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Title: Surprise Invitation
Genre and Pairing: Yaoi and Sasunaru
Notes: Random bouts of major fluff. Slight OOC. (But honestly, if you're in love, do you always act just like you always do?)
VSN (Very Special Note): March 29th- HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERISABESU! Enjoy your gift! Sorry, the story was acting up, so I had to re-post it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto… sob That belongs to Kishimoto-san. Furthermore, I'm not making a dime off of this, I'm doing this for free as a gift!
Key:
Italics mean someone's inner thoughts.
----- means a change in POV and/or scenery.
Part 1: A Heartfelt Invitation
The sun rose high in the sky, indicating it was noon in the village of Konoha. Even thought it covered the entire area in light, it couldn't chase away two shadows that darted among the structures of the village. The buildings were all decorated for the annual festival celebrating the creation of their home tomorrow. Bright streamers and large banners shouted their pride and joy to the blue sky above as the shadows danced over them, the sharp clang of steel against steel adding a tempo to their movements. People bustled in the streets, making last minute preparations and greeting each other with a smile, glancing up curiously at the sounds above them. Those two shadows ignored the cheery, genial atmosphere around them, however. They had no real reason to participate in the festivities, one because he chose not to, and the other because he felt he was unwanted there. Suddenly, one shadow moved away from the other, who gave chase, and they left town. When they reached the training grounds, the shadows coalesced into two young men, one with hair as bright and golden as the sun above and eyes of shining sapphire, and the other with hair and eyes as black as starless midnight. One stood his ground stubbornly while the other slumped down onto his knees, breathing hard.
Sasuke lightly shook the hair out of his eyes and looked over at his blond teammate. This spar had been a good one, Naruto was truly getting to be a skilled jounin. He looked at Naruto, and he inwardly shivered as his mind decided to take a detour. Gods, he is so handsome. I can't believe how good he looks. He nearly blushed, but mentally shook himself. Tomorrow's the festival. What should I do? Inside his mind somewhere, his heart shouted at him. Just ask him to the festival! It's really simple! Just ask him or you'll never be able to get the courage to say it again, and you know it! Nodding, Sasuke looked over at Naruto and called, "Oi, usuratonkachi."
Naruto glanced up at him when he heard the hated nickname and growled.
"What, teme?" Sasuke heard the irritation in Naruto's voice, and nearly lost his nerve from Naruto's attitude. Blushing slightly, Sasuke told himself to ignore that and get it over with. He cleared his throat softly and spoke.
"Well, there's the festival tomorrow, and…" Trailing off, Sasuke was shocked to find he was unable to say the rest. His heart began screaming at him.
You idiot! It's really simple! Here, I'll say it, you repeat: Would. You. Go. With. Me? Sasuke continued to open his mouth and couldn't say the rest. Blushing deeper, he looked over at Naruto. Naruto was regarding him with a strange look. Not mean, but curious, expectant, and it almost seemed… hopeful. Sasuke flushed and looked away.
"And?" Naruto asked. Sasuke tried with all his might to answer, but both his ice-prince personality and an emotion he refused to acknowledge as fear held the words at bay. As he struggled, he heard Naruto get up and start walking. Damn! I messed up. I missed my chance. Sasuke bowed his head and cursed himself for being so stubborn. He was so distracted by his own thoughts that he didn't notice that Naruto's footsteps were approaching him, not walking away. When Naruto's sandals appeared before him, Sasuke glanced up to be pinned by Naruto's sapphire gaze.
"And, Sasuke?" Naruto looked at him expectantly. The closeness to Naruto both froze Sasuke's fear and melted his icy personality and the words finally came through.
"And would you go with me?" Surprise flickered in Naruto's eyes, but he made no response other than to bow his head and start trembling slightly. Great. He's shaking with rage at my invitation. I didn't think he hated me that much. Sasuke looked away, unable to keep his head up anymore. He flinched as Naruto's hand came up to rest on his cheek softly. Surprised that Naruto hadn't slapped or punched the living daylights out of him, he looked back to have his mouth covered by Naruto's. His eyes widened in shock briefly before he surrendered to the kiss, his eyes sliding closed. Naruto's thumb caressed his cheek tenderly as the kiss suddenly turned salty. Sasuke realized that Naruto was crying and his arms came up to wrap around Naruto and draw him closer.
Breaking the kiss suddenly, Naruto looked him in the eyes happily.
"Yes, Yes, I'll go with you." Sasuke felt his knees go weak as a new emotion filled his body. He vaguely recognized it as relief before a grin, held back for most of his life, took this moment of pure joy to break free, splitting his face as his ice-prince nature remained liquid in Naruto's presence.
