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Chapter 2: Shoppinin
"So, where do we go first?" Sakon asked as he looked around at the stores. "Let's go to Hayari," Naruto decided, leading Sakon in. They were shopping in the mall for Sakon's new clothes.
Once they entered the store, Sakon immediately got into the idea of shopping. "Oooh, look at this! Oh no, I'd look fat in that. Oh, wait -- No, I would look anorexic in those. Is that bad? That's bad. Hey, Naruto, you'd look cute in these!" he said as he threw a pair of pants over the rack he was looking at. Naruto grabbed them. They were dark red with a gold dragon on the back of the right leg, near the bottom. "Try them on," Sakon persisted. Naruto shrugged and entered a change room to try them on. They fit nicely and were comfortable, so Naruto kept them in hand when he paid the bill for Sakon's clothes.
"Can I choose the next store?" Sakon asked excitedly. Naruto nodded, and Sakon grabbed him by the arm and pulled him into a shop named Yunisekkusu. Here he ran over to the clothes that looked borderline women's. "Let's see, I want this, and this, and this, and -- Oh, no, more anorexic clothing." Naruto sighed. He shopped just like Sakura, except she bought all of the 'Anorexic' clothing. "Wait here, I'll be right back," Sakon said as he ran off to a change room. Naruto sat there for a minute before Sakon ran out of the change room in tight low-rise blue jeans and an equally tight black tank top. "How do I look?" he asked breathlessly. "Good," Naruto said, thinking, 'This guy is a wee tad crazy.'
"Let's get supper now," Naruto decided as he left the store laden with shopping bags. "Ok!" Sakon agreed as he spied a cinnamon bun store. "There?" he questioned, and Naruto nodded. Sakon ordered a simple cinnamon bun and Naruto got one with nut sprinkles before they sat down and happily munched on their delectables. "What are we going to do now?" Sakon questioned. "Hmm... What do you want to do?" Naruto asked. "I want to..." Sakon answered vaguely as he scanned the stores. "Go to a movie!" he exclaimed, then glanced apologetically at Naruto. "That is, if you want to." "I have enough change," Naruto said, shrugging. "Thank you!" Sakon said happily. "Sakon... How old are you?" Naruto inquired. "Sixteen," he replied, then went back to his cinnamon bun. 'He sure is friendly for a teenager,' Naruto thought.
"Thank you, go on in now," the guy who worked the theatre till said, then leaned over and whispered to Naruto (they were on a first-name basis, Naruto went to more movies than he'd admit to,) "Who's the girl you picked up there? She looks a bit older than you." Indeed, Sakon had changed into his slightly feminine clothes. Naruto blushed. "It's my ninja mission to take care of her," he said, then wondered, 'Why did I lie about Sakon's gender?' He didn't get a chance to answer himself, though, because Sakon suddenly grabbed him and pointed out enthusiastically, "Look, they sell cotton candy here!"
Naruto watched as the movie screen lit up. "Can I have a bit of your popcorn?" Sakon whispered. Naruto nodded and watched Sakon delicately draw a few pieces from Naruto's large popcorn bag. Sakon had long, slender fingers but a relatively small palm. Naruto glanced over and saw that Sakon was looking at him, too. Both of them quickly looked back at the movie.
"Well, thank you for the movie and clothes," Sakon said when they got back to Naruto's apartment. "No problem," Naruto said, then glanced up at his clock. "Aaagh, I have to be at practice tomorrow at 6:00, and it's already 11:00!" he exclaimed. "You should probably get to sleep then," Sakon advised. "Yeah. Here, you can sleep in my guest room," Naruto said quickly. "Bathroom's down the hall, and here's the scissors so you can cut the tags off of your pajamas." Sakon nodded and smiled. "Thanks, Naruto." Naruto grinned back. "No problem."