ReTurn

Chapter 2:

The Future Girl and The Second Graduation

Sakura opened her eyes and abruptly sat up from her bed, looking at the clock.

It was 7:50 AM.

Sakura quickly got up frantically and stumbled to her bathroom to brush her teeth. After she was finished with the bathroom, she ran out and quickly threw open her closet door. She looked around for something to wear.

All she saw were inconvenient, ugly dresses.

Sakura growled in frustration. Fuck it. I don't have time, She thought in a hurry.

She grabbed one and threw it on, grabbing her forehead protecter. She gazed down at it, remembering how naíve she was when she put it on.

She narrowed her eyes and tied it over her head as usual. She took one quick look in her full length mirror once more. Her pink hair was a little frazzled, but she didn't care.

She'd cut it later.

Sakura ran down stairs to the kitchen and to the front door, saying her 'byes' to her mother and father before running out the door and down the street towards the Academy.

I don't have time, She thought and looked up towards the roofs of the buildings she ran by. I'll travel by rooftop.

She leaped and landed gracefully on a tiled roof. She ran full speed and headed in the direction of the Academy.

As she neared the Academy, she could see one of the windows of her class were open and she hastened her pace. She jumped straight through the open window and landed in an empty seat next to Shikamaru just as Iruka started to call the names of team 3.

There was the loud sound of skidding wood and shifting positions and all heads, excluding Sasuke, turned towards the back corner of the classroom. They saw Sakura, who hadn't been there before, breathing heavily and her hair askew. Shikamaru was looking at her as if she was crazy.

Sakura glanced down at her old seat, where she had sat between Naruto and Sasuke. It'd seemed that Ino took advantage of Sakura's tardiness and took her seat. She was trying to talk to Sasuke, but he continued to ignore her.

Iruka stared at the sight wide eyed. He sweatdropped and waved to her. "Haruno," He said. "Please refrain from jumping through the windows. Thank you."

She nodded at Iruka and breathed a heavy sigh of relief before she laid her head on her desk tiredly. She was exhausted. She guessed that her stamina wasn't as good as it was in the future.

As Iruka continued to announce the members of the teams, Sakura had drifted off into a dreamless sleep and Shikamaru sleeping right next to her. They were quietly snoring in sync.

Ino turned back and had tried to wake her up a couple of times to brag and bet that she'd get on Sasuke's team but she failed to do so. In frustration, she gave up and continued to try to start a conversation with Sasuke who continued to stare out the window, ignoring her.

Seriously, Ino thought, glancing at her ex best friend. What is up with Forehead today?

Minutes later...

"...Team 7!"

Sakura woke up with a start, nearly knocking over Shikamaru in the process and he woke up.

Iruka continued,"Sakura Haruno..."

Now he had Sakura's full attention. She listened closely and leaned her head on her hand in anticipation, even though she already knew what he was going to say.