Yami Tenshi: Dark Angel

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"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

Chapter 6- Tensions

The rest of calculus was pretty much standard first day of school material. Kakashi passed out forms and medical information. Neji was silent the entire class. Naruto kept shaking his head. Sasuke seemed to be zoning out the entire class, staring off into space and not saying anything. The air was so close in the classroom, it was almost suffocating.

"Pre-test next class! Let's see what you remember from last year!" Kakashi called after the horde of students that trooped out of the room. Neji disappeared off to Civics and Economics while Naruto went to Physical education. Sasuke walked close to the walls, trying to avoid being seen by the fangirls that followed him. He breathed a sigh of relief as they vanished from view.

Chiyo walked with Tenten and Hinata down the hall. The two old friends chatted and Chiyo listened, learning more about the people of the school each second. A boy with red marks on his cheeks walked by, waving at Hinata. Chiyo could easily see the small white dog he attempted to hide inside his jacket. Another junior, an eerily quiet one with dark sunglasses was behind him. Bus crawled on his hands and along the collar of his coat.

'Hmm… a member of the Inuzuka and Aburame clan. Interesting.' Chiyo thought. "That was Kiba and his dog, Akamaru." Hinata stated. "The other one's name is Aburame Shino. He's quiet and a little strange, but still a good friend nonetheless." Tenten pointed to a boy with a…thing on his back wearing a black hood. He had purple paint marks on his face and wore a gleeful expression. Beside him, leaning against the green lockers, stood a sandy blond haired girl. She had a huge fan on her back.

"Temari and Kankurou, two of the infamous 'Sand Siblings,' as everyone calls them. The third is Gaara. Now it may not look like it, but even they get scared when Gaara is angry. Just last week, there was a rumor floating around town that he killed two drunken who tried to attack him and- ah, speak of the devil…"

Hinata gave a frightened squeak and quickly walked off to Physical Education. Tenten turned white and quickly ducked inside Maito Gai's physics classroom. Sabaku Gaara walked towards the room, arms crossed and a deadly look on his face. Students shrank back from him in fear as he passed. Chiyo stood at the doorway, watching him steadfastly. He brushed past her. In one moment, he turned his head and their eyes had met. Glare met stare; emerald green and obsidian slammed against each other. Chiyo then turned away and walked into class, as if nothing had happened. Gaara stood there, staring after her.

Sasuke walked to his Physics class, stuffing his cell phone into his pocket after hanging up on his brother. He was almost late. Roughly, he grabbed the shoulder of an unsuspecting freshman. "What time is it?" he growled.

The boy shrank under the steel-like grip. "U-um…" Activity stopped and people began to crane their necks for a better view. Girls whispered and boys nudged each other and grinned. The freshman glance down at his watch and managed to squeak out "O-one minute."

"Damn it!" The boy was released his wobbly knees sent him crashing into the lockers. Sasuke ran at a full out sprint down the hall. The late bell sounded just as he rounded the corner. He stuck his foot out just in time to stop the door from swinging shut.

"Ah! Another student coming in my class, ready to fill his head with knowledge! Come in, come in, and come in!" Sasuke looked up and into the face of his teacher.

"Maito Gai…" he inwardly groaned. This is gonna be a long day…

Chiyo stepped out of the class, head throbbing and ears still ringing with Gai's joyous proclamations of learning and the wonderful world of physics and…

She shook her head. Rock Lee seemed to be the only one awake in the class. Tenten walked beside her, muttering something about migraines and going to sleep for a week. Hinata soon joined them. "Tenten-chan? Chiyo-chan? What's wrong?"

Chiyo shook her head and smiled gently. Tenten snorted. "Look at where we just cam from" When the other girl shook her head sympathetically, Tenten turned back to Chiyo. "Hinata took physics last year. So this year, she's taking chemistry, the lucky girl!"

Hinata shook her head and was walking with her head down, so she didn't see where she was going. Unluckily for her, she walked straight, smack dab into…Haruno Sakura. She fell to the ground while the other girl merely stumbled pack a few paces.

"Hey! Watch where you're going, freak!" The pink haired girl spat out. Hinata flushed a deep burgundy and tried to stutter out an apology while Chiyo helped her up. 'Freak…' Chiyo's blood boiled and her eyes narrowed dangerously when she saw the purplish-blue bruise on her new friend's knee that was already beginning to swell. 'It's not my place…it's not my place…' her mind chanted, but her body was itching for action. Thankfully, Tenten was standing up for Hinata, so Chiyo contented herself with helping the Hyuuga heiress pick up her books.

"Who are you calling a freak, Haruno!" Tenten growled. Her hands were clenched in tight fists by her side, ready to fight. A crowd had gathered around them and chants of "fight, fight!" rent the air.

"The little wimp," Sakura answered, eyeing the other's clenched fists. "Wanna make something out of it?" Hinata bit her lip and Chiyo felt herself trembling with rage. Tenten ran at Sakura and threw her right fist out. A wall of muscle blocked Tenten's punch as one of Sakura's 'bodyguards' stepped in front of her. He kicked her slight form backwards into Chiyo, who carefully caught her. Ino tossed her blonde head and laughed.

"I should think that's enough for now," Sakura purred, turning to go. A hard, angry voice stopped her. A foreign voice that was cold with fury and laced with ice.

"Wait."

Sakura turned around, eyeing the source of the voice which turned out to be the new girl. 'Her again!' she seethed. 'First I find Sasuke-kun staring at you when his eyes should be on me and me alone, and now you're telling me to wait in front of everybody! Hmph! You are more trouble than I thought. I suppose I should have to give you a lesson right now to teach you some proper respect!'

"I think you had better treat me with some more respect, dear" she crooned in a mocking voice. "After all, you don't want what happened to those two losers behind you to happen to yourself." Tenten wiped a thin trail of blood from the corner of her mouth and rushed forward again, only to be stopped by Chiyo's hand swinging out in front of her.

"Why are you using these hunks of meat to do your bidding?" she asked in a cold, quiet voice. "What's the matter, Haruno? You enjoy mocking and bullying your peers, yet you aren't brave enough to face them when trouble arises. Are you so weak that you need these bodyguards to protect you? Pathetic." Chiyo smirked.

Sakura flushed a deep red to match her pink hair. She took off her large hoop earrings and shoved them into Ino's hand. She threw her schoolbooks on the floor and rushed forward, teeth clenched in fury. "No one calls me pathetic and lives!" she shrieked.

Chiyo just stood there and smirked, watching as Sakura's fist approached her face…

TBC…

A/N: Hello people…yes, I am quite aware that this is my first time updating in…three? four? months. I've been going through some difficult situations at home…thank you for reviewing, though!

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