Hiei's Queen03 here! Thanks to LadyEudave05 for the words of encouragement! I felt the need to update just for you, so enjoy.
Shout out to BIG yaoi fangirl! I know what you mean. Us fangirls have to stick together!
Chiko92, I know what you mean, but Naruto will be much happier!
Dattebayo Luna and Ginny don't worry. Sasuke has been tried and found guilty of breaking poor Naru's heart. He will face the maximum punishment at the hands of Gaara!
Thanks for the hilarious review, Banjo the Fox. There will be more Sasuke bashing for you to enjoy in upcoming chapters, I promise.
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As always, all characters are the work of Kishi-sempai. I only have Jin, my plot, and my mad, mad, little mind. Muhahaha!
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Chapter 2: You Only Get 1 Chance
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Haruno Sakura walked down the semi-abandoned hallway, humming to herself, as she headed to her locker. There were a few stragglers that were passing by, on their way home from after-school events. She sighed as she put her books in her locker and took out the ones necessary to complete her assignments; however, the rosette paused when she saw a shock of familiar blonde spikes out the corner of her eye. Stuffing the books into her messenger bag, she slammed the locker door shut and quickly made her way down the hall to where the blonde was headed towards the front door.
"Naru, what are you still doing here?" the worried pinkette asked.
The blonde in question raised his head up sharply, as if just noticing her, and Sakura noticed curiously how his eyes seemed to have almost a reddish tinge to them.
"Oh! Hey Sakura. I was about to get ready to walk home."
"So, I guess Jin's not coming to pick you up?"
The blonde shook his head, a sad smile gracing his lips. "No, he just called me. He got called to another crime scene. They said another boy got killed and dumped in the woods, so it'll be another long night."
The kitsune shivered lightly at the thought, but then yelped as he tripped over his own feet in his thinking. "Itai."
Sakura nodded as she laughed at the blonde's clumsiness. She knew ever since his parents were killed, Jin now had to provide for both himself and his younger brother, and so he had thrown himself into his work. She had no idea what it was like to lose her parents to a murderer, who apparently was never caught, but she knew that the blonde didn't like to be in the house by himself which is why he would wait so late to walk home. Sometimes, her parents would pick her up and they would drive past the park that was near their house and see the fox swinging on the deserted property. Her parents had even gone out of their way to let the Uzumaki know that he was always welcomed in their home, but he never seemed to want to take them up on their offer.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow," the blonde said, breaking the Haruno out of her thoughts.
"Okay, Naruto," she said waving as he was already halfway out the door, "be careful and get home safely."
He nodded once to let her know that he had heard the farewell and then the blonde took off running.
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It had been a week since their break-up, and Sasuke seemed to be ignoring him, which was just fine with Naruto. However, the kitsune also noticed that Gaara seemed to be checking him out a lot, which was unnerving yet exciting.
It was Wednesday and Naruto was barely awake. It was just eleven o'clock in the morning, and the blonde was already wishing for the end of the day. He was walking to his third period class, engrossed in a daydream, when he crashed into someone.
Not even looking at the person, he snapped, "watch where you're going!"
He got up and brushed off his clothing and was about to keep moving; however, a pale hand shot out, preventing him from moving any further.
That's when the blonde realize who the hand belong to. With a blush beginning to dust his cheeks, he looked down and muttered, "Sorry, Gaara-san."
The red haired boy did not reply. However, Naruto yelped when, without warning, the smaller blonde found himself pinned against the nearest locker.
The Subaku's face leaned in very close to his and said, "This time I'm letting you off with a warning. Next time, you won't be as lucky"
And with that, Gaara released the smaller teen and walked off to his next class, like nothing had even happened.
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Gaara didn't see him again until lunchtime. Their eyes met for a brief moment as he was passing the table where the redhead and some of his friends sat. As their the blonde averted his eyes and walked on with his bestie like nothing had happened, Gaara couldn't help but wonder if the blonde noticed how hot he really was.
Hyuuga Neji, who sat quietly at the table noticed the look of barely controlled lust in the redhead's eyes and looked at Gaara questioningly, hoping that he would tell them something, but noticed that his gaze was elsewhere and had turned into a glare hard enough to freeze the entire cafeteria.
Neji and the others at the table followed his now icy glare to the popular table, where a particular moody raven sat with his friends. A red haired girl was joking and laughing with a white haired boy named Suigetsu Hozuki while the Uchiha just sat there, smirking, as he stared in a particular direction
However, it became clear to everyone at Gaara's table why the redhead was getting pissed at the raven. Sasuke was staring directly at Naruto, and then looked almost mockingly at the Subaku before turning back to his friends.
"Gaara?" Neji finally said, snapping the redhead out of his fury, "You look like you want to kill him?"
"Hn. Wouldn't be such a bad thing," he said smirking, making all of the people at the table sweatdrop. "Did you see the way that bastard was looking at Naruto? It was like a dog in heat. If he thinks this is a game, I'll prove him wrong."
Shino was silent, but admired the Subaku. When Gaara set his mind on something, it was guaranteed to happen. And he had turned his sights on Naruto Uzumaki.
"And how do you plan to do this, Gaara?" Neji smirked.
"Beat Uchiha at his own game," Gaara said, producing a smirk similar to Neji's, "it's elementary, Watson my dear."
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During math, their last class of the day, the redhead couldn't help but stare at the blonde as he chatted with his pink haired friend.
