Hey everyone! Torian here. I'm glad to see so many of you enjoyed it (I checked 75 people and over read it despite reviews were low). I must admit I was scared cuz I thought you guys would think that it's stupid. But that just shows how many people are still high school musical fans at heart. I love you guys. But here's the next chapter, so enjoy! Chapter 2: Welcome to the University of Konaha


The sun shined brightly over the beautiful campus that was the University of Konaha. A bus pulled up to the side of an auditorium building as Sasuke and the boys walked inside in a formal army like fashion. Then, within the cheering crowd filled with thousands of people,. entering the door flying through the gym-like auditorium were Choji, Shikamaru, Shino, and Kiba. Everyone in the gym cheered holding up signs of congratulations. People were wearing their school colors whooping as standing in the middle holding a microphone was Tsunade.

"Ladies and gentleman, I present to you, your Defense team winners and participants in the semi-finals, the "Weapons of Mass Destruction"!" she announced. Everyone stood up cheering as the band played loud music and the cheerleaders dancing. As well as everyone in the stands. "This is a great celebration and victory," Tsunade began as the crowd lowered their voices. "We have not had a fantastic and phenominal season like this in 9 years. 54-0, everyone show your team some love one more time!"

Everyone got hype as the guys at the middle of the gymnasium smiled proudly, heads raised high waving and slapping one anothers hands. "But," Tsunade continued. "it could be done if the team wasn't lead by our leaders. The Alpha and the Omega, the star players...." Everyone cheered louder, Tsunade smiled chuckling enjoying the moment and the mood of the crowd. She stepped back away from the two double doors holding her hand out for her presentation.

"Entering, our star player, and the Omega--second and command of the team. Naruto Uzamaki!"

Everyone stood up cheering as Naruto came out in his school color jogging suit and clean gym shoes wearing a bandage on his cheeck and a headband waving. He crossed the isle , his team emembers made slapping their hands in congratulations laughing standing out in front. "And now everyone. Girls scream his name, the one who made the final points and risky moves, who rigorously helped lead this team to an awesome season and victory at the Universtiy of the Mist, superstar player, Sasuke Uchiha!"

Music played as everyone went extra crazy lifting thier signs. The boys clapped whooping Sasuke's name as he ran out smiling, lifting his hands and waving. He wore a dark blue jogging suit, black stripes around his left shoulder, and black stripes on his left leg with a white thigh brace to make himself stand out that he was the leader. He also wore gym shoes also, and his headband was red showing his high superior. He ran down the isle slapping his teammates hands as the crowd went wild.

Sasuke ran beside Naruto taking his place in front of him but to the side so both of them could be seen. Naruto smiled at him proudly and nodded holding out his arm opening his palm. Sasuke returned the gesture nodding grabbing it into a firm handshake as they turned to the crowd lifting their hands up in victory, the crowd cheering louder as the team members clapped. They then lifted their hands down letting one another go clapping for themselves.

"Couldn't have done it without you man. Great call last night," said Sasuke to Shino. Shino smiled nodding and then he looked at all of his team members smiling. "I couldn't have done it without either of you. As far as I'm concerned despite my title, we're all Alphas, and we're all super stars. It takes more than one person to accomplish something big."

"Hey what you thought this was, we wanted to win too ya know," said Kiba enthusiastically lifting his thumb up. "Can't let you take all the fun."

"I told you you'd kick ass!" said Naruto with a broad smile.

"Eh shut up. I didn't wanna hear any 'I told ya so's'" laughed Sasuke playfully punching him in the arm."

Tsunade then continued. "We obviously at the University of Konaha have many great leaders. They all have great power and have worked together. But among them, none of them would not have exhaled in their leadership qualities and skill of the game if it hand't been for the advisor of our team. Ladies and Gentlemen, the ex-Alpha, and who lead our team to victory in our championship 9 years ago...." Everyone started to clap cheering, "Uchiha! Uchiha! Uchiha!" before Tsunade could even finish. She smiled, Sasuke seething in heat as Tsunade continued by just talking over the loud cheering. "Whose taken over to lead these greatly skilled men to victory, Itachi Uchiha!"

Everyone cheered clapping as Itachi slowly walked out into the gymnasium with a smile on his face. He wave once and stood beside Sasuke. Then everyone in the crowd began to chant once more. "Uchiha! Uchiha! Uchiha! Uchiha! Uchiha!"

"The crowd loves you, both of you," smiled Naruto.

Sasuke's face became grim, pist. "No, because they would have did that when I came out here. No, that's all for him, he's this school's legend, of course they'd do this for him," he mumbled hotly.

Itachi looked at him irritaited. "Just ake the spotlight since you have it. What's the problem this time," said Itachi icily.

"The problem is that we have the same last name, but we're not the same person," Sasuke looked down hurt. "You're not my brother."

Itachi flinched, his eyes furrowed as he looked down at him. Sasuke didn't look at him. And for once, deep inside Itachi's eyes, he showed a little emotion: he was quite hurt.

"Don't say that Sasuke, take it back!" said Naruto.

"Yeah dude, that was kinda harsh don't you think," said Kiba.

"It's okay," said Itachi straightening up. "I probably did derseve that comment. It's not like I claimed him on this campus either, isn't that right Sasuke."

Sasuke didn't respond, he was only more angry.

"Hey chill out," said Shino. "The both of you."

"I'll say. Beef later, we're almost at the end of the season, you can handle family affairs later not now," said Choji.

"Look," said Shikamaru. "At least pretend to be happy damn, they've thrown this assembly in honor of us, don't ruin the mood."

"He's right guys, so just squash it already," said Naruto.

"Not until he's satisfied about my skills. Not until he's impressed," said Sasuke bitterly.

"Quite acting like a child Sasuke. I'll be impressed when you give me something to be dazzled about," said Itachi more coldly.

"Enough!" hissed a commanding voice.

They all quickly straightened up recognizing it, completely forgetting their place with the distractive music and cheers. Tsunade looked at them angrily at both of them with her hands on her hips. "Let it go, the both of you. I don't want to hear aword from either of you. You will not ruin this assembly I've put together for not only this team, but generally for you. Don't say a word to each other the rest of this even or there'll be dire consequences behind it that will put both of you in an uncomfortable place that I trust you don' t wanna be in. Am I understood clearly?" said Tsunade fed up.

"Yes Lady Tsunade," they both replied in a murmered unison.

Tsunade turned back around and when she did Itachi whispered one sentence low enough for only Sasuke to hear. "I'll deal with you when we get home."

Sasuke didn't reply as Tsunade picked up the mic speaking again. "It is a great victory and celebration. Again we, as a campus, would like to show our love and support. We are rooting for each and every one of you, especially our team leaders, and of course those who are doing a well good job behind the scenes. Good luck in next thursday's game, I'm confident you'll kick ass (everyone in the stands chuckles cheering some more) and we will see you and the University of Quick Storm square off here at our home base (everyone gets louder and the team smiles encouraged) next month for the final showdown and the championship cup!"

Everyone in the crowd stood up roaring cheering as Tsunade continued. "We wear our school colors representing this team with pride Weapons of Mass Destruction. And now ladies and gentlemen, that concludes our assembly . Don't foreget, night classes and afternoon classes are not cancelled because of the assembly cutting through the day classes will resume at 2:30 only. Don't worry the times aren't thrown off that terribly. But other than that, thank you everyone this concludes our assembly. Now show our team some love one more Time!" she screamed with enthusiasm. Everyone screamed cherring as the muisc played and people slowly began to leave.

Itachi turned back to Sasuke grimming him, and as he walked past his younger brother purposely bumped his shoulder. A loud bell rung as everyone including now, the marching band, starting filing out the exit doorways. The boys left the gym stadium saying good-bye to one another, Sasuke and Naruto walking together in silence for a moment.

"Was that really necessary right then and there Sasuke. That was neither the time or place," said Naruto.

"Yes," Sasuke replied stubborninly.

"It wasn't. You two have totally ruined the mood of the whole enthusiasm of the assembly. And you've gotta stop picking fights with him," said Naruto.

"I don't pick fights, he just needs to tell the truth," said Sasuke.

"Sasuke I'm your best friend, you don't see it, but we do, and I'm telling you, you do pick fights with him. Seriously, it's kinda childish man."

"We?" questioned Sasuke. Naruto arched his eyebrow. "Oh, yeah. The team."

"You two are really starting to affect us. Look, until the championship is over can you two at least remain stable after then?"

Sasuke put his head dwon thinking. "I'll--I'll try. But you heard him about my skill. "

"Yeah I know, we all did. And I'm not saying it was right either, it was very wrong. Point proven about your brother, so are you happy now, or worse?" Sasuke didn't answer and Naruto shrugged. "So that was a waste of time and a wasted argument. You to let this obsession with impressing your brother go. So what if he doesn't think you're good. You wouldn't be our leader Alpha if you weren't. You're better than good, and better than all of us, that's what matters. Just--not better than me that is."

