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"Everyone says you always seem like you're running! But no one can ever figure out what you're running from! Maybe the next time you think of doing this to someone you should ask yourself…WHAT THE FUCK AM I RUNNING FROM?" Naruto shouted angrily at Sasuke.
Naruto seemed to calm down a little bit.
"What are you running from?" He asked more seriously and defiantly calmer.
"'What are you running from?'" Iruka Umino read to the class. "What do you think the author means when he makes the female protagonist say this to the man she has been in love with for literally half of her life?"
A few kids raised their hands. The rest weren't paying attention in the least. Iruka hated being one of the teachers of the last classes of the day.
"Really guys? I know we only have thirty minutes…" He started.
"Twenty seven minutes, fifty three seconds & twelve milliseconds." Naruto said automatically.
"Fine. Since you have all the answers Naruto…Answer the question. Or at least give it your usual half try." Iruka said irritated.
Naruto shrugged.
"The author made the female protagonist say that because she really does not understand why her lover is trying to run away. She had given him all that he asked and never showed even in the slightest just how much his neglect hurt her. She feels that all her sacrifice should be put to good use, hence being, he doesn't leave her. She is implying that he has no reason to run, or for that matter anything to run from. She sincerely believed that her running through fire & over glass would make him happy. But in all actuality he would probably have been more happy if she had said 'Cut the shit & don't make me work so hard for your affection.' But she was only interested in pleasing him. And actually, later in the book, twenty ninth chapter, page five hundred seventy nine, paragraph five, sentence sixteen, says 'I will never get why she never told me that my might is crippling her.' and when he says that he's saying that he knows that she is hiding her hurt, even from the start. Yet he keeps pushing her till she says something, or commits suicide. So, to answer your question, she means that she genuinely doesn't understand his motives." Naruto explained with an air of extra intelligence that no one had seen before.
Naruto looked around, everyone, even Iruka, had dropped jaws and were staring at him as if he had finally figured out how Sakura could have been born with pink hair.
"What?" He asked innocently and genuinely confused.
"Umm…nothing, that is exactly correct." Iruka said, taken back.
He walked to the front of class.
"Why are you running little brother?" Itatchi mocked, as I ran away from the beast that no longer could be classified as a human… could barely be classified as a thing.
I didn't answer him. I just kept running with all my might. I had to get away before he got me. A hand grabbed my should, Itatchi had gotten me… he got me… he got…
"Mr. Uchiha! Wake up!" Iruka shouted, shaking Sasuke Uchiha's shoulder.
Sasuke woke with a start and looked at the angry teacher half groggily.
"I'm sorry. I had to stay up late last night with the school budget. I'm sorry." Sasuke lied.
He finished the budget in three minutes, it would have taken less time if the teachers that were trying to fix it hadn't screwed it up so hard.
"Student counsel excuses only go on for so long. Detention, after school, room…" Iruka started.
"Seventy three." Naruto finished.
He didn't have detention that day but he knew the room number by heart.
"Good. Then you can accompany Mr. Uchiha there. And stay."
"Hey! I'm just good with numbers. I'm sorry for that."
"Two days."
Iruka walked to the front of the room. Sasuke groaned as Naruto rolled his eyes. Naruto was used to it… Sasuke had only ever had detention twice, both times he got to leave after the first three minutes for "student counsel" stuff. Sasuke had a feeling he wasn't going to get out of this one easily.
The bell rang. All the students ran from the room excitedly. Naruto & Sasuke walked normally, like they were in a hurry. They dropped their stuff at their lockers and headed to room Seventy three. They walked in the room. No one was there so both the boys sat down in desks.
"So…how's Student Counsel?" Naruto asked awkwardly.
"Just because we're in detention together doesn't mean that we have to pretend to like each other like we do in front of Sakura." Sasuke informed him dryly.
"Sorry, I just got bored. I'll just listen to my ipod."
Naruto pulled out his black, orange & blue ipod, put the wrap around head phones on & pressed to play.
It took Sasuke a moment to realize that he knew the song that was blasting far to loudly to be safe from Naruto's ipod. Sasuke tapped Naruto's shoulder. Naruto pressed pause, took off the headphones & turned to look at Sasuke confused.
