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Disclaimer: It's plain and simple if it's over $1,000,000 and I didn't own it yesterday, I don't own it today. Naruto's not mine.
Warning: Mild language (I think…) and maybe a little anger or depression. Also, there is probably a hint of bad grammar. Sorry… ^_^;
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Recap: The boy smirked in the mirror before opening up a small pill bottle and popping two in his mouth.
He was Naruto Uzumaki, one of the nine living expirements of the Bijuu Project.
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"Naruto, it's time to leave!" A man's voice echoed throughout the apartment, calling for the blonde haired boy.
"Coming Iruka!" Naruto yelled back as he made his way through the hall and towards the front door. As he rounded the corner, he spotted his guardian and gave a soft smile. Iruka had been his guardian since he was 7 and the man had to be the most caring person the blonde had ever met.
His brown hair was tied up in a pontail and his brown eyes definetly complimented his tan skin. A long scar stretched across the bridge of his nose and his lips held a smile that could make the saddest of people happy.
"Well you're in a good mood the older man chuckled before ruffling the boy's hair and heading through the open doorway. Naruto pouted at this but immediately followed the man to the car. As they entered the vehicle Iruka began driving. Not long after, he decided to start some conversation.
"So Naruto how was your morning?" He asked hesitantly. Naruto raised an eyebrow, but continued to stare out the window. The clouds seemed very interesting this morning.
There was an awkward silence before the blonde answered, "It was fine."
Iruka just stared at the road before speaking again. "Nice to hear." He responded quietly.
Iruka wasn't a fool. He had heard Naruto get up this morning, but he had known even if he had gotten up to check on him, he would brush it off or make an excuse. So, instead he had decided to wait until morning before questioning, but it seemed he still wouldn't get an answer.
It had always been like this. Iruka sighed, completely annoyed by the situation. Ever since he had adopted Naruto, he had always had unexplained nightmares that he never talked about. All Iruka could do was be strong, if not for Naruto, then for himself.
"Iruka?" Naruto questioned, successfully breaking the man from his train of thought.
"Huh?"
"Green light!" Naruto answered expectantly.
"Oh!" the man said, before speeding off once again. Naruto just looked at Iruka's now pink dusted face, contemplating what to do next in his mind.
"Umm, Iruka?" Naruto questioned.
"Hmm?" He answered waiting for the question.
"Are you okay?" Naruto answered worriedly, softly biting is lip in anticipation for the answer. Iruka just chuckled lightly as he shared a quick glance with Naruto before answering.
"Yeah I just spaced out" They both laughed and the rest of the car ride was spent in a comfortable silence.
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When Naruto and Iruka arrived at school, they walked into the main office where they met with the receptionist.
She looked at them both with a warm smile, and they responded kindly with their own. The woman had dark brown hair pulled up in a bun along with a few hairs that framed her face and flew in front of her brown, almond eyes. Her light skin contrasted her hair and eyes in a wonderful way that just added to her beauty.
"Hi Naruto-kun, Iruka-san!" The lady greeted cheerfully, handing Iruka the staff clipboard to sign in on.
"Hey Shizune-san" The two males chorused with just as much enthusiasm as she had.
"I see you decicded to come with Iruka today, Naruto." Shizune said, resting her chin in her hand as she waited for an answer.
"Heh, well I just happened to be ready before he left." Naruto chuckled, rubbing the back of his head while smiling at the friendly woman. Iruka frowned for a second, but let it go as he handed the clipboard back to the smiling receptionist.
"Well Iruka, I'm headed to first period." Naruto said as he began to walk away.
"But Naruto, you still have forty-five minutes before students even arrive." Iruka said, silently wondering why Naruto wouldn't come to his classroom with him.
"Oh well I kind of wanted to be alone for a while." Naruto chuckled nervously. "But I will meet up with you at lunch. K?" Naruto asked, but before Iruka could respond, Naruto had left the office.
"What was that all about?" Shizune questioned, turning to look at Iruka whose face know sported a troubled look.
"I have no idea." Iruka said softly, scratching his head in confusion.
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Naruto slowly made his way to Kakashi's classroom, knowing the teacher wouldn't be there. He's rarely ever on time, how would he arrive early?
As Naruto made his way through the door, he slung his backpack off his shoulder and headed towards a desk in the back corner of the classroom. As he seated himself he lowered his head in his hands and growled.
He was frustrated.
His life was getting progressively worse as the days passed by and it was sickening. He kept having those nightmares, He kept taking those pills, and he kept remembering that yellow eyed freak!
Naruto wished he could live normally, but it's impossible to do that when every emotion you feel gets intensified ridiculously, and your eyes change blood red from time to time. In fact, as Naruto stared at his reflection, he noticed they were that color right now.
Naruto opened his backpack and pulled out his bottle of pills. He stared at the label while chuckling at how it was so cleverly disguised as aspirin, even though that wasn't what they were at all. After he was finished grinning like a kid with a dark secret that was hilarious but he couldn't tell anyone for fear of getting put in the time out corner, he carefully took out a blue pill and set it down on the desk as he slipped the bottle back in the front pocket of his bag
He began swirling the pill on the desk a little, the action helping him cool his head and calm his nerves. After a while of this repeated action, he heard the door open and quickly turned in the opposite direction in order to avoid anyone seeing his crimson eyes.
