Curiosity Killed the Cat
By LB
Disclaimer: No ownage for me. Neither do I own the song. Life is so sad!
Warning: If gay people are a sensitive subject for you, or if you're George Bush, then don't read any further.
Naruto: She's insane, isn't she?
Kakashi: Such is the life of a yaoi authoress.
A/N: Thanks to all of you for being so patient with me! I admit, I only have an excuse for some of the wait, but most of it is sadly, blamed on laziness. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping this makes up for the huge blank time. But thanks to boredom, it motivated me to get off my ass (or on my ass, whichever you prefer) and write this damn thing. (Pardon my foul mouth) Happy Reading!
Cast: Well it's about time! (Long exhales)
LB: And now for more tunes from my iPod! This chapter's song is Your Woman by White Town
Chapter Ten
"Rewind"
Just tell me what you've got to say to me
I've been waiting for so long to hear the truth
It comes as no surprise at all you see
So cut the crap and tell me that we're through
Now I know your heart, I know your mind
You don't even know you're bein' unkind
So much for all your highbrow Marxist ways
Just use me up, and then you walk away
Oh, you can't play me that way
Well I guess what you say is true
I could never be the right kind of girl for you
I could never be your woman (4x)
Naruto stalked down the street, ignoring the hateful glares casted his way, occasionally returning them with a cold stare of his own. One particular kid stared at him as he walked by, and in Naruto's opinion, he was being stared at in the wrong way. He glared back at the small child, in what he considered a perfected death glare. The child's eyes grew wide, and then he immediately ran off, crying for his mother. Naruto held a satisfied smirk on his face. Oh, he didn't sulk. Of course not.
'Uzumaki Naruto doesn't cry. I'll show the bastard.' He mused, a plot for revenge forming in his mind.
He sniffed the air, finding nothing interesting of note. Who was it? Everyone's favorite canine-nin, of course! His white-furred companion whined, pawing the ground in annoyance. The boy snorted, curling his lips slightly.
"I know its mating season, Akamaru! When do you get off?" he growled in frustration. Akamaru barked in reply.
"What do you mean I haven't made any effort in finding a mate? I've…thought about it…"he said sheepishly, attempting at a half-assed cover-up. In truth, Kiba had not thought of a mate, but in his mind, he could wait. He was only twelve, anyways.
"Arf!" (Translation: "Seriously now, do you at least have any ideas?")
"Actually, that blonde kid was pretty cute…Ah! What the hell am I thinking? He's a BOY, for Kami's sake!"(1)
Kiba scratched his head in annoyance, trying to get certain hentai images out of his head. Akamaru made a gesture of what looked like rolling his eyes, and shook his muzzle, plopping down on the ground.
"Arf!" ("I give up. You're hopeless.")
It was just then, that Naruto stalked past the training grounds, and turned his head to the melodic sounds of an Inuzuka and his dog having a verbal duel. (LB: Sarcasm implied here folks.) To any person sane of mind, they would probably shrug and continue walking, but Naruto was not currently in the category of 'sane of mind'. The gears in his head started turning, his master plan unfolding perfectly in his mind.
"Oh no, kit. You're not thinking of-"
'Oh yes, Kyuubi. I am.'
"I want no part of this."
'That's okay. I have everything I need.'
Inside his thoughts, the blonde added a malicious chuckle. Which the fox demon had to admit, it even scared the crap out of her. (2)
When I saw my best friend yesterday
She said she never liked you from the start
Well me, I wish that I could claim the same
But you always knew, you had my heart
And you're such a charming, handsome man
Now I think I finally understand
Is it in your genes? I don't know
But I'll soon find out, that's for sure
Why did you play me this way?
Well I guess what you say is true
I could never be the right kind of girl for you
I could never be your woman (4x)
Naruto strode slowly and confidently up to the canine-nin, who was occupied by his argument with an animal.
"Hello Dog-boy." Naruto smirked, narrowing his eyes slightly.
Kiba looked up, surprised, and it almost made him jump out of his jacket. He rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly, sweatdropping.
"Oh, hey Naruto. Wha'tcha doing here?" He smiled.
"Oh, nothing. Just wondering if you'd like to train with me?" he proposed smoothly. Kiba narrowed his eyes, studying the blonde. Since when did Naruto act so smooth? He shuddered as it reminded him kind of like a certain Uchiha.
"Uhm…sure…"Kiba agreed reluctantly, suspecting a plot. Little did he know what the hell he was getting himself into.
Sasuke sighed, tossing the scroll he was studying behind him. He collapsed backwards, sighing.
'Oh come on! I can't even study for the Chuunin Exams!' his mind agonized. All he could think about was you-know-who.
"Ah, screw it." He growled, standing up. He was going to apologize to the blonde even if it killed him.
