reproachfully. He'd lost sight of her after chemistry and glared at Shikamaru and Choji. Sakura didn't reply and saw Hinata sitting at the very end of the table. Carefully she pushed past the others and sat down next to them again. Hinata smiled weakly but the next moment the others moved up to them.
Ino sat down next to them and put her bag on the table.
"What do you want to eat? Kiba, Lee and I are going to get something! There are salads, fries, rolls, desserts and all kinds of drinks!"
Hinata mumbled something about not being hungry and Sakura only ordered a Coke. Then she looked carefully at the others. Naruto laughed with a slim little girl she remembered as Tenten and the other boys chatted loudly. Her table filled up with several of her classmates, but luckily she ignored them.
Now she had time to see the rest of the school.
She had never been in such a large crowd, it was the complete opposite of her former home. First of all, all the school uniforms that everyone had to wear. Superfluous in their eyes, apparently everyday life here. She herself wore a pleated blue skirt with a white and blue blouse and felt a little strange doing it. Funny when everyone wore the same clothes!
Nevertheless, everyone could tell that they had money.Expensive necklaces and bracelets adorned the girls and unusual watches were worn by the boys. Not that she was surprised, after all, she was here at a school with the richest people in the country, but it was so unfamiliar!
Everything was sumptuous and expensive, the rooms, the hall and even the food seemed to be exquisite, although it was normal school fare. All in all, Sakura would have preferred to go to a regular high school, but now she was here. With a shiver, she thought of the parking lot in front of the spacious school grounds, where the most expensive cars that could be found were parked.
If one of them knew that she came with the city bus ...!
She stealthily let her gaze wander around the room and looked at table by table. Apparently the respective cliques always came together, also separated according to class level. Most of them were older than her and looked confident and slightly arrogant.
And then she saw him again.
The black-haired man from the morning, who had shown her the way, sat three tables away. Even though she only saw his back, Sakura was sure that it could only be about him.
He was in the company of four children of the same age who talked muffled and did not eat anything. At the sight of him her heart began to pound wildly, without her being able to prevent it. His black hair was tied in a ponytail and fell silky over his back. Did he still remember her? After this embarrassing appearance, I'm sure he would avoid her for a lifetime!
"Here, your Cola! Enjoy it!" Ino came back and briefly blocked her view. Sakura craned her neck to get one last look, which the blonde didn’t miss.
“What is there to see?” She followed her eyes and stopped at the table with the boys. Her face screwed up in amazement and she slowly sat down next to Sakura.She was about to say something, but at that moment the black-haired man turned around. His first look was on Sakura and his mouth twisted into a grin. Smiling, he raised his hand and gestured for a wave before turning around again.
Sakura froze and couldn't believe her eyes. Had he really done that now? So he had recognized her after all and was not even averse!
Beside her, Ino let out a sigh and put on a dreamy smile.
“He waved to me!” She could hardly believe it and continued to stare at the table. Apparently she had missed the fact that he was looking at Sakura. Ino twitched her hair nervously and continued to stare at him, hoping that he would turn around again.
Sakura knitted her eyebrows and gave her a quick look.
"Who is the?" she asked, ignoring the blonde's behavior. Now Shikamaru intervened, who had observed everything in silence. He rolled his eyes and put his arms on the table while Hinata blushed as he slid closer to her.
"Ino, you can come to yourself again, the wave was for Sakura!"
The blonde hissed indignantly: "I don't know what this has to do with you!" and glared at him angrily. Shikamaru shrugged and turned to Sakura.
"That, my love, is the reincarnation of wealth and arrogance. The self-proclaimed rulers of this school: Hidan, Deidara, Sasori, Orochimaru and God the Father himself: Itachi Uchiha!" His voice dripped with irony and at the last name his gaze wandered again to the black-haired man.
"They are rich, conceited and above all one thing: scary! I would advise you to stay away from them!"
“That's enough!” Ino glared at him angrily. "You're just jealous because they are so successful, cool and also beautiful!" dreamily she lowered her eyelids.
“Itachi is the best of them all and he waved to me!” She fell into her crush again, but Sakura wasn't listening.Something the brown-haired boy had said worried her.
