sai naru- sass naru.

Naruto tries to help sai become more socially acceptable, but things start to take a turn in another direction, starting with an obscure gift from sai. something very orange. and rather lacy. then sasuke returns unexpectedly, and he's not taking to kindly to the attention his Dobes giving to his replacement.

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Naruto knew it was stupid. He wasn't new to such ideas. Stupid that is, not ideas of….. this… kind.

And he was all too willing to blame every thing on Sai. Seeing as it was Sai's fault. Entirely. No way was Naruto responsible.

It had started as most conversations with Sai did. If you could call them that. Sai had been telling Naruto about some of the things he had learnt from the book kakashi had given him. For Sai to learn how to interact with others better that was. And seeing as it worked most the time, Naruto just didn't have it in him to tell Sai it was a dating guide in how to get women…not friends.

"Dickless, I thought you might like this" and Sai thrust a bag in Naruto's direction without so much a hint of emotion on his face.

There had been many things that Sai thought Naruto would like…. like that painted scroll…. while the thought was nice, the animal coming out of the scroll and destroying his apartment was not.

With quiet a show of hesitation, Naruto accepted the bag

"uhhhhh, thanks Sai" while mentally screaming 'Don't freak out, don't freak out, it cant possibly be that bad!' then images flashed through his mind. 'oh god'…It could be anything… from obscure sex objects to a dead animal… Naruto really prayed it was something far from his imaginings.

"hahahahhaha…" Naruto's strained laugh died as his trembling hands took a hold of the top of the bag. He flipped it open. And froze.

It wasn't dead. It wasn't sex related…to the best of his knowledge. Naruto looked up at Sai.

"Sai… i… thankyou…? "

"I read that presents conveyed a show of a bond, and that something one likes is the best"

Although Sai hadn't moved an inch, though Naruto could tell he was more relaxed now that Naruto had accepted the gift.

There was no way he could turn it down. Sai was trying, and if Naruto had to suck it up, he would.

"I noticed you always wear that mesh shirt and thought you'd like another one."

Naruto felt his heart sink. This wasn't mesh. Hell was it even a shirt? The closest thing he had seen to it was what the women in those magazines wore. Those skimpy, lacy things.

And that somehow led him here. in the training field he and sai regularly used. Wearing the damned orange lace shirt Sai had graciously given him. Naruto could only hope that Sai didn't feel the urge to show off the wonderful gift to their other friends. Naruto thought he just might have to kill Sai at that point. Helping a friend or not.

Naruto self consciously tugged at the hem, not that it helped much. The shirt was completely see through. Maybe if he was lucky the shirt would get shredded during training. And Naruto felt a spark of hope. That was it. Just kill the shirt beyond repair! yosh! When Naruto made up his mind, nothing would stop him.

And so he tried everything he could, badly deflecting weapons in the hope it'd tear the shirt, rolling on the ground, brushing against trees, close range attacks, taijutsu. Naruto was going crazy. it was like sai was aiming everywhere, but, the shirt. watt the hell. and when Naruto tried to roll or brush against anything, Sai would be just there. ready. like he knew. growing frustrated at the lack of shirt damage Naruto just attacked blindly, damn this stupid shirt!

And thus, Naruto found himself, surprisingly on the ground for the first time. However before he could begin a happy mental dance at the chance to destroy this humiliating shirt, sai was above him. not standing. straddling.

'uhhhh…. Sai?" Naruto shifted uneasily under Sai's weight. Which made Naruto all too aware of the position they were in. it reminded Naruto of a time he and Sasuke and gotten a little…. friendly during training.

"you look so cute, that i want to…" As if in slow motion Sai lowered his head to Naruto's neck and laid a soft kiss just below his jaw, then began to suck softly. stiffling a gasp, Naruto was unsure what he should do. Push sai away? encourage him? However no matter how much as his mind was telling him to end this, Naruto's body was not.

"Sai… Sai stop" Naruto tried to sound convincing, but sai's touches felt so good.

Though when Sai's hands started to wander, Naruto's resolve kicked in. "sai!" Naruto pushed sai off of him.

They both just lay there for a moment, sai unsure of what to do, no books had covered this kind of situation. And Naruto, willing his heart to stop beating so damned fast, this ment nothing, sai didn't understand what he was doing, it would be unfair to get angry. It was his goal to help sai understand how to function as a normal person! And he would do it! tebayo!

"ano ne sai… about….be-" (huh sai…)

"Naruto!" Sakura called racing towards the duo. Both Sai and Naruto looked up.

"Sasuke, sasuke's back!" Sakura finally reached them, tears pouring down her face.

"Sasuke…" Naruto whispered… he couldn't believe it. after all these years.

"Come on Naruto, he's with Tsunade." she offered a hand to the still sitting Naruto, who absentmindedly took it and stood.

"Sasuke…." He whispered, looking up at Sakura it was just so surreal.

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love sais awkward moments :)