Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and I actually don't own Evayra. That name came from the lovely mind of Kirukakiru.
Author's Note: This took me way too long to get done. I am sorry for that and i am also sorry for how short it is. I hope you enjoy it!
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Naruto yawned loudly, blonde hair run through with one strip of shocking red falling in his eyes as he shrugged his backpack high on his shoulder. He slowly made his way down the street, steps evenly measured. He was purposely trying to be late, knowing there was little chance of his teacher showing up on time. The damn man didn't see to own a watch. Naruto had no clue how his professor kept his job. It might have to do with the fact that Kakashi's Literature class was one of the hardest classes in the whole college, though.
The blonde sighed, not looking forward to three hours of the silver haired man's monotone voice. Nothing exciting ever seemed to happen in his life. He went to school, came home and repeated the process. He sometimes hung out with friends, but his father was beyond strict with him making good grades. The blonde had no delusions that Kyuubi would, in fact cut off all money and take back his apartment and make Naruto move back home. And since the Uzumaki did not want that, he worked his ass off getting good grades.
Shikamaru, the lazy ass, could pass easily without much work at all. Naruto on the other hand, had to study his ass off. He was basically a zombie during exams, more so than other students. He got so little sleep that he usually fell asleep in his desk as soon as he finished the damn test.
The blonde paused, blue eyes looking up to the cloudy sky. Half the sky was eclipsed by a large plant that was nearly identical to Earth, but was full of lush forests and rolling hills. There were few deserts and one tundra. Naruto remembered having to learn about it in grade school. He'd never been too concerned with it. All he really remembered was its name, Evayra.
The natives of Evayra looked just like humans did, body wise anyways. But their hair could be any color of the rainbow and their eyes...Something had always been off about their eyes to the blonde, like they saw more than people thought they did. But that wasn't the oddest part of them. What was really strange was the cat like appendages some of them had. Ear, tails, fangs, and cat like reflexes. But not every Evayraian had them. According to Shikamaru, it was mostly the upper class that sported the furry appendages. Evayra had been there for generations, and slowly but surely, Earth had accepted its natives into their own world.
Many of the younger Evayraians went to schools on Earth. It was similar to going to school abroad. Naruto was friends with a few of the students, and knew many of them in his classes. He even worked with one down at the local music shop. They weren't bad people, but like everyone in the world who was deemed different, there were people who hated them. Earth's government had ended up having to make new laws pertaining to these forms of hate, and the worst of the racism died down before Naruto had been born. But the blonde saw it on a daily basis at school and had gotten into many fights over it. His father hadn't been too harsh on him about that. The older man himself had been in many scraps protecting others, which was the reason the man had went into the Army and then retired to the police force when his wife had died ten years ago.
Naruto himself was well versed in many martial arts and even knew how to use a gun properly. His father had made sure his son could handle himself just fine and that was exactly what Naruto was known around campus for doing.
The blonde sighed to himself, figuring he had wasted enough time lost in thought. It wouldn't do to get to class after that lazy professor of his. The blonde started forward again, sky blue eyes open and taking in everything around him. He had been observant and curious by nature and his dad had made him even more so. But that didn't help him much in school.
Just as he was round the corner leading onto main campus, the blonde's well trained ears picked up the sounds of a scuffle. Naruto paused, trying to pick up the precise direction the noises were coming from. A sudden loud scream made the location very clear. The blonde raced down the street, coming to an alleyway veering off the street. He skidded to a stop as he rounded the corner.
The three large men, all of who Naruto recognized from their school football team, had a smaller man pushed up against the wall. One had him pinned while the others took turns punching the guy in the gut. As the blonde watched, one of the stockier guys smiled evilly and slammed his fist in the slighter man's groin, resulting in an agonizing scream.
Before the man could repeat the action, Naruto had him by the hair. The blonde growled darkly as he jerked the man backwards, slamming him against the brick wall behind him. He took down the second man while he was still staring in shock. A knee to the gut and one good punch that resounded in a satisfying crack put the man down. The guy who had been pinning the smaller man to the wall, dropped the kid in a heap on the ground. Naruto didn't give the man a chance to flee.
The Uzumaki landed one solid punch to the man's face and down he went. He turned to the man he'd originally pulled off the kid. The jock was trying to stand, but the crack to the back of his head from where Naruto had slammed him against it was hindering his efforts. The blonde approached the man, a smile curling his lips. The jock blinked up at him, but instead of receiving a blow to the face, Naruto returned the favor the man had seemed so keen on dishing out to the smaller man. The jock doubled over with a small scream as Naruto's steel toed boot connected solidly with his groin.
Naruto brushed his hair out his eyes, casting a sensory look around the small area. All men were down. Blue eyes finally settled on the small man who had curled up on his side in a fetal position. Dark bangs obscured his face, but an angular chin peaked out from the mass of hair. He looks somewhat familiar but the blonde was better with faces than by recognizing someone by hair color. Though, this guy's hair was a black so dark it looked shot through with blue when the sun hit it. His skin was a creamy, white, so pale it was nearly translucent.
