A.N. I'm am so sorry this took so long too update. I've been watch the old pokemon episodes and it throws off my Naruto creativity. Pikachu is just so cute.
Disclaimer: These disclaimers are really kinda pointless because you all know that if I owned Naruto I wouldn't be here writing fanfiction about it. I would just have Sasuke came back and confess to Naruto. The only reason this disclaimer is here is so Kishimoto-san won't sue. And if he ever reads this, I LOVE YOU KISHIMOTO-SAN. Please don't sue because I made your characters a little OCC.
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'unnn....' I groaned and rolled over in my bed. The sun was just coming up and my room was filling with light. I can't sleep with light so I didn't even bother to stay in bed. I threw off my black sheets and got out of bed. After getting ready, I made my bed and went out into the kitchen to get some breakfast. Itachi was sitting in one of the chairs at the table. He was drinking coffee while reading the paper.
"Good morning, Otouto." he said giving me a glance.
"Morning Aniki." I replied. I got myself breakfast then sat down across from my brother. "You're not going to eat?" I said looking at the clock. Itachi had to leave for work shortly, but he was still just drinking coffee.
"No. I've got a brunch with everybody at 10 o'clock." He put down his paper and looked at me. "Sasuke, don't you dare stay here all day. You've been here a week and you've yet to leave the house." Itachi always has worried about my anti-socialness, but I seriously would rather stay home and read.
"And where am I going to go?" I asked still eating my food.
"Well, where did you normally go when you were in the city?"
"I didn't. The only place I ever went was to the library," I said glaring, "and the dojo."
"Well, we have a library so there you go. It's actually quite big for such a little town. There's also a bookstore not too far from here that will order books if you want any that aren't in stock." he said trying to convince me.
"I don't want to go anywhere, Itachi." I stated.
"Sasuke, school starts in just a week. You need to met some people now." Now he was practically begging. I sighed,
"...Fine...." I finally gave in.
"Good, I'll give you some money in case you find anything you want to buy. If you get lost just find a payphone and call me." Itachi said standing up. He pulled out his wallet and handed me several bills and a key. "That's the house key. You can keep it." My brother walked into the living room. I followed after putting my dishes in the sink. He put his coat on and walked out the front door.
"Oh, by the way, I won't be back til later so you might as well order some food for supper. There's a list of numbers on the side of the refridgerator." After the door shut I turned to go to my bedroom, and get ready to go out.
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The library wasn't hard to find. It had a big sign the said KONOHA LIBRARY in front that you couldn't miss. I could feel people watching me as I looked at the books. Itachi was right about one thing, this library was big! After I picked out some books that looked good, I sat down at one of the tables in the library center. I hadn't been sitting there long when I felt someone sit down across from me. I looked up to see this guy with light eyes and long brunette hair.
"So you must be Uchiha-san's brother." He stated plainly.
"How do you know who I am?" I asked slightly bewildered. "I don't look that much like my brother, do I?"
"No, you're just a new face, which is rare, and I'm going to assume you're the one Naruto told us about." There was that name again. I still couldn't get those blue eyes out of my head. The guy across from me continued talking,
"I'm Hyuuga Neji." He told told me. "Are you a senior?"
"Yeah, I'm a senior. I'm Uchiha Sasuke by the way."
"Sasuke, huh?" Neji shrugged, "Naruto didn't tell me your first name."
"You a friend of this Naruto's?" I asked. Maybe I could learn more about the blonde.
"Yes." That was Neji's reply. It certainly didn't tell me much. "He is a senior too." Oh, well that was better. We sat there for a while, both of us reading, before I started to get hungry. Looking at my watch I realized it had been longer than I thought and was time for lunch. I shut the book I was reading and stood up. I turned to Neji who had looked up at me.
"I still need to get a card." I told him nonchalantly. He nodded and stood up.
"Come on over here, I'll take you to our librarian." After taking me to a man named Kotetsu, I filled out the info to get a card. The man handed me the card and told me some info about fees and stuff. Neji waited patiently while he talked. Turning away from the counter, book in hand, I looked at Neji.
"Are you hungry?" He asked, "I can show you a good place to eat if you want." I nodded and followed him out the door. 'Hn...Neji seems like a nice guy. I'm glad it wasn't somebody annoying.'
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We went to a small cafe like restrurant not too far from the library. Then again, nothing far in this town. Sitting next to the window, we waited for the waitress. It didn't seem like long before a bubbly girl with the oddest color of hair came over.
"Hey Neji, whose your friend?" She asked Neji while handing us menus, and looking at me at the same time. She gave me a friendly smile.
"This is Uchiha Sasuke, Uchiha-san's brother." he answered her without looking. 'I guess they're not the best of friends.'
"Hello Sasuke-kun, I'm Haruno Sakura ." she said smiling. "What can I get you to drink?" I ordered a coffee and Neji ordered an iced tea. Sakura left to get our drinks. She came back shortly and we ordered. I found Neji was a good companion, he didn't feel the need to talk, like me, so the meal was relatively quiet. Every now and then he'd ask a question but nothing deep. When we finished we split the bill and left the restrurant. It was actually good food so I turned to Neji,
"What was the name of that place?" I asked in case I wanted to eat there again.
"Haruno Diner" he stated. 'Oh, that makes sense.'
"Well, thanks for the help." I said.
"No problem. You need help getting home?" Neji asked.
"No. I'll be fine" 'How could somebody get lost here'
"Ok, it's hard to get lost in this town anyways. I'll see you later." he said as he turned and left. As I walked home I had one of those images in my head again. 'Damn, why do I keep seeing those blue eyes.'
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I let myself in when I got back and sat down to read. After reading for a while, I looked at the clock. It was geting late and I was getting hungry.
'I can't believe I lost track of time again. This book really is good.' I put it on the table and walked into the kitchen. Itachi had said he'd be home late and to order in, so I looked at the list on the side of the fridge. To my surprise there was a sub delivery place so I called and order a sub and some chips. The man who answered the phone took my name and address before giving me the price and hanging up. I went back into the living room to wait. It wasn't a long wait so I didn't sit very long.
After I got my food and sat down to eat in the kitchen, I heard the door open and Itachi walked into the kitchen.
"You're just eating?" he asked surprised while walking to the refridgerator.
"It's only 8:45." I responed,"and I got caught up in a book."
"So you went to the library today?" Itachi turn from the fridge with a pop and sat down across from me.
"Yeah. I went to the library." I stated while still eating.
"You meet anybody your age?" he asked.
"A guy named Hyuuga Neji, he took me to a diner in town."
"Oh. The Hyuugas are nice people." I nodded as he said this. I finished eating and got ready for bed. As I lay down those damn eyes showed up again. 'Only one more week and I get to see those eyes again at school.'
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A.N. BTW to clear up any confusion about Japanese terms I've included the following
Otouto -little brother
Aniki -older brother
-San -Ms. Mr. Mrs.
-kun - a way of politely addressing a male friend, or a younger person
-chan -same as kun only for females
Feel free to tell me if I forgot anything. Sayounara for now. I'll try to get it update soon.