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Chapter 1: Heroine

I dragged myself out from underneath my green covers, groaning at the loud music blaring from my alarm clock. My hand slammed down on the off button as I passed the offensive device on my way to the bathroom. I hated being woken up. The bathroom door was locked, and I heard the sound of running water coming from inside. That stupid bitch.

My fist connected with the door three times in quick succession, "Get out of the fucking bathroom Karin!" I should have known that my stupid sister would have gotten up early for our first day at a new school, even though I had told her that I was going to use the bathroom at six thirty. I stomped off to use my parents' bathroom. Her water could run cold for all I cared.

Karin was pissed the entire way to school. I didn't understand why the way she looked mattered so much, no one cared about freshman anyways. I sighed; she was good looking though, I wouldn't be surprised if it was just like our old school, her being hit on by senior guys, and me having to kick their faces in for talking to her. That wouldn't surprise me one bit at all. She was like a porcelain doll in a living, breathing form. Perfectly straight black hair fell to her shoulders, her blue eyes were crystal clear, and she had the body and complexion of a model. Maybe people did care about freshmen, one at least.

I, on the other had, was five inches shorter than her five foot nine, with short brown hair, grey blue eyes, and a body that was thin in some places and way too big in others. My freshman sister looked like she belonged in the junior year more than I did.

The parking lot was nearly full when I pulled in. I cursed our lateness, and Karin glared at me. She could deal with my foul mouth. As soon as I was out of the car, I separated from her immediately, hoping that I wouldn't have the unfortunate experience of being immediately compared to her. I was so glad that I was two years ahead of her and she wasn't very smart. We never had to share any classes.

I got my schedule from the office, and headed to class, not wanting to be later than I already was. The class went silent as I walked through the door. I sighed; this was going to be annoying. I glanced at the teacher, and then went to take the only empty seat at the back of the room. Eyes followed me as I walked past them, and I ignored them. New schools sucked. I dumped my backpack on the ground next to my desk and sat down, leaning back to get comfortable. I'd already taken Government, but it was the only class I could get into for first hour, transferring so late in the year. At least I wouldn't have to try at all.

The teacher looked at me from the front of the room and then addressed the class, "I am assuming that is Kagami Yamaguchi, our new student." His voice was low and he sounded bored. Considering the half lidded look to his eyes, I kind of doubted he was much interested in the class. Maybe he would let us out early.

"Hey." A whispered voice called to me from my right as soon as the teacher sat down to read a book at his desk.

I turned my head just enough to see a boy with spiky canary yellow hair and scars on his cheeks. He was dressed in an orange shirt and black pants, and I didn't quite have the heart to tell him that Halloween had been two months ago. He was cute, in an over exuberant, happy way. His grin almost stretched from ear to ear, literally. I wasn't sure I had ever seen a mouth quite so wide.

"What?" I asked, trying not to sound irritable, but I believe I failed.

His grin didn't slip at all and he stuck out a hand, "I'm Naruto Uzumaki!" His voice was so friendly and his blue eyes shone so brightly that I couldn't help but take his hand.

"Kagami Yamaguchi." I said quietly, noticing the looks of the other classmates around us. Naruto scooted his desk closer to mine after releasing my hand.

The teacher didn't even spare a glance our way. I looked around and noticed the other conversations quietly taking place around the room. Obviously Mr. Hatake didn't mind kids not paying attention. I liked teachers like that.

"So, you're new right? I've never seen you before."

I sighed, "Yes. I just moved here about a week ago. Today is my first day of school."

He reached out to touch the fingerless gloves I was wearing, "Why are you wearing gloves?"

I almost regretted talking to the boy, he seemed really stupid, "It's cold outside, in case you haven't noticed." I told him, stretching my legs out underneath the desk in front of me. My feet bumped into the person sitting there and a pair of black eyes met mine.

"Leaver her alone Sasuke!" Naruto said firmly.

The raven haired boy ignored him and flicked his eyes up and down me in a manner that I assumed was supposed to make me feel inferior. I frowned at him, looking to Naruto, "Is he a mute?" I asked, wondering why he had just turned around to stare at me. I wasn't much to look at.

"He's just an asshole."

"Ah." I said, instantly understanding, I knew exactly what he meant.

Sasuke turned back around and I heard him mutter, "Idiot." And Naruto proceeded to tell me the names of all of his friends and asked me if I wanted to sit with him at lunch.

I politely agreed to the offer, hoping that his friends weren't all as obviously handicapped as he was. The boy was nice, but a little on the dumb side. I wondered how he had survived through high school; probably his charismatic charm had done it. I chuckled quietly at that thought as we left class.

I had two more classes until lunch and Naruto wasn't in either of them. Considering they were both AP classes, I wasn't surprised that he was not in them. At lunch time, I became completely lost.

Naruto had invited me to eat with him, but once I had gotten my food, I didn't know where he was. I wasn't very tall, so looking over the heads of the huge crowd of students was out of the question. I set my tray down at a semi empty table near the doors, waiting to see if he was just late to lunch.

