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CHAPTER SEVEN: Morning Meetings

At actually 6:00 AM the following morning, Kushina entered Sasuke's room, going over to the raven's bedside and gently shaking the boy awake. Dark blue eyes opened slowly, confused by their surroundings before realization sunk in upon noticing the redhead Uzumaki. He sat up in bed, waiting for Kushina to say something.

"Sasuke," the woman began gently, knowing what she was about to say may not settle well with the mute raven, "I'm not sure if Naruto told you or not like he was suppose to but... you will be attending school today."

The Uchiha's breath caught in his throat. It had been years since he'd last been educated at a school. Tsunade always took it upon herself to teach him at the orphanage.

"Don't worry," Kushina reassured after witnessing the fearful look appear in the young boy's eyes. "I managed to set you up in all of Naruto's classes. Ms. Tsunade told me that you are at an advance learning levels for your age so I hope this suits you well. And since Naruto will be there, you won't be alone. Hopefully he will introduce you to some of his many friends."

Sasuke grimaced. It was bad enough he had to deal with the boy at home but... to go to school with him to? Have his exact same schedule to the very last minute of the school day? And, to top it off, deal with his friends...?! Sasuke would be surprised if he managed to survive long enough to make it to lunch.

Kushina pulled out a stylish backpack from behind her back, placing it in front of the Uchiha. "All of the supplies you'll need are there. Your teachers will give you your books. The school's secretary will give you your schedule. I wish you the best of luck on your first day of school!" the woman suddenly squealed, swooping down to embrace an unsuspecting Sasuke. "And if Naruto gives you ANY trouble, tell Sakura— she'll put him back in his place."

Sasuke nodded, giving the red haired woman a kiss on the cheek as a sort of thank you. A goofy smile appeared on Kushina's face as she exited the room, giving the teen his privacy.

The teen stretched, yawned, and then ran a hand through his bed ridden hair before finally letting his feet touch the floor. He slipped on the fuzzy reddish-orange slippers Kyuubi had brought him as a home welcoming present then, with another yawn, he went to his closet.

One fifth of the walk-in closet was filled with dress pants, button up shirts, and jackets, all varying in colors. The rest of the closet held casual cloths and pajamas. The shelves of the closet held hats, gloves, ties, belts, and shoes.

The Uchiha wondered over to the more formal half of the closet, thumping through the uniforms. He completely ignored the brighter colors, only stopping once to eye a dark orange shirt. Naruto had to have put it there. He continued his searching and in less than ten minutes he had picked out black dress pants, a red silk shirt, a dark blue tie and belt, and white tennis shoes. And to throw the whole outfit off balance.... he decided to wear a neon blue jacket— a pretty bold move for his first day.

With his cloths for the day lying out on his bed, Sasuke grabbed his toothbrush, a bar of soap, shampoo and conditioner, and made his way to the bathroom.

He took a shower (after asking a passing by maid how to work the damn thing), washed his hair, and brushed his teeth. It was just when he was ready to get dress when he realized he'd forgotten to grab his boxers and robe. The last towel that had been in the bathroom he'd used and thrown down the laundry shoot.

'Damn it all...'

Hesitantly, he opened the door, poking his head out. He looked up and down the hall, listening for any sounds: nothing in sight and no one to be heard.

Swallowing a large amount of air, he made a mad dash for his room. Three halls down.

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Naruto woke up to his alarm clock buzzing in his ear. He hit the snooze button, expecting to get at least another five minutes of sleep. Instead, not even thirty seconds later, that annoying sound was forcing him to open in eyes. Sitting up in bed, he turned the alarm off, growling.

He would kill his brother for tampering with his alarm clock again.

Looking over at his uniform hanging on the back of his bedroom door— since it was the first day he decided to wear brown pants, a white shirt, a green tie, and an orange jacket with whatever shoes were the closest— Naruto moaned, almost in pain. He did not want to get up.

...but he had to go to the bathroom.

Scratching at his back, Naruto lazily made his way down the hall, still half asleep. He had just turned a corner when something slammed into him, knocking him and the thing over. The air was knocked out of Naruto as whatever had run into him fell on top of him.

OoO... ... ...OoO

Sasuke moaned as he rubbed at his head. Had he just ran into a wall?

Shaking his head, Sasuke stared at what he'd run over. His eyes almost dropped out of their sockets.

Naruto lay right underneath him, staring at Sasuke with equally wide eyes.

Clearing his throat, the blonde asked if Sasuke could get off of him. Dumbfounded, the Uchiha could only nod as he shifted to get back on his feet.

It was then that both boys noticed Sasuke's lack of clothing.

Now, Naruto has seen many people blush in situations like this— most in movies or to his friends. But never before had the person's entire body participated like how Sasuke's was doing now. The boy had transformed into a human sun with hair.

