Rain or Tears Part 2
Naruto couldn't stop thinking about Sasuke's words. "Well, I think you're a strong ninja. Worthy enough of being my rival and not anyone can do that." Simply thinking of that conversation lightened the blonde's mood. "And you're plenty good looking." Naruto blushed in the middle of cooking his morning ramen. Hearing that from his rival puzzled him. Doesn't he have thousands of fan girls? One would think that he'd find at least ONE of them that he doesn't want to kill. Besides, boys are supposed to marry girls. Boys aren't supposed to marry boys… He suddenly felt a tiny ache in the middle of his chest. The finished ramen cut off his train of thought. He quickly ate his breakfast and headed out to the usual meeting place.
-----At the meeting place-----
The three ninjas in training waited for their chronically late teacher. Sasuke kept his eyes down, thoughts about Naruto still lingering. Said boy stole occasional glances at the other, trying to sort out his thoughts. Sakura, on the other hand, was painfully oblivious to the turmoil her other teammates were experiencing. Kakashi arrived and looked at his little team from a tree. Seeing the obvious change in the teamwork, he thought to himself. Perhaps that is the flaw in this team. With that all said and done, he made his appearance with a poof.
"Ah! Sorry I'm late. My dolphin friend was feeling lonely and needed a little loving." And so, the usual day began.
"LIAR!" But what's this? Only Sakura replied to her teacher's lame excuse for being late. Although it wasn't exactly that far from the truth (but it wasn't the dolphin that needed the loving XD). Sakura remained oblivious to the strange behavior of her teammates.
"Today, I have an extremely important mission for you three." Kakashi subtly studied his team's reactions. Sadly, Naruto and Sasuke remained wrapped up in their own troubles. "Today…" Sakura leaned towards her teacher in anticipation. "…you will have the day off to relax."
The pink haired girl fell flat on her face in disappointment. "How is that important Kakashi sensei? We aren't exactly doing anything for the village." YOU GOT MY HOPES UP. FOR THAT YOU WILL PAY. Inner Sakura continued to rage within.
"Well, Sakura chan, I'm afraid you seem a bit dense today, but I'll forgive you. If you would open your eyes a bit wider and look beyond the surface (as a ninja should), you would see that Naruto kun and Sasuke kun aren't exactly at their best." Sakura finally took the time to examine her teammates who were still stuck in their own worlds. "Now it may not seem as important, but staying physically and mentally fit is just as important as any S rank mission you could ever receive. If I were to send you 3 on a mission, the chance of getting the client or yourselves injured is higher because Naruto-Kun and Sasuke-Kun are off in their own worlds. And that isn't very beneficial to the village." Sakura nodded in agreement. "And besides, I'd like to spend some more quality time with my favorite dolphin!" Once again, Sakura's face decided to say hi to the ground. "Well, see you tomorrow!" And with that, their teacher disappeared in smoke. Sakura turned to look at her friends, their eyes pointed at the ground as if their thoughts were pulling them down.
"Sasuke-kun, there's this new restaurant I've been dying to go to. Want to go with me?" Sasuke briefly glanced at the girl, who was attempting to persuade him with the best huge sparkling eye look she could muster.
"…No, I'm busy." I'm more interested in cheering up Naruto. It doesn't feel natural to have him acting this way. Besides, you bug me. …Am I getting soft? No, of course not, I'm the surviving member of the Uchiha clan. I can't go soft. No, never. Denial aside, Sasuke began to think of a way to cheer up his blond…friend?
"Oh… Well, that's ok! Maybe another time then." Sakura left to find Ino and angst together.
"Well, I guess I'll be going then…" Naruto began to slowly walk away from the meeting spot when Sasuke gently stopped him.
"If you're not busy, do you want to spar?" The blond looked at him quizzically. But nodded and went into a fighting stance. I suck at trying to make people feel better. Maybe I can help him take out his emotions through fighting.
-----Hours later-----
"Phew! That was good." Naruto poured his bottled water on his head.
He looks happier. Mission accomplished! From this angle, Naruto is kind of cute… Sasuke visibly blushed from the thoughts that followed. Bad Sasuke! Slap on the wrists! Whatever you do, don't think about the fact that Naruto is wet! As Sasuke was fighting himself inside, Naruto turned to face him.
"Sasuke kun, thanks for cheering me up."
Breaking from his conflicting thoughts, Sasuke quickly replied. "It's no problem. I needed to get my exercise today anyway." Naruto's mouth curved into a genuine smile. Ok, maybe I'm willing to admit to myself that I think he's cute. BUT I'M NOT GAY.
"Hey, want to go to Ichiraku to get some ramen? My treat." Maybe Sasuke isn't as egotistic as I thought he was. I can kind of see why he has so many fan girls. Unlike a certain Uchiha boy, Naruto was a bit more accepting of his thoughts.
"Sure, I'm starving." With that, the two boys headed to the beloved ramen stand.
-----Somewhere else at the same time-----
Hiding in a nearby tree, Kakashi watched the 2 boys walk away. It seems my little children have finally begun to actually like each other. God knows how long Ruka chan has been waiting for that. Maybe there's hope for them yet. Kakashi teleported away to find his "Ruka chan" to trade in this information for a special treat.
A/N: Whoo! Yuki chan here. End of the chapter! I'm afraid that took a little longer than I would have liked, but that's ok! I think I like the first chapter more. Then again I usually don't like my writings. But I digress. Many thanks for the people who reviewed. I want to send flowers, but I'm poor. I'll write more as soon as I get some sort of inspiration. That means I have to go to school to watch some sort of forbidden romantic encounter! Or just watch anime (going to watch loveless :p). Again, thanks to those who reviewed. This probably would have lived as a single chapter until time ended if they haven't contributed to my self esteem. Oh, and thanks to SilverShingStar for tolerating me. If you already didn't know, I'm using her account because I'm too lazy to get one. She's also my editor. RESPECT YOUR EDITORS PEOPLE.