"Naruto get back here. Remember we have to plan for this party," Sakura was yelling at Naruto as he raced away from her. At hearing her reminder he froze and groaned. He had completely forgotten that Team Seven had been picked to plan the annual Halloween party of the year. Which he was actually trying to do last night, now that he thinks about it.

"Do I have to Sakura? Can't you just use your girl magic and pull it off with Ino. I mean you two have been dating for about a year, you should do something together."

"We're spending the time after the party together Naruto. This is our job and we have to pull this off no matter what—and Sasuke Uchiha if you do not get your ass back here this instant, as in before I turn around, I will pummel you into the ground." That's Sakura for you. She can tell when her two teammates are doing something behind her back. "Neither of you are getting out of this so by the time I count to three I want the three of you out here. That includes you Kakashi-sensei," she adds flippantly. Now- one…two…three." Sakura smiles sarcastically, "And look- you're all here. I'm so happy I don't have to hunt any of you down," her voice is sickly sweet and her words are obviously a threat of what she will do if they try to escape. "Now let's get planning."

The next weeks are filled with terror and fear for the three males on Team Seven. Thanks to Sakura's constant threats they get the party finished a week early though and this gives them enough time to get wonderful costumes. Naruto doesn't even think of that though and just decides to wear a plain black kimono. And I do mean kimono as in a girl's traditional Japanese formal wear. He's borrowing it from Kiba.

And the night arrived. All the shinobi in the village are there to cut loose, even Tsunade. Speaking of she isn't even wearing a costume and when Jiraiya asked her why she socked him. Bad. But the party has gone on even with this scuffle.

Of course the main reason the punch wasn't a party dampener was because at that moment Sasuke arrived, late, yes, but there. Naruto's eyes lingered on his teammate's body without him even noticing. Sasuke is dressed in a tight t-shirt that clearly shows his abs and jeans that hang loose while still outlining his fine legs. "If I were strait I'd totally go for that," Ino murmurs to Sakura.

"So would I," her girlfriend answers. "He is absolutely gorgeous."

Naruto, who is standing right next them, feels his face heat up. The only problem is he doesn't understand why. Naruto despite being 17 years old in a village of hormonal teenagers (and old perverts) has never for the life of him wanted someone. He knows he feels possessive of Sasuke but doesn't know why just as he knows Sasuke is extremely possessive of him and doesn't know why.

And now Sasuke is making a beeline for Naruto after spotting him. "Hey, dobe. Nice kimono," he tells Naruto. "Jiraiya give it to you?" Naruto heats up at those words because for the longest time Jiraiya has been trying to get him into a kimono. For some reason the older Naruto got the more feminine he became and this phenomenon forever interested the old man.

"No," Naruto informs him. "I got it from Kiba." Although Naruto is speaking to Sasuke he keeps his head down to hide his blush, thinking, 'Damn it! What is wrong with my body?'

'Don't know, kit. Maybe you should ask the Uchiha after you two are alone.'

'Oh, for Kami's sake what is it with you and getting me alone with the guy. I've told you before Kyuubi, if I ask another ninja I am going to ask Sakura; she is the medic nin.'

'Kit, I've told you before. You need to speak with Uchiha about this. He is the only one that you feel this way around after all.'

'why don't you just tell me what this is already, Miss High-And-Mighty, since you're such an expert.'

'Because this is something you have to learn on your own. And good night, I'm gonna sleep now. I won't be awake again until mid afternoon in three days so don't try and get me. But remember if you're in trouble I'll come out to pay.'

'Alright. Thanks and sleep tight.'

"Naruto, Naruto. Earth to Naruto, c'mon man wake up," Kiba looks up to Kiba shaking him.

"I was having a conversation Kiba. You shouldn't be so mean."

"You can talk to Kyuubi anytime you want man. After all you are inseparable. Pay attention to us." Kiba slaps him over the head lightly and grins. "Besides I want to show you off to Kankuro. He is so looking forward to seeing you in this and I don't want to disappoint him." That being said Kiba grabs Naruto's hand and hauls him across the creepy dance floor with spiders and all to see the dog-boy's boyfriend.

Kiba stands behind him as Kankuro checks him out. "Damn, Kiba. You made a nice choice wit this one. He looks absolutely delicious."

And that is when Sasuke makes his presence known. "Naruto, care for a drink," he says, holding one out to the blond. Naruto takes it greatfully and murmurs thanks to his teammate. This is how most of the party goes. Naruto is dragged from one pace to another and Sasuke is always by him to keep him company. The only variation from this is the one time Sasuke was looking at someone over Naruto's shoulder. Then Sasuke told Shino in a very low voice, which without fox hearing Naruto would not have been able to hear, to "watch after Naruto."

