HIGH SCHOOL FRESHMEN!

Naruto ran down the hall as the school bell rang. 'Damn it! I'm late for class again!' he thought to him self as he got to the door, slamming it opened seconds after the bell rang.

A small piece of chalk was thrown at his head, hitting it with a thunk!

"Ow!!"

"Next time, you better get to class on time, Naruto! I don't want to deal with this anymore than what you do, so please…keep your tardiness to a minimum, okay?" Iruka-sensei warned him.

Some of the other students snickered at him as he sat down in his seat. Iruka-sensei pointed to the board, turned to them and shouted, "Alright guys! Enough! Pay attention to this! You all have a big test on this in two days!"

The sound of disapproval could be heard from everyone, including Naruto, who had some of the worst grades. A note was passed to Naruto's desk from Shikamaru, one of his best friends. He opened it to see a picture of him and a few more of his friends and it read, 'let's eat on the roof today.'

Naruto gave Shikamaru a thumbs up in approval, and Shikamaru gave the word to Kiba, Chouji, and Ten Ten, who sat across from each other. Ten Ten texted out to Sakura and Ino that he'd be joining them today.

Over in the next class, Ino's phone rang out in the middle of class, giving Sakura the chance to see what she received. She smiled as word got to her that Naruto would eat with them today.

'Well…he does make things interesting. Ha! Look at Ino, flapping her arms at the teacher like that! It's almost embarrassing!'

She leaned over to Sasuke and said quietly, "Hey…Sasuke."

He looks over with one eye, letting her know that he was paying attention.

"Do you want to eat lunch with us on the roof? It's a good day for it anyways."

He nodded his head. And with that, Sakura texted Ten Ten back with news that Sasuke would join them too. Ten Ten got the message and wrote a note to Kiba, telling him to tell everyone else that Sasuke would come too.

They had it all planned out, except for Hinata and Neji, who were in advanced classes at the time.

The class bell rang and they all got together in the second floor hallway.

"So…um…what's going on you guys?" Hinata asked them.

"Everyone's going to be eating on the roof today, Hinata! Wanna join us?" Kiba asked her.

She blushed at him and nodded her head.

Ten ten smacked her forehead and said, "Shoot! That's right, I can't go you guys! Lee needs me to help him with his project…apparently he can't do it himself. I'll try another time…So, it looks like just the freshmen get to hang out on the roof today. I gotta get to class. See 'ya!!"

They waved to her and Sakura said, "Come on guys…we don't want to be late. Hinata…The test in advanced science, it's what we learned yesterday, right?"

"Umm…that's right."

"Okay! This will be a piece of cake! I'll see you guys at lunch!" she said as she ran to her class.

"Sasuke, we should get going too." Naruto told him.

"Yeah, yeah, I know that." he said back.

"I'll see you guys later!!" he called back to the others.

Naruto and Sasuke walked back to class together with plenty of time to spare and chat at their desks, since they sat beside each other anyways.

"So, I think that Hinata likes Kiba!"

"What? Really?…I guess I've never really noticed it before."

"Yeah, but Kiba totally digs her too!"

"That's no lie…and also, I think that Shikamaru is into that Ten Ten girl."

"What?! No way! Ten Ten likes Neji, right?"

"Eh…Who's to say she doesn't?"

"So…who are you in to, Sasuke? Don't tell me it's Sakura…I know she's smart, but get real!"

"Sakura with me? You get real! How could you insult me like that!"

"You know…somehow…I think she heard us…She's kinda scary."

"Got that right."

The bell rang and they could hear to foot steps walking towards the door as it slammed open. She walked into the room and slammed her hands on the desk. Her grin was big and she said loudly, "Okay! I'm your substitute teacher, Anko-sensei! Let's get right down to work!! So, who's ready to work their butts off?!"

Naruto and Sasuke both slammed their heads down on the desk in disbelief.

'Out of all the substitutes to have…' Naruto thought to himself.

'This is the one I'm stuck with?' Sasuke groaned.

"Great…" they both said with blank looks on their face.

The Lunch bell finally rang and Sasuke and Naruto ran out of the classroom for their lives. The stopped at the end of the hallway and laughed.

"Man! I thought I would never get out of there! That woman is crazy!!" Naruto said to him.

"No kidding…I have to go get my lunch, wanna come with?"

"Why? Need an escort?"

"No! I don't want to be bored on my way there."

"Okay!"

'Well, that was easy enough….' Sasuke thought to himself.

Naruto walked along side Sasuke and said, "Hey…so, who do you like?"

"Why are you asking me this?"

"Well…I just wanna know, that's all."

"I don't have in interest in anyone… not yet anyways."

"Hoping to before we bust outta this joint?! Yeah, same here."

"So who do you like?"

"Ummm," Naruto thought for a moment and said, "I Don't really like anyone either."

"Copy cat!"

"What?! Aw, come on! What the hell?!"

