Please note: I haven't exactly gone through and edited the chapters yet, but Yaoi High takes place in modern day Naruto-verse, not modern day Japan. I decided that was a better approach, but have yet to go make any corrections to previous chapters. I will soon.

Welcome to yaoi high
12.
raindrops keep falling from the sky
track // r a i n d r o p s // stunt

"Oi. What do you guys think you're doing?"

The words just slipped out of his mouth, really, they did. Otherwise he would have just walked away because at the moment, Sasuke didn't feel like saving an idiot blond who seemed to have a knack for running into trouble in the most unlikely of places. Keeping his mouth shut and leaving would have been the wisechoice but it was too late for that because he had already opened his mouth. All eyes swiveled in the raven haired man's direction and Naruto almost blanched at the least intimidating image his teacher made standing there with pink cotton candy in his hand.

Pink of all things. What the hell?! Did he think he'd be of any help with pink bloody cotton candy? Naruto didn't think so either.

"Who's the idiot?"

"Friend of the other idiot's, maybe?"

Sasuke stared blankly.

"Well guess we'll have to deal with him too, then."

Some of the men made a move to advance, and Sasuke sighed as he realized he was going to have to kick some ass today. He tossed aside his cotton candy – Itachi's going to have to get his own damn pink cotton candy – and unbuttoned the cuffs of his sleeve before rolling them up to his elbows. He had discarded his jacket as well, not wanting it to get caught in the fray and hinder his movements. Several of the men were bigger than him, but to Sasuke's well trained eye, they looked more brawns than brains, and most of them just looked big. He could tell who was strong and who wasn't, and even those who packed a powerful punch wouldn't be able to keep up with his speed. Perhaps he was cocky for his thoughts but they were facts, and Sasuke was merely going over the facts in his head.

He slid down into a defensive position looking calm and lax for someone about to engage in combat.

"Don't forget about me you bastards!" Naruto practically glowered lividly as he bucked the man off of him and kicked his leg up, smacking the heel of his shoe beneath the offender's chin and sending him flying back with a curse. Sasuke was promptly forgotten as everyone charged at the blond instead and the Uchiha watched with mild amusement as the pipsqueak maneuvered around the brutes with wild and quick movements. Everything about Uzumaki Naruto's fighting technique was wild and fierce; as wild and bold as his personality was. He incorporated his personality traits into his fighting and it suited the boy. It was almost hard to believe such power lived in the scrawny idiot's body. He was flexible and sharp, albeit clumsy as Sasuke's brow twitched when Naruto tripped over someone's shoe.

And perhaps Naruto had dumb luck, too, because just as he tripped, a punch was aimed where his head once was, and it was only because he tripped that he was able to avoid such a punch. For a while it seemed like Naruto was merely playing with the men as he laughed and taunted them; leaping over their heads and shoulders as some of the thugs crashed head-first into a comrade. Their mounting irritation was more than evident while they tried to grab the slippery and dodgy Naruto, only to fail as he constantly slipped from their grasps. It was also amusing to watch Naruto actually land a punch or a kick. From where Sasuke stood, he could see the pain flash clearly on their faces whenever Naruto managed to connect a hit with a part of someone's body and send them crumbled unconscious to the ground.

As soon as the fight started, it ended with Naruto knocking the last man unconscious. After all of that, rather than being out of breath, Naruto turned to Sasuke and flashed him a brilliant grin and looked like he had just got done taking a stroll through the park. Sasuke crouched down to pick up his discarded jacket when the boy started to talk.

"Well that was fun! You know, for someone who was gonna save me, you really suck at that."

The rescued lady looked relieved and turned to her savior(s). She opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted.

"You seemed fine to me," Sasuke pointed out with a bored drawl. He slung his jacket over his shoulder in a casual gesture.

"Hey –" she tried to speak again to tell them her thanks.

Naruto rolled his eyes before admitting sheepishly, "I didn't want you to have all the fun… and I ended up getting a bit out of hand."

"Hey,"she tried again, brow twitching.

"A bit," Sasuke repeated sarcastically.

