Shikamaru sighed, realizing his companion wasn't even listening to what he was saying anymore. He looked over to say something to Neji about how you should pay attention when someone is trying to talk to you, and then noticed something obviously more important had grabbed his friend's attention. Just then a female voice rang out.

"Neji, Shikamaru! Hey over here!" Oh boy. Shikamaru looked up and saw that Sakura was now running down the steps to himself and Neji. Right behind the pink haired girl there were three older females who looked like they had just stopped whatever they had been doing before Neji and Shikamaru walked in, just to glare daggers at them. Wait…had Sakura just been up there with them? Shikamaru's eyes widened.

"Hey guys! I'm so happy we have another class together!" Sakura said, now standing in front of the two boys.

Neji blinked for a second. "Were you…just up there?"

"Hmm? Well yes I was. What's wrong?" Sakura raised her eyebrows. What was with these guys?

Shikamaru exchanged an urgent look with Neji. "Listen Sakura-"

BRING!

"Alright class please take a seat now. We have a lot to do today." Sakura looked over to the center of the room and saw a woman that she hadn't noticed before. " You must be the new student I was told about. I'm going to be your calculus teacher, Kurenai."

Sakura nodded. "Yes, my name is Haruno Sakura."

Kurenai smiled kindly at her and looked back at the rest of the small class, half of which were out of their seat conversing with classmates. "Alright everyone sit. Now. Sakura you can take a seat where ever you feel most comfortable."

Neji gently grabbed Sakura's wrist. "You can sit-"

"Nara, Hyuuga! I said TAKE A SEAT!" Sakura cringed, and not wanting to get into trouble on her first day, quickly turned back around to the direction she had came, not realizing she had abruptly tore her wrist out of Neji's hand. She ran back up the stairs and quickly took her seat in the back of the room beside Konan and in front of Tayuya. Kurenai started on the day's lesson and Sakura soon realized that she had learned everything they went over at her old school. But This math class was only about a couple lesson's behind her old class, but that still gave her plenty of time to daydream and not pay attention.

"Ok know that I've explained the day's lesson you can get to your homework which is page 278 numbers 1 through 40. Its due at the end of class." And with that Kurenai walked over to her desk and consumed herself in papers.

Konan looked over to where Neji and Shikamaru sat on the other side of the room. She had noticed a while ago that every so often they would steal glances over in the direction where herself, Sakura, Temari, and Tayuya sat. Konan wasn't as slow as Tayuya and Temari were, not that they weren't quick on the uptake, but she had always took pride on the fact she could always put two and two together faster than most . This was no exception. Her dark blue eyes looked then at Sakura, who was pulling out her math book.

"Yo Sakura." Konan said quietly.

Sakura looked up from her homework over to blue haired girl. "Hmm…?"

"Temari, Tayuya, and I," Said girls looked up to see why their names had been spoken, " Well we were wondering if after math, seeing as how next period is lunch and all, you would like to…oh say…eat with us and the gang? "

"Yeah Sakura!" Temari grinned down at the pink haired girl. "I betcha everyone will love you!"

"You think?" Sakura felt a smile forming on her face.

"Pft!" Tayuya rolled her eyes. " Well if you were really acting like yourself a bit ago then duh. Its not that hard to make friends if you just be yourself ya know."

Sakura blinked. "Well I don't see why I would want to act like anyone other than myself."

The 3 girls around Sakura burst into laughter, causing Sakura to do the same. Kurenai looked up from her desk and watched the girls laugh for a moment before sighing. 'Girls will be girls.'

After about twenty minutes the lunch bell rang and everyone put their papers on the teacher's desk and left for lunch. Sakura was walking with Tayuya and the girls to go to lunch.

"Uh guys-I need a potty break. Can you tell me where the nearest restroom is please?"

Temari looked over. " Hmm…the closest is down the hall to your left…We're gonna go 'reserve' some spots in the lunch line though so when your done just keep heading straight down this hall and up the stairs when you get to the dead end. Do you-"

"-Yeah I'll catch up in a minute, kay?"

"Yeah that's fine! See you there." And with that Sakura headed down the hall as directed to the bathroom. She really should have went when Sai and Kiba where waiting for her…then she wouldn't have to walk all alone. 'Then again some alone time doesn't sound too bad.'

After she was done she walked back out and down the hall once again. "Damn you Scope! I'm starving now! Stupid cookie stealing demon…that was the biggest cookie in the jar too… leaves me with the tiny little puny cookie.." She sighed and continued to make her way down the long hallway when suddenly she heard footsteps making their way up to her side.

"Can I help-Oh hey Sasuke what's up?" She smiled at him.

"Nothing I suppose. Naru-tard made me come and ask you if you wanted to sit with us at lunch today." He said looking straight ahead in a rather bored matter.

