"Will you stop that?"

"Stop what?"

"Stalking me!"

The face I looked up to was mad yet somehow contained a glimmer of smugness.

Well, what would you expect from Naruto Uzumaki: the Ninja Academies biggest clown and prankster?

His eyes were wild, untamed like a lion or a… fox. His brows furrowed, hiding the rim of lightning blue. His lips pursed but slanted slightly upwards.

They were moist. And tender.

I could just kiss them there and-

"Hello?"

He waved a hand close to my distant expressionless face (something I had mastered after years of practise).

"Earth to Sasuke!"

Pull yourself together! Stop thinking of things that are… wrong. Off-limits.

"Um… Sorry." My mind was blank.

What should I say? What should I say? "… Did you say something?"

There was a pause for a second.

Even the autumn trees had stopped swaying as though they danced along to Naruto's melody.

His features furrowed. "So first you're stalking me and now you're ignoring me?"

Quick, Sasuke! What's your excuse? But no matter how hard I tried, my mind became distracted by Naruto.

His gold tanned skin.

I could just crawl under it.

In fact, that's where I wanted to be right now – hiding away from my thoughts and feelings.

In pure solitude.

And also so I can be closer to-

"I've got it!"

I switched back to reality to find a golden shining light beaming in a drizzly dark orchard.

"What is it?" I asked bemused, backed up with a sigh, a slow roll of the eyes ending with the arms folded across my chest or as it is more commonly called around the academy: Sasuke's 'Ultimate Jutsu'.

"I can't believe I didn't work it out sooner!" He laughed, completely ignoring my existence yet focusing on me at the same time. Something only Naruto knows how to do.

"Just tell me."

"You should know; you're the one who's doing it."

"Well I don't know, okay? Will you cut this out and just tell me!"

He smirked.

"Fine! You really want to know?"

I know he was playing with me, sending me down a mysterious maze and leading to me to dead ends.

It's one of the things I hate about him, making me feel out of control and vulnerable.

Out in the open.

"Yes! Now tell me!" I demanded, not caring how frustrated I must of sounded.

"You," he pointed at me.

"Are stalking me because," he was taking his time on purpose.

"You want to know all my awesome jutsu's and attacks so you can use them against me."

If there was a Ninja World Record for the biggest derp moment, this will be it.

A slight breeze pricked up as I laughed at Naruto's assumption.

He was so far from the truth, it was funny.

Though, is the truth any better? Would this scenario be the better, the less… painful of the two?

I had a choice behind the madness.

"Er… yes, that's the reason!"

Scratch the back of my head.

"I'd better go now, save me from the embarrassment."

As I turned around, I contemplated on why I actually followed him. However, no matter how deep I searched, no answer bubbled to the surface.

It started after our last class that day and we all emerged into the breath-taking beauty of Konoha Village. Well, it would have been breath-taking and beautiful if it wasn't for the silent drizzle of countless raindrops. Though, there was still something about the place that held a sense of magic.

I was about to head home when a certain blonde individual caught my attention.

I don't why I turned to look in his direction – I was well aware that it was Naruto but my body changed its course anyway.

We hadn't talked directly for about a week which was when… that happened.

When our lips had met accidentally.

When that feeling had started.

Maybe I felt bad and wanted to apologize to him. Maybe the sight of seeing him alone made me feel sympathetic.

Whatever the reason, it was strong enough to put one foot in front of another in his direction.

After a couple of minutes, I had caught up enough that I was about a foot behind him.

Being a trainee ninja, my stepping was silent, gracefully dancing along the stone ground.

It wasn't until we had reached a footpath surrounded by trees that he finally confronted me.

Coincidentally, this was the place I consolidated my thoughts and feelings, a magnificent scenery to daydream your hopes and fears in and where I had spent most of my free time this week.

"Wait!" Naruto beckoned, putting a warm hand on my turned shoulder.

I shivered at his touch.

His comforting skin placed delicately atop mine.

I pulled myself together enough to return facing him.

But I wish I hadn't.

I was welcomed with his rounded face, inches away from my own. His eyes, locked with mine, were the sweetest blue - the colour of a clear bright sky.

His nose, small but cute, one you would see on a small child.

His teeth, dazzling white.

His tongue moist.

His lips, smooth pale pink.

Before he could speak, I leaned in and kissed. It was a desperate, forceful one which took Naruto completely off his guard.

I didn't care. I couldn't keep it in any longer.

This want.

This need for… him.

Drops fell from the sky, light at first then rapidly faster.

Falling down on our locked lips, as though it was trying to break us apart.

He pushed away; I pulled him in.

But he stopped it.

For a second, we looked at each other.

He face was filled with horror. The rain trickled down his cheeks in place of silent tears.

He fled.

I don't blame him. What I did was stupid!

Pathetic!

I was alone in the rain.

Wow, long chapter! I'm happy with all the people who read the prologue and how many hits i got but i'm still hoping to get a review. I want to know what i can improve and what i've actually done well. I've been planning this fanfic for a while now, it's just putting it down in words. The next chapter may be very angsty but the chapter after that may have a mix of angst and fluff so i'm sorry if you don't like angst, there is fluff to come XD Also, i really don't like the name of it - i just don't think it suits what i'm aiming for so if you can come up with something better please review or PM me! Danke! ;3
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