Disclaimer: Naruto and Sasuke are not mine and I don't make profit out of this.

Pairings: Need to say more?

Warnings: Alternate Universe. College fic. SasuNaru fluff and more.

Summary: Sasuke's life revolved only around himself. But when rivals appeared, how long will he able to deny the only person who managed to turn his world upside down. NejiNaru, GaaNaru.

Blue Sky

Chapter Two

Revelation

Tap…Tap…Tap…

7:52…

"There were a lot of complaints from female freshmen concerning Jiraiya-sensei for the last two consecutive terms." A plump girl with brimming pink glasses spoke in worry and mild disgust. She eyed the thick white sheets on her desk and began flipping them one by one, the crease on her forehead increasing as she scanned the contents of the 50-paged-typed-written report. When she deemed that she had enough proof right on her hands, she raised her head pointedly across the table where the Student Council President sat, his arms folded across his chest. She looked at him expectantly, her portly fingers making pattering noises against the large oval table.

Neji however remained composed despite the somewhat severity of what she said and withdrew his gaze from his wristwatch to look at her. "We'll address that issue later…Any more student grievances?" The tapping noises died down and silence reigned inside the room. He glanced at them one by one (ignoring the curious and perturbed looks he received after that last statement) as if daring them to say something. When no one dared, he let an indistinct smile grace his handsome face.

7:53…

He reached for the stack of papers lying before him and neatly placed them inside a long brown envelope, with Important Documents written in bold letters on the front. When no one had yet spoken, he stood up and regarded them coolly.

"We'll continue this some other time. Meeting adjourned." He then turned his back on them and walked towards the end of the room to fetch his bag and a couple of books, feeling the stares directed to him but purposely paying no heed. When he reached the door, his right hand clasping the handle, the Student Affairs Secretary who spoke earlier cleared her throat. Everybody else looked terrified.

"Ahemm…President?" The girl was obviously nervous but by the looks of it, her curiosity was overpowering her nerves. Hyuuga Neji had never postponed any Student Council meeting before especially not in the middle of discussing grave student complaints. Hyuuga Neji had never adjourned any meeting without discussing the matters thoroughly and Hyuuga Neji had never looked at his wristwatch for more than four times during meetings (yeah, she's very observant…). The girl reached to her own conclusion that their President was distracted and was not acting like himself on the first day. If he will act like this for the whole term, well…she did not want to think of the possibilities.

"Yes, what is it?" Neji did not even move a muscle.

7:55 and fifteen seconds…

The girl flinched by the urgent tone of his voice and she sunk lowly in her seat. No amount of curiosity can salvage her position and most importantly her life. Neji-san was a kind person but when it came to his personal space… "Se…see you a…around President."

7:56…

He nodded and exited the room. Classes are about to start…He walked casually on the almost deserted hallway, missing nothing along his way. He nodded absentmindedly as a few people smiled and waved at him. He descended the stairs gracefully, his long black hair swaying slightly against his back. The sight of the President in all his handsome glory made students stop and stare. Girls stopped their giggling and gossip sessions to drool which in turn earned them scandalized looks from the males. The others who did not drop their eyeballs from their sockets chose to stay out of the way of The Hyuuga. There was something in him that demanded respect and awe and those who did not want to get on the bad side of the entire university must not mess up with him. But despite the attention he was getting, Neji made no indication that he had noticed. He peered at his wristwatch meticulously, a smile threatening to blossom from his lips.

Almost time…

He lips curved up lightly in a small smile. Those who managed to see this very rare display of emotion forgot to close their hanging mouths even when the President was out of their sight. Neji descended the stairs and reached the sliding door of the North Building. He halted and waited patiently…

"OI! NEJI!" Neji immediately saw the striking blonde hair of his friend. He ignored his sudden breathing problem and smiled genuinely at the approaching Naruto. No one can make me smile like this…

"Neji! Is…it time…already?" Naruto reached him and stopped talking to inhale some air. He looked like he had run a mile. His face was flushed, his hair was chaotic and his chest was heaving. But his blue eyes…his blue eyes shone brightly as ever. Neji's chest constricted painfully at the sight. Ignoring the sudden rush of emotions in seeing his friend in such an adorable state, he grabbed Naruto's arm and dragged him.

