xxxChapter 1: Decisionsxxx

There are few things more amusing than the sight of Coke spurting out of Neji's nose, which is exactly what happened when Sasuke came out and told him about his 'plan.'

Neji quickly wiped a napkin under his nostrils, praying to God that no one had seen what had happened.

It was lunch time at Konoha High, and Sasuke had just informed his only friends, Neji, Shino, and Shikamaru, of his 'master plan' to finally get his controlling father off his back. Perhaps "friend" was too strong a word, they were more along the line of close acquaintances...or the only human beings outside his family that Sasuke deemed worthy of communicating with.

"You sure that's such a great idea?" Shino asked, and Sasuke responded with a nod.

Neji, still blushing from his incident, cocked his head and rested it on his palm. "You want to run that by me again? Perhaps my hearing is impaired, because I thought I heard you say that you were going to start hanging out with the failures at life?"

The Uchiha sighed and glanced at Neji. "Look, my father is only pressing me about running the company because my grades are highly above average, I don't get in trouble, and basically, I'm a good student, right? I'm a good son."

The other three tilted their heads in agreement.

"All right, so if I start slipping up in school and putting marks on my behavior record, maybe he'll see I'm not good for the job and leave me alone. And the only way to do that properly, is to start hanging out with the 'wrong crowd', a.k.a the idiotic morons." He gestured his hand to a group of three boys.

A blond, a brunet, and a stoic redhead. All three were sitting in a corner, the blond one leaning against a vending machine and drinking beer that was disguised in a bottle of Dr. Pepper. They were separated from the rest of the school, the outcasts, the troublemakers.

Neji raised a brow as he watched the brunet boy scarf down a tray of food. "I...suppose...it makes sense."

"Besides," Sasuke stated, "I always thought the blond one was rather good looking."

Shikamaru blinked incredulously. "You like Naruto?"

The Uchiha shook his head. "No, I just think he's easy on the eyes...unlike you all. Such a waste that he's an urchin."

The lazy boy snorted. "Maybe it'll be good not to have your self imposed superior, yet gloomy ass around us for a while."

Sasuke folded his arms and closed his eyes. "Don't try to lecture like you're better or happier than me you lazy ass."

Shino butted into the growing quarrel, "How do you know they will allow you to join them?"

Sasuke gave him a curious look. "Why wouldn't they? I'm me, and they're..." he glanced at the three, "they're them."

"I wouldn't get so cocky if I were you," Shikamaru warned. "They aren't the Uchiha fangirls that grovel at your feet and kiss the ground you walk on."

Sasuke chuckled. "And for that, I am grateful."

Neji crossed his arms on the table. "So, when are you putting this into action?"

Sasuke smirked and stood up. "As soon as possible, bye you guys." He picked up his bag and walked off.

Shino shook his head sadly as he watched the boy go. "Poor guy...doesn't even know what he's getting himself into."

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Kiba looked up from inhaling his food to see none other than the almighty Uchiha Sasuke walking towards them. He stared as the boy walked by tables with squealing girls begging him to sit down with them, but he ignored the calls and continued on his way.

Kiba jumped up next to the Naruto and grabbed his blond spikes, forcibly turning his head to the coming prodigy.

Blue eyes widened and he turned to Gaara, "What the hell does he want?"

He simply shrugged. "Let's see."

As if on cue, Sasuke reached them and held out a hand to Naruto, "Hello there."

Naruto slowly raised a questioning eyebrow at the hand and glanced at Kiba, who had a similar expression on his face. He shrugged and took another swig of his bottle, a couple of drops leaking from his lips and sinking into his dark blue shirt.

Sasuke recoiled his hand in disgust and looked to Kiba instead, who was smiling at the blond's oh so polite gesture. He tried again to hold his palm out in a welcoming manner, but quickly tugged it to his chest with a snarl at the stinging sensation that erupted when the boy high-fived him.

"'Sup!" the dog lover grinned.

Sasuke groaned and schooled his face to a stoic expression. He really didn't want to deal with these people. "Who's the leader here?"

More eyebrows shot up, "Leader?" Naruto repeated the word as if it had a foul taste.

"Yes, dobe, who's in charge?" he asked, already becoming frustrated.

Blond brows furrowed. "Hey! You can't just come over here and start insulting me you asshole!"

"Okay!" Kiba cut in before something broke out. "Um...I'm the leader...I guess."

"The hell? You're not in charge!"

"Be quiet Naruto."

Sasuke's attention flew to Gaara, as those were the first words he'd spoken.

Kiba muttered a "geez" before yanking on Sasuke's arm and dragging him away from the other two.

When they were out of hearing distance, he let go and spoke. "So why the hell are you trying to start trouble with us? What do you want?"

Sasuke ignored the accusation for the moment. "I want to join you."

Kiba blinked. "What do you think we are? A cult?"

