Sum. 'bad boy' naruto and Sasuke has a big rep. at school. they dates anyone and fight any one. Naruto's only friend is Sasuke who practically grew up with him. Sasuke doesn't trust any one besides Naruto and himself. Sasuke is a bad boy known for his looks and nonchalant attitude while Naruto is known for his loud mouth and pranks. They meet Sakura, the good, smart, 'secured' girl. When there worlds collide, it becomes clear that naruto and Sasuke can trust some people, not everyone is the same. SakuraXnaruto SakuraXSasuke

a/n: I AM SORRY! i cannot stress how much those words are true...but i have seriously had other things before hand and all...and i was trying hard to pick off where i left off and i'm sorry for putting it off for what? A LONG time...so gomen nasai!! really...enjoy chap.

HIGH SCHOOL BAD BOYS

CHAPTER 11

Orochimaru chuckled, "So he wasn't lying about the girl." he muttered, "I can see the difference in their eyes."

Kabuto walked towards Sakura. Naruto and Sasuke quickly ran in front of her, ready to protect her. Kabuto laughed and changed his path, walking over to the bridge's side.

Sakura eyed them both, obviously scared, yet curious on what they were talking about. Kabuto ran his hand over the stone bridge and side glanced to Naruto. Naruto avoided his glance but looking at the ground. Kabuto furrowed his brows but his eyes settled with a small glint.

He thrust himself on top of the stone bridge. No one took him serious, but Sakura. Her eyes widened as he rocked back and forth on his heels. He dipped forward, hanging just off the edge. Sakura covered her mouth, and Kabuto rocked way back on his heels. He glanced at them again.

Rocking forward again, this time, it seemed like he really would jump. "Don't jump!" yelled Sakura. Her voice echoed in each of their ears. Kabuto stopped his rocking, his eyes on her now. Naruto and Sasuke didn't glance at Sakura. Kabuto smirked.

Glancing at Naruto, he stated, "Remember this Naruto?" he asked. "It's not so bad, if you jump off just right-"

"Shut up!" yelled Naruto before he could continue.

Sasuke glared at them, "What do you guys want?" Sasuke stepped forward as well as Naruto. Sakura took a step back, trying hard to understand what was going on.

Kabuto jumped off the ridge of the bridge wall, standing next to Orochimaru. "What? We can't walk over here without permission?" asked Orochimaru as he walked forward.

"You know your not allowed in our territory." muttered Sasuke.

"Ho, ho. Your territory?" asked Orochimaru amused, "Do you want to fight over it? Here, now. This will claim whose territory it is."

Sakura gasped lightly, "Fight?" she thought.

Naruto glared, "Get lost! We have no business with you." he yelled.

Kabuto glared at him, "Bull, if this had been years ago, hell, even a week ago you would have had no problem accepting a fight." he gritted. He shifted his glare to Sakura.

Sasuke stepped in front of Sakura. Sakura felt uneasy, she was sensing a strange vibe from them. Naruto raised his fist, stepping forward.

"Have you forgotten?" asked Naruto. He pointed to the bridge, "That was the agreement to settle for territory. I was stupid enough to do it and that settled it. How fast you forget. Has suspension rotted your brain as well?" he asked with a smug smirk.

Kabuto smirked, "Dunno, you tell us. You've been more suspended than we have combined."

Naruto lunged forward, throwing a punch towards Kabuto. Sasuke furrowed his brow and Sakura covered her eyes by burying her face into Sasuke's shoulder.

Naruto stopped right in front of Kabuto's face. His self will stopping his actions dead on. Kabuto didn't flinch, he only smirked. Naruto slouched his shoulders and brought his fist down, "Leave. This is our territory." he muttered and turned on his heel.

Sakura looked and frowned, those guys were obviously enemies and they were able to provoke them easily. Naruto's blond bangs were covering his eyes that Sasuke knew held shame in them for acting in rage. Sakura reached out for Naruto but was stopped by his words.

"Let's go." he mumbled and walked past them. Sakura retreated her hand and sighed. They could have lived without that encounter. She glanced back and noticed they were glaring at her. She ignored the chill that ran up and down her spine.

The second time she looked back, they were gone.

