Lunch and Other Stuff

Sasuke cursed under his breath and slumped in his seat. The pink haired Haruno girl was nowhere to be found in the lunch room and because he was asked to stay back by his history teacher, his lunch time was already cut short. He had no time to scour the halls for her even though Naruto was rearing to go do just that. The poor blonde really needed a tutor for…everything.

You would think that out of the six hundred or so students someone would be willing to help the Dobe, and you would be correct. Many students liked the sunny blonde and just as many had tried to help him out in middle school. The fact is; Naruto can't learn form just anyone. He hadn't even been able to learn from Sasuke because Sasuke couldn't see how he didn't get certain things and Naruto just didn't get certain things the Teme was trying to teach.

They were the greatest duo the world had ever seen, but that didn't count when it came to scholastic achievement. However, there is always the chance that the pink haired girl could be just the person Naruto needed to teach him. She was certainly intelligent and she seemed tolerable as far as he could tell. But alas, Haruno was not among the students filing in for lunch and she had not been in any of his other classes, so where the hell was she?

All he could do was sit and suffer through not knowing until he either saw her or until science the next day. Kami he hated waiting!

It was pure bliss to be sitting and watching the perfect white clouds drift lazily across the sky. They were so free and unrushed and perfect. Seeing as I wasn't hungry and Tsunade was planning to bring me a 'snack' later that day I was unconcerned with going into the lunch room. In fact, Tsunade's "later" was not at all late considering it was only two minutes after the start of lunch and she was already texting and asking about my location. Of course, I pull out my phone and reply with a simple, 'Roof, duh. xP'

A few moments later the roof door creaked open and a boy with spiky pineapple styled hair walks out. He's slouching slightly and looks to be just as lazy as my fluffy white friends in the sky. I like him already and even more when he holds out a bag and asks if I'm the "Pink-Haired-Brat".

"That would be me, is that my 'snack' that you're holding there?"

"Yeah, the crazy old lady ambushed me on my way up here…"

"She's good at that. Thank you!" I snatch the over stuffed bag from his hands and begin pulling out seemingly random food items. Dango, instant ramen, potato chips, BBQ Pork, tomatoes, an assortment of sushi items, and many more random things. The boy sends a questioning glance my way, but I just smile back at him.

"Troublesome…" he sighs and lies down to gaze at the clouds.

"Hey, are you going to eat lunch?" He really should. If I remember correctly, and I always do, he is on the football team and in several high level classes. Actually, the only class he has that isn't Advanced or senior level is his Health and P.E. class sixth period. I only know he's in that class because I'm the T.A. for Gai's Health and P.E. 1.

He asked me to do it after seeing that I had several free periods that I had to fill and that I was very good at both the subjects he had to cover. I agreed because it would look good on a résumé and Tsunade said I needed to interact with my year mates more. Of course H.P.E 1 was for freshmen and sophomores and any upper class men who didn't want to take the harder Advanced class or H.P.E 2, but I would still see at least a few of my year mates.

"It was too troublesome to wait thirty minutes for a lunch that really wasn't worth it." I had to agree there. Tsunade would be bringing me my lunches for the year and every year following unless I chose to enlist someone else.

"Well then my cloud watching buddy, I'll share with you. Tsunade doesn't understand that I can't eat the whole store alone so there's plenty and I know you need to eat because I saw you at football practice yesterday. It would be bad if you suddenly passed out and couldn't keep up!" I know it was probably over kill, but he seemed like the kind of guy that needed solid reasons before doing anything.

"…thank you." And so I handed him some sushi and we ate and watched clouds for the entire lunch period. It wasn't until just before we left that he asked for my name.

"Oh, it's Sakura. I'll see you later!" And then I was down the stairs and off to Advanced Calculus with Kakashi.

Neji watched expectantly as his fellow sophomores, along with quite a few freshmen and one irritating junior, filed through the gym doors. As a starter for both the football and track teams, he was constantly on watch for new blood with good quality. Sasuke Uchiha, Shino, and Shikamaru Nara had all been his recruits, but that didn't me Tamari would let him rest. She wanted a strong group of underclass men to assure a good team for the next manager. After all, she had had to work with a big group of wannabes who couldn't throw a ball right and blamed their failure on the play writer.

Another reason to keep an eye out was to keep his lead over Lee. The overly youthful teen had collected Uzumaki Naruto and Kiba, two very promising players, and he was close to convincing the walking wall known as Choji to join as well. Neji just couldn't let such a thing as Lee catching up to him happen. Just like how he could never let Lee out do him in gym class or football or with grades for that matter. So, as he sat watching the boys who entered the gym for P.E. and Health 1, he wondered if there was a freshman boy that hadn't been asked to join and showed any potential whatsoever.

