Raise you Voice

Chapter 5

End of the first day of school came with an unable to control smile forming on Sakura's face. 'Maybe I was just having a nervous attack that's all. I should start to avoid panicking with this kind of stuff, I'll probably have wrinkles as early on my age (Singing in front of others) Sakura thought. Ino approached her.

"Umm, Sak, I'm sorry to tell you this but, can we skip your practice today? My mother had called me earlier to get home straight because there are guests who are coming to our house, probably dad's old acquaintances." Ino told her. "No prob, we can start on tomorrow and besides I'll think first of the song I'm going to perform."Sakura replied and smiled. "Well, see ya tomorrow, my driver's now waitin' outside, bye!" Ino waved goodbye as Ino sped off.

Sakura stopped by on her locker to drop some of her books and to pick her guitar when someone leaned beside her locker (A/N: their lockers are big. Rich school isn't it) "Hey" again, it was the Uchiha. "…" Sakura didn't bother to reply. "So…..you don't want to talk to me because of what happened earlier" Sasuke said. Nerve twitches on Sakura's forehead "What am I suppose to tell you? Like 'Oh Sasuke-kun thanks for choosing me earlier, I was flattered.' Like that!" Sakura managed to retort and was enraged to Sasuke's cockiness to her saying she's not talking to him.

They just stared like that for a minute. Sakura sighed "You shouldn't had chose me on the first place, the looks of your fan girls are killing me." Sakura started "And why the heck are you talking to me now? People might see us talking to each other" Sakura asked, "Is it bad if I'm talking to you?" asked Sasuke, "Literally, Yes" Sakura said. "I mean, it's like the 'Great Uchiha' is having a nice conversation with the 'Geek in the Pink', and then rumors will spread and it's the end of my life!" Sakura said while Sasuke just smirked "If that happens, I'll just immediately cut those 'rumors'" Sasuke told her. Sakura raised her eye brows "How will you do that?" Sakura asked him. "Because I'm the 'Great Uchiha'" Sasuke said bluntly. Sakura sweat dropped, he has a point, he's the almighty guy who can do and have anything if there's something he wanted unlike her, she'll just let it pass by.

Sakura shook her head "Arghh… look, in order for my life to run smoothly, just please, don't come anywhere near me, you'll ruin yours too."Sakura said. "I believe I can't do that." Sasuke told her. "Why?" Sakura asked, "Because I want to, so what if I'm talking to you, I don't care what people might think of you but it's none of their business." Sasuke said with a hint of vulnerability in his voice. Sakura was shocked of what Sasuke had told her. Sasuke was abruptly caught off guard of what he said so he turned his back on her "I guess I'll just see you tomorrow" he said and started to walk away.

Sakura was left on the hallway like a robot not moving. 'What in the world came to his mind?' Sakura on deep thought thinking of what Sasuke had told her that he didn't care if he's with her. She sighed 'What a day! I'll just go somewhere to clear my mind. Stupid Uchiha!' She then proceeded to the main entrance of their school to go out when someone suddenly called her name. "Sakura-san", she looked to her left to the person who just called her as he walked towards her. "…Oh, Hi!…Um Hyuuga-san" Sakura was again shocked. It was Neji Hyuuga, one of Sasuke's friends. 'He called my name!' Sakura shrieked in her thought. 'Wait, why did he call me?'Sakura on thought

Apparently, He's the only one that Sakura kind of 'liked' on Sasuke's group. He's calm and never smirks like a bastard and respects others. He's very handsome too. 'Unlike that guy' Sakura said on thought. She has a bit of crush on him during freshmen and she'll never forget that time.

Flashback

Freshmen year:

It was her first week in school. Most likely she already knew some of these' infamous' students including those four, Sasuke, Naruto,Shikamaru and Neji and also Karin. 'These people suck! They just come to this school for their images and status as most popular kids in this university and in entire Japan.' She annoyingly thought of it.

Sakura was walking downstairs while looking at those four gentlemen walking through the main entrance with of course fan girls screaming their lungs out. They are going to have soccer practice and those girls probably wanted to watch. Those four are going to pass her way along with those screaming girls when she slightly tripped causing her books and papers to fall 'How clumsy of you Sak!' She reprimanded herself for being careless.

The crowd disappeared 'Probably they are inside now' She thought. Staring at her stuff that just fell 'Oh no' she started to pick her things when a hand started to pick some of her papers and handed it to her "Here Miss" a deep voice said to her as Sakura grabbed it still not looking at the man's face. (De ja vu came to her hoping it's not him again) "Thanks a lot!" as she lifted her face to look at him, she stiffened, that face was just handsome. "No problem. Mind if I carry some of your stuff? You're going to have an out of balance with that heavy things you're carrying" The owner's voice belongs to Neji and was asking her to help her referring to her big shoulder bag, a guitar hanging on her back, and 5 big books she just borrowed from the library.

"I…It's…It's alright, I was on my way to the school bus so it's ok, you're just going to have a hard time helping me if you don't mind, Ja ne!" she smiled and walked away immediately feeling a blush creeping on her cheek 'Was that Hyuuga Neji? Am I just dreaming or something, oh my God that was embarrassing! I was stuttering!' she was scolding herself for acting like stupid in front of him. After walking a few meters, she looked back and Neji was gone. 'He's so different from the other guys, and he's just not like that Uchiha, not bothering to help me when I fell to the ground, tsk, tsk' she said to herself.

End of Flashback

Neji spoke "Ano…I was about to leave and then I saw you alone so…" Neji said "I was wondering if you're going straight home now?" Neji asked her. "I decided to go somewhere since it's still early, my friend has some things to do with her family and you know, stuff" she said/

"Um, Can I join you too?" Neji asked Sakura and was shocked "You're going to join me? Are you sure? I mean you're friends might look for you or the others…if they saw us…um…you know, about me…" Sakura said softly "Don't mind them, I have an idea where to go were they couldn't find us, here let me the one to carry your guitar" Neji said "It's ok let me, are you sure?" Sakura humbly said to Neji "No let me, I don't want a girl companion carrying heavy things" Neji pulling gently her guitar backpack and carrying it by himself. 'He's such a gentleman' Sakura thought. "We're going to use my car, it's in the parking lot, you don't mind do you?" Neji asked Sakura "It's Ok" Sakura said as they began to walk towards the parking lot, it was relief that there are no people around except both of them. They put their stuff in the back seat and Neji, being a gentleman, opened the door for her and Sakura blushed slightly.

TBC

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