Warnings: Yaoi/ Shonen ai. You don't like don't read. Flames aren't welcomed only constructive criticism.

Author's Note: Reviews are still welcomed. And you might want to set up the cue music before you start reading to be able to stay with the mood of the moment. All my music can be found on Youtube (.com) Just a helpful suggestion.

Main Pairings: SasuNaru BanGin RikuSora

Minor Pairings: SquallCloud ShidoKazuki KakaIru AkuRoku GaaraNeji (others will be added as the story progresses)

Disclaimer: I own nothing! Not Naruto, Kingdom Hearts or GetBackers, or the song lyrics I will be using, but I do own the plot. It is a hundred percent ORIGINAL! Please don't steal my plot or if you see someone else using it please tell me! Arigatou.

Cue Music: YouTube - Veritable pandemonium

Age:

Ban- 19

Sasuke- 18

Ginji- 18

Naruto- 17

Riku- 17

Sora- 16

Kazuki- 16

Shido- 18

Thoughts 'blah'

Speaking "blah"

Scene change_

...Pant...Pant...

...gasp...

A shadowed figure stood hunched over as it heaved in another shuddering breath; irritation clearly written on its face.

'Is there no rest for the damn tired and weary?' A soft low barely distinguishable growl made its way past clenched teeth.

The rain was unforgiving and the fog only seemed all too happy to lend its support in making the two already lost figures frustrated beyond belief.

"Oi Naru-chan hurry up we're already late!" called an upbeat cheery brunet teen who was currently running through the hazy fog. He was positive that he found the right route this time around. Alright so it only made one lost figure frustrated beyond belief.

Naruto silently swore as he took off once again catching up as easily as he lagged behind.

'Damn Aniki for being so freakin tall', Naruto thought grudgingly.

'Why? Why did I listen to him? His sense of direction is about as good as his driving skills!' Naruto shuddered at the memory of when he had attempted to teach his older brother to drive.

"Aniki when we get there...I'm gonna kill you...no wait, I'm gonna tie you to a chair! And then I'm gonna sit down with a nice big bowl of hot ramen and eat it in front of you! And I won't share a single bite!" Naruto threatened between gasping for air and trying to maintain his pace.

It wasn't that Naruto was out of shape, no quite the contraire. Naruto was at the peak of his health. Also had been that way for quite some time now, and was planning to stay that way till the day he died thank you very much. No, instead Ginji had gotten them side tracked by following the wrong path and had only come to realize it when the path slowly vanished into the unmarked area of the woods.

And that leads us back to the here and now... The two boys had to backtrack to find their way only to discover that what little daylight lit the sky was almost completely gone. So they decided to run for it seeing as to how neither of them wanted to be in the woods in the dark.

All of a sudden a gnarled upraised tree root seemed to appear from nowhere which Naruto of course tripped right over...and landed right, in his brother's arms?

"Daijoubu Naru-chan?" Ginji asked with a worry filled voice.

"Hai but this is all your fault!" Naruto glared but the effect was ruined by a cute pout that made itself known on his face.

(Cue music, Veritable pandemonium)

Ginji looked sheepish for a moment before a resolute look took its place.

'Huh?' was the only thought Naruto was aloud before he was tugged forward once again.

"Ne, Naru-chan? Don't worry we'll be out of here soon I can feel it!" Ginji could feel it alright, and he didn't like it one damn bit.

'Something's wrong here,' Ginji though worriedly.

Although he didn't let it show he was quickly beginning to panic. And without really meaning to he picked up his pace.

'Something's here!'

His otouto yelped as his arm was almost taken out of its socket.

"Aniki you feel that too? Don't you?" Naruto asked as he scrambled to keep up. There was an odd stillness about them completely devoid of the wildlife that should have surrounded them. But yet despite that, the feeling of being watched, of being hunted prevailed sending chills up and down their spines.

"Hai," was the whisper of a reply that he got. Ginji wondered not for the first time if the woods weren't populated with carnivorous animals. He wished that was the case but something deep inside his gut told him that the explanation wasn't as easy as that.

The path seemed to blur before them as they weaved expertly along the twisted roots and fallen trees. Naruto too caught up in the adrenaline rush once again found himself mercilessly being pitched forward as his foot snagged on a root that he hadn't been able to see. As he layed on the ground he felt his heart pounding throughout his body, he felt weirdly dethatched almost as if he was running on auto pilot. The need to survive was the only objective and he wondered briefly if this is what an out of body experience felt like.

