Taku: -walks into room limping to meet a wrestling Sasuke and Naruto- Ow...ow...ow...why are you two still here?
Naruto: -lets go of Sasuke and jumps off of the floor- OH! Taku-san, Sasuke-kun read-
Sasuke: Dobe if you don't shut up then no sex for a month!
Taku: Please...ow..-goes to sit on bed and steps over the two of them- no personal issues over here. And right now I'm really tired.
Sasuke: -Smirks and slings arm around Naruto's neck- So does that mean things with Kiba went well?
Taku: Sorry Mr. Emo Perv, I don't get kiss and tell.
Sasuke: Knowing Kiba, I'm sure it went farther-a lot farther than that.
Taku: Yeah ok we're stopping this conversation now. Naruto, you wanted to tell me something?
Sasuke: -covers Naruto's mouth and walks out- We have to go. I need to teach Naruto here who's boss. And that he should never read someone else's journal!
Naruto: -comes running back in- SASUKE READ YOUR JOURNAL AFTER YOU LEFT AND I TRIED TO STOP HIM, BUT HE OVER POWERED ME!
Taku: -blinks repeatedly and eyebrow twitches- Um...Sasuke we need to talk. GET YOUR ASS OVER HERE! -jumps off of bed and lunges self into hallway- OW!
Naruto: Wait for me! Don't hurt him too bad! He's not used to being treated like an Uke!
Dedication: I'd like to dedicate this chapter to my very good friends 'Demonspen', 'Yellow Kiwi', and a few other people for their really awesome reviews. I have a fanclub now so I'm totally happy! I think I got like ten or so reviews for the last chapter, and I'm hoping I get more people to read this soon. So...thank you all! And a really special thank you to Yellow Kiwi for what you said to me last time, that was really sweet.
WARNING: filler chapter. My first one and I'm semi-happy about it. Just a lil' warning because I don't recall anything about it. XD
Chapter 6- Simple and Clean
I stare at him in disbelief as he takes step after step. Ten seconds after he got up, he runs into me! Does he get stupider every day? I swear it's like he likes being called a dobe.
"Oi, watch out." I hiss as he backs off of my foot.
"Well maybe you shouldn't pop out in front of people like a dumbass!" Naruto shouts back, totally freaked out and holding the book to his chest for protection.
"I have been standing here for like a minute, you're the dumbass, dumbass!"
"Whatever, I don't have time for this. What do you want?"
"Hn?"
"...What. Did. You. Want?"
"What? Sorry Naruto, what'd you say?"
"You were standing behind me for a reason, right? Well, what the fuck do you want?"
"To say..." my voice trails off to a hoarse whisper. "Thanks."
It would have been better if he didn't hear it, but of course he did. The one time he focuses in on is when I compliment him. Is it bad o want to kill the boy you love?
"I-I'm sorry Sasuke, what was that?" blondie here asks ever-so nonchalantly.
"I said...thank...you..." I repeat a little louder.
"Yeah...didn't quite hear that one either. One more time, and speak up Teme, you're too soft spoken tody." Why that sonofabitch!
Without a second thought I pull him towards me by the front of his shirt and roughly plant my lips on his. His eyes widen while mine close. I don't' force myself or anything, I'm just waiting for him to push me away or do something encouraging. Anything. With no reactions coming from him at all I pull away and put my mouth so close to his ear that I know he can feel my hot breath on it.
"I said thank you. Not for the library search, that wasn't nearly as fun as my first kiss back in the classroom. See you around, Usuratonkachi." I whisper huskily before walking away.
Naruto looked shocked even as I walked out. But as soon as I turned way from him my face looked so much more different than a few seconds ago. All cockiness and self-confidence vanished without a trace, only to leave a look of worry and dread.
As I make my way home my mind is racing. So many questions and scenarios running through my head over and over. Ones I've longed for and ones I've dreaded in my nightmares. Once inside my house, Kakashi greets me as I jog up the stairs into my room.
Before I close the door I shout 'I'm not hungry' and 'Goodnight'. I did paint my room last year. It's now a sky blue. Wonder parent down there wouldn't let me get anything darker. It is better than white though. Everything else is the same. Bookcase against the wall next to my bed, filled with DVD's, manga, anime, and CD's. I collect things that spark my interests. Tsunade-sama said it would help relieve tension to pick up hobbies, two or so years back. She had been right.
