HellRat: Chapter two! I haven't decided how far the new M rating is going to go, but I know that the stories new direction probably needed the M rating.

Naruto: I will NOT sleep with someone in text!

Sasuke: Hn.

Kyuubi: I will!

HellRat: I just said I'm not sure it will go there. I just know it might get violent!

Sakura: Please, no one does an M rating without sex.

HellRat: Yes they do!

Kiba: On with the chapter!

"Talking"

"Thinking"

Flashback

Sounds

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Naruto got out of her last class a period before Sasuke did, his last two classes were lame AP classes that she refused to try for. So while she waited for the Uchiha the girl wondered off to the gym, which was always empty this time of day, to do her usual work outs. After changing into a tight fitting tank top and a pair of yoga pants Naruto wrapped her hands with thick bandages and faced her opponent of that afternoon, the punching bag. She hit at the old bag over and over, throwing punches and kicks, always returning to her expert stance. Kyuubi had insisted on her taking up boxing to go with her karate training, to say it plainly, Naruto was a very strong girl. She heard the last bell and gave the bag one very harsh punch.

RIP

Naruto blinked at the bag full of sand, it had ripped where she hit it, sand spilling out slowly. "Damn old bag!" She thought as she hit it again.

RIIIIIIIIIIIP

"GYAAAAAAAAA!" Naruto screamed as the bag ripped the rest of the way dumping all the sand on her, knocking her down.

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"What are you doing here?" Itachi questioned the red head that walked with him in the direction of the exit of the school.

"Wanted to surprise Naruto, I haven't gotten the chance to see a lot of her lately," Kyuubi explained as the sound of the final bell rang. Itachi gave a sigh, with that bell his day was over and he would be able to relax.

"GYAAAAAAAAA!" Or maybe not. The older Uchiha rushed over to the gym doors at the sound of the scream, Kyuubi trailing behind him. They opened the doors, as they rushed in they looked about for the source of the scream. Over in the corner was Naruto on the floor with a large pile of sand up to her waist. "Oh... Hi Onii-chan... Uchiha-sensei," Naruto said as she waved from the floor. The room was completely silent for a moment before Kyuubi began to snicker, then chuckle, then the older Uzumaki was laughing hysterically at the girl on the floor. "Quit laughing you jerk!"

Itachi shook his head at the man, holding in his own chuckles as he walked over to the girl. Itachi knelt down, grabbing the girl's elbows to help her up out of the sand. "Are you alright Naruto-chan?" She could hear the humor in his voice and she pouted at him.

"I'm fine... It's not funny!" She exclaimed, Itachi finally removing his urge to laugh and Kyuubi still laughing in the background.

"Haha- why don't you- hahaha get cleaned up Naru- hahahahahahaha I'll go- hahaha find Sasuke." With that Kyuubi walked out of the gym.

Itachi looked back to the girl in front of him. "You are covered in sand," He stated, Naruto just nodded with a bright blush. The history teacher sighed, reaching a hand out to brush the sand off her face. Naruto's blush deepened and Itachi smirked, hearing foot falls coming their way. Itachi leaned down to be at eye level with her. Naruto's breath hitched, he was very close. "You are becoming quite the woman Naruto-chan." The man smiled at her, his hand still brushing her tan cheek.

"I... Um... Th-thank you U-Uchiha-sensei." Naruto was very tongue tied, she was blushing furiously and could swear Itachi was getting closer.

"Why do you call me that?" The Uchiha questioned, raising an eyebrow at her.

"I-I-I.." Itachi was very close now and Naruto could not look away from the black eyes that stared at her, the same eyes as... "Sasuke..."

"Itachi." The voice coming from the door made the girl jump. The pair looked over to see Sasuke standing in the door way, a smirking Kyuubi behind him.

"Sasuke..." The name was a whisper and Naruto wondered if she had really said it. Sasuke was still watching them, his face in an emotionless state except for the eyes that were wide with anger. Naruto didn't understand what had him so upset. She looked at Itachi for answers before realizing how close he was again. Naruto backed away from the teacher once again graced with a very red face as she ran to the girl's locker room to shower and change.

The four of them walked home together in silence. Sasuke's face had become an expressionless mask as he walked beside Kyuubi, his eyes drilling holes into the back of Itachi's head. "Did she tell you that she was sick yesterday?" Sasuke whispered to the red head. This seemed to wipe the amused smirk off Kyuubi's face. When he got no response the younger Uchiha continued. "She skipped school because of some small stomach bug."

Kyuubi frowned. "She didn't tell me anything."

I see a little silhouetto of a man.

Naruto stopped just before taking the walk way to her front door, turning to Kyuubi at the sound of his phone going off.

Scaramouch, scaramouch will you do the fandango? Thunderbolt and lightning very very frightening me!

