-Why did you treat Naru that way?
I looked at him.
-That means?- I said while trying to make my shirt look better.
-Don't pretend to be an idiot!- he shouted- You just met him, he treated you as if you're his good friend, and you-
-He didn't have to.
-What?
-He didn't have to.
-Do what?
-Treat me as if I'm his friend. I don't need that. I don't care about him.
Kiba looked at me surprised.
I didn't pay attention to his reaction. I looked in a mirror and with a poker face I was doing my hair, when all of a sudden he hit the sink with his fist.
-Don't fuck with me! "I don't need that", "I don't care about him"?! Do you want to be alone your whole life?! Dying alone?! Is that what you fucking want!?
-Louder.
-What?
-Shout louder.- I said with a calm tone and I kicked the bathroom's door. Before they closed Kiba saw a group of people looking in our way, clearly concerned by that exchange of words.
-Sorry, I overreacted...- he whispered and leaned on wall while heavily breathing.
-It's ok.- I said without looking at him. I looked last time in a mirror, and I grabbed my bag.
-Are you going?- I asked while leaving the bathroom. Kiba only nodded and fallowed me.
While we walked I gave an angry look towards a group of eavesdroppers, and they turned their heads away. With satisfaction I looked at Kiba and he smiled slightly, but I could still feel that he felt stupid about what just happened.
When we got closer to Naruto, we noticed that he wasn't alone.
-Ki, Sasu! I told you to wait for me.- shouted dissatisfied Ino and she crossed her arms on her breasts.
-Forgive us.- said Kiba with a smile.
When we walked towards her I gave Naruto the coldest look that I could do. I tried like heck, so my look would tell him that he isn't welcome here.
Naruto under the pressure of my look slightly shivered and lowered his head.
Satisfied I looked at Ino and some other three people next to her, who I saw for the first time, two girls and one boy.
-So...Sasuke this is Neji, Temari and Tayuya.- pointed Ino in order.
Nice to meet you.- Said Neji and we shook hands.
He was slightly shorter than me, he had amazing long, brown hair and downright white eyes just like...Hinata.
-Nice to meet you too. Sorry for asking this, but are you Hinata's brother?- I asked and Neji laughed.
-No, but it's ok loads of people ask me that. I'm not her brother, I'm her cousin.- he replied.
I nodded.
-Temari, nice to meet you.- said one of the girls.
Shorter than me, but even so I could feel that it's better not to mess with her, because she won't let others push her around. She had dark blue eyes and blonde hair tied in four ponytails.
Nice to meet you too.- I said and looked at the other girl.- first thing that came to my mind was brown-eyed whore with long dark pink hair.
Yeah I know, I'm a male chauvinist pig, for thinking that about a woman.
But how could I not?
Half of her shirt was unbuttoned, plus rolled up so her bellybutton was visible. The skirt has been modified my the owner, slightly fray, with many pins.
-As you already know, my name is Tayuya. You don't need more information for now.- she said with unfriendly tone and she leaned on Temari's arm.
Great. Two dominant women in my class. If it couldn't been any worse they teamed up.
-Why do you look so afraird?- laughed Temari.
-I'm not afraid of anything, don't know about you.- I said with a sneer, and they responded back the same way.
Ino after seeing what's going on, jumped between us since she was scared that we might get into a fight.
-OK, so you know each other now, and that's great.- she laughed nervously, as if she was scared for her life for interrupting our "conversation"- so, let's now decide where and when to meet up.- she said now positively when she saw that the girls aren't angry any more.
-Wait a minute, where's Hinata and Lee?- asked Sai.
-Ah Lee, he said that he would gladly come but unfortunately he has some training after school. As for Hinata she will just adapt to what we decide.
I got closer to Kiba.
-Lee? Who's that? - I asked quietly.
-You will know when the time comes- he replied smiling.
Surprised by his answer I looked at him with confused look.
-Ok then, Naru what time will be ok for you? - asked Kiba while ignoring me.
-Forgive me, but I won't go with you. I'm going to meet up with Shikamaru and the rest of the guys, sorry.- he said while feeling awkward and scratching the back of his head with smile on his face.
-That's good.- I said and everyone looked at me surprised, and Naruto felt hurt by my words. Kiba only looked at me angrily- so - On Saturday we got lessons till...?- I carried on.
-Us till 1 pm, but girls got one more lesson.- said Choji.
-Ok, so maybe at 3 pm? Everyone should be able to get home by then and get changed, right? -I said and everyone looked at each other and then looked at me with a smile.
-I'm fine with that.- said Sai
-We are too.- said Temari
-Ok then, saturday at 3 pm.- said Ino with a smile.- then maybe...by the Hachiko's statue?
