Title: Never been kissed
Rating: pg 13
Pairings: SasuNaru, KibaShino, InoShika, KakaIru and whatever other couple I can think of
Warnings: shonen ai, fluffiness… oh the fluffiness :) and unbeta'd-ness! "
Summary: It's almost Naruto's sixteenth birthday and Kiba tells him a couple of things that he needs to do before then...
Disclaimer: not mine...
Author's notes: thoughts and 'inner Sakura' (well and inner anybody else as well) are in italics. Oh yes, and sorry if Hinata seems a little out of character, I tried to keep her herself the best I could!
Chapter Ten:
Three days till part two…
Sakura pressed her ear up to the door as she tried to eavesdrop into Naruto's conversation.
"Kiba!" she heard Naruto cry, "I-I'm not going to do that!" And then there was a snicker,
"What are you talking about? You know you want to," a very familiar male voice taunted.
Sakura's eyebrow's furrowed. Whose voice is that, she wondered.
"No, no, no! It's… it's just wrong!" Naruto's loud voice replied quickly.
"Geez," the previous voice was back, "I thought you were the so called king of pranks. Come on, it's not a big deal. It's the only way you'll know if your feelings will be returned."
"I can't! I do that!" came Naruto's nervous reply.
"What? Don't tell me you'd rather confess?"
Sakura's eyes immediately widened. Naruto? Feelings? Confess! What the hell is going on! She thought to herself.
"Make up your mind and do it," came a third voice, "I want to get home."
Who is that! cried inner Sakura as she tried to figure it out but the voices had stopped and were now replaced by the sound of fleeting footsteps and the fading cries of Naruto's protests.
What's going on! screamed inner Sakura, and what is Naruto being made to do! And who exactly is he going to confess to! Sakura quickly looked around and saw a pathway which seemed to lead into the backyard. You've got to do something! warned her inner Sakura, or else it sounds like you could lose Naruto!
I know, I know! Sakura snapped back at herself, I'm going to find out what the hell is going on and save Naruto from whatever he doesn't want to do! Determined, the pink haired shinobi quickly began making her way around the house and further unto the Uchiha property.
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Kakashi couldn't help but chuckle at the faces his student was making at him. He knew he should be honoured to be on the receiving end of the infamous "Uchiha Death Glare", but after seeing it more than once, it was nothing special anymore.
"Now, now, Sasuke. No need to get so scary." The glare didn't lessen. He really needs to loosen up, Kakashi thought to himself smirking.
"Kakashi-sensei. I don't want to repeat myself. Get out."
"Relax," said Kakashi, pulling out one of his favourite books, "I think a good dosage of Icha Icha Paradise volume 11 will bring you into a good mood." In a flash, Kakashi had moved from across the room to the protesting Uchiha's beside,
"DON'T KAKA-" but Sasuke was cut off as the graphic novel was shoved into his face.
It took all about… I don't know, three seconds before there were massive amounts of blood flowing freely from Sasuke's nose. Under the mask, Kakashi let out one huge grin,
"I always knew you would follow in my footsteps," he teased. Sasuke quickly raised a hand to his gushing nose and fiercely shook his head,
"I'm not a pervert!" Sasuke protested, yet his eyes still hadn't left the print.
"My, my Sasuke… I'm so proud of you. Are you taking notes? I wouldn't share these positions with just anyone you know." Sasuke finally tore himself away and gave his teacher a hard shove,
"Kakashi-sensei…" he growled, the fire burning in his eyes, "Get. Out. Now."
Knowing he had done enough teasing for the day, the jounin laughed and started to back up, I think I've given him enough to think about.
"Just be gentle with him now…" Well, just one more, Kakashi said to himself.
Sasuke let out a low growl, for there were no words that could even begin to express his anger. As the twitching and spasming began, Kakashi backed up even further and finally made his way to the window. The grey haired man perched on the windowsill and was about to finally give Sasuke his peace when he noticed Sakura sneaking around in the backyard.
Too bad he's that angry, thought Kakashi raising an eyebrow, I definitely want to stick around to see this… Images of Sakura discovering Sasuke and Naruto banging suddenly filled his mind.
"Stop with your hentai mind!" yelled Sasuke, breaking off Kakashi's thoughts, "Why haven't you left yet!" The jounin hadn't even been aware of the perverted giggling that had been coming out of his mouth. With one last smirk, Kakashi gave Sasuke a wave,
"Don't forget to use a condom!" Then he was off.
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Neji found her by the river at the end of the Hyuuga compound; she was sitting on a patch of grass quietly staring off into the distance. He didn't say a word as he began to approach her and stopped when he was within five feet.
Something's different, Neji noted as he observed his cousin in front of him. The wind had blown back her hair, revealing a face deep into thought and those eyes, those Byakugan eyes that the Hyuuga were greatly known for.
