"You know you could have gotten in the front." Nami said making a turn down the street.
Nami knew by now that our relationship wasan't perfect I hated how she was always getting annoyed when I didn't take steps toward her.
I just didn't like people. I never would and I never wanted to. I didn't mind dying alone.
"So how was your first day?" Nami asked.
"Boring." I replied stuffing my hand in my pocket and touching the paper. I wanted so badly to see what it said but I didn't want to pull it ut
infront of Nami because I knew she was watching through the review mirror and she would ask what it was.
"Did you meet any interesting people?" she asked.
I thought about Naruto, Hinata and Sakura.
"I met a couple of idiots." I replied.
"Tenten don't be that way I'm sure everyone wasan't an idiot."
I closed my eyes and leaned my head against the seat. I thought of Neji Hyuuga.
"Hyuuga." I said in a whisper.
"Huh?" Nami asked.
I had just realized that Hinata and Neji had the same last name. I pictured them both in my head. They looked alot alike too.
Were they siblings? It seemed hardly likly since Hinata wasan't exactly popular and Neji was.
"Did anyone notice you weren't a guy?" nami asked. i could see her looking at me from in the mirror.
"I'm not sure." I said clutching the paper.
Nami pulled up infront of our house and got out the car.
I followed her inside then ran up to my room and locked the door.
I pulled out my cellphone. I had to call Harumi.
I dialed her number slowly. The phone ranf once before she anwsered.
"GUESS WHAT!" she cried.
"What?" I asked trying to sound excited.
"I asked him out!" she said.
She must have been talking about Haru.
"Let me guess, he said yes."
"That and he had been liking me for awhile he was just too afraid to ask me out."
I smiled. I was kinda jealous that she was doing o.k without me but I was glad for her. She had liked Haru for 2 years.
She had never liked one guy for that long in her life.
"How'd your first day go?" she asked.
"It was boring I just met a few people and got my schedule." I replied.
"What kind of people?' Did you make any friends?"
"I met a guy named Naruto and his girlfriend Hinata."
"There also was a girl named Sakura but she annoys me."
"Hinata must be nice." Harumi said giggling. "And what did Sakura do to you?"
"She is nice." I said.
"And Sakura...she didn't do anything she's just too nice." I think the reason i didn't like Sakura was because she reminded me so much of Harumi and I didn't want to replace her.But I didn't know maybe I just didn't like her.
"Oh I have to go Haru's on the other line." harumi said before hanging up.
I sat on my bed still holding the phone in my hand. I couldn't believe she had hung up on me.
I threw the phone against the wall and layed my head on my pillow.
I reached in my pocket and pulled out the paper Neji had dropped in my lap earlier.
It was pretty dingy and crumbled and I could barely make out the words: I KNOW.
They were written in pencil and it was fading away.
I read it again and again.
What did he know? Was he talking about my being a girl?
But how could he know? I hadn't let on any signs or anything.
I didn't know why I cared so much about following out this dare but I did.
"Tenten it's time for dinner!" Nami called from downstairs.
I didn't feel like eating but I washed my hands and came down to dinner anyway. After dinner I helped Nami and Gennosuke with the dishes.
"How was school?" Gennosuke asked.
I shrugged. "Didn't Nami tell you?" She tells you everything doesn't she?"
Gennosuke laughed.
"You're just one tough cookie aren't you." he said rubbing his soapy hands in my hair.
"I'm gonna miss you around the house when the boarding is up at your school." he added.
I smiled. I new he meant it. Gennosuke was so nice although I wanted to hate him I couldn't. I didn't like him though.
After the dishes were done Gennosuke and Nami sat down to watch a movie. They invited me too but I declined since it was a mushy movie and I knew
they wanted to be alone. They only invited to be nice plus they knew I would reject.
I went back to my room and layed on my bed.
What did Neji know? It was bugging me so bad.
I closed my eyes and thought about today. I kept seeing Sakura. Sakura smiling,Sakura writing, Sakura eating.
The next day I walked to school alone. I wore another one of Gennosuke's suits it was the same style as the one before except it
was dark blue and black and there was a tiger on the back.
I wore the good over my head and shades over my eyes.
I had just reached the school grounds when I heard Sakura's voice.
"Hey Kyo wait up!" she cried from behind me.
I turned around and stared at her.
She had like a hundred books in her hand and a shoulder bag on her arm.
I turned back towards the school ignoring her completly.
Suddenly I heard a strange sound behind me. I turned back around to see Sakura had dropped her books on the ground.
She sat there looking confused.
I had to chuckle a bit.
"Kyo!" she cried.
"Just because you found out my name dosen't mean you have to use it all the time." I said pulling my hood down some more.
She just stared at me before picking up up her books.
I entered the school leaving her outside.
The halls were full of students who were talking and playing around. I looked at my watch. There was
5 minutes until assembly. I took out my schedule and began to read it.
