*A/N: Hi! Thank you all for the lovely reviews and favorites, etc.! It means so much to me! Anyway, I'm sooooooo sorry that I took so long to update! I have been really busy with classes and the like. I'm also sorry for the shortness of this chapter (I'm probably not going to use Sasuke's POV very much, just to keep the flow of the story).*
Karin
She was embarrassed to walk in to class late. She knew that all of the students were looking at her and that the teacher probably thought she was an irresponsible student.
"Nice of you to join us – I was just taking the roll." The professor said, as if he was reading Karin's mind.
The teacher – Mr. Hatake according to the plate on his desk, cleared his throat and continued with attendance, "Konohamaru Sarutobi?"
"-he dropped the class," another student chimed in.
"Ah, okay. Tenten?" The silver haired instructor marked the piece of paper in his hand.
"Here!"
"Sasuke Uchiha?'
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"Sasuke Uchiha?"
This Uchiha kid must think he's so cool skipping class on the first day. Why sign up for a class if you aren't going to take it?
Just then, the door to the classroom creaked open, to reveal a dark haired boy standing in the doorway as if he owned the place.
"Nice to see you've shown up, Mr. Uchiha," Mr. Hatake remarked, almost snarkier than he had been when talking to Karin.
The boy – Sasuke Uchiha apparently – just shrugged and took a seat in the back of the room. Shrugging? Isn't he bad.
Karin had heard of Sasuke before. He was the typical heartthrob according to the other girls- "Sooooo mysterious, and of course very attractive!" He didn't seem so fantastic to Karin- he almost seemed obnoxious, in a silent kind of way.
What did intrigue Karin about the hostile boy was why he was in child development, of all classes. He didn't seem like the type to love children as much as she did. What was he majoring in? Karin tried to think of all the majors she knew of that required this class – Teaching, Nursing, Early Childhood Education… None of them seemed to suit the boy.
"…Along with your homework and class assignments, you will have a project due at the end of the semester," Mr. Hatake said, snapping Karin out of her thoughts, "This project is worth thirty percent of your grade and you will be working on it throughout the semester." The instructor let out a slight chuckle, which made Karin nervous. Was the project going to be that difficult? Karin was good at schoolwork, but she was also the kind of person who was perpetually worried about something.
A stack of papers landed on Karin's desk, passed by the student to her right. Karin took a packet of papers from the top, and passed the stack along. "Has everyone gotten a packet?" Mr. Hatake scanned the room, picking up the leftover papers.
"As you can see on the project outline, this is a group project." Karin almost lost it. She hated group projects with a passion. She could never rely on other students to do their work correctly, and Karin's grade would suffer because of it. She could do all of the work herself, but she didn't want lazy students to be rewarded a passing grade without doing anything.
"…I will be choosing your partners for you, and each of you will be responsible for… different aspects of the project." The teacher let out another chuckle that rubbed Karin the wrong way. He seemed… off to Karin and that worried her; could he be trusted to grade her papers correctly?
"I will announce who the partners are and then explain the first part of your project." Mr. Hatake announced- seemingly holding back laughter. He cleared his throat and began reading off of a piece of paper. "When I announce your partner please move to sit by them. Now… first up are Tenten and Neji Hyuga." He paused as the students- a brunette girl who appeared to be a sickeningly cheerful person and a long haired boy who remained straight-faced – moved to sit together.
"Choji Akamichi and Hinata Hyuga." The students, who both appeared to be kind-hearted people, quietly moved seats.
"Uh, Karin and…" Karin perked up, praying that she would get a good partner, and listened intently.
"…Sasuke Uchiha." Karin sat, stunned for a second. Sasuke Uchiha? The boy who come in late and obviously couldn't give a rat's ass about how well he did in class? Karin forced herself to stand and walk towards the seat of the man who would certainly cause her to fail this class.
She flopped in to the seat next to him, and tried her hardest to pretend he wasn't there, to no avail.
Mr. Hatake concluded the list and moved to sit on his desk. "Now for the actual assignment." There it was – another smug chuckle from the man who would most certainly ruin Karin's G.P.A.
"Take a good look at your partner, because they are now your spouse."