A/n: As promised, here's the next chapter. I like the title of this one. Maybe because I just love the song by The Ready Set. I'm not even sure if it fits, but Jordan is just the most adorable thing alive isn't he? Upsets and Downfalls, if you don't know it, I recommend you listen to it, it's great!
Well, it and every other song by The Ready Set. You've just got to love them. Anyways enough with the chit chat, on with the show… story…whatever.
And my dear friend, Tanni8kyaHehe left the island on Saturday. She was my classmate and one of my best friends. I might never see her again. So I put up this chapter for her. You hear that Britz…This one is for you. (Now you're going to know who Shikamaru is going to be with) I'm actually very depressed. Augh!
This chapter is also dedicated to Bad Weather whose reviewed reminded me of how much I loved this story and encouraged me to put up this chapter.
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Oh yeah…Because of certain contents in this story I have to change the rating from T to M. Actually, I should have done that from the last chapter, yeah but whatever…What do you think?
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Naruto! Damn. I know already. Hell, the whole world knows, but you've just got to remind me, don't you…TSH.
Upsets and Downfalls
Naruto's P.O.V
"Please don't run." I thought while writing the math exam. My eyes drifted to Sasuke's back. Was everything that he said on Saturday true? I was so confused, yet for some reason I felt at ease, hell, I even remembered the formulas!
"How did you do?" Shika asked after the test had finished.
"I think I did fine actually." Asuma looked at me as he gathered the papers.
"I knew you'd eventually understand," I smiled weakly at the teacher as I realized Sasuke's eyes on me. I quickly averted my own and walked out of the room with Shikamaru.
When we were some distance from the class Shikamaru asked. "You asked him didn't you?"
I looked away, so that he couldn't see the look on my face, and nodded.
"Hn." That was enough for Shika. He stopped outside of his English class. "Later." He walked in.
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Shikamaru's P.O.V
"You're late…again." Iruka pointed out.
"Umm, yeah. I had an exam…It finished later than usual." I told the truth.
"Yeah… right." Iruka sounded doubtful. "Take a seat."
I took my regular seat at the back of the class and before long I was fast asleep.
"Shikamaru…Shikamaru?" I perked my head up to see an empty class…well almost empty. Neji and Iruka were standing at the front and looking back at me.
"Shikamaru I need to speak to you." Iruka announced as I stood and walked towards them. Neji faced the teacher once more.
"Troublesome." I yawned.
"Follow me." He ordered us.
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"The lounge?" I questioned myself. Neji looked a bit thrown off as well.
Tsunade came from the office. Her pale blonde her bouncing in tune with her big b… She stopped in front of us and looked us up.
"Are we in some kind of trouble?" Neji questioned the mistress.
"Have you done anything wrong?" she answered with a question and arched brows.
"No…Not that I'm aware of."
"Then no…" She crossed her hands at her chest…breasts…whatever.
"Why are we here?" I invited myself into the conversation, feeling left out.
"Well, you're here because all the teachers and I are going out for lunch." She stopped, not explaining further.
"And?" Neji urged her to continue.
"And we need two responsible students to watch over the lounge while we're gone."
"Hn. Where are they?" I asked. Certainly she wasn't talking about me.
'We're looking at them."
"Us?" Neji spoke up. Iruka looked at him sternly. "Well…I understand why you might need me, but him." He threw a glance my way.
Again he was speaking down on me, but I didn't mind. He was telling the truth. I really wasn't cut out for these things.
I chuckled. "You know, you could just close the door right." I said shoving my hands into my pants pockets. Anything to get out of this.
"I know, but you guys are going to be the future leaders of the school. We need to start training you from now… right?
I Hn-ed and Neji just turned his head.
"Listen." Iruka started. "I know you guys are both smart and responsible students. This will be a piece a cake for you two."
"Yeah…and I believe in Iruka's judgment. " She tapped our shoulders, stepping between us.
"Why can't a teacher stay behind?" Neji asked worriedly. "I mean, all the teachers can't just leave the school like that…What if something happens?"
"It'd be unfair for any teacher to miss this opportunity." She smiled back at us. "Plus no one's going to notice, all the kids will be at lunch." She paused. "It will only be for an hour, nothing will happen."
Anything can happen in an hour. I thought mischievously.
Neji looked doubtfully at her.
'What about our lunches?" I asked, suddenly feeling hungry. She pointed to a desk.
"They're right there." Two lunches sat on Iruka's desk. Wow, they really planned this one good. I smiled.
"The other teachers are already outside waiting." She held the door open. "See you guys later!" she waved and left the room. Iruka was the last one to leave.
"You guys will be alright." He smiled reassuringly, before walking after Tsunade.
We looked at each other, shrugged our shoulders, got our lunches and sat at different desks.
The bell rang for lunch.
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I perked my head from Iruka's desk to look at the clock in the lounge. Just 15 minutes to 12.
"Augh!" I sighed heavily, turning to face Neji, who sat quietly at Kakashi's desk; just across from Iruka's; his head buried in a book. I sat up studying Iruka's desk.
There were books, tons of books, a mug and a neat hand crafted pencil holder and papers…
"Now would you look at this…?" I said to myself. I saw papers which attracted my eyes. I reached for them. These were the poems Iruka had us write. He had finished marking them. I wonder what our grade was. I skipped through the many papers.
"You know." Neji spoke up, putting his book aside. "You shouldn't be going through the teachers' stuff."
