Authoress' Notes: Hey guys, I know, I know, you think I'm such a b*tch for not updating for so long but after re-reading the whole story, I noticed some things I desperately wanted to change. Don't worry, the main plot and the side plots are still the same but I'll be re-writing it with my current writing style. This story was first written two years ago, 2009 I think, and really I was a novice then…Now? I like to think I've improved much. So yeah. I hope you still enjoy this story.

STANDARD DISCLAIMER APPLIED (with scotch tape)

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Sakura looked up at the large set of large buildings that was supposed to be her new school for the next three years. Talk about 'the bigger the better' shit, the 'school' -namely Fire Lead Academy- itself, or the buildings Sakura can see, didn't even looked like school buildings. With its Gothic architecture with modern twists, it looked more like a church slash very old mansion to her.

If there were any similarities between her former school, Ame Academy, and this school, it would be the energy buzzing every first day of school. It was infective and it crept under your skin until you participate.

But the similarities end there. Sakura looked around and at the gate where limousines, BMW's and other foreign cars spill into the school grounds like a May Day procession. Every student exiting the car looked like a person plucked off the red carpet or a fashion show then dropped to school. Expensive designer clothes draped across manikin like people with glossy hair and perfect skin with bags that people back at Sakura's home would get the closest with only an imitation.

Sakura looked down on herself and surveyed her loose-at-the-seams jeans, roller skates, graphic t-shirt and back pack. She stuck out like a piece of drab cloth amongst silk. Truth be told, the pinkette didn't really live in Tokyo, actually she just moved in a week ago because given a chance to study at the prestigious school without any payments or bills to worry about was not something you don't take. But honestly, she really didn't want to be here, considering the school she was going to and the fact that she was forced to live far away from home.

'Kami, I can't wait till this 3 years are over' Sakura thought, as much as she admired the academy and the capital of their country. It was just too crowded and fast paced for her considering the fact that she was raised in a much quieter place, Kyoto. Too busy relieving memories and thinking of the possibilities in her new home, the pinkette didn't notice a Maybach Zepellin stopping, trying to stop actually, right in front of her, its owner shouting profanities to some other guy.

The pink haired seventeen year old girl began to turn back and get a safe place amongst the trees when she heart a shout, then screeching of tires.

The parking lot of the school was absurdly large that despite the dozens of cars in it, it could still handle a Maybach Zepellin swerving in the lot without having any of the cars damaged.

"Fuck you! You bastard! I hope you fucking rot in hell!" a smooth masculine voice shouted as the owner managed to stop his luxury car from hitting the building. There were tire tracks left but hell, he was fucking rich he could pay for that any time of the fucking day. Sakura blinked at the male as she continued skating feeling a bit out of it.

Hidan sighed, this was his father's car not his, his car was in the repair shop having a very thorough paint job because the blonde pansy in their group got pissed at him and painted his car with different fucking colors. It looked like it was done by a five year old with swirls and doodles here and there.

Why did he have to be fucking mad anyway? It's only the truth. He really did look like a gay ass-wipe with his hair.

'I mean, seriously what kind of man wears their freaking hair long? Ass-wipes, that's what. Real men where their hair short like mine, coz Im freaking awesome' Hidan drove around for a while having kicks at scaring freshmen to jumping out of their pearly socks, he kept jerking his car around until he got bored with and quickly backed up his car to the empty space and failed to see a pink haired girl parallel to his car, skating to cross.

Now, Sakura was gaining speed and momentum by dodging sucky first time drivers –who shouldn't have licenses- and half assed attempts to scare her, just noticed the very shiny car blocking her way.

'Shit.' Sakura thought as she regarded the shiny car she was getting closer and closer to. Since it was already to late to swerve away from the shiny car with its handsome driver and going under it wasn't in the options, like what the movie 'UP' quoted, 'When there's nothing left to go, the only direction left is up' or something remotely close to that.