He was sure that each male member of the group known as 'The Rooky Nine' had been confronted and most had already joined a sports team or two. The only one who hadn't been asked, he knew, was the mysterious Haruno Sakura. Of course, this could be attributed to the complete lack of information on the student. All anyone knew was that each of the Nine was very talented in at least one aspect and that Sakura was the highest scorer out of not only this year's entries, but out of the entire population of students who had ever walked the school halls. Oh, and that none of the other Nine knew Sakura either.

To say that the mystery intrigued the Hyuuga prodigy would be like saying the Amazon River was a small stream. He wanted to be the one to discover the secret of Sakura Haruno's true identity and rub it in the stuck up Uchiha Sasuke's face. Speaking of the moody Uchiha, a trail of giggling girls in short shorts and too-tight T's followed the stoic boy through the double doors.

Shaking his head at not only their stupid behavior, but their total lack of muscle tone and balance, Neji redirected his attention toward the last few stragglers entering the locker rooms. A boy with little definition, a girl the width of a tooth pick, a boy build to run, but not take hits…none of them seemed any good. Taking a final glace at all the people in the class, he wasn't surprised to see a group of scantly clad girls sending him heated glances or to see a group of boys ogling the near naked girls. What a stupid game they tried to play. He had shown them no interest last year and nothing had happened to change his out look on the situation over the summer, why didn't they get that?

Lost in his musings on the way women thought, Neji failed to notice the girl with soft pink hair and green eyes enter. Knee length, black spandex shorts were accented by a red and white first aid kit hung off of a black tie belt and a red tank top hung loosely enough to leave room for ones imagination. Her curves were obvious, but still modestly covered. If the Hyuuga had been watching he would have approved of the style and also the toned state of her body. She seemed to actually care much about health and had put a lot of work into keeping herself fit.

But alas, the poor guy was too busy wishing someone like her existed to notice that she did.

As sixth period Health and P.E. rolled around I found my-self oddly at ease. I may not have had much experience teaching or speaking in front of people, but I did have the knowledge these people needed to graduate. Gai had been kind to allow me a day to prepare a medical pouch and evaluate the student's test scores for both Fitness and Health Science. With the information I had been able to craft the perfect course for each student that was under my care. By next year they would each have the basic knowledge to keep healthy and maintain a perfect state of wellness…if they choose to use the knowledge was up to them.

I glanced around the room to take in a quick mental roll call. All freshmen present, all sophomores, and then there was the only junior. Poor Hidan, he was really quite good at the P.E. aspect of the class, but his health knowledge was…severely lacking. I had decided that he was going to be part my personal project and Gai had granted me permission. I would be teaching Neji, Sasuke, Shikamaru, Ino, TenTen, Lee, Choji, Sai, Shino, and Gaara, because they were all rather good at both subjects. In addition to them I would have Naruto, Hidan, Kiba, and Suigetsu because they lacked knowledge in health and I would have Hinata and Karen because they were physically lacking. I had had to request the last six because Gai didn't want me to work too hard, but I told him my youthful heart was pushing me to try with these kids and he caved.

Oh yes, I am an excellent button pusher and am amazingly skilled in the art of persuasion. The only one as of yet who can resist me has been Orochimaru, and that's only because he avoids looking at when denying me something. That's what led to this whole 'make myself known' thing. He told me to prove that I was not socially awkward and that I could handle a bunch of teens before he would let me start working on my college career. Stupid snake man, he'll learn what I can really do soon enough!

My entrance exams were good enough to convince each teacher I was ready for just about any class. I got to choose all my classes save for science because Orochimaru, being head of that department, said I needed to work with Kabuto to prove that tense environments were not too much for me. I still got to choose the class, just not the teacher. I had to take the Challenge Test for each class I was skipping over and I passed each so all in all I have more than enough credits to start college and after helping Gai I will have one college T.A. course complete.

This is why I want to teach some more difficult students. If I can help the so called 'hopeless' then it will prove my competence in teaching and in working with others. Plus, most of the people I'm helping are affiliated with high ranking groups within the school and can help build on my renown. Yes, helping Gai will be very advantageous.

Gai's entrance calls every student's attention from their previous activities and I slip unnoticed into the group. I want to see how they react when he mentions a student teacher and what they will think of their groups. "Hello, my youthful students! This is your first day of P.E. and I plan to see just how youthful you are!" Gai poses in the weirdest of stances before moving on. "We'll be doing things in a slightly different manner this year because, for the first time, I have a youthful assistant!" the students begin mumbling and whispering. "And we will be dividing the class into two groups. Your group will not change through out the year, even on health days, and even though my assistant is your fellow student you will treat her just as you treat me!" with that he smiled brightly and grabbed a clipboard from the bleachers.

"The following people need to stand together near the locker room doors; Neji, Lee, Ten-Ten, Shikamaru, Choji, Ino, Kiba, Shino, Hinata, Sasuke, Naruto, Sai, Gaara, Suigetsu, Karen, and Hidan. The rest of you, please head toward the exit. Team Pink, those youthful students by the locker rooms, will be under the control of my young assistant and Team Green will be with me!"

A series of complaints followed the end of his speech; 'but I wanted to be on Sasuke's team!' 'What about Neji-kun, he'll miss me!' 'I don't want to be on a team with such a girly fucking color!' 'Troublesome…' and many more interesting phrases could be heard bouncing off the walls. It was only after Gai's third failed attempt to calm the teens down that I decided to make myself known.

"Shut up!" and then there was silence. I swear I heard a cricked somewhere near the bleachers. After a few seconds of shock, each student looked toward the center of the circle. I stood in-between the two teams and held my clipboard at my side. "Gai-sensei was trying to explain what this class will mean for your future, but since you so rudely interrupted I don't believe you deserve his lovely explanation. You will all be running 300 sets of lines because disrespect will not be tolerated. During this time I want silence so that our youthful teacher may continue his lesson. Line up!"

When no one moved I got a little frustrated. "Who are you to tell us what to do Bitch?" Ah Hidan, always the bright one.

"I'm your team instructor. Now move!" This time most of the class lined up. Hidan did not however.

"You don't look like a fucking T.A. and I don't take orders from little girls with pink fucking hai- Ugh! " My fist found its way to his stomach and then proceeded to knock the air from his lungs.

"Hidan, I may be tiny and I may have pink hair, but I am also in charge half of this class and I will not tolerate insubordination. Understood?" he whined softly and clutched his stomach as he nodded. "Good, get up and on the line." I turned to face the rest of the class. "When I blow the whistle you may begin."

Kankuro was so very happy to be heading to seventh period. It was his most favorite not only because it was the last, but also because it was P.E. Then there was the deal with the pink haired girl to look forward to and football practice soon after…

Yes, seventh period was by far the best class. He swiftly mad his way to the back entrance of the locker rooms, striping off his shirt as he went. After pulling on a black top and some dark purple basketball shorts he rushed out of the locker room entrance to the gym. What he saw baffled him.

The entire P.E. class from period six were running lines and calling out numbers ranging from 270 to 295 every time a set was finished. Off to the side sat Gai-sensei and…the pinkette? What was happening here? Just as he was about to voice his question the girl stood and addressed the runners.

"You have been excused from your seventh period classes and will be staying to watch the next P.E. class. Tomorrow will be a health day so please bring notebooks and writing tools. Anyone who does not will face the consequences. Once you've finished your laps, please have a seat on the bleachers and note the strengths and weaknesses of the Advanced class."

She bowed politely to Gai and moved toward him. The smile on her face was so sweet that Kankuro could hardly believe she had just ordered an entire class of people without any resistance. Was she a witch or some shit like that? he looked back to the runners and blinked as heard Sasuke, Gaara, and Hidan yell out 300 before abruptly falling to the floor.

"Hello Kankuro-san, how are you?" She asked politely and turned to look at the runners as well. "Hidan! I said you had an extra ten for calling me a nasty name, now get to it!" The silver haired man stood quickly and sent an admiring gave toward the girl.

"I-I-I'm good, how are you?" Kankuro could hardly tell what he was saying, but she laughed softly so it must have been somewhat intelligent…right?

"I'm great! I just taught my first class and they seem to learn rather quickly!" Sakura's smile could have beaten the sun.

"Taught a class?"

"Yeah, those guys are the P.E.H. class that I'm helping teach. Gai-sensei asked me to T.A. for his and I figured it was good experience." Her eyes met his for the first time. "Have you come to a decision?"

"Yeah, will you marry me?" The words were out of his mouth before he realized what he was saying. "Oh shit, I didn't mean that! Sorry, I meant to ask if you would sign a Pact with the team, but then I was thinking about how cool you were and that you-"

"Yes." Sakura said with a smirk and Kankuro flushed pink.

"Yes…?"

Yes, I'll sign a pact with the team. If you want to marry me you'll have to wait seeing as I don't know you well and I don't plan to marry for some time, but I will sign a Pact with your team." Sakura laughed and Kankuro heard bells. Wow, she was simply amazing.

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Please point out any and all mistakes I may have made. I would be very grateful. It would also be nice if someone was willing to be my beta.

Thank you for reading!

~Sinful~