Hey students! I'm going to try and get my chapters out sooner, but with the lack of reviews it stumps my motivation…not complaining, I just really want to hear from you guys! Please review students!
By the way, I think I'm going to change the length of the chapters. So shorter chapters, BUT quicker updates…unless you guys don't mind the wait! Tell me what you think.
On with the story!
Morning arrived calmly, the sunlight filtering through silk curtains and resting upon a sleeping figure beneath the covers. Said figure shifted in peaceful slumber, thick lashes fluttered open revealing shadowy orbs. Sasuke yawned and blinked a few times, he smiled slightly when he saw that he was still nuzzled into the plushie. He sighed happily and closed his eyes, breathing in the scent of the plushie which faintly smelt like the festival. He opened his eyes once again, his expression calm and with one thought on his mind.
Naruto.
Sasuke's expression remained unchanged, he laid in his bed and went over everything that happened yesterday. He knew he shouldn't have, but he smiled at the kiss. He knew it was an accident…but those soft, warm lips…
Sasuke was fully awake when he realised what he was thinking about. He slowly sat up in bed and yawned lightly, he stretched and sighed contently. He…strangely didn't seem all that bothered about thinking about Naruto's lips. In fact…Sasuke smiled to himself and let out a relieved breath.
He had just worked it out.
He hopped out of bed and walked over to his wardrobe. He opened the wardrobe and assessed what to wear. He ended up picking a black, sleeveless shirt; snug around his figure. Wearing flattering knee-length, black shorts and ninja sandals. Finishing it off with his shark tooth necklace.
"Sasuke!" He heard Jenny call, he'd grown accustom to Jenny calling him down in the morning for breakfast. After spending the first hour of the day with Jenny downstairs, Katsu would often wake up in a half-dazed state. Generally mumbling nonsense as he allowed himself to wake up. Sasuke had assumed this is what it had to be like to have roommates. He liked them staying with him, even though he thought having people living in his home would be chaos, he actually was smitten with the idea, "Sasuke!" Jenny called out again, Sasuke quickly grabbed a bobble and loosely tied some of his messy hair back in a small ponytail. Leaving his bangs to frame his face nicely. Sasuke looked cute with a ponytail, it's a shame he doesn't wear it more often…
(A/N OMG GUYS, THIS IS WHERE I GOT THE INSPIRATION! 1124188 Please check it out very quickly to see a cute picture of Sasuke with a pony tail!)
"Sasuke!" Jenny called again.
"I'm coming!" Sasuke yelled back, rolling his eyes. He went down the stairs and spotted Jenny in the kitchen. Putting out breakfast as usual, Sasuke sat on a high stool next to the kitchen counter and shook his head, "Seriously, the food you make is the unhealthiest thing I have ever laid my eyes on" Sasuke remarked as he looked at the plate of bacon, sausage, fried toast and eggs.
"It's protein"
"It's a heart attack on a plate" Sasuke stated as he prodded the sausage with his fork.
"Shut up and eat it" Jenny ordered, rolling her eyes. Sasuke began to delicately cut his food while Jenny took a bite of her own breakfast. She was staring at Sasuke for a moment before speaking, "So…um, are you still, you know…" Jenny trailed off, Sasuke just gracefully ate his food, "I mean, since last night you were pretty…er…emotional…"
"Hm? I was?" Sasuke voiced unconcerned.
"Yeah…so are you thinking about…ya know, feelings that surfaced last night or…?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about" Sasuke responded calmly as he continued to eat, Jenny sighed and picked up a glass of orange juice.
"Never mind, you've forgotten" Jenny finished as she drank her juice.
"Oh, you mean me wanting to kiss Naruto" Sasuke stated emotionlessly, Jenny spat out her drink and coughed, looking with watering eyes.
"You coulda waited for me to finish my drink before dropping that bomb!" Jenny coughed, Sasuke shrugged.
"You did the exact same thing to me when we first met" Sasuke pointed out, Jenny cleared her voice and sighed.
"Okay, whatever" Jenny shook her head, "Listen, about these feelings you're having-"
"I've worked it out" Sasuke claimed, nibbling on the toast, Jenny blinked.
"Eh?"
"I said I've worked it out" Sasuke repeated.
"Meaning…?"
"It's obvious" Sasuke started, "All the blushing, all the weird thoughts, getting flustered, feeling attracted, and imagining myself in…scenarios with him" Sasuke listed, "It's clear…" Sasuke sighed, "I have…well, a crush on Naruto" Sasuke admitted, Jenny was looking wide-eyed at him.
"Well…how does that feel to say after all the denial?"
"Bitter" Sasuke replied, Jenny snickered, "But it's pointless denying it any further since freaking emotions are going buck wild" Jenny chuckled and leaned on her arms.
"So what are you going to do about it?" Jenny asked.
"Do? I have no idea what you're talking about" Sasuke responded.
"Oh, come on! You can't just admit you have feelings for the guy and not make a move or at least consider it" Jenny argued.
"I have no idea what he feels, so if I just throw myself at him and he's not interested then I'll look like a fool" Sasuke reasoned, Jenny sighed.
"That's true" Jenny admitted begrudgingly, "Well, why don't you find out?" Jenny enquired.
"I'd love to, but I have no idea how" Sasuke answered, finishing his breakfast. Jenny tilted her head and thought.
"Why don't you ask?" Jenny questioned.
"Right, because that conversation will go down so well, 'Hey Naruto, when we're not biting each other's heads off, do you want to kiss me by any chance?'" Sasuke scoffed sarcastically, Jenny rolled her eyes in response.
"Baka, that's not what I meant" Jenny stated, "Just do what you would usually do" Jenny instructed, but Sasuke was looking blankly confused at her.
"What…I would usually do?" Sasuke repeated puzzled, Jenny nodded.
"Yeah" Jenny confirmed, Sasuke kept on giving her the same perplexed expression, Jenny raised an eyebrow at his confusion, "What's with that look?" Jenny questioned, Sasuke looked off to the side, "What? Never had a crush before?" Jenny joked, but her chuckle died down when Sasuke remained silent, her expression dropped, "Oh…" Jenny voiced with realisation.
"I've…never had a crush on someone before" Sasuke confessed quietly, Jenny blinked at the confession and spoke.
"You're 16 and you've never had a crush?" Jenny said as her eyes widened.
"No…" Sasuke mumbled, Jenny looked as if she couldn't believe it.
"So your entire life you've not had a crush?"
"No" Sasuke sighed, Jenny shook her head.
"I don't know how that happens, even Katsu had his fair share of crushes and relationships" Jenny informed, Sasuke sighed and shrugged.
"I don't know what to tell you, I just haven't had a crush on someone like that before" Sasuke stated, it wasn't his fault. Sasuke strived to improve his skills, it took up a lot of time. So his love life was as alive as Shikamaru's enthusiasm for working.
"Well, what are you going to do then? Are you going to tell him or not?" Jenny enquired, Sasuke shook his head.
"That'll be awkward, especially if he doesn't feel the same" Sasuke answered, Jenny knew that Sasuke had a point and she was smart enough to realise that randomly confessing your love was strange.
"Fair enough, just take more notice of how he treats you and you can probably figure out his feelings" Jenny replied, Sasuke nodded understanding, but not really understanding "When's the next time you're going to see him?" Jenny asked, Sasuke thought.
"Hm, today actually; we're doing a d-rank mission, just some low level guarding" Sasuke explained.
"Okay, when's that?" Jenny asked.
"In a few hours"
"Alright" Jenny stated clapping her hands together, "That gives us some time then" Jenny smirked.
"To do what?" Sasuke questioned, raising an eyebrow. Jenny just chuckled.
