Summary: Uzumaki Naruto is the most popular kid at Kohona High school, and is dating Haruno Sakura, the prettiest girl in school! Life couldn't get any better! But, it can get worse with the arrival of a certain Uchiha Sasuke.
Disclaimer: Naruto and Company do not belong to me.
Rating: R, eventually for violence, swearing, some sexual stuff (not too bad though), self abuse, basically a bunch of things. Hehe
Warnings: This is eventually going to be a yaoi story. Means boyxboy. Yeah. Don't like it, then don't read it.
Pairings: Eventually SasuNaru and as for the others, 'tis a secret!
Note: Um.. I'm glad this is done. :D
Chapter Five- Just Call Me Sensei
Pale turquoise eyes curiously scanned the same note that Naruto had seen, and then tossed to the floor mere moments before. The owner of the eyes then shifted them to Sasuke, who was staring coldly at the blackboard in the front of the room while he wondered vaguely where their teacher was.
Gaara found it oddly amusing that Uzumaki's 'perfect' world was finally crashing down on him, and a small, cruel smile twisted his lips. There wasn't much else for the blonde to lose, having already had his reputation, status, and now girlfriend ripped carelessly out from under him. Of course Gaara knew that Naruto still had his close friends…
More or less.
He casually noted that most of them (save for Kiba) were evading the usually sunny boy as though he were the plague. If the redhead really gave a damn about Naruto, he may have felt sorry for him. Mostly he just felt smug that the arrival of one, and only one person had caused Uzumaki to suddenly sink so low so quickly. And that person was someone that Gaara was acquainted with (and may go as far to call a 'friend), and respected as well.
Gaara nudged Sasuke slightly, and handed him the crumpled note, watching with secretly eager eyes as the Uchiha's own thoughtfully read through the note. He quirked a brow, slightly mind you, and glanced at the blonde, who's head was lowered so his hair covered his face. It was obvious by the way Naruto was slouched that he was crying, or at least brooding. Gaara studied the raven closely, looking for any sign of emotion, or reaction.
Suddenly they were both interrupted when the blonde girl that had been staring lovingly at Sasuke flounced over, holding a note in her hand. She batted her eyes once again, puffing out her chest to increase the size of her bosom.
"Sasuke-kun! I know we don't know each other well," 'Try not at all," Sasuke thought dryly, "But I just wanted to say hello, and to give you this note! You can just throw it away if you want. I mean, it's so obvious that you like blondes more than pink haired girls with humongous foreheads." Ino's full lips curled into a seductive smile as she dropped the note onto his desk, then flaunted towards her own in what was meant to be an attractive manner.
Sasuke started somewhat blankly at the note, which reeked of a flowery perfume that was most certainly belonging to a female, and had swirly pink writing on it, that proved it was indeed addressed to him. Likewise Gaara stared too, face impassive as always, even though his eyes flickered slightly. The handwriting on this note matched the one given to Naruto, so that meant…
Both the red head and raven could feel eyes on their backs, and turned to see an icy blue glare piercing dangerously through them. Naruto's tanned hand clutched his pencil much too tightly, and it snapped loudly, expressing his obvious rage.
And then, just when Gaara was sure Sasuke was going to burn the scented letter, the Uchiha smirked in a rather predatory way, opening the note and pretending to read it as if he were actually considering dating Naruto's ex-girlfriend.
Gaara soon caught on that Sasuke was only doing it to piss Naruto off, and apparently it was working because said blonde was now shaking in his anger and frustration. Finally Sasuke decided to genuinely read the damn letter, and scanned it quickly.
'Dear Sasuke-kun,
I know you probably don't know who I am, but I'll tell you. I am Haruno Sakura, and I attend Kohona High School as you do. From the moment I laid eyes on you, I knew you were the one for me, and that we're meant for one another. I recently broke up with my boyfriend (he was cheating on me with another girl! Isn't that horrible?!), and I am currently looking for someone new.
You should be glad to know that I've chosen you, Sasuke-kun. Please respond to this letter as soon as you can, I will be waiting hopefully.
