I don't own Naruto.
I watch as Sasuke walks down the aisle, walking straight to us. He used to be part of our group in middle school, but… I don't know, maybe he's just not interested in hanging around us anymore. Well, he hasn't seen us since 5th grade, and-
He sits down next to Kiba, in the seat behind me.
"Hey guys…" he says.
Maybe not.
"Dude! Sasuke! When did you get back?" Kiba asks him.
"I just moved back for high school… Don't really know about after that."
"Sasuke-kun~! It's been so long!" Sakura squeals, hugging Sasuke.
"Heh. I know." He says, patting her back awkwardly.
Sakura used to have the biggest crush on Sasuke. He never really felt the same. You can see that it's still the same by the way he gently pushes her arms away. Sasuke looks at me.
"Hey, dobe."
I glare at him. "Shut up teme!" I yell.
"I see you haven't changed at all…"
"Me? Well, just look at you! Still going around and insulting me!"
"Calm down, Naruto. You're gathering attention."
"Oh! I'm gathering attention. Says the boy that just amazingly comes back to Konoha after four and a half years, without saying goodbye, or even telling us he was coming back!"
"Heh. I kinda missed you, dobe."
After a few breaths, I really start to feel it. I actually missed this guy. The one I used to call 'best friend'. It's been too long.
"I missed you too, teme." I say, looking away. I turn to Hinata to distract myself away from the emo sitting behind me. "Sorry I screamed in your ear, Hinata. Heh heh!" I say, rubbing the back of my head.
She's blushing again. "I- I- It's okay, N- Naruto-kun." She says, looking away quickly.
*What's with her? Hmm… Well, maybe she's just nervous because it's the first day of school.
"Well, it's okay Hinata. There's a first for everything!" I say.
She's blushing madly now.
"How d- d- did you…"
"Well, Hinata, it's my first day of high school! And you were in my class last year!"*
She passes out.
"Hinata!" I say loudly, staring at her.
After Hinata woke up, we were pretty much at the school. All of us stood up and started gathering our things, before we get in line to get off. I watch Sakura walk over to the rest of our group, and smile thinking about how I get to see them all again. While I'm thinking this, I forget how steep the stairs on the bus are, and I trip and fall to the ground. I can hear some seniors laughing at my mistake. What's worse is; Sasuke was right behind me. He walks down the three steps (three FREAKING steps) and smirks at me.
"Nice going, dobe." He says.
"Shut up, teme!" I yell.
And that's when I take in what he's wearing. He's got on black skinny jeans, black boots, an Iron Maiden T-shirt, and elbow length black fingerless gloves. A true emo in the making, not what Sai tries to pull.
"What're you staring at, dobe?" he asks.
"Nothing!" I say, standing up to stop making the other kids on the bus wait.
"Well then let's go already." He says, heading toward the picnic table where the rest of our friends are waiting. I smile as I approach Gaara.
"Hey Gaara! What's up?" I ask.
Gaara is goth. Not a pansy emo, like some people call him, That just pisses him off.
"Not much." He replies, in his cool, deep voice. "How was your summer?" he asks, adjusting his position on the table.
"Oh you know. Pretty boring." I reply. It's just then that he notices Sasuke.
Gaara and Sasuke had some pretty tough shit back then. They really got into it when they fought. Not to mention their biggest fight, on the last day of school, that year. That was pretty bad.
"You're back." He says, staring at Sasuke.
"Yeah? So what?" Sasuke replies, glaring at him.
"Haha! Guys, why don't you two not be enemies this year." I say, interrupting them.
They both turn, and glare at me.
"Or you guys can just resume your past troubles…" I say, taking a few steps backwards.
I'm surprised when I slam into someone.
"Watch where you're going, un!" I hear him shout.
I turn around to see who I had run into. A senior, with long blonde hair. Shit…
"Heh heh, sorry! Clumsy me~!" I say, trying to lighten the mood.
"Don't do it again, yeah, freshmeat!" he says, walking away. I walk closer to the picnic table.
"Don't get jumped the first day of school, Naruto." Sasuke says.
I'm about to reply, but the bell rings. Dammit!
"Later then, dobe." Sasuke says, walking inside the building, along with our other friends. I hurry after them.
"Wait up, guys!" I yell.
I catch up to them, and we walk through the doors, trying to stick close together. When we finally get inside past the crowd, we stand in a circle, plotting.
"Okay, who has which homerooms together?" Kiba asks.
Since homerooms are arranged by last names that means whoever has their last names alphabetically similar with another's will share homerooms. Which means… I'm with Sasuke.
"Well, the 'U's have Kakashi for homeroom." I say, looking at the map they sent to each house through the mail.
"That's us." Sasuke says. "Let's go before we're late."
"What are you implying?" I ask, as we head toward Kakashi-sensei's classroom.
"Nothing… Except that if we don't head there right now we'll be late."
"Why is that? We have…" I pause to look at my watch, "18 minutes 'til class starts."
"Exactly. It's you Naruto. You would have gotten distracted if we had waited around any longer."
I glare at him. "Whatever…"
We walk to Kakashi's classroom in silence. I never could quite believe that Sasuke was back, but no, he's standing right next to me. Ha.
