LoveShinobi A/N: Another High School fiction! Gasp! The last one I wrote people seemed to enjoy and so, me and Angelv, out of our boredom wanted to go for it. Now, we did add our own characters and the relatives are a bit different. So I would just like to say, Natsumi is forever and always Gaara and Sakura's baby girl. As with Toshiro. And same to Akito and Sasuke, but we had them all the same age in this story so it needed to be mixed around.
But I promise you will all enjoy the drama and angst in this story. AND! It's super exciting because Sasori and Itachi are in it! And we do love them, oh so much. And they are bad boys in this one. But then again, they always are.
Angelv A/N: When I became an author for FanFiction, I swore I wasn't ever going to write a high school fiction. I don't usually like them, but then this idea popped into my head, and so, I went back on my word. But I promise it's good, so let me know what you think.
So please enjoy! And don't forget to review!
High School Endurance
Chapter One
-Transfer Student-
"Here you go Mr. Uchiha, this is your schedule. Class starts in five minutes, so you should get a move on." The Vice Principal, Shizune, said, handing him a sheet of paper.
Impassive forest green eyes took in what was to be his schedule for the rest of his junior year. "Hn." Was his reply, as he turned and left the front office, walking down the linoleum tiled halls of his new school, Gakugei High. He had already bought plenty of school uniforms, which consisted of black pants, with a matching jacket that had a high collar. One his left arm he wore a band that signified his grade in green lettering. Girls' uniforms had black skirts that went down mid-thigh, knee-high black socks, sleeveless button-up shirts that were white, with a black tie that had their class on it.
He glanced down at his schedule once more and quickly found his first class. Science with Hatake Kakashi. Pushing up his large, thick-rimmed rectangular glasses, he opened the door, revealing a classroom full of students. Standing in the back of the class was a group of guys talking. There was a loud blonde with blue eyes, who appeared to be telling a story to an equally loud brunette, a disinterested looking redhead, and his cousin, Uchiha Sasuke, who looked very similar to himself, only with charcoal black eyes. There was a boy with hair tied to look like a pineapple looking out the window and at the clouds, and closer to the front was a group of girls gossiping. There were two girls with short pink hair, who looked so similar they could be twins, only one had emerald eyes and the other had eyes of a light jade. The girl with the lighter eyes was laughing with another who had bleach blonde hair tied in a high ponytail, while the other just sat there reading what appeared to be their textbook. There were also two girls who had long black-blue hair, but one had lavender eyes, and the other had eyes of pale blue. Both weren't really talking, just listening to what was being said and speaking up when they felt it was necessary.
After taking in the scene, the boy walked up to the teacher's desk. Their teacher had spiky, silver hair, and had a bored expression on his face as he was reading through a bright orange book. Sensing someone near his desk, Kakashi looked up from his book. "Oh, you must be the transfer student, Uchiha Akito." He said.
"Yes sir." Akito said, nodding.
The silver haired man stood, clearing his throat as a signal to the class that everyone should take a seat, which surprisingly, they did. "Class, this is Uchiha Akito, our new transfer student from Kyoto." He announced, placing his hand on the dark haired boy's shoulder.
"Uchiha Akito? Hey Sasuke-teme, he has the same last name as you!" the blonde boy shouted, pointing at Akito's look-alike.
The other boy crossed his arms. "That's because he's my cousin you moron." He said. Gaara just rolled his eyes and flicked at his pencil, watching it roll up his desk and then back down.
"You can't really be that stupid can you Naruto?" he sighed.
Before the blonde could snap back, a hand shot up in the front of the class. The girl with the soft pink hair was waving her slender arm in the air, almost bursting from her seat to say something. Akito couldn't help but look over at her. She was extremely beautiful, almost flawless. Actually, the more he stared the more he realized he couldn't find anything wrong with her. Though instead of knee high socks, she was wearing thigh high stockings, which perked his interest a bit more. But of course looks could be deceiving. "Yes Natsumi?" Kakashi said, giving her a nod.
She lowered her hand and smiled brightly. "Kakashi-sensei! Akito-kun can sit next to me!"
As soon as she spoke, Akito lost his interest. It seemed she was one of those girls. The really perky ones who were always nice. His gaze strayed to the girl sitting next to Natsumi, the one with the pale lavender eyes. She seemed quiet, he would much rather sit next to her.
"Akito, you may take the seat next to Natsumi." His teacher directed, pointing to the empty chair next to the bubbling girl. As Akito began to walk towards his seat, Sasuke spoke up.
"Sensei, shouldn't you have the new kid tell us about himself?" he asked, smirking slightly. He just loved to pick on his cousin.
Kakashi nodded. "Of course. Akito." He said, gesturing to the class, signaling for him to speak. Akito looked over the group with slight boredom in his gaze.
"My name is Uchiha Akito, I used to go to school in Kyoto, and my cousin Sasuke used to be afraid of the dark so badly he would beg Itachi to let him sleep in his room." He said, smirking triumphantly as Sasuke's smirk was wiped off his face. Then he sat down, setting his black messenger bag next to his chair.
"Whoa teme, you used to be afraid of the dark?" Naruto asked with a snicker. Sasuke glared over at the blonde.
"Shut up." He said, crossing his arms and facing forward once more.
