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A/N: Bleh…Here's another chapter…enjoy? Also sorry for those who think this story is moving rather fast….because I think it is… (Although technically moving fast my ass since I take forever to update ;-]! _!) Back to around 2000 words.
P.S. Someone important to the storyline is going to appear here! Who do you think it is?? Kekeke…^_^! And that is why I think the story is moving a little fast…because of a certain someone appearing…-_-"
P.P.S Oh yeah, I'm sorry for the delay. I have very baaaaad internet connection. It wasn't working for two days straight. And when it did it was only for like a minute or so and then it died.
P.P.P.S. Is there such a thing? I have only gone as far as P.P.S. Anyways I have some good news and bad news and BIGGER bad news. But I rather not bore you with them so let's go on to the story! Enjoy!
Chapter 5: Day 4-Encounter
[A Few Days Later After School-Friday]
A few days had past and nothing was said about the incident at Sasuke's house (did I say house? I meant mansion xD). When their friends-Kiba and Sai and on certain occasions Shikamaru & Shino will talk sarcastically in intelligent ways to embarrass the poor Naruto-had asked about how it went that day the next day they went to school, Naruto could do nothing but try his best to suppress a blush and blubber out denials of overly exaggerated guesses of what happened while the stoic raven remained expressionless and the others laughed (Gaara and Neji didn't of course).
Naruto had grown accustomed to the few kisses and other mushy love stuff they displayed in public. But it did not mean that he would still get embarrassed by it and enjoy it! Hell he despised it because there it was the satisfied look on the Uchiha's face. Especially when a few girls took pictures of them kissing and hugging or holding each other (-_-" ahem Sasuke doing the kissing and holding is more like it ;3)
Sakura, Ino and the Sasuke Fan Club had dispersed it seemed. Naruto had tried to be friends with Sakura again but it was to no avail. He wasn't going to give up though but he decided to let it slide for now. It wasn't his biggest problem at the moment. He believed he could mend their broken friendship.
Naruto and Sasuke occasionally met at Sasuke's place or just stayed after school to study. Sasuke and Naruto learned that they could actually be civil with each other once in a while. And it was a lot easier on Naruto's case since he was actually learning something. The Uchiha was pretty good at tutoring and explaining things to Naruto to understand.
The group of newly acquainted friends had just finished up their last of classes and met in the hallway of Naruto's locker. They said their goodbyes and Sasuke and Naruto went to the SCR for tutoring for reviewing yesterday's lesson and the new subject that Naruto dreaded: science.
He utterly hated it. He couldn't understand anything about it. The confusing chemical formulas, the chemical symbols! Sure he could remember all the vocabulary but how the formulas worked, he had no clue to it. And those chemical formulas were a big part of the midterm. And which chemical symbol was which. There were so many it was no wonder he also sucked at math. But he was beginning to grasp it. And it was all thanks to a certain Uchiha.
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Naruto's POV
"Ah!" I stretched and yawned. "I feel so good! Finally this day is over -ttebayyo! I can smell it! The weekend! And it smells of good news -ttebayyo! Especially today!" I was happy because I was finally going to see one of my favorite persons in the world again! I would've invite Gaara along with but he had business to attend to. Gaara and I caught up with each others' lives.
I don't know why but the Hyuuga guy really hates me. I swear I could feel every heated glare of his whenever I'm around to visit Gaara (and of course Sasuke too since I have to pretend to go visit my 'boyfriend') shot at me. Does he think I'm taking his friends away? Because that is not my intention.
"And why is that?" Sasuke asked.
I grin happily, "Because! I'm going get to eat my favorite ramen: Super extra large pork miso with strips of beef ramen -ttebayyo! Whoo-hoo!" I did a little victory lap around Sasuke who only eye-rolled.[1]
"Hn. Dobe. Only you." I could tell it was an amused grunt now. Spending time with Sasuke isn't all that bad anymore but it had become a habit for us to throw in insults at each other although they were becoming less hostile.
My grin widened and could tell by his eye roll that he was thinking 'He's ginning like an idiot.'
"I heard that -ttebayyo." I said pouting. He chuckled and I smiled. It had become rare for me to see him like that but I feel victory drawing near. "Sasuke-teme! You should smile more! You look really good when you do!"
