First Step! Konoha Gakuen!

by purflixoxo

It's about the strong-willed Haruno Sakura and the cold prideful Uchiha Sasuke. Sakura promised Uchiha Mikoto to take care of her son, which lead her to another hardships and of course, love. The first part of Step! trilogy, taken place where they first met in Konoha High. [ON HOLD] [Need a Beta Reader]

6. New Friend, Old Friend and Pink Hair

AN : Purflixoxo is back! Thank you for readers who sent me reviews and personal messages! It encouraged me a lot and I will work hard for your sake! Anyway, perhaps some of you didn't realize that I had changed the summary of First Step! Konoha Gakuen! But yeah I did it because in the new review, I told my goal to make this story into a Trilogy! Yeah, and the First Step! is the first trilogy of Step! series! Please kindly support me, okay? Kekekeke

Before I start, let me tell you that in the previous chapter HINATA DIDN'T FALL IN LOVE AT NARUTO. Well, I had read some SasuSaku stories which are including NaruHina and I guess it kind of well-too easy. Most of the stories told that Hinata and Naruto had fell in love each other, or Hinata was the one who had a thing for Naruto first. I want to make something different with NaruHina moments, kekeke. Please wait for it, ne? Anyway, here is the 6th chapter!

I don't own Naruto, ne?

Chapter 6

New Friend, Old Friend and Pink Hair

Uchiha's Mansion.

"Ohayo gozaimasu."

"Ohayo gozaimasu, Haruno-sama." said the brunette butler who welcomed the pink-haired student arrival, "Sasuke-sama is still sleeping in his room. May I escort you to the room?"

"There's no need to, I can wall by myself. Instead,"Sakura unzipped her blue school bag, taking a paper bag, "I want to return Uchiha-san's clothes that I borrowed yesterday. Would you kindly pass her my best regards?"

"As you wish, Haruno-sama."

The pinkette handed a paper bag to Uchiha's servant, "Arigato gozaimasu, I will take my way, then."

Sakura walked to her destination, Uchiha Sasuke's bedroom. She unlocked the door by a spare key that she got from Sasuke's mother, in order to wake him up every day or well, if something bad happened-which Sakura couldn't wonder what would be happened in Sasuke's room. The pinkette pushed the door slowly and found the owner still in his peaceful dreamland.

When she was entering the room, Sakura noticed that there was some of her notebooks on his wooden chair. She bowed down to get a closer look and the pinkette was smiled. There were some dirty papers filled by his sharp handwriting and her notebook was somewhat a bit crumpled. She took one of the papers and read it thoroughly. It looked like Sasuke had started to study the Chemistry like she asked to last night, and as Sakura expected he got some troubles at understanding the theories with its application. Sasuke also did his best huh? Guess someone needed to get a reward, ne?

The pinkette walked closer to his bed, looking at the spiked hair lying body. Why he also put a stoic face even when he was sleeping? Kami-sama, he would looked was exactly like a corpse if he had a paler skin as Sai had. Sasuke turned his body to the left unconsciously, giving her his broad back. His left hand lied close to his head, and his right hand was lying freely.

Sakura giggled, "Somehow he is like an innocent child when he sleeps."

She still wanted to observe Sasuke's sleeping habit, but the clock in his room told her to stop and ordered her to wake him up. Especially if she didn't want both of them got a punishment from Kakashi. Sakura took a deep breath, then she slowly put her small bottom on Sasuke's waist, letting all of her weight to press him. It was her way to make the sleeping raven haired awakened.

She could feel her body start to waver, meaning that Sasuke was already disturbed. His seatmate stirred his head annoyingly, then he started to lift his head and blinked his eyes to get a clear look.

"O-ha-yo, Uchiha-kun!" she greeted when her emerald eyes made a contact with his onyx.

"Tch." He spat, "Get up Haruno! Your morning alarm was annoying." The Uchiha's heir groaned while moving his body, making the pinkette jumped from her hard seat.

"Then wake up earlier than me, ne?" she mocked, escaping her tongue from her mouth.

Sasuke got up and scratched his neck, then he walked to his wardrobe. What he did next was making Sakura screamed without thinking. Sasuke undid his black pajamas, leaving his bare chest without any cover.

"WHA-WHA-WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!"

"You still here?" he raised one of his eyebrow, "I want to take a bath, dork."

"THEN TELL ME, BAKA!" she covered her eyes with her palms, hiding her face which had already like a fresh red tomato. She ran away to his door quickly, but got halted by Sasuke's grip on her wrist. The shirtless teen pulled her back, making the pinkette's back met his black wooden wardrobe. The emerald eyes widened when Sasuke stuck both of his palms to the wardrobe, not letting her escaped.

