A/N: This is the first chapter. I also edited it again to make sure that this story is making sense. Enjoy ^_^

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Warning: foul language and violence for this chapter.


Chapter 1: Pride or Happiness?


"Hmm…" Naruto hummed slightly while closing his eyes, frowning and thinking hard so seriously that all of his gang members had to look at him oddly.

"Hoi, Naruto!" Kiba suddenly smacked Naruto's head, freaking the hell out of him.

"What the fuck, Kiba!?" Naruto yelled at him angrily, totally shocked and flushed. "What the hell was that for, bastard?!"

"You're going to break your head, thinking so hard like that. Your brain will short-circuit, trust me," Kiba said while rolling his eyes.

"What?!" Naruto stood abruptly, irritated beyond belief, and of course epically having a sudden urge to punch Kiba in the face. Too bad, the dog boy seemed to realize the upcoming violence because he immediately dashed to run away before Naruto could catch up.

"That asshole—!" Naruto fisted his trembling right hand in front of his face, really annoyed.

"What's wrong, boss? You seem unwell," Shikamaru asked, his tone and expression bored as always before he suddenly yawned and then miraculously fell asleep again.

Naruto's sweat dropped seeing that. "Sheesh, don't even ask if you don't even want to know the answer, you lazy ass," he grumbled, jabbing Shikamaru's side while the sleeping teen just snored in response.

Naruto sighed deeply and slumped at his desk, groaning slightly. This was really exhausting and frustrating.

"Naruto, is there something wrong?" Gaara stood from his seat before making his way to Naruto's, raising his very thin, almost not existent, eyebrows at him. For once he looked curious despite his indifferent tone.

"It's nothing important," Naruto replied slowly, averting his gaze from Gaara's searching look.

It was always difficult to hide something from the redhead, and Naruto was sure Gaara would nag him to spill his problem in a very Gaara's way: keep staring at Naruto with his creepy tanuki eyes until Naruto squirmed.

Gaara didn't say anything at first, only narrowing his eyes before letting out a light huff and said, "We will talk properly again later when you decide to tell me," he said as he retreated back to his seat and started his mission in boring a hole on the back of Naruto's head.

See? Gaara is troublesome like that. Ugh—Naruto heaved out a long suffering sigh while lamenting inwardly afterwards.


~Sasuke x Naruto~


Meanwhile, Sasuke was also thinking gravely regarding the event the day before. He sighed slightly on his chair, and then –as much as he didn't want to admit it– fidgeted. He radiated his uneasiness to everyone who was available around him in his class.

"I wonder what happened to Sasuke-kun…."

Of course Sasuke was completely aware that everyone was staring at him, especially the girls. Just now, it was Sakura whispering to Ino who was sitting beside her. Both of them looked kind of worried, as well as the others, but Sasuke couldn't bring himself to care about that. His problem was more important than maintaining image for those fans of his anyway.

"You don't think it's a love problem, do you?" Ino speculated now and Sakura widened her eyes in shock.

"Eeh? No way! Sasuke-kun has love interest?!"

"WHAT?!"

"Nooooo! Sasuke-kuuuun!"

"Who is it!?"

Instantly, a deafening uproar broke out from Sasuke's class which was pretty much ignored by Sasuke because it was moronic to even consider it harmful. Who would care if he had love interest, which he doesn't, by the way. The rumor immediately spread like wildfire to the entire school, courtesy of his fanatic fans club. Not that Sasuke cared.

About yesterday… what should I do?—Sasuke let out a heavy sigh again in defeat. Honestly, it was the first time that he actually thought that he didn't know what to do because he was perplexed.

After all, yesterday was…

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH!?" Sasuke and Naruto screeched together, viciously loud and seriously freaked out by the news.

"B-both of you… are getting married?!" Sasuke was shocked, utterly, definitely, absolutely flabbergasted. At that time, Naruto instantly fainted because he couldn't take the shock very well.

"Yes, we have decided that," Arashi said while smiling cheerily. He didn't seem to care very much that Naruto's mouth was foaming, passing out on his seat now, pretty much dead from the world.

