"I shut myself off to make life bearable. I'm like a damn machine sometimes. Unfeeling. Uncaring. Emotionless."
- Monica Murphy

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Sumire sat down in between both of the brown haired girls while I sat next to Chouchou. I began to fiddle with the cherry blossom on my necklace. Whenever I'm nervous (which is very rare) I usually like to play with my necklace. I don't know why but it gives me a sense of security. After all, this is the only thing I had of my mother before I left Japan to come to America.

"You look like you're fitting in quite well." I whispered to Chouchou. She turned her head towards me with a dango stick poking out her mouth. "Oh hey. You're finally here. I was wondering when you was going to get up from your table of emo-ness."

I glared at her as she put both her hands up in defense. I smiled and brought both her hands down. "Don't worry I'm not gonna kill you......yet." When I finished off my sentence she had a shocked expression on her face before she started laughing. She hit my back once and after a moment I started laughing with her.

"Whoo, Sarada you're so funny." I stopped laughing and my face went back to my normal flatline expression. "I wasn't kidding. One day I'm seriously gonna kill you."

She stopped laughing as well and looked at me with widened eyes. I stared into her eyes and saw that her pupils were bigger than normal and her heart and respiratory rates had went up. Oh? So she really is scared of me. Oh well, it's nice to strike fear in my friends or foe. After all, you never know when someone might turn on you one day.

I smirked and playfully hit her shoulder. "Kidding, after all these years you should know I would never kill my best friend. Just don't provoke me in any way and you'll be fine."

Even after I explained myself she continued to look at me with those doe like eyes. I grumbled and ran a hand through my hair. "And would you please wipe that stupid expression off your face. My god, you look like a deer in headlights." I said with much disgust in my voice. Those eyes..... they remind me of that night... the night of my first kill. That little girl's eyes looked just like that as she looked up at-

I rid my head of those thoughts before it could progress more. I do not need to be reminded of something that happened 4 years ago.

When I focused my attention back on Chouchou I saw that she was no longer shocked, instead she had a calm expression on her face as she twiddled a piece of her hair.

"Y'know Sarada, sometimes you seriously make me think you might actually kill me one day." I shrugged my shoulders. "If the boss told me I had to I would.

She rolled her eyes as she took out the now naked stick and rested her cheek on her palm. "So anyways have you seen the..." she looked around twice before coming closer and whispering. "Have you see the banana?"

I looked at her confusingly. "Banana? You mean the bananas that's in the lunch line?" She shook her head no. "No, I mean o-t-u-r-o-B." She spelled out.

I mouthed out the words and realized what she meant. "oh...OH! You mean Boru-" before I could finish Chouchou clasped her hand around my mouth. "Shhhh, you're being too loud."

I scoffed and pried her hand off my mouth. "You're being too paranoid, and for your information no I have not seen the "banana."

As if on cue I heard what sounded like a loud bang resonate through the cafeteria. I turned around quickly as I reached for the dagger sheathed underneath my shirt.

What I was saw was a boy with blonde hair dashing from the entrance of the cafeteria to our table. The blonde skidded to a halt and crouched behind a pale boy with platinum blonde hair and one with black hair.

"Please hide me, if they catch me they're gonna give me 3 weeks of detention! And coach said that if I get detention one more time I'm cut from the team."

"Don't worry Bolt, we got your back." The other blonde reassured. Bolt? Did they give whoever this is that name for how fast he runs?

The darker haired boy snorted. "Speak for yourself. I am not putting my ass on the line for him again after what happened last time." The pale boy elbowed the black haired teen, silently signaling to him that whoever was following 'Bolt' was getting closer.

The dark haired boy groaned. "Ugh, fine. Fine. I'll do it just this once. Man, what a drag". He said lazily said.

The person, or rather, people following following Bolt stopped in front of our table. Right where I was sitting to be precise.

"Alright look, let's just cut to the chase." A man with a two scars on his face said. "We've been through this countless times before so I think you know the rundown. If you don't give us your little friend everybody at this table will get 5 weeks of detention."

I heard a gasp from the right side of me. I looked to the right and the gasp came from Sumire. Oh right. Since Sumire is the class rep this probably means that if she were to get detention she would lose her title.

"Look Ibiki sensei, we have no idea where this-"

"Shut it flower boy. We all know that you and pineapple head are of no use since you're his best friends so how 'bout you go and draw an apple or something." The man named Ibiki barked. Wow that was pretty harsh. But he said that these two guys are his 'best friends.' Then that must mean these guys are Inojin Yamanaka and Shikadai Nara.

Inojin Yamanaka: platinum blonde hair, blueish-green eyes, pale skin.
Shikadai Nara: Spiky black hair styled in an updo, teal colored eyes, fair skin tone.

Yep they definitely match the description. But the paper didn't tell me Boruto had a brother named Bolt. Weird.

"Hey. Why are you two sitting so close?" Ibiki questioned. I looked over at the pair and noticed that they were shoulder to shoulder and(probably) thigh to thigh.

"Oh y'know just showing brotherly love." Inojin said and slung his arm around Shikadai's shoulder. Shikadai rolled his eyes and showed a forced smile on his face.

The tall man eyed them suspiciously and walked over to their side of the table. He now stood behind the two teens as he cast his eyes down on the top of their heads.

The pupil-less boy looked up at him and chuckled. "See? We're just showing brotherly love." I wonder where that boy went that fast. Just then I felt something touch my foot. I looked down and saw ocean blue eyes looking up at me.

I gasped slightly as he put one finger over his mouth and mouthed the words "Sorry." I looked around hoping that no one noticed my sudden outburst. Good. No one noticed, not even Chouchou. In fact she wasn't even awake, she had her cheek resting on her hand while silently snoring.

I looked up and saw the man now eyeing all of us suspiciously. "Alright! Everyone up!" He ordered. I heard everyone groan and begin to shuffle in their seat. I have to do something.... If that man checks under the table he's gonna see Bolt.

I don't know why but something had told me to help this blue eyed stranger I don't even know. I silently cursed the helpful trait I gained from my mother. Well here goes nothing, I guess....

"And why do we have to get up?" I spoke loudly.

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Ahh shit, looks like Sarada is gonna have to throw down with somebody.

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