: Ha! I'm so tired right now…Finally, this chapter has some SasuNaru action, I hope you'll like it and review, I've been having lots of hits and visitors and so few review…I feel sad…T-T
Chapter 5: New Admirers
"You may not be mine for now but soon…" Sasuke smirked watching the blonde from the corner of his eye as he walked away. 'You'll see…'
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"What the hell is his problem?! Hmph!" Naoko pouted and angrily stomped her foot on the ground while heading to the café. The jingle announced the blonde's return when she entered the door…wait…she glanced at the busily giggling girls at the corner…nope! They're definitely not looking. "Chance! Time to make my escape!" she barely hid her mischievous snicker with her hand as she slowly turned to the other direction.
"Naoko! Just where do plan on going?" She heard Sakura's strangely calm voice just behind her. Damn! When did she move that fast? Moreover, how did they notice?!
She slowly turned her head to face the devilish faces, glinting eyes and evil grins on the girls. "Uhh…er…to the…um…toilet?" she said unsurely but they'll believe her right? Right?! Wrong.
"Ehh…but the toilet is that way, Na-o-ko-chan." Ino's grin got wider as she pointed at the direction of the restroom, the glint on her eyes became brighter when she saw the fear and nervousness barely hidden by the fake smile the blonde was trying so hard to put on.
"D-d-don't tell me, Naoko-chan you were t-trying to e-e-escape…" Hinata worriedly asked at least she wasn't wearing that creepy look, what a relief! Or not!
"Is that so?" Tenten said in her most innocent voice although her face says otherwise. Shit!
"N-n-n-n-n-no! Of course NOT! Why would I? As a good ma—woman I can't ditch you girls, hahaha!"
"Oh, really?" the brunette purred sweetly, her brown eyes suspicious. Dangerous! Absolutely Dangerous!
"Y-yeah…" Naoko smiled.
"Ok." Tenten chirped, she turned to the others, winked at them and gave a thumbs up with a matching grin. The girls returned the gestured and giggled amongst themselves.
While on Naoko's side… "Hoo! Safe!" she let a sigh of relief as she place her right palm over her rapidly beating heart. 'That was so damn close!' she saw in the corner of her eyes that the girls were giggling again.
"Girls, let's go! We have to continue shopping!" Sakura said cheerfully as she tapped Naoko on the shoulder.
'Huh? Sh-sho-shopping? Haven't they had enough?!' She turned to see three girls chatting again while Hinata paid the bills at the counter. "My feet's gonna fall off if we still continue shopping!" she exclaimed. Shit!
The chatting girls turned to her with their questioning gaze, then realization hit them soon after, a little, devilish smirk graced Sakura's features as she slowly walked to her, placing her face near the blonde's. "What do you mean? Do you have an injury? But it doesn't look like you have one."
"N-no-nothing, I didn't say anything." She sighed defeatedly, what does she have against these crazy girls anyway? It's better to follow them rather than getting beaten black and blue, especially by them. Only imagining it gives her the shivers.
"Good." they all got out once Hinata had finished paying. This day is definitely a full-blown shopping spree for the girls. God save her!
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After a whole afternoon of shopping, the blonde kunoichi could be found in front of her apartment door carrying large bags of who knows what. "So that's what they meant by shop till you drop, I'm glad my feet are still attached." She searched for the keys in her pockets while trying to balance her bags. She absently thought about her shopping experience this afternoon it was tiring and cost way too much but it was fun somehow-they even made Shikamaru and Kiba carry their bags when they saw them passing-by-, she wouldn't mind doing it again some other time. "Finally!" she found the keys, she was about to enter when she felt something…a presence of a…Naoko turned around to see…a bastard.
"Aren't you going to invite me in?" the arrogant Uchiha smirked at her and made his way inside her apartment. He sat on the couch casually and stared at the blonde's beautiful face confusion written all over it. "Oi, dobe! Stop daydreaming." he called out bringing Naoko out of her stupor.
