So here's chapter 2. I'll try and update on Fridays because I have loads of ideas for this story. I've kind of made Sasuke really arrogant in this story and it annoys me but hopefully he isn't too out of character. I also don't want to rush it, so if it feels a little slow, that's why.

Enjoy!

SASUKE

When principal Tsunade asked me to take part in the peer mentorship programme, I was initially sceptic. Did I really want some emotionally fucked-up weirdo crying all over me? Answer: no. But then she kept going on about all the great qualities I possess that would make me a great peer mentor. And how good it would look on my college application. And how disappointed she was that a trusted member of the student council wouldn't help her. And how I could help another student with my good grades. And how she'd tell Coach Gai that I wasn't interested in extra-curricular activities so there was no point considering me for captain.
"Alright. I'll do it," I eventually gave in.
"Brilliant, Sasuke. Because I think you could get a lot out of it as well as helping another student. Maybe if I were to pair you with a light-hearted, carefree individual…" she'd trailed off.

That 'light-hearted, carefree individual' turned out to be a fucking lunatic who cut me up and tried to ram my side door with a stolen vehicle. And he'd thought that was funny. To be fair to him, I couldn't be sure that his car was stolen. It just didn't seem very likely that he would own a Chevrolet Corvette, given that he was a high school student and worked in a sushi bar - gutting fish, as he was rather keen to tell me - who came from Kiri and lived in the projects. It was a well known fact that Kiri was a rough, poor neighbourhood of the city, where crime was rife and incomes tended to be low.

I shouldn't be hanging out with him. We had absolutely nothing in common, apart from mutual dislike and annoyance at Tsunade's latest community, friendship and development scheme. And he had really annoyed me. He was quite clearly a mad idiot who had no respect for moral standards whatsoever.

Later, I drove to basketball practice, trying to shake all thoughts of Suigetsu from my mind. Unfortunately, he was persistent. I arrived and headed for the changing rooms where my team-mates were chatting and getting ready for today's practice.

"Evening Uchiha-kun," ever formal, our captain Neji Hyuuga greeted me. I clapped him on the back.

"Hey Sasuke!" Naruto, my blond best friend called out so I put my bag next to his. Gaara, a recent transfer student from Suna High nodded my way and Kiba Inuzuka, a loud hyperactive boy who reminded me of the dogs he loved, gave me a hug that felt more like a headlock. We made our way to the court, where Lee, an overly keen and talented player was already aiming for the basket. Coach Gai blew his whistle and we lined up. I noticed a vaguely familiar figure in Konoha kit towering over Gai.

"Good evening youthful players!" Gai-sensei began.
"Good evening Gai-sensei!" Lee shouted enthusiastically.
"Oh lord, here we go again," whispered Naruto, but thankfully, Gai and Lee didn't go off on some tirade about youth.
"I'm proud to see you this fine evening, bursting with the flames of youth. Before we begin another wonderful practice session, I'd like to introduce a particularly youthful student, moving up from the second string to Konoha's first team! This is the remarkable Juugo!" he announced and the unfortunate player did a half-assed wave. He really was huge, with spiky orange hair and a calm smiling face.

"Hey, isn't he Sakura's peer mentoring partner?" asked Naruto.
"Think so," I replied. Naruto and Sakura had somehow also been persuaded to join this ridiculous programme.
"What's your partner like, by the way?" I asked, as we dribbled balls across the court.
"She's alright, I suppose. A bit weird, seems to like knives and other weaponry far more than is probably normal. Tenten's her name - apparently she's an old friend of Lee and Neji's. Do you know her?" he said.
"I don't, no. She sounds good fun," I replied sarcastically, "Mine's called Suigetsu and I think the most complimentary thing I can say about him is I think he's clinically insane. He's a troublemaker and I'm sure he's a criminal. He's quite funny though, if you find nearly causing car accidents amusing,"

Naruto smirked and Coach Gai made us all start shooting baskets. The Juugo kid was good. Then I remembered, Suigetsu had mentioned that the two of them were good friends. Was it concerning that all of his friends required mentorship?

Practice was over and we were soon fighting for hot showers back in the locker room.
"Well played today, Juugo," I said to the new guy.
"Yeah, welcome to the squad," Neji chipped in. Juugo grinned. He seemed relatively normal - why couldn't I have had him instead of Suigetsu.

"So, where's it going to be, lads?" Kiba shouted over the din, to try and establish where we were going to go for our post-training meal.
"Ramen! Ramen! Ramen! Ramen!" Naruto began chanting loudly.
"We could get a Korean barbeque," suggested Shikamaru, not sounding in the least bit enthused.
"Let's go for sushi," Neji suggested and this was a popular plan as most of the team seemed to like sushi.
"Want to come, Juugo?" Neji offered and the tall boy nodded.
"My friend works in a sushi bar," he observed.
"Yes. Suigetsu. He guts fish. I know," I said, sounding slightly ruder than I intended.
"He told you that?" said Juugo sounding surprised.
"Yes, why?" I asked but he didn't elaborate.
"So, you up for sushi, Sasuke?" Kiba asked.
"You know what, how about we go for ramen. I haven't had any for ages," I said, desperate to avoid any possible encounter with Suigetsu. Even though it was extremely unlikely we'd end up in his sushi bar, of all places.
"Ramen works for me. What do you say, captain?" Kiba said.

