Chapter 1
A Single Cloud
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Authors Note
So here it is-- My first FanFic! After reading so many good and horrible stories, I've finally went against my laziness and decided to write my own version, set in modern day High-School. Hope you enjoy it, and please comment & review.
P.S The song A Lullaby for a Stormy Night- Vienna Teng, motivated me to write this.
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Heavy, ominous clouds sheltered the sky, hiding the radiant sun and turning the usual bright blue to a gloomy violet. Crystalline droplets poured down from the sky, creating that soothing sound only rain could make, and saturating the once barren earth. Spring was definitely here, its showers would soon bring new life-- blossoms already sheltered the small trees. One tree stood out, the smallest and the only one that harbored the delicate pink sakura blossoms.
The doors of Konoha High closed, signaling the day has begun, despite the terrible weather. A single car drove up the turn-around path, the grey mini-van stood for a while as the two figures in the vehicle debated.
"Why do I have to go to school? Why can't I just be home-schooled like other kids who get expelled and hate crowds?" asked a pink-haired girl.
"Sakura, why can't you just tolerate this? Don't you want a good education? And besides you need to look over the choices you have, for gods sake your 16 years old, find out what your going to do with your life." replied her mother.
"Do you have any rope?" asked Sakura, obviously ignoring her mother's lecture.
"What? Why do you need rope?"
"Maybe I can hang myself in the bathroom."
Sakura's mother was becoming frustrated and quickly shoved her daughter out the car door, "Have a nice day, and try not to get in a fight, it is your first day."
Sighing, Sakura pulled up her hood. Her hair was layered, and fell down to her mid-back, but was pulled over her shoulders to escape being tangle in her hood. Bangs sheltered her delicate frame, her light skin unmasked by make-up girls usually caked on their faces, Sakura only wore her cherry lip-gloss, eye liner and some mascara and rose eye shadow to accent her outfit. She wore a black tight zip-up hoodie, beneath a rose spaghetti strap tank, dark skinny jeans with black vans, and silver hoops. "Saku" wasn't the most socially gifted girl, and favored darker colors and rock music.
Shoving a silver iPod headphone into her left ear, Sakura quickly chose a song, "Inside the Fire"- Disturbed. Pulling her red & black plaid bag over her shoulder, Sakura made her way up the stone stairs, here we go.
I can't believe I found the office, placing her bag on the counter, behind it sat the secretary.
"Uh.. I'm new here, and I need my schedule"
"Oh! Sorry, its been a busy day. Name please?"
"Haruno Sakura"
"Miss. Janetka's daughter?"
"Yes"
"Oh! Shes a good doctor is she not? I heard she did some pretty amazing stuff, I bet your family is very wealthy, and your father, I wonder what he does for a living…"
God does this woman ever shut up? Thank-god for iPods, atleast I can tune her out.
"Um I hate to be rude, but I need my schedule, I'm already late as it is." Sakura interrupted sarcastically.
"Oh! Sorry, again. Here you go."
Say 'Oh' enough? "Thanks." Sakura replied curtly. Taking her slip and making her way towards the door, she was stopped.
"Haruno!"
Said girl turned to see a large-breasted woman, with blonde pig tails. "Yes?" Sakura asked, obviously annoyed. "I'm Principle Tsunade, but you can just call me Tsunade, your new correct?" Tsunade asked. "Yes, and I'm late"
"Oh, don't worry about that. Here I'll show you to your homeroom, what is it?"
Reading the slip of paper, "Hatake Kakashi, World History, Room: 209"
"This way please."
After Tsunade showed Sakura to her homeroom class and left, Sakura stood outside the door for a moment. Taking in a deep breath, and hesitantly walked in the threshold.
All eyes were set on Sakura, the thing she hated most too, Ignore them, just breathe. Kakashi looked up from his Icha Icha book, smiling warmly.
"You must be Haruno Sakura…" Looking down at his list, "Transferring from… Tokyo High?"
