A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a long time but aren't you glad I'm back in black? Kidding…anyway, have fun. Just so you know, I have been working really hard for this chapter so make the best of it…now, time to get back to my eck-eck stuff…walks to school bag and pulls out thick books with burden written all over it

By the Way- I just thought I should start with Tenten first besides, there are other pairs in this fic other than SasuSaku ne? Let's not be hasty…

Disclaimer: (I can't believe I lived to see the day where I would write this…this thing again) I do not own Naruto, Masashi does and we should all be happy for the way god made life…


CHAPTER 10- One day before the weekend

Early in the morning, the birds chirped as the sun rose. Its rays shot every direction that opened itself to it. They sky was hazy with traces of light blue. For early in the morning, the weather sure seemed to fit in with its haze surrounding the city of Konoha.

Brunette hair spread all over the bed sheets messily. A figure remained on the bed, wrapped with white blankets. Her chest moved heavily up and down and her lips gave a small opening. She curled up the moment her ears reached the sound of a noisy alarm clock. A vein suddenly popped out in annoyance.

"Great! You ruined my 'alone time' with Neji-kun. Thanks alarm clock…thanks for nothing!" Sad to say, Tenten killed her alarm clock with one bang. (A/N: She must b mad! XD) Sluggishly the girl got up from her resting position and got ready for her school.

Usually, she would set her alarm clock early so she could be early to school. This complied as she finished preparing for her school in no time. She went outside with her backpack on. Before she moved her legs to walk, she took time to inhale the scent of the humid air in the atmosphere.

A bright smile was put on her face as she hummed to school. The brunette almost fell when she heard a deep voice call out her name.

"Morning Tenten." She turned around and saw the person she least expected to see, on a tree branch. 'Oh yeah, the Hyuuga's are my neighbor. They love at the end of the street.'

"Ohayou, Neji-kun!" The boy she called Neji jumped from the tree branch and landed charmingly on the ground. His face was about an inch near Tenten's. She tried her best not to blush. Thank god for the mist.

"S-So, N-Neji-kun, wha—what are you doing here so early?"

"I should be asking you that question as well."

"Well, I happen to live in the block and well, this is my daily routine." He shot her a look that showed he was surprised.

"Well, come on then."

The Hyuuga heir started swinging his legs in front of him continuously (A/N: He was walking). Tenten followed in suite. Now they were head to head and Tenten couldn't help but blush furiously since she was walking beside her crush to school. I mean, what kind of coincidence is that? Neji noticed her uneasiness and stopped, making Tenten stop too. He closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh. Tenten couldn't help but stare.

"Why'd you s---"

"Tenten, I have been meaning to ask you this question for a long time now. Wo-would you like t-to go out with m-me?" At first, Tenten froze. 'Oh my god, did he just ask me what I think, slash, know he just asked? YES! OF COURSE! I mean uh…' She tugged a smile on her face and looked at him.

"SURE! I'd love to." Did she just say that she'd 'LOVE TO GO'? This made Neji smirk at first but then he returned her smile. "

Okay then, I'll pick you up tomorrow at 7:00." Tenten couldn't have it any other time. She was just glad this was all happening and…too fast. (A/N: They have already been grouped for a small class activity wherein they got closer together so they technically know each other)

Konoha academy, 6:50am…

"SASUKE-KUNNN!" Screams of the same name echoed all over the school. The various types of girls disturbed the early tranquility of the school. All girls except three girls who had different things in mind. One was concentrating on her shyness, the other was with her dream crush…and the other…well…let's just say this ain't her day…

"SAKURA-CHANNNN!" The boys of the school screamed out. It was another big group that was as large as the other's size. Both groups screamed out these names as they chased out their prior targets.

"WA! WHAT DID I DO TO DESERVE THIS!" A girl with the name Sakura, screamed out. The boy that ran beside her just kept running in annoyance.

"Shut up for awhile, will ya? We have to lose these people."

The entire front of the school was being covered in dust as the whole student body ran around for nearly and hour now chasing two precise people. Their feet loudly beat on the ground as they ran around the school creating their dust trail behind them.

