(A/n: Well… I totally have no ideas right now…. So the start of this chapter may be really suckish due to the absence of a plot bunny biting my ass at the moment. Oh, and I went back and slightly changed the last chapter. Instead of having Neji be a bodyguard, it is now Kakashi.)
Swimming wasn't a bad idea. In fact, it was a pretty good idea. In the hour that Naruto and Sasuke spent in the pool, they had found out many things about each other. Sasuke's favorite color was blue, because it reminded him of water—although now it also reminded him of Naruto's eyes—and Naruto liked orange because it reminded him of the sun. They both liked the same bands, such as My Chemical Romance, Panic! At The Disco, and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Sasuke despised all things sweet with a burning passion, and Naruto adored ramen with the intensity of a million fangirls.
After swimming came a problem, though. Sasuke had only one pair of clothes, and he couldn't really walk around in dirty things. Naruto had promised to talk him shopping for clothes and lunch later that day, but it was still only eleven in the morning at that time.
And that is why Sasuke stood in the living room with Naruto and Jiraiya, wearing a pair of blue jeans and a black shirt that were a size too small. "….Anyway, old perv, we're going to the mall. Be back before too late." With that, the raven followed the blonde out of the house and into an orange mercury sable.
"Oi! Naruto!"
The two teens turned to see a spiky haired brunette coming their way. "Hey, Kiba, why aren't you in school?" Naruto asked. The other teen smirked.
"I'm suspended, remember?" Kiba answered. "Why aren't you at school…. And who's that?" The Inuzuka nodded to Sasuke, looking him up and down before noticing that he was holding Naruto's hand.
"This is Sasuke, my boyfriend. And the old perv said we didn't have to go to school," Naruto explained. Kiba looked the Uchiha over again.
"What grade's he in?" Kiba questioned. "I've never seen him around school…."
"I'm in tenth grade, only I went to high school in a small town called Oto," Sasuke replied. Naruto had taken another shirt off a rack and handed it to the ebony haired teen. "Okay, this is a lot. I'm gonna try these on." With that, he disappeared in a nearby dressing room.
"Good job, Naruto. If I didn't have Neji, I'd be jealous." Naruto took Kiba's comment as a compliment and grinned before he dog lover waved and left, heading for the pet shop across from Hot Topic, the store they were currently in.
Sasuke returned a few minutes later and said, "these two shirts and these pants didn't fit. The shirts need to be bigger and the pants need to be smaller." Naruto put the three things back and returned with them in different sizes as well as other clothes. Sasuke just watched him go, buzzing around the store like a bee in a garden. He didn't really understand shopping too well, he used to wear clothes that were too big but didn't fit others anymore. So he just let the blonde take care of shopping.
When he came back from the dressing room again, he told Naruto that everything fit. Naruto had gathered some more clothes, and Sasuke was relieved to find that they weren't for him. He had tried on too many outfits already.
After a trip to Journeys and then Naruto's car to unload all their bags, the two teens went to the Mickey D's in the mall for lunch. There was a bit of an awkward silence until Naruto broke it. "So…. What's it like to live on the streets? You know, like with a gang?" the blonde asked.
"It's not the greatest life style," Sasuke answered. "You get caught up with drugs and alcohol, robberies, and even a few murders." Naruto's eyes widened at the word murders, but Sasuke paid no attention to it and continued. "The leader, Orochimaru, took interest in me. He used me, and then when he got bored of me he decided to have me killed because I knew too much. I just barely escaped, and then you found me."
It took Naruto a moment to register all of that. "What do you mean…. by 'used'?" the blonde queried before taking a bite out of a cheeseburger and drinking some of his mountain dew. Sasuke also drank some of his pepsi before answering.
"As a toy for his own sick and twisted amusement. Like…. a whore who doesn't get paid." Naruto nearly choked on his fries. "But then Kabuto admitted his love for Orochimaru," Sasuke said this in an almost mocking tone. "And Orochimaru seemed to like Kabuto more than he liked me."
"Oh…." Naruto looked down. "I'm sorry…."
"No, it's not your fault; you're the one who saved me," Sasuke said. The rest of their meal was eaten in silence, but it wasn't as awkward as before. After eating, the two went to another store called Zumies before heading home.
Well, she's not bleeding on the ballroom floor
Just for the attention.
Cause that's just ridiculously odd
Well, she sure is going to get it
Here's the setting
Fashion magazines line the walls now
The walls line the bullet holes
Music blared from Naruto's radio as he and Sasuke sat on his bed. "Uh… Sasuke…. I have a question…." Naruto said uncertainly. Sasuke only looked at him curiously so the blonde continued. "Why would that Orochimaru guy want you dead?"
The question didn't catch Sasuke off guard in any way, shape, or form. He only gasped and fell off the bed because…. Okay, the question may have caught him a little off guard.
"Because…. I watched him, and others in the gang…. kill…." The raven answered, getting back on the bed. "I know how and why each person died, what killed them and where they're hidden." Naruto could only stare at his boyfriend, eyes wide and mouth hanging open.
