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Denial is a Beautiful Thing	By : dreamers Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Naruto/Sasuke Views: 1234 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter List
- 1-Denial is a Beautiful Thing
- 2-Chapter Two
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Denial is a Beautiful Thing

Part One
"Sasuke!" Naruto called, running down the hall. "Wait up."
Sasuke paused at the loud voice that echoed down the hall before continuing on towards his class again. He didn't want to deal with his friend right now; it was too early
'If you ignore him, he might go away.' he thought, and turned around the corner.
Naruto forced down the growl that threatened to spill from his mouth. How dare that bastard think he could ignore him. It had been the same ordeal for days. Sasuke was most obviously avoiding him and it ticked Naruto off immensely. "Will you fucking wait up!" Naruto called again.
Sasuke grumbled at the sound of the hurried feet approaching him. They had been playing this game of cat and mouse for the past few days, but Naruto was slowly closing in on him. Heaving a sigh, he stopped and turned around, only to realize how close Naruto was to him.
"What? You keep calling my name like an idiot and you know I have to get to class."
"Oh don't give me that. I know you have Kakashi sensei next, not like he's going to mind if you're late." Naruto said between intakes of air. Sasuke had forced him to hurry more than he was prepared to. "You know you can't keep avoiding me like this." Blue eyes glared and flashed, more so in frustration than any real anger.
Sasuke waved a hand to dismiss the comment. "I don't know what you're talking about. School has been keeping me busy for the past few days and I have a presentation that I need to get to." he retorted and turned back around.
Naruto wasn't having any of it. His hand wrapped itself around the slender wrist of Sasuke's arm. "The hell you don't know what I'm talking about. Just because we shared a few drunken kisses doesn't give you the right to treat me like a stranger." He all but yelled.
Sasuke scoffed. "I'm not, you're just blowing things out of proportion, like usual." he jerked his arm out of Naruto's grasp. "And that night isn't bothering me."
"Then why won't you look me in the eye?" The challenging statement was made with little bite, but the seriousness of it was written all over Naruto's face.
Sasuke dragged his eyes up to meet Naruto's, noting the tight look in his face. The smart ass comment died on the tip of tongue and his gaze dropped again. "Are you going to keep bringing that night up?”
This time around Naruto felt a smirk begin to pull at his lips. "I am, until you can admit to yourself that it happened." He glanced once more to Sasuke. "And that you wouldn't mind do something like that again... sober." He added for good measure.
A growl escaped Sasuke's mouth. "Don't fuck around with me Naruto; I know that it happened. There, are you happy?" he asked. His body was tense and he hated that Naruto could make him crack so easily. Dark eyes glanced at the clock on the wall and he felt his body shift, ready to dart off to class, and hopefully avoid the rest of this conversation
The halls were growing quieter and quieter as the final bell drew nearer. Naruto knew that if he didn't leave now then he would be late for his next class. He grimaced, facing Orochimaru sensei was not something he would look forward to. Making a quick decision, Naruto pushed his way into Sasuke's personal space, giving him a sloppy kiss on his cheek. "Not quite." He waved the other boy goodbye, a satisfied smirk plastered across his lips. He wouldn't be happy until he had Sasuke coming willingly to him.
One thing that drunken episode had taught him was that sometimes your dream girl turns out to be your best guy friend, and sometimes it takes a few shots of whiskey and more than enough bottles of beer to figure that out.
Sasuke brought his arm up to wipe off the mess of Naruto's kiss. The idiot was lucky he had to get to class, otherwise he would have chased him down and decked him in the face. He would have to fix that later today, but he had plans on making himself hard to find, and he wanted to keep to those plans.
There were only a few more classes left in the day before the weekend was able to start and thankfully, they had classes on the opposite side of campus. He quickly made his way towards class, walking in just as the bell rang. Taking his usual seat, he pulled out his books and cursed the night that he had let Naruto convince him into drinking for the first time. He should have known that it would've resulted in something bad happening.
