A/N: Many thanks to all the wonderful people that reviewed!!! It really made my day! Sorry, I'm in an incredibly good mood today. It probably has something to do with the fact that I'm finally getting a break for a change. Last week, I went to a Presbyterian conference in NC, and next week I'm going on a mission trip to Mississippi for Hurricane Katrina cleanup. This is the first full week this summer I have to sit back, kick my shoes off, and just relax.

This chapter's playlist was "What I've Done" by Linkin Park, "Sugar, We're Going Down" by Fallout Boy, "Hate Is a Strong Word" (I'm not sure who sings it), and "All the Same" by the Sick Puppies.

Disclaimer: I, sadly, don't own anything except for Suki. Does anybody want her? No? Fine then. On with the fanfic!

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Master Evenstar

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Suki beamed at her new students, who all scowled back at her from the pillows they were sitting on. But did this dampen her mood? Do you even have to ask?

"I think we should start out by taking role. I'll call out your name, and when I do, I'd like you to introduce yourself to the group, and state things you like and why you think you're here in anger management." She smiled at them, as if they were in for a real treat "For example, my name is Suki-san. However, I think san part is a little too formal. You four may call me Suki-sensei, or just Suki. My likes are sunny days, flowers, and butterflies. I'm in anger management because I'm the teacher!"

The class stared at Suki like she was insane, which come to think of it, she may have been. She took this as encouragement to get started. "Let's see… is Yamanaka Ino present?"

Ino stood up with a fake smile. "My name is Yamanaka Ino. My likes are SASUKE and winning against Sakura. The reason my teammates sent me to anger management is because during the preliminary matches of the chûnin exams, I got mad at something Sakura said about me and cut about 2 feet of my hair off. For some reason, this made my teammates think I've gone mental."

"Thank you Ino-chan," said Suki. "Next, Hyuga Neji. Is Neji here?"

Neji stood up. "My name is Hyuga Neji. My likes are… my teammates, I suppose. I was sentenced to anger management by Lord Hokage for trying to kill my cousin Hinata during the preliminary matches over a family feud."

"I am inspired by your honesty, Neji-kun," Suki grinned. Neji gave her a death glare that could reduce stronger men than her to tears. But Suki didn't appear to notice. "How about Uchiha Sasuke? Where are you Sasuke?"

Sasuke raised his hand dully. "My name is Uchiha Sasuke," he affirmed dryly. "I don't particularly like anything" (Ino's face fell) "because I hate almost everything. I was recommended for anger management by my cell leader, Kakashi. I assume it is because during the exam in the Forest of Death, I was bitten by Orochimaru and received his cursed seal." He lowered the collar of his shirt to show the group the circular mark on the back of his neck. "I suppose he believes controlling my anger will help me control the curse."

"Good for you, Sasuke-kun!" said Suki. "You're already taking the first steps to managing your anger! Admitting you have a problem." Suki wheeled around to face Gaara. "And that must make you Gaara."

Garra stood. "My name is Gaara of the Sand Village. The only thing I like is… my teddy bear." He glared at the others as if daring one of them to laugh. "And I am in anger management because of an event that, like my comrades here, occurred during the chûnin exams. I beat a kid up so badly, he may never recover enough to be a shinobi again."

There was a pause as each person took in the gravity of what Gaara said. Even Suki seemed at loss of words for once. Then a warm smile spread across her face (what else is new).

"We all make mistakes, Gaara-kun," she said, placing a hand on his shoulder. "That's why I'm here. To show you that it's okay to make mistakes and to help you avoid them in the future." Gaara stared her down as if he were debating whether or not to demonstrate what he did to Lee on her.

"You know what would really help boost the morale in here?" asked Suki. "Some music!" The class groaned in unison. Suki ignored them and took a small wooded recorder out of its case.

Suddenly, the door of the classroom slammed open. A dark haired teenaged girl that couldn't have been over 5'1" sprinted into the room. "STOP EVERYTHING!!!" she shouted.

"Class, I believe we have a new student," said Suki. "Would you please introduce yourself to the class?"

"Okaaaaaay…" said the girl. "My name is Lizzie. My likes are fantasy books, anime, and Shikamaru." She turned to Ino. "Speaking of which, can you get me his number?"

"No," said Ino, a bit repulsed. "Just state your business here so we can get on with our lives."

"Geez, what a hothead," Lizzie muttered, earning herself a scowl from Ino. "So anyway, I'm not here for anger management. I am the author of this fanfic—"

"What's a fanfic?" asked Ino.