He didn't realize how long he'd been watching her, for the passing silence stayed unbroken. It wasn't until he noticed a slight flush that was beginning to spread across her face that he realized she had noticed his staring.
"I-It's lovely out here isn't it," she said, her voice gentle and soft. Neji nodded and finally tore his gaze away.
"Your father wants to know if you want to train with him today," he said, feeling the need to explain his presence. Neji saw from the corner of his eye as she brought her hand up to her face, letting it linger before finally settling her fingertips gently on her lips.
"I see," she replied quietly as her eyes drifted down to the ground. Watching this, Neji felt compelled to move forward, to reach out, and to touch her. But he quickly shook those thoughts away. What was he thinking? This was possibly the future of the Hyuuga clan right in front of him and there; Neji was, thinking thoughts that he should not be thinking with his branch house mind.
"Shall I tell him you don't feel well?" Neji asked slightly hesitant. In the past, Hinata had often made excuses not to train with her father. Neji had a feeling it had to do with the constant comparisons the head of the Hyuuga clan made between her and her younger sister Hanabi.
Hinata didn't reply and he didn't press her. Instead, Neji took a few steps forward until he stood right next to her. The older byakugan user had noticed that she liked to come to this very spot often. In fact, it was secretly one of Neji's favourite spots as well, as many a time he had come, seeking peace and quiet, to find his cousin in this very spot. He never knew if she had felt his presence or not but he often just stood in the shadows for moments just watching before he left to go.
Suddenly, he felt a stirring next to him and turned to see Hinata standing up and brushing off her pants.
"I'm ready," said Hinata finally as she stood up straight and took in one last look at the sight before her, "L-Let's go." Neji followed her as she began leading him away from the river and towards a familiar training ground.
"Hinata-sama, your father's training grounds are in the other direction," Neji pointed out but the girl didn't stop in her small stride and kept on walking.
"I-I want to train with you," came the quiet reply. Neji paused, surprised and unknowing how to reply.
"Are you sure?" It was the only answer Neji could come up with. Hinata finally stopped.
"If I'm going to be the head of the clan one day, I'll need to start training harder." She turned around and quickly looked Neji straight in the eye before spinning around to walk again. It was then that Neji realized it was the first sentence he had ever heard her say with out the slightest stutter or fear. She had spoken with confidence.
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"Imagine if I wasn't around Shino, just try to imagine it! Man, without me, Naruto would be lost, hopeless and a unable to vent out his horniness, doncha think?"
Shino tried to suppress a groan towards his boyfriend, but at the same time a small smile flitted across the bug nin's face.
"Kiba, as long as I'm around, you'll be around." From the corner of his eye, he watched Kiba break out into a huge smile,
"Hell yeah." A hand quickly squeezed his before letting go. "So," continued Kiba, "You think Naruto will do it?" Shino shrugged. To be honest, he really hadn't given it a second thought, but Kiba seemed to care so Shino gave his honest opinion.
"I don't think he will. He'll probably just end up confessing to the Uchiha."
"Nah," said Kiba turning towards Shino, "He's too nervous. You can never tell what Sasuke is thinking. Maybe he doesn't like Naruto like we think he does." The dark haired boy just shook his head. He was almost positive Sasuke had feelings for Naruto.
"Why are you shaking your head? What? Tell me!" Shino sighed and peered through his glasses as his lover,
"Just trust me on this one, they both want each other."
"Yeah, but how do you know?" persisted Kiba, "I mean, we all know Naruto wants him bad but how are you so sure about Sasuke?" Shino rolled his eyes.
"It gives him the same look I give you," he explained and watched as Kiba's expression changed.
"What? What expression? You don't mean… t-the perverted one!" Shino let out an uncharacteristic laugh; only Kiba could make him like this.
"Is that what you call it. Well, it's the look I'm giving you now." Kiba had no chance to reply as Shino grabbed his arm and they disappeared. There was no doubt that there was going to be a very sore shinobi in Konoha the following next day.
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Sasuke woke up from his nap with a start and quickly grabbed the kunai he kept under his pillow only to realize that it was just a bird perched on the windowsill. I must be sicker than I think, Sasuke said to himself as he placed his hand to his forehead. He could feel the fever lessening up but not enough that he still wasn't dizzy.
Lying back down on his bed, he realized the sun was no longer high in the sky and that it must be late in the afternoon. Where's Naruto, he thought to himself, did he leave already? Sasuke tried to ignore the pang of disappoint in his chest. He probably just got bored of me or went to train.
Just as he was about to close his eyes again, he heard a knock at his bedroom door. Naruto! His mind screamed as he sprang up expecting to see the blonde bounce in.
