A/N: Here is Chapter three! I can't believe it took me so long to write! But then again, this one hasn't been as popular. I do have big plans for it, but I just have to be patient and let things work out for themselves. Anyway, I hope you enjoy! Remember Reviews=love! XD

Chapter Three: Getting to Know Your Room and Classmates

The next morning Rena woke up and stretched. Her ankle throbbed slightly, but it wasn't anything major. She yawned and shuffled out of her bed, grabbing some clothes as she headed for the bathroom. Lucky for her, it was free. She sighed as she washed her face, feeling the sweat and sleepiness from the previous evening get ebbed away. She changed into her old school uniform, a red pleated skirt and a white shirt with red trimming. Natsumi High had been fairly strict on their dress code for classes and she didn't mind wearing her uniform. In her opinion, it was pretty cute. She smiled as she stepped out of the bathroom, brushing her hair as she went.

"Took long enough," a male voice mumbled.

She looked up to see Sasuke. She fought back the scowl and simply rolled her eyes.

"Get over it," she replied calmly. "The world doesn't revolve around you."

He scoffed before passing her and shutting the bathroom door behind him. She scoffed and sat down on the couch. She winced every so often as her brush caught on some of the worse tangles, but after a while it ran through smoothly making her smile. She pulled her hair back into a half ponytail, clipping it with a small, red, butterfly clip. She stretched feeling her muscles scream in protest. Still, it meant that she had a great workout the day before. She smiled as she thought about the performance from the previous night. It had been well worth the effort.

"Morning, sunshine," Ryoma yawned sitting on the arm of the couch next to her.

"Good morning sleepy head," she smiled.

"You seem to be pretty chipper this morning," he teased.

"Yeah well, I had an awesome performance last night and I'm ready to start my first semester as representing Natsumi High," Rena beamed. "I have to be ready to face it with my best face forward!"

Ryoma chuckled at his sister's enthusiasm.

"Just take it easy, Ren. I don't want you to hurt your ankle anymore than it already is."

She scoffed.

"I'll be fine, Ryoma-kun. It's not a big deal."

He chuckled and ruffled her hair earning an annoyed whine from her. Still they both laughed. Sasuke left the bathroom and headed straight for his room, letting Ryoma get in to the bathroom. Rena sighed and fixed her hair, checking it with her compact. She packed her backpack and sat on the couch, texting Sakura while she waited. It wasn't long before she heard someone banging on the door. She jumped a little surprised, but quickly answered it. Standing in the door was a boy with blonde hair and cerulean eyes. He dressed in a white button up shirt with a dark blue coat on top with matching blue pants. To add personal style to his uniform, he added a black head band tied around his forehead. He nearly hit her in the process of going to bang on the door again. She barely managed to side step in time. His face mirrored hers showing a look of surprise.

"Uh…hey!" He greeted, rubbing the back of his next. "Is Sasuke-teme here?"

Rena smiled sweetly.

"Um, yeah. I think he's in his room," she replied politely. "Would you like to come in?"

"Thanks!" He beamed walking in as if he owned the place.

Discreetly, she rolled her eyes and shut the door behind him.

"Oh yeah! I'm sorry about last night. No hard feelings right?"

She turned to him confused.

"What are you talking about?"

He furrowed his brow.

"Um, I was kind of loud and woke you up and…"

Realization dawned on her as soon as he said he woke her up the day before. She covered her mouth with one hand in shock and embarrassment.

"Oh! I am so sorry about that! See, I usually don't remember what happens when I'm that tired and get woken up. Whatever I did, I am so sorry and I'm sure it was nothing personal," she apologized.

He smiled and stretched out a hand.

"No worries. I'm Naruto Uzumaki. You're performance was amazing!"

She laughed and shook his hand.

"I'm Rena Kanari and thank you. We had a lot of fun performing it."

Naruto laughed a little before turning to Sasuke's bedroom door.

"Is teme even up yet?" He asked.

"I…" Rena began.

"Oi! Teme!" Naruto shouted as he banged on the bedroom door. "Get your lazy ass out of bed already! You're going to be late!"

