A/N: Just a in-progress collection of NaruSaku shorts I'd put up on my tumblr. Drabbles, one-shots, ranging from everything from comedy to tragedy. Some posts may be connected, most won't. Just look at the notes!
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first date
"Sakura-chan," said Naruto, gripping her shoulders and suddenly directing a fiercely somber look at her that she could do nothing except widen her eyes.
"Naruto, what - - what is it, you want to go to a different restaurant? If you want ramen that much we can go to Ginnabe as a compromise - - "
"I'm going to kiss you," he announced. "Er, wait, I mean - - can I kiss you? Will you let me kiss you? It's polite to ask first, right? Um." He cursed softly, felt his cheeks warming. Ever since they had started dating, Naruto had resolved to take the initiative in 'wooing' Sakura - - 'wooing' being Sai's choice of word, gleaned from a yellowed library book entitled, The Gentleman's Guide to Romance.
"…Sakura-chan," he said, her name vibrating over her skin, he was so close. Was it possible for a person to turn into a tomato? He was so red she was beginning to worry that he would give himself a fever. "Can you - - erm - - close your eyes?"
Sakura felt his breath fanning over her lips and she screwed her eyes shut, her face heating up. She waited. How did one breathe, again? Air was required, yes, and then what? Right, the lungs had to work, in, out - -
Naruto sighed and his head sagged. "Sorry, Sakura-chan, I - - I can't," he mumbled, and he seemed to sense her hurt and disappointment because he shot up, looked straight into her eyes and said, "Just the thought of kissing you is enough to make me so happy I could die right now!"
The heads of some passerbys swiveled in their direction, catching Naruto's declaration. Raised brows, giggles behind closed palms, but Sakura did not care for the attention they had garnered. How could she look away from Naruto, whose wholehearted attention shined upon her like a blue beacon?
Sakura smiled, happiness warming her heart, electrifying her to her toes. "It'll just happen naturally, right?"
She linked arms with him as he laughed boyishly. They walked into the restaurant, showered by a chorus of "Irrashaimase!"
As long as he continued to laugh like that, she didn't care how long it took them to properly kiss.