Disclaimer - I do not own Naruto or anything else in this story. I only own the plot thanks to my twisted mind.
Author's note - Alright! I've finally decided to write my Sasuke x Sakura fanfiction. This story is AU and will have OOC moments, also, I am giving out warnings ahead - This story will contain Anorexia and Drug-abuse. Possibly more. If you are uncomfortable with any of these I suggest you leave now. Please do not flame, I don't flame you, so why should you flame me? (Also, please note that when the Anorexia and drug-abuse appear, I do not want complaints. I did warn you about it ahead.) And I also know that Tenten's last name isn't "Ama" but most people do believe it is, and I find it to be a very fitting last name, so I will be giving Tenten the last name of Ama. Also, to you Ino fans, I apologize if I make her seem more bitchy then usual. Alright, now that I'm done being a bitch, lol, you can enjoy the story. (Italics are also Sakura's thoughts...)
Sixteen-year-old, Sakura Haruno was just your average girl.
There wasn't anything exciting that she could boast about (except for her good grades.) In the small town of Konoha, there wasn't many things to do. Everyone knew everyone and news spread quickly around the city. Sakura didn't do anything exciting in her free time. She was constantly babysitting for her parents friends or studying for school - sometimes both. But unlike the other girls in town, Sakura wanted to become a model. It had been her dream for several years now and had dedicated many of her free-time practicing her runway walk and working on her facial expressions and body posture for different shoots that she knew she'd be forced to do.
"Ino, do you think I could model?" Sakura asked for the first time. Her bright green eyes fixed on the model in the magazine she was reading.
Her friend, Ino Yamanka looked up from her own magazine. "I guess, if you really wanted to. I don't think modeling agencies higher many people with natural pink hair. What about me? Do you think I could do it? People love a blonde with blue eyes."
Sakura sighed. Ino always did have a big ego. "Yes, I think you'd be a great model."
"Thank you!" Ino giggled loudly and went back to reading her magazine. "I bet that if I did go into modeling, I'd be better then Tenten Ama!"
She held the magazine which had a picture of the model, Tenten, in front of Sakura's face and swung it back and forth.
"I'm much prettier then her and I bet I have a lot more talent."
Sakura's eyes danced across the photo. Tenten Ama's body was one to die for. Long thin legs, matching arms, a small waist, and gorgeous chocolate brown hair. The magazine had announced that Tenten was the most beautiful woman of the year, and the youngest at only age seventeen.
"I guess you do..." Sakura mumbled. She always hated how Ino's ego got the better of her and made her think she was better then everyone else. She then decided to change the topic, hoping Ino's ego would go down a little.
"I heard we were getting a new student in class today."
Ino's face lightened up. "Do you think he'll be hot?"
Sakura shrugged. "I'm not sure. We'll just have to wait until he arrives, if the new student even is a he."
"Well come on, if we wanna be the first to meet this new student why don't we get to class early for a change?" Ino tossed the magazine she was reading onto her dresser and grabbed Sakura's hand, rushing out the door.
The girls arrived at their school within ten minutes.
"Hey, Hinata. Has the new student arrived yet?" Ino yelled across the classroom.
A petite girl with jet black hair and large blue eyes gave a small yelp of being startled and crouched her body over to defend herself.
"Oh I-ino. S-sakura..." The girl turned her head to make sure everything was safe. "Um, no...I don't think he's here yet..." She pushed her pointer fingers together and made them wiggle around, showing that she was embarrassed. "Naurto said that he'd be here shortly he went go get the new student..." One of her index fingers pointed to the door.
Ino smiled. "Thanks, Hinata." She then turned her head to Sakura and stuck out her tongue. "See. I told you the new student was a boy."
Sakura rolled her eyes to the back of her head.
I never said he wasn't...
She walked over to her desk and took a seat. If Naruto is going to get the new student, then it was going to be a while. Ino soon followed her action and took a seat next to her.
"Look, there's Naruto. Which means the new student should be following soon." Ino whispered in a excited voice. "Oh my god! Look at him! He's so handsome."
