A/N: Okay so I've been wanting to post this all day and I couldn't because I was stuck at work of course. I don't really have much to say besides thank you guys for all of your support and thank you to everyone who is reading this. I know I've been posting the chapters at random times but I promise the next story I write I will have a set schedule of when I post my stories.
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters from the show :(
"Everything is so different now 'Tachi," Sasuke said, looking to his brother with a small frown. The two of them were sitting at an ice cream parlor down the street from Sasuke's house since Itachi wasn't allowed near the house at all. They met there frequently over the past two weeks since school started; every other day or so. Even though they were not allowed to see each other, nothing could keep these two brothers apart. Itachi currently lived with Diedara near the campus of their college, the two of them studying there. Itachi took a bite of his chocolate ice cream and sighed, looking at his brother sympathetically.
"I'm sorry Sasuke, I really wish I could be there for you and mom." He let out another sigh before looking his younger brother in the eye. "If he lays a hand on you or mo-"
"I know, I know Itachi," Sasuke interrupted, rolling his eyes before taking a bite of his licorice ice cream. He had a thing for bitter sweets, not fond of sugar unlike his brother. "You tell me every time I see you. I know, I'll tell you the first time he does." He took a glance around the parlor, making sure no one was listening in on their conversation. "So me and Naruto got the part in the play I was telling you about."
"Oh! So you guys are going to be playing two love struck people?" the older raven replied amused.
"No! I told you it's not like that in that scene," Sasuke grumbled, trying to keep his voice low. "I am gonna play this character that doesn't know love or feelings and Naruto is playing this character that is in a crappy relationship and we kiss two times and it has sort of an awkward ending to the scene. Oh, and he gets to hit me with an ironing board two times."
"Sounds like fun but have you told mom and dad yet?" He looked at him with a raised eyebrow, knowing all too well how that would go if Sasuke had to tell his dad that he had to kiss Naruto.
"I want to tell them but I just… I mean, I just started dating Naruto and I don't want things to get messed up…" The younger raven looked around again, getting nervous talking about this with his brother in public. Itachi noticed his uneasiness quickly though.
"Sasuke, no one here is going to care if you're gay," he stated bluntly. Sasuke looked at him with wide eyes and a red face, trying now to hide it behind his bangs. "Look, not everyone is like dad. Obviously mom is way more understanding or you wouldn't be here talking to me right now."
"Yea, he's working late tonight so she said that I could visit you today. I just… I am still not able to say it out loud yet. Well, to other people."
"Who have you told?"
"Well, besides you, Naruto and Sakura, I think Kushina knows although I never told her. I think she just suspects it. And then there is this girl named Tenten who knows, some other people in my friends group, and then the people at my old school thought I was but it obviously was never confirmed." He looked down into his ice cream and smiled a little. "You know, I think Naruto really does care for me. He's taking things super slow and only kisses me when I want to kiss him. He doesn't want to push me, I can tell."
"That's a good thing. I can see it in his eyes little brother, he really does have a good heart. He's loud, obnoxious, messy, and crazy; you're complete opposite and yet your perfect match." He gave Sasuke a warm smile and looked at him for a moment, the two of them just enjoying each other's presence until Sasuke's phone began to ring.
"Oh, that's mom. I had better get going." The young raven stood up and grabbed his backpack, having gone over there right after his rehearsal at the school.
"What's she making for dinner tonight?" Itachi asked, his voice barely above a whisper. Sasuke can tell he missed his mom's home cooked meals considering she was the best around.
"I think she is making spaghetti and meat balls. She always makes the best meat balls."
"Yea, I know…" He let out a sigh and stood up as well, walking his brother out of the ice cream parlor. "Tell mom she has to come and visit me at my apartment one of these days."
"Why don't you just call her and tell her?" Sasuke asked, looking to his brother with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm afraid dad would find out and I really don't want to bring any harm to mom." He looked down at Sasuke and smiled again, patting him on the head. "That's alright though, that's what I have you for. I know dad trusts you more than her when it comes to me."
"What do you mean by that?"
"He thinks you're his perfect baby and that he has you under his control. He thinks that if he tells you that you can't talk with me, that you'll actually listen."