"Since I met Arashi-san, I feel like a high school girl again with a first love!" Mikoto said, clasping her hands in front of her face while smiling dreamily. She looked very happy and very pretty. Indeed, a woman in love was the prettiest of all…

Huh? No, wait! I was distracted!—Sasuke shook his head curtly to clear his mind before looking at his mother and her boyfriend while gulping, sweating slightly.

"Are you serious?" Sasuke couldn't help asking since he still felt like hanging his jaw open mouthed in disbelief and total denial. Seriously! It was his mother they were talking about, damn it! His mother who looked like she was love-sick for a man Sasuke just met today, and worse… it was NARUTO'S FATHER for crying out loud!

"B-but… I haven't known…! I meant, why so suddenly?" Sasuke didn't want to look like he was freaking out even though he pretty much was. He tried to calm himself down, though. But it didn't seem to work because he stuttered, damn it! This was a complete disaster!

"Well, obviously it's because we don't want to see you turn into 'that'," Arashi pointed at Naruto, who was still completely out, with his index finger, chuckling while shaking his head ruefully.

Sasuke twitched as he saw that and shouted, "Wake up, you-dead last!" while smacking Naruto's blond head, hard.

"OW! What the fuck?!" Naruto snapped in surprise and in pain at the same time. He was slowly back to reality again when he looked around at his father, then at Mikoto, and then at Sasuke in slightly dumbfounded expression.

Ten seconds later, "Aaaah! That's right! Both of you are going to marry each other!" Naruto suddenly shouted at them, seeming to just remember about that particular news. "You've got to be joking! Do you really want to go with that plan?!" Naruto immediately bombarded the couple with questions in total panic. He even flailed his hands to emphasize his point.

"Yes," Arashi responded in a wide smile, not affected at all by Naruto's loud voice since Sasuke could see no doubt in his eyes.

Naruto turned to look at Sasuke in a bewildered look, but Sasuke sure as hell couldn't do anything about it since Sasuke himself was still in a state of disbelief.

"I know this seems very sudden for both of you, but the talk about marriage between us actually started six months ago after we were going out for three months. We also realized that it will be somehow hard for you two, so we decided to give you options as well," Arashi softened his expression, looking at Naruto and Sasuke understandingly.

"Yes," Mikoto said, nodding supportively. "If both Sasuke and Naruto-kun can't agree with this decision no matter what, we can cancel the marriage. We don't actually have to marry each other to be together. But… having each other as a proper family will make us happier," she added in her gentlest smile.

"Eh? But… cancelling the marriage when you clearly love each other is…!" Naruto seemed even more befuddled as he responded to what Mikoto said.

"Naruto, no matter how much we love each other, if our children don't feel happy with the love we share, we won't be happy entirely. Our most important people are our children. That's why…, if you don't want to have new mother, I will not marry her," Arashi said, looking very much like a loving father he was.

"It goes for you too, Sasuke," Mikoto added, looking at Sasuke with motherly expression as well.

Sasuke and Naruto were obviously amazed seeing Arashi and Mikoto's love towards each other and towards them, their children. They didn't say anything, more like…they couldn't say anything to respond to such declaration of affection fast enough. They, especially Sasuke, needed to think about it first.

There was a brief silence between the two families before "Give us times to think," Sasuke said, trying to act casually, like an adult since he had more self control than Naruto who seemed to twitch in response to Sasuke's sudden words.

"Sure, Sasuke-kun," Arashi replied soothingly.

"Naruto-kun too, you can take your time and think about it thoroughly," Mikoto said reassuringly as well.

So… that's what happened. That's why Sasuke and probably Naruto as well were in dilemma now. If they agreed with their parents' decision, Sasuke and Naruto would become step brothers.

Hell no!

Sasuke was sure that he and Naruto shared that thought. There was just no way in hell it would work between them, Sasuke and Naruto… as brothers, living under the same roof. They were even sick at the fact that they attended the same school since they had to deal with each other during the day. Imagine what kind of disaster would occur if they had to face each other during the night too!

But still…—Sasuke sighed deeply once again.

