Author's note: I'm tired... I'm really really tired... I finished two games on this holiday season... hehehe, that 'Uzumaki Ninden' (you guys should play too... I love the NejiNaru hints...syahahaha!) and 'DMC 3' (those senpais affected me to play...). Anyway enjoy!
NARUTO'S FIRST DATE CHAPTER 13
Naruto was pacing around the hallway restlessly. He will sigh every once in a while, crossing his arms on his chest, then shoved it into his pockets, or put it on his temple.
"Naruto, stop it... you're making me dizzy..." Kiba said, the Inuzuka was sitting cross-legged beside the door.
"Stop? How could you told me to stop? Neji's dying in there!" Naruto said out of frustration, then continued his pacing scene.
"You're making this like Neji's going to give birth or something..." Kankurou complained. Kiba chocked his own laugh when he heard that.
"But--but! Shikamaru! Say something!" Naruto turned to the shadow-user.
"Calm down, Naruto..." said Shikamaru after he yawned.
"But— how could all of you guys be THIS calm?" Naruto asked, pointing to everyone.
"Shut up, your voice is irritating..." Shikamaru scratched his ear. "Just... believe him, Naruto..."
"Eh?"
Lee opened his mouth. "Yeah, Neji-kun is not that type of guy who will surrender just like that, he always says that he will not die so easily, or something like that every time I see him in a battle... you've proved it already, haven't you?"
Naruto fell silent.
"Believe me, he's strong..." Lee added.
"Believe in Temari and Gaara too, they will cure him, I'll never admit it twice but Temari has talent in medical, even though she didn't interest in it..." Shikamaru said, blushing.
"Aaaaaah, love's blossoming..." Kiba said aloud, earning a smack from Shikamaru. "Shut up, dog-breath!"
"That's why, Naruto-kun... like Temari-san said, just pray for him..." Lee patted Naruto's shoulder, smiling.
Naruto looked at his friend, Lee's smile assured him, and he smiled back.
"Yeah..."
"Naruto..." Kiba called.
"Hm?"
"Do you think it's a boy or a girl?"
And a flower vase whirled at Kiba in top speed.
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It felt like a year when Temari finally opened the door, she was sweating and her hands was wet, it seemed like she washed her hands recently. Red stained water was dripping from her wet hands.
"Temari!" Shikamaru called, with double meaning in his voice.
"I'm fine..." Temari nodded. "But Neji... I already did what I can, but it's better to bring him to the hospital..." she informed, wiping her hands with a white towel.
"Dog boy, I need you and Kankurou right now, bring him to hospital this instant!" she ordered.
Kiba saluted and entered the room with Kankurou.
"I WANNA HELP TOO! Neji-kun is my teammate!" Lee patted his own chest.
"Yes, I understand... but Kiba has a better nose than all of you, this is already late at night so you guys couldn't see clearly, while Kankurou... I just pick him since he'll be an ass if he stay here..." the blonde girl put her already clean hands on her hips.
"...oh..." everyone said, accepting the first excuse but frowned at the second one.
"We'll go now!" Kankurou waved, Neji was safely strapped on his back like a three year old, unconscious plus bandage all around his body and blood stained clothes. Kiba was a few steps ahead.
"Ikuso, Akamaru!" he swooped the pooch and zoomed to the darkness, followed suit by Kankurou (and Neji).
Temari eyed their figures until it disappeared to the darkness. Her brows knitted into a frown, a mixture of worry and fear. A perfect match with her paler face. Unnoticed by her, Shikamaru noticed Temari's unusual behavior.
The oldest sibling came back to her senses when she felt a warm hand squeezed her own gently. She lifted her head to see Shikamaru beside her, blushing madly while giving her some comfort.
"C-calm down... he'll be fine... you did your best, right?" he said warmly, and nervously.
Temari blinked a pair of wide eyes to her boyfriend, surprised that he showed that kind of attention to her. Luckily Kiba was not here, or he'll start singing the first part of 'Winter Sonata' to tease them.
"Y-yeah... yeah I know... I know... thank you, Shika..." she nodded, her pigtails squishing along with her movement.
Shikamaru smiled. Girls are so troublesome, but I think I can cope with her...
