"You two know each other?" Sasuke asked quizzically, looking back and forth between Naruto and his mother.
Naruto looked easily as confused. "Er, I don't think I know you."
Mikoto giggled. "I used to be really good friends with your mom, Kushina. How is she by the way?"
Both Gaara and Naruto visibly flinched at the question. "Uh, both my parents are dead."
"I'm so sorry." Mikoto sincerely apologized. "If you don't mind me asking, when did that happen?"
"In middle school. That's when I moved to Suna with Gaara, my cousin, and his family." Naruto replied.
"So how did you know Naruto?" Neji asked.
"Here, please sit!" Mikoto urged the group to sit at the kitchen table. "Let me just check on the food and I'll tell you guys all about it."
The guys watched as Mikoto checked on the food, adding some things to the pot on the stove. She then came back to the table, five pairs of curious eyes on her.
"Yeah, Kushina and I met in college. I just married Fugaku, Itachi and Sasuke's dad, and I was talking with some friends about honeymoon locations. She interrupted the conversation, like she liked to do," she laughed a little at the memories that played in her head. "She gave me a couple ideas and all were beautiful. After bringing the idea of Naples, Italy to Fugaku, he said his best friend picked the same place and so, we set Kushina and Minato on a blind date."
"You got my parents together?!" Naruto's eyes widened in fascination, curious to hear more about his parents.
Mikoto let out a loud laugh. "Not at first, actually. They hated each other and were constantly fighting. It wasn't until my baby shower with Itachi a year and a half later that they actually got together.
"They got married a year later, I found out I was pregnant with Sasuke and then she found out she was pregnant with you." She smiled at the blonde who blushed slightly at the attention.
"So how do you know me?" The blonde was leaning forward on the table, head resting in his hands. He gave her a confused look. "But I don't remember you."
Mikoto gave a sad smile as she looked down at the table, mindlessly brushing off non-existent crumbs. "Well, before school started, we saw each other constantly, you two became best friends, being practically inseparable. So when it was time to start registering you two for school, I suggested private school." She let out a tired sigh as she ran a hand through her hair. "We got in an argument, and I admit, I said some things that I wish that I could take back. Unfortunately, we never made up once I made the decision to put Sasuke in private school."
"I don't remember going to private school." Sasuke scrunched up his nose as he tried to recall the memory.
Mikoto chuckled. "I wouldn't think you would. You refused to go after a month. I homeschooled you for the rest of the year, too prideful to put you in public school. The next school year, it was in the back of my mind."
Itachi hummed. "I vaguely remembered a little annoying blonde kid in my early past."
"Hey!" Naruto glared at the older Uchiha. "I bet I was a pleasant child!"
"You were so sweet and kind, but you and Sasuke together," she laughed a little to herself. "Total chaos. I wonder how Fugaku would react to seeing you now. He always warmed up with you around."
Sasuke glanced at the blonde. He tried hard to remember anything about a blonde boy, but to no avail, nothing came up.
"Itachi, Sasuke, set the table for our guests!" Mikoto demanded after suddenly standing up. "I'm about to serve up dinner, and then I want to hear what you've been up to."
Sasuke begrudgingly stood up after his brother and gathered the dinnerware setup.
After serving, Mikoto took a seat between her two sons and smiled at everyone gathered around. She focused her gaze on Gaara. "I'm sorry about that introduction earlier. I got caught up in the moment."
Gaara shook his head and gave her a small smile. "Don't worry about it."
"So what brings you guys over?" She aimed her question towards Gaara and Naruto.
Sasuke instantly scowled, luckily Neji answered before Sasuke was able to say anything. "Well, Itachi brought us here. And he asked us to bring Gaara and Naruto too."
Mikoto was surprised by the answer and she turned to Itachi. "You never mentioned that part." She looked back at Neji. "He just told me to prepare dinner for you two and your guests. I was just excited that Sasuke was coming to visit again, and so soon."
Itachi shrugged, taking a bite of his food. "Like I said to Neji and Sasuke, I wanted to meet the guy who Sasuke was going crazy for. And then Sasuke said Neji was doing the same thing. It's a two for one special." He snickered as both Neji and Sasuke turned red.
Mikoto gasped loudly as she turned to Naruto, her eyes wet with happy, unshed tears. "You're the one Sasuke's in love with?!"
"Mom!" Sasuke hissed out loudly. Itachi began to laugh wildly and Gaara and Naruto both snickered as the younger Uchiha's face turned even a darker shade of red. "I told you, I'm not in love with anyone!"
Mikoto waved him off with a roll of her eyes and she smiled back at Naruto. "He was always fascinated with you, he wanted to make you his wife every time you two played house." She laughed softly. "You were always okay with it, dressing in mine and Kushina's clothes."
"That explains it." Gaara commented to himself and Neji snickered along with him. Naruto jabbed the redhead in the side, sending him an angry glare.
Sasuke groaned loudly as he covered his face with his hand. "Why do you have to say such embarrassing things, mother."
Mikoto frowned. "It's not embarrassing, it was the most adorable thing ever. I'm pretty sure we have pictures too." She tapped her chin in thought.
"I'll volunteer to find them." Itachi smirked.
"No!" Both Naruto and Sasuke shouted in unison, the table looking at them with mixed looks. "We can, uh, handle looking for them, right Naruto?"
Naruto nodded. "Y-yeah. We'll do it."
"Oh, look at the two of you!" She clapped her hands together. "Naruto, what do you do for work."
Naruto began to blush and he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head. "I'm in entertainment."
