A/N: This is an author's note. Below is the story. :)

I got tired of seeing so many awesome SasuSaku fics unfinished, and though I'm a hypocrite and will probably not finish this one either, I wanted to start my own :)

Summary: Sakura grabbed her skateboard and snuck downstairs and out the door. She put the skateboard to the floor and began what she loved most.

Riding.

I would love to know if there are any mistakes, which there probably is :D

Sakura rolled over in bed. It seemed far too early to be up, but according to the light shining down onto her face, it was at least seven or eight o'clock. She groaned and covered her face with a crushed pillow that she had probably squashed to death during her sleep. She knew, though, that eventually her mother would come and wake her up anyway, so after a few moments of complaining into her pillow, she took it off her face and peered at her digital clock and read the time.

8:37 am.

Sakura groaned once again. She was up at 8:37? On a Saturday? She scolded herself for the sin she had just committed. Well, it makes no sense going back to sleep, Sakura decided. Not feeling the least bit tired any more, Sakura reluctantly dragged herself from bed and dressed herself, adorning a simple light pink shirt with a bunny design on it, and jeans. She looked in the mirror, and quickly passed her hand through her hair. Deciding it was neat enough, she left it out to hang just at shoulder length. Then she turned to the skateboard situated at the very corner of her mostly-empty room, and smirked.

~*0*~

Sakura and her family had just moved the day before, which was the reason for the plain-ness of Sakura's room. They had moved because of 's big promotion as a brain surgeon in a little town called Konoha. It was such a small and empty town compared to Suna, which was where they moved from. Sakura had complained endlessly about leaving her friends Kankuro, Temari and Gaara, but she knew that her father's job was more important than her own social status.

But she didn't say goodbye to just her friends.

She had said goodbye to what she thought was the best skating park in the history of forever (that was a long time). She had said goodbye to the scene of most of her skate boarding accidents and bruises—and there were many. She even had a scar on the back of her hand from the first time she had tried to grind a rail. Needless to say she had missed the rail completely, and landed hand-first on the steps. She smiled as she remembered the complaining she did about her broken wrist.

Sakura looked at the back of her hand and thumbed the scar, smiling bitterly. She would never see that rail again.

But her mother had told her that the move wasn't a time for regrets, it was a time for 'new starts' and 'fresh beginnings' which were the same in Sakura's opinion. And thus they had moved from Suna into little old Konoha, the nothing town. The little forgotten village at the edge of the country. The coffee stain on a business man's tie. The spoiled milk in the—

Let's stop.

Shaking off her reminiscent memories, Sakura grabbed her skateboard and snuck downstairs and out the door. She put the skateboard to the floor and began what she loved most.

Skateboarding

~*0*~

Sakura took a mental note of every little detail in the area (which was easy, because she had ADD) so that she could make a route back home. Her attention deprived mind roamed over the little cracks in the pavement that she rode over, the huge oak tree she had nearly bumped into—there was a squirrel on the branch—and even the old lady crossing the street with the help of what appeared to be a boy scout. She felt sorry for the boy, because the old lady insisted that she didn't need help, and she continually whacked the boy scout with her heavy looking purse.

Then a strange noise came into earshot. Sakura perked up, listening intently. It sounded like joyful screaming, and skateboards on ramps, and everything Sakura was familiar with.

She was near a skate park.

Eagerly, Sakura turned toward the noise, and rode for a while following her ears. She followed it for a long time it seemed, because she felt like she was getting nowhere closer to the familiar noises of the skate park. The pinkette frowned inwardly, because after a few more minutes, she lost the sound. Finding a skate park wasn't easy when you had ADD. She manoeuvred her skateboard to turn around, and almost collided head-first into a huge mass.

Sakura fell off her board in surprise. What the hell was that?

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry!"

Talking black masses? Sakura was going insane!

Maybe it was because her eyes were closed, but when Sakura opened them, she realized it wasn't just a black mass. It was a girl. Chocolate brown streaks of hair stuck out from under her helmet, and she had on a light pink shirt with dark pink leaf designs on it, followed by a modest blue skirt. She looked to be a bit older than Sakura, possibly 17. Skating pads were strapped to her elbows and knees. She was a skateboarder too. The girl extended her hand to help Sakura up.

"I am sooooo sorry!" She said again, brushing off Sakura's clothes, which surprisingly enough weren't dirty.

"I-it's fine, really!" Sakura tried to smile, but it came off weak and shy.

"No, I mean, I knocked you down! I'm such a clumsy person! Oh my god, are you okay?" The girl was looking all over Sakura for any injuries at this point.

"Yes, I'm just fine!" Sakura finally shouted, making the girl jump," I'm sorry I frightened you. I'm Sakura Haruno." Sakura extended a friendly hand. The girl smiled and took it shyly, shaking hands.

"Tenten."

"Just Tenten?"

Tenten nodded," You're new here?"

It was Sakura's turn to nod," Moved in yesterday."

"Cool! I see you're a skater." Tenten was looking Sakura up and down now, acknowledging the girl in front of her.

"Yup, I was trying to find the skate park."

Tenten stifled a laugh," You're a bit off, then. It's about a mile that way." Tenten pointed in the opposite direction Sakura was coming from.

