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Happy Ending
Chapter 4
I can't breathe! The blond boy sat straight up with lightning speed, a confused look on his face as he tried to register where he was.
This is not my apartment… And where does that smell come from! Naruto looked around and stopped when he saw Akamaru, Kiba's dog. Dogs have bad morning breath! But wait… What is that dog doing here?
"I can see that you are awake sleeping beauty." The blonde turned to the owner of the voice.
"Nice, Akamaru, you can go and wake the girls up now." The dog gave Kiba a small bark and walked towards, if Naruto remembered correctly, the kitchen.
"What's with the face? Don't tell me you don't remember about me having a party…" Kiba grinned a little and picked up some empty glasses.
Naruto turned his head towards Kiba. "I remember. I'm not a complete dunce you know, but…" Naruto trailed off and looked around some more. "I never thought I would fall asleep in the hallway with a pair of shoes for pillows…"
Kiba laughed a little but stopped when he heard the girls scream from the kitchen.
"Sounds like my dog has found some insects in the kitchen!" Kiba turned around and walked to the kitchen with a huge grin on his face. "Come on sleepy-head, I will give you some breakfast!"
The blond boy nodded and started to get ready to stand up, stopping when he saw the clothing that had kept him warm the whole night.
It's Sasuke's jacket… Naruto took the jacket in his hands and looked at it for some time. Is he here too…? No, he can't be, his shoes aren't here.
Finally, the blond boy stood up and walked towards the kitchen, putting the jacket on as he went.
I will return it later…
"So what do my number one customer want? The usual?" The old man that owned Ichiraku looked at the blond boy before him and gave him a big smile.
"What else?" Naruto returned grin.
"Then hold on for a second!" The old man turned around and started to prepare the young ninja's ramen.
He and Kiba had talked about what they remembered about the party over breakfast a couple of hours ago. The girls didn't join them; they said something about their parents and went straight home, leaving the two boys behind.
Naruto smiled a little when he thought about the two girls. They sure looked scary, with their bed-hair and morning mood, and the hangover didn't make them look any nicer either.
Almost like they were taken from a scary movie…Naruto grinned a little at the thought but his face turned serious a few seconds later when he thought about what Kiba had told him.
"Here you go!" Naruto snapped out of his thoughts about Kiba's words, looked at the owner, and gave him a big smile.
"Thanks!" Naruto took a pair of chops-sticks and looked down at his bowl of ramen and started to eat.
"Didn't know you had a thing for Uchiha." Naruto started to choke at that memory and struggled to swallow his noodles.
"You cuddled with him!" Nartuo's face turned red when he thought about his conversation with Kiba over breakfast.
"Hey kid! You all right?" Naruto swallowed his noodles and turned his face the owner.
"Y-yeah! Nothing to worry about!" Naruto gave the owner an embarrassed laugh.
The owner just shrugged and turned around to continue whatever he was doing.
"And you didn't want the bastard to leave you either!" Naruto just stared down at his bowl of ramen.
I wonder if Sasuke is mad at me… But why would he be anyway? I was drunk after all and I wanted someone to cuddle with! That's all! That's all…Naruto sighed and started to eat again.
"So…what do you remember?" Kiba grinned at Naruto while handing him a cup of tea.
"Well… I remember Sasuke and Neji's kiss, but I guess that it doesn't count because I wasn't drunk… But I remember Sakura and Ino chatting a lot about guys and their friendship." Naruto sipped a little of his tea.
"Yeah, I remember that stuff too, and that kiss is something I couldn't forget even if I wanted to! Too bad though that I didn't have a camera so that I could blackmail them…"
Both Kiba and Naruto laughed at that.
"Yeah!" The blond said between his breaths. "And didn't Hinata giggle a little too much?"
"Well? What do you expect from someone like her?" Kiba took a sip from his own tea and passed his dog a piece of toast. "But I must admit, she was cute like that."
