Sasuke woke up after a restless night. He turned and looked at the calender remembering today was the day Naruto came back after studying abroad in Suna. 'Hmm, I wounder how the dobe's been doing...' Sasuke thought with a smirk. The Uchiha had been striving through high school without his best friend for about a year now. 'He'll probably have that same stupid smile on his face as always' Sasuke sat up from his bed and got ready for school. Sasuke Slipped on an over-sized dark blue hoodie with his family's brand logo on the back, jeans and dirty tennis shoes. He looked in the mirror and ruffled his hair a little, trying to make it look someone nice for today's event.
Itachi poked his head into Sasuke's room.
"What the?" His brother stated in confusion.
"What do you want?" Sasuke replied with not giving a concern about his current annoyance.
"Do you need a ride to school? Its raining so it might not be a good idea to ride the bus"
"Since when are you so generous?" Sasuke said with somewhat scorn.
"Eehh, want the ride or not?" Itachi offered again
"Fine, ill be ready soon" He said as Itachi left.
As the young Uchiha was on his way to the washroom, he noticed his cell phone vibrating. Naturally he picked it up and looked at the caller; it was Sakura. 'Better answer it, or she'll bitch at me all day.'
"Oi, Sakura its early in the morning...it better be good" Sasuke said half asleep.
"I know Sasuke, but shouldn't you be happy about today?" Sakura said cheerfully.
"Oh? and why is that?"
"Id figure you would anticipate today! Or even remember for that matter" the Pink Haired teen implied.
"Geez, just get to the point..I don't have time for this..." Sasuke said already getting impatient with her.
"Naruto is coming home from studying abroad today! Duh!" She said Playfully. "You guys will be one loving coup"
"Okay! I remember! I'll see u at school!" Sasuke interrupted with ending the conversation. 'Stupid girl...' he thought
'Hmm, maybe that was a tad to much. But he'll realize it soon!' Sakura thought happily
A rainy day at the local high school. Sasuke rode in the passenger seat as Itachi drove him to school, Sasuke nervous to the core. The thought of reuniting with his best friend and already coping with the overly-stressful feelings he had was jsust to much for the boy. What if Naruto had found a girlfriend? What if he actually isn't coming back? Had he kept in touch with their other friends? These questions raced through Sasuke's mind as Itachi drove up to the curb of the local school.
"Alright, were here"
"Hmmm?...oh, thanks for the ride." Sasuke said still in deep thought as he grabbed his backpack and walked out of the car.
Itachi watched his brother walk away as Sasuke sat on a semi-wet bench under a tree. 'hopefully things will turn around for him' Itachi thought.
Sasuke grabbed his bag and searched the front pockets desperately for his MP3 player. Eventually he found it. Once he did, the Uchiha scanned the front of the school and parking lot for a few minutes, with a slight hope of seeing a certain yellow spiky haired boy. After 10 minutes of ignoring girls waves and no glances of his friend, Sasuke put his headphones one and let his head fall back as hard rock drenched his mind.
"Yo! Sasuke!" a hyperactive voice called from behind.
Sasuke turned around quickly with more hope to be Naruto.
"Sup Uchiha?" a boy with brown shaggy hair, large red triangles down his face and an over-sized coat. Sasuke shoulders dropped a few inches when seeing who it was.
"Kiba...what do you want?" Sasuke complained
"Mmmm...nothing. Just woundering if you have seen Naruto yet. Have ya?" The Izuzuka boy questioned.
"Naruto's comming back today? I hadn't remembered...now go remind someone else" Sasuke said with a prick of sarcasm.
"No need to get pissy you girl." Kiba remarked. "But it looks like someone is in deep denial..ah well, later! " Kiba said as he ran away.
Sasuke looked at his watch and noticed the time. '10 til..time to get to class i guess..' Sasuke thought. As Sasuke walked down the halls to his homeroom, he really was questioning when and IF Naruto would show up. Everyone in their group ,as you could call it, had already plans to throw Naruto a welcoming party at the end of the week and couldn't stop talking about it all of spring break. Especially Sakura. Sasuke couldn't go a day without hearing 'Naruto this..' or ' Naruto that...' Sasuke walked down the halls trying to get the though out of his mind. Eventually he ended up 5 minutes late and walked in.
"Thanks for joining us Mr. Uchiha.." Said a teacher with dark brown hair pulled up in a single ponytail and a scar across his nose extending under both eyes.
"Mmm" The student replied looking down in though as he took a seat in the back."Anyways, As i was saying, Welcome back from spring break students. This semester is going to be rough on all of you so you'll need to study hard come exam time."
