WAHH! I, Kat-Chan, did not expect to be away for so long! I first went on Wednesday thinking 'Ah! I could be back tomorrow!' Sadly, it turned out that I stayed until yesterday! XP While I was at my relatives house, I couldn't get access to it because my stupid cousin kept hogging it! So, today's chapter is a bit longer than Chapter 3. ^_^ AAAAANNNNDDD! Thank you J-Chan for editing it for me again! I know this may sound tedious every time I say- er.. type this- this evey single chapter, but I owe her that much in being the best editor and best friend!

anime-obssessed95 – IKR? I hate Sakura, too! At least she's a bit better in Shippuuden. :D

Xen665 – Heh, Naruto would be in a whole of guilt when he finally believes that Sasuke is really innocent.

Sasuke: What? You're back? Shit… I'm gonna have to die again…

Kat-Chan: Yup! This time I have a new way in killing you!

Sasuke: O.O *chidori*

Kat-Chan: Ain't gonna work! *evil grin* Chidorasengan!

Sasuke: GAH! WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT? XP *dead*

Summary: A blond 'girl' catches Sasuke's eyes and he sure as hell ain't gonna let her get away from him. But, how many people will try to get in the way of his and the new 'girl's' relationship? SasuNaru! AU

Pairing: SasuNaru! :D MAYBE some others. IDK right now.

Warning: Sorta bad language in this.

Disclaimer: Kishimoto: I'm serious Sasuke! I'll really erase you if you don't give me back Naruto! I have the power to do that!

Sasuke: Do it and see how many of my fans and SasuNaru fans come after you. *smirks evilly*

Kishimoto: Good point…

Chapter 4: Could he be Telling the Truth?

Third Person POV

"Let's go, Naruto! It's time for Lunch," Sakura said dragging the blonde.

"W-why aren't you shunning me? You just found out that I'm actually a boy… Don't you feel disgusted-?," Naruto asked, confused.

"Well, I think you must have your own reasons for doing it, so I'm not going to pry on your personal business. Now, are we going to stand here and talk, or are we going to go to the cafeteria?"

Naruto smiled and replied, "Sure, lead the way!" While he followed the pink-haired girl, Naruto thought, 'Sakura sure is nice. But, I can't forget my mission. I'll have to ask her a few questions, because she is my top suspect. If she is, I have no choice but to report her-. But if she isn't-, …I won't hesitate to ask her out.'

Sasuke POV

'Where is that stupid dobe? He probably thinks it was me who told the principal. I better hurry and tell him otherwise!' I stared at the entrance of the lunch room and waited for Naruto. 'Ever since he was reintroduced as a guy, I saw lusty eyes from the guys staring at him all period! Naruto is mine! Wait - is he, right there!' I looked around where I sat and noticed all the boys had stopped eating and licked there lips while staring at Naruto's cute little ass. I growled at them, giving them a warning glare that he was mine, before returning to study the blonde. 'Wait, why is he with that bitch, Sakura? Why is he laughing with her?' Striding over to my him, I grabbed his arm and unemotionally said, "We have to talk. Now."

"Piss off, Uchiha," I heard him angrily say. I was right. He did think it was me who told Akihiko. Sighing, I tightened my grip on his tan arm and pulled him away from Sakura. I heard him call, "I'm sorry, Sakura-chan. I'll be back after I deal with this stupid teme." Hearing him say that made me grit my teeth so hard, I was surprised they didn't crack.

Outside of the cafeteria, Naruto waved his arms around violently and began yelling, "Teme! Why did you tell Akihiko-sensei? This mission is extremely important and you almost ruined it! What's wrong with you? You know what? I don't even want to talk to you, you piece of shit!"

Unaffected by his words, I replied, "Hn, Takes one to know one, dobe."

"What did you say? Listen to me, idio—"

"No, you listen to me. I know you think that it was me who told Akihiko, but honestly, it wasn't."

"Tch. Yeah, right. I mean, why wouldn't you do it? You have no reason not to ruin my life."

"Are you really that dense, dobe? Why would I destroy your life after I just asked you out?"