"Why scary? I think they look normal." That even she found them exceptionally pretty, she said nothing. Itachi's companions also looked better than average, all tall, sporty and with fine, graceful facial features.
Across from him sat a blond with a cheeky grin and a lithe body, who was talking to the black-haired man, apparently in a whisper.
In addition to this, a redhead surveyed his surroundings with calm eyes, his eyes seeming to capture every single one of this hall. On Itachi's right a silver-haired man speared his pristine bun with a fork and Sakura had a view of his astonishingly broad shoulders and strong back. The last one in the group was also a black-haired man, of whom she did not see much because he was turned away from her.
She looked at the strange group in fascination and Shikamaru grimaced.
"The" weird "has its reasons. You know, I have never seen them eat anything or talk to someone else. They keep to themselves, but claim the best seats everywhere without asking and look at other students, as if these were vermin. I hate guys like that! "
Sakura listened intently.
"Also, while I find it utterly nonsensical, almost every girl in this school would die to go with one of them, but so far none have made it! They refuse any, apparently none is good enough for them!"
He shook his head in annoyance and Sakura blinked.
"But this morning this Itachi showed me where our classroom is without my asking!" she mumbled absently and realized at the same moment that it was a mistake.
For a moment there was an icy silence. Ino, Shikamaru, and even Hinata stared at her in shock, making Sakura red. Fortunately, the rest of the dinner party hadn't noticed anything.“He's got what?” The blonde opened her mouth and looked so indignant that it was almost funny again. Sakura slid back in her chair and tried to smile nervously.
"Yes, I didn't know where and there he came, I mean, I don't know why, but he was nice and ...!"
Ino continued to look at her in disbelief.
"Itachi Uchiha, the Itachi Uchiha, spoke to you? That is ...", she searched for words,
"... impressive! Sakura, you lucky guy! Maybe he thinks you are pretty and wants something from you, that would be great!"
Sakura didn't know what was so great about it for the blonde! Wasn't she into the black-haired one herself?
"And then I'll get to know the other members of his group, this Sasori is so cute!" She smiled ecstatically and Sakura grinned. So that's how it was.
But what did this Itachi really want? Probably just being nice when he was alone, like most boys are. And she honestly had to admit that she didn't feel comfortable with so much perfection. Better a normal friend then!
Hinata had listened silently the whole time and the pink-haired woman wondered if she wanted something from the boys too. At the same moment she rejected this thought again, Hinata was far too down-to-earth for that.
Shikamaru groaned visibly annoyed. "It's time, the next lesson is about to start! Are you coming?"
He got up and turned to go. Also Naruto and the others left gradually, the blonde waved frantically in their direction. But Sakura brushed him off under the pretext of having to go to the toilet again. She took her extra time and also told Hinata and Ino to proceed. Slowly she lifted her bag and waved it over her shoulder.
Then her gaze wandered back to the table where the black-haired man was sitting. She had no idea why, but she couldn't get it out of her head. Even if she admitted that he looked exceptionally good, it wasn't just his appearance that banned her. His way of looking at her and the smooth movementsAs if he knew that he was being watched, he turned around and gave her a penetrating look.
Sakura looked spellbound into his dark eyes and was tied up. They were so beautiful and deep black that she thought she could sink into them. In the next moment she realized how much she was staring, the pink-haired woman turned red instantly and looked away.
Damn it, why did this always have to happen to her? Angry at herself, she left the hall without looking back.
Itachi's mouth twisted into a grin and he glanced at the blonde who sat across from him. This looked after Sakura and ran his tongue over his lips. Then he laughed softly and his eyes sparkled piercingly. Without a word, the group got up and quietly left the room.

Tired, Sakura strolled across the lawn in front of the main building with Shikamaru, Ino, Hinata, Naruto and the somewhat fat boy named Choji. The sun was warm on her skin and she sighed. She blinked at the spacious school grounds that stretched out in front of her. The five had agreed to show her everything and so she had just walked an hour behind her.
If Sakura had known how huge the high school was, she would have skipped the trip and gone home straight away. But so she had the opportunity to take a look at the gym, the pool, the two adjoining houses and above all the huge park.
Everything was