An angry Sasuke burst through the door of the science room carrying a tied up Naruto. Conveniently, the terrible trio was there.
"Is Sai here?!?!" Sasuke yelled and threw Naruto on the floor.
"GAAH, are you still mistreating my sweet moe angelbaby?!?!" Gaara exclaimed.
Sai frowned. "Did you squabble with the Kitsune after you said you'd cooperate?"
"Well do something about his miserable character!!" Sasuke barked at Sai.
"I DO NOT HAVE A MISERABLE CHARACTER!!" Naruto yelled.
"Iesu*!! My Adorable moe angel has no character flaws whatsoever!!!" Gaara argued with Sasuke.
"Can you really say that to me?!" Sasuke complained.
Naruto then sat on the floor like a dog and looked up at Sasuke with his bright blue eyes and said, "I just love you Sasuke-kun! I only wanted to tell you that." He moved a lock of hair from his face and continued. "Aren't I allowed to do that?"
Gaara hugged Naruto. "You see, he's the ULTIMATE MOE!!! He's so adorable sensei! How can you ever be mad at him?! Can you possibly be dissatisfied?!" Gaara questioned.
"Maan, what a pussy!" Naruto snickered.
"It seems he is though, I guess maybe he should just give it up." Shikamaru groaned.
Sai lost interest and started to read Cosmo magazine. Sasuke had an idea. He laid his head on Sai's lap.
"AAAAH Jeez just shut up!! You guys are so loud. I'm going to take a nap!" Sasuke rubbed his head against Sai's leg. Sai lightly blushed.
"H-hold up! Sasuke! What are you doing Sasuke?!?" Naruto question angrily. Sasuke was trying to make Naruto jealous, just for fun.
"You're too noisy!! Who's fault is it anyways that I'm so sleep deprived anyway?!" Sasuke yelled. "It's your fault isn't it?!! You all wanted me to cooperate so SHUT UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY!" Sasuke finally quieted down and fell asleep.
"…he's asleep…I thought he was just making a point, but he went and did." Sai said.
"If he wanted a lap as a pillow, he should have used mine!" Naruto pouted. "HMPH!"
Sasuke slightly nuzzled Sai's leg in his sleep. Sai got flustered.
"You know Sai-kun, if Uchiha-sensei is bothering you, you could always wake him."
"Eh….um…I kind of don't mind." Sai grinned and started petting Sasuke's head.
Naruto got angry. He got up and kicked the wall near Sai's head.
Sai looked up. "What?"
"Don't go touching my Sasuke without permission." Naruto glared at Sai.
"You jealous or something?" Sai asked. "He hasn't even used you for anything." Sai glared back.
"Well Sasuke's feelings are important to me! And unlike you guys I'm not interested in forcing him to do anything he doesn't want to do!" Naruto argued.
Sai slowly moved away and gently placed Sasuke's head on the couch and got up.
"And how long are you planning on waiting for Sensei if he never does want to?" Sai asked Naruto. "You might think it's only going to take a little bit of waiting, and I understand but…" Sai paused.
"But what?" Naruto said.
"If nothing happens between you and sensei, we are going to go ahead and collect you before out grand opening. We will end up selling you to someone else."
Naruto stood there shocked and silent. "Selling me….to someone else?" he thought.
"Hang on?! Why this all of a sudden?!" Gaara asked.
"Actually, I think its best that Uchiha-sensei is not interested at all." Shikamaru replied.
"Just as Shikamaru-san said, at this rate we are just wasting time. You know it's for the best too, don't you Gaara-san?" Sai commented.
"No way!" Naruto growled. "Why are you deciding this for me?! I belong to Sasuke-kun and Sasuke-kun alone! ~tebayo. I don't want to apart from him and whatever the hell you say; I'm never going to give a shit!!" Naruto didn't like Sai at all. Fury pent up inside of him.
"Why?" Sai asked.
"Because I LOVE SASUKE! Haven't I already told you that?!!" Naruto yelled.
"SO what if you do?" Sai answered coldly. "It doesn't matter how you feel, as long as we get the data we need." Sai smirked. "I assume that you'd rather be disassembled altogether than to be sold to someone else. If you don't want either of those things to happen, you'll bring Uchiha-sensei around." Sai glanced at Sasuke, then back at Naruto. "You probably won't be able to pull it off though."
Naruto's eyes filled with tears and he ran home.
~An hour later~
Sasuke woke up and figured that he was only in the science room and decided to go home since it was Sunday. He looked around for Naruto to only realize that he had gone home without him.
"That stupid fox! Going home without me, and without a leash too!" Sasuke said aloud, barging into the house.
"SASUKE!!!" Naruto pounced on Sasuke. Sasuke got a hold of Naruto and gripped his wrist hard. "What the hell is wrong with you freak?! You haven't learned your lesson yet, have you?!!" Sasuke started dragging Naruto to the corner. "And next time, no matter what you say, I won't let you loose…"
Naruto started crying now. Tears filled his eyes and dripped down his face.
