Welcome to my AkaSaku college AU story. All notes are located at the end of the chapter. Enjoy everyone!

Sakura Haruno stared down at her school information with twinge of dread. She'd finally – finally – finished the college credits she'd needed prior to attending Konoha Gifted College. Finally she could begin her education in a world she was used to. Sure the human world was interesting but she detested hiding a whole side of herself from everyone she talked to.

Sakura was a witch and a gifted one at that. She was going to school to become a doctor in her own world. However she needed a certain number of credits from a normal human college before she could begin her studies on magical healing. It wasn't that she hated humans. They were nice for the most part. Everyone has bad apples and one species shouldn't be labeled as terrible just because one or two of them are genocidal maniacs. Whatever. But she missed being able to use her magical abilities in her every day life. Since she'd shared a dorm with a human she couldn't even do it at home. She was so, oh so, excited to be back in the magical world. To be with people like her would be fantastic if it weren't for one little detail.

"Sakura, what's wrong?" A boy who was previously leaning against the wall of the building came running over. "Did you not get in?"

Sakura shook her head, "No that's not it," She held up the piece of paper in her hand and showed it to her friend.

"What, did you not get the right cl – Wait," The boy read through the paper and paused when he got about halfway down.

"Naruto I've been put in Akatsuki House," Sakura said in a defeated tone.

Naruto looked up at Sakura with a mix of fear confusion, "Why would they put you in there?"

"The lady said since I'm coming into the school so late they didn't have anywhere else to put me," Sakura sighed and put the paper into a folder, "Damn this school for not having more dorms readily available."

"They're building more, though," Naruto said hopefully, "I pass by it almost every day."

"Yeah, no," Sakura shook her head, "I asked the woman in there and she said that's not going to be done until at least late March or early April."

"Shit," Naruto rubbed the back of his blond head, "That's so shitty..."

"What's shitty?" A voice came from to their right.

"Sakura's going to be rooming with your brother and his crazy friends, Sasuke," Naruto said.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow, "Why?"

"It was all that was left," Sakura sighed. "I have nothing against you, Sasuke, but your brother and his friends are..."

"Scary," Naruto finished for her.

"Hn," Sasuke grunted in agreement, "They can be."

"I mean don't get me wrong vampires are cool people," Sakura waved her hands in front of her face, "I mean you already know that but… The Akatsuki?" She started walking to the parking lot.

"I literally just parked the car," Sasuke grumbled as he followed her.

Sakura pulled her coat tighter around her. New year's was tomorrow and the chill in the air went right to the bones. She shoved her hands into her pockets only to immediately bring them back out when a gust of wind blew her hair in front of her face and for a second all she could see was pink. She spat and blinked trying to get her hair out of her orifices and into a ponytail. "Sasuke does your brother ever talk about the Akatsuki?"

"Not really," He replied while unlocking the car, "He only mentions them when he's letting us know they're coming over for dinner or whatever."

Sakura thought back to all those times she saw her friend's brother and his, well, gang around Sasuke's house. She always had the same two thoughts about them. One: They were very mean and very tough looking people who looked even more mean and tough when put together. And two: They were… Hot. She wasn't going to lie to herself. These were attractive men. Attractive, dangerous, and terrifying. The rumors were actually very clear on what exactly they did. The Akatsuki was a group of younger vampires that did not agree with the elder's ideas that vampires were the one superior species and in fact believed no species was superior in any way shape or form. They strive for peace, equality, and cooperation. That doesn't sound scary on paper but they aren't the kind of people that go around with picket signs telling everyone how equality is hip. No, they're labeled as radicals that will go the extremes of killing people that push for the continued segregation between witches, vampires, and werewolves. However, while they are known to kill, Sakura has heard they save that punishment for the worst of the worst. Whether the victim is vampire, witch, or werewolf if the culprit is committing inhumane acts on any species, even human, the Akatsuki step in.

