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NOTE: This chapter is kind of long!! I think that's a good thing though!! There's a little bit of their past in here… a very little.
Chapter Two
Sasuke's POV
The bell finally rang for lunch.
Boredly, I stood and picked my unused notebook off of my desk. As I was about to head to the door to leave, I felt someone grab my arm.
Preparing myself to send a death glare to whomever touched me, I turned around. Upon seeing a beautiful blonde boy with fluffy orange ears, my glare dropped immediately.
"Yes?" I questioned, not even trying to remove myself from the small hand grasping my arm. His hands were small but warm; they felt wonderful on my skin.
He blushed cutely. "Well, its lunch time right?" he asked.
Nod
"Could you show me where the cafeteria is? I have no clue where to go."
"Why didn't you ask Kiba?" Although… I can't say it bothered me at all.
He smiled his brilliant smile. "I wanted to walk with you," he said, his blush darkening.
My heart skipped a beat. It had to be a sin to look so…… irresistible.
His fluffy ears were slightly drooped; his tail swaying behind him slowly. His blush made him look sinfully delicious, and he was still holding my arm. The feel of his hand on me was sending electricity to a part of me that didn't need it.
"Okay, follow me." I removed myself from his shocking touch; I didn't need to suddenly let the urge to have him get bigger.
He seemed to heave a sigh of relief. "Thanks," he smiled.
Why is his smile so alluring to me? It was truly beautiful, like the sun…… but brighter.
I 'Hn-d' and walked out of the door, expecting him to follow me; he did. I watched him walk as he came up next to me; his clothes caught my attention for the first time.
My first thought about his clothes: "Why are they so bright?" He wore a bright orange shirt with some orange Converse to match. They stuck out among the dull swarm of colors around us. His shirt read, "You know you want me," in black letters; I couldn't help but agree with it. My favorite part of his outfit was probably the black pants he wore. Not only were they not orange, but they hugged his butt like a second skin; they gave the perfect view of his backside.
"Oi Sasuke," I heard, "what are you staring at?"
My eyes locked onto those of a blushing blonde. "Your clothes are very bright," I said, dismissively. "Dobe."
He smiled. "I love bright-" his blue eyes flashed to a darker, albeit still sexy, blue. "'Dobe'? Did you just call me a 'dobe'?" His cheeks puffed out into a pout. "You….. You…..teme," he finally said, sticking his tongue out at me and crossing his arms over his chest.
The biggest urge came over me to grab his face and put his tongue to better use. I also felt the urge to smile at his childish antics; how old was he, seventeen… eighteen?
Why did I want to smile for him, someone I just met, when my 'friends' couldn't make me smile after knowing them since daycare?
Naruto's POV
He almost smiled; I could see it in his dark eyes! But... why didn't he?
The Uchiha was definitely getting on my nerves. First, he calls me a dobe; then, he just won't smile. I have no clue what his problem is. I will make him smile though… I will.
Sasuke's POV
"Come on Dobe," I said when he got a far off look in his eyes. I continued to walk and he followed me with a pout.
Within a few moments, we reached the cafeteria.
"Here you are," I said to the blonde, opening the big double doors. "The lunch line is over there," I said while pointing.
I walked away from him (with a little reluctance), but he followed me.
"Where are you going?" he asked, confused. "Aren't you going to eat?" He was looking at me quizzically.
"I don't eat school lunches," I replied, "They don't taste very good." I walked to an empty table and sat down; the little blonde sat in front of me.
"Don't you get hungry?" he questioned. He put his elbows on the table and rested his chin in his hands; he tilted his head to the side…. It was adorable.
Sigh "Of course I do, but I'd rather not sate my hunger with school food." Why was I answering his questions? Why was he asking so many?... Why didn't it bother me?
"Do you always seem so sad and depressed?" he asked next.
"I guess," I replied, shrugging.
"Why?" His head tilted to the other side; his eyes were studying me.
I replied with my own question. "Why do you ask so many questions?"
"Why are you so evasive?" he shot back with a smile.
