Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Falling Is Like This ❯ Falling Is Like This ( Chapter 1 )
[ P - Pre-Teen ]
By: Magical_Reality 
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 07.16.2007 | Pages: 1 | Words: 870 | Visits: 406 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Angst | Type: One Shot | Uploaded On: 07.16.2007 | Pages: 1 | Words: 870 | Visits: 406 | Status: Completed
Title: Falling Is Like This
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.
Summary: A little conversation between Naruto and Sasuke. Slight SasuNaru!
A/N: I don’t know whether or not the ending justifies anything. I feel like it needs a second half to it. Anybody want a second half? Please review and tell me!!!
They collapsed against the same tree, clothes ripped and stained with blood in the same places. The grass was dull and trampled where they fought, patches of dirt missing from the ground. Scorch marks marred the once green grass like a fire had swept through the place, except it was two ninja training instead.
“I kicked your ass that time, teme.” Naruto grinned. He wiped the blood from his lip and looked at his sparring partner from the corner of his eye. He didn’t look as bad off as Naruto had hoped. If anything, Sasuke looked like he had when they first started.
“You wish, dobe.” The Uchiha muttered. The dark-haired teen shifted against the tree, his shoulder bumping the blond boy’s. A flush made its way up his neck, flooding his cheeks and ears. Sasuke was glad that his head was turned in such a way that Naruto couldn’t see his face, and his hair covered his ears. “Oi, Naruto. I saw you talking to Sakura today. What was that about?”
The boy in question froze momentarily before turning towards his companion and shrugging. “I was just asking her a question, teme. What’s it to you?”
“A question you couldn’t have asked me?”
“You would’ve laughed at me!”
“Try me, usuratonkachi.”
Naruto huffed, then crossed his arms over his chest. It was on the tip of his tongue to say, “Well, the question was kinda about you,” but he clamped down on any such thoughts. The question had no relation to the Uchiha heir whatsoever; it was just a curious question.
“I wouldn’t have hit you like she did.” Sasuke pointed out. He shifted again, their shoulders brushing, and he tried to hide the blush again. It was easier this way, with Naruto completely distracted. Well, Naruto had to be distracted all the time; or else he would’ve realized Sasuke acted weird whenever they were together, Sakura and Kakashi or not. “What did you ask her to make her hit you?” The teen asked.
“I asked her what falling felt like.”
“Falling?” Sasuke asked incredulously.
“Not that kind of falling, teme!” Naruto yelled, his cheeks coloring. He turned his head away and clenched his fists nervously at his side. Sasuke was going to laugh at him; he just knew it. “I asked Sakura-chan if she knew what falling in love was supposed to feel like.”
Falling…in love? Sasuke felt his heart clench painfully in his chest. So Naruto was in love with Sakura. And just like that, his whole world had just turned upside down. The Uchiha bowed his head, bangs covering his eyes, and stared sullenly down at the ground.
“Did she tell you anything before she hit you?” Sasuke asked, his voice cracking. He tried to mask the hurt in his voice with feigned curiosity, but his heart just wasn’t in it. He clenched his fists, his nails biting into his palms. Why did he feel so weak?
“She just called me an idiot.” Naruto laughed weakly. He sat back against the tree and stretched his legs out in front of him. He was relieved that the dark-haired teen hadn’t laughed at him. “I couldn’t think of anyone else to ask. I mean, I didn’t think you’d know about anything being in love.”
“It’s distracting.”
“Huh?”
“You can’t think about anything but them. You can’t concentrate on training or-or staying alive during some stupid mission. You’re always…worried…that they’re gonna die. But when you’re with them,” Sasuke bit the inside of his cheek and looked out over the expanse of burnt grass, “you don’t really mind.” He sighed.
Naruto gaped at him, mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water. He was fighting to come up with something to say in his mind. Finally, he sputtered, “How did-are you…?”
“I’m still a person with feelings and emotions.” Sasuke stood up, dusted off the back of his pants, and shoved his hands into his pockets. Just as he was walking away, he threw Naruto a glare over his shoulder. “You shouldn’t just assume things, dobe.”
