Naruto walked up the stairs of his apartment in a kind of thoughtful daze. He dragged himself into his home and literally collapsed on the couch. He spaced out for a while thinking about nothing really just feeling the after effects of that damn electric eel that Sasuke made him feel. A strong fluttery feeling began in his stomach, 'butterflies' as most people would called the feeling but to Naruto he though the words 'a flock of hummingbirds' probably described it better. Rapid wings flapped inside of him and flew up his throat and balled themselves in his mouth. He tried to swallow the nervous ball but it just came back up. He felt sick. Horribly, horribly sick. Sasuke was the one that made him feel sick, every time Naruto thought of the black haired teen he felt like puking because those stupid 'hummingbirds' kept trying to get out.
He let out a shaky sigh and closed his eyes. This just made everything worse. He could feel Sasuke's hands on his waist and those soft lips on his while a wet tongue explored his mouth. God he wanted to feel it for real again. Too late now, Naruto told himself, too late to run after him now, he's already gone. The more he sat there the more he thought of Sasuke and the more he regretted ever letting him leave. But why would Naruto chase after a player like Sasuke? He didn't need him; it was better this way. Anyway, as long as Kyuubi was around there was no way that he could ever have a normal relationship with anyone, especially not with Sasuke. Not some other jerk that would use him. Sure, Sasuke had been nice to him as a good friend lately but it couldn't escalate into anything more.
"Whatever, never mind…" Naruto huffed, repeating Sasuke previous words as he pulled himself off the couch to go to his room so that he could get some sleep.
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Naruto was very confused about his feeling over Sasuke and had avoided his calls and whenever he heard a knock on the door he would hide in his room because he was fairly sure it was the raven haired boy. On Monday the first school day after Halloween and the first Monday of the new month came school started Naruto dodged anyone that looked like it may be Sasuke and he made his way through the hallways quickly in attempts to prevent himself from being caught by Sasuke. He wasn't ready to speak with him just yet, not when he kept getting hummingbirds in his tummy just at the thought of him.
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A small group of friends continued to walk back to the school in the snow. They had walked to the nearest restaurant for lunch having decided to spend special time together to share their weekend with each other since they seemed to not hang out as much lately. The group consisted of a shuttering Hinata who was walking in the back of the group, head down and hands in her pockets. A stoic Gaara who was walking next to Hinata with arms crossed over his chest grumbling about not wearing the proper attire for the snow. A cheerful but temperamental pink haired Sakura who was wearing a fluffy pink jacket and some new lace up converse snow boots, she was leading the group and was marching happily in the snow. Then there was Kiba and Naruto, they stood side-by-side in the middle of the little pack.
Chapter Eleven: After Effects
"I fucking hate snow" Kiba growled, his footsteps sinking into the frosty white fluff left on the ground because of last night's snow fall. His hands were slipped inside a pair of leather gloves, he was always telling me how much he loved those gloves because they "were created by the gods and did damn well good job of keeping his hands warm". I couldn't say the same for my hideous brown gloves that Tsunade tried to knit me last Christmas. They were itchy and had holes in it that made its purpose pointless since the chilly air could still get through at touch the skin of skin of my hands.
Every few steps I would slip a little on the icy sidewalk that had yet to be salted up, which was really annoying and to be honest it scared the crap out of me because I hate falling on ice…it hurts. Even more annoying was my nose that is dripping with snot from the cold so I have to constantly be wiping my nose on my jackets sleeve.
"I like snow, it's kinda pretty" I mumble back, my arm was up against my nose once again wiping off the wet drippings coming out of me like a faucet. Ew, Gross.
I sniffed, sucking in the snot that just kept dripping out of my nose. My cuffs were getting all soggy and gross. Stupid cold weather. Stupid lack of tissues.
"But it's cold and wet, I hate coldness and wetness and when it's together I hate it more" Kiba continued to grumble.
