A/n: I'm back with my second fanfic for Naruto, although the first one's not quite finished yet. But, I really think I should start this one now….for some personal reason, though I will still update the first one, so it's not a worry. But umm….anyway….on with the story I guess…
Summary: Sakura is a popular girl and though she didn't really care for it, being used to situation, she knows she can have any guy she would have liked…at least until she met Sasuke. Pairings are absolutely decided but I also decided not to say them…yet. Just r&r to find out.
A/n: Ok, the characters here can go quite OOC from the real anime character infos but, this is my fanfic, so I say deal with it. And changing them is what makes this story different, so have fun reading it. Oh yeah, also, in here, don't think of it like how the anime works like this or that, cause I will be changing a lot. All I know for now that I am sure to keep here, is their characters somehow, and all of them being ninja and this ninja academy ok? Although the start is at a normal highschool school, and then goes to ninja academy.
"words"
'thoughts'
flashbacks
(comments by me)
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto….I wish I own Sasuke though… ( ;)
My eyes only reflects you
Chapter one: The first meeting
A/n: Ok the first part here is a prologue, and also a flashback…so most of the writings are probably italicized here. It'll be a short one though, will not reach the half of the chapter writing it I guess.
Twelve….
"Sakura! You look so beautiful as ever!"
"You're so popular now! Ii na…!"
Sakura just smiled at them and with a wave, she excused herself and walked away from the gathering crowd. A bunch of guys had crowded around her next, all giving her different sorts of stuff. She accepted them nicely out of courtesy but she escaped from them soon as she found the opportunity to.
She walked to her locker and opening it, she nearly fell down when letters, flower bouquets, gifts, heart pillows, teddy bears, etc. burst from her locker.
Sakura gave a huge sigh as she quickly stuffed all of them back into her locker before creating another gathering crowd yet.
Thirteen…
"Sakura, I've liked you since the moment I laid eyes on you. Will you go out with me?"
"No…I'm sorry, I really don't want to hurt anyone…and I really don't want to hurt you…but I don't want to go out with someone I only like….and yet not love…"
"Sakura, every guys are after you, don't you want to go out with anyone among them?"
"….Hmm…I really don't think so……I know they're all waiting on me…and I know I can have them all…anytime….but….I don't…really…want to go out with people I have not felt I really love that deep…or that much…..it's not right…"
Fourteen…
"You have such a stunning beauty Sakura! Why don't guys go after you at your new school? You're quite popular out there."
"….To be honest…I'm really happy…the guys at my new school get only as far as guy friends to me…and no one courts me right now….because…I would turn them down anyways…I cannot go out with them, lest I know I really love that person…but no…so I guess it's better this way…"
Sakura Haruno was always popular in her own way wherever she went. She always has people crowding around her and she never loses any company wherever she goes. She always had her friends and for the guys, seemed to her like it didn't matter at all. Life was perfect for her and that's that, she was so happy, feeling lucky, she knew she has everything she would wish for.
She was not attention-seeking herself, but no matter where she goes, there has always been people who would ask for her out or at least approach her and try to romance her in any way. She would have none of that though…at least…until she finally meets the person she herself couldn't believe she had fallen for.
She made friends immediately and more came each day to try and get to know her. Suitors do too, and they've even come sometimes in pairs, which caught her into a bunch of different triangles. She's turned them down, no choice, and it was frank, but not in any case, harsh. Deep within her, she knew she never wanted to hurt anyone, but she has to since she knew it would be worse if she accepts without her heart really in it.
A lot of people may not know her around the school, but a lot of people also knew her enough, so it was factual that everyone has also heard of her. She's also stand high in everything.
Sasuke Uchiha, a guy, not wanting anything, but to kill his brother and avenge his parents' death, in belief it was his weakness of so many years ago that had let them down to the point of dying. He was popular, among the school too, though it was not his wanting. It was just people really found him cool, handsome, and that he excels so much in everything. He had been studying at Konoha ever since he was small, and his clan was once one of the most powerful till destroyed by his own brother, Itachi, and for that reason he is an avenger. He's usually by himself, although there were a lot of girls stalking him from behind.
"Sakura! Let's go!" a blue-haired girl said.
Sakura looked up at her and then down to the small boy who was blocking her and was holding on to her right leg.
"Yeah, go ahead! I'll catch up with you soon!" she replied turning to the boy. "Hora, hora…please let go of me now. I have to go." Sakura explained.
The small boy looked back at her with frustrated eyes and shook his head stubbornly. "No. Unless you takes me with you!"
Sakura sighed. "No, I told you I can't. I have to go and it's dangerous for you to be with me. You also have school right? I'll give you this whole bag of gummies as a make up. Please let go of me now ne?" Sakura said handing him a small bag.
The small boy's face brightened up and quickly taking the bag of gummies from Sakura's hand, he smiled at her then headed off, letting her go at last.
(For people who read my other naruto story, I'm sorry I really like gummies so…that's quite the reason why gummies are in my story ;)
Sakura breathed a sigh of relief and then she turned around to run off before she makes it late for school but only to end up bumping at someone.
She looked up and saw a jet-black haired guy, turning his head at her with those cold eyes that made her shiver inside.
"Kyaa! Gomen nasai!" she exclaimed, regaining her balance and bowing in apology before running off.
Reaching her class, Sakura immediately sat down at an empty seat, just in time before the teacher entered their room.
"Ok! Everyone please be quiet! Miss Haruno, may I talk to you now? Please bring your stuff with you." their teacher spoke up loudly.
Sakura stood up with a confused expression on her face and she was wondering if this was going to be about the bumping incident she had a while ago. She followed the teacher outside the room without the word, giving a goodbye glance at her friend and a 'sho ga nai' shrug.
