When Sasuke Met Naruto (SasuNaru)

- Chapter 28 -

"He finally showed you his place, huh?" Kiba asked between heavy breaths.

Naruto nodded. Gai had decided it was a beautiful Wednesday to go out on the track once again, even though it was essentially a downpour. Not that Naruto particularly cared – he could just take his mind off the rain and run. Same went with Kiba, who was more than used to Gai's extreme training methods after a month or so on the track team. It was Sasuke who was not amused, and was trailing behind the others, sulking.

Again, Naruto opted to make the most of this situation, and was currently filling in Kiba on his experience at the Uchiha mansion, and his audience was eager to hear the juicy details.

"Well? Are you gonna tell me about it or not?" Kiba asked, wiping some of the rain from his face as they ran. "Is it huge?"

"Enormous," Naruto replied, spreading his arms for emphasis. "I didn't think it was that big at first – he only showed me a few rooms, you know – seemed like a regular house. Then he told me that there was a whole other wing he hadn't shown me!"

"So, you've only seen half of it?" Kiba pressed, looking somewhat disappointed.

"For now, at least. I only asked to see his room, after all."

"And how was that? Let me guess... black, Marilyn Manson posters..."

"I've told you before, he's not emo," Naruto replied with a slight glare. "Although it wasn't exactly the brightest room I've ever seen, I'll admit."

"So it was black," the dog-boy said with a triumphant smirk.

"More like dark-blue. To tell you the truth, I'd be more creeped out if I'd walked in and everything was white."

"Agreed," Kiba concurred with a shudder. "So... come on. There has to be something else. Get with the good stuff!"

"Well, he did have some posters. Lots of movies – Silence of the Lambs, The Godfather – some bands. The Beatles were there, definitely."

"That sounds... strangely normal."

"Like I said, he's a pretty normal guy. He's just been through a lot... likes to keep to himself, you know?" Naruto continued, blinking as a particularly large drop fell on his face. "He definitely likes his music, though – no, not Marilyn Manson. We cozied up to Simon and Garfunkel – it was nice."

"And that's it?" Kiba asked with a skeptical glance. "No extended spooning or anything?"

"Believe it or not, we're not just hormonal sex fiends, Kiba," Naruto replied in a monotone.

"True, but you can't deny that the two of you have been moving fast. I mean, it's only October, so you've only really known each other for a few weeks but you're acting like you've been together for months."

Naruto hadn't thought of this. Were he and Sasuke moving too fast? They hadn't done a lot – it wasn't like they were having sex or anything, but what if Kiba was right? Sasuke wasn't used to connections like this – what if he decided to drop the whole thing, just because it was too sudden? "You think we've been going too fast?"

"Well... not necessarily. Everyone goes at their own pace, right? Some people have sex on the first date; others wait until their married. Most people fall somewhere in-between," Kiba offered with a shrug. "I'm not saying you should slow down or anything, but you should think about the big picture. Right now, whenever you and Sasuke get together, you have a tendency to hide in your room and make out."

"We do no– "

"Naruto, I'm not an idiot. I know exactly why you go in there immediately and lock the door. It's not like I can't hear the two of you rolling around or anything," Kiba interrupted, rolling his eyes dramatically.