Starting from zero, we got nothing to lose.

A/N: Well, another go at some High School Sasunaru, Hope you all will like it ^^ And btw, I do not own Naruto, sorry, saddening, a little bit depressing, yes, but unbelievingly true.

Chapter One.

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Naruto laid in his bed, deep in thoughts as the rain poured down outside and the wind made hissing noises. Would he have to be hold back a year because of his own stupidness? Think again. His English teacher, Iruka-sensei, had asked him if he could have a word with him that very day after class.

Iruka-sensei gently closed the door behind himself.

"Well," he started, looking at Naruto with gentle eyes and a small smile. "As you do know, you haven't been in school very much, which I think is a real pity, since I clearly can see your potential," he paused, and looked him straight in the eyes for some sort of reaction. Naruto squirmed in his seat and avoided Iruka-sensei's gaze.

"But if this continues, I'm afraid you will be held back a year for just a too low attendance. Sorry, Naru-kun."

Naruto tensed and looked up at him with wide eye's under his thick, old-fashioned glasses.

"A-are you s-serious, Iruka-sensei?"

Iruka-sensei gave him a pitying look, which as fast as it came changed into a firm determination.

"Unfortunatly, yes. But you see, there are somethings we can do..."

Moreover, like that, it was decided. In other words, carefully translated in Naruto's head, it read: Doom is near. That is for sure.

He had to admit, he had skipped classes way too much for his very own liking, but that was not just entirely his own fault. Were his grades really worth all that hassle? He sighed deeply before trying to fall asleep, fear stricken.

Next morning.

Wake up. Get dressed. Open the fridge, only to discover he got nothing eatable, and that he can't eat breakfast anyway, so he drink's a glass of water, brushes his teeth, put makeup over his whisker-scars on his face, make sure that he's got everything he'll need for the day, put on his ridiculously thick glasses, and then make his way too school.

That was Naruto's typical morning routine. Always the same, never changing.

He always made sure that he would come to school in time, when he made up his mind and really did show up, which was not very often.

He lived in a secluded area of the town, quite a bit from the school, but he did not mind the walk as he had time to clear his head before school started.

He walked past the gates and into the school unknown to anyone else. Who would ever see him, anyway?

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Uchiha Sasuke was angry. He was more than angry. He was furious damn it!

How could this happen to him? He had only choose to walk home from Neji that very night, and what for? Just so, some punks wanted a fight with him? In addition, just to put the cherry on top of the whipped cream, the police just had to pass by. Oh yippie-kay yey and gayness.

However, the thing that surprised him, was that they called his school, and not his relatives first. The Headmistress said she would find a suitable punishment for him, so he would think over his actions again. He had an appointment with her in just any minute, in a matter of fact.

He sat outside her office and watched as her secretary, Shizune, was typing something on her computer. She looked up from was she was writing and gave him a friendly smile.

"I think Tsunade-sama is ready to speak with you. She is right behind that door. Knock before you step inside, please." She gave him another smile before she continued to write on her computer.

He rose and made his way over to the door. ´Knock? What for?´ he thought bemused as he gave a small, but very clear knock and stepped inside.

The room was elegant, but simple. White walls and a big window right in front of him, and towards the back of the headmistress. Tsunade-sama was right behind a big oak-desk with a computer and mountains of paperwork. She herself had blonde hair tied in loose pigtails, and golden brown eyes. She was very attractive, for her age, he stressed the words, but Sasuke wondered what she had done to make her breasts that abnormally large. She looked up from a paper, sighing, and gave him a small, but irritable smile.

"As I understand, we both know why were here."

"Yes." He answered.

"Was out at a very late hour, in the less safe place in town, and beat up about 4 people. Am I right?" She looked him straight in the eyes for a reaction, but got none.

"Both yes and wrong." Sasuke's monotone voice answered. "I was on my way home from a friend, and decided that it was a shorter route trough that part of town. Of course some people took the advantage and tried to rob me, what I was using was mere self defense." He added a bit darkly.

Tsunade slide down in her armchair and massaged the pin of her nose.

"So, you used only self defense? I heard that they were a bit too bloody for just mere self defense." she argued back. Sasuke snorted.

"It's not my fault that they were weak." He let out. Tsunade made let out an irritated sigh before she spoke.

"Enough of this conversation. I myself and some other teachers have already decided on your punishment, which can not be changed." Sasuke looked up a bit surprised at the stressed words she used. This could be interesting. On the other hand, just totally embarrassing.

"Bring it on." he said, careful to sound as emotionless a possible.

She smiled, if not a bit sinister. "Oh, Uchiha-san, I will."

She ruffled with a few papers until she spoke again.

"As both you and I know, you're a bit of a celebrity at this school." She stated, as a matter of fact, as Sasuke just lifted his left eyebrow. "And as you already have high grades, you don't need detention. So what would suffice?" Her smile widened. Before Sasuke had time to say something, she spoke again.

"We will use your popularity, of course."

Sasuke did not like her tone. Not at all. Was the school going to humiliate him? Wasn't that like, against the laws? Moreover, if he had to be honest, he did not like that she mocked his popularity. It wasn't as if he had chosen to be popular, and actually enjoyed it? Well of course, being popular had its advantages, but it were also bothersome as well. Nevertheless, he didn't have the energy to argue, as she probably wouldn't believe him, anyway.

"We have chosen you to be a part of the school's festival theater, as a main character."

Sasuke had probably heard her wrong. ´The School's festival theater? Where like, even people from other schools attend to watch? Okay if he would help backstage, but be a main character? Was the whole school's staff insane?!´ Before he had time to protest, Tsunade continued.

"Well and that isn't it all. We have a student in need, whose grades are falling quite fast. We want you to help him study up his grades again, and participate in a project with him, as he is your age."

Sasuke glared at her. Was this woman of her rocker? That meant like... He would have no free time after school at all!

"Wait a minute...." he started.

"And to make it just a bit more simple for you and your nerves, the person you will help with homework's and such will be your partner in the theater, so you both can train for that as well."

´Bitch.´ He thought. ´You fucking, sadistic bitch! ´ He gave her another withering glare as he slowly spoke.

"And what if I refuse?" He spoke as calmly as possible. Her smile got a little bit pained at his question.

"I knew you would ask that." she started to massage herself between her eyebrows again. "But I'm sorry to say that you will be held back a year, if not suspended from this school."

Sasuke was not furious anymore. He was fucking exploding!

He had tried to save himself out of that, but the punishment was absolute. He would meet the person he would work with after lunch, and decide a schedule they would go after. Sasuke snorted to himself as he walked down the corridor to his class.

Just great. He would surely be stuck with some admirer/stalker that would start to think that they were best buddies, or just fall in love with him. He got chills at the mere thought of it. He bumped into a person. He saw that it was the blonde boy who avoided his gaze every time they passed each other. Although Sasuke wasn't much for bullying people, he just got the creeps when he looked at the thick-glasses wearing nerd. The blonde just passed by him every time he was in a bad mood. Too bad for him. ´Wuss´ he thought.

"Watch were you are going, idiot." He snarled in an almost feral way at the smaller boy.

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Well, like it? It got kinda short, but I hope to make it up in the next chapter.

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