A/N:
I was so surprised to see the number of people that had visited this story! It made me feel special ^_^ haha. I really hope I don't disappoint with my second chapter. I would like some more feedback to see if I'll continue it. I have lots planned and have an excerpt/preview up on my quizilla page. I decided to start by posting this one since it is the only one that was voted on by one person on my poll (also found on my quizilla account). Please enjoy and tell me what you think. My quizilla account can be found on my profile. Enjoy!
Chapter Two: Starting the year off Right
Math went by quickly, much to Rena's surprise. Most of it was spent just getting reacquainted and introduction activities the teacher had prepared. Hardly any math was involved at all. That was the only part about taking the regular classes she hated. It always felt like they started late. The real lessons never started until the second day unless you were in the advance classes and there were only so many she was allowed to take. She sighed as she left her math class. She never really liked the introduction activities in the first place, but it was even worse when the teacher tried to make them into "games". She shuddered slightly at the thought. In her last class, they all had to partner up and, using a piece of string, try to guess certain sizes of their partner.
For example, how many times can the string wrap around your partner's head? What can you infer from this? Can you make an equation using the data you gathered to figure out the measurements of other body parts? It's all well and good as long as you have a good partner. She had even come up with the perfect line to use on Sasuke (Shall we see if the size of your head reflects the size of your ego?) and one for Sakura (Let's prove your forehead really isn't that big.). She had it all set and then she was discovered the worst part of the assignment. The partners were assigned by the teacher. She had barely bit back the groan. She didn't know the person she was paired with. He was taller, at least 5'8" with red hair. His forest green eyes looked at her like a piece of meat making her very uncomfortable and a bit angry. She felt Sasuke tense up when he looked over her partner. She gave him a small reassuring smile as if to say she would be just fine. He wasn't happy, but didn't push the matter further. Still, he stood next to her when all the partners lined up and their partners stood across from them. It started off fairly harmless. He measured her wrist and she measured his shoulders. He measured her height, she got the length of his arm. He measured her calf muscle, she got his wrist. She got more nervous when he smirked at her.
"Just how thin is your stomach?" He asked as he wrapped the string around it.
"I would rather you didn't find out or at the very least ask my permission first," Rena said just above a whisper.
"Why? It's just an experiment. I'm only collecting data," he smirked.
"Data or not, it makes me feel uncomfortable and I would prefer it if you didn't get so close," she replied taking a small step back.
He only smirked and pulled her close using the string.
"There's one more place I want to measure," he whispered in her ear. "And you can be sure I'll enjoy it,"
He slowly moved the string up until it was around her breasts. She flushed a dark shade of pink and tried to push him off.
"Get away from me you pervert!" She yelled.
"Quit screaming. I'm not doing anything wrong," he snapped.
"I mean it! Get away!"
"Why don't you make me?"
"Don't mind if I do," Sasuke growled grabbing the boy's shoulder. "She told you to get away from her, now do as she asked,"
"What's your problem, Uchiha? It's not like you've claimed her so you have no say. Back off and get your own bitch,"
No one knew who threw the first punch, but they made contact at the same time. Sasuke had punched Rena's partner right across the face while she hit his stomach, her face beat red. She was breathing heavily trying to get her emotions in check as she stared at the boy that was now on the ground. He looked back up at her with mocking forest green eyes. She nearly snarled, but stopped herself. She knew she had to keep her temper in check or else she really would start a fight. She took a deep breath and pushed back the worst of her anger.
"What? Is that all you got, bitch? Here I thought it would have been a much more enjoyable struggle,"
Despite her anger at the comment and how badly she wanted the boy to suffer, she knew if she let a real fight break out, there would be a lot of problems. Thinking fast, she grabbed Sasuke, her arms wrapping under his and clasped her hands tightly together behind his head to keep him from moving. Still, her best friend had some height on her and almost pulled away. Somehow, she managed to stop him. It was shortly after that the teacher came over to see what had caused the commotion. After a long explanation, she ended up saving both herself and Sasuke from a trip to the principal's office.