Love always and forever,
Sakura-chan. xoxo'
Sasuke was ultimately repulsed by the desperation lurking in the letter, and the fact that it was filled with an obvious lie. He really longed to see the look on Sakura's face if she knew that he had read the letter she had give Naruto. He raised his black eyes to Naruto's flaming blue ones, a smirk sliding back into place once more.
Seeing Uzumaki angry was amusing. Seeing Uzumaki angry, distraught, and jealous was priceless.
Admittedly the Uchiha could be a sadistic bastard, and more or less cold hearted. He proved that as he scrawled a simple reply back to the pink haired monster and flicked it onto Ino's desk, who pounced on it with the ferocity of a hungry feline.
Her eyes widened in disappointment and disbelief before looking longingly at the Uchiha who was now officially, taken. By her own rival nonetheless. Why was it that mutant forehead always got the handsome guys?
Hanging around Naruto was a thick cloud of depression, dying rage, and brooding silence. Everyone whom he passed in the hall fell instantly silent, or began to whisper softly. Whenever the blonde walked through a large crowd of people, they immediately stepped away from him as though he was the carrier of a life taking disease. If Naruto noticed the lack of interaction from the other students, he didn't seem to care, much less acknowledge it. He just continued to plod onwards to his next class, through which he would sit silently, blue eyes dull and uncaring.
Even when he was in class with Kiba, and the wolfish boy was chattering endlessly to him, he remained eerily silent, not even meeting his best friend's eyes. Disturbed by the silence and even more confused by the cold shoulder he was receiving from his friend, Kiba took every opportunity he got to scowl threateningly at Sasuke, whom he had labeled the source of all the problems.
It was during science class that Naruto finally spoke, and when he did so, his eyes were dark with rage and rage, yet also mixed with pained sorrow.
"He's taking everything from me Kiba… Everything I've worked so hard to get… And.. I don't know what to do…" Kiba frowned at this despairing statement, unsure by what the blonde meant. After all, to Kiba's knowledge Sasuke had only taken Naruto's position as most popular boy, and made him appear to be a raving mad freak.
Unless….
"Sakura…" The brunette growled under his breath, to which Naruto gave a mechanical nod.
"She's dating him now… He doesn't even fucking like her. He's just using her to piss me off. And goddammit, it's working!" He banged his fist on the table, causing his books to rattle and topple onto the floor. The distressed blonde ignored that fact, or more so failed to notice, burying his face in his arms. Kiba unsurely patted his back soothingly, with a deep sigh.
"Look dude… You can't let him beat you. He likes seeing you down like this.. The bastard's fucking screwed up, but you can't let him get to you, no matter what. Okay?" Naruto lifted his head and looked at Kiba with watery eyes and a shaky smile.
"You know Kiba… You're right… I can't give up yet! I'm going to get Sakura back, and my reputation, if it's the last thing I do!"
Sasuke suddenly regretted ever agreeing to date Haruno Sakura. For one thing, as soon as she was in one of his classes, she latched onto him like a blood thirsty leech and absolutely refused to let go, no matter how hard he attempted to push her off. More than once he found himself wanting to kill the annoying pink haired girl clinging to him so fiercely.
But no. He couldn't do that, no matter how wonderful the idea seemed. It was much too fun to see Naruto moping over the loss of his girlfriend. Why the blonde would want to date her was really beyond Sasuke, but it was obvious in any case, that he really cared for her, despite her… god-awful nature.
"So Sasuke-kun, where are we going tonight?" Sakura chirped from his side, looking at him hopefully with a shy smile on her face. The raven stared blankly at her, and having not heard anything she said previously, he had no clue what she was referring to. He really didn't want to see her anymore than he had to, which meant ultimately that he did not want to witness her outside of school, which she was currently suggesting.
"Going?" He echoed somewhat coldly, sliding his eyes so they rested on hers. A light blush crossed her cheeks as she gave a quick confirming nod.
"I asked you if you would take me out to dinner tonight remember? And you didn't say anything… So I assumed that meant yes. You… You are taking me out tonight, aren't you Sasuke-kun?" She stuck out a pink lip in a slight pout, and forced her eyes to widen in a pathetic manner. Sasuke was unaffected by the attempt, and had to fight not to roll his eyes in disbelief.
