Faithful Encounters
Summary: In Fire University, the finest University of the most well-known county in the world, you have Naruto Uzumaki, just your average dorky high school kid who blends in, and is a complete nobody. On the other hand, you have Sasuke Uchiha, the school's "Prince", your outstanding genius, and was voted for the school's very first student body president, despite being a freshmen. It just so happens, that they're both sick and tired of their lives, until they met each other on their school's roof top. When one has suicidal tendencies, and the other, a swirling pool of mysteries, life can never be boring...
Naruto was your average freshman dork.
He wore big rimmed glasses and orange braces, paired with the baggiest clothes that hid most of his body. Despite his looks, he was nowhere near the honor roll. His hobby is pranking people. He secretly gained the nickname "The Orange Whirlwind of Trouble", since most of his pranks consists of orange paint and disastrous outcomes. But despite this, he was never caught, so he was still practically invisible. So all in all, he was your average dork, geeky nobody that everybody avoided like the plague.
He had a mop of unruly blond, lively bright hair and blue eyes that were unnoticed because of the big thick glasses. He applied to be the school's librarian for the sole purpose of being exempted of any school activity participation, or club.
And if you ask why? You'll get to find out later.
Just like any other day, he was in the library arranging books from shelf to shelf. Then out of nowhere, Iruka, the school's head librarian came crashing through the doors. He and Naruto are close, and Iruka is by far the only person who actually notices Naruto. Iruka was clumsy, but he can be really serious and scary when angry. And today, Naruto was just out of it - in fact he was so out of it, he didn't even notice Iruka breathing down his neck, as he stared pissed off at the books that were on the shelf. Then Iruka's fist met the hard shell that is Naruto's head with a loud "Wack!"
"OWWW! Hey! Iruka, what the hell was that for?".
Iruka stared at Naruto narrowing his eyes, giving out a face that said: Are-you-kidding-me-or-Are-you-seriously-just-as-dumb-as-shit? "Naruto...", Iruka said shakily closing his eyes, trying but failing to control his pent up anger. "I HAVE RECEIVED 16 COMPLAINTS NARUTO! 16! You've delivered all the wrong books to the wrong people through the whole freaking university!". He sighed, trying to control the outburst, while Naruto just stood there staring passively at the man. "Seriously, Naruto, what would the people from the universities private daycare center do with a book about "Advanced Astrophysics"?; and what do you think a math teacher would do with a book about "Denying Your Inner Racism"?; and WHAT THE FUCK do you thing a professor of JAPANESE language and culture, use a book about "Traditional SWEDISH dancing"...WRITTEN IN ENGLISH!". Iruka shifted his eyes to the set of books to their right. "Naruto...have you gone blind?". Iruka was shaking now. "WHAT THE HELL IS ALL THESE CHILDREN BOOKS DOING AT THE MYSTERY/CRIME SECTION OF THE LIBRARY!".
Naruto just continually stared at the man, then shrugged, looking down at his feet. In all honesty, he really didn't mean to do what he did. Heck! He didn't even know he was doing it! He just thought that maybe if he got at least a few people a little pissed off at the blunder of the book deliveries, they might just find out who actually DELIVERS said books, and then he might get noticed... Gah!, Naruto screamed to himself. He knew it was a shallow approach, and hell it was even kind of desperate...but can you blame him? Throughout elementary, he waited for someone...anyone to notice him, and all those years passed, and now he's in high school, but no one would even look at him - well it is kind of his fault, but...Gah! The more he thinks about it, the more it gets complicated.
He didn't notice the expression he was making, until Iruka gave an exasperated sigh. Naruto just looked so lost and alone. The blonde muttered a small "I'm sorry" and hung his head. Iruka gave a huff. He understood Naruto's feelings. If he were in the kid's shoes, he would probably be acting the same; but Iruka knew that Naruto would get over it, so he patted and ruffled the wild golden locks and looked Naruto in the eye. "Hey, Naruto, why don't you take a break for a while? I'll take care of the rest...".
Naruto snapped his head at his sensei completely at shock, but when he saw his sensei smiling down at him than being furious, Naruto knew that it was for the best. He nodded a small nod and walked out the door.
He knew he couldn't stand out, and he knew he didn't want to make friends that would only like him for the way he acts and the way he looks...he wanted real friends that would see him for who he is, despite his looks, and he knew all that, but, he was just a tad bit lonely that's all...
