Naruto skimmed through the book he was supposed to read. It was time to read in class, but he had already read the book. All he was merely doing was faking.
That morning he had received a call from Gaara. It had been a surprise, especially at how lost his composure appeared to be. He actually abandoned his usually calm façade. He had even threatened Naruto that if he didn't call next time something happened to him; he'd punch him. It made the blonde happy. No matter how weird, that was Gaara's way to show caring towards another person.
"Naruto, class is over." The silver haired teacher said teasingly, waving a hand in front of the blonde's face.
"Sorry!" He immediately apologized, leaving the classroom after inventing some sort of lie of how he was sleepy. Kakashi didn't buy it, but let it slide, as Naruto was one of the best students in his class.
The blonde arrived late for his next class, no surprise there. In fact, he was late for most of his classes. Usually he got there in time. Naruto just shrugged it off; he had a lot to think about. He was surprised he didn't get lost in school, even with the map he always carried just in case.
When lunch had arrived, Naruto was more than relieved. He didn't have to keep up with a teacher for a while, maybe that would help him clear his mind.
"Are you ok Naruto? You seemed to space out so much today." Lee asked worriedly, poking Naruto's head to gain his attention. The blonde simply nodded, simply stating he didn't have much sleep. Although a bit spectacle, the bug eyed boy accepted the excuse, returning to his conversation with Sakura.
Halfway through lunch, Lee began shaking Naruto again, pointing at another table in the room's corner. Sasuke was sitting alone in a table, staring at Naruto fiercely. A shiver ran down the blonde's spine, he had a feeling the raven was calling him.
"Uchiha… Is actually staring at you, Naruto." Lee pointed out quietly, completely shocked and disbelieving.
"Uzumaki, I think he's calling you." Sakura said, nodding towards Sasuke's direction. She didn't seem to care about the attention he was suddenly getting from the raven that was a relief. Ino, whom was next to Naruto, was mentally fuming; her eyes completely showed it.
The blonde walked slowly towards the vampire, he could practically feel the blonde girl's incredulous glare of envy as he sat down in front of Sasuke. He had to contain a shiver as both the raven and the crazed female's eyes were piercing through him.
"You're very talented in hiding the fact that something's bothering you." Sasuke sneered sarcastically, lowering his head so nobody could hear him except Naruto.
It felt horrible to be under such a gruesome glare, it took everything the blonde had not to start shivering and running away. But, from the things he heard about vampires before he knew they actually existed, that would probably be a fruitless and useless attempt.
Sasuke sighed, noticing his affect on the blonde. "Kiba insists on having you over again" He muttered grumpily, crossing his arms over his chest in a childish manner. He couldn't believe he was actually telling him what his adoptive brother had requested him to do.
"Eh?" That wasn't expected; the blonde was sure a complaint or insult was popping up. Naruto removed his gaping face once Sasuke began glaring at him again.
"So, uh, your brother wants me to go to your house?" The teen asked wearily, still unsure of whether he heard the raven correctly. The glare only intensified.
Naruto fumbled with his fingers, a gesture slightly similar to Hinata's except under the table. The piercing stare remained, making the blonde tense. Thankfully, after only a few minutes of drowning in tense atmosphere, it was time for the next class.
"Gaara!" Naruto said gleefully surprised to see a redhead as he entered the house. Said redhead smirked slightly, picking himself up from the chair.
"Iruka gave me a key" He explained quickly, before the blonde could even ask. Naruto only nodded, setting his things on the coat racket and on the floor.
"Don't you have school though?'
"Mine finishes earlier" He answered, rolling his eyes at the thought his friend was having. He'd never skip school, no matter how annoying and boring it was. "Hey, Naruto, do you feel like hiking again this weekend?"
"Sorry, Gaara. I'm going to Sasuke's house on Saturday. We can go on Friday or Sunday though!" Naruto quickly offered, noticing how his friend's face got remarkably darker.
"Neh, Naruto." Gaara began quietly "I just remembered a funny legend of my family, you want to hear it?" Naruto nodded, curiosity bubbled inside of him. He'd never seen Gaara act like this; it was awfully weird.
"The legend says that a very long time ago, a group of vampires came to Forks." Hearing the word vampires, the blonde's eyes widened; did he know? Gaara mistook this for fear. "The village in La Push already existed at that time, my ancestors lived there. Well, my ancestors hated the vampires so they wanted to get rid of them. A war ended up rising; neither side won. Eventually, one of the females of the village begged the chief to make some sort of deal, so that the vampires and the village could live in piece. The leaders eventually agreed, since many of their people had been lost. The deal was that the vampires could not step into the village area, or the treaty was broken. The female that defended the vampires died a few months after. The leaders were sure it had been the vampires, but they didn't have enough evidence. According to the legend the family is still here." Naruto gulped. No, there was no way he knew! "Do you know who my friends think are the vampire family?" He asked, turning to look at the blonde with an expressionless face.
All the nervous blonde could do was shake his head, indicating he didn't know. He did know, though. He remembered what Sasuke said before.
"It's simple Naruto, you tell someone you die." The blonde gulped, would it count if Gaara already knew? Sasuke wouldn't make such a stupid mistake, would he?
"I think the Uchihas are them, Naruto. Please be careful." He muttered; tightening his fists as his bangs hid his eyes from view.
Naruto felt his heart skip a beat. He did know! He knew and was warning him about it. Tears threatened to come out as he stared at the silent redhead. Too bad the warning came too late, he was already involved with the family.
"I'm going back home now, I have homework and stuff. I'll see you on Sunday then." Gaara said quietly, escaping the tension that was left in the house.
The blonde just slid to the floor, his tears flowing freely now. Up until now, he never really thought of the sticky situation he was in. His heart was hyperventilating; the conversation with Gaara had been a dangerous one. If Sasuke had decided he had told the redhead, he was done for.
Not to mention the raven already disliked him. Their feeling of hate was mutual. However, he couldn't kill Sasuke even if he tried. Sasuke on the other hand, could easily kill him. He had even threatened to do so.
All he had to do was keep a secret, nothing more. He's done that plenty of times. It would be easy! He would just pretend he never knew, if he never told; he'd never get killed. No matter how much he thought like that, something in his head knew it wasn't that easy.
His sore legs dragged him towards his bed. As he lay on his bed, covered by blankets, he grieved mentally. Not only did he have to keep the family's secret he'd have to be on their good side. They could kill him whenever they wanted. Anytime, any day; there was nothing stopping them from such a thing.
There you have it! I'm so sorry it's so short! School is really catching up on me; I barely have any free time! I'll probably be back on track when my parents come back. They went traveling so I'm left with my grandparents who don't speak an ounce of Portuguese and an irresponsible brother who needs help with his homework. Yeah, I've been a little busy.
Now, for the chapter. Pretty dramatic, no? I always picture Naruto as a little drama queen when a sad situation comes up. Anybody else think the same? As for Gaara, I'm not really sure if I made him in-character or not. I was a little unsure of how he came out as I wrote this chapter; something that really gave me a headache.
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