"Well, here I am." A teenage boy runs his fingers through his hair in surrender. "Looks like this is the high school I'll be going to for the next three years. Seems like a snobby rich kid school to me." The boy sighs and twines his fingers together behind his head. "Oh right, Ami's gonna go here. That explains a lot." He snickers at his joke and turns the corner to walk home. His torturer- ahem, sister, was kind enough to leave him and take the limo home by herself. 'Bet she made up some stupid excuse for leaving me too.' The boy thought. 'Who am I kidding, of course she did'. Not that her father would care. As long as the Naruto was still breathing, Ami's father didn't give a shit what happened to him.

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"Oi, brat! Get your ass in gear, it's time for school." Naruto opened a bleary eye. Was it so much to ask for a little sleep around here? 'Yippee, first day of school. I wonder If Ami will tell every one what I am today, or if she'll wait and watch me suffer from the anticipation.' He rolled to his left, attempting to muffle the screeching obscenities his father was yelling. Probably the second one, as Ami just loved to watch Naruto suffer. He was almost asleep when he heard the car turn off of the driveway. "Shit! The bitch left me. Again!" Naruto stumbled off of the bed and onto the floor in a daze. He threw on his uniform, not bothering to fix his tie, and hopped down the stairs. He hoped that his sister had some mercy and not gone. 'Yeah right, when pigs fly.' And sure enough, when he reached the front lawn, there was no car. "Oh no." Naruto moaned.

"What a way to start the year."

With a final curse on his sister, he set off down the street in at a blinding pace. He knew it was at least two miles to his school and that his fastest mile time had been six minutes. A mile had already been covered during his frantic run, but he could tell he was slowing down. He looked down at his watch. Three minutes. 'Damn that woman!' Drawing strength out of his hatred, Naruto pushed on, taking a short cut through a few back yards and a coffee shop. (Don't ask). Finally, right as the late bell rang, he flew into the classroom. All eyes were on him.

Naruto gulped and tried to straiten his uniform as he walked to the only open seat in the back of the class. He spotted his sister sitting with a pink haired girl. They were both looking at him with disgust and contempt. There was a smirk plastered all over Ami's face. Naruto scowled at her and slumped into his seat. 'Great, she already has friends, and even better yet, they already hate me.' He thought with disgust. 'What did I do to deserve a sister like her? Was I a baby murderer in a different life or something? Jesus!" His cerulean eyes shimmered with tears of frustration. Laying his head down on his desk, he tried to ignore the searing glare his 'Sister' and her friends were sending.

"Whoa, man, what did you do to deserve a look like that?" The blonde looked up from his desk. "Huh?" Was someone talking to him? Seriously?!? Naruto lifted his head completely and met the humor filled gaze of a brunet. He had strange red tattoos on his face, and a dog balanced precariously on his head. " I asked you why those girls were glaring at you like that. Did you make a pass at them or something?" Naruto laughed out loud at that. "Me, make a pass at…at that? That she-beast? You've got to be kidding me. Not only is she my sister, but she also seems to enjoy my pain." Naruto paused for a second. "She just hates me because I'm beautiful." He decided with a curt nod. That sent the brunet into a fit of roaring laughter.

"Yeah, whatever." He rolled his eyes at the blond mockingly. "The name's Kiba. And this," He pointed to the dog sleeping on his head, "Is Akimaru. I haven't seen you around here before, you new?" Naruto grinned at the boy. "You could say that. I'm Naruto, just moved from Kianta district." "Huh, so I was right. Kianta district…that's pretty far away, init?" "Yeah well, I didn't have all that many friends down there, so it was no big deal." 'Not that many friends? It would have been nice to find someone who would actually look me in the eye!' He thought bitterly. Naruto wondered if Kiba would still talk to him after he found out whom he was.

"That's weird. You seem like the kind of person who makes friends instantly. Plus," He said with a shrug of his shoulders, "your not ugly or anything." "Hehe, don't fall in love with me just yet, doggy boy." It was almost effortless, talking to Kiba. He and Naruto became fast friends, syncing with one another instantly. "Shaddup! Don't get a fat head, Blondie!" "Don't worry," Naruto snickered out, "I wouldn't want to ruin your image of me!" Then he burst into laughter. Kiba punched him lightly on the head. "Baka." He muttered as he turned around. Homeroom was beginning, and he couldn't afford another demerit.

Naruto listened intently to the teacher. If there was one thing he knew, it was that he could phase out at the worst possible moments. He wasn't going to let that happen today. He needed to make a good first impression. Not having the slightest idea what the teacher had said was not a good first impression.

