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Author's Notes: Since everybody wants me to add another chapter, add another chapter I shall! Don't expect for another one after this though. I'm too lazy and classes will start tomorrow already. Sasuke's PoV at the beginning of the story.
…… - time passing or change scene.
Ignorant Lover
Chapter 5
He said that he loved me too. That can't be right… I can't believe it… That can't be true…
Naruto… he never showed that he cared. There weren't any signs of him showing affection. Naruto never shows that he actually cared. He was never serious about anything. For him… what happens happens. He didn't care at all about things. He only cared about himself… at least… that's what it looked like.
No one really knows what's in Naruto's head. Not even us… his closest friends. Not even me… the one who had watched him for so long…
If you look at it, Naruto seems like just some ordinary happy-go-lucky person. But I know… there's more to him than that… a side of him he never shows… a part of him hidden beneath the shadows… afraid of the light… afraid of being known…
Slowly, I walked back to my class. My mind, totally crammed with doubt. I left my other friends behind there. But it didn't matter… I needed time to think…
I sat quietly in my seat. I looked out the window, staring at the sky. Thoughts raced through my head. The teacher's lecture was ignored…. or more like it wouldn't register in my mind. I was too preoccupied with other things…
"Uchiha! Uchiha Sasuke!"
I woke up from my day-dreaming when the teacher was screaming out my name. He hurriedly approached my table and slammed his hand on my desk. "Uchiha! Pay attention!" I was shaken up quite a bit. This teacher of ours was not someone you wanted to pick a fight with. "I-I'm sorry sir." The teacher had an annoyed and pissed of look on his face that reads 'what the heck am I going to do with you?' I can understand why that is though… "Uchiha, go and wash your face to wake yourself up. "Yes, sensei…"
I stepped out of our classroom and made my way to the washroom. No one else was inside then. I looked at the mirror in front of sink. I stared at myself for a bit… I was a wreck… I was worrying about it too much.
I shouldn't be thinking about this too much…
I really shouldn't…
I turned on the faucet. I cupped my hands over the flowing water and splashed it over my face. The cold water felt nice and refreshing. But it wasn't enough… I couldn't get it out of my mind… all that doubt and worry…
What if… what he told me was all a lie… a lie to make me feel better… to make me feel loved… so that I won't cry in bitter sadness…
I shut the faucet closed and wiped my face with my sleeve. I walked out of the washroom and shut the door behind me. Slowly…I made my way back to our class… washing my face didn't have any effect… I'm still thinking about it… even now as I walk…
Naruto… is it true…are your feelings really true? Or are you just trying to make me feel better?
Naruto… tell me the truth…
I got back to class and sat back down in my seat. Our teacher shooting glances at me every now and then, trying to see if I was paying attention. Truth be told… I really wasn't… every bit of detail I heard in one ear escapes through the other. Nothing registering in my mind… not that I care…
Classes had finally ended that day. What should I do about it…? I couldn't just walk up to him and ask 'Hey Naruto is it true that you love me too?'
That wouldn't be right… I'll only make a fool of myself… But I really want to know. I have to ask. I have to know… I must find out if Naruto feels the same as I do…
I made my way home. People passing by me, people I knew and people, I didn't… I couldn't care less…
"Hey Sasuke! Sasuke!"
A familiar voice… I looked back. It was Naruto. There was no doubt about it. I could tell from even miles away that it was him. His golden hair glimmered in the light. A smile always made its way on his face. And his cheeks had whisker-like markings on them. He was unlike any other person. You can tell it's him.
"N-Naruto…"
"Hey Sasuke! Why don't we get something to eat before we go home! My treat!"
I didn't want to be with Naruto right now… I know that we're friends… but I'm still in deep thought about his feelings… Even now… after he told me, he still acts the same. It was as if nothing had happened.
