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Day six.
"I don't like this" Naruto complained as she looked at the dress on her bed and the shoes standing under the garment. "Well, I don't care. Just put it on before we're late. Mom and Father will be waiting for us at the restaurant and so will Itachi. Just suck it up" Sasuke said through the open door of the bathroom. With a groan, Naruto slammed her door closed before undressing and slipping into the skin-tight royal blue bodycon dress. The dress had a square neckline with sleeves that ended before her elbows and the bottom reached above her knees. She sat down on her bed to step into the first pair of heels she's owned. While she had been scared for her first pair, she had to admit that the black barely there heels fitted like a glove as she strapped the ankle band closed. Her necklace was snug around her neck and Naruto doubted before taking the ring off it, which she probably should have done sooner. Should she wear it or would that be a big no? She still didn't feel ready to wear it, but she didn't want to insult anyone. Remembering Itachi's words to take her own pace, Naruto put the ring safely back into the box before hiding it in the drawer of her desk, locking it to be sure.
"Naruto! Hurry up, dobe" Sasuke said as he knocked heavily on the door. "I'm coming already! Fuck" Naruto snapped back as she stood up. Despite that the heels weren't that high, she still had to find her balance. She walked over to the door and opened it, looking at an annoyed Sasuke. Naruto couldn't help but let her eyes glide over his lanky but fit form, taking in the black suit with royal blue button up, the collar left open casually. "Fucking finally" Sasuke breathed as Naruto closed the door behind her. "Christ, I thought mom was bad" he said and Naruto would have kicked him if she had been more stable on her feet. "Shut up. You took hours in the shower" Naruto said as she followed Sasuke to the side door of the east wing. "No, I didn't" Sasuke said and Naruto stared at him. "You literally took an hour, Sasuke. Don't try to deny it" she said and Sasuke glanced at her. "Shut up" he said as he couldn't rebuke it anymore.
They stepped into the car that was prepared for them which would take them to a restaurant at the edge of the city. It was Saturday evening, meaning that it was busy on the street, especially around clubs even though they were not even opening yet. Naruto wrung her hands together, looking out of the window. Should she have worn he ring, or was it really better that she left it at home? Would they be insulted if she didn't wear it? Did Sasuke even know about the ring, that she wore it on her necklace ever since she had found it? After Sasuke had proven to have great taste with the outfit she was wearing, Naruto was doubting that Sasuke hadn't helped with the ring. At first, she had just thought it was Mikoto who had put the ring there. But she was sure Mikoto would have at least said something about it, even if it was to ask what she thought about it and if she was happy with it. The fact that she hadn't, led Naruto to think Sasuke was the one to actually buy the ring, if not on Mikoto's order.
"Oi, stop it" Sasuke said as he grabbed Naruto's hands, stilling them from the nervous wringing. "The hell are you so nervous about?" Sasuke asked and Naruto looked at him. "Nothing" she lied and Sasuke scoffed. "Yeah, right. If it's nothing, then why are you wringing your hands like that?" he asked and Naruto glanced at his pale, larger hand over both her tanned hands. "It's nothing. It's something stupid. Why do you care anyway?" Naruto asked dry and Sasuke pulled his hand away with a scowl on his face. "I was getting annoyed with the wringing, but screw you. Whether you want it or not, you are my fiancée. If you want this to work, the least you can do is be honest to me" Sasuke said and Naruto looked at him. Once again, Sasuke was sulking, which rather amused the blonde. With a soft sigh followed by a light chuckle, she gave in.
"Fine, you're right. It's just, about the ring" she said and Sasuke glanced at her. "If you worry about it so much, then you should have just worn it" he said and Naruto looked at him. "Right, of course that's your answer. Well, I won't be expecting any useful advice from you anymore, that's for sure" she said before looking out of the window with a frown. Did he not understand how she felt? No, he didn't. From the start, Sasuke hadn't complained a single word about the engagement, while he complained about a lot of other things. Obviously, for some reason unknown to her, Sasuke wasn't against their engagement. Naruto wasn't completely against it either, but she had more problems with it than Sasuke apparently had. The raven sighed as he rubbed his forehead. "Look, dobe, if you're worried about what my parents or Itachi will think of you wearing the ring or not, don't. You don't need to worry about that. If you want to wear it, wear it. If you don't, then keep it in the box" Sasuke said and Naruto looked at him. She could see a glint of hope in his dark grey eyes, hoping he had said something good to calm her down. It was a bit endearing, though Naruto wasn't going to tell anyone that.
