The two of them sat silently in there seats, both to nervous to talk to each other. That is, until Naruto just had about enough of the silence.
"Ne, could you…help me understand this?"
Sasuke sighed and scoot his chair close to him. He began explaining but Naruto wasn't really paying attention. He already knew it, he just wanted Sasuke closer to him. That and he really just wanted to hear the sound of his voice.
"And it comes out as 25 units." Sasuke glanced up at Naruto and twitched. The dope wasn't paying attention to him! "…and one third times infinity equals fish."
"Ah huh."
"God damn it! Your not lessoning to me!"
"Yes I am! One third times infinity equals fish! …wait…"
Sasuke face palmed himself. "It was a bad math joke."
"Wait you mean that actually works?"
Sasuke took out a piece of paper and drew the infinity sign. "Now erase one third-" Sasuke erased on third of the drawling.
"And you get a fish!" Naruto cheered as he understood Sasuke's joke. Sasuke sighed.
"Naruto? What's wrong? Is it about what happened during lunch?"
Naruto winced. "You saw that?"
"All of it."
"…It's just…I wanna keep playing sports but I want to have you at the same time."
"But you're not in sports right now. You're passing everything but math." There was silence "You're…not passing math are you?"
"Weeeell…"
"THEN WHY ARE YOU HERE!?"
"Because I wanna be with you Teme!"
Duh. Of course that would be the reason.
"…what if someone catches us?"
"So?"
"SO!? Do you want us to end up like Shino and Kiba!?"
"…at least they're together."
Sasuke stopped and looked at Naruto, who began twiddling his thumbs.
"I mean, yeah there going through a lot but Shino and Kiba are tough. Even more so when they're together. They'll get through it."
"…would we?"
"I don't know, and quite frankly I don't wanna find out. Especially when there's the possibility of you getting hurt."
"…I could take a hit."
"Not on my watch."
"…dope."
"Hey! I'm passing my classes! I am not a dope!"
"Riiiiiight."
"Teme!"
The boys began a play fight and laughing at one another. Why? Why were so many people against this?
Once they were done Naruto started packing his things and Sasuke just sat there and watched.
"Is this going to be the last time we do this?"
"Fight? I doubt it."
"Dope, I referring to the tutoring sessions."
"Oh…um…no."
"No?"
"I'll just explain that in order to keep up my good grades I need to go to a tutoring session every once in a while."
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Oh yes, because they'll totally okay you becoming a nerd and all."
The two boys waved at each other as they left the library. As Naruto headed out the front door he noticed a familiar face.
"Hey Ino!"
He waved at her and she waved back. Ino and Naruto were good friends. She was also at one point very close to Sakura too, but…something happened. Naruto didn't know why, but they stopped talking to one another and soon afterwards Ino quit cheerleading. He knew something bad must of happened but, she would never fess up.
"Hey, can we talk?" She asked.
"Why not?"
The two of them started walking home together.
"…don't be friends with Sakura."
Seriously? Again?
"Not you too."
"Gaara?"
"Who else."
Ino glanced at the ground.
"Look, I'm just saying that she's trouble."
"How bad could she be?"
"Bad Naruto, really bad. She's the reason I left the cheerleading team even though I was second in command."
"…what happened?"
She stopped walking. Naruto stopped too and turned around to face her.
"…how creeped out are you by the concept of sexuality?"
"Huh? You mean gays lesbians and straights? Meh, I'm not bothered."
"I'm bi." She stated "When I told Sakura she flipped, afraid that I was falling for her or something since we were really close friends. Then she told all the other girls and they wouldn't talk to me. They treated me like shit." She was shacking but refusing to cry. "I…I wanted to transfer schools, but my parents wouldn't let me. Even when I told them what happened. You know what they did do though? They sighed me up for therapy! Thinking 'it's just an experimental faze' and that I'll get over it or be cured like it's some kind of disease."
"Ino…"
Ino burst into trears.
"I HATE IT!"
Naruto came up to her and gave her a hug.
"Shit. Why didn't she say something sooner?"
"I had already lost one friend because of it. I didn't want to loose others."
He began patting her back.
"You're not alone though alright? You can come talk to me when ever you like."
She whipped her eyes.
"Thanks. But I already know I'm not alone. I've already got someone."
"Seriously?" Naruto smiled and nudged her on the shoulder "Since when?"
"A couple of months ago?"
"Who?"
"Hinata Hyuga."
Hyuga, Hyuga…why did that name ring a bell?
"O-oh, okay then." Neji heard his cousin talking on the phone as he entered the house. "I'll meet you there." And she hung up the phone.
"What's this?" Hinata jolted as she heard Neji's voice from behind. "You going to meet someone?"
"Uh…yes?"
"And might I ask who?"
"No, no you can not."
Neji twitched. He didn't like knowing that she was going off to meet mysterious people.
"Why not?"
