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Ci, Ci, my playmate
Come out and play with me.
Bring your dollies...

Naruto kicked at the grass, turning his eyes up and glaring at the sky. He was upset, and with good reason. Now, it wasn't so much school that had him down, but it was in fact recess. When the day had started out, the blonde didn't know that recess was divided, so that the first and second graders were kept away from the older kids(1). A stupid rule to ensure that the little ones wouldn't accidentally get hurt.

A very stupid rule, Naruto thought. Crossing his arms over his chest, the boy plopped onto the ground, leaning back against the large tree with the swing. Now he couldn't see Sasuke, and he had really been looking forward to it too! Blue eyes glanced at the other kids in his class, happily playing. The Uzumaki wanted to go over and play with them too, but the others already had set up their own little cliques and weren't quite ready to accept a new person.

Sighing, Naruto closed his eyes, refusing to cry.

"H-hello....," came a meek voice.

Jolting, Naruto turned about, staring up at a little girl, peeking at him from around the tree's base. The girl had pale skin and black hair, just like Sasuke. But her eyes, her eyes were the polar opposite of the older boy's.

"'Or eyes...," the blonde breathed, extending a finger toward the other's face. "They pretty...."

A deep red blush spread across the white cheeks, and the girl ducked out of sight. Naruto blinked in surprise, before getting up and walking around the tree. The girl eeped in shock, shuffling back a couple feet before coming to a stop. Her pearly orbs glanced up at him before they were hidden by her bangs, the blush had yet to leave her face.

For a couple seconds, both children were silent. Then the girl finally spoke up. "I-i'm H-hina-ata....," she whispered.

The blonde grinned, holding out his hand. "'Ello, Hina! I Uzumaki Naruto!!"

The Huuyga reached out timidly, just grasping the Uzumaki's fingers and shaking his hand once before letting go. "N-nice to m-meet y-you, N-naruto-kun...," she replied, quietly. It had taken her alot of courage to approach the blonde. As happy as she was that she had actually talked to him, now she was very scared. Things were moving just a little to fast for the introverted girl.

"Is you in class?," Naruto asked, as he walked out from behind the tree. Hinata followed hesitantly. She didn't want to the conversation to end just yet.

"Y-yes....," she answered, a pale hand reaching up in front of her face, a classic gesture of shyness. "I sit two rows behind you."

Naruto stopped in his tracks, looking at the raven shocked. "Weally?" He waited for the Hinata to nod. "Let be friends then!"

The Hyuuga girl looked at the blonde's beaming face, and felt her heart race. With brightly burning cheeks, she smiled in response. "O-ok."

Suddenly the boy grabbed her hand, and started tugging her along. Hinata quickened her pace to keep up. "W-where a-are we go-going?," she stuttered.

The two children came up to a window, and following Naruto's gesture, the black-haired girl peered into the classroom. The Chunnin Iruka-sensei was up at the board, teaching his class something. Her white eyes then scanned across to the students. Each of them were seated in their place, not looking quite happy. One student though, didn't seem disgruntled at all by the lesson. In fact, he seemed neutral.

"That 'Suke," Naruto said beside her. Hinata shly glanced at him, and saw that the blonde was smiling, his finger pointing at the student Hinata had just been studying. She turned to look back at the older boy as the Uzumaki continued. "I be his friend," Naruto proclaimed.

There was silence for a moment. "But... 'Suke not wan' my lolli. I 'unno why...."

The raven looked at her golden-haired companion, shocked to see such a sadden expression on the boy's face. "I-it's ok-kay, N-naruto-kun," Hinata comforted, putting a hand on his shoulder. Naruto turned to face her, his cerulean orbs brightening up considerably. He opened his mouth and-

"Uzumaki, Hyuuga! Time to go inside now!"

Both children turned away from the window, facing their sensei. The silver-haired teacher approached them, his eyebrow arched in question. "What are you two doing by the window?," he asked, suspicious.

"S-sorry M-mizuki-sen-nsei....," Hinata mumbled, bowing her head apologetically. The man looked down on them, his lips pulling into a scowl as he glanced at Naruto. The blonde blinked up at his sensei. It made him uncomfortable the way his teacher was looking at him.

"Well, whatever," Mizuki(2) finally said. "Let's go now." He turned around, and obligingly, the two children followed, joining their classmates back inside.

"I 'ate school," Naruto grumbled.

Kakashi, looked down at the blonde in question. He had been designated to pick up the little boy after school, since his sensei was in a meeting at the moment. Apparently, it was a good thing. Because if Minato heard that his son hated school, the man wouldn't hesitate to pull his child out. And the jounin just knew that wouldn't be a good thing.

"Why do you say that?," he asked.

The blonde jutted out his lower lip in the classic pout, eyebrows scrunching in a frown. "I no like work. An' we no allow to play," he replied.

Kakashi grinned under his mask, reaching down and ruffling the gold spikes, ignoring the small whine of protest that came from the kid. He reached into one of his vest pouches and pulled out a tootsie roll, handing it the child. He had heard from the Yondaime that Naruto's lollipop that morning had met its unfortunate end, shattered on the floor. The sight of the treat brightened the Uzumaki up a bit, before the boy became gloomy again.

Now, Hatake was confused. "What's wrong?" The blonde was supposed to be chomping on the lollipop, not staring at it so forlonly.

"'Suke no like me," came the gentle response, "He broke my lolli."

'Oh dear,' Kakashi sighed, 'this just keeps on going.' This was starting to get just a little ridiculous, but Naruto wasn't going to give up. Uchihas had their pride and arrogance, Uzumakis had their iron-hard determination and courage. Who really knew how this would turn out. First and foremost though, came comforting the boy.

"Don't worry, Naru," he said. "I'm sure that's not the case." The child looked up at him, smiling brightly, then turning his focus to his tootsie roll. That was okay. Afterall, the jounin now had an idea how to help this little relationship along. This was going to fun, he smirked.

Looking up, Kakashi saw that they were almost home. "Soo...," he started, breaking the silence. "Make any new friends?"

"Yep!," Naruto grinned.

C.M.D: (1) In my elementary school, they had the kindergardeners fenced off from the other kids, and we even had different recesses. For the life of me, though, I can't remember if the first graders had different recess too or if they had recess with the rest of the grades. In any case, I decided that the first and second graders in this story will have recess together, on a different time from the older grades.
(2) Why didn't I make Iruka Naruto's teacher? Because. Sorry for everyone who hates Mizuki, but he'll be staying Naru's teacher until I decide to get rid of him.
LOL, everyone was kind of upset with Sasuke last chapter. It was so funny reading all your reviews and hearing your thoughts, especially on our favourite raven's behaviour. Now, a couple have mentioned that Naruto acts pretty babyish for five. Let me just remind you guys that Naruto acts childish even when he's twelve and sixteen. How would you imagine he acted at five? And don't worry, I will get around to mentioning Sasuke's age. So hold tight/
Hmm... oh, and one more thing. One reviewer asked if this would carry on to their teenage years. I will confess now, that I do hope to write about them even as they get older. Will that happen? We'll just have to wait and see....

Alright, now it's time to review! I'll be waiting!!