Sorry for some reason it didn't save what I wanted it to. So here it is: Hi I'm LaDyRoZe but you can just call me Roze… or rabid monkey, whatever works for you XD! Uh this is my first fanfic so if it sucks I'm sorry! Although even if it is my first fanfic and it took a lot of courage to put this up I want you guys to be totally honest; if it sucks tell me!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, merely this idea and Kazuko! If I owned Naruto, trust me things would be a lot different!
Chapter 1 – Keep Holding On
Kazuko looked up from her table as a blonde crashed into the room. "About time you showed up." She said casually as the blonde sat across from her. "Sorry I ran into that Teme on the way here." He said and Kazuko sighed "Sure, you always seem to find some plausible excuse or other when it's your turn to pay Naruto." Naruto smiled apologetically "Yeah well, I actually ran into him this time!" Kuzuko raised an eyebrow at him and he tried to recover "Wait. That's not what I meant;" He said "I meant that I actually had a scuffle with him today." Kuzuko kept her eyebrow raised. "And?" she asked and Naruto's head fell "I lost." Then his head shot up "But he cheated! He used a fan shield so I couldn't do anything! I'LL KILL YOU TEME!"
Naruto was cut off by a group of giggling girls. "Oh he was so cute! And he beat that loser practically with his arms tied behind his…" The girl who was talking stopped as another girl coughed and pointed over at a fuming Naruto. "Oh," she said sizing him up "Hey loser. Enjoy your beating?" The girls behind her giggled as their leader humiliated Naruto. "Don't listen to them Naruto." Kazuko said not even looking at them. Naruto looked at her his eyes almost pleading; he had to go through most of his childhood with people looking down at him all the time… This might be bringing up bad memories, or the fear that it was starting again. 'He's come so far…Stupid fangirls.'
Naruto sat down defeated as the fangirls -very on purpose- sat at a table near them. "Did you notice he was wearing a different shirt? How hot!" and they continued to degrade Naruto/compliment Sasuke –very loudly-. When Kazuko started to get nauseous and Naruto looked more and more beaten she finally snapped. "Oh Sasuke-kun! Nobody could beat him" Kazuko tried to hold back a laugh –failing- and the girl turned to look at her. "And what is so funny?" she asked and Kazuko just shook her head. "Oh nothing. I was just thinking… How could you people be so stupid?" Kazuko turned to look at them "I mean who in their right mind would like that jerk?" The girls gasped and all looked at her like she was crazy. "Shut up! Sasuke-kun is the hottest guy in Konoha!" Kazuko laughed again "Don't get me wrong, sure he's cute enough. If you're into emo, gay, douche bags."
Naruto couldn't help but laugh as Kazuko turned and looked at Naruto completely ignoring the speechless girls behind her. Suddenly the leader –who started the whole thing- stood up and screeched "TAKE IT BACK!" Kuzuko turned back around and just looked up at her. "No. Why should I take back what's true?" she said simply. The girl now looked at her like she was speaking blasphemy. "TAKE IT BACK OR SO HELP ME I'LL…" she stopped loosing her confidence at the look Kuzuko was giving her and tried to finish her sentence but only a squeak came out.
"Don't yell at me." Kazuko said in a disgusted insulted voice "If you even look at me again, I'll kick your ass. Got it?" The girl only nodded, having lost all her nerve. "Oh. And if I ever catch you talking to Naruto like that again, I'll kill you." Her tone was so dead serious even Naruto was getting a little anxious, but that was nothing compared to the girls caught in Kuzuko's glare. She suddenly smiled at them and said "Good! Now that we understand each other you can leave so we can enjoy our meal!" The girls didn't need to be told a second time, they hightailed it out of the building like it was about to fall down.
Naruto was laughing his head off when Kazuko turned around. "Finally some piece and quiet." Naruto stopped laughing and looked at her with an extremely serious face. "Naruto," Kazuko said as she was about to take a bite. "Why are you staring at me like that?" Naruto stared at her a second more before saying "Thank you." Kazuko looked back at him, his stunningly blue eyes were brighter than usual and she felt like she was going to drown in whatever was hidden within them. She quickly looked down at her food hiding a blush and said "Yeah, yeah. They were really irritating me, so no problem."
Naruto smiled at her then started shoveling his food in like he hadn't eaten for days. Kazuko sighed grateful that he was back to himself again. Kazuko started eating her food so she didn't see a smile return to Naruto's face. 'Thank you, Kazuko. Not many people would do that for me. That's just another reason why I love you… Even though you don't know it yet.'