Itachi's decision
I own an original story, this is not that story.
Warning, kissing boys. If this offends you, turn back now. It will only get worse from this point on.
Chapter 9: Haku
Tree climbing, day six.
After training all night, again, Naruto had fallen fast asleep in the forest, when someone with clear feminine features woke him up. "Morning beauty," The person spoke, "You'll catch a cold if you sleep in a place like this."
"Morning," Naruto replied, not awake enough to register the comment, "who are you?"
"I'm Haku."
"Nice to meet you. I'm Naruto. Can I help you?"
"Yes, actually. You see, I'm collecting medicinal herbs, like this one." Haku spoke while showing one to Naruto. Naruto just thought that it looked like any other piece of grass.
After a quick study of the plant he was shown, Naruto helped Haku find more herbs until Haku desides to break the silence by asking "Are you a ninja?"
"Yeah..." Naruto answers, unsure if he likes where this is going.
"Thought so. You look like a very strong ninja." Haku said, with an undertone Naruto couldn't place. "Do you have someone important to you?"
"Yeah, Sasuke," Thinking about him, Naruto immediately becomes enthusiastic, "He's my best friend, and a member of my squad. We're brothers in arms. Friends till the end."
"Cute." Haku said in that same suggestive undertone, "Can I have a quick kiss before I head back?"
"Err…Well... ehhh... I umm-" Naruto stuttered before Haku took his quick kiss. This feels soooo strange, but a good strange.
And just as sudden, Haku pulled back, then turned to put some distance between them, before speaking, "Oh, and I am a boy," Then he was gone.
Naruto sat there for several more hours processing what had just happened. His thoughts raced as he kept thinking of that kiss. That kiss he enjoyed getting. But no matter how he tried to regain control of his thoughts, it kept falling back to Oh my god, I got kissed by a guy and I enjoyed it… But there was something a little off about it…
Then, Sasuke shook him out of his trance. He had volunteered to go look for the blond after he had missed breakfast, and didn't seem to have been back at all over night.
When Naruto had not responded to his calls, and had seemed to look right through him, he put down the food he was carrying and, half panicking, rushed up to Naruto and violently shook him awake from dreamland.
"… Sasuke?" Naruto spoke, sounding surprised, "Where did you come from?"
"Right in front of you, I came looking for you." Sasuke stated, then he let his concern for his friend took over, "Are you alright? You seem a little out of it."
"More than a little," Naruto mumbles, then he spots the food Kai is having, "Was that supposed to be my breakfast?"
"Yeah..."
"Thanks. KAI, back off." Naruto growls in a tone that sends shivers down the little fox's spine. "I think I'll have one last try before I head in, just to show you how far I've come."
Then he starts steadily trudging up the tree. He doesn't rush, cause he needs time to recollect chakra. "See, if I take my time, I can get all the way up, I just have to increase the speed at which I move up the tree. I should be done after a nice little nap."
As much as he tried that afternoon however, he just couldn't fall asleep. His thoughts kept returning to Haku, the kiss, and for some strange reason, Sasuke…
Meanwhile, Sasuke is having a panic attack.
What the hell is wrong with Naruto today? He was clearly out of it and he never has gone to sleep in the middle of the day, not even if we skipped the night due to a mission.
Easy, I need to calm down, Naruto can take care of himself. Maybe I should talk to Kakashi about this... No, this is Naruto's problem, I can't tell Kakashi... wait a second, these are not our footprints. Someone was here. Could that be why Naruto seemed to be so out of it? Because of someone he met here?
"Kai. Could you smell the scent of the person that was here, and tell me if he and Naruto met?" In reply, Kai gives a loud yelp, and nods his head. "What could they have talked about that made Naruto so out of it?" Sasuke thinks out loud, when suddenly, Sakura is besides him with a bouquet of flowers. Why can't she take a hint? "Sakura, I hope those are not for me. I'm not interested. I'm sorry."
"… Actually, they were. I wanted to ask you on a date, but..." Then she suddenly turned all happy, "Do you have someone you like Sasuke?"
"No," Sasuke hesitantly answered, "I don't."
Then she slowly turned around before running back to the house, heartbroken. Sasuke would hate to admit it, but it hurt him more then he thought, to see his teammate like that. He had truly gotten to care about her since they had become a team, but not in that way... No. He simply cared for her, as a friend. Nothing more.
Normally, Naruto was out the moment his head hit the pillow, but the more he tried, the less he was able to push the morning's events out of his mind. His thoughts kept returning to the kiss. His hand had crept into his pants, and he was jacking himself without ever realizing, until he, with a muffled groan, stained his pants. Sasuke flashed through his mind once more, before he finally fell asleep.
He never noticed when someone opened the door. But Sasuke, who had come to check up on the blond, did notice the stained pants. Must be one heck of a dream. Was all he ever thought about it.
A/N Thinks are heating up. I hope you like what I did to the meeting with Naruto and Haku. Things are only getting more interesting from this point forward.
Lil' Pyro - Oh Yay! Even I am excited for more! Hope that I spotted anything that it is my job to spot! Until next time =-D
next time, Zabuza and Haku, until then, näkemiin.