It was everywhere. The word he hated. The color he hated. The thing he hated.
Sasuke sat up from his nightmare. Pink was all he could see in that world consumed by that God awful color. He got up and dressed – what else could he do but get ready for school? Today was officially his first day as a sophomore and he was running a little late. But he couldn't tarnish his perfect attendance record and he definitely couldn't afford to fall behind his big brother Itachi who was abroad studying to become a doctor. The need to become like his perfect brother was overwhelming and strove Sasuke to achieve perfect marks in all subjects just as Itachi had.
He took one step out his door, skipping breakfast and saw that orange idiot fly past his house. Naruto noticed Sasuke and ran back to greet his rival.
"What's up, Sasuke? You're a little late today, aren't you?" Naruto smirked.
"Hn," was the reply.
"Same old Sasuke. Nice to see you haven't changed over summer. Well, this year I am definitely going to become #1 in the school!"
"Hn."
"Well, can't be late for school! See ya!" waved Naruto and off he went again.
Sasuke laughed. Good ol' Naruto, always challenging him and claiming he was going to be #1. Like he didn't know that spot was reserved for Sasuke and only Sasuke. Naruto was gonna have to stay #2 until Sasuke died.
He started walking towards the school at a steady pace – there was no need to rush like that idiot Naruto. When he got to school, he noticed a lot of girls staring at him. No matter, he was used to it and he didn't mind it. But as soon as he took one step into his classroom, Ino was there waiting to greet him. Goodness, why can't her crush end already? He walked past her, completely ignoring her, to his usual seat to find a girl already sitting there – a pink haired girl, no less.
She didn't notice his glares for she was already socializing with the Hyuga girl to her right. He tapped her shoulder and she finally turned around.
"That's my seat," he said.
"Oh. I'm sorry," the pink haired girl said. Sasuke took note of her hypnotizing green eyes.
"Sorry, Sasuke," apologized Hinata. "But she's new here so I just told her to sit there. I didn't think you'd mind so much."
"…No, it's fine since she's new. She can sit here. I'll just find another seat then," Sasuke surrended.
"Thanks so much!" the pink haired girl practically glowed.
Sasuke, not knowing where else to sit, sat on the seat left of the girl. Shikamaru was gonna complain to no end but it was always fun teasing him.
"Hey, Sasuke! What are you doing in Shikamaru's seat?" demanded a Naruto.
"Sitting," Sasuke dully replied.
"Whatever. I don't see what's wrong with your seat. Hey, girl! Get out of Sasuke's seat!" Naruto pulled the pink haired girl out of her chair only to stammer, "Oh…I'm so sorry. You can sit there. Sorry for the trouble." He retreated to his desk in back of her.
The pink haired girl and Hinata exchanged glances. "This is Sakura, Naruto. She was homeschooled before but now she's attending public school. She's really very nice so treat her kindly," Hinata introduced.
"It's nice to meet you. Naruto, right?" Sakura extended a hand.
Naruto took it. "Yeah. Same to you. Sorry about before."
"No, no. It's alright."
"But, hey. I want to introduce you to my rival here. He's always been #2 to me. This is Sasuke," Naruto gestured to a Sasuke sitting quietly at his desk, listening to everything.
"Nice to meet you, Sasuke," Sakura said with a smile.
"You, too. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me," Sasuke offered. "Since I'm actually the #1 ranked student in this school."
*Bell rings and teacher walks in*
"Hello students. Welcome back to school. Please call me Mr. Kakashi," started the teacher. "I am your homeroom and history teacher."
Sasuke looked back and saw Shikamaru sleeping on another desk already. Guess he didn't want to go through all of the hassle of arguing with Sasuke for his seat back.
"We're opening up with history," continued Mr. Kakashi. "Well. As an introduction, I'll be assigning a project already." A groan could be heard throughout the classroom. "You'll get into groups of three and a month to complete it. You must construct any historical building such as temples, pyramids, etc. and it must be at least two by two feet. You'll also need to complete an essay – one per group – about the uses, construction, and every detail you can find of the building. Get it?"
Sasuke dreaded it. He hated partners who didn't do their share of the work and started making a mental list of the partners he knew would do the work.
"Oh, and by the way…I'm assigning the groups."
Sasuke prayed for the A students.
"The groups are as follows…Hinata, Kiba, Shino…Ino, Choji, Shikamaru…Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura…" and on he went, calling out the groups. When he finished, he told the class to get into their groups and discuss then left.
"…I can't believe I'm in the same group as YOU!" Naruto complained to Sasuke.
"Hey guys, I hope we can work well together," a hopeful Sakura said.
"…Yeah," Sasuke said. "I hope so, too."
Well….it's my first fanfic and it will *hopefully* get better ^^ Hmm, I didn't know what to call Kakashi…even though it's Kakashi sensei technically and the story is set somewhere similar to Japan…I find it kind of awkward when random Japanese words find themselves in the story for no reason…If you guys want it to be sensei, I can change it~ since Mr. Kakashi does sound kind of weird…. :/ haha
Please review and any criticism is welcome as long as it is constructive and relative.
Thanks!
