This takes place in none other than Japan, I guess. Well, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura, and all the other seniors are obviously 17 or 18. This is like after the beginning of school.

Chapter 1: Sakura

"When are you gonna quit, man." Naruto asked his best friend who was sitting right beside him under the cool shade. They were just running from an angry gang from school who hated Sasuke. The gang were messing around with Sasuke and Naruto and Sasuke hated that. When he got tired of it, he threw a punch at Garaa who was doing all the talking. Then it started to get ugly. Since there were too many of them, Naruto and Sasuke decided to run.

"Quit what?" Sasuke didn't seem to care as he caught his breathe. He always seemed like he didn't care.

"I mean quit this. Don't you know they're going to get you?" Naruto said as he kicked some of the dirt in front of him.

Summer was coming which meant nothing. Sasuke didn't care. As I said, he never does. Sasuke wasn't always like that. He had a real messed up life in his Jr. High days. Living only with his dad and brother, mom leaving him or leaving them and going to Europe. She was a famous artist now, known for her graceful strokes. He despises her for that, for leaving. That was the reason for his messed up life and school and at home. The only friend he had was Naruto. Everyone else thought he was a freak and were scared of him. All the girls would die to have his attention. His brother, 21, was majoring in business, but part time, owned a sushi restaurant. Sasuke's dad was his school's gym teacher, specialized in kendo, and a single parent.

"Fine, let's go head back." Sasuke said this, meaning home.

Later..

"Dude, aren't you gonna get busted by your dad? Dude, aren't I gonna get busted by your dad. I was the one who promised him that you will be at school today. Oh man.." Naruto asked since he knew Sasuke's dad would kill him for skipping school and getting in a fight all in one day. Naruto and Sasuke was heading home..

"Whatever man, look, he's not going to do that. He barely noticed." With that, he walked off a different direction and Naruto had to stop to tie his shoes. As Sasuke, alone, was walking up the hill to his home, he saw on the concrete walls, posters. Posters of a gallery opening in town. Sasuke grew angry at that and started ripping the plastered posters off. There were at least a dozen of em.

Suddenly, someone behind him started to yell, "HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING??!!! STOP THAT!!". When he didn't stop, that someone started to push him off. Sasuke barely noticed this, he was just furious.

When he did notice, he grabbed the arm of that someone and pinned her against the wall. Sasuke was face to face with that someone now. It was just a girl who looked scared and frightened thinking that he might attack her. He examined her face. It wasn't someone he new around here and he lived here his whole life. Her bangs were curved sideways to show some of her forehead and her pink hair laid long and straight. She looked kinda pretty.

"Can you.. can you let go of me now." Sasuke, lost in his thoughts totally forgot that she was pinned against the wall.

"Hey, Sasuke." Naruto who caught up with him and was beside them, not far away, called out to him. He let go of her instantly and turned away from her.

"Why did you do that? You know, you have to pay for all that. I can't afford to loose more money." She confronted him but he just walked away.

"Hey, I'm really sorry miss. He's--"

"HEY!! STOP!" She yelled out to him, interrupting Naruto. Sasuke stopped in his tracks and turned around.

"What?" He asked.

"The posters! You ruined them, so--"

"So what? You live here, right?" The girl nodded. He seemed tough, but to her, not that tough. "Hey--" She yelled out to him when he turned to leave again.

"You don't seem that old or that young. It's likely that I'll see you again." He continued walking.

"Gomen miss, gomen. My friends up tight." Naruto apologized for Sasuke's behaviour. She just nodded. She seemed shy when she wasn't angry.

"What's your name? What grade are you in? Are you attending the High nearby?" When She heard him ask her questions that fast, she giggled.

"Oh. Sorry. It's just that, if we never see you again." Naruto said.

"Well, yeah. I'm starting tomorrow. I gotta go." She said as she bent down to pick up her stuff and turned to leave.

"Wait! I didn't get your name or your grade." Naruto yelled out.

"You'll find out!" She yelled back. Naruto just sighed and turned to head back to his home thinking, 'Can't wait.'.

Next day.

"Hey, I heard that theres a new girl"

"Yeah, I heard she's smart and pretty."

"Hmph, well, she's definitely going to tick Tayuya off."

"Who?" All the girls turned around to see Sasuke who was passing by their desks.

"Oh, nothing Sasuke-kun. Just a new girl." One of the girls replied as they all smiled at him. Sasuke turned away from them and went to the back where his seat was.

"Yo, you know the girl yesterday? She's the new girl." Naruto, who sat next to him, said at the moment he saw Sasuke.

"Yeah, I heard." He sat down just waiting for the day to end when the teacher came into the class. That quieted everyone down and back into their seats. As the teacher positioned herself in front of the class, she cleared her throat before speaking.

"Good morning class. Today we have a new student. Come in, Sakura."

'Sakura..' Naruto thought as she entered the classroom. Yep, she was the girl from yesterday.

"She's a transfer so please help her out. You want to introduce yourself Sakura?" The teacher asked her. She nodded and turned to the class.

"Hi. My name is Haruno Sakura. I hope I can fit in well." She blushed as all the boys and other girls clapped for her as she took a bow.

"Settle down. Sakura, you can sit there, next to Tayuya." She assigned her seat. Sakura looked at the boys who were in the back. She took her seat and class began.

'She's sitting right in front of me.' Naruto, glad that she came to his school, his class, and is sitting right in front of him. Sasuke glanced at her for a few minutes but turned away when she returned the glance. Sakura turned back to the board as she smiled to herself.

Class was over and Sakura decided to head to the art room. She had signed up for it before.

As she was walking down the ramp leading to the water facets. While going down, she heard something, more like someone. Sakura turned to her left and found herself peeking in on an empty classroom. Although, it wasn't entirely empty. She saw a guy and a girl in an empty classroom. Does that give you any hint who it is?

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