DISCLAIMER: I FORGOT THIS LAST TIME BUT I DO NOT OWN NARUTO. If I did, a lot of people would be dead now…

Sakura and Hinata parted ways outside the door. Sakura had Home Economics next and Hinata had History.

When Sakura entered the room, she noticed the only empty seat was beside Ino-Pig. With an inward groan she sat down next to her rival. The teacher, Sizune, came in right after Sakura did.

"Alright class, today we're going to learn the basics of cake making." Sakura sighed, it looked like Ino'd be her cooking partner for now on.

Ahhh….

Lunch time….Happy time…Sakura grabbed her bento and left the classroom. Going out into the warm sunshine, she smiled up into the brilliant sun. Shaking her head, her long pink hair bounced in the air. She felt so happy.

Sakura made her way over to a sunny spot she noticed in the grass. Unaware of the dark eyes that watched her, she set her bento down and began to eat.

"Hey….why don't we have some fun….eh?" Some guy said, a fair ways away. Sakura lifted her head. What was happening?

"N-no…." Came a weak reply. HINATA! Sakura nearly choked. Standing up quickly, she abandoned her lunch and went to find Hinata.

Oh….I hope she's okay….Sakura worried about her new, quiet friend.

"C'mon, that's no fun…" The guy said again. Sakura rushed in, oblivious to the person that watched her from the shadows.

Hinata cringed, trying to get away, but her tormentor held her arm to prevent her from escaping.

"Bastard! Leave Hinata alone." Sakura demanded. He looked over at where Sakura was.

"Oh? And who'll stop me?" He scoffed.

Sakura gave him a devilish smile. "Me."

He scoffed again, but then the next thing he knew he was staring up at the deep blue sky. Hinata looked down at her tormentor in amazement, then up at her savoir the same way.

"If you ever….EVER….hurt my friend again, you bastard, I'll hit you for real." She spat on him and helped Hinata up. Together the two girls made their way back to where Sakura was sitting earlier.

From the shadows Sasuke walked, he looked down at the guy lying on the ground. He left silently.

"Sakura-chan….T-thank you v-v-v-very much." Hinata said.

"Don't mention it, Hianta. You're my friend, and if you're ever in trouble, I am there for you!"

Hinata gave Sakura a small smile and they split Sakura's lunch, talking about their day so far.

As Sakura went back into class, she noticed Sasuke give her a funny look before going back to staring at nothing. The look he gave her should've made her feel insanely happy, but instead he made her shiver. Stiffly she took her seat.

Her History teacher, the all knowing sage Jiriaya, was totally and completely perverted, Sakura decided. He told them he liked older women but…still….being around him was a little…odd.

History class passed fast as Naruto and Jiriaya argued over something too stupid for Sakura to follow.

She quickly left the classroom, heading for her last class, Music. Her day had been kind of odd so far, late lunch and crazy teachers. She only hoped this next class could make up for it.

Walking into the classroom, all of the gang was there, Ino, Tenten, Hinata, Shino, Shikamaru, Kiba, Naruto, Chouji, and Sasuke. Everyone sat behind the instrument they felt they could play best, or wanted to learn to play. Taking her stuff over to the piano, she sat down on the wooden bench.

"Hey, Billboard brow. Think you can play that?" Ino challenged.

Sakura glared at Ino-Pig, and Hianta looked from one girl to the other, worried. The staring contest was broken when the bell rang. They waited…..and waited….and nearly died of waiting. Suddenly Naruto stood up.

"Forget about the teacher! I say we just go ahead and play something already!"

Some of the others voiced their opinions, but Sakura just sat there looking at the idiot. Within a few minutes, all the students had begun playing, or attempting to play, their instruments. Sakura noticed Hinata was having difficulty picking something to play.

Going over, Sakura whispered something in her ear. Unsure, Hinata whispered something back. Then Sakura grabbed her hand and pulled her down to the piano. Some of the others watched this exchange, but mostly it went unnoticed.