'This feeling...it's horrible! It feels like I'm slowly suffocating...' Naruto whimpered as his brother picked him up and took off yet again. Only this time Naruto felt himself being hoisted off the ground and being tucked safely under his brother's chin.

Now one must wonder...What the hell? Well you see Naruto wasn't your typical average male height, he barley measured up to Ginji's mid-torso. And Ginji was 6'1 and that was saying something. He also had a muscular but slim form so he was extremely light.

Ginji broke off into an all out sprint that he knew his brother couldn't keep up with at the moment and made a mad dash to the clearing he saw right in front of him.

When they finally made their way out of the woods the feeling of asphyxiating slowly disappeared as if it had never been there.

(Cue music end)

Ginji was breathlessly watching the sight before him that enchanted his vision.

"Gin-niisan...You failed to mention the part where we're going to school at a castle," Naruto dead panned, awed at the sight before him.

Ginji not really paying attention, too hyper to explore pushed the terrifying encounter to the back of his mind.

"It's not a castle otouto, it's a manor" Gin-chan stated matter of factly with a huge supper silly grin on his face.

Naruto, being the immature brat that he was, proceeded to stick his tongue out and walked forward to the very intriguing Seraphim Manor.

Sasuke scowled at nothing in particular when that feeling passed by him for the second time today.

Sasuke had been attending this school for four years running; the fact that that disturbance would occur now was a bit unnerving.

'Maybe it has to do with the few new guests arriving soon. Why would someone transfer half way through the year anyway?' Sasuke pondered this new development for a little while longer. In the end he chalked it up to idiots who weren't able to maintain their grades so they tried looking for the easy way out by transferring.

'Well they have another thing coming to them if they think that this is the easy way out. Not only is our academic criterion high but they'll have to deal with us to.' It wasn't as if Sasuke enjoyed the interactions with other people, but his brothers enjoyed toying with others to alleviate their boredom. And regardless of his will he would be dragged in anyway.

Sasuke stared at the raging storm before him for a little while longer before deciding that he should get the others to go grab a bite to eat. After all he was starving.

Two boys coming into the great hall dripping wet on a Sunday night wasn't a normal occurrence. But seeing nobody in the hall was just downright creepy.

"Come on Otouto we need to see the headmaster about our sleeping arrangements, plus we still don't know our classes as yet." Ginji chimed.

"Oh no you don't!" Naruto warned lightly.

"I'm leading the way this time."

With that said Naruto decided to follow the directions he'd been given prior to their arrival.

"You're so mean, Otouto!" Ginji whined.

Neither boy bothered looking up the grand staircase which was to the left of them. For if they had then they would have seen the four pairs of curious eyes trained on them.

"This is insane", Naruto panted.

They were running again...

They were inside school...

And they were running again...

They were inside school and being chased...

So yeah they were running again, and "Dammit can this night get any worse?"

(Flash Back)

Naruto was still peeved about the whole woods episode and he was showing it the most mature manner he could...

"I'm not sharing my ramen with you! And I mean it! Not a single bite. You did that on purpose," Naruto huffed.

"No, no Naru-chan I honestly got the signs mixed up, hehe" Chibi Ginji laughed nervously and sweat dropped. His arms flailed up and down all the while running back and forth in a frenzied motion, trying to calm his angry brother down so that way his face would change back to its normal tan instead of its currently glowing red state.

Chibi Ginji blinked up cutely at his otouto and said "Ano sa, you're scary when you're mad."

Seeing his brother in this state made Naruto instantly melt. 'Damn chibi form so hard to resist...' Naruto was fighting so very hard to hang onto his anger that he had so rightfully acquired. After all, he got lost in the woods... in the woods while it was raining, do you have any idea how much Naruto hated the rain? And then they almost ran into something! (Which by the way they were supposed to be getting away from in the first place.) Naruto wasn't stupid, he felt that presence before, it was only briefly but it was there nonetheless...and to top it all off he ran all the way here!

Naruto sighed yet again, while he lost the inner battle waging inside his head.

"Yay Naru-chan's not mad anymore!" Chibi Ginji cheered while shimmying his way up Naruto's legs like a tapeworm only to firmly attach himself to his back and refuse to let go.

"Yes I am," Naruto puffed out his cheeks stubbornly.

Then they once again ventured forward in an attempt to find the headmaster's office. Ginji in the meantime was still attached to Naruto's back playing with his waist length braid.

