Our boys are 16 in this one. Light sprinkle of KakaIru, LeeSaku, KibaHina, NejiTen, Shikamari, and ChIno.

Warning for makeouts. ;) Enjoy~


Spin The Bottle

They all gathered around the unpredictable, cylindrical object, each teenager wondering whose fate it would mess with next, and which two unlucky souls would be its next victims. With bated breath and hearts racing, they eyed the object wearily as it spun around and around, teasing them. Slowly it came to a halt, and the group offered a collective gasp as it marked its target. The bottle, decorated Christmas-style, seemed to smirk evilly at the victim.

Sakura gulped, a shiver running up her spine as the bottle pointed menacingly at her. She slowly walked to the middle of the circle and spun it again, wondering who the bottle would prey on along with herself. Come on.. let it be Sasuke... Sasuke... She crossed her fingers, praying for good luck, and adjusted the red and green headband adorning her short pink locks.

"It better not be Sasuke..." Ino muttered irritatedly under her breath, glaring at the bottle. The bottle stopped spinning, pointing at its other target. Sakura's eye twitched in annoyance. It wasn't Sasuke.

The green-clad boy walked hesitantly into the middle of the circle, blushing furiously. He brushed his shiny black hair back only to have it fall in his face again. I am the luckiest guy in the world.. Lee thought amazedly to himself. He stopped in front of Sakura, waiting for her to get her bearings.

"Alright, Lee!" Tenten cheered, causing Neji to snicker. Ino laughed for a few seconds, but stopped abruptly as she remembered who she had had to kiss only minutes ago. Chouji grinned maniacally at her, causing the light blonde kunoichi to flush slightly in embarrassment. Really? Did it have to be Chouji?

"Go get 'em, bushy brow!" Naruto called enthusiastically, winking at the youthful ninja. Sasuke smirked, to Sakura's dismay. Kiba whooped excitedly beside a blushing Hinata. They had kissed, too. Shikamaru watched with a lazy smile, and Shino stood far away from the circle, being, well, Shino.

"Let's just.. get it over with," Sakura whispered as kindly as she could. She thought that Lee was a nice guy, but she didn't like him this way at all. Unfortunately, he was in love with her. Lee nodded, feeling slightly hurt. I can't mess this up...

They both leaned in slowly, puckering their lips a little as their eyes fluttered closed. Their lips met in a light, gentle kiss. After they seperated, Sakura couldn't help but blush. Not bad, not bad at all, she thought curiously to herself. She gave Lee a tentative smile before sitting back down. Lee nearly danced back to his seat where Tenten gave him a much deserved high-five. The bottle was spun again, and everyone waited in anticipation. How did they begin this bold, and daring game, you ask? Well, the idea had been none other than Kakashi-sensei's. They were all inside Iruka's house for his annual Christmas party, and the teens had wanted to play a game. Kakashi had obliged, ignoring Iruka's scolding as he handed the kids the bottle.

It slowed to a stop, and everyone stared in shock and awe. The bottle was pointing mockingly at Konoha's heartthrob himself. Sasuke glared at the bottle, trying to burn a hole through it with his eyes. He hadn't even wanted to play this stupid, childish game. The extremely pissed-off Uchiha sauntered into centre circle and spun the bottle again, huffing in annoyance. Sakura and Ino locked gazes, both desperately hoping that the bottle would land on them.

The bottle ceased its spinning.

Sasuke followed the point of the bottle to see who he would be forced to kiss, and nearly 'eeped' when he saw who was at the end. But Uchiha's don't 'eep', so it was more like a grunt of surprise. Nonetheless, Sasuke was very caught-off guard and tried unsuccessfully to stop his face from burning an un-manly shade of pink.

Naruto was in the middle of whispering something funny to Kiba, when Kiba snorted and pointed to the bottle. The blonde's gaze followed the point of Kiba's finger to see the bottle pointing directly at himself, and a blushing Sasuke standing right beside it.

"WHAAAAT!" Naruto spluttered, his cheeks flushing red. The rival's eyes met in embarrassment, shock, disbelief, and... nervousness?

"Come on, Naruto! You know the rules," Kiba laughed, pushing him into the middle with Sasuke. Naruto could feel Sakura and Ino death-glaring at him from behind, radiating bloodlust that caused him to shiver. The two boys stared at each other, a confusing jumble of different feelings and emotions swirling through their heads.

"Let's just... make this quick, dobe," Sasuke whispered impatiently, seeming to turn redder and redder as the seconds ticked by. Naruto gulped and nodded, taking a step closer.

