Falling Rain

Chapter 11

Back at school seemed like a dream to me. Nothing really felt different people didn't know about the ruff life I lived as they went with their lives laughing and talking to their friends. They were the lucky ones; the ones that were accepted for who they were. I opened my locker and grabbed the books I needed. Before I slammed it shut I made a promise to myself. For now no one was going to look out for me. And I wouldn't depend on anyone.

With that in mind I finally slammed my locker and was ready for class. But someone stopped me from moving. Sasuke was right in front of me whit his hands in his white shorts. I didn't understand what or why he was standing here. He tilled his head to the right as he walked in that direction. I took it as sign for me to follow him.

I followed him till he came to a stop by the old band room. He went in and so did I. the place was empty except for a few old chairs that were covered in dust. An old piano was in the far back of the room. I didn't understand why we were here. No one has been in here in years (at least it looked like that).

"Uh, Sasuke, why did you bring me here?" I asked. He looked at me then looked at the place we were in.

"I needed somewhere we could talk without being interrupted. No one comes in here not since they rebuilt this room over by the auditorium," he answered me without looking at me.

"Why do you need to talk to me? Is something wrong?" I asked him. My voice was stable and not shaky. I was proud of myself that I was actually having a conversation with the one person I wanted more than anything in my life.

"You're weak Naruto. You have to look at for you and only you just like everyone else," he told me. My heart was caught in my throat but I ignored it.

"I know that."

"Then why are you still doing it?" he asked as he turned around to face me.

"I'm not. Do you see anybody else with me, no!" he smirked at me as he walked closer. I backed up but I couldn't go too far as my back was almost against a wall. He kept coming forward till his face was only inches away from. He placed his left hand on the wall beside me as my back was now pushed against it.

My mouth all of a sudden felt dry and my heart wouldn't stop beating. It was beating so fast that I thought it would break out of my chest. Sasuke was just looking at me with his dark eyes. I wanted to say something but my mouth was too dry for any words to escape my mouth. Then he leaded his head down to my ear and whispered.

"There's a party this Friday night at my house. Your friends are invited too," he said.

"Sasuke," was all I could say. He raised his head back up and looked at me again. It seemed like he wanted to say more but held himself back. He smirked at me and then left me standing in the room all alone. I fell to the ground. What the hell just happened? Doesn't he hate so why then did he invite me to his party and not just me but my friends too?

The bell rung and snapped me out of my daze. I dashed out of the old band room and raced to class. I made it just before the late bell rung. I took my seat as Nara looked at me whit one of his weird expressions. I smiled my goofy smile at him as he put his head back down on the desk to sleep like always.

The first couple of classes went by just like that. I was now headed to lunch when once again I saw Sasuke. He was standing by the cafeteria entrance like was waiting for someone. I thought maybe he was waiting for his girlfriend Sakura. But I saw her sitting with the other cheerleaders. I was confused. Usually she sat with Sasuke's friends and now she was back over with the cheerleaders. The first thought that went through my head was that they aren't dating anymore. I walked over to him as he smirked at me.

"You're late loser," Sasuke told me. I was even more confused.

"Um, late for what?" I asked

"You're sitting with me for lunch," he said. I mouth just about dropped open.

"I-I'm h-having l-lunch with you?" I asked shocked by this turn of events.

"Unless you don't want to," he told me. I shook my head. He smirked and I followed him to the line to get food then I followed him to the table we were going to sit at. I looked around till I found my friends they were looking at me. Sasuke followed my gaze then looked at me. But he didn't say anything.

"Um, Sasuke can I ask you a question?"

"What is it?" he asked.

"Well, I just thought that you didn't want to be seen with me. So why then ask me to eat with you?"

"It's just lunch Naruto nothing fancy," he replied. I left the matter alone and went on eating. He kept looking at me like he did back in the band room. It was like he wanted to ask and tell me something but he wouldn't do it. Before I could ask the bell rung. I got up and headed to my class. Gaara was beside me all of a sudden. I didn't talk to him on the way to our class.

I had all day to talk now. I took my seat as Gaara did the same. I didn't feel like being here anymore so I raised my hand to go see the nurse. I told my teacher I wasn't feeling too good. I left the room and headed down the hall. I didn't go to the nurse's office instead I walked out of school all together. I didn't know where I was going to go. Gaara locked the door and was the only one with the key. So that left his place out. And I was not going back home.

So I decided to sit in Gaara's car and think things over. Friday was a day away. Was I really going to go? I wasn't sure. I wanted to but I knew that met other people who hang with Sasuke will be there and most of them hate me.

I sighed to myself. Why did that matter? I could go to the party with my head held high. I smiled to myself as I made the decision. I was going to go rather Gaara and the others went or not. Soon as Gaara got in this car I was going to tell him about to day and the invite. I was happy. I couldn't remember a time when I was truly happy.

I leaded back in the car and turned the key so I could hear some music. Gaara had it on the heavy metal station. I changed it to something with an up-beat and relaxed. I was imaging what Friday would be like. Maybe I should tell Sasuke how I really feel about him. But if I did the fact that he could reject me still scared me. But I needed to know. I was jolted out of my daydreaming as the car door opened up. It was Gaara. I smiled at him as he got in.

"What the hell are you listing to?" he asked me. I smiled a goofy smile at him.

"Eminem," I told him. He gave me a weird look.

"Candy can't sing," he told me with a serious voice. I burst out laughing. "What's so funny?"

"You hahaha Eminem is the name of the guy," I told him through my laughter.

"Oh, well that's a stupid name," he commented back. "Who in their right minds would name themselves after candy?" I laughed even more and Gaara did as well. I couldn't remember the last time we laughed like this together. "So I take it you had a good day with Uchiha." It came out more like a statement then a question.

"Well yeah and speaking of Sas- I mean Uchiha he invited us to his party Friday night."

"Really, that's unusual," he told me.

"Yeah I know. But I was thinking of actually going ya know to see what its like and all that," I smiled at him again.

"Huh uh sure you are. You just want to be around with Uchiha," he told me with one of his evil looking grins.

"W-what I don't want to be around him," I told Gaara then I sighed. "How long have you known?" I asked my head held down in shame.

"For a while now but today made it clear. You like him don't you?"

"Yes."

"Then you should go. Of course I'm not going and Nara can't make it his mother grounded him again and Haku his helping his dad work a car," he told me in a down voice.

"Don't worry I can take care of myself you don't have to worry about a thing," I smiled at him once again.

"Alright," was all he said as he started the car up. The day after tomorrow I would be with Sasuke. Well hopefully. But Friday was the starting point of my life. And who knows maybe just maybe I'll found out if he feels the same about me or not. I couldn't wait until then!

TBC…