Naruto was so busy looking for the room number that he didn't even realize he'd bumped into somebody until it was too late. "Uh s-s-sorry," the nervous stutter hung awkwardly in the air.

Ginji immediately slid off his back and stood at his full height.

"And where the hell do you think you're going?" Demanded a teen who towered even over Ginji. The guy was massive, brolic, and he looked as though he could break Naruto in half.

'I'm going to die aren't I?' Naruto paled at the sight before him.

"Um we were just looking for the headmaster's office, we're new here..." Ginji gulped uneasily at the crazed glint that just entered the man's eye.

'I don't think I should have said that' he thought but ventured forward anyway.

"...and we're very sorry we'll pay better attention next time." Ginji finished with a nervous smile and small chuckle.

"Oh so you're one of them new rich snobs from Mystic Embers, eh?" the boy sneered at them.

"The name's Zabuza and your trespassing on Demon's territory," it was then that the boys noticed that there were at least three other students with him.

"I think we need to teach you boy's some manners." Zabuza ground out, as a twisted malicious smile warped his face. "It's rude to go where you're uninvited."

"We're really very sorry," Ginji tried stressing again seeing as how Naruto's mouth refused to work properly.

"Oh but you will be, more than you'll ever know" an unknown member piped up stepping forward.

"Kuso!" was the only word that made its way pass Naruto's loosened lips before Ginji pulled him towards a mad dash in the opposite direction...

(End flash back)

"Damn the hour and curse the fucking minute I woke up this morning..." Naruto bit out harshly.

Ginji would have reprimanded him for his language but he figured he had all rights to whatever obstinacies he could think up right now.

The brunet was roughly more than two feet taller than Naruto, so he could naturally run faster, which also was the reason for Naruto falling slightly behind.

'Can't afford to get into trouble when I didn't even start yet!' Naruto thought wildly.

Naruto closed his eyes and rounded a corner...

'Not again'

'Please dear god have mercy!'

Naruto and Ginji were on the floor...

...or at least they were supposed to be...

...Did floors breathe? ...

"Not the last time I checked, Dobe"

Naruto stiffened 'Crap did I just say that out loud? Wait a damn minute'...

"Don't call me dobe, Teme!" he hollered.

Why was he on the floor again?

Oh yeah he knocked someone over,

Or more precisely ran into somebody

'Ran? Why was I running again?'

For the umpteenth time that evening Naruto cursed. He heard Ginji scrambling to get up and thought it wise to do the same. He quickly grabbed his fallen glasses off the floor and peered at the person he knocked over. It then registered in his mind that there were female voice's accompanied by male ones yelling at them.

Obsidian eyes met brown for a brief moment before he heard more yelling very distinctly this time, "They went down this way hurry!"

Ginji quickly grabbed his hand and with a quick, "Gomenasai!" they were off once again.

Shouts and shrieks of "watch where the hell you're going!" could be heard but they paid them no mind.

But as they got further away he still felt them, those eyes drilling holes in their backs.

Ginji was not in a good mood. Nope far from it he was depressed.

"Twice... two times in one day" he muttered dejectedly, holding up two fingers to mimic his words.

This wasn't fair! They had hid in an empty room until they could make another break for it. Finding the headmaster's office was becoming a real mission.

Naruto for one was surprised that people were still roaming about the building at eight forty-five at night. However it was a welcomed change to the lifeless dimly lit hallways upon entrance of the manor.

'What time is curfew anyway?'

As they wandered the massive corridors they realized with complete and utter dread that they were hopelessly lost yet again!

'Karma sucks! Especially when it was all screwed up...I mean what did we ever do to the great deities upstairs?'

Eventually they did hit a break when they ran into two beautiful but shy looking girls that went by the names of Hinata and Kairi.

"We don't mean to bother you Hinata-chan, Kairi-chan..." Ginji bowed slightly too each girl respectfully.

"...but we're kinda lost and we would really appreciate it if you could point us in the direction of the headmaster's office." Naruto finished sweetly.

"If you'd like we could take you there." Hinata offered a small shy smile and ducked her head so that the two long bangs framing her face would hide the small blush adorning her cheeks.

"We don't wanna make you go outta your way or anything…." Naruto scratched the back of his head in a nervous gesture trailing off.

"OH! No! It won't be a problem at all we have time to spare." Kairi protested sweetly as a smile lit up her angelic face.

"Arigatou," was their overenthusiastic simultaneous answer.

After explaining their chaotic state to the girls they both took pity on them and told the boys they'd meet them in the library after their briefing with the Headmaster.