He only grunted and turned his head away but before he did I swear there seemed to be a speck of tinted pink on his cheeks but I shook the thought off. That is highly unlikely. This reminded me of my time with Gaara when I was trying to get him to open up. It took a lot of time and effort but Gaara finally became my friend (and later family of course!). In the beginning he just ignored my presence completely but here for Sasuke, he insulted me right off the bat! But at least he's talking. Of course then that bastard of his (Gaara's not Sasuke's) father was against our friendship. The whole main reason why Gaara had to move!
"Oof!" I was walking behind Sasuke that whole time while I was thinking and bumped into his back. I rubbed my poor nose, wriggling it. I was so sure he was going tell me yet again that I shouldn't hurt myself because thinking was not good for me so I was ready to tell him off and to shut up. "Oi, Teme I don't…"
"Nii-san." Sasuke growled out with no hint of hiding the malice that went with it. I stopped short. N-Nii-san? Older brother? I stepped out of Sasuke's back and poked my head from behind his back and looked at the person in front of me who was an older version of Sasuke. Whoa! The first thing I noticed was the look-alike's eyes. I looked back and forth at them.
Does the 'I'm a pretty girl' gene run in their family?? 'Cause I swear they kind of look like girls!
"Otouto." He said in an almost amusing but nevertheless monotone. I could feel a weird sensation crawling up my skin. The feeling of something bad was going to happen soon if I didn't do anything about it soon. It sent cold shivers down my back, like a ghost's trickling breath going down, slowly. Very slowly. Of course I wasn't scared for me. Nor nervous. It was Sasuke that I was scared and nervous for. Anything could happen at this moment. I felt his utter hatred for the man in front of him, us.
"What are you doing here?" He snarled with pure loathing. He seemed to have forgotten all about me.
"Do not worry Sasuke." He said coolly, his unwavering eyes never leaving Sasuke's cold glare. "I'm not interested in you for now." Yep. It's as if I'm not even there. They are both in their world where those of lower status cannot enter the realm they created. It's as if I, along with the rest of the world, disappeared off the surface of the earth.
"What is that suppose to mean?" Sasuke was definitely losing his cool. I've never seen him with so much hate and desire to… to destroy something. Namely his brother it seems.
"None of your business." He said coldly this time. And I swear, god forbid, that the through the longest staring contest I've ever watch, their eyes seemed to flash a touch of dark red blood. "Unless…you know of something about a certain Jinchuuriki…" I stiffen and felt like my heart froze. What? No. Not now. Now is not the time to freeze up. You got a job to do Naruto! "…foolish little brother."
Sasuke tensed up, his eyes flashing pain and then anger. Now, I decided, that it was time to act. Before a certain raven did something extremely stupid and ruined me.
"Uh…HI!" I grin happily and casually, bowing a little. "My name is Naruto! Uzumaki Naruto! I'm Sasuke's…friend! You must be Sasuke's older brother! What's your name?" I took my hand out. And because of my sudden outburst, they seemed to snap out of whatever was going on and finally looked at me.
Then he gave me this really scary smile but fitted his facial features. I mean…he looked HOT! Any guy can tell, gay or not. "Uchiha Itachi." He didn't even go for my hand, didn't spare a glance at it, in which I gladly took back.
"Oh holy crap!" I faked gasped as if I just remembered something and look at my nonexistence watch and added with a apologetic grin, "Oh man! Look at the time! Sasuke you promised me you'll treat me for ramen! Sooorrry Itachi-san! We gotta go! Um…uh…nice meeting you Itachi-san!" I bowed once more and grabbed a heated Sasuke and took off in a flash. Towards the wrong exit.
[Track Field]
No One's POV
Naruto had Sasuke and himself headed for the closet exit. When he noticed that they were not outside of their school front door but in the track field. He mentally hit himself.
"Whoa! That was pretty tensed!" Naruto blurted out without thinking. Crap! He mentally hit himself.
"Uwah! Sasuke! Sorry! I didn't mean to…" He stopped himself when the Uchiha raised his hand.
"It's okay." He said monotonously. "Ita…uh my brother and I…we…well as you can see we don't have the best relationship I guess you can say."
"Oh um...yeah…hehehe…" Naruto trailed off not knowing what to say next. Just then the sprinklers for the soccer field that was inside the track field came on. It got more awkward as the silence went on. The sprinklers kind of hit Sasuke who flinched away. Naruto grinned as an idea quickly formed inside his head.
"Hey Sasuke." Naruto said as he came close to the Uchiha and put an arm around his shoulders. "Forgive me neh?"
"For what? You don't need to be sorry for anything." He said, although he seemed slightly distracted. He didn't even complain about the arm around his shoulders.
