----I've been meaning to update this thingy, but I have STAR testing this week, so it was hard to make a chapter in the middle of being forced to study. > Anyway, enjoy the chapter!----
Sasukes POV
It's been an entire month since the first day of school here at Konoha high. And just like the first day, Naruto is clinging to me like there's no tomorrow. He's definitely not my friend. I know why he hangs on to me, and I appreciate it. But we're not friends.
I have found out a few things about Naruto, though. His favorite color is orange, his father's name is Iruka, and thatNaruto is madly in love with the school slut, Haruno Sakura. None of the girls or the boys like her. She just pretends like she's the queen of the school and picks and fucks whoever the hell she wants. But Naruto likes her.
That's another thing I learned about Naruto. His terrible taste in women.
Sakura is in our science class, so whenever she comes waltzing in, Naruto's eyes jolt open while he goes to hold the door open for her. Then he talks to her all the way to her seat next to Tenten, another girl who goes to this school. She's decent, at least. Everyone knows that Tenten hangs around with Sakura just because she wants good kissing tips for her and her boyfriend, Rock Lee.
Then Naruto pulls her chair out for Sakura. She doesn't even give him a passing glance during this whole "ceremony of love," or so Naruto calls it. Then he waves a happy goodbye and sits down next to me and talks about how Sakura is TOTALLY falling for him. Haha, yeah right.
Naruto eats lunch with me too. Every day he brings the same thing, cup of ramen. I don't get how he eats that every day. I don't like ramen that much myself. But whatever. I don't really give a shit about his tastes. His friend sits with us too, sometimes. Shikamaru. He's kind of blah.
Something interesting happened in history, though. Naruto was sitting next to me (as usual). Some kids were whispering and writing something on a little piece of paper. What are their names again? Something like… Zaku and Dosu or something like that. They don't have the best reputation in the school. They're known around the entire school as the drug dealers. You need crystal meth? Weed? Pot? Coke? Anything and they got it. They even sell this special glue that's supposed to get you high faster. Both of them are the richest kids around here. We all live in a rich community. You would think that would make our community safer and better, but it only causes trouble around here. More kids have money, so more kids get wasted each night.
There's also a rumor that they live together as a couple, but no one knows for sure.
Either way, Zaku nudges me and gives me the paper that he wrote on. He mouthed "Give it to Naruto," so I did. I was a little curious to see what was in the letter, but I figured Naruto would be blabbing about it all the way from here to boxing class.
"Naruto! It's from Zaku," I whispered. He gave me a funny look, and then took the note. He read it very slowly and carefully. When he was done, he simply tossed it in the trash. He just acted like nothing happened. What the hell? Naruto ALWAYS makes a big deal about EVERYTHING. Why would he throw away the note?
Class ended and we walked to boxing without saying a word.
Boxing was an interesting class. I'm not so sure if interesting is good, in this case. Our teacher is this crazy-ass sensei named Gai. He is a great teacher, but he's so overzealous about every little thing. He is always preaching to us about the "passion of youth." Everybody always laughs at his little speeches. They are pretty amusing.
"Hey, Sasuke?" Naruto said. This was the first time he had spoken since the note.
"Yeah? What is it?"
"Wanna spar with me?"
"Yeah, whatever. I already beat everybody else in this class."
Naruto gave me a goofy smile and went to go grab some gear. He got mine as well. That was considerate.
He raced to put all of his equipment on. In only a minute, he was fully padded and ready to go. I took my time just to get him riled up. He does a lot better when he's excited.
"Alright, Sasuke! Watch me kick your ass!"
"I don't think so, Naruto." I said while finishing the final touches of my padding. We needed a point judge to judge who got the point for the round. "Hey, you, Hinata! Be our point judge."
Hinata, a very frail girl, spun her head around to look at me. Then she looked at Naruto and blushed. The shy little burnette nodded her head slightly and walked over to us.
"Hey, Hinata! Thanks for being our judge!" said Naruto cheerfully. She looked up at him and then down. Her entire face was red. Man, she had the hots for him.
"Um…no problem. Now, please get in your ready positions. Ready…fight!" She chopped her hand through the air to begin the battle. Naruto came at me with a frontal assault, but I just stepped aside. He ran out of the bounds. What a moron.
"Um…point one Sasuke."
"Psh, that was so pathetic, Naruto. I shouldn't have even fought you."
