DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!
Summary: Uchiha Sasuke is a Wolf, banished from his Pack because of his brother. As he strolls along the forest, he bumps into a Fox named Uzumaki Naruto. Only, he isn't your ordinary Fox – he's a hybrid. What happens when Sasuke is mixed up into Naruto's Pack?
Warnings: (Supposedly) aloof Naruto, short chapters, possibly slow updates, possible OOCness, rating may go up, YAOI, SHONENAI, BOYxBOY, dry humor, more warnings adding onto later
Pairings: NaruSasu, implied KakaIru, ShikaTema past later, GaaNaru past later, ChoujiShika friendship, slight ShikaNaru, NejiHina sibling bond, GaiLee student-teacher bond, KibaHina, LeeSaku, NejiShika, implied ShinoKiba friendship, implied ShikaIno friendship, implied NejiTen friendship?, implied NejiLee friendship, implied AsumaKurenai, adding on more each chapter or so
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Sorry for the late update… I've been a bit busy lately… - -;
Um… are wolves allergic to chocolate? OO I have no idea so… we're just going on with the idea of chocolate – okie dokie artichokie? :D
By the way, I know that Valentine's Day is when the girls give boys chocolate but for the sake of this story, I'm going to make it either gender gives the other (or same) gender a chocolate – so, both of the two Wolves or Foxes can give the other a chocolate. Okie dokie artichokie? It helps lessen problems.
Oh, and also, there might be a lot of suddenness in this chapter; I needed to speed things up a bit so… yeah. You're allowed to complain about that.
Btw, I'm pretty unromantic for those of you who are and want to know. - -
Also, PLEASE vote in my poll!! I want to know which story interests readers most.
Well, enjoy!!
(Btw, happy very belated birthday, Suke-chan!! :D)
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"Speaking"
'Thinking'
"Speaking in animal Form"
Friendship/ Close Relationship Messages
"Screaming at the top of their lungs"
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The Wolf, the Packs, and the Hybrid – Chapter Eleven: Mating Season I: Valentine's Day
Sasuke woke up, bleary-eyed and alone in a bed; his eyebrows scrunched together in confusion; Naruto was with him earlier, wasn't he?
He sat up, realizing that he was wearing Naruto's favorite orange jacket again; he unconsciously smiled but then quickly frowned – where was Naruto?
The now awake Wolf trudged outside, noting the now fixed window; did Naruto do that? Sasuke looked up to the sky to see the sun nearing the middle of the sky; well, it made sense – he could the rustle and bustle from the edges of the village.
Sasuke nonchalantly strolled through the village, accidentally bumping into the Hyuuga cousins. "Sorry," he mumbled under his breath. He noticed the two were holding hands.
"I-It's okay, S-Sasuke-kun," Hinata replied, shyly smiling. Neji cocked an eyebrow at what Sasuke was wearing, whom shrugged in response.
"Hey, do you two know where Naruto is?" Sasuke decided to ask; he had grown accustomed to asking people for help and that it wasn't useless – proof from yesterday that that was true.
Neji answered, "He's probably hiding from them… it's a smart move too…Today, they're more crazy than usual…"
"Them?" Sasuke repeated, obviously forgotten who they were; "What's today?"
"T-today's… Valentine's D-Day… the start of m-mating season…" Hinata replied, her grip tightening on Neji's hand; the said brunet scowled a bit and slid his hand away from his cousin's tight grip; "Hinata, I'm not a child – I can defend myself against them."
Suddenly, Hinata and Neji's Wolf ears perked, along with Sasuke's.
"Oh no…" Sasuke thought out loud.
"KYAA!!"
"Neji-niisan, run away!!" Hinata alerted her older cousin.
Neji, in turn, gripped Hinata's wrist and yelled out, "Uchiha, if you want to die then, fine!"
Sasuke, taking heed of the death wish, followed after the two, several mobs of fangirls trailing after them.
