Continue of last chapter! A new character is introduced! Review!
THE COURTYARD (PE CLASS) LAST PERIOD 3:00 PM
Sakura was blushing from all the attention she was getting. For a girl who spent all her life hidden then suddenly with no warning have been set free, the slightest attention was unnerving.
"Ino!" Sakura whispered as she nudged her friend.
"Yea?"
"Why are people staring?" she asked worriedly.
Ino gaped. 'Doesn't she have a single piece of vanity in her? She is gorgeous and she doesn't even know it!'
"Ino! Why are you staring at me now?"
"Oh, um… nothing! It's probably nothing!" mumbled Ino embarrassedly. 'Nothing but you is just so beautiful!'
"Okay…" Sakura said unsurely. She gave a worried glance towards the drooling boys and boy was it the wrongest thing to do at that moment!
"SAKURA-CHAN! WE LOVE YOU! YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!"
"DATE ME! SAKURA-CHAN!"
"SAKURA-CHAN LOOKED AT ME! SHE LOVES ME! GO ON A DATE WITH ME SAKURA-CHAN!"
"EVERYONE SHUT YOUR YOUTHFUL TRAP UP!" bellowed a manly voice. Sakura turned to see her savior but to her horror she saw nothing but a big copy of Rock Lee!
"I KNOW THAT A PRETTY GIRL EXCITES YOU YOUNG BOYS! AFTER ALL THE FIRE OF YOUTH STILL BURNS STRONGLY IN YOU!" he said the last part with dramatic tone.
'Ugh! What a creepy guy! And I thought he was my handsome knight in shining armor! Yuck!' Sakura shivered at the last thought.
"Psst! Ino! Who is this creepy guy?" Sakura asked.
"He is none other but our youth pursuer P.E. coach! Gai-sensei! And he happens to be Lee-san's martial arts coach! I'm sure you already saw Rock Lee. You can't miss him! A guy with the thickest eyebrows and eyelashes! Nope! There is no way you can miss him!" Ino informed her.
"Yes we met. He asked me out." Sakura blushed. It was awkward and she regretted saying it after she said it!
"What! It's your first day and he asked you out! Wow! He doesn't ask any girl out! His only interests are martial arts and look identical to his teacher!"
"Really?"
"YES!"
"Wow! I would've never guessed that! He is nice though."
"I guess." Said Ino uninterestedly.
"OK ALL OF YOU! IT'S TIME FOR ATTENDANCE! THEN WE PLAY BASKETBALL!"
The teacher took attendance of all the students. "WARM UP! THEN BASKET BALL! 10 LAPS! NOW!"
A chorus of complains rose but a death glare from their coach stop them. They all ran obediently. Sakura was in the lead and the others huffed and puffed behind her. She had no trouble at all completing the first 7 laps. Then she started getting a bit tired but still it was not much trouble at all.
"GOOD JOB HARUNO! YES! LET YOUR FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH BURST WITH ENERGY!"
'OK! THIS GUY IS MAKING ME SICK WITH THIS YOUTHFUL STUFF!' Sakura was thoroughly disgusted with this youthful stuff. In a way it made her regret she was ever a youth. Back then and now!
After running the ten laps they all warmed up and the coach started putting all of his students in two team. Team yellow and team red. To make things easier each team had 3 girls and 4 boys. All chose their positions and the rules were changed a bit so all the class can play at once. There were 4 forwards and 3 defenders. It was as simple as that!
Sakura was with Kin and another girl called Hikaru. The other boys were just silly idiots who were just staring at the girls. The whole class seems to be made up of pretty girls and perverted boys! Sakura's team is team red.
Ino, Tenten, Temari, and Naruto were in the other team. The other boys were also perverted idiots. They are team yellow.
"SAKURA-CHAN! I AM GOING TO BEAT YOU IN BASKET BALL!" a blond idiot was jumping up and down waving like an idiot.
"NO WAY NARUTO!" the pink haired girl shouted back with a matching loud voice to the previous loud voice.
And the game begins……and then eventually ends but with a disastrous accident; according to the boys.
flashback 10 minutes ago?
The game was about to end and they were behind by a point. Kin has the ball and was surrounded by at least three players. She knew that she was probably that girl's least favorite person but they had to win. She had to beat Naruto! No way was she gonna lose! Nope! No way!
"K-Kin! Here! Pass the ball!" Sakura told the girl. The girl glared then smirked devilishly.
"HERE!" Kin passed her the ball quite hard and a bit high.
