You are my friend Right?

by Gale-Sama

When you feel yourself crossing that line, past the boarder of society, what will you do? Is is worth the risk? Naruto Uzumaki is about to find out first hand, when he's forced to partner up with the anti-social outcast, Sasuke Uchiha. NaruSasu goodness!

1. Chapter 1

Naruto Story

Chapter One: High school

At Konoha Academy, anything can happen. There are times when people find themselves at a cross roads, deciding which way would be best. Appearances based on the society around them, trying to fit in and become socially accepted.

Though this is true, how can one act when the choice they want to choose goes against all principles? To decide against whether or not what or who you truly are is really what you want it to be. Sometimes, it's best to go with a gut filling, and simply accept the blows that go along with it, whether the choice is in standards of society or not.

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Dreams. Dreams that seemed to have haunted him all week long without reserve or remorse.

It happened in all innocence at first, they always happened normally. He would be sitting there, talking to his friends when suddenly a certain raven-haired teen caught his attention. From there own he would start to hang around him more and more. It seemed harmless, being as it was however, that didn't stop the fact that deep down, he desired to hold the thin frame; to grasp the attention of the pale-skinned beauty. He hoped that the irises eyes follow his every move, and that sooner or later, the socially inept yet heart-breaking attractive person would realize his feelings.

That was harmless . . . right? After all, it wasn't like he was pressed for sex from the person, just wanted to be immersed in their presence, their being. He didn't want anything intimate, but he couldn't help but want to feel what that pale, porcelain skin really felt like. What was being kept sealed away behind those enchanting soul-less eyes?

Either way, it always ended up with them alone; staring intently at each other with looks that could penetrate, followed by soft gentle touches, lips grazing over each other nonchalantly. Skin against bare skin; rubbing, merging frantically against one another. Words of sweet nothing-ness, pants and moans, soft murmurs of pleasure. Then he would wake up just before it got to out of hand.

Today was no different.

"Ahh . . . hah . . . please . . ." thin fingers laced in wild hair, pulling, tangling as they arched and pressed against each other. Grunts filled the air that was thick with arousal and lust. Gentle touches, he trailed his hands down the curves of soft, thin hips, being rewarded with small sighs of bliss and passion. He groaned, this feeling, he could immerse in it all his life. Just stay like this, intertwined with each other in a desperate search of completion.

He moaned low, his voice thick and heavy with lust. "Just … uhn … an l-little more …" he panted in an ear before licking feverishly and kissing down to the juncture where the shoulder and collar met before sucking hard.

A low groan was his answer, along with a roll of hips that made him see stars for a minute. He thrust once, twice and suddenly a shudder ran over his whole body as muscles clenched around his cock. "AH-! I'm . . . co- coming!" Was the heated reply that followed the body beneath him to tense with pleasure then hands grabbed and scratched at him haughtily, frantically before the person's head fell back in bliss as they came.

That look, the look he received when the person was climaxing, was enough to make him come soon afterwards, both screaming out each other's names: "N- Narutooo!" He grunted and grabbed the body tightly, emptying himself in the tight entrance. With a loss of breath, Naruto breathed out the name of the person he wanted for so long; "Sa. . . Sasuke."

Then he woke up.

Rubbing the sleep from his eyes, Naruto looked around quickly to find him alone in his bedroom. For a moment, it all seemed so unreal. The blinding light that streamed into his bedroom over shined the area, making it clear enough to do a surveillance of the place. The room was bare, aside from the closet to his right on the far side of the room, followed by a dresser be of the left wall and night-stand by his bed.

With dreary eyes, Naruto checked to see that he was truly alone and then finally let out a small, saddened sigh. "So it was just a dream. Not that something like that could be real." His mind raced with the images from last night, making his face burn uncontrollably red.

No way! I could never have . . . those kinds of feelings for another man! Let alone someone as bastardly as Sasuke-teme! He tried to use a reasonable approach but it didn't diminish the fact that he, Uzumaki Naruto, enjoyed the fact that he had sex with Uchiha Sasuke, albeit dream or not. It didn't make sense though, for him to have feelings for that loathsome person, the one who alienated himself from everyone else around him, it didn't comprehend in his mind at first. But then again, that was what attracted Naruto to him in the first place.

For the blonde to see him alone in class whilst everyone else was in groups conversing with one another and having fun. He was the only one that sat by the window, looking out with no real interest as the world practically past him by. Naruto had tried to become friends with him at one point, seeing how being alone too much could affect as person, as least that was what Iruka had said.

However, upon said meeting, when he walked up to him and introduced himself, the guy looked at him with uninterested eyes and blew him off! BLEW HIM OFF! Well, obviously, Naruto didn't take the reaction to well, going so far as to swear in the most vulgar of language. In the end, they had ended up with bruises and a week of detention.

That was four years ago.

Now, at the tender age of seventeen and counting, Naruto couldn't understand why he was just now thinking about the young Uchiha boy so suddenly. Well, it is spring and my hormones seem to be raging now. Be that as it was, it didn't stop the fact that it was only Sasuke Uchiha that he had such . . . vivid dreams about since he became of age to even know what a 'wet dream' even was.

Naruto didn't get the time to contemplate any further however, for at that moment he heard the voice of one Umino Iruka calling him for breakfast down stairs. "Naruto! I hope your up, get ready for school and have some breakfast!" Ruffling his blonde strands of bed hair, Naruto yawned audibly again and responded saying, "Coming Iruka!"

He ran into the bathroom and started about his day in his usually routine and stride. After washing and playing with the mirror for fifteen minutes trying to get his hair just right, Naruto strolled downstairs sporting a black T-shirt with the orange outline of the swirling symbol he used to wear on his orange jacket as a kid, and baggy if not ripped and faded jeans. As he entered the kitchen, Iruka was standing over the stove, obviously fixing breakfast. Naruto smirked and quietly snuck up behind him, giving him a start when he tapped his shoulder and said, "Ready to go." Jumping nearly ten feet in the air, Iruka spun around and glared at the blonde teen, anger and embarrassment evident on his face.

"Naruto, I told you not to do that!" He said with his voice still a bit shook up and shaking. Naruto couldn't help but laugh. Iruka had taken him under his wing when Naruto was two, his parents moving abroad so often that he was often home by himself for weeks to months on end. Iruka had taken the liberty to watch over the young tyke after it became obvious that they weren't coming back, seeing as they mailed a note to the respected mayor of the town, Sarutobi. It was then that Naruto had grown to know the only family he had in this world and truth be told, he wouldn't change it for the world.

Naruto took it upon himself to help his guardian, setting the table and making coffee for the elder and a glass of orange juice for himself. "You're too fun to tease Iruka! The opportunity was to golden to pass up!" He said with his laughing fit starting up all over again. Iruka shook his head at the naïve teen, but couldn't help joining in as well. He was never the one to scold or punish, it was never in his nature. He could be stern when it was needed though, as he had demonstrated more than once to Naruto through his fifteen years of living together.

As he set the food on the table, Iruka looked at Naruto and frowned. "You know you have to be in uniform Naruto." The blonde furrowed his brows and set his face into one of boredom and rebellion. "That school is so strict! How can they expect us to wear that . . . crap day in and day out, ne? I have the right to wear what I want! As long as I don't cause a ruckus or get into any fights, then I should at least be granted to wear whatever!" He retorted. The brunettes shook his head. "At least wear the school shirt then Naruto. I don't want Principle Tsunade to call me again because you decided it nice to make a fuss over something that could have been avoided! My boss will not accept anymore of me leaving early to pick you up from school anymore…"

Naruto waved a hand up as he drunk some of his juice. "I know, I know. Don't worry; I'll wear the shirt at least. Then they can give me credit for trying."

Iruka smiled sadly. "Thank you Naruto. I know none of this is easy for you. Especially after. . ." Naruto gave him a stern look that read, "Don't bring it up." After that, they seemed to have eaten in silence for the rest of the morning. Only after they finished, did Iruka decide it was time for him to go to work. "Naruto, don't forget that you need to go to school on time. And it's your turn to do the dishes," he stated as he started to gather the things necessary to use for work. Naruto reclined in his chair and leaned his head back. "Got it! I'll just hitch a ride from Shikamaru and the others!"

Nodding, his scarred face guardian gave him a small smile before leaving. "Don't forget to lock the door and set the alarm before you leave." Naruto rolled his eyes flippantly. This wasn't the first nor would it be the last time that Iruka would forget that he wasn't a little kid anymore. He had matured into a young man, one that one many instances could take good care of himself. But regardless, he told him that he would do as instructed, before clearing the table and calling Shikamaru to come and pick him up.

