Disclaimer: I own nothing except my character and if I did then Naruto would be my brother, my mate, my soul and my family.
A/N: Misspelling I think but yeah, Enjoy!
Deal of a lifetime with a bit of fun
As we neared the entrance of the academy, I noticed that there are a couple girls hanging out by the steps and it looks like they are waiting for something…or someone. Naruto looking in my line of vision, he saw what I saw and a big wide grin appeared on his face, and then waved at one of them.
"Sakura, How are you today? Had a good lunch?" He exclaimed at her when we got closer.
Stopping a good 3 feet from them, I wanted to laugh because who in the wide world would walk around with bubble gum PINK hair, and who would hang out with said hair but a platinum blonde and I'll tell you something: It completely and utterly clashes with one another. 2 more girls were behind them but they looked normal enough so I settled for smiling at them. Until they open their mouths:
"Can it Naruto! You, New Girl (She points at me), we got a bone to pick with you" Pinky says while putting her hand on her hip and the other girls gave me this funny look. Not one to back down, I stepped closer:
"Alright, pick a bone" Naruto stood one step behind me with a confused expression on his face.
"I don't know who you think you are! Just because you are new here, doesn't mean you can steal Sasuke from us, when we worked hard to get his attention. Stay away from him, you got that?!"
Satisfied with their clarification on the subject of a sauce guy, ha! All of them crossed their arms over their chest and had the decency to look smug about sauce.
I, being unaffected by Pinky's statement and their 'better-then-thou' appearance, just said the one thing that popped in my mind:
"Who the Fuck is Sasuke? And why would I go near someone whom I don't know or met?" saying this with a bored expression and tone. All the girls were dumbfounded by my insult about a guy that they clearly are gaga over, and probably thought I'd be too. Wrong.
Naruto, though standing behind me, I knew has a big smile on his face, looking between the girls and I. The girls stood still for a good minute, trying to figure out if I was serious or not. Smirking back at them is when Pinky got her bearings back and glared at me.
"What do you mean 'who is he?' Everyone knows who he is. He is the most gorgeous guy ever to walk the planet, he is so cute, so mysterious, his voice can melt any girl to a puddle of goo, and he's the top student in class and in the whole academy. He is the last member of his clan, who were the richest and powerful family in the whole village. That's who Sasuke is" Pinky finished with dreamy looks in her eyes, along with the other girls and sigh lovingly. I wanted to gag, but settled for scoffing.
"Yea, ok but that doesn't explain what he looks like and where he sits so I'd know not to go anywhere near him" 'and catch some unknown contagious disease' I said under my breath so I can go unheard but a small chuckle behind me tells me that Naruto heard it, I smiled at him.
"What do YOU mean 'what he looks like?' You know what he looks like; you sat right next to him all morning. The guy dressed in blue that sat on your left, the one with the dark hair. That's Sasuke!" Screeching at me like a banshee, but what she said dawned on me and I knew who the fuck she was talking about.
"Oh….you means the pale faced emo guy with the crooked smile? Ok I know who you're talking about" This time Naruto couldn't hold in his chuckling that turned into a full blown laughter that was music to my ears. He doubled over, holding his stomach because he was laughing so hard.
"Oh. My. God! Never have I ever heard those words combined with Sasuke's name in the same sentence before and it is hilarious! Good going Roxanne!" Still laughing his ass off, I smiled in amusement at his antics.
The girls though, were not the least bit amused, and if looks could kill then Naruto would be nothing but a bloody pulp right about now.
"Shut up Naruto! It's NOT funny!" Blondie and Pinky yelled in unison at Naruto, whom is literally crying from laughing so hard. Pinky took a step forward, raised her right fist:
"We said it's NOT funny, you moron!" Then before knuckles met face, I caught it, inches from the face. Silence loomed over as shock enticed the group.
"How did you move that fast?" Pinky asked, taking a step back and taking her hand with her as well.
"Never mind that, I'll make a deal with you girls: something that will benefit all of us. What do you say?" Crossing my arms over my chest I waited for an answer.
"Go on, we're listening"
"Where do you girls (pointing at Blondie and Pinky) sit? Behind us, right? (They nodded) So I'm thinking: Naruto and I switch seats with you two, you coordinate who sits where BUT only on One condition, All of you Never Ever tease or call Naruto names (at this Naruto look at me in surprise) or try to smack him ever again. In agreement to this, the seats are all yours, so: Do we have a deal or should we just walk in and pretend we didn't have this conversation?" Hands on my hips, I gave them a straight look. The girls then huddled together and started discussing it among themselves.