I felt someones hand on my shoulder. "Hey Kyo." Naruto said.
"Hey." I replied.
"Let me see your schedule." he said snatching it from my hand.
I didn't make an attempt to snatch it back.
Naruto read my schedule in silence raising his eyebrow a few times. Then he handed it back to me.
"We only have one class toghther and thats science." he said.
I looked at the schedule. The science teacher was someone named Asuma.
"Well actually two classes everyone has P.E toghther." he said smiling.
I liked P.E classes. I enjoyed playing sports especially soccer. Who knew kicking a ball around could let loose so much anger.
"We're gonna be late for assembly." I said looking at my watch again.
"Oh yeah." Naruto said rushing into the auditorium.
I followed him. It was funny but some how I enjoyed Naruto's company.
Assembly was boring. The principle just went on and on about how disciplinary acts would be taken agaisnt affenders and how someone spray painted Uzumaki in the grass.
Naruto flashed me a smile.
After assembly I put my books in my locker and headed for my homeroom.
I took my seat in the back of the class and Sakura took her seat infront of me. The teacher hadn't come.
"Um...K-kyo." Hinata said poking me on the shoulder.
I turned to her.
"I-I don't me-mean to bother y-you but aren't you going to t-take off your shades?"
I sighed.
"You really want to see my face don't you?"
Before she could reply a woman entered the room rolling a stroller.
I guessed she was Kurenai sensei.
"Hello everyone sorry I'm late I had to feed him." she said as she took the baby out the stroller.
"I talked to the principle and she agreed to let mt bring him to class with me today so you all could meet him."
I sighed and looked down at my desk. There was a candy bar and a note.
I glanced around wondering who had left it. The only people who could have was the guy with the bowl shaped hair,Hinata, or Sakura.
I read the note to myself:
I don't know what you're going through but what ever it is choclate always helps.
-Sakura Haruno
I shoved the candy and note into my pocket.
I looked up at Sakura but she wasan't in her seat she and most of the class had gotten up to look at Kurenai's baby.
"You in the blue what's you name?" Kurenai asked.
"Kyo." I replied.
"I haven't seen you before." she said looking at me hard.
"I'm new here." I said.
"Well I'm Kurenai you can call me Ki sensai this is my baby Hayatae." she said pinching her little boys cheeks.
I nodded.
"Want to hold him?" she asked.
I shook my head.
The rest of the class period was spent talking about Hayatae and how bad and sweet he could be.
After the bell rang I went back to my dest to grab my book.
Sakura flashed me a smile.
I ignored her once again and grabbed my book.
I had Kakashi for speech class next. The first thing I saw when I entered the hall was Neji Hyuuga.
He was by my locker.
My god what did he want with me.
I inched to my locker and opened it.
Neji watched me. He didn't utter a word. I felt like a mouse being eyed by a hawk. Especially since his gray eyes were so frightening.
I closed my locker and turned my back to him.
He walked past me shoving me against the lockers with his shoulder.
I watched him enter room 112. That was Kakashi's speech class.
No! I didn't want to have a class with him. Especially not a speech class where I would have to speak infront of everyone.
Why me? I had never been intimidated my anyone before. Even back at my old school when bullies would pick on me I never cared. I'd even
fight if I had too. But I never really had to unless they were messing with Harumi. It didn't matter what she said nothing could stop me from beating the hell out of them.
If Harumi were here and it had been her he pushed agaisnt the locker I would have fought him too. I wouldn't care how cute he was. And I had to admit Neji was pretty hot.
"Sakura Haruno please come to the Principle's office immediatly." a voice on the loud speaker called.
I wondered what she had done.
I dragged myself into the room. When entered I noticed the only free seat was by Ino Yamanaka.
I reluctantly sat down beside her.
She rolled her eyes and turned back to her book. I snuck a look at her book. She was drawing hearts around Neji's name.
I had to bite my lip to keep from laughing.
I turned around Neji was two seats behind me to the left. He was looking right at me. I turned back around quickly.
My heart began to pound.
Why was he staring at me?
He had to know the truth about me.
Just then a guy with white hair and mask over the bottom half of his face entered the room with a book in his hand.
"Hello class." he said his head still in the book.
When there was no reply he looked up.
"Hm..." he said scanning the room. "For all of you who have taken my class before you know how all first days go so began moving your desks."
There was a series of groans as people got up from their seats and pushed their desks to the back of the room.
I did the same.
"Form a circle." Kakashi said after all the desks were pushed back.
Everyone looked reluctant to sit but then Neji sat down and all the girls rushed to sit next to him.
Ino made it first then another girl found her way on the other side of him.
I guessed Ino was either his girlfriend or she liked him alot.
I sat down where I was standing, crossed my feet resting my elbow on my leg and my head in my hand.
Neji stood back up and walked acroos the room towards me. Why was he coming over here?
He sat down beside me and put his hand over mines and turned it over.
My back stiffened.
"Do exactly as I say." And do not look at me." he whispered without looking at me.
Was he going to try and control me because he knew my secret?
Neji put something hard in my hand which felt sort of like a lighter. He closed my hand tight.
My face was red now. I was glad no one could see it.
I hoped he couldn't feel me shaking we were so close.
Alot of the girls were looking around for Neji and the ones that knew where he was stood up and started to make their way towards him pushing eachother so that they would be the first to reach the empty
spot beside him.
Kakashi was oblivious to all that was happening because he was to engrossed in his book.
"Throw it now." Neji whispered.
"Huh?" I whispered without looking at him.
"Throw at the board as hard as you can now!"
I took a deep breath and raised my arm and let the object go. It went flying towards the boards at full speed.
Once it hit everyone jumped and stopped in place.
It was funny how all the girls looked completly frightened.
Kakashi looked up from his book.
"Everyone sit down right where you are now!" he said closing the book and standing up.
All the girls frowned and sat down. None of them had the chance to be near Neji instead a boy brown spiky hair which he wore in a strange ponytail he looked pretty tired.
Neji covered his mouth with his arm.
I couldn't help but laugh too.
He nudged me. "You throw like a girl." he whispered.
"You could have done it yourself." I mumbled not really intending for him to hear.
Then it hit me. He said I throw like a girl. Was he hinting that he knew?
"Alright everyone we are gonna go around in a circle and introduce ourselves." Starting with...
Kakashi looked around the circle then stopped at Ino who was on the other side of the tired looking guy. She had gotten as close to Neji as she could before she was forced to sit in place.
"I'm Ino Yamanaka." I'm 16," I hate spiders and frogs and most animals except horses."
I hate geeks and nerds and people who try to fit in when they know they'll never be popular."
"And Neji is my favorite athlete." That's it about me." she said flashing her fake smile.
Suddenly Sakura burst into the room she was breathing hard. "I-I'm so s-sorry I'm late." she said between breaths.
"Take a seat." Kakashi said pointing to the circle.
Sakura sat on the other end off the circle so we were practically facing each other.
Kakashi pointed to the tired looking guy.
"I'm Shikimaru Naara." he said. "I'm 16 and I like sleeping, I hate anyone who interrupts me when I do so." he said yawning.
Kakashi laughed. "That's pretty interesting o.k you there." he said pointing to Neji.
"Everyone all ready knows who I am." Neji said.
"You can't be so sure about that." Kakashi said. "We do have some new people this year."
Neji turned to me. "You know me right?" he asked giving me that piercing stare daring me to say no.
I nodded.
"And I know the rest of these guys from last year." he added.
"Stop being difficult and introduce yourself." Kakashi said loosing patience. "I would love to get this over with quick so I can finish the next chapter in my book."
Neji sighed.
"I'm Neji Hyuuga.' I'm 17." I like blood and most thibgs red." I dont dream."
He didn't say anything more and Kakashi nodded and turned to me.
"You're a new face introduce yourself."
I took a deep breath. "I'm Kyo Tokiha." I'm 16." Water and fire are my favorite elements."I dislike anwsering questions and I hate when people
ask them." I don't like people who think they're better than everyone else when they're not."
My gaze fixed on Ino who was too bust looking at Neji to notice.
"More than anything I hate pink." I added.
Sakura looked at me.
"That's it."
Kakashi nodded and went on to the next person. I didn't really care to listen to anyone else introduce themselves
so i dozed off into my own thoughts which were interrupted soon by the sound of Sakura's voice.
"I'm Sakura Haruno." I'm 16."
"I dislike mean people and people who hurt others." I don't like loud places or small spaces." I like rainbows and rainy days. Till this day it amaazes me to see rain fall."
"I also believe that just by me introducing myself you won't get to know me, but to have a real conversation with me in a diffrent story."
"I guess that it." she said pushing her hair behind her ear. She wore it down today.
"O.k now that we know each other-
Kakashi was interrupted by the sound of the bell.
Everyone stood up.
"Don't forget to move the desks back." Kakashi sensei said as he sat back in his seat his head stuck in his book.
"Need a hand?" I looked up and saw Sakura holding her hand out to help me up.
I shook my head and stood up on my own.
"What is with you?" she asked.
I shrugged.
"I'm trying my hardest to be nice to you but you're just being man and I-
"I'm not mean because I don't want to be your friend." I said staring her in the eyes.
Her eyes looked sad as she stared back.
"Fine!" she said as she grabbed her books and stomped out the room.
I watched her go. I had no remore for what I had done.
Suddenly the voice on the loud speaker could be heard.
"Everyone come down to the auditorium the boarding rooms are up and roomates and rooms are being assigned.'
"So come and see who you're paired with."
I had forgotten this was a boarding school. I wasan't exactly excited about having a roomate and staying at this place.
But then again I was never excited.
I slipped out of the classroom and made my way to the auditorium.
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