"I still don't see why you stopped me," Sasuke muttered as they walked toward their next class. "That guy had it coming,"
She sighed softly and looked at him.
"I know, Sasuke, but face it. No good would have come from beating him to a bloody pulp. It only would've landed us both in the principal's office with a possible detention on our hands. It's only the first day for crying out loud!"
"He still deserved it…and worse,"
She sighed and gave him a one armed hug.
"I know, but I'm okay. See? Not a scratch on me. No need to beat up the guy just because he was being perverted. If that was the only reason needed to beat someone up, then you would have to be beating up a lot of guys in this school,"
"If they look at you like a piece of meat and try to take advantage of you, I will," he growled, putting his arm around her shoulders.
She sighed giving him another squeeze before letting go. His arm didn't drop though as they continued to walk.
"I know. You're my best friend and you'll do whatever it takes to protect me from those vicious, pig-headed, egotistical boys that only want me so they can screw me. Right?"
He chuckled a little at this. She knew him too well. She was practically a sister to him, so of course he would threaten any guy that would come within a ten-foot radius of her that if he were to even think about doing anything to her, they would have to go through him first. She would sooner commit mass murder than let the dozens of fangirls mob him. It was her job as his little sister to scare off potential bad girlfriends and she did so with a smile.
"Someone has to look after you, baka," he said smirking.
"Who are you calling baka, baka?" She snapped.
He chuckled again at her reaction. There were times when she was more fun to tease than Naruto. The difference being, she wasn't an idiot by any stretch of the imagination. Oh sure she had the occasional slip up, but so do most people. Anyone who knew her would never dare say that blonde females were stupid. She disproved that several times over. His smirk widened as he saw her slight pout of annoyance. She batted off his arm making his smirk fade slightly.
"You know, if you're going to be mean to me, then maybe I shouldn't have saved your butt back there," she said her annoyance clearly seeping through.
"Excuse me?" The Uchiha boy demanded.
"You heard me. We both know if it wouldn't have been for me, we would be currently sitting in the principal's office on the first day of school. For a guy that's so proud, you sure do have a knack for landing yourself in trouble and begging for my help,"
"Begging? Uchiha don't beg," he snarled.
She smirked at him in response.
"Oh really? You could've fooled me,"
He opened his mouth to retort, but she cut him off.
"Sorry, Sasuke, but this is my stop. My education calls me and I can't ignore the siren's song," she smiled slipping into her classroom.
He frowned as he watched her move to take her seat next to Hinata. Sometimes that girl really got under his skin. He continued down the hall toward his next class. He thought back to their little "fight". Somehow, he just couldn't stay mad at her. He sighed softly. She was one of a kind alright. He just hoped she would manage to stay out of trouble while they were separated. He did worry about her. His best friend wasn't always the luckiest person in the world and had her fair share of fights and scars. He sighed again and shook the thoughts from his head. It was only the first day of school. How much trouble could she possibly get into?
Rena sighed, slightly frustrated as she took her seat in her Advanced English class. She nearly threw her backpack down before she dug into it for her notebook and summer assignment. She let out another frustrated sigh as she threw it onto her desk.
"I-is everything okay, R-Rena?" Hinata asked looking over at her friend.
"Yeah, just…just a little aggravated with my so called best friend," Rena replied, trying not to sound too snippy to her friend.
"D-did you and S-Sasuke have a-another fight?"
The blonde sighed.
"Sort of, I guess. I had to talk us out of getting sent to the principal's office already for punching a guy. Then he called me baka and…well thing just got kind of out of hand,"
"I-I'm sure h-he didn't mean to make you u-upset. H-he was probably j-just teasing," offered the Huyga girl.
"I know. I'll have to apologize to him at lunch, I guess,"
Hinata smiled at her friend's answer. She had never known the two to fight for very long or very often. Still, it was good to know Rena was going to step up and apologize.
