(A/N: Sorry about the last chapter mess up of Iruka's name. I went back and
fixed it. Thanks Nyaa for noticing it. Thanks for the reviews. I was
extremely surprised and happy. Especially since my other story was a flop.
lol)
Sasuke strolled up to the picnic area with Kakashi to his side. He looked up and saw many paper lanterns hanging from trees strung across the whole area. There looked like there could be hundreds of these multicolored decorations. Reds, blues, purples, and yellows everywhere.
There were small lights and arts and crafts. They were most likely done by small children, or someone with Naruto's artistic ability. Sasuke smirked at the thought of Naruto sitting down and cutting up pieces of paper, trying to make origami cranes and paper doll chains. He could see him getting frustrated about how it never turned out right. That was one reason why he liked Naruto. He wasn't perfect but didn't care, he always tried to do better. But he didn't want to spend all his time thinking about something he couldn't have, so he continued to survey the area.
As he looked about he saw that there were tents strewn all about with small lights and craft tables. Food stands and happy people walking around here and there. To his right he could see a large garden that looked like it over looked a small fishpond. The picnic area was quite beautiful with all the colors, smells and atmosphere. 'Maybe it would be a good idea for me to get out more he thought.'
He looked around it seemed pretty laid back and quiet for the amount of people there. They all seemed pretty happy to be in everyone else's company. It kind of made Sasuke unhappy, he always looked at the families and how they always seemed to have someone there for them. He sighed and wondered how come he could never find someone like that. Of course he had almost every girl after him, but he couldn't stand how they constantly fawned over him. That's probably another reason he liked Naruto, he was the one he couldn't get. He knew that Naruto liked Sakura and even if he didn't, he certainly wasn't gay. He realized his mind was drifting again so he had to stop that thought.
'Just try and be happy,' he thought remembering what Kakashi said. 'I only have to stay for a while longer. After that I can be on my way,' he thought.
As they walked through the picnic area Sakura and her family came into view. Both ninjas stopped to greet the group.
"Hey Sasuke! How are you doing? Isn't this just wonderful?" Sakura shouted
"Hn" was the only reply she got from Sasuke.
Kakashi elbowed Sasuke a little encouraging him to emphasize on his answer.
"Yes, it's just wonderful." He grumbled slightly sarcastic, but no one seemed to notice.
The conversation was about to continue until the group heard loud shouts coming from behind them.
"Let me go now! I swear when you untie me you better run, cuz I'm gunna seriously hurt you." Then Ikura walked up. He seemed to be dragging something.
In closer inspection it was found to be Naruto. He was tied around the arms and waist with a thick rope. There was a long piece that Iruka had thrown over his shoulder and that he was dragging Naruto with.
Everyone's eyes seemed to travel to the loud blond on the ground.
Naruto seemed to stop his constant banter for a second when his eyes focused on Sakura.
"O Hey Sakura-chan! I didn't see you there." He laughed.
Sasuke's fists seemed to tighten with slight anger, since his presence went unacknowledged.
"Um. Would mind explaining this one?" Kakashi asked the other sensei.
"Yeah this moron promised me Ramen and then tricked me." Naruto shouted.
Everyone's eyes shifted to the boy on the ground for a brief second. "...."
Then they looked back to Ikura to finish.
"Heh heh. Well you see."
~*~FLASH BACK~*~
"Hey Iruka-sensei." Naruto smiled and waved at his old master from the other side of the street.
"Ah Naruto there you are. I was looking for you." Iruka said back to the boy.
"Why were you looking for me?" Naruto asked suspiciously.
"I was going to take you to the picnic." Iruka stated
"I don't remember making this agreement, besides I'm busy."
"What are you so busy doing?" the older man asked
"I'm going to train." He said quietly
"You are not exactly known to be the one to practice in your free time." Iruka stated knowing that the boy was lying.
"What would you know?" snapped Naruto Iruka just stared down at him.
"Ok, ok I was going to play this great prank on.."
"That's what I thought now come on."
"Nuh uh" Naruto pulled away. 'I should have kept my mouth shut and never stopped to say hi.' He thought
"I'll get you some Ramen."
His eyes rose in delight and said "Why didn't you say so, lets get a move on it." Naruto grabbed his old master's arm and pulled him the whole way to the ramen bar.
Naruto sat down on a squeaky stool at the bar. He spun around in circles waiting for his teacher to join him. He was happily humming to himself and thinking what a great day this was turning out to be.
'I will get some free ramen from Iruka, and then I'll ditch him to finish my prank. Hehe'
"Well if it isn't my greatest customer. What will you be having today Naruto?" said the chef behind the counter.