"Oh? I think someone got a crush, and I won't tell who I'm talking about." Naruto gave Kiba a taunting look.
"Oh, shut up! Like you didn't get jealous when Neji and Sasuke kissed each other!" Kiba gave the blond an irritated look but grinned soon after. "Didn't know you had a thing for Uchiha."
Naruto face turned red when he heard those words and slammed his hand on the table.
"I don't have a thing for that bastard and neither did I get jealous because of a stupid kiss!" Now Kiba couldn't decide if the blond was red from embarrassment or anger, but he still thought that it was funny.
"Then why were you all over him?" The blond frowned at that but the dog boy continued anyway. "And you didn't want that bastard to leave you either!" Kiba started to laugh again when he thought about the memories of Naruto and Sasuke in the hallway.
"What are you talking about? I didn't want the bastard to leave?" Naruto gave the dog boy a confused look.
Kiba stopped laughing and took a bite from his toast. "Well… You and he did have a party on your own in the hallway." Kiba swallowed his toast and winked at Naruto.
"You cuddled with Uchiha!"
Naruto's mouth almost fell to the kitchen table when he heard those words. He cuddled with the Uchiha? It must be a joke, a sick joke.
"Stop making things up." Naruto said in a low, irritated voice and closed his eyes. "It's not funny." Naruto took a bite from his toast, turning his head towards the window.
"I'm not making this up!" Kiba snapped. "You did cuddle with him! It must have been you…" The blond turned to Kiba and gave him a questioning look.
"What do you mean by 'it must have been you'?"
"Well…I don't remember if it was you but when I see that jacket you have on…" Kiba trailed off and looked to the side.
The blond took another bite from his toast "Maybe it was Ino? She's blond too, you know."
"I don't think so." The dog boy faced the blond once again. "The two girls didn't leave the kitchen and if I remember correctly you and Sasuke were in the hallway."
"But you don't remember correctly if it was me? Maybe I came later and didn't want Sasuke to leave, like you just said, and he offered his jacket to me because I maybe was cold."
"Well fine, whatever." Kiba raised himself from the kitchen table and moved over to the sink. "Just ask him later when you return his jacket." Kiba turned and gave the blonde a taunting look. "He wasn't drunk, you know, so he must remember…"
Naruto sighed as he finished his bowl of ramen before paying and thanking the owner for the food.
"See you soon!" Naruto smiled and walked out from Ichiraku.
Zipping the jacket, Naruto walked towards Sasuke's house. It sure was cold outside, even if it was in the middle of the summer, and the blond saw some unpleasant clouds in the sky.
I think it will start raining… Naruto sighed at that and suddenly became aware of at the stares people gave him. Naruto raised an eyebrow and wondered why they looked at him like that. They didn't give him the normal look, or even the look they gave him when he was younger, you know, filled with hatred and disgust. Now, they all looked puzzled.
What are they all staring at? Do I have a huge bug on my face or something?
Naruto frowned a little but continued walking towards the raven-haired boy's house.
If he isn't home, I will burn his house down so I can get warm. The joking thought about burning Sasukes' house down almost made him want to do it. Almost.
Naruto looked up and saw the Uchiha symbol on the gate that led in to the now-abandoned streets, streets that once were filled with Uchihas.
Okay, maybe it wasn't that abandoned, some people lived in the houses with permission from Sasuke. Though Sasuke still didn't like it when non-Uchihas lived in the houses, what could he do? Only he and his psycho brother were left.
The blond knocked on the door and soon heard footsteps that became louder. The wooden door opened and the raven-haired boy looked surprised before assuming his normal bored face.
"Are you going to stare at me all day or are you going to invite me in?" The blonde grinned when Sasuke stepped to the side and allowed Naruto in.
"Are you going to stay long or are you just passing by?" Sasuke asked and closed the door.
