Secrets Untold
Chapter 2
Naruto continued heading down the sidewalk, pondering what the other kid had meant when he'd said that the Uchiha's could make his college experience very miserable. It couldn't be more miserable than his high school experience had been. He'd been bullied so much for being sick that he had at one point considered killing himself. He didn't know why he'd been hated so much for something that he'd had no control over. But it made him realize that Konoha East High School could have done without Naruto Uzumaki. Sasuke and his brother must have to Konoha West High school because Naruto was certain that he would have remembered seeing someone as beautiful as Sasuke. Well, Sasuke Uchiha might have been gorgeous, but he was about as prickly as a pear and if Naruto was honest, he kind of made him curious as to why Sasuke Uchiha was that way. How could someone think that it was okay to treat people like they were garbage? Clearly the Uchiha's thought so high of themselves that they were above everyone else.
Sighing, Naruto found the dorm he would be staying in, he hoped that his roommate would be nice, otherwise he'd considering just traveling to and from school from Iruka's apartment. He was sure that Iruka wouldn't mind anyways because it would mean that he got to keep a closer eye on Naruto. Entering the building, Naruto glanced down at the piece of paper that contained his room information, he was rather glad that his room would be on the first floor. It meant that he wouldn't have too much trouble hauling what little of his belongings that he had brought with him.
As he made his way down the hall, he wondered who his roommate would be. He'd had the option of not having a roommate, however Naruto wouldn't have been able to afford it and if he was honest, he really didn't want to be alone. He wanted to surround himself with people, he just didn't want to end up being lonely again. In middle school, he'd had plenty of friends, but once he'd gotten diagnosed with cancer all those friends had abandoned him. It was like he had thought that the cancer was contagious and that they would end up with it. They hadn't thought about what Naruto had to face and that because they abandoned him that he had to face it alone. He never wanted to be in that place again. If things didn't change for him though, Naruto feared what would happen. He'd been in such a dark place, that he didn't know if he'd ever be able to come out of it, but Iruka had managed to get him out of it.
Finding his room, Naruto reached into his pocket and pulled out his key. Inserting it into the door, Naruto turned it and then gently shoved the door open. Looking up, Naruto noticed his roommate had already settled in, and their side of the room, everything was covered in black and it made Naruto wondered if he was rooming with the most depressed person on the planet. Who didn't like at least a little bit of color in their life.
As Naruto crossed the room, he noticed much to his dismay that his roommate had taken the side of the room with the window on it, and had proceeded to drape black curtains. Naruto scowled, before turning his attention to his side of the room where a twin bed and a small desk were squeezed into the small space. Naruto wondered how he would even be able to breath with the space being so small. He hoped that his roommate was at least a little bit friendly, it would be unbearable if his roommate was a total dick.
Setting his bag down, Naruto unzipped it and pulled his orange sheets and proceeded to make the bed. He had the feeling his roommate was going to like him too much because of his bright colors but at that point Naruto decided that he didn't give a damn. He was going to do things his way for a change. Glancing at his watch he noticed that he still had a few hours until he was set to go to his first class. Which meant he could probably go wander around campus and try to find his way around. He also had an appointment with Tsunade, his oncologist later but he wasn't too worried about that. He'd been feeling pretty good lately so he doubted that the cancer had returned, at least it hadn't yet. Naruto was also certain that he would know if it did come back, he remembered how bad he'd felt before he was diagnosed. He'd felt like he'd had the flu, only the symptoms had lasted for months instead of days. He had been completely miserable then so Naruto knew that if he started feeling that way again that his remission would be over.
Once Naruto had finished setting his side of the room up, Naruto grabbed his jacket and headed out of the room. Slipping his hands into his pockets, Naruto made his way down the hall and out of the dorm. He was excited about starting a new part of his life, but at the same time he also had plenty of fear about the situation. Naruto supposed that was normal, he just couldn't let the fear win.
As he wandered down the sidewalk, he noted the names of the stone buildings, his first class would in the Wave building and the class was English literature with Kakashi Hatake. Kakashi was dating Iruka so Naruto already knew him and was relieved that he was familiar with at least one person on the KU campus. He was also sure that Kakashi would reporting back to Iruka on how Naruto was doing. Naruto wouldn't expect any less of the man, he grateful that he had someone that cared as much as Iruka did.
