Disclaimer: Naruto is the property of Masashi Kishimoto. I, however, am the property of the voices in my head. Well, that's what they told me, anyway…

Warnings: Yaoi, language… the usual.

A/N: I have one thing to say: Thank God Christmas is over. I bloody hate the holidays.

This chapter took me a while to do… Writers block. But here I am again, hoping that you guys will like the latest chapter.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. I got the Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja 5 game and a Konoha forehead protector (which I'm wearing at the moment) for Christmas, so I'm happy.

Anywho, I made this chapter a lot longer, think of it as a holiday special. R&R please!

Now, for a quick pimping of someone else's story: You should so read Changing Fate, by ninjaprincess212. It's an awesome story. You hear that, ninjaprincess212? Go update it! :P

Chapter 7

The day before the dance was to take place, Kiba dragged Sasuke back into the town and into a hair salon.

"I still don't see why this is necessary." Sasuke whined.

"Do you want to look good or not?" Kiba asked pointedly.

"Fuck you." Sasuke retorted, turning back to the door, but Kiba grabbed his arm and pulled him back. He rammed Sasuke into a chair and signaled for one of the hair stylists.

"Hi there," Kiba greeted the young man. "I'd like to get my reluctant friend here a trim and some styling please."

The stylist smiled. "Sure thing."

"While you're at it," Kiba said as an afterthought, "let's get him a manicure as well."

"What!?" Sasuke yelled, trying to escape again.

Kiba glared at him levelly. "Sasuke, I've been tolerant so far, but you are going to do this whether you like it or not."

Sasuke mumbled something incoherent under his breath.

All in all, it wasn't really as bad as Sasuke would have imagined it. It was relaxing to have someone running their fingers through his hair, so he laid back and let the stylist do his work.

Nearby, Kiba was mumbling things into his phone, seemingly upset about something.

"Kiba," Sasuke said quietly, "what's going on?"

Kiba shot Sasuke a silencing look and carried on speaking. He heard Hinata's voice faintly, and he wondered what the two of them were talking about, but he was too relaxed to care, really.

Eventually, Kiba hung up and turned, grinning, to Sasuke.

"Perfect." He said. "Hinata was tailing Naruto for me, and she's making sure Naruto will be at that dance."

Sasuke rolled his eyes. "We already knew that Hinata's a stalker. Remember that guy she stalked last year for two semesters?"

Kiba laughed. "Oh yes, how can I forget? He was our teacher!"

Sasuke laughed. "Asuma. You know they actually went out on a few dates?"

"Seriously?"

"I thought Hinata told you."

Kiba laughed again. "That little slut."

The stylist finished up, and they paid as they walked out.

"Back to the topic," Kiba said, "Naruto is going to be there, without a date, apparently, so that's in our favor. My plan ought to work perfectly."

Sasuke looked at him in trepidation. "And that plan is…?"

Kiba shook his head. "It'll ruin it to tell you. But I guarantee that by the end of the night, Naruto is going to be so jealous that he's bound to let something slip in that act of his."

Sasuke sighed. "I hate you, Kiba. You know that, right?"

Kiba chuckled. "I know. And I love you for it. Now let's get back up to the school."

XXX

The night passed by quickly, with Sasuke barely even looking at Naruto, and all too soon it was the day of the dance.

"It's a pity you aren't going to be there tonight." Naruto said. "We could hang out. I mean, I don't have a date either."

Sasuke fidgeted with the sleeve of his shirt.

"Um, actually, Naruto, I am going tonight. Kiba is forcing me."

Naruto frowned at him. Rather than being happy about that, he seemed upset.

"What?" Sasuke asked. "I thought you said you wanted me to go?"

Naruto completely ignored the question. "Do you always give in to Kiba so easily?" he asked.

"What do you mean?" Sasuke countered.

"You said you didn't want to go. And now, suddenly, Kiba tells you to do it, and you immediately go along with what he says."

There it was again. Sasuke could practically feel the venom dripping off of Naruto when he spoke Kiba's name.

