Hopefully…I won't blow up by the time I finished revising this…
Hopefully…I won't blow up by the time I finished revising this…
Chapter Three – High School Mania
'Beep'
'Beep'
'Beeep!'
Sakura groaned and closed off the alarm clock with a slap of her palm.
"Whoever made school start this early in the morning would have a good bashing from me if he wasn't goddamn dead!" She muttered grumpily and got up to do her usual routine.
As she got out of the bathroom to change into her uniform, something suddenly caught her eye. It was a tiny bottle of perfume that her mother gave her as a birthday present last year. She never used it though but kept it anyhow, not knowing why. Analyzing it for a while, she slipped it inside her backpack and fed Yuki because she never knows when she she'll becoming back home these days. Sakura then said her goodbyes, locked her door, and set out for school.
As she arrived to school she noticed a crowd of boys at the front gate holding either a bouquet of flowers or chocolates. She saw Rock Lee among the crowd and he too was holding a box of chocolates. Smiling as she saw a familiar face, she went up to Lee and asked what's going on.
However, Lee only turned around and after recognizing it was her, he couldn't help but yell. "Sakura! Will you go out with me?"
Sakura jumped slightly, taken aback, and stared at him bewilderedly. "WHAT? UH...HELL NO?!"
Then suddenly the whole crowd went berserk after seeing her.
"SAKURA YOU'RE MY HERO!"
"GO ON A DATE WITH ME!"
"NO ME, ASSHOLE."
"SHE IS GOING OUT WITH ME NOT YOU!"
Pretty soon, the crowd of boys started arguing with each other and started fist-fighting. Sakura, seeing her chance, slipped through and ran inside madly to save her own life. W-Was that…was that my- do I have a fan club now?
She frowned at the thought and opened her locker only to scream.
Inside her locker was a giant, fat, slimy, hideous, ugly, yucky, etc. etc. - The list could go on forever. But inside her locker was a repulsive salamander on top of her books staring at her with beady eyes. She had no idea how it got there since nobody knew her locker combination.
"What the fucking hell?!" She squirmed trying to swat the salamander away but it just stayed where it was.
People stared at her in confusion and wondered if she was alright. Sakura, not wanting to make a fuss, closed her locker quickly and chuckled nervously. If the word got out, what would other people think of her? A dirty unclean freak that attracts disgusting animals? Hell no, she would absolutely not allow that.
A laugh suddenly came behind her and she immediately knew.
"You should've seen your face Haruno. Your expression…priceless!" Sasuke snickered and glared at the people staring at them. They instantly dropped their gaze and went back to their own business. They surely didn't want to get into trouble.
Her face grew red out of anger as he continued to mock. "Y-You jerk! You hacker! Get it out of my locker NOW!"
Sasuke smirked at Sakura and made no movement or action to retrieve the salamander.
"Argh...get it Uchiha!"
Still, Sasuke made no move and continued smirking. Sakura then angrily swung her locker open, went behind Sasuke, and tried pushing him. Since he was way stronger than her, her sad attempt failed.
"Fine..." She hissed, glaring at the man. "If you won't get it... Maybe it WILL COME TO YOU!"
Out of the blue, she summoned all her courage and picked up the textbook that the salamander was on and flung it towards Sasuke. Having quick reflexes, Sasuke ducked easily and the poor salamander had a second to feel what it's like to be airborne before it landed on the wall with a splat.
"Nice aim but sadly… you missed!" Sasuke teased and grinned.
Oh yeah? Without thinking, she quickly took out the bottle of perfume that she had placed in her backpack earlier and sprayed it at him with full force. "Ha! Not so fast are you now to dodge that!" She laughed triumphantly and blew on the imaginary smoke on top of the perfume bottle.
"What...cough... the... hell!" Sasuke choked and looked at her as if he was in deep pain.
She just snickered the Uchiha style and flashed him a peace sign, "That, is for yesterday and just now!"
"I smell like a...a fricken girl!"
"Wow, revenge sure is sweet but I didn't know it would be this sweet! I always knew this would come in handy one day." She cuddled her perfume and placed it back in her backpack tenderly before grabbing her books.
"You'll regret this…"
Sakura just giggled then grabbed him by the arm. "C'mon we're going to be late!"
Sasuke reluctantly followed and continued to get rid of the smell to the best of his abilities. They got to class just in time and took their seats. Unfortunately for Sasuke, his rival, Hyuuga Neji happened to pass by.
"What's this?" Neji sniffed the air. "Uchiha, are you wearing perfume?"
The whole class turned around to look at Sasuke with wide eyes and started whispering to madly each other. His ears turned instant red but luckily no one saw because his hair was covering most of it.
