Naruto moaned as a knock resounded through his small house. "Coming," he said weakly and slid off the couch onto the floor, hitting his head. "Ow!" Another knock. "Coming!" he said firmly and stood up, making his way to the door. He quickly opened it and was about to ask what the fuck the person wanted until he saw it was none other than Sasuke Uchiha.
"Hey, Dobe."
"What are you doing here?" he asked, slightly confused by the unexpected visit.
"God. This is gonna sound so childish," he said as he looked off to the side.
"What is it?"
"I couldn't sleep," he murmured. "Could I possibly stay the night?"
"Uh, sure," he said and turned around, walking back to the couch.
Sasuke walked in and closed the door, also making his way to the couch. "So, do you want me to sleep on the couch?"
"Oh, no. When I got home I laid on here and it got wet so you can sleep in my bed if ya want."
"Oh, is that why you're only wearing your boxers?" he asked as he raised an eyebrow.
His eyes widened and he blushed madly. "Uh, yeah." 'How could I have forgotten I took my clothes off!?' He quickly gathered up his wet clothes and tossed them into the clothes hamper. "I'm gonna go get some clothes on, I'll be right back," he said as he started towards the stairs but Sasuke grabbed his wrist, pulling him into a hug even though he wasn't facing the raven-haired boy.
"I like you like that though."
'I can't allow myself to like him if he isn't going to return my feelings…even if it hurts.' "Sasuke let go of me," he said softly.
"Why?"
He bit his lip, thinking of an excuse. "I have a boyfriend."
His eyes widened and he quickly spun Naruto around, grabbing his shoulders tightly. "Who?" he demanded.
"Ow. Sasuke, you're hurting me," he said as he winced.
He tightened his grip on Naruto's shoulders and shook him lightly. "Who is it?"
"Kiba! Now let go!" He quickly pulled himself from Sasuke's grip and ran up the stairs.
Sasuke ran up after him and pushed his foot in between the door and the doorframe, as Naruto was about to slam it shut.
"Move your foot!" Naruto said as he closed the door on Sasuke's foot again.
He winced but kept his foot there. "No."
He went to shut it again but this time Sasuke caught it with his hand and pushed it open, causing him to fall onto the floor.
He walked in as Naruto was standing up. "When?"
"What?"
"Since when, before or after the kiss?"
"After," he answered slowly.
"Why?"
"Because, unlike you, he notices when I'm sad even if I'm not crying, he acknowledges me, and he loves me!" he said, trying not to sound sad. 'Is this wrong? I love him but he doesn't seem to want love. Am I doing the right thing?'
'Don't worry, kit. You're not in the wrong here, he is. If you love him and he doesn't return the feelings then you have all the rights in the world to be doing this.'
'You're right. Thanks.'
"He also doesn't go around sleeping with every guy he knows!"
"Shut up," he said with his head hung low.
'Now, Kit, don't overdo it.'
"He hasn't randomly stopped talking to me and he's not the villiage slu-" His sentence was cut off as a hand connected with his left cheek. He fell to the floor holding his cheek, in shock.
"I said shut up!" He looked up and Naruto could see the tears that were streaming from the usually emotionless Uchiha. He backed up against a wall and slid down it until he was sitting with his knees against his chest. He hid his face in his hands as uncontrollable sobs shook his lithe form.
'He hit me and now he's crying?'
'I told you not to over do it.'
'You told me I wasn't in the wrong and that he deserved this though!'
'I did, but there is something you're not seeing. Something he's hiding.'
'What should I do then?'
'What do you want to do?'
'I want to comfort him. This is the first time I've seen him cry, I don't like it.'
'Do what you want, Kit, do what you want.' The nine tails voice faded into the back of Naruto's mind.
He slowly moved over to Sasuke. "S-Sasuke, please stop crying."
"Wh-why?"
"I hate seeing you like this," he said as tears began to fill his own eyes. "Please," he quickly hugged the raven-haired boy tightly. "I don't want to see you cry because of me." He felt tears leave his eyes as he hugged the older boy closer to him.
"Naruto," he slowly wrapped his arms around him and closed his eyes, trying to compose himself. "Why are you hugging me?"
"What do you mean?" He said as he laid his head on the Uchiha's shoulder, loosening his grip around him.
"I thought you said that you have a boyfriend?"
He giggled lightly. "And I thought I was a bad liar."
"You mean…"
"Yeah. Kiba's not my boyfriend."
"Why'd you tell me that then?"
He pulled back from Sasuke completely, smiling sadly. "I love you but you don't seem to love me back…and…it hurts. It hurts a lot." He said as he looked off to the side, tears filling his eyes yet again.
'Naruto…' "Sorry," He said and gently bit his bottom lip.
He slowly shook his head and looked back at the raven-haired shinobi. "Wanna go to sleep now?" he asked softly.
"Yeah."
They both stood up and made their way to the small bed.
Sasuke jumped as Naruto grabbed the hem of his shirt. "Wh-what are you doing?"
"You'll be uncomfortable in those wet clothes, wouldn't you?"
He turned around and took his shirt off, along with his shorts. "I can do it myself," he said as he lay on the bed, covering himself.
Naruto also lay on the bed and covered himself, whispering a soft 'goodnight' to Sasuke.
"Goodnight, Naruto." He replied.
The next morning Sasuke awoke to an empty bed. "Naruto?" He outstretched an arm to feel the spot beside him. He moaned lightly and sat up. 'Where the hell is he?'
Just then the door to the bedroom opened and a smiling blonde appeared.
"Hungry?"
"A little. Why?"
"I made breakfast."
"If it's ramen I don't want any."
"Well, it's not ramen."
"Wow. The Dobe cooks something other than noodles." He smirked.
"Oi," He shouted and glared at the raven-haired boy sitting on his bed. "Get dressed," he said as he tossed Sasuke's clothes to him.
"They're hot?" He looked over at Naruto with a raised eyebrow.
"I washed and dried them for you," he said and smiled. "Hurry up, okay." He turned and left, closing the door behind him.
'That boy…' He smiled and hopped off the bed, quickly dressing as the smell of food reached his nose. He made his way down stairs and into the kitchen.
"I hope you like pancakes 'cause I'm not making anything special for you," he said with his back turned towards the Uchiha heir, still cooking a couple of pancakes. "Eat before they get cold, Teme."
"Bossy much?" he said as he pulled out a chair from the table, sitting down and helping himself to the stack of pancakes in front of him.
Naruto turned around and placed the rest of the pancakes on the table, sighing.
"What? Not eating?"
"Already did, Teme. In case you haven't noticed it's one in the after noon."
Sasuke almost choked on the bite of pancake he was currently chewing. "One? Really?"
"Geez," he said as he put his hand on his hip. "Yes, really."
He couldn't help but smirk at how Naruto looked right now. He had a frilly apron on, his hair was more messy than usual, he had a bit of pancake mix on his left cheek, and he had his hand on his hip. "God you look like a fucking wife."
"What!" He shouted.
Sasuke actually smiled and laughed at the blonde in front of him. He sighed and stood up, making his way to Naruto. "Thanks, Dobe, but I'm gonna go now." He brought his hand up and brushed the back of his fingers against the blondes jaw line. "Bye," he said and quickly kissed Naruto on the cheek before leaving.
Naruto stood there in a state of shock. 'He just…what the hell?'
He shoved his hands into his pockets like he always did and began walking down the street, smiling. He was unusually happy today.
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(A/N)
Chapter three should be up soon. It's super long. I'd really like reviews telling me if this story is okay or not. Constructive critisism is needed: )