Lonely Faces (*aka. -Roommates) | Chapter 23

Lonely Faces (*aka - Roommates)


Chapter 02

The next week went by in a blur. Kiba had never been more stressed out in his life. He had bitten off mare than he can chew when he had applied for all of those courses. History, Chemistry, Physics, English, Biology, Psychology...

The most surprising bit was that Naruto seemed to be in almost all of his classes. He had taken the boy for being a free spirited, footloose person, unconcerned about his studies, but did he ever prove him wrong. Naruto was probably near his own intelligence, and considering, that was saying something.

He was just glad the first week was over, it was Friday night and he felt like doing nothing. He had a mountain of homework, but it could be spread out so that he didn’t have to strain that much. Naruto too seemed relieved; Kiba had the impression that the blond had more subjects than he did. But Naruto, unlike Kiba, wanted to go out and do something.

“Hey, Kiba!” said Naruto, waving his hand over Kiba’s face.

Kiba was sitting at his desk, face firmly planted on the polished wood so that his cheek squished from the weight of his head.

“Whaaaaat?” he moaned, finally acknowledging the source of noise that had been bugging him for the past ten minutes.

“Let’s go to a bar or something, you need loosening up!” he said concernedly.

“Look, I said I don’t have a problem with gays, but I don’t swing that way.” he said sullenly.

Naruto chuckled. “It’s nothing like that, I just want to have a drink with my roommate.”

“Argh!” he said, turning his face on the table and applying his other cheek to the desk, now looking away from Naruto.

Naruto persisted, walking around the desk so that he faced him once again.

“Come on, you’re all stressed out. We can just go somewhere, unwind, get hammered. Doesn’t it sound fun?” he asked, titling his head so that it was level with Kiba’s.

Kiba did have to admit, getting smashed held great attraction at the moment. He grinned, and with a sigh, finally conceded.

“Ok … Just no gay bars.” he said, laughing.

“You know, I’ve never actually been to a gay bar.” said Naruto, deciding to address his joke.

“Whatever, where’s the nearest bar?” he asked drearily.

Naruto grinned toothily. “Lucky for us, I’ve already looked it up.”

“Wow, I really should have known.” he said, giving a half smirk. “I really don’t know how you could be a genius and an idiot at the same time but I really don’t care.”

Kiba removed his face from the desk and stretched. “Well, lead the way!”

-

“THIS IS WHAT YOU MENT BY A BAR!” yelled Kiba over the loud pounding music of the night club they had entered a moment ago.

“YEAH, WHAT DID YOU THINK I MENT?” asked Naruto, also raising his voice over the roaring, fast beat tune.

“I DON’T KNOW, A DEN OR PUB OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT!” he replied, covering his ears.

“NO WAY, THAT WOULDN’T BE NEARLY AS MUCH FUN!” said Naruto, entering the huge crowd on the dance floor.

Kiba groaned and headed straight for the bar.

“What can I get you?” said the husky man behind the counter.

“Scotch on the rocks.” he replied, rubbing his temples.

“Coming right up!” said the man, turning to the various liquors behind him.

Kiba looked over the crowd; a lot of his classmates were there, obviously enjoying their time off. The man gave him his drink. He downed it and ordered another, drinking it slower this time. Naruto came to join him, breathing raggedly.

“Sex on the beach!” he told the server and received a fruity cocktail.

“Enjoying yourself?” asked Kiba, though no answer was needed; Naruto looked like he could light a Christmas tree.

“Yeah, but you aren’t. Just sitting here in a corner, slowly getting drunk. You’re sucking the life out of the place. You should go dance, I’m sure that Hinata has a crush on you; maybe you should ask her if she wants to dance.” said Naruto slyly.

“She has a crush on you, you simpleton.” said Kiba, rolling his eyes.

“Oh, well that explains it.” he replied, again reminding Kiba of his smart stupid paradox.

Kiba’s cell phone began to vibrate. He looked at the screen, it read: Sakura.

“I’ve got to take this.” he told Naruto before heading for the bathroom which drowned out a lot of the noise; it was deserted. Flipping it open, he raised the phone to his ear.

“What are you calling me for Sakura!” he hissed into the phone, visibly angered.

He heard a hearty sniff as he female voice replied.

“I’m so sorry Kiba, can’t you find it in your heart to forgive me?”

“No, not after you went behind my back and slept with my closest friend. I can never forgive you for that!”