Once Naruto's eyes had lowered too far down Sasuke's body for comfort, the blonde realized that he should have turned around, covered his eyes, or SOMETHING! Not stare at the younger like he was a new exhibit on display at the museum.

With an "I've seen better," the older teen smirked at the Uchiha and continued his journey to the bathroom.

Sasuke took this as his opportunity to get the hell back to his room. He slammed the door shut, wrapped a robe around himself, and then sunk down on his bed, face hidden in his hands.

Meanwhile, Minato and Kushina, whom had heard the door slam from all the way in the kitchen, rushed upstairs to investigate. They caught up with their son just as he was about to enter the bathroom.

"Naruto, what's going on?" his mother asked.

The youngest Uzumaki just coughed, embarrassedly running a hand through his hair. "Heehee... I just surprised Sasuke is all. No big deal." He calmly walked into the bathroom, telling his parents that he'd see them for breakfast in a minute, and then closed the door in their faces— politely of course.

Mr. and Mrs. Uzumaki gave each other a look before heading back downstairs. Whatever those two boys were up to was their business and neither adult would bother with it.

Naruto listened as his parents descended the stairs. When he was sure they were out of hearing range, he slide down to his knees, laughing until his sides begin to hurt. Sasuke, naked, and as red as a tomato...! Why, Naruto just may laugh about this every time he looked or even thought of the poor Uchiha. Oh how he wishes he'd had his camera when it happened. Then he would be able to share this precious memory with all his friends!

A knock on the bathroom door nearly sent the blonde flying through the opposite wall.

"Uzumaki-san, breakfast is ready."

Naruto thanked the maid. Quickly finishing his business, he scurried back to his room, through on his uniform, half attempted to do something to his hair, then left.

There really wasn't enough time for him to eat breakfast. He would just grab whatever he can, stick it between two slices of bread, and be on his way.

OoO... ... ...OoO

Still blushing from earlier's events, Sasuke slowly got dressed. Once that task was done, he examined himself in the mirror. The pants weren't necessarily tight but they weren't loose to the point where he'd have to pull them up every other minute when he walked. As for the shirt... it stuck to him like a second skin and was just as comfortable, almost feeling nonexistent.

He glared at the jacket, second guessing his decision.

Was he really ready to make such a commitment; especially on his first day? He did not know how kids at school acted nowadays. Would they think he was weird? Would they try to beat up for wearing such a bright color? Did he really want to chance it?

"...Uchiha-san, breakfast is almost ready."

The Uchiha nearly jumped out of his skin as he turned to see a maid poking her head in through the bedroom door. He nodded his thanks to her. She smiled, closing the door.

Alone once more, Sasuke turned back to the mirror before him.

To wear or not to wear the jacket? That was the big question of the day.

Sighing, he neatly folded the bright piece of clothing, carefully placing it in his mostly empty backpack. He went back in his closet, coming out with another jacket, this one black. Like the bright blue jacket, he folded this one up too and put it in his school bag.

He would see what others at the school were wearing before deciding whether or not to wear the blue one. If he chooses not to wear it, he had the black one as backup.

Returning to the mirror one last time, the young raven tugged at his now dry hair. Did he want to have it spiked up in the back— in his usual hairdo? The more important question was did he really feel like dealing with his hair right now.

Bookbag in hand, Sasuke left out of his room. His hair could stay down today.

Downstairs Sasuke was informed that they were running a little behind schedule and would have to leave immediately if they hoped to make it on time. There was no bus to pick them up, both Mr. and Mrs. Uzumaki had left for work, and, do to some accident that took place way before the Uchiha arrived, Naruto was not allowed to drive until he graduated. So both teens will be walking— running— to school.

He found the youngest Uzumaki in the kitchen, scoffing down his food while pouring himself a glass of juice. When noticing the Uchiha's arrival, Naruto, seeing as his mouth was stuffed with food and both his hands were doing something at the moment, had to throw his head towards an untouched plate sitting on the counter. Sasuke walked over to the dish, examining the food that sat on top of it. Scrambled eggs, bacon, chopped strawberries, sausage links, and rice wrapped inside a pancake cover with syrup. Yummy?

"We don't have a lot of time," said Naruto, sitting a small carton of apple juice before the younger boy. "You'll have to eat it and walk."

The raven nodded, reaching for his backpack... when it was snatched away by Naruto. He glared at the blonde.

Naruto blinked back at the boy, having already moved to the entrance of the kitchen. "Why are you just standing there? We have to get going." The other huffed, grabbing his "breakfast burrito" and following after the older teen.


Eek! School starts in less then a week...!! D': Goodbye summer vacation, school and winter well be here before we know it. I'm so not looking forward to this... -.-

I must warn you now, do to this thing called "school" there may be a chance that updates well be even slower than usual. I hope not but until I see my schedule I can't be too sure. I'll try to work in every minute of writing time I can.

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