"I know." I continued through the papers. I could feel his glare burning through my skin. "Found it." I pulled ours from the rest. "95?" I spun the chair to fully face Neji, showing him the paper. "We got 95." His eyes moved to the paper and then to me.
"I wonder why 95 and not 100. He said it was perfect." My eyes drifted to the end of the page to a comment written neatly in red ink. I read the comment out loud. "Five marks were deducted because the presentation was lacking team effort." He listened.
"You heard that? " I looked up from the paper. "We lost five marks because of you." I said putting the papers back in their previous positions. "Neji…you owe me."
This was always a part of my plan. I always think one step ahead. I knew this opportunity would show up and now that it has, I was going to make the best of it.
"What?" he asked as if he didn't understand. I got up and walked over to his desk and stood in front of him. He looked up at me with a cocked brow.
"What? Meaning what is it that you owe me or what… meaning you don't understand."
He gave me a look which said 'both'. "Augh!" I sighed. "You owe me five percent."
"Of what!" he asked confused.
"I don't know." I pushed a stack of books that Kakashi had on his desk to one side and sat in its place. "Depends on what you're willing to give." I looked down at him.
He hissed. "I'm not giving you anything."
"Okay… I'll just have to tell Iruka that I wrote the poem on my own and all that 95 would be mine and you know what you'll be getting… right?" I looked down at him once more. He didn't answer. 'Zero." I answered for him. "A zero doesn't really help your average does it now?" I looked to my nails, just noticing that they needed to be clipped."And your wonderful grade will be ruined, am I right?"
A scowl formed on his perfect face. I smirked.
"Don't you just hate losing to me?" I asked a laugh in my voice. The scowl deepened. "You don't have to answer…I know you do."
"What is it that you want?" he asked. I could tell that he was getting annoyed. I almost grabbed his face; Hn. Making such a cute expression.
"The real question is, what do you want?"
"I want you to leave me alone and get the hell out of my face…My life maybe…"
"Really?" I examined his face. "I know you Neji…and that's far from what you want."
"What are you talking about?"
"What type of girls do you like?"
It was there...just for a moment, but it was there. No one else would have noticed, but I did. His face twitched.
'I don't have to- " he started coolly, but I cut him off.
"Just answer the god-damn question." I ordered. He looked up at me, very pissed, but nevertheless, he started to answer after a moment of hesitation.
"Sma-"
"Wrong!" I interrupted again. "You don't like girls."
Was this going to work?
"What!" he raised his voice; something he never does.
"You treat them like they're a different species." His brows now arched perfectly at me. "Everyone knows."
Suppose I'm wrong?
"K-knows what?" he stuttered; very unusual.
"You find them annoying."
He'd laugh me to scorn for thinking wrong about him.
"I-I.." He stuttered again. This was very un- Neji like.
Yet again…I'm hardly ever wrong.
"You hate them…Don't you?" I ended with a smirk. He looked up at me; defeat fixed on his face.
"Wow." I said out loud. "Who would have thought Mr. Perfectionist, Neji Hyuuga, didn't like girls…No one." I looked to him. "Oh wait…I did." I smirked once more. This was so unlike me, but I just loved the look on his face.
"What do you want?" His voice hard like steel.
"No, don't get like that." I pretend whined. "I just want a moment of your time."
He looked up at me. "You see Neji, you and I are very much alike." I started, my words slow and dragged. I knew one thing about him, now to figure out the other. "I'm smart, you're smart. You think girls are annoying." His gaze now fixed on me. "So do I." Shock replaced the defeat on his face. "You like me." His mouth slightly open, as if to say something, but he said nothing. "I like me too."
Here goes nothing.
Before he could come up with a complain, I bent forward, pulling his face closer and planted a well deserved kiss on his lips. They were soft; just as I thought they'd be. He was a great kisser too, just as expected. I couldn't imagine that he allowed me to kiss him so easily; moreover, that he would kiss me back.
So I was right…as expected.
I pulled back. His face completely flushed, he avoided my eyes. I always knew he didn't liked girls. I knew he liked someone in class, but I didn't know who…It was either me …Sasuke or Gaara, but now I guess…
"I guess now you know uh?" Neji spoke up. I smirked. He deserved another kiss for that sexy look on his face and I was up for it too if it wasn't for the fact that Iruka busted in.
"Hey guys. We're back!" he smiled. I quickly jumped off Kakashi's desk.
"Did anything happen?" Tsunade asked coming in after Iruka.
We looked at each other for a moment and then shook our heads. "No."
"Everything still in one piece." Lady Tsunade mumbled looking over the room. "Impressive. That's merits for you guys."
"Thanks guys." Iruka said as Neji and I headed towards the door.
"It was no big deal." Neji said, in front of me.
"Yeah. You guys should do this more often." I added smirking to myself as we left the room.
After walking to class together, we delayed outside; staring at each other.
Neji broke the gazed and focused on his hand which refused to turn the door knob.
"Do you really want to go to class?" I asked leaning against the wall, watching as he hesitated to pull the door.
"We could go to the roof…" His grip loosened. "And talk." His hand fell from the door. Hn. I smirked.
Shino's P.O.V
It was now Chemistry class and Kabuto sensei was going on about the molecules of a diamond. I had already read on this so I wasn't confused. I looked to Sasuke; to the right of me. He seemed to have read ahead also because he wasn't really paying attention either. He looked rather distracted. I looked to the right of him…That's odd…Neji hadn't made it to class as yet, which was rather strange, since he was usually the first one here. Come to think of it, he wasn't at lunch either.
I made a quick check of the class, other than Neji, Shikamaru was also missing, which was the usual.
