Sexiest Ninja of Konoha: Hi hi all! Sorry it's taken me so long to write the next chapter; school's been killer, giving me the whole play of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to memorize. But oh well. And also, my laptop got a virus and mass deleted all my saved crap, so I have to start all over with chapter 3. OH WELL! And now, onto the story…
Sarutobi High School
Chapter 3: Gym Class Nightmare
Sasuke threw his bag on the ground, completely exhausted from his first day of school. It hadn't gone the way he planned at all. He turned over on his stomach. As he did so, he remembered Sakura, and how pretty she had looked today. His tense expression changed to a softer one as he thought of her. He flipped back over onto his back, staring at the ceiling. He thought of her full, pink hair, her beautiful green eyes, her cherry red lips…
"Whoa," Sasuke said to himself, sitting up straight.
"There's no way I can be involved with anyone right now. No way," he murmured, more to convince himself. He grabbed his English book, thinking some homework would get his mind off Sakura. But he was wrong.
Sakura walked into her box filled room, throwing her backpack on the ground by her bed, the only thing that wasn't in a box. She sighed, flopping herself down onto her lavender colored sheets. Her conversation with Ino earlier hadn't done anything to improve her mood.
"Sasuke? You like Sasuke? Sorry Sakura, I wouldn't count on him liking you back. He hasn't had a girlfriend in three years! It's so hard to please him, believe me…"
Sakura flipped onto her side, thinking about what Ino has told her.
"Three years? That means since eighth grade he's been girlfriendless," Sakura said out loud. She frowned.
"Maybe… maybe I could be the one who could change that," she whispered, then punched her pillow in anger.
"Who am I kidding? Sasuke's way too popular for me, I'm just the new girl, it would never work out between us," Sakura sat up in a huff, grabbing her History book, thinking to get Kurenai's homework done, and to get Sasuke off her mind. But she was soon thinking about him again after two questions.
"Sasuke, I'm telling you, Hinata's totally going to go out with me, I can feel it!" Naruto exclaimed, punching the air as they made their way to their lockers the next day. Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"You said that last year too, dobe," he scoffed, taking his gym bag out of his locker, getting ready for fifth period Phys Ed class. Naruto grabbed his bag too.
"But this year is different! And guess what! She and Sakura are in our P.E. class!" Naruto yelled, slamming his locker. His ears perked up.
"Sakura? Why would you care that Sakura is in our class?" he asked, trying not to sound defensive. Naruto caught it anyway.
"Whoa, sorry dude, didn't mean to move in on your girl, I just thought it's cool that we get to see them in those cute little tank tops and shorts," Naruto smirked. Sasuke didn't say anything, but his mind was working over time.
"Whatever, you're a pervert," Sasuke said, smirking as they made their way to the gym.
"Why are the shorts so… short here?" Sakura asked, eyeing herself in the full-length mirror. Ino and Hinata laughed.
"I wouldn't complain if I were you; the guys are HOT here!" Ino squealed, making her shorts even more short. Sakura sighed, admitting defeat.
"I won't argue with you," Sakura smiled crookedly as the three walked out of the locker room and into the gym.
"All right maggots, line up! I'm going to divide you up into squads, then we're going to see what you've got," Anko called after blowing her whistle very shrilly. Everyone lined up, a little afraid of what Anko had in store for them.
Twenty minutes later, as the last of the students were separated into three squads, Anko looked around at all of them.
"Ok, we're going to start by climbing the rope. Rules are to climb to the top as fast as you can, ring the bell, and climb back down. No sliding! That ok with everyone?" Anko smiled sweetly. The class shuddered as one.
"All right, first up, Uzumaki Naruto," Anko read off of her clipboard.
"I guess we aren't going in ABC order…" Naruto grumbled as he stepped up to the rope, waiting for the whistle to blow.
"All right… GO!" Anko blew her whistle. Naruto jumped up onto the rope, climbing as if he were a monkey. He rang the bell and slid down, all in under five minutes. Anko looked surprised before hitting the timer.
"Well, Naruto, you finished this course in four minutes and thirteen seconds," Anko frowned, probably wondering if Naruto was on steroids.
"All right!" Naruto punched the air, jogging back to his place in line.