With a low growl Kyuubi pulled out his phone to answer it. "Hello?" There was silence for a moment while Kyuubi listened to the person on the other end. He nodded. "I understand... I'll be there soon." He hung up the phone and looked right at Naruto with an apologetic smile.

"Have to go back to work?" She knew the answer. Kyuubi nodded putting the phone back into his pocket.

Kyuubi took a few steps closer to her, ruffling her soft blonde hair. "Don't wait up okay? Itachi and Sasuke are right across the street if you need anything." She nodded. Kyuubi walked past her to his car, getting into the vehicle and driving away. Naruto smiled at the two Uchihas, Itachi returned her smile while Sasuke continued to hold his mask.

"I'm going to head inside, see you tomorrow?" Naruto said looking between the pair.

"I will see you tomorrow Naruto-chan." Itachi said with a nod.

"Hn." Was the only reply Sasuke gave, which Naruto took as a sure.

"Alright, goodnight Sasuke! Uchiha-sensei!" She waved at them before running inside. The house was empty, quiet and to Naruto it also felt very cold. She hated being alone, but she was worried that her fear of an empty house would burden the people she loved. Thus Naruto took a deep breath, walked to the stereo and turned the music on as loud as she would dare with her sensitive ears.

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In the Uchiha house Sasuke sat at the dinner table glaring at Itachi on the other side. His food had gone untouched for the last ten minutes they had been seated. "What is it?" Itachi asked dully.

"If I hadn't walked in, what would you have done to her?" Sasuke's question was full of sharp edges, meant to cut Itachi and force him into confrontation, but the man stayed calm, putting down his chop sticks to meet his brother's eyes.

"There was sand on her face, I was merely helping her remove it before it made it into her eyes." Itachi gave the very reasonable explanation with amusement, Sasuke didn't buy it.

"Right, because "You are becoming quite the woman Naruto-chan." is definitely code for "You are about to get sand in your eyes."" Sasuke growled out, his eyes narrowing on the man.

"Hmm, I do see how that could be miss understood. Though it is true, Naruto is growing to be quite the rare flower." Itachi smirked at the pure hate in Sasuke's eyes.

Sasuke stood from his seat, slamming his hands on the table. "You will stay away from her!"

"Naruto has grown rather fond of my presence little brother, I do not intend to abandon her nor Kyuubi because her attraction to me upsets you." Itachi glared back at the boy.

"She is not attracted to you!" Sasuke flipped the table with far less effort than it should have taken. Itachi looked at the two plates of food that were now on the floor. The older rolled his eyes once again looking up to meet his brother's gaze.

"Indeed, she is attracted to you, you have simply made yourself so emotionally unavailable that she is in denial that she sees you as anything but a good friend." Itachi stood from his seat to leave the boy with that thought. He paused at the door way into the living room. "Oh and Sasuke," The boy looked from the floor to Itachi. "You are cleaning that up." The man pointed at the mess on the floor then walked out.

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The following morning Sasuke hadn't called Naruto to make sure she woke up. "Maybe he is just trusting me to do it myself?" She thought looking at her phone. "Che, yeah right." The girl walked to her closet to retrieve her school uniform when something caught her eye. She still had her girl's uniform, it had hung there almost three years now and the girl weighed her options. The memories from the previous day flooded her mind and she grabbed the uniform putting it on to find it still fit perfect, the skirt just a little above the knees. She put on the tall socks and brushed her hair before heading to the door with her school bag. When she walked out of the house Sasuke wasn't waiting at the end of her walk way, nor at the gate to Konoha high. Naruto walked swiftly through the building for her first class, when she saw something out the hall window from the corner of her eye she turned to look for it. Nothing was there. Naruto sighed and walked right into someone, the blonde looked up from the chest she had walked into to meet pale green eyes.

"Oh sorry Gaara, I wasn't looking," She said rubbing her hair that was not in its usual pony tail. Gaara eyed her up and down before raising a none existent eyebrow.

"What are you wearing?" He asked sounding far more surprised than he meant to.

"The school uniform?" She looked at him like it was obvious, she knew what he meant of course, but as Naruto really didn't want to deal with the questions she decided to simply play dumb. "I'm running late."

She ran past Gaara for her class room. Sasuke wasn't there and later he didn't show up for their second class either and Naruto was becoming worried. At lunch she was so focused on her missing best friend that she didn't notice the stares that were pointed at her, nor the boys who were giving her the exact looks she wore the boy's uniform to avoid. She sat with Sakura and the others, Sasuke's usual seat was empty. Naruto couldn't hear her friends questions about her outfit for the day, she had tuned them out as she watched the seat beside her wondering what she had done wrong.

