Chapter 1: Concealing the Feelings
Meaning: hide fact or feeling; to keep something secret or prevent it from being known

Title: Blushes and Nosebleeds
Author: Zounds
Pairings: SasuNaruSasu
Warning: Dun like Yaoi? Then dun read!
Important tags: My first fanfic...

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Team seven, excluding Kakashi, jumped from tree to tree at breakneck speed. Pakkun had joined them on their journey to find some runaway convict, which was becoming more odd because he had joined them quite frequently. Sasuke had tried not to think about it to hard, and just sighed. He looked up at the traveling two in front of them, and directly at his beloved blond.

His eyes sadden because he knew that he wouldn't ever have a chance with him, since the Uzumaki has his eyes set on Sakura-chan. He scoffed at her when she had been a bitch in the past towards Naruto…, but was thankful at the same time for not making him hers.

Pakkun jumped beside the sable-haired teen and stared at him with concern. The only reason that he was really there was that Kakashi had realized Sasuke's true feelings and wanted him to spy on the group. The Hatake character knew that if he went that they would suspect something and turn on him. The dog looked forward and sighed. He had a distinct feeling that Sasuke wouldn't ask Naruto how he felt, and so tried to encouraged the Uchiha. To be honest, he thought that they were a cute couple. Pakkun laughed mentally and stared at the other boy beside him.

"Sasuke. When are you going to tell Naruto that you like him?" Pakkun said, low enough for only the teenager could hear.

Sasuke tried to avert his on-coming blush, and turned his head. "W-what are you talking about?" Did he just stutter? No…he couldn't have.

Pakkun turned his head forward and stared at the two in front of him, jumping repeatedly from tree to tree. "Sakura, Naruto; go ahead without Sasuke and me. We'll catch up to you two later."

The whole group made an immediate stop, and the blond turned around with a confused look. "Eh? But, why?"

"Because I just need to speak with him alone. Now go." He said sternly. Sasuke turned towards the short dog with the same look that Naruto had. Why the hell does he need to talk to Sasuke alone?

"That's not fair! Sasuke gets everything!" The Uzumaki spurted out with an enraged attitude. The Uchiha felt a light guilt tug at his heart. He wanted to apologize, but instead he kept his intense face intact. "Do you want to finish this mission? Or do you want to lose this guy and come back empty-handed?" The dog made a forceful argument.

Sakura kept her eyes on the sable-haired boy and wondered why he had a small blush on his face. "Alright, alright. We'll go." Naruto turned back around. "Come on, Sakura."

The pink-haired girl looked once more at the Uchiha and joined with the blond.

The two waited until the other two were completely gone, and the teen kept his confused look on his face. Pakkun stared at the boy and sat down. "Sasuke, if you don't tell him, then it's going to be too late."

The boy leaned against a tree and looked downward. "I…know that."

Pakkun kept his stare at the other and gave a light sigh. He looked up from his bashful state and back down. "It's just that…he's interested in…" Sasuke gulped the gathering saliva in his throat. "Sakura."

The dog found this amusing and laughed loudly. The Uchiha had became irritated. "What's so funny?!"

Pakkun resolved his laughter and created a normal face once more. "Well…" he began to say as Sasuke sat down with him, actually interesting in what the dog had to say, "keeping this from him is hiding something. And as you do know, that hiding is just another word for lying."

Sasuke gave a surprised look. He hadn't really looked at it like that. "I…just…can't." The Uchiha said, trying to keep the tension in his voice to a minimum. "What if I get rejected?"

The dog tried to keep his laughter in his mind because this was just so damn funny to see the PROUD Sasuke Uchiha faltering with feelings he has for another person, even if this person is the gullible, Naruto Uzumaki. "Would you rather have the question in your mind, 'what if?'? Or would you be satisfied if you knew what would happen if you just ask?"

The sable-haired teen felt a darker blush come across his cheeks and he stared off into the forest, seeing a nearby rabbit with a somewhat large buck. He didn't find this a bit odd, but he tried everything to keep his cool. "N-no…but…"

The dog abruptly stood up and demanded attention. "Sasuke, if you keep this from him; you're going to regret it!"

Sasuke feel deeper in his guilty state. "F-fine." He said, patting the dog on the head; trying to keep Pakkun from hurting him. "I'll ask him when I think it's right."

The dog sat back down and gave a smile. "Ok, let's hurry up and catch up with the other two."

"R-right."

To be continued!!

Author's note: I tried everything to describe everything vividly and such x.x; My first fan fiction, please review and tell me how well I did! Wow…big storm here now…

Preview of the next chapter: Naruto can't fight the feeling of curiosity, and the Uzumaki urges the Haruno girl to join him in spying! What will happen if she refuses or finds a gapping loop hole in his brain-haired scheme? Until next time… Scironara!