"You like Black Veil Brides?" Sasuke asked, super confused.
"Yea. They're awesome, why?" Naruto asked, confused to why Sasuke was so interested.
"No reason. I, ummm, I just have never met anyone that knows that band. I really like them." Sasuke replied, trying to stop himself from the inevitable flashback.
"No one knows that stupid band Sasuke!" Itatchi yelled at his seven year old brother.
"Yes they do!" Sasuke yelled back desperately.
"You will never find a person who knows that band!"
"Fine! If you believe that, I won't make out with anyone until I meet someone that knows this band. And that person is the first person I will make out with! I promise with all my being and with all my honor!"
"Ok then. Do you want to listen to it with my? I brought my speakers." Naruto smiled.
"Um, sure, yea, great."
Naruto got two small speakers out of his jacket pocket & hooked them up to the ipod. He pressed play. After a few seconds Sasuke started singing along with the lyrics quietly.
"I've lost all faith in this blurring light Stay right here we can change our plight! Storming through this, despite what's right!" He sang (yes he screamed the screamo lyrics.)Then Naruto joined in the singing."One final fight, for this tonight(Whoa! )With knives and pens, we've made our plightLay your heart down, the end's in sightConscience begs for you to do what's rightEveryday it's still the same dull knife! Stab it through and justify your pride! One final fight, for this tonight(Whoa! )With knives and pens, we've made our plight(Whoa! )I can't go on without your love, you lost, you never held tried your best... turn out the light, turn out the final fight, for this tonight(Whoa! )With knives and pens, we've made our plight." They both sang, getting louder with each word.
"This is not choir! It is detention!" Iruka shouted having just walked in the room.
Naruto shut off his ipod quickly & hid it in his jacket pocket.
"Sorry." Both boys said quickly & nervously.
"You will be cleaning off the chalk board for the hour. I have to have a meeting with the principal so I'm trusting the President to keep both of you in line. Can you handle that Sasuke?"
"Yes. We won't do anything. We'll just clean." Sasuke said obediently.
"Ok. Get to it."
Iruka turned and left the room.
"Mr. President, can we listen to music as we clean?" Naruto asked Sasuke, pulling his ipod & speakers out of his jacket.
"Of course Captain Slacker." Sasuke smiled.
Naruto rolled his eyes & pressed play. The ending of Knives and Pens played. Naruto set his ipod and speakers down on the desk he had been sitting at & walked up to the front. Sasuke & Naruto set to the task of cleaning the huge chalk board. I must be Emo by Adam and Andrew started playing. Sasuke & Naruto started singing it quietly.
After a few seconds they both noticed that the other was singing. They both picked up the volume. They started dancing to the song while singing & cleaning.
When it got to the part where it says 'If I said I like girls I'd only be half right.' Naruto turned to Sasuke.
"Ya know, since we're stuck in here and no one will believe you any ways…I'm bi." Naruto told him.
"Ok. I won't tell. Because I am too." Sasuke shrugged.
"Ok then."
They went back to dancing. & everything was fine…until the next song played and Sasuke couldn't stop himself. Save the Last dance for me by The Drifters started playing. Sasuke dropped his rag & grabbed Naruto's hand. He pulled Naruto towards him. He spun Naruto a few times before putting his hand on his waist & started slow dancing, very well. Naruto slowly put his hand on Sasuke's shoulder & danced along with him (A/N anyone who has watched Queer As Folk(QaF) they dance like Brian & Justin.) The two moved in sync…though neither had practiced at all. Naruto looked into Sasuke's eyes & saw something he had never seen before… caring and warmth. It confused Naruto…but also put a special hold on him that made him not pull away when Sasuke leaned in and put a small kiss on his lips. Sasuke twirled Naruto half a dozen times then pulled him back & kept dancing. They danced and twirled, eyes never leaving each others. The song ended and Sasuke dipped Naruto low. The two looked at each other.
Both of them heard heavy footsteps coming down the hall towards them. Sasuke pulled Naruto up, let him go & went back to cleaning the board. Naruto walked up beside him & started cleaning.
Naruto knew the feeling in his stomach wasn't awkward-ness, or guilt, or embarrassment, or anything like that… Naruto couldn't figure out what it was. And it bothered him.