"Oh! Well that would be cool…but can I sit with you tomorrow maybe? You see I already promised Konan I would sit with her, Temari, and Tayuya today.." 'Why does this always happen to me! Of coarse one of the totally hottest males in the whole friggin school (by what she had seen) would ask me to sit with him and is equally hot friends when I promised I would be somewhere else!'

…

'Ok. Its never happened to me. But I'm getting a pretty good idea of how it feels!'

"Your sitting with…your kidding right?" Sasuke looked down at her, obviously confused.

"Yeah…I sort of promised." Sakura looked away from him, now feeling a tinge of guilt for having to decline her new friends' request. "But I promise to make myself available to eat with you guys tomorrow ok?" She said putting on a big smile.

Sasuke looked ahead at the cafeteria entrance way. "Hn."

"That's not even a real answer!"

"Hn." He smirked seeing her getting frustrated. "Well see you later Sakura, I've got to get over to our lunch table before that dobe eats my lunch."

"Ok see ya!" Sakura grinned as she looked for any sign of Temari and the gang. It didn't take long for her to spot the redhead and the blond going at it again rather loudly. Sakura rolled her eyes and walked over to the table they were sitting at.

"Oh hey Sakura!" Temari called out, just noticing the pinkette's presence behind her. "Here, you took so damn long we already went through the line and decide to just get your lunch too." She pushed the lunch tray over in front of Sakura.

"Oh thanks a bunch! I really appreciate it!"

Temari rolled her eyes at Sakura's cheerfulness.

"So where do I sit?" Sakura asked, just noticing that there were other people at the table.

"You can sit in front of me." Tayuya said referring to an open seat across from herself.

"Okay." Sakura grabbed her lunch and walked around to the other side of the table in front of Tayuya. As soon as she sat down she was tackled into a bone-crushing hug.

"SAKURA-CHAN! I didn't think I would get to see you again so soon, yeah!" Deidara exclaimed happily.

"D-Deidara! I cant breath!" Deidara blinked and released Sakura with a big grin plastered on his face.

"Sorry Sakura-chan. I guess I got a little carried away" He said, sheepishly scratched the bad of his head.

"Awe look at the schools newest couple!" Tayuya squealed sarcastically. Rather loudly at that.

XOXOXOXOXO

A girl with short black hair that was sitting in the table behind the Akatsuki's table gasped at what she had just heard. " Oh my gawd! Did you hear that that new girl with pink hair is going out with DEIDARA!" She cried to the rest of her friends at the table.

"No way! When did that happen!" A random 11th grade boy that was walking by asked.

"Who knows! I bet they were secretly dating before she even came here!"

An orange haired girl who was walking by with a large group of girls suddenly snapped her attention to the black haired girl.

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY! THE DEIDARA IS DATING THAT PINK HAIRED BITCH!" All the girls following her gasped and began to whisper angrily amongst themselves.

XOXOXOXOXO

"Tenten you know you have to get your history homework done by tomorrow, otherwise Asuma-sensei will give you a detention." Hinata said quietly to her friend.

Tenten sighed. " Yeah I know but I just keep forgetting an-NARUTO! YOU SPLASHED BROTH FROM YOUR RAMEN ON MY SHIRT!" Before poor Naruto could even turn and look at her, Tenten punched him so hard the noodles in his mouth flew out and landed all over Gaara's lunch.

Gaara narrowed his eyes at Naruto. "Your lucky I was done with that."

"WHAT WAS THAT FOR TENTEN!" Naruto yelled.

"You eat so messy you got ramen broth on my shirt!" Tenten yelled back. Sasuke, who was sitting across from Tenten sighed. Why was it so easy for Naruto to get on peoples nerves? One of life's mysteries nobody will ever know.

Tenten huffed. "Ugh whatever Naruto-baka. I'm going to go to the restroom now. See you guys later."

"Wait Tenten, I'll go with you." Hinata got up as well. And with that the two left the lunchroom walking side by side.

"Hey…Where's Sakura-chan?" Naruto said slowly, as if just realizing she wasn't there.

"She's eating lunch with…someone else today." Sasuke said. It wouldn't be a good idea to tell them all who she was sitting with otherwise…well it wouldn't be very pretty. Hey at least HE was pretty calm when Sakura told him who she was sitting with…she must not know who they are yet, that's all. He'd be sure to tell her later.

"KAWAII!" Tenten squealed when Hinata showed her a new keychain for her purse. It was a little bunny. A CUTE little bunny.

"Hehe thanks Tenten. I got it yesterday at a small shop near the mall. I got you one too!" Hinata pulled out a keychain of a kunai and handed it over to the ecstatic brunette.

"Thank you! I love it! You know me well Hina. And wow its so shiny and-"

"Did you hear that the new pink haired girl slept with Deidara!" A girl who was walking by asked her friend.

"What! Damn her! Are you sure!" The other girl asked.

