Chapter 6: 'The Talk'
A/N: Thank you guys for 20 follows and over 1k views! It really means a lot and I know I always write a thank you before a chapter but that's because I really am thankful. This chapter is sadly shorter than I usually write and these chapters will maybe/maybe not stay this length because my week is chaotic. Friday-Sunday I think, I won't be able to write a new chapter(s). School is so busy and I have a ton of homework and my work schedule is packed. I promise this story will build up soon and it won't be going too slow. Thanks again everyone!
Naruto shut the bathroom door behind him and slowly slid his back down it till he was sitting against it on the floor. He took a deep sigh and tried push away all the memories of what happened earlier. After a few moments of clearing his mind, Naruto got up and grabbed a towel from under the bathroom sink. He threw the orange towel onto the bathroom counter top and began undressing. He was happy to be able to take Sakura's obnoxiously sparkly pink top off too.
Naruto turned on the shower and tested the water a couple times with his fingers before fully getting in. He stood there letting the warm water spray over his tan skin. Naruto grabbed a bottle of shampoo and began applying it to his spiky blonde locks of hair. He let the shampoo sit and began to wash off the rest of his body. He scrubbed mostly at his chest, making sure the smell of the alcohol spilled on him was gone for sure. Naruto began to wash out the soap and make sure his necklace was still around his neck.
Minutes later Naruto stepped out and shook his hair out like a dog before he dried himself off with the orange towel and left the bathroom with his and Sakura's shirt in hand. He walked to his bedroom and searched for a pair of shorts and boxers. He grabbed a gray shirt and began to change.
Tsunade was still downstairs sipping her tea momentarily and looking outside the window as cars passed the house. Not before long, she heard footsteps coming down from the staircase and a freshly showered and dressed Naruto sat down across from her at the table.
"Do you want any tea? I made some not too long before you showed up. It's still on the stove." Tsunade nodded towards Naruto.
"No thanks." Naruto placed his hands on the table and soon laid his head upon them.
Tsunade was expecting a half-witted insult from the blonde but was surprised when Naruto didn't utter one.
"So what happened tonight, kid?"
"I was hanging out with my friends at the library." Naruto lied.
"Bull shit. I could smell the alcohol as soon as you walked in and it's late, there's no library open, idiot." Tsunade chuckled.
Naruto waved a dismissive hand at her and kept his position at the table.
"Naruto, just tell me."
"What's there to tell, grandma." Naruto mumbled.
Tsunade gave a slight smirk from the insult but knew she could get through to Naruto.
Tsunade decided to give him her signature glare to get answers from Naruto.
Naruto tried to glare back but gave up and sat up straight in the chair.
"Well, there's this new kid in school and I told him to go to this party tonight and he did but before that Sakura told me that we would kiss and I said that she was wrong and then we got to the party..."
Tsunade nodded as she listened to the story and Naruto's slight blabbering about insignificant details.
"Then me and the new kid went outside. I tripped, fell on top of him and h-he um kissed me, I guess." Naruto tried to say the last part as quickly as possible.
Tsunade gave an amused snort at the blonde's story and looked straight at him.
"Do you like him?"
"Hell no! I just met the kid and I'm no-" Naruto stood up straight away and his face felt hot.
"Whatever. So what are you going to do now?"
Naruto sat back down quietly and rested his hands on the table.
"I don't know. What do I say to him?"
"Tell him you just don't like him that way. Plain and simple." Tsunade stated.
"What if he gets mad and- and.." Naruto began trailing off and his voice beginning to get shaky.
Tsunade gave him a concerned face and held onto his hands.
Sasuke's phone beeped waking him up to a text message from Itachi.
'Food's here.' Was all it read.
Sasuke threw the pillow on the other side of him and began to make his way to the kitchen.
Chinese boxes lined the island counter top, the boxes open with steam and the delicious smell of pork, soy sauce and orange chicken.
Sasuke grabbed a box of rice, an eggroll and miso soup that was in a plastic bowl.
Him and his brother sat down at the table and began eating their food with their chopsticks.
"So what are you going to do now?" Itachi asked as he picked up a few noodles with his chopsticks.
"Just hope he doesn't hate me, ignore me or stay away from me."
"Well, you did just randomly kiss the guy. He's probably not even into guys, Sasuke."
Sasuke nodded silently, knowing that fact.
The two finished eating in silence before cleaning up the food and going to their separate bedrooms.
Sasuke got changed into dark pajama pants and a black t-shirt. He shut off his bedroom lights but kept on the lamp near his bed. He watched a movie before drifting off to sleep.
Naruto was helping Tsunade clean up the tea in the kitchen and making himself and Tsunade some past midnight snacks.
Soon the front door was opened and closed with a slam as a long red haired woman and a blonde man made their way to the kitchen to where Naruto and Tsunade were.
"So how was Jiraiya's?" Naruto chuckled.
"That man. I swear." Kushina sighed tiredly.
"Now we both know everything about his books." Minato gave a tired smile to his wife.
"But enough about us. How are you, Tsunade?" Kushina gave the light blonde a smile.
"I'm doing fine. Just Naruto and I bonding." Tsunade elbowed her nephew.
"I'm glad you two got some time to talk. We never get to see you a lot anymore. Your doctor's schedule seems to be hectic." Minato commented.
"Yeah. I wish I could see you guys more often. Especially this little runt." Tsunade ruffled Naruto's blonde hair.
Naruto gave her a snort and an eye roll as he continued making food and listening to Tsunade and his parents talk.
"Naruto, how was tonight?"
"It was fine, dad." Naruto gave him a fake grin.
Minato nodded and continued snacking on the bread Naruto made for everyone.
"Well, I'm off to bed. Good night." Naruto called out as he walked upstairs to his bedroom.
The others downstairs said goodnight to him and continued talking and eating.
Naruto flung himself onto his bed and got in between the covers of his bed. Naruto was physically and mentally tired from today's events so falling asleep for him was easy and peaceful.