Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. Though if I did, the show would be a romantic yaoi between Naruto and Sasuke.
Warning: OOC. Rated M. Just to be safe. I proofread the story but I'm afraid I might have accidently missed something. If so, I'll review my story and edit it once more.
Blind
Naruto pulled away and looked into my eyes. I saw confusion and various other emotions that flickered through his blue eyes.
"Naruto," I began, feeling a bit uneasy. Did his silence indicate rejection? "Naruto, what's wrong?" I asked tenderly. I caressed his left cheek with my right hand and waited for a response. ***
Naruto averted his gaze. He didn't know what to say or how to react. A thousand thoughts raced through his mind in an instant. "…Sasuke, why did you… kiss me?" He asked tentative, not knowing what else to say.
The raven chuckled, bringing his arm to rest around the blonde's small waist. "Because I love you; isn't it obvious?" Sasuke replied.
Naruto felt extremely confused at that moment. "You love me? How can you love me? -We haven't known one another for very long! How's that possible?!" The blonde exclaimed, looking deep into obsidian eyes, as if searching for an answer.
Sasuke shrugged. "I don't know dobe, I just do."
"But," Naruto quickly sat up and stared down at the raven in disbelief. "What did I do to make you fall in love with me!? I don't get it."
"Why is it so hard to believe idiot?" Sasuke wondered, getting aggravated. He sat up slightly, while leaning on both his elbows. "Meeting you…, I guess it was fate or else I wouldn't have known about my brother, becoming your friend was a choice, but falling in love with you, I had no control over. I really don't know why. You make me smile for no reason whatsoever, you make me laugh at the unfunniest things, but most of all, you make me love you, when I shouldn't be loving you." Sasuke declared. "I don't know why I love you, but I do dobe. I think that's all that matters," he finished.
Naruto stared at him in shock; his blue eyes wide with astonishment. He felt at loss for words, but there was no doubt that he didn't feel the same. He couldn't confess his love for the raven the way Sasuke did though. Naruto shot him a loving smile before leaning back down and planting a small kiss on the other's lips. "There is no difference between a wise man and a fool when they fall in love, huh?" He murmured. "I think I'm in love with you too Sasuke. I guess I'm the fool in this relationship."
Sasuke smirked before lying back down. "Heh, yeah," Sasuke laughed teasingly.
Naruto drew his eyebrows together at the remark and punched Sasuke, not so softly, on the gut.
"-Ugh, I was kidding!" He gritted out, while holding his stomach.
Naruto shook his head while laying back down into the raven's arms. "That's what I thought bastard." He uttered.
"Hn"
"So, what do we call us now? Gay?" Naruto wondered.
"Che, we'd be considered that, yes, but we're more like lovers now. And now that I think about it, I realize that I'm actually the fool for falling in love with an idiot like you." Sasuke stated.
"Hm, I guess." Naruto murmured before falling asleep. ***
7 A.M.
Knock. Knock. Knock.
Mikoto knocked softly on Sasuke's door before letting herself in. She giggled at the sight before her. The way her son possessively held onto the innocent blonde and how the blonde gently gripped Sasuke's shirt while snuggled in his arms. They were just too cute together. She knew this would happen. There was no doubt in her mind that her son had fallen in love with the boy when he first laid eyes on him. That day she had introduced Naruto to the family. She noticed how Sasuke's eyes partially widened when Mikoto had asked him to come in through the front door. She hadn't missed it.
That day Mikoto had prepared dinner to welcome the blonde. Let's see, how do the Mexican's say it? 'My casa is your casa.' No. 'Mi casa es tu casa.' That's it. She wanted to welcome him that way.
