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Naruto was going out. For the first time since being home.
After spending weeks inside, catching up on sleep and processing things she decided…..she can’t be stagnant. Things won’t get better if she doesn’t get out, live a little.
So tonight, she decided to take her friends up on the offer of going out and living. Take them up on their offer to be worry free for the night, get out there to live her life and get over the painful end of her marriage. What matters most is Boruto still loves her. That’s all that’ll ever matter to Naruto. He was the only steady thing in her life aside from her parents that didn’t leave her side and loved her.
“Does this look okay? Are you sure?” Naruto gestures to her outfit. A thin strapped orange dress that stopped mid thigh and hugged her curves.
She felt unsure of herself, felt like this dress wasn’t flattering in the slightest. Before she had children, dresses like this flattered her body. But after becoming a mother, her body changed drastically. Her hips widened, her breasts weren’t the nice c-cups she once had. Her bottom had grown larger. Though her stomach still flat, it sported stretch marks that she covered with a spiral tattoo.
Long story short, she wasn’t as fond of her body anymore.
“Perfect, although….that gold necklace with your dress and heels would look great.” Hinata pointed to the golden chain hanging out of naruto’s jewelry box.
Naruto looks and immediately recognizes the golden necklace. It was her sun necklace that she wore on her first album cover due to her album being named sunshine.
Or that’s the story the media knows. But the real reason the necklace held significant meaning wasn’t because of her album. It was because the person she was madly in love with had given it to her as a gift on her 16th birthday. She held onto it even after they had broken up. She only tucked it away and out of sight afterwards. Slowly forgetting about it after things with Neji became serious.
There was no way she could wear it. Not now. Or ever. It held great memories but also painful memories.
“No necklace. I’ll just get too drunk and lose it.” Naruto shakes her head, making up a lie that seemed to appease Hinata.
Hinata took what she could get from her friend. Thankful to still even call her a friend despite the divorce she’s going through. Thankful Naruto didn’t hold a grudge against her for even introducing her to Neji.
At the time she thought she was helping Naruto get over a heartbreak. Introducing her to someone that wouldn’t break her heart only for years later…..Neji hurts her more than Sasuke ever did.
“Just let me kiss Boruto goodnight and we can go.” Naruto fake smiles. She then leaves the room, carefully opens the door to Boruto’s room and kisses the sleeping boy, combing through the boys blonde wavy locs.
“Sleep tight, my little angel.” Naruto whispered, smiling a bit at Boruto’s face twitch a bit in his sleep.
“Is it dead?” Obito pokes his sleeping cousin with a pool stick.
Sasuke was stretched out on the couch in the game room after drinking himself into a drunken mess and falling asleep in the only room no one would bother him. Unless you’re Obito and can sniff out Sasuke specifically to find ways to irritate him.
“Looks dead to me, I’ll check its pulse.” Shisui leans over Sasuke.
Cracking one eye Sasuke gives a glare they could rival even Madara Uchiha’s infamous glare.
Seems the glare was genetic.
“Touch me and I’ll break every bone in the hand that touched me.”
“Then find other places to drink yourself into a coma. Have some decency, Sarada does play on the gaming systems down here.” Itachi chastises, poking Sasuke’s forehead.
Sasuke’s eyes shoot open, did sarad-
“Sarada didn’t find you. Mom did after coming to tell you that Sakura was here to get Sarada……on an unscheduled day…..again.” Itachi answers Sasuke’s unasked question.
“What did mother tell her?”
“That you were ill and didn’t want to get Sarada ill.”
“Don’t worry, they left for their business trip an hour ago. We’re on babysitting duty so you don’t do anything stupid like drink and get into trouble.” Obito grins, cracking open a beer he seemingly pulled from the fridge in the kitchen downstairs in the game room.
“I’m not a child.” Sasuke deadpans, wiping his eyes when he sits up.
“And I don’t need to be babysat like someone who’s a danger to themselves. You all can actually f*ck off. I’m going to go shower and try to forget you’re all here…..being annoying.” Sasuke stands up, going up to his old room to have a shower and possibly figure out how to leave without his older cousins and brother breathing down his neck.
Probably find a hotel as to get away from the attack on his personal space.
Escaping his brother and cousins had been almost too easy and finding a room with adequate privacy hadn’t been a problem. Suigetsu owned a few 5 star hotels around town. And, it hadn’t been too far from the bar where Sasuke had been headed after changing into something more fitting to go out. To have a drink with his old friends, ease his mind off of the ongoing problems that plagued him daily.
