Imagine me without You
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Biting lightly on his pencil, Naruto sighed once more for the day. He was tired, much like everybody else in the classroom. On a Friday you just want to go home, even Sasuke wanted the day to end; he looked at the clock more then usually. It's not unusual to feel this way on a dark gloomy day with rain falling down, making the snow disappear and puddles of water being built.
Naruto sighed again and put his pencil down. He couldn't focus, he was too tired to and he wasn't the only one who wanted to start a fire just to get the day over with. Naruto leaned forward on his bench, crossing his arms in front of him to support his head.
Naruto blinked a few times, a yawn escaped him. The classroom was empty and the clock told him that class had ended 30 minutes ago. He pinched himself to see if it were just a weird dream, but apparently it wasn't. Sighing yet again, he took all the books he had been sleeping on into his bag and stood up to leave.
He then heard the sound of paper and looked to the front of the classroom to see Sasuke sitting there reading, as usual.
Without really thinking, he made his way towards his teacher's desk and watched him closely.
Sasuke's glasses were at the tip of his nose and he was leaning at his elbow while reading. Looking around a little more at the older ones desk, Naruto soon found a coffee cup; he rolled his eyes at that.
Naruto jumped back a little when he saw that Sasuke was watching him. He gave his teacher an embarrassing smile.
"Eh… Sorry, I just fell asleep like that…" He put his hand behind his head and made a slight laugh. He must have looked stupid.
Sasuke just blinked. Then blinked some more. He had forgotten that he wasn't alone in the classroom; he must have succeeded to block the snoring sound out.
"Ah… It's okay. I had things to do in here anyway..." He replied calmly.
Naruto stared into his teachers eyes, never thinking it were rude to just stare.
He couldn't help to think that the Sasuke's eyes were fascinating. They seemed to shift colour from black to red or grey.
Sasuke simply looked back into the teenagers eyes. Too tired to think or register that he even was staring at something at the moment.
Naruto was the first one to look away, slightly embarrassed. He excused himself from his teacher, saying that he had work to go to. Sasuke simply nodded, nothing more.
As soon Naruto had leaved the classroom, Sasuke head fell on his desk. Sleep sounded good right now.
Naruto sprinted to his part-time job, glad that running was somehow a part of his life and that he had good condition, even thought he smokes.
Breathing heavily when he finally arrived at the restaurant he worked on, he gave a few people he worked with a shy grin.
They either smiled or rolled their eyes, apparently used to Naruto coming late. But they didn't scowl at him; they didn't do anything to remark that he was late.
Naruto worked when it suited him or when he was needed. He worked almost for free, he had no problem with money and he just worked to keep himself occupied after school.
It wasn't that he hadn't friends to hang out with; he had a lot of friends actually. But with his job he got the opportunity to meet new faces and even hear a rumour or two that didn't circle around the students in his school.
It was true that Naruto could always join an activity in school, he liked moving around, mostly running. But he knew that in the end, he would grow tired of running. So there was no point in joining anything.
One of his friends Kiba Inuzuka, who is a weird looking guy with a large family by the way, had easily pointed out that Naruto needed a girlfriend. Naruto had just laughed when he had heard his friend pointing out that and asked why he needed one.
"You need a girlfriend to keep your life going." His dog-loved friend had said.
But it wasn't like Naruto hadn't tried to whole girlfriend thing; his relationships had just never worked out. Either the girl just wanted him for the moment or they just complained about something that was beside the point.
Maybe he just wasn't boyfriend material?
Naruto was quite handsome. He had a well trained body (it maybe didn't look like it, the clothes was mostly hiding it), he had blonde hair and charming blue eyes. It was easy for girls to fall for him.
He didn't feel like being one of the 'popular'-boys, why would he anyway? He saw no purpose in life with being one.
But putting all that aside of how his life is, everything is continuing normally for him.
Wishing for more would just be selfish, wouldn't it?
Putting on his orange jacket, Naruto made himself ready for another day in his life.
Hurrying his way down the stairs after locking his door to his apartment door, he ran out in the cold weather of November. He zipped his jacket to keep himself warm from the cold and sprinted to the bus who was about to leave, lucky for him, he made it on.
The blonde youth gave the driver a grin and received a chuckle; apparently the driver was used to see the teenager running in the morning.
With a feeling that the day had started good, the blonde made his way to his normal seat at the bus. Surprised that no one had taken it as usual.
He arrived at school and was met by his friend Kiba. The two of them made their way to their homeroom classroom and joined another group of teenagers.
Instead of talking like the others, Naruto leaned against the bench and just observed the conversations his classmates were having. He didn't feel like talking with them, he just made a face that he was listening, when the fact was that he didn't.
He often felt that he didn't want to join a conversation, he mostly felt out of place. It had nothing to do with them; it was just something to do with him. He didn't know what had caused him to be less cheerful then he used to be.
He always played pranks on people when he was little; when he grew older he was more like a clumsy clown. Now he's the quite boy, who just smiled when it felt right.
For him it felt natural, but he often got comments of what he had become. So what if he had changed? Everybody changes more or less; it's not funny to stay the same all the time either.
His old teacher entered the classroom, interrupting Naruto's thoughts. Everyone made their way to their seats and waited for the old lady to speak.
She smiled at her students and greeted them. She started to inform them about the upcoming week and other stuff she was sure would be useful for the students in the classroom.
