Do Over

I had so many problems with updating this chapter between Work and babysitting, mainly involving a partial writer’s block since I wasn’t exactly sure how to go about writing this next chapter… but then I remembered that I hadn’t mentioned Tenten in a while, who is an important part of the story, so I thought I would mention what was happening with her and how she planned on finding Naruto in order to tell him the truth. The rest of what happens with the chapter came to mind after I wrote Tenten’s scene with Sakura. I know I tend to be hush hush about what is happening with the plot, since I have the basics already set of what’s happening and I certainly wish I could tell you more especially on who Naruto eventually picks… all I can tell you for now is that with both Tenten and Deidara in the picture… their will be some repercussions involving two relationships. Also want to thank everyone who has reviewed and added this story to there favorites it really makes me happy to hear that you guys like my work and I can’t wait to hear what you guys think about this chapter.

Do Over-Chapter 15 by KitsuneFun

Disclaimer: I don’t own Naruto that honor is held by Masashi Kishimoto; I am just a fanfiction writer doing this out of love for the characters and the series.

So far Tenten had been having a hard time locating Naruto, from what information she had managed to gather at the restaurant, she knew that he went to Konoha high school, which had surprised her since she was currently a senior there and hadn’t encountered the blonde yet, but it wasn’t all that surprising considering the amount of students that attended there.

She bit her lower lip in nervousness as she sat in one of the front office’s hard plastic chairs while waiting for the sophomore class president, Sakura, who was currently talking to Principal Sarutobi in the main office. Tenten didn’t have to wait long for the girl to leave the main office; apparently she had been getting a final confirmation from the principal for an upcoming dance that was being held at the school to celebrate the Autumn Equinox.

The dance was going to be held in the main gym of the school and currently the rumor around school was that it had a black, white and red theme. All the girls in her class, in particular, were already discussing what kind of dress they would like to wear and who they wanted to ask them to the dance… a few were even making plans on asking a certain crush to go.

Personally, Tenten, didn’t care if anyone asked her, she had known for a while that she was only interested in other girls and had distanced herself away from her friends conversations because she hadn’t felt comfortable yet with bringing up the topic of her preferred sexuality. Even her mother had been initially uncomfortable with the news, but had been surprisingly supporting since her illness and was even willing to talk to Tenten regarding whom she liked in particular and had even offered her some advice on how to pursue someone when she felt comfortable to do so. It had made the brunette blush to discuss it, but she listened, knowing that her mother didn’t have much time left and was only doing it because she loved Tenten.

It was while she was thinking this that she was interrupted in her thoughts by a pink haired girl that exited the office, ‘This must be Sakura…’ she thought, slowly eyeing the thin girl in her impeccably pressed uniform, the class representative had a huge smile on her face, ‘She must have been given some good news’ she thought, thinking the girl looked cute with that wide smile on her face. Standing up she approached the girl as she stood organizing her notes.

Sakura couldn’t wait for the dance and she already had someone in mind that she was interested in asking… Sasuke, just thinking about the raven-haired sophomore made her stomach clench in excitement and she sighed over the imagined image of him in a tuxedo clutching her tightly to his thin body as they danced a circuit across the dance floor. He would suddenly stop, lean his head down and…

“Uhm excuse me… Haruno-san?”

“Huh… What?” Sakura opened her eyes in surprise and blinking them a few times, turning her head this way and that, wondering where Sasuke had gone. She turned and noticed a girl standing in the boy’s place in her dream and blushed, “Ah… hello…” she bit at her lip in anxiety wondering what she must have looked like to the older girl.

Tenten smiled, she liked this girl, but she had a feeling she was probably strait since most girls in her class as well as on the council tended to like men, “I wanted to ask you something Haruno-san.”

The pink-haired girl blinked a moment eyeing the pretty brunette with the twin buns on top of her head, from head to toe, not recognizing the girl as being in any of her classes. ‘In fact,’ Sakura thought, the taller girl looked like a Senior, which only confused her more since there really shouldn’t be any reason for someone in her class to want to talk with her, “What is it?”

The thought briefly came to Tenten mind as she looked Sakura, that she wouldn’t mind asking her to the dance, but their was more important things to do, namely for her mother, “Well you see its not really for me… its actually for my mother,” the other girl remained silent so she continued, “You see she has been diagnosed with cancer and as her final wish she asked me to deliver a message to someone and I was hoping you could tell me who that someone is?”

Tenten watched in fascination as the younger girl’s dark green eyes begin to soften in color, “How can I possibly help?” Sakura may not have appeared so at first, but the main reason Sakura was chosen each year to represent the class was due to her openness to any situation as well as her strong determination to see things through to the end and her enormous intelligence, despite letting her outside activities, concerning ‘BlackCurse’, get in the way of that.