Ginji was zoning out again as the new principle welcomed them into the school... 'Those eyes, they were so beautiful, He has vibrant eyes like Otousan, but somehow... different... his eyes are different, darker, almost icy. Otousan's eyes rival the blue cloudless sky and his eyes resemble the deep vibrant Arctic Ocean. I wonder who he is.'

The brunet hadn't had time to get a proper look at the poor guy he ran into but one glimpse of his face reassured him that the features were most defiantly masculine. Not to mention that certain parts of his anomy confirmed his suspicions...Ginji promptly turned red after he realized where his thoughts were headed. He shook his head in an attempt to rid himself of those eyes and the strange feelings and thoughts they seem to bring about.

"Aniki, daijoubu?" Naruto asked the worry clear in his voice

For the first time since entering that room, Ginji blinked out of his stupor and took a good look at their headmaster.

She appeared to be fairly young not to mention beautiful despite her age.

She had light hazel eyes and beautiful blonde locks. The name plate on her desk read Himoura Hevan.

"Hai, gomen I was just thinking, sorry to interrupt you Hevan-sama" Ginji smiled brightly.

"It's fine. Now then here are your schedules. Oh and boys? Please be careful." Hevan finished with a smile.

"Arigatou and no need to worry we promise we will be... baa-san" Naruto seemed to add as an afterthought.

'If they're older than 30 than they're old' Naruto seemed to conclude in his head.

Ginji blinked cutely, he could have sworn he saw a vain twitching in her forehead a moment ago... 'Oh well maybe I was seeing things'

"Ja Ne" Ginji called out as he left the room.

Once the boys were outside the office they heard a loud bang accompanied by a shrill outraged cry...

"WHO IS HE CALLIG OLD! I'M ONLY 38!"

The boys hurried away fearing for their lives. Once they were at a safe distance away from the office, they stopped to compare their schedules.

There were eight periods in a day excluding homeroom and their programs went in this order.

Ginji- 0) Homeroom 1) English2) History 3) Music 4) Lunch 5) Science 6) Gym 7) Math 8) Home ecs

Naruto- 0) Homeroom 1) Home ecs 2) Math 3) Music 4) Lunch 5) Science 6) Gym 7) English 8) History

"Well at least we have four periods together." Ginji pointed out happily.

"Thank God I'm one grade above normal" Naruto remarked. The raven in his previous school had been top of his grade. He had aced all his tests and was a fast learner. So he was allowed to skip a grade and joined up with his brother.

When the boys were sure the coast was clear they made their way to the library using the student guide map they'd just received. Naruto couldn't help but spin around in awe.

From what they could see there were three floors of endless books. And a single Iron spiral stair case hung from the roof, each floor was connected to the staircase with platforms.

"Aniki this place is huge!"

"Yea I know, do you think they have manga here too?" Ginji, already excited was about ready to go hunting for some decent reading material when he suddenly remembered their purpose.

"Ne, Naru-chan maybe the girls can help us!" he exclaimed excitedly.

"Hai let's go." Naruto agreed in a heartbeat.

"They said that they would be on the second floor near the fireplace and sitting area." Naruto put his finger by his lips in wonder.

He followed the directions as best he could and actually for the first time today found something without getting lost. (They had a little trouble finding the library.) He was practically beaming when he found the girls.

They were each curled up in a very soft and fluffy looking white sofa. Ginji was tempted to sit in one of the chairs but then quickly remembered his drenched state. He needed a bath... and now.

"D..did you guys find your way here okay?" Hinata asked timidly glancing up from her book.

"It was a piece of cake" Naruto answered grinning for reasons unknown to her.

"If you girls don't mind, um I think we need a bath." Ginji closed one eye, stuck his tongue out a little at the corner of his mouth, and knocked his head lightly with a clenched fist in an embarrassed gesture.

Kari and Hinata giggled.

"If you know which wing and room you're staying in we'll be more than happy than to take you there." Kairi offered

"Oh! Wait a second..."

Naruto was fishing out a piece of paper from his pocket only to realize his mistake.

He looked at the ruined wet piece of paper in dismay.

"uuhhh oops?" he offered bashfully.

'How the hell did I manage to do that? Oh well let's see here...'

The raven haired boy tried squinting (because the ink bled together), only to barely make out the letters.

'E...A...8...T?'

"E A 8 T?" Naruto voiced his confusion

"East?" Hinata offered quietly?