"Who gave you permission to enter?! Bastard, you're trespassing! Leave!" she angrily slammed the door before walkin—stomping her way to the Uchiha. Who does this bastard think he is? Intruding on her territory, sitting on her couch like owned the place then calling her dobe!!! She scowled at him menacingly, 'Who are you calling DOBE! Sasuke you BASTARD!' she almost screeched, but wait…?! 'D-d-dobe? Does he know…?!' she cautiously looked at the Sasuke who looked unaffected by her demand.
Sasuke smirked at the expression his dobe was wearing not to mention… "You look cute." He said sweetly almost too lovingly for Naoko's liking.
"Huh?" She stared at him blankly. Finally after a few moments Naoko was able to respond, "Wh-what the hell are you saying! Get your eyes checked, you use your Sharingan way too much!" Naoko blush beet red at the comment and suddenly felt conscious but she was still able to give Sasuke a 'Have you lost your mind?!' look.
Sasuke smirk widened, he slowly walked over to the flabbergasted blonde. Naoko subconsciously stepped back and looked at the approaching raven, his smirk growing more and more intimidating by the moment. "W-wha-what do you want now?!" she frightfully pointed to him, stepping back a few more until her back was against the door. 'What is he planning this time?! And he looks kinda scary…! What's with his expression anyway!!!'
Her eyes widened when she felt pale fingers captured her chin and forcefully tilted her head up until she was directly looking at Sasuke's black orbs. The Uchiha lightly ran his thumb across the blonde's smooth pink lips, he leaned down and pressed his lips lightly on the girl's soft ones. Naoko froze on her spot, her eyes widened even more-if possible-while Sasuke had closed his, the kiss last for a few seconds until Naoko pushed him away her cheeks redder than tomatoes.
"Wh-what a-are you d-doing?!" shock, embarrassment and confusion clearly etched on her face, her blue eyes searched for answers on other's face only to be answered by a cocky smirk.
"I like you and soon you'll like me back." Sasuke confidently replied as he stepped back to give some space. He acted like he already won Naoko's heart, he sure do have a trunk full of confidence.
"Haa?! Who would like a conceited, egoistic, bastard like you?!" she retorted furiously, Sasuke's arrogant attitude really irritates her-and for stealing a kiss, it's so humiliating! 'What is this jerk doing here anyway?!?!' her inner self screamed, also blushing furiously, her thoughts are starting to scatter in her brain.
Sasuke just gave her another smirk then stole another chaste kiss from her, it made her twitch in annoyance. This bastard not only stole one kiss but TWO!!! AND HE DID IT ALL TOO EASILY!!!!! He's gonna get it.
"U-CHI-HA SA-SU-KE!!! I'M GOING TO FREAKING KILL YOU!!!" Naoko's scream in rage somehow made the whole apartment shake, I don't know how but it did! That's how scary her wrath could be! But before she could even throw the couch-that she lifted with absolutely no effort-to the bastard he was already gone from her sight, another vein on her forehead throbbed. She dropped the couch angrily-and almost formed a hole on her wooden floor. "I swear, I'll murder that bastard!"
"Girls….." Sasuke muttered, slightly pale because of the blonde's 'little' display of her strength-if you'd call that little! She practically scared even the non-living things!-, thankfully he has fast feet and strong sense of danger or else he'd be dead by now, he silently thanked Kakashi for training him back then, because Naoko is damn more scarier than Sakura and the others combined when she is angry, you can never underestimate idiots!!! A smile played slightly on his lips, he jumped from roof to roof. Although he didn't show it, he was extremely happy, all the risk was worth it. If he wasn't an Uchiha he might have already broadcasted all over the world that he just kissed his Naoko-chan.
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The Next Day…
"Oi! Kiyoshi!" he heard the familiar voice call, he looked around to find the source of the gentle baritone voice. Finally, inside a shop of small plants, he saw the blue haired teen waving and smiling at him.
"Yu-Yuki-san!" he almost shouted as he enthusiastically ran to the shop stopping in front of the various displays of small cactuses.
Yuki sat on the wooden chair behind his plant displays, Kiyoshi entered the shop glancing at the Nasturtiums and Jasmines. "Ya, I haven't seen you in a while, what happened? Long mission?" dark blue eyes scrutinized him as he propped on the wooden table in front, he patiently waited for the smaller boy to answer.