"Sh-shut up Sasuke! I'll get you this time!" He got back in the ring and got in his ready position.
"Ready…fight!" squeaked Hinata again.
This time we waited for a little while. We both had our eyes on each other, waiting for the other to strike. I bluffed to the left and Naruto fell for it. I quickly swung my other arm and hit him on the right. He couldn't block it fast enough.
"Um…point two, Sasuke!" said Hinata. She looked a little bit disappointed.
"GODDAMMIT!" Yelled Naruto. He got back into his position and readied himself for the fight.
"Match point! Ready…fight!" squeaked Hinata once more.
The fight was on. We both stared at each other with such intensity, I could feel myself starting to sweat. His eyes bore into mine. His eyebrows were furrowed and his teeth were grinding together. I decided to strike first this time. I went in for a jab, but he quickly side-stepped the other direction. He wheel-kicked me right in the stomach padding. Damn, one point for him.
"One point for Naruto! Um…good job…" said Hinata excitedly. Naruto gave her a smile as thanks. She looked away and blushed.
"Right. Um…match point! Ready…fight!"
Naruto did something really weird this time. He ducked even though I didn't strike. I stared at him like he was a moron. Apparently he had other things in plan. He whipped his foot around, kicking me with an advanced iron broom kick (A/N: If your kung-fu savvy, you'll know this is an actual kick. If you're not, well, this kick is pretty much a tripping kick that you do while you're on the ground.). I fell right on my ass. He laughed. I just scowled.
"YOU MORON! This is BOXING! NO LEGS!" I shouted.
"……oh, really?" asked Naruto. Oh my god, he didn't know the rules of the sport he signed up for! "Hey, Hinata, that was fair, right?" He asked her. She looked away and blushed. "Um…well, I'm afraid that Sasuke is right, so he wins by your error. But great job, Naruto! You were really impressive…" she finished her sentence quietly. Naruto, patted her on the shoulder. "Thanks!" Her face was a crimson red. Man, wouldn't that be interesting. The shy, cute Hinata with the big, annoying, stupid, idiotic, asswipe, baka, fucktard, loser, dumbass Naruto.
NARUTOS POV
Dammit, I lost to Sasuke! NO NO NO NO NO! I was SUPPOSED to WIN so I could prove to Sasuke that I was awesome! Oh well, I'll win next time.
This entiremonth I've spent with Sasuke, but for some reason, Sasuke is sort of avoiding me. I don't really understand why. It might be because he still can't trust me. I don't blame him. After what happened to him, it would be hard for anyone to trust someone. It's weird though, how our pasts are so alike, but how we ended up are so different…
After the match, Hinata watched me nervously as I started taking off my equipment to go and condition. My eye caught hers, and she looked away. Man, what was up with this girl? Why can't she look me in the eye? She always looks away… wait… do I have something in my teeth? Did a zit pop and the pus is all over my face? Crap! I bet that's what she's been staring at! So while I spazzed, Hinata slowly got closer to me.
"Um…Naruto… well… would it be alright if… we sparred?"
I was a little bewildered. I didn't think that Hinata would want to challenge me. But you know me! I'm always up for a challenge!
"Bring in on, Hinata!" I said. We had Sasuke be out judge this time.
"Begin."
Hinata was weak when it came to striking, but very quick on her feet. She dodged all of my punches and attacks. I punched, she blocked. I threw a swinging punch, she'd duck. Even if I did a sidefist, she'd step to the side. I don't know why she wouldn't hit me, though. After thirty seconds, Sasuke stopped the match and called it a draw.
"No point. Hinata, just a word of advice. Naruto has a lot of open spots, so try and hit him. You're good at dodging, so this should be easy." Sasuke said. Hinata nodded slightly. I just scowled at stupid Sasuke. "Match…Begin."
I stared into Hinata's eyes during this fight. When I did, her eyes got wide and she glanced away. Her face got redder, too. This was my perfect time to strike! I shuffled in and threw a hook to her face, but she dodged it. Just barely. She threw a quick sidefist to my pad and jumped away.
"Match point, Hinata."
"Damn, Hinata! You're good! I won't go so easy on you this time, though!" I said, lying through my teeth. I can't believe she's beating me!
"Next match, start."
( a few matches later…)
Well, I can easily say that Hinata is a good point fighter. Her family runs a local dojo, so that would probably explain it. Her strikes are weak, though, so she needs to make sure to hit harder or else the point might not be counted. I can't believe that she almost beat me! It was a 3-2 battle. If she hit harder on half of her strikes, she would have beat me much faster.
