Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto Masashi. I'm only borrowing characters for my own entertainment.
Blue-Eyed Blonde
Cornflower: The Color of Blue Roses
Shikamaru grumbled to himself as he left Ichiraku. His blonde boyfriend had left the bill for him, and the bill included the other couple's share. He didn't mind paying for Ino, seeing how she always cleaned his room for him, but there was no reason for him to pay for the Uchiha.
He felt a presence behind him and allowed the person to pounce on his back. "Shika-chan!"
"Naruto, you're going to pay for leaving me the bill."
"Maa, it's not like you can't afford it Shika-chan! You earn more then me since you get the more dangerous missions."
"Fine fine. Just this once," the chuunin said in annoyance as he pulled the blonde's legs round his waist, not wanting the boy to fall off. Naruto grinned and tightened his arms around the taller boy's neck, nuzzling his face against the black hair and messing the neat ponytail up.
"Naruto, stop that or I'll drop you."
"Mou, you're so mean!" the blonde protested loudly before bending down to whisper in his friend's ear. "Sasuke and Ino are watching us."
"I know. That's why I let you pounce on me in the first place," the brunette hissed under his breath. Then he increased his volume so that the watching couple could hear him. "It tickles when you do that."
"But your hair smells nice. I can't help it," the blonde said, pouting adorably even though the other boy couldn't see it. The chuunin rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Che, do whatever you want. I don't care."
The blonde made a contented sound and continued nuzzling against Shikamaru's hair. He heard his friend mutter something which sounded to him like "troublesome little brat", and let out a small laugh."Maa, but I'm your troublesome little brat ne?"
"Unfortunately."
"Shika-chan's a meanie!"
"So I am. Live with it, Naru-chan. After all, I live with your troublesome nature, don't I?"
"Mou, I thought you loved me."
"That doesn't mean I have to be nice to you. Come on, I'll send you to the bridge. I have to get to the academy soon."
"Ok."
Sasuke watched jealously as his beloved blonde interacted intimately with the chuunin. His hands itched to pry Naruto off the other boy's back, but Ino held him back. "Remember the plan, Sasuke-kun! Don't let your jealousy spoil everything."
Shikamaru put the blonde down and kissed the younger boy gently on the lips as he took the boy's hand. The blonde pulled the taller boy closer and kissed back hesitantly for a moment before pulling away,a blush dusting his tanned cheeks. "Let's go, Shika-chan."
"Hn."
The hidden couple watched as the two boys left for the bridge. Sasuke growled softly, causing the blonde girl to worry. She hurriedly tried to take the boy's mind off the earlier kiss. "Na Sasuke-kun, we have to hurry. I'm supposed to meet my team in five minutes."
The brunette nodded and took the girl's hand, walking hurriedly to the spot where she was supposed to meet Asuma, Chouji and Shikamaru's replacement in the team, Emi.
Naruto was already at the bridge when Sasuke arrived. Of course, the brunette had expected it. He sat down next to the shorter boy, thankful that their irritating teammate hasn't arrived yet. He was still angry about Shikamaru's closeness to his little blonde and wasn't in the mood to deal with the pink-haired girl, who would only irritate him further.
"I thought you liked Sakura," the brunette said, breaking the long silence between them, something he rarely had to do since the blonde was so usually very noisy.
"Huh? Did you say something Sasuke? I was thinking of what to get for Shikamaru. His birthday is coming soon."
"Why are you with him anyway? Didn't you like Sakura?" the Uchiha asked, hiding his jealousy.
"Oh! That was only to make Shikamaru jealous. It's surprising how someone so clever can get tricked so easily by me," the boy said, using the excuse his genius friend have given him earlier. The taller boy tried not to scowl at his younger friend. "What's so good about him anyway? He's nothing but a useless lazy bum who does nothing but complains the whole day."
"Don't say that about Shika-chan! He's a genius. At least he became a chuunin before you!"
"So if I become a chuunin, you'll be my Naru-chan as well?" Sasuke asked softly as he pushed the blonde down onto the grass, straddling the boy and holding his wrists.
"Sa-Sauke! What are you doing? Let me go!"
"You're as dense as ever aren't you? Thinking that I like Ino. The one I like is you, my blue-eyed blonde. I don't like seeing you with Shikamaru. I'm the only one who you can hug tightly. I'm the only one who can kiss you, no one else," the brunette whispered into the other boy's ear before planting a possessive kiss on the boy's lips.
Naruto struggled and opened his mouth to protest, allowing the taller boy to push his tongue into the blonde's mouth in the process. Not knowing what else to do, the boy bit Sasuke's tongue, causing the brunette to pull back sharply, his eyes filled with jealous anger. "Do you really like him that much that you won't let me kiss you? You always claim that you like me the most, don't you? So why can he kiss you while I can't?"
"I-It's not that... With Shikamaru, I don't feel anything. He's just a friend. It's just an act to make Ino jealous. It's different with Sasuke..."
"Different? Why is it different? Am I not your friend as well? Don't you like me enough to let me kiss you? Or do you feel something for me? You like me as well, don't you? Why else would you get so flustered about me dating Ino?"
