A/N: Okay, I really tried to promise myself that I won't be starting another multichapter fanfiction until I'm done with "Bonds", but this was beyond my control. The ideas just started pouring into my head two days ago and last night I wrote the whole concept. Since I just couldn't stop thinking about it, I had to write down at least the first chapter. Let me know what you think, any feedback is highly appreciated. Also, I want to give big shoutout and a hug to CloudNineKitty, who has become the greatest inspiration to me! I adore her stories and she is a great writer and person! So go, read her stories, give her much more love! ^_^
Also, I must compliment one youtuber, KyleLandry, a piano virtuos, who's work have helped me write. I've been listening to his compositions and arragements for a few years now, but now it has a practical approach, helping me concentrate (since I can't do it when music that I listen to has lyrics - I get sidetracked easily), so check him out. He also has a bunch of Naruto arragement songs, such as Nagareboshi, Fighting Dreamers, Rocks etc.
Side note: Spell-checked again, but let me know if I missed anything.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters, they all belong to Kishimoto Masashi. (although I'd love to get me a Sasuke and/or Gaara :3)
Warning (just so you can't say I didn't warn you): Angst, angst, and more angst, heavy subjects, self-mutilation, suicide attempts, blood. (I'll add more if I see fit). Also all this is for the whole story, don't expect it all in this chapter.
It was the first day of his last school year. He sighed and entered the courtyard, looking right in front of him, not interacting with anyone, used to being alone. A few of his friends, if he could call them that, still haven't arrived, and he was relieved. He wasn't ready to face them, always preferring to be alone, rather than being in a group. He tangled his long pale fingers through his raven hair and continued walking. He could sense people around him, some even looking at him, but after the previous years here, everyone realized he preferred being alone and didn't approach him. He could see groups of friends laughing, sitting on the high wall on his left, groups of girls chatting on various points of the yard, but he ignored them all, wishing to reach his class, before anyone could bother him. His walking came to halt when he was about to reach the school entrance. He looked up, confused, not allowing his face to show off any emotions. The circle door that he always hated (it was bothersome to wait for the right moment to enter – he always wondered who would even put them as an entrance to a school) were seemingly clogged, people were trying to enter and exit, but there was a commotion as the door wouldn't stop spinning. Sasuke frowned and approached, wishing he wasn't there to begin with.
He looked at the motion door and noticed something. While other people were looking bewildered at the door, he noticed a blond boy in an orange hoodie walking around inside the door, making them spin constantly. He seemed bored and amused at the same time, strange whisker marks framing his face, matching his azure blue eyes. He kept going in circles, making the door spin. Sasuke never had enough patience for anything (not that he acted upon his instincts all the time) but this time he was annoyed by the very presence of the blond boy, blocking his way in. He pushed through the crowd, ignoring comments directed to him and stood in front of the door.
What he couldn't understand is why everyone seemed so puzzled with the spinning door, when it was obvious that the blond was at fault. Nobody even tried to stop him, or yell at him, or whatever highschoolers did at these kind of times. Sasuke's eyes narrowed and he walked right to the door, catching one of the glass walls, stopping them. The crowd looked in bewilderment, and the blonde boy just frowned and exited the door inside the building. Sasuke 'hn'ed – something he did often, and entered the building, glad that the commotion was over. He could hear whispering around him as he walked through the door, but he didn't pay attention. His focus was on the blond boy who stood at the other side of the door, like he was waiting for something.
Sasuke's brows furrowed again as he steadily walked to the blond boy, prepared to confront him. This was unusual for a few reasons. The first was that Sasuke never talked or approached anyone on his own accord. The second was that the boy seemed to think that Sasuke was just gonna pass him, as others did, paying no attention to his presence. But Sasuke had something different in mind. He was far more annoyed than he showed, and he wasn't even sure why. Maybe it was the boy's appearance that ticked him off, or just that he was playing pranks the first day back to school, and getting away with it, or just that it seemed that he wanted attention. Sasuke didn't like any of the before mentioned, so he confronted him.
His arms dangling on the sides of his body he stood in front of the tanned, blond boy, frowning. The boy seemed surprised. 'Don't tell me he thought he was gonna get away with this?' Sasuke wondered in his head.
- Hey dobe, what do you think you're doing? – Sasuke's voice was stern and cold, but the annoyance was seeping in it.