"Thanks, teme" she said as the car rolled to a stop. Sasuke just hummed as he waited for the door to open. When it did, he stepped out first, holding out his hand for Naruto to take. Naruto guessed it would be the result of endless Uchiha courtesy training. Yet she was still thankful for the gesture as she stepped out of the car. Her heels fitted really comfortable, but she didn't trust them not to break her ankles with the first step she took outside. Inside floor was very much different from outside ground, after all. Sasuke placed her hand in the crook of his elbow, adjusting to her pace as they walked inside the steak restaurant. While it embarrassed Naruto beyond words to be led like this, she couldn't help but be grateful, if only for the knowledge that if she went down, Sasuke was going to be taken down with her no questions asked.
"We're here for Uchiha" Sasuke said to the girl at the counter, who blushed slightly as she looked up at him. The typical Uchiha effect. It was so predictable that Naruto couldn't even laugh. "R-right this way, sir" the girl said as she led the couple to the table in the back of the restaurant, away from prying eyes and ears, yet still enjoying the spectacular view over the city. "Sasuke, Naruto-chan, you're just one time" Mikoto said as she stood up to kiss both teens on the cheek. "Ooh, and you're looking good, Naruto-chan" she said as she held the blonde away from her on arm-length to take a good look at her. "Yeah, Sasuke picked it out" Naruto admitted and Fugaka gave a nod. "He's always had good taste" he agreed as Sasuke and Naruto took place next to each other at the round table. "Itachi should be here soon" Mikoto said and Sasuke gave a nod even though it wasn't exactly needed. "So, you two, how did the shopping go?" Mikoto asked and Naruto thought back. They had started out with silence, then bickering, back to silence, insulting each other, almost getting in a fist fight with each other, almost getting in a fist fight with someone else, to laughing and having fun, back to bickering again.
"It went well" Naruto said and Sasuke scoffed. "What went well? You have no taste" he said and Naruto looked at him. "That's a lie" she said and Sasuke raised an eyebrow at her. "You were at the men's section, looking at an ugly orange shirt with purple flowers. In the dollar store" Sasuke said and Naruto shrugged. "So? I've found a couple shirts over the years in a dollar store. Where do you think I buy all my stuff?" she asked and Mikoto blinked. "Even your underwear?" she asked and Naruto nodded. "I never really had a normal bra. Most of the time, I'm wearing either a camisole or a sport bra" Naruto admitted and Mikoto's eyes widened as Fugaku and Sasuke looked away, uneasy with the subject. "Sasuke!" Mikoto said scolding and the raven's eyes widens. "I'm not entering one of those stores! I don't care if you put it on the list or not" he hissed and Naruto grimaced. "Yeah, no. I'm not comfortable with it either" she said and actually meant the store in it's whole. She already blushed and rushed past those stores when she was alone. It was worse with Tsunade and don't even get started on Jiraiya. But somehow, she was so sure it would be a hell of a lot more awkward with just Sasuke. "Then I'll go with you, sweetie. Monday after school, I'll come pick you up and we'll go shopping decently" Mikoto, sending a scolding look at her son with the last word.
"Oh look, Itachi" Fugaku said, steering the conversation away from bra shopping to the raven approaching their table. "Sorry I'm late" Itachi said as he gave a nod at Fugaku before kissing his mother's cheek. "That's okay, honey. Just sit down so we can order. I'm sure everyone is hungry" Mikoto said and Itachi send Naruto and Sasuke a smile. "You look good, Naruto-kun" he said and the blonde felt a blush creep onto her cheeks. "Can you believe that Sasuke didn't even take her shopping for a bra?" Mikoto said before Naruto could answer and Itachi's face slid out uneasily. "Is that so?" he asked, trying to sound light-hearted but failing. Both Naruto and Mikoto noticed how Sasuke and Fugaku looked just as awkward as Itachi did, which made them chuckle. "Really, Uchiha men scared of a little bra talk" Mikoto said and Naruto bit down a smirk unsuccessfully. "We're not even talking about periods" she said and Sasuke and Itachi shivered as Fugaku picked up his glass of wine. "Yes, can we end that conversation here?" he said after clearing his throat. Mikoto and Naruto shared an amused look but listened to the family head. A waiter came and took their orders while the table was filled with Mikoto asking Naruto about her travels, to which the three Uchiha men listened with interest.