Sasuke and Sakura turned left, right, then left again in the corridors but there was no end to it. They thought it was a better idea to split up, and so they did, to the different parts of the school. When Sakura couldn't hear the girls screaming, she knew it was up to her to get out alive by herself.

As the cotton candy-haired girl ran, something pulled her from the shadows near the corner and covered her mouth. She felt confused and scared yet happy to see how stupid her fan boys just passed by her and continued running…after nothing.

The voices of 'Sakura-chan' grew fainter until it died out. Now that that was done, Sakura was curious to know who pulled her from behind. Her mouth was finally released and Sakura turned to see her 'savior'. Emerald eyes met obsidian ones again.

"Oh, Sasuke." She was hoping he would stop his staring but he still kept at it. She cringed at first but then got lost in his eyes as he got lost in hers. Intensity in the atmosphere increased and silence danced around.

There was something about the way his eyes held so much mystery, that Sakura was drawn to it. Sasuke looked like he wanted to kiss her but he didn't intend to. They were both staring for a pretty long time until a shocking ring rang.

"Ding, Ding, Ding!" The bell rang and the two finally broke from their gazes and blushed. Thank God for the shadows of the corner, they couldn't really see the blush.

"Let's go." His voice was monotone again as he went out of the corner and made his way to the gym for his next class. Sakura couldn't move which caused Sasuke to call her attention.

"Sakura." She looked up to the caller of her name and nodded in reply. Before they knew it, they were in the gym and dressing up for a sport called volleyball.

Anko, their P.E. teacher started talking about volleyball basics. After, she set them into teams and the teams began to play volleyball. Teams were Team 1: Sakura, Tenten, Neiji, Kiba, Lee, and Shikamaru. Team 2 was: Sasuke, Naruto, Choji, Hinata, Ino, and Shino.

Sakura served a powerful hit but Sasuke was able to block it and he passed the ball to Naruto right after. He spanked the ball towards Tenten and she almost missed the shot until Neiji saves the ball. She smiled as her thanks then continued in the game.

The ball reached Ino, who did nothing but cheer for Sasuke. Pathetic as she was, she screamed for help and Shino, who was beside her, hit the volleyball to Tenten. Her blow was nice and it hit the floor on the opponent's side. When it was Sasuke's time to serve, it went directly towards Shikamaru. He rolled his eyes and muttered out "This is so troublesome…oh well, at least Ino could see this…" before he extended his arms and lightly hit the ball.

Lee thought that he wasn't going to be able to hit the ball but he was surprised as everyone else to see the force of Shikamaru's hit, which touched the ground with a 'thud'. Ino was surprised at his powerful hit she smiled at Shikamaru. Not only did Shikamaru notice it, but he also smiled in return.

When Kiba served the ball, Choji hit it to Hinata who in passed it to Naruto. He shouted to her "Great Hinata!" which caused her to blush intensely and lose concentration. Sakura received the ball and managed to block it. Lee received it and passed it back to Sakura. The girl smirked inwardly then spiked the ball really hard that it landed really hard on…Ino.

Since Ino didn't have time to run away, she ended up getting hit. She fumed with anger at Sakura. Her face was red because the ball landed flat on her face. Everyone rushed to her as soon as they saw what happened. Sakura couldn't help but laugh, where ever she was standing at the moment. After her teary laughter, she joined in with everyone to see the injured 'princess'.

An index finger pointed towards Sakura. Sakura smirked back.

"YOU! You did this on purpose!" Veins popped out of both of their heads and started an argument. Anko came into the action and stopped the two. Right after the fight, Ino was sent to the clinic.

Mostly everyone burst into laughter. Even Anko, who was suppose to be a good example to her students. The end of P.E. time came so everyone hit the showers and prepared for the rest of the day.

When it was lunch break, Sakura hung out with Tenten and Hinata. (A/N: They were talking about Tenten's date since she spilled the news in the locker room) As they were eating with their tray of food, a blonde with a patch on her cheek came in. Everyone looked at the girl at first then laughed. Tears started crawling down her cheeks as she dashed out of the room. Laughter was still present, and it made Sakura guilty.

