Chapter 7: Realization
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The day was Friday. Normally what people do on Fridays is play or hangs out with friends. Or if your one of those dedicated people, you would go off and train. Grown ups usually do the same with people their own age or just spend time with their family. Everyone has something to do on Fridays. But how do two people who don't have any family…..spend their Fridays?
Sasuke was overwhelmed with nervousness as his heart thumped every step he took to reach to his house. As he felt the presence of his place coming nearer and nearer he couldn't help but shake. He knew his hands probably felt clammy and he hoped that Naru wouldn't notice his sweaty hand.
Naru looked to the side. It was disgusting. Sasuke was disgusting. His kiss was disgusting. His hug was disgusting. Everything was disgusting. And yet they were on the way to his place and who knows what's going to happen there. Naru wondered what Sasuke was going to expect. What was it that he was going to expect from her?
Of course all Naruto wanted was to revenge on Sasuke for his loss over Sakura. Naruto DID have a plan, but….but….something was bothering him from the bottom of his heart. What if he was too consumed by his character as Naru? Of course they were the same person with basically the same personality, but what if Naruto forgets himself and stays as Naru forever?
Naruto shook his head. It wasn't going to happen. It can't. Naru and Naruto both have the same goal…..
To defeat Sasuke.
"Ah. We are here." Sasuke stopped as Naru bumped into his back and was interrupted in her train of thought.
"Oh! Yay!" Naru smiled, as Sasuke opened the door to his house. It was the first time Naruto has ever been into Sasuke's place. Naruto observed the place as it seemed to be quite similar to his home except that Sasuke's place was much neater.
"If you need anything…..just ask me….." Sasuke said, as his face turned slight red.
"Okay!" Naru smiled as she looked around his house. "You have such a nice house. It's so clean compared to Naruto's room!"
"Hah. Of course. His room is probably all dirty." Sasuke smirked to himself.
"Yeah! It is!" Naru agreed. Then she noticed the books on his bookshelf. "Oh wow Sasuke! You must be a scholar!"
"Not really."
"Yes really! I never ever saw Naruto even touch a book!" Naru exclaimed.
"Well, as of expected of a drop out."
Naruto froze. He did NOT just say that. Naru clenched her small fists in anger as she tried to hold it in. She really wanted to smack him for saying that, but she held in her anger. "Yes I suppose. I guess Naruto is a really WORTHLESS person….."
"No."
Naru paused. Wait. Was Sasuke going to defend Naruto?
"He's not?" Naru encouraged him to go on.
"Sure he's an idiot at times, but he's a pretty admirable guy. And yeah he tends to make me hate him, but I see him worthy of a rival. He's not that bad. At all."
Naruto froze. Was he hearing right? He couldn't believe it. There was no way that Uchiha Sasuke would talk so highly of him. Why? Why was Sasuke being so kind about him? Why?
Naru smiled. "Yeah. You're right."
At that moment, everything changed. Sasuke admired him. He truly admired him and he just witnessed it himself.
"Sasuke, your not so bad yourself." Naru grinned, but she wasn't grinning as Naru. She was grinning as Naruto.
Sasuke looked up at Naru. "Um…..thanks…."
The room became silent for awhile, as Naru took a seat on his bed. Sasuke stood in his kitchen as he played with the water bottle on his counter. The silence was dreadfully long which drove Naruto crazy.
But he knew what Sasuke was waiting for. It was just that…..he couldn't do it.
"Um!" Naru suddenly stood up. "Can I use your bathroom?"
Sasuke looked a bit disappointed. "Yeah it's the door over there."
"Thanks," Naru smiled uneasily as she quickly got into his bathroom and locked the door. Naru turned on the sink as she splashed water on her face. She had to get back to her senses. She couldn't do it. It was too weird. It was too weird for Naruto. It would be normal for Naru, yes, but Naruto…..
Naruto looked in the mirror as he whispered, "I can't do it Sasuke. I can't make out with you….."
Then Naruto looked deeply into the mirror. "SHIT!"
His marks were revealed on his girlish face. The stolen powder was washed off. Naruto panicked. He couldn't go outside with his face like that. It was just too suspicious. Naruto looked around in Sasuke's bathroom. Was there anything? Anything that can conceal his marks?