Rena watched in surprise as the blonde continued to bang on the door until it opened.

"Shut up you dobe," Sasuke snarled. "Like you're one to talk about getting up on time."

"Hey! I was up before you and as a good friend I came to make sure you were heading off to class."

Sasuke rolled his eyes in response then looked past to see Rena standing by the door.

"What are you looking at, princess?" he snarled.

She shot him a death glare.

"Excuse me? I thought we settled this already. My name is not princess. If anyone is royalty here, I'd have to say it's you. You really are a royal pain in the ass."

"Whatever princess. Just stay out of my way. I don't need your clumsiness interfering with my day."

"Clumsy?" Naruto and Rena yelled at the same time.

"Teme, did you not pay attention to their performance yesterday? There was nothing clumsy about it!"

"Oh, you did not just say I was clumsy you sorry excuse for a student," Rena snarled.

She reared her fist back, ready to punch him. She was done trying to use words. They didn't appear to have any effect. Her anger was boiling. He had practically insulted her skill as a dancer and she was not about to stand for it.

"Rena stop!" Ryoma yelled grabbing her wrist.

He pulled her backward so she fell against him. He let out a small sigh of relief. He could only imagine the kind of trouble that would have ensued if he hadn't come out of the bathroom just in time. His white shirt with dark blue trim was open, revealing his well toned stomach and his pants the trim of his shirt. He shook his head, his brown hair moving with his head.

"Let go of me, Ryoma," she growled struggling to get back on her feet.

He sighed and wrapped his other arm around her waist.

"Rena, stop. I'm not going to let you pick a fight. You know better. If you don't rest that ankle, you'll end up on crutches and I don't think that's something that you want, now is it?"

"So I'm supposed to sit here and let him insult me? How is that fair?"

He sighed and shook his head again.

"Rena, you need to calm down and look at this rationally. What good would come of hitting him?"

"It would wipe that arrogant smirk off his face," she snapped.

"But you risk injuring yourself further."

"Hey Ryoma!" Naruto said waving. "I can take care of teme. No problem!"

Sasuke rolled his eyes in response. His button up shirt was like Ryoma's but closed and he wore matching pants. He stood near the door and slipped on his shoes.

"Hn. Let's go, Naruto, or you're going to miss breakfast."

"You're not getting off the hook that easily," Rena growled pulling against her brother's grasp.

"Rena…" he said warningly.

She heaved a sigh then finally shook him off.

"Fine, I won't touch the ass. I promise Nii-kun. Now you need to button up. Boys school or not, you still need to look presentable," she said turning to face him.

She focused on each button as she buttoned his shirt for him. It was all she could do to keep herself from really lashing out at her other roommate.

"Naruto, let's go," Sasuke said.

"Come on, teme. Let's wait for your roommates. It won't kill you," Naruto replied.

"Hn," was the Uchiha's only response.

Rena rolled her eyes, but said nothing. It didn't take her long to make sure her brother's shirt was buttoned and to pull on a pair of black flats before holding the door open. Ryoma slipped on his own black shoes as Naruto and Sasuke stepped out followed shortly by the Kanari twins. Rena locked the door and together they headed toward the cafeteria.

"So, Rena-chan, what do you think of Konoha so far?" Naruto asked, clasping his hands behind his head.

"Well, I don't know. I've barely seen any of the campus nor have I started class."

"Oh…right."

She giggled a little. Naruto, though he came off as loud and obnoxious, was also very entertaining. His obliviousness made her laugh. Ryoma shook his head next to her. She knew what he was thinking, but she also knew that he knew he had nothing to worry about. Her studies and her music always came first. Everything else rested on the back burner.

"Don't worry about it. Who knows? Maybe we have class together," she smiled.

It was much easier to be polite to Naruto than Sasuke. She was amazed the two were even friends. For someone that seemed to prefer being a loner, Sasuke sure knew how to pick some interesting friends.

