A/N 2nd Story. This has been on my mind lately and so I decided to start it. Unfortunately, my mommy took away my laptop, Alfonso XIV. Yes, I named my laptop. I'm weird. sue me. jk. anyway…. yah. so I didn't want to lose the idea so I wrote it ALL down on paper, amazing ne? And it was like, FOUR FRIDGIN' PAGES LONG! plus all the extra sentences I added after editing. but yeah. hope you guys like.
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Disclaimer: Must we go over the painful truth everytime? I do not own Naruto. and that fact breaks my heart T^T (I don't own msn either)
Chapter 1: History in the making
I can feel the wind blowing through my pastel pink hair. Yes, you read right. my hair is pink. And if that isn't unusual enough, I also have bright emerald green eyes to go with it. Good combination right? that was sarcasm for those who didn't catch it. I think that was why my parents named me Sakura, after the cherry blossom. Did I forget to tell you? Oh. well then. My name is Sakura Haruno. Soon to be sophomore. In a few minutes when school starts. I hear the sound the friction between the concrete of the sidewalk and the sneakers on my feet make. They are my favorite pair of shoes, my high-cut, pure white, Nike Air Force I. I cleaned them over the summer so they look surprisingly new. Yes, I'm wearing what people usually wear on the first day of school. The so called 'best-clothes'. Can you blame me though? Everyone wants to make a good impression on the first day of school, whether it's to impress their crush, the opposite sex in general, or just an attempt to make the rest of the school envious. or all those reasons. The rest of the school didn't matter to me though, I only had one person in mind who I want to impress. Although unfortunately, it seems that I don't exist in his field of vision, but he's clearly the only one in mine.
Everyday on the way to school, I meet Hinata by her house. She lives a street away from me and that is one of the many reasons we became friends. I met her when I first moved to her school, Konoha Academy. She saw me eating alone and sat beside me. she told me that she heard I live only a street away from her and asked me if I wanted to walk home with her. I accepted her offer and we have been really close since then. Hinata is really shy according to the rest of our class, that was why they were kind of surprised that she actually sat with me and asked me to walk home with her. Hinata and I became like sisters, almost inseparable, total opposites, but somehow manage to stick together like white on rice. Hinata had long dark purple hair that normally looks black, until light hits it, then the beautiful glowing tint of purple becomes visible. She had beautiful pearly eyes that appear to be pupil-less. I once asked her about it, politely of course, and she told me that it runs in the family.
Our sisterly bond was once threatened when I met Naruto Uzumaki. He was loud, cute, and friendly, but most importantly, he was the boy I developed a crush on since I moved to Konoha Academy. He had spiky, sun-kissed blond hair and amazing sky blue eyes. What was even more important was that Hinata apparently had a crush on him too. Konoha Academy was a small enough school that everyone basically knew each other. I was in the girl's washroom when I overheard two other girls talking about how Hinata has had a major crush on Naruto since the fourth grade (damn. that's a really bad coincidence). and he STILL hasn't noticed. the oblivious idiot. After that incident, I decided that I would observe Hinata carefully for any hints of her possible crush on Naruto. I noticed that she blushes overtime he got near her, so I asked her if she really did like Naruto. I guess she trusted me enough because she admitted without hesitation that, yes, she did, and still has, a thing for the loud-mouthed blond. When I heard this, I decided to give up on Naruto. It wasn't easy, believe me, I may not have been in love with him but it still hurt to let him go. I deemed it unfair that I might steal Naruto from her when she's liked and known him way longer than I have. It's hardly fair to break her heart, and possibly our friendship, like that.
That year had been great, but as they say, all great things come to an end. And end it did. The time suddenly came for us to graduate junior high and start high school. Most of us decided to go to the local high school called Hokage Collegiate. Only the odd two or three people moved away to attend another school. Luckily, Hinata was also going to Hokage Collegiate. And the both of us going to the same school got her just as excited as when she found out that Naruto was also attending the same school.