"Oh really then?" Naruto smirked. "Well I hope you don't mind getting dirty like this then!"
"Wha…?" Sasuke started to say. And before he knew it, Naruto harshly pushed the startled raven towards the grass and sprinklers. Lucky for Sasuke the grass had become softer. And muddier.
"AH!" Sasuke screamed. PLOP! He fell on his right side. Mud splattered on his neat and clean school uniform (which had no wrinkles). He soon got up to sat on his butt. His head was down and then, his bangs covering his pale face and the expressions in his eyes, said threateningly, "Na-ruu-TOOO!" And he got up quickly, chasing after the running blonde who was screaming in laughter.
"Hahaha! B-but Sasuke! You said I don't n-need to be sorry for an-anything!!" Naruto somehow panted out. "A-and you should of seen the look of you face!" Naruto looked back to see an angry red faced Sasuke coming at him like the speed of lightening.
"Ah!" He tried to go faster but it was already too late. The raven pounced on his prey, his hands outstretched like a claw. "Nooooooooo!"
Sasuke tackled Naruto to the ground on the side of the now muddy grass.
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Sasuke's POV
Naruto and I were walking slowly back home enjoying the late afternoon and all dirty up that we had to change into our P.E. clothes just to look decent and so not to catch any unwanted attention. Along the way we met some classmates or other students from school so we would quickly hold hands without them noticing.
After a while Naruto got tired of that and just decided to hold hands all the way so he grabbed mine. At first I stiffened but relaxed and felt at ease by this. I'm not sure what it is about the dobe but there's something about him that makes you feel good. It's like there is this welcoming aura about him that says he'll accept you no matter what. No matter how dark your past is. He makes you feel safe and you could put your trust in him and he won't ruin it.
We both walk in ease, the silence not bothering us. I'm wondering why he is so quiet now though. Not that I don't mind. I sigh inwardly. Just when I though I have forgotten the earlier events today it comes lingering back.
Itachi. What the hell was he doing here?
Only at the loss of warmth against my hand did I get pulled out of my thoughts and I looked down at my hand clearly missing it.
"Naruto?" I turned my head up to look at him when he just smiles.
"Wait." is all he says and he digs both of his hands into his pocket, taking out a vibrating cell phone. Then we continue walking on.
"Iruka-sensei!" Naruto shouts ever so loudly into the phone. "YAH!" Naruto screamed rubbing his soon to be deaf ear.
"NARUUTOO! You don't need to yell!! I can hear you!" the said voice yelled back.
"Okay! Okay! Sumimasen." Naruto said with a pained expression. "Don't worry I'll be there soon. No! I'm not like him! Ew! the pervert! Please don't compare me to him! I won't be late! Bye." Naruto said a little panicked.
Naruto, you, seriously look really cute all panicky. I thought.
"Why Sasuke-kun, I didn't know you think about me that way." Naruto bashfully blinked those golden eyelashes at me. Then he came forward and placed a kiss on my cheek. I blinked once. Twice. Did I just say that out loud? And… and did he just do that? "Haha just teasing with you Sasuke." Suddenly he stops and I have no idea why.
"Sasuke-teme. You're really out of it. We're here." I look away from him and notice that we are at the place where we both must go our separate ways. "You okay? Need me to take you home?" then he added although he was talking to himself, "Man. I said I wouldn't be late. Iruka-sensei will kill me."
"Hn, usurantonkachi. I don't need a dobe like you to take me home. I'd say you need the babysitting not me."
"Hmph!" He crossed his arms pouting. "And here I was all worried for you!" He ran off the other direction turned around, still running but backwards this time and blew a raspberry at me. I couldn't help but smile at his childishness. He flashed me a smile and turned back around. "See ya teme!"
I turned around and made my way towards home. If you call it home. Today I had the afternoon chauffeur not come because I was staying after school. And usually the night chauffeur doesn't come until I tell him to.
"TEME!" I heard from behind me. I turned back and looked at the blonde. Naruto was yelling with his hands positioned at the ends at his mouth like a megaphone. "Tomorrow! 10 am sharp! Let's go on a…uh…date! Meet me here at this intersection!! No arguments!" With that, Naruto smiled brightly and waved off, running to catch the next subway.
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[1] Hahaha so um…what is Naru-chan's favorite ramen?? IDK so I made it up…-___-". It's like as if he has no favorite because they are all his favorites.
A/N: Ah! And another chapter finished! :D! ;)! I've written down some vague ideas down to help get on with the next chapter.
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