Later she gave everyone a pleasant smile, knowing that what she was going to tell them next would make them all lighten up a bit.
"Students, how does a trip sound to your ears?"
"Field trips are for kids!" Someone in the classroom said, a few chuckles followed after.
"He's right." A blonde girl named Ino spoke up. "We are not kids and we know about the forest and what we do to it and so on." The girl made a face to prove her point and some of the girls besides her started to giggle.
Naruto, Kiba and some others in the classroom rolled their eyes. The old woman just continued to smile and talk, as if she never heard Ino.
"I was planning for everyone to visit Toshin." Glad to get a few reactions she continued. "I knew you all would wake up with hearing that name. So what I was planning to do is to take everyone in here there, only thing you children need to do is pay.
"But-" She stopped, looking around to see if she had caught more students' attentions. "They won't let you go unless it is educational." A few growls could be heard. "So…" She continued.
"I invited a teacher named Sasuke Uchiha; he teaches history I've heard, so maybe he knows something about Toshin that you don't."
The girls or rather, the girls who were hanging around Ino immediately started to gasp and chat lively to each other. Some just shrugged and others who didn't have him as a teacher asked who it was.
Naruto just stared. It didn't really come as a surprise; he was the youngest teacher at the school after all, and the old lady were probably thinking that he would be good when it came to teenagers. Not that he cared or anything.
"Hey." The blonde said quietly so that Kiba could hear him.
"What?" His friend turned to look at him with a raised brow.
Clicking with his tongue, Naruto turned to face his friend. "Why him?" He asked.
"Why who?" Kiba questioned, before adding- "Mr.S?"
Now it was Naruto's turn to raise his eyebrow and stare at his friend.
Kiba chuckled slightly. "Mr.S is Sasuke, anyway, what about him?"
"Why not Mr.U?" The blonde asked instead.
"Because that sounds almost like Mr.You… And I don't want him to get me wrong or sound unrespectable." The brown haired teenagers winked at his friend and grinned.
Naruto rolled his eyes as a response and received a chuckle and a pat on his back.
"Why him? I understand if they go by his age or his history skills… But why didn't they take someone like-"
"Gai?" Kiba cut in.
"… Or something. I mean, wouldn't that guy let us out at night without telling?" He asked.
Kiba stared wide eyed at his friend and then added "And…? Isn't that what we want, Uzumaki?"
Clicking his tongue again, Naruto looked at Ino's group with girls as if they suddenly have becoming interesting.
"I guess… But where's the challenge in that?"
Kiba just shrugged and joined a conversation on his other side, leaving Naruto to continue to stare at the girls.
Lighting his cigarette, Naruto waited for the bus to arrive.
He had worked more then he needed to, but he couldn't care less. Before he started working he lived on instant ramen, now he lives on whatever he feels like eating and ramen.
Naruto decided to look around instead of making himself hungry. It was late and most of the people were heading home, most of them were drunks.
Two of them caught Naruto's eyes; it was pretty hard to miss them because one of them was practically screaming.
Naruto smiled while he watched; apparently one of the men wanted something to drink and the one he was screaming at looked like he had a headache, but the one with the headache walked away after some more screaming...
Naruto kept his eyes on the one walking away, giving him his pity mentally.
Naruto then looked back at the one who had been screaming, his eyes widened a bit. The man he had been watching screaming was walking towards him, a little slow and sway, but still walking. Towards him.
Instead of turning around or go away, Naruto continued to look as the tall man finally was standing before him. The black haired man leaned a little forward, making Naruto feel the alcoholic breath.
"You are too young to smoke." After that being said, the stranger took Naruto's cigarette from him and put it in his own mouth.
"And that gives you enough reason to take it from me?" Naruto asked while crossing his arms.
"It's bad for your health." The taller said smiling.
"It's not good for you either." Was the blondes replay.
The man took a few drags from the cigarette and looked away, making it look like he was thinking about something.
Naruto made a few clicking noises with his mouth to keep the silence away. Why was he standing with a drunk anyway?
"You will get a shorter life."
Naruto made a last clicking noise and looked at the black-haired man.
"And I only live once. No matter how short or long it is, it's mine and I get to decide what I want to do with it."
The man dropped what he once had taken from Naruto and watched the blonde with curious eyes.
"So what are you planning to do with your life?" He asked, sounding more serious. "Well it doesn't matter. Whatever you plan to do will only lead to nothing. People grow up with dreams and that's all they will ever have."
"It's better then nothing." Naruto sighed out.
The man frowned; apparently wasn't used to that people could talk back to him. Now when Naruto looked closely at him, he looked rich and somewhat powerful. And he reminded of someone…
"The bus is here."
The taller man looked behind him and nodded and moved away. Naruto just grunted and was about to do the same before he caught his teachers eyes on him.
Naruto just raised an eyebrow at him, Sasuke just stood there with a clean expression on his face. They stood like that a few moments before Sasuke made a move to get on the bus, Naruto trailing behind him.
Naruto got into his usual seat and stared out from the window.
Now he knew who the drunk resembled… What he wondered right now was why Sasuke had a bruise on his cheek.
To be Continued
Finally done! Aren't you guys happy? I know I am!
Toshin Heart (of City).
The drunk isn't Sasuke, it's someone who looks like him. Hmm, who?
I'll try to upload faster, but I guess I'm a slow person...
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