Sasuke laughed. "Oh please, I'll wipe the floor with you."

"I'll take you out on that offer," challenged Naruto.

"Could get messy though." They both laughed.

"But seriously though. You're good. Everyone loves you and know you're skilled," said Naruto "What more do you want."

"Perhaps," said Sasuke as they entered the Literature building. "But only to the untrained eye. They don't know what they're looking for. They just know it looks cool and you're doing something they wish that they could do."

"Touche'" nodded Naruto marking and agreeing with Sasuke's point.

"But they don't know I'm good. They only see my brother, and not me. Just be real honest. I'll always be Itachi's kid brother, even though Itachi doesn't treat me like one. How woould you feel always living in someone else's shadow." Naruto said nothing. "My point. It's a hard thing to break. You wanna stand out from everyone else, but I don't think I will. And my biggest fear, is that if we do win this thing, they'll still give him credit for the victory I worked so hard on winning, even though he had his shine 9 years ago. So it'll all really still be for nothing."

"Your brother made this campus though Sasuke, he's a legend. No one until up till now ever made it this far, you're amazing just like him, pretty much the same level, and it doesn't help that you two strongly resemble each other, despite his age, he's only 31. If you want to be noticed, do something eccentric, be better than your brother so you can be a legend of your own. That's how I see it."

"Of course, he's perfect. Isn't that the usual. Perfect athlete, perfect grades, everything. But his personality and home life are fucked up." He and Naruto both stopped. Naruto's face was troubled.

"So do you envy him? Jealousy?"

"That's part of it I can't lie but it's way more than that. He makes it hard for me to do anything because of the fact that he did so well. Expectations for me are always so high just because he did things perfect the first time given to him or whatever, people and teachers all expect for me to do the same thing. We aren't cajoined twins you know, we're two separate people. Then I'm judged, if it wasn't for me being on this team it'd be a huge disappointment at this campus. I've never had a chance to work and make someting of myself. It's really annoying when people have high ecpectations because of who you're related to, people are quick to point that out ever chance they get, especially when you fail."

"Well then," Naruto shrugged. "Then it just all comes down to why you really joined the team. Why play? Because you love the game and you're good at it, or to out do your brother. What are you really trying to prove."

Sasuke said nothing. They reached room 410. They opened it to see the room filled halfway already with about 5 more nimutes to spare. Professor Shizune was in the front sitting on her desk already with her pig hung over her shoulder. Everyone in the room clapped. She looked over at the boys and smiled congratulating them as she turned back to read her book she was holding. Sasuke and Naruto waved as many people offered their hellos, congratulations, good jobs. and keep up the good work gestures. Sasuke felt a big uncomfortableness and he and Naruto nodded waving at some while trying to find a decent place to sit.

"Oh Sasuke!" said a giggling voice.

"Whooo hoo, over here!" chirped in another voice. They boys both stopped and cringed.

"Uh oh," mumbled Naruto.

"And let the gates of hell open upon its victims and torture us," complained Sasuke.

They both turned around and running across the room chasing toward him were Sakura and Ino carrying their books. When they quickly pushed Naruto out of their way and he fell on the floor. The people around him chuckled and Naruto mumbled about them being desperate skanks. A girl with golden hair wearing a gray sweat shirt and 4 parted spikey pigtails chuckled. Ino smacked her gum twisting her hair and Sakura kept flipping her hair. Both of them looked nice wearing the far expensive name brand clothes only those of the rich wear.

"Hello ladies. Ino, Sakura," he said uncomfortably straining his politness.

"Oh he's so hot!" Ino drooled.

"Dreamy!" agreed Sakura. They turned back to him.

"So uh, we saw you at last nights game," said Ino.

"You were incredible," Sakura said.

"And daring. Just like me! You should see our performance and theatre and you'll see how much alike our qualities are," winked Ino.

"Ah," nodded Sasuke pretending he cared. "I may consider."

"Back off skank!" Sakura pushed Ino out of the way. "Sasuke likes more classy women."

Sakura flipped her hair. "Your games are awesome. You're really good."

"Oh uh, thank you. Thanks so very much," said Sasuke rolling his eyes a bit.

"Yes, I'm all about that. Perhaps it's a bit stressful?" said Sakura.

Ino turned red getting mad. "Just a little but I make it. I love the game," Sasuke shrugged trying to find an extra word to say, "My teammates are awesome and...single! Well what do you know." He chuckled nervously.

"Awe," blushed Sakura turning her body side to side. "Well there's more to you than just defense and more to me than just acting. So why don't we go out and eat something and talk about what we do on our free time other than just hobbies." She flashed her eyelashes at him begging and full of hope.

"Uh," panicked Sasuke backing up.

"You're not slick!" Ino cut off.

"Don't break the game!" snapped Sakura, "you're just not smooth."

"Please, you're slicker than dog shit but let's not get ridiculous. And besides," smiled Ino grabbing Sasuke's arm. "He doesn't have time for you because he's going to be with me today during the session so there!" she stuck her tongue out.

"Now wait a minute--" resoned Sasuke.

"Nuh uh!" argued Sakura grabbing his hand pulling him to her. "He's mine today. We were already having good conversation. I don't care if we are family. The stage is one thing but I'm not sharing "my" man with you either cousin!" said Sakura.

Sasuke looked at Naruto beggingly mouthing, 'help me' and Naruto nodded understanding as the girls continued the same arguemnt.

"You can't just claim him! I saw him first!" said Ino.

"Would you girls stop acting so pathetic geese, get off the guy's tip already," complained Naruto now fully irritaited.

"Stay out of this side-kick he's mine!" the girls replied in strong unison, now grabbing the whole room's attention. They looked back at one another angry at what they both said still arguing, Naruto becoming infused from the insult.

"Hey who do yout bitches think you're calling a side-kick! At least I'm not all over someone who has no interest in me whatsoever!" snapped Naruto.

"Yeah, because you're single," said Sakura.

"Who'd wanna be in that situation, the person would be pathetic," said Ino flipping her hair. The woman in the blond pigtails, Sasuke, and Naruto all exchanged dumbfounded looks between one another as the girls continued.

"And the person absolutley can't handle that problem," said Sakura. "But it would seem only 'common' people like you would have to worry about that."

"Cause we got it like that, ain't that right Sasuke," smiled Ino.

"Well--" said Sasuke.

"Come on Sasuke, you know it's true. I'm incredible, so are you, we can form the world together. Come with me, it's where you belong, and we can talk about just how incredible we both are, and the potential of that incredibility and where it can lead," Sakura winked talking seductively and alluring.

"Bitch! I said he's comming with me!" Ino said pulling him towards her breaking her moment. Naruto shook his head out of stress and shrugged at Sasuke, he had no clue what to do from here.

"Bitch who are you calling a bitch? If I made you then I can break you, and as I told you earlier, Sasuke and I are an item anway!" said Ino.

"Back off the merchandise," said Sakura.

"Is there a problem here," said a piercing stern voice.

The others turned to see a displeased face of Professor Shizune walking up the stairs towards them closing her book with one hand.

"Professor Shizune!" cried the girls in unison out of panic.

The girls huffed and marched to another seat.

"Whoo, boy Sasuke you'd better be lucky the professor came when she did," said Naruto relieved from him.

"I'll say," Sasuke said boredly, but still had a hint of troublesome worries in his tone. "Those girls are nightmares. I have enough problems just worrying if I can feel safe in the class and leaving it."

Naruto laughed. "So whose your choice of lady between them?"

"Psht," complained Sasuke putting his bag on the desk in front of him to dit at. "Neither one of them has a chance to get with me. I can deal iwth it. Both of them are just so--" Sasuke shivered shaking his head. "Slap me if I ever get that desparate and get with either of them."

Both he and Naruto chuckled as his buddy took the seat next to him.


Hinata was enthralled with the campus. She had been on a tour there for most of the day. She'd try seeing everything she could. The school and the campus were better than what she imagined. She kept a tight grip on Cashmere so that he wouldn't escape. Walking along side her who'd ironically be attending the school also since he graduated last year-he was accepted-was Neji. Their things would already be delivered to their rooms. Behind them was a butler. And their tour guide was a brown face old man. He wore a long sunhat.

"And here," he continued. "is our last stop and ironically, your first class of the day Hinata, the Literature building."

"Huh?" Hinata said confused looking at her schedule.

"She's right wouldn't it have stared by now?" said Neji.

"Well that's the usual but the schedual of today is just a little different," he winked at them. "Normally that is the schedule. As you can see looking around."

Neji and Hinata looked around to see some students dancing, people's colored faces of the school sclors and excitement. The band even still playing music.

