Summary: Uzumaki Naruto is the most popular kid at Kohona High school, and is dating Haruno Sakura, the prettiest girl in school! Life couldn't get any better! But, it can get worse with the arrival of a certain Uchiha Sasuke.

Disclaimer: Naruto and Company do not belong to me. BUT I CAN DREAM.

Rating: R, eventually for violence, swearing, some sexual stuff (not too bad though and if it does get bad Ima move it onto another site), self abuse, basically a bunch of things. Hehe

Warnings: This is eventually going to be a yaoi story. Means boyxboy. Yeah. Don't like it, then don't read it.

Pairings: For now SakuNaru (even though I despise Sakura), eventually SasuNaru (HELLYEAH), and as for the others, 'tis a secret!

Note: Wrote part of this in school.. XD I have some ideas for 'nother story that I plan on starting after this.. Tee hee.

Chapter Three- Survivor

Watching Naruto skip around in his clothes was pretty much the most degrading thing he had ever witnessed. When people finally recognized the symbol on the back of 'Naruto's' shirt, they began to give him funny looks, which Sasuke always returned with an icy glare. But there wasn't much else he could do, considering Gai-sensei was now calling the students and telling them to gather around him.

"Alright my youth filled students!" Everyone looked at their teacher boredly, except for Lee, who was hanging on his every word, "Today we are playing a game called Survivor! The point of this game is to be the last one standing, so you can win! You see, we use these balls," He motioned to a bag full of rubber balls, "To hit the other players. Once you're hit, you have to sit down. But! Never fear! If the person that hit you is hit, then you are back in the game!" A bright smile spread across his face, and he clapped his hands together.

"So, any questions?" No hands rose, and complete silence met his inquiry, "Alrighty! Now for the teams!"

"Teams?" Sasuke echoed, somewhat peeved, "I thought the point was to be the last one standing." He despised teams anyways; other people held him back, and his sour expression supported that. Gai-sensei merely flashed him another grin, winking in a manner that made everyone shudder.

"Did I say that? Well, I meant the last team standing. So, as I was saying, teams! You will be grouped in teams of two. Now go on and find your partner!" He shooed them off, and students began to, if not a bit sluggishly, search for someone to be with. Sasuke mentally heaved a sigh as all the females in the class swarmed around him, asking if they could be his partner.

That was, until a certain red head stalked over and seized his arm once again in a death grip, turquoise eyes glowing threateningly at the girls. Suddenly the part of the room they were standing in lacked in the opposite gender. Sasuke peered at Gaara with what was apparently a grateful expression, and the other gave a slow nod, letting go of his arm.

"Not partnering with Lee?" The raven couldn't help but ask with a hidden smirk. The look he received almost made him want to flee, almost. But he was an Uchiha, and was not about to be undone by the kid with no eyebrows. …The angry kid with no eyebrows.

"He's with someone else." Gaara grunted, almost with a bitter tone of voice, shooting a killer glare at the brunette Tenten, who was standing beside Lee, chatting obliviously with the bowl cut wearing boy. She had no idea of the cold eyes burning into her at the moment, especially when she patted Lee's back in an affection filled gesture.

Sasuke smirked once more, before his eyes absentmindedly scanned the crowd for a certain tuft of blonde hair. They finally found their target, and saw Naruto standing beside a boy with scruffy brown hair and wolfish eyes; his partner apparently. Gaara glanced at his 'friend', the sides of his lips twitching slightly.

"Not partnering with Uzumaki?" He mocked, mimicking Sasuke's earlier tone as his usually cold eyes danced with unhidden mirth and amusement.

Sasuke punched him. Hard.

Naruto loved Survivor with a passion that practically rivaled his affection for ramen. Well… maybe he didn't love the game that much, but in any case, he enjoyed playing it. It actually made gym worth sitting through Gai-sensei's constant barrage of 'youth.' As part of tradition, he and Kiba were always partners, and they always won. In fact, neither the blonde nor the brunette had ever gotten out before, and that made them Survivor legends. Hm… Come to think of it, Gaara was never hit either. And that could be because he was so damn scary!

Blue eyes searched for the redhead, and found him, getting punched rather hard in the arm by Sasuke. 'That kid must have a death wish…' Naruto was eager to see Gaara kick the Uchiha's ass, but he was stunned when the frightening boy merely hit him back, with… dear god, was that an actual smile?! Well, it sure looked like one, no matter how small. Yup. It was definitely a smile. Gaara's lips were definitely curled upwards around the edges.

Naruto gaped a bit longer, until Gai-sensei blew his whistle, and claimed it was time to start the game. Eagerly, Kiba and the blonde exchanged glances and grins. It was time to start the slaughter. They knew that the key to Survivor was to get a ball before everyone else did, which gave you the immediate upper hand. That's because, there aren't enough balls for every single person in the class. By now, Naruto and Kiba had mastered this part, and both held a rubber ball in their hands, eyeing the other teams with predatory expressions.

"We should go for Haruno's team. They're distracted by that new bastard, Sasuke." Kiba commented, his wolfen eyes on the pink haired girl, and her blonde friend, Ino. He had completely forgotten that his friend was dating Sakura.

"We can't go after them! That's Sakura's team you dunce! And I'm dating her now! She'd kill me if we got her out!" Naruto snapped, glaring at his friend who rolled his eyes and blew air out through his lips.

"Whoop-dee-fucking-do. So what if you're dating her? Hitting her with a ball ain't going to ruin your relationship. Besides, she seems more interested in Sasuke at the moment than you." Naruto's dismayed eyes watched as Sakura batted her eyes at the dark haired boy, who looked far from impressed. A bubble of anger rose into his stomach, and jealousy flooded his veins, churning in his blood.

"How about we go after that fucker's team then?" The blonde hissed with pure rage, gripping the rubber ball in his hand tightly. Kiba grinned widely at this, and nodded, enjoying the way his friend was getting riled up. It made the game much more fun if Naruto was bloodthirsty, and the dog boy enjoyed chaos every once in a while.

"Sounds good to me!" He darted forward, going along the backside of Sasuke, unaware that turquoise eyes were following his every movement. Meanwhile, Naruto was taking a much more forward approach, running at the raven at full speed, pulling his hand back as he prepared to throw.

It happened simultaneously. Kiba threw his ball at Gaara, instead of where the red head had assumed him to throw (at Sasuke), and Naruto literally chucked the rubber ball as hard as he could at Sasuke. And yet, both attacks failed miserably, when a wall of sand blocked Gaara's face, and the black haired boy easily dodged the fast moving ball with ease and grace that surpassed most.

That only fueled Naruto's burning anger, especially when the girls (including his girlfriend) all began to 'oo' and 'ah' over the 'spectacular, amazing, breath taking,' dodge. What happened next, was what caused Naruto to finally snap. Sasuke leaned down from the floor, and picked up Kiba's ball, which had rolled over towards him after being deflected by the sand, gazing down at it boredly.

The blonde realized too late that he was still moving towards Sasuke, and tried to slow down, resulting in falling on his ass and sliding towards the raven until he practically lay at his feet. And then a hard, rubber ball bounced against his skull, knocking him fully backwards.

"Looks like you're out, Dobe." Sasuke's irritating voice drawled, laced with what seemed like pleasure. Pleasure that came from humiliating Uzumaki in front of his so called 'fans.' Well now those fans were cheering for him, and Sasuke decided to bask in the attention while Naruto looked up at him hatefully. The next thing everyone knew, the blonde had tackled Sasuke to the ground, and was striking him repeatedly in the face with a rage that was definitely inhuman.

"Naruto! Stop it!" Sakura's voice drilled shrilly into Naruto's head, but he ignored her, more focused on the body that was starting to bleed beneath him with his onslaught of punches. That was until a swirl of sand slid around his ankles, and he was dragged off of the raven, now hanging upside down to stare into cold eyes that belonged to none other than Gaara.

Capable of only growls now, Naruto flailed his arms at the pale boy, trying desperately to slash him, while his once blue eyes burned a fiery red. For a few minutes this went on, Gaara staring, and Naruto growling like an animal, until the sand released him, and the blonde became intimate with the hard floor, instantly knocked out.

When Gai-sensei returned (he often left the class alone to brag to his rival, Kakashi-sensei), Uzumaki Naruto was unconscious on the floor, and the rest of the class was surrounding Uchiha Sasuke, who scowled at them while keeping a raging bloody nose under control. The teacher immediately flew to Uzumaki's aid, checking him over to make sure he had no fatal injuries, before lifting him up.

"Alright, when I get back, I want an explanation." He barked in a serious tone, large eyebrows furrowed. Gai-sensei then turned on his heel, carrying a limp Naruto down to the infirmary while the students gossiped and looked at Sasuke, claiming how he was so 'brave' and 'not at all like that animal Uzumaki.'

Kiba watched the whole display in disgust, most of which was directed at Sakura, who didn't seem to give a damn that her boyfriend was in the fucking infirmary and could possibly have a concussion. Oh no, she was more worried about the black haired boy's pitiful bloody nose, rather than Naruto's possible head trauma. He scoffed at the Uchiha, flipping him off as black eyes met his own, and in return the other rolled his eyes.

He wondered when he'd be allowed to see Naruto…

Sadly Naruto's injury kept him out cold for the rest of the day, and when he finally awoke, he was in his own home, tucked into his small bed. A note was left on his now clear 'night stand,' since the clock occupying it no longer existed. A small smile crossed his face, and he reached over to grab it, wondering if Sakura had left it for him.

'Naruto,

I am very disappointed in how you acted today, but seeing as you are male, and fighting is expected of you, I'll let it go. Since you were out the rest of the day, the work from your missed classes is on the kitchen table. I expect it to be done, as do all your teachers, by tomorrow Naruto. You're very lucky you didn't get a concussion, I hope you know. And you're also lucky that Sasuke wasn't badly harmed in your outburst. You need to control yourself Naruto, please. I don't want you to hurt yourself, or someone else.

Hope you get well soon (there's ramen in the cupboard),

Iruka'

Naruto reread the note twice, then growled in his throat and crumpled the note up before throwing it angrily at the floor. Why was everything his fault? Why wasn't Sasuke blamed? He was the one who had to be all high and mighty, stealing his position! And… his girlfriend. Something flickered in the blonde's eyes as he thought of Sakura. He wondered vaguely if she even cared that he had been hurt.. He'd have to ask Kiba tomorrow at school.

Ugh. School. That reminded him that he had a huge pile of paperwork to do from his missed classes. Sliding out of bed, Naruto trudged into his tiny kitchen, and began to work, all the while mumbling under his breath.

Blonde4Eva has signed on at 5:45 PM.

PrettyInPink has signed on at 5:50 PM.

Blonde4Eva: hey 4head, did u see that new guy 2day at skool? he is sooo hott!

PrettyInPink: omg i no ino-pig! i totally am going 2 get him 2 lyk me.

Blonde4Eva: no way! u hav naruto!

PrettyInPink: well u can have him instead. he totally went all craz-e in gym 2day.

Blonde4Eva: ya did u c his eyes? they were all red and stuff. totally freaky.

PrettyInPink: im breaking up w/ him 2morrow. i dont want people 2 think im craz-e 2!

Blonde4Eva: oh i no. that's a gud idea. but that means u and i r both going against 1 another again.

PrettyInPink: well im gonna get sasuke-kun, u don't stand a chance ino-pig.

Blonde4Eva: as if 4head. he'll run as soon as he cs ur mutant 4head smiling at him.

PrettyInPink has signed off at 6:00 PM.

Sasuke stared at his reflection with bored eyes, though his brows furrowed as he looked at one ugly black eye, and a still swollen nose. Naruto had a damn good punch, even if he was smaller than most of the boys. A low growl sounded in the back of the Uchiha's throat as he thought of how easily he had let the blonde beat the shit out of him. He had been so.. strong. And yet, there had been something wrong with the Uzumaki, this Sasuke knew.

For one thing, his eyes were blood red, and fueled with a rage that even the raven was apprehensive of. And for another, his hands… the fingernails had lengthened into… claws perhaps? Sasuke didn't know, but whatever happened to the blonde, was not normal.

And yet, no matter how much he had been beaten up, the scoreboard now read.

Uzumaki- 1 Uchiha- 1

Author's Note: Ahah I hate writing in chat speak.. It's annoying. ... Poor Naruto. -sigh-