"Seriously Naruto." Gaara rolled his eyes, leaning back on the legs of his chair. "You were afraid of lady bugs two weeks ago."
The pink haired girl in front of the redhead held in a laugh, trying not to be too loud. Natsumi just smiled at Akito and offered her hand to him. "Hello, I'm Natsumi. I hope you'll enjoy it here."
"Hn." He said, shaking her hand quickly before facing the front.
Kakashi clapped his hands together. "Okay kids, it's time to start learning. Now open your books to page twenty-five and read silently. If you have a question, please, hesitate to ask." He said, sitting behind his desk and pulling out an orange book.
The class actually opened up their books and started reading, leaving the whole room silent. Natsumi just flipped through the pages, reading more quickly than everyone else. There was a tap on Akito's shoulder, and when he glanced back he was met by a friendly smile. There was a redhead sitting behind him that looked similar to the one in the back. "Hey," he whispered, holding out his hand. "I'm Toshiro, since you're new, if you need anything just ask. Plus, I know she's kinda…" he stopped, pointing a finger at his head and moved it in a circular motion to signify she was koo-koo.
Natsumi glanced back with her peripherals, actually frowning, but trying to focus on her reading. Akito held out his hand and shook his hand, actually meaning it. "Thanks. Does this school have a track team?" He asked.
He nodded, "Yeah. Actually we're meeting after school today. I'm on it myself. We can just meet up after, I'll introduce you to the coach. And if you show promise, he will most likely put you on the team."
"Cool." He said with a nod, turning back around and looking back down at his open text book. He flipped through the pages quickly until he finished the chapter, shutting it right afterwards and sitting back in his chair, crossing his arms over his chest.
It wasn't much longer before the bell rang. The whole class got up and started out. Natsumi stood up and picked up her bag. "Well, see you later Akito-kun, try not to get lost." She smiled, walking off with the blonde she was talking to at the beginning of class and the other pink haired girl.
Toshiro got up, grabbing his bag. He stopped next to Akito and waited for him. "So you like track? No offense, but you don't look too much interested in sports of the like."
Akito stood and shouldered his messenger bag. "Yeah, I've been in track since I was young." He said, following the redhead out into the hall.
"Cool, sounds fun. Can't wait to see you run." He nodded as they strolled through the halls filled with students now. "Sorry you got stuck next to picture perfect Natsumi." He gave him a small nudge, he wanted to make sure the new guy didn't feel left out, especially considering his image. People could be pretty cruel and considering Sasuke was already out to humiliate him, it wouldn't bode well for him to be alone.
"I don't really care all that much. If you can't already tell, I like to be alone for the most part." The corner of his mouth lifted slightly. "It's a trait of the Uchiha family." He said.
He nodded, "Yes well, even Itachi and Sasuke have someone. Actually Sasuke has three. So it couldn't hurt right. Plus I could always help you handle anything you come across with the others. You do have five classes with them, so you might as well get used to them right?"
Akito nodded. "You do have a point. It would be wise for me to know about the people I am attending school with. Tell me, who is our class president?" he asked.
"That would be Hyuuga Minako, she sits next to me. She's really, really nice. You might actually like her. But she doesn't say much, but she is on the debate team…not sure why though." He laughed, scratching at his cheek.
"It is a bit contradictory." Akito said, smiling slightly despite himself. He didn't know why, but he felt like he and Toshiro could be friends. "Are she and that girl who sits on the other side of Natsumi related?"
"Oh yes," he nodded, clapping his hands together. "They are cousins, her name is Hyuuga Hinata. She's even quieter than Minako, but she's the class vice president. She's in the science club and the gardening club. She's got a huge crush on that really annoying blonde though."
"Why? He's a complete idiot."
"I dunno, it's weird. But he's pretty cool too. Everyone likes him." Toshiro said with a shrug.
"Hm. So are you and that other redhead related? And Natsumi and that other pink haired girl?" he asked.
He sighed, thinking about his elder. "Yes, Gaara is my elder brother by less than a year, hence why we are in the same grade. He's kinda…mean…but whatever I don't want to talk about him. And yes again. Natsumi and Sakura are cousins. They are freakishly perfect and extremely alike, I think their only differences are their eyes, boob size, and Natsumi's hair is a bit shorter. Sakura keeps to herself mostly. She's all about studying, so she probably won't ever talk to you. And Natsumi is…well…" he paused, tapping his chin. "Everywhere."
"What do you mean by everywhere?" Akito asked, confusion marring his brow.
"Well, she's a straight A student, the head cheerleader, captain of the debate team, in the chess club, gardening club, and in clinical. She plays soccer, volleyball, and she's on the track team. She's actually the fastest. She broke the national record last year at the competition." He sighed and rolled his eyes. "So, everywhere."
"Hm." Akito said contemplatively. This would not bode well if he had to hang around that perky girl wherever he went. Before anything more could be said, they were in front of the door to their next class, English, with some woman named Anko.
When they walked in everyone was already seated, and a woman with a harsh expression on her face sat on the desk at the head of the class. "Well alright punks, now that we're all here we can finally start." She said, watching the two take their seats. "Now today we're starting a new book," she said, taking in her new student. "Lucky for you, Uchiha Akito. Why don't you come up here and be one of the readers." She snapped, pointing down to the floor.
