Being from another country, I have no idea how american education works yet I have tried to put some things in. I'll search it in more details for the next chapter. for now, enjoy this lovely treat. I hope you like it.

Disclaimer: Neither Heroes of Olympus nor Naruto belongs to me.

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Sasuke's day had been good enough for the first day of College that it was. He had been punctual for his classes and though the first class was more about discussing their syllabus and expectation on how difficult the studies would be from now on, he had enjoyed the new feeling of freedom that only came when you were in college. He thought about what his college professor had told him, he scoffed at the assumption those Professors had made, that High School was easy. He wondered if they had forgotten what it was like to be consumed with school work while trying to be good in sports, debates and any competition that institutions could come up with.

It was easy for him to get to classes, already memorizing the ways and his venture outside last night profited him exceedingly. He stopped for a moment; remembering what he had come to last night.

He had not expected Naruto to come back early so he was surprised to find him already asleep. He had flicked the light of the whole room but seeing him asleep, he had switched them off again. But even though he had seen Naruto for a moment in the glowing light of his room yet it had told him a lot. Naruto had been curled in himself; his knees came to his midsection while he laid there on his side. His hands had been resting near his head and it had felt like he was breathing heavily. Though he had not woken up, there had been some restlessness in him, like he was seeing a vivid dream. His mouthorgan had been lying next to him, near his hand, half-clutched. He had grimaced at thinking that he had missed him playing but he had ignored it for the moment. Itachi's words had rang in his mind; he was giving too much thought to Naruto. It would be better if he just went about his own business.

He resumed his walk to his destination. It was not difficult to ignore Naruto. He expected the heavy load that he would get from his classes. It would be difficult to do anything if he were to get to the top. He was an Uchiha and it was expected of him to be perfect in everything. Though he sometimes wondered that maybe Uchihas had never had heard of socializing considering how bad they had been at that from generations.

As he came near his room, he could hear a loud voice inside it. He unlocked the door and found Naruto inside with another guy. Sasuke assessed him, he had unruly brown hairs, there were two red tattoos shaped as triangle on both his cheeks and as he saw him laughing, Sasuke wondered at the sharpness of his canine teeth. Apparently Naruto had found a friend on his first day.

He shut the door and went to his side of the room while Naruto detailed something that had happened to him.

"… and I told the lady, 'You know, I think I can get your order faster if you just take your hands off my ass and what does she reply with? She says, 'One of my fetishes is starving." He finished.

The guy howled with laughter, slapping his leg as he laughed. Naruto snickered alongside him and fell back on his bed.

The guy controlled his laughter and looked toward Sasuke.

"You should do introduction, you manner less twat." The guy said.

"Huh?" Naruto said as he sat upright again.

The guy motioned toward Sasuke, who was trying to find the notebook that he had stashed somewhere in his bag.

"Oh, that's Sasuke. He's my roommate."

"No shit, Sherlock."

"And he's an asshole." Naruto glowered at him.

Sasuke just smirked, enjoying the glare Naruto sent his way.

"And asshole this is Kiba, he's with me in Greek Mythology class though I have no idea why, he can't even spell out the alphabets in Greek." Naruto said and laughed at the affronted look that crossed Kiba's face.

"Jerk, I have more knowledge of Greek Mythology then all your family put together."

"I hardly think so." Naruto said. Both of them looked at the blonde, his tone had changed at the last sentence like there was some mystery surrounding just those four words.

Naruto blinked at them and before Sasuke's own eyes, his eyes changed from serious cast to a goofy one. He wondered if Kiba noticed it but somehow he didn't think so. Sasuke shivered; there was something about Naruto that was forbidding. He remembered the conversation that Naruto and his uncle Orcus had and again a question jumped to his mind. What did he mean by Naruto's kind of people?

As he shook his head he noticed Naruto looking at him. His gaze made him worried. There was sadness in them and he wondered what the blonde was thinking at that moment. They stared at each other for a moment but it was broken as Kiba urged Naruto to hurry.

"Sasuke, do you want to come out with us? We are going out to find a good place to eat." Naruto said, back to his usual cheery self.

Sasuke's mouth twisted as he remembered his own hunger.