Sure enough the blonde felt welcomed. Her husband would ask a few question and Naruto would respond so familiarly; although, Sasuke did not speak a word. Naruto would try and converse with him but all of her son's replies were "Hn." Not much of a conversation, if I do say so myself. She knew how Sasuke was. It was very hard for him to open up to people. In fact, Mikoto was surprised when he introduced his girlfriend to them for the first time. Sakura was her name. She was kind, but obsessive. She called almost every day of every hour, asking for her son. Sasuke had thrown his cell phone away, weeks ago, because of it. I guess he became annoyed, but three months later their relationship ended. That was in the beginning of last year. Sakura would still come around and visit them every once in a while though.
Mikoto stopped starring at the two and sauntered over to them. She reached out a gentle hand and shook her son's shoulder, whispering, "Sasuke, sweetie, wake up. A boy named Gaara is downstairs. Naruto, honey," she said, nudging his shoulder as well. "Wake up. You need to get ready for school."
Sasuke lifted himself a bit with his elbow. He had hazy eyes still fogged with sleep. He waited a few seconds until his vision cleared up and looked down at Naruto, who was still sleeping. "Dobe, come on. Gaara's here, get up." He ordered.
The boy mumbled something incoherent before sitting up slowly. "Who's here?" he asked, rubbing one eye with his left hand.
"Gaara, Naruto. Hurry and get ready, its 7 a.m. I'll be downstairs if you need me. Breakfast is almost ready too." Mikoto informed before letting herself out of the room and shutting the door behind her. ***
Mikoto shot Gaara a kind smile while walking downstairs. "They'll be downstairs soon. I'm almost finished making breakfast. As soon as they come downstairs we'll eat, is that fine?" she asked.
Gaara nodded. "It is, Mrs. Uchiha. I'm sorry to intrude in your household so unexpectedly. I asked Naruto's father where he was, when I found out he wasn't home. Minato was the one to give me the directions," he said.
"Oh," she giggled, taking a seat in the kitchen table. "It's fine. Naruto has been sleeping over for the past week because of spring break. He was suppose to be home Sunday but he wanted to stay longer. Who am I to complain? I love him as my own."
Gaara nodded and took a seat in front of her, at the end of the table. "I see. Well, I came here to speak to him about something important. It won't take long. Tell me, has he become comfortable living in Konoha?" he asked, randomly.
"Yes indeed. He has made plenty of friends from the minute he arrived here in this village. Why do you ask?" Mikoto wondered, curiously.
Gaara averted his gaze for a few seconds before looking back at her. "He's moving away back to Mexico. You've known Naruto since before he moved here, correct? I'm almost certain that he does not know of it yet. When his mother, Kushina, was killed you lost contact with the Uzumaki family after you moved here. Why haven't you told him? I'm sure there's a lot he wants to ask about his mother."
Mikoto starred at him surprised. Naruto was six years old when she left a small town in Mexico. That was the last time she heard from the Uzumaki family; due to the fact that they've moved from place to place so many times after the tragic accident, but how does he know? Did Minato tell him? Who was he? And how does he know Naruto?
"I, well, yes, I did know Kushina for a very long time. She was a good friend of mine, but later on, when Naruto was six, I was forced to move away. When Sasuke was three, his father brought him here. It was because Itachi, his brother, had turned against us. We thought he was in a rebellion state. It's what all teenagers' go through, but we were wrong. Itachi had joined a mafia, one of the worst; I think they call themselves 'The Snakes,' but he had quit and escaped that mafia later on. Of course, everyone knows it's impossible to just quit a mafia and The Snakes were after him, threatening to kill us all. That's why my husband thought it'd be safe to bring Sasuke here. We thought everything was going to be alright when we moved here, but Itachi had already joined another mafia called, 'Akatsuki.' He betrayed us twice and killed almost all of our family members. For reasons unknown to us. We hadn't heard from him until recently," She finished.
"You thought Itachi had died and Kushina's death was only a tragic accident," Gaara gritted out, "but you were wrong. The Akatsuki killed her! –The Akatsuki killed her and tried to kill Naruto as well, why!?" He yelled, slamming his hands on the kitchen table.
Mikoto flinched and let out a sharp gasp. She stood, defensively, behind her chair.
