Title: Wish Me Luck

Author: ElegantlyCherished

Warnings: Yaoi (BoyxBoy), angst here and there… that should be it.

Pairings: SasuNaru, KakaIru, there should be more eventually.

xXxSasuNaruxXx

Damn it, where is luck when you need it. Caught between the feeling of wanting to make a dash for the school gates from where he stood or wishing for the school to create a hole just big enough for him to lie down in and disappear, Naruto closed his eyes and counted to ten before opening it again wishing that the man in front of him would disappear. No such luck.

He took his small red notebook in his hands and whacked himself in the face hiding it from view. Hoping his face wasn't as red as he thought it was. He chanced pulling down the notebook revealing his blue eyes that bore right into interested black ones. Damn it they were such taunting black eyes, he knew from that one look he was never going to hear the end of it from him.

[Flashback (like 5 seconds earlier!!!)]

"…..Uchiha Sasuke?"

"Wrong, Uchiha Itachi" An Uchiha nonetheless.

"Oops…regular mistake I take it." Naruto said, feeling awkward while standing in front of the brother of the ass who insulted him. Fidgeting a little with the hem of his shirt he looked back up at the calculating coal eyes. "It looks like we are both late for class so how bout we both go in now and wait for the teacher and act like none of this ever happened." He leaned to the side and peered into the class room, where there were students sitting in their seats straining to hear the conversation between him and the Uchiha. He looked back at the Uchiha and felt a shiver attacked his body at the smirk on the other's face.

"Deal, as long as you call me Uchiha-sensei. Welcome to my classroom. New or not, the next time you're late for my class that will be a detention." He made no effort to move from the doorway enjoying the shocked expression on the younger man's face.

[End Flashback]

Naruto stepped into the class room and found the only free seat in the classroom. He gritted his teeth and sat down reluctantly next to the smirking raven next to him.

Why? Of all people, why did he have to be the one he sat next to? He threw a glare at the smirking raven.

"What are you looking at?" he growled at the boy when he looked away.

"Scum" Naruto prepared to lunge himself at him when the cough in the front of the room stopped him.

"Take out the homework from last night, Uzumaki, I expect you to come find me after class, to receive the assignments that you have missed up until now. Now who can tell me.....?" Naruto drowned out the dark haired beauty that stood in front of the class. He looked identical to the person next time him; same hair, eyes, and glare. But somehow he was different. His attitude was distant, and cold. Naruto felt as if it would be very difficult to understand him, if he ever got close enough to have a reason for wanting to understand his math teacher. Without thinking he snickered at his own thoughts.

"Is there something funny you would like to share with the class Uzumaki?" Everyone waited for the blonde to answer. When Naruto rapidly shook his head, Itachi smirked. "Then perhaps you would like to come up here and do the problem on the board?" Naruto glared at the teacher.

"We're all waiting, Uzumaki." Glaring, he made his way down the aisle. It was not the first time that day that he felt like a fresh slab of meat, but it was the first time he truly felt subconscious about the way he looked in the sea of mature, beautiful looking men and women. Yes he was younger than them and yes he was smaller, but their stares made him feel inferior.

He looked at problem in front of him. Iruka gave him extra lessons outside of class, but he never covered what they were learning at the moment. He looked over at the expecting Raven and back at the board. He quietly began smashing the whit chalk softly on the black board, writing out a complicated equation and solving it, the quiet continuous pecking of the chalk filled the quiet classroom. He looked concentrated; hoping that he was getting the right answer.

If I bring the one over here, and drop the four there-

"Sit down Uzumaki. It seems your last teacher hasn't covered this with you yet. Perhaps you need a tutor, to bring you up to our level. Not bad for your first try though, one mistake, you shouldn't have dropped the four" The quiet but sharp voice of the raven haired beauty sliced clean through his quiet musing.

Naruto made his way back to his seat, laughing quietly at his own stupid mistake. He mental smacked himself before he let loose a big grin that split his face in half. He would get it the next time.

He turned and glared at the raven who smirked superiorly at him. He let out a quiet but high pitched whine to let his frustrations known. New School, new people, and a whole lot of assholes he had to deal with, what the hell had he gotten himself into.

"Sasuke, Naruto, and Shikamaru, could I see you after class." from him it sounded like a demand, not a question. Naruto looked at him curiously. The bell had just ringed and he was hoping to go visit Iruka before going home.

Hopefully Iruka will still be here when I leave.

The younger Uchiha sat near the window, glaring out at the dark sky. Looks like it's going to rain.

"Nara I want you to get Naruto up to date, so he doesn't fall behind. It looks like he will need a lot of help. I'll leave it up to you two to make the plans for when you will meet up. You two may leave." Naruto grabbed his red notebook and glared at the teacher.

Deep coal eyes were focused on the raven that sat two seats away from the window. It looked to Naruto the two were going to have a heart to heart talk.

He knew it wasn't right to eavesdrop but couldn't help linger for one or two seconds longer before he was ushered out by twin glares. Excusing himself quickly, he gently closed the door behind him respecting their privacy. He stood still for a moment longer listening to the muffled voices steadily rise in volume.

"Listening to private conversations? Troublesome." It took all his will power to restrain himself from screaming as he found himself being scrutinized by the taller brunette who stood casually next to the classroom door. How the hell had he missed him?

