Do Over

Welcome back to another chapter of Do Over, I would like to thank all the Great people who have reviewed my story. I appreciate all your support and comments. I hope you enjoy this weeks chapter as well which includes an appearance by Zabuza, and Temari. So without further ado here's Chapter 7.


Disclamer: I don't own Naruto that honor is held by Masashi Kishimoto, I'm just a fanfiction writer doing this for fun.


DO Over Chapter 7

Sasuke found that he was highly impressed with the restaurant, The Sandpiper. It was simple yet elegant with sand colored walls that were decorated with bursting spirals of color and evenly spaced, hand blown glass lamps that lighted the room romantically in a light, rich reddish color over thickly cushioned booths. Simple, square, caramel colored wooden tables were placed strategically throughout the restaurant, and the booths were placed close together against the walls, yet not so close that you couldn't have a decent conversation without being overheard.

The Maitred', the Uchiha noted with jealously, was getting far more attention from Naruto then he was as the two walked side by side just in front of him towards the table Gaara has reserved for Naruto, Sasuke, and himself. The Maitred' was taller than Sasuke, easily towering over him by a foot or two, had short black hair tied back with a simple black bandana, a white vest over a black, silk, long-sleeved shirt, and his pants were black and white striped that were an inch too short at the hem and couldn't hide the black sandals he was sporting. Sasuke noticed with a grimace that the man was even homelier than Gaara with his overly masculine and sharp-edged looks. The Maitred' was also acting way too familiar for the Uchiha’s liking around Naruto, leaning over him to whisper something in the blonde’s ear while draping an arm over the shorter boy’s shoulder. Whatever he had said was causing the blonde to flush a bright red, brighter still when the boy noticed how Sasuke had caught the taller man smacking his bottom playfully as he walked away.

Deciding for once not to rise to the angry challenge in demanding dark eyes, Naruto decided to sit directly down on the right with Sasuke following suit from behind him and sitting on the blonde’s left. The table they were sat down at was graced with an elegant, turquoise blue glass vase filled with large, bright orange poppies. Naruto eyed the flowers with a smile. It amazed him how Gaara seemed to always be thinking of him even when he wasn't there. Sasuke, entranced by the warmth of that beautiful smile, leaned forward to trace a finger down the blonde’s cheek, causing the other to frown and slap his hand away. "Back. Off," he growled, causing Sasuke to chuckle at the other boy’s discomfort.

Sasuke was pleasantly surprised that he had been given a chance to finally talk to the blonde after so long. It was a bonus that it happened to be outside of school in a high classed restaurant where neither of them could make a scene, and, for the moment at least, Gaara was conveniently absent. He noted how Naruto was dressed in tan slacks over blue and white tennis shoes and a simple, light cornflower blue sweater that brought out his eyes, as opposed to the bright orange tops that the blonde used to wear on their dates together in the past. His ex-boyfriend used to say it was his trademark and that he wasn't about to change it for anyone, and the Uchiha wondered briefly what had happened to make him change. Thinking that it could have been Gaara made the Uchiha's stomach churn with possessiveness and jealousy for all the time he had lost being with Naruto in the past due in part to Kisame. It was time he desperately wished he could have back again. "Can't we bury the hatchet, Naruto?" Sasuke asked diplomatically and maybe a little too cheerfully since he wanted to use this evening to start the relationship he used to have with Naruto anew, which only caused the blonde to snort in disgust at his tone.

"Sure. Just turn around," Naruto joked evilly while gesturing with his hands for the raven-haired boy to turn around, causing the Uchiha to raise his brows in over-acted shock.

"Why, Usurakontachi, you wound me," Sasuke sighed dramatically while placing a hand over his heart.

Naruto rolled his eyes not amused by the act in the least. "Like that could ever happen, Teme..." he paused, leaning in slightly to trace the edge of a poppy’s petal in thought, "You don't have any feelings to hurt like normal people."

Sasuke grabbed the blonde’s tan hand and trapped it within his own pale one, caressing the skin there absentmindedly to gain the blonde's attention back on himself. He was angry that Naruto could think that of him, "That was uncalled for, Naruto." He brought up the boy’s other hand turning it slightly and started to kiss the palm gently near the heart-line. "I've never hid my feelings from you..."

The gentleness of Sasuke's touch caused the other boy to tremble with an emotion long forgotten from being associated with the Uchiha.

