A/N: So... Guess who has loads of homework (including two essays due next week) after the first day of school... I hate school...
Disclaimer: I hate being tired, my brain turns off. K. Masashi owns them, don't due me. All you'd get is my homework. I'd hide my cat. You can't have her.
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DAY SIX.
ONE FOURTEEN AM.
Sasuke let out a small groan as he rolled over, his eyes opening slowly as he looked at the other boy in bed with him. Naruto was still on his back, lips slightly parted with one arm thrown over his eyes. He was sleeping peacefully—or, as peacefully as a chicken-shit can sleep in a haunted house.
Sasuke sat up, leaning back against the wall as he stared at the other boy. The more time he spent with him, the more he liked him. The emotions were coming way too fast, and he still had a hard time understanding how this had happened. All he knew was that, yes, he was in love with the blond idiot beside him in bed.
Naruto let out a small moan as he shifted, his arm falling from on top of his eyes to rest above his head on his pillow. His mouth was still open slightly. Sasuke couldn't take his eyes off the other boy's lips.
That would be a bad idea, the smart part of his brain insisted at the thought he was considering.
True, but how else am I going to be able to kiss him? he insisted as he shifted on the bed, kneeling beside the blond. Naruto didn't move.
Sasuke reached down, running one hand lightly along the blond's cheek. Naruto leaned into the touch in his sleep. The raven bent down, his hand still on the other's cheek, until his breath ghosted over the blond's lips. He could feel the other boy's breath against his own face. Now or never. Do it, or back off.
Sasuke took a deep breath before leaning down and pressing his lips gently against Naruto's. He carefully pushed his tongue into the other boy's mouth, touching Naruto's tongue lightly with his own. He still tasted of ramen, even though Sasuke had made them rice for dinner. I guess he has the taste permanently in his mouth, now, Sasuke reasoned as he shifted again, still kissing the blond.
When Naruto shifted, Sasuke jerked away, staring down worriedly. The blond's eyes were still closed and his mouth was still open, a small snore emitting from between his lips. Sasuke let out a small sigh of relief before falling back against the wall and staring at Naruto again. That's probably the closest thing to a kiss I'm going to get from him. I should've just full-out kissed him when I was Rafael.
As Sasuke remained propped up against the wall a while longer, his eyes drifted shut and he fell asleep, still against the wall.
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TEN FIFTY-TWO AM.
Naruto shifted in his sleep before bringing his fingers to his lips. He'd had the weirdest dream the night before, and he still wasn't sure what to make of it. He was a little worried, but also intrigued. After all, it wasn't every day one dreamed about their rival-now-friend kissing them.
Speaking of the bastard, Naruto's hand reached out to nudge the other boy awake. His eyes snapped open and he panicked as he felt nothing, sitting up and turning to look. He frowned as he realized the other boy was sitting up with his back against the wall, still fast asleep. His head kept lolling to the side, but once it got too far, the raven would subconsciously bring it back to a less precarious position.
Naruto stared at him for a few seconds before frowning. He shifted, sitting cross-legged in front of the raven and chewing on his thumb-nail. He's pretty cute—for a guy, Naruto thought, cocking his head to one side. And he's not that mean to me, anymore. And the guy's seen me naked more times than anyone else I've ever met. I guess it wouldn't be so bad if I had feelings for him—not that it matters, since in one more day, I'm going to be dating Sakura.
For some reason he couldn't explain, Naruto became sad when he thought of leaving Sasuke alone and going off with Sakura. But, that was what he wanted—right? Fuck it, all because of a stupid dream! Naruto hit his head with both fists, annoyed. What is wrong with me?.!
Sasuke let out a groan and Naruto looked up at him. The raven was still asleep. Maybe—now was a good time for Naruto to try something out. Inching forward, he got on his knees in front of the slumbering Uchiha, his face level with the other boy's. Cautiously, so as not to wake him, Naruto placed his hand on the Uchiha's cheek and bent forward. He'll kill me if he wakes up, Naruto attempted to talk himself out of it one last time. It didn't work.
