A/N: Hey, guys! Welcome to the new book! Now, I know that summer camp stories are a bit cliche, but this isn't all about romance (even though there were romantic pairings in the blurb)! I really hope you enjoy.

-Chapter 1-

The sun was barely streaming through the trees when twelve-year-old Haruno Sakura's eyes opened. She sat up in her bed, yawned, and stretched.

"Today's the day," she thought to herself as she glanced at the calendar above her desk. A date was circled in red pen. "Today, I go to a weird ninja summer camp for two weeks."

Her parents had decided, as soon as seventh grade had ended, that she would spend two weeks in June at Camp Shinobi in the center of Lake Adohira. The camp itself was supposed to be massive, and on a large island that boasted as rich of an experience as you'd have to be to afford it. Thankfully, Sakura's godmother was the owner, and she had agreed to let the preteen attend at half the price.

"It was a pretty sweet deal," Sakura mused as she slipped out of bed. "Too bad I don't wanna go."

A gentle knock came at her door, and her mother, a pretty blonde woman with near-identical amaranth eyes, appeared, all smiles.

"Sakura, you only have an hour until you need to leave for the shuttle," she reminded with a kiss on the forehead.

Sakura wiped the kiss away and frowned. "I know."

Her mother sighed heavily. "Saku-chan, I know you wanna stay here, but we have no other choice! Ino's parents will be out of town until June 20, and I can't let you stay home by yourself."

"But why not?" She persisted. "You've let me stay alone before."

"I have no idea how long we'll be gone for, sweetheart." The blonde ruffled her daughter's unruly hair. "Besides, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for your father."

With another kiss, she left the room, and Sakura was left muttering, "Yeah, because who wouldn't want to work for stupid Uchiha Corp."

-

Only an hour later, Sakura had showered and brushed her teeth, gotten dressed, and grabbed her packed suitcase. Now, she stood at the bus stop with her mother.

"Ooh, this is going to be so much fun for you!" Said woman giggled, clutching Sakura's hand tighter. "I remember Camp Shinobi is where I met your father."

"Um, gross," the girl winced. "I don't wanna talk about your love life right now."

"Oh, I know," jade met jade as she playfully glared at her daughter. "But you and Ino made up, didn't you?"

"Of course," Sakura snorted. "Considering love lives, legit or not, are what got us into that mess in the first place, we've mutually agreed not to talk about boys for a while."

Her mother hummed in thought. "That's smart. Don't go getting into another fight, now."

The pinkette stayed quiet as the bus slowly pulled up to the curb.

"Where is Ino, by the way?" Mrs. Haruno asked.

"She said her parents would be dropping her off at camp." Sakura shrugged. "So goes the life of the wealthy."

When the doors opened, Sakura's mother hugged her tightly.

"Goodbye, Saku-chan," she whispered. "Have fun. Daddy might not be here to pick you up, so you'll have to come home with Senju-chan."

She nodded, letting go to help the attendant put her bag underneath in storage.

She climbed the stairs of the bus, glancing back at her mother. She waved one final time before the doors shut.

Sakura heaved a sigh, taking an empty seat near the front. She fished out her MP3 player, put in her earbuds, and began blasting her favorite song as the bus sped away.

-End Chapter 1-

A/N: I hope you liked the first chapter, as short as it was. Speaking of, even though this book will be mostly SasuSaku centric, what other pairings do you want to see more of? Please let me know in the comments!

Also, happy Canada Day!

Please tell me what you thought, and I'll see you later!