Summary: He can't change the fact that he fell for him even if he gets called an idiot, and maybe he does look that foolish. Just why did he have to fall so hard for such a person?
A/N: Uh… Yeah not much to say about the story but to enjoy the first chapter. This is actually a short story that I enjoyed writing. I had kind of finished it, so I said why not post it and bam here it is.
Disclaimer: still don't own Naruto only the story.
"…." Talking
'…..' Thought/thinking
~~*o*~~ scene change or break whatever you want to call it.
"If this continues, you will fail. This is your last year. Don't you want to graduate with your friends Uzumaki?" The teacher asked. "Of course I do" he answered, giving a fake smile. He was used to doing this now and it's not like anyone noticed. "I can't say that I believe you. Just try harder." With that he finished what he had to say and Naruto left.
Leaving the school premises he saw a tall brunette standing, with his back against the wall. He kept walking and didn't look up when the same brunette started walking next to him. "You again" Naruto said in an irritated voice. "That didn't sound very loving" the brunette replied, giving a little smile. "That's because it wasn't!" the blond spat back, still not giving him a glance. The brunette couldn't help but feel a little sad at the way Naruto talked to him, but he didn't let it show.
"What did the teacher say?" he asked. "None of your damn business" he spat back. The brunette still retained the look on his face. He was used to the way Naruto talked to him, but it still hurt to hear it. "Your grades, right?" It wasn't a question and Naruto knew that. "You think you're so damn smart, don't you? He's dumb. It must be his grades, right? Is that what you're thinking?" He had stopped walking at that point. "You know that's not it" He hated it when Naruto said things like that. "You know it's because…I'm always looking at you, Naruto." It was the truth and it wasn't the first time he said it either. The blond finally looked up at the brunette, giving him a fake smile and saying "fuck off, Uchiha" then started walking again. Sasuke paused for only a moment before turning and walking with the blond once again.
The next day was the same as any regular school day. Sasuke watched Naruto as he sat in his seat. He watched him as he smiled at their other friends that approached him. At lunch time Sasuke would sit with Naruto and the gang. They were all friends, and Naruto didn't treat Sasuke the way he did when their friends were around. Everyone thought Sasuke and Naruto were close. Naruto didn't talk to Sasuke or give him a glance at all. This was their daily routine for a while now. Even though Sasuke was used to the routine, he hated it. He knew that the reason Naruto didn't treat him like the others was his fault, Naruto had told him so himself but, Sasuke never regretted what happened.
"Naruto" Sasuke said, approaching the blond who was getting ready to leave. "Can I talk to you for a minute?" Naruto didn't respond but he turned and looked at Sasuke. "I was thinking when we're free during school and afterwards, I could tutor you and help you study." Naruto gave him a very irritated look and was about to say something when Sasuke spoke first. "If you say yes I'll treat you to ramen or whatever you want" he said, smiling and hoping his bribe had worked. Yes, he was trying to bribe the blond so he could help him study. Naruto looked away and sighed. "Why not?" He turned to leave and Sasuke immediately followed.
Naruto was hungry so he let Sasuke treat him while they studied. It didn't hurt that the bastard was a good teacher too. "That's right, see I told you you're smart. You just need it explained in a way that's easier to understand." He smiled at Naruto who ordered another bowl of ramen. His fifth bowl to be exact. It was fine since it was Sasuke's treat and he was able to spend time with the difficult blond.
"So Naruto, do you have any college in mind?" Sasuke asked as he walked Naruto home like he usually did. "No" was his simple reply. Sasuke took that as a sign that Naruto was in a good mood since he answered so quickly. "Is there anything in particular that you're interested in?" He heard Naruto sigh and repeat his answer. "I think you should major in sociology." At that, Naruto looked at him. He had a pensive look on his face until he asked "why?" Sasuke couldn't help it that he smiled a little, which made Naruto get a little pissed. "Because you're comfortable" The blond stopped. "Comfortable?" he repeated. "That's right. It's easy for people to open up to you and you don't mind listening. So something in the field of sociology or psychology might suit you" Sasuke finished, still receiving the same look from Naruto as they started walking again.