"What the….the crying again? I'm not going to fall for that—." Naruto pushed Sasuke down and sat on top of him. "I'm not stupid. I'm not going to fall for the same thing over and over again!" Naruto kept on crying. His tears got onto Sasuke's jacket.
"W-wait…you're really crying…aren't you?" Sasuke asked tenderly.
"P-P-Please Sasuke….please make me do something for you…."Naruto sniffed.
"Huh?! What are you saying?!" Sasuke shocked, asked the crying fox.
"PLEASE I'M BEGGING YOU!!" Naruto pleaded. "I don't want them to take me away from you!!" Naruto gripped Sasuke's jacket tightly. More tears falling from his face. "Please……..Please…….Please Sasuke…….Please…."
Sasuke pushed Naruto away just a bit so he can take a breath. "What's the matter? Did something happen?" Sasuke asked, very concerned.
"No!!" Naruto pulled Sasuke towards him and embraced him. "I don't want to let you go!!" Naruto sniffled. "Sasuke…Sasuke…."
Sasuke did not know what to do but embrace the fox as well. He stroked Naruto's head as gently as he could for a while.
As soon as the crying ceased, Sasuke asked, "Have you calmed down?"
"Yeah…" Naruto nodded.
"What's the matter? Tell me what happened?" Sasuke asked again.
Naruto stayed silent.
Sasuke sighed. "I guess you don't have to tell me if you don't want to. I already said I'd cooperate and I'm definitely not going to return you so…you don't need to cry like that." Sasuke said warmly. Sasuke smiled at Naruto.
"Sa….suke…." Naruto looked at Sasuke. "You really are an idiot aren't you?"
Sasuke let go and backed away. "What do you mean by that?!"
"Well it's true, just because I cry a little bit…." Naruto's eyes started to swell with tears again. "You go all soft and nice like that…"
"It would be so much easier if you called me a stupid fox like you always do…" Naruto thought.
"You wouldn't even mind if I jumped you right now." Naruto wiped the tears out of his eyes. "Idiot…"
Sasuke sighed. "How can you say that about me? Whatever I say you never pay it any mind anyway. You go bringing lunch for me all on your own and you get all discouraged and worry me."
"I worry him?" Naruto thought.
"And no matter how many times I toss you around or hit you, you always say that you love me." Sasuke looked directly at Naruto, with a hint of blush in his cheeks. "Even though you are totally fine with pushing me into things against my will, you burst into tears whenever anything happens. If anyone should be calling someone an idiot, it's me. I---diot!"
Naruto couldn't stop crying. "I-I'm so sorry."
"Then stop crying like I told you already!" Sasuke demanded.
"But, don't you HATE me?!" Naruto asked.
Sasuke pulled Naruto towards him and embraced him. "No…" Sasuke smiled. "But seeing you cry, it drives me crazy. That's why I want you to smile!! You understand now?"
Naruto nuzzled himself against Sasuke. "Yeah, I understand ~tebayo." Naruto pulled up so he was face to face with Sasuke. He licked Sasuke's cheek like any normal pet would do to show affection.
"Hang on! Cut it out Naruto!" Sasuke said blushing.
Naruto's face got closer to Sasuke's; their noses touching. "Sasuke…" Naruto whispered. "Sasuke-kun…" Naruto pulled Sasuke's face towards him and kissed him.
Sasuke was flustered. He pulled away in shock. "Hey!! Anymore of that and I'll throw you out!" he said wiping his lips.
"Okay, but you said my name just now, didn't you? ~tebayo." Naruto smiled.
Sasuke's face got redder. "I said no such thing. Are you listening to me?!"
"I'm listening…" Naruto nodded. "I love you Sasuke." Naruto's voice was soft and sincere. He hugged Sasuke and wouldn't let go.
"Stupid fox…" Sasuke mumbled.
"And not just because he bought me. I really do love Sasuke… I love Sasuke with all my heart." Naruto thought.
~The Next Day~
It was lunch time for Sasuke Monday afternoon. Sasuke sat at his desk, glancing at the clock.
"It's almost time for Naruto to bring my lunch." Sasuke thought. "Something must be up. He's never usually late. He's making it himself so maybe it's just taking a while… or maybe he's lost his confidence again… He was acting really weird yesterday. Maybe I should be a bit gentler with him." Sasuke felt a bit annoyed with himself for thinking that. "No, it's probably nothing I need to worry about! What the heck am I trying to tell myself anyway?" Sasuke touched his lips. "But…" he said quietly.
"What are you fidgeting over Uchiha-sensei?" Sai appeared behind him.
"Sai?!" Sasuke exclaimed shocked. "Don't you have class?"
"I'm not ditching. I have a free period." Sai smiled. "Could it be that you're waiting for Kitsune to come, Sensei?" he asked.
Sasuke looked away and blushed. "Is there something wrong with waiting?"
"No. There is nothing wrong with it but… you can wait forever and nothing will come of it." Sai replied.
"What is he talking about?" Sasuke thought.
"If you're looking for Kitsune, we have already taken him back." Sai said.
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~Sochi