This chapter is dedicated to XxAsamiUzumakixX, who encouraged me relentlessly to finish typing up this chapter, reminding me of my readers out there! Thank her for it! Okay guys, here's chapter two, and, I really hope that you enjoy! This one is long to reward you! So, so sorry about the long wait, but I blame laziness! Also, a couple days ago, Thursday, was my birthday, (March 29th) so you can thank me double for actually posting this, and not just being lazy! Thanks so much for the reviews guys, but really, keeps 'em coming guys, because as long as I get reviews, you get chapters! (Yes, I am actually resorting to bribery!) REVIEW!
Chapter Two: Meeting the Gang
Sakura POV:
At exactly 5:30 am, I was dressed and ready to go. My long hair was just flowing down, and my bangs were hanging in front of my face. I wore a white t- shirt that said "Short People Will Rule the World." That stopped right below my belly button with a black vest that ended a little higher. Tight black skinny jeans sat snugly on my hips and (matching the t-shirt) hot pink sparkly converse high tops (A/N: Loves me some CONVERSE! WOOT WOOT!) As a finishing touch, I put on my black leather jacket, and threw my hair up into a bun, securing it by shoving a black gel ink pen through it. Only my black tipped bangs hung wildly around my face. Grabbing my satchel, I walked downstairs to see everyone gathered at the table. Timidly, I took my seat between Gaara and Shikamaru. Shikkau looked Gaara and I in the eye and said, "It's time for you two to know the real story." I tried to say something, but was silenced by a glance from my elder brother.
Shikkau cleared his throat, and started; "All of this…well, myself, Shikamaru, Kanna, Karin and… well… were all Immortals. Immortals are different beings that live forever. The school that you, Gaara and Shikamaru are going to is a special one for Immortals who've yet to reach maturity. Well, every Immortal reaches maturity and around sixteen, seventeen…. So, even though your mother was mortal, you two are still full immortals. This is what really happened between your Mother and I; Years ago, I met Shikamaru's mother, Inaka Shirona. We fell in love. But, to pause for a second, some immortals have mates, and some don't. It depends on what you are. I am the Shadow King, so I don't have a mate. Anyway, Inaka and I got married, and she died giving birth to Shikamaru. Distraught and clueless, I wandered into the mortal world, and then I met your mother; Hashina Haruno. I fell in love with her too. My heart was healed, and Shikamaru had a mother to love and take care of him. Only a year later, we had you Sakura. Then, after four lovely years, we had Gaara. We were so happy, and I loved you all so, so much. But then, someone came for me. They told me that they needed me back and that I couldn't continue to live in the mortal world. Oh, and to pause again, though you two are full Immortals, your powers have a seal on them that I had put in place the day you were born. Only I can remove it, but under extreme circumstances, it could come undone. But because Shikamaru had no such seal on him, they forced me to take him away as well. So, I said my goodbyes, and left. Now, all these years later, I've gotten married to Kanna.
So, I think that I should remove the seals in about a month…? You know…after you two get settled down some? Now, uh...Shikamaru can answer anymore questions that you have and…well…you guys should go to school now…. Oh! Here-" he withdrew two wallets from his pockets, and passed them over to Gaara and I. I peeked inside mine, and saw nearly five thousand dollars in cash, and a gold credit card. "Wow, Dad…thanks…" I said, surprised. "No problem! Whatever you two need, just ask!" smiled the cheerful dark haired man. "Off to school children!" trilled Kanna. I gave her a glance, and said, "So, are we allowed to invite people over to the house? You know if I make any friends?" Shikkau laughed and said "Of course! How do you think Shikamaru keeps busy? Oh, but of course you invite Lady Ino over to keep you company right?" he winked at a blushing Shikamaru. I snickered and said, "Hmm…little Shika-kun got himself a Lady friend, huh?" I nudged him in his ribs while Gaara snickered unabashedly. "Shut up," growled Shikamaru, bypassing red and turning maroon, "All right kids, go on. Kanna and I won't be home later, so invite some friends over." Alright, bye Dad!" Shikamaru, Gaara and I all waved goodbye as we left, but Karin only stalked out in a huff, with her pointy little nose in the air. Bitch.