School ended and I finally got to go home to Dad!
Oh wait…the note…
Sasuke grabbed his stuff was about ready to leave when I walked up to him.
"Sasuke, I need to go right now. I'll see you tomorrow!" I waved and ran out before he had a chance to say bye. I didn't want Sasuke to follow me to where I was going.
I knew that Zaku and Dosu were up to something. They told me to meet them in the small alley on Hokage lane. That was about a mile from school. I never bought drugs from them before or anything like that. But I have to go. They threatened me.
I ran all the way to the alley as fast as I could. I was panting and sweating. Running a mile with a backpack full of homework is NOT FUN. As I expected, Dosu and Zaku were there already. They usually skip school. I knew them in middle school. I was surprised to see them in history class today.
"So, you came." Said Dosu.
"Yeah, pretty much." I replied. I put my backpack down slowly. I took a knife out of the secret compartment from my backpack just in case. "So what do you guys want?"
"You're Sarutobi's kid, right?" asked Zaku. I guess Sarutobi was referring to my Dad's name. I nodded slowly.
"Great, because we have a secret to tell you. Come closer so I can whisper it to you."
I stood my ground. If we were in a dark alley with no one around, what was the point of whispering? I glanced around at my surroundings. There was nothing suspicous. Zaku and Dosu weren't exactly known for their hospitality. If they wanted to tell me something, there would have to be a price.
"Come on now, blondey. Nothing to be scared of."
"What do you guys know about my dad?" I asked. Dosu and Zaku looked at each other, and then laughed.
"Tell me, do you know why your father died?"
"It was because he was trying to protect me!" I shouted. That's what Dad (Iruka) told me and I'm sticking to it!
"Hahaha! Such lies…" said Dosu smoothly. His eyes met mine. "Do you want to know the truth? Because what that fag of a fake dad told you isn't true."
"DON'T YOU DARE CALL MY FATHER THAT!" I screamed. How DARE he insult Dad? He will NEVER insult Dad like that! He is gay, but that is no reason to call him something so disgusting!
"Ooh, so the little devil has feelings?" Zaku said with a sarcastic voice. He was trying to egg me on.
"I bet you really want to know what happened to Sarutobi. I'm surprised that Sasuke hasn't told you. But at the same time, I hear that Sasuke isn't the type to make friends. I hear he's a little shit."
"DON'T SAY THAT ABOUT SASUKE!" I shouted. Dammit, Naruto! Don't lose your cool! They WANT me to attack them! I know it! I can feel it! But I don't know if I can hold back much longer…
"Oh, and don't even get me started on that hooker of a mother…" said Zaku with a grin.
That was it. The final straw. He insulted the sacred person who gave their life so I could have mine. I broke.
"Buddy, after I'm through with you, you won't be able to smile like that." I said through gritted teeth.
"I'd like to see you try, blondey."
I rushed at them both, screaming my lungs out. I knew it was impractical to verse two people at once, but it was all I could do. I started off throwing a jab to Zaku's head, which was quickly dodged. I rear kicked Dosu right in the solar plexus. He fell back and stopped breathing for a second, and then started gasping for breath once again. I knocked the wind out of him. My focus ran back to Zaku. He threw an uppercut at me. My head flew back. I tasted blood in my mouth. I staggered a little bit, and then spat the blood in his face. He came at me in a full body tackle, which I thought I could evade by stepping back, but instead I tripped over Dosu.
I was on the ground and Dosu and Zaku were looming over me. Dammit! I can't lose! I tried to get up, but Zaku grabbed my neck. I begun to choke. Need…air…dammit! I can't get my knife out!
"I'll tell you why your Dad died whether you like it or not. He died because you killed him, not because he was protecting you. Everybody knows why except for you. But now you know."
He finally let go of my throat. I gasped for air. I was dizzy and confused. What did me mean I killed him? How could he say that? I know my father protected me! I didn't kill him! I didn't kill him! I didn't kill him!
"I DIDN'T KILL HIM!"
The rest was a blur. I remember blood and tears falling from me like my hope was falling from my soul. A blue blur, and then black.
----An FYI, this story backtracks a little big when switching from POV. I thought I'd say that since some people get confused. ; Anyway, I'll see you guys next chapter!