The Story Of Us

Four

Age: 14

Naruto scurried down the hall to his locker trying to avoid Karin, his annoying, big headed bitchy cousin.

"Naruto!" She yelled pointing to him, he hid his face as people began to look-not many but enough, "Come on! You have to come help me!" She gripped his arms and dragged him down the hall.

"What do you want?" He huffed, pushing his glasses further onto his face with the free hand.

"Help me talk to Suigetsu." She blushed, averting her eyes and whispering.

"Why? I thought you guys hated each other?" He grimaced, causing Karin to get frustrated with the blond, she gripped his arm tighter and pulled him closer to her face. Her eyes peering right into his soul.

"Just go get him, tell him it's important." She sneered, talking through her teeth then pushing the boy down the hall and out to where Suigetsu was sitting with his friend Jugo. Both took interest in him, as he awkwardly stood by the table.

"My cousin Karin, she wants to talk to you Suigetsu." The boy cocked his eyebrow and looked to where the blond pointed, seeing no one, "Listen, I dont want to be standing here and doing this." He rolled his eyes, the boy beside him seemed to show sympathy.

"So I'm guessing this is her confession?" He asked, smirk pulling on his lips, Naruto gagged, and tried to walk away only to be pulled back, "Do you know what she wants?" He added, Naruto rolled his eyes and began saying any bullshit to get out of there.

The red head who could not hear the conversation but from where she was standing, could see Suigetsu's face, his smile as he looked over to her. Jugo beside sat with his jaw open.

"She likes me, does she?" He smirked, looking at Karin, "What a surprise, she finally came to her senses." Suigetsu smiled, his k-9 biting his lip as he walked over to Karin.

Naruto took his chance, he waved to the big guy and escaped, retreating to his next class, lunch would be over soon. Though hes glad he ate before that because he really didn't want to eat then.
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"Sasuke, that's your third detention this month!" Itachi yelled, holding up the report card, "I'm so disappointed! What happened to you Sasuke!" He called hugging his brother.

"Tachi stop!" Sasuke giggled, he pushed his brother off, only to receive a jab in the head.

"You will start studying and start behaving or there will be consequences." His brother stated seriously.

"Why?!" Sasuke yelled gritting his teeth.

"Because Sasuke, your not doing well! Your acting like a brat!" He yelled walking out of his brothers room, Sasuke sat breathless and staring at the door, Itachi was so angry at him. Why? Why did all of this happen?

"I miss Naruto!" He yelled, it vibrated around the room, Itachi who was standing in the hallway was stopped dead, shocked to hear it from the beast himself.

It had been a year. A whole year since he left. But Naruto kept his promise and wrote to him everyday. Always signing it with love and a kiss.

But Sasuke could never think of something to write. He did write to him but not as often. He was always unsure on what to write, how to wrote it. He didn't want to tell Naruto about how he changed.

There was no one to compete with for top scores or give him the motivation he needed, he didnt have a reason to stay in class anymore, Naruto wouldn't be there with him.

Stupid and selfish. Every week he receives a letter, about Narutos progression, his evil cousin and so many more. They really made Sasuke feel better but never long enough, because he thinks about how Naruto was growing really well. Hoe he was no longer bottom of the class.

"It's lonely without him." He said calmly. He took a breath, Itachi sat beside him and hugged him tight.

"I love you." He said, "It's gonna be okay. I know Naruto spent the year studying to finally catch up to you and here you are. Throwing away all of that. Hes still competing against you." Itachi chuckled. "We'll arrange a call for the both of you." He stood and left Sasuke. The boy sat in sadness knowing that Itachi was right. Things needed to change.

Sasuke closed his bedroom door and started cleaning, using this time to reflect and figure out what to write to Naruto, he knew he had to.

He sat at his desk, pencil in hand, his notebook open and his desk light on, written at the top of the page he had "Dear Naruto." Writen so untidy, but it was not the time to worry, he had been sitting there a while before he finally spilled his guts. 3 pages long, everything was written there.

He grabbed an envelope and wrote the address, Naruto wrote it on every letter, so Sasuke could always find it. After he toddled along to his brother and asked for a stamp. This was it.

"Do you want to post that or do you want me to do it?" Itachi asked, Sasuke pointed at his brother. "Can we check and make sure that this is definitely the right address before we send this?"

Both of them raced to Sadukes room, laughing. It just happened, Sasuke felt so much better after writing that letter he felt like challenging his older brother.

They double checked it and found out it was written wrong and Itachi fixed it.

"I'll post it as soon as I'm awake. I promise." Itachi smiled. "I made dinner." And with that the pair whizzed off down through the hall again, continuing to laugh hysterically.

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A/N

I'm not gonna bother editing this one it's bad and I know.