The High School Experience: Book One: The Prophetic Child Returns By: Lady-Chan101
Summary: When a prophecy is made about the return of Orochimaru and Voldemort, the two worlds collide once more to protect themselves from the crazy, immortality seeking, snake pedophiles. But what the two groups didn't expect to find was love in the most unlikeliest of places. Secrets will be revealed, betrayals will be apparent, and friendships put to the test. All because of one girl. AU, crossover, yaoi goodness, and more! First in a series. Prequel will be put up when series finishes.
A/N: I'M STILL ALIVE! Sorry that this took so long to write, but in my defense, I only have one thing to say. LIFE. Chyup, blamin' da whole thing on life. Funny ain't it. But to make it up, this chapter is kinda longer [another reason why it took so long]. And for some goddamned reason, my page breaks weren't working. Stupid fanfiction! Taking advantage of me while I'm distracted from listening to Aventura, stupid assholes. Ok, rant over. Hmm, I should be working on homework. Keyword: SHOULD! Same warning as before: THIS INVOLVES SOME PRETTY INTENSE YAOI [GUY x GUY, SLASH, GAY, etc.], SMUT, ANGST [on the rare occasion, but will be intense, kinda] ADULT THEMES, MENTION OF RAPE [yeah, I'm bumping it up], RANDOM FANGIRLNESS, NICE KYUUBI? AND POSSIBLE CRACK! ALSO TEENAGE DRINKING AND SOME DRUG USE. Believe that's it. No wait, I'm also adding depression, suicidal tendencies, and self harm, but that's WAY later. Oh and brackets are A/N or translations.
EDIT: I decided to fix this up to make it smoother and so that there's a better flow. changes involve: The taking out of my annoying A/N's that are not translations and act as more of a commentary (that was my self insert btw); no more bashing for no reason; changed reactions to keep characters more IC; the grammar and overall semantics; the speech of the Wizards so they sound less American and more British (but I wouldn't mind some Britpicking).
Disclaimer: Don't own.
PAIRINGS: KakashixOC(Prophetic Child); NaruSasu; GaaraxNeji; KibaxHinata[?]; Dramione ; ShikaTema; InoxKankuro; HarryxGinny; BlaisexPansy (semi-estalished); NevillexLuna (established); IrukaxAnko; hinted/past JiraiyaxOrochimaru; RemusxTonks [No shit Sherlock!]; and that's all I can come up with. Everything else is free-for-all! [Though I might add twincest (Fred and George).]
Language Key:
English [pretty obvious, no?]
Spanish [anywhere, translations will be provided in my A/N's]
Japanese [only in non-Japanese talking countries/English when in a non-English place]
'Thoughts' [in English/Japanese = (only in Konoha/Japanese speaking places)]
'Thoughts in Japanese' [when they're being weird that way]
'Thoughts in Spanish' [same as above]
"Kyuubi/Alter Ego speaking" [Naruto and Adriana speak to them via thoughts]
On with the story:
Chapter Two: Revelations or The De-Aging of Certain Shinobi:
"So you want us to do what?" Ron screeched.
"Oh Ron please. It's not that difficult to understand. He just wants us to pose as high school students to protect an innocent girl" Hermione said. In all honesty, she expected this type of behavior from Malfoy, not Ron. Harry soured at the thought of lying. Most of his life was surrounded by lies and falsehood. He didn't want to do the same for someone else.
"I think we shou-" he started.
"We can't" Kakashi interjected, all ready knowing what the teen was going to say.
"Why?" he shot back. "So that you can control her? So that she can be her puppet and do whatever you say? A tool for your every whim? So that she will follow you blindly? I CANNOT-"
"HARRY POTTER! THAT IS ENOUGH!" Everyone was shock at Harry's outburst, but they were more shocked that it was Pansy who shut him up.