“Naru, you might wanna slow down. You’re wasted.” Ino takes the shot Naruto was about to down from a guy who looked sketchy.
It wasn’t a secret Naruto was now single. Word got out pretty quickly even in their hometown. Obviously Naruto was a global superstar. And beautiful so it was no surprise guys with good intentions and bad were lining up to get a piece of Naruto.
“I’m not that drunk. You used to be fun, dattebayo.” Naruto hiccups, slurring her words.
“I am fun but I’m also careful. Have some water to sober up a bit.” Ino gives her a glass of water instead in which Naruto unhappily takes. Childishly grumbling.
The night was going great for Naruto. She hadn’t thought about Neji once. Was dancing, having fun with her friends. She felt like she could finally begin to breathe. Begin to be herself again without a camera in her face.
“I’m going to the bathroom, I’ll be back!” Naruto yells to Ino over the loud music who in turn gave her a thumbs up.
Naruto had sobered up after dancing and drinking water. Also, enjoying the snacks the girls had been feeding her to help.
Turning, she heads to the ladies bathroom; does her business and washes her hands before exiting and bumping into a man she hasn’t seen in almost 10 years. Sasuke Uchiha…..
They haven’t spoken. Both seemingly moved on, had children and had their own lives. Yet…….
Sasuke knew he had been drinking. A lot but, even in his drunken stupor he could recognize that blonde hair. He could recognize the birthmarks and most of all those expressive blue eyes.
Suddenly he was stone cold sober, unable to move out of her way. Neither of them made an effort to move. Both staring as if the other had seen a ghost and both unsure of what to even say after how they left things off all of those years ago. Wounds that they inflicted on the other that was almost impossible to heal. Or maybe they shut the memories out and continued on with their lives. At least that’s what they’ve made people believe but seeing each other…..it was clear nothing was left resolved.
Sasuke still held some bitterness towards Naruto for that.
He spent months after their breakup, f*cking anything that moved. Anything they could dull the pain of Naruto leaving him after one simple fight. Back then it wasn’t a big deal….the fight. It was their usual fight that resulted in making up. But the more he thought about it the angrier he became. Feeling like Naruto wanted a way out and for a long time…..he hated her or ke kept telling himself that.
But looking at her now, despite how beautiful she still is…..he can’t help but pity the despair behind those eyes.
“When did you come back?” Sasuke finally speaks, shaking himself from falling back into the habit of reaching out to hug her. Putting on the cold front he mastered after she left him.
“Couple weeks ago. Been keeping a low profile.” Naruto says quietly, fidgeting with her bracelet. She was unable to look Sasuke in the eyes. Afraid that the last resolve she has will crumble.
Afraid she’d go back to something familiar out of fear of something new.
Sasuke raised his brow. Naruto hadn’t been home since her career took off. Whilst Sasuke comes home between gigs and had a home he once shared with Sakura here.
Sasuke would know if Naruto came home since Sarada is a big fan of Naruto’s and Sarada would beg to meet her.
That bit stung. Sarada being a fan, giving Sasuke facts as if Sasuke wasn’t there to witness some of the things written in her biography.
The same biography he was so conveniently left out of. As if he wasn’t a big part of Naruto’s personal life.
He still doesn’t understand it. The lying about who she actually lost her virtue to. The lying about Neji being her first love….which still send Sasuke into a rage despite the years that had passed since they both moved on. The biography had came years after the breakup.
Then again, he supposed Sarada never knew Naruto and he…..shared a past.
“Sasuke look, I have to go…..my friends are waiting on me.” Naruto stammers still not looking at him. She then tries to get away from him.
She steps to move past him only for him to grab her wrist and pull her back.
Despite his common sense screaming to never fall back into old habits…..the other part of him. The one that still loved Naruto took the chance to reach out again.
“Come with me…….” Sasuke pleads when Naruto finally spares him a look.
“I can’t Sasuke…….not right now. We can’t…..I……”
”Stop with the f*cking excuses.” Sasuke had heard enough and pulled her into him, kissing her and relishing in the access she immediately granted him with his tongue. Her final resolve breaking.
She was always weak for Sasuke. Staying away didn’t change that. Their past didn’t change that.
He was always weak for Naruto. Being angry with her didn’t change that. The no contact never changed that. Their past didn’t change that.
“L-lead the way.” Naruto swallows. The kiss leaving her weak and her body craving him.
