Hey everybody! Here's part 2. Sorry it took so long post! Please R & R. Enjoy!

Summary: Naruto's been having weird dreams lately. Will he be able to figure out why he's having these dreams? And what's this new jutsu Sasuke's been talking about? SasuNaru Shounen Ai!! Enjoy!

Dreams of Sasuke

By YinGYang1

It was then that I awoke to a sunny morning and birds chirping. I sat up and looked around. Much to my surprise, I found that the others were still sleeping. I checked my watch: seven o'clock. I was appalled that I actually woke up so early. I even beat Sakura and Sasuke to the punch!

As if on cue, however, Sakura began to stir. I rolled my eyes, knowing it was too good to be true just as she sat up and stretched. She opened her eyes and saw me. "Oh, Naruto. You're already awake? What time is it?" she asked.

"Seven o'clock. I guess I fell asleep early, so I woke up early. Weird, huh?" I said. She merely nodded.

"Did you have any dreams last night?" she asked.

I nodded. "Let's talk somewhere else, though. I don't want anyone else to hear, even if they're asleep," I stated. We put on our shoes and grabbed out jackets (even though it was sunny, it was cold) and started walking. I told her about my dream and that I think I was starting to realize that I've liked Sasuke all along.

When we got back, Kakashi and Sasuke were just waking up. "Oh, you two are already up," Kakashi commented. Sakura nodded as she started to fold up her sleeping bag.

"Where were you?" Sasuke asked, eyeing my jacket and shoes.

"Walking," I responded, trying hard to suppress the growing pink tint on my cheeks.

"Hn."

I was relieved he didn't say anything more, but I felt his eyes on me almost the entire time I was packing up my stuff. Kakashi left, saying he was going to find some water to boil rice for breakfast. "What, Sasuke?" I said without turning around.

"Nothing, dobe," he said.

"Uh-huh. Whatever," I said, making a mental note of his use of the usual insult. I'd get him back one of these days, but it wasn't worth dropping the other matter at hand right now.

"You don't believe me?" Sasuke said.

"Why should I?" I responded.

When he didn't say anything, I stopped what I was doing and turned around. I was caught off-guard, however, when I turned to see him a mere few inches away from me. He looked me in the eyes for a long moment. It was as though he was trying to see something, but I couldn't figure out what.

"What?" I finally said. He turned around and began walking away.

"Nothing." This was getting really old.

"Dammit, teme! Stop saying that! Give me a real answer for once!" I said, getting frustrated.

Much to my surprise, he stopped walking. I hardly heard Sakura say she was going to look for some food just before she left. "Only if you'll do me the same favor," he said, not turning.

I growled under my breath and crossed my arms over my chest. "Fine."

"I was looking for an answer to a question I had," Sasuke said.

"An answer? What's the question?" I asked, curious. I could sense the tension in the air between us, as well as the inward struggle in the length of the pause.

"The question is…do you know?" He turned to face me.

My brow furrowed. "Know what?" I asked.

His eyes rolled as though I was supposed to know what he was talking about. "About my new justu."

I was thoroughly confused now. First of all, what new justu? And secondly, what the hell did that have to do with anything?

"Uh, which jutsu might that be?" I asked, not wanting to say I didn't know and having to deal with his insults.

He rolled his eyes again. "Nevermind. You'll find out soon enough," he said, smirking as usual and walking away without another word.

I felt my forehead twitch at my rival's implication that I was stupid. "Teme!" I growled at the spot I last saw him standing. Once I was sure he was out of earshot, I sighed heavily. One more thing he beat me at, and I hardly know what this thing is! I didn't know what his new jutsu was, or could be, but dammit I was going to find out!

Minutes later, Kakashi and Sakura came back with food and water for breakfast. Moments after they got back, Sasuke reentered the clearing. We ate in almost silence. That day, we paired off for sparring: Kakashi versus Sasuke, and me versus Sakura.

The next few days passed uneventfully. I didn't have any more dreams about Sasuke, much to my disappointment, since I had by now come to terms with my feelings for him. Not only that, but I had found my feelings for him growing. I spent a lot of our free time - most of it, actually - talking with Sakura about it. It was times like these that I was particularly grateful to have her as a friend.

