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Gaara followed wordlessly as the blond dragged him around by the arm, pointing out various places they passed by to the brunette as they made their way towards an unknown destination.
"… And that over there's the school library, I've actually never, uh, seen the inside, but it's supposed to be all quiet and stuff, so I think you'll like it…" The blond rambled on, pulling at the other boy's arm relentlessly.
After making their way up a few sets of stairs, Gaara found himself sitting beside Naruto on the school's terrace. The blond sighed contently as he leaned his head back against the wall.
"Ne, Gaara, if you don't mind me asking, why did you come back?"
The redhead paused slightly before answering.
"Temari and Kankuro both went to the States for college, there wasn't any point in staying there anymore."
"I see… Well, where are you staying now?"
"An apartment."
A smile broke through the blonds face as an idea came to his head.
"Hey, Gaara, why don't you come stay with me and Iruka-sensei? It'll be just like the old times! Yeah, yeah, let's do it, it'll be so much fun! What do you say?" Naruto grinned from ear to ear, his whole body tensing up in excitement and anticipation.
Gaara unleashed a rare smile at the blond's behaviour. So childlike…
"That'd be good."
Exclaiming loudly in victory, Naruto quickly began to lay down a set of house rules for the bemused redhead.
"You'll be sharing a room with me, of course, 'cause you probably don't want to be in Iruka's room, especially when Kakashi-sensei comes over. They make a hell of a lot of noise when they do their wrestling thing, all the groaning and moaning and whatnot, and make sure you don't peek in, 'cause Iruka gets really pissed off when you do that."
Gaara arched a brow at this. Iruka and Kakashi. Weird.
"Oh, before I forget, I keep my ramen stacked up in my closet, in a box behind my orange shirts, so if you're hungry, you have my express permission to take one! But don't tell Iruka 'bout this, he thought he took away everything when he found the packs I taped behind the toilette." The blond let out a deranged laugh as he said this, and Gaara took note to go eat out if he was ever hungry.
Naruto sauntered on for a few more minutes before running out of subjects to discuss with the redhead, and the two fell into a comfortable silence.
As Naruto stared into the clouds, his mind drifted to the last conversation he had with the Uchiha.
"Go out with me."
The blond shook his head vigorously as a blush threatened to envelop his face.
Gaara observed these transitions with curiosity, wondering what the other boy was thinking about. He decided to wait in silence, or at least until the blond decided to confess his troubles of his own accord…
"Uhm, Gaara." And there it was. "I was wondering, if I could ask you, this hypothetical question."
Gaara looked the blond in the eye, and Naruto took that as permission to continue.
"Now, keeping in mind that this is all, very, very hypothetical, and no part of this has anything to do with anyone that you know. Or I know. Yeah." Naruto paused slightly; looking to make sure that Gaara understood all of this before continuing. "So, um, let's say, friend A made a bet with friend B that this other guy, we'll call him 'ass-tard', was gay."
Gaara had a feeling he knew where this was going.
"Anyways, the terms of the bet were that if friend A won, he'd get a lot of ramen and a date with this really hot girl, but if he lost he'd have to go out with friend B. Of course, keeping in mind that this is all, very hypothetical." Gaara nodded slowly, though he had a pretty good idea of who 'friend A' was now.
Naruto went on explaining the misadventures of 'friend A', 'friend B', and 'ass-tard' while Gaara listened intently, keeping emotionless throughout the whole story.
"So, now, of course, the logical thing to do would be for friend A to decline ass-tard's invitation, because he's not frickin' gay, and he doesn't like him. But for the sake of the bet, it'd make more sense for friend A to accept the fucking bas- er, ass-tard's proposal. Once again, remember that this is all, very hypothetical, I was wondering what you think friend A should do."
However, before the redhead could formulate a proper reply, the door to the balcony opened and Sai stepped out.
"Ohayo Naruto-chan!" Naruto growled cutely at the association of the female suffix with his name. "I knew I'd find you here."
Sai threw a quick look at Gaara and a small, questioning smile spread over his face.
"And you are…?"
"Oh, right, I almost forgot! Sai, this is Gaara Sabaku, my childhood friend. He's…" Naruto chewed on his bottom lip, trying to think of a good word to describe the redhead. "Well, he's kind of intense… but cool." He finished lamely.
