Sweet Like Lemonade (1/1)
Um...this is my white flag. There's a bunch of other stuff, too, but I'll just start with this. Whatever this is. At least it's finished.
It's been so long, though. I missed the quaintness that is lj.
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Characters: Naruto/Sasuke, Suigetsu/Sasuke
Rating: PG
Words: 712
Summary: "I highly doubt I couldn't live without you."
“You and Suigetsu had a...thing?”
Sasuke nods, outwardly nonchalant but not oblivious to Naruto’s discomfort that’s probably a little too apparent. Sat on the floor, he crosses his legs and reaches for the large pile of clean clothes in front of him and Naruto.
“But what about him and Karin? I thought they...”
“Happened during our first year, before she transferred to Tama. It was just a physical relationship, though. Didn’t even last for more than a couple of months.”
“...oh, that’s...” Naruto chews on his lower lip, picking up one of Sasuke’s shirts from on top of the pile. “That’s why you never minded him being so close. You’re usually more,” he says, making a slight gesture with his head, “you know.”
Sasuke gives an absent hum. He places a folded pair of Naruto’s dark jeans in the empty space beside him. “Like I said, it was a long time ago.”
“...long before me and you, right?”
“Long before us, Naruto.” Sasuke snatches a shirt Naruto grabs from the pile, the light grey shirt with the somewhat manic looking smiley face Naruto still refuses to get rid of. “Don’t put so much thought into something like that. You’ll hurt yourself.”
“Ha ha,” Naruto says wryly. “You’re so funny I forgot to laugh.”
“Why the sudden interest in what happened between us anyway?”
Naruto shrugs, looking to his right, away from Sasuke. “I don’t know. When we went out drinking for your birthday, what Suigetsu said about you being really sensitive there, you know, that spot I thought I only knew about, it made me start to look back at things differently. I mean, I know he was joking, so I’m not upset or anything like that. Not really. It’s just...I wonder why I didn’t see it before.”
“A number of reasons. Mainly because you weren’t looking for it, and we weren’t obvious about it. Unlike a certain someone I know.”
“I don’t have to turn around to know you’re staring at me. I can feel you accusing me with your eyes.”
Sasuke throws a pair of socks aimed at the back of Naruto’s head. “Feel that, too?”
Naruto turns back to face Sasuke, but the playful grin Sasuke expects isn’t there. “Sasuke...”
With a sigh, Sasuke picks up another pair of Naruto’s jeans to fold. “You really want to exchange a list of all the people we’ve been with?”
“...I didn’t say that.”
“You may as well have. It’s not like you and I were on good terms then. We didn’t even know each other, and I really didn’t like you.”
“Way to be blunt,” Naruto says, but he looks at Sasuke with one of his softer smiles. “I thought you just really liked to hold grudges.”
Sasuke snorts, almost catching himself returning Naruto’s smile with a small one of his own. “Of course, there’s always that, too.”
Slowly, Naruto’s expression begins to sober. “Why didn’t you say anything about it before, though?”
“You never asked.”
“And how was I supposed to have known to ask?”
“What-you think this is something I should have told you at the first opportunity?”
Again, Naruto looks away, making an attempt to fold a thin shirt that just ends up balled in his hand.
“Would it have made that much of a difference if you knew? Would you have let a fling I had with Suigetsu before you even really knew me affect you to that extent?”
“No.” Naruto frowns, unfurling the shirt in his hand he then spreads out on the floor. “I guess not. But still...”
Sasuke reaches with a finger and thumb to gently pull on Naruto’s cheek. “You really are such a baby. Who knows why I still like you so much.”
“Because you know you can’t live without me?” Naruto gives his best pout, which, unfortunately for him, Sasuke’s more than used to by now.
“I highly doubt I couldn’t live without you.”
“Coming up with that kind of response so quickly, are you trying to make me feel better or worse?”
With another sigh, following another gentle pull, Sasuke allows his hand to fall from Naruto’s cheek. He leans against him, closing his eyes and resting his head on Naruto’s shoulder. “...doesn’t mean I’d be willing to try.”
