Disclaimer: Naruto does to belong to me
Ages:
Naruto: 20
Sasuke: 22
Beat The Odds
Chapter 7: Placing Trust in Tough Situations
May 23 2008 - 1 year and 8 months together
Naruto prided himself on being reasonable in all situations. He compromised and looked at the other side of arguments. He never used to be that way, as a child he would jump head first into situations, no questions asked, but he learned his lesson that using that gun-ho attitude got him nowhere. Today, he felt like that kid all over again jumping into the fire.
He rationally told himself that Sasuke was not that kind of man. Even if he had been spending obscene amounts of time with his friend.
Naruto huffed, and stared at the text message thread between him and Sasuke. Almost everyday since April there was a mention of this Neji person. First it was a school project, then it was studying, then it was drinks to celebrate finishing the project and now it was moving out.
Apparently Neji needed an extra set of hands helping to move out and Sasuke agreed. It was just the two of them in Neji's cruddy apartment...alone together.
He had a feeling that Neji was interested in Sasuke, and it was driving him slowly crazy. He had no rationale to go on this feeling, except that it was a gut feeling. All police shows tell you a gut feelings are always right.
He bit his lip and sighed. He would regret this later.
What does Neji look like? [1:05pm]
There, it may seem shallow but Naruto was damn curious. Did he have light hair and eyes? Was he someone that would capture many hearts? Did he have to be worried?
He inwardly hoped Neji had bad teeth, there was something about bad teeth that was a major turn off. Or that Neji had a fat lip, one bigger than the other, or giant ears. Anything that would make him less appealing because his personality seemed to have Sasuke hooked and that annoyed Naruto.
Why? [1:07pm]
Naruto chewed on the inside of his cheek. Should he tell him? Reveal his insecurities? Tell him that he's insanely jealous that Neji spends all this time with Sasuke when he can't.
Just curious. [1:07pm]
Hn. [1:07pm]
Well, what does he look like? [1:08pm]
He closed his eyes and stood from his desk chair. He should really be working on his own project, but he couldn't focus. The blank page was just mocking him.
What does it matter? [1:09pm]
Why can't you tell me? [1:09pm]
Were they seriously going to fight about this? Naruto glanced down at his phone and moved towards the one window in his dorm. He didn't want to fight with Sasuke, but he wanted answers. This was important.
You're being ridiculous. [1:09pm]
Does Neji know about me? [1:10pm]
Does it matter? [1:10pm]
Naruto gaped. Was he serious?
You're joking. [1:10pm]
What is this about Naruto? [1:11pm]
Could he outright say that he hated Neji? Sasuke's supposed friend was the problem? That he felt like he was losing Sasuke to a person who's name was Neji? Who named their child Neji? It was a stupid name and it suited him- Naruto could just tell.
Why are you making this about me? [1:13pm]
Why are you being an idiot? [1:13pm]
He puffed out his cheeks, and glared at the phone held in his hands.
Take this seriously. [1:13pm]
I am. I want to know what your problem is. [1:14pm]
Naruto grit his teeth and looked away from his phone. To be blunt or not to be blunt...
I don't like Neji. [1:15pm]
Blunt.
You don't even know him. [1:15pm]
I know. I have a gut feeling about him [1:15pm]
Hn. [1:17pm]
Naruto frowned. Figures he wouldn't reply to that in a serious situation. A part of him berated him for such a childish comment, he didn't know Neji at all. All he knew was his name and that he shared a biology class with Sasuke. But, he still didn't like him. He could rationalize it in his mind, come up with every logical reason why he should not be bothered by this friend, but it didn't help the feeling.
But Sasuke didn't need to reply with such nonchalance about the situation. This was actually important, and he was not in the mood to play games with Sasuke.
You know what? Forget you [1:21pm]
He was about to shut off his phone, ignore the incoming lame reply (which he was bound to get) and get lost in his own world of music when the reply came through almost instantly. He glanced at the device in his hands and felt his resolve crumble. He hated ignoring Sasuke - that was his weakness, even if he deserved it for being a dumbass. He also really wanted to know about Neji - to reassure himself that he was not going to lose Sasuke. He huffed and looked down at his phone.
I didn't realize I had to prove our relationship to you [1:21pm]
What? [1:21pm]
You're jealous [1:22pm]
Deny.
I am not jealous [1:22pm]
Yes you are [1:23pm]
Okay maybe denying it won't work- this was Sasuke. An honours student who also knew how Naruto's emotions operated.
You're alone together, I have a right to be concerned. [1:25pm]
Moron, trust me. [1:25pm]
I do trust you, I don't trust him. I don't even know him! [1:25pm]
But I trust him [1:26pm]
He glared at his phone for such a below the belt response. Why did Sasuke have to play mind games like that? He trusts Sasuke, who in turns trusts Neji ergo Naruto should trust Neji.
He bit his lip and sighed. Is this how he was going to act every time Sasuke hung out with his friends? Would he like Sasuke to act like this if he was hanging out with Kiba everyday?
He frowned and shook his head. He still didn't trust Neji but he would try because he loves and trusts Sasuke. All he can do is put faith in his boyfriend and the choices he makes...even if that choice is hanging out with Neji.
It's not like he could randomly show up at Neji's apartment (wherever it was) and just babysit them. That's a good way to become a controlling and psychotic partner. He didn't want to be controlling and Sasuke would not tolerate it.
All he had to do was trust Sasuke, which he did. So he quelled the distaste of Neji down a bit and decided to let Sasuke have his way.
Fine [1:27pm]
He put his phone down and decided to go back to working on his assignment, hoping it would take his mind off Neji. He seriously doubted it, but it was better than stewing about something he could not change.
So that's it for this chapter. I usually don't usually reply to annon reviews, but this time I will make an exception.
Hopelina: I love seeing you review my work, it's always nice to see the same person :) As for your actual comment, you are 100% right, puking while performing that task, a mood killer. But I'm glad you saw the potential real-ness of the lemon. I was personally going for the first time limits, testing how far you can do something the first time in a sexual way and I feel that with Naruto he'd always push his limits but not pass them. I always love hearing from you and I'm glad the humour in the story wasn't loss on you either :)
Ttracee: Thank you :) I was going for that feel, the hardest part of any trip is arriving and leaving and that is 1000x more so when you're meeting someone of great importance to you.