Hey everyone! So here is chapter 11! I am sorry about not posting this sooner seeing as it was done about two weeks ago. I have been very busy. I moved about 24 hours away from my family for an internship. I will be here till the beginning of January. Anyways i really hope you enjoy this chapter! There is much more to come!
Chapter 11
Boundaries don't keep others out…It keeps you fenced in…
Sasuke winced inside as he heard Orochimaru's voice on the other end of the phone. His voice showed his obvious irritation as he talked to Sasuke. His voice gave Sasuke a headache as he rubbed his forehead with one hand. He felt a headache coming on.
Orochimaru was the last person he wanted to talk to right now. However, he also knew that if he didn't answer he would have to hear about it from an even more annoyed Orochimaru. Sasuke was barely paying attention to what Orochimaru had called about. He was too occupied with his guilt. He hated himself sometimes. He was a selfish coward. He wanted Shikamaru gone for his own purpose and he didn't give him an option. Sasuke sighed as he realized that Orochimaru had asked him a question.
"I need to know if you plan on coming home at all this weekend." Orochimaru said. He was up to something Sasuke thought. He knew that Orochimaru could care less about his well-being and if he visited. This made Sasuke wonder if Orochimaru was somehow mixed up in the mess that surrounded him. There was only one way to find out.
"Only for a day or so… I have a few things I need to do" Sasuke said into the phone as he glanced at the now crumpled article in his hand. His mother's face stared up at him as he listened to Orochimaru's voice. His snarl flowed through the phone. Sasuke sighed.
He knew that going back to Orochimaru's was the last thing that he wanted to do, however he was tired of being used and manipulated; he needed to figure out what was going on. With that thought he hung up the phone. He couldn't tell if Orochimaru was upset of him returning for the long weekend or if he was sickly happy for his return. Either way Sasuke knew that he had to do this for himself.
He walked to his door as he placed the photo in his pocket. As the door opened he was surprised when he came face to face with Naruto. His expression was easy to read, he was worried. Sasuke was sick of those looks; he was not a fucking child. He was perfectly capable of taking care of himself.
Naruto looked up at Sasuke as he saw the glare on the raven's face. He smirked slightly as he was becoming quite fond of the boy's attitude. He was always so stubborn and yet he knew that he was just trying to protect those around him, even though he was coming off as a cold bastard.
Naruto smiled his trademark smile trying to make Sasuke more at ease. He had seen Shikamaru leave the room and he was tempted to follow him, but he also wanted to see how Sasuke was after Gaara's intrusion.
His smile however, did not have an affect on the glare that was aim at him.
"What are you doing here?" Sasuke said as Naruto continued to smile. He offered a small chuckle as his answered. Sometimes Sasuke was so transparent. That's when it hit him, he needed to get Sasuke to be more open with him. He made up his mind.
"Just coming to kidnap you that's all" Naruto answered in a smooth tone. Sasuke slightly taken aback with Naruto's answer dropped his guard. He crossed his arms as he looked at Naruto in disbelief.
"E-excuse me?" Sasuke stuttered. Where the hell was this coming from? First Naruto was scared away by Gaara and now he was, to use Naruto's words, 'kidnapping him". This was absurd Sasuke thought as he shifted his weight onto one leg as he leaned against his was still upset about Shikamaru and was not really in the mood to be dealing with this new intrusion in his quiet life.
Naruto didn't really seem to care though. He then did something that totally through Sasuke off his already shaky façade, he grabbed his hand and dragged him out of his room. Naruto effortlessly began to tug Sasuke down the hallway. Sasuke, being Sasuke, didn't like this intimate action. Just as they reached the stairway he regained his composure and quickly yanked his hand away.
"What the hell?" Sasuke asked as he turned to head back to his room. Naruto tried to grab for his hand again but was too slow as Sasuke quickened his pace. As Sasuke reached his door he was about to shut it when the dobe jammed his foot in the doorway.
"Dammit…" Sasuke muttered as he opened the door to release Naruto foot. He inhaled as he stared at the blonde buffoon in front of him, god how he wished he could get rid of him.
"Sasuke come on…you need to get out and do something…." Naruto said in an almost whiny voice. It grated on Sasuke's nerves not to mention the puppy dog eyes that Naruto was giving him. This whole situation baffled him. He had never encouraged this friendship; in fact he did everything to discourage it.
