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Sakura just rolled her eyes and looked at Tenten, her longtime friend. "Don't worry." She repeated. "I'll be fine. You can still call me. I'm going to college, Tenten-chan. Not the moon." She assured her friend as they waited at the airport terminal.

"She's r-right, Tenten-chan." Hinata added softly. Tenten just wailed even harder and clung to Sakura tighter.

"But it's so far away!" She complained. Sakura just laughed.

"It's not that far away from your college, Tenten-chan. Just two or three hours. Besides, you couldv'e gone to KU with Hinata-chan and I, couldn't you?" Sakura prodded. Tenten sighed and let go of Sakura.

"Yeah, I could have. But I wouldv'e been away from Neji-san, remember? He's going to Tokyo U, not Konoha U." She explained for the fifteenth time. Sakura rolled her eyes again.

"Kami, Tenten-chan! Why don't you ask him out, instead of waiting for him to ask you out! You know he's too shy to do it." Sakura stated. Hinata nodded and agreed silently. Tenten looked flustered.

"I never said I liked him!" She protested, waving her hands around wildly, which led to Sakura and Hinata bursting out laughing.

"You honestly think nobody can tell? Kami Tenten-chan, everybody knows you've liked him since 6th grade!" Sakura whipped a tear from her eye and struggled to sit up straight. Hinata nodded again.

"I-it's true, T-tenten-chan." She said, and smiled alittle. "Neji-san m-might have e-even t-told me that h-he liked y-you." Hinata added, smiling again at Tenten's shocked and gleeful reaction.

"You think s-" Tenten started, but was cut off by the loud speaker above.

"All aboard for flight 135 going to Konoha." It signaled, and Tenten burst out crying again, hugging Hinata and Sakura hard.

"Bye Tenten-chan! Tell Okaa-san that I said goodbye, and it's okay that she wasn't able to tell me bye in person." Sakura rushed, and grabbed her only luggage that was left in one hand, and Hinata in the other.

"T-tell Neji-san I said b-bye!" Hinata stuttered as she was being dragged away by a rushing and nervous Sakura.

"I will! And if you get a bad roommate, tell me and I'll kick their ass!" Tenten called mournfully as Sakura and Hinata boarded the plane with the last rushing passengers.

"Also," Tenten was running now, trying to catch up. "If Sasuke cheats on you, tell me and I'll personally hunt him down! Hinata! Naruto likes you!" Tenten called as the door to the plane shut. She could only hope the girl heard that. Hinata was a bit dull when it came to Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke's best friend, and it was likewise with Naruto.

. . .

"Goldfish." Sakura called. They had been in the airplane for only a few minutes, and Hinata had hyperventelated all of those minutes. She obviously was in shock and disbelief at what Tenten had confirmed at the airport terminal- what they had been trying to confirm for years.

Since Hinata was obviously not entitled to play whilst having a panic attack, Sakura was left playing goldfish with the businessman next to her.

He reminded her of Sasuke, her boyfriend. But, he couldn't be Sasuke. Sasuke was supposed to take the next plane to Konoha with Naruto, not this one. Had he forgotten? Surely if this man was Sasuke he would have told her by now, and not sit there and beat her at every card game she could think of. Well, except goldfish. Her Mother taught her how to cheat at goldfish when no one was looking. If you were good enough, you could run off with the other person's money without being caught.

"Hm. I see. I suppose you owe me 20 dollars." The man said, smirking under his hat. Really. Who wears a hat in a plane?

"What?" Sakura asked increduously. She beat him! Not fair and square, but she beat him!

"I believe I see a card up your shirt sleeve." He explained and she glared at him. Why was he looking up her shirt sleeve in the first place? Not a good place to look if you were looking for cleavage, but still.

Grudgingly she gave him the money and turned toward Hinata, and pouted childishly.

"I believe we never introduced ourselves very well. My name is Uchiha Itachi, Haruno-san." He said. She turned to him, astonished, and looked at him as if he had grown another head.

"How do you know my name?" She asked stupidly, then smacked herself mentally.

Of course he would know your name, dimwitt. You date his brother.

Shut up.

Make me.

You want me to?

If you made me shut up, then you would be making yourself shut up, because I'm you.

What? I'm confused.

