Chapter 1

"Hmm... so why don't we start off by introducing yourselves? State your name, likes and dislikes and the like."

You first," our Sensei pointed to my right. A cute child with teal blue eyes and dull pink hair answers.

"My name is Haruno Sakuya. I like to write and draw. I dislike strawberries and cherries."

"Next," our teacher said almost sounding bored.

"Hai, hai! Its my turn-" the boy on my left interrupts me. Sensei made his hand into a fist and started to rub it into the top of the boy's skull. I thought Sensei was going to reprimand him for interrupting my introduction, but instead goes on about something else entirely. "You brat! How many times have I told you? Say Hai only once."

It seems that our Jonin-Sensei already knows one of my teammates before hand. And judging by the similarly pupilless brown eyes the two of them share, maybe they're related somehow.

"Geez," the boy with dark purple hair and pupiless eyes sighs. The young boy slouches and carries a sulky demeanor as he begins but as he starts on the things he likes his disposition is once again playful. "My name is Asahi but you can all call me Asa. I hate vegetables and...a certain someone," at this he glares at Sensei. "I like sweet and sour foods, pretty things and my little sister Ami."

My turn. "My name is Uchiha Makoto. I like plain rice and I dislike natto. I also like to read."

Asahi threw on a smile meant to dazzle and turned to speak to Sakuya. "Speaking of things I also like..." Asahi had one eye closed, one hand in his hair, and the other one holding a rose. Where did he get that?

"I find your beauty dazzling. Will you be my girlfriend?" You could practically see the sparkles in the background. It was a comical sight since we were all of nine years at the time.

Made even funnier with Sakuya's next words, "...I'm a boy."

I could practically feel the heat coming off of Asahi in waves, and saw Asahi's face go through a quick succession of him blushing and then deflating a moment later. I wanted to laugh but I remained my Uchiha calm.

Our short-tempered Sensei seemed to have come out of his brain fart with another reprimand for Asahi, "Hey! That's not how you should act towards a teammate you just met! Regardless of gender-"

"Aahh how foolish of me! Love does not discriminate. It knows no bounds-I don't care, will you be my-"

A deadpan, "No."

A shadow seemed to come over sensei's face, and he fell down to all fours. "That's not what I meant..."

The scene that unfolded right before my eyes was so absurd in fact that I did not realize that Sakuya had started talking again.

"Uchiha-San, Asahi-San, I look forward to working with both of you in the future." Sitting Seiza and a slight bow to his head. All it did in the end was emphasize the boy's effeminate looks. Delicate, long pink eyelashes framed round blue eyes. He looks more of a girl than Sakura Haruno did in the anime as a child. Not that that was all that hard...

I sensed that it was about to get that much more awkward so I spoke up. "Now, now. You don't need to be so formal with us Sakuya-Kun. Right Asahi-Kun?" I turned my head to the left at said boy.

"Che," Asahi crossed his arms. "I don't want to be called 'Kun' by a boy." Like you..

I turned my head back to see how Sakuya reacted to that and was met with staring teal orbs. Sakuya was the one with a contemplative look, looking at me and then Asahi.

"Asahi-Kun. Makoto-Kun, it seems that you are right. We are teammates now after all."

Asahi quickly turned his face away from the both of us with a, "Hmph."

"Didn't I tell you guys to call me Asa?" He pouted. "And Makoto your name's way too long... I know how about I call you Makkun. Since I'm on a roll..Sakuya... Can I call you Saku? Please?"

"Pfft," both mine and Asahi's eyes went round in shock albeit my reaction was a little more minuscule in scale. Sakuya was laughing, the serious and more than a little bit spacey kid in class was practically giggling.

Shock. Was what I felt and amusement. My new team was so bipolar and, and... just so amusing. I couldn't help it other than to let down my own mental wall down and break down in guffaws and laughter.

Sakuya's own eyes widened just a fraction, his mouth open in a small o. Asahi looked even more shocked and had a face that looked like it wanted to go eehh! or something.

"Why!"

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"I guess I don't hate you after all."

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"Hehe. Makkun your eyes are all glow-y."

Pink hair dyed red.

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Exuberant, emotional eyes, now dull.

I bolted straight up, or at least I would've if I could. But since I was a baby I couldn't. I really didn't need to go through this all a third time..

I would've screamed bloody murder if my vocal cords were more developed and instead settled for something more akin to a wail.

I could hear someone's footsteps coming closer. A crying baby is normal right? But babies especially newborn ones don't have nightmares. Didn't wake up in cold sweats, and didn't scream like this. So I wasn't surprised when a green-glowing light enveloped me and calmed me.