1Hihi... Soooo... I realized a little too late (hehe after I submitted this story) that I didn't give you much of an explanation. So here goes. The basic concept of the story is a third-party (currently Uchiha Sasuke) reading our favorite blonde dobe's journal. I haven't yet decided if it will be just Sasuke yet or not but since it is Uzumaki's journal I'm guessing it will travel along with him...through the time jump and possibly further but that depends on where my schizophrenic mind decides to take this little tale. I hope to update it every two weeks if not once a week... Anyhow..this is all you get for now..Nyah! Oh yeah...you'll get the name soon enough... well you should anyway. Right so chapter 2...enjoy
In case you haven't realized it I own nothing...and
This... is action/present tense
This... is for journal entries
This is for thoughts and
bold or CAPS ...obviously for emphasis
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Unfortunately that was all the Uchiha had been able to read that evening. Sasuke heard Naruto long before the blonde ever entered the room giving him more than enough time to hide what he'd been doing. In one fluid gesture, the dark haired boy slid the book beneath Naruto's cot and faked a yawn, stretching his arms up over his head, seemingly ignoring Naruto's entrance into the small room they were sharing. The blonde simply smiled and walked through to the bathroom. Turning towards the taller boy as he opened the bathroom door Naruto spoke.
"Teme... So this is where you've been hiding... Sakura-chan's been looking for you since you ran off at dinner. Anyhow I'm taking a shower... Kakashi-sensei's still going on about something with that old man who owns the place...boring...Oh an Sakura-chan went to bed...you still sulking cause I beat your ass earlier...hehhehe..." Still chuckling to himself Naruto left the dark haired shinobi once again in the room alone.
Sasuke put the idea of reading more of Naruto's journal out of his mind for the time being, though something in it had sparked an intrest in him. Pushing those thoughts into the background, Sasuke left the small room. Intent on thinking about anything but the annoying blonde for the rest of the evening...
"Ahhh! Yes...room to myself...no stupid Sasuke...no nosey perverted sensei, no annoying Sakura...Yatta!" One very wet Naruto flopped down on his nearby cot happily, having just finished taking a nice warm shower, a light blue towel wrapped round his slender hips. "Perfect! Tehehehe..." Having this little moment alone, the blonde shinobi stretched out on the make-shift bed and sighed contentedly then reached for his pack which he thought he'd left beside the cot. "That's strange...I swear I put it right..oh haha...it's under the bed...shesh.." Smiling that big fox-like grin the boy pulled the open bag out and rummaged through it a while before finally finding the things he'd been looking for. "There you are..." Placing the well worn journal on the bed Naruto flipped the pages, finding the latest entry he'd written...
March 16th
Yo! Yeah yeah..I know I haven't written much lately but I haven't exactly had much time, being a gennin an all. Not that I mind, I've done some really cool things and gotten a lot stronger but, sometimes I just feel like...well nevermind..that's boring stuff. We've been going to a lot of different countries an stuff. I dunno...I think it's exciting to see these new places an meet people... Sakura thinks it's childish to get excited about ...an well Kakashi-sensei's been like EVERYWHERE already...and Sasuke...hmm Sasuke doesn't really seem to care either way. He's been acting really strange lately, and by that I mean...stranger than normal. I mean he was pretty weird already but, whatever. Kakashi says our next mission is escorting someone...I just hope it's better than these lame 'D' level missions. I mean how many times does your cat have to run away before you realize it just doesn't like you...Shesh. I really kinda feel bad for that dumb cat...if I were him I'd run away too...I just wouldn't get caught. Sigh... I'm definitely ready for something better than chasing cats an fixing fences an crap. Oh yeah... Sakura-chan's birthday is in a couple weeks...I still dunno what to get for her, not like she'll care anyway. All she ever talks about is SASSSUUKEE! That teme, and of course he acts like he doesn't care about anyone at all, especially Sakura. It's not that I ... love her or anything... I just wish she could be nice to me once in a while. I mean...I go out of my way to do things for her an she hates me...meanwhile Sasuke-teme slams doors in her face and she worships him like some kind of brooding god...with his 'I'm so much better than you' glare. Teme! Hmph!...
Thinking Sasuke would most likely be returning soon, the blonde closed his journal for the moment and climbed off of his cot to get dressed. Yawning softly, Naruto shook the remaining water from his hair then towel dried it. Pulling a pair of black boxers from his bag along with a pair of striped almost baby blue and light orange pajama pants, he threw them both on in a snap. Forgoing his usual t-shirt as the weather had, in the last few days, gotten much hotter. At the moment however, the boy noted, a gentle breeze had started to blow. Naruto could hear the wind in the trees outside through the open window.
"Wait...wasn't that window closed?" Blonde eyebrows furrowed as he attempted to search his memory for the information...soon giving up on that idea he sighed and hung the towel he'd used up to dry before returning to his cot. Stretching out again, he scrunched his pillow up and stuffed it beneath his head as he lay on his stomach to write another entry in the book before him.
March 17th
Tomorrow our new mission starts, we have a few hours after we get back to Konohagakure to get our things together and then we're off. I wonder who we'll be protecting...maybe someone important... Oh I finally decided what I'm going to give to Sakura-chan for her birthday but I'm not telling anyone...not even you journal...it'll be a surprise... I hope she likes it. Actually I kinda just hope she doesn't hit me like she usually does. I mean...I'll be the first to admit it, I'm a bit thick-headed but not THAT thick-headed hehe.
It's kind of strange but I've been noticing that Sasuke's been sneaking off on his own a lot lately. I know he hates me an all but it's like he can't stand to even be in the same room as me anymore. He can't know about kyuubi ...could he? There's no way that could be it, Sasuke-teme would tell everyone if he knew and so far he's the only one acting strange around me. He didn't even talk to me today, not even his usual 'Hn', just complete silence. It's like I'm not even there. I was just starting to think maybe we could be sort-of friends an then he goes and does this.
I guess what hurts the most isn't his silence, I mean Sasuke never was one to talk much if he didn't absolutely have to, it's the way he's been looking at me. Or well...through me. It's like being a ghost, I feel like he doesn't even want me to exist. There's nothing I've done, that I can think of would make him act this way. I probably shouldn't even care, I'm the only one that really notices. There's this weird feeling I get though...when he does that...when it's like I'm not even there and it makes me think about things I wish I could just forget. And I feel like I'm back on that swing out in front of the academy, watching everyone with their families. The way they looked so happy...it's stupid but sometimes it's so much I can feel it...my heart...or something...like a blade in my chest.
I know... that's stupid right, it can't hurt you for real. Hehe...I guess Sakura-chan is right...I am just an idiot. Thinking so much about something so dumb. Well it doesn't really matter because...because I'm definitely going to do better than Sasuke on this next mission. Then everyone will look at me for once, like I matter too. I'll be better than great... and I'll forget these stupid things, just wait. I promise!
