Disclaimer : I don't own Naruto. If I did, it would be a yaoi manga !
"So how was the mission you two ? Have you bonded like I wanted ?" Their sensei asked.
Naruto was the first to answer. "Yea, it was great. I got free ramen and I saw Sakura-chan in a towel !"
Sakura punched the back of Naruto's head before she answered "It went well. I now have a much higher Naruto tolerance level. So whose going to bond next sensei ?"
"Of course you two bonded, im so great at bringing people closer." Kakashi smiled proudly under his dark mask. "Well, since your so eager, How about you and Sasuke next ?"
"Sure !!" Sakura replied excitedly. Now was her chance, she could finally make Sasuke realize his love for her.
Sasuke couldn't how much bad luck he was cursed with, he had to spend two entire days with one of his stalker fan girls, and to make it worse, he still remembered what he witnessed last night. He was still very angry about it.
"So Naruto, you get the day off." Kakashi said while he read his book.
"You only made this mission up so you can get time off !" Naruto pointed an accusing finger at his sensei.
"Why Naruto, I cant believe how much little faith you have in me. Everything I do is for the good of the team !" Kakashi said proudly, trying to sound convincing. Unfortunately, his response sounded fake even to himself.
"Liar !" Both Sakura and Naruto yelled.
"Well, you should get going on that mission. Bye!" and Kakashi disappeared with a puff of smoke.
"I'm so excited to spend the next few days with you Sasuke-kun ! What do you want to do today ?" Salura smiled sweetly at the young nin.
Unfortunately, Sasuke hadn't heard a word she said. He was too busy watching Naruto who was watching Sakura. Naruto looked at Sakura, as what Sasuke thought to be, a loving way. It hurt. It hurt to see someone that you care about, not care about you. And so, Sasuke - being the vengeful creature that he is, decided he had to do something. He wasn't one to be hurt and let it slide, he had to find a way to get Naruto back.
"Umm, Sasuke-kun …?" Sakura waved her hand in his face.
Sasuke had to find a way to get back at Naruto and he had just figured out how to do that … There was one obvious way to do it. And the opportunity to do so had just presented itself.
Sasuke grabbed Sakura and kissed her. He brought his lips down to hers and kissed her hard. He kissed her with as much fierceness as he could, he had to seem passionate.
Sakura was surprised at first. 'Is he really doing this ?!' She felt her blood rushing through her, she felt his lips on hers. She had dreamed of this moment for so long. She closed her eyes and she kissed him back.
Sasuke broke off the kiss when he felt Sakura kiss him back. He couldn't keep his lips on hers any longer. Sasuke looked into her eyes and found them glazed over with passion but still looking surprised. Then he let his gaze fall onto Naruto.
Naruto didn't want to believe what he was seeing. 'Sasuke's really kissing her ?!' He felt his jaw drop. He felt that he should have been happy for Sakura, after all this is what she wanted and longed for. He should have been happy, but he couldn't be. He was too busy feeling his heart being ripped apart. He knew his eyes were beginning to water, he had to leave, he couldn't let Sasuke see him cry. Naruto turned and ran, he ran as fast as he could into konoha and away from Sasuke.
Sasuke watched Naruto run. He had seen the pain in the blonde's eyes. He immediately wished he hadn't done what he did. The hurt in his eyes, Sasuke was shocked he could cause that much pain. 'I didn't know he cared so much for her …' This wasn't the reaction he had expected. He expected Naruto to yell at him and tell him to get the hell off Sakura or he expected Naruto to start a fight with him but he never imagined that he would just run. The pain of losing Sakura was too much.
"Sasuke …wow…I… don't know what to say …" Sakura stood dumbfounded. She was caught off guard, the kiss was out of nowhere. Not that she was complaining. She felt like she was going to die of happiness.
"Then don't say anything. I'm going to train." Sasuke responded coldly then turned his back to her and walked into the forest. He was not in a good mood. First he was angry about what happened last night, then he kissed one of his most annoying fan girls, and then to top it all off, he managed to really hurt the only person he really cared about.
Sakura blindly followed him into the forest. She didn't understand, one minute he had kissed her like there was no tomorrow and now he's ignoring her. She decided she wouldn't question him, he had kissed her and that's all that mattered. That meant that he cared about her right …?
Naruto ran as quickly as he could, he didn't know where he was running to, he was just running. The tears in his eyes were blurring his vision, he was running into people and knocking things down, but he didn't care. He just had to get away from what he saw.
He ran at a full on sprint for another 15 minutes before he stopped. When he stopped he found himself in front of Iruka-sensei's house. He ran up to the doorstep and started banging on the door, Iruka-sensei didn't have class today, he should have been home. He kept up the loud banging until Iruka finally answered the door.
