Uzumaki Naruto. He would always sit alone, whether it be during class, lunch, or after school. He was constantly picked on, for people would yell terrible things at him, such as "monster", "freak", "outcast", and so on. He looked like a nice boy though, nothing about him seemed scary or unfriendly, though there was a reason why he was loathed.
The blue-eyed boy with bright blonde hair was a carrier.
Sakura still didn't understand why he was so hated, even if he was a carrier of a deadly STD, it's not like it was his fault. Sadly, other people didn't think like Sakura. They wouldn't touch the boy, even the teachers were careful around him, as if the disease was contagious.
Sakura had been in Naruto's class ever since third grade, and he was even disliked back then. With all of this hatred, Sakura was surprised Naruto hadn't killed himself yet.
'He's probably tried before.' thought the pinkette as she walked to school, trying to avoid the many rain puddles.
Class was as boring as usual for the emerald-eyed beauty, though she couldn't stop looking over to the back of the room where a certain someone sat, all alone. 'Naruto...' He was sitting where he always sat, away from everyone. The blue-eyed boy stared out at the window as if there was something there.
Sakura was surprised when he turned his head to look at her with his emotionless blue eyes. Those eyes used to be so cheerful before everyone found out he was a carrier, then they started to slowly drain out and become, well, empty.
She didn't turn back around though, she locked her eyes with his, and for a second, just a second, she thought she saw some hope in those poor eyes.
The bell rung, making the students pack up and leave. The classroom now had only two students left. Naruto and Sakura.
Sakura took a deep breath and walked over to Naruto, "Want to walk to next period together?"
Naruto jumped a little, probably shocked that Sakura said something to him that didn't include "monster" or "freak".
He just stared at her with wide eyes, still paralyzed by her words.
Sakura smiled and held her hand out to him, "How about it?"
Naruto hesitated at first but finally grabbed her hand.
Sakura didn't know why she was doing this. She had seen him suffer for so long, so why did she choose today to talk to him? Why now?