As Kakashi Hatake droned on at the front of the class about the quadratic equations, Gaara found himself lost in his thoughts, as he remembered when he and Sasuke had been together and how bad their break-up had been. The bastard had cheated on him and there was no fixing their relationship. Gaara had wanted to warn Naruto when he found out that the blonde kitsune was dating Sasuke he hesitated because he wanted to see if the Uchiha had changed any. He should have known that the raven was just using the blonde. Just like he had used him.
The raven in question sat a couple of rows away from the red haired boy and Sasuke was seething.
'What right did that damn Subaku have to try to claim Naruto? He just can't come in and try to take what isn't his!'
The raven didn't comment and decided that he would see how far the redhead would take it before he would take action.
As the bell rang, a mad dash ensue as students got their stuff into their messenger bags before they all but ran to get away from the evil building that kept them prisoners on such a bright sunny spring day.
Gaara noticed Sakura looking worriedly at the blonde and heard a part of their conversation as they passed.
"Naruto, so is your brother actually going to be at home for a change and not at a crime scene?" she said in a mock motherly voice.
"Yeah, he decided to work from home today so he has nowhere to go!" the blonde said, gleefully as they walked through the classroom door.
Gaara decided that now would be a good time to start his little plan and was about to pursue when he heard a growl from behind him and turned to see the raven staring daggers at him.
"You stay away from him, Subaku!" he growled through clenched teeth.
"Why should I?" the redhead said amusement dancing in his emerald orbs at the nerve of the Uchiha's statement, "it's not like he's yours anymore anyway, now is it?"
"Hn," was all the Uchiha said, as a dangerous look crossed over the raven's features and then his face was unreadable as he stuffed his book into his bag and left.
The redhead wondered how he should go after the blonde when he was pulled from his thoughts by a loud noise that had come from outside. As he rushed out of the classroom, he froze at the scene in front of him. Sasuke was at the blonde's locker and had his hands on either side of Naruto's head, trapping him.
"Naru, I'm sorry," the Uchiha said, kissing him on the cheek, "I made a mistake, and I realize that now. Give me a second chance, and I'll prove it to you."
As he looked up, Gaara could see the shine of probably well-rehearsed tears. 'It's like watching a crocodile cry, really,' the redhead, thought bitterly as the Uchiha ducked down to place a kiss on the blonde trembling lips.
"I can't Sasuke," the blonde said as the tears started to make tracks on his face, "you humiliated me in front of the whole damn cafeteria, and you expect me to just forgive you. You only get one chance to love me and you hurt me instead. I'm sorry."
"What did you say!" the raven barked, sending chills down the blonde's spine.
The harshness of the raven's voice woke the Subaku out of his thoughts and he strode over to where the raven had just punched the blonde and yanked the boy off of the smaller teen.
"Stay away from him, asshole," Gaara bit out, his eyes flashing with anger, "If I see you near him ever again, I'll kill you, do you understand?"
"Hn. Whatever bitch," the raven muttered as he walked away without a backwards glance to his two ex-boyfriends.
'Subaku may have won this round, but Naruto will come back to me when he realizes that I'm the best that his loser ass is ever going to get.' The Uchiha thought bitterly as he walked through the large oak doors of the school building.
"Thanks, Gaara-san," the blonde said, relief colouring his tone; however, the blonde's joy was short-lived, as the redhead shoved him up against the locker for the second time that day.
'What did I do now?' the kitsune groaned inwardly as the redhead leaned in.
"What did I tell you earlier?"
"That next time you saw me, that I wouldn't be as lucky," the blonde whispered, closing his eyes in expectation, but they shot opened when he felt a pair of lips against his neck and couldn't help but moan as the Subaku bit into the smaller's soft neck.
The redhead's eye looked up when he heard that moan which turned him on especially as a slight blush crept across the blonde's face.
Suddenly, a thought came crashing down to Earth. The Uchiha and everyone else knew that Naruto walked to and from home due to his home being only a ten minute run. Sasuke would be expecting Naruto to be walking, and who knew what he had planned for the poor blonde.
"Meet me at the side gate to the parking lot in ten minutes," Gaara instructed after letting go of the blonde fox.
This request confused the blonde and he voice his confusion. "Why?"
"Because I've seen you walk home, and I bet you that's what that Uchiha is counting on so he can make a move, but he won't mess with you if I drive you home."
The blonde couldn't help but think that the Subaku had a point. Sasuke wouldn't dare mess with him if he was with Gaara. Plus, he couldn't exactly keep his eyes off of the beautiful redhead.
With that last thought, he mentally scolded himself as he felt his cheeks burn. 'Naruto, stop acting like that! Even if you like him, you don't exactly know that he shares the same feelings.'
Naruto was pulled out of his thoughts when Gaara's breath tickled his ear.
"Huh?"
"I said, I'll see you in ten minutes."
"Okay," the blonde said, starting to walk off to go meet Sakura at their spot, under the main staircase, to let her know that Sasuke hadn't killed him. That was the last thing that he needed the rosette to think; she would go cannibalistic, on one unfortunate Sasuke Uchiha.
As the redhead walked away, he looked over his shoulder and watched the blonde walk over to the stairs, where a certain pinkette emerged.
Things were certainly about to get interesting.
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Whew! I'm so sorry that it took me 3 days to update, but you see Mother's Day preparations got in the way and writing fan fiction is only second to spending time with my mother and family on a grand occasion such as this. I mean it only comes once a year! XD
As always R&R! Reviews of all kinds are welcomed! And flames will be used to roast marshmallows on Sasuke's carcass after Gaara kills him!