"Since I'm not paying, how about everything on the menu and ."
Then all of a sudden he felt something suddenly tighten around his arms and chest.
"Hey! What the hell?" He looked down to see a large rope wrapped around him.
He looked over his shoulder to see Iruka, who was having a hard time not laughing at him.
"What do you think you are doing?" yelled Naruto
"Taking you to the picnic, and keeping you out of trouble." Iruka said calmly.
"But you said."
"I know you Naruto. As soon as you finished eating, you were going to excuse yourself by saying 'I have to use the bathroom' or something like that. Then you wouldn't have returned . Probably escape out the back door."
He wrinkled his face in annoyance, since that was exactly what he was planning on doing. "Actually I was going to say I was sick." He mumbled barely above a whisper
"What did you say?" Iruka asked
"Oh nothing." He added quickly, giving his fox like grin.
"Come on we are going to the picnic." Iruka said and pulled on the rope sending Naruto flying off the stool he was sitting on.
"Ow! That hurt." He muttered. "I knew it was to good to be true. He took me out to eat before a picnic, what was I thinking?"
The two ninjas left the ramen bar and set off for the picnic.
~*~*~End Flashback~*~*~
"Ha that was a very amusing story, Iruka." Kakashi laughed. "This guy here wasn't that easily to persuade either." He put his had on Sasuke's head and ruffled his hair, leaving it sticking out all over the young boy's head.
Sasuke pushed Kakashi's hand off his head and then put back the stray pieces.
Naruto looked up from the ground "How did he persuade you to come Sasuke?" he asked innocently.
Sasuke was startled by the question. 'Why would he ask me something like that? What am I going to say?'
But before Sasuke could answer, Iruka saw his distressed face and said "Look food! I'm starving who want to come?"
"I do, I'm starving." Yelled Sakura. She was looking over at the table with all kinds of delicious foods on it.
"Yeah sure I'll come." Shrugged Saskuke.
Kakashi nodded, and the three began to walk away.
"HEY! WAIT! STOP! UNTIE ME!" Naruto screamed from the top of his lungs.
Then the smell of Miso ramen floated to his nose. His stomach rumbled.
"Oh man, why do they always do this to me?" He asked himself.
With that the young boy started his journey to the food table inchworm style, not caring for the strange looks he was getting from the people around him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~ How was it? I really would like to know? If there are any suggestions I would love to hear them. PLEASE REVIEW! Thanks for reading.
Sasuke strolled up to the picnic area with Kakashi to his side. He looked up and saw many paper lanterns hanging from trees strung across the whole area. There looked like there could be hundreds of these multicolored decorations. Reds, blues, purples, and yellows everywhere.
There were small lights and arts and crafts. They were most likely done by small children, or someone with Naruto's artistic ability. Sasuke smirked at the thought of Naruto sitting down and cutting up pieces of paper, trying to make origami cranes and paper doll chains. He could see him getting frustrated about how it never turned out right. That was one reason why he liked Naruto. He wasn't perfect but didn't care, he always tried to do better. But he didn't want to spend all his time thinking about something he couldn't have, so he continued to survey the area.
As he looked about he saw that there were tents strewn all about with small lights and craft tables. Food stands and happy people walking around here and there. To his right he could see a large garden that looked like it over looked a small fishpond. The picnic area was quite beautiful with all the colors, smells and atmosphere. 'Maybe it would be a good idea for me to get out more he thought.'
He looked around it seemed pretty laid back and quiet for the amount of people there. They all seemed pretty happy to be in everyone else's company. It kind of made Sasuke unhappy, he always looked at the families and how they always seemed to have someone there for them. He sighed and wondered how come he could never find someone like that. Of course he had almost every girl after him, but he couldn't stand how they constantly fawned over him. That's probably another reason he liked Naruto, he was the one he couldn't get. He knew that Naruto liked Sakura and even if he didn't, he certainly wasn't gay. He realized his mind was drifting again so he had to stop that thought.
'Just try and be happy,' he thought remembering what Kakashi said. 'I only have to stay for a while longer. After that I can be on my way,' he thought.
As they walked through the picnic area Sakura and her family came into view. Both ninjas stopped to greet the group.
"Hey Sasuke! How are you doing? Isn't this just wonderful?" Sakura shouted
"Hn" was the only reply she got from Sasuke.
Kakashi elbowed Sasuke a little encouraging him to emphasize on his answer.
"Yes, it's just wonderful." He grumbled slightly sarcastic, but no one seemed to notice.
The conversation was about to continue until the group heard loud shouts coming from behind them.
