Self ranting~Shiiiittt. *Smashes head against wall*
*Chuckles darkly and insanely, blood running down from the wound on her forehead*
I hate whoever invented writers block. I swear, one day, some prick decided to fuck with our heads and made it up. Groawr!
...*sigh frustratedly*...anyways.~End self ranting, looking up at readers through tired eyes. Tries to smile.
*curses as blood gets in her eye. She blinks furiously and runs into the wall*
So, I'm sorry for the delay guys. As you might be able to tell, though, I am writer's block's bitch at the moment and am getting throughly bitch-slapped by it. Dammit.
Anywoot, glad you guys are still with me!*Grins and gives you a thumbs up*
*~eyes are closed, and she grins at the wall, giving it a thumbs up~*
Naru: *whispers to Sasu* What on earth is she doing?
Sasu: *to Naru* Her eyes have been closed since blood got in her eyes. She thinks it them.
Naru: Shouldn't we...?
Sasu: Nah. More fun this way. *Chuckles evilly*
Naru: *sweat drop*
Warning: Fluff, drinking, angst, and humor.
Enjoy!
'Soulmate' by Natasha Bedingfield. Both lyrics and song, but you gotta think about it^^
As they entered the loud resturant and bar, Naruto fretted, glancing around nervously. He looked up at the man by his side, whispering, "Are you sure it's alright for us to be here? We're underage."
The other waved him away, and watched the nineteen year old seated at the counter. He walked over and tapped him on the shoulder. Sasuke turned, glaring, but dropped it immediately. He smiled softly at the smaller teen and glanced at Kakashi, raising a thin charcoal brow. The silver nodded, smirking. The raven returned it slyly. Naruto was relaxing now that his friend was here, and smiled, still a little uneasy.
He could smell that stale beer and the old fry grease everywhere, mingled with floral spray, and his nose wrinkled. Sasuke smiled sympathetically, knowing it took time to get used to the bar's scents.
The bartender exchanged a few quiet, discreet words with the silver, and looked at Naruto, angrily. Sasuke flicked his gaze over to him, eyes clearly communicating something deep and meaningful.
You pull something, and I'll beat you so hard the morgue will give up on identifying you.
The man's eyes widened and he nodded quickly, turning back to Kakashi, who was giving him pretty much the same message, albeit a little more subtly.
Narutolooked up just in time to catch the end glance between the teacher and his best friend. His golden eyebrows raised, but the raven began to lead him towards the back. Walking beside him, having released the others arm to do so, Naruto wondered what was behind the low wall that blocked the table from view. Sasuke smiled secretly and kept going.
As they rounded the corner, the blonde grinned, both relieved and happy. Neji, Gaara, Shikamaru, Kiba, and Sakura were sitting at the table. Kiba and the pinkette were arguing about something and Gaara was glancing at the brunette beside him often. Neji, for his own part, was obviously trying not to do the same, keeping a trained stare on the condensation trailing it's way down the side of his cup.
"I swear to God, Kiba! Don't lick me!"
Kiba grinned and stuck his tongue.
"Hi guys!" Naruto laughed. Sakura stopped mid swing and whirled in her seat, nearly smacking her still curled fist into Kakashi's stomach. He man-squealed and leaped back. Naruto chuckled and Sasuke hid a smile. He scowled at all three of them.
As the group at the table made room, Neji was forced to scoot closer to the redhead beside him, and their feet brushed each others, making them both lightly blush. It was a slight smattering of red flecks, but looked so out of place against their pale skin that Sakura and Kakashi couldn't help but notice. Sasuke just glanced at them knowingly.
"Hey Sasuke?" The raven looked down at the huge blue eyes right beneath his head.
"Hn? What is it dobe?"
A flash of irritation was dismissed and Naruto cocked his head, whispering, "What is this about?"
A small hope was niggling at the back of his mind.
Sakura heard him and slammed her palm on the table, grinning like a fool, "Why Naruto! It's just a get-together of pals! A happy event where everyone can talk about happy things...like rainbows and butterflies. And unicorns."
"Yeah! Go unicorns!" Everyone turned to look at Kiba. He pumped his fists in the air.
"Retard," Sakura mumbled, scooting further away like she might catch his Stupid Disease.
"Hn," Neji and Gaara said as one, glancing to the other and looking away again.
Kakashi smirked, as the blonde beside him just sighed and rubbed her temple.
Sweat dropping, Sasuke looked away, and muttered, "...Anyways...yeah. Happy." Naruto giggled.
Kakashi stifled a chuckle.
"Yeah...just a gathering of friends. Why?" Sasuke asked after a moment.
The small hope died, and Naruto smiled to hide it. Sasuke frowned but said nothing, seeing it. He sighed, waving to a waitress, who reluctantly came over, practically dragging her heeled feet ten step behind her. She plastered on a smile and looked at Sakura, asking with a strained voice, "Yes Ma'am? What may I get for you?"
Sasuke scowled and cleared his throat, saying rather loudly, "I'll have the roast chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy. A side-order of peas. Iced tea. Lemon. Unsweetened." The girl nodded, writing it down, and turned away slowly, but Sasuke grabbed her apron.
She stiffened.
"Excuse you. This direction."
She turned and glared at him, then glanced at the blonde beside him who hadn't realized what was going on, talking animatedly to Neji. The pale boy pointed to the waitress, and nodded in her direction. The smaller teen halted mid sentence and cocked his head, turning to look at her. He blinked, then smiled sweetly.
"Hello."
Her eyes hardened, but Naruto seemed to be oblivious, "Can I please have the grilled cheese sandwich with tomato soup and a baked potato?" His big blue eyes twinkled marvolously.
She nodded, but didn't write anything down.
Sasuke growled.
"Did you get all that?" His voice really translated as, 'Fucking-write-his-order-down,-you-bitch-faced-hag!'
She glared at him harder and practically carved the order into her tablet, turning, stiffnecked, to Neji, who also stared holes into her. He ordered some tacos and salad, then began to listen attentively (on the inside) to the blonde again, nodding occasionally.
Once she was done with the table, she immediately turned and stalked off to the kitchen, slamming the paper down for the cook to read and storming off to wash her hands. She even shouted to the manager where she was headed. Loudly. Sasuke glowered at her, wishing Satan could come from his eyes and eat her. He really regretted not having that ability. Truly he did.
Damn.
Mourning his chance lost, and cursing fate for his devil-less eyes -though that would be argued by some of his victims- the raven turned back to the group. Sakura looked like she was mourning for the same reason, and was still glaring at the direction the girl had gone in. He smirked, nodding at her when she met his eyes, her own fierce with fury.
Her mind zaps with his in an epic moment!
"Want to go after her? We don't need Satan!" She gives him a thumbs up.
Considering, Sasuke reluctantly shakes his head, "Nah. We can't Naruto would get upset. Besides, I want the food."
She sighs, and nods sadly, giving it up.
Mind zappage over.~
As the cook calls something out, the barkeep calls back and shouts to our table.
"Hey. Food's ready. Misa left already. Come get it."
Sasuke got up moodily and went over to the kitchen, ignoring the yells from the manager and going insdie. Loud crashes came from inside, and Naruto and the other's watched with interest. A few moments later, he dragged a furious Misa-the waitress-from the doors, and placed her in front of the food sitting on the counter.
Leaning in to mutter something, whatever he said made her pale and her eyes bulge. She hastily nodded and he smirked thinly, pointing at thier table, holding up his five left fingers, and saying something more. He then turned and walked back. In several minutes, the girl walked over, arms full of food, and set down the dishes on the surface of thier table. She then bowed and apologized for the lie nervously, backing up before running back into the kitchen.
"So. Didn't you say somthing about Unicorns?" Kiba asked suddenly, a string of cheese from his nachos hanging from his lips. He grinned at the awkward silence.
"Aren't they great? I love their horns! Also, they're so white and sparkly!" His wrist totally flipped. Sasuke looked over and stared at him.
Sakura nearly choked up her soda through her nose, and Neji had face-palmed. Gaara just stared at him like he'd grown a third foot on his head, and Tsunade applauded him, too drunk on sake to care that one of her students had just said the gayest thing ever heard by the ears of mankind. Kakashi just snorted and chuckled, taking another bite of his sushi. (I lied. It was fried catfish. Close enough.)
"Kiba."
"Also, I love it when they whinny all like 'Nehehehehehe!'"
Sasuke sunk lower in the booth, pulling Naruto down too, in a 'we-don't-know-him' way. He sighed, and thought about asking for the check right now.
"Kiba."
"I mean, how could you not love them? Unicorns are fuckin' awsome!"
"Kiba!"
"They have such beautiful manes and they always look so cool when they run around!"
"KIBA!"
The Inuzuka finally looked up. Sakura was staring at him, drink prepared should she fail to recieve his ultimate attention. The straw was still in it, probably meant for his eyes or something.
"Hn, Sakura? Don't you love them too?" He grinned widely at her, and got splashed in the face.
Sputtering, he looked up at her, scandalized.
"The fuck, Haruno?" he was getting mad now, and she swelled up to her full size to discourage these rebellious thoughts of his. He quieted, and she sighed.
"You're annoying."
He blinked, "Oh."
Like it was the most normal thing in the world to pour soda all over an annoying person.
Everyone burst out laughing.
Sasuke POV
As we walked around town, Kiba was still pestering Sakura and Naruto was giggling and dancing around happily. I allowed myself to crack a smile at that. I wished I could always have him smile like that. It was so full of...Naruto-ness.
Shut up.
He suddenly looked at me and grinned. I just barely stopped the blush from heating up my neck and face, limiting it to me ears. I loved it when he looked at me like that. It sent warmth and fuzziness to places I thought would be cold and stone-hard forever. Prancing-yes, he prances...it's a manly prance-over to me, he grabbed my arm, swinging me around. I grunted and mock-scowled.
"Dobe!"
I grabbed him and began to tickle, loving the wonderfully bright, sunshiny laugh it made him make.
Days like this are great.
That's what I thought as the people around us chuckled. Sakura came over and smacked us both upside the head, reprimanding us for acting so insane next to her. Tsunade had stopped awhile ago and struck up a conversation with a bush, whispering to the squirrel in the tree beside it from time to time. Kakashi was sitting on a bench a little ways off, reading his book.
Gaara had stuck close to the stoic Hyuuga, and Neji didn't seem to mind in the least. But he wouldn't, would he? I guess gay guys really do have one hellova Gay-dar, because whenever I saw them now, a little perv voice in my mind always squeals.
So, as the sun was going down, I said good-bye to everyone, making eye-contact with the pinkette. She pulled Kiba away and waved to Neji and Gaara. The two of them looked over to us, smirking.
Yes, so what. They'd guessed. Hmpf. Prooves my theory on gay-dars, so whatever.
I rolled my dark eyes and began to glare at them, making both chuckle and turn away. Naruto looked at this silent exchange in confusion. He shrugged. I did too, looking down at him, smiling.
He grinned and we began to walk off, my hands in my pockets and his spread open wide, as he wandered zig-zag in front of me. I fingered the carnival tickets in my pocket and grinned secretly, walking faster towards the turn-off to the open beach downtown. Naruto kept up, ad we talked about random things.
"Hey Teme?"
"Hn?"
"Where do you think muffins came from?"
"Why do you think I would know that?"
"I dunno. I just wonder, is all."
I sighed dramatically, but slyly smiled, happy to be spending time together like this.
"Maybe a biscuit blew up by accident and they said it was muffed up."
"Muffed up?"
"Then they decided to re-create it and called it the Muff-in."
Silence. I looked over, and see a serious look on my dobe's face, as he bites his lip.
Oh dear lord in heaven, he thinks I mean it.
I started to laugh, and couldn't help increasing my volume steadily, as he turned to look at me incredulously. I finally stopped, and shook my shaggy black hair, sighing contentedly.
Still staring at me, Naruto shrugged and kept going, twirling around in a circle, as he wonders aloud, "I wish I knew for sure."
"Baka," I whispered, to conceal to look of uninhibited love on my face.
We were walking down the road still, and I finally found the sign pointing the way to the beach carnival. It happened three times year and was often rained out. But today was guaranteed to be a good weather day, and had been. I asked him to close his eyes, and picked him up bridal style so he wouldn't walk into anything like the dobe he could be. He pouted as I voice my concerns, and gave in.
I get to hold him.
As I carried him there, he began to comment.
"I smell popcorn. Oh, and hotdogs!"
"You just ate, dobe. It must be your imagination," I covered.
"What's all that noise?" I could also hear hear the carnival noises in the background, the squeals of children and laughter.
"I smell saltwater. Are we going to the beach?"
"No, Naruto. Only past it," I smirked. He looked adorable when he pouted.
"Aw! Can't we stop there for awhile? Please?" he wheedled, and I sighed, pretending to finally give in, a grin breaking over my face.
"Fine. But only for a bit."
"Thanks teme! Best friend ever!"
My heart sinks, but I yank it back up and keep it afloat, making myself focus on the small blonde teen in my arms. He has red, flushed cheeks, and he's curled up into my chest, grinning in anticipation.
I want so badly to kiss him. But I can't.
Not yet...
Okay. So what do you guys think today is for them? What is special?
I know this Is a mini cliffhanger, but I want the next one to be special. Besides, I think this one should be by itself. And you can't do anything about it! Mwahahahahahaha!
Don't hurt me...
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