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Uuhhh.. idon't know what to really say about this chapter... i don't really like how it came out, but everything that goes on in this on will help later in the story sssoo... yeah.

I'm goin to be quiet so you and read now...

Chapter 2-

Gaara's POV

I yawned and ran a hand through my hair as I walked into chemistry. Upon reaching my seat, I saw Alex already sitting there with her binder open, writing. 'Here goes nothing.' I thought letting out a sigh. "Hey Alex." I said sitting down.

"Hey." She said still writing.

'Well at least she's talking…' "How's the story going?" I asked turning towards her.

Alex turned towards me and I blinked at what I saw. Her eyes were gold and only lightly rimmed in black. She had dark whisker marks on either side of her cheeks; her dark hair was a lighter brown and extremely fluffed out. "Pretty good." She told me and I could have sworn I saw a smile on her lips.

'So she can smile… a very beautiful smile at that…' "Any particular reason you're looking like a lion?"

I saw her pen freeze and she turned to me, "How could you tell?"

"It's kinda obvious. You know the fluffy hair, the gold eyes and whisker marks."

She blinked, "Wow…"

"What?" I asked.

"Nobody has ever guessed who I was. Though most don't try to because they think I'm crazy."

"I think you are crazy." Alex's face seemed to drop. "But a good kind of crazy." I added.

Her face showed confusion, "What do you mean 'a good kind of crazy'?"

"Like…" ' Hm, how do I explain this?' "Take my friend Naruto for example." I said pointing to the blonde across from us. "He'll trade his brother's favorite cologne for perfume, knowing his brother will kill him, but he does it anyway just to get a good laugh. That's a good kind of crazy."

"Uh... huh…" she nodded slowly.

"Okey basically it's anything you do that's crazy, but you have fun doing it. That work?"

Letting out a bit of a laugh she nodded, "Okey." And went back to writing.

'Well at least I got a conversation out of her.'

Sasuke's POV

'Please don't let him be here. Please don't let him be here. Please don't let him be here- crap he's here…' I thought walking into the classroom seeing the blonde sitting at the table. Sitting down, I brought my iPod out, sitting it in my lap. 'Make friends with him? Is Itachi crazy? No one could be friends with this guy.'

I rolled my eyes and pulled out my red notebook with drawings all over it, smiling a bit at a the poorly drawn bird that Alex had over her beautiful signature in the top right hand corner. Not having turned on my music, I heard Naruto say, "So you do smile."

My smile disappeared as I looked to his grinning face.

"Is Alex your girlfriend or something?"

I made a disgusted face, "Psh, no. She's like my little sister. Actually as soon as Itachi turns 25 she will be my little sister."

Naruto tilted his head to the side as a confused look passed his face, "What'dya mean?"

'He looks kinda cute… what? No, bad Sasuke. Do not think of the sexy blue eyed- Crap.' "My older brother Itachi is going to adopt Alex when he turns 25."

"Where are her parents?"

"Her mom left when she was about 3 and her dad stays constantly drunk. She already lives with us, but we kinda want to make it official."

"Wow.. that's nice.." Naruto said smling.

'That smiles so- NO. Stop it mind!' he yelled in his head, 'Do NOT think of the blonde like that…' "Hmph." I responded aloud opening my notebook and turning to a new page.

"Do you perform all these?" the blond asked pointing to the filled pages.

"I play them, but Alex's the one that sings them. I sung one once, but that was for her birthday."

"Where do you play at?"

'Why so many questions?' "The Underground. It's a club a friend of my brother owns."

"When do you play next?"

Before I thought about it, I answered the question, "This Friday at 9:30."

"Welp, I know where I'm going to be at Friday night." He said leaning back.

My eyes widen, "Why..?"

"To see what you got." He shrugged as if it was obvious.

'I just had to answer didn't I?' "Why..?" I repeated, wanting to know his reasoning.

He shrugged once again, "I don't have anything to do this Friday, and if we're going to be stuck together we might as well attempt to get along and try to make the best of it." He finished with a grin.

