Authors Notes: Thanks for the reviews, the few of you who took the time to comment. I appreciate it. The story is going along great, and I hope you enjoy this chapter.
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R i g h t B e f o r e H e F a l l s
B y: M o o n s k i e
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Chapter 2;
You Don't Know Me
The next day, Sasuke woke up dreading the start of a new day. That meant going to school. Nonetheless, it had to be done. If not, Itachi would be on his back nagging all day. Unlike yesterday, Sasuke tried his best to get to class on time, and with some fast paced walking he made it. Luckily, Sasuke lived within walking distance of the school. Taking the bus or a car was simply unnecessary unless he was looking to waste his money. Well, his parents' money.
Upon entering the school, Sasuke was blown away by the amount of noise. Compared to the day before, this seemed like a completely different place. Kids were screaming, yelling at each other, arguing, and throwing paper airplanes. Sasuke tried shoving through the massive amount of students, but he was not succeeding. The longer he stayed in the same spot stuck between people, the more his patience grew thin.
"Its you again! Good morning Sasuke!"
Perfect fucking timing.
"What do you want?" Sasuke definitely had no patience left to deal with Naruto's annoyance. He just wanted to get to class, and have this day over as soon as possible.
"Woah, calm down Sasuke. I'm trying to be your friend here, you just keep pushing me away. The forecast for today said its going to rain. Oh! Maybe if we eat lunch together today, you'll realize I'm a nice person," said Naruto, with the same pleading voice he used the day before.
"Look, I have better things to do. For example right now. Ill talk to you later," he said monotonously. And with that, Sasuke disappeared in the mass of students and went off to class. He sat down in his corner seat and realized Naruto was late.
Where is that loser? Wait, why do I even care?
Sasuke didn't care about Naruto. He was just another loser who wanted to make "friends" in high school. What a shallow impression of what school was. Either way, Sasuke couldn't help but be curious as to where Naruto could be. He just saw him. Alright, whatever. It doesn't matter to me.
Kiba walked in and sat where Naruto should be sitting.
"Hey Sasuke. I never managed to get your number yesterday, either I was rushing or I just forgot."
"I'm not big on communicating through technology," replied Sasuke with that monotone voice of his.
"You don't have to, it's for emergencies only. You know, in case something happens and I need to contact you." Kiba was trying his hardest not to get irritated at Sasuke's lack of interest. He figured that he's just the type of guy who constantly is bored, and decided not to take it personal. Kiba looked away, not expecting a reply until he heard Sasuke speak.
"Fine." Sasuke took a piece of paper and with the most gorgeous print wrote down his number. If Sasuke wrote a letter to anyone, you'd assume he's a girl by his beautiful writing. Kiba looked at it with wide eyes, shocked that Sasuke agreed but even more shocked to see Sasuke had perfectly neat writing. Oh man, my writing would look like chicken scratch compared to his.
"T-thanks," said Kiba still a little shocked, yet already putting the number into his cell phone. "I'll text you sometime."
"I won't reply," Sasuke said bluntly. His facial expressions remained the same.
Gee, what a friendly guy, thought Kiba.
"Alright then, we'll i'll see you around."
Without hesitation, Sasuke opened his mouth."Wait, have you seen Narut-" Before he could even stop himself, the words had already left his lips.
"Yeah, every week or so, Naruto stays in the library for almost the whole day. Why?"
"I was just wondering." Damn it, now he seemed to actually like Naruto. Who would like him? He's the most annoying person in the world. I'm surprised people are actually his friends.
Sasuke watched Kiba walk away as he sat there, still in shock with himself. He looked at the board, trying to get his mind off the loser. There was nothing intriguing about him, except for the fact that he was so god damn persistent. The math equations on the board did absolutely nothing to ease Sasuke's concern about Naruto.
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At lunch, Sasuke sat by himself. When he was alone, all the reasons about why he was not worthy to live started flowing through his mind. People were his only distraction, although they weren't even his friends. They kept him from remembering that his life was hell, and that there was no one who genuinely cared about him. Not even my own brother. He can stop fucking pretending, he's not fooling me. Before his parents died, his world didn't seem all that messed up. But he killed them. It was all his fault. Now that they were gone, even the slightest chance for someone to care about him was gone. His mother was probably the only one who did. Too bad she was never coming back. Too bad he killed her.
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"Hey mother, where are you heading?" asked Sasuke, a little confused. It was past 10 at night, and it was definitely not a time they would regularly go out at.
"Well, you told me you need some new school supplies. The store is still open, I need to go out for some fresh air anyways," replied his mother, with the gentle voice only a caring mother would have.
"And I'm joining her," said his father in a stern voice. "I'll be in the car."