One day, after an oddly long break from training and missions, Kakashi stopped by to say that we would be starting training again the next day. I simply enjoyed my last few hours of free time before I went to bed.

"Dobe…" I heard the all-too-familiar voice call me.

"Yeah?" I said, trying not to make it sound like I was glad to have a dream like this again.

Sasuke suddenly appeared next to me, this time facing the same direction I was. "I've got something to show you," he said and closed his eyes.

I noticed a soft breeze begin to blow from behind us. I looked up at my secret crush. I felt my cheeks heat up suddenly, but I didn't try to suppress it. He looked so handsome, his features relaxed, his eyes closed, his lips slightly parted….

It was then that I noticed the change in scenery. We were no longer in a vast expanse of pitch black nothingness. No, we were now standing in the middle of a sunny, beautiful meadow. I looked all around me, at the lush green grass, at the purple mountains in the distance, at the clear blue sky, at the stream winding through the mud not far away. There was a gentle breeze and plenty of animals running around. There were even birds chirping away in the branches of a tall, old-looking tree in the center of the grassy expanse.

I ran over towards the tree, wanting to inspect it further. It appeared to be a cherry blossom tree that seemed to be on the verge of blooming. I looked up at the branches and saw so many birds up there that I was stunned. This place was so gorgeous, and yet it seemed to have been created by the teme himself…I had no idea he could even think up such a place, let alone create it.

I turned to him and told him I was amazed. "I knew you would be," he said, a hint of ego in his voice and a smirk playing on his lips. I usually would have retorted with something to deflate that ego, but I couldn't think of anything and I just wanted to enjoy this place as long as possible. I had a feeling that if Sasuke left, so would this place.

"Ne, Naruto…" he said, sitting under the tree next to where I was standing.

"Yeah?" I said, sitting down, too.

"Did you miss me?" He turned to me with a confident smile, but not a cocky one. I nodded. He turned away and closed his eyes, turning his head up to face the sunlight coming through the branches in dapples. Something about the sight made my heart pound in my chest. "I missed you too," he said.

I didn't say anything, though. I just looked down at my crossed legs, trying to hide my blush, having long-since given up on trying to suppress it. I could feel his eyes on me, wondering why I wasn't responding. He reached a hand out and brought my face up so he could see it. I wasn't looking at him. I looked everywhere but at him.

"Naruto?" he said, silently questioning why I was averting my gaze all of a sudden.

I sighed and looked up at him hesitantly. I saw the bewildered look in his eyes when he saw the look in mine. "Sasuke," I started. He didn't stop me.

"Do you really like me? I mean, of all the people on this planet, you really like ME?" I asked.

After a long moment, he nodded. "Hn."

I just smiled and relaxed in the mix of sun and shade. Neither of us said anything for a few minutes. I eventually drifted off to sleep, not even being aware of it enough to say anything to my "rival."

Before I knew it, I was in my bed at home, waking up to the birds chirping on the tree outside my window. I smiled unconsciously, wiping the sleep from my eyes. I glanced at the clock: seven o'clock. I was getting up really early these days for some reason. I shrugged and began to get ready for training.

I got to the usual spot, but not even Sakura was in sight. Shrugging, I figured someone would come along soon. Finally, someone did come along: Sasuke. "Morning, dobe," he said, still yawning. I let the insult slide as I raised an eyebrow. "Did you just wake up?" I asked.

He quickly regained his composure mid-yawn. "No."

"Fifty yen says you did," I teased. He was about rebuttal, had it not been for another yawn making its way to the surface. I burst out laughing.

"Shut up. I was practicing my new jutsu all night," he frowned.

"Hah! So you did just wake up!" I said.

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "Whatever."

Just then, Sakura and Kakashi showed up, which ended our little bout. We began training with sparring. This time, however, I was paired with Sasuke while Sakura was paired with Kakashi.

Sasuke and I had been sparring a while when we paused to catch out breath and get a drink of water. "So," Sasuke began. "Have you figured out my new jutsu yet?" he asked. I scratched my head. Oh yeah, I thought. I had totally forgotten about that. "No. You haven't used anything new at all, so I wouldn't know. Would you tell me if I asked?"

