Some Call it Fate, I Call it Karma
Chapter 2: The Idea of Being in Love
Naruto stepped tentatively out the door, Sakura looked nervous, almost afraid, and in all of Naruto's years he never thought he'd see her frightened by anything. "Sakura…?" his voice was hushed as they stood awkwardly in the hallway. "Naruto." She responded, stepping slowly towards him "I-I've wanted to say this for a long time now…" she hesitated. "Oh no, is something wrong, are you hurt? Where's Kakashi, is he dead??" the boy's voice became panicky, his mind racing with horrible thoughts.
Sai let out a small sigh from the comforts of the apartment couch. Though he couldn't hear anything the two were talking about in the hallways, he could read Naruto's thoughts almost perfectly. His eyes shifted to the ground, preparing himself for the worst, he could never remember the blond being this upset about something before.
"Naruto I…" Sakura quickly turned her head towards the ground, her pink hair hiding her face. "I really like you Naruto." The blond glanced quickly around as if thinking about what she was saying "Uh, I really like you too, but seriously, what the heck is wrong!?" he whined. "No, you're so dumb, I'm saying I like you, Naruto, I love you." She yelled at him, looking up her face tinted a dull pink, slightly blushing and slightly from frustration.
The male hesitated, scratching the back of his head "I've liked you… for a long time Sakura…" his voice sounded weak and sad. "I'm going to be leaving for a while." She bit her lip softly. The boy glanced down at her "Where to?" "To train, I'll only be gone a couple of months, maybe less. Hopefully you and Sai can get in some training too?" The pink haired girl gave him a comforting smile. "Bye" She turned her back slowly on him "Wait!" the blond grabbed her softly by the shoulder, hugging her "bye." For some reason it felt sad to hold her, almost like it would be the last time they ever saw each other.
Naruto returned to the apartment, a sad tension lingering around him. He knew he should've been happy hearing the words he'd wanted to for so long, even if it wasn't from Sakura, he'd always craved the feeling to have someone say they care for him and love him. He felt so hopeless knowing she was leaving, even if it was only for a short while.
The blond was welcomed by a smiling Sai, sitting contently on the couch by himself. Naruto slowly sat down beside him. "Sai?" "Yes, Naruto kun." "Can we go train today?" The black haired male hesitated, thinking upon the conversation he'd just heard in Naruto's mind "Yes." He wanted to say more, but from what he'd read, it wasn't polite to insult a friend in need of comfort. In fact he'd read quite a few things about friendship and comfort lately. 'Depressed people like eating, maybe I can feed him ramen?' he contemplated silently to himself. Naruto raised an eyebrow at the other male, shaking his head. "On second thought, I'm going to train alone, I guess you can go home now." With that the two parted on their ways, overwhelmed with the day's drama.
Sai made his way slowly down the road, enjoying the cold breeze that pricked at his face. He made a quick stop at the library, obtaining his usual reading materials which included training manuals and some 'how to make friends fast' tips. Instead of making his way home though, he returned to the other male's house to relax on the couch. It was nice to be able to read and get away from everything. He noticed how oddly silent it was though, no TV, no radio, no Naruto! He couldn't hear any of Naruto's many scrambled thoughts, the boy's mind seemed to race around 24/7. Sai realized there must be a gap in the 'disease' they'd been wrought with, if they were too far apart they could no longer hear each other.
Sai finally felt the tension leave his body as he set his book down, lying on the couch. It was his first chance to think about things and not worrying about Naruto hearing him. Now that he thought about it though, everything crashed on him at once, his throat clenching up. It hurt to think about the other boy saying he loved someone. The black haired male didn't know how to react to the sudden emotion 'I feel… I feel like crying? But why…' Sai let out a long, deep breath, regaining his composure. 'No, I need a nap' He smiled delicately to himself, falling into a light sleep, hoping to get his mind back off things.
"Hey! Wake the hell up!!" Sai blinked his eyes open, awakening to the sound of Naruto's very loud yelling. "I thought I told you to go home." The black haired boy smiled happily "I waited here for you, I stopped at the bookstore, and I also picked up some Ramen, I'll make dinner for you." He stated cheerfully, getting up from the couch. Naruto raised an eyebrow at him "You're happier than usual…." He stated dully. "Oh?" he laughed slightly, stepping towards the kitchen.