"Hey, it's the idiot that knocked Sasuke Uchiha down." He heard someone call and Naruto frowned and looked up. He saw a pink haired girl with green eyes glaring at him.
"Sasuke broke his wrist because of you." The girl snarled at him, making Naruto grimace and step back. "Which means he won't be playing basketball for part of the season."
"I didn't mean to hurt anyone." Naruto said, not understanding why this girl was so angry with him. It wasn't like he had hurt her or anything.
"Sure, there's no way in hell you didn't know who the Uchiha's were. I think it was your plan to hurt Sasuke so that you could get on the team." The girl continued.
"I don't play sports of any kind." Naruto said. "I wouldn't do anything to intentionally hurt someone."
"Yeah right." The girl snorted, continuing to glare at Naruto.
"Come on Sakura, this loser isn't worth it." A blonde-haired girl said. Naruto scowled, he'd been called loser all the time in high school and he hated the word. He wished people would just stop using the word.
"You're right. Besides I'm sure that Sasuke will find a way to get even. He won't let this go unpunished and neither will his brother." The girl named Sakura stated, sneering at Naruto.
"It would be best if you steered clear of Sakura Haruno and her friends for a while." A voice stated from beside him, Naruto looked up to find Kakashi Hatake standing beside him. "And it sounds like you need to avoid Sasuke Uchiha as well."
"Why? What's so special about him?" Naruto asked, irritated at the thought of the other boy.
"Sasuke Uchiha can make your college experience very miserable." Kakashi said. "His family pretty much owns the college, he's not someone you want to get on the bad side of."
"Well, I think I've already done that." Naruto muttered. "What's Sakura's deal?"
"She's Sasuke's girlfriend." Kakashi replied. "And Sasuke is very protective of her, so you can't do or say anything that would upset her."
"And yet she can talk to me like I'm not even human." Naruto said. "How is that fair?"
"It's not, but you'll come to find that avoiding her and any Uchiha will be the best thing in the long run. And as always if you need help with anything you can come to me." Kakashi said. "Speaking of help, don't you have an appointment with Tsunade today?"
"Yes, but it's not until your class is finished." Naruto replied. "I don't intend to miss it, so don't look at me like that. Honestly, you and Iruka worry too much."
"It's our job to worry." Kakashi said. "Don't worry, I won't try to mother hen you like Iruka would. I just want to make sure you keep up with your appointments and everything. I wouldn't want the cancer to come back and you not even be aware of it."
"Don't worry, if it comes back, I'll know it. I can remember how bad I felt when I was first diagnosed." Naruto replied. "If I ever start feeling like that again, I'll go straight to Tsunade. I don't want to have to face that again, but I'll keep fighting as long as I have too."
"I would rather you not have to face it either, but if you do know that bother Iruka and I will always be there for you. You won't have to go through it alone." Kakashi said. "And now you should probably head into class, wouldn't want you to be late on your first day."
"Like you're not planning on showing up late." Naruto muttered before nodding towards Kakashi and heading into the building. If Kakashi could be counted on for one thing it was to always be late no matter what was going on.
"Maybe not today." Kakashi said, offering Naruto a grin.
"Yeah right, when are you ever not late. I don't think you know how to show up on time." Naruto muttered and Kakashi chuckled.
"I could if I wanted too." Kakashi said. "It's just a matter of wanting too." Naruto shook his head, and disappeared through the door. He was glad that Kakashi was hear, Naruto had the feeling that he would be spending a lot of time with Kakashi in the coming days. Especially, if the Uchiha's did decide that they wanted to make Naruto's life harder than it needed to be. Naruto was starting to think that maybe it would have been better if he had chosen to stay home. He wanted to make a better life for himself but he didn't want to be bullied anymore either. He deserved a better life, he didn't deserve to have to listen to people put him down because he had gotten sick.
Shaking his head, Naruto headed down the hall, searching for room 110. When he found it, he entered and the moment he entered, he saw a small crowd gathered around a desk, and through a small part in the crowd, Naruto saw a black-haired teenager sitting at his desk. He raised his head and his eyes met Naruto's and he scowled darkly at Naruto. Naruto swallowed hard and glanced around the room, happy when he found a desk in the back of the room. Perhaps if the girls couldn't see him, they wouldn't be able to harass him.
