Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of its characters
A/N My story is inspired by the song…hence title… it's 41 degrees Celsius today…hot…
Thinking
One of the Boys
"Sakura Haruno is down, and…yes! It is a foul, two shots; it's two shots, if she gets both in the basket Konoha High will win. Will she make it?"
Sakura wiped the sweat from her forehead and glanced at her coach, Kakashi nodded and made a fist across his chest. She took a deep breath and tried to block out all the sounds around her, the ref threw her the ball; she caught it and bounced it a few times…
Ok Sakura, you can do this…you can do this…concentrate, you've done it before
"GO SAKURA! COME ON!"
Sakura rolled her eyes, couldn't that person shouting just shut up?
"SAKURA!"
"SAKURA!"
"What!?" Sakura jolted up in her seat and wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth.
Where am I?
Sakura heard a few giggles in front of her, she looked towards the noise and scowled at the three girls, she hated cheerleaders.
"I'm glad you could join us Sakura, did you have a nice dream?" Iruka-sensei asked.
Sakura smiled sheepishly and scratched the back of her head. She then tried as hard as she could to fight back a yawn…but…
"Uwaaaahhhh."
"Do you really find math that boring?" Iruka was getting annoyed.
So was Sakura, she rolled her eyes as she heard more giggles.
Yes! "No," Sakura replied.
"Good! Now tell me the answer to question three," Iruka turned to the board.
"Oh…yeah…um…," Sakura felt her face burn up, I didn't do it! Iruka is going to give me a detention for sure.
"Question THREE Haruno!" Iruka raised his voice.
"Yeah, I know, question three…the answer to," Sakura kicked the desk next to her, a boy with maroon hair and green eyes through a crumpled piece of paper.
Sakura caught it and opened it up, "Question three right?"
Iruka was still facing the board, "YES, QUESTION THREE!"
"The answer is...shit…" Sakura said.
"Excuse me?" Iruka's voice went soft and deadly, "What was that?"
Sakura gave the boy a death glare, "Gaara you are dead!"
Gaara raised his hands and smirked, "I didn't do anything."
"Sure you didn't you little-
"Ehemm."
Sakura winced and turned in her chair to see a very, very pissed of Iruka towering over her. He sure could walk fast when he was angry.
"Yeah?"
"Don't 'yeah' me Haruno! Give me that piece of paper," Iruka demanded.
Sakura handed the crumpled paper to him and watched as he read it.
Oh well I'm already in trouble, what can I do?
The letter said:
Fuck you Saku,
I'm not telling you the answer.
Going to basketball training today?
"Sakura, stand up."
Sakura stood up and sighed, she didn't even do anything wrong. Well maybe she did but it was only small and besides it could have happened to anyone.
"Who wrote this letter?" Iruka asked, though he probably could have guessed.
An evil grin crept onto Sakura's face, she turned to her right and pointed at the boy next to her, "Gaara did."
Pay back!
"Gaara, stand up."
Gaara stood up slowly and crossed his arms, a firm scowl plastered across his handsome features, maths had been interesting today.
"What do you have to say about yourself?" Iruka emphasised his words by shaking the piece of paper with every syllable.
Gaara shrugged, Iruka shook his head, his eyes rolled up to the ceiling and then he looked at Sakura.
"And you, what do you have to say?"
"Um…I guess I am going to basketball training today."
Gaara snorted and the vein that was visibly pulsing in the front of Iruka's forehead seemed to burst.
"THAT'S IT, OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. OUT!"
"Another detention," Sakura murmured, she was waiting outside the senior school office with Gaara.
"Another detention," Gaara agreed.
They then sat in silence, it didn't bother them, when you have been friends with someone for so long you don't need to have constant noise to make you feel comfortable.
"Haruno Sakura and Subako no Gaara," the office lady called out.
The two said people got up and walked to the secretary who handed them a pink note each. Once they read it a look of disbelief spread across their faces.
"This afternoon!" Sakura and Gaara exclaimed.
"That's what it says," the lady replied in a bored tone.
"But we have basketball!"
"Think about that BEFORE you go getting detentions," the lady then went back to tapping on a computer.
Gaara and Sakura grumbled as they left the office. Sakura picked up her bag and shoved the pink slip in; she then walked off to the year 11 area; Gaara followed.
How many detentions does that make? Not counting this one…I've had three, and it is the second week of first term. Great.
Sakura spied their group, it wasn't hard to, Naruto was jumping up and down, Shikamaru was sleeping next to him, and Sasuke and Neji were being silent (They were convinced it was the best way to get girls). Sakura was just about to sit down next to Naruto when Gaara pushed her out of the way. Sakura fumed as she saw Gaara take her spot.
"Hasn't anyone told you Gaara?" Sakura asked as she stood over him.
"Told me what?" Gaara squinted his eyes as he looked up at her.
"That you never hurt a lady," Sakura replied.
"You a lady?" Gaara laughed out right, "Keep on dreaming, big forehead."
"I do not have a big forehead!" Sakura kicked Gaara in the shins, "And I am so a lady!" She kicked him again. Sakura then sat on the other side of the group, "Be careful, next time I might miss your shins."
Gaara groaned as he held his leg, "OOOHHH THE PAIN!!!"
"Shut up!"
"Saku, you get a detention this arvo?" Neji asked, he chose to ignore Gaara, everyone did.
"What about it?"
"Kakashi is going to kill you," Neji replied.
