? What's the hurry?"

"You're hopeless!" Sakura ran down the guys' dorm hall. IDIOT!

"Bye Sakura-chan!"

She needs to learn to breathe a bit more…

"In and out... in and out,"

"Hehe, this is fun!"

Back then, everything seemed like fun. We didn't know anything. Everything seemed... so care-free.

Back then... I wanna go back.

Turn back time.

I wish.

I really do...

Sakura searched for Neji, Sasuke, Naruto, and Shikamaru's room. She found it and saw their door was open. Sakura couldn't hear any yelling from here. Sakura bursted into the room panting.

"Sakura…?" said Sasuke looking non-too-happy about her sudden appearance.

Tch, annoying…

"What are you doing here?" Neji asked, knowing she was there, without even looking up.

"Where's -pant- Where's Shikamaru?" Sakura asked.

Did I just run a mile or what?

"With Ino…" Sasuke stated.

"Why do you ask?" asked Neji fiddling with his cell phone.

"Hey -pant- Thanks" Sakura ran away…

"Aa…" sighed Neji, "Can't believe you dated her…"

"Shut up…" Sasuke said, glaring at the empty spot where that pink haired girl was standing.

It's not my fault she's annoying.

is it?

Sakura ran to the girls dorm again. It was so noisy.

Can't they fight elsewhere??? People need to study, to sleep, Peace and quiet is all we ask for!

Tenten was still looking outside the door with Hinata.

"So where'd you go?" asked Hinata.

"I was looking for Shikamaru."

"Why…?" asked Tenten.

"He's with Ino." Sakura responded which didn't really fit the question.

"R-Really…" asked Hinata.

"Yup, that's Ino down the hall... with Shikamaru. He did something to her… I haven't seen her this mad since I went out with Sasuke…"

"I remember her being so jealous" said Tenten as a chuckle left her lips.

"A-ah, what became of you t-two?" Asked Hinata in curiosity.

"Shut up… I don't wanna talk about it." Sakura suddenly snapped.

"Oh-kay…"

The yelling was really getting louder. Ino and Shikamaru were coming closer. Tenten, Sakura, and Hinata could see them turn the hall.

"I'M SORRY!"

"SHUT UP!"

"NO! I'M SORRY!"

"NOO! I WON'T EVER, EVER, EVER FORGIVE YOU!"

"WHY IS THAT?"

"BECAUSE WHAT YOU DID WAS UNFORGIVALBLE!"

"Fine…"

"I CAN'T-" Ino was shocked by how suddenly calm Shika became. "What…"

"This can't work out…"

"…"

"I'm breaking up with you…"

"What?" asked Ino asked again. She was beginning to sounds fairly stupid.

"You can't forgive me and I understand that what I did was unforgivable. I'll break up with you, so you don't have to say it… I don't want to cause you the trouble."

Before he could hear a response, he was already walking away.

Ah… What just happened?

Come back.

COME BACK.

Say something! He's walking away!

HE'S.

WALKING.

AWAY.

Ino could feel the world slow down. Time seemed to stop. For a second. Split second.

No. No.

NO.

Don't make this moment any longer.

Make it GO AWAY! Make the pain stop. Hurry, make it stop. HURRY.

Time won't stop. For anyone. For no one. Not even you.

"Let's wish for the BEST!

Ino was on the floor, crying. Then she sat up against the wall, crying.

Tenten, Hinata and Sakura ran to Ino.

'Poor Ino…' thought sakura… 'what else did Shikamaru do to her?'

But, we wished with all our hearts. For the best.

We did. I remember that day. We were all going to the same school once again.

"Let's grow up together!"

I remember.

I REMEMBER.

But. But. BUT.

"Let's wish for the BEST."

WE DID. WE DID. I SWEAR TO GOD WE DID. But it didn't come true.

Why did it hurt so bad?

To find out that it didn't work?

Why did it hurt so bad?

To find out that not all wishes came true?

Am I alone?

"Hey Ino, are you okay?"

You're not the only one.

Rivestimento

Alright. Please PLEASE! Give this story a chance. Lols I would totally appreciate it. The first version of this SUCKED! So I kinda changed it.

HEY READ THIS sorry if you don't understand. Ill pm. Or whatever

For those of you who do NOT understand those other random parts but don't necessarily have to be important (such as school and inside jokes) here it is. This school is a boarding school. They have dorms for each grade: 9, 10, 11, 12. the school is split in half. Half is classes, lunch rooms, libraries, etc.4 floors, one for each grade Other half is for dorms 4 floors, one for each grade. (making 8 floors in all) Each "dorm floor" is cut in half too. One half males, other is female. Get it? Don't? oh im sorry … well. This is high school. Jr high middle school is 8,7,6 and elementary is 5-k. They (as in Shika, Sasuke, Neji, Naruto, Tenten, Hinata, and Sakura) all transferred to this boarding school after 9thgrade. The 8 went all to the same schools all there whole lives. Yada yada. I have to explain this because I was recently talking to my friends who NOW lives in Canada.

He told me he didn't know what jr high was. And I was like "Whoa… what the fuck?"

So yah…

Inside joke. Theres basically only one in this chapter. it's the BK joke. Repeat : You can't always have it YOUR way… This isn't Burger King there it is. Well the slogan forburger king is "have it your way!" so yah. I think they mentioned this in a movie but I don't remember it. sorry don't sue! DISCLAIMER!'I don't own burger king or anything else'

If you don't know what rivestimento means it means 'finish' in Italian. If not, prove me wrong. Please.

Other random stuff WILL I repeat WILL be explained later. I'm sleepy.

Hey. This is the end of chapter 1. Review.