"So, how is school?" Fugaku asked the two teens after they finished their main course and were waiting for their desert. "Everything is going well. I've made a couple of friends and the curriculum is not as hard as I thought it'd be" Naruto said and Fugaku looked at Sasuke. "We haven't really gotten any tests, but the curriculum is almost laughably easy" he said and Naruto gave him a deadpan look. Of course it would be easy for him. He spends hours into the night studying university curriculums. "Just don't fail those laughably easy exams when they come" Fugaku warned and Sasuke gave a tight nod. While Naruto understood that arrogance was no good, she also knew that Sasuke worked extremely hard to not be compared to his genius brother Itachi. So seeing Sasuke get down because of that, kind of ticked her. "If you do, I'll surpass you, you know" Naruto said as she sipped from her wine. She caught the twitch of Sasuke's eyebrow as he looked at her without turning his head. "As if. You're ten years too early to try and surpass me on academic level, dead last" Sasuke said and Naruto smirked. "You really think so?" she asked as she looked at him, an amused glint in her eyes as her challenge was stated. Sasuke's eyebrow gave another twitch and he picked up his own glass. "I'm sure" he said and send her a pointed, irritated look. Challenge accepted.
Of course Naruto knew that Sasuke was superior to her when it came to academic things. But like hell she was going to lose a challenge without trying. Itachi, Fugaku and Mikoto gave an approving look, knowing exactly how their challenges worked. They used to be stupid challenges like who could eat more than the other. But they gradually grew out into surpassing each other in fighting or grades. Challenges were their ways of urging each other to grow in the best way possible. Of course, when Naruto's chocolate cheesecake came, every thought about her challenge was blown out of her mind in favour of drooling over her desert. After desert, dinner came to a pleasant end before they all went home, though Mikoto and Itachi forced Naruto and Sasuke to walk home. Naruto was just about ready to stomp her heel through Sasuke's foot if he complained once more about her clinging to his arm. If only there as a way to make him feel the pain she was going through. Naruto was so happy to be able to sit on her comfortable bed and to take her shoes off.
"You going to be okay?" Sasuke asked as he looked down on the blonde taking her shoes off. There was a light pink hue on his cheeks from the alcohol he had consumed through the evening. "Yeah, I'm fine" Naruto said as she fell backwards with a heavy sigh. "Do you like the ring?" Sasuke asked after a while of creepy staring. Naruto blinked at the question, lifting herself up on her elbows to find Sasuke staring at her with a slightly nervous expression. Was he drunk? "I like it" Naruto admitted and Sasuke gave a nod before abruptly leaving the room, almost slamming the bathroom door closed on his way out. Naruto was once again left surprised at the hasty retreat, but didn't have the energy to really care about it. Instead, she shimmied out of her dress and carefully hung her very first dress up outside her closet. On her way back to her bed, she dropped her sports bra on the ground and stepped out of her underwear before slipping between her sheets.
Naruto's alarm-clock on her old-as-the-streets phone rang before the sun came up and she was tempted to throw the thing off her bed. She wouldn't, of course. Not in fear of her phone breaking, but in fear of the floor denting. Never underestimate the power of a nokia 3310. After smoothing out her dry throat with water, Naruto got up and dressed in an orange capri pants and a black shirt that she noticed might be a little too short. While Sunday was her rest-day from her usual training routine, didn't mean she didn't mean she didn't do anything. It only meant that she focussed more on meditation and yoga, which also took less long than her usual work out. Sadly, she was still stuck with waking up her fiancé and cooking him breakfast. Apparently, it got even worse waking Sasuke up on a Sunday. Naruto dreaded the one thing she had to do now, but she had no other choice. They were home alone and breakfast was already made and waiting for them. Or at least Sasuke, since Naruto had already finished hers. Heaving a sigh, Naruto opened the door to Sasuke's room. "Oi, teme! Wake up or it'll hurt" Naruto warned not so quiet, yet Sasuke didn't budge.
