Hey there guys! So after reading Konoha High School, I came up with this idea to write about our favorite teenage ninjas going to high school! Pretty unoriginal, I know, but this is gonna be AWESOME! Everyone is pretty much out of character, so, you don't have to waste your time telling me that. I tried soethign else this time, and I personally think its a fail. I got inspired by watching someone's videos on YouTube for trying somethign different with my writing and hilarious IchiRuki moments for the SasuSaku scene toward the end. . Strange, I know. Anyway, I do not own Naruto or the song, "In My Head" by: Jason Derulo. If there are any other songs in there that I forgot to mention, I do not own them either. ^^ There shouldn't be too much swearing in this one...Anyway, enjoy! ^^
"It's your first day, Sakura! Wake up!" My mother shook me, and I groaned. It was the first day of High school. Konoha High School. That's not really what the school is called, but…I got up, swinging my legs over my bed, and stretching them out straight. My mother walked over to the window, and pushed it open, the sun and sweet scented wind flying into my room, carrying cherry blossom petals toward me, swirling around me.
"It's a beautiful day for school." Mother pointed out. I shook my head, standing up, fixing my camisole and boy shorts.
"No. It's a good day for going shopping." I corrected, glancing at my pink piggy bank in the shape of a flower. I had money saved up, from working during the summer. Most of the work I did was ninja work. Missions, missions, and more missions. Sometimes I'd be gone for months at a time. But not during school. The elite ninja did all of the work. Like Kakashi-sensei. I walked over to my dresser, picking up my hair brush and working it through my short, and newly cut pink hair. I had gotten it cut the day before. My mother had dragged me to the hair salon, kicking and screaming, and asked for my hair to be cut shorter. It honestly looked better on me than my longer haircut had. It opened up my face more. Maybe now he'll notice me, and how pretty I am. For the longest time, I've had long hair. Now going into high school, its short, and I looked different. My green eyes were brighter, glistening like twin jade moons. My pink hair was a richer pinker color, like bubble gum. My pale skin was creamy ivory, smoother looking. I was beautiful. Even though I'm sixteen, I'm a freshman in High School; I guessed I was just a little older than everyone else.
"I'll have breakfast on the table in ten minutes. Take your shower and get dressed." She ordered, turning and walking out the door. I did just that, grabbing a towel, and heading to the shower in my bathroom. I finished five minutes later, stepping out, and getting dressed in a simple pink button up sleeveless blouse over my navy blue skirt, and my black open toed shoes. They'll give us our uniforms when we get there. I brushed my pink hair, and shook it out, the pieces splitting apart into their raggedly cut sections, my bangs lying on my wide forehead. The wind blew cherry blossoms into my room again, and I picked one up, sliding it behind my ear, as the wind blew more in, the petals brushing across my skin. Soon, all I could smell was cherry blossoms. I finished getting ready in the bathroom, grabbed my pink one shoulder bag off the side of my desk chair, and headed down stairs. The sweet smell of cinnamon rolls wafted from the kitchen and dining room, and I walked toward it, setting my bag down carefully on the floor, and picking up my iPhone off of the charger.
"Sakura, if I hear about you using that in class, I swear I will take that away for a month, you hear me?" My mother threatened. I nodded.
"Relax Mom. I know." I sat down as she slid two cinnamon rolls in front of me. I ate in silence for ten minutes, then my iPhone rang with a text message. I pressed ignore, not knowing who it was, and not even caring. It was probably Ino, Hinata or Temari, worried about seeing their crushes again. Ino was complaining about seeing Temari, since they both liked Shikamaru. Hinata was worried about making a fool of herself in front of Naruto. Temari was concerned about being away from the Sand village for High School, since Gaara and Kankuro were busy with protecting their village and with the Akatsuki running around, anything could happen. I flicked my pink side pieces back, finishing my last cinnamon roll, picking up my phone in one hand, and slinging my bag over my shoulder with the other. My mother looked up from the dishes, and waved goodbye.
"Have a good day at school, Sakura." She called. I nodded as I stuck my headphones into my ears.