"Why are you getting so worked up? Jeez, you're suck a pain in the ass sometimes, you know that?"

"Yeah, so what? You can be an asshole too, you know."

"Yeah, so what?"

"Copy cat…." Naruto whispered to him.

Sasuke blushed a bit and sighed. They got his locker and Naruto looked inside of it. He was amazed at how clean and orderly it was, compared to his messy locker which was more like a void than a locker. They got to the roof of the school building, where the others waited for them.

"Hey! What took you guys so long? Don't tell me you were making out again?!" Kiba joked and everyone laughed.

Naruto blushed and said, "Okay! That's so not cool…I tripped and it was an accident, besides, that was like, fourth grade! Just drop it already!!"

"You two have been closer since then!" Ino smiled and laughed some more.

Sakura laughed a bit too and said, "Okay guys…Seriously…It's so nice outside, why don't we all just relax a bit, huh?"

"Yeah, yeah…" Ino said back to her.

"Hey! Shikamaru!" Naruto waved over at him.

He waved back and told him to sit with him and Chouji. The three of them were best friends since kindergarten, and they still kept that bond. Naruto met everyone else in elementary school. He smiled as all of his friends were having a good time, laughing and talking about what was going to happen to them all when they grew up and what they'd do out of high school.

Naruto looked over at Sakura, who smiled at him and waved. Sakura was one of the first people he met in elementary school. She didn't like him at first, but came around. He also met Sasuke in elementary school too, and they became friends very quickly. Everyone else just kinda came with time. Even the sophomores, Lee, Neji and Ten Ten grew to like him.

'Man…I do have a good life. I don't care what anyone says, I wouldn't trade it for the world!'

He noticed that Kiba and Hinata were talking at the other side of the roof and notified the others.

"Hey, everyone! Look! I think Hinata and Kiba are going to make a move on each other!"

Everyone looked at the two standing all alone.

"Aw! That's so cute! I'm glad Hinata found the courage to tell Kiba how she feels!" Sakura said, and Ino nodded her head in approval.

"So…who thinks that they'll get together?" Shikamaru asked.

"I think that Kiba might be too wild for her, but he does care for her…I don't really know what to think." Chouji said to him.

"I think that they look good." Sasuke said.

"Yeah, Sasuke's right. They're like, so perfect together!" Sakura added.

"Shh!! Here they come!" Ino snapped at them.

They walked back to the others, hand in hand and blushing. Kiba stepped forward and said to them, "Uh, hey guys….Me and Hinata are dating!"

Everyone cheered for Hinata. Sakura gave her a hug and said, "Oh! I'm so proud of you, Hinata! You told him how you feel!!"

Ino hugged her to and said, "Yeah, way to go, Hinata! Just wait 'til Ten Ten hears about this!!"

"Umm…I-I don't know if…"

"Aw, come on, Hinata! This is good news for you, for us! You can show they that you're not a pushover!" Kiba encouraged her.

"You're right. I-I'll tell her myself!" she stood proudly.

Sasuke walked over to Naruto and said, "Well, I'll be damned…they really went for it."

"Told you so!"

"Shut up!"

Shikamaru high-fived Kiba and said, "Hey, way to go man! Oh, and good for you too, Hinata."

They walked down from the roof, everyone talking about how happy they were for Hinata and Kiba. Naruto and Sakura walked to their classes and talked along the way. When the final bell rang, everyone was let out of school. Naruto and Sasuke waited for Sakura, since her house was on the way to theirs. She ran up and said, "Sorry to keep you guys waiting for so long! Ten Ten was so shocked to hear the news that Hinata had to get me to convince her…"

"No problem Sakura! Now, let's go home." Naruto said to them, starting on the way home.

"So, how long do you think that they'll last?" Naruto asked them.

"Beats me." Sasuke said to him.

"I think that they'll last for a good, long while. I mean, Hinata is someone who's caring, and I think Kiba likes that about her, you know?" Sakura added into the conversation.

"So, Sakura, who do you like?" Naruto blushed.

"Uh….W-well….Eh, it's no one."

"Come on! Who is it?!" he bugged.

"Naruto! Knock it off! I'll kick you ass if you don't!" She threatened him.

"I just want to know, that's all. No need to PMS on me…"

"What did you say to me?!"

"Ahh!! Sasuke! Help me!!"

"You dug your own grave…" he sighed.

Naruto and Sakura fought for a while and Sasuke watched in amusement. They laughed about it afterwards, until they came to Sakura's house. They said 'good night' and walked on.

"Do you think that Sakura likes one of us? Maybe that's why she wouldn't say, you know?"

"Eh, I don't really care…"

"What if it's you, Sasuke?"

"Like I said, 'I don't really care'."

"Heart of coal I see…"

"It's not that, I just don't want a girlfriend right now, that's all."

"Okay…That's understandable….Hey! Wanna go get some ramen with me?!"

