"...And so, if you want all that and more, elect me for student body president. I'll make sure it happens." Itachi smiled, showing his pearly white teeth. Several girls swooned at the sight of it. As he stepped down from the podium, it was like a signal was given, and the auditorium erupted into applause. He waved to the crowd and walked off the stage, disappearing behind ruby red curtains. The smile immediately dissolved into a scowl. 'Here she comes in three, two...'

"Itachi-kun!" A blond, full-breasted girl latched onto his neck, squealing about how great he was. 'Right, and you'll go back to cheating on me as soon as soon as I'm gone' he thought, kissing her cheek and thanking her. Of course, he fully understood why she did. He was a cover. If anyone found out the cheerleading squad leader was a lesbian, her reputation was done for. Everybody in school would be on her like sharks on blood. It would be the same way if anyone found out his dirty little secret.

Such was the way of life in Kishi High School. People loved to put down the different and they would do it mercilessly. There was no compassion for those who couldn't keep the status qou. And being homosexual was only the half of it.

His 'girlfriend' waved goodbye, saying she had to go to practice. 'That was quick. She must be meeting her' he told himself, wandering out of the auditorium. Everyone had left campus as soon as his speech was done, eager to leave after a long day of school. Itachi spotted a group of stragglers, freshmen by the looks of the confused faces as they pointed and scratched their heads. The raven dutifully jogged over and offered to lead them to the parking lot.

"How are you guys settling in?" he asked them, walking in the middle of the group. The two girls were dazzled by his looks, so their guy companion answered for them.

"It's all right, but..." He shifted his backpack. "I didn't think the whole clique thing was for real. I'm already being pressured into one."

Itachi shook his head; he did not belong to a specific clique. He was a Floater. "Cliques are unfortunate. My advice, join a sport. It basically exempts you from them."

They briefly spoke about his election speech before parting ways. 'Three more votes' he thought absently. He already knew he was a shoe-in. Between him and the Euclidian he was running against, there really was no competition. Itachi was simply more popular.

He took the long way to the art workshop where he left his books. This meant crossing the football field and locker room. Itachi reached up to re-band his ponytail. Right as he was tightening the loop, the band snapped. He swore as thick black locks spilled from their captivity. He picked up the pace, not wanting anyone to see his hair down. People usually mistook him for a girl like this, and he did not want to be tempted if a guy decided to hit on him.

He was halfway across the crisp green grass when it hit him. One moment, he was just minding his own business. The next, he was hit with 160 pounds of blue.

"Ow, ow, ow," the person moaned. He quickly realized, though, that he was on top of someone. "Oh, Bob. Hey, chick, you okay?"

Itachi was in too much pain to correct him. He accepted the hand given to him, grunting as he was quickly hefted to his feet. 'That shade of blue is beautiful' he thought, brushing himself off. The raven froze when he realized there was only one person that he knows of with that strangely colored skin.

Kisame was captain of the football team, a senior, and probably the most popular student next to Itachi. The rumor that had gone around was that Kisame had dyed his skin blue when he was eleven and living in Hawaii. The person in question hadn't denied it when the gossip first started, so that was what stuck. Many a person thought he was daring for doing something like that and so became popular.

It was for that reason that Itachi didn't like Kisame very much. The jock was only high in the social pyramid for his appearance, while Itachi had to work for his position. It certainly did help being hot, but Itachi was modest and would never admit that being pretty had given him a huge leg up. 'And I do suppose that Kisame is…nice-looking' the raven thought, blushing lightly.

"Hell-oooo? Oh, Bob, I made you deaf!" The blue boy started panicking, bringing Itachi out of his reverie.

"I'm not deaf, fool!" Itachi said, annoyed. He was starting to walk away to go home and forget this happened, but was stopped. The socialite glared at the hand gripping his forearm. "Let go of me, now."

Kisame glanced behind him, fear visible in his eyes. "Will you stay here for a second?"

Itachi yanked his arm back, crossing it with his other one over his chest. "Why should I? Give me one good reason."

"I've got some girls chasing after me," the jock explained uncomfortably, "And I don't really, uh, like girls."

The raven blinked, arms dropping in surprise. The top-of-the-social-ladder, blue skinned football captain is…gay? How had he managed to keep that a secret? Then again, it wasn't too hard. Date the hot, blond chick with huge breasts and you're good to go. After all, Itachi would know.