"No thanks, I'm going to library." He replied.

"Dude, it was the first day, I thought today professors just reviewed the syllabus in the slowest way possible." Kiba protested.

"Hn"

"Come on dude, let him study, at least we would be able to copy his notes from Greek Mythology class." Naruto said, smirking.

"He's in that class with us? Sweet!" Kiba said.

"I'm sure the delusional world that you live in is pretty great but hello reality, NO." Sasuke said.

"Don't worry, I can be pretty persuasive." Naruto said, a slow smile spreading on his face.

Sasuke gulped, was Naruto…. Flirting with him?

"Hn" He managed to say.

"Come on Kiba." Naruto said and turned toward the door.

"Dude, just so I know, is there something going on…?" Kiba said, motioning first toward him and then Naruto. Sasuke was pretty sure he was trying to whisper though he didn't succeed in doing that.

A flush rose on his face and he turned back to his bag to hide it.

There was a shuffle and then he heard Kiba's Ouch. It seemed like Naruto had punched him for being tactless idiot. Sasuke wondered if he could add his own punch to that.

There was a sudden silence in the room and though his back was to the door yet he could feel Naruto's eyes on him. He slowly turned, finding Naruto standing at the threshold, looking at him.

As his eyes met Naruto's, he could see the transformation again. Naruto smiled and waving closed the door. All Sasuke could wonder was what it said about him that he could understand clearly the play of emotions on the blonde's face.

Sasuke tried to concentrate on the book infront of him. It was on the forms, space and order of architecture, the subject he was majoring in. It was basic, just the start that he would have to go through. Though Uchiha family had hands in many businesses yet his interest lied in Architecture. He had been fascinated by building, the older, the better. Though he liked monuments and different amalgamation of designs yet his father's company dealt with building mostly Administration Buildings. Greek mythology and buildings carved with Greek heroes had been his interest all his life. His father was always talking about one or the other Greek stories. Sometimes Hercules, sometimes Achilles, some names were what Sasuke couldn't even remember. It was always heroics and fighting with his father, there would always be a story of one monster or the other dying through the hands of a hero. Just a few years before his death, his father had become more entangled in the stories. Talking about Gaia, Titans, Giants, Cyclopes and what else. The whole family had worried about him because of his obsession yet it had become alright just after a year that it had started.

He shook his head, dispelling the memories that came with remembering anything related to his parents. It had been one year and he was still coping but he was getting better, they both were. Sasuke wondered how Itachi would be feeling, sitting in their father's chair, making decision for his company; at least Sasuke was in an unfamiliar environment.

Sasuke sighed, it seemed like it was no use. Memories were attacking his mind and aside from that, there was something definitely wrong here. He felt a prickle at his side, like someone was watching him. He discreetly turned his head, making it look like he watching outside the window while examining the people around him. Everyone had their head buried in books, except for those who were apparently more interested in each other's eyes then what was written in their books, he grimaced at that. He tapped his finger, as he nonchalantly looked in his other direction and found himself looking in pair of terrifying dark pair of eyes. Apparently the librarian had a problem with him. He looked back to his book, stopping his finger from tapping another chord. It wasn't like he was making any noise, there was no one on his table, it being the first day, and it wasn't crowded. He wondered what he had done to her though her pinched features and upturned nose signaled that she probably didn't like anyone.

He looked at the watch, it was 7. Looking outside for real this time, he spotted the few lit lamps that he could see outside. The windows faced the campus, there was a lot of greenery in their campus and he could see trees casting dark shadows on the ground. For some reason he was wary of shadows, his father used to tell him how Hades' demons could come out of shadow and snatch anyone up.

He shut his book and stood up. He felt the inclination to stretch and feel some bones cracking but that was something that he wouldn't do. Being an Uchiha, he had to stop himself from doing those kinds of things in public. He rolled his eyes wondering how his ancestors would have the patience to live a whole life like that when he was already bored of carrying that façade by now. He put his notebook in his bag and picking up the book, walked toward the section where he had found it.

