Re; Naruto

Gathering

Sasuke joined Naruto's table and the blond grinned at him. The Uchiha blushed but he noticed how Naruto seemed to lean towards Hinata, intruding on her personal space to show some of the food items on the menu. His heart twitched in pain and he looked down at his card. Neji's voice almost made him jump from how deeply he was feeling, "What did you get?"

Sasuke looked at his menu card, "Tomato egg udon,"

Neji nodded, "I see...they have quite the variety here,"

Naruto looked at Sasuke, a gyoza pinched by his chopstick, "You came here often?"

Sasuke nodded, "Yeah. It's cheaper than the family restaurant,"

Naruto slumped, waving his gyoza in front of Hinata's nose, causing her eyes to cross as she looked at the gyoza, "Ah men...I should have asked you. I have been trying to locate this place since I read about it on Chouji's form, 'ttebayo!"

Hinata nodded before biting the gyoza that Naruto was holding in his chopstick that she has been eyeing, humming in pleasure, "They have really good gyoza!"

Naruto gawked at her for the audacity of taking a bite from his gyoza. He glared at her right in the eyes and finished the remaining piece he's holding by chewing slowly while staring at her, mimicking her chewing on the other half of his gyoza. They hold each other's eyes and Sasuke felt a little weird from watching them.

Neji sighed and whispered, "Ignore them. I'm just waiting for the other shoe to drop and they both just get over whatever it is that's holding them back, the two idiots,"

Sasuke's tightened his hold around his cup of sensible green tea. He didn't want to watch but he's stuck. He wanted Naruto for himself. However, he looked so happy with someone other than him. As much as Sasuke wanted to hate Hinata, he didn't want to be like one of those pathetic villains in his mom's 6 o'clock drama who harassed the person that their favored person loves out of jealousy. He once didn't understand their motive, calling them stupid for pining after someone who would never look at them.

But now he understood. He understood them too well.

Anything is better that this pain taking root in his chest.

His eyes darkened as all he could think as he looked at Naruto was a pathetic plea for the blond to look at him. He knew it was pathetic of him but he couldn't silent that stupid voice in his head. He's a man, even if he liked another man! Not a damsel who can't stand up for themselves!

So instead of listening to the devil in his heart, he took a sip of tea.

Naruto looked up as the door of the Izakaya opened again and Shikamaru walked in, followed by Tobirama and someone that could only be Hashirama who was busy shoving his phone screen at his brother's face, cooing about a picture. Naruto raised his hand and Shikamaru was quick to separate himself from his boss and joined him, "Hey,"

Naruto looked at him, "Is your cold okay?"

Shikamaru grumbled, "Yeah," He nodded at Hinata before looking at Naruto, "Oh yeah. That chick you were with at the clinic? I think I saw her heading this way,"

Naruto blinked, "Temari's coming?"

Neji's eyes are sharp as he glared, "Who's Temari?"

Naruto pulled at face, "Just this older girl I met through her mom. Her little brother's cute," He grinned at Hinata, "Want to set up a play date with Hanabi?"

Hinata blinked, "They're the same age?"

Naruto beamed, "Yeah!"

"Wait, Naruto?"