"Oh, I see." He gave a nod and smiled at his older brother. "I could never not talk to you 'Tachi. You're my big brother and no matter what dad says, I will always talk to you."
"Thank you Sasuke," he replied as he gave him a big hug, kissing the top of his head. "Now go home before dad gets home."
"Alright, I'll see you later!" He started walking off, waving goodbye to his older brother with a smile on his face.
"Bye Sasuke," Itachi called out, waving back and smiling.
School was already two weeks in and a lot has happened at Konoha Community High School. Sasuke and Naruto started dating, although they are keeping it hidden for now. Everyone in their group basically knows but none of them say anything about it because they know Sasuke is still in the closet. Sakura and Tenten started dating and everyone at Konoha high knows about it. She hasn't told her parents but she isn't afraid of showing her true self anymore. Everyone in their group basically knows but none of them say anything about it because they know Sasuke is still in the closet. Sakura and Tenten started dating and everyone at Konoha high knows about it. She hasn't told her parents but she isn't afraid of showing her true self anymore.
Gaara was a whole other story at this point. Sasuke and him had begun to get into arguments over who was going to audition with Naruto but Jiraya (with some persuasion from his favorite grandchild) had let Naruto audition with Sasuke and told Gaara to shut his trap. Overall, Naruto and Sasuke got the part of Marvalyn (now Marvin) who is being played by Naruto, and Steve who is being played by Sasuke. Gaara got stuck doing a scene with Sakura since she just transferred into the class and he had no one else to be paired with. They instantly disliked each other but on the stage, they somewhat went together. They got the part of Phil and Marci for the scene Where it Went.
"Alright guys, settle down," Jiraya called out to the students in the theatre. "So today we're going to be working on the scene 'This Hurts' with Sasuke and Naruto. Can you guys step up?" They two teens stood up and walked over beside the teacher who was looking down at his clip board. "I will also need the people from the hand props to hand in their lists of props as well as the stage props. I want the stage manager here with me to watch and I want everyone to work on their scenes as well." Everyone nodded their heads and stood up, moving to different parts of the theatre to work on their scenes while others went onto the stage to work on their props or costumes. "So have you guys been practicing at home?" Jiraya started, looking at the two boys with a smirk on his face.
"Yea, we have Jiraya," Naruto spoke up while Sasuke nodded with a slight blush on his cheek.
"I told you not to call my name out like that!" he yelled to the blonde, earning a smack on the top of his head. "Anyways, let's see what you've gotten so far."
The two stood up on the stage, almost awkward since there wasn't any actual seats or props yet. Since they had heard about their spots in the play, the two of them have been practicing every night at Naruto's house. Most of the time though, it ended up with Naruto giving Sasuke another kissing lesson. Sasuke had already learned the script by heart and knew all of his lines just within those two weeks. That was one of the things he liked about being an Uchiha, he was very smart and had an almost photographic memory. Naruto on the other hand, could barely get thru the first page without messing something up.
They began their scene after Sasuke had pulled up a chair to sit in, his character sitting in most of the play. Some of the other actors had stopped practicing to watch them go about their scene, creeping up quietly behind Jiraya so that he wouldn't yell at them for not practicing. Sasuke sat in his chair without his script in hand, waiting for Naruto to begin the scene whenever he was done reading over the first page again. The raven had on an almost blank look, trying to pretend to be reading/writing in a notebook as the script described. All of this wasn't necessary at the moment considering Jiraya just wanted a run thru of the lines but he wasn't about to stop them.
Naruto had begun to pantomime the scene at hand, pretending to bring in a basket of laundry. Once the scene had started, his voice was a bit shaky, still having to look at the script a few times. The two of them had watched videos about the scene and had watched how others have performed the scene at hand. They both agreed that they wanted to show up Gaara and Sakura (even though they didn't have anything against the pinkette but there isn't nothing like a little bit of competition) and show that they can dominate this scene. It was a simple scene. Sasuke played Steve, a guy who has a disorder that disables him from feeling physical pain. His brother had tried to teach him what is supposed to hurt and what doesn't hurt and ends up learning that relationships and women (and men in this case) are one of the things he should avoid. Naruto is playing Marvalyn (Marvin in this case) who is in a relationship and is falling out of love with her (his) boyfriend and wants to teach this guy what it's like to love.
