(Hey guys, you ready for another action-packed chapter of What Makes Him Tick?! ...Well, I wouldn't really call it action-packed... Okay so there isn't any action yet xD but I'm sure the chapter will still be worth the time it took to type. This chapter's gonna be more enveloped in Naru and Sasuke.
Also, in case you didn't read the disclaimer in the first chapter, I wish I could own Naruto but sadly that isn't possible. Anyway, here's the story. Ciao!)
Chapter 2: What's That Supposed to Mean?
Getting woke up by the slamming of the bus brakes, I grumble in irritation. "Please tell me we're not at school yet," I said with a yawn. "C'mon Naru," Ino said as she tries to pull me out of the seat. Little did she know, my lazy-stubborn-fu is very strong. That is, 'til Kiba came back and yanked my ass out of my hibernation hole, throwing me over his shoulder. At that point, I kinda just accepted my fate. I really wish I could just go to some other school, but I'd never leave without my friends..
As Kiba carried me out of the bus, I saw the black haired drama queen baka walk past us with a slight 'hn' as he walked by. I could've sworn I saw him smile again as he passed by, but something tells me that him smiling twice in one day really would be crazy. I saw Naruto right behind him, yammering on about something involving homeroom classes. I wonder which homeroom I'm in this year, I couldn't help but wonder.
Then I remembered the schedule I got in the mail. Quickly pulling it out of my pocket, I start to look over the classes. P.E., Art, Music, Contemporary Writing, Chemistry, Calculus and Lifetime Wellness. Seems like the only class I'm gonna really have problems in this year is the Writing, but I could probably just cheat off of Ino.
"You can put me down now, you goof!" I say with a grin as Kiba laughs and drops me on my ass. Getting back up from the ground, I dust myself off and look around for a moment. I swear, I've been in high school for three years, and everything still looks the same as the first day of freshman year. Grinning wide, I saw a streak of a lavender coat and navy blue hair. "HINATA!" I practically screamed as I pushed through the crowd and hugged the shit outta my number one shy girl. "N-Naru?!" she said in surprise.
"Duh," I say matter of factly with a giggle. "Who else would tackle-hug you in the hallway?" Hinata beamed at me with a ridiculously white perfect smile; she looked like she wanted to laugh, but I swear it's almost impossible to get even a giggle outta her. Then her face instantly changed, going red as a tomato. "Heyya there, Hinata! Naru!"
Holding back a laugh to avoid embarrassing Hinata anymore, I turn around to face Naruto. "What's up, big bro?" I say with a smirk. "Well," my brother says while scratching his neck, "Everybody's gonna be going to this party tonight, sort of like a Senior Celebration Party, and Kiba's hosting it. He wanted me to see if you and Hinata would wanna come?" Hinata's face got even redder (if even possible) and fidgeted as she tried to answer. "I-I-I'd lo-l-l-"
"She'd love to," I interrupt with a hand over Hinata's mouth. "And I'm totally not gonna miss a party like that, so long as you don't trash it again by inviting a cop to an underage drinking house."
Naruto puts a hand over his open mouth dramatically, as if he was actually hurt by the comment. "That's not very nice, sis! And thank you very much, I invited someone ten times cooler than a cop! But it's a surprise, so don't even bother asking who it is." Naruto was usually very open with me about what he does and plans, so if he's even keeping it secret from me, it must be pretty big. I dunno why, but somehow that made me even more excited about tonight.
The bell started ringing loud through the halls and I Naruto waved bye as he walked down the hallway. As soon as he was outta sight, I turn to face Hinata. "Hina, you've got to be more confident than that if you're gonna get his attention." "I know," she said in an almost ashamed way, still fidgeting with her fingers. Great, I think to myself, Now I feel like shit. You see, Hinata's kiiiiiiinda had a crush on Naruto since fifth grade. Six years later, and she hasn't even managed not to talk normally around his dorky ass. I found out about it probably around seventh grade, when she was my brother's partner during class. I almost pity her, having such a desperate crush on someone as dense as Naruto...
