Hey guys! Sorry for extremely (pathetically) slow update, there's just been ALOT of tests and projects and shit, and... yes.
Well, here's the new chapter! Sorry for the shortness, I'll make it up in the next chapter, promise. (cough)
I don't own Naruto or any of the characters/plotlines in it.
Naruto quickly slipped out of his gym uniform before exiting the change-rooms and making his way towards the lockers.
While his conversation with Sai had cheered him up a bit, the fact that he had nothing as repayment for all the… 'acts' he had been forced (yes forced) into doing with the Uchiha because of the bet (only pretended to enjoy too, mind you) had been pointless.
There was no 'proof'.
Naruto grumbled loudly under his breath. Stupid Sai. Was Naruto's suffering and pain not enough as proof? Sai had to know he was telling the truth, he was probably just playing with him! And to think that the blond had even expected to be offered some sympathy ramen by the seemingly considerate boy, what with the hug and all. Boy was he wrong.
Naruto let out a loud sigh. How was he going to prove this?
The blond-molesting Uchiha was seriously about as gay as they get, and if it were anyone else, Naruto would probably be laughing at himself for stressing out over this at all. However, this was no ordinary gay. This was a gay Uchiha.
A video was out of the question (if only for the possibility that the Uchiha would most likely interpret it the wrong way, and enjoy it), an audio tape would be pointless, since the Uchiha wasn't likely to just randomly say things like "I'm Uchiha Sasuke and I'm gay" out into the blue.
Still deep in thought, Naruto did not notice the male leaning casually against his locker until he'd walked right into him.
"Maybe if I were to bandage him up – GAH!" Naruto exclaimed before slamming into the hard chest and falling unceremoniously onto the floor, landing on his still-sore bottom.
"Fucking son of a bitch! This is ridiculous, three fucking times now! Augh God, what the fuck is your problem man, don't stand in front of someone's locker like that! I swear, if you do that again I'm gonna-"
"Going to what, dobe?" Naruto froze in the act of standing up, his mouth hung slightly agape.
The bastard again? He really was getting too much Uchiha exposure.
Thinking quick this time, he quickly fell back a few steps so he was out of the raven's reach. Cerulean eyes narrowed suspiciously.
"What do you want, teme?" Sasuke smirked. Naruto took another step backwards.
"No need to be so scared, idiot. I just came to talk." Naruto stayed silent, muscles tightening as he prepared for a quick escape.
"Are you that scared of me, baka?" Naruto growled at this.
"No freaking way! Like I'd be scared of someone like you, you big bastard!" Sasuke took a few steps forward. "Hey! HEY! Stay back!"
"As you were saying?"
Naruto blushed slightly. His big-strong-heterosexual man image wasn't coming off too well.
"Just, stay away! What do you want?" Naruto repeated. Sasuke stared into the blond's eyes for a few seconds in contemplation before answering.
"Go out with me."
"What?" Naruto felt is jaw drop. Out of all the things, that was definitely not what he'd expected to here. Maybe something along the lines of "I'm so sorry! Forgive me for being so gay!" or "I've come to teach you how gay men pleasure each other", but definitely, definitely not this.
Naruto felt his face heat up. Sasuke unleashed a confident smirk. Too easy.
"Are you fucking out of your mind?"
It was Sasuke's turn to be slightly surprised now. After the kiss with the blond this morning, he was sure the blond would happily agree (if not without some measure of protesting in the beginning). This reaction was definitely not part of his calculations. However, being an Uchiha, he was always prepared for the unexpected.
"Do I look like I'm joking, dumbass?" Naruto felt his heartbeat quicken. Oh my God what the Fuck. What was happening to him? Doki Doki?! Next thing you know he'll probably be giggling for no reason while holding hands with his bffs. Had Sasuke not been there, the blond would've stuck his hand down his pants to see if his balls were still there.
Clearing his throat loudly, Naruto quickly threw out the first thing in his head.
"I'm not gay!" Okay. Blatant, obvious, a little overused, but okay.
"You kissed me back."
"Only because it felt good, you bastard!"
Silence.
Oh my God. Oh my God. Oh. My. God.
Naruto stood there, rooted to the spot, absolutely mortified. He did not just say that.
That absolutely did not happen. He quickly threw a look at the Uchiha, hoping, praying that perhaps (by some miracle) Sasuke did not hear it - his exceptionally, oddly, retardedly loud confession.
The smirk on the raven's face had widened to new, unbelievable lengths.
Naruto ran for it.
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The blond awoke the next morning covered in a sweat of panic. His dreams had all revolved around him and Sasuke. Him and Sasuke on their first date, Sasuke proposing, Iruka-sensei giving off Naruto at their marriage ceremony, their first fucking child…
Naruto shuddered violently.
He could not go to school today. He simply couldn't. He'll never be able to go to school, ever again. He'll just have to move to Mexico, change his name to Federico, and make a living off making piñatas. He'd never be able to see Sakura-chan again, never be teased by Sai again, never eat another bowl of Irchiraku ra-… ra-…
Naruto couldn't finish the last thought. It was simply too painful.
"Naruto, get out of bed now! It's nine o'clock already, you're going to be late for school!"
"I-I can't go today Iruka! I, I don't feel well!" Naruto stuttered. Iruka quickly peeked out at the blond from behind the door. Seeing the blond snuggled tightly in his covers, the very image of health itself, Iruka dispelled his worries.