He stood and walked to the front of the room, his book in his hands. "How long do you want me to read?" he asked, already disliking the woman for making him read to the class. He preferred to read on his own, since he read faster than most others.
She scoffed, giving him a contemplative look. "Hold your horses Pansy Dan. We're reading a very famous play. Now who has a good reading voice…" she trailed off, scanning her victims. "Natsumi get up here. You're going to be reading for Juliet."
The pink haired girl blinked, going a bit wide eyed but stood, "Um…ok." She said walking to the front of the room.
Akito refrained from sighing and opened his book. "If I profane with my unworthiest hand this holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss." He read, quite convincingly to everyone's surprise.
She glanced at him, thoroughly impressed with his articulation. She took a fortifying breath and focused on the page, beginning to read. "Good pilgrim, you do wrong your hand too much, which mannerly devotion shows in this; For saints have hands that pilgrims' hands do touch, and palm to palm is holy palmers' kiss."
"Have not saints lips, and holy palmers too?" Akito read, glancing up at her.
"Ay, pilgrim, lips that they must use in prayer." She said softly.
They continued to read from the play for the rest of class, until the bell rang. Without a second glance, Akito picked up his bag and shoved his playbook in it. Toshiro joined him and gave him a pat on the shoulder, "Nice reading. You're very good at it. You should try out for the drama club." He smiled.
The quartet of boys who sat in the back walked past then and Gaara flicked Toshiro in the back of the head. "Yeah, if you want to be a queer. Right Toshiro?" he smirked, wrapping an unwelcomed arm around his younger brother. The younger redhead just gave him a small glare.
"Just because I like to act, doesn't mean I am gay." He pointed out. Gaara opened his mouth to counter, but was interrupted by a more feminine voice.
"Gaara you shouldn't be so discouraging to Toshiro, he's a wonderful actor." Natsumi said simply, picking up her back and heading out, waving good bye to the younger of the two. He waved back and shoved Gaara off.
"Yeah, so leave me alone."
Akito looked between the two. "Thanks for the offer Toshiro, but I think I'll pass. Acting isn't really my thing." He said.
"Shiro-kun is right though, you are pretty good at it." The girl called Minako said, shouldering her backpack.
"Pretty good for a nerd." The blonde huffed, walking over to the brunette of the group. She wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned into him as he placed his hand on her waist.
"Yeah what's up with that Akito? You kinda seem too cool to be a nerd, and could those glasses be any bigger?"
"They could I suppose, but that would just look stupid." Akito said.
"Ch." Sasuke said, crossing his arms. "You look stupid to me."
"At least my hair doesn't look like a chicken's ass in the back." Akito countered, crossing his arms. The two began to glare at each other then, entering a silent battle of wills.
Kiba rolled his eyes and walked off, heading towards their next class with Ino. Toshiro just stepped between the two and led Akito off. "Back off Sasuke, just go and pretend to be straight already." He said, leaving with his new friend.
"I hate him sometimes." Akito mumbled. "And it completely sucks when people ask us if we're twins. That's probably the worst part of being related to him."
Toshiro sighed and nodded, "I know what you mean, my friend. I know what you mean." He said as they headed towards their next class. It was mathematics, with Kurenai, and when they arrived they sat down and actually went through the class like he was used to. She actually taught, and at least the time flew by until they the bell rang to release them to lunch.
Natsumi stood and smiled down at Akito. "Well Akito-kun since you're new, I was wondering if you would like some company for lunch, we have a whole hour." She said, gripping her book closely to her chest.
"Not really." He said, picking up his bag and standing, so that he was now looking down at her. "I was going to spend my lunch looking around the school."
"Oh," she blinked and sighed. "Well ok. If you need any help don't hesitate to ask." She smiled, trying to be friendly.
"Thanks, but I'll just ask Toshiro if need be." He told her, heading out of the classroom.
"I don't think he likes you very much." Sakura said, having walked up to her cousin, since they usually ate lunch together. She sighed and shrugged.
"I'm just trying to be nice though." she told her, glancing back at her look alike.
Sakura gave her cousin a reassuring smile. "Don't worry about it. Everyone likes you Natsumi, so just give him some time. Perhaps it's because he's all tense, you know how it is when it's your first day in a new place." She said, trying to help her feel better.
"Yeah Natsumi-chan. Maybe if you let him get to know you better he will be nicer. At least when school is over you will have track with him if he makes the team." Minako said.
"Besides, you know how Uchiha men are about emotions and whatnot." Sakura continued.
She sighed and shrugged. "I suppose so. I'm pretty sure just guys in general." She laughed but then stopped as Gaara came up to the group.
"Hey Sakura," he said, not bothering to greet the others around her.
"Hi Gaara." The pink haired woman said with a small smile, turning to face him. "What's up?"
"Just wondering what you are doing for lunch." He said, giving her a small hint of a smile.
She shrugged. "Nothing really. I figured I'd go over my notes from today's class, just to be sure I understood everything Kurenai-sensei taught us."
"Well, if you need help, I could always go over them with you. I'm making an A in the class." He said, offering a hand to her. Natsumi just rolled her eyes and leaned back on her heels, watching the exchange.