The walk to Naruto's house was silent. Naruto walked ahead of Sasuke and Sakura. Sakura didn't want to ask, she didn't want to pry. She frowned, but she did want to help. Sasuke had to get home, his house was beyond Naruto's home, so he kept going. He seemed to hesitate at first, as if waiting for someone to stop him.

Naruto stared gingerly at Sasuke, as if waiting for him to say something. But Sasuke didn't say anything, just kept on going. Sakura waved bye to him as he walked on.

When he was out of sight, Sakura looked at Naruto's house. It was a two-story house with a small porch and three steps to reach the porch. It was a faded blue house and the stairs seemed old and about ready to collapse. The middle step was already broken, collapsed in. It was homely, but could use a touch up.

"I like your home." she told him with a smile.

Naruto glanced at her, a weak smile played his face. "Thanks." he whispered, "My mother thought it was nice too."

Sakura smiled, "What was your mother like?" she asked suddenly.

Naruto shrugged, "Sweet…like a mothers suppose to be…" he hooked his thumbs into his pockets as he rocked forward. "Let's get inside."

Sakura nodded and followed Naruto up the stairs, even up to copying him in jumping over the middle broken step. The wood creaked under her feet and she idly wondered if it was going to break in. An upright board caught her off guard and she tripped, Naruto spun and caught her before any real damage was done.

He smirked, "Watch you step there. Sorry, I should have told you, this house is very old and outdated." he laughed, "but I bet you already knew that."

Sakura laughed, "It's still a nice house." she added.

Naruto blushed, "Thanks…again."

He lead Sakura into the living room, pushing papers off the coffee table and random cans of soda and beer off the couch to make room. Sakura smiled to herself, she didn't expect it any other way. He sat on the arm of the couch as she made herself cozy. Pulling her backpack to her feet, she rummaged through it, trying to find what she was looking for. Finally, she pulled out a folder and a thick text book.

Naruto walked in, holding sodas in his hands. She glanced at them and he gave her one, "Soda." he answered before she asked.

With a small nod, she took a sip. Naruto glanced at the book and slid from the arm to the couch next to her. "Reading?" he asked, his tone saddened.

She nodded, "Well, not much. Just to review and use the problems in there."

Naruto groaned leaned back. Sakura chuckled lightly. "What else did you think we'd do?" she asked.

Naruto slouched and shrugged, "I don't know…party?" he glanced at her and she began to laugh. He found himself smiling and chuckling too.

"I'm not the party type…" she muttered breaking the sudden silence and eye contact.

Naruto smirked, "Yeah right, you haven't been to a party to find out!" he nudged her, "I bet you'd do great at grinding!"

Sakura blushed and Naruto laughed. "Just kidding…but you never know!"

"W-well, back to the books Naruto…" she heard him groan again and she smiled, "Do the first problem. All it says is to do the following problems and do any geometric equations if any."

Naruto scratched his head and continued to go at it. Often stopping and putting his pencil in his mouth, than quickly scribbling something down only to erase it once he was done. Naruto sighed and threw the pencil down, crossing his arms he slouched against the couch.

"I'm done, I don't get it." he murmured. "I can't do it!"

Sakura furrowed her brow, "Sure you can." she smiled, "I know you can…now listen, see this? That's a right triangle, two sides are already given to you and the other side is the hypotenuse of the side. The equation is easy, a squared plus b squared equals c squared. So if, this side, the opposite, is a and this adjacent side is b, what do you do?"

Naruto just stared at her, his expression telling her 'what?' and she suppressed a smile. "Sorry." she murmured, "Let me try that again…"

Naruto nodded and smiled.

Sasuke stuffed his hands into his pockets, searching for anything to light on fire and put in his mouth. He hadn't had a smoke in days, partly because Sakura had said that smokers shouldn't smoke and she thought it was disgusting herself. Naruto nor him had touched a cigarette since.

But as he walked cautiously home, he began to crave one more and more. His nerves were growing rapidly and he felt a sick clutch in his stomach. He knew he would be waiting there, if he wasn't already drunk and passed out on the floor or room. If not either of those, he'd be over with his gang.

Sasuke had hoped that was it. He hadn't been home for a month. He had stayed every day at Naruto's house. Refusing to tell Naruto he was staying, yet he already knew he would. He didn't question, just let him. When Sakura was over, it put him to shame not to be able to go home. He had waited for Naruto to say something, but he knew he wouldn't. For Sasuke's sake he wouldn't.