The more the brunette knew of the representative the more she liked her, “Well you see I need your help locating someone by the name of Uzumaki Naruto… I heard he was in your class…”

The girl’s pale pink brows narrowed in thought as she tried to remember the name, “Uzumaki… Uzumaki… hmm…” she tapped a pink lacquered finger nail against her chin in thought as she mentally ran down the list of names in her class.

The only image that came to mind was of a blond boy about a few inches shorter than her who also happened to be the co-captain of the boy’s basketball team, it seemed odd that someone seemed to be looking for him… wasn’t he gay? Her mind seemed to bring to mind another boy that always hung out with Uzumaki, which was Suna Gaara.

If this girl was looking for Naruto she may have some problems dealing with Suna because he was known to have a prior reputation of not dealing well with others. She remembered that prior to the day of the freshman class assembly one of the teachers had come whispering his horror over ‘That Student’ coming to their school, it was a known fact apparently that the Suna kid had been kicked out of so many schools because he always got into fights and was in a gang, so it was only natural that no private schools or military schools would take him, it was surprising that he even got into Konoha High school, but apparently his father was rich so he had made it easier on the school board to allow him to enter.

Amazingly though, Suna only ended up getting sent home for a couple of weeks suspension for hitting a teacher, other than that, their had been nothing said about Suna since, but Sakura didn’t believe that anyone could change that instantly and couldn’t understand why someone like Uzumaki hung out with him…it was unusual, “I know who he is, but may I ask what this is regarding?”

Tenten sighed, knowing that the younger girl might be interesting in the news, she just couldn’t tell her since it might hurt Sasuke as well who was currently undercover at the school, “I’m sorry Haruno-san, but I cannot tell you the information because it was meant for his ears alone,” she almost expected the girl to say no since it almost sounded suspicious.

“Ok…”

“What?” Tenten blinked at her in surprise.

It made Sakura laugh at how cute the expression looked on the older girl, “I know how important it is for you to see him, but since school doesn’t start again till next Monday due to the upcoming weekend, I will have to introduce you to him then… would that be ok?”

Tenten nodded in understanding, it was still better than she expected and she ended up hugging Sakura tightly around the middle in her happiness, “Oh thank you Haruno-san… you don’t know how much this means to both me and my mother.” She pulled back suddenly realizing what she was doing and instantly blushed, “Ah sorry…” she backed off and coughed nervously to hide her embarrassment.

She didn’t notice that Sakura’s face had turned a bright red after she pulled away, “ Ah its not a problem…” the younger gave a hesitant smile as she started walking away suddenly feeling nervous, “If you’ll excuse me… ah,” Sakura taped her chin having realized, to her surprise and lack of etiquette, that she had forgotten to ask for the older girl’s name, “I’m sorry, but I didn’t ask you what your name was.”

“Oh god… how stupid of me,” the older girl gave a nervous laugh over her faux pas, “My name is Hiyashi Tenten,” she bowed again in thanks, “I really can’t thank you enough Haruno-san, if theirs anything…” she looked at the girl and involuntary blushed at the sudden idea that came to her mind at the mention of ‘anything’.

Sakura only waved her hand dismissing the girl’s offer, “Its ok… I am sure if I was in your shoes, I would do the same for my own mother… so no thanks are necessary,” she quickly readjusted the papers that had gotten mixed up in her hands and started walking towards the door, “I will see you at 8:00 am on Monday… have a nice weekend Hiyashi-san,” with that she left, leaving an excited Tenten behind who couldn’t wait to see her mom later at the hospital to tell her the good news, that soon she would be seeing Naruto and telling him the truth about Sasuke and Kisame. In another part of her mind Tenten could secretly admit that she also couldn’t wait to see Sakura tomorrow either.

Elsewhere in Konoha.

After their incident in the locker-room, Sasuke felt like he must be dreaming again and he half expected Gaara to pop out randomly somewhere demanding his present be returned, ‘Stupid redheaded panda-eyed freak,’ he thought while he continued his walk home.

He turned to stare at the blond-haired figure walking beside him and blushed, ‘I can’t believe he’s here with me…’ he watched in fascination as the sunlight played with the boy’s naturally spiky hair, bringing out the gold and how Naruto’s blue eyes seemed to sparkle even when he wasn’t saying anything, ‘He’s even more beautiful then when we were younger.’

Sasuke had an almost uncontrollable desire to grab his ex-boyfriend’s hand and walk together with their clasped hands and swinging between them… it was something that they used to do when they were still together, ‘But you aren’t now…’ his mind whispered back and he sighed in annoyance at the inner voice. It was true; he couldn’t have it all back that easily, but surely with the mentioning of ‘A Date’ from the blond, that could eventually change.

Beyond that, Sasuke was curious why Naruto had a sudden change of heart and just asked him for the date out of the blue, not that the raven-haired youth was complaining, it just seemed suspicious, “So…Dobe?”

