A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. I updated my other story yesterday; hope you like the chapter today!

Chapter 3

Sasuke POV

I can feel the sun's rays even though my eyes are closed, rousing me from sleep. It really blows to have a mental alarm clock. Means that I can never sleep late. And of course it would be the first day of high school. Just perfect. I get to spend the next four years of my life sitting in a classroom that teaches people things that I already know. I'm not called a genius for no reason. And worst of all, I have to deal with everyone's eyes staring at me. The new kid who just moved here. The amazing athlete who can jump high enough to slam dunk. The lightning fast track star. And the girls are the worst.

I get up off my bed and stretch. Might as well meditate for a while, at least until I had to wake the dobe up. God knows that if I didn't, he'd sleep 'till noon, wake up, eat some ramen-which I swear is going to kill him someday, and then flop on his moth-eaten couch to go back to sleep. What an idiot. I can't believe he's my best friend.

"Sasuke!" a voice pierces through my calm mind. "Sasuke, are you up yet? It's time for breakfast!" My mother. She knows as well as anyone that I wake up early every day, yet she still makes sure. Just in case I managed to break my mental alarm clock. It's happened before with my annoying brother Itachi.

"Sasuke?"

"I'm coming." I call. Time to put on the uniform. Of course, being an exclusive college prep school, you would think that we would have the freedom to choose our own clothes. But no. They promote 'unity' and all that crap. Figures. Our parents spend millions of dollars for this high quality education, but the students (who actually have to go to the school) have no say in anything whatsoever.

As I walk outside my room, I see Itachi exiting his room as well. Irritating asshole. He smirks. Probably knows what I have to go through, and is relishing the fact that I have to suffer.

"What do you want?" I snap, glaring at him.

"Oh, nothing. Hope you have a fun day at school, little brother." Calm and collected as always. I used to try and annoy him, but now I swear our roles are reversed.

"Gee, thanks. I'm sure you really hope I enjoy it."

"But of course. Meet lots of friends-especially girls."

Of course he would choose that to annoy me with.

"You had to deal with it too." I point out.

"Yes. But I have charm and I know how to let a girl down gently, unlike you. They eventually get the picture. In regards to you, you're viewed as a challenge."

Screw this. I ignore the rest of his taunts and stalk down the stairs.

"Good morning, Father. Good morning, Mother." I say as I walk into the dining room.

Father grunts, but Mother smiles warmly at me. "Good morning, Sasuke. How did you sleep?"

"Well, thank you. And you?"

"The same. Excited about your first day?"

"No."

She laughs. That's what I love about her; even when I'm in a bad mood and take it out on her, she never gets irritated. And she can make me feel better with just her smile.

"Don't worry, Sasuke. I'm sure you'll make plenty of friends." she consoles me.

"Just focus on your studies. Not that you'll need to, but I hope that you become the valedictorian." Father puts in, taking a sip of his tea.

Great advice. But what I want to learn is how to control the vicious jungle of gossip and social-ness.

I quickly grab a croissant. "I'm going early to wake up Naruto. Have a good day at work." I tell my father.

"Hn. Make me proud, Sasuke." he says.

"Naruto?" my mother asks.

"Yeah, if I don't wake him up, he might miss the first day." I tell her.

"Here, bring him something to eat." she says. "I know he must not be the best of cooks, so maybe he'd enjoy something warm."

"All right." She has no idea how right she is. One time, Naruto and I tried to heat up some spaghetti, and he ended up setting the microwave on fire. I've forbidden him from touching another microwave, but I doubt that he listens to me. He has no trouble boiling water for his precious ramen though. Figures.

I grab another croissant and a couple of blueberry muffins before booking it out the door. Thank God Itachi hadn't arrived for breakfast yet. He probably got a text from someone and was now in a full-out conversation.

As I drove my car down the streets, I observed the changes in the scenery. I do every time I drive from my house to Naruto's, but it never fails to strike something deep within me. Gone were the glistening, well-manicured lawns of the wealthy, with the lacy black iron gates protecting the huge houses. The crystal clear lakes had vanished, and were replaced by severely polluted rivers. It was as if I had entered a different planet; a different world. A world that was as dirty and rusted as the previous one was immaculate and glistening. Yet underneath the surface of it all, the people were the same. Unkind, rotton, and selfish to the core. The only difference was, some people had money to cover all their shortcomings while others didn't. People like me hid their skeletons in the closet, while the people who lived here had to show the world. My father paid off the police officers to let me drive me car around at my young age. Money has its privileges.