"Hn." A mocking tone grunted, ripping the silent air with his icy voice. Although this was the only clue Naruto got, he immediantly knew who the intruder was. Uchiha Sasuke.
Naruto quickly downed the pill, and waited a few seconds for his eyes to return to their normal sky blue before turning and glaring at the raven haired teen.
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Sasuke Uchiha walked down the empty hallways of Konoha High as he made his way to his first class. He was aware he was fifteen minutes early, but he really didn't want to be in plain sight when all those crazed fangirls of his arrived. That would not be pretty.
He also wanted to get away from his stupid older brother who decided it would be hilarious to replace his shampoo with glue this morning. Yeah you can imagine how long it took him to wash it out, but it would all be okay once Sasuke got his payback after school today. He had scissors and shaving cream waiting for him and he couldn't wait to use it.
Ahh, yes. Although Sasuke displays himself as an egotistical bastard when in public, he definetly had a playful side embedded deep within his soul.
Sasuke pushed his way through the classroom door and he saw what appeared to none other than the blonde idiot himself, Uzumaki Naruto.
When Sasuke looked a bit closer though, he swore the blonde had red eyes. However,before he could inspect any closer, the blonde whipped his head around so the other could no longer see his whisker marked face.
"Hn." He grunted in suspicion. A few seconds after that, the blonde turned back around, revealing to Sasuke that Naruto he had his regular eye color.
"What are you doing here teme?" Naruto questioned, obviously annoyed the other was there.
"I should be asking you the same thing dobe." Sasuke retaliated, condescendingly smirking in the blonde's direction.
Naruto just growled in disapproval. Right after he had calmed down, too. He counted to ten multiple times in his head, and just as he had finally calmed himself again, Sasuke talked.
"Well?" Sasuke questioned, smirk slightly faltering due to his annoyance.
"What?" Naruto was honestly clueless to what Sasuke was asking.
The raven sighed. "Why are you here you idiot?" Naruto glared at the other boy as he made his way to a seat located two desks away from the one in the corner, (which was Naruto's) before sitting down.
"First of all, I asked you first. Second, who are you calling idiot you asshat!" Naruto complained as his voice rose in volume.
"You, dipshit!" Sasuke retaliated, his voice's volume heightening as well.
"Jerk!"
"Dunce!"
"Prick!"
"Cretin!"
"Wanker!"
"Wanker?" Sasuke questioned breaking the flow of insults.
"Sh-shut up!" Naruto yelled, looking away in attempt to hide the blush creeping up his face.
"Sasuke, 1. Naruto, 0." A voice stated, startling both Naruto and Sasuke. When they turned to look at the door they spotted a teen their age with brown shaggy hair and brown eyes with red triangles beneath them. Next to him stood a lazy looking teen with brown shaggy hair pulled into a brown ponytail, and a shy looking girl with long black hair that reached mid-way down her back. In description order, their names were Kiba, Shikamaru, and Hinata.
Naruto paled as he realized not only were his three friends there to see the events that had just occured, but the entire Sasuke fanclub was here to see that, including his crush, Haruno Sakura. He was so embarrassed, he didn't even notice obsidian eyes boring into the back of his head.
"Sasuke-kun!" The entirety of the girls in the room squeeled as a blob of pink and blonde slung themselves onto either one of the raven haired teen's pale limbs. None the less, Sasuke continued to look at the blonde a few seconds longer before finally turning away.
Just then the bell rang signaling the official start of the school day. The blonde headed girl, known as Ino, flipped her long ponytail in an attempt to seduce before turning to Sakura and signaling they had to go. Said girl combed her short pink hair back with her fingers before waving goodbye to Sasuke and leaving the classroom along with the rest of the Sasuke fanclub, Excluding the few who actually had Kakashi for first period.
Meanwhile, Naruto took a seat, soon followed by Shikamaru, Kiba, and Hinata three of his closest friends.
"G-good morning, Naruto-kun." Hinata greeted, taking a seat in front of naruto. They currently occupied the corner of the room, Naruto being the actual corner desk.
"Hey Hinata, Kiba, Shikamaru!" Naruto greeted in return, turning to look at each person as he said their names. However, when he turned to Shikamaru he was already half asleep on his desk.
"What was that all about?" Kiba questioned, causing Naruto to stop sweat-dropping at his sleeping friend and turn to the other.
"Oh that? Sasuke interrupted my silence this morning and then had the nerve to ask why I was there, that ass!" Naruto fumed, turning to stick his tongue out at the raven. Just then the door opened revealing their late (as usual) teacher, Hatake Kakashi.
"Naruto, stick that tongue out of your mouth again and I'll bite it off." Kakashi chuckled, soon followed by the majority of the class. Naruto's face turned red in embarrassment as he turned to look at his teacher.
"P-pervert!"
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Well that's a rap! I know the story is progressing slowly and is starting out awkwardly I can guarantee I can make it much better now that the introduction is finished. I hope you enjoyed and it will make me super happy if you review! Thanks again FaLLenANgeL4545!
