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Pairings: SasuNaru. SakuLee. NejiTen. KibaHina.
Rating: T –for its language, cursing, and theme.
Warning: Yaoi, men on men love, boys love. Don't like it, don't read it. Whatcha doing here if you don't like it, it's chapter 11 already! Flames will be redirected. Oh, and some OCCness too.
Disclaimer: Me—owns nothing. Not even those wonderful boys. T.T I just own this plot.
Vocabulary at the bottom.
Now, on with the story!
Saint Valentine's Day a la Naruto
By Aya Honey
Chapter 11: Confrontations of Feelings, and of Truths
When being in that situation, when looking at those red ponds that were those eyes –yes, red—looking at him; and oozing from them what was clearly killing intent towards whatever and whomever they were looking at, and then seeing those black tomoe swirling madly fast—many thoughts passed through Kankuro's mind. But none of them were as clearly, as sure, as certain as this one.
'I'm going to die…'
"Painfully."
The puppet user wasn't sure though who said the last part. Maybe the both of them did.
The Suna shinobi was bitterly proclaiming that if he died for this stupid reason, he would make sure to haunt his dear little sister for the rest of her life.
"Shit." He said as he clutched his puppet more tightly. "You own me big one, sis." He muttered before launching himself at the now clearly raging and frustrated Uchiha.
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The two peepe—I mean, the two scheming and caring –and not say almost giggling—kunoichi were watching those two talking, or at least trying to, when the Suna's kunoichi muttered.
"It started."
"Can you feel it?" the other, by the name of Tenten asked. Yeah, now it felt vague, the chakra signature. But then… it was suddenly difficult not to feel it, for there was another signature that was leaking so much blood intent that it made both of them shiver. "Scratch that, how can Naruto not feel it?"
"Yeah… and it seems that ol' Uchiha wants to kill someone. Poor Kankuro."
She didn't know why, but Tenten really doubted Temari truly pitied her brother whatsoever.
And…wanna know what was passing through the Uchiha's mind like a constant prayer, at that moment?
'KILL, KILL, KILL…'
Not very creative, but that's the only thought that was able to pass through him. But it wasn't something to blame said Uchiha for…anyone in his situation would feel the same.
But it wasn't anyone that would act upon it.
Yeah, the tiny little differences between people… those were what made each person an individual…
Anyways…the Uchiha was seething, and along that 'inoffensive' killing intent, wishes of maiming and of strangling and of torturing and of inflicting utter suffering—well, in the end the killing-thingy seemed to be the most inoffensive, really—at least that way, that person didn't get to suffer anymore. But getting back on track, what he just wanted to do was to get rid of that frustration and that stress by fighting, and to stop that person from stopping him from going to where those very familiar chakra signatures were… really, it was a truly inoffensive wish…
But…somehow 'inoffensive' and 'Uchiha' don't seem to fit together…
With the stealth and the fastness and the killing and determined trades he was known for, Sasuke decided that, in the end, it would be better to just end it as fast as possible –even when his mind protested not having the fun of enjoying one bloody and slow and finally murdering fight—he made use of his familiar and always-all-time efficient jutsu—Chidori, before the other had any time to react.
And just when he was just about to luckily—only on his part—to plunge that wonderful technique through that damn Suna's nuisance, a cool and distant-like voice was heard from behind his opponent, making him stop. Just the person he wanted to see…
"Let's go, Kankuro." Before sharing with the Uchiha a cold and hard stare, his sand dancing crazily around him, before making his leave.
'You better make it good this time, Uchiha.'
In a really cold sweat Kankuro took some steps away from the not-so-inoffensive and at the moment unmoving Uchiha, and as calmly as possible (in that situation) he made it to follow his younger brother and Kazekage.
If said Suna's shinobi wasn't so shocked up, he undoubtedly would have made a happy dance for surviving this one. Though he would ever do that again. EVER.
If there was one thing that even the strongest warriors were afraid about (and make them cower with fear—no doubt about that), it was one furious and over-possessive Uchiha.
After those two had finally left the place, the Uchiha began to make his way towards the direction he felt the kitsune's holder's chakra just moments ago.
Now, he was on the mission to make the dobe finally understand.
"Oh. He didn't die." Temari announced dryly.
"…Were you expecting him to?" Tenten asked, raising an eyebrow at the fellow-in-crime kunoichi.