Gaara flared with anger. He stood and glared intensely at the woman before him. "You Uchiha's are hiding something, I know it! If you don't tell me I swear I'll –UH!"
Gaara groaned in pain when he felt a strong fist connect with his left cheek. He put a hand over his cheek and turned to see who it was. "Uchiha!" he growled.
"You will NOT threaten my mother," Sasuke scorned.
Naruto stood behind the raven with eyes full of fear and shock. "Sasuke what's- ! Mrs. Uchiha, what happened?!"
"Naruto, let's go." Gaara ordered, gaining the blonde's attention.
Naruto looked at him confused. "Go where?"
"You're not safe here. You're leaving; your father already packed your things. I told him what happened," he bitted.
Naruto froze in disbelief. "What?" he gasped out.
"I'm sorry, Naruto, let's go." He repeated.
"Wait, but what about school?" Mikoto said instantly.
"Forget it, Naruto leaves now. The plane leaves at 9 a.m." he scoffed.
Naruto shook his head. "No, I won't. I- I can't I-"
"He's not leaving," Sasuke scowled.
"It's not your decision to make. His father had already decided it. If he stays here the Akatsuki will find him. They've already found his position. I don't know if it's all thanks to you, but I know your family had something to do with it!" Gaara gritted out.
Sasuke drew his eyebrows together. "What makes you so sure?"
Gaara shot him a spiteful smirk. "It's obvious your family is hiding something. Isn't that right Mrs. Uchiha?" He asked, not breaking eye contact with the raven. "Why don't you tell Naruto about his mother?"
Naruto was suddenly taken aback. "You- You knew my mother Mrs. Uchiha?" Mikoto nodded slowly. "Why didn't you tell me?" he asked.
"Naruto," Sasuke began, "this is not the time-"
"No." Naruto said sharply, cutting him off. "Why didn't you tell me Mikoto?" He asked.
"I'm sorry, Naruto." She replied, sadly.
"Did- Did you know about that this too, Sasuke?" He stuttered; afraid to ask.
Sasuke sighed and took Naruto's hand. "I didn't. I swear to you," he said softly. He lifted the blonde's hand in his and gave it a small kiss. "My family isn't hiding anything from you. If they are, it's probably because they're trying to protect you."
"Protect me from what, Sasuke?" Naruto whimpered. "There's so much I want to know about my mom, but I can't now. Not anymore…," he cried; his eye's full of sorrow and sadness.
"Naruto, I'm sorry. I should have told you sooner, but I couldn't. I didn't want you to hate us for what happened." Mikoto explained. "We moved here before your mother had that accident. We didn't know it was murder or that our son was the cause of it, but we did know that the mafia was after us. We just didn't think they would go as far as to kill our friends and family in order to track us down."
"Naruto," Gaara growled, impatiently. "Let's go."
"No. Leave, I'll catch up with you later. I'll be at the airport at 8:30. I promise." Naruto swore.
It took a few seconds for Gaara to decide, but he nodded anyway. "Fine, I'll see you there." With that, he turned on his heel and made his exit, shutting the door behind him. ***
"Sasuke, what are you doing!?" Naruto asked out loud.
"Packing, I'm going with you." Sasuke replied, bluntly.
"You can't. What about your mom?" Naruto protested, although he was all for the idea.
"She'll understand. Get me those pants that are on the dresser." He ordered.
Naruto nodded and threw him his pants.
"Thanks."
Mikoto suddenly appeared at Sasuke's door and grabbed Sasuke's arm forcefully. "Sasuke you are not leaving! Your father will not allow it and on top of that, you have school." She stated, glaring up at her son.
Sasuke sighed, swinging his backpack over his shoulder. "I'm aware of that mother, but I can't stay here."
"No, Sasuke! Don't you understand why you were brought here in the first place?!" She asked, before answering her own question. "You were brought here to be kept safe from the mafia and your brother!"