Deciding to change the conversation quickly, I clear my throat. "So, what are you gonna wear to the party tonight?" She shrugged sheepishly and gestured to her clothes. Facepalming myself, I laughed a bit and sighed. "Come over to my house right after school. We'll both go to Ino's place, and we'll find some good outfits to wear in Ino's infinite amount of designer clothes. Nothing too flashy, but something that makes ya stand out a bit!" Managing to get a smile outta her, I hear the bell again and you could practically see the the color drain from our faces. "SHIT!" is all you hear from me as I take off like a torpedo down the hallway, Hinata disappeared around the corner heading the other direction. "You've gotta be kidding me!" I say to myself. My first day back as a senior, and I'm late for class. Too bad I didn't see the person stepping out from a classroom right dead in front of me, otherwise I would've had a slight chance of making it in the classroom before the bell stopped ringing.
"Owww," I say with a groan. Now, I'm just gonna be straight with you: running into that guy hurt like a bitch. It felt like the back of my head was split wide open from how hard I hit the floor. Trying to get rid of my dizziness, I see the guy's pale-ish hand extended to me. Groaning again, I let him help me up. "Are you okay?" the guy said in an almost monotone voice. Laughing a bit at his concern, I hold my head and wave away his questions. "I'm fine," I say in a strained voice while massaging my forehead. I felt fine personally, but there was a part of me that really wanted to fall asleep... "Hn," the guy said, his voice sharp but soft at the same time. Feeling an arm around my waist and my arm across his neck in a split second, I could feel the guy, whoever he is, dragging me down the hall. "What's your first class?" the voice said. "P... P.E.," I manage to say before my eyes closed and shut everything out for a bit. I could hear us entering some sorta room, It must be the office. I could hear Principal Tsunade and the guy from earlier talking, then I felt myself being picked up and put down on something hard but comfortable.
Thirty minutes later, my eyes shot open. Looking around and relaxing at my surroundings, I sighed irritated at the fact that it's our nurse, Miss Shizune's, office. Shizune's my cousin somewhere down the line, she used to babysit me when I was younger and Uncle Kakashi had to go out of town, for whatever job he has. I don't really have a personal problem with my cousin, but uh... let's put it this way, She is OBSESSED with staying clean. My childhood involving her was filled with Germ-X, disinfecting wipes, ridiculously minty mouthwash and oh so much more. My head seemed to have a bandage wrap around it I still felt dizzy enough that I had to grip the wall or the bed to stay standing. At least I could see better now. "Naru," Nurse said with a sigh as she walked into the room. "I-I'm obviously going to c-class," I try to say with a painless face, but the headache came back a bit and I had to sit down. "Naru, you're in no condition to walk anywhere just yet. I still have to clean the scrapes on your arms, and you're clearly still suffering from a minor concussion. Now you just lay back down and-"
"I'll take her," someone right outside the door said suddenly. It sounded like that guy from earlier, except the voice sounds a bit sterner and calmer; it was soothing in a way. "Are you sure? She should be in bed until she can walk straight at least," Miss Shizune said with her arms crossed.
"Her brother told me to come get her," the voice said again. "Coach Guy already knows what happened, and he's waiting for her to show up. Plus, you know she'll just get cabin fever in this small room. She won't stop until she's in class." Yeah, listen to that guy! He's right, you insane spawn of antibacterial! The nurse seemed to ponder the idea for a bit, before nodding in agreement."Yeah, I suppose you're right," Miss Shizune said with an exhausted sigh. Inside, I could feel myself bouncing around in joy. I don't even know who this guy is, yet he's rescuing me from Miss Shizune and her sterilization zone. I bet it's Kiba, or maybe Shikamaru. My heroes! My saviors! Whoever this guy is, I definitely owe him a thank you-
"Fine. Take her on to class, Sasuke."
-Scratch that part about thanking him. I could feel the joy sucked out of me as the black haired baka stepped into the room, looking at me blankly. I really didn't wanna have to use this guy as a crutch back to class, but I didn't wanna spend another second in the cleanest germophobic place in the whole school, and he knows it. Sighing and holding back my tongue, I let the asshole's arm slip around my waist again. Lifting me onto my feet, I could feel him walking toward the door "Come back if it gets worse!" Miss Shizune said as she held the door open for us. "Will do," I say with a forced smile as Sasuke helped me down the hall. As soon as I heard the office door close, I take the jackass by the shirt collar and made him look at me. "What the FUCK are you doing, baka!?" I say, outraged. "Helping my friend's sister to class," he replied blankly. Realizing how stupid my question actually was, I sigh and blow a thin bang outta my face. "So in other words, it's your fault I ended up in the nurse's room," I say with a slight attitude.
