A/N: Hey guys. I finally finished it! Thanks a bunch for reading, because I was seriously just going to give up writing. But, you all know how to inspire me to continue. So enjoy!

I entered the school with a half smile. I had a great morning! My father had to go on a business trip and wouldn't be back for a few days. I went to my locker and sighed in relief when  I removed my backpack. It was extremely heavy from all my books. I removed my books and replaced them with my English stuff. I slam my locker, making some of the kids in the hallway flinch. 

"Tch, pansies," my inner grumbles out. She seems to be in a mad mood today. I start my walk to the English room, wondering where Naruto and Gaara are. They're both in my English and Math class. Neji is in advanced classes and is apparently a genius. I could be in advanced classes, but why in gods name would I want more work? My jade eyes take another once over of my surrounding classmates and I see Sasuke approaching me. 'Great, just wonderful' I think, slightly upset that he's going to ruin my good day. 

He gives me a smirk and uses his hand to carelessly straighten his onyx locks.

"Hey Sakura-chan, how are you?" He says, causing me to stop mid-step. I swear it got quiet enough to hear a pin drop. People gawked at us, probably thinking hell was freezing over. Why? Well, Sasuke Uchiha has never been nice to me. Not "nice, nice," like we're friends nice. My eye twitches and I try for a smile, but it probably looks like a grimace. He walks over to me and grabs my bag, and starts heading off in the direction of my class. Oh, yeah forgot to say, he has English with me too. 

I dash for my bag, hoping I could claw it from his hands, but he holds it above my head. My one weakness... height. I'm only like 5ft 3inches. Yeah, I know I look like a 13-year-old who just went through her 'rebellious stage,' with my pink hair. 

"Come on, just let me walk with you to class," He says, causing me to falter in my goal for my bag. I stopped struggling, as we headed down the now crowded halls. I eyed him suspiciously. What is he trying to pull? He catches my suspicious gaze and sighs

"I know you're wondering why I'm suddenly being nice. I'm truly sorry for how I treated you. You didn't deserve that. And I'm sorry that it took seeing Karin bullying you during lunch to actually realize I was in the wrong."

I stare at him, my mouth gaping open like a fish. Sasuke Uchiha apologized. To me. If I were a fangirl (which I'm certainly not *glare*) I would have hearts in my eyes and would nearly faint from his speech. 

"So Sakura, I decided to start fresh. Maybe we can be friends?" He says while clasping his hands together. His words register for a moment and I really think. Do I want to forgive him? He made my life a living hell at school, but what would I gain by denying him? Sure, he'd be unhappy, but it would be now where near the pain I felt. Plus, the past is the past. No way to change it. There's no way for him to go back in time and change his behavior.

"Yeah, Sasuke, I would like that," I say. He smiles softly. We continue our walk to class, not speaking. But it wasn't an uncomfortable silence, no, It was relaxing. We reach the class and he hands me my bag. I take it and go to my seat in the back corner, where Gaara is already seated.  Gaara's glaring at Sasuke, probably still angry about the 'incident'. Sasuke meets his glare head on. I tapped Gaara's shoulder, hoping to stop the glaring contest. His eyes snap to mine. I flinch a bit under his powerful gaze but don't back down. His eyes soften a little and he grabs my forearm. 

"Sakura, was he bothering you?" He asks venom laced into his words when he says he.  I shake my head no and try not to laugh at his utterly shocked look. 

"No, he apologized for how he acted and asked if we could be friends," I say looking at Sasuke, who sits near the front. He's talking to someone name Suigetsu, well he's doing a lot of listening. 

"How did you just forgive him! He treated you like garbage!" Gaara says incredulously. 

"Well, I've always lived in a world where everyone around me despised me. At least he wants to make it up to me. He's the first one to ever try to fix things."

Sasuke's eyes wander to me and catch me staring. He waves and turns back to Suigetsu. 

"You're a way better person than me, that's for sure," Gaara mumbled. I open my mouth to reply, but a loud bang interrupts me. 

"NARUTO UZUMAKI IS HERE AND NOT LATE"

To be continued.....