"Depends." The blonde took his shoes off before stepping onto the cold wooden floor. "Just came to give you your jacket back, but a cup of tea doesn't sound so bad now that I think about it." Sasuke started to walk towards the kitchen with the blonde trailing behind him.
"Tea it is then." Sasuke opened the kitchen door and walked in. "Anything else?"
"Hum?" Naruto closed the door and walked to one of the chairs near the kitchen table. "No, I'm just a little cold so a hot cup of tea is all I need, besides, I just ate at Ichiraku."
"Somehow, I am not surprised." Sasuke started to boil the water before turning to sit at one of the chairs as well.
Naruto snorted at that but didn't say anything; he just watched when Sasuke took a seat right in front of him.
The room went silent; they didn't know what to say. They just listened to nothing and looked into each other's eyes, neither of them wanting to break the eye contact. They didn't even react or say anything when they heard rain starting to fall down on the roof; they just stared at each other like their lives depended on it.
"You look tired." Sasuke said, unable to stand the silence anymore still not breaking eye contact.
"Really?" Naruto replied, leaning back in the chair, not breaking the contact either. "I am tired actually, sleeping in the hallway with a couple of shoes for pillows isn't something I recommend."
Sasuke chuckled lightly at that. "So you slept on the floor all night? And I thought you would wake up when I left you."
Naruto shifted a little in his position. "What do you mean?"
"You don't remember?… Well, it doesn't matter." Sasuke stood up and walked over to the stove and started to prepare their tea. "You didn't want me to leave, that's all."
"And the jacket?" Sasuke stiffened a little at the question.
"You said you were cold so I gave you my jacket, no big deal now is it?" Sasuke took the hot water and poured it into one of the cups. "Something else you are wondering about?"
"Well…" Naruto went silent. He didn't want to ask if he had cuddled with Sasuke or not, if he had it would be embarrassing. Then again, he was drunk so it couldn't be so embarrassing, now that he thought about it.
"Here." The raven-haired boy handed him one of the cups.
"Oh, thanks." Naruto took the cup in his hand and sipped a little of his warm drink. "Actually, I have one question."
"Hum?" Sasuke sat down at the chair again and looked at the blonde and nodded at him to continue.
"Well…" Naruto looked to the side. "Kiba told me this morning, during breakfast that I…That I have cuddled with you… and now I'm wondering if it is true…"
"It is and you were drunk, end of story. Anything else?" Sasuke sipped a little at his own drink and waited for an answer.
It's good that he didn't react like it was the end of the world, but why do I feel like I want to hit him in the face and call him 'jerk'?
"Yes, one more question."
"What?" Sasuke asked, looking up at the blonde.
"Do you have any cookies?"
That girl is late again! Naruto stood outside the Yamanako flower shop waiting for Tenten. How come she is always late! I'm getting tired of this! He kicked a stone in frustration and sat himself down at the ground. She was supposed to be here for 15 minutes ago! I hope she has a good excuse.
"Naruto!" Naruto looked up and saw Tenten running against him.
Now she will see a living hell! Naruto stood up and walked towards Tenten so that they met halfway.
"I'm sorry that I'm late but Tsunade-Sama called me in! You are not mad are you?" Tenten gave Naruto a puzzled look, but Naruto just shook his head and gave Tenten a huge grin.
Can't stay mad at her if it was the old hag's fault…
"Don't worry about it. What did she want?"
"Oh that's right! She told me that I would tell you that you must be in her office first thing tomorrow morning! She called me because she knew you were out on duty."
"Oh, okay. Did she say why?" Naruto put his hands on his hips, looking the girl straight in the eyes.
Tenten just shook her head and gave Naruto a worrying look.
"She didn't tell me, but she said it was really important.
"…Really. Well, thank you for the information and good luck tonight. " Tenten gave the blonde a small bow before they both turned and walked away.
Something important huh?
Sorry if it is confusing.
To be continued
And thanks to those who review and tells me about mistakes!
And special thanks to Azamiko who helps me with the grammar.
