A/N: Hey loves... I'm making a new SasoSaku story… Uguu. I've thought of this story long ago, and I finally decided to let it out of the closet~ :D So here's the prologue of Countless Flaws. Enjoy my lovers~! I'm not sure about the Royal Palace. I'll put it in Hiatus. Heh.
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"Class, I'm going to assign an eight-page essay that will be due in a week. It will pertain on Japanese History and I will assign you in two pairs and a topic. You will not be able to choose your partner, because I want this class to gain more friendships." Kakashi-sensei smiled as he read the instructions from the paper he was holding. "I will post up the pairs tomorrow at the door so please I hope you all will get along. They will be randomly selected by this jar here tonight. That will be all." He yawned and stroked his silver hair back as the bell dismissed the class.
"Aw man. That means we won't be able to be partners then, forehead…" The blonde girl sighed as she lay her head down onto the desk.
"Heh, yeah I guess… But who knows… Maybe fate will let us be partners, Ino." The girl who was addressed as "forehead" replied as she chuckled placing her items inside her handbag. "Seems odd… Kakashi-sensei usually never assigns partners… Maybe it's because people aren't trying hard enough on the projects."
"Yeah you're right… But I swear I hope that I don't have that… guy as my partner… He gives off a bad impression to me." Ino pointed at the redhead who was sitting in his desk blankly watching outside the window with arms crossed.
"Hm? He's quite good looking…" The pinkette replied chuckling. "And he's placed second on the exams for our year… He's pretty smart if you ask me…"
"Yeah but, have you heard the rumors? He's-"
"No I will not listen to any rumor." The rosette interrupted blockading her ears with both her hands. "Stupid gossip, I wish you people would stop making up rumors and let the victim of that rumor confirm it. Sheesh… See you later, Ino. I have a paper due in two weeks from Kurenai-sensei." The girl waved as she grabbed her bag and left towards the school library.
"That girl needs a breather… Kurenai-sensei assigned the paper last period…" the blonde shivered and looked back at the redhead who hasn't moved from his bored position. "Geez and it's only a five-hundred word page and she's only collecting the rough draft." She shrugged and then followed suit outside heading back home.
"Rumors huh? Pathetic… But what if those rumors were true? I heard he does those things…" The rosette thought to herself as she paced towards the library. "Ugh, shut up! Just don't be nosy… It will lead you to some shit again…"
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It was late, beyond late for a student to be still wandering around school. It was eight o'clock in the evening. The autumn wind blew against the rosette's locks. The sky up above was pigmented in a combination of indigo and orange. Your perfect and typical autumn sky…
The rosette's name, Sakura Haruno was an intelligent student. Gorgeous, sweet, and independent she is Konoha High School's top student. Her short pink hair blew softly from the wind as she paced back heading home. As being a top student in school, she obviously overworked herself. She yawned and continued on to pace out of campus. Little did she know that another student has been pondering at the school's roof top gazing at the sky.
His name is Sasori Akasuna. Red hair, wide hazel orbs, and flawless skin; Sasori is one of the handsomest boys in school. Though being unbelievably handsome, he isn't someone good to be around with, unless you are part of his group. He was a bad influence along with his gang the Akatsuki. Getting into fights, using drugs, and drinking is what he does on a daily basis. He was also involved in sexual acts with many girls in school and is known for leaving them afterwards. He addressed these women as his puppets and himself as the puppeteer. Though having a bad record, he was intelligent and very bright.
He continued to lie down on the roof top waiting for something to happen; like waiting to feel like getting home. A moment… or two passed and the red headed young man sat up from his position and stood up. Placing his two hands inside his pockets he scanned the campus to see if the school staff has gone home. There were no cars to be seen in the lot, and Sasori assumed that the school's security had gone home as well.
"How pitiful… The security wouldn't even bother inspecting throughout the whole school. Lazy ass bitches…" he said to himself with a smirk staining his facial features. "Guess I better get home now."
He shrugged and then finally jumped off the ten foot building landing nimbly on….
Something or someone unexpected…
"Ow!" The rosette yelled as the weight of Sasori landed on her back. "Get off me, you piece of-"
Sasori had failed to nimbly jump off the building as he had not looked below him. He had jumped off without realizing that the rosette from earlier would break his fall. He felt no pain as the girl had been her pillow.
Sasori rolled his eyes and remained there for a while to just annoy Sakura.
"I told you to get off!" The pinkette exploded with a punch on the redhead's stomach but was caught by him to prevent from getting hit.
Sasori remained silent as he roughly let go of Sakura's fist alighting on top of her. Sakura was expecting her classmate to help her up, but there was no offered hand to be seen. Nothing. Zilch. All she saw was the redhead heading the opposite direction from where she is going. She felt disrespected.
"Huh… So this is the tomato-haired boy everyone is talking about. Rumor has it he's rude… Guess that one is true." She glared at him as she helped herself up from her position. "Stupid boy… Who would jump off a building anyway?"
The girl shrugged and tried to stand up, but a strong pain suddenly awakened onto her side causing the petite rosette to fall back down where she started.
"D-damn it! I think my hip is broken…" She panted in pain as she looked around for any near bystanders and Sasori was no where to be seen. Unfortunately there was no one and visible and the rosette began to yell for a lending hand. "Help! Anyone?"
She tried to lift herself up, having the wall as her support and continued on to plead for help. Fortunately, a blonde classmate from her grade had been passing by and heard her cries. He came running to her form dropping his groceries to the ground.
