Dance of the Flower Petals Chapter 8: Friends?, a naruto fanfic

Me: w007 another chapter! boosted the boylove content here... was focusing too much on Touka.

kuro: yes, you were. by the way, shashuko doesn't own naruto. SASUKE does!

kishimoto masashi: HEY!

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(Naruto POV)

"Why is it so hard to climb a damn tree dattebayou?" I wailed, rubbing my butt, which was sore (from falling on it). "Touka climbed all the way first time she tried and I can't get more than twenty steps!"

"No, I didn't," Touka laughed. sitting cross-legged high in the trees above us. "But my first try was almost a year ago. I've been conditioning myself, you see-- where I come from we don't know how to use chakra. Instead, we waste time doing things like invented better computers. You guys don't even have the internet yet!"

"You mean all you still passed those exams after only training a year?" I said. Wow. Touka-chan's smart...

She laughed. "Well, truthfully, I had a lot of help. I spar Lee-kun every chance I get, and, well..."

"Well, what?" Sasuke asked, smirking. "You got him to 'remind' you how to use chakra?"

"Actually..." Touka said nervously. "Lee-kun... doesn't use chakra. BUT! I... kind-of-have-a-small-part-of-Sakura-still-lodged-in-my-brain-who-tells-me-stuff."

"Whaaaaat?" I yelled. "Sakura-chan's in your head?"

"Only part of her," Touka said quickly. "The part that gets angry more easily. Generally speaking, her main use is to ask bizarre questions about chakra and those shinobi rules we had tests on."

"Sakura-chaaan!" I yelled. "CAN YOU HEAR ME?!?"

Touka took off her henge (of how she looks in her real body) and smiled.

"Inner Sakura says about time! And she wants me to punch you."

I felt the blood drain from my face.

"But don't worry, because that would mean getting down. Henge!"She turned back into 'herself.' "And I like mocking you to."

"Go screw yourself," muttered Sasuke, who hadn't said anything for the past hour.

"I can't," Touka shot back, "I'm a girl."

"Are you?" Sasuke taunted.

Touka stuck out her tongue. "Fine then, see if I help you!"

(Sasuke POV)

Touka jumped down, whispered something in Naruto's ear, punched him, and walked away.

Naruto grinned and walked all the way up his tree, then casually walked right back down and sat cross-legged on the ground, smirking at me.

"Well, teme?" He asked. "Are you gonna do it?"

"What did she tell you?" I asked, sliding to the ground from my tree for the umpteenth time. "What's the trick?"

Naruto stuck out his tongue."Mleeeeh! Not telling!"

(Hinata POV)

"So... the Sakura who had a c-crush on S-Sasuke is you," I said, pointing at Sakura, "And the Sakura who t-taught me the song about apricot blossoms that look like p-popcorn is Touka?"

Sakura just stared at me. "Popcorn? ...Wait. You mean-- I looked out the window and what did I see, popcorn popping on the apricot tree--" She sang, "Right?"

I nodded.

Sakura laughed. "But that's a little kid's song! Ah, well, from what I've seen Touka acts like a little kid, so that's not too surprising," she said, "But, yeah. That was Touka. I'm the cold, heartless bitch who ditches her friend for a boy-- but, of course, I was already here when I would've done that, so that hasn't happened and probably never will."

"In other news, most people in this country don't speak Japanese," Kei interrupted. "We all do, but that's because we're all part Japanese. You speak English, right?"

"Err..." I said in English. "My f-father's taught me from a young age. W-what is this place, anyway?"

"The United States of America," Sakura replied, also in English. "The city's name is Springfield." (because the authoress is too paranoid to say where she lives and doesn't feel like picking a state right now, BUT, keep in mind that we don't live with the Simpsons)

"Okay," I said, surprisingly calmly, even to myself. "So, now what?"

"You get used to life in Kuro-chan's shoes," Sakura sighed. "The chances of us ever getting out of this are extremely low."

I gasped. "Y-you mean..."

The pink-haired across from me nodded ruefully. "You'll probably never see Naruto again."

My eyes rolled up into my head and I'm pretty sure I fainted.

(Naruto POV)

"Tell me," Sasuke repeated.

I flashed him a smile that I knew would piss him off. "Nooooo," I said, sticking out my tongue, closing my eyes.

I felt an impact on the tree against my back, like someone had slammed into it. Confused, I opened my eyes...