Sasuke watched his mother gather her things together and pick out her outfit. He stood at her door as he always did when she was getting ready, fascinated by the way she applied her make up. She was going nowhere special, but she always did try to look her best. She was wearing her favourite dress, with the most beautiful flower pattern. It was short enough to show her gorgeous legs, but not short enough to make her look like she was going to put on a show.
"Mother, you don't need any make up. You already look beautiful," complimented Sasuke.
"Thank you, but you never know what's going to happen. If it were ever to be my last night, I'd want to look beautiful," replied his mother, with a hint of sadness in her voice.
"Don't say that, you're going to live forever and ever. All that make up is unnecessary; you already have that natural beauty."
"Well, I appreciate your compliment, but I'm already done," she said as she put her make up back in its case, which she tucked away in a drawer. She touched up her hair, and walked out the room with Sasuke following right behind her. "I won't be long but if you get hungry I left some food in the kitchen, you just have to warm it up."
Sasuke felt a little queasy, but wasn't sure why.
"Maybe you should stay home. I heard it's going to rain real soon." He sounded concerned.
His mother looked out the window. "The sky is as clear as ever, you can see every single star. Come here, Sasuke."
Sasuke walked towards his mother, and joined her by the window. She pointed to the sky, "see that big star right there?" Sasuke nodded. "You can wish upon it, granted it's the first star you see that night. Tonight you already saw all the other stars first, but you can always make a wish tomorrow. There's a rhyme to go with it too.
Star light,
Star bright.
First star I see tonight.
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have this wish I wish tonight."
Sasuke thought about it for a minute, and nodded. His mother smiled at him and said, "Don't worry. We'll be back faster than you can say ramen." She kissed his fore head and put on her shoes. She smiled at him one more time, then walked out the door for the last time.
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Sasuke shook his head. If it wasn't for him needing those supplies, his mother wouldn't have been so urged to leave the house. She would still be alive, and he'd watch her put on her make up every day before she went to work, and he'd tell her she's too beautiful to wear make up. Pictures of her smile flashed through his head like a photo album. There was nothing in the world he wanted back more than the acceptance and love of his dear mother. A tear started to hang from the corner of his eye, just waiting to fall. His thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Sasuke's favourite person. .
"Hey Sasuke!" Naruto simply had to yell every time he opened his mouth. If there was ever a more terrible time for Naruto to show up, this was it.
Sasuke did not even want to bother. As he got up his tears started to flow and he walked away. Naruto remained sitting there, baffled. Was Sasuke crying? He watched Sasuke as he walked, become smaller and smaller. Shit, I need to help him. Naruto got up, and pushed through the crowd of teens who formed a line in front of the cafeteria. In a rush to find Sasuke, Naruto knocked over a few kids but that was okay. It didn't really matter. If someone as big of an asshole as Sasuke was crying, there must be a really good reason.
Naruto spotted him and called him out, "HEY SASUKE, WAIT UP!" Naruto tried shoving through more crowds in the hallway, attempting to reach Sasuke. Naruto's words were not enough to make Sasuke turn around. He needed to be alone, and talking to someone like Naruto would just make him more aggravated. He kept walking straight, heading right for the school entrance.
Naruto had finally caught up to him and grabbed him by the shoulder, "Hey Sasuke, what's wrong?" This time, there was no smirk wiped across his face. A look of concern was displayed upon his eyes.
Sasuke turned around, displaying his blood shot eyes. Unlike naruto's concerned look, Sasuke was only displaying his intent to kill. "Naruto, I'm going to say this once, and only once. I don't like you. You are annoying. There's nothing I hate more than seeing you in the halls, and having you bother me in class. My problems are NONE of your business, and I'd appreciate it if you kept out of my life. You know nothing about me, and don't even try to understand half the bullshit I go through. Don't bother talking to me, you'd be talking to no one." By then, there was already a huge crowd around them with open ears, trying to understand the situation. Without excusing himself, Sasuke pushed through the crowds and walked out of the school.
Naruto was left standing there, speechless. Naruto's eyes started to well up with tears as people were starting to go back to their original conversations and already forget about what just happened. He wasn't angry, nor was he impassive. He was hurt, and his tears started to flow as well. He walked outside the school, not intending to follow Sasuke. He sat on a bench, letting his tears flow freely. Figures at this time, the grey clouds would open in the sky, and the rain would hide any evidence of Naruto's tears.
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Authors Notes: This is the quickest I could update the story! I have exams next week though, so I doubt I'll update for a while. I hope you guys enjoy this chapter, I was stuck on what to write for quite a while. If you have any suggestions for a conflict in later chapters, message me. I haven't yet decided on what it will be, but the next couple of chapters are already planned out. Oh, and don't forget to review! (:
