Here we go! A new beginning for all of us! Hee hee.

Chapter 1

Sakura POV

High school wasn't supposed to be so complicated. I don't mean to brag, but a smart girl like me normally just focuses on her studies and her group of friends. If only.

Three weeks before high school

Shopping is fun. I think every teenage girl loves to shop, and I'm no exception. But Ino takes shopping to a new level.

"Ino-pig, don't you think we have enough? We've already visited 10 shops, and we each have, like, 15 bags!"

Did I mention that Ino is practically jogging to each shop? And this is the girl who tries to convine her gym teachers that she has a disease that limits her ability to run.

"INO-PIG! ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO ME?"

Of course she isn't. When does she ever listen to me? Sigh.

"Come on, Ino! I think we have enough clothes for the whole year already! Just stop! Besides, we need to get school supplies, remember? That's why your mom actually let you go. Don't you think it'll be a little suspicious if you don't have even a single pencil?"

Now Ino looks back. "Oh, Sakura! Don't be such a party pooper! Let loose, and just have a little fun!" She laughs, racing forward.

"It's not that, it's just-oh, forget it." I shake my head. "Say, Ino, did you even bring the supply list with you?"

"What supply list?" Ino winked.

"INO!"

"That's my name!" She laughed cheekily. "Run run as fast as you can, you can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!"

"I find it disturbing how you remember things like that."

"And I find it disturbing how you managed to stay awake during the most boring lectures ever, and still manage to memorize them!"

"They're not that bad... Kinda."

"Excuse me? Remember that one class lecture that had everyone passed out?"

"..."

"And you were the only one who was actually awake. Plus, you were even taking notes!"

"Ugh, good point. You're so lazy."

"Thank you, but technically, Shikamaru's the lazy one. Now hurry up, forehead! Next stop: Victoria's Secret!"

"INO!"

"Hurry up! I need a new bra!"

"I can't believe you dragged out of Victoria's Secret and into-" Ino shuddered. "a world of pain."

Ino's just overreacting. She does that a lot. "Ino, you know that we are here to get school supplies, and school supplies only."

"Aww... Lighten up, Sak. What's the point of having all this money yet not being able to spend it?" Ino pouted.

"It's called saving money, pig."

"Um, excuse me, but for one, I'm thinner than you are, and two, we don't need to save money!" Ino threw her hands up into the air. "We're rich, for God's sake! And plus, we're already set for life."

"You might not be, if you keep spending like you always do." I mumbled, hiding a smile.

"Don't be silly. High class name brands were invented for people like me."

I rolled my eyes. "Well then, Miss High Class Name Brands, right now we're in a normal people store. And might I add, a stationary store. So we can get our high school supplies, like we were supposed to."

"Yeah yeah, whatever. I don't see why we don't just order them online." Ino shrugged. Typical Ino.

"Ino-pig, it's cheaper to buy them here."

"And we're back to the original conversation: namely, that we are rich. Rich, forehead girl! That means, we don't have to watch what we spend." Ino explained patiently. Stupid blonde.

I feel a migraine coming on. "You know what, Piggy? I'll make you a deal."

Ino perked up. "A deal? Like a two-for-one deal at Sephora?"

"No, stupid." I sigh. "You stop complaining about shopping for school supplies, and I'll go shopping with you for two more hours."

"Hmmm... If you let me makeover you and buy you new clothes." Ino haggled.

"No to the makeover, maybe to the clothes idea."

"Say yes to the clothes, and shop for four hours."

"Three."

"Three and a half."

"Fine, but you can't drag me out of here before we're all set. And no girly girly prep clothes."

"Deal. Oh, I can't wait to buy you something amazing to fix up your disaster of a wardrobe!" Ino squealed.

"Hey, it's not that bad! I happen to like my clothes!" I defend my closet.

"Honey, only you could like that nightmare."

I think it's pretty obvious that Ino hates my wardrobe with a passion. I swear, if she thought she could get away with it, she'd probably burn half of it and give away the other half to charity. Thank god she knows that she can't, or I'll destroy her clothes in revenge. All the same, I think I'm gonna need some Tylenol to prepare me for the upcoming shopping spree.

I think I've established the friendship between Sakura and Ino well. They fight, but not too long, and they obviously disagree about a lot of things. Sakura is practical and logical, but Ino is a fashionista and cunning. She knows how to get what she wants.

This is my first high school fic, and I'm really excited. I know where I want the plot to go, it's just all the little details and everything. However, I still need to think up a good ending. For example, do I want to enter adulthood, or should I leave off at the end of freshman year? Or maybe I'll even go all the way up to college. See! So much to consider, too many chapters to write.

I'll try to update as fast as I can, but I'm trying to finish up another one of my multi-chapter fics as well. We'll see how it goes. But the more reviews I get, the more motivated I am to update this story instead of my other one!

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