Sasuke's Confession
A twelve year old Naruto and Sasuke were sitting in the shade of a tree. Sasuke was staring off into the distance, lost in his own world. Naruto was okay with that though, he didn't mind watching Sasuke, but it was starting to become a habit of Sasuke's. Around the time this started Naruto was considering telling Sasuke his feelings. He wanted to but he wasn't sure how to go about it, now he was more interested in finding out what Sasuke found so interesting that he spent all his free time daydreaming about it.
"Hey Sasuke," Naruto said.
"Hm?" Sasuke responded.
"Why have you been daydreaming all the time lately?" Naruto asked.
"Uh... no reason." Sasuke blushed looking away.
"Sasuke... are you... blushing?" Naruto asked incredulously.
"No!" Sasuke said a little too quickly.
"You are too, so who's the lucky gal?" Naruto grinned.
Naruto wanted to be happy, he really did, but it felt like his heart was being torn in two. The false grin had slipped on easily enough and he knew Sasuke wouldn't see how fake and strained it was. He wasn't going to enjoy having to be around the girl he liked, to have to smile, encourage and support Sasuke, but he would do it anyway and silently suffer and no one would know any better.
"I don't like anyone Naruto." Sasuke muttered.
"You can't lie to me Sasu," Naruto said, "I know you too well."
"...Yeah, well I don't want to tell you." Sasuke said.
"Oh, come on Sasuke," Naruto pouted, "What do you think I'm going to do that's so awful?"
"Laugh or worse..." Sasuke mumbled.
"I would not!" Naruto said indignantly.
"...Well...fine," Sasuke sighed in defeat, "I like a... a guy."
Naruto blinked in surprise, "You're gay?"
"Yeah..." Sasuke said nervously.
"Huh, well then, who's the lucky guy?" Naruto asked grinning.
"...Shouldn't you be I don't know, freaking out or something?" Sasuke asked.
"Why would I do that? It's not like I care if you're gay or not." Naruto said.
"You... don't?" Sasuke asked.
"Nope, why did you think I would?" Naruto asked.
"Well, people aren't so open to...well, you know..." Sasuke said.
"Dating the same sex? I noticed," Naruto smirked, "You do know I'm gay too right?"
Sasuke stared at him in disbelief, "No, you never told me that!"
"I thought you already knew," Naruto snickered, "It's why I'm an outcast."
"Oh... I..." Sasuke didn't seem to know what to say to that.
"Well, never mind that, who's the guy?" Naruto asked.
"It's... Neji." Sasuke sighed.
Naruto smiled at him and got up and held out a hand to Sasuke. He took it asking Naruto where they were going. Naruto just continued to smile and told him he'd find out soon enough. Sasuke eyed him warily but followed nonetheless. After a few minutes though he saw Neji come into view and that Naruto was leading him right to him and knew immediately what Naruto was planning.
"Oh, no way Naruto," Sasuke said, "It's not happening."
"Hm..." Naruto seemed to consider him, "Wait here, I'll be right back."
"Naruto...!" Sasuke whispered, but it was too late he was already off.
Sasuke watched anxiously as Naruto walked up to Neji and started talking to him. He was giving him a disgusted look, Naruto was acting as though he were oblivious to it all. He saw Neji narrow his eyes at him after he'd finished saying something. He said something back and Sasuke immediately knew he hadn't given Naruto a proper answer because he had a displeased but determined look on his face.
In the meantime with Naruto and Neji...
"Look Hyuuga, I don't much like you, I just want to know alright," Naruto huffed, "I'm not going to go broadcast it to the world if you are."
"Where's Sasuke? He's usually with you." Neji said looking around and spotting him staring at the pair of them.
"He's waiting for me, why?" Naruto asked narrowing his eyes at him.
"Is he gay too? Does he like me? That why you're asking?" Neji asked looking back at him.
"He's got nothing to do with it and as far as I know he's straight." Naruto said convincingly.
"Hm, really? Everyone thinks he's gay because he's always with you," Neji said, "Think you two are dating."
"Yeah, well we're not," Naruto said, "Now will you answer my question?"
"No I won't," Neji said, "Not unless you tell me why you want to know."
"...I don't know, you just give that kind of vibe is all, I want to know if I'm right or not." Naruto said.
"...Fine," Neji said, "Yes, I am. There, now leave me alone."
Naruto nodded looking rather pleased with himself and looked around and spotted Sasuke and trotted back over to him. Sasuke just kept staring at him and said absolutely nothing. Naruto smiled at him and said quite confidently, "He's gay."
Sasuke gaped, "...How do you know?"