Now was my chance.
"Umm Sasuke?"
"Uh?" he was dragged from his thoughts, eyes now on me.
"Are you interested in gu- I mean girls?"
Shit. That was awkward.
If Sasuke had water in his mouth, I'm certain he would have spit every liter in my face.
"What!" he gasped in a whisper.
It was a good thing we were at the back of the class.
"S-Shino what the hell!"
"Do you like girls?" I whispered more clearly. His right brow arched awkwardly. "Umm I'm your friend, you can tell me. Friends need to know these things about one another"
"Umm…" I could have sworn Sasuke's face got a shade darker. "I-I…" he stuttered. This was a new side of Sasuke. Since he hasn't completely denied it, I'm guessing he likes guys then.
"What's your type?" his eyes went even wider.
"Shino…" His face flustered as he spoke. "I-I don't think, umm this is t-the t-time or place for this." He tried to keep hold of his self control.
"C'mon." I urged. "Every guy has a type. Brunettes, redheads." I looked at him suggestively. "Blondes with blue eyes."
"WHAT!" he shouted. The colour had travelled from his cheeks to his ears. The class fell silent. Kabuto had stopped teaching to look back at us. The students stared at Sasuke as he jumped up with his hands at his nose; was his nose bleeding?
"Sasuke?" Kabuto looked sternly at him, probably wondering about the outburst. "Are you okay? You look kind of faintish."
He mumbled something into his hand.
Kabuto looked confused. I stood next to Sasuke. "Sir, Sasuke hasn't been feeling well since lunch." I explained…and lied.
Kabuto threw a glance back to him.
"Ok then. Shino can you please take him to the nurse's office."
"Yes sir." Sasuke walked from his desk and through the door with his hand still covering half of his face and me following suit; leaving the whispers in the class.
I watched Sasuke as he rushed to the boys' room. He was flushed…all over, he was stuttering, confused, mumbling…This was definitely a new Sasuke.
He washed the blood from his nose, then turning off the tap, walked through the door.
'Aren't we going to the nurse?" I asked as I realized that we were heading up to the third floor.
"No…I need to talk to you."
I knew it.
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Gaara's P.O.V
"Augh!" I sighed aloud as I tried to finish my art work. My mind was busy; running from the museum, to the library, to Neji's visit, to Shin and to Sai who was presently sitting on the other side of the room.
As usual we were the only ones in the art room.
"What are you sighing about?" Sai asked, walking towards the door. He placed the key inside the door and closed it.
I questioned his actions. "Umm what are you doing?"
"I need to talk to you." He said walking over to my work area. At that moment there was bang at the door. "Alone." He mouthed, placing his index finger on his lips. "Shh."
"Gaara?" Takeo called from outside. He pushed at the door. I wanted to answer…and I didn't want to answer. I was very curious about what Sai had to say. So I let Takeo called and after a minute or so they died out and Takeo left.
Sai smirked, very pleased with my decision. He came closer. My teal eyes followed him as he circled me.
"Gaara." I looked up at him. "You remembered what happened at the museum right?" he asked looking straight at me with midnight eyes.
"U-mm yeah." I stuttered looking down to the floor. How could I forget? I thought to myself.
'Well Gaara-" he hesitated. "I'm going to ask you something and your answer will determine my future actions."
He stopped moving around me and stood still, pulling back my head so that I was looking up again.
"What's your future actions?" I asked out of curiosity;ignoring his hand gripping at my hair. What was he talking about?
"My actions…Depends on your answer." I felt uneasy about everything. For some reason, Sai seemed out of character. "If you answer to my liking…I'll tell you everything, if you don't…you get to know nothing."
"Uh?" This seemed so much like one of those games that we played at the arcade. The one that I never win.
"First of all, do you remember what I said in the closet?"
My face flushed. I was probably the colour of my hair about now. After everything that went on in that closet, I didn't remember much specific details. "Umm- you said a lot of stuff- and u-mm."
Before I could finish, he had both his hands wrapped around my neck. "Let me refresh your memory." He lifted my chin and kissed my closed lips. "I like you..."
I stared at him blankly. When exactly did he say that? He stared at me."Now do you remember?"
"Umm." I blinked at him."I-I"
He kissed me again. "Do y-you think you m-might feel the same w-way?"
I stared into his dark eyes. They seemed deeper than usual. Was he serious? The look in his eyes said that he wanted something, and I wasn't sure if I had what he was looking for. He hugged unto me tightly as if his life depended on my answer.
"U-mm Sai p-please." I pushed him off. "I'm not g-gay, but…" His eyes fell.
'Ok then." He said after a pause. He walked towards the door and turned the keys. "I accept your answer." He mumbled sadly. He opened the door.
"P-plus don't y-you have a boyfriend?" I stammered. I felt extremely nervous. He looked back at me.
"He wasn't my boyfriend and don't mention him to anyone." He glared at me.
Shit. I already told Neji.
"So…where are you going now?" I asked trying to brush away the awkwardness, but it just wouldn't leave.
He stood at the door; a faint look on his face, he smiled; a weak one; a very weak one.
'I-I'm leaving school early today." He held unto the door knob tightly, as if he didn't want to let it go. "I feel kinda sick."
I kept my eyes on him from my stool. "Sorry to have bothered you." He apologized, turning to leave. "Bye." He smiled widely and walked out closing the door behind him. There was something about that smile…so fake; and his goodbye haunted me too. It wasn't a 'see yah tomorrow bye.' No. It was a 'bye 'that held no tomorrow. It was a final goodbye, and I had a bad feeling about it.