The blond pressed forward, his lips grazing Sasuke's lightly. Growing a bit braver, he pressed his lips more firmly against the raven's, feeling the other boy's lips as they meshed with his. It wasn't entirely unpleasant. It was just like kissing a girl, only Sasuke's lips weren't necessarily as soft. Naruto knew his own lips weren't as soft as a girl's, either, but to be fair—he wasn't a girl.
Pulling back, Naruto opened his eyes, not even sure when they'd slipped shut, and stared at the Uchiha for a few seconds. Smiling to himself, he got off the bed and trotted towards the door, peeking through a small gap before bolting into the bathroom to pee.
While Naruto was in the bathroom, waking himself up for another morning in the haunted house, Sasuke stirred in bed, opening sleepy brown eyes, having no recollection of the event that had occurred a mere five minutes before.
"Morning!" Naruto bounced back into the bedroom as Sasuke finished pulling on a shirt.
"What are you so happy about?" Sasuke cocked an eyebrow. Naruto shrugged as he plopped down on the bed.
"I don't know. Maybe cause I'm almost done this horror-fest." The blond let out a deep, content sigh. Sasuke had to smile as he sat down next to him. "Hey, you know what we forgot to do yesterday?"
"What?"
"Take pictures!" Naruto grinned. "Can we do that today? I took a few one of the other days, but I kept getting freaked out and just staying in one room for a long time. I haven't even checked to see if there's a basement or anything."
"Sure." Sasuke stood up again and stretched, looking around the room. "Let's eat first, and relax a bit before. I don't need you getting scared to death." He smirked.
"Bastard! There's no such thing as actually dying of fright!" Naruto insisted.
I beg to differ, Sasuke thought as he coughed slightly.
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ELEVEN FORTY-NINE AM.
"Moron." Sasuke muttered as he finally opened the bedroom door. "We'd have gotten this started sooner if you hadn't dropped ramen all over the place."
"Excuse me for being clumsy." Naruto muttered, wringing his shirt to get rid of any broth he may have missed earlier.
The two of them walked through the hallway, Sasuke a little miffed Naruto wasn't clinging to him. He glanced up at one of the cameras and cocked an eyebrow, silently asking what Itachi was doing up there. A second later, a heartbeat reverberated through the house—and Naruto was plastered against his back. Sasuke smirked.
"Don't worry, little boy, everything will be fine." Sasuke teased before turning around and patting Naruto on the head. The blond glared, but said nothing, still attached to the raven's back.
They made their way to the living room and slowly, one by one, all of the rooms in the house were captured on film, Sasuke insisting they re-take the ones Naruto had already taken, just to make sure they came out all right. Every time something moved or a sound was heard, the blond would squeak and press himself closer to the raven, who really had no problem with having Naruto cling to him. In fact, he always smiled at one of the cameras whenever the blond stuck to him like glue.
It was as they neared the last place in the entire house that Sasuke pressed his lips together. He prided himself in not being afraid of anything, but that was only what he told others. He did have one fear—basements. He didn't know why, or even how it started, but basements just scared the crap out of him. They were—so low in the ground, and they were dark, and eerie, and if a fire started on the first floor, you had no chance of escape.
Basements just sucked.
Which was why when they reached the basement door, Sasuke paused, staring at it. He didn't want to go down there, but if he didn't, it would mean Naruto would know about his fear, and that was not an option. So, taking a deep breath, Sasuke reached for the doorknob.
"Hey—" Sasuke let out a mixture between a yelp and a gasp, having it come out as some kind of cough. Naruto jumped. "Sorry, didn't mean to scare you."
"Startle, moron. What?" Sasuke turned to him, anger in his tone, even though he didn't really mean it.
Naruto clamped his mouth shut and lowered his eyes, not understanding why Sasuke was suddenly mad. He shook his head silently, still gripping the raven's left shirt sleeve, and motioned the door, silently telling Sasuke to keep going.
The raven winced, knowing he'd have to fix this later, and opened the door. It creaked. Sasuke already wanted to run. Taking a deep breath, he put his foot on the first step. Nothing happened. Good sign. You can't go down the stairs like this, or he'll know, a voice reminded Sasuke.