Despite Sasuke and Naruto's extreme dislike to each other, there was nothing bad to have a new father for Sasuke. He didn't hate the idea of having someone who would complete their family. Arashi-san looked nice, wise, and Sasuke had seen how much he loved Sasuke's mother and judging from Naruto's attitude towards the man, he seemed very much reliable, someone who Sasuke could talk to if it was necessary. He had a strange confidence that Arashi would treat him like he treated Naruto… as his own son, equally.

Moreover, Sasuke wanted to see his mother happy. It was already more than ten years since he saw Mikoto so delighted like yesterday. She must have loved Arashi very much if she could act like that in front of Sasuke. Mikoto had dedicated her time and love solely to Sasuke since she and Sasuke's father divorced. Sasuke somehow wanted to give something back to her. And for the love of God, if Arashi could make her the happiest woman in the world, Sasuke would give up the world so they could be together.

Even though I have to endure Naruto's presence as well in the house—Sasuke scrunched his face, feeling rather disgusted at the idea. But he had to be able to handle that feeling because if he objected his mother and Arashi's decision, they would surely cancel the marriage.

Sasuke absolutely had no doubt that he was still number one in Mikoto's heart. But… not being able to be together with the one she loved would surely hurt her. Would Sasuke bear seeing his mother broken hearted?

No. Dear God, I would never bear it….

Sasuke realized fully that he would never be able to handle it if he saw his mother crying because of it. He would feel so guilty and wouldn't be able to sleep at night. He'd rather fighting Naruto days and nights rather than seeing his mother's sad look.

Well, Sasuke pretty much had everything figured out, his decision and everything… the problem now was if Naruto would agree with that as well… they, the arc-nemesis, living under the same roof…?

Sasuke couldn't help shuddering unpleasantly at that thought. It would be a very hard decision for the both of them to make, indeed.


~Sasuke x Naruto~


"AAAAARGH! Forget it! I can't take it anymore!" Naruto finally exploded in a frustrated yell. He stood up from his seat while covering the two sides of his head with both hands.

"What is it now?" Shikamaru asked, still looking extremely bored out of his mind as he turned to face Naruto who promptly ignored him because his concentration was pretty much occupied at that moment.

Damn it! I've known since a long time ago that thinking too much is NOT for me! Still, this one is too complicated even for a genius! I can't pick one from the options! I want Dad to be happy with the one he loves, but I never expect that the one he loves is… SASUKE'S mother! Why the hell must it be her!? I don't want to be Sasuke's brother! Hell no! Never in million years! But… Mikoto-san is a good woman. I can tell! Heck, even the dumbest person will see that. She is a perfect figure of a mother that every kid wants! She is beautiful, gentle, smart and elegant like Yamato Nadeshiko. No wonder Dad loves her so much. If I don't agree with their decision, Dad will…!

Naruto shivered, not wanting to think about that farther. Thinking about his father and how much the older male had gone through after that incident in their family a year before always brought back horrifying memory. Naruto just didn't want to remember it. He quickly shook his head and focused his slightly distracted mind back to the main problem at hand.

But… it's a total miracle that a gentle kind woman like Mikoto-san has a son like Sasuke. How can that be anyway!? Maybe Sasuke hit his head somewhere that his personality turned horrible….

"Crap. This isn't going anywhere!" Naruto shouted again, more frustrated than before because he still really HATED the idea of living together with Sasuke as… as….

Step brothers. YUCK!—Naruto honestly wanted to barf at his own thought.

"Stop it, Naruto." Sudenly a hard smack from Gaara landed on Naruto's head.

"Oww! What the hell, Gaara?! It's you now! Why does everyone like hitting my head?! " Naruto immediately complained at the red head while nursing his abused head painfully, almost crying. And no, it wasn't because of the pain. Well, maybe it was, a little, but he was in the verge of crying out loud more because he was still aggravated, confused about his choice regarding his dad's re-marriage.

Gaara though, only narrowed his eyes at Naruto, looking slightly irked. "You always get carried away by your own thought and never think about the others around you. Do you even realize that you inconvenience us with your foolish exploding shout? If you have something that trouble you so much, just spit it out. Why do you think we are all here?" he ranted afterwards.

