"I've been watching, I've been waiting, in the shadows, for my time,"

God. How annoying was that song? And it played every morning too. Itachi didn't know much longer he'd be able to take this. Of course, he knew his little brother was going through some problems (he didn't see why, that boy practically lived like a king. Maybe it was hormones or something) but was it really necessary to play the same song that loud at this time in the morning? Pushing himself upright and rubbing his eyes, Itachi grumbled to himself and threw back the covers, swinging his legs over the side of his king sized bed and stretching. Yes, he did have a king sized bed, but what did you expect? He was part of the multi-millionaire Uchiha family. Although... nobody really knew about the millionaire part... they always just assumed his family were well off. And it wasn't exactly something Itachi liked to boast about either. He'd much rather live a simpler life, in a house that wasn't so... extravagant so to speak. It wasn't that he wasn't grateful for the life he lead, he knew many people out there who would kill to live like he did, but it did get tiring.

Standing upright and scratching his stomach, Itachi's first instinct was to put some clothes on over his half naked form. He didn't bother taking a shower since he'd had one last night and it would just be a pain in the ass to wait for his hair to dry. Finishing up on dressing (nothing too fancy, just a plain maroon long sleeved shirt and baggy black pants with an assortment of chains attached to them, complete with an old pair of converse) he threw open the curtains, letting light flush in to his room.
He could still hear that damn music coming from his brother's room next to him and it was starting to get on his nerves. Exiting his room he walked down the hall until he was outside of Sasuke's room and knocked on the door. "Sasuke!" He called, grabbing the handle and opening the door after a few minutes. "Get up, it's time for scho- oh Jesus Christ!" He yelped, shielding his eyes with his hands as soon as he entered the room. It would seem he'd just walked in on his brother and some random girl getting up to no good. Again.

"For fucks sake Itachi! You could at least knock!" Sasuke barked irritably as he sat up, glaring daggers at his brother whilst the girl underneath him squealed and shifted awkwardly.

"I did knock, but your music is up so loud you probably couldn't hear it," Itachi retorted with a scoff before he raised his hands in defence. "What-ever, I'm leaving soon so if you and your lady friend want a lift to school I suggest you hurry up," He said, walking out and slamming the door shut behind him.

Shuddering a little in disgust at walking in on his brother, Itachi returned to his room where he made his bed and gathered the stuff he needed for school. Grabbing his phone from his bedside table, he flipped it open to check his messages. There was at least one each morning, usually from Kisame or a random fan-girl that had happened to get his number. He didn't mean to brag, but Itachi was very good looking, so it was no wonder he had so many girls swooning over him. He hated it though, and wished he could find at least one decent girl that wasn't willing to do anything for him. And yes he meant anything. Girls practically flung themselves at him, offering all kind of unruly and degrading things. Maybe so they could brag to their friends, maybe because they actually wanted too. Itachi didn't know, nor did he care. He didn't want to waste his time with pieces of trash like that, it wasn't his style.

It was more Sasuke's style.

Yo Itachi! You'll never guess what?
I've got a car!
Of course, it's not as good as yours... but still! At least you won't have to drive me to school anymore! I'll show it to you at lunch!

- Kisame

Itachi smirked somewhat at his best friend's text and slipped his phone in to his pocket, turning around and heading to the kitchen to get something to eat before leaving. As he entered the kitchen, he paused at the door as he noticed a girl sitting at the table, dressed in one of Sasuke's t-shirts and eating a pop tart. No doubt this was the girl from before. Ignoring her, Itachi swept past as popped a couple of pieces of toast in to the toast before switching on the kettle and making himself a coffee.

"Um... good morning Itachi-san..." The girl spoke up after a moment of awkward silence. Itachi looked over at her for a brief second before 'hmph'ing in response and buttering his toast. The girl wriggled in her seat uncomfortably and pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose, obviously a little embarrassed from being walked in on. "I'm um... I'm sorry about before..." She said after a while, finishing her pop tart and dusting the crumbs that had fallen on to her lap.

"Why should you be sorry?" Itachi asked, sipping his coffee and turning around to face her, leaning on the counter in a casual manner. "Honestly, I should be used to it by now, so I should be the one apologising for being so careless," He said, shrugging his shoulders. The girl looked shocked and blushed furiously. "You say that like Sasuke-kun does this all the time," She said accusingly, glaring at Itachi for a moment.

