Unexpected: Part III

For the umpteenth time, Naruto wished he'd never found the porn magazines. His dad was the same as he had been before he'd found them, yet now he knew something he felt was a bit too intimate for his knowledge about his parents' personal life. Finding out Sasuke was gay – that he still didn't know how to deal with.

He was pissed at Sasuke. Sasuke should have told him differently and should have told him before hand. Naruto was Sasuke's best friend, and therefore he was supposed to know about Sasuke, especially something as important as having a boyfriend! Naruto told Sasuke everything. To learn that Sasuke didn't trust him like that was harder for Naruto to wrap his mind around than the fact that Sasuke was actually gay. No, he hadn't really ever expected Sasuke to like guys, but he would have never expected Sasuke to hide something this big from him either.

The fact that Sasuke hadn't confided in him and that he had only told Naruto when Sasuke had misunderstood why he was so upset about his dad's secret didn't help. What if he'd never found those magazines? Would Sasuke have ever told him?

After his father had dropped him off, Naruto had avoided Sasuke in the morning. Sasuke hadn't made any move to talk with him in the halls or during the one class they shared, but by lunch time, Sasuke had sat quietly, blatantly ignoring Naruto like he did when he was in one of his "moods." No one else at their lunch table seemed to find anything too odd about this. After all, random things would set Sasuke of so he would sulk quietly in his own little corner.

Naruto had a lot of friends, but he wouldn't consider any of them extremely close to him. His relationships with them weren't anything like with Sasuke. They all had their own best friends, though some of them were also strange pairs of best friends. Shikamaru and Chouji were best friends, which kind of made sense because the two of them were both very laidback – most of the time. Sakura and Ino were best friends, and that didn't really make much sense as they were always bickering back and forth. But then again, Naruto had never really understood girls to begin with. Shino and Kiba were best friends, which kind of reminded Naruto of him and Sasuke. Someone loud and a bit out there who was paired with someone who was quieter and more reserved, balancing each other like yin and yang.

But Sasuke had gone and gotten a boyfriend, someone who could potentially become closer to Sasuke than Naruto. And Naruto was insanely jealous. If Sasuke had a girlfriend, it would have been different. In fact, Naruto would probably pat Sasuke on the back for getting a secret girlfriend because it would mean that the poor girl wouldn't have to deal with the hordes of girls who had crushes on Sasuke (Sakura and Ino included). At that thought, Naruto couldn't help but snort. Well, now he at least understood why Sasuke never liked any of the girls who liked him.

School went by in a blur to Naruto. He had a difficult time paying attention in lectures, and he felt he hadn't registered a single thing his teachers had said that day.

When he saw Sasuke approaching him at the end of the day, Naruto was fearful Sasuke would walk right by him, pretending not to see him as they had done all day.

"Did you talk with your dad?"

The relief that Sasuke had sought him out, for Sasuke to break the silence first was like an entire weight lifted off of Naruto's shoulders. Usually it was Naruto who had to do the talking first.

"Yeah. It's – well it's not bad like I thought."

Sasuke merely nodded. It was as though he had merely asked nonchalantly about what his father's favorite color was, but Naruto wondered if perhaps Sasuke had been more affected by Naruto freaking out than Naruto had first thought. He was pretty sure he had explained to Sasuke the night before he was upset because he thought his dad was doing something behind his mom's back. Naruto wondered how he could emphasize he didn't have a problem with Sasuke being gay without coming right out and saying so – again. He'd said it over the phone last night (about three times), and each time Naruto could feel the words sound almost forced. He was sure that it didn't help put Sasuke at ease at it made it seem like Naruto was lying. Naruto had had more on his mind last night; mainly his parents.

Though looking back on it, he supposed that really wasn't any of his business. Yeah, he'd had a freak out moment, but in the end, that wasn't the big problem. Naruto could tell Sasuke he didn't care he was gay, but it wouldn't change the fact that Sasuke had chosen not to confide in him. That still hurt like hell.

"So: Kenji. Uh, have I met him? Will I meet him?" Naruto laughed. It was forced, and the look Sasuke gave him told Naruto that Sasuke knew it was fake. Still, Sasuke didn't say anything. Instead, he pulled out something from his wallet.

For some reason, seeing Sasuke with a picture of him and his boyfriend together made Naruto's heart drop even more so than it already had. Kenji had a lithe body similar to Sasuke's, his black bangs framing his face with a shock of spikes making him look like an exotic punk rocker. His arm was wrapped possessively around Sasuke who merely smirked at the camera. Kenji looked old enough to be a senior in college.

Naruto could tell it was a party, though he didn't recognize anyone in the background. When he looked a little closer, he realized the people in the background seemed much older which probably meant they were Kenji's friends.

"A college student?" Naruto asked. Sasuke nodded. Well, that explained why Naruto had never met him. "No wonder you turn down all my invites to go to friends' parties. You have college parties to go to," Naruto tried to joke, but the words got caught in his throat. He thought Sasuke hated parties. Sasuke had hid this from him, and he'd been hanging out at parties after Sasuke had told Naruto he hated parties.

"Naruto-"

"I have to go. I need to talk to my dad some more."

As soon as he turned his back, Naruto wanted to turn back around and yell at Sasuke – or apologize. Both sounded good to him. But he had gone ten steps before he had gotten the nerve to go back and face Sasuke and demand to know why Sasuke had lied to him. By the time the hurt had dwindled and the anger had started to swell, Sasuke had disappeared, walking briskly away from him.

Naruto cursed under his breath and smacked his forehead. How could he be so dense? Now Sasuke would think Naruto got wigged out by seeing him with another guy. Why was this so complicated?

Poor Naruto. XD And poor Sasuke for that matter. ~ Jelp