First fanfiction so I'm hoping people enjoy it.
They all are 18 at this point.
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"Oi! Naruto! What's wrong with you! Drink more!" Naruto whipped his head around to meet Kiba. He gave Kiba a grin.
"I'm getting to it! Hold on." Kiba gave him a suspicious look and nodded. The whole gang, not including Sasuke who was still out there somewhere, were situated in a bar. The bar was small but cozy. They had rented out the whole place for a get together party. They hadn't all been together since Naruto returned, and what better time then now.
Kiba then decided to crank up the party a bit. "Ok, drinking time! Who ever can hold their liquor the longest wins!"
It took a couple minutes, but soon people began to sit down and wait for the contest to start. This included Kiba, Sakura, Tsunade, Ino, and Sai. Kiba seemed a little disappointed by the turnout but grinned nonetheless. "Ok, everyone should know the rules so I'm not going to explain them. The last on their chair wins!"
Everyone nodded. Kiba took the first drink and nearly swayed of his chair. It was obvious he was already drunk. Sakura went next and neatly took a swig of beer. Then went Tsunade, Sai, and Ino. First one down was Kiba, followed by Ino. Kiba had already been drinking for a while now, and Ino was a bit of a lightweight. Naruto knew the only ones really left were Sai and Tsunade. Sakura went down next and hit the floor in a stupor.
The others who were not part of the game settled down the watch. Well, every one except Neji and Tenten who were off in some dark corner together. Naruto could tell the Tsunade was smashed at this point. However, Sai looked only the slightest bit tipsy. Tsunade growled, not happy with the fact that she was losing. However, she went down as well, leaving Sai the winner. Sai bowed at the applause and left the table.
At this point, Naruto took it as a sign to go home. He told everyone he was leaving, but Ino latched on to him, singing songs under her breath. Naruto pried her off with help from Chouji and picked up Sakura. He knew she was too drunk to get home by herself.
Kakashi grinned and gave him thumbs up. Naruto flushed a bit and heaved Sakura outside.
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Sakura was giggling and smiling as Naruto helped her home. She latched herself onto his left arm and dragged him down. Naruto stumbled a bit but managed to get her home safely. Sakura fumbled around for her keys, but Naruto took them from her hands and placed the key in the lock. Sakura gave him a smile of gratitude. Naruto smiled at her and went inside with her. He switched on the lights and guided her to her room. Sakura was sprouting nonsense at this point, but he was sure he had heard a Sasuke in her garble. He placed Sakura on her bed, and looked at the Team 7 picture on her dresser. Naruto gave a sad smile, but as he was about to leave, he was stopped. Sakura had grabbed onto his right sleeve. Naruto turned around and met her gaze.
"Please. Stay with me."
Naruto shook his head. She was drunk, so there was no way he was pulling that one. Sakura ignored his rejection and pressed herself on him. She captured his lips and pulled him down onto her bed.
"Sakura, I said no. This isn't you." Naruto knew he was half assing this. If he really didn't want to do this, he would have been out the door already. Sakura ignored him again and nibbled on his neck. Naruto let out a small groan.
'Maybe, just this once it's time I do what I want to do.' thought Naruto. He gently pried Sakura off his neck and kissed her. He would face the repercussions later.
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Naruto opened his eyes as the sunlight hit his face.
"Fuck."
He sat up from his position on the bed and chanced a glance at Sakura. He was surprised to find her staring at him. Naruto felt unnerved from her stare and closed his eyes. "Sakura, I'm really sorry. This was a big mistake."
Sakura sat up from the bed, with the comforter around her body, and gently shook her head. She gently wet her lips. "No. It wasn't. This gave me time to think about this. Look Naruto, last night was fun. I got to blow off some stress."
Naruto stared at her, anger forming in his chest. Fun? That was it? All that just for her to say it was fun? A fucking stress relief? Naruto felt like leaving the room right that instant and never looking back. He felt extremely insulted and wanted to punch something. What a fucking bitch.
Sakura seemed to catch on to what he was feeling. She grabbed his hand and continued, "How about we continue this, Naruto. The two of us. Of course, this will end when one says it will. No stings attached. No love involved. No one needs to know; a little secret between friends."
Naruto couldn't help but wonder if she was crazy. This went against every thing he was for. Naruto wanted a relationship with this girl. Not free sex whenever. Not a secret between friends.
After closing his eyes, Naruto began to think about this. This was Sakura Haruno, the girl he had wanted since he was a kid. She was giving herself to him. Naruto opened his eyes and ran a hand through his hair.
"Sure."
