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Chapter 4: Starting
Naruto pumped his leg faster along the ground as his board glided along the bumpy paved road. He was gaining. He pushed harder. The bike in front of him gently floated along the street as Uchiha swerved in and around traffic and construction. Naruto followed his path exactly swerving neatly around cars and pylons.
The road started to slope downward. Naruto knelt down on his board slightly and gained more speed. His board rocked roughly along the broken street. He pumped his leg harder until he was within a few feet of the speeding Uchiha in front of him. He reached out slightly and pumped his legs a few more times. He was inches away from the pale boys head. The hill sloped more and Naruto realized he was starting to move a little faster than he maybe should have.
It didn't matter, he was within centimeters of Sasuke's head. Naruto pumped once more and reached out.
flick
"AHA! I got you!" Naruto jumped off his board bringing himself to a sudden stop at the bottom of the hill.
"Dobe." Sasuke exclaimed, holding his freshly flicked ear.
"Aha...that was fun Sasuke-ku--" He cut himself off in mid sentence. A red heat rushed to his cheeks as he remembered who he was just in heated battle with.
"Naruto-baka. You should be more careful" Sasuke said coldly, but still showing a small hint of tease in his voice. "Look we're here at the bus stop, and we're early."
"It's you fault, You shouldn't have challenged me" Naruto said so matter-of-factly.
Sasuke tied his bike up to a bike rack behind the bus shelter. He walked over to the blonde.
"I can still beat you though" Sasuke said with a grin on his face.
"Oh really? How do you propo--mf..d---" Sasuke cut him off. He had the blonde's tender lips pressed against his own.
Sasuke enjoyed the tanned boys orange tasting lips. And suddenly realized what he was doing. Regardless of what he had just told himself at home.
I'm ready for you Naruto...
"G-Gomen Naruto..." Sasuke said meekly.
"No, your right. You could beat me. But I think that little display right there was me beating you again, Sasuke." He made sure not to add his delighted '-kun' at the end of that sentence.
Sasuke realized that he was looking down. He had bowed his immovable head. His intense presence was slowly being stripped away by this cute blonde stranger. But if he were really a stranger. Why didn't he feel strange...
The bus pulled up and the boys recovered simultaneously. They separated and made like they didn't even know each other as they stepped onto the bus. They paid their fares. Sasuke moved to the back of the bus, Naruto stood at the front.
And so it had begun. The day started. The bus wisped them off to the first day of school and they stayed - silently - loving. They stayed loving.
loving...
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The bus halted in front of the massive school at 7:27 that morning. The two boys and a few other students exited the bus and the boys walked into the school.
Naruto turned left into the great open room. The building was 3 stories high. A wide stair case crept up and around a large square totem in the center of the great room. The squared wall contained an elevator.
Sasuke followed a fair distance behind the blonde dobe. He noticed to the right of the great room was a room filled with tables and chairs. Most likely the cafeteria. The blonde also noticed the cafeteria and thought to himself...breakfast.
Naruto rushed to the door and opened it quickly. He stepped into the room and noticed a large stage to his left. Hmm...I can't wait to perform on that stage this semester. He noticed a smaller room at the back of the caf. It was mostly likely the place where they would be selling food. Naruto walked toward it and took off his bag. He tossed the bag onto a table at the far end of the caf and stepped into the servery.
Sasuke walked into the cafeteria slowly. There were a few people sitting scattered about close to the entrance to the caf. He stepped forward and placed his bag on the table at the front of the caf. All the table were lined up in columns. There were six columns. He noticed at the far, far end of his column at the opposite end of the caf lay a familiar back pack. He made no note of it and continued with his business. He sat down.
"SASUKE-KUN!" An also very familiar and yet very, VERY annoying, pink haired, busty, wide-fore-headed, and annoying, high-pitched, annoying, depressing and oh yes, very annoying voice rang in Sasuke's head.
"What do you want Sakura" He said coldly to the girl who sat down beside him.
"I wanted to say high Sasuke! How was your summer? I didn't get to see you...I missed you though! What class do you blahblahblah" Sakura's annoying voice drifted away as Sasuke allowed himself to become distracted listening to the babbling girl next to him. He glanced at the servery. Naruto stepped out. He held a cookie, a carton of milk, a napkin ad a foam cup. He watched Naruto closely as he plopped down in a seat near his bag. The pink-haired girl next to him didn't notice in her nervous babbling. Good. Sasuke glanced around to make sure o one was watching. He turned a stony glare back at the delightful tan skin of the blonde sitting only 5 tables down from him.
