For the record, I don't own Naruto nor the characters. So don't sue me, I have no money.
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"Wow, this is so great! I never would've thought that both of us would ever get into the same college!" Haruno Sakura exclaimed as she looked out of the window of the airplane, smiling at the sight of the night sky around her as well at the scenery of the ocean below her.
"Calm down, Sakura. You act like you've never been on a plane before." Her fiancé, Uchiha Sasuke, said.
"But it is the first time, Sasuke! I've never been out of Japan before--let alone crossed an ocean to go to college in America in one of the top-leading schools!"
Sasuke smiled at her, taking her hand into his. His thumb slowly rubbed around the diamond and sapphire ring that rested on her ring finger. She was finally his and no one could take her away this time.
A moment of silence passed over them as they gazed into each other's eyes, seeing nothing but the other. Sakura had chased after Sasuke ever since she was in grade school, and he had always payed little or no attention to her. She had competition from her best friend, Yamanaka Ino. Once they turned seventeen, Ino's attention turned to the smartest, yet laziest, person in the class--Nara Shikamaru. After months of trying and trying, Shikamaru finally gave in. Last Sakura had heard was that Ino and Shikamaru moved somewhere to America and got married. A lot of her friends moved to America... she hoped that one day, she'd look them up on the internet and find their addresses and phone numbers and call them. As much as she thought about it, she'd love to meet up with her other best friend, Uzumaki Naruto. She hadn't spoken to him since she and Sasuke started dating those two years ago.
Sasuke moved in and placed a quick kiss onto her lips before speaking.
"Now, let's try to sleep." He said as he kissed her forehead. She nodded in reply. They said their I love you's, and turned over to go to sleep. Sasuke immediately fell asleep, but Sakura stared out the window, letting the thoughts of the past overflow her.
Naruto had a huge crush on Sakura, and everyone knew it. Everyone knew that Sakura had no interest in her best friend, and would try her best to tell him she wasn't interested. She just pushed it aside as some silly infatuation and that it would go away.
But it didn't.
Naruto would pretend not to do anything, but Sakura knew he still had feelings for her. When she told everyone that she and Sasuke were finally dating, Naruto was obviously hurt, but didn't let it hurt their friendship. But when she told him she and Sasuke were engaged, he was heart-broken. He tried desperately to tell her that he loved her, but a fight soon broke out between the two.
"Damn it, I love you!"
"You don't love me, Naruto! You're in lust with me maybe, but not love!"
Naruto blinked in surprise, hurt starting to fill up in his blue eyes.
"Oh, that's right... you love Sasuke. Because Sasuke is rich, Sasuke is the hier to his father's company since his older brother split, Sasuke handsome, Sasuke's strong--Sasuke's way better than me!"
"Naruto, I didn't mean it like--"
"Yes, you did! You never say a damned thing you don't mean! Well, fine then. If you want me to stay out of your perfect life, I will!" Naruto screamed as he walked past Sakura, an obvious tear falling down his cheek. He grabbed the door of her apartment and spoke to her as he opened it.
"I'm going to America. That way, I'll never be in your way again." He stepped out and slammed the door behind him, causing Sakura to flinch.
And that was the last time she had heard or spoken to Naruto. Now, almost a year later, she was going to go to Harvard University--one of the top school's in America. Maybe, just maybe by some miracle, she'd see Naruto again. She smiled at that thought and slowly drifted into sleep.
After those awful hours on the plane, Sakura and Sasuke were riding in their car they had bought in Japan. Sakura was looking at the map and telling Sasuke where to turn and which way to go. Another four hours passed and they finally pulled up at a huge building. Sakura gaped at how big the college was.
"Wow... I think Konoha could've fit into that."
"I agree." Sasuke said as he started to grab their bags out of the backseat of the car.
"So, uh... where do we go from here?"
"Well, maybe we should go find the dean and ask him where the dorms are. Unfortunently, since we're not married, we can't share a dorm." Sakura said with a light pout.
Sasuke laughed at her as he put the bags over his shoulders the best he could, taking her hand into his and walking slowly.
"Now... where's the dean's office?" He asked to no one as he looked around.
"Go inside and turn left, go up the stairs, and it's the big door on the right..." A soft voice said.