"See you later!" I answered, then shut the door behind me as I stepped through, scrolling through my playlist. Hmmmm, what to listen to? I picked the random option, and radio static like effects came on through my headphones. Everybody's looking for love…Oh…Ain't that the reason you're at this club? Oh…Jason Derulo. His favorite musical artist. This was his favorite song. Shoot. You ain't gon find it dancing with him...No…Got a better solution for you girl, oh…I started down the street, walking on the sidewalk, being very careful not to draw too much attention to myself. Everyone knew what I was listening to. It was on the air. They could tell with every cell in their bodies that I was listening to "In My Head" by: Jason Derulo. The way my eyes lit up, my skin flushed, my muscles tensed…It was so dang obvious. What. The. Hell. I kept walking, listening to my iPhone, putting the song I was currently listening to on repeat, although it wasn't over yet. Damn you, Jason Derulo. It's stuck IN MY FREAKING HEAD NOW! I took my time, glancing at the clock on my phone: 7:25. Five minutes. Great. Just great. I broke into a run, hurrying down the street at the fastest I could go in my navy skirt, forgetting I wasn't wearing my ninja clothes. In my head, I see you all over me…In my head, you fulfill my fantasy…My head, you'll be screamin' ohhhhhhhhh…In my head, it's going down…My head, it's going down…In my head yeah…In my head…Oh yeah…I shook my head, as the second verse started, much to my despair. I knew I could just change the song if I really wanted to, but, there was something about the song and who it reminded me of that made me hesitate. I loved the song, don't get me wrong. But it annoyed me, and excited me at the same time. Because it was his favorite. I was more of a The Veronicas or Avril Lavinge fan, to tell you the truth. But still, why did I put "In My Head" onto my phone? Just leave with me now, say the word, and we'll go…I'll be your teacher, I'll show you the ropes…You'll see a side of love you've never now…I can see it goin' down, goin' down…I ran around the corner, running down the sidewalk toward the school, the large building looming in front of me. Shinobi High School. What. The. Hell. I slowed down once I got to the front gates, walking through them slowly, and looking around for someone I knew. All of the five shinobi villages sent their kids to this school. It was the best. Better than the five shinobi villages own high schools. Luckily, it was built in the Leaf village, meaning I didn't have to walk too far, or rather run far, but still the size of it was intimidating. In my head, I see you all over me…In my head, you fulfill my fantasy…My head, you'll be screamin' ohhhhhhhhh…In my head, it's goin' down…My head, it's goin' down…In my head…I shifted, and walked toward the marble steps, which sparkled in the sun. Looks like they put Lady Tsunade's tiny little jackpot to good use. I smiled, and headed up the stairs, weaving through kids. I recognized my fellow freshman easily. They were the ones in bunches against the wall, their eyes wide with unspoken fear as they talked to their friends about summer vacation, romantic flings, drama, the usual stuff. The upperclassman, on the other hand, were the ones strutting down the hall like they owned the place. Ino would fix that. Pretty fast. It took me two seconds to realize that the song had ended, so I pulled out my phone, and scrolled through songs. I stopped on "4Ever" by The Veronicas, and pressed "Play". The familiar guitar part sounded in my ears, and I walked down the hall, feeling slightly more confident. I took my time, strolling down the hallway that turned slightly, revealing all of the student lockers, the colors blue, and pink. Obviously. How unoriginal. Just when I was about to lose myself in the song I was listening to, I heard someone call my name.
"Sakura Haruno? Is that you?" I turned around, and widened my eyes slightly, confused. I saw someone who looked like Ino, their blonde hair long, loose, and wavy, a head band holding most of it back, and away from their glittering sky blue eyes. Next to the blonde was a black-purple haired girl with her hair loose too, although hers was pin straight, and silky looking, like she'd put some kind of hair gloss or something like that on it. Her pale gray-indigo eyes gave her away, and I smiled, nodded once.
"Yeah, it's me, Ino Yamanaka, Hinata Hyuuga."I replied, walking toward them, shutting off my music and pulling out my headphones at the same time. I dropped my phone into my backpack, and hugged the two of them tightly.
"I missed you guys. How was vacation?" I continued, pulling back and smiling. Hinata spoke up.
"I suntanned on the beach, but I didn't get any tanner from it."She answered, glancing down at her arms. I smirked.
"Yeah, it looks like it."I mused, then turned to Ino.
"I spent some time with Shikamaru at his family's house. He was right. His mom is a bitch."She gushed, twirling her hair around one finger. Hinata and I laughed.
"I went on missions and helped my mother around the house. I trained a little, just to stay in shape, but, not very much. Not like Naruto. He trained his butt off at the gym, running until he threw up. Sasuke worked on implementing new strategies into our teamwork, and went off with Kakashi toward the middle of the summer for training abroad. I don't know what they were doing, and I haven't seen them since the beginning of July. It's now the end of August."I added, glancing away at the last part. What were they doing? Ino rolled her eyes.