Despite that here he was and it truly confused him. Naruto's will power was something to be feared and now he did. He sighed as he realized that even if he were to shut the door on the dobe he probably wouldn't leave him the hell alone.
"And why is that?" Sasuke questioned.
"Really? Sasuke at least be honest with yourself, how often do you leave your room besides class?" Naruto said trying to reason with Sasuke. He was getting desperate. He had come back to the room to merely check up and see if Gaara had left him in one piece, but when he saw him basically kick out Shikamaru he knew something was up. He just felt the need to try and lighten Sasuke's day.
"What are you some kind of stalker?" Sasuke asked with slight amusement in his voice. Naruto seemed to pause at Sasuke's comment.
"Stalker? Um how about I am merely a concerned friend….. of your friend, or just a reluctant friend would work…" Naruto said as he took a step closer. Sasuke out of habit took a step backward. Once Naruto was a few steps within Sasuke's comfort zone he paused.
"Naruto…" Sasuke said as he was beginning to get an unknown feeling in his stomach. Naruto laughed as he saw Sasuke grow uncomfortable.
"Sasuke look lets just go get a bite to eat and maybe just get your mind off whatever the fuck is going on…" Naruto's voice held so much conviction that Sasuke was slightly uneasy. He hung his head in frustration.
Sasuke knew that his only hope of getting rid of Naruto was just to go along with Naruto's plan and once it was over he could lock his door and disappear once again. Sasuke sighed as he met Naruto's eyes.
"Whatever…" Sasuke said in defeat. Naruto practically jumped in his spot, a big grin plastered on his already goofy face. He patted Sasuke on the back as he helped to propel Sasuke out of his room.
"See that wasn't so hard! This is good…progress." Naruto said as he walked beside a defeated Uchiha. Sasuke remained in silence as he walked besides Naruto to the dinning hall. As they exited the stairway that lead to the dinning hall Naruto turned in the opposite direction.
"Naruto… it's that way" Sasuke said as he stood towards the dinning hall. His expression was blank. Naruto just chuckled as he walked back over to Sasuke.
" No… we are going somewhere different." He said as he turned Sasuke around and headed out the door. Sasuke briefly hesitated as he watched Naruto head out the door. He had after all had just fought with Shikamaru and he was in no mood to be humoring Naruto. However, when he was about to turn around and retreat from the whole situation he paused.
For some unknown reason he hesitated. This made him furious. He hated feeling like he was not in control of himself. He never hesitated. Oh fuck, Sasuke thought as he turned around to follow Naruto, despite his urge to turn and leave him; something made him resist and this confirmed that Naruto was a very dangerous person.
The sky darkened as they walked on the sidewalk.
"So, you mind sharing with me where you are dragging me to?" Sasuke said with a small twinge of annoyance in his voice. Naruto turned towards him and just smiled. He let a small laugh escape his lips as he looked at Sasuke.
"You like Mexican?" He asked with a smile on his face. Sasuke simply starred at him as they continued to walk along the sidewalk. As they came to a crossing light he turned to look Naruto in the face.
"No" Sasuke said in his usual cold voice. He turned to look at the crossing light, hoping that it would turn green. Unfortunately life seemed to hate him.
"Okay…Chinese?" Naruto sounded more hope full as the light turned green giving them the right to cross. Sasuke simply glared at Naruto as he started to walk ahead of him. Naruto fumbled forward with a small frown at Sasuke's answer.
Once they crossed the street he picked up his pace so he was now in front Sasuke, he turned so he was walking backwards. He starred at Sasuke and smiled. Sasuke continued to glare, not quite sure what the dobe had in mind. God how he wished he was in his room, alone.
"Oh I got it! You're gonna love it!" Naruto exclaimed suddenly cutting through the silence. He just starred at Sasuke as he walked. This annoyed Sasuke, he didn't enjoy the feeling of being watched. Sasuke shifted as he walked. He looked to his side as he spoke.
"Doubt it…" Naruto laughed at his discomfort. Sasuke just remained skeptical. After a few more minutes of walking Naruto returned to walk at Sasuke's side, relieving Sasuke's discomfort. Silence passed between them as they came to stop in front of a small shop.