She tilted her face to meet a pair of onyx, "Wha-what are you doing, let go of me!" The trapped pinkette tried to push his body, but her hands got rigid when her palms was making a contact to his bare, muscled chest.

"Open your clothes, Haruno." He ordered with a serious tone, "Let's take a bath together."

She retreated her arms quickly and yelled, "NANI?! ARE YOU CRAZY? WE EVEN AREN'T A-"

"But we almost kissed, remember?"

A gasp escaped from Sakura's lips. Her body started to get tensed. Of course she remembered when Sasuke gave her a kiss prank on the staircases, and now they were in the same position like when he attempted to kiss her that time, "Should we continue what we left before at that time?"

Sakura bit her lips and closed her emerald eyes when his head went closer to hers. She could feel a strange feeling from her stomach like she felt yesterday when Sasuke treated her wound. Her feet was got trembled now and her lips could feel a hot breath coming from his nose, which was only centimeters apart from hers. Sakura's body jolted when she felt a pair of cold lips making a contact, but not at her trembling lips. Instead, Sasuke's lips brushed her tiny nose, making her lost all of her strength.

Sakura fell to the ground, her eyes was opened widely and both of her palms covered her nose. She tilted up her head to see her shirtless seatmate smirked towards her reaction.

"Are you really that inexperience?" he snorted, "See your expression right now, it was hilarious."

Sakura's face turned again to a red tomato, "MY NOSE! Y-YOU KISSED MY NOSE!"

"That's my revenge, Haruno." He bent down to pick his blue towel which was fell from his broad shoulder, "My mother confiscated my car because of what I did to you. Now I should walk to the school like what commoners do."

Sakura stood up shakily and argued, "That's your own fault, not mine! You don't have any right to throw your anger at me!"

He smirked towards the embarrassed pinkette, "Do I care?" the raven haired boy opened his private bathroom's door and went to get bath. In other hand, Sakura went down to the main entrance in Sasuke's mansion, cursing her mean seatmate's behavior with full of irritation.

Uchiha Sasuke was kissed her nose, goddamit!

She still couldn't believe it. Never ever believed it! It was the first time a man had laid his finger-which-was-his-cold-lips-on her face. Moreover, the culprit was Uchiha Sasuke, a crude and arrogant jerk who was famous by his cold attitude towards all of the woman besides his caring mother, Uchiha Mikoto. However, that's not only the reason why she was so irritated enough to make all of Uchiha's servants were somehow afraid of her. She confused with herself. Why she let him beating hear hearts rapidly that hurt her and why the strange feelings that she felt in her stomach always appeared when Sasuke was close to her. And what she hated the most that the fact about the traces on her nose was very warm despite of his cold lips when they made a brief contact that time.

Why she felt a bit happy when Sasuke did kissed her?

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Roppongi Underground Train Station.

"Is this your first time taking a public train, Uchiha-kun?"

"Hn." He grunted, both on his palms slipped into his pockets.

Sakura chuckled, "Then try not to get separated from me. Morning was the busiest time in Japan, and I bet the train was very crowded."

The silver train arrived in no counts. When the train door opened, the crowd of people bursting in and out in the same time, making Sakura jumped and got separated from her seatmate. In an instant, Sakura had entered the train without knowing Sasuke's whereabouts. She rolled at every corner of train, but thanks to her short height, the pinkette couldn't search him thoroughly. Sakura was hopeless now, she would cursed herself if she didn't find Sasuke at the next station. To be frank, it was her first time in a public railway wagon. She always took a female only wagon because she still didn't know Japan well and it would be a safest choice to take it. But since Sasuke was also with her that time, she didn't have any choices than taking a public wagon together. Now she was separated from Sasuke, way to go Sakura.

Suddenly, she felt a soft skin brushed her thighs, making her jolted. Sakura peeked at her legs and she found two, no three hands were on her thighs, caressing her skin without her permissions. She turned to seek the culprit, but her vision was blocked because the pinkette was stuck between two tall businessmen. Sakura bit her lips when the hands start to climb up roughly, trying to reach her underwear. What should she do now?

"Haruno!"

Sakura turned her head to seek for the familiar voice. A fair hand was coming out between the crown, gripping her weak wrist and pulled her strongly against the crammed people. In a glimpse of time, Sakura's body hit against a strong chest with familiar scent that she loved, the scent of Uchiha Sasuke.

"Baka! Why don't you avoid those molesters! You got lucky because I noticed your hair, but what the hell would be happened when I didn't? Don't let your guard down!"

Sakura answered the angry spiked hair weakly, "That's because I worried about you and I was pressed by people, that's why I can't move my body. It is my first time taking a public wagon."