Making his way to the back of the room, Naruto flopped down into the chair and laid his head on the desk. He already knew what Kakashi was going to start with so he might as well just sleep through it. It wasn't like Kakashi would care anyways. He was about the laziest teacher that Naruto had ever met. Which meant that he would pass the class with flying colors, so if the Uchiha's really controlled everything than Naruto could rest assured that he would pass Kakashi's class. Kakashi wouldn't let the Uchiha's flunk him out school before he even got started.
"You made me break my wrist." A harsh voice stated from beside him. Naruto raised his head to find Sasuke Uchiha staring down at him, clearly unhappy about the situation.
"I told you I didn't mean too." Naruto said. "I'm new here and didn't know where I was going."
"Didn't you get a college visit before you started? You should have known where you were going." Sasuke hissed.
"I didn't have time, I had other things going on too you know." Naruto said thinking back to how much time he had spent in chemotherapy. He wasn't going to let Sasuke know that though, Naruto wasn't going to give Sasuke something else to use against him.
"You should have had time." Sasuke said. "It's not like you were sick or anything. I bet you were just too lazy to schedule the visit." If you only knew how sick I was Naruto thought bitterly, you wouldn't be making such statements.
"You don't know me. You don't know anything that I've had to deal with and don't pretend that you do. We didn't even go to the same school so how can you say that I was too lazy?" Naruto said. "Now leave me alone, I'm getting a headache."
"You can't talk to me that way!" Sasuke hissed. "I can make school a very miserable experience for you."
"You already do." Naruto muttered.
"Now, Uchiha why don't you stop harassing the new kid and go sit down class is about to start." Kakashi said, appearing beside Naruto. "Naruto's a little dumb, he doesn't know anything about you or your family."
"It's time he learned." Sasuke muttered before turning and stomping off towards his chosen desk.
"Thanks, Kakashi." Naruto mumbled. "I don't have the energy to deal with him."
"Then perhaps it would be better for you to avoid him, because he's right he can make school a miserable experience for you." Naruto sighed and sat up, rubbing at his forehead, he wondered if his headache would go away at all this semester. Something told him that he was in for an interesting semester.
"Are you feeling okay? Do you need to go to the nurse?" Kakashi asked.
"I'm okay, I just have a headache." Naruto said. "I'm sure it's Uchiha induced." He could already hear whispers of teacher's pet and it stung. He wasn't a teacher's pet, not anywhere close actually, but they didn't know that he had a friendly relationship with Kakashi because of Iruka. They didn't know him and he was starting to think that they didn't deserve too.
"Ignore them." Kakashi said, having picked up on the calls of teacher's pet. "They're assholes."
"I know. Don't you think you should be getting class started?" Naruto asked. He only wanted for Kakashi to walk away so that maybe the other kids would leave him alone. He was starting to wonder if no one had grown up, and were still the same immature brats that they were in high school.
"If you insist, I guess you do want to make it to your appointment on time." Kakashi said as he started walking away. Naruto silently breathed a sigh of relief, he could still feel Sasuke's eyes on him. Something told him Sasuke was going to make his life hell, and he was dreading it already. He wanted nothing more than for things to be different from the way things were in high school.
Class started a few short minutes later, and Naruto tried his hardest to pay attention, but he couldn't miss the whispers of Naruto being a loser and an idiot. Naruto blinked back tears, wondering what he had done to deserve this hell. He hated school already and it had barely started. He wondered if Iruka would get mad at him if he came home. Then again if Naruto quit after just one day, he really would be a loser. Naruto needed to be able to make a life for himself. If he couldn't handle a few assholes, then how would he make it out in the real world? Naruto was sure there were even more assholes out there, hopefully as adults they wouldn't be so cruel as these kids. Naruto wondered how they could so easily treat someone they didn't know so badly, not to mention the fact that Naruto hadn't done anything to them personally.
Once class was over, Naruto decided that even though he still had a couple hours till his appointment with Tsunade, he would go on and head that way. He didn't want to stick around and wait on campus, not with that whole situation with Sasuke spreading like wildfire. Standing up, Naruto headed for the door. He hadn't brought anything to class because he had known it would only be an introduction to the course.
Out in the hall, Naruto noticed the crowd standing around whispering, a few of them glaring at Naruto's way. Naruto frowned at them before walking a little faster down the hall. He was already starting to hate being here, and he'd barely been there for a day. If the rest of his school days were going to be like this, he might as well go on and pack his bags. He didn't want to be in a place where he was completely miserable. Still maybe there was hope that he could find someone who would be nice to him, and not be like everyone else around here.
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