Disclaimer: I don't own any Naruto characters, or Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Authors Note: Thank you all so much for giving me some good fanfiction suggestions. I have read quite a few of them and they were VERY good, but don't be discouraged if I don't add anything to my favorite stories or authors list. I don't have high speed yet and it is simply too time consuming to wait for all the loading when I've got fics to read and myspace to kill…grrr, evil loved/hated myspace. Okay then. I have some ideas for some new fics but I'd like your opinions on them. Please don't think of them as cheesy because I think it would be fun to write them. I was thinking of writing some more SasuSaku stories taken from other original stories and used (mutilated...hehehe) by me. Either War of the Worlds(my own version), East of Eden(kind of, sort of…not), Pirates of the Caribbean(err…Ninja's of the Sea of Japan?…jk) or a Disney movie, kinda. You don't have to worry about how I'm going to do this, just leave the brainstorming to me! If you find any of these ideas intriguing in anyway then let me know which ones. If you choose the Disney idea then tell me which story you'd like to see re-done via Naruto-style. Only DO NOT say any of the animal ones or Peter Pan (unless you want a story staring Lee, I can't bear the thought of green spandex on Sasuke) or Tarzan(Sasuke beating on his chest and playing with monkeys? NOT happening.)

P.S. Don't think that Sakura's behavior in this chapter seems unrealistic. Trust me I know A LOT of girls that act this way. By the way this chapter is SUPER-OOCness on Sasuke's (well and Sakura's) part.

Ro-may-oh and Juliet

Rumors of The Fight between Sasuke Uchiha and Lee Rock had already spread like wild fire around Kona High.

"Did you hear about The Fight?"

"Man who hasn't?"

"I heard that Sasuke and Lee were both expelled for trying to slit each others throats.

"Dude I heard that it was the Uzumaki kid that staged the whole thing so he could get Sakura for himself.

"Bullshit."

"Has anyone seen Sakura yet?"

"Oh my God I can't WAIT to see her hair."

"I heard that she's bald now."

"Aww I feel so bad for her, it was so pretty."

"Hey she's still hot."

"Sasuke and her are going out now.

"No way, last time I checked they still hated each other."

"Where have you been?"

So on and so forth.

A crowd of brown nosing students had gathered at the front of the school, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Sakura Haruno.

A pissed-off looking Ino was shaking her fist at the people. "GEEZ, DON'T YOU ALL HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO THEN STAND AROUND HERE? IT'S NOT LIKE SHE GOT A HACK JOB ON HER HAIR. IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL." Her shouts went unheard and she huffily plopped down on the steps next to and angry Tenten and Hinata, who was shaking her head whispering "How rude."

The bus that was Sakura's arrived at the port and unloaded it's students, but much to every ones disgruntlement, Sakura was not among them.

"You don't think she skipped today do you?" Tenten whispered nervously to Ino.

Ino shook her head and muttered, "She said she was going to come today…" Though she didn't look so sure.

Hinata suddenly nudged Ino and Tenten hard in the ribs. Ino was about to ask what her deal was when she noticed that the girl was staring at something. Ino followed her gaze and her jaw dropped, along with every one else who had just noticed what Hinata did.

Over by the student drop-off, a hot red sports car had just pulled up. They could see that the driver was an extremely gorgeous guy of twenty or twenty-one, but that was not what got their attention. No, what had caused everyone to freeze in their tracks, and mouths to hang open was the fact that Sakura Haruno had just gotten out of the passengers seat.

Despite the winter chill, she wore a short skirt and tight fitting tee along with styling boots. Her hair looked great, a little above shoulder length and straightened to perfection, as though it had been her idea to get her hair cut in the first place.

Sakura giggled at something the young man had said and whipped her short hair out of her face. "See you after school Shin!" she said to the hottie as she closed the door to his car. He winked at her and drove off. It was then that she had realized that a crowd was waiting for her.

She raised her eyebrows at everyone and said "Hey everybody."

A lot of the crowd had already dispersed, disappointed that her hair wasn't as mutilated as the rumors said. Other stayed around to tell her how cute she looked and how sorry they were about her hair and who was that GORGEOUS guy that she had gotten a ride from?

Sakura's best friends fortunately had gotten to her first.

Ino grabbed her arm and pulled her away. "What the hell were you doing getting a ride with him?" She hissed.

"Yeah, Sakura!" Tenten said worriedly. "He's at least, like, three years your senior."