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The honk of the horn was well-heard as Naruto hurried to make his way out the house. As he made haste out the place, he remembered to set the alarm and lock the door. Waiting for him outside, was a silver Toyota Rav4 in the street in front of his house. Shikamaru honked the horn once more, obviously stating for the young man to hurry for the engine was still running and he didn't want to waste more gas than necessary.

Naruto walked over to the car, taking in the view of three of his closest friends. Shikamaru was the designated driver, hands on the wheel staring at him patiently yet the blonde knew better. In the passenger side was Choji eating away a bag of barbeque chips, and in the seat directly behind him was Kiba with his dog Akamaru seated in his lap, content with being scratched behind the ears.

"Come one Naruto! I ain't gonna be late just 'cuz you wanna lounge around drooling at how hot I am!" Kiba barked, though to those who were close to the hyper-active, silver-tongued teen they could tell he was only joking. Naruto sneered and hit him upside the head with his back pack before making way into the automotive.

"So Shika? You got the jeep a new paint job?" Naruto quipped for friendly talk to the other wise quiet and self-collected young man. Shikamaru said nothing at first, waiting until the car was at a complete stop before talking. "Yeah, I decided to splurge a little since I got a raise at my job," he said dead-pan but humor tinged at the tone of his voice.

Naruto seemed to beam. "They finally gave you a raise? Wow, I expected it to have happened in at least another month or so," he laughed. True, the job Shikamaru currently resided in seemed to be cheap, but it still paid enough for him to pay off the car note and cell-phone bills presented to him. Of everyone in the group, Nara Shikamaru was the most responsible person one could ever know.

"Yeah, the bastards agreed to give me a raise after a little… convincing," he stated, the hint not going unnoticed. Naruto sat back and smiled. There were times where being a teenager was difficult, especially these days and ages, but to have time to just be yourself around people who accepted you for who you were and your faults, that's what it a bit more okay.

Kiba nudged Naruto's shoulder, trying to gain his attention. When the blonde turned to face him, the ashen haired teen showed him a picture taken on his phone. At first there was silence.

Then a smile.

And finally, Naruto beamed and smacked Kiba on the back. "You finally went all the way?" He said; eager evident in his face. The red-marked dog lover gave him a smug grin. "Went all the way last night. I was actually surprised; she's so shy and bashful. But that's just the way she is," he said as he patted Akamaru on the side.

Naruto couldn't believe it either, especially from someone like Hyuuga Hinata. Sure, she was hot, one of the hottest girls in school, but she was so timid and shy that it seemed to have cancelled each other out and made her a bit weird. But her snow white skin and dark hair that shined like the color of midnight purple all the way to her back, and the fact she was smart made Kiba try anyway. Granted, Naruto thought it wouldn't go that far, since Hinata had a crush on him for the longest time in fact, but when he saw them going steady after three weeks, he thought that maybe just maybe they were serious.

Needless to say, this verified the fact.

"So…?"

Kiba quirked an eyebrow. "So what?"

Naruto narrowed his eyes and grinned. "Don't just sit there, how was it?" Inuzuka's smirk grew considerably as he reminisced back to the night before. "She was a virgin," he said slowly. Naruto rolled her eyes. "Well no shit! I didn't think that was possible!" Kiba glared at him before saying, "As far as the sex itself was concerned. She knew what the hell she was doing when it came to oral," he said, a smirk pulling at the corners of his mouth again. Naruto's mouth dropped. "No way," he breathed. Kiba nodded, chuckles escaping his lips. "Way," he retorted.

The blonde could have fallen over in shock at the news. Who knew that shy Hinata knew how to give a blow-job? The mere thought of it was uncanny. Blue eyes widened considerably as they looked at narrowed black ones, obviously trying to call his bluff. "I know I didn't believe it at first too. The thought never crossed my mind that she knew what she was doing! But then again you know what they say; the quiet ones are always the ones that know the most. This isn't an exception apparently." Naruto leaned close to Kiba until only the two of them could hear his next statement.

"So who was the guy?" he whispered cautiously, not wanting Choji or Shikamaru to hear him. Kiba gave him a look and shook his head. "I dunno. She wouldn't tell me," he said solemnly. Naruto sighed. "Guess not huh?" They remained silent after that, Kiba deciding not to talk about it anymore and naruto still trying to grasp the fact that Kiba, his best pal, actually had… well you know… with Hinata Hyuga. When if her father finds out? Does he even know they're going out in the first place? Curious eyes gazed over at his friend who was looking absently at Akamaru, stroking the white fur aimlessly.

He sighed and looked out his side of the car, watching as other cars whizzed by and people worked about doing what needed to be done so early in the day. A voice brought him out of his thoughts. "So, when are you going to go steady Uzumaki?" said the laid back one in the group. Naruto shrugged. "There's no one at school who interests me," he said bluntly. He could see in the rear-view that Shika was giving him a confused stare. "No one? What about Haruno?" Naruto smiled at the mention of Sakura.

She was indeed beautiful, another attractive one in school. Her short pink hair shaped out her small face, and her green eyes sparkled innocently whenever she looked his way. The only problem was that she had a short temper when it came to jokes. "She would never give me the time of day. With the constant swarm of guys around her daily, it would be damn near impossible to speak with her," he said dejectedly. A chuckle was heard from the front. "You're just scared that she'll reject you," was the lazy-bum's reply.

Well, that's another reason why.

Naruto huffed and crossed his arms over his chest. Why did Shikamaru have to have the ability to practically see past what a person really means? It's like most of the time you would swear that he had e.s.p. or something! Either way, the blonde mulled it all over. It wasn't that he had feared of the rejection, which was something that he could deal with. What he couldn't deal with, was the fact that currently he had a certain fetish concerning a certain guy and he wanted to make sure that the whole ordeal was nothing more than Naruto simply going through a phase.

He didn't want to go out with someone who he was faint at heart with in other words. It didn't seem fair if he were to be in said relationship with Haruno, and had Uchiha on his mind. He sighed. "Yeah, I guess you could say that," he admitted. Shika said nothing. He could take a hint, unlike most people. The ride other than that was mostly in silence, with the occasional question of homework and tests from their teachers. After twenty minutes or so, they arrived at Konoha High. Naruto looked to see teens huddled in groups of different diversities, all seemingly at peace with one another.

Goths in one corner, jocks in another, along with the cheerleaders of course. The nerds and wannabe's in group's side-by-side but never in contact with each other. It struck as odd how kids could create groups for themselves and seemed to refrain from other people they may call 'odd' or 'un-natural'. But he wasn't one to start a protest over it. As long as peace was there at school, Uzumaki couldn't care less. After Shikamaru parked his jeep, the four men walked up back on campus. Upon their arrival, they met up with the others'; preferably Lee, Neji, and Shino. No one gathered time to talk however, because as soon as they met, the bell rang, echoing for them to hurry to class.

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First period seemed to drag out, the teacher giving a boring lecture about The History of Konohagakure. Naruto personally grew bored after the first five minutes, and was now doodling away in his notebook. Every now and again, he would cast a glance over at Haruno, who was intently listening to the lecture, jotting down notes here and there. A smile crossed his lips. Sakura was indeed soft on the eyes, even if it was just the back that he could see. He recalled back when they were in the seventh grade. He had finally gathered up the courage to ask her out on a date.

Naruto had waited until it was time for school to let out, not wanting to be seen asking her out and teased about it later on. When she ran into him upon leaving, he had rambled on and on about how nice she looked and how great a job she did on the essay she read during class earlier that day. Then he seemed to have tripped over his own words, babbling nonsense until he finally remembered the reason for the encounter.

Giving her a handful of assorted flowers, he asked the pink-haired girl out to ramen. To his dismay however, she rejected him. Not only that, but she ended up home for a week because some of the flowers given to her made her break out with an allergic reaction of hives. Needless to say, she was very angry with him when she returned to school the following week and refused to talk to him for the remainder of the year.

But now, five years later, he was sure that she could have forgotten all of that. As if she felt the stares, said teen turned around to look for the source of the stares. When emerald eyes locked onto crystal blue ones, Naruto gave her a nervous smile and waved. She looked at him a good while, sizing him up before giving him an indifferent look and turning away.

Dejected, Naruto slowly averted his attention back to his notebook. How can she still be mad at me for something that happened when we were kids! Females are confusing… he mentally groaned and buried his head in his hands and gave out a pitiful cry. Only the tap on his desk tore him from his pity-fest, and he looked down to see a note. Casting eyes over to his right, he saw Shikamaru give him a concerned look. He opened the small, folded piece of paper which read: Is the serum that boring that you're about to mentally degenerate?