I grinned to myself as we drove out of the huge garage. Karin, in front with her red sports car (typical!), Shika next, with Gaara in his metallic green Ferrari, then me, on my new black motorcycle with hot pink tiger stripes. Oh yeah! We drove, and drove and drove, until we finally ended up in a huge courtyard filled with trees, benches, tables, cars and most of all, people. There were also six or seven huge buildings around. Big school, ne? I took off my helmet, and shook out my long, thick hair. When I looked up, most of the courtyard was staring at me. Great! Just what I need! More attention!
Sasuke POV:
I was sitting under my usual tree with Neji, Naruto, TenTen, Hinata, Hanabi and Ino, when I noticed Shikamaru drive in, followed by a bike. He climbed out of the car, and a small, pale boy with spiky, dark auburn hair followed. Turning my attention to the biker, I soon realized that he was a she! Her skin was clear, unblemished porcelain white, paired with big emerald green eyes. But really, her hair was the shock! It was long and a pastel pink color that reminded me of cotton candy, but the tips were jet black. She ran her hands through it, and shook it out. Just then she looked up, and probably noticed that most of the courtyard was staring, because she blushed a bubblegum pink that made her eyes light up.
Then, "Mystery Girl" walks over to SHIKAMARU, and tries to hide behind him. I couldn't hear what they were saying, but I saw Shikamaru laugh, and the he threw his arm over her shoulder. I surprised myself by snarling feral. Someone tapped me on the shoulders, and said "Fangs away, Sasuke. So, you've finally found the one huh?" the person with the audacity to order around THE Sasuke Uchiha, Vampire GOD (basically), was none other than TenTen Kaniharo. I looked back at the pink haired girl, "She's mine." I growled, this time, in anticipation.
Sakura POV:
I blushed deeply, and then quickly tried to hide behind Shikamaru. "Uh-uh-uh Sakura," said Shikamaru, chuckling sadistically as he drew me out, then draped his arm along me shoulders, "Time to face the world!" I glared at him reproachfully, "You, Shikamaru, are on sadistic little boy…" "Yeah, yeah…" he yawned, "C'mon you two, let's go meet my group." Without further ado, she dragged me off, only stopping to grab Gaara by the hood of his sweater. Once we arrived at his so-called "group" I didn't even blink, I shook Shikamaru's arm off, and went to the ruffled looking Gaara, pulling down his sweater, fixing his bag and brushing the bangs away from his face. "You okay?" I asked quietly. Gaara gave me a small smirk, which I knew meant yes.
With Gaara taken care of, I turned back to Shikamaru, and swiftly cuffed him upside his head. "You baka! Who just drags around small twelve year olds by their hoods?" I asked "Ouch…jeez…troublesome…" muttered Shikamaru, rubbing his head. I rolled my eyes and glanced around, freezing. There were eight people staring at us; three guys and five girls.
One girl had long platinum blonde hair pulled up into a tight ponytail, big sky blue eyes and pale skin. The next girl had thick chocolate brown hair up in two buns, big chocolate brown eyes and peach skin. Another had long, dark purple hair down to her butt, white/grey eyes with lilac flecks and pale skin. The last girl looked about Gaara's age, and she was obviously related to purple girl. She had dark purple hair right down to the small of her back, white/grey eyes with darker purple flecks, and pale skin.
