Naruto: The Prince of Lust-Chapter 269

"Wait," Naruto's voice cuts right through her momentum. "We can't."

Turning to the blond, he hasn't put his clothes on. Temari genuinely admits to him, "I don't understand," as she mentally adds, 'I'm throwing myself at you!' Tentatively, she fears the answer to her question, "am I not... good enough?"

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"No, it's nothing like that," Naruto quickly assures her, rushing to stand in front of her. "I think you're beautiful and hot and I definitely would... with you. But, I have to tell you something, and I think it would wrong if I told you after we, uh, do anything in your room."

"Okay," Temari slowly chimes. Though she's concerned, she doesn't let it show as she asks, "what is it?"

"There's no easy way to say this, so I'm just going to say it," he proclaims. "Oh, and I've been told any reaction you have is perfectly normal." Temari grows nervous by the amount of set up and clears her mind lingering arousal as she nods. "I have someone I've grown to love. Someone important to me I'd like to be with."

Her sharp mind immediately asks, 'then why did you agree to Omiai if-' but she uncovers the answer right away, asking him, rather than bluntly stating, "does she love you back?"

Smiling, he admits, "she's flat out told me not to fall in love with her because nothing could ever happen between us and she didn't want to break my heart." Though Temari appreciates his honesty, his unrequited love won't stop her. She's about to say as much when he continues, "but, she said that when we first met and I agreed to it because I didn't love her either; I didn't even know her. Anyway, I'm saying all this because even if you and I become a couple, at some point in the future, I'm going to ask her if she'd also be my girlfriend too."

"I'm sorry, what?" Temari has to laugh as she says, "are you saying... I don't think I heard you right because it sounds like you're saying you want to have multiple girlfriends." Her laughter doesn't last long against Naruto's serious countenance and finally, she asks, "you- you're serious?" With his quick nod, Temari momentarily forgets the mission for her knee-jerk hatred of all cheaters, players, and womanizers, and heatedly asks him, "you want me to be okay with you cheating on me!"

Though his stance puckers up by her sudden ire, he dauntlessly shakes his head as he responds, "no, no, definitely not. The very first thing I'd want you to be is comfortable, then, if you can find it in your heart to also be in a relationship with her, the three of us would be in one relationship. It's called polyamory; it's basically one big family-"

Temari struggles to retain control of herself, like a weakened dam trying to restrain the rising pressure of a flooding reservoir. But after holding in what her little brother and father are forcing her to do, after losing her mother, after losing what could have been with Daimaru, after being rejected by a boy who then wants her to accept consensual affairs, Temari firmly voices, "no! That's not what that basically is! You only care to sleep around with as many women as you want; with my approval, no less! I-"

"You're right," Naruto interjects with a weak and understanding smile, raising his hands in surrender. "How you feel is right and I respect it. Since you're not into that—which, again, is okay—we shouldn't go any further, right? It would be wrong." With that, he steps away from her and Temari's mind instantly remembers herself and the mission and properly curses, 'fuck.' As he puts his clothes on, he adds, "even if we have different preferences in relationships, I still want us to be friends, so don't worry, we can still pretend for your tou-chan if you want."

Naruto zips up his jacket as he finishes, "I hope you don't regret kissing me. Night, Temari-chan." She wants to stop him but she's panicking and she's disciplined enough to know any decision in that state of mind is bound to be a bad one. The whiplash of such a turnaround has her reach out to him as he turns away from her and silent as he leaps away.

Temari's mind was in a confusing daze all the way to her bed, replaying every word or gesture that led to such an unexpected failure. The entirety of her night was a carousel of thoughts; from what her father will say, to what Gaara will do, to the effect this may have on the invasion, to even her views on relationships and polyamory. She felt her anger is completely justifiable but in terms of the mission, she regrets her emotional response because it didn't have to end that way. She was so caught up in her own beliefs that she completely forgot about the archaic Code of Hammurabi during The Warring States period; allowing for multiple spouses. She wasn't sure it was still legal but there was precedence she could've worked with. If there was ever a moment to make Naruto fall for her, flipping that moment around would've been it.

Temari did not sleep that night.

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