"That's a good question, but it would take way too long to explain. Besides, I don't think you really want to know. So where was I? Right, I am the author of this fanfic, which means I control your destiny." Neji perked up at the word "destiny". "That also means I control which instruments you are and aren't allowed to play. The recorder, for example, is an instrument you aren't allowed to play. So, if you'll just allow me to confiscate that, we can all go on our merry way." She extended her hand

"But—" Suki began, but Lizzie cut her off.

"Do you want me to kill you off and replace you?" asked Lizzie. "Because I won't hesitate to—"

"No!! Please don't, Lizzie-sama!!" cried Suki, looking genuinely scared. "I'll do anything!!"

Lizzie smiled at the suffix "sama" being added to her name for the first time. "I think you know what I want."

"Yes! Of course!" breathed Suki, handing her the recorder.

"Thank you," said Lizzie sweetly. She pocketed the recorder before heading out the door. Before exiting, she turned to Sasuke and mouthed, "Call me".

Sasuke stared after her with a look of shock mingled with admiration. If that Lizzie girl could reduce Suki to an obsequious puddle with just a few words, he hoped she would be back. But then he remembered what she said about controlling their destinies, which meant it was her fault he was stuck in anger management with these people. All of his appreciation of Lizzie began squirting out of his ears onto the linoleum floor.

"Ok, if we can't have recorder music, how about a sing-along?" Suki suggested after gaining some composure. The class groaned in unison. "Are you tuning up? That's the spirit! Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiif yooooooou're happy and you know it, clap your hands!"

The class stared at her, stunned. For the first time, Suki seemed to get the message. "Perhaps another time then. I know! Let's look over the questionnaires you filled out!"

When nobody protested, she decided to continue. "Ok, Gaara. When you answered the question 'What would you do if somebody was mean to you?' you said you would enslave them." Gaara grinned maliciously. "A better response would have been to celebrate them in the fact that they are expressing their feeling instead of keeping them bottled up inside." Gaara sobered at this.

"Next, Neji. Your answer to the question 'What would you do if somebody tripped you?' was to curse the main branch of your clan and hope that anyone in its destiny involved a painful and humiliating demise. Instead, you should praise the main branch of your clan and hope their destinies are filled with smiles and flowers." She picked a blossom out of the centerpiece and places it behind her ear. Neji scowled at her while hoping the things her destinies would involve.

"Ino, I was disappointed in how you said you handled the last time you were angry. 'I pushed Chouji's head in his bag of barbeque chips.' To make up for it, I suggest that you buy him dinner. Lizzie-sama mentioned that you two had a thing for each other." Ino looked as though she were about to puke. Suki, of course, had already turned her attention to Sasuke.

"Sasuke, when asked the question 'What have you done to help make the world a better place?' you said, 'Who cares? We're all gonna die anyway.' Buck up Sasuke! Everything's not completely hopeless! Be the change you wish to see in the world!"

"Hn," said Sasuke, crossing his arms.

"Suki-sensei, all we've been doing so far is talk about our feelings!" Ino interjected, annoyed. "When are we going to learn how to manage our anger?"

"You want to start the hardcore stuff already, huh?" said Suki, frowning slightly. "In that case, we'll go ahead and skip the flower weaving and candle lit sing-along." The students breathed a sigh of relief.

"Instead," she continued, "we're going to start exercises on dealing with things that bug you!"

The entire class (minus Suki of course) glared daggers at Ino.

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Okay, that was the first real chapter of this story. Does anyone know who said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world"? I know I heard that quote somewhere. Oh well. Read and Review!

Review Replies:

Superspecialawesomekiba: thanks! Maybe he will. You'll have to keep reading to find out!

Yoruhoshi-Sora: yay! That was just the intro chapter. The rest of the chapters will have more meat to them.

UchihaSasuke4Me4Ever: Thanks! Oops! I didn't realize that. I was tired while proofreading that chapters so I basically went, "(scroll, scroll, scroll) Looks good." Thanks for pointing that out! I'll be more careful proofing later chapters!

BambiSpirit: Awww!!! That's so sweet! You've just made my afternoon!! Glad you like it, and I hope you'll continue reading!

XxPiffleXxPrincessxX: Hi Liz! Thanks for reviewing. Do you have the list up yet? Must go check it out...later.

Yinyanglover: Thanks! Neji makes me laugh too.