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The sun was mid-way in the sky, a bright blotch of yellow that smeared the blue background. Its strong glare forced Sasuke to look away, rather, he focused his attention on the puffy white clouds that littered the sky, moving at a slow pace as the wind direction changed. Despite the suns beautiful diamond glow Sasuke despised this weather

In spite of the beauty developing above him, Sasuke longed for the loud crackling of thunder as it struck the sky, accompanied with the heavy sound of rain as gravity caused it to pelt down with increasing speed. He found comfort in blinding lightening as it flashed against dark skies causing the ground to tremble in fear. For Mother Nature's real beauty showed in the darkest of moments.

Sasuke quietly walked on the wet ground, his footsteps causing soft wet crunching sounds upon placing his feet on the grass. The blades of the grass glistened in the sun as tiny droplets reflected the sunlight.

As he neared school he noticed a number of students he recognized; most of them groggily making their way towards school. Another day they inwardly sighed in unison. Others held large foam cups, probably filled with fresh coffee to make the day more bearable. However Sasuke noticed one particular student across the road who was skipping towards the large iron gates of the school. Skipping. Who was this eager to attend school at this ungodly hour?

As his eyes slowly adjusted to the bright rising sun, he noticed the boy was dressed in all green, his black bowl haircut could be noticed miles away. Lee he sighed to himself. Of course it would be, who else would be this eager to attend school? As Sasuke neared the large iron gates that were decorated with the schools emblem he could hear the distant yelling of Lee "OH MY YOUTHFUL STUDENTS, SHALL WE PREPARE FOR ANOTHER GLORIOUS DAY AT SCHOOL? LOOK!" as he pointed eagerly towards the sky. "EVEN THE SKIES AGREE AS THEY HAVE CLEARED UP, ALLOWING US TO HAVE A YOUTHFUL DAY INDEED" he nodded with appreciation towards the sky, as if the sky had nodded back in agreement.

Sasuke inwardly face palmed himself

As he was nearing the school building he had the nagging feeling that he was being watched, at the exact moment he turned to his right and noticed a small raven that was resting on a branch. As if the bird was caught off guard it looked at Sasuke with concentrated beady eyes. It bent is head to reach under his wing, its matte black beak pecking at its fathers as a light breeze ruffled its midnight feathers. It looked like it was born from last night storms; dark obsidian eyes noting Sasuke's every move, a small glint in its eye that looked like last night's lightening.

As Sasuke stopped in his tracks, the little raven stared at him with piercing eyes, constantly fidgeting its head. It then suddenly looked up at the sky, as though it was admiring the way the weather had suddenly changed. How the skies were bitter and destructive yesterday; however today they chose to bring warmth and joy as the sun brought back balance. With the raven still looking up he squawked to the sky before tilting its head to the side, staring at Sasuke again.

The young boy felt an unsettling feeling in his stomach as the bird continued to stare at him. When he was just a young child he recalled hearing horror stories about these species of birds. He specifically remembered his cousin had mentioned that if you maintained eye contact with their pitch black, fixed stare they would pluck out your eyes and consume them. Since then Sasuke spent half his childhood covering his eyes and running inside the house whenever he heard the croaking of a raven.

"Bastard!" came a deafening voice which snapped Sasuke out of his trance, forcing him to break eye contact with the small raven. Just before he could turn around and glare at the obnoxious blonde, he was greeted with a hard smack on his upper back that nearly knocked the air out of his lungs. He stumbled forward in shock as he angrily turned around "Baka! Be more careful!" he snapped at the blonde. Naruto sheepishly rubbed the back of his head as he stood with his feet apart, his orange bag dangling from one hand while his blonde unruly hair looked like it had never been brushed.

For the first time in 12 years Kakashi Sensei was early, it was a rare sight to see the silver haired teacher sitting at his desk, elbows propped on the wooden desk as his hands supported his chin. As the students began to slowly enter the classroom, each one of them unexpectedly stopped to take it in the sight in front of them.

The students began to whisper amongst themselves, murmuring rumours amongst each other as each person came up with an explanation. Others went to the extreme mentioning that he was dying and this was his way to bid us goodbye. Sasuke snorted. He doubted even death would cause Kakashi sensei to come on time.

Besides he wasn't on time, he was early.

Once the bickering students began to settle down, Kakashi slowly lifted himself up from his chair as his uncovered eye lazily scanned the room, noting if anyone was missing. Once he was satisfied with the amount of students present he eagerly cleared his throat, silencing a number of bickering students "I know, I know" he spoke lazily "for some reason, the old lady that needed help today wasn't there this morning so I decided to come early" his eyes turned into u's as he smiled underneath the mask.

Students didn't know whether to laugh or bang their heads against their desk.

Kakashi ignored the lack of laughter "with all seriousness there is an important announcement you must all know" snapping students from their head banging thoughts. "The class will be split into two. as you are facing your last year in high school we would like to focus more on your weaknesses and help you overcome them before you're put out into the real world"

Sasuke rolled his eyes. As if this whole time they were living in a delusional world and the spell was immediately broken the moment you graduated from high school.

"In order for you to receive better marks students must cooperate with teachers, this will be easily done if the class decreased in size" he continued. Sleep began to disappear from their eyes and the caffeine kicked in as it suddenly dawned on the students on what their sensei meant. Before any student could complain, which would certainly turn into an uproar, Kakashi hurriedly continued.

"The names I will mention will be the students that will remain with me" Sasuke tensed.

Although Naruto was obnoxious and he constantly questioned how the blonde was accepted into high school, he was the only person he was able to tolerate. How many times had Sasuke come to school with a bruised face only to be comforted by Naruto? How many times had he broken down only to be helped back up by that bastard?

Sasuke inhaled deeply.

"Shino Aburame, Choji Akimichi, Sakura Haruno, Hinati Hyuga, Neji Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, Rock Lee, Shikamaru Nara, Tenten Kitsune, Ino Yamanaka, Naruto Uzumaki and Gaara-"

Kakashi hesitantly stopped for a moment, unsure how to pronounce the last name of the quite, red headed boy. He was met with cold deep green eyes. He decided not to bother to pronounce his last name.

"MY YOUTHFUL FRIENDS ARE WITH ME FOR NO FORCE SHALL SEPARATE US!" exclaimed Lee loudly, his black hair seemed to be swimming in gel.

Kakashi sighed in relief as Gaara looked away. Silently thanking Lee for breaking the tension.

Lee's sudden outburst was followed by a loud cheer as students grinned in relief. It was obvious the class was separated in no mathematical order but rather as two large group of friends, probably to avoid conflict. Which was what confused Sasuke, he knew all the students whose names were called out as they regularly had lunch together, yet he was separated from them.

His eyebrows turned into a deep frown. Causing a deep crease on his forehead.

He caught Kakashi sensei's gaze and even though the lower half of his face was covered he could barely make out an audible "sorry".

He flinched. Why?

"The students whose names were not called will begin having their classes in 2B where you will meet your new teacher tomorrow." Before he could continue, the class buzzed with excitement. "A new teacher?" one boy exclaimed loudly "I wonder if it's a hot young blonde" snickered another boy as the group around him howled with laughter.

Kakashi sighed before opening his book to continue reading. Page 104 he noted.

Naruto faced his confused friend as the class became louder; everyone relieved and excited upon hearing the news. "I'm sorry Sasuke, I'll try to speak to Kakashi sensei" he hesitantly whispered as Sasuke met his deep worried eyes.

"It's okay Naruto you don't-"

"No" Naruto sternly cut him off.

"I want to"

As Kakashi gave his class a couple of moments to settle down he continued to read, however he was disturbed when he felt a shadow above his head, blocking the light that seeped through the large rustic windows. Kakashi lifted his head up to be met with deep blue worried eyes.

He sighed as he closed his book with a thud.

"I'm sorry Naruto, I really am" he whispered. "I immediately noticed it and tried to change it but the principle specifically wanted Sasuke in the other class"

"But Kakashi sensei what will hap-"

"I know" Kakashi cut him off.

"I know" he repeated again firmly. As if trying to convince himself too. The silver haired teacher had taught Sasuke for the past few years. He was well aware of what the raven haired boy was capable of as on a number of occasions he was on the receiving end of Sasuke's violent outbursts. He knew it wasn't emotionally supportive to separate his best friend from him. For Naruto was the only person that was successfully able to calm down the outraged boy.

He let his eyes wander towards Sasuke who was nervously fidgeting with his fingers, undoubtedly eagerly waiting for Naruto's answer.

"I'm not sure why you two, out of all the students in this class were separated but I will try to bring it up with Tsunade sama" he muttered.

He half expected Naruto to begin yelling and accusing Tsunad- no- the old hag that was all her doing, which probably was. But he was met with silence.

Glazy hazy eyes met deep blue.

It was as if the seven oceans were trapped in his eyes. It was as if a storm was brewing in the middle of the ocean and the waves were crashing in response. Birds croaking, struggling to fly against the winds as they begged the heavens to have mercy.

Deeply worried blue eyes.

Before Kakashi could assure the silent boy with comforting words, Naruto turned around and made his way to his desk, leaving a silently shocked Kakashi staring at his back. The silver haired man sighed as he looked to the right, a small raven was lightly pecking at the window.

By the end of the day the entire class was murmuring rumours and taking wild guesses as to who the potential teacher could be. Sasuke didn't need to know, actually, he didn't want to know. It took him months to find his comfort zone with Kakashi and his friends. And now he was in a whirlwind of commotion as he was expected to adapt to another environment. If only he was a bird, soaring in the sky as the strong winds would ruffle his feathers giving him a sense of serenity.

But deep down he was worried. He was worried for himself, especially with Itachi back in the picture, he was worried. He couldn't trust himself; he avoided the mirror while brushing his teeth from fear of what would stare back at him. From fear of what the monster in the mirror was capable of. But he had no choice but to accept it, he had to adapt sooner or later. For when a raven felt helpless and lonely, it joined another new flock of raven in order to survive. And that was Sasuke's main goal. To survive.

Time seemed to slow down at school, almost like it was going backwards. Mocking the restless students who were eagerly waiting for the sweet sound of the school bell. As if on que, the loud school bell interrupted Iruka sensei mid-sentence. As students began to hastily pack up their books to take their leave from the evil grasps of chemistry, Iruka exclaimed over the buzzing excitement of the students "by the end of this week I expect you all to understand and memorise the properties and molecular structure-" but he was cut off with a loud groan from the class. This was the second time he was interrupted.

He shrugged. He never understood why all his students had a deep fiery hatred for chemistry.

As Iruka patiently waited for the last of the students to leave the room he was greeted with a silver haired man who was leaning on the door frame, book in hand.

"Hey Iruka"

His eyes remained on the book that he held between his thumb and index finger.

"Hmm" Iruka replied in acknowledgment as he placed his papers in a neat stack at the corner of his desk. "Was Sasuke okay?" he whispered, his voice barely audible as his eyes finally tore away from the book.

Iruka continued to organize the papers into neat stacks on the rough wooden surface before he sighed, letting his fingers run through his hazel hair. They both were concerned about the young Uchiha.

By the end of the day Kakashi was still on page 104.