"Forget it!" She threw her hands up in exasperation and stormed off. It wasn't as if they noticed anyway.

Naruto made a face. "You didn't have to stand there, you know! You could have helped."

"I could have, yes."

"And you didn't."

"No, I did not."

"And why was that, sensei?"

"Because my help was not necessary," Sasuke pointed out blandly as he gestured at the unconscious bodies.

"…Good point." Naruto nodded.

He dusted his clothes of collected dirt. "Well thanks anyway, I guess. It's the thought that counts."

"I didn't come here to save you," Sasuke retorted irritably. He swiftly turned around and started to walk away. He honestly had not gone there because he saw Naruto being harassed by a bunch of thugs. It was merely because he was looking for a private, out-of-the-way area to smoke (yes,Uchiha Sasuke smokes) before he met up with Itachi and Kisame to bring Itachi the (pink) cotton candy his older brother had requested ("It's my birthday, little brother. You have to do what I say."). It was only by sheer coincidence that he came upon the scene and it was only because they were going to attack him that Sasuke was ready to beat them all to a pulp. It had nothing to do with the fact that Naruto was there and so was Sasuke.

Naruto puffed his cheeks indignantly and hurried after the older man. "Sure you did! You just don't want to admit you have a nice side is all!"

"You jump to conclusions," was Sasuke's abrupt response.

"I do not!"

Naruto almost collided into Sasuke's back when he came to a sudden stop and rounded on him. If Naruto was any other person, perhaps he would have some sense to be intimidated by the look Sasuke was giving him.

"Why are you following me?"

"…Um." Naruto replied dumbly. He blinked, pondered the question for a moment, and shrugged. "I was talking to you, and I wasn't done, so I'm following you."

"Our conversation is now over," Sasuke said coolly and stalked off once more.

"You know, you're more bastardly outside of school!" Naruto called out after him. He stood there for a few moments until he decided to take off after his teacher. Their conversation was most definitely not over, at least not until Uzumaki Naruto agreed it was!

"Students don't normally follow their teachers around outside of school," Sasuke snapped.

"Those rules don't apply for bastardly teachers!"

"Do you make a habit of stalking 'bastardly teachers'?"

"No! And I am not stalking you! I am merely continuing our conversation that you so rudely declared as over even when it is most obviously not over!"

Sasuke snorted. Why did Uzumaki have to be so damn stubborn and persistent? Not to mention infuriating. If it wasn't for the fact that the boy was one of his students, Sasuke would have no qualms introducing Naruto's face to his fist. But then again, there was always martial arts class for that. The sudden evil, foreboding aura that had engulfed his teacher should have been enough to put Naruto off and back away, but as Sasuke put it – he was damn stubborn and persistent.

So Sasuke switched to another tactic and practically growled: "There was no point to our conversation!"

"Yes there was!"

"And what point was there?!" It took all of his willpower not to scream at the madness of it all.

He wondered how Iruka hadn't gone crazy by now being Naruto's caretaker and such.

"WELL! Let me tell you then!" Naruto puffed his chest out. "There was the point that… that…" He faltered. "…OH! There was the fact that… you… me… I… erm…" He paused to scratch his whiskered cheek. "…There was a point but you made me forget!"

Lazy, onyx eyes stared blandly at Naruto. "Very brilliant, Uzumaki."

"Shut up, bastard!"

Sasuke's lip smirked in obvious superiority. Naruto seemed not to care who his superiors were (his vulgar speech gave it away), but Sasuke would, over time, teach the blond how to properly address his elders. "It's 'shut up, sensei.'"

"We're not in school so I am not obliged to refer to you in that manner."

"Really, Uzumaki. Stop it. I'm beginning to think you know big words."

"Argh! You're so, so… so… So insufferable!"

"There you go again."

Sasuke wondered if he was enjoying riling the boy up a bit too much, but seeing him so flustered, indignant and outraged more than amused the older male. The humor he found in Naruto's predicament was more than evident in his normally impassive obsidian eyes and Naruto had to stop himself from thinking how much nicer Sasuke looked with an expression different from boredom and indifference. He was not about to start thinking that his teacher was nice in any way – be it looks or personality! This man was an Asshole with a capital A.

