Sun slowly raised from the horizon, till finally it was up in the sky. Delicate sunbeam went through the top of a giant tree, creating shadows and lightening the face of a boy. He was covered with a fresh white bed sheet. He gently opened his somewhat onyx eyes. Then he closed them again for a brief moment just to open them again and look at the azure sky behind the widely opened windows. While he was staring at the sky he didn't move an inch. Slightly cold, refreshing wind blow got through the boy's window, and it delicately blown his black, silky hair. He could still feel the summer. Unfortunately everything has it's ending and beginning.
The boy sat on bed and stretched his body while yawning. He mussed his silky hair with his hand. Then he got up and walked up to the window. It was still early and he had a lot of time, so he could go away to dreamland for a while. He moved forward to a small balcony that he had behind his windows. The tree branches were practically reaching the balcony. Behind the tree that was right in front of the house, was a garden and orchard, while further away you could see green hills. - Property of Uchiha family. The boy while holding the balcony barrier bended a little forward. He was surrounded by this refreshing smell of nature and soothing sound of rustling leaves. He smiled to himself when he felt again slightly cold yet delicate wind blow.
Without any moment of doubt he jumped from balcony onto the big tree branch which was very close to his room. He didn't mind that he was wearing only an underwear, no one would see him anyway between all those thick tree leaves. Almost like a cat he moved quickly towards the tree trunk. Then he climbed a little higher and...he stood on the very top of the tree. He wouldn't be worried about a rain, he was protected by the leaves all around him, he wouldn't be scared of hot weather either there was always nice cooling atmosphere.
He sat on one of the branches and made himself comfortable on it. He started observing the surroundings from above - a little river that was running all across the residence. - And his powerful dog named Bolto, who was laying in the shadow. The boy liked that dog. The dog was resembling a wolf, grey fur that was slightly black on the back and white on the stomach. Even if the dog was quite old by now it still walked with dignity in a graceful way.
The onyx eyed boy was recalling the times when in his childhood he used to play with Bolto. By pulling his ears, tail and by even raiding his back, and Bolto has never bit him not even once. He remembered how his brother was bit by Bolto on his arm, because he pulled his tail. He couldn't understand it...why that dog didn't hurt him while he jumped on someone else with an intention of biting them...
-Sasuke! - his mother's voice came from a balcony disturbing his relaxing time.
-Sasuke, honey, in about thirty minutes the breakfast will be ready. Put on some clothes, pack yourself and come downstairs please. You can't go to school with empty stomach -
- Ok mom - He replied, while drastically jumping back on the branch he was on before. He got across carefully to make sure not to fall down, he was thinking about the school. Yeah, that old school again. Class full of friends...
While standing on the balcony wind blown his hair again...it must be a goodbye from it.
***
Live 34 radio station. It's 7 o'clock! I advise students to wake up and get ready for school. Today is the first day of school, summer holidays are over! Not just any holidays! During this time-
Radio surprisingly stopped. From under the blanket a hand came out with intention of throwing some item at the radio. But it stopped - And now especially for you we got something energetic! Amy McDonald! -From under the blanket blond spiky hair came out, and deep heavenly azure eyes.
Oh the wind whistles down
The cold dark street tonight
And the people were dancing
To the music vibe - The boy slowly got up , he mussed his blonde hair.
He slightly closed his eyes because sun was blinding him. Then he slowly started to get used it.
And the boys chase the girls, with curls in their hair
Wile the shocked too many sit way over there
And the songs get louder each one better than before
And you singing the song thinking this is life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
And you just singing the song thinking this is life
And you wake up in the morning and your head feels twice the size
Where you gonna go, where you gonna go, where you gonna sleep tonight?
Where you gonna sleep tonight - The boy went to the bathroom. He took a quick warm shower to get himself awake. While getting out he covered himself with white towel and went in the direction of cabinet to search for some clothes - Where you gonna sleep tonight? - The last words of the song echoed in the room.
-Ok... He thought to himself while throwing a pillow at the radio so it would turn off.
- Now it's time for my music.