Naruto smiled as the scene unfolded before him. I wish I could be like that... The Kyuubi's vessel made a mental note. Yeah... like that... Neji and me... how much I envy that lazy ass... he shook his head as he let out a soft laugh, before he decided to leave the couple in their own little world.
Sasuke watched as the blonde took each steps upstairs. Finally...
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"I'm tired..."
"Liar..."
"Shut up!"
"I'm hungry..."
"You always do!"
"Oh look! Rabbit-chan! Kawaii!"
Gaara huffed. His sanity dripping out from him in every step he took. Being around the crazy Kankurou and Temari's annoying criticism was enough to made him frustrated. And now...
"Oh my God! Mushrooms! VERY YOUTHFUL!"
A weird, freaky thick brows with his weirder ideal.
"I'm going to die! I'm tired! Huweee...how troublesome."
A lazy ass that even felt life was troublesome.
"I'm hungry! I lost my potato chips!"
A meatball that eats everything, maybe he has some sort of black hole or something in his stomach.
"Ramen ramen ramen! I haven't eat it since one hour, fifteen minutes and three and a half seconds ago!"
A madly in love gay blonde who didn't eat anything except ramen.
"..."
An Uchiha bastard who wanted the blonde.
"All of you are too noisy! Keep your voice down or I'll chop your heads off and use it for my fancy lantern!"
And of course, his dearest big sister with her mighty fan.
Oh God, spare me please... his inner voice said pathetically. They were just started their journey back five minutes ago! This journey back to Konoha will be the long, uncomfortable one... at least for him...
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After they reported their training to Tsunade the results of their training, all of them were dismissed and was given two days off. Naruto decided that he will go and check on Neji, since he didn't have anything else to do in the meantime.
"See you guys!" he waved and walked enthusiastically to the hospital, bringing a few meat buns as a 'get-well-soon' gift for his crush.
As the others separated one by one, Gaara took a turn back to Tsunade's office, he didn't bother to knock the door and calmly kicked it until it made a loud bang indicating that it was opened.
"Oi! You should knock!" Tsunade snapped angrily.
"..." Gaara (still) calmly closed the door and stood ahead of the pissed Godaime.
"What else? I also gave you two days off! Still want more?" she tapped her fingers on the desk.
"Do you know the details of what happened to Hyuuga Neji?" Gaara asked, business manner, to the point.
Tsunade's expression shifted into a serious one. "Yeah, Kiba told me this morning..."
"I see..." Gaara crossed his arm on his chest.
"Is that true?"
Gaara just nodded.
"Then I should give punishment for that Uchiha..." she put her hand on her chin. "... do the others know about this?"
Gaara shook his head.
"They asked questions?"
"A few... but I told them that Neji was attacked by a weird, short guy with green skin and messy black hair, eight fingers and hairy body... eyes wide and red, oh, and he didn't wear shoes, only a pink sandal on his right feet..." Gaara informed.
"..." Tsunade sweatdropped.
"Kiba's idea..." Gaara quickly added.
"Oh..." what a stupid idea. The Godaime said mentally. "--and they... believe it?"
"Yes..."
That makes it stupider. Tsunade nearly cry at how stupid Konoha shinobi can be sometimes. But she won't show her pathetic face in front of shinobi from other countries like this. "Uh... okay... but what makes you keep it a secret, if I may ask?"
"Uzumaki Naruto."
"Why?"
"He'll be furious if his cru—friend was attacked by his own rival and will possibly beat the shit out of the Uchiha while he doesn't have the authority to do it..."
"... okay... um, thanks for the information, you may leave..." Tsunade thanked the redhead but frowned suspiciously at his certain word.
Gaara bowed slightly and leave the office.
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Naruto strode happily along the hospital corridor, hugging a small package of meat buns in his hand. He earned a few shouts from the nurse that told him to be quiet and walk slowly but somehow he turned deaf. He was so happy that the nurse in the reception desk told him that Neji was now in a stable condition and was allowed to accept visitors. He wanted to meet the Hyuuga as soon as possible.
"Room 504... room 504..." he mumbled slowly, scanning the area for the Hyuuga's room.
