VERY LATE UPLOAD sorry since school started I havent had time to do anything. This year tennis practice is Monday-Friday from 5-7:30, then homework every effing day! Dx ahhhh anyways here is the long awaited 7th chapter of "Old Friends, New Ties"
Sakura had been released from the hospital Sunday morning. Naruto had picked her up and took her to his house so he could see her aunt, uncle and 6 year old cousin. Ram, Naruto's little brother looks just like Naruto when he was a little kid, the sun kissed hair, ocean blue eyes. The only difference was Ram didn't have the whiskers Naruto had. Naruto wasn't born with them, when he was a baby he was attacked by a fox and the scares stayed, they got darker with time they also grew with him. Sakura found out that Ram was having a birthday party in a few months.
"Cousin Sakura, your invited to my birthday party!" Ram yelled. He's just like his older brother.
"Wow, a birthday party! What's the party about? How old are you gonna be?" Sakura asked kneeling down so they could see eye to eye.
"It's gonna be a 'Pokemon Party'! And im going to be…" Ram said while holding up six fingers.
"Wow six years old! Pokemon? That show is awesome I still watch it."
"Really COOL! Oh and you better bring me a present!" Ram said crossing his arms.
"Hahaha don't worry I'll bring you a present. Wait what are your top five Pokemon?"
"Hm… Pikachu, Umbreon, Charzard, Lugia, and ummm oh Shaymin Sky Form!"
"Nice chooses, well I got to go see ya later alligator."
"Bye, Saku!"
Monday At School
"Good morning class, and it's nice of you to join us Ms. Haruno." Kakashi said walking into the class.
"It's good to be back Kakashi." Sakura said.
"Okay students, we go the news today that the school met the state standers last year, but just barely…"
"Hey, Uchiha what is Kakashi talking about?" Sakura quietly asked.
"That's right you don't know. Well Konoha High is at risk of becoming a state school. Which means no sports, no after school programs. There are 5 stages, right now we're in stage five which is worst. We have to meet the state standers two years in a row, so the school can be normal again. Apparently since we met the state standards last year we have to pass this year, if not the are going to make Konoha High School a state school." Sasuke explained.
"Oh, but wait if Konoha High is such a rich school why is it in stage 5?" Sakura asked.
"Most of the kids here really don't care about grades."
"Wow spoiled rich bitches."
Sasuke couldn't help but smirk at Sakura's reaction. "Yea, exactly."
*~ After School Sakura's Locker~*
"Hey Sakura-chan, you wanna go hang out at Teme's house?" Naruto yelled in Sakura's ear.
"Dobe! I didn't agree to that!" Sasuke yelled.
"Thanks for the offer Naruto-kun, but…" Sakura said taking out her tennis bag, "I've got tennis try-outs today."
"Really! Well I'll stay with you so I can cheer you on!" Naruto yelled.
"Hehe, I guess if you want. I gotta go change for the try outs. Um wait for me out side the rest room because I have no idea where the courts are?" Sakura said walking into the rest rooms.
"SURE!"
*~With Naruto and Sasuke~*
"Heh Teme you gonna go watch Sakura-Chan try out?" Naruto said leaning against the wall next to the door.
"Tch, I have nothing else to do Dobe." Sasuke said.
"Sure."
"Hey, Dobe is Pinky even good at tennis?"
"Oh yea she is! Last year her school was a state Champ. And they are the only school in the city of Sand that doesn't have tennis courts."(A/N: My school is the only high school in my town that doesn't have tennis courts and were ranked 5 out of 10. So were doing pretty good for a school without courts.(: ) Naruto explained.
"That still didn't answer my question." Sasuke said rudely.
"Yes she is. She is the whole reason they won state. She was the Caption of the team. Which is funny 'cause she didn't like the team, and the team didn't like her. The coach was the one who chose her. 'cause he said Sakura had the leader ship to lead the team to state. They even beat our school."
