Author Note: I finally finished this chapter. Do you also think things have gone slow? I do, so I'm speeding it up a little. The bad guy is finally entering the scene and the tension is rising between Sasuke and Naruto. Why? You have to read to find out. Also, there have been a few people asking about the age differens between Naruto and Sasuke. Here it is, Naruto is 17 year (second year in high-school), and Sasuke is around 25. Thanks for pointing that simple thing out for me, I forgot it for a while.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and I never will.
Pairings: Shounen-ai with SasuNaru in the lead. If you don't know what the word means then you better go look it up before reading on.
Read, Enjoy and Review. All reviews of encouragement, joy, happiness and constructive criticism are welcome. All flames will be equally flamed back by Asaroth.
The Unspoken Truth
Written by Monkan and Beta Read by Asaroth
Chapter 7 – Can I love you?
My chest feels so strange
I can't breathe
I've never felt like this before
What have you done to me?
Every time I see you
My heart flutters strangely
I want to do anything just to see you
Do you even know what you do to me?
Is this what everyone call love?
Will you let me love you?
Every second I'm alive...
Kazahaya-sensei entered the classroom and all the students hurried to their seats. "I will start handing out your exams so I want every one of you to put away your books and wait until everyone has a paper. You have one hour."
Kazahaya handed a paper to Naruto and the blond teen waited with his pencil ready in his hand. This was it. He had studied hard for this test and he was determined to get as good a grade as possible. Kazahaya told everyone to start. The sound of paper rustling echoed throughout the room. Kazahaya looked from one student to another. When he looked at Naruto he was pleased to see him write down on the paper as fast as he could. He was so focused on the test that he was blocking everything else.
Later when they turned in their exams some of the other student sighed and complained how hard it had been. Naruto looked neutral when he handed it to Kazahaya-sensei and Sasuke took it and put it with the others. He got ready to go back to the teacher's room before he looked after the class he was substituting in. He saw Naruto leave the classroom from the corner of his eye and walk away.
Just a few seconds after that a victory scream startled everyone in the whole school. Sasuke smirked. He sure was looking forward to the results.
o-o-o-o-o-
Naruto ran in the rain on his way to Kazahaya's apartment. Why did it have to rain when he was going home? He finally reached the apartment. He was soaked from head to toe and all the way through his bones. The water dripped to the floor and he hurried to drop his school uniform jacket and shirt into the basket with the dirty clothes. He noticed the door to Kazahaya's bedroom was closed so he guessed he was in there.
The rain splattered against the windows. Naruto rushed over to the bathroom to grab a towel, but because of the loud noise of the rain outside, he didn't hear the sound of the shower running.
He opened the door and froze when he saw Kazahaya's back through the misted glass doors surrounding the shower. He couldn't help the blush from appearing on his face. He didn't know why he was blushing; they were both guys but still...
'So beautiful...' He blinked. 'EEEEEHH! What am I thinking?' Naruto came to his senses as if thunder had hit him, he grabbed a towel that hanged on the wall and closed the door behind him.
Sasuke thought he heard something and turned around but saw nothing. Outside Naruto leaned back against the door. He was still blushing.
o-o-o-o-
Later that night after Naruto had gone to bed and was fast asleep Sasuke still had some of the day's exams left to grade. He rested his head against his hand as he read through the papers. He smiled before writing down 79 beside Naruto's name.
Sasuke looked over to Naruto as he held up the test. "Good work." He said softly.
The teen turned in his sleep so he was facing Sasuke with one of his hands draped over his waist while the other one was resting beside his face, his mouth slightly opened as he breathed in and out. Sasuke found himself entranced by the sight and before he knew it he was standing over Naruto. The teen looked so peaceful while he slept.
Sasuke reached out and stroked away a few strands of blond hair. Naruto made a muffled sound and Sasuke snapped out of his trance.
