Hey guys! Okay, this is like a really lame story, and yet I kinda like it still. But it doesn't really matter what I think of it. I wanna know what you guys think. Though none of you will understand the title just yet. Anyways, please review and tell me if I should keep writing or just ditch the whole story.
Disclaimer: Much to my dismay, I don't own Naruto. Isn't it so depressing?
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"...Luckily no one were injured in there fire that broke out at the St.Terean last night. The reason for the fire is still unknown to the fire department, but police have taken in suspects. The two males accused spent the night in a jail cell only to be released this morning, clear of charge. For now, the criminals are still out there, though the police are working hard to find the culprits. Until their school can be fixed up, the students of St.Terean will be attending various other schools across the village. In ladder news the..."
"Turn that crap off, would you." a young boy, in his late teens, said looking up at the woman on the television screen. The boy had black hair, tied into a pony tale at the back of his head. He looked really bored, sitting in a wooden chair in the disorganized living room of an their house. It was a small, old, one story home. The walls of the living room had wallpaper that was falling off. A small, dirty couch and two wooden chairs sat in front of a black and white television set. A coffee table sat in between the couch and T.V, newspapers, cups, and other objects lay in a pile on top of it.
"Why Shika? Were you the one who started the fire?" another boy asked. He had blue eyes, and sunny coloured hair. He was sitting on the couch watching the news woman on the screen.
"No Naruto." said the first boy, Shikamaru. "I just don't like the idea that those people might be coming to Kona-High."
Shikamaru and Naruto, along with their friends, were attending Kona-High, or more formally known as Konoha High School. And 'those people' were the students at St.Terean High School for Academic Achievement. For years the two schools have been rivals. But the friendly rivalry had grown into hatred.
When Kona-High was built, it was a strong, beautiful school, one of the best in the whole village. But after many years, the once strong standing school had become a magnet for what some would call 'rebellious' teens. Now the school was a place of gangs, sex, drugs, alcohol and violence. The school was home to many people of poor backgrounds. It would seem that the board of administration had given up on even trying to do anything to help the students that attended there. It was like the people there didn't matter enough to help. Like the school was full of lost causes.
But students at St.Terean were wealthy, well mannered, and really smart kids. It was a very gifted school, that was widely respected among all. Kids of Kona-High thought that they were getting unfairly treated, and the kids at St.Terean thought that the apposing school wasn't good enough to even participate in their sport or academic competitions. This caused a lot of conflict in the students of the two schools.
Every time someone from Kona-High would see a kid wearing the St.Terean uniform they would through something at them, or insult them, or start a fight with them. But the uniform clad students weren't innocent either. They to would insult, annoy and hurt then other school's attendants. It had been going on like this for quite sometime now. It wasn't safe for either Naruto or Shikamaru to walk down the street anymore. Not only in case of an attack from the kids of the opposing school, but also from the drunken idiots and gang members at their own school.
"I hear ya on that one, Shika." said a girl with brown hair and brown eyes, as she make her way into the room. Both Naruto and Shika looked up at her.
"Hey Tenten." Naruto called grinning at his friend who took a seat on the couch beside him.
"I bet those kids at St.Terean wont even last one week here." said Tenten, while taking off her brown, cotton gloves. It was mid November and the cold wind hadn't seemed to stop blowing.
"I second that." said Shikamaru.
"Do you think any of them would come here?" Naruto asked them.
"If they do, I can guarantee that someone is going to get hurt." Shika said with a little warning in his voice.
"How long do you think it will take them to fix up their school?" Asked a girl who had just walked into the room. She was fallowing a solemn looking boy with red hair and green eyes. He sat on the other wooden chair, while the girl took a seat on the armrest next to Naruto. He gave her a one armed hug and grinned wildly at her. She smiled back at her blue eyed friend. Her name was Syrenia, though everyone called her Sy. She had long plum coloured hair that reached down to her waist, and navy blue eyes.
"Hi Sy. Hey Gaara." Naruto said, happy that all of his friends were there with him. The five of them had been friends for years. They where as close as they can possible get. The five of them had been through a lot together. They all had some sort of problem in their pasts, but they could always count on each other to be there when they needed it. They were like one big family, in fact, they liked to think that they were. They had figured out about a year ago, that they had rather spend time together then anything else. So, they had bought a house and where all living together. Well, Sy didn't actually live with them, but she stayed at the house as often as she could. There they would support one another and help each other through whatever it was that had happened to them. Naruto had thought it was the best idea that they had ever had, to live together. No one had to be alone anymore.