Pumping energy to her legs Sakura grinned and skated faster and faster until she got the momentum she desired. She ignored whatever the remaining students' looks they shot to her –since most students already went in and the cars have all but disappeared- and…

Hidan exasperatedly sighed and turned his head to the side only to see a pink haired girl, skating heading towards his -his father's- car.

'She wouldn't fuckin' do what I think she would, will she?' Hidan thought, unbelieving. His purple eyes wide and oh, if she won't survive it, it would be a waste since the girl's pretty fucking adorable.

Closer…closer…closer…

Using all the acquired cheer dancing skills she had, Sakura, when close enough to the luxury car's hood, landed her palms flat to it, pushed herself up until for a moment she hand stood on the car's hood, her long pink hair landing on it, the black of the car contrast to her pink hair. She couldn't see it but Hidan was staring at her and at the skin showing with her shirt getting pulled by gravity. Then, Sakura bent her arms the lifted herself up and jumped to the other side. Then she skated away as if nothing happened.

Hidan rolled down the window and looked at the pinkette's retreating back.

"Well, I think I'm fucking in love"

A sigh escaped a pair of pink lips as the owner tried not to fall asleep in class. She cradled her head with her hand, her elbow supporting her head's weight. The pinkette had entered the school relatively unharmed and in one piece. She wasn't late but she wasn't early either since the second bell rung three minutes after she stepped foot on the campus.

Emerald eyes turned to the person teaching in front. He's wearing a mask and possesses gravity defying silver hair, 'Weird teacher' she thought. She tore her away her gaze to look at the window beside her. Apparently, the cars earlier didn't really leave, now as Sakura looked outside; she saw the cars worth billions parked at one of the dozens of parking lots in FLA.

'That should cost around billions of yen' the pink haired girl thought exasperatedly. Hell? Who needs a billion dollar car? She could already buy a number of houses with that amount of money! Houses, clothes, food…NECESSITIES! Things that people actually need!

After being raised from a poor family of Japan Haruno Sakura learned to be practical at a young age and having to grow up without a mother; she's not very girly; she's much of a tomboy despite her petite figure actually. Things got a lot harder when her father passed away only a few months ago, but it seems like her father was prepared in case something happened to him. He already got her an apartment with a nice landlady, budget that could last up to a year and a scholarship to one of the most prestigious schools in Japan.

Now a freshman in the Sr. high division of Fire Leaf Academy, the school of the rich and famous, she now works and lives independently. She can't depend on the money her father left with her now can she? It'll eventually run out anyway even though she's spending as little money as she can to prolong its use.

Although preferring to stay where she previously was, the pinkette was pretty damn impressed with the school's facilities. Well, nothing less from Fire Leaf Academy, yeah? And besides, the scholarship would've gone to waste if she didn't enrolled here. Though she'll probably experience insults here because of her status, she couldn't care less, she's studying and she's minding her own business, if they bother her she'll just fight back, fair and square.

Blowing at her cherry pink bangs she turned to her briefing teacher. He was babbling about schedules and maps.

"Ok freshmen…oi listen, I wont repeat this again" the silver haired man –Kakashi- if she remembered correctly, sounded annoyed and exasperated as if he couldn't wait to get out of the room, though you can never really tell because of his mask. Kakashi pointedly looked at one pair in front of the room, the girl harassing the guy and Sakura thank Kami she was far from them.

Sakura gagged.

The onyx-eyed teen glared at her as if daring her to do more. Sakura narrowed her eyes in the challenged and faked a louder gag.

"Bleak!"

The other students were like 'OMG! Doesn't she know who Sasuke-sama is?' well Sakura knew that she wasn't in a position to act like that, unlike in middle school the people here aren't her 'equals' but Sakura refuses to act lower than them.

'That's the attitude girl!' Issy yelled.

The girl from earlier was glaring at her already while the pink haired girl just ignored her as if she was nothing more than a fly.

