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Author's Notes: I know that where Naruto takes place is really traditional, so I'm sure they'd be prudes and not allow gay men to marry. If you feel different, I'm sorry... but let's just pretend for my fictional story, ok?
Drabble #7
A Secret Everyone Knows
He was practicing, in the bathroom mirror. He knew that, somehow, he had to tell Sasuke. He just didn't know how to say it.
What if Sasuke was angry? What if he was disgusted by him? Sasuke had to know there was a reason people hated him, right?
Did Sasuke know the reason? Did he know the big secret? Oh, how Naruto hated questions. Especially questions with difficult answers.
Not telling him would result in Naruto feeling like he'd betrayed Sasuke, which was something his brain couldn't even comprehend. Never would he betray his lover.
So, that left only one thing to do: tell Sasuke the truth.
Naruto left the bathroom, only to see Sasuke standing there, arms crossed, eyebrow raised, staring at him.
"If you were standing in there to practice proposing to me, don't bother. Two men can't get married in Konaha."
"Um, no, that wasn't it." Then, suddenly perplexed at Sasuke's knowledge, Naruto shot Sasuke a confused look. "How would you know?"
"Hmm, you were going to propose?"
"No, I meant about the 'men can't get married' thing."
"Common knowledge." Sasuke said, shrugging.
"Oh."
"So, what were you practicing?"
"Sasuke, um…I-uh, well, you see… I have, um, the fox-demon…inside…me…"
"Yeah, I know."
"What?"
"Everyone knows."
"What?"
"Shikamaru already figured it out, he told us." Sasuke let his arms drop and put his hands in his pockets.
"Whew, huge weight off my shoulders." Naruto gave a nervous laugh and rubbed the back of his neck.
"If that was it, then I'm going to train." His usual bored tone coming through his words.
"Sasuke!" Naruto practically screamed. "Do you have any idea how nervous I was? I was afraid you'd leave me!"
Naruto was astonished at how nonchalantly Sasuke took his news. And a little pissed that he wasn't more considerate; he could have at least acknowledge it was difficult for him to say. Especially to a man he loved.
"Well, Naruto. It was a secret everyone knows."
"That's not the point, Sasuke!" Naruto was close to bursting as he chased Sasuke out the door.
Suddenly, Sasuke stopped and turned around, placing a heated kiss on Naruto's lips.
"Wanna get married?"
"You just said we can't."
"Well, then we'll have our own little secret everyone already knows."
Naruto quite enjoyed the thought of being "married" to Sasuke, even if it wasn't real. But, he enjoyed the naughty smirk that was playing on Sasuke's lips a little bit more.
It is my full belief that, a genius that he is, Shikamaru knew way before the rest of the Rookie 9. I mean, c'mon people. He is a genius with a 200+ IQ!
Drabble 8 is coming soon. I have it written, but I hate it! So, I'm re-writting it. It won't be tonight, however. I'm going to be too busy watching the Season 3 premiere of Avatar 14 times in a row to write anything. lol!
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