"A-ha!" he grinned when he found it, it was the last room on the left corner. He gripped the handle when he heard someone speaking inside.
"You've made up your mind?"
Kiba? So he was here too? Naruto thought when he recognized the voice.
"Yeah.."
Neji! Naruto thought again when he heard a reply.
"I like you, more than just a friend... I've been thinking of this... so, I... want to know your feeling... towards me."
Eh? Naruto froze when he heard Neji's voice. His eyes got three times wider.
"... are you sure you want it like that?" the blonde heard Kiba's voice.
"Yeah, will you be my boyfriend?"
Wait a minute wait a minute WAIT. A. MINUTE! Naruto felt shocked at that confession. Neji... Neji really felt that way towards the dog-boy? He shakily opened the door slightly, trying to make no voice.
Through the gap on the door, he saw Kiba sitting on a chair beside a bed where Neji was lying on it. The Hyuuga was blushing furiously while the Inuzuka boy had this grin on his face.
"I like that..." Kiba concluded.
And he leaned down to Neji...
Naruto shut the door, still silently, but his heart thundering in his ear. What the hell...! he didn't want to look anymore, he felt weird, he was disappointed, he was shocked... he felt... betrayed...
Naruto dashed away from that place, earning few more shouts from the nurse, but he didn't care, he didn't hear, he just wanted to go away from that place. He couldn't believe that Kiba was actually... kissed Neji! NEJI of all people!
Kiba was the one who told him it was okay about his new feeling, it was fine and he'll help him. It was Kiba... but why did Kiba take the chance away from him?
When Naruto snapped out of his thought, he was at the training ground. His feet took him automatically to that place.
The blonde clutched his chest. Why? It felt... hurt... he accepted a lot of shout and insult from Sakura, he received punches and kicks from her, he received her murderer glares often... but he was fine, it was okay.
Why did this make any different? Neji didn't do anything to him, he just confessed his feeling to Kiba. Just that... he didn't kick him or punch him or glare at him... but it was a lot more hurt than Sakura's bitter behavior towards him every time he asked her out...
"Hahahaha..." he let out a hollow laugh. "What makes me sad? I'm supposed to be happy that Neji found someone..." he told himself.
"What the hell are you doing in here?"
Naruto whirled around and spotted Sasuke, holding a broom.
"What are—"
Sasuke quickly threw the broom away, he couldn't tell Naruto that he was punished because he hurt Neji, and the punishment was four-hours social works everyday, and today's schedule was to clean the training ground.
"No, just... um, meditating..." Sasuke found an excuse.
"Oh..." Naruto said, his voice was empty. He didn't laugh or tease him. A very out-of-character behavior from the cheerful blonde.
"What's with you? You look like someone who found out his cat was crashed by a truck..."
"Something similar..."
Sasuke's brows ceased into a frown. "Huh?"
"N-Neji... got together with Kiba..." Naruto chocked out his words. He sat down on the soft grass, hugging his knees.
Sasuke's eyes widened. That Hyuuga... he really obeyed the bet! He leaved Naruto... well, that's good to hear... maybe this is chance...
The raven-haired boy approached the broken-heart blonde and gave him a hug.
Naruto felt Sasuke's arms wrapped around him, he didn't jerk away or refuse it. He really needed some comfort right now, and if Sasuke offered it... why not?
"Calm down..." Sasuke rubbed soothing circles on Naruto's back.
"..." the blonde didn't reply.
"Am I still didn't get chance? Even after he got together with someone else?" Sasuke asked, as gentle as possible, his mouth gave Naruto's ear a feather touch.
Naruto stirred, but shook his head. "... I love him..." he said firmly.
"Fine then, I'll wait..." Sasuke released the blonde, he stood up and walked away from the blonde. Now after this will get a lot more easier, he didn't need to be in a hurry...
But Sasuke felt something weird... like something was going to happen, and he won't like it...
-TBC-
Author's note: And... that's it... : ducks projectiles and other random stuffs the readers threw: OW OW OW! Don't be so mean : puppy eyes:... Hehehehehe... to find out what happened just read the next chapter, what will happen to Kiba, Sasuke... and more importantly, Neji and Naruto?
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