Gaara and His Weirdness
It was not as if Gaara was trying to be weird but he was just so.
He seemed to be the kind of guy that does not really relate to or care about most of the human population that are obsessed in being this and being that. The values that sometimes rear their heads out for the entire world to see were on Gaara most of the time—if he was not asleep. He was asleep most of the day so you could say he was socially lacking and inept to deal with teenage chatter as he slept right through them, not caring to even have a glimpse of what was "in". His best friend also did the same thing he did—sleep throughout the day until classes are very much over then walk together with his two best friends until they reach the second junction down the road from their school and depart from one another. Sometimes, the best friends could be seen together lodged off from everyone else on the lush grounds of the Konoha AP University—Shikamaru more or less lazing on his back looking at the clouds or sleeping; Choji eating what the decent canteen had served him and more from his packed lunch made by his mom; and Gaara sitting between them, really just sleeping and head lolling off to one side with his mouth hanging open enough for a baseball ball to fit.
Gaara and the two others also had the same classes together except for last period, the only thing that differ them from one another's interest in college. They were seniors at the University now. And all their families had been poking them about what course were they going to get. The three of them decided to start a business firm after the first year of college and they were supposed to be business partners so they must pick relatively close college courses concerning each other's interest. This mattered greatly for the two sleeping giants. Choji took most of their notes. He might not look like it but Choji was certainly smart and open and caring for those genuine enough to let him eat as he pleased and did not abuse him. He had a scanner at home to scan his notes and help his buddies out as they helped him most of the time for their AP tests. His audience always gave him praises such as "smart bulleting of the agenda" or "nice handwriting".
This was where most of the weirdness explained itself—Gaara and Shikamaru were always asleep. There was no class that they were not asleep except for exams where the Head-"Thunking"™ would be heard after five minutes of lazy shading or circling or whatever the test required doing. This signalled that the two were obviously done or were out like a light and would be doing some adjustments later. Most of the student body population was irritated with the duo doing so well, so smoothly, each and every quarter. They don't know of the note swapping thing because the three friends were not seated in class next to each other. Choji had his place in the front row while the two slept in the back at the separate ends of the line, Gaara at the dark corner as the junction of two walls and Shikamaru by the window.
The kid does not talk, does not budge when the bell rings, does not dress appropriate for school, and does not look normal with the black eyeliner all around his eyes. The kid was definition of weird for teens today and even the past.
But, that went unnoticed by the new kid. Everyone avoided Gaara not only for his unusual demeanour and odd attire but for the reflexes he had when your incentive is to wake him up.
"Hi! I'm—, "Naruto was thrown to land on his back. "AH!"