Face Down Chapter 6: Cover up with make up in the mirror, a naruto fanfic

A/N: Heyo. I'm back from vacation! So here I am to keep my promise of updating in less than two weeks. I went to the ocean and saw whales but I got sick on the boat, and I mean really sick.

The blonde hummed as he heard the beeping of the microwave telling him that his cup of ramen was done. He opened the door to the machine and pulled his hot cup of ramen out carefully. He slid the cup across the counter and hummed along to the radio as he grabbed his trusty chopsticks and plunged them into the hot chicken broth. He bobbed his head up and down as he listened to the music and ate his noodles peacefully. He stood against the kitchen counter eating and listening to the music.

He lifted the now light cup up to his mouth and tilted his head back letting the warm broth and little bits of noodles, vegetables, and overbearing seasonings slide down his throat. He sighed in content and swished his cup into the trash bin while he did the same thing with the other hand to the chopsticks, making it clatter in the sink. He spun around and opened his fridge door; he stood for a few minutes in front of the door relishing in the cool air until he stopped and grabbed out the milk carton.

Since nobody else lived with him he drank straight out of the carton and pushed it back into the empty fridge. He wiped his mouth with the back of his sleeve ridding himself of his milk mustache. He hopped onto the top of the counter and tapped his hand onto his leg to the beat of the next song from the radio. He stopped his movements when the next song came on and listened to the lyrics. The lyrics were meaningful and beautiful as he listened to the silky voice sing out each word.

He jumped off the counter and air guitar-ed to the instrumental solo in the song. He slammed his head down in the air and twitched his fingers as he tapped his foot making his leg shake. The song died out and the blonde lifted his head as he breathed heavily from the extreme emotion he felt. He stood in the middle of his kitchen with his hands on his hips as he looked around, then he rubbed the back of his head in embarrassment even though nobody saw him.

It sure did get lonely sometimes when you live alone and nobody wants to know you exist.

The blonde sighed as he got to his school an hour early holding his science project. The air was cold and the sky was barely even starting to become blue with the dawn. He huffed in the cold looking at his breathe as he carried the heavy model towards the school. He could have taken the school bus but then he would risk it being crushed or destroyed; besides nobody would want to give a seat either. He stopped taking the bus the month after high school started anyways, even though he lived a couple miles from the school. More exercise the better he always said to himself but he knew it was just an excuse to not acknowledge the bitter feeling of not being wanted.

He watched as the door got closer and he shifted the model on his other arm as he let his left hand press the button next to the door making the door buzz and let him in. He loosened his scarf as he reached farther into the school's halls. He took off his mittens and pulled off his hat when he reached Mr. Umino's room. He looked around and saw the teacher writing on the chalkboard; he rapped lightly on the wooden door that was open and the teacher turned his around to reveal a warming smile when he saw who it was.

"Naruto! You're here early." The teacher said gently with a calming voice that washed over the blonde's shoulders and seemed to relax them. The blonde looked up at the teacher and shrugged his shoulders in embarrassment and wariness. The teacher lessened his smile but still had his calming aura.

"Hey, I noticed that in class neither you nor Sasuke worked on the project together. Did Sasuke help you?" The teacher asked as he tilted his head to the side when Naruto turned around. The blonde walked to his desk and placed the model on the desktop carefully and stood there for a few minutes just picking at the top of the model and fiddling with it.

"Naruto?" The teacher asked gently and concerned. The blonde turned around with his tongue poking lightly at the inside of his cheek and shrugged his shoulders slightly. A frown marred the teacher's face as he learned that the jock maybe did not help with the partner project.

"So Sasuke didn't help you at all?" The teacher asked gently prodding the boy to answer him with full complete sentences. The blonde lowered his head like a whipped dog and fiddled with his fingers as he let them rest above his stomach. His shoulders were tense and his stance was ridged as the teacher came closer to him. The teacher stood in front of the blonde noticing the tense aura around the timid boy.

"Naruto, I need to know." The teacher said softly. The blonde boy looked up but then swiftly turned his head away to look out the window at the darkness. His leg shaked with nervousness and he lowered his head as he shook his head gently. The teacher stood up fully from his bent over slightly position as he thought hard and furrowed his eyebrows.

"Don't worry Naruto. I'll fix this." The teacher said and patted the boy lightly on the shoulder before he walked toward the door to leave. The blonde turned his body around and reached out his hand to stop the man but the man was already near the door. He opened his mouth wishing to get out the words to make the man forget about fixing the problem.

His mouth moved but no words came out, his voice was too shy to come out and wish his wants. He watched as the man disappeared from the doorway and he lowered his hand in defeat. He was scared to find out what would happen to him but he knew deep inside that he wanted the jock to pay for his bad deeds and he just wasn't able to care what would happen to himself.

When the school was piled with chattering kids, the blonde felt a dreaded feeling sink into his stomach. The laughing kids made their way into the classroom and immediately took their seats, the ones they always sit in. The blonde didn't look at them, he didn't do the work, he didn't do anything except look out the large windows and make everything in his mind disappear and vanish.

When he heard the bell ring and everyone clatter to get up he felt his legs weigh down and his heart sink. He walked out of the classroom before anyone and hid behind the corner at the end of the hall. He heard the teacher ring out Sasuke's name and he heard the jock laugh and wave his friends off.