"I'm busy." The Uchiha replied shortly, ignoring her sudden disappointment, and dropping of her eyes to her lap.
"Oh well.. Alight… Tomorrow then maybe?" Once again her eyes rose in shining hope, and he nearly felt bad about shooting her down again. Nearly.
"We'll see." Sakura must've been accustomed to Naruto buying anything and everything she wanted for her. Sasuke would never do that for anyone, much less a girl whom he could hardly stand.
"Okay then Sasuke-kun! I'll give you my phone number so you can call me! And you'll give me yours, right?" She fished through her purse and pulled out a tiny note book and her fuzzy pink pen, before frantically scribbling her number onto it.
"My phone's not connected yet." Sasuke lied through his teeth, though his face remained blank.
"Oh, well then your cell phone number?"
"Don't have one."
"E-mail address?"
"If my phone's not connected, then what would make you think my computer is?" The raven asked pointedly, with a bitter edge to it. Sakura shrunk back slightly, cautiously handing him the paper which he had already planned to toss into the garbage as soon as he got the chance.
"You're right Sasuke-kun... That was silly of me… Well just give me a call when you can, okay?" She smiled brightly once more, before turning her head to watch the math teacher droning on and on about Geometry theories she had already learned.
While Sasuke and Sakura resided in Geometry Honors, Kiba and Naruto, the not so bright sat in Algebra 1, both of them struggling not to fall asleep. Their teacher was not their yet, which was unusual, considering the man was rarely ever late to class. And then the door opened, and someone who was most certainly not their Algebra teacher entered.
First starters, their other teacher was bald, and this guy had a full head of light brown hair that was falling into his eyes. Also, their teacher normally had very dark brown eyes, and this man had plain grey ones, that looked somewhat dull in the light. Beneath each eye he had a weird line, but none of the kids remarked on it, merely gaping at how attractive the man was.
"Hn." The man let a slow smirk cross his face as his eyes ran over the group, lingering temporarily on Naruto, who shifted in discomfort in his seat. After holding the blonde's eyes captive with his own, the teacher moved on to Kiba, then let his eyes remain on the whole bulk of the class.
"Um… S-Sir? I don't think you're supposed to be in here. See, this is Algebra 1, and we already have a teacher.." One kid spoke up, and winced as the man's eyes fell on him, flickering slightly.
"Ah. Well your previous sensei had an.. accident and won't be coming back I'm afraid. But I am here to teach you now. Now everyone open your books and turn to page three hundred seventy." Numerous pairs of puzzled eyes stared at him in confusion.
"Uh.. Sensei, not to seem rude.. But what the hell's your name?" Naruto inquired somewhat nervously, a ball of tension giving a twinge in his stomach every time the new sensei's eyes stared at him. Another smirk twitched on the teacher's lips, and he chuckled softly.
"Name's are not important to me, Naruto-kun. But, if you wish to call me something, call me Sensei." With that he turned to the board and wrote their work down, in neat hand writing that made Naruto's look like chicken scratch.
"Forty-three problems?!" Kiba yelped as he watched their new teacher write down their assignment with wide, disbelieving eyes.
"I know… So little… But don't worry, that's only the class work. I have plenty of work for you to do for homework." The sensei flashed them an odd, almost menacing grin, before resuming writing, "This, and your homework is due tomorrow. If it's late, you get a detention. If it's incomplete, you get a detention. No exceptions, no making it up, and absolutely no whining." The class's open mouths clicked shut, and they huffed, pulling out their note books to start the grueling amount of schoolwork assigned.
Everyone, except Uzumaki Naruto. The blonde, though he may be disrespected now by his peers, still wanted to be the rebel. So what if he got a detention with this teacher? He was a newbie, so he was just acting tough, right?
There was absolutely nothing to be scared of.
Author's Note: Cookies to whoever knows who the mysterious, disguised sensei is. XD Oh, and I just had to have Naruto gain some spirit back, before I.. crush it again. After all, this is Naruto we're talking about, riiiight? Um. So yeah. More soon, and thanks to everyone who's been nice enough to leave me some comments. I like to know if I'm doing something right, and apparently I am.