"I GOT IT! I GOT IT! I GO-OOF!" the ball hit her hard square on the nose. Everyone froze than gasped. The fan boys had tears in their eyes.
"SAKURA-CHAN! YOUR BEATIFUL NOSE! ITS GONE BLOODY RED!"
Kin smirked, fan boys glared at her, she glared back, they cowered away, and Sakura was in pain.
'That stupid Kin! She did it on purpose! Ow! It huuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrttttsss! But I cant cry! I cant give her the satisfaction! Get up Sakura! Get up! And win!'
The pink haired girl got up and dribbled to the three point arc. All head who were glaring at Kin and ignored Sakura which is the entire class turned to see where the sound of the ball hitting the ground coming from. It was Sakura! She was going to score and its 5 seconds till the end of the game.
5…4…she stopped on the 3 point arc…3…2…she shot her ball…1…phwweeee…it hit the basket, will it enter or will it be out?...eeeeeee…IT GOT IN! SCORE! 3 POINTS FOR TEAM RED!...eeet! GAME ENDS!
"END OF GAME! TEAM RED WINS!" announced Gai-sensei. "NOW GO CHANGE AND HAVE A NICE DAY! SEE YOU WHEN I SEE YOU!"
Team red cheered but Sakura just dragged herself to the lockers room and changed so she can quickly get away. Get away so no one could see the tears that are threatening to spill.
flashback ended
IN THE LOCKER ROOM
She washed her face with cold water but the tears in her eyes are still there. She looked at her reflection on the mirror. Her nose went from bloody red to purple blue. And did she mention the pain? It hurt so much! And she was humiliated on her first day to a new school! Nothing seems right.
She went outside and hid so when Naruto passes she would see him but he can't see her though. People passed and she could hear Ino and her friends calling her name but she ignored them. She just wanted to go home before her tears fall.
'Come on Naruto! Where are you? Come out! Ah there you are!'
"Oi! Naruto!" she whispered a bit loudly so only could hear her.
"Huh! Oh Sakura-chan!" he went to her. "I came out to look for you! Why did you leave? Does your nose hurt? Its swelling and it turned blue!" he said all that in one breath.
Sakura smiled weakly. "Naruto are you busy?"
"Kinda! If you need anything though I will help you! Kenkaro-san is coming to get you right?"
"h-hai! He is coming to get me." she lied.
Naruto eyed her suspiciously. She wasn't herself. "you sure Sakura-chan?"
"yes I am sure! Now go!" she snapped. She didn't mean to but she did.
Naruto looked hurt. "s-sorry Naruto! My nose is making me cranky I guess! Sorry! I didn't mean to be nasty!"
"ok Sakura-chan!" he smiled brightly then a faint blush appeared. "if you want I can take you to Hinata-chan…she is good with first aid."
"no its ok. I'll take care of it myself. See ya Naruto! Bye!"
"bye Sakura-chan!" and he left.
'great! I am alone! Oh well I better get going! I hope I don't get lost!'
She left while she gently rubbed her swelling nose.
SOMEWHERE IN THE STREETS…
'where am I? I think I am lost but I also think I am going the right way! Aaah! This is just great! I feel so pathetic…' she thought bitterly. The tears which she thought that she got over came back again.
She was looking down and strolling unaware of her destination. She was sulking and unaware of the world until she bumped into something hard.
"OOF! OW! THAT HURTS! AAH! IT WASN'T ENOUGH THAT MY NOSE IS PROBABLY BROKEN MY BUTT HURTS TOO!" oops! She said too much. She gasped and covered her mouth in embarrassment and looked to the person who also fell. He was very handsome. She blushed.
"um-er…sorry! I didn't mean to! I-"
"don't you watch where you are going? Idiot." He said coldly yet harshly. He got up.
Suddenly it was too much for her. Annoying boys chasing her, Kin glaring at her, her humiliation, her nose, even though she knew he wasn't at fault Naruto left her alone, she was lost, and now she is being scolded by a stranger! Tears started forming rapidly and they fell uncontrollably.
'huh? What's wrong with this girl? Is this another damsel-in-distress trick that would make me help her! Sorry little girl! I wont fall for it! And I will never will!'
"your trick wont work! You are pathetic! Trying to make me feel sorry for you!" he scolded her harshly and coldly with disgust.
Tears just fell and she sobbed even harder.
"didn't you hear me? I said your damsel-in-distress trick wont work!" he yelled.
She looked up and he saw her face for the first time. She really did look distressed. His eyes traveled from her eyes to her swelled nose.
