I felt my hands quiver as I dropped the note, the piece of scrap paper floating towards the ground before nestling on the edge of one of my sheets... what kind of cruel joke was this...? The same words... as in that dream... it had to be a coincidence nothing more...

After shoving the note far under my bed and shoving the sheets in the most orderly manor I could manage on my bed I raced down stairs shoving a piece of bread into the toaster and watching it contently as the button glowed red. I glanced at the time, Seven forty five! Shit! Where the hell had all of that time gone!

Grabbing the half cooked toast I smothered it with peanut butter and jam before biting into it , slipping on my shoes and grabbing my school duffle bag that I had packed the night before, slinging it over my shoulder I grabbed my keys from their wooden holster and slammed the front door shut, locked.. no one could get in... or out...Nyeh! What the fuck am I thinking! there is no one in there! I mentally scolded myself as I ran down the almost empty street towards the bus stop.

There were only two others who caught the bus this early, people who lived in these parts or near by. Kiba Inuzuka and Rock Lee.

I forced an enthusiastic wave as I came to an abrupt stop beside the ragged bronze haired male and his canine "Hey there Kiba!, Hey... Where's bushy brow this morning?" I asked, eyes questioning the dog-nin.

"How the hell should I know?" He replied shrugging his shoulders, "He's usually here before me so if he ain't here by now I assume he is either sick or off doing some of his weird training" Kiba was right... Lee was always off doing something outrageous last time I remembered it was rock climbing or sky-diving..

I personally thought he was nuts.

The large white vehicle with a long blue stripe pulled into view, the empty seats were a relieving view, something that I knew was there... it was always the same, always the same...

I was starting to think I was a little insane myself, I had grown so in thought that I hadn't noticed the bus pulling to a stop or the bronze haired male pushing me from behind "We don't have all day Na-ru-to!" He called from behind me waking me from my day time slumber.

"I K-new that!" I hissed my reply through clenched teeth climbing each step, my heart was pounding I could hear it in my ears... I didn't know why though... at least until I turned my head and what I saw made my breath catch in my throat.. made my palms grow sweaty... there sitting on about the third seat back was a raven haired male...

I was sure of it... he was the one from my dream...

I must have been staring at him as if he were wearing something weird on his face because the expression he gave me was nothing less then one of disgust, as if the fact that I was simply looking his way repulsed him, this indeed made me want to punch that perfect featured face of his.

I felt Kiba's elbow dig it's way into my side as he cocked a brow his eyes flickering from me to the midnight black haired stranger "Know him?" He asked, tilting his nose as if to point at the other male.

I Choked on my breath forcing it back to normal as I rolled my azure eyes and walked past him, as my feet touched the same square of floor that his caressed gently I found myself scowling my brow knotted "No, i've never seen that jerk in my life" I let the words flow from my tongue like a river of malice, I didn't want the strange raven have any idea what I was really thinking.

Hearing a "Heh" like laugh from under the male's breath I turned my gaze to him, brow now narrowed until the expression could have been called a glare.

"Something funny!" I found myself snapped at the new-comer a new found rage burning deep in my stomach.

"You immaturity, is indeed amusing" He stated, a bemused smirk traced over his thin pink lips. My eyes widened taken aback before I continued walking "Jerk" I hissed under my breath as I made my way to the back of the bus , dropping my duffle onto the ground as I flopped down onto the fake-leather bound seat and crossed my denim clad legs.

"What was that about?" The dog-nin who had taken his place beside me chuckled, eyeing the back of the raven's head.

"Who knows but he seems like a real ass" I joked, not able to shake the eerie feeling that fogged over my mind. Student after student filed onto the bus each at different stops slowly filling up the seats until the raven was out of sight, this indeed made me frown.

By the time we arrived at school it was almost an hour later and Kiba had nodded off ,the side of his head pressed firmly into my shoulder, as the bus pulled up I pressed a hand to his shoulder and shook him "Kiiiiibaaaaaa!~" I groaned until his eyes sleepily opened half way "Eh?".

"We're at school" I reminded him with a roll of my eyes "And you might want to wipe away the saliva other wise girls are going to start to think your some kind of rabid animal" I joked grinning broadly.

He smirked, even in his sleepy stance "Who's to say I'm not~" He purred his lips brushing against my ear-lobe and causing electric shivers to roll up my spine.

"Nyeeeeh! Don't do that!" I flailed my cheeks now flamed a dusty color of pink "Bastard, Bastard! Bastard!", My screeching and flustered face caused the Dog-nin to burst into a fit of laughter, wiping at the corner of his eyes he picked up his bag raising to his feet "Now , who's drooling" He mused, wiping at the corner of my mouth to remove an invisible trail of saliva.

I was quick to join him forcing back the blush as I threw my own bag over my left shoulder and snorting half heartedly as I slid past him "Next time you do that, I'll bite your tongue off".

He only laughed his eyes gleaming "I look forwards to it". Was his only reply as the two of us dismounted the bus. The first thing I noticed was the new kid... Standing beside the gate by himself as if sensing my watching he raised his gaze to meet mine, eyes flashing from behind dark bangs before turning away and disappearing easily into the sea of students.

"What, a freak," I must have spoken my thoughts out-loud as I earned a nudge from Kiba, "But you have a thing, don't you Naru-chaaaaaaan," He grinned, calling me by my pet name and causing me to become flustered once more.

"Gross! No way! I'd never have anything to do with a emo-creepoid like that!," I yelped, as he grabbed my arm and dragged me towards our grade block "Yeah. Yeah what ever you think".