With a sigh, Naruto stepped further into the dark navy room towards the bed in the middle of the wall. "Don't say I didn't warn you" Naruto said before bending down next to Sasuke's ear, who was laying on his stomach. She took a second to bite down her smirk before taking a deep breath. "WAKE UP!" She yelled right into the raven's ear. However, what she hadn't expected was for Sasuke to grab her shirt in his wild squirming, which ended up in both of them falling off the other side of the bed. "Whu, what? Ugh- don't fucking wake me up" Sasuke groaned half-awake as he laid his head back down. "Get off me!" Naruto hissed, trying to move the dead weight on top of her. With success, she was able to kick the raven off her and glare at him. "That hurt, you fuck. Now get up before I decide to drench you" Naruto hissed before standing up and basically storming out of the room. She didn't stop until she was in the kitchen, where she leaned on the counter with her hands spread and her eyes wide on the pitch-black tablet under her palms. A blush covered her cheeks that she desperately tried to dim down.
That had been close. Way too close for her liking. She could still feel the heat of his body lingering on hers and his breath ghosting over her neck. The muscles on his arms and the weight of his body pressing down on her had been too real. God, they'd known each other since they were kids. They had wrestled all the time together, why the hell was she now starting to get flustered all of a sudden?! Was it the power of puberty? Was that it? Her hormones playing tricks on her? "Dobe, you okay?" Sasuke's voice came and Naruto's head shot up at him. "I'm fine" she said and turned to the stove. "You want syrup or something else?" Naruto asked and plated up the two pancakes that were in the frying pan. "Just butter and syrup" Sasuke said before yawning and sitting down at the kitchen counter. Naruto placed the plate down in front of the raven before getting to wash the dishes she had dirtied. After she was finished, she retreated back to her room behind her computer.
Lunch passed easily with Naruto grumbling while bringing herself and Sasuke a plate of grilled ham and cheese sandwiches. It was into the afternoon that Naruto decided to close her computer. "Oi, Sasuke" Naruto said as she knocked on his door before opening it. "What?" the raven asked as he looked up from the book he was studying, a pair of black square thinned rimmed glasses perched on his nose. "What do you want for dinner? I need to go to the store since the fridge is empty" Naruto said and Sasuke frowned. "The fridge is empty?" he repeated and Naruto rolled with her eyes; "I don't know who did it, but it's empty" she said and pointed a finger at the raven. "But that doesn't matter! Just tell me what you want to eat so I can go buy it. I doubt you can cook for yourself anyway" Naruto said and Sasuke huffed as he stood up from his desk. "I was thinking of taking a break anyway" he said and Naruto looked at him. "Fine, but you're carrying the bags" she said and turned away so she could pull on her chucks. She waited for Sasuke at the front door before they walked to the store.
"So, what do you want to eat?" Naruto asked again as she grabbed a cart. "Fast food" Sasuke said and Naruto frowned at him as she pushed forward the car while leaning on it. "Fast food? You know you can't buy that here, right? And even so, some of it taste pretty bad" Naruto said and Sasuke looked down on her as he shoved his hands in his pockets. "Then make it" he said and Naruto heaved a deep sigh. "Okay, but I'm choosing and no complaining. You wanted fast food" Naruto said and Sasuke gave nod. He followed Naruto through the store without complain once, loading in whatever Naruto pointed at, including the four different bags of chips and two bottles of soda. The two left the store with each carrying two bags filled to the brim. "What time is it?" Naruto asked as she looked on the clock in the kitchen as they stored away the groceries. "18" Sasuke said and Naruto hummed. "Right on time then. Sasuke, go pick out a movie on Netflix. I'll bring the food once it's ready" she said and reached up to the cabinet above her for the cutting board. She stiffened when she felt Sasuke's body press against her back, stretching out his arm further than hers. "Teme" Naruto said and Sasuke hummed as he looked down. "I hate you" Naruto said as she fell back onto her heels. She was just glad that at least now she wasn't as affected as she had been that morning.