He knows these things from experience, people.

After an hour of listening to the teacher monotonously go over rules and regulations, the bell rang. "Freedom!" Kiba said as he stretched. He turned to face Naruto again. "What you got next?" Naruto looked at his schedule. Wrinkling is nose in disgust, he said, "Maths." "Ouch, Maths first period? That sucks." Naruto rolled his eyes. "Thank you for reminding me. I just love to hear how suckish my life is." Kiba snickered at him. "I got Science. It's on the other end of the school, so I cant help you in getting there. Sorry pal." Kiba got up and sauntered out of the room. "Chi. bastard." Naruto smiled as his friend left the room. He got up and followed suit, leaving the room. He was off to his first glorious day of Math.

Yeah right.

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Upon stumbling into Maths, Naruto immediately decided he was going to (for once) actually like the class. Not only was there no sign of his sister or her cronies, but also the teacher was three minutes late. He knew that because he was three minutes late. The school was big, what do you want from him? Naruto could get lost in a cardboard box.

Hey, it happens.

Naruto breathed a sigh of relief and sat down near the back of the class. When he was settled, he looked up to see who was in his class. 'Darn,' he thought. 'I don't know a single person in this room'. Crestfallen, he looked over at his neighbor. Maybe they could become friends. "Hi, I'm Naruto." He gulped and hoped the boy would recognize him as a frien some time in the future. The raven looked over at Naruto, his dark eyes set in a glare. "Uh…"

"I'm Uchiha Sasuke…" With that, the boy ignored the blonde. "Teme…" Naruto thought hotly. 'That's what I get for trying to be friendly.' The teacher walked in soon after, and the period was once again spent explaining rules. This teacher was different from the others. He had a stack of silver hair, and he wore a mask that covered half of his face. "I'm Kakashi." He said with a lazy wave. "This is Math. You shut up when I tell you to shut up, and you do what I tell you to do. If you follow these rules, there will be no …'problems'. His pleasant smile was filled with evil intent when he said problems, and the whole class gulped in terror. "Good. Enjoy the rest of your day." He sat down and began to read a book, oblivious to what was going on in the rest of the class. "Echi-Echi Paradise?" Naruto mumbled. "So our teachers a perv." He smiled.

Yes, he was going to love this class.

And then he remembered the Teme beside him.

"I deal with you when the time comes." He grumbled.

"Oh really now?" The raven had heard, and was smirking at the blonde.

"I'd like to see you try."

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(At the end of the day. Nothing eventful happened, except Naruto realized that The Teme was in his English, Home Ec, and Lunch periods.)

"Raargh! I can't even tell you how much this guy annoys me, Ke!" Naruto practically screamed at his phone. "It's like he thinks he's better than me! I hate it!" Ke was silent on the other end of the line. "What, you think I'm overreacting? I can't help the fact the guy is a Teme!" Ke chuckled on the other end of the line. "Are you calm now, or do I need to come over there and beat you until are?" "Shaddup! You don't even know who I am, how could you possibly come over to my house?!" Ke could almost tell Naruto was looking smug on the other end of the phone. "Ah, but that's where your wrong, dobe. I know who you are, you just don't know who I am. You're a step behind, as always."

This was true. Naruto didn't have the slightest Idea who the guy on the other end of the telephone was. He had received the contact number on accident, and one day, he became so angry he called the number and vented for hours. The other guy didn't seem to mind, so Naruto continued to call him, be it if he needed blow off steam or he just wanted to talk. It was a strange relationship, but Naruto treasured it, and secretly hoped to meet his phone-friend one day. It was his most secret wish. His friend had only given him the alias "Ke" and never spoke about himself. To try and be mysterious as well, Naruto gave himself the name "Naru". Ke did in fact know who "Naru" was, but refused to meet him.

"Oi! Shut up Teme! What do you know?!"

Ke's phone yelled at him. He smiled at his friends heated reaction. "More than you." He replied coolly. There was a string of curses followed by a beep. Naruto had hung up on him. "Hehe, just as animated as always, the dobe." Ke leaned his back against his headboard. He wondered if Naruto would treat him the same if he knew who he was. He was sick and fucking tiered of people loving him for his money. He had finally found someone who was dense enough to not know he had money, but still liked him. He didn't want to risk loosing all of that to greed. It had happened before. He wouldn't let it happen again. He could become friends with the fool inside school, but they could never meet as "Ke" and Naru"

It was the only way he could be sure.

(You guessed it! If "Naru" Is Naruto, the 'Ke' must be…!)