|✔|Konoha Academy's Betrayal |Sakura x Kiba|

26.) Go, Fight, WIN!

I'm sitting in homeroom watching all the first years shuffle in from my seat in the far back corner. At first, I wasn't comfortable sitting back here with the guys, but now it feels more of a protective barrier between me and my peers. As I watch all the students shuffle in it becomes clear that soccer is huge at the academy. I had no idea that school spirit meant painting your face and temporarily dying your hair. I see that Naruto's friend Gaara has put black into his almost red hair and his best friend Sai has painted his chest with the school crest and colors.

I have my own way of showing team spirit. I have red and black cloth ribbons that pull back my hair into a high ponytail. I did manage to find some school color fingernail polish too. That's about as far as I'm going to go, besides wearing Kiba's jersey that is. I wait patiently for Hinata to get here.

I look up to see Hinata rush into the classroom, her long dark purple hair pulled up in the same ribbons as me. "Hey, Sakura!" She smiles and sits down in her seat diagonal from me.

I offer a smile back at her as she turns to me. "Morning Hinata. Ready for the game?" I ask. While I am feeling a lot better than I was two weeks ago, my spirit is still recovering the blow.

Hinata nods and continues to smile. "For sure, I'm excited to see Kiba play. I really hope they win." She says, casting a glance around the room. "What's up with Sai?" She whispers to me, a look of confusion and amusement on her face.

I shrug and half chuckle. "No idea." I'm determined to be in a good mood despite the fact is that it's only been two weeks since I found out Sasuke was cheating on me. I no longer feel numb but the pain is still there at times, and I know that Kiba and even Naruto will want me to be excited on game day so I will try my hardest to be.

"Damn I can smell the school spirit!" I hear the familiar smoky voice of Kiba boom through the classroom.

I sigh at Hinata in reaction to Kiba's grand entrance and watch as Shikamaru and Choji enter the classroom after him both with face paint plastered across their faces. Choji looks happy enough but Shikamaru looks very unhappy, making me laugh.

"Oh Kiba, what did you do to Shikamaru?" Hinata teases giving Shikamaru a sympathetic look.

Kiba gives us one of his wolfish grins and sits down in front of me. "That ladies is school spirit..." He says rummaging through his bag and pulling out his jersey and to my horror more face paint. "This is for you," he says handing over his jersey to me, "and face paint for you girls cuz I KNEW you wouldn't ware any." He teases.

I laugh nervously and take his jersey shaking it out as I stand to revel the number 06 on the back with INUZUKA above it. A strong scent of fresh rain tickles my nose as I slip it over my head and pull it down. It brings me back to the night I woke up in his bed.

"Looks good on ya," Kiba says with another grin. I smile weakly back at him and sit back down. He motions for me to lean forward towards him.

"Do you really think I'm going to let you paint my face?" I ask raising my eyebrow at him.