"Yes, what do -" He didn't get a chance to finish his sentence before someone latched onto his waist, nearly knocking him down from the impact.
Iruka looked down to see a mop of blonde hair being buried into his chest. His "brotherly instincts" kicked in and he wrapped his arms around the obviously distraught boy. "Naruto, what's wrong ?" concern was evident in every word. He pulled the young boy into his living room, shutting the door to block all the stares they were receiving.
Kakashi watched from a nearby rooftop. He had followed Naruto here. He had seen what happened at the bridge. It came as a shock, he had never seen any signs that Sasuke was interested in Sakura. And he was their sensei, he was supposed to have seen it coming.
The silver haired jounin watched his student run through the city, seemingly very upset. Kakashi knew that Naruto had feelings for Sakura but he had no idea that the feelings ran so deeply. He had to make sure his student was alright, which is why he followed Naruto. Kakashi figured Iruka would take care of his student well enough, but he would still have to eavesdrop - for the good of his student of course !
"Naruto, what's wrong ? Shhh, it's going to be alright …" Iruka hugged the boy, trying to comfort him. He had no idea what was going on.
Naruto finally let his tears out and sobbed for a full 5 minutes with a confused and concerned looking Iruka watching him before he managed to choke out a response. "H-He … He k-kissed her …"
"Who kissed who, Naruto ?" Iruka already had an idea as to who the girl was. He knew the girl had to have been Sakura, he was well aware of how much Naruto liked the pink haired girl. Naruto had chased after her even at the academy.
"Sasuke kissed Sakura !!" Naruto was back to sobbing. He cried into Iruka's chuunin vest.
"I'm sorry, Naruto. It's going to be okae, there are other girls. Please, don't take it so hard, you always knew that Sakura liked Sasu -"
"I don't care about Sakura !!" Naruto exclaimed. "Sasuke kissed her ! He likes her …" Naruto looked down at the floor, tears dripping from his eyes onto the carpet.
Iruka had no idea what to think. If Naruto didn't care about Sakura, then that meant he cared about Sasuke …? "Naruto, how do you feel about Sasuke ?"
The blonde boy looked up into his sensei's eyes, he knew he could trust Iruka. He was always there for him, he was probably the only person in the entire village that really cared for him. He would tell Iruka his secret. "I … I think I love him. I'm sorry ! I'm so sorry …"
Iruka was stunned to say the least, he had never thought that Naruto liked Sasuke. They were always fighting, they glared at each other, and called each other names. Now it all made sense, Naruto was always trying to cover up his feelings for the stoic boy. "Don't be sorry Naruto. We cant help who we fall in love with …" The two stayed together for a long time. Iruka holding onto Naruto until he cried himself to sleep.
Kakashi watched the scene from outside the window. Naruto had completely broken down and he had admitted that he loved Sasuke. Things were going to get very interesting when it came time for Sasuke and Naruto to spend time together. Kakashi decided he would have to be watching them the entire time.
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Sasuke unlocked the door to his house and stormed in with Sakura following closely behind. They had spend the entire day training but Sasuke was still unhappy. They had to stop sparring every 20 minutes because Sakura didn't have as much stamina as him or Naruto, Sasuke found it very troublesome. That and he was feeling guilty the entire time.
Sasuke walked into the kitchen and started to prepare dinner. Sakura offered her help but he refused and set out to make dinner on his own. Sakura just watched from the dinner table as Sasuke washed rice and chopped vegetables. He hadn't said a word to her since the kiss this morning and it was now early evening.
They ate dinner in silence. In between bites of rice and steamed vegetables, Sakura would glance at Sasuke. He completely ignored her presence at the dinner table. When he had finished he stood up, put his dishes in the sink, and walked out of the kitchen, leaving Sakura alone to eat.
Sakura watched Sasuke leave her. She didn't know what to think. He had ignored her all day. They certainly weren't bonding or learning to trust each other, spending time with Sasuke was nothing like her time with Naruto. She was really starting to miss him.
She finished her meal and walked up to the master bedroom which she assumed to be Sasuke's. She walked in the room and found that Sasuke was already asleep on the bed. He was sprawled out on the bed laying on his stomach, his arms were outstretched and took up the sides of the bed. It reminded her of Naruto. She found a cot with a pillow and a blanket on the opposite side of the room. Sakura was more than slightly disappointed, she thought they would be sharing a bed like she and Naruto had.
She also wanted to talk to him. She felt so confused. There was so much she wanted to know, so much she wanted to say. She guessed it would have to wait until tomorrow.
Author: Awww, poor Naru-chan ! I was so mean to him in this chapter, but I do love him ! My favorite character, second only to Sasuke. And Sasuke's being such a bastard here =[ Well, thanks again for the reviews ! Reviews are always good to have =]