"Do we really have to do this again Naruto?" Sasuke said in annoyance. Naruto's constant demands for rematches during training was tiresome. The two would battle and deal blows to each other, but this has been going on for 3 weeks now. Although strangely enough Sakura hasn't arrived yet for training.
"Come on... Sasuke! Is… that all… you got?" Naruto challenged, but he was out of breath and he was low on chakra after they ended their previous fight. He ended up crashing on the ground, gasping for air.
"Why do you have to be so careless Naruto?" Sasuke sighed. At least Naruto's down for the count, but that doesn't mean he's able to rest now. He had to deal with Sakura and her need for attention and he knew Naruto wouldn't be down for long..He turned to walk away without a sound, thinking he would be able to train with Kakashi-sensei for the day until he spotted Sakura heading straight for him.
"Sasuke-kun!" Her voice was cheerful and uplifting, but that just brought more worry to Sasuke as he saw her holding daffodils. He turned the other way to retreat from her, but he felt a hand grab his ankle and it wasn't budging.
"Naruto let go!" Sasuke struggled to move as Naruto pulled him down to the ground with him.
"Now… who's... careless?" Naruto grinned.
"Damn it Naruto!" Sasuke growled as he was stuck to deal with his lovestruck teammate.
"Hey Sasuke-kun! Thank you for the daffodils and the letter. It was so sweet of you." Sakura smiled while Sasuke shot her a look of confusion.
"I never sent you daffodils or a letter." Sasuke said bluntly.
"That's strange. I… thought they were from you." Sakura's cheerfulness turned into disappointment.
"Maybe they were from Naruto?" Sasuke pointed at the now sleeping Naruto on the ground.
"Sakura-chan… so cute…" Naruto spoke in a drowsy tone.
"N-Naruto?! No way, I refuse!" She said in disbelief. She didn't want to believe Naruto put so much effort into meaningful flowers and encouraging words from a letter.
Sasuke stood up and brushed away the dirt on his shirt. "Was there a name on the letter?" Sasuke questioned.
She shook her head. "No, there wasn't any name or indication of who sent these. That's why I assumed you got these for me." She blushed in embarrassment.
"You shouldn't assume things. It'll make you seem less sensible to others." Sakura felt the scolding tone of his voice, but she didn't want to admit that Sasuke didn't send them. Who else would give her the flowers and letter without a name?
"Oh Sasuke-kun, you're so shy. I remember the first time when you were so shy and you ran away from our first kiss together, although you came back so mean." She pouted, thinking about his words back then.
"Our first kiss?" His suspicions led to Naruto as he remembered his little stunt with his shadow clones. 'So that's what you were doing.' He should have known.
"We can still have our first kiss but not here." She glared at Naruto as he snored loudly. She couldn't have him around ruining the best moment of her life.
Sasuke stared at Naruto. "That reminds me. I have to take Naruto home." He walked forward and lifted Naruto up in bridal style.
"Wait why?"
"We needed to discuss something, but since he fell asleep I have to take him home."
"Oh ok. Then see you later Sasuke-kun." She waved goodbye as he headed into town. She looked down at her gifts, wondering if Sasuke was lying or if there was someone else. "I guess I'll have to investigate."
As Sasuke jumped on the rooftops he tried not to be seen by anyone he knew. He knew they would question the fact that he was carrying a sleeping Naruto in his arms, not to mention his first kiss was with him. Word spreads quickly along with rumors in the academy and some of their classmates assumed they were more than rivals. It irritated Sasuke to the point where he began to fight and argue with Naruto even more. The rumors eventually stopped and everything went back to normal, but something lingered in Sasuke's mind. Something that just wouldn't leave.
"Sasuke?" A familiar voice broke his train of thought as he stopped jumping and landed on a rooftop. He looked up to see Neji on the previous rooftop. 'Crap, I've been caught.'
Neji jumped towards the same rooftop and walked towards Sasuke. "Is everything alright with Naruto?" He asked with concern.
"He's alright. He just fell asleep after training so much. I'm taking him home right now."
"I see." Neji said simply. He examined Naruto's condition as he was sleeping soundly in Sasuke's arms with a couple of bruises. He was peaceful in the embrace and his arms circled around Sasuke's waist without him noticing. Neji raised an eyebrow.
"I'll be on my way then." Sasuke leaped once more as he continued to carry his sleeping teammate home, leaving a skeptical Neji to think.
"Neji!" A female voice called.
"Neji!" A male voice called out as well. Neji spotted Tenten and Lee looking for him from other rooftops in the village.
"We have a new mission!"
"Guy-sensei is waiting at the Village Gate!"
Neji approached his team and headed to the Village Gate. Maybe he can ask Tenten and Lee what he saw.
Another chapter complete. This one took awhile to plan but it was worth it. Also, I might add more ships in the later chapters.