'what happened to this girl? Was she bullied! Shit! That gotta hurt!'
"I-I am sorry! I didn't mean to! I was j-just sulking and then I-I bumped into you! I was s-sulking because to day was horrible!" she stopped and cried harder. He just stared astonished. "today was my first day to see the world! Today in school, it was my first day in that school, I had boys following me and yelling my name! I was so scared! I made friends but a girl was glaring at me! her name is Kin! She just glared so hard I thought I was going to melt! Then she threw the ball hard at me during basketball and I was never so humiliated in my life! Then my friend Naruto left me alone! And then I am lost because I don't know my way back home! And now I bumped into you and being scolded!" she said all that fast and in a slightly whiny voice.
The boy looked at her in pity. She really was distressed. He sighed and extended his arm. She took it. Her crying stopped into a few sniffs and hiccupping.
"look! I don't normally do this but where do you live?" he asked her.
"H-Haruno estate."
"ok, follow me."
She smiled brightly. He got annoyed and turned his head away and walked. She followed cheerfully.
She wasn't walking she was skipping happily. He smirked.
"ano…" she bashfully said.
"yea?" he answered coolly,
"my name is Haruno Sakura! What's yours?"
"Uchiha Sasuke." 'Huh? Why did I tell her? Weird!'
"wow! What a pretty name!"
He scowled. "you don't say to a guy or to any male that they have a pretty name!"
"but your name is pretty!"
"you are annoying!"
She looked hurt. He just kept on walking. Then she figured it out. 'he's a cold guy! No wonder he doesn't smile and he scolded me! he is the exact opposite of Naruto! Wow! I never talked to a cold guy in my life! Should I shut my mouth? But I cant! Somehow I feel extra cheery just being near him? why is that?'
She followed him quietly then she smiled and started to whistle. He rolled his eyes.
"just how old are you anyway? 12? 13?"
"no way! I am 17!"
"nice try! There is like no way in hell that you are 17! That's my age!"
"but there is a way in heaven that I am 17!" she said sassily. "look at my uniform and logo!"
He looked at her uniform and logo. "that's the same school I go to! I didn't see you before!"
"I already told you! It was my first day as an exchange student from another school! I didn't see you today so I don't think we are in the same class!"
"who is your homeroom teacher?
"Kakashi-sensei!"
"I see…"
"see what?"
"nothing! Stop annoying me."
"ok!"
After a little while Sasuke stopped. "here is your house."
"OH SASUKE-KUN! THANKS A LOT! THANK YOU VERY MUCH!" she bowed at least a hundred times. He shrugged it off.
"It was nothing. Now go and annoy someone else!" he told her coldly with a hint of cheekiness.
She smiled at him brightly. "OK I WILL! THANKS AGAIN SASUKE-KUN!"
"yea, I think a smile suits you much better!" he told her coldly but Sakura was overwhelmed with happiness. She didn't know why but coming from this guy whom she met only minute ago it felt special. He didn't seem like the guy who would give around compliments like candy. She blushed. He turned away abruptly and left.
"bye!"
"yea see ya!"
'interesting girl! She didn't drool or cling to me! interesting girl! But what happened to me back there? I haven't spoken this much in the last 5 years! This is bad!'
INSIDE THE HOUSE...
'he is so handsome! And soooo cute! And kind! What a gentleman! Like a knight in shining armor! Oh I hope I meet him tomorrow in school!'
She entered the house in a haze. Her head seemed to be in he clouds as she was unaware of the worried people rushing towards her asking her about her nose.
"my nose? Never felt better!"
"Are you sure miss?" they asked worriedly.
"yes, yes! I am sure! Really!" she smiled.
"at least let me attend to your nose miss!" a maid told her.
"its ok! Really!"
"very well miss!" the maid told her. Then paused and looked at her worriedly. "um miss?"
"yes?"
"your parents left for another business trip. This is a long trip because they are leaving with the Hyuugas. Their son will come in about a week. He doesn't live in Tokyo so he will be transferring here to your school and live with us."
Her good mood was gone with the wind almost immediately.
I will probably update in a couple of days since I want to write the next chap to my other story! Read it if you haven't! and trust me when I say that my other story is going to be so good! I like it the best so far because the ending will be amazing and things will get so…! I dunno! But I can tell you it will be awesome! I like this one too! I really do! Anyway! Review! I swear if more of you review I will update even faster! Many ppl are reading but not reviewing! I want to know what you think of my fic! Its so unfair! I know who you are! Thanks to the new stats feature! I know you all! Mwahahahaha!