Never again, he swore as he started reading the assignment on the board; but Naruto was stubborn and wouldn't likely drop the subject anytime soon
Naruto watched the clock, as it ticked and inched its way towards the twelve. School would be over in a matter of seconds. Then it would be a mad dash out towards the student parking lot. His destination, the black jeep that Sasuke was currently borrowing from his brother who was studying abroad for a semester. He was so deep in thought at that point, he almost missed the shrill cry of the bell.
With quick and rather jerky movements, Naruto plowed his way towards the end of the school crowd. He was sure to ignore the complaints of the others he pushed passed, they would forget about his rudeness by the next day. Kakashi sensei's room loomed up ahead and he caught the bold black of the back of Sasuke's head. The other boy was already a good distance ahead. Naruto took a quick turn and raced through the court yard and through the dance studio, a few girls giggling or shouted at him as he went. This was the quickest short cut he knew, he only wished it would be quick enough.
Sasuke nearly bolted towards the door once the bell rang, there was no way he was going to get caught in the crowded hallways. There was still a good amount of space between him and the parking lot, but if luck was with him, he would make it before Naruto was able to try and corner him again. He was certain that Itachi's jeep would be able to outrun Naruto's car; and if not, at least it was capable of going off road. He shook his head at the thought, thinking that it was ridiculous to be thinking about escaping from Naruto as though he was a criminal racing from the cop. Pushing the thought from his mind, he continued down the hallway, weaving in and out of the bodies that pressed against him, keeping a careful eye out for a head of blond hair.
Naruto leaned against the flawless black paint job of Sasuke jeep. He couldn't believe he had made it. Some part of him kept telling himself that he would be too late. Yet here he stood, next to his destination and with no Sasuke in sight. With a sigh of relief Naruto dropped to sit next to the front wheel on the drivers side. From here he wouldn't miss Sasuke. All that was left was waiting.
Sasuke breathed in the warm air as he finally exited the building. He hadn't seen Naruto in his escape from the school and there was no way he could've beat him to the parking lot, his class was the furthest from the parking lot and he didn't think Naruto would spring through the school just to catch him. He froze though as he approached his jeep and he thought about turning back into the building. His mind was still debating the thought when blue eyes locked onto his and he realized that he had finally been caught
Naruto didn't bother to bolt up and confront Sasuke. Where else did the boy have to run? Surely not back into the building, while his only means of escape sat out in the lonely parking lot with only a blond for company. Instead Naruto sat, eyes turning away to look at a sparrow playing in a small puddle, and waited for Sasuke's inevitable approach.
Sasuke's eyes darted back and forth between the building and the jeep. He couldn't exactly go back inside now, that was just screaming coward and showed that he was trying to avoid Naruto. With a heavy heart, he trudged towards the car and scowled at Naruto. "Get out of my car."
"I'm not in your car." Naruto countered, finally standing up to face his friend. He wasn't fond of the fact that Sasuke was still a good two inches taller than him, but right now he wouldn't let that bother him.
"Well then move so I can go home, it's the start of the weekend in case you've forgotten." Sasuke stated and moved to toss his backpack inside the vehicle.
Naruto stood still, weighing his options and trying to decide on the best means of action. Sasuke had always been a difficult person to deal with. It took months before Naruto could get him to accept him as a friend. This would most likely be like pulling teeth free of that mouth numbing stuff. What ever it was called. "I need a ride." Okay not his first choice but Naruto could work with this.
Sasuke eyed him carefully. "What's wrong with your car?" He turned to glance at the car Naruto usually drove. It was sitting innocently in the parking spot just a few spots down from his car. He faced Naruto again, trying to judge his face for anything that could give him a hint as to what he was up to.
"Umm... It's almost out of gas... and you see, I don't have enough to make it back home." Naruto lied through his teeth, making sure to sugar coat it for good measure. The pout on his face was perfect to give off the 'damsel in distress' feel, granted he wasn't a girl. At this point he has fine with what ever underhanded tactics he could dish out.
Sasuke rubbed the bridge of his nose with his fingers, leave it to Naruto to let the gas in his car get too low. They'd have to stop and get gas for him at the local station, thankfully he had an empty container in the back of the jeep. Sighing, he pushed Naruto out of the way and unlocked the door, before climbing in. "Come on, I'll take you to the gas station."