Sasuke-sama, from what she observed, was another bastard she'd have to get used to, to survive her senior high years. The beryl eyed girl watched with lazy amusement as the chicken butt-haired man made his way to the back of the class and to get there he had to pass Sakura. The rosette was well aware of that but she really couldn't care less.

Sighing she let her eyes wander outside once more as the chicken ass haired dude walked pass her but she didn't notice that Sasuke paused slightly beside her chair and shot her an annoyed glance.

'Tsk, annoying middle-class' he thought as he sat down with the gang.

"Hey teme! You got owned by a girl!" his loud obnoxious excuse for a best friend shouted slapping his tanned hand on Sasuke's back. Naruto grinned at the guy and leaned back to his seat, the pink haired girl seemed cool.

The onyx eyed man vaguely wonder why he hangs out with him.

Oh right. Best friend.

"Shut it dobe." he stoically replied to the blonde letting himself sit beside said man.

"Tsk, tsk Uchiha what a shame, getting mopped up by a middle-class pinky" a voice said from behind him. Sasuke didn't even bother to reply for he knew it was only his rival/friend- Hyuuga Neji.

"Hyuuga. Shut it." he menacingly said not wanting to talk about said incident.

"Why? Is little Uchiha upset?" his voice laced with playful smugg-ish mockery. After all it was not everyday the great Uchiha Sasuke meets somebody ignores AND mocks him. Neji vaguely considered the pinkette earlier wasn't from the FLA junior high, so that meant that she was a transferee.

They were friends –he and Sasuke- so don't get the wrong idea; it was just that both were both competitive. They like to top each other in everything. It was in their blood like the rivalry of their families in business back in the days, well okay, up until now. Sasuke didn't reply, instead he fixed his attention to their teacher. It's not like he had better things to do.

Nara was sleeping-it's hard to believe that this guy is a genius because he always asleep in class. He's the son of the owner of one of the biggest -if not the biggest laboratory in Japan- so he's out. Naruto was doodling on some notebook, another one of his perverted stories certainly; he's Sasuke's best friend and the son of Minato Namikaze the owner of the NamiMaki Company he's out too. And Kiba the last of the gang was talking to his oversized pet dog, Akamaru. It's a mystery what he fed the dog with and how he got him inside. Well, he does have money and lots of it being one of the children of the Inuzuka Pet Co. So he's out too, well, its not like the Uchiha likes talking. Now that his mind is already in the path of the green goods let me write to you what he thinks about it.

Money. You could get anything you want if you have money. Girls, cars, houses, clothes etc. Well that was what Sasuke thinks but there's one thing he couldn't buy with money- his father's acknowledgement.

Its always Itachi, Itachi, Itachi! He's sick of being compared to his brother! Itachi's better than you in math...in science...in sports...in everything! Damn! Why couldn't they just let him be! But no, they just had to enroll him in the school where his brother was to have quality time with his brother or as his mother put it: "So you two could connect". He loved his mother, really, but!

Itachi this, Itachi that. Itachi's the best! He's great at math! He's great at science! At finance! Why couldn't you be more like your brother?

Damn it...

The thought of it makes him shake in fury, disappointment, jealousy and longing. He wasn't going to deny it but hell could break out from the ground but he'll never say this out loud, it hurt to be compared to your brother. Sasuke didn't hate Itachi, in fact the younger Uchiha look up to him although he may not look like it, his jealousy and coldness were only fronts to hide the pain and ball pen he was holding was in danger of snapping into two.

Then a crumpled paper hit his black head.

'WTF?'

Sasuke turned around to try and catch the culprit, but none look guilty. That is until he heard a faint whistling sound. The dark haired teen growled in annoyance. Don't get Sakura wrong, she did not do that to get his attention. Yuck! Why would she want the attention of that smug Richie rich wanna-be? He kissed that red haired tramp right? Eeew... Have the decency to choose properly next time dude.

