Woop, chapter Two; Thanks for anyone who's taken the time to read this story and special thanks to Anomie86 and angst-is-my-life for being my first reviewers. [=
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YouKnowWhoThisIs: One more joke and you Die got it?
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YouKnowWhoThisIs: Okay, on with the story.
'Someone thinking.'
Chapter Two: Denied Emotions
Sasuke got back to Naruto's apartment where he was currently residing because the Uchiha mansion was still being renovated. He grabbed all his clothes and started packing them into a suitcase.
"Tch…Stupid dobe can't see that the bitch is using him." He muttered to himself as Naruto walked into the apartment.
"What the hell teme, I've been looking all over for you. What the hell got into" He suddenly fell silent as he looked at the suitcases where said raven was packing. He eyes wondered towards the closet and he noticed that almost all the raven's clothes were indeed gone. He looked back at Sasuke with a worried expression.
"Uuh…Sasuke, what're you doing with those bags? I mean you can't be moving out because of a stupid argument which I don't even get." The blonde tried to reason as he walked over to Sasuke.
"Go away dobe. I already called Lee and he says he doesn't mind me staying at his, so I'm leaving. You're obviously going to be too busy with your pink-haired girlfriend." Sasuke said bluntly. His tone held a mocking sarcasm as he tried desperately to keep his anger under control. He didn't know when it happened but somewhere along the way, he'd seen the blonde as something more than friends. It irked him to no end that the blonde idiot was the one that he had to fall for. He didn't even know if he was in love with the idiot, he just knew that everyone who wasn't him was wrong for the blonde. But how could he not have all these emotion towards the young ninja? The blonde had after all been the one who chased him for so many years trying to free him from Orochimaru's clutches.
"Is that what this is about? I mean Sakura liked you for so many years and you showed her no sign of acknowledgement and now that she's moved on you try to take her away from me? You really are a bastard, you know that?" Naruto said fuming and misunderstanding Sasuke. The raven flinched at the possibility of Sakura by his side. He decided it was time to tell the oblivious blonde how he truly felt.
"I don't want the pink-haired bitch, if you haven't noticed I can't stand the bimbo headed, ditsy, flat-chested excuse for a girl you fucking retard." Sasuke said his rage taking over. He clenched his fists by his side and just stood there waiting for Naruto's reaction which didn't take long to come.
"What the fuck did you just say about poor Sakura-chan you asshole? Do you know how hard both of us trained to get your ungrateful ass back to Konoha? What the fuck do you want Sasuke?" Naruto replied, his anger matching that of the raven. He wanted to punch the other male square in the face but abruptly stopped when he heard the raven's next words.
"I want you Naruto."
"…"
"Yeah that's right. I've always wanted you. Since that day I left you at the Valley of End. All I could think about was you. I'd felt so guilty. I trained really hard so I could get my revenge and come back to you someday, no one else Naruto just you. I'm really sorry." He slowly inched closer to the blonde ninja before planting a soft kiss on the other male's lips. Naruto's lack of respond snapped him out of whatever state he was in.
"Naruto?" The raven said softly, so softly he wasn't even sure if Naruto had heard him.
"Naruto?" He said again, this time louder as he put his hands on Naruto's shoulders. The blonde moved away from the touch. At that moment Sasuke felt rejection slap him across the face as he lost all his dignity and pride. At an amazing speed, he suddenly grabbed his stuff and jumped out of the window leaving a stunned blonde behind to watch the spot he had just seconds ago occupied. No sound was heard in the small bedroom except for the breeze swishing in and Naruto's footsteps as he walked towards the window and closed it.
The blonde couldn't go to sleep that night. He kept thinking about what Sasuke had said to him, even more importantly... What Sasuke had done to him. Sasuke his best friend and rival had kissed him. The blonde decided now would be a good time for a spirit walk (1) to discover himself and clear his head. He got out of bed and put on a pair of gray sweat pants and an orange t-shirt. He grabbed his key from on top of his TV and made his way outside.
He wandered the streets of Konoha for about half an hour not knowing where his feet were leading him until he found himself at Iruka's doorstep. The young brunette had always been like a father to him so it was no surprise he would want to confide in the man. He thought about it. It was around mid-night and he didn't feel like disturbing the man just to discuss his love issues. Just as he was about to walk away, the door opened to reveal said man looking at Naruto with a worried expression.
"Naruto? Are you okay? What are you doing here?" The man asked, worry and care laced in his voice. Naruto smiled at him.
"Oh hi Iruka, how'd you know I was out here?" He asked clearly not sure if he wanted to talk about his problems.
