I now present the third chapter of A Second Chance. Although not many people seem to care... oh well... Warning, this chapter is kinda one-sided SasuNaru... but it will change from the next chapter, probably... Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto (He belongs to Hinata :) )
When I finally got out of the Hokage building, I sighed in relief. I formed a hand sign and shunshined over to the abandoned Uchiha compound, after which I wondered if I was allowed to do that or if that was breaking my parole. Then I gave a mental shrug. If my guards couldn't follow me, they didn't deserve to be called ANBU. Even Naruto could follow my shunshin….no, I mustn't think of Naruto. Too late. I let out a mental note as my thoughts drifted to my teammate, to his golden, silky locks and his clear, expressive blue eyes which had saved me from darkness. I wondered if he cared about me that way. I knew he was bisexual; most ninjas were. I knew I was (although I was often accused of being asexual…). I sighed and realized that I was hungry. Just for the heck of it, I went and opened the cupboard in the kitchen and gasped when I saw that it was stacked with food. Noticing a piece of paper, I took it and read it.
Hey teme,
Me and Sakura figured that you would forget about food, so we bought some for you. At least until you get some money. Also, Sakura says to tell you that we meet at Ichiraku's every day at around 6 so you had better be there, dattebayo!
Hey Sasuke-kun, Sakura here. Get some sleep before you meet us ok? Also, there are some pills and stuff in this lot so make sure to take them.
See you soon!
I smiled. At least some people cared. I glanced at my clock; I had a few hours before I had to meet my team. My smile grew. Time to sleep. I ate some food and took the damn pills and then finally gave in to sleep.
I woke to the sound of someone shouting. Groaning, I opened my eyes and froze. Naruto was sitting on me in a very…awkward position. He was shouting at Sakura, and I felt a small blush form at what he had just said.
"C'mon Sakura-chan! He looks like he isn't gonna wake up so if I kiss him he will right? Or do you want to kiss him instead." He chuckled and looked at me and grinned when he saw I was awake. I stared at him – he was topless, probably from training. Sakura confirmed it when she replied. "Naruto! Put some clothes on before you give the poor guy ideas. We all know you're hot. And I told you not to say stuff like that because, again, you'll give him ideas!" I took this time to admire his smooth, tanned skin which covered perfectly formed muscles. Noticing my gaze, his eyes sparkled with mischief and he suddenly bent and whispered near my ear, his warm breath making me shiver "Like what you see? Getting any ideas?" Schooling my features, I glared at him and said, "Get of me dobe." His grin got wider and he said, "You didn't deny it! Aww… teme likes me!"
Sakura had appeared in the room by this time, and she laughed "Shut up and get off him Naruto! You're already taken, you know." I froze at this piece of information. Naruto was taken? I felt his weight leave me as he got up and rubbed his head in embarrassment. "Ne, Sakura-chan. Don't tell her. Please?"
She sighed. "Fine. Now come on, you two! I'm hungry!" at which Naruto jumped around chanting "Ramen!" Sakura helped me up and looked at me, taking in my shell-shocked look. "Hey, Naruto! Don't you have a date to get to?" Naruto froze, obviously torn between his girlfriend and his team. I smirked. "Go, dobe. You did promise her before." He brightened and hugged me, thanking me. Then he suddenly vanished in a flash of yellow. I stared at the spot where he had been and felt Sakura sit next to me on my bed. She suddenly hugged me. I leaned into her hug, and cried. After a while of me crying and her comforting, a stopped and muttered a thanks. She looked at me and asked, "You like him, don't you?" I nodded and she continued, "You probably came back just for him. What are you going to do now?" I sighed and said, "I'm not going to leave, so don't worry. As for Naruto, I do like him, but I'll get over him, eventually." She nodded sympathetically and I asked, "Who is it? And while we're at it, could you tell me all the news?" she nodded again and said, "Well, Naruto is going out with Hinata; they've been going out ever since she confessed to him, um… Shikamaru and that sand girl Temari have been an item since forever, Ino spent like a month randomly going out with people, while bitching that nobody cared about her, and then realized that Chouji liked her and cared about her, so now they're dating- I think he's gonna propose. Hinata I already mentioned is going out with Naruto, and Kiba is going out with her little sister- are you ok?" at this point I had been drinking tea, and the thought that both the Hyuuga princesses had loud, boisterous boyfriends had caused me to choke and then spit on my tea. Gasping, I nodded, and asked, "Hiashi is fine with this?" Sakura grinned. "Well, the heiress of the Hyuuga clan is dating the next Hokage; and her younger sister is dating the heir of the Inuzuka clan, he doesn't actually have any reason to complain." I nodded before something struck me. "Naruto is the future Hokage?" she gave me a look and said, "Now that your back, I suppose it's only a matter of time before it happens" I felt the guilt creep up on me and asked, "I suppose Neji ended up with that bun-headed girl?" "Yup, Tenten. And Shino found love in Kiba's sister, Hana- you should stop doing that, you know." I had spat my tea out again. Quiet Shino was with Kiba's sister? I pinched myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. Sakura giggled and said, "We all had that reaction. Don't drink yet, don't you want to know who Lee ended up with?" I looked at Sakura in horror and said, "Sakura, if you dare say that you felt sorry for him and went out with him, I really will defect from Konoha." She smiled and shook her head. "I did go on a few dates with him, but we both agreed we were better of as friends. No, he is currently going out with Ayame, from Ichiraku's- Naruto introduced them. Oh and Kakashi-sensei is going to get married as soon as he gets out of being Hokage – I told you not to drink, didn't I ?" I choked again and said, "I thought you said that for Lee. Kakashi is getting married? To whom?" she sighed and said, "I was going to tell you, but you interrupted me. He is marrying Anko. You remember her right? Well, I think that's it. I gotta go; I have a shift at the hospital. Have fun, Sasuke-kun!" I stared at her abrupt ending and said, "But, you didn't tell me who you're dating! Or are you single?"
She shook her head. "No, I'm dating Genma. But it isn't anything serious, so I didn't say anything."
"Then… Date me." She looked surprised. "What?"
"Go out with me. I … I care about you… and I know you liked me once upon a time…" She shook her head and said, "You aren't over Naruto yet, so no. Maybe later, when you're not on a rebound, k? Now, I have to go- I'll see you later. I should probably warn you that Naruto will consider it his duty to come over for the night. Bye!" and she left before I could beg her to not leave me alone with my crush.
Yay! Third chapter is over! Now to figure out what to do to make it SasuSaku. Sorry if any characters are OOC...see you later!