Let's remember this day, as a beginning of your existence. I'm aware that I almost got no friends, that's why I decided to tell you everything instead. Today is a beginning of new school year. It's 7 am. I'm scared of meeting with new class. Even if dad still treats me like a child, I'm finally sixteen years old. People say that it's the most beautiful stage of life. It's usually said by old people who don't even remember , what problems that age brings.
I'm ready for school. I'm glad that I got into this high-school... It's the only high-school in the area that has an ice ring, which is located near the sport's hall and a pool.
Actually my whole life revolves around an ice ring. I'm one of the best juniors of figure skating, or that's what at least my silver medal says, which I got one year ago. I remember how happy I was when the results were announced. My efforts paid off, all that sweat , tears and muscle sores after hours of training.
Do you think that I will find a place for myself here? The period of time spent in middle school wasn't too pleasant, and I would rather forget all the time that I spent there.
I hope that I will have a nice class without Barbies and Kens.
As for the class, I know for sure that Ino and Sakura will be with me. They are also doing figure skating, although they don't have much achievements in that category. I like them a lot and I respect them.
I looked at the watch - 7:35 am. I have to go. I closed my blue notebook, I have put it under the bed, and I took an mp3 from my desk, I ran downstairs. I walked passed my surprised dad, while I took a sandwich from the plate. I have put it in my mouth and I ran to the hallway. It took a while before I decided what shoes to wear. In the end I chose tennis shoes which were always stylish. Mine were special. I got them on my sixteen birthday from my dad. They were blue, with white laces. It might seem like nothing special, but for me it's my greatest treasure.
While taking a bite of a sandwich, I put on my hoodie, which was also blue and I slammed the doors behind me, I walked ahead.
My high-school was really cool. I really liked it. Dark green building, surrounded by grass, with a lot of benches. It looked more like a leisure centre, than a school. It was perfect.
The students were entering the school building like hypnotised , one behind another or in pairs, pushing each other just see a board with classes written on it. I went to check it too. I wanted to see to what class am I supposed to go to after assembly. I found my name on it and it turned out that someone named Kakashi is my tutor. Sounds cool I just hope that it's not some old, perverted guy without a sense of humour.
I sighed quietly I was terrified by the number of students. There was more of them than ants! I was trying to walk through the crowd in order to find the sport's hall, where an assembly is supposed to take place.
I couldn't stand the noise any more. I inserted earplugs in my ears and I put on some music, which has saved me more than once from craziness. After pressing few buttons on the player, my ears were filled with the sound of my favourite band. Who's leader of the band was a man, who sang about topics that interest me. In other words - I just love this band. I looked at the display and I smiled to myself. I like this song. I kept walking till I finally reached my destination. The sport's hall was really big, and freshly painted. I wonder where did they get money from, for all that. I've never seen a school like this before. I hoped that people here will turn our nice. While I was walking towards the tribunes, I saw the blondie and pink-haired girls. They both looked and waved at me, while pointing at the free seat. I smiled back at them. I began trying to get to them through the crowd, while keep saying "excuse me" every now and then.
-Ah.- I said when I finally sat on my place.- I'm tired.- I smiled.
-It looked like nothing special, but I barely made it here.- I explained when they looked at me confused.
- It's a fact.-Sakura nodded.- To find a place here , you would have to show up the moment the school's gate have opened .- she laughed.
I had an occasion to take a closer look around. The gym was kept in my favourite colours - a lot of blue and garnet. Huge, long windows which almost reached the roof. The floor of the gym where PE lessons were supposed to take place, was surrounded by three tribunes. I currently sat on a tribune that was opposite to the doors, in the middle section.
I really liked it here, I could feel a strange atmosphere - Maybe because I got excited about the thoughts of new school, or maybe because I expected something amazing that will change my life, and partly maybe because...
Why is that guy staring at me - I thought, while taking a glance at a tall dark haired boy, who sat on the left side of the tribunes. He had an expression as if he wanted to beat me up or something. I could feel shivers on my spine, when I saw his big terrifying eyes.
He sat with a group of stupid looking guys.
I just hope that they won't be in my class - I thought and I carried on looking around.
