Sakura Haruno stepped into her new dorm room. She was confident about the life she was beginning as a college student, academics were her strongest skill. Upon entering the door she sat her bags down and brushed her pink bangs out of her face, her sparkling green eyes taking in her surroundings. Suddenly, she was greeted by a girl with long blonde hair, pulled tightly back in a ponytail centered perfectly on the back of her head. Her blue eyes were glowing with enthusiasm.
"Hi! I'm Ino Yamanaka! Looks like we're roommates!" She said, with confidence that clearly stated she was in charge of everything that would occur inside that room.
"Hi. I'm Sakura Haruno. Are you a sophomore?" Sakura asked. Ino looked at her with a cocky grin.
"No, actually I'm a freshman, too." She replied, looking to the corner of the room as her grin widened. "My father is a professor here, so I know the campus like the back of my hand. If you want I can show you around." Sakura nodded, not sure if she was going to like this girl or hate her.
"Sure. That would be great!" She exclaimed, deciding to give Ino a chance. Ino quickly grabbed Sakura by the wrist and dragged her out the door, running to the end of the hall, leading Sakura down the stairs and out of the door to the campus quad. As she was pointing to buildings and areas of lawn and explaining what they were and who could use them, Sakura's eye caught a quick glimpse of raven black hair whooshing past them. She jerked her hand away from Ino's, following the boy with her eyes.
"Who's that?" She asked. He was a couple inches taller than her and his hair was messy, spikes of it sticking up in the back while his bangs hung carelessly in his face. She couldn't see his eyes, but she was dying to. He was standing next to a blonde haired boy who was talking rather loudly and moving frantically. The raven haired boy was clearly irritated by the blonde.
"That's Sasuke Uchiha, probably the hottest guy here. But don't even think about trying anything with him. He belongs to Karin Uzumaki." Ino said, rolling her eyes and crossing her arms.
"Oh. He's in a relationship?" Sakura asked. She didn't know why she'd asked such a dumb question, if he belonged to this "Karin" girl then clearly he was in a relationship with her.
"No." Ino replied flatly. "She's just obsessed with him and she will start shit with any girl who even looks at him with affection."
"Oh." Sakura said. Maybe it wasn't such a dumb question, after all. "Are you in a relationship, Ino?" Sakura looked at Ino, only to see the same cocky grin as before appear on Ino's face.
"Of course I am! I'm dating Sai Kishimoto. He's AMAZING! He has all the characteristics ANY girl would want in a guy…" Sakura's attention trailed off as Sasuke walked passed them again, this time slightly glancing at Sakura. That was just enough for Sakura to see his eyes. They were such a dark blue that they looked black, you couldn't tell pupil from iris. When Sakura regained focus, Ino was muttering something about how great Sai was in bed. Clearly, this girl had no filter for what came out of her mouth. But, ultimately, in the end, she decided that she and Ino could be good friends. That thought comforted her, because she was going to need a friend who was a confident and controlling as Ino if she were going to have Karin threatening her. Sakura smiled deviously.
"So, Ino-chan…who is the blonde boy that Sasuke was standing next to?" Sakura asked, hiding her ulterior motive behind her eyes. Ino looked at Sakura, glad that she could be used for so much information. Like most things about Ino, it was clear that she liked gossip.
"That's Naruto Uzumaki. He's pretty popular here. He used to be a real loser, but he grew out of it for the most part. He's Sasuke's best friend, they go everywhere together. He's really annoying though, I don't see how Sasuke can even stand to be around him." She rolled her eyes again.
"Didn't you say that Karin's last name is Uzumaki? So they're related?" She asked.
"Yeah, they're cousins. But Naruto can't stand Karin. Sasuke tolerates her, but I don't think he even likes her. He doesn't like anyone." She said, looking confused as she pondered it in her own mind. Sakura nodded, and then told Ino that she needed to go. She planned to talk to Naruto, practicing what she'd say and ask in her mind. She wanted, or maybe needed, more information on Sasuke.