Chapter 1: New School

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto by any stretch of the imagination.

*A/N: I made the school like mine with the exact schedule I had my Junior year so it's easier for me to write. :P (My MT teacher is legit like that, I hate her.)

Gaara had moved to the town of Konoha with his brother Kankuro and his sister Temari due to "daddy issues" back in Suna. Their father had been very abusive,only to Gaara, because he blamed Gaara for the death of his wife. When Temari was finally old enough she called the police and had him arrested and adopted both of her brothers with the help of their uncle. When they moved to Konoha, it was the end of Konaha High School's summer break, so they had enough time to apply and not have to introduce themselves awkwardly to their classes in the middle of the school year. Gaara hated doing that the most because it was embarrasing and he was antisocial. Temari had graduated high school in Suna so now she had to apply at the college in Konoha, the High School and College were right next to each other and they had thankfully aquired an apartment right across from the school, thanks to their uncle, so they wouldn't get lost.

*Gaara P.o.V*:

"Gaara! Kankuro! We are going to the mall to get some school supplies and clothes. Get ready quickly and lets go!" Temari yelled from the kitchen as she was preparing the shopping list. I sighed and got off my bed. "Okay!" I yelled from upstairs. I went to the bathroom to fix my face in the mirror. My bright red hair was a ruffled mess so I put a brush through it and fixed the eyeliner around my sea-foam green colored eyes and brushed my teeth. My body was adorned with black skinny jeans with one chain that attached to my wallet in my back pocket, a black longsleeve shirt and black sanuks. I had a necklace around my neck, it was a glass gourd shaped charm with sand in it. Sand has always interested me, is that weird? I don't think it is. I went down the stairs and greeted my sister and brother. Kankuro has always been a little strange. He loves puppets and he wears this weird mask of makeup that I don't remember the name of at this moment, and a hat that has kitty ears. Temari used to wear her hair in four ponytails, but when she turned 15 and became a freshman in high school, she thought it was childish ever since then she's worn it down, and she wears bright colored clothes while Kankuro and I wear mostly black clothes. She loves japanese fans though, she has a huge one on her wall in her room, it's quite interesting. "Ready to go?" Temari asked. I nodded and Kankuro whooped and ran out of the house to the car. Temari and I rolled our eyes and exited the house. The drive to the mall wasn't that long and we didn't even get lost, which was surprising. We entered the mall and Kankuro and I rejoiced when we saw a Hottopic in the mall. We ran straight for it and began picking out clothes that we liked. Our uncle is rich and is taking care of us while he is still living in Suna. Temari was busy in Staples getting school supplies for the year and then proceeded with her clothes shopping in Wet Seal, Forever 21, etc. At least she got her jeans from Hottopic... I was a Junior in high school and Kankuro was a Senior. By the end of the shopping trip I had bought fifteen different pairs of black skinny jeans, five different pairs of converse and twenty longsleeve shirts that varied in color, I didn't always wear black. Sometimes I liked pink. I'm gay, who cares? Not me. Kankuro bought nothing but black. When we got back to the house I picked out what I was going to wear on the first day of school, which was tomorrow. Joy. I decided on black skinnies, the pink converse I just bought, and my pink longsleeve shirt. Might as well come out on the first day rather then the middle of the year. "Alright boys, it's ten o'clock, bed time." Temari said. Kankuro groaned and I nodded. I never wanted to get Temari mad, she gets really scary. I went upstairs and sat there on my bed. I have Insomnia, so I don't sleep often, and I haven't had the time to buy my pills in a while. The eyeliner is just to cover up the bags under my eyes. I listened to smooth jazz on my radio, it helps me fall asleep sometimes. I woke up to my alarm. 'Whoo, I slept!' I said in my mind. I walked into the bathroom, showered, dryed off, got dressed, blow dryed my hair, put my eyeliner on, brushed my teeth, and went down stairs for breakfast with a smile on my face for once. I always felt amazing after I slept. Temari looked up at me and grinned. "Finally had some sleep Gaara?" She asked. I nodded and sat down at the table. Kankuro came down the stairs looking like complete shit. I frowned at him as he stuck a hand in his pants to readjust himself. He looked up at me and smiled. "What's for breakfast Tem-chan?"He asked. Temari glared at him and said "Bacon, eggs, and toast, You don't get food until you bathe though so get your ass back upstairs!" She yelled. Kankuro groaned, got up and went upstairs, fifteen minutes later he was back, and clean. Thank God. Temari smiled and put the food on the table. We scarfed our breakfast down, seeing as we were almost late for our first day of school, because of Kankuro might I add. Temari didn't have to leave with us, she didn't have class until noon and it was only 6:30 AM. Kankuro and I walked across the street to the school and went straight to the office, which was really easy to find in the small school. They gave us our schedules and as we were walking out of the room the door whacked me right in the head and I fell on the ground. "Ouch..." I said as I looked up at the culprit while holding my head. He had long brunette hair and pale eyes, he was very handsome and Gaara stared at him in awe. "Are you okay?" the culprit asked. I snapped out of it and stood up. "I'm fine," I said as I glared at him, "watch where you are going idiot." And I stormed out of the room. "I'm sorry about that, Gaara doesn't really like people very much." Kankuro bowed to him and left.

