Chapter 16

(Edited)

The stuffed toy flew at the blonde's head. "Duh!"

"Sakura-"

"YOU DON'T EVEN PAY ME ANY ATTENTION ANYMORE, NARUTO!" Sakura shouted.

He ducked the suddenly flying calculator. "And I do pay attention, you're the one that doesn't."

"Yeah right! You obviously don't need me as a friend anymore if you got my replacement already!"

Naruto ignored the tossed plastic handheld pencil sharpener that smacked into his chest. He quickly invaded a thrown stapler however with a quick duck and forward step. He looked behind him to the heavy office tool then to Sakura in disbelief. She was panting, her green eyes wide but not in surprise, and her face was flushed and her damp hair slightly mused. He narrowed his eyes on her and stalked over. That's it. He had had enough.

"Don't come any closer, you jerk."

"You just tried to hit me with a stapler. A FUCKING STAPLER!"

"YOU DESERVED IT FOR DITCHING ME FOR HER!" she shouted back at him while backing up, Sakura's eyes jerking around the nearing area for something to keep the enclosing blonde at bay. "Stop coming closer to me, Naruto! I'm warning you!"

Naruto didn't listen though and once he was close enough, he was forced to jerk back to avoid Sakura's hand suddenly coming up to slap him. He swiftly grabbed her wrists before pulling them above her head and forcing her to topple backward onto the bed to pin her. He grunted in pain when teeth suddenly clamped onto his shoulder and a knee jammed into his thigh rather hard. However he kept the hold and finally after a few minutes of struggling Sakura was finally drained of all her strength. Her teeth letting up on his shoulder, her breaths heavy as she let her head slump back against the mattress, green eyes bore up into tired blue.

"Sakura, this needs to stop." came the low murmured reply that grew only in volume without actually rising as Naruto's head came down to rest upon the space just beside Sakura's ear. His forehead resting upon the covers. "What Kiba said was fucked up but you shouldn't have used it again just because he hurt your feelings. You're just proving him right and breaking our promise." He took in a breath. "Our promise."

This wasn't something he was cut out to deal with.

Things weren't supposed to be this way. It twisted his gut and left the blonde feeling oddly stranded; more so with the knowledge that Kiba wouldn't be here with him. He wanted no part and Naruto couldn't fault his choice to step back. He just really hoped this wasn't a three times the charm type of situation. However judging by the uncomfortable sinking feeling in the back of his mind he knew this wouldn't be the last. Kiba's words echoed in his head. Licking his lips he pushed the feeling away focusing on the here and now as that mattered more.

"I get that doing something new was enticing, and whatever, I thought that too when I first did coke that night also but it shouldn't be done as much as you do it. Hell even at all anymore after that night." He heard her take in a breath but he cut in swiftly as his hands released her slender wrists to snake around her waist that he recalled being a bit more meatier. "Don't deny it, Sakura. I found you wasted on the floor, the bathroom floor of our fucking school no less. You were passed out cold and when you did wake up a little bit it was so obvious you were still gone-"

Sakura made a shushing sound before her fingers tangled into blonde hair and gently shifted Naruto's head to be above hers. She tilted her head and promptly pressed her mouth to his. Her fingers gently massaging the scalp under her fingertips to relax the tension that she could feel in his body. Gently she moved her lips against those frozen ones, using her teeth a bit to graze Naruto's bottom lip until she finally got a response.

A startled gasp escaped her as her mouth was suddenly kissed almost aggressively. Sakura spread her legs a bit more and wrapped them around the blonde's waist; tugging him down flush against her. She wanted to keep the attention that was finally given to her on her and only on her. She knew it wasn't the blonde's attention she really wanted, she had that already, but the one she wanted wasn't around right now and she felt lonely. And Naruto...Naruto always made her feel better. She didn't want a lecture. Sakura wanted to feel wanted and here was someone who could do that so she gave into that surprisingly skilled tongue. Besides this would be good practice as Sasuke wouldn't want a girl who'd fumble around like an idiot for their precious first time together.

Sasuke...Sasuke...Sasuke...

One thing led to another and another…and another.

The strokes had the blonde wanting to press deeper into her touch or help guide her. Sakura was too gentle compared to what Naruto performed upon himself but he reframed. He knew how wrong this was but it felt too good and damn if he couldn't keep lying to himself about wanting her. He had wanted Sakura since that time they sat in the bathroom together when she was naked in the tub just inches behind him. It was a fucked up situation and he felt some guilt toward how his body reacted despite her upset state but it couldn't be helped. Not then and surely not now. He was only human; a teenage boy of a human at that.

Definitely not now.

Naruto attempted to keep focus as she continued to stroke him despite his hand around her wrist. Not that his grip was actually doing anything productive to stop her after the fourth stroke. His focus was shot when he felt the warm wetness against the head. His eyes shot open, not sure when they had slid shut, upon feeling the contact before a deep groan tore from his throat as Sakura took more of him into her mouth. Naruto tried to say Sakura's name only to fail as the pleasure of having his dick sucked for the first time consumed him.

"...You're so big, Sasuke.." her breath was hot against him.

Naruto blinked.

...You're so big…

His throat tightened up as his brain fully registered what name had actually just been said. It sure as fuck wasn't his.

Sasuke.

Fuck.

"Ngh-Fuck!" Naruto fisted his hands over his eyes as if that'd help get rid of the sudden pang in his chest that was apparently clogging up his throat and making it hard to breathe. The pleasure previously coursing through him suddenly declined as the empty feeling in his gut took over swiftly from a single name. Everything suddenly felt more wrong. His arousal continued to lessen from the mental hit. Damn he was an idiot. She obviously wasn't fully there, he fucking knew that, but fuck...This is too fucked up.

