Ok this is the first chapter of my new story 'How Well Can I Hide?'. I'm almost done with the second chapter so that should be done in the next few weeks.
I would like to give a warning ahead of time, I am a very slow writer, not because I can't type, but because I don't like spending a lot of time doing one thing. I tend to move around so I will only spend about 30 minutes on a story at a time and there may be days between me working on a story. Hence why it will take me a while to update.
On to lighter subjects, this story is going to be NaruSasu or SasuNaru whichever gets the most votes in the reviews. Anyway it'll most likely contain yaoi, swearing, sex, violence, and angst so if you don't like any of that stuff then please leave because you have been warned.
I will try my best to finish this story this time around so I'm counting on reviewers to keep me motivated. Also I have this story better planned out than the last one, so I don't suggest checking out my first two stories.
Now on to the story:
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters of names of anything unless I actually made them up. As much as I wish to own a cute sexy blonde and raven, alas, it is not to be.
'thinking'
"talking"
.:Chapter one:.
RING RING RING
The sound of an alarm clock rang throughout the empty, one room apartment. A slender tan arm reached out from under the covers and groped around for the clock until it was turned off. Groaning softly, a head of golden tousled hair appeared.
"Urg. Guess it's time for school… I'm definitely not looking forward to this" whispered Naruto Uzumaki.
Sitting up on his bed, really just a mattress with sheets on it, he stretched his tired body; before slowly rising from his 'bed' in search of his towel.
After finding the object he desired, Naruto dragged his feet into the tiny bathroom, where he proceeded to have a shower and brush his teeth. Stepping out of the shower, he quickly rubbed his mass of golden locks dry before securing the towel loosely around his waist. The view showed off his tall lithe and well-muscled form, along with the strange spiral tattoo that was centered around his belly button.
Sauntering over to an old, beat-up looking locker, Naruto opened it to reveal what appeared to be all of his clothes. Deciding on pair of faded black cargo pants and loose orange t-shirt over a long sleeved white shirt, the blonde hurriedly got dressed, suddenly aware of the time. It was 6:48 and school started at 7:30. It would take at least an hour to get to school from his apartment, and school was on the opposite side of town. Fate seemed to be against him today.
Rushing back into the bathroom, Naruto haphazardly applied foundation and cover-up to the thick whisker-like scars that adorned his cheeks. As well as outlining his brilliant cobalt eyes with a thick layer of coal, causing them to appear even more breath taking.
Overall, Naruto Uzumaki looked drop dead gorgeous.
Giving himself a quick one over, he grabbed his back pack from next to the front door, slipped his shoes on, and sprinted past the kitchen and out the door; knowing full well that no food resided in either the fridge nor the cupboards.
Locking the door, Naruto high-tailed out of the apartment complex and weaved through the multiple ally-ways until he deemed it safe to slow down. It would not be worth getting into a fight when being late for school was his first priority. Living in the absolute worst part of town did occasionally have its disadvantages. Gangs constantly hanging around were one of them.
Shaking his head to rid himself of the distracting thoughts, the blue eyed blonde quickened his pace to a steady jog, hoping that he wouldn't be late and be forced to stay after school again. He couldn't afford to get detention today.
Skidding to a stop in front of the school gates, Naruto was relived to discover that he wasn't late and could actually stop by Iruka-sensei's classroom before homeroom.
Iruka was well known as being the father figure in Naruto's life, even with his mother-hen complex. He probably would've adopted Naruto as well if it wasn't for him being so young. Although to Naruto, twenty seven wasn't that young, considering he himself was only seventeen.
Gently pushing the door open, Naruto was greeted by the sight of his favorite teacher snoozing on top of a pile of papers. Sniggering to himself, the teen silently walked up to the man and nudged his shoulder, until the man's eyes fluttered open to reveal milk chocolate orbs.
"Nnng. Naruto? What're you doing here?" questioned the brunette. His hair was currently tied up in a high ponytail, showing his almost unblemished face to the world. Only one thing marred its beauty, and that was an ugly jagged scar that ran across his delicate nose.
