Sasori eagerly waited for his parents to come. He glanced at the nearby clock worriedly.
"Mother! Father! I'm going to be late!" He called down the hall to his parents. His first day at the academy would start soon and he was barely containing his excitement.
His smiling parents came down the hall with the camera they found. The quickly motioned for him to stay still as his mother took the photo. Sasori smiled as his parents gave him a hug.
"All right, Sasori dear, you're already to go. Remember, Grandma Chiyo and your great-uncle Ebizo are picking you up, you're going out for dinner." She said with a dramatic voice, trying to get him excited.
Sasori beamed. He had never been out for dinner yet so this was a new adventure for him. He quickly grabbed his lunch and stepped outside. His parents were holding each of his hands as they guided him towards the school. Sasori was smiling the whole way through, he really loved his parents. The problems started when they got to the academy. Sasori was getting so nervous at all the kids that were going. His parents tried to calm him but Sasori was determined.
"Please! I can learn from you guys." He pleaded in vain.
"Listen, honey, you have to go. Think of all the fun you can have." The parents said as they tried to reason with him.
Sasori had firmly attached himself to his mother's pants and was not letting go. He started to cry at the thought of being tormented by older kids. His father attempted to pull the boy off but let go after he was met with Sasori's wailing. A young boy Sasori's age walked over.
"Hi,!" He said cheerfully.
Sasori nervously looked over at the young boy. He wiped his face with his hand and answered through sobs.
"I'm Sasori," The other boy beamed.
"I'm Baki, do you want a candy?" He asked anxiously, hoping that the other boy would say yes.
Sasori nodded and soon the two were enjoying their candy at the nearest play structure. They chose a spot under the slide that shaded them from the heat and kept their candy from melting. Two minutes later a couple of third years came forward looking very intimidating.
"We want this spot, get out." They grunted.
Sasori looked in terror, it was his worst fear come to pass. He started to get up but Baki pulled him back down. He looked at them defiantly.
"We got here first!" It sounded like he growled at the end.
Baki sounded almost as scary as they did and Sasori began to inch away from all of them. They had a deadly glint in their eyes as they stepped forward. Baki just stood up to face them. The glare he gave them was cold and threatening. The older kids pretended to be too tired to beat them up as they left very quickly. Sasori looked in amazement at his friend.
"Where did you learn to do that?" He asked excitedly.
"Just don't have any doubts about losing. Keep on repeating in your mind that you're going to win." Sasori nodded enthusiastically.
They heard the school bell ring off in the distance. They hurriedly scrambled toward their class. Sasori found that it was long and boring but Baki assured him they'd be learning new and exciting stuff soon. After school Sasori promised Baki that he could come over to his house when they were done. He scanned the crowd for his grandparents. He didn't have to look long as he saw his great-uncle Ebizo trying to lecture a kid into giving him his water bottle. The kid flatly refused and walked off.
"Grandma Chiyo! Uncle Ebizo!" He called as he ran forward.
They gave him a huge bear hug as Sasori talked rapidly about his day. They could hardly keep up with him. Finally, to Sasori's delight, they reached the restaurant. Sasori was so excited he ran right past the waitress into an empty seat. She, Chiyo and Ebizo soon caught up to see an impatient Sasori.
"Can we eat now?" He asked in an almost demanding voice.
Ebizo and Chiyo nodded happily. The waitress soon took their order and soon left the table. Sasori waited, too excited to be impatient with the slow cooking. They soon got their food as Sasori quickly ate up, recounting Baki's brave fight against the older kids with a few exaggerations. As far as Chiyo and Ebizo knew Baki had knocked out two of them by himself as Sasori easily took down a third. When Sasori got home he talked hi parent's ears off for about an hour. They quickly tucked him in, almost rushing out of the room before he could start another story. Sasori didn't find any trouble going to sleep. The long day had tired him. He shut his eyes and thought about his version of his and Baki's fight.