"See! Hinata was totally noticing me," Naruto boasted to Sasuke. Sasuke chuckled.
"Because God knows that she doesn't already like you," Sasuke shook his head. Naruto looked genuinely surprised.
"She does?" he exclaimed. Sasuke opened his mouth to say something, but thought better of it.
"Ok, next up, Uchiha Sasuke," Anko read out. Sasuke strolled up to the rope, his hands in his pockets. Anko reset the timer.
"Ok… GO!" she yelled, blowing the whistle. Sasuke jumped onto the rope, much like Naruto, but his movements were more graceful than Naruto's. He rang the bell and slid down, quicker than Naruto.
"You completed this course in three minutes and forty-eight seconds," Anko said, smiling. Sasuke smirked at Naruto as he made his way back.
"Who's Hinata looking at now?" he teased. Naruto pouted, sticking his tongue out at him.
"Next, Haruno Sakura," Anko called. Sakura walked up, her ponytail bouncing as she stood at the foot of the rope. Anko reset her timer.
"Ok…GO!" she called for the third time, blowing her whistle.
'She's good,' Sasuke thought to himself. Sakura climbed steadily, but as she made it to the top, her hand slipped as she reached to ring the bell. She scrambled to grab on, but she was too late.
"Ahhh!" she screamed, falling ten feet to the ground. Sasuke reacted almost instantly. He vaguely heard Naruto calling his name as he ran to the spot where Sakura was about to splat.
"Is he…?" Naruto whispered to himself. Sasuke slid, catching Sakura before she hit the ground. They both came crashing down on the safety pads, which weren't much of a padding. Sasuke groaned.
"Ow," he muttered. Sakura shook her head.
"Why is it so… Oh!" she looked down, spotting Sasuke.
"What's up, Sakura?" Sasuke asked as Sakura pulled herself off of him. She giggled nervously.
"I was until I slipped," she grabbed his hand, helping him up. He winced.
"Are you ok, Sasuke?" she asked worriedly. He nodded.
"I'm fine; what about you?" he asked. Anko was running toward them.
"Are you two ok?" she panted. They nodded simultaneously. She gave them both a scrutinizing glare before nodding.
"That was a nice save, Sasuke. Sakura might have been seriously injured," Anko noted. Sasuke shrugged, glancing at Sakura.
"Well, either way, I want you both to report to the nurse, just in case," she said in a finalizing tone. Sasuke nodded, and they both made their way out of the gym.
"Nice, Sasuke!" Naruto said as Sasuke made his way past him. He nodded half-heartedly. He just wanted to get Sakura to the nurse, in case she had been hurt. As they walked out of the gym, Sakura turned to him.
"Thanks, Sasuke, you really saved my butt out there," Sakura said, her green eyes wide. Sasuke nodded.
"Well, it's not tradition to splat before your first week here," he smiled crookedly at her. Sakura giggled.
"How embarrassing it would have been if I broke a tradition," she said in a mock-serious tone. Sasuke waved her off.
"Yeah, I'm amazing," he laughed. It was the first time he had laughed with anyone other than Naruto, Shikamaru or Neji. Sakura laughed too.
"No yelling in the halls!" a teacher hissed at them as they passed an open door. They're smiles faded, but they glanced at each other, their eyes sparkling.
"Yes ma'am," Sasuke said respectfully, grabbing Sakura's hand and inching away from the open door. Sakura giggled, her hand over her mouth as Sasuke pulled her to safety. When they were close to the nurse's office, they broke into laughter. When they stopped, Sasuke noticed he was still holding Sakura's hand. Sakura noticed too. Sasuke let her hand go, his face turning pink.
"Uh, here's the nurse's office," Sasuke said unnecessarily, motioning with his hand. Sakura nodded.
"Right, let's get in and get out before Anko comes looking for us," she said, leading the way in. As he followed her, Sasuke felt a kind of jolt in his stomach. She was so easy to talk to, to laugh with, to be with. But it was more than that. Something about her made his stomach feel like butterflies. And he liked that feeling.
Sexiest Ninja of Konoha So? What did you think? I sort of made this chapter more from Sasuke's point of view than Sakura's, since, well, he's Sasuke, and apparently he's never been in love before. Please R&R for me, telling me what I need to work on and stuff!