"That can't be right" Kairi said. She extended her hand asking for permission to see the paper and Naruto gladly handed it over.

"But the east wing belongs to the Shimagara no hebi." Kairi stated in total confusion.

'What is she talking about?' Ginji wondered.

"And the rooms are on that floor?" Now if possible, she was even more baffled than before. The top floor of any wing was usually reserved for important residents or special guest.

"Sou ka...demo...oh well we'll get this sorted out in a second. Come on guys you're in the same wing as us." Kairi retrieved the book she had been reading and made her way to the front of the group with Hinata.

The walk back was long, the manor was bigger than either Ginji or Naruto could ever fathom.

The four of them fell into a comfortable conversation which lasted all the way to their destination.

When they finally reached the rooms, Kairi and Hinata were both a little shocked to see the boy's rooms were indeed where the slip of paper said it would be. On the door was a little notice stating that the boy's things were already placed inside. And to further the notion the keys actually opened the door.

"Well Naruto-kun, Ginji-kun see you in the morning, our rooms are directly below yours, the staircase for the East wing is right past those doors," Hinata pointed to her right. She had finally started to feel comfortable with the two and conversation flowed much more easily.

'Goodnights' were exchanged as everyone headed to their respective rooms.

To the brothers' delight they found out that their rooms were conjoined rooms. There was a master bathroom that connected the two rooms together. The rooms were way bigger than what they were use to but it was still comfortable none the less. Along with their massive sizes everything in the rooms was simply magnificent. It was weird when it came down to it. Naruto and Ginji would've never have been able to afford these living arrangements but everything for this private school had already been paid for by an unknown sponsor.

Not that the boy's weren't grateful but it made them a little scared to think about. Who in their right mind would be watching out for them?

For the first time in weeks both boys had peaceful dreamless sleeps. Too bad it wouldn't last for long.

Sasuke's face was passive as he waited in the courtyard. It was early morning and the bell for home room had yet to ring.

He looked up to the sky and pondered, 'I wonder what they're like... they're probably like everyone else, I swear if one more person tries to jump me, or join my fan club I'm gonna to impale them on the school's flag pole...,' his dark thought's trailed off into the subject more than he would've liked them too and soon he found himself scowling once again.

The boys were nothing special at all from what they had seen the night before. But of course the only thing they saw from the staircase was their backs as they walked away. That is until they ran into them again, most literally. Sasuke couldn't really make out much of their faces. The only thing he saw was brown eyes mostly covered by a dark long overgrown fringe. After that they decided to run for their lives cutting off any further examination.

The courtyard was now full and his fan club was huddled into small groups surrounding him a few feet away. Even with the school's population limited to 600 students he still was endlessly harassed. Most of them were waiting for the 'right moment' to approach him, which in their heads consisted of him looking into their eyes and smiling. 'Like hell they really needed any encouragement!' His scowl darkened even further. The few that were brave enough to venture forth were shot down horribly.

'God Dammit don't they know I'm already taken?' If possible Uchiha Sasuke was practically pulsating with brooding vibes. 'I don't want a girlfriend, I don't need one but if I let her go then I'm practically feeding myself to the freaking wolfs, not that they leave me alone when I'm with her but damn that girl can be scary when she's pissed.' Don't get him wrong, there was no way in hell that Sasuke would ever be afraid of a girl. But he had morals and they called for him not to hit a girl unless you absolutely had to. So hence Sakura was around to fend off the evil she demons reincarnated. Problem was she could turn into quite the leech herself. In true Shikamaru fashion Sasuke sighed, "Mendokuse (troublesome)."

"What's on your mind otouto?"

Sasuke looked up into the impossibly blue eyes of his brother, "Nothing's wrong Aniki, why would there be?"

Ban chuckled "I never said there was anything wrong, I said, what's on your mind?"

Sasuke silently cursed, he hadn't been paying attention and played right into his brothers mind game.

'Dammit, I'm really out of it...'

Ban gave his younger half a once over, he had been in too much of a rush to leave the room this morning to pay him any mind. Ino woke him up at five o'clock demanding a ride to school.

'Who in there right friggin mind, wakes up at that ungodly hour?' Ban mused. But then again he spent about an hour waiting for the girl's supposed "five minutes" to finish getting ready. The end result was a pissed off half dressed Ino slung over Ban's shoulder being thrown onto his motorcycle. She cursed him all the way to school and then some. 'I knew I should have just stayed in bed' he mentally berated himself. After all, the girls lived in the city a good hour away from there. Fortunately not with the way Ban drove though. He finally managed to convince Sakura and Ino to dorm at the Manor about a week ago, but they had to wait till the weekend to move them in.

