I can't believe this... I mean... What the hell?! Is this seriously normal?! I stared at Sasuke blankly. "Ano... C-can you repeat that?"
"Will you date me?" He hair was a dark onyx the same as his eyes. He often wore glasses and was called the school's 'genius'.
Wow... He really said it... This is really messed up... Who asks another guy to date them? Obviously Sasuke Uchiha but then again... He is pretty out there... "What kind of question is that?"
Sasuke stepped closer. "I want you..."
I began to back away. "Y-you know... I'm not for sale..." He's scaring me.
Sasuke fixed his glasses. "I know that but... I always wanted to be with you."
Time to go Naruto... I turned on my heel and walked out of the room. I have to get out of here and quick. I could here Sasuke yelling behind me and I began to run. Wait... Sasuke is the fastest kid in the school. Shit. I turned a corner and slammed headfirst into the wall. "Crap..." The floor seem to have jumped out from under my feet and I could hear my heartbeat in my head. The rest was blurry... Sasuke was yelling something inaudible, Iruka looked like he was crying, the doctors spoke to me but there was no words. When I awoke I was in the hospital with a bandage wrapped around my head. Was it really that serious?
"Naruto?"
I opened my eyes to see Deidara.
"You scared all of us! Un!"
I sat up and looked around. There was a vase full of orange roses, my favorite, in a black vase along with my favorite teddy bear. A lot of people were there too... Sakura, Karin, Ino, Hinata, Deidara, Kiba, Shikamaru, Iruka, Sai, Itachi and... Sasuke! That bastard. I forced a kind smile. "Don't worry about me guys... This is Naruto Uzumaki you are talking about here!"
Hinata fidgeted. "A-ano... Naruto-kun... W-what happened?"
I glared at Sasuke. "SOMEONE wouldn't leave me alone."
Sasuke looked up at me then stormed out the door.
Itachi sighed. "You hurt his feelings..."
I rolled my eyes. "Yeah well I'm probably 9 dumber than what I was before."
Kiba snickered. "Soon you will be completely retarded."
I stared at the troublesome brunette. "You're one to talk."
Sai touched my shoulder with his icy porcelain hands. "Naruto... You should really go talk to him... He was with you this entire time..."
Why should I have to go? I pouted and crawled out of the bed. "Whatever..." I shuffled into the hallway and saw him sitting in a chair playing with his glasses. He looked picture perfect. Bastard. "Oi..."
He looked at me his eyes a dark navy which meant he was either sad or thinking intensely. "Naruto?"
I bit my lip. "I..."
Sasuke stood up. "I'm so sorry..." He wrapped his arms around me. "I didn't mean for you to get hurt."
I closed my eyes and listened to his heartbeat. "I... I don't understand you..."
Sasuke looked at me then kissed my forehead. "I want you to though...
"Okay..." I buried my face into his chest. He wasn't built but he was strong and he was not much taller than me... I was just... Short and weak. I heard him whisper something along the words of "Are you okay?" or maybe he said alive? I simply nodded. I didn't feel like talking and I definitely didn't want to think. I was dead to the world.
--
"Get up."
I rubbed my eyes and sat up. "What? Where am I?"
Itachi smiled. "My house... You told Iruka that you wanted to stay here."
I said that? Why would I want to be here? That's insane... Well then again Itachi is one of my really good friends so... "Okay..."
Itachi smiled and walked over to the computer. I was obviously in Itachi's room. The soft bed... The feather pillows... The warm sheets... And the soothing feeling of comfort... It was all so familiar.
"How are you feeling?"
I smiled happily. "Great! You're bed has always helped me feel better." I remembered how Itachi would invite me over when I got sick then nurse me back to health in this very bed. I grabbed a pillow and hugged it.
A playful smile spread across his face. "You are always welcome in my bed."
I laughed a stared at him as he typed gracefully. He was amazing... He was like the brother I would never have, the mother I never knew, the father who kept me going... He meant the world to me. "Where is Sasuke?"
Itachi glanced at me. "The library... He took the time to bring your homework and he told the teacher that you helped him with the project so you also got an A on that..." He twirled a lock of his silky black hair. "You do know how he feels about you... Right?"
I stared at him blankly. "Sasuke feels?" I tilted my head to the side.
Itachi put his hand over his mouth forcing himself to not laugh. "You got me there... But seriously." He stared at me. "He... Loves you."
I winced. Love... That was a big word... No literally but metaphorically speaking. It was one of the feelings that only caused trouble. Plus wasn't it weird for two guys to love each other? I looked down. Who knows... "No..."
Itachi sighed his eyes somewhere far off. "I know what you are thinking."
I bit my lip. Nothing new about that. It was scary but Itachi always knew what I was thinking while nobody else seemed to understand me at all. "What am I thinking Itachi?"
"It's not weird... Loving another guy... It's in our nature..."
Yeah... Like I'm going to believe that... So maybe I know a few lesbians but... It just seems weird for guys to love each other...
Itachi stared at his hands. "It's your choice whether or not you choose to be with Sasuke or not... But..."
"I'm home..."
Itachi smiled and jumped out of his seat and hugged his precious little brother. "Sasuke!"
Sasuke sighed and patted Itachi's back. "Yeah, yeah I was gone a full hour and you act like it's been years."
I looked away. Family... It was really... Wonderful... "I..."
Sasuke and Itachi looked at me curiously.
I bit my lip. I shouldn't talk... "I'm hungry..."
Itachi smiled. "I'll make dinner!" With that he left the room leaving me and Sasuke alone.
Not good.
"Naruto..."
I stood up. "I want to help!" I know that it is cruel but... I want to avoid this conversation... I scurried out the door after Itachi.
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Sasuke is looking at me funny...
Itachi smiled joyfully. "Let's eat!"