"Trust me. It's my favorite place." Naruto exclaimed as he walked into the restaurant. Sasuke raised his eyebrow out of query. They were in front of the local ramen place.
"Ramen?" Sasuke said almost to himself as he glanced at the sign above the shop. Naruto turned to him as he noted the mocking in Sasuke's tone. Naruto decided that he was definitely going to make Sasuke talk. He had to have a pleasant part to his personality, right? With that thought Naruto grabbed ahold of Sasuke's arm and tugged him into the restaurant.
"Correction best ramen around! If you don't like it then you are beyond hope." Naruto gleamed as he took Sasuke to a seat in the back by the window. Sasuke sigh as he sat down.
"Whatever…"Sasuke almost whispered as he sat looking out the window. He really was being quite stupid. He was for some reason lowering his guard around Naruto without him even catching himself. That was not good. He had after all just argued with Shikamaru not more than an hour ago to keep him out of his messed up life and somehow he had ended up in a restaurant with Naruto.
Sasuke needed to be getting his shit together not obliging to Naruto's strange obsession with getting him to talk. Sasuke truly couldn't stand Naruto in the way he was so persistent. Couldn't the dobe understand?
"ehehe… well anyway you will have as many as you want, I'm buying." Naruto looked at Sasuke and noticed that he was staring out the window. He made a quick decision and ordered for both of them as he realized that Sasuke was in his broody mind once again. Naruto really just wanted to shake him and tell him to knock it off; it was rude to ignore others.
However, Naruto just smiled. He knew that Sasuke didn't do it on purpose and that it was his way of hiding and in a sense his way of self-perseverance. Naruto was startled when he noticed two dark eyes staring at him. Sasuke's face read of annoyance.
"You get that I can't stand you right?" Sasuke's voice sounded not as he had intended. He was beginning to frustrate himself. So Shikamaru wanted him to have more friends, who was he to listen? Sasuke Uchiha was too proud to crumble. He tried to intensify his glare. Instead of the expected reaction Naruto practically burst into laughter.
"For now…" Naruto said through his laughter as he noticed how ridiculous Sasuke looked as he failed at his usual menacing glare.
"You're such a dobe…" Sasuke said as he returned his gaze out the window. He sat like this till the food came. Naruto seemed way too excited to see the food. Sasuke did suppose it was awkward for Naruto to just sit there while Sasuke paid him no attention, but he wasn't his damn babysitter.
Sasuke looked at the food as it was placed in front of him. He grimaced as he realized that Naruto most likely expected him to eat all of the Ramen, when in reality he didn't care for it.
Sasuke had managed to eat about half when he started to look out the window again. It had begun to rain. Naruto was just finishing his fourth bowl when noticed that Sasuke was not touching his food. This worried Naruto.
"Hey mister dark and twisted, are you going to finish that?" Naruto asked as he glanced at Sasuke. Sasuke shifted in his spot as he realized that Naruto had spoken to him.
"Excuse me?" Sasuke said as he saw Naruto's two piercing blue eyes locked on him. There was an emotion there that Sasuke wanted to place.
"Are you gonna finish that? You are just starring at it….if you don't want it…" Naruto's question answered it for him. That look was nothing but gluttony. How Naruto manage to eat what he did and not weight an excessive amount baffled him.
Naruto made an attempt to reach for Sasuke's bowl and Sasuke expertly denied him as he pulled the bowl closer to himself.
Then Sasuke did something he had told himself that he would never do again, he laughed. Perhaps it was the pout that formed on Naruto's face as he realized what Sasuke had done. Who knew, but Sasuke simply covered his laugh the way he was good at, with a cold expression.
"Heh…I'm not twisted…and no you can't have it" Sasuke said as Naruto made a move again. As he spoke though Naruto stopped. He looked apologetic as he sat still for a change. He raised an eyebrow as he looked at Sasuke.
"Your gonna finish it?" Naruto asked as he watched as Sasuke began to stir the bowl of remaining ramen. Sasuke simply shook his head, as he looked straight at Naruto. There was a glint of something warm in his eyes that made Naruto's stomach jump. He was not sure why but Sasuke and his mood swings affected him. Damn that Shikamaru.