'What am I doing?' He asked himself as he walked back to his desk and picked up the pen. But no matter how hard he tried he couldn't concentrate on the remaining exams. His eyes always strayed to Naruto. Sasuke buried his face in his hand frustrated.
o-o-o-o-
The next day Sasuke sat at the table with what looked like food in front of him. It was a noodle dish, or so he guessed. He glanced at Naruto who was standing beside him with an eager expression on his face that told him he wanted to know if he liked it. Sasuke wondered if it was good to tempt fate.
He picked up a few noodles with his fork and hesitated for a second before eating it. He chewed a few times on it and was quite surprised when he found that it tasted great.
"It's good." was the only thing Sasuke told Naruto.
Naruto smiled overjoyed. Taking pride in this he sat down to eat his bowl. Sasuke was stunned for a moment.
'What just happened? Why did my heart beat so fast just now?' A few pale pink lines formed on Sasuke's cheeks. 'No, I'm just imagining it.'
o-o-o-o-
A few days later Naruto sat crossed legged on the couch with his math book in front of him. Math wasn't his strongest point and he had an exam coming up in a few days. Frustrated and annoyed that he didn't understand the problem he scratched the side of his head.
Just at that moment Sasuke walked in and saw the frustrated look on Naruto's face. "Do you need help?"
Naruto nodded without thinking thankful for the offer. "Yeah, no matter how I calculate this quadratic equation the answer isn't right."
Sasuke leaned over Naruto's shoulder to look at the book. Naruto flinched mentally as he became unwillingly self-conscious. He gulped as he tried to avoid looking at Kazahaya. 'He smells so nice.' He was so caught up in his thoughts that he was startled when Kazahaya sat down beside him. He accidentally looked at his teacher and blushed when he saw that Sensei's shirt had the two highest buttons opened. Kazahaya pointed at something in the book and explained. Naruto tried to follow him but he couldn't help thoughts of the time he had seen Kazahaya showering from entering his mind. His blush deepened.
"Sorry, sensei. I think I need a little air to clear my head." Naruto said hurriedly and ran out through the door leaving Kazahaya alone.
Naruto ran down the stairs still blushing. 'What's wrong with me?' He came to a stop on the last floor and clutched his chest where his heart was. 'Why do I react like this?'
He was so deep in thoughts that he didn't take any note of things around him. 'What is this I'm feeling? Why do I feel so happy when I'm with Sensei? When I saw him laugh, and it's the same when I see him smile, it was like I wanted to do anything to see that again. This is so different from everything else I've ever felt.'
Flashback-
Naruto sat in the classroom with a few girls a few seats behind him. He listened to them talking while he waited for the break to be over.
"Next weekend my boyfriend and I will go to the beach. We will spend all our time together."
"Really? My God, I'm so jealous of you. If only I had such good luck with my boyfriends as you. I always choose the bad type."
"I know but some time you too will find the right one. You will want to cherish and love him more than anything else." The girl laughed. "I know it sounds weird but when I met my boyfriend I wanted to do almost anything just to be near him. It was love at first sight for me."
End of Flashback-
Naruto stopped walking. '...could it be... love? No that can't be… I don't love Sensei. He's just... just...' A friend, a teacher, a roommate, a saviour? "What is he to me?" Not sure what to make of everything Naruto wandered around until he realized the sun had begun to settle down. 'I better go back.'
He still hadn't come up with a sure answer but he had to face Kazahaya sooner or later. It would be really embarrassing to face him after disappearing for hours. 'Argh, what am I doing? Why am I so stupid?' He began to cross the road; there were no cars in sight so it was safe.
"Naruto!"
The blond boy turned around and when he saw who it was his heart fluttered. "Sensei!" He unconsciously stopped walking. Kazahaya looked like he had been running around for a while. He had his long coat on and it moved around his legs as he walked. His breath was heavy. They looked at each other when suddenly a car came driving at high speed through the curve straight at Naruto.
Naruto stared in fear as the car came closer and closer. For some reason his legs refused to move. The car showed no sign of slowing down. Just when it was just a few meters away from hitting Naruto his vision blurred and he felt someone grabbing him.
The car drove past them just three seconds later. Naruto stared blankly into the white shirt in front of his face as he clutched it with his hands. He was slightly in shock. He had just been about to get hit by a car. It didn't seem real.