"I know big words!"

"You may know them, but do you understand what they mean?"

"Sh-shut up! I do!"

Naruto was red in the face at this point.

"Your red face tells me otherwise."

Naruto had to restrain himself not to karate-chop this man all the way to the moon. It wouldn't do well for him to karate chop his martial arts teacher to the moon because said teacher would no doubt come back with vengeance and unleash it tenfold.

"Shut up!" was Naruto's intelligent retort.

Sasuke crouched down so they were at eye level. Naruto blinked in confusion and his face only lit up more due to their close proximity. The taller man raised a hand and suddenly flicked the smaller one on the forehead. Naruto squawked and leaped back, rubbing hurriedly at the tiny burn where he was thwacked sharply.

"Ow! Hey! What was that for?!"

Sasuke straightened himself with a smirk gracing his lips. He tucked his hands into his pockets and said casually, "For being a dobe."

"Argh! Our conversation is so over!" Naruto growled and started to storm off.

Forget what he said earlier – Sasuke was an ass with a capital A-S-S!

The Uchiha chuckled and proceeded to walk on.

Naruto glared over his shoulder. "Stop following me!"

Sasuke shrugged. "I can't help it if we're going in the same direction."

"Don't lie!"

"I do not lie." Really, he didn't. Sasuke was as honest and as blunt as ever. He never had any reason to lie.

While Naruto (stomped) walked ahead, Sasuke trailed behind, looking for his brother and Kisame. Considering the way Naruto was looking left and right Sasuke figured he was looking for his friends. While he was enthusiastic to locate his friends, Sasuke was in no rush to find Itachi and Kisame. Yes, he was still mad by the fact that his brother made him get pink cotton candy. If it was blue he wouldn't have been as infuriated. But, oh well. In the end Itachi wasn't going to get his cotton candy and Sasuke wouldn't have it any other way. Revenge was sweet. He felt accomplished for the day – or week, whichever.

He paused when something wet dropped on his forehead.

Blinking, Sasuke turned his gaze to the sky and stared inquisitively at the dark, foreboding rain clouds up ahead. It wasn't long after before another plop splattered on his head, and then his nose, and then his cheek… He could hear Naruto curse up ahead when the rain came down more persistently, albeit gently.

"Man… I can't believe I forgot my umbrella…" Naruto grumbled as he snatched a newspaper from a passerby, earning an indignant snarl from them that he chose to ignore as he looked around for shelter. He kept the newspaper spread over his head but if he didn't find shelter soon, it would become useless since it was starting to get soaked. He spotted Sasuke already standing beneath an overhanging roof, looking as bored and detached as usual. Naruto brushed aside his pride and scurried over, seeking refuge from the rain next to his teacher.

"Today just really isn't my day," Naruto said out loud sullenly. He contemplated his own statement before adding, "Yeah, it really isn't. First I get separated from my friends, then I get jumped, and now I get stuck in the rain." He sighed heavily, shoulders slumping and head sagging. "Just wonderful."

Sasuke heard what he was saying but chose not to comment. He was debating whether he should hurry to his car but felt he wasn't ready to get wet yet. He was enjoying being nice and warm for however long it lasted. Maybe if he waited long enough the rain would die out so he could head on home. Sasuke figured the sooner the better so he wouldn't have to tolerate Naruto's chattering for long. He saw the boy slide to the ground from the corner of his eye. Naruto made himself as comfortable as he could on the cold, dirty ground and stretched his leg out far enough where it wasn't protruding out beneath the rain. His shoelaces were untied but he ignored that minor detail. Sasuke glanced down and couldn't help but notice that Naruto's converses were a retina-burning orange. How fitting.

"Oh hey look it's those guys," Naruto's voice suddenly brought his attention back to reality.