"PLEASE, NEJI-SAMA, ACCEPT MY HEART!!"
"SASUKE-SAMA, MY LOVE IS ONLY FOR YOU!!"
"DO YOU TWO KNOW WHERE NARUTO-SAMA IS?!"
'I've been wondering that too,' Sasuke thought as his life was placed on the line.
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Shikamaru yawned as he stared at the clouds; they looked mildly disheveled today… He heard the distinct screeches of fangirls proclaiming their love and sighed; 'Troublesome…'
Now, everyone knew there would always be a limit to using a word, right? Wrong. Ever since Neji had understood Shikamaru's feelings about the two together, the lazy brunet had only a bit more sleep than before, grouchier than ever and muttering "troublesome" at everything. (You'd think he'd realize he annoyed others more than the other way around!)
Once Shikamaru had finally decided to face the facts, he concluded it all:
He was in love with Hyuuga Neji.
Yep, as simple as that: Nara. Shikamaru. Was. In. Love. With. Hyuuga. Neji.
When Shikamaru had suggested that in his mind, he slammed his head against a poor defenseless tree, which seemed to have had enough suffering as it was. (Yeah, it was the tree Neji banged his head on. XP)
And when Shikamaru realized how childish he was being about the fact, he faced reality. He had figured out that he was in love with Neji… and was pretty happy about it.
'Now… what do I do?' Shikamaru lazily asked himself, sitting upright, staring at the clouds as if they would answer his question. 'Let's see… I've had a tad bit more sleep but not fully… Before I knew I loved Neji, I couldn't sleep a wink… and now that I do, I can sleep a bit more peacefully…' Shikamaru was never good at his own feelings – mainly because he was normally bored.
A whiff of a familiar scent caught his attention, and he instantly turned towards the direction; Shikamaru was conscious during all this and whined, 'It's too early for heat to come!!' Yeah, heat was coming soon and Valentine's Day was considered a day for picking out a mate.
Shikamaru stared at the small square box he was given; rules stated that each member of the Pack obtained one box of chocolate, giving it to their "one true love" or, as Shikamaru simply saw it, mate. He still had no clue as to how Naruto made enough for the whole Pack in one day.
But, back to the main point, Shikamaru wondered if he should give it to Neji. 'Well, I could always just run up to him and declare that I love him within a dying heartbeat and then cry my worries away… nahh, that would be too troublesome… and Lee-like…' He shivered at the thought of acting like Lee.
"Shikamaru…?" a recognizable voice called out.
Said brunet could not stop eye contact after that.
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Neji wheezed for air as he balanced his arms on his bent legs; he had lost those annoying fangirls already but had lost Hinata and Sasuke in the process. Now, he had to find his cousin before that Wolf's fangirls could raid over her!!
Sweat beads were beginning to form on his forehead, though he could see why; those pestering she-Wolves were quickening very rapidly… that could have been due to the diet and exercise they demanded from Naruto…
His ponytail was nearly out of place, his hair tie nearly falling off; you could say his hair looked almost like Hinata's long hair.
He panted for air, not caring about himself but about Hinata. Neji stumbled a bit as he took a step forward; he was more exhausted than he had thought he was.
Neji held onto a tree for balance as he gasped for more air; he seriously needed to start exercising now… maybe he could ask Lee…
He raised his head to see that he had trailed all the way to the lake; 'Wait… the lake…? Then, that means…!' "Shikamaru…?" he called out.
In an instant, he was in eye contact with the lazy brunet… but… his eyes… they seemed a bit… content than before…
"Hi…?" he tentatively asked, after a while; the pregnant silence was bugging Neji, unnerving him quite a bit.
Neji, feeling as if he shouldn't be there, said, "I-I think I should go now… bye, Shikamaru!" He was about to turn and run but Shikamaru's shout of "Wait!" stopped him.
