DISCLAIMER: I can't believe you are making me say this, but, no, I do not own Naruto. (If I did...that manga would be under the yoai category :)

A/N: OK, guys this was a fast update, I totally agree with you. And you wanna know why? I have some inspiration...Magical Mistress Sarai. She makes me want to write because of all the feedback she gives me. So I'm guessing you guys are smart, if you want me to update, you should...? Yes guys, you should review, is the answer :P Before I forget...she's an amazing author herself...you should read her stories...they are brilliant! Well, here's another mediocre chapter that I have tried to re-write several times but failed...I hope you enjoy!


Chapter 7: Agreement


That went well.

I think I need to put a restraining order on you.

If only that was possible…

I can't deal with you right now. Naruto is really angry, and I have to get him to talk to me.

Sasuke cautiously knocked on the door. The unyielding wood stung against his knuckles as he rapped in quick succession. The cold morning air was not helping the already uncomfortable raven. This was unnatural, Sasuke usually loved the cold. He decided it probably wasn't the cold that was making him uncomfortable. Damn nervousness.

"Go away!" Naruto hollered, from inside.

"Please, let me explain!" Sasuke yelled back.

"I don't want to hear it!"

"I know you do, so let me in so I can stop yelling!"

"Umm…no!"

Sasuke was at a loss. What was he supposed to do now? Naruto was proving to be surprisingly stubborn. He looked around to see if there was any way into the house beside the door. He could break a window and then pay for the repair, but that would be unnecessarily messy and potentially dangerous.

He could check if there was a back door and whether or not it was unlocked; but, the chances of anyone opening it this early would be highly unlikely, it should probably still be locked from last night. His thoughts of breaking in were interrupted when he heard Naruto's harsh voice, this time it wasn't directed at him.

"Kiba, don't you dare open that door." Sasuke heard Naruto threaten, with so much venom, it was hard to believe it was still the same idiot talking.

Sasuke heard a loud thud come from inside the house, and some struggling noises. It sounded like someone had just hit the floor hard. The noise was amplified by the solid hard wood floor, Sasuke assumed were in the house: carpet would have muffled the noise.

"Naruto, let go of me!" Kiba shouted, frustrated.

"I will, only, if you don't open the door," Naruto said, in a rather even voice.

That did not sound good. The raven didn't really believe that Kiba could convince the idiot when he had failed, but then again they acted like real brothers, but come to think of it most brothers tend to fight and never agree on anything when it comes down to it. Not good.

Sasuke heard another loud thump.

"Kiba! Get off!"

"No."

"Yes!"

"Okay, but once I get off you, I am going to open the door, and you are going to have to talk to Sasuke."

"Never!"

The raven heard another odd sound, it sounded like they were wrestling on the floor. The raven felt slightly awkward standing in front of the house for such a long time doing nothing. It probably looked like he was going to try to break in and rob them. Though he had been contemplating breaking in, calling the police out of concern was the last thing Sasuke wanted the neighbors to do.

"How do you like being the one on bottom!" Naruto exclaimed, triumphant.

Sounds like they are having fun in there...

Ugh, get your mind of the gutter.

I believe it is your mind that is in the 'gutter'...

Shut it!

"Naruto, please, let me just talk to you!" Sasuke begged, from the front steps. He glanced around frantically, some of the neighbors were coming out to collect their newspapers, in their robed, coffee mug-ed glory. As odd as they looked, they had it in them to stare at the ill at ease raven like he was an alien. He hoped that they didn't recognize him as an Uchiha, he had been the local newspaper a multitude of times.

"Why should I?"

"Because you deserve an explanation," Sasuke replied quickly.

"Hey! Kiba! No fair! Get back here!"

Sasuke could hear someone sprinting in his general direction. Or so he assumed because the footsteps were getting louder by the second. Sasuke had no idea how the brunette had wrestled his way out of Naruto's grapple, but he just prayed that he would get to the door before the blonde could stop him again.

Thankfully, two seconds later, the door creaked open. He saw a disheveled Kiba on the floor with Naruto on top, repeatedly, punching him.

"Why. Did. You. Open. The. Door? " Naruto asked, punctuating each word with a punch to a new part of the body.

"Ow! Kit, stop, haven't you hit me enough today?" Kiba whined.

"No," Naruto laughed, slugging Kiba across the cheek. "Well not enough for you not to open the door, right?"

"But ok, fine I'll stop now," He said with a hard clip to Kiba's shoulders.

