It Started with a Kiss

DG32173

Sarah: chapter 2 is here. I hope you enjoy it. It's gonna be weird, but I hope you like it. I can't tell you what's gonna happen except that two people are gonna meet in the darkness of night and have a chat. (winks) I'm sure you all know who those two people are! Well, you better know!

Sasuke and Naruto: (arguing about something that nobody really wants to find out about)

Sarah: (sighs) well, I don't own the Naruto anime, manga, or cast.

GENERAL REVIEW RESPONSES

Sarah: I'M SO HAPPY! I GOT SIX REVIEWS WHEN I ONLY ASKED FOR FOUR! YIPPEE! (does happy dance) I'M LOVED! I'M LOVED

Sasuke: shut up and get to the responses.

Sarah: you only say that cause you wanna get to the story faster so you can be with Naruto sooner.

Sasuke: (blushes slightly)

Sarah: see! You're blushing! That means you like him!

Sasuke: (blushes deeper) I'm not blushing!

SHOUTOUT: HeartBrokenWolf: I hear ya on Sasuke's thoughts from chapter 1. And, as you should know, I completely understand the paper thing. I had a chapter once that turned out to be 6 pages total on computer and turned into almost 16 pages on paper. That totally sucks, right?

I originally wanted the thought sequence to happen in the anime: YOU SO TOTALLY READ MY MIND! I think that the whole Sasuke-dies-Naruto-goes-nuts part so TOTALLY hints at something way more than friendly-rivals-who-are-actually-somewhat-friendly-teammates.

NOTE

(Authors note)

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Scene change

POV change

Memory

Scene change in memory

Chapter 2

First Meeting in the Night

Naruto sighs as he pushes his messy hair out of his eyes. He watches the moon through the high boughs of the tree hi is currently relaxing in. He has had a lot to think about recently, and not all of it about remembering ninjutsu and how to become Hokage as it used to be. Suddenly, he is called out of his thoughts at the sound of a masculine voice calling his name from the base of the tree. He looks down to see Sasuke watching him. "Whatcha want, Sasuke?" Naruto calls down.

"To talk," Sasuke replies, leaping from branch to branch to kneel on Naruto's branch, not even two feet from the two being face-to-face. It has been nearly two weeks since the accidental kiss, but neither Genin had forgotten it. And that is just what Naruto was thinking about when Sasuke had shown up.

"What about?" Naruto asks, looking up at the moon. He is very thankful that the moon is mostly hidden by the upper boughs of the forest so as not to show that he's blushing faintly at how close they are.

"Why do you allow the villagers to treat you like an outcast?" Sasuke says. He moves to sit closer to the base, which is also closer to Naruto, watching the blond closely. 'Is it me, or is he actually blushing?' Sasuke thinks. 'Interesting.'

"Meh, I don't really care how the treat me," Naruto says, shrugging. "Just so long as they don't start giving me nasty, old food at the food shops. Then I'll start to complain," he adds with a slight shudder. Sasuke silently agrees. That would be very disgusting.

"Why don't you care?" Sasuke asks.

"I guess I'm just used to it," is the response, accompanied with another shrug. "I've been treated like that all my life."

Sasuke is surprised. Naruto must have a very strong will to withstand all of that and still have his dreams. He nods in understanding, but doesn't speak again. The two Genin sit in silence for a long while, just taking in their surroundings in surprisingly peaceful company. As the moon rises higher in the sky, the two fall asleep, leaning against each other as they peacefully ease off into slumber-land.

Several hours later

Sasuke feels something leaning against his chest as he rises from the darkness of his sleep. He slowly opens his eyes to see Naruto's blond head leaning against his chest in peaceful sleep. He looks up at the sky and silently notes that the sun will rise within the hour. He looks back down at Naruto and smiles softly. 'I think … I think I love him,' he thinks, blushing very slightly at the admittance, even if it were to himself.

He quickly wipes the blush away as Naruto starts to stir. The blond opens his sapphire eyes and looks up at Sasuke. Naruto blinks sleepily and closes his eyes again. "Nnnmgrn, it's too early to be up," he mutters almost indistinctly, closing his eyes and almost instinctively moves closer to Sasuke, falling back asleep rather quickly. Sasuke's smile widens until it almost reaches a full-blown grin and he shakes his head at the sleeping Genin. 'Naruto is so weird,' he thinks. 'But cute just the same,' he adds silently.

Sarah: UGH! Chapter 2 isn't that much longer than Chapter 1! And that's only because I had the review responses. I HATE THIS! I'm on an idea downfall … WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH! --TWO HOURS OF NONSTOP CRYING LATER- (sniffles but stops crying) Oh well, (sniffle) I think chapter 3 will be a bit longer. (sniffle) I hope.