-And then he kissed me- whispered Sakura to Ino - It wasn't really that good, but it could have been worse.- she mumbled, while recalling some guy, and the two girls laughed. I slightly grimaced. I was against gossiping about such things. Romances should stay between lovers, and prising as well as telling everything seemed a bit humiliating for the person, who you talked about.
I closed by eyes, while listening to the music from my playlist. Then I switched the player off and I hid it in my pocket. Right after I did that the headmaster entered the gym and he started the assembly.
***
As much as the school excited me, that much the headmaster disappointed me...He seemed like a total asshole, he kept prising the school and their achievements, as if it was because of him. The only thing he did was invest some cash, that's all. I'm in front of the tutor classroom right now, the tutor was meant to show up 20 minutes ago, unfortunately he's still not here. I'm sick of this, I just want to go ice skating.
As for the recent news - unfortunately I ended up with that band of idiots that I saw on the tribunes, and that guy who was staring at me with a killing intent. I want to vomit. I was hoping for a normal class. I already see how it will be hard for me to adapt. There are only Barbies and Kens.
I was surprised when a silver-haired men showed up. He was tall and well built. He looked like he was around 24-25 years old, so I thought that maybe it's someone's older brother.
-Yo, class.- He said loudly, and almost everyone was shocked.- I'm Hatake Kakashi, and from now on you will be gossiping about me and cursing me. I hope that we will get along well, and that you won't sleep during my lessons.- he was looking at everyone in the class.
After few seconds he spoke clearly in irritated way - Oh heck!- he mumbled.- I'm trying so well to make a good speech, and those jerks don't bother to listen.- he said resigned - Sasuke, Kiba, calm down...- he said to the boys who were fighting, then he walked up to the doors and he opened them, and he let everyone in.
I wonder, how does he know them?
I walked behind all the students, and I found myself a free seat by a window in a last row. Normally I sit in a first row, so that I can listen carefully to the teacher, but on tutor lessons I can spend an intimate time with my mp3 player.
I looked around the class. I remembered some people from middle school, Sakura and Ino were even in same class me, but I didn't know anyone else. I looked at everyone carefully till I saw the dark-haired guy, who could make me feel scared just by looking at me. Shit! He sits too close to me.- I thought, while looking at the bot who sat 3 seats away from me to my right, at the end of the second table. He seemed to be very sad, that I somehow felt sorry for him.
I wasn't able to think much longer, because someone sat next to me, some long haired guy, in green shirt with a hood.
-Yo, Nara.- he said while giving me his hand.
-Are you going?- I said without thinking.
-Yy, why would I?- he said confused, and he looked at me with a grin.
-You sit down and you say Nara straight away. Is that something like "aloha"? That you say as a hello and goodbye?
-Omg, save me.- he mumbled.- Nara is my surname, that's how most people call me. If I knew that you would react this way I would just say my name - he laughed - I'm Shikamaru.
I'm so stupid - I thought to myself and I flicked my forehead.
-Hy hy hy - some weird noise escaped my mouth
-Uzumaki Naruto - I said and I smiled widely. He seemed to be nice. He didn't look like some thug.- Maybe you can tell me, what's wrong with that guy? He looked like me as if he wanted to kill me.- I whispered so that only Shikamaru could hear me.
-Um, he's always like that. He doesn't like talking, he only does it when accompanying those idiots. With them he's completely different, as if he's...pretending?- he mumbled, and I wasn't sure if he says that to himself, or if he remembers that I'm next to him- Anyway when he is alone he behaves like an emo. It's hard to understand him. One day his older brother went crazy and he killed their parents with a kitchen knife - he said while grimacing. He is very pesky, when he is annoyed. Don't try to tease him, who knows what he will do .- He said while glancing at him to make sure that he can't hear that.
-Scaryyy- I said. He surprised me, I have to admit. I wasn't aware of how much calamity surrounds us everyday.
Even so, I didn't let myself get provoked, and I pushed away that pessimistic mood. I could catch depression, and then I would have a trouble sleeping.
Suddenly I flinched, when I heard a smack. I looked at the source of the noise.
