Chocolate Clouds

C3: In Love With The Other Ice Cube

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto.

(New Editted Version)

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"Ok class. Hand in your papers!" Kurenai yelled when it was 5 minutes until class was over.

Everyone handed in their papers as Kurenai walked around the classroom collecting them. Sakura quickly scrawled her name across the top of the sheet, as she forgot to do so beforehand, before she handed her test to Kurenai.

Once everyone handed in their papers, they only had a few minutes left of class.

"We have an assignment now! Not a big one, just to write an autobiography about yourself by the next class. You will be marked on it by your presentation and such. It has to be at least a whole paper long ok? Now, you may go"

The weird beeping sound of end of class went off exactly on cue.

BEEP BEEP BEEP!

"Is it recess yet?" Sakura asked to no one in particular. Suddenly someone behind her talked.

"Actually it's recess now" The deep voice behind her said.

Sakura turned around in surprise. It was Neji.

"Oh. Hi Neji… I didn't see you there…" Sakura said.

"Well, you should've because I'm a head taller than you."

Sakura giggled.

"Why, of course, Neji-kun" Sakura replied teasingly.

Neji was the captain of the school's basketball team, that being he was taller than Sakura whom was into no sports whatsoever.

"Why don't you sit with me for recess?"

"Fine"

Sakura walked towards her locker and got an apple and some weird fruit bar from her locker and kept following Neji.

"We'll just sit here yeah?"

Neji flopped down underneath a Cherry Blossom tree, which also happened to be the only cherry blossom tree in the school.

"Hn"

Sakura sat down next to Neji and started to bite into her apple.

'She's so pretty… I think I've fallen in love with her… I wonder why I haven't noticed her whilst she was with the Uchiha… Of yeah, I was too busy trying to beat the Uchiha in everything to notice girls… People thought I was gay…'

Sakura had finished her apple off whilst Neji was daydreaming.

"Aren't you going to eat anything?" Sakura asked Neji.

"Nah. I can't be stuffed going back to my lockers or buying anything" Neji shrugged.

"No wonder jocks are so skinny…"

Neji narrowed his eyes.

"I'm not skinny"

"Well…" Sakura put on her contemplating face, then smiled and said, "You're scrawny?"

Neji sighed.

Sakura smiled to herself and gave Neji her weird fruit bar thing for Recess.

"Here, Just eat it. I don't like seeing boys being anorexic"

Neji narrowed her eyes.

"I am not scrawny, skinny or anorexic"

"Whatever"

"Hn"

Neji ate the fruit bar anyway… It tasted… Normal?

Sakura checked her watch… It showed 10:55am

"Well, I better go now Neji. Nice talking to you!" Sakura said as she walked away.

"Hey wait Sakura!" Neji shouted as he ran to catch up to Sakura.

"What?"

"Are you planning on joining any sports this year?"

Sakura laughed.

"You know I'm bad at sports right? You've got to be joking"

"No, I don't. I think you'd be a great hockey player"

"Yeah, right"

"I'm serious. The C Hockey team is taking new players. Trials are tomorrow morning. All you need to bring is a mouth guard. The school will provide the rest. I'll be there. 7:00 am tomorrow morning!" Neji said as he disappeared.

"What? How the hell did he disappear… Oh well, I might see what Ino thinks…"

With that, Sakura walked to her locker to get her books.

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Blah Blah Blah.

Sakura tuned out the voice of her Health teacher, Jiraiya-sensei.

Health was always gross. This term they had to learn about… coughsexcough.

With Jiraiya blabbering about something like "In the olden days boys had to be circumcised… Yadda Yadda Yadda", Sakura opened her pink notebook.

TIME: 11:58 am

DAY: Thursday

Health is so gross and random. I wonder why we have to learn this stuff in high school, seriously, Why can't this stuff wait until we go to College or University? Well, Neji talked to me. Now that I've actually talked to him one-on-one, I think that Neji is pretty cute, and sorta hot too. Not as cute and hot as Sasuke though… I miss him.