Still grinning, Sasuke tightened his grip on Naruto, pulling him into an embrace. He heard a gasp of surprise from Naruto before he felt him relax in his arms and return the hug. Releasing him after a minute, Sasuke felt his joy coming under control as his personality began to return to normal after its joyous high. Smiling softly, he placed his hand under Naruto's chin and kissed him softly. Pulling back after a moment, he turned to go, and called over his shoulder.
"So, I'll pick you up for the festival tomorrow night, okay?" Receiving a nod from Naruto, he nodded goodbye and vanished, dashing over Konoha's rooftops. He seemed as normal and cold as usual, but if one was able to keep up and look carefully, they would notice a small smile on his lips and a slight spring in his step as he headed home.
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Naruto stood there, slightly stunned as his mind processed everything that had just happened. He blinked for a few seconds before…
"YES! Yesyesyesyes!!!" Naruto exploded, jumping from tree to tree and then roof to roof doing somersaults, flips and spins as he leapt, laughing with joy. He continued for a few minutes before he realized he needed to tell someone or he might just die from the extreme happiness trapped inside his chest. Stopping on a roof, he looked around for a moment before he caught a flash of pink hair. Focusing on the owner of that hair, he saw Sakura walking along the street below him. Grinning, he leaped down.
"SAKURA-CHAANNN!"
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Sakura looked up, no small amount of surprise on her face as one of her teammates plummeted to earth right in front of her. Naruto's feet hit the ground hard, kicking up a cloud of dust. She choked on the dust for a second before she couldn't breathe anymore, but for a different reason. Naruto had crushed her into a hug and was bouncing up and down, swinging her about like a rag doll.
He's more energetic than usual. Is that a good thing or a bad thing? She wondered as he finally set her down. Almost afraid to do it, she pulled out a polished kunai and looked herself over. Yep, of course I'm covered in dust. Oh, and look at my hair! And after all that time I spent styling it too! Fixing her hair as best she could and brushing off some dust, she glared slightly at Naruto, who was still bouncing happily. Gritting her teeth and balling her fist, she clocked him on the back of his head. "Naruto no baka! Look at what you did to me!" However, instead of curling up and cradling his head like he usually did, Naruto only stopped jumping around and rubbed his sore head absentmindedly as he continued to tremble excitedly. Looking up at her with bright eyes, he grinned at her.
"Ne, ne, Sakura-chan! I-" Before he got too far though, she raised a hand to interrupt him.
"Wait, Naruto, Let's go somewhere more private than the middle of the street if you're going to tell me anything." Nodding vigorously, Naruto grabbed her wrist and practically dragged her into the nearest restaurant. Getting seated, she ordered them some sake. She had a feeling she would be needing some alcohol soon with the way Naruto was acting. After it was delivered, she poured herself a bit and looked at him expectantly. "So, what's up?" Naruto flushed slightly and grinned, definitely calmer but still very excited. He downed a bit of sake before he answered her.
"Ano… Sasuke… asked me out to the festival." Sakura's eyes widened slightly at Naruto's words. Naruto had told her long ago he loved Sasuke, but in all her years as their teammate, she'd never seen Sasuke make any indication he returned those feelings. Looks like Konoha's most eligible bachelor isn't so eligible anymore. Smiling to cover her disappointment at having lost Sasuke, she shoved her jealousy aside and focused on Naruto.
"So, is that the only thing that happened? I doubt you'd be this happy if that was all that happened." Naruto shook his head and smiled. He poured a little sake and sipped before continuing.
"No, that's not all. I can't remember all the details, I was a bit dazed from it all happening at once, but I know we hugged and kissed, then he left. He's picking me up tomorrow night and- OH SHIT! I don't have anything to wear!" The joy from earlier seemed to have been replaced by panic as Naruto began to fret about what he was going to wear tomorrow.
I should have expected as much from him. Shaking her head, Sakura downed the last of the sake and grabbed one of Naruto's hands, getting his attention. "Don't worry, Naruto, I'm here to help. Just go home and grab your wallet and meet me at my place. We'll get you something Sasuke'll never forget." A look of relief washed over Naruto's face as he got up and hugged Sakura quickly.
"Thank you, Sakura-chan!" Letting go, he hurried out the door. Watching him go, Sakura left some money on the table and headed home more calmly than him. Unknowingly, Naruto had told his secret to one of Konoha's gossip chain's most important informants, and she found herself unable to keep from telling this secret, at least to one particular person. Reaching for her cell phone, she dialed quickly and waited for the other person to pick up.
"Ino? Sakura. You won't believe what I'm about to tell you…"
End Part 1.
Well, I hope this is good so far! The next parts are coming soon!