"The reason why we can't is because we made the mistake of telling her the whole truth last time and, once, in a moment of blind fury, she killed nearly everyone on the team only to revive them soon afterwards. To prevent such carnage from happening again, we must not tell her anything this time" Kakashi explained. They all just sat and thought. This girl had the power to do anything she wanted and she didn't even know. Maybe it's for the best. Said girl was currently examining to see if she was indeed sane. It was an interesting evening for her. Very interesting.
Adriana was listening to "Hermanita" By: Aventura, when the random voice came back. [Hermanita = Sister. Aventura = Adventure.]
"Mistress, I beg of thee, break the seals and run. Run far away from here, into one of your created worlds, and never look back. It's for your own good. PLEASE! RUN! HIDE!" it shouted.
No she. It was a she. Adriana groaned as a killer headache started. Suddenly she found herself in a whitewashed hallway. It seemed familiar, but the memory of it was foggy. There was a door. The door, there was something important, something she needed to do. It was a stone door with strange markings and runes all over the sides and several paper seal in the middle at the seams. Almost without thinking, her fingers brushed the edges of the curling paper, as if she were about to rip it. And then came the pain. It was like someone electrocuted her through her hand and her mouth opened in a silent scream. When the defense mechanism of the damned seal finished she sighed as her hand reverted from black and smoking to her normal, slight sun-kissed color. She stared at the door in shock. Nothing behind that door could be that bad. I mean, she had worse demons lurking in the corner of her mind. Her eyes widened in shock as realization hit her.
"Mellissa."
Then everything went all black as the seals automatically erased her memories. On the other side of the door knelt a girl no older than fifteen. Tears ran silently ran down her face as she let her head thump against the door that barricaded her in her prison.
"I'm so sorry Mistress. I have failed you miserably" she whispered to herself. On a chalkboard next to her, a single tick mark appeared. Next to it were approximately 50 others. She had failed once more.
Naruto was relaxing in his bed when the Kyuubi summoned him. Appearing in front of the gates that have been a constant now for the past few years, Naruto grumpily asked"What do you want Kyubs? I was taking a nap you know!"
"Naruto, listen very carefully. This involves the upcoming mission and the dangers that follow it" he said in odd and serious voice.
"What?" he asked, now curious.
"I need you to unseal me" he said.
~THSE~THSE~
Sasuke was sitting in his apartment, staring out the window, contemplating the revelation he received today. He wanted to believe with all his heart that maybe he had a chance with Naruto. I mean look at all the shit that he went through just to get him back. But another side of him, a meaner, sick, destructive, twisted side, told him that he would never be with him. That Naruto didn't care about him that way. That Naruto was going to be with Hinata and leave Sasuke all alone. That he would never be loved.
"That's a lie" a small voice told him, slowly growing stronger.
"Bah! It's the truth. Naruto does not love him" the dark side said.
"Ah, but if that was true, then why didn't he give up? Why bother with someone you care not for?" the other, lighter side retorted.
"Because it's his nature to never give up. Even when he does not love."
"But is it not true that it's also in Naruto's nature to love?"
The dark side shut up.
~THSE~THSE~
When the Kyuubi had finished explaining, Naruto nodded.
"I see. So technically, you won't completely be unsealed. Just given more freedom" he said.
"That sums it up Kit. But seeing that I'm so big, I'm a have to change form just to fit, so don't go crazy Kit. Got it?" Kyuubi stated.
Naruto nodded and closed his eyes. Suddenly the bars and gates melted away and the room glowed. When all was said and done, a man with blazing orange-red hair stood in the middle. He was wearing a white robe, with standard Konoha fatigues underneath it. He had neko ears and a fluffy tail poking out. But it was his eyes and fangs that drew the most attention. His eyes were blood red with pupil slits, like Naruto when he goes nine-tails on everyone. And his canines were exaggerated with his nails were more like claws. But other than these distinctions, he looked human. But there was one more feature that stood out more than the rest. He was wearing bright silver handcuffs and an orange-red sword and sheath at his side.