The boy stood in front of him, eyes wide open, like he didn't expect it at all. Composing himself, he gave Sasuke a bright smile, from ear to ear, like he was glad somebody finally noticed him. He said nothing, just kept grinning and brushed the back of his blond head.
- Are you even listening? – Sasuke didn't have time for this. He just wanted to scare off the little prick and get on with his daily schedule. He still had ten more minutes until the class started, but like hell was he gonna spend them all talking to this idiot.
The boy finally lowered his hand and said:
- Sorry, I was kinda spacing out.
- So?
- So what?
- What do you think that you're doing, making everyone wait until you have your stupid prank? – Sasuke was now openly irritated. He didn't care he sounded harsh.
- Prank? – the blond was confused.
- Yeah, the door. Why would you even spin like that, making everyone else wait? Is that your way of getting attention?
He boy gave him a shy smile. It seemed that Sasuke got it at first attempt.
- Well, you got me! – he said, laughing.
Sasuke was put off with that comment. He didn't expect the idiot to admit it right away. But this just made his job easier.
- Then, next time, make sure that I'm not around, since I don't have time for your stupid tricks.
- It was nothing personal, no need to get your panties in a twist for little ol' me.
- My panties are not in a twist. – Sasuke exclaimed, a bit louder than he expected, a few people passing by looked at him like he was crazy. He supposed that it was because he was seen talking to the blond that caused the ruckus. Not that he wanted to be there in the first place.
- Well, you seem pretty upset about it. Sorry if I offended you, it wasn't my intention to piss you off. But you could try being more mellow next time. It was just for fun.
The boy didn't seem to know who Sasuke was. Sasuke was everything but mellow. But he expected an answer, so Sasuke was gonna give him a cold shower.
- Well, next time make sure that your 'fun' doesn't get in the way with other people's business. Some of us have more important things to do, than to stare at you pull your pranks. Maybe the others didn't say anything cuz they felt sorry for you, but trust me, with me, that's not the case.
- Wow, harsh. What important stuff can you even have since it's the first day of school?
- None of your business. – Sasuke was glaring daggers at the kid. How could he be so easy-going when Sasuke was so mean? It was like it didn't bother him at all.
The blond smiled to him again, showing his white teeth.
- Then sorry that my prank bothered you so much! Better hurry, teme, you don't wanna be late for your first class. – there was sarcasm in his voice, but he was still smiling widely.
- Hn. – was everything Sasuke said as he walked pass the boy, going to class. He lost enough time with this.
- Are you always such an asshole?
Sasuke almost dropped his onigiri as a husky voice echoed in his ear.
He turned to look at the intruder, already knowing who the bother was. Leave it to dobe to be the only one not afraid to so casually walk over to Sasuke when he emitted his creepy aura.
It was lunch brake, and after Karin, Suigetsu and Jugo noticed his horrible mood they decided it was best not to eat with him. Not that he usually spoke to them during lunch, but his mood was worse than most of the time, so it was best to leave him alone.
He was finally starting to enjoy himself, when the idiot popped out of nowhere.
- Are you always so nosy? – he retorted to the blond, as he sat down beside him on the far end of the wall. The school was huge, the biggest one in Konoha actually, so the school grounds were big as well. Sasuke preferred not to be in the crowd, so he usually sat at the farthest part of the wall in the school yard, or on the roof of the school. But since his friends said they will be at the rooftop today, he decided to come here. He preferred the rooftop, since he'd be the only one there, but he didn't want to argue. Karin could be quite scary and violent at times.
- What'cha eating? – the blond asked, completely ignoring Sasuke's comment.
- Onigiri, are you blind? – Sasuke didn't even know why he answered. He usually just ignored any bother until they went away. But this blond, it seemed, wasn't affected by his behavior one bit. He wouldn't just go away.
- Yeah, but with what? – the blond insisted. Sasuke noticed that the blond didn't bring his backpack with him, and that he didn't have lunch. Not like he was gonna share, if that's what the blond inquired for.
- Plain.
- Meh, that's so ordinary.
- So where is your lunch then? – Sasuke asked as he took a bite.
- I don't have it.
- Pretty much stating the obvious there. – Sasuke mentally rolled his eyes.
- Well, I answered your question, didn't I?
Sasuke just turned his head. 'Go away.' Is what he thought. It was not going to happen though, not by a long shot.
The boy just jumped off the wall (not that it was high, maybe around five feet) and moved to where Sasuke was looking. It was like he wanted his undivided attention.
