Blond Hair and Blue Eyes
By: Hanbun no Tsuki
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto; it belongs to Masashi Kishimoto-sensei.
Warning: YAOI, meaning boy x boy pairing. Maybe OOC…I'm not sure…
Pairings: SasuNaru, NaruSasu, hints of ShikaIno, Naruto and Sakura friendship, Sasuke and Ino friendship. Also hints of KakaIru.
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"Oh my gosh! Have you heard?" "Of course, who hasn't?!" "Wonder who it could be…" "Such a lucky girl…"
Similar whispers and chats were heard from people to people of Konoha… But mostly, it was heard from the girls from the USW, short for Uchiha Sasuke Worshippers (in which we could say all of the girls). As the rumor was still milling, there walked our most favorite blond ninja, who's currently in a heavenly mood, along the streets that led him to the place where he has to meet up with his teammates, the bridge. He was whistling, smiling, and grinning at nothingness all the way there…
"Oh, why Sasuke-kun…WHY?!" There were girls (or even women) sobbing and crying at the side of the streets… There were also a group of girls who has blonde hair having hearts in their eyes… hands clasped together while muttering "Sasuke-kun is in love with me!" They let out a longing sigh and continued with their daydream…
When the blond ninja saw the group of blonde girls, he snickered.
'How foolish of them… And they called me an idiot…'
He then walked along until he spotted his pink haired friend, waving at him. He waved back and gave his trademark fox-like grin. His raven haired rival and silver haired teacher was still not there yet, so that meant he still had some time to 'chat' with his pink haired friend.
"Hey, Naruto! Have you heard about the rumor mentioning Sasuke?" Instantly, Naruto's grin became wider…if that's even possible….
"Why do you think I'm grinning like an idiot, Sakura-chan? Of course I have!" Naruto then leaned on the spot next to Sakura.
"Well, you always grin like an idiot…" Sakura trailed off when she can feel Naruto's glare on her. That Naruto sure has picked up a thing or two from Sasuke… "Anyways, have you seen those blonde girls whose currently floating around like they're in heaven?" The two smirked almost evilly at that.
"Yeah, they've all completely misunderstood the rumor; I'll give you that…. I mean, come on! The rumor said that Sasuke is in love with a person with blond hair and blue eyes… A person isn't always a girl; it can be a boy too! And who else with blond hair and blue eyes, who's currently close enough to be loved by the famous stoic Uchiha emo boy except me! I'm one hundred percent sure it's me!"
Sakura just sweat dropped hearing Naruto's analysis… "It's a mystery why you're so smart when it comes to Sasuke, Naruto…"
"Of course I am! Love can change anything! But that doesn't mean I'm not smart in the first place!"
And while Naruto was rambling about how Sasuke will react when he confesses to him, Sakura was deep in thought. She was once like Naruto too you know? Fell in love with Sasuke, try to get him to notice her, being so optimistic that he loves her back, trying to make Sasuke admit that he loves her too…But all of that was just an imagination. Sure, she finally realized that her undying love to Sasuke was a simple teenage crush and already got over it… And now, Sasuke is one of her best friends, including Naruto. (Just a secret between you and me, she's been thinking that Lee is actually a good man.)
But…Naruto is different. He's different from her. From all of the girls who said they're head over heels over Sasuke. Naruto is seriously in love with Sasuke. Even though it took a long time for him to realize that, his love for Sasuke is pure. It's not because of his looks. It's not because of the Uchiha name. It's not a simple crush. It's not only lust. It's love. It's purely of love. If there's someone worthy of Sasuke's love, it's Naruto. She should know. She was there, beside Naruto all the time, when he first realized he loves Sasuke until when he decided to fight to get Sasuke's love no matter what. And she's seen him. She's seen how Naruto loves Sasuke. It was nothing like when she thought she loved Sasuke.
He is truly concerned about Sasuke. He tried, and succeeded, to understand him. He never tried to look like the best in front of Sasuke. He tried to be the best for him. He never faked who he is in front of Sasuke. Sasuke means the world to him. But the big question is, what about Sasuke?
To tell the truth, Sakura was afraid for Naruto. Naruto was ecstatic when he heard about this rumor. And she was happy for him too. He was so positive that the person said in the rumor was him. No, he was one hundred percent sure. But what if the rumor doesn't turn out to be about him? And if it doesn't, what will Naruto do if Sasuke rejects him after he confesses to him? He will feel humiliated. That's for sure. And he will break to pieces. But Sakura won't allow that to happen. No, she won't see her best friend's heart break.
