I began to sweat madly at his question. My blood went cold and my heart had stopped beating.
What do I do?! Maybe if I tell another lie...
"Gaara...What're you doing here...?" I asked avoiding the question. That's right Naruko, keep stalling...
"Oh um," he continued to look at the ground as he held his hands in front of him like a schoolgirl with a crush. "I came to the village to meet with Lady Tsunade, and since it's been a while since I've seen you, I thought I would go and find you..."
His face continued to darken and you could almost see steam surround him as his blush intensified. "I know you love ramen, so I came here...I didn't mean to eavesdrop..."
Of all the days he could come and visit, he chooses today...the day where I created the biggest lie...
I sighed loudly as I thought about what to do next. I just need to tell him the truth and keep the lie going between everyone else. That shouldn't be too hard, right?
"Listen Gaara--" I was about to tell him the truth when he looked at me with loving eyes while he held his breath in fear of my response.
"Naruko, please tell me if what you said was true...because if it was..." he placed his hands over the strap that carried his gourd. He tightened his grip on the strap and began to shake nervously. His face turned bright pink and the sand that was entrapped in his gourd began to spill out to form a heart.
"...I'm also in love with you."
My eyes widened as he said those words. He's in love with me?! When?! Why?! How?! Damn it, the universe hates me! Now how am I suppose to explain this situation to him?!
"Gaara...I-!"
"Hey Naruko, I forgot to tell you--Oh hey Gaara!" I heard Sakura yell while walking behind me.
She stood next to me and began to giggle as she watched Gaara's display of affection for me. She then elbowed my arm with a mischievous smile. "Woah, did he hear you?! Is he confessing?! Look at you Naruko! Getting the man of your dreams!" She whispered loudly towards me.
"Sakura-chan..." If only you knew how screwed I am...
"Don't worry, I'll go so you guys can talk~!" She turned around to skip away with a giggle.
I sighed again at my unfortunate fate. What have I done...?
"Naruko...you haven't said anything..." Gaara mumbled timidly.
"Um, Gaara...to tell you the truth I-"
At that moment I realized that the truth had to be conveyed a certain way to work in my favor. So I stopped myself to choose my words carefully. I didn't want to hurt my friend and I didn't want the truth of my feelings to be spread across the five nations.
What should I do? Should I lie? Should I tell him the truth? But if I tell him the truth, he'll be heartbroken...and then everyone will know I lied about my feelings for Sasuke...and if Sasuke finds out I'm falling for him, he'll avoid me and that would be the end of our friendship.
But if I lie, no one would get hurt, right?
"Naruko, are you okay...? I'm sorry for putting all this pressure on you...I shouldn't have said anything..."
I looked at Gaara to see him shaking in embarrassment.
Poor guy...What should I do?
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FanfictionUNDER EDITING : 24/29 The village of Konoha has been experiencing an all time low of children. The population was decreasing and the struggle to find younger generations of ninja was becoming a great problem to their society. Due to the problem of l...
