Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Duh...

Warning: This story includes questionable language that should not be viewed by people under the age of... Well, god I don't know. (There's a lot of cussing, okay!?) There will also be some Karin bashing. (But who doesn't like bashing that stupid bimbo, anyways?! Just kidding Karin-lovers.)

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Chapter 1 :
Denial

"Sakura, calm down!" Shikamaru covered his ears to keep the sound of me shrieking from permanently damaging his ear drums (wimp).

"But Shikamaru!! WE START OUR SENIOR YEAR TODAY!" God, what the hell was wrong with Shikamaru anyways? This is what I've been waiting my entire high school career for! I love the first day of school! (Yeah, I'm a nerd, so what?!)

That's right! Today is the day I, Sakura Freaking Haruno (Yes, freaking is my middle name.) start Konoha Academy as a (dare I say it?) SENIOR!! And if you haven't guessed already, me and that lazy idiot over there are best friends forever (BFFBITCH.)! Seriously, do you expect me to be best friends with a dumb bimbo like Ino or … Karin?! (Why the hell did I think of her?!) Shikamaru just so happens to be perfect for my bestfriendness (Yeah, that is a word.) quite frankly because he always catches me when I'm about to do something stupid because he is just the God of all genius (Uhm, I think NOT.) and well… because I guess we just grew up together and always have each other's backs.

But back to me being a SENIOR! (I guess that's really all I have to say about it… I'm just SO damn excited!)

"What's so great about being a senior anyways?" My lazy-ass best friend asked in his lazy-ass tone of voice.

"DUH! Because moron, Senior year is all about constant partying and beating up on Freshman losers!" Man, for a genius, Shikamaru is a freaking nincompoop. (I never actually thought that was a word until I got onto Dictionary . com and looked it up!) (Dictionary . com is kind of my lover…)

Konoha Academy (I don't know why but I've always hated that name! It's just so… boring and generic.) is actually a pretty nice little set-up if I do say so myself (and I do.). My favorite part about it is the cute little dorm rooms we stay in! Sure, they're small but I never get yelled at for not cleaning it (Actually, that's not true. Our dorm-advisor, Kurenai-sensei, has to inspect our rooms every week to make sure we aren't living like pigs, but that's beside the point…) and I get my own dorm room every year because I'm not necessarily friends with a lot of people except Shikamaru, but we're obviously not allowed to dorm with the opposite sex so I usually just get stuck in my own dorm, which I am not the least bit disappointed about!

Shikamaru and I are currently sitting under my favorite tree in the school court-yard. It's a beautiful cherry blossom tree that sprouts the most darling pastel-pink flowers! The same color as my hair! (What?! Never seen a girl with pink hair before?! SCREW OFF!) We scan the grounds of Konoha Academy to see how much everyone has changed over the long summer vacation. I spot someone who peaks my interest and pull out my pink rhinestone covered phone (girly much?) and expertly move across the keypad, jabbing each number multiple times and pressing send.

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
TEMARI, 12:00.
August 30, 8:06 am

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
YEAH, I SEE HER. OH GOD SHE'S COMING THIS WAY! HIDE ME!
August 30, 8:06 am

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
SORRY SHIKA, DEAR. I HAVE TO… UHM… WASH MY DOG?
August 30, 8:07 am

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
THE 1990'S CALLED. THEY WANT THEIR CATCH PHRASE BACK.
August 30, 8:07 am

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
HA. HA. VERY FUNNY. WELL, WE'LL JUST SEE WHO'S LAUGHING WHEN TEMARI MAKES HER WAY OVER HERE. (:
August 30, 8:07 am

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
I HATE YOU.
August 30, 8:08 am

