Heart Strings

The Call

"Kabuto, I left this place in Middle School. I am sure no one remembers me, plus-"

"Ok, ok, I know, but I promise it will be fun." Sasuke frowned.

"Fine, one hour then we leave." Sasuke said hoping mentioning that they would leave together would make Kabuto change his mind.

"You'll enjoy it, I promise. Love you." Kabuto hung up. Sasuke stared at his phone with misplaced dislike. Sighing he stood then his door swung open.

"You have a meeting at 6-" Sasuke glared. Karin his secretary returned a stare, unfazed by his glaring.

"I am done for the day, I am going home." Karin face looked pinched at the command. She nodded then turned on her heels and walked out. Stuffing papers into his briefcase Sasuke left his office. Nodding goodbye at workers he stepped into his personal elevator. Sasuke ran his hand roughly through his raven black hair.

"I am an idiot." He mumbled to himself.

I should have ignored the damn call.

Gaara Sabaku

Age: 20

Occupation: Head Lecturer of the Business Department at Konoha University

Relationship Status: Single

Gaara was now frowning at the substitute student teacher. Gaara was a genius and considered everyone except his best friend Naruto to be beneath him.

"Does this make any sense to you?" Gaara was waving the cowering student teacher's paper in front of her face. She had tears in her eyes.

"N…no." she stuttered. Hands shaking she took the paper from Gaara. His glared became a smirk he sat down in his chair.

"Crying won't get you anywhere. I have pointed out the errors, correct them." She nodded and rushed out the room. Gaara sighed then chuckled. Simpleton. He thought.

He rose from his chair and packed his suitcase. He headed out the hall to his car. Naruto would be in class now at this time, he'll talk to his blond later. Naruto wasn't his, but he was his only friend so he considered the blond his. He seated himself in his convertible it was time to go home and change for the get together later. Before he could put his car in reverse, a red Porsche sped pass his car and Gaara glowered at the speeding Porsche. Reversing, he quickly drove out after the car. He knew the driver well, they both lived beside each other and there was always competition and borderline animosity between him and his neighbour, and some similarities, and they both were geniuses and taught at Konoha University. He caught up with the Porsche at a red light; there wasn't a lot of traffic, so this shouldn't take long. The driver of the Porsche honked his car horn and Gaara did the same. It was decided. They would both race to their homes just then the light flashed green and there was a screech of tires and both cars sped off.

Slipping in and out between the traffic, they were both neck to neck. Gaara saw the Porsche turn off. It was a short cut. Gaara pressed on the gas pedal and switched gears, the traffic was much lighter, and he would definitely win he thought grinning to his self. After a couple of minutes he turned onto his road, slowing down, there was no way his neighbour would make it home before him.

Just then there was a flash of red and his neighbour sped by his car, and drove into his now opened gate leaving a fuming Gaara in his dust.

"Shit." Gaara swore and drove into his home. Alighting from his car he saw his neighbour walking through his gate with a grin on his face.

"You were lucky." Gaara said. He disliked everything about his neighbour. From his stupidly long hair to his weird silver-grey eyes.

"Right, keep telling yourself that, also party will be at Naruto's." Neji walked over to Gaara's car and ran his hand over it.