"That's what Amy told me! And did you hear that Misa asked-" The two girls turned the corner.

Hinata looked anxiously at Tenten.

…

"WHAT!"

Neji looked up. " Did you guys hear something?"

Sasuke looked at him "Your hearing things Hyuuga."

XOXOXOXOXO

"Couple? Chea like I'd ever wanna date Deidara." Sakura rolled her eyes, playing around. "I mean look at him!"

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean!" Deidara huffed.

"It means you look like a girl." Temari snorted. "Isn't it obvious that's what she's trying to tell you?"

"He looks more like a girl than you do Temari!" Tayuya retorted. Sakura snorted. How is it possible for two people to fight so much?

Sakura watched the two fight. What goes better with food than entertainment? The person sitting on the other side of her than Deidara tapped her shoulder. "Why, who is this sitting at our table?" She looked up at the person who had tapped her. It was an older boy with short red hair and matching red eyes.

Deidara looked over. "Oh! Sasori this is Sakura. She's new here. Sakura this is Sasori."

"Sakura, eh? I'm surprised you had the guts to just come over here and sit with us of all people." Sasori said, smirking.

"Huh? What do you mean? I was invited here." Sakura replied.

"Sakura is ok Sasori." Konan replied out of nowhere.

"HA! Even Konan agrees Donna! Now you have to love Saku-chan, yeah!" And with that Deidara pushed Sakura into Sasori while hugging her other side. "Come on Donna you know you want to hug Saku-chan! She's so Kawaii yeah!" Deidara snickered.

"DEIDARA I'M GOING TO KILL YOU!" Sakura and Sasori's angry voices yelled at once.

BRING!

"Kya! Get away from me you crazy fiends!" Deidara yelled and ran out of the lunchroom.

"THAT'S RIGHT YOU BETTER RUN!" Sakura called after him. "Well see you guys later I had better get to my 6th period now."

"See you around Sakura." Temari and Tayuya called out.

"Bye" Konan replied.

Sakura walked out of the lunchroom with the rest of the crowd who's lunch period now ended. She had her schedule memorized at this point and she needed to find the gym. Sakura liked gym because she likes to be active. She especially loved softball. She'd played since she was young, her mother had signed her up when she was 7 in a youth league and Sakura fell in love with it. 'I cant wait for softball season! I wonder how good the team here is…oh boy…what if I'm not good enough and I don't make the team! Oh my God! I HAVE to be on the team!' Sakura moaned. 'I just depressed myself.' Suddenly she felt someone's arm grab her around the shoulders.

"Huh?" Sakura looked up to see her new hyper blond haired friend smirking down at her. "Naruto! You scared me!"

"Sorry Sakura-chan!" Naruto whined once he seen the murderous look on Sakura's face. "Why didn't you sit with me and everyone at lunch?"

"Oh I thought Sasuke told you. I sat with some other new friends I made today!" She replied, still happy anyone had even wanted to sit with her at all.

Naruto gave her a confused look. "Who's that?"

"What? Who I sat by? I sat with Konan, Temari Deidara and all of them." She replied. Suddenly Naruto stopped dead in his tracks, wide eyed. Then suddenly after what looked like he was he was deeply pondering something, his face looked relieved and he then chuckled.

"Nice one Sakura." He joked.

Sakura chuckled and blinked confusedly. "Heh, I didn't think it was all that funny…but whatever." She smiled and went to keep walking when suddenly she felt Naruto grab onto her arm. The pink haired girl gasped and turned around to face him.

"Please tell me you were joking Sakura-chan." She had never seen Naruto look so serious.

"N-no…I ate really ate lunch with Deidara and Konan and a couple new friends I made. Why are you acting like it's such a bad thing?"

Naruto's eyes softened and he sighed. "It's not a bad thing to make new friends Sakura, but those guys are not your friends. They're all horrible people and you shouldn't be around them."

Sakura's eye's widened and her mouth dropped slightly. " How can you say such things Naruto?"

DINNNNNG DONGGG

Sakura shook her head. "That was the second bell! Now we're late! I have to go to my next class, we….we'll talk later Naruto." and with that, she pulled her arm out of his grasp and ran in the opposite direction down the corridor.

Naruto watched her run. "Sakura please be careful…"

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(Author's Note) Ok I know it's been forever, dude. I guess I just kind of fell out of writing for a long time. I'm really sorry and I hope everyone who was waiting for an update can forgive me. =(

Life really just takes away from being able to write lol. I started this story in the 10th grade. And now I'm 19 and joining the air force. LOL WTF IT'S BEEN TOO LONG! I'm going to do my best to continue this story, except I promise it will be much better written. I cringed so much looking back and reading all the other chapters…it's just horrible. OTL

I cant believe my writing was so atrocious back then…well anyways thanks for all your reviews really encouraged me to keep writing. Next chapter will hopefully be out ASAP!

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