The start of freshman year soon came, too soon in my opinion, but I was excited nonetheless. I WAS STARTING HIGH SCHOOL! Soon enough, things continued to go great in high school. It was really different from Konoha Academy. the building was obviously bigger, school was more challenging, but all in all, it was just a different experience. The first semester, I had ICT, Social Studies, Free Period, Lunch, Art, then Science. Hinata and I didn't have many classes together on the first semester. In fact, we only really had Art together, but we still sat together at lunch and went home together. I went by pretty quickly though, and before I knew it, time caught up and snuck up to me and it was already the second semester. I had free period first which means I didn't need to be in school until second period. And man was that handy, because after all the boredom I went through in English and Health, then sitting with Hinata, Naruto , Shino and Chouji at lunch, it was finally Gym class. I wasn't that excited initially, but as soon as I finished changing into my shorts and t-shirt, I stepped out of the change room to enter the gym, and then I knew I was going to be excited for gym class from now on.
I then realized that I need the extra time in the morning from free period to look presentable because I was about to face a god in human form. It would have been improper to be in his presence looking unkempt and untidy. That moment was the very moment I had died and went to heaven. The very same moment when the angels sang a beautiful melody and an unknown light shone down on his face. There, I saw the most enchanting creature to ever walk upon the earth's surface. I didn't know his name or what grade he was in, but I absolutely knew that I had to find out. Because if I didn't believe in it before, I believed it that instant, it was love at first sight. or so my fogged up mind seemed to think, the more logical side of my mind was buried too deep to even argue. Not that my logical side ever reached the surface anyway. Probably only on the rare occasions where it was a matter of life or death.
Days passed and my mind is filled only with his dark, pitch black locks, that spiked up from the back of his head and long strands of hair framing his face, some falling over his eyes, giving him an air of mystery. His gorgeous pale skin and those mesmerizing onyx irises that concealed his pupils, which made it seem as if it didn't exist, was to die for. I didn't know how anyone could look so perfect. For the longest time, I still wasn't aware of what his name was, that is, until Naruto told me. I didn't know how he knew his name, nor did I really care. The only thing I could process that time was his name. Sasuke Uchiha. I found out more about him soon after. He was a junior, which means he was two years older than me. The reason he was in the gym the same time I was, was because the gym is shared by at least two classes every period due to the fact that there was only one gym, but so many students in the school. I kept seeing more and more of him. I see him during lunch, hanging out with his friends, oblivious of my existence. I think that I was proved wrong when I noticed that whenever he passes by our table, a half-smile would appear on his face. It was one of those smiles that say 'I know what's going on, but I'm not telling you that I know. Oh how he teased.
One day I was talking to my friend Tenten. She had long brown hair that she often wear in a style that looked as if there were two buns atop her head. She was taller than me, but nearly everyone was, and her eyes are just as incredibly brown as her hair. I met her through Naruto, being the friendly person that the idiot was, it was no surprise that he was friends with a sophomore. Even though she was a year older than me, Tenten and I became good friends, and she got along with Hinata as well. I guess somehow the fact that I was head over heels for the Uchiha was mentioned in Tenten's presence because she suddenly decided that she would 'help' me by asking her friend, who was a junior like Sasuke, to ask her boyfriend, who was friends with Sasuke, for his msn and his number. For some odd, unknown reason, Tenten actually got it and gave it to me. I was as giddy as ever and that was just one of the many times I was going to be that way. I decided then, to gather up enough courage to add him on msn, and surprisingly, he accepted the request. Again, I was feeling that weird, giddy feeling that seems to be followed by squealing and hugging of pillows, fantasizing about the 'magnificent' future of your love life that most likely would never happen. I'm somewhat a pessimist. That's how I am. deal with it.
In my perspective, we were basically best friends as we do talk quite frequently on msn. Not that it's about anything important. mostly me just rambling about something in an attempt to keep the conversation going. Still though, he acts as if I didn't exist outside the virtual world. I didn't know whether it was because he didn't know how to talk to me, or he just didn't want to. After that, I saw him everywhere,like FOR SERIOUS. I basically fell deeper in love with him after each day. I was soon faced with the end of freshman year with nothing remotely romantic happening between us. I didn't complain though, ogling him from afar would suffice for now. As expected, I fantasized about him all summer. And now, as I make my way to school, I grow more anxious to see him. First day of the school year when Sasuke might finally acknowledge my existence in school, or real life in general for that matter.