New story!
Same thing as before, I hope this will be as much fun to read as it was to write C:
Again I do not own Naruto and again a warning for the following; mature content, drug use, and probably smut at some later point.
Summer had washed away like a rushed river and slowly autumn had its claws in the skies. Once clear blue heavens that allowed the earth to be the sun's playground had now pushed a thick layer of clouds forward. If one would squint just hard enough, a faint light would be visible from above the overcast skies and temperatures drastically dropped. The harsh winds had started with blowing cold rain over the landscape alongside the moist sea winds. Leaves turned brown and rather than that beautiful autumn picture that people would often imagine, the land was drenched in mud, rotten leaves and wilted plants. The city that seemed to shine during the summer grew dull and depressed. Narrow streets between old and crooked buildings were now the hunting grounds for bitter winds. The few spots that were safe were clustered by people on their breaks while over crowded trams drove by. A few brave souls still battled the elements with pushbikes and umbrellas that were folded backwards.
"Well that was useless," Naruto complained as he chained his pushbike to the rack and looked mournfully at his orange umbrella.
"Why would you take an umbrella on your pushbike?" Sakura asked as she did the same and chained her bike to the same rack. She pulled the plastic hood of her poncho further over her hair and cocked her head a little to the side as she watched Naruto struggle with broken mechanics.
"I forgot where I left my rain coat okay?!" He whined as he tried to fold it back to it's original state. "I didn't know it would rain today!" He continued to whine as he gave up and held what was left of the cover over his head.
"It rains like three-hundred and fifty days a year in this god forsaken country!" Sakura pushed her point as they started to walk towards the entrance of the school.
"I know that! I just didn't know today would be one of those days," Naruto said as he brushed the wet hair out of his face and wiped his forehead in a faint attempt to keep the water that trickled down out of his eyes.
"What ever, can't your mum help you find it?" She asked and pushed through the door into a slippery hallway.
"Yeeeeeaaaaahh, nah," Naruto shrugged and frowned a little at what was once a white floor. Through the halls filled with moist people they followed a muddy trail to their lockers.
"What ever," Sakura rolled her eyes and started twisting the hanging lock into the right numbers.
"But! You know what! I'm not going to let shitty weather knock me down!" He pointed his finger at her before he started fumbling with his umbrella again. "This is going to be the year of Naruto! I can feel it!" He grinned broadly through his effortless struggles. With a huff he put the handle on the ground and tried to push the metal rods down. From the corners of her eyes Sakura barely caught the stem that slipped under the pressure and fell. Feet slipped over the floor and the umbrella came falling down alongside Naruto
"Oh God!" She exclaimed in horror and quickly turned to Naruto whom she half expected to be impaled on the damned thing. A sigh of relief escaped her when she saw her friend on the ground instead. "Jesus, just throw that fucking thing away," she sighed and held her hand out.
"But it's my only umbrella," Naruto pouted as he took the hand and got back on his feet.
Sakura grunted and pulled the poncho over her shoulders before she started stripping out of her plastic rain trousers.
"It's broken, you honestly insist on still using it?" Sasuke crossed his arms over his chest and arched a brow at Naruto.
"Good morning to you too," Naruto stuck his tongue out and groaned a little when he realised he wasn't just wet, he was covered in dirt. "Great," he sighed before he turned back to Sasuke.
"Good morning," Sakura smiled as she shoved her wet rain clothes into a plastic bag.
Sasuke raised his hand in a half hearted wave and rested most of his weight atop his own umbrella.
"You look awfully dry," Naruto wiped his hands on his coat before he placed them into his side and he glared at his friend.
"I took the tram," he shrugged before he lazily strolled to his own locker and opened the metal door.
"Lucky bastard," Naruto grumbled and returned to his umbrella.
"I can't help it that you're dirt poor," Sasuke shrugged before he looked up from his locker and sighed when he noticed Naruto.
"I'm not dirt poor," he huffed under his breath without casting Sasuke a glance.
With a few quick steps he stood in front of the other man and snatched the broken piece out of his hands. Without a word he placed his own umbrella against the wall of lockers and threw the orange one into the rubbish bin. "There," Sasuke clapped his hands clean and picked up his own umbrella.
"Hey! What the hell!" Naruto cried in frustration. "I was going to fix it!" He yelled and caused a few concerned heads to turn.
"Just have mine, alright?" Sasuke pushed the umbrella into Naruto's hands before he turned away. "I've got plenty anyway,"
"N-no! It's not alright! But thanks!" Naruto stumbled over his words.
"Are you guys finished bickering?" Sakura finally asked as she closed her locker and turned around.
"I am anyway," Sasuke waved his hand dismissively before he hoisted his bag over his shoulder.
"Good," she smiled broadly and checked her mobile. "Class is starting in seven minutes, let's get going," she moved ahead slightly and waited for the boys to follow her.
"Nah, I'm going to get cleaned up first," Naruto sighed and watched Sasuke follow the girl's steps.
"Alright, we'll save you a seat!" She said before they moved ahead.
With a sigh, Naruto watched his friends disappear into the crowd before he walked off to the men's room.
"Stupid dirt!" Naruto growled as he tried to wash away the filth but his efforts seemed in vain. All it did was spread further. He looked up when he heard the creak of one of the stall doors when it opened. A broad grin tugged the corners of his mouth when he was mop of red hair.
"We're you spying on me or what?!" He half joked and threw out the dirty toilet paper he held.
"No..." Gaara softly said but coloured up slightly.
A sly grin plagued his face and Naruto leaned closer. "You sure?" He asked before he straightened out his back again.
Gaara rolled his eyes and ignored the question. "So how come you're wiping dirt off your coat?" He asked as he crossed his arms over his chest and cocked his hip out.
