a/n: so that black figure is.... read :) i hope you enjoy :)

Sakura immediately went into attack mode. Expecting anything and everything, she backed up against the lockers to prevent them from attacking her from behind, and catching her off guard. However, she backed into a soft, warm body instead of a hard, cold locker.

"Ugh! Sakura-Chan! How do you always know when I'm coming?"

"Naruto?" Sakura asked with a tilt of her head.

"Sakura-Chan!" Naruto shouted happily with his dopey smile, and his hands outstretched ready for a hug.

"Baka!" Sakura screamed as she unleashed her full-strength on the innocent and stupid Naruto. "DOBE, why did you try to sneak up on me?!" Sakura yelled attracting attention from other students once again as she punched Naruto on the head one final time.

"Sakura-Chan… I really missed you!" the dopey blonde cried to Sakura.

"Aww… Naruto, you are so stupid, but sometimes you can be SO cute!" Sakura smiled and gave Naruto his long awaited hug. (DO NOT WORRY:: This is NOT a NaruSaku fic. In my opinion, Sakura should be with Sasuke. Please don't flame me, NaruSaku fans, thank you.)

"Hn." They heard someone grunt.

"Well, hello, if it isn't the great Uchiha Sasuke?" Sakura turned and smiled.

"Hn." Was Sasuke's only reply.

"Is it too much to ask you for a full sentence?" Ino asked Sasuke.

"Ino, it's okay. He's too socially dysfunctional to use real sentences like normal people." Sakura said as she stuck out her tongue at Sasuke.

"Hn."

"Grr… you are such a…" her angry face was replaced with a smile as she squealed," SHIKA-KUN!!" as she ran down the hallway passed Sasuke.

"I'm a what?" Sasuke asked in a cool, collected voice watching her as she ran by.

Ino was too busy hugging the crap out of Shikamaru to notice Sasuke's question. "Troublesome." Shikamaru said as Ino squeezed tighter.

"OH MY GOSH, I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!! How have you been?" Ino exclaimed and asked. All the while she was still holding Shikamaru.

"Well, looks like Ino's happy. Looks like you're off the hook this time." Sakura said a she jabbed Sasuke's side with her elbow.

"Yay." Sasuke sarcastically replied.

"Oh, don't you just seem thrilled?!" Sakura asked as she threw up her arms.

The bell rang. Every one knew what was going to happen. Ino pulled Shikamaru up against the lockers, Naruto leapt over to the window, and even Sasuke ducked for cover by the lockers. All this happened in less than 3 seconds. However, poor Sakura was left in the middle of the hallway, and she knew it was too late.

Just then, a flood of everyone in the school barged in through the double doors. Poor, defenseless, little Sakura got carried away with them. From down the hallway you could still hear Naruto screaming "SAKURA-CHAN!"

About two hallways down from where the rest of her friends were, the flood turned another corner, but this time leaving a coughing, hurt Sakura sitting on the white speckled floor.

"Geez, this happened every day last year! Why didn't I learn my lesson? I fell right on butt! OW!!" Sakura whined rubbing her hurt area.

"Yo, why are you sitting down? You should be getting to class; you are going to be late." A voice advised her.

She looked up at the voice and saw a pretty cute guy. He had a sort of emo hair cut, paler than pale skin, and had an emotionless expression on his face. He reminds me of Sasuke in a weird way… but he's kind of cute. Sakura inwardly smiled.

"Are you deaf?" The boy asked as he squatted down on his knees to see eye-to-eye with her. It looked as if he was searching her soul. She looked into his deep black eyes and saw darkness and a hint of evil. However, she also saw loneliness and a beautiful glimmer as he looked at her.

"You have pretty eyes." Sakura said dumbly with a dopey Naruto expression on her face.

"What?" the boy asked with a furrow of the eyebrows, but still managing to keep his face emotionless.

"Nothing, hee hee hee." Sakura giggled awkwardly as she slowly got to her feet, and the boy did the same. (I mean got to his feet, not giggling awkwardly… lol.)

"Hello, I'm Haruno Sakura. Who are- " Sakura began, but was interrupted by Sasuke's voice.

"Sai." Sasuke growled.

"Uchiha, what a pleasure to see you again." Sai said to Sasuke, who was behind Sakura.

"Hn, trying to seduce girls again?" Uchiha asked giving Sai an invitation to a staring contest.

"No, I was just telling her she was going to be late." Sai said with a smirk as he graciously agreed to the challenge.

Sakura couldn't help, but feel uncomfortable. "Umm… I have to go to class." Sakura said as she pointed down the hallway, and started walking. 'I forgot!!' She turned and said," It was nice to meet you, Sai!" Sakura threw a wide smile before continuing down the hallway.

As soon as she was out of sight, and out of ear shot, Sai began a conversation. Both boys' eyes were watering from how long they had kept them open, and they didn't show signs of slipping. They were focused on winning. The two got many stares because they kind of looked like they were crying.

"So, what's the matter, Uchiha, you jealous?" Sai asked with a smirk.

"She's my friend. I don't like her that… eww. I just want to protect her from perverts like you." Sasuke replied with a disgusted face.

Just then, a voice came to them. "Hey guys! You are going to be late if you don't hurry, Sasuke-teme.

Sai and Sasuke blinked.

"DAMN IT!!" They screamed, "What do you want Naruto?!"

Naruto looked very scared, and started to slowly back away as he said, "Umm… you are going to be late to homeroom, Sasuke-teme."

"THAT'S ALL?!" Sasuke screamed. (Wow, is he showing EMOTION? Its anger, but still…)

"Hey! I was just looking out for you, no need to get all touchy." Naruto stated as he went his way to class.

Sasuke and Sai headed their separate ways, but not without agreeing to a re-match some other time.

a/n: so there's the end of chapter 2 - i hope you all liked it :) please review :)