Lapsed Romance
A/N: OMG guys. I really want this to be updated! I'm gonna edit the other chaps too. Anyways, enjoy.
Chapter 3: Big Forehead
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I quickly stopped my ridiculous laughter as Sakura sat down at my table, followed by the brunette from earlier, and the girl with the good reflexes. I tried not to give them a strange look, which was in fact my instinct. My eyes came into contact with the one with the big forehead. I wondered if the tensions that began to grow between our eyes created a teal aura. Haha, that'd be cool.
"Sakura, introduce us already!" demanded the brunette, interrupting our moment. I pretended to want to take a bite of my sandwich while I rolled my eyes. This girl's voice sorta irritates me so far. I brought my gaze back to her. It was amusing how her hair was up in two perfect little balls.
"Ino-chan," she started, startling me a little. I grabbed my water bottle to help push down the chunk of sandwich I nearly chucked. I caught my composure again and looked at her, hoping she didn't see that. Her eyes were glazed over and they beamed with...happiness I think. She pointed to the brunette and she waved at me.
"This is Tenten," she began, poking at the buns in the girl's hair, "She's a grade ahead of us. And the cousin of her boyfriend is sitting right next to her."
Tenten gasped and turned to Sakura with a frown, "Was it really necessary to say that?" she asked, crossing her arms below her chest. I sighed as I had finished my lunch. I tried my best to look friendly, and my fake smiles come very easy. The brunette took a sigh and her rage came out with the carbon dioxide. She turned to Hinata who was shyly waving at me. Her eyes...I wonder if those are contacts.
"I-I'm H-Hyuuga Hinata...N-Nice to meet you," her voice was so soft, especially compared to Sakura's. I remember in volleyball how loud Sakura was, but whenever Hinata hit the ball, only soft grunts came out.
"Yamanaka Ino," I replied to the both of them, giving them a wider and faker smile. The muscles in my face began to twitch a little, but they managed a smile back.
They took out their lunches and began to eat happily. I felt a little awkward after only a few seconds and decided to leave. As I got up, Sakura gave me a frown followed by a buried brow, "Where are you going?" she asked, her tone a little angry.
"Away?" I answered quickly, rolling my eyes at her. "I'm sorry but I'm not ready for friends yet," I answered honestly, putting on my bag and beginning to walk away.
I smiled as the girl didn't object again, but as I walked, I heard a faint grunt. Turning around, I saw Sakura with an angry expression, "INO YOU PIG!"
My heart stopped for a second, but quickly came back to speed as my thoughts became words, "FOREHEAD!" My eyes widened from the outrage. I thought I'd be able to control myself, but suddenly I felt like something reawakened. I turned away from her, but I think I saw a faint glimmer of hope in those angry eyes. I ran as fast as I could out of that cafeteria, I didn't need this.
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After a quick trip to the washroom I walked through an empty hallway, only to see a flash of spikey blonde go by. I raised my eyebrow in suspision but it quickly went back down as I realized that he probably wasn't going to come back. That was, until he did.
"Ino-san!" he yelled, running down the hallway to meet with me. He was a little sweaty, and I realized then that he was in his gym uniform. He gave me this strange, fox like grin, but it didn't distract me from the purple around his eye.
"What's that?!" I suddenly yelled out, pointing at the swelling. He tilted his head and touched the part that I pointed at. Laughing a little he scratched the back of his neck.
"Ahahaha," he started, giving me a goofy grin, "Basketball in face, the usual."
"Yeah, usual," I responded, dropping the subject. "So shouldn't you get going back to class?" I caught it, his face drooped a little, but that stupid grin came on right after.
"Well I was, but I saw you so I stopped."
"Why?"
"I don't know, just thought we could be friends or something. We're all new here, aren't we?" I nodded at his observation, and he looked at his watch. "Gah, I have to go now, so I'll see you around?"
"Sure Naruto," I replied, laughing a little. And take note, it wasn't fake.
As I watched the crazy blonde zoom to class, I couldn't help but think that maybe highschool shouldn't be as bad as I always think it is.
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Science. I hated it with a passion.
Our teacher? He didn't help much. He was a little too passionate about the subject. And our TA? Oh God above, it's like they're twins. The room was divided in little lab tables. I sat with Soi Fong and Naruto. Funny how that happened. That Sasuke kid wasn't in this class, so I assume that he was Naruto's only other friend. But he does get along well with the TA, even though he makes fun of him too. I don't blame him though...Lee had thick eye brows...And so did Gai-sensei.
"To best understand biology, you must be one with Mother Earth and your body!" yelled Lee as he handed out worksheets.
"Use your youth to properly colour and label these cells," commanded the great and noble Gai-sensei. Like sure, enthusiasm is nice...But the spandex with the amoeba on it was a little bit too much.
Naruto looked a little aggravated as he looked through his bag. Soi Fong on the other hand was very organized. Me? I just forgot my pencil crayons at home. As I turn to ask Soi Fong for a red colour, the pink haired one walked into class. Strange how I didn't notice her earlier. I was a little nervous as our eyes made contact. She glared at me then turned away.
I shook her off and turned back to my worksheet.
"UZUMAKI!" I yelled, seeing that my paper was covered by a whole bunch of notebooks and textbooks. The boy seemed to mean well, but he's so careless.
"Sorry Ino-san," he replied nervously. I let out a sigh and watched as he cleaned it off.
As class came to an end, Gai-sensei and Lee handed out our textbooks. I watched as everyone rushed to get the nicer looking ones, I just got Naruto to do it for me. I love how he actually listens to me. I wonder if he's desperate for friends...But with the way he fought through the crowd, maybe he really wanted to. Soi Fong just took a random text and walked out of class. It's so stupid how people fight for the nicer ones. I'm glad that Soi Fong has some sense. However, i will admit, if I was in that crowd I'd be pushing for the nicer one too. Well this is better appreciated from afar.
As I watched in amusement, I felt a tap on my shoulder. Turning around I saw Sakura with tears in her eyes.
It felt like something stabbed my heart.