The door opened and Iruka walked in.
"Good job boys. You really did a great job. Most students wouldn't have done anything. I'm impressed." Iruka told them.
"Well we're not like most." Sasuke smiled, a similar feeling in his stomach…but he knew what it was. "Right, Naruto?"
Naruto didn't reply. Instead he went on cleaning the same spot absently. Sasuke elbowed him.
"Huh? Yea…What President said." Naruto agreed hastily, being pulled out of his thoughts.
Iruka smiled.
"I've never said this to a student before…but I enjoy having detention with you two."
"Thanks." Naruto smiled awkwardly.
"So, how much longer of our sentence?" Sasuke asked, of course he was the only student in all of Konohogage that would ask such a blunt question.
"Fifty minutes, thirty seconds and nine milliseconds." Naruto said automatically.
"What he said." Iruka shrugged. "But, you two haven't caused trouble… and I really just have better things to do… so just stay in this room, don't draw any attention to yourselves & you don't have to clean. See ya in fifty." & with that the teacher left the two students he had put in detention to do anything they wanted in a classroom.
Naruto & Sasuke looked at each other.
"So…how 'bout the swim team? They really got bad since Temari got kicked out for slamming Tenten's head into the cement side of the pool." Naruto shrugged awkwardly, pushing his hands in his pockets.
"Yep. But she did kinda deserve it." Sasuke replied back, scratching the back of his head awkwardly.
"Yea. You don't make fun of Temari…even if she does have a weird shaped widows peak."
"She doesn't even have a widows peak."
"A very small and curved awkwardly one she does. It's just really weird with her hair up & like it usually is."
"& how would you know this?"
"I have a lot of friends that like to have parties that aren't rated 13 and below."
"Ok then."
There was silence.
Naruto pulled out his ipod & pressed play. I'm just a kid by Simple Plan started playing. Naruto & Sasuke danced awkwardly to the music.
After half the song went by Naruto yanked the speakers out & chucked his ipod across the room. Sasuke looked at him like he was insane.
"We danced. So what? That's all that happened. Let's not get awkward. We can be friends & we can ignore each other…but we shouldn't we awkward around each other." Naruto told Sasuke firmly.
"Umm…ok." Sasuke said, not really having a good reply for that.
"Wanna get some ramen after we get outta here?"
"Sure." Sasuke shrugged, deciding to put the whole incident behind him.
"Good. You're paying." Naruto smiled, wanting to be friends… somewhat.
"Psh. YOU asked ME. It's in the code, you have to pay."
"Nope. My rules say Sasuke has to pay…always."
"You just want free ramen."
"Well duh."
Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"How about you pay for yours and I pay for mine?" Sasuke rationalized.
"I guess that's fair." Naruto sighed dramatically.
Sasuke smiled & laughed quietly as he elbowed Naruto lightly.
Naruto laughed a little too.
"How do you even know about this place? It's so off the beaten track." Sasuke asked as his ramen was set in front of him by the nice but slightly scary waiter.
"Try the ramen." Naruto answered.
Sasuke questioningly picked up his chopsticks and ate a small amount of his ramen. He dropped his chopsticks and looked at Naruto with shock & surprise on his face.
"It's my job as a ramen lover to know all the best places to get ramen. And this is by far THE best place." Naruto smiled proudly.
"I could kiss you for introducing this to me."
"Please don't." Naruto laughed.
Sasuke flicked Naruto's arm jokingly. Naruto spazzed out & slapped Sasuke with far more force than necessary.
"Ow." Sasuke said, kissing his abused hand.
"Sorry. I have a thing about being flicked." Naruto said stirring his ramen with his chopsticks.
"Oh really?" Sasuke asked, getting an idea in his head & making it apparent through his tone.
"Don't you dare." Naruto said, leaning away from Sasuke hazardously.
Naruto leaned too far back & started falling. & by pure instinct he grabbed onto something to stop him from falling. Unfortunately the thing he grabbed onto wasn't as sturdy as he thought. Naruto fell to the ground, table cloth & everything on it falling on top of him.
