A/N I saw one of those "100 Prompts" things and decided to write 100 drabbles. They'll probably be SasuNaru, but there may be others. Don't worry, I'll always warn you :3. The number and prompt will be in the chapter name, but I guess I'll remind you all again XD. Here we go!
Prompt #1. Introduction.
Everyone knew who Sasuke was. Sasuke was Sasuke, always there; like a silent but beautiful piece of furniture. The gene pool had blessed, (or cursed) Sasuke with stunning looks. An intricate mix of his mother and masculinity that came with his sex, the smooth face of youth and a way of looking right through you made you think of a pedigree horseor a good looking jerk. Few thought the latter.
Everyone knew who Naruto was. Naruto was Naruto, always there; like an elephant with verbal diarrhea in a china shop. An unknown deity had bestowed Naruto with good looks toom masculine yet soft features, but six whisker-like scars that instantly defined him if the jumpsuit and shock of blond hair hadn't already. Naruto was loud, annoying and hated. People either saw him as a kid begging for attention, or the Kyuubi incarnate; ready to snap up an innocent villager or wreck havoc on peaceful Konohagakure. Many thought the latter.
The first time Naruto really saw Sasuke was when he was walking home along the waterways and happened to glance to his left, spotting a small kid with coal black hair sitting on the edge of a pier. Naruto had studied the back of this guy and decided that he didn't know him, and therefore he should go and say hello. He jumped down the steep hill and landed on the pier with a heavy thud. Sasuke turned around and raised an eyebrow at the colourful tangle of limbs that lay sprawled just behind him. Naruto clambered to his feet, trademark grin in place.
"Hey! Sorry for startling you! Hidden bumps, don't you know! Uzumaki's the name, ninja's the game!"
Sasuke studied him as though he'd just fallen from a cloud.
"... Uchiha."
Naruto's grin faltered for a second as he remembered the rumor attached to the name. A rumor so terrible it had reached even his name.
"Can I call you Sasuke-kun?"
Sasuke looked slightly offended.
"Does that mean I have to call you Naruto-kun?"
"Hey! That's not nice!"
Sasuke had merely sniffed. Naruto pouted and then sat down next to him.
"How did you know my name?"
Sasuke looked at him with a calculating eye.
"My father talked about you once. I overheard."
Naruto grinned.
"Wow! What did he say? Your dad's the head of the police force! That's so cool!"
"Was."
Oops. Naruto winced and rubbed the back of his head.
"Was, is, he'll still be remembered!"
The almost unnoticeable softening in Sasuke's eyes was all he needed to go on.
"So, what did you hear?"
"That you were the Kyuubikid, that I should be protected against you and that you were going to kill us all one day," said Sasuke, ticking off the points on his fingers. Naruto's grin turned into a slack-jawed gasp of disbelief.
"Wha-at? That's... That's stupid!"
"To be honest, I agree with you. You're not nearly powerful to wipe out an entire village and you couldn't kill me either... But I don't what what a Kyuubikid is. Maybe you have a bloodline technique, like me."
Naruto was momentarily distracted.
"What's that?"
Sasuke rolled his eyes and started to speak as if he was reading it out a textbook.
"A bloodline technique is something in your blood that makes you do special jutsus. My Fa-... I will be able to use the Sharingan. The uh... The Hyuuga's have the Byakugen and... Oh, the Aburame's have something with beetles."
"Wow! What do I have? Kyuubukid? I bet it's really powerful!"
Sasuke glanced at Naruto.
"It must be. My father sounded scared."
"Wow!"
Naruto was grinning fit to burst; words exploding out of him,
"I can't wait! I'm going to be the Hokage one day, you know!"
Sasuke snorted.
"You can't be the Hokage."
"Why not? Your dad's scared of me and so is the whole village! 'Cept you."
"I'm not afraid of anyone."
Naruto looked down, hesitating for a second.
"I am..."
Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"Who are you scared of?"
"... I'm a little afraid of everyone. 'Cept you."
"Why?"
Naruto forced on a grin, turning to Sasuke and sticking his thumb up in a I'm Fine! Pose.
"Eh, it's nothing!"
"... You don't seem to be the type who's scared of nothing."
"Ehh... Well... Sometimes they hit me, or throw stuff. And, and once, on the night of the festival where people celebrate the fox being killed, a group of people came in and attacked me."
Sasuke was now staring fully at Naruto, aghast.
"... Why would they do that?"
"I don't know... I guess... I guess it's that Kyuubikid I have!"
Sasuke frowned in concern.
"Did they hurt you badly?"
"Well... Uh... Here and there. But this big red thing appeared and I fainted. When I woke up, they were gone."
"A big red thing?"
"Yeah! Hey, maybe it's the Kyuubikid! Wow!"
Sasuke nodded.
"Yes."
Naruto chanced a quick sideways look and blushed as he caught Sasuke still staring at him.
"Hey, Sasuke-kun... You're really popular, how come you're not sitting with your friends?"
Sasuke snorted.
"They're not my friends. They just follow me. Sakura's the worst."
"Wha-at!? But Sakura-san's so pretty!"
"She's annoying."
"She loves you."
"Wish she didn't."
Naruto shook his head and smiled, seeing the argument would get nowhere. He thought for a second and grinned.
"Friends shouldn't quarrel!"
"... Friends?"
"We're friends, right?"
Sasuke looked him straight in the eyes, making Naruto's stomach do a funny flip as he waited for the most important answer he'd ever needed.
"Friends... Fine."
Naruto's grin erupted into a full force beam.
"ALRIGHT! My first friend! Wow! This is so cool!"
Sasuke smiled.
"You're my first friend too. I guess we're not so different after all... Sharingan and Kyuubikid, powerful... And... No parents..."
Naruto's grin slipped.
"Yeah... No parents... I guess we'll just have to be best friends to make it up!"
Sasuke half smiled at him.
"Your optimism is slightly annoying."
"Your sadness is depressing!"
"Hn. Idiot."
Naruto leaped up, finger pointing accusingly at Sasuke, mouth wide open and eyes popping.
"WHATDIDYOUJUSTSAY!?"
A/N So, here it is! The first of many XD I hope it was IC. I know they're not best friends all the way through, and they end up arch rivals but I think that they could've been at that age. Which is about seven or whenever Sasuke's parents had just died. Please, Read and Review! I'll write more if you do :3!
