A/N: I'm back with another chapter! I might add another suitor for Sakura (so there might be 3 guys after her instead of two)… Don't quote/flame me on that because it's still in the works (won't happen until a few chapters later). I'll give you a cookie if you can guess whom it is… or if you can guess one of the two that I'm torn between… Thank you to all my reviewers!
I might write a new story soon… but I will not give up on this one… I just need to get my muse back.
Remember to review after reading.
Me: looks at Gaara and coughs
Gaara: sighs Fine… I'll do it. reads script SA-chan doesn't own Naruto. glares There. Happy?
Me: Yup. Although you might want to stop glaring before Sakura scolds you, Panda-chan.
Gaara: growls Just shut up and get on with it!
Me: salutes Aye-aye, Taichou!
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Recap:
"Sasuke, Sakura, Gaara."
"NANI!"
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Chapter 5
"Do I have to repeat myself?" Kurenai raises an eyebrow. She shakes her head and sighs. "I swear you kids are listening to your iPods too much. You guys are already going deaf on me. Sasuke, Sakura and Gaara, you guys are in a group, got it?"
THUD!
"O-Oi!" she stutters when Sakura hits the floor, unconscious.
"She just fainted," Gaara confirms as he cradles her body against him and mushroom-sighs.
'From embarrassment or surprise?' Sasuke sweatdrops. 'On second thought, I don't want to know. I may be older this year, but there's no way I'm ready take on the female psyche right now. I barely even know her… All I know is that she's new and cu-! Woah! That word is not and will never appear in my vocabulary.'
"Sakura," Gaara softly pats her cheek with a hand. "Wake up."
"Mmph…" Sakura stirs and slowly opens her innocent eyes. "Panda-chan… I dreamt that you, Sasuke, and I were in the same group for science. Crazy, huh?" (A/N: Keep in mind that she fainted about 5-10 mins ago…)
"…" he says nothing and sweatdrops along with everyone else.
"You mean I wasn't dreaming?" she asks only to be met with a nod from Gaara. "Oh boy…"
"You weren't dreaming," Sasuke smirks at her while blatantly ignoring the glare Gaara sends him. "Looking forward to working with you, partner." (A/N: Sorry if he seems OOC here… Really sorry!)
"Well," Kurenai interjects. "Now that that's settled, finally, we'll begin the introduction to this year's course. I expect you to have these forms signed by no later than a week from today. If you don't, not only will you not be able to perform any labs, but you will also have a big fat goose egg as a first mark. It's crucial that you get these forms in because none of you are eighteen yet. Am I making myself clear?"
"Hai, sensei," voices are heard as she hands out the lab safety forms.
"We're starting with the Chemistry unit first," she continues. "Everyone turn to page six and start reading section 1.1. Once you've done that, answer all of the questions on the next page. What you don't complete in class will be homework, so use this time that I'm giving you wisely."
"Hai," everyone says and all that can be heard is the flipping of pages and the scratching of pencils.
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Lunchtime…
"Man!" Naruto stretches at the lunch table. "I thought Science class would never end."
"That's because you're too dumb to figure out what you were reading, Dobe," Sasuke snorts.
"Yeah…" the blond trails off before realizing what his 'friend' said. "WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY, TEME!"
"My point has been proven, as always," he smirks.
"Teme!"
"Dobe!"
"Teme!"
"Dobe!"
"Te-"
"ENOUGH!" Ino roars.
"Idiots."
"It's only the first day and they're already at it."
"Troublesome…"
"Whatever."
"Yare yare."
"A-ano…"
(A/N: I'm sure you guys can guess who said what.)
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A few minutes later…
"Do they always argue?" Sakura whispers to Ino.
"Unfortunately," she sighs. "It may not look like it, but they're best friends."
"Wow," she responds. "Never saw that coming."
"Neither did we for a while," Tenten groans and Hinata nods.
"SASUKE-KUN!" fangirls start to flock to an unsuspecting Sasuke.
"I've got one word of advice for you Uchiha," Gaara smirks.
"And what's that, Sabaku?" he starts backing away.
"Run," just as Gaara finishes, Sasuke tears out of the cafeteria.
"One thing I definitely don't miss about school is the screaming fangirls," Tenten sighs.
"Ditto," Ino agrees
"Y-you w-win s-some, y-you l-lose s-some," Hinata laughs nervously.
"Things will never get dull," Sakura giggles and leans subconsciously into Gaara.
"Aa," Gaara blushes a very, very, very light pink. 'Especially you, cherry blossom.'
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A/N: And I'm ending it there. I've decided that Temari is not going to appear in this fic (anytime soon), so it'll only be Ino x Shikamaru for now. Things (ie. The day) might be going slow, but I want to emphasize character development for a few more chapters and then I'm going to move through the days quicker and emphasize their lives outside of school.
If you guys don't understand some of the Japanese phrases I used… tell me and I'll post the meanings in the next chapter and every time I introduce a new word I'll post the meaning as well. But in order for me to know… you must:
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SA-chan
