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Chapter 2 - Tenten's Chapter

It is tough being in middle school but even tougher when you're a pink haired tween with a huge forehead and headgear. Poor Sakura had so many things against her not to mention she had the flattest chest and the biggest crush on the hottest but most aloof guy in school, Sasuke Uchiha. I pitied her especially when I heard that she had and her best friend Ino Yamanaka ended their friendship over this boy (I stupid decision I might add). I mean she actually ate lunch alone after their falling out. Naruto Uzamaki would sit with her sometimes but the boy was all over the place. That's why I started sitting with her even though I was older than her and didn't know her very well.

"I'm Tenten," I introduced myself to her one day when I sat down across from her.

"I'm Sakura," She responded slightly confused. We ate in silence for two minutes till she finally asked why I was sitting with her.

"I just thought we could be friends," I answered. She smiled. Even though she had her awkward headgear, she still smile pretty.

"I'd like that," She told me. So that was how our friendship began. But we were both very different. I liked martial arts and the outdoors while she liked reading and the indoors. We both gave in to each other some. She joined my martial arts class so we could bond while I took up reading what she recommended so we could bond over that. We were such good friends and spent most of our time together. She even began to skip watching Sasuke practice baseball and even avoid mentioning sometimes. Sure she would run up to me to tell me about something Sasuke said but it was not like it used to be. But that was when the rumors began.

"Tenten," She came crying to me one day.

"What's wrong, Sakura?" I asked very concerned.

"S-Someone says we're-we're…lesbians!" She bawled.

"Lesbians?" I certainly was not a lesbian and neither was Sakura. She was freaking in love with Sasuke Uchiha and I liked…well never mind who I liked but it was a boy. But if we were lesbians who's right is it to tell everyone? Us or some random person? Us. I was going to kick some serious ass.

"Who said that we're lesbians?"

"I was just passing the boy bathroom when Naruto pushed Kiba-kun out while yelling that you and I weren't lesbians. I can't believe he would think we were," Her grief turned to anger.

"Kiba was the one who said we were lesbians?" I was going to kick his ass.

"Yes, but I doubt that he was the first to come up with it," Sakura reasoned. After she decided to go home, I went after Kiba.

"Did you start them?" I shoved him against a wall outside of school and pressed my arm against his neck.

"What are you talking about?" he barked.

"Did you start all this lesbian nonsense?" I clarified.

"No," he answered.

"Who did then? Who told you I was a lesbian?" I pressed harder.

"I don't know!"

"Who?"

"I don't know."

"Inuzuka, you better tell me or I'll seriously kick your ass!"

"Yamanaka!"

"Ino Yamanaka?" I relaxed my arm.

"Yeah. I heard her and some girl talking about it," He confessed. I was going to kick Yamanaka and the other girl's asses!

"Don't go saying anything else like Sakura and I are lesbians or you won't be able to walk!" I threatened him and released him.

"God, that's the third time today," I heard him mutter under his breath but went on my way.

"Yamanaka," I entered the classroom where she waited for school to start. Her two friends Shikamaru and Choji were beside her.

"Tenten?" She looked up at me confused that I was talking to her.

"I'm going to ask you a question and you better be completely honest."

"Okay?"

"Did you start that rumor that Sakura and I are lesbians?"

Everyone I the room's eyes went large and focused on us as to hear the truth. Ino turned red but not form embarrassment.

"No!" She denied.

"No? Kiba said he heard you talking about it with some other girl."

"Yeah. I was defending you guys. I was telling her that you guys weren't lesbians. I mean Sakura is so desperately in love with Sasuke. She'd never change teams," Ino snapped.

"Well, thank you but who was the source of these lies?" I asked.

"I did," some tacky looking girl named Ami stood up with a snarky smirk.

"And why would you do such a thing?" I asked her.

"Because you and brace-face are lesbians. You're always together and doing couple stuff. I mean she even stopped watching Sasuke with the rest of us to be with you. That's super lesbian," She remarked.

"No," I heard a voice behind me. Turning I saw it was Sakura. She had entered the room. She offered me a strong nod I knew meant she was going to handle this. It was the same nod she'd give me during our martial arts classes before she kicked someone's ass.

"That is merely called being friends with someone. I know you don't like me because we both like Sasuke but that is no reason to go around trying to ruin my and Tenten's reputations. In fact, you haven't hurt us at all. This lie you started has only made us better friends and has made you look like the jealous, stupid bitch you are," Sakura stated proudly.

"Did you just call me a bitch?" Ami squawked.

"Yes," Sakura shrugged nonchalantly.

"I am not a bitch, forehead!" She spat.

"If you think Ami's a bitch for lying about me raise your hand?" Sakura asked her classmates. Almost everyone raised their hands. I definitely raised my hand. Ami was turning all different shades of red.

"W-well, at least I'm not some flat chested, headgear wearing, pink haired freak with a huge forehead! I've got the better chance with Sasuke than you. A dog would have a better chance with Sasuke than you."

"Are you kidding me?" Ino was the one to stand up now surprising both me and Sakura.

"Sakura has the best chance out of all of us. She practically lives with the guy and she's one of the only girls he doesn't completely ignore. Does he even know your name, Ami?" Ino went on.

"Of course, he does!" Ami replied. It was then that Sasuke walked into the room with Naruto beside him. Everyone just stared at them making the boys stop confused.

"Sasuke-kun, what's that girl's name?" Ino asked the raven haired boy and pointed towards Ami. The girl blushed when Sasuke's eyes went to her. He shrugged signally that he did not know and went to his desk. Ami's face fell and she ran off crying. Her friends followed to comfort her.

The class's teacher came in the classroom and I had to leave. Sakura gave me a hug, a friendly smile to Ino and took her well fought for seat beside Sasuke who turned to her and asked her something I didn't hear. After that incident there were no rumors questioning Sakura and my relationship. Ino and Sakura also reconciled enough to the point Ino would occasionally share lunch with us. At the end of the year, I had to leave for High school. Sakura and I still hung out sometimes but I made new friends and had my own life and she did the same. Eventually, all we did do together was our martial arts class. But even though we were as close as we had been when I was in middle school with her, I could tell she was slowly changing. She was becoming more confident and proud of herself. She didn't really need me going around threatening people anymore. Sure middle school was tough but with her new self-confidence, her only challenge was trying to win the heart of the elusive Sasuke Uchiha.