Hi everyone! Again, I'm sorry for taking so long to update! Everything has been crazy for the last many months… I'll do my best to stay up to date from now on!
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Also, now that we're to the actual story, don't expect everyone to say direct quotes or include EVERYTHING that was in the manga/anime. It gets kind of repetitive and boring if I do it that way and, quite frankly, I don't even remember the direct quotes from the beginning of the series anymore. :3
Here's Chapter 4! Enjoy!
My blue eyes matched the clear blue skies today, and I smiled as I sluggishly made my way to class. Today was the day we are told who will be on our teams, and we get to finally meet our squad leaders. Maybe the good weather was a sign that today would be a good day? I grinned more. I could only hope so.
Opening the door to class, I noticed that I was the last one there. At least, I'm pretty sure that was the case. It was hard to tell who was there because everyone was swarmed around Sasuke and Naruto, who were both gagging and screaming various profanities. The girls in the room were advancing on Naruto, cracking their knuckles and growling.
"Did I miss something?" I asked quietly to the person sitting closest to me. As it was, it happened to be Shikamaru.
"Not really. Just Naruto being troublesome. Again.." He mumbled, glancing up at me. I smiled at him, before making my way down to the seat next to Sasuke.
I was shocked to see that no one had sat there already. More often then not, Sakura and Ino (and various other girls) would compete for the seat long before class had even started. This was the first time that I've seen an empty seat next to him.
I plopped down next to him, and rested my head on the desk. The silence between us stretched on, and neither of us were about to break it.
Not like that would stop raging fan girls, though.
"What do you think you're doing, freak?!"
My ear flicked in annoyance as Ino's loud voice filled the room. Of course, it was directed at me.
I didn't move. Why should I? She didn't deserve my attention anyways.
"Did you not hear me? With those stupid ears, you should be able to hear everything!" She shrieked.
My eyes turned to her lazily, and I saw almost every girl in class behind her, fuming at me.
"What do you want?" I asked, tired of their negative attention. Really, this was getting old.
"Are you stupid AND ugly? We want you to move!"
I sighed. This was truly ridiculous. I turned my attention from her, towards the dark haired male besides me. He seemed to be ignoring everyone, as usual.
"Sasuke, do you mind me sitting here? No? I didn't think so." I asked, with heavy sarcasm directed at Ino.
I rested my head on the desk once again, and I heard her turn to her friends and start trash talking me immediately. I paid them no mind, as Iruka-sensei walked in.
"Take a seat, everyone!" He said loudly, and everyone shuffled to their seats. He continued, "Alright, as you all know, today is the day you find out who will be in your squad! There will be 3 people on every team, except for one team that will have 4 members. Here are the teams!"
As Iruka announced the teams, I found myself drifting off into my own thoughts. I wonder what ninja life will be like… Will I become stronger? Will my teammates be strong? What about our leader?
I shook my head, clearing my head of these thoughts. I focused my attention on Iruka once again, catching up with what he had said.
"Team 7, Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, Sasuke Uchiha." I smiled in amusement as they expressed their mixed emotions. I watched Sasuke from the corner of my eye, and saw him shut his own dark eyes.
"…And Yuki Hatake." I jumped in surprise, and everyone gasped. So I was the 4th member.
I saw Sasuke's eyes flash open, and he glanced at me. I met his eyes, and he glared at me forcefully.
I felt myself go cold at his stare, and the sudden desire to go train overwhelmed my senses. I focused on it, and gently laid my forehead on the desk. I just needed to wait until class was over.
Class was over. Everyone had cleared out, except for my team. We were still waiting for our new leader. I felt myself become more tense the longer I was surrounded by this odd group. Naruto was setting up a trap for our assigned jounin, Sakura was making a fuss about it, and Sasuke was watching in silence. I gazed out the window, dreading the next years with this team. Hopefully the jounin wasn't going to be as strange as we were.
I heard movement outside of the door, and turned slightly to watch the door creak open.
*thump*
Kakashi gazed at the four of us with irritation as Naruto's "trap", the eraser, landed on his head.
"My first impression of you all…" He started, "…I hate you."
I felt myself sweat drop as my ears folded against my head, and we were instructed to follow my adopted father.
We sat in a semi-circle once we got out. I was seated between Sasuke and Kakashi, and Sasuke shifted uncomfortably away from me. I gave him a dirty look.
"Alright, why don't we start by introducing ourselves. What we like, dislike, dreams… That sort of thing." Kakashi told the four of us, looking only slightly interested.
"What do you mean? Show us first." Sakura complained.
Isn't she supposed to be the smart one? I pondered, annoyed, as I looked back to Kakashi. He sighed, and then began. Actually, it was really pointless to even ask him to do such a thing. I knew he wouldn't reveal anything about himself to them, and I was proven correct. Of course, Sakura and Naruto complained about this.
"Why don't you go first." Kakashi said, ignoring them, as he gestured to Naruto.
"Well, I like ramen! My favorite type of ramen is…" I tuned him out, but continued to examine him. Naruto had short, spiky, blonde hair and his eyes were also blue. Not quite like my own, but his were a few shades darker. He also had sun kissed skin, which made me wonder how much time he spent outside. Overall, he seemed pretty happy and outgoing. Maybe slightly stupid and annoying as well… I raised my eyebrow, noticing he was still going on about ramen.
Finally, Sakura was next.