"I-I don't know! Don't force me! I hate this Sasuke!" Naruto yelled loudly, pushing the brunette away roughly and running off. The Uchiha cursed softly at himself. He had let his jealousy overtake him, and scared the blonde away. "Damn it all."
A loud slam was heard as the door was thrown open, causing the class to turn towards the door. Konohamaru, Udon and Moegi stood up as they recognized the figure. "Naruto-niichan!"
"Sit down, the three of you!" Shikamaru barked at the trio. Naruto would have laughed if he wasn't so distressed at the moment. When the three of them had sat back down, the chuunin turned to the blonde. "Naruto, what's wrong?"
"S-Sasuke... That bastard! He... He yelled at me... He said he liked me and yelled at me when I refused to let him kiss me. He got angry because he saw us kissing..."
"You're blabbering, Naruto. You need to calm down a little. Wait for me at the swing and try to calm down. Genma is free now, so I'll see if he can take over me," the taller boy said, stroking the blonde's hair soothingly. The genin nodded and left the classroom quietly.
"Sensei, are you dating Naruto-niichan?" Konohamaru asked.
"So what if I am?"
"You better not hurt him! I'll tell Iruka-sensei if you dare bully him!"
"He's the one who does the bullying anyway. Besides, it's not me you have to worry about. I won't hurt Naruto."
"Good!"
"Now, go get Genma for me. And hurry up about it," Shikamaru said to the young boy. Konohamaru stood up and gave the chuunin a mock salute before running out of the classroom.
Naruto stared at the flowers as he sat on the swing, thinking about Sasuke's earlier behaviour. Hmph. Stupid Sasuke! He never yelled at me before! Even if he said that he likes me... Argh! Stupid Sasuke! He's making me all confused. Why did I have to open my big fat mouth and asked who he liked? Why couldn't he just give me a straight answer at that ti-
"Don't think too hard, Naru-chan. You'll hurt yourself," a slightly nasal voice said from behind the frustrated blonde. The shorter boy turned to the chuunin, not saying anything. Shikamaru sat down on the other swing. "Calmed down yet?"
"A little."
"Good. So what was it that got you so flustered? I only caught something about Sasuke kissing you," the chuunin muttered, his tone sounding annoyed as always, though he was actually rather worried about the blonde.
"I finally know why you said that Sasuke doesn't like Ino. You knew that he liked me, didn't you?"
Shikamaru nodded. "Everyone knew. It was obvious because Sasuke treated everyone coldly, but he was so gentle to you."
"He kissed me, but I didn't let him. Then he started yelling at me. Something about me liking you more than him. And I told him that we're together because you want to make Ino jealous, so I don't have feelings for you. Then he yelled at me even more. He asked why I can't kiss him if I could kiss you even though I claim that I like him the most. Now I don't know what to do. He asked if I treated him as more than a friend! How would I know? He's just Sasuke to me!"
"So you told him that we were just acting. Maa... Things will get troublesome now that you can't make him jealous anymore."
"Who cares? I don't like this jealous Sasuke anyway! But he might tell Ino... Will Ino get angry at you?"
"Knowing that girl, she'll be more happy than angry that I even bothered to make her jealous. We know each other too well to play this jealousy game. Besides, she did the same thing to me. Now, let's get back to your problem. How do you feel about him dating Ino? Or rather, how did you feel, since Ino is going to be mine by tonight."
"Irritated. He ignored me for Ino! How can he do that? He used to spend all his time with me!"
"So you're jealous."
"I'm not jealous! I don't even like Sasuke! I like girls!"
"Stop yelling, you're hurting my ears. You've got a high-pitched voice, did you know?"
"What? Are you saying that I sound like a girl?"
"When you screech like that you do."
"Take that back! I don't screech!"
"Aa, whatever. You just tell Sasuke you only want to be his friend if you don't like him that way. I know things will work out. Sasuke won't force you, because he really cares for you. . There, it's settled. Now let's go watch some clouds. You have to wait until Kakashi arrives before you can go back anyway, since Sasuke will be there."
"All right... The hill or the rooftop?"
"Rooftop. The hill's too far away. It's troublesome."
"As expected from you. Let's go then!"
The villagers made way as Sasuke walked along the streets of the village with a fierce scowl on his face. Even his usual fangirls didn't approach him. The young Uchiha stopped as he passed by the Yamanaka family's flower store. A soft smile graced his lips as he looked at a bouquet of blue roses, the soft tint of cornflower blue reminding him of Naruto's eyes.
The young prodigy stood in front of the shop, staring at the blue roses. Finally he decided to buy the flowers for the young blonde, as a form of apology. Making sure that no one was watching him, he grabbed the bouquet on display and walked into the shop hurriedly. Then he chose a card with the words "Sorry" printed on it and borrowed a pen from Ino's mother to write a note to his dense teammate before paying for everything.
When he was done, he looked out of the shop before walking out quickly, not wanting to be seen with a bouquet of roses. He held the flowers up, but felt it looked stupid, so he cradled it in his hands. It still looked stupid. In fact, it was worse than holding the flowers up. Trying various positions, he finally decided on holding the flowers limply by his side, acting like the hand holding the bouquet didn't belong to him.
