Post by ItachiRockstar on Oct 9, 2008 10:07:25 GMT -6
Naruto
"Hey, (y/n)! Wait up!" You turned to see Naruto running up to you with a smile on his face. You tilted your head to the side and gave him a suspicious glare. Lately, Naruto had developed this insane urge to want to pull pranks on you.
"Yes, Naruto?" You stepped away from him once he caught up.
"I need a huge favor from you." He messed with his headband a bit then looked at you seriously.
Your eye twitched a bit. "And what exactly would this favor be?" You knew by now not to take any chances. The last time you dropped your guard, you were covered in blue paint.
He noticed how tense you were and sighed. "Look, no jokes this time. I swear."
"Riiiiiight." You started to turn away but he grabbed your hand and turned you back to him.
"No, really. Remember you said that Shika and Temari would look good together?" He held your hand up to his face and it seemed for a moment that he was talking to your hand. This thought made you smile. Naruto saw this smile and took it as your way of saying yes. "Okay, well I was thinking you and I could set them up on a date. Of course, the only way they would even go out anywhere was if they believed it wasn't a date."
You snapped out of it. "Huh? What?"
"Oh, come on. It's not that hard to piece together. You and me are gonna get Shikamaru and Temari to go on a date by going on a double date and just calling it a 'group outing'."
You never were able to follow along with Naruto's crazy plans. You scratched your head in confusion. "I don't get it."
"OH COME ON! HOW HARD IS IT TO UNDERSTAND?!" He threw his hands up in frustration. Apparently, he had no idea just how vague he could be...
You just shook your head and attempted to walk away again. He pulled you back once more. "Naruto--"
"Fine. Can you please just be ready by seven?" He pleaded. You looked into his blue eyes and for a second got lost again, this time in a completely different way. When he was serious, he was almost totally irresistable.
"Sure...what do you want me to wear?" You answered in a daze.
"What you have on now is fine. I promise you won't regret this!" He turned and ran back in the direction he had come. Watching him go, you suddenly snapped out of it and cursed yourself for agreeing to the unknown.
The persistant knock on your apartment door let you know the moment of truth had arrived. You opened the door to find Naruto standing there in his usual black and orange jumpsuit and enthusiastic smile. "Hey, (y/n)."
"Hi, Naruto." You said stepping out into the hallway with him then turning to lock the door. You could feel his eyes on you; you had changed into a red tank top, white shorts, and some white sandals. Even though he had clearly said that what you had on would be fine, you still had wanted to take a shower and change into something fresh. You only hoped that he wouldn't be distracted by you too much to keep his mind on his matchmaking game. "Ready?"
He kept staring at your outfit.
"Naruto." You snapped your fingers and pointed to your face. "Up here. Are you ready?"
"Huh--Oh, yeah. Yeah, let's go. I told them to meet us at the Putt Putt golf park." He put his hand on the small of your back and guided you out of the building. Once you two were on the street walking, you looked at him.
"So, why are you doing this?"
He looked at you and smiled. "Two people I know need to stop dancing around each other and go ahead and hook up. What more can I say? I like hooking people together."
"Like that time you tried to hook Sasuke and Sakura up together?" You rose an eyebrow in interest.
He laughed. "Oh, no. Nothing like that. I was trying to get Sakura to see that Sasuke had no interest in her."
"Well, in that case that plan was a complete success. She cried for hours." You cringed thinking about trying to console her after that very public rejection.
"Yeah. But this time, it's waaaay more personal. This is one mission that means a lot to me." He looked down and for the first time since he approached you with the crazy idea, he seemed unsure of himself. You put a hand on his shoulder.
"Don't worry, Naruto. I'm sure this will be a success. In fact, I promise." You smiled which made him smile as well.
"Hey, you guys! Hurry it up!"
You looked up to see Temari waving at you two frantically. You smiled and waved back mocking her, trying to show her how much of an idiot she looked while waving like that. "Hey guys."
"Hi, (y/n)." Temari hugged you. This caught you off guard but you ignored it and pretended like it was normal.
"Hey." Shika leaned against the building and stared down at the ground. "It's about time you two got here. Temari's been talking my ear off."
"What?!" She looked at him, enraged. "You were the one asking me a million questions!"
You looked at Naruto nervously then stepped in to attempt to salvage the "date" that was already going sour. "Okay, how about we go in and get out golf clubs and golf balls and hit the course?" You put your arms around the both of their shoulders. "Hey, Naruto. How many holes are we playing?"
"Fifteen should be enough." He replied grabbing your hand and pulling you away from them. He led you up to the window and pulled out his frog wallet.
"After all of these years, it's hard to accept that you still carry that thing." You giggled at his cuteness.
"I've found that it attracts the ladies." Naruto remarked proudly, though smiling with you.
Naruto paid your you and his things and Shika paid for himself and Temari. Out on the course, things took a turn for the worse.