He gave an exasperated sigh. Well...might as well clear my head..., He told himself, then headed to the one place he truly felt at peace...
...the rooftop...
Meanwhile, somewhere inside the student council presidents office, an Uchiha was seated at his desk, scribbling away furiously at the increasing paper work that flooded in his face. He was exhausted, but it wasn't like he was going to show it to anyone.
Being the very first freshman who was ever elected student council president, a lot of people were expecting a lot from him, and there were just this set of people who liked to make his life a living hell...Those bastards!
Just this morning, he ordered for a book about "Managing Work Problems and Ethics", but all he got was a book about nursery rhymes! How the fuck was he supposed to use that? So when the book didn't come and he was flooded with this ridiculous amount of paper work, he was ready to curse the person who mixed up his book to hell...
On the other note, Sasuke was just sick and tired of it all - it was precisely in the middle of the school year, and the upcoming school festival was yet to be discussed at all! Ughhhh! Sasuke was sick and tired and STRESSED beyond belief! He was treated like this "Godly Perfect Prince", just because he's an Uchiha, and his family is one of the remaining two pillars that hold and stabilize the economy of the greatest country of the world, doesn't mean he's perfect! He was home schooled since young, so he didn't really need to be in this god forsaken high school. He was just forced to come here for appearances, since it would look good in his records to actually graduate form such a school, and he, being the puppet that he felt that he is, followed his orders, no questions asked.
All his life, he felt like he was stuck in this unending loop - he lost the will to live at the young age of 10, when his parents died, and his brother took on the business. He needed to become hollow to cope with such a change, since it was painful enough as it is. If he was taken into his emotions at that time he would be of no use to his brother at all - he'd be reduced to a walking sack of an emotional train wreck! So at that tender age, he learned to control his emotions...just so happens that during that time he also lost all color in his eyes. Everything he sees is a painful black and white (not literally) - it was a sense that everything just became so dull and predictable...like those old movies from the 70's... Sasuke just felt so stuck...
He felt so alone...
Being this perfect puppet that everyone put up for display, and he is living up to those expectations...it was all eating him up alive! He didn't want to be surrounded by all these fake people that only wanted to be with him because of all he had and who he is...Heck! None of them actually even knows who he ACTUALLY IS! And Sasuke was sick of it...sick of it all! So today he plans to end it...to sever himself from this unending god forsaken loop - he wanted to cut the strings of the puppet that he has become and set himself free. He wanted to see the color again.
And so he decided to end it.
And what better place to end his miserable life then at the top of it all, looking down for all the people that looked up at him see him in new light... Literally. So he made his way to the place where all his suffering had to end.
The rooftop.
Sasuke reached the rooftop after school. The sun was just about to set and the sky was a mixture of beautiful orange, pink and just the slightest hint of dark blue, promising the arrival of night. And there, Sasuke stood on the open ledge...maybe after his death, the school would seriously consider putting up a fence around the rooftop. He stood there, facing the ground. He was a good 25-stories high, and not even braking a sweat. Sasuke Uchiha wasn't scared, even if he was staring death right in the face...
'This is it...one step and I'll be free...' Its not even like there's anything left for him meaningful enough to do... But he knew one thing - he didn't like the way he was currently living, and he didn't even have anyone to stand by him through the hard times...
He was always alone.
He looked out to the sky. "If I have one last wish right now...", Sasuke whispered to himself, "...it's to fully see this beautiful view with all there is to be seen...". Yes...this was his last request before he would be drowned in internal darkness. He smirked. What was he thinking? It wasn't like he could grant that wish himself.
And when he was about to step one foot ahead out in the open air in front of him when he heard it - a loud shrill cry.
"WAAAAAIIIT!".
"Ughhh...".
Naruto woke up. He was sleeping on the other side of the rooftop when he came. He just wanted to watch the clouds pass by to clear his head, then dozed off to sleep. A little while, he heard the door of the rooftop open. Shit!, he cursed, How long have I been here? He looked to the sky, and saw that the sun was clearly setting. Shit!, he cursed again. Iruka's going to kill him.
He slowly walked on all fours to the door, trying his best to be invincible to the person he just knew was there in the rooftop. The rooftop wasn't technically a public place, so if it were one of the teachers, he would be in serious trouble. But when he saw what he did, Naruto froze. It wasn't a teacher.. and by the looks of his clothes, he's a student... but wait...What is he doing...?