Even though Ino thought a majority of the boys they met where handsome, she decided to look this time. Many of the other girls in the classroom where gawking over the boy, and she to followed.
Handsome was just a quick way to describe the boy. He was tall, with black hair that matched Hinata's. His eyes were also black and matched perfectly with his hair. The school uniform they were forced to wear didn't seem to match his style at all. Beige pants and a matching jacket that beared the Konoha school coat of arms wasn't the greatest on anyone. Somehow, this boy made it work in a small way.
Sakura felt the color in her face rise up. "He...is handsome..."
"Damn. They don't make them like that here." Ino spoke once more. Her eyes trailed up and down the boy.
Their teacher followed Naruto and the boy. He cleared his throat and kept the boy up at the front with him.
"Class, this is Sasuke Uchiha. He moved here from one of the Islands." The teacher, Iruka-Sensei, said proudly. "One by one, please stand up and state your name."
Like their teacher had asked, each student in the class stood up and stated their name.
"Yamanaka, Ino." Ino said, giving a 'sexy' pose and brief wink at Sasuke.
Sakura was next. Shyly, she stood up and cleared her throat. "Haruno, Sakura." Unlike Ino and the other students, she gave Sasuke a friendly smiled and sat back down in her chair.
What's the point or flirting with him? She thought, looking at the next classmate who introduced themself to Sasuke. Little Miss Ino will be all over him and will claim that she's the perfect match for him like she does for every other 'attractive boy' that's in town for a while.
At last, when every other student had finished their introduction, Sasuke gave a brief story about where had been living before Konoha.
"Thank you Sasuke. Will you please take a seat next to Miss, Haruno?" Iruka-Sensei pointed to the empty chair next to Sakura.
Quietly, Sasuke took his seat.
Sakura shifted her eyes to the boy to get a better look.
He was more handsome up close. Not only was his hair a beautiful shade of black, but had deep navy blue highlights upon it. His eyes were full of sadness and it looked like the boy didn't have a care about many things in the world.
"I have to quickly run and get some papers for your assignment." Iruka-Sensei started. "So, while I'm gone, please read pages 150 to 156 in your History text books."
Being the top student in her class, Sakura had finished the assignment within fifteen minutes. It was mostly pictures anyway. Her eyes shifted towards Sasuke again.
"Sasuke?" She moved her body a little closer to his.
"Hm?"
"How are you liking Konoha so far?" She asked, hoping to at least befriend him.
"It's different." Sasuke replied, not looking up from his book.
"I'm sure you'll get used to it. If you ever need any help getting around the city just let me know. I've lived here since I was born." She flashed a large smile at him.
Once again, he didn't look up from his book.
She sighed.
I suppose it's better that he ignores me then Ino telling me that I can't have him...
"Hey Sasuke, do you want to hang out together sometime to get to know more about the 'city'?" Ino called to him in one of her flirting voices.
Sakura was wondering how long it would be until Ino took advantage of the time that Iruka-Sensei had given us to read.
As was to be expected he didn't look up from his book.
One by one, many of the other girls in the classroom took advantage of Iruka-Sensei's absence and made their way over to his seat. Amazingly, Sasuke managed to ignore all the girls that began flirting with him and continued reading his pages.
"What are you all doing out of your seats?" Iruka-Sensei's voice boomed loudly in the classroom. "Did anyone of you even finish the reading I assigned?"
Sakura raised her hand up high. "I did Sensei."
Iruka-Sensei sat down at his desk. "Good Sakura. It will excuse you from the extra homework I'm assigning for everyone's behavior."
The classroom then filled with groans and complaints about the homework.
"If you just did what I assigned and not pester the new student you wouldn't have to do it."
Ino was also a part of the complaints. "Man that totally sucks! I have a hair appointment after school. How am I going to get all the homework done in time?"
"If you want I'll help you..." Sakura whispered back in a hushed voice, hoping not to be caught.
Ino smiled. "Thanks. I don't know what I'd do without your help Sakura."
