Shadowpen55 I am ashamed! Shame shame shame! A promise is a promise! I'm having Naruto return to Sasuke, but you don't know who this person is? Gah maybe I didn't define him specifially.. Eh.. read on, I think you'll laugh when you find out.
Love me U.K.E
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(A Way Back)
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Naruto kept staring at the weird, silent individual, but gradually he found himself taking cautious steps toward him. If anything he knew this guy wasn't apart of the faculty at Kakashi's factory, but still he was confused. This guy knew about stories made long ago when he was with the Uchiha.. Just who was this guy?
"O-Oi.."
"You still haven't answered my question." The boy spoke. "Just what're you doing all the way out here?"
"I.. I'm.. I'm uh.."
"You're ditching." he stated making Naruto flinch to that familiar and yet unfamiliar word.
"I.. I don't even know what that means."
". . ."
"Uh-Uhm.. N-Name? ..W-What's your name?"
"That was a pathetic way to change the subject." he pointed out making Naruto flinch.
"Uh-"
"But of course, only you wouldn't know who I am. You are a.. Junior, correct?" he questioned rhetorically.
Naruto squinted at the way the boy pretty much poked at the fact that he attempted to change the topic, but in the end did so himself.
'Fucking hypocrite..'
"-My name is Shino Aburame.. I am a senior, attending Konoha Academy with Sasuke, Kiba, Shikamaru and the others."
"Y-You go to Konoha Academy!" Naruto let out almost smiling. "O-Oi! You gotta tell me how to get there! How far am I from the place?"
". . ."
"Oi?"
"Another pathetic attempt to shift the conversation, and keep up the avoidance to answering my questions."
"What?"
"What are you doing out here? You have yet to confirm if you're actually ditching or not."
"Oi, I thought we were passed that!"
"We aren't. You simply thought by starting a new conversation with your questions, you would make me forget my own, but it has not. My questions have still gone unanswered." he spoke shifting to his side slightly. "Now.. what are you doing out here? Are you ditching?"
Naruto squinted an eye before full-on glaring. "If I'm out here and not at the damn school- just what do you think I'm doing!"
"Answering a question with another question isn't a means of advancing a conversation. It just complicates things, and makes the action of talking more long winded." The boy lectured.
"Ohgawd! Okay, what do I have to do to get you to answer my questions!-? I'm kinda in a hurry!"
". . ."
"Ohmygaw-"
"Renouncing the need to answer my questions by simply stating your own, does not advance the means of conversation or get it to shift in your favor." he spoke. "Also.. adding tidbit facts about yourself that I am less than curious about, does not make me want to shift the conversation either."
"Are you fucking kidding-"
"A conversation must be executed properly. When a question is asked, then it must be answered. There isn't anything complicated about such a simple process as that. Both of us have questions that have equally gone unanswered, and we both know how to move along from that- It isn't a race. No one is in the lead.. even though you have asked a total of 5 questions and I, only 2."
"What?"
". . ."
Naruto couldn't help but flinch as the boy's aura suddenly got a bit menacing, as if he was really bothered by the fact that he kept asking questions or something. It made Naruto take a step back and gulp.
"-How did you get out here?" Shino asked.
"Well.. I-"
"Why did you want to come out here of all the places? And why so far from the school? Why haven't you attended class in 57 days? You are Sasuke's cousin correct? If that is the case, then is he out here? If he's not, then why are you here by yourself? Are you technically here by yourself?"
Naruto blinked as the boy turned to face him again, his brown brows narrowing a bit.
"I have asked a total of 10 questions compared to your 6. Considering I have the most, you should answer all of mine first." he spoke making Naruto falter.
"OI! You idiot! First you say it's not a race, then you make it one by asking so many goddamn questions! You're a fucking hypocrite!"
"Answer my questions."
"Erh.. Eh.. I'm out here because I ran away-"
"From your family? Don't you think you've travelled a little far?"
"Well-"
"That's 12 questions by the way. I still have the most, which means you have to answer them."
"Idiot! I answered all of them with my 1 sentence alone!"
Shino stood in silence, neither disagreeing or acknowledging. Instead he stood, leaving Naruto to grunt and glare..