"It depends. Now let's get you into your class." He was about to pull Naruto up the stairs when he noticed another presence right behind them. He was surprised to see Hyuuga Hinata trotting right behind Naruto, in the same state as he was. Could it be? Hinata stopped walking and looked at her cousin, her eyes widening briefly as she bowed her head before him.

"Good Morning Neji-san." Hinata greeted uncertainly. She raised her head nervously to meet Neji's calculating gaze. Even though they were cousins, the two Hyuugas were not very close. They talked very little to each other and the few times they did were done very formally.

"I met Hinata-chan this morning Neji." Naruto explained cheerfully to answer his unspoken question. He didn't seem to notice the sudden thick air that encased the three of them. He grinned at the two. He loosened his hold of the books against his chest and handed them back to Hinata. She reached for them and bowed graciously, her face reddening when his fingers brushed hers.

Neji chose this moment to interrupt. "Hinata-san, good morning." He greeted all too formally. Naruto raised an eyebrow but did not say anything.

"Where is your room?" Neji asked her. Hinata cringed slightly under his gaze and looked guiltily at his cousin. Neji's face however remained impassive.

"…A-12" She answered timidly. Neji raised his arms and pointed to the left of the stairs. Hinata followed his gaze which landed on a door slightly opened, a plate that read A-1 hanging on the top of the glass door pane.

"That is the way to your room. Have a nice day Hinata-san." Without waiting for an answer, he nodded imperceptibly at her before dragging Naruto again.

"See you around Hinata-chan! I enjoyed the ride a lot!" Naruto grinned at her and waved both of his arms as he was pulled and disappeared around the corner.

Hinata looked torn. She did not know whether to be happy or guilty. She was extremely happy that she had spent time with Naruto without fainting once and he even said he had enjoyed her company. But thinking back, the way Neji had looked at her…She couldn't ignore the unsettling feeling that somehow, he made her cousin angry by spending time with Naruto…

"Oi Neji, do you even know where my class is?" The loud blonde asked him as they ascended the stairs. He ignored the curious and outraged stares they were getting and continued to drag Naruto until they reached the third floor. He then let go of his arms and started to walk ahead of him.

"C-15, right?"

"Bingo!" Naruto beamed at his friend. He adjusted his backpack and straightened his orange shirt as he followed his companion.

Neji looked at him thoughtfully. "That was all you were talking about during summer, remember?"

Naruto grinned sheepishly, "Yeah, guess so. So, what did the old hag want from you?" They walked down the hallway, and turned left. Neji did not approve of the nickname Naruto had for his SC Advisor but that did not stop him from smirking in mirth.

"She asked us to discuss the complaints we got from the past term." He answered after a while. He nodded involuntarily at those who greeted him and looked fiercely at those who dared look at him with questioning eyes.

"Woah, was it that many?" Naruto asked incredulously.

"Not that many." They stopped when they reached C-15. The hallway was already empty and quiet. When Naruto peered at the window pane, he saw the professor already pacing around the room holding a small pile of papers. His shoulders sagged and Neji felt sorry for him. He knew about the deal he had with Iruka-sensei. I guess...it can't be helped…

He turned Naruto around to face him and placed his hands gently on his shoulders. "Naruto, go inside now. I'll meet you at lunch at Ichiraku." After saying the magic word, Neji braced himself for the outburst. As if on cue, Naruto's eyes widened at Neji.

"You are going to TREAT me!" Naruto's face broke into a huge smile when Neji nodded. Neji looked at him affectionately and refused to let go of his shoulders. It seems that I'm losing my touch when I'm around him… He smiled gently at him…Is that a good sign or a bad sign? Before he was able to contemplate on that, a deep baritone voice spoke behind them…

"Move."

Naruto raised his eyebrow at the rude way the stranger spoke. Neji let go of his shoulders and raised his head to regard the new comer.