The first boy had thick, wild sunshine yellow hair, big electric blue eyes, tanned golden brown skin, and three whisker marks on each cheek. The next one had long mahogany silky brown hair, white/grey eyes with silver flecks and pale skin. The last…he had longish onyx hair that stuck up in the back, and had a dark blue sheen to it. His skin was so pale, that he almost…glowed….his eyes…his eyes were dark pools of obsidian that drew me in deep…
"Sakura?" I blinked, looking down at Gaara, who was staring up at me worriedly. "Yeah?" I asked. Gaara cocked an eyebrow at me, then motioned to Shikamaru, who it seemed had been trying to get me attention, "Finally," he groaned, "These are my friends; Ino, TenTen, Hinata, Hanabi, Naruto, Neji and Sasuke. Guys, these are Sakura and Gaara." I flicked my bangs out of my face, "Hey!" Gaara just nodded to them.
Ino pushed her hair over her shoulder, and said, "So Sakura, are you and Shikamaru…?" I caught the flash of panic in her eyes, and quickly said, "Ummm….no, he's my brother actually…" I trailed off awkwardly. "OH!" cried Ino, "You're his siblings...Sorry!" I snickered, elbowing Shikamaru, "No! Not at all! I know that you're the 'Lady Ino' who captured troublesome little Shika-kun's heart!" Everyone snickered as Shikamaru blushed and muttered, "Troublesome," while Ino grinned up at me. "Well," she said leaping up, "Ino Yamanaka, Water Nymph, and Granddaughter of Aphrodite herself, at your service!" Grinning I replied, "Sakura Haruno Nara. Just your average pink-haired girl!" "Hey, everyone else introduce yourselves!" barked Ino.
The chocolate haired girl came up grinning, "Hey. TenTen Kaniharo! What's up?" I shrugged nonchalantly, "Hey. Sakura. Nothing much." The purple haired girl stepped up, "H-hello. I'm Hinata Hyuga." I smiled, liking her already, "Hi. Sakura, ah…yeah." Hinata smiled, "Is Gaara your younger sibling?" "Oh, yeah, he is. He's twelve." Gaara poked me in the back and muttered, "Almost thirteen." I rolled my eyes, "Right…" Hinata gently pulled forward the smaller girl, "This is Hanabi, my younger sister. She's also twelve." Hanabi stepped forward boldly and said, "Hello. I'm Hanabi…as my sister said. And you are?" I shoved Gaara forward, and he muttered, "Gaara." Hanabi frowned, "You aren't very social, are you Gaara?" Wow! She's got him down already! With Gaara, things are complicated. He'll be so loud and vocal with me and Shikamaru, but with strangers, he'll just clam up completely. Hanabi is a more, blunt, bold person, no matter who it is. I think that she'll be good for him, and he'll finally have a real friend. I mean, back home, he never really used to bother with making friends, or even really associating with other people, besides me. I used to worry…a lot. I was suddenly shocked back to reality, when Hinata tapped me, and motioned to the two adolescents who had already wandered off talking. A soft smile lit up my face as I watched Gaara laugh with Hanabi. SCORE!
Sasuke POV:
I watched in wonder as a small smile lit up Sakura's face. Sakura…what a fitting name for her. Gazing at her, taking in her slightly flushed cheeks, small, cute little nose, and big, innocent eyes, I felt…content. She looked angelic…She will be mine….soon…soon…
Sakura POV:
Ino poked me again, and the dark haired boy said, "Neji Hyuga." He didn't seem like the type to handshake, or hug, so I just inclined my head. "Sakura Haruno Nara." Just then, a big blob of yellow and orange (A/N: Guess who?) would've glomped me, had I not reacted just in time. Ducking down, I swept my leg under the blob, and as it flew through the air, I brought my knee up, and slammed it up into its stomach, then grabbed the blob by its hair, and pinned it down by sitting on its back. All of this instinctive, mind you. All was quiet, and I looked up blinking. Everyone was staring at me with huge eyes.
