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Chapter 12
I woke to the sound of plates crashing and immediately my senses were alert.
I noticed Naruto wasn't in my arms anymore and over me was draped a dark green throw. My eyes narrowed as I stood and wrapped the blanket around my naked body. I tipptoed through the hallway, coming to a halt outside the kitchen.
Sasuke, dude, what are you getting worried about?
I-It could be...
You do realise that when you add all this together, the crashing of plates, the missing Naruto... Its quite obvious what's happening... I could almost hear the sweatdrop in the familiar voices words. I willed myself to calm down and pushed open the door, immediately being engulfed by the delicious and overpowering smell of food and coffee. I noticed Naruto standing with his back to me, he was wearing nothing but Irukas' girly apron. I smirked and walked towards the unsespecting boy.
"You know...", I said watching as he jumped and yelped in surprise. His arm spun round and I caught his fist pulling his body towards mine. He blushed. "Irukas' gonna be really angry at you for wearing his apron in that manner". I pecked Narutos' lips lightly and pulled back, not letting him deepen it. I almost laughed at the cute little pout that had formed on his lips.
"Saaasssuukeeeeee", he whined crossing his arms. "You scaaaareeedd me!". I kissed his cheek lightly and watched him turn back to his 'cooking'. He yelped as I smacked his ass laughing.
"Sasuke!!!", he growled blushing. I looked at him innocently.
"Yes darling?", I asked. His eyes widened for a miute before he walked over and wrapped his arms around my neck. His breath tickled my face and he leaned down, nibbling on my bottom lip. I smirked and kissed him. This time HE pulled back.
"Go get dressed and stuff", he ordered. "We are having guests over for lunch". I paused.
"Right back at you", I said smirking. He rolled his eyes with a smile on his face.
"Of course".
I decided to go and shower.
When I was finishing getting dressed, I heard the front door closing. Hm....I forgot to ask who was coming...Oh shit.
I walked through the house and down the stairs. I could hear talking in the living room and pushed open the door slowly. There, on the sofas and chairs were Sakura, Ino, Hinata, Kiba, Naruto, Shikamaru, Chouji, Gaara, Temari and Neji. I blinked and the livingroom went sient.
"Mornin' Sasuke!", Naruto exclaimed after a minute. Everyone looked surprised.
"So what's the deal with you living with Naruto?", Shikamaru asked turning and looking at me with a bored expression. Mine and Narutos' eyes locked and I felt heat rising to my cheeks when he mouthed. Tell them. To me.
"I......", my voice trailed off seeing everyone staring at me with curious eyes. Naruto smiled slighty and stood up walking to me. my eyes widened as he stood before me and kissed my noes, then whispered.
"I'll tell them". Nobody was speaking now. I could see the shocked expressions on their faces. Naruto turned from me.
"Well to put it straight and simple. I love Sasuke", he said. I could see the small smile playing on his lips. Kiba had dropped the biscuit he was eating and Chouji was choking on his crisps. The girls all looked happy but slightly jealous while Shikamaru and Temari were sharing a knowing look.
Neji was silent but I could see him looking at Gaara biting his lip. So Neji likes Gaara, eh? I almost smirked, but i refrained.
"So.....are you two.....?", Temari asked smirking and leaning back against Shikamaru. Naruto reached down taking my hand in his and squeezing it. "Y-Yeah". I smiled at him, looking into his deep emotion filled eyes and felt myself lean towards him. Our kiss was interupte by a scream. And yes ladies and gentlemen....Kiba screamed. I flinched and turned to glare at the boy. He had a pillow held infront of his face. Sakura sighed and smacked the back of his head. He whimpered into Hinatas' chest making her blush deeply and Neji tense.
"Kiba if you are homophobic then-"
"NO! I am fine with you being gay and stuff, just dont make out infront of me so soon or like ever!", he yelled. I sweat dropped. Yeah.....not gonna hapen...
