Disclaimer: If I owned an awesome shounen manga series would I be writing a shoujo-manga-ish fanfic?
"-and so this is our new student, Yamanaka Ino. Would you like to say anything?"
"Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!"
I looked around my classroom..darn. No familliar faces; I was told that Sakura, Shikamaru, and Chouji would be attending the same school as me...I had hoped they'd all be in my class! Wouldn't that be surprising..I bet Shikamaru would even wake up.
"Yamanaka-san, your seat is the 3rd row, behind Uchiha-kun"
I turned and looked to the area the teacher had gestured towards. I saw...and empty seat...I looked in front of it and there was THE most drop dead sexy guy ever.
"Yamanaka-san?"
"Huh? OH! Yes, thank you," I gave a little bow and made my way towards the empty desk behind him. Uchiha, was it? He better not be taken...hey, this is me we're talking about. It doesn't matter even if he IS taken. I'm irresistable. I'm sure I'll be able to win him over despite any obstacles.
OHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO
The class turns dead silent and everyone turns around to stare at Ino.
Ino stops, turns around panicked, then composes herself and gives a dazzling smile.
The classmates are stunned at her beauty and smile back then turn around to resume their work.
"Please! Go out with me!" the usually quiet Uchiha Sasuke begs as he reaches for his hand.
"Of course!"
"Ino!"
"YAMANAKA INO!"
"Huh?" Ino's gaze snapped back to the teacher, shocked out of her wandering imagination.
"I was explaining the school system and the supplies you would need...did you copy them all down?"
"Ah! Well, I-"
"Nevermind, just ask one of your classmates during break or lunch or after school and I'm sure they'd be more than willing to help you."
"Ah...ok"
IDIOT! How could you space out FIVE MINUTES AFTER GETTING INTO CLASS? Sasuke-kun must think I'm such a...a...DORK! AHHH
"Um..."
"Yes?" I replied, and turned sideways, not wanting anymore trouble, but knew it was coming anyway from her tone of voice.
"Eh...well... I just wanted to tell you..maybe...you should stop banging your head on the desk...It's rather loud..."
I turned toward the girl and gave her a wry smile, "Sure"
I couldn't have been happier when the bell rang and break started. Even if it was only for a mere 10 minutes. What kind of break was that? It was no where close to enough time to find Shikamaru and Chouji and Sakura! Or talk to Sasuke-kun!
I decided that I would spend my lunch break doing such and use this time to stop by the restroom, fix my hair, and check out the hallways. How many rooms are there here anyway?
Hm... I wonder if I should get a haircut? I purposely styled my hair in a high ponytail today just so it would be easier for them to recognize me! Though I'm positive I haven't changed all that much...maybe a little prettier. And more mature, of course.
Are my bangs too long? Ouch, I really shouldn't pull on my hair, it needs to be cared for at all times! Whats wrong with me today?
"Uh, are you...ok?"
And I've YET AGAIN made a fool of myself, hitting the counter and splashing water onto myself. Life sucks. I need to go HOME and and... SAKURA?
"SAKURA!"
"Oh my god..it can't be! INO! How long has it been? I can't believe it!"
I was so surprised I must have unrolled all of the paper towels in the bathroom out of excitement. There was so much I wanted to tell her! All I could do was nod as she babbled on enthusiastically though. But the bell rang soon enough and neither of us managed to say anything meaningful.
"I'll see you after school!"
"That long? I'll look for you during lunch"
"Oh, you're in class 2-A. Th lunches are divided because we have so many students."
"Wow...well that sucks. See you then."
Sakura turned and waved, opening the door.
"Wait!"
"Hm?"
"What about Shikamaru? And Chouji? What class are they in? Yours?"
"Uh... I'm not sure. I think they're in...uh. No idea. Ah, we should leave now"
"Mm"
I got into class just before the last bell rang, absolutely glowing with happiness. More than that actually. I think I was a bit out of my mind. Otherwise why would I have poked Sasuke-kun in the back and start babbling right when class started?
I remember getting into class, sitting down. Getting up, for no real reason, and arranging the pens and pencils on my desk into a nice neat row. Then I sat down again. Giggled, and poked him in the back. Pretty hard, I suppose, because when he turned around, he glared at me.
"What?"
"I just saw my best friend Sakura today!"
"Well that's great" he replied, full of sarcasm and complete with a scowl, before turning back around.
I should have stopped there, but for some reason I couldn't. Or wouldn't. Something like that. I poked him again.
"Oh, don't sound so bored! I haven't seen her for YEARS"
Either he was really bored and decided to play along or he was annoyed to the point that he felt he needed to make fun of me, because he sure didn't seem like he wanted to start a conversation with me. I didn't really care, I was talking to Sasuke-kun!
"Surely you exaggerate"
"I'm SERIOUS! Oh! Do you know a Shikamaru? or Chouji?"
"No idea"
Then the teacher came in and he immediately turned around to stare a black into the board. Che, what a nerd. I pouted and lowered my head onto the desk and sighed. Between now and lunch would be an ETERNITY.
"Yamanaka-san, please sit up"
"Oh! Yes. Ok. Sure"
What was wrong with me today?
A/N: So shoujo it hurts.
For the pairings..I can have her end up hopelessly confused and stuck inside a love triangle and then end up with someone, or it could go triangle-less too.Either way, she'll be obsessed with Sasuke for a while.
Voting is still open, and will be until I reach the point in my story where I need to have the pairing decided so I can progress it the way I want to. For the next few chapters it could end up with any pairing so I'll keep writing until then.