Summary: Naruto is in the bathroom of a party crying when a handsome guy walks in. They end up chatting and the handsome man takes Naruto out for the night to cheer him up. What will Naruto say when the guy asks him out? He's not gay after all…right?
A/N: Second chapter finally completed and can now go up. Our Naru-chan has always been chasing after someone; it's his turn to get chased.
Warning: this is boys' love. That means boys in love with other boys.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, just the story I wrote.
"…." Talking
'…..' Thought/thinking
~~*o*~~ Scene change or break, whatever you want to call it.
"Damn it all!" Naruto yelled in his apartment. It had been two days since he met and said that he wasn't going to call that bastard. He wouldn't deny that he was a little tempted to. Not because he wanted to or anything like that, definitely not. But the bastard did treat him for the whole night. The movie, dinner and the arcade; Sasuke had paid for everything just to cheer him up. Even though it was really sweet, he wanted to pay him back for all that he did. So he should at least call him, right?
He had been sitting here debating this for the past hour. He didn't want to lead him on or anything but he would be a complete jerk if he didn't call. He had Sasuke's number but Sasuke didn't have his. If he doesn't call he might never see Sasuke again. This shouldn't have been such a thoughtful decision. He had to pay the teme back though. Besides, it's not like he waited two days because he thought he might seem desperate or something. And he wouldn't want that bastard to be any more conceited than he already was if he did call sooner. "This shouldn't require so much thought, damn it!"
"Hey Sasuke, it's Naruto… you know, from the party. Anyway I was just wondering if you'd want to go see a movie with me tomorrow, if not that's ok. If anything you can hit me up if you ever want to hang. Later." Naruto took a deep breath as he looked at his cell. Alright, he had practiced this like five times already. He could do this, it wasn't that big of a deal. It wasn't like he was nervous, why would he be nervous? Sasuke probably didn't even remember who he was so this didn't matter at all; nope, not at all. This might not even be his real number. "Why is this so stressful!?" Why did he keep trying to convince himself that this was some bogus, stupid idea? "I'm Uzumaki Naruto and I'm not a coward!"
"Hello?" Naruto heard at the other end of the line and he hesitated for a moment. "Uh, hi Sasuke um…" Why the hell was he hesitating? He had practiced this for like 10 minutes. "Oh Naruto is that you? I'm glad you called, I've been waiting." Naruto couldn't help but be a little embarrassed. Sasuke's voice sounded very genuine. Was he really that happy he called? "What? Have you been waiting by your phone or something?" he tried mocking him to lighten the atmosphere. "Yeah a little bit." Why did he have to sound so truthful? This guy was so embarrassing. He's such a damn flirt. "Whatever you damn flirt." He needed to find himself and not get sucked into this guy's game. "If you think I'm a flirt that's ok, because it means you've been thinking about me at least" he said and laughed. "Sasuke teme you are so conceited!" Sasuke went back to mocking him, "not really, I'm just trying to get you to think about me more." He could hear the laugh in the bastard's voice. Naruto couldn't help but laugh as well.
'No way.' Naruto couldn't believe this. He was supposed to have a quick call, he couldn't believe that he'd been talking to Sasuke for over an hour. It's not like they were even talking about anything really. "What's up?" Sasuke's voice brought him back from his thought. It also made Naruto realize he hadn't even brought up the reason he called. "Oh um… I was just wondering if you wanted to see a movie tomorrow." He definitely wasn't as nervous as when he first called. Not that he was nervous to begin with though. "Like a date?" His voice sounded sinful but Naruto knew he would say that. "It's not a date, it's two friends going to see a movie together." That was it… really.
"So anyway, do you want to go?" There was a pause. "Um, I mean if you don't that's cool. I mean if you're busy." Sasuke still did not reply. "Sasuke?" he looked at his cell to see the call was still in session. Naruto began to feel nervous. "Um are you mad?" Silence. "Hello?" Naruto didn't even know he was holding his breath until he let it out. "Sorry, I accidentally muted myself, then I had to unlock my cell." He could hear the embarrassment in his voice. "So sorry if I got you worried because you shouldn't be." Naruto was embarrassed for being so frantic about it. "I wasn't you bastard, I was wondering why you were being such a baby about it." Mocking someone is something he was used to doing. Sasuke only laughed, "I'd love to go ok." Naruto nodded then realized Sasuke couldn't see him. "Ok".
