Author's Note: I hate writing these things, as I tend to ramble for an age about things that no one cares about. So let me just put a couple warnings up real quick. This story is not about some cool, involved plot. It's about relationship building. There will be a plot there, and some general plot-like elements, don't worry. It's not an aimless story. It's just not going to be some thing where there's going to be an epic showdown at the end of the story. I don't write that kind of stuff. I like reading about relationships, so that's what I tend to write about more. I do my best with the characters, but this is my first (serious) Naruto fanfic. I will be adjusting into the characters and working on their personalities for a couple chapters, I'm sure. I'll try to do my best! I hope you enjoy it. I wanted to write a High School story. My friends wanted a Vampire story. I compromised. :) It's so cliche.


And Your Love Has Come Too Late


High school was meant to be a time of change, of growing older, dealing with hormones and subject to relentless gossip. That was what it was meant to be. And for many, that's exactly what it was. No matter what sort of school they went to, public, private, boarding, it was all the same. There was the endless array of classes and friends, relationships and breakups. That's all that ever mattered to the general student populace.

For others, high school was an interminable hell they were unable to escape. That is, if they wanted to be part of civilized society. Which was exactly the reason that Uchiha Sasuke had abandoned civilized society for, oh? Two hundred years. Not that 'high school', per se, had been the exact reason that had wandered away from society. No, it was merely an embarrassing situation that he'd rather not recall for you at this specific juncture. After all, it still stung. Two hundred years wasn't long enough to erase his ire. And embarrassment.

But now? Now that he had been away from the world, wandering from place to place, taking his pleasures and amusement as it came to him, Sasuke was forced back into the real world. And it was all his rotten brother's fault. Satan curse him for having gotten stuck in eternity with family. They were harder to ignore than the nameless faces of most of the world. Besides which, it was very difficult to say no to Itachi. The man was forceful.

Staring at the building with distaste, Sasuke curled his lips. Itachi had better have a brilliant reason for rousing him out of centuries of losing himself in idle pleasures for... for school. A more brilliant reason than "I miss you", mind. Because Sasuke wasn't about to take that bullshit. Shouldering his bag, Sasuke dragged his feet towards the building. For now, he'd have to recall how to be a teenager. Despite his outward appearance, Sasuke hadn't been so young in.. a very long time. It was almost impossible to even recall the first time through. Sasuke had blocked those memories out long ago. No one should have to remember their human life once it was gone from them. That was the way he liked it, so that was the way he kept it.

Shuffling through the crowd of students moving into the dormitory, Sasuke glanced at the slip of paper Itachi had sent him. Apparently the bastard had filled out his information for him, gotten him accepted to this wretch of a school and expected him to attend. What a laugh. Sasuke's lips turned up in a dark smile. At the very least, he could stay a few days while contemplating the best way to murder Itachi for his audacity. Or make his life miserable. Sasuke would settle for either one.

It had been a long time since Sasuke had been around this many people. Much of his life of late had been spent in small towns and villages all over the world. He liked to travel. There were so many experiences out that and hardly enough time for them all. Even with eternity. If Sasuke didn't act quickly enough, the possibilities would pass him by. And he couldn't have that. Sasuke's life had gone rather meaningless after a couple centuries of immortality. With only Itachi there to annoy him, Sasuke had lost the will to live. That is, until he had gathered an affection for experience and for lust. Never doubt the power of pleasure to bring a soul back to life.

"Are you new?" A voice brought Sasuke out of his internal pondering. A head of bright pink hair greeted him atop a slender body and an overly friendly smile.

Sasuke scowled. "Hm," Was all he bothered to say, brushing past the girl. Don't get him wrong, ideas had crossed through his head. But it was too early to be staking a claim on the youth here. Itachi had given him.. rules. And they grated already. Why did he have to wait a whole day? The man was cruel.

..And Sasuke wasn't going to listen to him. Perhaps Itachi thought he could manipulate Sasuke as much as he pleased, but Sasuke was not going to stand for it. Smiling ferally, Sasuke turned around to find the pink haired girl still looking at him. "Come," He gestured, crooking a finger at her.

The girl adopted a wondering expression for a few moments before a blush graced her cheeks. But she came. Quite willingly.


It would seem that Sasuke was not the only new student at this school. Shifting awkwardly, Naruto grappled with the largest bag he had ever seen. It had all his stuff in it, and it was going to fall, with him along with it. Cringing, Naruto tried to regain his balance as he worked his way through the hallway. Students were milling around and greeting each other after a summer off. It was all very endearing, Naruto was sure, but right now he couldn't make his way through the crowd without causing a severe accident.

"Oh holy - " Naruto called out as some bloke bumped into him, upsetting his precarious balance as he had been swaying across the hallway side to side. Which was really the end for him and sent Naruto tumbling. "Fuck," Naruto grumbled once he had collided with the ground. It was so delightful, really, to get his first accident out of the way in the first ten minutes.

Oh, not to mention he'd made his first friend. Jumping up apologetically, Naruto rubbed the back of his neck and offered his other free hand to the girl he'd knocked into, apparently. "Sorry about that," Naruto gestured to his ungainly bag. "Can't control the thing, you know," He said, smiling in what he hoped was a friendly manner.

"T-that's okay," Came a quiet stutter.

"Eh?" Naruto said, not having quite heard her. After she hadn't took his hand, Naruto had felt awkward so he'd gone to get his bag up. And was now currently straining to hoist it on his back again. It was a wonder it had ever gone there to begin with. But then, he'd had help. Good old dad. Dropping him off at this new school so he and mum could go.. on an adventure? Naruto didn't even know. But he was feeling distinctly abandoned.