"Got him to tell me so," Naruto said, "Now ask him out!"
"...I don't know Naruto," Sasuke said, "It doesn't mean..."
"Oh for heaven's sake Sasuke, you'll never know unless you ask him," Naruto said frustrated, "I went to find out if he was gay so that if he was it would be easier for you and if he wasn't you wouldn't have to go through it in the first place!"
"Yeah well maybe I don't want to!" Sasuke said.
Naruto gave him a look that clearly said the past few weeks were enough to say otherwise.
Sasuke blushed, "But what if he doesn't..."
"Then he'll be making a big mistake," Naruto said calmly, "I realise it's more difficult to ask a guy than a girl, especially when you don't know if they're gay or not, but we know he's gay so it's easier than not knowing at all."
"Have you ever liked anyone?" Sasuke asked suddenly.
"Yup, would've had to, to know I was gay right?" Naruto said.
"Yeah, I guess so huh..." Sasuke said.
"Ask him Sasuke, if you really like him ask him," Naruto said, "You'll... you won't be happy with yourself in the long run if you don't."
"You never... never asked him?" Sasuke asked cautiously.
"No, I waited too long," Naruto smiled sadly, "By the time I'd gotten the courage he was unavailable."
"Oh..." Sasuke didn't seem sure what to say.
"Sasuke, don't do what I did," Naruto said, "Go ask him."
Sasuke stared at him for a few seconds then said, "Alright."
Sasuke gave a nervous smile to Naruto and set out to find out where Neji had gone. He went in the direction Neji had gone after he and Naruto were finished talking. He turned a corner and saw Neji leaning against a wall. He looked over at Sasuke and smirked at him. Sasuke lowered his head slightly so his bangs would hide his blush. Neji made his way over to him and said, "I guess I was right after all, you do like me."
Sasuke's blush deepened and he nodded his head. Next thing he knew Neji was tilting his head upward and kissing him.
Sasuke was walking up the steps to his and Neji's shared apartment. When he opened the door he could hear groaning coming from the bedroom. Frowning, he made his way over there and opened the door. What he saw horrified him. He stood there shocked and in disbelief. There was Neji, on their bed, having sex with Lee. Neji had stopped and looked surprised when he saw Sasuke standing at the door.
"Sasuke..." He started to say.
That snapped Sasuke out of his shock and he turned and ran out the door before Neji could say another word. Next thing he knew he was in his car driving away and he wasn't sure where, nor did he care.
He wasn't sure how long he had been driving for. All he knew was that he had driven to Naruto's place. His car was turned off but he had made no attempt to leave it. He had his head down on the steering wheel and just continued to sob. Apparently, Naruto had noticed his car in his driveway because suddenly his door was being opened. He snapped his head up and looked over only to see a concerned looking Naruto reaching in to undo the seatbelt.
"What's wrong, Sasuke? Are you okay?" He asked gently.
His seatbelt had been undone and he just launched himself into Naruto's startled arms, making him lose his balance falling backwards and landing with a "mph" on his ass, Sasuke landing on his lap. Sasuke had his face buried in his chest and was clutching onto the back of his shirt. Naruto didn't ask him anymore questions. He picked Sasuke up bridle style murmuring, "its okay Sasuke, I've got you," and carried him up the steps leading to his house and inside. He walked over to his room and using his foot to open the door he brought him in and sat down on the bed, placing Sasuke in his lap.
Naruto tucked his head on top of Sasuke's, one arm was secure around his waist holding him close, the other reaching out and taking off Sasuke's shoes. Afterwards, he started to rock Sasuke back and forth while rubbing his back affectionately. He stayed like that with Sasuke, murmuring sweet nothings into his ear until Sasuke had calmed down.
"Do you want to borrow some pyjamas?" Naruto asked gently as he helped Sasuke take off his shirt. Sasuke only responded by shaking his head in a no manner. Naruto nodded his head in understanding and continued to help Sasuke undress until he was only in his boxers. Then he moved the blankets so that they were over top of them and pulled Sasuke close.
"It's okay Sasuke. Everything's going to be okay." Naruto said making hushing noises and pulled Sasuke into a lying down position with him. Sasuke curled up at his side, his head resting on Naruto's shoulder. One of Naruto's arms was wrapped protectively around his waist while his other one was combing reassuringly through his hair. Sasuke lightly fisted Naruto's shirt and closed his eyes, his breath coming out a little shaky. He heard Naruto whispering the words "go to sleep" and "get some rest" to him. He nodded placing his head against his shoulder and curled up closer before he gave in to sleep.
