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AN: Thanks for all the reviews () I'm so happy for all the supports.
Before I started, I just want to say something; Konoha Gakuen is an all-boy school so there will be no female characters in the fic. I'm sorry for those who wanted some females in the story.
Anyway, let's move on with the fic…
Thoughts
"Conversation"
My utmost mission is to find the next Fox Lord, Chief of the Uzumaki tribe which we, the Uchiha, serve. Every chief of the Uzumaki tribe is able to awaken the power of Kyuubi, the nine-tail demon fox. That's why they are called the Fox Lord. When the chief reached the age of seventeen, they are able to fully awaken and control the power.
Sasuke once again looked at the Blue Hook he possessed, wondering about what happened this afternoon at school. He felt confused and somewhat cheated on because his father did not give him the right information about the Fox Lord.
The next Fox Lord should bear the same jade as mine. But, why does Naruto own the jade? I don't think he is the Fox Lord. He just does not strike me as one. With that thought, he became more confused so he decided to go to sleep.
As morning came, Sasuke did everything on autopilot. The attack from yesterday still disturbed him and he could not figure anything out yet. As he arrived at school and was just about to walk towards his shoes locker, he was presented with a close-up of Naruto's face and his sunny smile.
"SASUKE! Good morning," Naruto practically beamed and shouted in front of Sasuke.
"Hn." Naruto just grinned at the lack of reply. The current pick-upper of the jade then began his morning ramble while Sasuke tuned him out most of the time, thinking about the Fox Lord and all information that he has been given about him. They went to their lockers and took out their shoes and changed it with other shoes (1).
"Hey, teme, why didn't you come to the rooftop yesterday? You know, I waited for so long but you didn't show up." Naruto said while he was taking off his shoes.
So, he doesn't remember. Sasuke merely rolled his eyes and said, "Hn. Dobe, I was there. You were sleeping." Sasuke has finished changing his shoes and moved to close his locker door.
"Teme, you could have woken me up." Naruto pouted as he also finished changing and closing the locker. Sasuke, who can't take anymore of Naruto in the morning, decided to ditch him.
"Ah!" Sasuke pointed something behind Naruto.
"Huh? What is it?" Naruto turned around and spotted nothing. Then he turned back again to find Sasuke gone.
"Sasuke? Oi, where are you, teme? SASUKE! YOU BASTARD! NOW YOU DITCH ME AGAIN!" Naruto began shouting for Sasuke, without knowing that Sasuke hid behind the hall next to the locker. Luckily, Naruto was stupid enough to not look in there. Sasuke sighed as he managed to get rid of Naruto.
Geez. He can be so loud in the morning. I wonder where all his energy comes from. Hn, I have no time for him. I need to find my Fox Lord. I remembered my meeting with the current Fox Lord, although it happened only once. It was when I was little. I recalled that the moment I saw him, I immediately knew he was the Fox Lord. The most impressive image of him was his long, dark hair flowing in the wind with Sakura petals. I can't seem to forget that.
Sasuke was lost in his own thought when he noticed someone with long, dark hair walked pass him. He immediately came to his sense and grabbed the said person's hand before he realized what he was doing. The stranger was surprised but he immediately calmed down and waited for Sasuke to speak.
"Ah. I'm sorry." Sasuke let go of the stranger's hand and surprised himself by apologizing to a mere stranger. He never did this before. He is only polite to those who are older and worthy of respect. Sasuke blushed at the close proximity between him and the stranger because of his own action. Uchihas do not do blushing. Calm yourself down Sasuke. As he calmed down and took a closer look, he noticed that the stranger has pale white eyes and pale skin. He is also taller.
"It's okay. No need to apologise. Ah, where is your necktie?" The person asked, pointing to his own necktie.
"Oh, I seemed to have lost it." Sasuke was still awestruck by the stranger and answered what came first into his mind (I know, a little OOC of him).
"If any sensei sees you like this, you'll be in trouble. Please, come with me." The stranger said as he led Sasuke away by holding his wrist. Sasuke quietly followed without any questions. They went inside the Student Council office. The stranger went to one of the desk, pulled something out of the drawer and handed Sasuke a new necktie.