"Uh… huh…" I said nodding my head slowly, 'Is this guys serious?'

"Yep." Naruto said as if reading his mind.

Before I could respond, Mrs. Gaza began her lesson, 'What have I gotten myself into…?' I wondered.

Alex's POV

I groaned and clenched my fist together, 'I swear if she doesn't leave me alone…'

"So Alexandra, will you ask Sasuke for me?" an annoying voice questioned.

'That's it.' I thought, fed up, I rounded on her, "Sakura, for the millionth time, it's Alex, not Alexandra. And for the billionth time, no I will not ask Sasuke to go on a date with you!" I shouted rolling my eyes and walking away.

"And why not?" she pouted.

"Because you're stupid and annoying that's why! Everybody hates you!"

Sakura crossed her arms over her chest, "You're just jealous that's all."

'Please, is that all she's got?' "Oh yes, I'm so jealous of a pinked haired slut like you." I asked sarcastically, "No I hate you. There's a difference between jealous and hate."

Her eyes narrowed, "This coming from the girl who dress like a freak. I mean look at you! What are you in the circus?" she asked gesturing to me. 'Don't let what she says phase you…' I tried to prompt myself. "I mean it no wonder your mom left you." This time I couldn't keep the pain from showing as she struck a nerve.

Before she could open her mouth to say anything else, an arm made its way to around my shoulders, "Hey Nala, what's up?" Looking up, I saw Gaara wink down at me.

"Gaara! Hi!" Sakura said a fake smile on her face and voice.

'Of course she knows him.' I thought rolling my eyes.

"Hold still, your make-up's messed up." The red head said before stepping in front of her, his back to Sakura. He gently swiped his thumb under my eye. Sakura huffed and could be heard stomping away, "There. Make- up's all fixed." He said not stepping away.

'Man he has beautiful eyes…' I thought almost getting lost in them. But I caught myself and stepped back, "Thanks… a lot." I told him hoping he knew what I was thanking him for.

"No problem. I don't like her either." He said with a soft smile that made Alex's heart flutter.

'No stop that, don't-' I was brought out of my thoughts by a honk of a car horn. Looking over my shoulder, I saw Itachi's black 2010 Chevrolet Camaro parked. "There's my ride." I told Gaara.

"Who's that? He looks familiar… " Gaara asked.

"That's Itachi, Sasuke's older brother." I explained.

"Does he have a friend name Sasori?"

"Yeah! Do you know him"

"Kinda," he chuckled, "He's my uncle."

"Ohhh…" 'Well that would explain the same colored hair...' "Do you know his club The Underground?"

"Yeah, I've been meaning to go there, I just haven't got a chance to."

"Well go there this Friday at 9:30."

He tilted his head to the side, "Why?"

"To get a proper thank you." Itachi honked the car horn once again, "I'm coming!" I yelled to him rolling my eyes.

"I'll be there then." Gaara said with another soft smile.

I gave him a soft smile of my own, ignoring how my heart once again fluttered, "Okey. Later!" I called to him as I walked away. I then turned my attention and glare to the older man that as sitting behind of the wheel of the car I was now getting in, "Really? You couldn't have waited a few more minutes?"

He shrugged, "I could have, but that would take all the enjoyment of annoying you." He ruffled my hair as we began to drive.

"Doesn't that go against your whole 'i-want-to-help-all-the-crazy-people-of-the-world' or something?" I grumbled glaring at him.

"Doesn't apply to family." Itachi grinned. 'Great.' I thought sighing. "So who was the red head that looked like Sasori?" he asked.

"That's his nephew Gaara. He kinda saved me from Sakura. " I told him.

"I didn't know he had a nephew… and what's she doing now? Would you like me to talk to her?"

"As much as would like her to jump off a cliff, no. I'll deal with her... somehow... anyway, how are things going with your crazy people?"