Sticking his nose in the air, the Uchiha strode down the steps, flicking on the light as he did so. Naruto stumbled along behind him, whimpering slightly. A bead of sweat trickled down the left side of Sasuke's face as they hit the bottom. Just one picture. Take it, and go!
Sasuke's hands rose, but he noticed they were shaking. Shit. I swear, if Itachi has any tricks down here, I'm going to skin him alive. The bastard knows I hate basements. The raven glared around the basement as the camera rose. He took the picture before hastily turning around and starting back up the stairs. Naruto was right behind him.
They reached the top and Sasuke slammed the door shut, letting out a small breath before turning to the room he and Naruto were staying in.
"Hey, Sasuke?" Naruto said in a small voice.
"Hn?" the raven demanded.
"Um, thanks for helping me." Naruto whispered before breaking off from Sasuke and disappearing into the bathroom.
Sasuke winced at the dejected tone the blond had used. He'd have to fix that. "You're welcome."
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FIVE TWENTY-THREE PM.
Sasuke laid down one of his queens, playing Solitaire on the floor as Naruto lay spread out on the cot. The blond had found a book at the bottom of his bag, and was now happily reading it. The two weren't ignoring each other, per se; they were just giving each other a little space. To go from mortal enemies to friends—or in some cases, more than friends—in such a short time was still weird. Naruto often found himself restraining from punching the other boy.
"Sasuke?"
"Hm?" The raven looked up at Naruto, the blond having put the book down.
"What was the bet you made with your brother? You know, the one you lost that made you have to stay here?"
The raven cocked an eyebrow, trying to buy time as he panicked on the inside. "Why do you want to know?"
"Just curious." Naruto shrugged. "I can tell you why I'm in here."
Sasuke bit his tongue to stop himself from blurting out that he already knew. "Um, okay. Well—Itachi and I were getting really into a game of, uh..." Sasuke trailed off, thinking fast. "Pool! We were playing pool, and we got really into it. I was calling him a pansy and a loser, and he, uh, told me that if—well, long story short, if I lost, I had to spend a day in here, and as you can see, it happened." Sasuke babbled, hoping Naruto would hardly pick anything up at all.
"Oh. Well, that sucks."
"And you?" He wanted the subject changed, now.
"Oh, me? Well, mostly cause I'm stupid." Naruto sighed. "You see, everyone knows I'm a scaredy-cat, and my friends thought it would be funny to dare me to stay in this house for a week. If I stayed, I would get to date Sakura. You know, Sakura Haruno? The pink-haired girl in our class."
"Oh, right. Her." Sasuke frowned. "She doesn't seem like your type."
"I know, too good for me, huh?" Naruto laughed rubbing the back of his head. Sasuke's eyes narrowed. More like you're too good for her, the raven thought bitterly. "Anyway, they told me that if I stayed in this house for an entire week, I could date her."
"And you agreed?"
"Well, yeah." Naruto was confused. "I mean, I've had a crush on her since forever. Wouldn't you have agreed?"
"Why date someone who doesn't even like you?" Sasuke asked, crossing his arms. "I mean, she probably thought you were going to fail. Hell, I'm surprised you lasted as long as you did before I got here. Don't you understand? They're probably all laughing at you. Once you're out, she won't date you."
"Yes she will." Naruto insisted.
"But will she love you?" Sasuke demanded, his eyes darkening.
Naruto opened his mouth to speak but then snapped it shut, feeling a little more than upset. All his happy plans of him and Sakura going to prom together came crashing down horribly. He could still hear the pieces of his dreams shattering.
"Sakura isn't like that." Naruto shot back, straightening and speaking in his most confident voice. "Even if she doesn't love me, she'll learn to, because I'm going to try extra hard to make sure I keep her happy, and—Sasuke? What are you doing?"
Naruto leaned back on the cot as Sasuke appeared in front of him. The raven leaned down, one hand on either side of the blond's body, Naruto propping himself up on his elbows and still leaning away.
"She doesn't deserve you." Sasuke hissed.
"Huh?" Naruto squeaked.