"We've done this before, so it can't be any different," Naruto muttered back quietly to reassure them both. Sasuke nodded. They both leaned in slowly, their hearts beating faster and faster as they closed the space in between them. They could feel their warm, inviting breath fan over each other's faces as their lips touched and their eyes fluttered closed. It was a soft, sweet kiss. Sasuke instinctively placed a hand on Naruto's cheek, coaxing him to open his mouth while his other hand tangled itself in Naruto's unruly blonde hair. Naruto wrapped his arms around Sasuke's slender waist, parting his lips in time with his rival's.

Dobe.. this is way different from that day in the academy... Sasuke thought strangely. He was actually enjoying himself! The feel of Naruto's lips on his, that weightless, warm feeling spreading throughout his body... it was absolute bliss. As they reluctantly tore apart, distantly remembering that people were watching, Sasuke stared at Naruto through half-lidded, smouldering black eyes. Any regrets of Naruto not feeling what Sasuke was feeling right now flew out the window when he saw the way the blonde was looking at him. Those beautiful, intense blue eyes were peering deep into his own, reflecting Sasuke's own emotions back at him.

This foreign feeling had to be love... and they were discovering it in front of all the ninja of their year. Shikamaru coughed awkwardly, causing Sasuke and Naruto to jump apart, blushing in embarrassment. Naruto returned to his seat, running a hand through his messy blonde tresses in a daze. Sasuke excused himself, mumbling something about needing a breath of fresh air, and stepped outside. The bottle was spun again, this time landing on Shikamaru. The lazy chunin sighed in agitation.

"Spin it again, I have a girlfriend," he drawled, smiling a little as he thought of Temari. The Sand ninja hadn't been able to make it this year to the party, but she would be here on Christmas day to spend time with Shikamaru and his family. They re-spun the bottle.

Naruto was avoiding everyone's gaze as he tried to get over the shock of kissing Sasuke. He couldn't lie to himself; kissing the Uchiha had felt so good. Their lips seemed to mold perfectly to each other, and the way their bodies fit together just like a puzzle piece... it mind-boggled the blonde. Was this what it felt like to be in love?

He distantly watched as Neji and Tenten kissed in the middle of the circle. Unnoticed by his fellow shinobi, he silently slunk away from the circle, heading to the kitchen for a glass of water. But that idea quickly walked out the door when he spotted Iruka sprawled on the kitchen table while Kakashi gave him a hickey. Naruto ran away from the kitchen, scarred for life, and bolted outside. He leaned against the door frame, cheeks aflame and panting, when he spotted Sasuke sitting on the front steps, his head in his knees. The raven glanced up at the noise, and blushed when he saw that it was Naruto. They stared awkwardly at each other for a moment before Sasuke turned away in embarrassment.

"Sasuke, what're you doing out here?" Naruto asked, a puzzled look adorning his features. He hadn't heard where Sasuke went after... after what happened.

"I just... wanted some air," Sasuke mumbled quietly. Naruto walked over to him and tentatively placed a hand on the boy's shoulder.

"Umm.. do you wanna talk about-"

"No! I mean, just forget it. It was only a game anyway." Sasuke whispered the last few words, a hint of longing and rejection ringing in his soft voice. Naruto shook his head.

"You don't mean that." Sasuke didn't reply. Naruto sighed in aggravation, and started to walk away from the raven. "Fine, I'll go back inside. If you don't love me the way I love you, then that's fine. Let's just forget we ever kissed tonight." Suddenly, the blonde froze and turned around. A warm pale hand was gripping his own hand firmly.

"Wait," Sasuke said softly, his hand clinging to Naruto's. "You love me?" Naruto turned his head slightly to the side, a light pink blush dusting over his tan cheeks as he pouted stubbornly.

"Yes..." Sasuke blushed even deeper, staring at his rival in shock. Naruto gasped as Sasuke wrapped his arms around him from behind, resting his chin on Naruto's shoulder and hugged tight.

"I-I love you, too.. Usuratonkachi," Sasuke replied, and then quickly released Naruto. The blonde teenager grinned brightly, grabbing Sasuke's waist. He pressed his forehead against his rival's, and nuzzled his nose.

"You know, I don't think we really got to finish our kiss." Sasuke smirked in agreement, his cheeks light pink as he slowly began to shut his beautiful black eyes.

"Hn," he murmured softly against Naruto's mouth as their lips pressed together for the second time that night. Sasuke reached up slightly to tangle his hands in Naruto's hair, as Naruto traced the raven's lips with his tongue. Naruto pushed them up against a wall as they continued to kiss.

They lost themselves in each other's taste, basking in the warmth radiating from each other's bodies; the snow falling gently to the ground being the only witness of the two lovers on that lovely, Christmas Eve.

The End*