Ch.4 Sakura's POV:
I meet Sasuke at the tree. He tells me he's put up the signs, and I tell him that we're all clear with the principle. I see Ino coming from the corner of my eye and say "I've got to go. See you Friday."
I go over to her and say "Have you seen all the signs posted around"
She responds "Yeah, but I haven't read any of them."
I take her over to one. It says:
ASSEMBLY AFTER SCHOOl ON FRIDAY
BE THERE IF YOU CAN
Tenten comes up behind us. She studies the sign for a while then asks "Do either of you know what this is about?"
Ino shakes her head and I shrug. Thankfully the bell rings, and I escape further questions.
The week passes painfully slow, and there is an almost visible tension in the school as the days go by. In 6th period on Friday, everyone is anxious for the bell to ring. The seconds tick by, and when the bell finally does ring, there is a stampede to the auditorium. I slowly walk over, misgivings about what's going to happen forming in my mind. When I get there, I take a deep breath, and open the doors…
Sasuke's POV: I wait until the auditorium is full, then I step out onto stage.
"Fellow students, some of you know me, some of you don't. I'm Sasuke Uchiha. I want to talk to you about something that's been bugging me ever since I came here. This Ranking System. I know many people don't care what rank they are, but it's not fair to those who do. Don't you think it's not right, that you could do something awesome, and everyone except your closest friends would only be able to see a Nerd? Or a Commoner? And the SOOS. How does it feel to be known as a social outcast? If you can see this the way I do, then you realize that the whole meaning of this Ranking System is to make some people feel superior to others. We aren't supposed to be like that. I know every school has a poularity system of some sort, but why does ours have to be one of them? When we can all see that we're all students, and we're all equal. Tenten. I know you're at the top here, and I have a proposition for you. If I get 100 people to sign a movement bringing down the System, will you agree to drop it?"
"300 people." She says.
"150"
"250"
"200"
"Deal. But just so you know" She adds with a hint of malice. "You and everyone else who signs WILL be a SOOS if this fails."
With that she gets up and walks away.
Many people immediately come up and sign. After seeing their friends do it, more people sign. Sakura comes up and hugs me and says "You did it!"
I smile and say "C'mon. Did you really think I wouldn't?"
She just gives me a warm smile.
I pull her to a quiet spot and say "Sakura, you're cool, smart, funny, and the weirdest girl I've ever met, and I like that. Will you go out with me?"
She looks at me, then hugs me and whispers "I would love to!"
I smile and take her hand, then, together, we sign the movement.