Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Sakura Petals ❯ Crash ( Chapter 9 )

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Drabble Nine

Title: Crash

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or anything mentioned in this story. Masashi Kishimoto is the god who created it and we should all worship the ground he walks on.

Summary: When everything comes crashing down around your head because of one person. [GaaNeji, SasuNaru, LeeSaku]

A/N: Woo Numbah nine! Still feeling the burn. I had trouble trying to figure out how to do this one. /groans/ Let’s see how this turns out, kay? Review!!!

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The first thing he realized was that he recognized the back of the head of hair in front of him. The second thing he realized was the hand that back of the familiar head of hair in front of him was holding. The third thing he realized was that he was curious as to why the back of a familiar head of hair in front of him was holding his hand, out in the open. His fangirls were staring bloody murder at the couple! And the fourth thing he realized…

He was being stared at too.

“Naruto-kun.” Gaara ventured curiously, catching the blond boy by surprise. The blond nin looked behind him, as did Sasuke, and grinned.

“Hey, Gaara! I never thought you’d be at the Leaf Festival!” Naruto said excitedly, hardly holding back the urge to throw himself at the Kazekage. He knew Gaara wasn’t the hugging type, and Sasuke would’ve pounded him into the dirt for hugging anybody but the Uchiha himself.

“Temari wanted to see somebody from the village. I merely wanted something to do.” The Kazekage’s eyes drifted down to their hands and Sasuke’s own eyes followed the motion, then narrowed. “It seems your fangirls are displeased, Sasuke-kun.” Gaara smiled.

“And it seems you have some of your own.” Sasuke replied icily. He tightened his hold on the blond’s hand, casting a glare to the three girls stationed just behind them, whispering. The girls caught his glare, ‘eeped’, then walked away quickly. “And one boy was well.”

“He was at the Chuunin exams.” Gaara cast a glance towards a longhaired boy standing next to a boy clad in green, the longhaired boy’s eyes pale and with no pupils. “Hyuuga Neji, if I remember correctly. He lost to Naruto-kun in the second round.”

“Hn.” Sasuke grunted, as if in answer. The blond boy next to him was oblivious to their conversation, opting to call the Hyuuga prodigy and the green-clad boy over to them. Neji hesitated before he walked over; clearly nervous to be standing next to the boy he’d been staring at ever since he got there.

“Hello!” The boy clad in green, also known as Rock Lee, exclaimed to the small group of boys. “Isn’t this Festival just so full of Youth?!”

“Naruto-kun. Sasuke-kun. Ah, Gaara-san. It’s very nice to see you.” Neji greeted them quietly.

“Hey, bushy brows! Where’s Sakura-chan?” Naruto asked loudly, looking around for his childhood crush. He wouldn’t admit it to anybody - especially not Sasuke - but he still kind’ve liked her. “She promised to meet us here! She’s late! Kakashi-sensei must’ve rubbed off on her!”

“Baka!” A shrill voice came from behind him, followed by a hand connecting with the side of his head. While he was holding his head and complaining to Sasuke about how mean Sakura was, the pink-haired girl circled around them and linked her arm with Lee’s.

“Kakashi-sensei is not rubbing off on me, Naruto! I was just talking to Tsunade-sama!” Sakura yelled. She greeted everyone else quietly, and then her eyes fell on her teammate’s clasped hands. She didn’t say anything about it – after all, she was over Sasuke – but she worried for Naruto. The dark-haired teen’s fangirls were merciless – she knew that for a fact – and they wouldn’t think twice about hurting the blond nin. “That’s so kawaii!” The pink-haired girl yelled suddenly, glomping her two teammates.

“Sakura-chan, I can’t breathe!” Naruto gasped. When the pink-haired girl relinquished her hold, Naruto turned his head away to hide the blush he knew was creeping into his cheeks.

Gaara turned his head away from the sickeningly mushy scene and caught the eyes of the Hyuuga prodigy. He had been staring again and the Kazekage was beginning to think that he should take the situation into his own hands. So he grabbed Neji by the collar of his T-shirt and kissed him.

“Oh. My. God!” Sakura nearly swooned on the spot and she hastily pulled a camera from out of nowhere and started taking pictures. She might’ve been drooling, but none of her companions were willing to check. Sakura was scary when she went all fangirlish.

Naruto, on the other hand, was making ‘whoop’ sounds and cheered his friends on. Sasuke just sat back and tried to keep his boyfriend under control. Lee was wide-eyed and Neji…

…Well, Neji was too shocked to do anything but kiss back.