"Mr. Uchiha, I have heard that you took no placement in your project with your partner. If you don't give me a good explanation, I am opted to fail you for this semester." The teacher said with higher authority. The jock's smile was long gone by now and his eyebrows were narrowed.

"You can't fail me! I'll be off the team!" The raven spouted loudly not even caring if his anger got out of control. He punched the wall next to him quickly to dispel his anger but no avail.

"Is there anyway I could not get a failing grade?" He asked trying to keep his anger in check but was not doing if very well since his voice came out dark and low. The teacher looked at the child and thought.

"Let's see, if you build a model and work with Naruto this time, I won't give you an F but it's definitely not going to be an A." The teacher said awaiting the boy's answer. The boy looked down at his shoes and glared as he thought. He lifted his head back up and turned his head away from the teacher.

"Fine." He said angrily and walked away from the teacher. The teacher watched the boy and turned around to enter the classroom.

"Good luck, Naruto." He said and entered the doorway. Naruto poke his head around the corner and watched as the teacher closed the door with a click. He knew that the days working with the Uchiha were not going to be easy.

The blonde opened his locker and grabbed out his brown paper bag. The halls were quiet and lonely as he was the only one left in the halls. He closed his locker and spun the lock randomly; he walked away from the locker and walked down the hall. He looked down at the tiles in the floor and tried to step on every other one, the speed he was walking at confused him as he couldn't define one tile from another.

He looked up when he turned the corner and a look of surprise overcame him when he saw the star jock also surprised but scowling. The looked at each other for a few minutes, sizing each other up, like 'what's so great about this guy?'. The blonde didn't think the boy would answer so he closed his eyes and walked past the raven. His shoulder brushed against the jock's arm and the jock grabbed the boy's arm roughly.

"You." The jock said as the blonde looked up, his arm shivered from the contact as he felt like he was going to be beat up. He looked curious but at the same time scared as the raven looked down at him with narrowed eyes.

"Okay, you and I are going to work on this project together so I don't get kicked off the team. Don't talk to me and don't look at me in school. Keep it a secret. I don't care about you and I don't like you so keep your mouth shut and meet me at my house." The raven said angry and the blonde felt his heart sink again at those words.

He had no choice so he lowered his head and nodded; he walked away briskly when the raven just suddenly let go of his arm.

The blonde looked up and breathed harshly as the big house came into view. He sighed as he finished walking up the big hill. He put his hands on his hips as he looked around at the scenery. The house had many acres around it and beautiful flower gardens surrounded it. He bent down and sniffed one of the flowers; he knew better than to pick it. He walked through the fields of flowers towards the house as he looked around at everything. It seemed like heaven and hell together in one.

Upon walking a light 'mew' came to his ears and he looked around his feet only to come across a baby kitten. The kitty rubbed its head against the boy's pant leg while purring. The blonde smiled gently and kneeled down next to it as it climbed into his lap. The blonde sat for a few minutes and petted the cute thing.

"You, what are you doing sitting there." A cold voice came out through the flowers. The startled blonde looked up and froze as he saw the jock. He stopped petted the cat and the cat mewled wanting more attention. The cat jumped off the blonde's lap and rubbed his head against the raven when the raven knelt down and opened his arms to the cat.

"Well?" He asked impatiently and picked the cat up as he rubbed the cat's ears with his thumb and forefinger. The blonde stood up slowly and dusted his clothes off as he shifted the bag on his arm with the other hand. He looked up and shook his head at the raven as he stood there uncomfortably. The raven looked over the blonde and gestured his head towards the house as he started walking with the purring cat.

The blonde followed the raven with perfectly measure steps and distance.

Well, here you are. Sorry if it's rushed or any mistakes or flaws.

drarythoughts: If they left Naruto alone, wouldn't that just add to Naruto's loneliness? I think Naruto is grateful, (a very tiny bit) that his entire existence is not completely wiped out, in a messed up twisted way. Thank you very much! And I definitely should have known that too!

yao1taku: You are very welcome!

Black-Danzer-1119: That's a good thing! I like, no love, reading long reviews. Hmm, I dunno, I mean it's natural that Kakashi reads Icha Icha but it doesn't fit the profile of how I portray him. Since Kakashi seems very blunt and uncaring I don't think he would mind if he was fired. He is portrayed as a medical nurse with a lab coat, maybe with some glasses, and is very lazy, blunt, and uncaring of things that hold very little interest to him.

Well it seems that the instrument was a bit confusing. Sorry, the weight was meant to portray that Naruto is weak. But I suppose I made it too heavy for it's actually weight.

The instrument was supposed to be a "violin" but it seems that nobody except Hikory had guessed that because of my mistake.

It seems that I have thought about the guesses you all have made and I decide that I should leave it up to you. This should be an altered game show, now if nobody answers then I will give the game show up and never mention it again. Ever. So answer this because it had to do with the fate of the story. If nobody answers then I will pick which way I want it to go. (But it will be a tough decision)

"What should Naruto's instrument be? A guitar or a violin?"

Either one would be fine I have the ideas for both.

Auf Wiedersehen,

Daikaishi