There was an akward silence. Naruto was looking at the ground when i looked at him and when he felt my eyes on him he looked up. He smirked and pulled my face towards his in a butterfly kiss. I smiled against them and blushed when somebody cleared their throat.
We broke apart reluctantly and turned to face the on lookers.
"OMG so now we have two gay friends!!", Ino exclaimed. I smirked.
"You have four gay friends atually", I muttered and I watched Nejis' face heat up. Gaara looked unfazed.
"Huh? Who?!", Sakura pressed on, curious. I smirked.
"Sorry girls but Im pretty sure that Ne-I mean the guy will have a mental breakdown". Everyone looked at Neji. Wow they caught on fast....
"N-Neji...you're...gay...?", Kiba asked in a disbelieving voice. Neji was panicking.
"N-No..I um...Sas-Sasuke doesnt...he can't know what he's saying...I'm not g-", and then his mini rant was cut off by Gaaras lips which were crashed against his own. Akward silence......Except the sound of...chewing...okay creepy.
Kiba was out cold on the sofa now, Hinata stroking his head comfortingly. I heard Naruto sigh and I turned to see him looking at me with a small smile.
"What?", I asked innocently. "At least now he's out of the closet". It was then that the two boys broke apart. Neji looked ready to pass out.
Temari was staring at her brother then she looked at the group. "Anyone else want to share their sexual orientation with us? Seems like almost all the guys here are either gay or bi anyway". She looked at Kiba, who was still out cold. She laughed quietly before snuggling back into her boyfriend. He smiled gently.
"Nobody else? Okay then...so...have you done it yet?!". Kiba shot up from where he was lying.
"S-Shut up!!!!", he yelled making Hinata nearly fall off the sofa. Naruto smiled at me.
"Heh....At least we dont have to be uncomfortable doing this", he whispered as he leaned over placing his lips on mine lightly. I heard a chorused groan and smirked against Narutos' lips.
"I love you...", I whispered. I heard gasps and squeals from Sakura and Ino and sweatdropped. Naruto laughed lowly.
"I love you too", he said and hugged me. Kiba fainted again.
After everyone had settled down and we had all eaten, we all sat in the livingroom talking and laughing. Naruto was chatting with Sakura and Shikamaru and occasionally Temari joined in, laughing louder than the others. I took to sitting quietly, next to Neji and Gaara who I caught more than three times touching eachother innapropriatly. I grimaced but deep within me I felt happy for them. Then Naruto thought we should watch a movie. So usually it would hae been a horror, but Iruka didn't like them...ever since a scarring childhood memory he didnt dare share with us...So we looked for something mildly good.
We didn't find anything...Well, not in my oppinion...We ended up watching The Notebook....courtisy of the girls...I rolled my eyes with a small smile as i saw Naruto with the pillow infront of his stomach, tears rolling down his cheeks. He was sitting next to me, leaning up against my side. The group hadn't spoken during the movie, the girls sobbing and the occasional muffled giggle from Neji..(ew) but that was about it. And then it was over. I sighed in relief as the ending credits began to roll.
"Naruto", I said. The blonde boy looked up at me. His hair was tusled and his eyes red and puffy, my eyes softened. "I love you", I whispered. His eyes widened gradually before he smiled.
"I know you do....", he said. He kissed me gently as everyone began to strech and yawn. I looked at the clock, sighing as I noticed it was nearly eight o clock. Time had gone by fast, just not fast enough....
"Hmmm", Neji mumbled. "Im hungry!". I sweatdropped.
"Well I don't knw what we can eat", Naruto said pouting.
"How about we put our money together and we order food?", Kiba piped in. There were a few collective positive groans and Temari picked up the phone. Eeryone ordered.
I stood up silently, intent on using the bathroom when a hand clasped around my wrist stopped me. I followed the length of the arm until my charcole eyes met light green ones. I questioned him without words and in reply I got a nod. I knew Gaara was thanking me. I let myself smile slightly and he spoke finally.