I left for the restroom to wash my face…or more like I was trying to wash away all the problems and the confusion in my life.
I turned the tap off, straightening up to look in the mirror.
"Ah!" I jumped back; frightened. In the mirror I saw Takeo standing close behind me. I turned around.
"Hey Gaara!" I hissed. I nearly had a frickin heart attack.
"What the -when the hell did you get in here!" I asked panicking. Seriously, Takeo really needs to stop sneaking up on me like this.
'That doesn't matter." He smiled cunningly, closing in on me. I leaned against the sink.
"Gaara." He reached for my tie."I found out something very interesting about you on Friday." He hugged me. "You wanna know what it is?" He asked playfully
I mentally sighed. Every time Takeo touched me, something strange would happen.
I pulled both his hands from around me and held them; tightly. "Takeo, listen to me." I pushed him against a column. He smiled. He was happy about this. "Stop it. I don't know what the hell is going on, but I'm not sure I like it."
"I'll help you make up your mind." He smirked.
"Stop it!" I shook him by his shoulders.
"As a matter of fact, I think you do like it. You're just in denial."
In denial? I shook my head hopelessly at the kid.
"Takeo I don't li.."
'U-Umm." His eyes became wide and glossy. "G-Gaara I-I…" he sniffled. They became teary…Was he going to cry? "Y-you don't l-like me?" A tear fell to his cheek. "W-why don't you like me?" he cried; closing his eyes as more tears rolled down his cheeks.
"I-I umm." I suddenly felt guilty. "Shhh." I was lost for words. He ignored my plea and continued to cry.
"You like S-Sai don't you?" he cried even louder than before. I didn't know what to say to that. What did he and Sai agree on? Did they plot together to torture me? Why were they both telling me that they liked me? Which sick game were they playing?
"G-" I lifted his chin and bent forward. I was confused. Yeah…That had to be it. He was crying…loudly…For me? What else was I to do to shut him up?
I swear if walls could talk they'd tell me how fucked up my brain was.
I slowly pulled back from his face; a string of liquid stretching between us until it disappeared. He looked dazed. His brown eyes wide from shock; his cheeks red and hot; his lips still parted. He stared at me.
"Ga…y-you...kis…"
"Shh." I placed a hand on his lips. "I know."
"B-but w-why…?"
"Now that, I don't know." I turned my head away from him. What the hell was wrong with me? Why the fuck was I going around making out with a second year student in the boys' bathroom uh? He licked his lips and smiled; still stunned. My heart sped up after seeing that. I held my nose. It burnt. I looked away again. I didn't like this. I was just confuse that's all…
"Takeo stay here I have to go!" I ran out, leaving him leaning against the stall.
I had to find Sai.
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Shikamaru's P.O.V
'I'm glad you decided to come." I looked to the brunette sitting beside me. I was really surprised when we kissed and even more surprised when he agreed to come up here.
"I can't believe that I'm skipping class." Neji said to himself.
Hn. I smirked. Neither could I. "It's your first time?"
He nodded. I smirked again. "I come here all the time. I looked to the sky. The clouds drifting by slowly; they were all white and fluffy. This was a beautiful day.
Neji sighed. I looked to his face. A hint of worry present. I could always depend on him to make such lovely expressions. He was just adorable…I wonder if he would slap me if I said that out loud.
"Neji." I moved to kneel before him.
"Hmm?" He looked up from his knees.
"There's something I always wanted to ask you…" he looked up at me anxiously and I looked away from his face, suddenly becoming nervous. "Umm, This is so troublesome-, b-but would you be my …friend...my b-boyfriend?" I found the courage to meet his eyes.
His eyes went wide but without response. I kissed him anyway. I didn't want him to say no so I smashed our lips together; anything to delay his answer.
"Shika-"He pulled me back. His pale purple eyes looked filled with worry and his cheeks flushed.
A shy look; How cute. I thought.
"I-I've never done this before."
I smiled to myself. "Neither have I." I pulled him in, closing the distance between us once more. There's a first time for everything. We were smart; we could figure things out together. It was his first time skipping class, so let's make it one to remember…
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Sasuke's P.O.V
I leaned against the railing, looking over at the school yard; my back to Shino.
"Sasuke…What are we doing on the roof?" the said kid asked.
"Shino." I said, turning around to meet his face. "Why were you asking me those questions?"
"Uh?" I saw a slight twitch in his body.
"I-I was curious I guess."
"Curious?" I narrowed my eyes at the kid. He adjusted his glasses.
"Yeah."
"I know you Shino…You don't just randomly become curious about those things?"
I stopped speaking. Was it just me or were there some mumblings sounds around here? I started again when I didn't hear anything else. Plus it was the middle of class…who could be on the roof at a time like this?
"Who put you up to this?" I asked. I mean. Shino wasn't one for random questions. I only knew two persons like that…and I knew it wasn't Naruto so it had to be the one that was exactly like him. "Was it Kiba?" I asked, but I wasn't sure why Kiba would put Shino up to something like this…and when would they find time for that? It wasn't like they were friends or anything.
"K-Kiba?" He asked, if my ears weren't deceiving me, I could have sworn there was a slight shock in his voice. 'Why'd you think that?"
"Hmmm ah-h."
"Uh?" Shino and I stopped talking and turned around. Okay. So it wasn't me. Someone else was on the roof because that noise certainly didn't come from us.
Shino and I noiselessly made our way around the other side of the roof. We peeked around the wall…
"NEJI!" Shino and I exclaimed.