~~*o*~~
"It's not a date," Naruto repeated as he checked himself in the mirror for the umpteenth time. He was sure trying to look good for his 'not date'. "It's not like he'll even notice if I look nice or not." He couldn't help but think back to his ex. He would always compliment her and tell her how beautiful she looked. She loved to be complimented but she never really gave any compliments. But it didn't matter anymore. Naruto glanced at the clock and realized he had only a half an hour left to meet Sasuke. When and how did the time go by so fast? He did not spend that long looking for something to wear for his 'not date', right? Making sure he had what he needed, he quickly got his shoes on and left.
"Damn it!" He couldn't believe it but he was a little over an hour late to meet Sasuke. Naruto was someone who was actually always on time. He would be the one to have to wait an hour or more for his date. He couldn't believe the string of bad luck that had decided to greet him today. He had left and was ended up getting a bus that decided to break down after a 10 minute journey and had to wait for another bus that took another 20 minutes to get there. After that, he quickly got on a train that was delayed because of a search or some crap. Then when he finally got out he ran, only to realize he had gotten off at the wrong stop. He eventually made it to where he was supposed to meet Sasuke. He looked around but he didn't see him anywhere. 'He probably left. I can't blame him if he thought I stood him up.' He let out a sigh and tried to calm down.
It finally came back to him that he could have called during all that chaos, so he quickly took out his cell. "Dobe." He automatically turned to the insult because he knew that sinful voice anywhere. "Sasuke," he couldn't help but smile. He felt so much better knowing he was still here. "I'm so sorry, my bus came late and then it broke down, then I had to wait like forever for another one, then the train got delayed for some search and I got off at the wrong stop and I totally forgot that I could have called and-" his ranting stopped when he heard Sasuke laughing. "It's ok Naruto, just remember next time ok" and he gave a reassuring smile. It made Naruto completely calm down.
"Anyway the movie started playing a while ago. What do you want to do now?" Naruto blinked as he remembered something. "Um, I think there was supposed to be an event in the city. How about we go see it?" He couldn't help but rub his arms a little. "Sure, that sounds interesting." Sasuke noticed his shiver. "You must be cold Sasuke," because he sure was and he had only been standing here a few minutes while Sasuke had been here for a while. He started to feel bad again. "It's ok, I drove. Come on." With that he pulled Naruto to the direction he parked his car.
"This is your car?" Naruto asked again, even though he was riding in it. It was just that this was an expensive car. It was a top of the line, brand new BMW convertible. "Yes Naruto, this is my car" he answered for the third time. "Did you buy it?" he couldn't help but be nosy. "My brother bought it for me as a reward." Naruto perked up, "you have a brother?" He couldn't help but be interested. "Yeah he's six years older than me. His name is Itachi. What about your family?" He glanced at Naruto and noticed that he had tensed up a little. "Um, well-" Sasuke interrupted him, "by the way, you should make up for being late to me." Naruto quickly turned to the bastard. He was right though. Sasuke had brought him to his car and turned up the heat to make him get nice and warm. He knew Sasuke probably noticed that he was hesitant to talk about his family which is why he brought it up, so he nodded to say he would. "I'd accept a kiss as an apology." He sure knew what to say to make the blond blush, so he got punched in the arm. In return Sasuke just smiled, which earned him another punch. "You're a real pervert you know that teme" his cheeks puffed up. "But thank you for waiting for me," he couldn't help but smile a little. "I wouldn't miss my date with you Naruto." That sounded way too sweet coming out his mouth. It wasn't until a few minutes later that Naruto realized he hadn't yelled it wasn't a date, and it was too late to say it now.
"Come on, Sasuke." It didn't matter if Naruto yelled since Sasuke still decided to go at his own pace. "It'll still be there so why should I run?" Even though he had given the idiot good logic it didn't stop Naruto from grabbing his hand and pulling him to run through the crowd. Well it seemed like Naruto really liked street performers, especially since he kept saying how amazing they were. "Isn't that cool, Sasuke? I wish I could do hand stands like they can." It was obvious he was really enjoying the show. He glanced over at Sasuke, "so um, do you like this kind of stuff?" He wanted to make some conversation. "I've never really seen it besides on TV; it's pretty entertaining though." Naruto noticed Sasuke's glance. "But this is nicer." Naruto raised a brow to what he meant when he felt Sasuke squeeze his hand. It was then he noticed that he hadn't let go of Sasuke's hand all this time. "Gah! Is that what you were talking about when you said "nicer"? You're really a perv teme!" and he quickly let go. "Anyway, let's go, it's getting cold." He turned and started leaving, with Sasuke following, looking pretty content. Spending time with Naruto could sure bring a smile to his face.