"Naruto has changed you", he said quietly. I knew I was the only one paying attention to us, everyone else was busy arguing over the plates and glasses.
"Naruto changes everyone", I said looking over the blonde who was fighting over a fork with Temari. Gaaras grip loosened and I watched his hand drop to his side. I continued on my way to the bathroom.
I hadn't had conact with the Akatsuki recently, except for in the Hospital. What if something had happened? I sighed splashing water on my face. I was being paranoid. Orochimaru was good though.....I bit my lip....I admit it...I was scared. I was scared to think about what he would do to us when he caught us, and he would catch us..No doubt about it....I glared at the mirror image of me. I needed to relax more...
"Sasuke", a voice whispered from in the bedroom. I jumped and felt goosebumps prick my skin. As I walked out of the bathroom slowly, I could here the doorbell ringing. The food was here. I stepped out of the bathroom and a hand immediatly clasped over my mouth, my hands shot up to claw it off in a panic.
"Shhh", the person hissed. "It's me, Deidara!". My eyes narrowed and with one last attempt, I shoved the blonde away from me. I growled as I turned, seeing him smiling at me sheepishly.
"What the fuck Deidara!", I hissed angrilly. He put one finger over his lips in an effort to shut me up. I narrowed my eyes.
"What the hell do you want?!", I whispered then a feeling of panic washed over me. I frowned. "What happened?". Deidara sighed biting his lip.
"Well.....We cant find him", he said. I rolled my eyes. Of course they couldn't frick'n find him! He was a fucking murderer! A skilled one for christs sake!
"All we know is that more and more people are turning up." I looked at him questioningly. "More people are showing up dead". My stomach turned.
"H-How does he...?", Deidara shook his head.
"No. I cant tell you how he kills them Sasuke...Just dont worry. We have this place surrounded. Nobody can get in unless one of you let him or her in. And you have that keyhole thing, right?". I was silent. I felt sick.
Pizza man......And then I was gone.
As I ran down the stairs I could hear a gun shot. My eyes widened and I sped up, the girls were screaming and Hinata was crying. I could see the door lying open and everybody standing round, shock plastered onto their faces. I couldn't speak, I couldn't hear anything but the sirens in the distance. My heart was literaly in my throat. Where the hell was Naruto? I felt tears gather in my eyes and I couldn't breath. Suddenly I was wrenched around and got a face full of bright blonde hair. And then I began to cry. My arms wound around Narutos' body and I broke down in tears.
"Sasuke..?", he whispered and I could feel everyones eyes on us. My hands fisted his t-shirt on his back and I buried my head into his shoulder.
"I...I thought you were gone....", I sobbed. He tightened his grip on me and he laughed quietly.
"Shh....Im not going anywhere....", he whispered kissing my head. I looked up into his big blue eyes.
"Promise....?", I asked and he frowned.
"You know I can't promise that when Orochimaru is involved", he said, eyebrows furrowing. Then somebody spoke, namely Shikamaru.
"I thought Sasukes' guardian Orochimaru was dead", he said lowly. My brain suddenly clicked. They didn't know anything. "And what has he got to do with the pizza guy pulling out a gun and trying to shoot Naruto?". My eyes widened.
"He aimed right at you?!", I asked pulling away from him. My eyes scanned his body before settling on a smallish blood stain. "NARUTO!". He winced at my angry tone and looked at the ground, lifting his hand to cover the wound.
"Sasuke it's nothing".
"N-Nothing? NOTHING?! You were shot!", I yelled "How the hell is that nothing?!". He frowned.
"I wasn't shot!", he said. "It grazed my side, drawing blood! Nothing more and nothing less!". I rolled my eyes and grabbed his hand.
"Naruto! We have to at least check the damn thing! Doesn't it hurt?!". He shook his head.
"Not really...I mean it stings, yeah, but I heal quite quickly so i'll be okay". I shook my head.
"Naruto you baka", I muttered and smiled, touching his cheek. "You had me so worried".