"Do your parents know that you're hitching rides with twenty year olds?" Ino said smartly.

Sakura pulled away from Ino's grip and laughed. "Guys chill okay? My parents left for work early anyway. Ino you remember him don't you? He works at the Pizza place down town. Remember he gave me his number before?"

"Yeah! I remember!" Ino said heatedly. "I also remember telling you that my mom said he was bad news and to stay away from him. What are you getting a ride with a twenty year old anyway? I would have given you a ride!"

"Geez Ino you don't need to act so jealous." Sakura said pulling her hair back. Ino's jaw dropped for a second time.

"Excuse me?"

"Look, I only needed a ride it's not like I'm dating him or anything. And even if I was that's none of you concern." Sakura said sticking her nose in the air.

"WHAT HAS GOTTEN INTO YOU? OH I'M GONNA-" but Tenten had put a hand over Ino's mouth as Hinata spoke up.

"S-Sakura, we're just concerned about you, that's all. I have also heard rumors about him being…fast. We just want you to be careful."

Sakura smiled at the timid girl. "Don't even worry Hinata." She carelessly dismissed with her hand. "I am SO not interested in him. I just wanted to arrive at school a little…differently today."

"Yeah but you're getting a ride home with him too." Tenten said pointedly.

Sakura shrugged. "Well he offered. I was just being polite in accepting."

"One more thing," Ino said. "WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? It's JANUARY for goodness sake! Are you an idiot?"

Sakura laughed at Ino's "absurdness" and walked into the building, with the three girls glancing worriedly at each other and shrugging their shoulders.

What was going on with her?

Sasuke was talking to Naruto at his locker. Their suspensions were not scheduled until the following full week, being as it was Friday. He had ignored the commotion outside and glared at anyone that looked as though they wanted to mention anything that had to do with The Fight. In truth he did want to see Sakura, but he was not about to join in with the crowd, and he was also a little nervous as to what he might see. Naruto was in the middle of talking about a movie he'd seen (about a giant rampaging ape) when an angry growl made Sasuke look around as a hand smacked his locker. He looked down into the eyes of the fiery blond haired girl, whose nostrils were flaring and steam practically coming out of her ears.

"This is all YOUR fault Uchiha!"

"Ino, what are you talking about?"

"It's your fault that you and Lee got into that stupid fight that ruined Sakura's hair and cause her to go all psycho and-"

"Wait, what about Sakura?" He asked. Naruto was now standing beside him, having been pushed away by Ino.

"You heard me. She's gone off her rocker or something! It's like now she's trying to prove that she can be just as beautiful without her long hair. She arrived at school with Shin Katsumo, and now she's flirting with every guy that walks buy. THIS ISN'T NORMAL DAMMIT!"

But Sasuke had stopped listening to Ino's ranting. His fists were clenched and his brow furrowed. Jealousy coursed through his veins.

Naruto interrupted Ino. "Shin, as in the guy at the Pizza place that always hosts those wild parties Shin?"

Ino nodded with a grim smirk on her face. "Mmhmm."

Naruto turned to Sasuke. "Sasuke you have to stop her! She's out of control! You can't let her choose that pig over you! He'll taint her and make her one of those crazy party girls and she'll throw her life away! He may be older and better looking then you butMPHMPMH!" Sasuke had put his hand over Naruto's mouth to stop his exaggerating. He pushed Naruto's head back and walked toward his class. Without turning around he told them, "I see her during sixth period. I'll see if I can talk to her then."

Sasuke sat at his desk his leg shaking constantly and he drummed his hands on his Chemistry book. He was anxiously awaiting Sakura's arrival.

He lifted up his head when he heard her musical laughter, but his eyes narrowed when he noticed that she was standing with a group of guys outside the door. He noticed a couple of girls who walked in before her roll their eyes. Sakura waved goodbye at the boys and walked into the classroom, not meeting Sasuke's eyes. She took her seat in the row next to Sasuke's and one up.

God she's so cute. Sasuke thought to himself as he wistfully watched her pull out her textbook, short hair glimmering in the sunlight. She still did not look at him.

Sasuke was about to say something to her when the bell rang and Mr. Ibiki began to give out his lesson. Sakura turned to the boy behind her, named Haru. She smiled playfully at him. "Play with my hair?" She asked him. Haru grinned goofily and began to run his fingers through her soft pink tresses.

Sasuke was now burning with jealousy. Was this punishment for his actions? He drummed louder on the book and began tapping his foot loudly.

