Beauty and the Idol
Disclaimer: Naruto was created by Masashi Kishimoto. I don't own it nor do I gain any money from this fanfiction.
Thursday
Naruto stared down at his plate. He frowned at the green gelatinous mass that had been jiggling suggestively at him since he had sat down. He was attempting to stop any of its advances with his spoon and he was failing. Naruto sighed and tried to tune back in to the mundane conversation around him.
"I really doubt he has crabs Ino," Sakura was saying to her blond friend.
"I'm right here you know," Kiba said.
"It'll be better for you if you say nothing," Gaara warned, leaning back in his seat and folding his arms. Naruto was sure Gaara was always secretly amused by Sakura and Ino's antics.
Kiba was Ino's latest social experiment. Every so often Ino would prey on the least appealing boys in the lower echelon of the high school's male population in hopes, she claimed, to find a nice guy. Three years into her experiment Ino realized that essentially all boys were the same when it came to two things – the female body and food. Since Ino enjoyed coitus and had enough experience in the kitchen, she saw no need to stop her hunt for the perfect mate to settle for.
"But he always scratches himself," Ino insisted. "You know… down there."
"Ino!" Kiba protested.
"Well you do."
Sakura rolled her eyes, turning to Gaara for help but the red head just raised a nonexistent eyebrow at her.
Naruto found his eyes wandering around the large cafeteria, his eyes skipping over the various cliques and finally landing on three figures sitting quietly by a large window on the further side of the lunch room.
Naruto recognized Sasuke, but he had never seen the other two boys before. One was slouched on the table next to Sasuke, his hand going down occasionally to adjust himself. He had brown dreadlocks pulled up into a ponytail and a diamond stud earring. He wore black Capri pants and a mesh shirt hidden under a grey short jacket. The second one sat stiffly across from them with his back ramrod-straight. He had long black hair that fell in thin strands that hid his face from Naruto's view. Since Naruto couldn't see his face he imagined full lips, captivating eyes, and high cheek-bones.
"Sakura?" Naruto called not taking his eyes off the figure.
"Hmm?" Sakura responded, chewing thoughtfully on her spinach salad.
"Who's that next to Sasuke? The boy with the long hair."
Sakura craned her neck to look over Ino's head and as soon as her eyes landed on the figure that had captured Naruto's attention she smirked.
"Out of your league," Gaara quipped.
"Oh?"
"Way out of your league," Sakura laughing.
"We'll see," Naruto said. His JELL-O finally succumbed to his will and he scraped the gooey substance onto his spoon and began eating it.
"Who's out of his league?" Ino inquired over the sound of Kiba's insistence that he certainly did not have crabs and for Ino to please stop telling everyone he did.
"Naruto's set his sights on Neji Hyuuga," Sakura responded.
Ino shook her head, "Even I wouldn't try to snag Hyuuga."
"I like challenges," Naruto said, he finished the rest of his JELL-O and headed to his final class.
Friday
"Say Sasuke," Naruto said approaching the dark haired teen as he stacked books on a high shelf.
"Whatever it is I don't want to know," Sasuke said looking down at the blond.
Naruto scowled, "You don't even know what I was going to ask."
"Every time you start a conversation like that you're about to ask a stupid question."
"I take offense to that," Naruto said feigning offense. Sasuke pointed to a copy of Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace and Naruto handed him the thick hardcover book.
"What is it?" Sasuke asked, slipping the book into its proper place.
"I was wondering if…" Naruto said his cheeks tinting pink.
Sasuke held his breath but when Naruto didn't continue he rolled his eyes at the blonds infuriating game and played a long. "If…?"
"Your friend Neji was single."
"He's out of your league," Sasuke depanned, descending the short ladder he was on. He realized with slight displeasure that Naruto was a few inches taller than him.
"How do you know?" Naruto asked angrily.
"I just do," Sasuke muttered picking up another stack of books.
"Wait a minute," Naruto said, a sly smile spreading across his face. "You've tried to bed him haven't you? You saucy minx."
"Saucy what?"
Naruto rolled his eyes as if the answer was obvious. "You know, Love Actually."
"Love Actually?"
"You've never seen Love Actually!" Naruto exclaimed, looking at Sasuke as if he had committed an unspeakable sin.
Sasuke became increasingly uncomfortable. "No."
"You're gay and you've never seen Love Actually?"
"Why does it matter?" Sasuke asked, hoping the low light hid his red face.
"That settles it, you're coming over tomorrow and we're watching it."
"No."
"Is 'no' the only word you know?"
"Yes," Sasuke said smirking.
"Come on it'll be great! We'll order pizza," Naruto said grinning.
"Don't you think I have better things to do?" Sasuke asked weakly. Even he knew that wasn't true.
"No." Naruto said standing. "Come at five and bring ice cream."
"I'm not coming."
"And bring your friend with you," Naruto called over his shoulder.
