Written for my darling Cat and for the sweet Julia, the two cosplaying ladies of Dirtyplaygroundcosplay. I promised Cat this story months ago, and finally I am writing it! Make sure you check out their cosplays while you are here. These sweethearts are amazing and deserve much more than this story.

Enjoy!

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The lines, the shouts, the incredible costumes. It was really good to be back here. Naruto didn't have many opportunities to actually go to conventions, because there was hardly any time, it cost a lot of money, and most of all, it was really hard to drag someone along with him. This time he had managed though, and they even had fitting outfits. Sakura was dressed as Lady Sif, though parts of her armour weren't as perfect as she had wished. There hadn't been enough time to make it as great as she wanted to. Naruto loved it though, loved everything about it. Her outfit was awesome, his outfit was awesome. And he got to walk around with a hammer!

It was difficult to get through the masses, people almost walking backwards instead of actually moving forward. Even if Naruto's mood couldn't be better, this did put a downer on the whole trip. They just wanted to reach the next hall and watch more cosplayers there. Sakura wanted to take pictures of everyone, and then add them to her collection, at least this was what Naruto assumed. They only had to reach the all and then Sakura could go nuts, while Naruto would pose in all the pictures. While Sakura preferred to take them, Naruto wanted to be in the pics with all of them. To show that he really had seen them all, and because posing was fun as well.

Finally they reached the hall and as Naruto let his eyes slide through the space he could see, a big grin formed on his lips. This is where all the amazing cosplays were, standing in front of cameras, pulling faces that matched their character the most. Some groups seemed odd combinations, while others fitted each other perfectly. There were many characters Naruto wasn't even familiar with, but he found their costumes amazing nonetheless. The amount of work that must've gone into it, and the money spent on it. This was what Naruto enjoyed the most. And Sakura did as well, as her camera was already grabbed out of her bag, determination in her eyes as she trudged towards someone dressed as Cinderella.

A screech coming from the side made Naruto jerk his head to the side, eyes wide in fear, until he noticed it was some girl yelling at her friend in glee, her arms tightly wrapped around the other girl who seemed to be half choking. Some people really were very excited to see each other, but Naruto hadn't really made close friends through cons yet. Yes, he followed a few cosplayers on Facebook, but he didn't know any of them personally, unfortunately.

Having taken her picture Sakura moved back to Naruto, her eyebrows raised at the hugging girls. 'Let's go,' Sakura announced, eyes sliding back to her camera to take another look at the pictures she had just taken. 'I heard there was a Marvel group somewhere here and I want to see if we can find them.'

'Okay,' Naruto muttered in reply, even if Sakura hadn't really been waiting on an answer to that. With his hands placed behind his head, Naruto casually let his eyes slide through the crowd again, finding many different types of cosplays, though most people were just in normal clothes, here only to be entertained.

It was then that Naruto's gaze locked with someone else's. The dark eyes instantly slid away, no interest in them whatsoever, but Naruto would not let this opportunity slide that easily. There was the perfect cosplayer, with the perfect costume. His dark hair was combed back, slicked down with gel and hairspray to match the hairdo of the character. The costume was handmade, fitting his body in all the right ways, while the dark green and gold made a good contrast with his pale skin. It only lacked the golden crown Loki had worn as well, but this guy didn't need it to look exactly like the villain.

Grabbing Sakura by the wrist, Naruto pulled his friend through the mass, doing his best to reach the cosplayer he had his eyes set on. Everyone needed to step aside to miss Naruto's long strides, red cape swishing behind him. And then finally they reached the guy, and the group he was with, but Naruto didn't have eyes for them.

'You look so amazing. Your outfit is spot on, and you are just perfect. Seriously, this is the best Loki I have ever seen! You just match him so well! Can I take a picture with you?' His words had left his mouth too fast, and the grin on his lips was so wide it felt like bursting right at the corners, but god, was this guy great. Up close it was even better. How could someone even achieve such perfection?

The black armour plate strapped against the guy's chest was crafted perfectly out of worbla, making Naruto self-conscious about his own silver armour. He didn't have as much experience with it, and he still had worked really hard on it, but this was just amazing. So nicely cut and detailed. Naruto just wanted to touch it, but it was better to keep his distance and just fanboy a little bit.

Dark eyes had grown wide in surprise, not having expected someone to just jump out in front of them to prevent them from walking. But the more Naruto said, the more the guy relaxed, and there was even a hint of a smile tugging at the cosplayer's lips. 'Thank you, that's really nice of you to say,' the guy replied almost humbly, his tone deep enough to send a shiver down Naruto's spine. 'But you look really great as well, brother,' he added with a wink, making Naruto's heart thump a little faster inside his chest. The guy's gaze then turned away from Naruto's face, searching around until his eyes landed on Sakura and the camera. An instant pose came over him, and Naruto could only watch it happen in fascination, so the first picture together was quite an idiotic one. The one after that was with the other still in a perfect pose, but now Naruto was smiling again, happy he had this opportunity.

After a few pics a group of girls came rushing towards them, shouting out a name Naruto didn't know, and it wasn't until they pretty much latched themselves onto the Loki cosplayer, that Naruto understood they had been calling out his name. Sasuke. The name sounded familiar, but Naruto wasn't sure why. These girls did obviously know him though, seeing how excited they got, clinging to him in despair. The glint of joy had disappeared from those dark eyes, instead now settled deep with annoyance. The girls were too much, wanting to touch him, screaming right in his face.