"Here, put this on, Sasuke. Luckily we stock up neckties just in case something like this happens."
Startled, Sasuke began to feel suspicious. "How do you know my name?"
"Aa. I'm sorry if I have frightened you. There aren't many students that transferred in mid-term so I remember. Hope you don't mind."
"Oh, not at all. Are you by any chance, the president of the Student Council?"
"Yes, I am. My name is Hyuuga Neji and I am a 3rd year student. Nice to meet you, Uchiha Sasuke." Neji smiled.
In the class
"How embarrassing." Kiba snickered.
"Where's your dignity?" Shika looked amused.
"Though we are supposed to forget it…" Kiba snickered again.
"How can anyone confess on his knees?" Shika and Kiba said at the same time. Apparently, both of them could not hold themselves to tease Naruto about it.
"Shuddup." Naruto pouted and turned away from his so-called bodyguards.
"So what? I was distracting him from the thoughts of Fox Lord regardless any means." Naruto sighed as he moved to sit on the table.
"Including getting on your knees and crawling?" Kiba tried hard not to laugh. Shika, feeling tired from the whole teasing thing, yawned and laid his head on the table, using both his hands as pillow.
"Tch. Troublesome." A vein popped on Naruto's forehead. Before he could say anything, the door of the classroom opened to reveal Sasuke.
"Ah, Sasuke teme! Where did you go? Did you know I search for you in the entire school? You got me worried sick." Naruto began his daily plastering of Sasuke. Instead of answering, Sasuke just gave him cold stare and moved towards his own seat. Kiba and Shika, who surprisingly opened his eyes again, watched the interaction from afar.
"I thought he was going to approach Sasuke in a more calculated, strategic method." Kiba commented as he continued to watch Naruto getting ignored by Sasuke.
"I think he's totally smitten. Troublesome." After he said that, Shika immediately fell asleep, leaving Kiba alone to watch Naruto and Sasuke with amusement.
RING.
"Teme! I have a student council meeting today. How about coming over and play?" Naruto said as he wagged his tail, puppy-dog eyes in place, with a hopeful looks on his face.
"Hey, Shika. Wake up! You don't want to miss this. The cold rejection from the ice princess is beginning." Kiba tried to wake Shika up while his eyes still focused on Naruto and Sasuke. He tried to stifle his laughter at the scene.
Surprisingly, Sasuke agreed. Kiba and Shika, finally awake, looked shocked. Naruto was so happy that he did not notice the shock look from his subordinates and he began trailing after Sasuke like a puppy as they headed towards the Student Council office.
In the office
"What would you like to drink, Sasuke?" Naruto was busy preparing drinks for Sasuke. He looked so happy because he had his goofy smile the whole time he was preparing the drink. Sasuke did not answer. Instead, he looked at Kiba and Shikamaru.
"What are you two doing here?" Sasuke felt suspicious because he was in the room with the three suspects of yesterday's attack.
"We are the secretaries." Kiba replied while Shika continued his nap on the sofa.
Sasuke sweatdropped at the scene. How the hell did he manage to become a secretary with that lazy attitude is beyond my understanding.
"Is Neji senpai here?" Naruto asked as he poured the coffee to the cups.
"Yeah, he's at the back." Kiba replied.
"Ah, that means I need to pour another mug for him." As Naruto began to do that, Neji entered the room gracefully and greeted everyone.
"It seems that you are all here. Good, we can start the meeting in a minute." Neji said and then he noticed an additional member in the usual group.
"Oh? Sasuke is here?"
"Hi." Sasuke answered with a timid voice and expression. This made others jaws dropped. Who knows Sasuke can make such expression?
"You two met?" Kiba purposely asked as he noticed the change in his dono's expression.
"Yes. I approached him this morning." Neji answered.
"No, it was me who approached you." Sasuke said with embarrassment.
Naruto at first looked stunned at the interaction, and then he became annoyed and jealous. Kiba, who knew that his dono can change mood in thirty seconds, tried hard to suppress his laughter and continued to question Neji and Sasuke just to annoy Naruto. Shika who watched the whole interaction from afar, offered to make the coffee.