"Hey Naruto." She turned to the new voice that came from behind her. She recognized the guy as Sai, she had never really talked to him, mostly because his fake smile gave her the creeps and how much he looked like Sasuke made her and the Uchiha uneasy. "You are looking rather lovely today." He placed a hand on the back of her chair and leaned in.

"Umm... Thank you?" She leaned away from him to try and gain some personal space but the boy just followed, grabbing her hand with his.

"I was wondering, would you like to go out with me?" Naruto was shocked, it wasn't the first time she had been asked out, however it was very rare and usually ended with the asker running off and then avoiding her.

"Sai I-" She was cut off by the very pale boy placing an awkward kiss on her hand, then all hell broke lose. Sai was pulled away from Naruto by one furious Uchiha Sasuke. Sasuke punched Sai square in the face, knocking the boy to the floor. "Sasuke!" Naruto called kneeling down to check Sai. She looked up at the Uchiha with pure shock. "What the hell!?" Sasuke was shaking, she could swear his eyes were blood red as he stared at the girl, taking in her uniform, her hair... was there a little make up on her face? Sasuke huffed and stormed out of the cafeteria. "I'm sorry Sai, I won't go out with you. I'm really sorry he hit you!" Naruto got up and ran after her best friend at top speed. When she spotted him in the empty hall she ran past him to stand in his way of leaving.

The pair didn't speak, they only watched each other for a moment. Naruto realized the Uchiha wasn't wearing his school uniform, instead he was dressed in a pair of blue jeans, a black button down tucked into them with the sleeves rolled to just past his elbows and a chain necklace around his neck the pendent disappearing under his shirt. Sasuke hadn't been planning on staying at the school long. He didn't say anything, he pushed past her and Naruto felt her heart drop, tears weld up in her eyes and she turned around to face the retreating Uchiha.

"STOP!" She screamed it, the whole school likely heard her but she just didn't care. Sasuke had done as she said, he stopped but he did not look at her. She walked right up to him, grabbed his shoulders and made him face her. Naruto was strong, so it wasn't a surprise that when she punched Sasuke in the jaw he fell to the floor. "What is wrong with you?! You show up here after half the day is already gone, punch Sai in the face, for what?! And then you just leave?! What the hell Teme?!" Naruto was screaming, student and teachers started to gather in the hall, staying a fair distance from the pair.

Sasuke didn't get up, he didn't look at her, he just sat on the floor with a bruise forming on his jaw. "Answer me." Naruto whispered this time. Sasuke finally looked at her, and then at the crowd that had formed, Itachi was there, watching him. Sasuke shook his head, he got up and ran out of the school with Naruto hot on his heels. "Sasuke!" She called after him, he stopped at the gate and turned to face her. Naruto stopped just in front of him, panting after the sprint.

"Do you like my brother?" Naruto didn't expect that question, but Sasuke was watching her closely, he wanted an answer.

"I... yeah, I do." She wasn't going to lie, not to him. Sasuke's breath hitched and his face became even paler, like a piece of paper.

"I see..." Sasuke was angry, Naruto could hear it in his voice, even if no one else would have known, she knew. "Is that why you're wearing that," He gestured to her uniform with a clear dislike of the idea. "to gain attention from guys like my brother and Sai?"

"What the hell do you care anyways!?" Naruto was becoming angry, Sasuke was over protective and his apparent dislike of her ever getting a boyfriend was becoming a problem.

Sasuke closed the gap between them, grabbing her by the shoulders and looking her right in the eye. "Sai only wanted one thing from you Naruto! He only showed any interest in you when you wore an outfit that showed of your legs and your fucking breasts!" Naruto felt her chest tighten, that really hurt to hear. "And Itachi-"

"Go on Sasuke!" Naruto snapped, she glared at him, a real glare. "Say one truly bad thing about your brother besides the fact that he is so perfect that you will never be better than him." Sasuke froze, his anger dropped along with his heart. That was one of the lines Naruto had been very careful to never cross. She just hurt him, and she could see that she had. "Sasuke... I-" He didn't stay to listen, the boy turned his back to her and left, Naruto wanted to run after him, to beg for forgiveness, but she just couldn't move. She had seen Sasuke hurt before, when he broke down after receiving a horrible call from his parents, but she had never been the cause of his pain. Naruto started to cry, she didn't go back to the school, she walked home with her heart in her stomach. She felt like she had been stabbed, she had hurt her best friend and by doing so did equal damage to herself.

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HellRat:DRAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAA! Naruto has a big mouth sometimes.

Naruto: You're the one writing the stupid story.

Sasuke:...

Kyuubi: Well you fucked up Imouto-chan.

Naruto: But I'm not the author!

HellRat: Yes, but Kyuubi and Itachi are my bitches.

Itachi: When exactly did that happen?

HellRat: Now? Pulls out the kinky box

Kyuubi: I can get behind this.

Itachi: I'm leaving.

Sakura: REVIEW!