"Yo." Sasuke let out a huge groan,
"You." He flopped down onto the bed and closed his eyes, "Why don't you just go home." To Iruka-sensei, Sasuke silently added. He heard the footsteps as his teacher approached,
"Now, now Sasuke, aren't you glad to see your favourite perverted teacher?" came Kakashi's voice. Sasuke let out a snort,
"Favourite? At least you got one thing right. You are perverted," Sasuke remarked. Inside, Sasuke wanted to slap himself. He really had to be sick, if he wasn't, then why the hell was Kakashi starting to sound like Naruto? The brunette turned on his side, away from Kakashi.
"What do you want." A strange laugh came from the jounin's lips,
"I need a reason to visit my -ahem- favourite student? I'm just here to have a nice heart to heart talk." Sasuke wanted to kill himself now, a heart to heart talk? What was this? Happy hour?
"Go home Kakashi-sensei. I'm sure Iruka-sensei's waiting for you." Sasuke smirked, he knew this would get the grey haired man going. Just mention his lover's name and he'd usually be gone in a flash.
"Y-You know about that!" came the loud reply. If Sasuke wasn't mistaken, that sounded strangely like a lot like Naruto. "I mean, of course he is," Kakashi's voice was back strong and clear. Sasuke could feel his head beginning to hurt even more. "But he's probably, you know, marking papers," Kakashi continued, "So it means I have some time to spend with you!"
Just let me die! Cried Inner Sasuke, Screw you Itachi!
"So Sasuke, Sakura's pretty hot isn't she?" Die! Die! Die! Inner Sasuke screamed on. "Or how about Ino? Hinata? Ten Ten? Temari? She's pretty cool… Or don't tell me you want Tsunade-b-baa-sama!" Sasuke opened his eyes, Tsunade-b-baa-sama? I must be dying.
"None of them!" snapped Sasuke in an attempt to shut up the older man.
"Come on Sasuke! They're all great! Well, not Tsunade… sama. But hey! Tell me who you like!" whined Kakashi. Why is Kakashi starting to sound so much like Naruto? I must be hanging around the dobe too much, Sasuke thought to himself.
"I don't like anyone of them!"
"So you don't like girls then?" Sasuke could have sworn Kakashi's voice sounded somewhat hopeful. What is this fool trying to say? Sasuke wondered. He already had a sneaking suspicion that Kakashi knew that Sasuke didn't care for any of the girls in Konoha. It wasn't that he was homosexual either, Sasuke just didn't have feelings for anyone at all. Well, not anyone…
"Is it Neji?"
"No." Never in my life!
"Shikamaru?"
"No!"
"Chouji?"
"No!" Try to breathe deeply, Sasuke said to himself, you're sick remember?
"Don't tell me… it's." There was a pause, "N-Naruto?" Sasuke closed his eyes,
"No! Never in my life would I like an idiot like that!" Sasuke cried, oblivious to the sudden cringe Kakashi had made, "God. Now just leave me alone!" Sasuke flopped onto his bed and pulled the covers up to his chin and pretended to sleep. Now, hopefully, he'll go the bloody hell away.
And that's exactly what he did, he left.
Okay all my lovely reviewers... 115 baby! Wow. That's insane...
xXxDeadOnArrivalxXx: Wow! Long review! (heart) I love Hinata too! And I totally got the hint… ahem ;) Yay for another SasuNaru fan! The world could do with some more. (blush) It makes me happy someone thinks my writing is good. Thanks for your awesome review!
Shi Rurouni of the Aphrodesiac: LOL. War eh? Well, wait for next chapter. –ahem-
GENthePEN: Vital part? Of your plot to take over the world? Well then, I guess I must update huh. :)
Lil'wystynyra: Last second? No… -sarcasism- I mean, what kind of writer would I be if I made them kiss at the beginning… lol.
Star Lollipop: Naruto comic? (blush) Thanks for the review! For sure I'll go check out your fic. :D
Sentai: Sniffles? Beautiful? A-Adds to fav? (faints)
Amberdragonfly: Um yes, I am quite aware of that. I have explained my title many, many times already. Please go check one of the author notes on one of the beginning chapters.
Ky0kichi: Damn straight Sakura no Baka. :D
Eyes-of-Truth: I LOVE the enthusiasm!
Anne Cwa: (joins in running in a circle)
Thanks to all my other "death threats" and "Please continue!" (Sorry if I didn't get to you!) It makes me happy which makes me want to write. Wow, I'm still amazed… 115 reviews… I love you all.
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Okay. So… I'm not dead! Tee hee. Sorry for the late update. I PROMISE the next one won't be like this. I swear! In fact.. I'm actually going to write it as soon as I finishing editing this one and post it up. I know this wasn't as cliffhanging-er-ish as the rest of my chapters… but I hoped you liked it. Hehe. I'm sure you all know what was going on in the end :)
Yup! So get ready for next chapter. Sadly to say, more Sakura. Cause you know, she just loves to get in the way. Hehe. And more Hinata, cause I just love her. SO! Get excited, cause it's nearing the end!
Hope you all are getting some lovely sun time and are enjoying your summer!
xoxo
Azamaria-chan