Title: Unbinding the Contract
Author: ice krystahl- chan who loves everybody!
Pairings: SasuNaru and a whole lot of cameo appearances. )
Warnings: shounen-ai! That means boy/boy! If you don't like it, then don't read it.
Author's notes: ice krystahl is officially indisposed as of the moment. She complained of heart failure and extreme shock due to the unbelievable amount of reviews she is getting for this fiction. She is currently curled in front of the television, watching reruns of Naruto (for revival, or so she says). But she extends this chapter to all of you. Har-de- har- har. ) Hope everybody likes it! YOSH!
SCENE 5: Bluff
"That would be me." Came a voice from the door.
Instantly, heads whipped toward the direction of the voice. There was a complete and total silence. Then came the sounds of broken china and dripping tea as everybody- Sasuke, Naruto, Kiba, Shino, Iruka and Kakashi- dropped the teacups they were holding as they took in the appearance of the newcomer. The air is suddenly heavy with tension.
No one moved.
No one made a noise.
Slowly but surely, their eyes traveled at the lone figure in the doorway, starting from his feet up to his head. Iruka- sensei was right. It was indeed, somebody they did know.
That green bodysuit.
Those round, unblinking eyes.
Those bushy eyebrows.
That bowl cut.
"It is I, Rock Lee, the epitome of youth and young love; the adoring son of sunsets, who is rightly assigned to guide you in the path of complete righteousness!" Teeth glinting in the overhead light and a fist with a thumb sticking out and pointing upwards, Rock Lee is the picture of a man saying his words in his true element. Oddly enough, in his mind's eye, he envisions himself standing at the edge of a cliff... the sound of distant waves crashing heard in the background whilst the last rays of the sun are silhouetting him perfectly in all the right angles.
Nope. No one still moved.
Rock Lee's eyes started to water. Oh Gai- sensei, how right you are! Look at these people! They are all mesmerized by my presence, as you have told me so!
Naruto couldn't take it anymore. He stood up angrily, and screamed his lungs out. "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?!"
Lee smiled serenely at Naruto, his eyes, large as saucers, are shining. "Do not worry, Naruto- san. Gai- sensei has already told me about your predicament..." Lee took Naruto's hand in his, "... and together, we can rid of those pre- marital hormones that actively attack your system. You too, Sasuke- san." Lee added, looking at Sasuke as well.
Naruto's ears started to emit steam. Lee as their guardian? That was as bad as having Jiraiya as their teacher! No way!
Kakashi suddenly cleared his throat. As though following a fiery tennis match, heads whipped again, but this time towards the opposite direction.
"Ne, what is it, Kakashi- sensei?" Kiba asked dazedly, as though he was indeed mesmerized by Lee's unexpected appearance.
"Anou, I was just wondering, how did your mentor knew of Sasuke and Naruto's predicament? It was, after all, classified information, and considered 'Top Secret' of the Hokage- sama. Hmm... he wouldn't be sneaking around me again, would he?" Kakashi said, raising his voice, as though wanting to be overheard by someone from outside.
As if by magic, there was a sudden scuffle at the door, and once again, heads whipped toward the direction of the noise. This time, jaws dropped, and the tea kettle flew in all directions.
That green bodysuit.
Those bushy eyebrows.
That bowl cut.
"It is I, Maito Gai, who will go any lengths, endure any hardship to defeat you, Kakashi!" Teeth glinting in the overhead light and index finger pointing accusingly at Kakashi, Maito Gai is the picture of a rabid man in the brink of insanity.
Nope. No one still hasn't moved, save for Kiba who positively fainted at the sight of the green bodysuit- clad duo. Shino dropped to his knees to look after him.
"How dare you accuse me of sneaking around you, Kakashi! I will never stoop so low as to follow your every movement, nor go snooping around your apartment! I will never go as far as eavesdropping at your 'Top Secret' meetings with the Hokage, and I have never, ever sneaked on you!' Gai said, standing next to his adoring student, who was nodding his agreement.
"Really, now? Well, then, if you weren't sneaking on me, what were you doing outside Sasuke's house just now?"
A film of sweat suddenly broke out in Gai's forehead. He started laughing uneasily as 6 pairs of eyes, including his own student, stared at him.
"That's right, Gai- sensei! What were you doing outside?" Lee asked.
"W- Well! I- I wouldn't call that s-sneaking!"
"Of course you wouldn't, would you Gai?" Kakashi sneered, albeit good- naturedly.
"W-Well, Kakashi, I w-was j-just checking up on the progress of my favorite student h-here." Gai said, pointing at Lee.
Sasuke, who remained quiet all this time, let out a long, pained breath. His head was starting to really hurt now, and all these many people at his house were pushing him to the limit. He wondered briefly if things will be better if he just used his chidori right now, and scared everybody away. But as if.
"Oi, we don't care whether or not you've been maniacally following Kakashi- sensei's every move, but we want to know, is Lee really our guardian?"
Everybody was silent as they await Gai's answer. Even Lee was suddenly confused.
Seconds ticked. Beads of perspiration trickled.
Silence.