Looking at his otouto once more he smirked at his attire. Sasuke wore leather pants that accentuated his every curve and lay dangerously low on those perfectly slim yet slightly curved hips. He wore a sleeveless tight leather jacket that ended right above his navel and it had a silver zipper running straight up the front. Several belts decorated his hips and a few were strapped to his thighs. A single choker was placed on his neck with a small Uchiha family crest as a pendent. His ears held a platinum diamond stud in the left lobe, a Padparadscha Sapphire stud right above it and a special crystallized winged earcuff at the very top of his right ear. The earring's were an indication of status for the four leaders of the Shimagara no Hebi gang. Also numerous bangles adorned his left hand while a small platinum gold snake band wrapped along his right forearm ending before the black fingerless gloves. The span of his arms was littered with small buckles here and there. And of course the finishing touch would be the black tattoo of a phoenix that was showing on his back. Its wings wrapped around his abdomen to frame his pierced naval. All in all Sasuke was dressed to kill.

'No wonder all the girls were drooling...'

Sasuke's steel-toe boots taped impatiently on the ground waiting for his brother's answer to his question.

Sasuke wasn't the only one who went all out today. Nope, Ban had his fair share of admirers drooling to, Sasuke noted. His Aniki wore tight leather pants that showed off his built legs, he too let quite a few belts hang off his hips. But unlike Sasuke he opted to wear a fishnet shirt with a fitted sleeveless leather jacket on top. He also sported fingerless gloves, but they end half way up his forearm instead of his wrist. He had two platinum bracelet cuffs that were about four inches long, decorate his wrist, and a platinum Snake armband adorned his left bicep. Around his neck laid, a single chain that contained the family crest dangling from it. In his left lobe was a platinum diamond stud, right above it a tanzanite blue gem, and like Sasuke, an identical crystallized winged earcuff at the top of his right ear that shown brighter than a diamond prism with every move he made.

'Aniki must sense it to, the whole atmosphere feels different.'

"You're brooding, any idiot could see that" Ban's hands immediately went to adjust his sunglasses, which seemed permanently attached to his face.

Sasuke opened his mouth to protest but soon realized that it was impossible to argue with the older man.

"How do you suggest we find them Ban?" the new voice smooth and inquiring.

"Easy, they're going to come to us," was Ban's reply.

Just then a body firmly attached itself to each of the boys.

Ino and Sakura were blushing like mad and it was obviously for the same exact reason that every other girl was.

"You look nice Sasuke-kun," Sakura offered timidly. Mean time inner Sakura was busy yelling, 'Nice? He looks nice? He looks like a god!'

"Hn" was her only reply.

"Ban-kun I can't believe you dressed up for me..." Ino started off before she was rudely interrupted.

"...That's because he didn't" came a calm and collected voice. Well, as calm and collected as a voice could be when a condescending smirk adorned the speakers face. Shido stood a few meters away eying the group ahead of him.

Riku silently stood next to him but then made his presents known with a small nod of acknowledgement towards the girls.

Sakura and Ino looked around them. Apparently Shido wasn't lying seeing as all four boys looked as though they were trying to seduce the whole school.

'Well, it's working, pretty damn well!' they thought including Shido despite their grudge.

Shido and Riku were dressed similarly. Only Shido opted for a clingy black sleeveless shirt with no jacket. A Dark sash took the place of his usual white one on his forehead. Dark brown leather pants hugged his skin tightly and similar jewelry was worn. His Snake jewelry of choice was a gold necklace that wrapped around his neck a few times before ending with the hebi's head in position between his collarbones fangs bared ready to strike. The only differences to indicate status were the earrings. Shido had a simple gold dangling feather earring in his right ear, a painite gem above it, and a winged earcuff of the same crystal was placed on top his left ear instead.

The beauty known as Riku, seeing as the mornings were so chilly, went for the form-fitting trench-coat look with the sleeves shoved up to his elbow, a silver midriff tank-top placed underneath, and leather pants that seemed to be painted on. Riku's earrings were in the same fashion as Shido's, only his turquoise crystallized gem matched his eyes and instead of the gold dangling earring, he had white-gold dangling earrings with his identical winged cuff secured in the left ear as well. He wore a black choker with an intricate moonstone carved cross as a pendent. The snake insignia on his person was a platinum ring that wrapped around his right middle finger and wound up into a bracelet cuff that only appeared to wrap around his wrist a few times. Small buckle straps were scattered along his thighs. And the same fingerless gloves everyone else wore finished his ensemble.

