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Inspiration: My outrageous, and completely irresponsible, HP Chemistry class

Music: SNSD music throughout the whole thing.

Main Pairing: Sasuke and Sakura

Summary: Signing up for HP Chemistry, I expected uncontrollable stress and cruel amounts of homework. However, what I didn't expect was gaining three best friends, one-on-one time with my long-time crush, Sasuke, and the misplaced but frequent outbursts of random stupidity and idiocy.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

Chemistry 101

Chapter 2

I waited anxiously outside the school near Ino's blazing red car, which was our previously established rendezvous. I'm already entering paranoid mode: What if it really was too good to be true? Was I once again forgotten? Are they planning to attack me? Oh my God, they are going to attack me. I'll be the laughing stock of the whole school, and then I…

Hinata came shuffling up with her small dainty steps, covered by a skirt that came past her knees. I decided to be civil (or whatever) and initiated conversation with the Jesus lover.

"So…Have you ever been to Ino's house before?" She lifted her head slowly, but upon eye contact she quickly yanked her head downwards.

"…N-no."

"Oh. Okay, me too." After that, an awkward silence filled the space around us.

"…So have you been to other houses before?" Oh, wait! That sounds mean. That sounds really bad. "Because I mean, I've never been to anybody's house before!" Now I sound like a loser. Oh wait, I am one. "Uhhh, umm… But I totally, I mean, I am completely…Oh forget it."

To my genuine surprise, Hinata giggled at my statement. It was almost silent, but her shoulders were moving…At least, I'm assuming she was laughing.

"I u-understand. Me too." I stared at her like an idiot for a while. I can not believe she was never invited anywhere; I would think that vicious fan girls would use her as a stepping stone to get to Mr. Hawty cousin.

I have to say…I felt like those five sentences were the beginning to a mutual understanding between us.

Tenten and Ino were now quickly approaching the car, bickering like an old married couple along the way.

"Sorry we're late." Ino flicked her hair out of her face as she opened the car for us. We took our seats and sank deep into the shiny plush leather.

"We had to do some explaining to the teacher when Tenten's swiss army knife fell out of her pocket. Didn't I tell you to NOT bring that thing to school? People get the wrong impression." Tenten began carelessly tossing the said item in the air. If we were in an accident, that knife would be embedded into my left eye.

"Who gives a damn what people think?"

Ino sighed exaggeratedly.

We were driving through the town at a leisurely 75 mph. Apparently, Ino has never heard of or abided any sort of speed limit. In residential areas, such as the one we were in, we should have been traveling at 25 mph.

Due to Ino's impeccable driving, we arrived faster than you could say Ino-slow-down-I-have-a-life-to-live-and-a-family-who-loves-me…I know because I tried saying it.

Upon entering Ino's house, all of us took off our shoes and sat down at the dining room table. The blonde opened up her refrigerator for us too see.

"Do you guys want anything to eat? I have pizza, chips, fruit, edamame, granola bars, chicken, some banana bread…Oh my god! We have-"

"Y-you mean, 'gosh'. Do not use the Lord's name in vain."

"Yeah, yeah sure. We have musubi! We're eating that." After setting down the chosen cuisine, we began to prepare for the task at hand.

"Sakura," Tenten pointed at me with her pencil, "Begin explaining."

"And that," I laid my pen down with a triumphant smirk, "is how one deciphers the two individual molecules in compounds that are responsible for reacting and forming a precipitate."

Ino, Hinata, and Tenten, just sat there for a second… with their mouths open like fish.

"If you guys keep your mouth open to long, a fly is gonna go in there. It'll smell your strawberry scented lip-gloss." I couldn't help myself from making a remark; I felt a little overconfident after my explanation.

"Dude, I've never…" Tenten held up her hands that…appeared to be shaking? "I've never understood anything so, so clearly! I get it!" Tenten grasped Ino's and Hinata's hands, "I really, really get it. Why can't teachers teach like that?"

I smiled shyly as my hands reached for the center of the table. I was surprised to find nothing there, when I had been expecting a delicious musubi at the center.

"Hey, where did the musubi's go?" Tenten and Hinata joined my hand at the center.

"I didn't eat any yet."

"M-me either." All eyes turned to the baby-blue eyed girl, who in response huffed before flipping her lemon-colored streaks to the side.

"You guys eat to slow."

"You ate them all? You're a pig!" Tenten has just hit a sore spot. Scratch that, she identified said sore spot, and then took one of her hidden hand-guns and opened-fire at point blank.

"Um, excuse me? This is my house and I believe I am entitled to what I want when I want, Ms. Jack ass." Well, you have to admit, Ino-pig is kind of catchy.

"Well, you have to admit, Ino-pig is kind of catchy."

…

I just said that out loud. Gosh darn it, why brain? With all your intellect, WHY DO YOU FAIL ME NOW? "I mean, it's a cute nickname. I think it's awesome, you know, just like 'hey, Ino-pig!'…or something." I was scared to look up at her, I don't even want to know what she thought of that.

"Fine." Huh?

"Huh?" I looked up to see Ino genuinely smiling at me.

"You can call me that. But then I get to give you a nickname too, once I think of it." I was once again stunned into silence by the generosity exemplified in her through human social behavior (i.e. Wow, she's really nice *dazed*).