Of course after hearing that naturally Naruto tried to pay attention to Sasuke's actions but was kept distracted by Hinata, Shino's date, until his return. After he glanced around the room he could see no difference. Naruto of course trusted Sasuke immediately after he came back to the village trusted now, that the Uchiha's actions were legal or at least noble. 'Someone was probably staring at Hinata,' he decided. Anyway like I said the party was passed through with that one exception until the end.

After it however Naruto was tired. Very tired. Too tired Sasuke decided for him to make it back to his own apartment. So Sasuke then concluded that Naruto was to stay at his place. Naruto, being Naruto, protested immediately. "Sasuke, I can't just go to your place," he said sleepily. Sakura however was on Sasuke side and persuaded Naruto to her way of thinking: That he should sleep at Sasuke's house. "I really, really, dislike you guys. I can get home just fine. I don't need to be babied."

"We're not babying you, we're ensuring that are teammate is well taken care of and not attacked while still being as lazy as possible. Besides remember what our Christmas is going to be like."

"Of course, I remember. We're all moving in with Sasuke so that we can be together more and not have to make excuses to your parents for why you stay over so often. It's a wonderful idea that we all came up with but I don't see what it has to do with tonight." Naruto's head tipped to the side to signify he needed further explanation.

Sakura pinched the bridge of her nose in annoyance and Sasuke quickly stepped in, "What she means is it will help you feel more comfortable sleeping in the house with other people around. Since you are used to sleeping without people near you."

"Not true, not true," Naruto cried instantly. "I am very used to people being near me when I sleep because I live in an apartment building where the walls are thin and I can sense other people."

"We know that Naruto but you're not used to sleeping around other ninja," Sakura told him in a gentle voice. "Please just sleep at Sasuke's."

"…Alright," he says grudgingly. Naruto's reasons for not wanting to be at Sasuke's house alone are fairly reasonable much to my surprise as I share this story. He simply doesn't want to be tempted to talk to Sasuke about the strange feelings he has.

"Dobe," Sasuke says to Naruto when they get to their soon to be shared home, "your extra clothes are in the bedroom next t mine. You get them while I run a bath for you."

"Wait, Teme." Naruto say as the Uchiha starts to turn. His urgency is conveyed to the Uchiha through his voice and Sasuke answers curiously.

"Yes, Dobe? Do you need something?" Sasuke asks.

Naruto bites his lip and looks down, a sure fire sign he's nervous, but takes a deep breath before blurting out, "I-need-to-talk-to-you-about-something," really fast.

Sasuke caught the words anyway. "Okay," he responds uncertainly. "Do you want to wait until after the bath?"

Naruto shakes his head avidly proving that he's fully awake now. "If I wait I'll lose my nerve." Now, tell me, who is Sasuke to refuse puppy eyes made by none other than Naruto. Obviously he can't resist what the blond wants.

"Alright. Do you want to talk in my room or the room with your clothes?"

"Your room," Naruto answers after a moment's hesitation. And here are Sasuke's thoughts after he says that, 'Oh my god, he can't be doing this on purpose can he? Can't the guy tell I'm attracted to him? I mean I'm always so possessive, how can he not know? Then again this is Naruto, I'm thinking of.'

"Let's go up," Sasuke says even while he's thinking the above thoughts. They travel up the stairs in silence because Naruto is trying to calm his nerves and Sasuke is having inappropriate thoughts about his teammate. Naruto goes strait to Sasuke's room after they reach the top of the stairs, with Sasuke himself close behind. "Why don't we sit on the bed?" Sasuke suggested. "We can talk comfortably there." Naruto nodded and shuffled over to the bed still very nervous about what he's about to do. He decides to sit cross-legged with his hands twisting in his lap. For several minutes Sasuke waits for Naruto to talk. "Naruto," he prompts him, "you know you can talk to me about anything."

"I feel weird when I'm around you," Naruto whispers without looking away from his hands. "I always get this flutter in my stomach, my face heats up, my heart beats fast and I can't stop it so please tell me what's wrong with my body because Kyuubi said to ask you." Naruto's voice is scared when he says this to Sasuke, who is quiet after he's finished.

Sasuke tips Naruto's head up to look at him. "Naruto, that feeling is called love," he informs the boy.

"…Love?"

"Yes, love. I know that you didn't expect that but Naruto please try to understand what your feeling, try to make sense of it. And while your doing that I'll start a bath for you." Sasuke pauses at the door before going through, "If it makes it any easier, I just want you to know, I'm in love with you too." Sasuke leaves Naruto to his thoughts while still keeping an eye on his chakra. Waiting to see if Naruto bolts because he's too scared.