"Art of the doppelganger!" (3) Naruto cried, surrounding the dog-nin. Kiba growled ferally, baring his pointed canines.
"Art of the man-beast! Down on all fours technique!" Kiba responded, charging at the nearest clone. Akamaru-Kiba hopped off his back, taking down a few Narutos with him. The fallen clones disappeared into thin air, leaving only two left.
'That must mean one of them is the real Naruto…This will be easy.' He strategized (LB:I don't even think that's a word.) quickly, nodding at the Akamaru-Kiba. They both rushed at a separate Narutos, simultaneously knocking them down almost effortlessly.
"Ha! That was too easy, Naruto!" Kiba cheered, grinning widely. But the feeling of victory soon faded, along with the smile on his face, when both knocked out Narutos disappeared in unison, sending up a large purple cloud into the air.
'So both doppelgangers were fake, huh? Well, then that means-' Kiba's musing was interrupted by something cold and sharp against his skin. One tan hand held him by his abdomen, while the other held a kunai at his throat, dangerously close to piercing the skin.
Kiba stiffened suddenly, but soon relaxed when he realized it was only Naruto.
"Well, I guess you beat me, Naruto. I have to say, you're smarter than you look." He smiled good-naturedly, trying to un-clasp the hand from his stomach. To his shock the hand gripped tighter, and the kunai pressed harder against his neck, piercing the skin slightly. Kiba winced as a small trickle of blood ran down his shoulder. Naruto wasn't kidding. He smirked in is own devilish fashion.
"Listen, dog-boy. You make any sound or movement, and I will kill you." He snarled, feeling Kiba gulp. Then the insane blonde glared at Akamaru, who whined.
"And you. You attract attention, and your friend can kiss his sexy ass goodbye." Akamaru shot Naruto a quizzical look, but he complied, covering his muzzle with his paws.
Kiba raised an eyebrow. 'Sexy ass?'
'Well, Kiba, you wanted the blonde.' He sighed inwardly at the irony. Before his mind could think any further, Naruto crushed his lips against the brunette's aggressively, growling into the kiss. Kiba reacted with a sharp intake of air, hands reaching desperately for something to hold onto. Like they had minds of their own, they decided on Naruto's waist.
Well I guess what they say is true
I could never spend my life with a man like you
I could never be your woman
Naruto's pent-up desire reached a fever pitch as he nibbled Kiba's lower lip. The dog-nin's lips opened slightly in surprise, and the blonde wasted no time in invading the other boy's mouth, tasting him for all he was worth. Trembling legs finally buckled, leaving the two to collapse on the ground. Naruto broke the mouth raping only momentarily to regain his breath, and then dove back in.
Tanned hands buried themselves in brown tangles of hair, while tongues played together in ecstasy. Muffled moans filled the ears of passerby's within a quarter-mile radius, warning them to stay away. A certain white-haired dog tried to keep silent, but the images of his master being molested (by a guy, no less) was a bit too much for the poor canine's mind to take. He buried his head in a bush and whined, but thank god that the vulpine-nin was too caught up in the fervor to think of anything but Kiba.
Sasuke's limbs were numb, and all other sound was blocked out. His body was in shock while watching his Naruto make out with Kiba. The raven-haired boy lost all intelligent thoughts, his entire being feeling dizzy, nauseous, enraged, and mortified all at the same time. Soon after giving up studying at his house, he traced Naruto's chakra to the training grounds, from where he hopped in a tree stealthily, since he didn't feel like jumping in the middle of a ninja fight. Although he wasn't expecting a simple spar to escalate into this all-out frenzy, which leads us up to this moment.
'Naruto…Kiba…kissing…My Naruto and that Kiba are making out!' his mind slowly strung a thought together, although deep inside of him, he was deeply confused.
This was enough. He had to stop this. NOW.
Kiba's hands roamed over Naruto's body, sometimes delving in his pants teasingly. Naruto hissed into Kiba's lips, screwing his eyes shut in pleasure. He bucked into the dog-nin's groin shamelessly, moaning when he realized how good that felt.
Before he could feel any more, rough hands gripped the blonde's shoulders and ripped him off Kiba. Naruto grunted in anger, for being interrupted. A loud protest was about to fly out of his mouth when his mind registered what the hell was going on. (LB: Nya, you didn't think I was going to turn this into a NaruKiba fic, did you?)
He was sprawled out on the ground a few feet from his original position, propped up by a tree trunk. And he was staring up at the unmistakable crimson hue of the Sharingan. A very infuriated Sharingan. It also seemed like Kiba wasn't very pleased either.
"Sasuke! What the hell was that for!" he snapped bitterly, but was silenced quickly with a glare from the Uchiha.
