Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Blind Date ❯ Blind Date 3 ( Chapter 3 )

Blind Date

 

Chapter 3

 

Early in the morning at about 6:30 the alarm clock went off and woke Naruto up. The teen tried to ignore the annoying buzzing but in the end he turned around and smashed his fist on top of it. The clock stopped ringing and now had a crack in the middle.

 

Satisfied the blond pulled the covers over his head and rolled over, cursing the broken thing.

 

“Damn alarm clock, goin off in the weekend, not during the week when I need it.” He mumbled under the covers but soon enough fell in a light sleep.

 

The blond wasn't a light sleeper but once woken up he hardly falls asleep again. This time it was different because it was Saturday and he was really tired.

 

The teen had cleaned his apartment a little last night and also stayed up late on the computer.

 

After about two hours the blond was just laying in his bed, staring at the ceiling. He was thinking about what his friends had said. Naruto did want someone close to him but who? The last two relationships he had ended up bad for him.

 

His ex-girlfriend Sasame was a really beautiful girl. She had orange hair and warm brown eyes. The girl was really nice and was always smiling. They had been together for about eight months until Naruto found out that she was cheating on him with another boy. She left him heartbroken.

 

After that some time passed before Naruto started smiling and laughing again.

 

The other relationship was with a boy. His name was Idate and he was two years older that Naruto. He had dark-brown hair and brown eyes; also he was tall and handsome.

 

The blond really liked him and was happy and he thought that Idate was returning his feelings. But it was just a lie.

 

Flashback

 

Naruto was having another fight with his friends about his boyfriend.

 

“He just wants to get in your pants, Naruto!” Kiba shouted while waving his arms in the air.

 

“That's not true!” the blond objected immediately.

 

“It is true, dobe.” Sasuke said calmly. “We heard him talking with his friends about a bet and that bet involved you and your pants.” He continued with his arms crossed and looking straight in Naruto's eyes.

 

The blond glared back.

 

“You know what. Fuck off! I don't believe you. Idate is with me because he loves me.” With that said he turned around to ignore them and pulled out his MP3 player.

 

Sasuke sighed in exasperation and snatched the player from Naruto's hands.

 

“Look Naruto. Just see the facts. You haven't been with him more that a few weeks and he is already trying to have sex with you. That bastard is using you. Can't you see that?”

 

Naruto opened his mouth to protest but was silenced by Gaara.

 

“Just shut up and listen.” The redhead growled lightly and continued for Sasuke.

 

“We clearly heard him saying that by the end of the month he and you would have done it. And his friends said that if he manages to do it they were going to give him the promised money.” Gaara's voice was completely serious.

 

Naruto sighed. He was tired of arguing with his friends. He knew that they were trying to protect him but that was just crazy.

 

“Alright. I'll talk to him later today and if you're wrong you'll leave us alone.”

 

“Baka! Are you crazy? If you ask him directly whether he wants to screw you because he made some bet he WILL deny it for sure.” Kiba said.

 

“Then what do you expect me to do? Spy on him?” Naruto asked annoyed.

 

“We'll think up something.” Shikamaru said finally taking part in the conversation.

 

There was a brief moment of silence, all of the boys were thinking. Suddenly Naruto's cell phone started ringing and startled him out of his thoughts. When he looked at the screen he saw that Idate was calling him.

 

“Hey.” He said in greeting.

 

“Hey, sunshine. We'll meet tonight at your place right?”

 

“Sure. Come over at about 7 PM.”

 

“Alright. I'll see you then. Bye sunshine.”

 

“Bye.”

 

Naruto put his cell phone back in his pants and grinned mischievously. He stood up to leave when Kiba stopped him.

 

“It was Idate, wasn't it?” he asked frowning.

 

“Yep, it was him.” Naruto answered

 

“What are you planning to do about this matter?” Sasuke asked his best friend.

 

“I don't know. But I'll think up something. Don't worry.” Naruto said as he walked away from his friends.

 

“Oh great. Now I am worried.” The Uchiha mumbled and sighed.

 

“He'll be fine. He's up to something.” Shikamaru said with confidence.

 

Later that day Naruto was preparing himself for the upcoming date. He was going to make Idate tell the truth. How? The blond didn't know yet but he was determined to do it.

