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And since I didn't make any background info, Sakura is a 2nd year at her high school.
Which would be a junior.
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June 13Dear Diary,
I'm so jealous! Naruto-kun's girlfriend is just so perfect, how am I supposed to compare? She looks like a supermodel and acts so modest. Why would Naruto-kun even like someone like that? He's loud and sometimes obnoxious, but she's just the opposite, seriously. Ino said that she was the daughter of some boss of a some big company. That doesn't make any better, she's beautiful, nice, and rich. Any girl who sees her would immediately want to go see a plastic surgeon, at least I think so. I don't get how Ino acts so unjealous, is that even a word? She usually hates super-pretty girls just as much as I do, I just don't get anything anymore. At first I thought I would be staying here for the summer, now I'm staying here for the whole year? It's my senior year at school! Not that I don't want to stay here, but it seems weird that I never knew anything about this. My parents never even dropped a clue about it until today. I asked them about it last night, and they apologized for not telling me earlier. They said something about a great deal for airplane tickets and that they couldn't wait until I left for college. Besides, I think that they paid a lot for my uncle to take care of us. It's still a bit overwhelming.
Yesterday I asked Ino why she wasn't jealous or anything, it was really surprising.
I paused and thought back to yesterday evening, right after I met Hinata-san.
I turned around to Ino and dropped my fake smile.
"Um, why are you so happy, Ino?"
"Why shouldn't I be?"
"Because! She's utterly gorgeous and—"
"Shh, don't say anymore. Let's go to our room."
She put a warm hand over my mouth and dragged me across the hallway. As I looked back, Sasuke turned around and waved. He had a smile on his face, he totally hates me! It was like the kind of smile that a student gives to their most hated teacher. Then he narrowed his eyes..and smirked at me! I heard Ino open the door and felt her drag me onto my bed. I turned around and faced her. She looked expectant, like nothing could scare her or surprise her now.
"Ok, one question, why are you jealous again?"
Obviously, this wasn't the real Ino.
"First of all, who are you and what did you do to the real Ino?"
A bright musical laugh filled the room. She thinks this is funny? I was dead serious! Why doesn't anybody take me seriously anymore?
"I'm the real Ino, big forehead, now will you answer my question?"
I looked at her suspiciously, I wasn't really convinced. But nevertheless, I had to talk.
"Because she makes me feel like I need to see the plastic surgeon. Didn't you see her? She's so pretty and psychic and ..and…"
My
voice faltered, I couldn't believe what I was turning into. A
jealous prat girl. I always hated those jealous types, and now I was
turning into one of them. Well, now I understand the feeling and
totally support them. But that still didn't make me happy, what was
I turning into?
"You know, just because someone is pretty and nice doesn't mean that you have to be jealous. You have to admit, we are no competition to her."
"Can you tell me more about her though? You said that you've heard so much about her, Ino-pig."
"Yeah, as soon as Naruto-kun came over a few days ago, she was the only thing he talked about. He said that they met when he was walking home or delivering food or something. Anyway, it was more like a love at first sight thing. But it's going to be pretty hard for anything to come out of it. He's adopted and she comes from one of the richest families in Japan. From what I hear, she's really shy and prefers traditional clothes like kimonos. But I also heard that she's really good at martial arts and came in second or third in the nationals. Her voice is like an angel's and the psychic ability was inherited. That's all I know."
"…………."
"Um, are you okay, Sakura?"
That was a lot to absorb. Now she really seemed perfect…ugh!
My expression must've been shocked or just plain depressed because Ino just stopped staring and reach into a drawer at the bedside table. She pulled out a picture frame with some picture in it.
"I bet that you're wondering why I'm not jealous right?"
I nodded numbly, that had been on my mind for a while. She flipped the picture frame over and showed it to me.
"That's why."
I looked at it, it was a picture of Ino at the beach with some boy that had a lazy look in his eyes and black hair that was tied up. I couldn't believe it, who in the world was he? Why was he at the beach with her?
"He's my boyfriend, Nara Shikamaru. He lives about 10 minutes away. His family basically take care of all the wild deer in the parks around this part of Kyoto. I met him at school, he moved from some smaller city."
Why was everyone coming up with boyfriends are girlfriends?! Why was I the only one left behind? I bet even that jerk, Sasuke had a girlfriend already.
"Wow…Ino, this is a big surprise..congrats…"
"You're not happy, are you?"
"…."
"Fine, I can understand, but you're still my best friend! Let's not talk about this anymore. You want to go swimming?"
"Okay, where?"
I shook my head to clear the thoughts and looked at Ino questioningly. Where was the swimming pool? It had to be in the city, right? Her aqua eyes sparkled.
