a/n: Holy shit, three years have past by since we updated. Yeah, I know we totally suck. I forgot the password to our joint email account, and Agent KQ never remembers anything so… go figure. I forgot how much fun this story was.

Anyways, if there are still any reviewers left from the past three years, We can't wait to hear from you.

Chapter4: She who befriends idiots.
-x-
"His lips are dripping honey
but he'll sting you like a bee
so good girl, get out while you can"
-x-

I hugged my books against my chest as Ino and Naruto babbled on either side of me. I started profiling the students walking past me again. Trying to figure out if any of them could be Onyx.

From the corner of my eye I saw Gaara standing alone next to his locker. Could Gaara be onyx? He sort of fit the lonesome aspect that Onyx portrayed, but I had a feeling Gaara probably wasn't a total douche for brain as Onyx was. I must've been staring hard at Gaara because he looked at me with a cutting glare.

I quickly averted my eyes and started shoving my books into my lockers. "Are you okay?" Ino asked me as she looked at me with a concerned expression. "YES, I'M OKAY." I replied. Ino looked around to see what had startled me and made eye contact with Gaara almost immediately.

A smirk spread across her lips. She looked like a mischievous cat at that moment. "What?" I asked a little irritated. "Gaara? Have we found candidate number two in OFDFS?"

"W-WHAT? Are you insane?!" I spat. "Naruto!" Ino snapped her fingers. "What?"

"I have someone else to add to your notes. Better yet I have a whole lot of people to add!" She said excitedly. Naruto started scribbling on that stupid note pad of his.

"Okay first off!" I grabbed the note pad from Naruto and threw it on the ground and started stomping on it.

"I am not going to Prom with any of those said candidates. I'm not going to prom! End of the story!" I exclaimed.

"Whatever you say Forehead. You're going to prom Haruno Sakura, or my name is Burton Guster and my best friend is a fake psychic detective."

Naruto and I both sweat dropped. Why had that sounded so familiar?

"Okay, I'm running late. That's what got me into this community service crap to begin with." I said walking past them. "Don't worry, I have another note pad." I heard Naruto whisper to Ino.

I rolled my eyes and picked up my pace. Dodging various students throughout the hallway I was so caught up with getting to my desk as soon as I entered the classroom that I wasn't even paying attention to the floor.

With my bad luck I tripped right over this make up caked skank's leg. Before I knew it, I was landed on the floor with a thud, face first.

"Oh, Sakura-chan, you alright?" I heard through muffled giggles.

"Whore." I muttered and got up. Before I went the other way I glanced at Sasuke who was sitting next to the wench that had tripped me. If I hadn't been so peeved about everything that had just happened I could've sworn that I saw a look of concern over his almost perfect facial features.

"Whatever. He's probably concerned that he didn't wear enough gel in his perfect hair." I thought as I sat in my desk.

"Before we get started class, we are going to be having a new student joining us today." Jiraya Sensei started off as we started opening our notebooks for today's lessons.

A boy with jet- black hair and a set of eyes matching his hair walked in. His skin was unnaturally pale, but to my surprise it suited him. In fact he was rather, cute. He wore no emotion on his face. There was no shock, fear, or even anxiety in his facial expression.

It was utterly creepy how someone could be that…blank.

"Class this is Sai, please make him feel welcome as we all know how hard it is transferring schools and what not." Jiraya Sensei looked bored after the first couple of words, because he didn't even pressure him into talking about himself. Sai just bowed to the class and seated himself in a vacant seat behind me.

I could hear whispers and snickering from the background. "Where is he from?"

"Ooh, he's kind of cute."

"He's probably a spy!"

After the last statement I was completely annoyed. I didn't understand how some people were even allowed to speak. Instead of listening to more of the stupid comments my peers were spewing I turned around (on a whim that I had no idea I had) and extended my arm out.

"Hi there, I'm Haruno Sakura." He looked at me skeptically and then shook my hand all too slowly. "Sai." He mumbled.

"So how do you like North Konaha Academy so far?" I asked trying to break the ice. He looked at me again with that expressionless face and then said. "I've been here before. I just move in and out because of issues I deal with at home. Every time I come back its always the same."

"I see…." I said trying to take in everything he said. I didn't expect him to start warming up to me that fast. Note the sarcasm.

"Okay class, take out the lecture notes from last week so we can finish the lesson for this unit."