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Then suddenly the school bell rang, as a signal that lessons will start now.
-Ok then, Saturday- 3 pm, Shibuya, by the Hachiko's statue.- summarised Neji.
-Yeah.- smiled Kiba.- OK let's go to the classroom, because if we're late then our Dolphin ( Iruka- means dolphin in Japanese) will get palpitation.- he said and everyone started laughing.
We lined up in front of the class and waited for the teacher and I suddenly heard Hinata's voice.
-Sorry! The meeting was longer than expected. Am I late?- said breathless Hinata, she tried to calm her breath, while leaning on Chouji's arm.
-No, no. We decided that we will meet up at 3pm by Hachiko's statue.- said Ino with a smile.
-OK, I will write that down.- said Hinata and she pulled out a huge notebook from her bag filled with many sticking notes, surely filled with important for her informations.
-You got a lot of that for a second day of school.- laughed Kiba.
-No, no, it's not my main notebook, it's only the handy one.- said Hinata, while writing down our meeting time and place, and everyone made big eyes in surprise.
Choji wanted to say something, when suddenly the doors to our class opened while making a loud noise.
-Why are you still standing like that? You can talk non stop but you can't study at all! I'm wasting my lesson!- shouted tall, brown-eyed man with a ponytail. When I looked at him more closely I noticed a scar on his face. - What are you looking at?! Inside the class, now! - he ordered.
- Hai , hai, don't get so angry...-laughed Kiba when entering the class.
-Inuzuka! Second day of school and you're already trying to annoy me!
-Seriously? Holy shit, I'm such a bad human...- said Kiba while pretending to make a sad face, and putting his hand on his cheeks and shaking his head, and the rest of the class started laughing.
The men looked at him angrily and then looked at me.
-Ohhh, and you must be Sasuke, right? - he asked while instantly calming and smiling. I'm Iruka Umino, your maths teacher.- he said and we shook hands.
-Sasuke Uchiha.- also nice to meet you.
-Uchiha? You're Itachi's brother? I heard he had the best grades in Kyoto.- he asked all of a sudden. But I only gave an annoyed face expression without answering his question.
-You must be brothers for sure, you look very alike. Then maybe you also inherited that after your brother, and you will be a great student for whom I waited for so long. Different from that group of idiots...- while saying the last part he looked in the direction of the class, which already got into a fight using paper balls.- Hey! Takagawa! Leave that chair alone, you're not at your home!- he shouted at some student and went to his desk, and asked me to take a seat.
With a poker face I walked away from him.
I was always afraid of this.
That I will be compared everywhere to Itachi.
Fucking Mr. Perfect.
I sat next to Kiba and I dropped bag on my desk and it made a huge noise, the class became quiet and looked at me.
-Yo...Sasu? What's wrong? - asked Kiba a bit scared of my murderer-like face.
-Nothing.- I said annoyed, and he said no more, he only sat beside me.
Iruka happy with the fact that the class became quiet, he began the lesson.
***
For entire day I was unable to focus.
On maths I kept thinking about Iruka sensei's words. Kiba from time to time made me feel better, but it still didn't do much to me.
Biology with gray-haired Kabuto-sensei was mainly about listening to Kiba, asking why I'm angry and why I'm mistreating Naru, who only tried to get closer to me, but every time he asked I didn't give him a clear answer. I spent the Chemistry class with dark haired Kurenai-sensei the same way.
Physics with our tutor Kakashi was about fake smiles and saying bullshit about how I like this school.
I spent English lesson with short Manabu-sensei on filling some documents, which Kakashi forgot to give me on my first day.
On art lesson with Hayate-sensei I almost fell asleep, I tried not to, even if Kiba did...just like the rest of the class.
Only Japanese with Ibuki Morino always put me on alert.
That man was scary...
I spent the breaks between lessons with Kiba, Shino and Choji. Ino and Neji joined us two times for a while, and I have to admit the the conversations we had were fun.
Finally it was over...
-Oh Goooood...second day and I already had enough...-said Kiba while stretching, after we left the school building.
-Aequm memento rebus in arduis servare mentem. - muttered Shino.
Together with Kiba we looked at him as if he was an idiot.
-Huh?
-Remember to maintain a calm mind while doing difficult tasks.- translated Choji.
-How do you know what it means? - asked surprised Kiba, while putting his hands behind his head.
-I have heard it somewhere before.- he replied with a smile.
Kiba only shook his head.
-See? Second day of school and you're already losing your mind.
-Are you hurt by the fact, that we are not smarter than you are?- I said in annoyed tone and Kiba got serious.