Sakura took the offered hand, her smile brightening. "That'd be great! Come on, we can eat lunch in the courtyard while we study. I made cookies last night, so you can have some if you want." She chattered.
The two left, and the remaining two sighed. "Well I'm just going to go work on some homework on the roof. See you later Minako." Natsumi waved to her friend and left, heading down the hall and up the steps. Once she reached the door, she walked out onto the flat space, looking around to make sure no one was around.
She sat down near one of the walls, since the roof was accessible to the students. It had high walls with a fence up from the side to make sure nothing bad could happen. She fished out one of her books and started reading. It wasn't a school book, but sometimes she just needed a break from school and her extracurricular activities.
The door to the roof opened, and out walked Akito. He had already seen as much of the school that would be necessary for his schedule, and had quickly looked for the way onto the roof. He found it was the quietest place he could go, and at his old school he would eat lunch there in order to get away from everybody else. He walked over to the edge and sat down, oblivious to the inquisitive gaze he was receiving.
Natsumi just stared at him, a bit shocked by his silent entrance and then his quick sit. She just stuck her nose in her book, trying not to pay him mind. She would just have to leave him be right? That's what Sakura had said, and she was the one eating lunch with a guy she thought was very attractive. Not that she liked this new guy, but she did want to be friends with him.
Akito pulled out a bento and started to eat, until he became aware that he wasn't alone on the roof. Seeing it was Natsumi, he grew confused. She seemed like the type to eat lunch with a bunch of people, talking and laughing it all up. Not be by herself on the roof. It was then he figured he was intruding on her quiet time, since he didn't like it when it happened to him. The fact that she hadn't said anything to him when he had first arrived indicated that she could be upset with him being on the roof. "Is my presence bothering you?" he asked, one hand holding his bento and the other poised with his chopsticks to begin eating.
She stopped reading and looked up at him nervously. She didn't want to say anything, since she found out when she started talking it was hard to stop, and he didn't seem to like that fact about her. But she would control herself. "Um…no." she shook her head and somewhat hid behind her book. "It's not like you're being loud or anything." She said and then clamped her mouth shut.
"Alright." He said, beginning to eat his lunch, though for some reason the silence was bothering him. He didn't really like it when she talked, and yet he didn't feel comfortable with her silence, because it seemed so unlike her. And so, he decided to initiate a conversation with her, since it wouldn't kill him to try and be nice. "The book you're reading is a good one, have you read it before?" he asked, glancing up at her as he took a bite of his sushi.
Natsumi glanced up once more, still covering the lower half of her face with her book. This was odd, why was he talking to her? He didn't really give off the vibe of wanting to hear her talk, so she decided to just answer his question and be silent once more. "Um no, I haven't my cousin bought it for me as an early birthday present. But I really like it so far." She said smiling a bit and then covering up her face once more. Keep it in, she told herself, steadying her breathing.
Akito smirked. "Natsumi, I know you're not usually this quiet, so this leaves me to believe in either three theories. One, you don't want me up here with you at all, in which case you should have said so earlier, for I would not have been offended. Two, I am making you nervous, though I cannot fathom why, since before now you didn't hesitate to speak to me. Or three, you're trying really, really hard not to get on my nerves. Which one is it?" he asked, raising a brow.
She just huffed, and looked off, cursing her terrible acting skills. But she decided to avoid the question. "How can you know that, you just met me today." She pointed out smartly, anything to take the heat off.
"I am very good at observing people, especially those who are easy to read. Now stop avoiding my question, or I shall just have to assume the worst." He said, situating himself more comfortably against the wall.
She grimaced, giving him a small glare, but quickly changed her facial features, since that was never how she was supposed to appear. "Fine, ok. I was trying not to annoy you." She said, quickly looking off. "You don't seem to like me, and I was trying to be nice, but my cousin said to stop being annoying…this is kind of a new thing for me so, it's fine, I get it and it's fine."
He sighed, returning to his meal. "If Sakura is basing all of this on what she knows about my cousins, especially Sasuke, then you're going to annoy me faster than if you just act like yourself." He said, taking a bite.
"If it's only faster what does it matter?" she arched a delicate brow.
"Touché." He said, covering his now empty bento. He put it away and stood then, since class would be starting soon. "But I will be more tolerant of your chatter than I will be of being classified as the same as Sasuke. Or even Itachi. Besides, I hate people who act like something they're not." He said, shouldering his bag and walking to the door leading from the roof. He looked over his shoulder at her. "See you in class." He said, opening the door and leaving her by herself.
She sighed and closed her book, replacing it back in her bag. She got up and threw it over her shoulder heading towards the door as well, but not heading to class. After all, today was Thursday.
The bell rang and Toshiro ran in, just making it in time. He walked to his seat and sat down behind Akito, giving him a friendly smile. "Hey man, how was lunch? You enjoy the solitude?" he asked, not really caring that they were in class since their teacher wasn't even there yet.
"It was fine I suppose." He said with a shrug. When he noticed the seat next to him was empty, along with the one that blonde girl usually sat in, he looked at Toshiro inquisitively. "Where's Natsumi? She doesn't seem like the type to skip out on class."
