Hey! This is so super late that I'm not even going to think of an excuse! Enjoy!
"Gah!" Naruto yelled, throwing her hands up in the air, the door of Sakura's room slamming into the adjacent wall. Sakura looked up with a start from where she was polishing her new weapons on the bed.
"What?" She asked, setting her polishing cloth down.
Naruto began to pace back and forth, and string of words trailing from her mouth likes bubbles one after the other. "First he was all moody, and then when I try and fix it he suddenly blows up with all this 'I can't do it crap,' and 'oh, I don't know what to do' stuff. I mean, hell! Since when has Sasuke not known what to do? I don't know if its as load of bullcrap or if he's trying to say something or which his emotions are so screwy and everything and it makes my head all muddled and-"
"Naruto, stop. Calm down." Sakura said. She scootched over on the bed sheets and shoved her weapons out of the way to pat a clear spot. "Sit here, and explain." Naruto opened her mouth and Sakura held up a hand. "Slowly."
Naruto sat down, folding her hands in her lap and wringing her hands, obviously unable to sit still. She took a huge breath, and looked straight at Sakura.
"I hate Sasuke."
Sakura stared at her. All of that and this was what Naruto wanted to say. Smoothing down her bangs, Sakura sighed. "Is that it?"
"No!" Naruto flopped down on her back. "First, he was all smart-ass like usual, right? And then I asked what his problem was at the store -you saw that right?- And he starts to go on about how Hana is 'stealing me,'" Naruto made air quotes with her fingers for emphasis. "And that I'm abandoning him and shit. And then, when I try to figure out what he means, it gets worse! I swear to god, he has finally lost it. I don't know what the hell his problem is." Naruto took gasped after the long rush of words came to a pause. She held it, and let it out in a huff. She turned her head towards Sakura. "Is it just me, or is he hiding stuff?"
Sakura leaned her head on her fist, trying not to shake her head. Even after all that, Naruto still couldn't fit the pieces together?
"Naruto, maybe you should listen to him-"
"I did listen! And look where it got me! Now, he probably won't ever talk to me again!"
"SHUTTUP. He's just a little jealous."
Naruto gaped at her. "Jealous? Of what? And why couldn't he just say that?" She spluttered. Sakura closed her eyes.
"Maybe you should ask him," She said, which received a prompt snort from Naruto.
"Yeah, cause that did so much good last time." She replied.
"Naruto, will you just forget about what happened? Think about it. We've all been kind of distant lately. That's part of the reason why I brought us to Sento's shop." Sakura tried a simpler, more tactical response than giving hints this time. Naruto looked back to the ceiling, as if thinking hard.
"You know, maybe it's all your fault."
Sakura nearly stopped breathing. "What?" She choked out. Naruto turned back to face her.
"Well it's true! If you had just left things alone, then me and Sasuke wouldn't even be in this fight!"
"If I had left things alone, we wouldn't even know each other anymore!" Sakura snapped out. She had just been trying to do things right, and now Naruto was accusing her of splitting them up?
"We still meet each other at night! There weren't any problems before! You should have just kept your mouth shu-"
"Alright. You're not getting this." Sakura cut her off, trying to keep her temper in check. This wasn't her fight to pick. "We are fixing this problem now." Sakura stood up and grabbed Naruto's wrist in an iron grip and began marching towards the door.
"Hey, let go of me!" Naruto tried to pry Sakura's hand of her own to no avail. Sakura half dragged her to Tsuru's room. She didn't bother to knock before kicking it down.
Tsuru jumped, a shirt half over his head as he spun to the door, the scales that ran the length of his black making a slithering noise at his movement. He took one look at an indignant fox girl and a girl with furiously fluttering wings and made an 'eep' noise.
"Where's Sasuke?" Sakura demanded. Naruto's eyes popped and her struggling attempts doubled.
Tsuru pointed down the hallway. "He went to the den, but he seemed kind of mad. I wouldn't bother him-" He didn't have time to finish before Sakura had dragged Naruto off in the direction of the den where they had first hidden themselves away.
"Sasuke!" Sakura hollered. A few children in the room skittered away, steering clear of the furious Sakura and her fugitive. Sasuke looked up from his brooding position on the couch. His eyes shifted from Sakura's to Naruto's where they narrowed.