The teacher dropped a book on his desk. Great all we need now is a teacher to be mean to us.
- Let's start with...- he mumbled but then he hesitated, and he looked at us- actually let's go outside, hurry before it starts snowing. We didn't know if he is joking, that's why no one moved. We only waited for him to make a move.
-Come on- he said and he went outside of the doors first.
-There will be no boring hours about school rules, grading systems and such? Damn - I said to Nara - Cool.
-Um, at least he's not so infernal as he seemed to be.- he replied with a smile.
-Yay- I shouted and I stood up. Soon after me Shikamaru stood up, then Ino and Sakura, then everyone else. We went outside together with our new tutor, and we sat by a wooden table with long benches as he told us to. Those who couldn't find a place by the table just lay on the grass with their bags under their heads, and they took a nap.
-It won't be so bad.- I thought to myself and I smiled towards Ino and Sakura.
-Why are you grinning so much?- asked my new friend while looking at me as if I'm crazy.
-Life is beautiful - I said and smiled even wider.
The only people who were standing out from the group was that Uchiha and Inazuka.
Our new teacher began to check the attendance. Thanks to that I remembered some students like Neji Huuga, tall, long black hair, who was seating next to a brown-haired girl Ten-ten and a guy with weird eyebrows, but I don't remember how Kakashi-sensei called him.
Gaara, Temari and Kankuro , are siblings from what I heard, the most weird one is the red-haired one, but I still don't know who is who. In our class there's also Uchiha Sasuke, Kiba Inazuka, Sakura and Ino, some Sai, and Choiji who is Shikamaru's friend, who was eating crisps right now next to us. Nara warned me to never called him fat, even out of anger. It's scary how much he can eat. There's also Shino but he's also hanging out with that weird Sasuke guy.
***
- I have to admit that, I thought it will be worse. Actually, the class was rather ok. I keep thinking about that guy. He annoys me but he is also intriguing. He is different from all those stupid weirdoes, but it doesn't change the fact that I don't like him. The lessons themselves are OK. At least it's possible to endure them. I like most of the subjects because of the teachers. I still have to say that no teacher is better than our tutor,
I was just leaving the school, I wanted to find myself at home on bed. Even if the lessons were mostly about school rules, I realised that it still made me tired. I didn't expect what happened at that moment so I slightly flinched, when I felt my wrist getting squeezed. I looked behind me and I saw Nara.
-Uff- I breathed out.- It's you - I mumbled and smiled.
-Who else did you expect?- he asked surprised.- I was wondering where you live. My house is in that direction- he said while pointing on one of the roads leading to my area.
-Um, me too - I admitted - so, should we go together?
-Are you silly? Do you know how long it takes to get to my home? Like 30 minutes, it will be faster with a train.
-Yyy. It takes 30 minutes to get to my house too, but I like walking.- I said and I pulled him- walking won't harm you- I said just to explain my actions.
-It's so bothersome...-he started.
-You are the bothersome one.- I joked - don't whine and come. At what alley do you live at?
-The same one as you, I saw you leaving your home this morning- he admitted - but I didn't know if you would want to spend time in my company. You could just lie and go yourself.
-Why would I do that? - I asked surprised.
-I don't know, I actually like you, but I don't know if you like me too- he said while getting red a bit.
-Moron- I hit myself in the head - Of course I do. Let's go you will show me which house is yours.- I said and we started walking.
***
Roughly twenty minutes have passed. I have to admit that Nara is very intelligent, even if he doesn't seem so, I also smiled a lot while being with him. I like teasing him, especially about things that he finds bothersome.
We finally reached our houses. He has a white single-family medium size house, with a brown fence. He waved to me as a goodbye and he entered his house. I also turned around and I went towards my home, to my beautiful peached colour house. I moved here like three weeks ago. I used to live few kilometres away from where Ino and Sakura live right now. They are coming to school by train. They do that because it's a closest school with an ice ring for them too, at least we won't lose contact.