Sai extended a hand towards the redhead, which was ignored. "Pleasure to meet you, Gaara-sempai, is it?"
Gaara indicated a 'yes' with a nod of his head, and continued to observe the other boy as he made himself comfortable beside 'Naruto-chan'. Gaara couldn't help but find himself slightly interested in this Sai character; the way his almost plastic smile had turned into a genuine one when he looked at Naruto.
"So, Naruto-kun, anything new with the Sasuke-situation?" Gaara's eyes narrowed in suspicion. Unless there was some other 'situation' that Gaara had yet to learn of, he had a pretty good guess of who friend-B and ass-tard was now.
"Actually, I was asking Gaara's opinion on something before you came in." Naruto turned so that he was facing Gaara. "So, what do you think I should- I mean, friend A should do?"
Sai cocked his head to the side and gave the redhead a searching stare. Gaara ignored him, and paused slightly before making his reply.
"Assuming that friend A isn't interested in this… ass-tard boy," Naruto opened his mouth, an indignant expression on his face, but quickly bit back his retort. "It seems that the most logical thing for friend A to do at this point is to accept the invitation, and go out with him. So he can win this bet and move on with his life." Sai's eyes widened as understanding flooded his features.
"Naruto-kun, I don't really think you should do this."
"Wha- Sai, you don't even know what we're talking about!"
"Uchiha-san asked you out, ne?" Naruto's jaw dropped.
"H-how did you-"
"I don't think you should do it, Naruto-kun." Naruto's eyes narrowed and widened in succession as a triumphant smile spread across his features.
"Aha! Of course you wouldn't want me to, because you know I'd win the bet if I did it!"
"Naruto-kun, this is Sasuke we're talking about, I really don't think-"
"Oooh, somebody's starting to look a little bit nervous!" Naruto chanted in a singsong voice, teasing the increasingly panicked raven.
"No, Naruto, I'm wor-" Sai was beginning to sound slightly desperate.
"Well, that settles it! I'm going to go out with the bastard and win this stupid bet once and for all! Yosh!"
Sai's mouth opened and closed, completely at a loss for words as the blond broke out into a celebratory dance.
Gaara studied the situation with acute interest; the bewildered look on Sai's face and the victorious smile on the blond's. Things were going to get a lot more bothersome.
Maybe he should've just stayed in the States.
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Sasuke walked around the halls aimlessly, feeling vaguely annoyed.
Who the hell was this Gaara guy? What was his connection with Naruto? Why, why did the blond touch the redhead as soon as he came in? Going so far as to tackle him to the ground and press their bodies together. (Sasuke refused to acknowledge that it was 'just' a hug, his possessive side boiling at the thought of someone else touching his dobe.)
Sasuke paused in mid-step, the corners of his mouth tugging downwards in a small frown.
His dobe? When was the dobe… his?
Sure, he enjoyed playing with the obnoxious blond, but he sure as hell wasn't going to claim the boy as his property anytime soon.
This was just a game, that's all, it wasn't like he was legit falling for the blond… not after a kiss.
A kiss…
Sasuke suddenly remembered the way Naruto's lips worked against his own, his inexperience that almost made the passionate gesture 'cute', the way the soft golden tresses felt as he slid his fingers through them…
Sasuke smirked. This was definitely physical. Sure, he hadn't felt like this when he was with his previous partners, but it just meant Naruto was more attractive.
He nodded to himself. Asking the blond out was the right thing to do, he'll have the blond falling for him in no time…
A blond blur shot out from an intersecting hallway.
"Gah, teme! There you are!" Naruto was panting slightly. "I accept!"
The others around the hall began to murmur at this, rumours of a fight between the two erupted.
"I'll go on a date with you!"
A shrill scream was heard further down the hall way followed by a dull thud; Sakura-chan had fainted.
Sasuke's eyes widened in surprise before settling back into its original state. He broke into a smug smile.
"Good."
Uhm, I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter (SORRY FOR THE SHORTNESS), but I wanted to save the date scene for next chapter, so, please bear with me.
Anyways, thanks for reading! I'll try to update A.S.A.P.!
Tata!~