Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN NARUTO!
Hehhehheh…' im starting yet ANOTHER fic…'…well..this sorta just came to me one night…so…yeah! Oh, by the way….this is gaasaku! (for lizzie!)
By the way…in this fic..they'll be about 17-19…kz?
Winter Nights
Chapter 1-Beginning…
well..this sorta just came to me one night…so…yeah! Oh, by the way….this is gaasaku! (for lizzie!)
By the way…in this fic..they'll be about 17-19…kz?
The trees of Konoha were bare, leaving a very dead look in the bustling streets. The pink ninja pulled on her pink yarn scarf, making it wrap tighter around her neck, and rubbed her similar-coloured gloved hands together.
"It's r-really cold, isn't it S-Sasuke-kun?" she asked, her teeth chattering.
"Aa…" he said blandly.
"E-even…Naruto isn't r-really talking…"
Sasuke looked over to the blonde beside Sakura. Naruto also had himself all wrapped up, much like Sakura, except with orange-coloured yarn.
Why do we have to attend this skiing/snowboarding class again?" Naruto asked, shivering, while dragging his suitcase, as well as one of Sakura's, Sasuke carrying the other.
"Kakashi-sensei said that it was to train us…" Sakura answered, unsure of exactly why their teacher said that.
Sasuke shifted his hands in his pockets.
Seeing the bus stop sign, Sakura waved furiously, and ran over.
"Hey Ino!"
"Yo, Sakura…wow…that is one bright scarf…"
"Hehe..yea…Woah…that's a really nice necklace! Oh my god…did Shika give you that?" Sakura asked, pointing out the sparkling, heart-shaped, diamond necklace hanging from Ino's neck.
"Uhmm…Yeah…he did…"
"Awww…that's totally cute!"
Ino blushed, and raised her arms to take it off.
"Why are you taking it off?" Sakura questioned, in shock.
"Oh…I don't want it to get lost when we go skiing…"
"Ooh…riiight..i should have thought of that…but then again…no one has ever given me something like that…" Sakura stated sadly.
"Sakura…all those guys gave you so many gifts…not to mention jewellery…You just didn't take them" "Yeah…because I don't like them. Besides, it was waay to expensive for me…"
"And you were complaining because…?"
"Oh..I don't know…" Sakura answered, slightly frustrated with herself.
"You and Sasuke not working out?"
"No…he still wants revenge on his brother…he can't get his mind off of that…and I don't think he ever will…" Sakura said sadly.
"Awww, Sakura…Maybe you should settle for someone else…like me!"
"Yeah…but you two were meant to be together all that time…I don't have anyone like that…"
"Well…I'm sure we'll find SOMEONE…There's got to be a soulmate for you…just waiting around the corner…"
Just then, the bus turned out of a small street, and came rolling to a stop in front of them. Filing in, one by one, the got on the bus slowly.
At the back of the bus, with a three seater, there sat Gaara, Temari, and Kankurou. Ignoring them, all the guys sat with their respective girlfriends, which left Sakura and Sasuke near the back. Sakura slumped into the seat, and Sasuke sat down stiffly. The bus started up again, and gained speed, as it sped through the busy street.
"So, are you excited about learning how to ski? I mean…it's not like every ninja gets this opportunity…" Sakura asked cheerfully.
"No"
"Oh…" Sakura looked out the window, with 'disappointment' written all over her face.
The bus came to a stop in front of a large building, labelled 'Registration'.
Kakashi, Kurenai, Asuma, and Baki stepped out first, with their students following suit. Sakura waited for Sasuke to step out, then did the same onto the aisle. As she stepped out, however, she was pushed right back onto her seat. She looked up, to see Gaara facing her, with that same emotionless expression.
"G-Gomenasai…" Sakura stuttered.
Gaara didn't respond, and kept walking.
Sakura massaged her left elbow, and stepped out.
Walking in with everyone, Sakura looked around the cozy inside of the registration building. The teachers were making sure all the rooms were booked, and checked that everything was in order. Then, all the students were dismissed to walk around the campus, while their luggage was taken to their huge condo.
Being great friends now, Ino decided that Sakura needed some cheering up, and told Shikamaru to go with the other guys, while they talked for a bit.
"Sakura…maybe you should try opening up to…Rock Lee?" Ino attempted.
"EWW! No offence, but he is NOT the right guy for me…He's really nice and all…but…he's just not what I'm looking for…plus..those huge, thick, fuzzy eyebrows still gives me the CREEPS…" Sakura said truthfully. (A/N: SORRY ROCK LEE FANS!)
"Well…I guess so…I'm pretty sure you'll meet someone on the slopes then…"
"Yeah…I hope so…maybe this will put me out of my misery, and I can actually have the concentration to train again…"
"Hmm…"
After a short walk through the pure white snow, the two best friends headed to the condo, with the directions of the person at the front desk. Sliding their feet against the welcome mat in the foyer, the two observed the house.