*Neji P.o.V.*:

I opened the door only to knock someone down. "Ouch..." a very petite adorable boy dressed in black and pink with bright red hair said as he sat on the ground. He looked up at me, hand on his head and stared at me with wide eyes. They were an amazing seafoam green color, and I new it was love at first sight. "Are you okay?" I asked the small boy. His vision seemed to clear and he stood up and glared saying, "I'm fine, watch where you are going idiot." He said then left abruptly. "I'm sorry about that, Gaara doesn't really like people very much." So his name was Gaara? Very fitting. I was about to ask for the other boys name, but he bowed and left before I could ask. I shrugged and continued on with my duty. "What did you need me for Tsunade sensei?" I asked. She looked up and smiled at me. "We have two new students, and I would like you to keep an eye on the younger one, they just got here from Suna, and their uncle wants to make sure they are safe." she replied. "Okay," I said, "what are their names?" she got out two slips of paper and handed them to me. "Subaku Gaara and Subaku Kankuro, Gaara is a Junior like you, so I gave him the same schedule as you, Kankuro on the other hand is a Senior, I'll have someone else watch over him, you are dismissed." She said and went back to her computer. I left the office and went to my first period, which was Music Theory with Orochimaru. When I entered Gaara was sitting quietly in the corner in front of his computer listening to his Ipod. Orochimaru didn't really teach us anything. He just expected us to learn off of a computer program and worksheets and packets, so it was a relaxing class with no adult supervision. I decided to sit next to Gaara, hopefully he wouldn't freak out. Turns out he didn't even notice me. The bell rang and it seemed to have scared him a little. I chuckled a little bit. He looked up and glared at me then ran out of the room. 'This kid is going to be very interesting' I thought.

*Gaara P.o.V*:

I walked into my first period class and noticed that the teacher was just sitting there staring at a raven haired teen that was talking to a boy that resembled a sun spot. His hair was a bright blonde that hurt my eyes. I found a quiet corner and just sat down and listened to my Ipod. I noticed the door open and looked up. It was the boy who hit me with the door. I quickly looked down when he began to turn his head in my direction, he didn't seem to catch me staring, but he noticed me. 'Please don't sit next to me' I begged in my mind. He walked over and sat next to me, It's a good thing he didn't talk to me, otherwise I would've freaked out on him. The bell scared the SHIT out of me. I was not expecting it at all. The boy next to me chuckled at my moment of fear, and I looked up and shot a glare at him. I gathered my stuff in a hurry and ran out of there so he wouldn't follow me. I had band with Iruka second period. I didn't bring my clarinet with me because I didn't know I would be taking band, so he let me off for the day, they were practicing for Marching Band anyways. I sat in the back of the room and watched the band set up. The boy who hit me with the door was in this class too. 'Do I have a stalker or something?' I thought. I caught someone staring at me, and she smiled and walked over to me. "Hello, I am Hyuuga Hinata, what is your name?" The girl asked politely. I smiled gently at her, she seemed really nice. "I'm Subaku Gaara, it's nice to meet you." We shook hands and she sat down next to me. "What instrument do you play?" She asked me. It was obvious that she played flute because she had one in her hand, so I didn't have to ask her. "I play clarinet." I replied. "My cousin plays clarinet too." She smiled and pointed to the boy who hit me. "His name is Hyugga Neji, I am sure you two will get along nicely, he isn't in Marching Band either." She said as she stood to take her place for practice when Iruka sensei walked in the room and stepped on the podium. 'So that's his name.' I said in my mind. I finally had a name to the boy who hit me with a door. "I wonder how Kankuro is doing." I whispered to myself. I looked up to see Neji staring at me. He had a blush on his face. I gave him a questioning look, and he coughed slightly and walked over to me. "May I sit next to you?" He asked. I nodded slightly and he beemed. 'Holy shit, ughhh I don't feel good...' I thought to myself as pain shot through my head, which in turn made me nauceous.

