Attn: I'm officially a nobody.
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Chapter Eight
You're Not Alone
There were many things Naruto hated. Broccoli, tests, trigonometry and so on, but above all, he hated confrontation... And this seriously counted as confrontation in his book. Gaara's teal eyes shimmered with anger and his hands were beginning to dig into Naruto's flesh. The blond knew it was much too late to look for an out, but that didn't stop him from trying. Blue eyes darted around nervously, stalling for time and avoiding the gaze burning into him. "I- I wasn't... I mean... Uh, you noticed?" He grinned.
The red head wasn't amused and he just frowned. Naruto gulped. Today sucked. Fuck. The whole month was just turning into one giant suckfest for him. "I didn't, uh... You! You! You avoided me first!" He shouted finally, trying not to feel guilty for pushing the blame away. "You didn't even care if I was there or not!"
Gaara sighed and released his hold on the shorter boy, but made no move to step away. "I never avoided you Naruto. I ignored you, but I always cared if you were there or not." He scowled never taking his eyes from the others. "You are so infuriating. Do you have any idea how stressful these past few days have been for me?"
Naruto felt something snap inside and he shoved the other boy away angrily. "For you? For you?!" His voice rose and echoed around them, filling the stairwell. "Cause you know they've been a fuckin' cakewalk for me! You've got no idea how it feels to hear the person you like wants you around only because you make voices or noises or whatever the fuck you want to call 'em in their head go away! You're just pissing me off with all your self-righteous bullshit! And the part that pisses me off the most is I can't figure out why it matters so much to me!" He shoved the other boy again, pinning him to the wall, hands practically fusing to the wall on either side of Gaara's head. "Now tell me, what right do you have to be pissed off at me?!"
The red head sneered. "I've never liked humans, myself included, because they're petty and annoying. So when I find one I do like, I make them acknowledge me in some way. Usually in the form of hate, rarely friendship, but this, this is something completely new to me." He growled out and pulled the blond to him roughly, arms wrapping around his waist. They glared at each other, faces centimeters apart, neither willing to give in. "You have awoken something within me Naruto Uzumaki." he hissed before their lips crushed together furiously. Anger dissolving into a feeling completely new to both of them took over, moving their bodies without thought. Tongues clashed, exploring the new foreign territory open to them and fighting for dominance at the same time.
Naruto moaned softly as Gaara pulled roughly at his bottom lip with his teeth, making the red head shiver breathlessly. No one had the right to sound that wonderful. The soft sounds that refused to stop became the only sounds around them. Gaara attacked his neck, biting and sucking in turn. Naruto's hands wandered aimlessly, finding the semi hard bulge in the red head's jeans. Gaara hissed into bronze skin and his breath hitched as the blond began stroking him through the rough material.
There wasn't any doubt in their hazy minds that things could've gone so much further, would've gotten much more dangerous when a voice snapped them back to reality. "Hey! Quit sucking face and get to class!" Naruto jumped away from him so quickly Gaara had to lean back against the wall to keep from falling over in his foggy state. 'We're in a school you pervert!' Naruto's brain screamed at him. "Kids these days. Sheesh. I just ate..." The voice muttered, fading away as the two walked up the stairs, hands linked together by a single finger.
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Sasuke was happy.
Really. He couldn't be happier. His cousin's smile, wide and genuine, was back, his feet not just dragging him along, his shoulders no longer slumped in badly hid frustration and the air around him just seemed so colorful. Naruto was happy again. So... why was the raven haired boy so pissed? It took him a second to realize it had a lot to do with the smug looking red head following his favorite relative. His fingers twitched in annoyance as they came closer and closer. "It's Naruto's life... It's Naruto's life..." He muttered climbing into the car.
"Talking to yourself again?" Naruto chirped brightly opening the passenger side door.
"Hm." Sasuke rolled his eyes and turned the key.
"Yeah. Cause that answers everything." He laughed and turned to the red head standing by his door. His smile grew just the slightest bit. "See you tomorrow?" Gaara nodded and brushed his fingers against the blonds gently. Naruto repressed a shudder and watched him walk away. He wanted Gaara to kiss him, but that little voice in the back of his head reminded him that was unreasonable. In front of all their classmates and his moody cousin would probably put the other boy out of his comfort zone and that could be less than helpful. He smiled and bit his lip, fingers gently tracing the path Gaara's light touch had burned into his skin absentmindedly.
"Ugh. If you're going to be so lovey-dovey don't do it in front of me, you'll give me diabetes or something." Sasuke rolled his eyes sarcastically as they pulled away from the school.
"Jealous?"
Sasuke rolled his eyes again. "Oh yes." his voice a perfect falsetto. "You know I've always wanted an emotionally dead boyfriend." He switched back to his normal voice. "But I'll tell you what I'm defiantly not jealous of."
"What's that?"
Sasuke grinned, his next words making the other boy pale considerably. "Telling Itachi about your new boyfriend." The ride home was amazingly, and not surprisingly, silent after that. Naruto's mind was in a panic for hours. He didn't know why they both feared telling Itachi they were dating someone new. It wasn't as if the man had threatened either of them or the person they were dating and he certainly never raised a hand to either of them. Naruto was positive the fact he was involved with another boy wouldn't be a problem, Sasuke had come out years ago. But whenever they told him they had a new boyfriend or girlfriend the man would go oddly silent, the air around him would get heavier and he'd be moody for an entire week. Itachi told them they'd understand when they had kids of their own... neither one of them pointed out he was taking it to an extreme. And honestly, it was actually a very scary thing to witness.