"Okay then ignore us", Ino said stomping her foot. I sweatdropped and we turne to face them.
"What?", I asked sighing, keeping my grip on Narutos' hand.
"We asked what the hell was going on!!", Sakura said frowning. "Tell us why the hell some punk ass pizza man just stormed in here and tried to shoot Naruto!". I bit my lip and was about to speak when I was interupted.
"That is classified information", I heard the person say and I turned my head to see Deidara walking downstairs. My eyes widened. Naruto tensed.
"D-Deidara..?", he whispered. The man smiled at him then looked at me, pity written all over his face.
"Okay now Im confused", Kiba muttered. "Who the fuck are you?". Deidara smirked.
"I'm Deidara", he said smiling cheerfully. "A friend of Naruto and Sasuke".
"A friend who just stays upstairs in their house for the day?", Shikamaru asked narrowing his eyes.
Deidara laughed. "No. Im the type of friend who will be saving both your friends asses". Everyone was silent. But there was the same question hanging in the air.
Save their asses from who?
The police had arrived about fifteen minutes later. Deidara had had to hide much to everyones confusion.
"Don't mention I was even here", he had said seriously. Nobody did.
"So he just burst in when you opened the door and produced a gun?", the dark haired police man asked.
"Yeah", I said quietly. The man looked at me longer before nodding and writing it down in the note pad.
"Did you recognise him?", the second female officer asked. Naruto I noticed was glaring at the ground. I touched his shoulder making him jump.
"N-No...I didn't recognise him".
Huh? Did Naruto know who the guy was? I frowned at him.
"Naru....", I trailed off when he looked at me sadly.
"Are you sure you don't know him?", the man asked again. Naruto nodded. The two officers shared a look and stood.
"Was anyone injured?", the woman asked. I nodded.
"Naruto was the one he aimed at. The bullet must have grazed his side".
"Will you need any medical assistance?", she asked. Naruto shook his head.
"No thank you. We have everything we need to treat the wound here". The officers nodded and we escorted them to the door.
"Do you want us to watch your house?", he asked.
"No....no we're fine", I said smiling sightly. Though It was fake. The officers nodded together and left. I looked at Naruto, my gaze telling him to tell me everything. He looked at the ground.
"Tonight", he whispered to me and I nodded.
As we walked back into the living room everyone looked up.
"Tell us everything", Gaara said. Just then Deidara walked in.
"We can't", he said. Everyone looked up at him.
"Why not?", Temari said angrilly. "We deserve to know!". She was right. They expierianced something they shouldn't of had to, so now they had to know. I looked at Deidara. He sighed.
"You do realise that you'll hae to tell them your part of the story too", he said looking at me carefully. I bit my lip and felt everyone looking at me. Was I ready...? Was it that easy just to tell my not so close friends about my past? About everything that has happend in the last few weeks? Part of me was encouraging me too. To let them in, to let them pity me. But the other was scared of that pity, scared of how they would look at him as something other than the unemotional boy who's family were killed. I looked at Naruto who seemed to be reading my thoughts.
"We dont have to tell them Sasuke...", he said holding my hand in his , smiling reasuringly. I nodded.
"So are we gonna find out or not?", Kiba asked. "I mean it can't be that bad....". Hinata I noticed was glaring at him weakly. He pouted guiltily. I shook my head.
"No I will have to tell you all sometime....I should say it before we get any closer". Naruto tightened his grip on my hand.
"You sure about this Sasuke?", Shikamaru asked me with calculating eyes. "Cause when you tell us, there's no going back in time...Whatever you will tell us will be-"
"Shika!", Temari yelled. The boy jumped. She glared at her boyfriend. "Enough already! Do you want him to tell us or not?". He was silent and I sighed in relief.
Naruto pulled me to sit next to him on the sofa, I gladly sat down, settling into the chair. Deidara leaned against the chair and I began. I spilled everything...Everything about Itachi, and Orochimaru, and how he raped me and that he was supposed to be dead but now he was after us...How the guy delivering pizza was probably somebody with Orochimaru. And then I was met by the silence I was expecting. Naruto hugged me tightly and I shut my eyes nerously, waiting for somebody to speak, anyone.
