This chapter is really short and cute:p But don't worry, the next chapter is almost too long to make up for it! Also, the next chapter is the last one and I finally finished it, so I'll publish it tomorrow:)
Chapter 7: A public confession
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When Sasuke arrived at his house that evening, after an embarrassing phone call from his brother telling him to 'stop making out and get his ass home', he couldn't help but sigh dreamily. He felt like a princess in a fairy tale, and it didn't even bother him how lame that sounded. He absentmindedly ran a finger over his lips, and small sparks like a fading memory ran in tremors through them. He smiled. But just as he was going to open the front door, it was thrown open, revealing his complete family. All of them were wearing a very scary expression on their faces, instantly reminding Sasuke of why he didn't want to go home. He was sure that golden rule number five would be used until he was totally drained of every last drop of juicy information. Strangely enough, he couldn't make himself mind. He was probably going to talk about the dobe until even his gossip-crazy family got tired of it. And he smiled again.
~Line breaker~
Monday morning didn't find Sasuke smiling though. No, he was nervous as hell. Not to face Naruto (they had hung out all of Sunday anyway so no problem there), but to face the possible bane of his boyfriend's existence. The fangirls. As he hesitantly walked up towards the school entrance, he wondered if the plan Naruto had come up with yesterday was really that great after all. He'd agreed to it in between kisses so his judgment probably hadn't been the best. The plan was:
1: Arrive at school.
2: Make sure as many fangirls as possible were gathered in the same place.
3: Make out in front of them.
Yeah… not a very good plan. Even if they didn't kill them it would at least cause mayhem and quite possibly get them into a lot of trouble. He sighed, hoping that the blond God of Kissing had forgotten the plan already and that they would go about it in a more sensible way. It was really low of him to make him agree to something like that in a weak moment. Weak hours was maybe more like it.
Lost in his thoughts he barely registered that he was already inside the school, heading for his locker. His mother had given him a ride this morning on her way to work, thus rendering him unable to take the bus which he kind of had looked forward too.
"Teme!"
He kept walking, mulling over what could possibly be the best way to 'come out' in front of the other students.
"Oi teme I'm talking to you! Wait up damn it!"
Sasuke stopped dead in his tracks. He contemplated making a run for it, but that might offend the blond ball of sunshine, so he braced himself and remained in his position. He heard Naruto slow down and come to a halt beside him, and felt a hand slip into his own. A small shudder went through his arm. He looked to his side, and saw Naruto grinning his signature grin at him, and couldn't help but smile back.
"Space out much?" the grinning blond asked him in a smug voice.
"Whatever" he replied. "Are you coming with me to my locker?"
"Sure! There's bound to be more fangirls there anyway! But I was thinking that maybe it would be easier to do it during lunch, you know, more people in one place." And cue the heart stopping grin.
"Don't you think that there's a less umm, dramatic, way to do this?" Sasuke said with a grimace.
"Of course, but really teme what would be the fun in that?"
And with that final sentence, Naruto dragged him to his lockers by the hand, ignoring the whispers following them. Now, Sasuke wasn't the kind of person that cared about what others thought, but he was genuinely concerned with Naruto's well-being. Oh well, if things get out of hand I'm sure I can fix it somehow he tried to reassure himself with.
~Line breaker~
When lunch arrived, Sasuke disappointed his fangirls immensely by choosing to sit with Naruto and his friends instead. Sakura, who caught on pretty fast, managed to snatch a seat at their table as well. She was definitely going to use this opportunity to win him over. Sasuke almost felt sorry for her.
