Sasuke knew there was a reason he hated parties, but he had apparently temporarily forgotten, and actually attended one for once. He was sorely regretting that right now as he walked out of the kitchen, dodging his way past Sakura. She'd cornered him earlier, and he was sure he wouldn't be able to stand her inane prattling another moment without emptying his beer over her head.
He figured he was going to go back to the living room, see if he could find someone he actually could stand being around, but then he spotted Ino sitting on the armrest of the couch, and he was left standing in the doorway, trapped between two evils.
He really wasn't in the mood to have Ino hanging over him either, so he stayed where he was, leaning against the doorjamb, downing half his bottle while he deliberated. The doorway wasn't the worst of places to be as it was, it kept him out of path of the drunk idiots dancing in the living room, and out of reach of those doing bodyshots on the kitchen counter. Maybe he could just wait out the party here until he was either drunk enough not to care, or could leave without anyone questioning why he left so early.
It was fine for about five minutes, then three people tried to squeeze through the doorway at the same time, and Sasuke ended up with beer down the wrong pipeline after an elbow to the gut.
He wasn't remotely surprised when he saw just who had elbowed him, and he grabbed the offender by the bicep as he coughed to clear the beer from his lungs. He was not going to let the idiot get away.
"What the hell, Naruto," he wheezed out when he tried to speak. He blinked the tears away from his eyes and tried to level Naruto with the meanest glare he could muster.
"I'm sorry, Sasuke! It was Kiba's fault!"
Sasuke rolled his eyes and let go of Naruto's arm. "Tsk, whatever," he said, turning away.
He had thought Naruto would use the dismissal as an opportunity to leave, but instead he lingered next to him, a big grin on his face as Sasuke turned back to him.
Sasuke was about to ask what the hell Naruto was planning, but before he got to it Naruto leaned in towards him, and with his back against the doorjamb Sasuke couldn't step back, so the next thing he knew Naruto had pressed his lips against Sasuke's in what was unmistakingly a kiss.
Sasuke's eyes widened in surprise as Naruto lingered, one kiss turning into two, turning into three, before he pulled back, grin on his face.
Sasuke just blinked at him, too surprised by the sudden turn of events to say anything at all.
"Mistletoe," Naruto said in explanation, pointing up, and Sasuke found himself tilting his head back, expecting a sprig hanging over his head, which he should have expected, because no christmas party was complete without one.
There was no mistletoe hanging over his head, and when he looked back Naruto was longer standing there. He turned around until he could see Naruto half way across the living room. He turned then, grin still in place as he winked at Sasuke.
Sasuke was stunned, hand lifted, finger tracing against his bottom lip. What the hell had just happened?
