thank you so much for reading! (i will apologize ahead of time for any misspellings of names/errors!)

Disclaimer: I do not own naruto or their characters i only own Katsuko!

After three long weeks in the hospital Katusko was finally released.
Katsuko's POV

"I haven't seen Sasuke ever since the nurse walked in on our argument. The jerk was probably embarrased HA! serves him right I suppose.
"Katsuko!"
yelled a certain pinkette waving in my direction "Oh hey Sakura, whats up?"
I asked walking over to her.
"Well I thought since you were out of the hospital you would want to come to the academy?"
"Yeah sure, sounds good!"
Sakura smiled "This will be great! This is everyone's first year and it just started so let's get you signed up and make sure you're in a class with me!"
She grabbed my hand and hauled me off to the academy before I could even respond.

~at le academy~

"What do you mean she's already enrolled?"
The office lady smiled "Katsuko started the same time the rest of you did."
"Is she in my class?"
The lady nodded "yep! And seems to be doing verywell I think just as well as Sasuke!"
Sakura looked at me in confusion
"I haven't seen you before though...neither has anyone else! How are as smart as Sasuke!?"
I laughed nervously "I didn't know I was in your class. I actually don't remember ever attending; I guess it's an Uchiha thing." I said sweat dropping.
"Well girls you better get going! Class starts in ten minutes!"
"Oh right thanks you ma'am!"
I followed Sakura down the hall to the classroom

"Katsuko you're sitting up where people will notice you from now on!"
"I don't know Sakura I am perfectly happy in the back."
"Oh it will be fine! You'll make friends fast!" she dragged me through the door yelling "Hi everyone this is Katsuko! She was already in this class but can't remember it and I'm guessing no one had ever noticed her"
"Oh gee thanks Sakura..."
The boys looked up "How could we not have seen her..? She seems cool though."another whispered back "yeah she seems as cool as Sasuke!"
Sakura winked at me before leading me to the front where Sasuke was sitting in his seat completely ignoring the fangirls arguing over who was going to sit by him. Unfortunately Sakura was one of them leaving me standing in the isle with random boys offering me a seat I backed up and fell into Sasuke's row.
"I think I will sit here." I muttered.
"Then let me sit next to you-"NO me!"
"Hey man I was here first!"
Sasuke pulled me close to him leaving both fan girls and boys shocked.
"Katsuko is sitting next to me from now on no one else, got it."
I figured out what he was doing and I nodded.
"I'm sitting by Sasuke from now on so don't even bother asking you losers." I said in a cold tone.
The girls glared at me sitting down. Sakura sat behind me with Ino while Naruto got up and stood on Sasuke's desk squatting down glaring at him Sasuke returned the glare "What do you want loser?"
"Why do you get everything you want!" he yelled gesturing towards me
Sasuke cast a glance at me "I never said I wanted her to sit by me I said she is sitting by me. She isn't as annoying as the rest of you."
Naruto looked over at me before smiling "Hi I'm Naruto Uzumaki! And I'm going to be hokage!"
The boys snickered at him "Like she'll talk to him! She wouldn't even look at us!"
I replied with a smile "I think we met just not formally but I think we'll be good friends" Sasuke shot me a glare
"Aww don't get jealous Sasuke! He won't replace you!"
He looked away "Tch, like I care do what you want your just sitting by me so I don't have to deal with them."
Do you always have to be such a smug jerk?" I asked resting my hand on my hand
Naruto laughed "See she thinks so to!"
"Go sit down Naruto im not going to put up with you today." Sasuke muttered
Iruqua sensi walked in "Good morning class! Today we will be learning about how chakra works."

~After Class~

"Katsuko come with me."
I Looked over my shoulder to see Sasuke gesturing for me to follow. We walked out into the forest to a clearing a little ways from the academy. I knew why he wanted me here "You want me to fight with you?"
He nodded "Yeah but first you need to prove to be a worthy opponent"
I shrugged "Well I guess I should be honored huh? you seem to be pretty popular, even with the guys."
He grabbed his kuni and swiftly ran over to strike me
"He's fast" before he could touch me i grabbed his wrist and pushed him to the side.
He used a tree to bounce off of and charge at me I jumped up, having the same idea as one another we used the same attack, "Fire style! Fireball JUSTU!"
Our flames hit each other pushing us both back Sasuke quicky threw a kuni and hit me in the chest.
He smirked, a cloud of smoke turned out to be nothing. I jumped down from the tree pinning him to the ground
"I know that trick to you know"
he smiled mischievously and his shadow clone disappeared, I got up looking around he walked out of the bushes
"Your not bad for a girl."
I grabbed his shirt pushing him to the ground,
"Your not bad either for a boy'' I retorted sitting down on his chest. "So what was that all about?"
He flipped us over so he was on top ''I was testing your strength and I think your more skilled than other losers...well at least not as annoying anyway."
I laughed "Is the great Sasuke giving me a complement?! I should be honored!" I said dramatically.
He just rolled his eyes "come on lets go" We headed back to town.

"You know, you should really lighten up''
he gave me a quick warning glance in response, I shoved him
"Well you don't need to be rude, it was just a suggestion!" I stated
''Why are you still here anyway Katusko."
I sighed turning towards him "Well you did tell me to come with you." I looked at him seriously "your not alone Sasuke, your not the only one in these current circumstances."
"I don't need anyone."
I rolled my eyes "I never said you needed someone, I'm just saying that I want to destroy him as much as you. So whether you like it or not I'm training with you and we are going to work together from now on."
he stared at me for a second debating on if he should allow it "fine, but don't slow me down or blame me if something happens to you and stop being so energetic all the time!" I crossed my arms "Oh please if someone isn't energetic then you wont have any fun in your like whatsoever"
he kept walking changing the subject
"Do you have a place to stay."
I looked down "No, not yet."
he stopped "you can live with me if you don't become an annoying fangirl like the rest."
I caught up to him "Thanks for the offer, I think we'll get along just fine just don't flatter yourself. I dont see how they can love you so much." I replied cracking my knuckles.
"You can't beat me so dont get your hope's up, oh and for letting you sit by me and stay with me that's two more favors" he smirked unlocking his door lettig us in.
"It's pretty small"
" I'm the only one who lives here idiot, here take these and find a spot on the floor"
he threw a blanket and pillow at me "It gets kinda cold at night but you should live."
I sighed laying the blanket down throwing the pillow on top. "Do you have any bandages?"
He looked over slightly surprised "I thought you were fine since they let you go?"
"Well...they let me go because I had no need to be in the hospital, but they said not to do any extra work it wouldn't be good if I did."
He walked over grabbing some bandages "Lay down"
I did as I was told "Wait why do I have to.."
he pulled up my shirt, I pushed him away
"Wha-what are you doing!?"
"Looking to see how healed you are"
I lay back down as he pulled my shirt up just below my chest and ran his finger along the healing cut on my body.
I winced in pain as he went
"Still tender..Why did you fight me if you knew you weren't healed."
"I didn't want to disappoint, we are from the same clan.." I stated simply
"You're such an idiot, you know that?" I smiled "So can I re-bandage it now? cause it kinda hurts" a small stream of blood seeped from the wound.
Sasuke grabbed a cloth wiping it away "Sit on your knees so I can wrap it tighter"
I sat up holding my shirt as he wound the bandages around me. "There..now when your hurting it will either be worse or you wont even notice." "Pft thanks...Hey Sasuke, why don't you treat me like anyone else?" he ignored the question "Go to bed you need to rest up to get your strength back, I dont like ties so we'll have to change that but not until your back to normal."