Uzumaki Naruto was a cheerful teen who laughed easily and loudly, but pleasantly nonetheless.

He rarely got involved in serious arguments, but never backed away from playfully bickering with his friends.

So at the moment, he too didn't understand why he was angrily confronting the one and only Uchiha Sasuke who was always seen glaring at him.

He did want to clear it out peacefully, he really did.

But when he approached the raven and politely asked him to have lunch with him, just for that one day at least, even saying he really wanted to have a serious conversation with him. Only to be glared at as if he wanted him to drop dead on the spot...

Hmmm.. Something just snapped in Naruto. He just grabbed the raven's wrist and dragged him away forcefully, forget the lunch or whatever, he just wanted to blast him away.

And before he even realized what he was doing, he'd already dragged him to the nearest empty classroom and started angrily blasting him away, asking -more like yelling, "Oy, teme! If you gotta problem with me just say it! What's with you always glaring at me! If I did something to offend you, I will seriously apologize so stop it with the glares! I freaking mean it!"

He calmed down after all that yelling and inwardly facepalmed.

Well, dang it all. Forget clearing it out, he was sure he just messed it up even more than before.

He sighed looking down. He was about to apologize for yelling but the raven beat him to it.

"I'm sorry..", he bowed politely. Naruto couldn't help but give a comically wide-eyed look.

"Eh?! Ah.. I'm sorry too.. I just.. Ended up yelling outta nowhere..", he sheepishly rubbed the back of his head, "But, Could you maybe tell me what I did to upset you?.. You've really been glaring a lot at me, for it to be nothing", he gave an awkward smile.

Sasuke was visiblly troubled, he honestly didn't expect that he was glaring that much, enough for the blonde to confront him about it. He felt guilty to say the least.

Naruto was patiently waiting for Sasuke to answer him, when he saw him sigh with a clearly troubled face and say, "I didn't realize I was glaring that much... I just..", he covered the lower half of his face, frowning, "Uh... I'm really sorry.. "

Naruto realized that it was probably not what he thought it was. That maybe, he wasn't glaring to show his disdain..?

Naruto shook his head, "You don't need to apologize.. Just take your time and tell me.. Are you glaring unintentionally? ..It doesn't look like you hate me so.. Or do you?"

"I don't!", Sasuke immediately responded, "I don't hate you.. It was kind of unintentional.. Uh.. Like a default expression I had no control over..?"

Default- "Pfft-",Naruto tried not to laugh but failed and laughed out loud, quickly apologizing and noticing that the raven was glaring daggers at him again, "Pfft- Hahah.. Sorry.. Geez.. You're still giving me your default glare, teme- Ah! I mean, Sasuke!", for the whole of 1st semester, because of all those glares, he was calling him all sorts of names, especially teme, only in his thoughts though, but looks like its stuck now. Oops.

Sasuke tried very hard to hide his smiles and ended up glaring, but now he was trying not to laugh, so hell, he failed at hiding it. He chuckled, covering the lower half of his face.

Naruto immediately stopped laughing. Staring at the raven who was trying not to laugh but failing brilliantly. He smiled.

Sasuke noticed that he was being smiled at by his first love. His heart  skipped a beat. And he was back to glaring again. Though this time, his cheeks were tinted red.

Naruto giggled, "So you can actually laugh!", he joked, "Why don't you try smiling, hm?", he grinned widely.

Well, Sasuke was never the type to show much expressions to begin with. So before he went and fell for Naruto, He doesn't remember trying not to smile or laugh, much less smiling normally. It was always a norm for him to be indifferent. He did smirk when he was messing with his friends, but very rarely. So smiling.. Hm.. He'd definitely look weird, right?

He shook his head, "Not my thing.."

Naruto had to laugh at that, "Smiling is not your thing and you glare as a default, How'd you even manage to make friends?!"

Well, glaring as a default is something he recently developed after falling for Naruto so usually he has a pretty normal poker face. He shrugged, "I don't usually glare much though.."