"Judging by the amount of damage done in the fire, I would say it'll take a few months to get the school up and running again. That means we'll be stuck with bratty, rich kids until spring, at least ." Shika informed them.
"That's just great." Gaara scowled.
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"Hello, I'm Tsunade, the principal here at Konoha high." a woman said while gesturing a small group of adults into her small, cluttered office. They all took seats in front of the large desk that the woman, Tsunade, was sitting behind. After they were all seated she continued to speak. "It has come to my attention that after the resent fire at St.Terean your children have no where to receive their education. We are honored that your children have chosen our school to attend."
"Let's get one thing straight here." a man with brown hair said, "Our children have not chosen to come here, this was the only school with enough room for them. We are not happy with this outcome."
"I see." was all that the principal managed to say.
"We done not wish for our children to have their minds corrupted by the students here, we merely wish for them to be educated." said a man with white eyes said, in a very stern voice.
"We think that the best thing for our kids would be for them to stick together and have some sort of protection."a pink haired middle aged woman said.
"I would agree." Tsunade said.
"And we wish them to have somewhere to stay while in school." said a tall man with black hair, "It's rather far for our children to travel to school everyday."
"Alright," the woman said, shuffling threw some papers in her desk. Finding one in particular that was appealing to her. She smiled and looked up at the others. "I think I have the perfect people for your children to stay with. They have a quaint little house not too far down the road from our school."
"Are they gang members? Or drug dealers? Or drunks?" the pink haired woman asked, a little panicked about her daughter living with some crazy man that goes from pub to pub, raping women on the way.
"No, they're really good kids. Though, they tend to be a little loud." she informed them.
"And it's a safe environment?" the woman beside the man with white eyes asked.
"Yes." She responded. It's kind of true, she thought to herself, It's as safe as it can get around here.
After a few more minutes of questions, the parents finally agreed on letting their children stay with the house of teenagers. Soon the adults all stood and said their goodbyes. Once the door to her office shut she flopped down into her chair and let out a heavy sigh. It hadn't been that easy to persuade the parents, but it was done. She sighed again knowing what she would now have to do. She knew that it was going to be difficult to talk the group of teenagers that they would have to make room in their own home for the new students. It was going to be a really hard.
She decided that she might as well tell them sooner then later, expectedly since the new kids would be movie into their house the fallowing day. She got up slowly and headed out of her office and to her car.
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Everyone was gathered in the kitchen, the guys sitting on the bar stools as Tenten and Sy made them an after dinner snack. They all sat around talking and enjoying each other's company while waiting for their food. There was a knock at the door and everyone hushed down. They rarely get visitors, and it wasn't because they weren't popular, because they were. It was because the people who they were popular among was mostly the people that hated them. So when they did get visitors it was either some prank or it was someone come to threaten or fight them. Though they did get some nice visits, mostly from their other friends, Rock Lee, Kiba, Shino, or Temari. But they always called before they came, so that Naruto and the rest of them knew that they were coming.
Gaara stood up from his chair. He started walking down the hall towards the front door. Shikamaru got up and fallowed behind him.
"Stay here." He told his friends who were still in the kitchen. They nodded their heads at him, telling him that they would stay. Listening closely, they heard the footsteps of both Gaara and Shikamaru, as they walked towards the door. Both of the locks on the door were unlocked and the door opened. Inside the kitchen, they were all trying to find out who was there. After another minute both Shikamaru and Gaara walked back into the kitchen, closely fallowed by their school's principal.
"Tsunade-sama what are you doing here?" asked Sy. The woman took a deep breath. That wasn't a good sign.
"I'm here to inform you about the new conditions of the students of St.Terean's stay here." she said, thinking of how she could tell them. Gaara snorted, not liking the topic.
"And what, pray tell, does that have to do with us?" Tenten asked her.
"Well, I'm not quite sure how to tell you this but..." she began, but then paused.
"But...?" Sy said, not liking how this was going.
"...But the new students didn't have anywhere to stay so they're going to have to live here with you until their school can be fix." she managed to get out in one breath.
"WHAT?" Naruto yelled in utter disbelief.
"That's insane Tsunade-sama!" Tenten exclaimed. "They can't live with us, have you any idea how much pain they've caused us?"
