So I almost forgot about this chapter and wanted to go right onto the surgery chapter, but I had promised you guys a date, hadn't I? So here it is, completely OOC and incredibly fluffy, so I hope you will like it! Enjoy!

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It had caused him a lot of begging and sucking up to the medical staff, but in the end Sasuke was allowed to go through with his date. He deliberately hadn't asked Tsunade, because she surely wouldn't agree, but she wasn't here in the evenings, so that wouldn't be a problem. It had been Sakura who had made it hard on him. Demanding to know everything Sasuke had planned and if he wouldn't tell her, she would not let him take Naruto out of his room. Stupid pink haired girl that was too obsessed with romance. Sasuke wasn't very comfortable with being all romantic and sweet and now he actually had to share these moments?

Grumbling under his breath, still thoroughly annoyed with Sakura, who happened to be happily trailing along, Sasuke pushed the wheelchair to Naruto's room. He had done his best to keep the blonde in the dark. He even faked leaving a few hours back, just so this would be a complete surprise. So he hoped this would work. And of course he hoped even more that Naruto would actually enjoy what Sasuke had planned. It wasn't much, in his opinion, Sakura didn't agree, but he had done his best.

Hissing at Sakura to shut up, Sasuke pushed open the door, trying to go in as quiet as possible. He knew chances were big that Naruto was sleeping and he was right. His little bald boyfriend was snoring softly, head titled to the right and eye lids moving slightly as Naruto was falling into a deeper sleep. He looked so peaceful at times like these that it was hard to believe Naruto even was sick. Although Sasuke did miss the bright blonde hair. He kind of loved the rough feeling of it whenever he touched it.

Rolling the wheelchair to the edge of the bed, Sasuke walked up to him and started giving him soft kisses on his cheek and chin and neck, pretty much every bit of skin he could get his hands on. Then he had to hiss at Sakura again, because she couldn't stop from sighing lovingly at the sight. Why was that damn woman even here?

It took a while for Naruto actually to wake up, but it wasn't rough. Slowly he opened his blue eyes and looked at the source of all the soft touches. A sleepy smile formed on his lips when he noticed it was Sasuke, rubbing his eyes to get a better look. 'Hey,' he said, his voice sounding a little rough. 'How come you're here?'

Good question of course, but Sasuke wasn't about to answer that one, at least not directly. 'Just wanted to hang out with you a little more,' he said softly, his thumb slowly stroking over Naruto's cheek. 'I got permission to go downstairs with you, so would you like to go on a date with me?' So tacky, but he knew Naruto would love being asked out and he was right, again.

A big goofy smile was now plastered on Naruto's plump lips, blue eyes shining in the soft light from the many machines around them. 'You know you don't need to ask,' he responded and then started sitting up. He then noticed Sakura and raised an eyebrow. 'Why's she here?' Good question…

'Just ignore her,' Sasuke said a little annoyed and then leaned back, reaching for the wheelchair. 'I'm going to lift you in the chair, but you need to hold onto the drip-things.' He pointed at the liquid Naruto was getting through a tube in his arm. It was just water to keep the blonde hydrated, but it still looked a little freaky. Carefully he brought one arm under Naruto's back and the other under the back of his knees, lifting him up gradually and then slowly putting him down in the wheelchair. Naruto had kept perfectly still, only holding onto his water bag and then they were good to go.

'So what are we doing?' Naruto asked excitedly, but Sasuke just smirked in reply, starting to push him out of the room, into the well-lit hallway. Naruto had to blink his eyes to even adjust to the light and didn't even notice they had arrived at the elevators already.

Sasuke glared behind him at Sakura, who was still following them. He kept up the glare as he pushed Naruto into the elevator, picked the button for the right floor and even when the doors closed. At least it made her stay there and not come with them. How stupid would it be to have a third party joining them on their supposedly romantic date? Sasuke still wasn't confident it was that great. But he had done his best and had worked with the things he was allowed to use.

Blue eyes focused on the number of floors the elevator went down. He tried to remember what each floor had, but came up blank for most. Not that they stopped there though. How far down were they going? And then the lift stopped and Naruto's eyes widened. This floor he did know. Deciding to not say a thing, Naruto let himself be pushed outside, eyes going wide when he noticed the many flickering lights on the floor.

'I was only allowed to place candles here,' Sasuke whispered, having leaned down right beside Naruto's ear. 'I wish I could've used more, but they were afraid of the fire hazard it would be.' And Sasuke continued on pushing, a grim look on his face as he noticed just how little of candles he really had. At least the lights were turned off, so that they showed off the little bit of light they possessed, but you could barely see the outline of a path Sasuke had intended to make. Just two rows of ten candles and that was it. Looked more like a runway for planes.

