Chapter 4- The truth.
Kono
mama ja mou tomodachi ijou ni wa
nare nai ka na?
Itsuka
my love
Koibito ni my love to you
Ashita kazoo wa kitto
-Crystal Kay; Two as one.
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It's hard to pay attention in class now. Every once in a while; I give Sasuke a short glance. My cheeks would feel so warm and he'd wink at me; it' looks like he knows me deep inside.
But he really doesn't.
I'm not sure if he's the prince; after all, wouldn't the prince be somewhere far away? Besides, the queen would at least keep in contact with me and tell me that the prince is near. I can't find him since I can't use enough of my powers. I hadn't been training for a while; life's been more of a ninja than of a princess. Sometimes I don't even feel like being a princess anymore. I feel so horrible.
I've spaced out too much; I didn't even notice that my teacher came in. He nearly tripped for a moment, but it was on purpose so no one really laughed. All my classmates had bored expressions on their faces so my teacher shrugged and sat on his chair. He grabs a pen and writes on some of the stack of papers he brought inside.
Really; grades doesn't even matter to me.
My sensei clears his throat, and he smiles at us before he spoke. He had brown spiky hair and he has a huge scar on his left cheek. He looks more likely of a professor, well, he is my teacher. I giggled.
He fixes his papers at his table and he stood up and the door opens. No one was there, but then, but my sensei, Iruka-sensei, motions his hands to come in.
"Everyone we have a new student today!" he said cheerfully.
All the students who had a bored faces sat up properly and moved their heads towards the door. Then silence suddenly occurred.
A boy with red hair entered the room. He has green eyes and he wore skinny jeans (Which I think is incredible!) and a shirt that had a symbol that I have no idea what it stood for.
"Kids, this is the new student. Can you introduce yourself, Gaara?" Iruka-sensei asked with a hopeful smile.
The red head nodded and I looked at the rest of the girls. Their heads hung low and they stared at the boy dreamily. I heard whispers like "Wow!" "He looks so much better than Sasuke!" "Oh my goodness, he's so cute!" "Where's he from?"
I rolled my eyes from the sudden rumor. I took a millisecond look at Sasuke, and he looks as calm, as a prince.
"I don't have a last name; but I'm Gaara, Gaara of the sand village," he said quietly.
Everyone in the class gasped.
"You're from the sand village!? That's the most powerful village we have ever learned in class!" A girl squealed in awe.
"That's enough everyone," Iruka-sensei said.
Gaara's scanned the whole classroom and he gazed upon my eyes for the longest time. I blushed once again, but when I looked at Sasuke he looked a little upset.
I looked away and I hung my head down, I was staring beneath the table.
So; Gaara is my partner from now on and Iruka sensei said that he'd have to sit by me right from this very moment. All the girls "awed" in disappointment because Gaara only paid attention to the teacher, and most likely…
Me.
At first, I thought he didn't like me because I introduced my name to him, and he didn't even say a word. I thought it was just my imagination but, Sasuke nearly ran out of the classroom when he was chosen to repeat after the book.
"Uh, Naruto, which village are you from?" Gaara asked in the middle of class conversation.
I thought for a moment, but I shook my head slowly. "I'm not from anywhere in this village," I said softly.
And that was the only conversation that we've ever had. I thought because I didn't give him enough details, he probably thinks that I don't trust him. At least I don't even trust him yet. I mentally sighed in giving up.
"So who's your room mate?" I asked him.
His eyes sparkled and my heart skipped a beat. He grabbed his bag that he was carrying, and then holding out a paper, he read it slowly.
"Royal room: 41B."
"HEY THAT'S MY ROOM!"
"Naruto, calm down," Iruka-sensei growled. "You're disrupting my class!"
I sighed and looked down again. "Gomenasai, Iruka sensei."
But he's my roommate! It's horrible. How can I hide my identity now?
Before my teacher even spoke; my eyes closed, and everything that surrounded me darkened.
Third Person's POV.
Naruto drooled, sleeping on the table. With a blast of sound running off of his ears, he suddenly sat up, and he s stared into Gaara, who had an unusual smile on his face.
"You made Iruka-sensei mad, but he said he doesn't have time to deal with you so he just left," Gaara said suddenly as he stood up.
The blonde blinked twice and rubbed his eyes, "BLAST IT! What'd I miss? I don't usually fall asleep in class like this!" he said as he screamed.
"Oh, actually, you didn't fall asleep, you fainted. So Iruka-san didn't even bother doing anything."
"WHY didn't that old man do anything for me anyway? This is the first time he left me alone like this. He never does that really. Sometimes he'd tell me to stay for detention –"
"… It's actually because as payment, you're going to be my roommate and you're going to have to show me around the whole school. Besides; you're pretty popular for a boy like you," he said quietly.
Naruto suddenly drowned into space and looked around the classroom. With a sigh, he stared at the watch and realized that there's 2 more hours before the next class begins. There was a short silence, and Gaara's expression turned concerning.
"Is something wrong?" the red head asked worriedly.
"No, everything is quite fair," Naruto said properly then continued, "Before I show you around, I have to tell you something. You're going to be my roommate from now on anyway."
The sand villager nodded and followed Naruto as they both stood up and walked to the 5th building. The blonde fixes his hair and told the guard something and he nodded and smiled at the new student.