Sasuke averted his gaze. "I understand mother but-"
Naruto cleared his throat, breaking Sasuke off in midsentence. "As much as I'd like to have you with me, Sasuke, you can't. Remember what you said last night? 'Despite everything, you certainly can't slip in your classes.' That means you can't be absent in school." Naruto interfered.
"That doesn't apply to this kind of situation idiot. And if they already found your position, it's obvious they've found mine as well." He said, in a matter of fact. "It's for the best if I leave," he said, turning his attention back to his mom. It hurt Sasuke to say this, but he loved Naruto and he'd stay beside him no matter what; even if it meant leaving his family behind.
The hurt in Mikoto's eyes pained everyone to see. She didn't want to let her baby go. She loved him and she promised herself she'd protect him no matter what. She couldn't stand there and watch him leave. "May-Maybe they don't even know that you're here…?" She whimpered, now on the verge of tears.
"Sasuke, you can't leave your mother like this," Naruto defended.
Sasuke shook his head and averted his gaze before he spoke, expressionless. "…All that's left is us and my brother; I can't hide all my life and I will not runaway either. I must go with you to Mexico and figure out who these Snakes are before they kill Itachi. I need to know the reason why my brother betrayed us and killed almost my entire family. I can't just sit still and hope answers just magically appear. That's why I must go."
Mikoto whipped her tears away with her right hand and nodded. "That's fine, I'll let you go Sasuke, but please…" She sobbed and flung her arms around her son. "Promise me you'll take care of yourself."
Sasuke rubbed soothing circles on his mother's back. "I will, I promise."
"Then, we should leave now, Sasuke. It's already eight and it'll take at least 20 minutes to get to the airport by car." Naruto informed.
Sasuke nodded while he and his mother broke apart.
"Let me call your father. He should be off duty by now." She offered. "His police work shouldn't have been too tough today anyway, so I'm sure he will be able to give you both a ride."
"Thanks Mikoto." Naruto thanked. Mikoto shot him a genuine smile before exiting the room. Naruto watched curiously as Sasuke dropped his backpack on the bed and walked toward him.
Wrapping his arms around the blonde, he took in his sent and gave him butterfly kisses on the crook of his neck. "Hmm, I love you dobe," he mumbled sweetly.
Naruto giggled and embraced the raven as well. "I do too bastard. Mmm, today's going to be a long day isn't it?" he sighed.
"Who knows? It might not be so bad," he told him, while resting his chin on his shoulder. ***
Beep-beep-beeeeep!
"Must you be so loud old man!?" Sasuke argued, while dumping his bags in the back of the police car.
"Che, being loud is a part of my job Sasuke. That's why we've got these sirens up here." Fugaku stated, while tapping the roof of his car with the palm of his hand. "Son, when you arrive in Mexico, say hello to Jiraiya for me."
"Are you talking about my godfather?" Naruto interrupted, after shutting the trunk with a loud slam.
"That's him. You know, maybe I should come along too. It'd be fun!" He said, cheerfully.
"But you're not even packed Mr. Uchiha and what about Mikoto?" Naruto asked, walking up behind Sasuke.
"Good point. Sasuke go get your mother. We don't have to worry about packing. We own an extra house over there still full with our belongings." He said, convinced. ***
"Your father said what!?" Mikoto asked, after Sasuke told her what happened. She turned off the water faucet and dried up the last dish.
"Well, you should go, at least to visit were you once lived. Don't you miss it?" Sasuke insisted.
"Well, my home does bring back a lot of memories." She held a thoughtful expression before sighing. "Alright, fine. Let me get my purse and I'll be right out." Mikoto put the last dish away and headed toward the stairs. Now I don't have to say goodbye to my baby so soon, she thought happily.
Sasuke turned on his heel and made his way out to tell the rest. ***
"Okay, is everybody comfortable!?" Fugaku asked, ready to hit the road.