Sasuke was standing right above me, hands to either side of my head.

"Tell. Me." Sasuke repeated. I could feel his breath on my face.

"No," I repeated, sticking out my tongue, and looking into his eyes.

Big mistake.

His deep, black eyes bored holes right into me.

"Tell me," he said again, his voice lower. His tone made me... scared. But not scared. It was a little like scared. More... what was the word again? Oh, yeah. Apprehensive.

But what was I apprehending?

(Sasuke POV)

Naruto's eyes were wide and I smirked inwardly. 'I've intimidated him. the battle is halfway over. Soon, he'll tell me the trick to this excercise...'

I took a moment to observe how cute Naruto was (still is). His tanned skin, his big, blue eyes, his blonde hair that rested lightly in spikes...

I felt the slightest bit of heat rise to my cheeks, but I kept my cool.

"What's the trick?" I leaned in and whispered in his ear. "Tell me, Naruto."

"WHAT THE HELL, SASUKE?!?" the dobe yelled. "YOU'VE WAAAY PASSED MY PERSONAL BOUNDARIES!"

I smirked. "Personal boundaries?"

"Y-YEAH! I DON'T LIKE YOU IN MY FACE!"

Smirking, if possible, harder, I brought my cold hands up and placed them on Naruto's cheeks. "Really?" I asked. "Then why is your face so hot?"

(Naruto POV)

My breath caught in my throat. "I'm-- I'm flushed from my hard work climbing up that tree." Just to piss him off, I added, "Higher than you."

Sasuke's eyes narrowed into the famous 'Uchiha Death Glare,' which according to Touka can burn holes through walls in most fanfictions. Actually, I was never scared by this look. It usually means I got the better of the teme, if it's directed at me, so this is a look I enjoy to see.

"You talk to much," he said decidedly. He loomed nearer...

(Sasuke POV)

And I kissed him, just like that, on purpose this time. I'm not sure why, but I do know I don't regret it. I just used the hands that were on his cheeks and pulled him towards me.

And, though I never imagined I would ever kiss the dobe (on purpose, especially after Touka took those pictures of us that day we got our teams), I was enjoying this.

Naruto pushed me away. "S-Sasuke? Why'd you do that?"

I smirked. "I find the way you think you're better than me attractive." While this was not true, it had the desired affect.

Naruto looked up at me, giving me an angry look that would've been scary if it wasn't already extremely adorable.

"You... you BASTARD!" Naruto punched me in the face, then ran off.

(Kakashi POV)

"Ah!" Touka's face turned bright red and she held the orange book away from herself. "This... this book! I can't read it!"

"Then give it back. Give up," I said in monotone.

Touka shook her head. "NO! The fanbase is in a dire situation! needs my help!" Determinedly, she reopened the book to the place her bookmark was. "This book needs funny, lighthearted fanfiction that isn't SMUT! The two are just too cute for me to forsake them without read their story!!!"

I smirked under my mask. I could push this girl around like a well-oiled shopping cart.

Just then, Naruto came rushing in.

"Naru-chan!" Touka put down the book and ran to give him a hug. "Did you finish?"

"Yeah," He grumbled, "But Sasuke wouldn't back off!"

For a minute, Touka turned her head away from Naruto so she could make a 'fangirl' expression at the wall, the she turned back to him.

"Really?" Touka asked. "In what way?"

Naruto trembled and put his head against Touka's shoulder. "He... he kissed me!"

"Now way!" Touka said. "On purpose?"

Naruto nodded, and Touka hugged him.

"So why are you angry?" Touka said, grinning.

"He kissed me trying to find out the trick to the tree-climbing."

"Oh..." Touka said. "I wonder what made him think that would help?" she asked, grinning evilly. "Just because he loves you doesn't mean you like him back."

"I... do... sorta... like him..." Naruto said slowly, "But... he's being a big, fat, jerk!"

"He's still in the same place, right?" Touka questioned. Naruto nodded.

"Well, then." Touka grabbed her coat and pulled it on. "I think it's time Sasuke and I had a little chat. I was planning on talking to him later anyway..."

She grinned at Naruto, closing her eyes. "Because Sasuke needs to set his priorities straight."

(Touka POV)

"Saaaaaaa-su-ke!" I called, reaching the clearing where the tree-climbing took place.

"What's the trick?" he asked, pointing at the trees. There were scratch marks halfway up, but obviously he needed help.