"Please, clam down. It isn't that bad." their principal said, "It's only for a few months, just until they can get their school cleaned up."
"Calm down? How can we calm down?" Shika asked her, still yelling.
"Yeah." Naruto agreed. "You can't make us live with the enemy!"
"Naruto, they are not the enemy, they are human beings just like us, and they are in need of our help."
"They need our help? Ha!" Tenten said, obviously pissed about their soon-to-be roommates.
"Where were they when we needed help?" Shika asked.
"They help, and we are going to help them. End of discussion." Tsunade said sternly.
"What do you mean we are going to help them?" Gaara asked, putting emphasis on the word we.
"I mean, they are going to live here with you and you are going to welcome them into your home." she said back.
"What if we refuse?" asked Naruto.
"You can't, it's already settled." Tsunade explained. "They're moving in tomorrow around noon. You get the day off school to help them settle in."
"Tomorrow!" Tenten yelled in a panic.
"Yes, so you can't complain." the older woman replied.
"Did you even think about asking us if it was alright?" Shika asked.
"Yeah. What if we said we didn't have any room?" asked Naruto.
"I know you have enough room for them." she told them, getting annoyed. "It might get a little squishy, but you'll learn to live with it."
"I don't want to learn to live with it!" Shikamaru disagreed.
"Me either." Gaara said.
"Or me." said Tenten.
"Well, you'll have to." she said back to them.
"How many?" Sy's asked in a quiet voice. Everyone turned to look at her, but she was gazing down at the floor, her hair covering her face.
"I beg your pardon?" Tsunade asked, a little confused.
"How many are going to move in?" she asked still in a quiet voice. She did look up.
"I can't believe you! You're agreeing to this?" Naruto yelled at her. She ignored him.
"Five." Tsunade answered, "Two boys, three girls. They're all your age."
Everyone watched Sy nod, she still wasn't looking up.
"So that's it?" Shikamaru asked. "You're just going to let them come without a fight?"
"There's no point." Sy said sadly.
"Of course there's a point!" Naruto said. "We don't want them coming in and taking our lives way."
"They're not going to take our lives Naruto." she replied, her voice barely louder then a whisper.
"Now your defending them?" Tenten asked. Sy merely shook her head.
"You are so!" Naruto yelled accusingly. "How could you do that? How can you stick up for them after all that they've done to us? You should be the last person after everything that they've done to you! Unless you have forgotten-"
He was cut off when he saw Sy's head flew up. She glared at him.
"I haven't forgotten, Naruto! I wont ever forget!" she yelled at him, but she immediately went grew quiet once again. She got a sad look on her face and her eyes seemed to glaze over. She whispered, as quiet as before, "I can't ever forget."
The room immediately quieted. All but Tsunade knew what the kids at St.Terean had put her threw. One person in particular. Gaara stood beside Sy, wrapping one arm around her shoulders to comfort her.
"Sorry Sy, I didn't mean to-" Naruto began to apologize, but stopped when Sy shook her head.
"Don't apologize to me Naruto. I know you didn't mean to upset me." she said, giving him a small smile. "We've all been through something."
"Then why are you okay with them coming?" Tenten asked her.
"They can't all be like that." Sy said simply.
"So then that's it? We're going to let them stay here?" Shikamaru asked her. Sy shrugged her shoulders.
"Well there doesn't seem to be much else we can do about the matter." she told me.
"Fine, they can stay." Tenten said reluctantly. "But only because Sy said so."
"Then it's settled. They'll arrive tomorrow." Tsunade said relieved that they had said it was alright. "You should all be here to greet them and help them settle in. It's going to be hard for them to adapt to life here. I want you all to try and help them as much as you can. Alright?"
They all nodded and said goodbye to her. After she had left they all stood around the kitchen. None of them really felt that talkative now. After a few minutes of silence Shikamaru got up from his stool and walked out to the hallway.
"I'm going to bed." they heard him mutter from down the hall. Soon they all fallowed suit and went to bed, forgetting about their snack. It had turned out to be a very stressful night for all of them.
Sy was the only one left in the kitchen. She stood there, staring at the floor, remembering all that she and her friends had been put threw. The thought made her eyes water.
No, she thought, I'm not going to cry. I refuse to cry because of them.