Itachi rolled his eyes, "Most of them are doing good. I'm still working with Kuernai." He sighed, "She still hasn't gotten over loosing Asuma…"

I blinked, "Really…? It's been over a year…"

He nodded, "And she's due sometime next month."

"Has Hinata been staying with her?"

"Yeah. And when she can't, Shikamaru's there when he's not in school or working."

The car grew quiet as they pulled into the drive way of the house.

"Did you get any comments on your Simba look?" Itachi asked unlocking the door and walking into the house.

"I got the odd stares and snarky remarks." I told him following him into the house and sitting on the couch, laptop in hand. "Someone actually did know what I was going for."

"Pudding cup?" the raven asked from the kitchen.

"Duh! A pack please."

Itachi walked back to the living room, handed her the pudding packs and sat beside her, "Who figured it out?"

"Gaara." I said pulling up FaceBook onto my laptop and open a pack of chocolate pudding.

"The guy from earlier?"

"Yep. We're chemistry partners and- oohh! I have friends requests!" I said clicking on the link.

"He seems like a nice guy…" Itachi said shrugging.

"Oohh no. don't even think about it Itachi."I told him, already knowing what he was thinking.

"What Alex?"

"Just.. no. " I said growing quiet. "It just wouldn't work…" 'Now or ever…' I added mentally. I heard Itachi sigh and he kissed the top of my head as he stood up.

"I'm going to go grab a shower." He said walking upstairs. I sat in silence and ate my pudding cups. Glancing at my reflection in the screen of my laptop, I closed it.

'Like anyone would want to like me…'

Naruto's POV

I looked over at Gaara who seemed to be staring off into space, 'I wonder what he's think so hard about…' picking up a pillow, I chucked it at him, "Hey! What are you thinking about so hard?"

Gaara picked up the pillow that landed on the floor and put it back on the bed, "It's nothing."

"Don't lie to me Sabuku." I said glaring at him.

He rolled his eyes, "Alex never told me why she was dressed up like Nala form the Lion King."

'She did look like her…' "Maybe that's just her thing. You like you have your dark eyeliner, Kyuubi's hair having to be in perfect spikes."

"Maybe…" he nodded lying back on the bed.

"So what are you doing this Friday?" I asked, not really wanting to go to the club alone.

"Heading to my uncle's club, why?"

"What's the name of it?" I asked wondering if it was the same place he was thinking of.

"The Underground…" Gaara answered giving him a weird look.

"I'm catching a ride with you then."

"Why are you going?"

"Sasuke said he was playing there and I wanted to see how well he could play." I told him, "Why are you going?"

"Alex invited me. I got Sakura off her back, so in order to thank me; I think she's going to sing something."

A bit of an awkward silence passed between them.

My mind began to drift off, thinking of the events of the day. But no matter how hard he tried, he could stop them from going to the raven. 'Before he acted like he wanted to rip my throat out. Now he's being… well halfway decent.' I thought lying opposite of Gaara. 'And the way he face lit up when he was talking about Alex, he was so cute. Wait! Cute? Where did cute come from?' I shook my head, 'I doubt Kyuubi talks about me like that… I wonder what Kyuubi would think of Sasuke.' I blinked at the direction my thoughts were going, 'Where is all this coming from?'

"Hey guys dinner's- Whoa! Who died?"

I sat up and saw Kyuubi standing in the door way, "What do you want?"

"Dinner's ready. What's up with you two?" he asked not use to see us like this apparently, though neither was I.

"Thinking." Gaara yawned getting up and walking down stairs.

"Naruto? Thinking? Now I know the world's going to end." My older brother laughed.

"Oh shut up." I said pushing him as I walked out of my room an down the stairs, "Hey mom!" I called.

"What?" she asked walking into the dining room with a pot of rice.

"Could I go with Gaara to his uncle's club?"

"Which uncle?"

"Sasori." Gaara answered, "Every other Friday he does a Teen Night. Different bands and singers come out and play."

Mom nodded, "I don't see why not. Are you going to stay the night with him?"