Kyuubi smiled. "Well, this is much more comfortable. Thanks Kit" he said. Naruto just nodded, still uncomfortable with the whole ordeal.
"What's with the sword?" he asked.
"Look's good with the whole outfit."
Naruto couldn't help but laugh as he left the sanctum of his mind. When he opened his eyes, he was back in his crappy apartment, back in his old, creaky, worn-down bed. He sighed and got up. If he was ever to make Sasuke his, he was going to get a house; a real house. A big one in which they will fill with all the kids they'll have. He smiled at the thought and went to he's secret stash. He's been saving money there ever since he discovered his feelings for the raven haired. Way back during their mission in the Land of Waves. He stared at the bundle of bills and quietly counted them. Even though it still wasn't enough, a person could still dream. And what happy dreams our blond had.
~THSE~THSE~
Kakashi had finally returned home to his apartment and stared out into the emptiness and quietness of it all. Slipping his sandals off, he entered his home and tried to rub the tension away from his neck. He wanted to sleep, but he had a report on everything he knew about the prophetic child. Sighing, he went to work quickly. This was not going to be an easy mission.
~Flashback/Dream Time~
She was reading when it all started. They were in the basement of the Safe House, where she lay on her belly in the middle. Several shinobi and wizards were casting complex spells and seals to gauge her powers and seal them away slowly. A quiet green light was being emitted by some enchanted lamps, and that seemed to be enough light for her. Happily content with just ignoring everyone and opting to just be sucked into a fantasy world that didn't exist, she didn't notice someone peering over her shoulder.
"Child, what are you reading?" Orochimaru asked. [Yeah, yeah, I know what you're thinking, but this is before he becomes an evil bastard and leaves everyone. 'Cause fuck logical timelines!]
"A book on snakes. Did you know that the King Cobra's so-o-o poisonous that its spit can make a man go blind!" Adriana said exuberantly.
Orochimaru smiled in his weird way and said "Not only do I know that, I can even summon one."
Adriana's eyes widened as she gave a squeak of surprise. "Really! COO-O-OL!" she squealed out. "Can you show me?"
"I don't think it is a wise choice for a small child to be in the company of a dangerous snake" Severus said, sliding up next to them.
For some reason, Adriana had a feeling he wasn't talking about the King Cobra. Orochimaru glared heavily at the man and would have retorted if Jiraiya hadn't bumped in. The pervert put a hand around his boyfriend's back and growled protectively. Adriana watched as the tension between the three men grew.
"There are more than one snake in the presence of the brat, and from what we know, it seems one of them is a traitor" Jiraiya said. Severus' eyes narrowed.
"That may be so, but at least one is more … trustworthy" he said.
"Um, excuse me" Adriana meekly tried to interrupt. The tension-ridden men ignored her and continued their argument.
Kakashi watched with suspended boredom from his post as the three men quietly and coldly exchanged words amongst their charge the prophetic child. Said child was clutching her book and meekly curling inwards. Still, she persisted into trying to verbally break the men apart.
"Umm, Severus, Orochimaru, Jiraiya, I'm perfectly safe, so you d-don't have to fight. I'm sure you guys are more than capable of taking care of me. So can you please-" she was cut off by Severus who, quite rudely I might add, said:
"Child, no asked for your opinion and no ever will. So will you quite frankly leave this conversation? This does not concern you for you're not important enough."
Adriana looked like he just slapped her.
"YOU BASTARD! HOW CAN YOU SAY SUCH THINGS TO A KID?" Jiraiya shouted.
Adriana took a step back, the shock still drawn on her face. All in all, it was slightly disturbing to see something that wasn't happiness or superior intellect on the child's face. But it wasn't the shock that was the most daunting of it all; it was the look of complete fear on her face.
Kakashi stepped in before things got too out of hand. "Snape-san, I believe it would be in the best interest of everyone if you apologize right now."
The whole room tensed, and was privy to the argument at hand. It was no secret that Severus, Orochimaru, and Jiraiya were never best of acquaintances yet their arguments never got to be so out of hand.