Sasuke smiled at seeing the thawing look in Naruto's eyes towards him and was tempted to drag the smaller boy away to show him in other ways the truth of his feelings but was interrupted by the presence of a waitress as she approached their table.

The waitress had blonde hair a couple of shades darker than Naruto's own which was placed into four different ponytails that were tied, two high and two low, on the back of her head. Her black blouse seemed a size too small and was opened to show way too much of her cleavage to be decent for most people. It did however match the black skirt that lay a few inches above the knees in length over fishnet stockings and black, mid-thigh, high-heeled boots. The waitress, Sasuke noticed with disgust, also wore way too much makeup around her green eyes that reminded him of Gaara. She smiled flirtatiously in the Uchiha's direction, having noticed his eyes giving her body the once over and thinking that the raven-haired boy might be interested before turning her attention towards Naruto to wink rakishly at the blonde, "Well, hel~lo, Gorgeous!!" She blew a kiss in the blonde’s direction.

Naruto laughed at the girl’s comment, his blue eyes sparkling mischievously as he pretended to catch the kiss thrown at him. While smiling widely for the waitress’s benefit, he placed the imaginary kiss in his pocket, "Well, hel~lo yourself, Temari-chan!!"

Temari frowned, lifting her head dramatically while crossing her arms over her chest as though she was mad at the blonde's display. "I'm hurt, Naru-chan," she pouted, "You haven't tried to hug me or worship the ground I walk on since you got here."

Naruto pouted cutely right back at her, giving the older girl his much-practiced, wounded puppy-eyed look, "I'm sorry, Temari-ne-chan," he batted his eyes while holding his hands out placatingly to her, "Won't you forgive me?"

The blonde girl was apparently very susceptible to this display. Sasuke wondered briefly if Naruto had used this before on the girl, since Temari began to blush a bright red and get starry-eyed at the look before rushing over to glomp onto the blonde boy while she squealed in delight, "Kawaii!!! You know I could never hate you, Naru-chan." She began to nuzzle the top of his head, messing up the natural spikes even more. "Do you think Gaara would mind if I stole you away?" she purred, making Naruto laugh out loud at the comment despite being practically smothered into the girl’s bosom.

"I think I might..." Sasuke growled under his breath, pissed at the familiarity of all this. This girl was way to close to his Naruto.

Naruto gently pushed the overly affectionate and taller girl away to glare at Sasuke, "It’s none of your business, Teme," he whispered menacingly before turning back to Temari while smiling brightly for her benefit, "He's just a natural-born bastard, Temari-ne-chan, so just ignore him."

Temari nodded while looking in Sasuke's direction at the overly-beautiful, black-haired boy as she nudged the blonde in the side with her elbow. "Does Gaara know about him?" she whispered in Naruto's direction.

Naruto sighed, rolling his eyes again, "Unfortunately..." At Temari's questioning look he added, "Gaara invited him with me to the restaurant..."

Temari's eyes widened in surprise at that bit of news, "Ah... " she shook her head in disbelief, "That doesn't sound like Gaara..." She chewed her lips in thought as she eyed the brunette again speculatively, "I mean...he isn't even Gaara's type..." At Sasuke's death glare she smirked, "But that's not why you’re here, is it... hmm...?" She winked at Sasuke, making him speculate that the girl knew more than what she was mentioning. "Well, ...that's very interesting... I think I'll have a little chat with Gaara about this..."

Naruto perked up at the mention of his boyfriend’s name, "So how's Gaara doing, Temari-ne-chan?"

Temari smirked in the blonde's direction, "Missing you, of course." She wiggled her blonde brows suggestively causing Naruto to blush at the comment which only made the girl laugh, "Don't worry. Zabuza already told him you’re here."

The blonde boy smiled joyfully in her direction at the news, "Thanks, Temari-ne-chan."

The girl snorted in amusement at the comment, "Of course..."

"So exactly when will Gaara show up?" Sasuke asked off-handedly, causing both blonde’s to frown in his direction but for different reasons. For Naruto, it was out of anger at his attitude; as for Temari, it was in thought.

"Well, Gaara's busy right now and said to start without him, but he'll join you both later if he can," Temari stated, causing Sasuke to frown in confusion. 'Why did he even ask us to show up at all then?' he thought, looking over at Naruto who had been handed the restaurant's menu by Temari and was starting to look at the items listed there. Not that he would complain about the extra time... Sasuke smiled at the thought since he was getting the chance to be alone longer with Naruto, but if he had been in Gaara's position Sasuke wouldn't leave any time alone with the blonde for his rival. Temari handed a menu to the Uchiha, "Here's tonight's items, Bishies... You get one of two choices."