When Sasuke woke up the next morning he didn't immediately remember what had happened yesterday and then the day's events came crashing down on him and he felt tears weld up in his eyes. The next thing he noticed was that Naruto was no longer in the room with him. He instantly wondered where he was. Getting up and into yesterday's clothes he left the room and made his way to the kitchen even though he doubted he could stomach anything.
As he approached he heard Naruto's voice. He sounded agitated and annoyed. Sasuke paused at the door, considering what he should do. He heard Naruto stop mid-sentence, there was a long pause and then a sigh. "Yes, I know that, but still," Naruto growled as he was cut off again.
"You know what, I'm sick of hearing the same shit over and over from you," Naruto spat, "Show me proof and then I'll hear you out but until you have the time to do that you can fuck off."
He heard Naruto sigh in exhaustion and the sound of a chair being pulled out before Naruto sat on it.
"Sasuke, there really is no reason for you to be snooping outside the door." He heard Naruto say.
Sasuke entered the room and looked over at Naruto. He looked harassed and kind of out of it. He came over and sat in a chair. He was asked what he wanted to eat. "I'm not hungry," Sasuke responded. He saw Naruto frown and the look of slight disappointment on his face. He opened his mouth to say something but Sasuke suddenly found himself getting angry with Naruto.
"Don't give me that look," Sasuke growled, "What did you expect, for me to be perfectly fine all of sudden, after one fucking night? Well, I have news for you, I'm not and I'm not going to be any time soon!"
"No Sasuke, of course I didn't expect you to be okay all of a sudden, what I had 'expected' as you put it," Naruto stated calmly, "Was for you to try and eat. I know you don't want to but Sasu you need to eat."
"Yeah, well maybe I just don't care." Sasuke muttered.
"Don't say that," Naruto said, "C'mon, just try to eat something, please?"
"...Fine." He huffed.
Naruto rubbed his eyes and got up asking, "What would you like?"
Sasuke shrugged, not deeming the question with an answer. Naruto just made him cereal, assuming that anything more would probably be too much for him right now. He placed the cereal in front of him and asked if he wanted a drink. Sasuke shook his head no and so Naruto sat back down in his seat and took a sip of his coffee.
A silence fell over the two of them and as soon as Sasuke finished eating half his cereal the phone rang again. Naruto looked at the caller ID and sighed answering the phone.
"Yes?" Naruto asked upon clicking the 'talk' button.
"...Not interested," He responded calmly to the man on the other line.
"I told you," Naruto paused, "I realise that, would you stop interrupt"—his eye twitched—"That would be easy enough to solve... Yes, that's exactly what I would do. No, not today. I have work to go to. Sure, bye."
Naruto hung up the phone and sighed yet again. Then he looked at the time and knew he needed to start getting ready for work. He got up and started to make his way out of the kitchen.
"What was that about?" Sasuke asked.
"Hm, oh that, it's this guy claiming to be my father." Naruto said before leaving the kitchen and entering his room to get ready for work.
Sasuke got up and followed him. Naruto didn't seem bothered by it and quickly got changed while Sasuke asked if he was going to meet him.
"Well, something along those lines," Naruto said, "I've no interest in getting to know the guy if he really isn't my father so nothing's going to happen until I see proof."
"So, you're going to get your DNA tested with his to see if there's a match?" Sasuke asked.
"Yup, so anyway, you'll be fine here on your own yeah?" Naruto asked looking over to him.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" Sasuke asked raising an eyebrow.
Naruto shrugged, "Just checking. I'll see ya later Sasuke."
"Later." Sasuke said watching Naruto leave the room and saw Naruto pause at the door and look back at him.
"Oh yeah I forgot to tell you," Naruto said, "Neji's been calling for you."
Sasuke froze at the mention of Neji's name. Naruto frowned seeing this happen. He walked back over to Sasuke asking if he was alright, if Neji and him had gotten into a fight, if that was why he'd been so upset the other day. Sasuke took a deep breath and told him in a shaky voice that he was fine without looking at him. Naruto only frowned more and reached into his pocket for his phone saying he was going to call in sick.
"Don't be stupid Naruto," Sasuke said, "You don't need to stay here. I told you, I'm fine."
"Just because you say that doesn't make it true," Naruto responded dialling the number, "And I've long since learned when you're lying to me."
Sasuke glared, "Just go to work."
"No I won't," Naruto said, "You don't have to tell me anything if you don't want to Sasuke. I would never make you do that but I'm staying here."