'Although you got to admit, he IS sexy' Issy said drooling 'I wouldn't mind getting a piece of that hot ass ya know?' she added cackling.

'Eeew, I can't believe you're a part of me'

'Neither can I missy, neither can I...'

Anyway, Sakura threw that because she saw him shaking and gripping a good pen. She couldn't let the innocent pen die now would she? She had to save it!

'You're crazy'

Now that she thought about it why was he shaking anyway? Seizure? Nah. He looked angry though. Sakura snuck a look at the dark haired teen, craning her head to sneak a look behind. It would've been much easier if he was in front! The rosette looked at him only to find him staring right back at her holding a... crumpled paper?

Ooh busted.

"Oi! Haruno, quit checking Uchiha out and come here!" her sensei's voice called her out.

Sakura quickly averted her eyes away from the now smirking Sasuke and walked towards Kakashi, ignoring the whispers and snorts of the high class bitches of the class.

"Like he'll ever pay attention to her"

"Ugh! What a loser!"

She was clearly in trouble now; she hadn't heard anything about what their teacher said. The last thing she heard before she blocked him out was: Guides, Senpais, Partners or something uhh like 1 week?

"Sir what'll I do now?" Sakura asked peering through her thick and long dark pink eyelashes.

Kakashi pushed an overturned magician's hat to her and expected her to do something.

'Like what?'

'Pick a paper from there and let him read it! Honestly be thankful I was paying attention Outer! Luck you!'

Sakura could see him getting annoyed, by the noise or by her she didn't want to know. The pink haired girl slipped her hand into the hat and took a piece of paper then gave it to the silver haired wonder teacher. What he said next caught the attention of the whole class, yes, even the stoic Uchiha and his group.

"Uchiha Itachi"

Gasps were heard and Sakura found out that these people actually listen! What a discovery!

So Sakura decided to play with them...

"The Uchiha Itachi?" she shouted, inwardly laughing but her eyes were already twinkling.

"And here I thought she wasn't one of them" Shikamaru said yawning, slightly annoyed with the ruckus that woke him up. The Nara sighed and propped his elbow on the chair and rested his head on it.

"Yeah, me too!" Naruto shouted taking out some of his ramen. What a waste; and here he thought about approaching her as a friend.

Sasuke merely stayed still waiting for this girl to shout how awesome his brother is and everything.

"Who's he?"

Sakura inwardly laughed at their faces while outside she was putting on an innocent face, complete with doe like eyes and tilted head.

'Got to thank Suigetsu for that' Sakura inwardly nodded and made a mental check list.

A dark blue haired girl stood up from her seat ignoring the guy she was flirting with earlier. She wore large hoop earrings and a top that Sakura saw in a magazine recently.

"You don't know Itachi-kun?" she shouted as if it was something everyone was supposed to know.

"Uhh yeah? I just asked who he is earlier" Sakura answered looking at her as if she was dumb.

'She might as well be you know?' Inner cackled inside her mind

Another girl stood up from the back slamming her hands on the wooden table. The beryl eyed girl was sure she saw her wince. Sakura resisted the urge to laugh at the girl.

'I bet those hands never did any work huh?'

"He's like a legend here at Fire Leaf Academy! An idol!" the girl screamed at Sakura.

"Uh-huh" Sakura muttered as she took the map, schedule and the slip where her guide's name was and made her way back to her seat.

As if not noticing her disappearance in front of the class the room erupted in agreements, well the girls- including the Kerin? Kabin? girl earlier- did while the guys…well they just kinda grumbled at the lost of their make-out partners.

She couldn't really care less about who her guide will be all Sakura wanted was for the month to get over with so she wouldn't need to walk around school with another rich kid. And if I'm lucky this Itachi guy would be all snobby and stoic and he'll just leave me alone!, Sakura thought happily and besides the pinkette believed that she was smart enough not to get lost in this freaking school.