"Anyway, Hinata, did you finish you're summer assignment?" The blonde asked.
"Ah, y-yes. I finished it a while ago,"
"Guess I'm the only one that likes to procrastinate huh?"
They laughed a little. They talked a bit while waiting for class to start. Their teacher was late, much to several people's surprise. The first day of school and the teacher of all people was late. This left the class to talk among themselves and let boredom take its toll. Again, Rena felt as if someone was watching her. She glanced around the room, ready to dismiss it as her imagination again. This time, however, she caught sight of a pair of onyx eyes staring at her. She felt her cheeks flush ever so slightly as he gave her a small smile before she quickly turned back to Hinata. If there was ever a time she needed Ino, it was then. Ino was the number one chief expert on gossip, knowing who's who was big. She always seemed to have the latest gossip. The only good part for that was she always made sure it steered clear of her friends. Now she needed to know who the mystery man was. She glanced back quickly to see him still staring. She fought to keep the heat from her face. It was odd. She couldn't recall the last time she had blushed so much just from someone staring at her.
"Hey, Hinata, do you know who that guy is? The one that keeps staring at me," she asked her friend.
The Huyga hung her head slightly and glanced backward without being noticed. Her lips twitched downward slightly in a small frown that was rare for her. She didn't recognize the boy, but wasn't so sure she approved of the way he kept staring at her friend. It made her a little uncomfortable. She turned back to her friend who was anxiously awaiting her answer. She shook her head.
"S-sorry, Rena. I don't know him, b-but he looks like an u-upper classmen," she said.
The blonde nodded her head and did another quick, unnoticed glance. There was something familiar about him, but she just couldn't put her finger on it. Lucky for her, she wasn't given much time to dwell on it.
"Good morning, everyone!" The teacher said walking into the room.
He was tall with silver hair. His mouth was covered as was one eye. Rena raised an eyebrow and scanned her memory banks. She had looked up every single teacher at the school so she would be able to identify the staff quickly whenever possible. She thought for a moment before his name popped up. Kakashi Hatake, the teacher who was notorious for being late and reading trash novels in his spare time. She sighed softly. It would be an interesting year to say the least. She just hoped all the work would still be covered despite all the time that would be wasted.
"Sorry I'm late. I got caught up in the office this morning. Anyway, if you could please pass your summer assignments to the front of the classroom I will collect them and we can begin our lesson," he said as he crossed the room to his desk where he picked up a stack of books.
"Now as you know this is the advanced English class. You are expected to work from day one all the way to the last day of school. That includes the seniors in back trying not to be noticed. Freshmen, welcome to your first day of college work, please try not to pass out within the first hour of our lesson,"
She was a little shocked. What could possibly be so difficult it would cause students to pass out? She didn't mind having a college work load. In fact, she was more than ready for it. Rather than intimidate her, like he had with many of the students, he excited her, intrigued her interest. She smiled, eager to start with the first lesson.
"To start off the year, we're going to be reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen,"
"Oh man! Not a girly book!" One of the boys in the back complained as Kakashi began passing out the books.
"Pride and Prejudice is a classic," Rena said turning to face the culprit.
He was a boy with blonde hair that looked extremely bored and not happy at all with the situation. He wore a black sweatshirt with red clouds on it. His hands were clasped behind his head as he leaned back in his chair. He stared at her, surprise written all over his face.
"Excuse me?" He demanded.
"Pride and Prejudice is a classic," she repeated slowly, enunciating each syllable.
She earned a few giggles for this, but she ignored them.
