It started the first day of school. I was taking an art class since I had enough electives, I didn't realize how good of a choice it was until I saw Temari. She sat one table in front of me, alone. She always listened to her Ipod, occasionally her head bobbing as she drew, becoming encompassed by the beat of the music.

I noticed her first because of her four ponytails. I loved them. The way her sandy hair always jutted out, defying gravity. The way her eyebrows would furrow when she had difficulty capturing the right shading for a picture.

I loved it. Sitting at a table behind her so I could glance up every once and a while and see her, without having to worry about her knowing that I was looking at her.

I lifted my head from my sketch pad again, to steal another glance, blushing as I saw her hand gently dip her pen into the well of ink. Her fingers were long, and her nails well tailored. I quickly averted my eyes to my sketch pad as her head began to turn. Did she realize I was looking at her? My blush began to reach a darker shade of crimson. I focused sternly on my drawing of the artificial fruit placed on the table in front of me, harshly rubbing the point of my pencil against the paper, shading the underside of an apple.

"Hm, I thought someone was looking at me." Temari let out a puff of air and rotated her head back to face her paper.

I let out a long breath of air I didn't realize I had been holding in.

"Geeze Henata, that's awesome." I was quickly shoved forward by a stern pat on the back. I looked at Naruto. "T'thank you 'ruto." He let out a cat like grin, enjoying the nickname I had given him, or was forced to give him.

When I was first assigned to this table, I stuttered so much when I talked to him, "'ruto" always came out instead of his full name. He merely laughed and accepted that as his new nickname.

"Yeah 'ruto, I agree with you." Kiba let out a snicker.

"Hn." Sasuke agreed, smirking.

Naruto punched Kiba in the arm and shouted "Teme" at Sasuke. "ONLY HINATA CAN CALL ME THAT."

"Whatever you say 'ruto." Naruto face became heated. Sasuke smirked again, egging Naruto on with the slight twitch of his mouth. "NOW YOU BAS-"

"NARUTO."

"Y'yes Genma?" Naruto's voice was suddenly quieter.

"Language."

"Yes Genma."

I suppressed a giggle as Naruto lowered his head in embarrassment.

Temari looked at our table, curious about the noise; I blushed when I caught her eyes. I quickly turned my head.

Naruto, Kiba, Sasuke and I continued to draw, the boys throwing jokes across the table. In the last five minutes of class, Genma stood up, turned off the music he was playing, and walked to the front of the class.

"Students, as you all know," various peers took their headphones out and looked up from their sketch pad, Temari merely took one head phone out, leaving the one opposite Genma in, "finals week is coming, and on Monday, you'll have this class for an hour and a half. Being an art class, a written test is not quite as, applicable as it may be for your other classes so I have chosen partners for you all. You will be given the whole period to draw a portrait of a living person, one that may shift, talk, or sneeze while you're trying to draw them. Quite a difficult task. I'm aware that not all of you are at equal levels, so I will grade you on the use of the technique I have taught you and your effort. To get a passing grade, you all must use at least two mediums, pencil and pen, water color and ink, etc. It must be turned in by the end of the period before you leave."

Genma reached towards his desk, grabbing a slip of paper, "The partners are as following, Sasuke and Naruto," a loud grunt of disappointment was heard, followed by a quiet 'hn.' "Kiba and Shino, Hinata and Temari…"

I failed to pay attention as Genma read further down the list. Temari. I get to sit with Temari, and draw her for an hour. I, I couldn't believe it. I began to blush. Temari. Oh, I do believe there is a god.

"Aw, but I hoping to get Hinata. Pfft, stupid Genma. Geesh, and now I have to draw this ugly bastard." Sasuke reached across the table and shoved Naruto. "GAAWAH, DOUCHE."

Sasuke merely smirked and resumed drawing. I don't think anyone at the table noticed the slight blush on his cheeks beside me.

So why Genma? He looks like my art teacher. XD

Pffft, Sasunaru-ness? Possibly. Quite possibly.

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