Hey everybody! I just wanted to say im so so so sorry for not updating sooner! I promise I will try my best to update more often. Anyway thanks to you guys who reviewed! I appreciate it!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto but wishful thinking never hurt.
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"I can't believe your gonna make me suffer like this!" Sakura pouted and crossed her arms as she walked along with Ino. "What do you mean suffer?" Ino questioned as she flipped her ponytail back. "You haven't even gotten to see what it's like yet."
"I know, I know but how am I suppose to survive with you going to a completely different school."
Ino sighed "I have my…"
"Reasons. Yeah I know. I've heard that speech like a million times. You should cut back on the preaching." The comment was replied with a slap in the back of the head. "Well stop complaining then forehead!" "Pig!" Sakura shouted back as she rubbed her head.
The fact was that Sakura was attending Konoha High mainly for the Pre-Medicine magnet they offered. And since she did want to become a doctor she figured it would be the perfect opportunity to start getting use to whatever the people in the medical field do. As for Ino though she would be going to Suna High. She wanted to become a designer and that, unfortunately for Sakura, was the only school that offered classes for that type of thing. Sakura hated the idea of not spending the best four years of their life together, but she figured she could try to manage.
"Alright I'm going this way. Make sure you call me today and give me details." Ino turned on her heel then looked back at Sakura. "And say hi to Naruto for me." She said winking and was on her way.
Sakura slowly felt a blush creeping up her cheeks as she watched Ino disappear.
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She had finally made it. 'So this is what High school looks like' There was a lot of people. They all looked like they belonged somewhere, while Sakura looked like an idiot freshman who was lost in space. There were at least six separate buildings plus the portables in the back. Sakura just kept staring at the buildings and wandering back and forth from the back of the school to the front, until she bumped into an upperclassman. "Hey watch it freshman!"
"Oh…gosh sorry." 'Terrific my first day and I've already made an enemy' As she stayed in thought a loud laugh was heard from behind her.
"Smooth Sakura…real smooth." The bright ray of sunshine locks sparkled in the sun as the owner of the laugh approached her. "Shut up! Don't be such a jerk!"
Naruto shook with laughter at the sight of his friend becoming so defensive. "Yes your heiness…Anyway let me introduce you to the guys." Unlike Sakura, Naruto has already known some people in the school. It wasn't hard to believe since he did befriend basically everyone he met.
Naruto led her over to a small group of boys standing in a circle. "Guys this is my good friend Sakura. Sakura that over there is Lee." He pointed to skinny boy in a green spandex suit with a bowl shaped hair cut. "Next to him is Neji, then Chouji, Shikamaru, Shino, and of course you already know Sasuke." Sasuke just nodded to her and she did the same. Sakura had actually known Sasuke longer than anybody else, fourth grade to be exact. Even though she did know Sasuke longest she still considered Naruto as her best guy friend because she shared a type of connection with him that she never found with anyone else. It was hard to explain.
She did have to admit though that back then she did have a little thing for the certain raven-haired boy. Of course all the girls in the fourth grade had a crush on him, but he would only talk to her for some reason. She never questioned why…there was just no need to. Sakura snapped out of her thoughts and examined the boys. 'A hyper-psycho, a stick in the mud, a porker, a clueless dufus, and a floating head with glasses. Jesus Naruto did you get your friends at a circus or something.'
"So Sakura what's your first class?" Naruto questioned her to break the awkward silence.
"Uh...Chemistry. You?" She was really uncomfortable. She had six pairs of eyes staring at her and listening intently to her conversation. "I've got Biology. This sucks!" Sakura giggled a bit until a familiar ringing was heard. 'Thanks goodness'
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The day was already half way done and Sakura was headed to lunch. Her school had a total of four different lunches and she was in the second one while Naruto was in third. Stepping into the lunch room alone she tried to find a table she could eat peacefully at, but the moment she did a girl with short navy hair and ghostlike eyes sat down across from her.
"Hi…your one of Naruto's middle school friends right?"