Grinning, he scribbled back a reply and discreetly passed it back. Hearing the snicker to his side, he took it that Shikamaru got the gist of the joke. They exchanged notes, snickering and laughing quietly. At times they seemed to have received weird looks, but they ignored them. Shikamaru wasn't the kind of person to worry over what other people thought of him. He took pride on who he was, and didn't let the looks of judgment and discontent change who he was. That was what made himself and Naruto such good friends; because the blonde had the same rules and beliefs.

However, the only thing that did make them look away from the notes passed on were the two pieces of chalk thrown at both on them that was aimed and thrown precisely at their foreheads. Rubbing the soreness from their heads' they looked up in unison to see their teacher glaring at them from behind a textbook placed before his face. "If you are done disrupting my lessons, will you two do that next forty questions and write out a five page essay about the battle on Konohagakure and how it led to the revolution of how it evolved into what out town is now."

Both Naruto and Shikamaru groaned in simultaneously.

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When first period let out, Naruto walked solemnly out the classroom beside Shika. "That man always has a stick up his ass! How can he expect a five-page report by tomorrow?" Naruto said, anger and humiliation for being given the assignment evident in his rough voice. Shikamaru sighed. "It doesn't matter to me. I already wrote it out, I'm heading to the library at lunch to type it out and send it," he said casually. Naruto stopped walking and balked at his friend. "Wait… you already wrote out FIVE complete pages in less than forty minutes?" Shikamaru paused three feet in front of him and gave him a blank stare with a grin playing out on his face. "It was actually done in less than thirty. I'm a genius, you know that as well as anyone else Uzumaki."

Naruto snarled and began picking up his stride once more, Nara falling into step beside him. "You bastard," he bit out, but no true anger was there. Shikamaru laughed. "You're just mad because you didn't think about getting started while in class. Sakura had your attention the whole time," he said snidely. A blush rose to the young teens' cheeks.

It was true. Not to long after being called out in front of the entire class, Sakura was asked to come to the front and read a speech she had prepared three days prior. Naruto was so entranced by her voice, staring at her lips as they moved that he didn't think about anything else other than the girl in front of him. Though she never mad eye contact with him, he could imagine her staring at him the whole time, those beautiful green eyes coaxing him as she spoke without once messing up.

"So what? I like her, it's only natural that she'd catch my attention," he said plainly, hands tucked behind his head as he looked up at the ceiling while they walked. Nara made a grunting sound before he was grabbed from the arm, tugged downward. "Shikamaru, I looked everywhere for you!"

A long pony-tail of blonde hair swept behind a small, petite frame. Naruto winced at the high-pitched voice but tried to hide it. Looking over at his best friend, he saw (to his disdain) Yamanaka Ino glomping over his buddy. Shikamaru looked at her tactlessly as she rambled on about first period and how the teacher there was so boring that it made her want to scream. Naruto honestly didn't know what his pal saw in her. Ino was probably one of the most annoying people Naruto ever met, and it was bad enough that he didn't like seeing her during second and third period, but he saw her practically everywhere now seeing how she and Shikamaru miraculously hooked up.

It didn't matter to him rather she was cute or not, the fact was that Ino thought she was better than everyone. But he put up with her for his friends' sake. He did find it refreshing that she acted as if he wasn't even there though, making it easier for him to refrain from speaking to her and saying something that would end up with her talking him into submission.

"Are we still going out this Saturday Shika?" she said in a seductive yet childish way. Naruto held back the urge to roll his eyes at her. She was a total bitch to everyone else, but when it came to Shikamaru, her whole demeanor changed significantly. Shikamaru nodded. "Yeah, the movies right?" Ino smiled and let out a girlish shrill of delight. That time Naruto had to cover his ears visibly. "That's great! Pick me up around seven okay? We can get something to eat before heading out to the cinema," she said with the utmost high-pitched enthusiasm present.

Shikamaru didn't answer, but nodded. Naruto figured it would be best to leave them, so he walked on ahead. One thing he knew about Shikamaru was the fact that he was bashful when it came to broadcasting his relationship with Ino. It wasn't because he didn't like her, because he honestly did, but it was because he didn't want others to know and cause for Ino to get hurt by his many fan-girls.

They can be really nerve-wracking when provoked.

Walking into his next class, he saw Kiba and Hinata sitting at Kiba's desk. Kiba was sitting sideways in the seat, Hinata in his lap blushing profusely. Naruto smiled. It was good to see one of his friends with someone they liked. But deep down, he felt a tinge of loneliness. He wanted someone special to share that experience with. But due to his rebellious nature and bad rep with the teachers and students, most girls' avoided him like he was the plague.

Not that it mattered to him, because it didn't in all honesty. He only had eyes for Haruno Sakura anyway, so this was actually a good thing for him. Unfortunately, lately little by little, girls have started to state their affection towards the blonde. He took his seat and waited for Shikamaru to make his way inside, leaving Kiba alone with his girlfriend and Choji to his hidden stash of snacks. Unpacking the necessary material needed for class, he didn't notice the person taking seat next to him. By the time he looked up, Naruto forgot how to breathe.

Sitting by the window, minding his business was THE Uchiha prodigy himself: Uchiha Sasuke. The light around him gave off some sort of angelic glow; his pale white skin making his raven dark hair all the darker. His eyes narrowed as he looked at nothing in particular, simply taking in the sight that he stared at since the moment he sat in that seat from the beginning of the school year. Naruto quickly shook his head and fixed the jumbled up mess on his desk, averting his attention away from the source of his dreams for the past few weeks.

When he heard the shrill of a female voice, he winced yet again, taking notice that said Uchiha visibly flinched as well. Smirking, he turned to the door and saw Ino hugging Shikamaru and then mouthing something to him. Afterwards, Shikamaru smiled slightly and said something back. Finally they hugged each other tightly and kissed chastely on the lips before he walked away to his next class. Naruto sighed.

He really wished there was someone he could do that with.

Glancing over at Sasuke, he decided that today he would be courteous. Clearing his throat, he said a shaken, "M-morning Sa…suke." The raven haired man looked over at him and looked away, mumbling back the words, "Dobe." Naruto growled. Even when he was at least attempting to be civilized, the bastard still had to act all high and mighty! He barked back, "I said 'HEY', Sasuke-teme!" The Uchiha narrowed his eyes into a glare and seethed back, "What do you want, Usuratonkachi?" They sat there, glaring at each other.

Naruto couldn't help but to look over his body. Sasuke was wearing his school uniform neatly, the white linen with the school insignia on the left side and a pair of black slacks. Even with something so plain, he had to admit the young man looked damn good in it. A sneer made him look back up and lock eyes with flustered black irises.

"I'm trying to be nice today, but you insist on *still* acting like a bastard, teme!" Naruto bit out, acting as though he didn't just check him out. Sasuke rolled his eyes. "You? Being nice? Don't make me laugh, dobe," he said calmly, though you could still make out the arrogance hidden in there. Naruto balled up a fist, trying to refrain from punching him with it. With gritted teeth, he said slowly, "How can you be such a… *jack-ass* this early in the morning? Did you eat a day's worth of 'bastard' for breakfast or something?" Sasuke gave a bitter, chilling laugh. "No, they have pills for that now."

It took everything in him not to laugh at that.

Sasuke and Naruto had this routine going for them for years. They never saw eye to eye on anything it seemed. It one said white, the other had to say black. If Sasuke said 'Up', Naruto said 'Down'. If he said in, Sasuke said out… That last thought made Naruto blush and cough to cover it.

He shook his head and let out a defeated sigh. "Whatever man. Just next time I try to be nice, punch me hard." With that he placed his head on his left hand, elbow rested on the desk as he faced away from Sasuke and chatted to one of his friends.

If he was paying attention, he would have heard the soft reply, "Morning, Naruto."

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After ten minutes of being alone in the classroom, their teacher entered the premises. Standing leanly, in a pair of grey slacks, with a red dress shirt tucked in and a grey dress coat over the shirt, with a mask to keep the air pollutant out was Hatake Kakashi. "Hello class," he said smoothly as he made his way to the table in front of the room. The class murmured and whispered about how he's always so late for class each day and how it didn't make any sense why they were the ones who were punished for entering late from time to time.

Naruto sighed and leaned back on the chair, mumbling something in the lines of: "He's such an ass for doing this every day!" Sasuke grunted but narrowed his eyes in response to his sensei's behavior. How could someone who's supposed to be a role model act more childish than the class he teaches? Kakashi finished preparing for the lesson then stood in front of the class and smiled… at least that's what the class thought it was underneath the face-mask.

"Alright class! We're pairing up so be ready to switch seats!" A loud chorus of groans was the retort. Ino was the first to throw a fit- as Naruto suspected. "Why so late in the school years Kakashi-sensei? This makes no sense!" The class seemed to agree with her, even Naruto.