"Hn."
Sakura walked out of the rest room wearing a black "Escape The Fate" t-shirt, and black basketball shorts, with her white and red "Nike"s. She had her hair in a pony tail, she also wore a red cap that read "Marines".
"Wow, Pinky."
"What Uchiha?" Sakura said following Naruto to the courts.
"You never see tennis girls wearing stuff like that."
"Why? What do they wear?" Sakura asked when they stopped at the courts.
"Well…" Sasuke said pointing to the girls on the team.
Sakura turned to find all the girls wearing short skirts and tight pinky under armor.
"Eh, this is better then what some of the sluts on my old team use to wear."
"Hey Sakura!" Someone yelled.
"Hey, Marco! Have the try outs started yet?"
"Yea just about, wanna go meet the coach?"
"Um sure. Hey Marco, my cousin and his friend wanna stay and watch the try-outs. If they do anything stupid I'll take full blame."
"Yea sure they can stay." Marco said in a weird voice.
"Okay, Naruto-kun, Uchiha go sit at the benches, and don't do anything stupid!" Sakura said walking with Marco.
"Okay Sakura-chan!"
"Hn"
"Coach Anko, Coach Gai, this is Sakura Haruno. She transferred from Suna a few days a go, and she wants to join our tennis team." Marco said introducing Sakura To the coaches.
"Sakura Haruno?" Coach Anko asked.
"Yes coach."
"State Singles and Mixed Doubles champ?" Gai asked.
"Yes sir."
"Hn. Well tryouts are about to start leave your stuff on the table and get on the courts in the back. Were gonna see if you have the stamina to keep up with the rest of the team." Coach Anko said well yelled.
"Yes coach Anko." Sakura said walking to the courts in the back.
The courts are set up like this, two courts on the left, an open space, this place is really used for people and the players to wait for there matches to start. Another two on the right, then five courts in the back.
"Alright maggots since we really don't have a lot of people trying out this year we're gonna do the drills we do during the summer!" Anko yelled from the other side of the 5 courts.
Everyone had lined up against the fence, Sakura look across the line to find that there were a lot of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, but only about 5 seniors 3 guys and 2 girls.
"Wow, Marco wasn't kidding when he said they were low on seniors this year." Sakura thought.
"Okay run all the way across the courts and back the last two have to get out and wait for the practice to start, and if todays your try out you leave, you didn't make the team!" Ank yelled.
"Okay. RUN!" Anko yelled.
*~Sakura POV~*
We started to run across and back. I was the second one to finish, Marco was the first one to finish. Two freshmen were the last ones, they were here since the summer so they would have to wait until we started hitting to come back in.
"Once more!" Some of the freshmen and sophomores groaned.
"RUN!"
We ran again, still the second to finish, this time a sophomore and a freshmen were the last to finish.
"Okay, now we're doing suicides!" Anko yelled. (A/N: Suicides are when you run to lets say the 5th line, then you run back to the fence then you run to the 4th, so on and so on.)
"Line Three! START!" This time Gai yelled.
We ran, damn it I hate these but they help you a lot!
Im still the second one to finish. Damn Marco your quick!
We were like that for about another thirty minutes.
The only ones left were me and Marco.
"Okay were done with try outs. Sakura looks like you made the team. Okay everyone go get your rackets were gonna start the practice!" Anko yelled.
Everyone went to go get there rackets. Uchiha and Naruto-kun are still on the bench.
"Damn, you guys still here?" Sakura asked getting her red and white Wilson racket, and getting a sip of water.
"Yea and dang Sakura-chan aren't you tired yet!" Naruto asked.
"Kinda, but I got to keep on going. And don't you football players do more stuff then this?" I asked looking at the both of them.
"Yea, true but this seems intense." Sasuke said.
"Heh, you people think that tennis is a girls sport." I said walking to the courts.
OKAY imma end it there. Gonna leave in a little bit.
TTFN!
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