Act Nine

Ferris Wheel Ride

I popped my only breakfast, a cookie, in my mouth and watched Sasuke set up his art stuff on a stage. Several other students were doing the same thing and it was wwwaaayyy to early for me to do anything. I yawned then stretched my arms and popped my back. "Are you done yet?" I asked my dark haired boyfriend and heard him growl. Sasuke was not a morning person either. Suprise suprise!

"Your just sitting there on your ass so let me work in peace please." He growled and I decided to back off.

"Alright then! Let me go get coffee for you then grumpy." I got up from the bench and went to a nearby booth that was setting up also. Everyone that was in the art show had to set up at 8:30a.m for the entire week and it was only Monday! The show opened at 10:45 and ended at 6:30p.m then the fair started! It's on another part of the grounds and all the rides, games and food booths were set up over the weekend. I can't wait to go on the rides with Sasuke.

The coffee cups in my hands made them warm. I didn't normally drink coffee but Sasuke was at my house all night last night and he wouldn't stop crawling in bed with me. No we didn't do that but he gave me a huge and I mean huge hickey. I had to pick a collared shirt to cover it from wondering eyes. Stupid possesive bastard. He knows I love it when he gets like that anyways. Ever since the incident with Neji, Sasuke has been really on edge and his home life has gotten worse. He told me his father is snooping around again so we had to tone it down. We could only freaking kiss when no one was looking.

It frustrated both of us. I wanted him to smack my butt and be all perverted bastard Sasuke! It felt weird when he wasn't giving me that hungry look. I sighed as I came back to the bench where Sasuke was sitting patiently. I handed him the coffee and he silently thanked me with a small smile. It made me feel all fuzzy inside, only I could see those little smiles that no one else could see from a 10 mile radius. I was his special person. "I hope it gets you out of your bastard mood now." Sasuke drank his coffee calmly then set it down next to him.

I looked at his booth as he took my coffee from my hands. I wasn't going to drink it anyways. All of his paintings were covered by a white sheet and would be for sale once the festival opened in two hours. I bet him all of them would be sold before the carnival started and he only smirked when I said that. He said that all of his fan girls would probably barrage us. He sure was right about that. "This going to be soo boring! I might as well go and look around while you sell your crap."

Sasuke rolled his eyes and touched the top of my hand. He quickly looked around then gave me a soft peck on the lips. I felt a blush rush up to my cheeks and I wanted to deepen it but I knew it was to risky. I was the first to pull away and our eyes locked. Sasuke's eyes were the only thing I needed to make my day a whole lot better. "You guys are seriously gross! PDA man!" We both looked over to see Kiba standing there with his brother.

"Sup Kibbles!" I said with a huge smile and Kiba huffed like a child.

"PDA foxy! You know the sercurity goons are snooping for the Ice Princesses dad." Sasuke gripped my hand and he glared at Kiba. If looks could kill then Kiba would combust into flames. I quickly stood and gave Sasuke a good view of my butt before I walked over to Kiba. "Come on mood killer. We're going to look around before this snore fest opens." I waved to my boyfriend and Sasuke flicked his hand to tell me he would text me.

"You love him don't you?" Kiba asked me as we walked and I sighed.

"Here we go..."

"I'm serious! You know what happened last time with you know who..."

"God don't remind me about that jerk! Sasuke is not him." I didn't like talking about my naive month of dating this total jerk. At first he was really sweet and treated me good but then as our relationship progressed, he got really touchy. He tried to do what Sai did to me. His name was Miko Shion and he was influenced by his best friend to try and take our relationship to the next level. I wasn't ready and he wouldn't accept that. "Sasuke isn't like that and if he was then I would see the signs." Kiba seemed convinced when my voice got lower.

"I believe you then. You know I'm just trying to protect you foxy." He slunge an arm around my shoulders and I smiled at his cheesey smile.

"Even though your crushing on Hinata, you act like such a fairy! But...thanks Kiba."