"Here" Sasuke said as he handed the blonde the wooden cutting-board, not moving a single step away from her. "Hn" Naruto hummed as she reached out for the drawer with knives. "You need anything else?" Sasuke asked and Naruto glanced at him. "Yeah, the fryer" she said and Sasuke nodded before moving to retrieve the fryer and filing it with oil while Naruto opened the bag of potatoes after washing her hands. "Anything else?" Sasuke asked, leaning against the counter next to Naruto who looked at the fryer to check if it was on or not before looking up at Sasuke. "A movie on Netflix. Take a comedy or something" Naruto said and Sasuke waited a second before giving a typical Uchiha hum and leaving the kitchen like a dejected-but-too-proud-to-show-it puppy. Naruto had to resist calling him back and continued peeling and cutting the potatoes into fries. "Naruto, you want to watch twilight?" Sasuke asked as he peeked into the kitchen again. Naruto grimaced at the mention of the tittle and looked at Sasuke as she continued to fry the burger patties. "God no. Anything but that" she said and moved to take out two large plates. "Then, I'll just pick something" Sasuke said before disappearing again. Naruto raised an eyebrow at him but continued cooking otherwise. What was with that guy? Usually, he never bothered Naruto whenever she was cooking, yet now he couldn't seem to stay away.
"Sasuke" she said and the reply was immediate as the raven stepped back into the kitchen. "What is it?" he asked and Naruto snorted. No doubt he had been standing right outside the kitchen. Ah Christ, was it really that bad if she compared him to an overgrown puppy? Whatever, currently, he was. "Can you make the sauce?" Naruto asked and Sasuke nodded as he walked closer. "Take a bowl, a small bowl is fine, the ketchup and the mayo" Naruto ordered and Sasuke hummed again as he moved about to take what he needed. "Now, put the ketchup and the mayo in the bowl and mix it with a spoon" Naruto said and Sasuke looked at her weird. "You sure?" he asked and Naruto looked at him. "Yes, I'm sure" she said and Sasuke looked doubtful as he put some ketchup and mayo in the bowl before taking a spoon and starting to mix the two together. "Put a bit more in it. We need sauce, not a drop" Naruto said and cut open two demi French breads. "What now?" Sasuke asked and Naruto smiled at his eagerness. "Is this the first time you're eating fast food?" she asked as she moved to take out the French fries. "Yeah, mom and father never let me eat it before" Sasuke said and Naruto shot him a pitying glance. "Okay, I would not be able to live like that" she admitted and looked at the baguettes.
"Put some sauce on the bottom and top of each one" she said and Sasuke complied as Naruto the two patties horizontally in two before doing the same vertically. "You do that one, I'll do this one" she said as she jerked her chin at one of the baguettes and Sasuke nodded. "Put the four halves on each side, doesn't matter which way is up" Naruto said as she put the bowl of fries and the plate with patty between the two breads. "After that, fill the rest up with fries as much as you can" she said as she shook part of the fries out over her half-open bread before handing the bowl to Sasuke. "That much?" Sasuke asked as he looked mildly off-put at the amount of fries on her plate. "You don't have to" Naruto said as she took the sauce and dropped a couple of spoons onto her fries after pouring some salt over them. "It doesn't look good, and the fries are different from the commercials" Sasuke said but still followed the exact same Naruto did. "Fast food is not supposed to look good. It's supposed to be edible and greasy. Also, these are homemade, of course they'll look a bit browner. They're better that way" she said as she walked in front of Sasuke to the TV-room, which held three big sofas and a large screen TV as a make-shift cinema. "Ah, the soda" Naruto said as she lowered herself into one of the dark red sofas. "I'll get it" Sasuke said as he handed his large plate to Naruto, coming back with two glasses of sprite with ice-cubes in them. He placed the two glasses on the table between the sofas next to Naruto before sitting down next to the blonde. A little bit closer than they had been in the past week, but Naruto didn't mind.
Naruto handed back the raven's plate while Sasuke held out a fork and knife. Naruto set the plate down on her lap and put the cutlery on the side while Sasuke started the movie he had chosen. "Really? Harry potter?" Naruto asked and popped a fry in her mouth, smiling at the familiar taste. "I guess we could do a marathon" she said and Sasuke hummed as he pricked in a fry with his fork, testing the sauce. A surprised hum left his mouth before he cleared his throat in embarrassment for letting it slip. "Still going to complain?" Naruto asked and Sasuke huffed before shoving another fork full of fries in his mouth. It was halfway the movie that Naruto folded her baguette closed and simply took a bite out of it. "Where did you get this idea from? I've never seen a commercial or add of this" Sasuke asked as he followed Naruto's example. "In Belgium, when ero-sennin and I travelled there, I've eaten this and a couple of other things. I swear to god, they have places that are called frituurs. Once you pass one, you get hungry from just the smell. And they seriously have the best fries ever" Naruto said and Sasuke looked at her. "Better than yours?" he asked and Naruto nodded fast. "Way better. I mean, mine are also way better than the ones from a fast-food joint, but Belgium fries are the bomb" she said and Sasuke leaned back in his seat.
