Yeah...it's kinda short. '--

Chapter 1

"Shit! No! Crap! Damn it!" Naruto cursed as he looked over his test grade, D-.

"God, Naruto. You really suck at this, don't you?" Kiba said plainly.

"Shut up, Kiba! If you're so smart, then what did you get?!" Naruto asked nastily.

"B+. Lucky for me, I'm not as dumb as you." He teased. Naruto scowled and looked disappointedly at his paper. He was so sure that he had at least gotten a C when he was taking it. He needed help if he was ever going to make it to his junior year. An idea popped into Naruto's head.

"I'll be right back." He said. Naruto got up and headed to the back of the room where a certain genius was sitting.

"…what is it this time, Naruto?" Sasuke sighed when he saw the blonde. Naruto leaned on Sasuke's desk nonchalantly, rather close to Sasuke's face.

"Say Sasuke, you're a brainy guy." Naruto complimented

"I guess." Sasuke blushed.

"What did you get on the test?"

"An A. Why?" Sasuke inquired. He wondered where all of this was leading to.

"Please tutor me!!" Naruto begged. He got on his knees and clasped his hands together. Sasuke looked at him with surprise. He wasn't exactly expecting this.

"Uh…I don't know, Naruto. I've got a lot of extra classes…"

"Aw, c'mon! Please?! Pretty, pretty please with ramen on top?!?!" Naruto pleaded. He made the most pathetic sad-puppy face that he could conjure up.

"I guess…I have some time at night." Sasuke gave in.

"HELL YES!!" Naruto beamed with satisfaction. "Can we start tonight?! I've got a bunch of tests coming up soon! So…I could use the extra help."

"Sure, I guess. Where should we meet?"

"How about my dorm? You can come after you're finished classes."

"O-okay…"

"Right! Just give me a call when you're done class!" Naruto smiled as he handed Sasuke a piece of paper with his number on it. The bell rang and Naruto waved goodbye to Sasuke as he left for Chemistry. Sasuke stared at the tiny piece of paper happily. He still couldn't believe that he knew, much less befriended the charismatic blonde. He felt happy for the first time in years.

Naruto had finished his classes for the day, but it was only 3:00. Sasuke wouldn't be done for another few hours, so he had plenty of time to clean his messy room from hell. He'd worked his ass off for two hours before he was finally satisfied. Almost if on cue, a knock interrupted the silence.

"It's unlocked." Naruto called. The door opened slowly and Sasuke stepped in with a heap of books.

"C-Can you h-help please?" He begged. Naruto rushed to help Sasuke with the books.

"Jeez, Sasuke! How many books does your class need!?" Naruto asked, gasping under the weight of the books. Sasuke chuckled nervously and set the books down on the floor and Naruto did the same. Sasuke looked around the small dorm. It was surprisingly clean, totally unlike what he had expected from the blonde. He stopped his musings and thought about where to start.

"Well….what exactly do you need…help…with?"

"EVERYTHING! I suck at this!!"

"Uh…what's your next test?"

"Um….I think that it's the Trigonometry one next week."

"Ok, then let's start there." For some reason, Sasuke felt extremely nervous to be in Naruto's dorm. Never before had he been so social. Naruto brought out this completely different person in him. He hastily looked for the Trig book to start tutoring.

FF a few hours

"So it all leads back to the formula that we first took notes o-….Naruto!" Sasuke noticed Naruto staring at him…again.

"W-what!?"

"You w-were staring a-at me…"

"Oh! Um…sorry."

"Are you even listening to me?"

"Of course I am! I understand things a lot better now! I-It's just that…it's um…getting late." Naruto stuttered, thoroughly embarrassed about being caught. He just couldn't help himself. Sasuke was like a porcelain doll. He had perfectly pale skin, ebony eyes, red-tinted lips, and it seemed that if you handled him too roughly he would break into a thousand little pieces.

"Oh, should I leave?" Sasuke couldn't hide the disappointment in his voice.

"No! I…do you want something to drink…or eat? There are a few vending machines downstairs, I could get something. There really isn't anything here… " Naruto trailed off.

"Um, just water please." Sasuke said politely. Naruto nodded and went to the door.

"I'll be right back!" He smiled. Sasuke didn't realize how tired he was until he sat waiting for Naruto to come back. He yawned and stretched out on the floor.

'I'll just close my eyes for a minute….' Were his lasts thoughts before slipping through the line between consciousness and unconsciousness. Ah, sweet oblivion.

Naruto came back up the steps to his dorm, holding water, Gatorade, and some chips he had gotten from the vending machines. He unlocked his door and stepped in.

"Hey Sasuke, I got your-…." Naruto trailed off when he saw the sleeping Uchiha on the floor. He chuckled softly and set down his load of stuff. Quietly, he stepped over to his sleeping friend and peered at his angelic face. Sasuke's expression was soft and peaceful. He really did look like an angel. Naruto decided that he wouldn't let Sasuke sleep on the floor. Gently, he scooped him up bridal-style and set him down on the bed. Naruto pulled the blankets over Sasuke and found a place on the couch. They would continue the lesson later…

End Chapter 1

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