A/N – OHMYGOD I'M SO SORRY! IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO DO THIS CHAPTER. I PROMISE THAT THE NEXT CHAPTER WON'T TAKE AS LONG. I've just been really…busy lately and I'm lazy XD. General idea for this chapter was inspired by something yingyangblossoms said. Now read on!

High School, New Guy, First Love

--3rd person --

Kakashi walked down the school corridor and turned to face the door to the head-teachers office.

He rapped on the door, and waited for an answer

"Enter" came a female voice.

Kakashi pushed open the door, and stepped inside Tsunade's office.

"Ah, hello Kakashi. What brings you here?"

"I've come about the new student, Uchiha Sasuke"

Tsunade looked through a set of files on her desk, and pulled out one marked Uchiha Sasuke.

She scanned it, then looked back at Kakashi.

"Yes, Uchiha Sasuke. New student, moved here with his brother about a week ago. What is it that you want to talk about?" Tsunade asked, whilst putting her feet up on her desk and folding her arms.

"Well, he seems to have settled in well, so far. There's just one problem. Sabaku no Gaara."

"Ah, Gaara. I take it these two have had a...disagreement?"

Kakashi nodded in concurrence and Tsunade gave a weary smile.

"So what do you propose we do about it?" She asked

"I think we should let Gaara be Sasuke's school guide"

Tsunade stared at Kakashi, momentarily puzzled.

"Explain"

Kakashi's mask rippled slightly, indicating a smile.

"I believe that if Gaara and Sasuke are forced to spend more time in each others company they may be able to resolve their differences. Perhaps even become friends."

A look of comprehension crossed Tsunade's face, and she nodded.

"It's an interesting approach. I like it"

--Gaara's POV--

I'm sat here in class. Yet again, I haven't got a clue what I'm doing. Oh well.

A knock on the classroom door stops everyone from their work. Some random kid walks in,

"The headmistress wants to see Sabaku no Gaara in her office. Immediately"

What the hell have I done now?

I look around the classroom. Everyone has gone back to their work, apart from Uchiha. Funnily enough, he's in all my classes. Lucky me.

He's just staring at me, smirking.

Him!

I bet he put Tsunade up to this.

I give him my best death glare, which has absolutely no effect.

Bastard.

Sighing, I get out of my seat and make my way to Tsunade's office. I knock twice on the door, then walk in. Tsunade is busy gazing into a mirror, apparently besotted with her own appearance. I have to stifle my laughter, my sides shaking. Somehow, she senses I'm in the room and whirls round.

"Gaara!" Tsunade barks. " Do not just walk into my office! You should wait for an answer you idiot!"

Gee thanks.

"Why are you here?"

So, as well as a short temper and an obsession with her appearance, Tsunade also suffers from memory loss. Great.

Just great.

"Uh, you sent for me" Is my reply.

Tsunade looks confused, then suddenly seems to realize why she wanted me. Images of light bulbs switching on come to mind.

"Ah yes. Gaara, I understand that you have been terrorizing one of our new students, Uchiha Sasuke?"

I knew it! That bastard.

"As you know, I will not tolerate bully of any kind in this school. You will be severely punished. Detention for the rest of the week"

I seriously hate that guy.

"Also, I want you to be Sasuke's school guide"

Could this day get any worse? I think not.

"What? Me? Why?"

"I believe it will do you some good to be given responsibility like this. Besides, you may discover you have more in common with Sasuke than you think."

"………"

"You're dismissed"

I turn and walk out of the room.

Look after Uchiha? Shit.

I happen to bump into Uchiha as I'm walking back from my 'talk' with Tsunade. Well, bump into doesn't quite cover it. Smash into is more like it. My shoulder smacks into his arm, and I fall onto the floor.

Shit.

That actually hurt. Damn.

Uchiha's just stood over me, laughing. I scowl, and get up angrily. Sasuke turns to walk away, saying

"Watch where you're going in future, idiot"

"Don't call me an idiot, idiot. At least I don't go running to Tsunade when I've got a problem"

The Uchiha's eyes narrow, and he glares at me.