She wouldn't say it out loud but she sort of agreed with their vigilante regime. Those who would harm someone else, physically or mentally, deserve what's coming to them. But talking like that is not smart. Even her being assigned to this house is near taboo. Sure it's pretty much a house of men but that's not really a big concern. The fact that she, a witch, is going to be staying with nothing but vampires? There's going to be a lot of people that will be very unhappy about this.

"This is going to be one hell of a year," Sakura muttered to herself from the back seat of Sasuke's car.

"Sakura," Naruto turned to look back at her, "I'm serious if you ever need either of us call or text immediately, okay?"

"She'll be fine, dobe," Sasuke said nonchalantly. "Itachi knows Sakura and how her best friends are a vampire and werewolf. I'm going to say that's pretty not-racist."

"Still," Naruto turned to face forward again, "Aren't some of them said to be insane?"

"They're sane enough to go to college," Sasuke said.

"What the hell are they even studying?" Sakura asked.

"I think mostly business and law degrees," Sasuke replied. "Probably so they can get their organization off the ground."

"Smart," Sakura mumbled to herself. "So you two are going to help me move in, right?"

"Of course!" Naruto said giving a thumbs up.

"Hn," Sasuke grunted again.

"Awesome," Sakura smiled looking at her two friends in the mirror. "Maybe that will help break the ice a bit. Ya know, being all, 'Hey I'm your partner's brother's best friend so like I'm cool, please don't hurt me'."

"I'm telling you as far as the vampire part goes, you're fine," Sasuke said again.

"The way you're talking sounds like there's ways I might not be fine," Sakura squinted at the mirror. Sasuke stayed quiet and she kicked his seat, "Sasuke?"

"Look I'm not actually worried because you've literally been taking fighting classes since elementary school and are a black belt, but," Sasuke paused for the right words, "You will be in a house of nothing but straight guys. Guys that probably haven't had any sort of physical contact in literal centuries," Sasuke said.

"What you think I can't handle a few horny guys?" Sakura asked raising an eyebrow.

"I'm just saying watch out for it, okay? Most of them are alright, but I know at least one or two don't really know how to control themselves," Sasuke said.

"Just point them out when we get there."

~"Sasuke, where's the bubble wrap?" "Naruto took it." "He what?" -Pop- -Pop- -Pop-~

It was a week before classes started and Sakura was spending the whole day loading her shit into a Uhaul van and lugging it from one college housing site to another. On the drive over there she was squished in between the two boys and couldn't be happier to stretch her legs. She didn't have much but what she did have would not have fit in Sasuke's sedan or Naruto's coop. Sakura didn't have a car so the boys were generous enough to offer to drive the van for her and help her unload everything. In the end she was pretty sure they came along to get an idea of her roommates. She wouldn't lie, she was actually a little excited. She told the boys to start unloading some stuff while she tried the key in the door. She was just about to turn it when the key slipped out of her hand as the door opened up. She looked up to see Sasuke's older brother Itachi standing in the doorway.

"Hello," She said simply and stood up straight to give him a smile, "I'm Sakura Haruno. I believe you should have gotten a notice I'd be moving in today?"

"Hn," Itachi grunted. He looked just as she remembered. Both he and Sasuke shared their pale skin, stark black hair, and red eyes that Sakura always thought were captivating. Even after getting over her crush on Sasuke she'd fine herself lost in those ruby irises. However that's where the similarities between them ended. Itachi was tall and lean with sharp features. He was handsome in a subtle way. Everything about Itachi was subtle. He had always been a quiet guy but then again most Uchihas were quiet. Most.

Sakura smiled up at Itachi, "Well I'm glad you all had adequet notice. Would you mind showing me to my room? It'd be nice to get unpacked," Sakura said and gestured to the van and her two helpers coming up the lawn.