The girls classes went on for the next several hours. And, like they did after every school day, walked home together.
"Ino...what do you think about Sasuke?" Sakura asked, looking over her shoulder to see if he was heading home her way.
"I think he's really hot. I know you probably think I say that a lot about guys, but this one has got to be the hottest yet!"
Sakura smiled. "He seems a little anti-social. Don't you think?"
Ino shrugged. "I doubt it. I think he's just shy because it's a new town and school. So what do you think about Sasuke?"
A small blush appeared upon Sakura's face. "I think he's...cute...and if he wasn't so 'shy' I'd say he's a really nice person."
Ino giggled. "Sorry, you don't seem like his type though."
Sakura raised one of her eyebrows. "And you are?"
The blonde smiled and nodded her head. "Of course. Like I said; People love a girl with blonde hair and blue eyes"
Sakura lowered her head and glanced at her pink hair that fluttered in the wind as she walked.
-Is what Ino says true?
- No way! Pink is better, cha!
- But Ino does seem to attract a lot of the boys with her hair and eyes...
- So what? Not all people like blonde hair and blue eyes!
Her mind argued with itself about what people preferred in looks for the next several moments before coming to an answer.
- Come on Sakura, you know that Sasuke wouldn't like a girl just because she has long blonde hair and blue eyes. Ino's just all talk!
"Sakura?" Ino waved her hand in front of the girls face. "Are you spacing out again?"
"Huh? Oh...sorry, I was thinking..."
Ino smiled. "You think to much. Now come on, my hair appointment is in ten minutes!"
Ino's hair appointment didn't take long. In the short forty minutes they were in the salon Sakura was able to get a couple of the notes down for Ino's neglected homework assignment. While her friend got her monthly split-end trim. After that, the girls headed back to Sakura's house for the next several hours to read magazines, gossip and listen to the latest music from their favorite singers.
Sakura was flipping through her second magazine, unlike Ino, she read almost every article and paid close attention to every little thing that appered.
"Ino, look at this!" She shot up her body and held the magazine up.
"What is it?" Ino turned her head to Sakura's ecstatic body.
"They're having modeling auditions next week in Kyoshi!" Sakura thought on it for a moment. "That's only a four hour drive from here! It says that you have to have photos to give to the agents, must be at least fifteen, and have parents permission. They will also narrow it down to five girls that will become a model. And it's the same agency that Tenten Ama models with!"
Ino stood up. "No way! We have to go!"
The girls hugged each other tightly and squealed, jumping up and down.
"Do you wanna ask your parents now?" Ino asked, still jumping around.
"Yes! And we'll call yours to make sure it's alright too!"
The two of them quickly raced downstairs. With Sakura's magazine in her desperate hands she pleaded with her mother to allow her to go with Mrs, Yamanaka to Kyoshi.
"You honestly want to model?" Her mother raised her eyebrows.
"Yes. Please mom? I'm the right age, I'd have your premision, not to mention the tons of photos Ino and I have of each other."
Mrs. Haruno sighed deeply. "Well...if it's what you want..."
The girls squealed once more and raced to the phone to make sure it was alright with Ino's parents. Luckily for Ino, her parents didn't have to think twice, with an instance they gave their daughter permission and said that they'd gladly drive the girls to Kyoshi.
Author's note - Alright. I think that's enough for now. It's a hell of a lot shorter then what I wanted it to be but it's just a starting chapter, getting most of the main characters in. I hate writing the first chapter of a story, it's always a pain in the ass and ends up being my worst chapter of them all. So please bare with me until chapter two. Believe me, Sasuke being a new student in school will tie in with the rest of the story. Also, I like to keep my reviewers happy, so I'm letting the majority rule.
'Do you want Ino to get a modeling contract in the next chapter?' and 'Should I keep it in Third Person story writing or change it to First Person?'
It's a simple yes or no. I'm still pending if I want to make her get a contract in the next chapter or not, and if I want to make it first person, I find first person easier to write but I just want to make the people who actually read the story happy.
Thank you for reading.