Lady Rine says: Two days? it's been two days right? right?
i hope so.
I'm glad you guys liked the first chapter. I'm liking where this story is leading me, in terms of what i can write and make happen. SO many ideas. TEE HEE HEE!
anywho here's chapter 2.
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(heart) always
-Lady Rine
Chapter 2: Revelation, mystery solved.
Word got around school that the famous and ever so popular group of 4 was looking for a mystery girl from the club. Rumors spread like how the mystery girl shared a certain resemblance to the new junior classmen, Haruno Sakura. By the last period the whole school was buzzing with talk of the mystery girl.
"They say she was the hottest one at the club." A girl said. A bunch of them were waiting for their next teacher and they were crowded around Ino's desk.
"I remember seeing a girl with pink hair at the club. She was very pretty; Haruno-san isn't pretty at all! So it can't be her!" Another said.
"Demo… Haruno-san has glasses and you can't tell what she actually looks like." The other girls shot this girl a deadly look. She backed away slightly.
"Whatever!" Ino finally chimed in. "It's not fair that, that noob gets to sit next to the leader of the famous 4! My Sasuke-kun!" Ino was furious. "DID YOU SEE HER! She's SOOOOOOOOO ugly! And her forehead is HUUUUUUUUUGE!" Ino laughed. The other girls laughed at with her.
From where she was sitting, Sakura could hear every word. But she pretended that she didn't. Instead she buried her nose in the book she was reading. "Stupid annoying pigs! I've only been here for less than 3 hours and already those girls hate me. I wish Hinata-chan was in this class." Sakura sighed. She tried to go back to reading but noticed a fog in her right lens. "Great, just great!" She looked around to see if anyone was paying attention to her. When she was confident there was no one paying any attention to her whatsoever, she slowly removed her glass and cleaned the lens. "I'll be happy to get rid of these ugly glasses tomorrow." She thought holding her glasses up to the light to see if she had gotten rid of the entire smudge.
Naruto, Shikamaru and Sasuke walked into room. The girls squealed as they did every time they walked in.
"Hello ladies!" Naruto gave him his famous foxy grin and a thumbs up.
Cue screaming fan girls.
"This is so troublesome." Shikamaru sighed. He rubbed the back of his neck.
Cue screaming fan girls… again.
"Hum." Sasuke scoffed.
Yay, high pitched school girl screams.
Sasuke sighed and looked around for a way to get out. His eyes fell upon his seatmate in the distance. He froze. He saw her face. "She's…She's…" He couldn't admit it. He saw her simple and beautiful face. And those enchanting emerald eyes. Haruno Sakura was the girl from the club!
"There." Sakura smiled at her handy work and slipped her glasses back on. She resumed reading her book. "I hope no one saw that…"
Sasuke pushed through the crowd of screaming fan girls
"Sasuke-kun!" Ino began as he approached her. Her eyes filled with hearts. "Finally he's coming to me!" She squealed with delight.
Sasuke passed her and made his way to his seat. He grinned as he sat down next to her, eyeing her slightly. Sakura seemed oblivious to his gaze this made Ino even angrier.
"WHAT THE HELL! FOREHEAD GIRL!" Ino beamed with inner rage.
"You know, that vest doesn't suit you." Sasuke said quietly so only she could hear. He didn't want to let the guys know that he had found his mystery girl, nor did he want to let her know that he knew who she was.
"Eh?" She glanced at him. "Pardon?"
"I said it doesn't suit you… it makes you look bulky."
"Well that's a great thing to say." She snapped back at him being sarcastic. "What the hell! He's rude and demanding at the club and now he's being a prick! Pfft! JERK!" She thought. Her brows furrowed in annoyance.
"And those glasses really don't work." He smirked.
"What's wrong with my glasses!"
"They're ugly."
"Thank you captain obvious! I knew that!" She screamed in her head. "Unbelievable! This is the first time he's talked to me all day! How rude!" She wrinkled her nose. "They're old." She scoffed and went back to her book.
Sasuke sighed. "Heh, payback. No one turns me down." "I think you'd look much better with your hair down." He continued. Smirking.
"It gets in the way." She said sharply. "Do you mind? I'm trying to read."
Sasuke wasn't particularly pleased with the response. He shrugged. "Just saying. I bet you could probably be cute. Or at least decent looking."