She pushed the images and thoughts to the back of her mind, and took a deep breath to try and calm herself. After another minute, she seemed to be fine, though, her hands where trembling. All she wanted to do now was sleep.
She made her way down the hallway and into the first door on her left. Sy smiled when she saw two of her friends asleep on their beds. A single bed was placed against one wall containing Gaara's sleeping form. Naruto lay sprawled out on a mattress on the ground in front of Gaara's bed. Clothes and clutter where thrown everywhere, making it almost imposable to see the floor.
Sy made her way over to where Naruto lay. He had fallen asleep while still on top of his blankets. There was no doubt that he would get a cold if he wasn't bundled up in his blankets in this weather. Sy gently shook her friend's shoulder to wake he up. She watched as Naruto's eyes flickered open, gazing up at Sy.
"Come on Naruto. You'll get sick if you don't sleep under you're blankets." she cooed softly to her barely awake friend. He nodded and slipped under the covers, with the help of Sy. Seconds after his head hit the pillow he had fallen back into a dreamy sleep. She smiled, and kissed the top of his head lightly.
Sy turned to where Gaara lay. She wasn't surprised to find his eyes open and gazing up at her. Gaara had trouble sleeping, everyone knew that. Ever since he was little he had a fear that everyone that he cared about would leave him. So the only time that he really got a good night's sleep was when he was with one of his friends. He felt safe there, and he knew that he wouldn't be alone. That's why Naruto moved his mattress into Gaara's room.
So Sy quickly got underneath the blue blankets with Gaara by her side side. She gave him a small smile and wished him a good night. And Gaara fell asleep.
Soon sleep came to her as well. Usually she didn't have dreams. But this night was different, she had a dream. Sadly though, it was one of the last dreams she wanted to have.
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"Guys, I think she's waking up." Sy heard Naruto's voice say.
Sy slowly opened her eyes. She sat up carefully, her eyes adjusting to see that she was back in Gaara's bed, her friends all gathered around her with worried expressions. Judging by the colour of the sky from out side the cracked window, it was still pretty early in the morning.
"Are you alright Ren?" Tenten asked her in a very concerned voice. Sy nodded, touching her cheek with one hand.
"What happened?" she asked them, feeling a mixer of tears and cold sweat that was on her face.
"You had a bad dream." Shika informed her. She looked up at all of her friends.
"Did I wake you?" she asked timidly.
"It was kind of hard not to wake up. You where screaming like there was no tomorrow." Naruto told her.
"Oh," she said quietly, looking down at her hands in her lap. "Sorry, I didn't mean to."
"It's alright." Tenten told her. "As long as you're okay."
"I am now." She said.
"That must have been one bad dream." Naruto commented, wiping away the tears that were still on Sy's flushed cheeks.
"It was." She said sadly.
"Was it about him, again?" Gaara asked knowingly. She could only nod.
"It'll be alright Sy." Shikamaru told her.
"Yeah, that's right." Naruto said. "And do you know why Sy?"
She shook her head as to say no. He gave her his famous foxy grin.
"Because you're with us! And we're not going to let anything happen to you!"
They all smiled at her. It was true, they wouldn't ever let anything happen to her. They had always protected her, and they always would. She smiled back at them.
"I know." she said.
"Good. Now can we go back to sleep?" Naruto asked while yawning. She laugh a little at him, but nodded. He then jumped onto the bed beside where she had been sleeping and dived under the covers.
"Hey!" Shika said. "She didn't say you could sleep with them."
"Awww, but I'm tired and Gaara's bed is so much more comfortable them mine." Naruto complained.
"Well that's too bad." Shikamaru said, pulling Naruto by the feet until he fell out of the bed, and onto the floor.
"Fine! I'll sleep in my own bed then." Naruto huffed from his spot of the floor, rolling over so that he was on top of his mattress.
"You're sure your okay?" Gaara asked.
"Yes, I'm fine." she assured them.
"Alright then. Goodnight." Tenten said, heading back to her room.
"Goodnight." Sy called to both her and Shikamaru, as they to went down the hall.
"We'd better go to sleep too." Gaara said. "We get our new roommates in the morning."
"Yeah, how could I forget." she said as Gaara closed his eyes, laying his head down on his pillow. Within mere minutes he was fast asleep. Sy smiled at his sleeping form and closed her eyes as well. Though this time Sy fell into a dreamless state, which in her mind was a dream come true.
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