"This does not concern you either. You're also all just but a child, and so, you cannot understand what goes on in the head of an adult" Severus insisted.
"Do not underestimate me due to my age. I am quite capable of performing my duty as a shinobi" Kakashi growled out. 'Assume makes an ass out of you and me' Adriana silently thought.
"I don't underestimate when there is nothing worthy of putting value on in the first place" Severus said coldly. You could have heard a pin drop from the silence that ensued. Kakashi's eyes narrowed and would have punched the man hadn't Adriana beat him to it. Even at 4 feet, she exuded raw power and control. Severus had crossed the line when he had made fun of one of the few people Adriana trusted. And now he was going to pay.
"Listen you asshole, who in the hell gave you the fucking right to decide who's worth what in here. You're not God and you never will be. So I suggest that you shut the fuck up and apologize. Because God did NOT put us on this Earth so you can put down anyone down whenever you fucking want to. I understand that you're going through a tough time, I get that. But that does NOT give you some fucking right to act like you have stick up your ass and be a total ass-wipe to anyone who shows you any shred of kindness" she said, the cold deadly-ness pouring off of her.
Everyone stared at her in openmouthed shock. Never had Adriana ever cursed or said anything remotely foul to anyone before. Yet here she was, cursing like a sailor. Kakashi absent mindedly wondered where she learned to talk like that. That's when someone made the mistake of trying to calm down driana. Whoever was the genius that decided that they could calm down a slightly neurotic, crazed, extremely pissed, vulnerable, and generally disturbed child deserved to burn in Hell for the rest of eternity.
They had thrown some sort of spell infused kunai at her that cut open her left calf.
The scream that issued from her lips was inhuman and one that Kakashi never heard before.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!" she screeched. An explosion of light, that's what he saw before he was knocked off his feet. "I WON'T GO BACK! I REFUSE! DON'T MAKE ME! MAMI! PAPI! HEEEELLLPPP ME!" she screamed, tears running freely down her face. Her eyes were glazed over, as if she was under a genjutsu, and it was clear that the girl was no longer in contact with reality.
"I promise to be a good girl, just please, don't make me do that again!" she begged to an invisible assailant. She screamed and a burst of blue light engulfed her, acting as a cocoon. Someone, probably the same fool who threw the initial kunai, threw another one at the cocoon, only to have it rebound and hit them squarely in the forehead.
That's when the carnage was unleashed. Before he even knew what was happening, everyone around Kakashi was screaming in agony, clutching their head as if they could control the torture she was inflicting on them. One shinobi's head burst from the sheer agony of it whilst a wizard's body was teared to shreds. Then the cocoon exploded and Adriana burst out of it. Except it wasn't Adriana. She looked similar to her, with the exception her hair turned an exotic shade of blue and her eyes were a ghostly shade of green.
An apathetic chuckle escaped her lips and she stared straight as Kakashi. He clutched his kunai tightly and was ready to attack when she spoke.
"You don't want to do that Kakashi-kun" she said teasingly.
"And why not?" he snarled. He was stalling to figure out a plan and she knew that. But she decided to humor him.
"Look around you Kakashi, everyone's dead except me and you. Do you really think you stand a chance against me?"
"Yes," he said coldly.
"Then why aren't I dead yet? Hmm? Can you tell me that?" she asked. Kakashi didn't reply.
"I thought so. You don't have the balls to do it. Not since you fell for mistress" she said.
"What the Hell are you talking about? What mistress?" he growled out.
"You see, I'm not Adriana; I'm her creation Mellissa. And you're going to die Kakashi!" she cackled, a blade of pure energy forming into her hands as she ran straight at him.
~THSE~THSE~
Kakashi woke with a start. For a moment, he had actually thought that he was back with the prophetic child when she had killed everyone. He sighed and rubbed his face, trying to clear his mind from the unwanted memories. The guilt of being the only one alive that day still ate at him sometimes. But what was really eating at him was the fact that he forgot her. Oh he never truly forgot her, she was always there in the back of his head, but he rarely thought of her that was beside the point. The point was that he promised to remember her when everyone else forgot.