That was my cue to smile and turn around. There was something oddly familiar about him, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. As I tried to keep up with Jiraya Sensei's notes, I couldn't help but feel like someone was staring at me. When I let the corner of my eye wander I saw that Sasuke was glancing at me. It was aggravating me, was there something on my face?

Before I became annoyed enough to actually ask him the bell rang, dismissing us from class. I started grabbing my notebooks and pencils as quickly as I could.

"Um...Sakura…" A voice cleared behind me. I turned around and saw Sai standing there, still without an emotion. It was legitimately starting to freak me out how this boy couldn't express himself.

"Yes, Sai?" I replied. "Would you be so kind enough to drop me off to my next class? You see, I'm still not familiar with the structure of the building so getting around is a bit difficult to me."

I nodded my head. A little confused as to why he spoke so formally but then shrugged off the little observance.

"Sure why not? What class do you have?"

"Math, with …Kakashi Sensei..?" He sounded out.

Great, he was in that class too? So he's in that class, and Naruto, and Ino, and Sasuke.

"Wow, we have the same class?" I said more like a question rather than a statement.

"I believe so." He said studying his schedule one last time.

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"He's really cute." Ino pointed out as I gritted my teeth. I tried to listen to Kakashi Sensei's lecture over the Pythagorean theorem but I just couldn't pay attention.

It was like every small thing was irking me at that moment. The way Neji was tapping his pencil against his desk, the way Naruto was giggling at something Sasuke said to him, and the way Ino kept insisting on how cute Sai was.

He was cute I had to admit, but I mean what was she trying to get at? Did she want me to hook them up? because I wasn't sure Sai even had relationships with anyone.

"Perfect!" Ino whispered. "What?!"

"Sai, is perfect for you! He's new and vulnerable so he's definitely going to say yes whenever you ask him out for prom."

"FOR KAMI-SAMA'S SAKE INO, I AM-"

"Ahem, Sakura…. if its not too much of a bother would you be willing to yell at Ino after class?" Kakashi sensei interjected.

I sunk down into my seat, feeling my whole face burn up. "Sakura Chan, you don't need to be so harsh." I heard Naruto in the background. I rolled my eyes. I couldn't believe how mortifying I was to myself sometimes. I saw Sasuke studying me; it was the second time that day he was looking at me. I ignored his glance and Kakashi Sensei's question and went back to trying to solve the homework problems he had given us.

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I never thought in a million years that I would actually be HAPPY to go into the call center that day. I smiled cheerfully at all of the workers. With my friends, peers, and teachers I had just about enough of everyone and their crap. I knew my friends always wanted what was best for me, but sometimes I just wished that they would butt out and let me be. If I didn't want to go to prom, then why was it such a big deal?

I got a couple of calls right off the bat, one boy talking about how his girlfriend never gave him enough attention and how he couldn't ever let go of her, and then another girl who was so distraught on how the cutest boy in class never noticed her.

I felt a little better, realizing that I wasn't the only one that had issues that were as pathetic as being stuck doing community service.

"So what do you think I should do?" The girl asked on the other line. I think she had called herself Lemon. As odd as that was I didn't question it.

"Frankly, if he's not interested in you then he's not interested. You should just find someone else to clash heads with."

The other line was silent for a minute and then she said. "Well…I wasn't expecting that, I thought you were going to help me out with trying to find a way to talk to him." She pouted.

I narrowed my eyes at the computer screen in front of me. "Look, I'm just telling you how it is, I feel like you're a capable err…young lady that could probably find a better guy than him. I mean if he doesn't even notice you, he's probably like a douchebag anyways." I started.

"Wow, if you put it in that sense I guess that does make sense." She contemplated. A satisfied smile played up on my lips as I leaned back in to my chair.

"I'm going to call it day now. You're the first person that's actually told me to do something, the rest all act like they read cue cards or something." She told me. I bit my lip, if only she knew that I was supposed to be reading those cue cards as well when I got stuck, but I always improvised.

"Good to know Lemon, talk to you soon?" I said and heard a click on the other line.

I swiveled around to face the clock and sighed. I still had about an hour left. I looked through some of the call transcripts that Lin had me study. They were pretty straight to the point. If you asked me, Lin's conversations with the callers were boring in my opinion.

Before I could read into more of the call transcripts my headset started to beep indicating that I got a call. Clicking over I waited for it to connect to the other line. "Konoha Teen Hotline…this is Boba." I cringed as I said the last part. What could I say? Boba really stuck with me.

