CHAPTER FOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"HEY EVERYBODY NARUTO HAS A BOYFRIEEEND!!!" Kiba ran around the street outside Book's Readalot yelling the false news.
"KIBA SHUT UP THAT'S NOT TRUE!" Naruto sprinted out the front door, jumping at Kiba and shoving a hand over his mouth.
"Mmnf!" Temari just so happened to be walking by at that moment.
"What's all this about??" Kiba stuck out his tongue.
"YUCK! Kiba you sicko, you licked my hand!" Naruto waved it around as if trying to disinfect the germs, giving Kiba the opportunity to say the information he needed.
"Naruto was in the store kiss--"
"GAAH!! No, don't tell her, idiot!" He once again lunged at Kiba, knocking him to the ground. Temari pulled out her purple fan, smirking into it.
"Oh, Naruto admits he was kissing a guy, but just doesn't want me to know? I wonder why…" Though she practically already knew who that guy was. The blood rushed to Naruto's face.
"I was just proving to the hen head that I was a good kisser! Ask Kiba, he knows about my abilities." Though Naruto didn't really have a chance to fully unleash his kissing demon, he figured Sasuke had gotten the picture. He did rush off to the bathroom after that. Naruto chuckled to himself.
Kiba blushed lightly, "Well, I have to admit, it was pretty good…" He stated while rubbing his chin.
The fan girl put down her fan, holding it by her side. "Just wondering, but… Why were you and Kiba, you know, in the park that one time?"
Naruto shrugged. "We were just curious, I guess." There was no lie in this statement. Kiba and him were friends, nothing more. He thought about Sasuke. My friendship with him is different than with Kiba. It feels deeper, more understanding or something.
He breathed in and shook his head. "I've got to get back to work, guys. See you around." He waved and turned to return to the job of sorting books. Temari and Kiba waved goodbye also, walking off to look at some holographic kitty stickers displayed in a window.
Naruto cracked his knuckles and pulled out his work schedule. I wonder what Sasuke's schedule is… He waltzed over to where the dark-haired teen sat reading the 'Depressing Screenplays' book.
"Hey hen head, shouldn't you be working?" Naruto put his hands on his hips and looked down at the book-absorbed guy.
"I'm on break," he simply stated, not looking up from his page.
"Okay. Oh, do you have your schedule? I want to see if we ever work together." The blond fingered the string ties on his apron. Why did it seem so awkward asking him that?
Sasuke pulled a crumpled piece of paper out from his back pocket and tossed it to him, his eyes still glued to the book.
"Um… Thanks." Naruto smoothed out the paper and compared. "Hey we work at the same time on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and next Saturday. Sundays are off days for me." Boy, those days without Sasuke will sure be long… At least we've still got school. Naruto sighed and looked at his unresponsive friend, who had merely muttered a 'hn.'
He pulled up a chair and sat next to Sasuke. "That book must be really interesting." Sasuke finally placed a Pikachu-patterned bookmark in the screenplay book and glanced up at Naruto.
"I want to be an actor one day." Naruto's eyes almost bulged out of his head.
"That's… An interesting job," mumbled Naruto and scratched the back of his head.
"Well um, I always wanted to be a cook," Naruto said and clenched a fist.
"I don't think that's a good idea…" Sasuke replied, remembering the train of old ramen cups in his kitchen.
"Well, why do you want to be an actor anyway?" Sasuke smiled a genuine smile.
"You can be any one or anything you want. You can be an animal, a tree, or even a fag." Some question aroused at the last one, but Naruto dismissed it.
"Hm, sounds fun. I might look into it."
"Here, you can borrow my 'Beginners Guide to Acting,' if you want." Sasuke reached into his bag and pulled out the battered book.
"You carry it around with you? You must really like it…" It was obviously so torn up because of the number of times it was read by Sasuke. "Thanks, hen head!" He took the book carefully and began heading back to the books he was sorting. "I've got to get back to work, so I'll read it later."
"Okay." Sasuke also got up to return to the cash register.
Naruto thumbed through the book, and instantly landed on a page that had been opened many times. Hm? What's this-- EH?! Naruto stopped dead in his tracks. "HOW TO MAKE REALISTIC SEX NOISES?!" He yelled a little too loudly. All the people around him stared, their eyes bugging out. Naruto blushed and hid his face behind the book. Why would Sasuke want to look at that page so much?
Naruto waved goodbye to Sasuke. "You better AIM me later tonight!" he called over his shoulder.
