Chapter 2
I was mad, very mad. Pissed is what I was actually.
The room I was currently in, scratch that, the whole house smelled like a combination of putrid milk, ramen and feet... sweaty, dirty feet. To top it all, it was about four in the evening and I was starving. I'll admit, there were piles of food on the table, but I'd rather starve to death before eating anywhere near this smell.
After four days of hateful words, obviously intentional disregard and meaningless fights with trees, rocks and branches, I had finally succumbed and was now deep in the dragons den, plopped in a big green stinky couch with the dragon itself.
"So what do you want to do today Sasuke?" It had been about three weeks that Naruto and I hadn't been together alone. I don't really think it was a good idea that we were though. My anger was hard to control these days and Naruto got a whole lot stupider as the days passed. At this rate it might have not been long before I tried to murder him.
Today, Naruto thought it was a good idea to drag me to his lame excuse of a house and for the most part do nothing.
"I told you already, I want to leave." I was still holding a grudge about the whole gay issue and I wasn't really in the mood for anything, especially since the only mission I had in days had been cancelled this morning by an Anbu, who by the way was followed to my house by the same happy blonde jerk who decided to kidnap me.
"Ah come on Sasuke! We have whole day to ourselves and the training grounds are busy so we can act like civilians today, lets do stupid civilian stuff!" Naruto seemed happy. I could say that because if his stupid grin didn't show it, the whole golden aura around him surely did. It was stupid really, but whenever Naruto was in one of these moods it was really hard for me to hate him, and believe me, I tried.
"Stupid civilian stuff? Naruto, how can I explain this... you're already stupid, too much if you ask me. Just change clothes and you'll be done. Anyways wouldn't the challenge here be to act smart, cultured or with manners? Why don't you try that for a change?" I smiled a little at the fact that I hadn't seen Naruto off his orange uniform in a really long time, I wondered if he only had the one, and if he did... did he even wash it? Ew.
"Naa Sasuke, how come you have to be so mean. All I was saying was that we should go out to town today, and forget about all the ninja stuff for a change. Besides I'm not sure if that pasty color you have is healthy at all. We should get you some sun or maybe... Hmm. Hey! I know what we can do today!" His face lit up like a fucking light bulb and he marched straight to the kitchen where he began to clatter around searching for something for what seemed like forever. At some point I was worried for his kitchen, but finally he came back with a dusty case of bottles of cheap sake.
"Drink up Sasuke." He said as he handed me a bottle. As embarrassing as it is for me to admit it, I accepted the sake offer. After all, I had my motives, it had been a while since the last time I had some and I was going through some stuff, so why not? It wasn't a crime. Besides, it would only be a little.
It wasn't until my second and a half bottle when I realized I was drunk, not completely wasted, but drunk. I began fiddling with my fingers to try and figure out which of my senses were blurred by the alcohol.
"You know Sasuke I've been thinking…" His words sounded slurred and full of spit.
I laughed. Hard. "You… think?" There I realized I was in fact lost. I was in Naruto's living room, having a good time, slouching in the sofa with him practically leaning on my back laughing. Kami knows it had been a while since I laughed.
"You can laugh!? I was starting to believe it was only a legend." He laughed too. "Now listen. I've been thinking… we need to find you a girl, you know... so you can get laid." That blew off all of the alcohol out of my system.
"No." I knew where this conversation would lead, I mean I was drunk, but I wasn't stupid. I had been avoiding this topic for months, but of course he had to bring it up eventually. It was always about the same thing: Sex. The most important activity for the Uzumaki.
"Why not? Have you gotten laid before?" The answer was a simple no, and yet it implied so much more. If no, why? And that question made me cringe. I could lie of course, but for how long was I supposed to keep up with this charade.
"Stop saying 'laid' it sounds vulgar." I chugged down the rest of the sake in the bottle, if not for courage at least for numbness, just in case something stupid happened.
"Ah come on Sasuke, see this is why you need to get laid! So you can stop being such a prude and enjoy life more. Sex is awesome, you at least have to try it once. In fact if you let me, I can have a girl here in less than twenty minutes." He was determined. Ever since Naruto started having sex regularly he had turned into quite the ladies man, I could care less about the sluts that hovered over him every night, but sheesh! some self respect at least. Naruto didn't have the decency OR brains to remember any girls name and yet they would be back on his doorstep every day.
"No thank you, unlike you, I have some self respect." It wasn't a lie, I wasn't going to go around sleeping with everything I could fit in, I was determined to wait for something good and a guy at that.
"Come on Sasuke! why not? I mean if you screw up and get the girl pregnant at least you can start restoring the Uchiha clan all by yourself!" Ugh! Low blow. The restoration of the Uchiha clan... I often wondered about it myself, it seems like a joke really: The only person left in a lost lineage and he turns out to be gay. My ancestors would be so proud. "Give me a good reason Sasuke and I swear I won't bother you with it anymore."
"I don't need a reason, stop meddling. Grow up." Naruto was holding his phone threateningly, his finger hovering over the dial button.
"I don't get it Sasuke, a lot of girls would pretty much run over here at the promise of sleeping with you. Whats the matter with you. You like girls right?" Ah! The long awaited question.
"No." He froze for a second, stupid expression still in place, still holding the phone and after a good ten seconds he laughed.
"Oh Kami that would be just great! The one last Uchiha, the rebel, the chick magnet and mysterious man prefers it up the ass! Just shut up Sasuke and let me help you." He dialed. I panicked.
So I did what anyone with three bottles of sake and no sanity would do: I jumped on him, closed the phone, and looked straight into his big blue eyes.
"Naruto… I'm gay."