"Mr. Uchiha is there a problem or have you suddenly developed ADHD?" Mr. Ibiki asked annoyed.

Sasuke frowned and shook his head, trying not to look at Sakura.

When he thought it was safe, he glanced at her. She now had her head on Haru's desk and was softly giggling at something the boy had said. Enough of this, he thought.

"Psst! Sakura… Sakura!" He whispered at her. She heard him and tilted her head back at him. She smirked. Not smiled, but smirked at him. He tried to hide his disappointment. He looked at her then motioned to Haru and raised his hands, the message obvious: What the hell?

She shook her head as if to say, "I have no idea what you're talking about."

Haru looked over at Sasuke and dropped his hands from the girl's hair when he saw the icy glare Sasuke gave him. This time it was Sakura's turn to glare at him. He returned it with a satisfied smirk. A loud cough brought them back to reality.

Mr. Ibiki then assigned them silent studying time. Sasuke sat trying to grab Sakura's attention but failed because she was ignoring him. He then resorted to throwing a paper ball at the back of her head. She whipped around furiously and hissed, "What?"

An eraser hit Sakura on the head and then bounced off and hit Sasuke. Mr. Ibiki was giving them and impatient glare.

"Nice shot sir!" One of the students piped up.

"What part of "silent studying" do you two not comprehend?" Mr. Ibiki said sternly.

Sakura buried her red face into her textbook and Sasuke anxiously awaited the bell to ring. When it did, Sakura stood up quickly to exit the room, but not before a hand had grabbed hers. She looked back to see Sasuke holding her back.

"Can I talk to you after school?"

"I'm getting a ride from someone, I can't keep them waiting." She replied tartly.

"Before you go, please? By your locker?" Sasuke asked her.

Sakura nodded, her lips pursed. She knew whatever he had to say she wouldn't like.

Sakura waited patiently, leaning against her locker with her arms folded. She saw Sasuke walking towards her.

"So?" She said not wanting to make this conversation any longer then it had to be.

Sasuke got straight to the point. "Sakura, what's up with you today?"

She flipped. "What is everyone's problem? Why does everyone think anything is wrong with me? I'm freakin fine! I'm totally normal."

"No your not. You do not usually go prancing around the school in miniskirts with guys drooling after you and giggling like those other girls you hate. This isn't you."

"How the hell would you know?" She exclaimed. "What's your problem? It's not like you own me or anything, or what is it? Are you jealous that I might like someone other then you? Because-"

"You're beautiful." He interrupted.

Sakura stop yelling and looked at him, wide-eyed. "What?"

Sasuke didn't repeat himself and continued. "So what are you trying to prove? You don't need to dress or act any different just because you got your hair cut. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Am I jealous of the other guys you've been flitting around with? Yeah, I'll admit, I was a tiny bit jealous. But what makes me even more jealous is when you're your own self and all you have to do is walk into a classroom and smile and you have the attention of every guy in the class. All you ever need to do is laugh and guys fall out of their seats in love with you. You're a sweet, intelligent, friendly, outgoing, talented girl. That's the Sakura we know and care for. So what the hell is up with this fake, flirty crap?"

Sakura hung her head in shame, but also to hide the furious blush that now stained her cheeks at Sasuke's comments. "You're right…"she mumbled. "I was being…foolish. I thought that people would treat me different or make fun of me because of what happened…I'm sorry."

Sasuke lifted her chin and smirked. "Don't apologize to me, apologize to all the poor saps you've been leading on all day."

Sakura managed a weak smile. She then gave him a thankful hug. "I'm really glad that we became friends Sasuke."

Sakura couldn't see Sasuke's face, which looked as though he just had a boulder dropped on his head. He pulled away and put on a fake smile before turning to leave.

"Sasuke!" Sakura stopped him. "Umm…I'm going to…miss you next week…at school."

He smiled. "Yeah, I'll miss me too." She hit him on the arm.

"Don't worry about it Sakura. I'll see you tomorrow night anyway."

She looked at him confused. "Tomorrow…?"

"Oh Ino didn't tell you yet? We're all going to see a movie tomorrow afternoon then we're going…" he put on a face. "…Roller Skating. Naruto's idea of course."

Sakura beamed at him. "Great now I have something to look forward too! See you tomorrow then!" And with that she went up and kissed him on the cheek before hurrying to go catch her ride.

Sasuke placed a hand where she had kissed him and felt the heat rise up on his face. He left the building with a dreamy grin plastered on his face.