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
HEARTS.
August 30, 8:09 am

I set my phone back into my purse and move my head up to face the figure standing above us. A small smile grazes my lips as I feel Shikamaru give me a look that says, "Get me the fuck out of here. I cannot handle another one!" You see, even though Shikamaru doesn't look like much, he seems to have some kind of attraction that girls here cannot deny. (Well, not every girl but quite a lot for a kid that doesn't exactly look like a Sasuke) So far, in the 5 minutes we've been sitting under this tree Shikamaru has been given 'the up- down' by many girls. There is kind of a 'Shika Fan Club' of sorts forming here (but it's nothing like Sasuke's fan club). It's only got Temari, Ino, Tayuya, and Kin in it so far. Still, lucky bastard considering his hairstyle looks like a pineapple is growing on his scalp (no offense Shika. Hearts.)

"Hey Shika!" Temari screeches. Honestly, I think Temari is really pretty. She has more of a sophisticated look to her that kind of separates her from the pack of wild Shikamaru lovers. She puts her dirty blond hair in these 4 little ponytails at the back of her head which makes her look like she has 4 pineapples growing out of her head! I think from now on I'll call her 'Mrs. Pineapple'.

"Hi Temari…" Shikamaru says in his trademark lazy attitude.

"How was your summer!?" God damn, how can this woman be so cheery at 8 in the morning?

"It was okay. Rather troublesome though," There he goes with the 'troublesome'! (It is kind of surprising though, how it took him a whole 9 minutes into the day to mutter the word he so often loves to say!) "I spent most of it hanging out with Sakura," His lazy-self yawns. "her father lives next door to my mom's house."

"Oh… Well, that sounds cool. But, I gotta go. They're posting the dorm placements soon. Bye Shika! See ya Sakura…" Jeez! I don't get it! Sure, I'm like smart and everything but I cannot figure out why the whole Shikamaru Fan Club hates my guts! Temari turns to walk away and I stick my tongue out at her back (take that hater!). Reaching into my purse, I pull out my cell once again.

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
WHY DO ALL OF YOUR GIRL FRIENDS HATE ME?
August 30, 8:10 am

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
NONE OF THEM ARE MY GIRL FRIENDS. AND DUH, YOU'RE THE BEST FRIEND WHO I ALWAYS HANG OUT WITH. IDIOT…
August 30, 8:10 am

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
STFU SHIKAMARU! ANYWHOO, SHE'S RIGHT, THEY'RE POSTING THE DORM PLACEMENTS NOW. WE SHOULD PROBABLY GET OUR ASSES UP AND GO.
August 30, 8:11 am

I suppose I should explain why Shikamaru and I always text when we could easily just use our beautiful voices to talk but as you can probably already tell, for Shikamaru, talking is too troublesome for him. So a few years ago I came up with the idea of texting instead. (Also, it's a really good tool for gossiping! No one can hear you!)

As we get our asses up from under the tree I spot Ino across the courtyard scanning it for her boy of interest (Shikamaru, dumbasses.) I turn to warn Shikamaru but he's already bolting across the yard for safety. I smile a little out of my own sick amusement and follow my friend to help him out.

"Shikamaru, you big wuss. Face your hoe-bag." I walk up to him while he tries to surround himself in the crowd of people forming around the school bulletin board. People read their placement for the dorms and go gather their things to take up to their room, making the line shorter and shorter as we get to the front.

Konoha Academy Dorm Placements
Sarutobi House (Seniors)
Males

A1 : Naruto Uzumaki & Chouji Akimichi

A2 : Neji Hyuuga & Rock Lee

A3 : Kiba Inuzuka & Shino Aburame

A4 : Shikamaru Nara & Sasuke Uchiha

A5 : Gaara Sabaku & Kankuro Sabaku

A6 : Sai & Suigetsu

(I stopped reading there because, quite frankly, I wanna get to the girl's list!!)

Konoha Academy Dorm Placements
Tsunade House (Seniors)
Females

B1 : Ino Yamanaka & Temari Sabaku (BITCH FIGHT!)

B2 : Hinata Hyuuga &Tenten

B3 : Kin & Tayuya (MORE BITCH FIGHTS!)

