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Rating: M who knows what happens in this chapter, apparently another kiss ;)
Warning: This is Yaoi, that means male/male, you have been warned don't like don't read (*cough* g.o.d. *cough*)
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or any of its characters Masashi Kishimoto does
(Rewrite) Chaos at Konoha High
Chapter 7: Stolen Kiss
Day 34 (Sat)
Naruto's P.O.V
It was getting pretty late in the afternoon when Kiba got a call, he groaned into his phone and seemed to be having some sort of argument with whoever had called him.
"But-" He rolled his eyes "What does it matter an-" He groaned. "Fine, I'll head back" He hung up and looked at me and Gaara.
"Mom wants me to go back, she says the family dropped by for dinner" I chuckled.
"Don't laugh, it's like a Zoo when they come over. It's crazy!" He pouted as he got his stuff together and headed for the door "I guess I will see you later guys" He walked in resignation towards the door "Be strong man." I said as he finally left the house.
"It can't be that bad" Gaara said behind me.
"It's pretty bad, it's a circus in there when his family visits. They reproduce like bunnies"
He shook his head in amusement, and I thought about what we could do. Iruka had walked in sometime after Sasuke left, looking like a Zombie and had headed straight to his room after saying a weak hi to Gaara and kiba. It was getting dark outside, I wondered if Sasuke was already heading over to his charity event.
"Is something the matter Naruto?" I looked up to see Gaara staring at me
"Eh, no why?"
"All of a sudden your face turned really serious" I needed to stop being so obvious.
"You want to go get some ice-cream from the convenience store, I'm kind of craving it" Look at me craving comfort food. Gaara nodded, but he knew I was trying to evade the question.
I told him we could walk to the convenience store, we didn't need to take a car everywhere. We walked a couple of streets in silence. I walked out with a tiny tub of Ben & Jerry's chocolate fudge ice cream. Gaara walked out with and chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich. He'd steal glances here and there as I ate.
"Stop looking at me like I'm a fatass" I mumbled, he chuckled.
"I didn't say anything"
"You were thinking it" He stopped confused as I went the opposite way from my house "Where are you going? And I was not."
"There is a little park like two streets from here, let's go eat our ice cream there" and so we did, I went straight for the swings and Gaara sat on the swing next to mine. I just swung slowly as I ate.
"Do your sudden mood changes have something to do with Sasuke?" I stopped, spoon almost to my lips and felt my cheeks heat up. I hoped it was dark enough so that he wouldn't notice. But the reaction was just too obvious. I debated for a little while whether I wanted to tell Gaara or not. He gave me time to think. I kind of figured out that if he was asking it's because he had noticed something.
"Kind of." I finally said, saying it out loud was scary. I tried to embrace my feelings, everyone around me was open minded. The problem was not that Sasuke was a guy; but who he was. And if we could make it work out. Was liking him as I did going to be enough?
"You don't have to tell me anything if you don't want to. But I can listen if you need someone to listen" It was odd how much I trusted Gaara, he was one of those people you met and trusted almost instantly, as if you'd known them for years. The sort of guy you never expected to be disappointed in. I kind of felt bad that he would be the first one hearing about Sasuke and I, thought. I wondered if Kiba would be upset that I had not gone to him for advice, or at least told him of these growing feelings.
"I like Sasuke" I finally said out loud to someone other than Sasuke himself.
"I'm guessing not the friends sort of like" I shook my head "Not as in friends" I would die of embarrassment by the end of this talk.
"So it's like that" Gaara said and I looked sideways to see a flash of what looked like disappointment crossed his face but for a moment. "And what is it that is worrying you? That he is a guy? No one at the table has ever mentioned anything about you-"
"Being gay?"I finished his statement as I chuckled lightly "Sasuke is the first guy I've ever felt attracted to in a romantic way. I thought I was imagining my feelings at first...It became clear I wasn't when-" I stopped dead in my tracks as I realized what I was about to say.
Gaara laughed lightly "Just finish your statement Naruto."
"When I started thinking 'what if's scenarios, what would it'd feel like to kiss him, what if he likes guys, what if Sakura makes a move on him, would I be jealous? I was thinking all this sort of silly things..." I laughed at my own thoughts.
"But then he kissed me, and it just blew my mind..." I finally stopped my rant. Feeling bad for Gaara as I thought I had said too much.
He was quiet for so long I thought I really had said way too much, but I turned sideways only to find a small smile on his lips "You've grown to like him a lot huh."
"Yeah, but when he finally said he liked me everything just got more confusing!" I resisted the urge to throw my hands in the air.