Naruto blinked a few times, not fully comfortable in believing that his half minded plan had worked so easily. "Thanks Sasuke." He clapped the boy on the shoulder, blinding smile in place.
Sasuke shrugged the shoulder off. "Only you would forget to check the amount of gas in your car. What were you thinking when you drove to school this morning?" Sasuke asked as he started up the jeep, waiting for Naruto to put his seat belt on.
"Your sexy ass." Naruto quipped as he locked the seat belt into place. He didn't even dare to look over towards the driver after that remark, although he was sure Sasuke's expression was priceless.
Sasuke's hands tightened on the steering wheel before his right hand flung out and punched Naruto in the chest. "Shut up or I'll drop you off on the side of this rode and let you walk back to your car."
A tanned hand rubbed at Naruto's abused chest. He mumbled a few choice words before letting out a clipped comment. "I was just messing with you. Calm down, or one might think you're trying to cover the truth over with violence."
Sasuke grabbed a pair of sunglasses from the visor and slipped them over his eyes. "Drop it Naruto. I already admitted to what you wanted to hear earlier."
"No, you didn't. You only gave me half of what I wanted to hear, and only half of the truth." Naruto was pushing it, that much he knew. He just need for Sasuke to realize what he had that night.
"What is it that you want to hear from me then?" Sasuke snapped. "I told you everything you asked about."
"I want to fucking hear that it wasn't just a drunken stunt. That you have been thinking of doing that again with me like I have been thinking about doing it with you." He took a breath, his hands raking through his blond bangs. "I want you to kiss me again, like we did that night." The last part he added in a hushed whisper.
Sasuke slammed on the brakes, making them both slam against the constraining seat belts. He heard Naruto curse at him for the rough treatment and that he was lucky no one was behind him. He dismissed the statement and turned to glare at Naruto through the shades. "It was a drunken stunt, we were both wasted and we weren't thinking straight. What you felt was probably from the alcohol. Besides that, you know that I'm dating Sakura." That last part was a lie and they both knew it. He was dating the pink haired girl on and off, and they barely spent any time together to begin with. It wasn't as though trying to feel anything for Naruto would jeopardize his relationship with Sakura.
Naruto coughed once, the seat belt chocking him from the sudden stop, before turning fierce eyes onto his friend."Bullshit. If it had been you and Neji would you have kissed him? Huh?" He demanded. "And Sakura has nothing to do with this. You two haven't spoken in a week."
He kept his eyes focused on the road in front of them, knowing that Naruto had given a valid point. If Neji had wanted to kiss him that night, he more than likely would've punched him. "No," he finally admitted. "But that's because we're not exactly the closest of friends."
"How about Suigestu then? He's the only other guy you're hermit ass is remotely close too aside from me." Naruto pointed his finger to the road, indicating that the other should probably start driving.
Shifting the jeep into gear, Sasuke continued down the road before forcing out a "No." from ground teeth.
Naruto was feeling quite smug at this point. Really, this was all going so smoothly. "You know what they say, 'Drunken words are sober thoughts'... or how ever that goes. I'm sure it's the same for actions." His words were blunt, coming out loud in the quiet jeep. Even the soft hum of the radio seemed like nothing more than the gentle whisper of wind.
Sasuke ground his teeth together further, knowing that he was being backed into a corner even more. He didn't know what to say to his friend at this point. "And how do you know that it wasn't a mistake?" he asked softly, easing into another lane.
"First off, 'Uchiha's don't make mistakes'" Naruto mocked in a voice that sounded nothing like Sasuke's. "And another thing, it wasn't like you mistook me for some blond bimbo. You were quite clear in stating my name more than one time." He finished with a smile
Sasuke felt his cheeks redden at the last part of Naruto's comment. "Did not." he muttered childishly.
Naruto wouldn't be out done. "Did to!"
He turned the Jeep into the gas station and climbed out of the car. Without another word, he grabbed the canister and tossed it into Naruto's lap. "Go fill it with gas, I'm going to get something to eat."
