A/N: Hello everyone, sorry it took me so long to update this story. I have so many fanfic ideas many of which I don't how to start or don't think I'll get to because of the many stories I have on here already. I hope you enjoy this chapter sorry if it's bad.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, if I did it would be horrible. I also don't own any of the poems or books written or created or both by an actual known person on here, though the ones that are said to be written by the characters are mine since I made them up, if they're bad sorry about that, and the poems written by someone other than myself do not have any spelling errors it's just how they were made.

Chapter four: Poetry Assignment

Sasukes POV

I was surprised that Naruto remembered the poem and recited it word for word, I figured he liked poetry from hearing that he has the highest grade in the class but it was still surprising to me. "Sakura Ino and Sasuke Naruto" I heard Mrs. Kurenai say which caused the class to whine about who they were partnered with or not being partnered with me, which was annoying. I looked towards Naruto to see he was reading the book that Mrs. Kurenai mentioned before listing who was partnered with each other.

"You may begin looking for a poem with your partner so you don't pick the same poem by Wednesday" I heard Mrs. Kurenai say before I got up to head towards Narutos desk. "Guess we're partners? Huh Naruto" I said as I sat next to him "guess so, I look forward to seeing how you feel Sasuke" I heard Naruto say smiling the entire time which confused me. "Words, air and tone of a poem show how the writer of that poem was feeling when they were writing it, so I look forward to seeing you feel Sasuke" Naruto said after seeming to notice that I was confused.

"Oh okay" I said grabbing The Hundred Best English Poems from under the desk, after a while I had a few ideas of a poem I wouldn't mind reciting. "Sasuke I found a poem that I think you could recite next week" I heard Naruto say when I looked at him he was smiling at me "I found one for myself as well" he said after. "Okay what ideas do you have?" I asked unsure of whether I want to know or not "this one for you" he answered pointing to a poem by Robert Burns.

"And this one for me" he said turning a few pages and pointing to a poem by Robert Herrik, they seem okay for school and they don't seem that long either so we don't have to memorize a lot of words. "I think those could work, now what about the ones we have to do ourselves?" I asked right before the bell rang, Naruto started packing his stuff before he said we'll do those by ourselves at home at home and I agreed.

Third Person POV

The two friends split to head to their separate classes, Naruto to Mrs. Ankos History class and Sasuke to Mr. Jiraiyas Civics class. Naruto loved his class while Sasuke was very bored in his and as you can guess he was also annoyed. When their classes ended they headed outside to head home.

Narutos POV

"Hey Sasuke" I said as I walked up to him just to come to an abrupt stop when I realized I forgot I can't hang near him without getting into trouble. "Hey Naruto, why are you all the way back there?" I heard him ask when he stopped walking "people are staring and I have to get home since I have a curfew" I said smiling half-heartedly. "Okay, where do you live?" I heard Sasuke ask smiling at me as we were about to reach the gate "that would be on Fox Court, you?" I said/asked.

"101 Flora Drive a private driveway" he answered as we parted and said goodbye. When I finally got home I was a few minutes late but Emi and Mariah's black 2012 Lexus LF-LC Concept wasn't in the garage so they must be still at work or out to dinner. When I went inside I started my chores; I did the dishes, cleaned the house, sweeped the floors, vacuumed the carpet, and cleaned the bathroom and fridge.

After I finished my chores I decided now would be the best time to do my homework so I did just that when I got into my room. I'll choose a topic that could probably be true about myself, maybe about my life, yes that's a good idea.

Sasukes POV

"Bye Sasuke" I heard Ino say as well as Sakura, the only difference is that Sakura said see you at school tomorrow as they both headed into Inos house to do their poetry assignment. "Mom, dad, Itachi, Deidara, I'm home!" I called out taking off my shoes at the door "welcome home Sasuke! Dinner will be done shortly!" I heard my mom yell from the kitchen. I went upstairs to start my homework, poetry assignment first.

I don't really know what to write it about so I'll just write what comes to mind and hope it makes sense to others and myself. After a few minutes I finished my poem and dinner was done so I went down stairs to eat, mom made tomatoes and rice with baked chicken. As usual the food was good especially the tomatoes, my favorite food, and as usual as well dinner was quiet except for my brother talking to his mate.

Third person POV

As Sasuke and his family ate at the other side of town very far away Naruto got in trouble for not cleaning the garage and for cleaning Emi and Mariah's room. For the rest of the week Narutos and Sasukes days went the same as today; Naruto got beat up Sasuke was chased by girls, Naruto got in trouble for being late to class Sasuke helped him with his books. Naruto got Ichiraku from Iruka and Kakashi while Sasuke ate with Sakura, Ino and Lee, Naruto got praised by Iruka in Music and Sasuke got praised by everyone in his class.