The blonde crouched down, balancing perfectly on the balls of his feet. He brushed the guy's sweaty bangs from his face. His face wasn't as angular as Naruto would have first assumed. In fact, Naruto's initial thought was that the guy was beautiful and then he opened his eyes. The word almost slipped past the blonde's lips.
Obsidian eyes so black Naruto couldn't tell where his irises ended and his pupils began, blinked up at him. It was like falling into the deepest, darkest part of the sea.
"You okay?" Naruto asked before he thought better of it. The man on the ground gave him a dull look and the blonde smiled apologetically. Of course he wasn't okay. He'd basically just gotten his ass kicked. He opened his mouth to ask if he could walk and then thought better of it. Instead of asking any more questions, Naruto none to delicacy hefted the smaller man into his arms.
The raven gave a protesting squeak as the blonde jostled his aching body. Slender hands cupped his aching balls gingerly and he turned to glare at Naruto. The blonde gave him a shining grin. He snagged both their bags on the way out of the alley, earning another protesting noise as the blonde resituated the smaller man.
Naruto studied the raven's face as he walked towards the school infirmary. The smaller man had looked familiar for a reason. He was in Naruto's lit class. He was a transfer student from Evayra. His name was…"Sasuke."
The raven's head jerked around at the sound of his name. He'd know the blonde had looked familiar, but he never really looked people in face. It wasn't that he was shy; he just didn't want people to remember him. But this brut of a man apparently had. The blonde was a good foot taller than him, standing at nearly six feet if Sasuke had to guess. He still couldn't think of the blonde's name.
"Who are you?" the raven asked bluntly, casting as glance up at the blonde's face. The man grinned down at him and Sasuke turned away when he was nearly blinded by the brightness of it. But when he turned his face away from the blonde he was greeted by the questioning faces of his peers. So Sasuke settled for the lesser evil. He turned his face towards Naruto's chest, shaking his hair so his bangs hid his features.
"Naruto. My name's Naruto." Sasuke was startled out of his thoughts by the sound of the blonde's voice. Naruto. He had lit class with him, which they were now both late for. Sasuke titled his head in acknowledgement. He wasn't one to waste his breath talking. Naruto already knew this though. He had observed the raven for the better half of a semester.
There was nothing else said between the two of them as they made their way to the infirmary. Even though Naruto was generally a loud person, he respected the fact that Sasuke wasn't in the mood to speak. The blonde walked briskly into the nurse's office, swiftly depositing the raven on a bed.
The blonde insisted on staying while the nurse checked over the raven's injuries, much to Sasuke's annoyance. The nurse smiled brightly at the two of them as Sasuke once again tried to make the stubborn blond leave. Naruto only rolled his eyes.
By the time Sasuke could walk again, their lecture was half way through. Naruto insisted showing up for the last half of it, knowing full well that his father would slit his throat if Kakashi told him Naruto had skipped the class. Sasuke, who didn't feel like arguing, decided it was in his better interests to go along with the blonde. He was smart enough to pass even if he missed a few classes, but he had nowhere else to be.
"Nice of you to join us." Kakashi's monotone voice sounded as soon as they entered the room. Naruto gave his professor a bright smile and flopped down in an empty seat. Everyone in the class gave them questioning looks as Sasuke took the last empty seat beside Naruto. The raven pointed ignored the looks, pulling out his laptop as while Naruto sat a tape recorder at the front of his desk.
"We ran into a few issues," the blonde told his professor. Kakashi raised an eyebrow but questioned no further. The man continued on with his lecture, glancing at the pair every few moments. There were many questions on the tip of his tongue but the elder man knew what ever happened was none of his business. None of his business, that is, until he was confronted about the fight later that day in the teacher's lounge.
When the lecture ended, Naruto shoved the tape recorder back in his bag and slung his bag on his shoulder. He was half way to the door when a hand caught his arm. Naruto turned to find Sasuke grinding his teeth together.
"Thank you." The words came loud and clear to Naruto's ear drums. The raven's voice was husky, but had no stutter to it. The blonde smiled brightly at Sasuke.
"Why don't you take me out for coffee before I have to go to work and we call it even," Naruto answered brightly. Sasuke started, mouth opening to protest but the blonde was already walking away. Sasuke sighed, and followed behind, a small smile playing across his lips. Never in his life had he met someone like Naruto. His family would have scoffed at the brash treatment of their son…But that was another time and another place. A time he was trying to put behind him…Well, more like running from it.
Author's Note: So, this is a big set up for so much storyline and plenty of lemons. I know I'mscrewing myself, I just know it, but I think I like where I'm going to try and take this story. Even though I'm still not sure where that might exactly be. I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of this story, JaydenNara. I hope it was worth the wait. And I will keep apologizing for how long it took. .