Kakashi arched an elegant eyebrow at her. "Is this a problem for you, Miss Yamanaka?" his tone held affirmativeness and authority, leaving no room for argument. Ino swallowed hard, quite audibly and said a meek but rebellious: "No." Kakashi clapped his hands together and said a happy, "Excellent! Now, I have the seating arrangement right here! If everyone would just stand…" The class reluctantly followed his orders, mumbles of protest in their wake.

It didn't matter to Naruto, he was actually glad to be getting a new seat. Being far away from Sasuke would probably solve his bedding problems and it would clear his head. He smiled widely at the thought. "What're you so happy 'bout?" was the rough and rowdy reply of his pal Kiba, along with a punch to the arm. Naruto rubbed the spot vigorously. Maybe Kiba didn't know how hard he could hit.

"Nothing~! Just thought it would be good to be in a new spot. Maybe I'll get a spot in the back so that I can nap without being noticed ne~?" He joked. Kiba smiled. "Yeah, maybe I'll get a seat next to Hinata in the back and we can get more acquainted with our new roles as mates!" He roared with laughter at the thought. Naruto shook his head. As far as Kiba was concerned, he would never use the word 'lover' or 'partner'. His family were said to live in the wilderness and trained wolves so they never took a liking to the 'humanly terms' as they would say. He had once explained it was saying that the word 'lover' and 'partner' wasn't as strong an endearment as 'mate' because it didn't signify how deep the connection.

Anyway, everyone waited to be moved around the room. Some of the seating arrangements were for the best, like Ino and Sakura being separated finally. Some people thought that if something wasn't taken care of soon with those two, they would've ended up killing each other, best friends or not.

"Let's see, whose next? Ah! Sasuke-kun~!" He sang out, making everyone suffer a bad case of nausea. Sasuke grimaced and waited for his orders. Kakashi smiled-(at least they think) - and pointed to the back corner seat. "You sit back there," he ordered. Sasuke glared at him a while longer before collecting his things and quickly evacuating to the far side of the room. Naruto felt a little faint of heart when he stared at the bare seat. He spared Sasuke a quick glance in the back when he was seated quietly.

Sasuke returned the stare then tightened his jaw and looked away. Naruto was taken aback by the sudden gesture but never-the-less faced the front once more. "Neji, you go to Sasuke's old seat and Lee, go to Naruto's seat," Kakashi said coolly. Naruto's mouth dropped but moved aside with Lee stood there patiently for him to move. When he walked away, he noticed that Rock Lee gave him a saddened expression obviously saying: "Sorry." Naruto grinned with feigned enthusiasm and stood to the front of the room (coincidently standing next to Sakura).

Name by name, the room started to fill back up with students in new seats. Every now and again, the blonde would spare Sasuke a look, and sometimes would see the raven-haired teen looking directly at him with an expression he couldn't make out. Finally, he heard Kakashi say, "Uzumaki." Naruto jumped at his name being called with such authority. Looking over at his teacher, he saw the silver-haired man glaring down on him. "I gave your seat much thought you know. You should thank me for putting such care into this spot." Naruto blushed, embarrassed and mumbled out, "Thanks."

The class all laughed at his reply and the 17 year old hid it by looking at the ground and rubbing the back of his head. Kakashi chuckled a little. "Now after much considerate and restless nights of thinking this through…" More chuckles. "… I decided to sit you…" Naruto gritted his teeth together. Why is he taken such dramatic pauses?

Kakashi stared at him then his eyes crinkled, a sure sign that he was smiling now. "I decided to seat you next the only person who could stand you and keep you out of trouble. Uchiha Sasuke." The room made a noise of obvious shock and disapproval (mostly from the female division). Naruto couldn't believe it himself. He was still going to sit next to that bastard? He gave Kakashi a look of visible confusion.

Nodding, Kakashi explained himself, extending his arms in dramatic poses. "I've seen the way you two communicate with each other. It seems you two are much closer than you lead on!" He said, laughing a bit at the end. The room quieted and then looked between Naruto and Sasuke. Naruto blushed until his entire face was red. Sasuke wasn't doing so well either; closing his eyes and covering the lower half of his face with his folded hands.

"What are you talking about, you… weirdo?" Naruto seethed.

Kakashi sighed and shook his head. "Now your feigning ignorance. My, my, you two really do try your damndest to make sure no one sees. I know your little secret however." Naruto grew more and more anxious with each passing word that escaped his teachers' lips. Does he know about the way I look at him sometimes? I don't mean to look at that jerk, I don't even like being in his presence! I gave him too little credit! Naruto clenched his fists at his sides. Kakashi placed a firm hand on his shoulder, making him jump.

They looked at each other, calm and collected black eyes staring at cerulean shocked blue ones. "You two are best friends!" The world stopped for several moments as Uzumaki mulled it over. Then finally a voice yelled out:

"What the hell's your problem?" All eyes looked up front, surprised and startled all at once. Naruto looked around for the source of the call, and then realized that it was he who called out to his sensei in such a manner.

Kakashi gripped his shoulder tighter and said a pleasant, "That's another thing Naruto-kun. From now on, I'm putting you under his care which means that you two are responsible for each other. In other words; if you get in trouble, you both receive the penalty." At this, Sasuke stood and said an aggravated, "THAT'S NOT FAIR!"

All the girls agreed in anger, vouching for their favorite anti-social hottie. Naruto looked over at Sasuke to see heated eyes glaring at both him and his teacher. Naruto looked back down, averting his gaze to the floor in shame. He didn't want Uchiha to get in trouble along-side him, especially if he didn't do anything! Granted, he hated him, loathed the raven-haired bastard, but even he had standards.

Swallowing his pride, naruto whispered out in the midst of the chaos, "Sorry." Kakashi glanced down at him, eyes widened in disbelief before he patted him on the back comforting. "You're forgiven. Now go to your new seat and try not to get in any trouble!" Naruto nodded grimly and walked to his new seat, seemingly robotic and dodging the heated stares that was shot his way.

When he arrived there, he chanced a look at Sasuke, who didn't seem to even acknowledge his presence. With a defeated sigh, he slumped in his seat.

This is gonna be a loooong class period.

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Throughout the lecture, Naruto was moping. It wasn't any fun to do absolutely nothing during class, granted the chance of having detention and sending someone who though you hated didn't deserve it right along with you. Not only that, but when being assigned partners, he was teamed with Sasuke.

Big f-ing surprise.

At least there was an up side to all this; he got to sit next to his biggest crush, Sakura. She didn't seem to mind it either. But he suspected it was because she was so close to Sasuke. Everyone knew that she loved him with a passion; in fact she had grown her hair out long enough so that Sasuke might like or at least take notice of her.

Naruto sighed with more depression now. The girl he likes likes his enemy. What a twist of irony. A tap on his desk slowly dragged him from his self-loathing. Sasuke gave him a fixed look and wrote a note on the desk. Curious, he opened it.

Stop sighing and pay attention dobe! This stuff will be on the next test and we have a project on it you Usuratonkachi!

Frowning, blue eyes trailed back to the source of the letter. Sasuke was already back to work, acting as though nothing had happened. He growled and balled up the note, but started to write out notes none the less.

Every now and then he would see his friend Kiba giving flirting looks to Hinata, but that was about it. There was no real action from his perspective. Ino would look back and give Sakura a glare, which the pink-haired beauty would gladly return. Shikamaru had an advanced placement class for second period so he couldn't be in here with Naruto. Choji was sneaking in food through-out the lecture, thinking that he was being absolutely discreet and Neji was busy being in the solitude of his work while Lee had a determined look of endurance to be the same.

He sighed. Then quickly covered his mouth, less he receive another depression note from Sasuke that lessened his ego. Naruto tried to stay focus but it seemed harder and harder to do. From the back of the class, the words on the board were a jumbled mess of disoriented letters that he couldn't seem to decipher.

Squinting with the hopes that somehow it would help, Naruto grumbled as he wrote down the words. When he looked at his notes, he saw them to be more so of a mess than what was on the black board itself. He let out a defeated groan and slumped back in his seat. He hadn't expected the fact that he didn't see the board to well, he wanted to enjoy being in the far reaches of the teacher, not despaired.

Sasuke saw the way Naruto first looked at the board, and then proceeded to lean forward and squint as he wrote down everything he thought was on the board. Then looked in dismay at the pages and groaned before slumping back in his seat, completely blocking out everything that had to do with the class. The Uchiha prodigy sighed. Then he gathered up the notes he had already written and discreetly placed them on Uzumaki's desk.

He honestly felt foolish for doing this. It was silly how he had to look after the one person in the world that he hated. Granted, he didn't really hate him until the fights started. When Naruto had first introduced himself all those years ago, Sasuke had been so shocked that he didn't know how to react. Being as socially inept as he was, he didn't know what to do in such a situation. So he did what he knew what to do; block him out.