"Wow, I didn't know you have a female touch bastard!" Naruto laughed, smelling the air around him.
"It's not what you think so shut the hell up before you all get into trouble!" He growled and shot all them his famous glare.
The class did stop and suddenly Kakashi-sensei came in.
"Okay classes... sniff... Hey, what's that smell? I guess somebody put too much perfume… Hm… Anyways we will be doing an experiment after I do the attendance so get ready." Kakashi informed and waved his hand around his nose to get rid of the heavy smell. Sakura, Neji, and Naruto just snickered.
"Yamanaka Ino will be away for today because of yesterday's incident. Since she's gone, the class will be even so you will have your seating buddy as your partner."
"Great." Sasuke muttered and coughed.
Sakura just glared at him and retorted. "As if I want to be with you idiot!"
"We will be mixing chemicals around so be careful." Kakashi warned once they arrived to the science lab.
"Okay." The class responded.
I wonder…this might get interesting... Sasuke thought with a grin, already formulating a plan with his brilliant mind.
"One more thing class, I have a very important meeting in a few minutes so Kurenai-sensei will be you're sub for today." Kakashi announced suddenly and the class began to whine much to Sakura's confusin.
Sasuke who happened to read her thoughts told her that Kurenai is the strictest teacher in the school. After Kakashi left, Kurenai came in looking indeed very strict and told the class instructions. Soon each table got their supplies which consist of jelly-like goo, test tubes, flasks, a Bunsen burner, and chemicals.
"This is so boring and I fricken stink like hell… Can't believe I actually let you did that…" Sasuke grumbled and attempted to try and get rid of the perfume again.
"In your face! Score one for me!" Sakura sand happily as she poured some chemicals in a test tube.
"Please pour the chemicals with care. Too much agitation may cause an explosion." Kurenai warned the students in the background.
"Here let me do it." Sasuke said out of annoyance and he took the tube away from Sakura.
Big, big, big, mistake.
Soon, a loud world war two explosion erupted from the classroom and the fire alarm went off. People from other classes evacuated and the students from Sakura's class started running out in frenzy once the sprinklers had opened. There was smoke everywhere in the classroom.
And by the time the whole class evacuated, all was wet and both Sakura and Sasuke were covered in green sticky goo. Of course, the culprit was obvious. Kurenai flung a wet strand of hair back furiously and crossed her arms. "Haruno Sakura! Uchiha Sasuke! BOTH DETENTION AFTER SCHOOL!"
"B-But, but it was..." Sakura started to complain.
"No buts!" Kurenai snapped.
Fire trucks began to arrive and the principal had to tell them there were no fire only smoke from a mere science experiment.
"Look what you've done! You made me have detention and now I'm covered with goo! JERK! My perfectly good reputation is ruined!" Sakura shouted angrily and glared at Sasuke.
However Sasuke just grinned, "You know girls loves to spend time with me and are willing to get detention just for that. Besides only you're coat is covered in goo, you could just take it off."
"Pfft, who would want to spend detention with you. And unlike you, little spoiled brat, I have to clean my own clothes!" She growled but then smirked, "But… at least only my coat is covered in goo. If you had your jacket on, your shirt would at least be clean."
"Whatever, that school jacket is the most hideous thing I had ever seen."
Just then Naruto and the lofty bunch came over to see if they were alright.
"W-We heard you got detention!" Hinata said worriedly, checking Sakura from head to toe for signs of injury.
"Are you okay?" Tenten asked.
"Y-Yeah…but no thanks to this stupid jerk." Sakura said sarcastically.
"Do you want us to help you after school?" Katie offered.
"No, it's alright. I don't want this bastard's trouble to be a burden to you."
"Haha, nice job bastard." Naruto grinned slapping Sasuke in the back..
"Anyhow," Sakura shrugged, "I learned my lesson… next time I will be the one handling the chemicals not him! If there is a next time that is…but let's hope not."
Sasuke just grinned innocently and went away with Naruto to the other boys.
"S-Sakura, is there anything going on between you guys?" Hinata asked curiously out of the blue as she watched Sasuke and Naruto go off.
She raised an eyebrow in a very offended manner, "No…Why?"
"You doesn't seem very mad," Tenten cut in.
"And he doesn't get mad when you called him a jerk and other stuff. Sasuke usually gets pissed off when somebody swears at him excluding N-Naruto. Also he doesn't smile often only smirks… but now he seems to be amused or just plain happy." Hinata added. "I think."
"Haha, who would've known Hinata was so perceptive…but she does have a point there." Katie laughed.
"Oh well, I guess he just likes pulling pranks on people." She shrugged carelessly. She didn't want to get any ideas. As far as she knows, there was nothing in between them for the moment.