Naruto began by looked behind his bathroom mirror. He looked through the contents stacked on the shelf as it all appeared to be…..nothing. The only thing he had in his bathroom was a toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss, shampoo, and a towel. Nothing could help him conceal his marks.
"Argh!" Naruto looked in the mirror once more. What can he do? What can he do to hide the marks?
An idea came to his head. But…..it wasn't idea he was totally up for.
Naruto peeked through the bathroom door as he watched Sasuke drink water out of the water bottle he was playing with. Naruto moved his eyes around the room as he looked for what he was looking for. Luckily it was near him. On the wall connected to the bathroom. Naruto slapped the light switch off. The room was completely dark.
"I'm not good at this…..but…."Naruto said to himself, as he walked towards Sasuke in the dark. "I'll do my best."
Naru placed her arms behind Sasuke's back as she hugged him tightly. "Will you kiss me?"
Sasuke froze with excitement. Sure he was alarmed only a second ago from the sudden black out, but then maybe what Naru did was the right thing.
It would be kind of nerve racking to 'make out' in exposed the light. Sasuke turned around as he placed his lips around Naru's. It was his first time actually 'making out' and he did not know how good it felt to do so.
Naru also didn't know well it felt to kiss someone despite the fact that she was kissing the guy she once hated in her whole life.
Naruto thought to himself. "I am kissing THE Uchiha Sasuke. I wonder if Sakura and all the other girls would hate me….."
Sasuke inserted his tongue, which surprised Naruto a bit. What the hell was Sasuke doing? But only after a few seconds Naruto found himself to be enjoying it and 'tongued' back. All this making out made Naruto forget about his worries, as if nothing was going wrong. Plus Sasuke said good things about him.
Wait.
Was he happy that Sasuke said those things? Was it that great to hear those kind words coming out of his mouth? Naruto couldn't help it. All this time that he hated Sasuke….
Did he actually love him?
"Sasuke…." Naruto breathed out his name, as he hugged him. He did. He did love Sasuke. Tears rolled out of Naruto's eyes. All this time everything was a fake. Liking Sakura was a fake too.
Naruto couldn't take it anymore. He just wanted to run away from everything. Naru pushed him aside gently as she broke off the kiss.
"Thanks for today; I'll see you again soon!" Naru quickly walked to the door as she left before Sasuke could say anything.
But….
Sasuke swore he saw three black lines on the side of her cheeks.
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Naruto ran all the way home as he tried hard from having his tears come out. He quickly transformed back to his male self as he jumped on to his bed. He was in love. He was in love with the one person he hated most.
Naruto hugged his pillow as he mumbled, "Stupid Sasuke! Because of you everything came out like this!"
Yes, if it weren't for Sasuke, Naruto wouldn't even bother with this situation. If he never decided to revenge against Sasuke and propose this idea of having him fall in love with his female self, none of this would have happened. Naruto would live on his life happily, thinking that he was in love Sakura.
But this was reality.
Naruto sobbed like a little boy on his bed as he didn't know what to do. He didn't know anything. What can he do? Even if he confessed to Sasuke, surely Sasuke would turn in disgust.
Sasuke was in love Naru. Not him. Just Naru. Of course Naruto knew that he was Naru, but the fact of Sasuke loving Naru made him quite jealous. Naruto still hated him yet he only…..he only….
He only wanted to be loved back.
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Naruto groggily woke up the next day. It was Saturday. The day he would usually fool around or go fishing. But that day he didn't feel like doing anything. Then Naruto felt a rap on his door. He got out of his bed as he dragged his feet towards the door. He opened it slowly, expecting someone like Shikamaru or Kiba to give him a visit to do something, but surprisingly…..
"Sasuke?" Naruto's sleepy eyes widened as he looked at the person standing in front of him. Sasuke seemed to be in a good mood.
"Hey Naruto. I just wanted to stop by and say thanks." Sasuke smiled. "Since you did help me all."
Ah. Yes. Sasuke was referring to HER. He was thanking him because he finally got to meet HER. The only person Sasuke really cared about was HER.
"Oh, heh. No problem." Naruto grinned. "You better buy me some ramen!"
"Haha, sure." Sasuke smiled than paused. "We are cool, right? No hard feelings?"
"Sure," Naruto shrugged as he grabbed his orange jacket.
"Alright, let's go." Sasuke stepped out of his doorsteps as Naruto followed out after him. The sun was shining brightly down on them, as Sasuke stared at Naruto.
