Chapter Two

Sakura's Point of View

When I set foot inside my classroom, it was still empty. I shrug and walk over to my assigned seat which is conveniently placed beside the window on the left side, in the third row. My seatmate was one of my friends, Hyūga Hinata. You'll know her soon enough when she gets here.

I put down my book and binder on top of my desk, then settle my bag on the floor. I was about to sit down when some of my classmates enter inside, in the front door and at the back. A few said 'hello' or 'hi' to me, so I greeted them back. I finally sat down, folded my forearms and elbows on top of my desk, and then laid my head on it. I close my eyes and let my other senses take over. Like my hearing for example, even when the windows are closed, I can perfectly hear the chirping of the birds, the rustling of the leaves caused by the wind, the chatters of the humans, the sound of their footwear walking on the ground, and even their breathing movements.

My eyes snap opened when a familiar screeching of tires went through my ears. I took off my earphones and listened closely. A smile makes way into my lips. Ino was fast. I further listened as her heels made a clicking noise in the marbled floor, it was getting closer and closer, almost running, but not quite. Then, my eyes automatically look over at the front door which is slammed open by Yamanaka Ino herself. She was breathing heavily, clutching her Gucci-brand bag tightly.

I smile in amusement.

"Hey, Billboard-brow!" she waves her hand.

"Yo, Ino-pig."

She strides toward me with unhurried steps this time and settles down in front of me. She gives me a playful grin, "So, let's continue our conversation. Like what I have said, he helped me with my home work," she lowers her voice in case a nearby fangirl hears it.

"How did you get him to help you?" I ask, curiously.

She smirks at me and flips her hair dramatically, "Isn't it obvious? He finds me very attractive and you do know that no man can resist my gorgeous face."

I roll my eyes, "I think you should be worried about the fact that he is more beautiful than you."

She giggles.

"So?" I prompted, "How did you persuade him to help you?"

"Well, I might have told him that I could make a quarter of his fangirls leave him alone for the whole day," she didn't even deny that she forced him. I give her an unimpressed look. I don't really care that she forced him, but I am much more conflicted at the compromising position she put herself in. Honestly, what was she thinking? That she could do that? She must have lost her sanity.

When she noticed my facial expression, she scowls at me, "You don't believe I can do it, do you?"

"Nope," I said without any hesistation.

"I can do it!" she insisted, "I will show you, I can do it, just trust me."

"Even if I didn't trust you, you would still do it anyway, so what's the point in persuading me to believe in you?" I questioned.

"Moral support, duh," she rolls her eyes and scoffs, "Some friend you are, Sakura."

"I was only looking out for your well-being, Ino. If this backfired, a platoon of fangirls would dispose your body in no time," I stated the obvious. This girl loves putting herself in grave danger and I just have to bail her out.

"I knew that, but I am not scared," she grins from ear to ear, "I am a fangirl of Sasuke-kun, so I know the feeling of wanting to dispose a threat."

Right, I forgot that she is a fangirl herself in which I didn't understand. Why chase after a guy who doesn't like you? Really, I just can't picture myself doing that. I vividly remembered what Tenten said to me before, it was something along these lines — "If you truly loved a person, you would chase after her/him without a second thought." But Ino said she had a crush on Uchiha Sasuke, she never said that she loved him. I am confused.

I throw my hands in the air while sighing in defeat. There's no way I could change her mind.

"Fine, do whatever you want," I grumble. She grins at me victoriously. Yeah, let me see how long she can grin like that.

"Ino! Sakura! Good morning!"

We turn to the source of the voice and see Tenten, Neji, and Hinata walking towards us. The brown-haired cousin of Hinata merely inclined his head in greeting while Hinata stutters out a 'good morning' in a cute way.

"Good morning to you three as well," I said once they settled down.

Hyūga Hinata had a long, dark blue hair that reached in her mid-back. She had this very pretty, pearl-like-colored eyes that was similar to Neji. She is shy and quiet, only interacting to us. But, you guys wouldn't believe that she had a boyfriend. It was none other than Shino too, one of our friends and a quiet one. Kuna Tenten, another brunette, is a bit tomboy-ish. She doesn't act anything like a lady and she plays soccer too, but you know what? That's what makes Neji fall for her, hard. Yeah, those two are together for like three years now.

"So, what are girls talking about?" Tenten asks, "I mean, you two seemed to be immersed in your conversation."

"This reckless girl —" I pointed a finger at Ino, "— put herself in a problematic situation."

They look at me, surprised, before looking at Ino, who was protesting that it wasn't a problem at all. Hinata decides to ask next, "W-What d-did Ino do?"

"She forced Yuki Haku —" I lower my voice, " — to help her in her homework and in return for his help, she would make a quarter of his fangirls leave him alone the whole day."

Ino looks ready to complain again, Tenten is giving her a stern look, Hinata is worried, and Neji simply sighs. I knew it. They didn't think that it was a good idea too. Every member of Konoha only brings trouble.

"T-That's crazy, Ino!"

"I really can do it!"

I shook my head and sighed heavily.

All of a sudden, there are screeching, squealing, and screaming from outside of our classroom. The four of us glance at each other before the girls and I stand up, leaving Neji in his seat because he refuses to stand up. I had an accurate guess of what or who was responsible for the females' progesterone and estrogen to shoot through the roof. Once we got out, we joined with the other girls lingering in the side of the hallway, as if waiting for a famous actor to arrive. They even had their love letters, hand-made posters, bentos, and everything. It wasn't even Valentine's Day yet.

My eyes spotted the teachers joining in too and I inwardly seethed at their incompetency. Honestly, they would rather be part of these girls than to reprimand them? Ugh.

The Konoha members were walking in the center while ignoring the items that they prepared. Well, only Gaara and Sasuke were the ones ignoring it. I roll my eyes and heave a sigh. My sight focuses upon Naruto who was enthusiastically accepting his fans' gifts. Idiot. Wasn't he bothered that they might have injected something inside their food? I sound paranoid, but it's the truth. It happened last month when a fan of Sai gave him dark chocolates. She said it was home-made. However, the chocolates looked really suspicious because it had a dark green circles on top.

Kakashi had it tested in the nearest hospital and the result was awful. The chocolates are poisoned. When the fangirl was interrogated by the police, she stated that it was a love potion that she bought from a magic shop. Obviously, she's demented and obsessed. The incident extended not only through our city, but throughout our country. It was all over the news too. Yeah, that's how important they are.

I was about to go back inside when my green orbs clash into a blue irises. It was brief, but somehow the time has stopped and I took the time to study his features closer. He had whiskers-like-marks on his cheeks and he was slightly tanned. To my astonishment, his eyes glow a yellow color for a second before fading back to blue hues.

I blink, then look away, breaking the connection.

What was that all about?