Your Misery. NejixSakura.
Dear Diary,
Me and Naruto just got busted with a note...
ON THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL.
Wish us luck in hell.
Sakura-chan3
"Crap is right, Miss Haruno." Kakashi said in a stern voice. "You're in a bit of trouble, aren't you?"
"Y-yes, sir.." I muttered, gulping.
"And, you too, Naruto! I would expect this from you, but to drag the new student of all people into your silly games... What a disappointment."
"Read it!" Someone shouted from the other side of the room.
Kakashi turned to the class. "Shall I?" He held the note up teasingly.
"Yeeeah!" The class cheered.
"No!" I squealed, face red. I was about to cry.
Seriously.
"...Mehh, whatever. I'm not going to read it. Miss Haruno, Mister Uzumaki, after class, please."
I laid my head on my desk, groaning. As Kakashi continued to teach, Naruto tapped my shoulder. I looked up at him.
"Sorry about that," He whispered apologetically.
"It's okay, Naruto." I smiled softly at him, then returned to pretending to pay attention.
When Kakashi called on me to answer a question or define a literary term, I answered the question easily, and returned to my doodling.
After class, Kakashi waved us over to his desk. I caught Neji's piercing eye before he left, and felt myself shiver. A million thoughts ran through my head as I felt my cheeks turn a light pink.
"You two wrote a note in class… On the first day of school." Kakashi shook his head. "Have you no shame?"
"I-I'm really sorry, sir!" I stuttered. "It—"
"Kakashi-sensei, I was just asking for help, because I didn't understand." Naruto cut in.
"Oh really?" Kakashi raised an eyebrow. "Why don't we test that?"
"I'm being honest. You can open the note if you want." Naruto shrugged.
Kakashi opened the note, reading it.
"It seems… You're not lying, as I expected." Kakashi looked lazily up at us. "Very well. I'm letting you off with a warning. Be off with you." He waved us away.
As we walked down the hall, Naruto took another look at my schedule. "Woah… I've noticed that over half of these are Junior-level classes! I didn't know you were so smart…" Naruto looked at me, grinning. "I've only got Advanced English. I'm a really good reader."
"Yes, well… Not to brag, but I was the top kunoichi at my old school." I smiled. "These classes are easy for me."
"Wow!" He laughed. "So, anyone you have your eye on?"
"What do you mean?" I asked, looking at him.
"Any guys?" He looked at me, face filled with mischief.
"That I like?" I shook my head, chuckling. "On the contrary. There is one that has caught my eye, but… Not in a good way. He seems like a pompous jerk."
"Who? Neji?" He led me to another classroom.
"Hai…" I frowned.
"Ahh, well. What do you expect? He's the guy who has everything. The girls, the looks, the smarts, the body, the riches… All the guys here wish they were him."
"Do you…?" I asked.
"Pfft." Naruto shook his head. "I don't need all that when I have TenTen, who's been my best friend and next door neighbor forever, and then… There's you. One of my new best friends." He grinned at me.
"I'm flattered." I laughed.
"Well, here's your next class. I gotta run!" He said, waving as he ran off to the right.
I walked into the classroom to see a man standing in the front of it, smoking a cigarette. My eyes widened. "Hey! Cigarettes aren't allowed in school, are—" A hand covered my mouth as a male hissed into my ear.
"Shut up… Do you want the whole school to hear you?!"
I jerked away to see Neji standing there, glaring at me.
"Who said you could touch me, first of all?!" I retorted. "Second, why would I want to shut up if cigarettes are BA—" The same hand covered my mouth as he backed me into the wall. He glared at me, dangerously close to me. I felt my cheeks flush red, as I stared at him with wide eyes.
"First of all, new girl, you should be honored I'm touching you." He smirked. "Second of all, that guy of there is a teacher. It's best you not annoy him with your shrill voice."
I glared at him from beneath his hand.
"Now, shut up… Or else." He smirked, letting me go.
"Or else what?" I shot back, wiping my mouth.
"Well…" He smirked. "Let's just say you might not feel so clean after I'm through with you."
My eyes widened. Was he… Sexually harassing me?
