The Perfectionist and the Painter

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"Sasuke I would like you to befriend Sai." My father told me before we were to meet with Sai and his parents.

"But Father..."

"No, buts Sasuke just be nice to him and any ways I haven’t seen you hang around anybody else except for that Uzamaki Kid. And the Hyuga sometimes." My Father glares at me and I relent. How bad can it be right?

"Hello again Sasuke-kun." Sai says with a smile.

My dad nudges my side. "Hey Sai," I don’t say anymore. I refuse to talk to this guy anymore than I have to tonight. He’s so infuriating and confusing.

Get this I have to sit next to him. I ignore him as best as I can, but I feel his gaze on me. I glare at him and he only smiles. Why on earth does he always smile? It’s not the same as Naruto always smiling. His has a certain sadness to it and it never seems to reach his eyes.

I contemplate my thoughts as we eat our meal. Our parents are discussing who knows what and it’s not like I care either. Although I have been told that I will not run our family business, but I’ll work under Itatchi who will inherit the law firm. I don’t want to be a lawyer, but I guess that you have do what you have to do.

"Sasuke-kun what are you thinking about?" Sai asks while finishing up his meal.

"None of your business and what makes you think that I would tell you anyway?" I said lowly so my father wouldn’t hear what I said.

"You don’t have to tell me, but I can tell that it’s making you mad to think about whatever it is that your thinking about." Sai states.

How the hell can he tell it’s making me mad. I am not showing any emotion. At least I thought that I wasn’t.

"You’re holding on to your napkin with a death grip Sasuke-kun," Sai reaches out under the table and boldly and I must say rather stupidly takes hold of my hands to save my napkin from a certain death. What is he doing?

I quickly move away from him touching me. "What the hell are you doing?"

"I am trying to make you relax Sasuke-kun."

"Well if you want to keep your hand you wont try it again." I glare at him and then I feel someone staring at me. I turn to see my dad giving me a chilling stare. I drop my glare and I turn back to Sai. I can practically hear my father give a hmpf.

I don’t even finish eating my meal. This night has been I don’t even have the right words to describe it. Luckily nothing else happened other than the fact that I learned that Sai had done some of the paintings and sculptures for the art exhibit. I wasn’t very impressed. I might have been a little if I had even bothered to look at the art work.

I went to bed feeling very confused about my new classmate, but all thoughts about what happened during the day were wiped out with the coming of sleep. I woke up a little earlier than usual so I could fulfill my vow of getting my parking spot back. I showered quickly and did everything in my morning routine really fast.

I ate breakfast like there was no tomorrow and I seemed to surprise my parents with my eagerness to get to school. They seemed a little proud that I was leaving so early for school. I actually left earlier than them which never happens, but this parking space business became personal with my first meeting with Sai.

I drove to school feeling really good about getting my space. I pull into the parking lot feeling quite smug. Then I suffer a blow to my ego. There in my spot Sai’s mustang is sitting there, like it was yesterday. I pull in right beside him again. Not liking his car so close to mine, but I guess I could’ve moved mine, but that’s not going to happen. I accept my defeat for today. That doesn’t mean that I am not going to try tomorrow for my spot.

I get out of my car with new resolve and a goal that will be accomplished because I am an Uchiha. I hear giggling from behind me as I make my way to the entrance of the school building. I would know that giggling from any where. And my hunch was right as soon as I get inside. I see a blonde head and pink head take appearance on either side of me. I don’t even acknowledge there existence. I continue walking like they are not there. I can see from the corner of my eye that they are discussing something.

"Morning Sasuke-kun!! You’re here early!" Ino says while attempting to grasp my arm, but I pull it away before she can attach her self to me.

"Hn," Is my only response.

They both squeal with delight. And I must confess I have no idea why ‘hn’ deserves squeals, but what can you do?

"Sasuke-kun must be in a really good mood this morning," Sakura whispers to Ino.

"I think that you might be right Sakura."

"Sasuke-kun will you go out with me?" Sakura asks rather loudly drawing some attention from the other students around us. It seemed to take all her might to say that one sentence.

For some reason or another I say, "Hn, no Sakura." They both start giggling again.

I know it might seem weird that they are happy that I said no, but I usually walk away when they or anybody else asks me out. They start running ahead to who knows where. I continue walking down the hall at a normal pace. When I pass by the art room I notice a familiar head of hair. I look into the window and discover that Sai is working on a painting. His brush strokes are strong and graceful. He seems to be in a different world. I wish he would stay there. I grab the door knob to go into the class room for an unknown reason. To annoy him or just to talk to him or maybe for another reason, but before I turn the door knob. The first bell rings. I guess I must’ve been at the door watching him longer than I thought. That knowledge does not sit well with me. I shake off these weird feelings and I head to my first class.