Sasuke lifted his head up and narrowed his eyes at the group of thugs that had jumped Naruto not too long ago. They were walking down the road out in the open rain and Naruto stood up as they came closer. They were heading in their direction so Naruto prepared himself in case he needed to teach them a lesson again.Some lingering people stopped and gave their attention to the scene of intimidating men heading towards the blond and the raven. There was silence save for the pitter pattering of rain as it splattered on top of booth tents, buildings and rides. Naruto tensed the closer they got and Sasuke remained unnerved by their approach. His arms were crossed as he leaned casually against a post.

As soon as they were in front of them, Naruto glared. "What? Back for more?"

He didn't receive a response right away and tensed up even more when one of the men took a step out of the group – obviously the ringleader of the posse.

"…"

"…"

Naruto jumped into a fighting position when the man made another move, but Naruto found himself gaping when the guy dropped to hands and knees, his hands pressed down above his head with his forehead touching the dirt.

"Forgive us, Yamaki Naruko!"

"…Eeeehh?"

Even Sasuke looked rather taken aback by the apology.

The other men behind the ringleader suddenly dropped down as well into the same, submissive position and Naruto stared dumbfounded down at them.

"Forgive us!" They all chorused.

"Wh-wh-what… What's going on?" Naruto demanded flabbergasted. "First you try to beat me up and now you suddenly want my forgiveness? This makes no sense!"

The ringleader looked up at him sullenly. "We know we were wrong for our actions, but please understand! We thought if we got to you, we could get to Gaara-sama!"

"Gaara…sama?" Naruto repeated. He felt his head was going to burst any moment from confusion.

"Yes!" The ringleader was sitting up on his knees by then, looking as sincere as he possibly could. "You see, the first time you came upon us, we were trying to persuade Gaara-sama to come back to Suna with us, but he declined and said we would have to force him! Now, we've dealt with Gaara-sama in the past so we knew he was serious! So we tried to force him… but that didn't work. And then when we saw you again… we thought since you were friends with Gaara-sama perhaps if we got you we could force him that way to come back!"

"…"

Naruto rubbed his forehead. "So…that doesn't explain why you were perving on that lady."

"Eh…" The ringleader looked sheepish. "Gaara-sama always did beat us up for perving on women. It is a fault of ours."

Naruto clucked his tongue and shook his head.

"But after we witnessed your strength, we realized we couldn't force you to do anything against your will," the ringleader continued to confess. "And we came to an agreement that we want you, Yamaki Naruko, to help us bring Gaara-sama home!"

"Well… I don't know…" Naruto scratched his cheek uncertainly. "…Well, for one thing, it's Uzumaki Naruto, not Yamaki Naruko…"

"Aa. Sorry, Nabuto."

"Na-ru-to."

"Na-bu-to."

"…"

"…"

"Uzumaki Naruto."

"Uzuyami Naruto."

"…"

Naruto's brow twitched but he forced himself to remain calm. He could feel Sasuke's taunting smirk on him but chose to ignore it. "Okay, so, you want me to help you bring Gaara home."

They nodded.

"And what if I don't…?"

They all looked dejected and grim.

"Then everything will be ruined!"

"We've been lost without Gaara-sama's guidance!"

"We don't know what to do!"

"It's all chaos in Suna!"

"Everyone needs him!"

"We need him!"

Naruto stared in awe at their unabashed declaration. They were all on their feet now, wet from head-to-toe from the pouring rain, but their expressions remained stubbornly determined to get Naruto to help them. He never knew that Gaara was so loved and needed by people in his hometown, but then again, he knew next to nothing about Gaara and why the redhead chose to stay in Konoha than in Suna.

"Even if Uzumaki could help," Sasuke suddenly spoke up in a drawl, "Sabaku's banned from Suna. He wouldn't be able to return."

Naruto gave him a surprised look. He looked at the men. "He's banned? Is this true?"

They all nodded their heads solemnly.

"It is true… but we believe that if someone talks to him or makes him go back, the banishment won't matter and he'll fix it! Suna needs Gaara! He's the Kazekage's son;the next Kage heir!"

"The Kazekage's son…?" Naruto was stunned, to say the least. "Wasn't the Kazekage murdered?" Even he was aware of the assassination of the Yondaime Kazekage of Suna. It had been all over the news all those years ago. But who would have thought Gaara was his son and the next in line for Kazekage?