"Stand up." Sakura commanded. Sasuke, knowing better than to mess with her in this mood, did as he was told, albeit reluctantly. "Open the closet."
Sensing where this was going, Sasuke did so, holding it open as Sakura shoved Naruto inside. Naruto gave an indignant cry, her face smacking the back wall. And before Sasuke knew what was happening, Sakura turned on him, spinning him around and shoving him into the closet with Naruto. The door slammed shut with a little click and there was scraping as a chair was pushed under the handle to keep it from opening.
"You two will stay in there until you fix this!" Sakura yelled. Sasuke rubbed his head and didn't say anything, but Naruto gave a muffled sound that sounded like a swear.
"Make sure they don't come out. And tell Mio and Ryo to keep an eye on them so they don't kill each other. I need a quick flight to cool off." Sakura rapped off orders. There were bangs on the wall.
"Already heard you!" Came the call of Mio, her voice holding a laughing tone.
"Camera's on!" Ryo called as well, and, satisfied, Sakura headed for the door.
"Teme, get off. You're sitting on my hand." Naruto mumbled. It was cramped in the closet, and being shut in and locked with a currently pissed off Sasuke was not at the top of her list.
"I will when you get your tail off of my nose." He replied, blowing irritably at her fur. Naruto frowned at him and flicked the tip of her tail underneath his nose in spite. She could feel Sasuke send a glare at her in the darkness.
"Oops." She said sarcastically. "It must have a mind of its own."
She felt Sasuke wiggle around beside her, then gripped the tip of her tail and gave a sharp tug. With a yelp, Naruto jumped, whipping her tail and freed hand away from him and clutching her tail to her body.
"Teme, that hurt!" She whined.
"Dobe."
They lapsed into silence, and Naruto became increasingly aware of the body heat that was radiating off of Sasuke where he leaned against the wall next to her. They came off in waves as he seemed to get more and more agitated with each passing moment.
"Hey, Sasuke?" There was no answer, but he seemed to be listening, so Naruto continued. "What did you mean you didn't know what you were doing?"
Sasuke stiffened and she could feel his arm tense, his tail going rigid instead of continuing its ever-present flickering motion he had adopted. Naruto felt eyes on her through the blackness and knew he was trying to study her.
"I…" He started, then stopped. The awkward air increased when he didn't pick up where he left off, leaving Naruto shifting uncomfortably in the silence.
She glanced at where his face would be and tried waving her hand in front of it. "Hey, Sasuke, you gonna answer-"
Sasuke gripped her wrist, pulled her forward, and suddenly, she felt something soft and warm against her lips. Naruto blinked in surprise, unable to pull away. Her free hand had landed on Sasuke's chest where she could feel his skin beneath the fabric of his shirt.
'He's kissing me…' Naruto thought, confused, feeling any other ideas she had fly out of her brain as the rest of her thoughts turned to a jumbled mush. Hesitantly, she kissed him back, only slightly, but she felt Sasuke relax slightly when he recognized it.
And then it was over. Sasuke released her wrist and Naruto plopped back down against the wall, staring straight ahead and trying to collect herself. She felt all warm and tingly, like she wanted to lean against Sasuke and never let him move again.
It was strange.
"That answer your question?" Sasuke asked. Naruto nodded, then realized that he probably couldn't see her and cleared her throat.
"You just kissed me." Naruto stated. Well, it wasn't what she was going to say, but it was true enough.
Sasuke snorted, muttering to himself quietly.
And then the silence was back, leaving them both to their thoughts. Naruto scratched the tip of her ear, her thoughts still slightly fuzzy.
So, Sasuke was jealous like Sakura had thought, and apparently, he thought that Hana and Whitey were threats? That in itself was weird. And if he felt like… that… then why had he been snapped at her? And why didn't he just say it.
It was really sudden too. There hadn't been anything before and suddenly, it was like someone flipped the switch. And what was funny, was that Naruto hadn't minded the kiss at all. She touched the tips of her fingers to her warms lightly, almost afraid that if she pressed to hard, she wouldn't remember what his kiss had been like. Even as her thoughts cleared, her feelings were still a jumbled mess that made her heart have an erratic, messy beat.
