Second chapter of Konoha High.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. At all.

I really don't.

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Mr. Kakashi raised an eyebrow as the girls burst into the classroom. Ino leaned over panting, her legs feeling like they were on fire. 'I have got to get more exercise,' she thought. "S-sorry Mr. K-Kakashi," Hinata said timidly.

"Well girls, nice to see you could join us. Just take a seat will you?" he said, sounding bored. Ino slinked over to a nearby seat. It was next to another boy with red hair. 'That's weird,' she thought as she sat down, 'he wasn't here last year…'

"Now as I was saying," Mr. Kakashi said, as the other three girls sat down. "We have three new transfer students this year. Gaara, Kankuro, Temari, if you would please stand."

The boy next to Ino stood, along with another boy, and a girl. Ino looked up at them all. The red headed boy had spiky hair and blue eyes. He was tall, and had a tattoo on his forehead, and his arms were crossed over his chest. He wore black BDU's with a baggy black t-shirt, and combat boots. 'He is as emo as Sasuke…' Ino thought, looking at him.

She shifted her attention to the boy Kankuro. He also had spiky hair, but his was brown and he had black eyes. He was taller then his brother, and well muscled. He wore a pair of baggy jeans and a brown t-shirt with a black leather jacket over it. He was leering at Hinata, who was seated next to him and looked like she wanted to pass out. 'Pervert,' Ino thought, making a mental note.

Finally she looked at the girl. She was an inch or so taller then Tenten and very curvy. She had short blonde hair that was tied up into 4 pigtails, and green eyes. She glared at her brothers as she stood. She was wearing a red and black mini, with fishnets on her arms and a tight black tank top. She was sitting next to Tenten, and she looked sullen, like she didn't want to be there. 'Ah… new girl,' Ino thought. Whenever a new girl transferred there, there was normally a battle between cliques to see who could claim her first. This was the first since Ino had left the Bee's, and Ino was set on rescuing her from Karin's clutches.

"They transferred here from Suna Academy," Mr. Kakashi said, naming a prestigious High School a few cities away. Ino should have been impressed, but she was glaring at Karin who was a few seats away and who was smirking at Ino. 'That bitch,' Ino thought, fuming.

"Go ahead and sit down," Kakashi said with a sigh, and the three sat back down. "Now, today to start, we are going to have a pop quiz…" he said, a groan coming from a few of the students, particularly Naruto and Kiba, who were sitting a few seats away. Ino blanked out what Kakashi was saying though, as she scribbled a note to Tenten. When Kakashi turned around to pick up the stacks of tests, Ino threw the note at her. It missed, but Tenten saw it and picked it up, opening it under the table.

Tenten,

You have got to keep that girl away from Karin. The last thing we need is another Bee.

Ino

Tenten looked up at Ino and scribbled something down. She tossed it at Ino and Ino grabbed it.

Aren't you overreacting a little?

'No! Now do it!' Ino mouthed at Tenten. She crumpled the notes in her palm as Mr. Kakashi stopped in front of her and sat a test down. She sighed, and took the time Mr. Kakashi was taking to do all this to study her neighbor. He leaned back in his chair, glaring off into space, but he glared at her when she looked at him. Ino swallowed and offered a smile. "I'm Ino," she whispered.

He continued to glare, looking at her like she was causing him a personal injury. Ino gulped and looked away.

"Alright… begin!"

45 Minutes Later…

"That was HORRIBLE!!" Ino yelled causing some people to stare at her as they passed. They were waiting outside the classroom. "I got at least half wrong! Calculus is so different from geometry."

"I-I can help you with it after school if you want Ino…" Hinata said, trailing off.

"Could we do tomorrow? I am meeting Sai after school at the mall. Hey! You girls should come! I could totally use the company," and set you up with guys, she added silently.

"Sure Ino," Sakura said cheerfully.

"Why are we waiting here again?" Tenten asked, looking bored.

"We are waiting for the new girl," Ino said. "I will not let Karin destroy another girl and make her one of her lackeys."

"Well here she comes," Sakura muttered.

Temari walked out of the classroom and looked around. Ino took that moment when she paused to step forwards. "Hey there. Your that new girl right?"

Temari looked over to Ino with raised eyebrows. "Who's asking?" she asked, automatically put on guard.

"Well, I'm Yamanaka Ino, so I guess that's who," Ino said with a smirk as she looked at Temari. She grinned. "Just wanted to welcome you to school, and invite you to eat with us. It would be a shame if you were picked up by the wrong crowd," she said, raising her voice at the last bit, and causing the Bee's who were a little ways away, to glare at her.

Temari gave a grin. It was surprisingly bright seeing as all Temari had done during class was look sullen. "Love too." She looked at Sakura, Hinata and Tenten. "Guess I should formally introduce myself, I'm Subaku No Temari."

"I'm Sakura," Sakura said with a grin. "And this is Tenten and Hinata."

The aforementioned girls greeted her and then Ino looked at her watch. "Um, girls, the next class starts soon. Oh, Temari, what do you have?"

"Um… Art," Temari said.

"Me too," Tenten said with a mischievous smile. "We'll be off then. See you girls later," she said, before she and Temari set off for the Art room.

Ino smirked over at the Bee's. "Looks like I've won this round," she said with an evil grin.

"Ino, sometimes I think your rivalry with the Bee's is a little scary…"

After School…

Uchiha Sasuke. The school heartthrob. Tall and handsome, he has black hair and black eyes. Something about his personality, reclusive and quiet, seemed to draw girls in. "Oy, Sasuke, are you listening to me?"

Sasuke turned his attention to the blonde boy besides him. Uzumaki Naruto had been his best friend since kindergarten. Hyper and rebellious, he rarely stood still, and now was doing a slight bouncing thing as he leaned on the railings of the overpass. He had blonde spiky hair that normally he had a black forehead band on, and blue eyes. "What is it dobe?" Sasuke asked.

"Dude, Sai just called and he said Ino wanted him to get us to come with them to the mall. Don't ask me why, he didn't know. So, unless you want to face the wrath of Ino, I would get going," Naruto said, looking bemused as he set off down the overpass. Sasuke sighed and walked besides him.

"I bet she wants us to carry her bags again."

At the mall…

Sasuke and Naruto were waiting by the entrance. "Oh, so you guys did show," came a voice. Sai stood there, giving them one of his famous fake smiles. Sai has very pale skin and black hair. Actually, truth be told, he resembled Sasuke.

"Yeah… so why are we even here?" Sasuke asked, bored to be in this loud hyper place.

"God you are so rude!" came an annoyed voice. Ino walked up, towing Sakura, Hinata, Tenten, and Temari, the latter who was following, glancing around curiously. Sakura saw Sasuke and automatically stiffened. Sasuke noticed this with a smirk, and saw Hinata display something similar when she saw Naruto. Only Hinata's face turned red and she tried to hide behind Tenten.

"Where is Neji?" Ino demanded, walking over to Sai.

"He was doing something already…" Sai said.

"Crap…" Ino said looking disappointed. "Well, Tenten, I have no one for you to be with here…"

"So that's what this is?!" Sakura demanded, going red.

"Whatever," said Tenten. "I wanted to show Temari around anyways. Call me later Ino," she said, before she and Temari walked off.

Sasuke was still watching Sakura with a slightly amused expression. Sakura was to busy reading Ino the riot act to notice though.

"Girls, we're here, they're here. Lets just go to the food court or something," Ino suggested, attempting to appease Sakura. She linked arms with Sai. "Follow me!" she exclaimed dramatically, before setting of for the food court.

Hinata was rooted to one spot in shock. Naruto tugged on her arm. "Hey, Hinata…"

She came to. "Eep! N-Naruto!" she said, going redder. Naruto chuckled.

"Hinata, you are so funny," he said, still laughing as he steered her off towards the food court.

Now Sakura noticed Sasuke again and blushed slightly before following Naruto and Hinata. Sasuke followed her at a distance. He had had a 'thing' for Sakura for a while. Since freshman year to be exact. Something about her upfront, cheerful personality. So unlike his. He watched her walk as they made their way to the food court.

There Ino thrust Hinata into the seat by Naruto, and sat down by Sai, leaving the only other two seats for Sakura and Sasuke, right by each other. Sakura sat down, glaring at a very smug Ino. Sasuke noticed this too, but smirked as he sat.

"So," said Ino mischievously. "How have you boys been?"

"So-so…" Naruto said. "I don't think academically I will be doing very well."

Hinata looked at Naruto timidly. "N-N-Naruto-kun… I could h-help you with it, if y-you want…" she said, stuttering as he turned her attention to her. His face lit up.

"That would be fantastic Hinata! You have some of the best grades in school! Plus your much more patient then Shizune," he said, mentioning their English teacher, who often helped students who were having trouble with their studies.

Hinata blushed again. "A-aritgato Naruto-kun," she said.

Sasuke had watched their exchange, not noticing Sakura growing more and more embarrassed as she sat by him. "Oh, Sakura! Weren't you telling me about that boy you met on vacation?" Ino asked, her eyes gleaming as she referred to the boy whom Sakura had met in Okinawa who had fallen in love with her.

Sakura froze. "B-boy Ino?"

Ino nodded. "Yeah, that one from Okinawa who fell in--"

Sakura kicked Ino under the table, and Ino sucked her cheeks in. "In what?" Naruto asked with a grin.

Sasuke watched Sakura out of the corner of his eye. "Um… he just kinda…"

"He was head over heels in love with her," Ino said, tucking her legs under her and away from Sakura's reach. Sasuke felt a wave of anger come over him as she said this, and for a brief moment, he had the wish to beat that boy into a pulp. Sakura froze again, her cheeks now completely pink.

"Well… he was just… you know… it's not like I was in love with him or anything," she said quickly with a nervous giggle.

The table was silent then until Hinata spoke up. "Um… I w-went to San Francisco this summer," she said, and immediately everyone oohed and ahhed, and Sakura threw Hinata a grateful look. That went on for a little longer, with everyone getting something to eat, Sakura began talking to Sasuke, and before she knew it, it was dark out.

"Shit…" Ino said, checking her watch. "It's 5 to 10." Sakura sat bolt upright.

"My mom is going to kill me!" she squeaked. She grabbed her things as everyone else stood as well.

"Um… it's kind of dark out to be going alone…" Ino said nervously. She had a fear of the dark, and it was pretty obvious. "Do you want to--"

"I'll walk her home," Sasuke offered. Everyone stared at him and he sighed. "Her house is more on my route then your Ino. It only makes sense." Ino nodded.

"I'll walk you home Ino," Sai offered and Ino sighed in relief, before latching onto his arm.

Hinata smiled at Ino. "T-thanks for inviting me I-Ino. It was f-fun," she said, before starting off.

"Hey, Hinata!" Naruto yelled, running after her. "Mind if I walk with you?"

Hinata shook her head, and Sakura shot Naruto an approving look before he left. Then she and Sasuke started walking.

It was maybe 1 or 2 miles to her house, but the next bus came in an hour, so it only made sense to walk. They went in silence for the first 10 minutes as it grew darker and darker. They soon entered the less city-like area of the city. Sakura watched the stars as they walked, and Sasuke watched her. 'She looks very peaceful,' he thought.

They walked a little while longer before Sakura turned to him. "Hey Sasuke?"

"Yeah," he answered, shifting his eyes to the sidewalk ahead of them.

"I've always wondered… but don't all those fangirls bother you?" she asked, looking up at him.

"Yeah."

"So… why don't you do anything about it?"

"What do you mean?"

"I mean… couldn't you just… scare them off or something?"

"Might work," he said, smirking. "Of course, some girls like that sort of thing." He looked down at her.

"What? Scary guys?"

"Something like that."

They walked in silence a little longer. It wasn't a strained silence. If anything it was relaxing. They stopped as they reached her house. "Well…" she said, smiling up at him. "Thanks for walking me here." She went to her door and turned and waved at him.

Sasuke started down the street again. His house was maybe a few blocks away, and he had that pink haired girl on his mind.