(A/N): So I am in my new college dorm room, and I am freaking out because it is set up almost exactly how I pictured our protagonist's dorms in this fic, haha. Except instead of a living area and a sleeping area it is just two small areas with enough space to fit a bed and a dresser. Although I'm not nearly as busy as I was during high school, please bear with me as I still have classes to focus on. Thank you all for your support! I hope I don't take this long writing every chapter, this one has been tricky for me.

Chapter 5 here! I cracked myself up a few times writing this one so I hope you all enjoy it. Some of them you may not understand unless you've read carefully :D I appreciate all of my readers very dearly!

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SAKURA

"I really do not understand you, Ino," Sakura mused as she unlocked the door to their room.

"There's no reason to be so secretive about it. Who cares if you're in the marching ba-"

Sakura was cut off as Ino shrieked and tackled her into the doorway. The force of the impact knocked the wind out of her as she was nearly swept off of her feet entirely. The world blurred around her as the girls tumbled onto the carpet.

Sakura spit out a mouthful of platinum hair and gasped weakly, glaring at the blonde on top of her.

"Ino! Are you insane? You literally just tackled me to the floor!" Sakura exclaimed. Ino gritted her teeth.

"Me? You're the one who's insane; you almost blabbed to the whole school about my secret!" Ino said hotly. Sakura rolled her eyes.

"You're so overdramatic. Literally, nobody even cares! This isn't middle school anymore, Pig, things have changed," Sakura argued.

Ever since they were kids, Ino had always been musically inclined. She remembered in elementary school how she always had her eyes glued to the clock, counting down the seconds until she could run home to her piano. When middle school rolled around, Ino began tackling every instrument she could get her hands on, from clarinet to baritone. She had some kind of weird affinity for music; Ino could play any rhythm and hear any chord or note by ear.

As flamboyant as her personality seemed to be, Ino was actually pretty insecure, with Sakura and Choji being the only ones having any idea that she still plays music. It wasn't until she was spotted carrying her French horn home by her old popular clique that she ever become so secretive about band. The rosette could still remember Choji's face when he learned that Ino had quit band the next day, after the severe teasing she received from her peers. Because of band, Ino lost her place among the "cool kids", which was absolutely devastating to her. Sakura was honestly surprised that she decided to join again, since she hadn't been in a school band since the 7th grade. Since there was only symphonic band in middle school she had yet to even try marching.

"You don't understand, Forehead!" Ino began. Pig let loose a shaky breath, her eyes showing signs that this had been gnawing at her for quite some time.

"I really think I should just get a schedule change while I still have time. I mean we're at a completely different school with completely different people-"

"Which is exactly why you should give this place a chance, Ino," Sakura interrupted. "You don't even know these guys yet. I highly, highly doubt that anyone actually thinks band is lame anymore."

"But Sakura-"

"And so what if band is still considered lame? The only thing that matters is that you love what you're doing! Who cares what anyone else thinks?"

The uncertainty in Ino-Pig's cerulean eyes gave Sakura a pretty clear answer and she sighed.

"Look," Sakura said softly while grabbing her hand. "At least give it a shot. You've already missed out on so many memories you could have made in the band because of stupid people, and you shouldn't miss out on any more. You love music Ino,"

Before Ino could protest, Sakura continued. "And who knows? You could meet some really awesome people there," Sakura persuaded. "Maybe even your soulmate!" she said dreamily.

At the sound of 'soul', Ino's eyes lit up, and Sakura grinned devilishly.

"Oh wait, I supposed you already have eh?"

Ino's daydreaming eyes immediately narrowed and she snatched her hand away from Sakura.

"Fine," Pig spat. "I'll stay in the stupid band, happy?"

The cherry blossom's smile widened even further. "And no matter what, Ino, I will always think you're the most beautiful and most talented girl on campus,"

Ino screwed up her face. "Ew, what does it matter what you think? What matters is the opinion of the school; I want to win Homecoming Queen!"

Sakura rolled her eyes. Typical Ino.