The pinkette smiled shyly and looked at her feet in embarrassment," Ah, well... new town, ya know..."

"Want me to help you find it?"

"Would you...?" Sakura slowly looked back up from her shoes.

"Of course! I mean, it's the least I can do after knocking you down," Tenten hopped on to her skateboard and signalled for Sakura to follow. Tentatively, the pinkette hopped onto her skateboard and followed.

~*0*~

Sakura was completely bushed by the time they reached the park, but once she laid eyes on the various rails, half-ramps and obstacles in the place, her fatigue was completely forgotten. Cerulean eyes opened wide at the amount of skateboarders, roller-skaters and BMX riders covering the ramps. They pulled off amazing tricks and flips as if gravity did not exist for them.

"Welcome to Konoha Skate Park," Tenten rode up beside her," Pretty amazing huh?"

Sakura merely nodded mutely.

"See those girls over there?" Tenten signalled to a half-ramp with two girls huddled together, talking and laughing. One had raven-blue hair that fell down to her waist, and she had a skateboard at her side. The other had a platinum pony-tail dangling down from her head, whilst a pair a roller-skates were strapped to her feet.

"They're my friends. The blonde one is Ino and the raven is Hinata. Hinata skates, she's pretty good. But Ino roller-skates and she's terrible. But we don't tell her," the brunette winked secretively at Sakura, who giggled in return. Tenten skated up to them, Sakura close on her heels.

"Hey guys," Tenten greeted," This is Sakura. She's new."

Sakura waved from behind Tenten's back, feeling shyer than she ever had in her life.

Ino waved back, then answered in a large, commanding voice," Don't be afraid, we don't bite!" Sakura smiled shyly, and inched towards the pair. The raven haired girl, apparently Hinata, gave Sakura an equally shy smile.

"So..." Sakura began," You guys ride?" They both nodded.

"Wanna see my moves? They're pretty killer!" Ino stood up onto her roller-skates, stumbling. Sakura stole a glance at Tenten, who was stifling laughter. Ino shot the brunette a dagger-like stare, before skating clumsily off.

"I-I skate too..." Hinata added softly. Her startlingly grey eyes met Sakura's, silently asking if she wanted to see, and Sakura nodded encouragingly. Hinata smiled gently and hopped onto her skateboard with grace, pushing off the ground. Soon both Hinata and Ino were on the half-pipes, Ino simply skating back and forth, adding in what seemed to be a twirl once in a while, and Hinata doing a combination of kick-flips and ollies. Soon, Sakura's attention began to shift from the girls' half-pipe to a half-pipe a little ways away from where she and Tenten were standing.

A group of boys were standing at the top of the huge half-pipe, one going after another. They seemed much more advanced than Sakura herself, but not all of them had a skateboard. One boy, Sakura saw, who was very short looking from her perspective, had a BMX bike next to him. One boy also had a set of roller-skates on and the remaining few males had skateboards.

"Ah, so I see you've seen the guys, huh?" Tenten followed Sakura's gaze. The pinkette nodded. One of the figures on the half-pipe suddenly began moving, skating into the obstacle and began to a series of complicated tricks.

"That one is Kiba," Tenten pointed out," He's like the most unpredictable guy in school, and he's pretty loud. Good thing he's good at skateboarding." Once Kiba finished, he high-fived another guy, this time the person was blonde, and the blonde boy began his turn on the half-pipe.

"That's Naruto," Tenten said again," He's like a perfect match for Kiba. They're both loud, but I think Naruto's louder. He's pretty good, too."

Once Naruto had finished, he high-fived a tall-looking fellow who was wearing roller-skates, and he took off down the half-pipe.

"That's Neji..." Tenten's voice seemed to ring with something akin to adoration," He's really good, but not as good as..." She trailed off as the two girls saw Neji pull of a tricky stunt. Sakura thought she heard Tenten sigh when Neji returned to the top of the half-pipe and high-fived the last boy; the short one with the BMX bike. When Sakura turned to Tenten for an explanation as to who the boy was, she saw the brunette was still eyeing Neji. Sighing, Sakura nudged Tenten in the ribs, and the girl gave a small jump.

"Sorry," Sakura apologized without much emotion," Who's that?" She watched the BMX biker pull off what seemed to be a tricky stunt. The boy rode to the top of the half-pipe and reared up his bike. Spinning the front wheel 360 degrees, he came back down and began some other trick.

"That? Oh, that's Sasuke," Tenten finally answered," He's really shy, but he's such a sweetheart when you get to know him."

Sakura looked at Sasuke pull off another trick before returning to the top of the half-pipe... Sasuke, huh?

A/N:

Wooo, first SasuSaku fanfiction. I'm scared XD After reading a whole bunch of awesome fics like these, there's just no way I can compare. But eh, might as well give it a shot :p Let's hope the other people don't find out (looks around nervously) Oh, if anyone knows how to put those little line breaks, that would be helpful :3 Flames are welcome, because they're just making my story look better by giving it reviews. So if you want to flame, keep in mind you're just making my story more popular.

Now I'm going to say something childish:

I got a jar of dirt!

I got a jar of dirt!

I got a jar of dirt!

And guess what's inside it!

R&R