Chapter 2

What You Did

Everything is confusing.

Notwas –is. Everything is confusing and Naruto can do nothing to fix it.

What could he do? It would be weird and very uncomfortable to confront Sasuke about … well –did Naruto really have to say it?

Sigh.

The letter. That stupid letter that was supposed to be a prank got him into this mess.

Stupid Sasuke. Stupid Teme. Saying all those stupid embarrassing things that made Naruto feel hot and well…

Self-conscious! Since when was Naruto self-conscious? It didn’t make any sense.

Sasuke didn’t make any sense.

Naruto let his graze travel to his side where Sasuke was leaning casually against the edge of the bridge. Not far from Sasuke was Sakura who was sitting cross-legged as the three of them waited for Kakashi sensei.

Honestly! How could Sasuke be so calm and casual after … that! Maybe Naruto was wrong but hadn’t Sasuke basically had sex talk with Naruto right then? Who the heck has sex talk with somebody and then treats that somebody like a nobody afterwards? A prick –that’s who!

Stupid Sasuke.

Oh ramen! How Naruto wanted to pout. He wanted to act like a five-year-old and scream and pout and throw a tantrum until Sasuke finally started acting like a normal person would.

Naruto mentally sighed in defeat. Who was he kidding? Sasuke, acting like a normal person? The third Hokage would come back to life, Orochimaru would no longer be a pedophile, and Itachi would be saint before that would happen. Sasuke has mental issues and nothing on earth would change that.

Guess that means an alien invasion would be the only thing to change Sasuke into a normal person, and even then it was questionable.

Sasuke cleared his throat and glared out from the corner of his eyes at Naruto.

Oh shit! Naruto cursed mentally as he swiftly turned his head so he was no longer looking at Sasuke.

How many times was that now that Sasuke had managed to catch Naruto staring at him. Ten? No that was how many the day after the letter incident. A hundred? No, Naruto distinctively remembered slapping himself across the face after Sasuke caught him staring for the two-hundredth time, so it was definitely more than a hundred.

Oh dear precious ramen! It couldn’t be!

Naruto felt the blood drain from his face as the number flashed in his head. He had been caught three thousand seven hundred and forty-two times!

He was officially a stalker now.

Naruto could feel Sasuke’s superior smirk burring itself deep into his head.

The jerk knew. The jerk had been keeping track of how many times Naruto had been staring at him.

Naruto gulped.

He didn’t know how or why he felt this way, but suddenly he felt like a cute little bunny rabbit frolicking in a meadow with a hungry snake, A.K.A. Sasuke, prowling close by, waiting for a chance to strike.

There was a burst of smoke.

Naruto’s shriek of terror prevented him from hearing the cheerful “hello” that sounded like it was being said by Kakashi sensei. He threw his body to the side, far away from Sasuke. His butt collided with the hard stone ground but Naruto ignored it in favor of propping himself up on his arms so that he could take off again if necessary.

Naruto never had a chance to move because by the time he had propped himself up the smoke had cleared and his two teammates and Kakashi sensei were staring down at him in utter confusion (though Sasuke’s confusion seemed a bit fake with a hint of smugness).

Naruto blushed and grinned sheepishly. “You’re late!” Naruto said to Kakashi sensei with laughter in his voice.

Naruto knew his comrades were not buying his fake cheerfulness.

X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.

“Are you sick?”

Sick in the head, was Naruto’s mental response to Sakura’s question.

He shrugged to answer the girl’s question. He didn’t want to focus on what was wrong with him. He’d rather enjoy Sakura’s company as she walked him home.

The evening was beautiful. Never had Naruto really taken the time to notice how pretty the clouds looked when painted with purple, pink, and orange hues. The calmness of the world around him was ethereal as the day slowly faded away to night and somehow all of his problems seemed to fade away. Sasuke was a distant memory for the moment.

“You’re quiet,” Sakura stated. “You must be sick.”

Naruto sighed. Yeah, he was sick, but with what he did not know. Sasuke had really messed with his mind.

“Tell me about it,” Sakura demanded in soft friendly voice. She encouraged Naruto by bumping shoulders with him gentlely and the contact made Naruto smile.

But the perspective of having to think about Sasuke made him frown.

“If you are not going to tell me then I am going to assume Sasuke did something to you,” Sakura said and Naruto felt his breath get caught in his throat. He stopped walking. His feet were frozen to the ground and after taking three steps Sakura noticed that he was no longer following her.

Sakura smiled, and it was a beautiful, compassionate smile. “I figured as much. You two are always messing around with each other. It makes me jealous.” Sakura’s smile dimmed for a bit but then it lit up again as she went on. “I don’t know what Sasuke did but if I know you two well enough I would assume that he is waiting for you to make the next move.”

“But what’s the next move!” Naruto cried out in desperation and Sakura flinched.

Seeing reaction he had caused his friend Naruto tried to breath and calm down. It would do him no good to make Sakura more concerned than she already was.

But what was it? What was the next move?

Was Sasuke joking or was he being serious?

“Nothing would ever be able to make you feel the way my letter would and you’d never want anything else to.”

What did that mean?

“Do you wish to know why?”

Yes.

“Because you are a complete moron.”

Naruto felt a piece of his heart ache at the insult.

But the next thought that filled his mind hit Naruto like a lightening bolt.

A smirk tugged at Naruto’s lips.

“I know what to do.”

X.X.X.X.X.X.X.

His target was in sight and alone.

Perfect.