"Kiba." He spoke softly, but threatening. "If you want to keep your dick, then I suggest you and your scrawny mutt to leave now before I get really pissed off. And if you breathe a word of this to anybody, then you can be damn sure I keep my promise."
Kiba's eyes widened in fear. Two death threats in one day seemed like a little much, so he grabbed Akamaru by the scruff of his neck and made a break for it.
"And you." He snarled turning to Naruto. Swiftly he grabbed the white collar, pulling the dobe up so that they were face to face. His eyes bored holes into Naruto's, not missing the fact that they weren't bright and soft as usual. Those eyes, like deep pools of blue, which emanated happiness, boundless energy, determination, courage, bravery, and child-like wonder. Although to his disappointment, at this moment they did none of the above. They were shallow, hard, and dull, and glinted like steel. Sasuke's own eyes fought their best to hold back tears. Besides, Uchiha's didn't cry. They just didn't.
"You betrayed me." He hissed, bringing his face in closer to Naruto's for emphasis. Naruto's expression saddened for a moment, but instantly hardened once more, as anger boiled over inside of him.
"Betrayed you?" he snarled. "Betrayed you? If I do recall, Uchiha, yesterday, you betrayed me."
"So you used Kiba as an outlet?"
"Well then, I guess that makes us even." Naruto snapped, shaking himself free of the fuming Sasuke's grasp, and folding his arms resolutely.
"I've enjoyed our little chat, Uchiha, but the Chuunin Exams are tomorrow and I'd like to study." He dismissed the other boy coldly, turning and starting off.
Before he could go anywhere, however, the Uchiha-nin grabbed Naruto's shoulders and turned him around to face him again.
"What the hell are you talking about, 'making us even'?"
"I saw the looks you gave the Hyuuga boy!"
Sasuke stepped backwards, his brain reminding him how ridiculous Naruto could get at times. He glared daggers back at the dobe, although now more exasperated then angry.
"You mean these looks?"
Naruto paused, as if trying to think of a retaliation, but before he could speak, Sasuke grabbed him and kissed him hard, pulling him closer to his body. Naruto tensed up like a board, but within a second he melted in the Uchiha's arms, like a rag doll. Sasuke broke the kiss, whispering into Naruto's ear,
"Don't you ever do that again."
Unexpected, Naruto broke down in the pale grasp, burying his head in Sasuke's shoulder.
"Sasuke! I-I didn't mean…I mean, I d-didn't want…"
"Shh, Naruto. It's okay." Sasuke soothed his blonde, tracing comforting circles on Naruto's back. Naruto finally relaxed, letting out a long shuddering sigh. He looked up at the other boy, sniffing softly.
"Sasuke?" he whispered softly, eyes now back to their deep sapphire color.
"Yes Naruto-kun?" Sasuke smiled faintly, wiping the blonde's tears with a finger.
"I want to rewind."
"Rewind what?"
"Everything."
The two boys stared into each other's eyes for a long moment, and fell into each other's arms, worn out with the events of the past three days.
Little known to them, they weren't alone. Another Shinobi was there, and he was already developing dirty thoughts about a certain blonde.
(Exam Day)
Naruto walked up to the school building, grinning expectantly. He was prepared for anything they were going to throw at him. Hokages had to always be prepared. He let out an excited snigger, throwing his hands back behind his head.
Crash!
In his excitement, the blonde forgot to look where he was going, and inevitably ran into something. Or someone. Naruto looked up at the dark boy looming over him.
"Watch where you're going." The boy said simply, voice devoid of all emotion.
"Holy crap! I'm sorry I-Hey, you're from the sand village!"
"I am."
Naruto smiled again, offering a hand to the boy.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto! I'm the future Hokage! Believe it!"
The other boy was a bit taken back by Naruto's enthusiasm, but nonetheless he pulled the dobe up off the ground, staring hard at his face.
"Hello Naruto. They call me Gaara."
TBC
(1) -Remember the whole pheromone thing from chapter four or so?
(2) -I made Kyuubi a female in this fic. Besides, why would a male fox give off uke pheromones?
(3) -Jutsu means 'art' in English, so when they say " no Jutsu" it's translated into "Art of the ". I like putting the English version of attacks, just so I don't butcher the Japanese language.
LB: (victory dance) Hey look! We got out of the angst section! And I wrote myself out of the hole I wrote myself into!
In other news, I got a complaint the other day that I focus too much on Naruto and Sasuke and not enough with Kakashi and Iruka (or even Neji). I apologize dearly to all of you, but I just couldn't think of anything for them to do! Don't worry, Kakashi and Iruka will resurface in the next chapter, and so will Neji. Don't count me out yet! I'm not done! Anyways, just a reminder, the song for this lovely chapter is Your Woman by White Town. See you next chapter! Ja ne!