Naruto stared at the plastic container for a moment. Weighing his options for the second time that day. With a sigh he got out and made his way over towards the pump. He grabbed for the unleaded pump and began to fill the container. As he did so he watched as Sasuke walked towards the little store, trying to keep his gaze above the Uchiha's waist.
Setting his items on the counter, Sasuke glanced out the window and watched as Naruto filled up the gas container. He paid for the items before leaving the store and walking out towards the jeep, tossing a can of soda towards Naruto. "Here, go pay for your gas."
Naruto caught the can, staring down at the maroon aluminum and the bold letters spelling out Dr. Pepper. He smiled in wordless thanks to Sasuke then turned to pay. Once in side his eyes caught an older man, maybe in his fifty's heading towards the cash register. Not wanting to have to wait behind him, Naruto made a quick line towards the counter, nearly cutting the man off. "Ten dollars on pump six" he said, handing over a fresh bill.
The man behind the counter looked at him and smiled. "The gentleman who was in here earlier already took care of your bill."
Naruto stared, blinked once, mouth open ready to speak before snapping shut. "He did?" Confusion soon washed away to be replaced with amused frustration. "That bastard." Naruto shook his head and thanked the cashier. As he walked back out to the jeep, he couldn't keep the smile off his face. "You really are a jerk." Naruto was sure to tell Sasuke once he was finally seated back into the passengers seat.
Sasuke smirked as Naruto stalked back to Jeep and started the engine as he climbed in. "Let's get back so I can go home already. I have projects to finish." He eased the car back onto the road, noting that Naruto had fallen oddly quiet. He didn't say a thing on it though, grateful for the silence that had finally surrounded them. Naruto had him talking more than he was used to and he wasn't exactly comfortable with this subject to begin with. With a sigh, he pulled into the now empty parking lot, the only exception being Naruto's car waiting for him. He killed the engine and waited for Naruto to get out.
Naruto sat there only for a moment, wonder if he should try and prolong this moment. After this it would be a full day before he could confront Sasuke again. Slowly he glanced towards his friend, whom was looking at him expectantly, no doubt to get out of his car. "You wanna come over after this?" He ventured. "It's been a while, and I can dig out the old N64. I'll even let you beat me once as thanks for the gas." He joked, perhaps too hopeful.
Dark eyes regarded Naruto carefully, wondering why he was acting so strangely. It almost seemed as though he was scared of him. "I have projects to finish, but perhaps later on this weekend. Now go fill up your car, the smell is giving me a headache"
Naruto huffed, before it seemed like he was actually getting somewhere with Sasuke and now it seemed like he was at square one again. Maybe he had been right in thinking that it had been way too easy. At least now Sasuke was talking to him, and being a little nicer than normal.
He hopped out of the car, going straight for his gas cap. The slot was opened and Naruto began to pour the gasoline in. It took only a second before he saw the gas come to overflow from his gas tank. Now he was beginning to regret filling up before school this morning. Slowly he turned around to give Sasuke a sheepish smile.
Sasuke blinked at the gasoline that was coming out of the gas tank before swinging accusing eyes up to meet Naruto's sheepish gaze. He felt fury well up inside of him at the fact that he had been tricked into having that conversation with Naruto when he clearly didn't want to talk about it. He climbed out of the car and stormed over to Naruto who had enough decency to stop pouring gas all over the ground. He could see the signs of guilt in the blue eyes, tinted with hope that Sasuke wouldn't maul him and a small part of his anger died at the tiny speck of hope in them as well. "Why are you pushing me so hard to talk about this? What are you trying to accomplish?" he hissed.
At first Naruto didn't say anything. Nothing came to mind that he hadn't already said or that would not end up sound cheap. He stood there looking to his toes in guilt. Lying to Sasuke always made him feel bad, but Naruto felt as if it had been necessary. "I want to know what I felt that night wasn't one-sided. I want to know that it wasn't a mistake." All the previous bravado on Naruto's behalf seemed to vanish, leaving behind this unsure boy.
