Thursday after school:
Naruto lay quietly on his bed, mind being torn between the possible situations he'd find himself in if he decided to go to the Konoha Descending Leaf Dance, that marked the start of autumn. He could risk going through another humiliating event like the pole incident, but this time probably worse. Meet Kage-kun and most likely get rejected for being Uzumaki Naruto; the BIGGEST freak in all of Konoha. Or everything could turn out like some wonderful fairy tale, where he'd live happily ever after with Kage-kun. Naruto couldn't even chicken out of the date either because he knew if he ran away, he'd regret it forever.
This decision was driving him insane. Naruto needed to get out of his apartment; he just couldn't breathe here. Still in his school uniform, Naruto laced up his shoes and walked out the door; locking it behind him.
He walked aimlessly around Konoha; not really looking where he was headed. The town around Naruto ignored him as they moved through their daily errands, which he preferred anyways. If they acknowledged his presence the town's people would just throw dirty looks at him. In his experience it was better to be ignored than hated; apathy over blind hatred.
After some more aimless walking an interesting store caught the blonde's attention. The sign in the front said "Konoha Wig Shop". The windows were decorated with display shelves covered in red velvet, on top sat white manikin heads wearing wigs with all kinds of colors and styles. An idea instantly popped into his brain.
'I'll dress like a girl! I can still go and meet Kage-kun, while keeping my identity hidden so he won't reject me for being a freak. And if this is a horrible prank from the kids from school maybe they'll go easier on a "girl." Or I could get raped; BAD THOUGHT! I'll do it anyway.'
Checking to see if anyone was around, the blonde cautiously walked into the store. At the counter sat a very pretty girl, about two years older, flipping through a magazine. She had dark hair, that was tied back in a bun at the back of her head. Her dark eyes looked bored until she finally noticed Naruto's presence in the shop.
"Welcome", her voice was sweet and soft. "Can I help you with anything?"
Naruto looked at the ground. He was kind of embarrassed to be in a place like this. "Well you see..." he choked out.
"You're looking for a wig, but you're embarrassed to be here, ne?" She hit the nail right on the head. The blonde lifted his face to meet the girl's. "Hmm, since you already have hair, I'm assuming you're looking for a girl styled wig."
Naruto nodded. For some reason his voice wasn't working; all the words were stuck in his throat. Good thing this girl was really good at guessing what was on his mind.
"There's nothing wrong with what your doing", she said making another perfect guess.
"What makes you say that?!" his voice back.
"Your face, your making this weird expression. Like 'I shouldn't be doing this.' There's nothing wrong with dressing as a girl."
"You sound like expert," Naruto snorted.
"I am," she chirped happily. "I guess you didn't notice that I'm a boy."
"WHAT?"
"Yup! Name's Haku," he said extending his hand.
"I'm Naruto," the blonde replied shaking the hand.
"Well Naru-chan, did you have anything in mind?" Naruto shook his head. He actually hadn't thought about this detail. "No huh? Then do you want to stay a blonde?" Haku asked walking out from behind the counter.
"I don't think I want to stay blonde. I'll be too easy to recognize."
"Hmm," Haku mused to himself as he searched around on the shelves; randomly picking up a wig. "Then how about this one?" In Haku's hand was manikin wearing a short, red bob on it.
"I don't know about short hair."
Putting the wig back, Haku picked up another."How about this?" This time Haku was held up a medium length, neon pink wig.
Naruto shuddered inwardly. If he put that on he'd look like that bitch-whore Haruno Sakura, who was infamously know for stuffing her bra. "Too bright."
"This one?" This wig was light brown, short in the back but layered longer as it approached the front.
"I don't know." 20 wigs later...
"Bye-bye Naru-chan! Good luck and come back if you ever need anything!" Haku waved from the shop door.
"I will!" Naruto waved back. "Wait!" Naruto turned around and walked back to the store. "Haku, I need your help. Could you help me pick out something that would go with this wig? You see I have this dance I'm going--"
Haku cut him off, "Say no more Naru-chan; to the mall!" Instantly, Naruto found himself being dragged out side of the shop and towards a small white car. As quickly as he was dragged there,the blonde found himself loaded into the passenger seat; completely buckled in. And the two were off.
"Thank you Haku", Naruto said as they drove threw Konoha. "But are you sure it was okay to leave the store like that?"
"It's okay, my boss loves me to death", the pretty drag queen said with a huge grin on his face. "I can already see the dress that would go with the wig!"
"You seem really happy about this. What am I, your doll?", the blonde mumbled under his breath.
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"Thanks for the ride home Haku."
"No problem, but you better tell me how things go with your Kage-kun."
"I promise!" Naruto shouted as Haku drove away.
Naruto walked up his apartment complex's stairs, various bags in each hand. Not only had Haku picked out a dress for the dance, he had also picked out other girl's clothes and makeup. Well if things went well with Kage-kun at the dance, then he could use them on dates; but that was a big if.
'I guess I should sleep; the dance is tomorrow', Naruto thought to himself as he lay, once again, in bed.
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"Okay: wig...check. Dress, check. Makeup, check. Shoes, at the door."