"Shikamaru and Asuma kept playing games in the flower shop while I was working. I got so mad. I nearly punched Shikamaru in the face one time. I'm becoming more and more like you, Sakura." She pointed out, smiling.
"I guess. I punched Naruto into Lady Tsunade's office one time. He knocked over Lady Tsunade's tea and spilled it onto Shizune's feet. I was laughing so hard, until I got stuck in battle drills for the whole day." I replied. Hinata looked away, seemingly scared. We looked around.
"Does anyone know where our lockers are?" Ino asked, looking at the long hallway behind me full of lockers. Hinata pulled something out of her capris pocket.
"It says here on my schedule that my locker is number 1213. And we're at number 14. We've got a long way to go." She answered, as Ino and I turned around and started walking down the hallway behind her. I reached into my school bag, and took out my schedule after rummaging through it, looking through notebooks, my phone, folders, and my agenda, then glanced at the top of the page.
"Hinata, my number is 1414. What about you Ino?"I asked her, turning my mint green eyes to her. She lifted her finger, still looking.
"1212."She replied. I looked down, suddenly sad.
"Aw, that means we won't be near each other."Hinata said to me sadly. I shook my head.
"It's alright, I'll be fine."I replied, smiling. We walked down the hallway silently, the prospect of not having our lockers next to each other too scary to speak of. We stopped at Ino's and Hinata's lockers, and they twirled the locks, and started unloading. Ino dropped one notebook, one folder, her agenda and a pencil on the ground, smirking down at it as she hung up her messenger bag in her locker. Hinata was quieter about it, delicately setting the supplies on the ground, before carefully hanging her backpack up in her locker. Ino and I rolled our eyes, as she dusted off her notebook, folder and agenda, then hand sanitized her pencil.
"Okay, now to Sakura's."Ino turned away, shutting her locker, then started walking toward mine. Hinata shut hers, and hurried after us, clutching her school supplies to her chest. About two minutes later after weaving and dodging kids, we made it to mine, a lonely pink one right beside the huge open window looking out at a small garden waterfall and pond. There was a blue one to the right of mine, directly beside the window, but it was unoccupied, as far as I knew. I twisted the lock skillfully, my locker coming open in seconds. It was a pretty good size locker, and I took out my supplies, then hung up my bag.
"What a nice view, Sakura. That pond has fish in it."Ino gushed, her hands and face pressed up against the window. Hinata hurried over next to her, and smiled when she saw the fish.
"They're so beautiful, Sakura!" She added, and I looked over from the inside of my locker, walking over and glancing out the window.
"Wow, they really are pretty."I murmured, the multicolored fish swimming around in small circles. I turned back to my locker, and stuck a small corkboard to the inside of the door, photos, a small calendar already stuck to it, with sticky notes and paper clips already on it too. I started decorating my locker, putting up magnets, a mirror, a bottle of lotion in the back of it, and a brush holder just under the corkboard. While I was doing that, I didn't realize that someone was watching me. Not Hinata and Ino. They were too busy looking at the fish. No, this person was a familiar face. I glanced up with my eyes at the mirror, seeing Temari standing behind me, in a simple tee shirt and shorts with her hair down, her bangs loose.
"Hey Temari." I turned around, smiling. She smiled back, looking at my locker.
"You're decorating already?"She asked. I nodded.
"Yep, how about you?"I asked. She shook her head, smirking.
"Now why would I do that? Yeah, I did."She laughed. Ino had turned around, and was glaring at Temari with an "I'm so much better than you" face, which made my temper flare up suddenly. I took a deep breath, my chakra willingly flying into my right hand, as I pulled it backward, bending my elbow. Ino seemed to know what was coming, and braced herself.
"No. Not here."A soft, smooth male voice murmured from behind me, as a hand grabbed my tensed arm. Ino's face broke into a smile, Hinata's eyes lighting up. I didn't even have to turn around to know who it was. I could already tell.
"Sasuke-kun, could you please tell me where you've been for the past month or so?"I asked smoothly, looking back at the person out of the corner of my eyes. It was hard to tell who it was, and to tell you the truth, I wasn't really sure it was Sasuke. He normally wouldn't touch me. Or talk to me unless I asked him something. It was probably Shikamaru, because I was about to beat his teammate senseless, and he wanted to stop me. That would make a lot of sense. But Sasuke? I bit my lower lip as I contemplated who it might be. There was no way. All of the signs pointed to Sasuke. Calm, cool voice. The loose grip on my arm, almost reluctant. The steady rise of butterflies in my stomach…I shook my head, and pulled my arm away.
