A/N: THANK YOU FOR THE ENDLESS AMOUNT OF PATIENCE/TOLERANCE WITH ME. I redid chapters hella lot of times and gave hella lot of e-mails. I know...You hate that fact about me. I would get hella annoyed too. Sorry lol.

Anyway Arigato!

OKAY this is the beginning of konoha high. I thought her 'past' would be longer but aw well I don't feel like writing more. SAY GOODBYE TO FIRE HIGH!

This is the prologue re-done.

EDITED!

THE TWO DO NOT GO OUT!

Konoha High

Chapter 2

Good bye, Fire High

Sakura and Gaara broke up after the first week. They both didn't feel right about it. They just went back to being as best friends.

Flashback

It was the most perfect moment, being at the peaceful sunset and everything. They were next to each other on the bench at the park and leaned in for a kiss. Their lips touched but...they felt nothing. No spark or no love. "Gaara..." she said, after slowly moving back.

"Yeah?"

"It doesn't feel right..."

Neither of them felt anything. It wasn't right for some reason. They were too used to as being just friends. The love they had thought for each other was just their imagination.

"I know..."

"Let's just...stay as best friends."

They felt like they were brothers and sisters. Nothing more, nothing less.

"Yeah..."

End Flashback

But one day...Everything just turned from good to bad. Definitely...Bad. During 2nd period that was when everything changed. A very familiar bell rang throughout the building. Not an ordinary one; just an ear-piercing one that seemed to never cease.

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It was a regular fire drill, at least that's how all the students thought it would be. The sensei wondered if this was real because they didn't get a notice from the principal that it would happen. The sudden bell didn't cause a scare to the students because they were used to it, but when they looked outside the window of the classroom doors it definitely made them panic. As the students peeked through the classroom window, all they could see were gray clouds filling the air and other students from other classes running out.

That was when they realized this was not a regular drill. The students in the classrooms did not waste any time just staring through those windows; they got out of there fast. The brass doorknobs in the classroom doors slightly burned the students who touched it, but it was nothing compared to the heat that spread throughout the whole building. They could feel extreme temperature scorch their skin as soon as they stepped out the classrooms.

Gaara and Sakura, having the same 2nd period class together, held hands so they wouldn't loose each other. During evacuation, all everyone could do was cough and rush to get out of the place. They were running out of air and were breathing in all this smoke. They could hear some people yelling telling each other to hurry up, not really caring to be quiet and following the regular procedures. But plentiful of people chose to save their breath. There was barely any oxygen, so they didn't waste theirs.

After what seemed a long time, they finally got evacuated and stood outside the school. Every single person went around the crowd looking for their friends so they can have each other's company. Some people were crying and others just stood there in emptiness as they watched their school burn into flames.

Soon, students and faculty saw a bunch of firefighter trucks with their sirens on, going to the school's direction. About all of the town's fire trucks quickly came. Basically everyone in the neighborhood came out to see the incident. Then the firefighters brought out gigantic hoses, trying to bring down the massive fire, while all of the sensei was taking attendance.

After a few minutes and getting the results, everyone got word that all safely made it out. They now waited for further direction. The principal rounded everyone up. She said the fire was so bad that nothing could possibly be retrieved. She also said everyone will receive letters home that will explain everything. The letters will inform that all students will be transferred to the Sand High, the nearby high school next to their town, unless; the parents will specifically choose another.

She was really sorry this happened. Everyone was. The fire turned out to be a big mystery of how it started.

Like most students, Gaara and Sakura wanted to have the same school together. "Promise me we'll be in the same school, Gaara?" the pink-haired girl said as she looked up to the guy.

"Yeah I promise."

Students with their cell phones contacted their parents, informing them about the fire. The students and faculty shared their phones with the others who didn't bring a phone with them, so they too can inform their parents. Slowly, everyone either walked home, got picked up, or the ones with their keys, drove home.

Slowly, the fires went down and trucks went back to the Fire Department and people from the neighborhood who were watching went back to their homes.

A few weeks later, Sakura talked it over on which school she would go to. She was pretty sure it was going to be Sand High like all the other kids. But her parents couldn't take her to Sand High because numerous students were there. They figured the school would be really crowded; same thing for all the other near-by schools. They wanted her to have safety and space.

They planned to make the pink-haired girl move with her aunt in a town called Konoha, a town that's miles away. From there she would go to Konoha High for an education.

Sakura knew nothing could change her parents' minds once they're already made up. But what about my promise with Gaara? she said to herself, her thought racing all over. We must be in the same school...

She figured she'd tell him on the phone once this whole 'planning' was finished.

So instead Sakura pleaded them to have a house of her own because she didn't want to live with her aunt. In the end she won the debate with their parents by having them agree to pay for a house much nearby her aunt's, but only on one condition.

She would only live there by herself until Kaoru, her sister, goes to the high school too. Kaoru, going to high school next year, will have to move in with Sakura. The two will take care of each other, until Kenji, her brother, moves in, which is in about 2 years.

The parents knew that the high school wouldn't be re-done in about 8 years, so they planned all their children to go into the same one. Then, after Kenji moves in, they could all move in at Sakura's house as a family.

But in the meantime, the pink-haired girl gets it all to herself.

After her parents explained everything on the phone, her aunt completely understood. Although she was sad Sakura didn't want to live with her, she knew that Sakura needed her privacy and independence because of her age.

After the whole thing, Sakura quickly went upstairs to her room. She got her phone and dialed Gaara's number to tell him everything. "Gaara," she said in a worry-like voice.

"Oh hey Sakura," he said. But he could tell something was wrong the way Sakura said his name like that. "What happened?"

"I---I have to go to Konoha High. I can't be in Sand or in any other nearby school." Silence came upon them.

"Oh...Well...I'll try to get in there...Where is it?"

"Leaf Village but Gaara really you don't have to-"

But before she could finish her sentence, Gaara interrupted. "Don't worry...It's no trouble," he said in the most convincing voice.

"No Gaara...You can't do that..."

"Don't worry we promised remember?"

After he said this, Sakura heard her mom yell from downstairs. 'SAKURA COME HERE!'

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After a few weeks the family went to go house-hunting.

There were many houses for sale, but the family chose this specific one for many reasons. The house had fair price, it was nearby school and it was also a couple down blocks from the aunt's house. To add more reason, the house was right across the beach. After the approval of everyone, the house was bought.

But, her parents didn't want their daughter to be completely alone, so they wanted her to get a cat at the pet shop of Sakura's choosing. The girl chose it because of the green eyes it had, just like hers. She knew they would make perfect pairs ever since they stared eye to eye at each other through the glass at the shop. To add more reason, Sakura thought it was the cutest thing ever, with its white fur and small size. After their parents' approval, the cat was bought.

She attached a collar and put a bell right through it. She now she knew what to name the cat. The name was of course Snowbell.

After a few days of settling in with Snowbell, the pink-haired girl was now happy as ever, having freedom from her parents and siblings.

But now, she had to go to school.