The whole thing made him secretly happy and he had hoped that the young blonde boy would understand that he had actually wanted to be friends with him, but instead he took it quite the opposite and ended up swearing a crude amount of vulgarity that as the last resort they ended up covered in bumps and bruises.

But now, maybe he would be able to finally make right the wrong that happened so long ago. Naruto tapped his desk earning his attention. Looking up, he saw smiling cerulean eyes staring at him. Naruto gave him a thumbs' up and mouthed out the words: Thank You. Sasuke felt a tinge of a deep feeling he had never encountered before and looked away.

"Just hurry up and copy," he mumbled. Then eyes widened in shock as he realized what he had done. He mentally face-palmed but on the outside gave him a look of indifference.

I can't believe how I act sometimes. Why don't I ever just let people try to get close to me?

Being smart had its downfalls, because by being so intelligent, his parents' had made Sasuke take private lessons like his brother had before him. He never had the chance to actually play with kids his age. The only freedom of simulation he received were the times he spent with his older brother, Itachi. But that was different. Now, Sasuke didn't live with his parent's any longer, instead taking it upon himself to live in with his elder at the age of fourteen.

Even though Itachi had told him over and over that his hard-headed, egotistic nature would grant him to be alone or even loathed by the student body; Sasuke didn't listen. It wasn't that he didn't want to; it was so much as he didn't know how to do it. But now he has someone he could practice these ethics on, even if he hated the very sight of him.

He looked over at Naruto to see him happily jotting down notes, and then grimaced when he saw that Haruno Sakura was looking directly at him. He didn't truly like her; she was so annoying that it grated his nerves, even if she did have her 'tolerable' moments. He rolled his eyes and went back to work, not wanting to be singled out in the class due to Uzumaki and Haruno.

When class seemed to end, Kakashi stood in front of the class and lifted a hand signaling the class to stand with him. When the class followed suit, Kakashi clapped his hands together. "Now then, don't forget, the project is due in one month! That's all! So take the time to familiarize yourself with you partner, visit each other, go places together, if you need help, seek each others assistance before going to someone else. You will need to count on each other for help and to get a wholesome grade on the assignment."

Sasuke glared at Naruto who looked at him with wide eyes. "You better not screw this up for me. We have to work together on this, and I refuse to be dragged down because you want to be rebellious and stupid!" Naruto frowned, for a minute he looked honestly hurt. Then he sneered and growled out, "Right, so don't try to act all high and mighty, you self induced bastard."

Sighing with irritation, Sasuke gathered his things and stormed out the room, the notes he handed Naruto still in the Usuratonkachi's care.

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Third period held no particular interest, just the fact that Naruto and Sasuke seemed to exchange glares every time they were caught staring at the other. No one questioned the interior motives behind the heated stares, seeing as it was natural for the two to sneer and make sarcastic remarks to each other.

If they were really paying attention, they would have noticed a hint of embarrassment and the tinge of a pink that formed on their cheeks whenever they spoke to each other.

As the day progressed, things occurred as they usually would. Around lunch, Naruto met up with Neji, Shikamaru, Lee and Choji. Kiba had run off somewhere with his girlfriend, and Shino was so quiet that even he was there with them, none of the young men would notice. The small group received their assorted foods and picked a vacant table. Upon seeing that there were none and no one had bothered to save a spot, each one thinking that the other had already done the task, they roamed around looking for a decent place to eat.

When it was all said and done, they sat outside on the school campus. Picking a spot on the cement border that encased a tree inside of it; they all sat along the edge, Naruto preferring to just sit of the grass beside the edge of it and laid back, hands tucked behind his head in careless fashion.

For a while, no one talked. But finally, the silence was broken when Lee cleared his throat. "So… what will you be doing your projects on for Kakashi-sensei's class?" Neji made a 'humph' sound before saying, "I don't think it would wise to tell you." Lee frowned. "Why is that?" The Hyuga chuckled before lifting his hand and pointing behind him to the blonde. "If I say, then Uzumaki here may steal my idea." Naruto's eyes snapped open as he jumped up and glared at the long-haired teen.

"What the hell does that mean Hyuga?" Neji remain composed as he looked at Naruto nonchalantly. "You refuse to do your own work. If anything, you try your hardest to make sure that you don't lift a finger when it comes to your studies." Naruto growled. It was true, but damn, Neji had a way to just make the wound bleed a lot more than it was suppose to be.

Shikamaru raised a hand tiredly and yawned. "Hey, don't start anything while there are other people around. It'll be troublesome." Neji refrained from smiling but the glint in his eyes gave him away. "As well, Naruto wouldn't you being punished also affect Uchiha now? I doubt he would appreciate the gesture of being out through your sanctum called detention because you didn't enjoy a few words of truth."

Man, I REALLY wanna give you a thorough what-for you… GAH! Naruto folded his arms and puffed out hot air, reluctantly dropping the subject. "One of these days Hyuga, I'm really gonna show you your true destiny, with my foot up your butt!" Everyone howled in laughter, with the exception of said Hyuga Neji. The moment died however, upon the arrival of one Ino.

"Shikamaru! I looked everywhere for you! Let's eat our lunch's together, 'kay?" The group outwardly shuddered in repulsion when she came around. Shikamaru leaned forward resting his arms on his thighs and looked up at his girlfriend.

Naruto sighed. And commence the nagging voice in three…two…one… no sooner had he counted down, Ino started to yammer away, giving Shika very little chance to respond as he stood and began to walk away with her. The group sighed once they were a good distance away. "How can he put up with her?" Naruto said still grimacing at the thought of them together. Choji shrugged. "The three of us were always together when we were younger. I guess Shikamaru found some way to overlook her faults," he said innocently, then resumed to eating the dango he had.

"He must have trained to gather that much patience. Personally, I find her a nuisance," Neji didn't hesitate to say. Lee was the only one to try and speak up for her. "Yamanaka isn't that bad. She can be very considerate and kind and…" "Yeah IF she ends up getting her way as a result," Naruto muttered. He ignored Lee's outburst of how inconsiderate and rude he was and looked through his book bag for the things needed for Asuma's math class next.

Upon searching, he noticed that he had Sasuke's notes still. "Crap," he mumbled, earning a look of disdain from Choji. "What's wrong Naruto?" His friend asked concern evident. Naruto shook his head.

"I have his bastard-ness's notes still," he groaned. He stood up and gathered his things. "Look, I'll see you guys later," he called out, making his way through the school yard and past the crowd of people.

The three sat there, utterly puzzled at what just happened. "Where is he going?" Lee said confused. Neji shook his head. "Probably somewhere to wreak havoc, as to an animal's nature." The two pals got into a verbal argument as Choji simply looked on where Naruto had disappeared off to before finally biting into a moon pie.

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One thing that came in handy while being socially inadequate was the fact that he could easily block out the desperate cries of swooning girls wanting to invite him to eat lunch with them. That was the case right now. Sasuke had barely gotten out the door before a group of females bombarded them, putting on their best smiles and batting their eyes for him to come and sit with them. He had politely declined but they were so persistent!

Now he was practically running away from them, making sharp turns every now and then when it was convenient. In the end, he ended up hiding in the library. The sound of a stampede of girls didn't go unnoticed, and Sasuke was grateful when the echoes grew fainter and fainter until they were nearly a distant call in the wind.

He sighed with relief. After all the years, you would think that he grew used to the attention, but truth be told he wasn't. The moment he was put on notice, he automatically claimed up and proceeded to be distant just to cope with the feeling. It wasn't that he did it purposely mind you, he just didn't know how to react around a group of others. Sasuke stood up from his crouched position at the door.

Casually, he walked around the vacant area, nothing more than a handful of students sitting at tables or checking through books on shelves. Sasuke walked over to an isolated isle and peered through the titles with little interest. After picking on based on old martial art techniques, he sat on the far side of the large area where no one was. By the time he made it to the second chapter, fifteenth page, he heard the distinct sound of a door audibly click then open. Raising his head from the book, he saw nothing more than the torso down of a student.

Ignoring the fact that someone had entered this premises, he returned attention back to the objective before hand.

The quiet steps went throughout the peaceful contour of the building, searching, looking intently for something or someone. Sapphire eyes surveyed the area closely, seeing if he saw the object of his concentration. Making his way to the back, the whiskered-face teen stopped shy of five feet from the person he was looking for.

Naruto didn't want to interrupt the peacefulness that over-flowed from the beauty of Sasuke sitting there, simply reading. The shear elegance of his position, his right legged crossed over his left, left arm resting on the propped knee. His other hand raised just below his face, as his eyes cast down with a look of tranquility. The light radiated around him, giving him a soft, angelic feel. All in all, Naruto thought that maybe an angel had fallen from heaven and had yet to realize it.