She was led down the corridor passing rooms until they stopped at a sophomores class.
"Eh…sensei…may I ask why are we here—"
" We're transferring you to sophomore class. You've been accelerated and will be attending classes with sophomores starting this semester. Hurry up and enter. Introduce yourself. You will be instructed on where you should go and you will be given a new schedule. Are you following me?"
"Ah—hai! I understand." Sakura immediately replied.
"Drop your freshman borrowed stuff at the corner of your former classroom during break." And with that, her teacher left her without any further instructions or information.
Sakura was still in shock of the news that struck like lighting to her, but she managed to bring herself back to earth. Taking a deep breath, she grabbed the doorknob and slipped in quietly.
Everyone was staring at her as she went in. The teacher approached her and brought her towards the center of the room. She scanned the room quickly, seeing a whole lot of different people unlike the usual freshmen she saw everyday and her eyes widened as she saw the guy she bumped unto earlier that morning. She quickly averted her gaze and instead, she just kept her head bowed down while she let the teacher speak for her.
"We have a new girl transferring to our class this semester, she was a freshman but she joins your class starting from today…." Then she turned to Sakura, "Of course, a lot of people here may know you already but still some don't, and I think it is best if you introduce yourself; please do so now."
Sakura looked up and tried to keep her gaze as far as she can from the black-haired guy as she spoke up. "My name is Haruno, Sakura. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu."
"Miss Haruno, here is your new schedule, take the seat next to him." Their teacher said pointing at the seat beside the jet-black haired guy. "That will even out the number of students. And you," the teacher added looking at him the guy, "tell her what's going on in all the classes. You will no longer be joining the other group beside you; you will be working with her from now on."
Sakura took the schedule and walked up at the right side of the room, sitting quietly beside the jet-black haired guy.
People whispered around her.
"Freshman girl? That popular one?"
"She really got accelerated did she?"
"I wish we could switch places so I get to sit with Sasuke-kun! I wish she wants it too."
Sakura looked around and saw a brown haired girl pouting who she figured out, said that statement. She smiled and replied quietly, "If you want to sit here, that's fine with me. I can sit anywhere; it doesn't really bother me that much. I can move right now—"
Sakura was cut off when the 'sasuke' called guy had grabbed her arm and pulled her back to remain in her seat.
"Huh—"
"Sit back down, and don't switch seats with her. I'd rather have you here than her here as my partner." Sasuke murmured to her so that others wouldn't hear it.
Sakura's eyebrows knitted in confusion, but nevertheless she turned around and apologized, "I'm sorry. I didn't know we're not suppose to change seats, and I don't want to get both of us in trouble so I hope you'd understand." Sakura said with a slight bow for an apology then she turned back to Sasuke. The girl nodded in understanding though with a saddened face as she waved her hands in front of her. "Don't mind, don't mind."
Turning back to Sasuke, she whispered back to him, "What do you mean by that? You don't even know me. I'd rather think you'd be far better with her as your partner than me, since you knew her longer than you knew me."
"I know her longer alright. And that is why I'm asking you to stay here. I don't want her sticking to me like permanent glue, just like she nearly had her chance now. I'm not being rude, but I'm having no stalkers following me around if I can help it." He replied quietly.
Sakura just stared at him without saying anything, though she remained at her seat.
"You're popular yourself, you should understand what I'm trying to say to you…Or perhaps you don't because you want people following you? I'd be happy to switch places with you anytime—"
"I never said I want anyone following me, please don't think of it like that. I just didn't understand you at first. And I refuse to switch places with you, I have enough people following me whom I ran away from, thank you." Sakura immediately replied, cutting him off mid-sentence.
"Fine, at least now you get it." Sasuke said.
With that, he turned around and faced straight, cutting the conversations between them. Sakura sighed quietly to herself and she turned to face the center.
The day went by slowly for Sakura, until finally, last class came: P.E.
"Ok, pair up with your partners! I want the both of you to tie a cloth, with the end at one of your ankles. This is to bind you two together. We are going to run for fastest today, but there will be scavenger hunt thrown in during the run. Each of you will be running around the school campus, obtaining the items on this list and the first pair who finishes, gets the exemption by not taking the end of the year finals. Hurry up! Take your lists and line up, pairs over that corner! When I shout, please start!" Their P.E coach said.
Sakura and Sasuke finished up tying the cloth to one of their ankles and they took the list and began to look at it.
Scavenger
Hunt List:
-A piece of Cherry Blossom flower, with all petals connected to it
-Tie from one of the teachers
-Pair of drumsticks from the band equipment room
-Small sized hockey club jersey
-A copy of the school's spring play script
-Cheerleading skirt
-Ballet shoes
-Fire extinguisher
When you've done these, go to the school gate and run around the borders of the school property four times following these two more instructions: One must wear and carry the following: flower, play script, cheerleading skirt(worn), ballet shoes(worn). The other one: Tie(worn), drumsticks, jersey(worn), fire extinguisher.
After that, you're done. Good luck.
"WHAT THE!" Both of them stared in disbelief.
A/n: Well! It is done! How was it? this is not quite a cliffhanger, but I decided to stop it here, anyway it's just the first chapter . Please review! If there's any questions, suggestions, just something to say, tell me. If I forget to translate some stuff, tell me.
Translations:
Ii na – kind of like "I envy you" (there's not an exact translation for it)
Gomen nasai- sorry
Sensei- teacher
Hora- "You see now?" Kind of like proving way
Hai- yes
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu- said at first meetings, introductions…kind of means "nice to meet you" or "I'm looking forward to work with everyone" (there's no exact translation for it)
anime kokosei girl miyaru