Title: Never been kissed
Rating: pg 13
Pairings: SasuNaru, InoShika, some KakaIru, one-sided sakunaru & hinanaru .
Warnings: shonen ai (sorry mr. anonymous 'richard', i love sasunaru and nothing can change that:P)
Summary: It's almost Naruto's sixteenth birthday and Kiba tells him a couple of things that he needs to do before then...
Author's notes: thoughts and 'inner Sakura' are in italics. Ek! This chapter was O.o hope you like it xP
Disclaimer: don't own naruto. nope, nope, nope.
Chapter Five:
Ten days till...
In the still of the night...
First it was Sasuke, who sat up in his bed, unable to get back to sleep. He climbed out of bed and walked towards the window and sat on the sill. Leaning his back along one side, a leg pushed up against the other, he stared at the moon.
It had been the first time in a while since he hadn't had a nightmare. It was also the first time in a while since… he had a dream. But this wasn't what had Sasuke surprised; it was that he was in his dream... and only him...
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Hinata was next. She had awoken just when her dream was beginning to get good. She let out a small sigh as she took a sip of water from the glass on her night table. The dark haired girl flushed and smiled as she remembered her dream. If only she could get the courage to do that in real life, but then again, if she had that courage, Hinata would do a lot of things.
If only...
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Naruto... Sasuke... Naruto... Sasuke... chanted Sakura over and over in her head.
The girl knew her want and need for Sasuke was actually beginning to die out, but that didn't mean she still wasn't attracted to him (seriously, who wouldn't be?)
But then there was Naruto. God she was lucky, not only did she have one hot guy on her team, she had two. Naruto had never really appealed to her that much, but lately, Sakura found herself wanting more and more of the blonde.
Opening her eyes, she stared at the ceiling as her mind began to run away with her. Ooooh, Naruto really is becoming a piece of hot stuff! Why didn't I notice this before, Inner Sakura rambled, but luckily, we're spending all this time together so I can make a move! I'm pretty sure he already likes me, but he's probably just shy. The only thing standing in the way is... Sasuke...
Sakura shifted and turned on her side. It was true, if there was anything in the way, it was Sasuke. He was their teammate and friend and he might even be jealous. She didn't want to upset the Uchiha but Sakura did want a boyfriend. I mean, come on, she was sixteen years old now and had not even once had a boyfriend! Even Ino had beat her to it! Besides, it wasn't that Naruto wasn't kind, funny and good looking.
He was! He was, in fact, everything and anything a girl could want in a boyfriend!
The pink haired girl sprang up from her bed in excitement. Hell yeah! she cried to herself, what am I waiting for? But...
Sakura couldn't help but think of him. Just why had she kissed him back then? Sakura began to pace her room. It was cruel of her, to not say a thing and leave the poor boy hanging, but then again, he still acted the same as always. She should just give him a try... No! screamed inner Sakura, you can't! It just wouldn't be right! You don't like him that way!
Sakura sighed, Gomen Lee-san, she said to herself and began to plan for Naruto's arrival. Her new mission?
To make Naruto her boyfriend.
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Then it was Kiba who awoke next. He was staring at the figure in bed next to him. Smiling, the boy lifted a hand to lightly stroke the hair of his partner. Kiba was glad the other snuck into his house for a late night visit and hoped there would be more in the future. He let out a small sigh as he stopped stroking and wrapped his arm around the other.
If only they didn't have to hide their relationship. If only they didn't have to pretend that they were only friends... if only.
The truth of the matter was, that Kiba didn't mind if other people knew. In fact, he wanted to tell but he knew he would be in deep shit if he did. Instead, he acted as if everything was normal when it wasn't. He hated when he had to hide his emotions, especially when he couldn't keep the grin off his face whenever this special person was around. Kiba felt a slight stirring beneath his arm as a hand intertwined with his and pulled him closer. He closed his eyes; but then again, it was all worth it.