'Oh geez, I can't believe I let myself slip up like that…' Shikamaru scolded himself; well, he had no choice now. He picked up his box and said, "Catch, Neji."
Neji caught the small cube, hands closing around it; "Shikamaru…" he mumbled out. Then, he suddenly felt dejected – he had thrown away his chocolate! "Don't worry – I couldn't care more about your chocolate" – Shikamaru's voice suddenly invaded his thoughts – "I'm just glad that you have mine's – you look nicer without your hair tie, by the way."
The Wolf stared at Shikamaru; he examined his gentle eyes, happy smile, relaxed composure… wait, smile?! Before Neji could confirm that Shikamaru was actually smiling, the pony-tailed brunet was lying back down on his back, his arms folded behind head, admiring the various clouds in the sky again.
Neji smiled and then decided to use the opportunity; even if it didn't work… at least he went down trying. He walked up to relaxing Shikamaru and hovered over him, his head upside on Shikamaru's vision and vise versa.
"What?" Shikamaru queried, staring at the smile on Neji's lips.
Unexpectedly, Shikamaru felt slightly chapped lips meet his and he did nothing to stop it; once the chaste kiss stopped, Neji peered into the Fox's eyes and proposed, "Will you be my mate, Shikamaru?"
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Sakura panted for air for a bit and tucked a loose strand of her (abnormally) pink hair behind her ear; seriously, she couldn't find her "beloved" Sasuke-kun!
Right… beloved… She did love the beautiful Wolf right? Right, because all the other girls were in love with him too! Yeah, yeah, so she had to love him too…
Sakura leaned against a wall, a bit out of breath; who was she kidding… it was obvious that Sasuke didn't love her… Why was she acting like an insane fangirl anyways? … Oh yeah, Ino-pig betted that she could win his heart first…
The rosette Wolf sighed as she finally caught her breath; seriously, she needed to think more coherently; the last time she acted like this, she ended up in the infirmary for who-knows-how-long (she didn't remember the reason… so it must have been that bad).
The misled female stared at the chocolate in her hands; maybe she could find some other love…
"SAKURA-SAN!!" an all-time irreplaceable voice screeched into her ear; really, she didn't mind – at least he wasn't as loud as Naruto.
"Good afternoon, Lee!" Sakura greeted to the approaching Fox, her emerald eyes softening; she didn't know why or how, but whenever she was done, Lee would be just right next to her to cheer her up.
The arm-waving Fox toothily smiled in response, but then accidentally tripped on his feet, sending him skidding all the way to Sakura; said Wolf blinked at the currently head-buried Pack member before trying to cover up her laugh and bits of giggles at the funny way Lee's butt stood up from the ground.
As Lee shook the dirt out of his messed-up hair, Sakura (tried to) apologized, "Lee, I'm (giggle) so s-sorry! (Short laugh) Y-you (giggle again) j-just look so fu-fu-fun-" She couldn't even finish her sentence as she burst into a fit of giggles and laughs.
Lee smiled at her and then replied, "No worries, Sakura-san! When down in hopes, you must brighten your spirit with joys of bliss and youth!!" He beamed happily to her and then gently asked, "Why were you sad, though, Sakura-san? Someone tremendous like you shouldn't have a frown on your face."
Sakura instantly stopped laughing after Lee's gentle question; she looked down dejectedly and responded, "I realized I was being stupid." "One as intelligent and sensible and youthful as you can not be declared as 'stupid', Sakura-san!" Lee immediately shouted, standing up to highlight his point, and catching a few strange glances.
"… Thank you, Lee." Lee then remembered why he came here; "Sakura-san! I have come here to give you a gift!" He searched all over his green suit for something, scrunching his eyebrows when he couldn't find it anywhere; he began revolving around and around, his arms trying to reach behind him to find what they were looking for.
The rosette Wolf once again giggled at Lee's actions, until something fell out of Lee's leg socket. She picked it up and examined it, knowing fully well that it was his chocolate; "Lee," she called out.