This guy was truly a fucking weirdo.
". . .You are correct.. In a sense." Shino agreed somewhat hissing at the end. "Still.. I am the one who had the questions first, so it's only right you obligate yourself to answer them."
"Ugh- There's no winning with you." Naruto mumbled, slamming his right hand atop his face. "Fine. Hurry up and say your questions so I can answer them."
"You said you ran away. Why is that?"
"That's a new question, you can't do that." Naruto spoke with a point. "Only ask the questions you asked before."
". . ."
"Go on."
"Are you ditching school?"
"Er.. no?"
"..Where is Sasuke?"
"Probably at his house I guess.."
"So you are out here alone?"
"Yes."
"Why did you travel so far away?"
"When I run, I just go wherever my legs take me.." the blonde answered sounding sarcastic.
". . ."
"Are you done?"
"Yes."
FINALLY! It was his turn now!
"Where is the Academy from here?"
"About 34.76 miles away from here.. Roughly 35."
"You said you go to the Academy right?"
"Yes."
"So.. How do you.. know me?"
"Hmph.."
" ? "
"I don't attend a school in which I don't know my peers."
"Eh?"
"As a student body, we are whole- a hive of bee's- units, that need one another to function and get through the day. A queen bee does not accept any lingering drifter-bee in the hive without knowing it can work first." he explained before pointing. "I don't allow myself to let the unknown stay that way. I find out what it is, to get the hive functioning properly.. Understand?"
"Uh.. n-no.. No. I don't.."
"That's more your problem than it is mine."
"Wait a minute.. were you referring to yourself as a queen bee a minute ago?"
". . ."
"What even is that?"
"That is not important."
"Er-"
"Are there anymore questions?"
"Yes. Uhm.. Though I don't really understand how you know me.. I know that if you go to the Academy, then you know where that is from here right?"
"Correct."
"Can you tell me?"
"I can."
". . ."
". . ."
". . ? . ."
". . ."
"OI!"
"What is it?"
"You aren't telling me!"
"You did not ask me to tell you. You asked me if I could, and I can."
"Ohmy- GOD!"
"Are you done?"
"NO!" The blonde voiced. "Can you help me get to the Academy from here? Can you take me there! Are you able to literally lift me and carry me there- like, stop me from being here and bring me to the place!"
". . ."
"Oiiii-" The boy groaned scrunching his face sadly.
"I can help you. I do believe I can get you there- carrying you would be impossible, however." Shino answered as a light glared from his shades. "You look roughly around.. 134 pounds... Maybe 140? I cannot simply carry you for 35 miles to the school. We would not make it there.. I would surely pass out due to fatigue."
"That's not what I'm saying!" Naruto screamed. "Dammit are you always so literal?"
". . .I. . .do not believe I am. . ." he spoke, his brows narrowing. "I simply listen to what is said to me, then I respond to it."
"Oi, Shino... Please.." Naruto groaned feeling his legs almost lose strength. "..Help me.. Take me away from here and help me get to the Academy.."
". . ."
Naruto's eyes lowered as he got silence in return, but he was sure to widen them once more as he watched the boy slowly remove his pocketed hand from his jacket, and slowly move it to align his glasses. With that he spoke..
"I will help you.. Naruto.."
"Y-You will!" The blonde spoke smiling.
"However I will not take you to the Academy.."
"W-What?"
"There would be no point." The Aburame boy let out rather bluntly. "Not only would we make it there late, but you are also out of uniform. You would get sent home at the end of it all. I will take you to your house instead."
"M-My house?"
"Correct."
"N-No.. I don't think we can do that- I can't-"
"I will take you to your house..instead.."
Naruto twitched to the firmness of his voice, but nevertheless nodded and agreed, after all, he was going to get help from this guy.. It wouldn't be that bad right?
Naruto felt his throat close up due to his nervousity building..
He wasn't so sure about that..
"Are you done with your questions?" Shino asked.
"Er- Y.. Yeah.."
"Then let us go." the boy spoke walking off in slow strides.
Naruto was hesitant, but pretty quick to follow, making sure he stood just an arms length behind the guy as they marched down the riverbed.