Laughing sheepishly, I said, "Uhh…instinct?" "INSTNCT?" everyone sweat dropped, anime style. Suddenly, a small voice came from underneath me, "Uhh…Hi? C-could you get off me now?" Blushing, I stood up and offered a hand out to the person, who grabbed it and jumped up, "HI! I'm Naruto Uzumaki, and I LOVE RAMEN! What's up?" Naruto was the sunshine yellow blonde, and boy was he LOUD! But he also seemed cheerful and nice. "Hey…Sakura. And, uhh…yeah…Ramen is nice, Naruto." The blonde beamed at me, and turned to the obsidian eyed boy, "Hear that Teme? Sakura-Chan likes Ramen too!" "Teme?" I asked, puzzled. Naruto laughed, "Him." I looked at the obsidian boy expectantly. He smirked and said, "Sasuke Uchiha." "Sakura Haruno Nara." Sasuke looked me straight in the eye, "I know."
Apparently class starts at nine here, and it's only seven, so we all just chilled out for a while. "Hey, where'd you learn those sick moves?" asked TenTen excitedly. "I do martial arts, kickboxing and gymnastics…" I replied "Really?" she cried, "You know weapons?" I laughed, "Yeah, sort of. I've dappled in knife work, played with swords..." "Chick, you are bad ass!" cried TenTen, hugging me tightly. "So, um, do you like to shop?" asked Ino, "Erm…well, I like looking good, but I really hate shopping, so someone else usually does it for me, or I get forced into it." Ino's eyes shone, "Well, that sounds" I'm sure we will be, Ino-Pig!" Then Hinata quietly asked, "So why did you move here?" My eyes closed briefly, and I sighed, "My mom…she uh—died. About a month ago." Hinata smiled sadly, "I-I'm so sorry…my m-mother died in c-childbirth with H-Hanabi." "Oh…" I breathed sympathetically.
Tactfully changing the subject, Hinata asked, "So, do you have any hobbies?" "No, I'm more of a, do random stuff when I'm bored, person." I replied cheerfully. "Hey, you guys have cell phones?" they all answered yes, so I said, "Okay, put your number in my phone, and then put in your picture." I took out my iphone, and passed it to Ino, who typed it in, then took a picture of herself winking. "Kay, I saved it as Ino-Pig," smiled Ino. TenTen punched in her number, and then blew a kiss at the camera. Hinata lightly pressed in her number, then blushed bashfully as she took her picture. "HEY! Hina-Chan! Let me put in my number too!" Hinata blushed like a fire-engine, and stuttered even more, "S-sure N-n-ar-ruto-k-kun." "Thanks Hina-Chan!" Naruto grinned, reminding me of a young fox, and quickly pressed a kiss to her cheek, causing Hinata to utter a small, 'meep' and collapse into Ino's waiting arms. Naruto leapt forward, but Ino waved him off as Hinata sat up, blushing an even deeper red this time. "Well…here…we…go…" muttered Naruto, punching in his digits, then smiling and putting up a peace sign as the camera went off.
Silently, Neji took the phone, punched his numbers in, and then tried to pass the phone off. Outraged, TenTen and I tackled him, "C'mon Neji, smile—no—smile for gods' sake—," I tried, "No—NEJI! Just tilt your lips up! Like-," TenTen rolled her eyes and threw her arms around Neji's neck, and kissed him full on the mouth. To my surprise, Neji responded enthusiastically to TenTen, and I took this as a go-ahead, so when Neji jumped, blushing, (well, as much as he can, which is more like a tint of pink) and everyone snickered, I wasn't really surprised.
Then I turned to Shikamaru, who, to my surprise, had fallen asleep—the lazy ass! Deciding to be sneaky, I motioned for the others to keep quiet, and then I put my hands to my mouth and bellowed, "OI! SHIKAMARU! INO SAID THAT SHE LOVES YOU!" Shikamaru sat up and said, "What—Ino?" By this time, I'd already snapped a picture, and everyone was choking with laughter, "Ugh, SAKURA! Troublesome…"groaned Shikamaru. "But you love me…" I sang "Umm…okay, that's everyone except…" Sasuke smirked, "Me." Oh, the irony.