"Move." The guy repeated in the same cold voice that made Naruto's rising annoyance fuel more. He turned to face the speaker, his fists clenching beside him…And he stopped, his blue eyes widening in recognition. Neji's eyes turned on him, questioning, but didn't say anything. After a few seconds of staring, Naruto finally overcame his initial surprise and his eyes narrowed in obvious dislike. This guy…

"You." He said the word as if he was asking for a fight right then and there. To his surprise and irritation, the guy glared at him (The hell!) with piercing intensity as he made his way towards him. Naruto's eyes broadened. The pale guy stopped when he was a foot away and that was when Naruto realized that there was no way he could win a fight against him so easily. The stranger was obviously taller than him and even though his body was kind of slender, there was something in him that shouted "I'm strong and dangerous". But the loud-mouthed blonde was not the type that will give up on anything without a fight. I'll teach this bastard a lesson…

"What is going on here?" Naruto dropped the scowl and flinched when he saw the owner of the voice. Shit…Apparently, the professor saw bodies standing outside the room and went out to investigate.

"I repeat…what is going on here." The professor was a female with beautiful red eyes and long black hair. She was quite voluptuous and young. She eyed them suspiciously and stopped when he saw the pale-eyed Hyuuga. Her brows relaxed and the folds on her forehead diminished as she looked at the Student Council President.

"Hyuuga-san?"

Neji looked at her undaunted. "Kurenai-sensei, I just walked my friend to his room. Sorry for disturbing the class. I'll leave now." With a final worried glance at Naruto and a curious look at the other, he turned his back on them and strutted down the hallway.

Naruto looked like he swallowed a big fish. First day and I'm already messing up…He spared the bastard a heated glance, all his damn fault… The lady professor was looking at them disapprovingly and he readied himself for the upcoming lecture concerning the right demeanor. But to his surprise, she just went inside the room as if nothing happened. He mentally smacked himself, I forgot this is college already… His thoughts were interrupted when the guy walked past him without a word and entered the room. He gritted his teeth and followed.

Naruto made his way to his favorite ramen eating place, the afternoon heat of the sun burning his already tanned skin. Beads of sweat started to form on his forehead and arms and he felt the shirt clung to his abdomen and back uncomfortably. He walked faster and stopped shortly when he reached the cool interior of Ichiraku to catch his breath. When he looked up, he immediately saw Neji, sitting on a table for two by the glass window and engrossed in some paper. He walked towards his friend, grinning and slung his backpack at the chair, the straps wounded around the arms.

"Hey, don't let me interrupt you." He said as Neji withdrew his attention from his paper. He made himself comfortable on his seat and picked up the menu on the table to scan its contents although he knew them all by heart. Neji just smiled gently at him before inserting the sheet inside the envelope also lying on the table among his other things.

"You didn't interrupt me. Besides, I was just killing time." He said, removing the contents of the said envelope to straighten the edges before tucking them neatly inside again. Naruto's eyes surveyed around. The place was already cramped and noisy as people entered despite the obvious lack of available seats. But compared to the blazing heat outside, this is heaven… He glanced at Neji again. He somehow managed to get seats by the window…

"Did you wait long?" He asked guiltily to his friend as he put down the menu. Neji just shook his head. A slender girl with lavender hair approached them to get their orders and Naruto didn't even blink once when he ordered sukiyaki ramen and soda.

"Don't tell me you're on a diet?" He then asked Neji with a toothy grin when the girl was out of earshot. Pale eyes regarded him in both irritation and amusement that made Naruto smirked in entertainment.

"I had a fried siumai craving this morning." He explained briefly. Naruto looked at him thoughtfully. He put his elbows down on the table and cupped his cheeks with his palms, his eyes looking at Neji in mock concentration.

"At least, that proves you're still human after all. I never thought you have cravings, Neji. What other things do you crave aside from siumai?" He asked in interest. To his utter surprise and bewilderment, Neji's cheeks tainted a very faint pink that Naruto had to shake his head against his palms to clear his fogged up head. When his head had enough of his violent shaking, he looked at his friend and noticed that Neji just looked pensive and not blushing as he had imagined. Naruto frowned at himself for having a bad case of hallucination.

"Just siumai. So how was your first day?" Neji asked and Naruto had the feeling that he purposely averted the topic from his cravings. But he immediately forgot the incident when his mind slowly processed the question. His face broke into a huge grin as comprehension dawned in him.

"It was fun!" He exclaimed excitedly and Neji can't help but smile at his friend. Naruto's thrill was very contagious. Then he told Neji all about his first two classes in the morning. His first class was History with Kurenai-sensei and the other one was Biology with Shizune-sensei. All were general subjects of freshmen.

