Okay people, so sorry about the long wait, but I blame it on studying for Exams, Homework…and pure laziness . I am also writing a number of stories, and I am thinking about publishing some of them, so wish me luck! Also, I've decided that I have to update at LEAST once a month, every month. *Bows for ridiculous amount of praise coming from readers* READ ON READERS!
Ages:
Sasuke: 17
Sakura: 16
Neji: 17
TenTen: 17
Naruto: 17
Hinata: 16
Shikamaru: 17
Ino: 16
Disclaimer: Do I have Gaara hidden in my closet? Are Sasuke and Itachi chained to my bedroom walls? Are Naruto and Sasori sleeping in my bathtub and/or kitchen? No, damn it, NO! *Runs to corner, and curls up into a ball, sobbing hysterically* Naruto, WOO!
Chapter Three: Konoha High School
I followed the others down the halls to homeroom, desperately wishing to skip it. But that plan was thrown completely out the window when TenTen dragged me in, and then went to sit in the back with the other "Core Eight," Awkwardly; I stood next to the desk, feeling all eyes on me. Damn it! Where is this teacher-?
Just then, a tall man with gravity defying, spiky silver hair, a Leaf forehead protector covering his right eye, and a mask covering his mouth and nose came in, interrupting my thoughts.
"Hello, I'm Kakashi Hatake, but you may call me Kakashi-sensei. I'm guessing you're the new student, huh?" I nodded, "Welcome to Konoha High School, our great and yet...very... unique school. Okay, so just go up to the front of the room and introduce yourself." Sighing, I stalked to the front of the room, and waited for quiet.
"My name is Sakura Haruno-Nara. I just moved here, and I have two brothers." When I finished, hands were already up for questions. "Are you related to Shikamaru and Karin Nara?" asked a blonde girl in the second row "Shikamaru is my older brother, and Karin is our step sister." "Go out with me?" yelled a boy "No," I said bluntly, causing people to snicker. "What's your other brothers' name?" "Gaara," "Be my girlfriend?" yelled another boy, "No!" I sighed, rolling my eyes. "Alright, sit down now, Sakura." called Kakashi. "Uh, Kakashi-sensei, where do I sit?" "Next to Sasuke," replied Kakashi. "WHAT? WHY DOES SHE HET TO SIT NEXT TO SASUKE-KUN?" all of the fan girls immediately started bitching, "Because, it's the only empty seat," said Kakashi patiently.
Rolling my eyes at the glares, I walked over to the Core Eight, and plopped down right next to Sasuke. "So what's the deal with most of the females here and Sasuke? Is it some sort of disease or…?" "Well, 98% of this place is fan girls, who are all…ugh, over Sasuke. The other 2% is, well, us. You, me, Ino and Hinata." replied TenTen. "Aaahh….." I replied.
For the remainder of that lesson, we were approached by none other than eight guys, each asking me for either a date, to be their girlfriend, or marriage! Luckily, they were all scared away by my overprotective brother and his friends.
The bell rang, and TenTen, Neji, Sasuke and I all left for P.E. We detached ourselves from the guys to go change in the locker rooms.
"TenTen?" I said casually, "Let me do your hair real quick?" TenTen took a look at the brush and comb in my hand, and backed away. "Sakura…" "Neji would love it…" I inserted slyly. The girl froze with an unmistakable blush on her face. "Okay, look, I'll make it plain and simple, nothing elaborates, and I promise not to breathe a word about your crush. You can tell me a little more about the Neji thing later. Deal?" TenTen eyed me hesitantly, and said, "Deal." Chuckling evilly, I got to work.
Neji POV:
Sasuke and I leaned against the wall outside the girls' locker room, ignoring the flock of fan girls giggling on the wall across, waiting for TenTen and Sakura.
"So," I stated quietly enough that the fan girls couldn't even tell that we were talking. "Sakura's the one?" Sasuke turned towards me, "Hn." So, yes. "She'll be good for you, Uchiha." Sasuke smirked, "Like TenTen is for you?" "Hn," taking a word out of the Uchiha dictionary. "So why have you not marked TenTen yet?" I glanced at his smirking countenance, "She's not ready."