B4 : Sakura Haruno & Karin

That's again where I stop reading. Simply because my name has already been stated… KARIN?! WHAT!?

Holy

Freaking

Fuck.

I suppose I should explain this as well. Me and Karin go way back. Even farther back than me and Shikamaru. Our parents were best friends so at birth we were practically raised together (Lucky me.) so we became really good friends. By the time we hit 7th grade it was all downhill from there. Well, estrogen was kickin' in and that's the year that the God Sasuke Uchiha moved to Konoha. Yep, you guessed it; we both liked him. And you know how petty us 7th grade girls can be! We always fought over who he liked (even though he probably didn't even know we freaking existed!) and the argument got more and more heated as the days went on, resulting in a ruined friendship. Of course now I am totally over that God-like bastard (he got so smug with his looks and it just annoyed the hell out of me!) so now Karin and I don't really have a reason to be all bitchy to one another, we just are. (Well, SHE IS! I just return the favor of bitchiness. I didn't start this war, but it's on!)

And that is why I am pissed as hell. (I was supposed to get my own dorm damnit)

"Oh man Sakura, that blows." Shikamaru actually sounds sincere… But I don't give a flying fuck! (I mean seriously, KARIN!?)

"God is out to get me, Shika." I pout and walk to the cherry-blossom tree to get my stuff so I can start hauling it up to the second floor (Floor B) of the Tsunade House.

"Being with the infamous Uchiha won't be a cakewalk either."

"I DON'T CARE SHIKAMARU!" He cringed at the volume of my voice. (Too early in the morning, I suppose.)

I felt bad for being so bitchy to my best friend but I have my reasons, damnit!

I arrived at my door utterly exhausted. First day of school (Technically, today isn't a school day- just a day to get organized and ready for school) and the elevator is freaking broken down! I put my keycard in the slot and watch the red light turn green motioning for me to open the door. As I do that I peak into the room and notice that Karin hasn't come yet (THANK GOD!).

I throw all of my heavy shit onto my bed and note my surroundings. It was a pretty nice room compared to mine from previous years (It's either because I had my own or it's because I'm a FREAKING SENIOR NOW!). There are two twin beds parallel to each other with two small desks on the wall facing the foot of the beds. Each of us has our own small closet next to the head of the beds. It's not much but I'm going to try to visit Shikamaru's dorm a lot just so I can stay away from Karin (hoebag).

I feel my phone vibrate from inside my purse and snatch it quickly.

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
DEAD YET?
August 30, 8:34 am

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
NOPE, STILL HANGIN' IN THERE. KARIN HASN'T ARRIVED YET.
August 30, 8:35 am

Frick.

The sound of a keycard unlocking the door from the other side takes my attention away from texting.

Double frick.

The door swings open and a very exasperated Karin meets my gaze.

Triple frick.

I'm okay… I just have to act confident and composed (I'm a good actress.).

"I was hoping that damn list was playing mind games with me." She pushes at her glasses that were falling off of the tip of her nose.

"Likewise." I state nonchalantly. (Shikamaru would be proud!)

My phone vibrates in my pocket but I pay it no heed. (I am way too busy latching glares with my enemy.)

"So I saw you and that Nara kid getting cozy in the grass." She gives me and evil smirk when I completely flinch at the thought of me and Shikamaru getting cozy… (Gag me!)

"We're only friends Karin. You should understand that considering that's all you and Sasuke will ever be. Oh wait… You won't even get that far with him." SCORE! Eat that bitch!

She gives me one last glare before walking over to the bed opposite of mine and gently hurling (can you even gently hurl something?) her things on it.

"I'm going to get some coffee." And with that Karin was strutting passed me muttering 'slut' under her breath. I wasn't the least bit offended because, seriously, I just blew that 4-eyed bitch out of the water. (S'RIGHT! THIS IS A PRIVATE POOL, HOE.)