For the rest of the period Sakura spent her time teaching Hinata which notes were which and how to play the basic stuff. When the final bell rang, Hinata bowed deep to Sakura and thanked her for everything.

"Don't mention it, Hinata." Sakura said happily. The other girl grabbed her books and left the classroom. Turning back to the piano, Sakura smiled and began to plunker away. Soon she found the melody she wanted and a song came forth. Up and down her fingers played across the keys.

Naruto realized he had forgotten something back at the band room and raced back upstairs. He slowed as he heard piano notes echo through the halls.

"Amazing." He whispered. Sliding the door open a crack, her found Sakura sitting at the bench, her long pink hair swaying with the beat. It was a slow song her hands produced. After a while the sung ended, the last note suspended in the air.

Suddenly everything in her body and mood changed, her song became more upbeat, faster, like she was trying to vent her anger out through the piano. Naruto sat down with his back against the wall, listening to Sakura play.

"Idiot, wake up." Naruto jumped as a foot nudged his rib.

"Hmmm? Sasuke?" He said rubbing sleep from his eyes. "What is it?"

Sasuke looked at Naruto like he was an idiot. "I forgot something in the class so I came to get it back. You were sleeping…"

"…Oh. Yeah, I sat down so I could listen to Sakura-chan's playing and I….guess I fell asleep…"

"Loser…" Sasuke mumbled and opened the door. Sakura sat at the piano bench, headphones to her ears, listening with all her concentration. Sasuke paused, caught off guard. Then he thought back to what Naruto had said. Without turning around, seemingly unaware of her audience, Sakura pulled her headphones down and started to play what she probably had been listening to.

Both Sasuke and Naruto stood quietly, listening to Sakura. After a few moments, Sasuke moved to grab the book he'd left. Naruto, too, went in to find his book. Unfortunately when he bent over Naruto failed to notice the stand behind him and down it went. The crash brought Sakura back to the present, blinking at the two boys.

She smiled slightly to them and continued playing, refusing to let her inner calm be interrupted. Slowly and very carefully they backed out of the room. Both of them knew what she was capable of when pushed, Naruto especially didn't want to get hit.

Outside they closed the door quietly and backed up a bit, Sakura's music following them out.

"I'm saved!" Naruto exclaimed softly. Sasuke left the idiot to stand there, the pretty music clinging to him.

"Hn."

Sakura went home half an hour after the Naruto-Sasuke incident. Humming along her way home, Sakura completely lost herself to the song. Sasuke-kun….he was so amazing…but he wasn't for her. He was everything she was not. Sakura couldn't help but feel disappointed. She had loved Sasuke so much, but one day had changed her view completely. Weird…

Looking up, she noticed the sun was going down. In another few hours it'd be dark. She still had to get dinner ready and finish her homework. Dragging her gaze back down, she was blinded by headlights. A gaggle of motorcycles passed her, blowing her hair around crazily. Sakura saw, through her flurry of hair, black capes flying behind them with something imprinted on them. She couldn't discern what it was as they sped away.

After a quick change into kakis and a light green, spaghetti strap top. Grabbing the shopping list off the counter she left with a note on the fridge telling her mom she'd be back later.

On her way to the market, Sakura encountered Tenten-senpai. Sakura tried to blend in, become a wall flower, but the older girl spotted her right off the bat.

"Sakura!" She waved. Sakura waved back too, a little uncertain. Tenten came over. "Where ya going?"

"I was going out to buy some groceries for dinner…."

"Hmmm….do you think you could do me a favor?"

Sakura looked up at Tenten, "Hunh?"

"A double date, would you go on a double date with me?"

A/N I'm sorry if it's going really slow right now. I'll try to speed things up but I've gotta set the scene first sorta. You can give reviews but I've already written up to page 30 something. Who should get Sakura, I wonder?