Disclaimer- Whatever. Look at Chapter One.

Author's Note- Hehe. I lied. I updated this story before Neko and Immortelle. Hahaha! (Ducks as tomatoes are thrown at her. Suddenly, Sasuke runs in and starts catching them and eats them.) Erm, okay… Well, on with the story!

Chapter Four

Sakura frowned and trudged down the halls with Kiba by her side. Right now she was heading over to second period, which was PE. Unfortunately, Chouji and Naruto had different classes than her this period. But luckily, Kiba was in the same gym class as Sakura and offered to walk her there- and give her a brief tour along the way. Since he stuck his neck out for the earlier, Naruto, Chouji, and Sakura had befriended the canine-lover and even met his puppy Akamaru, which he kept tucked away in his parka or backpack.

"So what's this Gai-sensei like?" Sakura asked about her new gym teacher. Her voice came out a bit cranky. She was still upset over being paired with Sai.

Kiba sputtered when she mentioned Gai and started laughing, "Gai-sensei? Well, he's a real character, that guy. Words can't describe him."

"What do you mean?"

"I'll let you find out for yourself," Kiba grinned.

"This is a PE uniform?" Sakura gaped as she held up the thing. The top part was a grayish white baby tee and the bottom was a pair of waaay too short spandex shorts. Hell, it was more like a bikini bottom than anything! (A/N: Imagine the thing Kagome from Inuyasha wears to PE, except the sweater part.)

"Yeah?" a girl named Ino said, "Frankly, I don't have a problem with them. Besides, the boys seem to love them." She smirked and winked. Sakura gagged. "By the way, are you the new girl?"

"Uh, yes," Sakura scratched her head.

Ino smiled and offered her hand, "Hi. I'm Ino Yamanaka."

"Sakura Haruno," she said.

"Well, I guess we're friends now!" Ino yelled perkily. She then proceeded to check her makeup. Sakura thought that was stupid.

"Why are you fixing your make-up? I mean it's going to get all ruined from all that sweat when you do PE."

Ino scoffed and put a hand on her hip, "Psh, I don't go to PE to do sports. I go to PE to check out all the hot guys and watch them play brisketball."

"Basketball," Sakura corrected.

"Whatever."

The pink haired girl frowned at the PE uniform. She didn't feel comfortable going out in that. Maybe she'd just wear sweats over them for now.

"AND HOW ARE MY YOUTHFUL STUDENTS TODAY?" a loud voice boomed over their heads. Suddenly, a very buff looking man clad in tight green spandex stepped out and faced his class. He grinned, revealing a set of abnormally white and sparkly teeth. The man also sported a thick, greasy bowl cut. Sakura's eye twitched. Honestly, his hair had so much oil that you could fry a chicken in with it. But of course, that's only if you have a sudden craving for dandruff-flavored chicken…

Ahem. Well, anyways, to sum it up, Sakura was freaked out. A few spots away, Kiba snickered. "Told ya. Quite the character, hm?"

Sakura's only reply was a shiver. She stared at the green spandex. It clung to him a little too tightly. Sakura forced her viridian eyes to look away lest she risk blindness. Wait a minute…

"He looks like Lee!" Sakura said.

"Of course," Kiba whispered, "Lee is his son." (A/N: In this story I'm making Lee Gai's son. Why? Well. They look like it.)

"Oh…" Sakura shivered.

"Alright kids!" Gai shouted, "TEN LAPS AROUND THE FIELD!"

"YES SIR!" Lee stood up proudly and saluted.

Gai suddenly had tears in his eyes, "Lee, your spirit and youth is simply inspirational."

"Oh Gai-sensei!"

"Lee!"

"Gai-sensei!"

Suddenly, flowers sprouted everywhere and a sunset miraculously appeared. Lee started running in slow motion towards the outstretched arms of his father.

"Lee!"

"Gai-sensei!"

"Lee!"

"Gai-senseeeeiiii!" they finally met in a tear-filled embrace.

"…cough…" a student knocked them from their dramatic scene.

Gai and Lee abruptly separated. Lee flashed Sakura a grin. "Anyways," Gai cleared his throat, "Begin your ten laps!"

"What!" Sakura sputtered, "B-But don't we do any warm-ups?"

"We need no stretches to prove our youthfulness!" Gai grinned, "Now run!"

Sakura grumbled and followed after the herd of students as they jogged around the field. Although Sakura was headstrong and determined, she wasn't exactly the best runner. Kiba noticed and decided to run with her and keep her going. Lee slowed his pace to match Sakura's and grinned at her.

"Hello, Sakura-san!"

"Not you again," Kiba groaned.

Sakura blinked and nodded, "Lee-san."

Lee had hearts in his eyes. 'SHE SAID MY NAME! AH! My heart! It's fluttering!'

After she had finished her ten laps, Sakura was pooped out and leaned tiredly against Kiba, throwing an arm around his shoulde rot keep herself up. He blushed slightly at the contact. Gai gathered them around and started to explain the day's activity.

