First Days of School
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Author's Note: My Biology teacher is a scuba diver, so she let us try on her gear. The pictures are on my Myspace, if anyone's interested. The URL is on my profile.
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"Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, professionals built the Titanic and amateurs built the ark."-Anonymous
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Sasuke caught Naruto by the collar as they entered Biology. There were two oxygen tanks attached to jackets sitting on some stools at the front of the class.
"Aw, c'mon, Sasuke. Those would be so cool to try on." Naruto told him, big blue eyes shining.
"Nope. Sit down."
Naruto pouted, but did what he said, pulling out his Biology binder with difficulty. His bookbag was filled with books, the current largest one being Artemis Fowl. Sasuke had told him over and over not to carry so many books, but he couldn't help it. Naruto loved to read too much.
"Alright, guys. Seeing as how we're doing scuba, I decided to bring in some gear for you guys to try on." Naruto's looked up immediately from the bookbag to look at their teacher. Their teacher was relatively young, in their twenties. Despite common belief, their teacher was a guy…just a really really pretty one. Haku was his name. He'd been a diver for years, usually in colder places. Naruto had seen his mentor/fiancée a few doors down, Zabuza, one of the naval military strategies teachers, once or twice. Most of the school didn't know, but Sasuke and Naruto were usually in on almost everything. And neither teen was willing to deny that Haku really was pretty, definitely.
"Any volunteers?" Haku asked, the chocolate eyes almost automatically landing on Naruto. The teacher knew that the blonde was an eager kid.
Predictably, Naruto jumped up, dragging Sasuke with him. "H-hey! Naruto!"
Naruto shot him a grin and continued to drag him. Sasuke decided to just let it go. He'd been a little curious himself.
"Ne, Naruto, you're kind of short, so you're going to want the smaller tank." Haku advised him, smiling at the slight glare shot his way.
Sasuke shrugged on the jacket, and cautiously stood straight before hurriedly leaning forward. The oxygen tank wasn't very heavy, only about five pounds, but it was distributed strangely, making it rather awkward to walk with. Haku laughed slightly at Naruto's struggling before going to help, inflating the jacket slightly, making Naruto jump…or try to jump. The extra five or so pounds had impaired his jumping ability.
Finally, Naruto stood, hunched over, grinning widely. "Ne, Haku-sensei! Take a picture!"
Haku liked to take pictures of his students, putting them on the class's website. It was usually of experiments and them working, but with stuff like this, it simply had to be done. Haku dug through his drawers, finding the digital camera. Naruto leaned on Sasuke's higher shoulder as a pose, surprising the brunette slightly and making him get off balance.
And, of course, this caused them both to topple over, wincing at the sound of the metal on tile and at the pain in their body. Naruto had landed on Sasuke side, the paler teen's ribs poking into his stomach. The class erupted into laughter and even Haku was trying to hide a smile.
Sasuke sighed and glared in a way that was angry to any eyes other than Naruto. "Why me?"
Naruto laughed and kissed his shoulder. "Because I love you, teme, that's why."