Sakura stared at the girl for a moment dumbfounded until she gave her a small nod in affirmation. "I knew it. He told us all about you."
"And who might you be?" She finally spoke up just a boy with short brown hair and a grey hooded jacket sat next to the navy-haired girl. "Why that's the infamous Hinata Hyuuga." Hinata turned and smiled at her friend.
"Mind him, but yeah I'm Hinata and this is Kiba Inuzuka. Unfortunately, I've known him ever since we were in diapers and I haven't been able to get rid of him yet." She cupped her cheek in her hand in boredom as she pointed to the food devourer. "Ha! You couldn't get rid of me even if you tried. I'm just to irresistible."
Sakura smiled at the two quarreling. "So that's why Naruto and you seemed to know each other in math." Hinata focused her attention on the pink-haired girl again. "Yeah, me and Kiba have known him for a while."
"Oh…" Sakura let her mind wander. She was a little disappointed. Exactly how many people knew Naruto before she had gotten to him? But she didn't really beat herself up about it. After all if she had known Sasuke before him, she guessed it was only fair he had people he'd known too.
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A door slammed shut in the Haruno household as three o'clock struck. "Hi honey. How was your first day?" Emerald eyes met equally green ones. "Fine. Psycho teachers, getting lost, the usual." Sakura's mom smiled and made her way back into the kitchen as Sakura plopped her backpack onto the floor and headed up the stairs and into her.
She jumped belly first onto her double bed and picked up the pink phone off the stand dialing a familiar number. "Hello?"
"Hey Ino." Sakura flipped over onto to her back. "Hey! Well don't you sound excited."
"Very. Can't you just see the excitement oozing out of me." She rolled her eyes being sarcastic of course. "Well I can't see you so I just choose not to believe you." A girlish laugh was heard from Ino's end. "Anyway how was your first day? Did you see him?"
"It wasn't to bad actually. I met some of Naruto's friends and whatever. Do you know how many people he knows there! It's like he pays everyone he meets to be his friend!"
"You know that's not true. He's just lovable. You should know." Even though Ino was far from viewing distance Sakura just knew she had a huge grin plastered on her face. "Okay…how about you? How was your first day?"
"You know Sakura if you just tell him how you feel it might be easier on you."
"Meet any new friends?" Sakura was desperately trying to steer the conversation away from Ino's current topic. "You won't know if he likes you if you never tell him."
"Ino." She wasn't getting anywhere. "Besides you two would make such a cute couple." She tried to get her attention again. "Ino." But she get yammering on. "I think you should- "INO!"
"What?" It was about time. "Look I'm still trying to figure things out! I'm in that I think I like him but I'm not really sure stage alright!"
A holler came from outside Sakura's door. "Sakura's in love!" Sakura growled at her sister's taunting voice. "Sakura and-and whoever sitting in a tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G…" Suddenly the door dangerously flew open as a shoe was hurled toward the smaller girl. "Dammit Hanabi could you mind your own business!"
Hanabi stuck her tongue out at Sakura before the door was violently slammed shut. Sakura spoke to her friend breathlessly as she tried to calm down. "Now Ino how was your day?" she tried to get it out as sweetly as possible.
Ino was hesitant for a minute, not wanting another outburst from her tempered friend. "Well I did meet this guy." Se suddenly felt her perkiness coming back. "His name is Gaara and he's really really cute. He's one of those loner guys, kinda like Sasuke. But I don't know, maybe I might have a potential for my first boyfriend…and so could you if you did something about it."
"Hell no. It's not gonna happen." Sakura was really irritated without Ino constantly insisting she do something about her feelings toward a certain blonde. Yet Ino wouldn't get the hint that what she actually told her was true. She still wasn't sure.
"Aww…come on."
"Goodbye Ino." Sakura could hear her friend whining. "Sakura…"
"I'm hanging up now." And with that she pressed a button on the phone a stopped the conversation. She slowly closed her eyes and let sleep reel her in.
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A/N: Okay...well like I said I promise to update more often. So until then Arrivederci!