Sasuke felt his hands curl into a fist at Naruto's confession. He knew though, what Naruto was trying to find out; it was typical Naruto behavior to rush into things head on, while he was more prone to sit back and analyze things first. He wanted to give Naruto a logical answer that he was feeling confused too, but his pride got in the way first. His hand rose to punch Naruto, but it stopped halfway, coming only to lightly tap him on the chest. He spun around without another word and slammed the car door shut. The engine roared beneath him and he sped out of the parking lot; thinking not of what he should have said, but instead of how he was acting like a coward.
For a moment Naruto was hard pressed to jump into his beat up mustang and chase Sasuke down. In the end he just slowly got into his car and started the engine. He must have sat there a good few minutes, mind flying from one issue to another. Should he have been so forward? Yes, it was for the best. Otherwise Sasuke would have danced around the subject until his legs fell off. Even then he was sure he would try to shrug the whole thing off. Pulling into drive he headed home, some part of him thinking that he wouldn't be seeing Sasuke this weekend after all.
The ticking of the clock was loud in his room Sunday night as Sasuke sat staring at his computer. Sleep had eluded him the previous nights and he had ended up working on his projects until he was able to drop into a restless sleep. His mind was still running around in circles when he had woken up this morning and he threw himself into his homework in a way to keep the thoughts at bay. Now though, he was finished with his papers and calculus problems and he was left to sit in the silence. His fingers tapped against the edge of his chair while he watched the minute change on his computer. Finally he gave a heavy sigh and stood up.
After three hours of pacing his house last night after coming home, he was able to finally calm down, but for the rest of the night, he had felt hollow & restless. There was no denying it now, he needed to talk to Naruto, this whole thing was driving him up the wall and if he didn't figure out something soon, he was going to loose another night of sleep. Starting up the jeep, he drove down the road that would lead to Naruto's house.
Naruto sat flashing through channels. Why was it that nothing was ever on on Sunday nights. It seemed like they saved everything for Friday and Saturday but left Sunday hanging and out of the loop. Naruto really could feel for Sunday, he was feeling pushed to the side at the moment as well. It was getting late and even his mother and father had yet to come home. They had left hours before giving some story about having a banquet to attend. Like he had expected even Sasuke had remained elusive. Probably held up in his cave to keep from being detected. Naruto laughed once. What the hell was he thinking?
His hand paused, leaving the channel to go on about the health concerns of some new birth control pill. Why he had stopped there in his search for watchable programming was beyond him, his finger was tired. Not to mention the rest of him as well. He yawned, stretching his back out over the couch.
Sasuke huffed as he sat waiting in front of Naruto's house, trying to convince himself to go knock on the door. He hadn't heard from Naruto the entire weekend and he was certain that his friend would try to contact him once, but his phone and IM had been oddly silent. Although, it wasn't as though he had tried to reach Naruto either, but still... His mind drifted back towards the conversation that they had on Friday afternoon. The soft spoken words of 'I want you to kiss me again' had plagued him for the entire weekend and made him wonder what was going on in Naruto's head. Sasuke wanted to believe that Naruto was telling the truth but how did either of them know that it wasn't the alcohol speaking that night. Growling at himself for acting like a girl, he kicked the car door open and stalked towards the house. He raised his hand up and pounded on the wooden surface, before stepping back to wait for Naruto to answer.
Naruto jumped at the harsh beats coming from his door. He was thankful that someone had pulled him away from the TV which showed a woman going through labor. Who would have guessed he would have stopped on the only woman's health channel they had. The gods were surely against him. Walking slowly he made his way towards the door, not really caring who it was. It could be the old cat lady down the street looking for her fluffy-kins for all he cared. At least it was more entertaining then what he had been watching. Upon opening the door his eyes widened and Naruto debating on closing the door and just turning around to continue his night of watching TV no matter what was on. Seeing a woman giving birth was probably less painful than what ever Sasuke had showed up to tell him. It couldn't be anything too good if the Uchiha had made it a point to go out of his way to see him. Probably was going to disown him as a friend or something, he had always been a drama queen when pushed into a corner.
"What do you want?" Naruto asked, trying to hide his anxiety.
