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Ah-chan plays Iruka and Da-kun plays Naruto!

Naruto opened the door and it made a loud clanging noise. The librarian glared up at the boy. Sighing, he placed his bag in a pile by the entrance, snatching up his small black journal and beaten up sketch book. The only place he could get his hands on a scanner for his works was at the library at school.

Logging into a computer quickly, Naruto opened the scanner program before advancing on the large contraption. Dropping his sketch book, open to the most recent sketch, on the scanner, he sighed. Hitting the button, he made his way back to the computer he logged in on. The picture slowly began to appear, filling the computer's screen with an uncolored sketch of a certain raven-headed classmate. Saving it immediately into his files, Naruto minimized the window and returned to the scanner. Flipping to the only other sketch he had with him, the kitsune started the process over again.

Hearing the first bell screaming above him, Naruto sighed and quickly finished typing up a description for his final sketch. Posting the submission up, Naruto was careful as to delete all history and log out of all of his sites before shutting down the computer. Shoving his sketch book and journal back into his messenger bag, the blond joined the thinning throng of people rushing to homeroom.

Naruto hadn't noticed the figure in the background watching him. Iruka always new that Naruto was a good artist, but he now realized how amazing he was. Though there was one question that really troubled him.

Why had the blonde drawn Sasuke? They constantly fought, and never really got along.

Still puzzled by Naruto's sketches, Iruka had to get to class. He didn't want to be late, and he didn't want anyone asking why he was late. Luckily, Kakashi-san was always late to class, and nobody would suspect anything.

Naruto slumped into his desk, sighing dejectedly. By now, it was obvious Sasuke wasn't in school today. It was also obvious that the raven-head probably skipped. Crushed by this, Naruto yanked out his journal and furiously scribbled down a poem. He ignored everyone as they entered and found their seats. Most people strayed away from the sulky blond, both because of his unusual scowl and what had happened yesterday. Naruto bit his lip, covering another page with scribbles of ink.

Though ignoring any of the glances he got, Naruto couldn't stop feeling the pain of their stares. Shrinking deeper into his seat, he shut his book and hid it in his messenger bag. Retrieving his sketch book, the blond flipped through to a fresh page. He went into a trance as he began to sketch from memory. A raven with his wings spread above his head and a sorrowful glint in his eyes. Sighing again, Naruto smudged in shading for shadows.

Iruka yet again found himself watching Naruto. After seeing him scan a sketch of Sasuke onto the computer, he couldn't help it. This time, it was a raven that Naruto was drawing. He watched him carefully, making sure he paid good attention to the other students as well. While doing this, he noticed all of the glares that the blond boy was getting. Another think that Iruka noticed, was that Uchiha sasuke was not present today. He was supoosed to be in this study hall.

Slowly putting the pieces together, he decided to talk to his student.

Iruka approached Naruto casually, making sure none of the other students thought anything of it.

Mistake #1

All of the teenagers in the room had their eyes glued to his every move.

After making it across the room to Naruto's table, the sensei put a hand on the boy's shoulder.

"Naruto, can I talk to you for a moment… outside in the hallway."

Naruto bent down to get the rest of is sketching supplies. Sitting back up, Naruto locked eyes with the classmate across from him. The girl sneered at him and turned her head away from him. Feeling sick, Naruto bowed his head, trying to shrink farther into his seat. He carefully outlined the feathers of the bird. He tried to put a shield between him and the unfriendly stares of his classmates.

Seeing movement out of the corner of his eye, Naruto glanced up for the briefest second to see the teacher, Iruka, moving towards him. Of all the foster parents Naruto had had, Iruka was his favorite. In fact, the kitsune considered the man his second father, and called him "tou-san" outside of the classroom.

Well, Naruto knew that Iruka walking over to him wasn't a good thing, and all of the people in class had their eyes on either him or the teacher. Obviously, this was not going to be overlooked. Naruto had spent his entire day being silently harassed by stares and glares during class, and harsh insults in the halls. The blond looked up suddenly as a hand landed on his shoulder. Naruto sighed again, nodding. He followed the man out to the hall, awaiting his lecture or interrogation to start.