"Of course," He stepped back to let her in. She grabbed her key out of the door as she passed by and looked around. The front door was settled in a nice little porch. When she walked in she saw a nicely sized living space directly in front of her with quite a few couches. To the left was the kitchen with bar stools in front of the counters and to the right was dining table. On both sides were three doors each. One facing her straight on and two that were perpendicular to that one. Itachi directed her over to the right. He opened the perpendicular door that was to the right, "This will be your room."

She walked in and saw it was reasonable size. Though she supposed with the amount of occupants in this house it was supposed to house about two people. It had a full sized bed across from her that was underneath the window in the center of the wall. She could see the van parked outside from where she stood. To the left of the bed was a closet and next to that a desk. She sat down on the bed facing the doorway and saw another door to the right of the entryway, "What's that?"

"Your bathroom," Itachi said, "Or rather, this side's shared bathroom. It's a Jack-and-Jill bathroom so it has an entrance from both your room and the other one," He gestured behind him to the other door. "It also has a third door here," He pointed to his right, "For access outside the bedrooms."

"Make sure all the doors are locked while peeing, got it," Sakura said and got up. She could have sworn she saw a smile come and go but she wasn't sure. She knew how Sasuke worked but the same definitely couldn't be said for his brother. "It was nice seeing you again, Itachi," She walked to the door and he stepped aside to let her pass.

"You as well, Sakura."

"Is anyone else here right now?" She asked while walking to the front door.

"Someone's right here," A hand shot up from the couch facing away from the front door.

"That's Deidara," Itachi said. "He and Sasori live in that room," He pointed to the other side of the home and to the right. "Kisame and I are in there," He pointed to the left, "And across from you is Tobi and Hidan." He pointed to the room she'd be sharing a bathroom with.

"I still don't think it was a good idea rooming them together," Deidara jumped up from the couch and walked over to Sakura grinning, "So you're Sakura? You look different from when you used to run around the Uchiha place."

"Yeah, I'm not immortal so I do this pretty shitty thing called aging," Sakura said jokingly, "Seriously man don't ever try it. I hear in a few years decades it's gonna start to be a real bitch. It might even kill me."

"You should sue," Deidara crossed his arms still grinning.

"Be my lawyer?" Sakura said.

Deidara grinned, "Sure but of course for a fee."

"Shit man I'm in college don't you know I'm broke?" Sakura said throwing her arms up in the air.

"I can think of other ways you can pay me back," Deidara said.

"That one," Sasuke's voice came from the front door.

Sakura whipped around and raised an eyebrow, "He's one?"

Sasuke nodded and motioned to the lamp he was carrying. Sakura pointed to the bedroom, "Just put it on the desk in there. I'll go get the rest of the stuff," She moved out of his way and jogged out to the van. When she passed Naruto she yelled to just go to the room Sasuke will probably come out of. She was rifling through the van to start getting suitcases out when she heard footsteps coming towards her, "Hey Sasuke can you give me a hand here? This suitcase is going to cause all this shit to come down if I move it."

"Yeah I can get that," Deidara's voice came from beside her.

She looked over and shrugged. Help was help. "Thanks man. Just hold that there while I pull this out," She waited until he had a good grip and yanked on the suitcase. She nearly fell on her butt when the suitcase finally gave but instead landed against a large mass of what she thought was either rocks or a sudden brick wall. When two hands came up to her shoulders to help her stand back up straight she looked behind her to see a large man grinning down at her.

"Watch it there, we don't need a bloodstain outside our house," The man said.

Sakura had to block the sun from her vision but he finally came into focus and the first thing she noticed was the light blue hue to his skin and immediately recognized this man, "Kisame, right?"

"Aw you remembered little old me?" He said and put a hand on his chest.

"How could she not?" Deidara rolled his eyes and pulled out his own suitcase to carry in. "You're blue."

Kisame glared at Deidara, "Fuck you."

Deidara walked to the house with his luggage and waved, "Not even if you payed me."