"This school will not disappoint you. Education, Arts, for you two, buisness. Much is offered here and the excitement still goes on. The professors are well experience and we make sure all of our professors have at least 7 years in the field before they teach here. What better way to prepare our students for the real world than people who've already been there."

"True," said Neji smiling.

"Hey um--not to interrupt or anything but-" said Hinata.

"Oh no go on ahead Ms. Hyuga you're fine."

"Did this school have like, a pep rally or something?" asked Hinata.

The old man laughed. "Well you can certainly call it that sure. We're celebrating our Defense teams's victory last night," he replied.

"Yeah, I seen it on TV. That was in our town. I know this school's excited. 9 years?" said Neji.

"Itachi has been great with them," said the old man.

"He lead you guys to the championship too right? The Alpha?" asked Neji.

"That's right," the old man nodded.

"He must be proud his little brother is taking them home. A 54-0."

"Wow, sounds like they've had a perfect season," said Hinata.

"That's past perfect. It's a record and flawless. You wanted to come to this school and you hadn't heard about it?" laughed Neji. "Where were you, under a rock?"

"Hey!" smiled Hinata playfully. "I don't do sports. I couldn't even follow you guys conversation until you mentioned the 54-0," said Hinata.

"Oh and Hinata, such a disappointment," he said teasingly, shaking his head as if he was in such woe.

"Ah don't wrorry," smiled the old man. "We've had people like her. More than anything out of sports we take pride in our Defense team. You'll learn it, it'll grown on you. It's the Konoha pride. And you'll be the sports fan you've never thought you could be. That's how it always works," said the old man smiling placing his arms behind him.

"Well it sounds interesting and I look foreward to it," said Hinata.

The old man looked at his watch. "But classes have started. You'll be a tad bit late. You have a note, I don't think on your first day Professsor Shizune should mind. I wanred her you may be coming today, so if you get any trouble let me know. I'm head of the college board, Advisor Sarutobi Sensei, is what I'm called around here."

Hinata nodded. "I really don't wanna cause trouble or for anyone to loose their jobs but if it so calls for it I know where to go."

Sarutobi nodded. "I'm sure you'll enjoy and feel comfortabel at the University of Konoha. You'll be fine."

Hinata smiled a little and was unsure as she looked at her schedual. Dorm, class. The campus was so huge she worried about how she'd get around to manage. And as though reading her mind Neji answered her question.

"Talk to your professor or a student here. But trust a professor more. They may be strict here and don't play, but they're helpful when it comes down to their students and their well being."

Hinata nodded as Neji placed his arms out. Hinata frowned lookind daon at Cashmere as he whimpered under her. I'll miss you too boy."

Cashmere licked her face wagging his tail and barked. "Oh don't give me those puppy dog eyes I know. But rules are rulesI can't have you until my senior year here."

Hinata gave Neji cashmere and he frowned as he pet him too. "We'll come visit ya boy, I promise." Cashmere licked his face too and then Neji gave him to he butler who nodded walking away. Sarutobi nodded and bid them farewell walking off.

"Neji, I don't think I can do this, not anymore. Can't I get my schedual changed to match your?" frowned Hinata.

Neji frowned. "Come on Hinata, I realize this is alot of intake for you to absorb right now. But you gotta give it a chance, you can't hid behind someone else all the time. This is about you now, you'll be great. I thought you wanted to come here."

"College no, but this was in particular yes," mumbled Hinata. She then looked down at her feet. "It'll be nice to be with at least one person I knew. Especially since its family. More comfortable. I don't know those people in there and I just--"

"No, no I get it," smiled Neji cutting her off. He placed his hand on her shoulder. "You'll be placed in alot of situations where you'll be uncomrtable Hinata, but you have to wing it and just deal. Especially with the buisness we're going into for our family, there'll be alot of pressure too and you'll probably have to make decisions not like either of them and make decisions you don't wanna make but have t. So this will be good practice, think about it that way. I know it's hard but you're growing up more quicker than normal teens you age. Hinata, you're not in high school anymore and I'm sorry about that but your advanced mind can't be helped. Yeah they'll still be a few knuckle-heads. Most of them here are mature and understanding. They promote intellect here. Use everything you got to blow them away."

"Neji I don't wanna be a genius anymore. It's not fair, I wanted a simple life. Always have and always will. I didn't aske to be this smart. I'm not a freak show to be stared at and looked at for attention. You know how I am about that. I freeze."

Neji sighed sitting up straight. "Don't be such a baby, you'll live." He winked at her smiling. "We need you to do well, the sooner the better. If we're lucky you can get your degree early and you can change a few things about the coorperation with franchise and building up our empire to better greatness. I hope it flies by like high school, don't forget what you're here for."

Hinata frowned but tried to strain a smile as though encouraged and not worried about the pressure. But she was worried. Really worried. "Right."

"Push'em all down and remember---"

"I know I know," Hinata cut in. Sighing off frustration looking at him with a serious tone. "Don't get distracted."

"Good girl. That's the number one rule. Now I have to go, good luck," said Neji turning partly to walk off.

"You too," mumbled Hinata hopelessly.

"Hey," said Neji. She looked up at him. "I promised you I'll always be behind you whatever you want to do. And I still will. I understand your fear. Give today a chance and if you don't like it then tomorrow after classes are over you and I will walk to the director's office and request the change in your schedual so that it matches mine. Is that okay?"

Hinata smiled nodding, "Thanks Neji."

He nodded and waked off. Hinata gulped and turned to the literature building walking up the steps opening the door. The halls were massive. She looked at her schedual. Room 410. Looking around she began to panic as she felt the walls closing in on her, the silence and empty halls making her crazy. She would disrupt class and people would look at her. She hoped she could sneak and, everyone would ignore her, pretending she wasn't there. Or if not sneak to reverence her presence without her knowing. She looked at her schedule again. It was a large class of 375 students. She gulped, that made it better (sarcasm). She'd just concentrate on not looking, look down, eyes closed, and go to the closest seat that presented availability. Yes, that was her plan, perfect. Before she panicked about how lost she was, big black letters that said 410 was in her presence. She sighed of relief running towards it. Notebook and all. She took a deep breath nodding and placed her hand on the door knob.


Shizune wrote on the board their next lesson talking as everyone wrote in their notebooks. She then walked over to her desk reading a quote from the Shakespearian play, "MacBeth". Speaking of peotry, betrayl, and violence. Sasuke and Naruto quietly snickered amongst one another about how over board she was going. Naruto stuck a finger pointing in his mouth making 'yuck' motions. Sasuke continued paying attention trying not to laugh. He then slipped a small sheet of papter over to Naruto. When Naruto opened it, his face turned red trying not to burst into hysterical laughter.

The paper was a drawing of Shizune, the face had her expression but the head and nose were that of her pet pig. She had a teaching stick pointing at the chalkboard, her eyes chinese style closed with paper cartoon smoke coming out of her ears. Naruto quickly tried to play it off as a sneeze when Shuzine looked up at him, already irritaited thanks to earlier's commotion.

"Is there a problem Mr. Uzamaki?" she questioned.

"Oh no!" he said stiffling laughter sneezing successfully as oodles of snot came out. Sasuke's face lowered extra in the book to hid his laugheter. "Probably just allergies don't let me stop you." He took out some kleenex.

"Good, we'll wait. Perhaps then you can read these lines of MacBeth and give me your interpretation of it no?" said Shuzine smartly with suspicion.

Sasuke tried harder not to laugh as Naruto chuckled hardily, laughing nervously scratching his head.

"Ah, um sure, no problem. Piece a cake," said Naruto.

"Good. I look foreward to you interpretation," smiled Shizune looking in the book preparing to follow.

"Uh," mumbled Naruto. "Psht." He whispered toward Sasuke. He looked over at him, laughter conqering his face. "What page are we on?"

"How the hell should I know, I wasn't paying attention either remember?" hissed Sasuke back laughing. "You fucked up foreal this time man, dang."

"Is there a problem with reading this first paragraph of McBeth's line Mr. Uzamaki?" said Shizune quickly looking up, her face impatient.

"Oh no, just warming up!"" he smiled. A fwe people in the class waited, all 374 eyes were on him. He blushed embrassed. "Uh, let's see: Nothing in his life
Became him like the leaving it; he died
As one that had been studied in his death
To throw away the dearest thing he owed,
As 't were a careless trifle."

The class begins to burst into high laugher, some of the students even looking at him confused turning the pages of the book. Shizune smashed her pen on the desk glaring at him; she was quite unhappy.

"I'm assuming by the way the class expresses you as a fool that not only are you reading the wrong line. But you're on the wrong page and the wrong act! That's page 57 Act 1 Scene 4! You're behind by over 200 pages and we're in Act 5!"

