Author's note: I really did my best to update as soon as possible and I'll continue to :)

So, I have a question. From this chapter on, there'll be all sorts of couples—not only SasuSaku and the others—so my questions is: should I continue write about them? I'm thinking it may be quite confusing for some of you :/ But this story will be really long and I really wanna write about all sorts of couples. But the other couples won't appear so much, only a few scenes and I'll do my best to write more about SasuSaku since they're the main couple but I don't want to hurry anything. Anyway, answer me in the reviews, it will be a great help!

And I'm really sorry about the late update but the high school is killing me -.-

Chapter four. First year: The stupid genius

As soon as Rin entered in the class, she saw her partner sitting with his hands crawled in his pockets. Inside the class where only a few students, since it was only 8:40 a.m. and the class started at 9 a.m. Rin always liked to come earlier—it was better than to be late. He saw her sitting on the door looking at him but he didn't pay attention. Step by step, she approached, reaching his side.

"Good morning, Gaara-san." he knew that she was smiling from the tone of her voice, but he didn't turn his head to look at her.

"Hmph." like most of time, this was his answer.

Rin wasn't mad or sad, she had no problem with his answer because she knew that he heard her. Also, she knew that's simply how Gaara ia. It's been already a week since they started school and met. Rin was having fun everyday at the courses but no matter how much she practiced modeling or dancing, she was only good at singing. And it was a good thing, her dream was to become a singer.

Rin continued to stay by his side, she was looking somewhere else. Gaara didn't really care if she was or no with him, she's not a loudmouth so he didn't mind her presence. Still, there was something it made him curious about her; until now, she was always the best at their vocal class, she exceed in every exercise—but never actually sang.

"Gaara-san?"

The redhead snapped out of his world and saw the little brown-haired girl looking at him quite worried, it seemed like he was spacing out. As soon as Gaara looked at her, Rin smiled again. Again, he considered this weird. This girl, who he barely knows, is always smiling at him. Before he became famous, he was considered the 'weird freak' in middle-school. Everyone was running from him. Not because he didn't want any friends, but because his bright-green eyes and red-hair made him look like a criminal. Nobody actually noticed this until one of his classmates screamed out loud. Since then, everyone avoided him. He didn't do anything wrong, they just decided on their own to judge him by his appearance. Even after he came famous, he never had a true friend.

Rin looked at his wrist, there was a bracelet she found interesting. It was white and red with the kanji of love. Before Gaara realized, she was staring at his wrist way too much.

"Is this made by you?" she asked still looking at it.

"I made it a long time ago, I don't need it anymore." he said and put his hand on his wrist, he was ready to take it off and throw it.

Rin figured this out and stopped him. "Don't. It's something you made. Moreover.." she looked at him and gently put her hand on his face, moving the bangs which covered his forehead. "I knew it, it's the same kanji. 'Love'.. it really suits you. " she smiled again.

Gaara didn't answer, he was shocked. Nobody ever saw the kanji on his forehead, maybe because it was always covered by his bangs or maybe because they simply didn't pay attention. Her smile, her words were something he longed to hear so much.

Hinata was now on her way to the classroom—which was kind of long. She felt really uncomfortable and didn't know why. Step by step, she was getting closer to the building she was heading to, there were only a few groups of students walking here and there but she was the only one alone. As she turned around the corner, she saw him again. Black eyes, grey hair and.. that smirk. Hinata's heart started beating faster, she was scared. At first, she thought that this guy, who looked like a senpai, was only passing by but this was already the fourth day she saw him at last three times a day. Hinata tried to look away and avoid his gaze.

Finally, she managed to enter in the classroom. Almost everyone was there—except her partner. She was standing in the door-frame looking around when she felt something touching her arm, she was scared and thought that that guy may be behind her. She was ready to scream when she recognized the person's voice.

"Yo, Hinata-chan!" the blonde greeted facing her with a big smile.

Hinata looked at him relieved. "N-Naruto-kun.."

Naruto blinked a few times at her. "You ok Hinata-chan? You look pale."

The black-blue-haired girl remembered once again those eyes, the eyes he had..

"Y-Yes, I'm fine." she answered and decided to blame everything on her imagination.

Naruto looked at her a bit worried, he didn't seem to believe her.

"Na-ru-to." an old-man's voice whispered on Naruto's ear. The blonde knew he was in big problems. This or..

He turned around along with Hinata and looked at their teacher who was currently looking at them with a perverted smirk.

"Ero-sennin." he said confirming his thoughts.

His uncle, Jirayia, who was also a teacher at Junken High School, was drunk. Well, not really drunk but neither fully conscious and this was enough to scare the blonde. He remembered the last time his uncle got drunk and he transformed into a kissing monster. He pulled Hinata away from him, fearing that the old-man may jump on her.

"Hinata-chan, stay away!" he looked really serious at Jirayia, the other students also observed the scene in front of them and stared at Naruto while Hinata was wondering why Naruto looked so serious.

Jirayia continued to smirk at his nephew which he loves very much, way too much when he's drunk.