"Oh!" Her eyes shone with interest, as well as Sasuke's. "So you're an actor?"
"More like a performer, but yeah."
"That's wonderful to hear! Now, Gaara, what about you?"
"I'm an artist actually, mostly sculpting and glassblowing." Gaara replied modestly.
Sasuke's eyes widened. "An artist? You?"
"Sasuke." Neji hissed out as he gave his friend a glare.
Gaara shrugged. "Yeah. That's why I moved to Konoha in the first place. Suna is smaller and I wanted to bridem my horizons. But honestly I might not have done it if Naruto wasn't so willing to move back."
Naruto waved his arm dismissively. "What can I say? I bring life to people."
Mikoto laughed. "You definitely do!"
The six of them chatted mindlessly as they finished up their dinner. Neji and Gaara volunteered to clean up and do dishes, Mikoto thanking them.
"Just make sure Naruto and Sasuke find those pictures. I have to see them." Gaara smirked as both Naruto and Sasuke visibly paled.
"Oh thank you, Gaara! I almost forgot about those pictures!" Mikoto placed a hand on each of the boys' shoulders. "Sasuke, guide Naruto to the attic and look for those picture albums, will you? They shouldn't be too hard to find since your father had it organized."
"Mom," Sasuke began to groan.
"Now, Sasuke." Her smile was sweet but her grip on her son's arm felt almost deathly.
The raven let out a hiss. "Okay, okay!" Once his arm was released, he lightly rubbed it and gestured to Naruto to follow him.
"Your mom's great." Naruto commented as he followed after Sasuke.
"Hn."
Naruto rolled his eyes and crossed his arms over his chest as he watched Sasuke reach for the pull-down stairs at the end of the hallway.
"Ladies first." Sasuke smirked as he stepped aside to let Naruto pass.
Naruto glared at him, taking a step on the first stair. "Watch it, Uchiha."
Sasuke snickered. "Don't get your panties in a bunch, doll. I'm only joking."
Naruto scoffed as he began the ascent up the narrow staircase. He reached the top and pulled at the string that led to the ceiling light.
The attic was clean and boxes were set up throughout the area in neat stacks, like Mikoto said. It didn't take long for Sasuke to find the box labeled 'picture albums'. He grabbed the box and set it in the clear space on the attic floor. "I think they're in here."
"Okay." Naruto made his way over to Sasuke and the raven began to pull out albums until he got to his early childhood.
"This one I think." Sasuke opened it up to the first page.
"Oh my god." Naruto groaned.
The very first picture was the two of them holding hands, smiling brightly at the camera.
"Cute." Sasuke was about to flip to the next page when the album was suddenly snatched out of his hands. He blinked once at the spot where the album was just sitting and then focused a glare on the blonde who was clutching onto the object for dear life. "What the fuck is your problem, now?"
Naruto shook his head. "I don't want to look at these."
Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Why not?"
"Because!"
"Because, why?"
"I just don't want to, okay?!"
Sasuke narrowed his eyes dangerously. "Are you serious right now? We have to look through these and take out the embarrassing ones at least. My mom's going to come up here eventually and I'd rather not have my most personal memories shown to my brother and friend. So just hand it over."
"No!"
Sasuke growled lowly in his throat before making his way over to the stubborn blonde. "Give it." He held out his hand and glared down at him.
"No way." Naruto turned his body and stuck up his tongue at the raven.
The childish act proved to be the last straw for the raven as he lunged down towards him, tackling the blonde to the floor. He straddled his waist before reaching for the book. "Give it here, Naruto!"
"I said, no!" Naruto held on tightly, wriggling his hips to keep Sasuke unbalanced, making it harder for the raven to keep his grip on the book.
After a few minutes of wrestling and getting nowhere, Sasuke grabbed the blonde's hip tightly, causing him to let out a surprised gasp. Sasuke then inched closer so he was almost sitting on the blonde's stomach. Quickly while the blonde was still surprised, he grabbed onto one of Naruto's wrist and took the book out of the blonde's hand and pushed it out of his reach.
Naruto watched the book slide across the floor and he turned to glare up at the raven. "Why would you-"
"Do you like this?"
The question had Naruto taken aback and unsure how to answer. "Huh? Like what?"
"Do you like when I'm rough with you?" Sasuke narrowed his eyes, studying the blonde's face for a reaction. He searched wildly for any answer but the cerulean eyes gave no hint as to what he was feeling. "Is that why whenever I'm involved you throw these dumb tantrums? I bet you do this shit on purpose, so you can finally be man-handled. Like some kind of fantasy, huh?"
Naruto went still at the raven's words and Sasuke smirked.
"So that's it then. Why didn't you just sa-," before he could finish, Naruto sat up on his elbows and kissed the raven, causing Sasuke's eyes to widen. Naruto desperately tried to deepen the kiss, coaxing the raven to join in.
Without any hesitation, Sasuke closed his eyes, darting his tongue into Naruto's warm cavern, trying to get a taste of what he's always been craving.
The kiss seemed to last forever, neither one wanting to stop.
"See mom, I told you this would happen." Itachi whispered to his mom from the top of the staircase, trying not to disturb the pair.
"You're right." Mikoto had a large smile on her face, happy for her son.
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How did you guys like it? I actually had some trouble with how I wanted to end it. I wanted to end it with Naruto just kissing him and continuing the rest in the next chapter but it just felt weird. And after every sentence I felt like it was even weirder until I finally settled on the Mikoto part, haha. The woes of your writing now coming out how you want it!
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