Said bowl-cut brunet turned around, his arms and legs in a tangle frenzy; his eyes lightened at the small box Sakura was holding; "Sakura-san, you are so wonderful and talented that you have even found what I was looking for! How marvelous you are, Sakura-san!" he exclaimed, surprisingly able to unhook his limbs.
"Eh, no, Lee – it just fell out of your pocket," Sakura explained, watching Lee snake through his tangled arms and legs. Once done, Sakura was about to give the box back, only for Lee to push it back.
He clarified, "Sakura-san, that is for you. You are so magnificent and clever and beautiful that I know no chocolate in the world can match your marvel. This comes from the bottom of my heart, Sakura-san – you truly are the most brilliant one in the world."
Sakura felt awestruck by Lee's sincere words and tone – he actually sounded… sounded normal for once! "L-Lee… did you practice that speech?" Sakura questioned her admirer.
"Eh… well… it took me a while to talk like this, Sakura-san…" Lee modestly answered but then added, "BUT I PREFER EXCLAIMING MY FEELINGS TO THE WORLD, SAKURA-SAN, SO I SHALL-"
Sakura clamped her hand down on Lee's mouth as Lee continued talking, sounds muffled and incoherent due to the hand; "Lee, how about we talk about this somewhere more… private?" she suggested, a bit bothered by the constant glances.
Lee nodded as he was dragged to a house – Sakura's house to be exact. "Sakura-san! What an honor it is to be here in your glorious house!" he excitedly yelled out, tears running down his face.
"Yeah…" Sakura reacted, sitting down on her bed and signaling for Lee to sit next to her; "So… 'mind to finish your earlier sentence?"
The green-clad Fox blinked before realizing what Sakura was requesting for; "RIGHT AWAY, SAKURA-SAN!! I PREFER EXCLAIMING MY FEELINGS TO THE WORLD SO I SHALL SAY THIS: SAKURA-SAN, I LOVE YOU!!"
Sakura was a bit taken back by the sudden love confession (well, it was to be expected – after all, the person saying it was Lee), both flattered and embarrassed; it was loud enough to hear throughout the world!
However, his flattery managed to dominate her embarrassment; "Thank you… Lee…" She stared down at the chocolate in her hands and then thought, 'He's much more appreciative than Sasuke-kun…'
"Sakura-san," – Lee's voice broke through her thoughts – "I believe I should be going now – Gai-sensei told me to be back by the afternoon!"
"Wait, Lee!" Sakura called out before the miniature Gai could leave; "I… I want to give you something…"
Lee halted his steps, curious as to what Sakura would have to give to him.
Sakura dipped her hand into her pocket, rummaging for her own chocolate; when found, she tossed it over to Lee, whose eyes widened in disbelief when recognized.
"But, Sakura-san – for me – accepting this – such an honor -" His words were all jumbled up, showing how shocked he was.
"Lee, it's all right. I want to give you it so, please, take it," Sakura assured the Fox.
Said Fox nodded enthusiastically and then exclaimed, "Thank you, Sakura-san!" before running out of her house.
The she-Wolf stared contently at Lee's Valentine before opening it. 'Lee would sure be a better mate than Sasuke-kun…' she thought as she bit into the sweet.
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Hinata glanced back and forth as her fingers involuntarily prodded each other; Neji-niisan was gone and nowhere to be found! Even Sasuke-kun had disappeared! Now, she was lost and Neji-niisan could be in the grasp of those menacing fangirls!
Where could they have gone? The sunset was nearing so the day was almost done… but! Those girls were vicious and would pry Neji-niisan to pieces! With that horrible thought in mind, Hinata continued searching.
'Calm down, H-Hinata… calm d-down… N-Neji-niisan can take care of h-himself… he said so…' she tried to assure herself, 'He can handle a few of them…'
She heard footsteps behind her and instinctively her Wolf ears perked up; 'I'm not sure I can though!' she told herself as she calmed down a bit, trying to figure out who was behind her.
