It had begun as any other conversation or argument (was there a difference?) between the girls started: someone had been stupid enough to mention Sasuke in their presence. And, of course, it was only very obvious Karin was going to make some incredibly rude comment that started a huge blowout between the two. The other former members of Sasuke's tagahanga club, all having moved on and eventually found boyfriends, watched warily from the sidelines.

"Sasuke would never go for a two-timing asong babae like you!" Sakura hollered, mid-way in unpacking her uniform. The other girls had long since filed out, but...