"Okay then", Deidara said breaking the silence finally. "Since none of your friends seem compelled to say anything then I shall go ahead and explain our strategy. I saw Temari glare at the man.
"Well we're sorry for not digesting all of this information in the time period of one fucking hour you stupid bastard", she yelled. The man narrowed his eyes.
"Did Sasuke leave out the bit about me being a trained murderer in a criminal organisation in the FBI's most wanted who would be more than glad to kill you now and dump your body where no one else would even bother to look?!", he hissed, his voice sending shivers up my spine. temari growled lowly and went to stand up but Shikamaru grabbed her wrist pulling her back.
"Shika-", she began to protest but he cut her off.
"Deidara. As much as I don't appreciate you speaking to my girlfriend like that", I sweatdropped when Temari stuck out her tongue. "But could you both please get a hold of yourselves and shut up? I am not in the mood to listen to two people arguing. Especially you two...". Both blondes glared at the brunette who shut his eyes, rubbing them. I sighed.
"Carry on", Naruto said to Deidara. He 'hmph'ed and continued to speak.
"We have members of The Akatsuki stationed around the surrounding area, looking out for any signs of Orochimaru or his 'followers'. Naruto and Sasuke should be fairly safe." Then Hinata spoke up, much to everyones surprise.
"...But w-what does Orochimaru want now? If he wants S-Sasukes body...Then why Sasukes'? C-Couldn't he have anybody he wanted? Is there a c-connection between Orochimaru and Sasuke that makes him want Sasuke even m-more?". Everyone had looked at me now. I could tell what they were thinking. They thought he wanted me because I was 'goodlooking'. That wasn't it though. There was something deeper that made him want me.....
It's Itachi you retard
"Itachi", I whispered. Deidara shook his head and his eyes bore into mine.
"Not Itachi.......He wants Uchiha".
After everyone had gotten home safely I stood. Naruto looked at me questioningly as I pulled him upstairs with me.
"Sasuke?", he asked suspiciously. I simply pulled him along and into the bathroom.
He sighed smiling slightly.
"Take off your shirt", I ordered him, he obliged as I took a cloth and ran the hot tap. When I turned, Naruto was looking at his reflection in the mirror, at the small gash on his side. I frowned and dabbed the dry blood off with the cloth.
"You recognised the shooter", I whispered not looking at him.
"I did", was his only reply. I sighed.
"Come on Naruto, who was he?", I asked dropping my hand to my side. Naruto shrugged.
"I just recognised him from being with Jiraya....", he said.
"The principals husband?". Naruto nodded. Okay I was confused.
"Yeah, she's like a mother to me, so I've hung out with Jiraya before....Maybe that's how he knew where I lived?".
I bit my lip. This was just getting more complicated.......
Naruto dabbed the gash dry again. He smiled. "See? It's already half healed!". I smile at him despite my nervousness. He yawned, grabbed my hand and pulled me into the bedroom. "Lets go to bed Sa-su-ke~", he sang lifting my t-shirt up from the bottom and pulling it over my head. I laughed when he threw it over the room and tried to unbutton my trousers.
"I can do this myself", I said pushing him back onto the bed. He grinned up at me.
"Yeah, but it's just so much more fun for me to do it". I couldn't argue with that one......I finally dropped the jeans down and kicked them away before settling down ontop of Naruto and kissing him. He smiled against my lips and I rolled oer to lie beside him. We climbed under the blankets.
"Hey Naruto?", I whispered as he switched off the light, plummeting us into darkness.
"Hm?".
"N-Nothing......I love you.....", I said. Naruto tossed i the bed till he faced me and then he wrapped his arms around my torso.
"I love you too", he said kissing my hair. I could here the grin in his voice. I smiled and finally let darkness overcome me.
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