"What do you mean?" Asked Gaara.
"He said he had gone out with other guys, what makes me different from them? Then, you told me how you guys grew up which made me think about why he would like someone like me, and finally I realized that he had all this responsibilities on his plate already...I mean, I don't know how to go about dating a guy, much less a rich sexy ass man who was groomed to succeed in high society'" I finished frustrated.
Gaara was giving me an amused look, and before I knew it he was laughing, like a full laughter. I found it a little creepy coming from the usually quiet guy.
"I guess that's your answer Naruto" I looked at him confused. He continued.
"You are so different from everyone else we have met. That's probably why he likes you" I looked at Gaara like he was making no sense.
"Look Naruto, take him from someone who has dated both guys and girls before-" I gaped at him but he continued, ignoring my reaction. "You are good looking, sweet, funny and caring. And you don't care about money, or status. You care for people for who they are. It's not about us being above you or anyone else. It's about someone being willing to see someone like me or Sasuke for who we are aside from everything else that surrounds us. And you can do that. Whether it's a guy or a girl, if they can do that, they are worth a shot"
I felt overwhelmed by the sudden praise, and by the meaning of Gaara's words. Not to mention the be it a boy or a girl part. I hope that at some point I would be able to hear something like that from Sasuke himself. But it made me feel so much better, and flattered.
"It means a lot that you perceive me like that, you exaggerate"
"No you just don't realize it" I flushed.
"so 'take it from a guy that has dated both guys and girls before?' " I repeated, Gaara smirked at me.
"Rich sexy ass man who was groomed to succeed in high society?" He retorted.
We both laughed.
Night of the 34th (Sat)
Sasuke's P.O.V
I looked at myself in the mirror and attempted to place a nonchalant face on, I was already in my tux and we where downstairs waiting for the limousine to get here. I was still pissed that I had to go to this party instead of my date with Naruto, and my father wouldn't stop throwing annoyed looks my way. Mother kept fretting over how handsome Itachi and I looked, and how she was so excited we were going out as a family. I resisted the urge to scoff at her thought of family quality time. After all, that so called 'family time' consisted of a quiet limo ride and spending a couple of hours at some charity gala where we pretended to be a happy family for a bit and then we all dispersed until the end of the night. Then there was the ride back home where she proceeded to state that that it had been a very productive and wonderful night.
"Are you going to tell me why you got so pissed off when you heard about this event?" Itachi asked quietly as we walked over and stood next to me.
"I always get pissed off when I am forced to go to these events" I answered calmly. He was up to something, and the thing with Itachi was that you never knew if he was going to be with you or against you. He was so unpredictable all the time. And there were times when even if he agreed with me he liked to play games just to either piss me off, or to see my reactions. Fucking sadist.
There was a small smile on his face " I think you're lying"
"Mind your own business Itachi" I whispered back.
"Dad did send me over to look after you as well you know." If father found out I was dating Naruto I wouldn't hear the end of it. I didn't want Naruto to have to face him yet either, if he met my family and saw how fucked up my life was, there was no way he would stay with me knowing what he would have to deal with. Our relationship had just begun, I at least needed some time to show him that it could be worth it. I didn't want to scare him, that's all I could think about.
"Let me guess... it has something to do with a pretty blonde?" I closed my eyes in resignation. I just hoped he was just torturing me and would not actually tell dad. I mean he knew very well I knew about all his play boy adventures, down to when he fucked dad's secretary back in Europe.
"The limousine is here." Mom announced in a cheery voice, saved by the bell. I just started walking towards the door and prepared myself for all the fake people I would have to deal with tonight.
Two hours later I had been cornered in the ball room, I was trying to figure out how to politely reject the girls that asked me to dance. As well as to how to get myself away from the men talking business and politics, while sipping on their overly expensive whiskey. I was looking at the door that led to the rose garden, I would just wait for the right opportunity to slip out-
"Sasuke Honey!" Of course, of course I don't get to slip out and escape. I looked up to see my mom walking over, beside her was a pale girl, she was thin and slightly curvy, with a black strapless dress. She had bright red hair which was placed in a braided up-do. She had a smoky eyed look and red lipstick on.
"Yes, Mother?" I said as she finally reached me with the girl in tow. "I wanted to introduce you to Karin" Karin smiled at me and stretched her hand out. I shook her hand and offered her a small smile. And here comes the part where my mother tells me she's the daughter of some important businessman.
"She is the daughter of Yukito Kazegame, you remember him? You met him back in Europe he is the president of the Inagi enterprises?" This was my cue to a act impressed.