The blond watched him walk away, the red and white of the Uchiha fan mocking him. He was torn between running after the teen and screaming. How could he have been so insensitive? Of course everyone fell in love at some point, even the ever stoic Uchiha Sasuke.
Sakura was going to be so happy.
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto.
Summary: A little conversation between Naruto and Sasuke. Slight SasuNaru!
A/N: I don’t know whether or not the ending justifies anything. I feel like it needs a second half to it. Anybody want a second half? Please review and tell me!!!
They collapsed against the same tree, clothes ripped and stained with blood in the same places. The grass was dull and trampled where they fought, patches of dirt missing from the ground. Scorch marks marred the once green grass like a fire had swept through the place, except it was two ninja training instead.
“I kicked your ass that time, teme.” Naruto grinned. He wiped the blood from his lip and looked at his sparring partner from the corner of his eye. He didn’t look as bad off as Naruto had hoped. If anything, Sasuke looked like he had when they first started.
“You wish, dobe.” The Uchiha muttered. The dark-haired teen shifted against the tree, his shoulder bumping the blond boy’s. A flush made its way up his neck, flooding his cheeks and ears. Sasuke was glad that his head was turned in such a way that Naruto couldn’t see his face, and his hair covered his ears. “Oi, Naruto. I saw you talking to Sakura today. What was that about?”
The boy in question froze momentarily before turning towards his companion and shrugging. “I was just asking her a question, teme. What’s it to you?”
“A question you couldn’t have asked me?”
“You would’ve laughed at me!”
“Try me, usuratonkachi.”
Naruto huffed, then crossed his arms over his chest. It was on the tip of his tongue to say, “Well, the question was kinda about you,” but he clamped down on any such thoughts. The question had no relation to the Uchiha heir whatsoever; it was just a curious question.
“I wouldn’t have hit you like she did.” Sasuke pointed out. He shifted again, their shoulders brushing, and he tried to hide the blush again. It was easier this way, with Naruto completely distracted. Well, Naruto had to be distracted all the time; or else he would’ve realized Sasuke acted weird whenever they were together, Sakura and Kakashi or not. “What did you ask her to make her hit you?” The teen asked.
“I asked her what falling felt like.”
“Falling?” Sasuke asked incredulously.
“Not that kind of falling, teme!” Naruto yelled, his cheeks coloring. He turned his head away and clenched his fists nervously at his side. Sasuke was going to laugh at him; he just knew it. “I asked Sakura-chan if she knew what falling in love was supposed to feel like.”
Falling…in love? Sasuke felt his heart clench painfully in his chest. So Naruto was in love with Sakura. And just like that, his whole world had just turned upside down. The Uchiha bowed his head, bangs covering his eyes, and stared sullenly down at the ground.
“Did she tell you anything before she hit you?” Sasuke asked, his voice cracking. He tried to mask the hurt in his voice with feigned curiosity, but his heart just wasn’t in it. He clenched his fists, his nails biting into his palms. Why did he feel so weak?
“She just called me an idiot.” Naruto laughed weakly. He sat back against the tree and stretched his legs out in front of him. He was relieved that the dark-haired teen hadn’t laughed at him. “I couldn’t think of anyone else to ask. I mean, I didn’t think you’d know about anything being in love.”
“It’s distracting.”
“Huh?”
“You can’t think about anything but them. You can’t concentrate on training or-or staying alive during some stupid mission. You’re always…worried…that they’re gonna die. But when you’re with them,” Sasuke bit the inside of his cheek and looked out over the expanse of burnt grass, “you don’t really mind.” He sighed.
Naruto gaped at him, mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water. He was fighting to come up with something to say in his mind. Finally, he sputtered, “How did-are you…?”
“I’m still a person with feelings and emotions.” Sasuke stood up, dusted off the back of his pants, and shoved his hands into his pockets. Just as he was walking away, he threw Naruto a glare over his shoulder. “You shouldn’t just assume things, dobe.”
The blond watched him walk away, the red and white of the Uchiha fan mocking him. He was torn between running after the teen and screaming. How could he have been so insensitive? Of course everyone fell in love at some point, even the ever stoic Uchiha Sasuke.
Sakura was going to be so happy.