Let Your Inner Self Out
Chapter 2
a/n: Yay! I actually finished the second chapter! This was really fun to make, since I started adding in the others' inner voices. I hope you like this chapter, and please remember to rate and review.
Also, thank you to Blue Rhythm for reviewing, and glow593 for giving me more ideas for pairings.
Before I start, just to clear things up: Bold - Inner Self ; Not Bold - Normal Thoughts
"Come on, Shikamaru. Stop being so lazy and pick up the pace! You were the one who said we should be going already!"
"Yeah, right. Pigs are gonna fly before you convince Shikamaru to stop being lazy, so stop your yapping, Ino." Sakura said, clearly annoyed that they weren't getting any closer to the auditorium.
Ino stopped pulling Shikamaru's arm and glared at Sakura with a look that struck fear into Chouji, Shikamaru, Kiba and Akamaru. "What did you say, Forehead?"
"I just said to stop your yapping. Pig." Sakura returned with an icy glare that could freeze hell.
"Um, guys?" Tenten said, trying to pull the girls away from each other. "Shouldn't we be heading to the Auditorium now?"
Sakura dropped her glare and sighed. "Yeah, I guess." Then she smiled and looked up at Ino. "No hard feelings?"
"Ugh. Fine." They shook hands and grinned at each other, while Tenten sighed in relief. Meanwhile, the boys had somehow gone ahead without the girls noticing at all.
"Man I feel sorry for Tenten." Kiba muttered.
"Yeah, she's the only girl who's actually not crazy." Chouji said.
"Or unstable." Shikamaru added. "But anyway, she'll be fine, seeing as she can take care of Lee too." The boys smiled and disappeared as they rounded a corner.
"Hey, where'd Shikamaru and the others go?" Sakura asked, looking around for the three boys.
Tenten sighed and said, "They left a few minutes ago." 'Those unhelpful, stupid idiots. Wait, was that me?'
"They what?" Ino squeaked. "Some gentlemen."
Tenten sighed again and thought, 'These girls are even harder to handle than Neji and Lee. And those two nerds would never have made it out of middle school without my help. What the hell is this? I'm your inner voice, baby. Hn. Never thought I'd have one. You're lucky you do, now tell those bitches to pick up the pace! Okay, Okay.'
"Let's just head to the auditorium. We've got-" Tenten checked her phone and sighed again. "-less than ten minutes left till we're late."
"Stop your worrying, Ten-chan." Ino said cheerily. "We'll get there in time." 'Like Hell we will.' Tenten thought, scratching her head in frustration.
Just then, one of the doors behind them shut quietly and all three of the girls turned around to see a boy about the same age as them, with jet-black hair and eyes as black as ebony. Ino's mouth fell slightly open, while Sakura blushed as both their hearts thumped loud enough for Tenten to hear them. 'Damn these heart-on-their-sleeves bitches. Getting all lovestruck at this particular moment and on an emo like this bastard. Perfect.'
"Who are you?" Tenten asked innocently, earning the envy of both girls behind her as she tried to ignore her inner voice.
The boy ignored her question though, and said, "Tell me where the auditorium is."
'Rude, much?' Inner Tenten thought as an idea popped into her head. Then she smiled sweetly at the boy and said, "Or what?"
Sasuke stared at the girl in front of him as she simply dismissed his question. He was speechless and annoyed. No one had ever done that to him before.
'If she knew who I was, then she'd wish that she never said it.' He thought to himself, apparently spacing out since it took him a while to realize that the girl was still talking to him.
"Hello? Are you deaf?" She said. "Earth-to-weird-emo, are you there?"
"…What did you say?"
"Tenten, I think you should stop." Sasuke looked at the pink-haired girl who tapped the girl's shoulder.
"Why? I'm having fun! Just look at his face." Sasuke's face was kind of funny to look at, seeing as he always wore a poker face. His eyes were wide and his mouth was slightly -very slightly- open.
"He might be a new student, you know." The other girl with the blonde ponytail said.
"Yeah. He did just come out from the Principal's Office." The pinkette added. The first girl sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Fine." Then she looked back at Sasuke and said, "Come on. We're going to the auditorium too, anyway." She didn't wait for an answer as she went ahead, leaving him with the two girls.
"Umm…my name's Sakura. Haruno Sakura." The pink-haired girl said to Sasuke, bowing slightly.
"And I'm Yamanaka Ino. Yoroshiku." The blonde said. "We're sorry for our friend's rude behaviour. Really sorry."
"Yeah." Sakura agreed. "She's not usually like this."
"Hn." Sasuke swore that he saw hearts form in the two girls' pupils and sighed. 'Not more fangirls.'
"Then what happened?" Kiba asked Tenten. They were all seated in the auditorium, with Kiba, Shikamaru and Chouji in the first row while Neji, Tenten and Rock Lee were behind them.
"After I told him we were going to the auditorium, I just walked away." Tenten answered, a smug look on her face.
"That's really cool, Tenten!" Chouji said. "I wish I was as confident as you are."
