A Day in Life
By: Sweet Bliss
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto…
A/N: I know you're probably wondering what I'm doing since I have two other chapters left on my story 'By My Side'. Well, I have writer's block and I wanted to see how this story would do. This one expands over the whole main cast and I'm pretty sure I'm going to use the rookie nine, Gai's team, the sand siblings, the jonin, the sannin, and some people from sound. So hurry up and read it and review so I can see if I should continue.
Summary: Haruno Sakura has a bad life full of the craziest guys you've ever met. From her drunk, widowed father to the crazy white eyed freak. Her hot literature teacher to her perverted gym teacher. Her creepy lab partner and the ever-so-sweet golfer to the loud-mouthed blonde who won't leave her alone. And then there's the sadistic heartthrob that she can't get out of her head.
Chapter One: It'll All Be Over Soon
Seventeen year old Haruno Sakura beat the annoying red alarm clock with her handy hammer as she rolled out of her bed. She stretched as she remembered what day it was. This was the first week of August. Groaning she made her way, slowly, to the bathroom. Her pink hair was matted and dull. 'I need a nice, long bath,' she thought but she was disappointed that she didn't have time.
After stepping out of the shower she walked to the closet, jade eyes scanned for the perfect outfit. She wanted to look nice, since today was a new day at a new school. Well, she'd be going to Konoha High, a prestigious school in Fire Country that got students from Konoha, Otogakure, Amegakure, Sunagakure, Kusagakure and then another city not to far called Iwagakure. Only the smartest children could get in and she had always dreamed of getting in. The pink haired girl was so happy to hear that she wouldn't be going to her old run down school and that she was looking forward to seeing some of her friends like Ino, Nara Shikamaru, Uzumaki Naruto, and Uchiha Sasuke. Plus Sasuke's older brother, Itachi, would be her literature teacher, that was what she was looking forward to.
She ran down the stairs, stopping to see her father passed out on the couch, beer cans and bottles littered the floor. If he wasn't drinking, he was with another woman. It had been that way since her mother had died the following month. Disgusted, Sakura put on her yellow sandals and headed out the door.
She couldn't believe she was standing on the marble steps of Konoha High. "You know someone is going to run over you before long." That voice. Cold, harsh, and somewhat sexy. She turned to see the raven haired boy she had known for so long. "How can you not be amazed, Sasuke?" He just shrugged and muttered, "Whatever." Sasuke then walked ahead. Sakura took one last glance at the school and ran after her friend. Sasuke and her made their way through the crowd, which was pretty difficult since most of the girls blocked their paths and wanted to date Sasuke. Sakura stood on her tiptoes, searching for spiky golden hair, a lazy brunette, and a girl with long pale yellow hair. Grabbing hold of Sasuke's arm she pushed through the fan girls and finally found the people she was looking for.
"Hey, Ino-pig!" Sakura called out to her blue eyed female friend. Ino put aside her make-up and hugged her friend. Rolling his obsidian orbs, Sasuke sat beside his wild blond friend, Naruto, and his lazy friend, Shikamaru. "How's your mom, bastard?" Naruto screamed in Sasuke's ear, leaving the pale boy's ear ringing. "She's fine, dobe." Naruto grinned and turned his attention to something, or someone, else. The blonde boy spotted a girl with short purple hair and white eyes with a boy with long, dark hair and the same white eyes. "They have funny eyes," Shikamaru said lazily, also spotting the people who grabbed Naruto's attention. Naruto clamped his hand over Shikamaru's mouth as the two walked towards them. Naruto immediately stood up and started talking to the girl, "Hi, I'm Uzumaki Naruto. I'm from North Konoha. How about?" The boy glared as the girl stuttered out an answer, "I-I am Hyuuga Hinata and this is my c-cousin, Hyuuga Neji. We're f-from East Konoha." Sakura and Ino both noticed the blush on the lavender girl's pale cheeks. The two girls looked at each other before introducing themselves. "I'm Haruno Sakura and this pig here is Yamanaka Ino. The lazy one is Nara Shikamaru and the one with chicken hair is Uchiha Sasuke." Sasuke sent an intense glare at the green eyed beauty before him while Shikamaru murmured something about women being troublesome.
Neji stood impatiently waiting for Hinata but finally went on ahead with the raven haired boy and Brunette. Hinata blushed when Naruto grabbed her small hand in his and led her to the other boys. Ino winked at Sakura as the pink haired girl smiled back.
Sasuke drummed his orange pencil on his desk. He glanced at the girl beside him, only to find out that she was still staring at his brother, or rather his brother's behind. Sasuke wasn't really fond of his brother or his father ever since the divorce. His dad and Itachi had moved into an apartment while his mom had kept the house. "Mr. Uchiha, I know that Ms. Haruno is a pretty girl but can you concentrate on your work?" Sakura blushed, but Sasuke didn't know whether it was due to Itachi's compliment or his staring at her.
Sakura sank in her seat, completely flushed. Uchiha Itachi had said she was pretty. The pink haired girl was so caught up in her daydreaming, she was oblivious to all the fan girls that were glaring at her. Her first day was going perfectly.
Ino copied down the notes Ms. Yuhi had written on the board. Math wasn't her best subject but she did have the genius Nara sitting behind her. She placed her pencil on her desk and pulled out her make-up bag. She took out her mirror, making sure her hair was still in place. Contented she put the mirror back only to see that Ms. Yuhi was standing before her. "Ms. Yamanaka, are you finished copying down these notes?" Ino nodded as all of her classmates stared at her. The older woman took Ino's notes in her right hand and checked over them. Nodding, Ms. Yuhi handed them back and informed, "Very good, but I do not want to see you take out anything else during class." Once again Ino nodded and the maroon eyed teacher went back to her desk. A boy wearing sunglasses that was sitting in front of her said, "Don't worry about Ms. Kurenai. She's strict but she's a nice person." The blonde stared at him and asked, "What's your name? I've never seen you before." He smiled somewhat and said, "Aburame Shino from West Konoha." Ino smiled at her new friend and gave him her name, "Yamanaka Ino of North Konoha. Thanks for the info, Shino." Cerulean eyes moved away from her new friend back to Ms. Yuhi, who was now writing on the board.