"Sorry, that was the last one, I promise." The blonde quickly hitting the side poor boy's collarbone.

"My bad, I just have to do everything in even numbers," Naruto reasoned, alongside a soft punch to the brunette's battered chin.

"But, you hit me nine times," Kiba groaned.

"You're right," Naruto agreed, winding him with a swift punch to the gut,"Ok, we are even!"

The poor boy doubled over from the force. "You need to stop abusing me!"

Kiba needed to hire a personal EMT, he had a feeling that he wasn't going to live long if he kept hanging out with temperamental Naruto...heavy emphasis on the mental part...

Sasuke was starting to think that they forgotten he was even there. He stood there watching the scene uncomfortably, still on the cobblestone front porch. If he thought the neighbors staring was bad when he was just standing there alone, it was noting compare to how they were staring now with the commotion the two boys were causing.

"Um, guys?"

"Oh, hey, what's up, Sasuke?" Kiba grinned, like nothing was wrong. His smile was slightly lopsided because of his now swelling cheek.

"Sasuke," Naruto acknowledged.

"Hey, Naruto, I'm really sorry."

"What?...It doesn't even matter," Naruto said, blowing it off.

"If it doesn't matter then why are you angry?"

"What makes you think I am angry?"

"What doesn't make me think you are angry, more like it..."

"Whatever, I'm over it. I'm straight, and a ladies man! I have everything going for me. I don't know why I was angry, but I am over it. It's not like that kiss meant anything to me either. I was just overreacting." But it really just sounded like he was reassuring himself.

Ouch! Harsh much. Guess he had no feelings for you in the first place...it didn't mean a thing...

You are adding lemon juice onto my cut.

Does it sting?

Duh.

Mission accomplished.

"Then, why are you still on top of Kiba, with a fist at the ready?"

"No reason," Naruto mumbled, as he finally, got up off of Kiba. He offered his hand out to Kiba. Naruto lifted Kiba off the ground with an apologetic grin. The brunette was grateful to get his back off the frigid, tiled entryway, because in the end he was in a plain white T-shirt, white socks, and his boxers...he was cold.

"Sure..." Sasuke mumbled, sarcastically.

"You're really violent. You know that, Naruto?" Kiba mumbled, rubbing his cheek.

"Haha, sorry. I guess I got a bit carried away."

"A bit?"

"Ok, ok, maybe a lot. Friends?"

"Of course... just please stop hitting me all the time? That would be much appreciated," Kiba snorted. He slung his arm around the blonde's shoulder like nothing weird had just happened.

"I will try my best. But sometimes you're just asking for a bruising," Naruto smiled back.

Sasuke cleared his throat, awkwardly. It felt like this whole morning had just been awkward since that was the only word that Sasuke could think to describe it with. And this is Sasuke, the walking computer with built in thesaurus, we are talking about.

Naruto looked grudgingly at the raven.

"Yes, Sasuke-teme?"

"Umm, so I guess if you're cool, like you say, then you are fine with helping me, too, still?"

"Yeah, yeah, Naruto Uzumaki never ever backs out of a promise, even if it kills me!" Naruto exclaimed, thumping his fist against his chest a couple of times as if that would prove his honesty as a man.

"Melodramatic much," Kiba joked.

Naruto punched him. The force behind the punch was unexpected, Kiba stumbled back roughly and groaned when his shoulder blade rammed into the door frame. First Naruto was abusing him, and now his own door? This was just sad; it was like the whole world was out to get him.

"Ow! You gotta stop doing that!"

"Sorry, you were asking for it again."

"Mmhmm, you're delusional. Where didja learn to punch like that, anyway? Your looks are really misleading."

Naruto punched his shoulder...again. There will definitely be a bruise there when he wakes up tomorrow.

"That was for the looks comment."

Kiba left to go find the first aid kit, in hopes, to reduce the swelling and treat the various cuts that now adorned his body. Both boys watched the other retreating figure, right as he turned the corner, Sasuke turned back to directly face Naruto.

"So you're serious? You are willing to help me?" Sasuke asked, hesitantly.

"For the ramen," Naruto justified.

"Of course...for the ramen..."Sasuke repeated, feeling oddly disappointed.

The neighbors had dispersed. If this visit had been under better circumstances Sasuke would have admired the homey, cozy feel of this cul-de-sac, it was everything his house was not. He didn't have neighbors, they had a good couple if hundred acres surrounding their estate. He wondered what it would have been like to grow up in a close knit community like this, or just a proper community at all.

"If that's all, you can leave now," Naruto pointed out to the zoning raven.

