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The Trouble With Men Is
Chapter 4
...They Have Too Much Testosterone!
"Well, it's kind of like that here... except instead of 'follow-the-yellow-brick-road' it's 'follow-the-long-road-of-beer-bottles-and-vomit'"
"Damn it! Why couldn't I have gotten Naruto!"
Sakura seemed to have momentarily lost all control of her voice box, as no sound would come out.
"Ms. Haruno," Shizune said impatiently, "Are you incapable of reading?"
Scattered laughing was heard around the classroom as Sakura's face turned ten shades of red.
"Sorry," Sakura muttered as she hung her head in shame, "I... spaced out for a minute. The person I got is Hyuuga, Neji."
Whispering began as neighbors started to gossip amongst themselves. As Sakura walked back to her seat, she heard Naruto mutter to her, "Lucky girl... you're pretty much guaranteed an A+ for this class."
Sakura was slightly annoyed. Why do they all assume that just because she was with this so-called amazing Hyuuga, Neji, she would be making no contributions to their work?
"How dare they underestimate me." She thought defiantly to herself. "Well... I guess I'll just have to prove them wrong."
Sakura was a straight-A student in high school, valedictorian of her class, and secretary of her student body. Not to mention she juggled varsity tennis and two jobs on the side. At the end of high school, along with receiving a very generous scholarship, she had saved up enough money to pay for her first two years at Konoha University. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, she had to put the money to use elsewhere and defer her first year of University.
"... And last but not least, we have Hyuuga, Hinata." Shizune called out, "However, since there is only one other unpaired person left in this room, Ms. Hyuuga will be with..." She scrolled down her attendance list to look for the last unpaired student.
Again, muttering arose throughout the room. Sakura was pretty sure she knew what their hot topic was.
"Hyuuga?" Sakura whispered to Naruto, "Did Shizune say Hyuuga?"
Naruto nodded his head, "Yeah, Hyuuga Hinata is Neji's cousin."
Sakura looked around the room to spot the girl, but she didn't have to look far. Sitting directly behind her was a timid girl in the spitting of her cousin.
"Hello there," Sakura smiled at her, "I'm Haruno, Sakura."
The timid girl gave a shy smile, "H-Hi I'm Hinata."
"Hinata!" Naruto grinned, "I didn't even notice you behind me! You should've said something!"
Hinata blushed, 'Sorry Naruto. I did not want to bother you."
"Nah, you're never bothering me!" Naruto replied jovially, "Say, it looks like we're going to end up being partners, eh?"
Before Hinata could reply, Shizune finally located the missing person.
"Hyuuga, Hinata, you will be paired with... Uchiha, Sasuke."
"What?" Sakura thought with a frown, "Sasuke is in this class? I didn't even notice him."
But sure enough, sitting in the very back row in the corner, was Mr. Uchiha Sasuke.
"Ma'am," Naruto called out, "There must be some mistake! My name was not called!"
Shizune frowned slightly, "What's your name?"
"Uzumaki, Naruto!"
The professor scanned the list again, "Sorry Mr. Uzumaki. You are not on the list. Did you sign up late for this class?"
"Uhhh... no I don't think so ma'am."
"Let me check the database for your timetable." Shizune said, opening her laptop. "Hmm... let's see..."
As if almost on cue, the class began to chatter again.
A couple of minutes later, Shizune found the source of the problem. "Mr. Uzumaki, you were signed up for this course. However, you dropped it and replaced it with Woman's Studies."
The entire class burst into laughter. Even Hinata grinned.
"What?" Naruto exclaimed angrily, "No way! I never signed up for that crap! There must be a mistake! Can you change it back?"
Shizune raised an eyebrow, "I'm sorry, Mr. Uzumaki, there is nothing I can do. I suggest you talk to the Department head to see if you can get the course changed back. In the meantime, you should go to your intended class. You could be missing out on very important information."
Naruto's face turned as bright as his jumpsuit as he trudged out of his seat and to the door, but not before shouting to the entire class, "I'll find out which one of you assholes did this to me, and when I do, I'm going to take that women's studies course and shove it-"
Shizune then proceeded to slam the door in Naruto's face. She grinned and continued, "Well, that was a nice way to start off the year!"
Sakura's next couple of classes was interesting, but none were as eventful as Biology.
All her professors so far, with the exception of Professor Shizune, were extremely... eccentric. Her physics professor, who bore a strong resemblance to her housemate Rock Lee, was overenthusiastic and tried to get a student to jump off 10 ft hedge in order to get an accurate measuring of distance and time. Her chemistry professor was like the female version of Naruto; egotistical, flashy and kind of crazy/sadistic. She told her students that if any of them were ever late, she was going to take her three ft metal rod and jam it up their "unmentionables".
"Oh god," Sakura looked down at her schedule- only one more class left. To her relief, it was calculus. "I hope this professor isn't nutters."
Due to her exemplar mathematics skills and grades, Sakura managed to enroll in a third year math course. The head of mathematics told her it was rare, but not unheard of, and that her and her parents should be very proud of her achievement.
One downfall to this advanced calculus class was that it was that it ran from 5:30-7:00 p.m., which meant during winter, it was already be pitch black when she got home; then, she would have to cook for ten hungry and angry boys... meaning she wouldn't be able to start on homework until 10-11 at night.
"Next morning's 8:30 a.m. lab is going to be a bitch and a half." She sighed to herself.
She timidly entered the classroom, and to her relief, the professor was not wielding a three ft metal rod, nor did she try to surprise her students by pretending to tackle them. The woman looked to be in her mid-thirties, with shoulder length dark hair and hazel eyes. As Sakura walked by, the woman gave her a small nod and smile.
There weren't many people there yet, but she couldn't help but notice that one guy looked exactly like Uchiha, Sasuke. He had the same eyes, the same angular face, though they parted their hair different, it had the same glossy shine. However, this guy appeared much older. Sakura had thought Sasuke to look sophisticated amongst their housemates, but even Sasuke's sophistication could not compare this strangers. The guy seemed to have noticed her gaping at him and he slowly turned his gaze towards her.
Sakura blushed and quickly looked away and located a seat at the opposite corner of the Sasuke-clone.
"Hello there," a voice called out to her, snapping her out of her intense pondering of the Sasuke-clone. "Fancy meeting you in this class."
Sakura looked up to see Shikamaru sitting beside her, "You're in this class?"
Her housemate smirked, "Don't look so surprised woman, I'm not as stupid as I seem."
"Oh no, tha-that's not what I meant!" Sakura said, looking flustered and at a loss for words once again.
Shikamaru smiled, "Nah, it's okay. I'm just playing."
"How was your day so far?" Sakura asked.
"Meh... you know, the usual." Shikamaru replied sluggishly, "You?"
"It was interesting to say the least. There seems to be a lot of... unique professors here."
Shikamaru laughed, "That's Konoha for you. But don't worry, our calculus professor, Professor Yuhi, is the most down-to-earth woman you will ever meet."
"You've had her before?"
"Well... not exactly. I guess you could say I got to know her well through a mutual friend."
"Professor Yuhi!" A loud pompous voice interrupted their conversation, "Great to see you again! You are looking as beautiful as usual."
The professor gave the speaker a withering look. "Hidan, please don't tell me you're retaking this class."
"Aw," The one named "Hidan" ran a hand through his bleach white hair as his piercing blue eyes turned into a feigned frown. At this point, Sakura noticed that he was extremely good looking, though she'd never admit that to herself. "I'm not even allowed to visit my favorite professor during my spare?"
"How kind and thoughtful of you." She said with a thin-lipped smile and a touch of sarcasm. "I assume you're in your fourth year?"
"Oh yeah. Last year... then I'm getting the fuck outta here."
Professor Yuhi winced at his language, but said nothing. It was as if she was used to his sass and had just learned to deal with it.
"So this is your new batch," Hidan said, scanning around the room. Sakura noticed that his eyes stopped momentarily when he saw the Sasuke-clone, but neither made an effort to acknowledge the other. Suddenly, Hidan's eyes stopped on her, and he raised an eyebrow in interest.
Sakura noticed this, and was determined to ignore it.
Hidan walked until he was right in front of her desk. She looked up at him and game him a questionable look. "Yes?"
"So, wanna go out sometimes?" He asked casually. Beside Sakura, Shikamaru looked back and forth between the two of them, as if they were in an intense tennis match.
She cocked her head and rolled her eyes, "Why hello, it's nice to meet you too." She replied exasperatedly. "That's how you usually introduce yourself."
He kneeled down so his face was level with hers, "You still haven't answered my question yet." He whispered. She felt his cool, minty breath on her face and could not help but blush.
"That's enough Hidan," Professor Yuhi called out sternly, "Stop harassing my students and leave. I will be starting class."
"Aw, major cock block," He pouted to Professor Yuhi. He then turned his attention back to Sakura; "I'll see you later. I heard there's going to be a party on 250 Ichiraku Dr. You better show up." He winked.
Sakura mouthed a silent "thank you" her professor, who returned it with a kind smile.
She couldn't help but notice the address, 250 Ichiraku Dr., sounded awfully familiar...
She turned toward Shikamaru to ask him about it, but he merely stared off with his mouth open in shock.
"Shika... maru?" She said slowly, "Are you okay?"
He did not reply. Sakura frowned slightly. What could have gotten Shikamaru this worked up?
"I wonder where I heard the address... 250 Ichiraku Dr., 250 Ichiraku Dr., 250... Ichi..."
No way.
No.
Flipping.
Way.
Shikamaru's expression. The address. It all made sense now.
"Shikamaru, please, please, PLEASE tell me this isn't true." Sakura cried in desperation, "Tell me Kiba, Naruto and them aren't throwing a party."
"Nope... it's happening... people are probably arriving in..." He glanced at his clock, "Less than two hours."
"But... but..." She sputtered, "Jiraiya specifically told me he forbade parties!"
"Ha!" Shikamaru snorted, "All you have to do is mention 'young, eligible bachelorettes" and he's all for it."
"That man is way too easy to manipulate."
"Tell me about it."
Right as calculus ended, the two of them bolted back home.
They could tell- or actually "hear", two blocks ahead, the music that boomed from their house.
"Hmm..." Shikamaru said between huffs and grunts as they ran down the street, "I... hate... this... song."
"I... know... what... you... mean..." Sakura replied back in the same vocal pattern.
A block away, they began to notice scattered garbage on the ground.
"Have you ever seen Wizard of Oz?" Sakura suddenly asked.
"What?"
"You know the yellow-brick road Dorothy follows?"
"Err- sure?"
"Well, it's kind of like that here... except instead of 'follow-the-yellow-brick-road' it's 'follow-the-long-road-of-beer-bottles-and-vomit'"
They finally reached the front of their house, and the two of them stared in utter shock.
On their front lawn, were at least one hundred people. Most of the girls had on a guy or a skimpy bathing suit.
"Doesn't anyone complain!" Sakura shouted to Shikamaru.
"What? How do I have a brain?" Shikamaru shouted back confused, "Is that what you said?"
"NO! DOESN'T ANYONE COMPLAIN!" Sakura shouted. "DOESN'T ANYONE CALL IN THE NOISE VIOLATION?"
"Oh, NO! ONLY STUDENTS LIVE AROUND HERE!" he shouted back, "UNFORTUNATELY."
"Oh God I hope it's better on the inside..." she prayed to herself as she opened the door. No such luck. The room was a mess. Garbage... broken glass... spilled drinks were everywhere. "I did not sign up for this..."
"At least the music isn't that loud here." Shikamaru said, "I can actually hear my brain scream now."
"I'm going to go look for Naruto and Kiba." Sakura said, "And then do some bodily harm to them."
Shikamaru nodded, "Good idea. I'll go look for them too."
The two of them split up to find the culprits responsible.
Suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder, "Hey there, pretty lady. Fancy seeing you here."
She turned around and was face to face with Hidan.
Sakura groaned to herself.
"Great. Just what I needed... more testosterone in my life!"
... And there you have it!
More coming soon! :]
I'm going to try really hard to finish this story before summer's over.
Some cameo appearances today by a couple of characters. Don't worry I will focus on the other guys too throughout the next couple of chapters. :]
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