"YOU STOOD HIM UP ?"
Naruto groaned and rubbed his temples. Lazy azure eyes opened slowly to stare at the puffing boy in his room. His eyes switched to the alarm clock by his bed and he groaned again. It was only 3 in the morning on a Sunday !
"Haku, couldn't this wait ?"
Haku gaped at him. "You stood up Sasuke freakin' Uchiha ! After all i went through to get you a date with him and you .. you .. you .. stood him up ! Have you no shame ?"
"Cut the theatrics, will ya buddy? It's not big deal," Naruto replied as he snuggled into his duvet, trying to block out the sounds of outrage Haku was making. How did he even get into his apartment? Oh right, his key. Naruto made a mental note to steal it back when it was day out.
Haku blinked at his friend. Was he really that stupid or was he in some kind of dream? Haku pinched himself. Nope, he was awake. He umped on the bed and straddled his best friend. He clutched the cotton t-shirt and shook his friend violently. "Are. You. INSANE ? Aliens, the aliens have taken your brain and now you are stupid and standing up walking wet dreams ! It's the only logical explanation..! Give Naruto back !"
The blonde's eyes snapped open and for a moment, flashed red. The next thing Haku knew, he was flying through a window.
It was quiet, too quiet.
Grey converses squeaked in the quiet hallway as the students stardom no more like glared at him. He eyed them all, confused and a tad bit scared. Haku had opted to stay home today and had advised him to do so too, but Naruto had perfect attendance and didn't see why he had to stay home. Now, he was beginning to think that it was the right thing to do.
He stopped at his locker and looked around him. The eyes were still watching. Shrugging slightly, he opened his locker. He eyes snapped shut when something slimy hit his face and hard. He stumbled back a bit and opened his eyes. Egg yolk coated his locker and his books, nothing left untouched . Especially him. He let out a breath and closed his locker. He looked around again and saw the laughing faces of his peers rather than hearing anything.
No, everything had shut down when the egg had hit his face. He wasn't going to allow himself to feel any embarrassment or shame. Nope. He was going to go to the locker rooms, wash off and possibly hide in the library until the day finished. Yup, that was the plan. He wiped some yolk from his glasses and turned. That's when he saw him.
Well, him and his crowd really. They were perched on the lockers a few feet away from him and staring right at him. He suppressed a shiver at the glares he was receiving. But they didn't matter. Sasuke was staring at him. Just staring , really. Then, then the bastard smirked, shook his head and walked off.
Naruto never felt so .. so .. well he didn't know what he was feeling but shit if it didn't feel horrible. He felt the familiar sting behind his eyes and he shook his head, yolk falling from him bangs. He took a deep breath and moved on down the hall, ignoring the laughter.
"Is it horrible?"
"What do you think?" He spat into the phone, curling on the window seat in the library. It was his favorite spot when he just needed to run away and so the day had found him there.
"Gosh, Naru, I told you not to go today. I knew it was going to be bad." The concerned voice of his best friend said.
He knew it wasn't Haku's fault. It really was his fault. But that Saturday had been too hectic, for anything he had planned. He had even forgotten that the festival was in town, even though the music could always be heard from three countries over. Pain stabbed at his heart as the night replayed in his head and he forced the memories down. "No, it's fine. It'll blow over soon enough."
"Want me to come get you?"
"No. I have stuff I need to get done. Look, hun, don't worry. I'll bring pizza over when I'm coming. Hawaiian , right ?"
"Yeah. Oh oh and ice-cream !"
Naruto laughed, "Yeah and ice-cream. Later, Haku."
"Love you babe. Be strong."
"Yeah..." Naruto pressed the end button and let his head hit the wood paneled wall. He closed his yes for a while and just sat there.
So the entire school hated him. So what? It was only a date. Of course, a date with Sasuke Uchiha was more rare than meteorite hitting the Earth. But he had been pre-occupied. VERY pre-occupied. He thought the raven would have had plenty dates to keep him occupied and so wouldn't notice if the blonde hadn't appeared. He snorted, how wrong he was.