"W-well…I t-think it's pretty too" Hinata whispers behind me. She's wearing a puffy purple winter jacket, fluffy white earmuffs and white mittens, she sort of looks like a bunny.
I sniffed really hard trying to inhale the mucus so that it wouldn't keep running out of my nose but I end up choking as it seemed like the runny snotty goodness; once again ew, went down the wrong pipe or something. After two or three coughs I finally could breathe normally without feeling shitty nose drippings running down my throat.
"You're disgusting" I hear Gaara walking next to Hinata commenting.
"HEY! It's not my fault that the cold make my nose runny" I grumbled.
"Whatever Naruto" Sakura says with a long sigh.
"The snow was pretty random, it didn't seem like it was going to snow at all this week but all of the sudden we're hit with this" Kiba moans in displeasure.
"I'm happy I like snow" I say cheerfully, than sniffed again.
"Fuck we're late" Kiba barks out when he glances at the time on his Ipod.
Sakura looks at her phone. "Oh dear, we are!" She exclaims when she read the time.
I huffed, "It's your own goddamn fault, I said we should all go but nnnoooo~, don't listen to the dumb blonde, so don't blame it on me when we get a late slip"
"Whatever dead last" says Kiba, than sticks his tongue out at me.
"Shut up dog breath" I follow him by sticking my tongue out too.
"Make me you blond haired idiot"
"Fine I will, I just have to find Akamaru first, he'll shut you up by making out with you"
"That was ONE TIME"
"Pfft whatever…I know you're into that bestiality shit"
"Fuck off Naruto"
I shut up since I was feeling too sick to argue any further and my nose was getting on my nerves. God I needed to get a tissue box pronto. Luckily we made it to the school on time for me to quickly run to one of the bathrooms to get some toilet paper so I could blow my nose. Went I was done the group was still waiting for me; we followed each other to our lockers.
"Soooo…Naruto are the rumors true?" Sakura asked with slow caution. We were at my locker when she asked this; I paused from pulling my English binder out to look at her.
My response to this question was a raise of an eyebrow and the words, "Which ones?"
I had a whole shit lot of rumors about me, most about me being a whore but they were others like this one time I swear I heard someone call me a sheep shagging hermaphrodite. Anyhow there was no way of me know what my fellow classmates were saying about me now.
"Er…The one about you and Sasuke making out"
Everyone looked at me with curiosity and I choked on my spit. I could feel the blood rushing to my cheeks, how could anyone know about that? We were alone…unless he told everyone. He would too. Damn jerk.
"So it's true" Ino said, she was walking up towards us.
"Stop eavesdropping Ino pig" Sakura spits.
"Well if it isn't Sasuke's other blonde" says Kiba jokingly, earning him a hard smack on the head by me.
Ino scowls and then turns to me, "So…is it?"
"I don't understand how anyone knows about that" I mumble quietly under my breath, I'm pretty sure no one heard but I was proven wrong when Ino replied.
"Of course everyone knows you were in the middle of the hallways…actually apparently it was right here at your locker…"
Then everything clicked. They were talking about the kiss on the cheek Sasuke gave me during school on Friday not the one afterschool in the tree house. Now that made more sense.
"Oh…right ..." Was my stupid response.
Sakura and Ino narrowed their eyes at me, Kiba just snickered and Hinata and Gaara stayed quiet like they had the whole time.
"But it seems…as if you had another time in mind, do you mind sharing this piece of information as Sasuke's girlfriend I'd like to know"
"N-no I was just…" I stared to trail off not knowing how to get out of the situation.
"Fine whatever Uzumaki, just keep in mind making out with someone else's boyfriend isn't exactly helping your already severely damaged rep"
"Well he kissed me first!" I blurt out without even thinking for a split second.
Everyone stares at me. I'm so lucky we're late and the hallways are practically empty.