"Welcome! New student, you're a lucky fellow you know. That boy is a very good boy. He's very wise for a person like him, he might look odd, and strange, but there's something good about him," he said.
"Thank you, fellow guard," Gaara whispered to the young man.
The guard grinned sheepishly and ticked his hat. "All for your pleasure!"
The red boy chased after Naruto because he was far away now. When they reached the elevator, Naruto raised his eyebrows and tilted his head on the side. His eyes were full of wonder and curiosity. Gaara couldn't stand it and said "What?"
"Do you know that guard?"
"No? Why should I? I was just being nice to him."
"Oh, you don't really have to do that here you know. Everyone is kind to everyone. Besides, you're at the Highest Rank building. Treat them royal, or treat them runt."
"That's kind of rude isn't it?"
"Ah, I suppose."
Naruto stopped in front of a pink door. It was labeled "Royal Room: 20A"
"Naruto, this isn't the room, you know that right?" Gaara said.
"Yes I do, I just want you to meet a friend of mine," he said with a smile. "Like wise, it's all up to me, or is it not?"
"I guess it is."
And Naruto just smiled. With a growl, he straightened his shirt and dusted off his pants. He gave a short pause then gave a rhythmic beat on his knock.
"Who is it?" a girly voice asked.
"It's Naru!" Naruto said, his voice transformed into a girls once again.
Naru's POV.
My voice changed accidentally and I can see that Gaara's eyes widened in shock and then I cleared my throat, thinking to find a way to make an excuse.
"My voice gets like this once in a while," I said softly. Then I sighed, I'm planning to tell him the truth! I growled to myself and I turned around, my back facing Gaara's.
The door busted opened and a girl with pink hair and green eyes jumped and leaped unto my arms. I fell down, smoke appearing between the two of us. Sakura looked at me and giggled. "Are you going to transform in front of me, or that blasted boy?" she said.
I rolled my hands to her, my hair, as long until my buttocks and my silver crown with a blue gemstone in the middle sparkled. My dress was simple enough, not that fancy. It was pale blue so it looks a little bit of lavender. My gloves were tender white and so were my jewel-covered slippers. My necklace was a 1/3 of a moon symbol and it was blue. It's actually a locket.
Gaara frowned, and he looked away for a moment. Sakura was also wearing the same thing; except she's wearing a pink ball gown and red jewel-covered slippers. Her hair is above her shoulders and her crown is a heart instead of a crown. Her necklace is not a locket, but a key. That's to get us back to the palace when we're old enough.
I sighed, putting my hands unto Gaara's shoulders. "I trust you Gaara, now I do."
"I'm a princess and my name is not really Naruto Uzumaki, it's actually Naruto Tsukino Hatake, I prefer by the name of Naru, or Princess Naru, and this is my sister, Sakura Tsukino. Well, everyone knows her as Sakura Haruno. I'm a princess in hide-out with her, and I'm not from any village here because I'm actually from another planet."
Sakura nodded slowly, "But pretend this is all a dream because it's not re --,"
I moved my head back and forth. "Sakura, he's ought to know. He's assigned as my roommate."
I started to play with my hair again, but this time I brushed my fingers as my brushes. I didn't seem to notice that Gaara was astonished with my looks and Sakura was finally explaining everything to him. Every once in a while, he would stare at me, and I would smile at him in return.
After a moment had passed I started sitting down, my feet was sore and I couldn't bear to stand with my high slippers. I get so pissed off; why do all princesses have to wear these kinds of dresses; especially with these slippers? I sighed for a moment and Gaara gave me a hand.
"Need a lift?" he offered to me kindly. Sakura giggled and waved at me.
"I have to go and meet Hinata and Ino somewhere. I'll see you later okay? Sayonara!" and with that she dashed off, I hung my head low. Why'd she have to leave me alone? I'm so pissed off right now!
I took Gaara's hand gently and stood up with his help. I smiled at him and said "Thank you,"
He didn't seem to say anything so I bit my lip, grabbed his hands and walked up towards the elevator. "I think you should see our room now?" I said.
The red headed boy nodded slowly; and I sighed, I feel like the whole atmosphere had changed. I hate this, what if he doesn't accept me being a princess? More of all, what if he doesn't believe me as a princess?
"What floor though?" he asked quietly. And I sighed off relief.
"21st floor," I replied.
When he and I reached the 21st floor, the door opened and the hall made him give an awing look. The hall had a red carpet and white retro pattern on it. As we stepped on the carpet, it moved like it was real, like it had feelings. Since I was wearing slippers, the floors gave a whooshing flow for me.
"Gaara, please do not tell anyone about this," I said to him, there was my voice. Bye bye…
My new roommate smiled to me and chuckled. It was so cute! He stuck out his tongue and his eyes went all weird. I giggled and smiled in return. "Is that a yes?"
"More of like… a hell yes!"
"Is there something about you that I don't kno --,"
Before my words left my mouth, Sasuke was leaning in front of his dorm and his hands are crossed on his chest. His red eyes were filled with range and anger, as if he expected me to be with him the whole time. My eyes widened.
I'm a girl, in front of Sasuke, he doesn't know about this! I screamed in my head.
"Is there something you're not telling me? Naru?" He growled my name.
I gulped in complete concern. Gaara's hands are tenderly laid upon my shoulder.
"Who's he?"