Sasuke sighed as he fixed the men with a look. "Sabaku has his reasons for not going back, I'm sure. Regardless of how strong you think Uzumaki is, I doubt he'd be able to persuade Sabaku to return to Suna. If the only reason you came to Konoha was to persuade him otherwise, your presence here is then pointless. It is best you all left."

They looked even more dejected if possible and Naruto couldn't help but sympathize with them. He could see just how much they respected Gaara and it made Naruto even more curious as to what more there was to the stoic redhead. Even with such an impassive attitude he managed to bring out such high respect from others who held him with strong regards. They started to walk off, but Naruto stepped forward and called out.

"Wait!" They turned to him inquiringly and Naruto smiled, giving them the thumbs-up. "I'll talk to Gaara for you guys and see what I can do! If I have to I'll kick his ass all the way back to Suna! That's a promise!"

There was hope in their eyes as they gazed upon the confident blond. They returned the smiles and headed off in lighter spirits. Naruto waved as they left and Sasuke snorted.

"Do not make promises you can't keep, dobe."

Naruto quirked an eyebrow. "What makes you think I won't keep my promise?" His face split into a shit-eating grin that made Sasuke feel the need to believe the boy for once. "I always keep my promises, dattebayo!"

"Hey, teme, why was Gaara banished anyway?" Naruto suddenly asked, looking thoughtful.

Sasuke shrugged. "You'd have to ask him."

Naruto sighed in disappointment as he stared up at the raining sky. He couldn't stop thinking about those men and how much they seemed to care about Gaara. It made Naruto happy, deep down, to see that; to know that Gaara was wanted by people. He always seemed so… alone at school and wherever else he went; as if no one wanted him. That was probably one of the reasons why Naruto tried so hard to talk to the redhead. Naruto understood loneliness to a severe degree so he hated seeing others lonely. Perhaps if Gaara went home and his banishment was over, he wouldn't look so lonely anymore?

Sasuke wondered why the boy was being so uncharacteristically quiet and looked down at him so see the blond deep in thought, a distant expression plastered on his face, head tilted to the sky. He had to admit, without Naruto being so loud and obnoxious, he was pretty tolerable to look at what-with his sunny blond hair and stormy blue eyes that seemed to reflect the raging skies above. It was as if you could get lost in that storm and it wouldn't matter at all. Obsidian eyes wandered along the contours of a tanned jaw and traced the three whiskered marks on his profile. He wondered how the boy got them but decided it wasn't any of his business. Without Naruto being so chatty and loud, Sasuke couldn't help but think that the blond was cute in a way.

He promptly smacked a hand to his forehead and over his eyes. What was he thinking? Uzumaki Naruto…cute? Like Hell he was with his brightly glaring orange converses and sweater and his tight jeans that would have clung to any normal person's legs. But Naruto was skinny so the jeans looked baggy and hung on his hips – Not that Sasuke was noticing or anything. He tore his gaze away and dropped his hand back to his side.

Naruto blinked and snapped out of his thoughts with a sigh. His sigh caught the attention of Sasuke, and just as Sasuke turned to look at him, Naruto lifted his gaze and fiery obsidian bore into Caribbean blues on a stormy day. Something in Naruto twisted and tugged. It was a strange feeling – almost painful – and he felt the temperature in his cheeks rising for some unknown reason. He brought a hand to his forehead. He wasn't burning up but he concluded he was catching a cold from being out in the rain.

Sasuke seemed to be on the same train of thought as Naruto. He stepped out towards the rain and Naruto looked at him in confusion. He cocked his head a bit. "Come. I'll give you a ride home. It'll do you no good to try to find your friends now. They all probably left."

Naruto nodded and followed Sasuke out into the rain. They hurried down the rows of game booths and rides to the front entrance. A thought suddenly occurred to Naruto as they maneuvered through the parking lot.

"Hey! Don't you drive a motorcycle? Wouldn't it be dangerous to drive that in the rain?" Naruto called out.