"Eehh," Naruto stammered and aimlessly looked around the little bathroom. "Weather didn't get me down but gravity did," he explained through a half smile.
Gaara arched a non-existing brow before he chuckled and shook his head. He turned back to the stall and grabbed the roll of toilet paper off the handle before he rolled the paper around his hand. "Here, you're doing it wrong," he said and unzipped the coat to get a better grip. He got down on one knee and wiped away the thicker parts of the dirt.
With fascination he watched as Gaara cleaned him off and he rested his elbow atop of the sink. "Thank you," he smiled as he looked down at the young man.
Gaara shook his head, "it's no problem," he said and looked up to Naruto. "So are you running for student council again this year?" He asked and stood before he tossed the filthy paper in the bin.
"You know it!" Naruto grinned and took some toilet paper of the roll himself. "I have a good feeling about this year!" He said as he picked up where Gaara left.
"Good luck, I hope you'll make it this year," he smiled and brushed some of the bright red hair behind his ear.
"Meh, three times is shipper's rights...or something," he scratched the back of his head while Gaara just gave him a confused smile. "So, how about you?" He asked as he continued to clean his coat again. "Any goals or plans?" He asked.
Gaara shrugged. "My therapist said I should maybe join an outside school activity to help build social skills," he explained and picked at his nails. "I don't know what I want to do yet though," he finished before he decided to wash his hands.
"Well, what do you like to do?" Naruto asked as he scrubbed the last bits of dirt off his coat and picked pieces of paper off the fabric.
Gaara shook his hands dry and chewed over the question. "I don't know," he finally said. "I like reading, so I could join a book club, or gardening," he said as he rolled some toilet paper off the roll and dried his hands. "The idea is just making me a bit anxious," he hung his head. He looked back up again when he felt a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry about it man, it'll come to you," he smiled and faintly Gaara smiled back.
"Thanks," he said and took a step back. Both looked up when the bell rang. "Oh..." Gaara made a rather dull sounding noise. "We should probably go to class," he suggested.
Naruto whined and frowned as he crossed his arms over his chest. "Well..." He started and shifted back and forth on the spot.
"What are you thinking about?" Gaara frowned and cocked his head to the side.
"You feel like bailing on class?" Naruto grinned in a cat like manner.
Gaara's puzzled expression deepened and he bit his lower lip. "I really think we shouldn't," he started off and cringed when he watched the other man rock his weight on the spot.
"Aahhw! Come on! We'll call it your group activity!" Naruto begged and looked at Gaara in a manner that could put a puppy to shame.
With a small sigh he rolled his eyes and gave in. "Sure, whatever, let's skip this class," he said through a half smile before a gasp escaped him when Naruto grabbed him by the wrist and pulled him down the hallways.
"This was kinda a shitty day to skip class," Shikamaru exhaled a cloud of smoke and looked through the glass that surrounded the little bus stop.
Choji shrugged and swallowed down another crisp. "At least we're dry,"
"Yeah and it's not like mister lazy pants actually needs to study," Kiba said as he leaned over and took a crips out of the bag.
"Did you just call me 'mister lazy pants'?" Shikamaru arched a brow and cocked his head slightly.
"You are kinda lazy," Naruto shrugged as he stood just outside of the cubicle under the black umbrella. "Gaara will vouch for this, right?" He beamed at the redhead.
Gaara shrugged and exhaled a cloud of smoke as well. "I'm staying out of this, Temari might not be in school anymore but she's still living in our home," he said and flicked the butt into a puddle of water.
"I just realised though, if you want to be part of the student council and things, isn't it a very bad idea for you to skip class?" Choji asked.
"Meh, it's not like Naruto will ever win for his intelligence in general," Kiba shrugged through a half grin.
"Yea- hey! I'm not that stupid!" Naruto pointed his finger in Kiba's direction.
"Well you're not exactly mister lazy pants either," Choji joked and held out the bag.
Gaara leaned forwards and grabbed a chip when offered. "I'm telling Temari that this is your new nickname," Gaara softly announced through a half smile.
With a loud sigh Shikamaru tossed his head back and growled. "She'll never let that go," whined.
"Nah, it's not like our lives will actually matter during high school," Kiba shrugged. "Shit won't be interesting until we leave this hell hole and actually get to do stuff!" He threw his arms into the air and stepped outside of the cubical into the torrent of water that was pouring down. Quickly he stepped back again and shook his head. "Fuck me that's a lot of rain,"
"Speaking of geniuses," Choji calmly said and Naruto couldn't help but burst out in laughter
"What exactly is it you think we will be doing after high school," Shikamaru frowned. "It's not smoking, clearly," he added.
"It also isn't drinking or going to parties," Choji added.
"Or breaking rules and bailing halfway through," Naruto happily added.
"Neither is it going to be doing drugs," Gaara shrugged.
There was a moment of silence and everyone stared a little dumbfounded at Gaara. "I keep forgetting Kankuro is your brother," Kiba crossed his arms over his chest.
"But yeah, fine, maybe the only thing we'll really get to do is all the shit we already did but in larger quantities," Kiba threw a hand in the air.
"I don't think you're really seeing the bigger picture," Shikamaru got up from the little metal bench and stretched his body. "This is the last year in which we can dick around and be a bunch of wankers," He finished.
"We'll always be wankers," Kiba said and Naruto snickered.
"My point being, after this we'll have responsibility, jobs, people will start expecting things and we'll have to at least pretend we're responsible adults," Shikamaru explained and crossed his arms over his chest.
"Meh, I'm not worrying about my future," Naruto shrugged. "I'll figure it out as I go," he finished.
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