Separate ways
Naruto is forced to break up with his boyfriend Suzaku when his adoptive mother Rin moves to Indiana on a job offer, along with Sakura, his sister. But, what happens when he gets roomed up with Sasuke, the nephew of the friend whose house they are staying at? What's worse, he just so happens to be gay . . .
More than two weeks after moving in with Kakashi and Sasuke, school had started in Indiana. Naruto hadn't seen much of Sasuke at school. In fact, it seemed like for the last week, the raven-haired boy had been avoiding him. He didn't like to admit it, but despite the way Sasuke treated him, he had grown to like him a lot.
Naruto wanted to stay loyal to Suzuka, but it became harder and harder when Suzuka slowly stopped talking to him, and the longer Naruto continued to come into contact with Sasuke. Granted, there were other distractions, but Sasuke was the main one. Another was Gaara, a redhead boy Naruto had met at school. Gaara was also a friend - or maybe just acquaintance - of Sasuke's, from what the redhead had told him.
Anyway, over the week, Naruto had been invited to a party with some of the kids at school. However, the one thing he hadn't counted on was Sasuke being there, too. In fact, Kakashi was driving both of them to the party currently. Some of the kids he'd met were going to be there, but he didn't know most of the people there, save for a punkish girl named Tenten and Kiba, who smelled of dogs all the time.
It was only a few blocks away, so they were there relatively soon. Upon entering the room, Naruto was met with blaring, almost deafening music. It was one of his first parties, so he didn't know what to expect at this one. Walking around the room, the blonde saw that most of the people had a bottle in their hands, and some even had what appeared, but was definitely not, a cigarette.
As he was standing there, absorbing his surrounding, Tenten appeared, in her all-too-friendly spirit. "Heya, Naruto. Let me introduce ya to some people. She half-dragged, half-walked him around the rooms, shouting names and pointing. Of the names he caught, there was Karin, a red-haired girl who looked slutty, a blonde named Ino - who was all over Sasuke upon seeing him - and a guy named Shikamaru. He seemed really lazy and unmotivated, as he was one of the only people without a beer and already asleep. There were several others, but Naruto hadn't caught them.
After only a few moments there, Naruto had already found himself with a drink in his hands, and the cigarette-like substance had been offered to him several times, but he hadn't yet accepted it. Finishing the first beer and quickly making his was through the second one, Naruto began to feel incredibly horny.
Looking around the room, he suddenly locked eyes wth Gaara, getting a sudden urge to jump him right then and there. But instead of getting up and tackling the redhead, he stayed put, and gaara came over, taking a seat and resting his arm over Naruto's shoulders. The blonde's face quickly turned red at the contact.
Gaara leaned in, playfully biting his lip, his hot breath on Naruto's face, causing him to blush even more. Naruto glanced around the room, seeing dirty looks from some of the preppy kids that were there, including Karin and Ino. Tenten, on the other hand, appeared to have a wide grin on her face.
The redhead had closed the gap by that point, his tongue grazing Naruto lips, begging for entrance. Not sure what he should do, he just let Gaara kiss him, all the while thinking 'what am I doing.' He kept thinking about Suzuka, but after thinking about it he realised Suzuka had probably already moved on to someone else.
Naruto kissed back, pushing against Gaara's tongue with his own, though he was easily pushed back, and suddenly he found himself on his back, with gaara above him. They broke the kiss, giving Naruto a chance to spot Sasuke, who glared at him before leaving the room.
He ignored the raven-haired boy, continuing to make out with gaara, despite everyone's stares. It wasn't like it bothered him, he'd gotten the same looks before. However, as he continued, he thought more and more about it, and it suddenly felt wrong, as Suzaku had re-entered his mind. He abruptly pushed against the redhead, pulling himself out from under him as soon as the kiss was broken.
Naruto realised it didn't matter if suzuka had moved on, because, in all honesty, there was no way Naruto could be over it yet. In fact, the more he made contact with Sasuke, the more he saw Suzuka in him.
Anyway, the blonde stood up, moving to a seat further away from Gaara, by that point feeling frustrated and angry at himself. After a few minutes, the cigarette-like substance was offered to him again, and this time he took it, eyeing it carefully before inhaling way more than he should've, immediately causing him to cough and sputter.
A near-by person patted his back. "First time, huh?" The person said. Naruto choked again, the drug beginning to take effect. He felt light-headed, and the noises around him seemed to all mix together. He was suddenly sleepy, and leaned back against the couch he was sitting on.
What felt like moments later, Naruto was suddenly being shaked, and he heard his name called. The sound around him had died down some, as a lot of the people that had been there were gone. Opening his eyes, Naruto realised that it was Sasuke who was shaking him. "Come on, you idiot, Kakashi's here." Sasuke said, seeing the blonde's eyes open.
