A/N: Hey everyone here's chapter 14. Guess what? I just noticed that in chapter 13 Suri said that she would see Sai at school the next day... but how is that possible if it was Friday. Lol So just disregard that last part. Hope you enjoy this chapter. And please review to let me know what you think.

Warning: Same as always :)

Disclaimer: I do not own any Naruto characters featured through out the fanfic.

Sunday... (Afternoon)

Suri lay on her bed staring up at the ceiling. She was supposed to be in Suna visiting her mother but a sudden meeting being held out of town came up at her mother's job. Suri was a little disappointed but she understood. She and her mother had a fairly good relationship, and she knew her mother really did want her to come visit. Her parents had divorced when she was a small child but she remained equally close to both, but after the divorce her mother had a bad habit of picking up the wrong type of guys. When Suri was 11 she went to stay with her father in the Hidden Mist Village because of her mother's abusive boyfriend. Eventually her mother straightened up and kicked the bastard to the curb. Suri moved back to Suna with her mother when she was 14 and stayed there until she was 18. 3 weeks after her 18th birthday she moved to Konoha and found a decent sized apartment that she is currently occupying with Sasuke and Gaara. She, Gaara, and Sasuke had been friends since child hood and had been by her side through everything. They emailed her everyday when she left unexpectedly to live with her father, and when she returned they greeted her with open arms. So the minute Suri signed the lease she called up Gaara and Sasuke and invited them to come stay with her. They both agreed even though Itachi took the news a little tough. So to comfort him, Sasuke looked around Konoha and found an apartment for Itachi to live in. Everything was going fine until Itachi's ex Deidara came to live with him, but you know all about that so I won't get into the topic. Both of Suri's parents are fairly wealthy so they pretty much forced her into allowing them to "help her out" with her rent. Once a month they both deposit $750 into her bank account and she uses the money to pay the rent and other various bills. Sasuke and Gaara don't really need to work but sometimes they do little odd jobs here and there, and in the summer they put their money together to do something really special for her. They really are the two best friends a girl could have. Suri's mouth curled up into a smile at the thought. Now all they had to do was make it through high school for about 9 more months. The three of them had been attending school for about 4 weeks and so far everything had been going pretty good, except for the daily argument between Suri and Sakura. Ino had kind of backed off a little (not to much though :D) but there was always electricity in the atmosphere when Sakura and Suri went head to head. Suri shifted in her bed, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

Monday…. 3rd Period (Art)

Gaara admired Shikamaru discreetly from his desk as the teacher lectured about what hot and cold colors were. Over a period of the 4 weeks he had attended Konoha High he had developed a small crush on the lethargic teen. There was no way in hell he was going to tell him though because for 1. He didn't even know if he was into guys, and 2. He had only talked to him maybe 4 or 5 times. A quite sigh escaped Gaara's mouth.

"Gaara…. Gaara….Gaara", the teacher repeated somewhat annoyed.

"Ooh sorry", Gaara finally answered coming back to reality.

"Can you please answer the question now?", the teacher asked.

"Ummm", Gaara said twirling his thumbs. He looked around the room searching for an answer. In his peripheral he noticed Shikamaru turned around in his chair, mouthing some words. Gaara immediately got the hint.

"Red, Yellow, and Orange", Gaara answered.

"Very good", the teacher chirped.

"BBRRRIIIINNNNNGGGG", rang the bell. Everyone packed up their things and exited the room. Gaara quickly gathered his things and ran to catch up with Shikamaru.

"Thanks", Gaara said quietly when he finally caught up with the boy.

"No problem, she can be a real bitch when it comes to people not paying attention in her class.", Shikamaru replied smiling lightly.

Gaara chuckled slightly. The 2 boys walked in a comfortable silence side by side.

"Well this is my class", Gaara said stopping at his 4th period room.

"Ok I'll see you around then", Shikamaru said a small smile gracing his face.

"Yeah", Gaara replied.

As the 2 minute warning bell rang Shikamaru turned around and continued to walk down the hall.

"See you around", Gaara whispered a small etched on his face as he walked to his seat.

Lunch….

Sai stood near the edge of the table where Sasuke, Suri, Gaara, and Neji sat looking down at his shoes.

"C-c-can I…", Sai stammered.

"Well aren't you going to sit down?", Sasuke asked smiling.

Sai looked up in surprise.

"Your legs are going to fall asleep if you just stand there", Neji added. The pale eyed boy moved down a seat so that Sai would be able to sit next to Suri.

Sai timidly moved to the recently opened space and took a seat.

"Sai!", Suri exclaimed pulling the boy into a bear hug.

On instinct Sai pulled away.

"Oh I'm sorry", Suri said looking guilty. "I should've asked first"

"N-no don't worry about it, I was just a little surprised.", Sai reassured silently.

"Ok", Suri said a small smile reclaiming her face.

Suri turned back to her food and was about to take a bite of her orange when she felt a pair of arms wrapped around her. To her surprise they were Sai's. It only lasted for a moment and then he let her go.

"Thanks", Suri whispered.

Everyone at the tabled smiled slightly at the moment.

"Did you guys hear about the assembly today after lunch?", Neji asked.

"No", Sasuke, Gaara, and Suri all said in unison. Sai just remained quiet.

"What is it going to be about?", Suri asked curious.

"Tsunade is just putting us into our senior teams.", Neji replied.

"What is a senior team?", Gaara asked.

"Through out the school year there will be these little competitions, the more competitions you win, the more points you get and at the end of the year, which ever team has the most points wins the big prize.", Neji answered.

"That sounds cool", Sasuke said plucking a grape in his mouth.

"Yeah, I guess", Neji replied. "It can get real competitive though, I've seen best friends become mortal enemies because of this."

"Wow", Suri said glancing nervously at Gaara and Sasuke.

"Don't worry about", Sasuke said already knowing what Suri was thinking. "Nothing could ever break the three of us up."

"Yeah, you're right", Suri cheered. "The three musketeers."

"Hey what about me", Neji said feigning to be hurt.

"Awww Neji", Suri cooed as she stood up from the table, walked over Neji, and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, her chin resting on the top of his head.

"Now that's a little better", Neji teased.

Everyone chuckled lightly, even Sai.

"BBBRRRRIIIIINNNNNGGGG", rang the lunch bell.

"I'll see you all at the assembly", Suri said as she was the first one to clear up all of her mess.

"Ok", the rest replied.

After the remaining 4 finished throwing away their trash and what not, they said their goodbyes and headed off in different directions.

Assembly…..

The auditorium was filled with the chatter of every senior in the school. Sasuke and Suri were sitting together but unfortunately they couldn't find Gaara, Sai, or Neji. As Principal Tsunade walked onto the stage and the whole room quieted down.

"Good evening Konoha seniors", Tsunade spoke into the microphone.

"Good evening Principal Tsunade", everyone chanted at once.

"If you haven't guessed, you are all here to figure out what senior team you will be in. Through out the school year there will be challenges and for each challenge you win your team will receive a certain amount of points. At the end of the year which ever team has the most points will win a big prize.", Tsunade continued. "So let's get started."

Tsunade began reading off list of names and appointing who the leader of the team would be.

"Team 7", Tsunade announced. "Suri Nakumaru."

A gasp escaped Suri's mouth when she heard her name called.

"Sasuke Uchiha, Gaara".

Sasuke and Suri both sighed in relief.

"Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka."

"Fuck", Suri hissed.

"Neji Hyuga, Sai, Kiba Inuzuka, Shikimaru Nara, and Naruto Uzumaki."

"Perfect, just fucking perfect", Sasuke mumbled to himself.

"And the team leader is Suri Nakamaru.", Tsunade added in.

"Great", Suri said sarcastically.

Tsuande read the members of group 8 and 9, and then finally she was finished.

"Your first assignment is to make up a group name and make a flag for it.", Tsunade said. "It is due exactly two weeks from now. Any team that fails to turn in a flag on time will automatically be negative 5 points. To all 9 teams I wish you the best of luck, and may the best one win."

The auditorium burst into cheers as Tsunade walked off the stage.

Suri and Sasuke rose from their seats and walked into the hallway where they spotted Neji and Gaara.

"Looks like we are going to be seeing a lot more of each other teme", Naruto said coming up from behind Sasuke and placing his arm around the boys shoulder.

"Don't remind me", Sasuke said pushing the arm away.

"You're so mean teme", Naruto chuckled.

"Yeah whatever", Sasuke mumbled.