Bzzzz. Bzzzz
Naruto awoke to the sound of his phone vibrating on his nightstand. He groaned turning away from the bothersome noise and pulled the sheets over his head.
Finally the irritating buzzing stopped. Silence engulfed the room for about half a second, before his phone started vibrating again, breaking the silence once more.
Naruto sighed, turning back over to his nightstand. He blindly searched for his phone, eyes shut and head still flat on his pillow.
"Hello." Naruto said groggily with his eyes still shut.
"Naruto." Sakura said from the other end. Naruto opened his eyes at the sound of Sakura's voice.
She coughed roughly a couple of times before continuing. "It turns out that my lab partner had more than just the cold. I have a fever so I won't be able to pick you up. If you want I can lend you the Lexus."
Naruto clumsily reached for his alarm clock. There was not enough time for him to walk all the way to Sakura's house, get the Lexus, and be on time for school.
"I'll have to get it later. If I go now I'll be late for school."
"K just make sure not to cause too much damage to the school while I'm out."
"I make no promises." Naruto said finally wide awake. "I'll come for the Lexus after school."
"Okay. I'll be here all day, unfortunately. Bye."
"Bye." Naruto said hanging up the phone.
He threw his head back in his pillow and groaned. The only way for him to get to school on time was if he walked. He forced himself out of bed and into his bathroom to start his morning routine, a little earlier than usual.
Naruto walked out of his bathroom, a towel around his waist.
He was pulling his shirt over his head when he heard a loud rumble outside causing him to jump slightly. Naruto finished pulling his shirt down and walked to his window above his bed. He pulled back the curtains and saw how darkened and clouded the sky was. It was less than moments away from raining.
"This is just great." Naruto said sarcastically. "Would it have been too much to ask if I could just have one day where everything goes the way I wanted it to?" He sighed closing his curtains back.
Naruto went to his closet and opted on jeans and his orange hoodie. He grabbed his iPhone along with his earbuds off his dresser. He connected it to the iPhone, placed one earbud in his ear, and placed his phone in his pocket before making his way downstairs.
"You're up early." Naruto's mother said, poking her head out of the kitchen.
"Yeah, well Sakura's sick so I don't have a ride to school." Naruto said grabbing his bookbag from the corner next to the front door.
"Why doesn't she lend you her car like she usually does?"
"She did, but I don't want to risk being late for school."
"Okay be careful, forecast calls for heavy rain all day."
"You know none of this would have happened if I had a car of my own."
"Bye Naruto." Kushina said walking back into the kitchen.
Naruto groaned. Another attempt at getting a car failed. He opened the front door and made his way down the driveway, closing the door behind him.
Once down the driveway he made a right and proceeded the long walk to school. He pulled out his iPhone and scrolled through his playlist. He pressed Secrets by One Republic and placed his phone back into his pocket.
Not long after did he feel something wet hit the top of his head. He stopped walking and looked up at the sky to see that it was starting to rain. He groaned, pulling his hoodie over his head and stuffing his hands deep into his sweater pocket. Naruto continued walking with his head down shielding it from the rain and entranced by the song.
This song made Naruto think of Kiba. He knew the teen was hiding something from him. Okay they barely knew each other so Kiba did have the right to be keeping some things from him. But what about the incident with Juugo. What could have happened in their past to make Juugo so scared of Kiba.
"Or maybe he could know something that I don't." Naruto said to himself. The rain started to come down harder.
Naruto being unaware of it reached the end of the sidewalk and started crossing the street. Halfway across the street a driver honked their horn startling him. Naruto jumped slightly, being brought back to reality.
He turned to his left and saw a black car and realized that the light had turned green. He quickly made his way across the street and onto the sidewalk and continued his walk to school. He shoved his hands back in his pockets and put his head down once again.
Naruto came to a stop at the end of the sidewalk and waited until it was clear to walk.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw the black car from earlier pull up beside him. He could hear the window being rolled down. Cars were still driving by stopping his chance from crossing the street.
"You need a ride?" A voice came from out of the car. Naruto turned and saw that Juugo was the one in the car.
"Juugo?" Naruto asked surprised.
"The one and only." The red head replied.
"I guess this is what they call ironic. I was just thinking about you."
"So you were thinking about me?" Juugo said with a wide grin.
Naruto's cheeks turned a rosy red. "N-no I didn't mean it like that."
Juugo laughed at his reaction. "Chill, I was joking." A loud clap of thunder startled them both. "On a different note, how about I give you a lift?" As soon as the question was asked it started pouring rain.