I chuckled. "Evasive is a big word Dobe. I wasn't expecting it from you." I put my elbows on the table like his were and watched him for his reaction.
"Well Teme," he said smiling with a superior smile, "I bet there are a lot of things about me you wouldn't expect." Something in his eyes seemed to agree with his words.
"Oh?" I questioned; our faces were getting closer and closer. "What would one of those things be?"
"Well," he started, our faces getting even closer. He closed his eyes and our lips almost met…
"Your shirt is kind of cocky isn't it?" I heard from behind the blonde.
We jumped apart; his ears perked. He turned around quickly and gasped.
"Neji!" he yelled, jumping from his seat and onto the person who had spoken.
The person he jumped on was about my height. He had pale skin like me and was about as built as me. He had long, straight brunette hair that went past his neck; his hair wasn't in its normal low ponytail. The silky brown locks were hanging freely about halfway down his back. His eyes were really pale lavender, almost white.
I sat back in my seat and crossed my arms over my chest. I watched as Neji Hyuuga, one of the few people who didn't bother me, hugged my… I mean hugged Naruto. I couldn't help but see how his hands were a little to close to the blonde's butt. I also couldn't help but notice how Naruto was blushing and smiling a huge smile when they pulled apart. Neji never used to bother me.
"What are you doing here Naruto?" I heard Hyuuga ask. He sat next to Naruto, who had resumed his spot in front of me. I nodded to Neji as an acknowledgement to his presence and he returned it.
"Well, I live here now," Naruto explained. "What are you doing here Neji?" he asked, the huge smile never leaving his beautiful face.
"I've been here since I moved away three years ago," Neji said. "My uncle and cousins live here and when my father died, I moved in with them." He smiled at Naruto. "I missed you Naruto," he said.
Naruto jumped on him again; I felt a spark of jealousy shoot through me. "I missed you too Neji! I'm so glad I moved here!!" He snuggled his head into the Hyuuga's chest.
"So Naruto," Hyuuga asked, patting the blonde's head, "are you living by yourself?"
Naruto moved back some and smiled brightly. "No," he answered, "I live with Gaara-"
"Subaka?" I asked, surprised. I knew him; he got expelled for fighting about four years ago. He had fiery red hair and the kanji for love on his forehead. His eyes were a light sea-green that gleamed with a murderous intent; he had quite a temper.
Naruto completely released Neji and looked at me surprised. "You know him?" he asked with a smile. "Isn't he the greatest? We met about the time Neji left and I became his friend because he was like me." He turned to Neji. "He has ears and a tail like me! But, his ears and tail are more like a raccoon."
"You should introduce us Naruto," the Hyuuga replied, "I would like to meet him, especially if you like them so much. And, I'm glad you don't live alone."
"He's going to pick me up from school later!" the blonde exclaimed happily, I felt left out, "When he does, you can meet him if you're still here!"
"Sounds great, but," Hyuuga looked at his watch, "I have to go talk with my biology teacher now." He stood and ruffled Naruto's golden hair. "We will definitely be talking again later," he said and left.
"By Neji," the blonde called after him; he then turned his sapphire eyes to me. "So, how do you know Gaara?" he asked, putting his elbows back on the table and tilting his head adorably again.
I sighed. Why did he have such a strange effect on me? We just met… "He used to go to this school four years ago. He got expelled for getting into to many fights. It was actually quite funny," I said, remembering how much smaller Gaara was than the ones he fought, "I thought he was too small to be picking so many fights. But, he always came out on top; he never lost." I looked at Naruto then and noticed that he was about the size Gaara had been. "You're about the same size," I said.
"Well," Naruto laughed, it was a beautiful sound, "we were when we first met. He's like three inches bigger than me now," he pouted; I smirked. Suddenly the blonde jumped up so he wasn't leaning on the table anymore. "Was that a smile?" he asked excitedly.
"What?" I questioned, letting the smirk slip off my face. I replaced it with the normal cold face I had.