"There's so much that I haven't showed you yet! C'mon!"
I looked up at the glass ceiling. The sun was shining through it and I could hear birds chirping. Ino was still sleeping when I closed up my diary. My parents had brought the rest of my stuff, and unpacked it last night when I slept. Now they were on their way to France with Ino's parents. They were probably having more fun than I was. I put my diary into the furry pink bag and slipped out my pink laptop. It had a plastic imprint of a few cherry blossom petals. It was a birthday present from last year. I started it up and logged onto AIM.
plink
XXfoxninja007: g'morning sakura
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: mornin' naruto
XXfoxninja007: r u mad
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: no, should I be?
XXfoxninja007: I just thought that since u didn't look 2 happy..
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: yeah, I was jealous at frst..but it's ok now
XXfoxninja007: that's a relief
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: yeah. whatcha doin'?
Xxfoxninja007: just playing video games w/ sasuke
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: this early?
XXfoxninja007: yep, didn't sleep a wink last night
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: y?
XXfoxninja007: worried about u
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: blush
XXfoxninja007: now that I know ur not mad, I can rest
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: will hinata mind that we're talking?
XXfoxninja007: nah. she's right here
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: WAUGH!!! u baka! u didn't even warn me!!
XXfoxninja007: don't worry, Sakura-san…I don't mind
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: eh?
XXfoxninja007: that was hinata. she'll be joining the convo. from her laptop.
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: OO
palelavenderflower has joined the conversation.
XXfoxninja007: hi hinata
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: g'morning -
palelavenderflower: hello Sakura-san.
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: just call me sakura
palelavenderflower: thank you, sakura
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: how was your nite?
palelavenderflower: fine, thank you. it was fun watching Sasuke-san and Naruto play Halo2
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: o. wish that I was there
palelavenderflower: how about today?
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: thanx, but 2day, ino and I are going to visit the shinto shrine and her boyfriend
XxblondebabexX has logged on.
XxblondebabexX has joined the conversation.
XxblondebabexX: hiya guys! um, we're going 2 a shinto shrine..?
palelavenderflower: hello, Ino-chan
INO?! I looked over, sure enough she had crept off her bed and had taken out her light blue laptop and was typing furiously. I turned my attention back to the screen.
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: hi yourself Ino-pig!And yes, now we are.
palelavenderflower: can I join you? I'd like to meet Nara Shikamaru in person.
o.pinkcherryblossom.o: ack! how'd u know?
palelavenderflower: blush I'm psychic, remember?
XxblondebabexX: yeah, sakura! where r u now, hinata?
"Right here."
A quiet voice came from the balcony. Ino and I turned from the computer screen just in time to see Hinata come into our room via the balcony. Ino ran and hugged her hard.
"You really scared us for a second! How did you get here?"
A shy smile crossed Hinata's face, " I sneaked into your room while you were typing…"
Her voice seemed to blend with the breeze. It was so musical and gentle! I signed of AIM and crept off my bed, I smiled a bit, she was still a stranger.
"Good to see you Hinata-san."
"Just call me Hinata."
"Okay, thanks! By the way, how old are you? You look so sophisticated!"
She blushed a bit at my statement," I'm only 16…"
Whoa! I was 17 and so was Ino, we were both a year older than her! But if you took one glance at her, we would be labeled as her little sisters, we couldn't even compare against a sixteen-year-old. How embarrassing. Wait, that meant that Naruto was 2 years older than her; he should be 18. What did that prove? Nothing, just that she was still a lot better than us. I wonder how old the Nara boy is. From the looks of it, he might be a bit older, but as Hinata just proved, looks can be really misleading. I looked her over once. She was wearing a green silk kimono today. There were little jeweled butterflies perched in her loose hair and she was holding a fan with a light green tassel. Some silk slippers covered her feet. Augh, she was still absolutely gorgeous! So yesterday wasn't just my imagination!
"Sakura-chan, what are you staring at?"
Her soft, musical voice led me out of my daydream. I felt my face flush because they were both staring at me. I had been staring in absolute amazement at Hinata, even though Ino seemed hardly fazed. I suddenly felt insignificant. Side by side, they looked like a pair of supermodels. I hadn't even noticed how skinny Ino's waist was and how pretty she looked up until now. I didn't really look that way.
I gave myself a once over, yep, it was no different from last year. I was skinny, but not in a good way, like Ino or Hinata. My pink hair didn't shine like theirs since it was dyed and my skin looked dry and uneven. Or is it just my over active imagination?