I wanted to punch him so badly. But, I couldn't. It was the first day of school, and I didn't want to get sent home for fighting on school grounds.
But… I couldn't deny the jittery feeling I got when I looked at him. I had to admit, the boy was handsome.
No, not handsome…. More like, the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen in my life.
And I couldn't shake the unusual attraction I felt.
He left me standing there, gaping. He grinned smugly, walking into the classroom and taking a seat. Immediately, a horde of girls crowded around him. I waited for my breathing to become steady, and headed into the classroom. The man at the front nodded to me, letting a puff of smoke pass through his lips.
"Well, class," He said. "I have a—"
The bell rang, and ten students came rushing in and taking the seat closest. I took a seat on the other side of the room, farthest away from Neji as I could get.
"As I was saying…" He coughed. "I have a new seating chart."
The class groaned, including me.
Wonderful.
Seating arrangements. Oh, boy.
After he called out the names, I cursed my luck.
In the very back, I got stuck with Neji.
It FIGURES.
I groaned, moving to the middle shared desk in the back, taking my seat. Neji sat beside me, and I scooted my chair as far away from him as I could get. He "hmph"ed, and turned his attention to the front.
After Asuma(the cigarette guy)gave us our work to do silently, I glanced at the boy beside me. He seemed to be having trouble with the math, and I leaned over.
"The formula is ymx+b," I whispered. He looked at me and smirked.
"I knew that. Don't worry about me. Just focus on your work, pinkie."
Oh-ho-ho, that got me fired up. I turned red and gave him a death glare. "Ass-hole…" I muttered.
"Bitch…" He muttered back.
I dropped my pen and turned abruptly to him, making my chair legs scrape against the floor, causing a loud noise.
Asuma looked up from his papers. "Something wrong Miss Haruno?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact," I said, standing up. I pointed at Neji. "I can't sit beside this jerk any longer!"
"I'm sorry, Miss Haruno, but these seats are final." Asuma smiled sheepishly. "You're going to have to find some truce, or at least put up with him."
I sighed, sitting back down. I laid my cheek in the palm of my hand, trying to focus on my work. I tapped my pen on my desk, feeling unsettled. I blew my hair out of my face. I chewed on the end of my pen. I scratched my head. After a bit, I couldn't take those eyes staring at me any longer.
"What?!" I hissed, looking at him with a glare.
He smirked. "Oh, nothing. I was just noticing how fat you were."
"Excuse me?" I raised an eyebrow. I unconsciously cracked my knuckles, something I always did when agitated.
"Ooo, you gonna do something?" He snickered, face filled with malice and glee.
The bell rang. I got up, rushing out of the room after quickly grabbing my books. I held my tears back for as long as I could.
"Aww, she's gonna cry now," I heard Neji laugh as I left.
That only made it worse. I wiped my eyes on my sleeve, trying not to produce more.
"Hey, hey!" Naruto called, walking up beside me and grinning. However, his smile faded when he saw my tear-stained face.
"Hey… What's the matter?" He grabbed me by the shoulders, turning me to face him.
"It's nothing…" I sniffled, wiping my eyes.
"I don't believe that…" He said softly, wiping a tear. "You don't have to tell me if you don't want to, though, Sakura-chan," He smiled.
"I guess it doesn't matter…" I mumbled, sniffling again.
"Follow me, and we can talk." He smiled, taking my hand.
He took me into the school library, to the back. There, he turned me to face him.
"Now… What happened?"
"It… It was Neji." I muttered, avoiding Naruto's eye.
"What did he do?"
"He… He insulted me…"
"That jerk!" Naruto frowned. "I'm sorry, Sakura-chan…"
And to my surprise, he pulled me into a tight hug.
And at that moment, I was glad to have a friend named Uzumaki Naruto.
He pulled away a little bit, looking me in the eye. "…Feel a bit better?"
"Hai… Thank you." I smiled. "I should be okay now."
Naruto looked at the clock. "Well… We're twenty minutes late for third period… Might as well not even go. Want to go somewhere?"
"Sure." I smiled, shrugging.
(A/N:So? What'cha think? Is it okay? No? R and R! And, ARIGATO!)