 

At about 7 PM Idate came. He wasn't late and that surprised Naruto a little. The blond teen invited his boyfriend in the living room to watch a movie. Even though through out the whole time Idate was trying to molest him, Naruto still managed to get away.

 

But in the end when the comedy had ended Idate whined and Naruto just couldn't resist anymore.

 

“Come on, sunshine. Let's go to the bedroom and have some fun.” He said while trailing kisses along Naruto's tan neck.

 

The blond was panting softly and agreed reluctantly. He hadn't forgotten about his plan but the pleasure was overwhelming.

 

As they were making their way towards his bedroom Idate's cell phone started ringing. He growled and pulled it out of his pocket. On the flashing screen was written the name of one of his friends `Nejiri'.

 

“Go to the bedroom, sunshine. I'll be right back.” He said as he kissed Naruto passionately.

 

The blond nodded and pretended that he was going inside. Idate returned to the living room to answer the phone. Unfortunately for him the phone was a little broken and you could hear the other person talking clearly.

 

Naruto took advantage of that knowledge.

“What do you want, Nejiri?” Idate asked sharply.

 

“Woah calm down dude. So how's it going? Are you done with him?” the other boy asked.

 

“He's in the bedroom waiting for me while YOU waste my time.”

 

“Oh sorry. Well then go back to him and finish the job. Maybe you will win this bet after all.”

 

“Heh, of course. Make sure to have the money tomorrow. Bye.”

 

Idate put the phone back in his pocket and turned around only to see Naruto standing in the doorway of the living room. And he was furious.

 

“So. It is true. They didn't lie to me.” The blond said with his arms crossed. He was so angry that his eyes had changed their color slightly. They became dark blue and gleamed dangerously.

 

`Oh shit.' was the only thing that went through Idate's mind. A shiver ran down his spine under the blond's gaze.

 

“Get the fuck out of my home before I kick your sorry ass!” Naruto growled out in ice-cold voice.

 

Idate took one step back and Naruto took one step forward.

 

“S-sunshine, what are you talking about? I love you.” The dark-haired boy stuttered and held up his hands as a defense.

 

“Oh, please. Don't give me this shit now!” the blond said angrily and advanced more towards his `boyfriend'.

 

“I-it's true.” Idate said in a slightly trembling voce.

 

“You shouldn't have messed with me.” Naruto said and in a few quick steps was right in front the other. He clenched his right hand in a fist and punched Idate in the face.

 

The brunet cried out in pain and stumbled backwards. He couldn't believe that everything was ruined.

 

“Get the fuck out of here!” Naruto screamed and prepared to punch him again.

 

“Alright, alright.” Idate said with his arms in front of him. He quickly turned around and headed for the door to leave before he was punched again.

 

The next day when the blond teen met his friends he just smiled and didn't say anything. When Idate passed by with a black eye Sasuke and the others knew that he had taken care of the problem and were really happy that their friend was OK.

 

End Flashback

 

Naruto snapped out of his memories and sighed softly. He glanced at the clock and saw that it was 9:30.

 

“Time to get up.” He mumbled and did just that.

 

The blond went in the bathroom to freshen up. He took a quick shower, then got dressed and went in the kitchen to eat something before he began cleaning.

 

When he was done with his breakfast the blond once again went in his bedroom. He turned on his computer and signed in his Skype account. Then he turned on his stereo system that was connected with the computer and started the Winamp program so he could listen to music while doing the chores.

 

The rock music started and he turned up the volume but it wasn't very loud so he could hear if someone happened to be at the door.

 

The first song that started was one of his favorites and he sang the lyrics along with the band.

 

I wanted to find somewhere to hide
And I opened up and left those fears inside
And I wanted to be anyone else
Only to find that there was no one there but me

But I woke up to real life
And I realized its not worth running from anymore
When there was nowhere left to hide I found out
That nothings real here but I won't stop now until I find a better part of me

Naruto decided to start with the bathroom and so he went inside and began cleaning. When he closed the door behind him it muffled the sound of the stereo and he couldn't hear very well song but that didn't stop him from singing.