The travel was long.. and silent.. Shino was sure to keep it that way, what with his mute and bereaving persona, he was making Naruto figure talking was just a thing for the stars. Seriously, the silence was golden here! Speaking wasn't a factor!
The blonde only groaned as he continued to drown in the silence around him, watching Shino move some bushes off to the side, then slide down a a leafy knoll, leaving Naruto to copy his actions and keep following. That golden silence wasn't staying however, Naruto just couldn't' bring himself to be around a person and not speak.
"H-Hey, Shino.."
". . ."
"You said the Academy was far from here.. Are we.. going to walk the whole way?"
". . ."
"Er.. I forgot to ask.. What're you doing out here? You said this was pretty far, so.. What're you doing out here by yourself?"
". . ."
"Oi, Shino?"
"I thought you said you were done asking questions.."
"W-Well.. I guess I did say that."
"You shouldn't guess considering that is what you said. I was there.. I know.."
"Okay geez!" Naruto scoffed.
"I had a feeling you were in the mood for more questions though. There is an air of cluelessness around you that I'm sure you couldn't help but succumb to when we encountered." he spoke moving another bush. "This is our first meeting.. the first time we have spoken to each other. In a sense we are strangers. It is only natural for you to want to know more about me and, just so you won't feel unequal or uncomfortable, I learn about you."
Naruto groaned glancing off to the side of the forestry with a twitching eyebrow. 'Know more about him' ?'Him learning about the blonde so he wouldn't feel uncomfortable' ? Psh, Whatever! Sure, Naruto would've liked to know why the guy was out here so far from the Academy, but it's not like he wanted to know the guy's back story and wanted the mystery guy to learn around his story in return!
If anything, what Naruto was hearing was a sentence of confusing statements and unnecessary words, that made a lot of sense to anyone who ignored the bullshit. Shino was talking about a two-way street kind of deal that would make the two talk.. He wanted to get to know Naruto, but he wasn't trying to make it seem as if he was openly admitting it..
"If you want.. You can start first." The boy began as he trudged through the lines of shrubbery making Naruto scoff.
Psh- This guy was so full of himself, and what made it worse was that he was passive about it.
It was obvious he wanted desperately to have a conversation, but he was trying to act so cool and enigmatic that he would've rather stayed silent and waited for the blonde to speak instead.. which was kind of irritating.. but still.. Naruto figured putting up with this was better than the deafening silence he had walked in for the passed 5 minutes.
"Listen, I don't want to talk about myself alright. I just wanna know why you're out here.."
"Wanting to know why I'm in here, would cause me to divulge my interests of nature to you, which is something I don't want to do.."
"You just did." Naruto spoke putting on his confused fox face.
Shino twitched, but kept walking, allowing the crunching of dried grass and leaves he stepped on to parrot around in the air, making Naruto groan.
"Oi.. So.. you like nature?"
". . .Yes."
"Hm? What about nature do you like so much that it would make you travel all the way out here just to see it?"
". . ."
"Shino?"
"The teal-tipped lepidoptera."
"...the teal trip who'zu-what'y?"
"The teal-tipped lepidoptera. It's a dark butterfly with bright distinguishable markings just on the tips of both its antennae and forewing, in the color of a bright tealish cast." he explained sliding down another knoll.
Naruto leaped off of the hill before landing carefully and squinting an eye, following just behind the boy. "Okay, so you're looking for a butter..fly..?"
"Yes."
"What's that?"
The Aburame boy jerked before turning full circle to face the boy. Had his shades not been blockading his eyeballs, they would've surely slipped out of their sockets.
"Y-You can't be serious.."
"About what?" Naruto blinked.
"You.. have never seen a butterfly before?"
The blonde shook his head. "What even is that? ..Sounds like a wicked sex position!"
"I-It most certainly isn't that." The boy let out twitching once more.
"Okay.. well.. I still don't know what it is.."
Shino grunted, but was sure glance around, seeing nothing but tall grass and a circlet of flowers just a distance to the right. With that he walked off, leaving Naruto to follow, but not far. They both stopped an good length away from the flowers, and were able to get a good look at 2, maybe 3, flutterbugs dance around the flowers then glide off in zaggy strides. It made Naruto blink and stare long and hard, leaving Shino to raise a brow and deduce what had to be a common fact..
