Judy's Turn To Cry

Pairings: SasuNaru

Disclaimer: Standard

Warning: Waay OOC Gaara.

Timeline: Late fifties early seventies.

It's satirical-drama-general now. It is pretty evident that half of this was written during duress of PMS. And, lyrics were big in the first part before ruled it out, so it's choppy.

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The breezy air helped bring back a bit of sanity. It led across the yard and whisked a few leaves into dance. The soft wind also blew past the rage of hormonal haze that had been so tangible in the dance room.

"I'm making mountains out of molehills. Sakura was never mine to begin with."

Naruto sat down upon the veranda, making way down the long worn out road of consoling himself.

"She would have turned me down anyway. No matter, plenty of chicks down the line… besides, it's not like I have to find a girl. "

As fate would have it, Gaara had seen Naruto whisking out of the party and noticed Sasuke's distressed face. Thinking to score popularity points, he mouthed a few words across the room at Sasuke.

"I'll take care of this. Keep dancing." And raced outside

The veranda was just a room away from the party and was washed white with sensory lights. It was a mighty thing, construed of oaken boards, painted and washed repeatedly. There were scuffmarks, as one would warrant used white panels. The shadows streaked places ashen. Folded up on the steps, staring into the sable night was Naruto all tuckered out.

"You know, Sasuke's not one to cross." drawled the Irishman.

"Yeah, I know."

Gaara took a seat next to the blonde.

"You don't have to look so down about it. Seeing that kind of face makes me just want to kick your dog."

" I don't have one."

"Your loss. He could be consoling you now 'stead a me."

"Suppose so."

A pregnant pause.

"You know, what does Sasuke think of you? I can't figure out if he wants me to shut you up or pat your back."

Naruto gave a shrug and continued to stare out. "Beats me."

"Listen, I'm trying not to beat you up, okay." The red head inched closer, lowering his head. "But, if you don't cooperate something unpleasant might happen. I'm not a patient man; I like everything fast and straight. (1) Got it? So tell me the problem and I'll fucking try the consoling bit again. Now, how's it goes?"

"Leave me alo-"Began Naruto, but Gaara grabbed the blonde by his collar and pulled the teen across his lap before he had a chance to finish.

"You're going to fu-"

"Stop…Gaara, that's enough." Sasuke's eyes were dark again smoldering once more.

"Let him go, I don't like the way you are handling this." His tone soft and threatening. And the more regal a tone it took the more it riled Naruto. Gaara shoved Naruto off his lap and stood up with a parting glare at Naruto.

"No, wait. Gaara don't leave." The redhead paused for a second. His foot stuck in mid-step, wavering between following Sasuke's orders or what had seemed to be Sasuke's pet dog's orders.

"I said leave!"

"Che. If that's how you feel about it." Gaara cast one look back at the boy he had released onto the floor before making for the party. Two sets of eyes waited till the door slammed shut.

"So, I wanted to talk to you about what's happening", said the one with heated gaze. Naruto shrunk back into oak planks, praying to dear Lord that he would either disappear into nothing or grow so large nothing would matter anymore.

A pause.

A pregnant pause.

"Just leave me alone."

"I can't do that Naruto." The blonde's head swiveled toward him, tears verging once more. And he wished he didn't. For, Sasuke's eyes were drilling into his tear ducts striking oil at any given second. Which was absolutely not allowed to happen.

Naruto bristled at the thought. It was always someone else's rules. Like they were privy to a secret set of rules. Not that anyone took the time to see what he thought about their rules. "And why not! Why do you have to be such a bastard all the time?"

" I want to talk." Sasuke said.

The over emotion screwed over teen frowned. 'And of course it's important if you want to talk.'

"Listen, I don't know what you think is going on between me and Sakura, but it's nothing. Believe me."

"Yeah, well, you can have her I give up."

"Why?"

"I just figured that love isn't worth all this." The blonde gave a flop of his arm that Sasuke took to stand for emotional turmoil.

"Have you fallen for somebody else?" Sasuke grabbed Naruto's arm pulling him up. Black obsidian glint intruding deep into blue eyes, pouring over him for something with so much intensity it made Naruto shrink back.

"It's Gaara, isn't it?"

Indignantly, Naruto sputtered.

"W-what? Have you-Have you been listening to a word I just said?"

"You seemed to be listening quite intently when you were hanging all over his lap."

"That was a misunderstanding!", Naruto yelled.

"Well, if that's what you called a misunderstanding I'm making an accident." Sasuke grabbed Naruto's arms and kissed him. His hands clenched with frightening strength when the blonde in his arms made the slightest struggle. Sasuke's hot tongue tried to push past Naruto's lips but they were clamped shut. He opted for tracing the stiff line between them, before testing them for entrance. Eventually, even someone as focused as Sasuke was ran out of breath and had to come up for a breath.

"Well?" Sasuke asked.

A lovely red color was creeping up Naruto's cheeks and ears.

'In fact, it rather matched the roses crawling up the trellis.' Sasuke tilted his head to better compare his love with the flowers. The movement gave Naruto a very good view of Sasuke's chin. An advantage that was very hastily taken.

Crack. Sasuke reeled back from the force of Naruto's punch. He eyed arm warily and a bit appreciatively. Years of holding up wrenches and tweaking cars to purring condition had built up strong, lean muscles.

"Nice arms."

"I'm sick and tire- what?"

"It's a compliment, idiot. Shut up and thank me for it. God, it was easier with women."

Naruto made a good effort to wrench his hair out of its roots.

"What do you want from me? What have I ever done to you, your family or some heavenly deity laughing his ass up in the great soda fountain in the sky to deserve this? God! First you humiliate me in front of Sakura, steal my girl away from me, sic Gaara on me, then screw the rest of my brains out with some fucked up logic. Just tell me what you want from me, you freakin' nosebleed."

"I just want to be your friend. And…maybe more." Sasuke looked as close to blushing as his butch personality would let him. He scanned the blonde's reaction with a grim face. Paralyzed, Naruto managed to gather a few stray wisps of conversation from the air.

"I'm a guy…"

Silence was definitely not golden.

"…you're gay. And you're courting me. Sasuke's gay and he's flirting with me. Holy! Sasuke's gay!" Naruto's eyes slanted down casting odd wrinkles over his face. His posture slumped until he stood an inch shorter than Sasuke.

"Do you know what it means by telling me this? I could turn the entire town against you. You'd be cast out of your house. Bottom of the food chain, the entire fricken' town scapegoat. You would be like me."

"That is if you told. But, then maybe it would be better to be in your shoes as long as you are next to me. And even if we weren't lovers…" Sasuke looked through a dark fringe of black strands. "I would still stand beside you as a friend."

The night was slowly turning to morning in resilient orange strands of eternity, people worn out from revelry slid out the front gate and a pair of old souls exited from the back.

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Yes, I know my writing sucks. If you agree could you please tell me why?

Of course Naruto wouldn't directly fall in love with Sasuke. They'd have to meander off into subplots of gay issues and slowly budding adulthood. Which would most likely take chapter upon chapter. But, as this was supposed to be a songfic (no longer looks like it) I'm cutting it off here. You can imagine in the far future they eventually go to college, cognize their thoughts, fall in love, then rent an apartment together and live peacefully.

I'd also like to add that I am looking for a beta that does not mind slow updates. Preferably someone with a good understanding of the flow of English ((does not have to be well versed in grammar, but have a sharp perspective)). The pieces I write are usually SasuNaru with hints of KakaIru. Not much idiosyncrasy pairing wise, but plot wise. To contact me use bishiesincocoa yahoo. com