"Yes" Sakura replied, looking around the room hesitantly, finally realizing she still had her iPod on. Turning it off and putting it in her bag, she set it down on the stone-tiled floor.
"It must be raining pretty good, your soaked."
"Yeah."
Just as Sakura was removing her hood with both hands( as not to mess up her hair ), a scream echoed in the classroom. Turning swiftly to face the class, a blonde blye-eyed girl was running up to Sakura, and before Saku could get a good view of the person, she was engulfed in a bear hug that lifted her off the floor.
"SAKURA!!"
Sakura's eyes widened, "INO?!"
"YES!"
Screaming in reply--which Sakura hasn't done in how long?-- hugged Ino back.
"I havn't seen you since you left when you were 10!!"
"I Know! I can't believe you're here!"
"Me to!"
"How?!"
"Mom got a new job, or transferred."
"Oh"
Kakashi fake coughed to get the girls attention, "Ahem. Sorry to break up the reunion but Sakura would you like to introduce yourself?"
"Uh not really."
"Do it anyway."
"Fine"
Waving a curt hand, Sakura stepped in front of the teacher's desk. "Yo, Uh my name's Haruno Sakura--obviously--, I transferred from Tokyo, yes the big city with all the lights and no I'm not a gang member but there were gangs there."
"What do you like Sakura? Hobbies or something?" Kakashi asked.
"Uh, I do dance, no not ballet or anything… that's for pansies, I do hip-hop. I also find interest in art and animals."
"Dance, Art, Animals? You don't look the type." stated a random student, a female, bitchy by the sound of her voice.
"Appearances can be deceiving." Sakura stated rudely. Grabbing her bag she went to the back, and took the empty seat beside Ino.
"Okay class, you know the usual, just don't get to loud."
"What?" Sakura whispered to Ino, "What does he mean?"
"He just lets us do whatever we want while he reads his Icha book." Ino replied, "And you don't have to whisper."
"Seriously? That's sweet!"
"Yeah. So anyway, oh my god I can't believe you're here!"
"I know, I thought coming here today would be hell but at least I know someone, my old best-friend in fact."
While Ino started talking about the school, Sakura took the free time to look around the room and observe the different faces. Ino took notice of this.
"Kay so…" Taking Sakura's shoulders to direct her. "The girl over there, red hair, the one that mocked you earlier? That's Karin"
"Huh"
"Brown haired, or pineapple head in front of us, that's Shikamaru Nara. He's a lazy-ass, but hes cool."
Turning his head, Shika waved a hand. "Yo"
"Over there we have, Hinata, TenTen, Neji, then Naruto and behind him, whom might I say is quite a anti-social bastard with many fan girls who he doesn't deserve, Sasuke. Uchiha"
Looking over the faces, and smiles that were directed towards her, Sakura laid eyes on the Uchiha prodigy. A smirk spread over her lips, obviously the male was good-looking. Black hair, spiked in the back with bangs framing his porcelain face. His lips weren't plae, but not full either, actually they were perfect. His onyx eyes were hypnotizing as he stared back with a scowl, before turning to glare at Naruto-- who was obviously annoying him.
"Sakura? Sakura?" Ino repeated, snapping her fingers.
"Huh? What?" Sakura replied, shaking her head.
"You were staring."
"Sorry."
"Okay I know Sasuke's fine, but he doesn't like anyone, were even debating if hes straight."
"OH! No! Its not that, it's just.. Just uh, he looked familiar" She lied.
"Uh huh sure."
"So your Sakura huh…"
Turning her head, Sakura looked at the boy who said her name. Pulling her head back a bit, the boy was to close for comfort, extending a hand she pushed his head away.
"Yeah what about it?" she replied, annoyed.
"Your kinda cute." Naruto replied. "Don't you think so Sasuke?" Poking Sasuke with a pencil tip.
"Hn. Naruto quit being annoying." Sasuke replied, annoyed.
"Teme"
"Dobe"
Raising a brow, Sakura turned.
"So Ino, what is there to do in this uptight overlly fancy high-school?" Sakura asked.
"Lots" Ino replied.