Sasuke watched as emotions played across Naruto's face once he opened the door and he felt slightly guilty about the anxiety that was showing through Naruto's stance. He opened his mouth to answer when a loud scream echoed throughout the house, followed by an equally loud "Push!!" He blinked at the sound and glanced towards Naruto with a raised eyebrow. "Was your mom expecting a child?"
Naruto blushed, instantly wishing he had at least bothered to turn off the television. "Nothing else was on." He mumbled, looking away embarrassed.
If it had been under different circumstances, Sasuke would've chuckled at Naruto's apparent boredom, that he had to result to watching a woman give birth to help ease that boredom. However, now wasn't the time and he had a question to ask. "Did you mean what you said on Friday?"
It was Naruto's turn to dance around the subject. Sasuke hadn't made it ease on him so why should he make it any easier on his friend? "Sure thing. Give me a minute and I can dig the thing out. Although I don't think I will let you win like I said." Naruto enjoyed the blatant confusion that seemed to shadow Sasuke's face. Served the bastard right.
It took a good minute before Sasuke finally remembered what Naruto was talking about; that damn video game. Of course, now Naruto was the one who was going to avoid the subject. Holding back the growl that threatened to escape his throat, Sasuke followed Naruto into his house; two could play this game.
Naruto bounded off down the hall and towards the closet at the end. All that could be heard was the rummaging of items and muffled curses as Naruto jammed his fingers into some unknown object. Soon a cry of triumph was heard before Naruto was coming back into the main room with the Nintendo 64 in hand.
"Ready to get your butt whipped in Mario Cart?" He asked, big grin plastered on his face.
Sasuke snorted at the challenge being issued. "Says you, you know that I always kicked your ass at this game."
"As if! You were always eating my exhaust." Naruto wasn't about to go down without a fight. If there was one thing he was truly competitive in, it was video games. And not just any video games, but the old school consoles. There was nothing better than the classics.
They waited for the console to load the game and Naruto unwound the cords from the controllers before handing one to Sasuke. Once the game was loaded, Sasuke quickly picked his character and waited for Naruto to do the same. He knew that Naruto was right though, he wasn't exactly the best at video games and more often than not, Naruto would end up beating him.
But that didn't mean he wouldn't try.
He glanced at Naruto out of the side of his eye, noting the competitive look in his eye and he almost sighed. This was going to be a long night before he was able to get what he came for.
Naruto had his eyes glued to the screen, waiting for the countdown before the checkered flag was waved. He resisted the urge to look towards Sasuke, it wouldn't accomplish anything. Right now all he needed to focus on was winning. Even if there were more important things at hand, they could wait for now.
The flag was waved and he took off, pushing down heavily on the green accelerator button. Naruto was off, speeding past the computer's players and racing neck and neck with Sasuke.
It took a second for Sasuke to remember which buttons worked what, but old memories came back quickly and within moments, he was speeding along side Naruto. They were both competitive, probably too much for their own good but usually the feelings would pass after a few minutes of sulking.
Sasuke cursed as Naruto shot him with a turtle shell and he spun around hopelessly. He heard Naruto laugh at him as he struggled to get his cart the right way before continuing along the course. He needed something to stall Naruto this round, otherwise he would lose again.
A small box flashed overhead, showing that he had a lightning bolt to use, and without thought, he quickly pressed the button, watching as Naruto's character shrunk in size.
"Shit" Naruto cursed, watching as his character was shrunken down to microscopic size. He swerved once, and then began a putter pace after Sasuke. "I'll make you regret that." He said, letting loose a trio of shells towards his friend.
Sasuke tried to swerve out of the way, but the last shell nicked the side of his cart. He continued on his way though, quickly getting his character under control. However, Naruto had grown back to his normal size and was baring down on him. They passed under the banner together as they finished the first lap.
Naruto scooted closer to the screen, intent in what he was doing. His body leaning in tune with his cart. Only a few more feet and he would be next to Sasuke and a few more and he would gain the lead. The computer's characters were now nothing more than a faint memory, lost somewhere behind in the two boys dust.
"Slow down bastard, let me pass you." Naruto used a mushroom to boost him the extra stretch and passed, giving a small yip of joy.
