It's Complicated

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto/Naruto Shippuden but if I did Kakashi and Iruka would have beautiful babies.

Chapter 4: New Acquaintances

When Naruto had gotten home yesterday he was alone. Jiriaya had left a note apologizing about how his publisher needed him to go into the city to discuss his newbook, Icha, Icha Ai 2. Naruto was surprised that the old perv's novels were actually popular. Smut must be wanted nowadays.

Naruto made a cup of ramen for dinner and went to bed almost immediately after. The stress of the day flowed out of the blond as he accepted peaceful slumber.

When Naruto awoke the next morning Jiriaya still wasn't home which didn't surprise him. When Jiriaya was called out to the city he normally didn't return for a couple of days. Naruto showered and got ready for school in the matter if thirty minutes. He had about ten minutes to eat but he just inhaled a banana. (He he..) He shot down a glass of milk and wiped the white substance from his lips.

The call of the bus could be heard so he grabbed his bag and went along his way. He boarded the bus with no difficulty and even achieved getting a seat to himself and that pleased the blond greatly. He was going to let himself relax,

"Hey Blondie!"

that is, until an annoyingly familiar voice yelled into his ear. Naruto jumped in his seat and the action made Kiba laugh.

"Scared ya didn't I?" Kiba chuckled in amusement. The blond eyed the boy wearily and was cautious of the dog boy's intentions.

"Anyway " Kiba went on,

"I wanted to introduce you to some of my friends if you ever need help when I'm not around." He gave Naruto a kind smile and went on to introduce his friends to the blond.

He pointed to the large boy next to him on the inside near the window.

"This is my buddy Chouji."

Chouji grunted through the many chips that were lodged into his mouth in greeting. Naruto nodded to the large boy.

"Naruto." The blond said in monotone.

"And this guy behind me here is Shikamaru. He's the smartest and laziest ass in existence." Kiba continued.

"And you already know Hinata." The shaggy boy pointed his head to the shy girl.

"H-hi." She stuttered out.

"Morning." Naruto replied. He found it strange that she is always flushed and had a stutter. He'd ask about it eventually.

"And this i-" Kiba tried but was interrupted by a curvaceous, platinum blond who said,

"I'm Ino! Man, you're hot!"

Naruto blushed darkly at the comment and Ino went on to ask,

"Aww! Are you shy? How cute!"

Naruto pulled the hood of his hoodie over his head in attempt to hide his embarrassment. It didn't work out so well. He felt a timid finger poke his shoulder. He peeked out the side of his hood to see Hinata trying to assure him that being shy was okay and that she was shy too.

More things like this continued to happen during the entertaining ride to school.

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This time when Naruto arrived at school he took the time to find his locker.

'2041, 2041, 2041.' He mentally repeated.

He found it but it was currently being blocked by a mob of girls.

"Sasuke-kun!"

"Will you go out with me?"

"I love you Sasuke-kun!"

The girls squealed uncontrollably and the raven they were referring to took no heed to their ramblings.

"Excuse me, can I get to my locker..?" Naruto poked a rosado haired girl on the shoulder. She turned around to glare at the blond.

"Don't touch me you piece of trash!" She practically screetched.

She took the lid off of the steaming cup she was holding and tossed it's boiling contests onto the ball of sunshine.

"Ah!" Naruto took in air quickly and seethed in pain. The coffee burned his skin and turned his normally tanned complexion a bright red.

The pink haired girl smiled evilly at the pained face the boy gave. A pale hand gripped her skinny arm tightly.

"Ow! Hey!" She was about to go off on whoever dared to touch her but as soon as she realized it was her precious Sasuke-kun, her tone of voice changed.

"Sasuke-kun! Don't worry, I'm okay! This ugly trash touched me but I taught him a lesson." Sakura gave a grin that showed she was quite proud of herself. She opened her mouth to add more but she was shushed by Sasuke who held a hand up, silently to tell her to shut the hell up.

Sasuke was annoyed. Very annoyed and on the verge of pissed. He hated his fan girls but he hated them on a more intense level when they had the audacity to do whatever they pleased just because they stalked the raven.

Sakura's eyes turned glittery and Sasuke felt that he could've laughed. Could've. Not that he would. She puckered her lips slightly and leaned into the raven. She closed in on his lips but he blocked hers from his own with his finger. She looked dazed and disappointed.

"You're annoying." Sasuke bit out. He put intensity into the glare that he gave her and was amused when she shrunk away from him.

"B-but Sasuke.."

He held a hand up in irritation.

"Quiet."

"But I love you!" Sakura cried out hysterically which drew multiple sets of eyes upon the group. Naruto grew nervous. He hated attention. He was pleased that the raven was getting on to the bubblegum bitch. (A/N That one's for you Alex!)

"I don't love you. Never have, never will. You are not my girlfriend, let alone my friend. Quit acting like it." Each and every word Sasuke said was laced with venom.

"S-sasuke..please don't say that.. I've known you since kindergarten!" Sakura whined.