"Oi, Haruno! Why are you here late in the evening? Is the school role model doing some bad stuff?" He played around as he helped the injured rosette up.
"H-hey! Ow… Careful my hip hurts." Sakura winced as her hip began to burn from pain.
Deidara shrugged and casually slightly pulled Sakura's skirt down revealing her bruised hip. He smiled revealing his pearly white teeth in relief. Sakura slightly blushed as he found his smile attractive.
"Your hip isn't broken. It's just sprained. But you need to go to a doctor and treat it." The blond suggested. "You can't go to school with an untreated injury. There's a nearby clinic a block away I can help you get there if you want, yeah?" He genuinely smiled again.
Sakura smiled at his offer. "Thank you, Uh…" She was dumbfounded in words as she had never seen him before. Does he go to Konoha High School? She was sure he did, that has to be the reason he knew her.
"Heh, it's alright, yeah. It's Deidara, yeah. From class 2-2." He smiled as he picked up her school bag and supported her. "How did this happen though? Did something happen, yeah?"
The rosette nodded her head. "An animal jumped off the roof and landed on me and big animal that is." She rolled her eyes as she paced to her destination.
"Hm? How unfortunate." He laughed as he reached out for the doorknob that led the entrance for a small clinic. "I'll sign your name in and then I'll leave once you get called. Damn it, I'm late." He yawned and leaned back onto the chair glancing at his wristwatch.
"Late for what?" Sakura asked curiously
"A get together, I guess you can say that." Deidara replied smiling again. "Oh well… I don't really care. The only person on time there is my Danna." He laughed as he said the word "Danna"
"Danna?" the pinkette tilted her head as she asked the blond.
"Oh, just a nickname I use to irritate my friend" Deidara looked at her amused.
"O-oh… I see." Sakura replied averting her gave to the ground avoiding his eyes.
"Haruno Sakura." A couple of minutes passed and the nurse finally called out her name.
"Ah, there you go… Up you go, Haruno." The blond smiled as she supported her up to the patient's room.
"U-uh… Okay." She replied
"Now be good." He laughed and waved goodbye without turning around.
"Yeah, whatever." She laughed as she waved back as well.
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"Where have you been, Deidara?" Sasori bitterly asked him. "You're late"
"Oh just helping some girl from school. That girl couldn't walk for shit." Deidara sighed smiling a bit as he entered the dorm. "Had to be the good person and helped her, yeah?"
"Pathetic… I had to clean your mess by myself. Now hurry up and help me with the food. The rest of the Akatsuki are heading here soon." Sasori replied as he walked back into the kitchen."
"Yeah, yeah… I brought the Vodka Nagato asked me to get for the next party. Damn it why did it have to be in our dorm? I don't even drink as much… Nagato has a big-ass house anyway can't we just go there?" the blond complained as he followed the redhead into the work area.
"Cool story, now set these out in the living room." The redhead ignored him and handed the glasses to him.
"This bastard not even listening to any shit I say. And you don't even do any shit when we have this party. All you do is just stare at the crack and not even try it, yeah." Deidara rolled his eyes and obliged to his command.
"I've tried it before… but I'm smart enough to not become someone who's as low as everyone else in the gang." Sasori sighed as he brought the party trays down onto the table. "Besides I'm always the one who keeps you damn bastards out of trouble."
"Yeah… I guess." Deidara replied blankly but harshly. "But you are the one who had sex the most in the gang. Especially with girls from our school..."
Sasori paused at his tracks as he was about to head back into the kitchen.
"To be honest, Sasori… You're just as low as us." The blond smiled as he stood up heading to his room. "I'm going to take a shower."
The redhead sighed and look back clenching his fists till his knuckles turned white. He knew he was as low as them and he hated to admit it.
"Hn, I guess we all are low."
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Sakura finally came back home safe and sound. Her hips were swollen but didn't give off too much pain as before. She dived towards her bed and looked out the window in front of her. She was relieved to have finished her homework back at school and was able to go take a bath and go to sleep.
"Deidara, huh?" Sakura smiled as she remembered him. "He's a wonderful guy unlike that rude red haired guy from my class. I don't even know his name either. Who cares, he doesn't stand out in my life anyway."
Sakura then headed to the washroom and took a relaxing bath relieving the pain on her hip as the lukewarm water lubricated her entire body. She remained in the bath for an hour before alighting and changing into suitable sleepwear. Slightly limping from her sprain, she safely made it into the bed and headed to sleep.
"Hm… The biggest mystery of all is who will be my partner for Kakashi-sensei's essay project." She thought for a moment and then shrugged it off falling asleep.
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The next day, Class 2-1 was flooded with a crowd of students. The list of partnering has been published. Sakura felt that there was nothing to worry about. An eight-page essay was an ease for her. She couldn't care less if her partner was the dead last student in her year. She'd get an A on it because she'll do it herself.
"Hm, but it couldn't hurt to know who that person is…" She smiled to herself and peered for her name. "Oh there it is… So my partner is…"
The board read:
Haruno Sakura – Akasuna Sasori
"Hm? Who's Sasori?" The rosette raised her eyebrows in curiousity.
Chapter 1: Countless Flaws
End.
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A/N: Wewt… So tell me what you think? :D Should I continue it? Please review and tell me what you think. I kinda rushed it due to school coming up to bite me in the ass… =3= Oh well… I'll make sure to update it as soon as I have the time.