Naruto wasn't sure what to feel or think right now. He cursed under his breath; eyes squeezing tight as what they were doing really sunk in. Sakura had- is giving him oral while thinking of someone else. Someone he really fucking hated. He didn't even want to think of the guy's name. He wasn't sure what to think about how his best friend was using him as a substitute and there wasn't even the option to play the denial card to soften the blow. What he did know was that he needed to get away from Sakura. Get out of that house, now. It didn't matter that he'd be leaving his own place; he just couldn't stay here. Not right now, not with her, and the crushing reminder she'd bring. He'll send her a text in the morning but for now it'd be better if she didn't have any prompting reminder in the morning of what she did nor of him leaving so abruptly.

Gently Naruto pulled her head up and kissed her hard. Why? The blonde wasn't sure but it eased the urge to shake her down and demand why the fuck she was still thinking about that asshole when with him. Part of him wanted to force her to only think about him by doing something.. But he couldn't. He wasn't like that and would never be like that no matter how much his heart hurt. So the kiss was kept long enough to lay Sakura onto the bed. Naruto wanted nothing more than to run away without a word but something prevented him from being mean to her despite what happened.

"I'll be back, take a moment to yourself."

He evaded her next kiss and shot her a wink that had a giggle escape her. Her green eyes, now that he stepped back with clarity, were still hazy. She really wasn't all there despite seeming to be. Naruto suddenly felt sick. He didn't take advantage of her did he? Would she remember this? He really hoped she wouldn't so he wouldn't. Fuck! He needed to leave now.

Naruto left with the imprint image of an underwear-clad Sakura telling him to hurry back in a shirt of his that was two sizes too big for her. How many times had he pictured having her in his room like this? With a clenched jaw he was booking it out of his own house and driving Ino's car in record time. It was by sheer luck he got to the school just as it was hitting dismissal time. He got lucky when he spotted Ino just coming out of the school doors. He completely ignored her questions when he returned the keys and just left for the bus stop. Naruto ended up at Pein's place. The destination hadn't been set in his mind but his subconscious led him there. He barely returned Kisame's surprised greeting when he barged in.

"Is Gaara here?"

"Warming up downstairs, why?"

The blonde didn't bother to reply as he promptly tore through Pein's place to the somewhat hidden training room. The redhead was indeed there doing air jabs and rotation kicks. Naruto tugged off his shirt and set his phone onto the nearest bench as he approached the other teen from behind.

Gaara remained unaware of their presence. At least until the blonde suddenly caught a sturdy jab followed by dishing out one of their own that was just barely blocked. Green eyes blinked in the only show of surprise. The two slipped into a mutual spar match. They continued to fight for a good hour before Gaara's body was pinned so roughly blood was drawn. The sight seemed to snap the blonde out of whatever state they were in as they took a step back with raised hands.

Gaara watched his assigned partner indifferently as they brushed sweaty bangs away from their face. He may not be a social person but even he was aware of the shift in the normally too happy too talkative blonde. "Uzumaki."

"Sorry, I just...needed it."

Gaara said nothing to that and for once Naruto didn't mind the silence at all. However he was surprised when the silent redhead tossed him a water bottle from their duffle bag. Their spar had migrated them closer to the bench which worked out as they took up a seat upon the smooth wood to catch their breaths. They stayed in silence for a good chunk of time before it was broken by Naruto's phone going off. By the third ignored call Gaara turned his attention solely onto the other male who seemingly went deaf in the last five minutes. "Not inclined to save your damsel today then?" The question received a confused face to which Gaara simply motioned to the phone in between them. He recognized the name on the display.

Naruto followed the movement a second later. "Oh that." He gave a small dry chuckle. "Nah, not today. I don't think I should be near her after what I did."

"Assault someone, Uzumaki?" Gaara wiped the blood from his mouth.

"Sort of…?" The silence to follow that was injected with a prompting stare. "Well she was giving me a hand-job that went into oral and, er..well anyways she was kinda outta it and she was thinking of this other guy so...umm I guess it was kinda?"

The two stared at each other until Naruto had to look away. Gaara's green eyes reminded him of Sakura. It didn't matter that Gaara's eyes weren't open or as soft gazed. Naruto slumped back and the redhead took that as a sign to end the conversation; even if the blonde hadn't meant for it to be or not. At some point he must have drifted off because Itachi was there shaking him awake with Gaara doing stretches a few feet away. Naruto might have thought Itachi looked a tad worried if he didn't know him better; which he did not. He was too drained to think about or notice anything anymore right now.

"Tachi."

Pale lips twitched at the nickname. "Are you fully coherent?"

Naruto nodded.

"Good, I think it's time you two headed home."

"Yeah..."

Itachi looked away to Gaara who was gathering up his bag and shouldering it. The two seemed to have a muted conversation the blonde couldn't start to even follow let alone figure out when they looked at him. Itachi stared for a moment before offering to drive them both home given the late hour. They bid Nagato and Yahiko a good bye in their own ways, Kisame joining them, and headed off into the night. The car ride was rather easy and enjoyable if one didn't mind Kisame's constant chatter. Naruto never pegged the man as a chatterbox but it was a nice distraction.

During the ride he texted Kiba if he knew of any parties going on. The blonde was quick to state Sakura wasn't with him and wouldn't be attending. It took a few mins, Gaara being dropped off in an area Naruto vaguely recognized, before Kiba sent a confirmation. Along with the side note of being with Sai at the moment. Naruto had no issue with the dude and shot a text back saying he'd meet them there. He bid Itachi and Kisame a goodnight and a promise to be level headed next training session before quickly changing clothes quietly as possible as to not wake Sakura before dashing out of the house and taking his mom's car to the texted address. He wanted to forget today and damnit he was going to even if that meant he had to get shit face drunk to achieve it!