To which Temari shrugged, then added, "Just guessed there was a high probability for it to happen. But then again… I guess miracles do happen." To which the weapon-lover just sweat-dropped.
"Oh. He's coming." The odango-haired girl said after a while, and both kunoichi trying to conceal their energies better now.
'Now, the fun begins.'
He'd been trying to think the short amount of time since his red-headed friend had left him—hence the word trying—when he felt and saw the all-too-familiar figure of someone he didn't know if he was ready to face yet.
Why was he there…?
He didn't even bother to sit-up from his position on the floor by the tree, when said person's figure stopped in front of him, as if suddenly unsure of being too close. But then, he also saw determination onto his stance, onto his eyes—those dark, dark coal-colored eyes. Eyes that he could so easily drown in, enticing him as the darkness of nights did.
"…What are you doing here…?" Naruto said after a while, successfully breaking the spell-like atmosphere, and whipping his face away to the side. There was weariness and sadness and longing trimmed onto his voice, and it felt as if was cracking.
And the answer that came next from the other wasn't expected. "…I was looking for you." Sasuke said, surprising everyone (let's not forget about those two caring spying kunoichi hiding somewhere) by his blunt and honest answer.
Naruto was really stunned by Uchiha's answer, that there were some long seconds before he could barely come with an answer himself; a "…why…?" back.
"Because…" that previous 'why' was referred to so many things, and Naruto could be referring to several of them…
Why did you want power so much…?
Why did you prefer vengeance over living…?
Why did you betrayed, left me for Orochimaru…?
Why did you kiss me…?
There were so many things… so many things to answer… 'Come on, Uchiha, just say it!' "Because I wanted to talk to you, with you." he settled finally, the simplest of answers. But that wasn't what he truly wanted to say, to answer, and that wasn't what the blond truly wanted to hear. Somehow, suddenly, some tiny, little piece of hope had born inside of the fair-haired boy…
"…Oh." The cerulean-eyed boy numbly said, a tiny bit disappointed. Then, he added, "…About what?" that was said bitterly, avoiding looking at the Uchiha properly in the face as he always did. It was weird…he didn't feel like ranting, even when he knew he should, that he was on his right of doing so, after the…incident between the two of them.
Then, he slowly sat up, giving his back to his friend, his rival… the person he held most beloved to his heart, because at that moment, he didn't want to hear whatever excuse the Uchiha had to offer him.
"Naruto…wait." The older of the two said, called, making an almost movement of extending his arm toward the other's back, but holding back; seeing as how the other was just about to leave, leave him without even letting to explain himself. "About the kiss…"
"…I don't want to hear it, bastard." There was more force on the voice now, but yet it seemed as if the voice would crack any given moment. "Whatever it was, it most probably was just a game to you."
And something within Sasuke snapped, along with his heart, at that statement. "…A game? That's what you think it was, Naruto, a fucking game!?" he went forward and forcefully grabbed the tanned boy by the arm, successfully turning him around. "How the heck can you come up with that!?" he snarled now.
Narrowing his eyes, positively mad now, the Kyuubi vessel snapped his arm free from the raven, stepping away, and looking at the other in the eye. "And what else should I expect it was, bastard!? What should I expect it was, huh? What should I expect…?" and at the last question, the blond's voice began deflating, lost its force, and finally becoming merely a whisper. The azure-eyed boy tenant couldn't look at the raven in the eye anymore; he looked –and felt—so pathetic…
Sasuke's heart tugged painfully at that question-like answer. …The dobe thought so low of him…? He shouldn't be so surprised about that, though; he was the one betraying him, leaving him, for Orochimaru in his quest of power. He should be aware by now that the trust the dobe had for him once was forever soiled, forever damaged, if not already broken. He should expect that.
"Tsk. You don't even have an answer for that one, ne teme?" Naruto said in a bitter voice. And noticing as said teme wasn't going to deny it, he finally turned to leave.