"I'm always afraid people will forget me because I'm so quiet and shy with other people, even my own family. I'm afraid that if I was gone even a few hours, they wouldn't notice at all" she had confided in him. Kami, that was what? 10? 11? 12 years ago? He had promised a long time ago that he would remember her. Never let her be forgotten fully. But it was only now that he was really remembering her.
"Damn" he whispered softly to himself.
~THE NEXT DAY~
Tonks sighed as she flopped onto the bed.
"Remus, I can't take it anymore. If I hear another goddamned thing that's related to anything remotely ninja related, I'm going to Avada myself" she said, sighing once more whilst theatrically throwing her arm over face.
"Then I'll tell them to leave, I'm sure they'll understand" Remus started.
"Wait, who's here?" she asked, sitting straight up in bed, alert and ready for anything.
"I'll give you one clue" he said with a smirk.
"The Gol-"
"Den Trio!" Ron shouted loudly.
"And company! Don't forget us too!" Neville complained; his arms wrapped around Luna, who was holding a squirming Teddy. Tonks cooed at her child that she hadn't been able to see in the past few days.
In the few hours that they were together, Remus, Tonks, The Golden Trio, Neville, Luna, and Ginny all tried to avoid the number one thing on their mind, the prophetic child and the mission detailing her. Suddenly, Harry couldn't take it anymore, the question that was on his mind since the moment he found about her tore past his lips in a burst of teenage hotheadedness and angst.
"What do you know about the prophetic child?"
Everyone blinked at him and shifted uncomfortably.
"She's a Scorpio" Luna said out of nowhere.
"Huh?" came the collected response from everyone.
"Well, her birthday is in November, so she's a Scorpio" she explained.
"Uh, well umm, Luna, that's interesting and all, but I meant something more … productive" Harry said.
"What I'm surprised is that, Hermione hasn't said anything yet. Usually you tell us if you found anything yet, and knowing you, you must have found something" Ginny said.
Hermione shifted uncomfortably as everyone stared at her with their piercing stares. Even Teddy seemed to be gazing at her intently.
"Well?" Luckily she was saved by a knock on the door. Every jumped up at the sound, wands out for the ready.
"Gomenosai Remus-San for interrupting you, but the Senseis are ready to be de-aged and you have the potion to change them. So, can you please come to the designated area in which the Senseis are waiting?" Sakura asked, not the least perturbed by the reactions of the wizards.
"Oh yeah; I'll be there in a few" he said, quickly looking for the vial of De-Aging Potion, courtesy of a one snarky potions professor.
"And you are?" Ron asked a bit annoyed, speaking perfect Japanese due to the Translation Spell.
"RON!" Hermione scolded, causing her boyfriend's ears to redden.
"It's ok; a friend of mine is the same way. Hotheaded, rude, sloppy, stupid-"
"MEH SAKURA-CHAN! STOP TALKING ABOUT ME LIKE I'M NOT THERE!" Naruto whined loudly, appearing right next to the medic ninja. Killer intent flowed out of her and Naruto immediately backed off.
"Eh-he-he, I think I'll be going" he said quickly, already halfway down the hall.
~THSE~THSE~
Kakashi was the first one to arrive. Strange right? But the world was fucked up today, so he decided to give it a go. Besides, he kind of didn't want anyone to see him become young again. Was that weird? Yes, yes it was. But there were some crazy fan-girls out there that might want to kidnap him, so he wasn't taking any chances.
[Me: I wouldn't kidnap you Kakashi!
Kakashi: *gives me a dirty look*
Me: Eh-he-he *nervous laugh*
Kakashi: *sarcastic/dirty look deepens* Really?
Me: Ok, fine, I would, but can't a fan-girl dream?
Kakashi: Nope.