My bed hasn't changed. Still on the left of my door, the foot of it facing out, towards the window. Next to the window, on the right, is my red-oak desk. Complete with a computer and stack of blank CD's next to the tower. The best things in life can be free, for me that thing is music. A few posters coat random spaces of my walls. Nothing fancy, just a Gravitation wall scroll next to my bed, Resident Evil Four poster above the computer, and a few random drawings I've done on sketch book paper.
I'm an ok drawer I think. I bet somebody could beat me anytime. My shading is crap and I can't create the right expressions. Although, Kakashi says they're great. He thinks I should've entered a contest or something. Ha, as if. Flopping down on my bd, I curl up in a ball with my hands under my pillows. This is definitely something I must tell Tsunade. Kakashi knows I like boys now, so she might as well. Besides, the fanclub will have it around in no time too. Regardless of how "hard" Ino and Sakura try, people will find out.
They don't need to hide from Naruto, since he knows now. As the thoughts of the library wash over my mind my body tenses and I become enraged with myself.
"Aarg! Why is life so fucked up?" I growl out.
Frustration turns into exhaustion. Before I know it, my eyes droop closed. Not wanting to resist the only comfort I will now have, I let it take me over. Like a boat out on the ocean in the middle of a hurricane, I am gone. It hurts even in my dreams when I get killed. Am I not asleep? If not then let someone finish it off. Kill me for being different too! I'm sorry you're perfect Uchiha isn't going to revive his clan!
"I'M SORRY!" I cry out before water is thrown on me.
My head snaps up to meet a sad looking pair of jade eyes. Sakura.
"Sorry, Sasuke-kun. I told Kakashi-Sensei it was urgent. Then I came up and you were mumbling thins and whimpering in your sleep. I thought it would wake you up."
I rub my eyes and look at the time. "Christ Sakura, it's nine-forty-seven. For your sake it better be urgent. And you tell nobody-"
"I won't I swear!" she quickly states before sitting in the chair by the desk. "It's about Naruto."
"Whatabouthim?" I blurt out, summoning her to sit next to me eagerly.
She walks over and brushes her hair out of her face before continuing. "He told me about what happened in the library. He's all stressed out now and thinks you were just high or something. I told him not to worry."
"Uh-huh, then what?" my heart is thumping like crazy and I feel like I'm about to pass out.
"Well...he's...I don't think he's going to be the same around you," she says putting her hand on my knee. I glare at her. "Right, no touchy. But, Naruto is...confused right now I think. You did five him a pretty big wake-up call."
"Wake-up call?"
"Yeah. See, I don't think Naruto ever thought about being...well attracted to other males before now. But after you kissed him, it messed up his sense of orientation." Sakura finishes off in a near whisper.
I take time in processing this information. "So...in a way...you're saying that...Naruto, might like me back after he finds himself out?" I ask with hope clinging to my tongue.
Holy crap today has sucked. Please, Karma, let something good happen soon. Just for once, let me have something go my way.
Sakura doesn't speak, only nods her head. I say thanks and she walks out in silence. Honestly, Tsunade is gonna have a ball with this one.
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"So his name's Naruto?"
"Yes."
"And you 'like like' him?"
"What are we, five? Yes, I'm in love with him."
She scribbles down stuff in her notebook. Yup, I knew it.
"So how come you never told me about any of this before, Sasuke?"
"Hn?"
"Your orientation, crush, and why I was left in the dark?"
"My being gay was on a need-to-know basis. Now you know."
Tsunade scribbles more stuff down for a few minutes. The library incident had happened three months ago. It's now October 8th. Two days before Naruto's birthday. I didn't have the strength to tell Tsunade until now. At seven-thirty in the morning. Naruto hasn't said anything short of spiteful to me since it happened. All Kakashi's talks and training sessions based on teamwork haven't done shit to us.
We work as a team, when we're around him. Around the other 'rookie nine' or random villagers he mouths off to me. Taunting me about how great his love life is now. I've never even seen his so-called 'girlfriend'. Who, he's supposedly been with since the second of August. All my heart does is ache now. He does this to me when he knows it's killing me. Naruto really must hate me. I don't knew what I did, but I'm making up for it.
