"I swear to god, Naruto, if you don't come with me, someone in this room is going to wake up shirtless for all the guys to see and it's not going to be Kiba!" Sai shouted as he chased me around the pool table.
Yes, the pool table. Don't worry: we're still in school, only its just break time. I know—I told you guys that dad chose a great school this time.
"I don't care! I'm not going!" I shouted back, grabbing the cue stick and using it as a weapon to defend myself while Kiba calmly took his turn, ignoring both Sai and I.
"It's just for a few minutes, how hard can it be?" The boy continued, using his own cue stick to spar with me. "Can you at least stop moving around so much?"
"No, actually. I find I'm better able to avoid peer pressure when you can't catch me." I stated, stopping Sai's attack by holding up the cue stick horizontally.
"Oh, for fuck's sake, Naruto. Just come with me, tell the guys you'll hang out with us, and I promise I'll buy you something nice!" I began pushing him back. "I'll even let you call Sasuke!" He shouted as a last resort as I now had the advantage over him.
"You promise?" I asked, finally stepping back and letting Sai fall down towards the floor.
"Seriously? That's all it takes?" I heard him ask himself.
I nodded. "You better keep your promise," I said and reluctantly, he sighed and agreed. It looked like he had regretted it, but a promise is a promise. He can't go back on his word now.
You guys might not know this, but dad didn't just send me here to 'keep me safe,' as he called it, but to break ties with Sasuke.
But, seriously though, let's face it: never.
Dad had prohibited me from calling or making any sort of contact towards Sasuke, but that didn't mean Sai and Kiba couldn't. Before leaving, dad had placed a special rule where I wasn't allowed to contact Sasuke and he made sure to drill that rule into their brains. He had placed Sai and Kiba to look after me and make sure I couldn't even send out a smoke signal. I had been begging them for hours but since those two traitors were following my dad's orders, they didn't let me. Until now, that is.
"Your dad's going to find out," Kiba told me while Sai stood up. "You do know he's monitoring our every move, right?"
I scoffed. "Not every move. Watch this, watch this." I pointed to one of the cameras in the top corner of the room. "Hi, Ibiki!" I waved my hands at the camera and to Kiba's surprise, said camera moved from side to side. "See? It's not dad, therefore he's not here, right, Ibiki?" The camera moved up and down.
"This is crazy," Kiba scoffed, bending over to hit another ball when Sai passed behind him, slapped his ass, and made Kiba miss. While Kiba reigned terror over Sai, I thought about what Sasuke must be down right about now.
Leaving Kiba behind, Sai led the way to one of the pools in the interior campus where the group had grown from four guys to at least ten guys now.
"Like I said," Sai began as he faced them and introduced me for the first time to them, "Naruto's going to hang out with us for a bit, right Fox?"
I nodded, smiling and finding it funny how some of the guys cheered silently. I wondered what the other guys in Konoha were doing.
Gods how I actually missed them.
Back in Konoha...
"We're holding this classroom hostage until Sasuke communicates us with our Naruto!" The guys all shouted in unison, blocking the classroom door as to not let anyone in or out.
They were beginning to get restless; heightening their forces and thus making Sasuke bothered by all the unnecessary noise. With girls and boys wreaking havoc all across the schoolyard, there was nothing to stop the Konoha Uzumaki fanbase from growing stronger as new recruits joined the cause: Bring Back our Blond; Leave Sai Behind. The group was growing restless, and it's safe to say that they were out for blood.
Meanwhile, Sasuke—being bothered by the unnecessary shouting from the group's ongoing strike—tried to tell them there wasn't a way he could contact their misplaced blond and that it was best for them to forget about it.
Unwilling to back down, the forces of the Uzumaki base heightened to its maximum capacity and soon, the entire school was in chaos: overrun by depressed students who wanted nothing more than to hear their precious blond's voice. Rallies were made, the auditorium was packed with willing students to participate in a nationwide search of their beloved Uzumaki. The miserable, tired teachers had no idea what to do as even the girls from Sasuke's fan group became converts of the desperate Uzumaki group, joining the sulking amount of students found terrorizing Sasuke's classroom and thus creating a larger force against the Uchiha.