"Actually, I feel a little uncomfortable sitting on the back of a police car." Naruto confessed.
"I'm back here too idiot, but it's not like we did anything wrong." Sasuke pointed out.
Fugaku laughed and started the car, pulling out of the drive way. "Well, let's just say you did do something wrong. Why would you find yourselves in the back of a police car?" he asked, curiously.
Naruto blinked a few times before thinking about it. "Uhhhh, I'm not sure. Good question sir." Naruto replied, unable to come up with an answer.
"What about you, Sasuke?" Fugaku asked, looking at Sasuke through the review mirror before setting his sight back on the road.
The raven shrugged.
"Aw, you're no fun Sasuke. Come on, tell us!" Naruto insisted, nudging Sasuke on the shoulder.
The raven rolled his eyes in annoyance. "Leave me alone dobe."
Naruto didn't listen though and grinned mischievously. "Come on, tell us!" he pushed. He knew Sasuke knew, but didn't want to tell them.
"No." He said, ignoring him by looking out the window.
"I'll tickle you." Naruto threatened.
"Don't- you-dare," Sasuke warned, still trying to ignore him. He instantly flinched away when he felt a hand lightly touch his waist.
"Guess who's ticklish!" Naruto sang, before jumping on him for a tickle fight.
Yes, Naruto has finally found his weak spot. "Okay, Naruto, don't!"
Naruto let out a cheeky smile. "Okay, tell me."
"No, I won't."
"Tell me or I'll tickle you again." Naruto ordered.
"You better not- No! Naruto quit it!"
"Come on, I'm curious!" Naruto persisted.
Sasuke groaned. "I think your curiosity is unhealthy."
"Come on, what is it?"
"For sexually molesting you, that's what," Sasuke mused.
"Alright children," Mikoto giggled, ignoring her son's glare. He was not a child. "We have 15 more minutes until we arrive at the airport." She informed.
"You guys want to play 'I spy'?" Fugaku asked, excitedly.
"Yes/No," both replied at the same time.
"That's three against one, huh Mrs. Uchiha!?" Naruto said happily. Mikoto nodded. "Let's play! I'll go first! Sasuke, I spy with my little eye…"
This is going to be the longest 20 minutes of my life, Sasuke thought to himself.
"Oh- Hold on a second you two, I've got a phone call. Hello?" Fugaku said, answering his cell.
"Hey Sasuke, when we get to Mexico I want see the ocean together. They say it's very beautiful when the sun sets. I moved away from Mexico after my mother died but my godfather told me it was my mom's favorite, most romantic, place to be when her and my dad took long walks on the beach. She said it was very beautiful, so I want to see it for myself… with you." Naruto whispered, snuggling into Sasuke's arms.
"We sure will, I promise." Sasuke replied, lifting Naruto's chin and leaning down to give him a soft kiss on the lips.
"….I'll be sure to tell him. I heard about what happened this morning, Gaara. I understand you were only worried about Naruto. …It's alright, I'll tell him though. …Right, we'll keep in touch… yes, yes. We'll take good care him. Bye." Fugaku hung up and let out a whoosh of air.
They all watched as Fugaku put away his cell phone and gripped the steering wheel.
"Is something wrong dear?" Mikoto asked, worriedly.
"I'm afraid I've got some bad news," he announced in a tired voice.
"W-What is it, sir?" Naruto asked, a bit hesitant.
"Gaara called. He won't be meeting with you at the airport. He's staying in Konoha. He's… he's going to rescue your father."
TBC
A/N: OoOo, cliffy, *grins* isn't that great? I came up with it all in two days and it took me a while to update. I'm sorry for that. I really am. Anyway, like you don't know what's going to happen next, I don't know either! So, I am extremely excited to find out and see what I come up with next. Please give me your support.
Also, this should be interesting. Both Sasuke and Naruto are going to Mexico! Okay, until next time. Tell me what you think. Oh! And let me know if I have any grammar errors or if anything seems confusing, please.