Sasuke started laughing loudly. Naruto pushed everything off of him & got up. He brushed off his shirt. Sasuke was trying to muffle his laughter but it SO was not working.
"You think that's funny?" Naruto asked him rhetorically.
Sasuke nodded, hands over his mouth. Naruto raised his eyes & picked up his ramen which magically hadn't fallen on top of him. (& people still don't believe Naruto when he says that ramen has special powers. Pfft.)
"You wouldn't." Sasuke said seriously, immediately stopping his laughter.
"Try me Mr. President." Naruto dared.
Sasuke got up & ran from the restraunt. Naruto put the money for the damages & their meals down on the table before chasing after Sasuke.
Naruto was a good runner. He was only a little ways away from Sasuke. He could have thrown it and there was always the chance that it missed, and that would be mean to the noodles.
Naruto eventually tripped just a little, he didn't fall on the ground but he didn't fall…his ramen however…
Naruto forgot about the ramen momentarily & just kept running after Sasuke.
Sasuke ran into a park.
"A park? There isn't a park within miles of the school…& the ramen shop wasn't that far away from it…that can't be good." Sasuke told himself.
Sasuke turned around to see if Naruto was close behind. But before he could even register any images he was falling…And Naruto, who had been super close behind him, rammed into him & they both slammed into the gravel.
"Got you." Naruto panted.
"Fine fine. You win." Sasuke panted, just realizing just how tired he really was.
"I could get used to hearing that." Naruto smile/panted.
"Don't. 'Cuz you'll never hear that again. I guarantee you that." Sasuke smile/panted, looking up at Naruto who was pinning him to the surprisingly hard gravel.
Accidentally in love by the counting crows started playing from somewhere.
"Do you hear that?" Naruto asked, sitting up but still straddling the stranded Sasuke.
"Yea…it's coming from your pocket Captain Slacker." Sasuke said, trying to wriggle free.
"Oh…" Naruto pulled his cell phone out of his pocket.
He looked at the screen and was surprised by what he saw.
"It's Sakura." He told the still stranded Sasuke confused.
Naruto pressed talk & put the phone up to his ear.
"Hey Sakura. What's up?" He asked casually, leaning back to use Sasuke's propped up feet as a pillow.
Sasuke put his arms up & looked around confused. He pointed to himself…but Naruto wasn't paying attention.
"Sure. We'll have lunch with you tomorrow." Naruto shrugged.
Sasuke slapped Naruto's leg, Naruto didn't react in the least.
"Kay. See you then. Love you too, bye."
Naruto hung up. Sasuke flipped over & pinned Naruto to the ground.
"What did Sakura-Chan have to say?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto flipped over & pinned Sasuke down.
"Hi, by, how's it going? & she wants us to have lunch with her tomorrow."
Sasuke flipped over.
"Well we are allowed to go off campus. & why didn't I get a say?"
"You are such an idiot." Kiba laughed, pushing Kankuro slightly.
Sasuke jumped off of Naruto & stood up hurriedly.
"Finally Kiba says something that isn't stupid." Suigetsu smirked, walking up to Kiba & Kankuro from behind a tree.
"If I can change why can't you? Still too much of a loser to actually fight fair. You have to sneak up on people. So lame." Kiba retorted meanly.
"Fine, I'll fight fair. How's this for fair?"
Suigetsu punched Kiba & he fell down. Suigetsu started kicking Kiba. Police sirens wailed.
Sasuke ran up & pulled Suigetsu away slightly.
"You can't have another run in with the cops." Sasuke reminded him urgently.
Suigetsu nodded, remembering. Sasuke pulled on his arm & the both of them ran from the park.
Naruto ran up to Kiba. He dropped down next to him.
"Dude, are you ok?" Naruto asked, pushing Kiba's bangs out of his face.
Kiba hand blood on the corner of his mouth. Kiba stood up madly. He spat some blood on the ground.
"No! That jerk is going to pay!" Kiba yelled angrily.
"Calm down. That's just the adrenaline talking." Naruto told him calmly.
"No it's…wait…why were you here with Uchiha? I thought you guys hated each other." Kiba said.
Naruto looked to where Sasuke had just been. He couldn't see Sasuke. Naruto sighed.
"We do."