If you're confused, then I'm confused, because I'm you.

This doesn't make any sense.

No, it doesn't. I think you should just shut up.

You're righ- hey!

Sakura pouted even more, oblivious to the amused stare Itachi was giving her.

"It seems your companion has fallen asleep." Itachi noted as he looked at Hinata, who was by now lightly snoring.

"I guess s- wait. Why are you changing the topic?" Sakura asked, confused.

"I wasn't. I was merely noting that your companion was asleep." He explained. He seemed to be enjoying this conversation too much. Sakura mentally smacked herself again. Now she was going all barbie detective on a guy she barely even knew. Smart.

"But if you must know," He continued, "My little brother once spoke of you at dinner. Mother insisted that he invite you to dinner, but he refused, saying you would just trip in the heels you would be forced to wear, anyway." Sakura blushed at the reminder of her klutzyness, but Itachi continued on as if he didn't see it.

"And, you look as if you were wondering why I would be going to Konoha. You see, Okaa-san and Tou-san live in Konoha. They have for a long time. Sasuke, you see, just moved when he was 17 because he wanted a change of scenery. I, of course, know that was not the reason, but I do not believe it is my place to tell you." He finished. Sakura stared in shock. Sasuke had never told her any of this. He just told her he moved because he felt like it, and she believed him. Why pester him about it, anyway, when he didn't want to talk about it? There was also the wavering fear that he would dump her. Why would he pick a clumsy girl with an overly large forhead and odd pink hair when he could have had any girl he wanted?

She always just assumed he would tell her when he felt like it. The truth was, he didn't tell her much of anything, really. Was she a bad girlfriend? She didn't know. He never told her. He actually never told her he loved her once, when she had told him she loved him countless times. Did he love her? She would ask him when he got to Konoha, she decided.

She gulped and mustered up the courage to squeak an, "Oh." Itachi didn't talk for the rest of the plane ride, and Sakura was beginning to wonder if he regretted saying all of this.

. . .

"W-wow. Look how b-big and n-nice it is, S-sakura-chan!" Hinata gushed as she looked around the campus, already full of people.

Sakura took in her surroundings. It was nice- it had cherry blossom tress spread out everywhere, and the grass was a lush green, not to mention the huge waterfall fountain in the middle of the campus. Behind the pretty sight, stood a tall, wide building that probably stood as the main entrance. It was beautiful- the buidling had intricate designs of cherry blossoms patterned around the walls, as did the fence that caved in the campus.

Yes, it was big and nice.

. . .

"I just want to know how and where to try out for gymnastics." Sakura explained later that day after they had got their dorms and were sitting down under a cherry blossom tree eating lunch. Thankfully they got one together, but was told they were getting one more roommate.

"T-that doesn't s-surprise m-me, Sakura-chan." Hinata answered and bit down lightly on a sandwich. Sakura rolled her eyes.

"I don't see why you treat your food so delicately, Hinata-chan. It's food- you're going to eat it, one way or another, and being delicate doesn't make it feel any better. If food has feelings." Sakura waved the question off with a flick of her hand, which incidentally hit someone who was leaning down toward her, behind her.

Sakura got up in a sitting position, about to apologize, when she realized who it was. Her lips twisted into a snarl. "Ino-pig." She growled. It wasn't a question. It was a statement. Said girl huffed and and smiled a sickly smile aimed toward Sakura.

"Forehead." She nodded, still smiling sickly. She flipped her long blonde hair. "Nice to see you again. I see your clumsy ass is still going at gymnastics?" She questioned, her tone seemingly delighted. The whole campus had gone quiet by now, anticipating Sakura's next move.

"Of course. I don't see why I wouldn't. You didn't steal my talent- you stole my boyfriend." Sakura deadpanned. Ino laughed.

"Oh? Him? I tired of him as soon as I moved to Suna. Being 15 then, I suppose I thought I was in love." Ino sighed dramatically. "But, now I'm back, and ready to kick your ass again at gymnastics." Ino grinned and walked off, swaying her hips behind her, with two girls beside her, seemingly lackies- one with red hair and the other with sandy blonde hair.

"Keep swaying those hips and you're going to dislocate them!" Sakura called after Ino, and the campus burst out laughing, whilst Ino just walked faster.