This time, the Uchiha accepted my judgment without comment. "Where-" before I could finish before I could finish my sentence, all the chatter around us died down, and I turned to see the two girls.
Sakura had her long hair down in a loose braid, with her long bangs clipped back. She wore a red tank top and black short shorts.
TenTen…Her thick, chocolate brown hair was up in a high, tight ponytail, and her thick bangs were wavy, and they flopped carelessly in her eyes. She wore a tight, dark grey top, with black shorts. I bit back a snarl, wanting her…to make her…to show everyone, that she's mine.
Sakura POV:
TenTen was hesitant about leaving the locker rooms, but I dragged her out anyway. When we strode through the doors, all was quiet, and all eyes were on us. Acting confident, I linked arms with TenTen and we strode over to Sasuke and Neji, both of whom appeared to be in shock.
TenTen POV:
As Sakura dragged me towards the boys, I observed Neji's facial expression carefully. His usually pale eyes bled...red? As they lingered on me. I caught his eyes, locking them with mine, and I shivered as he smirked. Thank you, Sakura!
Sasuke POV:
I eyed Sakura as she approached, licking my lips as she tossed her pink braid over her shoulder. She and TenTen stopped before us, and Sakura looked at me, her emerald eyes curious and wary.
"Sasuke?" her angelic voice almost made me smile. Almost. But I smirked instead. "Yes, Cherry Blossom?" Hn…that should set her off. The pinkette narrowed her eyes at me, "Cherry Blossom?" she hissed. "Fine. Strawberry." Sakura rolled her eyes at me, "RIGHT…anyway, uh…your eyes are turning red…and it's uh…its sort of creeping me out?"
I blinked, interested, "Hn." My Cherry Blossom rolled her eyes again, "'Hn!' Typical Uchiha answer! I mean, is it really that hard to just say yes or no? Or better yet, actually form a coherent sentence?" Smirking, I walked closer and whispered huskily, "You talk too much." and then closed her mouth with my hand.
Sakura POV:
My eyes widened, and I gawked dazedly at Sasuke, who looked immensely amused by my speech. I blushed red when I realized that the dark haired teen was still holding my mouth and was currently eyeing it with...hunger?
"Hey!" I yelped, jumping back. Frowning slightly, Sasuke stepped with me, leaning close and running his hand down my neck, making me shiver. "What's the matter Princess? Afraid?" I chewed my lip nervously, "No! Of, you Uchiha? Never!"
Sasuke frowned, "Don't call me that." "Call you what? Uchiha? Isn't that your name?" I asked. "No. You know my name." I leaned closer, whispering, "Sa-su-ke?" His eyes bled red, and we leaned closer until our noses were touching, and our breath intermingled when we exhaled. For a second, everything stopped…even time. And it was just him, and me.
"MR. UCHIHA!" A loud, obnoxious voice brought us back to reality with a powerful punch. Growling, Sasuke whispered to me, "This isn't over Princess. We'll continue this later."
Then he turned around, making my attention turn to one of the most…Erm…weird looking people I've seen in…well…ever. The man was tall and he had thick, shiny black hair in a pudding bowl hair cut, and huge, SHINY teeth. Thick, furry eyebrows that closely resembled crawling, creepy caterpillars hung over his dark eyes. To top it all off, he was wearing a hideous green jumpsuit. Ugh, a nightmare in spandex!
"HELLO, CHILDREN! MY NAME IS GAI-SENSEI, AND I SHALL TRAIN YOU IN THE WAYS OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION BY STIMULATING THE YOUTHFULLNESS IN ALL OF YOU!" my eye twitched, and I stood next to an equally horrified TenTen, "Oh, god, my eyes! My beautiful EYES! The HORROR! Gai-sensei? More like gay sensei…" I muttered, twitching violently.
TenTen laughed loudly, and then tried to muffle her giggles with her arm. "WHAT WAS THAT?" yelled a flustered Gai-sensei. That was it for us, TenTen and I cracked up, clutching our stomachs in an attempt to stop the giggles, "I'm not going to repeat myself, when I said it loudly enough for you to hear it!" I gasped, clutching my sides.