"Is that the only food you've been eating your whole life?!"

"Yeah…So what? Do you want to or not?"

"Sure…Let me call up Itachi, that way he knows that I'll be late coming home." he said as he got out his cell phone.

"Why do you bother calling him? He's suck a jerk!"

"No he's not, shut up! You don't even know him!"

"Why do you call him then? I mean, does he get mad at you?"

"Nope…never did."

"Really? But I thought that brothers and sisters were supposed to fight….That's why I fight with you Sasuke." Naruto blushed a bit.

Sasuke blushed slightly and said, "Well…they don't fight all the time. But, Itachi never yelled at me or hit me or anything like that."

"Wow…he must care a lot about you then." Naruto said, then smirked. Then he chuckled a bit.

"What's so funny?"

"He cares a lot about you Sasuke. Watch out there, he might rape you!" he laughed at him.

"Itachi wouldn't do anything of the sort!!"

"How would you know? Does he have a girlfriend?"

"No…he mostly hangs out with either me or Shisui."

"Maybe he's gay, and you just don't know it!"

"Knock it off, will 'ya?! Itachi isn't gay…..Maybe you're the gay one."

"Maybe it's you!"

"How would you know?!"

"How would you know?!" he mocked back.

They stopped walking and glared at each other for a long moment. Then they kept on walking. They walked in silence to the ramen shop, hoping that a good meal would settle everything. They started to talk, then laugh at one another. They walked on back to Sasuke's house, where a man was standing by the door, smiling at Sasuke's return home.

"Huh? Itachi! What are you doing here so early? I thought that mom and dad were home already."

"No. I went home from my studies, that way your weren't by yourself…I don't trust you here alone, you might burn the house down…" he joked.

"I can take care of myself…I'm in high school now…"

Itachi looked over at his friend and pointed, "Who's this? A friend of yours?"

"Sasuke looked back at Naruto and said, "Oh, right. Itachi, this is Naruto…"

"Ah, so he's the one your were referring to all the time. Nice to meet you, Naruto." he smiled.

"Uh…yeah. Nice to meet you too. So, what grade are you in, Itachi?"

"I'm in college…I'll be graduating in two years. You're a freshmen, aren't you?"

"Uh, yeah. Sasuke's in a lot of my classes, I get to keep him company!" He said wrapping his arm around Sasuke's shoulders and giving him a noogie.

"Well, I'm glad to hear that. Sasuke, you wanted me to help you with something?"

"It's just for midterms, that's all."

"Why are you worrying about midterms? They're not 'til like, a month from now!" Naruto smiled.

"Whicxh is why I'm going to study a bit. If it's too easy for me, then I won't study for finals. See you tomorrow Naruto!" he wabed at him.

"Yeah, see you later, copy cat!" Naruto said as ran down the road.

He made a left turn to reach his house. He took out his key and unlocked the door to let himself inside. He turned on the light, and went up the stairs, leaving his bag by the stairs. He flopped onto his bed and sighed. 'It's so good to be home again!' he thought to himself.

He looked over at his dresser, which was right beside his bed, and looked at the picture of him and his friends when they all met in elementary school. He couldn't help but smile to those memories. He walked a few doors down the hall and turned on the light in the bathroom, making his way to the shower. He turned on the hot water first, feeling it for the right adjustments for the cold water. He turned on the shower head and undressed himself. He got in and shut the shower curtain, grabbing the shampoo on the far right shelf. He poured a bit into his hands and rubbed it into his blonde hair. He began to hum to himself, until it got louder and louder and he started to sing out:

"No make floor e

Kibunwa star rame

Yukata furin dalin

Ima roman rock honey

Oh!! Radio baku onwa mabetsumiiro

Minna fall in love

Exotic party Shake your body!

No bra afure kuroku samma YEAH!

Swing summa icecream getchu! mega luba

Suppin glamma suppinga jyu mega luba

Pink shulaba speaka chu! mega luba

Aniki LOVER sign!

Swing summa icecream getchu! mega luba

Suppin glamma suppinga jyu mega luba

Pink shulaba speaka chu! mega luba

Aneki LOVER sign!

Woo!!"

He started to think about the lyrics more and turned off the shower after he rinsed out his hair. He wrapped a towel around his neck, so the water from his hair wouldn't get on his shoulders. He opened a drawer to get a new pair of boxers to wear, and put them on. He got out a Shonen Jump to read the latest manga of this month's issue.

He soon yawned lazily, and decided that it was time to go to bed. He turned out his light and laid sprawled out on his bed thinking, 'Yeah…I do have a god life. I have great friends, a home, and people I can trust with my life…ok, give or take a few people, but still. I wish that I could stay like this forever…so that way, when we get older, we don't grow distant from each other.

But, then again…I think that it'll be nice to get away for a while, but I at least want to keep in touch with them. Yeah…I wonder what high school's going to be like…'

And with that in his head, he slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.