As soon as the bell rang in Kakashi's class, Sakura zipped out of class before Sasuke could even turn around. She had Health with Jiraiya-sensei next and if you were a girl and late to his class… well, it just was not good. The old man had a reputation as an extreme pervert and had "caught" more than one couple during… intimate relations. Sakura was always dumbfounded as to how the lecher had gotten a job as the HEALTH teacher but she once overheard their principal, Tsunade, talking with her secretary, Shizune, about a drunken bet that she once made and lost with Jiraiya. Sakura wasn't too surprised by this, considering that Tsunade was drunk more often than not.
She ran into the classroom and dropped into a seat. Almost immediately she heard a voice yell out.
"OHAIYO SAKURA-SAN, YOU ARE LOOKING QUITE YOUTHFUL TODAY!"
Sakura groaned quietly and slid down further in her chair. Lee popped up in front of her desk and was waving enthusiastically at her. He braced his arms on the desk and leaned forward with a grin so big Sakura could swear she saw all 32 of his teeth. She let out an awkward smile and tried to disappear into her chair.
"Hello Lee," she said in a small voice.
"YOU ARE TRULY THE BEAUTIFUL CHERRY BLOSSOM OF HIDDEN LEAF HIGH! YOUR HAIR SHINES LIKE ALUMINUM AND YOUR EYES ARE LIKE SPARKLING EMERALDS!"
Sakura gritted her teeth and squashed down the urge to send the boy flying. Attention, she could deal with. But weird over-attention from a guy who dressed in nothing but spandex, had hair shaped like a helmet and creepily thick eyebrows? Now that she couldn't stand and right now Lee was invading her very private space. He, however, continued on unperturbed.
"HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME ON A YOUTHFUL DATE WITH ME THIS SATURDAY? I SHALL IMPRESS YOU WITH THE WONDERFUL SKILLS I ACQUIRED FROM MY LADY-KILLING GAI-SENSEI!"
Sakura opened her mouth to say that the older spandex-fiend probably killed women just by them looking at him, but before she got out a single syllable, Lee was picked up and chucked behind the black-haired boy that now stood in his place.
"You should've waited for me."
"Screw you Sasuke."
"Tsk tsk, how ungrateful," chided Sasuke as he sat down beside her.
"Bitch please, I could've handled him any day!"
They both turned to look at the heap on the floor and watched Lee as he got up, massaging his arm.
"How very energetic your throw is Sasuke-san! I wish to someday have that same youthfulness," he said with a pained grin, as he walked away wincing. Sasuke turned to Sakura and cocked an eyebrow. She rolled her eyes and turned to look at Jiraiya, who had just walked into the room.
"Good morning ladies! And brats," he said exuberantly. "I have a new assignment for you. Take a good look at the person sitting beside you because that person will be your partner for the next 2 months."
Sakura looked at Sasuke and made a face, but she was jumping for joy on the inside. Who didn't want to be paired with the Uchiha hottie for two entire months?!
Jiraiya continued. "This project will be focused on the importance of building and maintaining relationships. You and your partner will be as husband and wife. Every week, you will be asked to deal with certain issues such as finding proper housing, budgeting and the importance of healthy eating. You are to do research and practical applications and then submit a report every week. And ladies, DON'T hesitate to come to me if you need any help!"
He leered at the girls in the class and they glared back at him. Everybody knew that the only female whose pants he was ever likely to get into was a drunken Tsunade's, but that didn't stop the erotomaniac old man from trying anyway.
Meanwhile, Sasuke was smirking to himself. This project gave him plenty of alone time with Sakura without their friends butting in, and it has been too long since he's gotten his hands on her. Sakura too was feeling a sense of great anticipation but both of them kept their attention fixed on the assignment sheets as they were passed out. For the rest of the period they listened to Jiraiya as he explained the finer points and instructions and soon, it was lunch time. Sasuke and Sakura walked out of the class and went in different directions, not even a second glance to spare between the two of them.
Sakura walked to her locker and was putting her books away when she felt a pair of hands tickle her at her sensitive waist. She squealed and whipped around, bringing her arm up to elbow the person behind her.
"Oof!" Her older brother was doubled over on one knee as he hugged his stomach.
"Goddammit Sakura, you and your brute strength are killing me!"
"You know better than to tickle me Nii-chan!"
"Wow Sasori, I wish my ototou would call me so cutely." The two siblings turned to look at the elder Uchiha brother as he walked up to them. Itachi was impeccably dressed as usual with a pair of slim, black slacks and a grey v-neck sweater. His silky hair was tied with a small, black ribbon at his nape and it hung down his back. He looked positively drool-worthy and frankly Sakura was a little lightheaded looking at him. Sasuke was the only one she had real interest in, but that didn't mean that she wasn't like any other girl; breathless in the face of Itachi's hotness.
"My beloved Sasu-cakes used to be so adorable, following me around and calling me 'Nii-chan, nii-chan' all the time!"
