Disclaimer: Naruto is of no property of mines…
Pairings: Gaara/Hinata, (slight) Naruto/Sakura
Warning: Some language
No Laws to Love: Part II: Attention Span of a Fly
Tick
Tock
Tick
Tock
The silence of the room amplified the clicking sounds of the clock, not to mention the soft snore of Shikamaru beside him. The squeaking of the chalk on the board was also irritating.
He could go up there anytime now and break it in half.
Yes, that's it.
Break it in half. Snap.
He'd been sitting still too long—at the same time drowning in all the information she gave.
He didn't like the smell of Kiba's dog either.
That annoyed him too.
The dumb thing had once decided to go bathroom on his bedroom floor. His bedroom floor.
Of course, the next thing Gaara did was threw the stinking dog out the window, much aggravation to Kiba. Hah, lucky his apartment was the first floor. It might have been amusing though…
But the most annoying thing yet was—Naruto squirming beside him. Gaara wanted to lift his arm up and bash the blond boy in the head so he would stay still. It was enough that he had to sit there too. It wasn't his fault he was partly failing.
The stuff seemed pretty much useless.
He lifted his arm up, ready to smack Naruto back into place, but the whiskered boy turned to face him.
"Yo Gaara, answer already!"
He blinked once…and twice.
"What?"
She cowered back at his tone, "Uhm, you were…staring at the board for awhile…so I was…uhm…wondering if you would tell us the answer to the problem…"
Blinking, he focused on the word problem on the board.
Shit
Maybe he should've listened. Beside him, he strained his eyes to gaze at the scrunched up paper in front Naruto. Leaning inconspicuously over to the side, he made out a boxed answer, scrawled in Naruto's specialized handwriting.
He stood up slowly, ready to state his answer. Feh, here he was depending in Naruto.
"Three."
Naruto smiled widely as the other boy plopped himself back down into the seat.
Yayy
The blond boy mentally patted himself on the back. He had gotten three miles per hour for the velocity. And Gaara was smart. If Gaara was smart and he had gotten the same answer…
That must mean Naruto was smart too! Not to mention the fact that he had gotten to that exact answer!
The girl up in front however, forced a smile, one eyebrow raised.
"W-Well…that was a…um…good try…" She glanced nervously back at the board, "The answer's actually…thirty miles per hour…"
She couldn't help but call on him—given that he had been staring blankly at her for the last forty-five minutes of the lesson. Sides, he really stood out with his bright red hair from the black school uniforms. But on the other hand, he wasn't exactly bad looking…maybe a little rebel-ish to the halfway-unbuttoned jacket and untucked black T-shirt inside.
Averting her gaze around the class to hide her slight blush—oh, but she liked his laid back style—she noticed something…
Funny though, the whole time she was here…there was not a single girl on campus.
Is…this an all-boy's school..?
She gasped in horror of the thought. Her sister would kill her! (Out of jealousy) Her parents would kill her for doing such a thing! And the most threat of all…Neji-niisan would kill her for being in such a place!
"Eh?"
The red head glared at her, who flinched. Then he moved his gaze onto the moping blond who was muttering to himself.
She turned around to explain, and immediately, Naruto's legs started to shake again beside him.
"Stop that," He muttered in agitation.
Tears could be visualized on the blond's pained face, "B-But I gotta peeeee!"
"Then go, dumbass."
Naruto immediately shot up from his seat; startling Hinata and the rest of the students, "I gotta peeeee…" He dragged out as he rushed down the steps of the lecture hall to the door.
Gaara sighed as he watched his dumb 'friend' struggle with the latch on the sliding door.
It's not even locked…
Upon sliding open the door, Naruto let out a high pitched shriek as he flew back a few feet.
"AHAHA Uzumaki! That was incredible! The speed! The power! The energy!" The bobbed man took a look inside the half-empty lecture hall at the remaining students.
"Ah! What devotion to the physics of life! You guys ha—"
"Outta my wayyy!" Naruto barged past the tall man.
The room stared in silence after the blond boy had left.
"…Uh…?" Hinata blinked at the sight.
What a strange looking man…
The man turned in her direction as a large smile suddenly plastered itself on his chiseled face. Maybe sometime in that, he teeth had sparkled too.
But maybe that was just the lighting in the room.
She smiled nervously at the man and bowed, "…Hello…"
"My what a pre—"
"We're trying to have class, Gai…"
A dull voice cut into the other man's enthusiasm.
"Ah!" The man, previously called 'Gai' pointed, flashing a 'V' sign at the seated silver haired man, "Kakashi, I did not know you were here also, hiding behind that book, I merely thought you were another student!"
Kakashi-sensei glanced down at the cover of his brightly covered book.
Make Out Violence, vl. 3
"Besides the fact that the book is rated for over 18 only?" He gestured to the overly large circle with a line slashed through.
"Well, the other day, I saw young Uzumaki and Inuzuka flipping through something similar during English," and it was then that Hinata noticed the sparkle in his eyes, "Ah, were they overly excited or what…"
Hinata couldn't help but color at his statement. Surely enough, she had seen those books…and they were rather…inappropriate, however, Kakashi-sensei and Gai-sensei seemed to be publicly talking about it!