Sasuke wanted to end it there. He should have stopped, but he couldn't. "But you know" he said quietly "it would be great if you didn't show that smile." Naruto stopped and turned to Sasuke. "You know, it's not like you're worth that smile" he spat in a cold tone. Sasuke just took a breath and smiled, making Naruto angry. "That's what I hate about you, your smile." That stupid little smile he did. "I don't mind" Sasuke said. "Why do you say that? I just said I hate you, you and that stupid smile. I hate you, Uchiha!" he yelled. "Well, I'm hoping to change that." He was calm, or just appeared to be anyway. "Why" Naruto asked, but he already knew what the bastard would say, "Because I love you." Since it wasn't the first time he had said it. "Stop stalking me" Naruto said unfazed. "It's not stalking, it's love. Besides, we're friends, aren't we?" Sasuke said with his subtle smile. Naruto just sighed and continued on his way.
'Besides, we're friends aren't we?' Sasuke couldn't help but let his words from earlier echo in his head as he lied in his bed. He thought back to how it all started. It was about two years ago when Naruto transferred into Konoha High. Not many things really caught Sasuke's attention, but on that day Naruto had. It wasn't because he looked as though he had just won a fight or that he appeared to scare a lot of the people in the class. It was probably when he scratched his sun-blond hair and opened his sky blue eyes that Sasuke had become smitten, because when he smiled and said "Hey, the name's Naruto Uzumaki. Nice to meet you," that's when Sasuke couldn't turn his eyes away.
It had been easy for Naruto to make friends, and at the time Sasuke had made sure to be one of them. After three months he knew he had more than friendly feeling towards him. Everyone thought they were best friends, and in truth they were. During the five months of knowing Naruto, Sasuke finally decided to profess his feelings to him. He wanted him to know how he felt and how strong his feelings really were for him.
He got them alone together and asked Naruto " are you ok?" Naruto was surprised at the question and asked "what do you mean? I'm fine." He didn't understand where Sasuke was coming from. "No, you're not" was Sasuke's response. "Oh? And how do you know that?" he smiled back. "Because I've been watching you since that first day you caught my attention, with that smile of yours." At that Naruto paused. "Naruto, why do you do that fake smile?" At that Naruto's smile dropped. "It might work on everyone else but it won't work on me."
Naruto sighed then looked at Sasuke with cold eyes. "Who the hell cares what you think?" he spat, and it shocked Sasuke. That tone, the coldness. This wasn't Naruto. "I'd like to see your real smile, Naruto. I'm in love with you." Sasuke's voice and eyes were warm, showing his sincerity. Naruto looked up and gave Sasuke that big smile. "Fuck off, Uchiha." He not only rejected Sasuke, he had truly hurt him. Then he left him standing there alone. But Sasuke had meant what he said.
Even though they kept up the 'best friends' façade, Sasuke would still tell him he loved him. He wanted Naruto to be happy. Even after a year and a half, Sasuke still loved him. Even though Naruto glared, even though he cursed, even though he was always cold to Sasuke, Sasuke still loved him. He loved Naruto and he was hurt.
~*o*~
Sasuke sat up in class realizing he had fallen asleep. Last night he was recalling what went on in the last two years and he was still thinking about it today. He would walk Naruto home but would never be invited inside. He'd make conversation, hoping Naruto would be in a good mood and converse. He would try to give Naruto a genuinely loving smile, which wasn't as simple as some might think since all he mostly received were cold words and stares. He'd continue to bribe him to help him study, just to get time with him. He'd smile, even though it hurt. He smiled for Naruto just hoping he'd smile for him too.
"Uchiha, are you listening?" Naruto said, bringing Sasuke outside of his thoughts. "Uh…what were you saying?" he asked, noticing the look he was given. "I don't get this problem." Sasuke looked down at the problem, quickly going over it. "Oh there's a trick to solving this. Just-" he started explaining and never noticed the look that Naruto was giving him.
"Tomorrow," the raven began as he walked Naruto home. "We should study for the history test that's on Friday" he finished just as they came to a halt in front of Naruto's house. "Uchiha, aren't you getting tired of this?" he said, turning to face him. "You're annoying, I don't ask you about your issues, I don't care how you feel, I've rejected you so many times." He made a valid point. "I don't mind" Sasuke said, giving his usual smile. "I just want to be near you Nar-." He was cut off "Shut up!" Naruto yelled. "What? Do you want me to feel special or something because I'm the only one you smile like that for? Do you think you're so cool that you can get anyone you want?" Even though they both knew that was kind of true "What would everyone say if they found out you've been in love with me for almost two years?" That smile came to his face. "What if I told?" Sasuke didn't falter. "I don't mind. You can tell if you want to. I love you and I'm not ashamed of it. People knowing won't affect me."
