Author's Notes: As a promise to xemorockprincessx, I wrote this next story. She wanted one with a OOC!Sasuke. I hope I delivered. Oh, and I dunno if you could really tell is Sasuke's eyes could dilate, so lets just pretend, k?


Drabble #15
Out of Character

In retrospect, maybe it wasn't such a great idea. Hell, retrospect was screaming it was the stupidest idea the blonde had ever had. And, maybe it was right. All he wanted to accomplish was to get his best friend to loosen up a little bit. Maybe, if a miracle allowed such a thing, to make him laugh. Hell, Naruto would have settled for a chuckle.

But, perhaps, in retrospect, force-feeding Sasuke Uchiha a three-foot pixie stick wasn't such a great idea.

Maybe he should have listened to Sakura's grating voice telling him Sasuke never ate sugary things. She even went so far as to say there was a logical reason; like he can't handle the rush sugar gives him. But, Naruto really wasn't listening. Maybe he should have. Maybe, for once, he should have taken what the pink-haired ninja said to heart. Because, for once, she was absolutely right.

He knew he did wrong once he watched the onyx eyes twitch slightly. And, noticing the way the sunlight shined in them, he watched them dilate. Naruto crawled off of Sasuke, previously he was holding him down so the force-feeding went a little easier, and noticed that the Uchiha didn't try to kill him immediately. Actually, Sasuke looked high.

Maybe Sakura was right in saying Sasuke couldn't handle the sugar.

When Sasuke finally sat up, his eyes still glassy and half-lidded, Naruto knew that the 'maybe' was gone; it was a 'definitely' now. Because, a miracle had allowed it, Sasuke looked at Sakura, pointed at her hair, and started to laugh.

"You…look like…a…cherry blossom!" He choked out between laughs.

Sakura's face drew into a tight frown as she glared at Naruto. "See what you did?"

"I, uh…erm, will he be okay, Sakura-chan?" Naruto hadn't added the 'chan' to her name in quite a while, only when he screwed up. So, upon hearing it, she knew he realized what he'd done wrong. And, for now, that would be part of his punishment. The rest of it, however…

"He's all yours, Naruto. You did this, so now you can take care of him. Have fun!" With each word she emphasized, she poked Naruto in the chest. Satisfied she got her word across, she smirked and walked away; knowing Naruto was in for hell on earth.

Naruto forced Sasuke to stand up, noticing how his eyes were quickly darting back and forth, as if looking for something important. Then, as is eyes focused on Naruto, he smiled brightly before running a hand through the blonde hair.

"You would make a pretty girl, Naruto." His hand slid from Naruto's blonde locks to the whisker-marked cheeks.

Naruto blushed and pushed his hands away. "Sasuke, you're on a sugar high and we need to get you home."

"But, you're so pretty, Naruto." The blush deepened as Sasuke just smiled. Somehow, Sasuke's smiling made him look more evil then the curse mark could ever have.

"Thanks, I think." Naruto mumbled as he pulled Sasuke toward the Uchiha district.

The walk to Sasuke's home would have been eventless, had it not been "every Konaha ninja appear in front of Naruto" day.

First he saw Iruka, which should have been a piece of cake to get around, had he not had a keen interest in why Sasuke kept stroking Naruto's hair and smiling at him.

Then, of course, Ino took this moment to rush her and her two team mates over to see the 'oh-so-wonderful' Sasuke. But, when Sasuke started to laugh at her (something about how her outfit made her look anorexic); Shikamaru did an amazing job of trying not to laugh and dragging Ino away at the same time. He succeeded in the second part, not so much in the first part.

It was upon hearing all about it from Sakura and Iruka that Kakashi just had to see what an Uchiha on a sugar-high looked like. This, of course, turned into a total disaster when Sasuke attempted to wrestle Kakashi in an attempt to remove the much hated mask. What was sad was that Sasuke almost succeeded. Naruto, however, was too stunned to say or do anything helpful. He settled for just gaping.

When he got Sasuke home, finally, his body collapsed beside Sasuke on his couch. Dealing with the events of today had rendered him exhausted. Utterly exhausted. How long could a sugar-high last, anyway?

Sasuke turned his head lazily to gaze at Naruto, bringing a hand up and stroking his hair again. Naruto, being utterly exhausted, just let him do it. They were alone now and as long as the damn hand didn't leave his hair, he could deal with it being there. Besides, the light scratching and warm fingers felt kind of…good.

The stroking and light scratching lasted for a while, lulling Naruto in a dream-like state where ramen was plentiful and Sasuke wasn't high, until the stroking and scratching stopped. The hand was still there, it was just very still. Naruto turned his head to see Sasuke sound asleep, his mouth slightly open.

Naruto smirked, liking the way Sasuke looked almost peaceful and innocent like that. As if all the hell he'd been through hadn't happened. He felt Sasuke's hand drop, brushing against his shoulder and arm as it went. Finally, a quiet moment. He didn't think he'd ever be begging for quiet around Sasuke. Reaching his hand up in a similar manner to Sasuke's, he copied Sasuke's movement to Sasuke's hair, feeling how soft and light it actually was. The Uchiha nuzzled into his hand and curled up against Naruto's side, laying his head on the blonde's shoulder.

Naruto took a deep breath, smelling the distinct scent of Sasuke before allowing himself to drift off.

In retrospect, the sugar high wasn't so bad. Especially since the crash at the end was so damn comfortable.


Wow, one without a Sasuke/Naruto kiss? Guess we should call CNN again! More coming soon, I promise!