Then Naruto nudged me and when I looked at him, he had this question in his blue eyes, so I whispered to him:
"This way I can always sit with you and never have to sit next to that dude that they are gaga over. Ain't it great?" Naruto thought about it for a second and then a huge smile formed on his face.
"You really want to always sit with me?"
"Well Yea! Of course I do, you're my friend" Shuffling his blonde hair and that cute blush appeared. A throat being cleared can be heard, so I dropped my hand and turn to the girls.
"Well?"
"We agree to your terms and you got yourself a deal" Pinky held out her hand and I took it.
"Great…but remember that it's not my fault if the guy decides to sit wherever we sit, so you better be quick about it, ok?"
"That's ok with us" We shook on it. Letting go, I gestured with my hands towards the entrance.
"Lead the way, ladies. I think it's best, so that way if he is there then you can take the seats first without rousing suspicions" They agreed and filed in first, and we followed a little ways behind.
The hallway seems long to go to our class and then finally, when we got there, they went in. I stopped a few feet from the door and grabbed Naruto's hand to stop him also. He looked at me with an expression that clearly said 'what?' I put my hand up in a signal to wait and so we did.
Didn't have to wait long for the commotion to signal us that it's time to walk in, ha! I smiled and walked in with Naruto by my side.
When we walked in, the commotion got louder as the girls argued over the seating arrangements and got into each other faces. Standing at the base of the steps, we watched the bickering the girls were doing.
Glancing at the dark haired guy and he looked bored at the girls in their quarrelling over the one seat, so he turned his head back to the front and in doing so, he saw me looking. Keeping eye contact for a few seconds, the right side of his lips turned upwards in a smirk.
'Getting cocky aren't you' I thought, smirking back. Closing my eyes and shaking my head, I turned to Naruto whom smiled at me.
"Well, shall we?" He nodded and I started up the steps. Walking pass the group of girls, we reached the 2nd landing and sat down on the first 2 seats, me in the middle.
I checked if the guy still had the smirk on his face and Nope, it is wiped clean and in its place a disappointed pout. Then in changed back into that smirk.
Right then I saw what he was smirking about: an empty seat next to mine.
Well that's just NOT going to happen. I leaned forward over my desk and reached out, grabbing Pinky towards me. The argument stopped momentarily and Pinky looked startled but we didn't have time for that. Whispering close to her ear, so I won't be heard:
"Get someone to sit beside me quick before he does because this deal will be pointless if that happens"
She saw the guy getting up and a flash of determination came across her facial features. I let go and she turned to a brown haired girl and nodded to the seat next to mine. The girl nodded back and jumped swiftly over our desk and down on the chair before the guy even knew what happen.
Seeing the chair occupied, the guy frowned at the brown haired girl, whom smiled sickly sweet at him. He turned back and sat back down on his seat in defeat. Taking a small glimpse at me, I noticed he looked sour and is that a pout on his lips?
The girls nearby that saw this, squealed in delight, very loudly I might add and I had to cover my ears before some damage occurred.
After the ear wrenching squeals died down, I removed my hands and smile at Naruto, whom also covered his ears. When that happen the girls started up their argument on who gets to sit closest to the guy and What the Fuck is his Name?
I mean, yeah, I heard Pinky said it a couple times when we were outside but I can't remember. I know it has to do with some kind of sauce. Maybe sauce key or sauce kai or sauce something. Hmm I'll just call him Sauce-Guy for now until his real name sticks to my brain.
Anyways, the teacher came in and the girls stopped their bickering long enough for two girls to sit in our former seats. The remaining girls groaned in disappointment and went to take the other seat available around the class. I smiled at this and proceeded to listen to the teacher talk about something or other.
Vaguely listening to the lecture of the teacher, I started to wonder what to do today. The Hokage popped in my mind.
I need to see him as soon as I get out of class and make sure he's got a place ready for me.
Can you believe it? My own place! NOT some group home or orphanage.
It has been awhile since I got my own place. Usually I stay in a hotel until they figure out it's just me and only me. That's when a clone and transformation jutsu comes in handy, but only for a bit, until I can get supplies.
The rest of the time I prefer staying in the forest, where it's quiet and I can watch the forest come alive with the animals scattering about and the night time animals wondering about in search of an easy meal. It's all great and everything but…to have my own place.
It's just AWESOME! Maybe I should ask the old man if I can get a part time job, just to have a little cash on me. Don't get me wrong, I'm well off, but it's only for clothing, groceries and living essentials. Some spare money will go to little things like snacks, spare knives, and whatnots.
Hey! I wonder if Naruto has a job. He is an orphan like me but I wonder how he gets by. I'll ask him to tag along with me when I go to see the Hokage. It'll be freaking Awesome if I got to stay in the same building as him. We can walk to and from school every day together.
It'll be just Fucking Sweet if that happen. Yeah, I'll ask him to tag along.
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I should really be paying attention to what the teacher is saying, might be important.
"…practice. We'll go out to the back field and try to improve on our target practice suck as aiming, throwing and concealment. I know some of you need to work on these and today is a nice day to do that. So let's head out and have some fun."
Enthusiastically said by Iruka-sensei, we all got up and walked down the steps and out the door, following Iruka-sensei towards the back area of the academy.
And Wow! Nice training area they have here.
Straight ahead are the targets, all lined up and ready and to the left are wooden dummies and punching bags, and to my right is a 30 x 30 square foot hard wood floor, which I'm guessing is for taijutsu practicing.
Iruka-sensei started to split us up in two groups and I stuck with Naruto, but most of the girls went with the Sauce-Guy in the other group. As we even up into two groups, Iruka-sensei explained that one group will go first and then the other and that we have to line up with the targets. Three rounds per person with five kunai (small double bladed knives) and when both groups are done, the same will happen with shurikans (throwing stars).
Piece of Fucking cake, man! I have a perfect aim because if I ever want to have a nice dinner, then I can't miss. Ha! I remember when my aim sucked big time, back when I was really young and couldn't get it right. I got frustrated with it so I took and break and sat around trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. I gave up thinking about it a while later and went with my instinct instead. Relaxing my whole body and listened to what my gut was telling me and it was saying that I would know when to let go when I threw my kunai. So I followed what it said and Tada! I hit the target. After that I kept it up until it became second nature to throw at a target and I haven't missed anything yet.
Anyways, the first group went up which includes the Sauce-Guy and his band of groupies, whom were all cheering for him when they were supposed to be practicing. What a Bunch of Fucking Idiots.
The Sauce-Guy got ready for his throw, concentrating look on his face, five kunai split up in both hands, across his chest, crouching down a bit and his head lowered. His cheering squad quiet down for him, everyone else waited silently and bored.
I yawned and Naruto fidgeted on our spot. Finally he threw them and all landed right on the bull's eyes dead on.
The girls went crazy, screaming and hugging each other and praising Sauce-Guy in his spectacular throw and that no one can come close as him. I scoffed at that statement but only Naruto heard me over the noise of the girls.
"Kind of a showoff, isn't he? Who is he trying to impress here?" He whispered and as if the Sauce-Guy heard, he turned towards us and had smug smirk gracing his features. I heard a small rumbling coming from Naruto, like he was growling.
Whoa! I thought I was the only one who could growl like that and it sounded good coming from Naruto. Growling his annoyance at the Sauce-Guy and it looked like he wanted to tell him off, so I whispered to him:
"Calm down and leave it be, he'll get his in due time, besides I doubt the Sauce-Guy will hear anything since his fan club is so loud" Naruto nodded but stopped as mind repeated what I said regarding his name. Naruto burst right out laughing, doubling over and hitting his knee.
Students nearby looked at him in confusion and set their eyes on me, where I just shrugged:
"Must be something I said" Accepting the answer, they resume what they were doing: waiting for our turn to start. Straightening himself up, Naruto wiped a single tear away and smiled widely.
"So, what do you think of the name I gave him? Sounds like him right. Speaking of which: What is his name?" I asked in a whisper.
His eyes grew big and then threw his head back and once again laughed out loud. Shaking his head and covering his eyes, he stated:
"Man, That is a once in a lifetime thing to say! I don't think I have met anyone who doesn't know his name, but seriously now, you really don't know his name?" Giving me a questionable look, I shrugged.
"You know what? I don't care; I'll just call him Sauce-Guy until someone gets irritated or something and corrects me. Besides, Who Gives a Fuck What his Name is. I mean other than his groupies" Naruto gave me his biggest smile.
"I think that is the best name I've heard so far" I smiled back.
"Ok next group come up" Iruka-sensei called out.
Everybody in our group lined up with our own target board and got ready. I watched as everyone else started throwing their kunai at the target. Some hit the target but not the center and most either didn't throw hard enough or threw too hard and it flew pass the targets.
Geez! This display if just fucking pathetic, how in the hell are they to be ready for the real world if they can't even throw well, Damn!
Looking around I saw Sauce-guy with this smug look of triumph on his face as he looked at everyone else suck at throwing. His smugness grew bigger when he eyed Naruto and I looked too.
Naruto, I'll admit myself but not out loud, sucked worst then all of them combined.
God Dammit! Everything he's doing is wrong, from his stance, his aim and the way he moves. Didn't anyone teach him the basics of throwing any weapons?
OH FUCKING SHIT!
He had absolutely NO ONE to teach him anything, he grew up alone, just like me, but I figured things out when I was like 2 or something. Well, not anymore is he alone.
With determination, I walked up to him before he's about to throw another round. Stopped mid throw and looked at me in confusion.
"Want some pointers, Naruto?" I asked that instead of asking if he wanted help, which sounds like the wrong thing to say.
Naruto nodded and I took a step back and asked him to throw 2, so I can see what is wrong and we'll start from there. He throws the 2 and just as I thought: all bad, from the flick of his wrist to his aim being off, as in off the target board. Taking a deep breath and exhaling it, I step next to Naruto when he finished with the 2 and reached up to his jacket zipper.
"First, let's take this off, so you can move more freely, plus it's really warm out here"
Removing his jacket and dropping it behind me on the ground, Naruto blushed a little bit when I removed my own jacket and dropping it beside his. My tail unraveled from my waist and hang down, swishing the tip a bit at the freedom it got.
Naruto stood facing me, so with a hand on his shoulder, I turned him towards the target, just slightly so that his left side is out more than his right side is and that way he is looking at the target at a more side view. I walked around him until I stood right behind so I face the target the same way Naruto is. Standing closer until my chest was grazing his back, Naruto tensed up at the contact of our bodies.
Snaking a hand around his waist, I pressed him closer to me and I heard him gulp and could feel his heart rate speed up as his breathing did also. My lips grazed his ear when I told him to relax and Naruto shivered at the warm breath.
"I'm not going to bite, you know" and he chuckled at this and he relaxed a bit.
"Ok I want you to move as I move, so that way you will learn an easier was to throw any sharp object" I put my hand on his right hand as I was saying this and then proceeded to move.
Twisting slightly to the right side, I turn our arms so it's behind our backs and then glided both back around and forward.
Silence met my ears but paid no attention to it, as I had to teach a lesson. I repeated the gesture one more time and then did a different one. This one, our arms went over our heads and swiftly hurled it in front of us and then repeated it. The last one, I turned him a bit so his right is out instead of his left side. Twisting slightly to the left, our arms behind us and then shot it forward.
Bringing our hands back to ours sides, I entwined my fingers with his and set my chin on his shoulder, whispering to his ear:
"So you get the general idea, right?" Warm breath caressed his lope and neck that made him swallows his words and nodded instead.
"Good. Now do what we just did but with the kunai you have left and relax. Let go when your gut tells you to, you know when that will be. Always listen to what your gut tells you, it'll help when all logic fails" With one last breath breezed by his neck, Naruto shivered and I remove myself from his back, took a couple steps back and folded me arms over my chest.
Taking a quick glance at our audience, I noticed a slight glare from a certain pale faced emo guy, whom I smirked at and turn back to Naruto's performance.
Naruto got his composure back then I backed off and took a deep breath, relaxed his shoulders and got into position. All three kunai flew to the target one by one in each different poses I showed him and did so with such grace and swiftness, that made it look like he's been doing this for a long time to perfect it. Each hitting the target around the bull's eye and utter silence consumed our little class.
Nobody moved, nobody whispered and Naruto, shocked to his core, stayed in the last position of throwing. I waited a full 5 seconds before I screamed in triumphed that woke everyone up from their stupor.
"Woooooo! Yea! That's the way to do it!" I hollered before jumping on Naruto's back.
Staggering a bit but stood his ground with the extra weight. Getting over his shock quickly, Naruto jumped around and whooped out load for his awesome throw. Both of us laughing and I congratulated him on a job well done and Naruto beamed with pride.
Everyone else though still stood standing still, unable to believe what they just saw or happened. Iruka-sensei smiled and clapping his hands, made his way over to us.
"Wow Naruto that is an amazing throw and you got it close to a bull's eye. I believe that is one of your best throws that I have ever seen. I think you have Roxanne to thank for that"
Ruffling Naruto's hair, Iruka-sensei stepped back to give us space, in which I hopped off Naruto's back and stood right next to him, grinning in happiness and my tail swishing back and forth in joy. Looking at me and my tail, Naruto blushed and looked down at his feet, rubbing the back of his neck with his hand nervously.
"Um…I...I...um...t...thank you Roxanne for showing me. I really appreciate it"
Still blushing as he looks up at me with a shy smile. I couldn't resist so I hugged him, he's just that cute! Naruto gasped at the contact then hugged me back. Letting go Iruka-sensei called out to the first group to start on shurikans. I grabbed our fallen jackets with my tail and hand Naruto his as we walked back to our group.
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