Sasuke respected that from him. Angry that he didn't find anything in his pockets he continued to walk. Slower if possible, but when he looked up, he realized he was close. The huge house already in view. He glared at the ground with hate, wanting nothing more than for the ground to open up and swallow the damned house.

The Uchiha house. Biggest house. Biggest heirs. Biggest 'rich' folk in town. Yet, that was years ago. Now, their house was still the Uchiha house, biggest house…and that's that. They had inherited so much money from their father's money when he was in an accident and had been rich until his older brother went and did things with the money he didn't expect.

The death of his parents and nearby family was a curse to burden with. But the rest of the Uchiha family refused to help out, all fearing something he couldn't see, or at least, not until he had opened his eyes for himself. And when he did, a hard beating came with it.

Social services were actually too afraid to come by. It was probably the reputation of a certain Uchiha, the eldest to be exact. The one with the steel 'crimson' eye, well, that's what he called them. He swore every time he went berserk or angry, his eyes would blaze a hot steam of red before neutralizing to black cold hard charcoal.

With a breath, he sighed. He had to fend for himself since than. His parents weren't around anymore. The maids and servants were fired now. Itachi was never home either. Family wasn't to be counted on. It was sad when no one was there for you when you turned. You found your back unguarded.

Sasuke glanced behind him, like now. He felt a shiver, he could sense that Itachi was home. It was a disgusting and cold thought. He wished he had turned on his heel and walked back. His face, body, soul, and mind could take everything Itachi would throw. But, than what?

Itachi always got closer with death every day. Or at least, with Sasuke it was. But every day Sasuke got tougher, mental as well as physical. Although, no matter how many times he would be hit, put down, or comparing him to Itachi, there was a pain in his heart that hurt so bad, he didn't know why. Sometimes, it was hard for him to fight to keep alive when Itachi would beat him.

Sometimes, he just wanted to die. Nothing but the darkness to get him and get him good. For his heart to stop feeling something so dumb and just let it be. But now, the thoughts were far off. He had Sakura and Naruto to relay on. He had once tried to abandon his useless emotions.

Finding that they would only drive a person to their doom, especially for the way he lived. Hoping that someday his brother would come around and still caring for him while he pounded Sasuke. Nothing sat right with that, love, caring and hoping wouldn't make him stop.

He didn't want the emotions that were left. Sad, alone, scared and fear. The damned emotions that thrived to suck at Sasuke until he was a sad heap of human flesh. Slowly they all faded away with the wounds that seemed to come, until all there was left was anger. Red anger that seemed to trigger him at anything.

Naruto didn't mind him and his stingy ways. The way he'd blow up at the smallest damn things in the world. Or the way he seemed to say nothing and looked bored all the time. The way he would glare at anything that moved, including Naruto. Sure, he yelled at Sasuke for it at times, but he understood.

He knew. Yet, Naruto couldn't find himself doing the same thing. He had made a promise, unlike Sasuke. And that's what was different between the two. Than Sakura came in. The very definition of savior as he made him feel more emotions at once than before. Love. Hate. Sadness. Worry. Angry. Compassion. Fear.

He hadn't stopped to realize it, but he knew he loved her. And Naruto did too…

He stopped short right in front of his door, it stood there, frozen like many times before. Wooden door with the family crest engraved lightly on the wood. He hesitated, questioning to either open the door, or knock first. Sure he lived there, but he hadn't been home in month. He felt like he was visiting.

Ignoring his compassion thoughts he regained when ever around Sakura, he glared at the door. Bringing out a hand, he placed it against the door and gave a heave as he opened it. The doorknob didn't work properly anyway, giving it a try would only result in it falling off…that'd be a great opener.

The door creaked at a minimum and he entered inside. The house was fairly dim but he didn't sense his brother around and it gave him a relaxed sense. Dropping his book bag near the foot of the stairs, he took a turn and walked through the spacious hallway and into the kitchen.

The kitchen looked like the house, untouched. The only thing missing were cobwebs and a thin layer of dust on everything. He opened the fridge and caught a whiff of something horrendous molding in the back. With a roll of his eyes, he reached for it and dumped it the garbage that seemed at it's peak of beer bottles.

