Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine, as you should already know. Yeah, sad ain't it?

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Konoha Academy was pretty much like any other co-ed school around. It had boys, girls and uniforms. The academy was divided up into two sections: the middle school section and the high school sector. The only things that really made this place truly significant were its education standards and its students. Anything beyond that, there was nothing really out of the ordinary, the only thing that attracted students were its high success rate of students getting into first choice universities and colleges and its cute uniforms.

Just like any other school, it had its set of popular kids which most of them happened to be in the student council. It was all very typical and all very dull. Sure, there were quite a few attractive and very talented students but beyond that, there was nothing strange about the school and it seemed like nothing ever happened. In fact, it was so plain it made a person want something interesting to happen. At least… this was what it was like in the eyes of most.

Within the high school section, a student sat in the student council room, busily working away at papers during the lunch hour, giving himself no break whatsoever. Sasuke was his name. Uchiha Sasuke. This boy was in his second year of high school and had attended Konoha Academy since the very first year of middle school. Through out the many years he had spent there he had maintained an outstanding reputation within the school's walls. He had been the student council president even when he was in middle school and he had kept this status to the present time. His grades were top-notch and he was handsome to boot. To the students of both sectors, he was an image of perfection.

The boy gave a sigh as he managed to get halfway through his stack of papers which had been freshly delivered to him at the beginning of lunch hour. The pen rolled off from his hand and clinked softly against the table. He closed his eyes which had become tired of looking at neatly printed letters of blank ink on crisp white paper. He opened them again and scowled at nothingness with hard cold eyes. Sasuke rose up from his seat and adjusted his slightly crooked tie as he went to gaze out the window. It was a good day with the clouds complimenting the usual beautiful blue color of the sky. There really wasn't anything that could quite compare to that blue. Beautiful and enrapturing… he could probably gaze it all day.

As the Uchiha stared off in the distance, the sound of laughter reached his ears. Almost reluctantly he tore his gaze from the sky towards the ground, searching for the source of it and soon catching its target. There were a group of boys hanging about the picnic area. Two were arguing by one of tables over something that seemed like it was most probably irrelevant, one was a boy with short, brown spiky hair and the other was one who was plump and looked like he could lose a few pounds. Two other boys sat on the table, one obviously enjoying the whole entire situation and the other looked like he was annoyed and fatigued. It was clear who these boys were as they had quite a reputation within the school and not in a good way either. The boy with spiky brown hair was Kiba who was infamous for his clear affection of canines. The chubby one was Chouji who often was scolded for eating in class and the boy who looked irritated about the whole entire situation was Shikamaru, the lazy genius. The raven-haired boy then narrowed his eyes as he looked at the blond. The laughing boy was Naruto Uzumaki. Admittedly, Sasuke didn't particularly pay attention to anyone but he couldn't help notice Uzumaki. It wasn't like the boy was interesting in any way, in fact, he wasn't interesting at all.

Uzumaki Naruto. A second year like Sasuke, a rather plain character as there was nothing outstanding about him. The boy was of medium height, thin and lean and his skin was tanned with a few curious scar-like marks on his face. He had blond hair that gave an obvious hint that he wasn't completely Japanese and it looked messy and unkempt as it went about in all sort of different directions. Naruto hid behind black thick-rimmed glasses and he wore a black hooded sweater with an orange swirl on one of the sleeves with his uniform. Average grades. Average skills. Average everything. There was absolutely nothing interesting about him, but it was curious that the Uchiha couldn't help but keep tabs on him. Sasuke couldn't help but pay attention to whether his grades were high or how he was doing in gym class as if he were afraid the boy would come one day and knock him out of his position. It was strange and all very odd.

The student council president sighed and gave one last good look towards the blond only to jump back as he noticed that the other was now looking up towards him, clearly noticing his watchful gaze. Sasuke scowled and shook his head before returning to his seat. He was tired… and fatigue made one do strange things. It was probably… just one of those times.