“Please Kiba! It meant nothing, I want you back!”

“It may have meant nothing to you, but you have permanently lost my trust! This isn’t the first time you’ve cheated on me, and if I let it continue, it won’t be the last! Goodbye Sakura!”

“No please, Kiba! I …”

He folded the phone and her cries ceased immediately. Wiping the tears that flooded his vision, he turned to the door. Naruto stood in front of it, a look of concern on his face. Kiba jumped back, had he heard his conversation?

“Girl troubles?” he asked, adopting an unusually serious tone.

“Uh … yeah. Its nothing.” said Kiba dismissively.

Naruto sighed, he didn’t believe for a second that it was nothing, but knew better than to pry. They returned to the bar and Kiba ordered another Scotch.

“What was all that commotion in the bathroom earlier? Not getting frisky with him already, are you?” asked a cool, condescending voice behind them.

They turned to see Sasuke Uchiha, sardonic smirk firmly in place.

“What the fuck are you doing here!?” asked Naruto, glaring intently.

“Just having some harmless fun.” he replied, raising his hands as though to show he had nothing up his sleeves.

“Yeah, well leave us the fuck alone!” said Naruto, turning back to the bar.

“You really shouldn’t curse so much, your date will think it un-ladylike of you.”

Naruto spun around in his stool and punched Sasuke, hard in the nose. People around them gasped and cleared the way for his falling body. He fell to the floor with a smack.

To say that Kiba was surprised would be an understatement. He had never seen Naruto this mad before. He was usually so happy and carefree when he wasn’t stressed about his homework. He sure as hell didn’t want to get on his bad side.

“Come on, let’s go.” said Naruto, turning away from Sasuke and heading out the door.

Kiba followed, looking back at the figure on the floor, clutching his nose, blood dripping from underneath his hands.

-

After leaving the bar, they headed to a liquor store and bought a few bottles of vodka. Strictly speaking, alcohol was not allowed on campus, but the acts of the many students often went unpunished. Besides, it hadn’t been to most pleasant of night’s for either of them.

They headed up to their dorm room, knowing that no one would disturb their drinking when they got there. Having had a bit to drink already, Kiba fumbled for a moment with the keys before opening the door.

Naruto sat on the floor, his back to the frame of his bed, Kiba joining him. They each took a container of the clear liquid and drank deeply.

After a while, all the time emptying their bottles, they got to talking about their ex. The combined alcohol and shared trauma, helped to loosen each other’s tongues.

“… and then the bitch has the gull, the GULL to-Hic … to ask for my forgiveness again.” said Kiba, his words slurring.

“I know exactly what you mean!” exclaimed Naruto, his speech equally hindered. “Sasuke, the prick, always went behind my back, until I said, ENOUGH!”

“You’re such a great friend.” said Kiba, putting his arm around Naruto’s shoulder, drunkenly.

“Thanks buddy!” said Naruto, returning the gesture.

“Naruto?” said Kiba after a minute. “What’s it like to be-Hic … to be with another man?”

Naruto tilted his head back, and pondered exuberantly.

“I guess pretty much the same as a woman, you just have to worry about another shaft and one less pussy!” said Naruto, thinking his statement rather funny and laughing emphatically.

“Eeeww.” said Kiba, also laughing.

They sat there for a while, getting pissed of their asses and regaling each other with embracing stories about their ex.

“ … Yeah, we really need to start choosing our partners better! We have lousy taste.” said Naruto, now holding on to Kiba for support.

“I guess so, at least you’ve got-Hic … people hitting on you all the time!” said Kiba, putting on an overly pouty face.

“Aww, don’t do that, it makes me want to …” said Naruto, trailing off as he leaned in towards Kiba.

Their lips met for a moment before Naruto backed off.

“Oh, God. I’m sorry, I don’t know why I-” Kiba silenced him with a drunken finger to his lips.

“It’s ok … I kinda liked it.” he said, moving closer.

They both pressed forwards and kissed again. It wasn’t the most elegant kiss to say the least, but Kiba really didn’t care. This felt good, it felt right, it was great. They deepened their kiss, their lips moving sluggishly over one another.
This was the hottest thing either of them had experienced. As they probed the deep recesses of each other’s mouths, Kiba wondered if he would remember this in the morning, remember how their combined pain and drunkenness had brought them together. It didn’t matter, all that mattered was that he enjoyed the sweet taste of his partners tongue, and consoled each other’s broken hearts.