Once she has shut the door I pull back out my baby (phone) to read the last text Shikamaru sent.

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
WELL, ME AND PRETTY BOY HERE ARE GOING TO GET SOME BREAKFAST. YOU IN?
August 30, 8:35 am

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
YEAH. I'LL COME RIGHT DOWN TO YOUR DORM. BTW, JUST HAD A RUN-IN WITH A GIANT WHORE.
August 30, 8:42 am

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
HURRY UP. WAITING FOR YOU IS TROUBLESOME, ESPECIALLY WITH SASUKE HERE.
August 30, 8:43 am

Walking all the way down from room B4 to A4 is going to be (dare I say it?) troublesome, but the roaring of my stomach never fails to remind me about how hungry I am. As I pass the other girl's dorms trying to reach the stairs I hear Temari (Mrs. Pineapple) and Ino's voices behind their door (XD Bitch fight, much?).

"Why were you talking to Shika this morning?"

"What's it to you? He definitely doesn't like you."

"Oh, it's on now you son of a biscuit-eating bulldog!"

"He would never like a doo-doo head cootie queen!"

"Who are you calling a cootie queen you lint licker!"

This school has issues.

Well, after that little… embroilment (yeah… that's a good word for it!) (Dictionary . com!) I finally made it to the heavy door leading to the stairs. Opening the door, I spot Neji and Tenten. I think that Tenten has a cute face (not in a lesbian way or anything. Totally hetero over here!) but how she does her hair is a little odd… She has her chocolate tresses pulled up into 2 buns on the top of her head making her look a little like Mickey Mouse. Neji has these gorgeous alabaster white eyes with long coffee colored hair tied together by a pony-tail at the bottom. He's pretty cute in my opinion but I think a lot of guys are cute.

"Oh… H-hey Sakura!" Tenten stares at the floor with her cheeks flushed.

I glance at her face and notice that her lips look particularly red from…

Kissing…?

Oh.

Ohhh.

Neji is averting my gaze and staring the other way down towards the bottom of the stairs.

My phone vibrates once again and I pull it out to read what my best friend has said this time.

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
HURRY THE HELL UP, PINK.
August 30, 8:50 am

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
SORRY. JUST CAUGHT TENTEN AND NEJI MACKING ON THE STAIRS. CLASSIC.
August 30, 8:51 am

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
SHOULDN'T THEY GO UNDER THE STAIRS? WHATEVER. JUST GET HERE. I'M HUNGRRYYYY.
August 30, 8:51 am

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
QUIT BITCHING YOU GIRL. I'M AT YOUR DOOR.
August 30, 8:52 am

"Jesus, Haruno. Took you long enough." Shikamaru steps out of his room with Sasuke following him.

Oh

my

God.

I mean, Sasuke was cute before but damn… Summer was good to him! He was taller and had an older, huskier face. His obsidian eyes pierced through my wide emerald orbs (I'm so damn poetic?). He was wearing a loose-fitting white t-shirt and tan cargo pants (He looks like a damn Abercrombie model!) and his raven colored hair framed his face perfectly. He's… like… Holy shit he's hot…

As I sat there gaping at Sasuke's hotness he gave me a "what the fuck is with this chick?" look. (But seriously, why would he give me this look? I mean, he gets eyeballed all the freaking time so why the hell is he so shocked at me ogling him!?)

"Right… So, are we getting some breakfast or what?" Sasuke asked, giving me that look again (stop it damnit!)

"Yeah, as soon as Sakura quits checking you out." Shikamaru chuckled and Sasuke smirked.

And I gave Shikamaru a nice little best friend punch in the gut.

Shikamaru was on his hands and knees with Sasuke staring at him with a look of awe on his face as I marched ahead proudly.

"You boys coming?" I smiled when Shikamaru stood up muttering 'troublesome…'

The Academy café was packed! Usually there are only a few tables taken up but I guess everyone is having breakfast with their friends to catch up on all of their summer stories.