They entered the cafeteria at the Ignis dorm and the rumors began. Rena did her best to tune them out as she gave her student I.D. to the woman working the front. Her card was swiped and she was waved through. She heard a few of the rumors, mainly those revolving around how lucky Sasuke was and even a few comments about how she looked. She did her best not to shoot her signature death glare. She was supposed to represent Natsumi High. She couldn't let herself sink below the standards of her school.

"Rena!" a chorus of girls screamed.

She looked up to see Ino, Sakura, Tenten, and Hinata waving at her excitedly. They had already had their trays and a table reserved. Rena couldn't help but smile as eagerly waved back.

"I'll catch you later Ryoma-kun!" She smiled at her brother before half walking and half limping toward her friends.

Sakura squealed as she hugged her friend.

"You are so lucky!" She squealed.

"Totally! Who are the two hotties you walked in with?" Ino asked carefully eyeing the boys.

Rena giggled as she linked arms with her blonde friend.

"The one with black hair is a total ass. The blonde is a bit loud and obnoxious, but he seems okay."

"Oh, Ren, you take one look and think you know them! Who knows? I mean I heard you're rooming with another guy besides Ryoma. He could be the one," Tenten winked.

They all started laughing. Everyone knew that Rena had all but sworn off guys. Even if one was lucky enough to get past her defenses, they then had to pass each of the girls. If they were still alive by then, he would still have get past her brothers. Pretty much, for a guy to ever stand a chance with Rena, he would have to be patient, incredibly brave, and extremely lucky. The chances of that happening in a year were slim to none.

"Y-you should get some breakfast, Rena. We'll wait for you," Hinata piped up with a smile.

"Okay, okay. Come on, Ino, you're on cripple duty," Rena teased giving her friend's arm a squeeze.

"Fine by me. It gives a better view of what Konoha has to offer," Ino replied winking.

They laughed again. Rena glanced at the food options before finally settling on scrambled eggs and two pancakes with a large glass of milk. She rejoined her friends at the high table they had claimed. Ino launched into the gossip that she had already picked up on. She always had an ear to the ground and was usually pretty good about knowing what was going on. From what she could tell, the girls had made an excellent first impression with their performance and more than a handful of comments made about them. So far, none of the rumors were pressing or harmful so there was no need to step in to stop it.

"I-is your ankle alright, Rena?" Hinata asked.

"Hm? Yeah. It's only a little sore. Ryoma has stopped me from fighting, so I should be good as new within a week or so. I don't like putting off practice, but…"

"No buts!" Tenten interrupted holding up her chopsticks and pointing them at her friend. "You are going to stay off that ankle young lady. What are we going to do without our number one? We just can't be the Natsumi Kunoichi without you. Health first, practice later. Got it?"

Rena sighed, but still managed a small smile for her friend.

"I know, I know. I promise I'll do my best to stay off my ankle."

"Good," the other brunette smiled before returning to her meal.

Rena giggled as she continued to eat. Each of the girls was dressed in their Natsumi High uniforms. Sakura's pink hair rested just above her shoulders and was styled carefully with a red ribbon to tie it back instead of a headband. Ino had her bangs free, but the rest of her hair was pulled back into its traditional high ponytail. Hinata had her dark blue hair pulled back into a French braid which was probably courtesy of Ino or Tenten. Finally, Tenten had her hair up in its traditional twin buns. Rena couldn't help but smile thinking of how great an opportunity they were presented. She was actually looking forward to the rest of the year.

After they finished eating, the girls compared their schedules. There shared only a few classes together, and only their gym classes lined up for all five schedules. Rena sighed. She was taking on English, Chemistry, World History, Algebra, Gym, Choir, and Art. She shared English with Tenten, History with Ino, Algebra with Sakura, and finally Art with Hinata. To be honest, Rena was disappointed more of their classes didn't line up, but she knew she simply had to put on a brave face. She wasn't there to socialize with her friends all the time.