Everyone hushed to silence, no one laughed. Naruto glupped. "See me after the session," she went behind her desk and sat down. "Now turn to page 310 and get it together, line 142 to 153. You will stand and read it, as as punishment and a greade for dozing off in my class since Defense seems to be more important to you than education, you will recite this whole line by tomorrow."

Naruto grumbled stand up as he turned to the page. He looked for the lines and gasped. "What? I can't memorize that whole thing by tomorrow!"

"This is your punishment. As you can see Mr. Uzamaki I can be quite the hard player too. See, in here I'm your Alpha, I never see you dozing off on Sasuke when he tells you a plan, something you need to hear to be successful in a competiton, I would like that same respect. I take this class very seriously and so should you, and you will. The least you can do is get you parent's monies worth. You will stand. You will read. And you will recite this whole thing by tomorrow, less you risk your participation in next week's game."

Naruto's mouth was opned in shock. Shizune looked up at him smiling sarcastically. "Oh yes I'll do it. We haven't won in 9 years, it'd be a shame if you ruined it because you weren't paying attention in literature, and you and the team worked so hard. It'd be a pity. But I'ld do it if I pulled the right strings. You're worried about the memorization, with such on the line I'm sure your team will be more than willing to help you. Sasuke will make sure of that. As you would say, 'Piece of cake' so let's start by making it sweet," she said sprinkling imaginary dust into the air looking back down at her book.

The room was silent as Naruto began reading the lines. Sasuke quickly turned to the right page looking at it boredly. Then, he heard the door close. When he averted his eyes up for the second he quickly jerked his head up sitting up straight, full of shock. "No way," he mumbled.

He noticed some of the other students flashing looks in the directions as well but only for a moment and back to the book they went. Walking over to Shizune's desk was the same girl he sung with at the Foster's hone in the land of Springfield for last night's game. She struggled with her books a little, keeping her head down as she placed a green slip of paper on her desk. Quickly, before Shizune said anything she walked around the room for a moment trying to find a seat but kept her head down avoiding contact from anyone. Shizune didn't mis it though, she followed Naruto like bees on honey. She merely glanced at the papter and went back to the book. Sasuke was in shock, he had never forgotten about her, and still remembered her name. She was quite, timid, and oh yeah--blown out rich. But she was a sweet girl, not like the stuck up girls such as Ino and Sakura. He turned to look at Ino, she caught his eyes and smiled back waving. he gave her a nervous smile then quickly went back to the book shivering at the thought. he then snuck a peek at Sakura who looked at him smiling, blowing him a kiss waving back at him too. He gave her a nervous smiled and turned back to his book shaking his head. "Definately too much. And those two together are a real nightmare on elm street."

He then looked back up at the gil who finally found her seat quickly sitting down to get settled. She took out a notebook and pen, ready to do notes. Hinata Hyuga, that was her name. She shook her hair placing her hair behind her ear and began writting. Sasuke smiled. She must be nervous, that was the exact same gesture he remembered her doing when she was scared to sing in frong of all those people. It must be her nervous reaction. He found it cute as he scoped her, checking her out. Sasuke didn't rembmer where he was until Naruto'd finished the last lines: "To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing."

Naruto stopped reading and Shizune said, "Well? Your interpretation please?"

"Uh, well I guess..." Naruto began. Sasuke zoned out again and looked down at Hinata who was nodding and avidly writing down notes.

"Very good, that was well thought out Mr. Uzamki I must say, even for you. Please still see me after the session is over and you may be seated," said Shizune standing back up.

Naruto sat down and frumbled. "Man, this is a bunch of shit if you ask me," complained Naruto hotly. "What a bitch. And all because she and her husband are getting a divorce, ain't my problem. There's plenty of ways she could get laid."

"That's pretty hard don't you think Naruto? Even for you," mumbled Sasuke.

"The hell if it ain't. If the game wasn't at at risk I'd say fuck her man, foreal. I wouldn't even be doing it." said Naruto.

"I hear ya. Sorry about that man, it's my fault."

"Don't even worry about it," replied Naruto angrily, not in the mood to talk about it.

Sasuke smiled looking at the sheet he drew and smiled. He definately had an idea to be insured it was her. He took out his pen and got to work. Naruto looked over at Sasuke confused. "Damn man calm down, you act like you're on a mission. The professor isn't speaking that fast for you to be on your notes like that."

"Oh I know," he looked up at him. "Just found a new motivation for my edumacation." He smiled ging back to his paper. Naruto looked at him confused and shrugged.

Although the 2 1/2 hour session seemed to drag on forever Sasuke kept busy. Shizune read her book for a moment and then closed it as she sighed. "Good job class. You have ten minutes extra time. Despite we had some interuptions at the start, you all did do well in finishing off real strong. I would like to make an announcement that the Musical the campus is having which is a holiday production. Mainly focusing between Christmas and New Years called, 'I'm Only A Wish Upon A Star Away' which is a sad, drama, love theme. I myself have written it. I've written the productions of this play for the past 25 years, worked in theatre altogether 32, so yes doing the math that's my whole life," she smiled. Everyone in the room chuckled lightly. "I have had much experience. Sign ups are posted all over campus, tryouts are inbetween 5:30-7:30 in the theatre building for the whole two weeks."

Sasuke bawled the paper smiling smuggly juggling it up and down. "Just a little class humor," he said.

"Are you crazy Sasuke! That says punishment all over, she'll kick you out for the next game!" panicked Naruto in a hushed whisper. "For the love of everything think about what you're doing, fuck that, what you're risking!"

"I am," smiled Sasuke. "And the most she'll do is give me some sort of detention. Itachi won't think of this as too major to pull me out the game next week, I'll be fine. Don't worry about it."

"Sasuke you're a riot, you're so gonna get in trouble big time!" laughed Naruto excitedly.

Sasuke threw the paper out westward of the room, then took the second drawing balling it up throwing it eastward. Naruto smiled balling up another drawing throwing it south of him. Sasuke balled another one up thrwoing it northern, then another in a random direction. Each ball landed perfectly on someone else's desk as Sasuke and Naruto pretended to look innocent. With the students uncertainty of who threw it as Shizune continued talking, each of the victims shrugged opening the paper. They busted out laughing, stiffling it. The people next to them looked at them confused as they showed them the picture and they tried not to laugh too. People tapping one another to sneak passing the picture over as more people began to laugh. When Shizune turned around to write their assignment on the board everyone who had the balls quickly looked around throwing them across the room encouraging whoever had it to open it. They'd looked confused and opened it and tried to stiffle their laughter turning around shaking their heads as they showed it to their friends next to them, giggling too.

"Oh my god man you are so evil!" mumbled Naruto in utter laugher by the ingenius of it all. He and Sasuke slapped hands.

"A real classic," Sasuke mumbled smuggly.

When Shizune turned around she looked at her class confused, half of their faces were red and swollen. She looked at them suspiciously and turned back around as the balls were thrwon continuously , the class began to giggle a little more audibly. Shizune threw her chaldk down out of frustration and turned around. The class then bursts into sheer laughter. Hinata looked around confused as well as Ino, Sakura, and half the other students in the room.

"Fools," mumbled Ino highly shaking her head.

"Is there an issue class?" question Shizune passing around the lower floor of the class. No one said anything, their faces were all still red. Shiuzne became worried looking at herself and sighed shrugging. "Well whatever the joke is since none of you will share it, I ask that you maintain it please."

She turned back around and the paper balls began to fly around the room again. One landed on Ino's desk. The other landed on Sakura's desk, the other on the blonde pigtailed hair desk behind Naruto and Sasuke. Another paper ball landed on Naruto's desk and the other on a random person's desk.

Ino picked up hers first and opened it. She half screamed with laughter looking around the room to make sure she had not been heard then back at the piece of paper chuckling to herself. "Nice," she humored to herself.

Sakura looked at her ball and sighed. "How barbaric can you people be in your working class." When she opened it her face turned red as she burst into silent laughter. "Ya'll childish!" she had hissed out still laughing.

The girl behind Naruto and Sasuke opened hers and sighed boredly dropping it in front of her. "Whatever, not intrested," she said rolling her eyes.

"Hey dude!" hissed Naruto nudging Sasuke in the arm chuckling. "Check this out, I think they made some special additions to your artwordk."

Naruto cracked, Sasuke quickly took it and Sasuke laughed in a loud whisper. The drawing was the original only a mustach was added, they erased part of her back to make it appear as though she was bending over with smog coming from it, giving it an appearance of her passing gass.

Shizune quickly turned around angry and fed up as the whole class finally recieved all the pcitures and bursted into laughter.

"What is the meaning--?" She said speechless. Hinata looked around confused. Shizune truned dark red walking up the stairs at random. When Hinata turned back around she noticed a paper ball placed there. She picked it up confused. "What's this?" she mumbled.