In other news, while the school of Konoha experienced a school-wide depression, Haku was finally able to enjoy a book in the silence of the mysteriously empty library.
Back to Naruto...
I shivered, getting a chill down my spine as if something was wrong. Must've been the weather. Plus, I had gotten in the pool with Sai and the others, so maybe that's why I was feeling cold all of a sudden.
"Alright, Sai. Time's up, let me call Sasuke." I demanded, walking over to where Sai comfortably swam around a bunch of shirtless guys.
"Way to ruin the fun, Naruto." He smiled over at me, but kept his promise. "Phone's in one of my pockets." He said, pointing to his uniform jacket hung over one of the chairs.
Walking over towards it, I picked it up and fished Sai's phone out. As I dialed Sasuke's number, I gulped and wondered if this was a good idea; it had been since last Friday since we talked and honestly, I don't think we left on a good note.
Still, it didn't matter. I was dying to hear his voice even if for a little bit. Dad had promised me that I'd be happy here, but who was he trying to kid? If there was no Sasuke, there was nothing.
"God damn it, Sai; this is not a good time!" I pulled the phone away as he greeted with anger in his voice. I could hear rustling in the background.
"Sasuke?" I asked, curious as to why the tone of voice, but then again, Sai and Sasuke didn't seem to be getting along lately. "What's going on?"
"Naruto?" He asked and suddenly all the background noise faded into pure silence. I could hear Sasuke sigh deeply. "What are you doing with Sai's phone?!" He then demanded to know and somehow, that made me smile as a possibility that he was jealous came to mind.
"Naruto?" I could hear people in the background and suddenly, a lot of cheering and movement. By the sound of it, it seemed as if everyone was ganging up on Sasuke to steal the phone from him. "Naruto! Come back!" And apparently succeeded. "We miss you!"
I smiled, chuckling a bit as I recognized the voice of my dear boys. Oh my god, I'm getting emotional. "I miss you guys, too," I said back and once again, heard a small struggle as others fought for the phone.
"It's been one day, Naruto!" One of them shouted into the phone. "We can't take it anymore, everyone else is too ugly!"
"Guys," I laughed. "I'll be back soon, just pass the phone back to Sasuke, please. I'll make sure to contact you guys later." Doing as I said, the guys handed the phone to my Uchiha and finally, I smiled as I imagined them scowling at him as they did so.
According to Sakura's recent texts, it seems the guys don't seem to be getting along with Sasuke. Something about them getting territorial and Sasuke not being welcomed.
"Wanna tell me what that letter was about?" He asked, serious and seeming furious as he did so. Maybe I had called at the wrong time.
"Have I ever told you how sexy your voice is when you get mad?" I asked him instead and I could hear him groan.
"Answer me, Naruto. I'm serious. What's this about me being the Vice of your stupid club?"
"Oh, that?" I recalled and laughed. "It's easy. All you have to do is make sure they go out to play daily, walk them around a bit and make sure they don't argue. You have to keep their spirits up and make sure that if they fall into a pit of despair, suffer with them so they know you feel their pain. Also, they'll need water. Lots of it. How do you think we keep our skin moisturized? Basic rules, love, basic rules." I smiled as once again, Sasuke groaned.
Then, there was a small silence.
"When are you coming back?" I heard him ask.
"Miss me already?" I smiled.
"Answer my question." So direct. He was still angry, and maybe he was just tired of putting up with the boys. After all, it seemed as if I had called during another one of their school take-overs. Ah, those guys.
"Hmm... who knows?" I answered, enjoying the short answers on his part. Even if they were short answers, I enjoyed the sound of his voice the most.
"Naruto." And when he said my name... Gods, I could melt.
"Sasuke."
"Stop being an idiot." Even in that tone of voice...
"But ask yourself this: don't you miss me being an idiot?" I asked, smiling as I waited for an answer.
He moved around a bit, and I knew he was tapping his fingers on his desk. It was a habit he usually did when he was concentrated on a question. When no answer came after a few seconds more, I broke the silence.
"Hey, Sasuke... do you miss me?"
And perhaps, maybe so, I'll get an answer this time.