After breakfast, the girls parted ways. Tenten walked with Rena as they headed toward English. They talked and laughed, but they also kept the pace relatively slow. Tenten took injuries very seriously which made sense. She had more than her fair share of injuries in the past and knew more than anyone the dangers of pushing the limits too far. In fact, Tenten could often be seen with a pair of fingerless gloves and an ankle brace, though most didn't notice the later. She was talented even with all of her previous injuries. She just had to work a little harder to build up her stamina.

They continued to chat as they sat down in their English class, waiting for it to begin. Tenten was explaining the latest technique she had learned about for dance that helps strengthens ligaments and stretches that would lower the risk of tears and sprains. Rena could only smile and nod as she listened.

"Hello beautiful maidens. Might I ask your names?

The girls looked up to see a boy with bowl-cut, black hair and large eye brows. His uniform matched the other male students, a white button up shirt with blue trim and matching pants. The only difference was around his ankles were what looked like leg-warmers from the 80's. The girls fought back the giggle. It was a very sorry excuse for a fashion statement.

"I'm Tenten and this is my friend Rena. You are?" Tenten replied with a smile.

"I am Rock Lee!" He said giving them a thumbs up and smiling.

They giggled again. Yes, attending an all boys' school was going to be very interesting.

"Lee? Hey wait, I think I've heard that name before," Rena said, pausing to think. "Do you know Ryoma Kanari by chance?"

"Why yes I do! He is one of my very good friends."

Rena smiled at his enthusiasm.

"He's my brother. I knew I had heard the name before."

"It is always so heartwarming when friends speak fondly of each other," Lee replied tearing up before regaining control of himself. "I would be honored to escort you ladies to you next class if I may be so permitted."

Tenten blushed slightly, a little taken aback by the request. She had known that going to an all boys' school would lead to them getting a lot of attention, but she had no idea it would be so soon.

"Well, what class do you have next, Lee?" Rena asked glancing at her friend.

"I will be attending World History," he said proudly.

"Well, I have Chemistry, but you have history, don't you Tenten?" Rena said looking at her friend.

The brunette girl blushed again and nodded.

"Yeah, World History is next for me."

"I would be honored if I could escort a beautiful girl like you to class," Lee announced with a slight bow.

"Go ahead, Ten," Ren whispered nudging her friend with a small smile creeping on her face.

"Uh, right. Sure. Thanks, Lee," she replied sheepishly.

"Until the end of class," he said then took his seat a few away from them.

Rena turned her all knowing eyes on her still blushing friend. Tenten didn't get embarrassed easily, but then again, she had never gotten so much attention from a guy before. The Kanari girl smiled making her friend turn away even more embarrassed.

"Oh relax Ten! He's just being friendly. Ryoma told me about him. He's pretty enthusiastic and an athlete. You never know right?"

"I guess," she murmured.

"So cheer up! The red in your cheeks will give you away if you're not careful. Besides, you know we're going to want all the details at lunch," Rena winked.

The girls laughed then turned toward the front of the classroom as the teacher called the room to order. They were given a reading list and the girls were formally introduced to the class. It seemed to fly by as they completed an in class essay and went around the room introducing themselves. All in all, it wasn't very productive, but very fun. Rena bid farewell to Tenten and left her to walk with Lee.

Rena couldn't help but giggle to herself as she walked to Chemistry. She didn't know if anything would come of Lee and Tenten, but it was always possible. Besides which, they were there to represent their school. It would defiantly look good if they were to spend time with the other students and not just among themselves.

When she reached her Chemistry room, she found each of the tables had a book with a name on it. She quietly looked over the books until she found her own name. She didn't bother looking to see who was going to be at her table (each table sat four people) since she was the first one there. She pulled out a notebook and began to simply doodle. She wasn't aiming for anything in specific, but she found herself drawn to the final pose from "Bad Boy" that they had performed.

"What are you doing?" someone asked setting their stuff next to her.

She jolted upright. She had been so enraptured by her work, she hadn't even noticed that the class was slowly filling up and the seat beside her was occupied. She looked over and barely stopped herself from glaring. Sitting next to her was none other than Sasuke Uchiha, her jerk of a roommate. She stiffened as he sat down. She should have checked the names before she got comfortable. Then she would have at least been prepared.