Now it was Itachi's turn to look surprised. Oh dear. Was she one of those types who fell for Sasuke's charm and was blinded by the lies he spilled out? Just to get in to her pants? Uh-oh, this probably wasn't going to end well, and he really couldn't be bothered to deal with this so early in the morning. Before he had a chance to explain himself however, Sasuke appeared in the kitchen and shot his brother a dangerous look before going to fetch himself a glass of milk from the fridge. Itachi smirked somewhat at his brother's hateful behaviour and finished his coffee. "Good morning Sasuke-kun~" He chimed, starting on his toast. Sasuke had always been resentful of Itachi and always went the extra mile to try and outshine Itachi. Both Uchiha boys were good looking and considered to be 'geniuses' in their school. But Itachi, being the oldest and the slightly more intelligent, always got the most praise from his family and peers, leaving Sasuke in the dark.

When they were younger, their brotherly bond had been incredibly strong. But now they'd both grown up, Sasuke had drifted away from Itachi and had grown to despise his brother somewhat. There was always that rare moment when the bond resumed itself (mainly when Sasuke was under too much stress and pressure, had breakdowns or got in to fights with his friends) and Sasuke would cry in Itachi's arms, but neither of them spoke about those times. They were, as he had stated before, rare.

"I wonder... how long did it take you to get in to her pants?" Itachi asked, waving his finger between Sasuke and the nameless girl. The bristles on Sasuke's neck stood up on end and the girl went bright red. "Fuck off Itachi!" He snarled at his brother before glancing at the girl. "Go get dressed, we're leaving soon," He told her, his tone venomous. The girl blinked before nodding and rushing off, leaving the two brothers alone in the kitchen. Clenching his fists, Sasuke gritted his teeth as Itachi continued to eat with a smug expression on his face, one eye resting closed. "Don't you try and embarrass me in front of girls," Sasuke said in a threatening voice, but it came out more like he was begging Itachi.

Itachi grinned; he did enjoy torturing his little brother sometimes. "What-ever, just hurry up, I'm leaving in about five minutes," He said, finishing his breakfast and brushing past Sasuke and heading out to his car.

Now one of the things Itachi treasured the most, was his car. Although his parents had bought it for him, it was his first car, and a nice one at that. He'd had his eye on it since he was a little kid and had been over the moon when his parents had given it to him after he'd passed his driving test and gotten his license. It was a 1969 Cadillac DeVille Convertible, dark red, his favourite colour. He took immense pride in his car, and many of his friends joked he cared more for his care than he did for any human being. Running his hand down the smooth frame work, he gave his car a quick check over for any problems and opened it up, slipping inside and starting up the car, dumping his bag in the back.

After a minute or two, Sasuke and the girl exited the house and got in to Itachi's car. Sasuke sat in the back, letting the girl ride shotgun. Although he was a bit of a player, he could be an extreme gentleman at times. Itachi smiled at the girl (who still seemed a little awkward) and reversed out of the driveway, speeding off towards their school.

Konoha High School was a prestige school located in the middle of Konoha. Run by Principle Tsunade, Konoha High was renowned for producing some of the brightest students in the country, Itachi and Sasuke included. Although it had a high reputation, it was just like any other school, with the same old drama, fights, make-ups, break-ups... just maybe a little more than any other school. And sometimes Itachi found himself right in the middle of it all. It was tiring, yes, but he couldn't say that it was boring. Each day opened up a window of different outcomes and situations, parties and the like. No matter how much he pretended not to care, he couldn't think of anywhere better to be. He had met some of his best friends there, and some of the worse.

However, those people were just dirt, and he didn't dwell upon it much.

"Aren't we going to pick up Kisame?" Sasuke asked nonchalantly as Itachi sped down the highway towards the school. Itachi shook his head, switching on the radio. "Nope, he's got his own car now. Is there anything you would like to listen to Miss...?", "Karin, just call me Karin," The girl answered, tucking a strand of red hair behind her ear. "Alright then Karin-chan, nice to meet you," Itachi said, smiling pleasantly.

The rest of the drive to school went by fairly quickly without any communication between the three teenagers. Upon arriving, Itachi parked up the car and unbuckled his seat belt, going to grab his bag as Sasuke and Karin bid goodbye and disappeared to wherever. Climbing out of the car, Itachi slung his messenger bag over his shoulder and locked his car, checking his phone to see what time it was. Calculating he had about fifteen minutes until his class started, he picked up his phone and began to phone a few of his friends, to see where they were.

Author's Note: I've had this story in the works for ages, but I've only just managed to write it out properly ^_^; Hopefully you'll like it as much as I do, I'm proud of this for once. As you can probably tell, it's an alternate universe Naruto story, where most (if not all) the characters are in High School and this alternated 'normal' world.

Pairings are yet to be decided, as are plots. I would love to hear from you if you have any thoughts about what should happen in this story! Email me at !

The song lyric used on the first line is by The Rasmus. It was the only slightly emo song I could think of at the time haha. I do not own any of the Naruto characters, or the concept of Naruto AU. And the story name is from Coldplay's 'The Scientist'.

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