As Shizune went through the stairs she walked past Ino and froze to see the paper drawing on her desk. She snatched it up and looked, her hands shivering in anger as she glared at Ino.

"Hey don't look at me like that, I didn't do it, I--I swear on everything I didn't!" she panicked.

Shizune's mouth was taped shot as she looked around the laughing class.

"You think this is funny?" she mumbled, hardly audible, but insulted. "YOU THINK THIS IS FUNNY!?"

The class quickly shot to silence at the tone of her voice as she lifted the drawing into the air. "I'm proud of you class, that you'd think of this as a joke.--Ino, detention."

"What?! But that's not fair I told you I didn't do, I can even draw to do something like this, you know that I've been in your drama workshop for how many years here?" complained Ino.

"Then it is unfortunate for you that you had to have when I discovered it, is it not," Shizune replied coldly. She qucickly looked over at Sakura who hid her paper behind her. "Ah, and what is Thelma without her Louise? Hand it over," she demanded holding her hand out. Sakura gulped and walked over to her handing it to her. "I'm very dissappointed in you than all others that you'd be part of such childish behavior Sakura, and your the smart one."

"Hey, she ain't that smart--!" said Ino insulted, but Sakura quickly cut her off ignoring her disruptance in attempt to save herself.

"But Professor Shizune it wasn't me!"

"And how unfortunate for you--both of you--to have it when I catch you. You two are on thin ice, if I speak to either of you anymore today for disrupting my classroom you will be stripped of your drama privledges and won't be able to partake in this winter's musical," she said.

"What?!" Ino and Sakura said in shock and outrage.

"Sit," she commanded in warning and both quickly did so, remaining quiet and to themselves saying nothing more.

Shizune looked around. "So there are more," she said looking at the quiet class whom spoke not one word since she went off on them as a whole. She looked up and walked over to Sasuke's desk shaking her head. "How did I know. It seems you too were also involved in shuch childish activities. You have also earned yourself a detention Mr. Uchiha."

"Come on can't he do it another day. We have practice today and--" said Naruto.

"You disrupt my class," Shizune mumbled threateningly which quickly silenced Naruto into a gulp. "You were way off someway in neverville on the wrong page and line number, and I'm so not in a good mood right now which should be obvious, and now you irritate me even more by cutting me off about your buddy just because you have a game coming up? You can join him in detention as well Mr. Uzamaki, and 'still' want those lines memorized by the appointed date." Naruto opened his mouth trying to argue back but no words came out he was in so much shock. "Now then," she perked up a smile. She looked up and grimaced to see the crumbled paper ball on the gril behind Saskue and Naruto's desk.

Shizune picked up the crumpled paper and grimmed her. The girl shrugged. "Look, if you want to be spiteful and give me detention fine. I may be a genius, but it doesn't take a scientific genius to know that I didn't do it. So I'd appreciate it if you just give me my punishment now and be on about your business," she said rolling her eyes.

"Calculate 3 weeks of it Tamari!" she snapped angrily.

Tamari huffed outraged as Shizune walked off lifting the papers in the air.

"Bitch," Tamari mumbled angrily.

"Hey," said Naruto turning around. "If it's any constallation, that was really cool what you just did. You can really stand your ground rather she's a rank over you or not."

"Psht. It's nothing amazing trust me. You're not inclined to speak to me from fuch smll events. We've sat in the same seats all semester long. Don't act nice to me karate boy," replied Tamari out of annoyance.

Naruto backed off turning back around to a laughing Sasuke as Naruto shrugged. "Geese, that was cold," Naruto said stunned. "Nobody's feeling it today."

"Real smooth man," laughed Sasuke.

"She don't play foreal," mumbled Naruto. "Feel like momma popped me."

"Pop! Pop!" joked Sasuke pretending to pop Naruto's hand, and he and Naruto burst into laughter slapping hands.

Tamari rolled her eyes shaking her head. "Everyone isn't bound for college, and as usual it's about the sports. Gross, as if that'll get them somewhere even if they do make it. They'll have nothing to lean on once they retire in their middle age and getting older. The incompetence," she mumbled.

"Is there any more of this joke, lying around?" said Shizune strictly walking down the stairs. When she reached the bottom she seen the paper ball Hinata had. "Ah, Ms. Hyuga."

"Huh?" she squeeked looking over at her. Sasuke smiled broadly, so he was right, it was her. "A very bad impression already I have on you on your first day Ms. Hyuga. Hinata panicked looking around mouthing jibberish pointing from the back of the class to her desk to explain the situation even though she hadn't even opened hers yet. She then sighed giving up and just gave her the paper. Shizune opened it and shook her head. "That is detention for you too Ms. Hyuga, and welcome to the University of Konaha," she said hitting the papers to organize them neatly on the desk. Hinata just looked at her desk saying nothing as Shizune looked up at the class lifting the papers up . "Now this is cruel. I'm glad you see this is humorous. And now class, here is your punishment."

"Awe!" the classed uproared beginning to complain.

"Silence!" she snapped shutting them up immediately before they really began. "You will all write me a 30 page thesis about how wrong this drawing and disrespectful this drawing is and compare these drawing to the way germans drew the jews back in the days during the hollocaust. I am very sad and dissappointed in all of you. I am not punishing you to be mean. All of you in here are mature and well capable adults and its sad that I have to have this convesation with you. You are all being punished because instead of keeping the drawing to yourself to throw it away you passed it to others, making you just as in the wrong, all of you," she looks at Hinata, who, crouched in her seat embarrassed. "And therfore all of you will be penanlized because 1, I do not know who's responsible, therefore 6 of your classmates must suffer for it in detentions. Although I doubt any of them are directly responsible for the drawings originally," she gave a weary and encouraging smile at Hinata ans she smiled back understanding why she got the detention.

"But respect is something different, and not only did the picture disrespect me as a scholar professor, but I see I have a few smart asses," Shizune looked up at Tamari grimming her. Tamari delivered back the same facial expressions as she continued. "Giving me more disrespect. Add how respect matter to your papers. I want at least ten resources and to make it easier to give you some kind of mercy they can be interenet sources. You have two weeks to complete it."

The bell then rung as everyone began to get up to pick their stuff up. "Oh, and don't forget about that 136 page thesis I assigned to you in the beginning of the school year that's due in January, you had about five months to complete it. And that tryouts is this eveing for anyone interested in the musical this winter. Have a good day!" she smiled sarcastically.

Sasuke quickly stood up and furrowed his eyebrows frustrated looking for Hinata through the crowd. But it was so many people filing out of both doors of the class.

"Shit," mumbled Sasuke annoyed.

"Awe man, is it Professor Shizune's job to be such a bitch, damn. She's so harsh," complained Naruto standing up slinging his bag over his shoulder.

"Eh, cut her just a little bit of slack, her and Professor Iruka are getting a divorce you know," smiled Sasuke with compassion.

"And so now that makes it our problem taking it out on us and giving us these crazy assignments? Hell naw, as if!" complained Naruto.

"Mr. Uzamaki!" Shizune called scolding him. He looked over at her and frowned as she beckoned him to come to her, she mouthed inaudibly, 'now.'

"And your slave holder awaits," welcomed Sasuke sarcastically.

"Yeah, whatever. I'll see you in detention man," said Naruto as they both slapped one anothers hands snapping their fingers as Naruto began to leave.

"Yeah, oh and hey!" called Sasuke as Naruto stopped at his third step. "Stay alive." He smiled.

"Good advice," smiled Naruto. "I'll try."

Sasuke then looked around as Naruto left and looked around. The class was halfway out the class. He smiled to see Hinata still sitting, probably waiting for the others to leave. He looked around an when the coast was clear pulled his hair back and walked towards her direction to push through the crowd of people.

Hinata got up picking up her books and walked towards the door. Sasuke panicked going out the other door to meet her on the other side. When he made it, he smiled glad he hadn't missed her as the crowd poured out. He leaned against the wall waiting for her, looking through the crowd for her. When the crowd was gone Hinata had came out looking at a green piece of paper, probably her schedule, was his first thought. She was the only one now in the hall.

She walked past him looking around trying to find her next class. Sasuke smiled running to her lightly catching her elbow. "Hey."

Hinata quickly turned around and gasped smiling.

"Oh."

"My."

"god," Hinata finished. She shook her head.

"I know," said Sasuke. "This is--"

"Unbelievable," finished Hinata. Sasuke smiled. "Sorry I had to get one in too."

They began to walk out the literature building and onto campus grounds.

"So what are you doing here, I never thought I'd see you again," said Sasuke putting his hands in his pocket.

"Yeah what happened to you this morning I sent you a message."

"Oh, I still haven't checked my message on my computer yet. We had a sports event yesterday and we left the next morning. Usually we stay a few days put there was an assembly today so we left mjor earlier."

