A/N: HEY GUYS. Omg, I know you must be pissed now. It's been so long since my last update. Sniffs. I am so sorry. School has been so busy and I was experiencing writer's block for this story :( But still, hope you guys enjoy this chapter! :)))
Warnings: UNBETAED
Pas de Deux: Dance for Two
Chapter 2
Naruto was born in a family of artists. His mother painted as a hobby and his father composed beautiful music whenever he was in the mood. So, it would not come as a surprise that Naruto was well educated in the world of music and arts. Growing up, Naruto has been surrounded by paintings of artists such as Van Gogh, Da Vinci, Picasso and the like. He has even visited the Louvre museum, one of the world's most prized locations. But nothing can ever compare to what Naruto was seeing right now (Well, maybe except the Louvre).
"Wow," Naruto breathed, his eyes roaming the vast lobby. Paintings and sculptures were everywhere and light, classical music was playing in the background. The place smelled of painting oils and old books. Naruto inhaled deeply. It smelled just like home.
As Naruto walked further inside, he admired everything his eyes laid on. But one particular painting drew him in. It was probably an unknown painting since Naruto had never seen it before. But by the gods was it beautiful. It was a painting of a man watching the sunset. Though he was surrounded by a lot of people, you can see the sadness etched on his face. Naruto felt a pang in his heart. The man in the picture was a lot like him; surrounded by many but always alone….if that made any sense.
"Beautiful, isn't it?" Naruto shrieked as he felt hot breath assault his ears. He turned around to punch the shit out of his assaulter, only to be greeted by yes, you guessed it- Uchiha Sasuke. The man was a sight to behold in his black turtleneck. It only served to enhance his pale, aristocratic features and coal black eyes.
Sasuke smirked, obviously amused at the blonde's outburst. "Dobe."
"What the fuck," Naruto hissed. "Weren't you ever taught by your parents that it's rude to sneak up on people? You just gave me a fucking mini heart attack!"
"Hn."
Naruto's eye twitched. Again with that grunting noise! Hn. Hn. Hn. Even after fifteen years, that 'hn' still managed to piss him off. "Don't just fucking grunt at me, asshole!"
"Hn."
Big time. "Speak, teme!"
"Hn."
"Sasuke!"
Sasuke's smirk grew. "Hn."
"Gaaaaaah!" Naruto tried to resist the growing urge to pull his hair. "I give up! Go on. Just grunt at me! Hn hn hn!" The raven was just too impossible to deal with!
Sasuke chuckled, leaning in close enough for Naruto to feel the raven's hot breath on his ear…again. The blonde shuddered. Sasuke was too close. Way too close. Naruto could almost feel his heart pounding against his ribcage. Their closeness was just too much.
"T-teme." Sasuke leaned in closer. His lips were now practically on Naruto's ear. The blonde's heart was beating faster now. Faster, faster, faster. He felt the raven smile. "You haven't changed at all."
Naruto shivered. Fuck.
"You're late, Naruto." And then Sasuke was gone. Just like that. Gone, zilch, nada. Leaving Naruto in a dazed mess, left to wonder how Sasuke can make him so flustered.
"Wha-what?" Naruto looked around, not completely able to process what the raven just told him. Late? He was late?
"Oh shit." He was late and on his first day at that! The blonde climbed up the stairs two steps at a time. He was so dead.
When he finally arrived the dance studio, he was greeted by the sight of an obviously amused guy in tights. "About time you finally decided to grace us with your presence, Mr. Namikaze. You're five minutes late and we couldn't start without you."
Naruto blushed, feeling the amused gaze of the man on him. "S-sorry."
The blonde observed the man before him. He assumed that this was their teacher. The man had long blonde hair that was tied up in a ponytail and sparkling blue eyes just like his though the man's were paler, kinda like icy blue. He also had a slender body that was perfect for a ballet dancer and for sure, he had muscles underneath that tank top. All in all, he was pretty, Naruto decided. Very pretty. For a man, that is.
"My name is Deidara, by the way. And I will be your ballet teacher starting today." The man- no, Deidara, came up to him and dragged him to the center of the studio, clapping his hands to call the attention of the students in the room. There were about 8 of them. One was a redhead wearing eyeliner – what the hell?- and had the kanji 'Ai' tattoed on the right side of his forehead. Another was a weird looking guy with inverted triangles tattoed under each eye. Naruto's eye twitched. What the hell was with these people and tattoos? To top it all off, there was also this weird-looking guy with bowlcut hair in green leotards and red tights! What the fuck? Green and red! It was a complete fashion disaster.
Deidara must have seen the look Naruto's face because he grinned at him and winked. "You get used to it."
The blonde teacher then transferred his attention to the students in front of him. "Everybody, we're going to have a new student today! I'll give you guys 10 minutes to know each other, 'kay? Use it well!" And with that, he pushed Naruto towards the group, leaving him to his own devices.
Naruto didn't know what to do. He was not a shy person, per se, but he was kind of really nervous. "Uhmm, hi? I'm Namikaze Naruto. Nice to meet you."
The guy with triangle tattoes laughed boisterously, patting Naruto on the back. "Man, you don't have to be so nervous. The name's Kiba, by the way." Kiba grinned and Naruto couldn't help but grin too. Man, he was going to get along with this guy for sure. Kiba then introduced the other dancers to him.
The man with the eyeliner was called Gaara and the walking fashion disaster was called Lee. There was also this lazy bum called Shikamaru, a shy guy named Shino, and a rude motherfucker who had the nerve to call him dickless, Sai. They were a weird bunch but Naruto couldn't help but like almost all of them. After the introductions were made, Naruto couldn't stop himself from scanning the room, looking for a particular man with that famous duckbutt hair, and only to be disappointed. The blonde frowned. He seriously thought that he and Sasuke were classmates. But oh well, maybe it was for the best?
But as Naruto turned his attention back to his new found friends, he couldn't help but be disappointed. He shook his head.
What hell was happening to him? He should be happy that Sasuke wasn't here. He was supposed to be happy…so why? Why the heavy feeling in his heart?
A/N: Okay, so was it fine? Did I disappoint you guys? Feedbacks please, if you have time. I need to know :)) And any comments and suggestions would be really appreciated.
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