A/N: Whoo! I'm backk!! Now who missed me?

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No one. Great. Okay well, here's the new and improved story! I'm really excited about it. I reread the eight chapters I had already done and part of the chapter nine that I began and I was like. Ewww!!! Iie. I must redo it. So now the plot has taken a bit of a change, but it's still pretty much the same. I might change some later, but you'll have to follow it to see :D

Now on with the fic!

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One

Sasuke Uchiha belonged to the popular group of the Konohagature Private High School. Everyone knew about them, and they were not a clan to be messed with. The 'Clan', consisted of Hinata and Neji Hyuuga, Sasuke Uchiha, Gaara, Kankuro, Tenten, Karin, Shino Auburame, Suigetsu, and Juugo. All of them were scary, especially Uchiha: the coolest, most popular boy in the school. Even the teachers fancied him, and he was only a sophomore.

He was smart, he was pretty wealthy, he was good looking to some, pretty to others, but no one knew anything more about him. It was rumored that he liked girls with long hair, but it wasn't very true. There were only two people that knew him inside and out. Not even his friends knew much about him. He was so antisocial. The two people who knew him, though, were his older brother, Itachi, (who was missing,) and his ex best friend and boyfriend, Naruto Uzumaki.

Naruto also watched him grow. Back in the day, they used to be friends. Anytime someone saw Sasuke, Naruto was never far behind him. Whenever Naruto's other friends were busy, Sasuke was there in a heartbeat. Anyone could tell that they were close, without even knowing their names.

They had a young romance, back in the day, as well. They were twelve years old. Naruto was the one who confessed. He held Sasuke's hands in his and told Sasuke, very bluntly, that he liked him and wanted to be his boyfriend, and asked the young and lonely Uchiha to be his girlfriend.

Sasuke agreed without second thought, but seconds later her punched Naruto and told him that he wasn't being the girl, even if Naruto paid him. Naruto agreed happily. They didn't care if they were both boys. Young love showed no gender or age. It was just… young love.

The boys had lots in common. Sasuke's parents were killed and his loving older brother went missing when Sasuke was only nine. Naruto never knew his parents, so they were compatible friends from the start. Eventually they became close as brothers, never to be separated by anyone or anything.

The only things that would separate them were their friends, their social lives.

When the boys turned 13, their love began to die. Sasuke started hanging out more with people Naruto had never really approved of for various reasons, and Naruto started to hang out with people Sasuke hated. It led to their break up and complete separation from each other.

In the present, Naruto and his friends, Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka, Kiba Inuzuka, Choji Akimichi, Rock Lee, Shikamaru Nara, Temari and Sai never spoke to those in the clan.

Naruto noticed things about the Clan, without really trying to. They all followed Sasuke and Neji, especially Hinata Hyuuga. She never left Neji, really. She didn't have a thing for him, but they were blood relatives. She was too shy to hang out with anyone but him and Sasuke. The others weren't as attached, but they didn't try to make friends with anyone else. Hell, Suigetsu didn't even get along with Karin or Juugo!

Sasuke didn't try to make them get along either. He always had a look on his face that was unreadable and it was usually forced at Naruto, who gave Sasuke the 'I-still-want-nothing-to-do-with-you' look, that didn't bother Sasuke at all.

Sasuke would always stare at Naruto with that look, even if Naruto wasn't looking.

"Naruto, stop staring at Sasuke." A big head of pink blinded his vision. Oh, right. While he was thinking of Sasuke, he was staring at his ex best friend, who was now giving Naruto the 'stop-looking-at-me-or-I'll-kill-you' look.

"I was not staring at him, I was dozing off." Naruto said to Sakura. He waved his hands at her, disagreeing with her comment.

"Yeah, in Sasuke's direction." The rest of his friends laughed.

It was the beginning of their sophomore year, and the group had a lot of catching up to do. At the end of freshman year at Konoha High, they made a pact to lose contact with each other so that at the start of a new year they'd have something to catch up on. So far during lunch, the discussed that Ino got a job, Sakura volunteered at the children's hospital, Temari got her driver's license and Choji lost ten pounds, with the supervision of his best friend, Shikamaru. Their father's were close, so Ino, Choji and Shikamaru never lost touch.

