Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I only own Kira.

Well, here it is! The first chapter of One Body, Two Minds. Enjoy!

Stuck With You

Sun shone through the window and birds were chirping as morning came. Light blue eyes blearily cracked open, adjusting to the light. They widened in shock when they didn't recognize the room they were in.

Kira shot up, frantically glancing around. 'What the… this isn't my room!'

The 17-year-old glanced down at herself and felt her shock grow even more. She could still see her body but it was transparent like a ghost's would be. Underneath, Kira could see another body.

The teen scrambled off the bed, taking notice of the room's occupant. Pink hair was spread out across the pillow and the body turned to face Kira.

She was in Sakura Haruno's bedroom!

Green eyes slowly began to flutter open as Sakura came out of her sleep. Kira froze, not knowing what to do. The newly-graduated kunoichi blearily gazed at the teen before the realization hit her.

A stranger was in her room.

Before Kira could even blink, Sakura stood in front of her with a kunai clutched in her hand. The pinkette's gaze narrowed as she looked over the intruder.

"Who are you? What are you doing here?"

"Umm… well…"

Sakura froze when Kira began to stutter. Her words had a bit of an echo to them that resounded throughout her mind. Like how it would sound if Sakura was thinking to herself.

It was then that Sakura took notice of Kira's body.

Whereas she was solid flesh and blood, Kira was transparent. Sakura could see her, but she could also see through her.

The kunai slowly began to lower. "What are you?"

Kira gazed at the pink-haired kunoichi, slowly beginning to speak. "My name is Kira, and you may find this hard to believe, but… I'm not from this world."

Sakura gazed at the raven-haired teen in confusion as she lowered her kunai. "Not from this world?"

"Where I'm from, this world isn't real. It's a manga that got turned into an anime. I know everything about this place, and I know about you… Sakura Haruno."

"How do I know you're telling the truth?" Sakura challenged, bringing her kunai back up.

Kira glanced down at her hands before returning her gaze to Sakura. She felt something between them. A connection of some sort.

"I'm not quite sure… but, I think I might be able to show you. You just have to trust me."

Sakura wearily eyed the girl standing before her.

Kira noticed her hesitation and held out her hands. "I promise I won't do anything. Just place your hands on mine."

After a long moment of silence, Sakura set her kunai down and stepped up to the teen. She slowly placed her hands in Kira's as light blue eyes began to close. Sakura followed her example and immediately jolted in her spot when images began to swarm her mind.

She saw it all. This girl was telling the truth.

Their eyes slowly began to open as Kira halted the oncoming images. Sakura stared at the transparent figure.

"You're not lying."

Kira shook her head. "I'd never lie about such a thing… and I think I have a theory."

"A theory to what?"

"Why there's a connection between us. I think my psyche was somehow put into your mind and now we share your body."

Sakura's eyes widened in shock before she began to fret. "This can't be happening! Not on the day of orientation! Why me!"

Kira sweat dropped. 'Her personality is definitely the same as in the manga and anime.'

"Wait…" Sakura said, pausing in her rant. "Do you know if you can leave my body?"

Kira solemnly shook her head. "I'm afraid not. I'm just as confused as you are about this."

"Do you at least know how this happened?"

Kira paused, thinking it over. Her eyes widened in realization as the answer came to her. Sakura eyed the teen.

"Well?"

"I think I might know. Back in my world, my family had just been killed and I had no one to take me in."

Sakura felt sorry for the girl as she saw her visibly sadden at the mention of her family. She went up to Kira, laying a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry for your loss."

Kira smiled sadly at the kunoichi. "Anyways… I was sad and depressed. The only thing that comforted me at the time was reading Naruto. And then… I saw you when I was reading and thought about how we're alike… which you'll find out about in the future." Kira quickly added when Sakura gave her a curious glance. "But… I made a wish to be here where I could possibly have friends and family again, and I guess it came true. Just not how I expected. I hope you don't mind sharing your body with another person."

Sakura rubbed the back of her head. "Well… it'll take some getting used to, but I don't mind. Now I have someone to talk to about girl things… and Sasuke." She added, blushing slightly.

Kira shook her head. 'This girl…'

The raven-haired teen glanced at the clock. Sakura followed her gaze and began to head for her wardrobe.

"I probably should start getting ready."

Kira smiled. "You do that."

Sakura lightly hummed to herself as she tied her forehead protector in her hair, using it as a headband. Kira sat on the bed, chuckling to herself as Sakura admired her reflection.

A voice drifted up the stairs. "Sakura! Isn't it time for you to be going?"