"Because… you have no common sense?"

At that point, I really wanted to rip out my hair. Through clenched teeth, I hissed, "No. I wouldn't ask someone out and then mess up their life, got it? If I were you, I would probably suspect Sakura. She did have a rough start with you, and I know that she's the type of person who would annihilate anyone who gets in her way of reaching her goals."

"How dare you talk about Sakura-Chan like that?"

"Don't tell me that she isn't one of the people in your list of suspects for the murder. 'Cause if she isn't, then you are one hell of a shitty investigator."

"Excuse me, but she is! Even you are a suspect!"

"Hn. Am I really that untrustworthy?"

"Of course you are!"

"What a stupid dobe."

"You're going to regret that!"

While Naruto had his hands balled up into a fist and his eyes closed with anger, I took this chance to try to kiss those mesmerizing soft, full lips. Only centimeters away from them, I was stopped by a teacher's voice. "Naruto Uzumaki, go to the Principal's office. He called for you to pick up your clothes." I instantly pulled away just in time before those azure, blue eyes caught me in the act.

"Um… I may be wrong, but I think he said to go there at the end of the day," Naruto spoke, confused

"Akihiko-san thought it was going to take a while for a set gym clothes and uniform to arrive, but he found extras," the teacher casually said.

"Oh, okay." Naruto then turned around to face me. "I'll deal with you later, you stupid teme"

Before he left, I gave a small reminder. "It's okay if you don't believe me, but just be on your guard when dealing with that bitch, Sakura." I saw him stop in place, ready to yell at me, but stopped midway. Apparently what I said made sense; I watched him turn back to his path and stalk towards Akihiko's office. 'Naruto, be careful.'

Naruto POV

"Excuse me, this is Naruto Uzumaki. May I come in?" I shyly asked outside the Principal's office.

"Yeah, sure, sure." The voice inside answered. Softly opening the door, I peered inside to find Akihiko-sensei reading a thick book.

"U-um, can I have my new clothes?"

"Uh-huh."

"Where is it?"

"Uh-huh."

"Huh?"

"Uh-huh."

"…"

"…"

"Ano, Akihiko-sensei…"

"Wha?"

"Can I have my clothes?"

"Yeah."

"Can you get it for me?"

"What? Oh it's you, Naruto. What do you want?"

"… I need my clothes…"

"Oh, why didn't you just say s— GAH," Akihiko screamed before his huge book fell, revealing a small pile of hentai manga books. "It's not what it looks like!"

"… Is it me, or are you a bit different from when you were in History…"

"Oh, I was just trying to 'be in charge' or else all the teachers are going to try to overpower me, a weak principal!"

"Your way of logic is frightening…"

"Thank you for the comment! Sakura would've just beaten the shit out me!"

"… Uh… Why Sakura?"

"Well, I mean, she is my sister."

"SISTER?" This was beginning to get interesting. Everything was connected the Sakura, so maybe she was the one killed Haruko. 'Wait, I can't suddenly start jumping to conclusions. That's not fair compared to all the other suspects. Just stay quiet and continue to gather information.'

"Sakura isn't my blood sister. She's just my step-sister, but we're pretty close even though she practically ruins my life every single day."

"How does she ruin your life, may I ask?" I inquired while taking mental notes on everything Akihiko said.

"Hmm… Sakura would take my manga books and flush them down the toilet, try to kill my fishies, flood the house and blame it on me, chase away all my friends…" Akihiko trailed on as he ticked off each incident on his fingers. 'This is strange. Why is this Sakura portrayed so differently as from the Sakura I know?'

"The only time I saw her nice was when she was with Haruko and when she asked for the favor to keep you here in the school."

"Hold on, Akihiko-sensei. You're telling me that it was Sakura-chan who stopped me from getting kicked out?"

"Yup!

"And what happened to Haruko?"

Immediately, I saw Akihiko's expression turn dark. "That is none of your concern. Now, I'm very busy as you can see, so would you please get out?"

"So… you're busy reading your hentai manga book?"