"Hahah Iruka-sensei, class hasn't even started yet" laughed the blonde, his voice light and angelic. "But it seems you were taking a little nap on your students classwork" pointed out Naruto, squinting his eyes shut as he continued to laugh.
"Please be quiet Naruto, I don't want any of the other teachers to hear you." Whispered Iruka.
"Don't worry, there's no one around. So just relax."
RIIIIINNNNNGGGGG!
"Oh crap that's the bell! Bye Ruka-Sensei!" yelled Naruto as he rushed out of the classroom and down the hall.
Iruka chuckled to himself before going back to grading papers.
Naruto threw open the classroom door and leant against the frame, bending over to catch his breath. He looked up to catch his normally tardy teacher staring down at him with a mischievous glint in his eye.
"So glad you could join us today, Naruto. Now if you don't mind, please take a seat so I can introduce our newest student." Kakashi scolded without his face losing the smirk.
Blushing at the fact that he was so obviously late, Naruto bowed his head and quickly walked to his seat in the corner of the room; Sniggers and quiet laughs following him until he reached his destination.
Silently he sat down and turned his attention to the front of the classroom, where a tall, raven haired teen stood. He wore the school's uniform, which consisted of black pants, a white button up shirt with the school crest over the right breast pocket, and a striped navy and black tie, his lightly muscled body could be seen through the loose material.
"Alright everyone, this is Sasuke Uchiha. He just moved here from Oto, so please treat him nicely." Kakashi explained from behind his Icha Icha paradise book. Quickly glancing up, said teacher scanned the room for vacant seats. "You can sit next to Naruto for the time being. Just until I make a new seating chart."
"But why would you do that Kakashi-sensei?" whined a majority of the females in the class.
"Sensei this kid's new, don't stick him next to that loser, it'll only cause trouble for Sasuke." voiced a loud teen with wild, spiky brown hair, red triangle tattoos on his cheeks, and a feral gleam in his eyes. He was also known as Kiba Inuzuka.
"Oi that's enough!" shouted Kakashi, immediately quieting the class. "I will not have this class so blatantly attacking someone while I'm in the room." Looking at Sasuke "Sorry you had to see that, now please take your seat."
Throughout the whole fiasco, the Uchiha's facial expression never changed, it remained stoic, and unreadable. This trait probably made it an even greater reason for all of the females to drool and swoon as he walked pasted their desks.
Without missing a step, Sasuke pulled out the chair and slipped into the desk next to Naruto's. Ignoring all of the lust filled stares directed his way.
About twenty minutes into class, Sasuke looked over to see what his desk neighbor looked like. It had been bugging him since the odd display from his new classmates and he wanted to see what the big fuss was all about.
When he did look though, he saw nothing out of the usual, except for the boys oversized orange hoodie and the none dress code black sneakers. The boy just looked like any other tan, blonde teenager. What seemed strange was the fact that this kid wasn't popular in a good way. Most of the time girls and guys were all over that type of body.
Sasuke didn't realize he was staring until the object of his observations opened his eyes and began to wave a hand in front of his face.
"Hello? Is anybody home? Are you ok?" questioned the tanned blonde.
"Hn. Leave me alone Dobe." was the raven haired teens' quick retort. Like hell he was going to be caught starring at the class loser on his first day.
"What did you say? All I asked was if you were ok and you act like I'm insulting you by existing." yelled the outraged boy.
"Blondie, you insult everyone by existing!" shouted Kiba from his seat. Obviously he had heard the whole conversation. "It's hurting us all just to share the same classes as you"
At this comment the whole room burst into laughter; Kiba and his little posse of friends being the loudest.
By this point Naruto had his bangs covering his eyes, but Sasuke could clearly make out the lone tear that slid down his face. Before he could get a closer look, the furious blonde stood from his desk and sprinted from the room. This only made the rest of the class laugh harder.
At the front of the room, Kakashi put down his book and closed his eyes as he let out a long, frustrated sigh. Incidents like these happened way too often for his liking.