"No, I will make the damn coffee." Naruto said with gritted teeth.
Neji glanced at Naruto and smirked inwardly. He loved to annoy Naruto with a reason that shall be revealed later. Then an idea popped into his mind.
"Ah, Sasuke, your necktie is crooked. Let me help." He then began to adjust Sasuke's necktie and made sure that Naruto watched this.
"Thank you very much." Sasuke still looked shy and blushed at the close proximity. This made Naruto pouted and fumed.
"For what?" Neji put his most gorgeous smile on. Neji charm 100 percent success. Sasuke blushed more.
"COFFEE COMING!" Naruto shouted and slammed the mug in between Neji and Sasuke, using his hands to separate the two. He then glared at Neji, who pretended that nothing happened and proceeded to drink his coffee.
Sasuke sniffed at the coffee. He never had one before because in the ninja village, there's no coffee. So, he felt suspicious at the liquid. Dark, thick and strong-smelling. Suspicious.
"Wait, Neji senpai. This looks suspicious. Let me test it for poison." Sasuke looked so serious.
"I DID NOT POISON IT! YOU SAW ME MAKING IT!!" Naruto's annoyance increased ten-fold.
"Ah, thank you for the offer but there's no need for that. Is this your first time drinking coffee?"
"Yeah."
"Add some sugar and cream, then try it." Sasuke did what was told.
"Is it better?"
"Yes. Thank you for the lesson, senpai." Sasuke looked somewhat amazed and happy. They began chatting among themselves, leaving Naruto feeling angry and annoyed. Kiba patted Naruto's head to cheer him up. Naruto just dropped his head on the table with unreadable expression on his face.
On the way home
"Well, you and Neji-senpai seem to really hit it off." Naruto said sarcastically.
"Hn." Sasuke ignored the tone.
"Is he your type?" Kiba asked. Sasuke looked thoughtful before answering.
"I guess. What I really like is his hair." Their jaws dropped at the answer. "HAIR?"
"Didn't you see? Such gorgeous tresses, shiny and black, oh, such beauty…" Sasuke looked mesmerised. Others just looked bewildered.
"He reminds me of an important person." Sasuke said with admiration look on his face. This statement made Naruto a little bit sad.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow." Sasuke then headed towards his home.
"I never know that the ice princess is a brunet-complex." Kiba said as he watched Sasuke disappeared around the corner.
"It's more like a long-hair fetish. Tch. Troublesome…What's wrong, dono?" Shika noticed the sad look on Naruto's face.
"Argh! If he's really fallen for senpai, there's nothing I can do. But he's fallen for the SIMILARITIES. He's attracted to someone who resembles the Fox Lord. I want him to be free from the Uzumaki propagandas. I want him to enjoy life outside the village." Naruto looked sad and angry at the same time.
"Naruto-dono…" Kiba hugged him while Shika stood near them.
"This will take time. Let it happen gradually." Naruto just nodded and the three of them went home.
With Sasuke
Hn, I just realize that today's kinda peaceful compared to yesterday's fiasco. I still could not get any clue of the Fox Lord. Neji-senpai is a possibility. But, I need to be really sure before I reveal anything.
Back to the trio's residence
"Should we tell him?" Kiba looked amused as he was holding a hair-colouring product. Shika, for once, also looked amused at the stupidity of his dono. He then decided to inform his dono about it.
"Naruto dono. Sorry to disappoint you, but that is for bleaching hair."
"WHAT?! Wrong bottle? Why you didn't tell me before?!" Naruto was dyeing his blond hair halfway through when Shikamaru told him. Both Shika and Kiba snickered as Naruto pouted and tried to redye his hair into the original colour again. All the way through cursing his subordinates for not letting him know beforehand.
Ah, that is how another peaceful day in Konoha ends.
(1) Japanese high school has this rule where the students have to change the shoes they wear from home to shoes provided to wear inside the school. I don't know the reason so don't ask me why.
Ah…I finally finished the second chapter? How was it? Please review!! Should I improve more? Sorry, Gaara hasn't appeared yet. But, I promised he will show up as soon as I know where to put him hehehehe…()