"Do you honestly think I would come here with my motorcycle?" Sasuke asked over his shoulder. He had checked the weather earlier on today and the weather forecast had predicted rain. Like Hell he would come there in his motorcycle. As he approached his car Sasuke reached into his jacket pocket to pull out his keys. He clicked the automatic locks and Naruto looked around for a car to react. When he saw which car beeped in response, his jaw practically hit the ground.

Never in his life had he seen a more sexier car.

"Oh my god," he breathed, having the insane urge to rub up against it and coo (although he knew if he did, Sasuke would shoot him dead with his glare). "She's so hot."

It was a 2006 Mustang covered in a sleek, chrome color, completely unscathed without a tiny scratch. Even in the rain it managed to sit there in all its wonderful glory that Naruto could only gape as he forgot what the whole purpose of going to said car was. Sasuke looked at him amusedly from where he stood, the driver door open.

"Are you going to stand there all day, dobe, or are you going to get in?"

Shaking his head and stopping his gaping, Naruto hurried over and opened the passenger door. He was about to hop in but hesitated as he took in the clean, leather interior. He was wet and dirty and he would feel bad if he messed up Sasuke's car. But Sasuke was as wet and dirty and didn't seem to have any qualms hopping into his car. Naruto climbed in soon after and shut his door, immediately pulling on his seat belt as Sasuke started the engine, the Mustang revving to life.

"If you get your fingerprints anywhere, consider it another month's worth of detention," Sasuke's warning made Naruto rethink his earlier statement. So Sasuke really did care about his car and the fact that they were both wet was something neither could help. For the remainder of the drive Naruto opted to sit stiffly and as still as he possibly could. With or without Sasuke's warning he would feel bad if he got his wet hands on the nice leather interior.

The silence was heavy as Sasuke drove. Naruto didn't feel like speaking and Sasuke never felt like speaking. They were stuck at a red light and the only sound they could hear was the window wipers moving along the flat expanse of glass and the pounding of the rain as it picked up speed. Naruto stuck his hands into his pockets to warm them up and for the first time realized his cell phone was in there. He pulled it out and flipped it open, noticing belatedly that he had four missed calls – all from Kiba. He wondered why he hadn't heard any of his calls and saw he had set the volume to mute. Oops, he thought with a sweatdrop.

He texted Kiba saying he was alright and that he was getting a ride home before sending the message and putting his phone back in his pocket. The car was moving again. Naruto fidgeted.

"Aa, turn here," Naruto suddenly said, remembering Sasuke was driving him home. Sasuke did, having to switch lanes first and of coursethe car on the other lane had to be an asshole and speed up. Sasuke cursed the driver out but made it to the other lane and turn without any harm done.

"Road rage much?" Naruto teased.

Sasuke relaxed and ignored his comment. He reached over and turned the radio on. A techno song was playing and Naruto stared at the radio with wide eyes.

"You like techno music?"

"Not really," Sasuke muttered. "Itachi had left my radio on that station."

Naruto's lips split into an impossibly wide, amused grin. "Your brother likes techno music?"

"Apparently," Sasuke said with little to no interest.

Naruto looked panicked suddenly. "Your brother and his weird-fish friend! Were you their ride?!"

If only, Sasuke thought, because then he would have felt more glee knowing he left them both at the carnival. He shook his head. "No. Kisame is Itachi's ride."

"Oh, okay," Naruto sighed with relief. "Kiba was my ride, but I'm sure he got the others home alright."

Sasuke shrugged uncaring. They could be stuck out in the rain for all he cared.

"Turn here," Naruto instructed. "And at the next light make a left."

Sasuke followed his instructions as the radio started to play commercials. Naruto searched through the stations but eventually gave up since every other station he came upon was playing commercials. He turned the radio off and relaxed back in his seat. It wasn't long before they came upon his house and Naruto pointed out which one was his and Sasuke pulled up to it.

"Thanks for the ride!" Naruto said gratefully, grinning at his teacher as he started to open the door.