Gaara… ranting at Naruto, scolding him… did Gaara just scold Naruto? Wait, he spoke so much Naruto almost got dizzy at his right hand man's out of character bitching. Gaara's emerald eyes were still cold like always, but he clearly showed his concern just now, didn't he? Naruto could only gape at him, totally surprised since Gaara had actually took the trouble to speak more than two… wait, three sentences at a time.

Storm would hit Konoha City soon. Naruto was sure of it.

Gaara seemed to get irritated at the way Naruto stared at him like a fish out of water, so he jab Naruto on his side, making the blond yowl in pain at the rough treatment.

Naruto was still moaning pathetically nursing his (now) throbbing side as he looked up at the evil annoyed glare Gaara sent his way. It wouldn't be a good idea to antagonize him more than this. He did understand that he had worried the red head, so he opted to apologize and made excuse. "Sorry, Gaara…, but this matter is… private," Naruto grumbled, pouting slightly before going back to silence.

Gaara visibly sighed in resignation, seeming to realize fully that Naruto didn't intend to share his problem with him or with anyone at all at that moment. The red head obviously received the clear message that Naruto wanted to be left alone.

"Whatever," Gaara rolled his eyes before turning around and going back to sit on his respective seat. He didn't seem to care much, but Naruto was aware of the red head's intense stare on him afterwards, so he knew that Gaara didn't let go of that problem completely.

Naruto sighed weakly. I can't choose—he decided. If only Sasuke wasn't Mikoto's son….

Now, it suddenly occurred to Naruto when Sasuke's name fleeted through his mind. He couldn't help wondering about what Sasuke's choice was, regarding this matter.


~Sasuke x Naruto~


"Hmm…" Sasuke set his serious face. He was still measuring pros and cons of his decision, questioning if it would be the best choice.

No matter how genius I am, I can't use my intelligence as a base to decide this matter since it involves more feelings than logic. Mother is very important to me. Her happiness is my happiness too, but why…? Why must it be with… with… NARUTO'S father?!—Sasuke couldn't help wondering if there was some short of higher being pulling pranks on his life. What a fate. Why did a man as wonderful as Arashi have a son as idiotic as Naruto? The world was a funny place.

I really don't want to be Naruto's brother…—Sasuke sighed again, completely dejected at that extra. He didn't need that fucked up extra. If only Naruto weren't Arashi's son….

"Sasuke, your face looks bad." Shino suddenly commented dryly, making Sasuke blink before it clicked to him that the taller guy just insulted his look.

"What?" Sasuke asked, turning to face the sunglasses wearing boy almost indignantly. He didn't know why Shino suddenly said something like that. He was usually quiet. What was wrong with him?

"I said, your face looks awful. You frown too much, making an expression as if the world would end soon. Do you feel sick?" Shino explained more clearly, his voice cool and monotonous like usual.

Sasuke couldn't read Shino at all. He didn't know if the executive committee just wanted to mock him or was actually worried about him.

"No, just be quiet, please. I'm thinking about something important at this moment," Sasuke said while looking away from Shino, a tad embarrassed and mad at himself for slipping his indifferent mask.

"Did something happen, Sasuke?" Neji seemed to be concerned as he asked carefully from his vice president's seat.

Sasuke was silent for a moment, contemplating his answer before deciding that there was no harm in telling a partial truth. "Well, yes, something big just happened to me… but it's none of your concern, so you don't have to mind me." He didn't want to add anything else as he was slowly drifting inside his inner world again, thinking.

Neji and Shino visibly stared at Sasuke rather outlandishly, before they turned towards each other, seeming to communicating with their eyes before shrugging and going back to their respective duties.

That total moron… What he thinks about this, I wonder….

Sasuke couldn't help but wonder about what Naruto was thinking as well regarding this matter. However, before Sasuke could speculate, Sasuke's cell phone rang unexpectedly. He almost jumped in a start at the sound before he quickly composed himself and started to fish around his pants pocket. He brought out his cell-phone before pushing the 'answer' button.

"Hello," Sasuke greeted slowly before widening his eyes in surprise upon hearing the voice at the end of the other line. "What do you want?" Now, his voice turned icy. He was silent for a moment before talking again. "Alright, now I'm free, I'll go there soon." Sasuke hang up and put his cell phone back in his pocket.