Sakura saw her teacher grumbling about and how he would've taken another job if he had known earlier that children inside this school aren't as composed as the school made them out to be and how much the girls here was much more hormonal than the guys.

'I don't see the difference really'

Beryl eyes spotted one group that wasn't grumbling, wait, make that two, Sasuke's group and another group sitted in front of the class.

'Nice to know there are normal people here' Sakura thought referring to the second group. Because now that Sakura really paid attention to chicken ass' group, what kind of normal people could inhale ramen, talk to a dog, sleep through all these ruckus, and remain stoic as if somebody who wasn't breathing…or a perfect marble structure - definitely not normal.

'You're one to talk Outer, you have…'

'We'

'I mean 'we', have pink hair and green eyes! Honestly I think there's no such thing as normal'

'Shut up. Just shut up'

'Okay! You don't have to be so bossy you know? Wait, before I leave did you just compare chicken-hottie to a 'perfect marble structure'? I knew it you have the hots for him don't ya? Admit it!'

'Fuck you Inner'

'I dare ya'

As Sakura observe Sasuke's group she couldn't help but notice how Sasuke stiffened slightly and how his minions-

'Haha, you said minions…haha!'

-stopped whatever they were doing. He was gripping the pen again, the poor unfortunate pen. Sakura observed the other group; they were silent actually, well except for a blonde girl shouting things that minors shouldn't hear. There was this… healthy guy munching on some chips, a lavender haired girl who had the same eyes with one of the chicken ass' minions, a guy wearing sunglasses, a girl with twin buns on her head that suspiciously looked like the bread the canteen at the rosette's old school sells and a guy wearing…spandex?

'Must erase mental image…scarred for life…'

Wait was he…was he winking at her?

'Oh damn.'

With a twitching eyebrow, Sakura smiled tentatively at the guy not wanting to disappoint him.

'Don't encourage him!'

Then he started to get hearts and sparkles around his green clad form and for once in Sakura's life she wants to hide under her table, not even fan girls could make her do that but this guy was on a whole new different scary level. Time passed by quickly in Sakura's relief. She didn't know how much more she could take with that kind of torture. The yelling, the squealing, the winking, thinking about it makes her eyebrow twitch and twitch and twitch and twi-, you get the idea.

Soon all of the students received their schedules, maps and the name of the person who'll guide them.

Now, Sakura was sitting beside a black haired girl and the pinkette saw her glance at her at the corner of her eyes. The ebony haired girl glanced again at Sakura and Sakura glanced back her eyes asking what the girl wanted. The girl cleared her throat and leaned over Sakura.

'Wait…Is she trying to talk to me?'

'Dunno'

"Hey, uhm Sakura-chan, my name's Mizuka Mei. You look totally nice and generous and not like the other girls I've encountered here" the girl, Mei, started. The pinkette could almost taste the fake sweetness in her voice. Her voice had enough sugar to sustain a six feet tall cake.

"Thanks? You look nice too" 'Well two can play at that game.' Sakura thought inwardly smirking as she watched the girl's eyes light up in victory.

"Well, I was thinking…"

'Surprise, surprise'

"…you know, since you got Uchiha-san let me tell you what I've heard about him. You know, just a friendly advice." Mei twiddled her thumbs to act believable and Sakura had the urge to roll her eyes.

'I know, I know! You know?'

"Sure, I'm all ears" Sakura nodded, inwardly rolling her green eyes.

"He's a real womanizer, he makes you believe that he's really interested in you, helps you out, act all nice then when he gets you to soften up, he'll just bed you then leave you like you're nothing and they say that if his gang take interest in you they'll use you and pass you around." The black haired girl whispered as if it was a state secret she was sharing and maybe there was some truth in her words, Sakura shrugged inwardly.

'Well someone's been researching' Sakura thought sarcastically as she fakes a smile

"Oh harsh." Sakura answered back. If it was true then it really was harsh but really, as if she'd like the guy in an instant and trust him instantly.