"Today, we shall be playing soccer!" he recited, "It's a perfect way to express out youth! so fun and energetic! Like the fresh spring cut-"

"Flower that blooms in the spring," his students finished for him and sighed. They already heard that line about ten times over every day.

Gai coughed, "Yes, well, anyways, girls will be playing on that side of the field and boys on the other side. Any questions? Good. NOW GET OUT THERE AND EXPRESS YOUR YOUTH!"

"Sakura, watch out!"

The said pink haired girl yelped and fell to the ground as the ball hit her in the cheek. A few other kids snickered at her. Sakura growled. OKay, so soccer was another sport she wasn't good at. Sakura was just one of those people who were good at everything else except PE. She could finish essaysand work out complicated math problems while enjoying some chocolate, no problem. But when it came to sports... well, she wasn't exactly perfect. Sakura was a headstrong and stubborn girl, and was determined not to give up.

Gia shook his head and approached Sakura, "Miss Haruno, I believe you are having trouble with soccer. Perhaps you need a little help?"

"No," Sakura dusted herself off, "I'm fine." But Gai ignored her.

"Ah!" Gai beamed as he grinned at Sakura, that ever present sparkle in his teeth, "I've got it! Oh Neji," he called over to one of his star pupils- second only to Lee.

'Oh no,' Sakura sweat dropped, 'Oh no, please don't tell me Gai is actually going to…'

"You called?" Neji said as he jogged over while kicking a soccer ball. He sneered at Sakura's floor ridden figure. She stuck her tongue out in reply.

"Ah, Neji," Gai eagerly pat the Hyuuga on the back, "I'm giving you a new assignment. Miss Haruno here isn't exactly the best of athletes- her youth simply isn't blooming fast enough. So I take it upon you to nurture her skills with your golden light until her youth has bloomed and she has become a radiant spring flower!"

Sakura blinked. She had no idea what Gai just said.

"So," Neji smirked, "You want me to be her personal coach?"

"Exactly!" Gai beamed, "Whip her into shape!"

"WHAT?" Sakura suddenly sprang to her feet, "No way! I am NOT working with him! Gai-sensei, please! I'll do anything! Just don't pair me with him!"

The green best blinked before bursting out in a hearty chuckle, "See Neji? Your mere presence has already fired up her youth! You can start now- take Miss Haruno to that side of the field and start coaching. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!" Gai shouted before jogging off to join the rest of the PE class.

"NO!" Sakura clawed at the air, "NO! PLEASE! NOO!" she pouted and slumped back down, getting even more dirt on her new PE uniform. Okay, so first she's paired up with Sai. And now Neji?

Sakura pouted and tilted her head up towards the heavens, 'What did I do to deserve this? I mean come on! I go to church and pay my respects every week! And I only beat Naruto because I love him! Why? Why are you doing this to me?'

"Hmph," Neji scowled arrogantly, "You should be grateful to be paired up with someone like me. Most girls would kill to be in your place. But then again, nobody would want to be as pathetic and wimpy as you."

Sakura flashed him a deadly glare. Cocky bastard! "Unless you want me to start ripping your hair out again then you'd better shut up."

"You'd better shut up and do as I say or else we'll be PE buddies for a loooong time." Neji replied smartly, emphasizing the key words.

Sakura grumbled and cursed her bad luck. She shrank as Neji's shadow loomed over her, that daunting smirk glued onto his features. Normally, any girl would have blushed at having the Hyuuga hover over them the way he did now. His long coffee tresses were pulled in a low ponytail at the nape of his neck, muscles tensed and sweaty from all the PE work. A few girls passing by swooned- but not Sakura. In fact, she was thinking up ways to escape.

'That hole near the fence looks big enough… Maybe if I squeeze-'

"Haruno," Neji snapped her from her thoughts.

"What?" she scowled.

Still with that cocky aura hovering around him, he cocked his head toward a secluded side of the field and chucked the soccer ball at her. She caught it with an ungraceful 'oomph!' Neji rolled his eyes, "Pathetic."

"Put your hands up," a certain white eyed male instructed. He and Sakura were currently in one corner of the grass field and she was trying to block his kicks. But being the star athlete he was, Neji apparently didn't know the meaning of "mercy". Then again, maybe he did and just felt like not using it on Sakura.

"I'm trying!" Sakura

"Not like that," Neji rolled his eyes, "Here- position your feet so that the heels are like this. No, not that much pressure. Yeah- like that. Now try again."

Sakura clenched her fists and wiped some sweat off her brow. Though it was only second period and still relatively early in the morning, it was exceptionally hot and Sakura felt the sun burning through her clothes. Right now she regretted wearing sweats. Suddenly, the ball came rushing at her and… Sakura missed. Neji rolled his eyes.

"What's wrong?" he teased, "Can't keep up?"

"No…" Sakura panted, "Heat…"

He raised a brow, "Why don't you take your sweats off then?"

Sakura instantly blushed at the thought. There was no way in hell she'd do that. Sakura pulled herself up and beckoned him to kick the ball at her again. He did and Sakura managed to block it, but not without falling back on her butt as a result.