That tipped it off. Sakura was fuming. "WHAT THE FUCK DID HE JUST SAY! OH NO HE DIDN'T! ASSHOLE! I'LL SHOW YOU!" She didn't answer him.
Sasuke chuckled. "She took the bait, now tomorrow she'll at least look cute."
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The day ended faster than Sakura had expected. As soon as the bell rang she grabbed all her things and ran out the door.
"She's strange." Shikamaru said watching the girl speed off. "Usually girls would stick around and follow us home. You know the usual troublesome things." He sighed and rubbed the back of his head.
"Bah, I got detention again from Kakashi-sensei." Naruto frowned. "But I could ditch… again."
The guys walked out of the classroom followed closely by their fan club.
"Yo." Neji greeted joining them in the hallway.
"Hey." Naruto said in reply. Shikamaru and Sasuke nodded silently.
"I never realized that Ten Ten was in my class." Neji began. The guys wondered where he was going with this. Except for Naruto who was gazing into space. "We could just ask her who her friend was." He shrugged. It would be a good way to end things after all.
"That's a good idea." Shikamaru was contemplating of how to ask her.
"Neh Neh! I've got an idea!" Naruto chimed out of nowhere. "We could just ask Ten Ten who she was with that night!" He beamed with pride.
The guys s-dropped.
"Brilliant dobe…" Sasuke shook his head.
"Isn't it?" Naruto's face was overtaken with a gigantic smile.
"You. Are. An. Idiot." Neji said slowly, smacking his forehead with his hand.
"How troublesome…" Shikamaru turned his head away from them and he spotted a familiar brunette with Chinese buns. She was standing next to a shy girl with dark kind of blue hair. They were at the far end of the hallway.
"Hey, speak of the devil. See I told you Ten Ten was friends with Hinata." Shikamaru said pointing in her direction. The guys turned their heads.
"Shall we?" Neji asked them. They just nodded their head in response and followed the hallway to where Ten Ten and Hinata stood.
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"Sakura!" Ten Ten called to her friend. She had spotted her walking in the hallway. Sakura walked over, she was in a rush, but it was rude to ignore her close friends.
The girls were oblivious to the approaching guys.
"Hello." Sakura smiled at them.
"H-hi!" Hinata waved with a small shy smile.
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"Neh it's Sakura-chan." Naruto pointed. The guys slowed their pace.
"Can you hear what they're saying?" Neji asked Shikamaru.
"Something about… 'glasses are ugly'….'better ones tomorrow'… 'jerk talked to me today'… 'this is why I don't like showing my face'..." He shrugged. "That's all I could hear.
The guys were confused. But Sasuke stiffened. "She didn't have to make me sound like an asshole…"
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"Who does he think he is anyway! That jerk! He insults me during last period! He didn't even bother to say anything to me the whole day and the he comes out of nowhere and insults me!" Sakura was still pretty mad at the way Sasuke had spoken to her. "The nerve of that guy! 'I bet you could probably be cute. Or at least decent looking' blah blah! JERK!" She said mimicking him. "This is why I don't like to show my face!"
"D-demo… not s-showing your f-face got you h-here in the f-first place."
Sakura paused… well, she was right. "He's still jerk!"
"Aww Sakura it's okay." Ten Ten said trying not to laugh.
"Just let it out." Sakura sighed.
"HAHAHAHAHA!" Ten Ten bust out laughing. "I told you those glasses were ugly!"
Sakura balled her fist and twitched in annoyance. "Yeah well at least tomorrow these ugly things will be gone!" She stuck her tongue out at them. Hinata giggled.
"I think S-Sakura-chan l-looks better w-without the g-glasses."
"See Sakura! Even Hinata agrees with me!"
Sakura shrugged. "Okay fine! I'll get rid of the glasses when I'm ready okay?"
The other girls nodded.
"I have to get going now." Sakura said turning to leave. "Ja!" She waved good-bye and jogged off.
The two girls waved to her then turned and left as well.
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"Well, so much for asking Ten Ten." Shikamaru shrugged. They watched the girls depart.
"I'll just ask her tomorrow." Neji said. He never really talked to anyone in his class. He didn't feel like it. He only ones he really talked to were three guys he was walking out of the school with at the moment.
Their fan club trailing behind them.
"Yea yea! Let's get some ramen!" Naruto screamed.
"Don't you have detention?" Sasuke asked.