I sighed quietly, and I opened a gate to my fence, which was fancy and black. My dog led me home - Dumpling. I always dreamed of having a dog, that's why I got one as a re-compensation for moving here. A puppy - little, yellow Labrador. I petted her behind the ears and I entered the house. I took off my shoes. I hanged my coat, and I ran happily upstairs. I looked quickly in a mirror that hanged in a bathroom, trying to sort out my messy blonde hair, and without much strength left, I thrown myself on bed, to try to regain energy.
My dad wasn't home yet. He's a manager of a Japanese car company, which produced a brand Mitsubishi. He usually stays at work till late, my mom died after giving birth to me. Even so dad never blamed me, and he proved more than once to show that I matter to him. I know that he works hard,to provide me a well-being and calm life, but I would prefer him to be home more often, to not feel so lonely. Even if I was very tired, I stood up and I went to my father's room. I hoped that he would spend night at home, that's why I got his bed ready, so that he wouldn't sleep uncovered on a sofa. Later I completed my homework and I began to prepare supper.
So many years in loneliness, resulted in taking care of the house. I learned how to take care of it, and of myself. Cooking, cleaning, laundry and other housework wasn't a problem for me. Additionally I loved cooking. This time I put a chicken in mandarin into an oven, my dad loved it. I set it on the right temperature, I set the timer, and I sat on the windowsill in the kitchen, I looked out of the window and I waited for father. I looked at the pedestrians, I recognized some of the neighbours.
When the timer beeped, I turned off the oven and I set the table. Potatoes, which I was boiling, got ready so I was draining off the water from the pot.
I checked my phone, but no one has called me, so I put everything in the heated up oven, so that it wouldn't become cold till dad comes home. I sat on my windowsill again and I looked at the sunset. Till I felt my phone vibrating, which was a signal for receiving an sms.
Dad :*
Naru, prepare yourself some supper and don't stay up too late.- I could see where it's going so I grimaced, and I carried on reading - I got too much work, so I will sleep at work. I hope that you did your homework and that you had a good day at your first day of school. At evening Mr Nara will come, I left a little bag for him on cabinet on a hallway. Give it to him, and don't forget to lock the doors at night.
I love you, dad.
I put the phone away at the same time when I heard a doorbell. I walked to the doors thinking that maybe it could be dad. I opened the doors with a smile on my face.
-Yo- Shikamaru greeted me- my dad told me, that your dad has something for him- mumbled Shikamaru- I moved aside to let him in.
-What are you up to?- he asked- It was dark inside your house when I looked through the windows- he said.
-I waited for my father, but he won't come.- I replied resigned.- are you hungry by any chance?
-Yyyy, were you cooking?- he asked, while expecting some burned black mixture, or something not fresh.
-Yeah. Don't be scared, I can cook well- I said and I pulled him to the kitchen. I put two plates on the tables with potatoes and chicken in mandarins.
We took the plates and we went to the living room. The next hour we spent in a nice atmosphere.
We watched some boring soap, which didn't make me feel bored at all, surprisingly.
-Wow, you're a great cook- said Nara while licking his lips - what will you serve me tomorrow? - he asked and we both laughed.
- I can't serve you anything tomorrow, I'm meant to go with my dad to town, unless it won't work out- I said while trying to cover the sadness. I don't think it worked because Shikamaru asked:
-He's not home often, huh?
-In some way it's like he doesn't live here. Sometimes he comes at night, but usually when I already sleep- I mumbled.
I didn't want to drag this topic, and I think Naru understood that because he didn't ask more questions.
-Give me your phone- he said after staring at a tv screen for a while. Surprised, I passed him my phone, actually it only functioned as a communicator with my father, and he was typing something in it, and then he gave it back- I gave you my number. You can call me when you feel like it, I usually go to sleep very late at night.- he smiled.
-Um, thanks Shika.- I said and I put the phone in my pocket.- If your parents starved you then you can come whenever you want- I added, while switching a channel on TV to some music one.
-Naru, I have to go, I told my parents that I will only go for a moment.- he said and he got off the sofa.
-OK, then cya tomorrow- I said after I led him to the doors.
-Yeaaa, cya- he said, while walking away on the dark streets.
Soon after he left, I cleaned the kitchen. I also cleaned my room a bit which was quite messy, and then I threw my half-dead body on bed and while listening to music I fell asleep.