Naruto put his arm over my shoulder and looked at me with a huge smile. "Come on Sasuke! Let's eat!" I looked away. I looked at side and then to the ground. "I…I have things to do… I'm sorry…" Naruto removed his arm from my shoulder and looked at me. I turned to look at him. He was disappointed…
That look of disappointment didn't last too long though. He quickly smiled again. "It's alright. We'll eat some other time when you're not busy!" I didn't know how to reply… "Ah…sure… I better get going then…"
I walked to my house. Although I was really hungry and I did want to eat… I just didn't want to be with Naruto right now…
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Naruto's PoV:
That's strange… Sasuke never passes up a treat, and we always eat together after classes. We usually had burgers together or maybe ramen.
Did I do something wrong…? Sasuke…
And I really wanted to talk to him too. He's been acting strange all day. He didn't even notice me today when he got out of the washroom. I wonder what he's thinking about.
"Well, I won't get anywhere thinking about it! Might as well go home now."
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Sasuke's PoV:
"I'm home!"
I took off my shoes and put them on the shelf and went straight to my room. I dropped my bag on the floor. I started to undress myself, ready to take a shower. I put a towel around my waist as I went to the bathroom next door.
I got inside and hanged my towel. I turned on the shower and got drenched in water. It was refreshing and it felt wonderful.
What should I do…? I have to ask him… I have to… tomorrow… I have to ask…
The question was… how will I ask him? Oh Naruto… I have to know… Do you really feel that way for me?
……
I lay on my bed, trying to get some sleep… I couldn't stop thinking about it. I know that I will ask him tomorrow… but I'm afraid… afraid to know that what he feels isn't the same as how I feel.
I shut my eyes. Trying not to think about it. I even tried counting sheep! But it didn't help!
Naruto…
……
It was still quite early in the morning but I'm already in school. I couldn't get that much sleep last night. I kept waking up every other hour. It was a sleepless night.
I went inside the main building after walking around the campus a few hundred times. I walked up the stairs, heading to the rooftop. I opened the door to the roof and I saw someone, sitting on the ground, looking to the sky.
"Naruto…"
He turned his head to my direction and looked at me. He didn't have that usual smile on his face. He had an unusual expression; it was like a cross of happy, sad, worried and other emotions.
"Sasuke…"
I turned around and was about to leave till he called me again. "Sasuke… don't leave. I need to talk with you." I stopped in my tracks and slowly turned to him again. "Naruto…"
Naruto turned his head so that I was seeing him in side view and closed his eyes as he looked to the sky once more. "Sasuke… you've been acting strangely… you don't talk to me anymore, you keep avoiding me, you didn't go and get a bite to eat yesterday like what we usually do… and it was my treat then too."
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Sasuke… is there something you need to tell me?"
I didn't look at him directly, I looked down on the ground, ashamed of myself. "Naruto… I have to ask… about what you said the other day… was it true…?" There, I finally said it… I was able to ask him.
Naruto stood up and was slowly walking this way. I could hear his footsteps. He crouched down and looked up to my face. "Of course it was true. Do you still need proof?" Proof? What kind of proof is he going to give me? "But… you never showed how you feel… so I was unsure…"
He then smiled at me, a warm and comforting smile, the smile that I loved so much. He then stood up. I looked at him, he was still smiling. He then started to lean closer to me. He whispered softly "Here's your proof…"
He slowly put his lips on mine for a kiss. This kiss… it was chaste… a soft and innocent kiss. Slowly, his mouth opened a bit and his tongue trying to open my mouth. I moaned a bit and my lips parted for a short period of time, but that time was enough for him to enter my mouth.
His tongue, circling my mouth, bringing me to a world of pleasure. So this was his proof. A kiss filled with love and compassion. I answered back… I slid my tongue into his mouth and started playing with his tongue as he played with mine. Tongues circling around our mouths, the pleasure and the sensation building up.
He then slowly moved away from the kiss and whispered to me once more. "Was that enough proof Sasuke?" I smiled at him, "Yes… and I love you…" He started to lean closer again "I love you too." He then kissed me again. This time a more passionate kiss, a kiss that made me forget where we were at that time… but I don't care…
As long as I'm with Naruto… even though he tends to be ignorant about things… he's mine. This person before me… my rather ignorant lover… but I'll let his ignorance slide… he did say that he loved me.
Author's Notes: There. That's a more decent ending! I made them kiss! This was actually the first time I made people kiss so it might not be that good in terms of detail but you get the idea.
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