" Hn..I was hoping I'd get you." A voice as smooth as honey said on the other line. I gulped instantly. I knew I shouldn't have been feeling like this especially if I didn't even know who the guy was, but I didn't know why he had this effect on me. This was the only the second time I had talked to him!

"Onyx…" I said clearing my throat. "So you remember? I'm surprised, you know since when I first talked you, it was like I was speaking to a little girl. Little girls usually don't remember anything." He started.

"I told you not to call me little girl!" I snapped but then tried to regain my composure. "Oh I forgot how much that bothered you." He laughed. Why hadn't I noticed just how sexy his laugh was? I shook my head, trying to shake the feeling out of my system. If I hadn't been thinking about him all day this wouldn't have been happening. He's probably not even my type; I mean douchebag wasn't even remotely my type. Bad boy was, but not douchebag.

And on another note, for all I knew he could've been another Choji just using trying to play his cards right.

I winced as the image started to stir up within my head.

"So little girl, or should I say Cherry. How is everything?"

I furrowed in my eyebrows a little confused but still went on with the conversation. "Um…okay I guess. Shouldn't I be asking you that question, after all you're the one calling me...again."

"Yeah, you're right, but after our last conversation I decided to give this mechanism another go."

Mechanism? What was this, a new gadget he bought from the store?

"Don't you have friends at school?" I asked with pure interest. I could see he was hesitant to answer right away.

"I do, but I can't really relate to them. I mean, I guess you could say they're a good looking bunch and are used to the crowds of fan girls chasing them, but none of my friends are overshadowed by their older brother."

"So? What's the big deal with that? Older brothers are supposed to overshadow their younger brothers." I found a nail file in one of the drawers and started to file the top of my longer nails.

"The problem with that is, we're both competing to be heir of our father's company." He stated.

"Oh." Was all I could reply with. How in the world was I supposed to make him feel better about that? I rummaged through the cue cards hoping there would be some way of assisting me in this predicament.

"You're looking through the cue cards aren't you?" He asked after a brief pause.

I gasped as if he had offended me. "How could you Onyx? Why would you think I would stoop to such a level?"

"Hn. Don't worry, people usually don't know how to advise me on that."

I felt my heart sink a little bit. I couldn't help but feel like I needed to reach out to him. The way he was damaged was sort of getting to me. "Get a grip Haruno. This is how all the playboys reel you in."

"You're right though, I really don't know how you would deal with that. I'm pretty sure your friends help you get through it though right?" I said trying to clear the air.

He snickered and then said. "Not really. To my friends I'm just part of their clique. The emotionless rich kid that has trouble expressing what he's really feeling. I barely even know my friends. In fact they seem new to me everyday. Do you know what I mean?"

I nodded my head looking at my nails.

Interesting. He was alone even though he was always surrounded. I tried to think of how that felt, but with Naruto and Ino always on my heels I felt like I could never feel alone with those two. Or with the rest of the gang that followed.

Realizing that he couldn't see me nodding my head, I decided on what to say in response just so he would know that I was still listening.

"Emotionless?" I repeated. I swished the word throughout my head for a while trying to figure out why that word was ringing through my brain. 'Wait a minute, I kept saying that word today…about…'

My eyes widened in disbelief as I realized whom I had described that word about today.

"Are you still there Cherry?" Onyx asked. "Y-yeah sorry I spaced out." He snickered into the phone again. "You're kind of weird…but I don't have a problem with it."

"Thanks?"

"Master, dinner is ready. Would you like for me to bring it upstairs for you?" A males voice in the background asked Onyx.

"Nah, I'll come down." He replied nonchalantly.

"My times up Cherry, It was nice talking to you, well sort of. Hopefully we can pick this up tomorrow. I mean after all, I really do want to get to know you better." He said again making his voice lower at the last part. I gulped again, and replied with a weak good-bye.

After I knew the line was dead I leaned my head back against the chair. If my theory was true, could I really have found out who Onyx was this fast in the game? I mean seriously, it was just too easy. I mean it all did make sense in a way, but I really needed to know.

I had to find out at school tomorrow. I had to get to know Sai better.

I hated how my mind worked sometimes.

A/N: Oh Sakura, you should realize that the first three letters of assuming is ass. I really hope she doesn't make one out of herself. ;]

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