"U-u-ummm…" Hinata rubbed her purity ring and fumbled with her words. "Well, we're done now…Thank the Lord. But, then, should we…ummm…u-u-uhhh-"

"I like where you're going with this Hinata, let's play truth or dare!" I snapped out of my daze only to be terrified by the following phrase. That game is centered on the humiliation of an individual for the sake of entertainment for the group. Tenten sensed my obvious unease.

"Hey, Sakura you can go last. Ino first, I'll go second, and Hinata third." Ino was about to protest, before shutting her mouth as if she realized that her efforts were futile.

"Truth or dare?" Ino shrugged a couple times, then stretched her shoulders a bit.

"Ehhh, truth." Tenten brushed her hair out of her face and rolled her eyes lazily.

"Boring." …I had a question.

"Who do you like?" I looked at her a while before hesitantly adding my new nickname for her. "…Ino-pig?"

She clapped her hands, jumped up and down, did a twirl, and sunk dreamily back into the chair.

Well, not quite that, but Ino was excited.

"Who else? Besides my lazy hunk…Shika." SHIKAMARU? My only real friend, Shikamaru? The only one who actually acknowledged my existence before this moment?

"Ino-pig! I can totally help you get together!" I smiled and stood up. "Leave it to me!"

"Oh my Gosh! Really? Because I was thinking-" Tenten pulled us both back forcibly back into our chairs.

"It's my turn, you know." Ino sighed before looking at her perfectly manicured nails.

"Fine. Sakura, this will be discussed later. Truth or dare?"

"Dare." Quick, confident response. Very Tenten.

"I dare you to hug Neji!" All three heads whipped towards the source of the statement, which came out as a harsh whisper. Hinata…HINATA?

"H-Hinata? W-why w-w-ould I wanna d-d-d-o that?" That, that was very un-Tenten. I will never forget this moment because that was the first time I saw Hinata, our resident angel, with a diabolical smile plastered on her face.

"I have my reasons." Hinata rubbed her hands together softly, before a wide smile broke out across her face. "Let's just say…It's a match made in heaven."

"Hinata! I-I can-n not BELIEVE I just heard that! FROM YOU. FROM YOU!" Tenten seemed to be close to going on a rampage. I could see her grabbing a kitchen knife and stabbing us to death any second.

"Tenten, calm down and do the dare." Ino also began to smirk at her. "Besides, who cares about what other people think? Especially Neji. Right, Hinata?" Hinata giggled happily in response.

Oh, these women are frightening.

"Alright, that's cool. That's fine. I'll do it." Tenten's usual composure had been shaken quite a bit. I took a class on body language, so I'm quiet knowledgeable. Tenten stayed tense for a while, before her body drastically relaxed and became a little more aggressive.

Tenten= badass.

Tenten + angry = kick ass.

Tenten + angry + revenge plot = Please, save my ass.

That's my mathematical proof of why Hinata may very well be doomed her next turn.

"Hinata, Truth of dare?" The vultures have begun to circle their prey.

"O-o-oh, truth." Smart move, Hinata.

Tenten seemed less than enthusiastic and sat back in her chair. Ino, forever the romantic, of course asked her about her love life.

"What was your dirtiest thought about Naruto?" She likes somebody? But, I thought that was…illegal or something until you were married?

"W-w-w-w-w-w-w-ho s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-ssaid, t-t-t-t-t-t-t-that? I d-d-d-d-d-d-d-don't l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-l-like hi-" Poor thing was shaking more than a jumping jelly bean.

"Oh, sweet Hinata. Everyone knows but the idiot himself." I didn't. Naruto was not only the class clown and loudest guy on campus (the complete opposite of her) but he was also the most hated. People thought he was funny and everything, but nobody actually associated with him besides Sasuke. He was annoying. The dude had ADD and could never keep up with anything, but lately I've noticed he's been getting better at it.

I guess only Hinata, with her Christian teachings, could look beyond his stupidity and see his gentle, loving heart…pure speculation on my part.

"W-well," Hinata seemed to have calmed down a bit, "One time, I-I…I…thoughtabouthugginghim!" Ohhhhhhhh, that's so dirty. Hinata you're a bad girl.

"Hinata, I really don't know what to do with you." I couldn't help but interject with my own statement.

I noticed I had become extremely relaxed around them. At first, I was slightly stunned which caused myself to become robotic in thoughts and mannerisms. Now, the sarcastic voice I usually hear in the back of my head finally came back.

Yay.

See? There it goes.

"Sakura, your turn!" Ino-pig looked a little too excited for this…just a bit much. My body froze as my mind did quick calculations.

If I choose truth, these people could get some potentially useful information that would serve as black mail. I could be tricked into a life-time of homework or something. This could not be an option. However, if I choose dare, I will most likely have to humiliate myself…or be dared to do their homework for the rest of their life. I could at least refuse to do it in this circumstance. Public humiliation has never been a problem in my life either; no body notices when I embarrass myself.

"Dare." I tried to look as confident as I could staring back into the face of the blonde she-devil.

"I dare you," With a dramatic flourish of her hand, she shattered my old life as I once knew it, "to let me give you a make-over."

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