I sit down in my seat and not to my surprise Kakashi-sensei is fifteen minutes late. I took the time to go over my homework from the previous night and I don’t know why I did, it was all correct. I guess you can never be to careful. Sai I notice is sitting a little closer than he was yesterday. He’s not right next to me, but he’s two desks in front and two to the side of me. He’s basically vertical to me. He has not taken notice of me and I like it better that way. First period goes by pretty fast. Kakashi-sensei was just reading his perverted book the whole time.

I then head off to gym for my second period class. I forgot to mention that I have four classes with Sai. I enter the locker and head straight to my locker. I put in the combination and I pull out my clothes. Neji is right beside finishing getting dressed.

"Ohayo Sasuke!" Neji turns toward me his milky eyes seeming to take in every action around him.

"Morning Neji!" I say while tying my gym shoes. I am pretty sure that we are playing basketball today. I mean who can forget with Gai-sensei shouting at the top of his lungs talking about blossoming youth and the thrill of a great game of basketball to fill the spring time of youth although it’s fall now so who know’s what he’s talking about half the time. I look up to find Neji looking at the other side of the locker. I don’t even bother to look the guy notices things that nobody else can. And I have no idea how he does it.

"Hey Sasuke do you know what’s up with the new guy?"

"No, why?"

"Well it’s just that he’s been staring at you ever since you’ve been talking to me!" Neji states.

I feel weird at the prospect of being watched by Sai. I normally don’t care who watches me, but this is a different kind of feeling. I stand up and look to where Neji was looking just moments before to find that Sai was indeed staring at me. I glare at him and he just puts on a smile before turning back to his locker to change.

"He seems to be angry or jealous," Neji says while we make our way to the gym to start doing our stretches before Gai-sensei or the very enthusiastic Lee try to make us do some new weird form of warming up technique that they thought up.

"You think so?"

"Yeah, I do. Sasuke I think you have another fan." Neji starts laughing.

I aim to hit his shoulder playfully though, but I don't actually touch him. Other than Naruto I feel I can be myself around Neji at least a little. He kinda has the same problems as with me the fan club girls and boys. He also comes from a famed family like the Uchihas. He comes from the much celebrated Hyuga family. They own many business in Konoha and around the country. And they have a specific family trait of milky eyes. That come in handy I must say. He’s only second to me when it come to grades and other things in school, but he’s tied with Shikamaru in the genius department. He may seem really lazy, but he's another genius non the less.

After warming up we all gather around Gai-sensei. He’s wearing a green leotard suite and his trade mark bowl style hair cut. Lee right beside him sporting the same green leotard suite and hair cut. I would swear that they are somehow related, but to my surprise and every one else they are not. There has to be a blood line connection some where.

"Okay every one the spring time of youth is here and we must celebrate it with a sporting game of basketball." Gai-sensei announces with Lee beside him pumping his fist in the air for emphasis.

The team captains are Neji and me. I chose my team and I pick it so that it’s Sai free. Neji gives me a weird look as I obviously look over Sai. Sai notice’s the look that passes between me and Neji, but thankfully he doesn’t get the wrong idea. Wait! Stop right there why in hell would I care if that SOB got the wrong idea!? Well who gives a shit! I am going to play basketball! Beside the fact that Gai-sensei can be a little over whelming at times, okay all the time I really like gym class.

Gai-sensei blows the whistle and I jump up and hit the ball out Neji’s reach. It goes flying to Shikamaru I knowingly pick Shikamaru over Sai. And to my utter shock and every one else’s Shikamaru get’s the ball and dribbles it for a second and then he passes it to Kiba. Who willingly get’s the ball and makes a slam dunk.

The score is now 23 to 18. My team is of course winning. Right now I am trying to get around Sai. I thought that it would be easy, but not so much. I fake him out, apparently he was expecting something along those lines because he follows my moves and hit’s the ball out my grasp sending it flying to Neji who gets the ball in the basket. Some of the guys gasp at what just happened. I take no notice all my focus is on Sai who just smiles at me and then walks away with the sound of the whistle signaling that the game is over. We won, but only narrowly. We all lined up to shake each other hands for a good game, one of Gai-sensei’s rules. When it comes time to shake Sai’s hand I almost look him over like I did when picking teams, but I don’t. It might send the message that I am being a sore loser which the Uchihas are not. So I begrudgingly put forth my hand and Sai shakes it. All the funny feelings come back ten fold with the simple contact. Sai looks me directly in the eye with a what I think was the first real smile I’ve seen him give.

"Great game Sasuke-kun!"

"Yeah," Is all I say still not really wanting to talk to him.

"Your one of the only people that I feel I can have a game of basketball with. It’s one of my hobbies." With this information given Sai moves on down the line. I continue shaking everybody hand without really taking notice of them. I never would have guessed that he was good at basketball much less actually having it as a hobby. But my pride would not let me regret not adding him to my team. And with the ending of the game and shaking of hands we all head for the locker room to shower.