"Jane Austen's writing does an excellent job of capturing the struggle between classes and genders during the 19th century. It's not just a 'girly' book. It has something everyone can learn. Of course if you've never read it you couldn't possibly understand that now could you? If you had, you wouldn't be complaining that it's girly. Instead, you'd be wise enough to learn from Mr. Darcy and even Miss Elizabeth Bennet. At the very least, you would be wise enough to keep your trap shut and just accept the lesson. Just as Mr. Hatake said, this will be like having a college class. In the real world, you don't always get to just sit back and do as you please. Sometimes you just have to suck it up and deal with it. Some of us came into this class expecting to work and want to do well. Such pointless interruptions are merely distractions and do nothing to add to the lesson or discussion,"
"Aren't you just adding to this 'distraction'?" The boy with onyx eyes asked.
She looked him over carefully for a moment. He had raven black hair that was tied back in a low ponytail and onyx eyes. He wore a similar sweatshirt to the one the blonde boy was wearing. They must have been friends for the blonde smirked when he spoke.
"On the contrary," she replied. "I was giving my opinion,"
"As was he," responded the black haired boy.
"My opinion included a summary of the book showing my knowledge of the material. His was simply a misconception that wasn't worth the time it was given,"
"Well, well!" Kakashi interrupted. "It seems someone has done their homework,"
Rena turned back to the front of the classroom.
"Jane Austen is a must know for anyone that has even a remote interest in English. It's just a plus Pride and Prejudice happens to be one of my favorite books so of course I've read it, but I never mind reading it again especially with being able to analyze it further,"
"Teacher's pet," the blonde boy muttered.
"You wish," she replied with a smile.
Kakashi only smiled (or what seemed like a smile hidden beneath his mask) and continued to pass out books before collecting the summer assignments. All the while, Rena kept feeling the boys in the black sweatshirts watching her. It bugged her a bit, but she said nothing else. Kakashi explained that the students should read through the first twenty chapters by the end of the week and write a one to two page summary about what they read. She also learned they would have to keep a journal in which they were to write in either while waiting for class to begin or during the last five minutes of class. They were expected to have a journal prepared by the next class. He also said that there would be times where they would be reading aloud and everyone should be prepared to read several times each. It was shortly after that the bell rang, dismissing the class.
Rena packed up her school supplies and placed them back into her bag before picking up her assigned copy of Pride and Prejudice and tucking it under her arm as she left the classroom. Despite the encounter she had during class, she was excited that the first book of the year was one of her favorite classics. She couldn't stop the happy sigh from escaping her lips as she walked down the hall. So far, it was a turning out to be a good year despite the few problems she had run into. She parted ways with Hinata and headed toward her next class. She sat down at one of the black tables toward the front of the classroom for her Chemistry class. After getting everything settled for the upcoming class, she opened Pride and Prejudice and began reading.
"Maybe we should call you bookworm. It's only the first day and you're already starting on homework,"
Rena looked up and smiled at Ino who returned the gesture before sitting down next to her friend.
"I can't help it Ino. Twenty chapters in one week out of one of my all time favorites. It was a challenge I simply couldn't resist,"
"You really are a bookworm,"
"From the girl that opted to take Chemistry with me,"
They giggled. While many people wouldn't expect it, Ino actually had some of the higher marks in math and science. It was hard to believe seeing how she was also excellent in art class thanks to her fantastic eye for color. It had taken a lot of work, but Rena finally convinced Ino to take an advance class of her choice with her. After some disagreements, they finally settled on Chemistry a science with plenty of math. It was something they would both do well in. As they chatted waiting for class to start, Rena had the familiar feeling she had when she was in English. She glanced around the room to find the same raven haired boy there sitting in the chair right behind her. She quickly looked back toward Ino who quirked her eyebrow. Ren just shrugged it off for a moment. She noticed how he wasn't alone again. All the people at his table wore the same black sweatshirt with red clouds. Along with his blonde friend, he sat next to a boy with blue-ish skin. Across from them were a boy with blood red hair and the blonde haired boy. They had all looked at her at one point or another. It was really beginning to make her uncomfortable.
"Hey Ino, you know everything there is to know about everyone in school right? The gossip queen?" Rena asked softly scooting closer toward her friend for a little more privacy.