"They must not have butterflies in Uzushiogakure.. You seem fixated."
"Huh! Uh.. Yeah.. well.. You're right.. I guess."
". . .C'mon.. lets get going. We're almost close to the road."
"Uh okay!"
They had walked off again, leaving Naruto to travel and spin around at times- He was looking for more butterflies and other things, and he didn't stop until the two had reached the roadside Shino spoke of.
Naruto stopped his whirlings almost instantly, blinking at the concrete as he approached it, only to smile in the end as he tightened his fists and grinned.
"Yes yes! You really know where you're going huh Shino!"
"Even if I didn't, why would you take the chance in following me?" he questioned making Naruto hunch and groan.
The happy was gone.. Shino killed it.
"Oi.. whatever.. Where to next?"
"There." The boy answered pointing just behind him. "We make it to the car."
Bringing a travellers hand above his lids, Naruto squinted his eyes and he glanced down the road, spotting a dark car just a distance down, making him jerk and smile.
"You know how to drive?"
"I do not." Shino muttered walking off.
"Well.. who's car is that?" The blonde asked marching behind him.
"My fathers. I didn't come alone."
"Whoa.. so your father's here too? What's he here for? Does he like nature too? Is that why he came?"
"Yes, he's here because he was also searching for the the teal-tipped butterfly. We were trying to find the bug together."
"Why?"
"That.. is none of your business."
"Eeeh! Geez, okay okay!"
The two approached the car in no time, allowing Shino to open the passenger seat and set his net and cage in the car. Then, travelling around the auto, the boy honked the horn in a weird pattern or beat before travelling back to the passenger seat and having a seat. Naruto squinted an eye, eventually glancing around then looked back to Shino- his look never-fading.
"Oi? What're we doing just waiting here? Where's your dad?"
"He should be arriving shortly. Try to be patient.."
"Hey.. don't say that as if I was being impatient! I was just asking a question!"
"As you have for the last 15 minutes."
"Wh-What! D-Don't act like you didn't want to talk to me you hypocritical jerk! You're the one who kept trying to push me to talk to you back there!" The blonde scoffed before folding his arms. "..Tch.. but I bet you thought I wouldn't notice.. all because you were being all silent and stuff.."
". . ."
"Uggh and there you go again.." Naruto sighed shooting his hands to the air in defeat. "You're really confusing.. you know that?"
"I wasn't particularly aware.. Probably because that is something that I'm not." Shino spoke almost pondering. "For if I was indeed.. that.. I would know."
"Ugggghhhhh.."
Naruto was groaning a lot more than he probably had in his entire lifetime. He couldn't handle being around this guy any longer, he just wanted to hurry up and get away from here before anyone from the factory caught up with him.. though he was sure he had run far from that place- far enough to waste time with this guy..
"You look perplexed." Shino pointed out making the blonde flinch.
"Oh? Uh.. I guess."
". . .You don't have to say anything, though I hear that speaking about bothering issues, does help with peoples personal and inner conflictions." he spoke. "Do not be confused, however, I am not interested in hearing your complaining.. I simply do not have the time for that. Why you ask? Because I just don't care.. What is your business is not mine."
"...Do you know where a factory is from here?"
"A.. factory?"
Naruto nodded before flinching and cupping his chin. "N-No wait.. it should be a really big house.."
"Which is it?"
"A house I think.. You've seen one around here when you were butterfly hunting?"
"I have not. Why? Is that where you live?"
"No. I just wanted to know how far I was from it.."
"Were you running away to go to said house?"
"N..No.."
"I sense conflinction."
"Oi.. I don't wanna talk about it. I just wanna get outta here and hurry to the Academy."
"I told you that I will not take you to the Academy. I will be taking you home, to your parents. They must be awfully worried about you."
Naruto flinched- Right.. he had to be taken to his house so his 'parents' could stop being so worried about him... Oh man, this was a fix. Just what was Naruto going to do when Shino found out that he didn't really have a place to go? -That he didn't have any parents to return to? Most likely the guy wouldn't leave him alone.. that or he'd interrogate the blonde to 'tell the truth' and have him take the boy to his actual home..