Sasuke and Sakura turned around to see a familiar person. A semi-tall girl with shoulder length purple hair and silver eyes, her hands being nervously clasped together.
"Hinata!" Sakura screamed as she jumped from Sasuke and hugged the girl. Hyuga Hinata had been in their class throughout grade school and highschool. She was very intelligent, but also very shy. Never really socializing, Hinata seemed to concentrate more on studying and passing school than boys and partying like the other girls did. But everyone knew Hinata felt lonely at times and often wished to have a friend.
"It's been how long? About a year or so since we've seen each other! Did you come here straight after high school?"
"Yes, I did." She said as she smiled. Her normally shy stuttering had obviously faded away, but her voice still remained soft-spoken.
"I could show you where the dean's office is... I registered months ago, and my stuff has been moved in since this morning."
"Thank you, Hinata." Sasuke said. The three walked towards the building once more.
"Almost everyone from the academy is here." Hinata said.
"Oh, really? Who?"
"Shikamaru, Shino, Chouji, myself, N--"
"Hinata, I can introduce myself." A familiar male voice was heard infront of them. Sakura and Sasuke both looked up to see a tall familiar spikey-haired blonde man with blue eyes. Sasuke felt a wave of jealousy run through his veins as his hand gripped tighter onto Sakura's hand. Sakura was staring in amazement, and Hinata's familiar blush crossed her face again.
"N-Naruto...?" Sakura asked as she was still in shock.
"The one and only." He smiled as he stepped to his friend. His eyes darted over to Sasuke, who was giving him the look of death. Naruto just scoffed mentally and looked back to Sakura, who was now hurdling herself onto him, hugging him tightly.
"Naruto! Naruto, it's so good to see you! I'm so glad you're not mad at me anymore!"
"Nah, of course not, Sakura! How could I stay mad at my best friend?"
"Well, come on, let's all go to the dean's office! Now, Naruto, tell me what all's been going on..." Sakura said as she and Naruto walked side by side, engaging in a conversation about the months lost between them.
Hinata and Sasuke walked side by side behind them, Sasuke watching the two infront with a look of slight jealousy and Hinata with a look of slight hurt.
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"Wow, this is so great! I never would've thought that both of us would ever get into the same college!" Haruno Sakura exclaimed as she looked out of the window of the airplane, smiling at the sight of the night sky around her as well at the scenery of the ocean below her.
"Calm down, Sakura. You act like you've never been on a plane before." Her fiancé, Uchiha Sasuke, said.
"But it is the first time, Sasuke! I've never been out of Japan before--let alone crossed an ocean to go to college in America in one of the top-leading schools!"
Sasuke smiled at her, taking her hand into his. His thumb slowly rubbed around the diamond and sapphire ring that rested on her ring finger. She was finally his and no one could take her away this time.
A moment of silence passed over them as they gazed into each other's eyes, seeing nothing but the other. Sakura had chased after Sasuke ever since she was in grade school, and he had always payed little or no attention to her. She had competition from her best friend, Yamanaka Ino. Once they turned seventeen, Ino's attention turned to the smartest, yet laziest, person in the class--Nara Shikamaru. After months of trying and trying, Shikamaru finally gave in. Last Sakura had heard was that Ino and Shikamaru moved somewhere to America and got married. A lot of her friends moved to America... she hoped that one day, she'd look them up on the internet and find their addresses and phone numbers and call them. As much as she thought about it, she'd love to meet up with her other best friend, Uzumaki Naruto. She hadn't spoken to him since she and Sasuke started dating those two years ago.
Sasuke moved in and placed a quick kiss onto her lips before speaking.
"Now, let's try to sleep." He said as he kissed her forehead. She nodded in reply. They said their I love you's, and turned over to go to sleep. Sasuke immediately fell asleep, but Sakura stared out the window, letting the thoughts of the past overflow her.
Naruto had a huge crush on Sakura, and everyone knew it. Everyone knew that Sakura had no interest in her best friend, and would try her best to tell him she wasn't interested. She just pushed it aside as some silly infatuation and that it would go away.
But it didn't.