Grimacing at the residue on his hands, he shook his hand in the air and than on his pants. Figuring that they'd be washed anyway. He went back to the fridge and took out a much wanted beer. He kept the door open as he searched for anything edible and wasn't past it's expiration date.

He found that only fruits survived his sad month long departure. He ignored the rest, leaving the kitchen with a sense of laziness tingle his body. He walked through the hall, tilting the beer high up and chugging it. His throat burned as it traveled down, but it felt and tasted good.

Opening his mouth to sigh, he felt a shove. With a force, he let go of the bottle and was slammed against the wooden wall. His air cut short from his lungs, he glared in front of him. The only sound that reverberated was the sound of the bottle breaking on the ground.

"What are you doing?"

Sasuke glared, Itachi's forearm against his throat as he pinned him to the wall with his right arm. Sasuke struggled on words but finally spoke, "I live here…" he murmured.

Itachi pressed hard and than backed away. Sasuke fell to the ground and began to cough for the lack of air. His throat hurt with a pulsing pain and his hand wondered over to the glass by accident. Several cut his palm and he winced, bringing his arm back to his body.

"Clean that up." whispered Itachi with disgust. He punched Sasuke square in the jaw, "Good to see you…brother." Sasuke laid on the ground for while until he heard Itachi's footsteps disappear.

It all happened so fast, but Sasuke figured he must have been having a good day. He didn't mob the glass up with Sasuke's face like last and the punch wasn't much either. He glared.

"I don't need him to withdraw…" he thought. He rubbed his chin and saw his blood begin to stain his other hand. He sighed and stood up wryly. He made his way into the bathroom, where he secretly held a cabinet full of first aid.

"Welcome home…" murmured Sasuke as he stared at his wound on his cheek. "More like hell…"

"Yeah, alright Naruto!" she smiled, "These are all correct…you see! You are smart."

Naruto blushed, "Aww…it was nothing that great…they just have to shorten up those names…why can't they just call it side A? instead of thewhateverlongestnameverside A."

Sakura laughed, "Hmm." she sighed. "Well, I say that's enough today, an hour and a half of studying."

Naruto blinked, "An hour and a half?" he echoed. "Really? That's my longest time EVER!" He shouted.

Sakura smiled, "I'm glad. See, this is going to be easy."

Naruto smirked, "Well, I have you as my teacher…your more tolerable than…him." he shivered.

"Come on, Mr. Altermatt isn't that bad…" she murmured.

Naruto scoffed, "Yeah right, he's the worst. Always putting me down publicly, in class. I'm always the 'bad' example. It's always 'do this or you'll wind up like Naruto…failing!' it's horrible. He thinks I don't pay attention in class, but it's not that I don't hear him! The same with all the other teachers. They talk about me when I'm right there, they think that just because I'm daydreaming or put my head on the table that I'm not listening…"

Sakura frowned, "Naruto…" she whispered.

He glanced at her, "Don't worry about it…I mean, I get them back by pulling pranks on them!" he laughed and Sakura giggled.

"So, how did you get into Geometry? Not to insult your intelligence or anything…" she whispered, feeling a blush stain her cheeks.

Naruto shrugged, "I use to study…than I just got sick of teachers…" he sighed, "I got bored…they teach so slowly and I just didn't want to bother anymore." Naruto scratched his head, "Actually, I don't know how I ended up blocking everything I learned."

Sakura nodded, "Okay." she sighed, "Well, I should be going."

Naruto stood up and helped Sakura up as well. Holding her backpack as he walked her to his door. He handed her, her backpack and she smiled at him, making him blush.

"Thanks again Sakura. Sorry, If my car was fixed I'd drive you home…" he sighed, "I can walk you home if you want."

Sakura shook her head, "No, it's okay. I can walk, I'll be fine!" she smiled.

He nodded, "Alright…" They both lingered and Sakura finally stepped back, stepping out of the door frame. Naruto caught her arm and she glanced.

"Yeah, Naruto?" she asked.

He hesitated but took a step towards her, bending down her pecked her on her cheek. "Thanks again." Sakura blushed and nodded.

"No problem." she whispered. Waving good bye, she skipped the middle step and laughed to herself for not falling. She waved at Naruto once more and than began to walk towards her house. Naruto leaned against the door frame and than sighed. He turned and ran his hand up the doorframe, tiny splinters pricking his hand.