The girl's dark purple eyes were glinting with satisfaction as she continue speaking, believing that the rosette was actually listening to her rambles.

"Well, that'll certainly make me feel like whore if that will ever happen to me" she continued, pressing her manicured hand on her chest for emphasis.

'Aren't you one already?' Inner rolled her eyes.

"Uh-huh" Sakura mumbled her eyes half lidded. She was already getting bored.

"Well, as your new friend here…"

'Wait! Hold up, rewind and freeze. Friend? Are you fucking kidding me?' If there's one thing Sakura hated besides stuck up and self centered people it was Tupperware people, a.k.a. plastics.

"...I'm willing to take your place, I got a girl for my guide and from what I've heard she's really nice, you know?" Mei leaned over more in anticipation.

'Does she have a speech defect or something?'

'Beats me.' Sakura thought mentally shrugging.

"So, in short you want to switch" Sakura stated looking at her. She didn't want to play this game anymore; it gets boring the longer it's dragged on.

"Uhm yeah, duh." Mei answered. Her true colors were already peeking through with a flip of her wrist.

"Sure" Sakura mumbled and shrugged, reaching into her pocket for the slip of paper, which was by the way looked totally expensive. When she was about to hand over the paper to the impatient girl a ruler was slapped down the girls' table. She really didn't care who she gets.

"NO SWITCHING" a voice so calm, yet unnerving at the same time boomed.

Sakura didn't need to look up to know that the weird teacher was in front of them.

"Understand, Mizuka, Haruno?" he said peering over the two teens. Kakashi loomed over them like a shadow and used all his non-harming intimidation tactics.

"Hai sensei" The two chorused, Mei gulped while Sakura just shrugged and hid back the slip of paper.

Then he walked away with his ground eating strides.

Sakura turned to the red faced Mei and tilted her head side wards;

"I guess we won't be switching after all, huh?"

"Hmph!"

The briefing class ended and it was time for recess, for the freshmen.

Sakura turned around the corner, ignoring the stares she kept getting from the people around her. She was heading towards the bathroom when a bunch of girls cornered her, headed by the red haired girl from earlier.

"Oi, bitch! Who do you think you are?" she screamed, pointing at her. Karin was seething; this girl thinks she's so cool? Well, she's not. The red haired girl looked at her outfit; the pinkette looked like a sack!

Sakura blinked a few times and smiled "Me? Im Haruno Sakura nice to meet 'ya" She sarcastically greeted, she added a mock salute just for the kicks.

The other girls were practically fuming and began to try and slap her, there was a crowd beginning to form now but Sakura couldn't care less because she was busy avoiding the girly blows form their manicured hands/fingers. Sakura heard cheers when she began to fight back but holding back her strength at the same time. They were pulling her hair and scratching her with maniac smiles on their powdered faces. Then a girl came and spilled her water onto Sakura.

Now Sakura wouldn't have minded getting wet but this was different, she was wearing white for Pete's sake! Ignoring the wolf whistles she was getting, she punched the girl who was responsible with her wet clothing with half her strength and what luck she had, it was Karin.

Sakura was not amused.

"Stupid fan girls, what the fuck did I ever do to them?" Sakura grumbled as she took of her soaked white shirt. It stuck to her like second skin and it pissed her off.

'Besides the fact that you kind of annoyed their Uchiha-sama-kun, thus taking his attention for over a minute THEN accidentally picking the name of one Uchiha Itachi which happens to be their Uchiha-sama-kun's brother whom they dubbed as 'a major hottie!'? Did I miss anything?' Issy sarcastically could almost feel her smirking inside her mind, which was kind of freaky.

'It was a rhetorical question Issy'

Sakura wonders sometimes if her father dropped her on the head when she was younger thus resulting into her having an annoying and bitchy…thing inside her head.

'Hey! I heard that!'