"Let me go now! I swear when you untie me you better run, cuz I'm gunna seriously hurt you." Then Ikura walked up. He seemed to be dragging something.
In closer inspection it was found to be Naruto. He was tied around the arms and waist with a thick rope. There was a long piece that Iruka had thrown over his shoulder and that he was dragging Naruto with.
Everyone's eyes seemed to travel to the loud blond on the ground.
Naruto seemed to stop his constant banter for a second when his eyes focused on Sakura.
"O Hey Sakura-chan! I didn't see you there." He laughed.
Sasuke's fists seemed to tighten with slight anger, since his presence went unacknowledged.
"Um. Would mind explaining this one?" Kakashi asked the other sensei.
"Yeah this moron promised me Ramen and then tricked me." Naruto shouted.
Everyone's eyes shifted to the boy on the ground for a brief second. "...."
Then they looked back to Ikura to finish.
"Heh heh. Well you see."
~*~FLASH BACK~*~
"Hey Iruka-sensei." Naruto smiled and waved at his old master from the other side of the street.
"Ah Naruto there you are. I was looking for you." Iruka said back to the boy.
"Why were you looking for me?" Naruto asked suspiciously.
"I was going to take you to the picnic." Iruka stated
"I don't remember making this agreement, besides I'm busy."
"What are you so busy doing?" the older man asked
"I'm going to train." He said quietly
"You are not exactly known to be the one to practice in your free time." Iruka stated knowing that the boy was lying.
"What would you know?" snapped Naruto Iruka just stared down at him.
"Ok, ok I was going to play this great prank on.."
"That's what I thought now come on."
"Nuh uh" Naruto pulled away. 'I should have kept my mouth shut and never stopped to say hi.' He thought
"I'll get you some Ramen."
His eyes rose in delight and said "Why didn't you say so, lets get a move on it." Naruto grabbed his old master's arm and pulled him the whole way to the ramen bar.
Naruto sat down on a squeaky stool at the bar. He spun around in circles waiting for his teacher to join him. He was happily humming to himself and thinking what a great day this was turning out to be.
'I will get some free ramen from Iruka, and then I'll ditch him to finish my prank. Hehe'
"Well if it isn't my greatest customer. What will you be having today Naruto?" said the chef behind the counter.
"Since I'm not paying, how about everything on the menu and ."
Then all of a sudden he felt something suddenly tighten around his arms and chest.
"Hey! What the hell?" He looked down to see a large rope wrapped around him.
He looked over his shoulder to see Iruka, who was having a hard time not laughing at him.
"What do you think you are doing?" yelled Naruto
"Taking you to the picnic, and keeping you out of trouble." Iruka said calmly.
"But you said."
"I know you Naruto. As soon as you finished eating, you were going to excuse yourself by saying 'I have to use the bathroom' or something like that. Then you wouldn't have returned . Probably escape out the back door."
He wrinkled his face in annoyance, since that was exactly what he was planning on doing. "Actually I was going to say I was sick." He mumbled barely above a whisper
"What did you say?" Iruka asked
"Oh nothing." He added quickly, giving his fox like grin.
"Come on we are going to the picnic." Iruka said and pulled on the rope sending Naruto flying off the stool he was sitting on.
"Ow! That hurt." He muttered. "I knew it was to good to be true. He took me out to eat before a picnic, what was I thinking?"
The two ninjas left the ramen bar and set off for the picnic.
~*~*~End Flashback~*~*~
"Ha that was a very amusing story, Iruka." Kakashi laughed. "This guy here wasn't that easily to persuade either." He put his had on Sasuke's head and ruffled his hair, leaving it sticking out all over the young boy's head.
Sasuke pushed Kakashi's hand off his head and then put back the stray pieces.
Naruto looked up from the ground "How did he persuade you to come Sasuke?" he asked innocently.
Sasuke was startled by the question. 'Why would he ask me something like that? What am I going to say?'
But before Sasuke could answer, Iruka saw his distressed face and said "Look food! I'm starving who want to come?"
"I do, I'm starving." Yelled Sakura. She was looking over at the table with all kinds of delicious foods on it.
"Yeah sure I'll come." Shrugged Saskuke.
Kakashi nodded, and the three began to walk away.
"HEY! WAIT! STOP! UNTIE ME!" Naruto screamed from the top of his lungs.
Then the smell of Miso ramen floated to his nose. His stomach rumbled.
"Oh man, why do they always do this to me?" He asked himself.
With that the young boy started his journey to the food table inchworm style, not caring for the strange looks he was getting from the people around him.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~ How was it? I really would like to know? If there are any suggestions I would love to hear them. PLEASE REVIEW! Thanks for reading.