*Neji P.o.V*:

I noticed my cousin, Hinata, talking to my little red head and whatever she said made him smile gently. 'He's really cute when he smiles...' I felt my face heat up as I thought to myself. Hinata walked away to start band practice. He noticed me staring and looked at me questioningly. I coughed away my embarrassment and walked over to him. "May I sit next to you?" I asked. I shot him my happiest smile when he nodded. "Your name is Gaara right?" I asked. He looked at me and nodded. "Tsunade sensei told me that I had to watch out for you and keep you safe, it was a request from your uncle." I continued. He looked at me again and said. "I can take care of myself." His face was beginning to look pale. "What's wrong Gaara?" He looked up at me and said, "I don't feel so good..." I put my hand on his forehead and noticed that he was burning up. "Do you want me to take you to the Infirmary?" I asked, worried. He nodded and shakily stood up. I put an arm around him and went up to the teacher and asked, "he isn't feeling well, can I take him to the Infirmary?" Iruka nodded and wrote us a pass.

*Gaara P.o.V*:

"Your name is Gaara right?" He asked. I looked at him and nodded. "Tsunade sensei told me that I had to watch out for you and keep you safe, it was a request from your uncle." He continued. I looked at him again and said. "I can take care of myself." My head was hurting and my stomach was churning I looked down when another shot of pain went through my body. "What's wrong Gaara?" I looked up at him, "I don't feel so good..." I said. "Do you want me to take you to the Infirmary?" He asked, worried. I nodded and shakily stood up. He put an arm around me, which didn't bother me like when other people touched me, and went up to the teacher and asked, "he isn't feeling well, can I take him to the Infirmary?" Iruka nodded and wrote us a pass. We got half way to the Infirmary when another shock of pain went through my body, I couldn't concentrate and my vision was getting blurry. My legs were starting to give out on me. I gasped in surprise when Neji picked me up off the ground and began to carry me bridal style. "Put me down!" I yelled and began struggling in his arms. He hugged me closer to his body and I felt a blush run across my face. "Gaara, calm down, if you don't stop struggling, I'll drop you." He said calmly. I stopped struggling for fear of being dropped and he began walking again. A few steps later we heard someone that sounded a lot like Kankuro yell, "WHAT THE HELL! PUT MY BROTHER DOWN!" Neji turned to see who it was and it really was my brother. 'Oh shit.' I though to myself. He was stomping towards us with an angry look on his face. I looked at Neji and whispered, "put me down." He frowned but did as he was told. "Kankurou, why aren't you in class?" I asked him. He looked at me and held out his pass, "Bathroom." He said simply. "What were you doing to my brother?" He asked. "He wasn't feeling good, so I was taking him to the Infirmary." Neji replied curtly. I looked up at my brother and nodded. He put a hand on my forehead to check my temperature. His eyebrows went up in surprise, and he pulled out his cellphone. "Temari, Gaara is sick, come and get him." He said through the phone and then hung up. "Temari will be here in 5 minutes so I will take you to the office, alright?" He asked. I sighed and nodded. Kankuro slapped Neji's hand away and picked me up. As we were walking away I waved goodbye to Neji, and he gave me a look of complete bewilderment and waved back.