"Well?" Naruto prompted. In the back, Kiba started to regain consciousness.
"A-Ahehehe! Well, uhm...." Gai stalled, scratching the back of his head.
"Go on." said Sasuke, tapping his foot impatiently.
"A-actually... N- No?" Gai answered sheepishly before laughing at himself.
There was a series of groan from everybody, and Kiba fainted again.
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Naruto lay silently on his new bed, eyeing the red silk walls, and marveling at how the day turned out to be. Just this morning, I had awoken in my own bed, made some ramen and showed up for training. How weird could it be, being dragged in this mess Sasuke made... That bastard. I must remember to make him buy me ramen at Ichiraku's; after all, that's one of my conditions...
There was a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Naruto yelled, but it went useless, as whomever it is, barged right in without answering
"Yo, Fart boy! What's up?" It was Kiba, holding Akamaru in his arms.
"Don't call me fart boy! And don't just go about, entering people's rooms!"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Listen Naruto, you lost."
"What do you mean, lost?" Naruto queried, apparently confused.
"You lost the bet. The one wherein you had to get us food from Sasuke's kitchen?"
Naruto suddenly remembered. His own words played in his mind: "If I win, you will do everything I say. If I don't, I'll do everything you say."
He gasped. Oh. no.
Kiba smiled evilly. "Now you remember! And there's no turning back, okay? Or are you going back on your word?" he asked tauntingly.
Naruto smirked, eerily resembling Sasuke. He didn't know what Kiba was up to, but he couldn't go back on his word. That is his ninja way. "Fine. What do you want me to do then?" he asked the other boy.
Kiba put an arm around Naruto, and started whispering in his ear.
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Sasuke was in the living room, near the window, and looked at the sky above. The night was as beautiful as always, and the moon hung magnificently between the clouds and the stars. Iruka and Kakashi had left his house, and told him they were to escort the two, Gai and Lee, to the Hokage.
Sasuke rolled his eyes.
The Hokage's 'Top Secret' ain't such a secret now. Almost everybody in the ninja world knows that he and Naruto are getting married, for Pete's sake. First there were Sakura, Kakashi, Iruka and the Hokage, then came Neji and Shikamaru. Now it's Kiba, Shino, Rock Lee and Gai. Why don't he just go run around Konoha, butt- naked, wearing only a sign around is neck that read: "Getting married to the dobe. Sorry. Uchiha name is officially dead."
But come to think of it, it's not so bad...Sasuke thought, and a picture of blond- haired boy floated in his mind. He was so wrapped up in his own thoughts that he didn't hear somebody approach him.
"Sasuke? Oi, Sasuke?" It was Naruto, poking his shoulder.
Sasuke willed his features go blank, even though inside, he starts to feel oddly excited. Naruto perched on the window sill just like he did, looking at the moon.
"What do you want, Naruto?"
Naruto shrugged and smiled widely. "I've always liked the moon. I've even talked to it a few times."
Sasuke blinked at this. "You talk to the moon?"
"Yeah! Haven't you tried doing that?"
"And why in the world would I talk to the moon, dobe?" Sasuke snorted.
Naruto pouted. "Hey, I thought no more name calling! Anyway, talking to the moon is nice, especially when you come home at night, full of stories to tell, and there's no one there..." Naruto's voice trailed off, then laughed. "Anou... but its really fun! You should try it!"
Sasuke stared at the boy in front of him, laughing openly, but on the inside he could tell that the boy was really lonely. He, like him, is alone and barely living at all. Sasuke marveled at how he never thought about the fact that they were very alike in many ways and yet so different in many ways too.
"Hm... Naruto, if you can talk to the moon right now, what would you say to it?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Nothing."
Naruto went silent, a deep frown marring his fox- like features. He was obviously thinking hard. Then after a moment or two, he turned his face sideways at the dark- haired boy and smiled softly. The moonlight illuminated Naruto's face sensuously, and Sasuke felt the air knock out of his lungs. So beautiful, he thought, wishing that he could touch the kitsune's face.
"Do you really want to know, Sasuke- chan?" Naruto murmured, stepping closer to the other boy.
Sasuke stood rigidly, consciously aware of the close proximity of the kitsune. His mouth suddenly went dry. "Y- Yes, if you w-want to t-tell me..."
Naruto stepped closer still, until their bodies were touching. "Well... I'll tell the moon to forgive me... and you know why?"
"W- Why?" Sasuke asked breathlessly.
Naruto stood on his toes, so that they were looking eye to eye. Their noses touched. Sasuke stopped breathing at all.
"Cos right now, I think Sasuke- chan is much more beautiful than the moon..." Naruto whispered, and in a heartbeat, captured Sasuke's lips in his.
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Sasuke couldn't move, couldn't think straight. All he knew was that Naruto's lips were soft against his, moving so lightly every now and then. There was no electricity, not even a jolt, when their lips first touched. The novels which described first kisses were very wrong. The truth was, he couldn't quite explain what he was feeling. It was more of an explosion in his chest, overwhelming all of his other senses.
He closed his eyes just then, and circled his arms around the smaller boy's waist, which made the other boy gasp in surprise. Sasuke plunged his seeking tongue right in, and his chest exploded once more.