"Well now that we finished our little pep talk will you PLEASE get off of my chest now?"

"Oh shit!" Ino gasped, and she clambered off the rosette. "Sorry Forehead."

HINATA

Hinata had just stored the last of her toiletries when her phone vibrated in her pocket. The Hyuuga dusted her hands off and unlocked her phone to see a new text message.

Kiba-kun: hey hina-chan, wanna come upstairs to my room? I havent seen ya since this morning plus I got somebody i want u 2 meat:)

Hinata shook her head and smiled at Kiba's nonexistent autocorrect.

Me: Of course I would love to! Perfect timing since I just finished unpacking haha! Send me your room number and I'll be right up!

Hinata no sooner sat her phone down on her sink when it vibrated once, then again.

Kiba-kun: 555 c cya in a few ;)

Kiba-kun: *55-c sorry

Hinata slid her phone back into her pocket and exited the bathroom into the living room, where she was surprised to see a sweaty Tenten lying face down on the carpet.

Hinata giggled. "I see you had a nice workout," she said slyly.

Tenten raised her head just long enough to glare at the Hyuuga.

"Yes I did," said Tenten sweetly. "All thanks to your dear cousin Neji."

Hinata frowned. "Neji? I don't understand, what did he do?"

Flashback

Tenten gritted her teeth as she struggled to maintain her pace.

Although they now going nowhere near the speed where they were heading previously, the pace was still vigorous enough to demand a decent amount of her stamina. The brunette glanced over to see Neji struggling to maintain his composure too. Where his previous icy-cool demeanor drove her on to keep running, it was now her mission to see a crack in the Hyuuga's mask. Throughout the entire run she had yet to see Neji take one shaky breath. His calm, laissez-faire posture and tempo had quickly began to tick her off.

No sooner had her eyes glanced over at him than Neji's pale orbs simultaneously turned to meet hers.

"Tenten," Neji said slowly, fighting to prevent his loss of breath. "Enough of this. Let's stop."

Tenten moved her gaze around innocently. "Well, I'm not really tired yet, but I can understand if you're already gassed," Tenten said innocently. She focused her eyes back on Neji's. "If you stop, I stop," she said mischievously.

Neji stiffened. "I assure you, I can definitely keep going-" Neji began.

"Aww but you don't want to be tired for tryouts tomorrow, is that right?" Tenten said with a pout.

Neji's eyes blazed. He suddenly hopped off of the treadmill.

"Goodbye," he said steely, and walked off, his body language incredibly stiff.

Tenten looked back at his treadmill that was still zipping along and noticed something. Tenten burst into laughter.

"Oh Neji?" she called playfully. The Hyuuga paused a turned around.

"You left your water bottle!" she sang as she produced it in her hands.

Showing extreme grace under pressure, the fuming Neji casually walked back to Tenten and she placed it in his hands. Neji gave a curt nod and calmly walked away a second time.

"Goodbye again!" Tenten called back, and she smirked as she saw him visibly tighten his grip on his bottle.

End Flashback

"Oh Tenten," Hinata moaned shaking her head. "You're so amazing."

Tenten grinned in satisfaction. "Yeah? Well maybe I'll play with him again sometime. I think we'll get along just fine."

Another buzz sounded from Hinata's pocket.

Neji Nii-San: I do not like your roommate very much. If she tries to eat at our table at dinner tonight then I will go and sit by myself.

Hinata sighed. "He can be so dramatic sometimes," she said as she showed Tenten the text.

The brunette's eyes widened. 'Wow, he's really that upset? Maybe I should go up to his room and apologize..."

At the mention of his room, Hinata's eyes widened. "Oh wow, I'm supposed to be at Kiba's room and I completely forgot!" Hinata hurriedly grabbed her ID and wallet and opened the front door. "I'm really sorry but I have to go! I'll see you at dinner Tenten! Don't wait for me!"

Tenten chuckled at the flustered Hyuuga and gave a lazy wave as Hinata quickly shut the door and made her way down the hallway to the elevator. As she entered the elevator, Hinata groaned as she saw a missed text from her friend and punched the button for floor 5.

By the time she made it up to his dorm, Kiba had texted her once more asking if she was still coming.

When she reached 55-C, Hinata rapped lightly on the door with her knuckles. After a quick pause, Hinata heard the pounding of a heavy pair of feet along with a light padding sound.

Kiba flung the door open and Hinata completely gushed.

"Akamaru!" she squealed and the puppy hurled itself into her arms. Hinata had no idea how Kiba managed to get his furry companion on campus but she was overjoyed to see him. She laughed as he nuzzled against her arm, then wiggled underneath it so her hand was on his back. Akamaru began to pant profusely as she scratched his favorite spot around his neck, his tail thumping rapidly from side to side against her lap.

"Shh, Shh! Not so loud!" Kiba whispered furiously. "Pets aren't allowed on campus! C'mon, hurry inside!" and the boy ushered Hinata and his canine inside.

"Oh Akamaru, I'm so glad you're here," Hinata cooed, doing the best she could to avoid all of the kisses that the pup was trying to give. She then turned a worried gaze over to Kiba. "Oh, you'll be in so much trouble if they find out!" she warned.

Kiba grinned. "That's if they find out," Kiba said. The brunette made his way over to his couch and sat down on its arm, slightly stretching his back in the process.

Kiba-kun must have just returned from the gym too, Hinata noted as she took in his drenched form, which was a lot sweatier than Tenten's. He must have been doing some intense weightlifting.

"How did you sneak him in?" Hinata asked as she sat on the couch beside him, Akamaru still cradled in her arms. "Wait, don't tell me. You put him in your hoodie, didn't you?"

Kiba shrugged his shoulders and began rubbing the back of his head. "Well, so what if I did? If it ain't broke don't fix it!"

Kiba was absolutely in love with his hoodie. Ever since Hinata got him the gray jacket for Christmas their freshman year you would seldom see him go a day without it, especially when he realized he could conceal his pup inside. She was hoping the tank top he was wearing this morning symbolized a new beginning, but she was sadly mistaken.

"But I'm telling you Kiba, one day you're going to get caught with him," Hinata warned. "I think you should probably leave him out of class this year."

"Whaat? That's nonsense, I can't leave my best buddy stuck in my room all day! He would miss me way too much, isn't that right boy?" Kiba asked proudly.

Akamaru ignored him while he quietly lapped at Hinata's arm. Kiba sighed.

"You know, you baby him way too much, Hina," muttered the dog lover

"So is this who you wanted to show me Kiba-kun?" Hinata asked, nodding toward the dog in her arms.

Kiba furrowed his brow. "No, I wanted you to see my roommate," Kiba grumbled, "But I don't know why he hasn't already come to greet you! After all, he's no stranger."

Hinata gave him a puzzled look and Kiba stomped his foot. "Shino, get in here man! I know you've been listening this whole time!"

Hinata's eyes widened as Aburame Shino peeled himself from his shadowy corner in the hallway.

"The reason I didn't come in, Kiba, is because I was certain that Hinata would have already-" Shino choked on his sentence as he was hit with a powerful hug by the Hyuuga heir.

"…Forgotten about me." Shino finished lamely.

"Shino-kun, how on earth could I have ever forgotten about you?" Hinata asked. "I was already missing you," she added, her eyes beginning to tear up.

Stunned, Shino-kun slowly returned her hug. "I'm sorry, Hinata-chan," he said quietly, shocking Hinata. She had rarely ever heard him sound so sincere, not even when his ant farm spilled into Kiba's bed freshman year.

The unlikely trio came to be in a way that was slightly less heartwarming and hysterical than your average clique.

After weeks of listening to the kid nicknamed "Bug Boy" being harassed yet again in freshman year Biology, somehow, the silent chick in the back of the class, who literally had not spoken one word since school began 3 weeks ago, found the courage to valiantly defend him from her peers with an incoherent onslaught of stuttering. As the classroom burst into laughter, the Hyuuga turned a beet red and slumped back into her desk, earning herself the name "Red" in the process. Hinata had been surprised when a jock with messy brown hair (or as much of a jock any freshman was) sprang up in anger and howled at their classmates, defending them with the chivalry of a prince.

Which too earned him his nickname ("Dog Breath").

They spent the rest of the school year together as outcasts and began the next as close friends.

"Why didn't you tell us you were coming here? You told us you were staying at Gunma!" Hinata asked as she wiped away her tears.

"I also would like to know," Kiba said grumpily.

Shino remained mute for several moments, his expression unreadable behind his dark glasses. Then:

"I assumed that you two forg-"

Hinata suddenly dropped a surprised Akamaru on the ground and promptly slugged Shino in the arm, hard. The bug master was speechless. He robotically grabbed his throbbing arm in response.

"If you ever say anymore crap like that again I'll give you another hit," Hinata said softly. "Please stop saying that Shino." She just couldn't stand how much he would put himself down. After the close years they had all spent together, it was extremely painful to see how little he thought of himself.

"Forreal' man," Kiba drawled lazily from the couch. "We're a team, Shino, and don't you forget it." He then rose, and with a small smile, clapped Shino on the shoulder.

Shino opened his mouth, and closed it, then opened it and closed it again. Towering over the two, Shino simply then nodded. The cowl from his jacket fell away slightly, revealing the faintest of a reddish hue on his olive skin.

Akamaru briefly wined at the feet of Kiba until he was gathered up and placed on top of his master's head. Panting happily at the reunion, the hound gave a hearty, and quite loud, bark, resulting in a scolding from Kiba and a sole finger raised quite forcefully to Shino's lips.

NARUTO

Naruto slammed down his cup on the table, spilling his iced tea in the process.

"I promise you, this is the last straw!" Naruto hollered at the Uchiha beside him. "Delete that stupid picture right. Now!"

They couldn't have been eating dinner for more than 15 minutes and Teme had already flashed him the picture of his refrigerator on the window sill almost a million times.

Sasuke was seated to Naruto's immediate right, while Neji, Sakura and Ino were scattered around the circular table.

What could he have done to deserve such treatment from Sasuke? After his new friends left their dorm, Sasuke refused to say a single word to Naruto. Maybe it because Naruto made him socialize with the group, or was it because of all those times where he accidently punched him during orientation?

Although his reluctance to speak was typical Sasuke-behavior, the Uchiha also refrained from his customary grunts and snorts, refusing to even acknowledge his presence. He went even further by doing something he seldom ever witnessed, which was interacting with other human beings. Sasuke spent the entire dinner running his mouth to anyone who would listen while completely ignoring any input Naruto tried to add to the conversation.

First he chatted it up with Hyuuga Neji, which made sense, as they were both basketball players. He was just as stoic as he remembered, though he did grow several inches and was much more muscled. Although they were never friends in middle school, (Neji used to watch him like a hawk whenever he was around Hinata) the Hyuuga gave Naruto a small nod at lunch earlier at their reunion.

As soon as Hyuuga sat down to eat, Sasuke immediately dove into a deep conversation with him about basketball: plays, free throws, and positions to name a few topics, but just as suddenly as it started it came to a close in an instant. For some strange reason, when Hinata and her roommate sat down next to him, Neji swiftly scooped up his tray and sped across the cafeteria to sit at a table occupied only by Rock Lee.

On top of talking with Hyuuga, Sasuke continued his conversation with one of the two dudes who came with Hinata, some guy who talked about ants, and only ants, going on about mandibles and thoraxes and pheromones, whatever those were. The fact that Sasuke, who hates conversation, would endure speaking and listening to the kid just to piss him off meant that he somehow messed up big time.

And on top of that, Sasuke kept flashing him photos of his mini fridge. Any time Naruto would even glance towards his direction, Sasuke somehow was able to indiscreetly show off the picture (which he set as his lock screen) in Naruto's field of vision, and when he began to avoid looking in his direction, Sasuke would repeatedly text him the same photo over and over.

After nearly an entire hour of torture, Naruto was completely done.

"I could really kill you right now," Naruto hissed at his dark-haired friend.

No response.

"You're really pissing me off,"

No response.

"I promise you Sasuke, you better knock it off, or else you're going to regret it,"

Sasuke looked particularly bored.

Naruto suddenly sprang up and slammed his hands on the table, knocking over Tenten's water bottle and spilling it everywhere in the process.

"Hey!" Tenten pouted, but Naruto could hardly hear her through the roaring in his ears.

Out of the corner of his eyes he could slightly make out Ino's form frozen in confusion across from him and Sakura slapping her forehead, but he was focused solely on the Uchiha beside him, who was busy analyzing the green bean speared on the end of his fork, unfazed at Naruto's outburst.

"This is the last time I'm telling you Teme! Stop being annoying—or else!"

Surprisingly, Sasuke averted his eyes from his meal and craned his neck to smirk at Naruto, acknowledging him for the first time.

"'Or else?'" Sasuke echoed mockingly. He raised his fork again as he prepared to take a bite.

Naruto's expression hardened. "Or else I'm going to prank you," he said quietly.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes and lowered his fork. An icy chill spread across the table.

Back at Chiba, pranking was no joke when it came to the two. Naruto and Sasuke retained a high reputation as the most devious students to ever students to ever walk those halls. Regarded as the Prank Kings, untouchable by even the strictest of principles, the duo were legends at the neighboring high schools.

The rest of the students were stunned. Ino looked as if she was on the verge of bolting out of her seat.

Sakura rolled her eyes and sighed. "Here we go again," she muttered.

Neji, who sensed the hostility from across the cafeteria, had his body halfway out of his seat in case he had to grab Hinata and hightail it out of there.

After a few tense moments, Sasuke smirked and lounged back in his chair, lacing his fingers together in front of him.

"You don't want to do this," Sasuke stated calmly.

"Oh, hell yes I do" Naruto spat. "I am sick and tired of your bullshit. I've been waiting for this moment for years,"

Sasuke's posture stiffened. "You know there is only one way this will end if you try to prank me, right?"

"Think of the consequences!" Sasuke suddenly hissed. "The results will be disastrous!"

"Then you shouldn't have pissed me off," Naruto said gravely.

Tenten's jaw dropped. "So the rumors are true" she whispered. "They really are the pranksters from Chiba,"

"Oh please!" Sakura interrupted. "They do this every other day! And their last 'disastrous' prank resulted in them knocking over my frappuccino,"

Exasperated, Naruto threw his hands in the air. "I said I was sorry!"

"And you still owe me like, four bucks for it too!"

Naruto sighed and turned back to Sasuke.

"Well? Are you going to stop being an ass?" the blonde demanded.

The Uchiha remained silent for a long time. Then he deftly placed both hands on the table and pushed himself up from his chair. His onyx eyes bored into Naruto's cerulean ones, like two smoldering lumps of coal. Naruto could feel the malevolent aura emanating from Sasuke in maddened waves, but he held the eye contact between his best friend.

"Do your worst," Teme said darkly, and he furiously swept himself out of the cafeteria.

The silence that followed was broken by Sakura, who suddenly looked very worried.

"Naruto..." the rosette said softly as she reached over to touch his upper arm. "I—"

"Don't worry Sak," Naruto interrupted, grinning in the process. He jabbed his thumb at himself. "I promise you I won't embarrass the Teme too bad,"

"Everything will be okay," he promised.

Sakura snatched her arm away from him. "No you idiot, I was trying to say that I think you should be the one to throw Sasuke's food away! He left all of his stuff all over the table."

"And bring back some napkins while you're at it," Tenten reminded him grumpily, gesturing towards her half-soaked T-shirt.

(A/N): Chapter 5 complete! This chapter was the struggle, I cant wait to start writing 6! A big thanks to my awesome editor who saved this trainwreck of a chapter: A. B. Flarain!

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