Sasuke snorted, "And you even bragged about the public train at me. You are hopeless, Haruno."

The pinkette pouted at his snorts. Suddenly, the train was trembled and it made the crowds became a huge mess. Sakura closed her eyes when some people were pressing towards their position, but she felt nothing. It was when she opened her eyes, the pinkette noticed that Sasuke used his body to protect her from the crowd and one of his hand gripped the iron holder while his other hand pressed the train door, making a space for her.

"A-arigato, Uchiha-kun."

"Aa."

They remained silent in that position. Sasuke's onyx eyes gazed on the Tokyo view and Sakura stared on her feet, hiding her fluttered face. It reminded her of the caring Sasuke who took care of her wounded elbow yesterday. It was the only time Sakura could see the real Uchiha Sasuke, not the cold Sasuke when the first time she met her, not the mischievous Sasuke when he seduced her with his serious tone, or not the menacing Sasuke when he barked right on her face when he knew that she would look after him. It was the gentle Sasuke when he listened to her voice when she taught her, the worried Sasuke when he waited for her arrival in front of his house, lying to her about catching some fresh air (which she just had realized at her home yesterday) and the caring Sasuke when he wrapped a bandage on her elbow (she had opened it today) and chuckled in front of her. And right now she found a protective Sasuke who guarded her from the crowd in the train. Next time, which Sasuke that Sakura would meet about?

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Konoha Private High School.

All of Konoha High students, mostly the girl students were making an uproar when they noticed Uchiha Sasuke had arrived at their school with the pink-haired girl besides him. Most of them was asking what they relationship was, or crying because of broken heart. Even the furious fanatic fangirls were shouting and cursing the pink-haired girl, which irritating Sasuke unconsciously.

"Ne, Uchiha-kun." Sakura whispered in a very low voice, "I think your fangirls misunderstood about us, should I go ahead to the classroom? You can lost your fangirls if-"

"I don't care about them. Let's go."

Sakura sighed at his cold responds and felt a pity for his fangirls at the same time. She hoped that the pitiful girls would open their eyes and stopped admiring the cold jerk. They continued to walk together towards the shoe lockers. The pink-haired girl noticed her new friend when she slipped the school's shoes to her feet.

"Hinata-chan!" she called her excitingly, "Gomen, Uchiha-kun! I will go ahead to the class, ja ne!" she smiled to the popular student, leaving his side and jumping to the dark blue haired girl. Sasuke felt a hand on his shoulder out of the blue. He turned to see his ex-rival who greeted him a good morning with a wide grin.

"Ara, that's Sakura-chan and Hyuuga!" he blurted, "Yokatta, they seem forget about yesterday, ne?"

Sasuke furrowed his chin, "Yesterday?"

"Yup teme! Yesterday they almost got assaulted by some of perverts near Hyuuga's house. But I saved them in the right time. You must watch how disgusting the pervert licked Sakura's pure neck with full of lust! If I find them again-whoa!" Naruto screamed when Sasuke hit his own locker with his fist menacingly, making other students shocked and scared at the same time.

"TEME WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!"

The raven haired threw a death glare to the amethyst, "Urusai, dobe."

"Ne, teme." Naruto opened his locker to get his school slippers, "Do you have a thing for Sakura-chan?"

"What?"

"Datte!" the blonde replied, "You got angry because you just had known it from me, ne? You got angry because Sakura-chan almost got raped, ne?"

"Don't jump into conclusion, dobe!" Sasuke snarled, closing Naruto's locker with a strong slap, "Kaa-san would be fucking furious if I let her in a danger! And I won't ever in love with that annoying pink hair!"

Sasuke walked away from his best friend, leaving Naruto who was chuckling at his reaction.

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Konoha Private High School, 2-B. After School.

"Minna! My dad bought a good karaoke place yesterday and they gave me a free hours as the daughter of the owner!" Temari grinned at her friends, "Want to go?"

Shikamaru yawned, "Well, your dad had asked me to accompany you, there's no other choices. Mendokusei."

The blonde girl glared towards the lazy bum, "How about you, Sai?"

"I guess I can go. As long as it's free. How about you, Dickless?"

"I'm in-ttebayo!"

Temari smiled happily, then she turned to the last two students, "Well, I think Sakura and Sasuke can't join because of your tutoring class, ne?"

"No." Sakura smiled, "I guess we can go for an hour, is that alright?" Sasuke's eyes widened when he heard the pinkette besides her put a decision without his permission.

"Yatta! Arigato, Sakura!"

"Ne, Temari." Sakura stood up, then walking towards the dark blue haired girl who was erasing the black board. Hyuuga's heir stopped when she realized that her new friend held her shoulder and turned her body easily, "Can we ask Hinata-chan to join us? She is my friend now!"