Naruto only stared in amazement at him. "You're a bastard, Uchiha." He went inside his house, leaving Sasuke standing there. After a moment Sasuke finally turned to leave. He had meant everything he had said to Naruto, but those three words Naruto said before just kept ringing in his head. "Aren't you tired?"
After school Sasuke had decided to soak in the tub to help him relax. He used this time to think about Naruto. He always thought about Naruto. "Uchiha" he mumbled, sinking lower into the tub. Yes, Uchiha was his last name. It just made him upset that that's all Naruto ever called him. "Sasuke." How he'd wish Naruto would call his name. How he wished they could be just a little closer. He fully submerged himself in the water for a few seconds before he popped back up, brushing hair out his face. He was relaxing, if even only a little.
When he got out of the tub he looked at himself in the mirror. 'Aren't you tired?' He couldn't stop the words Naruto said earlier from echoing in his mind. He took a good look at his reflection. He smiled at himself as he answered "a little…maybe just a little." He gave a sad smile, "maybe a lot." Then he started to giggle. Truth was, he wasn't known to smile that much, but he started to do so when Naruto appeared. "You're not the only one that puts on a face, I just hide it better."
Just as he left the bathroom, the phone rang. "Hello…hey…really? That's great…don't let me keep you. I'll talk to you later…don't overwork yourself ok…yeah, later." He hung up. That call made him feel a lot better. "At least he's doing ok." He found himself smiling again which in turn made him laugh. "Really, when did I start smiling so much?" He covered his eyes with his left hand and tilted his head back. "I must be going crazy," and he laughed some more.
1 month later
"I'm very proud of you, Uzumaki" the teacher let a smile appear on his face. "Huh?" Naruto had spaced out as soon as he got to class. "About what?" Wasn't he getting lectured again? "What do you mean? Your grades have gotten a lot better. You were about to fail my class with the grades you had, but with the grades you're getting now you'll be fine. But you should always aim higher, ok?" he finished with a smile. He was honestly happy for him and it showed. "Um, thank you sir." he was a little surprised at the moment that he couldn't give him that smile. He wasn't praised a lot and he couldn't help that he had liked it.
He left the room looking at the gift the teacher had given him. It was a pencil and on it wrote "do your best". He wasn't sure what to call what he was felling right now. He put the pencil away and made his way to leave. Not surprisingly, Sasuke was at the gates waiting for him. When he turned and smiled at him Naruto paused for a moment, only a moment, then said "you're really a stalker, Uchiha" then continued walking. Naruto seemed to get that feeling again when heard Sasuke follow.
"Hey Naruto, let's go grab a bite to eat" Kiba said as he walked over to his seat. "Uh sure, where do you want to go?" He was hungry, so why not? "Alright. So it's you, me, Gaara, and Sasuke" At that, Sasuke who was looking at Naruto's work looked up at Kiba, "it's nice to be invited, but maybe you can try asking me first, Kiba." Kiba just smiled. "Well Naruto said yes so I took it as you'll come too. You're kind of always together, you know." Naruto gave him a look and was about to tell him that wasn't true, and then he remembered that almost every single day he called Sasuke a stalker. Expecting that Sasuke was always really with him, he somehow just came to accept it without noticing.
"So anyway, Naruto would you mind asking Gaara if he'll come?" Naruto gave him a look but Sasuke was the one to speak. "Stop listing names of people you haven't invited, Kiba." "But you know I did ask" he replied. "Why do I have to ask him then?" Naruto asked, Kiba was so aggravating at times. "Because… I'm not sure if he said yes." He couldn't help scratching his head at the looks he received.