Sakura picked up hers and looked back at Kisame, "Blue's an awesome color, don't listen to him." She walked in and realized the reason Naruto and Sasuke weren't coming back out was because Sasuke and Itachi's cousin Tobi was hugging Naruto to near suffocation and Sasuke was trying to pry him off. Sakura took a moment to laugh while she ran over to try and help Sasuke out. When Tobi looked over and saw Sakura was running towards him he immediately dropped Naruto and captured Sakura in his huge hug.

"Sakura! Sakura's here!" Tobi sang over and over.

Sakura squirmed and tried to suck in deep breaths, "Y-Yes Tobi. I'm h-here but I w-won't be much longer I-if you keep s-squeezing me like that."

Tobi let go of her and smiled, "Sorry, Tobi's just really excited to have Sakura living with us."

"And I'm excited to be here," Sakura said smiling. She always did like Tobi. He was the only one that didn't look scary. And he was the only one that should look scary. He has a huge set of scars around his left eye and the eye itself was clouded and milky. But no matter what Tobi was always smiling and always trying to get others to smile. The only other member that could be considered scary would be Kisame but that's probably just because of the blue skin, height, and the oddness about his teeth. Back in his day vampires sharpened their teeth so as to get better access to the neck. It was freaky looking but he was a funny guy. It was the other members that were usually hiding violent personalities behind pretty faces.

"Oi, where do you want this?" Deidara gestured to the suitcase.

"Just put it on the bed," Sakura said while she put her own suitcase down. She looked up at Deidara and smiled, "Thanks for the help."

Deidara smirked, "Like I said, you can pay me back later."

Sakura's smile faltered for a second. Deidara had a very pretty face. Blue eyes, clear tanned skin, and long blond hair that was always half up in a ponytail and with bangs covering the left side of his face. He was in all sense a handsome and very good looking man. However Sakura had learned the hard way that he was, in not so many words, nuts. One night she went to use the bathroom at Sasuke's and just as she finished a hole literally blew through the bathroom wall into the guest bedroom with Deidara standing there smiling like a complete idiot covered in soot. Sakura had to run over and put out a flame in his hair because he obviously hadn't noticed it. When she asked him if he was okay and if she needed to get someone all she got in return over and over again was, "Art is a bang, yeah." Thankfully this flirting thing hadn't been a thing back when she was 14 or 15. Of course now that she was 19 going on 20 in just about two months he had to start it up.

Not that I really mind.

Wait.

No, I do mind. He's crazy. Focus on unpacking.

She left the room to see Kisame lugging in nearly half the van without breaking a sweat. She wished she could say she was surprised but really she wasn't. When she was about 17 her, Sasuke, and Naruto went to Sasuke's backyard to walk about and talk about the happenings of school and happened across Kisame wielding a sword with a blade literally as tall as her like it was a baton. Sakura lingered a bit longer than necessary after Sasuke and Naruto had already started walking off. She liked to say it was nothing more than a curiosity and appreciation for such swordsmanship but in reality it was also a touch of the fact that Kisame seemed to enjoy doing his workouts shirtless and by the Gods was he built.

"Sakura?" Naruto's voice came to her.

"What?" She snapped out of her memory and looked around. Kisame was setting things down in her room and Deidara was heading back inside next to Sasuke with more things.

"Help me grab some more stuff," Naruto grabbed her hand and dragged her outside. They picked up some more stuff with the help of Tobi and walked back inside. Before they were even half way down the lawn they heard yelling coming from inside.

"That bitch is here already?! I thought I had at least another week in my room!" The voice yelled. Sakura thought she recognized the voice but was really, really hoping she was wrong. There was no way she'd live if she was taking his room.

"Yes, Hidan, Sakura is here. That's why we had you move your shit this morning," Kisame said while walking back out to probably get the rest of the stuff in the van.

"Fuck you, Kisame!" Hidan appeared in the door way flipping Kisame off.

"No one told me I'd be taking his room," Sakura said meekly. She could handle Deidara. She could handle Tobi. She could handle almost all of them. Hidan was another breed. Her one and only memory of him was accidentally walking into the wrong room at the mansion and seeing him literally praying at an altar covered in what she hoped was goat's blood that was on top of some black body paint that covered his whole body in a way that left a white skeleton on his body and a skull on his face. Honestly seeing him like this in the sunlight he was much less scary looking. He had very light skin and nearly silver hair that was slicked back and ended just below the crown of his head. At the moment he was clad in nothing but a pair of shorts and his religious necklace that had the symbol of a circle with and upside down triangle in the middle. However to Sakura the most striking and memorable part of Hidan were his almost violently violet eyes. They were the most vivid part of her memory. Those piercing eyes that contrasted the black body paint so strikingly. They just didn't seem to fit this man. Such a calm cool color on such a hotheaded and intense man. Sakura didn't understand how such beautiful eyes could hold such insane stares. One of which was directed straight at her now that she passed Kisame. "Shit."

"It's okay, Sakura," Tobi said reassuringly, "Hidan won't hurt you."

"Thanks," She said softly. She believed Tobi believed that but she did not trust that she would be totally safe from harm.

"So you're the bitch taking my room?" Hidan said as he passed him.

"Excuse me?" Sakura turned back to Hidan raising her eyebrows. "Just what did you call me?"

"I called you a bitch, bitch," Hidan smirked when he saw he already pissed the girl off.

"Look Jessie I'm not in the mood so if you'd please shut up before I have to call Walter that would be great," She said and rolled her eyes. She wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of pissing her off. People like him just loved to get a rise and if she ignored him he should stop.

"Bitch I know you know my name's not Jessie," Hidan followed after her into the bedroom.

"Holy shit do you not watch Breaking Bad?" Sakura said while putting her things down.

"Yeah obviously not," Hidan scoffed and rolled his eyes. "Sounds stupid."

"Actually I'd think a sadist like you would absolutely love it," Sakura said while she began to unpack the things in her room. "I mean the like, what, second or third episode literally has them dissolve a guy in acid."

Hidan raised and eyebrow, "Why?"

Sakura shrugged, "They had to dispose of a body somehow."

Hidan smirked, "Alright then." He watched her unpack and went back to scowling, "Tch you just wait I'm going to get my room back."

Sakura sighed, "Look I've just been on a three hour drive with a gassy dork and a nerd who likes books on tape instead of music so please I am not in the mood for this. You guys don't even sleep!"

"I use my room for things other than sleeping," Hidan said.

"Yeah like what?" Sakura asked.

"Fondling himself probably," Deidara said while he and Kisame brought in the last of the stuff.

"Thank you guys so much," Sakura said smiling, "I can take it all from here."

"Sakura, do you need any help unpacking?" Naruto asked appearing in the doorway with Sasuke.

"I mean if you all need to go that's fine," Sakura said.

Sasuke walked past Naruto and nodded to Hidan, "That's the other one."

Sakura looked at Hidan nodded, "I figured." She looked at the others, "Seriously thank you so much but I can unpack from here."

Kisame and Deidara nodded and left with a final, "Welcome home Sakura."

Hidan continued to stand stubbornly in the middle of the room. Sakura rolled her eyes and turned on some Taylor Swift. Just as she planned Hidan was out before the second verse saying there was no way he was going to stand there and listen to that bullshit and Sakura wins the stupid room for now.

Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto unpacked all of her stuff and got her settled in within a few hours.

During this time they lectured her profusely on locking both her doors and probably her windows every single night and you know maybe they should get get her like fingers scanners or something for every single entrance into the room.

"I'm sure I can find one for the air vent," Naruto had said after some thought.

"Guys, seriously, they don't seem too bad. At least I have Tobi here, right?" Sakura said as she started to unpack her bras.

"We're not worried about Tobi," Sasuke said. "I honestly don't think Tobi could hurt anyone unless he's hunting."

"You're worried about Hidan and Deidara," Sakura said simply. "Look I can handle a few sex jokes from Deidara and as for Hidan you said it yourself Sasuke. I'm a black belt."

"Yeah but these are vampires after all," Sasuke finished unpacking her books into the bookshelf.

"Honestly I'm like 110% positive if I scream Tobi will come help me," Sakura closed the top drawer and started on her pants. She remembered very clearly on both the day that Deidara nearly blew her up and Hidan nearly sacrificed her that Tobi had intervened almost immediately. In the case of Hidan Tobi had been able to swipe her out of there right before Hidan had even realized he'd been interrupted. As for Deidara Tobi had told her to just leave him be and that she should probably get out of there before another explosion went off. To Sakura's complete surprise they hadn't been gone more than a minute before another went off. She credits Tobi with having saved her life at least twice to her knowledge.

"If he's not here, call us," Sasuke said seriously.

Sakura put down her clothes and smiled at them, "I will okay? But you can't be my keepers forever."

Naruto walked over and hugged her, "We worry."

She hugged him back, "I know. And I thank you. But really I'll be okay."

It wasn't too much longer before they had her completely unpacked. She told them her goodbyes and they were off to return the truck. Luckily for her both of them lived only a ten minute walk or so from her. Another great reason for coming back here. She could finally see her best friends again. She heard her other old friends Ino and Hinata also went here but she supposed she'd see them around if that were the case. She sighed and decided to go get some water from the kitchen. While she was filling her cup she didn't hear the footsteps coming up next to her.

"I hope you're Sakura or this is going to be really awkward," A voice said from beside her.

Sakura nearly jumped out of her skin but did in fact end up spilling her water all over her shirt, "Hi Sasori."

Sasori smirked, "Nice to see you."

"Yeah," She grabbed a towel, "You too."

"I just wanted to say, welcome to Akatsuki House," He gestured his hand to the general living area, "We do hope you feel comfortable here."

"Thanks," She put the towel down and decided to just change her shirt. She looked up at Sasori and smiled. "Happy to be here." She'd forgotten just how… Beautiful Sasori was. He was around her height maybe a bit taller and he had short thick red hair that just barely reached his light brown eyes. Sakura always thought his face looked like it was literally carved out of stone. She swears someone had to have made him. Again she only had one memory of Sasori. She'd seen him in an art room of the mansion molding intricate designs and figures out of clay. He was the first member she'd seen, aside from Itachi, as she'd only been about 12 at the time, and Sasori still looked exactly how she remembered. Though that goes without saying for vampires. She'd wandered into the art room and he'd actually showed her how to use the spinning table to make a simple bowl. It had been a nice afternoon and for a while after that she'd returned to the art room hoping she'd find him again but she hasn't seen him since that day and she had to admit she was sort of happy. Besides Tobi he was the only member that had an all around good first impression.

"You should probably go change," Sasori said gesturing to her shirt. "You don't to go around wearing a wet shirt here."

Sakura nodded, "Thanks. Again it was nice to see you." She ran off to her room and sat down on the bed releasing a long sigh. This was definitely going to be an interesting few months. Though as she went over to her laptop she couldn't help the inkling in the back of her mind that thought maybe she could stand to stay here the whole semester. Maybe.

Okay well first thing's first if you read the first version of this, just disregard and pretend it never existed. Okay? Okay.

Secondly I can't even believe I've started writing another story. I remember writing this up with my friend, like, five years ago. It's getting a major overhaul though and I'm finally satisfied with how I have this laid out. And I promise the chapters start to get much better later on. Lots of romance and such. Yes yes. I have about a dozen or so chapters already thought up. They're not actually written but they're laid out with how I want this story to go. So yeah. The only thing in the way is me writing the stupid thing.

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