The next place they went was to get something to eat since they were both pretty hungry. "You really like ramen, huh?" he couldn't help but ask. Naruto was already on his third bowl while Sasuke was still on his first. "It's delicious and at a good price, how can you not love it?" Finished with the third, he quickly ordered a fourth bowl. As soon as it came he started eating. He looked up to glance at Sasuke who was still staring at him. He looked away, feeling embarrassed. He was not allowed to really eat around his ex. She said he was an embarrassment. He quickly began to feel self-conscious about himself.
'He must think I'm a glutton.' But when he heard Sasuke laugh it only made him feel worse. "I think it's cute." Naruto quickly looked up at that comment. The bastard had called him cute again, but that wasn't the surprising part. No one had ever had a good comment about how he ate and here Sasuke thought it was funny and even cute. Why did the bastard not get disgusted at the things he did? It was clear he wasn't just saying it to be nice since he seemed so sincere. It was hard for him not to enjoy himself around the teme. And he kind of liked that he smiled as much as he did when he was around. "Not many people would find that cute you know." He couldn't hide the fact that he was embarrassed. "No, but you make it look entertaining dobe." They couldn't help but laugh.
"You know there are like two and a half weeks left until school starts." Naruto said, snuggling into the seat of the car. "What are you majoring in Naruto?" Sasuke made sure to keep his eyes on the road. "I was always told that I'm good at understanding others and that I make friends easily. So I thought I would try Psychology, or even sociology." Sasuke nodded, "that's really cool, and I agree with that." He stopped at a light. "So what college do you go to?" At that, Naruto smiled. "I go to Q University". "That's a really good college, it must be a lot of work huh?" Naruto could only nod with a sigh. "What about you Sasuke?" he glanced at the brunette who he couldn't really tell what he was thinking. "I never really had the choice." He stopped at the red light. "What do you mean?" Naruto wondered what was going through Sasuke's head, but all he got was "what do I mean indeed." He knew that he shouldn't pry for now so he let it go and started up a new conversation.
"Thanks for the ride Sasuke." It was back again. The weird atmosphere that Sasuke made appear between them. He was about to get out when he heard "Naruto". He hesitated before turning back to the brunette. "There's less than three weeks left until classes begin again right." Naruto found his hands very interesting at the moment for some reason but nonetheless answered "Yeah". "During that time I plan to get you to like me. I want you to be my boyfriend." How he was able to make everything sound so natural and not shocking like it should have been, Naruto didn't know.
"What are you talking about? You're such a flirt." He knew he might regret it if he looked up but he couldn't stop himself from doing so. "I think you're the flirt here." It couldn't be helped that Naruto was surprised at that comment. "What!? You've been hitting on me since we first met, and we met in a bathroom no less." That was true. "But you've been letting me hit on you since we met in that bathroom." That was also true. "Well that's because you're joking, right?" Sasuke couldn't really be serious about this; about someone like Naruto, right? He was a nobody, just an average Joe. While Sasuke, Sasuke was what anybody would probably hope to be or wish for. "I'm dead serious." Naruto had to look away. He didn't want to be trapped in those eyes.
"You know I'm serious, and I'm trying really hard to get you." Naruto kept his eyes down, still finding his hands intriguing. "What idiot would kiss a guy as a joke?" Naruto stole a quick glance. "I thought you did, idiot." Why did Sasuke have to make him feel so embarrassed? "Fine." At that Naruto finally looked up at him. He thought Sasuke was giving up and that made him feel kind of sad. "I'll prove it to you then." Sasuke looked at the blond and caught his eyes. "I'll prove it to you because I think I can fall in love with you. So I want you to fall in love with me too."