Me: *theatrically falls on the ground* NOOOOO! YOU CRUSHED MY DREAM! *sobs theatrically*
Cast of THSE: *popping out randomly* LE GASP!
Naruto: Kakashi-Sensei, how cruel can you be to the author.
Sakura: You got to make her stop Kakashi-Sensei.
Everyone else: *nods head in agreement*
Kakashi: *sighs in recognition* Fine, but I'm doing this unwillingly.
Me: *jumps up, eyes not even teary* YAY! GLORY HALLELUJAH!
Everyone but me: *sweat drops*
Me: *pulling a collared up Kakashi who looks like he wants to die. Cackles evilly*]
As everyone stared in horror at my crazy long A/N, Kakashi slipped in one of the hospital rooms where he would be de-aged.
"That's scary how the author does that" Naruto whispered to Sakura.
Sasuke nodded in agreement and Sai sighed at the two while Sakura face-palmed at her teammate's stupidity.
"She's the author Naruto, she can basically do anything she wants here" Sakura said, trying not to get annoyed by the blond. A few minutes later a simple-looking teenage boy walked passed by them. As they argued about their natural rights with the author, the boy walked passed them. They all shivered slightly as they recognized the familiar chakra, but for the life of them they couldn't find the source. All there was was some random guy with a plain look about him and black hair. As they all scanned the premises with their eyes, looking for Kakashi (for that's whose Chakra they sensed), the boy was about to turn the corner and leave the hospital. That's when it clicked.
"OH MY KAMI! THAT'S KAKASHI-SENSEI!" Sakura screeched, pointing to the plain boy.
"OH FUCK!" the teen said, and disappeared into a cloud of smoke.
"AWW COME ON! I WANTED TO SEE IF HE HAD A FACE!" Naruto whined loudly. The rest of his team sweat-dropped at his antics.
"He will never learn" Sai said quietly in his easy going stoic-ness way. Sasuke and Sakura nodded in agreement. Naruto sighed at the hopelessness that he would never get to fulfill his dream of seeing what in the hell was under his sensei's mask.
"AHAHA! WHAT WONDERFULL YOUTH!" Gai shouted, randomly popping out of nowhere. Now it was Naruto's turn to sweat-drop.
"Dear Kami, he's at it again!" Kurenai muttered as Asuma and she walked towards the medic rooms in which they would be de-aged. Everyone gave a chuckle as they went their separate ways.
~THSE~THSE~
The wizards were being showed around the village when Hermione was pulled into an alley by an unseen hand. Her mind was in overdrive as she struggled from her captor. She was about to stupify her captor when she noticed it was Harry.
"What the Hell Harry! You scared the crap out of me!" she hissed. He gave a sheepish smile, rubbing the back of his head, but then he became serious.
"Hermione, what are you hiding?" he asked. She blinked.
"What? What makes you say that?"
"Hermione, if I didn't know you, I would have believed that you didn't know anything. But this is you we're talking about, so there has to be something that you know. A small fact, a little back-story, anything!" he said passionately.
"You won't like what you'll hear" she said after a lengthy pause.
"Tell me!" he begged. She sighed and went against her better judgment.
"In the year of 2007 the prophetic child went to her local clinic and was sent to a therapy session for a year. The reason why is a bit vague, but-" she cut herself off, worriedly chewing her bottom lip.
"But?"
"The reason was because the girl had a, and I quote, 'mental breakdown'."
"Why would a 10 year old have a mental breakdown?"
"I don't know Harry, but there's definitely something they're not telling us" she whispered to him.
"And what may that be?" They both jumped at the sound of another voice. They turned around quickly, their wands trained at the source of the voice. Kakashi gave a dry chuckle at the two teens' jumpiness.
"Won't you give me at least the common courtesy of answering my question?" he asked.
"And you are?" Harry asked, his hotheadedness kicking in.
"My, my, my, don't you remember me?"