"The North Building sucks Neji! The West Wing is waaaaaay better and the people there treat us like adults already and not some lost highschoolers." Naruto said after slurping a particularly large noodle and coughing when that noodle refused to go down his esophagus. He drank a large portion of his soda and then grinned at his friend in satisfaction.

Neji chomped his siumai scrupulously after dipping it into soy sauce and spices. "Did you meet friends or acquaintances?" He asked after a while.

"Yeah… Remember Kiba?" He swigged the broth and began twirling noodles around his chopsticks.

Neji looked up and furrowed his brows, pondering. "The one who left his house and is staying at your place?" He asked. Neji didn't approve of it when Naruto told him that his friend, Kiba, left home because of some petty fight with his siblings that Neji didn't care to remember, and asked him if he could stay in his apartment. That was two days ago and that Kiba hadn't still made a move to get out and go back to his house.

"That…one…yeah…clarrssrmastes inshhs bsiholsuhgysh." He finished. Luckily, it was Neji he was talking to and one year of being friends with Naruto had enabled him to learn the slur language and had been rather efficient in it.

Neji nodded thoughtfully. He looked at the glass pane for a while to watch bystanders outside Ichiraku and students like them as they escaped the grounds of the university. "Who else?" He asked without meeting his gaze.

Naruto stopped swallowing his noodles. "Only Kiba." He answered before finishing his already cooling ramen. He peered at Neji's wristwatch and had almost jumped when he saw the time.

"Waaah!" He drank down all of his soda and grabbed his backpack. He was already jogging when he faced Neji. His friend looked amused.

"I need to go, Neji. I have a class at 1:30." He explained, as worry etched on his normally carefree face. Neji nodded and smiled gently at him.

"Go ahead. I have to meet someone here in a few minutes." He said.

"SC?"

"Yes, SC matters. Will that be your last class for today, Naruto?"

He nodded, grinning.

"Okay, I'll just see you tomorrow, Naruto. Good luck on your class."

"Bye Neji! Thanks for today. You're the best!" With a final wink and another shake of his head, he jogged out of Ichiraku, the heat of the sun still game for another human torture. Why did I imagine Neji blushing again? With a smack on his head (ignoring passersby's curious stares at him), he dismissed the thought immediately and prayed silently that he wouldn't be late for his next class.

He jogged across the streets, his backpack jumping off and on his back. Thoughts began to swirl inside his head and as he waited for another stoplight to display the green sign, he let his musings resurface. He was not sure, but it looked like Neji wanted him to talk about the pale guy they encountered earlier. The people crowded around him, as they too waited for the go light. Naruto had actually noted his name unconsciously during the first class. Uchiha Sasuke… The green light interrupted his thoughts and he jogged again along with others and slowed his pace when he reached the other side.

It felt weird to hide something from his friend. I'm not hiding anything… He managed to dodge a small boy on his bike as it swerved and dashed away. And I'm not embarrassed over it…He started to jog again as he saw the tall gate of Konoha University. The heat was starting to tear his skin and he welcomed the shed as he again darted past bikes and people hurrying like him.

He didn't have the heart to tell Neji exactly what happened in the subway. The expectation and the disappointment… He remembered the trip. He felt then that someone was observing him and when he looked around, his eyes locked with Uchiha Sasuke. He smiled genuinely at him (he didn't know why he did that) and his heart sank when he glared at him as if…as if he hated me already… He sighed sadly and quickened his pace as he reached the North Wing. He immediately frowned when he realized that he had another class in that building. He disregarded the glares directed at him as if it was not something new and scampered up the stairs to D-2.

I'm used to being hated…Another guy added in the list won't make a slight difference…He admitted that he was disturbed. He didn't know why the guy hated him so much. It was the first time they met. He didn't know him. He didn't go to Konoha Highschool. He couldn't have heard about him, he wasn't that famous or infamous (depends on who's looking at it), was he?He reached the fourth floor and stopped a bit to ease his breathing and smooth down his shirt. With a final assurance that it was nothing and a grin plastered on his face, he entered the room.