"Well—oh—TEN LAPS! GET GOING!" A boy named Lee, who looked suspiciously like Gai-sensei ran off first, shouting, "YES GAI-SENSEI! I SHALL DO IT! YOSH! YOSH! YOOOSSSSSHHH!" while the rest of us started jogging lethargically. TenTen and I ran at a normal pace, with the guys a little behind.
Images of Gai-sensei's shiny teeth and caterpillar eyebrows kept flashing in front my eyes, so I started babbling in a pathetic attempt to distract myself,
"So…why is everyone lagging behind? I mean, I know why I'm lagging behind, but is it some sort of ritual, or tradition or is it just a random happening that occurs every ten years or-" TenTen swiftly cut off my rambling, "Because sensei already knows that were the best in this class, so he leaves us be. Are you alright, Sakura?" she sent me an amused glance,
"Furry caterpillars…" I mumbled. Neji and TenTen immediately burst out laughing, but Sasuke only sent me an amused glance. The rest of the laps were uneventful, as was the rest of the double period. At the end of class, we all changed, and went to the cafeteria to meet up with the others, and eat.
Gaara POV:
I stood tall, and kept my face impassive as I stood in front of the class, obviously intimidating me new…peers. My teacher, Iruka-sensei, asked me to go up and introduce myself to the class;
"My name is Gaara Haruno-Nara, and I have a brother and sister." Then the questions started up, "Gaara-kun! Ooh…do you have a girlfriend?" I leveled her with a condescending stare, "Why do you address me in such a way? I am in no way familiar to you. And if I did, why would I tell you?"
Apparently I said something good, because immediately all the other girls in class started twittering about my love life. Ugh. "Uhh…okay, Gaara, sit anywhere you like." Called Iruka-sensei.
Immediately, girls started shoving other boys out of their seats, hoping for me to sit next to them. Pfft…as if. Ignoring them, I stalked down the rows, and over to the most desolate corner by the window, where a lone figure was seated.
"Hanabi," I stated, sliding into the seat next to her. Shocked, the dark haired girl looked up, "Gaara? Why are you sitting here?" I merely raised an eyebrow, as if to say, 'Why shouldn't I?' Hanabi smiled, "Well, I thought that since you're so popular, you'd forget about me now." Frowning, I said, "I knew you before I met them. You're important. I protect my important things." Hanabi merely blushed, and started to talk while I sat and listened. Hmm…I think we'll be friends for a long time…
Sakura POV:
The final bell rang, and Ino and I walked outside, and over to the cherry blossom tree where the others were waiting. Earlier during lunch, I invited the girls over for a sleepover (since it is a Friday) and Shikamaru had invited all the boys over too. Gaara had also decided that Hanabi had to stay over for the night.
Separating into groups, we all drove to my house. I went on my bike, Shikamaru took Gaara and Hanabi, Sasuke went on his bike, Naruto drove Hinata and bringing up the rear was Neji, TenTen and Ino.
After we went inside, Gaara and Hanabi wandered off, and the rest of us just stood there in the hall awkwardly. I broke the silence first, "Um…okay, well you guys were here way before me…you know where everything is!"
That seemed to break all the unwanted tension, because everyone laughed. "Good!" started Ino, obviously in her assertive mood, "So girls, let's go upstairs, change, and get the tunes, then we can raid the kitchens!"
Laughing, all four of us started up the stairs, "HEY! What about us?" I turned around with my hands on my hips, "Um…hello? Go…do boy-stuff, y'know? At least entertain yourselves for a while! We'll be back soon." And with that, I whisked the other girls off to my room.
WOOOHOO! Yay! Done, done, DONE! See? SasuSaku, NejTen AND GaaHana moments! Praise me! Okay, I'll make sure to have that chapter up soon, IF you review… *puppy dog eyes* PWEASE? *blinks eyelashes rapidly* Oh,I have also promised my friend XxAsamiUzumakixX, that for her birthday (which, by the way, is in November) I will write her a SasuNaru yaoi. I like SasuNaru...but I'm kinda goin' crazy here! I know that November is far away, but seriously!
~Miki!