Chapter 5: Jealousy
"See ya!"
Naruto walked out of the ramen shop with a smug grin on his face. The rain
had stopped so he decided to head home. He walked down the street to his
house when he noticed a boy leaning against a nearby tree. his raven hair
covered his eyes.
"Sasuke? What are you doing here?"
"You broke into Sakura's house." Sasuke growled. How low could you possibly
get?"
"Whaddya mean low?" Naruto snapped. Sasuke remained emotionless.
"You broke into her house twice." Sasuke said. What was weird was the look
on Naruto 's face.
"What are you talking about? I went to Sakura's house to give the mitts
that she had forgotten back. When I knocked on the door, nobody answered,
but I saw Sakura in the window. I thought that she was ignoring me so I
went inside to give them to her. She beat me up and kicked me out of the
house so I went to the ramen shop." He shoved his hand in his pocket and
pulled out a pair of mitts. Sasuke had seen Sakura wear them before.
"Give them to her." Naruto said quietly. "Tell her they're from me." He
gave the mitts to Sasuke and walked away. He didn't seem as happy as
before.
"Naruto!"
Naruto turned to Sasuke. "Yeah?"
"Did you go to Sakura's house after that?"
"No. I was at the ramen shop all afternoon." He looked right at Sasuke. He
could see no lies.
"...okay..." Sasuke turned around and headed to Sakura's house. "See ya."
"Sasuke!" The boy turned around. "What the hell was that about?"
"Sakura said that you broke into her house."
"Since when do I break into peoples houses?"
"Hey... I never said you did. For all I know, there could be another kitsune
in town." Sasuke mentally hit himself. Why didn't he think of this before?
"Uh...gotta go!" Sasuke turned around and dashed back for Sakura's house.
"Hey! Wait up!" Naruto ran after Sasuke. "What's going on?" Sasuke didn't
answer. The clouds had cleared and the moon had risen. His raven hair shone
in the moonlight. Naruto followed close behind.
"Hi Sasuke. Back so soon?" Sakura greeted them at the door. "Oh...hi Naruto.
What are you doing here?"
"I dunno. Why's Sasuke here?"
"I kinda have to live with her for a while." Sasuke mumbled. "My house got
burned down." He shoved his hands in his pockets and looked at the ground.
"Why are you living with Sakura?" Naruto asked, confused. "I thought you
hated her."
Sasuke started to blush. "Well... were actually...kinda... I mean, were... going
out."
Naruto blinked at them, waiting for them to say that it was a joke. They
didn't move.
"Ah! I get it! You're trying to trick me into believing that you two are
actually going out! Nice try!" Sasuke and Sakura didn't move. Sakura had
started to blush while Sasuke let hid hair cover his eyes. Naruto choked in
mid laugh. "You mean... you're not joking?" Naruto 's eyes widened. 'AUGHHH!
MY WORST FEARS ARE COMING TRUE!' he pinched himself just in case. 'NOOOO!'
"Okay. Whatever I did, I didn't do it. I only came to return your mitts earlier today. That's it. I'm innocent!" with that he stormed off and didn't look back. "What's his problem?" Sakura asked. "I dunno." Sasuke replied. "All I know is that he's telling the truth." He showed Sasuke the mitts that she had forgotten. "My mitts." Sakura took the mittens. "So, who did come into my house?" "I don't know." Sasuke took Sakura's hand and they walked inside.
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"Sakura... How could you?!" Naruto stormed down the road in rage. After all those times that Sasuke had rejected her, she still fell for him. He pulled his hair in anger at the thought of them together. His fists trembled as he walked down the street. He was so mad that he didn't notice the boy walking towards him. Naruto tripped over his foot as he walked by. "OOF! Sorry." He looked up at the boy. His pitch-black hair that fell to the bottom of his face tossed gently in the wind (kind of like Akira Toya from Hikaru no go or Haku from Spirited away). His brown eyes shone in the pale light as he looked at Naruto. He didn't glare at him like Sasuke always did, but seemed to be calm and friendly. He held his hand out to Naruto. "Sorry about that." He laughed. "I guess I wasn't paying attention." "No prob." Naruto said happily. He took the boy's hand. He pulled Naruto up. "You must be new here." Naruto exclaimed. "What's your name?" "Kohaku." He replied. "I just arrived here with my family yesterday." He looked at Naruto for a second then said: "You seem to be angry. What troubles you?" Naruto 's fists started to clench again. He just put on a smile and laughed. "It's nothing!" Kohaku looked at Naruto suspiciously for a second, then smiled. "Maybe we could go out for ramen sometime." "You like ramen?" "I love it!" Naruto put his arm around Kohaku 's shoulder. "Kohaku, this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!"
"Okay. Whatever I did, I didn't do it. I only came to return your mitts earlier today. That's it. I'm innocent!" with that he stormed off and didn't look back. "What's his problem?" Sakura asked. "I dunno." Sasuke replied. "All I know is that he's telling the truth." He showed Sasuke the mitts that she had forgotten. "My mitts." Sakura took the mittens. "So, who did come into my house?" "I don't know." Sasuke took Sakura's hand and they walked inside.
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"Sakura... How could you?!" Naruto stormed down the road in rage. After all those times that Sasuke had rejected her, she still fell for him. He pulled his hair in anger at the thought of them together. His fists trembled as he walked down the street. He was so mad that he didn't notice the boy walking towards him. Naruto tripped over his foot as he walked by. "OOF! Sorry." He looked up at the boy. His pitch-black hair that fell to the bottom of his face tossed gently in the wind (kind of like Akira Toya from Hikaru no go or Haku from Spirited away). His brown eyes shone in the pale light as he looked at Naruto. He didn't glare at him like Sasuke always did, but seemed to be calm and friendly. He held his hand out to Naruto. "Sorry about that." He laughed. "I guess I wasn't paying attention." "No prob." Naruto said happily. He took the boy's hand. He pulled Naruto up. "You must be new here." Naruto exclaimed. "What's your name?" "Kohaku." He replied. "I just arrived here with my family yesterday." He looked at Naruto for a second then said: "You seem to be angry. What troubles you?" Naruto 's fists started to clench again. He just put on a smile and laughed. "It's nothing!" Kohaku looked at Naruto suspiciously for a second, then smiled. "Maybe we could go out for ramen sometime." "You like ramen?" "I love it!" Naruto put his arm around Kohaku 's shoulder. "Kohaku, this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship!"