Sasuke let out a low growl and pinched the bridge of his nose, letting out a heavy, calming breath. He definitely did not want to deal with these people. "Look, I want to...hang out with you guys, okay?" Ouch. So that's what it feels like to have your pride hit by an atomic bomb.

Kiba glared in suspicion. "Why all of a sudden?"

"My reasons are personal."

Kiba crossed his arms. "Well, if you won't tell me, why should we even consider?"

Sasuke smirked. "Because if you let me join, I will give you all full access to my account...through me."

Brown eyes widened. "You mean money?"

"My account."

"Money."

Sasuke frowned. "...Yes, money." He blinked and squinted, then slowly raised a finger and pointed at Kiba's eyes, "Are those...cash symbols?"

"Hold that thought! I'll be right back!" Kiba hurried off back to the other two.

Sasuke smirked and crossed his arms, "Money, is there no problem you can't solve?"

"So," Gaara asked when Kiba came running back to them, "what does he want?"

"To 'join' us."

Naruto frowned, "What the hell does he think we are? A gang?"

Kiba shrugged. "He wants to start hanging out with us."

The blond snorted. "No, I don't like him."

Gaara stood up and they formed a small circle. "Why does he want to spend time with us?"

"Dunno, said it was 'personal' stuff."

"Even more reason to tell him to fuck off!" Naruto shouted.

Kiba sighed and looked over his shoulder to see Sasuke waiting quietly and patiently, he gestured him over with his hand and the raven boy came up to them in slow strides.

Naruto frowned and crossed his arms, turning away from the group.

Kiba groaned at the blond's attitude. He glanced at Gaara, "He says that if we let him...er...'join', he'll buy us whatever we want."

Gaara looked up at Sasuke. "Is this true?"

Sasuke nodded. "Let me along and anything that has to do with cash, I'll pay for."

Kiba jumped up. "Yes! You're in!"

"No! He's not!" Naruto spun around and glared heatedly at Sasuke, "I don't like your stuck up pale ass! You can't hang out with us!" he stated bluntly.

Sasuke moaned; this boy seemed to be more trouble than he was worth.

Gaara snorted softly and wrapped an arm around Naruto's shoulders, tugging him down slightly so he could speak into his ear. "Naruto, he says if we let him come, he'll buy us anything we want."

"So what? He can't bribe me with money!"

"But Naruto, he'll buy us toys."

Naruto flinched and locked eyes with Gaara. "...Toys?"

"Yeah, you know, those toys you've been wanting, but we couldn't get them?"

The Uchiha raised a brow. Just what the hell kind of "toys" are they talking about?

Naruto looked up at Sasuke, "Oooh...those toys."

Sasuke nearly fell down when the blond lurched and practically hung himself from the Uchiha's neck. "Anything we want, right?"

The dark boy grunted while trying to remove the strangling arms. "Yes."

Naruto grinned feral-like. "So you, great Uchiha Sasuke, tight ass prince of the school, want to hang out with us and will buy us anything we want?"

Sasuke scowled at him and flicked his gaze away, not wanting to see that smug expression as he answered. "...Yes." God, his pride was really taking a beating today.

Before he knew what was happening, Sasuke suddenly got yanked down and pulled under the table. Naruto was clutching him tightly to his chest, as if in a protective manner.

Sasuke blushed when the blond's breath ghosted over his face, the stench of beer filling his senses, nearly making him choke. "What the hell are you doing?!" he yelled.

"Shhh..." Naruto whispered, turning his head slightly to the other, "The Apocalypse is coming..."

"Ugh!" Sasuke shoved the stupid baka off him and crawled out from under the table.

"Wait a minute you prickly asswipe!" Naruto called while crawling out as well.

Sasuke turned to him with a sneer. Out of all three boys, he'd firmly decided that he hated this one the most, ironic that it just happened to be the attractive one. "What?" he growled.

"You're not completely in yet." Naruto said with a smirk.

Sasuke frowned, "Why no-" he was cut off when the beer Naruto had been chugging down was shoved in his face, the brown liquid sloshing back and forth, making his stomach churn.

Naruto grinned and, making sure Sasuke watched, hacked up a glob of saliva and spit into the bottle, then held it out again. "You've gotta drink it," Naruto ordered, smiling wickedly. "Every. Last. Drop." He shook the bottle from side to side.

The poor Uchiha looked about ready to vomit. "...You've got to be kidding."

"I shit you not you ass - HEY!" Naruto yelped at a slap that came upside his head from Kiba, causing the drink to slip from his fingers and spill all over the ground.

"Don't be a dumb fuck Naruto!" the dog boy scolded.

Naruto's eyes teared at his spilt drink, and he glared up at Kiba. "You son of a bitch! That was my lunch!"

Sasuke rolled his eyes in a mixture of disgust and annoyance.

What the hell had he gotten himself into?