The footsteps quickened their pace, Hinata still unsure of who the individual was (she always did had a bit of a problem concentrating at times…).
A hand clamped onto her shoulder and Hinata instinctively yelped, surprised. "Hinata, Hinata, don't worry – it's me!" a familiar voice guaranteed her.
Her face showed confusion as she turned around and uncertainly reacted, "Kiba… kun?"
She heard a recognizable yip and saw a giant tail-wagging Fox and a relieved Kiba.
Kiba exhaled in relief and explained, "Hinata, I've been looking everywhere for you!" Hinata blushed as her fingers continued prodding each other; "Really…?" she queried.
Kiba enthusiastically nodded his head and exclaimed, "I wanted to give you my chocolate!" He presented her a small triangular box, in which everyone was supposed to receive; however, his had a small blue ribbon wrapped around it in a bow. "I didn't know what else to add so I just added that…" Kiba informed her, a bit embarrassed.
Hinata gratefully accepted the gift, her delicate fingers tracing the small ribbon. She smiled and then reached for her own box.
"Here, Kiba-kun." Her slender fingers gently placed it in his larger hand.
Kiba's eyes glimmered happily and he smiled hugely; "Thank you, Hinata!" he screamed out, hugging the long-haired brunette.
The Wolf blushed but hugged back, nonetheless; she smiled back and giggled a bit when Kiba snuggled her neck a bit.
A loud sharp bark brought them away from each other, and Akamaru whined at the ignorance they gave him, ears tucked against his head. He couldn't stand being ignored!
Kiba laughed and ruffled Akamaru's head, whilst Hinata petted his back. Akamaru yipped in happiness; okay, he would be able to stand through this!
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Iruka sighed as the Evas hurried to bed; sometimes, they were just too much! A juice spill, a kick, a wee on a chair – this class needed total discipline!
"Iruka-sensei!" He heard Tenten shout, quite urgently to be exact, "Konohamaru is standing on top of the book shelf and I can't reach him!!"
"WHAT?!" Iruka immediately reacted, standing up from his chair and running out of the room. "KONOHAMARU, GET DOWN HERE THIS INSTANCE!!"
"Haha, no way! I'm the leader of the Pack!!" Konohamaru cheekily responded, swinging a stick that he had; "All, kneel down before me!"
"Konohamaru!" Tenten nagged, "Get down here and go to sleep!"
"No way!" Konohamaru retorted, "Udon, Moegi, don't give in to the urge!!"
Udon rubbed his snot and then replied, "But, Konohamaru… the pillows… they're so comfy…"
Konohamaru responded, "Don't give in to it!! Fight it! Fight, fight, fight!!" Before he knew it, Udon and Moegi had fallen asleep, lulled by the comfortable pillows and blankets.
"Fine, traitors!" the Fox retorted, absently swinging his stick around.
Tenten shrieked, "You're going to hurt somebody with that!"
Iruka added, "Konohamaru, that stick could be filled with ants and spiders!" "SPIDERS?!" Konohamaru screeched out, instantly dropping the stick.
Iruka ordered, "Tenten, you get rid of the stick and I'll try and get Konohamaru down." Tenten nodded in response and picked up the supposedly infected branch.
As Tenten carefully disposed of the limb, Iruka tried consoling Konohamaru down; "Come down now. It's dangerous up there! Everyone needs their nap now!"
Konohamaru, being a bit too high, wailed, "I-I'm way too up high! I'm scared! Naruto-niisan!! Naruto-niisan, help me!!"
The next minute, Konohamaru found himself on the ground "… Huh?"
"Now, now, youngster – if you keep on relying on Naruto to save you, you'll just end up troubling him," someone scolded him.
"Oh yeah?! What do you know about Naruto-niisan?!" Konohamaru yelled back, obviously angered by the statement.