"So is this a 'I don't feel well' as in, I forgot to do my homework and my professors are going to skin me, or 'I don't feel well' as in you don't feel like going to school today?" Naruto faked an overly dramatic gasp at this.
"Iruka-sensei! How could you? Like I would do something as low as that! I feel really really bad today! My stomach's hurting really bad, I feel like I'm heating up, I'm developing a cough (Naruto hacked two over-exaggerated coughs at this point), I feel a lump on my chest, and I think I'm slightly constipated!"
"I expect you out and dressed in fifteen minutes Naruto. I'll be waiting in the car." Iruka shouted at Naruto before leaving and slamming the garage door shut. Naruto panicked.
"Iruka-senseiiii!!"
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Forty-five minutes later, Naruto found himself shouting out protests as he was violently dragged by the arm into the classroom.
"NononononononononoNO! IRUKA-SENSEI! I TOLD YOU I CAN'T GO! NANDE IRUKA-SENSEI? WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME?" Naruto shouted, tears squeezing out of his tightly shut eyes. Iruka flinched slightly as Naruto continued screaming.
"I WON'T I WON'T I-" Naruto quickly cut himself off as he realized that he was no longer being dragged. Cracking one eye open, he found himself staring into thirty other pairs of eyes.
Flushing from the tip of his toes to the top his head, Naruto quickly mumbled something under his breath and scrambled towards his seat, determinedly avoiding eye contact with everyone in the class. Especially a certain someone…
Iruka cleared his throat loudly, reclaiming the class' attention. However, before he could
start the lesson, a knock came at the door.
"Ah, er, Hatake-san? What is it?" Iruka-san flustered as 'Hatake-san' blew him a kiss from underneath his muffler.
"Ohayo!" The silver haired man gave a quick wave to the class. "There's actually going to be a new student today. Come on, go introduce yourself."
A red-haired boy stepped into the room. Jade-coloured eyes scanned the silent room.
"Come now, don't be shy. Why don't you tell us your name?" Iruka urged kindly.
"My name… is Gaara." There was a loud screeching sound as a chair scraped against the ground. All eyes turned towards the source of the noise.
"Gaara! Holy crap! It's you! I can't believe it!" Naruto shrieked before pouncing the redhead. "Why didn't you tell me you were coming? When did you get here?" Gaara couldn't help a small smile at the bond's affection.
Suddenly getting the feeling he was being watched (and not in a pleasant way), Gaara quickly scanned the room before his eyes landed on those of a certain black-haired boys. Quirking an eyebrow at the intense glare directed at him, Gaara returned his attention to the blond in his arms.
"… and so I was thinking that we can go out to the arcades and stuff like we used to, and I can show you around the school! How 'bout it?" Naruto quickly jumped up, and stretched out the hand for Gaara.
Taking the blond's hand, Gaara quickly pulled himself up. He felt a sense of peace at being so close to the energetic blond again, though he was starting to feel slightly uncomfortable with the many pairs of eyes glued to his face.
Naruto quickly took the other boy's hand and dragged him towards the empty seat beside his own.
"Alright, settle down everyone! Let's start taking up the homework from last night, shall we?" Iruka stated before pulling out the attendance.
"Hmm… let's see. Naruto, why don't you answer the first question for us?" Naruto blanched.
"Er, well, you see, Iruka… sensei." A vein on the brunette's head throbbed dangerously. "I'm… well, that is to say… sorry?"
"NARUTO!"
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As the bell rang for lunch, everyone excitedly ripped out their lunches from their bags, and the loud chattering erupted.
"Did you see the new student?"
"Yeah! He looks so cool! Have you seen his hair? Red! Man, I wonder if he's like, a rebel or something."
"Definitely! He's really handsome looking too, such a shame I have a boyfriend already."
"I wonder what his connection to Naruto is… should we ask him?"
And such was the general direction of the conversation. Was Gaara nice? Did he have a girlfriend? Was he gay? What's his relationship with Naruto, and a few daring students crowded around the two's desks, firing a flood of non-stop questions at them.
"Naruto-kun, how do you know Gaara-kun?"
"Well, we actually met in elementary school, but Gaara moved so-"
"Naruto-kun, why is Gaara's hair red?"
"What do you mean? He was born like that…"
"Kyaah! How cool! Does he have a girlfriend Naruto-kun?"
"I don't know, ask him yourself, will you?"
There was a moment of silence as the flow of conversation abruptly stopped, and everyone turned to focus their attention on Gaara. The redhead stared out the window in silence.
"Gaaah! Naruto-kun! He's sooooo cool! Introduce us, introduce us!"
"Is he like, an outcast or something? A wonderer maybe?"
"God, he's so hot!"
Nearing the end of his nerves, Naruto quickly stood up from his desk.
"Come on Gaara, let's go somewhere else." Pulling the new 'class-celebrity' behind him, he quickly ran out of the room.
Disappointed female moans went up around the room. Dammit. Another gay. Oh well, you get what you get…
After a few minutes, the conversation slowly changed topics, the students abandoning their unanswered questions of Gaara.
The only person that had remained silent throughout this whole exchange was one very annoyed Uchiha.
Dundundun! A love rectangle, perhaps?!
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Sorry guys, I couldn't resist bringing Gaara in too. It's just that... well, Naruto makes such an amazing gay, he goes with (almost) EVERYone.
Oh, and, by the way, Nande means 'Why' and 'Dokidoki' is the Japanese sfx for the sound your heart makes when it's beating loudly. (Please tell me if I got any of these wrong, TY!)
WELL, hope you guys enjoyed the short update!
Tata~