Sakura sighed. Health is the most boring-est class ever.

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"Hello Sakura! Sit with us!" Ino yelled as she pointed at the seat next to her. Sakura was pretty popular at this school. It was probably due to the fact that her best friend was the Uchiha Sasuke and also because her other best friend, her childhood best friend was Yamanaka Ino. Ino was the most popular girl in the grade. Sakura didn't really care about being popular or not. She just wanted to be invisible really, now that Sasuke was gone…

"Hi guys!"

"Hn"

"Hey Sakura!"

"Sakura."

"HELLO YOUTHFUL SAKU-CHAN!!"

Sakura shuddered.

'What the hell is Lee from Phys Ed doing here? Ino certainly knows that he's my stalker!!'

"Lee, What are you doing here?"

"Oh, Naruto invited me here! Everyone said 'Hn' so we thought it was ok!"

Naruto grinned sheepishly.

Sakura walked behind Naruto and whispered in his ear.

"When nobody is around… I will bash you up, bring you to the nurses office and say a cat attacked you, bash you up again once you're out of the nurses office and then bring you back to the nurses office and say that you fell out of a tree and keep doing that and making up excuses unless you get Lee out of that chair next to me NOW!"

"Y-yes, Sakura-c-chan"

"Lee, Um, Gai-sensei needs help in the gym"

"GAI-SENSEI!"

With that, Lee sped off to Gai-sensei in the gym.

Suddenly Neji appeared out of nowhere and sat at 'the Lee seat'.

"Yo"

Gaara clenched his fists. He sat between Naruto and Kankuro. Naruto sat next to Neji, whom was next to Sakura whom was between Ino and Neji.

It was obvious that Gaara was jealous of Neji whom was sitting right next to Sakura.

"Neji-san"

"Nee-san…"

"So Sakura-san, Have you decided if you are or not?"

"Eh? Decided?" Ino raised her eyebrow at Sakura questioningly.

"Yeah… Neji asked me if I want to join the hockey team…"

"Well, I can't since I'm already cheerleading captain… but I'm sure you can"

"S-Sakura… I'm g-going to g-go out for the h-hockey trial too" Hinata said.

"Hina-chan! Really? That's so cool!" Naruto exclaimed.

Neji narrowed his eyes at Naruto.

"Hn"

"Neji-san, Do you think I can try out too?" Temari asked Neji.

"If you want to, I'm sure you can, unless you're already in another sport… or sports club like cheerleading"

"Well, I'll do it with you Sakura" TenTen whom was quiet until now said.

"Ok then, I'll do it"

Neji smiled.

"Glad you're trying out with TenTen and Hinata-chan" Neji said.

Sakura smiled back.

TenTen ate quietly.

Ino leaned over to Sakura and whispered.

"Hey Forehead, I think Neji likes you"

Sakura looked back at Ino in surprise.

"No way…"

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The rest of the day went quickly as Sakura was now standing at the bus stop waiting for Ino. Ino was always long cause she had to fight off her freaky fanboys.

Suddenly, Sakura saw a blur of purple and gold mixed together. In a second, her hands were held by someone, Sakura turned around to see a very red Ino.

"Hi… Sakura"

Ino appeared to be tired because she normally would call Sakura, Forehead.

The bus came at that second, what a miracle.

"Let's go, Shall we Ino-pig?" Sakura said dragging Ino on the bus and paying for her, and Ino's tickets.

They finally sat down somewhere in the middle of the bus.

"You know, Sakura, We could've just used our Student bus cards…" Ino said.

"Well, you were tired enough, we'll use them later"

Sakura pressed the red button as they were already at the shopping centre.

The bus came to an abrupt stop and Ino and Sakura shuffled to get through the people to get off the bus.

"Well Sakura, I guess its shopping time. We need a few things; Stuff for you to wear if Neji asks you out, a mouthguard for your hockey stuff, new shoes…" Sakura tuned out as Ino rambled on about the stuff they need.

This was going to be a long day…

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