Iruka sighed and massaged his temples in his hand; 'Kakashi… you're supposed to get him to sleep, not provoke him…'
Kakashi smiled and answered, "Well, I know he'd want you to sleep so you can surpass him someday."
"Right! I'll show you! One day, I'll beat Naruto-niisan and you!" Konohamaru stated and then rushed into his sleeping bag.
Iruka blinked; "Kakashi-"
"No need for thanks," Kakashi interrupted, embracing the smaller Fox; 'Ah, how I longed for this…' He sighed in contentment.
"KAKASHI!!" Iruka's voice broke through his state of bliss and a sharp stinging pain was residing in his right cheek now.
He winced in pain as Iruka scolded him; "Don't grope my butt in front of innocent children!"
"They're asleep," Kakashi reminded, still rubbing his cheek.
"Still!!" Kakashi could see Iruka furiously blush and he couldn't help but smile.
"… Ehh? Kakashi, you're not reading your perverted book…" Iruka finally noticed.
Kakashi, already knowing this, nodded; "I'll give up anything for you, my love!" he happily declared, arms wide open.
Iruka, realizing that Kakashi knew this already, slightly pouted before asking, "Was there something you needed from me?"
The mask-wearing Wolf placed his index finger under his chin, as if in deep thought, and then answered, "Well, no, it's more of something for you."
"… For me?" Iruka repeated, confused.
Kakashi rummaged through his pant pocket, taking out various items; "Let's see… ball of yarn… rubber ducky… picture of Iruka when he's not with me…" he muttered out as he pulled out said items. (Iruka blushed when he saw his picture; apparently, the picture was of him in the showers but he was too embarrassed to yell at the Wolf.)
"Aha!" Kakashi exclaimed in triumph as he held up a small violet oval-ish box. "For you," he said as he bowed before his lover, as if proposing for his hand in marriage.
Iruka blushed at the position Kakashi was doing in front of him; "Ka-Kakashi, I think that" – a loud snore interrupted his sentence – "we should take this somewhere else!" Iruka quickly changed his sentence as he dragged his lover outside of the Evas' bedroom.
'…
'… What does 'grope' mean…?' Konohamaru wondered.
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"M-mate?!" Shikamaru repeated, obviously not expecting that; he nearly bonked his head against Neji's, if said Wolf didn't move his head.
"Yes, mate, Shikamaru," Neji reacted, "A noun and verb, one syllable, the noun definition is 'someone to breed and reproduce with-'"
"Yes, I know what it means Neji!" Shikamaru retorted, obviously flustered by the one word, his cheeks brimming a furious red.
Neji smiled a bit at the Fox and then asked again, "Will you be my mate, Shikamaru?"
"Errm… uhmm…" Shikamaru stuttered with his words; drat, he was acting like a girl!!
Neji, having expected a reply somewhat similar to this, informed the normally lax brunet, "Shikamaru, you won't have to answer now… I'll wait…
"Thank you for your chocolate, Shikamaru…"
Shikamaru heard Neji's retreating footsteps but didn't register that he was leaving.
'M-mate?! With Neji?! B-b-b-but-'
- We have skipped a timeline of many hours until sundown because poor Shikamaru would not back down until someone finally stated that he loved Neji. (Unfortunately, he was the only one who knew that so it took a while.) –
The now extremely tired brunet sprawled down onto his bed.
'First thing tomorrow morning… have Tsunade-sama examine my head…'
And so it was declared a fact: Nara Shikamaru was in love with Hyuuga Neji… and was pretty happy about it.
Then, he realized that he was back at where he started again.
"DARN IT!"
He had never felt so stupid, yet happy, in his life.
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"You know…
"… You didn't have to drag me all the way to my house," Kakashi notified the Dena.
Iruka blushed in embarrassment before mumbling, "That was the first place that came into my mind…"
Kakashi smiled before querying, "Is that a suggestion for something more?"
