It was my first time away from home. When I arrived at Konoha high, a boarding school, it looked just like a regular building. I had no idea what this particular set of buildings would come to mean to me or the home I would create. I was scared, and lonely but so excited. I got unpacked and moved into my little room I was sharing with a girl named Sakura, she seemed pleasant enough we got along well, at least at that time.

The first orientation was being held that day, the day before classes began. It was just a huge buffet provided by the school so the kids would all go down to the soccer field where it was being served and get to know each other. I was nervous and hoped I wouldn't end up eating all alone but I went, hopeful that this place was going to change my life. That was the day everything changed, that was the day I met him, though at the time I didn't even know it. I was in line for my food when a group behind me over eager for their food bumped me into the guy in front of me.

"Sorry," I said embarrassed.

"Do not worry about it, and do not look so nervous I do not bite." He replied. He was tall and skinny and definitely not my type but his eyes were kind and he was so polite.

"I'm Naruko, nice to meet you." I said with a timid little wave.

"Lee" He replied holding out his hand. I took it apprehensively but he just raised my hand to his lips and kissed it, "It's a pleasure." He said making me blush. I desperately wanted to be attracted to this man. Never before had anyone treated me so kindly. My home before was like a prison. I didn't fit in, I was never...wanted. People didn't say kind things to me, not before that day. I had been treated like a germ, something tolerated by some but most only wanted to destroy me. So having my hand kissed like a princess in a movie was nothing short of a miracle.

Lee and I passed pleasant small talk as we waited in line, I found out he was from a town only 2 hours away from the school. I felt awkward I was from much farther away, like a 2 hour plane ride away. The last thing I wanted was to feel like an outcast again, not here this was my fresh start. But Lee never stopped treating me kindly and I started to relax. I even laughed at a very bad joke of his. When we got to the food he was in the middle of a very long monologue about his track coach Might Guy (the athletes had come to campus a week before the rest of us) and when I finished filling my plate I turned. He stopped me, "Come eat with me Naruko." He said not even bothering to transition back into his talk.

I followed him some distance until we arrived at his group of friends. Here I was overwhelmed by a long list of names, first and last that was way to much for anyone to remember. One of these names and faces I forgot from that day was Sasuke Uchiha. I probably sat right next to him but for the life of me I can't remember. There were so many new people, Lee and his roommate Sasuke. Their apartment mates (because the athletes got all the good rooms) Shino and Choji who were sharing a room and others were all introduced to me. It was a lot of names and I've never been great with names but I got along well with all of them. It was an amazing day, the first time I'd ever been happy. The first time I met him, Sasuke Uchiha, the man that would change my entire life.

At some point during that lunch Lee had invited me over to his place to hang out the next day. I knew it was because he liked me and wanted to woo me but I agreed because despite not liking Lee I liked the kind way he treated me. I met him after my classes for the day at the dinning hall and we walked together towards his apartment while he chatted away and politely asked me how my classes were. The door opened into his apartments living room, to my right was the back of the couch and a big ball of black hair. The black hair turned when we walked into the room.

"This is my roommate Sasuke," Lee said, somehow knowing I had completely forgotten everyone's names. Sasuke just glared at me like I was a bug who had annoyingly buzzed to close to his ear then turned back to his video game. My eyes fell on the tv where the game was playing on the screen. It was one I had recognized from home. Sasuke was holding a plastic guitar in his hands and moving his fingers at incredible speeds to hit all the notes on a particularly fast song. I guess my staring got Lees attention and he asked me if I would like to play. I nodded still standing in the doorway behind the couch listening to the rock music play. When the song finished Lee lead me around the couch and sat down in a chair to the left of the couch and as there were no other seats I sat on the couch with Sasuke a large three foot couch cushion in between.

Sasuke had slid over on the couch a little when I went to sit down but other than that he made no acknowledgment of the presence of Lee or I. He put on another song and started to play while I got a little more comfortable sinking into the comfortable couch. When the song finished without turning his head Sasuke held the little plastic guitar out in the air so it was pointing towards Lee and waving right in front of my face. Lee grabbed the guitar and started teaching me how to play then put a song on so he could show me how good he was. It was cute, him trying to impress me by being better at a video game than his intriguing silent roommate. When he finished Sasuke crossed his arms over his chest as Lee set the game up on easy and handed me the guitar.

My turn was terrible it sounded like a train wreck. Sasuke just sat there an unreadable look on his face while Lee shouted encouragement and laughed a little when I screwed up something simple. I finally finished the song not knowing what to do next, I looked at Lee and he wasn't reaching for the guitar so I held it out to Sasuke, who took it and went back to what he was doing before like we had never existed. This went on for several more turns until Shino and Choji came home after dinner (they had eaten out. Choji always wanted more food) interrupting everything. They came home talking and gossiping earning a "Hn." and a smirk from Sasuke who then finally said something.

I was surprised, Sasuke was smart. So much smarter than he was letting on and there was something about him, something complicated. With the other two home it became more like a party, They all sat down and took turns playing Choji joining Lee in helping encourage me while Shino and Sasuke hardly spoke. When the sun finally set I started thinking it was time to head home, but it was Sasuke's turn next. One more song I thought to myself. I watched him in the darkness judging him. There was something I liked about him, there was something I completely hated about him. He had beautiful dark eyes but large quantities of sleek black hair. He was intense, he was mean, but he wasn't. I should like Lee I thought wishing I could.

I left my number with Lee that night hoping we might be friends and hang out again. But that night when I lay down to sleep my thoughts kept turn to Sasuke, I mean, What was his problem?