"Well, the thing I like… Actually the person I like…" She blushed and eyed Sasuke, before giggling and continuing, "And my dreams for the future…" She trailed off again and repeated her previous actions, "And what I hate… NARUTO!" She yelled the last part, completely changing her personality. I jumped slightly when she yelled at the poor kid.
Sakura wasn't so bad to look at, honestly. She had bubblegum pink hair, and sparkling green eyes. She was slightly tan, but not overly so. I didn't think she would be that bad, if only she could get her head out of Sasuke's butt. I sighed, before turning my attention to Sasuke as he began introducing himself as well.
"I dislike most things, and I don't particularly like anything, except one person…" I swear, Sakura almost fainted at that, "And my dream isn't a dream because I am going to make it a reality. My goal is to kill a certain someone… And to revive the Uchiha clan." He finished, darkly. I turned my gaze from him, old feelings stirred as he mentioned that night. I hid them from my team, but I could feel Kakashi's eyes on me in worry.
I knew it was my turn now. I cleared my throat slightly, and turned to face my team.
"My name is Yuki. I like training, sushi, and my adopted father, Kakashi here," I paused as Naruto and Sakura exclaimed their surprise, "I dislike people who betray others, and dogs. And my goal is to find a certain someone (I imitated how Sasuke referred to Itachi, just to irritate him), and become the strongest kunoichi in the ninja world." I finished, satisfied. No one spoke, but I could feel Sasuke's glare on my side at my reference to Itachi. I refused to look at him.
"Alright. I think that's enough for today. Meet back here at 6 am tomorrow morning. Oh, and you shouldn't eat breakfast. You'll throw up." Kakashi said, before walking away. It didn't look like he was headed towards the house though, so I assumed I was free to do as I pleased until I wanted to return home.
"Sasuke, do you want to go to dinner?" Sakura asked sweetly, clinging to Sasuke's arm. I rolled my eyes and turned to leave while Sasuke refused her behind me.
The next morning, I woke up at 5:30 am just to discover that Kakashi wasn't even awake yet.
He's not going to be even remotely on time… I thought, sighing. I decided to stay awake anyways, and I quickly got ready. I brushed my now-long soft white hair and put on some semi-short black shorts (with a hole cut for my tail to slide through) and a tight, black net tank top, with a navy blue, short sleeve jacket over it that showed part of my mid-drift. Not the most concealing outfit, but I did not care in the slightest. What kind of ninja wanted to sweat to death in a full body outfit? Not me.
After changing, I made a quick breakfast for myself and Kakashi, and left his on the table while I munched on my toast and walked around the town.
I walked by our meeting place and saw the other members of my team waiting. And they weren't waiting patiently.
"He's an hour late! Where is Kakashi?!" Naruto complained, and Sakura agreed with him for once. Sasuke, as usual, ignored the two of them.
"He won't be here any time soon, just so you know." I warned them as I approached them. They turned to face me, and Sasuke opened his eyes slightly at my arrival.
"How do you know?" Sakura asked suspiciously.
I sweat dropped. Did she seriously already forget that I live with him? I chose to ignore her instead of gracing her with an answer, and let her think it over.
"Well, I for one am not going to wait here. See you in two hours!" I smiled at them, and waved before turning and walking slightly into the forest. If I had to wait, I might as well go for a walk and enjoy being outside. I was tired of being in town anyways.
I heard them debate leaving as well, until I was out of hearing range. I had to be about a mile away by then, or my large ears would have picked up on their constant arguing.
The forest got a little thicker, and all I could hear was birds and various other forest animals running about. I sighed happily. I loved escaping the world sometimes, even if only for an hour.
I shut my eyes for a moment, before I heard a twig snap. My eyes shot open, and I searched frantically for where I had heard the noise.
Before I could even turn my head, I was pushed forcefully against a large tree behind me.
I glared up at Sasuke's dark eyes, who was glaring just as forcefully back. He had his forearm against my neck, pressing slightly, while his other arm provided a barrier to keep me still.
"What?!" I hissed at him, feeling my anger rise. This was unacceptable!
"Why are you looking for Itachi?" He demanded, anger in his voice.
"Seriously? You're mad about that?" I asked, both surprised and pissed that he would throw such a tantrum about my statement from yesterday.
He didn't move or answer, but pressed on my neck slightly, demanding an answer.
"I want answers." I growled at him, still glaring.
"You don't need answers. You have…" He trailed off, and my ears twitched in annoyance.
"What? I have what?" I asked, eyes narrowing at him in frustration.
"Me."
"Excuse m-" I started, enraged, before I was silenced as his lips crashed against mine.
I pushed against him, but he refused to move. He moved the arm at my neck around to my back and he used his hand to hold the back of my head gently in place so I wouldn't pull away. He pulled away momentarily and took a breath, before pushing his lips against my own again.
This wasn't right.
This was the boy who had left me in my time of need. The boy who's brother killed my family. Nothing about this was supposed to be happening.
But I still couldn't stop myself as my lips finally moved against his in return. After a few moments passed, Sasuke pulled away slowly.
"That is how my first kiss was supposed to happen." He commented quietly, his eyes more gentle.
"What?" I asked, confused. Did he already have his first kiss?
"Nothing." He said, shaking his head with a frown. He stepped back from me so that we weren't touching at all anymore, and I felt myself shiver at the sudden breeze I felt.
"I'll see you in an hour," Sasuke said, glancing at me one last time, before he leapt into a tree and made his way back towards our meeting place.
I sighed, leaning back against the tree that was still behind me, and shut my eyes.
This was going to be a troublesome team.