Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but if I did, that would be awesome…hehe oh well

If it's a bit OOC, sorry D

Petal Dance Prologue

Sakura had always been confident. She was full of energy and happy. She knew what she wanted to do, and did it. She was a dancer, who had techniques as graceful as cherry blossom petals dancing in the wind. However, she was not the prettiest girl there was. (By the way, she's only thirteen)

There she was, on the stage gliding, spinning, and her long pink hair following her movements softly. The crowd was in awe, including Sasuke. 'That is pretty awesome.." Ino was there also as a dancer, but no one really cared for her, talent wise. Instead, she was known for being in the richest family in all of Konoha.

"That bitch. She's taking all the attention!" Ino tried many ways to beat Sakura, but to no avail. Then, she saw an opportunity.

Sasuke was in great need of money. Sure, he was part of the great Uchiha family, but without any other family members it's sort of hard to make some money. Ino, as the richest girl in Konoha, took this as a way of hurting Sakura.

Ino and Sasuke met at the park, where Sasuke was waiting impatiently. Ino came and brought up her proposal. He was reluctant to do it, but he needed the money.

The Next Day

Sasuke, on his bike, saw Sakura as she was walking towards school. "Hey! I saw your dance recital. It was really nice."

She turned her face towards him, and she was surprised. Konoha's heartthrob was talking to her! "I-I-I'm s-s-orry?" 'Crap, what the hell is wrong with me?' She mentally slapped her forehead.

"Uh..I said it was good…" (sweat drop)

"Oh! Thank you.." She blushed fervently.

After that first encounter, they began to run into each other more often, and it made the fangirls mad. She had threatening mail in her school locker that was piled so high it threatened to bury her. They said, "Don't touch our Sasuke!" She began to fall in love with him, little by little and Sasuke too. Sasuke began to feel the symptoms of love. Every time he went out, he looked around to see if Sakura was there. He would purposely try to run into her and pretend he was there by accident. He would feel his heart beating in an irregular rhythm every time he was on his bike riding to school, anticipating Sakura. At school, during lunch break, he would come by her class and play around with her. Of course, this led to a lot of stares from the fangirls but she never really noticed.

She also felt this too. She loved it when he would take a nap with his head on her lap. She would stroke his hair (the hair that defies gravity) lovingly and look at his peaceful face. It was heaven.

Meanwhile, Ino and Sasuke had secret meetings where they would discuss things in a dark manner. Ino who was in love in Sasuke also, would touch him (bad girl!) but he would move away from her and insult her. Deep down, she was deeply hurt, but she shrugged it off and smiled. Every meeting ended with the words "It's just a matter of time, Sasuke. Get ready."