Girls Don't Love Boys Who Love Them Back!
Chapter 3:
The First Five Times Part 1
"That's Neji Hyuuga. He's the eighth grade class representative, and Hinata's older cousin; she's over there, she's in our grade, she's a bit soft-spoken, but she's not a jerk like Neji. And there's Chikumaru, Chyoji, Kiba, kind of the class 'bad-boys' if you will, there's Tenten who's an eighth grader, and that's just about everyone." Ino smiled.
"Not that this isn't fun or anything, but what are we doing with the quote-unquote skanks?" Gaara asked Sasuke, who just moaned.
"Because my idiot brother is in love with skank #2." He replied.
"Hey, here comes Lee! Hey Lee, over here!" Naruto got up and waved through the crowded lunchroom, the others tried to stop him, and Gaara tried to look over the crowds.
"Naruto what are you doing?!" Ino whisper-shouted.
"Hey guys." Lee smiled.
"H-Hey Lee." Sakura tried to smile.
"Lee?" Gaara was actually shocked.
Lee face brightened. "Gaara! You're really here!" he rushed passed Naruto and pulled up a chair next to Gaara.
"YOU TWO KNOW EACH OTHER?!" everyone exclaimed in unison.
"Of course, Gaara and I live in the same boys' home over the summer, we were basically roommates." Lee replied.
"So they didn't kick you out?" Gaara asked Lee causally.
"No, but they did make me step down from my position as class representative." Lee blushed.
"That sucks, you earned that title, and they don't have any right to take that from you, that's total—"
"Profanity is not allowed here street urchin." Neji Hyuuga's voice broke in from directly behind Gaara and Lee.
"H-Hey Neji, are you going to join us for lunch?" Ino tried to ask in the most chipper voice possible.
"Cut the small talk underclassmen." He stung Ino hard. "Actually, I do have something to say to you; why are you palling around with trash like this: the thug, the wannabe thug, the moron, little-miss-forehead, and the school fag."
"What did you say?" Sasuke started.
"Actually class rep, that was more of a question, not a statement." Gaara chuckled darkly, and then he stood up, face to face with Neji. "I think a good ass beating would straighten you out though."
"I'd never stoup to your level you mongrel." Neji hissed.
"Yeah Neji, knock it off." Lee added.
"Spare me you fagot."
"Hey!" Naruto's voice boomed as he also got up to face Neji. "Don't talk to him that way."
"What are you trying to do? Save your little boyfriend, sit down you moron."
"Now-now boys, there's no need for violence, or profanity—Gaara—so let's just try and get along alright?" Ino smiled nervously as she nudged the boys apart.
"Don't touch me." Neji sternly warned Ino. "Anyway, I'll deal with you later." Neji declared, and with that calmly walked away.
"Can't wait you little bitch." Gaara replied.
Ino sighed. "What are you guys trying to do, ruin my year in office?!" she shouted, and everyone, even Gaara, jumped a bit. "I have to work with him you guys, and I'd appreciate it if you didn't ruin what like communication between us."
"S-Sorry Ino…" Naruto said remorsefully.
Ino smiled, "It's alright, just try and control yourself, okay Naruto?" she placed her hand on his shoulder. "Now let's eat—" but Ino spoke too soon, because the bell rang, notifying everyone that they had to get back to class.
"Well I wasn't that hungry anyway." Gaara sighed sarcastically.
"Well that's great for you but I'm starving!" Naruto whined.
"Me too…" Sakura echoed the same tone.
"No problem, I know somewhere we can go to finish our lunches. C'mon!" Sasuke urged, everyone began to pick up their lunch trays, but Ino slammed her hand down on the table.
"What's your problem?" Sasuke asked in a very annoyed tone.
"I am not skipping, and neither are you guys!"
"But we're all so hungry." Sakura pleaded.
"You should know better Sakura, there are children who are really starving in third-world countries all over the world, and…" but as she made her valiant speech, everyone seemed to disappear, they were all gone. "The lord will punish you for this!"
On the rooftop everyone sat in a circle as they enjoyed their lunches. "Wow, the view is so beautiful up here Sasuke." Sakura beamed.
"Yeah…" Lee began. "Hey Naruto, thanks for standing up for me back there, but…"
"Hey it was nothing." The fuzzy-headed boy smiled.
"I'm trying to prove to the administration that I'm worthy of taking back my position." Lee continued.
"Don't worry about those bastards, hey do you guys mind if I have a smoke?" Gaara asked casually.
"Of course we do!" Sakura shouted.
"So what's the deal with that Neji kid anyway? Why is he such a dick?" Gaara asked as he pulled out a cigarette anyway.
"Best explanation: He was born that way." Lee laughed.
"So why hasn't anyone kicked his ass off that high-horse he's on? He's so stuck on himself, but I'll probably end up kicking his ass anyway, I give it about two more hours…"
"So you're saying that you're going to fight Neji before today's over?" Sakura asked.
"No, I'm saying it's my goal to kick his ass before two's over."
"You never change…" Lee smiled and Gaara replied with a simple smirk.
After they all finished their lunches, everyone went back to class, except for Gaara who just walked the halls. "Wow this place is so damn big, I might just get lost in here…"
"So why don't you drag your sorry carcass back to class?" Neji's voice boomed in the halls, Gaara turned around.
"I thought your punk-ass wouldn't have the balls to skip, did you grow a pair bitch?"
"Hall pass."
"Figures."
"So I'm gonna lay down some ground rules 'Red'." Neji began as he stepped up to Gaara again. "First of all, you'd better watch your tone when you're talking to me. Secondly, get rid of that tattoo, it's ridiculous, and lastly don't you ever smoke on this property again, because if lung cancer doesn't kill you—I will."
"That's not very christianly of you class rep, and don't call me 'Red'." Gaara replied sarcastically.
"I'm not even Christian you loser; and brush your teeth, your breath stinks."
"Well that's because I smoke so many cigarettes, like I'm about to smoke your ass." Gaara replied as he pushed Neji away from him.
"You're not worth a suspension underling."
"I'm tired of your name-calling you ass-wipe!" Gaara roared as he punched Neji in the face, and the class representative fell to the ground.
Neji smile as he held his swollen cheek and wiped the trickle of blood that came from his mouth. "You're outta here." He smirked grimly.