"So how does it feel to be a year older, guys?" Naruto turned to his friends, trying to avoid eye contact with Uchiha.

"Ino and I turn sixteen this month, and you still have another month to go, Naruto." Shikamaru sighed. Naruto was always seen as the idiot through Shikamaru's eyes, but they remained friends since they were young. Kiba and Choji were also close to the boys.

"Hey, hey, I was just trying to start a conversation! No need to be all 'bleh' about it!" Naruto snickered. Shikamaru rolled his eyes at him.

"Guy-sensei is the tenth grade gym teacher now! We'll have a youthful gym class, just like last year!" Lee almost shouted over the side conversations. Everyone stopped and did the opposite of Lee's rejoicing. They all groaned and complained.

"Don't look now guys, but I smell shit walking this way!" Kiba said, loud enough for said 'shit' to hear as they approached their lunch table.

"Shut your mouth, dog, or I'll eat you in my soup." Suigetsu said, his fists tightening as he and Sasuke walked over to their lunch table. Everyone starred, interested in the first fight of the new school year.

"Let's see it, Shark-boy!"

"Kiba, knock it off." Choji warned him. "We don't want to start drama on the first day," he was always the pacifist male of the group. Choji hated fighting and he hated Suigetsu, a lot. The guy started so much trouble for a lot of people, and it was pretty annoying.

Kiba backed down after a few seconds of having an intense staring contest with Suigetsu.

Suigetsu also backed off when a raven haired boy walked up to Naruto.

Naruto stood up to face him immediately, studying the face of his old friend with a stupid look on his face. A face that he knew made Sasuke Uchiha very, very angry. Sasuke stared back at him, his eyes blood shot and set on target. The entire cafeteria had their bets placed, half for Uzumaki, and half for Uchiha. A fun bet, indeed. Money was out, fists were clenched, and everything was full of adrenaline. Both boys knew their first move: aim recklessly and stupidly and gutlessly for the face.

No one even knew why they were about to fight. If anything, Sasuke started it, but then again, why would he start it if Naruto hadn't done something first? Either way, it was about to be a pointless fight.

Naruto's stupid smile spread across his face, making Sasuke's scowl even scarier. The girls at Naruto's lunch table were whispering about how much they hated when Sasuke came over to fight but all they did was stare at each other. It was annoying, pathetic and immature.

"You gonna move, or am I gonna shove my fist in your face first?" Uzumaki, one.

"I don't think you could possibly do that, you scrawny little moron. You'd miss." Uchiha, one.

"Heh, scrawny? That all you got? I've got worse names for you, pretty boy. Go play with your dollies before you go home and cry because Naruto punched you." Uzumaki, two.

"You couldn't hurt a fly. It would scare you first" Uchiha, two.

"If a fly came across your path you'd kill it, you pathetic bug killer." Uzumaki, three.

"Naruto, you're comebacks suck. Maybe punching you would suit you well," Uchiha, three.

"Do it, bastard. I dare you. You'll be the one suspended." Uzumaki, four. Naruto had to have the last word. He had to. But with Sasuke, he never did.

"Like it matters. You'll fail this year no matter how many days you show up." Uchiha, four.

The boys continued to stare.

"Okay, we tie. We settle this later. I'll give you the message, where and when." And with that, the Uchiha stormed out of the cafeteria.

"That was quick…" Sai commented. Temari agreed, calling Suigetsu immature when he stuck his tongue out at Kiba, who flicked him off.

The students were shocked and disappointed. They slowly put their money away and returned to their lunch. Naruto watched as Hinata left the lunch room after Sasuke and Neji. One of the Clan members, Juugo, grabbed Sasuke's school jacket and handed it to Sasuke as they left.

"Geez, Sasuke really can't do anything himself." Naruto said, angrily.

"So? He's hot!" Sakura said, tightening her red hair ribbon.

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Naruto and Sai sat in biology quietly reading a text message:

Bridge, 7 p.m., alone.

The adrenaline was back, and Naruto couldn't wait until 7.