Naruto was happy, rather excited, that he had music first. He liked playing the drums and drums were great stress relievers. Usually he'd be paying full, okay not full but close enough, attention to the band director, but today he was to busy looking at the purple haired flutist from this morning. Mr. Maito was reviewing scales and helping students get into position. Naruto wondered how he got his hair so shiny. Everyone in the room fell anime style at the next scene. "Maito Gai!" A boy who looked exactly like Mr. Maito ran to the man tears flowing down his cheeks. "Rock Lee!" The two hugged and finally after ten minutes the 'twins' parted. Lee got his drumsticks and stood beside the blonde. "Hi, I'm Rock Lee! I'm from West Konoha!" Naruto gave him a goofy grin and replied, "Uzumaki Naruto from North Konoha! And I'm gonna be the next best drummer in the world!" Lee gave him a thumbs up and answered back, "Great. Let's eat together this afternoon." Naruto nodded as he positioned his sticks and began the drum sequence.
Neji put his brush down on his easel. His white eyes scanned the almost blank canvas. "You aren't the artistic type, are you?" Neji looked at the brown haired girl whose face and clothes had paint splattered all over them. "Ten-Ten from West Konoha. You are?" She asked smiling at him. Neji turned back to his canvas and muttered, "Hyuuga Neji from East of Konoha." Ten-Ten winked at him and picked up his blue brush, dipped it in blue paint, and placed it in Neji's hand, "Paint whatever comes to mind." He cocked his head to the side and then turned back to the girl. "Come on. Go ahead and paint something, Neji." Just the way she said his name made him shiver. He said a thank you under his breath as the girl turned back to her own creation.
Shikamaru sighed. The pink haired girl and the raven haired boy were always like this, but what was sad was that the two were oblivious to the bystanders that were whispering amongst themselves. Apparently something happened and now they were fighting and yelling. The brunette was just waiting for all the signs to see if this was a big fight or not. Constant use of profanity, blunt remarks, and then a crouching Sasuke. "Damn it, Sasuke. This is a white skirt. How the hell am I gonna get this out? I'm gonna look like shit in front of all these new people!" He raised one finger: constant use of profanity. "Who said you didn't look like shit anyway? The red stain on your skirt just hides some of your ugliness." Shikamaru winced as he heard the blunt remark, nothing good was to come of this. "Bastard. Your impossible!" Sakura yelled, punching Sasuke in the stomach then returning to her seat beside Hinata, Ino, and a girl by the name of Ten-Ten. Sasuke glared and then sat in the seat next to Naruto, Neji, and Shikamaru. "Naruto! There you are!" Everyone at the table turned there attention to a boy with really thick eyebrows and a bowl cut hairstyle run towards them. "This is Lee everybody. Lee these are the guys; Sasuke, Neji, and Shikamaru. And these females are; Sakura, Ten-Ten, Ino and Hinata." Naruto introduced everyone at the table. Rock Lee's eyes turned into hearts as he took Sakura's hand in his. "God must have seen my good deeds and given me you as a gift." Sakura slipped her slim hand out of Lee's grasp just in time to save herself from his kiss and all were oblivious to the death glare Sasuke sent the dark haired sweetheart. Ino spotted someone and waved them over which made everyone raise an eyebrow. "This is Shino." Shino took a seat next to Rock Lee and the teenagers started talking, except Sasuke and Neji who were usually quiet and Sakura who was lost in thought.
Green eyes stared out the window of the cafeteria. So much for her perfect day. It had been raining for awhile now, which meant that she'd have to put up with her father and a new woman that has caught her father's eye. She folded her arms on the table and rested her head on top. She only had another ten minutes left of school then she'd be home. The seventeen year old made a face when remembering all of those beer bottles that had piled up so bad that you could barely tell that the carpet was blue. Lifting her head she met Sasuke's obsidian orbs. He lived a block away from her so maybe she could convince, or force, him to stay for awhile at her house.
Her pink hair stuck to her cheeks and clung to the back of her neck. She hated rain but the boy beside her somehow enjoyed it. "Sasuke, do you want to come over for a little while?" Even though she said it in an almost whisper, it somehow became an echo due to the emptiness of the area. North Konoha was where the middle classed people lived, West Konoha being a vacation spot for those of low social standing, East Konoha was paradise for the rich stiffs, and South Konoha was the big cities and factories. Sakura had always wanted to live on the eastern side near the water, but her dreams ended when her mother died. She lowered her head, thinking of her mother always saddened her and the fact that her dad was moving on only after a month. "Yes." Sakura, startled, looked at Sasuke, who was smirking, and blushed from embarrassment that she forgot about her question.
Sasuke didn't know why he said yes. They usually went to his house and that was not regularly. She was alone, he understood that, but she was as good as covering it up as him. But she would let it show on occasion, letting everyone know how she felt. He crossed his arms over his chest and continued to walk on, Sakura leaning on him every once in awhile.
A/N: Did you like it? I hope it wasn't bad and all I can say is that it will get better. Sakura is the main character alongside Sasuke. And I need a lot of suggestions on possible scenes and things like that. Well, hope you enjoyed and please leave a review, just no flames! Love you!