Naruto turned to glare over at him for the nickname, it was really more of a lover’s nickname, but that didn’t mean the blond had to like it, “Will you stop calling me that already…” he stopped walking in order to poke Sasuke in the chest in anger, “You know it’s a good thing Gaara never found out about that pet-name of yours… otherwise he would have kicked your ass long ago.”

“So why exactly isn’t he kicking my ass now?” Sasuke asked in curiosity while leaning down till his face was almost touching Naruto’s own. He didn’t expect the look of pain that crossed Naruto’s face in that instant and stood back to stare at him in confusion, “Naruto…”

“Just shut up, I don’t want to talk about it,” The blond’s large blue eyes started to mist over and leak some tears as the blond pulled away sharply and started walking off in the direction that they had been traveling in.

It was hard enough having to deal with Gaara ignoring him since their talk, earlier that day, but it even more complicated by the unusual feelings that seemed to stir every time his ex was around. Naruto hated being confused, but he hated it more that he couldn’t seem to talk to anyone about what was happening without someone trying to tell him, he should do this or that… it was driving him crazy.

The blond paused and clutched at his stomach that had started to churn in anxiety, he could feel the tears stinging his eyes as they fell down his cheek and he wanted them so badly to stop since he didn’t want Sasuke to see them. He was surprised when warm arms encircled him from behind and warm body pressed against his own, the first thought that came to mind was Gaara, but the spicy fragrance that wafted towards his nose was all wrong, “Please Sasuke…” he pushed at the arms holding him tightly, “I can’t do this…”

Their was a dry chuckle, in response, that came from just beside his ear. It was almost as if Sasuke was as afraid of the emotions running through his veins as Naruto was, “It’s funny… we used to be best friends… what happened to that?”

To be honest, Naruto wish he knew of a way to answer that question, instead he grabbed at the arms still holding him a moment caressing the soft skin of the raven’s hand in thought before sighing and leaning his head back against Sasuke’s shoulder in partial defeat, “I guess we got in the way… didn’t we Teme?”

The arms seemed to tighten a bit in response to the question, as though the raven was afraid to let him go as he responded back, “Ya…” Naruto could feel Sasuke’s face shift and the warmth of the raven’s mouth press against the cartilage of his outer ear and tried to suppress the shiver that ran up his back at the simple touch, “I want you and its killing me that your with someone else.”

Naruto didn’t know how to respond to that, at one time, Sasuke had been his entire world and had filled so much space in the blond’s life that it had almost killed him having that suddenly torn away from him. It had taken so much of Naruto’s spirit to give that up and try to move on, but maybe it was luck… or destiny that thrust Gaara into his life at the exact moment he needed him. The redhead had filled up a lot of those open wounds in the blond’s heart that he thought would never close and just continually bleed in pain for Sasuke, but Gaara hadn’t filled them all… no one could really, except for his best friend.

“Please Naruto…” It was always strange having Sasuke say his name, it was almost too personal and he almost wanted to tell him to just call him Dobe since it hurt less to hear the pet-name, “All I want is a chance… doesn’t 10 years of our lives deserve that?”

The blond could only duck his head in response, this was all too much, and Gaara shouldn’t have asked him to do this, “You don’t know what your asking Sasuke?” It was hard trying to ignore what the raven had put him through, but he was more scared of how easily Sasuke was changing that.

It felt like the past couple of years were fading away and the blond could feel the wounds that had closed bleed a bit and he had to close his eyes against the pain in his heart they produced. Throughout this, Sasuke’s arms continued to hold him as if they were as desperate as him to seal the wounds in his own heart. Which was odd in Naruto’s mind because he hadn’t been the one to destroy the relationship in the first place, “I know that we used to share everything together… all I am asking is for the time to get to know you again… even if we are only friends.”

Naruto turned his head to look deeply into Sasuke’s dark eyes from over his shoulder in thought, “Why do I have a feeling you wouldn’t be satisfied with that?”

“Let’s be honest Naru…” Sasuke mumbled while pressed his forehead against Naruto’s while briefly taking in the blond’s sweet scent a moment before answering, “We both wouldn’t be satisfied with it ending and not having done something about it… so I guess dating isn’t too much to ask, right?”

He had a feeling that he might regret it, but Naruto nodded his head in answer, finally having the strength to pull away from Sasuke so he could face him, “Ok… but no kissing,” he turned to glare at Sasuke when her said this even though the emotion didn’t quite reach his eyes this time, “Or I won’t hesitate to kick your ass myself!”

Sasuke laughed feeling as if a weight had been released from his chest for the moment, “Fair enough… but if you instigate it, all bets are off.”

“Like I would want to kiss you,” the blond snorted at the idea, only making the raven laugh more.

