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Kit: Hurry up, they don't want to talk to you, they wanna read...
IY: Humph, you're so mean...
IY: But he's right. Go ahead and enjoy chapter four!
Disclaimer: I do not claim ownership of the manga and anime Naruto, or anything involving the series whatsoever. However, I do claim ownership of this story plot, so please contact me if you wish to take something out of it.
Warnings: The same as always: SasuNaru yumminess! Also, unbeta'd! I'm working on getting one of my friends to take up the job, 'cause I recently got her hooked on SasuNaru and fan fiction in general… Haha!
Spoilers: AU after manga chapter 309, so everything before that… But you should know by now!
In Love With a Traitor: Chapter Four
Written by IYfanatic and her crazy muse, Kitzuko
Naruto giggled mischievously, looking down at Sasuke's peacefully sleeping visage.
'Well, that won't do…'
"Hey, Sasuke-teme! Wake up, you lazy bastard!"
Sasuke's nose wrinkled at the noise, but otherwise he lay still.
"What? You're gonna spend the whole day in bed? I always had you pegged as an early riser! I feel so let down…" The blonde let out a morose-sounding sigh.
The raven-haired teen in bed snorted, not opening his eyes. Instead, he picked up his blanket and wrapped it around his head, sighing contentedly when it blocked out the sounds of the world.
"Oi, no fair! I wanna go out and do something, so get up bastard!" Naruto whined, pulling at the covers.
"Shut up, dobe. Go entertain yourself elsewhere, I want to sleep."
Sasuke grinned into his pillow, counting down in his head, 'Three… Two… One...'
"Gah! Don't call me dobe, Sasuke-teme! Get your ass out of bed right now!" the blonde's cheeks were alight with rage, and his eyes promised pain.
Seeing that the raven wasn't going to do as told, Naruto quickly grabbed hold of the covers, gripping them tightly.
"Get out of bed asshole, or I'll make you!"
Sasuke smirked, the expression going unseen thanks to his blanket. He waited patiently for the blonde to go through with his threat.
"Argh! You asked for it!" Naruto clenched his fists, the silky material of the covers still caught in them, and pulled back harshly.
"Are you going to… …? …!!"
Naruto whimpered, feeling as if his face was on fire. "What the hell, bastard! Why the fuck are you naked?"
Sasuke turned over, facing his blonde teammate. "What's wrong, dobe? I can sleep in the nude if I want to… Not all of us are prudes like you."
The raven-haired teen smirked, watching with amusement as Naruto sputtered and flailed his arms, trying to come up with a scathing retort.
"Don't strain yourself, dobe. I know thinking isn't easy for you."
The amused superiority was clearly heard in Sasuke's statement, incensing the blonde further.
"Shut up bastard! I'm not stupid and I'm no prude! If anyone in this room could be considered a prude, it would be you! You've turned down every person that's ever asked you out!"
Sasuke's amusement faded, making his eyes return to their normal blank coolness.
"All of those people that threw themselves at me only wanted the fame that comes with the Uchiha name…"
"Don't speak of things you don't understand, dobe. I would never go out with any of them; they don't measure up to my expectations."
Naruto gulped, not liking Sasuke's serious face. The other boy had never had that expression while speaking with him before and Naruto found that he didn't like it one bit.
Sucking in a lungful of air, Naruto replied in a carefree manner.
"Oh, so you're going to remain single forever? I'm sure no one less than a goddess would satisfy your criteria, Sasuke-teme."
The raven-haired teen smirked, releasing the tense atmosphere that had cloaked the room.
"No goddess could ever satisfy me, dobe…"
Naruto drew a shaky breath; Sasuke's gaze had suddenly turned dark, a strange glint shining through the onyx.
Sasuke continued, his teasing voice deepening into a husky whisper, "There is only one person who meets my expectations… Do you know who that is, dobe?"
The blonde was wide-eyed as he shook his head, quickly denying any knowledge of the receiver of Sasuke's affection.
A slow grin spread across Sasuke's features, creeping out the poor blonde, who had never witnessed such a gleeful expression on the brunette's face before.
"Don't worry; you'll find out soon, dobe…"
"And then, he laughed really creepily; like those villains in bad action movies, y'know?" Naruto asked, glancing across the empty space between him and the brunette.
"Mendokuse… Naruto, why are you telling me all this?" Shikamaru inquired lazily, as if he really didn't care to know the answer, but was asking anyway.
"Because no one else had time to listen to me, that's why!" Naruto pouted, a slightly hurt tone creeping into his tone.
"Sakura-chan was with Lee, Sai was training with one of the ANBU, Kakashi's a pervert, I can't find Yamato, and Iruka-sensei is teaching a class! You're the only one left!"
The spiky-haired brunette tore his gaze away from the lazily floating clouds to look at Naruto incredulously. "Surely there was some other person you could have gone to…"
The blonde boy pouted again, exaggerating the movement, "What, you don't want to talk to me Shikamaru? Is that it?"
Shikamaru sighed, knowing he couldn't win when Naruto started acting hurt and offended. "You know you can talk to me, Naruto. I was just surprised that you didn't consider anyone else."
The Kyuubi container smiled, "We've been friends for a long time, Shikamaru. You were one of the first, actually, and that will always mean a lot to me. I knew I could come to you."
"Mendokuse… Emotional confessions are always so troublesome… Well, since we're here, you might as well tell me what happened next."
Naruto beamed, "Okay!" The blonde's features then quickly twisted into a scowl, once again surprising Shikamaru with all the facial expressions Naruto could wear in under a minute.
"Stupid Sasuke-teme stopped laughing and hugged me! Can you believe it, Shika? A hug! He's never hugged me before - or anyone else, probably!"
Naruto glared at the brunette, his mouth turned down into a frown, as if he was directing it to the aforementioned Sasuke.
"And you know what's even worse?" Shikamaru shook his head, replying only because he was suddenly interested in the story. How could he not be? Uchiha gave Naruto a hug.
Of course, if he thought about it rationally, it wasn't really much of a surprise… There had always been an underlying depth in their actions, much deeper than that of a regular friendship…
"Oi, Shikamaru! Stop spacing out on me!" Naruto pouted once again, and only continued when the hazy look left the brunette's eyes.
"Anyway, once he was hugging me I suddenly remembered that the bastard was completely naked! I have no idea how I could've forgotten in the first place though…"
Naruto blushed, remembering the feel of his rival's naked body pressed up against him.
"Stupid exhibitionist…"
Shikamaru smirked; amused at the fact that Naruto didn't really appear angry. The blonde simply looked embarrassed for the most part…
"So, what happened after that, Naruto?" the brunette inquired curiously, bringing Naruto out of his quiet muttering.
Naruto blinked, remembering that he stopped in the middle of his narration.
"Oh, right! Well, after I remembered that Sasuke-teme was naked and that he was hugging me while in his birthday suit, I got the hell outta there. I mean, what else could I do?"
Naruto looked at Shikamaru with a blush on his cheeks, blinking innocently. The brunette sighed, 'He is too naïve for his own good, honestly…'
Shikamaru gave one last glance at the clouds, and then turned to face the blonde.
"Since I'm not going to be able to concentrate on cloud-gazing with you around, want to go do something else, Naruto?"
The Kyuubi container grinned widely, eyes squinted shut. "Can we go out to ramen, Shikamaru? Onegai!"
The brunette hesitated, knowing that this would seriously hurt his wallet, but had to give in once Naruto broke out the puppy eyes. "Mendokuse… Fine, let's go baka."
Yes! Another chapter complete! XD
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