"Thanks, big guy." Tenten said, ruffling Chouji's hair.
"Hey, wait." Shikamaru interrupted. "Tenten, what did that guy look like?"
"Well, he looked sort of emo to me." The girl said, smiling. "You know, pale, black hair, black eyes. Oh, and he always made this face." She half-closed her eyes, arched her eyebrows., and frowned as much as she could. Kiba and Chouji laughed, and even Shikamaru smiled.
"I think we met that guy a few minutes ago." Shikamaru said, smirking. "He was the guy who dissed you at the entrance, Kiba."
"That makes it all the funnier." Kiba said, grinning widely enough that his overly long canines were showing. "That punk got what he deserved."
"Hey, guys!" The group turned to the voice to see Naruto grinning while Hinata followed closely behind him. "What did I miss, 'ttebayo?" He took the seat next to Kiba, while Hinata quietly took the one next to her cousin.
"Tenten smacked the poker face off some emo kid." Kiba answered.
"Yeah, the same guy we met at the entrance a while ago." Chouji added.
"Whoa! You're totally awesome, Tenten!" Naruto said, turning to Tenten. "Wait…where're Ino and Sakura-chan?"
"Oh, I totally forgot about them!" Tenten exclaimed. "Who knows what they'll do to that poor kid."
"Ne, can you tell us your name?" Sakura asked.
"Hn."
"What school did you transfer from?" Ino asked, flipping her hair.
"Hn."
"What year are you in?"
"Hn."
"Do you say anything else besides, 'Hn'?"
"…Hn."
"Ugh!" Ino sighed in frustration. 'Hmph! Maybe if I start walking a little faster, he'll try and follow me, and I'll be able to talk to him without Forehead-girl butting in.' She started walking at a brisk pace, then after a few seconds looked back to see Sakura and the boy a few meters away.
"What?" She whispered to herself. 'That trick almost always works!' She crossed her arms and pouted. 'Fine. If he's that hard to lure in, then it's not worth the trouble.'
'Finally! I can't believe that pig Ino actually thought that trick of hers would work on this guy!' Inner Sakura said. 'Shannaro! Now I can have him all to myself!'
"Hn. That blonde girl finally left." The boy said, sighing. "What an idiot." Then he turned to Sakura. "So, when are you leaving?"
"…What?" Sakura felt despair start to take over her, but then, she smiled. 'I'll just try that thing that Ten-chan did.' 'Yeah, do it! It's bound to work way better than Ino-pig's stupid trick!'
"Alright, fine." She said, putting as much confidence as she could muster into her voice. "I'll leave you here to find out where the auditorium is for yourself."
A rare flicker of facial expression passed through Sasuke's face, and the pink-haired girl smirked.
'Okay, just because this girl is actually more tolerable than the other two, doesn't mean you can show any emotion.' He thought, encouraging himself and putting his poker face back on.
"Fine. Stay." He muttered. 'To think I got fooled by the same trick twice in the span of five minutes. And by girls no less. Is this what high school does to you? Probably. Can't you keep quiet for a minute? Ugh. Fine.'
"Alright, if you insist." The girl replied with a smile. She was clearly enjoying this, but the weird thing was, Sasuke was slightly less annoyed than he was with the first girl and the blonde. 'Maybe it's-NO! It can't be that! Uchiha Sasuke does not fall in love! Maybe he does! I mean, I'm your inner self. You can't lie to your inner self. Shut up!'
"Um, are you alright?" Sasuke looked up at the pinkette, who was staring at him intently, like a little puppy. 'A freakin' adorable puppy who likes you almost as much as you do. What do you mean by almost? Nothing.'
"Hn." Sasuke muttered in response. But Sakura didn't hear him, because right then, the bell rang.
"Uh-oh." Sakura muttered. She then took Sasuke's hand in hers, and said, "Tsunade-sama's gonna have our heads if we don't hurry up!" A tinge of pink crept up Sasuke's cheeks as their hands touches, but he simply shook it off and resumed his poker face. They both started running towards the auditorium, only to almost bump into a woman of about 30 years, with blonde hair and an impossibly huge bust line.
"Ah!" Sakura squeaked, gripping Sasuke's hand tighter. "Tsu-Tsunade-sama! Gomenasai!" She stuttered, bowing stiffly in front of the seemingly young woman.
"Haruno!" The woman bellowed, frowning at the poor girl, then looking at Sasuke. "Who is this?"
"I..uh..umm…" Sakura mumbled, at a loss for words. 'Hey, bastard. Why don't you try to be a gentleman and help her out? And why the hell should I do that? Because you like her, Baka.'
Sasuke sighed, and looked the blonde woman straight in the eye. "My name is Uchiha Sasuke. I'm a new student here and this girl was just helping me get to the auditorium."
"Uchiha Sasuke…" The woman said, crossing her arms. "Oh, so you're the Yakuza leader's son, huh?" Sakura looked up at him, a questioning look in her eyes, and she loosened her grip on his hand.
