The Arrival
If Sakura didn't know what her father meant by different before she got to the school, she definitely knew what he meant when they got there. The school was most definitely different than her old school, and she could almost bet, because of its high security on the premises and the fact that it had a dorm program, that the students would probably be different as well. The school loomed over her as Iruka's car came to a stop in front of the gate that led to the school. Sakura poked her head out of the window as Iruka lowered his own as he approached the security window. A man in a green uniform stepped out of the booth and came over to Iruka's car.
"Identification, please." The man practically grunted the words towards Iruka. Iruka passed the man his name badge. The man took it and compared it to the clip board he had in his hand. Once he saw there was a match, he smiled. "Welcome back Umino-sensei! How was your summer vacation?"
Iruka smiled. It always amazed him how the personnel's face would change so much when they find out you are "part of the school", everyone at the school had that kind of attitude, unfortunately, save for a few, including the principal. If the principal had that kind of attitude as well, Sakura probably wouldn't be here. He nodded, "Just fine…" He was going to tell the man about the new lamp he got while visiting home, when he noticed that the man's face changed back to the stoic one and he was no longer paying attention to Iruka. "And, who is that sensei?" Iruka turned and pointed at Sakura, "Her? She's a student... Sakura Haruno." The guard walked back to the booth and pulled out another clip board. "I don't see her name on the list," the man said smugly. Iruka was unfazed and pulled out an envelope with all of the paper work inside. By this time, Sakura had already moved her head back into the car. "Is something wrong Iruka-sensei?" Iruka simply said "Just some misunderstandings, but don't worry, we'll be done in no time."
The man checked, and everything seemed to be in order. He handed the papers back to him and asked, "Shouldn't she be inside already? And where are her parents?" Iruka took the papers as he answered, "I came late because there was traffic and as for her parent's where about, I doubt that it will be important for you to know!" That shut the man up and turned him red with embarrassment. He was about to speak, but then thought better, he could very easily be replaced if he made a teacher mad. So he just walked back into the booth and opened the gate for them. "Have a nice year, Sensei." Iruka smiled and simply said, "Will do!" As he sped off towards the front of the school.
Iruka dropper her off in front of the entrance to the actual school.
"Okay Sakura, just walk in through those two buildings and just head on straight, when you get to the cafe make a right and when you get to the English building make a left and then walk straight ahead. That should be the auditorium. If you get lost, there are bound to be people around who can help you!"
Sakura stepped out of the car apprehensively. Iruka's car sped off into the direction of the teacher's parking lot, leaving Sakura alone and very worried. The only thing she wanted of this year was to try to not draw attention to herself. She had it all planned out... it would be a trial and error sort of thing. She already knows what she would have to "try", and what she needed to avoid was the "error" part, then she would have a successful year. However, that was her plan for the year, right now she had a different crisis. What if I get lost and no one is around to help me? What if I make a wrong turn and find myself in China? I'll be a goner and they might even make me into orange chicken! Sakura shook her head a few times, and started just walking forward. The building hovered over her as if taunting her unworthiness of being at the institution. She kept walking worried that she might get lost, and sure enough, after about 10 minutes... she was!
After frantically looking around and almost on the verge of tears, she got snapped into her senses by the sound of a young man...
"Oi, Bubble Gum! Are you ditching the opening ceremonies too?"
Sakura spun around a few times, thinking that maybe the walls were speaking to her. She finally saw where the voice had come from. A blonde boy maybe only 2 inches taller than herself stood there with big blue eyes that seemed to go as deep as a pool. He had a smile that seemed plastered to his face and his shirt and tie were a mess as if he had been running around, and her idea was confirmed by his panting. He was actually pretty good looking, but NOT the type of person to associate with on the first day of school.
Sakura shook her head, blushing and shyly smiling, "Uh, no, uhm.. I'm actually looking for..."
"AHHHH! Oi, that hurt!" The boy shouted right into Sakura sentence. A good looking man was standing behind the boy that his voiced his pain and aggravation in many words, most no more than four letters long and all not words that should be said in front of a lady. The man almost seemed like an older version of the boy, the same blonde hair and blue eyes. He though, did not have the painful expression as the boy, but more like boredom, as if this was something that was not out of the norm.
Yondaime-sensei rolled his eyes. "Maybe I'll listen to your excuses later, but for now you can't escape the opening ceremony!" He was about to walk away when he suddenly turned back as if seeing Sakura there for the first time, "And you are…"
Sakura blushed, "Uhm, I'm- uh-ah-uhm… a new student" she smiled weakly. At that point, Naruto had finally wrenched his ears out of the grip and ran over to Sakura's side.
"Hi Sakura! I'm Naruto Uzumaki… if you need any help at all…"
"She will find a responsible source to get it." Yondaime finished Naruto's sentence and grabbed him by the collar, picking the boy up with ease, then changing his mind and dragging him instead towards the direction of the gym. "Welcome to Konoha high school, Sakura! Just follow me and I'll show you the way to the gym!"
"Yes sir!"
As he smiled and walked ahead, Sakura let out along sigh. It was her first day and she had already met the school's trouble maker! She just hoped that this wasn't an omen for the rest of the year…