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Lastly, it was Naruto, who let out three sneezes in a row, which woke him up from his sleep. (You know how you sneeze when someone thinks of you?) He turned onto his side and pulled his blanket closer to him. He could never get much sleep on the last day of a mission because he was always anticipating what came after. When he would get to go home. Naruto smiled to himself when he thought of the people that would be waiting for him. Sakura... Kakashi-sensei... Iruka-sensei... Tsunade-baba... Jiraiya...
Sasuke...
Naruto sighed, if only he wasn't a hormonal boy. He didn't know if it was normal, but he couldn't stop picturing Sasuke with his clothes off whenever he saw his rival. Ok, he lied; he pictured Sasuke with his clothes off even when he wasn't around him either.
God, was he sick? Naruto didn't know. All he knew was that he had to avoid Sasuke to get the sick, perverted thoughts out of his head. For Pete's sake, he was thinking about another boy!
Naruto rolled to his other side and looked out of the Inn's window. This was unhealthy! It was only a naked body, why should it bother him? He had seen many naked bodies countless times before and he had never spent this much time thinking about it. It was just attraction, Naruto decided. Only attraction. Sasuke was good looking and could even be mistaken for a girl, right? So anyone could and should be attracted to Sasuke. In fact, Naruto wouldn't be normal if he wasn't attracted to Sasuke.
Yes, it was only right to be attracted to him.
The blonde let out another cry, by why did his rival have to be so damn pretty!
"Urgh!" cried Naruto aloud, "Dammit Sasuke." Twisting and turning Naruto finally came to a conclusion. This is just a phase, he said to himself, I mean, a second ago, you thought Sakura was the hottest thing around. Now it's just Sasuke. Look all you want and be done with him. Find someone new. Naruto frustratedly closed his eyes; maybe if he just gave in a little bit, it would go away...
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The Next day:
Nine days till...
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"Thanks Ojisan!" yelled Naruto as he walked away from Ichiraku's. Hinata lurched from the shadows watching as he slowly wondered around town. He didn't even notice her presence. Not that he ever did, she had followed him on countless occasions without him finding out. Hinata quickly hid behind a tree when she saw Naruto stop in the park to lie in the grass. The girl couldn't help but blush while watching her crush lie carelessly with a content smile upon his face. His eyes were closed and the slight breeze blew his hair from side to side.
Closing her own eyes, she decided to work out her plan in her head.
First she would walk up to him... slowly... step-by-step. 'Hello Naruto-kun,' she envisioned herself saying, 'I-I want to tell you something.' Then she would look into his beautiful blue eyes and say, 'I-I ... like you...' From there, Hinata had no idea how it would go, but she would have to take a chance.
Stepping away from the tree, she slowly approached him.
"Na-Naruto-kun," she stumbled as she stood by him. He opened up one eye and smiled,
"Hinata! How are you? No mission today?" She shook her head,
"N-no! N-Not at all!" Naruto sat up and patted the spot next to him,
"Want to join me?" he asked. Hinata flushed and slowly nodded. She carefully tried to sit down while calming her shaky legs.
"It's a nice day, isn't it?" She nodded and sneaked a peak sideways at Naruto. Her heart began beating faster and faster. "So, Hinata, what brings you to the park?" He had turned to look at her now. She wanted to keep the gaze and look into his eyes forever but was too shy. No! cried her inner Hinata you have to do it! You have to show him how you feel!
Feeling a new strength surge through her, the white eyes turned back to the blue ones. Steadying her hands on the ground, she slowly brought her face towards his. Closer... and closer... Naruto looked at her with confusion but Hinata had gone too far to care. She was almost there, only a couple more inches...
"NARUTO!" screamed a voice that brought Hinata back to reality. When she realized how close she was to the blonde, she sprung back.
"Ah..." she began nervously.
"Naruto! Hinata-chan!" called out Sakura as she ran towards them, "What are you two up to?"