To say that we were shocked would be the understatement of the year. I mean , Neji, was here, skipping class, and not only that, he was sitting on the floor, his head thrown back against the column, his usually neat pony tail, was a mess, his hair laid untidily across his face, due to the elastic band not being in its usual place. His school tie was sitting some distant off and his school jacket tied loosely around his waist. His white shirt was pulled, with only two buttons left undone.
And if you think that was the worst part of it, think again. Somebody's head was buried in his neck. And it wasn't the head of a girl…but a boy's and his head of hair looked awfully familiar.
"Sas-suke." Neji gasped my name. The other kid looked up at me as if I was interrupting something very important.
"SHIKAMARU!"
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Kiba's P.O.V
I quickly grabbed my books and ran to the pool area. It was now the end of school and I had promised to meet Shino there and I didn't want to be late.
Uh? I looked to the meeting area and it was empty. That's strange; Shino was usually here by now.
I sat down. Maybe something came up. Plus he always waited on me.
'Kiba!" Shino appeared moments later. He sounded shock.
"I know I'm here early and all, but you don't have to sound so surprised."
"That's not it…You will never believe what just happened."
"What?" I jumped up. "A fight?"
"No." he said quickly. 'You see I asked Sasuke the questions like you asked me…"
"Really? Did he say he liked Naruto?" I exclaimed.
"No…not exactly, but he blushed and there was a nosebleed and stuff."
"Aww…so he does like him..." Shino didn't stop talking.
"Then Kabuto sensei told me take him to the nurse and instead of going to the infirmary, he headed for the roof."
"The roof?" I asked "What for?"
"He questioned me…" Shino paused. "Then he suspected you."
"He did what!" I knew Sasuke was smart, but still, how could he have suspected me? Shino and I don't even make contact with each other at school, and if we do, no one's around to see, so there's no way he could have known that we were friends.
"But it doesn't end there…" he got me to stop talking. "Right in the middle of my interrogation we heard some weird sounds."
I arched my brow at him. "Weird sounds?"
"Then we found Neji…"
"So…" Lame. Neji. How boring was that? He continued.
"…And your friend Shikamaru making out."
"WHAT! ' I exclaimed loudly.
"Shikamaru and Neji… making out on the roof…kissing…touching…grabbing…"
"I get it!" I tried to understand the situation. "I just can't believe it."
"Sasuke was shocked out of his mind. I think he even got another nosebleed."
"Where are they now?" I asked, still trying to put things together.
"I left them on the roof."
Shikamaru and Neji… That's just impossible…I would just love to see how two overly controlling people could come together. It was difficult…almost impossible…Almost…Then again, smart people always made the impossible possible.
"So…" I looked up to Shino curiously. "Who was on top?" Shino looked to me strangely
"Well, if you must know…" he shook his head. "Shikamaru was."
'Shikamaru…" I shook my head. "I always knew he had it in him."
"Well, that's that." He rested his hand on my shoulder. "Let's focus on us.'
Shino kissed my lips, removing his glasses.
"Ok." I mumbled against his lips. He smirked against mine as I allowed him to remove my jacket. I threw it to the floor. My hands then retreated to his afro like hair. It felt soft and nice. Shino pushed me to lie back as he got hold of my belt.
"No Shino." I whined. He bent over me making our lips touch, while he had a hand still busy with my belt.
"Why not?" The question vibrated against my neck, causing a tingling sensation.
"It's too open…"
"No one's going to see us…No one comes around here on Mondays."
"What if someone does come and sees us…" I held his hand, preventing him from going any further down.
"Well." He looked up at me. A smirk tugged at the corner of his lips. "We'll just have to give them a show they'll never forget."
He finally got the belt off my hips and threw it one side.
"Sh-ino." I complained as he grabbed my groin. He bit at my neck and I choked on my words. His mouth travelled back to my lips and his tongue soon found its way roaming around.
"Mhnm."I muffled out as he bit on my tongue. He sat on top of me and I happily threw my hands around his neck, pulling him forward for another kiss, but he got hold of both my hands in a tight grip and pinned them above my head, with one hand.
"O-Ouch." I strained out, my eyes wide as Shino looked down at me with a smirk. He finally bent forward, but instead of kissing me, he just let our lips touched for a moment. I tried to move upwards so that I could capture his, but he pulled back every time… Not to mention the grip he had on my hands. I was getting tired so I threw my head back; all the time whining.
Shino saw the misery on my face, then bent forward leaving traces at my pulse and just when I started to feel relax, he bit at my shoulder so hard I knew it would be bruised by tomorrow.
"Ah Shino!" I arched. He smirked. Shino seem to have picked up some rather sadistic behaviour lately.
"Did that hurt?" he asked teasingly. "I'm sorry." He pried my mouth open again, allowing his elongated muscle to feel every inch of my mouth. I found it hard to breathe.
"Mhnm." I moaned deeply into the kiss. He thought that was a signal to deepen it. Uh? I stopped kissing back when I saw a really familiar figure approaching us. Shit.
"Mtcnmhm." I mumbled something in his mouth, trying to break the kiss, but Shino wasn't about to stop now. I tried to push him off, just to realize that my hands were still being held back.
The kid was in Shino's blind spot now. Shit! Shit! Shit!
I bit down at his tongue harshly. He drew back quickly.
"What was that for?" he asked breathily.
"Get off."
His brow now knitted in confusion. "Why?"
"Kiba?" The question came from behind.
Shit! That's why.