"no" came Sasuke's monotone voice, his eyes still warm, not distant. Naruto breathed in as he decided to respond in his usual manner, one of a whinny child.
"Then why can't I have it?" he whined as he crossed his arms. Sasuke's answers shook him even more.
"That's a good question isn't it?" Sasuke said in a very sarcastic tone. Naruto had to blink. Sasuke was comfortable around him for the most part; he could feel it. This made his pride boost as his voice suddenly took on a serious tone.
"Sasuke…" His voice had lowered a register. Sasuke didn't seem to be affected.
"Yes?" Was all that Sasuke offered as he guarded his now cold bowl of ramen. Naruto leaned forward as he leaned over the table as if to tell Sasuke a secret. He stopped as he saw Sasuke slowly begin to put up his defenses. He simply smirked.
"Who knew you had a personality." Naruto's voice echoed in Sasuke's head as he suddenly became all too aware that he had slipped again.
"Shut up" Sasuke said quickly in an agitated voice as Naruto's smiled reappeared and this time was brighter.
"I will if I can have your food…"Naruto said, causing Sasuke to cave. He really did hate this idiot, he would get even with Shikamaru for forcing this 'friendship' that Naruto thought they had. Out of frustration Sasuke simply rolled his eyes as he pushed his bowl towards Naruto.
"See we can come to a common understanding after all…" Naruto said as he happily took the offered bowl.
"Heh just eat the damn food" Sasuke said as he desperately just wanted the evening to end. He needed to be alone and then he would be able to think straight again.
"Gladly" Naruto answered as he practically inhaled the cold ramen. As he put the bowl back down, the door opened. Kiba walked into the restaurant and immediately noticed Naruto. He smiled as he headed towards the table.
Sasuke took this new presence as a way to escape. He saw Kiba approaching quickly so he took action. He stood up and looked at Naruto, who had yet to notice Kiba, and simply nodded his head as he turned to leave. Naruto stood to stop him but was interrupted by Kiba.
"Hey Naruto! Just starting?" Kiba asked as he glanced at how Naruto's eyes seemed to follow Sasuke as he left the restaurant and entered the rain. Kiba couldn't help but feel as though he had intruded. However, Kiba quickly let that feeling slide as he took the set that Sasuke had previously occupied and sat down.
"Mind if I join you?" Kiba asked as Naruto just looked at him as he returned to his seat. As he sat down he watched Sasuke's figure disappear in the rain. His mood was slightly spoiled but it wasn't Kiba's fault, he was his best friend after all.
Sasuke walked slowly along the sidewalk as the rain pounded upon him. His ebony hair stuck to his face as he made his way to his dorm. Damn this stupid rain Sasuke thought. The fact that he didn't have an umbrella or jacket didn't help the matter and it was all Naruto's fault really. He was the one who was so insistent that Sasuke come out, that he had practically dragged him.
However, part of Sasuke knew that he went willingly and he still was not sure why. All he knew was that he intended to return to his room and not leave for a long time. As he thought of what had happened with Naruto he couldn't help but think of his best friend, Shikamaru and how he had treated him.
He truly didn't understand how Shikamaru could stand him. He knew he could be an ass; he wasn't blind after all. Nether the less he knew he wouldn't change; it was now apart of him. As he approached the curb Sasuke stopped. As he waited at the crosswalk he could make out a figure approach him. At first Sasuke was slightly annoyed.
He figured it was Naruto coming to torture him some more, however as the figure moved closer Sasuke immediately tensed; it was Gaara.
Gaara stopped next to him as he looked forward trying to use his will power to make the man next to him disappear. Unfortunately for Sasuke his wish was not granted. Gaara just stood next to Sasuke for a few seconds as the rain poured down on them. As the seconds passed Sasuke become more agitated with the sight of Gaara standing next to him; then he broke the silence.
"So you got the message didn't you?" His voice low, in its generally creepy fashion. He stepped closer, but remained facing away from Sasuke. He then simply glanced at Sasuke.
"I am not your enemy…" Gaara stated so low that Sasuke's ears strained to understand what he had just heard. This caused Sasuke to turned towards him. Maybe the easiest way to get the information he wanted was right in front of him.
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