I'm used to people like Uchiha Sasuke…

Uchiha Sasuke stretched his arms as soon as he dropped his bag on the concrete floor. His bangs flew frantically everywhere but he didn't restrain them. He sighed contentedly and edged forward, his body almost touching the wires that surrounded the perimeter of the rooftop. He peered down uninterestedly. The streets reminded him of his broken car, people irritated him too much especially girls, and noise reminded him of too many things. He looked around the deserted rooftop and satisfied that he was alone (no fangirls lurking behind the tanks and waste bins); he let his guard down. His gaze wandered and eventually landed above…The blue sky looked peaceful yet sad. Not good… Blue reminded him of a certain idiot... He frowned at himself for even entertaining stupid thoughts.

He settled on the rough floor and used his bag to serve as his pillow. He lied on his back and closed his eyes, savoring the afternoon breeze as it whispered soothing things in his ears. His day had been a complete off-balance from the start. Itachi showed at his room an hour before his class to tell him that he left his car in some autoshop after using it in a car race the evening before. How he managed to get hold of the keys still remained a mystery to him…to his fury. He managed to keep his cool in the house because he knew any argument was futile when his brother was involved.

He gripped his bag-turned-to-pillow and glared at the space. He hated his brother so much it actually hurt him. He hated him for being a selfish asshole, stealing his parents' affections away from him as he wasted himself with useless peers and vices. His parents were fools, both of them…He hated himself for being so weak against his brother…for remembering things that were in the past already and for harboring so much feelings of loathing. He gazed at the azure sky; the wisps of clouds were starting to darken as the afternoon wore off. He checked his watch and realized that if he didn't start to go home, he wouldn't make it to dinner. And missed dinner meant a very pissed off father. He sighed irritably and started to get up. He needed to use the subway again.

His thoughts wandered again to a certain blonde. Idiot…He noticed the glares directed at the boy, although he didn't know the reason. How could he still smile? He shrugged; it's none of his business after all. With another look at the darkening hue of the sky, he tugged his bag to him and made his way to the exit door.

Naruto's grin was ear-to-ear. His last class for the day was literature. The professor made them read poetry aloud in their own seats asking them to follow the way he read. Naruto sniggered when he remembered the posture and the hand gestures. Gai-sensei was too much enthusiastic for a first day, not that he didn't like it.

He walked down the streets of Konohagure City, as people rushed to grocery stores and pharmacies for their rush hour shopping. I need to get a job soon… He was fired last week in his job in a restaurant when one of the customers there shouted at him and called him a monster. He didn't mind it but apparently the little show caused a disturbance around the restaurant and soon, people started to leave. It was humiliating. The owner apologized to him for firing such a responsible and passionate worker. I need to get a job where I won't be exposed too much…Or at least somewhere that grown-ups can't see me…He knew he could handle kids and teens because he could fight back anytime, but he could never do such a thing to adults. He was always helpless around them.

"You, monster!" He stopped on his tracks and spun around. When will they stop? He gritted his teeth and prepared himself for a fight. Konoha Highschool was partially wrong in their judgment about him. He was the center of fights there not because he started them but because he had no choice but to fight for himself.

Two grown-up guys glared at him as they approached him menacingly. He started to back off when he saw the devilish gleam in their eyes. He frantically looked around for someone he could ask for help. The next thing he knew, someone grabbed his collar and dragged him. His back slammed against the brick wall and he stifled a cry.

"What are you still doing here monster?" The taller guy leered at him.

"Shut up!" He snapped. He tried to get up but the other one slammed his knee on his abdomen and he yelped in pain. His eyes stung from the unshed tears but he managed to regain his control. Someone laughed, but he didn't know which one because he had closed his eyes.

"Bastards!" He growled. That earned him another hit on his stomach and he held himself from vomiting. He collapsed on the cold ground as he clasped his aching part. He trembled in rage. They have no right to do this…He ignored the pain and tried to stand up. He heard voices and shouts but he didn't mind them too much. All he wanted to do was hurt and rip those people apart. He was grabbed by the shoulder and this time, he put all his strength to his fist and flung it to his captor. His fist was stopped midway and his body was slammed against the cold wall again…

…But it didn't hurt. He opened his eyes despite the stinging and he had wanted to die immediately when he saw the very least person he wanted to see at the moment. His vision blurred and his consciousness was slipping. He grabbed onto something and felt the soft fabric against his fingers. Warmth spread all over his body at the contact.

"Sasuke…"

"Shut up dobe."

And he did. The next thing he knew, he felt something warm covered his lips…

To be continued…

Author's Notes:

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