"Hn? Yeah, sure, I'm done. See you, tomorrow."

"Bye," Naruto answered.

"See ya, Sasuke!" Kiba shouted from inside the house.

Sasuke turned and left as fast as he could.

Kiba came up next to Naruto who was still gazing at the Sasuke's back, he was on planet Naruto...with no phone lines. The brunette waved his hand in front of Naruto's face hoping to get a reaction, or even some sort of acknowledgment...nothing. It took a couple of shouts before Naruto returned back to Earth enough to talk, coherently.

"Naruto, why didja do that?" Kiba asked.

"Why'd I do what?"

"Make Sasuke think that you don't like him."

"Duh, cause I don't like him."

"Well, I don't believe you."

The blonde moved away, not willing to look him in the face. He made way back into the house after slamming the door, much to Kiba's surprise. They strolled lazily back into the kitchen, they hadn't had breakfast yet, and they were starting to feel the after effects of that decision. Naruto was thinking pancakes, but Kiba's question was still stuck in his mind.

"Well, you have to believe I don't like Sasuke, cause it's true," Naruto countered, badly.

I don't believe that either, and we're the same freaking person.

Shut up! I don't like him and it doesn't matter!

Sure, you keep telling yourself that.

I am telling myself that. Believe it.

I feel like that could become your bad catchphrase.

Stop questioning. Just believe it!


Sunday


Well, it is now or never.

I hope you are ready to die at the hands of you father.

I don't want it come down to that...

But you know it will...

Yeah, I saw my murder coming as aftermath with this plan.

Sasuke looked at the digital clock that sat on his nightstand, it was 6 o' clock. He had to leave to leave to pick up Naruto.

The raven quickly slipped on his tux and put on his dress shoes. He grabbed Naruto's outfit. Sasuke didn't think that Naruto would have any suitable attire for this type of gathering. So he had taken the liberty of finding one of his old suits that were now too tight for him, in vain hopes, that it would fit the short blonde. It would probably drape off of Naruto's thin frame, but it was the best Sasuke could do at such short notice.

The young Uchiha made his way through his house, and into his car, in five minutes flat, ready to get this whole thing over with. He pulled out of the longest driveway of history and sped over to Naruto's. The blonde never did tell Sasuke his address, but it was fine, like Sasuke told Kiba he knew everything including where everyone lived.

Sasuke came up to a small rundown apartment complex.

147...his apartment number is 147.

The discomfited raven, made his way down the row of doors.

143.

144.

145.

146.

This must be it...147.

Sasuke tried to ring the electronic bell mounted on the door, only to notice that it was broken. He then resorted to loudly knocking twice.

The door was opened by a tux clad, blonde, who had decided to slick back his golden hair for the night. Naruto looked breathtaking. Sasuke had never seen Naruto's hair not spiky, though he loved the perpetually messy style he had, this was a new one, and it looked great..very suave. Like a blonde James Bond. The blonde usually wore baggy clothes, it wasn't his fault that he was smaller than most males, but his tuxedo was form fitting. It hugged his lithe frame.

Sasuke was in minor shock.

"Hey, Sasuke," Naruto greeted. He walled out of the apartment and closed the door behind him with a jerk, quickly locking it with a turn of his key.

The raven just stared still in shock. "Umm...wow...uh...hey."

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing, let's go."

"Okay,"Naruto said pleasantly.

They both made their way back to Sasuke's car. They didn't talk. It was the same Lambo that Naruto had been in last time with Sasuke. It seemed rather over the top for a party...a nice car was to be expected, but a sports car? Really? It wasn't something a normal person would take to their engagement party. There bachelor party, maybe. But not an engagement party. Then again when had Naruto ever considered Sasuke a normal person? Well, that was the answer to that question.

Once Naruto was all buckled up, he noticed the random designer tux in the back seat.

"What's the other suit for?"

"Uh...no reason, it was just in case you didn't have anything to wear."

"I'm not that poor, Teme."

"Yeah," Sasuke said slightly fazed, he didn't think Naruto would call him out on that. "By the way, you look nice."

Naruto smirked.

"You don't look half bad yourself...for a teme."


THANKS FOR READING!...Yay for short chapter! No...ok...I didn't think that would work but I thought I could give it a shot :P I hoped you liked it...once again a whole lot of short dialogue and nothing else, sorry ^.^; The next chapter is going to be good! I can already tell...though I haven't written any of it yet, call it author's intuition XD Look forward to it! Ciao!