werrd. Here we go with chapter... uh this chapter. 5? no, 6. 5. heh. I'm glad most of you like subtlety because subtlety ahoy! AND I have a surprise for yoouuuu...
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'Well, it happened.' the boy thought. And it so happened that neither of them felt embarrassed, guilty or ashamed this time. In fact, they were both quite satisfied with the quality AND quantity of their 'interactions'. Forever now would they have a reason to snicker whenever someone would flop down on the loft's couch, blissfully unaware.
'It really happened.' Sasuke thought again, not quite through pinching himself.
His blond companion yet slept with a rosy cheek pressed into the pillow- a sign of his fatigue. The conscious one smiled and wondered how someone as irritating as this boy could be so goddamned serene when asleep. Sasuke wanted to wake him up just to witness the transition from this bizarro Naruto to the one he knew so well.
Having changed locations once their activities required more surface area, Sasuke now shifted around under his own sheets in an attempt to rouse the blond on his bed. It had been satisfying finally showing Naruto his home and be almost immediately shoved into the bedroom. The stagnancy of the location didn't matter, though. As long as Naruto wanted to be there with him that's where he'd want to be.
"Damn." Sasuke cursed quietly. He felt himself falling for this boy- hard. He had to wake him up-
"Hey- wake up, dummy."
The drummer didn't respond.
"I know you're awake, shrimp, now get up."
The former angel suddenly grimaced.
"Jerk! Last night was PERFECT, why do you- havta... "
Naruto was silenced by a swift capture of his lips by Sasuke's. Sasuke shifted Naruto onto his back and hovered over him, progressively deepening the kiss. The little silver charm around Sasuke's neck dangled tantalizingly over Naruto's throat and the smaller boy shivered when the cold metal touched his skin. Right when the blond was at his mercy, Sasuke stopped and asked, "What were you saying?"
"Hm?" Naruto dazedly responded.
The brunet smiled "It's Wednesday."
"Oh. I guess we should get to the loft." said Naruto.
Sasuke nodded, made no other motion to rise.
"Soooo..." the blond said before being cut off again by greedy lips and an insatiable body pressed into his as gravity took effect.
Naruto figured it was useless to resist something like GRAVITY. So.
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They were in the loft by three.
"What the HELL, you two!?" Ino crowed.
Naruto winced, knowing better than to defy her when he was already up shit creek. Sasuke however,
"What the hell yourself. You didn't even show up yesterday."
"At least I had the decency to call you! How do you expect us to get anywhere missing TWO days of practice? To be frank, Sasuke, your singing sucks fatties lately and I think-" Ino's berating was disrupted once she noticed a teensy gesture of intimacy between the two boys she faced- two little intertwined pinkies. Fair and tan complexions wound together. She gasped lightly.
"Maybe, eh, maybe YOU didn't get anywhere yesterday, Ino." he smirked, knowingly, "And I'm not the only one who's been sucking fatties..." he said while turning his head toward Naruto.
"SASUKE GEEZ!!" he shrieked.
Kiba, who had been merely observing the whole time, nearly died laughing.
Ino was so shocked, she too began to laugh.
Sasuke laughed.
Naruto fumed.
"LOOK WHO'S TALKING! You guys don't even wanna KNOW what he did to mph-"
"That's quite enough." Sasuke pressed his hand over Naruto's mouth before he could continue. "We have guests."
Naruto shoved the obtrusive hand away with a 'bleh'. "Pinkie!"
And there Sakura sat, wide-eyed and paralyzed. And right next to her was her equally surprised, be-speckled boyfriend.
"Heeyy four-eyes! Those new, Lee? How are you guys?" prattled the blond, oblivious of the duo's shock.
"Yyyyyeah." Lee answered belatedly.
"Sasuke?" Sakura squeaked.
Sasuke looked confused for a moment, but realization soon hit him like a brick. "No! Sakura, you didn't make me gay!"