"What exactly did Gaara say?" Naruto asked, raising an eyebrow. "Well I asked him if he wanted to grab a bite to eat. He asked with who and I said you, me, and Sasuke. Then he sighed and left." That made Naruto sigh. "Let's just take that as a yes then. Alright, let's go" he started getting up. "Ok, I'll go get him then." Kiba left quickly to go search. Naruto turned to Sasuke and they looked at each other for a minute. Sasuke was about to speak but Naruto beat him to it when he said "stalker." Sasuke only smiled as he got up to follow.
A few days later
"Hey Naruto!" the blonde girl yelled, wrapping her left arm around the boy's shoulder as he walked. "Hey Ino" he responded. "I've been hearing your praises so I wanted to congratulate you on doing better. I was afraid we all wouldn't graduate together" she finished, moving away. "Yeah, I'm doing fine so far." He didn't know how or why his improvement was getting around.
"Do you know what college you might be going to? Maybe some of us will be going to the same college." She smiled, looking very happy. "I'm not sure yet. I don't even know if I can afford it." That was the truth. "It's ok, don't be down about it." She gave him a hit in the arm for encouragement. "Sasuke will cheer you up." She smiled again and he gave her that smile as she quickly scampered off.
Naruto walked down the hallway, ready to leave. It was a little strange that his stalker wasn't… well, stalking him. "Naruto." Stopping, he turned to see no other than his stalker. He continued walking as Sasuke caught up. "Here" Sasuke said, handing him some papers. "What's that?" Naruto asked, taking the papers. They were all papers for different types of scholarships. "So this is why you weren't stalking me" he mumbled. "What was that?" Sasuke asked. Naruto only looked up and sighed then started walking. He got that feeling again when he heard Sasuke follow him.
"You like to waste your time, huh Uchiha?" Naruto asked as he took a bite of his food. "Why do you say that?" Naruto pointed to the scholarships. "You're wasting your time." It's not like Naruto cared. "I don't mind" he knew the bastard would say. "Because it's for you, after all." He wasn't even going to look at the bastard.
~*o*~
"Brat, I asked you to buy the milk!" Tsunade yelled as she captured Naruto in her grip. "Baa-chan, let go! It's not my fault, it's the perv's. He took the money to buy the new porn magazine that came out." At that, she let him go. "I knew that was a new magazine. Damn Jiraiya, he knows milk keeps my skin smooth." He couldn't deny that but, "With all the alcohol you drink…" Naruto mumbled, but she had heard, which resulted in him getting into another head lock. "You know this doesn't hurt as much as your giant chest suffocating me!" He would think after all these years he would be able to get away from this woman's grasp easily and quickly, but sadly her chest was that strong. After a few minutes of struggle he was finally able to escape and get to his room. He looked at the table near his bed with the picture of his parents. He took a deep breath, "I'm back."
~*o*~
"They're using us for free manual labor, you know" Naruto said as he carried a box. "Us you say. You put the majority of the weight in my arms though" Sasuke responded. "Well you're my stalker; I wouldn't want to strain myself when I know I could use you." If the bastard was going to stalk him he could use it to his advantage, right? "I'm not your butler or anything, you know." Naruto turned to him and put the box he was holding on top of the two Sasuke was carrying. "Hey Naruto!-" Sasuke started "You don't mind, right? So go finish this up." He made sure to give Sasuke that smile of course. Sasuke just sighed and gave a little smile. "I'll be right back." Sasuke walked off and when he was out of sight Ino came running up.
"Naru-chan!" she squealed, coming to a halt. "What's up, Ino?" she seemed happy. "Guess what? I have a secret admire!" Her smile covered her entire face. "Well no wonder you look so happy." She giggled. "Well we all can't look as happy as you." He froze at that. "What do you mean?" Seriously, when has he expressed such happiness? "Well your eyes seem to shine whenever Sasuke is around. He makes you happy, doesn't he?" It didn't sound like a question. 'What' he thought. He was about to say something when Ino spoke first. "I'm going to go brag, I'll see you later" and she ran off.