"Yeah, so can I get in now?" Sasuke asked calmly.
The woman sighed, and said, "Alright." She then let Sasuke and Sakura through the double doors leading to the auditorium.
"Hey! Look over there, Dattebayo! It's Sakura-chan!"
"But who's that dude next to her?" Kiba asked, squinting his eyes as he tried to look at the boy holding their friend's hand.
"It seems that it's the boy who you met outside a few minutes ago." Neji answered. 'He looks really familiar…I feel like we've seen each other before. Maybe in one of those Yakuza meetings you attended with Hiashi-sama.' Neji was surprised at his inner voice, who was normally silent whenever he was at school. 'The Yakuza? Do you really think he's…Of course I am. I'm you, and you're me. I just have a better memory than you do.'
"You mean that emo dude?"
"Yeah, Kiba." Shikamaru replied. "Who else did we meet outside besides that guy?" He asked sarcastically. 'Good one.' Shikamaru ignored his inner voice, and sighed before closing his eyes and falling asleep.
"What's he doing with Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked. "And how'd they meet anyway, 'ttebayo?"
"She was with me and Ino, remember?" Tenten said, looking at Naruto like he was an idiot. "How did you forget about my story so quickly? Are you part-goldfish or something?" 'No, he's more stupid than a goldfish. He's more like a rock. Hey! I would never say that! But I would.'
"Oh, right." Naruto muttered. "But how about Ino?"
"I'm right here, dumbass." Ino said, hitting the other blonde on the head. "I've been here for five minutes!"
"I thought you were supposed to be with Sakura-chan. How come she's walking next to that bastard, dattebayo?" Ino frowned, and looked for Sakura, then finally spotted her at the door.
"What?!" Ino exclaimed. "What. The. Hell. Is. She. Doing. With. Him?!"
"I dunno, Ino." Shikamaru muttered sleepily. "You woke me up. Now can you stop your ranting and-"
"That forehead-bitch…" Ino said muttered, sitting next to Chouji.
"Hey, Look!" Naruto exclaimed, "It's Tsunade-babaa!" Veins turned visible on the mentioned woman's forehead and neck, and she turned to Naruto in a way that made every student in the auditorium silently pray for the oblivious blonde.
"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU SAY NARUTO?!"
"Shit." Naruto muttered, suddenly realizing the situation.
"Damn, Naruto. You pissed her off real good this time." Kiba said, grinning at his best friend.
Shikamaru sighed, and said, "I told you not to shout, Naruto. Now you're gonna get it."
"I hope Tsunade-sama doesn't overdo it again." Chouji added, flashing a sympathetic smile at Naruto.
"TSUNADE-SAMA IS OVERFLOWING WITH SUCH EXUBERANT YOUTH!" Lee shouted, but then added in a slightly smaller voice, "Although her youth is not as youthful as Naruto and the other's youth."
Tsunade turned to Lee, and said "I HEARD THAT!"
Neji facepalmed, and turned to Tenten. "Why are we friends with people like this again?"
"'Cause idiots are more fun than having to stay with those bookworms you call friends." Tenten replied, smiling at her less-than-bright friends.
"And how is this fun?"
"Well, it beats studying at your place."
"Touché."
"Damn that Naruto." Sakura muttered under her breath. "And Lee-san too. I never thought he'd ever say that."
Sasuke looked at Sakura with an almost amused expression, and said, "You know those idiots?"
"Unfortunately, yes." The pinkette said, sighing as Naruto and Lee were dragged upstage by a steaming Tsunade. 'Stupid idiots.'
Okay, so if you're still reading this, then Thank You! You actually made the time to read this crap I made. It makes me so *sniff* emotional seeing that people actually like this!
I hope you understood the story, and I bet the inner voices were kind of confusing, so I'll explain:
Tenten - Her inner voice is somewhat like a 'bitch mode', and it's sorta like a vent to let out all the anger and frustration she has to keep inside.
Sakura - sort of the same as Tenten's, except it's a little less bad-mouthed.
Sasuke - This guy's inner voice was really fun to make, since it's supposed to be a whole lot more open than Outer Sasuke. If I hadn't made him like this, then my story would be like any of the other stereotypical SasuSaku stories, which are BORING in my opinion (Sorry to the people who make SasuSaku stories like that)
Neji - Not sure what his inner voice is supposed to be. Maybe a little more..witty than Outer Neji?
Shikamaru - Okay, he didn't say much, but I think that I should make Shikamaru's inner voice more happy-go-lucky, and kind of stupid(just for more humor).
If any of you guys want me to change the attitudes of their inner voices, feel free to suggest (just PM me, so others won't find out early) something. I'll also be having inner voices for the other Konoha 11.
Also, I'll be having more characters enter the story, like Sai, Shino, and maybe, probably, the Sand Siblings.
*SPOILER ALERT!*
Next chapter, Tsunade tells her speech, shuns Naruto and Rock Lee, and classes (finally) start. Itachi reappears, with a surprise for Sasuke, and the whole of Konoha 11, so be sure to read next week!