Damn it, he could feel the blush coming. "I've never been this serious about someone before." Damn the bastard because he did look serious. Naruto had never had anyone look at him like that before. "Oh and one more thing," Naruto blinked as Sasuke moved in and kissed him on the cheek. "You looked very handsome today Naruto," Sasuke smiled and Naruot's face flushed as he looked at the brunette. Then he hit him again in the arm, trying but failing to hide his embarrassment, but also not denying that he might have been really happy that Sasuke noticed and complimented him.
~~*o*~~
"Naruto-sensei!" the children yelled as they all began to crowd him. Naruto loved working with children and getting paid to do it was a bonus. "Yes? What is it guys?" It was mostly girls but some boys as well. Seeing how big and bright the girls' faces were and how they blushed as they tried to speak up, Naruto was pretty sure he knew what they were going to ask. "Is that dreamy guy coming to meet you today?" They looked very determined to get an answer and he knew that they wouldn't leave him alone until they did.
Don't get him wrong, Naruto was actually really popular with the kids. But ever since Sasuke first came to visit Naruto at his work place a few days ago, his popularity had drastically increased with mostly all the young girls and female workers. They all wanted to know about the mysterious handsome man that he knew. It had been more than half a week since Sasuke confessed to trying to get him to be his boyfriend. He didn't want to say that he was encouraging it but he couldn't deny that he had been spending almost every day talking to or just being with Sasuke.
"I don't know, he's a very busy person." Naruto wasn't really sure what Sasuke did all the time but hey, everyone has something to do and he wasn't going to pry. He knew that the girls would tell the other workers, or more likely the workers would ask the girls what he said. Sasuke had easily made himself a fan club without he himself actually knowing about it. Not to get Naruto wrong, it wasn't like he was trying to mislead Sasuke. He wasn't gay, and just thinking about being with other guys made him shiver, and not in a good way.
He was brought out of his thoughts when his cell rang. Seeing 'Sasuke-teme' flash, he smiled. "Teme," he chuckled. "Dobe." He could hear the smirk in the bastard's voice. "I finished my work early, you get off in half an hour right?" Naruto nodded then realized Sasuke couldn't see and said "yes". "Did you nod dobe?" Naruto blushed, "bastard, of course not!" Sasuke gave a small laugh. "I'll be there by the time you finish princess." "Teme! Who are you calling princess!"
"Sasuke I'm hungry" Naruto was done fiddling with Sasuke's car once again since his stomach decided to interrupt him. "Ok what do you feel like eating?" Sasuke was pretty sure ramen would be the answer. "Well I know you don't love ramen as much as me so why don't you pick," Naruto smiled. He knew that Sasuke would get him whatever he wanted; he asked for ramen repeatedly and Sasuke bought it for him.
Once, as a joke, because Sasuke always said he could have anything, he told him he wanted caviar, steak, and fire grilled salmon on a bed of fried shrimp stir fry. The next thing he knew, Sasuke took them to some restaurant and ordered everything Naruto had asked for. He felt bad afterwards since he knew how pricy caviar was, and steak could also be pricy. Sasuke had smiled and told him 'if I have a car like that, why are you worrying about a bill?' After distracting Naruto's mind he felt a lot better. He made sure not to say things like that on a whim to Sasuke because he was sure Sasuke would get it for him, no matter what it was.
Sasuke decided to take them to a quiet little restaurant where Naruto was able to get ramen on the side with his food. Sasuke didn't spoil him with ramen but he did make sure to treat him to it from time to time. He also had somehow made Naruto promise to cut down on how much of it he ate, claiming that it wasn't healthy to eat that much. "Naruto." Hearing his name, he was brought out of his thought. "You might not be able to contact me for the next four days." He was glad he remembered to tell him. "Alright, just call me when you get the chance." He gave a smile and they continued with their meal.
The next day came and he felt like it was going slow on purpose. On the second day Naruto swore his phone was playing tricks on him because he swore he heard it ring but when he picked it up there was nothing. Don't be mistaken, he had some good friends and a good job. So why did Sasuke have to come to his mind so much? But he couldn't deny that before he went to sleep on the third day he fell asleep happy because he got a text from Sasuke saying he would be back tomorrow and wishing him a good night's sleep. And that night he had a good one.
