-1Chapter 11

Sasuke surveyed Naruto and couldn't help but notice how agitated he was staring at the clock. Impatiently and maybe even a little bit fearfully. There was only ten minutes left in class and everyone was a bit restless.

Everyone was dying to go home already. Even Ms. Anko, their eccentric sixth period history teacher, was impatient.

Kiba and Shikamaru were playing finger soccer with a wad of paper to pass the time.

Kiba was losing "spectacularly" as he put it.

He just wasn't coordinated. Ino and Sakura were laying on their desks and giggling glancing at Naruto frequently. And Naruto was sitting stiffly. His whole posture screaming something but Sasuke couldn't clearly interpret it.

Naruto's right hand was bandaged and he was currently impatiently tapping it on his desk. At the beginning of class Anko had sent him to the nurse saying something about

"How she was not fucking getting blood in her new clean classroom so early in the year so go get in fixed."

Sasuke shifted his gaze back to the clock. Two minutes left. Sasuke was impatient to get home as well. Sasuke just wanted to get back before his parents got home so he wouldn't be forced to talk to them.

Of course he'd have to find Itachi first. Since he was the one with the car keys. Sasuke glanced back at naruto. Though he was feeling a little curious about what naruto would get so impatient about. Did he have plans after school or something?

The bell rang abruptly and the class rose into cheers. Even Anko joined in. Sasuke grabbed his backpack and stuffed his papers inside randomly.

Naruto was doing the same though he still managed to look like he wasn't rushing. How he pulled it off Sasuke could only wonder.

"So Naruto you coming to the arcade after this or what?" Kiba asked loudly.

A few girls perked up watching them. Well Naruto really. "Me and Shikamaru are going, you wanna come?"

"No I can't," Naruto answered with an almost apologetic tone.

Almost because Naruto doesn't apologize to people. Naruto swung his bag around his shoulder and spared them a glance. " I have business after school. Maybe next time."

Kiba nodded enthusiastically and Shikamaru well… he just nodded. Naruto spared Sasuke a quick glance noting his disappointment and smirked.

"Now now Uchiha you'll see me tomorrow. Don't go all emo on me."

Sasuke swore his cheeks didn't burn at the statement and to prove so resolved to glare death at the departing blond who chuckled and raised a hand lazily in farewell.

"Later then Uchiha, Inuzaka, Nara."

Sasuke, still sporting a scowl and a slight pink tint that was almost unnoticeable to passerby's bid farewell to Kiba and Shikamaru as well.

He walked around for a few minutes aimlessly before he realized it was stupid to just wander around. He'd never find Itachi like this.

So scowling at his own stupidity he made his way over to the student parking lot. And sure enough there was Itachi lounging by the viper.

Spotting Sasuke Itachi opened the car and started the engine just as Sasuke slide in.

"Hey little brother I didn't see you at school." Itachi began with a smile. "So how was your day huh?"

"Hn" Sasuke replied mimicking Naruto. Itachi smirked and ruffled Sasuke's hair which caused Sasuke to glare and run a hand through his hair to place it back to normal.

"Well I heard you made new friends wanna tell me about them?"

"Not really." Sasuke replied. "But if you must know I did make three friends…well really two but the other will come around I know it."

"Oh you're talking about Uzumaki huh?" Itachi asked and smirked as Sasuke turned around fast enough to get whiplash.

Itachi answered the unasked the question. "He's quite the talk around school. He seems quite popular with the girls here."

"I heard your name mentioned a couple of times too. Seems it's quite unusual to see him hanging out with friends. Especially if they aren't girl friends. "

"Oh." Sasuke replied. He felt curiosity tear at his insides. Maybe Itachi heard something more about Naruto.

It wouldn't hurt to ask, Sasuke decided. "So what else did you hear about him aniki?"

"Not much really. It doesn't seem like a lot of people know much about him. He's just very cold and aloof but the girls seem to love that for some reason. But I did hear something interesting…"

Itachi trailed off slightly lost in thought and Sasuke waited impatiently for him to continue. "Well what did you here Itachi?"

"Nothing Sasuke nothing." Itachi answered after a while and kept tight lipped the rest of the trip back home.

And no matter how much Sasuke asked and threatened, the latter had just made Itachi chuckle so Sasuke had quickly stopped, Itachi would not talk. So Sasuke was left to wonder once more about Naruto.

I barely met him and already he's the only thing I can think about, Sasuke thought with a snort. The car pulled over into their driveway.

And Sasuke prepared himself with a fake smile on his face as his mother opened the door and greeted him.

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TBC…..