Sasuke frowned as his cousin continued to pale and the apartment continued to remain silent for hours. He knew he had to tell the blond what he knew before it all exploded horribly. "Naruto?" Blue eyes met his, hopeful he had an idea. "There's something you need to know before you tell Itachi." Naruto was on the edge of his seat, praying it was some good news. The raven haired boy leaned against the wall and sighed. "Gaara is Itachi's patient." Naruto's face hit the coffee table with a loud bang as he fell forward. He scrambled to his knees and looked up at his cousin, ignoring the throbbing pain in his head.
"What?! Are you sure?"
"Quite."
"Shit." Naruto moaned loudly, hanging his head. It was official. He was toast. "Can we just not tell him?" He asked his eyes pleading with Sasuke pathetically. The raven haired boy just shook his head. "C'mon! I don't even know if he is my boyfriend yet!" He shouted, grasping at anything left. He knew not telling the man would just make things worse... Sasuke had tried it before. When the brunette stared at him dead on and raised an eyebrow, Naruto knew he'd be alone on this 'not telling him' scheme and he was basically fucked. "Why do I lack the ability to lie?!" He screamed flopping onto his back.
"Because you're too adorably sweet to even need it." Itachi added walking through the front door. He looked at the blond frozen on the floor and a smug looking brunette. "Now. Why do you want the talent to lie?"
Naruto gulped and remained frozen to his place. 'Don'tliedon'tliedon'tlie!" His brain screamed at him as he searched for options. He could only come up with three. A) Tell the truth and be locked in his room for life. B) Lie for an hour before giving in and being locked in his room for life. And, finally, C) Get the fuck outta dodge. Obviously option C was the winner. He jumped up grabbed the car keys and was out the door in seconds. "I'll be back before midnight!" He shouted and ran for the elevator.
"Make it ten!" Itachi shouted after him, watched the door slam shut and turned to his amused younger brother. "What was that about?" Sasuke just laughed and walked to his bedroom door.
"I'm so not getting into this." He laughed again and disappeared into his room. Itachi sighed.
"Teenagers." He muttered cheerfully, walking into the kitchen and began making dinner.
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Naruto watched the few stars he could see from his perch on the metallic slide. The metal wasn't getting any warmer, but he made no move to get up. His mind was filled with a completely new problem. Something he'd said to Sasuke had come back to bother him, chewing on his brain like a worm. "I don't even know if we're going out." He muttered, hands moving up to cover his eyes and block out everything but his thoughts.
He never really noticed this park before, though he and Sasuke must have driven past it every day to get to school. But it's silence had called to him as he drove by, all the children running home when the sun set behind the mountains. And silence is what he really wanted.
His mind was angry at him... at itself really, for not asking Gaara if they were even dating or if their little exchange in the stairwell had just been a reaction of their clashing hormones. "Hormones hormones hormones. Fuck. Every problem in life can be explained by hormones!" He muttered softly. But then... that line... those words that had made his heart pound. "You have awoken something within me Naruto Uzumaki." They made his heart race just thinking about them, about the person who said them. He blushed gently and smiled. He had never heard his name said so... wonderfully. "Ugh. I really am turning into a girl." He whispered, letting his hands fall back to his chest.
"I know I said don't avoid me, but I didn't think you'd stalk me."
"Gah!" Naruto jumped as a rough voice sounded out below him. His feet slipped and he rocketed down the slide, cracking his head on the end and landing hard on his back with a loud 'Oof'. He just laid there for a minute, not even trying to move. "Owch..."
"You alright?" Gaara asked leaning over the fallen blond.
"Yup. Just thought my ass should meet the ground." He answered breathlessly before it dawned on him just who exactly it was staring down at him. "G-Gaara? What're you doing here?" His face exploded in a blush.
"I live in that building right over there. Temari spotted you from the window." He gave the blond a small smile, taking a seat beside him. Naruto's mind was going crazy but his lips didn't budge. Gaara smiled again. "So what are you doing here? I mean, besides trying to kill yourself."
Naruto grinned. "Nah, that's pretty much it."
The conversation rolled on easily, though Naruto did most of the talking. It was comfortable with none of the awkwardness both boys had been expecting. They learned they were both pretty much orphans, though neither gave any explanation as to why and they both didn't push the subject. Naruto found out Gaara really was Itachi's patient. Gaara learned Naruto really missed the stars.
Soon the words they were saying became unimportant and as the subjects changed neither boy could really recall what they had been talking about only moments before, but they could tell you every movement the other boy made. Gaara had a habit of licking his bottom lip. Naruto ruffled his hair when he thought about something. Gaara's head tilted to the right slightly when he was explaining something. Naruto's hands liked to rest behind his head. Naruto used his hands to talk. Gaara's ankles would cross and uncross every few minutes. Naruto enjoyed switching how he was seated frequently. Each word lost quickly, every movement savored.
"Shit. What time is it?" Naruto asked suddenly, interrupting his own sentence.
"Almost ten thirty. Why?"
"Oh fuck monkeys. I'm so dead." He groaned standing up. Gaara rose to his feet as well, not wanting the blond to go and not looking forward to sneaking back into the orphanage. They walked to the parking lot together in a comfortable silence. The red head leaned against the hood as the blond got in and started the vehicle. "Uh, Gaara?"
"Yeah?"
"Are we, like, going out or something?" His question made the other boy freeze momentarily. He turned and leaned into the car window, staring intently at the blond.
"We never said we were." He stated simply. Naruto's heart fell slightly. He reminded himself he'd already knew the answer, but it didn't help much. "Hey Naruto?"
"Yeah?" Their lips met briefly before Gaara pulled away and gave him a grin.
"Want to go out with me?" Naruto's smile was blinding as he pulled the red head down for another kiss.
"Yeah."
THE END! .... Ha ha ha. Nah, I'm just kidding, there's more. :]
FINALLY. Fuck. You think I took long enough? Ha ha. Song- Exodus Honey by Honeycut. I love angry make-out scenes.
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