"Sure," was the response from the raven. Naruto slung his work apron over his shoulder and headed back towards his apartment, he couldn't afford a car. He rounded the corner and climbed the stairs leading up to his humble abode.
"Ah, home, sweet home!" He switched on the light and threw the apron over a kitchen chair, tacking his work schedule to the refrigerator. He had already eaten dinner at work, they had (to his pleasure) a small Starbucks (coffee shop) section with some food in it.
He clicked on the monitor to his computer and smiled. Sasuke was on AIM, just like Naruto asked. Fingers clacked on the keyboard, engaging the other user in a chat.
foxyblondzacheffronlover101: hey hen head u actually came.
ripslashslashbleeddie72: I generally keep my word, blondie.
foxyblondzacheffronlover101: so… what r u doing?
ripslashslashbleeddie72: Investigating drama colleges.
foxyblondzacheffronlover101: lol i havent even thought about college yet.
ripslashslashbleeddie72: You should, there's only a few months of school left. It's already March.
foxyblondzacheffronlover101: true… but truth is i dont know what i want 2 do when i grow up.
ripslashslashbleeddie72: You'll find it one day, hopefully soon. You could always cook, like you wanted.
Naruto rubbed a slightly tired eye. He would do that, but… He didn't like the thought of being separated from Sasuke forever after this school year. Oh shoot! This year is almost over! He began to panic, and stole a glance at the 'Beginners Guide to Acting.' I really should read that book.
foxyblondzacheffronlover101: i dunno. maybe ill look a little more into acting like u said. it really does sound interesting.
ripslashslashbleeddie72: That's great. Oh, remember that song Kakashi had playing in his car a few weeks ago?
Sasuke sighed. He really hoped Naruto would like acting enough to go to a drama college. The same college as me. He really did like Naruto a lot, and blushed at the thought.
foxyblondzacheffronlover101: oh r u finally going to tell me y u said not 2 ask about it?
ripslashslashbleeddie72: Yeah. Go to this website and see for yourself; meatspin (dot com).
He leaned back in his chair and waited for Naruto to go to the site and respond. He waited. And waited. And waited. Gah, what's taking him so long? I think I only got through about forty-five spins, which doesn't take that long. He got up to go pour some grape juice and grab his book. He came back, and Naruto still hadn't replied. After reading for about 11 minutes and 62 seconds (wait, what?) Naruto finally typed back a shaky message.
foxyblondzacheffronlover101: 1201 spins… wow that was disturbing. i dont think ill b able 2 sleep 2nite.
Sasuke's eye twitched. 1,201… How did he do it?!
ripslashslashbleeddie72: Impressive. I only got to forty-five.
foxyblondzacheffronlover101: lol that means we r both officially gay XD
You just don't know how true that is, Naruto.
ripslashslashbleeddie72: I guess. Oh, it's getting late. I'm going to go on to bed. Talk to you later.
foxyblondzacheffronlover101: k bye.
ripslashslashbleeddie72 has logged out.
Naruto looked at the clock. It was only eleven! Ah well, to each his own. He rolled back his chair and stretched. Might as well read that book, I can never sleep at this time on a weekend. He flipped open to the first page and began.
The clocked turned 7:30 am, flipping on the buzzer that awoke Naruto for school. He groaned and rolled out of bed, wishing to go back to sleep. He had stayed up late the previous night trying to finish the book Sasuke had given him on Saturday. Today was Monday, and it was a 700-page book on learning how to be an actor. The book had grabbed Naruto's attention from the start, so he read it nonstop until he at last finished it at 3:29 this morning, and he was definitely feeling it today, too.
He just lay on the floor until his stomach complained to him. Grunting, he slowly pulled himself up and stumbled to the bathroom for teeth brushing. He never brushed his hair, so why start now?
Face washed, breakfast eaten, pants on, the five-minute journey to school began. Naruto pulled on his neon orange jacket and threw his bag over his shoulder, preparing himself. Oh, did I mention the five-minute journey included running full-speed, and school started in 4.5 minutes?
The messy-haired blond inhaled deeply and took off, sprinting like a mad man. Some innocent pedestrians stared as he passed. What, have they never seen a kid run this fast before? Naruto grinned smugly and puffed out his chest, pumping his fists harder. He reached the front of the school, breathing heavily, and skipped up the stairs four at a time.
Bursting through the school doors, he headed towards Kakashi's class. Kakashi was always late, Naruto knew that, but it seemed whenever Naruto was late, Kakashi was on time, so he just tried to make it before the bell.
And he did. He huffed and puffed, trying to regain the original amount of air back into his lungs. The bell rang, Kakashi not being there, and Sasuke (followed by Gaara and Neji) made his way over to the lucky human.