"Whoever you are, let go."I muttered, tugging harder. The grip on my arm got tighter, almost automatically.
"I don't want you getting a detention."They replied. I narrowed my eyes.
"That's my problem, not yours."I answered.
"It will be my problem when I have to carry your weight at training today." Case closed. So it was Sasuke I was dealing with. Naruto wouldn't really care if he had to carry my weight or not, since he was infatuated with me. And there was no way in hell Kakashi-sensei would ever touch me. Only one person left. And it had to be him.
"Since when have you cared about what happens to me?"I asked stubbornly, tugging again. Sasuke gripped my arm harder.
"Since we were put on the same squad." He replied. Duh. Wasn't that obvious? I scowled.
"Don't tell me this is your locker next to mine…"I muttered. I could almost hear his lip curl up.
"Not saying anything."He replied. Of all the people to put next to my locker! It had to be Sasuke Uchiha, the grouchy, stuck up, good looking jerkface whom I've had a crush on since we were kids. I sighed angrily.
"Why am I not surprised."I mused, leaning back a little. Sasuke snorted.
"Because you were hoping you had your locker next to mine?"He suggested. I felt my temper flare up again.
"You wish."I shot back, turning my head around to glare at him out of my burning green eyes. Sasuke looked amused.
"Sure, sure."He replied, letting go of my arm, and walking past me to his locker. I took my arm in my right hand, rubbing it slightly. Ino, Hinata, and Temari's mouths were wide open, shocked by Sasuke and I's little argument. They were under the assumption that I had a crush on him, which was true, although I was a little mad at him at the moment. Okay, that's an understatement. I was pissed.
"I had to babysit Naruto thanks to your silly prank."I complained, putting my hands on my hips and pursing my lips. Sasuke's lips curled up in a quick smile.
"I got sick and tired of it. So I decided to leave."He answered lazily, rolling his eyes at me. I stomped my right foot angrily.
"He threw up on my shoes because he ran too much! I'll bet you haven't had to deal with that!" I countered, balling my hands up at my sides. Sasuke looked over at me out of his left eye.
"Trust me. I've had to deal with worse. Much worse."He replied, pulling his supplies out of his bag. I shook my head, crossing my arms over my chest and blinking once.
"Those shoes cost me all of the money I had earned at the beginning of the summer from going on missions! And then they got soiled!" I retorted. Temari, Ino, and Hinata started to slide away from Sasuke and me, their eyes wide.
"Then you shouldn't have worn them, genius!" Sasuke chided hotly. I snapped my teeth together at that comment.
"What's wrong with wearing a brand new pair of shoes?"I retorted. Sasuke shrugged.
"Nothing's wrong with it, it's just-"He started. I snorted.
"It's just what, big-shot? It's just what?" I asked, rolling my eyes, throwing my hands up in the air. Sasuke snarled slightly.
"Nothing is wrong with wearing a new pair of shoes. It's just you shouldn't wear them to the gym."He replied, struggling to keep his voice calm. Ino, Temari, and Hinata slid a little faster, sensing a huge blow up coming.
"Okay, so I'm supposed to wear old stinky shoes to the gym? That's social suicide."I countered, blowing steam out of my nose. Sasuke swung his head toward me, his eyes narrowed, his face twisted in a tense scowl.
"Social suicide? Is that the best you could come up with?"He asked. I put my fingers under my chin, and lifted my eyes up to the ceiling, pretending to think.
"Yeah, pretty much."I answered, narrowing my eyes too. Sasuke face palmed.
"How stupid can you get?"He asked, shaking his head into his palm. My temper flared up again, and I pulled my right hand back, taking a deep breath, my chakra flowing into my right hand. Ino, Temari, and Hinata stopped breathing.
"What was that? Did you just call me STUPID?"I shouted, my voice echoing through the hallway, causing everyone to turn their heads and stare at us. I didn't care. I just shoved my face into Sasuke's.
"Are you gonna answer me, Sasuke?" I asked, angrily, but softer this time. I didn't bother with the ending this time. I was too pissed to care. Sasuke just stared back at me, fearless of my temper.
"I didn't call you stupid. I just said how stupid can you get."He replied.
"That's still calling me stupid! Did you pay attention in English class last year?"I exclaimed helplessly. Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"Don't even remind me of last year."He answered, shutting his locker, shoving his left hand into his pocket, and starting to walk away.