"You really look like your cousin," Sasuke continued to stare.
"Yeah, I suppose." Naruto began walking towards the ramen shop direction. He didn't care. He didn't give a damn. But it was his own fault.
HE was the one who created Naru in the first place.
The two finally reached the ramen shop as they both took a seat in a free table. Naruto stole quick glances at Sasuke as he felt his cheeks turn red. He couldn't. He had to stop. He had to stop feeling this way.
"So, what are you going to have? Don't get anything too expensive. Also, I'm ONLY paying for one bowl," Sasuke smirked.
"Yeah yeah, I know!" Then Naruto turned to the waitress. "ONE MISO RAMEN PLEASE!"
"Haha, same as her…." Sasuke chuckled to himself. "I'll have one too."
"Huh? As who?" Naruto asked confused as he ripped apart his wooden chopstick.
"Naru, duh." Sasuke smiled at the thought, as he remembered his first date with Naru.
Naruto remained silent for a second, as he was lost in a train of thought. Sasuke was only thinking of her. It was as if Naru was occupying his mind all this time.
"I'm not Naru." Naruto mumbled.
"Of course your not." Sasuke raised his eyebrow. "Don't make me laugh."
Naruto clenched his fists as the ramen finally arrived. As soon as the food arrived, Naruto forgot about his small anger against Naru as his mind was consumed by the food in front of him.
"Time to eat!" Naruto grinned as he picked up huge clumps of noodles between his uneven wooden chopsticks as he stuffed the lot in his mouth. As soon as he bit off the remaining noodles, he picked up the bowl as he slurped down the warm soup. Then he placed down the bowl as he let out a long burp. Naruto looked up to see that Sasuke didn't even touch his ramen. He had been watching him eat the whole time.
"What?" Naruto asked as he felt his cheeks turn a tint shade of pink. He quickly wiped his mouth with the sleeve of his shirt.
Sasuke just smiled, as he rested his chin on his arm. "You eat just like her."
Naruto frowned. He was thinking about her once again. "No I don't."
"Yes you guys do. The same, except she eats in a cuter way."
"So? I don't give a damn." Naruto snapped.
Sasuke shrugged as he pulled apart his wooden chopstick and began to eat. Naruto was peeved. Why was he so angry?
"Sasuke….."
"Hmm?"
"Nevermind." Naruto turned his head to the side as he looked down at his empty ramen bowl.
"Suit yourself." Sasuke shrugged once more as he resumed eating. Naruto watched the other boy eat as he continued to think. Why was he feeling so mad?
Sasuke finally finished eating as he paid for the meal. The two boys walked outside of the ramen shop as they headed towards a random shop.
"Hey." Sasuke stopped walking.
"What?" Naruto asked as he turned to face him.
"That looks like you." Sasuke pointed at a very ugly fox doll hanging from a shop window.
"Oh." Naruto frowned. "Well then, that looks like you."
Naruto pointed at a pile of dog shit on the ground. Then he smirked as his smirked formed a smile which ended up in a laugh.
Sasuke began to laugh as well. It was a typical response from Naruto.
"Hey…..Sasuke….."
"What?"
"What do you like so much about Naru?"
Naruto thought about why he was so mad. It was too obvious. He was upset because of her. But he shouldn't be. He was Naru and Naru was him. They were the same person. He couldn't hate himself.
"Just about everything."
"Why?" Naruto felt his hands clenched as he tried hard not to form tears from his eyes. Then Naruto grabbed Sasuke's arm as he ran.
"Ow…... What the hell are you doing?" Sasuke was a bit peeved as the shorter boy pulled him.
Naruto stopped at an empty alleyway as he let go of Sasuke.
"Why did we run all the way here for?" Sasuke asked, as he was a bit annoyed.
Naruto remained silent as he looked down and continued to clench his fists.
"Naruto?" Sasuke grabbed the Naruto shoulders as he shook them. "What's the matter with you?"
The next second Sasuke felt Nauto's lips around his. Naruto clenched onto his shirt, never wanting to let go.
Naruto didn't care what Sasuke thought. He just couldn't take it anymore.
((A/N: Welpz, I think the next chapter will be the last chappy, so I hope you guys are looking forward to it. I'll try to make it yummy/good/satisfying for all of ya. Welps, thanks for reading! ^^))