Placing the book on the shelf, he thought of first putting his bag back in the room and then go out for a couple of hours. He wondered what he could do now that he had decided to give it a rest. As he was walking out of the library, the buzz on his phone decided for him. It was from a guy that he had his architecture class with. His name was Neji Hyuga. He knew him by his family name, Hyugas were counted as one of the aristocratic families and meeting one of them in his class was both good and bad. It was good because he would have a friend who knew how difficult it was to go through family expectation; on the other hand members of two big families in one class resulted in a pretty big competition.

He read the message, asking if he was free to go out with a few friends. Sasuke shrugged thinking it to be a good opportunity to socialize. He made his way through the students, walking under the halogen lights above him. Around him shadows of trees moved as winds swayed the branches. The shadows looked like there were fingers reaching toward him, shaking as if they were part of some old man's hand. He kept himself calm, remembering that those were just stories, not anything real. Besides there were many students, it wasn't like the shadows would swallow him up infront of so many witnesses.

He stopped a moment, shaking his head at the thoughts in his head, he was going mental. He should enjoy the college life yet here he was, afraid of mere shadows.

Occupying his thoughts with his classes, he made his way to his dorm building. He fished out his pockets for keys as the door came into view. Unlocking the door, he entered and shut it. As he flicked his lights, he saw that Naruto still hadn't gotten back. Putting his bag in the proper place, he opened his closet and looked inside. He was not particularly picky on deciding what to wear so he just chose a blue tee with a band name on it and black skinny jeans. Checking his hair and trying to make some sense of it, he left it as the hopeless case as it was. Checking the time on his watch and wallet to be in pocket, he put on his sneakers and taking a look around, switched off the light and locked the door behind himself.

He looked at the message in the mobile, checking the address given in it. He didn't know where the restaurant was but it was just a matter of putting the name on Google map before he got the way for it. It wasn't that far, a walk of 10 minutes at most yet he wondered if he would be late. He also hadn't replied to the message. Shooting off a quick reply at that moment he resumed his journey. He walked out the campus gates and started walking on the side walk. He looked at the map again, the path was straight so he stuffed his mobile back in his jeans pocket and started looking around him. There were a lot of big name restaurants around the university. College student always were good for business, especially to the club owners and café houses. He smirked at the thought how two opposite things attracted the same crowd. While classes went on, clubs got the entire crowd while in exams, café houses attracted everyone. Caffeine after all was a good fix whenever someone wanted to remain awake.

For now his destination was Starbucks which was more of a meeting point rather than a stop. Apparently no one had any idea where they were going though the probability of it being a party place was big one. Sasuke decided to enjoy the remaining day, for now not worrying about anything. Maybe he'll meet a guy for a hookup. He was in college after all; enjoying himself was definitely on the list. Sasuke had hardly dated since he had come out to his parents. Being from a rich family, the relationships were pretty hard to come by, most of them superficial. It would have been easy for him if he were the type to be casual but he had seen his mother and father from beginning and their love had inspired in him to find someone who could make him happy. Though he was just out of teen years so he knew he shouldn't get this serious just now but he also wanted to be careful about it. Choosing the wrong person and end up having a scandal in the hands of the media was something that he did not look forward to.

When he got to Starbucks he saw that it was not that crowded. As he stepped in, the smell of coffee surrounded him. It was lovely smell for him, making his tongue water and long for a sip of it. He wondered if they were staying for a few moments here. He located Neji easily. Neji was sitting on a table which held two other guys and three girls. Neji saw him and waved him over with just a flick of his hand. Sasuke smirked at the movement, disciplined and precise, manners build through the rules lived by the kids of wealthy kids. He inclined his head toward him and walked toward the table.

"Guys, this is Sasuke Uchiha. He is my classmate from Architecture class." Neji introduced him.

There was a chorus of greetings as everyone said their hellos and soon he was sat between one girl who looked a bit like Neji and another guy who had biggest eyebrows that he had ever seen.

"Sasuke" Neji said to get his attention and gestured toward the guy on his right "This is Rock Lee", signaling toward the girl on his left, "my cousin Hinata", pointing at a red headed guy, "Gaara" and nodding toward the last remaining girls, "Temari and Sakura."

Both girls waved at him and smiled.

"It's nice to meet you." He said and bowed.