"Hey! You get back here! I wasn't done with you!" I cried, taking a few steps after him. Sasuke stopped, but didn't turn.
"What do you want now?"He asked, annoyed. He already put up the wall. There's no point now. I shook my head.
"Never mind."I muttered. Sasuke seemed to smile.
"I'll see you in Gym class."He replied. My mouth dropped. Gym class? REALLY?
"WHAT? We have Gym together? SASUKE!"I shouted, and he busted out laughing, continuing to walk away into the crowd of kids. Ino, Temari and Hinata grabbed me as I started walking after him, my fists balled at my sides, my face twisted into a scowl.
"Let go of me guys! Let me at him! Let me at him! I'm gonna kill him! SASUKE!"I screeched. They just held me tighter.
"That's why we can't let go of you, Sakura! You will really kill him!" Hinata muttered. Temari snorted, and Ino rolled her eyes.
"What's happening here?"A new voice asked. I looked up, lifting up my fist, balling it up, my bangs hitting the sides of my face.
"Cha! I knew you'd come back! You just couldn't wait for round two, huh Sasuke?"I asked, my eyes bright with anticipation.
"Sakura, are you okay?" The person turned out to be Shikamaru, and he was eying me like I was crazy. I bet looked crazy.
"Huh? Oh, hey Shikamaru. Yeah, I'm alright. Sasuke just got on my nerves, that's all."I replied, waving it off. Ino, Temari, and Hinata let go of me, and we all dusted ourselves off. Shikamaru widened his eyes when he saw Temari.
"So you're going to this school too, huh? What a drag."He teased lazily. Temari giggled slightly.
"Yeah, you could say that."She replied, smiling at him. Ino looked down.
"Anyway, Temari, Ino. Looks like you guys are in my homeroom. I just checked the list outside the door."Shikamaru pointed out. The two girls left with him, Ino and Temari bickering quietly behind Shikamaru's back. Love triangles. What are you gonna do? Hinata and I glanced at our schedules, and headed out toward my homeroom, which was next to hers.
"So, have you seen Naruto yet?"I asked, Hinata turning to me with a slightly red face.
"Yeah, I saw him this morning. He was pretty happy to see me, I think."She muttered. I nudged her gently.
"Don't worry. I'm sure he was."I replied, giving her a soft smile. Hinata giggled.
"Sasuke seemed pretty happy to see you too."She answered, as we neared our classes. I snorted, and rolled my eyes.
"Happy? No, he just likes to make me tick, that's all."I replied, my voice low. We stopped in front of the rooms, and gave each other a quick hug.
"Good luck, Hinata."I murmured. Hinata nodded.
"You too, Sakura. I'll see you at lunch." She replied, then we went our separate ways. I stepped through the door, seeing about five rows of desks on freshly waxed floors, with a huge whiteboard in the front of the classroom. Laptops sat on each desk, different colored, and seemingly decorated according to our names and personalities. I widened my eyes in exaggeration. This school takes individuality WAY too seriously.
"Sakura Haruno, right? I'm Sai, from the R.O.O.T."A boy with black hair and black eyes spoke up from beside me, and I swung toward him.
"Yeah, I'm Sakura Haruno. Nice to meet you, Sai." I bowed respectfully. I heard stifled laughter. I tried my best to ignore it, coming back up to stand up straight. He smiled.
"Do you need help finding your desk?" He asked kindly. Helpful. That's nice. I shook my head.
"No, but thank you."I replied. The laughing came again, and I swung around, lifting up my right fist, and shaking it in the air.
"Would you shut- Oh god…" My voice trailed off as I widened my eyes in horror.
"What's wrong Sakura? Can't speak because you're actually happy I'm in your homeroom?" Sasuke Uchiha replied, leaning back in his chair, laughing. I snorted.
"Hmph. You wish, jerk." I answered, turning away. Sai giggled uncomfortably.
"Um, Sakura?"Sai asked.
"Yeah?" I turned to Sai. He gulped.
"You're sitting next to Sasuke for the whole year, just so you know."I widened my eyes.
"Are you KIDDING ME?" I screeched, which made Sasuke laugh even harder. I slunk back to my desk, and slid into the chair dejectedly. Sasuke looked over at me, smirking.
"Welcome to hell."He pointed out. I didn't even think about it. I punched him in the top of his skull, sending him crashing to the floor.
"Oh shut up already."I replied, dropping my head on the desk. This is where the fun begins.