"Nothing, just doodling," she snipped.

"I meant, what are you doing in Chemistry. This is for advance students," he sneered.

"For your information, sir, I was one of the top students at Natsumi High. I lived in their advanced program."

"Advance what? Cooking?"

She glared at him.

"I was actually the champion cook from middle school at Natsumi, but I find Science much more interesting. Especially Chemistry. Do your research before you start throwing insults. Natsumi High is very well renowned."

"Hn," was his only response before turning to his own work.

"Well if it isn't Uchiha!" A boy with short brunette hair and red triangles on his cheeks. "Didn't think I'd see you in this class year. Who's the chick?"

He turned his attention on to Rena, who fixed him with a glare. She was not one that would happily sit back and let boys call her a "chick." He studied her for a moment.

"Hey I know you! You're Ryoma's and Chris' sister aren't you? Rena right?"

"Yup, that's me. Just another one of the Kanari clan," she smiled.

"I'm Kiba," he introduced sitting across from Sasuke. "You're brother's are pretty cool. They all older?"

"Well, Ryoma's not older by much. He's my twin after all."

He studied her another moment.

"Now that you mention it, you two do look an awful lot alike."

She laughed trying to take it all in good humor. It was going to be a bit more difficult than she had anticipated adjusting to the new school.

"Oi! Teme! They put me in your class?"

Rena looked at the door to see Naruto bounding over. She couldn't help but smile. He may be loud and obnoxious, but he did keep things lively. She watched as both Kiba and Sasuke rolled their eyes. They had obviously been expecting a quiet class. So much for that hope.

"Naruto, keep it down," Sasuke said as the blonde sat across from Rena.

"Yeah, yeah. Oh hey Rena-chan! I didn't know you were in this class!" Naruto said looking at her.

"Nice to see you again, Naruto. My transcripts spoke much louder than I expected so they put me in here. I'm really looking forward to a fun class," she smiled.

"Man, I just hope I can pass this time," he complained leaning back in his chair.

She giggled in response then turned toward the front where the teacher called the class to order. They received the bad news that their current seats were to be the assigned seat until at least the next semester. Rena sighed. She reminded herself that she just had to stay strong. There was nothing that could be thrown at her that she couldn't handle. After all, she had her four best friends and her brothers with her every step of the way.

Class passed rather quickly. From there she went to History where she met up with Ino and ran into another one of her brother's friends, Neji. After a brief conversation (since he didn't seem all too inclined to start a conversation in the first place), she realized that he was Hinata's cousin. This knowledge only led Ino to pout especially when he refused to continue the conversation. After that, she met up with Sakura in Algebra where she ran into Naruto and another one of her brother's friends, Shino. Conversation didn't carry long with Shino, but Naruto continued to talk up a storm. After that, Naruto invited the girls to spend lunch with him, Sasuke, Ryoma, Kiba, Neji, Shino, Lee, a few other guys. They happily agreed. Lunch was lively as Naruto kept the conversation flowing. Rena couldn't help but smile. Other than the tension between her and Sasuke, the year seemed to be off to a good start.

After lunch, they parted ways with a smile and the girls headed straight for gym. Since it was only the first day, they weren't really required to do much. They were given lockers and uniforms in the locker room then they were handed basketballs in the gym and told to stay active for the rest of the period. Rena sighed as she stood off to the side, simply dribbling. She couldn't really do much else. Still, it was an all boys' school. She couldn't just sit out.

"Cheer up, Ren!" Tenten smiled spinning the basketball on her finger. "It could be worse."

Rena rolled her eyes.

"Please enlighten me, Ten. Of all the classes I have to be in with him, it has to be gym. One of the most competitive classes period. We're changing in an unused classroom and if we're lucky get in after the boys have all gone. Even then we're better off in the classroom. I just…ugh. I didn't expect this I guess."

"S-Sasuke is your roommate, Rena. Perhaps it would be okay if you two started to get along better," Hinata spoke up dribbling the ball. "We're supposed to be setting the example."