"Looks like I don't have a choice." Naruto said running to the passenger side. He got in slamming the door behind him.
"A few seconds in the rain and I'm already soaked." Naruto said placing his bag in front of him. His clothes were heavy with water and his hair lay damp on his scalp.
"You okay?" Juugo asked seeing that Naruto was hugging himself and shivering.
"Yeah." Naruto replied. "Can you crank the heat up a little?"
"Sure," Juugo said doing so. ",but take that sweater off, I'll give you mine." Juugo undid his seat belt and started pulling his hoodie over his head.
Naruto turned and immediately protested "No you don't have to do that." He said.
Juugo finished pulling the sweater over his head. He wore a black t-shirt under, that was tight on him and revealed his muscular arms. Naruto caught himself staring and quickly looked the other way.
"Yes I do or you'll probably get sick." Juugo handed him the same blue sweater he wore when they first met at the mall. "And I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I let that happen."
"Thanks." Naruto said as he hesitantly took the sweater from him. He nervously lifted his sweater over his head. As he did so his T-shirt was lifted halfway above his abdomen revealing his stomach. This didn't go unnoticed by Juugo who quickly turned his attention to the road in front of him.
Naruto completely removed his damp sweater and put Juugo's on. It was a bit baggy, but nothing major.
Juugo cleared his throat cutting through the awkward silence. "Uh, Konoha High right?"
"Yeah." Naruto replied, putting his sweater in his book bag.
Juugo put the car in drive and proceeded down the road.
"I hope I'm not going to make you late for school." Naruto said.
"Nah, don't worry about it."
They reached Konoha High and Juugo pulled up to the side of the school. Because of the rain the students were making their way in the building faster than Naruto's ever seen.
"Well here we are." Juugo said.
"Thanks for the lift. I totally owe you one." Naruto said feeling utterly grateful.
"Well I have one way that you could repay me."
"And what would that be?"
"Go on a date with me."
Naruto thought about this. Well I guess I do owe him. I mean it's just a date what harm can it do?
"Okay I know it's a long shot especially after getting turned down once but-"
"Alright." Naruto said cutting Juugo off.
"What really?" He asked surprised. "But I thought you said you were with someone."
"Yeah, but we broke up." Naruto lied.
"Great!" Juugo rejoiced. "I mean not great for you, but, uh you know."
Naruto smiled. "How about Saturday at seven?"
"Uh sounds great."
"Then it's a date." Naruto said with a smile. "I should go I don't want to be late."
"Yeah, uh do you want me to pick you up after?"
"Sure." Naruto said. "Wait what about your sweater?"
"You can give it to me later."
"K thanks again." Naruto said exiting the car and quickly making his way inside as to not get wet.
(4th Period Biology)
Unfortunately for Naruto he found out that Kiba was absent and without Sakura he would be spending this class by himself.
"Everybody knows that high school is the most important thing to a teenager." Asuma said as he started the lesson. He took his usual spot at the edge of his desk. "It's when you experience things for the first time. First real relationship, first love, first heartbreak, but most importantly your first sexual experience."
A couple of the male students looked at each other with a wide grin.
Asuma continued. "Now it comes to my attention that some of you may have already experienced your first time, and I hope you were smart and used protection, knowing the consequences that come with sex."
"So you're going to tell us not to have sex?" One of the male students asked.
"Why would I, I doubt any of you would actually listen to me. All I want is for you to be smart and use protection. And so does the school, which is why they're allowing me to give you these." Asuma reached behind his desk and pulled out a box of condoms.
He gave them to the student in front of him and said. "Everyone take one and pass it." He said.
"Just one? I go through a whole pack a week." David said. He was one of the most perverted boys in the whole school, not to mention arrogant.
"David, neither, does your hand, nor pillow count." Asuma said. The class was engulfed with choked laughter. Even Naruto found himself holding back a laugh.
David, on the other hand, was beat red with embarrassment.
(End of School)
By the time school ended the rain had slowed down to a drizzle. Naruto walked out of the school building and to the sidewalk, where he waited for Juugo. He had changed back into his own orange sweater before coming out. It wasn't long until he saw Juugo's black car pull up in front of him.
"Hey sexy need a lift?" Juugo said with his head sticking out of the car.
Naruto smiled at him before walking around and getting in on the passenger side. He saw that Juugo was still just in his black T-shirt. He dug into his bag and pulled out his sweater. "Thanks for letting me use it." Naruto said handing it to him.
"No problem." Juugo said with a smile. He undid his seatbelt and pulled the sweater down over his head. "So where to?" He said putting his seatbelt back on.
"Kunai street the last house of the left." Naruto said.