I looked at Gaara who shrugged, "Yeah, I'll head home with him Friday after school and then chill there till Saturday or something."

"Okey." Mom nodded smiling sweetly sitting down, her face then grew angry as she yelled, "Minato get down here! Dinner's ready!"

Dad's voice called from up stairs, "But honey-"

"Dinner! Now!" Were the commands.

"You think he'd learn to be down for dinner…" Gaara commented getting himself a bowl full of rice.

"Where do you think Naruto gets it from?" Kyuubi asked getting himself some food.

I laughed, but then thought about what was said, "Hey!" I shouted glaring at my brother.

"Exactly." My best friend and older brother said with a sigh.

Mom let out an aggravated breath, "Minato-!"

"I'm here! I'm here!" the blonde man said sliding into the kitchen holding his hands up as if he was surrendering to the police.

"About time." My mom muttered shooting him with a glare as he kissed her cheek the glare softened into a playful one.

"So Naruto, how's your keyboarding going?" dad asked taking his seat at the head of the table

I nodded, "Pretty good. I have some music, but no words have really come to me to go with them."

Gaara smirked and I could sense what he was going to say, "I'm sure Sa-" I kicked him under the table stopping his words and shot him a glare as if to say: 'Don't say a word.' The red head just shrugged and continued eating.

"How did it come to this? How did I know it was you? It was a bad dream, asphyxiated watch me bleed. The life support was cut, the knot was too tight. They push and pull me but they know they'll never win…"

"Sorry." The red head muttered, "Excuse me…" he nodded before going into the hall and answering the phone.

'Who could that be?' I wondered, stuffing my face with rice. 'Mmm… rice.' I grinned, Gaara came walking back just as quietly as he left and I gave him a questioning look, but he shook his head as if to say: 'Later.' I shrugged and continued to eat my food happily.

Alex's POV

I opened another thing of chocolate pudding as I happily browsed through the internet on the laptop sitting in my lap. 'Man I love pudding…' I thought grinning.

"This night's a perfect shade of Dark blue (dark blue) Have you ever been alone in a crowded room when I'm here with you…"

I smiled as I answered the phone, "Hello brand new mommy!"

The woman on the other line laughed, "Yes, yes."

"How's my darling baby boy doing?"

"Yasuo is doing just fine. He's actually the reason I called you.

I grew worried, "What? Why?"

"Calm down honey. Me and Nagato want go out for a night and we were wondering if you could watch him."

"Of course I'll watch him!" I said, "Do you even have to ask?"

Konan laughed, "So I can drop him off after school?"

"Yes, yes you can." I nodded even though she couldn't see me.

There was faint crying in the back ground, "Yasuo's hungry, I better go."

"Okey! See you tomorrow."

"Bye."

Closing the phone, I sat it on the bed beside me and turned back to my laptop where a video was done loading. I pressed play and listened to the song. 'Hmm… I like. I do believe I have found a new dance song.' I thought.

"How did it come to this? How did I know it was you? It was a bad dream, asphyxiated watch me bleed. The life support was cut, the knot was too tight. They push and pull me but they know they'll never win…"

"When and where?" I answered knowing the ringtone and knowing what they were calling for.

"You free Thursday night?" the soft but angry voice asked.

'Let's see… today's Tuesday… Yasuo's coming over Wednesday…' "Yeah, I'm free. Is it a good race? Because last race was nothing, I beat him without breaking sweat… literally."

"I think you should have a good race." I could hear the smirk the man's voice, "Want me to put the works on your car?"

"Of course! Keep my baby in line Hidan."

"I will. Pick you up around ten?" he asked

"Sounds good. Same place as always."

"See you then."

Before I could say anything back, the line went dead. "Don't say bye or anything..." I muttered putting the phone back down.

"Hey Alex!" a voice yelled.

"What Sasuke?" I yelled back to him.

The raven popped into my room, "Do you know what math home- Geeze girl, have you had enough pudding cups?" he asked looking at the table beside my bed where nine, now ten empty pudding cups lay as I dropped the one I was eating to it.

