This is a SasuNaru story, by me; ReachingxSky (IF YOU DON'T LIKE YAOI, DON'T READ IT THEN! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED).

The story takes part in our present, not in the Ninja world (even though I love Ninjas, but it would be harder to write about T^T) Naruto and Sasuke are like… I don't know, 16, 17?

Anyway! Please tell me what you think, I'm desperate for feedback. This story is planned to be… I don't know… Whatever tickles my fancy xD

Oh! Look up the song "Over my head" by A Day To Remember! It's a cover of the Fray, and seriously, you'll miss something if you don't listen to it ^_^ Whatever, enjoy reading :D

Chapter 1: To the shadow of regrets

"Fuck..." Uzumaki Naruto clenched his teeth and glared at the still closed door. He pressed his ear to the cold wood and tried to catch any possible sound from the inside, but it was worthless. Shikamaru wasn't home.

"Fuck!!"

It was freezing cold outside. The snow was falling quietly and covered the streets of Konoha with a crystal white layer. The temperature was falling fast and Naruto knew that if he didn't find anywhere to spend the night soon, his toes would be beyond saving.

Two hours of door knocking, and still no result. None of his friends was at home. Probably because of the "oh-so-wonderful" Christmas vacation. Everyone had travelled somewhere else, to far away family-members to celebrate Christmas and New Year, or to some tropical island with radiating sun and drinks with parasols. Naruto didn't care for the reason, the one thing he cared about though were that NOBODY could offer him some warmth and a blanket to sleep on. That NOBODY had bothered to stay in Konoha.

Nervousness and desperation started to boil in his senses and limbs. He had no money left because he had spent them on train tickets since all his friends lived in different parts of Konoha, a big distance between them all. He couldn't pay for a hotel room, he didn't even have that much money to begin with.

"Think"

Naruto closed his eyes shut and concentrated so hard that his head almost hurt.

"Who haven't I thought of?"

Chouji, Shikamaru, Iruka-sensei, Lee... His eyes snapped open.

"Kiba!"

It was perfect, Kiba lived just a few blocks from Shikamaru, and he didn't need to take the bus. His feet started to move from Shikamaru's front door and eventually he was running, desperate to get the warmth he needed so much.

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"Geez, you look like a frozen popsicle" Kiba grinned, showing his sharp fangs, as he reached Naruto a big cup of hot, oozing tea.

"F-Fuck you!" Naruto stuttered between clacking teeth. He had three blankets wrapped around him and his feet were placed in a big bowl of warm water. Snore was coming down from his nose and his whole body was shaking. He reached out his trembling hands to accept the tea and spilled some of the warm liquid on his thighs. He hissed loudly as Kiba laughed and sat down at his bed.

"Give me more of that attitude and you'll be hitting the road".

"Have I ever told you how much I love you Kiba?" Naruto looked up at the doggish boy with sparkly eyes and a cute smile on his lips.

"In fact, no you haven't. But I'm sorry to tell ya that I'm not gay".

"Booooring!" Naruto shifted his features completely, now he was pouting with a sulking expression, cute nonetheless.

"Yeah, yeah" Kiba waved his hand like he was trying to buzz off a fly in the air.

Naruto's eyes started to wander around Kiba's room. It wasn't big, nor small. He sat in a chair, facing Kiba at the bed. Other from these two furnitures, there was a bookshelf filled with paper and books in a mess, a desk and a basket in which Kiba's big, white dog Akamaru sneezed, sleeping peacefully. Some posters of rock bands were put up randomly at the walls and there was a window beside the bed with an overwhelming view of Konoha.

Kiba cleared his throat.

"Anyway, I have no problems with you staying here over the holidays, don't get me wrong, but why are you here?"

Naruto froze, his eyes widening a little, before he looked down at the floor.

"Some things... happened at home..."

"Don't want to talk about it?"

"No… not now…" Naruto kept focusing at the floor.

"Fine, but whatever the problem is, you have to get it fixed. Can't stay at my place forever ya'know"

Kiba stood up and patted the blonde on his shoulder.