On the other side of town, in a small tattoo and piercing parlor, we find one Naruto Uzumaki. He'd been working there for the last two years because the owner was a good friend of his dad's. Usually he was the person that was in charge of piercings; but every now and then, the tattoo artist would let him try his hand with the needle.
Said tattoo artist was non-other than Itachi Uchiha, older brother of Sasuke Uchiha. Itachi and Naruto had been very close since Naruto was thirteen and Itachi was about seventeen. That was four years ago, and in that time, they had become a lot closer.
"Hey Tachi, how's it going?" asked the blonde as he tied his messy hair up with a hair tie. This motion revealed his multiple ear piercings and the eyebrow piercing that was previously hidden by his bangs.
"Not much just had to do a few tats while you were at school. And someone wanted a lip ring. Nothing I couldn't handle." Replied Itachi as he threw out the used needles. "What happened at school for you to ditch so early?"
"Oh, well this new kid came in today and without even trying he managed to humiliate me in front of the whole class," replied the blond, "actually, I think you know him. He goes by the name Sasuke Uchiha. You two wouldn't happen to be related would you?" Naruto pondered aloud.
"Now that you mention it, I do remember our parents saying something about him transferring from private school to a public school… guess I need to pay more attention at home" smirked the older raven.
"Dude, you could've at least told me he was going to be in my school. Then that way I might've not looked like such a total loser in front of him." whined the blonde, trying to put his work apron on as he did so.
Once the apron was loosely tied in a bow at the back, Naruto rolled up his sleeves, revealing the intricate tattoo of a fox on both forearms. Nine tails wrapped themselves around the arm and disappeared under the cloth of the shirt. Both were outlined in black, but the coloring was a mix between orange and red, with the eyes being the same color of the owners eyes; a brilliant cerulean.
Turning around to look at the seventeen year old, Itachi didn't lose his smirk, if anything, it became more pronounced. "But why would I do that? Watching you get frustrated is so much more fun."
"Sometimes I wonder why I even bother talking to you," growled Naruto.
"It's cause' you love me" stated Itachi as he threw his arms around Naruto's neck in some kind of strange imitation of a bear hug.
With Itachi's tight grip around his neck, the blonde wasn't able to breath; therefore he couldn't yell the profanities that were inching their way up his throat.
Just as Naruto thought he was going to pass out, the bell to the shop rang, indicating a new customer. Quickly, so as to seem as professional as possible, Itachi released the blonde and jumped behind the counter. It looked like he was trying to appear as if he hadn't just been hugging the life out of a young teen.
"Hello and welcome to Akatsuki Body Shop. How may I help you today sir?" asked Itachi while Naruto straightened himself out; Dusting the Itachi germs off of him.
"I'd like to get a few piercings." replied the male, in a monotone voice.
Turning around, Naruto's eyes widened as he took in the appearance of the handsome man before him. Standing a good six feet two inches tall, with alabaster skin, and a shocking shade of red hair, he was gorgeous. His hair was short but spiked up in all directions. Looking at the man's face took Naruto's breath away. He had the most beautiful shade of sea green eyes, outlined by thick black eyeliner. Above his left eye was the kanji for love, which seemed ironic because the man obviously had a bit of trouble with his emotions, if the blank stare was anything to go by.
"You can take care of that, can't you Naruto?" questioned Itachi, while looking intently at the blonde for any facial changes.
Quickly getting himself together Naruto focused on the stranger, "Errr, sure no problem. You can follow me this way to the back room. I'll just need you to fill out some paperwork before we get started." explained Naruto, completely serious.
"Whatever." was the strangers reply.
Leading the mysterious red head to the back of the shop, Naruto pushed aside the black and red bead curtain (A/N: I know it's cheesy but it totally fits the Akatsuki themed shop xD) and pointed to a reclining medical chair in the middle of the room. Turning around, the blonde opened some cabinets and pulled out latex gloves, along with the necessary supplies needed for the job.
"Ok so where are we piercing today?" questioned Naruto as he spun around to face his stoic customer, while also handing a consent paper over to the red head.
"I'd like to have five ear piercings, an eyebrow piercing, and a hip piercing." was the short reply.