"Students! Get back to class now!" Kurenai interrupted and ordered everyone to go change into gym strips when everything was sorted out in the school due to the fact that the classroom was a mess.
Sakura changed into her gym strips and Tenten offered her a scrunchie but she just declined. "No thanks Tenten, I don't want to touch my hair. It feels slimy and disgusting. The goo won't effing get off!"
Both of them went to the field and waited for others to get changed. All of the student's hair was wet but none had goo all over them. Lucky them…She could still see goo on Sasuke's hair (who had also finished changing and was waiting at the far end) and water was dripping on the ends of his hair. Sakura giggled, thinking that he looks like a cute messy child.
Apparently, she wasn't the only one who thought so and a throng of Sasuke's fan girls squealed in delight and ran over to him as soon as they saw him.
"Awww that's cute!"
"I love you Sasuke!"
"I love him more!"
The arguments between the girls started and soon it was Sakura's fan boys' turn. They ran over to Sakura and gushed at how cute she was. Ugh…get a life…
Tenten saved her and told her that since she had accidentally hit Ino with a ball she had been their hero. Of course, even if she didn't hit her with the ball, Sakura would've been their hero anyway for standing up to Sasuke.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Kurenai hollered at her immature students and caught everybody's attention. "Today we will first warm up by running two laps around the track then we will play dodge ball! NOW GET TO IT!"
"Okay." The class responded trying not to groan. It was hot out…and running was no fun.
Both Sasuke and Naruto were in the lead racing each other as everyone started running with Sakura and her friends in the middle. Sasuke's fan girls knew that they can't catch up to Sasuke so ran at their own speed. Sakura's fan boys however were all competing against each other trying to impress her.
Though sadly, the sad attempt didn't work. They ended up wasting their energy stupidly.
"Hey! How about we race after we do this lap?" Tenten challenged, feeling bored.
"N-No thanks." Hinata answered, keeping her pace.
"I don't feel like racing maybe next time," Katie linked her arm with Hinata. "Waha, if you want to race, go ahead…Hinata will stay with me."
"Um... I will!" Sakura volunteered.
"Hehe, I guess I could always count on you in sports."
As soon as they finished a lap, the pair ran faster and started racing. The fan boys ended up running in the back due to energy depletion during the first lap. Sasuke and Naruto were already finished the two laps and were both watching the girls race in the front. Both Tenten and Sakura were pretty even but as they got halfway, Tenten suddenly broke into a sprint to her surprise.
"What?! You're sprinting already??" Sakura cried out.
"Whoa, look at her sprint Sasuke." Naruto said in awe.
"You like her?" He asked.
"Tenten? No way! Haha…I got someone else in mind." The blond laughed.
"Hn…" Sasuke smirked at his friend thinking of a certain shy girl with white pearl eyes.
Damn… I better sprint too! Sakura thought. She didn't really want to lose and Tenten was a good deal ahead. Then all of a sudden, she heard voices and a lot of footsteps behind her.
"Sakura, let's run together!"
"No me!"
Not again! Sakura groaned and started to run faster. Just then a boy grabbed her shirt causing the other boys to start grabbing her shirt too. Sakura screamed and sprinted faster and faster. "GET OFF ME PERVERTS!"
She didn't care about the race anymore, she just want to get away.
"Did you see that? The guys are crazy!" Naruto exclaimed. "They almost ripped off her t-shirt!"
"Yeah I saw." Sasuke replied in a low voice. "Losers…"
"Yeah, but look at her run!"
"I know dobe I have eyes. God also created ears for me to hear her scream." Sasuke informed sarcastically.
Sakura had just zoomed past Hinata and had reached the end panting hard. Kurenai came over to Sakura and patted her back. "Are you alright? This class is insane!"
"Yeah...thanks." Sakura managed to croak out the words between pants. Kurenai nodded and halted the boys.
"So, you know how I feel being chased by girls all the time." Sasuke commented as he and Naruto came over.
"I can't believe those people! They are more perverted then Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura cried as her heartbeat slowed down.
"Boy, you can sure run." Tenten ran up to her along with everyone else.
"Yeah well I do when people try to rip off my shirt!" Sakura said angrily then started for the gym.
"Huh? D-Did we do something?" Hinata inquired.
"No, its not you. Don't worry!" Naruto grinned and took Hinata's hand suddenly who turned deep red.
By the time everybody got into the gym, Sakura was still fuming. It was dodgeball time! Kurenai announced that it will be girls against boys.
"Perfect, I need to blow off some steam." Sakura cackled dangerously. Everybody who heard her sweat dropped including Kurenai. She couldn't really blame Sakura.