"Nope" Harry said honestly. Hermione wanted to face-palm at her friend's stupidity and forgetfulness.
"You're Hatake Kakashi. The liaison we met the other day. But you look different. Where you recently de-aged?" Hermione stated. He just nodded.
"Now I believe I had asked a question, and common courtesy dictate that you should answer it."
"Um, well you see, the thing is-" Hermione started.
"What my friend here is trying to say is that there is something you're hiding, something that might explain why a 10 year old might have a nervous breakdown, and you don't want us to know. But if you want us to protect a girl, then shouldn't we have the right to know all the information we can get on her" Harry interjected.
Kakashi raised his only visible eyebrow and said, "The only reason that child may have a 'mental breakdown' as you so put it, is that she has experienced some sealings that may have messed with her cognitive part of her brain. And why ever do you believe we're hiding something. The omission of some information is to protect our ways and certain techniques. Just like you hide away certain spells and curses from the general public, we do the same now. Now, does that clear this up?" he explained, his signature eye-smile in place.
Harry squirmed slightly and Hermione nodded fervently, dragging her scowling friend away from the slightly ominous figure of Kakashi.
"ARE YOU STUPID!" she exploded once they were earshot away.
"Huh?" said Harry.
"Do you not understand that is a person that can kill us in a blink of an eye and that we have to work with this person, and here you are INSULTING HIM!" she quietly exploded.
"Hermione, you of all people should know how information can be powerful. I'm telling you now, that there is something going on that they're not telling us, and I intend to find out!" he said just as quietly, if not as passionately. She just shook her head. Some things never changed.
~THSE~THSE~
Weeks had passed as the group was forced to learn everything from world history, math, to the English language. It was an arduous task, but even more so for a certain blond jinchuriki.
"GAH! I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" Naruto shouted. Sasuke looked at his teammate and shook his head.
"Dobe, shut up, you're giving me a headache" he growled out, his hand clutching his pounding head. Naruto snorted but oddly enough stayed silent.
Until he groaned out of frustration and said "Screw it! I'm gonna go eat some ramen!" Everyone just sighed and let him go. Iruka found him by Ichiraku's stuffing his face with some miso ramen.
"Naruto, if you keep eating at that pace, you're going to get sick" he said to the blond. Naruto sighed and looked up at the man whom he viewed as a father for a good portion of his life.
"There's just too much pressure right now and it's makin' me hungry" he complained.
"Still, doesn't mean you should eat so fast" he reprimanded gently.
"Maa! Give me a break Iruka-Sensei!" Iruka just chuckled and shook his head.
"I don't think so," he said, "Besides, if I did, I wouldn't be doing my job now would I?"
Naruto begrudgingly accepted his remark.
"But there's more to it than the pressure?" Iruka asked. Naruto's odd silence told him all he needed to know.
"It's about Sasuke isn't it?" Again the silence told Iruka everything. Naruto muttered about stupid Temes and how they needed to realize certain people's feelings. Iruka sighed. He knew how the blond felt about the Uchiha, but he didn't think it would affect him that bad.
"Don't worry, it'll work out" he said.
"How do you know?" Naruto grumbled out.
"Because he came back." That shut him up for good.
A/N: OMFG I did it. I completed the second FUCKING chapter! *cries* you don't know how much this bitch was eating away at me. And I'm soooooo sorry I haven't updated, but I got depressed, but not enough to write Suicidal Smiles, but enough to not write, and then my mind kept bouncing off to the third chapter. And then I got addicted to a new anime/manga-Junjou Romantica- and once I'm sucked into a series, well, I'm not called a bookworm for nothing. But here, have this beautifully crappy piece of a chapter. YOU BETTER LOVE IT! *laughs*
EDIT: Jesus F. Christ this was surprisingly hard to edit. The dream/flashback especially (I remember I had problems writing it initially anyways). I've always been bad at starter chapters, but by the next chapter, we'll be finally getting into the meat of the story. Everyone will finally be in America by Chapter 3.