"I see" Ino says with a mischievous grin on her face that scares me greatly, "Well than… I guess we shall see each other later? Bye Naruto and friends…Billboard forehead girl" Ino nods to Sakura, who growls back.
She turns to leave and walk down one of the halls and disappears around a corner. We all stand there in an awkward silence for a bit. I sigh and slam my locker shut than lock it before making a move to walk down the hall. Everyone follows me silently for a bit.
Kiba breaks the silence with, "So, you did make out with the ice prince!"
Yeah I did, the thought made the hummingbirds come back and I felt like throwing up like I had the night Sasuke kissed me. I
shook my head to dismiss the feeling, to a deep breath and kept walking.
Sasuke's POV
We're all sitting on the cold polished floor of the gym like we always do staring up at our perverted gym teacher, Kakashi, who's rambling about how the sudden snow ruined his plans for today so we're just going to have to play badminton. I just yawn; I'm bored out of my mind. I feel like my brain will explode out of my ears or something. Kakashi continues his rambles about the rule of the pathetic game for a few more minutes before taking out his porno book and shooing us away. I groan when I get up off the floor and move towards the pile of rackets and birdies. Suigetsu and I are partners as usual and we begin to hit the plastic ball thing back and forth without it ever touching the ground. Fuck this game is stupid.
I'm not in the mood to do anything today, especially not this. I just want to sleep…maybe I'll be lucky enough to never have to get up ever again and have servants to do my shit for me. Anyhow enough of the Shikamaru like thinking and progressing to more important matters which is Naruto who's been avoiding me all day and is standing all the way on the other side of the gym glancing at me every few minutes.
I decided that my reaction to this behaviour will be me getting pissed off. I will not have my sunshine avoiding me. Having enough of how his acting around me I marched over to the blond boy. I honestly have no idea what the hell I'm doing but I do it and not I can't stop because my body and mind is on auto pilot. Everyone is staring at me walking over to him, especially him himself. His eyes are all big and confused and he stops what he's doing letting the birdie fall to the ground.
"What the fuck is with you!" I point my racket that was still in hand, at him.
He blinks a few dozen times, he opens his mouth to say something but the only thing that comes out is a squeak. He shuts his mouth. Then he opens it again.
"What the fuck is with you! Damn teme! You can't just yell at me for no reason!" He shouts back.
Now everyone stopped their games to turn and stare at us, I'm completely aware of the scene I just created but what the heck I seem to be making scenes a lot lately why stop now?
"I have a reason!"
"Yeah well what is it!"
"You're fucking avoiding me!"
"Why do you care? Mr. Big-shot-popularity!"
"Just because I do, now stop!"
"I can do whatever the hell I want!"
"Not if it means ignoring me like I never did anything! Like I don't exist!"
"You're such an attention whore! Why the hell do you need my god damn attention? I can ignore you if I want to!"
"…Fuck! Whatever, never mind… I don't need you…I give up!" I raise my hands up in a kind of mockery surrender.
I drop my racket on the floor, and stride to the changing rooms dragging Suigetsu along with me. Few minutes later I'm skipping gym class with my stuff messy in my arms, Suigetsu is stripping his clothes off to change into his normal attire, we're in the washrooms because I didn't give us time to change in the gym…I admit defeat. I can't deal with the blond anymore; I'll just find myself a cheaper toy one that doesn't push me away. Whatever the case I end up calling Ino to tell her come hang out with me and Suigetsu after school at the arcade, maybe games will make me forget that horrible pit in my stomach.
Sasuke's just not use to rejection ... :\ You silly boy
I feel so proud of myself Chapter 12 or a planned 20 (plus epilogue) Thanks to ALL the people that are reading this makes me all happy inside
**Oh and the part where Naruto talks about Kiba & Bestiality i got that idea from my dog and me:
Has it ever happened to you where your nuzzling your dog that's licking your face and then you open you mouth by accident and end up frenching your dog...or is that just me? XD
- Rev/Fav Please :B