"…-chan! …ra-chan! …Sakura-chan! Oy!" Sakura broke out her trance of thoughts and tilt her heads up to look at Naruto.
"H-Huh?" Naruto narrowed his eyes when he saw that Sakura wasn't listening to him.
"You weren't listening, were you, Sakura-chan?" Naruto said in an accusing voice.
Feeling a bit guilty, Sakura tilt her head down again and whispered "Sorry."
Uncomfortable with the sudden silence, Sakura decided to speak out her previous thoughts to Naruto, "Hey, Naruto… You see… Maybe you shouldn't get your hopes too high… Well you know… Maybe this rumor wasn't about you after all…."
Turning his head at Sakura in disbelief, Naruto scowled and asked in a slightly hurt voice, "I thought you said you're going to support me till the end, Sakura…"
"No! No, it's not like that! It's just…'sigh' I don't want to see you get hurt, Naruto…"
"Get hurt?" Naruto raised an eyebrow. Sakura sighed once again.
"If the rumor was really about a girl, and not you, you'll get rejected by Sasuke, right? I've got rejected by him, many times in the past. And even though it's only a simple crush, it still hurts." Sakura raised her eyes to look at Naruto straight in the eye, "I don't know how hurt you will feel if you get rejected by Sasuke…"
"Huh! From all things I thought you were going to say, Sakura-chan, I never thought you'd say things like this!" Naruto chuckled lightly.
Sakura blinked once. Then twice. She was worried sick about him, and now he's laughing?!
"What are laughing about Naruto? This is serious!"
"Yeah, yeah, sure it is Sakura-chan! I'd never think you'll become a mother hen like Iruka-sensei or the old hag Tsunade!" 'Even though you are becoming old hag Tsunade the second 'shudder'' "You don't have to worry about me getting rejected by Sasuke-bastard, Sakura! I'm not fussing about it, so why do you?"
"Beca-!" Before Sakura could give out her reasons, Naruto cut her off again.
"Look, Sakura. Before you ramble out your irrational worries and assumptions, how about you hear out my theory first?"
Theory? Since when does Naruto know the concept of a theory?
Not waiting for Sakura's response, Naruto started out his so called 'theory'. "First of all, let's get over your worries about the rumor turning out to be a girl." Naruto stick out one finger. "If the rumor is about a girl, the one who spread the rumor wouldn't say Sasuke likes a 'person', he or she would say Sasuke likes a 'girl' outright. But if the rumor is about a boy, however, he or she couldn't say Sasuke likes a boy, since Sasuke is the sole survivor of the Uchiha clan. Therefore, Sasuke has to continue the bloodline by marrying a girl. By liking a boy, Sasuke will get many criticisms from the people, and the Spreader (I'm going to call the person who spread the rumor that, okay, Sakura-chan?) wants to avoid that. Resulting, Sasuke likes a 'person', not a 'boy', even though it is meant to be a boy. So the chances of the rumor turning out to be a girl, is zero percent!"
Sakura gaped at Naruto. How did he get so smart again…? Oh, yeah. Love.
"Uh…And how would you know the original rumor is about a person? Rumor changes as it mills around, Naruto." Even if Sakura was convinced by Naruto's theory, it still didn't convince her enough to wipe out all of her doubts.
"Tsk, tsk." Naruto waved his finger. "Of course I'd know! Because I got the rumor from a trustworthy and reliable source! Hey, Sakura, who do you usually ask if you want to get a juicy, yet real gossip or rumor?"
Sakura's eyes widened a little in realization. Of course! You can always trust a gossip or rumor if it comes from… "Ino!"
Naruto gave a short nod and grinned. "Yup, from the Queen of Rumor and Gossip herself. Now you don't have to be worried about me anymore, Sakura-chan! There's only a very small chance that Sasuke's going to reject me! I mean, who else is he close with except me, you, and Kakashi-sensei? Well, Kakashi-sensei is out of question… And we already know that he doesn't hold any romantic interest with you, Sakura-chan… Sorry if it sounded rude."
Sakura shook her head. It didn't really affect her anymore now. But with this, does it mean she really doesn't have to worry about Naruto? Somehow…something's still seems off. She couldn't put her hands on it, but something seemed off. And somewhat it's troubling her… It's like when you missed something very important and you couldn't remember what it is. It's frustrating and quite devastating.
Trying hard to set the feeling aside, Sakura said quietly but still clearly for Naruto to hear, "It really is a wonder and a mystery of why you could get so smart like this… It's a huge accomplishment for a so-called dobe(1) like you, Naruto."
"Hey! I'm not a-!"