Sasuke shrugged, playing it dumb. "Well, if you had continuously asked me, and threatened me with Sakura, then I would have agreed too."

"He threatened you?" Naruto asked, again avoiding the topic. "What kind of friend is he?"

That bristled Sasuke's fur. "He a damn good friend." He shot back. "He's trying to get me out so I can have fun instead of sitting in this room all night and being bored."

Naruto snorted. "Yeah, sure. It sounds to me like he's just trying to control your life. If you wanted to stay here rather than go to the dance, I would have let you, but your darling Kiba says something and you jump instantly at the chance to make him happy."

Sasuke gaped at him. He had changed his tactics again, switching from his angle of Kiba being manipulative to Sasuke apparently crushing on his best friend. Sasuke had told Naruto repeatedly that he had no interest in Kiba, but the blond kept bringing it up.

"My darling Kiba?" Sasuke asked with raised eyebrows.

"Oh come on, Sasuke." Naruto said in exasperation. "The two of you are always hanging on each other, he's always touching you and kissing you, and you even went to his house when you got suspended instead of going home. Not to mention that the second I was gone you invited Kiba to stay with you."

A low, growling noise escaped from Sasuke's lips.

"You have no fucking idea what you are talking about, Naruto." He said venomously. "Do you want to know why I went to Kiba's house? Why I was afraid to go home?"

"Afraid?" Naruto scoffed. "You were just scared that your parents would freak, so you hid at your boyfriends house."

Sasuke snapped. He launched across the room and tackled Naruto hard, pinning him on his back to the floor.

"Really now?" he asked. "Let me give you a little hint about why I didn't go home."

Naruto seemed too stunned to speak.

"Do you remember the first day of the semester? The day we met?"

Naruto said nothing.

"Answer me!" Sasuke yelled forcefully.

"Yes, I fucking remember!" Naruto yelled back, his face reddening in anger.

"Good. Now, what was different with me, on that first day, that isn't here now?"

"You were less of a prick back then?" Naruto spat out.

Sasuke's face darkened like a thundercloud, silencing the blond.

"No. Let me refresh your memory, Naruto. I had a massive bruise over my eye. Do you remember that? Do you know how I got that?"

Naruto didn't say anything.

"My father smashed my face into the fucking ground." Sasuke practically screamed. "He beat me to the floor, then proceeded to kick me until he got bored of it. He does that every chance he gets, because I'm not as perfect as fucking Itachi. When ever I'm at home, I get the crap beaten out of me for no reason. If that was happening to you, Naruto, you wouldn't want to go there either!"

He leaned closer to Naruto, staring him in the eye.

"What?" Naruto said, bewildered. "Why didn't anyone tell me this?"

"Because you never asked." Sasuke replied, his tone normal again. "You were too busy playing your little game, pretending that you have no interest in me, when it's so fucking obvious that you do."

Abruptly, Sasuke smashed his lips to Naruto's and kissed him. Naruto's mouth responded instantly, opening to allow Sasuke entry, but as quickly as the kiss started it ended. Sasuke pushed himself off of the blond and headed to the door.

"Glad we could have this little chat." He said, not even turning around. "I'll see you at the dance then. Or not."

Naruto stayed on the floor, shell shocked, touching is lips with his fingers and panting.

XXX

Sasuke stormed down the corridor, heading to Kiba's room. He was going to tell the Inuzuka that he was not, under any circumstances, going to the dance. He didn't bother to knock. He simply grabbed the handle, turned it, and barged inside.

Inside, he took one look at the bed, gasped loudly, and turned around.

"Damn it all, Kiba, can't you keep it in your pants?" he muttered angrily.

Kiba grunted his reply. There was a brief murmur of voices behind him, then Ino slipped past Sasuke, offering him an embarrassed, apologetic smile as she shut the door.

"I thought you two broke up." Sasuke said, turning back to face Kiba, who was wrapped in his sheets.

"We did." Kiba said in an annoyed tone. "But that doesn't mean we can't have sex."

"Hn." Sasuke replied.

Kiba sighed. "Now what do I do?"

"About what?"

"About this." Kiba said, pulling the sheets aside. His large erection stood proudly, a drop of pre-cum at its head.

Sasuke blushed deeply, trying not to stare.

Kiba slowly ran his fingers over his hard-on, sighing.

"Guess it's a manual job now."

He wrapped his fist around it and began to massage it slowly, closing his eyes in pleasure. Sasuke watched as his friend pleasured himself, feeling his own pants tighten in response. It wasn't until a moan escaped him that Kiba looked up again.

He glanced at Sasuke's crotch, where his pants did little to hide the bulging erection, and smirked broadly.

"My my, Sasuke, are you getting turned on by me?"

Sasuke flushed and looked away. "Shut up, Kiba."

Kiba grinned at him before standing up walking to him.

"Wh – what are you doing?" Sasuke asked.

Kiba shrugged. "Honestly, I have no idea. I never think before I act, Sasuke."

He rubbed his palm across Sasuke's erection, eliciting a moan from the raven haired boy.

"Ki – Kiba, stop."

"Why?" Kiba asked in a casual voice as he undid Sasuke's belt buckle.

"Because we're best friends." Sasuke choked out as his pants was pulled off.

"So? We'll still be best friends."

"You're straight." Sasuke tried.

"Again, so? I'm experimenting."

He slowly pulled down Sasuke's boxers, revealing his hard-on.

"Wow, Sasuke." Kiba murmured gazing at the large organ. "Nice."

"Kiba," Sasuke said, desperate to get some sense into this. "We have to stop. You don't want me."

Kiba stopped. He looked Sasuke in the eyes, then slowly reached behind him and locked the door.

"Right now, I think I do." Kiba said, rubbing their erections together.

He pulled Sasuke by he waist until they were on the bed, and then pulled his shirt off.

Only then did he really pause, the reality of the situation hitting him.

He mumbled something under his breath, and Sasuke shook his head slowly.

"See? I told you so."

"It's not that." Kiba said, his voice suddenly hushed. "It's just, well, I've never done this with a guy. I, um, don't know what to do…"

Sasuke waited for him to say something, to give up on this.

Kiba blushed lightly. "Will you, um, show me?"

Sasuke sighed, and nodded.

Slowly, he reached between their bodies and grasped both of their erections. With Kiba positioned underneath him, it was easier for him to do it. He began to jerk them off, not going too fast. He found that he wanted it too. Kiba was his best friend, but he was also incredibly hot.

For a while, there was silence while Sasuke rubbed them both, but after a minute, he had gotten bored. Letting go, he slid his body down, grazing their chests together as he did so, and dipped his head, swiping his tongue over the head of Kiba's erection. He paid special attention to the slit, and when Kiba's hips began to rock back and forth, he indulged the boy by taking his complete length in his mouth.

Kiba gasped loudly and grabbed the sheets, trying to keep himself from thrusting his hips and gagging his friend. He tapped Sasuke's shoulder and made a grasping movement, urging Sasuke to bring his cock within reach. Sasuke stopped for a moment, repositioning himself so that they were laying side by side, and continued to suck. Kiba started off by massaging Sasuke's cock, but soon took him into his mouth. The feeling was new, and it excited the brunette. It wasn't long after that his hips bucked one last time, and he shot his load into Sasuke's eager mouth. Sasuke followed right after, and the two boys collapsed against the sheets, sticky from sweat.

"So what was so important that you barged in like that earlier?" Kiba said lightly, as if nothing had happened. Sasuke laughed and punched his shoulder affectionately.

"You know we're going to talk about this, Kiba."

Kiba nodded. "I know. But right now, we have other concerns."

"Naruto and I had a fight." Sasuke said. "And I actually came here to tell you that I'm not going to the dance."

While he was talking, Kiba had snaked an arm between their bodies and was fondling Sasuke's balls.

"This is so different from what I'm used to." Kiba murmured, apparently to himself. "But I think I like it."

Sasuke bit his lip, but couldn't control himself as his cock began to harden again.

