sasunaru one-shots
One-Shot #2
Title: The Cookie
Warnings: none, really. Pretty PG
The Cookie
It was a sweet gesture; even Sasuke was man enough to admit that. And Naruto had even had the guts to deliver it in person. Hell, it was still steamy and gooey, fresh from the oven.
The Uchiha was never a man of many words. So, when he saw that Naruto had laid his heart out - quite literally - on the sweet treat currently in his hands, he was speechless.
But apparently, as Sasuke noticed by the horrified and hurt expression on the blonde’s face, Sasuke didn’t react quite right. It took a full minute for Sasuke to realize that the problem wasn’t something he’d said; it was that he didn’t say anything.
Sasuke looked down at the over-sized chocolate chip cookie being cradled in his hands. It was still warm and gooey from recently being pulled out of the oven. On the top in red and black icing (Sasuke guessed it was meant to symbolize his Sharingan) were three symbols. The letter “I” in black, a red heart, and the letter “U” in black.
I love you. Three words that Sasuke never thought he’d ever hear, especially not from Naruto. Well, at least not this early in the relationship. But, apparently, Sasuke missed something in the few short months they’d been together. Sasuke let his eyes flicker back up to the blonde standing in front of him. His face went from horrified and hurt to just plain sad. Said sad expression made Sasuke realize not only had he should have said something, he should have said that something sooner.
But, as Sasuke knew, he wasn’t a man of many words. So, he settled for show rather than tell. He switched the cookie carefully so it was balanced solely in his left hand. Then he took his now free right hand and put it to Naruto’s cheek. He used that right hand to pull Naruto in for a deep kiss that made both of them shiver.
When the kiss ended, Naruto’s eyes were shimmering again. “I thought maybe I’d screwed up when you didn’t say anything.” His voice was low and husky as he spoke.
Sasuke just smiled. A real, genuine smile. “I just didn’t expect it on a cookie.” He looked back down at the cookie and his smile widened a little.
“You don’t have to say it back. I just wanted to you know.” Naruto’s voice wavered a little as he spoke. Truth be told, he would like nothing more than to hear those three little words come from Sasuke’s mouth. And, hopefully, they would be directed toward him. But, for now, he’d settle for the smile that he, so apparently, placed there.
Sasuke took a small amount of the red icing on his index finger and wiped it across Naruto’s lips. He leaned in and let his tongue lick up the sweet treat of sugary icing and the taste of Naruto. He tilted his head to place his forehead against Naruto’s and breathed out, “I love you, too.”