"I know, but he's just so…frustrating!" Rena replied tossing the ball from hand to hand. "I mean, Mr. Thinks-he-knows-everything hasn't exactly made it easy for me to try and get along with him. I don't want to be here to compete."

"A little friendly competition never hurt anyone," Sakura shrugged. "Besides, you're plenty competitive. All you have to do is prove that you're the bigger person. He'll get the drift soon enough."

"We're the best Natsumi High has to offer. We have to stand proud of the title! We are the Natsumi Kunoichi! Sing it loud and proud!" Ino cheered.

Rena laughed at her friend's enthusiasm. She knew they were right. She would have to at least tolerate Sasuke if they were going to make the exchange work. They were there to represent their school. It was not a time for personal tiffs. She couldn't stop laughing as Ino dragged her to a nearby basket and shot the ball. They watched as it soared before bouncing off the back board and getting in the basket.

"Oh yeah! I still got it," Ino smirked. "Come on, Ren. Let's see what the cripple can do."

Rena shook her head.

"Alright, but you have to run after the ball. If I stress this ankle too much, Ryoma-kun will hit the roof," she consented.

"Deal," Ino agreed. "Now take the shot!"

Rena nodded. She dribbled the ball a few more times before taking aim and shooting. The ball flew and went straight threw the basket.

"Nothing but net," Sakura smiled.

"Good job, Sasuke!"

The girls turned to see Sasuke running a few layups, before practicing some three-pointers. Rena felt the frown start tugging at the edge of her lips. He was getting praise for the basics and since no one else was putting forth that much effort, all eyes were on him. He didn't seem like the kind that would be an attention hog, but then again, he also seemed like the kind that would rule the school especially if it were co-ed.

"Show off," Rena murmured.

"Hey girls, what do you say we step it up a little?" Tenten smiled.

"What about Ren's ankle?" Hinata asked, quietly holding her ball steady.

"Easy. We can stand still, or work formations around the injury," Ino replied running to grab another ball for Rena and herself.

She hurled the ball at her friend who caught it with ease, rolling it from one arm down the other before holding it in her hands. She felt her smile coming back. She did admit she did have a bit of a competitive streak in her. However, she was doing this more out of fun and messing with the sorry excuse she had for a roommate.

"Let's hit it girls," Sakura smirked.

Rena nodded.

"On my count. One, two, one two three."

The balls came down together. Rena did a quiet eight count. The dribble started basic, then they started swamping hands. After that the added double dribbles. Ino's smirk became more pronounced as they started gathering attention.

"Five, six, seven, and pass," Rena instructed, tossing her ball to her right toward Sakura.

Each of the girls passed their ball onto the next girl, Rena ending up with Ino's. The ended it with another pound with the ball together. Rena felt her smile broaden. The brought the ball up and faked dropping it twice, ending with a spin and dribbling in time with one another. She gave a nod and the girls all circled up. With another eight count they started a new routine. They dribble twice then passed the ball across the circle. They did this a few times then with one final nod, Rena took the shot, followed by Ino, Sakura, Hinata, and Tenten. Each ball made it in and landed shortly after each other.

"Whoa, those girls are good," someone whispered.

"Who would have guessed?"

"Hot and good at sports?"

"Man, whoever gets to room with them is lucky."

"Do you think someone's banging them?"

"Wish I was."

"Damn, looks like this is really going to be a fun year."

The rumors flew like wild fire. Rena could help but smile. She was going to prove that the schools could combine and that they could be treated as equal even if it took everything she had. She looked over at the clock to check the time only to catch Sasuke's eye. He hadn't crowded around the girls like many of the other boys had. He had stayed near Kiba, Neji, and another boy that she didn't recognize. He watched her almost as if sizing her up, though his eyes were bored. She frowned ever so slightly. She took it as a challenge and if he wanted a challenge, then she sure as hell wasn't going to back down.

"Bring it on, Sasuke," she thought. "We'll see who's going to break first. It's on."