"Ah, Sasuke-kun! Good morning!"
Freezing for a second, Naruto quickly turned around and saw his rival and best friend, recently turned out to be the person he loves, walking towards them and gave his usual 'Hn' to greet them.
"Yo, Sasuke! You're late today! Good thing Kakashi's not here yet!"
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Uchiha Sasuke is not a happy person today. First of all, he woke up late this morning. That alone already made his day unusual. Next, when he was walking to the meeting up point, AKA the bridge, there was the usual horde of fangirls…but today…they're even worse.
When he was walking along the road, his fangirls were seperated into two sides, with one side having much more people than the other. The left side of the road was the side of the blonde girls. They were having heart-shaped eyes and were looking dreamily at him. While the other side, was…well…the side of the moping and sobbing girls, some were even glaring at him. And of course the side that had more people was the sulking one. Sasuke couldn't help but sweatdropped and sighed at all of this.
He already knew what caused this. Hell, he was expecting this! But even if he already knew this was going to happen, he still couldn't help but sighed. Damn him for having so much fangirls.
'It's not myself that I'm supposed to blame… It's her for making such a rumor… what was she thinking! And I thought she was supposed to be my friend…'
Picking up more pace, Sasuke hoped he would reach the bridge soon. He just couldn't stand those fangirls. Just then, he could already see the bridge and his two teammates. They were standing so close to each other and seemed to be in a deep conversation. His heart ached slightly at the sight. Naruto and Sakura had grown close to each other since a little while back. Even though he denied it, they had been close since he rejected Sakura one day when she confessed to him. And Sasuke felt quite left out. They had been Team 7 with Naruto and Sasuke's rivalry, with Sakura's blunt flirting with Sasuke, and many things like that; and does it all change when only one thing changed? Just because he couldn't accept Sakura, as more than a friend, more than sister, does it all have to change?
'Maybe… Sakura has finally seen the great man Naruto can be. I wouldn't be surprised if they declared that they're dating now, seeing how close they are to each other. I should be happy for Naruto; he's liked Sakura for quite some time now… I really should.'
But despite all that, Sasuke's chest tightened with pain. The image of Sakura and Naruto getting together…he couldn't stand that. Yes, he has admitted to himself that he likes; no, loves, the blond. And he'll do anything to make the blond happy. Even if it takes him to bury his feelings so Naruto can be with Sakura, so be it. It won't matter anymore if he sees the smile on his face.
That doesn't mean Sasuke's not hurt. He was hurt all the time he was left aside. He was hurt when he felt there was no gap within the two for him anymore. He was hurt when anytime they're having a deep conversation, they would stop when Sasuke came near them and changed the topic. He was hurt all over.
And how could his friend said he was only paranoid and that he was only imagining things? She laughed when Sasuke told her about how he feels around Naruto and Sakura nowadays. She even said that it was ridiculous for him to even think about it! What's more, she said she'd prove it to him by spreading a rumor (although it's a fact) about him liking a certain person with blonde hair and blue eyes. Well…it sure did react like he had assumed before, the fangirls and all… But how will his teammates react?
Still deep in thoughts, Sasuke replied and greeted his teammates by a 'Hn' when Sakura greeted a good morning to him.
"Yo, Sasuke! You're late today! Good thing Kakashi's not here yet!" Naruto cheerfully said to him. If Kakashi's not here yet, so that means he's not late whatsoever… Good.
Sasuke walked and stood near his teammates, ready for another hour of waiting for his late teacher. But fortunately, Kakashi took pity on them and 'poofed' his way the minute Sasuke leaned on the bridge.
"Hey, guys, I just want to inform you that there's no mission today, so you're free to do whatever you want! Ta Ta for now, I've got a date!"
And with that, Kakashi 'poofed' his way out again, leaving only the three of them. They spaced out for a moment before Naruto did his usual job to break the silence.
"That perverted teacher finally got a date out of Iruka-sensei! I think he put us into no mission today on purpose!" Naruto huffed, Sakura and Sasuke agreed silently with him. Their teacher will no doubt neglect them if he has the chance to go out in a date with the man he is obsessed with, dubbed as Iruka-sensei.
"But thanks to him, we got a day off! So, Sasuke, let's go to Ichiraku so you can treat Sakura-chan and me ramen!"
Both Sasuke and Sakura rolled their eyes. All Naruto could think is ramen, ramen, and more ramen. Doesn't he ever got tired of it?
"Hn, fine dobe."
"Yay! Ramen! Come on, let's go!" Naruto tossed his fist in the air and was about to lead the way when suddenly; someone hugged; more like glomped Sasuke from behind and shouted out,
"Sa-su-ke-kuuuuunnnn!!!!!"
