Sakura

I wasn't able to talk with Hinata again until lunch break, as she had a different set of classes from me during the morning period.

I went up the stairs leading to the rooftop, and waved enthusiastically when I spotted my sister, Ino, and Tenten all already up here, lunch boxes out, and waiting for me to arrive.

"Hey everyone! I'm here!" I exclaimed as I plopped down beside Ino, and immediately stole a shrimp from her lunch box.

"Hey! Eat your own food, you little shrimp-stealer," Ino cried out, as she swatted away at my hand, as I tried to make off with one of her rice balls next.

"Aww, come on Ino. You know that you mom makes the best lunches ever, so be a pal and share with your best friend," I said as I gave her a sickeningly-sweet smile, and batted my eyes at her.

"Psh," Ino said with a small snort, as she wrapped her hands around her lunch box, and pulled it tightly against her chest. "You aren't getting any more, so quit trying and go bother your sister for some of her lunch, if you're so hungry," Ino replied, as she stuck her tongue out at me.

"So mean, Ino. I thought we were best friends. Why can't you share just a little of your food with me? Look at me. I'm all skin and bones. I'm emaciated. I'm withering away here," I stated, as I lay down on my back, placed my hands over my eyes, and struck a dramatic pose.

"Bwhahahaha! You're so silly, Sakura. Now get up. You got more than enough food to feed yourself, and your poor sister is going to pass out from trying to hold her giggles in for so long," Tenten remarked, as she grabbed onto my shirt sleeve, and tugged me back up into a sitting position.

I looked over at my sister then, and saw that what Tenten had said was true. Hinata had one hand raised to her mouth, and her face was a rosy pink, as she tried to hide her giggles behind her hand.

I grinned back at my sister, pulled out my own lunch box, opened it up, and began to eat the food that mom had prepared for us, which was pretty good, but I just liked to harass Ino for her lunch every day.

"Hey girls! Waazzuup!" I heard a loud voice cry out, and all 4 of us girls turned around to see the boys coming up from the stairwell, and out onto the roof to join us.

Choji had been the one to call out, and he was walking at the head of the group waving enthusiastically to us, while Shikamaru walked along beside him in a lazy slouch, while trying to stifle a yawn.

Then right behind them were Shino and Lee, with Kiba walking along right behind them with his arm slung over the shoulder of someone else.

I realized with a start just who that 'someone else' was.

It was that new guy, Naruto Uzumaki.

To be continued...

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