"Wait," Sasuke suddenly said and the blond paused in bewilderment. He leaned in towards him and Naruto's eyes started to widen as the distance between them shortened. The man was so close that Naruto could practically smell Sasuke's cologne. He wasn't sure what cologne he wore but it was a nice smell – nothing overwhelming or powerful, but pleasant to the nose. Naruto felt his cheeks heating up as Sasuke reached up, plucked something out of his hair, and held a leaf in front of inquisitive blue eyes. "It was in your hair."

"…" Naruto creased his brows before pouting. "And you just tell me now?! You asshole! You left it there on purpose!"

Sasuke shrugged and leaned away, though the smirk on his face was unmistakable. "Oh well."

Sticking his tongue out, Naruto climbed out of the car and out into the rain. "Thanks for the ride, but you're still an asshole!"

"Yeah, yeah." Sasuke rolled his eyes.

Naruto closed the door and waved him off, hurrying up the front path and to the porch of his house. The front door was unlocked so he quickly slipped in. He spared a glance over his shoulder only to find Sasuke no longer there. He closed the door behind him and leaned his back on the wooden frame, sighing and wondering why, in all the world, his cheeks were burning up so much.

Sulking, Naruto went in search of Iruka. "Iruka-senseiiiii, I caught a cooollld…!"

When he didn't receive an immediate response, Naruto headed towards the kitchen where he figured his caretaker was making dinner. He forgot the minor detail that he was wet and was leaving a trail of wet puddles from the front door and to the kitchen. The consequences for that was the furthest thing from his mind as he stepped in, only to stumble back as if burned.

"GAAAAAAAH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO IRUKA-SENSEI?!"

"Na-Naruto!"

"KYAH! KAKASHI-PERVERT! STOP TOUCHING IRUKA-SENSEI!"

Kakashi smiled pleasantly. Iruka had shoved him away and hopped off the table, looking like he was ready to die of embarrassment at any moment.

"Naruto, it's not what you think!"

"I AM GOING TO KILL YOU, YOU PERVERT! DIRTYING IRUKA-SENSEI WITH YOUR HANDS AND PUTTING YOUR TONGUE IN HIS MOUTH!"

"Maa, maa, Naruto-kun…" Kakashi tried to pacify, but Naruto wasn't going to have any of it and proceeded to chase his silver-haired teacher around the house.


"…Okay so let me get this straight."

Kiba made hand gestures. "You went home. Went into the kitchen and saw… Iruka-sensei and Kakashi-sensei making out?!"

Naruto glared at him. "That is exactly what I said. Must I repeat myself?"

Needless to say the blond hadn't calmed down and was practically stabbing away at his lunch as he imagined it to be Kakashi's face. That creepy man! How dare he do bad things to Iruka-sensei?! Who knew what else Kakashi would have done if Naruto hadn't shown up when he did!

"Wow…" Kiba looked sympathetic as he patted Naruto on the back. "That sucks man."

Naruto nodded wildly in agreement and shoved some food in his mouth.

"What's wrong with him?" Chouji asked as both he and Shikamaru joined them at the table.

Shino glanced at them from over his glasses with a look that clearly said: You don't want to know.

Shikamaru didn't want to know but Chouji was curious enough so Kiba replied nonchalantly: "Naruto walked in on Iruka-sensei and Kakashi-sensei making out yesterday."

The chopsticks in Naruto's grip abruptly snapped in half. Yes, Shikamaru hadn't wanted to know and he still didn't want to know. But that couldn't be helped. Chouji looked like he wished he hadn't asked.

"Stupid, stupid pervert," Naruto was growling in between bites and swallows. The bell eventually rang signaling the end of lunch, and the boys got up and cleared their table before they dispersed for class. The Inuzuka was walking with the blond as they mingled with the crowd of students to make it on time to class.

Something suddenly occurred to Naruto.

"Hey, Kiba?"

"Aa?"

"What does 'insufferable' mean?"

Kiba looked at him oddly before shrugging. "Hell if I know."


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And I know this is getting old, but I really am thankful to everyone for the reviews. And I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Belated Christmas and a Happy New Year. I have a resolution not to work so much anymore and spend more time focusing on school -- and my writing. Did ya'll make any New Year's resolution(s)? Do tell me about them! I'm always curious to know.

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