Sasukes POV

"Naruto are you sure you're okay? I know Maron didn't kick you that hard in the shin but your leg seems swollen now and you had to get crutches from nurse Tsunade" I asked very worried for my friend since it seems to be getting harder for him to walk. "I said I'm fine Sasuke, you don't have to worry about me it's not that bad" I heard Naruto say with a smile as we walked to our poetry class. "Naruto are you okay?!" I heard Mrs. Kurenai say in a worried tone "I'm fine Kurenai, it's normal remember" I heard him say, the last part surprised me somewhat and made me for how many times it has happened before yesterday as well as when I first noticed him.

"Ok Sakura Ino you're up first" I heard Mrs. Kurenai say before the girls mentioned walked up to the front. Sakura chose the poem "Song" by Oliver Goldsmith and made a poem about Sakura trees in spring while Ino chose a poem by Lord Byron called "She Walks in Beauty" and wrote a poem about Violets. Both were very good in my opinion, though I don't think I know poems very well.

Narutos POV

Sakuras and Inos poems were very well done, I could actually picture the Sakura petals falling into the clear spring waters of Leaf Lake and the fields of flowing violet flowers in my mind. "Naruto Sasuke it's your turn now" I heard Kurenai say before Sasuke and I walked to the front of the class "who would like to go first?" I heard her ask when we looked towards the class. "I think Sasuke should go first, don't you think?" I suggested/asked and he agreed before he started to recite.

O, my luve is like a red, red rose,

That's newly sprung in June.

O, my luve is like the melodie,

That's sweetly play'd in tune.

As fair art thou, my bonie lass,

So deep in luve am I,

And I will luve thee still, my dear,

Till a' the seas gang dry.

Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,

And the rocks melt wi' the sun!

And I will luve thee still, my dear,

While the sands o' life shall run.

And fare the weel, my only luve,

And fare the weel a while!

And I will come again, my luve,

Tho' it were ten thousand mile!

"Good job Sasuke now the one you wrote please" I heard Kurenai say after Sasuke was done "of course Mrs. Kurenai" I heard him answer before he recited his poem. This is the one I look most forward to even if I have a feeling he just wrote what was on his mind so I would be wrong.

A friend is all I need

But no one seems to heed,

I know you see

But do you actually see me?

I try to run and hide

From the conduct I don't want to abide,

So what I'm not I can disclaim

For it is not what I wanted to acclaim.

I am very neat

Some people say I can't be beat,

I don't know why they think such things

Even though I cannot even sing.

What Sasuke recited was very beautiful and revealing at the same time; he wants a friend who can see through his Uchiha blood, he doesn't want the reputation and personality he got solely from his family, and he says he isn't good at everything to show what he means he placed an example. "Naruto it's your turn now" I heard Sasuke say before I started reciting from memory.

Bid me to live, and I will live

Thy protestant to be:

Or bid me love, and I will give

A loving heart to thee.

A heart as soft, a heart as kind,

A heart as sound and free,

As in the whole world thou canst find,

That heart I'll give to thee.

Bid that heart stay, and it will stay,

To honour thy decree:

Or bid it languish quite away,

And't shall do so for thee.

Bid me to weep, and I will weep,

While I have eyes to see:

And having none, yet I will keep

A heart to weep for thee.

Bid me despair, and I'll despair,

Under that cypress tree:

Thou art my life, my love, my heart,

The very eyes of me:

And hast command of every part,

To live and die for thee.

Sasukes POV

"Great job Naruto, very well done" I heard Mrs. Kurenai say after Naruto finished reciting "To Anthea, who may Command him Anything" by Robert Herrik. "Thank you Kurenai, may I recite the poem I wrote?" I heard Naruto say sounding very eager as Mrs. Kurenai laughed and said yes. "Thank you Kurenai" I heard him say with a smile before he started reciting a poem.

My life is not that great,

Because of this curse.

My housemates might cease their berate,

But this curse makes my life worse.

You'll know why when I take my last breath,

Because all my walls lay shattered.

Before I'm buried because of this death,

You'll see my body scarred and battered.

My life is hard,

Now that is true.

For all eternity throughout my life is scarred,

But for that reason my life is one I'll always rue.

Because the crimson iron that you see

Is great for me, but is your worse

Because it's deaths door for me.

The crimson iron and falling walls is proof enough that I'm indeed the one that holds the burning curse.

Naruto said that poems tell what the poet is thinking or feeling at the time they created it, but I don't see much other than he feels he has a herd life. A while after Naruto finished reciting I looked up at the sound of coughing to see Mrs. Kurenai hand Naruto a Kleenex and told us to sit back down when she retracted her hand.

I was about to follow Naruto and ask him what I missed when I was lost in thought, not that I was going to mention that part, when a hand touched my shoulder. When I turned around I saw a worried Mrs. Kurenai looking at me.