Neji agreed and to Naruto's delight we were heading for Ichiraku's - the best ramen bar in town according to Naruto. I was glad to hang out with my friends and eat a bowl of shrimp ramen, until Naruto brought up the inevitable topic of women.
"So yeah, I reckon Hinata really digs me. She's your cousin, what do you reckon she'd say if I asked her out, Neji?" Naruto chattered.
"If you value your testicles, I would seriously suggest you don't," Neji pointed out in a monotone.
"Oh don't be so overprotective, captain Hyuuga," Kiba said, "I heard Ino's single again,"
"Yeah, well she gets through about man a week, doesn't she?" Shikamaru pointed out.
"How about you Sasuke? Are you seeing anyone?" Naruto asked.

Am I seeing anyone? Of course I'm not seeing anyone. I have lots of female admirers who seem to all be infatuated with me. To be honest, I've never found a fawning woman attractive.
"Sasuke, you're an idiot. All of these girls are falling over themselves to date you and you don't pay them any attention," said Naruto.
"That's because I don't like them. They're annoying," I replied. This was the plain and simple truth. I wasn't particularly interested in girls at the moment. Or rather, I wasn't interested in the kind of girls who threw themselves at me.
"Man, you are so lucky and you don't even realise it. If I had half as many fangirls as you…." Naruto trailed off, presumably imagining himself in some kind of harem full of stupid girls. I snorted in distaste and went back to my ramen. Frankly, I couldn't see how Naruto could wolf the stuff down with such gusto. I heard his noisy slurping on his seventh bowl and I almost wished we'd gone for sushi after all. Then I thought of Suigetsu's smirking face and gladly picked my chopsticks up again.

"I'm beat!" Naruto announced, chucking his chopsticks down on the table, "You want to walk to the parking lot, Sasuke? I said I'd give Dog-breath a ride home,"
I agreed and the basketball team left, heading for bus stops or cars. Naruto, Kiba and I walked down the road to the car park where we'd parked earlier. Half the spaces were empty and Naruto could get to his car fine. However, some idiot had parked right in front of my Mazda, blocking me into the space.
"Awh man, that sucks," Naruto said, "All the spaces must have been filled up when that guy came in,"

I looked at the car blocking me in. It was a red Chevrolet Corvette. Of course it would be. And who did I know who drove a red Chevrolet Corvette?

"Don't worry guys. I know whose car this is and he's done this purely to piss me off. When I see him I'm going to kick his ass," I said. I was angry - why was Hozuki such a dickhead?
"Who is it? We could key his car if you want. Or hotwire it or bounce it out the way or something," Kiba suggested, trying to be helpful but just sounding bossy, as usual.
"It's Suigetsu Hozuki, my buddy scheme partner. It's fine, you guys go home," I said and Naruto and Kiba left. I didn't blame them. I certainly wouldn't have waited around a carpark all evening if I had the choice.

What was it about that guy? I'd only known him a few days and already he seemed to love winding me up. I haven't got to react. I won't give him the satisfaction, I thought. That way, he'll get bored soon enough. That was easier said than done when he sauntered into the parking lot about an hour later. When he saw me sitting in my car, his usual smirk threatened to take over his face. He leaned over and rapped on the window.

"Uchiha! That's a surprise. What're you doing here? You're not waiting for me after work, are you sweetie?" he teased. I ignored the fact that, even in jest, he had just called me 'sweetie'.
"No, Hozuki," I replied coldly, "I was just doing my history essay. You see, my parents are away and my brother has come home from college and invited all his friends over. They are quite loud." Hopefully, my reputation as a good student made this believable enough.
"So, why are you doing schoolwork in a parking lot? Is this the trick of the trade to those good grades of yours?" Suigetsu smirked. He displayed a row of abnormally pointed teeth. I focussed on these to avoid the temptation to punch him.
"No Hozuki, I get good grades by working hard, something you might like to try?" I replied coldly. I pressed the button to wind up the electric window again.

He winked at me and grinned wider than ever. "You'll let up soon enough, kid," He sauntered up to his car, beeped the horn a couple of times and screeched out of the parking lot with the tyres squealing behind him. More reservedly, I put the Mazda in gear, followed him out of the parking lot and headed down the road. Hozuki was waiting at the lights, unnecessarily revving his engine. I pulled up alongside him and waited for the lights to turn green.

Uncharacteristically, I floored my accelerator as soon as it was safe to go and the Mazda shot forward, the engine snarling as I kept it in a low gear. Hozuki was right on my wing mirror, smirking all over his face while his Corvette struggled to keep up. One glance at his face made me feel that I had to win this stupid, immature race, so I pushed forward, trying to get as much out of my car as possible. I pulled ahead, little by little but Hozuki was right behind me until we reached the next set of lights. We both screeched to a halt and I looked over at him. He was grinning at me, a challenge. I shook my head, turned left when the lights turned green and headed home.

"PUSSY!" Hozuki yelled after me. I smiled to myself. I could play Suigetsu Hozuki at his own game.

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