Hinata jolted when she heard her name, "Sa-Sakura-san!"

Temari raised her right hand, "Atarimai desho! Your friend is my friend too! Having another girl as part of group is exciting, you know!"

Naruto hopped from his seat, "Yosh, to Karaoke!"

Sakura smiled at the timid girl who was being pulled by the happy blonde girl. Sakura walked back to her seat to take her bag and found Sasuke's glare.

"Nani, Uchiha-kun?"

"Why do you agreed on it?" He asked with a monotonous tone, "I think my mother asked you to make me become a best head of clan."

Sakura sighed, "Ano ne, Uchiha-kun. I realized that you lack of social skill and I think this is a good chance to deepen your relationship with your friends other than Naruto." She explained, "Besides, a good leader is someone who can bear all of their people's trust. How can you get a trust from other Uchiha if you still being a social-awkward, hey emo-boy?"

"What the hell is-"

Sakura put her index finger right in front of Sasuke's cold lips, "Don't forget that Uchiha-san trust me to take care of you. I know what the best for you so stop complaining. Wakatta?"

"Hn."

The pinkette gave him a gentle smile, as a token of his obedient. She took one of his arm and pulled him excitedly, "Ikimasho, Uchiha-kun!"

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Konoha Private High School, 2-B.

Sasuke and Sakura walked towards their class together. Sakura still didn't believe that Sasuke's weakest subject was Japanese Literature. Actually, Sakura decided to teach him about Physic after they went to Karaoke, but unfortunately she forgot to bring the questions that she had prepared for him. That was why she changed it to Japanese Literature. At first, the raven haired boy still didn't tell her about it because of his prideful behavior, but later when she asked him some not-so-difficult questions, Sakura was shocked because he got confused and couldn't answer properly. Perhaps that's because Sasuke was a man with no words. She never heard him told any stories or jokes, even when he talked, Sasuke never beat the bush. He always straight-forward, talking only when it necessary. Was that because of his past too? She never heard anything about his past, and never let other people to be the one who told her. Sakura wanted to hear it from Sasuke himself. Because it meant he put his utmost trust to her.

Both of them heard a loud uproar coming from their class. The emerald and onyx exchanged glances, then walked to their class in quick steps. When they arrived at 2-B's door, the shouts became clear and noisy at the same time.

"WHERE IS THE NEW STUDENT?!" shouted the unknown blonde girl with a ponytail. "I HEARD ABOUT HER AND SASUKE GOT A THING EACH OTHER! WHERE IS SHE NOW?!"

The lazy bum grumbled, "Don't shout in other classroom! Look, you only disturb us!"

The sapphire glared at Shikamaru, "DEMO, SHIIKA! SHE STOLE MY SASUKE FROM ME! HOW CAN I STOP AND DO NOTHING? JUST TELL ME WHERE THE NEW GIRL IS!"

Sasuke spat when he realized the one who made such a commotion in his class. Meanwhile, the pinkette stared at the angry blonde girl who asked about her whereabouts. Her long, blond ponytail, her petite body and her short temper and fierce attitudes was made Sakura start to wonder why she felt any familiarities.

Sakura was gasped when the fierce blonde turned her body to see both of her prey, "I-Ino?"

The girl who called Ino's eyes widened when she saw the emerald eyes, "Don't tell me, Sa-Sakura?! Haruno Sakura?!" she yelped, "Oh Kami-sama, is that really you?!"

"Ino, tadaima!" the pinkette was running towards the blonde, giving hear a bear hug. "I miss you a lot, you Ino pig!"

The blonde returned her embrace, "You didn't ever changed, Big Forehead! Of course I miss you too, Sak!"

They both pulled away and chuckled each other happily, which making other students confused. Sasuke sighed and walked to his seat. Ino noticed Sasuke's presence and then her eyes widened.

"So it means the new girl is you, Sak?"

"Well, yeah. I think-"

"OH MY GOD! HAHAHAHA!" the blonde laughed noisily, making another uproar in Sakura's classroom. Shikamaru sighed at his childhood friend and walked out from the class. "I'M SO STUPID TO BELIEVE THOSE RUMORS!"

Sakura walked towards her seat, putting her bag on her desk, "What rumors, Ino?"

Ino walked towards Sakura-and slyly to Sasuke too-while giving her a mock grin, "I heard a rumor about Sasuke-kun fell in love with the new student." She then gawked again, "THERE IS NO WAY HE FELL IN LOVE WITH YOU, BIG FOREHEAD. HAHAHA I'M SO STUPID!"

"What?!" Sakura shocked, "Well I can understand about his cold behavior, but why you say that?!"