"What did you say?"

"You know damn well what I said, Uchiha. Well congratulations, now I'm your bloody school guide. Happy now?"

Uchiha's face is covered in surprise.

"What?"

Just then the bell for lunch rings, deafening us both. Hordes of kids pour out of various classrooms, and I beckon Uchiha.

"Follow me" I shout over the crowd.

Sasuke nods, looking bewildered.

I lead him out of a side door, and out onto the field. There's a bench under an oak tree, where I usually eat lunch. Sasuke follows me there in silence.

I sit down, and he sits next to me, still confused.

"I said, I'm your school guide. Thanks for nothing."

Uchiha still looks pretty bewildered so I explain further,

"Thanks to your little talk with Tsunade, I'm stuck in detention for the rest of the week, and I'm you school guide"

Uchiha stares at me in disbelief.

"Uh, I didn't say anything to Tsunade about our…argument. And why the hell would you offer to be my school guide? We've done nothing but argue since I got here."

True.

"Look, I didn't offer to be your school guide. I was forced into it by our stupid headmistress. I never wanted to be your freaking school guide"

I lean back on the bench, and look at Uchiha. His face seems expressionless, but I could've sworn I saw something for a second. Sadness?

No. Couldn't have been.

But now he's looking at me, and…smiling?

"Hey, Gaara? Wanna grab a coffee or something after school? I figured we could talk some more..or…something…"

Well, that was out of the blue.

He trails off and looks at me, awaiting a reply.

I stare at him, a long forgotten feeling building up inside me, and showing itself on my now pink cheeks.

Was I blushing because Uchiha asked me for coffee? Holy crap.

I mumble something about the detention, then walk away as quickly as possible. As I'm about to go in through the school doors, I turn and look back as Uchiha. He's still sat on the bench, his shoulders hunched and his head down. Is he…disappointed?

I think I'm officially freaked out.

--At the end of school--

I hardly spoke to Uchiha for the rest of the day. He was all quiet, just glowering at me, and then looking away when I looked at him. How weird.

So, now I'm sat in the friggin' detention room, watched by Tsunade, copying out lines.

I will not terrorize my fellow pupils.

I will not terrorize my fellow pupils.

I will not terrorize my fellow pupils.

How original.

There's only one other person here. Hyuuga Neji. Official bad-ass of the school, with a death glare to rival my own. Only 'cause he has no pupils, of course.

I look over at his lines, purely out of curiosity. There seem to be several.

I will not attempt to lift girl's skirts whilst standing in the lunch line.

I will not set fire to school property.

I will not use my powers to spy on members of staff.

I lean over, and whisper

"Spying? What did you find?"

Neji turns to me, a sly grin on his face.

"Hatake and Tsunade getting it on in her office"

My eyes widen in surprise. Neji smirks, then leans over to read my lines.

"Terrorizing students?"

It's my turn to grin now.

"New kid, Uchiha Sasuke. Also known as bastard"

Neji chuckles, then his pupil-less eyes seem to light up.

"How 'bout you and me have a little dare, maybe even for some money, know what I'm saying?"

I smirk. It sounds like a bet. I like bets. I win bets.

"What kind of…dare?"

"£50 says you can't get Uchiha to kiss you before the end of this week"

I begin to choke with laughter, until Tsunade looks up from her paperwork. I hastily turn my laughing into a coughing fit. Once Tsunade looks back down at her work, I turn back to Neji, an incredulous look on my face.

"Kiss Uchiha? Kiss Uchiha? You've gotta be kidding me, right?"

Neji looks at me coolly,

"You sayin' you can't do it? Wanna give me that £50 here and now?"

I give him the death glare, knowing he's got me. There's only one thing I can say now.

"You're on."

A/N – ooh la laaa! Will he do it? Will he not? Tune in next time to find out! And I promise yet again that it will be up sooner this time

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