He inserted a cd into stereo and the room was filled with music. Open My Eyes - The Rasmus. The boy loved them! He had all their CDs and he could sing all their songs. While jumping in the rhythm of music he was putting on his black jeans then he wore a T-shirt with huge white-red text saying "I love ROCK !!! xP", and over that he wore an orange hoodie. yes the blue eyed boy not only loved the black and red colour but also orange. Of course he wouldn't go anywhere without a thong bracelet either. The boy was searching throughout the shelves filled with earrings, necklaces and all kinds of jewellery ...Till finally he found the one and only one thong bracelet which he received from a friend...Friend from the past. Memories came back to him...he would want to go back in time so badly, he would want things to be the way they used to be, but he knew that what was in the past won't come back.
Today...he has a chance again to start everything from nothing, just how he had it 2 years ago and before that. He changes school for a second time...and it was his own fault. He made it happen and now he has to bear with it. He finally stopped drifting away and left the memories behind him...he didn't want to think about it any more, he only wanted to forget. He threw some books into his black bag and he turned off the music. He also packed mobile phone and wallet. He grabbed MP3 in his hands and earphone cables hanged around his neck. He went to see off his collection of guitars hanging on the wall, he took his skateboard and left his room. He was walking downstairs with sad look on his face.
-Welcome son! - said Kushina to him while smiling. - I hope you slept well. Today's the first day in new school. And now sit and eat breakfast-
-Yes, yes...but I'm not hungry...-
- You're always "not hungry" but on your way to school you're buying youself hamburgers or hotdogs. You have to eat healthy!-
- Ok, ok - replied the blue eyed boy while sitting by the table.
- I wanted to wake you earlier...but you would still be late no matter at what time you would wake - she said while still smiling. When she saw how sad and unwilling her son is while eating sandwiches she came up to him and kissed his forehead covered with messy hair. Are you worried - She asked in friendly tone.
- Hmmm...who wouldn't worr...Toda- is my firssst day in schoo- He said with his mouth full
- Oho...Just don't "choke" your mouth is filled with sandwich more than a hamster has his filled with grains. - laughed Kushina.
- Mom! I'm outraged. - said blonde haired guy in cheeky way while making an angry face pretending to be angry
- Hahaha. You are my treasure, do you know that Naruto? - The woman looked at the blue eyed boy.
He gently smiled to let his mom know that he understands what he just heard
- I love you...- she said.
- I love you too...- whispered the boy back, while bending his head as if someone could hear that and he wanted to keep it a secret.
- Time to go...I think you will be properly late by now - Said the woman with red hair.
- I think that you inherited being late from me..-
- And what did I inherit from father? - He asked, while suddenly getting sad.
- Hmmm...you inherited your sexy look from dad - She said while laughing
- Ha...ha...ha...very funny - he said sarcastically - Then...see you tomorrow...- he said while leaving
- Yess...Naru...I'm sorry that we can't spend much time with you...me and your father.- She said that towards her son who was already walking towards school further away - But we want to give you comfortable life... we probably want that even too much...- Kushina closed the doors and was getting ready to leave.
Naruto's parents were running a rather big company. While taking care of it they had less time for their son. They kept saying "We want to give you a good life". In what way? - By working non stop and leaving him to himself. By buying expensive gifts to compensate the lost time. He would rather exchange each expensive toy he got from them for a moment of conversation, understanding...acceptance. He doesn't desire anything as much as a family in his home. He wanted one day to get back home and see his dad sitting by the table and eating dinner, and mom going around in the kitchen. He doesn't desire anything as much as that...Although there is a dream that could compete with the first one...acceptance and friendship...
The boy was quickly moving between cars on his skateboard. He had earplugs plugged in and he was listening to his favourite music. It was still early...at least anyway 7:45am was early for him. He had school at 8am, but he preferred to be late instead of waiting by the classroom and listening to negative comments about him and seeing people look down at him. He decided to not go with short cut and to take the longer way by going through the park, and to go to a skateboard park while he's at it. He was moving slowly on his skateboard since he wasn't in a hurry.
-Hey! Naruto! - he heard suddenly- Naruto! What's going on, first day in new school again?-
- Ooo...Mr. Mazui! Then I...small coke please - He came closer to the little corner shop that a man owned near the park, while he was taking his earplugs out.
- How is selling going "unhealthy things" as my mom says.
- I'm managing somehow...park is calm and people come often. But soon they will close my corner shop...-
- Nooo! Where will I buy food now...- Naruto , he opened his eyes wider.
- You know not far from your school there's an empty building..I bought it.
