Hi peoplez! Sorry I haven't really updated much and my chapters are so short, so I tried to make this chapter longer. Um, i would like to thank icydragon14 for giving me the 1st review. You really "inspired" me to keep on going...

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Team 7

"Uh…we better go." Sasuke muttered, getting up and jumping down to the street. Kikyo followed suit after letting the bird fly away, and they both walked slowly down the road. "I think Sakura and Naruto should see you. It's almost time for school too…we can go there now." Sasuke said, gazing up at the sky. Kikyo nodded, and when they came to the building that was the Ninja School, they both went in.

"Dammit, Naruto! Don't you just STOP!" Master Iruka lost all dignity and screamed at Naruto through a bloody nose. A naked young lady in front of him disappeared and was replaced by a sheepishly grinning boy, who was blonde and had blue eyes. Considerably startled, Kikyo edged behind Sasuke, eyes wide with the unfamiliar bustle of the talking students.

Naruto suddenly caught sight of Sasuke, and ran toward him, glaring at him. Sasuke glared back, and Kikyo watched, surprised. All the girls of the class joined together in a group, and chanted, "HIT HIM, HIT HIM, HIT HIM, GOOOOO SASUKE!" Then Naruto saw Kikyo, and curious, went up to her and smiled. Woooowww…she's pretty! I wonder who she is…Naruto thought, enlarging his smile. Nervous, Kikyo hastily smiled back and dodged behind Sasuke once more.

Gasps went around the room as every girl's eyes bugged out at the sight. Sasuke sighed and braced himself for what he knew was to come.

"AAAHHHH! You stupid girl! Get away from Sasuke!" they all shrieked at frightening volume, pointing at the trembling Kikyo.

Feeling that he had better do something, Sasuke raised his hand, and just when he was about to say something…

"KYAAA! Sasuke raised his hand at me! No, me! No, me! NO, he likes me! NO! Me!" the girls started arguing.

Groaning, Sasuke trudged his way toward Master Iruka, quickly followed by the scuttling Kikyo that was trying desperately not to receive any more glares.

"Well, well…who is this?" Master Iruka smiled at Kikyo, who smiled haltingly back.

"Her name is Kikyo. She…uh…is new here." Sasuke answered, glancing at her.

Surprisingly, Master Iruka groaned, and muttered, "Ugh…just on the day we choose teams, too…not that I don't want you to be here, Kikyo." He added kindly to her. "Oh well…I suppose that if Lord Hokage said that she could stay, then we'll manage. You'll just have to pick whichever team you want to be on, OK?" Kikyo nodded at his question, and followed Sasuke to a bench.

"ORDER! HEY! QUIET! CLASS IS STARTING!" Master Iruka yelled as loud as he could. Suddenly, the door burst open and two girls stumbled in.

"I won!" a pink-haired girl smiled triumphantly at a blonde girl, who quickly insisted, "NO, I won!"

"Sakura! Ino! That is enough! Choose a seat so class can begin." Master Iruka interrupted, massaging his already aching head. Smirking at each other, the pink-haired girl called Sakura marched to the space beside Sasuke and placed herself in it. Then, she smiled at Sasuke and said, "Hi, Sasuke!" After that, she turned around and smirked at Ino once more, and turned back around to listen to Master Iruka.

"Now, class…we shall be choosing teams today. Each team will have 3 people, except for one that this young lady Kikyo here will be joining." He nodded at her, and turned to the clipboard and started calling out the teams.

Naruto tip-toed across the room to slide in beside a disgusted Sakura that glared at him. He smiled winningly at her, but only received a swift kick on the leg. Sakura inspected the girl on the other side of Sasuke. Kikyo was fiddling nervously with her nails (which Sakura noticed were extremely pointy and long.) She looked like she had no interest whatsoever in Sasuke. That's good…we just might be friends! Sakura thought, and smiled at Kikyo, who smiled back, grateful to have someone nice.

"And Team 7 is Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke." Master Iruka's voice said. Ino clenched her fists and glared at Sakura, who was gazing lovingly at an annoyed Sasuke.

"Now, Kikyo…which team will you choose?" Master Iruka asked, looking expectantly at her.

Kikyo didn't know what to say. She was speechless. In truth, she wanted to be on Sasuke and Sakura's team, but all the girls were glaring at her, daring her to say anything. Still…Naruto wasn't that bad, so…

"I'll be on Team 7, please." Kikyo's voice rang out strong, and Master Iruka nodded approvingly. Team 7 was a good choice for her. She had the makings of a strong ninja, and her teammates would most likely encourage that.

However, he was apparently the only one who thought that. Girls all around the room were muttering to each other, glancing ever so often at Kikyo. Also, almost every single boy in the class was staring at Kikyo, nodding to each other and smiling at her. Extremely nervous, Kikyo glanced at Sasuke to see how to behave, but he was no help whatsoever. He had his elbows propped up on the table, and his chin was resting on his hands. Truth to be told, Kikyo could see why every girl in the class was crazy about him…yet Kikyo had no "crush" on him at all…why?

"HEY! Kikyo! Come on! It's recess already!" Sakura cried, motioning Kikyo over to the door where everyone was standing while Kikyo was busy thinking. One by one, the class filed out of the door, and when Kikyo finally got out, she found Sakura and Ino arguing fiercely, circling each other like two vicious dogs.

"Ino, you porker! Don't you DARE insult my friend!" Sakura hissed, glaring at Ino.

"You idiot…being friends with a prissy stick like that? Just look at her…hanging around with OUR Sasuke, how can you be friends with her! I mean, she even has an accented voice! How lame is that?" Ino laughed, pointing at Kikyo.

Horrified, Sakura shook her head and insisted, "You're wrong, Ino. Kikyo is my friend, and you're just jealous."

Meanly, Ino giggled at the sight of Sakura protecting Kikyo. "You stupid broad-brow bonehead. You just don't learn, do you?"

That was it. Kikyo could not take it anymore. She had been desperately nice so far, trying to fit in and finally making her 1st friend, Sakura. "JUST STOP IT! What do you know! Just because you like Sasuke, that doesn't make him yours! He's not an animal, you know! And leave Sakura alone! It's none of your business who she likes or who she's friends with. You're just jealous because you don't have any!" she yelled fiercely, marching up to Ino.

"How…how dare you!" Ino sputtered. Sakura, taken aback, paused and smiled at the sight of Kikyo protecting her and Sasuke like she had known them for a million years, not just a couple of minutes ago.

Nearby, someone else was also smiling. Sasuke, who had finally escaped the annoying throng of admirers, had come in time to hear Kikyo's furious outburst, and he stood there in the shadows behind the building, pondering what she had said. He's not an animal, you know! Kikyo's words came back and haunted him. In fact, Sasuke did feel like an animal. Everywhere he went, girls rushed after him and argued. It was like he was caged and a bunch of girls were the horrible keepers. Remembering the bird on Kikyo's finger, he smiled wistfully and thought, Caged…I'm like a caged bird…

"FINE! Just so we can see who's better, Ms. Prissyhead, let's fight. You and Sakura against me." Ino smirked.

Sakura nodded. The show was on.