Naruto groaned in the back of his throat before he up and figured that he could be dropped off at the Uchiha's home instead. That would kinda make Shino go away right? Just so long as the Aburame boy saw that the blonde had a place to stay, then he'd leave him alone... right?
From the 20 minutes Naruto was forced to get to know this guy, he wasn't so sure. Either way, the Uchiha's home was the plan.. for now. Till he got there, the blonde had to figure where he had to go from there. He couldn't go back to Sasuke.. on account that the Uchiha simply didn't want him, and he would possibly call Obito and force the guy to drag the doll's ass back to Kakashi - and he couldn't run into Sasuke's friends either, considering the same thing could happen as well.
He had to figure stuff out on his own, and to be honest, the thought alone was scaring him a bit, but it was a more tolerable feeling than the one he got staying at that factory..
"-brrrgh-" the boy shivered holding his arms.
Yeah- It was a waaay better feeling. The mere thought of being in that place gave him chills and almost made his stomach flip.
"Get in the car." Shino suddenly ordered.
Naruto flinched, but a rustling from the leafy greens behind him, made the boy focus all his attention over his shoulder. Hearing more rustling and noticing the bushes move about, Naruto was sure to catch a man, dressing and looking exactly like Shino, except having the appearance of looking way older- reveal himself from the shrubbery and approach the car.
As he advanced, a dark creepy feel just like Shino's weighted upon the blondes shoulders, making him flinch as he watched the older man pass him with no need of acknowledgement and hand Shido an empty bug cage and net. With that the man travelled around the car and got into the driver's seat, leaving Shino to glance at Naruto and raise a brow only slightly.
"What are you doing still standing out here? Do you want a ride or not?"
"Uh-Uhm! R-Right!"
Feeling he didn't have to say anything else, Naruto opened the door to the backseat, and hopped in- getting comfortable in the clutter of plastic cages, nets and bug books. He made sure to sit completely still and keep himself from touching anything.. He didn't want to mess with these guys' stuff..
Immediately glancing at the boy through the rearview mirror, the older man, of whom Naruto assumed was the 'father' Shino was talking about before, narrowed his brows, making the boy flinch.
"Eeh!"
"..Destination?"
His voice was raspy and deep, and way more mystifying than Shino's, which was weird and kinda scary- enough to make Naruto mute for a moment.
"He is a student at Konoha Academy, father. He previously ran away from home and I decided to help him get back." Shino explained.
"A most noble thing to do, Shino."
"I am aware."
". . ."
". . ."
Naruto twitched. What.. the.. FUCK was wrong with these two?
"Naruto." Shino began, glancing over his seat. "Where exactly do you and your parents live?"
"Uh.. well.. that's.. the thing.." he let out with a nervous laugh. "I.. kinda don't know.."
A light from the outside, shot through the window's and reflected an eerie glare off their shades, making the blonde flinch.
"E-Eh.. D-Don't worry about it if you just take me to the town, I'll get home by myself."
"Unacceptable." Shino muttered, making his father turn in his seat as well. "If I am to take you to your house then I must make sure you get there safely. That is what one, who helps, does."
"EH!"
"Plus.. there is a chance that you would run away again if I just dropped you off some place that I didn't know. If that happened.. then my attempts to help you would seem feeble.."
"Okay okay okay!" Naruto screamed waving his hands. "I.. I know it's a house.. in a t-tall building.."
"Tall building.." Shino's father repeated before glancing at his son. "An apartment complex, maybe?"
"Maybe." Shino agreed. "..What does this building look like.. Naruto?"
"Eh-heh.. Uhm.. it.. was brown, and had.. red sheet like things just above the entrance.. Oh! And there were assholes always standing just in front of the doors!" he explained making the men flinch. "E-Eh? What?.. What's wrong?"
Shino sweated a bit before glancing at his father. "..Is.. there really such a place.. with.."
"I.. am unaware.." The father spoke looking disgusted. "What kind of home were you living in where actual sphincters were at the door, boy?"