"It'll be alright. Finish that tea now before it gets cold, I'll get tha extra madras so you can sleep in here". He grinned before he walked out of the door.

Naruto smiled. Kiba was really a nice guy, even though he could be really noisy, but he would never hesitate to help a friend in trouble, ever. Naruto started to smut at his tea and felt the warm liquid go down his throat. Sky blue eyes were closed in pure bliss when he felt how his body got warmer. He wasn't shaking anymore and he could feel his toes again. But there was a nagging feeling in the pit of his stomach.

The knife fell to the floor and he watched with eyes wide of horror. God, there was so much blood…

His grip of the cup tightened and he bit his lip. What had he done?

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"UZUMAKI NARUTO!!!"

Naruto's eyes were snapped open with shock as they stared into furious, brown ones.

"I…Iruka-sensei!" Naruto stuttered, feeling how a knot was forming in his stomach. He could hear how his classmates snickered. Fuck, he had fallen asleep again during the lesson.

It had been one and a half week since he came to Kiba's house and school had started again. Everything seemed normal, but for Naruto, it wasn't. His mind was a mess, and guilt and confuse were infecting it. No wonders he couldn't sleep at night and that the insomnia was making him fall asleep in school.

"You were sleeping again, weren't you?!" Iruka gritted his teeth and his face were just a few inches from Naruto's. Naruto noticed that the vein in his teacher's forehead was pumping.

"N… Not at all!" Naruto gave Iruka a grimace that was supposed to look like a nonchalant grin.

"Really? Then can you tell me which year it was when king Sogano were murdered by Prince Nakanooeno Oji and Nakatomino Katamari?"

"Uhm…" Naruto's face flushed "maybe… year 1895?"

"He was killed year 645!!!"

The laughing level in the classroom increased and Naruto felt his heart sinking in his chest more and more.

"Detention this afternoon Uzumaki!"

"WHAT?!" Naruto stood up harshly so he was standing in the same height as Iruka. "WHY?"

"Because you constantly fall asleep during lessons, lack concentration and you're being extremely rude to your teacher! Now sit down and stay awake for the remaining of the lesson, IS THAT CLEAR?!"

Naruto sat down again, defeated. His cheeks were hot as hell and it felt like he was going to puke. Even though he hated school, it felt like he was letting Iruka-sensei down by not paying him attention. He liked Iruka, he was the one who had fixed him into Konoha High. The older male had believed in him, and now Naruto was crushing his hopes.

"Yes…"

"Hmph"

Iruka turned around and Naruto stared down at the blank surface of his bench.

"So… after the war, Nakanooeno and Nakatomino…" Iruka started talking again, but Naruto didn't really listen. A miserable feeling was climbing up his throat and it felt like he couldn't breathe. This was going to be a long day.

The school bell rang at last and everybody rushed to get out of the warm classroom, and heading for their freedom.

"Okay class! Don't forget that the homework is due next Thursday!" Iruka closed the book he was holding and put it on the desk on his side. His eyes were focused at Naruto.

"See ya later Naruto!" Kiba waved at him with a big grin at his face. Naruto answered him with a nod and then looked back at his teacher. Iruka gave his watch a glance.

"I want you to sit here for an hour. No cell phone, no music, no books, no nothing! Just stay in here, in front of your desk"

Naruto gave the teacher a sulking expression and thought 'does he seriously think that I would open a book, even if it was the last object on this planet?'

"Sure" he answered.

Iruka frowned a little. He had expected more argument from Naruto, but he wasn't going to complain. He went out of the classroom.

Naruto heard the door close and how Iruka's footsteps faded away. He sighed as he let his forehead fall back on his desk with a loud thud. He seriously wanted to die right now. Things couldn't seriously get any worse.

Then he heard someone cough behind him.

As quick as he could, he turned around. Wasn't he the only one in the classroom?

Naruto frowned.

'What do you know? Things actually can get worse…'

Uchiha Sasuke, the smartest, and (according to all girls) the most attractive guy in school was sitting a few desks behind him, reading a book.