"No!" Kakashi chuckled; seriously, Iruka was just too fun to tease!
Whilst Iruka was busy huffing, Kakashi resumed his earlier stance, holding the box as if it were a wedding ring; "For you, my love."
He saw the tint of pink in the Fox's cheeks and he heard him murmur, "Why do you always over-exaggerate these kinds of things?"
"Because, you deserve only the best, my lovely Iruka," Kakashi replied; he stood up, startling the already enough flustered Dena and hugged him once again.
The mood was peaceful and serene, one that the two didn't have often, and they relished this kind of silence.
"KAKASHI!"
… Until half of the relationship decided to ruin it.
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Sasuke didn't realize that it was night by the time his fangirls had given up; few were pretty persistent but as long as Sasuke stood his ground (and escaped fairly quickly), he would be able to survive them.
He had thought that he heard something (perhaps related to "artist" or something) but brushed it aside and noticed that he had spent the entire day running away from she-Wolves! There wasn't much time left and Naruto forbade visits and walks after moonrise!
After running around the whole village a gazillion times, Sasuke decided to search inside Naruto's house.
"Naruto…?" he whispered out, looking around for the blond Alpha. Where was he?
An open hole in the floor of Naruto's kitchen caught his attention; "… A hole?" Sasuke thought out loud as he walked up to it. It was rather large… big enough for a Wolf or Fox either would have fit.
Being curious, Sasuke slid into the open gap and saw… a pot with a spoon jutting out of it, a snoozing blond, a few cupboards… oh, so there was his blond!
Sasuke walked up to Naruto, surprised to find him asleep; he was about to wake him up when he saw something in Naruto's hand… a miniature pentagon box to be exact. He wondered what was inside it…
"Hmm…?" A drowsy voice groggily yawned, Sasuke noting that it was Naruto.
"Naruto…?" Sasuke called out, not really expecting what a sleep-drunken Naruto would do.
It took a few seconds before Naruto did something else besides blankly stare at Sasuke; in fact, he smiled at him.
Sasuke, now taking in the entire area, noticed the table, the cupboards, the air hole, the fire, the list…
"Did you spend the entire day making… chocolates?" Sasuke questioned the Alpha.
Naruto nodded and yawned; "I had to skip yesterday because I was… sick…" His words were drowsy and Sasuke could tell Naruto was still tired.
"That one's for you," Naruto told the Wolf, pointing at the small pentagon; "I (yawn) spent all day making it…"
Sasuke blinked, surprised; Naruto had focused mainly on his chocolate?
After Sasuke had picked up the valentine, Naruto could no longer hold onto consciousness. His head feel against Sasuke's shoulder and he fell asleep, snoring slightly.
Sasuke smiled before opening the box and taking a bite out of the brown sweet… it… wasn't that bad…
"Do you like the chocolate…?" He nearly freaked out when Naruto asked that out loud; it sounded… sleepy and the idiot-look alike was still asleep.
'Did… he just sleep talk?' Sasuke asked himself; he had heard of it before but had never thought that it was real.
"Yeah… it tastes good…" Sasuke had no idea why he was answering the unconscious Fox but he couldn't deny the truth; his blond had pretty talented skills!
Wait… his blond?! Drat, how many times had he said that?! If he had kept on saying his blond, did that mean… did that mean… he was in love with Naruto?! Him, Uchiha Sasuke in love with the (supposedly) mean Uzumaki Naruto?! That was… that was…
That was just… preposterous!
He was not about to fall in love with some… some… some dobe!
He was going to prove that he was not in love!
Uchiha Sasuke was going to prove he was NOT in love with Uzumaki Naruto!
… Right after he finished these chocolates.
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Okay, this chapter was pretty bad, wasn't it? - - I took forever and a month to update this and I gave you another bad chapter.
Well, enough of the sulking, I have a request for all of you! I want you all to vote in my poll in my profile please!! … Please?