He was so entranced that he didn't notice that Sasuke had actually stopped reading and had given the blonde his undivided attention. When the Uchiha prodigy knew that the hard-headed teen wasn't going to answer him anytime soon, he made move to speak first. "What do you want Uzumaki?" he said harshly, bitterness leaking from his voice. Naruto snapped out of the trance, blinking once, twice, and then slowly frowning.

Moving in a few more feet until he was side by side with the sitting man, Naruto handed him the pieces of paper. "These are yours. I forgot to give them back before class ended," he said with the utmost nervousness. Sasuke's eyes widened slightly, but remained unshaken by the sudden shift of attitude from earlier. Slowly, he reached for the papers, keeping an eye on the teen as he glided fingers over the paper and carefully withdrew them.

"Thanks…" he said cautiously, unsure what to expect from this new 'courteous' Naruto. The blonde gave him a wide grin, the signature goofiness that he was known for and tucked his hands behind his head. "No problem! Ain't I sweet for reminding ya Sasuke-teme?" Sasuke looked at him incredulously and shook his head. "You're so stupid," he mumbled.

At that, the whiskered-face boy snarled. "Why are you such a… you know what? Forget it." And with that, Naruto did an about-face and started for the door.

Sasuke mentally groaned. I'm a hopeless case. He thought to himself. Standing up, he called out to the nick-named 'Usuratonkachi'; "Naruto." Said teen abruptly paused mid-step but refused to turn around. Sasuke gripped the back of the chair he was sitting in tightly, as he stared at Naruto's back. His throat felt dry, constricted, to the point where he felt hoarse and could barely talk. For some odd reason, he inwardly smirked as the thought: This must be a side-effect from not talking to people that often.

Finally, he cleared his throat and closed his eyes tightly. "Th… Thanks… Usura-… I mean, Naruto," he said softly, the words tumbling out, sounding foreign to the owner's mouth. The other teen slowly turned around, shock written across his face. The two stared at each other for what seemed like eternity, trying to read and understand what the other meant. Naruto nodded solemnly, then said, "Yeah, don't mention it." After that he made his exit.

The Uchiha looked at the spot a moment longer before finally looking away, a blush beginning to rise on his face. He quickly covered it with his left face. Leaning of the table for support, Sasuke closed his eyes.

What the hell? What's going on? The thoughts flickered through his mind, colliding and jumbling together until Sasuke had to sit down. Think Sasuke, the reason why this is happening… Maybe it's because… Naruto's the first person that actually treated me like I wasn't some sort of unbridled plague. Yeah… that's it. He was the first one too… Sasuke's eyes snapped open at as the realization hit him as though he was hit by a punch of lightening.

Naruto was the first person to treat me as though I was someone. He wasn't afraid to talk to me, and wanted me to be his friend. Even as thought about it, his face felt as though it was burning, and his chest tightened. There was something about Uzumaki Naruto. And Sasuke had a whole month to find out what.

When Naruto walked out of the library, he started to stroll down the hall. As more thoughts of the way Sasuke looked sitting there so peacefully, and the way he mumbled out his thanks with slight embarrassment, made the blonde spiked-haired teen quicken his pace then start to jog. When the scenes of his dream flickered through his mind, he broke of into a full-out run, blushing at the fact that Uchiha Sasuke had intruded his head to the point where Sakura didn't even matter anymore.

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Fourth and Fifth periods were dreary, with the littlest attention being paid by the class. Naruto wasn't the kind to pay that much attention to something he found trivial in the first place, so this wasn't anything new to him. But it did strike him as odd to see that Sasuke Uchiha had his mind on other things. Normally the teen was so collected, but now, it just wasn't all that normal to catch the prodigy dreaming off into Neverland like that.

The look itself made the blonde uneasy, so he took it upon himself to ask if the other teen was okay. The raven-haired teen jumped slightly at the gentle tap to gain his attention then quickly snapped a glaring stare at him. "What do you want you nuisance?" Naruto's eyes widened in both shock and slight uneasiness due to pain at the bitter tone in Uchiha's voice.

Uzumaki shook his head. "Never mind, I just thought that something bothered you. My bad for worrying over something so stupid." He solemnly turned back to do his work. Sasuke sighed a little and reluctantly ignored the other teen.

Nearing the end of the day, Naruto seemed to stress less and less. Granted that he saw Sasuke every now and then, but since today wasn't a 'half-day', they didn't have to worry about spending EVERY class together. But it didn't stop the way Naruto had to behave. It seemed that the little 'tit-for-tat' rule had spread throughout the teacher population in the school, so whenever he began to act upon rude or even thought about it, he was constantly reminded that whatever punishment he was dealt, would result in Uchiha Sasuke being dealt the same hand.

As aggravating as it was, he didn't do anything to cause both of them to get in trouble.

By the time last period was over and school let out, Naruto was exhausted. He decided that since Shikamaru was giving Ino a ride home, he wouldn't chance being in the same area as them. Sighing, he boarded the bus that would take him home. When he entered, he saw just how crowded and stuffed it really was.

I nearly forgot what it was like to ride a bus. Naruto looked around for a vacant seat where no one would bother him or give him strange looks. He kept down the isle, ignoring the sudden whispers and judging looks that followed him to a seat in the very back. When he arrived there, he sighed as he sat down.

"I really wish Shika didn't take that broad Ino home," he said mumbling to himself. He stuffed hands down his pockets, reaching for his music player. As he found it, he put the earphones in his ears and turned to one of his favorite songs: My Curse by Killswitch Engage. He closed his eyes as he turned the volume up high so that he could block out the outside world. The last thing he wanted right now was to be bothered by more nuisances and such.

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Sasuke walked out of the school and saw the swarms of 'clicks' as they were called in their own little groups, undisturbed by the others. He sighed. The worst thing about Konoha High was the fact that everyone had to be judged on appearance and attitude. It was always something that bothered him. How can you categorize people as though they were mere tools or objects? That was another thing that made him not want to get close to anyone. He boarded the nearest bus he came in contact with, knowing that all the buses at this school pretty much went everywhere throughout the town.

When he got on, his ears were invaded with the yammering and conversations that awaited him. He looked for the farthest, quietest seat that was there at that moment. Along the way, some people, preferably girls, attempted to have him sit with them, but he scoffed them off and kept walking. It wasn't until he noted that the very back was vacant that he sat down.

He also noticed how the last row before the very back was vacant with no one sitting there. But Sasuke being Sasuke he ignored it. At least its quiet back here he self-proclaimed. He sat back, releasing all the stress that was built up from today. He couldn't believe that he was partnered up with Uzumaki of all people. The very thought made his insides twist and turn with queasiness until he finally just thought to forget the whole thing and let it go. Kakashi would get what was coming to him soon enough.

The Uchiha closed his eyes, feeling calm and relaxed. This was the first time he felt this way all day. He closed his eyes and thought about what to do once he got home. Of course the first thing to do was change out of these school clothes, then grab a small snack, do homework, study for a good hour and a half, do the chores that he was assigned for the week, maybe watch some television or get on the computer, help Itachi with dinner, take a nice hot shower, sleep and start the process all over again. He sighed.

I have such a plain boring life, he finally admitted dejectedly. However, his thoughts were interrupted when he heard music to his right. Opening one obsidian eye, he looked over and nearly had a heart attack. Beside him on the other side of the seat was the bane of his existence. He had his head reclined back on the headrest, eyes closed. He seemed to be listening to heavy rock from the sound of it. Sasuke shook his head. He was more like a jazz person.

He honestly didn't know what to do. He sat there staring at him; as though at any given moment Naruto would notice that he was there and attack him. Sasuke then sighed and leaned against the window, looking outside of it with aimless purpose. For some reason it didn't really bother him that he was sitting as close to him as he was.

Sasuke sighed once more. Why couldn't he just say something polite to the blonde at least once? Why did he have to, in the other's choice of words, have a stick up his ass 24/7? He thought about trying once, but it just didn't seem to feel right somehow. Glancing back at the other, he saw how peaceful the whiskered-teen looked. He seemed to look as though he didn't have a single care in the world. As though he were still so pure and innocent and content with what life had to offer him. The Uchiha smirked before realizing what was going on. He willed those thoughts away. He didn't want to think about him, not again.

For the past month or so, he had recurring dreams, each on involving the blonde's heated breath, his warm skin pressed and rubbed on his, the way he held him in his arms… It was too much! The bus came to an abrupt stop, jumping and causing him to rock forward and to the side rather violently.

He opened his eyes and found himself leaning on a heavy figure. It felt oddly comforting, as if he were a kid again being held in Itachi's arms whenever he was frightened by the thunderstorms or when their parents would fight. He basked in it a little longer before he felt himself being shrugged off. "What are you doing teme?" came the heated, raspy voice of an angry/flustered Naruto.

