Not so Crappy Mondays
The hum of chatter, cars honking and people passing didn't seem to bother him; then again he wasn't really paying attention to the outside world. Naruto Uzumaki sighed, his fists clenching inside the pockets of his orange jacket, his cobalt eyes focusing on the snow-flecked ground as his feet carried him somewhere, his shoulders slumping as he blinked tiredly.
Mondays…suck
He sighed again at the thought, his backpack feeling abnormally heavy, he groaned softly as his tired mind remembered all the homework he had to do. Pausing in front of a very familiar building, Naruto felt a smile tug on his lips, removing his left hand from his pocket –stiffening when the frigid air hit his skin- he pushed the familiar door open, his smile shifting to an all-out grin.
"Ah, Welcome to my wonderful bo-Oh it's just you Naruto" Were the words that greeted him, Naruto smirked and rolled his eyes, the door closing softly behind him, slipping his right hand from his pocket, he stepped further in and immediately dumped his backpack on the wooden-floor.
"Nice to see you too Kakashi, why so moody?" He queried curiously, slipping his coat off and hanging it on the coat-rack, his cobalt eyes scanning the bookstore, widening in horror. "You're trying to build an army of perverts!" He shouted, his mouth opening to shout again when a pale hand covered it, his cobalt eyes snapping to the right.
"Can you not shout for five minutes? And I'm not I just have too many and I wanted to sell-" Naruto stomped on his foot, hard.
"Yes you are! You pervert! You're just a bad as he is! If not wors-" A yelp escaped his lips when a sudden hard-covered book slammed on his head, his eyes screwing shut in pain.
"That's what you get; now I'm not a pervert, do you know how good these books are? There like a dream that only adults can enjoy when-" Kakashi paused abruptly, his gray-eyes widening.
"Don't. Continue. That. Sentence. You. Pervert" Naruto managed through grit teeth, his cheeks burning crimson with embarrassment, his hands falling limp to his sides as the doughnut they held had reached its target, walking past the stunned bookstore owner and heading to the front counter.
The peaceful silence didn't last long; Naruto had just walked out from the 'Employees Only' room with a stack of books in his arms, five minutes at the least, before a stand-off began.
Cobalt met gray.
"Naruto I'm not a-" Kakashi began again, pausing when Naruto rose an eyebrow.
"P-E-V-E-R-T" He spelled out in a sing-song voice, turning on his heel he made his way toward the far right, whistling a tune softly as he went.
When the clock above the door chimed eight, Naruto rose from the lowest self of the 'History' section, wincing when his stiff muscles protested, rolling his neck he perked up with the bell above the door chimed. Dusting off his black pants as he made his way toward the front, rolling his shoulders slowly, working out the kinks, he paused when he saw the customer. Naruto watched as the raven-haired boy scanned the closest books, a smile gracing his lips when he noticed the boy's fingers twitching.
"Welcome, can I help you?" Naruto asked softly, the raven-haired boy glanced up and gave a tilt of his head; blinking for a moment he suddenly understood.
"No, those aren't the only books we have here; the owner wants to sell them. Either he's trying to form an army of perverts or he has too many to keep at home so he doesn't want the extras." Naruto said, scratching his cheek nervously as the boy stared at him silently.
"Who would read these books anyway? There…just wrong." Came the quiet response, Naruto blinked and gave a nod of understanding, his arms crossing over his chest, he rose a brow when he noticed the backpack on the other boys shoulder.
"You were looking for something right?" He asked, gesturing with a nod to the backpack, the raven-haired boy gave a nod and reached into the coat of his black jacket.
"Right, sorry I've had a long day, I was wondering if you a had these texts books, I checked the Public and School Library but couldn't find them" Naruto glanced at the sheet of notebook paper being presented to him, he reached forward and took it, opening it and reading the words written, he blinked and glanced up at the raven-haired boy.
"Wait are these English textbooks for English with Jiraya?" Naruto asked, handing the sheet back to the boy.
"Yeah...How did you know?" Was the response, Naruto turned and made his way back to the far left side, his hands slipping into his pockets as he walked, peaceful silence filling the air.
"Because he asked me earlier if I could convince Kakashi, the shop owner to give him the extras he has in the back, and I know his handwriting anywhere. I'll spare you the backache of carrying all twenty-six, I'll give you a box with thirteen of them-"
"I can handle taking the twenty-six at once, I'm not weak." Came the blunt comment, Naruto glanced up watching as the raven-haired boy leaned against the bookshelf beside him, his eye twitching as he rose to his feet.
"I'm not saying your weak, bastard, I'm just saying I have to take some as well." Naruto stated back, crossing his arms as the raven-haired boy smirked, his obsidian eyes narrowing.
"And? Look can I have the books idiot, I have homework to do" Naruto forced a smile to his lips, turning on his heel he made his way toward the back, the raven following behind him.
"Kakashi, it seems Jiraya sent another student to get the English books he's neglected to order, again. Do we have boxes left?" Naruto watched as Kakashi hastily covered the sketch pad with other books, his pale cheeks flushing pink, smirking and rolling his eyes he tapped his fingers against his arm.
"Hm…Boxes…" Kakashi rose from the chair, running a pale hand through his silver-gray hair, plucking one from the stack he tossed it to Naruto. Nodding and turning, ignoring the arched brow of the other boy, he made his way back to the 'Textbook' section once more.
"Here, Bastard." Naruto said smugly, handing the box of thirteen heavy English textbooks piled into it to the raven-haired boy, grinning when the boy nearly buckled under the added weight.
"Thanks idiot." Was the boy's curt response, Naruto snickered and followed the raven toward the front door.
"Naruto, is our customer leaving soon?" Came Kakashi's lazy drawl, glancing to his left, Naruto gestured toward the door.
"Yeah! Why?" He asked glancing at the clock suddenly noticing it was nine, he blinked when Kakashi appeared behind the counter, he glanced back and noticed the boy still standing by the door.
"Hey idiot?"
"Hm?"
"What's your name; it slipped my mind to ask earlier."
"Naruto, yours?" Naruto glanced up, hearing the familiar tapping of the register being locked for the night, the money being quickly and expertly counted, he wondered how he did it without getting confused.
"Sasuke, thanks for the books" He said and left, Naruto blinked in confusion, the pale hand that gently squeezed his shoulder brought him back.
"Grab your bag and coat, I want to get home" Kakashi said in his normal lazy drawl, however Naruto could tell a hint of excitement was laced with it, he slipped his coat on, and grabbed his backpack. Stepping into the frigid night air Naruto grit his teeth and cursed himself for forgetting his gloves, watching as Kakashi slipped out and shut the door behind him, he noticed the smile on his pale lips.
"You gonna stop by and grab some coffee?" Naruto asked walking beside Kakashi, cobalt eyes focusing on the man with interest.
"Hm…no I'll go straight home, you going to stop for Ramen?" Naruto perked at the mention of Ramen, his smile falling from his lips as he remembered something important.
"No, I have homework to finish" Naruto said with a sigh, his eyes focusing on the sky as they paused at an intersection, peaceful silence surrounding them.
"You always wait till the last minute don't you?" Kakashi said lazily, Naruto glared at him before a mischievous smirked graced his lips.
"Yeah yeah, hey Kakashi?" Naruto glanced up and grinned when the signal blinked white, he turned and waved as he ran towards the other side, turning he raised his hands to the either side of his mouth. "Have fun getting laid tonight!" He shouted before turning and running down the empty sidewalks, giggles racking his body, he paused when the clear shout filled the air.
"Why-you…Naruto!" Said boy only snickered and made his way home, his crappy Monday forgotten.