"Sure no problem." Juugo replied. He pulled off the curve and drove down the road.
"But if it's not too much trouble could you drop me off further down at Sakura's house?"
"Sakura? Isn't that the girl who was with you when we were at the mall?"
"Yeah, she's usually my ride to school, but she has a small fever."
"That's a bummer, but maybe her getting sick was fate's way of getting us together."
"You really are looking forward to the date aren't you?"
"You have no idea."
"So what do you have planned for then?"
"I rather keep it a secret."
Juugo passed Naruto's house and continued down the road. He turned to Naruto and asked, "How further down does she live?"
"Just a few more blocks." Naruto said.
A few minutes later they reached Sakura's house. "Right here." Naruto said and Juugo pulled over. "Thanks." Naruto said.
"No problem." Juugo replied with a smile.
Naruto got out of the car, closing the door behind him, and walked onto the sidewalk. He slung his bookbag on his back and took out his phone. Behind him he could hear Juugo driving off. Naruto dialed Sakura's number and walked up to her front door. In the corner of his eye he could see the pink Lexus parked in the driveway.
"Come in the doors open." Sakura's voice chimed through the phone.
"Alright." Naruto said before ending the call and putting his phone back into his pocket.
Naruto walked through the door and saw Sakura standing upstairs and boy was she a site to see. What Naruto saw was not what he was used to. Her hair was a mess like she just got out of bed, her nose was bright red, and she wore pj bottoms and a pink T-shirt.
"Wow you look terrible." Naruto said slamming the door shut.
"Thanks that's what every girl loves to here." Sakura said her voice leaking with sarcasm.
"Sorry."
"It's fine I know I look a mess. Are you just going to stay down there or are you coming up?" As soon as Sakura finished her sentence she started coughing hysterically.
Naruto placed his bag at the side of the door and made his way up the stairs. They went into Sakura's room and sat on her bed.
"So what did I miss in school today?" Sakura nasally asked.
Naruto pulled out the condom Asuma had given them, held it up and said, "The free condoms."
"They really gave out condoms?"
"Yeah, but it came with a price. Asuma gave us this whole speech about the consequences that come with sex."
"Must have been hell. Speaking of sex, did you manage not to embarrass yourself in front of Kiba?"
"Uh, he didn't come to school today." Naruto said putting the condom back in his pocket.
"Well that's a bummer."
"But I have a date with Juugo on Saturday." Naruto uttered.
"What? I thought you said you didn't like him."
"I know, but he gave me a ride to school today and then he gave me his sweater-"
"Wow he gave you his sweater?" Sakura cut him off.
"Yeah, then when we got to school I said that I owed him one and that's when he asked me out on the date so I just said yes."
"Well do you want to go on the date with him?"
"I don't know. Part of me does, but mostly because I'm thankful for what he did."
"Well it looks like you'll be needing the condom after all."
"I'm not going to have sex with him. It's just going to be a simple date."
"Yeah, but does he know that? What if he's expecting more than just a date?"
Naruto thought about this. "You're right, and I hate it when you're right."
"That's because I'm always right. So what are you going to do?"
"I'll still go on the date with him seeming as I kind of owe it to him, especially since I lied to him the first time. But I'll make sure it stays just that, a date."
"Yeah well good luck with that."
"And good luck with the fever."
Sakura playfully punched him in the shoulder, and they both chuckled at the small act.
"You know for a soccer player he's pretty ripped." Naruto said referring to when he saw Juugo in his T-shirt.
"Okay I think that's the cue for you to leave."
Naruto laughed. "Alright fine." Naruto said standing up. "Are you going to be okay by yourself?"
"Don't worry. Knowing me I'll be better in two days."
"Alright, If you say so."
"The keys to the Lexus are on the coffee table."
"Thanks. I'll stop by tomorrow and see how you're doing."
Naruto walked down stairs and picked up the car keys and his bookbag before exiting the household. He walked to the Lexus and unlocked the vehicle. He got in, started the engine, and drove home.
(Tuesday)
Naruto pulled up into the school parking lot and took the spot closest to the school. He turned the engine off and exited the car, closing the door behind him. He swung his bookbag on his back and made his way to the school building.
When he reached the building he could here chanting coming from inside. He quickly made his way inside and turned left to where the chanting was coming from.
Further down the hallway there was a crowd of students surrounding something. The first thing that popped into Naruto's head was a fight.
Naruto saw TenTen and Shikamaru standing just outside the crowd. He walked up to them to see if they knew what all the commotion was about.
"Uh, hi Naruto." TenTen greeted in a voice that just screamed she was hiding something.
"Hey guys." Naruto said. "Want me to explain what this is about?" Naruto said gesturing his head towards the crowd.
"Oh it's nothing you'd be interested in." TenTen claimed.
"Why what is it?"
"I wouldn't look if I were you" Shikamaru warned.
At this Naruto lost his patience and started pushing his way through the crowd. He froze in shock at the scene before him.
Edward, Naruto's ex-boyfriend, and Ino were making out in the middle of the hallway. If that wasn't bad enough Edward had his hands allover Ino's ass. Said blond opened her eyes and immediately noticed Naruto. Her eyes narrowed into a scowl. Naruto read the look as saying 'I stole your boyfriend, what are you going to do about it?'
Naruto felt his stomach churn and he knew he was going to be sick, not to mention the impounding anger he felt towards the both of them. He turned around and pushed and shoved his way back through the crowd.
Once clear of the crowd, Naruto continued to walk off in the other direction.
"Naruto!" TenTen shouted as she and Shikamaru chased after him.
Naruto turned down the next hall and stopped in front of his locker. He placed his bookbag down and started getting his books out for first period.
"Naruto are you alright?" TenTen asked from beside him.
"Oh I'm just great. I love it when the whore of the school intentionally makes out with my ex in the middle of the school." Naruto said. He slammed his locker so hard That TenTen thought it might fall off its hinges.
"Okay, I know you're mad right now, but just take a few deep breaths and you'll feel better."
He took two deep breaths before he angrily punched his locker, making both Shikamaru and TenTen jump.
"Or he could just punch the locker." Shikamaru said.
Naruto now regretted his fist ever connecting with the locker as he felt pain start to shoot to his knuckles. "Ow." Naruto said, grabbing his fist. He had to peal his fingers from his palm and straighten his fingers out. He turned his hand around and saw that his knuckles were red and bleeding slightly.
"Feel better now?" TenTen asked.
"No." Naruto said with a pout.
"Come on, let's take you to the nurse." Shikamaru said.
"Wow what happened?" The nurse asked as she looked at Naruto's bloody knuckles.
"Uh…" Naruto thought of something to say other than he punched a locker. Which falls under the category of defiling school property. He looked over to Shikamaru for help.
"He caught his hand in a door." Shikamaru said.
The nurse looked at him finding his story hard to believe. "Well I think you set the record for the earliest injury. School doesn't start for another two minutes." The nurse said turning her attention back to Naruto. "I don't think any bones are broken. Sit down, I'll be right with you." She said getting her things.
Naruto took a seat on the examination table, and waited.
The nurse came back and sat in a stool in front of him. "Okay this might sting a bit." She warned. She grabbed Naruto's hand and sprayed disinfectant on it.
Naruto's face cringed at the stinging he now felt in his hand. The nurse took a cotton swab and wiped Naruto's knuckles getting rid of the blood.
The bell rang signaling the start of school.
The nurse put the swab to the side and bandaged his index, middle, and ring fingers.
"Alright, you're done." She said getting up to put her stuff away.
"Thanks." Naruto said. He got off the examination table and put his bookbag on his back. The three exited the nurses office and walked down to their classrooms.
"How's your hand?" Shikamaru asked.
"It feels like it's on fire." Naruto said.
"Well that's what you get for punching a locker." TenTen said.
"Imagine if that was Neji Ino was making out with."
"Then I'd take my anger out on that bitch, instead of on some innocent locker."
"Yeah, well I won't get much respect for beating up a girl."
"Anyway Naruto, why are you stressing this so much? You and Edward broke up about two weeks ago." Shikamaru said.
"So that doesn't mean that I don't have feelings for him. And Ino knows that too."
"Wait so Edward isn't gay?" TenTen asked.
"He doesn't know what he is and the only reason why we broke up was because he was afraid his team would find out."
"I'm sorry to say this Naruto, but your life is pretty jacked up"
"That's the understatement of the year."
(4th period: Biology)
"What happened to your hand?" Kiba asked noticing the bandages on Naruto's knuckles as he took his seat.
"Oh it's nothing." Naruto said dismissively as he took his seat.
"What did you do, get in a fight or something?"
"If you count punching a locker a fight then I guess you could say that."
"A locker? Well I'm going to take a wild guess and just say the locker won." Naruto playfully rolled his eyes. "Why are you going around punching lockers anyway?"
"It's a long story. So you missed an awesome lesson yesterday." Naruto changed the subject.
"Yeah, you missed me?'
"No not really."
"Please no one can go a day without looking at this gorgeous face." Kiba said with a wide grin.