"Not really," he saigh with a light scoff. "Technically, it was your fault for running down the halls. I just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, since now I have to take care of your annoying ass." Annoying ass? ANNOYING ASS? Breaking free from his grip, I go to slap him as hard as I can, but I lose my balance and I can feel myself falling, my eyes closing instinctively. Then I feel an arm around my waist, catching me mid-fall. Opening my eyes slowly,, I find myself staring into two onyx colored eyes. "You should stay clumsy," Sasuke said as he helped me back up, helping me to the gym where Naruto was waiting for me.
Still, for some reason I couldn't stop myself from gawking at the Uchiha with a light blush. Now don't get me wrong, I absolutely am do NOT likethat Uchiha prick; but I'm also a teenage girl that just had guy's face just a few inches away from mine. Also, just to be frank, the only person I've kissed would be Ino from whenever we were experimenting to figure out how exactly it works. Hell, if you were in my shoes, you'd probably be blushing too! "W-What's that supposed to mean, baka?" I say as I force myself to look away. "What it means," he said matter-of-factly, "Is that clumsy people tend to trip and fall into better situations."
As I listened to him, I didn't feel so angry anymore. Sighing in defeat, I feel his arm leave my side as he hands me to Naruto. "Heard you had a nice fall in the hallway," my brother said with a huge grin on his face. "Shut up," I bark back at him, only making him laugh. I look back down the hall, noticing that Sasuke was already walking away. I just can't seem to figure the asshole out! One second he's insulting me for being annoying, and the next he's complimenting the fact that I have two left feet. His eyes keep saying that he couldn't give less of a shit about anything at all, but then he goes out of his way just to get me to the nurse's office and then helps me back to class.
Also, what did he mean when he said I should stay clumsy, anyways? I mean, I know he explained it, but who the hell answers a question with an even tougher question?! I can feel the headache coming back slightly, so I try to quit thinking so much for now. Naruto's still laughing and chatting away as he takes me into the gym. I don't know what that baka's deal is, but I plan to figure it out even if it kills me! Well... not literally. I'd rather not have another injury like this again, if I can help it... Hell, you know what I mean!
"Hi there, Naru!" Coach Guy said with some crazy-ass manly pose. he's one of the few people I actually like. He's a bit over-the-top with wanting to stay young forever- which seems to have worn off on Naruto's soccer buddy Lee, oddly enough- and he may also have a crazy Beatles haircut, but other than that, he's a pretty good exercise teacher. "Your brother told us you hit a speedbump while getting to class today, and judging by that wrap on your head, it must've been a pretty big one. I decided to let the first class today slide on their first exercises of the school year! You certainly can't have a five mile obstacle race with a minor concussion, can you?"
Looking at the other students, I could see Kiba in the very back snickering his ass off, along with the silent cheers of joy and grateful thank yous in everyone's eyes, like I just saved their lives or something. I don't see what the big issue is with Coach Guy's obstacle courses. Normally, Me, Naruto or Kiba would've ran about five of them before the end of class just to work up a sweat (or in Lee's case, about twenty). But, I guess the other kids aren't as energetic as we are. Smiling at Coach Guy, I nod and give him a thumbs up, trying to imitate his stance a bit. "Yes Coach Guy," I say over-enthusiastic ally, "And the 'Spirit of Youth' will have me back on my feet for your challenges before you know it!"
...To be honest, I never though I'd say those words. Still sounds weird as hell though. But apparently it got the desired effect, as Coach Guy's eyes seem to spark with fire. "I'll look forward to it, Naru!" he says with new determination as he sprints out the door, most likely going to go try out the obstacle course for himself. Sighing in relaxation, I watch Naruto walk over to Kiba before I slide down the wall and sit down on the gym floor, popping my earbuds in and turning on Free To Be Me by Francesca Battistelli. Then Sasuke's words came back to me, about tripping into better situations.
Smiling lightly, I start to understand what he meant. He's still an unbearable asshole, but at least he knows what he's talking about.
(Aaaaaand that's chapter two! I tried to put a very underlined tone of light conflict for starters, since the author mentioned how it was kinda plain and it didn't have much of a pull due to no issues being tackled, which I agree for the most part. This chapter didn't really have much of an issue tackled per say, other than the revealing of Hinata's crush and Naru's determination to figure out more about Sasuke. Also, I wonder who Naruto invited to the party tonight? Is it Sasuke? Or is it an unrevealed character? Haven't decided yet :P Hope you enjoyed this chapter of What Makes Him Tick! Catch you next time on the textwave~!)