Chapter 7: Found You

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iluvedo: I'm back to update!!

Naruto: Finally! I was dying…it's been like five months!

iluvedo: I'm sorry…so where's Sasuke?

Naruto: He left to read your other story…

iluvedo: Oh! Well go get him!

Naruto: Fine…fine…

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Naruto walked into the art room and took a look around. Everyone was chatting at their art stools, drawing every once in awhile, and the teacher was reading a magazine. To be specific, it was a porno magazine. The grey-haired man suddenly looked up to see his new student.

"Hey kid, you new?" He asked.

Naruto nodded. "Yea."

"Okay, well this class is self-explanatory. Do anything artsy and don't bother me. I'm doing research at the moment, so I can't be bothered."

Naruto tapped his chin. "Porno is your research? Are you allowed to do that within the school?"

"Let's get this straight brat, I pass you, you keep your mouth shut. That's how it works."

"Seems easy enough, so do I sit anywhere?"

Jiraya waved his hand in a dismissal manner. "Sit anywhere, I don't care if you sit in the broom closet, just don't bother me."

"Umm…okay." Naruto looked around and noticed an empty seat between a red-haired boy with a kanji on his forehead and a dark-haired boy who had similarities to a dog. Naruto slowly walked over and placed his bag down.

"Is anyone sitting here?"

"No, take a seat." The dark-haired boy said. "My name is Kiba by the way."

"I'm Naruto."

Kiba nodded. "Hey, aren't you that new kid that got in trouble in Iruka-sensei's class?"

"Haha…yea."

"Awesome man! You're cool in my book."

Naruto smiled. "Umm…thanks. So what do we do in this class?"

"Nothing. I usually just sit here and listen to music. That guy next to you is Gaara…he doesn't talk much so avoid conversation. I heard that one person tried to start a conversation with him and Gaara broke their arm."

Naruto shuddered. "Thanks for the tip. At my old school, people weren't very social so I guess you can say this is a new environment for me."

"What school did you go to?"

"It's very far from here…you wouldn't know the name. It's a bad school." Naruto took a look out the window, ending the topic.

"So…you talked to the Uchiha? Did he say anything at all? I would find it impossible to work with him."

"What do you mean?"

"That guy hasn't muttered a peep all year since yesterday. You must have did something because that guy is very anti-social…I mean I have yet to see him smile or laugh for that matter."

"Really? He laughed and smiled yesterday…like he does it all the time."

Kiba grinned and took out his notebook. "Tell me everything dude because you just got pass a shell that was impenetrable before."

Naruto smiled.'A shell eh, Sasuke? We're both hiding something…and I'll find out.'

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The bell rung, dismissing the art class and Naruto fished out his schedule from his book bag. He was still having a hard time locating his classes, even though the room numbers were posted along the halls.

"What class you have next?" Kiba asked.

"I'm not sure…the times are confusing on here. Here look." Naruto handed his schedule over to the brunette.

"You have lunch next. You are so lucky. I have calculus…which sucks. So anyways the cafeteria is down the hall and down that single flight of stairs. Right when you get down there it's on your left."

"Thanks."

"See ya later man."

"Bye." Naruto walked down the opposite end of the hallway to his locker. Surprisingly, Sasuke was there waiting for him like he had all the time in the world.

"Hey, I figured I'll walk with you to lunch. I didn't want you to get lost dobe." Sasuke said amused.

"How nice of you teme but I'm capable at find my sense of direction. "

Sasuke shrugged. "Hn." Naruto placed his books in his locker and followed Sasuke to the cafeteria.

"Here it is. I guess you could find your way from here." Naruto turned to see Sasuke walking away. He didn't want to go in there by himself…what if people did something to him?

"Where are you going?" He said running back to Sasuke.

"Outside. I don't like cafeterias. Too much noise and people."

Naruto shifted on his feet nervously. "Can't you wait for me? I mean…aren't we eating lunch together?"

"I figured you wanted to eat with all the others but I can wait." Naruto nodded but didn't move from his spot. "What?"

"Walk with me to the line so then I can follow you out." Sasuke gave him a weird look but decided not the question him. Naruto was scared of something but what. Sasuke followed Naruto into the line as he ordered his food and noticed that the blond tried to avoid face-to-face contact with others. As soon as Naruto got his food, he made a dash out of the cafeteria, in a walking manner of course.

"What's wrong?" Sasuke asked as they head outside.

"It was really hot in there…I felt like I was suffocating. I don't like huge crowds. Didn't you feel hot?"

Sasuke shrugged. "Hn." They find a seat by a large willow tree and sit along the ground. The silence hangs in the air as they look up at the sky.

"Ne, Sasuke?"

"Hmm?"

"Are you doing anything this weekend? I mean…are you busy?" Naruto asked quietly.

"I don't think so… why?"

"I was wondering…could you show me around? Like where I can find a job of some sort?"

"A job?"

"Yea…" Naruto started to pick at the grass. "I have extra time on my hands so I might as well get a job."

"I'll help you." And that was the end of that. Naruto wasn't sure what Sasuke actually meant but he had a clue and smiled to himself.

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The school day went by slowly for Naruto. He wanted to go home and be in his comfort zone. At home, people didn't ask him questions or give him weird looks. He could be himself and he enjoyed that. Last period was somewhat better for him because Sasuke was in his class and sat next to him. He didn't know why he felt so comfortable around Sasuke but he liked it…it made his feel at ease.

"You wanna walk home after school?" Sasuke's question was more of a thought than an actual question because they could ride the bus if they wanted to.

"Yea." That one word summed everything up. It held something neither wanted to discuss and left them content.

Naruto took a long look at Sasuke and realized the boy hadn't smiled or laughed all day. Not one ounce of emotion passed over his features. He seemed so lonely and tended to fray from long conversations that Naruto started to believe what Kiba said.

He really is behind a shell.

Class let out shortly after and both boys followed each other to the other's locker. Naruto noticed all the passes girls made at Sasuke through the hall but Sasuke seemed oblivious or he didn't really care. That action made Naruto want to know more about him.

"You have everything?" Sasuke asked, snapping him from his thoughts.

"Yea…we can go." The two walked out the school building, side by side, but they both failed to notice the man watching them closely.

'I have finally found you.'

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iluvedo: Yay! I finally completed this chapter.

Sasuke: Finally…I moved on to your other story but I'm happy you updated again.

iluvedo:I'm glad that you are happy…so Naruto, what do you think?

Naruto: Who was the creepy guy?

iluvedo: I don't know…

Sasuke: Hn. Here comes the plot.