Okay guys, the second chapter is up and running!
A few things need to be mentioned before we continue
- The rating is subject to change. Right now it is rated "T" it might go up to an "M" later for different reasons.
- I'm sorry if any characters seem out of character (Especially Sasuke and Sakura)
Alright that is it for now! Enjoy the next chapter!
"You ain't nothing to me if you got nothing to say
I don't know what you got that I can use anyway"
- JET
Chapter 2 – Last Chance
The bell rang, signaling the end of English just as it practically began.
"Hmm," Kakashi glanced at the clock, "Time to go already? Well we'll finish up tomorrow. Class dismissed."
There was a crowd surge towards the door. Sakura felt Tenten and Hinata place an arm around her and steer her off through the mass of people. Outside the classroom the hallway was a zoo. There were people running down the hallways, desperately trying to not be late. There laughs and giggles from the people who were sharing the latest gossip. And there was a group of gaggling girls ogling after several boys. Sakura squinted but couldn't make them out.
Damn, she thought, I really need to get a new pair with the right description!
Suddenly there was a blinding flash of light in Sakura's face. She felt her heavy glasses slip down her petite nose as she had suddenly took a step backwards. Tenten and Hinata's grip tightened, preventing her from falling as her arms went up to cover her face.
"Hi! Welcome to Konoha Academy, what's your name?"
"Uhh," Sakura glanced at the boy with the camera, "Sakura Haruno."
"Great, see ya!"
Without any word of welcome the boy whipped around and headed off, whistling a merry tune.
"What was that?" Sakura asked.
Tenten and Hinata exchanged looks. "Well Sakura," Hinata explained, "Konoha Academy has a newspaper and. . ."
"A lot of crappy stuff gets published in it. It's basically a tabloid," Tenten added in.
"So I'm going to be in the school newspaper?"
"Yep, be sure of it," Tenten said, "There's a new issue every Friday, it's really popular here so be early to get one or else the line goes on for miles."
Sakura smiled, "Alright."
The hallways were elaborately decorated, with crown molding and oak floors. It was fully furnished with chairs and sofas every so often to help accommodate tired students. Paintings and portraits lined the hallways, offering a relaxing and homey feel to the sophisticated school.
However, it was not the interior fashion design that Sakura noticed, it was the students. Many of the students weren't wearing their uniforms properly. Many of the boys weren't wearing their ties, and their shirts were open, showing the top parts of their chests. Their shirts were also untucked and unpressed, their school jackets no where in sight.
The girls were no better. Their shirts were bought at the smallest and most slimming size possible. Several buttons were gone from the tops of their blouses as well, exposing the tops of their breasts. Their skirts also looked short and tight. Sakura was sure that when they sat down you could see the lining of their panties.
Sakura rolled her eyes. Sure, she had been to schools like this, but she didn't expect this behavior in a place like this.
"So you've noticed, huh?" Tenten asked.
"It's almost pathetic," Sakura hesitated before saying this, not sure what reaction she'd get.
Tenten smirked, "It is pathetic."
"Why do they do it?"
Tenten sighed, "Well, remember the newspaper that's like a tabloid we mentioned earlier?"
Sakura nodded.
"It really is a huge thing here. This place is like a breeding ground for Hollywood, everyone always trying to do the next best thing."
"But why?"
"Because of the attention they'll get. They all want to get noticed, especially the girls because it means that they'll get closer to the Big 4."
The bell rang clearly through the school halls. Everyone was immediately heading into their classroom. The corridors became vacant.
"Oh crap, I don't know where my next class is!"
"What is it?" Hinata asked kindly.
Sakura rustled through her bag, throwing old papers and candy wrappers on the floor until she found it. It was crumpled and had fallen to the very bottom of her bag. She unfolded in gingerly.
2:05pm – 3:05pm : Math with Kurenai Yuhi
"Ouch, Math with Kurenai. She's a real bitch sometimes," commented Tenten.
"Tenten!" gasped Hinata, "She was really nice to us!"
"Maybe," snorted Tenten, "I still nearly failed!"
Hinata turned to face me, "Follow me, I'm in your class."
"See ya later guys," Tenten waved, "I have Science with Asuma."
"Bye," Sakura grinned and waved cheerfully.
Hinata took Sakura's arm and lead her off to her next class.
