a/n: okay, so my friend found a story that I had written on my computer in the summer of 8th grade, and I thought why not post it up here :P this is my first time uploading a story, and I hope you enjoy it :)

(stuff in parenthesis is my own in put :P )

She sighed. 'The first day of school…I hate this time of the year…why can't it be vacation, like, forever?' She thought as she looked at herself in her gold mirror. She had her bubblegum pink hair pulled back into a ponytail. She wore green flip-flops, jeans with a hole in the knee, and a green baby-tee that brought out the gorgeous color of her eyes. On this day, Haruno Sakura did not feel the need to dress up. After all, it's not like she had any one to impress.

After being rejected for seven years, the new, matured, 14-year-old Sakura no longer had feelings for the mighty, manly Uchiha Sasuke. However, they seemed to put their awkwardness behind them. They were still friends and talked to each other often, but who couldn't when you have a loudmouth Naruto sticking you together like Crazy glue? Sakura also didn't get angry or jealous when one of Sasuke's many fan girls tried to flirt with him. In fact, she wished the girl the best. "Some one really needs to melt that ice cube…" Sakura says.

"Almost time for school. Better get a move on." She said as she walked out of her pink bedroom.

As she walked down the stairs with a creak, squeak every time she placed her foot on a step, she heard her parent's normal morning conversation.

"So, what are you doing at work today, honey?" Mrs. Haruno would ask every morning.

"Oh, boring stuff… ramble, ramble." Mr. Haruno would have the same reply.

Sakura walked into the kitchen and grabbed a banana out of the fruit bowl she made in art class.

"Sakura, I made pancakes, your favorite!" Mrs. Haruno squealed as if she was 13-years-old again, and she had just seen her favorite boy band.

"Thanks mom, but I'm going to be really late. I'll just eat this on my way to school, alright?" Sakura stated as she held up her ripe banana half way out of its peel.

"But-"

"We don't want our pumpkin late on her first day of 9th grade, do we?" Mr. Haruno interrupted as he winked at his wife.

"Yep!" Sakura added her two cents with a smile.

"Okay, I guess…" Mrs. Haruno replied with defeat and hurt in her voice.

"You can make them some other time, can't you mom? I'd really appreciate it!" Sakura exclaimed as she kissed her mom and dad on the cheek before heading into the living room. She slung her green and pink book-bag over her right shoulder as she headed out the door. "Bye! Love you!"

She walked down the streets of Konoha, saying hi to everyone she knew, and replying to people who said hello to her. She turned a corner sharply, and ran into something, or someone. Not to mention, they both slammed their butts down on Konoha's hard sidewalks.

"HEY! WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOING! GEEZ, PEOPLE CAN BE SO RUDE!" The person screamed at the top of their lungs as they threw their hands in the air, creating a stir on the street.

"Ino-pig?" Sakura inquired.

"Billboard-brow?" Ino asked with a slight tilt of her head.

The girls leapt up and grabbed each other into a suffocating hug.

"Oh my gosh! I haven't seen you in a month! Where have you been?!" Ino yelled as she removed her self from a hug, and placed her hands on Sakura's shoulders and began to shake her poor friend.

"I know! I was training." Sakura replied to her loud companion.

"Summer isn't about training, it's about having fun!" Ino stated as she smiled a wide smile.

"Not if you want to be an awesome ninja!" Sakura put one hand on her hip and the other hand behind her head as she winked," Like me!"

"Ha! Come on, superstar, we're going to be late."

They walked to school, talking about girl things, and catching up. When they reached where their school was supposed to be, they stopped in dissatisfaction. They found a zoo instead of their school. There were kids screaming and running around pulling pranks on people, some were tee-peeing the school in broad daylight, and students were on the roof throwing random things at the poor teens and pre-teens below.

"Another year at Konoha middle." Sakura stated the obvious as she sighed deeply.

"I can't wait for high school." Ino sighed in return.

They made their way through the crowd of nearly 10,000 people. They saw their friends Kiba, Shino, Neji, Ten-ten, and Chouji all trying to find their way in to the building as well. The two friends tried to make their way over to them, but it was thoroughly impossible. Thus, they made their way to the double doors, and were expecting to dodge things the people on the roof were throwing. Instead, they heard wolf-whistles and "what's your sign?!" The two ignored them, and made their way in.

"Ugh! Guys are SO immature!" Sakura screamed. She got attention from a few innocent bystanders.

"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE LOOKING AT?!" Ino screamed at the running students.

That's the good thing about having Ino around. Sakura thought with an inward laugh.

Abruptly, they saw a black figure flash by them, and vanish all of within two split seconds.

a/n: well, i hope you liked it :) this wasn't one of the juiciest chapters, or the funniest.

so who's this mysterious black figure? ;P find out next chapter :D