"Better than chocolate?" he asked and Naruto frowned. "Hard to choose. They have some damned good chocolate too. I just love Ferrero Rocher, and Kinder, and Leonidas. Ugh, don't make me think about chocolate" she said and Sasuke raised an eyebrow, chewing his mouth empty before asking another question. "What was the best thing you ate on your travels?" he asked as they both completely ignored the movie that was playing. "Hmm, another hard question. Because every country has something you know and tastes differ. But I'll give my top ten" she said and Sasuke gave a nod. "So, number ten is definitely paella from Spain. Nine, parma ham from Italy. Eight, tacos from Mexico. Gyros from Greece. Bangers and mash from the UK. Wiener schnitzel in Germany. Fries from Belgium. Pizza margarita from Italy. Tikka masala from India, which was my latest travel. And first place is, of course, Ramen from Ichiraku" Naruto said with a grin. "Really? You had food from all over the world and Ichiraku ramen is your first place?" Sasuke asked and Naruto shrugged. "What can I say? It tastes like home" she said and smiled. Sasuke looked at the screen as he finished his plate by licking his fingers. "I like tomatoes" he said and Naruto grinned at him. "I'll make something with tomatoes next time then" she said and failed to see how Sasuke's cheek reddened slightly before he reached past her for his drink.
"But I'll be counting on you then to help me" Naruto said, remembering how curious Sasuke had been in the kitchen. "Really?" Sasuke asked and Naruto nodded. "Yeah, unless you don't want to" she said and finished her own plate, putting both their plates on the table next to her. Frankly, she didn't want to get up yet in fear of breaking the conversation flow they had going on. It was nice, to talk so freely and easily with her oldest friend. Without any engagement crap hanging above their heads, no pressure, no nothing. Just two childhood friends, watching movies with junk food and catching up. "No, I want to. Mm was always scared I would put the house on fire whenever I entered the kitchen. I almost did once" Sasuke said and Naruto chuckled. "Yeah, me too. I was like, five? Maybe" she said and shrugged. "I've done worse, so as long as there is water and you are insured, it doesn't matter if you start a fire" she said and Sasuke slouched in the comfy sofa.
"Tell me something. The weirdest thing you did but ended up liking" Sasuke said, seemingly also wanting to hold onto the relaxed atmosphere. "Hmm, honestly, the only thing I can think of is Amsterdam. I swear, Ero-sennin dragged me to the red-light district, that pervert. It was honestly awkward, with all those women at the windows. But at least the next day was completely mine, so I dragged him around for waffles and entered a coffee-shop, but don't tell your dad" Naruto said and scratched the back of her head. "What's so wrong about a coffee-shop?" Sasuke asked confused and Naruto send him an amused but guilty look. "You don't enter those shops for just coffee, sweetheart. Coffee-shops in Amsterdam sell soft drugs" Naruto admitted and Sasuke turned to her with wide eyes, shifting on the sofa until he sat fully facing her, Naruto following almost immediately. "You did drugs?" he asked surprised and Naruto nodded. "Yeah, we stayed in Amsterdam for about two weeks and I think I tried about eight different kinds myself and took a few puffs of stronger ones from people I met there. It was a pain to get on the plane stoned, I'll tell you that" she said and Sasuke bit on his lip. "Let's never tell Father that piece of information" he said and Naruto snorted. "No, better not" she said and Sasuke leaned with his arm on the back of the sofa.
