"Okay, now that we've established that I'll kill you if you're late, Kabuto, spit out your gum."

"Aw, do I have to?"

Orochimaru kicked the trash can over to the silver-haired teen. "I'll meet you half way."

Kabuto grumbled a bit, but spat his gum into the trash can.

"Okay, business item number two: paper airplanes will be confiscated. They've gotten a lot more paranoid as of late, so keep them in your backpacks until my back is turned. Sai, get out."

Sai's feet were still on the desk, and he hadn't moved since he walked into homeroom. "Give me one good reason why I should."

Orochimaru's lips lifted in a snarl. "Because coming back was clearly your idea of a joke, because you are small and insignificant, and because I will pummel you if you don't. Three. Now get out!"

Sai gulped and swung his feet off the desk. "Three…very good reasons, sir…I'll…just be going now…"

"Scat. Kurori, what's in your pocket?"

"Cell phone," the boy mumbled. Orochimaru lifted one dark eyebrow.

"I'm going to ask again. Either you tell the truth, or I send you down to the nurse's office for a strip search. Your choice."

"Yeesh, big deal about everything, huh?" He tossed the phone at Orochimaru, who caught it one-handed.

"You get it back at the end of the day. Come down here after last period and get it back."

"Aw, man, I got a bus!"

Orochimaru smirked. "Walk fast." he turned and tossed the phone onto his desk, then returned his attention to the class. "Anyway…here is a list of what I expect of you, as seniors, so keep this in a folder, in your textbook, whatever. Just don't lose it because I won't waste the paper on you." Orochimaru handed the first person in each row a small stack of papers, gesturing for them to pass the papers back. "And make sure you don't get caught making this into a paper airplane. Do it on the bus."Kabuto sighed. "Orochimaru-sama, you tyrant."

OOOOOOOOOO

Pein sighed as he recognized half of the sophomore students coming into his classroom. Either this was a sucky year, or they were lost.

"Seating chart is on the board. Find your name and sit down."

After the four minutes between classes were up, Pein turned to the class in front of him and glanced around. Kin was back, and so was Tenten…Neji had reappeared, long hair and everything else against school dress code, and Dosu had returned with even more decorative bandages than last year.

"Nice to see some familiar faces," he said dryly, and gestured to the other half of the board. "Class expectations. Read them and copy them down onto a sheet of paper. I don't particularly care where, so long as it's somewhere you won't lose it."

The class shrugged and took out pens and paper, then began copying down the short paragraph Pein had written down. Pein, in the meantime, took out a small book and opened to a page early in the book.

"Okay, for tomorrow, have a binder with paper and a pen. We'll be starting next week, but I want to make sure everyone has it. Any questions?"

None.

Pein nodded, and continued to go over the class expectations.

OOOOOOOOO

Sasuke stalked through the hallways, messenger bag slung over one shoulder. His books were stuck in simply so he didn't have to carry them, and he seemed like he simply couldn't care less. He noticed the teacher's eyes on him as he walked into his first period class, English Lit., and took a seat in the back.

Hatake Kakashi…he was attractive, by many standards. His silver hair stood up slightly, and was a bit long. It fell over his left eye, completely covering it, and he could see underneath the bandages covering the eye. His shirt was half open, and his tie was loose around his neck. He leaned on the desk with an air of I-don't-care-now-go-away, and he looked like he was ready to say, "Think fast!" and throw a piece of chalk at you.

As the class began trickling in, Kakashi straightened and glanced at the clock. Three more minutes…he sighed and pulled out a small paperback, slouching in his desk chair and beginning to read.

"Um…e-excuse me…?"

Kakashi glanced up at a shy girl with a messenger bag standing next to his desk. "Hinata, right? Hyuuga Hinata?"

The girl nodded. "Th-This is English Literature, right?" she said quietly, a small blush on her cheeks. Kakashi nodded and closed the book.

"Yes, it is. Sit where you want, but if you are talking, I'll move you. I might move people depending on who I think can see over other peoples heads, but that's about it."

Hinata smiled and took a seat in the front corner of the room; all the way on the right in the front row. The last of the class came in, and sat down in the seats left. The bell rang, and the last person flew into the room, panting.

"Sorry!" the teen panted, running a hand through her pink hair. "I was coming from 603, and-"

"It's okay," Kakashi interrupted. "Just sit down."

Sakura nodded and sat down in the one desk left, right in the front and center. Kakashi leaned back against the board, hands in his pockets.

"Well, this is English Lit. That means-no texting. Because people who text tend to be illiterate. So-if I catch you with a phone during class, it's ten bucks to get it back. At the end of the day. I don't care what you do between classes, by your lockers, before and after school, but during class-no phones. 'Kay?"

An affirmative mumble echoed from the class.