"Datte~!" the blonde sneered, "There's no one who will fall in love with big forehead ugly girl like you Sak! Even your natural pink hair is hilarious!"

Sakura was offended when Ino mocked to her. She slammed the desk with both of her palms. Now all of her classmates thought that Sakura was the scariest when she was angry, "WHAT THE HELL YOU INO-PIG!"

"Why don't you hear by your own ears?" Ino peeked at her three years idol, "Ne, Sasuke-kun! What do you think about Sakura? Don't you agree with my opinion?"

"INO-PIG!"

Sasuke turned to see the sneering fangirl and his furious seatmate. Well, if he said that Sakura was better than any girl in Konoha High (which he somehow agreed), then the blonde stupid fangirl would go berserk again and perhaps she would explode the whole class, and if he agreed with the blonde's opinion. Well, it was true that Sakura's forehead was big and the first time he met her, he also thought that her pink hair was ridiculous. And of course he bet that Sakura wouldn't take his words seriously, would she? She wouldn't care anyway.

"For the first time." He started to talk, making all of the students went silent and concentrated on the raven haired boy, "I agreed with you, Yamanaka. Her forehead is big and her long pink hair is annoying."

And he regretted his decision.

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Okay, he thought that it was his fault now.

After the blonde cheered in victory, she hurried back to her class, leaving all the commotions. All of the students thanked him for chasing her away, which he ignored it. The one who took all of his attentions was Sakura's sudden silent behavior. He remembered clearly how shocked Sakura's face was when Sasuke agreed at Ino's crude comments about her. Then, she started to sit back and shut her mouth for good. At first, Sasuke didn't mind about it. She still as always, focused on the lessons and never talked to him during classes. Until when the recess, Sasuke asked her about what subjects she would tutor later.

Unexpectedly she ignored him, even didn't turned her face to see him. She still focused on reading her notebook. Sasuke called her name once more, and again there was no reply. Okay, he was offended now. The onyx eyes pulled her hands to get her attentions, but she removed her hand from Sasuke's grip roughly, which was shocking him. The pinkette stood up, calling Hyuuga's heir name and went to her place. Leaving him alone.

Haruno Sakura was totally furious.

When they had to go to the lab for Chemistry lessons, usually Sasuke left one seat beside him for the pink-haired girl because she needed to keep her eyes on his slacking behavior. But now, it was different. Sasuke arrived earlier and took a seat in the middle, as always leaving one seat next to him. After most of his classmates had arrived, he noticed Sakura arrived with Sai and Temari. His eyes was widened when she looked at him, but she ignored him and went to another seat, next to Sai. Sakura left him all alone. The seat next to him, which he especially reserved for her, was remain empty.

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Konoha High School, 2-B. After School.

"Ne, Sakura-chan!" asked Naruto, bringing his notebook, "Can you teach me about Science? I still didn't understand about digestion system."

Sakura smiled, "Of course I can. Give me your notes!" the blonde handed him his note, "Here, for the first.."

Temari, Shikamaru and Sai also approached her when they heard Naruto understood about Science easily. Sakura giggled and taught all of them thoroughly. Okay, she still smiled towards her friends. It meant she was truly angry because of him and his annoying fangirl who was also her old friend. And also the girl who were coming to their direction now.

"Sak! My mother asked me to invite you on our dinner tonight!" She talked to her as if there was nothing happened, "Want to go?"

Sasuke smirked. Now, let her felt how annoying Sakura when she was totally angry. He bet the pinkette would ignored Ino's pestering talks like she did towards him.

"Eh? Hontou ni?!" Sakura answered happily, "Of course I will! I miss your family so much, Ino!"

And they were laughing together now, talking about past. Sasuke was pissed. Totally pissed.

"CUT THAT OUT, HARUNO!" the raven haired guy snarled to the pinkette, grabbing her hand, "YOU IGNORED ME LIKE HELL AND NOW YOU ARE TALKING TO THE ONE WHO MOCK YOU LIKE I DID!"

The pinkette turned her head towards her completely, but she didn't replied or angry. Sakura still shut her mouth. He let go of her hand slowly, then the pinkette bowed to all of her friends-except Sasuke-and went out from her class.

"Well, someone is broken heart here?" Naruto joked, but no one laughed at it. Instead, Temari gave him a death glare, making the stupid blonde shut his mouth.

"I guess it was your fault, Sasuke." Shikamaru broke the tension, "Haruno was right to be angry."

"That's true." Temari added, "Among all of us, you are the closest person to Sakura. You spent a lot more time with her and she did her best to help you. But you agreed on the stupid spoiled girl's opinion and of course it hurt her feelings."