-You better shut up, or something will hurt you...-he muttered, I smiled with satisfaction and Choji laughed.
-My dear ones, don't fight, enjoy the beauty of each day.- said Shino.
-What beauty? Cloudy sky, humid air, my blood pressure drops, and my battery in phone died.- said Kiba.
-You only see negative things in this beautiful world? Be a spark for this world, which is your surroundings! - carried on Shino.
-Fuck this, Shino, you won't change my mind.- said Kiba.
Suddenly we heard Hinata's voice
-Guys! Wait up! - she called us while waving, while running towards us with Ino.
We stopped walking and waited.
-Sorry for telling you this just now, I forgot to tell you at school.- said Hinata
-What happened? - asked Choji
-The school is organizing a 4-day trip, to mountains. We don't know the details yet, but from what I heard, Kakashi wants our class to go too.- Sais Ino and Hinata nodded.
We exchanged looks.
-I'm all over it! - said positively Kiba. Choji and Shino were also excited about that.
-What about you Sasuke-kun? - asked Hinata
-Hey, if I'm going then he's too.- said Kiba and pulled me towards him with his arm.
-And how did you come to that conclusion, that I have to do what you will? - I asked and tried to get free from his grasp, and everyone laughed.
-Because Kiba says so.- he said proudly.
I wanted to say something when I got interrupted.
-Ino! Are you going home with me or not? - shouted with offended tone, a pink-haired girl.
-Oh, sorry Sakura-chan, I forgot that you were waiting.- said Ino in a sad tone.
The girl walked up to us.
Green-eyed, average height, medium length hair.
She looked at me.
-Sakura Haruno.- she said with a smile, and we shook hands.
Everyone was surprised by her sudden change of mood. Kiba has let me go.
-Uchiha Sasuke.
-Uchiha, yes? Hmmm...It resembles me something. Itachi-kun?
-My brother.- I said.
-Ahhhh, I understand. You look alike. Equally handsome- she laughed.
-Oh, before I forget- Sakura, Sasuke is in our class. Sorry Sakura was with me during a meeting and she stayed there longer, that's why you didn't have an occasion to meet each other.- said Hinata.
-It's ok, we will catch up on the lost time.- she said with a smile.- Sasuke-kun, are you single? - she asked suddenly.
-Sakura!- said Ino
-What? I got the right to know, right? - she said, and Ino became quiet.
-Yes, I'm singe - and I want it to stay that way.- I said.
I smiled to Ino and Hinata before we parted, and I turned away and I went away with the guys, and I heard the pink-hair girl say...
-Weirdo...
***
After a while, Kiba turned to some alley. Shino and Chouji fallowed him.
-Hey, where are guys you going? From what I remember train is that way.- I asked and pointed in different direction.
-Come on, you will see.- said Choji
I listened to him and I fallowed them.
The alley was rather narrow, on every side there were tons of ads with neon signs, small fast-food bars, with Japanese food and tea machines or other cold drinks, bins, posters.
At the end of the alley there was a square surrounded by old buildings.
We turned right and I saw a small shop.
Kiba told us to wait in front of it, and he went inside by himself. We waited. At this place I didn't feel like it was Tokyo any more - silence and peace.
From time to time some old man on a bike passed by.
-Can I know what are we doing here?
-Kiba didn't tell you anything? - asked Choji. I shook my head.
-From grade school we come here to get...-
-STRAWBERRY MILK! - shouted Kiba after leaving the shop with four cartons. He gave one to each of us.
I looked at them, then at Kiba.
-Childish, right?- laughed Kiba.
-Not only childish but weird too.
-Since grade school we come here after school, to chill and have a little chat - said Kiba
-It's our ritual you can say.- laughed Choji and drank milk using the straw.
-Yeaa...ritual. Nicely said Cho.- said Kiba and also took a sip of milk.
I looked at milk which I was holding in my hand and I smiled to myself.
-Why here out of all the places?- I asked while enjoying the milk.
-One day we ditched school. We were bored and we were walking around. We got here. And it stayed that way. Beside, milk here is especially tasty.- laughed Kiba.
I just smiled.
-Ok, I'm starting today! - said Kiba in a cheerful tone and stood in front of us.- I got a question for you Sasuke- he pointed at me - what are your thoughts after the 2nd day in school?- he asked
-Kurenai-sensei is hot.- I said while laughing.
-Aaaaaaaaaaaa! I knew it! - laughed Choji.
-That's why you didn't listen to me on chemistry for entire time!- said Kiba with annoyed face.
-What? - I laughed. - For a teacher she's good looking.
-And when she will kiss you, you will feel a sugar for three days in your mouth.- said Shino and laughed.