 

I let those hard days get me down
And all the things I hate got in my way
I could of screamed without a sound
I found myself silenced by those things they say

But I woke up to real life
And I realized its not worth running from anymore
When there was nowhere left to hide I found out
That nothings real here but I wont stop now until I find a better part of me

That's out there somewhere
And it can't be that far away
That's where I'll find myself
And I'll find my way out
That's where I'll find out

But I woke up to real life
And I realized its not worth running from anymore
When there was nowhere left to hide I found out
That nothings real here but I wont stop now until I find a better part of me

 

The other songs that started were `Behind those eyes'; `My world' and other by 3 Doors Down which he liked and occasionally either hummed the melody or sang the lyrics.

 

By the time the blond finished cleaning the bathroom almost an hour had passed. With one last glance around he smiled in satisfaction and exited the now clean bathroom.

 

The next rooms for cleaning were the living room and the kitchen. He washed the dirty dishes put a clean cover for the table and took the dirty one to the laundry machine.

 

Naruto took a big bag in which he began putting the trash. Empty ramen cups bags of eaten chips and other things were thrown in the trash bag. When he finished he took the full bag and set it next to the door to take it out later.

 

Once done with the kitchen and living room Naruto went in the last room, his bedroom. He gathered what clothes needed washing and took the to the laundry machine. He put them in and started the machine.

 

The blond returned to the bedroom once more to change the sheets on his bed. Then he decided to take a break and sat down in front the computer. He checked his e-mail and saw that there weren't any unread letters.

 

Looking in Skype who was online he noticed that Sasuke wasn't logged in his account. Glancing at the clock, which read 12:15, he was pleasantly surprised that he had cleaned his apartment so fast.

 

`I'll call Sasuke and see if he wants to come over.' He thought and snatched his cell phone from the nightstand. Dialing the number the blond waited a few seconds before the raven-haired boy answered.

 

“Hello?” was the sleepy greeting he got and chuckled a little.

 

“Hey sleepy head, are you awake?” Naruto asked teasingly.

 

“I am now dobe.” Sasuke said as he kicked the covers from his body and sat up in his bed.

 

“Wanna come over?” Naruto asked as he changed the song.

 

“Sure. I'll see you in about an hour.”

 

“OK, Bye.”

 

Sasuke left the cell phone on the nightstand and stood up. He stretched his arms above his head and then went in the bathroom. After going through his usual morning routine the raven-haired teen got dressed and headed towards the kitchen.

 

When he entered he found his brother eating a bowl of cereal.

 

“Isn't it a little late for cereal?” he asked as he opened the fridge.

 

“Maybe.” Itachi said as he looked at Sasuke and noted that he was dressed. “Are you going out?”

 

“Yeah, I'm meeting with my friends and we're going to the arcade.” Sasuke answered as he poured himself a glass of juice and started making a sandwich. “You can come too. I'm sure they won't mind.” He suggested.

 

“Maybe some other time. I need to get my stuff from Kisame.” Itachi said while finishing his food.

 

“Alright. Well, I'm going then.” Sasuke said as he put the dirty glass in the sink.

 

“Have fun.” Itachi said standing up and cleaning the table.

 

“Bye!” Sasuke called out before he closed the door of their apartment.

 

As soon as the raven-haired teen was out of the building he headed towards the metro station. Once there he bought a ticket and luckily he didn't have to wait too much for the train.

 

A few minutes later Sasuke got down at the West station of Konoha and started walking straight towards Naruto's place. When he neared the building in which Naruto lived the raven-haired teen saw his best friend taking out a big black bag to the trash containers.

 

“What's with the big bag? Haven't taken the trash for a while, huh, dobe?” Sasuke asked in a teasing voice as he approached the blond.

 

Said blond jumped a little and turned to face him.

 

“Oh hey teme. And I take out the trash every few days.”

 

“Really now? It doesn't seem so with that big bag you just threw away.” Sasuke said with a smirk.

 

“Whatever.” He paused and then added. “Teme.” with a smirk of his own as he went inside the building and towards the elevator, followed closely by the raven-haired teen.

 

Taking out his keys he unlocked the door and went inside. Sasuke closed the door behind him and then looked around the apartment.

 

“Wow. You've pushed yourself over. It's unbelievingly clean now.” He muttered and went in the bedroom where Naruto was changing his clothes.

 

The blond put on a tight black t-shirt with a red spiral in the middle and a pair of blue jeans.

 

`Even though he is simply dressed he still is hot.'