Sasuke is surprised when Naruto starts to move toward he bathroom instead of away from it. He adjusts the temperature of the water as Naruto approaches, to keep up appearances for the blond. "You're right," were Naruto's first words after the bathroom door creaked open. "I'm in love with you."

Needless to say Sasuke immediately stops what he doing and kisses Naruto. Naruto himself is surprised at the sensation it evokes. The kiss is soft and like a caress to his lips. "I never thought I'd hear you say those words," Sasuke tells him after pulling back to a point where their lips are still brushing but not really kissing. "The question is how far do you want to take this Naruto? Do you want to take your bath and go to bed or…" Sasuke trails off leaving the option open.

"I…want to take a bath with you," Naruto tells him with blush. After saying it though, he starts stuttering and tripping all over his words. "O-or you could, like, go- to your bed, I mean. I mean you don't have to- like stay with me. I-I'm perfectly okay with not being w-with you right now i-if you w-want time to th-think." Sasuke smiles gently as Naruto looks at him earnestly, "Honey, I love you, too. If you want to take a bath together, we can take a bath together. Sasuke turns and shuts off the water to the now filled tub. "Why don't you get in? I'll get us both some clothes to sleep in."

"Thanks," Naruto responds. He doesn't remove any of his clothes until Sasuke has left the room with the door firmly shut behind him. After, though, he unties his obi in record time and climbs into the steaming water. 'It's just the right temperature,' he thinks.

Naruto soaks for a minute before Sasuke comes back into the room. Once Naruto hears the door opening he sits up with his knees to his chest, covering his body from view. Although he had suggested it Naruto still wasn't sure about how to go about this taking a bath together situation. Sasuke has amusement in his eyes as he sees Naruto's position. "You can relax, you know. I'm not going to bite. Promise." Sasuke's words were light and teasing but Naruto was focused on his body. While getting clothes, which Sasuke placed on a stand by the door, Sasuke had taken the liberty to undress and was now wearing nothing more than a towel over his waist.

Seeing as Naruto was so preoccupied with his chest, Sasuke decided now would be a good opportunity to enter the bath. He moved to the side of the tub and took off his towel, slipping in behind Naruto's stiffened form. Naruto was snapped out of his daze when he felt the heat radiating off Sasuke's skin. He stiffened even more. Sasuke was prepared for this however and ignored it. Instead of paying attention to his beautiful blond Sasuke tore his eyes away to search for his shampoo.

"I'm going to wash your hair, Dobe," he tells Naruto before gently rubbing his shampoo covered hands into blond strands. Sasuke massaged his scalp and his pan started to take effect. Naruto was relaxing back into him. While Sasuke paid attention to his hair Naruto was becoming more and more sleepy. He was so sleepy in fact that he didn't notice the shampoo being rinsed out with cups of water or Sasuke's not so little hard on. His foggy mind interpreted it into something else while he was cuddled against Sasuke in the warm water.

"We need to get out before we become prunes Naruto," Sasuke murmurs into the relaxed boy's ear. He receives a sleepy "u-huh" from Naruto but the blond doesn't make a move to get up or even open his eyes. Sasuke laughs lightly before he picks up Naruto, princess style, and sets him on the edge of the bathtub. Naruto whimpers when Sasuke moves away from him but calms once he feels warm arms wrapping a towel around him. He once again snuggles against Sasuke as he's carried to a bedroom. Had his eyes been open, Naruto would have noticed that they went into Sasuke's room; had he been thinking he would have remembered that his night clothes were in the bathroom. Fortunately his eyes were not open and he was too tired to think.

Sasuke placed Naruto on his bed and murmurs for the blond to "wait a moment."Sasuke rifled around in his drawers (after putting on a pair of boxers) until he found the only oversized t-shirt he owned. Although the search didn't take longer than a minute by the time he turned around with the shirt in his hand Naruto was dozing on his bed. In. Nothing. But. A. Towel. Sasuke shook his head to try and clear it with success. Except for the persistent errant thought that the fox splayed across his bed was his and his alone. This of course is true because Naruto had admitted to being in love with him but still.

Anyway, Sasuke approaches his bed quietly so as not to startle Naruto and props him up. Naruto's eyes flutter and he listens to Sasuke's instructions long enough to get the shirt on. After that though he is dead to the world. At least until Sasuke tries to move away from him a few minutes later. Then he's clutching Sasuke's sleeve like it's a lifeline. Sasuke takes the hint and moves back onto his bed. This time however he lifts Naruto and pulls back the blankets so the two of them can be underneath their warmth together. Naruto cuddles with Sasuke who keeps caressing his hair in a steady rhythm that puts them both to sleep.