2 – Apple
Ibiki looked down on the young man at his side, the boy who recently had saved not only his friends, but the whole of Konoha. Ibiki had worked with the man during some of the more pressing moments where the intelligence gathered from the interrogation sessions were worth more than gold. The boy may look clue-less and naïve, but beneath the mask the young man projected there lay a sharp intelligence not many had seen. Ibiki had seen the boy without his mask of a cheerful and dumb blond a handful times in the last three years they had worked together. The boy cold be cruel and surprisingly resourceful when faced to working on an interrogation. And who would really expect Naruto to be an ANBU?
Right now the fox-mask was half on - half of, to Ibiki's pleasure as it allowed him to discreetly study, at least part of, that whisker lined face. The blond trusted him enough to let his true self shine through. The boy was currently eating an apple and Ibiki felt a shudder go down his back as that pink, wonderful, wicked little tongue sneaked out to wipe up a drop of fruit juice threatening to fall to the floor.
Ripping his eyes away from the image and forcing the picture of what that tongue could be licking instead of a fruit Ibiki cleared his throat. This of course caught Naruto's attention and the younger moved his gaze from the view of the Hokage Mountain to Ibiki. Naruto tilted his head to the side in a silent question and Ibiki forced a blush from his cheeks.
Clearing his throat Ibiki decided that enough is enough and finally uttered the words that had been on his tongue for weeks.
"Naruto" the blond fixed his eyes at Ibiki, almost making him lose his voice, but he pressed on none the less. "Would you go out with me?" Naruto having bitten into the apple recently choked before he began chuckling. Confused, and a little hurt, Ibiki crossed his arms and waited for the blond to finish.
Finally the blond stopped laughing. "I'd love to Ibiki-san." Slowly the bandana-clad man felt a smile stretch his lips.
Note: Ok. Sorry it took me sooo long to update, but I haven't been in the mood for writing in a while so *shrugs*. Well there you have it, hope you like it. *winks* see you next time.