Reaching the window of the blonde's apartment, he climbed in and placed the roses gently on the boy's bed, knowing that some of the neighbours would sabotage it if he left it outside. Shaking his head at the messy state of the apartment, he cleaned it up a little before rushing down to the bridge to meet the team.
"Yo."
Sakura looked up at the jounin, who was squatting on the branch above her head with one hand held up in a wave. She stood up, glad that she didn't have to be alone anymore, and screamed at the man as she pointed a finger at him. "You're late!"
"Maa, I got chased by this horde of fangirls and they wouldn't stop chasing me, so I had to go into hiding and wait until it was safe before coming out to find you guys."
"Uso!"
"Maa..." the jounin said, his single visible eye curved into a cresent for a moment before he opened it and looked around. "Where are those two?"
"Who knows? Probably having fun elsewhere. You know how close they are," the girl muttered, her tone somewhat resigned to the fact that the Uchiha would never notice her as anything else but a teammate. She didn't notice as the brunette walked in behind her. "Hn."
"Sasuke-kun!" the kunoichi called in surprise, looking behind him for the blonde. "Where's Naruto? Isn't he with you?"
"I'm here!" a loud voice called just as Sasuke opened his mouth to answer the girl. Two and a half pairs of eyes turned to look at the blonde who had just arrived, clinging to Shikamaru's back. Sasuke hid a scowl of jealousy, not wanting to upset Naruto any further. The pink-haired girl, however, noticed the scowl her onyx-eyed teammate was shooting at the chuunin. She frowned and looked between her two teammates curiously.
Seems like Sasuke-kun and Naruto are having some problems. Now that I had some time to accept the fact that Sasuke-kun likes Naruto, I must admit they'll make a cute couple. Ino was right! And speaking of that girl... Wasn't she helping Sasuke-kun make Naruto jealous? Seems like I'll have to help out too, though now probably isn't the best time... Ah! I'll wait till I can get a chance to talk to Sasuke-kun!
"Shika-chan, you better go back now. I'll be fine!" the young genin said to the taller boy. The chuunin tapped his friend's nose lightly. "Don't think too much. You'll hurt yourself."
It was only when Shikamaru was gone that the blonde realized what his friend was implying. "Shikamaru! Are you calling me stupid?"
Sakura let a giggle escape from her lips before clapping her hand over her mouth, amusement shone in Kakashi's visible eye and Sasuke shook his head fondly. The blonde pouted and folded his arms over his chest. "Damn lazy ass! Calling me stupid. Just because he's smart doesn't mean that he can call me stupid!"
Naruto opened his mouth to ramble on, but Kakashi mangaged to cut in before the boy could say anything. "Now that we're all here, I can start briefing the three of you about today's mission."
At that, the tanned boy pounced on the jounin. "Is it a class A mission?"
"Nope. It's a class C. Aren't you glad?"
"Pfft. Stupid boring mission again."
"Maa, it's better than nothing."
"Right, so hurry up and get on with it!"
"We'll help Aiko-san with her household chores again today, orders of her husband. Maa, such a caring husband she has. Sasuke should learn from him."
"Why only Sasuke? I'm a guy too!"
"Because you'll probably end up as Sasuke's bride, Naruto-chan," the jounin teased, tapping the blonde's nose as Shikamaru had done earlier. The two boys blushed a deep red as the younger boy pointed at the older man. "You... I... Sasuke... Argh! I'm not Sasuke's bride! He'll be the bride! He looks pretty enough to be the girl!"
"Does that mean that you'll marry me, Naruto-kun? I don't mind being the bride if it's you. And I'm glad you think I'm pretty," Sasuke couldn't help saying in a coy manner, teasing his beloved. Naruto's blush deepened, but he kept silent and shot the pale boy a glare.
"Sasuke, stop teasing him. He looks like he's about to get a nosebleed from all the blood rushing to his face. Come on, let's get started. The sooner we finish, the sooner I can dismiss you three."
"Yeah, and the sooner you can get back to your Iruka-chan," a somewhat feminine voice muttered. Only one person had heard it. The jounin turned and cuffed Naruto's ear gently. "Quiet you. I don't want the whole village finding out about us."
Sasuke, who had heard only the last sentence, looked at Kakashi suspiciously. Recently the jounin had been more affectionate to the other boy, for some unknown reasons. He glared at the silver-haired man, who smiled back at him cheerfully. He scowled. Kakashi's smile turned into a grin as he bent down and whispered something into Naruto's ear that caused the genin to blush. Then he planted a cloth-covered kiss on the blonde's hair.
The Uchiha smirked. So it's like that. I'll just have to win Naruto back from you then.
To Be Continued...
Yatta! I'm finally done with the chapter! Having a cosplay event this Sat. Doing Tsunade. And Hinata for next Sat. Can't wait!
Whee. Sasuke thinks that Kakashi and Naruto are together. Stupid Sasuke forgot that Kakashi already has a lover. Haha... I love jealous Sasuke! But I think he's not jealous anymore. He seems determined to get his Naru-chan back nyan? Couldn't resist the lure of KakaNaru, so I put some in. -grins-