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"Kiba!" Takeo stood some feet behind Shino. My face immediately flushed.
"Why the hell do we always get interrupted?" Shino asked, turning around to face the kid. "And you are?"
Brown eyes drifted from me to Shino. "I'm Takeo Kuchiki and you must be Shino Aburame, Sai's friend, nice to meet you." He smiled innocently. Shino just glared back.
"S-Shino." My face went a tint darker, as both boys turn to look at me. Shino was still well seated on top of me and Takeo was right there. He released my hand from his hold. I rubbed my wrists, and then tried to push myself up with the support of my elbows. Shino placed his hand on my chest, pushing me back down.
"So you guys are like together, right?" Takeo asked from behind. "I wish the person I love would hold me down like that."
I blushed even deeper; the heat now reaching my neck.
"What do you want?" Shino turned to face him again.
"Oh…" Takeo said, still looking at me and walking closer to us. "I was just wondering if you guys saw Gaara pass by here."
"U-Umm…No." My voice came as a whisper. "We haven't."
"Oh man." He complained, throwing himself to sit next to us. "I've been looking all over for him." He sighed. We stared; wondering how long he was going to stay here.
"Please, go on." He fanned at us. "Don't mind me; you won't even know that I'm here."
I mentally sighed remembering the last time he said that.
Shino shrugged, pushing my under shirt up.
"S-Shino." I held my shirt in place. "You can't. Takeo is a child."
"You heard him." He bit at my exposed chest. "He said to go on." He bit at my nipple.
"Ah...!" I bit down at my lip. I could not have made that sound. Takeo looked to me curiously and Shino suddenly stopped and stared down at me with a grin. My face went twenty shades darker.
"You like being watched don't you?"
"N-no. I-I don't." I stuttered.
"Really?" he chuckled. "You don't sound very convincing to me." I kept quiet. "Let's just see then." He kept one hand busy, playfully flicking my now hardened nipple, while the next trailed down my stomach and into my pants.
"Ahh." I gasped as his cold fingers met my unexposed skin. Takeo kept his eyes glued on us. The place suddenly felt extremely hot; I'm surprised that my head hadn't caught on fire as yet. I turned my head away from the kid. Shino pinched my nipple and I muffled a moan, biting deeply into the back of my hand.
"So you wouldn't mind if Takeo stayed and kept our company…right?"
I didn't answer. He bit at my skin and a string of incoherent words came flying out.
"He's so cute." Takeo awed at the defenseless state that I was currently in. I closed my eyes, both my hands now at my mouth trying to stop whatever nonsense that I would say from coming out.
"Kid."
"Uh?" I heard Takeo answered.
"I was going to ask you to leave, but you seem to have made things much more interesting."
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Sasuke's P.O.V
I rang the doorbell of the house and in no time Kakashi was there before me.
"You came to Naruto!" He asked; shocked, happy and sadness altogether. I nodded. "You guys are talking? He didn't tell me."
I shrugged. It wasn't lying; I just wasn't saying anything.
"He's in his room I should go and get him-"
"He knows that I'm coming." I lied, holding Kakashi's hand; preventing him from going any further. "Plus Itachi wants to talk to you…Something about going out to drink."
"Itachi wants to go for a drink again?" He asked, grabbing his coat from the couch. He paused by the door.
"I should probably tell Naruto that I'm leaving." He opened his mouth. "Na…" I hushed him, butting in.
"I'll tell him." Kakashi looked to me strangely. I placed an innocent smile on my face; the kind that made people want to believe you. Soon his worried expression disappeared. I smirked internally. I'm a natural. "So you two will be okay?"
"We'll be fine." I assured him. "Now go…Itachi's waiting."
"Okay, okay, but I'm glad you two are better now. I told you he would remember…You have to tell me how he took it later k"
"Yeah…" He closed the door. " Right…" I leaned against the door. He will remember indeed. Pushing myself from the door, I slowly made my way up the staircase, trying my best not to make a sound. I could have sworn I wasn't even breathing. Mentally, I was chuckling at my sneakiness. I felt like a burglar robbing from a mansion, ready to take every precious item from the house, but all the time watching out for booby traps. Hn. Come to think of it. I was going to be a thief pretty soon. I was going to take back what should have been mine from the very beginning. But taking back what's yours isn't really stealing is it?
Naruto; taken from me by fate and was trapped deep in his cruel mind. But I was going to take him back. I don't care shit about destiny. I was never one to go by the rule books anyway. I create my own opportunities, controlled my chances and kicked providence in its ass. Because this was my fucking, god damn life and my, was I going to live it!
I got to the first door in the hall. I held the knob timidly as I turned it and slightly pushed it open. It was empty. The bed was well made with blue spread and a matching navy carpet on the floor. There was desktop computer one side of the room and a mahogany dresser to the next. The walls were painted white and had held few pictures and the bookshelves were packed. The last time I checked Naruto hated reading and this room was way too tidy…so it had to be Kakashi's.
I backed out from the room, not removing anything from its place and closed the door quietly. I went to the next room, not very far from the first and followed the same procedures.
This was it. If the bright orange rug on the floor didn't scream Naruto, the loud attempted singing sound or whatever it was escaping from the bathroom did. He was taking a shower, just my luck. I silently closed the door behind me.
Yep! This was Naruto's room indeed. His bed was a mess, laundry and other stuff were on the floor. There was a bookshelf, but it was hardly as filled as Kakashi's; mostly comics and magazines and a few books for learning purposes. His walls had tons of pictures; of him and Kakashi, his friends. I walked over to the windows, closing them and drawing the curtains. I stood over his table where a small picture frame sat. I took it in hand and a sudden pain gripped at my chest.