"Yeah, but Kakashi-sensei won't noti—"
"UZUMAKI NARUTO!" They heard an angry voice.
"Got to go bye!" Naruto made a mad dash out of the school grounds. Shikamaru burst into laughter, Neji chuckled and Sasuke smirked.
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Beeeeeeeep!
Beeeeeeeep!
Beeeeeeeep!
Sakura groaned as she knocked her alarm clock off the night stand. She lazily pushed herself up, swung her long slender legs off the side of her bed and stood up. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes as she made her way to the washroom. She took a shower and brushed her teeth. She peered into the mirror while brushing her hair. A voice popped into her head.
"I think you'd look much better with your hair down." He said smirking.
"Baka asshole…." She sighed. "Ten Ten said the exact same thing…" She sighed again. "Maybe just once?" She thought. She decided to do it for Ten Ten, "Not for that jerk Uchiha Sasuke… what the hell is his problem anyway!"
She brushed her long hair, parted it on a right side slant and clipped her bangs with two thin green clips. Then she went back to her room and pulled out her proper uniform. They had made a mistake in giving her the wrong uniform. She slipped on the grey-ish pleated all over kilt that she had adjusted last night, it was now about halfway up her thigh, perfect length, and she could touch the hem with her fingertips. That was MUCH better than it going down to her knees. And it rested on her hips.
She pulled a white polo shirt and buttoned it, leaving the top two buttons undone. She didn't like the tie, so she didn't bother to put it on hurrah for tie-optional. After pulling on a pair of socks (that went up to the middle of her calf and had the school's symbol sewed on) she sighed and loosely tucked in the shirt in her kilt. Then she put on her barrette, something that only juniors wear. The ribbons on the barrette flowed down her back along with her hair. She smiled at herself in the mirror. Ten Ten was right; she did have a cute face….err….when her hair was down. She shook the thought out of her head, grabbed her book bag and her blazer and headed to the kitchen for breakfast.
She moved in only two days ago. She was lucky to afford a small independent apartment that was only a 15 minute walk from the school. Her parents wanted her to stay in the safety of their small, crowded condo in the outskirts of the city. But that was an hour train ride, plus she would still have to walk 30 minutes. Besides! This place was both convenient and cozy! And it got her away from her marriage-crazy parents.
She looked around at her apartment. It was small, yes, more like a loft than an apartment. A one bedroom apartment with its own bathroom, it had a kitchen nook with a pull out table for breakfast, a living/dining room area and washroom. She'd have to do her laundry at the laundry matt across the street. Which she didn't mind at all. This was her home. She liked it. Simple and small, much like her.
Sakura finished her toast with butter and strawberry jam, ate a banana and downed a glass of skim milk. Then she packed a homemade bento lunch, put on her shiny black school shoes, and headed out the door.
She was about halfway to school. "Oh my gosh! I forgot my glasses!" She turned and ran back to her apartment. She checked her pink wristwatch. 7:50 am. She'll be late for school! She burst into her apartment ran into her room and grabbed her glasses off her dresser. Then she ran back out the door. "Shit! Lock!" She turned around again and locked her door. Turning around once more, she made a mad dash to school.
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The classroom was filled with chatter. They were still talking about the mystery girl from the club.
"I heard she was so gorgeous that the famous 4 wanted to make a move on her!" One girl said.
"Really!" the other girls chimed half nervous, half jealous.
"YEAH!"
"I heard that Uchiha Sasuke went to make a move on her!" Another said.
"WHAT!" Ino screamed.
Sasuke tensed. He heard every word going on in that conversation. He sighed and looked out the window.
"Yeah! And she turned him down!"
Sasuke winced. "She didn't turn me down… she said 'another time' that's a reign check not a rejection!" Sasuke yelled in his head.
"Anyway, a lot of people think that this mystery girl is Haruno Sakura! The new junior."
"THAT UGLY FOREHEAD GIRL!" Ino screamed angrily. " NO WAY! Have you SEEN her! THOSE GLASSES ARE HIDEOUS!"
"I head that she doesn't wear them all the time." A girl said shyly. "I head her talking with Hyuuga-chan from class 3-B yesterday at lunch."
Ino made another face of disapproval. "But they say that she has a gorgeous body! And forehead girl does NOT have a figure at all!" The other girls nodded their head in agreement. They didn't want the famous 4 swooning over a girl that wasn't worth it.