"Sporting event?" said Hinata who smiled. "So wait, you must be on the Defense team."

Sasuke blushed modestly. "Yeah I'm the alpha, no big deal."

"Are you serious? The whole campus is in uproar about you. You're making school history, you must be really proud of yourself," Hinata said impressed.

"It's alright. The teams's worked hard," he said modestly.

"So that must mean the Advisor is your brother. Must run in the family."

"Sure," he said straining a happy facade.

"So I see your tour guide told you that too."

"Yes, Sorutobi Sensei is very generous. There seems to be alot going on at this campus. It seems busy all the time," she shrugged. "I don't think I'll ever be able to keep up."

"You'll be fine. So what bought you here late in the school year. You realize we're about to have Christmas break right?" he said quickly changing the subject.

"Well, yeah," said Hinata uncomfortable.

"That's what I figured too."

"My family thought it best...I'm a little," she shrugged, "special." They stopped.

"In the head?" he asked.

"Yeah but not retarted, not the way you'd think."

Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows and thought about their conversation before hand. How inquistive she was. "Did you graduate?"

"Call this my graduation," she shrugged.

"So you're a genius on the brains. I don't see why that's so embarrassing," said Sasuke as they continued to walk.

"Oh turst me, there's a package that goes along with it. It's not all what it's cracked up to be. Just like I know the praise and expectations and standards people expect out of you just because you're the Alpha. It's good, you're leader and all, but the pressure and responsiblity all goes with it, that's why it crap. And it's usually the crap that's always what the audience doesn't see, how do you like them apples, ha," said Hinata aloud thinking. Her voice seemed like a stranger to him despite he'd known her for only a short amount of time to recognize that, but despite that, it was still familiar. She spoke the truth and it worked for him.

She had daggering eyes that could see right through him. And her presence was what made him comfortable. He would spill everything to her despite on the first day he spilled a significant amount of 'too much information' the last time. It wasn't meant to overwhelm her, but it was the affect she had on him. He could trust her with everything, knowing she'd understand, knowing she'd understand, knowing she wouldn't judge. And she talked to him "for" him and not because he was popular and a famous star around campus. She cared and knew despite she didn't like sports both sides of being a leader. Because she was just like him.

They were both trapped and being pressured to do things they had to do, but didn't want to. They both wanted a way out, freedom, and he figured that's why her music was so beautiful, desolate, and also very sad yet tranquil filled with hope. That one day that freedom would be reached, and that it was attainable for every broken spirit that lied in every human being somewhere. It released you and told you all your feelings, the music notes and why there were so many high notes, they needed feelings and to reach out to people. And that's why it was all so beautiful, her songs, even though he only heard one, but he didn't have to see the rest of them to know how beautiful they were, all holding the same theme. No one could sing them but her.

You had to have gone through something, and still be going through it. That's why they understood one another so well. As close as he and Naruto were, even he couldn't understand everything about him all the time like she could. And Sasuke knew that there were just certain things that he couldn't tell him, like the singing and his mom and uncle. Naruto's words were never the way Hinata's were, and were never something he wanted to here as the encouragement he was looking for. He knew he was going through hell enough as it is, but he was only curious about what such a beautiful timid girl could be going through to be on his level of a broken spirit. Whatever it was angered him, she didn't deserve it whatever it was. He wanted to protect her, help her with her problems whatever they were. Even though he probably knew more than likely it was just as complex and inescapable as his was. She was a genius too, more than likely there wasn't an easy solution. But he knew he wanted to try, even to give her temporary relief by giving her a break.

That's when he decided to talk to her, get her to open up to him as easily as he did, and maybe they could heal one another's wounds. They could hep each other stand and be stronger. He liked her a great deal, rather it was love at first site he wasn't sure, but whatever her real age was, he knew it was something special about her that especially attracted him to her. She was more than a genius, she had more than intellect, she was down to earth, and wise, not many were have both, it's alway one without the other. And though he should fear this girl that she could use her beautiful sad like eyes as an x-ray to pierce into him to read him so well without even knowing him that long, he couldn't help but dream to be with her. Despite she overlaxed him, distracted him, and has the potential to make him confess his heart more smoother than milk pouring into a cup.

"So true," said Sasuke after a while soaking in the comment as they continued walking across campus grounds.

"I look to that Spider-Man movie alot. You know Peter's grandfather?" said Hinata. Sasuke chuckled at her reference just hitting him about the possibility of how young she could be and nodded. She then frowned with regret. "He was right. With great power does come great responsibility."

Sasuke looked at her in concerned. "You must have a great deal of it lying on your shoulders."

"You have no idea, there's so much I could tell you. It's all just so complicated," said Hinata rolling her eyes just thinking about it. She sighed of hopelessness. So Sasuke assumed right.

He smiled reassuring at her. "Hey, I'm a complicated guy, so I should understand complicated situations, don't mean I can solve them cause I have some of my own, but it doesn't exclude the fact that I won't understand it." He shrugged.

Hinata laughed. "Well at least you were truthful with it."

Sasuke smiled. "Well you and I aren't exactly made of kryptonite like those heroes or Peter Parker are we Mary Jane? Shooting spider webs."

Hinata laughed again. "Perhaps, but despite the physicalness of it, we have powers and ultimate control, the kind that matters. It doesn't have to be 'that' power. It can be position or rank, to be in a positions of influential to the people. The human mind can be weak and sensitive . You, on the other hand, have the power to move people here, and that's alot of pressure. One you."

"You're right," Sasuke agreed, he felt, a little too quickly. "It's an image thing. People know when you succeed, and quick to judge harshly when you mess up. Power destroys people, rather obsession for more of it, or crumbling under it. The person in power, and those around them, friends of the person with that power."

"You've learned that being here?" asked Hinata as they stopped to look at one another.

"All too quickly here I'm afraid. It's not exactly fun being the little brother of the advisor that was they legend giving this school it's greatness nine years ago," he turned from her then looked to her concerned face. She understood, he was always looked in his shadow, geese that was pressure, and alot of it. She wasn't sure of the tone meant he was a bit jealous with his brother or he didn't really get along with him, or perhaps he was pressuring him just as tough. Hinata couldn't understand but all of them were negative going towards his brother either or, and she felt guilty and stupid for praising him through his brother like the normal people was. It was truely just a friendly gesture of how proud he should be compared at the level of his brother. Or maybe that was the problem. She decided to stop thinking and talking and let him just take over before she said anything else to possibly insult him without meaning to.

"It's cool," said Sasuke breaking into her mind easily reading it. Hinata looked at him concerned. "Don't worry about it I'm used to it."

"You shouldn't be. You are your own person you know. I don't want you to think that I'm like everyone else," she spoke concerned.

Sasuke gave her a flirtatious smirk and she blushed. "And why is it that you care about what I think about you?"

"Look, you met me first and started telling me all this stuff the first day we met!" she flailed in panic. Sasuke chuckled. "No one does that to a complete stranger. You trust me and I take that at heart, you were already my close friend. Actually my first friend."

"So does that make me your best friend?"

"How can you be my best friend when I don't have any friends."

"Not at your highschool? You were so smart you intemidated everyone?"

"I literally had teachers jealous of me as sad as it was. But that's not the only reason, we've moved alot because we kept trying to find the right school that could keep me challenged."

"Never found one did ya," said Sasuke scratching his head.

"College. That's why I graduated so quick and got here earlier. I had no decent childhood life to have fun."

Sasuke smiled and gave her an evil grin and Hinata backed down. "Why are you looking at me like that Sasuke."

"We'll fixed that. But let's start over. After all, I did promise that if I met you again I wouldn't engage in such deep and serious conversations with you anymore."

"What's wrong with deep conversations?" Hinata retorted a little looking at him suspiciously.

"It makes the tone of everything tense all the time. And you had that your whole life, time to live a little and have fun."

"Do those kind of conversations make you so uncomfortable, what's the real reason, huh?" she teased.

"Nothing, really, no it's not like that," he lied knowing he'd rather not be read like a book again. "but I'm more than a serious guy with issues and a Defense star," he smiled. "I want you to see that side of me, I can be fun too."

"Of course, I wouldn't judge so little of you," she assured.

"No, no. But if you want I can give you a real campus tour," he smiled smuggly opening his arm as though holding the world in his arms. "Welcome, to the University of Konaha!" Hinata laughed. "So, how's your stay been so far? You must be aweful young and its just so much hitting you right now."

"I'm not that young," pouted Hinata blushing.

"Well I just figed since you were around such older people despite your maturity makes up for it."

"Do I look that young?" panicked Hinata.

"I won't lie to you, you can tell you're a highschooler. You don't have the matureness and olderness in your face that you're suppossed to have, a baby face persay. I guess it'll grow on you eventually," he teased.