"Who knows the most about you?" the raven snarled. "Who knows your favourite food? Your favourite colour? Your likes and dislikes? Your fears? Your dreams? Who knows them?.!"
"Uh—" Sasuke cut Naruto off.
"Me!" he hollered. "I know them! I'm your rival, but because of that, I know everything about you! I know what makes you tick! I know what makes you laugh! I know how to get you to smile that ridiculously stupid smile of yours that makes my stomach drop and my heart melt! I know these things, not her! I—"
Sasuke's phone rang, interrupting his tirade. He stood where he was, looming over Naruto, for a few more seconds before growling and pushing off the bed, turning to his bag. He grabbed his phone and put it to his ear.
"What?"
"You're scaring him." Itachi informed coolly.
Sasuke breathed hard as he turned to glance at the blond. He was staring wide-eyed at Sasuke, still frozen on the bed in the same position he'd been in earlier. The raven growled and turned away again.
"So what do I do?"
"Well, calming down would be a good start."
"And then?" The younger Uchiha's grip tightened around his phone.
"And then—actions speak louder than words, Sasuke." Itachi hung up.
Sasuke did, as well, and hurled his phone across the room. It slammed into the wall, coming apart and dropping to the ground in four different pieces. The raven breathed hard, trying to calm himself down. Itachi was right. It wasn't Naruto's fault he was clueless.
Once his breathing was back to normal, he squared his shoulders, nodded to himself, and then turned. He marched up to the bed, where Naruto still lay frozen, and pushed the blond completely onto his back.
"Wh—Sasuke!" Naruto looked more terrified than Sasuke had seen him all week as he straddled him, grabbing his hands and holding them up above the blond's head. "What are you doing?.! Sasuke!"
He's mine! The raven swooped down and pressed his lips against the other boy's, hard. Nobody else can have him! Nobody else deserves him! Sasuke forced his tongue into Naruto's mouth, groaning as he tangled tongues with him.
The blond bucked, Sasuke losing his center of gravity, and thus allowing Naruto to shove him sideways. He pulled his hands free before scrambling to his feet and bolting for the door.
"Naruto!" Sasuke ran after him, but the blond had already rushed across the hall and slammed into the bathroom, locking the door. Sasuke hit the wood hard before pounding on the door. "Naruto! Naruto, open the door! Naruto!" He kicked the door angrily. "Fuck!"
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NINE FIFTY PM.
"Naruto. Naruto. Naruto." Sasuke hit the back of his head against the door each time he said the name.
He was sitting with his back against the bathroom door, one knee drawn up to his chest while the other lay flat out in front of him. He'd started hitting his head lightly against the door and repeating Naruto's name around an hour before, trying to get the blond to come out. He still hadn't spoken a word, not even to yell at Sasuke to go away.
"Naruto. Naruto. Na—come on." Sasuke whined, closing his eyes and rubbing his face. "Just talk to me, Naruto. Even if it's to yell at me."
Sasuke had tried everything to get the blond to come out, from threats to go and get zombies, to sweet talk. Nothing worked. The raven even began to wonder if the blond was in there at all. Maybe he'd found a secret passage, or dug himself a hole out, who knew?
Sasuke sighed, hitting the back of his head against the door again. "Come on, please? What do I have to do or say to make you come out?"
Still no reply. So, Sasuke sighed, and said the one thing he hadn't said since the incident, wondering if maybe that was all Naruto needed to hear.
"Naruto—I'm sorry." He waited. No reply. He sighed and went back to his previous actions, namely, banging his head against the door and repeating the blond's name.
It wasn't until five minutes later that he finally heard movement on the other side of the door, and a tentative voice spoke.
"You could've asked, you know." Naruto sounded groggy, as if he'd been asleep, but Sasuke doubted it. He'd been making enough noise to annoy the hell out of himself, so there was no way Naruto ignored it.
"What?" Sasuke whispered.
"Asked. You know, the part where you say 'hey, is it okay if I shove my tongue into your stomach?' That kind of thing." Naruto sounded bitter, now. Sasuke winced. I guess he has the right to be angry.
"Yeah. I know. I'm sorry."