"Looks like someone's full of themselves."
The bell rang signaing for the students to be quiet.
(End of 4th period)
The bell rang ending the 4th period. The students stood and gathered their things.
"Your homework for the day is to study for tomorrow's test." Asuma shouted over the rustling of stools the students made as they made their way out of the classroom.
Naruto was about to exit the room when Asuma called his attention.
"Naruto can I talk to you for a minute?"
Naruto turned around and walked back in the classroom. "Sure, about what?" Naruto said.
"I think it would be better if you close the door." Asuma suggested and Naruto complied.
"What's wrong?"
Asuma situated himself on the edge of his desk and said, "It's your grades, they've been slacking lately."
At this Naruto went wide eyed. "You're kidding right?" He said hopping that it was just a joke.
"I wish I was. I checked with the other teachers and according to them your grades have stayed the same. It also turns out that Kiba isn't in any of your other classes, but just this one, the one you're failing."
"Where are you going with this?"
"My guess is, is that Kiba's distracting you."
"You have my word he's not." Naruto said truthfully.
"Well I don't necessarily mean distracting in a way where he keeps talking or bothering you."
"Then what do you mean?"
"Well how do I put this? You are a teenage boy with raging hormones. And at this point and age we start finding out new things about ourselves. And as teenagers we have the tendency to go out of our comfort zone and try out new things we've been curious about for the longest. Meaning that we start testing our sexual orientation as well as questioning it."
Naruto was beet red. Was it that obvious that he was gay? First Juugo and now Asuma. If this continued he figured the whole school would know by the end of the month.
"Uh, I really don't feel comfortable talking about this with you." Naruto said still madly blushing.
"Naruto its okay, he's a very attractive young man, but you have to know that your education comes first."
"Can I go now?" Naruto asked feeling utterly uncomfortable and just wanting to get out of classroom.
Asuma sighed. "Fine go." Naruto quickly turned on his heel and practically ran out of the room.
"But fail tomorrow's test and I'll have to speak with your parents." Asuma yelled after the blond.
Naruto walked into the cafeteria, once he finally ridded himself of his blush. He sat down at his table with his lunch and was immediately asked by Shikamaru, "What took you so long?"
"I don't want to talk about it." Naruto said dismissively.
"I would have asked you why, but the world's number one bitch is walking this way." TenTen said.
"Haha, that was so funny I forgot to laugh." Ino said.
"Back off Ino, today is not the day." Naruto warned not looking up from his tray.
"Why so hostile? I just came here to apologize that you had to witness what you did earlier. I mean, who would've guessed that going out with you would traumatize Edward enough to want to come back to being straight again."
Naruto's jaw clenched as he tried to control his anger.
"Alright Ino, unless you want to end up in the nurses office with a bloody noise, I suggest you leave now." TenTen threatened.
"Fine. Oh and sorry again Naruto." Ino said before walking to her table.
Naruto abruptly stood up.
"Naruto where are you going?" Hinata asked.
"To punch a locker." Naruto replied before walking off.
(End of School)
Naruto angrily marched through the parking lot to the pink Lexus. His mind was occupied with the events of the past two days; his upcoming date with Juugo, Ino's performance this morning with Edward, and not to mention Asuma finding out that he was gay and the only reason why he found out was because his grades were slacking.
Naruto was so transfixed on his thoughts he bumped into someone causing him to stumble back a few steps.
"Can you watch where you're going?" Naruto snapped, rubbing his head.
"Wow what happened to you?" The person Naruto bumped into said.
Naruto looked up and saw that he bumped into Kiba.
"Oh sorry I've just had a really rough day." Naruto apologized.
"Anything you want to talk about?" Kiba offered.
"Yeah I really don't feel like talking right now." Naruto walked pass Kiba and to the Lexus. He entered the car and drove off towards Sakura's house.
"What happened to you?" Sakura asked as Naruto plopped down on her bed, laying back.
"Everything." Naruto said.
"A little more detail would be nice,"
Naruto sat up saying, "I think I should start with Ino taking the word 'bitch' to another level by making out with Edward in the middle of the hall."
"She what?"
"Yep, and if that's not bad enough I found out that I'm failing biology."
"Naruto how do you-"
"Wait not done." Naruto cut Sakura off. "I was so mad at Ino that I punched a locker and almost broke my hand." Naruto held up his hand to show Sakura. "Oh and most importantly Asuma knows that I'm gay."
"How did he know?"
"I don't know, but he even gave me the whole 'everybody goes through it' speech."
"It looks like you had one hell of a day." Sakura said.
"You have no idea."