He snickered. "Nope." I rolled my eyes. I should have known. "But I will give you a hint," he said.

"Okay." I had no idea what he was up to or what his new jutsu could be, but I could only benefit from a hint.

He took a drink from his water bottle and put it down before walking right up to me and putting his hand on the tree behind me. "You sure you want a hint?" he said, wearing his ever-present smirk. For some reason I felt nervous - really nervous. But I nodded, trying as hard as I could to not let him see my anxiety.

"Okay, but don't come running to me when you get freaked out. Here's the hint: Do you know how hard it is to resist the temptation to kiss the one person you love?"

The words echoed in my mind. It struck me like a ton of bricks right then and there. My dreams. He knew about my dreams. But how…? Then something else hit me. I was practicing my new jutsu all night. There's no way it could be…but there was no way that it couldn't. I thought long and hard, trying to come up with something to say. He was just standing there patiently. His new jutsu…had to have something to do with the dreams I've been having.

Wait--how could he possibly know what was going on in my dreams if Sasuke himself wasn't there? Realization dawned on me for the third time in two minutes. His new jutsu was being able to go into someone else's dreams and influence them. But if that's true, then why would he want to go into my dreams? And why all the romantic stuff? Unless…

Realizing I hadn't yet said anything and Sasuke was still standing there waiting, a smile crept onto my lips. I looked up at him with the same look in my eyes as when we were sitting under the cherry blossom tree in the meadow in my dream last night. He blinked, confused as to what I was thinking. A pink tint began to form on my cheeks as I spoke.

"Yes, Sasuke. I know how hard it is to resist such temptation," I said.

I watched as he hid the hopeful glimmer that had appeared in his eyes only a second before. I watched as it was replaced by a look of confusion. "Are you really that infatuated with me, Naruto?" he asked, every trace of malice gone.

I shook my head. I didn't have to think about that one one bit. I knew that wasn't it. I knew last night when I couldn't stop blushing…when he said he had missed me…when I thought of how handsome he looked, sitting in the little dapples of sunlight underneath the cherry tree, his eyes closed, a soft smile playing on his lips…I knew then that I was in love. No amount of persuasion, from anyone including myself, could possibly convince me otherwise. I knew in this moment that it was not just part of my dream. It's true: I am in love with Sasuke Uchiha.

"Oh," I heard him say as I snapped back to reality. He moved his hand and turned away. The second he did so, however, I grabbed his wrist and pulled him back to face me.

I knew that if he didn't feel the same, he'd tease me until the end of time - and even then, he wouldn't stop. I knew that if I told him how I truly felt, he could easily reject me in an instant and my whole world would come crashing down. I knew that if he didn't want me, he'd push me away and I'd feel the most hurt I've ever felt in my life.

I knew all this, yet I still wanted to show him. So I did. I could tell he was frozen where he stood when my lips touched his. Heck, I was frozen where I stood when our lips touched. Unbelievably, once the initial shock wore off, I felt him kiss me back. Can you imagine? The Sasuke Uchiha kissing me - the biggest dobe this world has ever known! Needless to say, I was in shock a little while longer.

Our kiss would have continued had it not been for a certain feminine voice breaking in.

"Sasuke!? Naruto!?!"

We broke apart and both looked at our teammate, who was standing aghast a few feet away, her jaw on the ground. "Oh, uh, hi Sakura," I said, laughing nervously.

"Y-y-you were k-k-k-kissing S-Sasuke!" she said to me, then turned to Sasuke. "A-and Sasuke, y-y-y-y-you…"

"Yes, Sakura. I was kissing Naruto. I think we've established that," Sasuke said, then turned to me. "Now, where were we?"

I smiled and he smiled too as we both leaned in. "Sasuke," I said, just before our lips touched.

"Hn?"

"I love you," I whispered in his ear.

I sensed his smirk, even though I couldn't see it. "I love you too, dobe."

My smile widened slightly, though I noticed the use of my ever-so-popular nickname. I decided to return the favor as I held him closer. "Teme."

Well, there it is! I hope you all enjoyed this fic. And I'm really sorry it took me so long to update! I intended to update about one week later than when I posted chapter 1...I failed horribly at that, ne? Anyway, please don't forget to R&R!

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