"Shikamaru! Stop cheating! I know you used your stupid shadow possession jutsu to make my ball go the wrong way!" Temari screamed her head off, at this point turning red in the face. Shika sighed, apparently not interested in her accusation. You and Nauto only stared. Shika hadn't moved once, however, you all knew that it was still possible for him to use it even without making the hand sign. "You know what? Forget it. (Y/n), it's your turn."
You looked down at the golf club and blushed with embarrassment. "You guys, I really don't know how to play this game."
"What a waste." Shika groaned and sat down. Temari shot him a dirty look that instantly shut him up.
"Naruto can show you, (y/n)." She shoved Naruto towards you. He tried to swallow a smile but was losing.
"Naruto, don't laugh at me..." You pouted. He quickly stopped smiling and nodded.
"Okay, here's what you do. Now before I even touch you, don't think that I'm trying to be fresh or anything, okay?" You nodded and allowed him to put his arms around you, then put the club into your hands, guiding them to hold it correctly. You tried to ignore the sensation of his hands on yours and his firm chest on your back. He spoke gently into your ear, "Now, it's really easy. Since you're a beginner, you're not going to want to aim for the hole. It would be better for you to just aim for the area of the hole, you know, just to get you in the right area." You nodded. "This is important because in order to even have a hope of getting a hole in one, you have to study the area of the hole, quickly become aware of its surroundings so you'll know what to expect. Like this hole, for instance, has a big windmill in the way. You have to aim to get past that barrier, first." His grip tightened a bit. "You have to assess the situation, study the windmill and determine how hard you'd have to hit the ball to get it past the windmill."
"It sounds like you're giving tips for a battle and not gol--" Shika was cut off by Temari's hands wringing his neck.
"Oh my God, will you shut up! I was learning too!" She shook him violently, then when she realized you and Naruto was watching, let go. "Continue, Naruto."
"Yeaaah." Naruto turned back to you and put his mouth by your ear. "No one can tell you how hard to hit the ball, (y/n). That's something only you can figure out."
You felt his warmth leave you as he stepped back to give you room. You watched the blades turn slowly and calculated the time in between each time the hole was blocked. You had a ten second window of oppertunity. As soon as the hole was covered, you hit the ball hard enough to send it rolling but not too fast. You all watched as it rolled down the lane and clear the next blade then continued onto the other side.
"OH MY GOD!! I DID IT!" You hopped, danced, and skipped around in a circle then grabbed Naruto and kissed his cheek. "Thank you sooooo much!"
"As if Naruto can actually be a good teacher." Shika mumbled, then flinched when Temari moved towards him. You all moved to the back and everyone took a shot. Of course when Temari's ball kept jumping over the hole instead of rolling in like she had intended, she'd cut her eyes at Shika as her score jumped up.
You pulled Naruto with you to your ball, anxious to continue the lesson. You took your position and almost forced his arms around you. "Come oooon, Naruto! I could actually win this!"
He smiled as he once again took his place behind you. You didn't even feel wierd like you had the first time; it was natural to you now. "Okay, this is the hardest part."
"How is this harder? We're right there!" You turned to look at him. He nudged your head to make you turn back around with his chin and once again spoke into your ear. His breath tingled on your skin.
"It would seem that it would be easier, but looks can be deceiving. The hole is visible and easy to get to, however it's way too easy to misjudge or miscalculate your next move. You could easily overdo it and send your ball flying over the hole like Temari."
"That's Shikamaru's fault." Temari defended herself.
"Whatever." Shika retorted leaning on his club.
Naruto sighed then whispered in your ear, "I hope these guys hook up. They belong together."
"What was that?" Temari asked loudly.
You giggled and nudged Naruto. "Continue."
"The tiniest mistake could cost you the hole. You have to remember that. And you don't want to lose the hole because...then you lose the game. I know you're a sore loser."
"Whatever!" You scoffed. He chuckled and backed away. You aimed for the ball and took a deep breath. You didn't want to overdo it. It had to be just right to get a hole in one. Just right...
You tapped the ball and it rolled slowly...You began to frown when it seemed it didn't have enough power to take it all the way. It stopped a few inches from the hole. You believed that if you ranted and stomped around for a minute it would just roll in, but it didn't. Everyone tried again and managed to get closer to your ball, but still no hole in one. You stepped up to your ball and danced, wiggling your hips.
"Hey, (y/n)." You looked back at Naruto. "Every time you look at the hole, just remember that the ball and the hole are best friends. They're meant to be together."
You nodded and tapped the ball, knocking it in.
After winning the game by four points over Naruto and Shikamaru, the four of you went to Naruto's favorite ramen shop. The whole time the four of you argued that they let you win since you had never played before but you insisted that no beginner can beat a group of "experts" by a mere four points if they really knew what they were doing. You also attributed your success to Naruto's excellent coaching. (At this he blushed.) When you finished eating, Naruto decided to pay for the meal and stopped to have a chat with the owner of the store.