The girls giggled a bit except Hinata and Rock Lee exclaimed loudly at his wonderful manners and power of youth. Sasuke mentally tried to reason out how Neji and he became friends.

"Have you guys yet planned where we are going?" Sasuke asked after all the introductions.

"Yeah, we did. Gaara's brother, Kankuro has a friend Baki who is having a party."

"Occasion?"

"Birthday or that's what they say. I have a feeling that he celebrates his birthday every month." Gaara said in a rueful voice.

Sasuke smirked at that, already liking the red head.

"Is someone else arriving?" He asked.

"Yeah, one of my old friends, I was surprised to find him here truthfully." Neji said an expression of delight shown on his face.

"I'm pretty sure that you would find a lot more than one acquaintance here." Sasuke replied.

They discussed the party and touched a bit on their classes next day while other drifted to their own conversations. Hearing the snippets of their talk, he could get some things about them like Rock Lee had a huge crush on Sakura, something that he had repeated twice in 15 minutes that he was there. Sakura didn't accept it but did not outright say no either. Temari and Gaara had their own conversation with Hinata putting in a word or two herself. He had heard that the Hyuga heiress was a shy girl but he didn't see any shyness in her. She had conversation confidently, talking about their president's views and giving her own opinion on them. Gaara said few words but every single one was precise, he did not mince his words while Temari looked to be more talkative yet more mature. There was something about the manner in which she spoke; Sasuke couldn't point out what it was.

Suddenly Neji looked toward the gate and smiled. Sasuke just stared ahead, not being curious enough to turn. He regretted that when he heard the sheepish laugh from behind him. He sighed, it seemed like the idiot was going to be around him all the time.

As they came back to the seat, he found the reason for Naruto's sheepish laugh. He was apologizing for being late. Neji though seemed good natured about it and just performed the introductions like he had done with him. When all of that was done Neji asked if everyone was ready to go.

"Hell yeah! My first college party." Sakura said excited.

"I thought you sneaked into one when you were in high school." Temari said, arching a brow.

"My first legal college party." Sakura said without missing a beat.

Sasuke heard Naruto chuckle about that and when he turned to look at Naruto, he could see amusement written on his face. His thoughts circled back to those moments when his expression had serious countenance. How someone could change their expression so swiftly, he didn't understand. Maybe Naruto went through mood changes, Sasuke somehow found that amusing.

"What are you smiling at?" Naruto suddenly asked him.

"That you can't even find your way through such simple paths." Sasuke replied remembering the excuse that the blonde had given to Neji.

"I'm new here, bastard." Naruto screeched.

"And we have been living here our whole life." Sasuke replied in a dry sarcastic tone.

"Well, you're stupid."

"Excellent comeback." Sasuke said and snorted at the glares that Naruto was shooting him.

"I hope you're not torturing him Naruto." Neji said, sidling toward them.

"The reverse is going on!" Naruto fumed, "When are we getting out of here?"

"Gaara is buying a coffee, after that we'll directly go to the party." Neji replied.

"Aren't we going to party? Who drinks Coffee when they are going to a party?" Naruto asked.

"Someone who doesn't like to drink." Gaara's flat voice behind them replied.

They all turned and Sasuke saw as Naruto again gave a sheepish reply to him.

Gaara just stared stone faced at Naruto while the blonde sweat bullets infront of him.

Though what happened next was a bit weird. The next moment, Naruto was standing beside Gaara, slinging an arm on his shoulder, telling him how he would make sure Gaara had some fun. Sasuke for the first time saw an emotion on the red head's face as bewilderment crossed it and after a moment a pleading look toward Neji was sent.

Neji chuckled beside him.

"What was that?" Sasuke asked Neji.

"That was the style of Naruto Uzumaki. He likes to do unexpected things which leaves people too shocked to respond."

"I have a feeling it results in life threatening injuries."

"Sometimes" Neji shrugged then after a pause he said, "Let's go" and lead them out.

"Where did you meet him?" He asked, curious despite himself.

"During one of those life threatening moments." Neji said and winked.

Sasuke's long haired companion moved to the front to save Gaara from Naruto while Sasuke contemplated the mystery that was his roommate.

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