AU: this chapter was written completely by my friend xDD Anyway.. I still don't own the original naruto characters, but my friend does own the character of Wazuka Natsu.. so there PP xD

No offense to any cheerleaders out there for this chapter, it's just a fictional story (so please don't send me flames ) reviews are still welcome

"Sakura, will you please take off that ridiculous thing?" Tsunade sighed. "It makes your head look too big."

Sakura, taking no offense to her blonde guardian's last statement, just pulled the gray beanie farther down. "I'd rather keep it on," she responded as she tucked her hair into the beanie, only allowing a couple locks to frame her face.

"WHY?" she insisted.

The sixteen year old shrugged. "Don't wanna attract too much attention."

She scoffed, "You're not fun."

"Oh, leave her alone Tsunade-sama," Shizune sympathized. "Just because you ooze attention."

"…Get out of the car," Tsunade demanded. Once her passengers were out she alarmed the Escalade and headed into the school. "Alright Sakura, first we have to get your map and schedule from the old pervert."

"Old…pervert?" were the only thoughts that ran through her mind.

"Sakura, just take a seat over there." Tsunade pointed to a chair when she entered the office. "I'll go talk to Jiraiya and I'll be right back." She threw open the door to the principal's office, revealing a rather shocked, white-haired man.
"Tsu—"

"Haruno Sakura."

"What?"

"I need the file for Haruno Sakura," she told him impatiently.

"You're not wasting anytime," he remarked with a roll of his black eyes. He tapped his red-marked cheeks and smirked up at her.

She gave him a look of annoyance in return. "Please just do it."

"Fiiine," he gave in and rolled over to the filing cabinet. He pulled open the drawer labeled 'H' and brought out a manila folder. "Here." She snatched it out of his hand and turned to leave. "See you later…you old hag."

She swerved around to glare at him. "I'll get you later you old pervert." He grinned in response as she left. "Ok Sakura, here's your—"

"Ow, ow, ow! Let go of me, you closet pervert!" Sakura's jade eyes widened considerably when a man in his twenties, probably a teacher, dragged in a girl her age by the ear.

"Shut up you little brat!" he hissed. Sakura noted that his dark hair was pulled back into a ponytail and his eyes were hidden behind a pair of dark shaded glasses.

"What could it possibly be now, Ebisu?" Tsunade sighed.

"I caught her," (he tugged on the girl's ear, earning a growl), "Egging my windows."

"Is that really all?" Tsunade asked though looking surprised as she set her eyes on the girl. "This must be a new record for you." The girl grinned.

"Tsunade-sama?!" Ebisu's jaw hung open.

"Let her go Ebisu; I'll take care of her." Ebisu seemed reluctant, but he nodded and left the office. "Getting in trouble so early, Natsu?"

Natsu had long brown hair pulled up into a messy bun with a yellow ribbon. Her bangs were in complete disarray; one set was shoulder length and fell to the right while the rest fell into her eyes. Her eyes were a navy blue and they had a forest green swirl around the pupil. A large grin was plastered on her face, "What do you expect?"

"I should give you detention…" Tsunade started, with a contemplative look on her face,"…but I think you can do something better…" her hazel eyes wandered over to Sakura for a moment. "Sakura!"

"Yes?" the pink haired female asked as she stood up.

"This is Wazuka Natsu," she introduced the brunette who waved in return. "Natsu, this is Haruno Sakura; I'm acting as her guardian for a while. I need you to show her around school and introduce her to people since she's new."

"So if I show her around I don't have to serve a detention?" Natsu asked. Tsunade nodded. "Alright! Thanks Tsunade-sensei! Come on Sakura!" Grabbing her new peer by the wrist, Natsu jolted out of the office.

"With people like Natsu," thought Tsunade, "Sakura won't have to worry about not making friends."

"Ok, so let's find your locker first," said Natsu. Sakura handed her a piece of paper with all the information. "1054…Well that's pretty close to Hinata's, so I should be able to find it." Natsu led them into another building before the locker numbers went into the thousands. "1011…1024…1036…1054!" Natsu brought out the paper Sakura gave her and read the combination. "…Well you don't need this." She crumpled up the paper and threw it over her shoulder, much to Sakura's horror. Seeing the look on her face, Natsu laughed. "Don't worry. Look, all the lockers open when you do this." She punched the forest green locker with the side of her first, which caused it to swing open. "That's why we don't leave anything valuable in our lockers."

"Oh…okay," Sakura said, not knowing what else to say.

"Natsu laughed, 'You're really shy, huh? Don't worry, you'll lighten up once you get used to the place. Come on, I'll introduce you to my friends. They're probably outside." Once again, Sakura found herself being dragged away by Natsu. "They're a real…colorful bunch. You'll like 'em."

"Oh, um, thank you. For showing me around, I mean."

"No problem!" Natsu replied with a grin. "I love meeting new people!"

"That wasn't too hard to figure out…" Sakura thought.

"There they are!" Natsu exclaimed while pointing towards a group of people. "Helloooo friends!"

"Hi Natsu," replied her group of friends.

"Who's the poor soul attached to your wrist?" asked the brown-haired male with a snicker.