"Anything else rebellious?" he asked and Naruto shrugged. "Well, I got a piercing last year, and really, when do I do anything not rebellious?" Naruto asked and Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "What kind of piercing?" he asked and Naruto lifted her shirt to reveal the belly button ring that clearly said virgin on a purple blue background. "Yeah, don't mind the virgin thing. It was a gift from ero-sennin and I wanted to change away from the pink that had been in there from the piercer. I have a couple of others, but I actually like this one" Naruto said and Sasuke hummed. "Is it true?" he asked and Naruto frowned. "What, that I'm a virgin? Yeah, what of it?" she asked and Sasuke glanced away. "Hn" he hummed and Naruto raised an eyebrow at him as she dropped her shirt back. "What about you? Anything rebellious?" she asked and Sasuke shrugged. "Not really. Except the underage drinking, that they give me, there isn't much. Last year, I got a tattoo" Sasuke said and uncovered part of his neck, low enough it was always hidden by his shirt. "You got a tattoo?" Naruto asked and moved so she could take a look at the three commas with a circle of shaky lines around it. "I'm waiting for my appointment for the next one, It's going to come over my other shoulder. Though that's not exactly a rebellion like my first was. It's an unofficial Uchiha tradition. Jii-chan has one, Izuna-oji-san has one, Shisui-nii has one, Obito-oji-san has one and nii-san has one. I liked it and decided to do the same" Sasuke said and Naruto looked at him. "That's so cool. What's it supposed to be?" she asked curious and fully interested. Sasuke brought his attention back to her completely, enjoying talking about his family.
"Well, it's supposed to be a protector. A guardian angel that apparently Jii-chan's father called Susanoo. Only Jii-chan's favourite kids know about it, since we actually bother to visit him and listen to his stories" Sasuke said and Naruto crossed her ankles. "So, what do they look like?" she asked and Sasuke continued, spurred on by her interest and curiosity. "Well, from what I can remember, Jii-chan's is a made up out of two different tengu warriors, glued together in light blue. Izuna-oji-san has a yellow tengu warrior. Shisui-nii has a green one, Obito-oji-san has a bright blue one, Nii-san as a red orange one and I'm dead-set on purple" Sasuke said and Naruto looked at him. "But, aren't you supposed to be 18 to get a tattoo?" she asked and Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "I'm an Uchiha" he said and Naruto scoffed. "Right. What an Uchiha wants, an Uchiha gets" she said and Sasuke smirked. "Indeed we do" he said and Naruto rolled with her eyes. "Arrogant bastard" she muttered as she settled back to watch the movie. "Hn" Sasuke hummed but no less in a good mood than he was before. It was a couple of hours later, when Naruto and Sasuke were still in the middle of their harry potter marathon, that Itachi, Fugaku and Mikoto came home to Naruto snacking on some chips while Sasuke reached into the bag as they were completely caught up in the movie.
Naruto scratched the back of her head uneasily as she looked at the brightly lit lingerie store. The Uchiha crest on the side of the window told Naruto which family the store belonged to, but that didn't make it any easier to enter it. "Come on, sweetie. You look like you're being pushed onto the Titanic" Mikoto said amused and gave the blonde a kind pat on the back. "It's not going to sink yet" she said and Naruto looked at her. "That doesn't comfort me" she said but still followed the raven inside the store. As Naruto expected, Mikoto was recognized immediately. "Uchiha-sama, welcome to our store" a young lady said and Mikoto smiled at her. "Would you like something to drink or is there something specifically you would like help with?" she asked and Mikoto looked back at Naruto, who was staring at her feet. "Yes, actually, my son's fiancée needs lingerie, ASAP" she said and Naruto blushed as she noticed the flabbergasted look the store-worker send her. Whether it was because of what Mikoto called her or because of what she said, Naruto didn't want to find out.
"Okay, no problem. Uchiha-san, please come this way" the store-worker said and Naruto looked. "Yeah, it's still Uzumaki for now" she corrected as she followed the brunette to the back of the store where the fitting rooms were. "My apologies, Uzumaki-san. Can I ask what your cup-size is?" the young worker asked and Naruto looked at her as if she just asked her to explain one of the mysteries of universe. "My what?" she asked and the brunette's eyes widened as she looked over at Mikoto. "It's your bra-size, sweetie" she said and Naruto frowned. "Yeah, I don't know. I never really looked at that" she said and the worker smiled. "That's okay. I'll just measure you and bring a few sizes to see which one fits best" she said and Naruto gave a nod. The measuring in one of the fitting rooms was awkward to say the least but Naruto didn't say anything. "Naruto-chan? Were you wearing bandages?" Mikoto's voice suddenly came worried and Naruto looked at the door of her stall. "Yeah, otherwise it hurts a little" Naruto said and frowned. Was that bad? "Don't do that anymore, okay? It's dangerous and can break your ribs" Mikoto said and Naruto sweat dropped. "Oops" she said and scratched the back of her neck.
