EKUSA
Chapter 2: Sasuke Uchiha
-Naruto's POV-
As the sunlight was shining through my bedside window, I stretched and yawned. I heartily ate my breakfast, got dressed, and put on my goggles… OH WAIT! WHA HA HA! I forgot that I'm a badass ninja and have to wear my headband now.
When I walked outside, there was a tiny girl in weird clothing with long black hair and strawberry red eyes. She greeted me with a warm smile. "Good morning, Uzumaki-kun."
"Yo, Ekusa-chan!" This is my friend Ekusa Ahichi. The most amazing thing about her is that she's only 11 years old! And as a bonus, she's also 4'5", making me look even taller than I really am! I smiled and said to her, "No need to act polite! Just use my first name!" She started to look at me all concerned and whatnot. Averting my eyes from her gaze, I scratched my nose and said, "Uhh… well if you're not ready, you don't have to."
"That's not it," she said, walking closer to me. She touched my chest and looked up at me. "Does it still hurt?"
"Haa? OH!" She was talking about how I was suddenly knocked-out from a sudden blow by Mizuki-sensei one day in the forest. Sure, I'm great and all, but that was one crazy hit! Giving my toothy grin, I replied, "That little tap didn't leave a scratch on me at all! I'm incredible, remember?"
She giggled, "Ah ha ha, I am glad to hear that you have recovered. Now let us 'get a move on'!" Did I forget to mention that she talks weird? She keeps trying to talk like the others, but it's not going too well –sweat drop on forehead-.
With Ekusa, I walked to class. We were about to take our seats until someone caught her attention. She ran towards a guy sitting down, stopped in front of his desk, and bowed. I looked at the person… urgh! It was Sasuke Uchiha. He always acts like he is so cool. BEH! I hate this guy more than anyone!
Ekusa smiled gently, and greeted him, "Good morning, Uchiha-san!
"What are you doing here?" Sasuke replied coolly.
"HEY!" I yelled, walking towards the two. "You can't even recognize your own classmate?"
"Aaah~." Sasuke motioned Ekusa to come closer and she obediently did. He started to pinch both of her cheeks. He said, "Makes sense now," as if he just understood something.
"Geh!" I didn't know they were so close to each other. "Let go of Ekusa-chan!"
"Yesh! Pleashh let go, Oochiha-shan," Ekusa attempted to say.
Sasuke let go, seeing who was walking towards us. "She's known as the spirit that haunts the class." Ekusa and I turned around to face the person speaking. Both of our faces brightened instantly. Her name is Sakura Haruno, my Sakura-chan. She's a very cute girl that I like a lot, and someone Ekusa admires. Sakura continued, "She's just an average student who gets barely passing scores on exams, but does well enough to not cause trouble." After finishing her explanation, she crept towards Sasuke. She turned pink, and acted all cutesy-like, and said, "So don't bother with her, okay?"
-Sasuke's POV-
"Aaah~." I motioned the little girl from the other day to come closer and she obediently did. I started to pinch both of her cheeks. Out loud, I said, "Makes sense now." This is why she knows all our names. How come she's never caught my attention? I don't even know her name.
"Geh!" Naruto pointed at me and yelled, "Let go of Ekusa-chan!" So her name is Ekusa.
"Yes! Pleashh let go, Oochiha-shan," Ekusa attempted to say.
I let go after seeing who was walking towards us. Things could get ugly if I keep acting so familiar towards her… wait. Why do I care? "She's known as the spirit that haunts the class," this annoying fan-girl named Sakura barged in. She continued, "She's just an average student who gets barely passing scores on exams, but does well enough to not cause trouble." After finishing her explanation, she crept towards me. She turned pink, and acted all weird-like, and said, "So don't bother with her, okay?" …disgusting.
Without feeling a presence, I felt a hand touch my cheek. Ekusa was gently touching my bandaged cheek I got the other day. Teasing her, I smirked and said, "You really are a ghost." I suddenly felt a shock of pain.
Ekusa pinched my bandaged cheek, and said, "Do not tease me like that!"
"Let go!" I demanded, but instead, she decided to pinch the other cheek.
We were face-to-face and I can clearly see her puff her cheeks out of irritation. "I have dealt with your antics since yesterday, so I will not let go!" This is the first time I've seen her lose her cool… she's kind of cute.
-Sakura's POV-
Did Sasuke just chuckle? Ekusa was pinching my Sasuke-kun's cheeks! Why won't she let go? Ekusa turned slightly pink. Getting embarrassed, she asked, "What are you laughing at?" After a split second she said that, my heart shattered, and the whole class fell silent. A boy behind Ekusa turned to apologize for bumping into her, but stopped once he realized what he just did.
Ekusa and Sasuke lips were touching!
-Sasuke's POV-
Ekusa's face slowly inched closer to mine as she was bumped by a guy behind her. Then suddenly, our lips touched. My heart was beating fast, and then another hazy image of the same silhouette appeared again. The image slowly began to slowly get clearer until Ekusa pushed me away. Panting, Ekusa's face was beet red.
-Naruto's POV-
SASUKE'S KISSING EKUSA! Ekusa pushed Sasuke away. Panting, Ekusa's face was beet red. Why was she turning red? The hand that she used to push him away stayed on his chest, and the other one was covering her mouth. Sasuke smirked, "Were you holding your breath the entire time?"
Huh? Suddenly, all the hairs on my body were standing on end. I sense something bad and so did Ekusa, as we both turned slowly to face all of Sasuke's fan-girls. Ekusa looked at me with fear in her eyes, but no matter how incredible I am, I don't know how to deal with this also!
"Settle down class," Iruka-sensei said, coming into class.
Ekusa placed both hands on her chest and sighed in relief, "Thank goodness." I sighed in relief also.
"Starting today, all of you are real shinobi," Iruka-sensei announced. "But you are still Genin. Can anyone tell me what that is?"
Sakura shot her hand up. "It's the lowest shinobi rank." Ekusa and I both stared at my Sakura-chan in admiration.
"Correct, Sakura-chan. This means that the hard journey that lies ahead has just started. Now you will soon get missions to help the village." Iruka-sensei announced. He continued, "So today we will create the 3-man teams and each team will have a Jounin sensei. You will follow your sensei's instructions in order to successfully complete your missions." Iruka-sensei took out his clipboard and noted, "By the way, you are not creating your own teams. The staff tried to balance each team's strength."
-Sasuke's POV-
Iruka-sensei read down on his clipboard. "Ok. Next is Team 7." He began to read the names aloud. "Sakura Haruno. Naruto Uzumaki. Sasuke Uchiha." Pfft… more people in my way. I glanced at Ekusa and she was pouting. I smirked, "Don't be depressed. I'll take good care of your 'Uzumaki-kun'."
"What are you saying?" Ekusa stood up in embarrassment while turning beet red.
"Oh yeah!" Iruka-sensei realized, staring at Ekusa. "As for you, Ekusa-chan, you are aware of your position, right?" She got surprised and sat back down. She looked down at her lap and nodded in silence. What is that all about?