"Let's start the dance class *hic* students!" he decided to ignore Naruto who tried to stop him from coming inside, he only tried to protect his classmates.

Naruto face-palmed, Jirayia wasn't even their dance class teacher, they were supposed to have dance class with Asuma now.

"Go home jii-chan, you're drunk. Besides, you can't even dance." Naruto said relaxed convinced that now, he'll leave.

Why? Because ereverytime this old-man got the chance to go home and have some free time, he'd run like crazy. Well, not really go home, more like go to a bar or something like this.

Jirayia glared at Naruto, it looked like his words turned his excitement on. "Do you challenge me?!"

Naruto was really scared this time, he was afraid of may come and the only thing he could do now was to start praying as Jirayia was already making his way to the middle of their class to start dancing.

'Why me?'

"Shika-kun~" Ino whispered slowly.

Shikamaru was sleeping peacefully on his bed. For him, this was the best part of his life and if there was one thing that annoyed the calm, pineapple-haired boy was to be woke up from his sleep—and of course, that's what Ino was planning to do.

"Shi-ka-kun." Ino was trying her best not to wake him too sudden, she wanted to be like a gentle wife.

She had a big surprise planned for him.

Well, to be honest, Shikamaru woke up a long time ago. To be more exact, he woke up the moment she slammed the door of his apartment and let herself in. This girl is louder than a truck, why in hell from all the girls, she has to be his partner? No matter how much he thought about it, the young genius couldn't figure out the answer.

So yeah, Shikamaru was awake and heard every time Ino called his name but he continued to hope that if he doesn't answer, she may leave. But no way that will happen, not after Ino wasted her whole morning and even skipped the classes today to make him this surprise. It was around twelve o'clock.

"Shika-kun!" Ino finally lost her calm and said a bit louder.

Seeing that he doesn't answer, she took a deep breath ready to scream his name. This time, Shikamaru figured out her plan and fast covered her mouth with his hand. They made eye-contact for a second and this was enough to make Ino blush. Grateful that he made it in time, Shikamaru sighed in relief.

"What do you think you're doing?" he asked looking at her with a serious face. Waking him up was a serious matter.

"Skfhim! I um shi ykdla uora warke." Ino said while Shikamaru's hand was still covering her mouth. He sighed and moved his hand from her mouth, she repeated. "Shika-kun! I'm so glad you're awake."

"What do you want?" he asked rubbing the back of his neck. It wasn't that he hated this girl, but he doesn't like to be bothered and she bothered him for ten lives in a single week.

She smiled proudly and went behind Shikamaru, pushing him slowly but forceful enough to make him move himself until the living room. His eyes widened as he analyzed the room. In the middle was a table—which wasn't supposed to be there—full of food.

"You made these?" he asked quite surprised, he was also impressed. She nodded proudly, waiting for a praise from Shikamaru which didn't come even after a minute of silence, they were simply staying there. Shikamaru turned his head around and gave Ino a look which made her heart ache. "Why?"

She made a step back, his words weren't kind at all. "W-What do you mean 'why'?"

He turned around and faced her, his serious look scared her even more. "What is your goal, Ino? Why are you here?" she was speechless, she couldn't answer his question. Her true reason for coming here was because she wanted to meet him and become his girlfriend but of course, she couldn't tell him this. He confirmed his thoughts about her and, for a moment, he felt disappointed. "Listen, I'm not trying to act like 'the cool and bad guy' here but I did not ask you to make me this. You don't even know why you're here now and instead of being at the classes at the moment trying to figure out what you want, you babysit me." she looked at him surprised, her words stabbed her heart just like a knife. "And-"

"Shut up.." she whispered, trying her best to hold back her tears. "JUST SHUT UP, YOU STUPID!" she yelled with all her heart and left the apartment.

Shikamaru didn't really expect this reaction but again, he sighed.

"What a noisy woman."

Still, for some reason, his heart felt somehow uncomfortable.

Sakura was walking towards the hallways to her third class which was modeling. She was wearing her cheerful smile and for a moment, while she didn't look in front of her, she felt herself bumping into someone. She backed off but managed to stand on her feet, she rubbed her forehead and opened her eyes to apologize to the person she bumped into.

"I'm so—" she stopped when she saw the person in front of her. Her heart stopped as her emerald eyes met his onyx ones.

In front of her was a boy with long, black hair tied in a pony-tail looking at her, she recognized him as being Itachi Uchiha; Sasori's friend which he warned her about. Sasori told her she should not get close to his friends, he didn't tell her why but since she already knew how Deidara is and she only saw the other ones from distance, Sakura thought they may be like him so she understood Sasori's worries.

She was ready to be yelled at, her voice just won't come out.. she couldn't apologize but his reaction surprised her.

"Are you ok?" his voice was gentle and sweet, his tone was low.

Sakura looked at him surprised, his eyes were so beautiful and she considered them quite familiar.

"Y-Yes." she managed to answer.

"Are you hurt? There's something—" he wanted to touch her arm, he saw the bruise made by Sasori two days ago when he got angry.

She desperately slapped his hand and ran away scared.