"Oh she doesn't," he laughed, shaking his head. "She's got perfect attendance. Thursdays are cheerleading practice, so they are always excused this period. Though I do have to admit, those cheerleading outfits are really, really hot. You'll get to see them next period." He smirked, thinking about all the nice fit ladies who graced the games and events with their presence.
Minako sighed and shifted in her seat so that her hair fell like a curtain between her and the redhead. If she had known Toshiro liked the cheerleading uniforms that much, she might have tried out for the squad. Although, now that she thought about it, she didn't think she would be comfortable wearing such a revealing outfit, even if it was to try and gain his attention.
The door to the classroom opened then, and in walked a large, albeit not fat, man with long white hair. He sat down at the desk, signaling that he was the teacher, and began to type on his computer. "Okay class, today we are going to be starting our unit on World War Two, and you all know what that means." He said with a grin. "PowerPoint time!"
"Yes!" Naruto declared from the back of the class, pumping a fist in the air. "I can take a nap!"
"Idiot. If you nap every time we take notes, you're just going to fail, and then you won't get into college. If that happens, you won't get a good job." Sakura said, turning slightly in her seat to look back at the blonde.
Kiba just laughed, pulling out a pen and paper. "Forget about a good job or college. You'll never leave this school, and Anko will torture you for the rest of your life." He snickered, making both Gaara and Sasuke join in.
Jiraiya waved his hand. "Settle down, settle down. I don't care what you do, your life is your life. Just don't disrupt the class." He said, starting the lesson. Hinata took out another sheet of paper. She would just take two sets of notes, that way she could give the other one to Naruto so that he would be able to study.
Class seemed to go on for forever, since Power Points were incredibly boring, and everyone was relieved when the bell rang for them to go to their next class. It was gym with some guy named Gai. How interesting. Akito followed the guys into the men's locker room, where everyone went to their assigned lockers, that had their names printed on a small plaque, and began to change. It didn't take Akito any time at all to find his, since he had been issued it the day before, and had found it during lunch when he'd been looking around. Their gym uniforms consisted of black basketball shorts and white t-shirts with their last names printed on the back in lettering the color that symbolized their grade. The girl's outfits were the same, only their shorts were a lot shorter and made of a cloth material, instead of mesh.
Finished changing, he left the locker room and entered the gym. It was very large, consisting of a basketball court and two spaces about the same size as the court on either side, since the bleachers were pushed against the wall. They shared a gym class with the seniors, which meant his cousin Itachi should show up any second.
"Why hello there cousin. Long time no see." A deep voice greeted as an arm was wrapped around Akito's shoulders. Speak of the devil.
"Hello Itachi. I trust you have been well, although with Sasuke as your brother I can't see why." He returned, looking to the side at his elder cousin. Itachi looked a lot like him and Sasuke, only his black hair was long and tied into a ponytail at the base of his neck, and he had stress lines on his face underneath his eyes.
The elder Uchiha simply smirked and looked over to his redheaded companion. "See, I told you he was more interesting than Sasuke." He said.
"Mmm. I still prefer the pink haired ones. So cute." He smirked, looking over a bit, his grin widening. "Ah and here one comes. Hello Natsumi." Sasori said, taking in the girl's appearance.
She stopped and looked up at the senior, and then took in the scene, since she had just been headed towards the locker room to change for gym. "Oh hello Sasori. Hi Itachi." She smiled brightly, she had a duffle bag over her shoulder, dressed in her cheerleading uniform. It consisted of a short, pleated black skirt rimmed with a white strip at the bottom and top that went just below her butt, a pair of tight black spandex shorts beneath it. The top of the uniform was also black, its tight material going down just far enough to cover her chest, revealing her flat, toned stomach to all the world. It was sleeveless, and also had a white strip rimming the bottom and top, as well as sloping underneath her arms and across her chest, creating a V on the front.
"Hello Natsumi. I trust you have already become acquainted with my little cousin." Itachi said, ruffling Akito's hair, causing the barely shorter boy to scowl and move away from him.
"We're in the same class Itachi, of course she knows who I am." He grumbled, fixing his unruly locks.
She nodded, "Oh yes. Akito sits right next to me in our classes. Though he thinks I talk too much." She laughed, sparing the younger Uchiha a glance before returning it to the older boys.
"Nonsense," Sasori brushed off the 'boy' and gave her a dark smile. "I find everything about you adorable and alluring. Don't you agree Itachi?" he said, looking to his best friend.
"Oh yes. Quite alluring." Itachi said, giving the pink haired girl a once over.
Akito shook his head. "Perverts." He mumbled, crossing his arms. Although he would be a fool if he said Natsumi wasn't extremely hot in her cheerleading outfit. He finally understood why Toshiro had said he liked them so much.
"Um…thanks?" she laughed, trying not to appear uncomfortable with their statements. "Well I have to change into my gym uniform so I'll see you guys in a bit." She waved, giving Akito one last smile before heading off into the locker room.
Sasori and Itachi stared after her, watching her rear. Sasori just pressed his hand to his stomach and smirked, "Mm, I want her so bad. She's just too cute to be innocent anymore."
"I know exactly what you mean." Itachi agreed, looking over at the door that led to the girl's locker room. "Ah, and here comes someone else who should no longer be innocent." He said as Sakura came out, trying to tie her short pink hair in a ponytail on order to better keep it out of her face.
