Yay! So many reviews! Arigato gozaimas, all of you! Oh, and sorry for the lateness of this chappy. I was back in my hometown for a week! My granny had passed away last Monday... Huhu... So sad, but never mind! I'm all geared up to write more for all of you out there! Woot!

Gaara: Poor Koneko-chan...

Koneko: Yeah right! Since when did you develop a feeling of sympathy towards people?

Gaara: Um...since...just now?

Koneko: Kawaii no baka!

Hahaha! Whoa, I'm so hyper today! Anyway, here's the story! Woot!

Warning: Yaoi (boyxboy) story, don't like it, then go away... For the ones who like it, WOOOT!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, he belongs to Masashi Kishimoto sensei...and also the bastard Sasuke... --'

Pairings: SasuNaru, little bit of KakaIru, ShikaTema, KibaHina and NejiTen

Chapter Nine: Fireworks

"That was great! Don't you think so, Sasuke?"

The raven only replied with a 'hn'. 'Yes, being with you all night is so damn fucking great!' he thought.

"Um, what time is it now?" the kitsune asked.

"I think...it's about...half past ten."

"Oh no, the fireworks' going to start in half an hour! Come on, we got to find a suitable place to watch quickly!" the blond exclaimed and pulled the raven.

The Uchiha let himself being dragged all the way across the festival. But, he became fed up about fifteen minutes later. So, he stopped which made Naruto stopped too. He then quickly lifted the smaller boy and carried him bridal-style. Surprised, the azure-eyed guy let out a small yelp and squirmed a bit.

"N-nani?" he stammered, starting to blush.

"Dobe, stop moving and I'll take you to a better place so that we can watch the fireworks clearly."

Then, the taller chuunin leapt onto a nearby tree. The tree was really huge. He went all the way up to the top of the tree and sat there, putting the kitsune beside him. Naruto smiled at him and whispered a small 'thank you'. The raven replied with his usual 'hn', but he smiled rather sweetly at the blond.

'We're together, alone...Ah, my heart's beating really fast! And my face, I can feel it's burning. Why am I feeling like this? Could it be...?' Naruto's face went bright red.

Sasuke just watched the night sky, waiting for the fireworks to start when suddenly he felt Naruto's hand on his own hand. Quite surprised, he turned his face at the smaller guy and unexpectedly, their lips met. Sasuke's eyes widened but Naruto didn't pull back. Instead, he started nibbling the raven's lower lip.

Immediately, Sasuke gave entrance for the little kitsune. Soon, they began their tongue-fight again, and as usual, Sasuke won and dominated the kiss. After a few minutes, the fireworks began. The both of them quickly pulled apart. Naruto's face was beat red, and Sasuke had a tint of pink on his cheek too.

"Naruto...?"

"Well..." the kitsune flustered. "Sakura told me, if two people kiss when the first firework is lit, they would stay together forever... So, I thought..."

"You want to stay with me forever?"

"No, don't get the wrong idea!" he shouted in embarassment. "It's just that, we've been separated once...and I really hated it when we were apart...so, let just say I do this because I wanted us to be friends forever..."

"Oh..." the raven replied, a bit disappointed.

The kitsune smiled a little, trying to cheer up the Uchiha. Deep in his heart, he knew he didn't want them to be just friends. He knew he wanted something more than that. But, he just couldn't say it because he's not sure of his feelings and Sasuke's. So, he decided to keep it for himself first.

About one hour later, the fireworks ended. The two guys decided to go home. So, the both of them returned to their houses, holding hands happily.

Meanwhile...

"Hahaha! Did you see that everyone? Koneko and I won the bet then!"

"Darn it!"

Sakura and Koneko started collecting money from everyone; Sai, Gaara, Kiba, Hinata, Shikamaru, Temari, Kakashi, Iruka, TenTen and even Neji. Then, the pink-haired chuunin started to laugh evilly as she counted the money in her hand, saying 'I'm rich! I'm rich!' non-stop.

Koneko only laughed and pulled Gaara back to the hotel, followed by Shikamaru and Temari. The others also went home, muttering curses and what-so-ever. Sakura, on the other hand, continued her evil laugh all the way back home with poor Sai being dragged along by the pink kunoichi.

Owari

Yo, what a chapter! I like it! Naruto's developing his feelings for Sasuke! Yippee! Not so long now!

Gaara: Calm down, girl...

Koneko: Shut up, Gaara! I'm so high up in cloud seven right now! Oh, I'm feeling very very very very happy right now! Yay! Yatta!

Gaara: ...(sweatdrop)

Hahaha! That's all for now, guys! See you soon! Ja ne! Woot!