We got to his booth or rather play pen. Kiba was given permission to sell his families kennel pure breed puppies if the school got 20% of his earnings. Judging at how cute the puppies are and since there are a million, I bet Kiba's family is going to make a fortune. I opened the pen door and walked into the middle of the pen then sat down. Instantly, I was attacked by the fuzz balls. They barked and licked at my face and I laughed at how cute they were. I rolled around with them and ran from them. Eventually, Kiba got me out of there when Sasuke showed up.

"You smell like dog slobber and grass." He said simply and I gave him a goofy smile. He brushed some grass from my shirt and I ruffled my hair. Kiba shooed us away and I went ahead of Sasuke to look around. All of the booths from artists and clubs were set up by now and it was almost time to open this snore fest to the entire school. We got back to Sasuke's art and I sat off to the side so I wouldn't get eaten alive by rabid fan girls.

The doors were opened and students poured in like a river. I watched them bypass the booth and sighed as the boredom started to kick in. Soon we were surrounded by many people and I even spotted my parents in the small crowd. I waved to them and my mother waved back frantically while my father smiled brightly. "Is this thing on?" I turned to see Sasuke at the mic stand, he was tapping it lightly to test it.

"Alright then. Welcome to yet another one these things. I'm Uchiha Sasuke and I am selling my art to anyone that wants them. I'll start bidding them off in a few moments." He gave a small shrug and he nudged me on stage. "Wait a go Mr. Charismatic!" I said into the microphone and a few people chuckled. Now I remember why he dragged me along so early. The bastard wanted me to be the one to auction his crap off. "He's still not awake even after the coffee. Uchiha's are not morning people." I clapped my hands together and went over to the first covered picture, the mic in one hand and the other slipping the sheet off.

The painting itself was pure beauty. A meadow with dozens of colored flowers with two tree's intertwining at the very top of the colored hill. "Ah what a pretty painting! I'll start the bidding at $150!" As soon as I said that, many hands shot up.

"175!"

"200!"

"260!"

"300!"

No more bids came out and I pointed to the girl that offered $300. "To the girl with the black rimmed glasses." God I didn't like her. Other than Sakura, this girl was literally obsessed with Sasuke. Sound Karin was her name and she was not very pretty but hey no girl was pretty to me since I was gay. Her bright red hair killed it, just killed it. "You will get your painting as soon as the rest are sold miss! Onto the next one!"

There were nine paintings in all and each went higher and higher but Karin won every single one so far. It made me feel deeply and utterly jealous. I was slipping the last sheet off of the last painting and I was suprised. It was the raven and fox painting Sasuke made me. I definately didn't want her to have it. "Quite the painting right? I'll start it off at $400." Karin raised her hand and a low growl escaped my mouth. Sasuke was the only one that heard it, I'm sure.

"450!"

"510!"

"600!" Holy crap. Does she want it that bad? Where does she get all this money?

"950! In cash~!" I knew that voice. But from where..?

"To the blonde in the ballcap! I'll give you all your paintings in the the back thank you!" I waved and jumped off of the stage. The crowd slowly drifted away and I sighed as I hit my head against Sasuke's shoulder. "I've never wanted to kill someone other than Sakura! This jealousy thing is your fault!" He chuckled and I nearly fought the urge to slap him.

"Sssooo cute!" We turned to see the blonde man in the ballcap. I raised an eyebrow and he giggled lightly. "Aren't they cute 'Tachi?" A tall man walked into the booth and smirked. His appearance made me all that more suspicious. He looked a lot like Sasuke but longer hair and stress lines down his cheeks. "Um.. this is a private booth dude..." I said looking at both of them. The blonde man giggled once again and took off the cap. His long blonde hair flowed down down his shoulders. "Naru-chan!" He hugged me and I laughed because I was suprised to see my old teacher.

"Mr. D!"

"Call me Deidara silly!" I nodded and he pulled away from me. I looked over curiously at the man standing there ackwardly. "'Tachi! Hug your brother!" The older man sighed and went over to Sasuke. They looked at each other and Sasuke smirked. "Someone's whipped." Deidara snorted and I rolled my eyes.