Sasori's smirk grew. "Just like a box set. Oh Sakura~" Sasori called, trying to get the pink haired girl's attention. Gaara walked up beside the other redhead and shoved him harshly.
"I will kill you Sasori, so don't even try it." He said seriously, walking away from his elder brother and intercepting Sakura. "Hey," he smirked, crossing his arms over his chest. "You ready for today's game?"
She returned his look, pulling her hair tight and placing her hands on her hips. "Of course. I'm always ready to hear whatever strange new way Gai-sensei comes up with to make a simple game complicated so that everyone gets all sweaty." She joked.
He laughed and nodded, glancing past her shoulder as Natsumi walked up, stopping beside her cousin. "Yo Gaara. Sakura. What's up? How was History?" she asked.
"Pretty interesting actually." Gaara said, perking up slightly about one of the only classes he truly liked.
"We took notes on World War Two. Don't worry, I made you a copy." Sakura said with a nod.
"Sweetness." She smiled, looking up a bit to see two figures on either side of Gaara. The elder redhead pushed Gaara aside and Itachi and Sasori simply stared down at the two girls.
"My, my Gaara. Keeping all the lovelies to yourself. It's quite rude."
"Nobody likes a selfish person you know." Itachi said.
Minako and Hinata came out of the locker room then, chatting softly to one another. They walked up to the two pink haired girls, and Minako smiled at them. "Hi Natsumi-chan! How was cheerleading practice?" she asked.
The two elder boy's grins just grew at their fortune. Now they had the two cutest and the two with the biggest breasts in their midst. "Oh it was really, really good. Everyone can now land their splits. I don't know why it was so hard for them," she shrugged, laughing.
Sasori just sighed in content. "I'd like to see that splits." he mumbled, glancing at his friend.
"I know what you mean. Natsumi, will we be getting to see this new move at the next game?" Itachi asked her, a mischievous look in his dark eyes.
She looked up at the two and nodded, oblivious to their stares. "Oh yes, most likely it will be perfected by then."
The redhead just laughed. "And you could definitely use those flexible moves in other situations, couldn't you?"
Her brow furrowed in confusion, but before she could say anything the whistle was blown and a man in a green spandex jump suit walked out, with orange leg warmers. "HELLO CLASS! WELCOME TOANOTHER WONDERFUL DAY OF GYM!" he shouted, throwing his hand and arms open. Everyone just stared at him in disgust, or horror. Except for a boy dressed similar to him.
"Gai-sensei! I love you!"
"And I love you Lee!"
The two hugged then making everyone try and move away. When they released, he set his hand on the younger boy's shoulder. "Alright everyone! Today we are playing baseball! Isn't that exciting?" he bubbled, laughing loudly, along with his obvious number one student.
"Now the team captains are going to be Lee here and my other star athlete!" he announced, gesturing over to Natsumi. "My lovely little wild flower, Natsumi!" he cheered, throwing confetti in the air.
Ino just arched a delicate brow, glancing over at Sasuke. "Where'd he get the confetti?"
"Probably some hidden pockets in that ridiculous outfit he wears." The young Uchiha said.
Naruto crossed his arms. "They're such freaks." He said.
"I know," Kiba frowned and then went wide eyed. "Oh God I hope he doesn't pick me for his team." He shivered.
"Well, he may be a bit odd, but at least Lee is good at sports, so he isn't a bad person to have on your team." Hinata said softly, poking her fingers together.
They all just rolled their eyes and grouped together as Natsumi stood next to Gai, with Lee scooting closer to her. "Hey there Natty-chan! Looks like we're team captains again!" he smiled, wrapping an around her.
She shivered visibly and tried to pry out from his grasp. "Uh yeah, please let go now." She grimaced.
"Okay my little pupils, pick your teammates!" Gai said, clapping his hands together. "And as always, Natsumi gets first pick, since she is a girl."
The pink haired girl finally pried Lee off of her and moved away and out of his reach. "Well, I pick Sakura." She said, pointing to her cousin.
"Natty-chan!" Lee exclaimed, looking stricken as Sakura walked over to the other side. "You always pick Sakura-chan! That's no fair!"
"She picks me so that I'm not stuck with you, you freak." Sakura said, crossing her arms as she stopped next to her cousin. "Thanks." She gave Natsumi a grateful look.
"You know I always got your back." She smiled, setting her hands on her hips.
Lee huffed and stepped forward, declaring his choice, "Neji!"
"Gaara."
"Tenten!"
"Akito."
"Temari-chan!"
"Kiba."
"Hina-chan!"
"Itachi."
"Naruto-kun!"
"Ino."
"Shika-Shika-kun!"
"Minako."
"Sasuke-kun!"
"Toshiro."
"Saso-kun!"
"Let's go teams!" Gai said, waving for everyone to follow him outside to the baseball field. Once they arrived, he pointed to Natsumi. "Natsumi's team is up to bat first, Lee-o-nites, take the field." He instructed.
"Lee-o-what now?" Sasori arched a brow, giving their teacher a murderous look.
"Lee-o-nites!" the bushy eye browed man said, smiling brightly.
Sasuke crossed his arms. "I would rather die before being on a team called something so stupid." He said.