"Who is it, Sasuke?" Neji asked in alarm when he seemed to notice Sasuke's darkening aura radiating around him and filling the student council room.

"An eternal enemy…" Sasuke almost hissed while smirking, apparently freaking Neji out slightly.

Sometimes, Neji gave Sasuke a look that screamed how Sasuke was not different from Naruto, except maybe for his brain and grade. Well, Sasuke wouldn't blame him. He was usually calm, but even Sasuke was really fearsome when he was angry.

Sasuke stood up and walked out of the room.

"Sasuke, where are you going to?" Shino asked, seeming to prepare himself to follow Sasuke in case he was needed. Not that he was guarding Sasuke like a loyal dog, but Shino was an executive committee after all, and he was a straight, responsible kind of guy, so it was a given.

"To paradise, Shino, you don't have to follow me this time," Sasuke immediately responded to him warningly, narrowing his eyes at the taller teen with 'don't get in my way or I'll destroy you' look. Shino silently stared back at him for awhile before he sighed, giving Sasuke a half-hearted 'okay'.

Sasuke smirked while closing the door.

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"Why do I get a feeling that he will get us into trouble as well?" Neji covered his forehead, having a telltale of headache coming.

Sometimes, Neji also wondered why Sasuke could be selected as a president of student council. He was clearly unstable in so many ways Neji didn't even know how or where to start.

Neji combed his smooth long hair back as he sighed in defeat before he started tidying the paperwork in front of him just so he could have something to do to occupy his mind because he absolutely didn't want to think about Sasuke and his bizarre charade.

"He has his own reason, that's why," Shino unexpectedly replied, hiding his lower face again in his collar.

"He's an alien. That's why no one understands him and his thinking," Neji stated in irritation, noticing the way Shino's face faulting when he heard his fume.


~Sasuke x Naruto~


Naruto stood on the rooftop of the Center building, waiting patiently for a certain raven haired boy to come up. After five minutes or so (he wasn't exactly counting, okay?), Naruto heard a sound of the door to the rooftop being opened.

Sasuke came to see him.

"You're late, Sasuke," Naruto said lowly, gazing mockingly at Sasuke's hard serious onyx eyes.

"I'm not late. You're the one that's too early, moron," Sasuke scoffed with stoical arrogant expression on his face, annoying the hell out of Naruto.

"Why does seeing your face piss me off so much?" Naruto growled as his facial muscle twitched, feeling the blood rising up to his head, popping up some veins of rage.

"Don't steal my line, dead-last," Sasuke hissed coldly and sardonically in return.

"Stop calling me names, bastard!" Naruto had had enough of his arrogant personality.

"Heh, but the pet name suits you perfectly," Sasuke smirked, infuriating Naruto even more.

"Asshole! I challenge you now! Let's fight!" Naruto yelled and pointed his at Sasuke's face.

"Don't talk too much, come here, kitty," Sasuke took off his white gakuran, revealing a plain white long buttoned up shirt on his body, and threw the uniform aside. Naruto also took off his own black gakuran and set it near his feet, ready to start the fight.

And then… the fight began….

"You fucking ass! I don't want to be your brother! You're arrogant and selfish! A stoical bastard and a narcissist to boot!" Naruto punched Sasuke in the face, and Sasuke didn't dodge it.

"I don't want to hear that from a dead-last like you, fucked up blond! Who wants to be a brother of a stupid dumb fool moron! Worse, an outcast such as you?!" Sasuke punched Naruto as well, but on the stomach.

"Shut the hell up! It's not my fault if I am stupid! I was born with that intelligence!" Naruto kicked Sasuke's side.

"And don't insult me, you-total moron! It's not my fault too if I was born with this face and brain!" Sasuke caught Naruto's ankle before shoving it hard and kicking Naruto back violently.

"You bastard—!" Naruto continued attacking Sasuke. "But I want Dad to be happy!"

"You're not the only one, idiot! I also want Mother to be happy!" Sasuke performed his defense and countered attacking Naruto.