"Later," I told him, sitting at the foot of his tree, "We need to talk."

"About what?" Sasuke asked, glaring down at me. Ha! If he thinks that scares me he should see Kuro-chan in a bad mood. Or when I compare her brothers to Itachi! She really hates that, since her brothers are nice to her.

But I can't ever remember what her brothers look like anyway, and Kuro-chan's back home anyway...

(Kuro-chan POV)

"ACHOO!" I sneezed.

"You okay?" Kiba asked. I nodded.

"Maybe someone's talking about you," offered Neji.

(Touka POV)

Anyway, this isn't about Kuro-chan. It's about Sasuke.

"Talk?" Sasuke asked. "What about? Move to the side so I can keep climbing."

I shook my head. "No. And we're here talking about your priorities."

Sasuke's face contorted into confusion. "My priorities?"

"Simply put, being stronger just so you can kill your brother seems kinda stupid."

"Stupid...? You know as well as I do, he killed my family!"

I shrug. "He's a lot older than you. Running away to join some ped-- nevermind, that part isn't relevant right now. BUT, 'Tachi's older than you. And, at our young age, this difference is actually a pretty big one, too. When you get older, a few years' difference won't be such a fabulous asset for him."

"So, you're saying I should wait 'till I'm older to kill him?" Sasuke spat. "This isn't something I can just wait for! I want to kill him, I'm ready! I'm just not strong enough yet..."

"Exactly!" I said, grinning. "So wait 'till you're stronger-- then you can handle Itachi. Now, on the subject of Naruto--"

"Yes, I kissed him, what of it?" He interrupted.

I smiled sadly and shook my head. "That might've not been the best way to get info off of Naruto, stupid," I chuckled. "He likes you. But you, you said some stupid thing to piss him off and get a reaction of out of him, didn't you?"

Sasuke looked away. "He called a bastard and he punched me."

"You are a bastard!" I laughed. "OPEN YOUR EYES!"

Sasuke stared at me. Then, he smirked.

"You..." he trailed off. "You want me to be with Naruto, right?"

I nodded spastically. "SasuNaru is a pairing made of Win!"

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "'Made of win?'"

"Ah haha..." I laughed nervously. "Phrase where I come from."

"...Anyway..." Sasuke said, "Will you help me?"

"That depends..." I said slowly. "Will you he my friend?"

"You just called me bastard... and you want to be my friend?" Sasuke practically had a sweatdrop rolling down the back of his head.

"I call you a bastard because you are later," I said, smirking. "Right now, you're actually pretty cool. Later, you betray us all for power, and that sucks."

"... Wait," He said. "Do I kill Itachi?"

"Not telling!" I laughed. "But, I will tell you other stuff you might not know about your brother later. In the meantime..." I held my hand out to him. "Friends?"

He took the hand and shook it. "Friends."

"Good. Now!" I stood up quickly. "Let's go see what we can do about your dobe!"

(Kuro POV)

"Hey, Kuro-chan!" Kiba called, catching up to me. "How long have you been running laps around Konoha today?"

I grinned. "Three hours! Life is so much better without asthma. I feel empowered!"

Kiba laughed. "You said you don't use chakra in your world, though," he said. "So how'd you just figure it out so easily?"

"Touka taught me..." I said, building a climax, "...Before she switched with Sakura."

Me: And that's the way the cookie crumbles!

Kuro: another cliffhanger?

Me: (sob) they're so much fun to write...

Sakura: YAOI! --Hugs Kuro-- Thank you for opening my eyes to its beauty! Now I'll go show Hinata.

Kuro: Yes, you do that. Good girl.

Tobi: Tobi is a good boy! Review for Tobi!

Me: Those who review get a hug form the anime character of-- nevermind, someone else does that.

but, here, stephy-chan gets a hug from gaara :)

kuro-chan, I'm letting you push naruto into sasuke.

Luffly Emily- thank you for appreciating Haku's smexiness in that outfit. I LOVES THE PINK THING!

doodlelover- here's your sedatives in the form of fanfiction! thankies for reviewing so often u it makes meh happeh...

deathgodgirl, review appreciated. thanks for finding this stress-relieving hearing stuff like that makes mah day.

other people-- just be reading this you make me happy! but please review. I needs my reviews... they are mah drug. that and sasodei.

Shashuko, out!