"I'm not a baby, I'm only 17," she mumbled embarrassed. Sasuke's eyes shot buck-wide in shock and looked down at her. "Is that a problem?"

"A-h no! No. You misunderstood the gesture. I just wondered if this was too much for you. The college and everything that goes on, temptation and pressure with work load. You're just so young to be handling that. So you're a freshmen here?"

"Sophomore," she quickly replied.

Sasuke soaked in the comment, he had just turned 20 and wouldn't turn 21 until the next summer of their junior year. He knew for her mature level there'd be a minus in age, that's just how life played him. But he had no clue she was so young, not that it mattered, for her to be almost 18 she was homefree anyway. But for her to be a sophomore in college he knew her genius was unparalled and prayed she wouldn't go though college as quick as she did high school.

"Is it so bad, why so silent?" mumbled Hinata feeling bad she said anything at all. She hoped she hadn't blown her chances.

"I just wondered. Between being here your intelligence. You must've never had a normal life. They idn't even start yoou off as a freshmen, just sophomore. Don't you ever feel out of place, like you're just missing something when you skip grade or levels?"

"You have no idea," Hinata mumbled sadly.

"Though a genius still a child at heart, wanting some place to fit in and belong, but there was no place for her," thought Sasuke in compassion. He then smiled at her placing his arm around her. "Then I won't make you feel out of place. And I apologize if I had even for a second. You can always talk to me about anything and I won't judge, you didn't even have to tell me what you did. I don't ever not want you to be comfortable." He had hugged her then quickly let her go. Hinata blushed smiling nervously combing through her hair with her fingers.

They walked towards a recreaton building. Hinata smiled running up to the bill board that had class announcements. Sasuke smiled looking at the Tryouts for the Musical.

"Well, now that you're gotten aquainted with our 'lovely' Professor Shizune you must can't wait to do this!" he said enthusiastically slapping the poster.

Hinata chuckled as though he told a joke. "What? As you said at the charity thing, 'I don't sing.'"

"Yeah but you can," he said.

"Well you can too if that's the case. Look I'm no singer, I'm only a composer for songs. But at least I can promise I'll be there, front row seats if you tried out, you can sing--" said Hinata.

Sasuke quickly covered her mouth shushing her. He looked around to make sure no one heard her and moved her to the side away from the bulletein board. Hinata looked shocked looking around.

"What's the matter?" asked Hinata.

"Um," blushed Sasuke scratching his head. "Do you mind keeping the whole sing thing a little--on the low. Just between us." He looked around the area a little paranoid to make sure no one was in hearing distance. Hinata smiled with patience nodding her head.

"Your friends don't know about it, do they?" she said. More of a statement than a question.

Sasuke praised her inquisitiveness and nodded. "Not in the least," he said breathless trying to calm down. "I'd rather they never knew actually. You know how guys are, man pride, too feminine." He shrugged kicking some of the snow.

"You're not a bad--(she sighs giving in smiling)--you know what--" Hinata chuckled. "I understand. And I honor your secret. It's safe between us." She lifted her hand in a salute promise and Sasuke sighed relieved and smiled blushing going over how she said, 'it's safe between us' instead of 'safe with her' but its 'us' it had to be a good sign of something, and his hopes were high. And he hoped that it would always be just 'them' them and their own unparalled world where no one could reach them.

They both went back up to the bulletein board. "Still," Hinata continued. "You guys are a busy University."

"Yeah, but--I really think you have more of a right to sign up for it," said Sasuke.

"Thanks. But I won't get involved at least until next year. It's almost another semester and I'm sure your curricular activities are on a whole nother level compared to high school if I'm suppossed to be challenged. I don't want to put too much on myself so quickly, I could hurt myself more than help and I probably wouldn't know how to manage my time."

"Touche'," nodded Sasuke agreeing. And he did understand knowing she raised a good point.

"Sasuke!" called two unison annoying female voices.

"Shit," mumbled Sasuke. Hinata looked up at him confused as running towards them were both Ino and Sakura.

Sakura placed on hand on the hip and Ino combined her hair with her fingers shaking her hair, both gave a sarcastic smile greeting to Hinata and quickly turned their attention back to Sasuke.

"So Sasuke, ready for the show?" said a perky Ino.

"Yeah, the Musical is going to be really nice this year. We could give you front row tickets, we do have connections you know," said Sakura. "After all, you do know we've always stared in all the productions. All 27 of them as a matter-a-factly."

"Only naturalists for the natural talent ain't that right Sasuke," said Ino.

"Sure, it sounds cool. I heard you guys were really good and that broadway was looking at you," said Sasuke.

"Yes, well so much to sift through since they're offering us many different things. Of course thanks to us, the school's turning into one of the best performing arts schools. And thank to your brother, and you restoring this school's greatness winning the championship, this school's going to earning alot of titles, money, sponsering, advertisements, and ultimately more admittance in the freshmen for next year," said Sakura.

"That's great," nodded Sasuke not really wanting to be bothered trying to blow them off.

"That's very impressive," said Hinata.

The girls gave her a quick stare and looked back at Sasuke smiling. "Yes well like you guys, drama's had it rough and we've all had to work hard to get it to its greatness. We've come far," said Ino.

Hinata looked at the other posterboard and Ino followed her sites there. She smiled evilly and nudged Sakura who was in the middle of her conversation with an uninterested Sasuke.

"Oh Sakura, look at this," she said skipping over to the bulleten board. Sakura folowing behind her. Hinata and Sasuke both exchanged looks.

"Now Ino," Sakura said making a fake gasp. "How did we let this sign up sheet pass us."

"I don't know, I thought we got all of them, how sad to have been mistaken," said Ino.

They gave one another evil smiles. "Shall we dear cousin?"

Couldn't have needed a more worthy partner," said Sakura as both of them took out a fancy gold feathered pen that could have been used in the 1800s, but it still looks new. Hinata looked at them stunned nodding impressed as the girls wound around one another signing each others name, the way they did it added a little feather under their name making it a master piece of art.

Sasuke cocked his eyebrow up as the girls finished writting each other's names in beautiful sparkling gold ink. They both then added a dot to the side and turned to them smiling cockily blowing the tip of their pens as though they were guns.

"We always look to impress our audiences," said Ino.

Hinata and Sasuke nodded giving them a small applause.

"I see you girls already have your autograph techniques down," said Sasuke truely impressed.

"Thank you, really. But oh--I'm sorry," said Sakura looking at the bulletein board then back at Hinata who gave her a confused look. "Perhaps we went a little overboard on the signing."

"Yeah. I saw you checking out the sign-up sheet earlier,"said Ino. Hinata smiled smuggly slitting her eyes towards them in insult, so what were they trying to do, intemidate her? She wanted to laugh. So they did do that on purpose. "We welcome any new commers, but I think there are more openings for stage crew."

Sasuke then leered at her as well catching on.

"I'm sure they can fit something in for you, they make sure that everyone is involved in the production so that everyone's doing something important, but really they aren't," said Sakura. "Because..."

"Because we are the major piece," they both said in unison.

"Didin't Shizune put you guys on drama probation?" asked Sasuke.

"She was just in a bad mood today, her and her divorced husband to be had an argument during our assembly so she really wasn't feeling it today and admitted she took it out on us. She's going to cancel that probation but we still serve detention," assured Ino.

Hinata laughed. "Well while you guys are definately entertaining--it wasn't anything like that. I'm new here."

"Oh, so, Incoming freshmeat," said Sakura. She and Ino laughed and slapped hands.

"No, sophomore," she corrected witfully.

"My you're quite young looking to be a sophomore. You look like a baby," said Ino with no insult intended but curiousity.

"Don't mind her, its her way of calling you a freshmen, since you still look like you're fresh out of high school, no offense intended. You seem so young to be a sophomore though," said Sakura.

"She's advanced for her age. Double promotion," said Sasuke. Hinata smiled thankful for the save and Sasuke quickly winked at her while the girls weren't paying attention.

"Oh aren't we the intelligent one, Tamari will have a ball with this one," said Ino shaking her head.

"This is Sakura Haruno and Ino Yamanaka incase you had trouble reading their sophistacated and 'upper level' hand writting," he said rolling his eyes.

"Charmed," said Ino scanning her as though she was lower than her.

"I'm sure," said Sakura even more stuck up than Ino, both grimming her.

"Oh no, its fine. My mom used to write like that," replied Hinata to directing her answer to Sasuke.

"Really?" said Ino insulted and suspiciously. Hinata quickly learned to ignore them and payed them no attention any longer since they were practically harmless to her. She had learned in the buisness world at a very young age not to be intemidated by anwyone else except for family members that were on a higher rank than she. Actually her whole family was intemidating except her mother, she was married into being a Hyuga, so you could tell the difference. That's why she always feared Neji so easily.