'You were supposed too'

The pink haired teen struggled to take off her soaked jeans which was supposed to be easy if she wasn't stuck in a stupid cubicle, stiffly sitting on its closed toilet seat and lifting her feet so the stupid fan girls won't see them! Now, do you see why she struggled?

"Damn them, I swear that bitch should be thankful that I have a spare of clothes or else she would've suffered more than just a bruised cheek" the pinkette grunted as she finished changing her clothes.

Sakura peeked outside surveying if there were any girls outside. To her surprise and luck there weren't any. She was kind of expecting some girl putting on shit on their faces.

'Don't they feel itchy with all those stuff?'

'Only heaven knows…'

Facing the mirror Sakura surveyed her outfit. She was wearing a fit blue shirt with the words 'I don't like you, we're even pal'

'So fitting…'

'Yeah'

As for the lower part of her body, she was clad with her best friend, skinny jeans. As for her shoes, well she didn't really change her shoes but…hey what the hell? It was a simple pair of sneakers, nothing fancy. And to top it all of Sakura placed her waist length hair in a braid tied together by a black ribbon.

'What a hassle' Sakura thought referring at her long hair. She never wanted to grow it back but then again, her father loved her long hair. Beryl eyes softened at the thought of her beloved father, he's taught her so much and became her father and mother at the same time without ever breaking in the span of seventeen years.

'Father, I miss you so much'

'H-hey! Don't go all emo on me!'

Sakura inwardly rolled her eyes, her inner never really shuts up.

'Uh-huh. What time is it anyway?'

'About 10, why?'

'Im hungry.'

The pinkette made her way towards the door, all the while admiring how even the freaking bathroom looked expensive. The floor and the walls were made of marble and the mirrors were humongous!

'Vain much?'

Sakura opened the door, well, she tried to open the door but it wouldn't budge. Her eyebrows knitting together, Sakura twisted the door knob, again and again and again.

'They locked us in here didn't they?' Inner was practically throwing a fit in her mind, throwing virtual pillows and stuff toys on the virtual ground of her virtual room.

'What's your first clue? It's childish really.'

The rosette slid down to the floor, her back to the door. She pulled her navy blue back pack and fished out a peanut butter and jelly sandwich out of it. Well, the bathroom wasn't really dirty, in fact Sakura could see her reflection on the floor, so it wouldn't hurt if she ate her lunch inside there right?

Right? As if she had any choice in the matter, she couldn't open the door without breaking it anyway, and if she did break it down she wouldn't have money to pay for it. Munching on her sandwich Sakura recall the recent events in her life before entering the Fire Leaf academy. Sakura originally came from Kyoto the former imperial capital of Japan. She was a normal school girl studying in the Ame Gakuen. Sakura had many friends, they always hung out at school and when spring break comes they often swim in one of Kyoto's rivers but they frequently swim at the one nearest to her house.

'I hate the fact that I had to leave that all behind only to be here in this stinking school' Sakura thought grimly as though she was a child asked to give up her blanket. But her father wanted her to; her father had always been uptight about her studies. She always obeyed her father and besides, it's only for another few years right? As long as she controls her temper she'd be fine.

Sakura finished her sandwich and fished out her water bottle from her bag, she couldn't help but let her eyes wander and see her soaked garments placed inside a plastic, inside her bag.

'Damn, don't they know how hard it is to dry those things?'

Instead of being pissed off, Sakura decided to look back on what happened to get her in this situation and chuckled when she remembered about Karin.

"Now, that was funny" Sakura chuckled to herself, the pinkette glanced at her watch and noticed that she had a lot more time than she had expected.

"Well, its quiet here. I might as well enjoy this" Sakura said wistfully but she can't help but think that she forgot something. Something important...

'Don't forget to meet you're guides during recess. Now off you go kiddies!'

POST NOTES: As you've noticed I change a bit of information with Hidan and Sakura's meeting. Please re-read this. I'm really sorry. Review!