For the next half hour, Naruto talked amongst all the other guests, including Hinata, Shikamaru, Lee, Shino, Ino, and Neji. All of their friends from school were there, and only them. No parental supervision, if you could call it that, except for Temari and Kankurou, who were on the border of 18. So, of course, there was a cup of sake and everyone's hand. Though both Sasuke and Naruto were not heavy drinkers, in the next 15 minutes, they were already mildly drunk, as was everyone else, other than Lee, who didn't believe, for once, that drinking was 'youthful'.
Naruto decided to go into Gaara's bedroom 10 minutes before 10. Of course the blonde hadn't forgotten about the raven's request, and he walked in, sat on the bed, and waited quietly. Gaara was already heavily drunk, on the brink of passing out while trying to get Lee to dance with him. Sakura, as far as the blonde could tell, was attempting to hold up a conversation with Sasuke, though the teen looked confusedly at the pink-haired girl. Her words were slurred, and he couldn't understand a word that left her glossed mouth. Though things only got more confusing as a very flushed Ino came from behind her and dragged Sakura away, to the backyard.
The Uzumaki had already began to zone out, his slightly red eyes fixed on a large, intertwining plant in the corner of Gaara's room, when he heard the door creak open and a shadow was in the doorway. His head shot in the general direction of the door, and in came Sasuke slowly, hands running over the wall as if guiding him over the bed, and he plopped down next to the blonde tiredly. They both had no more than 3 cups of Sake, but even then it was quite a bit for them to handle, still being about 16. "Hi Sasuke..." The blonde mumbled tiredly, looking over his shoulder to look at the now-collapsed raven behind him.
"So you got my message?" He asked, completely ignoring the greeting, and propped himself up on his elbows, jet-black eyes looking fuzzy. The blonde just nodded, his stomach flipping a few times before settling. He was curious, yes a bit nervous, to know what his best friend had to say.
"What do you need to tell me?" Naruto inquired, turning his body around so he was facing the placid teen. He noticed that Sasuke's cheeks began to redden. Not that they already were a bit red before, but it intensified in some strange way.
"It's not something that I can exactly tell you..." Sasuke half said, half slurred, and looked up at the blonde, eyes now glazed over, replacing the previous fuzziness. Naruto looked perplexed at the raven-haired god in front of him, not quite understanding.
"What do you mean by that...?" He asked, subconsciously leaning closer to Sasuke, to make sure that he heard his answer. Sasuke's obsidian eyes slowly made their way to gaze up at Naruto's clear cerulean ones, and he sighed, closing his eyes. He lifted himself up, now sitting across from Naruto on the bed, and put both his hands on either one of Naruto's shoulder, and slowly leaned in, brushing his lips against the blonde's. Naruto's eyes shot open at Sasuke's acts, and felt like he was paralyzed from shock. After a few moments of letting the kiss sink in, Naruto pushed Sasuke away roughly, his face beet red and his blue eyes wide open. Sasuke stared back at Naruto, his hands still on the blonde's shoulder, and eyes fully glazed over. "S-Sasuke..." Naruto whispered. Sure, they were both drunk. But Naruto was just sober enough to know what was going on...unlike his rival.
"What?" The raven asked absentmindedly.
"What do you mean 'what?'?! Why the hell did you just kiss me?!" He asked, his face growing an even deeper crimson, if possible, as he turned away from the raven-haired boy. Sasuke just shrugged.
"Because that's part of the reason that I wanted you to meet me here tonight," He said, turning Naruto back towards him and looking him in the eyes.
"O-Okay, well then, talk," Naruto said, crossing his arms after wiping his mouth for no certain reason. The Uchiha heaved a heavy sigh before speaking.
"The reason I kissed you is because...I care for you. A lot. Probably more than you'll ever know. And....I think I also lo-" Sasuke was cut off as a sun kissed hand quickly came in contact with his placid cheek, and as a reaction, his hand shot up as the stinging began. "What the hell was that for?!" The Uchiha all but yelled, eyes narrowed.
"Don't say that, Sasuke!!!" The blonde teen screamed as he stood up, hands balled into fists at either side.
"Say what?!" He asked.
"Don't say how much you care about me or anything like that!! I know that in the end, you don't mean it!" Naruto's usually bright blue eyes deepened, now a dark oceanic blue, seemingly dangerous.
"But I do mean it!" Sasuke said, standing up quickly, only to fall back down on the bed. Naruto shook his head, small tears gathering at the edges of his eyes.
"You can't even stand up without falling over...You probably don't even know what you're talking about, Sasuke. You're drunk....people do things like this when they're intoxicated...and only end up hurting others..." He spoke in a tone barely above a whisper, head turned to the side, allowing a clear tear run down his face without Sasuke taking notice. Before the raven could say anything, Naruto had taken off, barging out of the house and into the streets, leaving Sasuke in Gaara's bedroom, mouth parted in confusion and a cheek that stung like hell.