Naruto replied thoughtfully, "Hmm, true", Indeed, he didn't. Naruto noticed it after just a few weeks since high school started, that he was the only one Sasuke glared that much at. He did notice him rolling his eyes or glaring at his friends now n then but it was completely different from the glares he got. These default glares were more intense. And now that he knows that the intensity wasn't because of hostility, he had to wonder.. What was it then? And why only him..?

He couldn't help but ask, "Why only me though? You actually don't  glare much at others.. At all even.."

Sasuke looked away awkwardly, he couldn't possibly come out and say it was because he was in love with him and glared when he tried to hide it, that's just weird and creepy.

Naruto rubbed the back of his head. It was obvious that Sasuke knew the reason for his unintentional glares but it seems to be something he didn't wanna talk about, "well, it's fine.. I know you don't hate me now and that's enough", he grinned.

Sasuke suddenly felt like it wasn't right to keep him in the dark. Even if they were to become friends now, won't it be like he deceived him? What if the blonde regrets even talking to him when he eventually finds out Sasuke's feelings for him..? He didn't want that.. But telling it now, means throwing away this chance of being friends with him.. He wasn't even ready to confess yet.. But... Hidding his feelings just to get close to him, he didn't want to do that...

He sighed, "..I'm in love with you.. I tried really hard to hide that because I didn't want to creep you out.. But ended up glaring instead.. I'm sorry for saying something like this out of the blue..."

Naruto blinked. Taking a few good seconds to process that... "..Please don't apologize when you only tried to answer me honestly.. It must have been difficult to tell me.. Thank you for telling me", he smiled genuinely.

Sasuke stared blankly. He expected him to be awkward in the best case scenario after all. Worst being getting completely creeped out.. But to think he'd be thanked... He smiled without realizing it.

Naruto couldn't help but think he looked beautiful when he smiled, and told it out loud, "Wow, you look beautiful when you smile.. It sucks that smiling's not your thing", he grinned.

Sasuke realized what he was doing and immediately covered his mouth, "Beautiful..?!", too unexpected, he couldn't comprehend it.

"Hm-hmm, beautiful.. You're obviously stunning, isn't it just a fact..?", he tilted his head, genuinely  confused about why Sasuke ever doubted such an obvious fact.

"Uhh.. Thank you..?", just kill him now, his heart can't handle it anymore!

"Why is that a question?!", he laughed.

Sasuke let himself smile. Well, the one he loves told him he looks Beautiful when he smiles, so why not just smile? Only in front of him though. Naruto's special after all.

Naruto smiled back.

Extending his hand he said with a grin, "Shall we start out as friends?.. Only if don't mind it of course.. I know it's not easy being just friends with someone you love so, I definitely won't force you.."

Sasuke blinked at the hand extended and hesitantly took it, "..Won't you be uncomfortable being friends with me?", he asked seriously.

Naruto chuckled, "Why would I? I'm honestly honored you think so highly of me, even though I'm not sure if I'm worth it, I definitely don't intend to disappoint you.. I did say Start off after all", he grinned.

Come to think of it.. He did, didn't he..? Eh?!, "Does that mean I still have a chance with you?!"

"Don't get too hopeful though, I'm not sure yet! So if you don't mind waiting, is it okay to take it slow? ..Really slow?", he asked hesitantly.

Sasuke looked down.. Waiting..? Heck, he was sure he'd still love only Naruto even if the blonde came to hate him..

He smiled lovingly, "You don't even need to ask something like that.. I'd love you no matter what after all. If you only want to be friends, I'm okay with that too. I'd stay with you forever, as long as you don't mind having me beside you.."

Naruto gaped. So cheesy.. He looked away chuckling, just a little embarrassed, "Why do you even love me that much?"

"I wonder that too"

He laughed more. To think there's someone who loves him this much and for no reason at all. It was crazy but really sweet. He was flattered to say the least. And truly honored. Especially because it was Uchiha Sasuke, who was considered nearly perfect by everyone, he really was perfect too.. To think someone like this was head over heels for him, how could he not be honored and flattered?

Naruto was looking forward to being friends with him now.