K i n k y
B y : I t a c h i s b l a c k f i r e
O n e : S o p h o m o r e s
It hadn't been more than a week before Naruto Uzumaki finally realized that he was in love. Madly. In love.
Hinata Hyuga, a rich, young and beautiful girl from the Hyuga family, had stolen his heart. Naruto and Hinata were attending the same school since kindergarden and they'd always been in a class together, every semester of every year. Naruto watched her grow more and more into a gorgeous girl. She 'blossomed' quite well. Out of all the girls that he knew, she and Temari had developed the most, though Temari was older, so she didn't count. Hinata grew her hair out, her body took the form of a model with meat on her bones, her butt seemed bigger and her breasts had to be a C cup by then. Naruto caught himself staring at her, wondering what he'd been doing all these years without her in his pitiful life.
Sadly, the answer was obvious. Hinata not only belonged to a rich family, but she belonged to the Emo group of the school. Everyone knew about them, and they were not a clan to be messed with. The 'Clan', consisted of Hinata and Neji Hyuga, Sasuke Uchiha, Gaara, Kankuro, Karin, Shino Auburame, Suigetsu, and Juugo. All of them were scary, especially Uchiha. The coolest, most feared boy in the school. Now a sophomore, even the seniors feared him. Some teachers did, as well.
Naruto also watched him grow. Back in the day, they used to be friends. Sasuke's parents were killed and his brother was never found. Naruto never knew his parents, so they worked well together. Eventually they became close as brothers, never to be separated by anyone or anything.
The only thing that would separate them were their friends, their social lives.
When the boys turned 13, their friendship began to die. Sasuke started doing this that Naruto had never seen him do, and Naruto slowly drifted away from him, leading his complete separation from Sasuke Uchiha. Naruto and his friends, Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka, Kiba Inuzuka, Choji Akimichi, Rock Lee, Tenten, Shikamaru Nara, Temari and Sai were their own groupie, and up to the present, never spoke to the Clan.
Adding to his sadness, Naruto watched Hinata follow her cousin, Neji, into the darkness of the clan. How could such a good, timid girl have such low self esteem? How could she let her cousin drag her there? Naruto knew that there had to be a way to get her away from Sasuke's clutches. There was always away, and no fate could decide that. It was Hinata's choice, it always was.
"Naruto, stop staring at Sasuke." A big head of pink blinded his vision. Oh, right. While he was thinking of Hinata, he was staring at his ex best friend.
"I was not staring at him, I was dozing off."
"Yeah, in Sasuke's direction." The rest of his friends laughed.
It was the begining of their sophomore year, and the groupie had a lot of catching up to do. At the end of freshman year at Konoha High, they made a pact to loose contact with each other so that at the start of a new year they'd have something to do. Ino got a job, Sakura volenteered 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 and Hinata.
"Ino and I turn 15 this month, and you still have another month, 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.
"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, pup, or I'll eat you in my soup." Suigetsu said, his fists tightening.
"Let's see it, Sharkie!"
"Kiba, knock it off." Choji warned him. Suigetsu also backed off when a raven haired boy walked up to Naruto.
Naruto stood up to face him, studying the face of his old friend with a stupid look o 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 there bets placed, half for Uzumaki, 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 wrecklessly and stupidly and gutlessly for the nose.
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 anoying, 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." Uchiha, one.
"Heh, scrawny?"
"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." Uchiha, three.
"Naruto, you're comebacks suck. Maybe punching you would suit you well,"
"Do it, bastard. I dare you. You'll be the one suspended." Uzumaki, three.
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 Caf.
The students were shocked, disappointed. They slowly put their money away. They returned to their lunch. Naruto watched as Hinata left the lunch room after Sasuke and Suigetsu. 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.