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Naruto's toes tingled. Sasuke's lips were moist and warm, tasting very much like a piece of heaven. The dark- haired boy was rendered motionless, and Naruto was sure that Sasuke was very surprised at his actions. He moved his lips slightly across Sasuke's lips, feeling a shiver run through the other. The truth was, he was quite enjoying the kiss. It was the first time he had ever felt like this, and he wondered if Sasuke felt the same way too.
But just then, Sasuke hugged him close, and all thoughts flew out of his head. He gasped in surprise, and when he felt Sasuke's tongue brush against his, light exploded under his eyes.
He was right. Sasuke is much more beautiful than the moon.
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Kiba's hand was tightly clamped around Akamaru's snout, to prevent him from barking out loud. Sasuke and Naruto was in the living room, looking out the window and talking, and then one second later they were kissing! He didn't want to admit it, but he liked what he was seeing. Ever since he saw Naruto and Sasuke almost kissed a while ago, he can't think of anything else. Heh. Good thing he remembered about the bet, or he wouldn't have persuaded Naruto to kiss the Uchiha.
He heard footsteps behind him, and when he turned around, he saw Shino approaching him.
"What are you doing inside a broom shed?" Shino asked Kiba, who immediately shushed him.
"Be quiet! Here, come here, I'm gonna show you something!" Kiba whispered excitedly, pulling Shino's arm to sit next to him in the already crowded broom shed. He pointed at Naruto and Sasuke, who was still kissing each other.
Shino stared at the other two in awe before turning to ask his companion.
"How did you manage to make them kiss?"
'Why do you always assume that its me whose behind everything?" Kiba asked indignantly.
"Because you usually are behind everything."
Kiba rolled his eyes. "Fine. Whatever you say. But yeah, I had something to do with it. Heehee. So what do you think, Shino?"
Shino merely shrugged. "What do you think?"
Kiba smiled. "I think I'd like to try it, too." He said, and kisses Shino right on the lips.
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Standing alone in the darkness, he wondered what the hell was going on the place. The inhabitants of the Uchiha mansion seemed to be bitten by a love bug of some sort. A pair was stupidly confining themselves in a broom shed, and another was standing right in front of the window, holding each other close.
He didn't know what he was doing here, but he had orders. And when they ordered, he follows, no matter how stupid and a waste of time the mission was.
He looked closely at the pair bathed under the moonlight. Didn't somebody told them that he was coming tonight? This wasn't exactly the greeting he thought he was getting.
But whatever. He has his orders, and slowly, he walked toward the Naruto and Sasuke, who was still busy kissing each other senseless..
T.B.C.
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Author's note... again:
Sorry, because it took so long again, not to mention it was kinda short. -smiles sheepishly- I had a rough time really deciding who the teacher will be, but right now, I think it's a bit obvious who will be appearing next chappie, right? Heehee. Oh, and please, forgive the sloppiness of my work? ) I tried, I really tried.
Here are the people I really want to thank:
Yasmyn Yaslanna- you'll know it soon enough! )
Rikku Urashima- I get a lot of 'damn Iruka and Kakashi'! Haha! You made me laugh and made my day!
GoldenTwilight1- a cookie?! acookie?! Is it an oatmeal cookie?! Waah. ice adores you!
Yit-ha – Thanks! I think you're great too! )
Yuen-chan- Sorry! No more cliffhangers, now, see? –smiles sweetly-
Kanemoshi- lime action in the NEXT chappie! I swear! Please, just don't kill me!
einld - you naughty, naughty, naughty you! I was seriously considering Jiraiya after what you've said, har-har. It made me laugh. You're too good to me! ) ice- chan loves you much!
123- no more Irukas here... heehee.
Danya2- if I have fifteen thumbs, you'll be getting those too. )
allie - thanks! Harhar. But there's not so much satisfaction here... but there will be in the next chappie. –winks-
demonesse- I'm glad you enjoyed the Neji/ Shika.. hmm. Want some more?
sloths-y-sake- best fics?! You made me faint due to happiness!
Anukis-san- I hope you're hyper again before you read this. Heehee. )
Nuppu- ooh! I just can't get enough of you! I LOVE NUPPU!
Melrose Stormhaven- harhar. Belated happy Halloween!
Cookie6- yep yep! Raining men in Konoha, makes you wanna live there.. –sparkling eyes-
WaterBookLover- thabks.. and hey –whispers- you guessed right. But that's our secret.
hogo-chan- im sorry I haven't updated faster.. c
Rai - please don't die! Here is the next chappie!
HikariChang- if it was Sakura, I'd bang my head in the desk till my blood flows and kills the laptop. Uh, never mind?
KageKitsune16- I really, really like you! You made my day as usual. ) heehee. And since I like you, I followed what you wanted. )
Kuroi Hikari- harhar! Please! I am not evil! Forgive me!
katsumi kazama- guess who'll be the guardian! )
Furafu-S- heehee. The guardian will be good, I hope. )
So many people to thank, so little space. X) till the next chapter! Ciao!
