Well, here you are, second chapter. Be proud of me X) Oh, and yeah, I know Gaara's really out of character but…bite me XP –runs away-
Disclaimer: I won nothing but my dirty underwear, so don't sue or you'll get that :D
Welcome to Life Chapter 2 – The Tree GAARA POVThe clock is mocking me. I swear, it goes backwards every time I look away. It's so mean.
I'm sitting (lying would be a more appropriate word) in my chair in art class. Don't get me wrong, art is okay, but the whole lesson is ruined by the fact that I have no friends in the class and I sit next to Kabuto.
Kabuto is a bully. He taunts me as much as possible because I'm gay. My bright red hair and excessive amounts of eyeliner really don't help my case either. I don't stand a hope in hell to survive high school scar-less really…
"Oi gayboy."
Speak of the devil.
"Yes Kabuto?" I reply politely.
"Stop clock-watching you freak, it's fucking annoying."
I think Kabuto's mean because he feels insecure. He has dodgy grey coloured hair and huge glasses. My assumption is that he picks on other kids so no one picks on him. So really, he's a cute little boy at heart that just wants some love.
He punches me in the arm none-too-gently when I glance at the clock again.
Okay, so maybe he's just generally an arsehole.
The bell ringing is music to my ears.
"BITE ME!" is my fantabulous war cry (aimed at Kabuto) as I charge towards the door in a desperate bid for freedom. I dash into the hallway leaving a stunned art class behind. Shame on them, they should've gotten used to stuff like this by now.
Now, any high school student knows that lunchtime can be pretty chaotic and unless you know how to dodge crowds, it's gonna be damn hard to get anywhere fast. Lucky for me, I'm small and skinny (Dad doesn't want to waste food on me) so I can squeeze between the students relatively easily.
I push and shove my way through the crowd towards the main doors. I manage to disguise myself with a group of first years to stay out off office lady's view. She scares me.
Eventually, I make it outside and stroll over to the tree that Neji, Sakura and I always hang out under. No one comes near here since Neji made it clear that it was off-limits to anyone outside our little group. It's funny, everyone respects Neji even though he's bisexual, but I get completely disrespected for being gay.
Life sure as hell ain't fair.
"Hey Gaara" Neji greets me as I walk towards him, dragging my book bag in the dust. Yeah, it's not even grass, it's sand. That's how lame our school is.
"Hi"
Almost immediately he hooks an arm around my waist and pulls me against him. I lay my head against his chest.
"School sucks." He states, resting his chin on top of my head.
"Yeah…" I murmur into his t-shirt.
"You like Uchiha don't you?"
Well that was kinda random.
I lean back a bit so I can see his face.
"No?"
"I can tell you're lying."
Neji can always tell when I'm lying, it's like his pale eyes are really mind reading machines. Whoa, I'm freaked out now.
"Is it that obvious?" Shit, I hope Sasuke, or even worse, Sakura haven't noticed.
"Nah, it's only obvious to me because I know you."
My eyes widen, "Sakura knows me!"
"Don't worry, I don't think she's noticed. Wait, does it mean we can't do this anymore?"
Aaah, Neji. Always thinking with his groin and not his head.
I smile.
"We don't have to stop just yet."
Neji smirks and captures my lips with his own. When I feel his tongue run across my bottom lip I open my mouth slightly.
Neji really is a great kisser.
I bring my hands up to run my fingers through his hair. I love it when he wears it loose. It's a silky, shiny dark brown and falls to his waist. I can't help but want to molest it.
Urgh, now I sound like a pervert.
Neji breaks the kiss and smiles amusedly (oh look, I just created a word!) at me.
"You got distracted again."
"Uh…sorry." I apologise sheepishly.
Neji is about to say something but Sakura gets in there before him.
"Hi guys! Sorry for interrupting." She grins and looks anything but sorry, her green eyes flashing.
"S'okay." Neji growls.
I stick my tongue out playfully. Sakura walks over and hugs us both. It's strange, Sakura's the only girl (apart from my sister, Temari) that's ever hugged me.
I love my friends.
I love my family as well, apart from my Dad of course. He gets drunk a lot and breaks things. He sometimes beats me, and only me. He blames me for Mum dying because she died whilst giving birth to me. It's hardly my fault, but Dad doesn't see it that way. My elder siblings, Temari and Kankuro are pretty cool. We all get along well. They're in the years above me at this school.
"Gaara, I bet you didn't bring any food again did you?"
Damn her, she's right.
"Um, no." Suddenly I find my shoes extremely interesting. Neji snorts and shoves a sandwich under my nose.
"Thanks." I whisper, taking it.
We start to eat, all sitting on the dusty ground leaning our backs against the tree. Our legs are like a sort of fan…it's amusing. Sakura's telling Neji and I about what happened with 'Ino-pig' in biology with random comments from the two of us.
"…so then I turned to Shikamaru and told him abou- oh my God, look! Sasuke-kun's coming over!"
I snapped to attention.
Sasuke was indeed coming over and I was about to have a panic attack. Breathe Gaara, he's just a boy, like you.
I throw a sideways glance at Sakura to find her fixing her hair and smoothing the creases out of her clothes. I look down at my own dusty jeans and plain black t-shirt. Heh. Sasuke sits down between Neji and I. I don't move. I don't want to and I probably couldn't move if I tried.
When I get over the shock of sitting next to Sasuke another shock hits me : Neji actually let him come over. He doesn't let anyone come near here. Weird. But then again, both of his best friends have major crushes on the boy, Neji's gonna have to tolerate Sasuke in the end.
"H-hi Sasuke-kun." Sakura stutters, blushing furiously.
"Hey."
Sakura almost dies of happiness.
"Why are you here?"
That's Neji, blunt and to the point.
"'Coz I can't find my friends and you lot seem cool."
Oh great, we're second choice.
Whoaaa, wait a sec. Sasuke Uchiha called me cool? What the hell is wrong with the world?
"Hi." Sasuke turns to me and smiles. I think I'm going to melt.
"H-hey" I manage to choke out.
"You're in my math class, your name is Gaara, right?"
I nod my head vigorously. I don't trust my voice right about now.
"I'm Sasuke."
"I know." I didn't just say that, I screamed it. See, that's why I didn't trust my voice earlier! Sasuke looks slightly taken aback.
Aw nutbunnies.
"Um, well, that's cool…"
Suddenly everything's extremely awkward and before I know it Sasuke's standing up and scratching his head.
"I'll see you later Gaara." He smiles once more and glides coolly towards the school building. That's right, he's so perfect he glides.
As soon as he's out of earshot Sakura begins squealing about how 'cool he is', how 'he said hey to her' and how 'he has a nice butt' (which I totally agree with…not that I was looking). I groan and let my head fall against Neji's shoulder.
"Don't worry, I think he likes you." He whispers softly in my ear, giving it a small lick for the hell of it.
Sasuke might like me?
Wow.
A/N: Yeah…I have nothing to say :sRevieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew please!