"If your weren't such a virgin then you'd understand why." I blushed and I knew Sasuke was most likely pink in his cheeks. We both backed away from the couple and I laughed to break the ackward silence. "Weeelll that was fun! Are you sure its safe to be here?" Yes Sasuke told me about the stick women. Amazing how girls think that's cute. Itachi only walked past us and lifted the painting up to examine it. "Father was informed I'm here. I'm 24 years old now and have my own business over seas. He can't touch me anymore and soon he won't be controlling my brother or you Naruto."

"What do you mean?" Sasuke asked next to me. I saw the hopeful gleam in his eyes. Deidara stepped in and he smiled brightly, his crystal blue eyes shining like Sasuke's.

"Itachi has arranged for you to go to the Art University here! You to Naru-chan!" I gapped at them. Well there goes the Japan idea but as long as I'm with Sasuke I can manage. I smiled at Sasuke and hugged him tightly, his arms slowly wrapped around my waist and I could tell he was smiling. "Thank you." he said quietly and Itachi patted his head. Deidara grabbed Itachi's hand and they started to depart. "We're going to have a look around then pick up the painting later! See ya!"

"That was your brother?" I asked him and Sasuke nodded. He leaned down to capture my lips but instead, he cupped my face and bore his eyes into mine. "Sasuke..." I knew he wanted to say his feelings, he wasn't good at hiding his emotions when we were gazing into each others eyes. Finally, he kissed me and I put my hands on top of his. It wasn't a passionate kiss but a chaste kiss, soft and long lasting.

We seperated after a few minutes of no air. Our noses touched and my breath came out in short pants. I wanted to tell him that I loved him but what Kiba said made me hesitate. We kissed once again then seperated. "We should go look around also..." I suggested and Sasuke nodded. I turned to see Karin standing there, nearly in tears and I froze. Sasuke gave a frustrated sigh and slapped my butt soundly.

"Move your ass idiot."

"Perverted bastard!"

There is my perverted bastard. I smiled and hurriedly followed him. There will be another time to tell him how I feel but right now wasn't the right time especially when Sasuke's father was hunting us in the crowd of people. Like a shark in a school on fish. Oh yay..

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Did I forget to mention it's hot here in the spring? Its like we don't have spring at all or even fall. Only summer and winter! I wiped my forehead for what seemed to be the millionth time. Being in a crowd of people doesn't help with the sweating problem. "How can you not think its hot? Its like a freaking oven out here!" I said to Sasuke and he sighed.

"Stop acting like a girl and hurry. I wanna watch the dodgeball club play." Sasuke really is a sadist. He likes watching balls hit people in the face. No wonder he's gay. "Well excuse me!" I pouted and he finally stopped tugging on my hand as we sat in the stands. Any club could be apart of Art week. It was an "Art". In other words, they bribe my grandma each year with booze.

"This is gonna be so kick ass!" the little boy next to me said to his two friends and I rolled my eyes then thumped his ear. The kid turned while holding his ear and I saw the defiance in his eyes. "Watch your mouth kid." I told him and he stuck his tongue out at me.

"Why you little.." I was about to show this kid what a Senior could do but Sasuke wacked me in the back of my head. "Ow! Bastard!" The little devils laughed and I glared.

"Shut up, I'm trying to watch the game." I grumbled and crossed my arms over my chest and watched the game also. I'm interested who is in the Dodgeball Club. I wasn't very shocked when I saw Akamaru dodging the elastic death balls. He was the quiet type while his brother was loud and overrbearing. He was really good. Akamaru caught, dodged and hit right on the mark with every shot he made. They're were sixteen players in all. Eight on each side. But they're were only eight kids in the club so that meant eight other idiots were trying to win. Akamaru was the only one left on the club side and four big jocks on the other side. Jerks.

"Come on guys! Let's take out the drama crossdresser!" I was offended at that line and balled my fists. Sasuke put his hand over one of my clenched fists and smirked. Like he knew what was going to happen. The four jocks threw all their balls at the same time and Akamaru easily dodged them. Everyone in the stands we were sitting in stood up and started to cheer him on. Sasuke even joined and pulled me up.

"Akamaru! Get them!"

"Show them that drama rules!" I knew that one was Temari so I decided to throw in my two cents.

"Akamaru!" Of course I was the loudest. He even looked over at me. "Hit the one that said crossdressing sucks!" Akamaru smirked and picked up the ball that was rolling towards him. Like a gunshot, he threw the ball and one went down. The next was hit square in the chest and the next in the shoulder. The last one was nearly wetting his pants. Akamaru snapped back and flung it at him. The crowd gasped when it hit him right in the jewels. "Yeah!" The crowd cheered and a few girls ran onto the court and hugged him.

Sasuke chuckled as we started to leave and brushed his hand against mine. I smiled softly and brushed his back. God why does his father have to be so controlling? Why can't he just hold my hand? Why can't I tell him that I love him? Those questions ran through my head as we walked around. The sun was setting and I smiled despite everything that was running through my head.

It was carnival time! The booths were closing and everyone was heading for the carnival gates. I was in front of the crowd and Sasuke was standing next to me. But he was fidgeting and that wasn't like him. I was about to ask him what was wrong but the gates opened and we were pushed into the bright carnival. He grabbed my arm so we wouldn't get seperated. The grounds were alive, bright lights on each ride, blinking and it brought a smile to my face. The first three years I was alone and just went with my friends but it was never as much fun as it was with Sasuke. I wanted to do everything with him. It was a dangerous thought since I didn't know how he felt about all of this but still I thought it.

The rest of the night was fun. Pure bliss. We were currently at a booth and the guy in front of us was trying to win his girlfriend a prize. He failed miserably but she just giggled and clung to his arm as they walked away. I threw down my money and tossed all three balls and missed. "Damnit! I will have you!" I said to the giant teddy bear with an orange bow tie. I didn't like girly things but the bow tie had ramen cups on them! That is just so awesome! Sasuke gave the guy his money and he tried. "Good luck ba-" I stopped when he knocked all of the bottles down and pointed to the bear. He nodded his thanks and handed me the bear. The arrogant bastard even pushed my chin up since I was gapping like a fish out of water.

"How...the hell...?" I was happy that he won the bear for me but shocked since it looked like cake to him.

"Uchiha secret." Sasuke smirked and dragged me along. I hugged the bear close to try and hide my blush. I hated it how he treated me like a girl but I loved it just as much. It was one of those love-hate things. Sasuke decided it was time for us to eat and we stopped at this burger stand. He ordered two cheeseburgers and one order of fries. I'd probably eat them all. He sat across from the ferris wheel and the entire time we were eating, I stared at the beautiful way it flashed its colors. Each year, I would go on alone and cry when my tram stopped at the top. It was a way to remind me that I was alone during the fair. Not this year. I had Sasuke.

"Naruto? Naruto!"

"Huh?" I must've gone into my own world. "Sorry I was spacing out!" I gave him one of my fake smiles and his brows knitted together. He suddenly grabbed my arm and pulled me towards the ferris wheel. He gave the guy our tickets then whispered something in his ear, the dude nodded and let us onto a tram. We slowly left the ground and I hugged my teddy bear as I watched the people turn into ants.

"Its beautiful isn't it?" I asked him and he nodded.

"Sure is." I blushed when I saw he wasn't staring at the fair grounds but at me. Sasuke slid over to my seat and our eyes locked. My breath hitched and my eyes widened with realization. This was why he was fidgeting! He wanted to tell me.. "Naruto... these past few weeks have been well the best time of my life. You can be such an airhead sometimes but your my airhead. Only mine and I'll never let anyone, hurt, have you or even touch you." He made our noses touch and he cupped my face. "I realized when I saw Neji over you that you are my everything. If I lost you then I truly would be lost." My eyes pricked with hot tears. "I love you, you idiot. More than anything." We finally kissed. My heart raced and tears went down my cheeks when my eyes closed.

Sasuke stroked my face as our tongues clashed. I let him win and explore my mouth with his tongue. We broke apart and I greedily sucked air in. "S-sasuke...I love you too. Stupid bastard..." I wiped my eyes with the back of my hands. "Only you can do this crap to me." He smirked at me and we hugged. I laid my chin on his shoulder. I looked outside of the tram and noticed we were at the very top. The carnival was lit up brightly and I started to cry and laugh at the same time. "You cheesey bastard! How did you know I love the top of the ferris wheel?"

"A little birdy told me."

"Kiba?" That jerk set me up. I'll have to punch him later.

"Right on the ball." Our tram started to move again and I finally got the chance to wipe my eyes. Sasuke even helped out then kiss me as our tram stopped and we got off. I grabbed his hand and he interlaced our fingers. His were warm and soft. We walked away from the ferris wheel but he stopped suddenly. I looked up at his face and it was frozen with fear. My eyes shifted in front of us and my heart nearly exploded. Sasuke's father was standing there with Itachi, Deidara and my parents. Now I knew why he was fidgeting for real.

"You are in serious trouble Sasuke." Fugaku said and took a step forward. Sasuke gripped my hand tighter and he glared. His father was suprised and stopped walking towards us.

"No." I gasped softly. He was going to fight and I was relieved. My eyes caught something pink and I saw Sakura standing off in the distance with a smirk on her face. Bitch! She sold us out. "You can't control me anymore. I will not tolerate your bullshit! You didn't pay any attention to me until Itachi ran from you! Do you ever wonder why?" The tension in the air was so thick, I nearly choked. "Save it. Let's go Naruto." Sasuke tugged me to the right but Fugaku turned to my father.

"You approve of this? Your son being a homo? Look at that hickey!" I gasped and my hand went to my neck. I blushed a little and bowed my head in embarrassment. My father sighed loudly and scratched his forehead. "Fu-chan... I understand you have high standards but my son is his own person. I love him and it's his decision to be with a man. Sasuke is a good kid and he makes him happy so yes I do approve." I smiled at my father and he gave me a thumbs up.

"This is an outrage! Sasuke! Your coming home with me and going to a boarding school!" Itachi stepped foward and cleared his throat to get Sasuke's attention. "Sasuke can stay with us at my hotel until he graduates. Go on and enjoy your night little brother." Sasuke nodded curtly then dragged me away from the scene. I could hear Sasuke's father yelling but it became smaller and smaller each step we took.

"Naruto." I looked up to meet his gaze.

"Yes?" He leaned forward and gave me a bruising kiss. I knew he wanted to show me that he loved me but really is he that dense? "Sasuke...bastard stop kissing me so I can say something." Sasuke backed up. "Thank you jeez. Bastard, don't let your father make you worry ok? I'm here and I'm not going to leave..." He smiled and wrapped his arms around me. We stayed like that for a long time. I felt the wet drops on my shoulder and I petted his head and calmed him down.

"I thought Uchiha's didn't cry?" I teased.

"Shut up idiot." Sasuke said then bit my neck. Ow! Vampiric bastard!

He grabbed my hand and dragged me along to some other booth. The rest of the night, he held my hand, slapped my butt and said those three wonderful words that made me heart race like crazy. Stupid bastard, making me fall more in love with him...


Truthfully the first week I didn't update was because my laptop got a virus but after it got fixed I didn't feel like writing anymore. I was going to update on Friday but the day before that was one of those days ya know? I hope you like the chapter because the next one is going to be the last chapter. I think you'll find it entertaning because Sasuke is a huge pervert in it and we even get to see Naru-chan's ramen panties. Thank you for the reviews and I hope you enjoy the lovey dovey romance scene~

P.S- I made Shion a dude. :D

-Snow