"His birthday is in two days." I say, stopping her note taking.
"Oh? What are you going to do?" Tsunade asks, looking up.
"I'm going to get him something wonderful. Something that will let him know I'm sorry."
"Sorry? For what?"
"I hurt him. Badly. Don't know how, but I'll at least try and make up for it."
She speaks while writing. "Do you think it was the kiss?"
"No person can be so hateful and malicious over something so simple, can they? I mean, I didn't even want to do it, but...I felt like he wanted it."
"What do you mean?" she writes down more.
"The way he kept telling me to repeat what I had been trying to say. It just felt like he was asking me to do it. Fuck, maybe I'm crazy."
The pen hits the paper again, but only for a second.
"Sasuke, you're not crazy. You're just in love with a broken heart. As for your whole idea, it's not a bad one, but probably wrong. Naruto just wanted to annoy you most likely."
The timer goes off, announcing that the session is over. Tsunade gets up and walks me out of the building to meet Kakashi. Talking with me the whole way.
"How'd it go, Tsunade?" Kakashi asks, not looking up from his book. Leaning on the wall.
"He's able to handle coming only once every two weeks now, I think that's ok." she replies with a smile.
I just blink. Is she fucking serious? Afer everything I just told her! Maybe she thinks this is amazing, to watch me suffer so. Stupid sake-drinking gambling addict..
She pushes us along suddenly. In the wrong direction too. "Sasuke here has some shopping to do!" Tsunade says anxiously.
"Huh? This early? I can always do it later on, or tomorrow."
"Ah yes, that's true. But why not get it out of the way?"
"Ok...but Kakashi doesn't have to come with me. Knowing him, he'll spill to Naruto on accident. I say putting lots of feeling in the word accident.
"Oh come on! So I let it slip to Hinata what Sakura got her. So sue me!" Kakashi says, looking at me from over his book.
I look up at her and she's facing behind us. Paranoid woman, I swear. Wonder what she's looking at? After a few more feet she stops pushing us and lets out a sigh.
"What was all that about?" I ask suspiciously.
"Huh? Oh nothing. Just helping you along. Well, let me know how the birthday thing goes! See you in a few weeks." Tsunade calls to us as she runs back to her office.
"So do you wanna meet me back at home?" Kakashi asks, nose back into Icha Icha Paradise.
"Yeah, I should only be an hour or two. Depending on what is going to be open at this early time." I say, already walking off.
He doesn't even reply. I know he's gone as I look through window after window. Somewhere I halt suddenly. It catches my eyes so abruptly I almost fall. The store up ahead will have what I'm looking for. Thank god for neon signs. Is it open though? It's really early, not even eight yet. I hope so, coming back later will be boring and it'll be packed with people.
As I approach the shop, the owner appears in the doorway after he unlocks it. The owner sees me coming and holds the door open for me. He greets me with a smile as I walk in and look around. He asks if there's anything in particular that I'm looking for. I say no, bu ti look in the case by the counter and my eyes flicker with light. Naruto will love these! I think as I walk towards the display case.
"I'd like to buy those." I say, pointing inside it.
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Taku: Ok after almost catching Sasuke I feel somewhat better. This will help me too. FUCK YOU JOSH, YOU STUPID FUCKING LOSER! You weren't worth my time and I don't know why I hung onto what we had for so long. You're a mean spiteful person who needs to learn respect and the meaning of the words love. I hope you fucking crash doing that race shit of yours.
Naruto: O(O.o)O Taku, are you ok?
Taku: Now I am! I feel so much better now. I've been dying to say that since last night. Well I hope everyone liked this chapter! Please review, it'll help my mood increase even more. - and can anyone tell me what Sasuke was looking at? I'm dying to know if anyone can guess it!
Naruto: Me too!
Taku: Baka, that's cause the gift is for you! -Bonks him on top of head with fist-
Naruto: Sasuke! Taku's hurting me!
Taku: Sasuke's on time-out for a while. He'll be back next chapter...maybe. Depends on if I find a new spot to hide my journal by then. Stupid brown noser...
Naruto: -gasp- You called my Sasuke-kun a bad word! I'm gonna tell him!