I skim the room and spot the enemy.

Whore.

I mean… Karin.

She once again latches onto my glare with her own. I decide she isn't worth it and look for a table on the opposite side of the room. I spot a table in the corner of the café and grab Shikamaru and Sasuke by the wrist.

"Let's sit there!" I drag them across the café and plop them down in their seats.

Looking to where Karin is again I see her glaring at me because she finally noticed that I am with Sasuke. TAKE THAT BITCH.

"So… Sasuke," (I'm trying to sound as seductive as I can I doubt it's going very well) "it looks like summer has been very good to you."

"Uhm… Thanks. Same with you, I guess." He gives me the old up-down and lands right on my chest. (I'm not gonna brag, but my boobs are pretty big… And I do have to admit, the summer has been good to me too!) I'm finally starting to get curves, boobs, and an ass! I'm so proud of myself!

In the midst of thinking about how much I have matured (boobs and an ass!) my phone vibrates in my hand and under the table I flip it up to read my text.

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU DON'T LIKE SASUKE, DO YOU?
August 30, 9:14 am

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
NAH. BUT KARIN IS OVER THERE WATCHING ME FLIRT WITH HIM AND I THINK SHE'S ABOUT TO THROW UP.
August 30, 9:14 am

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
YOU'RE EVIL.
August 30, 9:15 am

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
BUT YOU STILL LOVE ME! (:
August 30, 9:15 am

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Sasuke Uchiha
WHY ARE YOU GUYS TEXTING UNDER THE TABLE…?
August 30, 9:15 am

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
KARIN, 3:00.
August 30, 9:15 am

To: Sasuke Uchiha
From: Sakura Haruno
HEH, HI SASUKE… I'M NOT A FREAK!
August 30, 9:16 am

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
DISTRACT HER!!
August 30, 9:16 am

"Haru-" Karin was cut off by Shikamaru (I LOVE YOU SHIKA!), "Uhm, Karin… You know Sasuke Uchiha, right?"

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
WTF SHIKAMARU! YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO HOOK THEM UP! WORST ENEMY, REMEMBER!?
August 30, 9:17 am

"No, I don't believe we've met…" She rubs his shoulder (whorishly), "Sasuke Uchiha, was it?"

"Get. Away." He gives her his 'Don't mess with me.' look and she scampers off like a little bunny about to be eaten.

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
OMG I LOVE YOU SHIKAAAAAAA!
August 30, 9:18 am

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
YOU OWE ME.
August 30, 9:18 am

"Uhm, guys… Can we eat?" My stomach (STFU BELLY!) once again reminds me of how hungry I am.

Picking up the menu I skim quickly over the different breakfast foods they have. Hmmm… I guess I'll just have a cinnamon roll… I gotta watch my sweets (hey, it's not my fault chocolate tastes so friggin' good!).

A young girl with short black hair walks up to take our order, "Can I help you guys?" Her smile was annoying bright and cheery.

"Yeah, I'll just have black coffee, please." Leave it to Sasuke to be totally freaking boring.

"And I'll take some orange juice and a cinnamon roll." Mmmm I love OJ!

"Can I have some pancakes with bacon on the side, thanks." Shikamaru loves the flapjacks. They're his weakness.

"Sure thing! I'll be right back with your drinks!" And with that, she was off; scurrying to some other table to remember orders.

"So… You guys are like best friends or something?" Sasuke asked, trying to break the uncomfortable silence between us all.

"Yeah! We basically grew up together. I made him into the ladies man he is today!" I grinned ear to ear while Shikamaru glares at me. Oh how I love to torture him.

"Fangirls make me sick. Do they not have anything better to do with their lives than ogle me and follow me around?!" Sasuke smacked the table rather hard (I don't think he meant to do that) and grabbed his hand like it was in pain.

"Shit. Ino. Be right back!" Shikamaru bolted from the table right as Ino walked in the café.