"Sadly." The raven added. And at that point Naruto couldn't help but quietly chuckle.

"J-jerk!" She screamed and ran off to the elementary with tears in her eyes.

"Beat it." The raven said coldly to the group of girls. They scrambled quickly into all directions and Naruto found that he could finally relax again.

Sasuke eyed Naruto curiously. Everything about the blond intrigued him. From his blond hair to his crystal blue eyes, to his whisker-like scars on his cheeks. All of it intrigued the raven.

"A-ano.." Sasuke's attention was drawn to the angelic voice of the timid boy in front of him.

"Thanks for...y'know.." Naruto's eyes wouldn't meet Sasuke's gaze. This bugged the raven for some reason. Sasuke cast aside his fascination of the blond and returned to his stotic self.

"Hn."

Sasuke's gaze fell upon Naruto's clothes and his once lost irritation returned to him full force. Damn fangirls.

Naruto was making to leave but was drawn back to Sasuke by a pale hand which belonged to the raven. The blond looked at Sasuke partly frightened. This did not go unnoticed by the raven and a small part if him wanted to extinguish that fear. But why? And how? Sasuke both feared and enjoyed the warm feeling those questions gave to him.

"Yes..?" Naruto's voice was small, hesitant, and Sasuke feared the feeling that, that small, cute voice made him feel. As if he wanted to nurture and protect the small, blond boy.

Sasuke released Naruto's bony wrist.

'Must not eat much.' Sasuke thought.

The raven dug around the top shelf of his already opened locker and pulled out his soccer jeresy. It was white and blue with his number, two, on the front and his last name spelled in all caps on the back.

He held out his jeresy to Naruto expectantly and Naruto spluttered,

"I-I can't! I'll get it dirty.." Naruto tried yo protest.

"Just take it."

"Uh...okay.." The blond timidly took the article of clothing from the raven's hand and looked away in embarrassment. Sasuke raised an eyebrow at this.

"You going to put it on or not?" Sasuke asked with unintentional bite in his words. This made Naruto nervous. There was no longer anyone in the hall besides the duo.

"C-can you um...turn around?" The blond asked innocently with a small dust of blush on his cheeks.

The raven was amused by this action and turned around without saying anything. Naruto breathed a sigh if relief and stripped himself of his sticky, orange tee and slipped on the jersey quickly.

It was large and warm and could even be used at a nightgown or something of the like on the blond. It was long enough to cover his butt and Naruto enjoyed it's coverage.

"You can turn around now." Hesitance laced the blond's voice and the last word he spoke shook a little.

Sasuke turned around and had his own personal moment of silence. The blond looked adorable! The blond was blushing under Sasuke's strong gaze and Sasuke discovered something about himself in that very moment. He liked the blond. But in what way? This, Sasuke would strive to find out.

"Hn." The raven noised. He watched the blond shove his soiled shirt into the small backpack that hung on the side of the ball of sunshine's right arm. Once Naruto was packed Sasuke broke the silence with a question.

"What is your name?"

"Naruto.. Um... We have first hour together. You sit in front of me." Naruto introduced himself to the raven and felt an odd sense of serenity when he talked with the onyx eyed boy.

Sasuke was genuinely shocked that he didn't remember Naruto. Especially considering that they were in close proximities with each other yesterday. The raven had a problem with ignoring someone's existence. He's gotten so used to it that he does it without realizing.

Sasuke gave the cute blond another glance before turning around and walking to the elementary with the command of,

"Come."

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They had made it to the classroom with no traffic. Sasuke watched Naruto sit in his seat from the front of the room before following suit in his own. Sasuke couldn't help but notice the several curious stares he was getting from about the room.

The raven glared at the most noticeable stares which were given by the one and only Sakura. But unknown to Sasuke, Sakura was not only glaring at him but the blond boy as well. She faced the front of the class with a "hmph!" as their eccentric, grey haired teacher arrived fifteen minutes late.

"Sorry guys. I had to save a dolphin from drowning, he he."

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Class went by quickly and everyone packed up their things and headed for their next class. Sasuke stood up and stretched a bit before sparing a glance behind him to find a cute and foxy blond sleeping. The raven wanted to hug the boy. Damnit! Why was he feeling like this?

The raven once again pushed aside his feelings and nudged the sunshine haired boy until he awoke with an adorable yawn. Crystal blue eyes watered sleepily and the odd warm feeling hit Sasuke again.

"You fell asleep, Dobe. Class is over"

"Dun' call me dobe, teme.." The blond mumbled out.

"Cute.' Sasuke thought. And then he thought, 'Fuck!' about his previous thought. 'Damnit...' He mentally groaned. The raven never felt the want or the need to be around someone before. Especially around a new kid.

"Hn." Sasuke grabbed Naruto's arm and the blond flinched at the touch. Naruto's eyes went wide and Sasuke drew his arm back quickly as though he had burned it.

'What kind of reaction was that?' The raven asked to himself.

Naruto scrambled to pack his things and whisked past the raven with a frantic,

"Sorry.."

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