"Eeeek!" Ino whined, "Don't blame me! It was Sasuke-kun's fault if he was infatuated by my charm and forget about Sak! You are always mean to me, old hag!"

"What did you said?!"

"Ma, ma! Temari, Ino-chan!" Naruto interrupted, "Let's back to the main point ne?"

Shikamaru sighed at both of the fierce women behavior, the girls nodded and shut their mouth.

"Anyway, Sasuke-san." All of them turned their head to Sai's direction, "Whatever our opinions are, you still can't deny that she is angry at you and you should apologize to him. Even though I never heard the Almighty Uchiha Sasuke asks for forgiveness to someone."

"What do you think, teme?"

Sasuke kept his mouth shut and drowned on his own mind.

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Konoha Private High School. Main Entrance.

Haruno Sakura sighed heavily.

She knew that ignored Sasuke all day was a bit harsh and she knew by the way he shouted back then, Sasuke was hurt about her behavior. However, she still couldn't believe what she heard in the morning was coming from Sasuke's mouth directly.

She realized that her forehead was bigger than girls in her ages, but insulting her hair color who she had got from her deceased mother, she couldn't accept it at all. She was very proud of her hair color, the rare color that Japanese seldom have, Sakura always felt that she was a special. It was a blessed gift from her mother and every strand of it connected to her mother's. Ino often mocked her hair color because it was her way to say that her hair was amazing. Ino was her childhood friend and she knew it well that when the blonde insulted or mocked, she never seriously meant it. She was too stubborn and awkward to express her whole feelings. That was why she let go of it when Ino said it at her classroom. To think that Uchiha Sasuke was also agreed, she was totally offended right now.

Sakura turned her head to see every girls in front of her eyes and caught her friend's presence near the tree at the school's yard. But right when she almost called Hinata, the dark blue haired girl was talked to some other girls, then went together to another place. Did Hinata ever had friends beside her? But why she never told her about it? Then who were they?

Sakura followed them until they stopped in front of the warehouse. What were they trying to do?

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"Do you know why I come to see you again even I hate it? DON'T YOU KNOW WHY?!"

Hinata shook her head slowly. Her body was trembled and her eyes focused to her feet, didn't ever want to meet their eyes.

"YOU ARE DISGUSTING, HINATA!"

The brunette pulled her hard, making her fell and hit the ball shelf. The timid girl started to cry, "Gomen nasai.."

"DON'T ANSWER ME!" the angry brunette slapped Hinata's cheek, marking a red bruise, "BECAUSE OF YOU! I BROKE MY ENGAGEMENT WITH NEJI-SAN! BECAUSE YOU BECAME THE HEIR OF HYUUGA!"

She hit the weak girl's leg with her own foot, "AND NOW YOU TRY TO ATTRACT MY UCHIHA SASUKE! HAVE YOU NO SHAME?!"

Hinata shook her heads rapidly, "Chigaimasu, Ayame-san! I didn't try to-"

Slap!

"I SAID DON'T ANSWER ME! HOW DARE YOU CALL MY NAME WITHOUT HONORIFIC! YOU ARE DISGUSTING HINATA! I SWEAR I WILL-"

A sharp slap hit the brunette's cheek, making her stop to talk. Her eyes widened and all of her friends came approaching her. The brunette huffed, "YOU! THAT NEW GIRL!"

"What the hell are you doing to my friend?!" the pinkette barked to all of the girls. She bent down towards the beaten girl, "Hinata-chan! Daijoubu?"

"Sakura-san, please run!" she pledged, "I beg you.."

Sakura saw Hinata's cheeks got swollen. Her legs were full of bruises and her body still trembled. Sakura stood up to face the girls, "You hurt my friend! How dare you!"

"SAKURA-CHAN, PLEASE STOP IT!"

Sakura eyes widened. She turned her body to see her friend, "If you hurt her, then…Hanabi-chan will…" Hinata started to whimper. Sakura ran towards her friend and hug her.

"That's right Haruno!" Ayame stood up and walked towards both of them, "My daddy is the one who take care of her dying sister. That's why she can't harm me no matter what."

Sakura gritted her teeth, "How can you-"

"Ara, but I changed my mind, Hinata." The dark blue haired girl looked up to see the brunette, "I won't harm you anymore and I will let go of your sister. If you let me to beat your pink hair friend next to you for today. Is that alright?"

A gasp escaped Hinata's lips, "Ayame-san! I…I…" Hinata trembled more rapidly, she confused to pick between her sick little sister and her first friend Sakura. Her little sister was dying for two years because of cancer and she wouldn't let her little sister suffered more. But Sakura was the one who saved her from the perverts back then, the one who trusted her and talked to her with full of smile. Both of them were important to Hyuuga's heir, how could she sacrifice one of them?

