Disclaimer: Naruto does not belong to either of us. Not Kitsune, not Emily. But I'm sure if we put our evil fangirl masterminds together we could come up with some kind of blackmail...

Author's Notes: Kitsune- Snap guys! Our first story! Hope it comes out well. Sorry it's kind of short, but it's a prologue. Things will pick up. And sorry my SakuIno writing skills leave much to be desired... D: I'll try to get in more practice. XD

Warnings: Though there is some het in the beginning, this WILL become boyXboy and girlXgirl. Don't like it, then don't waste your time and our time. Stop reading and GTFO. KTHNX.

The 21st of August was a special day.

It didn't seem like a special day, at first. It was just the first day of yet another school year. Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura were going into their third year of senior high school with the classmates they'd known since their first year of elementary school. Just like always, the second he saw her, Naruto asked Sakura out. But, for the first time since she saw him, Sakura actually said yes. Her logic was that all the other girls had boyfriends, and she was teased for not having one. Naruto was a pretty nice guy, she figured. Certainly a lot cooler than she first thought he was. Everyone liked Naruto. He was funny and pretty cute, so she'd get social points for dating him, right? Naruto was ecstatic. So it passed like a wildfire around their friends that after all those years, Sakura had finally accepted a date with Naruto.

The only other notable occurrence was the new students. Their class hadn't had any new students since that weird Shino transferred in halfway into their second year of junior high. The new students made an instant splash.

Yamanaka Ino was the kind of girl that made the girls sense a hot new enemy and the boys sense a hot new catch. She was slim, tall, elegant, perfect in every way. She had porcelain skin and long blond hair that was the envy of every girl who saw it. She made the right impressions on the right people, her clothes were fashionable, and she wasn't afraid to speak her mind. All the guys were talking to her as soon as she arrived, a few even slipping confessions of love into her locker by the end of the day. Every guy wanted to be near her, and every girl saw her as competition.

The other new student, Uchiha Sasuke, was the kind of guy that every single girl had her eye on. An hour after his arrival at school, he had his own shadowy fan club of rabid she-demons disguised as high school girls. He was an apathetic sort, the kind of guy that looked more like a vampire the more you looked at him, all pale, glossy skin and deep, dark eyes. But he was incredibly intelligent, obviously a top-grade student, and he was attractive and pretty well-off in the money department. He was the kind of guy that all the girls wanted and all the guys wanted to be like.

The second Yamanaka Ino waltzed into Sakura's third period English class, long blond ponytail swaying elegantly and perfect white teeth flashing at all the boys, Sakura ground her teeth and clenched her fists. That stupid blond was going to usurp her title of Future Prom Queen, she could smell it. Ino talked with the teacher a bit, sometimes letting out a tinkling giggle that caused a swooping sensation in Sakura's stomach (she could only assume it was utter disgust at the over-sugary tone), then wandered into the row of desks... right to where Sakura was sitting.

"There's nobody sitting here, right?" Ino asked, giving Sakura a sweet smile. Sakura wasn't stupid, though; she could see the evil red-faced devil cackling beneath that pretty mask.

"No, not at all!" Sakura replied with a smile just as bright. Fight fire with fire. Ino smiled a little more then slid into the desk beside her.

"I'm sorry, I don't think I have a textbook yet, Ibiki-sensei says they're all taken." Ino leaned over and whispered sweetly to Sakura. Sakura felt a jab of annoyance. "He says it'll take a week or two to get his hands on another one... can I share with you for now?"

"Oh, of course!" Sakura said, voice brittle, and Ino pushed her desk over to Sakura's immediately with a loud, irritating screech. Sakura sighed and pulled her textbook out, silently observing Ino out of the corner of her eye. That girl wasn't so hot. Ignoring the fact that her face was nice, her body was amazing, her fashion sense was great, and her smile... Sakura's heart sped up a little. This was going to be a wearing year. But somehow, one way or the other, that blond was going down (some little voice in the back of her mind added and not in the good way! She squashed that voice instantly, though).

The second Uchiha Sasuke had strolled onto campus, he'd made the unfortunate mistake of not paying attention to his surroundings as well as he should have. Naruto had been minding his own business, humming along obnoxiously with his iPod and practically skipping down the hallways (he was still basking in the glow of successfully asking Sakura out), when suddenly something smacked hard into him and knocked his feet out from under him. He jumped up right away, ripping the earbuds from his ears, and started shouting loud apologies at Sasuke, who was on the ground before him. Sasuke didn't seem to want his apologies, though. He just glared coolly at Naruto through onyx eyes and helped himself up. When he brushed himself off a bit and smoothed his hair, a few of the onlooking girls tittered and swooned. Naruto's eyes narrowed. What was so great about this guy? He wasn't that attractive. He looked like a typical emo kid to Naruto.

When Sasuke started to walk off without a word being said, Naruto called in a gravelly voice, "Hey! Aren't you going to apologize?!"

Sasuke froze in his tracks and pivoted very slowly, his eyes catching Naruto's. They were filled with ice, just like his smirk. "I have nothing to apologize for, moron." he retorted. Fury bubbled up inside Naruto.

"What the hell, asshole?! I just asked for a simple apology!" he yelled angrily. Sasuke shrugged and started to walk off again. "Hey! Don't you dare ignore me!" Before he knew it, Naruto had flown forward and wrenched Sasuke around to face him. Sasuke's eyes widened a little, but somehow he'd anticipated the punch.

When both boys were sitting in the Principal's office some time later with a few bruises, a black eye on Naruto's part and a split lip on Sasuke's, they found it really hard to explain how they'd gotten into a fight on the very first day of school.

As they sat side-by-side, Sasuke glanced over at Naruto, smirking again. Naruto pretended not to notice. Even the glow of asking Sakura out was wearing off... he could tell it was going to be a very trying year. But he wouldn't lose to that raven-haired bastard. Not ever. Unknowingly, an answering grin stretched over his own face.

The 21st of August was quite a special day indeed.

Author's Note: Mmm... (cries over her SakuIno writing skills) I don't deserve to spell skills with a z! I don't have skillz! Anyway, review pretty please! I'll be writing the next chapter as well!