"Come on" Jenny ordered as she gently pulled Sasuke to his feet and with her, "We have some something to do"
Naruto blinked a few times as he looked around. He was in a bath house and currently in hot water as steam surrounded him; he was confused since he didn't remember any of this. Is this a…?... Naruto's thoughts trailed off. He looked left and saw Kyuubi human sized in the large bath as well. Kyuubi had sunglasses on with a top hat and had a martini glass filled with alcohol, he looked over and Naruto and nodded.
"Fat kids are harder to kidnap" Kyuubi said in a British accent, Naruto blinked and turned his head right, he saw a bored looking Kiba sitting like a dog at the edge of the bath; Kiba burped and a mini Akamaru flew out. Kiba looked at Naruto and spoke.
"Rubber ducks are planning world domination, so save a tree and eat a beaver" Kiba stated, he suddenly hopped away and Naruto watched him go through the ceiling. Naruto looked forward and sighed.
Yep, he was in a dream.
"So what kind of dream is this? Epiphany? Guilt? Freaking me out in general?" Naruto voiced, he had his fair share of lucid dreams, and when things are this weird he knew when it was a dream. Well, most of the time. Naruto looked over at Kyuubi who often was in his dreams, Naruto never really knew if it was the real one or not, "Kyuubi, what kind of dream is this?" Naruto asked.
"From the looks of it I assume it's erotic" Kyuubi answered in the same British accent, Naruto tilted his head.
"What do you-" Naruto stopped talking as he felt a body press against the side of him, he looked down and saw a lithe, soft body with a head of black, coal hair. Naruto looked confused and turned his head to Kyuubi, "Wait a minute, who is this?" Naruto asked.
"Well, why don't you look at the face?" Kyuubi suggested, Naruto cupped the chin and lifted the head up to face him. He scrunched his face in concentration since it seemed like the mist from the bath was covering his face.
"I can't the face, what's up with that?" Naruto frowned.
"It would appear that your subconscious is trying to tell you something" Kyuubi pointed out, Naruto sighed and looked at Kyuubi.
"And what exactly is my subconscious trying to tell me?" Naruto questioned.
"Well, a naked body with no face certainly is interesting" Kyuubi commented, Naruto scowled at him.
"Kyuubi!" Naruto whined.
"My name's not Kyuubi, its Lord Bamboozle" Kyuubi corrected, Naruto rolled his eyes.
"Okay, whatever, just explain to me what's going on" Naruto ordered.
"Well, my theory is that you like someone, or at least enough to want to have sexual relations with them, and your subconscious is attempting to put into motion that idea" Kyuubi rationalised "Or perhaps you like someone that you know, but you don't know that you do; so the faceless body represents your lack of knowledge, yet the body shows that you do like someone subconsciously" Kyuubi explained, Naruto sighed as he looked down at the faceless figure.
"Like someone, huh?" Naruto murmured to himself, stilling gazing at the obedient figure, "Who are you?" Naruto mumbled.
"Don't worry, it'll come to you soon" Kyuubi reassured as he sipped from his drink, Naruto looked up at him.
"Why do you have a British accent?" Naruto finally asked.
"Don't ask me, it's your dream" Kyuubi responded, Naruto sighed and glanced at the figure.
"Um…so what exactly am I supposed to do here?" Naruto started, "I mean, you said it was an erotic dream, but…"
"It would be strange to conceive with a faceless figure indeed" Kyuubi finished, Naruto nodded, "Though turning the thing around should suffice" Kyuubi recommended as he sipped from his drink, Naruto sent him a small glare.
"Hey, don't call the chick a thing, that's not nice" Naruto reprimanded, Kyuubi raised an eyebrow.
"How are you so sure that it's a female?" Kyuubi enquired, Naruto scoffed but went silent after a moment. He blinked and looked down, he released the figure's chin and gazed over the figure's chest. He clearly saw there wasn't any form of breast, regardless of the feminine figure. It did look familiar, yet he couldn't place who it was still. While he didn't necessarily need to, he ran his hands down the sides of the figure, hands disappearing under the water, "You seem to be enjoying yourself"
"H-Hey, I'm just checking, alright?" Naruto stuttered, slightly flustered, "Besides, this is my subconscious wanting me to do this, so they're the pervert" Naruto defended, Naruto wanted to blow the mist away to reveal the face, but he knew it wouldn't work.
Then again…
Naruto leaned forward and attempted to press his lips against the hidden ones, it was strange since he could feel lips, though he couldn't see-oh good god those lips were fucking amazing. Naruto moaned lightly at the soft, warm lips. He snaked an arm around the figure and pulled him close, he moved his lips against the others and couldn't help but feel like he knew those lips.
"Who…are you?" Naruto breathed out, forgetting anything that wasn't the figure in front of him.
"Dobe"
Naruto's eyes shot open and he saw the ceiling, he was panting lightly as he slowly realised he was in his room. He calmed himself down and sighed, placing his hand over his face.
"What was that?" Naruto said to himself, he stayed like that for a moment before hearing a knock at his door. He looked over to his door and thought about ignoring it, but the knocking was persistent and he eventually got up. Not really caring how he was only wearing grey tracksuit bottoms, he slumped out of bed and yawned as he reached the door. He opened it to reveal Sakura.
"Well, isn't that a nice view" Sakura remarked with a smirk.
"What do you want, Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked.
"Well, aren't you a delight in the morning" Sakura responded as she walked passed him and into his apartment, he rolled his eyes and shut the door. Sakura sat on Naruto's bed and looked expectantly at Naruto, "Well?"
"Well, what?"
"What happened last night? I want to hear all the details" Sakura ordered, Naruto rolled his eyes.
"Sakura-chan, go away" Naruto sighed, he wasn't being mean or rude, he was just too tired at the moment to deal with people.
"Nope!" Sakura chirped, Naruto shook his head and just collapsed on his bed next to Sakura. He turned his body and nuzzle his face into his pillow.
"Mmm, what do you want?" Naruto asked tiredly.
"I told you, details" Sakura answered, Naruto nearly rolled his eyes again, but spoke instead.
"No way, you'll just squeal, hit me, hug me and then make a big deal out of nothing" Naruto accused, Sakura groaned and let her head fall back.
"Ugh, fine, no details, just sum it up then" Sakura requested annoyed, Naruto sighed again and spoke.
"Alright, this is the part where you're going to squeal, but first I won him this plushie and-" Naruto was interrupted when Sakura did in fact make a high-pitched squeal and Naruto cringed, "Loud" Naruto stated, but Sakura ignored him.
"What next?!" Sakura persisted.
"Went on a Ferris wheel, had some food, talked about stuff…" Naruto listed, clearly making it seem like the whole ordeal wasn't romantic even though that wasn't the case. Sakura seemed to pick up on this.
"Why do I get the feeling that you're missing parts out?" Sakura investigated with an arched eyebrow, Naruto shrugged it off.
"I'm not missing anything out" Naruto lied, since he preferred to not tell her about all the near kisses and romantic moment, "We had a drink, then…well, stuff happened…" Naruto trailed off, Sakura's interest was piqued and so she gave a perverted smile.
"Oooh, what kind of stuff?" Sakura voiced with wiggling eyebrows.
"Not good stuff" Naruto answered, Sakura's face dropped and stared at Naruto expectantly, "We fought"
"Wha-Naruto!" Sakura scolded, hitting Naruto. Naruto moved to lay on his back and defended himself.
"Hey, hey, hey! Stop hitting me!" Naruto called out.
"Baka! Baka! Baka! Why are you fighting with him?! We told you not to!" Sakura whined with a semi-angry yet mostly disappointed.
"It's not my fault, it just happened!" Naruto defended, Sakura ceased her attack but remained annoyed.
"What happened next?" Sakura growled, Naruto sat up on his elbows and spoke.
"You'll be happy to hear this, but before we parted ways I swallowed my pride and told him that I had fun with him, despite the fight" Naruto informed, Sakura smiled.
"Aww, Nardo…" Sakura cooed as she gave Naruto a hug, but her face suddenly dropped into one of suspicion, "Wait a minute" Sakura stated sharply as she pulled away.