"Uhh…not exactly…" Kiyoshi lowered his head shyly, making his reddish pink bangs hide his bright blush.
-Fujita Yuki, male, 18 years old, has blue hair with matching blue eyes, an ordinary guy who owns a small plant store he built on his own, he and Kiyoshi had been friends ever since the redhead was 5 years old.
"I see, another experiment, huh?" Yuki planted his right elbow on the table and leaned his cheeks on his knuckles, carefully observing the redhead.
"Y-yeah…ahahaha…" he raised his head and gave his crush a fake large grin as rubbed the back of his head, ruffling his long hair. His carelessness of handling his latest experiment still causes him to feel ashamed.
"So, this time, what is for?" Yuki knew something was bothering the boy. However, he never showed any sign of it because he knew that his worry would only add to the boy's problems.
"Uhh...er…medicine…for damaged…uhh…cells…" Kiyoshi didn't particularly like the question but he answered it anyway it was his childhood best friend after all. 'Please! Please! Don't ask anymore!' he pleaded in his mind.
"Ohh…" Yuki looked thoughtful for a moment scratching his chin unconsciously. 'Hmm…so the experiment is troubling him. Why?'
"But it was a fail--!" the redhead hastily added, he saw a girl-most probably older than him-appeared from behind and smiled at them. "…lure…" he finished in a whisper. The girl was amazing, she had long, black, shiny hair, unique blue-violet eyes, well proportioned body and most of all, a charming smile. He recognized the girl somewhere from the village but he didn't know her name.
The girl saw Kiyoshi's questioning gaze so she decided to introduce herself "I'm Himeno! Yuki-kun's fiancé." she said as she held out her right hand. The redhead looked back and forth between the girl's pale hand and her beautiful face plastered with a bright smile. His heart thumped sadly but he shook the girl's hand and grinned at her as he fought the tears that threatened to fall from his eyes. "We just got together!" she excitedly squealed.
"I forgot to tell you we're getting married next month." Yuki interjected, he looked apologetically at Kiyoshi. "I'm sorry for not telling you earlier but you're invited."
"Congratulations! I'll be sure to come to the wedding ceremony and reception and I'll hog all your food as punishment for keeping it a secret from me." his heart wrenched in pain but still he managed to give a fake grin. "Ah! I-I have to go now, I promised to meet with Kazuma today." he quickly turned his back and ran away he didn't even wait for their response. He ran as fast as he can to the closest training ground, he climbed to his favorite tree, sat on it's branch and started to cry silently as he possibly could.
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Kazuma caught sight of the curled form of the redhead on the tree, he sighed as he climbed up the big Peach tree. He was just passing by training ground when heard small whimpering sounds and sniffles, being the kind person that he was, he searched the source of the sounds. And at last! He found Kiyoshi curled up in a ball, crying in misery, he was even unaware his obvious presence. Kiyoshi only noticed him when he was already sitting next to him.
"Kiyoshi? Kiyoshi what's wrong?" he softly asked while he worriedly scanned the other teen, his eyes were watery and red, his nose was pinkish and he kept sniffling, his red jacket was also wet with salty tears.
"He-he's getting married next month! Why?! Why?! I knew him first! I loved him first!" He screamed against Kazuma's shirt as he clutched it tightly and cried. Kazuma was shocked by the news, he never heard Yuki-san had a fiancée. "I-I can't even be angry at her, I remember her now, she'd a social worker and I saw her helping people several days ago…I should be happy because he-he is marrying a better person than me, at least I don't have to lie to him, but it hurts-it hurts so much! I didn't even have the chance to tell him my feelings!" Kazuma listened to Kiyoshi cry out and didn't say a single word as he hugged him tightly.
'Not everyone can return your feelings…even though I-I love you so much…you couldn't respond to it, regardless of how much I feel inside.' He patted his mop of reddish pink hair as he somberly looked to the graying sky, it was starting to rain. '…but I won't stay silent anymore, I'll make you forget about him so you'll only love me, I promise, I won't break your heart.'