When someone on the other line picked up he told them he wasn't coming in today. It was a rather quick transaction and Naruto soon hung up the phone. Sasuke continued to glare at him for another minute or two and then walked away and sat on the couch. Naruto sighed and went back into his room and changed into another pair of clothes and then went and sat beside Sasuke on the couch. Sasuke pretended he wasn't there.
Naruto sighed and laid back on the couch allowing his legs to spread across Sasuke's lap. Sasuke frowned down at them and then at Naruto who he noticed had his eyes closed and his hands behind his head.
"Naruto, why do you have your legs on me?" Sasuke asked clearly annoyed.
"'Cause I'm tired and want to lay down." Naruto mumbled and as if to emphasize the point he gave a yawn.
"You didn't seem tired earlier." Sasuke said which wasn't at all true.
"Didn't I? Must of been yelling on the phone then." Naruto muttered sarcastically. He refrained from adding and then worrying about you afterwards knowing that Sasuke would probably throw him off the couch and then tell him to use his own bed or something along those lines.
Sasuke snorted at him, "That still doesn't explain why you have to use me as your legs' pillow."
"I never said I have to and," Naruto mumbled with a smirk, "I'm not using you as a pillow, if you'd rather me lay the opposite way I will, it would be a hell of a lot more comfortable."
Sasuke wanted to hit Naruto but also knew that if Naruto would admit that he found the idea—or even considered it for that matter—that using him as a pillow would be more comfortable than the cushions that he was definitely tired.
"You're such a moron," Sasuke muttered.
"Whatever, just let me sleep," Naruto grumbled, "I was up almost all night thank you very much."
Sasuke stared at him. He hadn't realised he'd been up for a long time and knew it was stupid to try and get anything out of him right now, he didn't much take to having to talk when he was trying to catch up on sleep. He couldn't help wondering why he had been up so late though or early, whichever one. The only thing he could think of was that the man from earlier had called but that seemed fairly unlikely. If Naruto had been woken that early he probably would have answered the phone, told the person on the other end to fuck off and then abruptly hung up on them. Sasuke had been the wonderful receiver of that once.
He sighed, so he would have to wait for him to wake up to ask though he didn't quite like the idea of having to sit here until he did. Then again it was easier to move one's legs and get up than one's head without waking the occupant. Sasuke was fairly certain Naruto was a heavy sleeper but he could be completely wrong on the matter.
Then his thoughts switched to the fact that Neji had been calling for him. It irked him and yet he felt comforted by the fact that Naruto was here. It brought him a sense of security; Naruto would never let anything bad happen to him. He didn't know why he didn't tell Naruto what had happened. It was quite ridiculous when he thought about it seeing as he wanted to tell him and so inexplicably he refused to say a word on the matter.
He sighed, he was giving himself a headache. Then suddenly, he became aware of Naruto watching him. Wasn't he supposed to be tired and trying to sleep? As if reading his mind Naruto said, "It's hard to sleep when I can practically hear the parts turning inside that head of yours."
Sasuke frowned at him, he had always been easy for Naruto to read. That had very much bothered him before, it still did but he was more used to it now. Naruto suggested he try and relax which by all means sounded wonderful except his attempts at it always ended in more brooding. Sasuke was very much aware that Naruto knew this however and was still quite surprised when Naruto told him to lay down with him with that goofy grin on his face.
"How would that make me relax?" Sasuke asked indignantly.
"Would you just trust me," Naruto yawned clearing showing he was still tired, "I'm too tired to be giving sensible explanations."
Sasuke personally thought that was a loud of crap because he knew Naruto to pull all nighters and be able to give perfectly fine explanations, if anything it just made him a bit lazy and less excitable. He knew he'd be wasting his time with this argument though because Naruto's tiredness also meant less patience and he couldn't be bothered to convince someone to allow him to help when he was tired unless he thought it was highly important and Sasuke doubted Naruto found it that important for him to lie down and 'relax'.
He sighed and just gave in. Naruto would shut up and leave him alone if he did so. Besides, the moron really should get some rest. Since they were on a couch though Sasuke was forced to use Naruto as a pillow as much as he squirmed trying to find a way not too. Naruto got fed up of that fast though and growled at him to just hurry up and lie down, that he didn't care if was used as a pillow or not. Knowing it was futile to try and find another position he gave up and laid his head down on Naruto's chest. Naruto then placed an arm around his waist and said, "Now just close your eyes and think about something that makes you happy, content, something that won't let you think about anything else, like counting sheep or something."
Sasuke knew Naruto wasn't suggesting that he count sheep, that it was simply an example. He sighed closing his eyes and found himself listening to Naruto's heartbeat, so maybe Naruto knew what he was talking about after all...
