Your Heart in My Hand

A/N: Hi everyone. I'm back with another chapter. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who reviewed, followed and favourite-ed. I appreciate it so much. THANK YOU.

A little warning: This fic is an AU so characters will definitely be OOC.

Without further ado, enjoy the second chapter of Your Heart in My Hand.

Inspired by Fujiwara Kiyo's Wild Ones.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Chapter 2: New Faces

The alarm rang and Sakura moaned. She groggily hit the 'stop' button on her phone and rubbed her eyes. She was just about to slip back into the covers when a knock on her door stopped her.

"Come in," Sakura called out as she fell back into her pillow.

"Sakura-sama? It's time to wake up and get ready for your first day of school," came Sasuke's deep voice.

Sakura's eyes opened immediately and she turned to look at the black haired male standing at her door. He was already dressed in their school uniform- a thick black long sleeved gakuran with gold buttons. Inside, he wore a long sleeved white shirt. Sakura couldn't help but stare; he looked really good.

A throat clear jolted Sakura back to reality as she realised she was still in bed.

"Oh, right. I'm sorry I'm just not used to waking up this early," She said sheepishly.

Sasuke shook his head, a small smile on his face.

"You have about an hour before we leave. I'll be waiting outside the bath to show you where we'll be having breakfast," Sasuke said before closing the door.

Sakura groaned. She hated waking up early. All this while, she had been home schooled by her mother and had never experienced the pain of waking up early for school. She was however, really excited. Her ji-chan had told her that the school had an after school art co-curriculum that she was particularly interested in. She had always had a special love for the arts and she couldn't wait to sign up.

When Sakura reached the bathroom, she immediately covered her face and screamed internally. She hadn't expected to see so many half naked men in the morning- though they had all apologised and cleared off when they saw her mortified face. She was really glad that the house had two bath rooms. The male one was obviously larger to accommodate the all-male population in the house while the female one had remained completely unused. She assumed her mother had been the only person to use it when she had lived here.

When she was done soaking in the tub, Sakura washed herself and started to get dress. Her uniform was a long sleeved shirt, with the sleeves slightly puffy. It was sailor-like in appearance, like most Japanese high school uniforms. After tying her long pink hair into a high ponytail, she opened the door of the toilet, to find Sasuke standing next to it like he had mentioned.

She saw his eyes widen slightly before turning away from her.

"You look nice. Come on, the dining hall is this way."

Sakura blushed at the compliment and they made their way to breakfast.

The dining hall was noisy. All around, men ate and talked. Whenever she passed them, they would give her a nod and she would smile in return.

"Hey! Sasuke! Over here!"

Sakura followed the sound of the voice to the very end of the table. A blonde male was frantically waving, repeatedly calling Sasuke's name.

Sakura giggled. The blonde was now standing on his chair, jumping and shouting Sasuke's name.

Sasuke stared at Naruto with an annoyed expression. Did he have to be so loud in the morning? He turned to Sakura.

"Sakura-sama, is it fine if we sit with my friends for breakfast? If you prefer not to, we could always dine somewhere else," Sasuke asked.

"I don't mind," Sakura replied. She was actually looking forward to making friends with some of her ji-chan's men since they would all be staying together.

When they reached the end of the table, all 3 men nodded at Sakura. Sitting at the edge was a pale skinned guy with short black hair who immediately started doodling in his sketchbook once he had greeted her. Sasuke introduced him as Sai. Next to him was the blonde who had called Sasuke over. He was called Naruto. He was grinning at Sakura and gesturing for her to sit next to him. The male sitting opposite Sai slapped the blonde's hand away.

"Morning Sakura-sama. You're looking real good in our school uniform. Here, I've reserved this seat just for you."

The guy who had spoken had bangs that hung above his eyebrows and white hair that framed his face. He was grinning flirtatiously and was petting the seat beside him.

"Suigetsu," Sasuke growled. "Watch it."

"Good morning, Sakura-sama," came a voice from behind. Sakura turned to face a rather serious looking man. His long black hair hung loose and his eyes were a lovely shade of lavender.

"Morning, erm?"

"Neji," the man said as he took his place next to Naruto.

Breakfast was a brief affair. The grilled salmon and wakame soup were delicious. School was a 20 minute walk from the house and Sakura could barely contain herself. Sure, she was nervous but she was also really psyched for her first day at school. Though, she wished Sasuke would allow her to carry her own bag.

Naruto was walking beside her and telling her about how the cafeteria served the best ramen on Wednesdays and how the principal, Sarutobi Hiruzen had been a member of her ji-chan's gang before he left to pursue his own interests. Even though he was no longer part of the gang, he still maintained a good relationship with Hashirama.

"Sarutobi-sensei is awesome. You'll like him, Sakura-sama. He was so kind to waive off our school fees for now till we can pay him back. I mean, cause he knows most of us, well…"

Naruto didn't need to finish his sentence. Sakura knew exactly what he meant. Her ji-chan had told her about how most of the men in his gang were orphans. Poor and lost in the streets, Hashirama had taken them in. He had made most of his fortune from the 'protection fees' he imposed on the people- he does no such thing now and used it to take care of his men. Hashirama now made a living through the many martial art dojos he had opened. It benefited his men and gave them a space to channel their energy. Of course, none of their clients knew that they had yakuza background- the sleeves of their gi covered their tattoos nicely.

The gates of Konoha High soon greeted them. Sakura marvelled at the sight. The school was beautiful. A bust statue of whom she assumed to be Sarutobi Hiruzen was placed along the entrance of the school.

A scream pierced her ear as Sakura walked in. Shocked, she looked around to find the source. She had thought, maybe, that someone had fallen into the huge fountain that was in the courtyard.

"Ah, it's Sasuke-senpai!"

"Oh my god Neji-senpai looks so good with his hair like that!"

"Kyah! Suigetsu-senpai winked at me!"

Throngs of girls had gathered around them, trying to get the attention of the 5 boys who were walking with her. Though most of them stared at the boys, some were also glaring at her. It didn't help that all 5 guys had eyes only for her; Naruto was rambling about what today's lunch could, Suigetsu had tried to drape his arm around Sakura's waist, earning him a punch to the gut by Sasuke who then hovered close to Sakura, staring daggers at Suigetsu. Sai and Neji, though quiet, still walked closely by her side. Sakura could feel eyes boring into her head.

"Hey! Over here!" came a high pitched voice.

Sakura looked over to see a platinum blonde haired female, waving them over. A girl with black hair was smiling at them shyly.

When they reached the two girls, the blonde haired girl pulled Sakura out from her circle.

"You must be Sakura," The blonde said, a huge grin on her face.

"Ah, yes I am. How did you know…?"

"Sai told me. He's my boyfriend," the blonde said, as she went over to embrace a smiling Sai. "I'm Ino by the way."

"Sakura-sama, this is my girlfriend Hinata. She's Neji's cousin," Naruto said as he laced his hands with Hinata's. Sakura giggled as Hinata's face turned bright red.

Cousins? Sakura could see the similarities.

A hand pulled on Sakura's own and she turned to face Sasuke.

"Sakura-sama, we need to go to the office. You have to get your timetable."

Sakura nodded and followed Sasuke to the office, noting that he had not let go of her hand.

A/N: This was it for chapter 2. I know it's a little short but I thought it would be nice to end off the chapter this way. I just wanted to thank everyone for your nice comments, it made me very happy and I feel very encouraged. :) Thank you everyone.