"Do it then." The shocked Hinata looked at her first friend, "If you promised to let Hinata and her family alone from now on." Sakura glared towards the brunette.

"The promise is a promise, Haruno Sakura." Ayame smirked, "I will keep it as a token of your friendship."

Sakura closed her eyes, taking the deep breath. She let go of Hinata's body and got up. The pinkette walked towards the brunette without any regrets.

"Then, do as you wish."

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Hinata had her heart in her mouth when she saw how they tortured Sakura without any mercy. They kicked her petite body, slapped her cheeks, pulled her long pink hair and poured a bucket of water on her beaten body, making the pinkette's uniform got wet and her body started to shiver.

"Sakura-chan!" the timid girl wailed since they started to tortune the innocent girl in front of her, "Sakura-chan, stop it! *sobs* Please stop it *sobs*"

"This is a payback for you who stole all of Uchiha Sasuke's attention from all of us!" Ayame barked while kept kicking her body with her foot roughly, "Take it, you slut!"

Sakura didn't say anything and let them tortured her until they satisfied. She knew how hurt the hell her body were, but she didn't believed that all this time Hinata always received this kind of treatment behind her back. She realized why Hinata never talked with others, hid her scars behind her loose uniform and that was because she wanted to keep all the pain by herself. The brunette pulled Sakura's pink haired up, making her emerald eyes met the amber. Sakura didn't say anything, but still brave enough to throw a death glare towards the one who hurt her friend.

"What? What are you trying to do?" Ayame spat, "Trying to torture me back with your eyes? How dare you!" The brunette noticed a green scissor near her and she smiled. Without letting her hair go, she walked to get the green scissor and pulled up again Sakura's hair menacingly.

"This is a token for your bravery, Haruno Sakura."

In an instant, the scissor made a brief contact to Sakura's hair. And in the same time, the pink hair which used to cover most of Sakura's back was gone. Her long pink hair was turned into a rough, short hair which only covered until the collar of Sakura's sailor uniform.

Hinata went into an ultimate horror. She shrieked with her utmost voice, trying to call for help. She really couldn't stand of it. She should stop them! She should help her pitiful friend.

"Ayame-chan! You are too much, what should we do now?!" said the long hair girl who got panicked when shen heard Hinata's loud scream.

SHUT UP!" Ayame snapped, "I have daddy as my back, don't worry! Now, let's continue to torture her more before someone's coming!"

Ayame walked towards the hopeless short haired girl, she pulled her collar to see the emerald eyes, "YOU LEARNT YOUR LESSON, DIDN'T YOU? NOW DON'T EVER TRY TO GET CLOSER TO MY UCHIHA-"

"Since when I became yours?"

All of them gasped when they found out that Uchiha Sasuke and his friends had come to the warehouse, Hinata collapsed right after she saw them, in which Temari caught her immediately. Ayame let go of the pink hair's collar and started to get trembled.

"Sasuke-sama, I.."

Sasuke gritted his teeth, "Go! And don't ever face me anymore." He snarled menacingly, "DON'T YOU HEAR ME!"

All of the scared girls were running away from them, but got halted by Shikamaru and Sai. Both of them took the misbehaved girls to the Principal Room, getting their real punishments.

Sasuke saw them with a menacing glare. All of them wouldn't come here if they didn't heard Hinata's scream that time. Naruto remembered that it was her scream because it was similar like when they almost got raped. Sasuke rushed to the source of the scream with his full strength, and what he found was the beaten Hyuuga's heir and a group of girls, with their leader still torturing another one. His mind snapped when he saw something on their feet. A pink hair.

"Oh Kami-sama, Sak!" Ino screeched, making Sasuke went back to the warehouse, "Sak! You are terrible! Daijoubu?" the restless pink haired nodded slowly.

"I will call Rin-sensei's help-ttebayo!" Naruto went out hurriedly. Ino nodded while her hands kept support Sakura's body.

Sasuke walked towards them and bent down. Ino's heart jumped a bit seeing Sasuke in that close, but her best friend's condition was more important than her idol! "Sasuke-kun, please get me a clean water and a towel to clean Sakura's body before-"

"I stay here." He answered monotonously, "I will hold her. You get it by yourself."

Ino shocked a bit, but she nodded (well she would do anything for Sasuke after all.) Sasuke started to touch Sakura's body but she slapped away his hands.

"I stil.. angry at you.." said Sakura in a weak tone.