"Exactly! I mean, no. Of course I'm not going to read them. I mean— Damnit!"

"Heh, I should totally blackmail you with this information."

"Don't you dare! I'll kick you out!"

"But didn't Sakura say that you couldn't," I said with a devious smile.

"Yeah, well… Psh… I like you, kid. You're the second person who could win me in a talk fight."

"Who's the first?"

"Who else?"

"Sakura," we both said together.

Akihiko-sensei went into a closet and pulled out a set of clothes. He walked over, gave me a small pat on the back and handed me the clothing. "I can see you have a good future ahead of you in being a detective." 'Oh, you have no idea' I thought with a small grin.

"Well, I better be getting back to Lunch. I'm so hungry I could eat ten bowls of ramen!"

Akihiko-sensei chuckled and replied, "You go do that. But please, don't tell anyone that I'm reading manga during work, if you know what I mean…"

"Sure, it'll be our little secret. Well, I'll see you later, Akihiko-sensei," I responded with a wink. 'Is Sasuke right? Can Sakura be the one who killed Haruko? Sakura… just… just what do you want?' Leaving the room with one last look, I sweatdropped when I saw the pirnicipal begin reading his ecchi books again.

I began, once more, to think about Sasuke's words while walking down the long hallway towards the cafeteria. It's okay if you don't believe me, but just be on your guard when dealing with that bitch, Sakura. 'Damnit, Sasuke! What do you know?' I was so engrossed in what I was thinking, I didn't notice the person in front me.

"Oof! I'm sorry! It was my fault. I wasn't looking!" I cried out when I bumped into said person.

"It's okay," the person coolly said. Looking up, my blue eyes met with sea green ones that were slightly covered by red hair. Studying even closer, I noticed a small tattooed Japanese word on the left side of his forehead. Love.

"Well… My name is Naruto Uzumaki, and remember it," I to break the awkward silence.

His eyes were suddenly coated with amusement, but were quickly replaced by his old ones. "I am Gaara. You're in my history class." 'Shit! That means he saw Akihiko-sensei embarrass me in front of the class!' Blushing, I finally asked, "S-so… Umm… Don't you feel awkward around me?"

"No."

"Great, another guy who speaks even less than the teme," I muttered silently. Remembering about the clothes in my hand, I questioned, "Gaara, can you tell me where the bathroom is? I need to change."

"Follow me."

I watched the back of the red-head and trailed behind him. Reaching the restroom, I walked inside a stall and changed into my new attire. Coming out of the lavatory, I was surprised to find Gaara sitting on a bench near the bathroom door.

"You're done? Let's go to the lunch room," Gaara suggested impassively.

Nodding, I walked side by side with him. "Sure, let's go." Once we got to our destination, Gaara asked me whether on not I wanted to sit with him. Nodding my head once again, I sat down next to him. Looking around, I saw a certain brunette facing my way. 'Was he staring? No, he was frowning angrily. But who was he glowering at? Me? No, he's not facing exactly towards me… Does that mean he's glaring at Gaara? What for?' Glancing at the red-head, I realized that he was also staring fiercely at Sasuke. What was going on?

This is a bit longer! :D But, sadly… I can't update during the week because of school, so I'll try my best to update during the weekends. Even on the weekends, I have extra classes! TT^TT Why must my life be so cruel! Oh well, please review! It makes me extremely happy! :D

Gaara: *glare at Duckass-Hair*

Sasuke: *glare at… at…* GODDAMNIT! WHY DOESN'T HE HAVE AN EMBARRASSING NAME LIKE ME?

Kat-Chan: Because I like Gaara better than you.

Sasuke: I'm going to kill you!

Kat-Chan: Go to hell. *kicks Sasuke into a hole that goes to the 'underneath'*

Sasuke: NOOOOOOO! WAIT FOR ME MY NARU-CHAAAAAAAAAANNNNN! *voice becomes fainter and fainter*

Gaara: I think you're making him a bit too OOC…

Kat-Chan: I know, but it's fun making Duckass-Hair say stuff he normally wouldn't say!

Gaara: True…