That's how the cookie crumbles
Chapter 1
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We are all given life. Its up to us on how we live it. Its up to us to make the good choices, and its up to us to make the bad. We choose what we do and how we do it. Your life is no one elses problem but your own. Some people, of course, didn't know how to not interfere. Naruto Uzumaki was one of those people. If he took an interest in you, he would make your life, your suffering, everything, his business.
He often brought a lot of trouble with him, but his intentions were as pure as gold. He truly wanted to help out the people in need. He wanted to help because he felt that no one deserved to have their life crumble before them. Just like his had.
Of course, if you ask him how his life crumbled before him, he would close his eyes and smile softly at you and say "It's better that the unknown stays unknown". He wouldn't tell anyone of his past for he knew that he would only get pity. And if there was one thing he hated, it was pity.
Right now the blonde boy was only focused on completing his last two years in school, helping others, and ignoring his past. He promised himself that he wouldn't let what happened then, affect him now. The past is the past and all we have is the present and the future.
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"N-naruto-k-kun, K-kiba-kun asked i-if you ha-d t-the sketch Mr Hatak-ke asked y-you to hand in today?" Asked a small, stuttering, voice.
One could tell just by the softness of the voice that it belonged to a girl.
"Hinata-chan? Are you feeling okay? You're face is going red..." Came a worried tone of one male. "I-i-i'm f-fine..." The girl, Hinata, stuttered out. "Well... Anyway... Tell dog breath that the sketches are done... But they are in my locker. I'll get them before class though" the girl timidly nods her head and runs off, trying her hardest to force down the blush on her face, and cool the warmth in her chest. 'Naruto-kun was worried for me!' She was shouting in her head.
"Naruto you baka! How many times do I have to tell you that you have to sit in the order that you were put in! When Mr Umino comes back he will probably give you another warning, and one more of those and it detention for you! So get back to your god-damned seat!" Came a voice of one angry female. Naruto took a big gulp as he stared at the girl staring at him.
Said girl was Sakura Haruno, class president and one of the most cruelist girls in the school. Although she was caring and all on the outside, she was truly a spawn of satan on the inside. But this didn't stop Naruto from falling in love with her.
Naruto grinned sheepishly at the pink haired girl before getting up from his chair, sending an apologetic look over to his friend, and walked to the back of the class room where he was seated.
The person he had been sitting with in the front was Chogi Akimichi, the schools multiple winner of 'how many hotdogs can you shove down your guts' games, or what the school calls it, 'Konoha's eating festival'.
"Hey, Gaara! Guess what!?" The blonde said excitedly as he took a seat next to his red headed friend. Said boy looked over and shook his head. "That stupid festival the school holds every year to raise money is coming up soon and I was thinking of asking Sakura to go with me!" He said, his excitment never leaving him as he beamed up at the red head. "Naruto, you and I both know that she will only reject you, like she did last year and the year before that, and then I will have to deal with a moping blonde, and let's not forget about Sasuke... Last year you were so angry because Sakura wanted to go with him and not you, that you ignored him until the day of the festival, which, might I remind you, we all went to together. No girls, nothing"
"Wow, that's the most you have ever spoke in one go..." The blonde said in amazement as he grinned at the other male. "But I know that she will probably reject me...but it honestly doesn't hurt to try, does it? If she says no, I swear I will be cool and not glower..."
"You said that last year" came a new voice. Both Gaara and Naruto look at the the end of their row, looking at the gloomy teen that was seated at the last table. "That was last year Sasuke... This year is different..."
"Look blondie, two to one that pink demon is probably going to want to go with me again, which I will gladly decline. Why don't you try asking someone else..."
"No... If Sakura says no then I will just go with my buddies, or I just might not go... Jiraiya might be away on a book tour and I will have to go with him... But it depends...I might ask if I can just stay home..." The blonde said, eyes gazing at the door that he knew would open soon and their maths teacher, Mr Umino, would walk through. "Yeah, stay at home rather. Finals are coming up soon and you can't afford to fail"
"Hey, I do just fine in my school work!" Naruto bark at Sasuke. Both the red head and the raven smirk but say nothing and only minutes after did the teacher walk in and start the lesson.
The blonde started contemplating what Sasuke had suggested, 'ask someone else'. But there was one question in his mind. 'Who would he ask?'
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Hi there! I'm Fluffy-Feather! This is my first Fic... I hope you like it... This will be a NaruHina! Who should I put Gaara and Sasuke with though? I will not put them with Sakura though... She will be with Sai, if you don't want that, then I'm sorry. Please review... They give me unnatural inspiration... So please review and tell me what you think!