Not So Typical (under revision)

Chapter Four: Oops

Naruto had stood there stunned. How long? He couldn't tell you. All he knew was that there was no way he was going to make it to class on time. So he sat there on the roof staring at his feet that now once again dangled over the edge of the concrete looking down at the concrete below. The ground looked so far away and all that would go through the blonde's mind was how many times he had pictured himself doing this, only the ground got closer with each second. Meaning he imagined himself jumping off the edge just to feel alive. Naruto had never done it of course, and he never would. But the fantasy soothed him and his mind that was still reeling after what had happened only a few short minutes ago.

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Sasuke had gone to his next class. Not acting out of the usual at all. Only he had that class with Naruto and when the bell rang and no Naruto was present, he started to get worried. Had he scared Naruto off? Had he hurt him somehow? Sasuke felt guilty and he hated it. He had no clue what had gotten into him up on the roof. But just being alone with Naruto, no standards, no bullies, no anything. Just them. Well it had gotten into his head at the fact that he thought Naruto was the opposite of all the things the notes said. Maybe that was it? Was it sympathy? Pity? Or did he actually like Naruto?!

"Sasuke."

Sasuke looked up from his notebook where he had been drawing little random circles and looked into the eyes of Iruka. Sasuke blinked a few times hoping Iruka would just let this one little thing slide, only when the raven looked around he found that he was the only student left in the room.

"Shikamaru told me what you did for Naruto. With the notes." Irkua kneeled down in front of Sasuke's desk and just looked like he wanted to talk. Sasuke relaxed and set his pen down, looking back at his teacher.

"Kiba told me you were up on the roof with Naruto today, so I thought you should know this...Ever since his parents died, well I suppose you know that part. So I'll tell you the newer additions to the story. Naruto used to fake his happiness. Being loud, obnoxious, hyper-active and unpredicable to get attention making up for the loss of his parents. Of course everyone just pushed him farther and farther away and eventually the situation is what it is now. Before you showed up, Naruto didn't smile so often or as real. He never laughed unless it was sarcastic or fake, and he never showed interest in anything. At one point, last year actually, Naruto ended up in the hospital. He had been suffering with his depression he told no one about and it almost took him from us..."

Iruka's voice cracked and he looked away for a moment. Averting his gaze Sasuke felt shocked himself. Naruto didn't seem like the type of person to do that. Though he knew from experience and his old friends that depression made you a completely different person altogether.

"So, I want you to stay close to Naruto."

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Naruto got up off his ledge the moment the bell rang for school to end. He knew Irkua would ask him where he was tomorrow and Naruto would always give the excuse of 'he didn't feel good'. It had always worked before.

"Naruto?" The blonde turned to lock eyes with Sasuke, which brought a blush across his whiskered cheeks. What if...what if Sasuke had been using him earlier so he could make fun of Naruto now?

"I was just wondering if you wanted to hang out now that school's out for today?" Sasuke asked seeming a little on edge himself. Naruto relaxed and nodded. Why did his brain always think of the worse possible thing? Who ever wired his brain wired it wrong. Sasuke was his friend, or...well maybe not exactly.

"Yeah, what do you wanna do?" Naruto asked following Sasuke down off the roof and back into the school to get his stuff.

"Not sure. We could go walk around someplace or we could go to my house and play video games or something." Sasuke scratched the side of his neck and looked away as Naruto opened his locker, notes falling out all over the place from where Ino and the others had stuffed them.

"Video games sound good to me." Naruto smiled, picking up all the notes and tossing them away without a second thought. Sasuke nodded in response seeming more at ease than he was before Naruto had smiled. Grabbing his bag Naruto shouldered it and lead the way out of the school with Sasuke walking right at his side.

Neither of the teens knew that their teachers were all watching them. Watching Naurto actually smile, because now it seemed to be a rare thing. Tsunade even managed a smile at the two walking out of the school.

"He's bringing old Naruto back from the dead."