Sasuke quickly grimmed them and put his arm around Hinata so that only his hand touched her shoulder to push her towards another direction, Hinata looked up at him confused as pleasure seeing you ladies but we'd better get going."

"Showing the new kid around huh Sasuke," said Sakura snappily giving Hinata a sarcastic smile.

"Yeah sure," said Sasuke trying to walk off and bring him with her.

"Oh!" said Hinata. "Is that Sain't Claire's: Au Rue's addition. That outfit was part of her winter line up right?"

"Huh?" Sasuke said confused. The girls looked at Hinata impressed and in shock. Someone of her status shouldn't have even heard of such expensive line up.

"Why yes," said Ino.

"Yes it is," Sakura said even more shocked. "And how would you know about it?"

"My uncle flew me and my cousin down there not too long ago for the modeling show," said Hinata.

"Wait!" said Ino shocked.

"They just don't let anyone in, you'd have to be big time to get in there!" said Sakura.

"Yeah I know, weren't we good for it thank goodness, it was incredible the show," said Hinata. "It really looks good on you thogu, I'm glad to see someone wearing her line of clothes, its not really my taste, too fancy."

The girls checked out Hinata's outfit and understood why she knew about the clothes line and the designer, how she could possibly get into the modeling show as hard as it was to get in that even they weren't rich enough to get in.

"Are they big time or something. Not that I should be trying to keep up with clothes and women," asked Sasuke.

"They're price range is above $1500 for one pair of pants or even a single jacket. Celebraties wear them, you don't know about them because they are branded for the rich since only the rich can afford them. That's why the name sounds so foreign to you, it's a french designer," explained Hinata.

"No surprising. You girls are mega rich aren't you Ino?" Non one said anything and then Sasuke turned to Sakura, "Sakura?" still silence, the girls were too busy looking at Hinata and her outfit. "Girls?"

They then snapped out of it and looked at him.

"Yeah," Ino finally answered.

"But I see we aren't the only ones, you're more loaded than we are, apparantly," said Sakura icicily.

"Apparently and shockingly," said Ino. "We should have seen it before with your outfit. You're wearing the de' Due Mar's: J'ai la r^eve-tu soir last month. Daddy wouldn't let us have since they're about 7500 mill."

"What? For clothes??" Sasuke said shocked.

"It was Neji's early birthday gift to me in March since he'll be gone for an internship in buisness. I told him it was too expensive for great reasoning. See, feel it?"

Sasuke looked at her blushing embarrassed that it was the first time he noticed her outfit for what it was. She was wearing a sparkling smooth-like velvet grayish-silver jacket that seemed to sparkle with snow on the ground. It was a heavy jogging coat jacket type thing. The hood was silver with fur, probably to keep the head warm when cold, the bood lining stitched in gold letters: Du Mar's se r^eve. Sasuke touched it and gasped shocked, the material was incredible as well as it felt, and looking closer at it the stitches were professional and complex, nothing he'd definately never seen in any clothes lining before. Not that he'd notice it from any of the other clothes he bought but in this jacket it was made sure to be very noticeable. Sasuke smiled letting go.

"You must stay warm. No wonder as cold as it is you're wearing a jacket, it's not a normal what. you're probably quite fine."

"Exactly. Actually I'm more hot than cold," she smiled.

"So you're rich too," said Sakura flatly, hearing a coldness in her voice.

"We have enough to get by to and have nice things," shrugged Hinata dodging the question.

"Hinata!" snapped an angry stern voice.

She jumped in Sasuke's possession and turned back to see Neji wearing the men's style of the r^eve line. A longer expensive winter baige caot with white fur around the neck, his hand in his pocket. He gave her a sharp glare, and she jumped quickly removing from Sasuke's possession and removing his arms from around her blushing embarrassed, man was she gonna get it when they left she could tell already by how he was looking at her. Neji looked at Sasuke with the same stare and then at Ino and Sakura until his eyes resettled at Hinata.

"I see you've made some new friends Hinata. Not to drag you from your social life but duty calls and I'm afraid I need to speak with you at this moment," he said. "Now." He emphasized in a threatening tone.

"But--(he gloweres at her signaling his last warning at being nice to her in front of her friends) but of course," she mubmled giving in. Sasuke looked down at at her, unsure if he should let her go, he felt her intemidation, he looked mean, strict even. Was he her boyfriend or something? He acted as though he claimed her and she belonged to him, like an item of possessionship. Sasuke then made a mental not in his head to be sure to ask about her personal life and her relationship status for that matter the next time they met up. And the way Neji looked, if there would be a next time.

Hinata bowed to them in respect and walked over to Neji who replaced where Sasuke's hands once were, with his. Hinata flinching under his touch.

"I'll take over thank you. Have a good afternoon and happy holidays," said Neji bowing to them. He then smiled at Sasuke more cockingly and challenging. "And again I offer my congratulations on last night's game Sasuke."

Sasuke gulped nodding his head toward him pulling off a nervouse chuckle.

"Thanks," said Sasuke.

Neji and Hinata began to talk off but they then stopped as Hinata turned to them. "Oh and by the way Ino--Saura. I don't flaunt around my family's income so conspicously to make others around me feel bad and lower than me," said Hinata. She then looked at the bulletien board where Try-outs were. "Nice John Hancock by the way, you'd been great for the American Revolution."

Both she and Neji then walked off leaving their site. In another world, Sasuke would have laughed at the littel intellectual joke she made. And Ino and Sakura probably would have huffed and puffed at her wittyness. But Neji's presence shut them all to silence.

"Pow!" said Ino which made both Sakura and Sasuke jump. "Crack that whip! Talk about a man in control."

"That's not funny," said Sasuke flatly.

"Yeah Ino, that guy's scary. Seems like she got other problems of her own," said Sakura still creeped out.

"I agree," nodded Sasuke, then turned to them. "Which means just because she's youn and new, you shouldn't act like bitches to intemedate her. I saw what you guys were trying to do, and it wasn't cute. So back off and cut her some slack."

"Well don't you seem oh so mighty attatched," leered Ino.

"Well we've all been there, she's basically a freshmen, it's her first time here," shrugged Sasuke trying to throw them off. He sighed closing his eys to calm down and rebuild his patience.

"Well I don't want to hold you ladies up. You have try-outs to prepare for."

"Oh of course!" smiled Ino.

"We'll be on our best behavior, we'll make sure she stays out of trouble," smiled Sakura sarcastically.

Sasuke rolled his eyes making a mental note to stay as close to Hinata as possible but to talk to a few girls who'd do him the favor instead since he didn't trust them worth a lick.

"You'd better," he warned.

"Oh calm down, it's all taken care of. We'll see you at the show, good luck with the semi-finals!" said Sakura.

"Will do," he said nonchalantly waving off as he walked away.

They smiled waving back. "He's not gonna show is he?" said Sakura stretching her smile.

"Doubt it, he hasn't the past two years," Ino agreed shaking her head maintaining her own smile.

Then, although timed, they frowned, and were pist.

"I think we have an outsider reigning up on our turf," said Ino cocking her eyebrow.

"She's not going anywhere. We'll find the dirt we need on her," assured Sakura. She looked at the bulletein board then at Ino. "You don't think she's trying out do you."

"I don't think so," said Ino walking up to the bulletein board sprinkling it like she just added another peck of perfection on it, and smiled statisfied. She then flipped her long blond hair. "She's not a threat on our show yet to be too bothered. But--"

She looked at Sakura and she smiled nodding in agreement.

"Sasuke said to be nice to her. Let's find her niche and try to push her in a direction that is her, 'habitat'" said Sakura.

"No harm in that. We'd be killing three birds with one stone. Keeping her out of our show, keeping her out of Sasuke's face before she snaggs him before either of us does. And, though 'we' benefit more from it, we're doing something for someone for the common good," said Ino.

"You're so perfect cousin, so evil," smiled Sakura.

"I know," she said matter-a-factly. "And so are you."

"That's why we're related. Maybe we should be called the weapons of mass destruction huh," Sakura laughed combing through her velvet pink hair.

"No, we're the bitches that dictate hell," laughed Ino.

"Oooh ho ho, I love it! I felt the fire from it, the intemidation--yes the bitches that dictate hell," smiled Sakura.

"So are we in this together, ready to join forces," smiled Ino.

"Oh hell yeah, born ready. I was just waitin for your lazy ass," Sakura joked pulling a finger out.

"You know it," laughed Ino. They touched one another's finger making a sizzling noise to represent how 'hot' they were. They both flipped their hair and strated to strutt off.

"Hey Sakura, what's the American Revolution?" asked Ino. Sakura looked at her, her mouth agap in shock. "What?"

Sakura just shook her head and walked off.

"Hey come back I'm serius! Was that a huge party in America or something? I need to know how that Hinata person insulted me so I can get her back!" Ino said chasing after her.