Authors Note: First Fanfiction. Ermahgerd.
Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to Naruto or it's characters. They belong to Kishimoto.
Let us begin...

Chapter One: I don't think Naruto should go near roads...

Gaara's POV

It all happened rather fast. A good two minutes, maybe longer than that. I wasn't really focused on the time. But it only took the thugs a few minutes to kill my siblings, right before my very eyes. Lucky for me, they hadn't seen me. I was hiding in a cupboard. Being premature, and only six years old, I was small enough to barely squeeze in. What was I doing there? Well, me, Temari and Kankuro were all playing hide and seek. Temari found Kankuro pretty quickly, but as I heard doors slam open I refused to move, thinking it was them. That was, until I heard screams. Temari squelled in pain and an vase on the fireplace fell, I thought she fell, so I peeked a little, just to see them die.

Ten years had passed. The death of my siblings left me very lonely, as my mother died giving birth to me, and a two years after my siblings death, my father overdosed, his broken heart giving up. I was all alone. No where to go, no job, and I was kicked out of our home. So I ran away. I left the Sand Village and went to the Leaf. I snuck onto an old mans cart, and it only took around a day to get there. I had to walk part of the way, but only for a mile. I was only eight, but I was smart enough to be stealthy for most of the ride.

I soon met my best friend, Naruto. He managed to bargain with the flats owner for me, so I lived with Naruto for a while, but when I was fifteen I got my own. I had a job in a cafe as a cook. I was pretty good I guess. Anyway, after meeting Naruto I met his friends too. Hinata was smart, pretty but awfully shy. Sasuke was a bit of a dick, but we got along. Kiba, Neji and Shikamaru were pretty good friends. TenTen was rather funny and Ino was a bit annoying, but I could handle her.

Then, there was Ino's best friend, Sakura Haruno. A rather curious girl, much more interesting than anyone else I had met. Although she was very smart, she was also stronger than she looked, and had one hell of a temper. But she still had her own emotional moments, though nobody really saw her like that. But I knew when she was upset. Her beautiful green eyes showed it all. Unlike TenTen's happy eyes, or Sasukes emotionless eyes, Sakuras showed every inch of her emotions. She was so facinating, as well as attractive. Put all that together, and you've got one hell of a girl. Maybe that's why I liked her so much.

"Gaara!" A blonde boy ran across the road.
"Naruto! Move!" I yelled, spotting the incoming truck.
"Argh!" He yelled, flailing. Luckily for Naruto, Kiba and Shikamaru swiftly pushed him out of the way and next to me. "Naruto!" Kiba yelled, punching his arm, sligthly panting.
"How troublesome can you get?" Shikamaru groaned, panting a bit more than Kiba.
"Let's go, before Naruto gets us all killed." I began walking, Naruto right behind me. "Where are the others?" I asked, noticing our other friends hadn't joined us on our walk to school.
"Already at school, I think they're all helping Sakura with something to do with the drama production."
"And you guys didn't offer a hand?" I turned my head, greeted by the sight of Kiba and Shikamaru smiling sheepishly, awkwardly laughing. Sighing, I turned back around continuing our walk to school.

Sakura's POV

Lugging boxes around wasn't really my idea of fun, but Tsunade order me to help move the props for the latest drama production, so I guess I had no choice, I wasn't about to say no to our headmistress. Ino had offered to help, as well as Sasuke, but Ino was chatting him up, which distracted him quite a bit, making him pretty useless too. Although TenTen was helping, her and Neji were chatting, making them a little slower, and on top of that, Hinata's not the strongest going. I sighed, picking up the pace, making up for my friends lack of help. At least I had a bit of help, so I was grateful. It only took another ten minutes or so. "Sakura! Homeroom!" Ino skipped towards me.
"Coming." I smiled, poking her head and grabbing my light blue bag. "Thanks guys, see you later." I smiled thankfully, waving to my friends.

All the way to homeroom, Ino talked about Sasuke. How he was 'perfect' and 'charming'. Although, Sasuke and I were friends, I no longer had an 'undying' crush on him, and haven't been attracted to him since. To be honest, nobody really caught my eye these days. After arriving at homeroom I took my seat in the back corner, right behind Gaara, and tried sleeping. "Sakura? What's up?" Gaara asked, spinning around on his chair. It was rather strange how easily he could calm me down. "I'm tired. I was up till ten doing homework, couldn't sleep will eleven, and I was constantly waking up, and I had to get up earlier than usual to help out with this stupid drama stuff. On top of that, my mum's mad to..." I sat up, stretching my arms. "Why is she mad?" He cocked his head to the side, which was rather cute.
"I came home at nine, I stayed at the gym a little late last night and I had to drop Ino's shirt off at hers." I sighed.
"You should have a night with the girls, you know, to relax." I looked at him confused. It was a rather good idea. I smiled at him, and began talking. "I-"
"Totally! I'm planning this for you Sakura!" Ino turned around happily. Well.. I guess I have to now...

Note: Uniform Description.

Girls: Black pleated skirt, with tights or black socks, or pants. White button up blouse. Red tie and marron blazer. Simple black school shoes.

Boys: Black pants with white blouse. Red tie and marron blazer. Simple black school shoes.

Naruto and Kiba don't wear blazers, and in winter they wear jackets instead.
Gaara, TenTen and Shikamaru all roll up their sleeves.
Others wear it normal.
TenTen wears pants. Sakura and Hinata wear tights with skirts, and Ino wears knee high socks.

Thanks for reading C: Please review, and I'll try to get the next chapter up soon c: