Broken Youth
(Life of Konoha Academy Teens)
CH.3.1:Closer I
Sakura with Ino and Hinata behind her zoomed through the halls with only one destination in mind: the girls restroom. They didn't go there because they had to 'go' but because it was their before class hang out area. The restroom was located on the second floor in the sophomore hall. Temari and Tenten had chosen that location for two good reasons 1) It was near their first period classroom and 2) It was a great place for girl talk without male interference.
The group of running girls passed by their lockers.
"Hey, Forehead I think I saw something sticking out from your locker," stated Ino.
"Eh?" said Sakura as she slowed down and turned her head around. Sakura then stopped and stood in the middle of the hall staring at her locker, the other girls stopped as well.
"Come on, What are you waiting for? Go and see what it is," said Ino.
Sakura walked back and slowly pulled out the envelope.
"Ooh it looks like Sakura has an admirer, does it say who it's from?" asked Ino curiously.
Sakura flipped the envelope to both sides.
"No, it only has my name," said Sakura.
"A secret admirer even better," said Ino. "but their name might still be on the inside, open it and find out."
"Not now Ino or have you forgotten why we were running," said Sakura as she began to sprint.
"We should hurry then the suspense is killing me," said Ino following Sakura.
When the three girls got to the restroom they all tried to squeeze through the at the same time.
"Sorry that we're late," they all said.
"Huh?" said Temari and Tenten surprised by their sudden entrance.
Around the same time:
Sasuke had walked straight to his first period class and was currently standing outside the door. He stood like a statue holding the door handle not moving an inch. He was dazed in thought one more.
'Now that I think about it I am a bigger idiot Naruto. Unlike him am not blind I can see who I truly care about, but am worse than him. He may not be able to recognize it yet but he does more not knowing his feelings than I, that know them. I need to build up my courage soon because I am not going to let a fool like Naruto beat me.'
The door then opened from the inside. "I knew there was someone out here. So are you coming in or are you just going to stand there?" asked the figure with white hair and dark purple eyes that opened the door.
"Of course I'm coming in idiot," said Sasuke as he walked in.
" So you finally decided to come hang out with Juugo and me. You sure do surprise me Sasuke," said Suigetsu.
"Whatever, it's not like I really had a choice, I had to come and check that you two didn't destroy the whole classroom." said Sasuke.
"Don't you trust us enough to know that I can mange to keep ourselves out of trouble?" said Juugo sitting on a desk and looking out the window.
"Sure, I trust you Juugo it's just that I feel better if I supervise you guys you know just in case you ..." said Sasuke.
"Lose control of myself," said Juugo as he turned his orange eyes to him.
"Yeah," replied Sasuke.
"Aw. Sasuke worries about us," said Suigetsu.
"Shut up you idiot," said Sasuke as elbowed Suigetsu in the stomach went by Juugo.
"Maybe I should keep my thought to myself around you," said Suigetsu grabbing his stomach.
"It's fine you're not late," said Tenten to the three girls who had just arrived.
"What do you mean by that?" asked Sakura panting.
"Well, we just got here too. We were a little delayed because we were just at Gai-sensei's Power of Youth meeting," responded Temari.
"You were at that thing that Lee-san dragged Neji-san to. Why did you go to a thing like that?" asked Ino.
"Well, Lee asked me nicely to go and you know I couldn't tell him no," Tenten said as she looked at the ground in shame. "I know I'm kind of a push over sometimes."
"What about you Temari?" said Ino.
"Well,"she said with a laugh. "I wasn't planning on staying, but Gaara convinced me. He's quite persuasive you know. It's a good thing I stayed too or else my best friend would have suffered through it alone." Temari wrapped her arm around Tenten.
'Alone? Wasn't Neji-san with her?' thought Sakura.
Temari and Tenten were two unique girls that were alike in many ways. Tenten was a contradiction she was a tomboy and yet a girly girl; She always wore her brown hair up in two buns which really brought out her hazel eyes. Temari looked tough but she was very gentle; She had dark green eyes and put her sandy blonde hair into four pigtails. They were both Juniors so that made them a year older than Hinata, Ino and Sakura, yet they didn't mind hanging around with them for they also shared a few classes with them. Tenten and Temari were both very nice people but they were also quick tempered. The weird thing about how they became best friends is that it happened after a little fight they had between themselves. After the fight they looked at each other and laughed as if nothing had ever happened and they had been friend ever since. Temari is not originally from Konoha but from Suna, she transferred two years ago with her younger brothers: Kankuro and Gaara. Temari still wears the Suna uniform because she says it suits her better. A scary thing about the girls is that a Temari is an extremely skilled fighter and Tenten is a weapons expert, and if they wanted they could create an unstoppable tag team.
"Hey, what's that in your hand Sakura?" asked Tenten.
"Oh, this-" Sakura got interrupted.
"It's a love note that we found hanging out from her locker," said Ino.
"Ino, you don't know that it is a love note, I haven't even opened it yet," said Sakura.
"Of course it's a love note what else would it be?" said Ino.
"Let's just look and see," said Temari snatching the envelope and opening it.
"Temari please don't, even if it a love note I don't want to read it." Sakura closed her eyes. "Because it will be pointless because a couple of words no matter how sweet they are, are not going to change my heart. You all know who my heart belongs to."
"Maybe not words but what do you say about a flower?" asked Temari hold a cherry blossom in hand.
"Was that really in there?" asked Tenten.
"A Sakura for a Sakura how cute," said Ino.
"Cherry blossoms are very hard to find at this time of year, especially one as intact as this one," said Temari.
"Sakura-chan this person must really like you to find and give you a cherry blossom. I know your heart is already set but you should at least read the letter, you never know maybe he was the one who gave you the note." said Hinata.
"You are right Hinata-chan. Even if it doesn't seem like something he would do I could never really know. Okay read it Temari," Sakura said with a sigh.
"My pleasure Sakura," said Temari before she began reading the note aloud.
The Note Read:
I wish I could describe your beauty in one word but there isn't a word worthy enough to suit you. If I were to describe you thoroughly there would so many thing I could compare you to and you still would outshine them all. So I will compare you without words to the closest thing to your beauty, the flower that brings me your name a Sakura.
With all my devotion, your secret admirer.
P.S: I am sorry I couldn't show you my face. Please forgive me my love.
"How poetic," said Ino holding her arms together.
"Who do you think it is?"asked Temari.
"I really don't have a clue," stated Sakura.
"Could it have been Lee?" suggested Tenten.
"I don't think it is Lee-san is an open person. If it were him I would imagine that it would probably use the words: youth and lotus a couple more times,"said Sakura
"Yeah you're right," said Tenten.
"If not him then who?" asked Temari.
"Sakura's right about what she said earlier it is really hard to know who, you know with Sakura being so gorgeous and all, even the upperclassmen could fall in love with her," said Ino.
"Stop saying that it's not true, why would upperclassmen fall for me?" said Sakura.
"Not true?" said Temari. "I've seen those guys drooling over you."
"So moving on, what are you going to do about this Sakura?" asked Tenten.
"What can I do?" asked Sakura.
"Ooh, I got it," said Ino. Ino then walked up to Temari and whispered something in her ear she nodded in agreement.
"What are you whispering about?" asked Sakura tapping her toe.
"You'll know soon enough, now be a dear and cover up your eyes," responded Ino.
"Okay, but don't make me regret what you're plotting," said Sakura as she put her hands over her eyes. Sakura could hear the other girls whispering, but couldn't decipher what they were saying. After a moment she felt a pair of hands against her back making her move forward. A moment later someone was moving her hair and placing something near her ear.
"You can uncover your eyes now," said Ino.
Sakura stood in front of a mirror which was where they had been pushed to. She took a moment and stared at her reflection. Someone had placed the cherry blossom on the right side of her head.
"So what do you think?" asked Ino.
""Um...I looks nice I guess, but if I wear it wouldn't it give the admirer the wrong impression?"asked Sakura.
"It won't, it'll only show him that you acknowledge his existence, and also it looks great on you, right girls?" said Ino.
Sakura turned her head and saw all the girls nodding. She then closed her eyes and inhaled. As she did that there was a thud at the door and two new faces came crashing through it.
To be continued...