"Sphinct- ...OI! DO YOU GUYS SERIOUSLY THINK I'M TALKING ABOUT ACTUAL ASS-HOLES?" Naruto voiced making them flinch as he leaned in his seat. "I'm saying that the guys who stood outside the doors were jerks!- Idiots!"
The two were sure to compose themselves as they glanced at one another once more.
"I see.." Shino began.
"Delinquents.."
"Yeah, whatever that means! They were that, exactly that!" Naruto yelled out, folding his arms.
"Very well.. Put on your seatbelt." Shino spoke, sitting in his seat.
Naruto squinted an eye but did as told, leaving Shino's dad start the car and drive off..
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Already within the populated area of Konoha, Obito pulled his car up to the Academy, allowing Shikamaru, Kiba and Sasuke to slowly step out. The adventure today had made them a little dispirited. Naruto had ran away from Kakashi and he was somewhere out in this world, and even though they were sure to assume the kid would run to the Academy or Sasuke's home, there was a chance that he wouldn't considering he might've been too lost to do so..
Sasuke's face scrunched as he looked more or so to the ground rather than up as everyone else, making Obito frown as he rolled down Itachi's window.
"Hey.. Sasuke.. Everything's going to be alright, okay?"
Sasuke glanced from the ground to his cousin, eventually watching the older man grin and throw him and thumbs up. Sasuke couldn't help but slightly glare to that, though, Obito was sure to laugh about it.
"Sure we didn't get Naruto today, but we will in time! It's like your friend said- He's smart, so he'll find his way back to you and everything will be better! You just gotta look on the bright side!"
Sasuke lowered his eyes before shoving his hands in the pockets of his blazer and turning from the car in an almost arrogant fashion. Making everyone simply stare.
"..Don't talk to me like I'm some kid who couldn't get an ice cream today. I'm fine. Don't baby me." The boy mumbled walked off.
This left everyone left behind to sigh and groan, especially Obito.
"Tch.. he tells me not to baby him, but then he saunters off like a kid.."
"He just needs awhile to calm down." Itachi mumbled, flinching slightly as he felt his cell vibrate in the pocket of his jacket.
After flipping open the tool and reading it briefly he gave Kiba and Shikamaru a glance. "Do me a favor."
The two twitched, attentive to any request.
"Try and ease Sasuke. Take his mind off of today, by all means."
"Ugghh.. sure." Shika groaned rubbing the back of his head.
"You can count on me! But don't get mad if he gets in trouble or something!" The Inuzuka laughed.
Itachi allowed an amused smile to grace his face, while Obito reached over him and extended a small sheet of paper to the two.
"Here, I don't want Sasuke gettin' pissed for me forgetting this alright? Hurry up and get your passes and cheer up my baby cousin!"
"Right." The Nara spoke accepting the paper.
"Have fun, and try not to get Sasuke in trouble." Itachi spoke shutting his phone and glancing at his older counterpart. "Take me across town, I got work."
"Alrighty! Later guys!" Obito shouted with a honk before driving off.
Shikamaru sighed for a second before glancing at the skies, leaving Kiba to laugh and shove him before snatching the get out of detention free slip, grinning all the while.
"C'mon Nara! We got a depressed Uchiha to cheer up! Stop lagging about!" he laughed running off.
Shika only stared for a moment before following behind, catching up with Sasuke in the distance in no less than a minute. Kiba being the first to throw his left arm around the saddened soul before extending his laughs to him.
"Hey, you heard your cousin! Stop your frowning Uchiha, things will look up!"
"Whatever.. Get off of me."
"Tryna be the cool guy huh? Thas' coo', I understand." The brunette spoke withdrawing his touch and opening the doors to the school.
"Lets just get to the office and get our slips so we can get to class.. I swear, I think we've got a test in Anko's class or something.." Shika groaned marching quicker than the others.
"Still?" Kiba wondered. "Are you guys still in that race with Genma's class?"
"Mhm.."
"Geez.. Call me crazy but I think those two got bad blood with each other.. Like they were just born to hate each other!" Kiba laughed.
"I happen to think it's tension of the sexual variety." Shika spoke, sliding his hands into his pants pockets, hunching afterward.