"Ready?" Kurenai got her whistle ready. "GO! BEEP!"
When the game started, Sakura laughed madly and started throwing every ball she could get on her fan boys. The fan boys either fell down in pain or got hit in the stomach- hard.
"I never seen her so mad in my life!" Katie whispered standing in the back. None of them really need to do anything since Sakura got them all covered. Actually…it was just Sakura playing.
"Whoa, I don't think anybody in Japan could beat Sakura at this moment." Naruto told Sasuke. They were standing wide open in the middle watching other boys getting creamed by Sakura. It seemed like the fan boys were her only targets.
"For once I agree with you dobe."
One by one each fan boy fell until no fan boy was left standing. Sakura smirked in satisfaction then went to her friends. She smiled sweetly as if nothing had happened. "I'm done now!" she sang then went to the bench. Her friends sweat dropped again and followed her.
"I guess we just saw the inner Sakura." Hinata noted.
"You're the toughest girl I had ever seen-…in a good way. I bet you could even handle Sasuke in a game of dodgeball." Katie declared.
"I will bow down to you." Tenten bowed down jokingly.
Sakura giggled with laughter and looked happily at her friends. "Thanks…I think."
School ended and everybody left except for Sakura and Sasuke. They divided the work and Sakura ended up wiping the tables while Sasuke mopped the floor. She had changed back to her normal school uniform excluding the coat of course while Sasuke had taken off his gym shirt since he didn't want that get dirty.
Sakura controlled herself from blushing and avoided eye contact. Sasuke kept silent too. Finally she couldn't take the silence anymore for it was getting a little too eerie.
"Man, I hate you for this." She broke the silence.
Sasuke just smirked, "Well, consider this another one of my pranks."
((Oh you don't mean nothing at all to me, No you don't mean nothing at all to me, Do you got what it takes to set me free-))
"Ack!" Sakura jumped as her cell phone rang, startling them both. She quickly dug around her backpack and found her pink Sony Ericsson w580i.
"Hello?"
"Oh hey daddy!"
"I'm fine."
"She's fine too."(Yuki)
"It's okay."
"Yes, I've been good."
"No I'm not and won't do any drugs."
Sasuke smirked.
"Sure okay, I'll talk to him."
Him? He wondered in his mind.
"Hey Gaaraaa!"
"I'm at school."
"No not at a party."
"Why? Because I got into detention with a boy." She said while glaring at Sasuke who just shrugged. All of a sudden, Gaara was shouting so loud that Sakura jerked the phone away from her ear. Even Sasuke could hear Gaara's male voice.
So it is a him…
"WHAT?! HAVE YOU BEEN ONTO COCAIN OR SOMETHING? YOU HAVE TO QUIT SAKURA, GO TO A PHSYCIATRIST!"
"Calm down!"
"WHY DO YOU HAVE DETENTION?"
"Sasuke, the boy, and I just messed up a science experiment and made a mess in the classroom. We were just cleaning up!—NO! I am not on drugs-- Well, technically it was Sasuke who had messed up and I happen to be his partner but you go explain to daddy now since he probably heard you shout out those words!-Yes, I'm NOT on drugs! I swear!"
"Okay okay…thanks for believing me that I DON'T DO drugs."
"I won't!"
"I don't need one!"
"Yeah, yeah she's fine."
"Okay bye."
"FOR THE LAST TIME I DON'T NEED A STUPID PHSYCIATRIST! I'LL GET ONE SOMEDAY IF I DO DRUGS! WHICH IS NEVER!"
"Okay, okay BYE!"
Sakura slid her phone shut and looked at Sasuke who was staring blankly at her. "What's with you're family and drugs?"
"Ehehe…well that was Gaara, my childhood friend. We were so close when we were young that people actually though we were brothers and sisters since he had red hair and I had pink. And well…basically my family just wants to make sure I go the right direction in life."
"Oh." So Sakura was still single and this Gaara kid wasn't her boyfriend.
When Kurenai came in and dismissed them, it was pitch black outside and Sasuke offered her a ride again. At first Sakura naturally refused but then thought better and agreed. It was really dark out. When they arrived at her house Sakura said her thanks, called Sasuke a jerk, and went inside her house laughing at Sasuke's response.
Sasuke just smirked at her retreating figure before riding into the night. He decided he will reconsider about getting Sakura to leave the school…
Fin
Haha, I didn't get mad this time when I edited this chapter but meh. I decided to slow down some thoughts a bit because the story seemed like its going too fast. So sorry fast-pacers! Haha, well enjoy.
Sakura's ring tone: Say It Right by Nelly Furtado
Revised on March 30, 2008