The Uchiha snorted. "As if," his body stayed still, even though his hands moved with the cart on the screen. His body jerked as his cart bumped against Naruto's and he smirked. "We should have made a bet for this game."
They came into the last lap, neck and neck. Naruto chanced a glance at Sasuke, his eyebrows raised. "Sure. What's the bet?" He asked, knowing he was going to win one way or another.
Sasuke's eyes stayed glued to the screen, not daring to look over at Naruto. They were too close to allow for a quick glance and he really wanted to trump Naruto for once. His tongue poked out of his mouth in concentration as he tried to think of the best way to state his bet.
"Not sure, but I'm thinking something along the lines of getting a kiss."
Naruto almost dropped the controller. His cart jumped to the side, heading off the road. Curses flew from him mouth. "Don't mess around like that." He said. "Distracting me isn't going to help you win." Because Sasuke surely wasn't being serious.
A hum escaped Sasuke's mouth as he left Naruto behind, determined to win the race. He couldn't see his friends face, but he was sure it was showing some weird mix between confusion and determination. "Who said I was messing around?"
"You expect me to believe after all the shit on Friday, that you would come out and say something like that so easily." Naruto dodged a banana peal. "And seriously at that." The finish line could be seen up ahead as they reached the final stretch. It was now or never, Naruto put everything he had left into this last few feet.
Sasuke didn't answer, he knew that Naruto wouldn't believe him and he wasn't sure why he had thought Naruto would even take him seriously. But after thinking about it all weekend, and loosing sleep over it, he figured he had to try something. "So you're saying that you don't believe me?"
"Right now words mean very little to me." Was the response given back.
The dark headed nodded and quickly judged the game in front of him. It was a straight shot to the finish line and within seconds, the game would be over. Deciding to try something that was sure to end with a fist in the face, he glanced over at Naruto. His blue gaze was focused on the TV, and in theory, not that far from him.
"Fine," he stated. Without another thought, he leaned over and captured Naruto's chin, quickly pressing his lips against Naruto's. He pulled back and cast a quick glance at the game where his cart was crossing the line. He stood up and moved towards the door. "I win."
Naruto could only sit there, watching as the screen declared Sasuke the winner over and over again. The fact that he lost wasn't even registering at that point. All he could focus on was the pleasant tingle Sasuke's lips had left on his own. It wasn't until the sound of his door clicking shut reached his ears did Naruto realize that he was now sitting alone in his house. For a moment it made him wonder if it had all been his imagination and Sasuke had not been there at all.
Shaking his head, he turned the game off. Naruto was sure that tomorrow would be interesting.
Monday morning rolled around and Sasuke found himself nodding off in the library as he skimmed over a book for class. He hated doing research for anything and it made it only harder when he was fighting off sleep. He hadn't seen Naruto so far and was wondering if it was due to the fact that he was somewhat trying to dance around the subject still or if Naruto was avoiding him this time. Sasuke blamed himself for this one, not only from the kiss yesterday, but for the fact that since he was more than sober, he could easily recall the one glaring fact that his mind refused to submit to. He had enjoyed kissing Naruto. He groaned and let his head fall onto the table; it was going to be a long week
Once the bell rang Naruto was hauling ass out of his English class. Last thing he wanted was for his teacher to shove another five page paper on his already long list of homework for the week, and it was only Monday. He couldn't help but groan. It looked at if he wouldn't be having as much free time as he would have liked this week.
Naruto battled his way through the halls as he went towards the cafeteria. It was finally lunch time and his stomach was yelling to be fed. Besides that he had a certain raven haired friend to look for. Sasuke had been elusive as ever, only this time Naruto wasn't making it a point to search him out. Something told the blond that Sasuke would eventual come to him.
Without wasting anytime Naruto got in line ready to abuse his stomach with what ever so called food the school was serving today. He could only hope his stomach could forgive him.
Sasuke shuffled down the hallway and into the cafeteria, ready to find something that would keep him awake. He quickly located Naruto's bag in its usual spot and he dropped down into a chair next to it. The bright orange hoodie that he had given him for Christmas last year was sitting on top of the bag and he dragged it over so he could drop his head on something soft; trying to ignore the pleasant smell that came from the fabric.
