Hello guys! Sorry for the long delay, here's the third chapter of this story. Thank you again for your support! If there's anything you would like me to add to this story feel free to let me know!
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(Sorry for any grammar or spelling mistakes, English is not my native language)
Chapter 3: I Know You Like Me
Naruto was walking quietly towards his house… Everything was slow, blurry… The usual loud noise from the city was now muffled in his head. His body felt numb and there was a warm feeling in his chest. He had done this so many times in his dreams and yet the real thing was way different. A smile formed in his face the minute he remembered the few seconds their lips touched. Sasuke liked him, he was sure about that. His body had spoken for himself. The only thing he had to do now was to make him admit it. Usually, at this point that would be easy, but since it's Sasuke he knew that his stubbornness would get in the way. He even went as far as to cancel the rest of the classes they had that day so that he wouldn't be with him. Naruto wasn't going to give up though. Now that he knew that at least a part of Sasuke wanted him, he was completely fired up to make him his. He grinned to himself and put on his headphones to listen to some music until he was home.
Sasuke on the other hand was already at his house, staring at the ceiling for about an hour. He couldn't believe that what had just happened was real. One part of him wanted to put loud music on and start partying and another part of him was telling him to go and kill himself. He was kissed by a student. He kisseda student. He kissed Uzumaki Naruto. The most hyperactive, annoying, stupid, loud, bright and adorable student he had ever had. Who also happened to have feelings for him for a while now. Who was also always hitting on him. Who was also the only student he had to keep in distance so that he wouldn't attack him. And that's exactly what he did. How was he going to face him next time? He couldn't avoid him for the rest of the year. On the other hand, he couldn't keep this up for very long. Sooner or later the kid would make him surrender. He had to think about something or else things would get really complicated. At that moment the phone rung and he came back to reality. Once he looked at the screen he sighed and answered.
"What is it, Sakura?" he said annoyed.
"Hello, Sasuke! I'm very good, thanks for asking. You are very polite, as always…" the pink haired woman said sarcastically from the other line.
"You are not funny, Sakura. What do you want?" he asked her again, losing slowly the little patience he had towards her.
"Right, you see, the girls from work have been really persistent lately about me joining them on a trip to Italy. I tried to tell them that I can't, but they're really not listening, so if you wouldn't mind-" Sasuke's eyebrow twitched in annoyance. Like hell she told them that she couldn't… What a "perfect" timing.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Stop trying to find excuses, I'll do it. Unlike you, I take care of my responsibilities. Oh, and since you'll be in Italy, why don't you find a guy from over there and never return? That would be the best for all of us." He told her.
"Screw you, Sasuke. I'm in a very good mood and I won't let you ruin that. And who knows, I might actually do that, so be careful with what you wish, asshole!" she said and hung up the phone. That day was only getting worse and worse. And the fact that he thought that the only thing that could make him feel better was the walking disaster only made him feel like dying.
"I hate my life…" he groaned and went to take a nice, warm bath.
A week passed quickly and it was Friday morning again.
"I'm so excited! And I just can't hide it! I'm about to lose control and I think I like it!" Naruto had been singing the entire morning, something that Kiba did not appreciate.
"Dude, the Pointer Sisters would kill you if they heard how you murder their song…" he told him sarcastically.
"Say whatever you want, I don't care!" he said excited and went to the bathroom. Kiba chuckled and rubbed his head. Suddenly, there was a phone call from Hinata.
"Good morning, beautiful! How are you?" Kiba answered happily.
"G-good morning, Kiba! I'm good, how about you?" she told him shyly. Hinata had managed to get rid of her stutter, but whenever she felt nervous or embarrassed there still would be a hint of it.
"I'm great now that you called! Actually, I have a terrible headache. Naruto won't stop singing all morning and I kind of regret spending the night here…" he told her exhaustedly.
"Hahaha, that's our Naruto. Are you going to class by car?" she asked him.
"Yeah, want me to come and get you as well?" Kiba asked her excited.
"A-actually, yeah… That's kind of the reason I called you… My car needs service, so…" she muttered quietly. Kiba almost jumped up from happiness.
"It's ok! That's why you have me! I'll go tell the idiot to hurry up! See you later!" he told her enthusiastically and they hung up.
"I'm soo excited! And I just can't hide it! I'm about to lose control and I think I LIKE IT! Naruto! Hurry up, dumbass! We're going to pick up Hinata! Woohoo!" he yelled and started dancing in the living room. Naruto got out of the living room and stared at his friend.