"Of course. Did you need some dirt on somebody? Someone caught your eye? Did someone try starting a rumor about you?" Ino inquired following her friend's example.
The Asho girl did a quick unnoticed glance over her shoulder to the table behind them. They seemed to be deep into their own conversation, oblivious to the rest of the classroom that was bustling, ready to finish the last lesson before lunch. She looked back at her friend's eager sky blue eyes.
"Do you know who those guys are?" She whispered. "Specifically the one with black hair?"
Ino ran her eyes around the room looking as casual as she did walking through a crowded hallway. No one even gave her a second glance.
"The one in the black sweatshirt with red clouds?" She said softly, yet casually.
"That's the one,"
"Hm. Looks familiar, but can't quite put my finger on it. He's a cutie. Very nice choice,"
"That's not what I'm looking for Ino!"
"Okay, I don't get you! You've known me for years and you finally ask me information on a guy and it's not because you think he's hot or want to date him? What other reason is there?"
Rena sighed and rolled her eyes, quickly checking to make sure they hadn't disrupted the boys. Luckily, they didn't.
"I just need to know okay. This is my second class with him and this is the second class I've seen him staring at me. I don't know if I'm just being paranoid or what, but it bothers me," she explained calmly.
"Does Sasuke know?" Ino asked concerned.
If this guy was bothering her friend, she knew the Uchiha boy would never let it slide. Hell, she didn't care how cute he was. If he was bothering Rena, she was likely to take a swing at him herself and she didn't mean trying to date him. She slightly clenched her fist on her lap. If someone wanted to get to her friends they would have to go through her first. Rena shook her head.
"No, he doesn't. Besides, we already had a little squabble today and I don't want to make it worse. It's not something to be terribly concerned with yet. Nothing has come of it. It's just a few stares. Still, I'd like to know who it is,"
Ino nodded in response.
"Yeah, I heard what happened this morning. That punk had better make sure to steer clear or else I'll give him a black eye personally. As for the one that can't keep his eyes to himself…I should have some information before lunch is over,"
Ren smiled at her friend.
"And this is why we come to you when we want to know what's going on. You always have your sources,"
"But of course!" Ino said with an arrogant smirk. "If something happens in this school, I know about it. Nothing goes on without my knowledge,"
They giggled again before their teacher came in. Rena distinctly remembered his bio on the school's webpage. If she thought his picture was creepy, it was nothing compared to seeing him in real life. Orochimaru was the head of the science department at the school and reminded her a lot of a snake. She had never really liked snakes to begin with, but this teacher in particular made it so much worse. She and Ino barely bit back their shudders as he began the lesson. Lucky for them, it was basic review to start off so they would have some time to get used to him and his appearance before the real work began. Rena mentally shook her head. She felt extremely shallow for thinking about how she was supposed to get past her teacher's appearance in order to get the work done. She tried to shrug it off though. How many students could say that their teacher had features that resembled a snake? By her count, only the ones in the school that took his classes.
After class, she parted ways momentarily from Ino to run back to her locker. She pulled out her bag lunch and went to the cafeteria. Sakura and Naruto stood up, waving her over to their table almost as soon as she stepped in. She couldn't help but smile. Naruto was practically bouncing on the table trying to get her attention. Sakura was a little more subtle and was standing on her knees on the seat waving like crazy with one hand while trying to tame the blonde boy with the other. Rena giggled a little more before reaching the table.
"Hey guys!" She greeted as she sat down.
"Hn," Sasuke replied looking away.
"Oi! Teme what's your problem?" Naruto demanded whacking the Uchiha in the back.
He lurched forward then glared at the hyperactive boy next to him. He was ready to start hurling insults followed shortly after by punches, but stopped short.
"I'm sorry about earlier, Sasuke," Rena said with a small smile. "I know you were probably just teasing me and I took it too far. It was my fault and I'm sorry,"
He stared at her a moment, forgetting his anger at Naruto. He looked away, his cheeks a very slight shade of pink. It was barely noticeable unless you were looking for it.