Hell, what else could he say? No? This could be an opportunity to make her fall in love with him for real. Naruto couldn't pass up this chance.
Sakura smiled at him and got out of bed. Naruto looked away to give her some privacy. Even though last night had happened, Naruto was still a modest kid. Sakura giggled at his action. She threw on some clothes and handed Naruto his clothes. Naruto took them from her hands and headed to her bathroom to take a shower. He needed to clear his head. Just what the hell had he done.
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Everything had been going well for the last few months. Sakura would go to him whenever she wanted and vice-versa. No one had any idea, but Naruto couldn't help but think that Kakashi was getting suspicious about the two.
Naruto grit his teeth. He wasn't getting anywhere in trying to have Sakura fall in love with him. She treated him like a friend in the day and a lover at night. However, he was pleased that something was changing. Naruto would grab her hand in public and Sakura wouldn't pull away. He would put his arm around her shoulder and Sakura would leave it there. However, Sakura might have taken it as a friendship thing. Naruto felt frustrated at the thought.
Ichiraku Ramen was getting to be the place where Naruto really got to spend time with Sakura. She was always extremely busy with hospital matters while Naruto had started to demand more missions. Naruto picked at his ramen, his face dejected.
"Naruto! Sorry I'm late!" Sakura jumped into the seat next to him and ordered her ramen. "Tsunade held me back for a bit. She wanted to discuss a patient of mine. Whatever, it was no big deal." Sakura flashed Naruto a smile and his heart clenched. This was wrong, this kind of relationship. Naruto fidgeted in his seat and took a bit of his ramen.
He didn't want this anymore. He was going to tell Sakura how he felt.
Naruto forcefully grabbed Sakura's hand and made her look at him.
"Sakura, I need you to know. Look, I –"
At the moment, everything began to crumble.
Kakashi came running towards them, and Sakura pulled her hand out of Naruto's hand. Naruto gave Kakashi a glare and wondered what he wanted now. 'This had better be good, or I'm going to kill Kakashi.' Still, dread filled up in Naruto's chest as he realized he had never seen Kakashi so shaken before. Sakura hopped out of her chair and ran over to him.
"Kakashi-sensei! What's wrong?" Sakura questioned.
"Sa-Sasuke's back!" Kakashi gasped out.
Time stood still for Naruto, but not for Sakura. She quietly asked where he was, to which Kakashi replied the front gates. Sakura sped out of the area, hoping to see him before the Anbu got to him.
Naruto was in no such hurry. A few years ago, he would have been there before Sakura, but now . . . when everything had been going so well. Naruto clenched his fist and stood up from his booth. He put down money for the both of them and left the ramen shop. Kakashi's breathing had regulated and was staring at Naruto.
"Are you ok?" Naruto gave him a weak nod.
"Yeah. Everything's fine."
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Naruto hopped from building top to building top, hoping to reach Sasuke soon. It wasn't that Naruto didn't want to see Sasuke, he did. However, he gave up looking for him a few years ago after Sasuke . . .
Naruto shook his head of that memory. It wasn't one he liked. Naruto ended up going to the hospital after that and being treated by Sakura. Naruto told her that he had to break his Nindo, his promise to her. Naruto had never felt this terrible before. He yelled at himself, saying that someone who broke a promise like this had no right to be Hokage. Sakura just gave him a tired smile and hugged him. Naruto felt safe in her arms and cried.
It was then when he knew he loved her. Not a silly schoolboy crush as everyone thought, including Sakura. He wanted to set the record straight earlier, but was interrupted.
He jumped down from a rooftop and took a deep breath. He rounded the last corner and his breath hitched.
A love that's so demanding
The sight that met his eyes was the last that he wanted to see. Sakura was buried in Sasuke's shirt, sobbing. Sasuke made no move to comfort her, but he let her stay buried in his chest. Naruto noticed Sasuke's face was slightly bruised, meaning Sakura had most likely decked or slapped him earlier.
Naruto felt slightly reminiscent of the scene when Tsunade had healed Sasuke. Sakura had latched herself onto him, and he made no move to push her away like Naruto had suspected he would.
Naruto felt his chest tighten and he hid behind a wall. He bit his lower lip and left the scene. He would visit Sasuke later.
I can't speak
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Blarg. It's over. The lyrics are Famous Last Words by My Chemical Romance. I thought it fit well.
It so short! Man, it's hard to write a lot.
By the way, Suigetsu, Karin, and Juugo were watching Sasuke and Sakura. Naruto didn't notice them cause he was caught in the moment. Karin was raging away, Suigestu was holding her back, and Juugo was talking to a bird.