… Pretty please??
TT I want to know which story everyone would like to have published first but it doesn't seem like anyone cares…
Okay, onto the preview!! :D – Ignores sudden change in mood –
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"I know we were here to discuss my problems but…" Shikamaru paused for a moment, as if confirming something, "… isn't that Sasuke dating a girl…?" He had to hide back the upset and anger in his voice with all his might.
"Sasuke? Dating a girl? You can't be serious, right?" Naruto joked, obviously not believing the idea.
Shikamaru only pointed in front of him.
Naruto's eyes widened but then hardened at the sight; right there, Sasuke was with another girl, arm around her waist, her head on his shoulder, them so close together… and Naruto didn't like it.
"What are you going to do?" Shikamaru asked, worried for his friend.
Naruto avoided eye contact; "Nothing; he has his own will after all." He turned away from the scene; "Let's go somewhere where we can discuss your problems, Shikamaru."
I don't want to stay here anymore.
"Troublesome…" Shikamaru muttered but complied, nonetheless.
Okay.
As the two Konoha Pack members walked away from the scene, Shikamaru looked over his shoulder and fiercely glared at a certain Uchiha's back; 'What the heck are you doing, Uchiha?!'
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Ooh, it looks like there's going to be some trouble…
The girl's not Sakura – she's over her "Sasuke fangirl" mode now.
… Great, now I have to have an OC!! GRR!!
- - Okay, you readers can help me with my next chapter! What should the OC look like and what'll her name be? Don't worry; I'll destroy her into little bits eventually. (Muahahaha!! :D)
Ahem, so please review, vote and add in your OC! The OC doesn't have to be that described – you can just say "Jira has green hair, green eyes, short and is very easy to kill". XP Hmm… maybe I'll use that one. If you have one that you want to give me, I'll gladly accept it! :D
Please review and vote!
Bye now!
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Okay, I have a large amount of time now because my internet isn't working and I don't feel like working on any new stories right now. - - So, I'm going to give you an extra!! :D Here you go!
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Reader (taps clipboard): So… Naruto…
Naruto (fidgeting from anxiety): Yes…?
Reader (stares intensely at the blond): How… exactly did you build that underground cooking room beneath your house…?
Naruto (hand behind head): Eh… well, I was… a bit scared of fangirls running into my house and start confessing so I built it…
Reader (contemplating thought): Hmm… I see…
Reader: So… I see you're uncomfortable with this so I have just one more question…
Naruto (relieved): Okay, so what's the question?
Reader (into fangirl/ fanboy mode): WHEN THE HECK ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE OUT WITH SASUKE?!
Naruto (freaked out and fighting back): HOW THE HECK AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW?! I'M NOT THE AUTHOR!!
Reader (blinking): … You're right!
(Reader drags in Choices of Life)
Reader (back into fangirl/ fanboy mode): SO, WHEN THE HECK ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE NARUTO AND SASUKE MAKE OUT?!
Choices of Life (sweat dropping): I understand that you've been waiting a really long while…
(Reader nods vigorously)
Choices of Life (still sweat dropping): And I know you're still waiting for it…
(Reader nods vigorously again)
Choices of Life (still sweat dropping): And I know that you're still expecting it…
Reader (impatient): GET ON WITH IT ALREADY!!
Choices of Life (huge sweat drop): It's coming in the chapter after the next!! Expect it at least by then!!
Reader (satisfied): Okay, you better not take long to update again.
Choices of Life (relieved): Hopefully.
(Reader walks out of room)
Choices of Life: Hey, where'd Naruto go?
Reader: CHOICES, SOMEONE IS MESSING WITH THE STORY!! NARUTO'S GETTING INTO SASUKE'S PANTS RIGHT NOW!!
Choices of Life: OO
(Choices of Life runs out of the doorway)
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Bye now!
(PS – My internet isn't working well right now so updates may be postponed, as this one was.)