Tired of It All

Chapter 5: Art Class

Itachi waited by the fountain as instructed by the Blonde, the Raven got a bit worried the blonde forgot about him until he saw the sunshine boy headed over to him. The boy had a hood over, his hands in his pockets Itachi sworn that if there were any rocks around the boy would probably be kicking them around, he looked so down it was strange on the Once Ball of sunshine. He watched the boy wipe his face, quickly put on a smile and remove his hood and he finally got to Itachi. The Raven decided not to question as it wasn't his business. He simply smirked at the boy, giving a small wave. The Blonde signaled him over to follow, he was quiet, at least more than normal towards him.

The boys made it to the room though Itachi continued to follow the blonde, he decided it would be easier to sit next to him instead of finding a seat by a stranger. He was glad this was the first day so he didn't have to worry about taking someone else's seat. Itachi didn't exactly know what to do, the teacher wasn't yet there. So he decided just to watch his Blonde 'friend' he hoped at least they were friends, he watched him fiddle around with pens stacking them only to break them down again. Itachi got restless in the silence, "Naruto-Kun?" The Blonde looked up awkwardly to the Raven. Unsure of what to make if his name being said like that "Y-yes?" Naruto mumbled. "Could.... you tell me about lunch?" The blonde nodded to him, he went over how lunch was sorted. How lunch was suited by hallway groups, A, B and C-lunch and that if you had A lunch you went straight to lunch and then if you had B you went in between your class and in C-lunch you went at the end of class which is why this period was so extended. He explained the different lines in the lunch room but Itachi wasn't really interested because he knew he was just going to skip it, he just felt the need to talk to the Blonde at least until the teacher came in.

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Time passed, it was almost lunchtime. Naruto sat listening to everyone introduces themselves. They were going by their last names so of course, he would be last, Naruto glanced over to The Raven next to him. What exactly convinced him to sit next to the blonde? He noticed Itachi stand up, formally stating his name to the class then sitting back down. It was Naruto's turn, He stood up, ignoring a paper ball thrown his way "H-Hi I am Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto mumbled loudly and quickly so he could sit down. Finally, everyone was done. The teacher said they had free time the rest of the day since it was the first day.

The bell rang, time for B lunch, Itachi got up, grabbing his things and left. Naruto waited for the class to clear out, hoping to find the hallways empty. He hated crowds, especially if it meant he was pushed off into someone that hated him.

Naruto walked the quiet halls hoping to get to lunch soon enough, that Instant Ramen could only last him for so long. Naruto put his hood back on hoping no one could see his face, soon enough he was proved wrong. A larger body came over shoving the Blonde away from the Lunchroom direction. Naruto stumbled about only to hear "Get the fuck out the way Dobe." The youngest Raven held a snarl on his face, he looked particularly pissed today. He grabbed the poor boy by his hood and threw him down before giving him a kick to the ribs. Naruto curled in pain and the Raven walked away as he spat at the ground.. he was happy that's was all the young Raven did. When Sasuke was finally gone Naruto picked himself up. Lunch was almost over by the time Naruto got up because he felt so hurt he had to just let himself lie down for a few moments. Naruto decided just to walk back to class seeing he shouldn't find any trouble there. He sat in his previous spot and laid his head down his arms over his face, he tried to keep tears back as much as possible. It was barely halfway into the day.

Everyone came back from lunch, one at a time. The Raven once again beside the blonde. He looked over to the hooded boy, "Naruto-Kun?" The raven poked at his side causing him to flinch at the pressure applied to his freshly bruised ribs. The boy curled a bit, he forced himself to try not to look so bad and looked up with a smile "Y-yes?" sapphire eyes were caught in Itachi's own onyx gaze, he peered for a closer look at the beaten boy, who was still attempting to hide. Itachi pulled down his hood, placing his hand on the blondes cheek, his thumb under his chin to lift it up slightly. "I understand it is not my business, but this is the second time in one day to see you trying to hide your crying.. so may I ask?" Itachi slanted his head, his brows furrowed as he continued to stare into the blue eyes of his friend. Naruto shook his head, removing Itachi's hand from his face and his smile shrank into a faint one,

"Don't worry about it," he let out a hurt chuckle, worry flashed through the raven's eyes but replaced again with a calm complex. A grumble was heard from the Blonde, Itachi raised an eyebrow "No food? I didn't see you at lunch.." Naruto held his stomach looking down. When he looked back up the Raven was pulling out a bread roll, some small fruit snacks, and a tiny water bottle. "It's not much, just the rest of my lunch, but it could hold you." a true smile slit across the Blondes face, why had this Raven been so kind to him but the other was like hell? Naruto accepted the food knowing he wasn't going to eat until after work.

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A week or two passed, the days very much the same. He missed lunch each time and Itachi would offer the last of his own. Today was particularly harsh on Naruto, the youngest Raven had kicked him around the same, but he got a little more vulgar than usual. By the time Naruto got home he couldn't hold back his tears, they gushed out, spilling down his cheeks, Naruto tried to force it away like usual but he couldn't anymore. The more he wiped away the more his sleeves soaked, the more that came out. He started to choke on his own breathing, his struggle for air got worse as his crying did. Naruto stumbled around his apartment, he ransacked his drawers, searching for what he craved so greatly. Finally a small box he found deep in his nightstand. His hand shuffled through the box, he found a silver stainless steel blade, his hands all shaky. Naruto rolled up his sleeves and pressured the fine side of the blade onto his skin. The metal sent a chill through his body and he inserted a sliver of red on his forearm, he put the blade back again in the same spot, slicing again and again until he was satisfied with the depth and amount of blood that had left that one cut. Before putting the material up, the Blonde made a few smaller cuts then patched it up. Naruto collapsed on his bed, his eyes burned and his cheeks were stained with tears and specks of blood. Naruto couldn't stop himself, he dozed off, leaving the awful day behind him

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Yall are probably thinking, Holy fuck you finally updated??? yes, yes I did. I no longer have this app on my phone solely because it acts so wonky and annoying. Anyways, I'll try to get more edits done so I can finish off this story. In my opinion, this is pretty fast pace, especially for my taste, but it's done and it was my first official story so eh. it is what it is. Nonetheless, I hope yall enjoy.