"Inuzuka…would you please tell me where you had gotten that issue…?"
She saw the red haired boy give a look of contempt.
His name is…Inuzuka…?
"Gotten what? I don't know what you're talking about!" The brown haired boy behind him spoke up.
Oh…
For some reason she was compelled to find out his name…
"Ah…I see…well, I was planning to let you guys go early, but I guess I can't until someone finds my volume 4," Kakashi shrugged, nonchalantly.
Eh…?
Hinata blinked what about her…? It was almost dinnertime; Neji-niisan would be very upset.
"Hey ojiisan, it's not our fault!"
"Yeah, who knows where you hide that crap!"
"I gotta go!"
Hinata watched as the class erupted and the red haired boy calmly packed his stuff and moved towards the door…
Is he planning to leave like that…?
He turned around and faced up at the brown haired boy, "Kiba, just give him the damn book." He stated flatly.
"What?!" Kiba frowned, "Why are you blaming me?! It's Naruto's fault! Besides it's volume 2, he already read that!"
The class immediately hit silent mode, staring at Kiba.
"So…you do have it," Kakashi smirked.
"No I don't."
"…Oh…?"
Kiba grinned broadly.
"Gai-sensei took it."
Everyone turned towards the black haired man.
"Eh? Gai, I didn't know you liked it too…"
"I burned it," The other man stated flatly, "Such vile things should never be displayed!"
Suddenly, as if sensing a storm, the students rushed out of the room, leaving Hinata standing in a daze, near the door.
A hand caught her arm and she jumped slightly. She peered over to see the red haired boy.
"Huh?"
"It's your chance to go."
With that, he left the room.
As if something clicked in her mind, she quickly grabbed her bag that she had deposited at the door and ran out, turning right and sprinting down the dark hall, pulling her jacket closer to her.
It's kind of drafty in here…
"Um, excuse me!"
He turned around to face her, bored.
"A-Ano, do you know where the exit is…?" It was dark by now outside. Darn that winter weather.
"…I'm heading towards it…" He explained in that 'duh' tone.
"C-Can I walk with you…?" Somehow, that sounded really stupid to her, but she could never find something smart to say to strangers.
He didn't answer, but he didn't exactly say 'no' either. So she decided to fall in step behind him.
She was tired, staying up late the night before to study, going to class early, and staying out late…she sighed.
"I…I wasn't much help today, were I?" She asked meekly.
There was nothing from him.
She didn't expect an answer either. She sighed deeply again.
A slight shrug was seen in the dimly lit hallway, "Better than what we usually have…"
For some reason, she thought he was actually trying to cheer her up with his moodiness.
The exited the building, only to find three other boys out there.
"By time!" Kiba snorted as Shikamaru leaned against the railing.
"Oh!" The blond boy smiled widely at her, "Hello, Hinata-chan! My name's Uzumaki Naruto!"
She blushed at his outward-ness, "H-Hello, Uzumaki-san."
The brown haired boy from earlier smiled and bowed, "I'm Inuzuka Kiba!" Pointing to the other brown haired boy who seemed to be staring off in the distance, "This is Nara Shikamaru, and I guess you already met Sabaku Gaara!"
Sabaku…Gaara…
"It's pretty late now, how are you getting home…?" Naruto mused out loud.
"U-Uh…I'm taking the bus," She lied.
Truth was, she'd never taken the bus before…Neji-niisan was supposed call her and come pick her up, but she hadn't gotten any call from him so far. And she didn't want to bother him either, by calling him if he was consequently busy then.
"We'll walk you to the stop then!" Kiba grinned at her.
"I-It's o—" She tried to cut through.
"We will…?" Naruto shot a look at him.
"Of course! She can't possibly walk alone in the dark!"
"No, i-it's f—"
"Meh, it's the opposite way from where I live…" Shikamaru groaned.
"Come on man," Kiba begged, "We're gonna go get dinner anyway, we'll just drop her off before."
"I'll just find something else."
"Aww…You're no fun," Naruto pouted.
Hinata was by now freezing to the bone and decided to give up on that prospect.
Gaara, standing beside her sighed in defeat, "Whatever, let's just keep moving."
"ALRIGHT!" Kiba and Naruto high-fived and the group started to move off campus.
In the silence…the five could hear…
"GAH, I'M SORRY!! I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS A SPECIAL EDITION THAT COSTED THAT MUCH!!"
End Part II: Attention Span of a Fly
I'm finally done with this chapter!! My gosh, it's been taking me ages. Call It Fate is still in progress .
Thanks so much for all those who reviewed, and yes! Kiba's surname is in fact Inuzuka… slipped my mind…oops…haha, oh, and I changed it from basketball to a kinda 'martial arts' club thingy...
Yes, this is an A/U (my first), so really no fight scenes here, I'm concentrating that mainly in Call It Fate, though I hope I can keep them in character!
Please review!
Up next: Part III: It's Not Called Eating, It's Inhaling
Somehow, ending up without a ride, the guys coerce Hinata into letting them walk her the whole way home and treat her to dinner…at the local Ramen shop. Chaos ensues as Kiba's dog goes missing in the kitchen, Naruto chokes while inhaling his ramen, Shikamaru runs into someone unpleasant, and Gaara ends up…
Ame no Megami