"Wake up, dobe."

"Unngh." Unintelligible by any means.

I nudge Naruto's body with my foot again. "Wake up, you're gonna miss school."

"Mmm, I hate school food... Ramen, ramen, ramen! Yes, gather to me and destroy the veggies-" Naruto trailed off in his sleep.

Idiot. "Hey! Get your lazy butt off your bed!" I try shouting. Who am I kidding? Naruto could sleep through a bomb. Though sometimes I envy him for that.

No response. He just turns over in his sleep and resumes mumbling. Maybe if I bounce a basketball on his face?

Worth a shot.

"Waah!" Naruto splutters. He looks around frantically and his gaze settles on me. "You! You-You-You-"

"Me-me-me what?" I mock.

Naruto glares. "What the hell do you think you're doing?"

"Waking you up."

"No! I mean bouncing a basketball on my face!"

"If you already knew, why'd you ask?"

He points a finger accusingly at me. "Don't patronize me!"

"Whatever. Get dressed. We're going to be late." The only reason Naruto is able to go to the same high school as me is because my mom paid for his tuition. She feels sorry for him. Apparently, his parents were killed when he was young. It was this big tragedy, but very hush-hush. Not many people know how his parents really died. Anyway, our parents were close, so my mom kind-of (but not really) adopted Naruto. In a way. He gets to live separately from us, lucky guy. Doesn't have to deal with Itachi. Ugh.

"Can't we skip?" he pleads.

"Don't be stupid. It's the first day. Put on your uniform."

Naruto grumbles, but starts to get up. "Get your ass outta my room. I don't need your gay eyes staring at me."

"I'm not gay."

"Yeah, sure. I'll believe it when you get a girl." Naruto grins, his previous mood gone.

"I'm leaving now."

"Good. 'Cuz I'm straight. And no way you're convincing me to go gay with-Ack!" Naruto cuts off, as I chuck the ball in his face again.

"Finally." I tell him. "You take longer that a girl."

"No, I don't." Naruto defends. "I just couldn't find my uniform."

"Honestly? You couldn't find a green uniform from your blinding orange closet? The one green color in a forest of neon?"

"Orange is awesome! And it was under my bed." Naruto admits sheepishly, smiling a little. "Wonder how it ended up there?"

"Not important. Here." I give him the pastries with one hand while I'm driving with the other.

"Wow, thanks Sasuke! I'm starving!" Naruto snatches the pastries and immediately starts gorging himself.

"I know. You're always starving."

"I'm a growing boy!"

"Good excuse. So am I, but I don't eat enough to feed a third-world country for a week."

"Excuse me?"

"You've been excused. Just eat the stupid muffins."

We drive on in silence for a few minutes, until the dobe decides to speak up. "Do you think high school is gonna be tough?"

"Not for me."

"I wasn't expecting a genius level. I wanted to know on an average level." Naruto points out.

"I wouldn't know, but for idiots, yes, it's hard." It's hard to keep the smirk from forming on my face, and I just let it go.

Naruto becomes infuriated with my expression. "I'm not an idiot! I just have attention problems!"

"Yeah, sure. The doctors only diagnosed you as ADHD and dyslexic because they didn't know how to tell my mom that you were legally mentally retarded."

"We'll see who's smirking when the girls start to chase you again. Remember who pulled your ass out of the line of fire when we were younger?" Naruto's face becomes smug.

I scowl. "Just. Shut. Up. You know it wasn't my fault."

"Doesn't change the fact that I saved your butt."

"What? Not mature enough to swear?"

"You're such a fucking idiot."

"At least I'm not mentally retarded."

"You know I'm not!"

"Actually, I don't."

"GRR."

The appearance of Sasuke and Naruto! Yes, I know that the Uchiha family is in the picture, but I find it too depressing to kill them or have Itachi do something evil. Therefore, Itachi shall keep his annoying big brother role, and his parents are alive becuase of it.

Hope you liked it! It doesn't hurt to review, though!

Luna Rivera528