He heard a shuffling in the distance. Normally, he wouldn't care. But his eyes snapped open as he envisioned someone with a knife coming from the shadows to gut him. He certainly wouldn't put it pass the students here. He saw movement and a raven appeared. He was leaning on one of the book cases, hands in his pocket and staring at the blonde.
Naruto knew it was wrong but he couldn't help the sheer WANT that rippled through him at the sight of the raven. Then maybe you shouldn't have stood him up, his mind retaliated. He told himself to shut up.
The Uchiha just stood there staring and Naruto was getting uncomfortable under the intense gaze. Summoning all his courage, he straightened and kicked his feet over the seat so he was sitting upright. He stood up and regarded the raven.
"I really should apologize, for standing you up . I'm sorry."
"I don't want it, dobe."
A golden brow twitched at the tone and the name. He shifted his weight to his right foot and folded his arms. He narrowed his eyes at the raven. "Well sorry for doing the right thing, teme. Please forgive me, your royal bastardness."
The corner of red thin lips twitched upward, "Standing me up AND insulting me. You're one of a kind, aren't you?"
"Limited edition." Naruto said shortly.
Sasuke smirked and leaned off the bookcase. He walked slowly towards the kitsune, hands still in his pocket. "I have a preposition for you."
Naruto arched an eyebrow. "And what makes you think i want to make a deal with the devil?" He eyed the raven as he reached him a circled him, like a predator and his prey.
"I figured you wouldn't like smelling like egg for the rest of your senior year." Came the voice that would make angels sin as it wrapped around his body and made him want to shiver.
"At the cost of my soul?" Naruto asked, sarcastically. He could stop his eyes from staring at the perfection called an ass.
"Now," Sasuke leaned in so his mouth was right next to Naruto's ear, "What fun would that be?" He whispered, taking great satisfaction when a barely suppressed shiver rippled through the blonde. "I simply want you to do me a favor."
"What kind of favor?" Naruto questioned, cursing his voice for coming out husky and shaken. He ran a tan hand through golden tresses , a habit for when he was nervous.
"Oh, it's actually a series of tiny favors that contribute to a bigger cause and for your service," He stopped in front of the blonde and made a gesture with his hands as if he was indicating something grand, "I offer you protection."
Naruto narrowed his eyes. If the school hated him, there was really no telling what they would do to him or his friends. He had worked too damn hard and long for everything to be taken away from him because of one stupid incident. If he took the raven's offer, he could protect Haku when the idiot was by himself. He could also protect the empire he had built himself. But sweet deals like this always had a catch. And when deals where given by temptation personified , the catch would be something extremely hard to dig out of.
But he was smart. He knew that if he didn't take the offer, he would regret it later. Sighing to himself, he looked at the raven. Searched the endless abyss that was his eyes. He found nothing,, but really, was he expecting to? He licked his lips and ran his hand through his hair again, grabbing unto them.
"Fine. I'll do whatever it is you want me to do. One thing though."
A dark brow raised, "What?"
Naruto grabbed the collar of the leather jacket Sasuke had on. Ignoring what the scent of the Uchiha was doing to his stomach, he glared his all at the boy. "If I get fucked over, I'm bringing you and anyone else involved down with me."
Sasuke smiled, a feral and dangerous smile that sent chills down the smaller boy's spine. "Challenge accepted."
Naruto let him go and took a step back, trying to calm his libido. His resistance could only manage so much. The raven was sin in human form and damn if Naruto didn't want to be the sinner he consumed. "So what is it you want me to do?"
Sasuke straightened his jacket, "Let's establish some ground rules first. Rule One : I'm always right ," Naruto snorted, "Rule Two : Ask no questions and Rule Three : You listen to only me."
"How fair," Naruto said, batting his eyelashes with a sickeningly sweet smile.
Sasuke ignored him and turned to leave. He was a few feet away from the blonde when an outraged voice beckoned to him,
"What the hell am I even supposed to do?"
He looked over his shoulder, a smirk on his lips, "You're my new boyfriend."
He was definitely fucked.