"Wow..this is pretty nice…" Sakura complimented.
"Of course! It WAS quite expensive…" Kakashi popped out from the living room. "Oh, and you two will be sharing a room! If you need any of the teachers, we'll be next door, in the smaller condo, ok?"
"Okay…Thanks Kakashi-sensei…" Sakura walked in, and started touring the house. After looking at all the recreational rooms, and the kitchen on the first floor, Sakura and Ino waked carefully upstairs. They ventured into the right hall first, and the first room on the right, was occupied by Shikamaru, and Chouji. On the left, was Sasuke and Naruto, with a little closet at the very end.
Visiting each one of them, they looked into the middle room, facing the stairs, were their belongings.
"Well…I guess we'll have to keep this door closed ALL the time…" Ino stated, sighing.
"Yeah…" Sakura agreed.
After a quick unpacking, the two went back to the room checking. Right next to them, on their right, was Gaara, and Kankurou. In front of that, was Kiba, and Shino. At the end of that hall, were Temari, and Hinata.
After changing into something more comfortable, the two headed downstairs to where everyone else were: the tv room.
Naruto was just about to put in "Troy" as Sakura and Ino walked in.
"Oh hey, you guys…come join us and watch Troy!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Oh..my..god…Troy?" Sakura screamed.
"Uhmm…Yes?"
"OH MY GOD! Orlando Bloom is in it! He's sooooooo hot!"
"OH MY GOD! YOU'RE SOOOOO RIGHT!" Temari and Ino joined in. Soon, the three girls sat down beside each other on the sofa, and started talking about all the films Orlando Bloom was starred in.
"I especially liked him as Legolas" Sakura bounced up and down, bubbling inside.
"Psst…Do you think she likes this..Orlando…Bloom? Better than Sasuke?" Naruto asked Shikamaru quietly.
"How would I know! If anything…I bet Ino likes him better than me…" Shikamaru added, slightly down.
"CAN WE GET ON WITH THE MOVIE?" Kiba exploded.
"Oh! Oh..ok!" Sakura replied.
Pushing 'Play', Naruto jumped up, and dimmed out the lights.
"Wow…did you see the part where Orlando had his shirt AND pants off?"
"YES! That was sooo awesome.."
"Yeah…the make-out scene with Brad Pitt and that girl wasn't bad either…"
"Yeah..totally!"
Lying around all over the floor and sofas, the guy's had fallen asleep, occasionally woken up by the girls' screams and squeals. Of course, 5 minutes into the squealing, Sasuke and Gaara declared that this was a waste of their time, and went outside to train. Separately, of course.
Deciding it was time for dinner, the four girls went into the kitchen and bustled around, making rice, steaming vegetables, and making sauce for a simple, dinner, as there were so many people to feed, making anything fancy was impossible.
During dinner, everyone talked excitedly about their skiing and snowboarding lessons, all except for, you guessed it!...Gaara and Sasuke.
"That was excellent, Hinata-chan!" Naruto purred as he wrapped his arms around Hinata's waist.
"Thank you, Naruto-kun…" Hinata blushed.
"Oh geez…you two…go do that somewhere else…" Sakura muttered.
"Gladly!" Naruto led Hinata upstairs, into his room.
Sakura watched Shikamaru and Ino cuddle together in the living room as she washed the dishes. "Sigh…Why can't I have a boyfriend? Am I that much of a reject?" she thought aloud.
"What do you mean?"
Sakura turned around, to find Gaara standing there, his arms crossed, with that same expression he always has.
"Oh, I was just talking to myself…" Sakura laughed weakly.
Gaara kept on staring into her jade coloured eyes.
"D-did you need something?"
"No"
"Oh…ummm…ok…"
Sakura turned back to her dishes, and kept washing, feeling slightly uncomfortable with Gaara standing behind her like that.
She's lonely…Like me…I never would have thought someone as cheerful as her would be so alone…Such graceful movements…I wonder what she thinks of me…Wait...what the hell! This coldness is getting to my head…
"Gaara-san? Gaara-san…are u in there?" Sakura poked his arm lightly.
"Uh..…good night"
Gaara stalked away silently, and drifted to his bedroom.
"Woah..that was weird…" Sakura muttered, as she too, started upstairs for bed.
End of Chapter
Well…That was it…This is going to be really short…probably less than 5 chapters…Also, I think Oh, and REVIEW! Tell me what you think…it's always helpful…
Oh, and YES…I just HAD to put the Orlando Bloom part...:D:D:D I just COULD NOT RESIST! All those things that the girls said….they were what I though…kz:D