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
TELL ME WHEN SHE LEAVES. I'LL BE IN THE BATHROOM UNTIL THEN.
August 30, 9:23 am

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
WHAT THE HELL SHIKAMARU? YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE ME HERE WITH SASUKE!
August 30, 9:23 am

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
WHY DOES IT MATTER? YOU DON'T LIKE HIM OR ANYTHING.
August 30, 9:24 am

Sometimes I feel like I'm back in 4th grade. Talking to my best friend about who we like and don't like. It's kind of pitiful sometimes.

But he's right! Why does it matter? I got over Sasuke-kun forever ago!

Oh my God…

Did I just call him Sasuke-kun?

It's okay… It's not like you said it out loud!

…Right?

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
NO! I MOST CERTAINTLY DO NOT!
August 30, 9:25 am

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
WHY ARE YOU GETTING SO DEFENSIVE? I NEVER SAID YOU DID LIKE HIM.
August 30, 9:26 am

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
NO ONE HERE IS GETTING DEFENSIVE! :O
August 30, 9:27 am

"So… What is your home room class?" Sasuke-kun (MOTHERFUCKER! I've gotta stop calling him that!) asked trying to once again break the straining tension between us.

(Fuck! I forgot he was even here!)

"Oh… Uhm..." Why do my words turn to Jell-o every time he even looks at me?!

He snaps his thumb and middle finger in front of my face while I space out I'm thinking of Jell-o and how delicious it is!, "Sakura?..."

"Heh… Sorry!" GOD I AM SUCH A FREAKING LOSER. "My home room is…" I pull out my phone that has my class schedule programmed into it (I love my phone!) "Kurenai-sensei with Advanced Physics." (Why the frick did I take Advanced Physics?!)

"You took Advanced Physics?" (Meh, Sasuke; I'm a genius.) "So did I." He stares at me with this… look. It's a look that says, 'Advanced Physics with her…? This might not be so bad.'

Yes, I can read people's eyes.

It's one of my many talents. (Like texting at a rapid speed while talking to a very hot guy right across from me.) (THAT I MOST CERTAINTLY DON'T LIKE!)

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
SASUKE IS IN OUR HOME ROOM.
August 30, 9:29 am

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
WHY WOULD I CARE? I'M NOT THE ONE WITH A CRUSH ON HIM.
August 30, 9:30 am

FUCK YOU SHIKAMARU!

Not really, I still love ya, Shika.

"So are you excited to be a Senior this year, Sasuke-" And that is where I stopped myself. (THANK GOD. I WAS SO CLOSE TO PUTTING –KUN ONTO THE END OF THAT!)

"Well, I don't really care that much. But I guess it should be pretty cool." He states in that mellow tone of his. This time he's giving me a look that says, 'Were you even done with your sentence? You sounded like you wanted to say more but cut it off.'

WELL I DIDN'T, OKAY?!

Maybe a little…

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
IS INO GONE YET?!
August 30, 9:33 am

Man, I totally forgot about Shikamaru. I have such a one-track mind.

I leaf through the café looking for anything that looks like an anorexic blond with a confused look on her face. Ino always has that look. She doesn't get a lot.

To: Shikamaru Nara
From: Sakura Haruno
NO SIGN OF HER.
August 30, 9:34 am

Seconds later Shikamaru was walking towards Sasuke-kun (Fuckkkk) and me.

I don't know if it's a good thing or bad thing that he's coming back.

Shikamaru must have noticed my bewildered state because he gave me a worried look.

To: Sakura Haruno
From: Shikamaru Nara
DENIAL IS A BITCH.
August 30, 9:35 am

I read Shikamaru's message over and over again.

Was I in denial?

Yay! My first chapter to my first Fanfic! Pretty good for a noobie, ne? Anywhoo, I need reviews people so please, tell me what you think and if I should keep writing this story! Thanks (: