What If Naruto Wins Kushina In A Bet ||

What's up, everyone? How are you all? Today, we are back with another blazing Naruto story. What if Naruto wins Kushina in a bet? If you enjoy, then please like, share, and do comments. And also, check the description to original creator of this beautiful creation. Hey, my name is Naruto Uzumaki. I'm 15 years old and male. Please believe me when you hear of what I'm about to tell. This story is true events about my life. A part of my life that only some people who saw it know. This is not fake. So, if you think I'm bluffing, then go ahead and think that. But, if you asked anyone that went to Konoha High, they will tell you that what I said is nothing but the truth about what happened to me. I won't tell you about my first day of high school to the day everyone discovered to the day my life seemed to restart. How those punks put me in their damn bet and used me for their games. How I fell for him and how he broke me into pieces. How I started to change and how people saw me. How my dreams were shattered to make new ones. How I struggled to get a grip on life before death took a hold on me and darkness was all I saw. My life's twist and turns that made me stronger, so I cannot just only take care of myself, but another being. Everything that happened to me, I must tell and hope for you to understand my pain, my joy, my shocking news, and so on and so forth. Understand that I was just a teenager with parents who died in an accident a year after I was born and how I was passed around in the orphanage, never being settled in one home until I ran away and took care of myself. I might or might not tell you the whole story as it goes, but I'll try my best since I think of you as a friend that needs to know what I had dealt with. [ __ ] [ __ ] [ __ ] [ __ ] [ __ ] It was the only thing on my mind as I dashed all the way from the south side of the city to the north side just to get to school. I didn't apologize, nor did I look back at those I bumped into. I was too terrified that I may not get there in time. It was my first day of high school and I was late. Damn it. Stupid clock not daring to wake me up. It deserved being thrown to the wall and getting smashed into many pieces. My legs hurt as my heart started racing and I was already slowing down as the cramps on my sides ached, but I couldn't stop. Not until I passed the school's doors and made it to my first class. Luckily for me, I memorized all my classes while in summer vacation, so I didn't need to stop and check. Yes, that's how great Naruto Uzumaki is. The best of the best. Retrospecting back, I can't believe I didn't thought of taking the trolley as it went faster than walking and would have gotten me there in 2 minutes tops. My god, was I an idiot or what? There it is, I shouted. Hallelujah, there was the school looking closer and closer with the gate still open. Yes, I might just have a chance on being early. I thought. I ran in full speed ahead, leaving dust behind me. An officer of the school with a black bandana in his head, many scars around his face, and a navy blue uniform opened the front doors for me already knowing me as I knew him ever since middle school. It's so weird that he just changes from schools the same year I was leaving middle. Sometimes, I wonder if he was a spy sent by the government to look after me since I had no parental guidance. Hey, go figure. Late as usual, kid. He spoke as he smirked at me. I didn't stop, but I turned around and gave him a huge grin and two thumbs up. My eyes having that spark into them as usual. He shook his head at my usual ways. And I swear, I heard him say, "Another year of guarding that boy." to himself. My imagination was wild. Even if those who thought they knew me thought I never used my brain, but the truth is, I always did. So, my imagination will sometimes go haywire and attack my senses. Luckily for me, when I turned around, I dodged a teacher and some students who seemed to be in a higher grade than I. Young man, no running in the halls. The teacher shouted at me, but I could care less. I mean, I just needed to take a corner and if my memory is correct by when I took the tour in summer, my class is Bam! I fell to the floor and my hands went straight to my forehead. I opened my eyes not knowing when I even closed them and blinked trying to get them to refocus. Owwwww, what just hit me? I whined. I got up and saw that someone else was on the floor, too. I got up rapidly and went straight to the other person, finding out it was some guy with dark spiked up hair in the back and long bangs on the front. I couldn't see his face for some freaky reason. Hey, are you okay? I'm sore. You [ __ ] idiot. I was taken aback by how the other guy just got up and shoved me away giving me his back as he grabbed his stuff that fell with him. Excuse me? I said trying to be very polite, even though I wanted to scream at this bastard who was never taught manners before. I mean, come on. What a bastard. The guy turned around also touching his forehead and glared at me. Once I saw his face, my anger boiled. I knew this bastard and who wouldn't? He was in all the topics the girls and some guys talked about. Uchiha Sasuke, I hissed out clenching my fist. This bastard did nothing but bring pain into those who were near him. I had my reason of why to dislike him. Uchiha Sasuke was someone I wanted to bring down on his knees for all the things he had done. I had many reasons. Oh, so many and I mean many reasons why to hate him. He smirked still checking me out. What was with this guy checking me out? I mean, we wore the same uniform for crying out loud. The school uniform consisted of three colors, navy blue, black, and white. No hats or hoodies in school for the thoughts of gang symbolism or rebelliousness. I never did like that since I was more of an orange person. But then again, being sent to the principal's office and being screamed at. I'll rather pass and just stick with getting an orange jacket. Dobe, he spoke and met my eyes. Good to know you haven't forgotten of them. I shut him up, not wanting to hear his damn annoying voice by kicking him on the nuts, not caring that I just broke a big rule in the males code. That said, no male will hit another male on his jewels. Screw that rule. This was worth it. He fell back to the ground, groaning in pain as I just glared at him and him ad. Sadly, I do remember you, bastard, but that doesn't mean we'll become friends. I spat out, but froze as the late bell rang. Darn it, now I'm late. Thanks a lot. And I left him there. Stupid jerk, he deserved it. Uzumaki Naruto? Here, I said raising my hand. She looked at me and immediately frowned. Something tells me you're a troublemaker, Uzumaki. She muttered to herself, but loud enough for everyone to hear. I didn't respond. Instead, I looked away and grabbed paper and a pen and doodled to pass the time faster. I could even tell she didn't like me even if she didn't know me and it's only been the first day. Gee, what happened to the never judge a book by its cover phrase? I thanked the bell as I put away the sheets of information to take home and get them signed by my parents, who are never home. As I made my way to the halls trying to find my next class, something pink caught my attention. Is that? I thought. I blinked and the pink thing vanishes. I was so sure I saw it. Something pink walking away from me. I shook my head as I kept on walking and turned a corner. I felt the pang on my chest as I remembered of that night. I shook my head and looked straight forward seeing that I have found my next class. Biology. I got in and looked around. There were only two seats that weren't taken and those two were side by side at the back of the class. I sat down on one of them getting looks from some as they looked at me as if I was some kind of new creature or something. Hey, uh Naruto, right? I turned around and saw a familiar person sitting next to me. I smiled and nodded. The guy next to me sighed and grinned. Oh great, at least I have a class of someone that I know. He said. I raised an eyebrow and stared at him. He had dark skin, two red triangles on cheeks, brown eyes, brown spiky hair, and as he kept on grinning, I could see he had sharp canine teeth. I made an O shape with my mouth as I finally recognized the guy. You're Kiba Inuzuka, right? His grin widened. The one and only, buddy. He exclaimed pointing to himself. So, Naruto, how you been? I thought I was a goner for being the only one coming from our middle school. We chatted for a while, talking about our schedules, our classes so far, what we've done over the summer, and so on. Everyone who was chatting away like is halted as our teacher barely came in 10 minutes after the bell rang. Hello, class. He said in a lazy voice with a grin plastered in his face. I'm your biology teacher, Hatake Kakashi. It's nice to meet you. Our sensei was a tall man with gray spiky hair that rebelled against the laws of gravity. His eyes were two different colors. One was red with a scar going downwards, while the other one was a dark brown color. I'm sorry I was late, class. You see, they needed help with the ink dispenser in the copy machine at the teachers' lounge. He spoke. Kakashi sensei always made goofy excuses of why he was always late. We stopped believing him once on the third day. He told us he was late to because of a dolphin needed rescuing from kids who were picking on it. Please, there aren't any oceans nearby us. Sensei was a great teacher and made biology fun. Even till now, I still remember everything he had taught us. The doors opened again and in came [ __ ] Uchiha Sasuke. Some girls squealed in delight and some guys looked at him with an all look. I growled at him for standing there looking so cool and I saw Kiba snarling at him. Guess I'm not the only one. I thought and something told me Kiba and I were going to be good friends after all. Sasuke looked around the classes and once he met my eyes, I didn't even miss the glint in his eyes, but whatever it meant, I just rolled my eyes at him and looked away. I'm sorry, sensei, for coming late to your class. You see, a teacher needed help with some things in class, so she held me back since I was the only one willingly to offer some help. The bastard said, I narrowed my eyes not believing anything he just said. It seemed that not even Kakashi believed him. Takes a liar to know a liar. Kakashi gave him a stern look that only strict teachers gave to their students. Um, really? I'm quite sure that the girl you were oh so flirting with was way too young to pass as a teacher and even if she was, since when was a teacher's class outside on the halls? My eyebrow twitched at that. I looked at both of sensei and Temari. I always knew you will be doing no good. What's it to you? He answered back and walked toward the empty seat was next to me. As he did so, I scooted my desk closer to Kiba's, who was shocked at this, and farther from Sasuke who glared holes at me. I sat up straight and stared up front looking at Kakashi as he spoke the same thing I've heard almost all day. Only this time I will pay attention. Now will anyone will be kind enough to help me pass this info sheets that should be sent home? Sensei asked. I raised my hand and got up. Temari took this chance to move my desk away from Kiba and closer to him. I glared at him as I sat and noticed once sat down and flipped him off. He scoffed at me and leaned down on the desk where his arms were and turned to look at me. So, done anything fun lately? Other than hitting you on the nuts, um, nothing. I did a mental smirk and a boo-yah with my inner self throwing its fist in the air as Sasuke winced and closed his legs that were open and setting themselves comfortably on the basket under the front desk's chair. That was low Uzumaki and you know it. He glared at me. You had it coming Uchiha and deserve it. Will you be nice enough to inform me of whatever have I done to you? I glared at him. Memories of middle school came back to me and all the events that had happened. A smile and a familiar face that changes into one that frowned and emerald eyes lifelessly looking back at me. The memory of what happened, what I saw, how I felt, and how I went along with it all disgusted me. I was frustrated of seeing that bastard there looking at me like if he was innocent of everything that had happened. Listen here, Uchiha. If you do anything that you did in middle school, I'll make sure that I'll be the one to punish you. You hear me? I said. The idiot smirked. Is that a promise or a threat? He purred out. I scoffed at him and turned back to Kiba who gave me that look that said, is that bastard annoying you? If he is, I'll be gladly to attack kind of look. I shook my head and gave him a warm smile to reassure him. He smiled back and we both turned around to listen to Kakashi while we both ignored the bastard who was glaring at both of us. Or was it just Kiba? After class one left giving Kiba a goodbye as we walked our separate ways. He was going to lunch while I walked to my other class, too. As I walked, call me pathetic or stupid or crazy, but I felt someone behind me actually following me. I walked faster and got to my English class taking a seat without looking at anyone. I sighed and felt someone poke me from behind. I turned around and couldn't hold back a smile of relief spread on my face. Gaara, my god am I glad to see you. I said as I got up and glomped him. Gaara was shorter than me which made me happy since everyone else was taller than I. He had bloody red hair and dry green eyes. He had black circles surrounding his eyes, but that's because when he was little he suffered from insomnia but overcame it. His parents thought that they were scars, but the truth was he tattooed them there in seventh grade with the kanji word love that was hidden on the side of his forehead with his hair. It's good to see you, Naruto. He smiled at me and ruffled my hair. He sat behind me as he had always done since middle school. How you've been, Red? Seen better days. My parents barely saw my damn tattoo on my forehead and demanded it to be taken off, but I rebelled and shaved my eyebrows as you can see. He pointed to his non-existing eyebrows. How have I missed that? And told them next was going to be me getting some piercing. After that they left it alone on the condition of letting my eyebrows to grow back and getting no piercings. I doubt you won't get any piercings. I laughed. He raised a non-existing eyebrow and smirked. When was the last time I listened to them? The teacher came in with papers and looked around as she sat on her desk and checked her computer waiting for the bell to ring. After her came the bastard himself and glanced at me but made his way where a group of girls sat around in a circle. Ladies, I could hear him from all the way over here. Pft, damn player. I muttered to Gaara who nodded back. The girls squealing at him make me want to gag. As I kept looking their way, Sasuke looked straight at me and winked and went back to the girls. My eye twitched. Did he just wink at me? Did Uchiha just wink at you? Gaara spoke. I looked at him with wide eyes and no, I wasn't blushing. Psh, why? You're seeing things, Gaara. No, I slept well and have perfect 20/20 vision so I can't be fooled. My eye twitched again and I dared to look back at the bastard. When I turned, he was still with the group of girls but was talking to a boy who stood next to him talking about something. The guy had long brown hair, pale skin, and pearly eyes with no pupils. His uniforms was all white, white shirt, white pants, white shoes, and a white jacket. If compared to someone I will say he will be sure the total opposite of him is Gaara. Hello, good looking. I turned back at Gaara who was staring at the same direction. E excuse me, don't get me wrong. Me and Gaara are best friends since seventh grade when we met and we've both been experimenting around with both genders. Did you just called the Temari's friend good looking? I laughed as his face became flushed. English pub one class was an okay class with Kurenai sensei. The only problem was when she made us move into alphabetical order meaning Sasuke will be behind me. I didn't complain but having his legs accidentally touching my butt did cost him a big book hitting him on the head. After a week everyone went back to sit next to their friends with Kurenai sensei approving. The bell ranged signaling for lunch B to start and for lunch A to end. I looked around the cafeteria in awe at how big it was. Hey, Gaara look they have a stage for concerts. I spoke excitedly getting closer to it as the line moved. I know I heard that every Friday if gotten permission from the principal, you can actually go up there and do what you do. He said letting a giant grin be plastered on his lips. Gaara is in a band called Dead by April 3. They're really good so every time I have time, I like to go to his garage just to hear his band play. I mean come on. Once they get on stage with a million fans looking up at them and worshiping them, I will be first in line with VIP tickets. Come on, Gaara. Stop drooling and move it's our turn and I'm hungry. I whined as I pushed him forward. He glared at me but sighed and moved without having me to push him. You're always hungry. One of these days you will be as fat as a whale. He muttered but I still heard him and chuckled. I thought why not go with it and got on his face with an accusing look. Are you saying I'm fat? I put my hands on my mouth and gasped. You do, don't you? I knew it. I knew it. Now I'll have to go and barf everything I eat and not eat at all. Oh, imagine the poor ramen at home waiting for me to eat them up. I could just hear them now. Eat us, eat us, you must eat us. Enough already, blondie. Get your food and let's find a place to sit. I pouted as I grabbed my plate. So mean. Once we found a comfortable table that wasn't too crowded, we sat down facing each other and talked and ate. I felt a tap on my shoulder and turned around to see Lee smiling at me with a group of friends behind him. Mind if we join in? He asked. I nodded and they all sat down. Good to see you again, Lee. It's good to see you, too. He smiled at me back sitting next to me. I grinned back with a tint of blush on my cheeks. Even if Lee's eyebrow looked like caterpillars that took a rest in his forehead or he stole Gaara's eyebrows, he was a really good looking guy. Not that I like him or anything. E he he. I mean come on. He's athletic and smart and nice, very energetic. I wonder if he's good in the sack. God, dirty mind, bad mind. Stay away from those thoughts. Ew. These are my friends. He gestured to the teens who sat after him. This is Tenten, Choji, Ino, Shikamaru, and Kiba? I interrupted Lee. What the hell are you doing here? Didn't you had a lunch? I asked Kiba who just scratched the back of his head and grinned at me with a shrug. I skipped my next class. It's not like they can do anything to me. It's still the first day. He said. I chuckled. Well, this is my buddy Gaara. Gaara, say hi. Hey. After an awkward silent and several little chats to start a conversation with everyone, we finally found something that we all argued about. No, the Lakers are the best and that's final, dog breath. Ino shouted to Kiba as I nodded with her. Kiba, Lee, and Gaara both fumed. Psh, what do blondes know? Kiba scoffed. Ino and I glared at the insult. Har har, mud, but Lakers are way better than the Spurs. I said. We were in a heated discussion while Choji and Shikamaru talked about something else and Tenten, who was with Ino and I, could only nod in agreement with us. Basketball, it did wonders when put in a right discussion. No? Hey Lee, our discussion ended as we all looked at the guy from another table come near ours and gave a high five to Lee. The guy was the same guy who was talking to Temari in class. Neji, what's up? Lee asked at the now known guy whose name is Neji. Neji pointed at the group he just came from. We need to talk to you. Might if we take him away from you guys? Neji asked us. I looked at where he pointing and glared as I saw that bastard who sat next to a guy with circular sunglasses, spiky black hair, pale skin, and a high collar pale blue jacket. Next to that guy was a girl with red hair and purple eyes frowning, arguing with the guy next to her who had shoulder-length silver hair and light blue eyes. I blinked realizing that Lee was walking away already. I frowned but went back to the argument we were having. Even if we changed the discussion into something we all liked, I couldn't help myself but look at the direction of where Lee left to. They seemed to be in a deep talk since Lee seemed to have a blank face. That Neji guy seemed intrigued at something the boy with silver hair said. The guy Temari was talking to was also in the chat nodding and giving a few words every now and then. The girl who was arguing was now giving her full attention to them. She seemed to be glaring at Neji while the guy was smirking. The Temari, in other words, was Wait, where did that Temari go? He was there a second ago, I thought. I searched around the cafeteria, but he was nowhere to be found. Looking for me, Dobe? Gah! I jumped 3 ft in the air and back to my seat. Turned around and was met with the smug face of the damn face. Temari, what are you doing here? I asked giving him my best glare while trying to decrease the blush forming in my face. Sasuke smirked at my failure attempt. You were, weren't you, Dobe? Don't call me that, Temari. I barked. His smirk widened. Well, Dobe, now that you found me. Who is looking for you, Sasuke? I sure wasn't. I looked away and gave Gaara a pleading look to get rid of the bastard. Gaara just looked at me getting the message but only mouthed, You're on your own on this, and smirked as he drank his strawberry milk. I hope you choke on it, Gaara, I thought as I watched him trying not to chuckle. I turned back to Sasuke and glared. Look, Temari, I don't like you and you don't like me, so why don't you scram? And who said I didn't like you when I do? That smug look on his face never left, and it only grew as I could feel heat rising on my face. That bastard is doing this on purpose, I fumed. Sasuke, I turned around to see Lee coming our way. He seemed angry about something as he got closer I could see fire dancing around his eyes. Yo, Lee, the bastard said back. Lee looked at Sasuke with serious eyes, but when he looked at me, he seemed remorseful he did something. Is something wrong, Lee? I asked raising an eyebrow. He just looked away and back to the Temari. Uchiha, a word. Temari got up and followed Lee. They got out of the cafeteria and straight to the outside where we couldn't hear nor see them. That was weird. Gaara muttered. I nodded. I didn't know Bushy Brow was so friendly with that player. Hist Kiba, who rolled his eyes at both Ino and Tenten. My last class was World History I. Luckily, I didn't had nothing with Sasuke but instead with Lee, who didn't even look at me nor did he talked. This got me feeling uneasy, but other than that I ignored it and listened to Jiraiya sensei who I soon learned was a very perverted man. I left school going straight home once I said goodbye to my new friends and had a long chat with Ibiki about him being a spy and following me around once I saw him following me into a store for groceries. My apartment was indeed a very shabby place to live in. There wasn't enough grass and if it was, it will be yellow and only few parts were green. The red paint of the wall was peeling off in many places. The wood under my feet creaked which got me to think to be extra careful when walking or else they'll break. I opened my door, room number 07. The inside of the apartments wasn't as awful as the outside. They were quite the opposite in fact. It was much nicer. It had a bedroom, living room, kitchen connected to the living room, and the restroom connected to the bedroom. It was quite big and the rent wasn't much to pay every month. I sighed looking around. I set my keys near a little table next to the door and walked to the kitchen to settle the groceries I have brought with a little help of Ibiki with the money though on the table. Kyubi, I yelled, my voice echoing. Come here, you orange furball, I brought food. I smiled as I heard the tapping of little paws making their way to me. Kyubi, a small fuzzy little orange cat with black streaks on the bridge of his nose and his tail with green eyes, made its way to the kitchen and jumped once near enough to my arms. Good to see you, Kyu. I smiled as my orange cat purred and buried itself on my chest. This was my only family I will be eager to see when I come home. I met Kyubi one day when I was younger. I was about 8 years old. It was the times when I ran away from the orphanage and caught myself not knowing where to go. I walked around town with a heavy blue backpack that only had some worn-out clothing, little food, and money I've been saving for when it was getting dark and I couldn't go on and stopped on the park. I slept next to a tall tree but woke up when I felt something next to me. Kyubi, back then was just a little kitten. I remember screaming and got up thinking it was going to harm me. To make it short for both of us, we shared food and for a kitty she helped me around town where I met an old lady who helped me get a place. I sometimes wonder why she never took me in with her. Hm. I grabbed her tray and opened some cat food as I filled the tray with her food. She meowed and rubbed herself on my leg. I giggled at this since it was cute to see Kyubi act like this. I scratched behind her ear as she ate and smiled. I couldn't help but look at her neck where an orange collar was. Baka, out of all the colors you could have gotten for Kyubi, you had to get orange. I'm surprised he hasn't tried to take it off. I shook my head relinquishing the voice in my head of the past. I grabbed the groceries to put them away and tried to think of something else to keep my mind out of it. Naruto, even if you try, I will always look out for you, that are what friends are for. The can of soup fell out of my grip. My hands were shaking and so was every single part of my body. My chest ached and my eyes felt watery. I could see Kyubi looking at me and what seemed concerned as she meowed as if asking if I was okay. I couldn't help it. I fell to the floor and let the tears fall. I couldn't sustain the pain in my heart, the hurt, the feeling of guilt, depression, and loneliness that I have been trying to hold in almost all year but couldn't. I will always be there for you, Naruto. Ever since that day, I will come home and lock myself in my room. In school, I will try to act as normal as possible not wanting anyone to know and trying to keep myself busy so that haunting voice would just let me be. I'm glad no one has noticed, but then again, Gaara has been getting suspicious. He knew, I know that he knew. He was there when it happened and had warned me to stop everything, to not go any further with it all, but little old me never did listen. Now here I am because of the consequences. Oi, Dobe. I blinked and turned around only to see Sasuke's face only inches away from mine. I blushed and gave him my best glare once I tried to get enough space away. Ever heard of personal space? I muttered. Temari chuckled and sat straight. Unfortunately for me and lucky for the bastard, Kiba wasn't in school for today since he had an appointment with a doctor, so I had no protection against Temari. Wait. I do and that's my brutal strength hot take that Albert won. Sasuke kept on looking at me which weirded me out and made my blush come back. Temari, what are you staring at? You just look cuter when you blush, Koi. My blush has darkened and I turned around not wanting to keep up a conversation with him. He just chuckled again. Come on, Koi, turn around and let me see that cute face of yours, please. I can't believe this is really happening. Babe, come on, I promise to not tease you anymore, okay? Oh, I know, he's really talkative, don't you think? Turn around or I'll give you a kiss. He got me there all right. Heck, I'll turn around if he said that he will stop bothering me afterwards, but I won't fall for the trap he put on and keep ignoring him as much as I could. Instinctively, I could feel his breath on my neck and knowing what he was about to do, I swung my fist backwards and hit his nose. I turned around with a triumph grin as he touched his abused nose. Forget it, Temari, I said with an air of awesomeness. If you want to kiss me, you have to try extra harder than that. Tell me, how should I have known that instead of making sound like a threat that it was supposed to sound like, I made it sound like a challenge for him. When my average at that time went from A C to A B. There was a spark of hope in those obsidian eyes that made me worry for reason. I gulped as a grin grew onto his lips. So, you're saying? He spoke in such a low voice as he sat there with shadows that made it hard to look at his eyes. If I try really hard, then I will be able to kiss you? He brutally stood up in front of me grabbing mostly the whole class attention as he grabbed both of my hands and put them near his chest and looked intensely at me. What are you talking? You said that if I try really extra hard, I could kiss you, didn't you? Well, yeah, B U. Then I accept. What? Sasuke stood up straight with a look on his face that said, Bring it on, and was it my imagination or did someone turn the bright lights on behind him with fire in his eyes? Your challenge, Dobe, he said nonchalantly. Wait, what challenge? The one you just said. Yes, and if I can kiss you in about this week, then you will go out with me. And if I can't kiss you in the week, then Please say you'll leave me alone. Please say you'll leave me alone. Please say you'll leave me alone. I will keep on going for you for 2 more months. Damn it. Wait, 2 more months? And so it was declared as if it was war against the both of us. Who can get to whom before the other? I used my brutal strength to work while Sasuke got his. Well, he used almost everything in the book of how to get a kiss from your crush with brutal strength 101 for dummies. It seemed that everyone knew of this, too. They have even chosen a side of who they thought was to win. They gambled, voted, appreciated, helped, and even tried to also get in on it all. 50% of the whole school was on my side, while the other percentage was with the teme. It was madness, I tell you, madness. But, I had the upper hand in all of this. Huh, another one of your silly plans failed. Better luck next time, teme. I told a dazed Sasuke that sat on the wet soapy floor. I don't even want to know what he had been thinking to do with this plan. I clasped my hands together and walked away going straight to Kiba who sat on the dry floor near the wall laughing with tears on his eyes and grabbing his side. Entertaining for you enough? I asked him with my hand on my hips. He wiped away the tears and panted from lack of air from laughing so much. Dude, that was one heck of a an epic fail. He said through pants. He went back to laughing remembering the whole thing again. Naruto. I turned around to see Gaara coming near me. Oh, Gaara, you just missed it. Gaara put a hand on the air telling me to stop and listen. He looked at me and then turned to look at Sasuke and so did I and could feel some guilt hit me as he tried to stand up but couldn't so he needed help from two people. Are you sure? I looked back at Gaara as he looked back at me. You don't even want to give him a chance? He wasn't kidding, no playing around. He was really being serious about this. Everything went silent. Kiba shut up and glared at Gaara which which startled me a little bit. You nuts. Naruto is not going to do it. Nuh-uh, nope, no siree. I wasn't paying attention to both Kiba and Gaara who started an argument, but it did gave me some time to think of my options. Do I want to? Should I do it? It can't hurt, could it? But, what if something happens? Then, I shouldn't do it. No, it can't hurt. I mean, Sasuke is really ho. Stealing again? What? He is no good to you. He will just hurt you like he did to me. He isn't worth it and you shouldn't pursued him. Give it up, he will get in the way of us. Wait, what are you talking? Remember, remember what he has done to us, to you, to me. As if by force the memories came to me in a flashback. Memories I had reduced to the darkest depths of my mind not wanting to remember, but there they were being played like a horror movie in my mind. Look here, raccoon boy. There ain't no way or know how that blonde is going to get near Uchiha. You got me? Kiba barked at Gaara. Gaara actually growled back. Inuzuka, for the last [ __ ] [ __ ] [ __ ] time, it's not your choice, it's his and not yours, you damn mutt. He snapped back. I came back to earth and started walking away. Why, you little Hey, Naruto, where you all headed? Kiba asked. I turned around and said that I was leaving. Kiba seemed to have won over the conversation he had with Gaara since I chose to not give Sasuke a chance, while Gaara frowned and looked away. He did some weird thing with his face where he did this weird tsk sound, raised one brow, and scrunched his nose. This got my curiosity and I walked back to Gaara. Gaara, did you just Suddenly, I felt someone push me from the back harshly making me take some steps forward and stepped on some random banana peel. Ah, Sasuke, who was fast on his feet, ran to catch me which he did from the front and as he pulled upward, he took some three steps back and also stepped on some random banana. Who the heck threw those there? Peel and fell backwards with me. This time, no one was fast enough to catch us both as we fell. Oof, I don't remember closing my eyes, but when I opened them, I was staring back at wide onyx eyes as a warm breath hit my skin. A wet muscular pale body under me. My hands touching broad shoulders. My face only inches away, but this time I did felt like closing the gap between us for some reason I couldn't explain it. A, Ga. I hate this, it came out awful. And then, maybe I was in some kind of trance by those black pools for eyes. My eyes soften. I somehow felt so comfortable. His eyes also softened and like as if he was also in a trance, we moved together and our lips touched. I closed my eyes as I ignored all the gasping around me, all the squealing and the other things around us. Nothing was registering to me except that it felt really nice. You idiot. My eyes snapped open and I sat up straight looking down at the teme with wide shocked eyes. What the hell was I doing? I thought to myself. I stared at Sasuke who stared back at me dazedly before it seemed that everything registered to him of what just happened. I opened and closed my mouth gaping like a fish out of water. Teme's smirked and it grew until it turned into a wicked grin. You kissed me. He whispered to me. He chuckled and said it again only louder. You kissed me. He had this gleam in his eyes that seemed so childish as if he just won candy for a good grade or got a kiss from his crush. Suddenly, there was clapping and catcalls all around us and it turned pale and then a dark shade of red as I barely noticed everyone else around us for the first time while on top of Sasuke. Ow, I got up and walked away straight to the school's exit as the last bell rang. I just can't believe this. As I made my way to the gates while stomping, I saw Ibiki in his black race car waiting for me. Always just in time. I made my way towards him, but abruptly stopped as I heard my name being called. I turned around and saw a grinning Sasuke who seemed to have some kind of lottery ticket. Oi, don't forget Saturday. Meet me at the school gates at around 4:00 at noon and you better be there, dobe. I glared at him and gave a stiff nod. He took that okay and went back in to get his stuff as everyone was coming out already. Ibiki chuckled as I got in the passenger seat. I take it everything went well. It went great. I spoke sarcastically. Ibiki just chuckled and turned on the radio as we left the school. And all that just happened in a couple of 5 minutes? Naruchan, Tilda. Why are you doing this? What are you talking about? You're going to leave me. That's why you're letting them adopt you. Don't cry. That's not it. They like me and I like them. Is it so wrong to want a family of my own? Dummy, aren't I your family? You said I was like a sister to you. You are. Then, why are you leaving me? I'm not, I Shut up. My eyes snapped open and the first things I noticed was that it was morning. The birds were chirping. My forehead felt sweaty and a dark circle seemed to form around the ceiling as if something bad wanted to get out. Like the rain. I thought trying to amuse myself out of the uncomfortable air on my house. I checked the clock and saw that it was 12:54. I groaned in displeasure as I got up and stretched a little before making my way to the connected bathroom in my room as I made sure that Kyuubi was still asleep in his own little fluffy bed on the corner. I hate having nightmares. Even till this day on, I haven't grown out of my loathe for them. One. Sometimes I wonder why I never thought getting professional help. All in all, that nightmare was one of the many I could remember and never could I forget about it, not even a teeny bit. It started on my past on the first day I was adopted. My adopted parents were a young married couple who couldn't reproduce for the sake of life. The wife, my mother, who had gone on surgery when she was pregnant for the reason that the child was being suffocated in her womb by some toxic she held. They adopted me and I told her, my best friend, about it and we started arguing. She didn't want me to leave. She wanted me to stay in the orphanage and never get adopted. It was selfish of her now that I look at it, but my dream of having a family of a mom and a dad and maybe some siblings made me go with it and I left with them to my new home. She didn't came to see me leave or even tried to. A week passed and we were a happy little family. I got used to them as they got used to me as well. Her memory was slowly fading away, but I didn't want you to forget. I sighed as the voice spoke in a menacing way and touched my scarred cheeks. It was true. She wouldn't let me forget. On a sunny Monday, they were taking me to a family reunion to show me around and how they wanted me to be welcomed in the family. They died on the very same day just like my original parents died in a car accident, but this time I was in the backseat. They died quicker. My adopted mother going last as she tried to comfort me while she herself couldn't stop the tears flowing down her eyes. I kept on screaming feeling the agonizing pain that someone of my age around that time shouldn't have gone through. I came back to the orphanage and in hours after my arrival back, she came skipping her merry way to my room. She smiled not even caring of my despondent look as I just stared at the gloomy sky that poured the tears I couldn't for I have used all on that painful day. I got three scars on my cheek, six in total. She touched them like if it wasn't a reminder of my pain and how awful the memory was. Instead, she smiled and said, "You see what happens when you leave me?" As cold as her words were, I could have cared less and was into even worse detriment things that took forever to heal. But, unlike the wounds that I got over the years until 12 when I ran away. The most painful of all and the one that never healed were those six scars on my face. Meow, Tilda. I snapped out of my daze and looked down at the floor where Kyuubi was trying to get my attention by scratching on my blue worn-out jeans. Kyuubi, these are my favorite lucky jeans. I whined as I scolded at her who seemed to just care less of it. I sighed and grabbed her as I put the dish I used to eat some cereal on the sink. Now, Kyuubi, I'm going to be gone for a while, okay? Meow, Tilda. Somehow, I understood that it was supposed to be a whine. I chuckled and picked her up. Shockingly, Kyuubi got off my grasp and ran to the door wanting to get out as he usually did when I left for school. I sighed and opened the door as we both walked away. Kyuubi on my arms as I walked. I was almost there. I just needed to take the shortcut to get there in time. Yeah, I know what you're thinking. I must really want to see that [ __ ] of a teme A. Well, for your information, I don't. I just want to get this over with. If I don't show up, you may never know he might know where I live and abduct me. Hey, things can happen. Kyuubi's ears twitched and so did his black nose. His eyes opened and he jumped off my arms running to the different direction. Hey, Kyuubi, wait, stop right there, you damn cat. I shouted as I dashed to keep on. No, I am not taking this as an excuse to not see teme I'm just someone who loves their pet and wishes to know what they do out of home when they're not home. Yes, I stalk my cat. I'm a cat stalker. I told I cracked myself up. I saw that damn cat jump on a hole that was made on an old grayish wooden porch. I stopped and took air in my lungs. Once my breathing was settled, I opened the porch and walked in into the old wooden little house that seemed to be here ever since the dinosaurs. I heard some mumbling and Kyuubi meowing at whoever was there. The voice didn't come from the inside but from the backyard which has another exact gate looking porch that was opened as well. My eyes widened. Purple, yellow, orange, red, blue. Oh, so many colors all around the place. It was a beautiful field of flowers of all sorts. A garden if you wish to call it. I stared in awe not knowing what else to do but the lovely scenario in front of me is is something unbelievable. The flowers I could name were the Helianthus annuus, Dahlia of every type, roses, the little bluebells near a tree and some bushes, cosmos. There were so many and so many I didn't know the names of. I looked around but stopped as I saw someone sitting on the dirt in front of some roses with Kyuubi on the person's arms. I got closer and could hear some of the words the person said until nah, it couldn't be. It could be someone else. I flinched as something cracked on my feet. And lo and behold, the person turned around revealing to be the teme who seemed to be glaring at me but relaxed when he saw me and suddenly got up shocked noticing I was in here. Confused, I know. D Doby, teme, what are you doing here? He looked around and I took the time to see how he was dressed. I am not going to explain so just imagine him wearing the clothes he wore the show but not the gay pirate costume that Orochimaru forced him to wear. The one before he left and burned it. And all I thought he looked okay. Well, you see, I ah, am I come here to think and I meow. He stopped talking and looked at Kyuubi in his arms who jumped off and skipped or it seemed. Can cats skip? His way towards me and in one big jump as if by instinct I caught him. He purred in delight as I scratched his belly. I smiled at his reaction never getting old at amusing me. I looked up at Sasuke who seemed once again shocked by the whole thing. I giggled. Did I just say do that at the stupid face he made? I looked down at Kyuubi who purred in pleasure as I scratched his head and behind his ears. He must really like you. I heard teme mutter. Kyuubi stopped purring and I stopped scratching her. I looked at my cat and brought her up on arm's length to look at her as Kyuubi just gave me that what's wrong innocent look. Kyuubi, so you're a gay cat, huh? Um, so that means that Gaara's cat Shukaku must be too. Wow, I said. Kyuubi growled and hissed at me. I rolled my eyes and let her go. Kyuubi's my cat. I had her ever since I was 12. That's been like four years already. He chuckled trying to take of the awkwardness of it all. So, your parents are all okay with it, I mean, Kyuubi must have been a hell to tame, no? I stayed quiet. A little stiffened, yes, but to hear the word yours as if referring to me and parents together didn't bode well with me. So, instead I changed the topic which went away to the smart ass of a teme A. So, Tilda, what are you doing here at this place? I come here every day after school and on weekends to plant and take care of these flowers. To say I was astonished was an understanding. I mean, Uchiha Sasuke the player, the guy the first hated so for long for reasons I will not yet tell yet was someone who loved gardening and was very good at it. It must have taken years to get them to grow. So, why would he choose to do it somewhere like here? You're thinking of how many years it took me and why here, huh? I gave him a look that said everything that I didn't want to say. How did you know? He looked up at the sky with this far away look. When I was a little, my mom used to have this garden that almost attacked our home with its vines. She called me and my brother her little helper since every day after school, we will see her humming happily as she took care of all the many kinds of plants she had in there and we will help. Was it my imagination or was there a little smile on his face right now? My mother passed away when I was six with cancer. She will always smile telling us not to worry about it and to take care of the garden for her. We did so as if if the garden stays alive then she will stay with us and not pass. I remember getting her a red rose with a white rose together from the rose bush that I took care of. The day she died those two roses withered. My despondent father didn't come out of his room for days since then but one day when he did, he found a woman who was polar opposite of my mother and married her. We hate her and still do. My bro rebelled and I just did well, you know. Was he talking about the playing around with the girls or the gardening part? The damn [ __ ] was allergic of flowers so one day when we came from school, we found that our father let her sell or burn every flower and plant there was and build a pool. I don't go home after school. Instead, I come here and take care of them for hours until night. It was silent for a while. Your mother would have been proud of you. H N G, way to ruin a mood here. I muttered. He ignored and looked at me with curiosity. Doby, what about your parents? I stiffened at the question but looked away. They were in a car accident. I whispered. After that, he didn't push on and left it at that. Well, come on, let's get this over with so I can go back home. I asked and started walking out. Kyuubi stayed sitting down being the genius cat he was didn't need to know who I was talking to and got on the ground. H N, Doby, first we're going to eat. Teme spoke getting the door and ready to walk out you but froze and went back. Tem, hold on, I forgot something. I watched him with a raised brow as he crouched down and grabbed something and walked back to me with one arm behind his back. Here. He pushed forward a nicely well-done bouquet of flowers. I couldn't help blush. T teme, I'm not a girl on her first day with her crush. I glared at him as he chuckled. Yeah, I know that, Doby. He spoke. I looked at him and then to the bouquet and took it with a small genuine smile. I could see him smirking and said you're way too cute to be a girl. More like an uke to me. I glared at him. Teme, something told me this date was about to get interesting. Word of advice for all of you. If you go to a school where all teachers are awesome but strict, have friends that like torturing you for the reason of fun, a sempai your best bud who like taking of your shirt for you to show of your body you've never shown, a sophomore guy who says he's going to get married to your dog in the family that you created in school who's actually a taller guy than him and is the wife and that friend who acts like your dad is the husband and says that our family is the weirdest one since we're the evil family and yada yada yada. Had to pay every day for lunch and breakfast. Get referrals if you don't take your homework complete. Have crazy anime yaoi fangirls running around the school with no warning. A ghost boy with a red backpack roaming around the red wing which is your 400 wing. Door number 39 that has no door but a number on the wall that makes you think it's a portal to Hogwarts. A class named class. Another class with the door actually upside down and so is the class. Soldiers from the RTC program class roam around the school with damn fake guns. The pep rally's stinking bad. A purplish little male cat and a gray adult female cat who could never get along who seemed to like visiting you in first class gym when running laps. A best friend who's your biggest crush and may like you back. And lastly but not least trying to get the anime club a sponsor who could send us to a convention on next year January to Houston. Is hard work but if you play your cards right and have luck in your side well, then good luck cuz I sure did have it. Man, what a life. Okay, so I wasn't giving him enough credit as it is. He was quiet and entertainer and very fun to be with. He suggested we eat first before the real fun date started. I was about to argue about how we should just skip it but my stomach had other ideas and protested against me. We went to Ichiraku's restaurant. I jumped in joy when we entered and almost felt like clinging on him and kissing the teme to death for saying he will pay since everything was way Tilda too much for I to pay but I stopped myself once I started hugging him of course. I hugged him. Ichiraku is a must go to place that anyone could fall in love with. They had many kinds of food that they served from around the world and is a well-known place from around the world. I feel special just eating here. Even if it was so famous and well-known, it wasn't so expensive like everyone thought. Well, except for those who can't afford something from 50 bucks to 300 in here. Other than that, anyone could come and get something even little kids who actually got some candy for free when they brought one or more friends with them. We sat down on a far corner next to a window with a nice view. Unlike the teme who ordered the Mexican food el pozole, yummy. I went for something sweeter from another country. A chocolate mousse with chocolate sauce, Oreo cookies sprinkled all around, a cherry on top and brownies roaming the bottom part as if guarding it. I thought of acting nice to the teme and offered some of it but he refused. I, someone who never took no for an answer, kept on trying to make him eat it by force. Temi say ah, Hn, Temi. I sighed as he moved farther away from me and closer to the wall where the window stood. I puffed out my cheeks and ate my ice cream. Think, how can I get him to eat? Hm. My eyes widened as an idea struck me. I turned evilly to look at the Temi as he ripped a tortilla in half and used it on the puzzle. I grinned. The idea will cost me points off, but it was worth it to complete my mission of get the bastard to eat delicious ice cream. Hey Sasuke. He turned around to look at me. What is it? He asked. My grin increased as I scooted closer to him and he scooted a little farther away to the wall. This actually made me have a mental laugh seeing as he had been the one always trying to get me in a corner and I am the one who actually cornered him now. Ha, take that Uchiha. Dobi, are you okay? He asked as I sat on his lap with a smirk. Before he could speak again, I got closer to his face and acted as if I was about to kiss him. I know how evil of me, but I couldn't help it when his mouth fell open and I took the chances to put the spoon inside so he will eat it. He started choking, but I just laughed as he glared at me when he did a I ate something gross kind of face. Dobi, he growled out. I eat once I felt him grab my hips really hard as his other hand went behind my head and pulled me down into a chased kiss. I learned to never do that again afterwards. Once done, we got up and he paid for the food. I saw a job offering sign in the counter and couldn't help but ask the person behind the counter about it. Let me get the boss, K. And she left. Yes, I am so getting this. Dobi, I turned around to look at him and couldn't help to get excited. Temi, don't you see? They pay their employees here a lot of cash. Cash that I need, I exclaimed. He handed and looked away before he turned back to look at me. What if I say I could get you three big ones? My eyes bulged out. Why, you mean $3,000? I asked. He nodded. I hugged him in pure joy, but let go as I thought of one little thing that had me suspicious. What's in it for you? I narrowed my eyes as he smirked. How about a [ __ ] from you? Be bastard, I'm not prostituting myself for money. The lady came back with her boss at that time and I turned around with a smile. My eyebrow twitched though when I heard him mutter, if only you did. I got out with joy chanting, got the job, I got the job. Tilda, okay Dobi. Sasuke grabbed me from the hand and started leading only turning once to smile at me. The date can now begin. To tell the truth, I was wondering where he was taking me all the time, though I was excited if the butterflies in my stomach weren't enough of a reason for it. We've been walking for quite a while now and I was starting to get awful thoughts about the Temi taking me to an abandoned house and rape me. Hey, things can happen that you hear in the news. Temi, where are we going? I asked getting tired of all the walking around the city. He only Hn'd and abruptly stopped. Here. I looked up and smiled. We were at the arcade place. I've come here when I was little but stopped since I needed to save my coins. It has been long since I've been here. Come on, let's play this one. I shouted this time I was the leading to the game. We choose our fighter in the Mortal Kombat 2 game. I choose blonde-haired women with a big chest while Sasuke choose a creepy looking man who was pale with long flowing black hair. That one reminded me of a creepy old pedophile who will jump any little kid, mostly boys, who he saw. I shivered and glared at the Temi who chuckled at my displeasure with his character. Temi, why you chose a pedophile with snake-like reflexes? Dobi, why you choose a blonde big-head women with brutal strength? Touché. One, we've played almost every game until we came into one that we couldn't agree on to play on. I wanted to play it, but Temi felt his pride will fall if he played such girly games. Come on, Temi. I whined giving him my best puppy eyes. He looked away and I mentally cursed knowing that I almost had him. Sasuke, please. Just one game in. I refuse to play such game in here. It's not girly, it's for everyone, Temi. It's DDR. Exactly. I pointed at the machine. It is DDR for all ages and genders. I shouted getting weird looks, but I could care as I glared at those onyx eyes that glared back. Sasuke finally turned around and started to walk away. Temi, I whined. He only Hn'd back. I huffed and crossed my arms around my chest. Hey, cute stuff. I turned around as some guys came walking towards me. I turned around expecting someone to be behind me, but there wasn't. I pointed to me. Are you talking to me? I asked. There were four guys in total. The one in the middle and closer to me smirked. Of course, do you see anyone else around who's cute as you, sweet stuff? I looked down with a blush. He is good looking. The guy seemed a bit older than me. He was indeed very good looking. He had dark bluish color for hair and eyes to match. His pale complexion fitted with his all black uniform very well. His friends wore the same thing, but I could give a damn of how they looked like or who they were. The guy chuckled and tilted his head looking at me as my face heated up more. The name's Yukio, one, and you might be? He asked. I almost replied, keyword, almost, Naruto. I turned around when I felt a hand on my shoulder and saw Sasuke behind me. S-Sasuke. I thought you were Naruto, huh? I turned back to Yukio. Yes. I cursed at myself for stuttering and the reason that my face was red enough to go into a blushing contest and win in an instant. I thought it was my imagination, but I heard Sasuke growl behind me. Well, aren't you even cuter than I thought? How about we play DDR? He asked. I smiled and nodded happy that finally someone will play with me. The hell you will, Sasuke growled out. This actually startled me. Yukio glared at Sasuke as he stood on the mat of the game. Tch, and you might be? Sasuke glared at him and grabbed my arm way too harshly I almost winced. I'm his date and we're leaving now. He stated. I looked at him with wide eyes and my best puppy eyes. But Temi, I whined. He looked at me and I once again mentally smirked when he blushed and couldn't look away. Something told me that not even Yukio could look away. I want to play DDR. His left eye twitched changing mode really easy. This just confused me even more. Why would he be mad at me now? I did nothing ro- oh, my bad. Yukio snatched me away and was grabbing me even worse than the Temi did that. At this I did wince. He smirked and tossed me aside like some rag doll I was. I fell to the floor with a thud and glared daggers at his friends who snickered at me. Sasuke, who seemed the only to even care of me falling made his way to me. Naruto, are you a l r? But he was stopped in mid-sentence and stepped by Yukio who put his arms in front of Temi. Yukio turned his head to look at me and then turned back to glare at Sasuke. Sorry, dudes, but first I need to make sure this annoying pest leaves first. He spoke with his nose up high and looking down at Sasuke. Sasuke's glare intense as he glowered at him ready to fight. I will leave, but not without my date. I felt like blushing at that sentence and how he emphasized my made my stomach do flips. Why do I feel like this? Am I sick? How about this? We play DDR. Three rounds. Winner leaves with the cute blonde as a prize. Loser leaves without cute blonde. Yukio said. My eyebrow twitched. Did he just said I was a prize? Forget that he's hot, but he's way too bastard wide than Sasuke. Sasuke snarled. First of all, he is not something you can just win, you need to work for. And second, I accept. He spoke. My face got even more red. I thought I was going to die as I was still in the ground and a crowd was forming all around us. All I wanted was to play DDR. I sulked in my head. They got on the mat and both put 75 cents. The screen brightened and the competition began. The crowd cheered as the first song started. I sighed and got up dusting myself. I looked at their back and couldn't help to let out another sigh out as I knew I had no saying in this. Dear Kami, what have I gotten myself into? They both were tired and ready to fall once they got to the middle where it paused for just 2 seconds and went back on fast speed. I got a headache just staring at the screen and trying to tell what's coming first and if I'm supposed to jump or stomp on one arrow only. I wish this silly competition of theirs just ended and I could go back to my date with Temi. Is that so hard to do now? I sighed and clasped my hands on my ears as a nearby girl squealed in such a high voice almost getting everyone around her go deaf. I glared at her, but listen at what the guys next to me said. Are you seeing that? There is no way both of them could get a perfect score in this one. Pluto relinquishes the hardest one to play and in the mode there that will be impossible. Hey, you may never know, dude, it might just happen. Nah, besides that guy on the left, meaning Yukio, seems to be the kind of guy to do anything to win. What exactly are they even competing for anyway? Psh, some kind of useless prize. And if it's someone, might be an ugly chick or guy. A vein popped out of my forehead and my eye twitched. I turned around and put the best smile I could and tapped the guy at the shoulder. When they both looked at me, they blushed. Yes. My eye kept on twitching and my smile did the same. I couldn't stop myself but listen to what you guys were saying and if you two don't mind me asking you two something, right? I asked as polite as I could. The way I looked must have scared them or something since they seemed to want to back away or something. I got closer to the one who supposedly called me ugly and looked at him with a serious in the eye. Do I look ugly to you? What? Well, you said the prize was an ugly girl. No, you're a pretty girl. Wait. No, I mean you aren't a girl, but you are pretty. No, I mean cute. You are a cute boy. Not saying that you look like a girl. No, I am saying you're just too cute for a boy. And save it, Sherlock. I heard his friend mutter. I couldn't help but chuckle at the boy antics as he sighed and looked back at Yukio and Sasuke. If I wasn't the prize here, I would have left with this guy. The cheering put me back to the competition and saw that they both were slumped down on the mat as the screen showed the charts and the grades were barely coming to view. I bit my lip and chanted in my head. Please let it be Sasuke. Please let it be Sasuke. Everyone gasped but cheered as the winner was said to be player two, meaning Yukio. My head fell as I watched Sasuke turn to me with an apologetic face as he kept on panting from all the moving he had done. I sent him a little smile that said, "It's okay. You tried." Somehow that wasn't enough for him as he looked away and closed his eyes feeling like a failure. I wasn't used to seeing Sasuke like that, so I made my way towards him. Sasuke, I said softly crouching down to look at him. He opened his eyes with a rejected look. "I'm sorry." He mumbled. "I was never good at this game." I touched his cheek and made him look at me. "It's okay, Temi. You did your best and I could always ditch the jackass." I said. He smiled back and touched the hand that I put on his face. "Hn, Dobe." I giggled not feeling any ounce of hitting him for calling me that. "Temi, okay blondie, let's go." Yukio spoke enthusiastically and grabbed me from the waist making me let go of Temi and the moment we were just having. "Jackass, let go of me." I shouted trying to give my best glare. He snorted and forced me to walk out of the arcade with him and his buddies. I struggled to get out of his hold, but when he pinches my side, I stopped and winced. "Jackass." I looked behind and saw Temi looking at me and suddenly he just smirked as he got up and followed us. Then he mouthed out two words before I turned the corner losing sight of him. I smirked at those two words. Ditch him. Don't ask me how. Don't ask me where but I was able to d- ditch him once we were two blocks away. I said while panting. Sasuke smirked and helped me up from the grass. When Sasuke mouthed out those two words, I At first I couldn't think of anything, but then out of pure luck and randomness, I actually fooled them and I dashed away back to the arcade where I grabbed the Temi from the hand and took him along as I kept on running not wanting to look back to see if they saw me and went after me and was totally oblivious to Sasuke who was asking to slow down. You want to know what happened? I was sitting down in the benches with Yukio's arms still wrapped tightly around my waist. He was gloating to his gang of how he just won against Sasuke and how I lovingly went to his arms. I looked away and suddenly felt him let go as he got up. "Babe, don't move. My boys and I are watching you." And indeed he was. I pouted and looked away back to the little park where kids were having fun in the sand. Suddenly an idea struck me. I got up causing the whole group to go silent and stare at me cautiously. I pointed at nothing behind them and shouted, "Look, a distraction." One, as stupid as it sounded, they all turned around and I took that as my cue to dash away. "Sucker. Dobe, come on. The day is only halfway done." I smiled and didn't bother to comment of personal space when his arm snaked its way to my neck bringing me closer to him and started walking to God knows where. I just sighed and smiled as he led the way to our next destination of this date of ours. "Not bad. Not bad at all, Uchiha." The sun started setting and I still didn't know where we were going. We've been in this peaceful silent for half an hour and now it was starting to irritate me. I wanted for him to start one, but whenever he will open his mouth, he will only look like a fish out of water as if trying to find the right words to say. I sighed for the millionth time and this time I was going to be the one to start everything as usual. "So, where are we going?" I asked. He only smirked and suddenly stopped. He turned to his right where many trees almost looking like a forest were standing and let go of me. I kind of missed that warm feeling that he gave out. Oh, well. "Well," he started. "I was thinking for taking you to the carnival just like any guy in the movies and novels will do somewhere near the end of the date." "Really? He had me a carnival, but I lost the tickets somewhere in my room and we can't enter the front part of the carnival." I deflated as easily as I perked up. "Then why you brought it up, you bastard?" I muttered sending a cold look at him. He only smirked and walked farther into the trees. "I said that we couldn't enter in the front part of the carnival, didn't I?" And he kept on walking. My eyebrows shot up and I ran to catch up with him and grasped his arm clutching to it like a lifeline. "So, you're saying we're Of course." He kept on smirking and I could hear music and voices in front of us. I couldn't believe that this idiot who I always thought to be so uptight and organized and a total player was actually one of those hooligans who will do anything to please someone and break some rules to get what he wanted. Yeah, I know, crappy. Seeing the carnival once again made me day or night. "Come on, Dobe. Let's get some prizes to take home." I smiled widely and lead the way to a shooting game with a giant orange plushy of a fox. I am sorry, but I just don't want to write what happens. Use your imagination, but don't go all wild. Okay, winking face. It was already night and we were barely walking away from the fun rides, the cotton candy and all the fun replacing it with a street that was peaceful and calm. I couldn't help but keep the memory of it all replaying in my head all the time. Sasuke had bought me almost all the toy I had in my hands and the food. Now that I think of it, I felt kind of spoiled for not even lifting a finger to help him pay on some things. He should be broke by now by all the pain he has been doing is all day. Great, now I feel guilty. "Hey, Temi. Um, I'll find a way to repay you for all the money you have wasted on me." "I'll save enough and you don't have to. I'm the one who asked you on this and I liked buying you stuff. Besides, you're not like other people who tell me to buy them everything and then nag that I didn't got them the right one or something." My eyebrow twitched at the last part. Why was I feeling jealous all of a sudden? Ah, who cares he's looking at me with that stupid smirk of his now. "What's wrong, Dobe? Jealous?" I glared at him. "Hmph, as if. Every single person who dated you before me were all idiots for saying yes." I said. I looked away and my eyes softened at another memory. "Every single one of them, even you. Hn, Dobe, you don't have to be jealous. Out of all of them, you're the one I had more fun with." He started chuckling but ceased when he got nearer to the apartment. I sighed. Oh, boy. The apartment was as usual in a nice way to put it, filthy. I looked at Sasuke's expression and saw him looking at it with disbelief. I sighed and started stepping on the stairs carefully not to fall as they started creaking at each step I took. The creaking sound must have gotten him to move since he took careful steps, too. I put all the stuff that Temi won for me carefully on the ground and grabbed my keys from my pocket. "So." I looked back at Sasuke who was behind me looking anywhere but me as if hesitating of what to do or say next, his hands in his shorts pockets. "Did you enjoy yourself? I mean I ah, it started a little rough, but ah um." He stopped and looked down at the wooden floor one of his hands coming up to scratch the back of his head. I turned around smiling and got a little closer. "It It was great, Temi." I whispered a blush on my cheeks. He looked at me and smiled. "I'm glad you liked it." "Yeah." My smile widened and so did my blush. We stayed quiet and I looked anywhere but him. I knew what was about to happen. I mean it was supposedly done as if tradition all around the world as a thank you from the girl or boy in my case that they should give their date a kiss. I looked up at him and took a deep breath getting and closing the gap between us. "Well, I should l- I left him gaping like a fish out of water as I kissed his cheek. I gave some space between us and giggled as I saw how flushed the Temi was now. "Thanks for everything, Sasuke." "No problem." He muttered still shocked. I turned around and opened my door grabbing everything and putting them inside. I looked behind me to see Sasuke still standing there. I sighed and snapped my fingers in front of his face. "Hey, Temi, shouldn't you be leaving now?" I asked waving my hand in front of him. No respond. I got worried and thought that I broke him and maybe I should get him inside before anyone notice. "Temi, are you okay? Temi, speak already." The only thing that told me that he was okay was when he grabbed me from the shoulder and pulled me into a kiss. I closed my eyes and opened my mouth as he bit my lower lip as if asking to go in. I felt his tongue near mine and I, who had never French kissed anyone before in my entire life, didn't know what to do so I copied everything he did. Our tongues danced together and I moaned. Sadly, air was needed to my lungs and pushed him a little away from me. Only a trail of saliva connected us. I stared at him with glazed eyes as he stared back with the same emotion as I did. I didn't know this emotion so it confused me a little not knowing what we were both feeling. He smiled and kissed my forehead. I opened my eyes not knowing when I closed them and looked at him. "I'll see you at school, Naruto." "Yeah, sure. All right, then. Um, I should go now." Yeah. I cursed myself for only saying the same stupid word three times already, but I couldn't blame myself. Temi was a heck of a kisser. Already closing the door, I turned my back to it and sighed in satisfaction. This has has the greatest day of my life. I giggled at my own thought and made my way to my room, but ceased as the cold air hit my skin. I shivered and was oblivious of Kyubi's hissing until I saw her near the corner where the heater was. What's up with you, Q? I raised an eyebrow as he kept on hissing at nothing at all. I got closer to the heater and saw that the temperature hadn't changed. It was still on the same room temperature just like in the morning before we left. Naruto. I felt goosebumps on my back as someone said my name, but what freaked me out was that was so familiar. I shook as it got colder. I turned around shaking and my eyes widened and my legs felt like jelly that I couldn't stay standing any longer and fell to the floor still looking at the figure in front of me. I shook my head. No, you shouldn't be here. You how is this even possible? A female who was in my height stood in front of me in the shadows, but I could still see how she looked. She was pale as a ghost, had shoulder-length pink hair, her bangs hiding her emerald glaring eyes that seemed slightly red. Her baby blue shirt that was ripped from her chest showing part of her black bra and on her side where you could see dry blood. White jeans that fell loosely on her small waist also ripped as she stood barefooted. She was fully wet as if she was coming out of a pool that she fell in or something and the wounds, dried up blood, scratched, bruises in the left corner of her lips was purple with some blood still coming out. As impossible as it was, she was there. She was here and alive. Or was she? Sakura. I let out staring in disbelief at her. She smirked showing her still white teeth. Hello, Naruto. Missed me? I couldn't take it anymore and I did the only thing that will let me get away from this nightmare come to life. I blacked out, but before I could I heard her laugh and her words, "I am back." Done. That's a wrap. Who's a cute kitty? Who's a lovable kitty? Who's an awesome kitty? I heard Kyubi meow as a respond making my friend who was playing with her giggle. Nay, Naruto, how were your classes without me? I looked up from the papers I was signing from school and stared at my pink-haired friend. I shrugged my shoulders. Kind of boring. You know how somehow everyone is always quiet in the first day or you just don't know no one. Dot you know the usual first day routine everyone has. I replied, but it didn't please her. Baka, I know that. She rolled her emerald eyes and rested her hands in her chest together. I mean, did you met someone? A friend? A crush? She asked. I hummed in contemplation. She has asked me this question even last year when we entered middle school as sixth graders and got different classes. She made tantrums of how she only wanted classes with me and ordered me to change mine, but she forgot that you needed a parent or guardian to do so and because of my running away and having no one nearby except for Ebisu, I couldn't do so. Well, other than Gaara? Nope, no one. I replied. She scoffed and glared at me. I thought I told you to stop being friends with that freak. He will only bring you down and make you even worse in school than you usually are. I glared at her getting offended and being overly protective of my friend. Look, just because you don't like him doesn't mean you can tell me to not be his friends. If you don't like him so much, why you hang with us all the time other than being with me? Geez, leave the poor guy alone and for once in your life just accept that not every single time you order me around to do something doesn't mean I will always do it. I snapped. I got up and went to get some Coke from my refrigerator, but something was wrong. It was silent. Kyubi stopped meowing, too. I turned to look at her only to see her sitting in my sofa still. Her eyes being shadowed by her long bangs as Kyubi looked up at her as well. Now I've done it. I sighed as I felt the guilt eating me from the inside. I gulped and put down my Coke on the table and walked back. I glanced at her unmoving body hoping to see her breathing still. Luckily, she was. You're right. I am sorry. I blinked. I wasn't expecting her to apologize for what I shouldn't be controlling you life. She turned around facing the window not wanting to meet my eyes. I shouldn't. It's not my place and I never thought. I am sorry, Naruto. I sighed and embraced her. She let go of Kyubi and hugged back. I forgive you, Sakura. You will always be my best friend in the world and nothing could change that, you know. I whispered. She smiled and laughed getting back to her own self and pushed me away grinning. Stop that you're getting mushy, you gay lord. I snorted, but the grin plastered on my face didn't leave. Monday came soon and I didn't feel like getting up from my comfortable bed to greet anyone in my little apartment. I didn't care if I got there late or didn't go to school at all. I just didn't want to get up for anything not even for Kyubi or my starving stomach. I had to think everything over and over again as it replayed my mind. I still couldn't believe something so impossible could really happen. She's really here. At first I didn't believe it, but when I woke up on the next day everything seemed more clear. I'm only here to guide you. I sighed and looked at my 20th clock. Maybe throwing them to the wall wasn't always a good idea and sat up. It was 10:25. Third period must be nearly beginning. I smiled at the thought of seeing Kiba and Temari again. Okay, everything clear. Get to class before someone sees you and takes you to the principal. Thanks, Ebiki. Ebiki only nodded and went to another hall. I speed walked not wanting to be caught by some random teacher and being taken to the principal. When I got near the classroom, I could hear the loud ruckus going inside of it. They were chanting the same word. Fight. Fight. Fight. Fight. I walked in and saw everyone making a giant circle in the middle of the class where it was all coming from. The desks were pushed aside and some students were pumping their fists in the air. I made my way inside the circle to see the two people fighting. You might have thought that I would see two girls fighting for some guy or some tough guys going at it, right? Well, instead of that it was actually different. Both Kiba and Sasuke were bruised beating up some blood on their lips. Knuckles out hitting skin fighting like animals. Both standing their ground inside of the circle. I gaped at the scene as I watched Kiba try to punch Sasuke who dodged and hit him on the stomach. Kiba spit out some saliva and got on his knees trying to grasp some air and I took that as my cue to get in once I saw Sasuke about to do more damage to Kiba. Wait, Sasuke, stop. He halted on his move and looked at me as I got in between them and stared at him. Dobe, when did you What the [ __ ] do you think you and Kiba are doing, Temari? What the [ __ ] are you two fighting for? I all but shouted. He seemed to calm down and put his guard down. He sighed and ran his hand on the back of his head. He somehow found out about me taking you on a date around the city and got jealous OMPFH. Sasuke, without the both of us to notice Kiba had gotten up and made a sneak attack at Temari. They both fell to the ground and the punching kept on going. Kiba, stop this already, dog breath. I shouted, but as hard as I did he didn't stop and I couldn't even separate them. What was I supposed to do? I took a deep breath and yanked Kiba away from Temari by the hair. I somehow succeeded and helped Sasuke up. You okay? I asked him and turned around to scowl at Kiba who was being grabbed by some guys trying to push him down, but he seemed like a wild animal craving for blood. Temari, you're bleeding and he got you well on the eye. You need to go to the nurse. I said worriedly. I touched his left eye that was closed and turning purple and Sasuke winced. Here he comes again. One of the guys pushing Kiba down shouted in a warning. I turned around, but before I could I felt Kiba's fist making contact with my face. It was so strong that my head twisted to the right and I fell to the ground. I woke up to see the white ceiling of the nurse's office. You're awake. I turned my head and saw Sasuke sitting on a stool next to the bed. I grunted, sat up and touched my cheek where the throbbing feeling was felt at, but winced and pulled my hand back at the pain. I started remembering what happened. Man, he hits hard. I murmured and received a snort from Temari. Yeah, right. He hits so hard he made Hercules look like a wimp. And for your information, that was me being sarcastic. He said. I giggled and looked around the nurse's office. It was really big for an office. White room with a connected door which I assumed the bathroom was in. Four beds with their own white drapes including mine. A metal khaki desk in the corner with many papers, files, a computer, phone, some stuff brought from home. Oh, oh, and let's not forget the first aid kit that hung next to it like a framed picture next to a wooden cross. One. Where's the nurse? I asked looking back at him. He shrugged. Don't know. When I brought you she or he wasn't even here. So, I've been here the whole time waiting for you to wake up and if you're asking, you've been sleeping for I say about an hour. You're missing lunch and well, Kiba didn't He sighed. What happened after I was faint? I mean, after I got unconscious. I asked and mentally gave myself a high five for catching myself. Close one. If you were even smarter, you would have noticed that he wouldn't even care. I looked behind Sasuke and saw Sakura sitting on a nearby bed. She glared holes into Sasuke back. Her arms were on her sides in the bed one leg draped on the other and half of her hair in a high ponytail while some was let loose to be left falling in the back. He never cared so he wants something from you. Just don't fall for his words, baka. I gulped and looked back at Sasuke who was talking about something. The janitor came and had to clean up and we I am sorry, but what are you talking about? He glared at me, but sighed and rolled his eyes giving me a lazy look I've seen Shikamaru give when he's woken up in class. I was telling you that after you fainted Hey, he ignored me and with a smirk he kept on talking. Some crazy chick. Yeah, I wrote it like that and that's how it's spelled. Screamed getting the attention from Kakashi who was already at the door and stormed right in. He told me to take you to the nurse and he didn't need to tell me twice. I was already out but a friend of mine came to see me and said that Kiba got suspended for some days by the principal who was also there while Kakashi went to grab the janitor. The janitor wasn't pleased to come and clean since when sensei came class was already over and he had no other class to teach. He also came to see you to check how things were going and even got with our teachers and Kiba's to let them know where we are. I left for a while and saw Kiba walking through the halls. I asked if he was being such a that he didn't want to see you and he well, he just turned away with a sneer to the next hall. I nodded and thanked him but in the inside I felt upset and hurt that Kiba didn't want to see me. Here I thought he was like a brother to me. Why did he even pick a fight with Temari in the first place? And that was the first thing I blurted out once it came into my brain. Sasuke turned around and I could barely see a hint of blush in his cheeks. Well, like I told you he heard of me taking you on a date and well, uh you know, jealousy. He looked back at me with a shrugged and tried to avoid my eyes. I glanced behind him to see Sakura narrowing her eyes at Temari. Was he lying? I sighed. You see Sasuke and Sakura have some history that hurts me to even think about. It was all in middle school and because of it I have come to hate Sasuke but now I don't even know what I feel but surely it is not hate, not anymore. Hey Temari. He didn't look at me and I frowned so I nudge on his arms but he didn't budge. I looked at what he was staring at and found myself staring at a mirror. I thought that maybe there was something wrong so I kept on looking at it and saw that Sakura didn't had a reflection just like a vampire. You know, my head snapped back to face Sasuke who was still looking at the mirror. He really cares for you. I smiled. Yeah, he's like an older protective brother I never had. He snorted. Sure, what's that supposed to mean? He only shook his head and looked back at me. Nothing just that you're so cute when you're clueless. I blushed and looked at my hands. Well, since you're feeling well, I should be leaving now. I looked up to see him getting up. W- wait Temari. What? I stood up from the bed and kissed him at the cheek. I smiled at the blush that spreaded in his face. Thank you. He nodded and left the room. I don't know what came to me but I started acting all girly and giggled madly like a girl who has finally gotten a kiss or a date from her crush. I laid back down and closed my eyes for a while and reopened them. I was startled by red eyes staring back at me. Ga- I screamed. I was shoved of the bed roughly and I looked up at Sakura who seemed really pissed. What did you just do Naruto-chan? You have no idea what you have now. I gulped terrified of what was to happen but I got up and stared at her eyes which seemed like looking at death straight in the eyes and trying not to piss myself. I'm a genius. Okay, I'll admit there was supposed to be more but I am too lazy and way late so yeah. I love you all and OMG I am so happy. Well, there you have it. I couldn't believe myself. I was stuck in the janitor's closet with Temari letting him molest me. School hasn't even started yet. Heck, it's still too early to even be here. I woke up early today and the first thing I hear is someone banging on my door. I grudgingly got up with Kyuubi following also pissed at whoever dares to disturb our slumber. I was ready to chop the person's head off with the bat I had gotten from my closet and Kyuubi was ready to bite and scratch. As I opened my door Kyuubi was the first to jump the poor soul and attacked. Doby, get your stupid cat off of me. Temari. What the [ __ ] are you doing here at 6:00 in the morning you dumbass? After 10 minutes of bandaging and explaining, I got ready and left with Temari to school. It was way too early and because Ibiki was there also early, he let us in. He gave a suspicious look at Sasuke as if he was going to do something to me like oh say rape me, ha. He was darn right to think that since once inside our footsteps started echoing on the hallways. The lights were on and there were barely any teachers in their rooms or in the halls. I kind of miss the mass of students that roamed these halls. We turned a corner and I pointed out that one of the janitors left the janitor's closet opened. If I had looked back where Temari was, I would have seen that glint in his eyes and the smirk that graced his lips and maybe just maybe I wouldn't have been shoved inside the closet and I wouldn't have found myself in this position. But even if so, I couldn't help myself but get addicted. He was like a drug to me that I couldn't help to want more and that's what I was to him. His dexterous hands that touched my skin leaving goosebumps, how his talented tongue went from my lips to my neck sucking and nipping, mapping every part of me and leaving hickeys here and there. I couldn't help myself but to go with my senses and let him take over. My thinking process became foggy and I started lusting for more of him. T- Temari, I shish you don't want anyone to catch us, now do you Doby? He unbuttoned my white shirt and attacked my left sucking on it while his other hand that wasn't grabbing me from the waist played with the right one. I mewled and I could just feel him smirking. I grabbed a fist of raven hair and pulled him back up. He glared at me and I just licked his lips longing for another round. He grabbed me by the waist and pushed me even further into the wall and pushed closer to me as the kiss deepened. I couldn't help but moan and play with his hair twirling it around my fingers feeling how smooth it was. I was getting turned on easily by this and I just grind myself at him receiving a moan from him as he did the same. The sensation was unbearable and if my mind wasn't all gooey, I would have seen the red signs flashing all around my mind. Naruto, get yourself off of him. My eyes went wide open and my mind was clean from the fog that took over. The first thing I saw was Sakura glaring holes at me. I processed everything and did the first thing that came into my mind. I pushed Temari away from me and grabbed my bag and left the janitor's closet. W- wait Naruto. I didn't turn around. I was mad at myself for letting something like that happen and with that bastard of all people. I was hating myself right now so to let out some steam off of me, I needed to run for a while or either beat up something with the face of that Temari. I actually wanted to stop here since right now I am not really alone and well, ahem. You know how parents are but today I just want all of you guys to forgive me for not even putting anything for some time but then again, laziness won so yeah, um. Gaara sighed. He knew very well that I couldn't hide things from him without him finding out of what it was that I was hiding. Naruto, what in the Lord's name are you hiding from me? I looked away. Gaara didn't know of Sakura hating me since my date with Sasuke. He was my best friend and was always there to help me out with any problem since her funeral. He knew I could trust him with anything and he will never ever push me aside nor will he ever turn his back on me. So, I said the truth. I got a job at Ichiraku's this Friday. I grinned at him. Dot hey, I didn't say which truth. Impressive but not what I wanted to hear. Now tell me. I looked back at him and straight in the eyes and I could barely see the hint of all the emotions he was trying to keep hidden. But I saw them all. He was worried, hurt and a bit of angry. I felt like an ass for not telling him the truth of what was happening in my life. He was like a worried older, very protective brother who cared very deeply for me. I remember all those times when I will call him and ask him if he could keep me company and when he knew I needed some cheering up, he will act out of character and be very um clowny. He was there for me and was even there to see me screaming for help while I hold Sakura in my arms. He was there all those times. Gaara, will it be all right if you could sleep over my place? I asked looking back at him. He nodded a smile barely seen by the human eye could be seen coming out. All right, but I need to go to band practice for the talent show that's coming. He said. Talent show? He nodded and told me. Turns out that the school was having a talent show in the cafeteria sometime next month. Anyone could join and do anything they felt like doing. Everyone seemed to be already thinking of signing up or getting tickets to see. The talent show was barely called today and Gaara already signed his band in it. I'm a little anxious myself since for the first time ever Dead by April will play in front of a live audience outside of Gaara's garage. All right, I'll be cheering for you guys when you take the first place trophy. I exclaimed. He chuckled. You actually believe we'll win? I nodded. Of course you guys rock. What about you? What? I asked. That actually got me off guard. What about me? Are you entering? I shook my head. Hell no. What do you expect me to do? Chop some wood with my bare hands and then break a brick with my head. Very funny red, I'm not signing up. I said. I used to do some fighting when I was little because of Sakura and her parents who paid for everything. In return, we will help around the house. Sakura got herself a black belt really fast and I feeling left out pushed myself and got one too. It was great for the time being but I stopped going. Her parents turned their back on me once she was gone and didn't think of me as a friend of their daughter but a stranger. Our sensei came to my aid and even if I couldn't paid for the classes, he taught me everything I needed to know. Well, that was until the old man passed away and his son took over kicking me out as well. Well, then how about you help me and my band, hm? All right, then I'll be your manager then. Nah, how about a songwriter? He suggested. Um, okay, I'll do it. We shook hands sealing the deal and the bell rang for our lunchtime. "Food!" I yelled as I grabbed Gaara who barely stood up, and I ran straight to the cafeteria with him screaming for me to stop. I couldn't help it. The whole day I've been starving, and my stomach was screaming for food. "Come on, Gaara. Forgive and forget." "Never." "BBQ?" "No." I pouted. Gaara was pissed at me for taking him with me on my rampage for food, and I felt guilty since once I stopped, he got hit by the pole that separated the double doors. I've been apologizing, and even went far enough not to eat so he could see how sorry I was. That bastard was evil enough to go and get his lunch and eat his sandwich very slow in front of me. "Gaara, I am sorry, and I am starving myself." I whined. He glanced at me and then at his sandwich. I gave my best puppy eyes and added some tears for the extra effect. Gaara sighed. "Fine." "Yay!" My stomach growled, and Gaara gave me his sandwich, and in one bite it was gone, and my stomach was satisfied. "So, anyway, Naruto." "Yeah?" "You think you can do the lyrics? I mean, we already have about four or five lyrics done and well played, but we need to get new ones, and I'm running out of ideas for lyrics." "So, your job is to write them for me, and if the band and I like them, we'll play them however you feel like they should be played." Gaara said. I smiled and gave him my word that I will have two songs ready by tomorrow. The others came and were talking about the same thing, the talent show. No one wanted to go up stage and embarrass themselves, so they all bought tickets the next day to hear Red's band. In Shikamaru's words, it was too troublesome to even sign up. "Oi, Dobe." I turned around, and as fast as I did, I looked away. But, Sasuke didn't get the message and kept on pestering. "Naruto." I heard him sigh. "I need to talk to you about this morning." I rolled my eyes and sighed. I turned around with an emotionless look in my eyes. "I am listening." He hesitated and looked at everyone in the table and some eavesdropper that were looking our way. "Not here." I dramatically sighed just for some effect and got up following behind him. As we left, I turned around and saw that Neji dude talking to Gaara who was blushing. "What?" The cafeteria doors closed behind me, and I glared at Sasuke who was trying to not make eye contact with me. No one was here except for us both, and this silence was driving me crazy as it went on. "Look, Teme. If you're not going to say anything, then I'm going back." "I'm sorry." I blinked. Sasuke was bowing down at me in the Asian way of showing respect, greetings, and well, I didn't know what to say. So, I waited to see if he would speak up first. It wasn't my intention to do what I did. Well, maybe the taking you to school part was part of my plans. "Part" but he went on with his apology ignoring that I ever even spoke. My body moved by itself when the idea struck me, and I what I did I "I am sorry, Naruto." I kept on staring at him speechless. "Would you forgive me and give me a second chance?" I just blinked. Was I supposed to accept his apology or give it a second thought and just leave? I thought of it clear, but before I could open my mouth, I saw Sakura at the corner of my eye watching, waiting for my answer. She hid at the corner as her head was the only thing you could see with both hands on the walls. She looked the same way she died except her eyes weren't the dull green that stared back at me. She was glaring at me with fire dancing in her eyes. "Don't you dare." I gulped. "Naruto, please." I looked back at Sasuke. He had this pleading look in his face. I looked down, and without thinking, I spoke. "All right. I'll give you another chance." I could feel the evil aura radiating from Sakura, but it faded once Sasuke's arms were around me. I smiled and hugged back closing my eyes. Now, I had to deal with Sakura again. I shivered at the thought as flashbacks of what happened came back. All lies of every kind. Here they can disappear. The song was near to its end. Only one more stanza, and they're done and gone to the next one. As Gaara started the first sentence, I felt Sasuke tug on my shirt. I turned towards him and bended down so I could be face to face with him. "What? Are they going to participate in the school's talent show next month? They'll be great and might just win first place." I blinked. "Might? Not to wake me, can't you see? All of my dreams are all I want to see. Try not to wake him." "You must be out of your mind, Teme. They are so going to win." I declared with a twinkle in my eyes. I know they will win, not think or guess or might as Teme puts it. I know they will succeed with music by their side. They put so much effort to it that they will make it to the top. I know so. I believe in them. Sasuke smirked at my declaration. "Let's see that they do. Dobe, the winner gets something very surprising in the end of the show." he said. I just stared at him like a child who sat down on the floor next to their grandpa ma looking at them as they told them a story while they sat on their wooden chair rocking back and forth. "Teme, tell me what will they win?" I asked excited. He just shook his head with that smirk still plastered in his face. "Kiss me first, Dobe, and I might just tell you." he suggested. I glared at him not so happy at the trade, and the word might was not good enough for me. Plus, knowing this Teme, he wouldn't even tell me afterwards. "In your dreams, Teme." I muttered and looked away. The song came to an end, and we both clapped and screaming how awesome they were. Okay, it was only me doing all the screaming. "You guys are amazing and surely will win." Gaara and his sister smirked with pride, while Kankuro grinned from eye to eye. "You know it, Uzumaki, and don't you forget it. We are the best and will beat every other kids' butt." Kankuro declared. Temari snorted. "As if you could even kick someone else's butt. I wouldn't be surprised if you did and got your ass owned instead." Kankuro deflated and started arguing with Temari of how he could kick anyone's ass, but while they had their own brawl in the back, I felt a shadow on my side, and by the size of the shadow, I knew it wasn't Sasuke, and Gaara was shorter than I and was teaming up with Temari against Kankuro. So, that only left one person. I turned around trying very hard not to hide behind Sasuke as I stared at emotionless purple eyes. "Yes, old red?" I squeaked mentally kicking myself for stuttering. What if he tries to bully me now? "Naruto." I heard from lil red. You could hear Gaara in the back screaming. "It's Gaara, not lil red." "That you will start writing our songs, is this true?" he asked. I nodded. He nodded back and gave me a small smile. He looked at the streets as it seemed the sun was barely going to set. "Would you mind walking with me, Naruto? Maybe even go for lunch?" I felt the blush in my face, and I was stuttering all over the place trying to find the right words to say. If I couldn't last a minute alone with him, how was I supposed to walk with and eat with him alone for God knows how long? "I I I w- well, why you see I'm all red eyed?" "I I already h- have plans for tea today with a someone." I hope that works. Apparently, he did. He just nodded in understanding. "Maybe next time you're free." he said and smiled at me before he went all serious again and turned away looking at Gaara who was fuming by the nickname he got from old red. "I'll be taking my leave now if that's okay with you guys." Kankuro stopped fuming from Temari's insults and raised an eyebrow. "Already? But, we've only played two song out of five." Temari looked at old red and waved her hand in a dismissal kind of way. "It's okay, you can leave, old red. Just practice." He nodded with one last glance at me. He left. "Old red is just too creepy." I muttered under my breath so no one could hear me. I looked at Sasuke who let out a grunt, and he was glaring at the direction old red had left. I could see the slight frown in his face and how he scrunched his nose. Was the Teme jealous of old red? I wasn't naive or that stupid to not see when someone was flirting with me or something. I knew the signs very well. Like that one time in fifth grade in Valentine's Day. A girl was always so nice to me but was mean to others, always sitting with me in lunch, always asking me personal questions, and had this fetish of walking with me to school or home. When she wasn't walking with me, she would be stalking me the whole damn way. She left me alone when she saw an even better prey actually. Sadly for the guy and funny for me, the guy will run away from her screaming how creepy she was while she chased him around. I never heard of her again. Anyways, getting out of topic here, was Teme here jealous of old red who was trying to ask me out on what seemed to be a date? I smiled and sat on his lap. He looked at me, and I just grinned. "Nay, Teme, are you jealous?" He scoffed. "As if. The guy has nothing compared to me, idiot." I smirked. "I can have fun here." "Him? I don't know about you, but I think he's very" I looked away and at the direction old red had left too. "I really like them pale and tall and well mysterious, you know." Sasuke was glaring holes at me. If only looks could kill. "Him? If it wasn't for Gaara who was coming to my house, I might have gone with him and maybe even gone home with him and invite him in so we could have some fun." I was laughing on the inside as I saw Sasuke's face go red. He was livid. I knew I should stop, but I couldn't. I was loving it. "Dobe." Before I could go on, he grabbed me from the waist and looked at me in the eye. "Don't you dare go there. You hear me?" He all but growled. I just looked at him innocently. "Why, Sasuke? Whatever do you mean?" He growled a little more and got closer to my face as he kissed me roughly. I let him dominate seconds later knowing fully well that I couldn't resist him. I opened my mouth giving him entrance, and he thrust his tongue inside my mouth, and I couldn't stop the moans that came out of me. He pushed me away as we both panted for air and said, "Because you're mine and mine alone." Before we dug back for more. Grabbing my weight tightly, making sure I was close enough, he did circle motions with his palm on my sides and I moaned. I thrust at him not even noticing or remembering the audience we had, but I could have cared less just wanting this great moment to last more. Slowly his hands gently made their way down and back. "Ahem, not to interrupt you lovers, but I am getting bored and we need to get to Blondie's place before the sun goes down." Before I knew it I was off Sasuke and his chair tipped over and fell as I looked away with my face heated. I opened my apartment, turned on the lights, and sighed. Home sweet home. I let Gaara in and he made himself comfortable on my pale blue sofa and grabbed the remote flipping through channels. "Minion, go get me some grape juice from the rectangular prism you called a fridge." I rolled my eyes. He always acted like if he was the king and I was a slave. Or like he called me a minion. And boss me around to get him food. I knew he was just playing around with me, but I remember one Halloween he dressed as a king and acted like one making everyone who he saw and knew to do his bidding. Well, except for his queen who was Sakura herself. Speaking of her, I haven't seen her lately. I opened my fridge and looked around for some grape juice and an orange juice. "He shouldn't be here." I spun around searching for the mouth the voice had come out of. No one was there. I sighed and thought of it as those creepy thought that she has put me on. It's weird how I've gotten used to her being around again. I feel not safe, not even relieved nor did I felt happy. I felt caged. Caged for the reason that she keeps on watching every time of the day and sometimes pops out of nowhere or talks to me physically as she can and mentally. When I can't see her, I could still feel her presence. Her emerald eyes watching me like a hawk and every single time Sasuke was involved her presence will go from a little shudder and hair on my back rising to a damn cold rainy storm hitting me at once. Awfully cold and dangerous to drive. That's how it felt. She has changed. Death had changed my best friend from her old self to something worse. I grabbed both juices and stopped thinking and went back to Gaara. "Here you go, one grape juice, your majesty." Gaara? He wasn't at the spot of the sofa where I last saw him a couple secs ago. Instead, he stood in front of the TV. He wasn't staring at it, but what stood on top of eyes soften as I saw the lost distance look his pale green eyes gave. He wore a saddened look in his face. His eyes soften as he stared at two of the pictures that stood inside of a silver frame and a blue frame. I knew what that frames hold in it. They hold two old pictures of us in sixth blue frame held Sakura who was in the middle of both me and Gaara. Her arms wrapped around my shoulders and my hands touching hers. Gaara had his on his black jacket pockets. She wore her hair in a ponytail, but because her hair was so short back then it was a very little and some of it stood up from behind. Her eyes were wide and full of life with a big smile that brighten her face. She looked beautiful for an 11-year-old. I was grinning my eyes staring at the camera with a hint of blush and a spark in my eyes. And Gaara? He gave a smirk, but his eyes were glued on both of us as the picture was taken. On the second frame, the silver frame, it was outside of our school near a tree. I was in the middle giving a big smile with closed eyes. Sakura and Gaara both had their arms around me as mine was around theirs, too. They both were staring at each other with a different look in their face. Sakura was glaring daggers at Gaara with a frown on her face and her eyebrows scrunched up. Gaara looked at her blankly, but if anyone looked closely like I did the every time I looked at the picture, it was always the same emotion that I always saw every time Sakura would come around or when someone spoke of her or when he looked at her. It was always the same emotion and it hadn't changed from that day to this day on. It made me feel awful of how Gaara felt of her. Even if he had never told me and kept it bottled up inside, I still knew. I sighed and moved closer to him and spoke trying to get his attention. "Gaara?" I said flinched, but he came back from the past and looked at me. I just smiled and hold out his juice can. "Here you go, your ass wipe of a majesty." He blinked, then smirked and took the can of grape juice. "Thank you, my loyal. Clean this place. It looks filthy." In the inside I wore a splitting grin that will split my face into two. Gaara had seen my attempts of cheering him up and they had worked. While on the outside I glared. "What? You asked this place is spotless from roof to floor." I barked back as he sat down on his spot on the couch and drank his juice in a can. He looked around and saw that I was indeed right. "Hmm, I see." He got himself up, put his can on the nearby little table, and cracked his knuckles as he started walking to the kitchen. "Well then, I guess I have to leave my mark on your territory and trash the whole place. Again." And he started running around doing just that. Starting first at my bedroom. I got "Oh, oh, no, you do not, mister. Last time you broke three dishes and a lamp. Do you know how [ __ ] much they had made me pay just to get a new bed just because of your damn fat ass?" I said and ran straight into my room as I heard something wooden like break. Although I hid the smile that spread on my face, happy that my friend got that look in his face off. I would never tell him straight to his face or anyone at that. But when Gaara turned to look at me once I called him right now, his eyes were red and tears were gathering on the corners. I knew very well that he seeing those two pictures were going to get that reaction out of him. That was because Crash! "Damn it, Gaara." I sighed dramatically. "Stupid Gaara and his wanting to mess up my place." I thought while brooming the kitchen, but somehow Gaara had magically read my mind. "I wouldn't be doing it if I didn't knew you will be such a neat freak, Blondie." "I'm not a neat freak." I yelled as I turned around to glare and pout at my red-headed monster of a friend. "I just like having my house spotless and not looking like your messy room." I huffed out. Gaara just rolled his eyes and mumbled something he thought I could not hear. "I bet it's because you will be [ __ ] with Uchiha the whole time." "What was that?" "I said you are really right now and I wish for you to untie me before I get angry." I rolled my eyes. I had tied Gaara into a chair making sure to tie up his legs together and his hands too for safe keeping of him untying himself and making more chaos in my poor little home. "No, not until I feel like it and for the last time, Red, you're not Hulk so stop stealing his lines." "You won't like me when I'm angry." Jesus, Gaara. And before I knew it, Gaara was making a weird growling noises and attempting to tear the rope into little pieces and turned green when he just turned a little red in the face. I just watched for a couple of second before I gave him my back going back to my cleaning. Honestly, Gaara, I couldn't really understand why Gaara liked Hulk so much. Maybe his parents gave him Hulk toys and clothes when he was little or maybe he was just weird of a friend. I couldn't hide the laughter and the smile as I turned around when I heard and bam! And saw Gaara on the floor. His nose squashed under his own weight in the chairs. "My god, Gaara, one of these days you're going to kill yourself if you keep on acting so so" "Say it and I will get pissed and break free, Naruto." Was Gaara's muffled replied. I nodded trying to stop my giggling. Ding dong! "I'll get it." I shouted just for the heck of it and left Gaara where he was. As I walked near the door, only a foot away from it, there was a little oval mirror nearby. As my reflection showed only for a moment before it left, I swore I saw Sakura. That was enough to make me go back and check, but moved away as there was a knock this time. I opened the door and noticed it was the mailman with a package addressed to me. This took me by surprise since I rarely got packages. "Uh, t- thank you." I said and the mailman just nodded with a smile and told me to sign. I did as applied and closed the door. I stared puzzled at the package in my hands. Who will send me a package? I looked around it trying to find some address and when I did my stomach had butterflies fluttering around and my face heated up. I smiled a little and let out a happy sigh. Lately I've been doing that a lot, ne? 98754 Fire Dragon Street. "Who's it from?" I was startled out of my spacing out and looked up away from the package and saw Gaara staring at me and at the package. All I could do was point in bewilderment. He smirked and triumphed. "Don't ever underestimate me. I got mad skills." He said. I could only blink at him, but just shook it off. "So, who's it from?" He asked again. I smiled a hint of blush on my face. "Oh, it's it's from Sasuke." I said timidly. He just smirked and nodded and sat down on the sofa and turn on the TV. Honestly, for someone who has been seating for so long in a chair and to go back to sitting. I shook my head at him and started walking to my room for more privacy. "If you need me, I'll be at my room. Hey, could you do me a favor and not touch nothing other than the remote." "Okay." I opened my door and walked in. I looked around and nodded once I saw my room was as once I left after I tied up Gaara. I sat down on my bed and started opening the package. I was very curious of what that teme of mine sent me. Once I got all the white paper [ __ ] out of the way, I found a folded note, a little black box, a cute looking fox toy with orange fur and nine tails, smiling cutely back at me and a ribbon attached it that was a velvet color which reminded me where the hell was Kyuubi, and another box except it was red and medium size. I grabbed the note first and unfolded it. It read, "Dobe, I know this is stupid and all, but I couldn't come to your house to give this in person since I'm grounded. I've been wanting to give you this for some time this week. I got this just for you. All of it is yours, so don't give it to anyone if you don't want to be in a with me, capiche? Anyways, once you read this note, open the black box and then the red one. I hope you like it. Sasuke. Peace. Wait for me in the morning at your locker. I need to talk to you. Single quote. That teme. I muttered with a smile as I grabbed the plush fox and felt how soft it was. Believe me, if clouds and bunnies could have a word with this, they'll say something or anything at all, it'll be something where they're cursing that they couldn't be as soft as this fox. It didn't even look like it could be soft, but it was. I just hugged it for a while until I giggled a little at the cuteness and slapped myself mentally for sounding like a girl who got something from her long-time boyfriend. Okay, let's see what's in box number one. And when I opened it, I felt my breathing stopped and everything halted, even the wind in my room so it could stare at what was in there with a dumb look. It was a necklace, but not just any necklace. Heck, if it was just any necklace, it would be one that was a string and a ring with no stone. But no, this is of the ring and it was beautiful. It was a black strong string with silver hooks and the ring wasn't any ordinary ring. It was a blue and looked crystal-like and T that teme went all his way to. It's beautiful. And all around carved into it, it had my name all over it. Was he literally serious about me? He went all the trouble of getting this for me? That teme is really serious? What the heck did that idiot do to get grounded anyway? I could help but put down the fox and put the necklace high on the air so the sunlight that passed through my curtains could reflect on it. I couldn't believe how marvelous it was. I smiled and put it on. Teme was the only word I could say right now and put the necklace on. Okay, now for box number two. I couldn't deny the fact that I was anxious to see what this one hold inside. I grabbed the red medium-sized box and I felt like a child who was eager to open their Christmas present as I was jumping from my spot on the bed with a stupid grin on my face. I closed my eyes just so when I opened them, I would be more bewildered of the gift. God, I sounded like a girly girl. I didn't want to act like this, but it felt nice in a way. Okay, here we go. I said and closed my eyes opening the box. When I reopened them, I just stared. I didn't have word for it, but there was only five words that went around my head. What the [ __ ] is that? It was a frog combined with a money purse-like thing. It was a frog purse. It was small for coins like pennies and dimes, but maybe it was stretchable. I flipped it opened and let out a shriek as something popped out of it as soon as I opened. A bouquet of white roses and pink tulips with a card on top of it. I blinked and wondered how the [ __ ] that could fit in there. Did Sasuke knew magic or something? I grabbed the card and put the beautiful bouquet down next to the frog pouch. Purse. Bag. Thing. Whatever. And opened it to find a little note in there with cursive handwriting. Dobe, did you like the bouquet? Magical, right? Just the finest fresh flowers from my mother's garden. One. I hope you like them. Only the best for you. Sasuke. I stared again at the bouquet and let out a smile. That teme. I whispered and re-grabbed them just to smell them. They smelled beautiful and I couldn't wait to put them in a vase and set them somewhere perfect near a window. I got up from the bed and stacked the boxes on my closet, grabbed the froggy thing and gave it a name Gamakichi and set it down on my drawer. I started walking out of my room with the bouquet on my hands and I was barely a foot near my bedroom door when the door slammed itself closed and the temperature dropped. Naruto. My eyes widened and my holds on the bouquet tightened pulling it closer to my chest. Oh, [ __ ] I thought. Oh, [ __ ] I said. That's all for now. If you enjoyed this video, then please like, share, and do comment.