I silently handed him my phone, and he punched in the numbers quickly with nimble pianists hands. My eyes narrowed dangerously, "What, no smile?" Mr. Stick-Up-The-Ass-Uchiha wouldn't smile for the camera like a normal friggin' person, so of course I tried my hardest, "C'mon, please, just smile—for Christ's sake, smile! No—don't—smile, it's this thing you do when you're happy—SMILE!" That bastard looked right at me and… (Wait for it) SMIRKED. My eyebrow twitched spastically, and Shikamaru, Ino and Hinata had to hold me back, preventing me from murdering him brutally. "What is up with you people and not smiling?" I growled, "I mean, is that stick really shoved that far up your ass?" Everyone gasped and looked at me, stewing in my anger, and Sasuke, to see the reactions. But the pale boy only smirked, "I asked the Doctor, but he said I'd have to have it surgically removed." There was a split second of silence, and then I roared with laughter.
"Wait…" said Naruto, "Did Sasuke-Teme actually just make a joke?" "No. Way." murmured TenTen. "So this is like the first time he's ever really made a joke?" I asked. Everyone nodded, and I shook my head at Sasuke, "Tsk, Tsk. Well, I'm here now, never fear silly people! I think Sasuke will be doing a lot more of that." Then, Sasuke did something that scared us even more. He laughed. And did I mention that when he laughs, he looks like an angel? Wow. Seizing the opportunity, I grabbed my phone, and quickly took the picture. Yes! I was about to get up and do a victory dance, when I was interrupted by the worst, most high pitched, squealing voice I've ever heard in my life. "Sasuke-koi!"
Karin. Ugh… *insert disgusted shudder here* the redhead clung onto a disgusted Sasuke's arm, simpering. "Oh, Sasuke-koi! I missed you this week! I haven't seen you at all! How about we go…study…somewhere…" Karin seemed unaware of the many glares and disgusted glances she was receiving, until I spoke up, "Oh…hey, Karin." Karin looked at me and sneered, "Now, why is a little pest like you hanging around my Sasuke-koi?"
Before I could reply, I was viciously defended, "Little pest? Oh I'll show you a little pest-" TenTen of course. "Bitch, please-," scoffed Ino (of course). "Watch what you say to my sister, Karin." Hissed Shikamaru. "HEY! YOU LEAVE SAKURA-CHAN ALONE!" Naruto yelled (who else?). "Guys, guys…" I waved them off, "I got this."
When everyone quieted down, I smirked, "Karin, Karin, Karin…me? Pest? You don't even know me. And, before you judge, I suggest you go gather your info. Because, if I was to judge you by your appearance, I would say, 'hmm…slutty, gold digging, shallow, superficial, whoring, bitch.' And to be honest, I think that most of the world would agree with me." I said all of this in a sweet, pleasant tone with an underlying steel edge to it.
Everyone burst into laughter, and Karin got up hissing, "You bitch! You think that you can just come here and steal Sasuke-koi's love, and throw me out in the streets?" I stared at her, wondering what the hell she kept in that big ass head of hers; because it certainly isn't brains.
"Okay, Karin, one: I'm not here to replace you, you stupid bimbo. Two: if they "throw you out on the streets", it'll be because you got too damn annoying! THREE: for the last time; I'm not trying to steal you precious Sasuke-koi, but if he decides to run as far away from you as possible, like any smart man would, well, that's his fault, and your problem!"
Ignoring her, I sat down next to TenTen, took out my iPod, and started discussing Paramore's new album with her. Karin turned beet red, and she started spitting curses like some sort of deranged sailor. Everyone was starting to get riled up again, and Karin was just… "—stupid, annoying little bitch! I'll make your life hell!" she ended self-righteously. There was a thick silence, and then; "Huh? Oh, sorry, did you say something?" I looked up at Karin, blinking innocently. Karin's face turned even redder! (If possible!) "Why you little-," Just then, the bell rang, causing all of us to get up and dash off, leaving the still-angry redhead behind. Phew, saved by the bell.
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