"Wrong!" He shoved her over to the side, "Like this." He turned on one heel slightly and placed his right foot in the front, "See- you have the wrong position."

Sakura tried again.

"No! God, you really are hopeless. You need to position your feet like this. Got it?"

So Sakura did as he told and placed her body in the exact place he instructed.

"Haruno, you need to position your feet better."

Sakura grit her teeth and shot him a glare. Position this, position that. Position! Position! Position! "How's about I 'position' my foot up your butt instead!" Sakura squeaked as she realized that she accidentally said the last part out loud.

"What was that?" Neji raised a single, versatile brow at her.

"Nothing."

"I heard what you said," he scowled.

"Well in that case, I meant every word!"

"Bitch."

Sakura was offended. Her mouth formed a silent 'O' and she glared at him, "Take that back."

"No."

"Yes!"

"No."

"URGH!" Sakura threw her hands up exasperatedly, "Never have I met someone so insensitive, stuck-up, arrogant, and just plain rude like you!"

"Never before have I met someone so obnoxious."

"I HATE YOU!" she shouted.

"Good," his eyebrow twitched.

"You're an insensitive bastard!"

"You're a pink haired freak."

"GGRRR!"

The period ended with a few of Neji's hairs missing.

After second period was break period. In a shady area under a tree, four boys crowded around and scowled. Neji whimpered and started stroking his hair affectionately. Sakura had already ripped out too many. Sai was still pissed that he had to work with Miss Ugly, who gave him that nasty bruise on his cheek. His anger was evident by the way he almost erased a hole through his sketchpad… and then breaking it in half. Sasuke and Gaara were just plain annoyed by the newcomers.

"I don't like them," Gaara scowled as he watched a familiar pink haired girl bounce by with her friends. Chouji was munching on some more chips while Naruto showered Sakura with date requests.

"We need to get rid of them," Sasuke crossed his arms.

"Especially ugly," Sai snarled and further mutilated his sketchpad. Scraps of paper went flying in the air. Whoa. Sasuke, Neji, and Gaara scooted away.

"Does anyone have any Rogaine?" Neji looked up.

Sasuke and Gaara blinked before backing away from him too.

"Anyway," Gaara said, "How do we get rid of them?"

"Get them expelled," Sasuke said nonchalantly.

A sudden scream met their ears. All the boys looked over and saw a certain green beast pop out of the bushes and startle Sakura. Naruto jumped protectively in front of her.

"I'll protect you, Sakura-chan!"

"Pbfft," Chouji snorted and went through his fifth bag of chips, "Like you could."

"What the-?" Sakura clasped a hand over her flustered chest, "Oh. It's only Lee-san."

"Hello Sakura-san!" he grinned and offered her a bouquet of flowers. Sakura sweat dropped and cringed at the way his abnormally large eyebrows waggled expressively. Chouji resisted the urge to tear at them with tweezers and Naruto kept his position in "protecting" Sakura-chan.

"Eheh," Sakura rubbed her head sheepishly, "Thanks…" she nervously took the bouquet.

Naruto growled and took them away from her, "I'll take care of these! They might be sprinkled with some kind of poison powder, you know?"

"Or maybe ramen seasoning," Chouji added sarcastically.

"RAMEN?" Naruto gaped, "THERE'S RAMEN IN THESE FLOWERS?"

Lee watched in horror as the blonde ripped apart the flowers, searching for any sign of those beloved noodles. Sakura and Chouji shook their heads sadly. "Naruto-san!" Lee shrieked, "Stop! Those flowers are a youthful sign of my devotion to Sakura-saaannn!"

Suddenly, an idea struck Sasuke. He smirked and turned to the three other boys. "I've got an idea."

"Hm?" Sai smiled and managed to calm down from his mini tantrum.

"I've got a plan on how to get that pink haired bimbo and her idiot friends to leave the school."

"Does it involve chainsaws?" Gaara grinned sadistically.

"…"

"…"

"Anyways," Sasuke coughed, "I think we should make their lives hell and annoy them so bad that they'll be forced to leave."

"You know," Neji said, "With our money and contacts we can get them removed with no hassle."

"No," Sai smiled, "I want to torture ugly and her friends before kicking them out."

Gaara smirked, "I get it. Yeah, that sounds good. So what's the plan?"

Sasuke half smiled and leaned on the trunk of the tree, "Well, the plan is we cause a bunch of problems in the school and frame Haruno and her friends for them until they get expelled. And while we're at it, we'll annoy the crap out of them just for fun- starting with a date with fuzzy-eyebrows."

The other boys nodded, "Nice."

Sasuke smirked and glanced at Sakura. She'd pay for ever crossing the dreaded four.

Woohoo! New chapter! Yeah! hoped you guys like it. And don't worry, there will be some Gaara and Sakura interaction in the next chapter, and possibly some Sasuke and Sakura if I can squeeze it in. Ja, well, thnaks again for reading!

I'm still open for ideas and requests!

Oh, and don't worry about Hinata, Shikamaru, Tenten, and all those other peoples. They'll show up soon enough.