"And then you call me an idiot…" he muttered and went to his room to change clothes.
After that they went to pick up Hinata and then they went to college.
"Ok, so seriously speaking, what do you guys think I should do with Sasuke? Confront him and make him confess to me?" Naruto asked his friends from the back seat.
"Hmm… I don't think that will work, mate." Kiba told him after a few seconds of thinking.
"I agree with Kiba… Maybe you should take it slow from now on. Back off a little bit and give him space." Hinata said. Naruto thought about it.
"Isn't that going to make things go back to how they were?" he asked them. They both laughed.
"Dude, you guys kissed. Nothing is going to make things to how they were before." Kiba told him. Naruto smiled stupidly at the memory of their kiss.
"Showing him small, but a bit more obvious hints that you like him and that you want to be with him will probably work better from now on. It looks like they actually worked before, too." Hinata said and winked at his blonde friend. Naruto blushed a bit and nodded his head in agreement.
"Well, doing a few naughty things won't be bad either, probably." Kiba said teasingly and they all laughed as they imagined Sasuke's reaction. Once they arrived at school, they parked the car and headed to the cafeteria. They sat there and chatted for a little bit, until Naruto realized that it would be best to leave those two alone. It was also a really good chance to go find Sasuke.
He happily walked the halls until he reached the classroom. He took a deep breath and put on his sweetest smile before entering quietly. There was no one there except from Sasuke, something that made Naruto really happy.
"For fuck's sake, Sakura! I told you that I would do it, stop pestering me! You can go and fuck yourself in Italy or whatever, I don't give a shit. I'm at work now, so stop calling me!" Sasuke said loudly and hung up the phone. Naruto was kind of surprised to hear his professor talk like that, but on the other hand that's exactly how he imagined Sasuke being in his private life. He quietly approached the sighing man, who still hadn't realized that another person was in the room.
"Problems?" Naruto asked sweetly. Sasuke jumped and turned around to face his student. Seeing that angelic face first thing in the morning was helping a lot to forget the pink headache, but at the same time it was causing Sasuke way bigger problems.
"Not your business, Uzumaki." He told him strictly and turned around to focus on anything other than the blonde. Naruto pouted.
"Oh, come on, I was just worried about you…" he whined and touched his professor's shoulders lightly. "Shall I give you a nice massage to help you relax?" he purred in the taller man's ear and started rubbing his shoulders. Sasuke was about to protest, but the boy was really good at using his hands and it really did help him relax. The feeling of Naruto's touch made him feel warm and calm and for a minute that was the only thing he could think about. He could feel each of his thin fingers pressing a different spot and then he used all of them to rub him in synch. Then again he would use each finger to press different spots and then all of them again to rub his shoulders. Before he realized it, Naruto's hands had left his shoulders and were rubbing his entire back. On the other hand, Naruto just couldn't get enough of touching his professor. His chest was burning and his heart was beating fast and the only thing he could think about was how much he wanted to hug the other man.
"Sasuke…" he muttered without thinking and pressed his forehead on his back. Sasuke's eyes widened and quickly pushed the boy away.
"That's enough, Uzumaki. Go to your sit." He strictly said, trying to hide the faint blush in his cheeks. Naruto smiled at him and quickly gave him a small peck on the lips.
"Yes, sir!" he grinned and went to sit down. Sasuke tried to hold himself back from pushing the boy down and either rape him or beat him to death. Thankfully, the rest of the students started getting in the class, so at least he didn't have to stay alone with the blonde idiot anymore. Soon the class started and Sasuke did everything to avoid looking towards the direction of the younger boy. At some point, though, he saw him raising his hand.
"Professor, can I go to the bathroom? I reeeeally don't feel well. My stomach hurts so much, I think there might even be butterflies in there…" he told him seductively and everyone in class stared at both of them. Sasuke sighed before saying anything.
"Must be all of the junk food you keep eating. You can go." He told him and continued with the lecture. As Naruto passed behind him, he lightly touched his butt, without the others seeing, making Sasuke jump a bit and glare at him. Naruto stuck his tongue out teasingly and got out of the classroom.
At break time, Naruto was searching for his two friends to tell them about the progress he had made, but they were nowhere to be seen.
"Naruto. Can I talk to you for a bit?" he heard someone saying from behind. He turned around and saw Shikamaru standing there.
"Heyy! Where have you been? It's been ages since we last talked!" he said excited and approached his friend.