In all honesty, she was self-conscious about her bust. Which was probably the reason why she hated lingerie stores and thus always went inside for a second to buy the smallest sports-bra in the hope of squashing her chest down a few sizes. Binding helped too, even if it were just bandages. The store worker came back with a few simple black bras and handed them to Naruto to fit. The blonde swallowed uneasy at the large sizes of the cups, all four of them from C to E. The worker peeked inside the stall whenever Naruto had fitted one on, settling on one which made both the worker and Mikoto look slightly jealous with how it fitted. Naruto felt uneasy all throughout the fitting, where both Mikoto and the worker kept handing her different bras. Each a different style and or a different colour. But as time passed and Mikoto and the worker started complimenting her, Naruto started to feel more relaxed. She wouldn't call it confident, but at least she was starting to feel more comfortable with her bust size. Still, Naruto was so glad when they left the store, despite trying to stop Mikoto from paying two bags full of lingerie, stating that it was a gift.
"Naruto-chan, I'm sorry" Mikoto said as they walked through the shopping street. "Sorry for what?" Naruto asked as she looked at the raven. "I was a bit too excited when you first arrived and I might have pressured you. That wasn't my intention" Mikoto said and Naruto smiled. "Nah, it's okay. I was overwhelmed and I didn't know what to do. I don't remember what it's like to have real parents anymore. I mean, Ero-sennin and Baa-chan are amazing and they try really hard, but it's not the same" Naruto said and looked at the happy families that were walking around them. "I remember a lot of events from my childhood, but I don't remember what I felt during that time. So, I got a bit overwhelmed by the whole family thing. You did absolutely nothing wrong, Mikoto-san" Naruto said and Mikoto gave her a stern look. "None of that. There is no need for a suffix" she said and Naruto gave a smile. "Oh, while we're here, let's stop somewhere else" Mikoto suddenly said and the blonde blinked as she was practically dragged into a store. It was another one of Naruto's nightmares. A make-up store. "Yeah, I know more about bras than I do about make up. Just a warning" Naruto said and Mikoto looked at her. "Didn't Tsunade ever teach you?" she asked and Naruto shrugged. "She was too busy and I was too nervous to ask" she said and Mikoto smiled. "You know, I can teach you, if you want to" she said and Naruto looked up at her. "Really?" she asked and Mikoto's smile widened. "If you want me to. I know it is something you normally do with your mother, and I'm not trying to replace Kushina. But I do want to help you, as a friend, if that is okay with you" she said and Naruto smiled. "That… I'd like that" she admitted and was immediately dragged through the store, getting a crash-course on which brushes to use where, which colours to use for what occasion and which were the better brands she preferred.
Naruto, without a doubt would get a few tutorials with the stuff in the fancy little black shiny bag. When Naruto stopped in front of an accessory store, Mikoto immediately noticed it, coaxing her into the store. For once, Naruto chose a belly ring with a dangle, and some earrings other than the little studs she was currently wearing. It was soon after that the two women found themselves in a shoe-store, which was followed by a clothing store. Of course, this made them arrive home later than expected. Naruto was talking wildly about the one time she had to bail Jiraiya out of jail in Germany as they entered the house. Sasuke, who just passed the door, looked at them with a frown. "You're late" he said, clearly talking to Naruto with the way he fixated on her. "Oh, don't get your panties in a twist, Sasuke. You knew we were going to the store" Naruto said and Sasuke crossed his arms in front of his chest. "One store doesn't take that long. We were waiting" Sasuke held on and Mikoto frowned at her son, caught between amusement and troubled. "Then, why don't you come along next time? I'm sure you'd like sitting surrounded by bras for hours" Naruto said and Sasuke grimaced, immediately backing off.
"I'll start on dinner after I put the bags away" Mikoto said amused as she left Naruto and Sasuke to stare at each other. Naruto would be able to handle her son, hands down. She chuckled to herself, happy for the time of bonding she had spent with the blonde. And maybe she would let it carefully slip that Naruto wore Sasuke's ring around her neck. Accidentally, of course, when Sasuke wasn't near them.
Thank you for reading!