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Kiyoshi was feeling a lot better now, although he was slightly confused-and soaking wet! 3 hours ago, he was heartbroken but now he felt…happier. It's all very sudden for him but…
-:Flashback:-
Kazuma cupped his cheeks and gently wiped away his tears with thumb, he had stopped crying just a few minutes ago. He looked up at Kazuma's light yellow eyes.
"Kiyoshi, I…" a light blush appeared on Kazuma's pale cheeks, he suddenly looked down on the ground.
"What?" Kiyoshi almost chuckled at the brunette's cute and innocent reaction, it was rare to see the normally calm and mature teen so flustered, so he listened attentively.
"Actually I…like you…" he confessed then leaned over kissed the smaller male, he no longer cared if gets slapped for it as long he gets this one time to kiss Kiyoshi, they pulled back, both boys blushed and turned away to face opposite direction. "I know it's too soon and I…" silence followed, both were on their own thoughts. '…even if he rejects me, I won't give up…'
"I…uh…I'll head home now…it's about to rain again so you should, too your parents might be worried about you…" he perched down from the tree and decided to walk to the direction of his house, however he abruptly stopped when he heard Kiyoshi spoke.
"Umm…I-I like y-you too…" Kiyoshi whispered, his whole face, ears and neck were covered in red, brunette eyes widened, he smiled genuinely at him, waved and continued walking. Kiyoshi leaned on the trunk of the tree small smile forming on his lips as he lightly touched it with his fingers.
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'What am I thinking?!' Kiyoshi blushed in a dark shade of pink that rivaled his reddish hair…he held his warm cheeks in his hands and shook his head. "Maybe I'll make lunch for him tomorrow…as thanks for comforting me!" he mumbled cheerfully to himself as he continued to walk home a small smile playing on his lips. It never occurred to him that the person he was thinking of also never got his mind off him.
He might have answered rashly to Kazuma but he's not regretting it.
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"Why exactly are you here?!" Naoko calmly asked as she ate her dinner resisting the urge to smack the raven across the head, she grabbed another rice ball.
"Because I'm your boyfriend." Sasuke said frankly, a vein throbbed on Naoko's forehead and her grip on the food tightened but she decided to remain calm.
"I never said that I'll be your girlfriend, so go away." She coldly said as she drank water and slammed her glass down, shaking the table lightly. Sasuke just continued to eat as if he didn't hear a single damn thing. "That's it! Pay for my rice balls and or else--" she demanded as she stood up slamming her hands on the table in the process but she was interrupted when she noticed the lights were blinking. Eventually the whole street's electricity was cut off. "Now?!"
Sasuke smirked to himself, he stood next to Naoko and suddenly wrapped his arms around her from behind, he smelled the faint scent of her blonde hair.
"Oi! What are you doing now?! Taking advantage of the situation!!! Let me go! Damn it!" the blonde angrily-and embarrassedly-protested as she tried to escape from the gentle but firm hold Sasuke had on her, she blushed madly.
"Don't resist." Sasuke ordered.
"Huh?! Why shouldn't I?!" Naoko didn't stop squirming against the embrace.
"I said I liked you and you'll be mine, that's a promise." he whispered, his breath fanning her ear. He shifted their positions so that he is now facing Naoko, he looked at her beautiful cerulean eyes and-without consent-captured her lips in a domineering kiss.
'…sweet…' Sasuke thought as he deepened the kiss more and more, he wound his arm around the blonde's thin waist while the other one was cupping the back of her blonde head. '…tastes just like oranges…'
Naoko's eyes widened in surprise, she wanted to but she somehow couldn't resist. So she obediently closed her eyes and accepted the deep kiss the Uchiha initiated, she weakly clutched the sleeves of the Sasuke's Chuunin uniform. 'What am I doing?! I'm a fucking guy!!!' her mind screamed but her body and heart didn't push the Uchiha away.
~AngelYuuri
A/N: I thank the people who take time to review my story and generally those who read it. I sorry I can't fulfill all the request you sent me but I'll try my best. Warning: The next chapter is just a filler. That's all. Hay naku! Tulog na ako.
I already said this in the first chapter but I'll repeat it. I know Naru's OOC here but when he drank the potion her became a girl inside and out, so even his emotions and instincts changed. For example he gained woman instincts.