"Well he can get in line, first there is Iruka-sensei, then there is my mother, my dad, Gaara's mother, Gaara's dad and then Kakashi can try and kill what's left of me."
Naruto laughed, "You forgot that every girl in this school is on that list as well."
Okay, maybe I do have a small problem with communicating with other girls but…do I really make them homicidal?
"So what if I'm hated by most of the girls in the school?" Sakura shrugged, "They don't hate me enough to kill me."
"You'll be surprised," Sasuke murmured ominously through his clasped hands.
Oh great, emo boy is acting like a creepy old gypsy again.
Sakura was just about to voice this opinion when the bell rang.
BRING BRING
"See you," Sakura waved as she walked off to her class.
Damn, spent all lunch waiting for a pink slip, how lucky.
End of School
Sakura dragged herself to room 13, she was moody because a, she was missing basketball, b, Gaara and her had been separated and c, she was going to sit in a classroom for two hours. Sakura sighed as she turned the doorknob and trudged in, the room was empty except for one person. Was that?
"Naruto?" Sakura walked up to the blonde.
Naruto turned around, "Oh, hey Saku, I got detention in last period."
Sakura nodded, she then took a seat next to Naruto. They were sitting in silence, Sakura looked at Naruto's face. He seemed troubled.
"What's wrong?"
Naruto looked up for a moment then went back to studying the scratched table, "A girl."
"Who?" Sakura leant in closer. Naruto liking a girl is too funny.
Naruto hesitated for a moment.
"Come on," Sakura shoved at him.
"…Hinata."
Hinata, Hinata…Hinata? Oh the shy girl who barely talks. She is always so nervous and Naruto is…the complete opposite.
"Why Hinata?"
Naruto shrugged, "I don't know and I don't know what to do, I don't think like a girl and I don't know any girls."
"Ehem, what do you think I am?" Sakura glared at Naruto.
"Oh, right…ehhehe, well you know what I mean…"
"No, I don't," Sakura kept her face serious, she loved making people stumble over there words and feel uncomfortable, okay she was evil, oh well Naruto deserved it.
"Well, you aren't really a girl," Naruto went on.
"Am I a cross dresser?"
"No, no, what I mean is that you are…oh I dunno, leave me alone. I'm already confused you're just making it worse," Naruto grumbled.
Sakura just continued to glare at him.
"Fine, fine, you are a girl, happy?" Naruto sighed, "You just sure don't act like one and you probably don't think like one."
Sakura shrugged, she was satisfied with his answer, "And I don't need to, girls are stupid. Anyway, what's your problem with Hinata?"
Naruto didn't say anything for a while, Sakura just sat back in her chair and waited.
"Well, I like her a lot," Naruto finally said.
"That's the problem?"
"I don't know what to say though, should I just go up to her and ask her out?" Naruto asked.
Hmm, what would I like if I was a girl…no wait, I am a girl, what would I like…I wouldn't like Naruto that's for sure.
"Don't get your hopes up, I doubt anyone would like you in that way," Sakura laughed.
Naruto dove at her and put her in a headlock, he then gave her a really hard noogie.
"Give? Give?" Naruto asked.
Sakura tried to shake him off, "Never!"
"Give? Say it!" Naruto continued.
"What is this?"
Naruto jumped away from Sakura and Sakura got up from the ground, Iruka was standing in the doorway. Sakura shuffled her feet and coughed awkwardly. Naruto did the same.
"It seems like you draw lots of unwanted attention Sakura," Iruka frowned.
Sakura glanced at Naruto and they both locked gazes.
"Pfff..." Sakura bit her lip as hard as she could.
"Ach…coocchcooo," Naruto made choking sounds.
Iruka walked right up to them and glared, "Laugh, I dare you! One laugh and you have earned yourself Friday detention!"
Sakura sucked in her lips and looked up at the ceiling, Naruto grappled at his throat and took uneven breaths.
Shit, don't laugh, don't laugh, think of…dead kittens, yes, dead, run over kittens…
"Mmmff," Naruto let out a muffled chuckle.
Oh god I'm going to laugh.
"Baahhahahhhhaaaa," Sakura held her ribs with one arm and steadied herself with the other.
"Waaaahahahahahahaha!" Naruto bellowed.
"DETENTION!"
The two continued to laugh. Iruka fumed, he had had it. Sakura wiped tears from her eyes as she watched the teacher leave the room and slam the door behind him.
It had been an hour and Naruto and Sakura had taken control of their fit of laughter.
"A detention for laughing," Naruto moaned, "It's your fault Saku!"
Sakura was lying on the floor, "No, if you hadn't of attacked me this would never have happened."
"Whatever."
"Naruto?"
Naruto grunted.
Sakura got up and sat on his desk, "I have an idea."
Naruto groaned and covered his ears, "No more! No more!"
Sakura wacked him on the head and waited until he was paying close attention, good.
"Listen stupid, you like Hinata right?"
Naruto nodded.
"Well, we have P.E tomorrow, me and her and since I'm a GIRL, I will ask her if she likes you," Sakura said.
"But you don't even know her, won't she think it's weird?"
Sakura shrugged, "How should I know, you said so yourself, I don't think like a girl."
Naruto groaned…again, Sakura could do that to you.
"Trust me Naruto! Isn't that what I'm here for?"
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My first chapter, hope you liked it. If not feel free to tell me, I would love to know what you think of it. 'Cos I may or may not continue it.
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