In the picture were two little boys. They were still pretty young; not very long after his accident it seemed, because his hand was still in a cast. In the background was the park. Naruto's bright blonde hair was short and ruffled and he wore a broad smile on his scratched face; you could count all his teeth if you wanted to and his sapphire eyes were wider than ever. Next to him was… Kiba, his hands thrown around the blonde's neck, he also had a smile just as wide as Naruto's; showing off his entire collection of canine like teeth. My heart ached because I remembered that day when Kakashi was taking them to the park and I wasn't allowed to go because Itachi said that Naruto didn't want me around.
They looked happy; truly happy and my heart ached even more because I knew that I was the one that should have been next to him in that picture. I placed it back, but this time faced down.
I suddenly noticed the silence and the non-presence of that horrible singing. The bathroom door clicked as it was opened. I turn to face the kid. His eyes were closed as he leisurely walked out from the room. His naturally tanned skin, only being covered from the waist down by a small white towel and his hair dripping wet. His body glistened. I almost jumped him…Almost.
"That was-"
"Naruto." His name rolled off my tongue. His eyes opened immediately.
"Sa-suke! U-uum what…I-I" He scratched nervously at his cheeks. I smirked at his embarrassment. "What are you doing here?" His voice a higher pitch than normal. "I-I…" He was probably going to say he needed to get some clothes so I should go, but…
"Don't worry." I made a step towards him. "I like what you're wearing now." He timidly took a step back. I stopped, not wanting to scare him further.
"Anyway…Do you remember what I told you?"
"Y-yea." He scratched at his head with his right hand, holding tighter to the towel with the left.
"Do you-"
"B-But I don't believe it." I looked towards him. "I don't believe y-you."
My face tensed. "Why would I lie about something like that?"
"I-I don't know." He looked away. "But I just don't believe you." He repeated his words; they made me very angry. Before I knew it, I lunged at him, punched him in the gut , shoved him to the bed and sat on him.
"KAK-!"
He started to shout, but I slapped my hand over his mouth, and used the other to grab his hands, pinning them above his head. "Mhmm." He grumbled something into my hand.
"Kakashi isn't here." He bit my hand middle. I pulled back quickly.
"Get the fuck off me Sasuke!" he growled. "What the hell is your problem?" he tried to pull free, but failed.
I narrowed my eyes dangerously at him. "What's my problem! Do you know how hard it is look at you right now?"
"Then don't look at me!" he spat back.
"I can't not look at you. You were my only friend, my best friend and now…"
"I don't know what you're talking about, but we were never friends…"
"Yes we were..." I said to him, but sounding as if I was trying to convince myself. "You have no idea what it feels like to lose someone precious to you…"
"Ha!" he laughed mockingly. "If you haven't realized I don't have any parents so I know god damn well how it feels!"
"Where the fuck have you been? Neither do I!"
The room fell silent for awhile.
"It's hard enough to lose people precious to you, but when you find at least one of them back and he's right in front of you and don't remember a thing about you…that feels even worse."
Naruto stopped squirming beneath me.
"We both lost our parents in the same incident." He looked up at me confused. "Ask Kakashi…And yes it was chance that Kakashi was a family friend of both our parents and that we both got put under his care…It was just by chance that we met. We were different, but I didn't mind. Though we both lost our parents, I cried over them every day, but you adjusted…You were brave and you thought me how to be strong. And soon I stopped crying… and the thoughts of our parents became like distant memories. We became close…very close and we messed around…a lot." I smirked down at him. "Kinda like this…" I bent forward and kissed his sealed lips. "Don't you remember?"
He shook his head wildly. "Sasuke…That couldn't be true. The only childhood friend I can remember is Kiba!"
I hissed. This wasn't going to work.
"It's a pity you didn't remember the easy way Naruto, because I'm going to make you remember, one way or the other.
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Sai's P.O.V
"Augh!" I sighed over and over again as I sat in the front seat of a bus. Talk about feeling lovelorn. I closed my eyes tightly; they burnt, and then again, so did my heart. I wonder if I could close that too. A bitterness rose in my mouth. So this is what it tasted like to be rejected…man it sucked. Well that's the last time I'm ever going telling anyone that I liked them…That's if I ever love anyone ever again.
I was dragged from my thought as the bus jolted to a stop. I took my bag and got up ; this was my stop. I narrowed my eyes at the old man who sat beside me, as he made his hand rest on my butt one second too long as I passed him.
I stepped out of the bus, looking to the sky. The once blue, clear sky was now fighting with dark rain clouds. Tsh. Great. It was going to rain.
I was going to Shin's. I walked for the rest of the journey and soon I was going down the avenue where Shin lived. Square tiles led me closer. Each step I took was a blow to my heart. I hoped that I would just die from a heart attack before I got there, but that didn't happened. In no time I was standing in front of Shin's house. I knocked and the door swung open.
A wide smile plastered to the face now in front of me. Shin. He was so bright as always, yet…
"Sai.!" He grabbed me into a hug. "I'm glad that you came, come in!" He took my hand and pulled me in.
As soon as we were inside, my back was shoved against the door and Shin's body was pressed against mine. My bag fell to sit beside our feet. My mouth was forced open by Shin's greedy tongue which roamed around freely. I just stood there and allowed him to have his way with me. I really couldn't care less what anyone did to me now. Shin pulled back with a smack of his lips and stared at me.
"Sai?"