- I will do some renovation and I will open a cafe.
- A cafe...?!
- You know Naruto, It's kind of like a bar... You will be able to eat dinner...and bring friends for a pizza.
- Yeaa...and you think that I will really have friends? I never had them and never will.
- Naruto...it depends only on you. You have to believe that you're someone! Because you are really a great and smart kid!-
- Thank you for your kind words...damn. You don't even know how happy I am that someone believes in me...-
- Your parents also believe in you...but you see yourself that they are overworking that they...-
- They don't even have time to notice me...they don't even know that my only friend...damn...I don't want to talk about it...I just don't matter to them. Not me , not my life...-
- Naruto remember, you have friends...not necessarily your age...but you do!-
- Yeah, who? - Naruto didn't get an answer. But instead Mr. Mazui pointed at himself
- Thank you! hahaha! I didn't think of it that way! Hahaha!-
- You see now get going or you will be late for school...-
- I'm always late...he said while jumping on his skateboard. After a moment he was gone.
- "Such a child is a gift..." thought old dark skinned Mazui. "His parents are not even aware of how much they hurt him, leaving him for the sake of company...hmm.." He shook his head while smiling. He liked Naruto. He liked him too much...maybe because he reminded him of his dead son because of similar personality?
***
The sound of the bell spread across the entire school. At the same time the blue eyed boy jumped inside it like a tornado, and he ran towards the school locker with number "54". He put his skateboard inside it and not needed books. In his bag he only left book for history. He closed the locker with key and he rushed towards the classroom for history lesson. From the distance he saw students entering the class. From what he saw in classroom there will be only 15 students, including him, since it's a sport class. He also knew that their tutor is called Kakashi Hatake. He slowed down and he was in front of the class when the doors already got shut. He hanged the earphone's cable around his neck and after switching MP3 off he hid it in his pocket.
He entered the classroom without any hesitation. He was looking at the floor. He felt stares of the entire class focused on him. It wasn't a problem for him though he was used to that sort of thing. He looked up and everyone saw his icy and sad eyes which were hidden before under strands of his hair. His eyes were so beautiful...like summer holidays during hot and sunny days...or like an azure sea. That beautiful crystal blue colour was impossible to describe...it was just heavenly. You could tell that those eyes used to laugh to people. Now though they were full of sadness and sorrow, or even hate towards others. Blonde guy sat in the last seat at the end of the classroom, away from other students. He heard whispers and he knew they were about him. The teacher haven't came yet. Everyone looked in his direction...well almost everyone. Blue eyed was typing an SMS or just pretended to in order to avoid eye contact with anyone. He put left hand on the table and was tapping fingers in the rhythm of one of his favourite songs "In the Shadows". On his fingernails he still had some black nail polish that was almost gone. Finally the teacher came to the classroom. Naruto felt that no one stares at him now. The teacher only said a short "Yo" to students and sat down by his desk. Then he started reading the names from student list to check if anyone is absent. The blue eyed guy was looking at everyone individually so he can remember the names quicker.
-Naruto...Uzumaki...- Said Hatake when he got to the end of the list. He looked at the blond guy from behind the glasses, who unwillingly raised his hand.
- Here.- he replied in a sad tone and he slowly put his hand down.Again all those stares in his direction, it started to bore him and annoy him.
- Ha! - smiled the teacher, - surely everyone by now knows that this is your new friend. He got moved from another school to us. Maybe...Naruto come here and say something about yourself. - The boy with huge antipathy stood up and moved across the classroom. He glued his eyes to the floor and he felt how the eyes of people are following him. He stood next to the Kakashi's desk and faced forward.
-As you know my name is Naruto Uzumaki - his eyes kept wondering around the floor
- I don't count for friendship and I don't expect to make friends. I don't expect anything.- He finally raised his eyes and he looked at everyone. Everyone saw that cold look in his eyes. Cold as ice. They were full of misery, negativity...and even no will to live. - I don't expect sympathy, help, pity, friendliness or any feelings at all. I don't care about anything and I got nothing to lose. Something else? - he turned his head towards the teacher. The boy didn't smile, not even once. It's as if he wore a cold mask on his face. The teacher didn't expect such look from fifteen years old teenager...and he didn't expect such speech either...
-N-no- he replied - only...are you wearing those earphones to listen to music or for decoration?-
- Both. - he replied while heading into direction of his desk.