"Damn it all, Kiba, stop it."

Kiba moved up to the shaft and started jerking Sasuke off.

"You are going to the dance tonight, Sasuke." He said while he worked. Sasuke was too busy moaning softly to reply, his hands raking over Kiba's body.

An hour later, the two boys went to Sasuke's room. Silently, Sasuke prayed that Naruto wasn't there. If the blond saw him come in with Kiba, he would have that knowing smirk on his face, like he knew what was going on. It was already bad enough that Sasuke had done exactly what Naruto had accused him of only an hour earlier.

Luck was with him, however. The room was empty.

"Get dressed, then come back up to my room." Kiba said. "Then we'll head down to the hall for the dance."

Sasuke ground his teeth, but nodded. Kiba was totally unscrupulous.

He pulled on the ridiculous shirt and jacket, and as he was pulling the pants on the door opened again.

Naruto stepped in, along with Gaara.

"Hey Sasuke-kun." Gaara greeted. Naruto stared at Sasuke. Sasuke stared at Naruto.

"Hey Gaara." Sasuke responded. "You going tonight?"

Gaara nodded. "Yeah, I'm going, but mostly to keep my brother and Shikamaru from screwing each other on a table in front of everybody."

Naruto laughed softly, and Sasuke cracked a smile.

"Well, I'd better go and get ready. See you guys later."

Waving, the redhead left, leaving Sasuke and Naruto in an awkward silence. Sasuke pulled a belt on, and stood in front of the mirror, adjusting his tie.

"You look nice." Naruto mumbled behind Sasuke, looking into the mirror.

"Thank you." Sasuke replied a bit stiffly. "Shouldn't you be getting ready?"

Naruto nodded. "I'm waiting for Hinata. She said she'd help with my outfit."

Sasuke nodded, trying to refrain from commenting on Naruto and Hinata being alone together.

He patted his hair, trying to flatten it, but was unsuccessful.

"Here, let me do it." Naruto said. He darted into the bathroom and came back carrying a tub.

"I bought some hair wax," he explained, "It'll help to keep it under control for the night."

The blond took some onto his palm and rubbed them together, then began working it into Sasuke's hair.

Sasuke let out a pleasured sigh, closing his eyes, and Naruto chuckled.

"Sorry," Sasuke said, "I have a weakness for people playing with my hair."

Naruto chuckled again and gave Sasuke's hair one last pat.

"All done." He said.

"Thanks." Sasuke said. "I'd better get going."

"Where too?" Naruto asked.

Sasuke sighed. "I'm meeting up with Kiba, since we're both going dateless. And before you say it, no, he is not my date, I'm not interested in my best friend, and for informational purposes, I walked I on him and Ino earlier."

Naruto frowned and disregarded most of what Sasuke said. "I thought they split up."

"They did." Sasuke replied. "Now their fuck-buddies."

Naruto made an affirmative noise, shrugging, and Sasuke left the room, heading up to Kiba. It was going to be a long night…

XXX

"Stop fidgeting." Sasuke muttered to Kiba. They were sitting in the Inuzuka's room, waiting for time to pass, and Kiba was restless.

"Why are you so nervous?"

"I don't know." Kiba said, but Sasuke knew he was most likely lying.

"Is there some girl you want to impress tonight?"

Kiba shook his head. "No, not this time."

"A boy then?" Sasuke joked, but Kiba immediately blushed, giving him away.

Sasuke was awestruck.

"A boy?" he stuttered, "But I –"

Then Kiba burst out laughing. "Man I'm good." He said, his eyes tearing with mirth.

"But, the blush…?"

Kiba shrugged. "Faked it. I thought of something embarrassing."

"You're such a cunt." Sasuke said, punching his friend.

"A sexy cunt, though." Kiba corrected. "Anyway, it's time to go now. Come along, Sasu-chan."

"Don't call me that." Sasuke said, "It makes me sound like some pushover uke that begs to get nailed by every guy."

"And you don't?" Kiba asked, feigning a look of surprised shock.

"Kiba, I'm going to kill you!"

