Chapter 2: First day; to be weird, or not to be weird.
Sakura awoke in a normal fashion at 7:30 as usual, took a shower, and put on her new ninja kimono. It had slits at the sides, had the colors you would normally find during autumn, with leaf patterns to complement the coloring as well. She tied her pink hair in a ponytail and let her bangs hang down against the sides of her face. Sakura also had a stigmatism so she put on her black, rectangular glasses. Then she slipped on her black ninja sandals.
"Sakura time for school, you're goanna be late!" She heard Kakashi call from down stairs/
"I'm coming Dad!" She yelled as she then finished putting her books neatly in her bag and ran down stairs.
"Sakura do you have everything?" Kakashi asked as he handed her, her lunch for school.
"Yeah, yeah I have everything!" She said as she ran out the door, "Bye dad!" She yelled as she continued running along the sidewalk to the academy.
"Bye", Kakashi yelled back as he shut the door with a smile upon his face.
Sakura then began to walk down the street and she followed all the other kids to the academy. There were so many people it was hard to imagine for a girl who'd been home school most of her life.
"Hey new kid who are you?" a stranger asked from behind. She had really long blond hair, held up in a high ponytail,
"Isn't it rude to ask someone's name before introducing yourself?" Sakura asked as she cocked her head to the side, she didn't mean anything rude by it; it is just the way she was taught.
"Sorry my name is Ino Yamanaka what's yours?" The girl asked with a careful eye as if to make sure I wasn't a complete freak or something.
"My name is Sakura Hatake" Sakura introduced herself with a cheerful smile.
"So you're Kakashi's girl Hun…?" A woman said appearing from out of no wear, she had dark hair, dark eyes, and very pale skin.
"Y-Yes…" She said with a slight stutter, "That's right" She felt a chill run down her spine, there was something strange about that girl she didn't like.
"Interesting, this shall be quite an astonishing year…,"The woman said and then she took her leave.
"Who was that?" Sakura said clenching her fists, trying not to show how frightened she had just been.
"That was a teacher from the academy, top rank. Her name is Kanaiyoko Shizuma."
"Kanaiyoko?" she asked, "That name…" Sakura thought about the name for a moment, "…It sounds so familiar" she thought aloud.
"Well anyway let me see your schedule!" Ino said as if the scary teacher had never passed. She quickly grabbed the schedule from Sakura's hands.
"Um… I have Target practice first, and then I have GT history, lunch, Gym, then French 1A, and finally geometry. Et toi?" She said with a smile, recalling from memory as Ino looked at the names of teachers for reference.
"Wow, I don't take a different language 'till like next year, and you have GT History? You must be really smart." She said starting to laugh a bit.
"Eh, come ci come ca…" Sakura replied laughing with her.
"Wow, I have no idea what you just said but you can speak French girl" she spoke with an enthusiastic voice.
"Merci beaucoup, I learned quite a bit of French studying with Kakashi-Sensei." She spoke happily, "I did all that studying just catch up with all of you."
"Cool I think I'd rather be home though then here, but becoming a ninja will be fun right?" Ino asked almost as if uncertain as we walked through the academy doors.
"Definitely" she said with a large smile "Talk to you later at lunch Ino!" Sakura said waving her hand goodbye.
Sakura walked onward to first period, Target practice. They were studying the parts of different weapons when I walked in.
"Gomene! I lost my way and I'm somewhat new here! So I don't exactly know were everything is quite yet!" Sakura said sounding out of breath.
"Ah you must Kakashi's girl Sakura. Late just like him I guess that rubbed off of him to you" She said laughing a bit, but it was true. Kakashi was late for everything, no matter what the circumstance.
"Sorry!" Sakura said pulling out here books.
"Everyone this is Sakura Hatake she's new here so hum… Neji I'd like you to show her around school, but before you start that I'm sure since Sakura had been training with Kakashi your aim must be great so let's see!" She said excited.