His blue eyes traveled down the road towards Sasuke's house. He furrowed his brow feeling slightly guilty at the fact of Sasuke going home. With the son of a bitch probably waiting for him to be there. He waited for a few more seconds, slightly hoping to see his raven haired friend appear over the horizon.

He didn't.

Sakura shifted the backpack strap on her shoulder and slowed her walking pace. Eyeing the bridge, she ran her hand on it. The stones had such interesting curves and grooves in it. The rushing water under was very clean and probably one of the nicest rivers she had ever seen in Konoha.

With a frown, she continued to walk. She didn't notice that someone was following her until she was mere blocks away from her home. The one light day was now dark and her paranoid side took effect as the only lights were the street lights that were at the corner of every block or so.

She hurried across the road to the other block and shifted her backpack again. She heard a similar foot steps and felt her heart beat faster. She picked up her pace and heard the footsteps get faster as well. She began to slightly jog only to hear the footsteps began to jog as well.

Her fear went on a different scale and she began to run. She had never had a stalker or follower that wanted something and she didn't know how to react. She didn't dare look behind her, but she heard two different people behind her. Sakura ran the rest of the two blocks left to her house, hearing their footsteps stop when she pasted the final lamp post, a block from her house.

She could hear the laughing and snickering echoing in her ears as she dashed up the small three steps and opened the unlocked door. Shutting it she pressed her back against the door and closed her eyes as she tried to slow down her heart beat. She didn't want to worry her father but she never felt so scared in her life.

After a minute or two, she slowly spun and locked the door. Backing up, she gulped and quickly headed up stairs to lock her window. Her father glanced up from his paper as she ran up the stairs suddenly. He turned the page and glanced at the head of the stairs, waiting for her to come back down.

When she finally did, he smiled at her. "So, how was your tutoring?" he asked.

Sakura looked more sane now, with an honest smile she gave her dad a kiss on the forehead. "Fine dad. Just…fine." she sighed and leaned back into the wall.

"There's dinner in the kitchen sweetie. Help yourself." he murmured after a few more minutes. She nodded and walked into the kitchen, glad that her stomach that felt like she would throw up was calmed down with the essence of food.

Sakura woke up to the blinding light called sun the next morning. She yawned and noticed that she had a death grip on her stuffed teddy bear. She had never let him go throughout the whole night, wondering to herself she put the bear back to it's respectful place in the corner of her room.

It had been a gift from her mother and was placed along side other stuffed animals in the corner of her room. She had always slept with stuffed animals in her younger days, and soon had gotten the knack of sleeping with only one, her favorite, when she was scared.

Last night was a scary night. She still couldn't get past the sick and frightening feeling she got when she was walking. She could feel their eyes on her skin, wanting to harm and scare her to the brim. She shuddered and refrained from crying. It was light outside now, they wouldn't dare do so in public light.

Would they?

She sat up and stalked over to her backpack. Pulling out her planner, she checked over her homework, another habit that titled her a nerd. She noticed a piece of random decorated paper sticking out of it, pulling at it, she skimmed over it. It was a flyer reminding her of Homecoming week. She felt a twinge of excitement as she looked over what day today was.

It was Tuesday. Color day. Their homerooms would talk about it and tell students that their grade had a certain color to pick. Juniors going to be Seniors color was pink. She smiled.

Naruto scoffed at Sasuke's slightly beat up form. "Why didn't you come back?" he asked angrily. "This could have all been avoided."

"Shut up." murmured Sasuke, "I do as I please, your not my mother."

"Nor do I wish to be. But honestly, you know better than to live with your brother. He's the notorious leader of the Akatsuki gang."

"And I'm the notorious leader of our Gang." countered Sasuke.

Naruto snorted, "Whatever man. Still, you know that gangs clash even if your related."

Sasuke stuffed his bandaged hand in his pocket as they reached Sakura's house. The band aid on his cheek not being able to hide from view and the slight bruise on the side of his face was quite noticeable if you stared long enough. They stood outside her house until she opened the door.

Waving good bye to her father and heading down towards them. Naruto and Sasuke's eyes went wide as they took in her outfit. A pink tang top over an even darker shade of pink T-shirt. A matching pinstripe skirt with the colors of her shirt on her skirt. And than pink knee socks with light darker pink designs on the side of it.

