Chapter 1-- First Impressions
A/N: Hey, hey! First chapter of this inspired fic. Please review and tell me what you think (be nice okay? ;) The pairings are mainly SasuSaku (my fave couple). There may be some hints to who the other couples are but no yaoi pairs (sorry yaoi-lover fans... ;)
It was her first day to that new school and Sakura was feeling jittery already. Her mother wouldn't stop fussing about how proud she was of her little Sakura baby and her father had distributed cigars all over the office. Sakura didn't come from a very rich family and could never have afforded to pay for the tuition for this school but her previous school has recognized her efforts and offered her a scholarship.
She wasn't too enthusiastic about the change, however, but she wanted to make her parents happy so she agreed to go. Her mother made things worse at dinner when she pointed out that the children of rich classy families studied there making feel Sakura more intimidated. She was just a simple girl living in an apartment with her parents while her classmates would be living in mansions and rode in cars while Sakura had to walk to go to school.
"Are you ready, honey?" her mom said while fixing her tie. "Me and your father are so so proud of you." she kissed her on the forehead. "We knew you could make it. Our smart little Sakura-chan deserves so much more."
"I think I'm ready, mom. Don't be nervous," Sakura laughed lightly. "My tie is already over-fixed." and she adjusted it so it looked right. "Ops! I better go before I'm late." Sakura picked up her bag and scurried out of the door. "Bye dad, bye mom!"
Sakura gulped as she stood in front of the school. The school grounds were so much bigger than she imagined they would be and there were students streaming everywhere. She suddenly felt lost, maybe if she approached someone she could ask for directions, but she didn't know who.
She saw a timid-looking girl leaning against a tree and decided she looked nice enough and casually approached her, "Hi!"
The girl jumped and whipped her head around. Sakura found herself gazing into a pair of silver eyes. She found them a little bit strange but brushed it away, "Um... excuse me, I'm new here. I was wondering if you could show me-- umm... hello?" the girl looked unsure as she glanced left and right as if looking for something.
"A-are you talking to me?" she said in her soft whispy voice. Now that she got a good look at her, she looked just about her age. Maybe they would even be classmates.
"Um, yes I am." Sakura blinked. "There's no one else around." The girl sure had strange behavior. She didn't understand it. Silver eyes stared at her for a moment before responding. "I'm Hyuuga Hinata. Nice to meet you, Sakura-san. Ano, no one's ever approached me before..."
"Oh? Why is that?" Sakura asked as if it was the simplest thing in the world. "Umm... never mind." Hinata said as she quickly changed the subject. "Anyway, I.. I can go help you if you need anything."
"Gee, thanks," Sakura smiled at her. At least things were pretty okay for now. She found herself a friend. "Hey, Hinata are you a second year too?"
She nodded, returning the smile. "Uh-huh. You're nice. I hope we can be classmates. I'm in Section A." Sakura felt even better, "Really? That's neat! I'm in Section A too!" All of a sudden, somebody bumped into her and her books fell.
"Oh my god, you are like... so clumsy!" a blonde girl in a cheerleader skirt and top waved her pompoms at her. She attracted attention from passer-bys and Sakura felt her cheeks go red. "Umm.. I'm sorry I didn't look where I was going..." Sakura apologized and bent down to pick up her books and Hinata helped her.
"You SHOULD be! If I broke a nail, I'll make you pay! These manicures are worth more than your stupid textbooks!" Sakura was struck, she was teetering on the brink between losing her temper and allowing this blonde to ruin her day or leting it pass and just forget about it. There was a twitching in her left eye and the rise of temperature, but she bit her tongue. 'Not... now.. Sakura...!'
Suddenly, shadow loomed behind her and Hinata and a cool deep male voice was the next thing she heard, "What's going on here?"
"Sasuke-kun!" the blonde clasped her hands together and litle pink hearts replaced her eyes. "You came at the right time. This newbie purposely bumped into me and made me look like -I- was the jerk who knocked off her books and she's giving me a bad image!"
The boy named Sasuke looked at Sakura and she felt herself blushing. He was tall, had raven hair, onyx eyes and pale skin. He was... breathtaking, she's never quite seen anyone like that before. "I-it was an accident, really." Sakura mumbled as she turned her eyes away. She felt his gaze study her and felt her face get even warmer.
"Right." Sasuke turned his head to the other girl. "It was just an accident, Ino. Take it easy."
"Whatever you say, Sasuke-kun!" Ino latched herself onto his arm and the two walked away much to Sakura's surprise. "Y-you should avoid them..." Hinata said when they were out of an ear-shot. "They're both in Section A. Uchiha Sasuke is the most sought out male in the school and Ino... well, Ino's very possessive over Uchiha-san and will go out of her way to eliminate anyone who comes in between them... or who she THINKS is going to come in between them."
"I'll be careful." Sakura said just as the bell rang...
A/N: Sorry Ino-fans. I didn't mean for Ino to come out this way, it's just Sakura's first impression of her. As you already know this chapter and the rest of the chapters following will most likely be Sakura-centered. But there is a reason why Ino is acting that way and it will justify her character.