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Naruto looked towards Hinata still confused. What was she trying to do back there? Was there something on his face? She had turned a dark red by now. Man, that Hinata was definitely weird and he could never understand her. He turned towards Sakura who had just shown up,
"Hey Sakura-chan! I'm doing nothing, just looking at the sky. How bout you?" The girl smiled,
"Nothing... Actually I was looking for you!"
"Really? Why?"
"I was wondering if you wanted to go train today! I was working hard by myself the days you were on a mission, so you have to come and see how much I've improved!" Grinning, she gestured him up. Naruto slightly shook his head,
"Ahh, sorry. I just ate and I have to meet Iruka-sensei in fifteen minutes. He always makes me check up with him after a mission. But how about after?" The girl nodded eagerly,
"Alright! That sounds great! I'll probably be there already, so just meet me!" She waved to Naruto and then to the poor forgotten Hinata, "See ya later!" Then Sakura ran off. Naruto stood up,
"Ah, gomen, Hinata. I have to go meet Iruka-sensei now... I'll talk to you later?" She nodded, having not changed in colour. Naruto walked away leaving a poor deflated Hinata all alone.
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Sasuke jumped from rooftop to rooftop. Where is he? Where is the dobe? thought Sasuke. It had always been a silent mutual agreement that they spar, but lately, Naruto hadn't asked Sasuke at all. That had bothered the stoic boy. It almost seemed as if Naruto had been avoiding him. Sasuke shrugged the thought from his mind. Naruto had just come back from a three-day mission; maybe he was back to normal and would be willing to fight.
There he is, Sasuke said to himself as he spotted the blonde walking away from the academy. Naruto looked a little startled as he saw Sasuke leap from the roof and land in front of him but he quickly covered it up with a grin.
"Sasuke. What are you doing, creeping around?" he asked with a smirk. Sasuke crossed his arms over his chest,
"Hn. I don't creep dobe."
"Then why were you running around on the rooftops?" The dark haired boy shrugged,
"No reason," he replied. Naruto rolled his eyes.
"Well then, I'll see ya later," said Naruto as he walked past Sasuke who clenched his fist. Why didn't he want to spar with him? Sasuke was sure Naruto knew that was why the he had stopped him. Then Sasuke clenched his fist even tighter, why did he even care?
"Naruto." Sasuke ground out his name. The blonde turned around to face him once again.
"What." A confused look across his face.
"Fight me." Sasuke looked at him with those eyes he would never show anyone else. Naruto flinched and shifted his eyes to avoid contact; his cheeks were slightly tinted pink.
"I can't..." Naruto let out quietly though it seemed as if he were contradicting himself.
"Why, dobe, you afraid you're going to lose?" taunted Sasuke. Naruto looked back at him angrily,
"I would never lose. Especially not to you."
"Well then, prove it."
"Fine, I will. Let's go-" Naruto stopped then sighed, "Ah, actually I can't. I already promised Sakura-chan that I would practice with her."
"What?" snapped Sasuke angrily.
"I can't just leave her! She asked me first!" explained Naruto. Sasuke grabbed Naruto by the collar and slammed him into the nearest building wall.
"Sasuke, teme! Let me go!" cried Naruto but he didn't struggle. Instead he was looking back at Sasuke, whose face was now only inches away. Sasuke didn't know why he was reacting this way. Why was he getting so emotional, this was so unlike him. He let go of Naruto who fell in a heap to the ground.
"Geez, Sasuke. Don't get all prissy on me!" Sasuke looked at Naruto, with almost a hurt look in his eyes,
"Would you rather spend time with her than me?"
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Sure, Sakura had gotten better but still was nothing compared to Sasuke. Why did Sasuke have to say that? cried Naruto to himself because now he couldn't stop thinking about Sasuke's words. The truth was that Sakura was more than a teammate, she was like a sister to him and he cared about her deeply. But Sasuke... He was someone different.