The scene begins shakily but Naruto soon regains his confidence, looking into the eyes of his boyfriend beside him on the stage. As the scene progressed, he didn't need to look at the script as much. The both of them were anticipating the kiss scene that was coming up soon. Jiraya had made sure with both students that they were okay with this before allowing them to play these characters. Both of them agreed although Naruto knows that Sasuke is still somewhat nervous about kissing in front of the students. It's a quick kiss though, just a peck in the lips that's supposed to last for a few seconds. When the time came for them to kiss, the theatre got eerily quiet, everyone was watching the scene now. Naruto leaned forward into Sasuke and their lips connected, earning a few gasps from the students and even the teacher. When the kiss ended, they pulled away, their faces red from the slight embarrassment.
"I think that's enough for you guys today," Jiraya called out, interrupting the next line from Naruto. Everyone had begun clapping for the two of them, impressed with how much they have gotten done in just those two weeks. "I am really happy you two have learned your lines so quickly and even went as far as started doing your own blocking. Although that is my job to teach you, I think you guys have done a great job so far. I want you guys to continue practicing your scene out in the seats and then I want Gaara and Sakura up on the stage next." Everyone went back to their spots in the theatre and went back to practicing. Jiraya spoke with the prop crew to see how their set building was going so far. He wanted Sasuke and Naruto's scene to be top priority so that way they could get it blocked and perfected.
"Sasu-chan, I got to pee," Naruto announced before they could sit down.
"Okay, so then go pee." Sasuke gave him a strange look before moving to the chairs, getting ready to sit down until he felt himself being pulled away and out of the theatre. The auditorium entrance was empty since school had ended for the day.
"You're really so cute sometimes you know that?" Naruto said with a smirk before they round the corner towards the bathroom. The blonde directed the raven inside and led him all the way to the end of the bathroom, dragging him into the handicap stall. "I'm sorry Sasu but you were just so irresistible up there on that stage," Naruto whispered before grabbing the raven haired boy and pulling him into a kiss. It lasted for a moment before Sasuke pulled away, looking away from the face before him with red tinting is cheeks.
"You're just saying that," he murmured.
"No, I'm not. You heard the other students clapping. You were amazing. And when I looked into your eyes… I got so much confidence up on that stage with you." He grabbed Sasuke's face and made him look into his eyes. "And all I could think about was our kiss scene that was coming up too," he whispered, their lips barely touching. Sasuke could feel himself shiver internally, unsure of what was going on with his own body since he felt the urge to maul the blonde right then and there. Their kissing 'lessons' have been becoming more and more heated as the days go on, Sasuke having caught on quick.
"You're not the only one who was thinking about it," the raven teenager whispered back, closing the gap between the two of them. He felt a hand snake into his hair and another wrap around his waist and they began to kiss a little more deeply. I just can't help myself around him. No matter what my dad might think, I think… I think I might be falling in love with him. Naruto's tongue began wrestling with Sasuke's for dominance, although he won once he bit the raven's lip slightly, causing him to shiver and let out a slight moan. He found out this trick yesterday when they were kissing and he bit Sasuke's lip on a whim. Apparently, he liked it considering it made him want to kiss the blonde more and more, a strange feeling growing in the pit of his stomach.
Suddenly, the bathroom door opened and the two teens broke their kiss, standing as still and quiet as they could. Two people walked into the bathroom and were now using the urinals outside of the stall.
"Naruto and Sasuke sure did a good job out there today," one of the voices said and their pee was heard hitting the ceramic.
"Yea, for a bunch of fags they know how to act," the other boy laughed. At this comment, Naruto could feel Sasuke's grip tighten on his shirt as he buried his face into the blonde.
"You got something against gays or something?" the first guy asked. The two hidden in the stall could hear them zip up their zippers, relief running thru them that they haven't been caught yet.
"No, I don't. It's just a statement. Gosh, don't get so offended." The two on them walked out of the bathroom and the door shut behind them. Sasuke released Naruto's shirt and he turned around, trying not to look at Naruto at that moment.
"Sasu…" Naruto reached out and placed a hand on his shoulder, trying to comfort the raven in his obvious inner struggle. "He didn't mean that. You heard him, it's okay."