"What?"
"You were right about the squealing, hitting and hugging, so what's the thing that I'll make a big deal out of?" Sakura enquired, Naruto blinked and shook his head, sighing as he knew what her reaction was going to be.
"It was an accident, OK?" Naruto stated, Sakura looked at Naruto disbelievingly and slowly shook her head.
"You kissed again, didn't you?" Sakura scoffed, as if the whole thing was amusing, but still couldn't believe that they accidently kissed. Again. Like seriously. How? Just…how?
"It was an accident!"
"Wow, seriously, you guys" Sakura stated incredulously, Naruto blushed lightly from embarrassment.
"It didn't mean anything!" Naruto exclaimed.
"I'm not saying it did" Sakura replied, "I just think you guys kiss a lot" Sakura pointed out.
"Doesn't count" Naruto refused, Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Whatever, so what now?" Sakura questioned, Naruto gave her a puzzled look.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean what are you going to do when you see him?" Sakura clarified, Naruto sighed and looked up at the ceiling, placing an arm over his face.
"I guess we can't just carry on as normal…" Naruto mumbled, Sakura took pity on Naruto and thought of a solution.
"Why don't you try acting nicer?" Sakura suggested, Naruto raised his arm above his head and gave Sakura a look.
"Nicer?" Naruto repeated, Sakura nodded in response.
"Yeah, nicer, you shouldn't fake it either, I mean come on Naruto, don't you want to be closer to Sasuke? Even as a friend and not just a boyfriend" Sakura replied, Naruto thought about her words and knew that it was true. He did want to be closer to Sasuke, he nodded at Sakura who smiled triumphantly, "So try being nicer, it can't hurt to try" Sakura pointed out, "But I will hurt you if you don't try" Sakura threatened with a smile.
"Alright, alright, I'll be…nicer, but I'm pretty sure that Sasuke will think I have sudden brain damage or think I'm an alien imposter from another planet" Naruto scoffed, Sakura rolled her eyes and softly punched Naruto's arm.
"Maybe you would react like that if Sasuke started acting nice to you, but Sasuke is a mature young man and I personally think he would appreciate the sudden change of heart" Sakura argued, Naruto made an unsure expression in response.
"Really?" Naruto voiced unconvinced.
"I'm pretty sure, yeah" Sakura answered, "Because imagine it from Sasuke's point of view; just acting all innocent and…reading a book or something and then BOOM! Super suave Naruto sweeps in and acts all...suave…then before you know it you both have kids, you're married and oh! Oh! You guys will have a pool!" Sakura fangirled, squealing as Naruto looked dryly at her.
"Sakura-chan"
"Sorry, sorry" Sakura apologised, "But seriously, try acting nice" Sakura said, going back to the original topic at hand. Naruto looked back up at the ceiling and placed his arms behind his head.
"Being nice, huh?" Naruto voiced mindlessly, Sakura raised an eyebrow at his out of character aura.
"What's wrong?" Sakura asked concerned.
"Hm? Nothing, just thinking about things" Naruto replied vaguely.
"Sasuke related things?" Sakura hinted with a smirk.
"Kind of…" Naruto trailed off before asking a question, "Sakura-chan…do you think really think that Sasuke is interested in me?" Naruto enquired, Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Duh! Come on Naruto, you guys are perfect-"
"Sakura-chan" Naruto interjected seriously, "I need a real answer, because if I have the wrong idea on this I have no idea what will happen" Naruto stated, "So I'll ask again, do you really think he's interested in me?" Naruto repeated, Sakura was silent before sighing and lying next to Naruto.
"I honestly don't know Naruto" Sakura started, "I don't know if he is in love with you or just sees you as a friend, I'll be honest with you I'm not even sure if it's somewhere in the middle; but…god Naruto, the way he sometimes looks at you, it's hard to deny that he has feelings for you, or how he cares so much about you, because Naruto the way he lights up when you're around it…" Sakura trailed off and took in a breath, "It brings out something in Sasuke…and it's the same for you Naruto, you smile at him when he's not looking, you touch him without realising, you talk about him all the time" Sakura listed, Naruto shifted and tried to absorb the information, "No wonder Sasuke hasn't ever gone out with anyone, he wants to be with you"
"I doubt that" Naruto replied, "I'm pretty sure that he has gone out with people before, he just hasn't told us" Naruto continued, forgetting the last part of Sakura's sentence, "Besides, I've been with people, so your theory is kind of broken" Naruto argued.
"Yeah, for like a few months" Sakura responded, "So you go with girls that look like Sasuke and, let's be honest, weren't the most pleasant people; Anna was violent, Tina was bitchy, Rachel was sarcastic in a bad way, Scarlet always treated you like dirt and Casey!...Well, I never met Casey, but I'm sure she was a bitch!"
"Hey!" Naruto snapped angrily, "Look, you can saw whatever the hell you want about Anna, Tina, Rachel, and Scarlet, but don't you dare talk about Casey that way" Naruto growled, Sakura was caught off guard and blinked.
"Um…sorry Naruto, I didn't realise she meant that much to you…" Sakura apologised, Naruto sighed and placed a hand over his eyes.
"Look, I'm sorry, I just…she was really special you know, I mean she was my first…you know…" Naruto trailed off and Sakura patted his arm.
"I know, you liked her a lot" Sakura replied, Naruto sighed again.
"You don't understand, I didn't just like her, Sakura-chan, I loved her" Naruto confessed, Sakura's eye widened.
"What?" Sakura whispered out in shock.
"She was my first and last love Sakura-chan, so the reason you think I go after girls that look like that isn't because they remind me of Sasuke, they remind me of Casey" Naruto confessed, Sakura was surprised to say the least and didn't know what to say.
"Are you…with Casey, I mean-"
"No, I'm over her, we both agreed that it would be painful if we were to try to maintain a long distance relationship; so we decided to remain friends, every few months we actually send friendly letters to each other" Naruto informed, "But I'll be honest with you Sakura-chan, if I didn't have to leave I would still be with her" Naruto admitted, Sakura took in the information and boldly spoke.
"I wonder if you were together still, here in Konoha" Sakura started, her expression calculating and sharp, "If you would dare to act the way you do with Sasuke, in front of Casey, her eyes watching the way you two are with each other…" Sakura stated, Naruto didn't say anything, "I think you would"
"I think you should go" Naruto responded in a quiet voice, Sakura knew she had overstayed her welcome and got up. It wasn't a falling out, but it was a sign that he wanted to be alone. Sakura let herself out and left Naruto on his bed. He sighed and placed both his hands on his face.
"Ah, the sweet agony of love…" Naruto heard Kyuubi's chuckle in a mocking tone. Naruto seriously wasn't up for this shit.
"Kyuubi, I swear to god" Naruto stated in an angry tone, not in the mood for Kyuubi's taunting.
"Oh, to feel the gentle caress of a mate…" Kyuubi responded in the same voice as before.
"I will neuter you" Naruto threatened, not caring for the callous manner he had with the beast.
"Don't take your sexual frustration out on me" Kyuubi sneered, Naruto removed his hands and made a pissed face.
"I don't have any sexual frustration" Naruto claimed, Kyuubi merely scoffed in response, not believing a word Naruto had said.
"It's true, you have carnal aggravation pend up, it's taking up room" Kyuubi complained, but mostly to annoy Naruto. He succeeded as Naruto growled as he sat up.
"God damn it Kyuubi, shut up!" Naruto snapped, but the demon just laughed at his container's irritation. Naruto shook his head as he heard Kyuubi chuckling, he sighed and attempted to make use out of Kyuubi's sudden appearance, "If you're going to bother me then at least make yourself useful, tell me who that as in my dream" Naruto demanded.
"Huh? What are you whinging about?" Kyuubi answered, honestly confused at what Naruto was speaking about. Naruto just sighed and laid back down on his bed.
"Never mind…" Naruto dismissed, looking up at the ceiling again, It's clear that it wasn't the real Kyuubi in my dream…Naruto concluded, "Anyway" Naruto started, "I need to figure out how to get out of today's mission" Naruto stated, Kyuubi instantly groaned.
"Is this because of what happened last night?" Kyuubi enquired, referring to the date with Sasuke.
"Yes! He probably thinks I'm some kind of crazed, jealous freak now that I shouted at him" Naruto complained before groaning, "He's never going to speak to me again" Naruto whined, Kyuubi huffed in annoyance.
"But you two had left things fine, didn't you?" Kyuubi pointed out, Naruto just groaned again and shifted dramatically.
"He's not going to remember that! He's going to remember the part where I dragged him off and yelled at him like a psychopath" Naruto droned, Kyuubi rolled his eyes and spoke.
"Pull yourself together, you're acting pathetic" Kyuubi hissed, Naruto just whined again, flailing about like a child.
"Why did the fight have to happen? Before that we were having so much fun, agh!" Naruto voiced in frustration, "I'm so stupid" Naruto cried, Kyuubi would've slapped sense into Naruto if he could, but he had to settle with his words for now.
"If you're so troubled by this then go and make it better, nitwit" Kyuubi growled, Naruto sat up again.
"You're right, I gotta fix this, but how?" Naruto enquired, Kyuubi grumbled to himself and recessed back into Naruto's mind, losing interest in the conversation. Naruto didn't notice his lack of presence and continued to speak out loud, "Maybe I should go see him" Naruto suggested, "Maybe even just apologising, I mean, that's gotta do something, right?" Naruto asked, "I'm not that great with words though…especially when it comes to Sasuke…" Naruto trailed off, looking unsure before clicking his fingers, "I got it! I'll give him a gift as a peace offering!" Naruto exclaimed, jumping up from his bed.
He shrugged off his sweatpants and picked up his orange army trousers off the floor, putting them on as he scanned the room for a clean shirt. Naruto spotted one draped over a chair. He hopped over and put on the black, short-sleeved shirt. Natural instinct told him that it was going to be windy later on so he grabbed his iconic orange and black jacket. He gave it a small smile as he put it on, feeling nostalgic since he hadn't worn it in a while. He left it unzipped and put on his Hokage necklace, after finally putting on his shoes he left his apartment.
"I got the perfect idea!"
"Any chance that you stop dragging me?" Sasuke asked, Jenny rolled her eyes and stopped as she reached the front of a store.
"Okay, here we are" Jenny stated, smirking as she placed her hands on her hips. Sasuke looked to where she was looking and his eyes popped out of his skull; his face turned pink as he realised they type of shop that she had taken him.
"W-What the hell? Why are we here?" Sasuke stuttered, wanting to move away from the shop before anyone he knew saw him there. Jenny chuckled.
"Aw, what's the matter? Embarrassed?" Jenny teased, Sasuke sent her an annoyed and flustered look. Sasuke crossed his arms and blushed even more.
"It's not that, I just don't understand why we're here" Sasuke defended, looking from side to side to make sure that no one could see them.
Oh? You want to know what shop they're at? Well, the reason that Sasuke was blushing so much and he didn't want to be seen there was because he was at the very famous lingerie/sex toys provider. What else? Oh? A name? You'll recognise it to be no other than-
"What's wrong with Ann Summers?" Jenny asked, Sasuke sighed nervously and shook his head.
"Nothing, I just don't feel comfortably standing outside" Sasuke answered, Jenny gave him a sympathetic look and rubbed his arm.
"Aw, alright, we won't stand outside here anymore" Jenny reassured, Sasuke made a sigh of relief. Ha! You thought the universe was going to let Sasuke off that easily? "We'll stand inside" Jenny chuckled as she grabbed Sasuke's wrist and pulled him inside, Sasuke's eyes widened and tried to resist but he was already dragged inside. His face was a consistent red throughout, Jenny rolled her eyes at Sasuke's awkward behaviour, "God, you're so weird"
"I'm not weird, I'm currently in Ann Summers and I need my concentration to figure out how to get out of here" Sasuke responded, Jenny rolled her eyes and nudged Sasuke.
"Come on, we're in here for a reason" Jenny replied, Sasuke sighed.
"Look, I'm not the 'super camp' type of gay, so I'm no good with shopping, so if you're here to buy underwear or whatever, I'm really not your guy" Sasuke stated plainly, Jenny gave him a dry look before speaking.
"We're not here for me" Jenny said with a smirk as Sasuke's face dropped.
"Oh no…no no no no no" Sasuke refused, shaking his head, "We are not buying something for me" Sasuke stated sternly. Jenny gave him a malicious look.
"Oh yes yes yes yes yes we are" Jenny chuckled evilly, Sasuke made a full turn towards the door, but Jenny turned him back around, "Relax, we're not buying whips or anything, we're just picking up a few things" Jenny reassured, Sasuke arched a suspicious eyebrow at her and spoke.
"What kind of things…?" Sasuke questioned defensively, Jenny whistled over a shop assistant. The ridiculously gorgeous woman walked over; her tight red work dress fitting her tall, thin frame perfectly. The soft clicking of her black heels became louder as the blonde woman finally walked over. She looked at Jenny and spoke.
"Is suppose we could do some damage control" The woman stated in a stuck up voice, Sasuke was filled with disgust that these model-like women talked to people the way they do. Jenny didn't seem all that shocked and shook her head.
"Actually, we're here for him" Jenny gestured towards Sasuke, the woman looked at Sasuke and gave him a calculating look over. Sasuke didn't like being assessed based on the outside, especially by this stuck-up woman that didn't even know him.
"Hn, you're very attractive; have you considered working with Ann Summer's models?" The woman enquired, yet somehow Sasuke didn't feel compliment.
"No…"
"You should, we could use bodies and faces like yours" The woman replied, Jenny saw that Sasuke was about to leave and interjected.
"Anyway, we need your advice on buying a few things" Jenny stated, the woman looked at her and spoke.
"What do you have in mind?" The woman asked with a sense of bored superiority, Sasuke didn't care for her attitude but kept his mouth shut.
"My friend here likes this guy and while he is attractive, as you said, he's terrible in presenting himself in the way of seduction" Jenny explained, Sasuke felt embarrassed that he was being exposed like this, though more angry when the woman scoffed.
"Beautiful people don't have those types of problems" She sneered, Sasuke wanted to rip her stupid, glossy hair from her head. Jenny just chuckled politely.
"Well, you see; Sasuke is a new, young beautiful person who is surrounded by those who aren't as beautiful" Jenny replied, Sasuke gave her a strange look as the woman gasped, Jenny just nodded, "Exactly, so please, help a fellow good-looking person before he becomes…wholesome" Jenny finished dramatically, the woman gasped in horror.
"But if that happens then the ugly people will think they have a chance!" The woman cried and nodded her head, "I'll go get the premium products in our seduction section" The woman promised as she gracefully hurried off.
"What was that all about?" Sasuke questioned with a raised eyebrow, Jenny shrugged nonchalantly.
"Meh, it's how you gotta speak to these people, I've grown used to it, my mom loves these shops, which is pretty mentally scarring now that I think about it" Jenny answered, Sasuke chuckled and shook his head.
"That's crazy" Sasuke stated.
"You know what they say, bitches be crazy" Jenny joked dryly, Sasuke had to hold back his laughter as the woman came back with three other thin bimbos behind her. They arranged themselves in some kind of order and the woman from before spoke.
"We have here the perfect products to make that man go wild for you" The woman stated, moving in front of the first girl who held up a glass bottle, "First, perfume, but not any kind; Ann Summers have done a study into what scents drives people crazy and this was the result, with this ingenious combination you'll be irresistible" The woman claimed, Sasuke and Jenny exchanged a look.
"Interesting…" Sasuke murmured since the woman was looking for some kind of reaction from him. The woman nodded and moved onto the next girl who held out an elegant, elastic bottle.
"This cream will keep your skin young, fresh and vibrant; your skin is already pure, but with this amalgamation of our elements it will highlight your skin, make you glow and you look even more stunning" The woman promised, the woman looked expectantly at Sasuke who got the message.
"Um, yeah, great…" Sasuke responded awkwardly, the woman smiled and moved onto the next woman who held out a stylish, metallic can.
"This is a spray for your hair, but not hairspray" The woman started, Sasuke was confused by the statement, "It doesn't harden your hair, but makes it silky and soft and fresh; the additional aphrodisiacal scent is a bonus too" The woman added, peaking Sasuke's interest.
"Aphrodisiacal scent?" Sasuke voiced, slightly intrigued.
"Mm-hm, us beautiful people have to be wanted 24/7 or the hotness hierarchy will fall" The woman stated, Sasuke had started to think she was just too stupid to be real and gave a polite nod, "Anyway, we'll wrap this all up for you and place it at the counter when you're ready" The woman promised before smiling and tilting her head, "Just call if you need something" The woman offered before turning around and the three other woman followed.
"If only I had a kunai right now" Sasuke sighed, Jenny sniggered in response.
"To use on her or yourself?"
"Both" Sasuke answered, both of them going into a fit of snickers. They stopped as Jenny gestured towards a large glass case that contained Lolita type accessories, such as pretty bows, cute chokers and adorable fingerless gloves. Sasuke looked at the class case with minimal interest until Jenny pointed at some of it.
"Hey, some of this stuff looks good" Jenny pointed out, gazing over the case.
"If you're into that sort of thing, I guess" Sasuke responded, a smirk made its way onto Jenny's face.
"You know, Lolita isn't for everyone; only those with pale skin…big eyes…lithe forms can really pull it off" Jenny listed, Sasuke obliviously listening, Jenny's smirk grew as she lent sideways towards Sasuke, "Those kinds of traits can be in anyone, in fact, they can be right in front of you…or on your right side…" Jenny trailed off, Sasuke raised an eyebrow at her.
"Are you just trying to convince to buy some of this stuff?"
"Was that not clear?" Jenny replied, Sasuke scoffed and shook his head, "C'mon, it'll look good" Jenny encouraged. Raising the glass case and taking out a pair of black, fingerless gloves; the ends trimmed with lace. She handed them to Sasuke who just uninterestingly slipped the gloves on. Sasuke had to admit that they were comfortable and not too shabby, "You should buy them"
"Hmm, maybe, but I don't usually buy Lolita" Sasuke pointed out.
"You also wouldn't usually let two people crash at your house, but you know" Jenny shrugged, Sasuke chuckled and agreed.
"Touché" Sasuke tittered, causally crossing his arms, "Out of curiosity, when are you going back to your own place in Gecia?" Sasuke enquired, Jenny gave a fake hurt look.
"Aw, you're so mean to me" Jenny pouted ironically, Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"I'm serious, don't you have priorities? Family, friends there?" Sasuke questioned, Jenny shifted her weight and gave a small shrug.
"Well, yeah, my parents know I'm here so it's fine, my amount of friends is limited to Luna, Zack, Katsu and you so I won't really be missed" Jenny answered, "But I'll go back when the holidays end"
"Holidays?"
"Yeah, we're not all ninjas, you know" Jenny smirked, "I'm a student, I study Literature and Media, so when the holidays end I'll probably go back" Jenny explained, Sasuke made a 'o' expression in recognition. "I mean, I can't speak for Katsu but I'll be out of your hair in like 2 weeks or so" Jenny estimated, "But honestly, I'm getting comfortable staying in a big ass mansion" Jenny joked, Sasuke smirked prettily in response.
"Hn, don't get too comfortable" Sasuke retorted, Jenny leered and picked another accessory from the glass case.
"Try these" Jenny ordered, holding out a small flower entirely made up of black lace. Sasuke looked puzzled at the accessory and looked for answers from Jenny, she rolled her eyes and placed the lacy rose in Sasuke's bobble. Sasuke looked blankly at Jenny who gave a small nodding movement, "Not bad" Jenny mused, Sasuke looked into the nearby mirror and observed is adjusted appearance.
"You sure? I don't want to go out looking like an idiot, not like I would just casually wear this or something" Sasuke mumbled the last part.
"You wear it on dates and, you know, intimate nights" Jenny explained, Sasuke blushed lightly at her words and raised his fingers to touch the subtle flower. He took it out carefully and observed it; seriously considering if he should buy it and whether or not to let Naruto see him wearing it. Though if Naruto were to like it…Sasuke blushed and imagined Naruto complimenting him on how cute he was with the flower…and maybe kissing him a little…"Hey, Sasuke, you're daydreaming" Jenny interjected. Sasuke was brought out of his thoughts immediately.
"Huh? Sorry, I'm just thinking about things" Sasuke responded, Jenny took the flower and gloves off of him.
"C'mon, let's just go pay for these things and you can daydream about Naruto later" Jenny stated casually, but Sasuke's eyes flew open.
"Wha-how did you know that I was thinking about Naruto?!" Sasuke questioned with absolute bewilderment.
"I didn't" Jenny answered, a slow smirk crossing her features, "But I do now" Jenny teased, Sasuke's face when red and gave a small glare towards her, Jenny chuckled as she knew that Sasuke was reaching his embarrassed limit and relieved him of some of his stress, "Just give me your wallet and I'll go pay, you can wait at that green café a few stores down" Jenny offered, Sasuke nodded and walked out of the store. He was too caught up in his flustered thoughts to realise that he bumped into someone.
"Oh, sorr-Sasuke?" The voice said, Sasuke's eyes widened as he gazed upon equally surprised sapphire eyes, it was slightly uncomfortable for a moment. Made even more horrendous when Sasuke realised this was the first time he saw Naruto since he accepted his feelings. Sasuke looked down to avoid Naruto's face, so he wouldn't blush at those strong eyes or tempting lips. "Sasuke, I um, actually wanted to run into you" Naruto confessed, "Um, here" Naruto stated.
"A tomato?" Sasuke voiced with confusion.
"Yeah, a peace offering…and an apology so, you know, this seemed like the best thing to give you" Naruto explained, Sasuke blinked a few times before letting a small smile grace his lips. He took the tomato.
"Hn, dobe" Sasuke retorted with a quiet tone of appreciation, Naruto was happy to break the ice and remembered Sakura's advice.
"So…how are you?" Naruto asked, Sasuke gave him the most confused and bewildered expression, an almost weary look.
"What?" Sasuke replied, staring at Naruto as if he grown two head Naruto nearly cringed but soldiered on.
"I'm…just asking how you are" Naruto responded; giving a light, yet awkward kick to Sasuke's leg. Sasuke continued to stare at Naruto.
"Seriously, what?" Sasuke stated, Naruto folded his arms and pouted slightly, his cheeks faintly sporting a pink.
"Teme, I'm trying to be nice" Naruto answered, Sasuke was silent but retained the same expression.
"Eh?"
"Being nice" Naruto repeated, Sasuke furrowed his eyebrows together, as if Naruto was speaking another language which he might as well be doing.
"Wha…eh?"
"God damnit, just forget it" Naruto huffed, "I told Sakura-chan there was no point in being nice to you" Naruto grumbled to himself, Sasuke stopped looking so confused seemed slightly annoyed.
"Did you even want to be nice to me?" Sasuke asked with a slightly testy tone, Naruto tensed when he realised that what he said and how it may have been taken the wrong way, but he didn't know any other way to respond other than the truth.
"Not really" Naruto admitted, feeling a tad ashamed as Sasuke stared at him. Sasuke sighed and shook his head.
"Dobe, don't change the way you act towards me or you'll be as boring as everyone else" Sasuke scoffed, Naruto looked surprised at Sasuke who just smirked, "Hn, since when do you listen to Sakura anyway?" Sasuke teased playfully, Naruto picked up on the light-hearted demeanour and smirked as well.
"Well, it's your lost, you don't get to experience the awesomeness of me being nice" Naruto snorted smugly, Sasuke arched an eyebrow at Naruto and his smirk remained.
"You mean that awkward way you was acting? I honestly thought you were having a stroke" Sasuke retorted.
"Aw, isn't that a little harsh?" Naruto asked, cocking his head to one side and unintentionally looking even more appealing. Sasuke gulp slightly as he tried to keep his eyes off of Naruto's neck, crazy curiosity to know what it tasted like.
"Hn, just acting like myself, which you should stick to by the way" Sasuke replied, his entire will put to the test when Naruto sheepishly rubbed the back of his head and gave a humble grin, Sasuke had to make sure he didn't melt at the sight.
"Ha ha, alright, I get the message" Naruto submitted, lowering his hand back down, Sasuke was thankful and annoyed by that. Sasuke was also annoyed at himself, it was like some kind of bad fanfiction! The second Sasuke accepts his feelings he starts acting like a love-sick school girl, Sasuke internally sighed, You wouldn't think this kind of thing would affect me, yet looking at Naruto right now…Sasuke looked at Naruto care free smile, It's unbearable…
"Sasuke!" Jenny's voice called, walking over fast and not yet noticing Naruto, "Hey, I got the-" Jenny finally saw Naruto as she stood next to Sasuke, Sasuke had the small panic about what Naruto was thinking. Jenny seemed to sense it and spoke up, "Oh, hi Naruto, remember me?" Jenny asked, Naruto blinked for a moment before recognising Jenny.
"Hey, you're that girl from the ramen place in Gecia"
"That's my name, don't wear it out" Jenny joked, Naruto chuckled at her light-heartedness, but felt instantly curious as to what she was doing here.
"Heh, heh, sorry, um…Jenny, right?" Naruto asked, Jenny gave a nod of her head, "So what are you doing in Konoha?" Naruto enquired.
"Oh? Well, I spent my holidays in Konoha and I just happened to run into Sasuke over here" Jenny lied, Sasuke took note of how well she was able to do that, so casual as if it was the truth. Sasuke thought he could use that kind of skill. Naruto believed her word and nodded.
"Ah, I see" Naruto responded, "Though I'm surprised the cold bastard would let someone hang out with him for so long, you must be special or something" Naruto stated casually, but that was the thing Sasuke was afraid of, Naruto thinking that he and Jenny were together. Sasuke nervously intervened.
"W-We're not-"
"Pfft, with this guy?" Jenny scoffed, "He has the sex drive of sloth!" Jenny snorted, Sasuke face went red and looked bewildered at her.
"O-Oi!" Sasuke voiced embarrassed, Naruto tried to hold back his laughter as Jenny shrugged.
"Nah, Sasuke, don't you think you're neglecting the little guy a bit" Jenny winked as she rested her arm on Sasuke's shoulder, Sasuke's face felt red hot as he realised what she was implying.
"H-Hey, that's a little crude, don't you think?" Sasuke responded, Jenny just made a nonchalant gesture with her hand as if it was appropriate small talk.
"Mah, I guess I just can't control myself" Jenny replied in a care free manner, but inside was a mastermind chuckling away. Jenny's hand that was on Sasuke's shoulder gave a small push, making Sasuke go closer to Naruto "Maybe you'll find better company with Naruto, Sasuke" Jenny hinted, Sasuke blushed lightly and turned around to glare at Jenny, but she had walked off…wait a minute, is that?...Well, apparently it is, because Jenny stole Sasuke's tomato and waved it around like a prize.
"Sorry about her" Sasuke sighed, annoyed that his tomato was stolen and at her behaviour, Naruto shrugged.
"It's alright, it's good to see you making friends" Naruto replied, Damn, he's so understanding…Sasuke thought begrudgingly, he knew that his face was still sporting a blush, even though it was lighter it still was evident and too much for Sasuke. "You know, we have our mission soon, do you wanna go get some supplies before we head off to it?" Naruto asked, Sasuke just nodded as he tried to regulate his pink face.
A small explanation for you readers though; as of two years ago missions can now be down independently or without a sensei, these change were made so more missions would supposedly get done. Any ninja can take any mission, within reason, and go and do it. There is a lack of reports though since they're not required for these type of missions. These are called Furī missions, a ninja can take these missions up and with as many other ninjas as they want. They're a quick way of getting cash as well. Naruto asked Sasuke to do this mission with him ages ago so that he wouldn't be bored guarding. After the annoying begging, Sasuke agreed.
…
"Nah, Sasuke, why is this kunai rainbow coloured?" Naruto asked as he tilted his head at the kunai, Sasuke blushed lightly when he realised it wasn't a real kunai, it was one of those gay pride ones to symbolise that 'I'm a gay ninja and proud' kind of thing.
"It's um, not a real one, it's for, er, novelty use" Sasuke answered, Sasuke never understood the meaning of those things. Yeah, be proud that you're gay but why does the whole world need to know? I mean, you don't get straight and proud, but if people really wanted to do it, it was fine to Sasuke; he just wasn't interested himself. Naruto made a 'oh' expression before grinning.
"Ha ha, how about I get one then? It'll be a good laugh" Naruto chuckled, Sasuke's eyes went wide and tried to control the situation.
"M-Maybe not, Naruto" Sasuke said, but Naruto looked weirdly at him.
"Eh? Why not?" Naruto questioned, Sasuke sighed and tried to think of a way to explain.
"Well, what do you think of when you see a rainbow?"
"Pot of gold and an angry midget, what's your point?" Naruto answered with a raised eyebrow, Sasuke sighed and went a different route.
"A bit more…modern thinking, Naruto" Sasuke hinted, Naruto put on his thinking face and spoke.
"Modern and a rainbow? All I can think of is-ohhhh I get it now" Naruto stated, he put down the rainbow kunai and laughed, "That would be an interesting day if I ran around and showed everyone that!" Naruto laughed, Sasuke couldn't help but smile at that.
"Come on, let's go" Sasuke chuckled, Naruto quickly paid for is supplies and put them away. He walked besides Sasuke as they travelled to their location; Sasuke didn't know where the place was, so was relying on Naruto to get them there, "By the way, what exactly are we guarding?" Sasuke enquired, Naruto just shrugged.
"I dunno"
"Nice to know you do your research" Sasuke stated, Naruto pouted slightly.
"Well, it is a d-rank mission, I doubt it's something important" Naruto pointed out.
"Hm, maybe we can figure it out based on its location…Naruto, where exactly are we going?" Sasuke questioned, they were beginning to reach the outskirts of the village so Naruto was able to point where they were going.
"You see that mountain?" Naruto asked, Sasuke saw the mountain in the distance and nodded, "Halfway up there" Naruto answered, Sasuke knew that mountain was pretty cold so regretted not having a jacket, but how bad could it be?
…
Ok, pretty bad.
Naruto and Sasuke had made their way up the mountain and were told to stand outside the big metal gate. That was also outside in the snowy coldness. Sasuke was on one side and Naruto the other, they were actually silence, but it was comfortable and the other's presence was enough. Though Sasuke had a good control over his body, after half an hour of the freezing cold he began to shiver lightly. Naruto finally noticed when Sasuke held himself and continued to shiver.
Naruto watched him for a moment, eyes gazing over his lithe form, seeing how his snow white skin blended perfectly with his surroundings. It reminded Naruto of a fairy tale from his childhood, the snow princess.
The snow princess was a sad love story. About how a beautiful heiress of snow fell in love with a mortal, but they could not be together because her touch would freeze him instantly. It had been too hard for the two, so upon their first kiss the mortal froze. The princess cried of pain and anguish, her tears turnings into hail and her cries turning into storms. Eventually the snow princess had frozen herself, joining with her love in icy death for eternity.
So Naruto stared at the shivering, almost fragile looking boy, looking as delicate as the snowflakes that fell. Naruto came back to earth and finally comprehended the fact that Sasuke was cold and ergo why he was shivering. Naruto walked over, shedding his signature jacket.
"Here" Naruto offered, Sasuke looked at the jacket being handed to him and blushed lightly.
"W-What?" Sasuke voiced surprised, Naruto chuckled.
"Here, you seem cold" Naruto observed, Sasuke looked at the jacket for a moment, his face heating up at the gesture.
"But…what about you?" Sasuke asked, taking concern for Naruto's own well-being. Naruto just shrugged.
"Kyuubi keeps my body warm" Naruto lied, wanting to make sure Sasuke was warm without feeling guilty. Sasuke blushed a bit more as he took the jacket, his heart speeding up as he placed it on. As Naruto turned around to walk back to his spot. Sasuke couldn't help but nuzzle quickly into the collar of the jacket. Naruto's scent was all over the jacket, Sasuke didn't want to ever give it back on account of it giving him warmth and comfort. Sasuke would never admit it, but he felt a bit special for wearing Naruto's jacket.
Naruto went back to his spot and put up with the added cold, but kept glancing at Sasuke and thought it was worth it. Naruto didn't understand the sense of pride in his chest when he saw Sasuke in his jacket, but he just felt kind of smug. Like Sasuke looked right in his jacket, not like orange was his colour or anything, it seemed like a piece of a puzzle fitting nicely. Not to mention that Sasuke looked pretty snug in the jacket. He also looked damn cute.
"Sasuke"
"Hm?"
"What are you doing after this?" Naruto asked, Sasuke blinked a few times before comprehending the question. Then all hell broke loose within Sasuke. His heart was thumping away and his mind was screaming about the possibility of Naruto asking him out. He swore that they're surroundings became pink and sparkly. "You don't have any plans, right?"
"N-No" Sasuke blushed. Seriously, Sasuke could see cherry blossoms now!
"Good, come to my place after this" Naruto invited with a smile, Sasuke's eyes bulged as his heart did another flutter, the invitation making the perverted gears in Sasuke's head turn.
"Y-Your place?" Sasuke stuttered, every possible innuendo coming to mind. Naruto simply nodded.
"Mm, I want to play with you…"
"!"
Okay, so maybe Sasuke was getting increasingly perverted. He also may have misinterpreted Naruto's words.
"Ha! I'm totally going to beat you this time!" Naruto exclaimed as he furiously pressed the buttons on his controller. Sasuke sighed quietly as he calmly pressed the buttons on his controller, graciously winning. "God damnit! How the hell do you keep on doing that?!" Naruto yelled in frustration.
"It's not my fault you suck at Street Fighter" Sasuke responded in a deadpan voice, sorely disappointed with this type of 'playing'. Naruto huffed and gave a glare to Sasuke.
"I don't suck! You're…Y-You're just cheating!" Naruto accused, Sasuke merely continued to play without looking at him.
"And how am I doing that?" Sasuke replied with no emotion.
"I don't know… your sharingan!" Naruto answered, but Sasuke gave him a dry look, Naruto's shoulders slumped and mumbled to himself like a sore loser. Sasuke couldn't help but find Naruto's pout cute, his bottom lip sticking out childishly…so easy to bite…to suck… "Argh! I don't know how to even block that move, stop doing that teme!" Naruto complained, Sasuke shook himself out of the pervy thoughts, focusing back on the game.
"Just use the blocking combo" Sasuke replied, trying to distract himself, but it was of no use when Naruto suddenly went really close to him and was gazing at his controller.
"Neh, show me" Naruto requested energetically, wanting to learn a way to be better at the game. Sasuke blushed when he felt Naruto's breath on his neck from the distance, Naruto was only intrigued by the combo but Sasuke could barely concentrate.
"Just press X,X,X, hold left trigger" Sasuke explained the best he could, Naruto nodded and tried it, his tongue sticking out the side of his mouth, Sasuke couldn't help but feel a little flustered at the innocent sight. They were sitting on the floor, cross-legged, in front of Naruto's TV. Sasuke was happy to still be wearing Naruto's jacket, though he did receive a few glances from wearing it.
"Hey Sasuke, is there something going on with you and Jenny?" Naruto asked curiously, Sasuke gave a small sigh.
"No, dobe" Sasuke answered a little annoyed.
"You sure, because you guys seemed to-"
"No, Naruto" Sasuke hissed, glaring at Naruto.
"Geez, sorry, I was just asking" Naruto defended.
"She is just a friend, seriously" Sasuke stated as he looked back at the TV.
"I was just saying-" Naruto started, but Sasuke decided to make a bold statement.
"I'm gay, so it kinda would be hard to feel attracted to her" Sasuke interjected, a silent moment came over with Sasuke just playing the game and Naruto staring at Sasuke, "What?" Sasuke voiced, not really caring about what he said.
"Nothing, just…I didn't…expect that" Naruto answered, Sasuke scoffed at Naruto's words.
"Come off it Naruto, the whole village practically knows and I didn't even have to say anything" Sasuke responded, Naruto couldn't argue with that; the gay and bi men of the village had sensed it ever since Sasuke was 14. "Besides, don't think that I'm not aware of those little 'conversations' between you and Sakura about me liking, and I quote, 'Banana dongs'" Sasuke pointed out, Naruto blushed wildly.
"Y-You heard that?" Naruto gulped, Sasuke nodded.
"Mm-hm" Sasuke voiced, Naruto shifted slightly and opened his mouth to say something before shutting it, repeating the action. "Didn't you tell me that you found a guy attractive when we were in Gecia?"
"T-That's different!" Naruto claimed, Sasuke rolled his eyes.
"Aren't you a little old to have doubts about your sexuality" Sasuke teased, Naruto blushed from embarrassment.
"I-I don't!" Naruto stuttered, Sasuke shrugged.
"Hn, if you say so" Sasuke badgered with a smirk, Naruto had enough and made a bold statement of his own.
"Actually, I happen to know that I'm bi, so there" Naruto stuck his tongue out, Sasuke stopped his actions for a moment before slowly resuming.
"Interesting…" Sasuke drawled out, both boys staring at the TV. Though this topic made Naruto want to ask a question, one that he always wanted to talk to Sasuke about.
"So…anyone catch your eye recently?" Naruto asked carefully, Sasuke hesitated for moment before answering. Naruto felt a strange twinge at his heart when he realised there was someone…someone that could just sweep Sasuke off his feet and take him away.
"…no"
"You hesitated" Naruto smirked, Sasuke shifted uncomfortably without answering, making Naruto's smirk grow wider. "Who?" Naruto asked, Sasuke remained silent but Naruto saw the light blush, Naruto went closer to Sasuke, making Sasuke's blush redder, "Neh, neh, who?" Naruto asked again, Sasuke just leaned away.
"Naruto…"
"Aw, come on! I want to know who has the power to melt Sasuke Uchiha's heart" Naruto teased, Sasuke avoided his gaze.
"Look, it doesn't matter anyway, he's not going to be interested" Sasuke sighed, Naruto merely scoffed and rolled his eyes.
"Oh come on! You're Sasuke Uchiha, who can't you have?" Naruto said amusingly, Sasuke stared at him for a few moments with a soft expression.
"Apparently him" Sasuke answered, Naruto frowned at this and sat back.
"Why not? Is he with someone? Is he straight? Has he rejected you?" Naruto came out with a burst of questions, Sasuke shook his head.
"Complicated, no, no, and no" Sasuke answered, Naruto looked confused at him.
"Then what's the problem?" Naruto enquired, Sasuke just sighed and gave a sad, small smile.