'It's because she's nosy' Naruto thought as he lied in bed. Ino was always nosy, that didn't mean what she said was true. If anything, the look he'd have on his face would be annoyance, since the bastard always pestered him. He did not like Sasuke. He shifted and made himself more comfortable on his bed. That bastard was… well, a bastard. They had gotten along in the beginning. They could still have been like they were before if that bastard hadn't ruined it. The bastard ruined everything because he was always looking at him. He didn't have to say anything. He didn't have to notice anything. He didn't have to love him; he had never asked him to. It was all that damn bastard's fault, him and those damn eyes of his; those eyes that could see right through him. Ba-bump. Naruto quickly sat up and touched his chest. "What the hell?" ba-bump, ba-bump. "Why? Why is this happening again?" he clutched his chest tighter. "It's not because of him. I hate him, I hate him!" He tried to calm down but Ino's words came to mind. "Well your eyes seem to shine when Sasuke's around."He shook his head"No way in hell, there was no way in hell I'd let this happen." Naruto took a deep breath. "I'll never let that bastard affect me. I'll break his heart for trying to change mine." He finished that remark with that smile the bastard loved.
"Hey Sasuke did you two get into a fight?" Kiba asked, taking a glance at Naruto. It wasn't really strange if Naruto wouldn't talk to or acknowledge Sasuke sometimes. They always just thought the two of them had gotten into a fight. Sasuke usually responded with "I might have gotten him a little mad at me." Sasuke was used to it. Sometime he knew why Naruto would do this and others times he wouldn't have a clue. He would just try his best to fix the situation; that's all he could ever really do. It was because he always paid attention to Naruto that he was able to notice all the small things he did. He could tell because he had watched Naruto for two years. He could tell that he was trying to hurt him.
"Naruto" Sasuke said, catching up to him. Naruto didn't acknowledge him and continued walking. It had been like this for a week now. Sasuke tried his hardest to get Naruto to talk to him or get some kind of reaction. They might not have had a great relationship, but they had one at least. If Naruto did pay Sasuke any attention, it was only harsh words and deadly glares. Besides helping him with his studies, what else could Sasuke do?
"Damn it!" the blond boy cursed. He was getting angry. The damn Uchiha was not getting the hint at all. In fact, it didn't seem as though it had been fazing him in the least. The bastard never let anything show in his face. 'He must think that he is so freaking cool.' He thought "I'm fine the way I am. It's fine if I close off to everyone else. Baa-chan and the perv are important to me. Everyone else can be acquaintances. I don't need anything more." He looked at a picture of his parents on the table next to him "I don't need anything more. I don't want it."
"I wonder if I should order in our go eat out?" the raven asked himself making it into his house. "Or maybe I should cook? When's the last time I did? If I'm not decent at it…I can just hear a remark about it now so-" he stopped talking to himself when he realized he wasn't alone in his home. He looked at the older man who just walked into the living room. "Oh Sasuke you're home. I was thinking if I should order food, cook, or take us out. Oh more importantly, welcome home Sasuke!" Sasuke couldn't help but laugh since he was thinking the same thing. "I'm home." It had been a long time since he'd seen his brother so he couldn't help but smile. "Welcome back, brother." Of course Itachi smiled too. "I'm back, Sasuke."
~~*o*~~
"Well the history final I know you will do great on since it is mostly what you know" Sasuke said, looking through his notes. He couldn't help but notice that Naruto had been glaring at him again. "Um…well, we also have an English exam so…" He began to look for the papers that held the notes. All the while Naruto continued to glare. He was mad. He didn't like the fact that the Uchiha bastard could really be affecting him. He had been thinking long and hard about what to do. He still was planning to break the bastard's heart but couldn't really think up how. He was sure that even if he did end up breaking the bastard's heart, they would still have the weird friendship that they had now. He took a deep breath and tried not to glare.
"Hey Uchiha, want to hang out tomorrow? Sasuke abruptly stopped and turned to face Naruto. This was the first time ever, ever that Naruto had asked him out with him. Of course Sasuke was surprised, but it only showed for a moment. Uchiha's were famous for controlling their emotions after all, and Naruto knew that to be true. The only time for sure the Uchiha showed true emotions was when he smiled at him. The other times when he wasn't sure were the split seconds that some of the bastard's emotions were able to slip through. Naruto was still waiting for the bastard's response. He was sure of what the answer would be so he wasn't surprised when Sasuke smiled and said "I'd love to." It just irritated him more.
A/N: Finished the first chapter. Yeah. This will not be that long of a story, only about 2 or 3 chapters. Just needed to post something in the meantime until I find the chapter I'm missing for my other story.