Sasuke drowned out the lecture of his teacher and looked around the class. 'Geez. Way to be on time Naruto.' thought Sasuke not remembering he was late to class himself. Eventually the boy turned his attention back to his teacher. Glancing up at the chalkboard he noticed a diagram for a plan on how to manage homework and study time. Tch. As If he needed enough stress already. With Naruto being back, babysitting him will need all his extra energy. The thought of handling Naruto and his antics put a whole new strain on his chest. Sasuke took one more look around the class, only to find Shikamaru sleeping and a handful of girls staring at him. Sasuke looked down trying to divert their attention.
The bell rang and the Uchiha dashed out of his class on to the next which was art. Sasuke arrived in the fine arts department of the high school and took a seat. He was hoping he wouldn't have anyone to annoy him in this class. Or an annoying teacher for that matter. As Students began filling into the class room, he noticed some of his brothers friends. 'shouldn't they have knocked out their art credit earlier in high school?' Whatever. Sasuke would just ignore them hoping they would do the same. Sasuke put his head down trying to get back his lost sleep from the previous night. His thoughts consisted of what Naruto's arrival would be like and how much the idiot had changed. After a few minutes of what it seemed like rest, he heard several girls giggling around his table. Sasuke didn't look up, because then he would have to listen to their annoying voices. Girls were always a pain for the Uchiha. He didn't need them but it seemed all of them would give up humanity for his presence.
A couple more classes passed on, all pretty much the same scenario. Someone Sasuke recognized in class but not wanting to talk to, several girls crowding around him, annoying teacher. Pretty much the same as last semester. But finally it was lunch. Sasuke was hoping he could get some rest in the school's library before returning to class, but unfortunately he was dead hungry from skipping breakfast. The boy let out a tiresome sigh and headed over to the cafeteria. He quickly got his lunch as sat at his normal table. Sitting there was pretty much a habit for him, he'd been sitting there ever since freshman year. In time, the so called 'friends' of his would crowd around him and talk about whatever was going on at school or anything of the sort. Sasuke slouched and set his elbows down on the table.
"Sasuke?" Sakura muttered in confused
"...Sakura...do ya think Naru-"
"Ahh! Sakura! Sasuke!" a loud hyperactive voice called interrupting Sasuke.
Sakura looked up in surprise. "Naruto?...Naruto!" she yelled as she got up to greet her old friend.
Coincidentally, most of their group did the same to go and greet their yellow-haired companion. That is, except for Sasuke who just kept staring in shock to see his friend again. For some reason, the Uchiha couldn't take his eyes off the boy. His hair in the rays of the winter sun looked so brilliantly radiant, and his beautiful tan skin so blissfully gleamed. Wait. What was he thinking, He couldn't be this way attracted to Naruto. Even though he always knew that if there was a chance he was gay that it would be Naruto to go after.
"Oh? Sasuke? Not going to come greet me?" Naruto yelled as he walked through the group surrounding him.
Sasuke paused for a second. "Oh? Silly me I thought I needed an invitation." He replied as Naruto sat in the seat in front of him.
"Heh, you haven't changed at all. Not that i expected anything different from the one and only Sasuke Uchiha." Naruto said with a large grin.
"Since when did you get so smug?" Sasuke said as he punched his friends arm.
"Gah! What was that for?" Naruto instantly demanding a reply.
"For being late to school and making me-us wait so long"
"Heh, sorry I guess. I never thought you would be so worried about me" The blond commented with a smirk.
Sasuke was trying to cover his blush and find a believable response in the back of his mind.
"Nah, it's alright. Id be worry about myself too. I am me after all" Naruto added with a cheesy grin. "Anyways, Ive got to get to the front office. I hope i
remember where it is." He said scratching the back of his head in confusion
'hes so cute...' Sasuke thought.
"I'll go with you. I don't have anything else to do around here." Sasuke said but with more of a force in his voice then an offer to his friend.
As Naruto and Sasuke walked to the office, both of them were trying to start a conversation. Naruto walked a little faster getting ahead of his friend playfully. Sasuke did the same get several meters in front. Back and forth this small quarrel raged on for 10 minutes or so. Sasuke decided to end it and extended his leg out to the side when it was Naruto's turn to go ahead. Naruto fell face forward onto the tile floor.
"Teme! What the hell was that for?" Naruto stood back up and rubbed his forehead.
"Just making sure you hadn't lost your touch, seems you have." Sasuke calmly replied as he shrugged his shoulders and stuck his hands in his pockets.
"Just go back to lunch, I would have gone by myself if i hadnt giving you the benefit of the doubt that you were gonna be a bastard the minute i arrived.
Boy was i wrong" Naruto slowly walked down the hall as Sasuke stood there.
"Naruto-dobe...your an idiot" Sasuke said as he looked down.
'..Dobe..haven't heard that in a long while...almost a term of endearment' Naruto thought as he stopped walking and looked down, letting his randomly grouped
bangs hang in front of his eyes.