A vein appeared on Sakura's forehead as she turned to face where the voice came from. "I know! I'm on my way out now!"

Kira sighed. 'She's a ninja now. Her mom should stop treating her like a little kid.'

Kira got up from the bed, trailing after Sakura as she left the house. The raven-haired girl floated behind the pinkette, listening to her thoughts.

'So… I'm not a little academy student anymore. I'm Sakura Haruno, kunoichi in training.'

"See ya later!"

The two girls glanced up when they heard the voice. A blonde stepped out of a flower shop and Kira recognized the girl as Ino Yamanaka, Sakura's rival. The two paused as they caught sight of each other, neither of them saying a word.

Ino finally spoke. "Good morning, Sakura."

"Good morning, Ino."

Sakura continued to walk on and Ino came to be next to her. Kira felt her eyes narrow as the blonde spoke again.

"So they actually let you graduate? What a surprise."

"Those classes are ancient history. We're both ninja now and we're both equal. I won't lose to you anymore."

"That's the spirit!"

Sakura quickened her pace, getting ahead of Ino. The Yamanaka girl did the same, walking next to Sakura again. This continued until finally the girls were pressed up against each other, trying to shove the other out of the way.

This continued all the way to the academy. Kira felt her patience wear thin.

"Sakura, cut it out! You're a kunoichi now! Don't continue with these childish games!"

The girl ignored her as they came upon the door to the classroom. The two girls attempted to go in at the same time, shoving the other out of the way. They both stumbled in, flinging their arms out.

"I'm first!" they cried. Their arms fell back to their sides as the two panted from exhaustion.

"I won again, Sakura."

"Give it up! I had to look back to see you. My toe was at least a tenth of an inch ahead!"

"Have you always been this delusional?"

Kira sighed, ignoring the two bickering kunoichi as her gaze drifted over the kids in the classroom. Her eyes fell on a certain loud-mouthed blonde in orange.

'Naruto Uzumaki…'

Sakura directed her gaze upon the people in the classroom as well and she brightened when she caught sight of a certain Uchiha.

"Hey, whoa! Where are you going?" Ino asked.

Sakura ignored the blonde, dashing toward her object of affection. Naruto stood from his seat, raising a hand in greeting.

"Hi, Sakura. What's up?"

"Move it!" she growled, shoving Naruto out of the way. A blush formed on her face as she gazed upon the boy next to Naruto. "Umm… good morning, Sasuke."

The Uchiha glanced up, not saying a word.

"Mind if I sit next to you?"

Ino came down the steps, grabbing hold of Sakura's arm. "Back off, forehead! I'm sitting next to Sasuke!"

"I was here first!" Sakura growled.

"I walked into the classroom before you did. Everybody saw it!"

"Dream on!"

"Actually, I got here before either of you."

"So did I!"

"I'm sitting next to Sasuke."

"No, I am!"

Kira sweat dropped. 'Great… just great. I get to listen to them fight over who gets to sit next to Sasuke.'

Kira looked up when she heard a growl and saw Naruto crouched on the desk in front of Sasuke.

"Naruto! Hey! Stop glaring at Sasuke!"

Naruto glanced at Sakura before returning to his glaring match with Sasuke. Kira crossed her arms over her chest, smirking. 'Wait for it…'

The girls began to cheer on Sasuke as the two boys got closer to each other's faces. Kira's smirk got bigger as the boy in front of the pair bumped Naruto.

"What the…?"

"I, uh…"

Inside Sakura's mind, Kira began laughing hysterically. The pinkette didn't hear the teen as she freaked out over seeing Naruto and Sasuke kiss.

The two boys ripped away from each other, holding their throats as they began to cough.

"I'll get you, Naruto!"

Kira continued to laugh, clutching her stomach. "This is too good!"

Naruto suddenly froze before slowly glancing over at the group of kunoichi. "Danger."

A vein appeared on Sakura's forehead as she growled. "Naruto… you are so dead!"

"Hey, whoa! It was an accident!"

Sakura cracked her knuckles. "You're finished!"

"Hold on!"

Kira winced as the group of fangirls began to pound on Naruto. Once they had finished, Sakura took a seat next to Sasuke with Naruto on her other side.

Kira glanced at the girl from the corner of her eye. "Geez, Sakura. You didn't have to be so mean to Naruto. It's not like he meant to kiss Sasuke."

'I don't care! I was supposed to be Sasuke's first kiss, not Naruto!'

Kira sighed, knowing she couldn't do anything. She looked up as Iruka entered the classroom and began to speak.

"As of today, you are all ninjas. To get here you faced difficult trials and hardships. But that's nothing. What comes next will be far more difficult. Now you are only Genin, first level ninjas. All the Genin will be grouped into three-man squads. Each squad will be led by a Jounin, an elite ninja."

'A three-man squad?' Kira heard Sakura think.

"Well, someone's gotta be in Sasuke's group. I wonder who?" Ino smugly stated.

"I don't know." Sakura answered, glaring at her rival. Kira's eyes narrowed at the blonde before she turned to Sakura.

"Don't worry. I'm sure Sasuke will be in your squad." She hinted.

"We want each squad to have a balance of strengths and abilities. So that's how we set them up. I will now announce the squads."

Kira only half-listened to Iruka, waiting for the moment when he would announce-

"Squad 7!"

And there it was…

"Naruto Uzumaki… Sakura Haruno…"

Naruto stood up with a cheer as Sakura bowed her head. 'I'm doomed.'

"…and Sasuke Uchiha."

This time, Sakura stood up with a cheer as Naruto sat with his head bowed. Sasuke, on the other hand, remained indifferent.

"Next, Squad 8! Hinata Hyuuga… Kiba Inuzuka… Shino Aburame."

Sakura turned to Ino with a smug look on her face, holding her fingers up in a victory sign. Ino growled, glaring down at Sakura.

"How did you get in his group!"

'Ka-ching! True love conquers all!'

Kira sweat dropped. "I'm not so sure true love has anything to do with it, Sakura."

"I don't get it. What do you see in a guy like that? He's not so special." the boy next to Ino said. Kira glanced over and recognized him as Shikamaru Nara, the lazy genius.

"You are so beyond clueless, Shikamaru. Don't you get it?"

"No, I don't get it cause I'm not a girl."

Ino sighed. "You are so full of yourself. Jealousy's a terrible thing. I'd hate to be on your squad."

"Now Squad 10!" Iruka announced. "Ino Yamanaka… Shikamaru Nara…"

Ino let out a startled gasp while Shikamaru barked out a laugh. "Ha! Did you say something about hating to be on my squad?"

"…and… Choji Akimichi!"

Kira glanced down at the boy munching on chips before returning her gaze to Ino, who held her head in her hands. 'Karma came back to bite her in the butt…'

"Those are all the squads."

After Iruka said that, Naruto immediately stood up and pointed at Sasuke. "Iruka-sensei, why does a great ninja like me have to be in the same group with a slug like Sasuke?"

"Sasuke had the best scores of all the graduating students. Naruto, you had the worst scores. To create a balanced group, we put the best student with the worst student."

Naruto growled in anger. Sasuke spoke up. "Just make sure you don't get in my way, loser."

"Hey, what did you say!"

"Hard of hearing?"

"Knock it off, Naruto! Sit down!" Sakura scolded.

"Ahem!" Iruka got the Genin's attention. "After lunch, you'll meet your new Jonin teachers. Until then… class dismissed."

"Sasuke, where are you?" Sakura called. "Why did he go running off so fast? Since we're in the same group and all, I thought we could have lunch together and get to know each other."

Kira snorted. "Puh-lease! You just want to ogle him!"

'I do not!'

"Hey, Sakura! Since we're in the same group I was thinking we could have lunch together and get to know each other."

"Why would I eat lunch with you? How could that thought even cross your mind?"

"But we're in the same group, so you know, I just thought…"

"Naruto. You're annoying." Sakura stated before turning and continuing her search. "Sasuke! Where are you?"

Kira frowned. "That was mean, Sakura. You could've been a little nicer to Naruto. He may be a bit of a loudmouth and act like a knucklehead, but he has a good heart. Give him a chance!"

'Yeah, right! Like I could ever get along with Naruto!'

Kira sighed, shaking her head. 'You say that now, Sakura… but you'll be proven wrong in the future.'

'Well… it's not like there's a big rush or anything. I'll be in the same group as Sasuke for a long time.' Sakura thought as she finished her lunch. 'Still… how could I even think he'd like me? Let's face it. I'm scrawny and small, except for my forehead. Why was I born with such a big, wide forehead?'

"Sakura, you're over exaggerating. Your forehead's not that big."

The pinkette ignored the girl and glanced up, a small gasp escaping her lips. Kira followed Sakura's gaze and saw Sasuke leaning up against a tree.

'But it's not actually Sasuke…' Kira thought.

'Sasuke… he's looking right at me! That look in his eyes!'

Kira suppressed the urge to gag as Sakura began to daydream.

"Sakura, your forehead is so wide and charming. It makes me… feel like kissing it."

"Well there's lots of room up there."

Sakura sighed as she held her head in her hands. 'Grow up, Sakura. That's just a fairytale, and fairytales don't come true."

"Sakura, your forehead is so wide and charming."

Sakura gasped and quickly looked up as Sasuke came to stand in front of her.

"It makes me feel like kissing it."

Kira grasped at her throat, pretending to gag. "It's even worse the second time! Talk about corny!"

'Ka-ching! She scores! This fairytale is for real!' Sakura happily thought, while on the outside she blushed and remained quiet.

"Just kidding. That's the kind of dumb thing that Naruto would say."

Sakura groaned in disappointment, bowing her head. Sasuke moved to sit next to her on the bench.

"I want to ask you something."

"Huh?"

"Naruto… what do you think of him?"

Kira's eyes widened and she turned to the kunoichi. "Sakura, wait!"

"He knows about my feelings and he purposely tries to get in the way. He enjoys interfering and making me feel bad. Naruto… he doesn't understand one single thing about me. He's just annoying. All I really want… is for you to accept me Sasuke. That's all."

"You just want me to accept you?"

Sakura looked over at him, a blush staining her cheeks. "Yes, that's how I feel. I'd do anything for that."

Kira resisted the urge to freak out when Sakura began to move in to kiss Sasuke. "Sakura, don't do it! There's something I gotta tell you!"

'Not now, Kira! I'm about to have my first kiss with Sasuke!'

"It's true." Sakura said. "I'm desperate."

Sasuke blushed as he leaned in as well, their lips inches apart. Kira lost her cool and began to freak.

"Sakura, no!"

Kira froze as a warm sensation swept over her and slowly closed her eyes, letting it consume her. When she reopened them, she found herself face to face with Sasuke. Kira swiftly pulled back right as Sasuke did. He had a pained look on his face as he clutched his stomach.

Kira watched as he hurriedly got up and dashed away. "Hey, where are you going?"

"I'll be right back!"

"I didn't know that Sasuke was so shy. Maybe he needs a little time to get ready." Sakura said. Kira jerked in surprise when she heard Sakura speak inside her head.

'Wait… not my head. It's Sakura's head.'

It was then that Sakura noticed the switch and angrily began to speak. "Yeah, it is my head! Now give me back control of my body!"

The warm sensation swept through Kira again and in a few seconds she found herself to be transparent again and in Sakura's mind. 'Strange… I guess I can take control of Sakura's body when I want to.'

The pink-haired kunoichi smoothed out her skirt and stood as Sasuke walked back up. "Sasuke, you're back! Don't be so shy, you bad boy! Are you ready now? You know, mentally prepared? Because I am. I'm rearin' to go!"

Kira's gaze swept over Sasuke and she realized something. 'He's the real Sasuke, not Naruto. He has no idea…'

"Uh, hey! Wait a minute!"

Sasuke glanced back at her. "Where's Naruto?"

"Oh, see? There you go, changing the subject again. Anyway, Naruto just picks fights with you. You know why he's so annoying? Cause he wasn't raised right! He doesn't have a mother or father; no one to teach him right from wrong. Think about it. He just does whatever comes into his head. If I did things like Naruto, forget it! I mean, my parents would get mad and I'd get in trouble, so of course I don't do it. But if you don't have parents to tell you, how would you know? He's selfish and bratty. He's all alone."

"Alone. Isolated. It's not about your parents scolding you. You have no idea what it means to be alone."

"W-Why are you saying that?"

"Because… you're annoying."

Sakura gasped, staring at Sasuke in wide-eyed shock. Kira glared at the Uchiha's retreating form before turning to the kunoichi.

She laid a hand on her shoulder. "Don't listen to him, Sakura. He doesn't know what he's talking about."

Sakura collapsed on the bench. 'I'm annoying? That's what he said. Now I get it. This is how Naruto must feel.'

"I shouldn't treat him like that. Next time I see him I'm going to be nice."

Kira smiled softly. "That's my girl."

The two looked up when they heard a groan. Naruto was headed their way, holding his stomach.

"Maybe I ate something…"

'Naruto…' Sakura thought, annoyed. 'Smile, smile!'

The pinkette stood, waving at him. "Hey, Naruto! Let's walk back to class together!"

Kira watched as Naruto paused in shock before it turned into a glare and then a pained expression.

"Why is this happening again!" Naruto shouted as he ran off in the opposite direction.

Sakura watched him run off with a confused look on her face before she growled. "Dumb Narutoooooo!"

Kira sighed, a sweat drop forming. 'Things are definitely going to be interesting around here.'