"Nope." Naruto declared loudly, stepping in front of the other male. "There's something wrong, I can never tell what you're thinking." He laughed almost evilly "But now I can tell exactly what you're thinking." He poked his finger into Sai's forehead as if trying to intimidate him. Sai merely smiled 'You want to know what I'm thinking? I'm thinking you, mr. dickless, needs to step out of my way so I can make your food.'
Naruto gritted his teeth "Screw you, I'm not hungry." His voice became suddenly serious and snappy as he stormed off to his room. 'Oh, did I make Naruto kun angry?' Sai blinked confused. 'Ah, that's right, I guess it's not polite to call him dickless, I guess I'll have to think of a new nickname…' The black haired male trailed into his room, finding the other laying in the dark on his bed. "Naruto ku…" Sai stopped himself "I mean, Naruto, may I come in." the boy received a small grunt in return, and not a welcoming grunt at that. The black haired male got the hint, exiting the room and returning to the couch to sit in silence.
Naruto tossed around in his bed for several minutes attempting to make him self comfortable. He tried his best to keep his mind off Sakura, but the memories continued to flood through his mind. He felt confused mixed with a few other emotions, he just couldn't understand why Sakura would confess to him, she'd always be so mean about it before, if he even hugged her he'd get slugged good. He growled under his breath, tossing around the bed some more, maybe he just needed to sleep on things.
The moment the blond lied down for some rest he was abruptly interrupted by a knock on his door. "What do you want?" he sounded irritated at being disturbed. "May I come in?" After a moment of silence he finally got Naruto's approval. "Were you sleeping?" Sai questioned him as he entered the room, shutting the door quietly behind him. "Nah, just sittin' here…" the boy sat up, giving the other a soft smile. "Mmm, I've been thinking." Sai stated rather bluntly. "Yea, what about?" for once it was Sai's turn to hesitate, as if he were slightly uneasy. Naruto glanced awkwardly at him, waiting for an answer. "I heard what Sakura said… I mean, I heard what you were thinking she said…" Naruto felt his fingers twitch, he felt like hitting the boy for spying, but he opted to continue listening. "I heard what you thought… about always wanting to hear someone say they love you." The male scratched the back of his head, sitting beside Naruto. In response, Naruto scooted slightly away. "I'm just glad you finally found someone like that, y'know."
"Hmmm…" Naruto didn't have much to say, and this conversation was not taking his mind of the fact that he still remained confused and upset over the situation. 'and why the hell is he being so nice any way? It's creepy, it's goddamn creepy.' "Excuse me?" Sai smiled at him. "Well, it's not like I could help but think about it, you never care about things, you're an asshole whose vocab mostly consists of the word penis!" Naruto pointed an accusing finger at him. Sai laughed slightly under his breath "Oh, are you just upset because perhaps… you don't have one?" he joked, swatting the other male's finger away. "You're asking for it now, Sai." Naruto taunted back, threatening to smack his arm. "Oh? I'm shaking." "You should be." Naruto half shouted, pouncing at Sai. The male fell back onto the bed, Naruto sitting victoriously on top of him, oblivious to the odd position.
"Naruto." "Wha…" before the blond could reply back he felt Sai's fingers tangle into his hair as he was quickly pulled forward. He felt his lips clash into the black haired male's. He was momentarily stunned, his mind blank, and his body freezing up. Sai's sudden kiss was harsh and surprising. His tongue ran over Naruto's lips, begging him to open his mouth. A lump formed in Naruto's throat as he could taste Sai's spit on his mouth, he shouted, freeing his hair quickly from the male's grasp. His mind went into panic mode as he jumped off Sai, running for the bathroom door. He ended up remaining there the rest of the night, lost in a fury of frustrating thoughts. He came to the conclusion though, that Sai must be absolutely out of his mind, he must've read too many romance novels or maybe he bumped into Icha Icha Paradise, because there was no way that he could EVER like Naruto.
Sorry, it's kinda short. I've been on vacation and I haven't had time to write very much. I'm shooting for a yaoi scene within the next couple of chapter, I guess it just depends on how everything turns out… It's hard to really keep Sai and Naruto in character this chapter, unfortunately I'm writing this realllllllllly late at night so…. Yep, I'm too tired to care