"We should be called the Ramen-ators!" Naruto exclaimed, giving everyone on his team an excited look.
Sasori just groaned into his hand and walked off with the other respectable members of their team.
"Ok guys. Are you ready for victory?" Natsumi asked, pounding her fist into her open palm.
"I refuse to lose to my brother." Itachi stated, meaning a yes.
Minako looked around. "Who wants to bat first?" she asked.
"Oh I will." Natsumi smiled and picked up one of the offered bats, testing the feel.
Akito just watched, crossing his arms. "No offense or anything…" he trailed off, looking at Toshiro, who was now beside him as they sat down in the lineup. "But how can this little slip of a girl be a star athlete?"
Itachi sat on his other side and smirked, patting his younger cousin's leg. "Just watch little boy, and you'll see.
Natsumi stepped up to the plate, as Sasori moved a bit back, since he was the umpire. A position he chose for a certain reason. Natsumi tapped the ground with the bat and then straightened, leaning a bit forward, ready to hit. The redhead smirked, his eyes only on the girl's perfect and firm behind.
Gai straightened up, since he would be pitching for both teams. "Ready?"
"As ready as I will ever be." She called, tightening her grip. Gai wound up the ball and threw it as fast as he could, which was a little frightening. But just as it was about to fly past, there was a loud crack and it went soaring out of the field. Minako, Ino, and Sakura stood, cheering loudly, as Natsumi took off, dropping the bat behind her. Even though the others had gone far out in knowledge of how far it would go, it took them a bit too long to get it thrown back into the actual field.
When it was finally back, Natsumi was already heading towards home plate. She glanced up and slid just in time to get safe, but not without Sasori trying to get her out with the ball in hand. Though when the dust cleared, his hand that was 'trying to tag her' was groping her behind. She blinked and slapped his hand away, going a dark red. "Pervert." She snapped, trying to dust herself off as she walked back to the pit.
Akito stood then and picked up the bat, walking over to the plate. He swung the bat a bit and then got into position, his face blank. "Go Akito!" Natsumi cheered from behind. "Show no fear!"
"Oh ho! Looks like our new student is a brave one, to go after Natsumi!" Gai declared, getting into position. "Are you rea-"
"Just throw the ball." Akito said, cutting off the teacher. Gai nodded and wound his arm, releasing the ball as quickly as he had for Natsumi. Akito swung and hit it, causing the ball to fly far enough out that it was an automatic home run. He dropped the bat and began to walk around the bases, smirking at Sasuke as he passed. When he got back to home plate, he looked at Sasori. "What a shame, you didn't get to try and grab my ass." He said.
"Please," he rolled his eyes. "Don't flatter yourself, pretty boy." He smirked darkly.
Akito walked back to the pit, then allowing Sakura to pass him. "Wow, great job Akito! That was amazing!" Natsumi smiled excitedly, lacing her fingers together.
"Hn." Was all he said as he took his seat next to Itachi.
Sakura picked up the bat, testing its feel and wriggling her hips a bit to get into position, oblivious of Sasori's lecherous gaze on her rear. Gai threw the ball with precision, and she hit it expertly, quickly dropping the bat and running to first base as fast as she could. By the time the ball was retrieved, she had made it all the way to second base.
Eventually the teams switched, and their game continued for the rest of class. When the bell rang, signaling that the school day was over, everyone headed off to prepare for their individual after school activities. Akito walked over to Toshiro. "So where does Track usually meet?" he asked.
"Well we usually just stay here and change into our track clothes. Since Gai is the coach. But you want to talk to him now? I'm sure he'll be impressed." He said, giving him a nudge towards the odd man.
"Sure." He said, walking up to him.
"My, my Akito, you impressed me today with your athletic prowess. What can I help you with my boy?" he asked, placing his hands on his hips.
"I wish to join your Track Team." Akito stated.
Gai looked contemplative. "I don't know, it's not an easy task, and you didn't really run in the baseball game, so I have no idea as to how fast you can go." He said.
"Then let me practice with the team today, and I will show you." The Uchiha countered.
He laughed and held his stomach from the heartiness. "Well you will just have to ask the team captain if you can intrude upon her practice." He smiled a toothy grin.
Akito held in a sigh, already guessing who the team captain was. He turned and walked over to her, since she was talking to Minako. "Natsumi." He said in order to get her attention.
Their conversation ceased and the two looked over at Akito and Toshiro, who was close behind him. "Yes?" she asked, looking between the two.
"Gai-sensei said I needed to ask you if I can practice with the Track team today so that he can see my skill level." He said.
Sensing the change of the conversation, Minako gave them a wave and said goodbye to Natsumi. She focused on the two and smiled. "Well I don't see why not, as long as you don't disturb anyone else. And there's no cockiness or making people look bad. Cause' this is a team and we should work like one. Ok?"
"Got it." He said with a nod.
"Alrighty, then you can. You guys better get changed, Toshiro you can get Akito some track wear and meet me outside in five minutes. I do not accept tardiness." She told them, sounding very serious as she walked off to go outside to the track.
Toshiro sighed and walked towards the locker room. "And trust me, she's not so nice when people are late. So we'd better hurry."