"What the hell were they thinking?" Kazahaya said, breathless.
Naruto looked up and saw Kazahaya's face looking angrily after the car as it stopped and someone stepped outside. Kazahaya glared at the man that walked over to them before he looked down at Naruto.
"Are you ok?" Sasuke asked Naruto concerned.
Naruto's cheeks were tinted by a faint blush and all he could do was nod. It felt so warm in Kazahaya's arms. For some reason Naruto found that he didn't hate the touch. He had never felt like this. No one had ever made him feel like this. His heart didn't beat like crazy anymore but calmly and with a strange feeling running through it.
"Sorry about that. I don't know what my chauffeur was doing. Are you hurt?" A man with black hair asked. He wore a tuxedo that screamed expensive in Kazahaya's ears. He had green eyes and he was really handsome. But for some reason Sasuke got a bad feeling from this man.
"We are all right. Shocked, but all right." Sasuke said.
"Thank God." The man said with a smile. He extended his hand. "My name is Ito Kirameki." Sasuke's mind became blank for a moment as he was transported back in time to when he had watched everyone die.
"Kazahaya, high-school teacher." Sasuke said and managed to hide the sarcasm and hate in his voice as he shook hand with the man. He had thought he had overcome his hatred for this man, but it was still there, buried under everything else and ready to flare up once again. "This is Naruto."
"Son?" Ito asked.
Sasuke shook his head. "Student!"
Ito looked down at the teenager and stared into two crystal blue eyes. Naruto looked at him and let go slightly of Kazahaya. It felt cold all of a sudden. But what made him colder was the stare he was receiving.
"I'm really sorry." Ito said and laid a hand on Naruto's shoulder. Naruto flinched away from it. Ito backed off with both of his hands raised. He glanced at his watch and lowered his hands. "I have to go to a meeting but if there is anything I can do just call my office. Goodbye."
Both of them looked at the rich man as he walked back to the car. Ito closed the door and they drove away. A beautiful lady with long brown hair sat beside him in a cocktail dress. It was very flashy and brought out her figure. She held a small purse in her lap.
"Did you find something interesting?" She asked when she saw the lopsided smile on Ito's face.
"Indeed I did. Two beautiful sapphires. They seem to belong to someone already, but there is nothing I can't get one way or another."
Behind the car Sasuke began to lead Naruto back to their place with his arm around the teenager's shoulders. He threw one last glance after the car. Why did he meet that man now? After all this time, why would this random encounter happen? He could just hope that Ito hadn't realized who he really was.
The dark coat floated around them as they walked back slowly. The blond teenager held onto Kazahaya's shirt and felt that warm feeling return. The sun was casting long shadows in its orange light. The sky began to shift from bright blue and pink to darker purple and blue. The moon was starting to appear in the sky just as the sun was going down on the other edge.
In that time Naruto's eyes started to blur slightly with tears as he realized something for the very first time. He closed them to hide them as they walked down the empty street.
'I like him. I really. . . like sensei.'
o-o-o-o-
"Wha..." Sasuke said shocked. "What did you say?"
Naruto sat on the floor in front of him. He looked slightly embarrassed but did not look away. Sasuke sat back against the sofa bewildered.
Naruto gathered his courage and looked into Kazahaya's eyes.
"Can I love you?"
Now that I've asked this question
What will you reply?
Will you say you love me back?
Or will you refuse me?
I don't know what came over me
I don't know when I started to love you
All I know is I love you so much
And I want you to know that
If I can't make you love me
At least I will know that I asked you
If I can love you.
Tbc.
Author Note: Mean cliff-hanger once again, I don't think I'll ever learn. 'giggle'. Spicy enough for you? Not? Oh, well I think so too. I think that I should make it juuuust a little sweeter before it all comes crashing down. If you've read the first chapter which I really hope you did, then you partly know what I'm talking about. I still believe that there are you out there that are still reading my stories so I would feel better if you tell me to keep on writing. 'The writer goes off to write on the next story in her archive.' (Asaroth: Yeah! That's more like it! Write! Write! Write!)