"Uumm, father's intuition?" The man smiled as walked towards his former student.
"But that's beside the point. Do you want to come inside and talk?" The man asked trying to get the blonde out of the cold as he was too irresponsible to put on a coat.
"Yeah sure."
Iruka made Naruto a cup of tea and he poured himself a cup of coffee.
"So do you want to talk about it?" The man tried again as he sat down opposite the young blonde.
"I heard from Kakashi that Sakura finally agreed to go out with you, so shouldn't you be happy?" Iruka asked not knowing what was up with the boy.
"I was…I mean I am. Iruka-sensei, I don't know what's wrong with me. I'm having mixed emotions and I don't know what to do about them." Naruto said without taking a breath. He decided to leave the Sasuke kissing him out because he wasn't quite sure what Iruka would say about it. He knew the man wouldn't judge him though because 1) Iruka was gay with Kakashi-sensei and 2) Iruka was too caring to judge people like that.
"Is this about Sasuke-kun? I noticed that you two have been acting differently lately?" Iruka asked beginning to understanding what had been bothering the young teen.
"I don't know what you mean. There hasn't been anything different about him except for the fact that the teme doesn't act like he's got a giant stick with thorns up his ass and he actually answers people with a dignified response instead of that stupid 'Hn.'" Naruto retorted really not seeing how their brotherly relationship had changed. Well not until last night anyways.
"Naruto, Watch your language!" Iruka scolded, his parental side kicking in extra hard. "And I believe if you say nothing's different, then I suppose you might be right then, but listen to your heart Naruto and make sure you follow whatever direction it gives you." Naruto stayed silent for a moment looking at his tea before meeting the other's eyes and replying,
"Yeah, thanks Iruka-sensei. I know what I'm gonna do now." The young teen got up from the kitchen's chair. He walked past the living room towards the front door before stopping and turning around to meet his silver-haired sensei's eyes.
"Eaves dropping is bad Kakashi-sensei."He grinned towards the man as he walked out the door. Kakashi watched the door as it slowly closed the ninja walking out.
"His sensing skills have improved a lot. I was masking my chakra quite well. I never knew he would make it this far." Kakashi said as he walked over to the brunette male giving him a firm hug, a small and sincere smile tugging at the corners of his lips.
"Yeah me neither. I'm proud of him." The brunette replied wrapping his arms around the jounin's neck and planting a small kiss on those smiling lips.
Naruto took a longer route home mainly because his heart and his sanity needed to come to some form of agreement or conclusion. He didn't even know why he was thinking about this. He liked Sakura and that was all there was too it. Sasuke could either choose to accept that and support him or stay out of his life for good. He walked past the training grounds before deciding to head back to his apartment. Unlocking the door and walking into his bedroom, he found a letter on his pillow.
"Damn my room's chilly. I wonder if the boiler broke again" He muttered to himself before feeling a gust of wind brush against his face. Looking over at his window, the blonde ninja saw that it was indeed open which also explained why the room was so cold.
"Hm…I'm pretty sure I closed that right after…" He trailed off not wanting to think about the raven. He closed the window and picked up the letter, opening it, the young teen started to read it.
Naruto,
I'm really sorry for just walking back into your life and expecting you to just welcome me back with open arms as if nothing had ever gone wrong. Naruto, I'm really sorry. I'm truly sorry for not showing you my true feelings and expecting you to return them, but Naruto please talk to me. Don't be disgusted with me. I'll wait for you at the training grounds at 8pm. I won't leave until you come so please come.
Sasuke.
Naruto re-read the letter before throwing it besides his bed-side table and climbing back into bed. "Damn. Stupid teme…This is going to be awkward. How am I gonna tell the stupid teme that Sakura-chan is the one I love? Damn my life is so complicated right now." He sighed before yawning as he slowly drifted of to sleep.
Unbeknown to him, there was a figure outside his window and evil, insane smirk on the mysterious stranger's face while he/she stood there watching the young teen sleep.
Yeah rest now Naruto. You think your life is complicated now, tsk, just wait till I'm through with you. Sasuke-kun will never look at you again but will come to me because I'm the only one who deserves him. Not you. Me! The figure thought as he/she jumped from Naruto's balcony and walked down the dark, lonely and deserted street.
(1)Yeah I know a little weird but I made Naruto's character slightly more mature in my story, not really a lot though you might not even notice but in my story, Naruto seems like the kind of person to go for a walk to calm down and discover himself. =D
Yay Chapter Two Completed.
I wonder who the Crazy-Stalker is…
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