Suddenly the girls were feeling quite hot. 'Why the hell are they all so dressed up? Not to say the boy's don't always look good but they usually saved this type of appearance for special occasions...' Sakura's thoughts trailed off.

"Shit, I totally forgot about the transfer students!" she slapped a hand to her forehead.

"What else is new?" Shido muttered.

"Oh shut the fuck up already!" Sakura retaliated, getting fully ready to get into a verbal if not physical war with the other teen.

However Sasuke's warning glare and the quiet, "Urusai" shut them up rather quickly.

As Riku turned his head his earrings gave a soft chiming sound as the crystal winged earcuff shimmered brilliantly in the light. He faced Sakura, "Don't worry about it, we'll deal with them when we see them..." he was interrupted by the sound of the homeroom bell ringing.

"Come on let's go." Ban ordered.

Almost all at once the group started to move towards the school entrance. On their way to the door there were several greetings exchanged between the Shimagara no Hebi gang members and their leaders.

Since they all had homeroom together they started to make their way to their class.

The morning was very hectic seeing as the boys were too tired to unpack the night before.

Nevertheless Ginji and Naruto had always had a routine; it was set with their biological clocks only slightly altered with their current living arrangements.

Within the span of twenty minutes both boys had brushed their teeth, showered, combed their hair, and had even grabbed a bite to eat. Nothing to fancy, seeing as they hadn't done their grocery as of yet.

Naruto was running down the hall with a piece of toast sticking out of his mouth too busy damning that bitch 'karma' to hell to chew properly. He'd never done anything wrong! He swore on it...well at least nothing that deserved this kinda luck.

When he finally caught up to Ginji he regulated his breathing and straightened his clothes.

Ginji promptly plucked the piece of toast outta Naruto's mouth and scarfed it down.

"I'm sorry were you going to eat that?" Ginji countered the disbelieving look on Naruto's face with his best puppy dog eyes. And as always...it worked.

"Aniki I'm really nervous." Naruto whined leaning heavily on his big brother. Ginji chuckled and threw an arm over the little ones shoulders successfully bring his otouto closer to him which caused him to sigh.

'As long as I have my Aniki I will always be safe.' Naruto thought idly wrapping his small arms around Ginji's waist.

They silently made their way to their homeroom class. There was still time left for the period. Both brothers were so lost in thought they almost passed the room. Naruto took a deep breath and looked at the brunet.

Ginji was anxious as hell but that didn't stop him from being his ever cheerful self. He gave Naruto his hundred watt smile and said, "Relax otouto and everything is going to be just fine."

Smiling back he gently knocked on the door. A soft "come in" was heard and that was all. Naruto quietly slid the door open and entered with Ginji trailing along slightly behind him. After they greeted the teacher they were told to introduce themselves to their classmates. As Naruto was about to introduce himself his eyes landed on a pair of obsidian orbs and he immediately froze.

'This isn't happening, this isn't happening, I'm dreaming I'm going to wake up soon lalalala' Naruto singsonged in his head.

Ginji not really paying attention to the rest of the class introduced himself, while looking at the raven oddly.

"My name is Amano Ginji, and it is very nice to meet you all." He spoke absentmindedly.

'I wonder what's wrong with Naru-chan.'

When Ginji spoke Naruto broke out of his revere and hurriedly introduced himself, "My name is Uzumaki Naruto and it is a pleasure to meet you all."

The first time Naruto bumped into him the only thing he could see was the teen's obsidian eyes. Now he had a perfect view, and what he saw made him desperately try to fight off the heat rising in his neck threatening to spill out on his face. Was it possible to look like a fallen angel? 'Maybe a fallen angel from hell, he looks everything but innocent!' The chibi scoffed in his head.

All of a sudden both of them were terribly aware of the stares they were receiving.

"These are two of our new students from Mystic Embers, please behave towards them." The teacher spoke.

'Behave towards them, what does he mean?'

Almost immediately, memories from earlier came flooding back to him. 'I'm gonna die aren't I?' Naruto dead panned for the second time since his arrival.

"Naruto?" the teacher called.

"Hai" he answered hesitantly.