Laughing, Kiba walked down the hallway, with Sasuke muttering behind him.

Walking out into the evening air, they breathed in the scents of roses and jasmine, slowly making their way to the hall.

"I think we should drop the whole Naruto thing." Sasuke said quietly.

"Why?" Kiba asked, equally quiet.

"I don't know. But let's leave it, okay? No plan. No trying to make him notice me."

Kiba shrugged. "Alright, Sasuke. No plan. I promise."

Sasuke smiled and walked into the hall.

"Sucker." Kiba smirked, uncrossing his fingers.

The room was already packed when Sasuke walked in, and it took him a moment to adjust to the noise.

There were speakers on all sides of the room, blaring out dance music. Sasuke cringed mentally. He didn't care much for public events like this.

"I'll get us some drinks." Kiba called above the music. He vanished between the people an instant later, leaving Sasuke stand there alone.

"Hey, Sasuke." A voice said behind him. Turning, he noticed Shikamaru's boyfriend, Kankuro. Sasuke had only met him once before, really, and they had barely spoken. It was surprising that the guy even remembered his name.

"Hello, Kankuro." Sasuke greeted. "Where are your brother and sister at?"

Kankuro shrugged. "I don't know. They're around here somewhere."

Sasuke nodded, looking around for Kiba. He was at the bar that had been set up for the night, talking to some girls.

When he turned back to Kankuro, the older boy had stepped closer, only a foot away from him.

"You don't like it here, do you?" he asked bluntly.

"Not much." Sasuke admitted. "I've never been one for large crowds and such." As he spoke, Kankuro took another step closer. "But I guess it isn't too bad." Sasuke said quickly.

Kankuro smirked, obviously relishing the effect he was having on the younger boy.

"Why don't we go outside for a bit?" he suggested. "It's stuffy in here, and I want to talk to you."

The moment he said that, a wave of apprehension washed over Sasuke, but he quashed that feeling quickly. It was Shikamaru's boyfriend, after all. What could happen?

As the cool air of the night hit him, Sasuke took a deep breath. The sky dark, obscured by thick black clouds, and the only light came from a nearby streetlamp.

Sasuke shuffled his feet uncomfortably, shivering slightly.

"What do you want to talk to me about?" he asked.

Kankuro took a moment before he answered, watching Sasuke carefully.

"I've been watching you." Kankuro said. "For quite some time, I watched you; during lunch, in the hallways between classes…"

He paused, and Sasuke stayed silent. This couldn't be happening, could it?

Kankuro took a step closer, closing all distance between them.

"I like you, Sasuke." He said in a husky tone, placing one hand on Sasuke's shoulder, and the other around his waist.

"Shikamaru." Sasuke said blindly, trying to deter the older man. He squirmed in his grasp, but couldn't get away.

"What about him?" Kankuro asked offhandedly. "He doesn't matter to me. You, on the other hand, aren't like him."

Sasuke's mind reeled. How did he attract this kind of thing? Well, he wasn't going down without a fight…

"I guess I'm not." He said softly, placing a hand on Kankuro's upper arm. Kankuro took this as a sign to proceed and closed his eyes, leaning forward.

Sasuke whipped his arm back and punched Kankuro square in the jaw. The older boy staggered backwards from the blow, but Sasuke wasn't done yet. He spun and kicked Kankuro in the chest, sending him crashing to the ground a few feet back.

"Like I'd do that to one of my friends." Sasuke spat out, kicking Kankuro in the ribs.

"Sasuke!"

The Uchiha turned, and saw a dumbstruck Shikamaru staring at him. A few paces behind him were Gaara, Temari, and Naruto.

Shikamaru and Temari ran forward to Kankuro, while Gaara stayed rooted to the spot. Naruto shook his head, sneering, and walked away.

"Naruto, wait!" Sasuke called out, but the blond disappeared around a corner quickly.

Sasuke turned to face Shikamaru, who was shaking his head at Temari. The two of them were crouched next to Kankuro.

"He's out cold." He said to Temari.

"It's not my fault." Sasuke said automatically. "He was coming on to me, and I couldn't get away. Then he insulted you, and I kinda lost it…"

Shikamaru looked away.

"I think you should go." He said.

Temari looked at him in shock.

"Shikamaru, what are you saying?"

"He knocked out Kankuro, Temari." Shikamaru replied heatedly.

"Because he came onto Sasuke!" Temari shot back.

"Knowing Sasuke, he led him on."

Sasuke gaped at him in shock. How could his friend say that about him?

Temari slapped Shikamaru. "How can you sit there and say that?"

Shikamaru got up without another word and walked away.

Temari stared after him, looking oddly hurt, and Gaara went to her.

"He'll come around." He said softly, and Temari blinked rapidly.

"That stupid git!" she yelled. "I hate him!"

Gaara shot Sasuke an apologetic look.

"We'll take care of Kankuro." He said. "Go enjoy the party."

"But I –"

"No, you should go." Temari said. "You don't want to see what's going to happen to his asshole when he wakes up."

Sasuke bowed his head and muttered an apology.

He went back inside quickly, scanning the room for any signs of Naruto or Kiba, and it wasn't long before he spotted them both. They were sitting with Hinata and, oddly, Hidan.

"This can't be good." Sasuke muttered, moving toward them.

"Sasu-kun!" Hidan said excitedly, throwing himself onto the startled Uchiha. "I've missed you."

"Um, Hidan, what are you doing?"

"Just hanging out with Kiba and Hinata, like the old days."

Naruto was scowling darkly.

Hidan nuzzled into Sasuke's neck affectionately, earning a pointed look from Naruto.

"We were just talking about the old times," Hinata said casually, "back when you two were still dating."

""Yeah, I think I remember something like that happening." Sasuke said sarcastically, prying himself out of Hidan's arms.

He sat down, just as a clap of thunder went off outside. Naruto sneered at him.

"How's Kankuro?" he asked.

Sasuke bit back the urge to retort, so instead, he tried a new tactic.

"He's still out cold," he said cheerfully. "I knocked him out good and solid."

"And you're proud of that?" Naruto nearly yelled.

"Yes, I am." Sasuke replied in a dangerously sweet tone. "Since he was coming on to me, while dating a friend of mine, and saying that Shikamaru meant nothing, yes, I am proud of what I did."

Naruto fell silent.

Hidan squirmed his way into Sasuke's lap, sitting there and throwing an arm around his neck.

"You know, Sasuke," Hidan said nonchalantly, "we had our downs, but our relationship wasn't really all that bad. I've been thinking, maybe we should give it another go."

"Excuse me?" Sasuke said in disbelief, just as Naruto stood up and stormed away from them, heading for the door.

"Shit." Kiba said. "You'd better go after him."

"Why?" Sasuke said stubbornly. "He doesn't want me around."

"Just go talk to him." Hinata urged, looking upset that Naruto had left so abruptly. "Please?"

"I'm sorry." Hidan said. "That was probably my fault."

Sasuke grumbled under his breath, but stood up and pursued the blond boy. He opened the doors and went outside, only to find that it was pouring with rain.

"Just fucking great." Sasuke mumbled. His first thought was that Naruto would have headed back to their dorm room, but then he spotted the blond turning a corner, heading in the opposite direction.

Cursing, Sasuke ran after him. He was heading into the woods that were on the grounds, and once they had entered, Sasuke had difficulty in tracking his prey.

"Damn it, Naruto, where are you?" he muttered darkly. Ahead, he saw a flash of movement and ran forward, eventually catching up to Naruto.

He grabbed the other boy's wrist and spun him around.

"Naruto, what's –"

Naruto punched Sasuke, his fist connecting with the cheek bone and forcing the boy back.

"What the hell?" Sasuke exclaimed.

"Fuck you, Sasuke!" Naruto yelled. "I'm game now. I can't take it."

Sasuke blinked in confusion. "What game? Naruto, what the hell are you talking about?"

Naruto stared at Sasuke defiantly.

"You know exactly what I mean, Sasuke."

"No I don't." Sasuke said stubbornly, folding his arms. "Enlighten me."

"The shit with Kiba, for a start!" Naruto yelled. "You're all over the boy!"

"So what?" Sasuke countered. "Why can't I be? You showed no interest in me anyway. And besides, Kiba is straight! I've told you that repeatedly."

"Kiba and Hinata both told you that it's obvious that I like you." Naruto said in a low voice. "But you carried on with him."

Now Sasuke snorted. "Yeah, like I listen to those two over these matters. Neither one of them had any proof. But that doesn't mean I was friendly with Kiba to get back at you. That's just the way our friendship works, damn it. He's an affectionate person, unlike my current company."

"What's that supposed to mean?" Naruto shot back.

"Oh please, you avoid me like the god damned plague. You treat me like a stranger half the time, then you suddenly make out with me in a fucking alley! Then there was the time you spent with that fucking Hyuuga, who I happen to hate, incidentally. I mean, what the fuck, Naruto?"

"You brought that on yourself, Sasuke." Naruto sneered. "But then, there's Kankuro now too. What was with that?"

"He was coming on to me!" Sasuke yelled.

"And you didn't lead him on?" Naruto asked with a smirk.

"Fuck you, Naruto." Sasuke shouted. "I'm so happy to know that you all think I'm some two-bit slut. Thanks to that, I've lost Shikamaru. But no, for your information, I did not lead fucking Kankuro on."

Naruto looked away, seeming to be thinking.

"Hidan." He said finally. "That little fiasco you had with him there. Explain that."

"Why do I have to explain?" Sasuke asked, exasperated. "Why does it even matter. You don't care either way, right?"

"It matters because I do fucking care, you prick!" Naruto screamed. "It matters because I think I'm in love with you!"

There was silence following that statement. Naruto seemed just as shocked as Sasuke was at the admission. The blond had clapped his hands over his mouth, his eyes wide, while Sasuke stared at him with his jaw hanging open.

After what seemed like an eternity to both boys, Sasuke finally spoke.

"How long?" he asked.

Naruto knew what he meant. "Since the time you kissed me while you were helping me with my homework. Maybe before then."

Sasuke nodded absently. "Then why?"

Again, Naruto understood the question. "Because I was scared, okay. Scared that I'd get treated differently by everyone. Scared that you'd just break me and move on. Scared that Kiba would interfere."

Sasuke sighed. "Kiba wouldn't do that. He wants us to be together. He's been riding my ass since I met you to make a move."

Naruto's temper, which had deflated, suddenly came back.

"And now your ex-boyfriend wants you back. How perfect."

"Naruto –" Sasuke began, but Naruto just spoke over him.

"Now that Hidan wants your back, my little confession will be as redundant as I thought it would be. You'll get back together with him, being the forgiving person you are, and you'll –"

"Naruto, shut up!" Sasuke yelled.

"No! Why should I sit back and –"

Sasuke did the only thing he could think of to shut the blond up. He slammed their lips together, kissing him fiercely with as much passion as he could muster. He put every thought and emotion into the kiss, hoping to convey how he felt with that one simple action, and it seemed to work. Naruto moaned into Sasuke's mouth, wrapping his arms around the latter's waist and pulling him closer.

Sasuke pulled away suddenly, and Naruto made a disappointed sound.

"Why'd you stop?"

"Because I need to say this." Sasuke said. "I need you to know this Naruto."

He ran his fingers lightly over Naruto's lips.

"I love you too. And if I have to choose between dating you, Kiba, Kankuro or Hidan, I choose you."

He kissed Naruto again, more tenderly this time.

"I choose you, Naruto."

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A/N: Well, was that any good? Please review and let me know!

This isn't finished yet, but I already have plans for a sequel in mind. What do you guys think of that idea?

Sasuke: Damn, Naruto, that punch really hurt you know.

Naruto: You're an Uchiha. You'll survive.

Kiba: He'll only survive if people review this chapter…

Naruto: *rolls eyes*