The clatter of loud voices outside the cafeteria doors made me look up. Maybe Naruto was out there, with them. I stood and went out into the hallway to see a crowd of students getting increasingly louder. I heard the word fight, over and over. I was about to turn and walk away when I saw a mop of yellow hair through a gap between the students, and my feet carried me through the crowd. I pushed people out of my way until I saw that they had formed a circle, a circle around two students, Naruto, and another guy with brick red hair and a tattoo on his forehead.

I sighed, was I really going to involve myself in this? The answer was: yes, I was. Like I had done so many times at my previous school, I stepped in between the two boys, facing the red head. I hated it when people fought, especially at school; it was a waste of time.

My eyes met the icy blue of the boy's in front of me and I almost just walked right back out of the circle. The look he had on his face was absolutely murderous. This kid was itching for a fight. The only other time I had seen an expression even close to that on another person's face I had gone to the hospital after getting the shit beaten out of me. Dammit, why couldn't Naruto have picked on some other emo kid?

The black makeup around the guy's eyes made me think that Naruto had started this. When a person needed to reassure themselves of their toughness, they picked on the weak, or who they assumed would be weak. The ones who acted or dressed differently were always the first ones to get picked on. This boy with a kanji tattoo, unnaturally colored hair, and dark makeup was a prime victim for bullies, I also recognized him from one of my AP classes. Naruto doesn't seem like a bully though, maybe this kid started the fight.

I could feel the eyes of the onlookers focused on me now, great, just great. My first day at a new school and I was already the center of attention. This fucking blew.

I looked at Naruto, "Get out of here, idiot, and don't pick anymore fights." My lunch was probably gone, I would have to buy another one, and maybe I would pressure Naruto into buying me more. He was, after all, going to owe me for this.

"Get out of my way." A low, quiet voice said from behind me. I cast a glance at the other boy over my shoulder.

"Wanna kick his ass?" I didn't wait for a response, "Well I don't care. Go away, both of you." I looked back at Naruto, ignoring the red head that was practically vibrating with anger behind me. What did Naruto do to piss him off so badly?

Naruto grinned at me, grabbing my arm, "See you later Gaara!" He said, taking off at a quick pace, dragging me along with him. Once we were in the lunch room, he stopped for a moment, "Thanks for that. Gaara would have kicked my ass."

I glared at his bright smile, "Why the hell was he so angry with you anyways."

He looked down, a slight blush creeping up into his cheeks, "I accidentally ran into him in the hallway and knocked him over."

"He was going to fight you over that?" I asked, the nerve of the red head pissing me off.

Naruto smiled sheepishly, "He's pretty volatile, easy to set off. Really angry. I had kind of thought of us as uneasy friends, but now I don't really believe he has any friends." He led me over to a table and sat down. There was only one seat left next to him, and all the people there looked at me expectantly.

The blond haired boy grinned at his friends, "Hey guys, this is Kagami Yamaguchi. She's new here." His over excited tone made me wince; he then pointed to each on in turn, "This is Sakura, Ino, Lee, and Kiba." The first was a girl with pink hair, the second a blond female who was currently fighting over a sandwich with the aforementioned, the third a boy with black bowl cut hair and bushy eye brows, and the other guy had short, messy brown hair and a huge white service dog sitting in the chair next to him. I looked at the dog, then at his obvious owner who was feeding him pieces of his lunch

Kiba looked up at me and grinned, looking a bit feral, "Akamaru helps me with my anger management." He looked at the dog, then shooed him off of the seat. Kiba's dark eyes met mine, "Why don't you come sit next to me instead of that loser blond kid?" He patted the chair, giving me a friendly smile.

"Asshole! Why would she want to sit next to you?!" Naruto yelled loudly at the boy across the table. Kiba shrugged in response, looking at me with a grin on his face. He was just trying to set Naruto off, and it was working.

The pink haired girl looked up and the other one snorted loudly, "And why would she want to sit next to you, Naruto?" Sakura asked skeptically.

Naruto looped an arm around my shoulders and pulled me roughly to him, and I winced a little at his strength, "She saved me from Gaara! Kagami is my friend, way better than you guys have treated me!" He yelled. I was beginning to wonder if he had any other volume levels besides whisper and yell.

His four friends looked at me abruptly, and I copied Kiba's shrug from earlier, "The red head had no reason to be picking a fight with Naruto." I told them simply.

Lee spoke for the first time, eyes wide, "I'm trained in martial arts and I wouldn't even get between Gaara and his victims. He scares me." The black haired boy shuddered.

"He tries to beat up on other people?" I asked, contempt for the red haired kid starting to rise in me. Who the hell did he think he was? I really hoped that I didn't have him in any of my classes. I definitely knew that this Gaara kid wasn't going to like me much if he made a habit of beating the shit out of other kids.

Kiba nodded, "And anyone he picks a fight with ends up with broken bones and a hospital bill."

I frowned, "Sounds like this asshole needs some straightening out."

Naruto shook me violently, staring at me with wide blue eyes, "Please stay away from him Tara!"

"I'll be careful." I told him, smiling to dissuade his fear. Naruto relaxed and handed me part of his sandwich.

"Eat up!"

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