Naruto stared at himself in the mirror, he was currently in full girl mode. The dark wig, from Haku's shop, fell over Naruto's shoulders onto his mid back; bangs barely covering his eyes. He was wearing the dress Haku had picked out for him. The non low-cut, white tank top dress fell about an inch above the knee. A white corset adorned his chest with a crisscross pattern, while a white ribbon was tied around the waist for belt, which hung off Naruto's right hip. And to actually fill out the dress in the chest area, Naruto had carefully stuff socks in the bra Haku had made him buy. He had even taken the liberty of covering up his whisker like scars with concealer and blush. But even through his brilliant disguise, Naruto was still panicking to no end.
"Breathe, I can do this. This is not a big deal, it's just another school event."
This was it, time for the dance and for Kage-kun. The blonde didn't know whether to feel excited or terrified; because he felt both. Tonight was his date with destiny. Naruto just hoped that destiny wouldn't rip out his beating heart and stomp on it repeatedly.
"It's time."
Putting on his white strappy, two inch heels, Naruto walked out his apartment door hyperventilating slightly. Tonight his heart felt like a drum; beating quicker and quicker with each step he took. Half way down the street, Naruto decided that walking to school in these shoes would not be a very good idea. His feet were already starting to throb from the unfamiliar arc of the heels.
'How do girls do this?! Train, NOW!'
On the train there were a lot of people staring at Naruto. Their eyes were shining and their cheeks were flushed. But a lot of the older men had weird little white stars shining in the corners of their eyes. Good thing the train wasn't crowded at the moment. Because if it was, there would be a very big possibility that Naruto would get molested. But right now he just coward in the corner, looking at his feet to avoid the eyes of the people staring at him.
The train ride didn't take that long, and soon Naruto was out of the train station; a block away from Konoha High. He could already see several of his peers, also headed for the dance, on the street. And again for the second time that night, people were staring at Naruto. It was starting to freak him out . Could they tell that he was a boy or something?
More eyes, more unnerving feelings, more walking; Naruto eventually reached the dance. He was a little early, thanks to the train ride, so there weren't many people on the dance floor. While walking through the quad, trying to avoid as many people as possible, he spotted a very interesting sight. Some guy--who looked like a mini version of Gai-sensei--was making out with a person who Naruto couldn't identify because his partner was blocking him from view. The Gai-mini had his legs wrapped around the other person's waist; pushing said person into one of the trees next to the first building, where Naruto was headed.
There were three school buildings in Konoha High, that made an upside down U, parallel to the gates. There were various trees in between the buildings, were people ate during lunch if they disliked the quad and or the cafeteria. The cafeteria lay to the right of the buildings and to the right of that was the gym and field In the middle of the buildings was the quad, were the dance was currently taking place.
Naruto couldn't decide whether to watch the two fornicate in public or look away. His brain was yelling at him to ignore the sight. But his eyes, they just weren't obeying his mental orders.
'Look away dammit! You stupid eyes obey me!'
"It's rude to stare", the voice of the mystery person penetrated Naruto's ear, knocking him out his thoughts; he ran into the first building from the embarrassment of being found out.
Naruto went up the stairs and through the halls after running away from the couple. As Naruto sat on the roof's edge he observed everything. From the building windows hung colorful lights, that illuminated the quad below. People were starting to arrive through the gates. They were all either dancing or socializing to whatever the hell the DJ was playing.
But the dance wasn't that interesting to watch, so Naruto decided to watch the sky. The moon was full tonight; so bright and beautiful. The stars were shining like they always were; one flew across the sky. Wishing on the shooting-star that the night would go well, Naruto continued to look at the sky for a particular pair of stars. The two stars he was looking for were bright blue and crimson. Somehow they always seemed to be together; inseparable.
But before he could find them, Naruto's search was disrupted by the roof access door opening. The blonde--but not blonde at the moment because of the wig--turned around to see would had walked through the door. Of course Naruto was expecting the person who was supposed to be Kage-kun. It could have been anyone, but whom he saw was...
"Uchiha Sasuke...?"
Holy Fuck! A bomb was going off in Naruto's head. Could the UchihaKage-kun. No that wasn't possible. Kage-kun was sweet and caring, but a big teaser. Uchiha Sasuke was just a bastard, always thinking he was so great, when he's not. Girls all over him like a no calorie cake.
"I-I'm sorry for intruding on you. I was supposed to be meeting someone here. B-But I guess he didn't show up. I-I'l just be going now", Sasuke managed to say. His face was red.
'What the hell?! Why is Sasuke here and why is he stuttering? And did he just say he was here to meet someone; a he? Holy fuck he can't be...he is and he leaving!'
Naruto stood up off the ledge. He had to know for sure.
"Uchiha, are you Kage-Kun?"
"Kit?"
I'm sooooooo sorry for not updating for like a month. I rewrote what I originally had because it sounded like crap to me. And all month I just couldn't think of the right words to say to convey what I wanted.
Oh and I got this review from someone when I first started writing this story about how another person has the a similar story with the same exact names for screen names; which is very true and creepy. Anyways I changed the names, even though I didn't have to because my story was PUBLISHED FIRST just for the sake of not being accused of being a biter, when I'm not. So the new names are KitsunesGrin for Naruto and OverShadowed for Sasuke. Sorry for this but oh well. And don't worry about the long periods--like this one--between updates too much. I've only got five more school days left then I'm FREE. I plan to finish every story I've every started this summer. Reviews would be nice, just no death threats please.--Stoic Observer