"I can't picture her as anything but nice, but I'll take your word for it." He said, following the redhead back to the locker room. Toshiro handed him a set of clothes.
"Here, you can just use my spare uniform until Gai-sensei gets you one." He said.
"Thanks." Akito said, putting the clothes on. They were pretty much the same as their gym uniforms, black shorts and a white shirt, only the shorts were made of nylon and a lot shorter, and the shirts were sleeveless.
They walked out, joining the small group on the field in the center of the track, since the football team was working out today. "Alright!" Natsumi shouted, crossing her arms as she stood in front of the group. "I hate to say it, but our last run against our sister school was terrible. I know you guys can do better than that. I've seen it. So we're practicing twice as long today. I don't want anyone leaving unless their legs are about to turn to jelly. Do you understand?" she asked, her face a much harder expression than her norm.
"We also have a visitor." She snapped, and ordered silently for the Uchiha to come and join her so she could introduce him. He did just that, very intrigue by this new side of the perky girl he had first met. "This is Uchiha Akito. He's going to be trying out for the team. So Akito, tell the team what it is you are going to be trying out for."
"Sprints, middle-distance, long-distance, relays, and hurdles. Pretty much anything to do with running." He told them. Some of the girls started to laugh, but it wasn't the normal giggles he would receive from the female population. It seemed they were amused with the thought of someone else trying to best the captain.
"Shouldn't you be in the nerd club?" a boy snickered, elbowing one of his friends. Toshiro just rolled his eyes. Sometimes, he really didn't like people. But before Akito could say anything Natsumi walked up and glared up at him.
"Excuse me Tamaki? What was that? Are you judging someone based on their appearance? You do remember that I am in the Chess Club and the Science Club, right? You weren't thinking of saying something about someone you know nothing about, were you?" she said darkly, making him go a bit wide eyed.
"No ma'am." He shook his head.
"Good. Now go run around the school five times. Then come back and I will decide if that's enough for your comment." She said, pointing off. He nodded and started off towards the building.
"What would you like me to do during this practice, Captain?" Akito asked her politely. It was the least he could do, for he hadn't really expected her to stick up for him, however unnecessary that it was, since he hadn't really been nice to her.
She held her palm out to him, silencing his question. "Now I want everyone to team up with someone in your event. I want you to push yourselves beyond the limit today. But make sure you drink water. That's very important." She said, smiling at them. Soon everyone began to break off and Toshiro went off with a nice looking brunette, who was talking about the high jump and how she had been practicing. Finally, Natsumi turned to face Akito and sighed. "Ok, now you and I will see just how fast you can run and I will decide what you will be doing. I'll time you first. Alright?"
"Okay." He said, heading over to the track where he would run. He lowered down into the starting position and waited for Natsumi to tell him to go. She had already taken up her position at the end of the track and placed the whistle around her neck in her mouth. She readied the timer that was hanging on a string and looked up, blowing as hard as she could. At the sound of the whistle, Akito took off and she clicked the start button. She kept her eyes one him the whole time and hit the stop button once he passed the finish line.
"Hm. Impressive." She said, glancing up at him as he approached her, his breathing a bit heavy, but still controlled.
He picked up a spare water bottle that was sitting on the field and took a long drink. "Is there anything else you wish for me to do?" he asked, taking another gulp of the refreshing liquid.
"Yes." She said, walking off, not bothering to tell him to follow since it should have been obvious. On the other side of the track the hurdles were set up. She pointed to the obstacles and looked back at him. "I want you to run those until I tell you to stop. Understand?"
Akito just nodded, placing down the water bottle. Stretching a bit, so that his muscles wouldn't cramp. Natsumi placed the whistle back in her mouth and blew it, signaling him to begin. He began to run at a fast, yet leisurely pace, speeding up in order to clear every hurdle that got in his way. He jumped over the first one gracefully, and landed in a way that didn't break his stride in his run. As he usually did when he was running, his mind cleared completely and he was wrapped up in what he was doing, as if nothing else existed but him and the track.
She watched him clear the whole run, which was notable, since the task was not an easy feat. Once he finished, she blew the whistle and pointed to the beginning, silently saying to do it again, because repetition was everything to her. She blew it again, telling him to start once more and he did, executing it perfectly as he had the first time. She made him run it at least seven more times, until she blew her whistle twice and gestured for him to come back.
He walked back over to her and began to stretch some more, since it was important to do so even after a run. His breathing was controlled, and he looked up at her, silently asking how he did. "You are very good. So, you can pick whatever you want to participate in. But make sure you don't pick too much. Doing a lot isn't healthy and it can really wear on your body and your mind."
"Of course." He nodded. "I will probably just participate in the long distance races, unless I am needed elsewhere if another team member cannot come to one of the meets." He said, straightening.
"I think you should do the hurdles and relay as well, unless you don't want to do the relay. I know some people don't like the whole joint thing."
"I don't mind. As you said, we are a team, and if those areas are where I am needed as well then I will also do those." He said, picking his water bottle back up and finishing it.
She nodded, "Well you can leave now if you want. It's already been nearly an hour and I will tell Gai-sensei."
"Alright." He said, walking off towards the locker rooms in order to shower and put his school uniform back on. He felt like he'd gotten a good workout this afternoon, and as far as first days went, it wasn't too bad.