While Sasuke was cursing his efforts, Naruto's eyes were glistening, staring at the candles in awe. It was so beautiful! Leading the way towards something that should be just as special! No one had ever done something like this for him before!

And then the path ended, but Sasuke kept on moving forward and as Naruto could barely make out the outline of a door, a light flickered on. Not the big white lights a hospital normally had, but something far softer and smaller. Surprised Naruto looked forward again and noticed they were in a very empty cafeteria. Only one table was set, right in the middle.

It wasn't much, just a round table with a red and white chequered table cloth. A small vase with a single red rose in it and a carton box, contains unknown. But even if it wasn't much, Naruto had never felt so special. With a soft smile he looked up at Sasuke, wondering how he had ever deserved to have such a loving man in his life.

Noticing he was being looked at, Sasuke glanced down and seeing the smile, he couldn't help but smile back. He didn't say anything, just pushed Naruto forward until they had reached the table, but his heart did flutter. He had done a good job and that was all that mattered.

Sasuke pushed Naruto right to the edge of the table and then sat across from him in one of those uncomfortable hospital chairs, but right now he didn't care. Grabbing the carton box, he started opening it, giving no clue on what was inside. 'A first date usually happens a lot earlier in a relationship, but since we do nothing the way it should go, our first date won't be normal either,' he started speaking, slowly lifting a bowl out of the carton box. 'So our first date is in a hospital cafeteria, which is known for not having the best food. You are dressed in something I truly hope will not be some kind of a fashion statement. And I have only gotten food for you.' As he finished speaking, he tore of the lit on the bowl and pushed it towards Naruto, shooting him a smirk.

It was then that Naruto could smell the food and his eyes widened. 'Oh my god, you did not get me Ichiraku's!' he said surprised and then quickly started eating the ramen he held so dear. 'I can't believe you remembered,' he said with a mouth full and Sasuke wrinkled his nose in disgust. His blonde did need some manners.

They just stayed silent now, Naruto enjoying his ramen and Sasuke enjoying the view of a happy Naruto. There was nothing more Sasuke had planned, so he hoped this would be sufficient. That this would be enough to spend some time together. In the back of his mind he still realised this could be their last day together like this, but he shouldn't think of that now. He should embrace this moment and never let it go. This was special.

Burping rather loudly Naruto announced he was finished and pushed the bowl away, rubbing over his full stomach. 'You seriously are the best boyfriend I have ever had,' he said happily, closing his eyes and leaning back in the wheelchair. This really was an amazing date already.

Sasuke smiled again, glancing down at the table and feeling his heart flutter yet again. 'I'm glad you enjoyed it,' he said softly. 'This was kind of everything I had planned. But we can still stay here until midnight, so we have about thirty minutes left. I promised Sakura you would be in bed in time again.' And Naruto did look tired, so he shouldn't stay up too long anymore anyway, even if Sasuke knew Naruto didn't want to sleep yet.

Naruto just huffed in annoyance and then just shrugged, not wanting to stand still at this point for too long. 'So how come I get this special treatment today?' he asked curiously, quirking an eyebrow up in question.

'Because we needed to celebrate the fact that we will be seeing each other a lot more when you come out of your surgery. We can't do that after you get out. You'll be way too busy moving into my place then,' Sasuke responded, his heart clenching at the thought. It was a lie and they both knew that, but it didn't matter. It was this thought that made them happy. A future to look forward to, together.

A pout formed on Naruto's lips as he shot Sasuke a sad look. 'So we can't even have a party after I move in?' he asked, making his eyes look bigger by opening them wide and giving him an extra cute look.

Sasuke chuckled lightly and got out of his chair, moving over to Naruto and leaning forward to reach his blonde. 'You can have all the parties you want,' he whispers. 'As long as they are all with me.' And with that said he softly kisses Naruto, cupping his cheek and tilting his head a bit to the side. He could feel Naruto softly sighing into the kiss, melting against his lips as he slowly started to respond. The thought of maybe never kissing Naruto again was painful, so he would enjoy it as best as he could now.

Pulling back he looked into Naruto's half lidded eyes, seeing nothing but content there. 'Can't believe you would kiss on the first date,' he said teasingly. 'You do know that this is all a guy is after, right?'

Naruto chuckled softly and then slowly looked up into Sasuke's deep and dark eyes, almost disappearing in the dim light. Not responding to what Sasuke said, Naruto said the one thing he really wanted to. 'I love you.'

Sasuke was taken aback by that and just stared at Naruto for a moment. But then leaned forward again and just before he was going to kiss the blonde, he whispered. 'I love you too.' And with that their date ended, spending their last minutes with lips locked and hearts beating in unison.

Characters © Masashi Kishimoto

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