'We love you so much, Sasuke!'

'You look amazing!'

'Oh my god, I think I'm going to pass out!'

Naruto wanted to step in, but didn't feel like it was his place to do so, considering Sasuke had three other friends with him as well, and he could stick up for himself. And then a girl got ready to take a picture as well, so Naruto took this as his cue to leave.

Right until a hand reached for his arm and tugged him right back beside Sasuke. With fingers wrapped tightly around Naruto's forearm, Sasuke's gaze was sent up towards Naruto's face, a question lying somewhere in them. 'I think the girls will like it if us brothers are together in the picture,' he murmured, and the girls indeed erupted in another fit of screams, making Sasuke's lips twitch in annoyance.

'Oh, yes please!' one of the girls started, sending Naruto a pleading look. 'You two look so perfect together and your costume is also amazing. Can we please take a picture of you two together?'

Flattered Naruto stepped back, though now he really didn't know how to hold himself. It wasn't often that he was personally asked for a pic, and then with someone as awesome as Sasuke. But they were the two brothers, and the group of friends he was with didn't match his character as well as Naruto as Thor did. The largest of the group was dressed in a suit and had a pair of dark sunglasses posed on his nose, which made him look like a Men in Black agent, but Naruto assumed he was supposed to be Agent Coulson. The girl also wore a Lady Sif outfit, though far more revealing than Sakura's. And the last friend was from a completely different fandom, which was a little weird, though the green Riddler suit was quite awesome.

Naruto posed with Sasuke, trying to convey the right emotions through his facial expressions, but probably failing miserably. More and more people also joined the group, wanting to take pictures of them and with them, and it ended with Naruto unable to stop smiling, because they really thought he looked great.

More and more people joined in, cameras flashing everywhere, and Naruto lost track of where he was supposed to look. But beside him Sasuke seemed so confident, turning his body this and that way, taking on different poses that would fit Loki, though Naruto did miss the smirk the actor could do so well on Sasuke.

'Could you maybe get a little closer together and you know…' a girl asked from the side, a slight blush dusting her cheeks as she let the request settle in. A few others from the crowd agreed with the question, instantly moving to convince both males to indeed get closer together.

But Naruto didn't fully understand what she actually wanted since they were already standing quite close, Naruto's chest brushing against Sasuke's back already. Sasuke's reply was to first glance up at Naruto for a moment and then heave a sigh. At least he understood what was going on, now all he had to do was actually explain to Naruto, because people were now actually chanting a word Naruto was not even familiar with.

'Thunderfrost! Thunderfrost! Thunderfrost!'

A cold hand reached for Naruto's chin and suddenly he was forced to look right into Sasuke's eyes. 'Keep looking at me and pull some kind of loving face or something.'

'What?' Naruto shot back, eyebrows knitted together in confusion.

The hand that had been holding Naruto's chin now slid towards his cheek and settled there. Somewhere in the background Naruto heard someone whistle at them. As those dark eyes stayed locked with his, Naruto could feel his heart speed up. The temperature rose inside his body and soon he would be sweating badly. Sasuke was just really handsome and with how close he was standing, the whole situation got quite intimate. His gaze turned a little hazier as he stepped closer, and Naruto could feel his body itch to step away, boundaries being broken right there.

'Lean a little closer and give the fans what they want. We are a pairing, you know. Quite a popular one as well,' Sasuke murmured, lips barely moving in case of the photos that were still being taken.

Naruto didn't dare to respond to that, afraid it would ruin the whole image they were trying to create here. He was certain there was a deep settled blush on his cheeks. This was a situation he had never been in, and standing this close to someone he really didn't know, was thrilling and frightening at the same time. A part of him was screaming to make a run for it and get as far away as possible, and then another part tried to force him to lean closer. His brain ended up so flustered that he couldn't control his movements anymore. Leaning closer Naruto gave the fans exactly what they wanted, and possibly a little more.

With a soft brush of the lips, Naruto touched Sasuke's, simply leaving a peck right on Sasuke's mouth. A gasp rose up from the crowd first, but it soon turned into cheers, the people happy with what was happening. Cameras flashed even faster than before, taking in every moment Naruto gave them, right until Sasuke stepped away.

Bewildered Sasuke looked back at Naruto, eyes having widened a little again. When the crowd started asking for more pictures, he waved them all off, telling them they were done with posing. The mass didn't actually break up once Sasuke told them to, but once he started walking away, the group understood he would be coming back. And as Sasuke's friends followed after the cosplaying Loki, Naruto knew he had really gone too far, and had made a mistake. Kissing for pictures with a stranger was a little odd, but Naruto often got ahead of himself, and the situation called for it or something. Sasuke's lips had been so close, inviting him in, and Sasuke had told him to lean closer, right? Naruto had only been following orders. It's not like he had ever done this before!

But the moment was gone and Sasuke had disappeared in the crowd, quite possibly to never be seen again by them. Naruto felt defeated as he saw everyone move out, done with this moment, though chatting happily about it. This could've been a better moment, if only Naruto hadn't screwed up like that.

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Characters © Masashi Kishimoto + Marvel

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