KawaiFox: Don't own Naruto only my own characters This Fic contains slight humor, shoujo/shounen/normal romance.
A tower bell rang through the morning air as the villagers awoke to do their daily routines. The air was cool and damp, today being the first day of spring. Children were laughing and talking as they walked towards the Kohana Academy, a tall white building with lavish gardens and an education system that could put other schools to shame.
A brown haired girl sighed as she stood by the front gates of the academy, watching as other students came in. She brushed some dust off of her blue skirt and shuffled from foot to foot. The girl obviously didn't look too happy as she continued to wait.
"Hey TenTen! What are doing?".
The said girl looked up to see her friend June standing beside her. She was tall and thin and wore blue jeans with a yellow tank top, her books under her arm and her yellow hair was up in side ponytail. "Oh just waiting for my boyfriend" TenTen replied with a smile. June gave her an odd look before turning around and heading through the gate. "Alright then but just don't be late! We have science first thing".
TenTen waved goodbye to June before she stood again and watched the street. And thats when she spotted him. He was about three inches taller that her, wearing black pants and black jacket unbuttoned with a white t-shirt underneath. He had short red hair, black mascara around his eyes and a kanji tattoo sigh of love on his forehead. TenTen squealed and suddenly glomped him, catching him of guard.
"Gaara! There you are my prince! Where have you been?" TenTen giggled as the said boy's cheeks flushed pink. Ever since they were little, TenTen had always thought that Gaara looked like a prince and sometimes referred to him as her "boyfriend". It was just a game they always played. "Um...TenTen...can you kind of let go of me? Your choking me..." Gaara gagged out as he struggled to break free from the girl's grasp. She let go of him and quickly took his hand. "Come on Gaara! You don't want to be late on your first day here do you?" TenTen smiled, practically dragging the red haired boy through the gate and along the school grounds towards the door.
As the school clock tower struck 8:33 am, everyone rushed inside to their first period class. Gaara bid farewell to TenTen and checked his schedule.
"Hmmm...my first class is Math so it's in room...204".
The red haired boy ran up two flights of steps and down the hallway before finally reaching the class. He had arrived just in time for role call and was assigned to a desk by the window, which suited him just fine. The teacher's name was Mr. Iruka. He was nice but he seemed to get sidetracked on other things; hardly even teaching the lesson so it was pretty boring. Next was Home Economics which was taught by a stunning looking woman named Ms. Saunders who put everyone in pairs so that they could make a cake. And of course, Gaara was paired off with a clumsy nerd who ended up spilling the batter all over him.
Pretty soon it was time for lunch and most of the students were eating outside, enjoying the beautiful weather. Gaara sighed as he walked through the court yard, finally spotting TenTen under an old oak tree. "Hi Gaara. So, how was your morning classes?" TenTen asked with excitement, taking out chopsticks and a small box filled with sushi. "It was alright I suppose" Gaara replied bluntly as he leaned his back against the tree trunk, taking a bite out of his sandwich.
Gaara closed his eyes and reopened them again, glancing over to see two boys by the far side of the academy. One of them was a bit taller than the other, his hair raven black and spiked up in the back. He was wearing a white uniform with gold buttons and brown shoes with a sword strapped to his side. He seemed to be very angry at the other boy and shouting at him although Gaara couldn't hear what was being said. The other boy had short spiky yellow hair and wore a red kimono which made him look almost like a girl.
"TenTen. Who are they?" Gaara asked, still watching the scene with attentive eyes. TenTen followed her friend's gaze and knew immediately who he was talking about. "Oh that guy with the black hair is Sasuke Uchina, one of the student council members. And the guy with the blond hair is-".
As the scene continued, the black haired boy became more and more angered and slapped the other one. Gaara didn't know why but he felt his blood boil and before he knew it, he was already up and walking towards them. "Hey you! What do think your doing?" Gaara growled darkly, approaching the two boys. Sasuke turned and glared at him. "And just who might you be?".
"The name's Gaara" Gaara replied as he walked past him and knelt down in front of the other boy who was cradling his cheek softly. "Are you okay?" Garra asked softly and slowly reached out to move the boy's hand away to look at the injury. Suddenly a hand ruffly grabbed his shoulder and slammed him into the wall.
"Gaara! Are you alright!" TenTen yelled, running towards her fallen friend and knelt beside him. "Know this raccoon. Don't ever touch my property again" Sasuke hissed and glared down at the red haired boy. Gaara slowly wiped a dribble of blood and looked up at the council member with disgust. "Come Naruto, let's go" Sasuke ordered and turned to leave. Gaara watched as the blond picked himself up from the ground, eyes down casted as he walked behind Sasuke.
"Hey I'm not through with you yet..."
Sasuke and Naruto both turned around to see Gaara standing up despite the pain he was in. "Is that a challenge I hear?" Sasuke smirked. Gaara nodded without hesitation, telling TenTen to not follow. Sasuke and Naruto lead Gaara into the forest that was behind the academy. There, nestled in the heart of the forest was a square clearing filled with luscious red roses full in bloom. Naruto silently picked two roses and put one in Sasuke's breast pocket, doing the same for Gaara as well. All of a sudden, the ground started to shake and quiver. The square rose clearing lifted slowly up into the air like a platform and stopped until they could see the whole village.
"The rules for the duel are simple. To win you must knock out the rose from your opponent's jacket using your sword" Naruto said bluntly as he stood from the sidelines, glancing at Gaara with a sad look in his blue eyes almost as if he was pitying him. Gaara realized that he didn't have a real sword but quickly found a long sturdy piece of bamboo to use instead. Sasuke began to laugh, pulling out his own metal sword. "You call that a sword! Ha, no matter! You'll learn soon enough that you can't win".
With a growl, Sasuke ran towards the red haired boy and launched a full attack. But Gaara quickly blocked it. Sasuke continued to attack but Gaara blocked every hit with ease; the wooden sword taking more and more damage. Sasuke howled in anger as he swing hard, breaking Gaara' sword to pieces; leaving him nothing but a pointed short stick. "DIE!" Sasuke shouted and prepared to swing the final blow as Gaara glared, standing his ground.
The sound of ripped clothing echoed through the forest, rose petals flying into the air. Sasuke stood there horrified, clutching his breast pocket; the traces of his rose gone forever. Gaara was the victor. Silence passed as the platform went back to the ground. And without another sound, Gaara turned and walked away.