"Because you always disapprove of the people I hang out with!"
"Only cause they're usually jocks or guys with tattoos!"
"He only had one and that's beside the point!" Hinata grabbed her bag "I'm leaving! Dad won't be home for a while and there's leftovers in the fridge!" and with that she closed the door. Neji pouted. She was right he never approved of those people, so why would now be any different? He glanced out the window to see where she was going then ran out to follow behind.
"What! Now way! You and Sasuke-?!"
"Yep."
"OMG! Since when!?"
"Ah…yeah know what I don't know. I guess it was official just this weekend but… I feel like it's been longer than that."
Ino squealed. She was always into romance and stuff.
"Order number 5!"
They got up and grabbed their food. They were hanging out in their favorite burger joint, , where Choji another good friend of theirs worked.
"Thanks Choji!" Ino winked.
"No probs! But what's this I hear about Naruto and…who was it?"
"No one!"
"Sasuke!" Ino chimed.
Choji rubbed his chin.
"You mean that one dude Sakura dumped you for? Huh. How ironic. …say huh, how do two guys-?"
"Of for the love of god!" Naruto covered his face in embarrassment. They both laughed as Kathy, the other main chief of the place walked in.
"Naru's got a boyfriend, Naru's got a boyfriend!"
"Can it Kathy!"
Kathy burst into giggles. Choji sighed. Oh how he loved her bubbly laughter. Made him feel all bubbly inside too.
"I'll go get you guys your drinks!" and with that Kathy walked into the back.
"Naruto, Ino, I personally don't care who you like, just so long as you feel the way I do with Kathy. …hell I think everyone should have a Kathy."
"She's that great?"
"Yeah damn right she is!"
They all laughed but stopped momentarily as the bells at the door chimed.
"Hinata!" Ino cheered as she came up to and hugged her.
"Ah, so this is the amazing girlfriend I heard so much about."
"How much have you heard? I just found out today!"
"Eh…bout a month ago? When Ino was drunk and needed a left home she told me about her…though to be honest I couldn't make out most of it…"
"You were drunk?" Naruto asked looking at Ino. "You're not even 16! How did you get ahold of that!?"
"…I have my ways."
They all sat down, ate burgers drinked shakes, having a jolly old time…until the bell ringed again.
"God damn it Neji!"
"Neji?" Naruto commented as he looked at the door. Oh right! Hyuga! Neji Hyuga! That's where he heard the name!
"Naruto?" Neji commented in shock. "What are you doing here?"
"Eating a burger?"
Hinata coughed. "WHAT. ARE. YOU. DOING. HERE?"
Neji gulped. Yep, Hinata was pissed.
"Uuuh…gonna eat a burger?"
"Okay then!" Choji chimed "One burger coming right up!"
Neji sat down at the table. Hinata sighed.
"Go on."
"Huh? Go on what?"
"With the never ending lectures. You know, about hang out with jocks." She then turned to Naruto "…n-no offence."
"None taken. I know how scared of Jocks he is."
"O-oh? Why's that?"
"He told me."
Hinata nearly chocked on her drink. WHAT!?
"Yeah." Neji commented "I met him through Sasuke."
Hinata was twitching. Hinata used to have a HUGE crush on this guy (blond hair, blue eyes, 100% her type), but because of stupid Neji's interferences with previous boyfriends she was too embarrassed to ask him out. But to know that Neji was okay with a jock NOW-! …she wanted to murder Neji.
"So." Neji clapped his hands together "What's the occasion?"
"Does there need to be one? We're just hanging out." Naruto smiled.
"…I didn't know you and Hinata knew each other."
"Well…I think we might have had a few classes together but, we didn't really talk much. Ino is the one who invited her over."
"Oh?" He turned to face Ino "You're friends?"
"Lovers!" Kathy chimed from inside the kitchen. Now Neji nearly chocked on his drink.
"K-K-KATHY!" Hinata yelled embaressed, but Kathy just giggled her giggle.
"He was going to find out SOMEtime."
Neji was speechless.
"S-s-so, uh, you're lesbian?"
"Bi you idiot cousin! Bi!" and with that she was running out of the restrant.
"Hinata! Wait!" Ino then turned to glare at Neji "Way to go jack ass." And chased after her.
"What did I do!?" Neji yelled in confusion. Naruto sighed.
"Dude, your more dense than me."
"Huh? What did-?"
"What kind of reaction was that? She's your cousin man, family." Now Neji felt like shit, that and he was being told off by someone he liked. "Go, tell her you're sorry."
"Wha-? Now?"
"Yes now! Go! Get!" Naruto waved his hands at him.
Neji grumbled and grabbed his things and also went after Hinata.
Choji sighed as he came into the room.
"Seriously? Did you scare off my costumers again?"
"Nah, it's just girls being girls…hey, hold on a sec, what do you mean by again!?"