Sasuke didn't respond and still insisted to hold her shoulders. She tried to resist but her body was too weak now, alright she gave up. Sakura let Sasuke to hold her but she won't ever talk to him. They remained silent. Sakura's eyes looked at the ground, seeing her pink hair was spread messily. Her precious hair. She threw it to save her friend's life, and Sakura hoped that her mother proud of her.

After some minutes, Naruto came back bringing a first aid kit with Rin, a doctor in their school. Ino also came with a bucket of clean water and towel to wash the dirt on Sakura's body. Temari asked Naruto to lift Hinata body and took her to Temari's car. She bid a good bye to Sakura and took Hinata home.

"Finished." Rin stated, "Luckily, it didn't damaged your body so after some days, the wounds will be closed eventually. But still, you need a rest tomorrow. Uzumaki-kun, please take her home."

"No." Sasuke interrupted, "Let me the one who take her home. I will call my butler and ask them to pick us up."

"Uchiha-"

"I don't care whether you are angry or not. I still will take you home. No buts."

Sakura threw him a death glare. When he tried to lift her, the pinkette rejected his hands, "I can get up by myself."

"Fine."

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Sakura and Sasuke still didn't talk each other. They even didn't exchange glances. Sasuke was too stubborn to ask for forgiveness and Sakura was too angry to forgive him easily. Suddenly, Sakura's phone rang and it was Naruto. At least she could get escaped from this awkward atmosphere.

Sasuke was pissed at Sakura's behavior. He indeed was worried about her, but she never let him lay a finger on her, making him useless. Now she was happily chatting with Naruto through the phone. Sakura used to talk to him in that kind of tone. The friendly and cheerful tone which sometimes annoyed him

"Thank you for helping me, Naruto."

Although he was the one who came to save her first.

"Give my thanks to Ino for supporting my body and I will come at the dinner."

Although he tried to support her but she rejected it.

"Eh? Shikamaru and Sai-kun are worried about me? That lazy bum and crude boy? Oh my!"

Although he was the most worried about her among the others.

"Mm. Next time I will-"

Sasuke snatched Sakura's phone from her hands and hung up the call. He opened the dial menu and touched her clear touchscreen rapidly. Sakura glared at the raven haired boy.

"Uchiha-kun! What the hell are you trying to!" she yelled sharply, "Give me back my cell-" her voice was interrupted with a sound of monotonous ringtone coming from Sasuke's school bag. He gave her white Galaxy S4 back to the owner. Sakura looked at the screen and she saw an unknown number in her log.

"Uchiha-kun, is this your-"

"Don't call the dobe when you are in troubled." He cut without seeing the pink haired girl's face, "Call me."

The pinkette's face went red as tomato, "Wh-why should I?! You said that I was annoying, even my long pink hair was annoying to you, right?!"

"I take it back."

Sakura eyes widened. When she turned her face to see his seatmate, the pinkette found himself facing the window, still talking "I take it back what I said at the class."

Before Sakura responded, the car had stopped all of the sudden. The butler said that they had arrived at Sakura's apartment. She bowed down to Sasuke's butler and got up from the car. The pinkette looked at Sasuke once more.

"Arigato." She blurted, making him turned his head, "For saving me."

The pinkette closed the the car's door and walked towards her apartment. Then, she took the lift to the 5th floor. Sakura opened her smartphone to save Sasuke's phone number and noticed 2 new messages. The first one was from Hinata.

Sakura-chan.

I really am sorry for pulling you into this trouble. I owe you my life twice and I ashamed to be one of your friend. I know perhaps you regretted to save me, but I still want to give my greatest and sincerest gratitude for saving both me and my little sister. Someday, I surely will payback what you did to me. Please take a good rest and I will always be there for you if you need something.

Hyuuga Hinata.

Sakura smiled at her text, feeling a proud and happy in the same time. She had saved her life, her friend life and how come she would regret it? Sakura planned to call Hinata tonight to clear the misunderstood. She rolled her screen to open another text. It was from an unknown number.

You looks better in short hair.

Sakura dazed. Who the heck someone who texted her like this? Was this Sai-kun number? He often talked in a very crude way sometimes and somewhat giving her nuts. She closed the inbox and went back to save Sasuke's number on her log. Then, she realized something.

She opened again her inbox.

Uchiha Sasuke (1)

You looks better in short hair.

Haruno Sakura swore herself that she can feel butterflies on her stomach.

FINISHED! THE LONG, ROUGH CHAPTER! THIS IS THE FIRST TIME SASUKE AND SAKURA ARGUED EACH OTHER BUT WRAPPED WITH ANOTHER FLUFF! Kyaa, I love fluff!

Next chapter I will take my main focus on Naruto! Yeay! Don't worry, I still put SasuSaku in the next chapter as my main characters! Thanks for reviewing and favoriting and following me!

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