Thank you for all your reviews guys! You are great! Sorry it took so long to publish this chapter. I had to think about the plot a little more.

This chapter is a short one. I will make it up to you in the next chapters. :D

Chapter 2 – Mystery

Sasuke POV

Maybe I'm not the sweetest guy, but I hate injustice. I don't know what our teacher had against the blonde idiot, but it was clear that he was looking for excuses to get rid of him by any means necessary. And that didn't go too well with me. I had to say something.

I ignored all the looks. Everyone was staring at me like I was crazy. Everyone except the blonde dobe. He was looking confused, like he wasn't sure what exactly had happened. I guess he wasn't used to being defended, especially by me. Our first encounter didn't go so well.

Don't get me wrong, I wasn't protecting him or anything. I didn't like the guy one bit, he was too much of a moron for my taste. But even he didn't deserve such an injustice.

Takashi was staring at me like all the others. I could see that he was beginning to dislike me, because I just ruined his plan to expel Naruto. He obviously wanted to say something pretty harsh to me, but he was using all his self restraint to stop himself. I knew that all the teachers had been warned to make me feel welcomed here. And insulting or yelling at me wasn't the best way to do that. I almost wanted to smirk at the teacher, but I decided I didn't want any more trouble on my first day.

Takashi swallowed hard before he replied:

"Oh… I didn't see that Kiba pulled his chair. Thank you, Sasuke, for stopping me from making a mistake."

Yeah, right. Like he actually believed that, the hypocrite…

"But still, Naruto, you acted violently. You and Kiba are both in detention after classes." he added and turned to the blackboard to continue his lesson. He probably couldn't continue to act like a nice teacher anymore. It was too hard to play.

The rest of the class went smoothly, with no more incidents. When the school bell rang, I packed my things and headed for the exit.

"Erm… thanks for that." said a voice from the entrance. It startled me a little, because I wasn't expecting to see the blonde.

I looked at him. He had the same confused look on his face like before. And something very close to gratitude? I wasn't very sure about that.

Not wanting to give him the wrong impression, I snorted.

"I didn't do it for you, dead last! So fuck off."

His expression changed in an instant. His eyes narrowed and he looked like he considered killing me right there. But he didn't say anything and just walked away, stomping down the hallway.

Nothing interesting happened that day. The classes were uneventful. Naruto kept looking at me with expressions varying from pure hatred to confusion. It made me feel a little uncomfortable, which was weird. I got a lot of attention every time I moved to a new school. I don't understand why I even noticed his stares.

I was relieved when the day was over. My dad came and picked me up. He asked me about my day, I told him it was ok. And then our short conversation was over. He knew I hated to talk, especially about trivial things.

My mind started to drift to the blonde. There was something about him that made him interesting. Sure, he was a complete idiot, with a big mouth, but I didn't see the reason why everyone hated him that much. There had to be more. I always liked difficult puzzles, so I decided I would investigate further. And I had to admit, it was actually nice to have someone my age that didn't look at me like I'm his idol, even if that meant he would have no problem with beating the shit out of me. I wasn't weak at all, and I knew I would enjoy a good fight. I smirked at the thought. This was going to be a lot of fun.

Naruto POV

In detention, Takashi made me and Kiba write "I musn't fight in school" a thousand times. I hated boring and completely useless things like this, but I decided I wouldn't push my luck any further, so I didn't complain.

As I was writing, I began to think about Uchiha. He made no sense. He almost got into a fight with me, then he defended me, then he insults me again. I was almost certain I wasn't his favorite person in this school. But why did he help me out with Takashi? Nobody my age ever helped me. I had been pondering that all day and found no answer. He didn't seem like the hero type, to help out people who are in need of help.

And another thing puzzled me. He was so fucking popular, and yet he looked lonely. To others, he seemed a tough guy. I can't explain it, but I know that was just a mask.

Finishing the last line, I packed my bag and decided I would find out more about him.

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