- So, I'm Naruto. What's your name? – he inquired, smiling.
- Hn.
- You're name is 'Hn'? Not a really common name, huh? – Naruto was teasing.
When Sasuke didn't answer Naruto started to wave in front of his face.
- Will you stop?! – Sasuke raised his voice.
A lone freshman that was walking by jumped in her walk and looked at him scared. Sasuke gave her a killing glare and she just ran off.
- You are very mean. – Naruto said.
- Bravo for noticing, dobe.
- I have a name you know. And I told it to you. So it's just normal for you to give me your name in return.
- And if I don't? – Sasuke smirked.
- Then I'm just gonna call you teme.
Sasuke didn't like the nickname.
- Uchiha Sasuke. – he muttered, packing his leftover onigiri back in the bag. He hoped that mentioning the name of the infamous Uchiha would make naruto go away.
- Eeeh, well then, nice to meet you, Sasuke-teme! – Naruto smiled as his whisker marks stretched across his face. He didn't seem to notice his last name, or he didn't care. There was no way that he didn't know about the Uchihas.
The Uchiha family was a very famous, turn infamous family in Konoha. They were known as very good policemen and high ranking officers in the army, but all that faded away when Sasuke's father, Fugaku went berserk and killed his wife while she was pregnant. He was in the Hokage's guard (Hokage – a title given to the mayor of Konoha), just like Sasuke's older brother Itachi was now, and nobody ever realized how far he had slipped when he brutally murdered his own wife for defying his orders. She was five months carrying Sasuke's little sister at the time, and she didn't want Fugaku to go with his plan, for the sake of the children. Fugaku had hidden agenda and hated the Hokage for various reasons so he was planning on executing the past Hokage, for the sake of Konoha. His wife, Mikoto, opposed him and in rage he shot her right in the stomach, killing her and her baby. After realizing what he'd done, he completely lost it and ran off to the Hokage tower, shooting everyone in sight. It was a massacre, that night. He didn't manage to kill the Hokage, though, since his older son Itachi, who was just admitted to the Hokage guard, shot him point blank between his eyes, protecting the Hokage. Sasuke was seven at the time, and the first to find his dead pregnant mother in the house when he was back from school. Terrified, he was later found by his brother and other Konoha officires clutching his mother's belly, lying in her arms and a pool of blood. He was left in care of his competent older brother, but the Uchiha's never regained ther status and Sasuke grew up to be feared as the son of a mass murderer. He closed himself completely, not showing any emotions, his only goal to progress in his studies so he could become a Hokage guard, so never to let something like that happen ever again. But memories of that night kept haunting him, even to this day, which is why he became prone to cutting. Nobody ever knew about it, not even Itachi, Sasuke was always careful to wash and put away all his razors.
And now, he was sitting in the schoolyard with this Naruto, this weirdo, in lack of a better word, who seemed not to notice his dark past at all. Somehow, even though the blond was irritating, Sasuke was glad that Naruto didn't know, or care about his family and past. It gave him a feeling of freedom he had never experienced before. So, not showing it, he soon began to enjoy Naruto's company.
After that lunch brake, Naruto just exclaimed he had to go and before Sasuke could even say 'bye' to him the boy was gone. Sasuke frowned and returned to class. He didn't see Naruto until the next day, but as he was walking home alone, he noticed something. For the first time in a long time, he felt lonely. A different kind of lonely than the one he felt every day since he was seven, when he lost his mother and unborn sister. Unlike that numb loneliness, this one soared through his veins, and the warm evening suddenly became very cold and unwelcoming. He rushed home, with only one thing on his mind – blond hair and azure eyes.
Sooo, tell me how you like it, puh-leaseee. I know the first chapter is kinda lame and short, but I ended up writing more than I expected. Sasuke's past just came to me while I was writing, but I think it give it more depth. I purpously left out Itachi's age, so you can have your own assumptions. Just know that he was old enough to be Sasuke's guardian when Sasuke was 7, so you can put him around 20 at the time. And no, Itachi's not gonna be the villain in this one, I love him, you love him, we all love him, so let's just give him some of that love back in this way. I don't love Fugaku like that, so I made him the bad guy here. Hearts and rainbows to Mikoto and her daughter in Heaven or whereever they might be. Also, leave me comments with names for Sasuke's baby sister, since I'll need it in the future. Maybe you will be the lucky one to get the name you proposed picked out! :3
See ya soon~