“You never know Dobe…” he leaned close to the blond’s ear again, watching in satisfaction when the shorter boy shuddered a bit in response to the action, “You might just like it…” He dodged the fist aimed at his head and quickly walked off expecting the blond to follow him, which Naruto did.

“So where exactly did you want to go for this date of yours Teme?”

It was a good question, Sasuke hadn’t the faintest idea of where to begin since the first thing that came to mind was of places that could be considered romantic, but he knew it was still too early for him to take Naruto anywhere like that. It was while Sasuke was thinking this that he spotted the Karaoke bar from out of the corner of his eye, it was a large building that sat between a Pachinko bar and a McDonald’s restaurant, and his lips peeled back into a smirk as an idea came to mind.

Turning to look over at Naruto, who was confused about why the raven had suddenly stopped, Sasuke gave him a slight grin as one of his brows rose in question, “Up for a little challenge Dobe?”

The blond’s blue eyes instinctively narrowed at the mention of a challenge from the taller boy. Sasuke had always know what to say to press Naruto’s buttons, so it was nice to see that something’s hadn’t changed in regards to their former relationship, “What did you have in mind Teme?”

The grin widened, “I don’t know… something like this,” he pointed towards the blue and green flashing neon sign above the store next to them and watched as the blond’s face paled a bit as he looked over.

His blue eyes widened in shock, “You want to go in there…” he managed to squeak out about the idea, making the raven’s lips twitch as he tried to control the laugh that threatened to break through.

“Why are you scared?”

“NO!” the blond licked his lips eyeing the neon sign happily twinkling above him, spelling his doom in the name of ‘Karaoke a Go-Go’ and he started to fidget a bit on his feet as he tried to think of a way to get out of this, “But I can’t sing…”

It was a weak argument and even Sasuke knew that, “Like that’s ever stopped you before,” he grabbed the blond’s hand and drug him into the Karaoke bar behind him, “Common let’s go.”

The inside of the building didn’t look anything like a Karaoke bar it didn’t even match the gaudiness of the outside, it looked more like a business office with its neutral colored walls, simple seating and the single counter at the front where you place your order for a room. There were some doorways leading towards the back, so both boys could only assume over what lay back there. The only thing that looked out of place in the room was the receptionist.

The receptionist was a young boy, around their age, with very short and spiked black hair manning the front desk, he wore a black shirt with a red words on it that said ‘Dazed and Confused is my Business’. At Sasuke and Naruto’s entrance the cute boy seemed to freeze in surprise as he stared between them before quickly proceeded to turn and yell through the doorway leading towards the back in panic, “Deidara-sempai!”

The was a loud grumbling in response to the yell before it was followed by the appearance of another boy their age who wore his long blond hair pulled back into a ponytail with the front half of his face covered by the boy’s long bangs. The guy named, Diedara, wore a similar black colored shirt with red lettering saying ‘Fuck Off’ over faded blue jeans and black and white sneakers, his single uncovered brown eye turned to squint over at the boy manning the counter in annoyance, “What the hell is it Tobi…hn”

Diedara watched as younger boy pointed towards both Naruto and Sasuke and his eye narrowed further, “What are you doing here… hn?” he recognized the blond as being the one that took Gaara and Shino away from their gang, so naturally he felt some resentment towards Naruto, who he calls Gaara’s fuck toy.

Naruto didn’t seem to know what was going through the other blond’s mind or for that matter who he was, instead he turned to look at Sasuke in an annoyed fashion, “Well the genius here wanted to do some Karaoke,” he poked a finger in the raven’s side making the taller boy curse at the blond touching his ticklish spot unknowingly.

“Yes if you have a room… we would like to use it?” Sasuke asked.

Diedara’s normally blank face features seemed to lighten in amusement and his lips peeled back into a smirk, ‘Well isn’t this perfect,’ he thought staring between the two boys in thought. He had always wanted a way to get Gaara back and it seemed the fates where helping him with just the way he could do that, “Well who am I to stop you,” he shrugged tried to appear as though he didn’t care, but inside he was already planning out ways to use this situation to benefit him, which brought to mind ideas involving the cameras that were situated in each of the booths for insurance purposes and he grinned, “Tobi… why don’t you take them to room 7 while I prepare some snacks and beverages for them.”

The younger boy stood looking at his superior in surprise, knowing how he felt about Gaara and the blond, and he was instantly curious why Diedara was acting so nice all of a sudden, “Sure Deidara-sempai,” he nodded before grabbing the key to booth 7 and walking slowly from behind the counter in order to direct both Sasuke and Naruto towards the back room.

Neither noticed the triumphant look that suffused the other blond’s face, “You’ll soon understand why you should never mess with artist like me,” he chuckled evilly before heading of towards the kitchen in the back in order to grab some of the special brownies he had made earlier that morning along with a couple of caned sodas. ‘Soon…’ he thought, ‘that blond slut and Gaara won’t know what hit them’.