"He just wouldn't like me, I doubt even as a friend" Sasuke shrugged, Sasuke knew the last part was a bit much and a bit depressing, but it was how he felt. That Naruto wouldn't want him near him if he knew about his feelings, it was extreme but still a possibility. Naruto stared at Sasuke's slightly heartbroken expression and made an annoyed face.
"Tch, forget that guy" Naruto snipped, Sasuke looked surprised at Naruto, "If he can't see how totally awesome and cool you are then he doesn't deserve you, even to be your friend" Naruto lectured seriously, Sasuke was completely thrown by the mini speech, he was also heart-warmed by it.
"Naruto…" Sasuke voiced with a soft tone, captured in Naruto's gaze and words. Naruto looked at the cute raven-haired boy in front of him, wondering who held his interest. Who had caught the little raven's heart…who could potentially break it?
"A-Anyway" Naruto started, stopping the tender moment, "What's up with your hair?" Naruto changed the subject, something to what he had noticed earlier. Sasuke lightly touched his pony tail.
"What's wrong with my hair?" Sasuke asked, lightly touching his hair, Naruto's eyes widened.
"N-Nothing! I was just saying it looks different is all" Naruto stated quickly, It looks really cute…Naruto thought secretly to himself, Sasuke's attempted to play it off.
"Dobe, what did I say earlier about acting weird?" Sasuke chuckled, giving a light kick to Naruto. Naruto gave a nervous chuckle in response, returning the kick. Sasuke smirked when he replied with a kick. Naruto had a smirk of his own when he knew where it was leading, he dropped his controller and tackled Sasuke who also dropped his. Sasuke and Naruto chortled as they rolled around the floor, tackling each other.
"Oh ho ho! It seems like the great Uchiha Sasuke is about to lose to the awesomeness of Uzumaki Naruto!" Naruto proclaimed as he straddle Sasuke, Sasuke smirked up at him and skilfully flipped them.
"Or not" Sasuke remarked, Naruto made a determined face and pushed up and managed to stand up, lifting Sasuke up in one swift motion.
"Gotcha!" Naruto called out, holding Sasuke off the ground, his arms wrapped securely around Sasuke's waist.
"Put me down, dobe!" Sasuke laughed, Naruto attempted to annoy Sasuke and just swirled them around, Sasuke laughed even more, "C'mon idiot, stop messing around!" Sasuke giggled, unable to control himself or the warmth in his chest. Naruto comically landed them both on his bed, both boys still laughing. Sasuke on the bottom and Naruto laying in between his legs, head resting on Sasuke's chest comfortably. Naruto looked up with his chin resting on Sasuke, with a smile; Sasuke gave a small smile in return. The only sound was the radio singing a love song.
Naruto's eyes zeroed in on Sasuke's, staring deeply into Sasuke's own which clearly held excitement. Sasuke's heart was speeding up as Naruto's warmth and gaze held him captive. Naruto slowly began to make his way up, hearing Sasuke's erratic heartbeat. His expression remained somewhat blank yet expressed something that made Sasuke shiver. Naruto eventually hovered over him completely with their faces mere inches away, Sasuke's breath hitched. Sasuke's eyes looked so defenceless and almost pleading, begging without words.
I just want to say, I'm sorry in advance.
You'll know why.
"Hey Nardo! I'm just checking if I left my bracelet from my earlier visit, have you seen-gasp!" Sakura jumped when she saw the two boys, they're eyes widened and they instantly sat up.
"S-Sakura-chan" Naruto voiced surprised, Sakura blushed and turned away, beginning to walk away.
"S-Sorry!" Sakura apologised, slamming Naruto's door on the way out. It was awkwardly silent before Sasuke shifted.
"I should, um, probably go" Sasuke suggested, looking down a little embarrassed, but Naruto quickly spoke.
"Y-You don't have to, I…I like having you here" Naruto admitted with pink cheeks, Sasuke's own face flared up. From there it was only the love song in the air that spoke, instructing them on their next move. It was almost surreal. They were still close, yet neither moved away or closer. Sasuke didn't in fear of rejection. Naruto in fear of the kiss itself. Naruto allowed himself to stop thinking, his eyes hooded and head tilted. He brushed his lips against Sasuke's, Sasuke shivered; a pleasurable tingle shooting down his back. Naruto was originally focused on his lips but locked in a gaze with Sasuke, his own eyes widened and snapped back from Sasuke. Naruto looked like a deer caught in headlights, he was staring at Sasuke like he had just died. Sasuke saw the expression and got up instantly.
"I-I really should go!" Sasuke stuttered, letting Naruto's jacket slip off of him. Naruto let him go and just held the back of his hand to his mouth, shocked at what he had done to Sasuke. Sasuke shut the door and leaned his back against it, his face was red and startled. He raised his fingers to his mouth and suddenly smiled. "He kissed me…" Sasuke whispered out softly, it may have only been a mere brush but it meant the world to him.
Sasuke pushed himself off of the door and took in a deep breath. Maybe there was a chance for him and Naruto after all. Sasuke was happy at that thought and realised that he was about to go out into the world, he regained his composure and usual stoic expression and walked. He looked normal and passive on the outside, but inside was the uncharacteristic squeals of joy. He eventually got home and allowed himself to smile. He collapsed happily onto his couch, looking at the ceiling. Jenny and Katsu watched the entire thing with raised eyebrows.
"You seemed to be in a good mood" Katsu commented, Sasuke hummed in response, Jenny chuckled and shook her head.
"I'm guessing the mission with Naruto went well" Jenny chuckled, Sasuke dreamily nodded his head.
"So well" Sasuke sighed happily, he proceeded to inform them of the details of what had happened, "His jacket guys, his jacket, can you believe it?" Sasuke ranted on, the two listener being amused at Sasuke's lovesick attitude, "He almost kissed me, practically did" Sasuke shrugged, "I got to make him ask me out, but how?" Sasuke schemed to himself, Jenny chuckled.
"Play hard to get" Jenny suggested, getting Sasuke's attention.
"Hard to get?"
"Yeah, shouldn't be too hard for you, people often want what they can't have" Jenny replied, Katsu spoke up
"It's true, according to psychologist Tankaka Uzi; the reason playing hard to get works is because when humans are restricted from something they instantly add value to whatever they cannot have, it grows and grows the more it's forbidden; also, if everyone wants something that no one can have then it sparks human instinct to compete for that thing" Katsu lectured, Jenny stared at him bored for a moment.
"And translate to English and we have…?" Jenny trailed off sarcastically, Katsu rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Act cool, get boyfriend" Katsu answered in a caveman tone.
"Thank you" Jenny sighed dramatically, turning her head towards Sasuke, "Do you even know how to play hard to get?" Jenny asked, Sasuke shook his head.
"Nada" Sasuke responded, Jenny gave Katsu a look and he got up to rummage through his bag of books.
"Here" Katsu stated, pulling out a black and blue book with a symbol on the front representing succubus. "This book is about a promiscuous woman called Akuma who uses her skills to seduce men, violently killing them afterwards" Katsu explained when he chucked the book over, Sasuke caught it and looked puzzled.
"And I'm supposed to use this how exactly?" Sasuke questioned.
"Well, ignoring the violent killing, the Akuma is the master of seduction; her speciality is often playing hard to get so you can learn a thing or two from her" Katsu answered, Sasuke looked at the mildly long book and nodded.
"Alright, I'll read it tonight" Sasuke stated, getting up from the couch to begin reading it in his room.
"Quick question" Jenny voiced, gaining Sasuke's attention, "Does this mean more trips to Ann Summer?"
"Most likely yes"
Uwaaa! Students I finally finished this chapter! I'm sorry it was shorter, but it was good, neh? I hope so…
Please review! Fellow writers! You know what it's is like to have little reviews! Please tell me something! Moshi Mosh!