Sasuke picked up his pen and shifted the papers towards him. Just as he placed the nib to the paper, the bell rang. He cursed under his breath and rose up, picking his bag up before leaving the room. He traveled down the hallway with quick but graceful strides, his eyes focused and cold. They had always been like that. Without emotion, without feeling as he never found a reason to ever show such things.

"Sasuke-kun!"

He sighed as he heard the candy-coated voice from behind. He turned to gaze a platinum blond-haired girl with hazy blue eyes. He frowned at her and she stopped dead in her tracks from shock but she quickly recovered and waved off his clear annoyance with a cheery laugh.

"I saw you coming down the hallway and since we're going to the same class, I just thought, why not?" The girl had said with a giggle as he went to latch herself onto his arm, reminding him vaguely of a sloth or a leech. He groaned inwardly and rolled his eyes when he knew she wasn't looking.

The raven-haired boy reached the classroom and several people greeted him. His ears caught the familiar sound of laughing and almost unconsciously, his eyes looked over towards the source of it. Obsidian eyes met dulled blue. He stared for a moment and the blond did the same in return in the midst of a laugh which slowly faded as they continued gazing at each other. Naruto stopped laughing and he shut his mouth, looking away. Sasuke did the same. The gap between the two of them was wide, almost as if they were in two different worlds but they paid no mind to it. To the two of them, it was an ordinary thing, just like they're school. Little did they know that the space between the two of them would slowly close in and the things that they knew of would no longer be the same.

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It was late, very late. The sky had become dark and the beautiful color it had been was now a dark navy one. He watched as the city lights flickered on, giving the place the look of a field of colorful fireflies. He gave a small wiry smile that lasted barely a few seconds and had disappeared by the time he had turned around. He looked over at a girl who was now picking up her things from her own desk and now was packing up. She was a girl with dyed pink and blonde hair, but regardless of her colored hair she still had an air of sophistication around her. She smiled kindly at Sasuke "You leaving right now, Uchiha-kun?"

Sasuke nodded and replied dryly "Yes. It's late and I must be going. How about you Haruno-san?"

Sakura nodded and went to placing the rest of the papers into her bag "Yes. I have to get going since I promised my mother I'd cook dinner tonight."

Sasuke nodded and opened the door, holding it open, waiting for her to leave. It was a gentlemanly gesture. She gave her thanks and scurried down the hall but not before wishing him a safe journey home. The girl was a nice young woman and was one of the few who didn't show attraction towards him. At first she had rivaled the blonde girl from earlier but she moved on from such things and went to show her interests more towards her studies. Popular and beautiful, she was a wonderful person but not quite in his tastes. The boy sighed and ventured down the dark hallway, quickly making his way out and into the busy streets of the city.

The place was crowded as always. Filled with businessmen and school students, it was a typical evening. The boy didn't fail to notice the interested stares he received from the others and he ignored them as if he were oblivious to it all. He pulled out his cell phone and his brow puckered into a scowl as he noticed several messages on his phone. A few were from Ino and the rest from other student council members which were most likely all about up-coming events.

"Work, work, work…" He muttered irritably to himself as he shoved the contraption in his pocket. He continued his way down the street. He would make his way to his home and when he arrived, he'd do some homework, make dinner and do some more work. It was routine. It was what was expected.

Then, something very unexpected happened. He gazed to the side, his eyes catching a familiar head of blond hair. He stopped walking and squinted, curious as to whether his eyes were working correctly. There, past the stream of people, stood an attractive young man, medium stature but with a lean figure, who had just exited out of a building. His hair was unkempt but it looked quite well with his look. His eyes were bright blue and equally as gorgeous as his face. He wore a black well-fitted turtleneck with an orange jacket which made his eyes standout even more so. With his dark dress pants, dress shoes and expensive looking watch on, he was well-dressed.

Sasuke watched on. It was clear who it was. Naruto. It was odd though, since when he was he so good-looking? A lady came by and he bowed, seemingly introducing himself. The girl was a beauty and clearly older. She took his arm and they walked away. He scowled. He gazed up at the building, curious as to which one he had just left.

A host club.

Just who the hell was Naruto?

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