"…That's true." He started, clenching both fists so painfully they were almost bleeding. "You shouldn't expect anything more from me, especially after…him." and even when the name wasn't pronounced, they both knew whom he referred to. –'Orochimaru'— And the blond couldn't suppress the feeling of pure hatred going his entire body. Hatred at that man for taking him away, hatred at himself for not being able to stop him… Sasuke continued, even when the other person snarled at that last one sentence, statement. "But…" Shit. This is getting hard… "…but you should believe that that kiss, Naruto, was not a game. It was anything but that. I…" At that, the paler of the two sighed, running his lightly trembling hand through his dark bangs, feeling utterly frustrated at him, in addition to feelings of nervousness and fear, despite of those feelings seeming alien on him. "…I…" Damn. "Just give me a chance, Naruto. Give me a chance to prove to you this isn't just a freaking game." He said at last, sounding dead-serious, and determined.
And with that, the older of the two took fast confident strides that separated the two of them, cutting them. Then he grabbed the blond's shoulders, and turned him around, and crushed his lips together with the now stunned blond teen; a little gentler this time though.
And this time, the raven-haired boy tried desperately to pour all of his emotions, all of his feelings into that kiss. That kiss that might be the last if…
But then the blond boy experimentally, shyly, tentatively, began to respond, to kiss back, wrapping both arms around the teme's neck after some time. And at some time between the kiss, mewling sounds were heard coming from him, encouraging the raven-haired teen.
After some moments of just kissing and enjoying each other, they let go. Naruto opted to believe, to give the teme a chance to prove himself to him. Smiling one of the brightness smiles, which hadn't showed in his face for a long time now, he embraced the other tightly, resting his chin on the other's left shoulder. He wasn't going to let go this time. The other embraced back, too, tightly as well, vowing to not let go once again either.
Never again.
But then, something weird happened. Something that shouldn't happen in any romantic scene such as that. In a flash, almost unnoticeably, the Uchiha's black orbs narrowed, –dangerously may I add—and extricating his right arm from his embrace on the blond, he picked a kunai from his kunai holster and threw it at the direction of some bushes at two o'clock. Naruto looked rather dumbfounded at that.
'What the…?' the two hiding kunoichi thought.
"You two can come out. NOW." Sasuke's voice was so commanding…and… so barely-restrained in a really cold manner… …Ooops…?
"Sasuke, what the fuck…?" he began mumbling as he also readied his kunai from its place, preparing himself. Was he so distracted that he couldn't feel the presences of whatever intruders Sasuke felt…? He suddenly stopped, mid-way to fight-stance, when he saw the two aforementioned intruders coming from their former hideout by the bushes, by the form of… Ino and…Sakura-chan!?
The two girls were approaching with heavy steps, blushing. There were two or three leaves sticking to their hair. "Hello, Sasuke-kun. Naruto." The pink-haired kunoichi was the first one to speak, as she was some three steps from the two males.
"Nice weather, ne?" was said after a while, in an uncharacteristic way to them, a nervous laugh coming from both of the girls.
By then, the other two hidden kunoichi were hastily and silently and carefully trying to make their leave.
'Must not get caught. Must not get caught. Must not—'
A pair of kunai was threw dangerously close to them, landing in front of their escape route, too closely to comfort from were Tenten's fingers were—and a cold voice was said, coming also from a what seemed to be a very pissed Uchiha no less. "You too. Out."
They weren't silent nor careful enough, it seemed.
Damn.
Tenten guiltily—and may she add, fearfully—started to get up from her crouching position on the ground. Before she could fully stand up though, a gush of a strong wind was felt by her side where Temari was, and then said aforementioned sand kunoichi could be seen mounting on her quite large fan, hovering in the air, and heard her yelling, "Thank you for the lovely view, but as much as I'd love to stay, I have to leave now. See ya!" and with that, the Suna kunoichi was gone.
'Damn you, Temari.'
It wasn't that she was surprised of Temari's reaction –of fleeing the place, to be more precise—but she was upset at the fact that she had to go all alone to where the other partners in crime were—where Uchiha with spinning-Sharingan-Sasuke was. Oh well, there still were Ino and Sakura to share her pain and suffering with.
It was really wonderful when you could share things with your friends.
Especially punishments.
And oh boy this would be a bloody one.
Vocabulary:
Suna: Sand
Kunoichi: female ninja
Kitsune: fox
Odango: comes from dango, which is a Japanese sweet shaped in a ball-like shape. Then ones Anko was eating as she was waiting outside the Forest of Death's gates, in the chuunin exams.
A.N.: Sorry for the short length. Well, as I was saying, this story it's coming to its end. Probably next is the final chappie, and then maybe I shall do an epilogue. Or something like that. XP
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