can i keep you? // narusasu au

5

// Naruto //

"He's beautiful!"

Kiba and Shikamaru look bored while Choji's eyes are half-lidded. Temari and Ino are obviously bored too as they sit on the couch. I know they're all annoyed and pissed at me for waking them up in the middle of the night, but I just couldn't wait until morning to tell them the news.

"Guys, I'm in love! This is it!" I squeal like a little girl, but I don't care. I'm too excited.

"You're literally always in love, Naruto," Shikamaru comments as he rests his head of Temari's shoulder.

"I agree!" Kiba says. "When you met that one guy--your secret boyfriend three months ago--you said the same thing. And now, what? Where is that guy?"

I frown. Why must they always ruin my mood. Kiba must have noticed my foul expression because he quickly shut his mouth, avoiding my gaze. Damn, right.

"And that could be the reason why you're in love again," Louis mumbles as he loudly yawns. "You're the guy who loves the idea of being in love, so you always think you are, but you really aren't."

Are these idiots even really my friends? Why can't they just support me?

I take a deep breath before speaking again. "This is different though! I don't believe in 'love at first sight' but earlier, it happened! I don't know how to explain it, but it only took one look and now . . ." I'm almost out of breath with the way I out my heart out and wave frantically to express my emotions. "Anyway, It's different from last time! It took me months before I realized I even liked the guy, but now, it's really different." I sighed like a teenage girl swooning over her crush.

"Naruto, love at first sight sounds so shallow," Neji says, rubbing his tired eyes.

"Well, it's still love," I take out my phone and stare Sasuke's angelic face. My heart flutters in my chest, and I can't help but let out an excited giggle. I know this is love.

"Hey, you have a picture? Let me see," Shikamaru snatches my phone from my hands, and they all stare at the screen with open mouths. Shikamaru's face turns into a frown while the girls just giggle. "Naruto, it's a guy again?"

"Yes, he's a guy--a gorgeous one at that! Were you not listening to anything I said? I kept saying 'he,' not 'she.' But anyway, isn't he perfect? Look at those eyes." I know I'm rambling on about Sasuke, but my excitement has boiled over and it's hard to stop now.

"You're in love with a guy?" Kiba asks.

"Yea, is that a problem? You know I'm bisexual, Kiba," I say, starting to get annoyed.

He nods, "But you're talking about love, Naruto. Are you turning gay now?"

I feel my anger rise instantly. "What? Are you homophobic now?" I spat with acid on my tongue. I can feel the tension around the small living room and no one dares to speak for a few seconds.

"Well, he is really hot, Naruto," Ino murmurs as she looks at Sasuke's photo again. "And he's fit," Temari chimes in and they both start giggling like crazy again. I snatch my phone back and they pout at me, "Hey, we weren't done looking."

I roll my eyes, "He's mine. You have you own ass boyfriends right there. Take them. I don't need friends like them anyway." I glare at Shikamaru and Kiba as I say this and both of them stay quiet.

"Naruto, I don't judge you. I support you as long as you're happy." Choji walks toward me and pulls me into a tight hug.

"Thanks, Choji," I whisper while hugging him back.

"I'm also happy for you, Naruto." My eyes flick over to Gaara. He was sitting there silently while I talked about Sasuke. At least some of them are happy and supporting me. I get up from sitting on the floor and go straight to my room. I took one last look at Sasuke's photo again and kissed my phone.

"See you tomorrow, babe."