Naruto got up, barely staying on his feet as he headed for the door, right behind Sasuke, who was obviously mad at him. "Hey . . . what's your problem?" He asked, slightly slurring his words. The other boy didn't say anything, making it to the car and getting in the front seat. Naruto opened the back door, nearly falling into the car and closing it behind him. The car drove off, and it stayed silent all the way back to the house.
It was the next morning, on Sunday. Naruto had wanted to say something to Sasuke the night before, but he'd realised he was in no shape to do such a thing, and had gone to sleep immediately after getting back to the house. Anyway, on this particular morning, he quickly threw on a pair of jeans and a bright orange T-shirt, then walked out into the front room. The only person there, to his dismay, was none other than Sasuke.
"Um . . . where's everyone else?" He asked, ignoring the glare being sent his way. "Sakura's not up yet, and Kakashi took Rin to her work," was the cold answer he got. The two fell silent for a few minutes, before Naruto spoke up again.
"Look, I, uh . . . I'm sorry about last night, I mean, you let me come along, I guess I should've payed more attention. Sorry." The blonde spoke, sounding truly apologetic. "Whatever. Just stay away from that crowd, especially Gaara. They're bad news, and you're gonna regret it if you get into that."
"That's all you're mad about? Fuck you, they're my friends now, you're just jealous 'cause they don't like you." Naruto shot back, balling his fists. "Listen, you dumbass. I used to be involved with those kids. They stabbed me in the back and left me when I needed them the most! Don't talk about shit you don't fucking know!"
The raven-haired boy pushed Naruto before walking out of the room. Moments later, the sound of a slamming door could be heard. Naruto walked over to the couch, flopping down on it. Sitting there, his phone suddenly rang, letting him know that Suzuka was calling him. He picked it up, gulping guiltily.
"Hello?"
"Hey, naru-chan! How ya doin'?" Suzuka referred to Naruto by his pet name.
"Um . . . Good, I guess. My roommate hates me, Sakura's being her usual bitch self, but can't complain." Naruto's tone was sarcastic. "What about you?" he added.
"I miss you."
Silence.
"Do you miss me?"
Silence.
"Something wrong?"
Naruto sighed into the phone, not sure what to say. "I, uh . . . may have done something bad."
"What?"
"I sorta . . . made out with a guy at a party."
You what?! Why would you do that?" Without a doubt, it definitely didn't impress Suzuka, at the least.
"I don't know. I was . . . a little drunk." The blonde said guiltily.
"A little drunk? Come on Naruto, we made a promise."
"I know, it's just that-"
"What!"
"It's not gonna work, we're too far apart. Please don't be mad." Naruto begged, on the verge of tears.
"Well, I am mad. I'll talk to you later." Click.
"Oh my god . . ." Naruto said out loud, letting his head fall back against the back of the couch. Just what he needed, two guys mad at him, and a horny redhead after him. He tossed the phone off to the side, not caring what it hit.
Minutes later, Kakashi came in. Naruto looked up, face streaked with tears and eyes red and bloodshot. "You okay?" He asked, sounding more curious than affectionate. "No . . ." Naruto spoke up after another minute of silence. "Mind telling me what the problem is?"
"What do you care?"
"If I didn't care, I wouldn't have asked." The grey-haired man answered. He took a seat on the couch, allowing Naruto to see that he wasn't as old as he seemed at a distance. The blonde remained silent for a few minutes, before sniffing and beginning to speak.
"Sasuke's mad at me about last night. I sorta forgot about him and got drunk . . . I think I might've been high, too, and I was kissing a guy. I guess that's wrong to some people, but I'm used to it." He paused for a second, breathing deep and sniffing again before continuing.
"My boyfriend's mad at me for kissing a boy and drinking. He lives in colorado, but we promised to stay together . . . I just thought he'd already forgotten about me. I'm sorry I'm telling you all this, I j-just - I don't know what to do!" The blonde burst into tears again, leaning against Kakashi and burying his face in the man's shirt.
" . . . as weird as this may sound, I know exactly what you're going through. To tell you the truth, I've been there myself." Kakashi spoke, obviously trying to comfort him, thought it failed miserably.
"You have no idea . . . I loved him, and everytime I look at Sasuke, I see him. I want to believe Suzaku hasn't forgotten me, but it's hard, I just don't know what to do . . ." Naruto wiped his eyes and let go of the man, feeling better after just talking through it. "Why doesn't Sasuke like me? Why is he such a jerk?"
The older man sighed, before answering, "I think he does like you, he just has a hard time showing it. He went through a hard time the last few years . . . losing his parents, his boyfriend committing suicide-"
"Kakashi, damn you! Why'd you have to tell him all that! I don't need any more pity!" The door to Sasuke's room flew open as he yelled out before quickly slamming the door shut again.