Sasuke jumped up, looking at the other who gave him a snarl and glare. "What do you think I am? You tryin' to tell me something?" Sasuke felt a swarm of anger rise up from deep inside. "As if dobe! Even if I was, what makes you think that you're even worth my time?" he bit out. Naruto's eyes widened before narrowing back.

"Just get off of me!"

"I'm trying!"

"What's wrong with you?"

"Shut up! I'm moving Usuratonkachi!"

Finally the prodigy was back on his respective side, glaring out the window at an invisible object. The ride after that was full of silence. Suddenly the unthinkable happened. Naruto talked to him as though he were civilized.

"Ne, teme?"

Sasuke scoffed. "What?"

"About our project for Kakashi-sensei…"

"Yeah? What of it?"

"…"

"Well?"

"… I was thinking…"

"About?"

"It's kind of stupid… Especially with our current… relationship and such…"

"Oh? I'll bet if it's coming from you," Uchiha bit out coldly, laughing bitterly.

"… Forget it," Naruto said as though he were having a fit.

Sasuke didn't respond to him after that comment. He was actually wondering what it was, considering that he didn't have anything to do the project on. If it were just him by himself then it wouldn't have been a problem, but when you're with someone else as well it was a bit more difficult because you had to be open in communication, something he was never good at.

He sighed. "… Oi, Dobe."

"Yeah?"

"What WAS your plan anyway?" He said still looking out the window.

"…"

Sasuke sighed. "I won't make fun of you."

"You serious?"

"… Yeah."

"Well…" Naruto started, still worried that the raven-haired teen would go back on his word. "Since we need to be together a lot, why not do reports on how each other live? Like we can visit each other's house every other week and take notes on each other's life style."

Sasuke was honestly impressed. He hadn't thought about that. Kakashi never gave any distinct project, only that it had to be a report and that it had to be about your partner and you. That brought on a bunch of broad topics in and of it. But Naruto, to his astonishment, had already thought up a project that could be done within the month and that wasn't too idiotic nor to overbearing. They just had to visit each other's house and learn about each other's life…

Wait a minute.

The Uchiha suddenly felt uneasy about the Usuratonkachi's idea. Visit each other's house? Observe the other's life style? That was like an invasion of privacy if he thought about it. Sasuke didn't want the person he couldn't stand to know about his life! He could barely stand him in school!

But it was either that or the consequence, and seeing as how Kakashi made the whole "Naruto-does-something-equals-the-same-punishment-for-Sasuke" double edged sword thing he didn't want to think of the repercussions that would follow. He swallowed his pride this one time and nodded, saying a dry, "Fine. We can start… Wednesday," he said slowly.

He didn't really think that they should start so soon. The anti-social teen needed time to prepare: for both his home and his sanity. Plus he had to let Itachi know about what would be happening for the next month so that his elder wouldn't worry about anything. Two days should be enough to prepare him.

Naruto sighed. He seemed relieved. "Alright then, so who's first?" He asked in his goofiness that made the Uchiha cringe and want to forget the whole thing. "Well it's your idea. You go first," the socially inept teen said, still looking outside the window. Naruto gawked. "No way! We can't go to my house first!" he blurted out.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow and nothing more. "And why not?" he asked with feigned curiosity. Naruto gritted his teeth. "B-because! I brought up the idea, least you can do is start it off!" The Uchiha laughed coldly. "As if," he stated. "But that's not fair teme! I have to prepare!" Naruto started to whine. Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"Then do that today and tomorrow dobe," he said not caring for the other's temper-tantrum. The blonde sulked and sat low in his seat. "But I'm busy today! I would have to clean the house, go grocery shopping, fix up a palate for you, let Iruka know, see if he's okay with it…" Sasuke sighed. "You make it seem like your preparing for an execution," he said with dry humor.

Uzumaki mumbled something in the lines of: "Might as well be." Sasuke felt an eyebrow twitch as he turned towards him. "Get over it Uzumaki! We have to work together on this or they'll be hell to pay! I won't get dragged down by you just because you want to be lazy!" he yelled out haughtily, earning a few people looking towards the back with curious eyes. Sasuke groaned. Great, now they'll be listening.

He looked over at Naruto to see the other with a strange look, like sadness mixed with anger and he sighed. "Fine. We'll go to my house to start this off. But don't act like a pig in front of my brother," he whispered, his teeth gritted together as he seethed out the words. Naruto smiled and nodded. "Sure thing teme! I'll be on my best behavior!" he said leaning back casually.

Sasuke gawked. Did he just…? Did he just swindle me? Sasuke once again for the second time today mentally face-palmed and leaned back in the seat as well. I should have made it next week… he mentally groaned out, not at all enthused by the turn of events.

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Naruto had made his way into the house. When he was there he noticed that Iruka still hadn't come home yet. The notion didn't really faze him; he knew that the elder now had to work double shifts to make ends meet. Naruto didn't like it, but whenever he brought up the idea to get a part-time job the scarred face man would force his hand and tell him no. He never understood the reason behind it, and it aggravated him to see his guardian come home so tired and exhausted every day.

He sighed and went upstairs, dropping his bag on the floor when he made his way in and lay down on the bed with a thud! Naruto looked nonchalantly at the ceiling, not really focusing on it. There was something else that he was contemplating on. Something that made him feel sort of uneasy. The blonde looked at the ceiling a little longer then finally sat back up. He made his way over to his dresser picking out some clothes he could wear around the house.

Uzumaki kept his ripped and faded jeans on, but replaced his school shirt and black T-shirt with an orange one that had a fox-like demon on it with nine-tails. When he finished changing he went down stairs and turned on the television to some sort of action movie. He walked into the kitchen and fixed himself a cup of instant ramen before walking back into the living room.

Sitting, he lounged back and watched with no true interest at the box. He couldn't get over how today went. It seemed to have happened much to fast for his taste. He had been the hyper-active, eccentric, knuckle-head since he was born. So now that he had to act a certain way just because of a teacher and someone else, it made him feel like he couldn't be himself anymore. That feeling swarmed in his gut making him feel nauseas and strained.

When he was done eating, he reclined down into the sofa, lying down as he propped his feet on the arm of the couch and laid his head on a nearby pillow. His mind began to wonder aimlessly, simply enjoying the peacefulness he felt that he didn't have the pleasure of experiencing at all today. Soon he felt weightless, his mind fuzzed and blurry of mixed thoughts that clouded all real sense at the moment. That was when he began to dream.

He was in a room that he had never seen before. Looking to the left he saw a symbol, like a fan that was red on the top and white on the bottom. He began to wander in his mind: That is the Uchiha symbol. Where am I exactly? His crystal irises cast over to the scrolls and scripts that were placed in a neat and distinct pattern above some sort of shrine. This can't be… his mind was trying to come to some sort of conclusion as to where he was, but then stopped abruptly when the door to this room he resided in opened.

"Did you wait to long?" he heard the voice ask, the tone of it teasing and sultry.

The blonde felt weird. What was going on? Before he could stop himself from saying it, he heard himself say, "Yeah, but it's worth it." The receiver of the words smiled before making their way over to him. The person knelt before him, looking up with mischievous and desiring eyes. God, that look made him melt every time he saw it. "In that case, I will make sure that the wait was worth it," they said before pale white hands began to fumble with the zipper of his pants.

Naruto gawked. What was this person doing? He couldn't move, couldn't push them away for the life of him. All he could do at this point was sit and watch, a heat started to grow in the pool of his stomach. The person undoing the button of his pants looked at him with a seductive look, eyes still shining with desire and a smirk now present on their lips. "My brother said that he'll be gone a while. That gives us plenty of time," they said, lust evident in their voice. A chill of desire swept through Naruto's body. "Perfect for us," he heard himself say as he tilted his head and watched the other lower their head and grabbed his zipper with their teeth, eyes never leaving his as they chuckled and pulled it down completely.

That was when the whiskered-teen realized just how turned on he was. His hormones were raging and he felt his body grow ever hotter by the second. The other chuckled once more, pulling out his cock teasingly. The person slipped out their pick appendage from their mouth, flickering it cover the head gently before pulling away. A low growl came from Naruto's throat as he shivered wantonly at the other. "Don't tease. You know I hate that," he said lowly. The other pouted playfully before gently running their tongue again over the head and then running it down the length.

