"Thoughts"
Ah, forgot to mention Ryuu is 14. I know with me constantly typing "young man" isn't helping, but rather typing that for age, I use it to distinguish maturity levels.
AH. Forgot to disclaim Dx. Naruto is a product owned by Masashi Kishimoto; therefore, all rights are resigned to him.
A New Beginning
"Then why should I let you protect me? Why should I let you do anything for me?" The blond asked, glaring down at the young man. Ryuu stood from his kneeling position, not once taking his eyes off of Naruto. He then wrapped his arms around him, pulling the now shocked boy to him. "W-what the? Let me go!" Naruto tried to wriggle his way out the young man's slight hold, but to no avail. He wasn't even capable of loosening his grip.
"Let me help you, Uzumaki." The blond tried to push himself away now, but the young man would not budge. Naruto shook his head repeatedly. "Alright! Alright! You can help me."
Ryuu smiled then hugged the boy gently. Pulling away now he planted a chaste kiss against the Naruto's lips when he glanced up at him. The sound of glass shattering reverberated throughout the room, causing the class to jolt from their stupor. Many gasps were then heard as the students glanced over at the pair.
Naruto pulled away quickly to stare at the young man who's face was completely covered again. "W-when did he?" Looking around the room, he noticed that a few of his classmates were giving him disgusted looks.
"What? T-they weren't even looking over here before. What the hell is going on?!" Iruka smiled brightly as he looked at his class; however, his bright smile began to falter as he noticed the looks on some of his student's faces. He looked around trying to find the cause of it, but only found Naruto staring at the new student. "What? He was just behind me a moment ago..." He cleared throat, forcing everyone to pay attention to the matter at hands while the class focused on Iruka, Naruto quickly sat down within his seat. Ryuu continued to stand, aware of the occasional looks and stares.
"Alright students. Now that everyone knows who they teammates are, would anyone like to say anything before your instructors arrive." The blond stared at his instructor confused. Noticing this, Iruka raised a brow slightly. "Is something wrong, Naruto?"
"We were assigned to teams?" Iruka sighed softly. "You know Naruto. I know my class isn't the most exciting, but I would greatly appreciate it if you could pay attention to something as important as this." Naruto's head lowered slightly. "O-ok." Ryuu looked over at the blond then back to Iruka.
"I didn't know we were assigned teammates as well." Iruka's eyes widened a bit. "Mr. Himura?"
"I apologize sensei." Ryuu bowed slightly, causing the man to fluster slightly.
"I-it's alright. I can go get the list once again so you two can look over it." After leaving the classroom, many of the students began to murmur. "What in the hell just happened?" Naruto pondered as he glared at the young man. Noticing the heated stare Ryuu tilted his head slightly. Just as he was about to open his mouth to inquire why the blond was glaring, a sudden shout broke the tense silence. "Faggots!"
A small snarl crossed Ryuu's lips suddenly as Naruto's azure eyes filled with tears. The blond then gripped his head, trying to ward off the insults heading his way. Some of the kids laughed as they watched; however, when Ryuu turned to stare at them, they quickly silenced themselves. "Would you care to repeat that?"
One kid smirked as he repeated the offensive slur. "What are you gonna do about it?" Ryuu sighed softly as he turned away now. "Say what you will about me, but leave Naruto out of this." Naruto's eyes widened a bit as he turned to look at Ryuu who just smiled softly. "What?"
"Oh? And if I don't?" The kid stood suddenly, making his way down to the pair. Ryuu frowned a tad as he began walking down to the front. "Continue to pester me and you will find out child."
"Child?! Who the hell do you think you're talking to kid!" Racing down the stairs, the kid glared at Ryuu as he stood face to face with him. "If anyone's the child it's you! Don't act all high and mighty just because you're a transfer here pretty boy!" Ryuu sighed softly as he pinched the bridge of his nose. "Even if I wasn't a transfer, dealing with you would be just as problematic." The kid growled angrily as his fists clenched tightly. He quickly threw a punch towards the young man and watched as it connected to Ryuu's face. A triumphant smile crossed the kid's lips as he retracted his hand now. Ryuu slowly moved his hand to his chin to wipe away the blood that trailed downwards. A small tremor ran through him as he stared at his soiled hand. "What was that?"
"Hmph. Such might talk from such a little man." The kid laughed after Ryuu remained in his position. Snapping out of his daze, Ryuu quietly pulled his waist length hair back and tied it into a neat high ponytail. The class gasped in shock at the young man's alluring features, but it was Naruto who was caught off guard the most. Instead of the unique abyss that he was first exposed to, Naruto could now see that Ryuu's eyes drastically changed. "W-wow." Ryuu turned slightly and stared up at the blond with his icy grey eyes. Quickly shaking his head, Naruto tried to avert his attention elsewhere; however, his eyes trailed back to the scene before him. He gulped audibly, causing his classmates beside him to look over at him. Both Sakura and Sasuke raised a brow after the blond just continued to stare at the young man. "What's his problem?"
"Aw. What's the matter? From the way you, were talking it seemed like you were gonna kick my ass." Small, but plump lips pulled back into a small scowl. Thin eyebrows knitted close together as annoyance radiated off the young man. Narrowed eyes now stared heatedly into the kid's before him. Ryuu chuckled now as he released his lengthy, lean arms from his kimono. Girls around the room exclaimed in excitement, causing the kid to glare at them. Ryuu smirked as he took the opportunity to strike.
"Wha-Gah!" Before the kid could even react, he found himself on the ground with Ryuu's hand on his forehead and his leg wrapped beneath his calve. The class stared in awe at the young man and some even cheered for him; however, a certain Uchiha was not entirely happy about the situation. His hands clenched a bit as he glared at the young man now. "How on earth was he was able to move that fast?"
Smirking, Ryuu pulled the boy up by his hair then chuckled as the kid tried to claw at his hand. He steadied the kid now so that he could rest on his knees. "Now. I believe you owe someone in this classroom an apology."
"I-if you think I'm going to apologize to that mon-Aah!" Ryuu leaned down and glared heatedly at the kid who was struggling to keep his eyes open. The searing pain on the top of his head almost made him scream out once again. "Dammit! Let go!"
"I suppose you aren't going to finish that statement. That's marvelous, but I'm still awaiting that apology." Ryuu clenched his fists tighter, making sure to drag his small claw like nails against the kid's scalp.
"Tch! I'm sorry okay!" Ryuu shook his head gently while tutting.
"You're sorry for?" He quickly opened then closed his fists again, making sure to heavily drag his nails against the kid's poor head once more.
"Gah! I'm sorry for calling you a faggot Naruto Uzumaki!"
Naruto stared wide eyed at Ryuu who slowly released the kid from his grasp. Feeling the pressure upon his head gone altogether, the kid quickly ran back to his seat while Ryuu made his way towards the blond. Just as he finished readjusting his outfit, the classroom door slid open.
"Alright class! I found the list." Iruka smiled brightly at his class who just listened on with now bored expressions. Naruto glanced up at Ryuu and saw that he was smiling down at him. He averted his gaze, but quickly mouthed out a thank you as he listened to Iruka list off the team members.
"And Team 7 will be-!"
Woo! Finally got over my anxiety to upload this one :D I hope y'all enjoy this chapter, because I have sadly realized I can't describe characters to save my damned life. Like holy hell, I gave myself so many headaches from trying to make sure this was perfect for y'all. So let me know what you guys think, what I need improving on, etc. while I go rewrite chapter 4 xP.