Freshman

Ok so here goes my first fic – some ages first: Naruto: 18, Sasuke: 20, Kiba: 18, all other characters: about 18.

Naruto walked got off the bus in Konoha with his blue suitcase and bright orange backpack. He was immediately struck by how rural the town looked; in fact it was more of a village. The main road through the town was tarmac, but bumpy and badly maintained. It had one bus-stop on it (the one Naruto got off at), and a few shops – mostly convenience stores and bars.

He engaged the suitcase's handle, so that he could pull it by its wheels, and set off down the road, following directions from random people. The people in Konoha seemed friendly enough. They were mostly dressed in conservative clothes, with the odd person walking down the street with a bottle of beer in their hand, or a cigarette hanging out of their mouth. This was a laid back kind of town, Naruto thought to himself, taking out a rolling paper and some tobacco, as well as a filter, and quickly rolling up a cigarette.

He walked along the tarmac, toking lightly on his roll-up, making his way towards the house that he'd signed the contract to live in. By the time he got there, the roads had turned from tarmac to gravel, and his cigarette had been smoked down to the filter. He flicked it out, chucked a mint in his mouth to get rid of the smell, and knocked tentatively on the door.

"Hello… Are you the other tenant?" A man with dark brown hair, and two curious tattoos, one on each cheek inquired.

"Umm, yeh, Naruto… Naruto Uzumaki," He smiled sheepishly, and offered his hand to shake.

"Yo man! I'm Kiba! Nice to finally meet you… come on it!" He replied, grabbing the hand and shaking it firmly.

Naruto walked in after the man, and looked around. The house wasn't big, but Naruto understood he was only sharing it with one other person – and he figured that other person was Kiba. After a short tour, he saw that the house had a small kitchen/living area, with an old CRT TV and a torn sofa, one bathroom, with a bath/shower combo, and one…. ONE BEDROOM!

He was relieved to see that there were two beds, adequately spaced in the room. Naruto threw his suitcase and backpack onto the bed, stretching his back in relief after doing so. "So umm… I hate to ask, but what's the smoking situation in the house?" Naruto asked, scratching the back of his head.

"Well the landlord is fine with it… and I don't smoke but I don't have a problem with it," Kiba chirped, smiling softly.

"Ahhh, that's such a relief," Naruto sighed, taking out his papers and tobacco.

"Hey, what's that?" Kiba asked curiously.

"Oh… I'm from England," Naruto explained "A lot of us roll our own cigarettes over there, it's a lot cheaper" He dexterously rolled one and stuck it in his mouth.

"Hey, can I just ask one thing? You mind not smoking in our room?" Kiba asked.

"Oh, yeh sure sorry," Naruto grinned, walking in to the living area and slumping on the sofa. Lighting his cigarette, he took a long drag. I think I'm gonna like living here.

"But you know, a handsome guy like you shouldn't be smoking," Kiba said with a laugh, "I'm gonna have to get you off that habit if we end up being friends."

OK so please rate and review and tell me what you all think. There may be yaoi later on if y'all want it, just let me know what you think and whether I should continue… THANKS!