"You smiled," he accused, smiling his own bright smile.
"I did not," I said, having no clue as to why I was talking so much.
"Uh-huh," he agreed, although his entire being dripped with sarcasm. He looked at me and had the foxiest grin I had ever seen… it was sexy.
"So what were you saying before Hyuuga came to bother us?" I questioned, actually curious as to what the blonde was going to tell me.
"I don't remember," he said; I felt my eye twitch.
I remembered. He was saying something about how there were loads of things I didn't know about him. His pink lips were getting closer and closer to mine. He had closed his eyes as our lips were about to meet and then… Neji ruined everything.
"Me neither," I replied.
Naruto's POV
I guess Sasuke hadn't noticed how close we came to kissing. I sure hadn't failed to notice how close his lips had come to mine. I actually closed my eyes in anticipation. I wanted to see if he tasted as good as he looked.
It was strange, but when he claimed to not remember what I had been saying it hurt. It was upsetting that my words had been so easily forgotten. Actually, my mind was kind of hazy too. I had surprisingly really, really wanted to kiss the raven. He was just so cold and he seemed to want to smile at me but he never did. He smirked, but that wasn't a smile. He probably looked even more handsome with a smile than he did without one.
"Sasuke?" I questioned; he looked at me and raised an elegant eyebrow. "Why won't you smile?"
That question seemed to catch him off guard. His black eyes widened and his mouth formed a slight "O" shape. He caught himself though and the surprise was quickly hidden, but I saw it. "What does it matter to you?" he asked in reply. His arms were crossed over his chest and he looked like this was a raw subject for him. It didn't look like he would answer.
"I'm not sure," I answered honestly, "It's kind of like when I asked you to show me to lunch." He looked at me questioningly so I explained. "When the bell rang to go to lunch I panicked because I didn't know where to go. I had the biggest urge to ask Kiba because he seemed really nice, but then I felt an even bigger urge to ask you." I blushed. Wow, I was being honest; "You seem cold and like you don't care, but then you also seem really smart and you're very attractive," really honest. "And I don't know why, but you make me angry. You keep looking like you want to smile, but you just won't." I looked away, this was embarrassing. "You make me feel funny," I finished, my blush probably darkening.
But, he did. I just met his guy on my first day at a new school and I was dying to see him smile. He was a bastard but an incredibly sexy one. He seemed really smart and even though we haven't even known each other for three hours, he made my stomach feel funny. I felt really bubbly when he looked at me. I don't really believe in love at first sight…
"I make you feel funny?" he asked. I looked at his face and he had that stupid smirk.
"You didn't answer my question, so why should I answer yours?" I asked, trying to change the subject. I talk too much; maybe the truth was the wrong thing to say.
"I'll answer your question," he said, uncrossing his arms and looking at me. "I don't smile because I don't like it."
"What!?" I asked surprised; who didn't like smiling? "Why not?" I leaned over the table and stared at him like he was an alien.
"There's nothing I see that's worth smiling for," he answered as if that helped me.
"I don't understand. Did something that bad happen to you? I mean, there's lots of stuff to smile for," I said. "There's-"
Sasuke's POV
"Look Dobe," I interrupted with a sigh, "just drop it okay? I stopped smiling a long time ago. Some bad things happened and I'm sure you'll find out what, all you have to do is ask around." I stood up, fully intending to walk away. The blonde was surprisingly perceptive, and all though his words made the urge to smile extremely strong, I didn't want to.
"Wait," he said while grabbing my arm. I stopped to look at him. "Bad things happen to everyone," he said, and the look in his eyes surprised me. His eyes seemed to say that everyone was just his way of saying himself; what happened? "But, you should never stop smiling, no matter what." He released my arm and smiled brightly at me, the strange look in his eyes disappearing.
I sat back down. What was he hiding?
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p.s. I finally updated!! YAY!! high five!! I don't know if I like this chapter that much. pout. It was long though!! YAY!! Please review and tell me if this chapter is any good!! If it is PLEASE tell me!! I need to be reassured!!