"I know Naru… I just, I am scared. I am afraid of being judged by everyone. It was just a scene, they don't actually know I'm gay. But what if they find out for real that we are together? What if they start calling me names and stuff?" Sasuke turned around and looked as though he was going to cry. "I'm trying so hard to be okay with it Naruto. I like you so much and I feel so happy around you and I think that you're so awesome and you make me a better person. I know my mom and dad can see that I'm changing too and Itachi says all the time that I'm becoming more confident in myself. But this… I don't know what to do about everyone else. What if I get beat up again?"
"I will always be there to protect you," Naruto stated, a smile lacing his lips sweetly. He pulled Sasuke in and wrapped him up in a hug. "Yes, there are going to be some people who don't accept us. But there are also a lot of people that will support us no matter what. And no one is going to beat my Sasu-chan. I will protect you no matter what." He lifted Sasuke's face and placed a small kiss on his lips. "You're too cute, you know that?"
"Oh be quiet," Sasuke blushed, smiling back at the blonde. His deep black eyes met the blue oceans and found the sincerity of his words. "Thank you Naruto."
"It's my pleasure," Naruto replied, leaning in to kiss his boyfriend once more.
The auditorium was emptying after the rehearsal had ended, Jiraya having given out the instructions to his stage crew and some practice exercises for his actors. Gaara was coming over to Naruto's house today to hang out since he kept saying that he missed Kushina and wanted to see her. Sasuke walked beside the two of them quietly as they chatted. Naruto tried hard to include Sasuke in their conversation but he just wasn't into it today. They parted ways as Sasuke kept on walking, making his way over to the ice cream parlor. After today, he really needed to talk with his brother about everything that was going on. I know Naruto said he would always protect me and he would always be there but… That still doesn't stop people from looking at me so judgmentally. I can see that look in my dad's eyes if anyone so much as mentions Itachi's name…
Sasuke was in for a surprise when he walked into the ice cream parlor. Itachi was sitting there already, eating his a banana split with Diedara, the two of them sitting on one side of the table. On the other side, Mikoto sat with her ice cream cup, smiling and laughing along with the two of them.
"Mo-mom? What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked surprised as he walked up to the table. He sat down beside his mom as she patted the spot beside her.
"I know you come here sometimes to meet with Itachi and you said you were going to be late coming home so I figured this is where you were coming. I guessed right too." She gave her youngest son a small kiss on the head and turned back towards the other two that were at the table.
"So Diedara, I want to know more about your art," she started, Diedara's eyes growing wide with excitement that someone was actually asking about his art. Itachi rolled his eyes and smiled, having heard all about it already. He looked to Sasuke and noticed that there was something off about his younger brother.
"Sasuke, let's go get you some ice cream while they talk," Itachi said to him, earning a head nod in reply. "What's wrong little brother?" Itachi spoke as they reached the counter. Sasuke sighed slightly and looked up into his eyes.
"I am still having doubts. Not that I don't like Naruto but about people and they're judging." The elder Uchiha gave his brother a sweet look and wrapped his arm around his shoulder as they waited for the ice cream.
"You know what I always say when someone looks at me judging or someone says something mean?" Sasuke shook his head and looked at his brother expectantly. "Fuck 'em," he shrugged. Sasuke's eyes opened wide, never really having heard his brother curse before. "That's right, I said fuck them. They don't know you and they don't need to know you. So you can just tell them to fuck off and leave you alone."
"But I can't say something like that…" He shook his head and sighed, grabbing his ice cream.
"Say it Sasuke, say it right now. I want to hear you say it."
"Say what?"
"Fuck off. That's what I want to hear you say to whoever says mean things to you."
Sasuke hesitated for a moment before saying those two words. He was always told never to curse or use any types of profanity and yet, here he was with his brother in the middle of an ice cream shop being taught to say the word fuck. "Fu-fuck off," he stuttered.
"It was a nice first try," Itachi laughed, walking them back over to the table where they left Diedara and Mikoto. She seemed to be getting along well with Itachi's boyfriend which Sasuke was happy about. Maybe I can tell her someday soon. I hate hiding secrets from her.
A/N: Okay guys so tell me what you think please and thank you. I will post my next chapter in a day or two. I kinda have an idea of what's gonna happen and I kinda like it haha so yea. Thanks