Uh? Shin spoke. "I-I'm sorry."
"No. Sorry for doing that all of a sudden." He apologized, a 360 turn of his personality.
He pulled me to the living room and pushed me to sit in a couch. "Do you need anything?"
"No Thanks." He sat next to me as I busied myself looking around at everything; the ceiling, the kitchen area, the walls, anything but the face that once hurt me.
"Sai." I felt his warm hands on my cheek as he turned my head so that I was looking directly at him. "I'm sorry."
He's sorry.
"I'm really, really sorry." His words repeated in my head. He's sorry. He leaned in closer, still saying something, but I'm not hearing a single word because his previous words now became deafening.
"-Wanna make it up to you." He was standing now. He gently pulled me from the seat and lead me down a hall that I knew much too well, despite the 3 years that passed.
Before I knew it, I was in his room; on his bed, staring up at him with wide fearful eyes.
"Don't worry…" he said as he pecked at my forehead reassuringly. "It won't hurt this time." He said, before leaving my side for something.
I couldn't move, for terror held me tightly as I laid on the bed. I couldn't speak either. The words were scared down my throat, knowing too well the 'it' Shin was talking about.
He came back with something in his hand. He jumped unto the bed, resting it by my side. He easily removed my shoes and came hovering over me; his grey hair falling to his face and covering his eyes.
He placed small butterfly kisses along my neck, as his hands busied themselves with the buttons of my shirt. White material fell to the carpeted floor in a heap. Shin was nibbling at my lips for permission to enter.
I found myself fighting with Shin's tongue, which moved about my mouth as if it had lost something there. He left my lips, now licking at bare chest.
"Ah-h." My breathing becoming heavy as he went lower and lower.
No. I did not want this.
Shin's hand was at my belt. I held his with mine. He stopped kissing my stomach to look up at me; his eyes questioning my actions.
"No…No." I breathed out. "No." For that was all I could say.
He placed his other hand on top of mine; squeezing them. "Don't you trust me?" he asked.
Did I? A part of me did and unfortunately that little kid inside was over powering my own thoughts. My grip loosened. He smirked, taking my hands away altogether and placing them to lay by my side.
"Trust me." He undid the belt. I gulped as he easily pulled my slacks off. He parted my legs; my breathing now becoming audible in the silent room. The tension heavy on my lids; I closed my eyes. Shin's breathing tickling my neck as he inhaled deeply and exhaled. His hand now rubbing up and down my inner thighs; smooth, sleek liquid dripping from his fingers.
"Ugh!" I croaked as those same fingers found themselves rubbing against the crevice of my ass.
My heart beat, my breathing, everything increasing as if I was in a race. He looked down on me, catching my lips as his fingers poked teasingly against my ass. He deepened the kiss and my backed arched back as his fingers slid deep inside me.
"Mhmm." I moaned into the kiss. Wanting to scream, but can't. He removed his lips.
"You okay?" he asked smirking as he slid another one in.
"I-ahShin!" the words came out jumbled. With fingers still in contact, he laid between my legs; and grazed against my crotch. His left hand pinning my right hand to the bed as he grinded against me.
"Ah… Ah...Ah." The moans came one after the other as Shin relentlessly grinded against me; moving in the same rhythm with his fingers.
I could feel the air building up in my head as it went blank. I was getting high on this, which was bad.
Shin's finger dug somewhere deep inside me which had me arching so far back I thought I'd break in two.
"AHH! S-Shin p-please…"
"You like that?" He asked smirking and placing the same pressure on the previous spot.
'Sh-Sh-I-I…nhm" A load of gibberish came out at once.
"I guess that's a yes." He smirked once more. "And that's not even the best part." He quickly withdrew all his fingers; bringing them to his lips and licking them.
My heart skipped a beat…No. It stopped altogether at that moment. He ran those same fingers against my lower lip then sucked the taste from my lip.
I don't know, but it was getting really hot in here…too hot.
He took my left leg and held it against his hip. He leaned over me; over faces so close we were practically exchanging breath.
His dark eyes staring straight into my terrified ones. His fingers now poking at my hole again…Wait…That wasn't his fingers.
"Relax." He sucked at my lips and the same time something really hard was intruding my body. No…No…
"MMhm!" I groaned painfully into his mouth; I tried to push him back with my free hand, but it was slapped back to my side.
Shin moaned, his eyes rolling back. He continued forward…It hurt…It really did. I closed my eyes; trying to close out the pain, but of course, that didn't work.
"Ah!" I groaned again, throwing my head back. He stopped.
"You okay?" he asked again. I didn't answer…I couldn't.
I guess the fact that I was still alive and breathing was enough for him, because he started to move his hips back and forth into my pelvis, hitting a particular spot again and again, causing me to gasp out each breath.
"Ah!Ah!Ah!"
The sound of thunder filled the room and soon raindrops were falling on the roof like cannons from the sky, drowning out my screams, moans, groans and my cries of pain. And even though Shin had his neck buried in mine, I couldn't hear a word he was saying…I could only feel the vibration against my neck.
I finally opened my eyes. My head still arched back, looking fully at the window; rain drops trailing down the glass; like tears.
My tears…which just wouldn't come...
Gaara.
Ugh. And I thought I was feeling sad at the beginning…I feel even worse after finishing it. Though this chapter is shorter than the rest, I think I might go back to short chapters….My fingers hurt…What do you think?
Anyway. If you were impressed … leave a review…if not do… the same and tell me what's wrong. I don't mind good criticisms…then again, I don't mind flames either.
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