The entire loft gaped at the singer's uncharacteristic outburst. He swiftly became florid and looked at the floor.
"Well you didn't..." He mumbled.
The general attention then shifted to Sakura, who was visibly relieved. Lee squeezed her hand supportively and smiled.
"Wow." Ino remarked. "Awkward."
Naruto disregarded the potentially uncomfortable situation and resumed his one-sided conversation with 'Pinkie'.
"What're you guys doing here? Didja hear the new song? I like your shoes, Sakura! I heard you guys were getting married..."
"Hehe- we're here to say hi, haven't heard it yet, thanks and not true." Sakura answered "Dummy." She added, playfully.
The blond pouted. Sasuke took a seat next to Lee while his newest lover jabbered on with the girl.
"Rebound?" Lee asked.
"Hardly" came the sardonic reply.
Lee shrunk at Sasuke's tone. Despite it all, he still felt ashamed and guilty having stolen Sakura away from him. And, truth told, Sasuke still felt traces of bitterness.
In the distant past it had always been him, Naruto and Sakura. They grew up together. It was natural for the three of them to be in love with each other without even knowing it. The brooding singer may have been irritated with one, if not both of them more often than not, but inside it was different. The three of them had always been deeply in love, with no mind of gender or sexual preference. It was only matter of time before something physical happened.
All of this was explained to Lee after a particularly awkward situation in which a certain name was uttered during a MOST inappropriate moment. It had hurt him, of course, most notably in the ego and libido, but he enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about his beloved Sakura.
Sasuke, on the other hand, was quite upset when news of this situation reached his ears. Not so much that it was his name being cried out in the throes of passion, but that said throes of passion had occurred. The idea of his still closest friend in bed with someone else had taken time for him to fully swallow. But he trusted Lee. Lee could and DID treat her right.
"Not EVEN a rebound, loser. I've always had him." Sasuke said with a grin. "And I'll ALWAYS have both of them."
Lee conceded. He knew it would be impossible for him to fully separate his lover from her previous. There were times when he would be watching Sakura sitting still, drawing her with a look in her eyes he just KNEW were caused by thoughts of Sasuke.
It didn't matter, though. They had all moved on. They were all finally HAPPY.
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The day quickly changed from a practice session to a casual get-together. Ino gave Shikamaru a reason to ditch class and he came over. Lee called up two of his best friends who also went to school nearby. Kiba called up the cute girl he'd been meaning to who was also a bassist.
Naruto and Sasuke ran to the corner place to get a couple of pizzas- at a discount, of course, as to Naruto's chagrin Sasuke 'knew' the counter girl. So from there the evening went, Lee introducing Sakura to his childhood friends, Kiba chatting up his little girl-friend who blushed and giggled reluctantly at his crude jokes, and Ino and Shikamaru sharing stories with the other couples about their mutual friends.
Sasuke, ever the antisocial, was content with listening and Naruto, ever intent on pleasing his loved ones remained on the sidelines with him.
"Naruto?" queried the mute brunet at long last.
"Hm?" came the half-interested reply.
The former looked into the eyes of the latter and saw absolutely nothing different from what he usually saw. Defiance, annoyance, a little bit of charming stupidity and that definite true-to-Naruto spark were all there and nothing more. He realized that nothing had truly changed despite them having slept together the night- and morning- prior. More importantly, Sasuke felt not much different about the adorably dim blond now as he did a week ago. Personally he felt liberated, open, purified and, above all, happy. But about Naruto...
"What is it, you weirdo? SPEAK."
He still had it in him to punch that brat square in the jaw.
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SURPRISE THAT'S THE END AHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAAAHAHA yeah. I like stories where everything pretty much ends up the same. So much more satisfying and ahh. :) content. SO NO BITCHING ME OUT TO CONTINUE OK GEEZ. Because I, in true Hopeless Case style, have another surprise in mind. But yer gonna have to wait. Ha.