Iruka silently walked outside of the classroom, following Naruto. He hoped that his students were mature enough for him to be out, and for them to be quiet.

Mistake #2

The second he left, laughter, and rumors of Naruto echoed through the room, and the sounds leaked out into the hallway.

"I'm sorry to have to pull you out of class, but I need to talk to you…" He took a breath. "I've noticed… you've been very down lately. You seemed fine yesterday, but now today it seems like you have a cloud hanging over your head…"

Iruka paused… he didn't want to say any more, but he felt he had to.

"Does this have anything to do with Sasuke…?"

Naruto was dead silent as he trudged out. The wish to make the students be mature, well, that was mere but a wish. The laughter and whispers that erupted behind them before the door swung shut felt like a punch to the stomach. The murmuring could still be heard through the door and Naruto bit his lip again.

Iruka's uneasy tone worried Naruto instantly, and the words he started with made Naruto feel sick to the stomach. "Bout what, sensei?" he asked, eyes on the floor. He didn't care for this conversation now, nor did he expect to enjoy where it was probably headed.

Naruto glared up at him. "So what? Not like it matters. Stress of school and such. Nothing much. It happens to a lot of kids." He replied sharply, clenching his fists. He tried not to lash out at the man that he had called father since a few years back. The brief pause from Iruka had the blond even more nervous.

Naruto clenched his jaw now, shaking with his anger. Sukcing in a breath through his teeth, he fought back the urge to lunge at the man standing in front of him. "No." he grated out, trying not to shout. "It has nothing to do with him. Absolutely nothing." he continued sarcastically. Drawing in another harshe breath, Naruto threw his hands in the air finally, aggravated now. Punching the wall, he growled in frustration.

Shaking his head silently, Iruka brought something up that he really did not want to mention.

"I saw you earlier… in the library. You're a very talented artist Naruto. I really don't know why you drew what you did, but for some reason, Sasuke not being here, makes everything feel like it's connected."

Iruka was very worried about the boy. He cared so much for Naruto. Seeing him so depressed and stressed out made him feel terrible. He didn't care if the blonde hated him after this; all he wanted was for Naruto to be happy.

Iruka's head shaking worried Naruto greatly. This was not going to go anywhere good, that was for sure. Not after what Iruka had said, nothing would go the right way. Naruto narrowed his eyes. "You were spying n me? I can't believe you! You aren't my guardian anymore, so just leave me alone!" he accused, angered.

Grinding his teeth with hard eyes, Naruto leaned closer to Iruka. "I don't see why you're bothering to go through my life as if it's your duty or something. So get out of him life." He growled. Turning away, Naruto punched the wall once again. Iruka seemed to know everything, as if he could read the blonde's mind.

Iruka could fret and worry all he wanted, he wasn't going to get much out of Naruto right now. As much as he adored the man and accepted him as a father-figure in his life, the kitsune could not accept this right now. Intruding on his privacy and interrogating Naruto on school grounds of all places was not acceptable in his eyes. He didn't think he could hate Iruka forever, but for now, he would be angry.

Naruto's words hurt Iruka. He knew something like this was coming, but to go as far as telling him to 'get out of his life' was harsh.

"I… I want you to be happy Naruto. You know I worry about you…"

After saying that, the bell rang, and kids started to pour out of the classrooms. Ashamed, Irkua walked into his empty class and grabbed his stuff.

He ended up wandering into the direction of Kakashi-san's classroom.

Now Naruto began to feel guilty, he hadn't meant to upset his second father. He was just so angry and upset by the recent happenings, and everything else that had happened today put him over the edge. Honestly, he hadn't meant to say everything he had.

Shrinking back away from Iruka, Naruto turned to face the wall and drew in a shaky breath. "I… I know. Gomen, otuo-san." he choked out, blinking back his tears now. Hearing the bell, Naruto briefly hugged Iruka and dashed back into the classroom to grab his stuff.

He turned around and wiped his eyes. "Gomen, tou-san." he mumbled before heading out of the room once again, heading down to the hall to his next class.

Alright, hope ya liked it! A bit angsty and sad, but just wait!

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