~~*o*~~
"Baa-chan!" Naruto yelled, stepping into his grandmother's office. "Brat! Where do you think you are? This is a hospital!" Naruto wasn't going to tell her that she defeated the purpose by yelling louder than he had, so he just shut the door and sat down in front of her desk. "What is it brat? You look serious." She sighed, she was pretty sure she knew what it was about. "Grandma…I'm not gay" he stared at her then blinked a few times when she started laughing. "Shut up, this is serious". Damn, he couldn't help feeling embarrassed. "Ok I'm sorry, I've just heard this so many times."
This was not the first time that Naruto had burst into her office to tell her that he wasn't gay. Naruto usually told his grandmother everything. She was always someone he could rely on and trust with anything. "And it's true, I'm not gay" he stated again. "So you're still talking about that Sasuke boy, right?" This was all Naruto talked about lately, and from what she heard so far, she quite liked the boy. "Yeah" he murmured a little quietly.
"Naruto, liking one boy does not make you gay. You do know that don't you?" She picked up her coffee and took a sip. "Let's call you bi." He looked up at that. "And what would be wrong if you were?" Naruto cocked an eyebrow. "Besides, you don't even know if what you're feeling is real or just spur of the moment." At that he nodded. "So why not give it a chance and see?" Naruto blinked a few times before asking, "are you telling me to go bi?" She laughed. "No, I'm telling you to try and be happy," she smiled "it's your choice brat. Just make sure it's a choice you won't regret." Naruto was quiet for a while until he looked up and noticed what his grandmother was actually drinking. "It's 1 p.m. baa-chan," she just handed him a glass "its whatever- o'-clock somewhere." Naruto just shook his head at how much his grandma could drink. But hey, she was chief of this whole hospital; who was he to judge?
~~*o*~~
"Let's play that next" Naruto said dragging Sasuke towards the game. They were competing once again. Well it was more like a competition once Naruto lost twice. It was Sasuke 7 and Naruto 5. Sasuke just smiled since he was enjoying himself like always. Naruto sure knew how to make the evening fun.
At the end of the night they had tied 10-10 and Naruto boasted about how lucky Sasuke was to tie with someone as awesome as him, which earned the blond a laugh from the brunette. That in turn earned Sasuke a hit in the arm. After the game they decided to wander the city for the night. "I really love how alive the city looks at night. What about you Sasuke?" Sasuke gave a grin, "you're such a kid dobe." It earned him a punch in the arm. "Teme!" Sasuke only laughed. "But you're right, the city is nice at night." Naruto gave him a smile.
"School starts in 2 days." At that Naruto stopped, which made Sasuke stop as well. He turned and looked at the brunette, "why do you like me?" It was a simple question and damn, Naruto was really curious about the answer. "Because you're a flirt." Naruto blinked, "you're the flirt here and I'm serious," the blond shot back. "Well so am I," Sasuke stepped closer. "Ever since I walked into that bathroom and our eyes met you've been making me do whatever you want."
Naruto's cheeks began to flush. "You're eyes aren't just beautiful, they're captivating, and they worked on me. That's why you're a flirt." Sasuke grinned. "I-I am not, and stop calling me beautiful and cute." He knew Sasuke liked seeing him embarrassed, he just knew it. "I called your eyes beautiful." He shrugged and moved past Naruto. "Anyway, I don't just go on looks so I tried getting to know you." He looked back and caught the blonde's eyes "and I liked your personality as well." Once Naruto got out of the little daze Sasuke put him in, he realized the bastard had started walking off. He quickly ran to his side.
The drive back to Naruto's place was pretty quiet. Sasuke could tell that Naruto was deep in thought about something. He had parked in front of Naruto's place about 2 minutes ago but Naruto hadn't even seemed to notice. "We're here." At that, Naruto looked out to see that they were in fact at his apartment. He sighed and turned to Sasuke, "I'm not gay." Sasuke stared right back, "that's ok" and he smiled. "I'm not gay but…I think, I could try dating you- I mean if you're serious." Crap, he knew he was blushing like crazy now. Sasuke was able to get his attention when he started laughing. "I didn't think you'd say yes." Naruto felt embarrassed and hurt. The bastard was just joking with him after all. But that thought left him as Sasuke kissed him. "I'm glad you did." As their eyes locked, Naruto couldn't help but move in for another kiss. Not only was he dating again, he also had a boyfriend.
A/N: second chapter is done, yeah me. So our little Naruto has decided to give Sasuke a try. Wondering about what I'm writing and how I'll end it.