He heard Naruto's footsteps approaching before the sound of a tray sounded on the table. He turned his head sideways to look at what was being served in the line and scrunched his nose at the sight. "How can you stand to eat that shit?"
The Sloppy Joe seemed to ooze, the bun sliding slowly off to the side. For a moment Naruto thought the same. Instead he looked towards the french fries which seemed safer. He began dipping them into a mixture of mustard and mayonnaise completely ignoring the ketchup on his plate.
"It's better than nothing." Naruto reasoned, although he was tempted to start bring his lunch. He just always forgot in the mornings.
A snort escaped Sasuke's mouth as he turned his head to bury it back in the folds of Naruto's jacket. "I think nothing sounds better than that," he groaned. "I hate Monday's and I hate not being able to sleep at night."
"Well don't drool on that. Walking around with a drool stain on my hoodie is not the latest fashion. Not to mention your fangirls might try to rip it from my body if they find out it's your drool." Naruto said between bites of his fries. For once he would agree with Sasuke, nothing was better than that mess laying there on his tray. Blue eyes watched Sasuke, noticing the circles that seemed to stain his eyes. Not to mention the Uchiha seemed to be looking paler than usual.
"What's been keeping you up? Not becoming an insomniac are ya?"
Sasuke grunted. "They can kiss my ass for all I care, and no I'm not becoming an insomniac," he glanced up at Naruto, noting that he was being watched. "I told Sakura that we shouldn't date anymore."
Naruto looked up at that. "Really? What spurred this?" He might have had a very good idea of what had caused the break up this time, but Naruto wasn't in the mood to be too hopeful. So instead he pushed away his tray, the food wasn't edible after all, and faced Sasuke full on.
Dark eyes stayed with Naruto's blue ones, trying to determine what was going on inside his mind. Usually that wasn't hard to figure out, but with their friendship somewhat shaky, it was hard to say.
"The same thing that's been keeping me from sleeping for the past week," he stated before turning his head to face away from Naruto. "You."
The cafeteria seemed far too quiet all of a sudden, it didn't matter that it was filled to the brim and the actual noise level was a step away from a roar. For Naruto all went quiet for a moment, his mind second guessing what Sasuke had said. It only lasted a moment before he regained himself, big fat smile in place.
"All ready having naughty dreams about me? Sorry hun, gotta wait for the second date before you get into these pants." Naruto wiggled his hips as he talked, the motion making his ass twist and bump into Sasuke on the slippery seat.
Sasuke chuckled weakly, that was only half the reason he couldn't sleep at night, but he would never admit that to Naruto. It had taken him a long time to admit to himself that ever since that kiss the other week, he found that he couldn't stop thinking about his friend. It was much easier to try and ignore the problem, acting as though it didn't exist.
Yeah, he had seen how well that had worked out. Naruto was like a hunter, once he caught wind of something he liked, he made sure that he would hunt it down. And Sasuke had been caught.
He turned his head back towards Naruto. "You wish I was dreaming about you," he teased, sticking his tongue out playfully.
"I've been dreaming about you." Naruto added in, hoping to throw his friend off. It was always fun seeing Sasuke flustered.
Sasuke blinked, not sure if Naruto was teasing or not. He was too tired either way to yell at him and simply replied. "Horny bastard."
"Only for you... only for you." At that moment Naruto was really fighting with himself to keep from laughing. No matter how true his words might be, it was still funny to watch Sasuke's facial expressions as they flashed from one extreme to another.
His remark was lost as the first warning bell rang and he held back a sigh. He didn't want to go to class, he just wanted to sleep for the rest of the day. Standing up, he heaved his backpack onto his shoulder and grabbed the hoodie he had been using.
"I'm borrowing this for the rest of the day, see ya."
"I want that washed before you give it back!" Sasuke seemed to ignore him making Naruto fume. Just because the bastard gave him the stupid thing didn't mean he could go and steal it when ever he wanted.
With a reluctant sigh Naruto headed off towards his class, hoping this day would just hurry up and end.

To Be Continued . . .
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