"What were you thinking?" The raven winced at those words. Honestly, I really wasn't, he sighed.
"Actions speak louder than words." Sasuke replied. "So, I just thought..." He let the words trail off.
"You know, you had me at the yelling. I honestly didn't think your actions could possibly compete with your screaming, but boy, you had me fooled."
"I guess saying I'm sorry isn't good enough, huh?" the Uchiha asked.
"You're not sorry." Naruto accused. Sasuke had to smile.
"No, I'm not. I'm sorry I forced you, but I'm not sorry it happened." There was silence on Naruto's end. "There's nothing I can do to fix this, is there?"
"Maybe there is." Sasuke turned his head slightly to look at the wood of the door.
"Oh? And what's that?"
"Are you leaning against the door?" Naruto inquired. Sasuke winced, but replied with the affirmative nonetheless, expecting Naruto to slam the door into him or something. "Then move."
Okay, he's not going to beat my brains in with the door, Sasuke moved away from the door and the bathroom opened before Naruto hurriedly rushed across the hall and into the room. He turned once he was inside, motioning the raven in. Shit, even after all this time, he's still scared, Sasuke had to sigh at the blond. It was sort of pathetic.
He entered the room and Naruto closed the door before turning to him. Both boys shifted uncomfortably, their hands in their pockets. Sasuke was the first to break the silence, not able to stand it when the blond was quiet.
"So, how can I fix this?"
Naruto stared at him before swallowing hard and averting his eyes. "By doing it right."
The raven's left eyebrow slowly rose. "Excuse me?"
"You heard me." Naruto's cheeks had a pink tinge to them. "Do it right this time."
Fuck yeah! Sasuke was in front of Naruto like rapid-fire, the blond jumping. Sasuke winced, realizing he should probably try not to startle him like last time. Nice and slow, Uchiha. You can do this.
Carefully, Sasuke brought his hand up to caress one of the other boy's cheeks, rubbing his thumb against the smooth skin. He moved closer until their bodies pressed together and lowered his lips, ensuring he gave Naruto enough time to back out. He almost smirked as soon as his lips hit the blond's, Naruto not having run away screaming.
He gently moved his lips against the blond's before running his tongue along the blond's lower lip. This time, he would ask for permission. If it wasn't granted, he would back off. To his surprise, the blond's lips parted and he took advantage of it instantly before the other could change his mind. Of course, he was also afraid the blond might bite down on his tongue, but so far so good.
He let his tongue explore the blond's mouth just as he had when he was Rafael, but this time, he ran it gently along the blond's tongue, encouraging it to move. The blond obeyed, running his tongue hesitantly along Sasuke's. Whether it was because he'd never kissed anyone before, or because he was kissing a guy, Sasuke didn't know, but it was obvious he wasn't sure what to do with his tongue.
Sasuke circled his tongue around Naruto's, and the blond seemed to get the hint, letting Sasuke know that the blond had never actually kissed anyone before. He let his tongue circle Naruto's a few more times before retreating, coaxing the blond to enter his mouth and do the same. Naruto didn't, which was a little upsetting, but Sasuke could deal with it.
The raven slowly pulled away, his hand still against Naruto's cheek. He caressed it lightly as Naruto's eyes opened. They stared at one another for a few seconds before Naruto lowered his gaze and pulled away from Sasuke, heading for the cot.
The raven let his hand fall, staring at the ground. Ouch, he winced, bringing his other hand up to his chest and massaging the spot above his heart.
"I'm guessing that's a no." he whispered.
"It's not a no." Naruto replied. "It's just not a yes, either."
"When will I know, then?" Sasuke turned to look at Naruto.
"Tomorrow." the blond promised. "I'll tell you by tomorrow."
Sasuke spent the night beside Naruto on the cot, neither of them sleeping. One was too depressed, and the other was too wrapped up in his thoughts. It was only around midnight that Naruto finally made his choice and fell asleep, a small smile on his face.
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A/N: To Oraday... You know me too well... You need to stop with that, seriously. I get scared. I'm scanning my room for the camera... (This is regarding the angst. It's not TOO angsty, but you SO called it, lol)