"Naruto, you know I love you, but I really can't stand your loud voice, especially at nine in the morning. You'll have to forgive me about that." He told him teasingly. Naruto pouted at first, but a second later they were both laughing.
"I know, sorry for being so loud all the time. So, what did you want to talk about?" he asked his friend. Shikamaru scratched his head a bit, trying to find the proper words to say.
"Well, I'm pretty sure the others haven't figured this out yet, but you really need to be a bit more careful from now on. I'm not really sure how the others will react if they find out that you are flirting with our professor… And when I say others, I mostly mean the other people who work here. This might end up causing trouble for Professor Uchiha, so be careful, ok?" he told him with a tone of concern. Naruto looked at him seriously.
"You are not wrong, I suppose. Thanks for letting me know, I'll be more careful. You really are a great friend, Shikamaru!" he said and hugged his friend.
"Ok, ok! Let's not make this such a big deal. I'm heading to the cafeteria. Temari and Chouji are already there. You wanna sit with us?" he asked him.
"Nahh, I'll go find Kiba and Hinata. By the way, have you seen them? I've searched everywhere." He told him. Shikamaru chuckled.
"If you're asking if I accidentally saw them making out in the physical therapy room, then yeah, but it's probably not a good idea to disturb them right now." He told him. Naruto's eyes widened.
"Wow, these two are moving fast… Anyway, thanks! See ya later!" he laughed and went back towards his class. If his friends were moving that fast, then maybe he should do something as well. He got into the classroom and saw Sasuke reading his book, as usual.
"Pro~fe~ssor! You are always reading books. Don't you like hanging out with friends as well?" he asked him and sat on the desk, in front of him.
"Get your ass off there, Uzumaki. And what I do in my personal life doesn't concern you." He told him in his usual tone, without taking his eyes off the book. Naruto felt a bit annoyed by what Sasuke had said for two reasons. First, he was right. Second, he wasn't right.
"Funny for you to say that when I'm also part of your personal life." He said and sat on his lap, taking the book from his hands.
"What the hell are you doing? Get off!" he told him annoyed.
"Nope… Hmm, this actually seems interesting." The blonde boy said, as he read the summary of the book.
"Obviously, that's why I'm reading it. Will you get off now?" he asked again and he could feel his eyebrow twitching again.
"Nope. You know you like it." Naruto told him and gave him another quick peck on the lips before he started reading the book. Sasuke had reached his limit. He took the book from the boy's hands and threw him on the ground.
"First of all, I told you to never do that again and that was the second time you did that today. Secondly, I never said that I liked this or you or whatever it is that you are trying to achieve with this attitude. And last, but not least, you are NOT and you will never be part of my personal life. Understood?!" he said, yelling at the boy. Naruto stared at him dumbfounded for a second before he glared at him. He stood up and went as close to him as he could.
"I don't want to hear all that shit when you were the one who deepened our kiss last time. You are a liar, Sasuke. And the worst thing is that you are lying to yourself as well. You can keep doing that if you want, but don't start wondering why you are not happy in your life. Have a nice day professor." He told him and went to gather his stuff to leave. Sasuke was frozen. The kid had just told him everything he was trying to avoid this whole time in one sentence. He knew he was right and he really wanted to grab him, embrace him, apologize to him and kiss him. Even though he really wanted that, he also knew he couldn't do that to one of his students. Naruto was a person who brightened his world from the first day he saw him. He was energetic, curious, a bit stupid, but that only made him funny. Even though he enjoyed teaching him at first, when he started seeing him with lustful eyes, he knew that that was wrong. If he started something with Naruto his personal life would become a mess and the worst thing was that Naruto would also be dragged in that mess and he didn't want that. He didn't want to hurt Naruto, but he also didn't want to lose him. He didn't want to lose him, but if he tried to keep him that could make him lose the most important thing in his life and that was something he definitely didn't want. Stuck between finding happiness and doing the right thing, Sasuke felt like something was trying to rip him in two pieces. It was suffocating. He couldn't breathe. His body was cold and he started trembling and sweating. A panic attack? Oh, what a wonderful timing…
Sooo, that was the third chapter! Please, leave a review and let me know what you think of the story so far! What is Sasuke hiding? What is going on in his private life? Will Naruto ever find out and how is that going to happen? How are things going to escalate from now on? Leave your reviews to let me know! Things have only just begun! Get ready for a roller coaster! See you again in the next chapter~! Thanks for reading my story so far :3