Perhaps Ino sensed my discomfort because she led Hinata out of the room while rambling on about beauty product and hair care. I ran over to my bed and quickly slipped out of my pajamas. I pulled a pink T-shirt that said "Dubble Bubble" on it and put on tan short-shorts. I tied my pink hair up in a ribbon and stuck my feet in some of my pink heelies. Sliding across my room, I was to distracted with my hair that I bumped into someone in the hallway. I had suddenly found my face buried into some person's navy blue T-shirt. I looked up, and there he was. My nemesis, Sasuke. Why did I have to bump into him ?
"Watch where you're going, freak."
"Jerk."
"Fangirl."
"Bimbo."
"Geek."
"Baka."
"Nerd."
Crap. I'd run out of insults already. Jerkface wasn't an option since I'd already called him 'jerk'…alright, he wins this time. After glaring at him, I ran down the stairs to find Ino (and hopefully, not Hinata). I could feel his superior expression burn into the back of my skull. I looked back to glare at him and my foot missed a step.
"Augh!"
And, so I landed in a heap at the end of the staircase. My head felt really sore and I was sure my hair was messed up.
"Oh gosh, are you okay, Sakura?"
It seemed like Ino had started to realize that I was supposed to be her best friend, and not Hinata. Then I looked up a little to see Hinata with a concerned expression on her face. Like I need sympathy from her. Now she probably thinks that I'm clumsy and ugly. Determined to prove the thought in my head wrong, I grabbed the railway of the stairs and attempted to get up on my aching legs.
"Y'know, Sakura, you should really lie down for a while. Those stairs are made of marble and you took a really long fall."
"It's okay, I'm fine."
Footsteps came down hurriedly from the top of the stairs. Oh god, I don't have time for this.
"You alright, freak?"
Please, get me away from him!!! Someone? Unwillingly, I lifted up my head just to see Sasuke with a…..sympathetic look on his face?! I must be dreaming. Somebody pinch me! Sasuke, concerned for my well being? I'm definitely going crazy, maybe I should go lie down a bit.
"I'm fine, Sasuke."
There, that weird and completely unnatural expression was totally wiped from his face. Finally, I've managed to get out that alternate universe! I thought that I was going crazy. He smirked and walked away with his hands in his pocket.
"Are you sure, billboard brow?"
"Yes, I am! Now would you please stop asking me?!"
That came out sharper than I had intended, my face flushed and I limped wordlessly to the kitchen. Gosh, Sakura, you don't have to snap at them. Don't talk to me like that, you are me! Ack! Now I'm talking to myself? Just like that freakish goblin thingy in Lord of the Rings. Ew. I felt a shudder pass through my body.
It was all her fault, I haven't really been my cheery self ever since she showed up.
"Who showed up?"
Oh no! I must've been thinking out loud! Ino was once again staring at me with her watery blue eyes. By the look in them, she's already guessed.
"Y'know, Sakura, you haven't been the same since Hi-"
"It's okay, Ino, let it go. Let's go get breakfast."
Saved by Hinata, why did she have to be so frickin' nice?! Now I feel like that brat that I probably am. She took my hand and Ino's and pulled us toward the kitchen. I slumped down onto one of the stools that were lined up against the marble countertop. There were scrambled eggs and hash browns. Yum. I reached across the counter for the ketchup and squirted some onto the eggs while pushing them around my plate. Ino dropped the subject and started to chatter away with Hinata.
The eggs were really good, but I wasn't really in the mood to eat. I picked at it and ate a few mouthfuls.
"Gosh, big forehead, why aren't you eating? These are really good!"
"I'm just not hungry…"
"I am! Well, I really should be dieting, but I guess eggs are supposed to be healthy even though these hash browns are a bit oily."
"…I'm gonna go up to my room…"
I felt horrible, not just because I bumped my head on the stairs, but because I just couldn't seem to treat Hinata the way she deserved to be treated. I limped to the staircase and climbed it veeeerrry slowly, all the while wincing from the pain my knees were giving me. I hated getting hurt. But I seem to be a magnet for trouble these days.
First, I get the big news that I have to stay here for a year. Then my parents are going to tour Europe, and that Naruto has a divine girlfriend that came from the heavens.
Okay…that might have been a bit of an exaggeration, but I had to admit, it was pretty close to the truth. She did look like an angel, a purple one, at least.
Then Sasuke's here, that wasn't exactly a surprise, and neither was Ino's new boyfriend, now that I think about it. Then a horrible idea entered my idea. If my parents were touring Europe, and Ino's were, what if Sasuke's or Naruto's parents were too?
Must. Not. Think. That.
I CANNOT live with that jerk for a whole year and a half. It's not possible! Who knows what could happen?? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I'm going to die.
Seriously.
That can't happen, Ino would've told me, right?
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