"Uhh…umm…guess...I got...caught?" the blonde sheepishly ran a hand through his hair while looking anywhere but at the tall brunette.

"Right. Tomorrow afterschool, your place." The taller boy started walking away before a frightened voice stopped him in his tracks. "What?" Blondes were so troublesome.

"Why my house? How come not yours?" Naruto asked nervously, he didn't like having guests over, it always led to awkward situations that he didn't know how to handle.

"Troublesome." Shikamaru stated without answering Naruto's question and walked away, leaving the blonde slightly irritated. Now he had to go home and spend the day cleaning up the house because a genius asshole didn't want to go home.

He let out a defeated sigh and made his way to the music room. Visiting Iruka-sensei would defiantly lighten up his day.

"Iruka-sensei, you there?" Naruto stuck his head between the cracks of the door, looking around suspiciously. The classroom was circular and big and the ground was not leveled; it rose like a staircase but each section was big enough for about twelve students to sit comfortable in their chairs alongside their instrument. In front of the room was the piano that Iruka currently sat in front of, quietly strumming a key in deep concentration?

Naruto quietly walked over to his sensei intent on scaring the kind brunette right off the piano bench when his voice broke through Naruto's plans.

"Why do kids always seem so…empty? You'd think the world is coming to an end from the way they look and sound so…helpless."

"Eh? What do you mean Iruka- sensei?" Naruto sat down next to the distraught looking teacher, on the spacious piano stool. He watched the man he thought of as a father, restlessly pound of the black and white keys of the piano. It wasn't a scene he was fond of. Watching him search for an answer in the music that he knew he wouldn't find. Iruka moved his fingers smoothly and swiftly down the row of black and white keys, never missing even one. And in an instance his face brightened, as if he had just made up his mind about a difficult problem.

"I think they'll have to learn to play like you from now on. It can't be that hard, if you can do it." The brunette teacher shot Naruto a playful look. Blue eye's glared at the man beside him, before his elbow made contact with his teachers' side, and he pushed the weightless man off the piano bench roughly.

"That's not nice Iruka-sensei." Naruto growled at the man sprawled out on the floor at his feet. "Besides, you can't just make someone play like me…" the blond lightly tapped on a white key.

"I didn't start out like this" his light taps became angry pounds. "I had to learn like everyone else. I gave life to my music, because you taught me to Iruka-sense." His features softened and his pounding was once again the soft tapping. "It takes time Iruka-sensei, but I know you can do it. After all, you did help me didn't you?" his face was split in half by a foxy grin that made his eyes squint and had his whiskered scars more visible than ever. Iruka looked up at his student from his position on the floor. He felt surprised by his words, and couldn't help but to feel that little tinge of happiness beat its way through his chest. He didn't know if he wanted to laugh or cry because of his stupidity. He settled for a smile instead.

"Your right, I'll pound it into them if it's the last thing I do. This isn't over. Whatever they suffer from I'll teach them the way to get through everything." In a moment of confidence Iruka began pounding a song out of the keys, a smile on his face. "Ah," he looked over at the blonde who was watching the black and white keys in wonder. "Was there something you came here for, Naruto?" the blonde shook his head, grinning.

"Nope, just came here to see you before I go home. Haku will be so jealous that I get to go to school with you. Hehe…" The blonde looked away from his smiling teacher in favor of chuckling manically to himself while still quietly pressing on black and white keys. "I should probably head back now, though. Wouldn't want Haku to think I was turned into mince meat on my first day would." The blonde leant over to the brunette, who welcomed the embrace.

"Make sure to do your homework, and if there is anything you need help with feel free to ask me, Naruto. And keep out of trouble, will you." Iruka shouted after Naruto who had already made his was out of the room and down the hall, but not before reassuring his teacher that he would. Iruka smiled fondly at the closed door before he allowed his attention to drift back to the grand piano before him.

He should have known that it was never an easy ride when dealing with kids. He would try his best though, not himself, but for them. Willing to put his all into his students, Iruka, quietly closed the cover over the piano keys.

There was nothing left for him to look for.

xXxSasuNaruxXx

Look I'm back…. Yay, let's throw me a party...only not really. Apologies for the much to long absence, truth be told I thought I was going to stop writing all together due to certain problems that occurred, but I realized I just couldn't stay away. I had the beginning of this chapter all written out but I didn't want to post it.

I'm not going to spend this author's note complaining about my problem because that would be unfair to everyone out there who is reading my fic. But I did want to thank everyone who left a review or even those who spent the time to just read, I'm actually surprised I even got reviews, haha. BUT… back to the main point of this author's note. Hope you like this chapter, nothing very interesting happened so hopefully in the next chapter? Don't get your hopes up. It might be two years before the next update. Or maybe, tomorrow… or in another week, with me you never really know.

So… leave a review if you want. Tell me what you want to see. Flaming? Go right ahead. Criticizing? Be specific, I want to tone my writing skills. I swear I'll get better, if I don't stop reading my fics so I will know.

Thanks much everybody! I loves you all. BTW it was my birthday 11/11 and I'm seeing Dir En Grey in concert today!!!!!!! Jealous anyone? Anyone at all?