Sorry, for those who dislike insect, you can skip the 5th chapter, but that's all there is and will be.
"Are you sure you don't want to eat something? You're going to starveif you don't eat your breakfast before school." Sasuke said, walking into his and Naruto's bedroom for the 5th time that day. "Itachi's going to leave soon. And he won't be back for a couple of months. You don't want to say good bye?"
Naruto shook his head and turned over again. It was all he'd been doing for the last week. Going to school, coming home and going to bed. He was pale and his eyes were shadowed. His hair was disheveled and the glowing presence Sasuke was used to was gone. It worried him deeply. He was used to Naruto crying for a few days, bashing himself for everything that had gone wrong with whatever relationship he was coming out of, telling himself that everything had been his fault and then moving on with his life.
"Ok. I'll be back up in a minute." Sasuke said. His throat was tight with worry. He walked down the hall to where Itachi was waiting for him. "How is he?" Itachi asked.
"I don't know. He wont talk. He won't eat, he won't do anything pretty much." Sasuke said. Itachi hugged him. "Well, call me if you want to anytime. I won't be letting anyone keep me from you anymore. It turns out I caught you too late right?"
Sasuke looked at Itachi. He knew exactly what he was talking about, their relationship, the one they hadn't said anything about since Itachi had been back. Tentiavely, Sasuke tiptoed and kissed Itachi's lips, closing his eyes, clasping his hands around Itachi's neck. He pulled back and smiled sadly. "Nothing." He whispered.
Itachi smiled understandingly. "I came too late. You've already given your heart to someone else."
Sasuke cocked his head to the side in confusion. Itachi didn't explain any further only hugged him and ruffled his hair before leaving. 'I hope Itachi doesn't think I'm serious about Sakura.' He thought. It was almost a relief, not to be hung up over Itachi for so long. He'd been in love with him for so long, it felt amazing to have his heart back.
He walked back up the hall. Walking straight up to Naruto, he flung the covers off of him. "Stop it." He said. "I can't look at you doing this to yourself. That guy wasn't even worth your time and I knew that from the start. All these assholes you've been with are only after you for your looks. They don't care about the real you and the only reason they dump you is because you don't give them sex."
Naruto blinked up at Sasuke. He'd never heard him using that tone before. "They're not worth you." Sasuke said harshly. "And I'm sick of seeing you open up your heart every single time hoping for someone to take it and not break it, and every single time you end up like this."
"I'm sorry." Naruto whispered. "I just want to love someone and be loved so bad Sasuke. That's why I keep doing this. I'm so desperate. Maybe I should just give them what they want so they'll stay with me."
"No." Sasuke hissed, pulling Naruto up from the bed and gripping his arms tightly. "Don't become a slut for them. Then you'll just be some sort of sex toy and you'll be even more miserable."
Naruto looked hopeless and his lip was trembling and finally, his eyes welled up with tears and he started crying. Sasuke held him gently, fixing his hair and vowing to kill Conrad if he ever saw him again. "I'm so sorry I keep putting you through this." Naruto sobbed against Sasuke's shirt. "But I don't know how I'd be able to get though any of this without you Sasuke."
He held unto him tighter. "I just wish I could find someone that I could trust and lean on as much as I do you. You're everything to me."
Somehow he'd gotten pressed against the wall, his hair spread all over his flushed cheeks, eyes once again bright and shining with hope. Sasuke looked at him, and noticed the way his hand was curled into a fist against his mouth. 'Dammit, dammit to hell he's cute.' He thought in frustration. Naruto was whimpering.
Sasuke couldn't help it. He kissed Naruto's tear-clinging eyelashes, and then moved down to his lips, placing his hands on either side of Naruto, pressed against the walls. Naruto was uncertain, but kissed back after a while. Sasuke felt him whimper.