"Yes I do and no I haven't."

"What was it?" he asked walking further into my room.

"Page 28 On Your Own number five A through D." I read from my arm where I had written it.

Sasuke fell back onto my bed, "Are the teachers trying to kill us or something? It's only the first day of school and we're already loaded down with homework."

"That's exactly what they're trying to do." I pushed him with my foot, "And who said you couls lay on my bed?"

"Me." He stated, pointing at himself.

"Whatever." I said rolling my eyes, "Hey! Konan's bringing the Yasuo over tomorrow!"

"I'm going to watch him too. You are not going to be a baby hog this time." Sasuke said pointing at me angrily with a glare.

"But I like the Yasuo."

"I like him too, but I want to watch him."

I sighed, "Fine….."

We sat in silence for a little while. I notice that it seemed like Sasuke was thinking extremely hard on something, curious, I questioned him about it.

"What's wrong with you?" I pushed him with my foot to snap him out of his daze.

"Hm.. oh it's nothing…" At my blank and doubtful look, he sighed, "I can't get Naruto out of my head…."

"The blond Chem partner?"

"Yeah. And I don't know why! It's like he randomly pops into my head with his shiny blonde hair and bright blue eyes!" he thought about what he has just said, "Did you hear how I just described him?"

'Awh… Sasuke...' I thought smiling, "Sounds like somebody's got a crush." I said in a sing-song voice

"Really Alex? A crush on that… blonde ball of energy?" he questioned.

I shrugged, "Hey, it didn't work with the 'emo' or the 'ladies man' type. I mean look what happened with Suigetsu."

"Yeah, you didn't have to bring him up." He aid giving me a blank look.

"I'm just saying." I held up my hands defensively, "And you need to do something about your little pink headed fan girl." I told him angrily.

"I've done told her I don't want to go out with her…"

"What you need to tell her, is that you're gay and all of this will be taken care of."

"Well you think she would take a hint after what, two years of rejection?"

I gave him a blank look, "The girl can barely pass English and that's the easiest subject we have."

"That's only because you grew up learning it." Sasuke said.

"I can't help I was brought up learning both languages." I shrugged.

"Oh yea, I'm a need some help. We've got a quiz next Thursday."

"No problem. I'm always here." I told him, "So when are you going to talk to Naruto?"

Sasuke glared at me from where he was lying back, pervious up from his earlier rant and sighed, "I don't know… what about you and that red head?"

I froze mid opening another cup of pudding, but recovered before I thought Sasuke noticed, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Itachi told me you were talking to him after school today."

"That man cannot keep his mouth shut…" I muttered thinking horrible things to do to the older Uchiha.

"Well?" Sasuke prompted.

"There's nothing to talk about." I told him.

"You were talking to him about Mind's Eye and Tachi told me that talking to him. Like having a human conversation and not just you know whatever you usually do…"

I pushed him roughly with my foot, almost making him roll onto the floor, "You make it sound like I don't talk to anybody ever."

"Well you don't." he said, "Besides me and Itachi, which don't count cause were family, Hinata, Shika and Kurnei on her not crazy days are they only people you talk to."

"Thank you Sasuke for that amazing confidence boost that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!" I shouted sarcastically.

"But really, you should talk to him." Sasuke said ignoring my sarcasm.

"Only if you talk to Naruto." I said child-like.

"You've got yourself a deal." The raven said without a moment's hesitation holding his pinky finger out.

I was a bit taken back by this and blinked, but seeing that he was up to the challenge, it made me feel a bit more confident, "Deal." I said taking his pinky finger and locking it with my own with a smile.

There's Chapter 2. Like I said it isn't all that reat, but it builds the story a little bit.. maybe...? *sighs* i don' know.

My head adn nose are seriously stopped up at the momment and I feel like crap... so I'm going to get some coffee and wait for your wonderfull reviews so I can feel a little bit better... SmileyFace.