A/N: BONUS CHAPTER! I promised an extra post if I got reviews and reviews I got - so here you go. Since my last chapter was so short it seemed appropriate.

Warnings: I know, I know - 9 chapters and still no true lemons! But hey, I have read a lot more for a lot less and I promise it is coming (hehe) soon.

Disclaimer: I want Naruto...and he wants Sasuke...sometimes you just don't get what you want.


Naruto wasn't sure if he should be excited or terrified after the lab section finished. Iruka had announced the final assignment that was due by the end of the semester and it was going to require a lot of work outside of class time; that meant a lot of face time alone with his lab partner.

Under any other circumstance the blond would have considered this a blessing – getting to spend quality time with a sexy fucker like Sasuke. But Naruto was still not sure how the pale boy would respond to his advances and the idea of being alone with him was nerve racking. Something told him that he did not deserve such an easy in with the raven-haired boy; he had broken way to much shit for Iruka to make such an enticing offer – karma was not on his side right now.

Nonetheless they made arrangements to get together on Friday and plan out their project. They were to meet at Naruto's place at seven o'clock. That would give Naruto enough time to get home from work and Sasuke would have time to practice with the band – not that he shared that piece of information.


It's officially fall, Sasuke thought as he watched a dead leaf tumble across the street. He glanced at his watch – 7:12 pm, he shifted impatiently against his car and shrugged deeper into the warmth of his jacket.

"Finally," he said to himself as he saw the approaching headlights.

Naruto sped into his driveway and just barely put the car into park before barreling out of the door, "I am so sorry, have you been waiting long?" Sasuke shrugged as he moved towards the blond, "don't you need your bag?" Naruto asked as Sasuke approached.

The pale boy stopped and processed the question, he had actually forgotten that was why he was here. This was not actually a social call, they were supposed to be studying. He turned back to his car and grabbed his stuff from the front seat. Naruto waited for Sasuke to return before continuing to his door. He noticed a sudden rush of movement from behind the curtain and smirked as he turned the unlocked handle.

Naruto threw his bag onto the chair that was currently occupied by Sakura and shut the door after Sasuke. Kiba looked up from his spot on the couch and offered a cheesy smile to the blond who simply rolled his eyes.

"Sakura, Kiba," he nodded to each them, "Sasuke," he gestured to the raven-haired boy.

Sasuke looked to each of them and then to Naruto, "you have roommates?"

"No," Naruto glared, "I have a mooch and a nosy bitch – you can figure out which one's which."

"Whatever, asshole," Sakura rolled her eyes and the three broke out in laughter.

"Put your bag down anywhere and have a seat. You wanna beer?" Naruto moved to the kitchen.

Sasuke placed his bag down next to the door but remained standing, "No."

Kiba turned to the pale boy, not bothering to hide his scrutinizing stare. Sasuke stared back, noting the boy's unkempt brown spikes and red-marked cheeks. He felt another set of eyes on him and shifted his gaze to Sakura. Sasuke shouldn't have been surprised at how attractive Naruto's friends were, good looking people had a tendency to group together.

"What?" he finally said, the four eyes on him becoming a bit too uncomfortable.

"You're right, he is kind of a dick," Kiba called out to Naruto, eyes never leaving the pale boy.

"Kiba!" Naruto and Sakura chastised simultaneously.

The brunet grinned as he finally turned away from Sasuke. Naruto returned to the living room and sat down on the couch next to Kiba. Sasuke stood for another moment before reluctantly moving to the adjacent chair.

"Sorry about them," Naruto gestured to his friends, "I made the mistake of telling them that we were getting together to study and they apparently took that as an invitation to come over and gawk at you."

Sasuke grunted and nodded, eyes shifting between the two. He suddenly felt as if he under a microscope, or more familiarly a spot light. It was as if these two were judging him, but not as a person – more like a suitor. The tension only increased when Naruto's phone rang, he pulled it from his pocket and looked at the caller ID.

"I have to take this, you guys talk amongst yourselves until I get back," he stood and moved away from the couch, turning back he smiled, "I'll give you a topic to discuss – me."

Sasuke watched as Naruto's blond head disappeared down a hall. A look of discomfort was quickly replaced by one of annoyance.

"So what are your intentions with our Naruto?" Sakura's green eyes narrowed slightly, Sasuke returned the look and Sakura barked out a laugh, "I'm just fuckin' with you."

