Being honest.

I looked out of my window as another rumble of thunder caused me to jump. I let out a squeak and fell backwards. I laughed at myself. 'How silly am I getting spooked by thunder?' I thought to myself.

I lay there staring at the ceiling, my mind reeling with thoughts of faraway places. I always loved thinking of the different places in the universe, whether or not other life forms on other planets exist.

A nock at the door caught my attention. It had started to rain after I had gotten dresses, so me and Sasuke had to wait till after the storm to go to the ice-cream.

"Come in," I called. My dad walked in with his tool kit. Sasuke was watching TV, and my mum wanted to give Sasuke some peace to settle in, so I ended up coming up to my room. I had everything belonging to me cleared away neatly, and one half of the room was set up for Sasuke, with the belongings he brought with him already put away.

"Is it just the spare bed I need to put up? If you want I can set up the old desk that we have for Sasuke as well. That way it might be easier for you both to do homework and stuff together," said dad. I nodded and grinned.

"Thanks, dad. I really appreciate it. And the desk sounds like a really good idea. Do you want me to start bringing up the parts of the desk from the garage?" I asked him. He just smiled and ruffled my hair.

"Thanks kiddo, but wouldn't you rather socialize with Sasuke?" he asked. I blushed and looked away from my father. He chuckled.

"Mum thought we should give him some space and let him settle in. She told me to wait till after dinner at least before I start annoying him. She can be so mean sometimes!" I said with a sigh. He laughed at my facial expression.

"I'll talk to her if she says anything so you go on down and watch some tele, or whatever it is you boys do these days," he set down the tool kit and ushered me out the door. I laughed along with him, and made my way down the stairs.

Sasuke was watching family guy. I could hear him laughing from outside the living room door. I smiled to myself. Sasuke had a really nice laugh.

I opened the door and stepped in. Sasuke looked up at me when I walked in. Rather than sitting beside him on the sofa facing the tele, I sat in one of the armchairs. Sasuke noticed this.

"I don't bite, Dobe," he said. I laughed. It was more of a nervous laugh but I don't think Sasuke noticed.

"Course ya don't Teme. Plus I always sit in the armchairs anyways, so it wouldn't make much difference to me really," I said, looking at the TV. If Sasuke knew that I was trying to not jump him, I don't think he would be staying with me for very much longer.

"Dobe," Sasuke said in a warning tone. It made me feel like I was five again.

I got up and sat on the other end of the sofa, so that there was still a cushion between us. My desire to stroke his hair was powerful, and I had to clench my hands into fists to stop from doing so. His hair looked so silky soft, even if it managed to defy gravity with the way it stuck up.

"The view from the sofa is much better, isn't it?" asked Sasuke with a smirk.

"I don't know what the hell you find so funny, Teme. I prefer the armchair to the sofa. And who cares if the view's better? I certainly don't," I huffed. I crossed my arms over my chest and lent my head back against the back of the sofa, so I wouldn't look at Sasuke. I knew he would have to say something about that, if he caught me staring at him like that.

"It's funny cause I know something that you don't," said Sasuke. I was starting to get mad at him. I made the mistake of looking at the smug face of the Uchiha boy. He slid up on the sofa so he was beside me.

"And what the hell would that be?!" I exclaimed. He smiled mischievously and leaned over me forcing me to lay my head back against the arm of the sofa.

"How cute you look when you get all mad at me," he replied. My face turned tomato red. I couldn't form proper sentences.

"What - how - w-why, w-what a-a-are you t-talking ab-about?" I asked, flustered. Sasuke just smirked at me again. I really wanted to hit him in the face, or the groin. Sasuke bent his head so are lips were almost touching.

"I know this is sudden, but the reason I came back was … I wanted to … ermn …" Sasuke started, I could see the blush creep up on his face. I smiled, and put my arms around his neck.

"If you're taking the hand out of me I swear I will kick you in the groin," I said. I saw Sasuke bite down on his lip, trying to prevent a smirk. I narrowed my eyes and shoved Sasuke on to the floor. I could feel my eyes tear up, and I took a shuddering breath, and tried to refine from crying. I took a few deep breaths, and felt myself return to normal.

"What the hell was that for?" asked Sasuke, getting up from the floor and brushing himself off.

"You're a real dick, Teme. You know that?" I said to him, glaring. He raised his eyebrows in question.

"If you would give me a chance to explain myself, rather than jumping to conclusions," said Sasuke, moving my feet out of the way and sitting back on the sofa.

"I don't want to here it," I said getting up off the couch and heading for the door.

"Naruto, please! Don't go," said Sasuke. I froze, my hand on the door handle.

"What did you call me?" I asked. I was shocked. Sasuke never called me by my first name. It was usually Dobe.

"I called you 'Naruto'. Unless that isn't your real name?" I couldn't help but smile. He always was god at cheering me up pretty quickly.

"It's my name, Teme. What I don't understand is why you called me by my first name, and not Dobe." Sasuke gave me a funny look.

"Do you like being called Dobe?" he asked me. I stared at him.

"… No … It's just … " I couldn't finish what I was going to say. 'It's just, It makes me feel good when you call me it, because you only use it when it's just us.' If I told him that, he would definitely laugh at me. "I'll here you out," I said instead. I walked back over to the sofa and sat down in the same spot as before.

"Thank you. It means a lot that you're willing to give me a second chance," said Sasuke. I frowned. It wasn't like him to be all lovey dovey, and it was seriously weird.

"So what is it you were trying to say before?" I asked him. I saw him hesitate, and then he slid back beside me on the sofa. I watched his every move. He frowned at his hands and then looked up at me. He angled himself towards me, and smiled.

"Love you, Dobe," he said. I gasped, and Sasuke kissed me.

So… I ended on a sort of cliffy… I am so evil :P I hope you enjoyed this chappie. I had so much fun re-arranging it so that the character personalities fit in with the characters. I think having Sasuke jumping around like a mad five year old wouldn't really fit lol. Nor would a Naruto that's rude to everyone… Anyhoo. I am officially off for Christmas holidays. I had time to write this chappie, even when I'm not in the best form. Lol Thanks to everyone who helped with ideas for this chappie XD