Naruto smirked. He finally understood why Sasuke smirked so much. The expression didn’t just make people who saw it feel inferior but it made the one wearing it feel confident and unbeatable.

Sasuke wouldn’t be wearing a smirk after Naruto was through with him.

Sasuke was standing on a bridge that overlooked a lake in Konoha. His eyes were narrowed in deep thought with a frown on his lips as if what he was thinking about was painful. It almost made Naruto change his mind about what he was going to do.

Almost.

Practically skipping Naruto rushed towards Sasuke, grinning like a maniac all the while. Any other day Naruto would ponder why Sasuke, one of the most skilled shinobi in Konoha, didn’t notice his approach. However the excitement of getting Sasuke back for humiliating him was too sweet to allow any wandering thoughts interrupt his joy.

“Sasuke!” Naruto cried seconds after he had launched himself at Sasuke. With no time to react Sasuke was his.

“NARUTO!” Was the surprised and angry response Naruto received as he wrapped his arms around Sasuke’s upper body. Naruto had caught Sasuke in a side “hug” and there was no escaping for the Uchiha. Sasuke arms were pinned to his side and all he could do was turn his head to the side to glare heatedly at Naruto.

A bead of sweat ran down the side of Naruto’s forehead.

Maybe he should have thought this through more?

Naruto shrugged. No turning back now.

“Sasuke!” Naruto cried cheerfully. He enjoyed watching the Uchiha flinch at the sound of his high-pitched voice. It was obvious to everyone watching (which was no one) that the Uchiha was uncomfortable.

Mischievous joy rushed through Naruto’s body. If Sasuke thought he was uncomfortable now he was going to be in for a surprise.

“You suck Sasuke,” Naruto said, keeping his tone sweet and playful. To add to the affect (and make Sasuke feel more uncomfortable) Naruto buried his face in the crook of Sasuke’s neck and started rubbing his head against the tender area.

Naruto could feel Sasuke stiffen at the contact and Naruto cheered inside. As much as he enjoyed making Sasuke uncomfortable Naruto had to admit that his actions were making him uneasy as well. If someone saw what he was doing to Sasuke then he would never live it down.

“You shouldn’t tease me,” Naruto continued with a scolding tone. “You talk about writing me a letter that would be unlike any other and then you call me a moron and run off. I’m starting to think you’re all talk. As if you could write a letter that great.”

Naruto made sure his voice sounded challenging yet at the same time bored, as if he wasn’t afraid of what Sasuke might do.

Sasuke scoffed. Suddenly the Uchiha didn’t feel so stiff in his arms and Naruto felt a shiver of worry go down his spine. Was Sasuke going to hurt him now?

“I promise you, I could write that letter easily,” Sasuke said confidently.

“Really?” Naruto feigned interest but inside he was screaming. He felt like he was going to be sick. His plan had seemed so good seconds ago but he was starting to doubt himself. What if he screwed up and Sasuke decided to kill him in his sleep. He couldn’t die yet! Not when a new flavor of ramen could be made at any moment!

Sasuke smirked. “Yes, really.”

“Well then…,” Naruto wished he felt as confident as his voice sounded. His voice sounded very grown up and mature but inside he was a five year old kid looking for his security blanket. “… if you can write it then do so, and ….”

Here it comes, Naruto thought with dread. He was either going to regret this or pull the best prank ever on Sasuke.

“…I’ll help you out by giving you some inspiration.” Without warning Naruto tilted his head up and captured Sasuke’s lips with his own.

It didn’t seem like anything special at first –just two people’s lips making contact and then the little butterflies that had taken over Naruto’s stomach floated to his lips and made them tingle.

It was like a spark or something. Naruto couldn’t quite put words to the feeling but it was nice and made his lips feel like they did when he was humming. It was really soothing.

Naruto pulled back and forced a blush down as he released Sasuke from his hold.

For the first time in his life Naruto saw Sasuke speechless and it wasn’t as funny as he had expected.

Naruto frowned. It was supposed to funny –not nice.

“So write me that damn letter!” Naruto commanded and spun on his heels.

He ran as far away from Sasuke as he could and as fast as possible.

X.X.X.X.X.X.X.X.

Naruto stared at the white envelope in his hand.

It was barely past dawn but the sound of rustling outside his apartment door had woken him up. By the time Naruto had reached his door the rustling sound had stopped and a white envelope was lying peacefully underneath the door.

Naruto gulped and flipped the envelope over to the side where the envelope was sealed. Written in neat handwriting was Naruto’s name.

Naruto could recognize that handwriting anywhere; it was Sasuke’s.

Taking a deep breath Naruto tore the top of the letter open and pulled out its contents.

The only thing inside the envelope was a small, folded piece of paper that must have been only a few centimeters long. The size of the sheet of paper confused Naruto.

How could Sasuke fulfill his promise of writing such a great letter with so little room to write on?

Unfolding the paper, Naruto dropped it almost instantly and blushed.

Eleven letters decorated the paper.

Nice kiss Dobe. I’ll be glad to help you improve it.

As strange as it sounded, Naruto knew that while it may not seem like it now those words were going to fulfill the promise Sasuke made.

I hope everyone enjoyed the second chapter of "If I Had Done It". This was originally a one-shot but I got quite a few people saying that they felt the first chapter left the reader hanging and they wanted to know Naruto's point of view.

On a side note, I do plan on making a real multi-chapter story, hopefully, soon (Soon being more than a month but less than two). So if anyone cares I will probably put a summary of what I hope to accomplish in the story on my profile.

Thank you for reading. You guys make me so happy.