Well we got a kid with quite an attitude - thought Hatake.
- As you all know we got one history lesson during a week and a tutor lesson. I think that you would prefer to have tutor lesson on Monday...so we got some organization related stuff that way and one relaxing lesson - said the teacher while standing up and sitting on his desk instead of chair. Whole class said together "yeeesssssss" but Naruto wasn't as enthusiastic as the others were. But wait a minute, there was also one more person resembling him. Sasuke Uchiha...He is also little sentimental and always...serious. He rarely smiled. However I would never hear such words from Sasuke as "I don't care about anything and I got nothing to lose", "I don't expect anything". Whole class was talking to each other. While Naruto in last desk was doing something in is sketchbook. He felt free from all the stares. But he flinched suddenly, he looked at his desk, and then he looked in that direction. He saw Uchiha who was like always calm and with poker face. He wasn't looking at him right now, Uchiha's eyes were looking somewhere through the window. Could he pay attention to him...would he be interested in a new guy? After all Naruto is a person who is even more cold than him...blue eyes were focused on Sasuke. A boy with also cold eyes, which were very dark and black hair. Naruto was staring at him for a while like hypnotized. After a moment he took pencil in his hand and wrote "Sasuke" in his sketchbook...right? Probably...I'm never sure of anything...But I know that you're not the same as all those other loud teenagers. You are different...just how I am different. Different than the rest...
Blue sky started to get covered by grey clouds. Everything got darker and miserable. It was meant to be a beautiful day but it got ruined. The bell rang. Blue-eyed boy stood and hid his sktechbook. He sighed...but he was glad that the boring lesson was over. Next was PE (physical education). Naruto left class and was in a corridor. He was surrounded by many strangers. People who he completely didn't know and recognized. He was trying to get through the crowd. He didn't know yet what is where in school. He wanted to get out and just go anywhere. To a park...to the woods...lake. He recalled his holidays in a countryside...house,river and corn field. That smell. Before he realised the crowd was gone and he stood alone. He suddenly felt someone's hand on his arm.
- Hi I'm Kiba! I will show you where everything is! Ok? - he said with a huge smile on his face. The boy had brown hair and tattoos on his face that looked liked fangs.
- Err...well...-
- Hey, Kiba! You will scare that boy away with that smile of yours. Hi, I'm Shino. Let's go for PE, and on a long break we will show you around and we will welcome you in our group of friends.
- Pff - Naruto snorted - I don't need to belong to your "group of friends"...
- But...- Kiba started, but Naruto gave him a cold look.
- I think he doesn't care about anything more than Sasuke - Said Shino
- Aha-
Naruto went to his locker. He got what he needed and he looked through the lesson plan which was on the wall next to his locker. The bell rang and he headed towards the changing room...
***
The sound of the bell spread across the entire school. At the same time the blue eyed boy jumped inside it like a tornado, and he ran towards the school locker with number "54". He put his skateboard inside it and not needed books. In his bag he only left book for history. He closed the locker with key and he rushed towards the classroom for history lesson. From the distance he saw students entering the class. From what he saw in classroom there will be only 15 students, including him, since it's a sport class. He also knew that their tutor is called Kakashi Hatake. He slowed down and he was in front of the class when the doors already got shut. He hanged the earphone's cable around his neck and after switching MP3 off he hid it in his pocket.
He entered the classroom without any hesitation. He was looking at the floor. He felt stares of the entire class focused on him. It wasn't a problem for him though he was used to that sort of thing. He looked up and everyone saw his icy and sad eyes which were hidden before under strands of his hair. His eyes were so beautiful...like summer holidays during hot and sunny days...or like an azure sea. That beautiful crystal blue colour was impossible to describe...it was just heavenly. You could tell that those eyes used to laugh to people. Now though they were full of sadness and sorrow, or even hate towards others. Blonde guy sat in the last seat at the end of the classroom, away from other students. He heard whispers and he knew they were about him. The teacher haven't came yet. Everyone looked in his direction...well almost everyone. Blue eyed was typing an SMS or just pretended to in order to avoid eye contact with anyone. He put left hand on the table and was tapping fingers in the rhythm of one of his favourite songs "In the Shadows". On his fingernails he still had some black nail polish that was almost gone. Finally the teacher came to the classroom. Naruto felt that no one stares at him now. The teacher only said a short "Yo" to students and sat down by his desk. Then he started reading the names from student list to check if anyone is absent. The blue eyed guy was looking at everyone individually so he can remember the names quicker.