"Yes sensei…" I took a kunai and set up a small target. I stood back about 3 yards and through the Kunai, and it hit the center of the tiny target, "Oh darn!"
"Huh…? What do you mean you hit the middle?" Neji pointed out walking over.
"Yeah but it was exactly .01 centimeters from the middle technically speaking…" Sakura said sighing…
"This is interesting… Sakura demon straight your favorite jutsu…"
"Okay… um… Fire blazing suns hear my call; summon the demon from the deepest reaches of the Earth." Suddenly the ground began but Sakura paid no mind to it. Then suddenly a dragon appeared.
"Sakura why have you summoned me, do you have a purpose?" The dragon asked yawning. She obviously hadn't been summoned in a long time.
"Does showing one of my favorite jutsu count?" Sakura said putting her kunai back.
"No, well please save me for an emergency. I know you wouldn't summon me unless you had a reason, so please don't startle me like that!"
"Yeah, yeah, Shiteru-Kun" Sakura said performing the release sign.
Everyone just stared with a dumbfounded expression, "S…she's like… T…the Ninja Akuji…"
"Akuji? What did you all speak of that made you have such a dumbfounded expression?" Sakura asked.
"She's evil…" Everyone agreed
"No, I just can summon a dragon is all; soon you people can summon your animal! I'm not evil I-I've just practiced more!"
"Relax… People does she look evil to you? Pink is a representative of the trait sweet or kind hearted. That's what her dragons color was right?" Neji said sighing.
"Yes… Um… I uh…" Just then, the bell rang.
"C'mon Sakura" He said with an apathetic expression.
"Okay I'm coming Neji-Sama!" Sakura said bowing when she reached him.
"Stop that, it's annoying. Just follow me. Seeing your abilities you probably have GT history am I correct?"
"Y…Yes…" Sakura replied as Neji lead her to her classes.
The rest of the day Sakura continuously dumbfounded her classes with either her knowledge or ability… It was now 7:30 PM I had decided to stay after classes for extra-help in French.
"Sakura do you want me to walk you home?" Someone said from behind.
"Huh, Neji I thought you left already." Sakura said as she turned around with a light smile, though it was weak because she was getting tired.
"I always stay this late; usually I use the target practice grounds after school. During the summer I usually lose my touch in targeting." He said with a sigh.
"Um… sure…" Sakura replied nervously…
"It's usually dangerous at this time of night for those traveling alone anyway so…" He started, but Sakura soon cut him off mid-sentence.
"Yes… Thank you" I said trying to keep my thoughts to myself 'He's so kind… I never expected this year for me to have made a good friend so quickly but I guess things happen'
"Okay c'mon…" Neji said as we walked out. Neji wasn't kidding though it was very cold and dark at this time of year.
Just then, Sakura spotted a little girl crying she ran over to her, "What's wrong little one?"
"I'm so hungry, I hate the winter!" The little girl replied.
Sakura smiled, "Here take this. I had brought an extra sandwich would you like it?"
The small child nodded, Sakura handed the girl the sandwich, "Thank you!" the girl said with a light smile.
Sakura then began to walk again, Neji gave a surprised look, "Wow, I haven't seen anyone do that since the 3rd Hokage was around"
"Oh really…? How funny. I find that littler children need a chance to survive to every day I ask my dad for 2 sandwiches instead of just one."
"That's really kind of you…" Just then, it began to snow.
"Awe, It's so beautiful isn't it?" Sakura said trying to catch a snowflake in her mouth.
"Yeah…" Neji said softly smiling.
'A weird day it's been, hasn't it Sakura?' She asked herself as she danced around as the snow flakes fell.
About 2 minutes later Neji and Sakura had reached her house.
"Thank you Neji for walking me home" Sakura said as she walked inside her house.
Neji smiled, "No problem" he replied as he walked onwards to his house.
At Sakura's house.
"Sakura you sure are late… What's with that?" Kakashi said scratching his head.
"Oh I was getting extra help in French!" Sakura replied in a quick manner as she ran upstairs into her room.