"Yes Mrs. Kurenai?" I asked a little concerned for what she might say or ask of me. "I need you to take Naruto to the nurses office after class ends" I heard her say which caused my concern for Naruto to heighten "and stay with him till he is free to go as well" she continued and I nodded. After I agreed to what she said she let out a relieved sigh and a thank you before I left to sit next to Naruto.

"I guess you don't like the borrowed reputation you got from your bloodline huh?" I heard Naruto say as he set a bloodied Kleenex he got from Mrs. Kurenai on the table. "You're correct in that assumption, being an Uchiha doesn't mean you get all the talent of one" I answered him with a confused expression. "You don't have to be worried Sasuke, I'm alright" I heard him say with a smile that looked a little bit pained "either way Mrs. Kurenai said I have to take you to the nurses office after class and stay with you till you can leave there" I said sad to see his expression go from a smile to a frown.

After a half hour of listening to poems and sonnets the bell rang so we could go to the nurses office, when I opened the door I heard a screech and someone ask if Naruto was okay. I answered yes and told her that Mrs. Kurenai said to accompany him here as well as stay till he's able to leave "okay, what happened that Mrs. Kurenai told you to bring him here?" I heard nurse Tsunade ask before she walked out of a small room across from the door. "She was worried when he started coughing up blood, she asked me to bring him here and to stay till he is deemed able to leave" I answered as I saw Naruto take a seat on the nearest bed to the left of me.

Narutos POV

'Why would Kurenai tell Sasuke to accompany me to the nurse's office and to stay with me till I'm released? I know a few others and herself worry for my safety but still?' I wondered as I sat down on the bed. "Do you think you're going to cough or worse Naruto?" I heard Lady Tsunade say breaking me out of my thoughts "no I don't think I will Nurse Tsunade" I answered looking at her. "But you might need crutches to get home safely right?" she asked and I frowned at what she said "maybe" I said looking at Sasuke to see if he wanted to know why coughing up blood would need such utility.

"Will Naruto be okay?" I heard Sasuke ask which surprised me since this conversation wouldn't normally make sense to many people who don't know "yes he'll be fine Sasuke" I heard Tsunade answer causing Sasukes eyes to light up a bit. "That's good, Mrs. Kurenai worried me a bit with what she asked me to do" I heard him say before my heart beated a little faster "that's good to hear" I heard Lady Tsunade say letting out an almost inaudible breath. "Both of you can stay here till school is over, you won't be marked tardy or absent since both Jiraiya and Anko care for Naruto and know you're here" Nurse Tsunade explained and I was thankful for not being marked tardy or absent.

Sasuke also looked thankful for the excuse which made me all the more happy "I'll go call Jiraiya and Anko to see if you'll be missing any class work or homework, ok boys?" I heard her say as Sasuke and I said yes before she left to make the calls. When she came back she said that Sasuke had to read chapter four of his civics book and I had to write a two page essay describing the events that led to, during and after the Fourth Great War, which I was happy about since I love history. Sasuke on the other hand didn't seem too thrilled "do you not like reading or something Sasuke?" I asked him and he just looked at me and said "no it isn't that it's just I can't do it since they're a class set meaning I can't take a book out of class" I guess that makes sense on why he'd be sad about it.

Third Person POV

The half hour left till school ends for the day was filled with conversation between the two boys, Tsunade was smiling all the while at the teens conversation about things they like, though the smile dropped when the bell that signals the end of school rang and the boys conversation stopped. "Here Naruto, I have these crutches for you so you can get home a little easier when or if you need them" Tsunade said a little glum for not being able to watch the boys interact for a little longer. "Thank you Nurse Tsunade" Naruto had said in thanks with a smile that barely reached his eyes, the boys said their goodbyes and see yas' to the nurse before exiting the room and later the school building.

The boys told the other they'll see each other while they were at the gate of their school, they waved goodbye as they turned around to head home. Narutos guardians were at work as per usual, and Sasukes parents were too however Itachi and Deidara weren't because of their anniversary. Naruto did his chores while Sasuke played his Cello till dinner time, a regular day at both households.

A/N: I know I said that Sasukes parents are homophobic in this and they are, just as Deidara is still male but because of how Deidara looks (hair-wise) no one but Itachi knows, along with you and I of course. I hope this chapter is okay with all of you, I just haven't been writing a draft of this story in awhile because I was writing a draft for Family Quarrels (a Bakugan Fanfic), chapter one of Mystery Painting (a One Piece Fanfic I thought up September 20th or 21st), chapter one of Vital Moons (a Samurai Flamenco Fanfic) and chapters one through five of a fanfic I don't know the name of yet but is another Bakugan fic. If I don't write ideas down I forget them after a few minutes of not going over it in my head over and over and over again.

Again I hope you like this chapter sorry it took so long and I'm sorry if the poems are bad. Bye Bye for now till the next chapter.