Sasuke snorted at the “Bishies” comment before looking at the menu in disbelief. Who in their right mind would only give one of two choices for the beginning, main, and final courses? "You can’t be serious..." he muttered before he remembered Neji’s, the resident culinary expert of the band’s, comments about the restaurant when he had spoken to him earlier about the place over the phone while getting ready at his house. According to Neji, The Sandpiper was apparently considered a five star establishment along with being one of the top 5 restaurants in Japan. "Therefore," Neji had laughed, "it was harder to get into than Fort Knox," since it could take any person up to a year in advance to get a reservation. It also must be something, the Uchiha realized with bemusement, if Neji would be drooling over coming to the place himself. The Hyuuga had fairly begged Sasuke to take him to the restaurant under threat of never being his bassist and friend again if the Uchiha didn't take him. Only after Sasuke had told Neji that it was Naruto he was going with did his bassist quiet down in thought before advising Sasuke to wear the black silk shirt with the first two buttons left open and the black leather pants with black boots. Neji's comment also stemmed from him being the resident clothing expert of the band as well, which had made Sasuke wonder in the past as they played together why the Hyuuga wasn't up to his elbows in debt if his spending choices were so frivalent. His manager, Kisame, commented that it was because Neji was from a prominent, rich, and influential family that liked their family members to live up to the family's reputation, even when said family was a “lowly rock star” in their eyes.

"Watch what you say, Teme..." Naruto whispered angrily again in his direction before handing the menu back to Temari. "I don't really care about the first two courses or what to drink, let the chef choose for me... As for the dessert," Naruto paused getting a dreamy-eyed look before responding fiercely, "it has to be the Raspberry Tart or I will personally make the chef pay if he doesn't give it to me."
Sasuke's eyes widened in shock at the fierce look on the blonde boy’s face over a dessert, since he'd never known Naruto to care about any food item other than ramen in the past and had even speculated at one time that Naruto must not know anything but ramen as a food group in general.

Temari laughed before leaning in to pinch Naruto's cheek, "So you'll give it to him, hmm? I'll remember you said that..." The girl winked before turning her attention to Sasuke for his order, not seeing how her comment was making the blonde boy blush for the umpteenth time that night, which again caused the Uchiha to frown at the overly-friendly attention.

"I'll have the pecan encrusted then seared tuna with escarole and stuffed mushroom caps with white wine. As for the dessert...," he paused to think over the dessert since he wasn't one for liking sweet things, "I guess I'll have the same as Naruto," he decided, thinking that if he didn't eat the dessert he could always win points with the blonde by handing him his.

"Shoot... I'm sorry. I forgot there was only one of those left, " she grabbed the menu from Sasuke, "Is it ok if you only get the Carmel Apple Creme Brûlée?" She eyed the other beseechingly, hoping he was more receptive than the celebrity they had had earlier that had balked at the idea that he wouldn't get the Raspberry Tart after his waitress, Tenten, had let it spill to him despite the chef’s earlier warning that there was only one left. The celebrity naturally demanded to speak to the manager over the insolence of the restaurant not given him what he wanted, "The customer should always get what they want!" Temari shuddered at the memory of an enraged Gaara that had warned Sasori, the manager of the establishment under Chiyo who wasn't there that evening due to a prior engagement, when he asked for the tart that if Sasori so much as touched that Raspberry Tart then Gaara would be walking away from the restaurant and never looking back. Naturally when faced with the choice between losing their most highly prized chef that had helped to establish the restaurant for what it was today and losing the patronage of a celebrity that may not even be one the next day, the choice was easy for Sasori to make. Faced with that decision in mind, he confronted their dining client and had calmly explained to him that there weren't any tarts left and that Tenten, whom he later scolded for the slip about the remaining tart, had been mistaken since she had just gotten off her break that evening and therefore didn't know any better. Temari remembered that it had also been the supplier’s fault after all that they hadn't had enough raspberries from the start to make a tart for anyone that evening which had caused the whole fiasco.

Naruto answered for Sasuke after seeing the worry in the older girl’s eyes, "Of course not, Temari-ne. Right, Sasuke?" he turned to Sasuke eyeing him roughly as though challenging him to object to his comment.