The girl, though. She was looking beet red. "I d-didn't meann t-to get in your way," She said putting a hand over her mouth nervously. Naruto couldn't help but feel sorry for her. Poor girl had the most awful stutter.

Shrugging, Naruto reached out and patted her shoulder. "S'alright," He winked at her. "I'm Uzumaki Naruto," He stuck his hand out again.

"Hyuuga Hinata," The girl said, devoid of all stutter. Naruto was so proud of her.

Grinning stupidly, Naruto looked around him. "Say, do you think you could help? I've just transferred here, and I'm trying to find my dorm," He said, looking a little lost. The place was fantastically huge. How was he supposed to make his way around without getting bloody lost?

"S-sure," Naruto inwardly winced. There was that stuttering again. She took the piece of paper he'd proferred to her with his room assignment on it. "You're near me," Hinata said, cheeks flushing dark red again. Naruto thought maybe she was ill. Or it was too hot for her in here with all the people milling around.

"Excellent," Naruto said trying to comfort her. So he took her hand and began leading her through the crowd. That is, until he tried to take them the completely wrong way and Hinata awkwardly attempted to steer him towards a set of stairs they needed to take. Naruto had the grace to look embarrassed, but all the same.

It wasn't until they had parted ways that Naruto was able to really take in his surroundings. With someone else there to talk to, it was easier to accept his new situation. But all alone. It was overwhelming. Especially now that he was facing his new room. Where he'd spend the next however many million months of his life. Grumbling, Naruto relinquished the demon bag from hell.

"Oh yeah," He stretched, feeling knots unkink from his back. Never again would he pack so many cups of ramen. They were a nightmare to transport.

Flopping down on the bed he claimed as his own, Naruto looked around his new space. It was pretty big for two people. But this was a fancy school, he wasn't really surprised. The only surprising bit was the fact that they even had roommates at all. Couldn't they each get their own room? Naruto wasn't particularly keen on sharing. Though, he was interested in meeting his new roommate. Maybe he could make a friend in this godforsaken place. Honestly, why on earth did his parents have to send him to the preppiest boarding school they could find? Naruto had never been smart enough for this kind of place. How he'd gotten in, he couldn't even fathom. His parents were scary sometimes.

Sitting up, Naruto glanced around. Two beds. Two desks. Two wardrobes. And a kitchen. Snickering, Naruto couldn't imagine cooking much in here. They had a cafeteria, the brochure told him. Brilliant, that.

Now, here's the question. Where's the bathroom? Blinking, Naruto stared about the room. No. No bathroom in here. Did they have... communal bathrooms? Shuddering, Naruto hopped to his feet. Oh, hell no. That was impossible. First roommates and now shared bathrooms. Why even bother calling this a place for the well-to-do. Might as well call it mediocre.

Pouting, Naruto left his room. He figured he should probably find the bathroom before the situation got dire. It wasn't too hard, but he'd taken a wrong turn once and had to ask for directions. ...Only to find the bathroom right there in his own hall. Excellent, Naruto. You are surely off to a good start.

Stepping into the men's bathroom, Naruto headed for the urinals. That is, until he heard a strange noise. "Eh?" Naruto said, looking around. It was vaguely awkward, considering he'd just unzipped his pants. But. You really didn't often hear noises like that coming from high school bathrooms. Or did you? Naruto stopped to ponder that for a moment.

And pretty soon he'd lost all track of what he was really doing as he thought about teenage sex. Being a male and all.

So basically, Naruto was taken completely by surprise when a door to a stall opened and a pink haired girl fell out unceremoniously. She looked flustered and her clothes were in an interesting state of disarray. Naruto couldn't help but stare. She was well cute. But there was something off about her, apart from her indecent state. Naruto wondered why her neck looked so swollen.

While they stared at each other in surprise, it barely occurred to Naruto that there was a girl in the boy's bathroom. That hit him about two seconds later. "Hey," Naruto started to say.

But this seemed to jolt her out of her stupor. "I'm sorry," She cried before running out.

Well. That had been odd. Just about to turn back to his business Naruto was stopped by another boy emerging from the same stall as the girl. Naruto's lips curled up into a smile. Oh. Well, just. Oh. Now he understood.

The dark haired boy walked out in perfect composure, a stark contrast to the pink haired girl, poor thing. Naruto raised his hand and was about to say something when those eyes traveled over him. "I don't have time for you right now," The boy said in a deeper voice than Naruto would have expected. It made him shudder.

Face setting into anger, Naruto snorted. "Oh yeah, you seem like you're plenty occupied," Naruto shot back before whipping around to do his business. He wasn't shy. And he totally didn't care if the boy's eyes burned a hole in his back. Screw that. Naruto didn't like him. Look what he'd done to that girl. Did they even know each other? Naruto felt anger swell up in him. When he was done, he was about to give the boy a piece of his mind.

...Except he was gone. Naruto hadn't noticed that happened. Growling, Naruto zipped his pants back up, washed his hands, and stalked out of the bathroom. What a brilliant start of his first day. Oh, yeah. Falling over on top of some girl, meeting another cute girl in the bathroom, not to mention locking eyes with obviously the most frustrating person he had ever met. Never mind they'd exchanged two sentences. Naruto had a sixth sense about this type of thing. The boy was bad news. Naruto wouldn't bother trying to be friends with him.

Honestly, he wouldn't.