"Look, (y/n), there's something I want you to know." Shika pulled you away from Naruto and Temari followed.
"Shika? Don't you dare do what I think you're gonna do." Temari warned.
"Excuse me, but I don't want her to do something later that will make this whole night a waste of my time." Shika turned to you. "Naruto set this up."
You frowned. "Well, I know that. He's trying to get you two together." Your hands flew to your mouth when you realized you'd said too much.
Shika shook his head. "We've been together for two months now. He's the only one who knows."
Your eye twitched. "Wha...Then why am I here? Is this another one of his pranks? Because if it is, I swear I--"
"It isn't, I swear."
"Shika, you really shouldn't say anything." Temari lowered her voice.
Shika once again ignored her. "He's been trying to figure out a way to get close to you for the longest. He's done every thing he could think of from offering to train with you, pretending he needed your help with random things, even pouring paint on you just to get your attention. I told him why not just set up a stupid date. He knew at that point you wouldn't go for it so me and Temari told him to just pretend he was trying to get us together and dress a double date up as a group outing."
You stared at him. It was a pleasant surprise. You weren't mad...just shocked that he'd go through so much for you. You tried to control the blush syndrome you had suddenly come down with.
"Basically, (y/n), he just wants a chance with you. Any one with eyes that function can tell that you two like each other. So do me a favor, will you? Tomorrow when he chases me down to tell me your answer, please let it be good news. Or I'll personally use my jutsu to make you two kiss." With that he guided Temari away, leaving you alone to wait for Naruto.
"Okay guys..." Naruto realized that Shika and Temari had left. "Uh, where did they go?"
"I-I guess they went home." You answered looking around for them then back down at your feet. Naruto immediately realized that you were acting differently than before and got worried.
"If you want, I can walk you home. If not, it's okay. I know that you're a strong girl and--"
You cut him off by slipping your hand into his, weaving your fingers together. He could feel your pulse beating rapidly through the palm of your hand. He thought about asking you if you were okay but kept the question to himself. He took the first step and you followed. The whole walk to your apartment was silent with the exception of the crickets chirping in the background. The stars lit up the clear midnight blue sky as you replayed Naruto's golf lesson in your head over and over again. It was so obvious...How did you miss that?
You stood outside your door and looked down, biting your lip while waiting for him so say something.
"Well, (y/n), thank you for helping me out. Did you see them? They're perf--"
"Naruto, I know the truth." You whispered feeling your stomach become occupied with butterflies.
His face fell. "Oh...Oh, man...um...(y/n)...I-I didn't know any other way to ask you...I knew that you'd say no if I just asked...I'm so sorry I didn't just tell you but--" You put a finger on his lips to shut him up.
"Geez. Has anyone ever told you that you talk too much?" You asked with a sly smile.
"Sasuke and Sakura told me that all the time--" He tried to speak against your finger but you shushed him.
"Oh, Naruto. What am I gonna do with you?" You took a deep breath and stepped forward, pressing your body against his. You looked up into his eyes, "Yes."
"Huh? Yes, to what?" He wondered then just as quickly understood. His lips curled up into a smile. You shook your head at him and stood on your toes, pressing your lips to his. You pulled back and looked at him.
"I can't believe you had to dump paint on me just to get my attention."
"Well," He chuckled rubbing his head, "It worked."
"Yeah, I tried to pound your face in for the rest of the day until Kiba let me ride Akamaru for about an hour."
"He owed me a huge favor." Naruto nodded. Your eyes widened.
"That was your doing too? I wondered why he just approached me and asked me that..." You cut your eyes at him. You put your hand on the back of his neck and pulled him down for another kiss, this one deeper. He placed his hands on your hips and kissed you hard, just like he had dreamed of doing for months now. He opened his mouth slightly and his tongue traced your lip, tricking you into opening your mouth which allowed him to slip his tongue in. He put your other hand around his neck then bit your lip. You pulled away.
"Hey Naruto?"
"Yeah?"
"Mission accomplished?"
He paused then chuckled against your neck. "Yeah, mission accomplished." His lips traced their way down your neck and he suckled gently, making your squirm excitedly in his arms.
"I should go." He pulled away. You pouted, not wanting him to go so soon.
He smiled. "I'll come by in the morning, okay?"
You nodded and he planted a kiss on your lips then one on your forehead. "Goodnight, (y/n)."
You opened your door and went inside, slowly closing the door while waving at him, tempted to pull him inside. "Goodnight, Naruto." You closed the door then put your back to it.
"Oh my God...Naruto's my boyfriend. Aaaaah!" You whispered in a girly squeal.
"I heard that." Naruto chuckled through the door. You covered your mouth and tried not to laugh.
"Goodnight, Naruto!" You closed your eyes.
"Goodnight...Koi." He whispered causing your eyes to shoot open. This time when you knew he had really left, you slid to the floor with a mile wide grin.