 

Naruto disappeared in the bathroom for a few minutes and then came out with his hair styled. The blond spiked looked even wilder but that only made him hotter.

 

When the next song started there were a few knocks on the front door but the blond didn't hear them. He was singing the lyrics.

 

Are you ugly?
A liar like me?
A user, a lost soul?
Someone you don't know
Money it's no cure
A Sickness so pure
Are you like me?
Are you ugly?

“There's someone at the door, Naruto.”

 

“Oh, ok. I'll see who it is.” The teen said and disappeared to answer the door. When he was half the way there he called out.

 

“Hey Sasuke, when this song is over find `März' by Megaherz.”

 

He received an `OK' and opened the door. The moment he did it he wished he hadn't.

 

The landlord was standing outside with his arms crossed over his chest and an evil looking smile on his pale face.

 

“Hello, Naruto-kun.” His voice sent a chill down the blond's spine. “Just wanted to tell you that I'm collecting the money for the taxes by the end of Wednesday. Make sure you have them or we'll have to come up with something to compensate them.” the last was accompanied with a suggestive tone and a creepy smile that sent another chill down the blond's spine.

 

Naruto didn't have the time to protest or say anything for the matter as the man turned around quickly and disappeared around the corner. He didn't say anything but the rage inside him was building.

 

Naruto closed the door gently but he was about to snap any second. His fists were clenched tightly and were shaking from the fury burning his body.

 

The new song started. `März' by Megaherz.

 

He took a few steps until he was in front the mirror in the small hallway. Naruto looked at his reflection and just as the first beat sounded through out the apartment he lost it and punched the reflecting glass with all his strength.

 

Despite the high volume blaring from the stereo Sasuke still heard the shattering of glass. He rushed towards the hallway where he believed the sound came from.

 

The sight presented before him made his heart clench. His best friend had his right fist struck in the middle of the mirror, cracking it but it still hadn't fell apart. He was shaking and cursing under his breath.

 

“Damn that snake bastard! I'll fucking kill him once I get my hands on him!”

 

The blond had to take his anger out and the closed thing happened to be the now broken mirror. But he wasn't satisfied yet; he wanted to shatter it completely, to make it fall apart.

 

Naruto took a step back and prepared to punch the mirror again with his bleeding right fist.

 

Sasuke shook away the shock when he realized that Naruto was preparing another blow for the glass. As the clenched right fist was drawn backwards and then swung forward the raven-haired teen quickly took the steps separating him from Naruto and caught his hand inches away from the mirror.

 

“What the hell are you doing Naruto?” he almost shouted.

 

“Sasuke…” the blond was so lost in his anger that he hadn't even notice the other boy.

 

The raven-haired teen sighed and led the stunned blond towards his bedroom. He pushed the blond to sit on the bed and turned down the volume.

“Wait here. I'll go get a bandage.” Sasuke said and went in the bathroom where the aid kit was held.

 

After a few minutes he came back with the needed supplies. Sitting down next to the blond the raven-haired teen started cleaning the wound that the broken glass had made.

 

“So care to tell me what happened?” He asked his quiet friend while wrapping the bandage.

 

“That snake bastard, Orochimaru, is collecting the taxes earlier every month. Now it's due to Wednesday.” Naruto answered with a hint of anger in his voice.

 

“If you don't have the money I could lend you. It's no problem really.” Sasuke suggested, trying to lighten the mood. The blond shook his head.

 

“No I've got the money but I'm sick of him. I'm fed up with his sudden urges to collect the taxes whenever he wants. What if next time I can't pay?”

 

“You've got friends. Just ask and we'll help you.” Sasuke said as he finished treating Naruto's hand.

 

The blond sighed and mumbled `thanks' to his best friend. When he glanced at the clock he realized that they were going to be late for the arcade.

 

“Come on teme. Let's get our asses moving other wise the others are going to kill us for being late.” Naruto said as he got up and shut down the computer.

 

“It's your fault that we'll be late, dobe.” Sasuke said with a smirk and dodged the pen thrown his way.

 

`At least now he won't be thinking about the encounter with Orochimaru.' He thought and they left the apartment.

 

All the way to the arcade the two teens didn't stop bickering but that was normal for them. After all they weren't only best friends but also rivals.