The Spring Field Rabbit

School and Flower Beds

"SAKURA-CHAN!! USAGI-CHAAAAAAAAN!! LET'S GO TO SCHOOL!"

"Do you have to wake the whole neighborhood dobe?"

"Shut up teme! How else are they supposed to hear me, dattebayo!?"

"You could go and knock! Idiot, its like your disregard all of the manners you're SUPPOSED to have."

"Yeah well at least my hair doesn't look like the back of a chicken's as-"

"You know it really is too early for this," A pink head poked out the upstairs window as she stared down at the two boys. "We'll be down in a minute, so try to get along!" both boys blushed in shame before hanging their heads.

The small pink haired girl closed the window before turning to an almost identical head of pink hair.

"Sakura-nee, can you help me tie my ribbon before we go?" Sakura smiled at her younger twin before grabbing the hair brush and ribbon. 

"Is it okay to leave those two down there? Last time they ruined Mama's flower beds by their fighting." She brushed her sister's wavy hair before tying the ribbon into her traditional bow.

"They'll be fine. And anyway, Itachi-sama made them replant it, and its grown twice as beautiful, right?" Usagi smiled at her sister through the mirror before turning to straighten her own sisters hair ribbon, in its rabbit ear style.

"... You're just hoping they'll destroy something and Itachi-san will have to come by to help them fix it again." Usagi blushed lightly before smiling and her sister and racing downstairs. "Hey! Chibiusa!" Usagi ran to her sandals, quickly putting them on before waving to her mother and racing to the front door. She jumped onto Naruto's back before yelling for him to run them to class.

"Morning Usagi-chan! Hey we can't leave, I have to wait for Sakura so I can ask her out!" Naruto still didn't make Usagi get off his back.

"Dobe, its too early in the morning for that, and she'll just punch you again anyway," Sasuke scoffed and shoved his hands in his pockets as Sakura came out of the house.

"I only punched Naruto because he said we could go skinny dipping for a date."Sakura joined the trio and they all began their walk to the academy. "Hey Naruto, did your mom give you that fuinjutsu book to master?" Naruto grinned as he hoisted Usagi in a piggy back.

"Yeah! She said it's easier for the Uzushio to understand, but that I can pass it along to you when I'm done." Sakura nodded before gesturing to Sasuke.

"Thats fine. I still have a genjutsu scroll that I need to give back to Sasuke anyways. Thank Shisui again for lending it to me, Sasuke-kun!" Sasuke blushed lightly before grunting back. Usagi giggled. She knew that her sister was really bright and loud sometimes compared to Sasuke, but he seemed to have started noticing her sister in other ways.

For the last few years Sasuke picked up Naruto for school, though he always claimed it was because his mom had given him something to drop off for Kushina-oba or because his older brother had given him a message for Naruto's dad, the Hokage. After the two fought and ate with Naruto's parents, they'd walk by the Haruno household to wait for the girls before going on to class. It turned out that Naruto and Sasuke's moms were actually best friends, and the boys had grown up together despite acting like they hated each other. Their brotherly rivalry matched well with the Haruno Twins' competitive nature. The four of them had become such a close knit group that they all dreaded their upcoming teams assignments, because it meant that only three of them could possibly stay together.

Sakura and Naruto had started another conversation, while Usagi turned to Sasuke.

"Sasu-chan, how much longer is Itachi-sama going to be on is mission anyway?" Usagi peered at Sasuke as he cleared his throat, the blush gone now.

"Until next week. And you're not allowed to train with him until after I do." Usagi balked at him.

"That's not fair! You live with him! I never get to see him anymore." Sasuke grinned michevously at the younger girl.

"Don't give me that sob story. Aniki always finds time to visit you, even when he has back to back missions." Usagi could feel her face heating up and a smile coming as she imagined Itachi taking the time to see her. "You'll see your precious Itachi-sama." Sasuke teased Usagi as she took a swipe at his face.

The childhood adoration Usagi had held for Itachi had grown into the silliest school girl crush that everyone in the village had ever seen. Usagi wasn't known to squeal and fawn over Itachi, but she would often follow him around the village on his off days while he pretended not to notice her. She'd always ask for him to train or tutor her, even in subjects that she didn't need. And every once in awhile Itachi would open the bento his mother had made him in the Anbu lounge, only to find his lunch of rabbit motif themed foods and a hand written note from the little rabbit herself; to the amusement of both Itachi, and all the upper division ninja of Konohagakure. Her crush wasn't a secret, and many women were rooting for her just because of how cute it all was.

"Maybe I just need less training than you do, Sasu-chan!" The four kids continued laughing and yelling on their way to the academy. Tomorrow they would finally take their graduation exam.