"You wait forehead girl! I stole your boyfriend once, I'll do it again!" She called as she turned a corner and was soon out of sight.

Sakura was confused, for the fifteenth time that day, it seemed. Sighing, she threw her food in the nearest garbage can and walked off to get her luggage, with a confused Hinata trailing behind her.

. . .

"I don't know Hinata. I guess I just need to get some rest. I'm paranoid. Ino doesn't even know about Sasuke, anyway." Sakura said. Hinata nodded half-heartedly as they made their way through the hallway toward their dorm.

"What n-number is i-it, Sakura-chan? I-i can g-go a-and put our t-things in t-there while y-you call y-your o-okaa-san a-and Tenten-chan." Hinata offered. Sakura looked at her in relief.

"I owe you one, Hinata-chan." Sakura smiled and walked off until she was in an empty hallway. She pulled out her pink razor phone and dialed a number.

"SAKURA-CHAN!!" Tenten squealed. Sakura smiled.

"Hey girl!" She answered happily, but immediately turned solemn. "Ino-pig's here, Tenten-chan." She heard a gasp on the other line.

"Has she figured out about Sasuke-san or Yukie-chan?" Tenten asked, worried.

"No, no, of course not, Tenten-chan." Sakura assured her. "Well, I don't know about Sasuke-kun, but I know she hasn't learnt about Yukie-chan." Tenten groaned.

"What if she finds out?" Tenten asked. Sakura's face was stony, even though Tenten couldn't see it.

"If she hurts Yukie, I'll kill her." Sakura deadpanned. Tenten grinned.

"I'm in." Tenten added. Sakura smiled.

"Good. I'm sure Hinata-chan would be, too. Look, I gotta go, Tenten-chan, I need to talk to Oka- oh my kami! Is that moaning in the background, Tenten-chan?" Sakura asked incrediously.

"No no of course not bye!" Tenten rushed and hung up. Sakura rolled her eyes and dialed her Okaa-san's number.

That better have been Neji's moaning.

For once in my life I agree with you. Now, go away. I need to talk to Okaa-san.

Meanie!

"Sakura!" Her Mother's melodic but tired voice finally floated through the small pink phone. Sakura smiled.

"Hey Okaa-san! Hinata and I got in a dorm together." Sakura started. Her Mother sighed happily.

"Oh, that's good, dear. Oh- no Yukie, those cookies are for after dinner!" Her Mother called out to someone and then Sakura heard a crash.

" Is she alright?" Sakura asked.

"Of course, dear. The cookie jar just fell. And broke. Damn." She cursed, and Sakura laughed. She didn't hear her Mother cuss often.

"Do you want to talk to her, dear?" Her Mother asked and Sakura eagerly nodded, but when realizing her Mother didn't hear her, she answered with a quick, "Yes!"

A few crashes later, she heard a little girl's voice float through the receiver. "Onee-san!" She called and Sakura giggled for the first time that day since when she left Tenten.

"I told you not to call me that!" She scolded playfully, and Yukie giggled just like Sakura.

"Oh." She heard dissapointment laced in the girl's tone. "Sakiko-chan says I hafta go take a bath." Yukie explained, reffering to Sakura's Mother.

"Tell her I said I love her, Yukie-chan! And, remember, no cookies at 3:00 p.m. unless Sakiko-chan says so, or you've already had dinner." Sakura doubted Yukie would have dinner that early, but she warned her anyway.

"Bye Onee-san!" Yukie called.

"Bye Yukie-chan!" Sakura called and hung up. She sighed and put her razor back into her pocket, then walked back to her dorm. Well, she thought she was walking back to her dorm. She ended up getting lost and walking right into some guy with a pinapple head. She fell straight on her butt, but he just stood like a rock. She groaned and he sighed and pulled her up.

"Thanks. My name is Haruno Sakura. I'm 18, and new here." She admitted. He sighed.

"Troublesome.." He muttered. "Nara Shikamaru. I'm 18, also." He sighed and walked off.

She soon found the door to her dorm and was about to open it before someone grabbed her hand.

"This is my dorm, forehead!" She heard a familiar voice screech.

"No, it's mine, too!" Sakura yelled back, and turned to stare right into the face of Yamanaka Ino once again.

"Fuck." She cursed.

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