"Sounds like a plan." Turning around again, Naruto pulled out a box with multiple studs, rings, hoops, and bar-bells for the red head to choose from. "Take your pick. Oh I don't believe I caught your name."
"Gaara." replied the formerly unknown man. His eyes quickly scanned the case, looking for the jewelry that he wanted. Looking up, Gaara caught the blonde's attention before pointing to a long black bar-bell, along with two smaller silver and red bar-bells, and four dark blue rings.
"Excellent choice" grinned the teen. Quickly, he slid the cover off the case and retrieved the jewelry singled out by Gaara. "How about we start with the ears?" suggested Naruto.
"I want two cartilage piercings, one on each ear, then two regular piercings on my right ear, and a single piercing on my left ear… please?"
"Sure thing buddy. Now this might hurt a bit so I'm going to have to disinfect the areas, just standard procedure." Naruto explained as he started wiping Gaara's ears with alcohol wipes. He then grabbed something from the counter behind him and opened it, revealing to the red head that it was the needle going to be used for the piercings.
Using a washable marker, Naruto marked the spots where he was going to pierce before loading the gun and bringing it to Gaara's ear.
"Careful not to move, this'll sting if I miss" warned the blonde.
"Hn" was the red head's only reply.
.:BREAK:.
Fifteen minutes later, Gaara walked out of the room sporting seven new piercings. His eyebrow and ears were tinged pink from the newly inserted metal. His black skin-tight t-shirt was also pulled up slightly, so as not to irritate his new hip accessory. Luckily he was also wearing low cut white skinny jeans so they wouldn't rub.
Naruto walked out behind the red head, pulling off his gloves and throwing them into the trash can by the counter. A smile spread across his face as he looked at his handy work.
Itachi, who had previously been looking through the store computer, looked up to see Gaara, and his sexy new piercings. Being the guy he was, he let out a loud whistle before saying in a low voice "hey there gorgeous. How 'bout you and me, this Friday?"
"As much as that would please you, I have a boyfriend already and he's very possessive" smirked Gaara.
Naruto, who had been standing to the side adding up the total cost of Gaara's visit, turned a deep shade of red at the comment; Almost matching the color of his tattoos.
The raven didn't seem to mind though and simply feigned disappointment at the pierced man's comment.
Deciding now would be the best time to butt in before something more happened; Naruto told Gaara how much his visit cost before handing him the receipt, along with a book on piercing care and a large bottle of disinfectant.
"You have to keep the non-cartilage piercings in for a minimum of six weeks turning them every day. The cartilage piercings have to be kept in for a minimum of four months, same rules apply." Recited the blonde teen, "if there's any problem don't be afraid to come back and we'll do our best to help."
Nodding his head in understanding, Gaara reached into his back pocket, pulling out his wallet. Opening the wallet, he pulled out the needed amount before handing it over to Naruto and sticking the material back into his pocket.
Giving Itachi and Naruto one last nod, he turned around and slowly walked out of the stop.
Once he had left, Itachi turned to his whiskered friend and gave him a sly grin.
"What'd you think of that ass? Pretty nice right?"
"NANI? EWWWW ITACHI YOU PERVERT!" Screeched the blushing blonde before chasing the raven around the shop, Itachi laughing the whole way.
This was just what Naruto needed to cheer him up from school, no one to be mean to him or humiliate him, just his close friend Itachi.
After getting tired of chasing Itachi, Naruto flopped down on the couch in the waiting are covering his eyes with his arm. Due to his self-induced inability to see, he didn't notice Itachi sneak up to him, so he wasn't expecting the sudden down pour of cold water on his head a few seconds later.
"ITACHI!" Boy was he pissed.
.:END:.
Ok that was the first chapter so I hope everyone liked it. If you had any questions just ask them in a review and I'll answer the question.
Also don't forget to review telling me who should top, Naruto or Sasuke. Because it's very important I get answers in the beginning so I can create the characters better later.
Thank you again everyone who read this. I'll probably try and release the second chapter sometime in early or middle august.
Ja ne
~Icee