She let go of her hand, stopping at a table full of chatting boys and girls.

"Hey! This is Hatsue. She's new. She's going to be hanging out with us." A blonde haired boy jumped up, looking at her with azure eyes as he held out his hand.

"I'm Uzumaki Naruto!" She smiled and took it, though he was still staring at her.

"Nani?" The word escaped her lips before she could stop it; but she didn't have time to correct herself.

"You're pretty…" She fought down the slight blush that she felt creeping onto her cheeks.

"Arigatou…" Naruto smiled at her before sitting back down, bouncing in his seat. Sakura sighed and shook her head.

"Here, I'll introduce the others. This is Shikamaru Nara." She pointed to the boy opposite her, who had his back hair tied up into a spiky ponytail. She noted that he looked like he was about to fall asleep.

"Kiba Inuzuka." A dog popped out of the brunette's jacket and barked at her. He smiled, showing his fang like canines.

"Ino Yamanaka." A blonde haired girl with blues eyes smiled at her, her ponytail swaying as she waved.

"Gaara No Sabuko." The red head she pointed to glanced up at her before looking down again, obviously not really bothered.

"Uchiha Sasuke." A raven haired boy stared at her for a moment, before replying with a 'hn'.

"Neji and Hinata Hyuuga." The girl who had showed her to her room smiled at her. The boy next to her just nodded his head. She presumed this meant 'Hello'.

"And this is Sai." A boy that looked suspiciously like Sasuke, except for his shorter hair, gave her a fake smile and went back to drawing in his book. Hatsue looked at everyone nervously.

"Konnichiwa…" Sakura indicated for her to sit down. There was only one space left, next to Gaara. She slowly placed herself down, glancing at him before rooting in the small bag she had managed to pick up before Sakura had dragged her out. Her hand brought out a notebook. She'd had it for two years now. She opened it, her eyes scanning the pages.

She felt warm breathe on her neck and jerked her head to see Naruto staring at her.

"What's that?" She turned her gaze back to the pages.

"They're lyrics…" He smiled at her.

"Really?! Can I read them? Please?" She sighed and held the notebook out toward him.

"Here…"

His grin widened as he took it out of her hands. He went back to his seat and flipped through the pages. He stopped on one and began to read; his smile widening as he read on.

"Phew! I thought these were going to be soppy girly stuff!" Sakura shot him a glare and he scratched the back of his head, smiling sheepishly.

"Ha ha. Um… Can I show the others? I think they're real good." She nodded slowly, getting nervous from the mention of showing everyone.

"I'll read them out. That okay?"

"Um…Yeah…" he nodded and began to read out the page.

"It's a crime you let it happen to me
Never mind, I'll let it happen to you
Out of mind, forget it there's nothing to lose
but my mind and all the things I wanted

Everytime I get it I throw it away
It's a sign, I get it, I wanna stay
by the time I lose it I'm not afraid
of looking at you truly fake it

How can I believe when this cloud hangs over me
You're the part of me that I don't wanna see

Forget it

There's a place I see you follow me
Just a taste of all that might come to be
I'm alone but only breath you can breath
to question every answer coming

Just send away
Please me let me stay
Coming your way

Forget it

It's a crime you let it happen to me
Out of mind, I love it, easy to please
Never mind, forget it, just memories
All the pain inside a spiral notebook

Just send away
Please let me stay
Coming your way
I can live forever here

Forget it

How can I believe when this cloud hangs over me
You're a part of me that I don't wanna see

I can live forever here." He stopped and smiled.

"I think its real good! But I bet it sounds even better when you sing it! Have you got a tune for it yet?" Hatsue nodded again, clenching her fists; hoping that she wouldn't have to sing it.

"Could you sing it?" She froze.

"Er…um…well…"

"She doesn't have to sing it, dobe." She turned her head to Sasuke who was sending a death glare to Naruto. She shook her head.

"I will. Just not here. I don't like singing in public." Naruto nodded and smiled, standing up.

"In yours and Sakura's room the-" He was interrupted by a loud bang. He turned to the boy beside him and chuckled.

"Looks like Shikamaru finally fell." Next to him, Shikamaru had just flopped with out warning, sleeping soundly on the table. Hatsue smiled and turned to Naruto.

"Are you just going to leave him there?" He nodded.

"Yup! He does it all the time!" She laughed, turning towards Sakura. She was looking at the rest.

"Are you guys coming?" Ino nodded, dragging a reluctant Sasuke out of his chair. Gaara sat still for a moment, before standing. He glared at Kiba, who had entertained himself by prodding Shikamaru's head with his finger. He stopped and laughed nervously, before following the rest towards Sakura's room.

Sakura slid the door open, pulling on the switch. Light filled the room as they all stepped in. Hatsue shifted uncomfortably on her feet, hands clenched tighter than before. She didn't know why she had agreed to do this. Gaara placed himself on the floor, gazing around the room with little interest. Kiba slumped next to him; making a nervous smile as Gaara stared at him. He just sighed and went back to scanning the room. Ino sat next to Sakura, pulling Sasuke along with her, who, by now, had a scowl placed firmly on his face. Naruto jumped up and down excitedly, obviously waiting for her to start. She copied Gaara and sighed.

"When your ready Hatsue." Sakura smiled at her and she nodded.

"Okay…" She tried to relax, taking a deep breath. Then she started to sing. Everyone watched her, except fro Naruto, who just gawked at her, (really, I wouldn't call that watching). Her singing was nervous to start, but gradually got better as the song went on. Her naturally low voice seemed to match the song pretty well and to Naruto, she some what reminded him of Gaara when he sang. Which was hardly ever. The song finished and Naruto jumped and hugged her, grinning widely.

"Wow! I never knew girls could sing like that!" Hatsue could feel her face reddening at the close proximity. She tried to fight the blush down, but failed quite miserably. Kiba began to laugh.

"Look! She's blushing Naruto! I think she likes you!" He cooed at them both, making kissing noises, only to be stopped by Sakura pounding him on the head with a dictionary.

"Jerk!" He rubbed his head and, pouting. Then a sly grin appeared on his face. He clung to Gaara and began to 'cry'.

"Gaara-kuuun! She's hurting me!" Gaara's eye began to twitch as he stared at the annoying teen clinging onto him. His face went a light shade of pink, but quickly went back to normal as he slipped his arm out of Kiba's grasp and scooted over to the side. The dog lover just smirked and stroked his puppy.

"We got him Akamaru!" He ruffled the dog's fur and continued smirking at Gaara; who was now sitting in the corner brooding. Sasuke sighed and rubbed his temples.

"Can I leave? I'm getting a headache." Sakura shot him a look before smiling and agreeing that everyone should leave. Naruto laughed nervously and let go of Hatsue, saying a quick goodbye before slipping out of the door. The others followed soon after, Kiba dragging a terrified Gaara by the hand. Sakura giggled and turned to Hatsue.

"They make a cute couple, don't you think?" She nodded in agreement. It already seemed that her past was fading, and she's only been here for a day.