Naruto turned back his head, resting his chin against the hard surface of his desk. What was that guy still doing in here? There was no way that he had got a detention as well; he was way too "lovable" and smartass for that. Bah, why did he even care? The main focus should be to survive a whole hour without dying of boredom.

However, the presence of the Uchiha did bother him. He was curious why he didn't get the hell out of there, Naruto would, but the thought of a pissed Iruka-sensei scared him too much.

He glanced at the other boy again and saw how dark eyes were looking back at him. Naruto turned around quickly again. Sasuke's eyes had been so intensive, so deep, so focusing.

'Why the heck am I blushing?!'

Once again, Naruto turned around. Sasuke was reading his book. Maybe he had just imagined the Uchiha's glance? The situation was becoming awkward for some reason.

"Eum… Shouldn't you be heading home or something?"

It took a few seconds for Naruto to realise that it was actually he, Naruto himself, who had spoken.

Sasuke looked up, with the same tense expression as when he read the book.

"Am I not supposed to be here?"

"Eh… I don't know, just asking…"

It became quiet in the classroom again. Awkwardly quiet. Thoughts were spinning around in the blondes head. Should he say something? Should he try to start some kind of conversation? Why was the freak still in the classroom? How long time had it been since the last words had been spoken? Why did he even care?

And what, the hell, was he getting so excited about?

With his eyes looking straight forward, and not at the other teen, he decided to speak again.

"Do you know how much time there's left?" he gulped a little.

"Of what?"

"Well… The detention?"

"I'm not having a detention, if that's what you thought"

'Then why the heck are you still in here?!' Naruto's mind screamed, but he chose not to say it for social, obvious reasons.

"Okay… then how much time has it been since school finished?" He heard the soft movement of clothes behind him, probably Sasuke, glancing his watch.

"42 minutes"

Naruto tried to analyze the sound of the others voice. It wasn't cold, it was more like… clear and steady. Doubtless and… maybe a bit nonchalant? Like he didn't care at all about the blonde.

But, why would he?

"Okay" Naruto kept his eyes focused at the whiteboard, like he was too scared to look back at Sasuke.

Another tense and awkward silence covered the classroom with its presence.

'For the love of God, just ask him!' Naruto bit his lip. It took several minutes to build enough courage in his chest before he could open his mouth again.

"Then… If you're not having a detention, why are you here then?"

Sasuke didn't answer this time, and that made Naruto feel even more like an idiot. Sure thing, he had talked to Sasuke before. Or maybe you shouldn't call it talking. More like arguing and yelling from Naruto's side and a "whatever-idiot-attitude" from Sasuke. But he had never been alone with him, and now it felt like he was choking beneath the other one's presence. It was a strong presence, you could almost touch it, or even taste it.

His thoughts were interrupted by the opening classroom door. Iruka-sensei was standing in the door post.

"That's enough Naruto-kun, you can go home now"

"Finally!!!" Naruto stood up, stretching his arms and back with a loud crack. He started collecting some of his stuff in his bright, orange schoolbag. Sasuke stood up too and pushed his chair in.

"Ah, Sasuke-kun! Did you want to talk to me or something?" Iruka noticed the dark-haired teen in the back of the classroom.

"No"

It was a simple word and statement, but Naruto felt more confused than he had in a long while. It seemed to confuse Iruka too.

"Then why did you…"

"No reason. See you tomorrow Iruka-sensei!" Sasuke walked out of the classroom, giving the blonde one more look before he passed Iruka and vanished into the hallway outside.

The blonde blushed, even though he didn't know why.

'…now that's just weird…' he thought to himself, before he said goodbye to Iruka and walked out of the school building. He needed some ramen after the day's events.

To be continued……..

I seriously hate when people write "to be continued"… It's just so frustrating! xD

Soo… That's chapter one! I'm so proud of myself! Give me a cookie! I'm not going to ask you to review or something because I think you should only review if you think the story is worthy your precious time and liking, and I can't ask that from you.

However, I'd be happy and give you all rainbow cookies if you do review :D But as I said, it's your choice, not mine : )

Peace out!