Naruto would pretend not to do anything, but Sakura knew he still had feelings for her. When she told everyone that she and Sasuke were finally dating, Naruto was obviously hurt, but didn't let it hurt their friendship. But when she told him she and Sasuke were engaged, he was heart-broken. He tried desperately to tell her that he loved her, but a fight soon broke out between the two.
"Damn it, I love you!"
"You don't love me, Naruto! You're in lust with me maybe, but not love!"
Naruto blinked in surprise, hurt starting to fill up in his blue eyes.
"Oh, that's right... you love Sasuke. Because Sasuke is rich, Sasuke is the hier to his father's company since his older brother split, Sasuke handsome, Sasuke's strong--Sasuke's way better than me!"
"Naruto, I didn't mean it like--"
"Yes, you did! You never say a damned thing you don't mean! Well, fine then. If you want me to stay out of your perfect life, I will!" Naruto screamed as he walked past Sakura, an obvious tear falling down his cheek. He grabbed the door of her apartment and spoke to her as he opened it.
"I'm going to America. That way, I'll never be in your way again." He stepped out and slammed the door behind him, causing Sakura to flinch.
And that was the last time she had heard or spoken to Naruto. Now, almost a year later, she was going to go to Harvard University--one of the top school's in America. Maybe, just maybe by some miracle, she'd see Naruto again. She smiled at that thought and slowly drifted into sleep.
After those awful hours on the plane, Sakura and Sasuke were riding in their car they had bought in Japan. Sakura was looking at the map and telling Sasuke where to turn and which way to go. Another four hours passed and they finally pulled up at a huge building. Sakura gaped at how big the college was.
"Wow... I think Konoha could've fit into that."
"I agree." Sasuke said as he started to grab their bags out of the backseat of the car.
"So, uh... where do we go from here?"
"Well, maybe we should go find the dean and ask him where the dorms are. Unfortunently, since we're not married, we can't share a dorm." Sakura said with a light pout.
Sasuke laughed at her as he put the bags over his shoulders the best he could, taking her hand into his and walking slowly.
"Now... where's the dean's office?" He asked to no one as he looked around.
"Go inside and turn left, go up the stairs, and it's the big door on the right..." A soft voice said.
Sasuke and Sakura turned around to see a familiar person. A semi-tall girl with shoulder length purple hair and silver eyes, her hands being nervously clasped together.
"Hinata!" Sakura screamed as she jumped from Sasuke and hugged the girl. Hyuga Hinata had been in their class throughout grade school and highschool. She was very intelligent, but also very shy. Never really socializing, Hinata seemed to concentrate more on studying and passing school than boys and partying like the other girls did. But everyone knew Hinata felt lonely at times and often wished to have a friend.
"It's been how long? About a year or so since we've seen each other! Did you come here straight after high school?"
"Yes, I did." She said as she smiled. Her normally shy stuttering had obviously faded away, but her voice still remained soft-spoken.
"I could show you where the dean's office is... I registered months ago, and my stuff has been moved in since this morning."
"Thank you, Hinata." Sasuke said. The three walked towards the building once more.
"Almost everyone from the academy is here." Hinata said.
"Oh, really? Who?"
"Shikamaru, Shino, Chouji, myself, N--"
"Hinata, I can introduce myself." A familiar male voice was heard infront of them. Sakura and Sasuke both looked up to see a tall familiar spikey-haired blonde man with blue eyes. Sasuke felt a wave of jealousy run through his veins as his hand gripped tighter onto Sakura's hand. Sakura was staring in amazement, and Hinata's familiar blush crossed her face again.
"N-Naruto...?" Sakura asked as she was still in shock.
"The one and only." He smiled as he stepped to his friend. His eyes darted over to Sasuke, who was giving him the look of death. Naruto just scoffed mentally and looked back to Sakura, who was now hurdling herself onto him, hugging him tightly.
"Naruto! Naruto, it's so good to see you! I'm so glad you're not mad at me anymore!"
"Nah, of course not, Sakura! How could I stay mad at my best friend?"
"Well, come on, let's all go to the dean's office! Now, Naruto, tell me what all's been going on..." Sakura said as she and Naruto walked side by side, engaging in a conversation about the months lost between them.
Hinata and Sasuke walked side by side behind them, Sasuke watching the two infront with a look of slight jealousy and Hinata with a look of slight hurt.