"It's a pleasure, meeting you" I tried letting go of her hand but she pulled me in and kissed my cheek.
"Your mom has told me so much about you, I feel like I already know you!" She smiled at me once she stepped back. Not enough to respect what people know as personal space, but at least she put some space in between. The girls that had been trying to dance with me previously dispersed, seeing that my mom had already 'approved' of Karin. Celine Dion started playing in the background and she beamed at me.
"Can we dance, please?" I was about to shake my head but one look from my mother was enough to stop me. I nodded forcefully at Karin as she dragged me towards the dance floor. This night couldn't get any worse.
An hour later she had finally excused herself to go to the ladies room. I took the opportunity before anyone else neared me and stepped out into the garden. It was late and I hoped we would leave soon. I stood by a water fountain and enjoyed the cool air of the night. And for once the noise from the party faded a little. I always felt so fake when I came to this things, some people thrived in them, they loved charities, the attention and the flashiness. It wasn't for me.
"Boo." I felt Karin's arms circle me from behind, I was shocked for a bit at how forward she was. And I was very annoyed as well, who did she think she was?
I turned and stepped away, she pouted as her hands fell to her side. "I only left for a couple of minutes and you just walked away. Are you afraid of me?" She smiled coyly as she finished her last statement.
"Just not interested." I said with no emotion in my voice as I stared at her, she didn't really give a shit. Her smile fell a little "And what does it take sasuke? To gain your interest?" She slowly walked towards me. But I refused to budge. I didn't grace her with an answer. Which caused her to laugh lowly.
"You don't remember me do you? We've met before. I used to have the hugest crush on you but you ever rarely cared to pay attention"
I looked at her trying to remember her, but I shrugged. "Where do you supposedly know me from?"
"Middle school" She stood very close now and I thought about it " Not that your mom would know we went to middle school together right? Our parents just like to throw us in there and then pick us up at the end of the school year right."
"That sounds about right." I agreed with her, but I still couldn't quite place her, not that I paid too much attention to people back then, Gaara had been one of the few friends I had made over the years. We went through the motions but never really cared for a lot of things. That's something Naruto changed in us. We looked around now, and we are surrounded by people. We notice the crazy, silly, stupid things that go on in school. It's actually fun.
"I'm not surprised you don't recognize me though, I lost the thick glasses, changed my hairstyle lost some weight."
"Glad to see you have gained some self-esteem over the years" I said drily, she chuckled.
"I know you are saying it as a joke, but it isn't one to me. Back then I used to look at you and never dared get near you. You seemed so out of reach" She said the last part quietly, and she took one more step towards me "I don't look at the floor anymore, right now I'm looking straight at you, and from a time on I have gotten exactly what I wanted always" I almost laughed, she had gone from one extreme to the other. And she spoke like a true Uchiha, that's probably why my mother had approved of her. She was rich, beautiful, and prideful. Pride was like an Uchiha trademark.
While I was lost in thought she took one last step and her lips were on mine. I was taken aback for a second, what did she think she was doing? I grabbed her shoulders and stepped away just enough. Not only had my date with Naruto gotten cancelled but instead I had, had to spend the night with this girl and get kissed by her. While all I could think about was ravishing a certain blonde. How do I explain that to the apparently persistent Karin?
I leaned in right next to her ear "I'm not interested, and it's about time you learn you can't get everything you want. I hope you enjoyed your stolen kiss, it won't happen again" I stood and started walking away from her.
I could only hear her chuckle "We'll see about that won't we" I ignored her and stepped back into the ball room. I had a migraine at this point, Itachi walked over and stood by me. "We are leaving"
"Around fucking time" I whispered as we started walking towards the exit where mom and dad were waiting for us. "What a foul mood you have, didn't you enjoy your company for the night?"
I scoffed "How come you didn't get stuck with someone as well?"
"I guess it was just your luck for the night"
Mother beamed at me as she saw me "How was Karin?" Bold and relentless. I wanted to say, and I would probably add annoying to that description. But I didn't. Instead I just shrugged. And mom proceeded to talk about her family fortune the rest of the trip back home. I just wanted to hit my bed, it had been a long night after all.
How many of you thought Gaara was going to steal a kiss from Naruto? And how many of you figured out it was going to be Sasuke getting that kiss stolen? If you read the original it doesn't count! u.u It's almost like cheating! I hope you enjoyed that talk with Naruto and Gaara as much as I did! What do you think about Sasuke's situation? Well hope this chapter didn't disappoint and look forward to my next update! (I haven't had my coffee this morning can you tell...hahaha..ha..ha)
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