'What am I doing? I shouldn't be doing this. I can't be. Picking him up when he's on the re-bound like this? Of course he'd be kissing back. He's scared and confused.' Sasuke thought. 'Now's not the time. In fact there shouldn't be a time. I shouldn't ever do this at all. I'm not right for him, it would make our friendship weird.'
He pulled away and turned his head to the side. Naruto looked at him in total and complete confusion. A blush spread across his cheeks. "I'm sorry." Sasuke whispered, looking down at the carpeted floor. "Your face, I just wanted to get that look off your face."
Naruto's brow furrowed. "Sasukeā¦" he said.
'I shouldn't have.'
"I need to go. Lot's of homework and all." Sasuke said weakly. He could feel Naruto staring at him the whole way down the hall.
'Oh shit. I can't believe I just kissed him.' That was what came from unrepressed feelings, which Sasuke would admit to himself that he knew he had. He'd had feelings for Naruto for a long time, and now he'd ruined everything for them.
When he walked back up Naruto was just stepping out of the shower. He had nothing on. Sasuke watched him as he turned to his closet and pulled out some clothes. Sasuke watched a trickle of water drip down his back, over the lean muscles that covered it. His throat went dry.
Naruto turned around. "Oh, Sasuke." He said, running the comb through his hair. I wondered where you had gotten to. Are you ready for school?"
Sasuke nodded, his throat still not working. Why was Naruto acting so naturally. "Great." Naruto smiled. "I'm almost done."
"Here, let me do it." Sasuke said, taking the comb from Naruto and moving it through his damp locks. He loved combing Naruto's hair and Naruto loved having it combed so it was a win/win situation for both of them. Naruto closed his eyes as he slid his boxers on, almost purring at the feeling.
"Sasuke?" He said quietly.
"Hn?" Sasuke was focusing on the part of Naruto's hair right in the middle where a few pieces always stuck up. "Thank you for the kiss." He whispered.
Sasuke paused. "What do you mean?" he said.
"The kiss. The kiss you just gave me. It was really sweet. Thanks, ok?"
Sasuke resumed his combing, glad Naruto's back was turned and he couldn't see him blushing. "Oh, that. Yeah you're welcome. It was an impulse really."
He helped Naruto button up his shirt.
"I feel much better now." Naruto said truthfully. "I'm not going to let Conrad mess me up like that."
"That's great." Sasuke smiled, hugging him tightly.
"If only you were gay." Naruto said. Sasuke looked at him to see if he was joking or not. Naruto had a thoughtful expression on his face and he couldn't tell. Then he snapped out of his reprise. "Let's go or we'll be late." He smiled.
Sasuke nodded and followed him. 'If only I were gay? What does that mean? If only I were gay, then he'd date me or something like that. Is that what he was saying.'
He didn't know why, but the thought of dating Naruto made his heart pound nearly though his chest.
"Hercules." Naruto said, standing his ground. "My favorite movie is Hercules."
"Don't kid around Naru." Neji said. "How can you like that? It's a baby movie."
"It's not! Greek mythology is interesting. And the music made me cry at some parts."
Naruto said. "You're such a baby." Neji said, moving forward and tickling his sides.
Sasuke closed his locker. "Hey, Neji. Leave my baby alone. You know he can't stand being tickled." He said, pulling Naruto towards him by his waist.
Neji rolled his eyes. "Dammit Sasuke, you're always acting as if you're dating Naruto."
"You're one to talk, you pervert." Sasuke said sticking out his tongue.
"Well your baby needs to use the bathroom before second period starts." Naruto said, slipping out of Sasuke's embrace.
"What's your favorite movie Sasuke?" Neji said, turning to him.
"The last Samurai." Sasuke said reverently. "It touched me so deeply."
"You sure you not a fag?" Neji teased.
Sasuke gave him the death glare. "What about you Gaara? Which movie do you like best?" he said, his tone softening for the small red-head. Next to Naruto, Gaara was the one he treated most gently.
