Sasuke Uchiha

                                    

                                          
TITLE; you call that your serious face?
                          
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"So then I told Jiraiya to go write his pervy book and sulk because it was the only thing that wouldn't push his grandpa face away!" You were walking with Naruto and Sasuke, recounting your encounter with the toad sage a while ago when you still didn't know who he was. It was a really funny story because he didn't seem to get that you weren't interested in being part of his 'research.' Oh, that pervy man.
                          
You and Naruto were getting a kick out of this, but what you were really looking for was a crack from Sasuke. Ever since you could remember, Sasuke was incredibly serious. Even before everything happened with his family, in classes he would be quiet and make sure to study hard. It was really unlike most of the other kids since he took it all so seriously, but that's what made him an incredible ninja in the firs place.
                          
Although this seemed to be the funniest thing in the world to Naruto, Sasuke only let out a 'hmph' and walked on.
                          
Yeah, you two had known each other since you were tiny little academy kids learning how to throw some kunais and trying out the shadow clone jutsu to see who could make the face on theirs match the hokage's. Those were the good days, when both of you would roll around the dirty ground because you gave your shadow clone blimp lips and a giant beauty mark under his eye.
                          
He was so happy and open, but because of the tragedy that came upon his clan he didn't do those things anymore. He was completely stoic to many things, and only sometimes would you see him smirk at a snarky comment you made to Kakashi-sensei about how he was a closet pervert for reading that old man's books. I was tough to get him to even make a facial expression, let alone laugh out loud.
                          
But as any good ninja knows; nothing is impossible if you use sheer willpower to complete it. Yes, this was your own dream; to see Sasuke laugh once more was what you would like to see before you died. It was easy to get a conversation out of him since you both have history as friends, but you just had to find what made him crack. Let's see what the Uchiha boy thinks is funny.
                          
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"Hey Sasuke, I need to talk to you about something," even now, people would think that he hated you with all his life but it was just his resting bitch face, "so just come over to this bench so that we can chat about the thing that I wanna talk to you about and i'm totally not rambling right now as a distraction."
                          
He was walking over to the bench you were at; perfect. Slowly, you made sure that the whoopie cushion was right where it should be. So far, so good. You could feel the sweat drop come down your face as he approached the bench, but you felt confident in your abilities to make this work. Come on, if you could make people laugh at a funeral then you could make an angsty boy laugh at a fart joke.
                          
"Here, I'll sit on this side, and you sit over there," you pushed him aside and away from the cushion. Okay, this is the big moment, "yeah, so I wanted to ask you about the chak--"
                          
With that cut off word, the balloon let out the fattest, loudest fart noise you could ever ask for. It was the holy grail of all fart noises made in the world. It was ruled to be the king; a legend. This may have been true, but Sasuke didn't seem to take it that way. His face remained the same; unbothered and annoyed because he couldn't figure out if it was real or fake until you let out a loud 'hA' to the sky. He just stood up and walked away, reminding you that you two were supposed to have lunch later at his home. Oh, that boy. Looks like there's one thing to cross off the list: fart jokes.
                          
He may be walking away now, but you would get him back over here in a jiffy with your powerful excuse that always seems to work.
                          
"Sasuke I miss you please come and comfort me I'm on my period!" Suddenly, as though his mood changed, he was looming over you with a worried look. Now this was the Sasuke you knew, caring and kind. Yeah, this was nice while it lasted because soon after he went back to his not-caring face. Even so, he didn't hide it completely because his eyes still had that light that made him so cute and tiny.
                          
This was more than just a test to see if Sasuke could laugh, it was your quest to see the one you loved be happy without fear of keeping up his tough act and losing to that evil man who he has to call brother. It would make you feel so much better to have him back to how he was, and see that smile on his face that you would dream of. This would be the day, and he would finally be happy.
                          
"(f/n), you can't just play around with me like that," now you could see a small tint of pink dust his cheeks, his head turned away from you in shame that you would see it, "you know that I don't like to see you in pain."
                          
"I know that Sasuke, but," he stays there with his eyes looking the other way while you stand to get face-to-face with him, "do you know that I don't like to see you in pain either?"
                          
For some reason, this shocked him. What did he take you as, some random fangirl who only hung out with him to get in his pants? Whatever it was, it seemed to surprise him enough to drop that tough act for a little, where you took your chance to go ahead with your plan.
                          
"I know that life is tough, and that you think that to beat it you have to stand up tall and not show that it affects you. The only thing you'll get out of that is even more pain," taking this chance, you wrapped your arms around him in a gentle hug; to not scare him away by the sudden contact, "so how about you just relax, even if it's around me. I promise I'm not your enemy, so why bother keeping that act up around me?"
                          
This was extremely out of character for Sasuke; he turned the brightest red that you could come up with and it seemed as though he was steaming from the ears. Not a chance of redemption from here, you had already seen what he looked like and held in your snickers and remarks for his sake. There was no use to try and tease him for this, he would just crawl back in to his emo hole if you did. Instead, all you do is kiss his cheek and hold him out for you to see. This wasn't for a gag or anything; to see Sasuke feel was your main goal, and it seemed like you achieved just that. How cute could he get, all red and shy all of a sudden
                          
"(f-f/n), what was this all for," you could see the smile picking at the side of his mouth, and that uncontrollable red turned into a shy pink, "y-you're making me look like a loser."
                          
"Eh, I'd rather see loser Sasuke that douchey Sasuke," taking his hand in yours,  you smiled at the now teeny Uchiha and poked his ribs; earning a little stammer of a laugh from him. He was back, "besides, you're so much cuter when you're you."