Naruto, on the other hand, was starting to doubt his idea. There were, after all, quite a lot of fangirls in the cafeteria at the moment. And even though most of them were his friends, he wasn't so sure of how many would remain once he'd claimed Sasuke as his. He kept fidgeting in his chair, and alternating between glaring at Sakura chatting away with his boyfriend, and worriedly move his food around on his plate. Kiba and Shikamaru kept sending him worried glances, hoping that there wasn't something wrong. But he'd been positively glowing the whole day so they didn't quite know what to make of his now edgy behavior. Sasuke noticed this, and while he was against the so called plan, he just wanted to tell everyone so that annoying people like Sakura would stop bothering him and he could enjoy being with his boyfriend openly. Sensing that Naruto probably wasn't going to gather enough nerve to speak up anytime soon, he decided to take matters in his own hands. Surprising both himself and the others at his table, he got up from his sitting position and climbed up on his chair. Sakura stared dumbfounded up at him, mouth hanging agape, and Kiba and Shikamaru didn't know whether to expect something good or bad from this. Naruto however seemed to freeze completely, locking his gaze with Sasuke's, his expression one of disbelief and possibly some hope. Sasuke braced himself, and whistled sharply to gain the attention of everyone present. If Naruto wanted something dramatic, then dramatic he would get. Anything for the people you love right?
He looked out over the cafeteria's occupants, all heads turned towards him, everyone sporting expressions with different grades of surprise. He cleared his throat.
"There's something I'd like to say" he began, silently wishing he had prepared a good speech in advance, because he hated improvising. "I know that a lot of you would like to date me, and that I've never before shown interest in anyone. But I can now happily tell you all that I, Uchiha Sasuke, am in love.
Loud gasps could be heard, along with some comments from the boys mostly sounding like 'finally!'. The tension was thick in the air, as all girls hoped that he was going to tell them that yes, he was indeed in love with them, even though they had never talked or made contact at all. Sakura thought she was going to faint. Surely he was talking about her? After all, she was the girl he had spent the most time with. She failed to notice the blushing, happy expression that Naruto wore, nor did she see the knowing grins and wriggling eyebrows sent his way by Kiba and Shikamaru. Mostly by Kiba.
"The thing is, the person that I like will most likely come as a shock to you. But the truth is that I've liked this person for quite a while, though we only just recently got to know each other."
At this, Naruto gaped at him with a bewildered expression. He sent a reassuring smile back at him, blushing a little at his own confession. This was going to go down in history, he just knew it.
"And I want you to know that, so that you don't think of this as his fault." He waited a moment, to let the word 'his' sink in. He could see them furrow their eyebrows together, trying to figure out what it was about that sentence that sounded weird. But before they did he continued, reaching the climax of his little improvised declaration of love.
"Because if you lay a finger on my boyfriend I will kick your asses so hard you'll have to redo the year." With this, he pulled the stupefied Naruto out of his chair and forced him to step up onto his own. He smirked at the dazed look he received. Smirking, he said:
"Dobe, this is part three of the plan, remember?"
At that, Naruto snapped out of his daze and, smirking right back, gripped the back of Sasuke's head and gave him a kiss that would even make the hardcore pervert Kakashi blush. Maybe a little over the top, but it seemed to convey the message. Pulling apart and panting slightly, Sasuke couldn't help but think that maybe a little drama wasn't that bad. That is, until the fangirls snapped out of their initial shock. One third fainted on the spot; another third got heavy nose bleeds that they tried to stop with napkins. The last third, however, got a predatory gleam in their eyes, and when Sakura growled Naruto's name he decided that it was probably time to run and hide for a while. Maybe Tsunade would let him stay in her office the rest of the day.
"Wow teme, that was awesome, but I guess I'll have to thank you later, see ya!" And with that he jumped down from the chair and sprinted towards the thankfully close exit, trying to get a head start and almost succeeding. Sasuke watched as his boyfriend disappeared in a streak of yellow and -in honor of the day- orange and couldn't really bring himself to feel that worried anymore. Naruto was a guy after all. He could take care of himself.
Not sure what to write here... Tomorrow is my last day at my summer job and then I'm going on a language course for three weeks. Study yay! I doubt anyone can guess which language it is. Hint: it's not English. Haha! Next chapter is a lemon btw so be prepared! ;)