-Naruto...Uzumaki...- Said Hatake when he got to the end of the list. He looked at the blond guy from behind the glasses, who unwillingly raised his hand.
- Here.- he replied in a sad tone and he slowly put his hand down.Again all those stares in his direction, it started to bore him and annoy him.
- Ha! - smiled the teacher, - surely everyone by now knows that this is your new friend. He got moved from another school to us. Maybe...Naruto come here and say something about yourself. - The boy with huge antipathy stood up and moved across the classroom. He glued his eyes to the floor and he felt how the eyes of people are following him. He stood next to the Kakashi's desk and faced forward.
-As you know my name is Naruto Uzumaki - his eyes kept wondering around the floor
- I don't count for friendship and I don't expect to make friends. I don't expect anything.- He finally raised his eyes and he looked at everyone. Everyone saw that cold look in his eyes. Cold as ice. They were full of misery, negativity...and even no will to live. - I don't expect sympathy, help, pity, friendliness or any feelings at all. I don't care about anything and I got nothing to lose. Something else? - he turned his head towards the teacher. The boy didn't smile, not even once. It's as if he wore a cold mask on his face. The teacher didn't expect such look from fifteen years old teenager...and he didn't expect such speech either...
-N-no- he replied - only...are you wearing those earphones to listen to music or for decoration?-
- Both. - he replied while heading into direction of his desk.
Well we got a kid with quite an attitude - thought Hatake.
- As you all know we got one history lesson during a week and a tutor lesson. I think that you would prefer to have tutor lesson on Monday...so we got some organization related stuff that way and one relaxing lesson - said the teacher while standing up and sitting on his desk instead of chair. Whole class said together "yeeesssssss" but Naruto wasn't as enthusiastic as the others were. But wait a minute, there was also one more person resembling him. Sasuke Uchiha...He is also little sentimental and always...serious. He rarely smiled. However I would never hear such words from Sasuke as "I don't care about anything and I got nothing to lose", "I don't expect anything". Whole class was talking to each other. While Naruto in last desk was doing something in is sketchbook. He felt free from all the stares. But he flinched suddenly, he looked at his desk, and then he looked in that direction. He saw Uchiha who was like always calm and with poker face. He wasn't looking at him right now, Uchiha's eyes were looking somewhere through the window. Could he pay attention to him...would he be interested in a new guy? After all Naruto is a person who is even more cold than him...blue eyes were focused on Sasuke. A boy with also cold eyes, which were very dark and black hair. Naruto was staring at him for a while like hypnotized. After a moment he took pencil in his hand and wrote "Sasuke" in his sketchbook...right? Probably...I'm never sure of anything...But I know that you're not the same as all those other loud teenagers. You are different...just how I am different. Different than the rest...
Blue sky started to get covered by grey clouds. Everything got darker and miserable. It was meant to be a beautiful day but it got ruined. The bell rang. Blue-eyed boy stood and hid his sktechbook. He sighed...but he was glad that the boring lesson was over. Next was PE (physical education). Naruto left class and was in a corridor. He was surrounded by many strangers. People who he completely didn't know and recognized. He was trying to get through the crowd. He didn't know yet what is where in school. He wanted to get out and just go anywhere. To a park...to the woods...lake. He recalled his holidays in a countryside...house,river and corn field. That smell. Before he realised the crowd was gone and he stood alone. He suddenly felt someone's hand on his arm.
- Hi I'm Kiba! I will show you where everything is! Ok? - he said with a huge smile on his face. The boy had brown hair and tattoos on his face that looked liked fangs.
- Err...well...-
- Hey, Kiba! You will scare that boy away with that smile of yours. Hi, I'm Shino. Let's go for PE, and on a long break we will show you around and we will welcome you in our group of friends.
- Pff - Naruto snorted - I don't need to belong to your "group of friends"...
- But...- Kiba started, but Naruto gave him a cold look.
- I think he doesn't care about anything more than Sasuke - Said Shino
- Aha-
Naruto went to his locker. He got what he needed and he looked through the lesson plan which was on the wall next to his locker. The bell rang and he headed towards the changing room...
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