He was constantly at the center of Naruto's attention. He was by his side at almost every battle they had to fight. They were willing to die for each other, which Sasuke proved when they had fought Zabuza and Haku. Naruto couldn't explain it but Sasuke meant a lot to him. And though Sasuke was an emotionless bastard, Naruto was pretty sure Sasuke cared for him too. Even if it was just a teeny tiny bit.
"Naruto?" Sakura's voice snapped him back to reality. He blinked his eyes and turned to the direction of the voice.
"Sakura-chan, sorry. I was spacing out," he replied with a slight laugh. She looked concerned,
"Something wrong?" she asked. Naruto gave her a grin and shook his head,
"Nah, I'm fine. Wah! How do you make such good food!" cried Naruto changing the subject. He once again began eating away at the food that Sakura had made for him. Though he was a little surprised that she had brought food for him in the first place.
"It's just a gift," she said laughing, "And if you think this is good, you should try my pie sometime." Naruto nodded vigorously and placed the bento box on the grass on the other side of him and took a sip of water. Blue eyes scanned the training grounds; there was nothing but him, Sakura and the woods. No one else was around.
"So Naruto..." Once again Sakura's voice broke through Naruto's thoughts. He was suddenly aware of how close Sakura was to him. He gulped,
"Nani?" His teammate was merely inches away. When had she gotten that close to him?
"Does anyone ever tell you how good looking you're getting..." Sakura asked, her voice lower than usual. Naruto's eyes widened, what was Sakura getting at? He shook his head,
"N-No..." Naruto turned to Sakura with confusion. She only leaned closer,
"Cause you are," she whispered causing them both to blush. "Especially with that golden blonde hair, blue eyes... nice body..." Naruto could feel his face reddening by the moment. Why was Sakura teasing him like this all of a sudden?
"Sakura-chan..." That was when she placed a hand on his thigh,
"Naruto, you know. I was silly not to respond to you when we were younger... and you had that big crush on me," she said in what she thought was seductive and brought her other hand up to gently run through his hair.
"I don't think this is-"
"It's okay Naruto... I know you want me," she whispered into his ear. Naruto took a deep breath to calm down but that hand of Sakura's was beginning to venture places no hand had yet to venture.
"S-Sasuke-" It was the first word that came to mind.
"What about Sasuke?" she said slowly, her hand pulled back.
"He would..." Naruto didn't know what to say, he still wasn't sure why his rival's name came out of his mouth in the first place.
"He would what?" There was an annoyed tone in Sakura's voice.
"He wouldn't like this..." I wouldn't like this, thought Naruto.
"Who cares what Sasuke thinks," snapped back Sakura pouting as she drew back completely. Naruto let out a deep breath,
"I'm... well, Sasuke is our teammate. And..." You're not the one I think about...
"I guess... Well..." Sakura's eyebrows were furrowing as she attempted to figure out what was happening. Naruto stood up,
"You know, it's getting a little late. How about I walk you home?" He gave her a soft smile and gestured towards the direction of home. Sakura slowly nodded and gathered everything up.
"Okay... Let's go."
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It was in the middle of the night when Kiba snuck out of his house. Moving quickly and silently, he ran down his street without disturbing anyone. He was excited and couldn't wait to get there. Though, it was weird to be without Akamaru, he was sure the dog wouldn't want to be where he was headed.
As he was checking to make sure the street was clear –he didn't want to get in trouble with his parents- he spotted a figure moving up ahead of him. Damn, thought Kiba, that person is in my way! And I don't want to have to go the long way around. Deciding to take the chance, Kiba slowly made his way down the street, sticking to the shadows.
"Who's there?" called out a voice through the darkness. Kiba groaned, he'd been caught. As he tried to run away, he noticed whoever-it-was was chasing after him. Damn, it has to be a shinobi... Kiba noted.
Suddenly, Kiba felt himself being pinned to the ground.
"Kiba?" A surprised voice.
"Naruto?" The dog nin was equally surprised.
"What are you doing here?" they asked each other at the same time. Naruto got off Kiba and offered him a hand.
"Couldn't sleep," answered Naruto.
