A few weeks later...

Rachel was walking to the academy, humming the song the expressed what she was feeling, every now and then, spitting out a few of the lyrics. Her arms bent behind her head as she was walking in a very relaxed position. She was happy today. She and Naruto had become pretty close, and she'd made friends with her favorite characters.

Plus, the fact she annoyed Sasuke every day to no end. They would have their share of fights. Almost like a schedule. First, Naruto fought with him, then the next day was hers. Or he would annoy Sasuke during school, and her turn came when they got home. And on special occasions, they all fought about things together, making things all the more fun.

Since Rachel joined the academy, and started learning how to form chakra, she had begun trying jutsu she saw others use on the show. Because she was such a fan of the series, she had a general idea how to do such things. Of course, she wasn't the best ninja, but she learned quickly.

Every now and then, she'd ask Itachi to help. He, in turn, would say the same things he said to Sasuke years before. She wanted to train with him to see if she was any good at taijutsu. Rachel always did have a fascination with martial arts, as well as anything. That's why she loved the show so much, after all.

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Reaching the academy, she quickly found Naruto and they began jabbing about random things. The usual morning. They talked about dreams, jutsu, homework (mentioning how much they hated it), etc. Never about boys, or girls, unless saying how weird or annoying said person was.

Seeing Sasuke walk by made Rachel smirk. She walked up to him and said 'sweetly', "Hello, Gumai-kuuun." Holding the last note, as if to be mimicking a fangirl.

He looked annoyed, tired even, and shot a death glare to her, "Hn."

He must not be up to playing the usual morning games, she thought mischievously.

Rachel walked back over to Naruto and they continued their way around the school, eventually heading to class. As they went towards the classroom, they saw Sakura and Ino running to it as well.

"Uh-oh, the piggy-forehead morning race, we'd better hurry before they block up traffic!" Rachel said jokingly.

Naruto chuckled and nodded, so they ran to the class. Fortunately for them, they got there just before they did and got in before the block happened.

They sat in the usual seats, Rachel in-between Sasuke and Naruto, and after somebody got through first(Sakura and Ino got stuck in the door), Naruto was next to Sakura. Who, was shooting Rachel a death glare, since she sat next to 'her' Sasuke-kun.

The class began, and everyone was quiet. Though, the minute it ended, the entire class was quiet no more. All talking loudly, so to be heard, causing others to talk loudly. Making the whole room very loud.

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After school ended, she went to meet Naruto at the Ichikaru ramen shop. In her own words they had, 'the best ramen ever' there. Sometimes, others would be there as well, then they'd all talk about things. Unless it was Hinata, who would just watch Naruto eat, while blushing, might I add.

So clueless, Rachel thought, shaking her head at Naruto in shame.

This time, however, the trip to the ramen stand was different. While she was walking, she hit two people. Falling on her back, she couldn't help but think, I must have most luck for hitting people on the street, huh?

A hand stretched out to her, and she happily took it. With an apologetic look, she said, "I'm sorry, I should've watched where I was going"-

Her eyes widened, No way!

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Author's Note :

Hey yall! I'm working on cliffhangers, can you tell? -evil grin- Heh, yea, so I'm gonna work on the next chapter right away. Hope you liked the chapter.

Ten reviews! Awesome. I guess now, I'll mention the reviewers' names every 5 reviews.

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