"You will be sitting next to Uchiha Sasuke, Sasuke please raise your hand." The teacher looked directly at Sasuke as she spoke praying to whatever god was listening for him to actually cooperate. Sasuke was the type of person who only did thing when it benefited him or he wanted to, so when he lazily raised a few fingers it was noted as a miracle.

"And Ginji you will be sitting next to Midou Ban."

It was then that Ginji took his eyes off his otouto to look around for the student called Ban. Black met blue and Ginji froze in almost the same fashion as Naruto. 'Oh boy... Kami-sama if you're up there please hear my prayer and save me.'

It was the same two from earlier, there was no mistaking it. Sasuke stared at the kid who was slowly making his way towards him. 'This boy looks like something the cat dragged off the street...' There was absolutely nothing special about him.

Naruto had a waist length black braid and way over grown bangs that covered most of his face. Not only that, but his glasses took up nearly more than half his face. He was practically drowning in his way too big black t-shirt and blue jeans. And he seemed to be a little on the short side...okay a lot on the short side.

Yep there was nothing special about this boy at all; but yet what was this weird pull he felt towards him? Sasuke grimaced as he recognized the hungry look on Naruto's face which was quickly replaced by an embarrassed one. Of course Sasuke's face stayed passive as ever. The only feature that actually made an effort to move was the delicately shaped eyebrow which shot up about half an inch at the facial expressions he was receiving.

Ban studied Amano Ginji long and hard, his face betraying no emotion.

He watched as Ginji avoided his gaze at all cost and almost smirked...almost. The boy had chocolate brown hair which was overly grown. It seemed to be spiky but hung down due to its length, right along his shoulders. His bangs were long enough to graze his cheek bone. And just like the boy next to him he wore huge glasses to cover his black eyes. It seemed as though the boys had a fetish for big clothes because even though Ginji was tall his clothes seemed to swallow him whole.

'They really won't last till the week's end' Ban mused. 'This is gonna be fun...'

Ban was seated in the last row next to the windows so Ginji had to sit to his right. Right in front of Ginji was Sasuke and to Sasuke's left was Naruto. Naruto turned his head around to his right and gave his brother a pleading look only to find that same look mirrored on his brothers face staring back at him full force.

'It's okay Ginji you can do this!' Ginji's mind told him over and over again. 'He's not so bad, just don't make eye contact and you'll be fine...then why the heck is he drilling holes into my head!' Ginji could feel the sweat start to form.

'Don't turn around, don't turn around, don't tur...damn to late' Ginji found himself getting lost in Ban's eyes once again.

'Bad, bad, really bad, uh... uh... distraction.. um...think...think...think.. oh bother(1), jeez why are his eyes so hypnotizing?...' Ginji's eyes started to droop.

'How is he doing that? His eye's looks like a cat's, and are they glowing? (1)' Slowly he drifted when suddenly a concerned voice rung out.

"Aniki, daijoubu?" Naruto asked softly. The worry showed clearly in his eyes while shaking his brother's leg gently. He couldn't quite reach his shoulder from this his seat so he opted for the closest thing available which just so happened to be his leg.

'This isn't normal, he never zones out like this on me,' Naruto's thoughts not easing his mind in the least.

"Hai, sorry Naru-chan, I'm aaa.." Ginji stalled for a moment to think.

"...hungry." he finished happily. The raven's face visible relaxed.

"For a moment I thought something was wrong," Naruto mused.

Nether boy caught the small exchange between the Uchiha brothers. Sasuke's eyes had widened a fraction at the little revelation; he didn't expect them to be related. But other than that his face remained perfectly void. Ban's eyes on the other hand, promised bloody murder.

'Damn idiot ruined it, now I'll have to wait till tomorrow,' he fumed.

'That's alright I guess, I'll just have to get the brat instead. First things first though, I need to get a hold of their schedules. I'll leave that up to Shido, he can get it next period.'

Just then Sasuke gave his brother a knowing look. Since the original plan failed it seemed as though things would have to get physical. Which was just fine by Sasuke, he preferred a little challenge. But by the looks of those two there would be absolutely none.

'Especially if they were running from Zabuza and his losers earlier.'

The younger Uchiha sighed. This was going to be one boring ass day. Or not... his feelings were never wrong. And something told him that these two boys were different, he didn't know how but they were. Sasuke looked to the left of him, 'Uzumaki Naruto, eh? Well let's see what you got.'

A.n.- Revamped!...Yet again…sigh… sorry guys I'm trying to make this damn thing flow more freely and every time I read it I find more inconsistencies.