"I just want them to go away. Pretend to be my girlfriend for a week and I'll do whatever you want during then."

'He doesn't know who I am' Itachi thought, incredulous. Squeals of joy were heard and he whipped his head towards the locker rooms. Three girls appeared around the corner. They were part of the only all-girl, all-grade tolerant clique, Fangirlies. The Uchiha despised them. On Mondays and Friday afternoons, he was the object of their attentions. They even followed him home.

Itachi peered at the desperate Kisame. "Whatever I want?"

"Anything!" he pleaded, casting terrified glances at the Fangirlies. They had spotted him now and were rapidly approaching the two.

"Alright, then." Itachi got up on his tip-toes to kiss Kisame's cheek. His face flushed a darker blue. 'Interesting' the raven thought. He clutched the captain's thick arm, watching them with what he hoped were raging eyes. The girls, a pinkette and two blondes, seemed hesitant when they looked at Kisame's 'girlfriend'. One of the blond was suspiciously masculine and looked as if she wanted to be somewhere else. 'Today's Friday, so…perhaps one of my fangirls wanting to catch up with me?'

"Who's she, Hoshigaki?" the pinkette asked, peering at the raven. She was definitely one of the girls who followed him home. He even caught her taking pictures of him while he was showering. Blackout curtains went up the next day.

"I'm his girlfriend, pinky," Itachi drawled in a high-pitched voice. He blinked once; where the hell had that come from?

The busty blond put her hands on her hips. "You never told us you had a girlfriend, Hoshigaki."

"Well, er…" Kisame mumbled, "I wanted to keep her a secret, so you guys wouldn't…"

The masculine girl spoke up. "We understand. We won't tell a soul, right girls?"

They grudgingly agreed and went off towards the art department, seeing that they couldn't go fangirl with the girlfriend around. The suspicious blond looked back a winked, as if saying, 'I know your secret'. Itachi whipped out his cellphone and called somebody. "They're coming," he said shortly and hung up. His heart was beating a mile a minute. How could someone find out so easily? Then again, maybe it was just her. Kisame was still clueless.

They were silent for a few moments. Itachi completely forgot about his books and all he wanted to do was go home. He hugged himself, wondering what he got himself into. Abruptly, he hurried off the football field and off campus.

As he was walking home, shivering in the autumn chill, a beat up pick-up pulled up beside him. The window rolled down to reveal Kisame, smiling a shark-tooth smile.

"Need a ride?" he asked, driving alongside Itachi.

"This whole relationship deal is strictly during school," Itachi said coldly.

Kisame smirked. "Well, what about out and about? Won't people think it's weird if they don't see us in public?"

The raven sighed. The whole deal would kind of include that. Yanking open the door, he hopped in and sulked. He didn't have his book, so his father would be mad. He just agreed on a deal lasting until the end of school that could potentially ruin his life. How could this get any worse?

"Do you mind if I stay over at your house for the weekend?" Itachi asked him. He didn't really feel like going home and facing his father's accusing looks.

The football captain blushed. "You know our deal doesn't lead over into our private life, right?"

"Relax," Itachi soothed, "You have no interest in me and I have no interest in you. My parents are out tonight and I forgot my key."

Two lies.

"Well, I suppose…My parents have gone on to a funeral in Hawaii, so it will just be you and me…" He was clearly uncomfortable. The Uchiha watched him as he whipped out his cellphone again.

"Hello?"

"Sasuke, I'll be staying at someone else's house tonight. Make sure you inform Mother."

"Who is it? Did you finally come ou—"

He interrupted his little brother. "I'll pick up clothes tomorrow—"

"Tell him to bring them to the theater in town," Kisame broke in, "We'll have our first 'date'."

"Bring them to the theater, then." He told him the time and hung up.

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Later that night, Itachi crept to Kisame's room. He had put his partner in crime in his parents room. The big lug still hadn't found out who he was and hadn't asked either. The overly large pajamas that his new 'boyfriend' had lent him did not hinder him as he tip-toed through the halls. The raven, stealthy in the dark, opened the door and looked at the sleeping figure. He didn't snore, which he thought was peculiar. Not that he minded.

"What have you gotten me into?"

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This is my first yaoi. Updates will be slow, due to the fact that I'm entering high soon. Thanks for reading and a bigger thank you if you review.

~Michi