The Math classroom was just as gorgeous as the rest of the school. The wooden desks rose up in an auditorium way, each seat giving a clear view of the front blackboard. The desks were furnished in mahogany oak, glowing a radiant crimson color from the light outside the French windows.
"Miss Haruno I presume?" asked a beautiful woman from the front of the room. Her scarlet eyes pierced through Sakura instantly.
"Yes, Ma'am," Sakura squeaked.
The woman smiled serenely, "Welcome to Math class. We only have one available seat for you. I'm sorry it's at the very back."
Sakura glanced at the top of the classroom. The desk was hidden in shadow due to the way it was angled. The sunlight from the window bounced nowhere near it. It gave Sakura an eerie feeling of dread.
She gulped, "It's alright, thank you sensei."
Sakura headed up the stairs, feeling the eyes of everybody in the class on her.
"Wait a second, why does she get to sit next to Sasuke-kun?" cried a girl in the second row.
Many people began to whisper. Soon enough, the murmurs created a humming noise in the back of Sakura's skull. She wished desperately for it to stop. It wasn't like she wanted to sit next to this person. But, then again. . .
Sakura turned around to see almost every girl in the room shooting her looks of anger, anguish or envy. Could she possibly be sitting next to one of the 4 boys Tenten had mentioned earlier? She found Hinata's meek gaze. Hinata's mouth was covered by one of her hands, her eyes staring at her apologetically.
"Are you going to sit down?" a familiar cool voice commented sadistically.
Sakura whipped around and nearly fell over in the process, to meet eyes of deep coal. They punctured through Sakura, taking in everything. Sakura felt herself hold her breath, she trembled slightly. The boy in front of her was incredibly handsome. His skin was smooth and the palest color of ivory. His hair was messy and the darkest shade of ebony. If Sakura hadn't known better, she might've guessed he was a vampire, but she knew they weren't real.
Snapping back to reality, Sakura sat down next to him and pulled out her books. She felt his eyes give an amused little raise before he turned back to face Kurenai who was diving into a new lesson.
Sakura hurriedly scribbled down the notes on the bored in her notebook. She chanced a glance over at the boy who was lazily flipping his pencil around his fingers. He did with such skill that he could've probably done the same thing with a knife and likely not get cut.
What's with people at this school?!
Sakura rolled her eyes and continued to do her work.
"Uchiha, come down here and answer this question," called Kurenai from the front of the room.
Sakura froze, dropping her pencil instantly. Uchiha? UCHIHA? The boy she had called an "ass" just one period earlier was sitting beside her now?
He rose from his seat and smugly strolled to the chalkboard. He picked up the piece of chalk and began to start writing out the answer. Sakura noticed many of the girls near the front were swooning. Some were making lovey-dovey glances at him. Others sweetly smiling. Sakura thought that if the teacher permitted it, they would have started taking their shirts off with "I LOVE YOU" painted across their stomachs. Sakura snorted at the idea, what was so great about this guy anyways? All he had going for him was his looks. . .
"That is correct Uchiha, you may go sit down now."
Sakura gaped and stared at the board. Sure enough, all of Sasuke's mathematical equations were written out correctly. A shadow loomed over her, she glanced up quickly at it. Sasuke had taken little time to come back to his seat, but he had yet to actually sit down. Instead he studied her for a moment, and gave her a challenging smirk.
"Still think I'm an ass Haruno?"
Sakura felt her temper rise within her. She did her best to fight it down, but it was inevitable. She couldn't control it well, she was never able to.
"Of course you're still an ass Uchiha, you always will be in my books."
The class fell silent, just like it did in English . Everyone was facing our way. I could feel the mouths hanging down all around us. Hinata's eyes were as wide as saucers. But Sakura didn't care. She didn't like this Uchiha character, not one bit.
"Is that a challenge? Or are you going to apologize?" Saskue asked, leaning across his desk.
"You can take it anyway you want to take it," Sakura crossed her arms. "But I won't apologize."
Sasuke's eyebrows raised themselves. He looked almost amused, but his intrigue overshadowed that. Sakura knew his type, she had been around people like this almost all her life. She had never given in to them once, and she wasn't going to give in to this idiot either.
"This is your last chance to back out, you don't know what you're getting into," he warned.
"Just try me."
End of Part 2.
TBC in Chapter 3 – Misery Buisness
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