"Ah... yeah... me too," he replied as he took Naruto's hand to get up. Kiba was glad it was dark out, or Naruto would have been able to see lie all over his face. Kiba was an awful liar.
"Why did you chase me?" asked Kiba. Naruto turned his head,
"I thought you were someone else," he mumbled to himself. Silence.
"Something wrong?" Kiba was a little curious now. Naruto shook his head,
"Have some things on my mind, that's all. How bout you Kiba?" The boy grinned a toothy grin,
"Nah, everything's been all good," he replied honestly.
"What do you mean?" asked Naruto curiously, "You seem… happier than usual."
"Well yeah, I have been. It's great to..." have someone there, he thought.
"Huh." Apparently Naruto didn't get it.
"Nevermind," Kiba groaned, it wasn't worth explaining to a dunce.
"What? No tell me! It's great to what? Be a shinobi? Eat ramen? What?" Naruto cried, he place his hands on Kiba's shoulders, "Tell me!"
"Just think about it," was all Kiba was willing to offer. The blonde stared at Kiba while the wheels in his brain began to work. It was another moment before Naruto finally realized. God, he's slow, thought Kiba. The blonde gasped and pointed,
"I-It's someone. Isn't it!" The bewildered and shocked look on Naruto's face made Kiba laugh,
"Maybe..." he replied teasingly.
"How could you get lucky before me?" Kiba laughed even harder.
"It obvious. I'm way better looking than you." This time Naruto didn't reply. Kiba stopped laughing, "What." Naruto let out a sigh,
"You're lucky," Naruto said slowly while looking away. Kiba just shrugged,
"Yeah, but you can find someone too. I'm sure there's someone who likes you," said Kiba giving him a pat on the shoulder.
"Well, I dunno... Hinata and Sakura were really acting weird today... and Sasuke..." he mumbled to himself. Sasuke? thought Kiba, he mentions Hinata and Sakura and then Sasuke? Woah. What's going on here?
"What do you mean, 'and Sasuke'?" Kiba asked while giving a grin. Naruto smacked his hand over his mouth,
"I-I said that aloud?" His blue eyes were wide with terror.
"Yup." The blonde groaned and placed a hand behind his head before trying to laugh it off,
"I just said Sasuke cause he was acting really weird today too," Naruto tried to explain.
"Sure, sure, sure..."
"Hey. What are you trying to say, Kiba?" cried Naruto defensively, his hands on his hips. The other boy laughed,
"Nothing..."
"It better be..." said Naruto before changing the subject, "So, who is this girl? Tell me, tell me!" Kiba shook his head,
"No way!" The blonde pouted,
"What? Who is she? Hinata?" Kiba only shook his head firmly.
"Aw, come on! At least tell me what it was like to kiss her!" Naruto pushed out his lips in a way that made him look like a fish, "Was it like this?" Kiba rolled his eyes as Naruto imitated 'kissing' sounds. "Come on Kiba! What was it like kissing her?" Kiba smirked and looked Naruto straight in the eye,
"Whoever said I kissed a girl."
I'm back! With more! Yay! It was hard to find time to write this chapter :( but nonetheless, it was still written. ahh... did i mention my brother shares the same birthday as Naruto? -.-" hehe.. and my birthday is coming up, feb. 8 :P same day as the third Hokage! xP anywho, i'll try to get an update before then!
cheeseboi: hehe, i wish sakura were nicer in the real naruto, but then again, i wish a LOT of things would happen in the real naruto... (cough) SASUNARU (cough)
RubyLove: thanks! (grins)
Anjo: aren't we all rooting for sasuke?
Miaku-Astradah: i know! i love kiba... hehe, hope you don't mind who he's getting together with... xP
Thanks to anonymous peoples, Sylver rain and Lady of Gryffindor. Yay! I love getting reviews, not only will it help me beome a better writer, it makes me feel all gushy inside. hehe, hope you review! (dances around)
Azamaria-chan
Edited October 12, 2005