Naruto turned around and what he saw almost made his eyes popped out of the socket. Ino was hugging his Sasuke! But that's not what surprised him, oh no. What shocked him was that Sasuke only looked surprised. There was no scowl, no disgusted expression, only surprise. And Sasuke made no move to pry Ino off of him. Anger already built up, Naruto was about to question what Ino wants from his Sasuke when Sakura beat him to it.
"Ino? What are you doing?" Sakura also wear the same expression of disbelief and confusion like Naruto. It was…weird…seeing Sasuke let one of his fans latched herself on him. Usually, he'd shove her away and glared at her. But Sasuke didn't make any gesture close to that.
"I'm here to collect a promise from Sasuke-kun!" Ino cheerily said.
"A promise?" the three members of team 7 asked in unison, confusion clear in their voice.
"Yeah, you promised you'd accompany me to go shopping for a dress for me to wear…" Ino released her hands around Sasuke's neck, much to Naruto's relief, just to latch it onto Sasuke's arm, which made Naruto to glare at the intruding hands that snaked around Sasuke's arm. "Don't tell me you forgot, Sasuke-kun?" Ino gave Sasuke a cute pout and puppy eyes.
'That Ino-Bitch must be imagining things! Why would Sasuke promise her anything?' Naruto smirked evilly inside. 'She must've made things up to get a date with Sasuke. But she'll learn a thing that Sasuke won't give in to something pathetic like-'
"But I thought I said I'll go with you tomorrow, not today."
"WHAT?????!!!!!"
Not believing they had heard right, Naruto and Sakura turned to Sasuke and expected him to say that he was joking. Not that Sasuke's the type to joke about something like this, but what they heard could NOT be true.
"S-Sasuke-kun…?" Sakura hesitantly asked while Naruto was still gaping at Sasuke and Ino.
Ino smirked at their shocked and confused state and leaned more to Sasuke. "What? Couldn't believe that I could get Sasuke-kun to hang out with me, could you? Ooh, let me tell you more! I'm going to buy a dress for me to wear for our date tomorrow!"
Instantly, Naruto's and Sakura's jaws were dropped to the ground. Sasuke. And INO. Are going on a DATE tomorrow?! And they're going to buy a dress for her to wear for tomorrow NOW? Too wrapped up in their own thoughts and confusion, Naruto and Sakura missed the confused whisper of "Our date?" from Sasuke to Ino and how Ino had shushed him and told him to play along.
"D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-date?" Sakura stuttered that could put Hyuuga Hinata into shame.
"Yeah, a date. Didn't you hear me, Forehead Girl? Now if you'll excuse us, we have a dress to shop!"
Before Ino could drag Sasuke away, Naruto was already out from his shocked state. And he was NOT going to let Ino took Sasuke away like that. Sasuke was his, damnit!
"You can't just take him away like that!"
Hearing Naruto's protest at Ino's attempt to take him away, Sasuke's heart skipped a beat.
"He was just going to treat us ramen!" Well, the skip beat didn't last long…
"Well, sorry to tell you Naruto, but Sasuke-kun made a promise first with me. Why don't you tell them, Sasuke-kun?"
Naruto's attention turned to Sasuke again. Expectantly, he waited Sasuke to tell Ino that he is going to the Ichiraku with Naruto and Sakura, not going to some kind of dress shopping with Ino. With a tug at his arm, Sasuke averted his eyes so it wouldn't meet Naruto's expectant one, afraid he would give in if he stared at those blue orbs.
"Sorry Naruto, Sakura, I'll treat you guys ramen another time."
Smiling a satisfied and triumphant smile, Ino dragged Sasuke away from his teammates and towards the market where they'd be buying a dress for her date, leaving both Naruto and Sakura speechless and still in a shock.
Then, just then, Naruto finally realized. He took in Ino's features and examined it.
Her hair… Pale and platinum blonde…
Her eyes… Blue as the sky…
She was touching him… But he didn't mind…
As Sakura recovered from her own shock, Naruto was hit by another.
'The rumor… It was about INO…! It was not…about me….'
"No… It can't be…"
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A/N: This fic was supposed to be a one-shot, but 'cause it's taking too long, so I made it…maybe a two-shot. So…yeah…. I apologize once more for my absence for too long… I'm currently making chapter 4 for my series…then I'll continue this fic… One more thing, anybody wants to volunteer to be my beta/insert puppy eyes here/ Both that and reviews will make me a very happy person!!! Bye now!