She even had her headband matching it. It didn't really ring of her style but it looked good overall. She blushed making her look even more cute. Naruto stammered but found the way to talk again.

"Very…pink." he nodded.

Sakura giggled, "Yeah. It's color day!" she smiled. "Juniors get pink."

Sasuke gave a curt nod. "A bit much isn't it?" asked Naruto.

Sakura shrugged, "I never had things like this at my old school, I find it…fun." She smiled and began to walk. Sasuke not hesitating to follow while Naruto thought for a moment before running to catch up.

Sakura's heart seemed to relax as she walked in the middle of her two friends. They always made her feel safe and she let out a sigh of relief. Side glancing she noticed none of the guys had any pink on. She didn't ask, she knew they didn't bother with school events and somehow she felt silly for doing so herself.

"Do…do I look silly?" she asked them suddenly. She was blushing furiously. They glanced and Naruto shook his head.

"No." muttered Sasuke. "You look good."

Sakura blushed even harder if possible. Naruto glared at Sasuke, "Yeah. You should wear skirts more often, you have great legs!"

Sakura could have dead at such compliments. A simple no would have been nice enough but they went out of their way to say compliments. She blushed harder.

"Thanks." she whispered.

Arriving at school, Sakura could see a whole mob of pinks, to greens. Blues and than yellows. She smiled at how many people actually participated, feeling that Naruto and Sasuke were the only ones not doing it. She smiled at the way they were different and didn't care.

Ino and Hinata were once again at the doors of the school. All saying things like, 'Way to show the spirit!' and things like 'Remember tomorrow!' etc, etc. Hinata's face faltered once again but she regained it when they passed.

"Great outfit Sakura, love it!" she seemed sincere when she said it and Sakura smiled.

"Thank you." she murmured. Ino just glared at Hinata's treason, Hinata only blushed.

Naruto glanced up and grimaced, "Oh…shi-!" he stopped as to not to offend Sakura. Sasuke caught what he was so angry about, ahead, were of course, the two males…the two rivals. The students in the hall seemed to notice and back away to their own respective space.

Sasuke and Naruto walked ahead of Sakura and made sure she was close behind. The two males smirked at them and eyed Sakura, she felt a shiver of familiarity as she passed.

"Scared?" murmured Kabuto. Sakura froze, the whisper was like a touch of ice to her warm skin.

"Run." hissed Orochimaru. He laughed, "Run…"

Sakura glanced at them with wide eyes. "So they…they were the ones following me…?" she felt her breath hitch. Sasuke and Naruto spin and step in front of her.

"Stay away." hissed Naruto.

Sasuke gave him his many glares. The ones that send chills even to them. Though they were use to it by now. Orochimaru glared at him back.

"So… I see you have replaced your other male member with a female?" he smirked, "Why is that?"

"She must be their whore." laughed Kabuto, "I think they have a good idea…"

Sakura felt tears well up in her eyes at the comment, she instinctively pulled at her skirt. Naruto clutched his fists as Sasuke did the same. Kabuto pushed off the lockers and walked forward, looking at Sasuke with humor glinting in his horrible eyes.

Sasuke narrowed his eyes at Kabuto who seemed to burst into laughter. Naruto bit his tongue to make himself stay put. People began to circle and gather around as they watched with amusement.

"Geez Uchiha, did you get in a fight? Or are you just getting weak and letting nerds take your money?" asked Orochimaru.

The comment was utterly dumb and not even worth spilling, but it was the fact that he noticed the bruises and cuts on Sasuke. The bandaged arm wasn't even oblivious to them. They could see it clear as day, it was as if they could smell the blood, even though he had been hurt yesterday.

None the less, it had triggered the spark and full on flames began to work as Sasuke lunged towards them. An ear splitting scream was heard and echoed through the crowded halls.

a/n: I hope you find it in all your hearts to forgive...read and review pleaz! still ever so sorry and honestly i didn't really find this chaper...fullfilling...it got info so i think of it more as a filler...but i hope you enjoyed it cuz i liked the things i added even though it went rather slow...kay. :) thanks for reading. I promise to update more frequantly...now that i have finished my other fic, i'll have time!

thanks for your patience.