"It's fine. I'm…" he cleared his throat. "I'm sorry…too,"
He wasn't use to apologizing but it seemed to happen the most when it came to Rena. When one apologized the other would apologize shortly after. Nearly every single one of their little arguments had them both at fault. She smiled at him in response before opening her lunch box.
"I got it!" Ino announced slamming her hand onto the table right in front of Rena making everyone jump.
"Hey what's the big idea, pig?" Sakura snapped, not at all happy she nearly spilled her bottle of water.
"I got it," she replied smugly.
"G-got what, I-Ino?" Hinata asked softly.
Ino simply smirked at Rena who could only stare back for a moment before it all clicked for her.
"No way! Already? How? What? When? Who?"
"Woah, what's going on?" Naruto asked, the confusion clear in his face.
"Ino might have just gotten me the biggest scoop of the year," Rena said quickly.
"Was there any doubt? I am the gossip queen after all,"
"And we know your information is correct because?" Sasuke said in his usual bored tone.
"Oh Sasuke-kun your lack of faith in me hurts!"
Rena giggled a little.
"Anyway, seriously Ino, did you get the info? Already?"
"Yup. Everything we need to know…except last names,"
"Well spill girl!"
"What is going on?" Sakura interrupted.
"Well, Ren came to me asking if I knew who this guy was. He looked familiar, but I had to check it with my information to be sure. Apparently this guy has (as far as we know) two classes with her and has been staring at her during both today. One is her English class which she shares with Hinata and the other is Chemistry which is shared with me. He's defiantly a cutie! I mean if this guy checks out he would definitely be first boyfriend material for our little girl,"
Rena rolled her eyes at the last comment, but didn't miss the look she got from Sasuke.
"There's been a guy just staring at you? And Ino thinks you two should be dating? That's what she has information on?" He asked in disbelief.
"Oh relax Sasuke. It's not like anything will come from it anyway. I just want to know he's been staring so if I have to confront him, I'm prepared. With Ino, there's hardly a bit of information I won't get about him so I think that means I'll be safe,"
He grunted and turned back toward his lunch. She in turn returned her attention to her blonde friend.
"So spill, Ino. Who is he?"
Ino gracefully sat in a near perch as she leaned over the table to her three girl friends that leaned in eagerly.
"Well, you know that sweatshirt he was wearing? It's a sign. He belongs to a particular club. No one knows exactly what goes on, but they seem to do a lot of work with helping out the school. They're called the Akatsuki,"
Sasuke almost choked on his rice ball. Naruto banged him on the back a couple of times, thinking he was being helpful. Another time, the Uchiha would have returned the "favor". Instead, his attention was turned to his other best friend.
"There's someone in that group that has been bothering you?" He demanded getting to his feet.
Rena looked up at him, concern crossing her eyes. The other girls looked up at him in shock.
"Uh Sasuke, what's wrong? Do you know something we don't?" Ino asked half intrigued.
He looked away in response. The hand he had resting on the table was shaking ever so slightly. Concerned, Rena careful reached over and placed her hand on his. He looked at her, slowly registering the concern and worry in her face. He looked away again.
"What's wrong, Sasuke-kun?" She asked, trying to coax the answer out of him.
"It's…nothing. Just stay away from them,"
Confusion flashed across her face.
"You're not making any sense. There's something else, but for some reason you won't tell me. I don't know what's wrong, but I can't exactly do anything if you don't tell me. I'm not going to purposely seek these guys out. I can't do anything about my schedule now so I might as well learn what I can right? I know you're worried, but I'll be okay. I promise,"
She gave him a small smile trying to reassure him. It took him another moment to sit down again. He pulled his hand back and went back to eating. For a while there was silence.
"M-maybe we should finish this conversation another time," Rena suggested quietly still watching her best friend.
