Passing Notes
Disclaimer: I do not own, or claim to own, any of the characters mentioned below or the series from which they originated.
Pairing: Naruto + Usagi, complete AU
Extra I wrote this for Purr's birthday a while ago, had it up on my LiveJournal, and finally decided to post it here.
Naruto saw the piece of paper being handed across the room out of the corner of his eye and glanced anxiously at the front of the room to see if the teacher had noticed. As usual, the silver-haired instructor had his attention on the book in front of him, for all purposes completely oblivious to the world, but Naruto knew it was all a trick. More than once the man had called out students for disobedience without raising his head, as if he had some freaky sixth sense.
Naruto wasn't quite sure he was entirely human, and the mask the man constantly wore only added to his theory.
He tapped his foot against the floor nervously, trying to look intent on the work on his desk even though he wanted nothing more than to stand up and snatch the note out of his classmates' hands. He saw it pass to Sasuke and tightened his grip around his pencil when the black-haired teen smirked down at it.
I swear, you bastard, if you open that…!
Sasuke must have heard his murderous thoughts; he glanced up and smirked again but casually handed it off to Neji, prolonging his life for another precious day.
This was good; if all went according to plan, Naruto would have better things to do this afternoon than beat the crap out of his rival.
The paper went from Neji to Shikamaru, though this exchange caused Naruto more panic than he would have liked. The lazy teen refused to be prodded out of sleep and for a moment it looked as if the pale-eyed boy would simply throw it over his head, an act that, while putting it in Naruto's hands, would surely draw Kakashi's attention. A quick, annoyed kick to the shins, however, roused Shikamaru out of his slumber long enough to get the act done.
The piece of paper finally in hand, Naruto hesitate only a few seconds before opening it. Better to get it over with quick.
He skipped past his own handwriting (Usagi, would you like to go to the ramen shop with me after school?) and went straight to the answer.
Yes.
He jumped up and whooped. "Yes!"
"Naruto, would you like to read that note aloud to the class?"
The blond quickly became aware of his surrounds – he was standing in a classroom full of snickering classmates, his crush was blushing like crazy on the other side of the room, and Kakashi had finally looked up from his perverted book.
Naruto took the only acceptable course of action.
He shoved the note into his mouth and swallowed it.
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