Uzumaki's mouth fell agape at the action, panting quietly as the person ran their tongue around the tip to the base, nipping here and there before finally putting it inside their mouth. Naruto arched into the hot, wet cavern, gasping and whispering words of love. He was rewarded by the tightening, sucking sensation of the person swallowing and relaxing their throat muscles, taking him in deeper. Naruto grabbed a handful of raven locks. "Omigoddon'tstopdoingthat," he blurted out as he arched hesitantly into the willing mouth. The person merely gave a sound of surprise but nothing more. Naruto began to slowly thrust in and out of the hot mouth, loving the feeling of pressing against the roof of the other's moist cavern. A tongue would occasionally rub against his cock but nothing more as the person complied silently with his actions; raising and lowering their head when needed.

Naruto had never felt so… high off of the thrill, the exoticness that was this. He moaned deeply and arched again, the other quickly relaxing their gag reflex and taking him in. He growled at the action, mercilessly starting to literally 'fuck their mouth' as he grabbed their head for support and thrusting rather harshly. Groans and the occasional grunt was all that came from the mouth as Naruto neared his climax. He thrust again then again before his eyes opening widely and his mouth slackened, shouting as his seed released and poured into the accepting mouth that slurped and sucked it all up. He continued to cum, feeling incredibly high and intoxicated, moaning out the other's name. He gently rubbed their head, whispering over and over, "Sasuke… Sasuke…"

He looked down, lazy-eyed at the other man who smirked and ran his tongue rather seductively over his lips, licking up any cum that may have escaped his mouth and chuckled.

"Naruto… NARUTO!" The sound of his name being yelled out jolted him from his sleep. Blue eyes snapped open as he jumped up and looked around. Standing over him was his guardian, a cranky and exhausted look on his face. The blonde yawned and stretched. "Hey Iruka, when did you get in?" he said drowsily, looking around with slackening eyes at his surroundings. The older man sighed. "I just got in. Clean up this mess Naruto," he said displeased and tired.

The whiskered teen looked up at the other rather concerned. "You okay? You seem more exhausted than usual," he said cautiously as he cleaned up the ramen and other things he may have left lying around. The scarred-face man grunted before sitting down. "My boss is over-working me again," he said running a hand through his profusely messed up locks. Iruka leaned back, his head resting against the back of the sofa.

Naruto growled at the response. "Why does he always do that? He's out to get it, I swear! You should just quit that damn job," he said grumbling now agitated. Iruka shook his head. "No, no Naruto. Don't say that. I need this job to help pay the mortgage," he said stretching. Naruto stuffed his hands in his pockets. "Wouldn't have to worry about this if you would just let me get a part-time job," he mumbled, but it didn't go unheard. Iruka frowned at the comment, giving him a displeased look. "You know how I feel about that Naruto…" Naruto cut in on him.

"I know I know. You circumscribe about the whole thing every time!" He said with a brusque voice. Iruka sighed. He didn't want Naruto to work just because of him. He gave the younger one a fixed affable look. "Don't worry about that Naruto. I'll try my best to support both of us. Not only that, but I'm thinking about taking off a few personal days to myself. Perhaps we can go somewhere then," he said to the teen.

Uzumaki smiled and plopped down next to him on the seat. "Yeah! We can go to a resort or something!" He said, honestly ecstatic about the whole thing. Iruka nodded and nothing more. Naruto gave him a grave look before standing up once more. "Why don't you just sit here and I'll make you something to eat?" he said already beginning to walk over to the kitchen. Iruka smiled cordially. "Thank you Naruto," he said with the utmost sincerity.

Naruto paused when he reached the kitchen. I'll tell him after he eats about the project Naruto thought, grunting in approval to the idea.

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Sasuke reached his home around 4 that afternoon. He took off his shoes and placed them by the door, as to his tradition. When he was home, his elder was already there sitting at the table writing down scripts apparently to his next novel. He looked up when Sasuke was close enough and said a mild, "Konbawa Sasuke-kun."

A grunt in response was his answer. Itachi gave a fixed look towards him once more before going back to writing. During the silence, Sasuke went further through the houses' to change from his school uniform into a form fitting black long sleeve shirt with a low-cut v-neck. For pants, he wore navy blue slacks. He folded his clothes for the next day and put up his book bag, taking out today's homework and immediately getting started on it not soon after. Calculus, Ancient History, Physiology, College English, it was all so much to do. Not that he minded the work; it allowed him to get tied into that instead of something more; something that apparently, he didn't really want to go.

He was half-way finished through Physiology when he heard the distinct sound of a knock on his bedroom door. His eyes flickered over to the door from his desk as it clicked open before slowly swaying wider and wider until his brother stood there with a letter in his hand. Itachi leaned against the door-pane and folded his arms across his chest, the letter dangling between thimble fingers. Sasuke didn't bother acknowledging him and turned back around to finish up his work.

"Tou-san and kaa-san said they're worried for you. They asked if you're okay," was his brother's low deepening voice. Sasuke grunted. "I don't really care," he said, eyes never leaving the book and hand never faltering from writing. Itachi sighed. "You have to write them something back or they'll think that you are being held here against your will. They'll come here and take you back home Sasuke," he said. Sasuke said nothing for a while, and then cleared his throat. "Tell them that I'm busy with school and projects," he finally admitted.

Itachi's eyes slightly widened. "Projects? What kind?" he asked now a bit curious. Sasuke shrugged. "Nothing big. Just have to work with a partner and go to their house," he said off-handedly. He didn't wish to go into detail about the whole thing; in fact he didn't want to talk about it at all. But now that he brought it up, there was no way that Itachi would let him just drop it. "Oh? Seems to me that you are finally being able to interact with someone. This is good," his brother said evenly. Sasuke frowned at his work.

Itachi had always tried to make him interact with other people. But because of his condition it was damn near impossible. "I'm not doing this because I want to Itachi, it's because I have to. Besides, they partnered me with someone I hate to the very depths of my soul," he grumbled almost inaudibly. But his brother heard him perfectly. "Well, this is all the more reason to do it. Maybe you to can get closer by doing this assignment. You might find out that they're not as bad as you once thought them to be," his brother said.

Sasuke finally turned around, anger and resentment in his eyes. "I don't WANT to get to know him! He's an ass and doesn't know how to behave! He's rebellious and egocentric and just plain idiotic! I hate that guy!" He seethed. Itachi tilted his head once more, black irises gazing over his otouto's expression before a small smile grazed his lips. "You must really want to be this guy's friend," he said with humor in his voice. Sasuke's eyes widened considerably.

"Did you just hear what I said? I DON'T want to be his friend. I can't stand him!" he said getting more and more irritated. Itachi honestly chuckled at his brother's behavior. "Sasuke, I know you more than you know yourself. You don't bother to talk about someone if you didn't like them. Usually you would just avoid the whole matter, not even acknowledging the person at all in the conversation. Not only that, but you seem to get flustered and are quick to defending yourself, something that you never do unless you like this person, foolish otouto, " Itachi said in a matter-of-fact tone.

The raven-haired teen ran a hand through his hair. He never knew that he did that. Normally he would just leave it be, but for some reason he became outraged and lashed out. "I don't do that," he said modestly, the words mostly a murmur. Itachi laughed. "You said the same thing about Shisui and then the same for Ayame. Face it Sasuke, this person some how really attached their selves onto you," his brother said.

The younger Uchiha refused to believe. He didn't want to admit that he wanted to be the Usuratonkachi's friend. It was something he wouldn't be able to live with. He sighed deeply, trying to accumulate himself. "It doesn't matter. When this whole thing is over I'm never talking to him again," he said with a stern tone of resentment. Itachi frowned.

"Sasuke…"

"No, I don't want to hear it."

"…"

"Don't stand there behind me like you pity me. I'm fine with the way I am."

"… If that's what you believe."

"It is… I have to do my homework."

"Alright. I'm getting dinner started. Anything you want?"

"… Something with tomatoes in it."

"Fine," then his brother turned around and to leave. But before he forgot, he called out, "Call mom. She wants to talk to you." Sasuke sighed in response before going back to work. He didn't want to talk to her. She was one of the reasons why he was the way he is! He reclined in his seat, unable to focus at all now. Was there anyone he knew that could actually understand him? His eyes closed, not trying to really reflect on anything.

Suddenly, his mind started to form a figure. It was blurry at first, but then it began to become more and clearer. Blonde hair, blue eyes, a cheeky grin, and whiskered cheeks. His eyes snapped open at the realization. He was thinking about the dumb blonde.

Sasuke ran a hand through raven-spiked locks and stared at his Family symbol above his desk. It didn't make sense how one person could disrupt his mind like this. Honestly, this had never happened before. He slumped over on his desk, trying his damndest and failing miserably to not think about the hard-headed, pompous, self-deluded blonde. Finally he just closed his eyes and laid his arms on each other on top of his desk and then laid his head down.

"Damn it. That Usuratonkachi… I don't know what to do. I'm starting to regret this whole thing," he mumbled to himself, rising from his seat to then join his brother down the hall for dinner.