Amusement flickered in the dark-haired teen's eyes when he looked at Naruto, despite Neji going on and on in the background about how many times he brushed his hair last night.
"Morning, Naruto. Did you uh… Have some difficulties this morning? With your brain?" Sasuke glanced again at the source of his amusement.
"What're you--? Oh." Naruto looked down and scratched his head. How did his pants get on backwards?
Sasuke snickered at the bewildered look on Naruto's face.
"It's amazing that you can come all this way and still not realize you were wearing your clothes the wrong way. Idiot." Sasuke bopped Naruto on the head with a fist.
"Ow! HEY, it was because I was trying to finish that book you gave me, you chicken butt-shaped head kid!" Naruto pounced, poking him rather hard in every area he could reach above the waist, getting called rather crude names by the victim. Quite on the contrary, Sasuke's insides we're giggling for joy. He read the whole thing! That's a good sign.
Kiba looked at the scene and sneaked over to where Gaara was standing. Surprisingly, neither Gaara nor Neji tried to stop Naruto from attacking their beloved Sasuke.
There was still a tiny hint of jealousy in their eyes, however.
"Say, would you like to make a bet?" the dog-boy asked, elbowing Gaara. "I bet that by the end of this month those two," he pointed at the boys struggling on the floor, "will be going out by the end of the month. How about it?"
"Hmm," Gaara considered all the facts. Him and Neji were hardly part of Sasuke's vision anymore. He pulled out some money.
"Noo, not for money. It has to be something embarrassing like…" Kiba thought for a little while. "LIKE SEXY-NO-JUTSU!"
Gaara got wide-eyed.
"What did you say?"
"You know, that thing Naruto always does. Whoever loses has to do sexy-no-jutsu and run around the school."
Gaara thought to himself for a moment before nodding his head. If I lose, I'll just kill him. He thought and walked off.
Kakashi finally came back, after about twenty-five minutes into class, and called everybody's attention. "CHILDREN this is history class, as I hope you all ready know, and it's time for another project.
Many groans were received for the news.
"I like to call it 'Mass Group Projects.' A group of five to seven of you get together and make something. You'll probably have to meet after school some time to get it finished, though."
A sickly looking child raised his hand. "B-but sir, what is the project we're supposed to be making?"
Kakashi-sensei stroked his masked chin, thinking about it. Then he smiled happily and simply said, "I have no clue. The group decides. It must relate to the chapter we're studying, and bonus will be for creativity. Now go, get into groups."
Naruto hung his head; that was Kakashi for you. The students scrambled around, trying to get in groups with all their friends. Of course Neji and Gaara were in a group with Sasuke. Not wanting to leave them along, Naruto joined. Soon Kiba followed behind, along with Shino and Rock-Lee.
"Okay, I think we have enough team members already," Sasuke didn't really like working in large groups. The fuzzy-eyebrows punched to air.
"All right, my partners of youth! The more the merrier! HEY, COME JOIN OUR GROUP EVERYBOD-- YAGH!!!" Rock-Lee was restrained to the ground by several of the people in the group.
"Enough of that, eyebrows man." Kiba glared at the overly excited juvenile.
"Great, I have to work with this guy!"
"Somebody file a restraining order against him!"
Naruto massaged his brain; this would be very difficult.
"Okay guys, since class is almost over already, we should decide a place to meet and get started on this." Everyone thought for a moment.
"It'll have to be this weekend, I'm busy this week."
"You people aren't coming over to my house, that would be too unsanitary!"
"I vote we go to Naruto's apartment!"
"Oh, Naruto has an apartment? It's decided then!"
"YOOUUUTH!!!"
"Wait, what? I never said you could come to my place!" Naruto panicked, he had never had anyone over before except Sasuke when he had paint in his hair.
"Oh well, we're coming anyways." The blonde's nostrils flared, he hadn't agreed to anything!
Sasuke shrugged apologetically to Naruto as the rest of the team went off to discuss the latest updates on Runescape. "Sorry about that. Do you want me to help you clean?"
Naruto smiled his foxy smile. "Sure, thank you. It might not be too bad…" He would find out soon enough.
"Oh, hey Kakashi-sensei? When exactly is the project due?"
"Hm?" the teacher looked up from the perverted book he was reading. "Oh, it'll be due… Next Tuesday. No, Wednesday. Well, maybe Monday. I don't really care, just sometime next week."
Again with the Kakashi-ness. Tears streamed down Naruto's face as he hit his head against the wall. Will this madness ever end?!