It's been so long, though. I missed the quaintness that is lj.
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Characters: Naruto/Sasuke, Suigetsu/Sasuke
Rating: PG
Words: 712
Summary: "I highly doubt I couldn't live without you."
“You and Suigetsu had a...thing?”
Sasuke nods, outwardly nonchalant but not oblivious to Naruto’s discomfort that’s probably a little too apparent. Sat on the floor, he crosses his legs and reaches for the large pile of clean clothes in front of him and Naruto.
“But what about him and Karin? I thought they...”
“Happened during our first year, before she transferred to Tama. It was just a physical relationship, though. Didn’t even last for more than a couple of months.”
“...oh, that’s...” Naruto chews on his lower lip, picking up one of Sasuke’s shirts from on top of the pile. “That’s why you never minded him being so close. You’re usually more,” he says, making a slight gesture with his head, “you know.”
Sasuke gives an absent hum. He places a folded pair of Naruto’s dark jeans in the empty space beside him. “Like I said, it was a long time ago.”
“...long before me and you, right?”
“Long before us, Naruto.” Sasuke snatches a shirt Naruto grabs from the pile, the light grey shirt with the somewhat manic looking smiley face Naruto still refuses to get rid of. “Don’t put so much thought into something like that. You’ll hurt yourself.”
“Ha ha,” Naruto says wryly. “You’re so funny I forgot to laugh.”
“Why the sudden interest in what happened between us anyway?”
Naruto shrugs, looking to his right, away from Sasuke. “I don’t know. When we went out drinking for your birthday, what Suigetsu said about you being really sensitive there, you know, that spot I thought I only knew about, it made me start to look back at things differently. I mean, I know he was joking, so I’m not upset or anything like that. Not really. It’s just...I wonder why I didn’t see it before.”
“A number of reasons. Mainly because you weren’t looking for it, and we weren’t obvious about it. Unlike a certain someone I know.”
“I don’t have to turn around to know you’re staring at me. I can feel you accusing me with your eyes.”
Sasuke throws a pair of socks aimed at the back of Naruto’s head. “Feel that, too?”
Naruto turns back to face Sasuke, but the playful grin Sasuke expects isn’t there. “Sasuke...”
With a sigh, Sasuke picks up another pair of Naruto’s jeans to fold. “You really want to exchange a list of all the people we’ve been with?”
“...I didn’t say that.”
“You may as well have. It’s not like you and I were on good terms then. We didn’t even know each other, and I really didn’t like you.”
“Way to be blunt,” Naruto says, but he looks at Sasuke with one of his softer smiles. “I thought you just really liked to hold grudges.”
Sasuke snorts, almost catching himself returning Naruto’s smile with a small one of his own. “Of course, there’s always that, too.”
Slowly, Naruto’s expression begins to sober. “Why didn’t you say anything about it before, though?”
“You never asked.”
“And how was I supposed to have known to ask?”
“What-you think this is something I should have told you at the first opportunity?”
Again, Naruto looks away, making an attempt to fold a thin shirt that just ends up balled in his hand.
“Would it have made that much of a difference if you knew? Would you have let a fling I had with Suigetsu before you even really knew me affect you to that extent?”
“No.” Naruto frowns, unfurling the shirt in his hand he then spreads out on the floor. “I guess not. But still...”
Sasuke reaches with a finger and thumb to gently pull on Naruto’s cheek. “You really are such a baby. Who knows why I still like you so much.”
“Because you know you can’t live without me?” Naruto gives his best pout, which, unfortunately for him, Sasuke’s more than used to by now.
“I highly doubt I couldn’t live without you.”
“Coming up with that kind of response so quickly, are you trying to make me feel better or worse?”
With another sigh, following another gentle pull, Sasuke allows his hand to fall from Naruto’s cheek. He leans against him, closing his eyes and resting his head on Naruto’s shoulder. “...doesn’t mean I’d be willing to try.”