Sasori and Sakura burst out laughing at Sasuke's nickname. "You know he'd kill you if he heard you call him in school right?" commented Sasori. Itachi grinned.
"What're you doing here anyway?"
Sakura turned to look her brother, also curious as why he was in the sophomore sector of the school when he and Itachi were seniors.
"Mom called me," he explained. "She and dad got a call from Grandpa. He says he's on his deathbed and they're gonna leave today. So, you and me gotta scrounge for some dinner by ourselves tonight!"
Sakura rolled her eyes. They all knew full well that nothing was wrong with the old man. Their grandfather lived 5 hours away and it was routine for him to fake sickness whenever he got a little lonely, just so he could force his children to visit him. They humoured his antics anyway out of love, and visited every time he was "on his deathbed".
"What did you want to eat anyway?"
"We shall call upon the pizza lords and summon for their underpaid messengers!" cried Sasori, his hands thrown up to the ceiling. Sakura and Itachi stared at him.
"I see melodrama runs in the family."
Sasori scowled at his best friend and Itachi laughed. He tugged Sasori down the hallway and the two called out their byes to Sakura. She waved at them and turned to walk to the cafeteria.
The place was crowded but Sakura spotted Ino in line close to the food. She waved her over and Sakura ran to stand with her.
"Hey Pig, what's our poison today?"
"You know, I've been looking at that green glop for the last 10 minutes and I can't tell if it's dead or alive."
They turned and looked at it dubiously but before they could protest it, the woman behind the counter slapped some onto their plates and the kids behind them pushed them on. They hastily went through the line and walked over to their regular table, where Hinata, Ten-ten and Temari were already sitting.
"Couldn't you guys come any faster?" grumbled Ten-ten.
"I was with Shikaaaaa," whined Ino.
"Oi, what happened to sistas before mistas?"
"Meh, it's not your face I want to suck off at the end of the day."
Temari and Sakura burst out laughing and Hinata joined in giggling. Ten-ten pouted and crossed her arms while Ino flashed a triumphant smile.
"Ne Ten-ten-chan, I caught you d-doing the same thing to Neji-nii-san last night," said Hinata smiling.
Ten-ten gaped at the Hyuga heiress before going red in the face and burying it in her arms. Ino, Sakura and Temari stared at her for a moment before shrieking.
"HOLY SHIT, Ten-ten you bitch, you never told us!"
"I was getting to that, Temari," mumbled Ten-ten.
Sakura and Ino threw their arms around Hinata and she squeaked.
"Way to go girl! You totally called her out!"
"With guts like these, you'll soon be asking out Naruto!"
Hinata blushed and looked down. "D-do you really think so, Ino-chan?"
"Of course!"
They looked over to the table nearby where Naruto, Neji, Shikamaru, Kiba and Sai were sitting.
"HEY NEJI," yelled Sakura. "WE HEARD YOU AND TEN-TEN GOT A LITTLE FRISKY LAST NIGHT!"
There was a moment of silence and then everyone burst out laughing, except for Ten-ten, Neji and Hinata, who had a nervous smile on her face.
"Oh my god Sakura," breathed Ten-ten, "do you have a fucking death wish?"
Neji glared at Sakura and then snapped his eyes over to Ten-ten. She put her hands up and shrugged helplessly. He turned away and his narrowed eyes fell on Naruto, who was howling with laughter.
"BAHAHA, HER PRISSYNESS IS FINALLY GOING TO GET LAID, HAHAHA! WHO WOULDA THOUGHT THAT NEJI-PRICK WOULD HOOK UP WITH THE SHE-DEMON!"
Neji let out a silent growl then lunged over the table towards Naruto, just missing him. Naruto yelled and promptly sprinted away from the table, Neji hot on his heels. Sakura saw a streak of black go by her and realized that Ten-ten was now hunting him down as well.
"Do you think they're going to h-hurt him?" asked Hinata worriedly.
"I'd be surprised if he comes out of this alive," remarked Temari. Hinata blanched at her words and Ino sighed before speaking.
"Sakura, go after them and stop them from killing the blond idiot."
"Say whaaaat?! Why am I supposed to do it?"
"Because I'm wearing heels and you're probably the only one smart enough to weasel him out of this."
Sakura cursed quietly. The Pig had spoken to her ego and now she had to do it. She looked over at Hinata and she looked back at Sakura pleadingly. Sakura sighed and got up. She jogged out of the cafeteria and turned in the hallway to follow the three.
She had just run around a corner when a door burst open and a pair of hands pulled her into a dark room. Her scream was muffled by a hand clamping down on her mouth and she felt the person bending down to her ear.
"Shhh!"
The hand on her mouth moved away to drape around her waist, and Sakura whipped around in the arms that held her. A dim light came on and she squinted before gasping, as she recognized the figure in front of her.
"You!"
I need some direction, and if you guys like this and care to see it continued, what do you want to happen? As long as it isn't stupid teenage drama, I'll work it.
Thanks for reading!