"Hey, guys, I have to go but I'll be back." She stood up and walked outside where Ino passed.

Her head searched around for a sign of Ino but there was none. Just as Sakura gave up in her search, she heard a silent sobbing from somewhere close. Sakura came closer and closer until she spotted a blonde girl crying. She approached the curled up figure and sat right next to her.

"Ino? I'm sorry I was such a jerk." Ino's head lifted and met Sakura's stare. She slowly got up but still sobbed. Her eyes were red and puffy, her hair was a mess and she hump on her head made it look worse.

"I'm sure you are. What am I suppose to do now that everyone thinks I look ugly? Nobody would wanna be my friend and Sasuke-kun will definitely not fall for me anymore."

"Well, you don't need Sasuke to live anyway. He is very cold hearted and you might as well give up on him 'cause he will never change. Besides, I want to be friends with you Ino-pig. So don't be like that." This caused Ino to smile.

"Thanks, big-forehead. I feel much better now…so are we friends or what?" She placed her hand in between them. Sakura looked at the gesture then happily shook it.

"Sure! But---" A vein popped out on her forehead. "DON'T CALL ME BIG-FOREHEAD!" Ino giggled and rolled her eyes.

"Whatever you say…big-forehead!" They annoyed each other to no end but eventually got along and made their way back to the cafeteria.

As soon as they entered, everyone looked at them as if they were aliens. Hinata and Tenten were the first to approach them. Even Sasuke was too shocked to move. Tenten first gave a glare at Ino then looked at Sakura.

"Girl, what happened? I thought you were enemies."

"I thought so too but I was wrong…from now on, we are the four unbreakable friends." Sakura felt awkward saying that especially since everyone was staring at them…in the cafeteria but she couldn't care any less. At first the three stared at Sakura like SHE was the alien but then they all smiled and all agreed together.

Lunch ended soon and so did the following classes. It was finally dismissal and they were all excited for the weekend to come. Tenten had a date coming and Sakura was going to sleep over at Hinata's house. Tenten couldn't come since she had a family outing. Sakura zipped up her bag and was ready to leave until Sasuke stopped her.

"Hey! What do you think you are doing bastard-chan?"

"Bastard-chan?...Oh never mind. We have to go do our project remember?" Sakrua stared at him at first but then recalled what they had to do.

"Oh yeah but where do we do it?"

"I already planned it out. It's going to be in my place." Sakura thought for awhile 'Wow, I've never been over his place yet but I still have to call my mom.'

"My mom has to know about it first."

"Don't worry about it. Let's go, our ride is there." Before Sakura could protest, Sasuke grabbed her by the wrist and dragged her outside. Sakura just waved and said her goodbye's to her friend.

"Our…ride?" A long and black limo was the first thing Sakura spotted as they got out. There was tint on the window so you couldn't see what's inside.

"Get in. My driver will take us there." Sasuke opened the door for her but she froze in awe. 'He even has a personal driver! How rich can this guy get?' The girl didn't move an inch so Sasuke had to push her inside. He got in as well, and then sped.

The inside of the limo was better than outside. It looked much spacious and wider inside. The seats were like couches covered with velvet red. There was even a drinks area with different types of liquor. Sakura took time to observe her surroundings while Sasuke watched her look around. When they felt the car pull over, they went down and stopped in front of a mansion…a HUGE mansion. Sakura gulped in whatever she had in her throat and let her eyes dazzle with admiration.

"Hold on…YOU LIVE HERE?"

"Yeah." was the simple reply she got. They finally entered the house. Little did they know that a pair of black eyes followed them.

A/N: So how was it? Nice right? Anyway, R&R. I know there isn't much SasuSaku but next one will have it with a pinch of ItaSakuSasu…actually, that will be the next pairing in the other chappie I guess. Anyway, speaking of volleyball, I better get ready for tomorrow already since I got a tournament. I'm so scared! CAIO!