The sun was just poking its head above the horizon. Its rays of light came sweeping down upon the land. The coldness of the earth was slowly being turned into warmth as the day of September seventh began. For morning enthusiasts, this was a beautiful day. It was supposed to be one of the best days of September on record. However, for a large portion of the population, this was a day of groans, moans, and early rising. That's right, this was the day of the start of the dreaded school. The reality of the situation was especially hard on one student in particular.
His name was Naruto Uzumaki. Grumbling as the alarm clock beep, he looked at it wearily. The digital numbers said six o'clock. Shutting of the alarm, Naruto wandered of to his bathroom and took a shower. When it was summer, a shower was normally needed to fully wake him. Now that school was here, he knew he needed the extra kick of energy.
This whole routine was especially hard for Naruto. For one thing, he was a ward of the state. His parents had never taught him how to do anything for himself, so when they died when he was seven, he had to learn everything by himself, with a little help from the government. Well, that was not totally true.
Also, it seemed like he'd be taking his junior and senior year of high school in a public school. Apparently, the government was worried about his un-developed social skills. Naruto already knew what most of people's reactions were. With kids and teenagers, he was normal. However, whenever an adult that watched the news spotted him, they knew his past, and then he would have dropped dead, if looks could kill. Why should Naruto be social with those who didn't want to be social with him?
Scratching his scars on his face, he got out of the shower and got dressed. Those damn scars always seemed to itch when he was hungry. He hated how they seemed to look like whiskers. Hat just added to the ammunition people used against him.
Clumsily, he made his way over to the microwave, hitting his feet on almost everything in the small, cramped, dining room/kitchen. He appreciated having his own apartment, but he wished it were just a little bigger.
Opening up his cabinet, he grabbed a random plastic cup of ramen, put it in the microwave, started it up, and waited.
It was odd. For his whole life, ramen was the only thing he had ever learned to make. It wasn't just the accessibility that he liked. In truth, it was the hum of the microwave when he made it that pleased him. It was the contestant, non-changing of the hum was the main thing that made Naruto liked. It gave him a sense of calm, and order. He knew how long the hum was going to be humming, and he also knew what would happen when the humming stopped. Control was the key word here.
A ding went off, signaling that the ramen was done. With a sigh, Naruto went and took it out of the microwave and set to eating it. After about a minute, it was gone. Shaking his head, Naruto grabbed his backpack, generously filled with school supplies donated by the government, grabbed his skateboard, locked his apartment door, and went outside.
The cool morning air was stirred lightly, blowing his still wet, blond hair over to the side. Naruto didn't care. Eventually, when it dried, it would spike up, like it always had. Getting on his skateboard, Naruto started boarding over to the high school. The wind soon dried his hair, and like he had predicted, it spiked up on its own.
An interesting thing happened on his way over though. Another boarder came up beside him. He had black hair, and was wearing a blue shit with white shorts. Naruto smirked to himself. As a trash can came his way, he ollied over it. He glanced over at his companion boarder. The other boarder seemed un-phased. As a table came his way, he grinded on the right side of it, then looked over at Naruto.
Naruto glared at his now skateboard rival. Through out the trip to the school, the competed; when they reached the front gate, there was no clear winner.
Naruto and his rival glared at each other once, parked their skateboards next to one another, and entered the school.