"It could just be the uniform…" one said shyly. The other girls glared at her.
They continued bickering about the whole situation. And hating on Sakura. Naruto yawned sleepily. Shikamaru's eye were shut, he already looked like he was asleep.
"Why is Kakashi-sensei ALWAYS fucking late?" Naruto scoffed annoyed.
"Shut up dobe." Sasuke said to him. "Sakura is the girl from the club…I'm sure of it. Those eyes. They're hers…. Definitely… those are her eyes." He was thinking about it. It was 8:10am. School started 10 minutes ago. Sakura wasn't there yet. He wondered what happened to her.
"Don't call me that!" Naruto screamed at him. He eyed the empty seat between him and Sasuke. "Neh, Haruno-san isn't here either."
"Hn…" Sasuke replied raising an eyebrow. "Idiot just noticed that now?"
The classroom door slid open, everyone scattered to their seats thinking it was their sensei, instead, a panting Sakura walked in the class. She closed the door and looked around. "Great… Sensei isn't even here yet. I shouldn't have run here." Everyone seemed to freeze. Their head turned to her. They stared at Sakura as if it was the first time she walked through that door. Jaws dropped, even Sasuke's, but not as much as the other people around him. His lips just parted.
"Why are they staring at me like that?" Sakura though slightly scared, but more creeped out. For one thing, she hadn't put on her glasses. Instead she was gripping her new frames in her hand. Her hair was down, flowing to her hips. Bangs clipped to the side, giving full view to her oval face. She blinked. Long lashes drew attention to her big beautiful emerald eyes. Her thin perfectly shaped brows an accenting line from above. She had a small petit nose and smooth cheeks. She had full cherry lips. She bit the bottom one nervously. The guys in the class eyes her body. She had curves, they were not as visible because her shirt was tucked in and gave her an extra form. But they were there, and from what they could see, she had a petite frame, nice chest, a good shoulder line, and a tall torso. Their eyes wandered lower. A pair of long slender ivory legs extended from beneath her shortened kilt.
Sakura was frozen on the spot, scared that she would be killed if she made any sudden movements. "What's wrong with everyone today?" She wondered. She slowly lifted her hand and placed her glasses on her face. Everyone watched her. Then she pulled her blazer on and started to walk to her seat. Eyes followed her. Dead silence. "Okay this is really really really scary… STOP LOOKING AT ME!" She screamed in her head as she sat down in her seat next to Sasuke, eying everyone. She bit her lower lip again and her hands clasped together in her lap. She felt like people were leaning in to get a closer look. She couldn't take it anymore.
"What?" She asked.
"KAWAII!" A guy yelled. Followed by whistles and cheers.
Sakura sunk into her chair as the boys in her class ran up to her. Except for Naruto and Shikamaru who were lost in their own thoughts about her and Sasuke who, duh, sits beside her.
"Haruno-san! Go out with me!"
"No Haruno-san, go out with me!"
"What are you talking about? Haruno-san is going out with me! Right Haruno-san?"
"Haruno-san!"
Sakura shook her head. Scared to death. "I hate this!"
"Haruno-san!"
"Haruno-san!"
"Haruno-san!"
Her head was spinning she didn't know what to do. The girls in the class were glaring and whispering
"SHUT UP!"
Eyes widened. Sasuke glared at all the guys swarming around Sakura's desk. They backed off and sat back down in their seats. Sakura sighed relieved. She turned to Sasuke and smiled.
"Thanks."
He looked into her eyes.
"You're annoying." He said coldly.
Sakura wrinkled her nose. "Humph." She turned her head and faced the front of the class. Her brows furrowed. "How rude! I was just saying 'Thanks'…JERK!"
Sasuke smirked. "You look nice today." He said out of nowhere. Sakura tensed. "I told you, you could look good."
"It's not because of you!" She snapped back at him.
"Hn." He grinned. "Whatever you say." And he turned back to looking out the window.
Half an hour later, Kakashi showed up.
"Rise, bow, give respect!" The class representative called.
"OHAYO! KAKASHI-SENSEI!" They chimed.
"Sorry I'm late….you see, there was this puppy in my driveway and I couldn't run it over. So I---" Kakashi said rubbing the back of his head.
"LIAR!" Naruto yelled.
And the day began.