Her eyes had adjusted to the dim lighting and she studied him silently. She could faintly see the outline of his figure in the darkness, the way his face was turned to the other wall, the collar of his shirt and the indent where her hand had been. She gulped, remembering the feel of his skin beneath her fingers, and moved her eyes upwards again. She let them trace down the length of his jaw to his chin, Then up to his mouth, pressed into a thin line while he thought, past his straight nose to his carefully furrowed eyebrows and down to the midnight black eyes set beneath them.
He really was handsome, whatever way you looked at it. It was easy to see why girls had always fallen for him. But the thing was, Naruto had never really noticed. It was a new thing, and it made the pit of her stomach contract when she thought about it for too long.
"What?" Sasuke turned to her, feeling her eyes on him. Naruto looked away quickly; glad the darkness was covering the blush that was covering her cheeks.
"It's nothing." She muttered. Sasuke's gaze lingered for a second longer, and then returned to its original place on the wall.
And in the awkward silence Naruto found a strange feeling bubbling up to her throat. She didn't say anything, just pressing her lips together tightly and keeping her eyes fixated on the crack of light from under the door.
She didn't know how long they sat there, their shoulders brushing, not saying anything, not acknowledging each other. She wasn't sure if she was more pissed at Sakura for doing this, or grateful for the uneasy silence that surrounded them.
"…think we killed them?" Naruto's ears perked as she heard the familiar sound of Mio's voice through the door, sounding muffled and slightly worried.
"Nah. We couldn't even see them in the dark." Ryo obviously brushed her worries off. "But maybe they passed out…"
There was a squeal and the chair that had been propped beneath the door handle scraped rapidly against the floor and Naruto blinked as a sudden light filled the small room. She quickly shielded her eyes and blinked up at Mio's relieved face, Ryo laughing behind her and clutching his stomach. Mio glared at him.
"You really scared me! It wasn't like they were moving or anything!" She spat at him.
"But-! But your f-face!" He choked out between heaves. He nearly rolled on the ground, his black ears flattened against his head and his tiger striped tail curling itself around his stomach.
Mio crossed her arms over her chest, pouting lightly. "I'm serious you know!" She whined. Naruto tried not to laugh and glanced at Sasuke to see if he thought it was just as amusing as she did.
He was smirking, the corner of his mouth sliding up on his face. Naruto gulped and quickly stood up, ready to bolt out of the room. Out of the corner of her eye, she thought she saw Sasuke move as if to stop her, but his face stopped and his outstretched hand fell back to his side. Without a word, Naruto scurried off to find some sort of hiding place. She just needed to get away from it all for a minute.
Yeah... SasuNaru... I'm an idiot -.-'
Grrrrrr... Sasuke had jealousy problems... cause he's a dumbass... and i hate him right now... (but i still love him. His character is... MMF!) ... (I'm not a rabid fan girl, i'm just a girl who admits to my issues on the fact that he is uber hot.)
ummmm... not sure what that had to do with anything... anyway.
I had two choices with this: let Sakura smash Naruto on the head and tell her to figure it out (which would do nothing), or Make Sakura have one of her psycho moments and decide she wanted to fix it herself (which is more Sakura-like and uber funny). Since when did i start using the word uber? That is so weird!
Anyway, I chose option two because it straightened some more stuff out, added in details i needed, and made this kiss which I've been DYING to do. (no joke. I was foaming at the mouth. jk jk... I don't do that... normally)
Enough about this. Read the fiction 'Purple' by kodak-85. I swear, you won't regret it. Writing is amazing, storyline is great, and emotions are tangible. Heavy yaoi/rape in the first chapter though. Beware. Or, look up 'Heavy in your arms' and 'Girl with one eye' by Florence + the Machine. Amazing songs. I'm listening to them nonstop.
Or, you could go camping with me as i wait for the next Teahouse page to come out! Long live Axis and Rhys! Rory is super cute and if you haven'te read this manga you are nuts! WHOOOOOO! TEAHOUSE!
I'm off to camp. Come with me at: Teahousecomic . com / comic / HAHAHAHAHAHA 8D