Gaara shook his head. "I don't have one. I don't like movies."
"Dammit Gaara. You're so cute!" Sasuke grinned, picking Gaara up round his waist and spinning him round. That urge to hug Gaara just kept coming back. Gaara squealed and covered his mouth.
Sasuke hugged him from behind, basking in his not-so-Sasuke moment. He and Gaara had been through a lot together, he knew he could make a fool of himself in front of him. "Isn't he cute Neji?" he said, turning Gaara's tiny frame into Neji's direction.
Neji stared at Sasuke for acting like such a lunatic then looked at Gaara. "Hey you know he actually is pretty cute." He said in surprise, brushing back a strand of his long blondish-brown hair into its ponytail. Gaara blushed as Sasuke played with his upper arms as if he were a puppet.
After a while he looked at his watch. "Second period starts in like a minute. Where's Naruto. He never spends more than three minutes in the bathroom."
He walked down the bustling school halls in search of him.
"Hey. Ino, Sakura." He said walking up to them.
"And then he said that Naruto was such a sex-crazed guy that he couldn't take it anymore and had to dump him." Ino finished saying.
Sakura squealed. "Really?? But Naruto looks so cute and innocent. You think he could really have done that? You should've heard the buzz this morning. All anyone could hear was "Naruto's single." There was a mad rush to the bathrooms to make themselves attractive for his picking."
"What did you just say?" Sasuke hissed.
"Oh hi Sasuke." Sakura smiled clinging to his arm. "I was just saying that everyone's waiting in line to try and get with Naruto because he's single now."
"No, not that, of course I know about that. There were like a million love notes in his locker this morning. The other thing." Sasuke said getting agitated.
"Oh. The thing about Naruto forcing Conrad to have sex with him every time they went out?" Ino piped. "Is that true?"
"THE HELL??" Sasuke boomed, making everyone in the hall look up. "Why would you listen to such crap. Naruto's a VIRGIN. It's the other way around and Conrad knows it! Don't spread that to anyone ok? In fact, make sure you spread the truth."
His fists were clenched and he could feel himself shaking. "O-ok." Sakura said, cocking her head to the side. "You seem riled up."
You think? Conrad's trying to make Naruto out to be a slut and make himself out to be the good guy. Do you know how much he's gone through in the past couple of days? And now this? Shit!" he kicked a locker as he walked past it, running the rest of the way to the bathroom.
"Naruto!" he screamed, pounding on the only closed stall door. "Naruto come out please."
"I didn't do it." Naruto whimpered. "I never did any of that."
"I know you didn't Naru." Sasuke said softly. "I know you wouldn't. I'm so sorry he's saying that about you, but you need to get out. The second period already started and we have Orochimaru for biology, and you know he'll use any excuse to get us into detention with him. Alone."
Naruto opened the door. Sasuke wiped his face, wondering how he still had tears left. "I can't believe he'd say that I did that."
"I know you didn't Naruto. Everyone know's you didn't. We know you and when I find Conrad I'm going to beat his face in so hard he won't be able to say anything much less say anything about you."
Naruto gave a small smile. "You're always there." He said, breathing in Sasuke's scent. Sasuke looked at him to make sure he wasn't crying and then they were kissing again and he wondered how it had happened or who had started it. It felt good though and this time he had no strength to stop it.
He was pushed against the wall so he suspected that Naruto was the one who had started it. 'He's good.' He thought, marveling at Naruto's skill. 'He's really good.'
Naruto pulled back, wide-eyed with wonder. He didn't say anything, only moved in again, taking Sasuke by storm and kissing him again.
'Oh shit.' Sasuke thought when he felt Naruto's tongue in his mouth. This was exactly what he'd been trying to avoid, this escalation of their relationship, especially when Naruto was on the re-bound and in the need of comfort. Naruto didn't look like he was going to slow up anytime soon and Sasuke couldn't get himself to stop either. 'We have a problem.'
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