Naruto placed the napkin on the table and gently rested the cookie on it. He placed the cup on the table behind the cookie and shook the small carton of white milk roughly. He had a very concentrated look on his face. Sasuke stared in awe at the boys subtle movements. He poured the milk into the cup, placed the empty carton in the garbage next to him and picked up the cookie. The cookie snapped in half. Naruto gently dipped the cookie into the cup of milk. He pulled it out twice and let it rest for 5 seconds in the milk. He pulled it out and pulled it up to his lips. His small mouth opened and a small glint of milk dripped off onto his chin. The cookie disappeared into the boys mouth as he raised his other hand to cover his mouth as he chewed the cookie cheerfully. He stroked his chin lightly with one thumb and removed the drip before it fell onto his lap. He licked his thumb with his soft tongue. He wouldn't waste the delectable taste of the creamy white milk.
"Sasuke? Are you listening to me?" She finally woke up from her entranced conversation and noticed the path Sasuke's eyes followed.
"Yes, go on" He blatantly lied to the girl sitting next to him.
"But--I asked you a question" His eyes still bore into Naruto's every movement.
"Do you know him?" She said referring to the boy Sasuke had been staring at.
"No." He turned to the girl with his cold, emotionless features. He really was a good actor.
"Do you want me to invite him over? He seems kinda cute" The girl said with a smile.
"Do what you wish." His stony voice still expressed his indifference about the new boy.
Sakura walked over to Naruto. Sasuke looked at the boys lips as he answered the pink-haired girls questions.
U-Uzumaki Naruto...
Sasuke guessed that she asked his name.
Sure, I don't see why not.
She asked him if he wanted to join her.
Naruto got up from his seat and disposed of the napkin and the cup. He grabbed his back-pack and followed the pink haired girl back to were she was sitting. Naruto walked up the isle on the other side of Sakura and dropped his bag on the floor and sat down across from Sasuke. Sakura sat down next to her pale, emotionless friend.
"Hi!" He said cheerfully to the raven-haired boy.
"Sasuke, This is Naruto. He's from the countryside. He just moved into the area, He lives alone." Sakura introduced the two boys.
"A farmboy eh? Do you think you'll be able to handle the big city all by your lonesome?" Sasuke asked abruptly.
"I'll be just fine" Naruto replied. "But thank you for your concern." He smiled.
"I'm not. I couldn't care less." Intimidation veered its cold head in Sasuke's words.
"Hmm...Are you sure your going to be okay in the big city with that attitude?" Naruto said in response.
Sakura watched the to boys converse quietly. Sasuke was acting uncharacteristically rude. But she couldn't' believe how many words he'd spoken to a total stranger.
"I'll be just fine, idiot." Sasuke's voice grew harsh.
"I'm sorry, did you just call me idiot?" Naruto's voice also grew angered.
"Oh, And what if I did, idiot." Sasuke looked away with his head promptly resting on his right hand.
"Would you like to say that again to my face?" Naruto rose to his feet.
Sasuke smacked his hands on the table as he also rose to his feet. "I'd be delighted, Naruto-BA-KA" He enunciated the last part of his sentence to get his message as he turned his glare straight into Naruto's eyes.
Naruto jumped onto his chair and leaned forward bringing himself closer to Sasuke's face holding a stony, hateful glare. "Do you want to star---" Naruto was suddenly cut off as the person sitting behind and to the left of Naruto shoved his chair out from underneath him, which thus tipped and spun the chair Naruto was standing on. Naruto twisted fully around and landed on the table hard. At that exact moment. Sakura lost her patience and grew angr at Sasuke's harsh words.
"SASUKE!" She smacked him upside the head with surprising strength, knocking him downward.
Sasuke's lips rushed to Naruto's mouth and they shared-- what their 5th, 6th, 700th kiss? Although, it had been entirely an accident the two boys charished the moment briefly. They stayed in that position for only a moment. They both wished it would last an eternity. But, they knew there act had to go on. They were doing so well too. Sasuke pulled up quickly and Naruto spat to the side.
"WHAT WAS THAT!" Naruto shouted at Sasuke.
"I could say the same to you, IDIOT!" Sasuke coughed and wiped his mouth. "I HAVE THE RIGHT MIND TO---" Sasuke words were cut too, this time by the bell ringing. School was starting.
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