I quickly began to shovel the food into my mouth. I am trying to ignore the fact Sasuke is staring at me. It's not helping...
Sasuke stood up. "I'm not hungry."
I looked up at him. His eyes were still the same dark blue... This is annoying. I slammed my fork and knife onto the table. "Eat."
Sasuke paused then looked at me blankly. "I'm not hungry." He hissed.
I looked away. I can't stand this much longer. I stood up and walked Itachi's room; My secure zone. I could hear Itachi and Sasuke yelling at each other. This is why I hate being here. I heard Itachi yell "Talk to him." and sighed burring my face into a pillow. I don't want to talk! I heard the door creak open.
"Naruto... Can I--"
"I don't want to talk..."
Sasuke sighed and sat on the bed. He can't do that. This is mine and Itachi's bed. He'll taint it!
I glared at him. "Get. Off. The. Bed."
Sasuke stood up and sighed. "Please..."
I seriously don't want this...
"I just want..."
I have to get out of here...
"Naruto I..."
"Sasuke." I took a deep breath. "We are friends... Right?"
Sasuke nodded.
"Nothing else..."
"But--"
"Nothing else." I bet this hurts... But I can't do this...
Sasuke looked down. He was at the verge of crying. "Nothing else..."
I forced a kind smile. "Now let's go back to how everything was..." I'm going to cry... I'm tearing him apart... I know it.
Tears flowed down Sasuke's face. "It's always been this way! I have always loved you!"
I threw a feather pillow at him. "Shut up!" I looked away trying to hold back tears. This was really not working.
Sasuke suddenly grabbed my shoulders. "Naruto I love you."
Tears began to gush out of my eyes and I punched Sasuke. "Don't touch me!"
Sasuke's eyes widened and he cupped his cheek. "Naruto I..."
I jumped off the bed and ran. I'm so sorry Sasuke... I'm sorry...
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I found myself laying on the ground in the rain in the middle of a playground. It was cold... But... I probably deserve this... Sasuke is probably really hurt now. It's my fault... All my fault... If was dead...
"Baka..."
I looked up to see Itachi. "Go away. I want to rot in peace."
"You're not allowed to kill yourself..."
I rolled on the grass. "Shut up. It's my life..."
Itachi stared at me. "So... Am I allowed to kill myself?"
"No!" I glared at him. How dare he?! He can't go and kill himself!
Itachi smiled. "That's how I feel."
I huffed and sat up. "You're mean."
Itachi hugged me. "No... I care." Itachi pressed his lips against my ear. "Tell me why you won't date Sasuke."
I sighed. "I... I don't know..."
Itachi picked me up. "You know Naruto... I'm also in love with another guy."
My eyes widened. No way... Itachi too?! So that means...
"It's not unusual."
I bit my lip. Maybe... I'll give Sasuke a chance...
Itachi smiled. "That's the spirit!"
I glared at him. "Stop reading my mind!"
--
I stared blankly at Sasuke. "Hold hands?"
Sasuke nodded and fixed his glasses. "Yes."
"This isn't going to work Sasuke... Sorry..." I turned and went to walk away and Sasuke grabbed me.
"Please Naruto..."
I'm being condemned. This is hell. Why am I doing this?! Damn you Itachi! "Whatever!" I grabbed Sasuke's hand and huffed. "Happy?!"
Sasuke smiled. "Yeah..."
My eyes widened and I looked away. Stupid Sasuke and his flawless face. I touched one of my scarred cheeks and sighed.
Sasuke tugged me to soccer practice so I could watch. Great... I get to watch the flawless god sprint across the field with a soccer ball.
I sat on the bleachers and sighed. Wow... I am having so much fun... NOT!
Sakura sat down next to me. "Hey Naruto..."
I looked at her. "Where is Karin?"
"The field... Remember? She is the only chick on the soccer team..."
I forgot completely... "Oh..." I heard someone scream out "Stupid bitches!" on the field. "Found her..."
Sakura smiled. "So how is it going with Sasuke?"
"Terrible! I hate it! He is so annoying! I hate being dragged around!" I sighed. "Why me?"
Sakura stared at her hands. "I think it's sweet... He really cares about you... On top of that he protects you..."
I rolled my eyes. "Yeah... Just look at the cut on my head."
Sakura looked at him. "You usually don't realize what you have until you lose it... So... Please try." She stood up when the coach blew the whistle. "Gotta go."
I waved goodbye to her and tried to forget what she said.
Sasuke grabbed my hand. "Hey..."
I stood up and kissed him on the lips. Shit... Why did I do that?
Sasuke wrapped his arms around me. "Naruto..."
I pressed my face into his chest, my cheeks a bright red. Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit!!
Sai coughed.
Sasuke looked up quickly. "What?"
"There is a soccer meeting tonight..."
Sasuke smiled. "Thanks..."
I didn't want to move... I was afraid of the crazy things I would try to do.
"Naruto you have to walk if you want to get home..."
"Stay..." I whispered into his chest. I wasn't really talking to him but more to myself.
"Alright."
He misunderstood...
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I stared out the window of the car. I wanted to move my hand but Sasuke was holding it. It was like one of those cute moments in the car... But to me this wasn't all that great.
I closed my eyes. "Sasuke..."
Sasuke looked at me. "Yeah?"
"Go the long way..."
Sasuke smiled. "Okay..."
It's not like there was anything I wanted to see... I just... Wanted to stay like this...
Sasuke kissed my hand. "I love you..." He has been whispering that to me all day... It gets me every time.
"I-I love you too..." This is stupid. I glanced at Sasuke perfect figure... I liked it the best in the moonlight. He looked like a God. I sighed and leaned on his shoulder. "Bastard..."
Sasuke pressed his cheek against my head. "I'm your bastard though..."
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