"Go fuck your dog," she retorted. He opened his mouth to say something but she cut him off. "This is Sakura; she's new and Tsunade-sensei asked me to show her around, so here we are! Go on, say hi!" Natsu encouraged Sakura and pushed her forward lightly.

"Uh, well… hi," she greeted, laughing nervously.

"I'm Naruto!" The blonde boy had hair that stuck up everywhere, with bangs that fell into his bright blue eyes. He had three marks on each cheek, making him resemble a fox. His uniform was worn messily; the navy jacket was unbuttoned and hung open, revealing a bright orange shirt underneath and instead of the required black shoes he had on dirty white tennis shoes.

"Otherwise known as the biggest dumbass in Konoha," the brunette snickered. "Hey, I'm Kiba." His hair was also spiky, but more tame than Naruto's. His eyes were dark and slitted, almost like a dog's. Two red, long upside down triangles were printed on his cheeks, and Sakura noticed his pointed dog-like canine teeth. The jacket of his uniform was off completely, only hanging over his shoulder, leaving only a white shirt.

Sakura was caught off guard when the next boy (at least she thought he was a boy) held her hand and kissed it. "Haku. It's a pleasure to meet you." His long black hair was pulled up into a tidy bun, leaving his shoulder-length bangs to frame his pale face. His brown eyes were bright and warm, and his figure was extremely feminine. Unlike his previously mentioned friends, his uniform was nicely done; everything was in place.

"It's…nice to meet you too," sakura said uneasily as she withdrew her hand.

"Don't worry," Natsu whispered, "Haku does that to all the girls he meets. He's just polite."

Sakura smiled slightly at Haku and nodded. "Say, have you guys seen Kaiya or the others?"

"Sorry, Haku apologized, shaking his head, "Can't say I have."

"Damn. Well I guess we'll see you guys later."

Sakura smiled and waved politely at the boys before walking away with Natsu.

"They're definitely an…interesting bunch," Sakura offered.

"Yeah, those guys are pretty special. The rest of my friends are pretty normal though." She put on a face that gave Sakura the impression that she was doubting what she had just said. "Well…most of them are pretty normal anyway…"

"Kind of makes me wonder what she considers normal."

"I wonder where they are…well I have an idea of where Ino is. Come on." Natsu led them into the main parking lot, where she looked around frantically. "IIIII think I see her! Let's go!"

"I know! I couldn't believe it either!" a fuschia-haired girl sighed. "IT was just so out of the—…Ino, your…friends are here."

"Oh why hello to you too Fubuki," Natsu greeted in a so-sweet-that-it-had-to-be-sarcastic voice.

"Hi Natsu!" the blonde, who Sakura presumed was Ino called. Sakura wasn't afraid to admit that she was almost jealous of her. Ino's platinum blonde hair cascaded down her back, and her bangs were parted over to the right. Her teal eyes were pupiless much to Sakura's surprise, but that did nothing to take away from her beauty. Her black skirt was ironed down nicely, her white blouse and green tie done perfectly, and instead of the socks and school girl shoes, she wore gold sandals.

"Who's the freak with the hat?" Fubuki sneered. "It's not winter yet, you know."

Sakura felt herself growing self-conscious all over again. The palms of her hands were beginning to feel sweaty and the only thing she could hear was the rapid thumping of her heart. She raised her shaky arms to pull the beanie farther down.

"Leave her alone you whore." Natsu growled.

Fubuki laughed mockingly. "She's so desperate she's willing to wear an ugly hat to hide her insecurities." Her group of friends, minus Ino and maybe one or two others, laughed.

"N-no…" Sakura murmured to herself as she took a step back, trying to distance herself from the teasing female. Every insecurity she ever felt flooded back, making her feel vulnerable all over again. Her eyes darted from one laughing person to another, and before long the people shifted into demons. "Stay away…"

"Fubuki, why don't you ever just shut the hell up?" came the defense of a rather unlikely person. Sakura looked up, hands still clutching the side of her head, and found Ino glaring disapprovingly at Fubuki. "School hasn't even started and you're already being a bitch."

Fubuki looked downright shocked. "Excuse me?"

"You heard me. You're just being ridiculous. And all of you," Ino growled, pointing at the group, "Have just proved what mindless assholes you are. You can count on a harsh practice today." Everyone groaned (while Fubuki glared) as Ino walked away with Natsu and the mysterious new girl.

"I can't believe I lost myself again," Sakura cursed. "They must think I'm some kind of mental case."

"Are you ok?" Ino asked, "I'm really sorry about what happened back there; that was ridiculous. I'll make sure they're punished during practice today."

"She's captain of the cheer squad," Natsu informed in a whisper.

Sakura stared at Ino admirably; she definitely wasn't the typical cheerleader. "Yeah…I'm fine," Sakura replied. "Thank you."

"I never got your name," Ino responded.

"Sakura. Haruno Sakura."

"Sakura; what a pretty name." The pink haired girl blushed and murmured a quiet 'thank you'. "But I have to go now, I guess I'll see you two alter."

"Byyye!" Natsu waved to Ino as she walked off. "She's really something, huh? You never wanna get on her bad side though. It's frightening."

"I can imagine," Sakura laughed.

"Seee! You're starting to warm up already!" Natsu grinned as she nudged Sakura. All she received was another soft laugh. "Well, there are so many more friends to meet, and so little time! Let's continue!"