We look at him surprised.
-Oooo! Wait a moment!! Shino!! How do you know that?!- asked shocked and excited Kiba, and Shino didn't reply and just smiled.
-Oh God, there are romances in school, that I know nothing of? - I laughed.
Chouji choked on his milk.
-Shino! Tell us everything! - he said.
- Love is like a snake: it loves and it kills.- replied Shino with a smile, and carried on drinking his milk.
-Oh noooooo, we won't let you go that easily. Tell us! - said Kiba and got closer to Shino to hear him better. We did the same thing with Choji.
***
In a happy atmosphere with guys and strawberry milk like...3 hours have passed. It didn't bother me, since I never had so much fun within 3 hours before. But we had to get going eventually.
After roughly 10 minutes in the train, we got out on our station. Together with Kiba we walked Shino and Choji home.
-It was nicely spent time.- said Kiba on our way home. It started to get darker.
-Yeah...pretty funny.- I added and after a moment we burst out laughing when we remembered Choji's face when we asked him if he likes any girl in his class.
-Yea...- sighed Kiba.
-Hey, tell me, what kind of person is that Haruna girl?- I asked
-Sakura? She's from a wealthy family, she belongs to a "school elite", she's Shikamaru's toy. Slut and boot-licker in one package. What else can I say.- said Kiba - Ah and she got an eye for you, so you better be careful.
-Why? Will she bring her wealthy father to give me a lesson? - I laughed.
-Possibly. You don't know what she's capable of. She doesn't accept rejection , and the fact that she can't have what she wants.
-I'm not a thing.
-You are for her.
I shook my head.
-Who else belongs to that "school elite"?
-You know, our class kind of "rules" the entire school. Dividing people began in our class, "elite" and those "less important".
-Of course Sakura and Shikamaru, Akinori, Goro, Morimasa, Hitoshi, our barbies, and unluckily Naruto and Ino belong to an elite. Naruto and Ino belong it against their will.
-How come?
-Ino and Sakura are friends since childhood. Everything would be OK if Sakura didn't come part of the elite- now she treats Ino like a dog. And Naru is forever in love with Sakura and he will do everything to be by her side.
When I heard that, I felt...sadness? Disappointment? Surely something that I shouldn't be feeling...
-That's fucked up system.- I said after few seconds.
-I agree. The most interesting part is that Sakura used to be nice and quiet, wanted everyone to be friends, and she wanted everyone in school to love each other and so on. But in high school appeared Mr. Shikamaru and everything changed.
-And...How did Naruto take it? - it slipped from my mouth.
Curiosity is curiosity...
-He fell apart. But when he found out that Sakura isn't going out with Shikamaru and only giving him her "company" he was very happy and he began to fallow her like a loyal Hachiko. Oh and about Naru...that's his home.- said Kiba and pointed at the house which was on the right side of mine.
First thing that came to my mind was, to run away.
To run as far as possible in order to not meet him
I wanted to carry on walking but i noticed something, between Naruto's house and the next house was quite a bit playground, with benches, slides, swings and a sandbox.
-What's that playground?- I asked.
-The one between Naru's house and Takugawa's? Generally there used to be a house but it got burned down and then demolished. The remaining area was put up for sale, but no one was interested. Then all local people gathered and bought that ground. They build a small playground, because there was no area near by for kids to play at. We sometimes sit here with friends during evenings, we aren't noisy so no one is bothered by that. It's one of our "meeting spots". Not far away there's also a 24hrs shop so we could always go and grab something.
-What about the park?- I asked.
-We used to be there a lot, but the local authorities were giving us looks.- he said
-Do you come here often?
-Everyday someone does. Wanna hang out here together sometimes?
-I don't know, I will see.
-What's with that "I don't know"- Not like it's far away, lazy ass. Anyway, would you mind coming here with Naru?
-If I would come here, it would only when he's NOT here.- I said.
-No hard feelings, but he's always here. The moment he looks out of the window is enough to summon him.- he laughed.- oh, and someone is there right now. Wait, I will get us 2 cokes and we will go there in 10 minutes.- said Kiba and ran towards the small shop, that he has mentioned before.
I leaned on a tree with my back, I put my hands in my pockets, and I waited for him.
I stood under the same tree, where I stood before, when after Hinata left, on my third day in Tokyo, and my wound on thigh began to hurt, and when he came up to me...
NO!
I shook my head. I can't think about him all the time.
I began to play with stones, which were under the tree, I was kicking and rolling them.
I was so into my "fun activity", that I didn't notice that someone came up to me...
-Sasuke...-I heard quiet, and delicate voice.
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