Sasuke's eyes narrowed at the challenge but, for the sake of mending bridges with the blonde, agreed with him, "Fine..."

Temari walked away, glad that the brunette was more like the other patrons and was easily accepting of the error.

Sasuke smirked at Naruto as Temari left before leaning in slightly so he could made sure the blonde would hear him, "But I get a bite of yours then..." he smirked, knowing he wouldn't do any such thing but liked that it was a way to get back at Naruto for his earlier comment.

Naruto glared daggers at the other boy, "Like Hell you will, you bastard..." which caused Sasuke to laugh huskily.

"Does that mean you'll personally..." he leaned as close as possible to Naruto to whisper in his ear, "Give. It. To. Me?"

Naruto blushed as bright as a tomato at that, making Sasuke smirk in triumph before he leaned back and resumed his regular seating.
It was about thirty awkward minutes later between a 'trying to ignore the Uchiha' Naruto and a 'trying to flirt shamelessly with Naruto' Sasuke that Temari returned with their first course. The first course for Naruto consisted of various greens mixed with candied pecans, crumbled mozzarella, dried cranberries, sliced granny smith apples, and a balsamic vinaigrette. The Uchiha watched in amusement as Naruto eyed the concoction dubiously before digging in. After taking his first bite, the young blonde smiled in amazement as he poked at the dish, "Wow... It’s good!"

Sasuke laughed watching the other boy begin to inhale his food as he took a bite of his own salad choice, which consisted of a wasabi spiced coleslaw, in delight. He had to give grudging respect to Neji since he wasn't an expert food critic for nothing. The food really WAS delicious.

The next course was delivered soon after by Temari. Naruto's dish was braised lamb with caramelized onions and portobelo mushrooms on top of garlic mashed potatoes. The blonde seemed to enjoy this dish even more than the previous one if his gushes of pleasure were any indication.

Sasuke equally enjoyed his own dish, thinking that whoever the chef was he or she was a genius that deserved all the praise they received. He realized in that instance why no one complained about there only being two choices. If it meant having more time to pay attention to the dishes that WERE served, then all the better in the Uchiha's opinion. He found himself, despite not liking desserts or sweet things in general, looking forward to tasting the dessert, which after the main course wasn't long in coming.

Naruto's eyes widened in enraptured joy at the Raspberry Tart that was presented to him by Temari. The dessert was decorated simply with a candied crystal heart that lay on top, which was almost silently mocking the Uchiha as it lay there in front of the blonde, making Sasuke wonder briefly, as he paused to listen in as Naruto sighed then moaned in pleasure at the treat he was consuming, if it was possible to be jealous of a dessert getting more attention than him. The raven-haired boy wanted nothing more at that moment than to trade places with the dessert so he could bask in the same loving attention Naruto was giving the tart.

Temari returned with some coffee a few minutes later for the two to enjoy with their dessert, only to notice in amusement that Naruto had already finished his in record time while his table-mate hadn't even taken a bite of his own dessert yet since he was so intent on watching the display of affection towards a dessert in fascination.

"I hope you enjoyed that..." At Naruto's sighed pleasure of acknowledgment she laughed, "Well, I'm sure that will please the chef, but," she leered while winking again, "I guess that means you wont be ‘giving it to him,’ huh?"

Naruto paused to think about that while tapping his chin with his index finger, "I think I should give my complements to the chef..." and he got up to do just that.

Temari smiled, bowing a little to Naruto playfully, "Well, if you must... Just follow me, sir." She turned to smile in Sasuke's direction as though knowing a secret he didn't, "I'm sure the chef would love your complements..."

Sasuke got ready to get up to follow, only to be held back by a now glaring Temari who shook her head ‘no,’ "Sorry, but the chef will only allow Naru-chan back there."

The Uchiha's eyes narrowed at the affront as he watched Naruto walk away towards the kitchen, "And why only Naruto?"

His earlier suspicions about Temari knowing who he was were confirmed when the girl turned to poke him in the chest angrily before responding, "’Cause he expects it from Naruto as his boyfriend and doesn't like anyone else other than him back there. So fuck off, Sasuke!" With that last comment she followed Naruto's towards the kitchen, leaving a fuming Sasuke behind.


Well, thats the end of Chapter 7. The next chapter will be coming hopeing sometime next week. As always I hope you continue to review since I look forward to seeing your comments and opinions on my story.
Also Many Thanks again to LadyChimera for her Beta help, its very much appreciated. JaNe for now