Wh-wha...WHAT THE FUCKKKK! The raven haired dude was stepping out the ledge! And he looks like his going to jump for it...! "WAAAAIIIIITTTTT!", Naruto screamed/blurted, not even caring that it sounded like a cry of some pre-adolescent girl.
The raven haired boy snapped his head towards Naruto, shock grassed upon his pale, elegant features, before turning into the same passive face. He stared at Naruto - stared as if it would somehow make Naruto evaporate or something, while his eyes narrowed into dangerous slits.
"W-WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR DOING?", Naruto blurted out. To hell with manners...to hell if he didn't even know this dude...and to hell if the dude he just previously stopped from killing himself was trying to KILL HIM with that stare...To hell with it all! But when that guy said what he did:
"ARE YOU BLIND? or are you just AS STUPID AS YOU LOOK? What does it LOOK like I'm doing? I'm trying to kill myself! SO WHY DON'T YOU JUST PISS OFF?".
It was by pure instinct that Naruto hollered that word that prevented the raven from certain death...but right now...he just felt like killing the guy himself!
How dare he! Naruto just couldn't let some guy kill himself in front of his eyes! He might be a nobody now..but he didn't want to be known as the guy who witnessed the death of some fellow student! "W-WHAT! you cant do that!".
"And why the hell not!", the raven bit out.
"BECAUSE I'M HERE!".
The raven snorted. "AND WHAT THE FUCK DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING? YOU CAN JUST FUCKING LEAVE FOR ALL I CARE!".
Naruto let a long frustrated "HURRRMMPPPH" escape his lips. "ARE YOU STUPID! I CANT DO THAT! I'M THE LAST PERSON WHO SAW YOU! FOR ALL THEY KNOW, I COULD HAVE KILLED YOU! AT LEAST WRITE A SUICIDE NOTE OR SOMETHING!". Naruto was now returning this raven's death glare, full force, though it wasn't technically seen because of the glasses, but the intent was all there.
The raven was flabbergasted. He didn't know what to say. He was totally mad...infuriated actually! But he didn't now to who! He was mad at either this boy, who had the audacity to actually oppose him and to ACTUALLY tell him HOW to PROPERLY EXECUTE A SUICIDE, or to himself for NOT thinking about it...and oh boy has he been thinking about this day for a loooonnng while! He just hasn't thought about this ridiculous scenario he was in..."Do you have a flying fuck of an idea to who your talking to right now?", Sasuke spoke softly, only adding to the venom on his tone and features. But the boy in front of him was unyielding. Never did he expect what was to come next.
"...And why would I even give a flying fuck about who you are...You egotistical bastard! Hell you could roll up and die for all I care! Just not in front of me!".
Sasuke felt all his blood rush to his head. The audacity on this little fuck! And when he stepped of the ledge, he didn't notice the blonde let go of a breath. Naruto's plan worked...but damn he was really hating this guys guts by the second! "...What did you say!", Sasuke bit out.
"I. DON'T. GIVE. A. FUCK. WHO. YOU. ARE!", Sasuke was now staring down at the little punk, catching a glimpse of the defiant blue, despite the ridiculously thick glasses,"- but whoever you are, I'm not just going to stand here and watch while you kill yourself!". And it seems like Naruto didn't notice the will of killing himself leave the eyes of the raven, when he did what he did next. "- EVEN IF I HAVE TO KNOCK THAT IDEA OUT OF YOUR MIND MYSELF!", and with that he hit the face of the beautiful Uchiha full force, leading to a sickening crack that seemed to have filled the entire school.
Sasuke was hammered to the ground like some sick wooden nail! But he didn't fall without a fight. Almost like a spring, he flew through the air, landing a painful uppercut through the blonde's jaw. But the blonde to seemed be unfazed.
They both grabbed each others collars, each glaring at the other - forehead to forehead, nose on nose, breath on breath.
"...You don't care who I am?", Sasuke stated dangerously, "...then I'll make you know who EXACTLY I am!".
And as fast as lightning, Sasuke closed the little distance they had left, smashing both their lips into a bone-melting kiss.
Naruto was stupefied, his eyes widening.
'...WHAT?'
-End of Chapter 1-
Hoho I'm not pretty sure if this was a cliff hanger or not...Heck! I even think this could pass off as a one shot! But no. Sadly, I have thought out the entire series..might as well write it down one day. ;)
Special thanks to TheOrangeStar802 for editing this! U R Da BEST! ;) hohoho © my cousin lol
Soooooo... RnR ;)