So…they fought each other like that for almost two hours while they were exchanging their thoughts with countless words between the punches and the kicks of course.

"Just give up and get down, asshole!" Naruto yelled angrily, his face flushing unbearably because he just felt so helpless regarding this situation.

"Not before you, total moron!" Sasuke shouted back, looking as disheveled as Naruto.

Their breaths turned into heavy pants. Their body ached by the unrestrained blows from each other. Apparently, they almost reached the limit of their stamina. It was even difficult to stay standing straight. One more attack came and they would not be able to stand anymore.

Naruto began his last attack, but Sasuke had prepared his attack too. He used his Judo technique to pin Naruto down, but Naruto had his releasing technique in action too and ended up pinning Sasuke down on the ground of the rooftop. They locked each other movement completely. Three seconds later, both of them surrendered at the same time while wheezing.

"Crap…! Why the hell are you so strong, Sasuke?!" Naruto admitted, albeit with a protest, still breathing hard, but a second later he couldn't help the foxy grin slightly blooming on his face because, damn! This was fun. His body hurt and ached all over, but he could care less at that moment, because he felt so… alive.

"Yeah, well… you're not bad yourself. That's a little bit shocking," Sasuke unexpectedly complimented Naruto, still wheezing himself, and Naruto could almost hear a satisfied smirk from his tone.

"Ha, hahaha! As I thought… fighting with you always helps me release my stress like, a lot," Naruto laughed slightly, covering his eyes with one arm as the sunlight was too bright for him.

"I wonder why I feel the same way…" Sasuke's voice was slightly muffled. Apparently he covered his face with both hands now, seeming to hide his expression.

Naruto put his arm down before he slowly got up to sit, glancing slightly at the still laying down Sasuke. The raven was closing his eyes, his arms were spread at his sides and he looked rather… angelic, somehow despite covered in bruises, courtesy of Naruto's fist.

Naruto quickly shook his head when he realized what he was thinking. Sasuke, angelic? He must have been out of his mind for that word even crossing his head.

"So…what is your choice for our parents' marriage? Have you decided it?" Naruto decided to bring up the real matter after a few minutes of comfortable silence that befell between them.

"What about you?" Sasuke asked back, not yet opening his eyes or moving a muscle from his relaxed position.

They were back in that comfortable silence for almost five minutes before they concluded their choices. Sasuke started to sit up then, slowly fluttering his obsidian eyes open to look at Naruto's sky blue ones.

"For the sake of our parents…" Sasuke whispered tentatively.

"Even if I reaaally don't want to be your brother…" Naruto followed reluctantly.

"Let's make them happy by agreeing their decision."

Naruto and Sasuke blinked at each other in surprise when those words slid out of their mouths together before they smirked in agreement and gave each other a fist-bump.

Well, there was always a first time for everything, and Naruto was pretty surprised at the new sensation that he felt from the very first fist-bump he shared with his supposedly arch-enemy, and judging from the widened dark eyes, the raven apparently felt something similar.

They didn't know why, but suddenly the temperature around them seemed to increase and they averted their eyes from each other, as if they were trying their best not to blush in front of their rival…?

Huh? Since when have we become rivals?!—Naruto (and maybe Sasuke too) screeched inwardly, feeling something tingling inside their core, and yet not knowing what it was.

So, this was what happened afterwards. Through much bickering and fighting, Sasuke and Naruto decided to make their parents happy by trading off their pride and their quiet life to get away from each other, with Arashi and Mikoto's marriage. From now on they would live under the same roof for a long time.

Of course they wondered what kind of mess would occur in their new lives….

End of Chapter 1

Tbc…


A/N: Yo, everyone, Lunaryu here! Alright, so this is the revised version of chapter 1. Personally, I think It's totally a LOT better than the previous version. Well, still can't bring the yaoi so early. First from enemy to rival, then maybe brother and then… *smirk* Maa, for now I think it's fine like this, but I will definitely bring them in romantic situation. Oh, and sorry for the long wait, by the way. I lost this chapter quite a few times because my drive where I stored it got removed, so yeah…. Anyway, feedback is still highly encouraged. See you in next chapter!