He refused to meet her gaze. It bothered her, but there was nothing she could do about it. She heard Ino sigh and consent to postponing their conversation before they went back to eating. After lunch they still had three more classes. Rena sighed as she made her way to history on her own. It was the only class she had where she didn't have at least one of her five closest friends with her. It was strange, but she knew she really had nothing to worry about. She sighed softly as she pulled out her English book again when she got to the classroom waiting for the lesson to begin.
History went by fairly quickly, much like math. They did a few ice breakers and handed out text books, but other than that nothing was really accomplished. From there, she went to the food and nutrition class with Naruto. It went by fairly quickly, but then again it was her easy class. Naruto told her to be careful when she pointed out the boy from her English and Chemistry class to him. How they ended up with so many classes together baffled her. Still, she agreed to be careful around him. It seemed like there was something about him that both he and Sasuke were hiding from her, but she decided not to dwell on it. Finally, she ended the day with gym. It was the only class she was thankful didn't really start until the second day. She sat in the locker room between Ino and Sakura while they were waiting to get their locks so they could claim their small locker for the semester.
"So Ino, that guy from earlier, what else do you know? You said he was in the Akatsuki, but we couldn't say anymore at lunch," Rena began.
"Hm? Oh yeah! Isn't it strange that Sasuke reacted like that?" The blonde replied.
"Yeah…it is," she whispered in response before shaking her head. "So come on, Ino, tell me. Who is he?"
"He's name is Itachi," Ino said with a shrug. "I couldn't get a last name, but man does he look familiar! I swear I've seen him somewhere before but I can't place him for the life me,"
"I know the feeling,"
"So what's the deal with this guy anyway?" Sakura asked. "Why so interested?"
"Like I said, he's stared at me for two periods. It's kind of unnerving. It bothers me. So I just wanted to know who it was,"
The pink haired girl nodded.
"You know Ren, you really should be careful. Sasuke-kun seemed to be really upset that this guy was a part of the Aka-whatever. It makes me uneasy and to know that one may have his eye on you? It just seems…well dangerous I guess is one word,"
Rena smiled at her friend.
"I'll be careful. I promise," she said. "His reaction worried me too, but I think there's a lot more to the story then what he's telling us,"
The girls nodded in agreement. Gym seemed to fly by much like the other classes they had that day. However during the last fifteen minutes, Rena was called down to the principal's office. She took a deep breath as she walked toward the office wondering what on Earth she could have done to be called to the office on her fist day. She blocked out the memory of that morning's episode in math and knocked on the door.
"Come in!" The principal called.
She took another deep breath and opened the door. Tsunade sat behind her desk, papers piled everywhere. She looked up from the current stack she was looking over and smiled.
"Ah Rena Asho! I've heard a lot of good about you," she said with a smile.
The student returned it weakly.
"I'm confused, Ma'am. Did I do something wrong to be called here? Or is it a casual visit?" Rena asked.
"You did nothing wrong," Tsunade answered waving her hand as if to dismiss the idea entirely. "I've simply asked you here so that I may a favor of you,"
"A favor?"
"In case you haven't heard, each year our school holds a large festival to celebrate the start of a new year. Unfortunately we haven't had the money to book any musical entertainment. The budget just simply doesn't allow it,"
"I'm still confused. What does this have to do with me?"
"I've heard great things about you and your friends. You're a very talented group of young ladies. This morning when the four of you were singing was enough to prove that. I'd like to hire you to be this year's musical talent. We can't offer much in the way of compensation, but we do have a little we can spare. We have a stage, sound system, and musical equipment, anything you girls will need. We just need you to perform. So what do you say? Are you up for it?"
Rena smiled.
"I couldn't think of a better way to start the year off right," she replied.
A/N:
And there you have it! Chapter two is complete. Since this story has had the most hits in a very small amount of time, I decided to update this one first. I would be very grateful if I could get two more reviews before the next chapter. I don't think it's asking very much, but maybe it is. I don't know. Anyway, review, comment, message, etc. It makes me feel loved and inspires me to continue. Until next time!
-Rinoa-san