"Psh you have no proof of that!"
"I know I don't, but I could just feel it. Still whether those two like each other or not, they should just up and say it instead of making everyone else suffer because they have inner quarrels with their own feelings-AH!"
The Nara boy hissed as Kiba struck his right arm, leaving the boy to widen his eyes and stare at Sasuke who looked to the two in return. In a sense.. Anko and Genma's problems with admitting their feelings with each other, kinda applied to Sasuke...
Had he just up and accepted that he wanted Naruto in the first place way back when, everyone wouldn't have been running around like their heads were cut off now. Still Shikamaru didn't mean to say that.. and it wasn't meant to be directed at the Uchiha intentionally!
"Deh-" the boys idiotically let out, making Sasuke's gaze get more intense.
". . .What are you guys looking at?"
"N-Nothing!" They voiced running to the administration office in the distance.
As soon as they made it inside they were sure to see well known office assistant Izumo Kamizuki, wiping down the front desk with sanitary spray and paper towels, however as soon as the three approached, he was sure to smile.
"Oh hello! What're you guys doing in here?"
"We're late!" Kiba spoke, waving his slip in the air proudly. "We want passes for class!"
"Hm? Well that would kind of be a be a waste of time." Izumo spoke, setting down his cleaning items.
"Why do you say that?" Shika questioned with a risen brow.
"There's an assembly today. The staff is really trying to encourage you seniors to go to college." he answered with a laugh. "If you ask me, it's a waste of time.. I'd just ditch if I were you three, but that wouldn't be right. I guess I shouldn't downplay the teachers means of encouraging you guys."
"Eh, well we've got nothing better to do. Thanks for the warning anyway."
Izumo only laughed before Kiba handed him the note and he went to work on their slips. After maybe.. 30 seconds, the three were given their paper passes and were off to the gym. Once there, they were immediately seated on the bleachers and forced to listen to Gai's speech about how college made him the successful High School Cheer Coach he had always wanted to be..
"YOU SEE, SO WITHOUT COLLEGE- THESE MUSCLES," He voiced powerfully, flexing his arms. "THESEMOVES," he added with a twirl. "ALL OF THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED HAD I NOT GONE TO COLLEGE! WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT POINT! EXPAND YOUR MIND AND TRY OUT EVERYTHING IN COLLEGE! I USED TO THINK ART WAS STUPID, BUT THEN I BECAME THOSE SNAZZY MODELS THE STUDENTS HAD TO DRAW AND-"
"Oh God.." The three groaned.
"Please.. someone kill me now.." Shikamaru started, falling back in his seat.
"Why isn't anyone stopping this?" Kiba questioned.
Sasuke's only response was him dulling his eyes. This was ridiculous.. and something he didn't want to be apart of.
Right now.. honestly.. he just wanted to sit at home and wait for Naruto..
He twitched to his thoughts, but relaxed to them as he fell back in his seat and lowered his eyes.
Feeling the way he had about the blonde was still new to him, but something he was accepting and gradually getting used to. Regardless of that however, all of said thoughts were making him feel a bit remorseful, and Shikamaru- alwaysbeing the analytical one- was sure to be the first to notice.
He silently groaned and kept to himself the whole while. After all he didn't know what to say to make the Uchiha better.. besides.. he was so uncomfortable with that 'making people feel better' bullshit, he knew even if he had honestly tried to help it would just make the situation awkward.
"Ughh-"
"Hey!" some random kid whispered nudging him, and handing him a tiny fold of paper. "Dude, party at the Uzumaki house next week. Guess Karin's got the whole house to herself and she's lettin' anything happen there! The whole senior class is going, you in?"
Shikamaru just accepted the paper, unfolding it only to read the address to where said party was going to be, and a number for the RSVP. He glanced at it stupidly before giving the sulking Sasuke a glance. Surely a party was the way back to get Sasuke to his old self.. that or to get his mind off of things until they found Naruto.
". . ."
Mentally deciding what was best, Shika shoved the paper in his pocket and nodded to the kid.
"Tell Karin to start wettin' her panties, cause Sasuke Uchiha's going to be there."