Sasuke's eye twitched but he mustered a small grin. This is fucking painful he thought, and as if the idea was painted across his face Sakura began to speak.

"It really isn't that bad is it? We are nice, funny and intelligent people. Give it a shot, I bet you will find casual conversation is less painful than a swift kick in the balls," she paused, "unless...are you into that? 'Cause I don't think idle chit chat can beat a round of rough sex."

Sasuke languidly raised an eyebrow but did not answer, he didn't even know where to start.

"What the little deviant over there," Kiba nodded to the pink-haired girl, "means, is that talking isn't hard. See, you say something, then we say something back. Lather, rinse, repeat and before you know it, you are engaged in a real conversation."

Sasuke weighed the pros and cons and decided it would be easier to just participate, "so who do you think Naruto is talking to?"

Sakura smiled, pleased to see the raven-haired boy make an effort, "probably Jiraiya."

"Jiraiya..." Sasuke looked to the side as he tried to recall the name, but the damn blond talked so much and he actually listened to so little.

"Naruto's dad," Kiba clarified.

"Adoptive," the pink-haired girl corrected and Kiba shrugged.

"How old was Naruto when he was adopted?" Sasuke queried further.

Sakura looked up as she recalled the fact, "about seven or eight I think."

Sasuke's brow furrowed and his eyes shifted, something about that didn't sound right, "wait I thought his adoptive father named Naruto, what was his name before?"

Sakura cleared her throat nervously, "I don't really know all the details, but I know that Jiraiya named him after the adoption was finalized."

Knowing that the details from Naruto's childhood were better left for the blond to explain, Kiba decided to changed the subject, "what about you? What brought you to the states? Did your dad get transferred or something?"

Sasuke's dark eyes met Kiba's briefly before he looked away, "my parents died, my..." he paused and his voice turned dark, "my guardian brought me here."

Kiba immediately shifted his gaze away, over to Sakura, before returning to face the boy with apologetic look, "sorry Sasuke, I didn't mean..."

"It's fine."

Sakura immediately went into psychiatrist mode, "so you have no family, that must have been very hard growing up."

Sasuke turned his attention to the emerald eyes that stared at him, his voice was cold and distant, "don't patronize me."

Sakura blinked several times before leaning back in her chair, and tilting her head slightly as she analyzed him; she couldn't help herself. She saw quite clearly the barriers Sasuke had put in place and there was no way she could get through them – not in months, let alone one night. If nothing else she was now even more impressed with how close Naruto had been able to get in such a short amount of time.

As if on cue the blond reappeared from the hall, "sorry about that guys..." he slid his phone back into his pocket and gazed into the living room, there was an obvious uncomfortable silence and his three guests appeared extremely relieved to have their host back. He scratched the back of his head nervously, "what is going on in here?"

Sakura quickly spoke up, "oh nothing, Kiba was just telling us about something that happened at work today."

Kiba blinked rapidly before turning to the blond, "a dog pooped out a beer bottle cap," he stated blandly.

Naruto made a slightly disgusted face, "well that is certainly not the worst work story you have told."

The brunet forced out a chuckle, "well, I suppose we ought to leave you boys to it," he stood and stretched, then smirking at Naruto added, "studying that is."

Sakura rolled her eyes and Naruto glared at Kiba. The spiky-haired boy gathered up his and Sakura's coats, throwing hers on her lap before sliding his own over his shoulders. The two moved to the door and said their goodbyes.

"We should try to do this again sometime Sasuke," she offered him a smile but his expression didn't falter.

She shrugged and waved to the blond as she exited behind Kiba. Halfway across the lawn Kiba turned around and made a few lewd gestures to the blond before getting hit squarely in the shoulder. If Naruto was to understand the body language correctly Kiba was giving Sasuke his seal of approval and subsequently giving Naruto permission to engage in oral sex – whether he was to receive or perform remained unclear. Naruto grinned and lifted his chin at the boy, affirming he understood the message, before shutting the door.


A/N: So I work for a vet and we totally had a dog come in with a bottle cap in its stomach. It was crystal clear on the x-ray, you could see the ridges perfectly, it was pretty epic - I swear if it was turned just a little more you could have read "Heineken". We induced vomiting, the dog puked it up and everybody went home happy - except the husband, whose wife had asked him repeatedly to not leave bottle caps on the floor. XD