"Well, that was pathetic," Kakashi sighed, crossing one leg over another. "But, whatever. You need, for tomorrow preferably, a three-ring binder with paper, a pen, yes it has to be a pen, and your first book, To Kill a Mockingbird. Have it by Friday, okay?"

Nods.

Kakashi sighed and lowered his head, tossing his silver hair when it came back up. "We've got a long way to go…freshman."

OOOOOOOOO

As the bell rang, Kakuza and Hidan practically ran out of a classroom together. "Okay, worst Spanish ever."

"Hidan-it's the first day, and classes are ten minutes each."

"Boooring!" Hidan replied, pushing Kakuza into the lockers. "Ya think I'm gonna sit there and take shit about ten bucks for gum? Dude, I could get ten packages for more than that."

Kakuza laughed and shoved his friend back. "Get over yourself. We've got P.E. next…"

"With Tsunade?"

Itachi slung an arm over each of his friend's shoulders. "So do I."

"How about Kisame?" Hidan asked, stopping at his locker and dialing in the code on his combination lock. Itachi shook his head.

"He has study right now…he plays football, so he doesn't have to take P.E."

"Lucky bitch," Kakuza muttered. "Sucks…it's a pain in the ass to change, the class itself is a pain in the ass, Tsunade's a bitch-"

"Oh, shut up!" Hidan said loudly, slamming his locker. "Bitch-"

"Watch your mouth," Itachi said. "If a teacher walks by you're gonna be so screwed…"

Hidan shrugged and began walking towards the locker room. "I'd rather be in detention than in P.E."

OOOOOOOOO

"Move it, freshman! I said run, not stroll! Now move!"

Itachi sighed and slowed down a bit for Hidan and Kakuza. The two caught up with him and the three began running together.

"Jeez, is it just me or is she getting meaner?"

Itachi sighed and continued the laps of the soccer field. "I don't know. It's hard to tell."

"Is she gonna chase us again this year?" Hidan whined, wiping his forehead. "Last year she chased us if we slowed down…"

Kakuza snorted. "Lucky you," he said sarcastically. "We had her fifth period, and she wasn't really that mean. Partly because she was eating lunch, so her mouth was full, and also because food pacifies her."

Itachi grinned. "Ah, whatever. While we're here, we may as well plot our evil revenge."

"Move it, freshman!"

Hidan sighed. "We're seniors."

OOOOOOOOO

"Hey, freshman!"

Kabuto glanced at the girl who glanced up at Dosu's call. "You talkin' to me, shithead?"

"Yeah," Dosu sneered. "As a matter of fact, I am." He smirked and gestured to Tayuya to come closer. "Wanna go out? You're cute."

"Quit hitting on me, bitch," Tayuya snarled, shoving Dosu into the lockers. "And get a life."

"Whoa, hey," Kabuto said, suddenly stepping in. "Everybody take it easy." In truth he was scared of this girl-she could probably land Dosu in the hospital from the looks of her. "Look, where are you headed?"

The red-head looked slightly suspicious, but she answered, "Algebra."

Kabuto smiled. "I'll walk you there."

Tayuya seemed a bit more relaxed. "Well, I don't suppose you have a girlfriend?"

Kabuto's smile widened. "Nope."

Tayuya grinned. "Room 308?"

Kabuto nodded and began walking with Tayuya.

OOOOOOOOO

Kankuro collapsed in the seat for third period Spanish. He was doing pretty well, but this year he had moved up a level and he wasn't sure if it would actually require effort to get through the class. His sister was taking a junior class in sophomore year, so maybe she could help…

"Welcome to third period Spanish," the female teacher said after the bell rang, walking to the front of the classroom. "My name is Yuuhi Kurenai, and this is sophomore Spanish. I expect everyone to do their homework, make an effort not to fail, and not mouth off. If you can do that, you'll pass my class. If not, you fail. Very simple, so I expect no failures. Got that?"

A mumble was her only response.

"Good enough. Now, since this is Spanish 2, I expect something more than my freshman class and less than my juniors. So! Get higher than the juniors and you're in business. Get lower than the freshman and I kick you down a level. Okay?"

Another mumble.

Kurenai sighed. "I hope you're better than this when you're learning t say the words…"

OOOOOOOOOO

By the end of the day, Kabuto was walking Tayuya to the bus.

"I'll see you tomorrow, then?" she said shyly, holding her books in her arms. Kabuto nodded.

"I'll get you a copy of my schedule so we can figure out when we can see each other. Where's your locker?"

"537A."

Kabuto nodded again. "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow."

Tayuya nodded. "Well…there's my bus…"

"Um…okay…see ya."

As Tayuya boarded the bus, he couldn't help but wonder what was going to come of this.

A/N: Very fluffy scene…review please, or no next chapter!!