"Naruto's Pet" was the winner of the poll! That is why it has been updated first. It would have been "PP" if not for the poll.
This story is almost over. (Cheers in the background happily) Working two stories at once has been killing me! Balancing them and school work has been murderous (even though I SHOULD be focusing on my school work a tad bit more...).
Surprisingly the person that I thought would be easy to guess at in the contest wasn't mentioned but once! That's pretty amazing.
The WINNER OF THE CONTEST IS: XCynicalX! Congrats! And thanks for the reviews you have given me! :) They make me happy! :D
Note: Okay... Now it WILL let me use '-' for the scene changes... how strange... so now it's back to normal! For some odd reason...
Warning: Possible OOC-ness? Extreme pervy-ness on Sasuke's part! A hinted pairing, but only because of the Uchiha's heartache-ness! It's ?? with Naruto! Hmm... was there anything else horri-blay? I don't think so, so ON WITH THE CHAPPY!
Fighting for Attention
Uchiha Sasuke's conscience mind took hold and woke him from his sound sleep to find that he was still in Naruto's bathtub. Every hellish morning after Sasuke had taken his dog form he always anticipated hearing a loud, excited voice yelling a "Good Morning, Bun-bun" into his ears, waking him to see that tender, loving face that jumpstarted his heart every time his eyes came in contact with it, but this morning was different; he woke of his own accord. The thought soured the pit of his stomach and caused an involuntary whimper to erupt from his throat.
Curling his body into a lonely ball Sasuke felt something come in contact with his nose and rump. He sniffed lightly at the object that touched his nose and found it to be the blanket he and Naruto slept with. As for the object he backed into…
The sour feeling in Sasuke's stomach melted away much too quickly at the sight of that adorable, whiskered face still snoozing with his body curled up next to the Uchiha. The bliss sent the dog's body to flip over so he would face Naruto, his doggy tail tapping against the tub as he did, making a rather loud "thump, thump, thump," but Sasuke could care less about his tail this time. He nuzzled the crook of the sleeping male's neck with his snout, twitching his nose when a few strands of blonde locks caressed against it, and he inhaled the scent of Naruto's hair, immediately regretting it since the smell was like his personal stimulant and he became a little too happy.
"Mm… Sasuke…" murmured the blonde in his sleep, causing the dog to halt where he was and attempt to slowly pull back from his embrace. Naruto's arms shot out – as if predicting this reaction – twisted around Sasuke, and pulled him back against his chest. "I miss you…"
Not another dream, Naruto. Not now!
Before Sasuke could attempt pulling away his face was brought to Naruto's. His eyes widened at being so close so suddenly, and he panicked when the blonde's soft lips pressed against his doggy ones. How much more of this was he going to suffer before he could kiss back?!
Naruto's hands wrapped themselves behind Sasuke's furry head rather affectionately and combed through the raven hair. The human body drew closer to the animal's, transferring more heat over to him than needed, and it made his chest fall up and down very rapidly from panting so heavily.
A passing thought of pushing Naruto away with his paws was inviting, but one glance at the wounded expression on the whiskered face while he tenderly kissed Sasuke and it was no longer considered. The Uchiha sealed his eyes shut and slipped his tongue out and against Naruto's lips.
The movement of something hot and wet against his dry lips must have startled the blonde because he lurched backwards, hit his head against the tub in the process, and forced his eyes to snap open. The sight of Bun-bun in his arms and watching him with those onyx orbs that resembled Sasuke's so much that it was scary made Naruto twitch.
"Go-good morning, Bun-bun…" His body heated up in embarrassment at the thought of what he just did. This was the second time he had had dreams of the Uchiha in more than a "just-friends" way, and the horrifying idea of putting on a show of what his dreams consisted of to his dog was rather humiliating. At least the animal didn't understand what was taking place…
Or so Naruto thought. His face was suddenly bombarded with doggy kisses; Bun-bun's hot tongue covered his entire face in long, slow strokes that sent chills up the blonde's spine. "B-Bun-bun, stop that!" He pulled away from the animal and sat up in hopes to keep Bun-bun away from his face.
"Your dog is really horny for you," rang in Kakashi's comment from two days previously. This was the first time Naruto really gave the comment his full attention and serious consideration. If his dog really felt emotions for him then that was a really big problem! He snatched at Bun-bun's snout with his hand and pushed him back, his hand still holding tightly around his mouth to keep it shut so his tongue wouldn't be able to escape.
"Bun-bun, you need to stop with the-" Naruto was caught off guard when seeing his dog give him a death glare with those onyx colored eyes. A mental picture of Sasuke flashed before him at the sight. This glare reminded Naruto of the exact same look Sasuke would shoot him whenever he did something to annoy the raven… Covering up Sasuke's mouth would definitely annoy him. "S-Sasuke…?" the blonde whispered hesitantly and hopefully.
The Uchiha panicked. Why did Naruto suddenly say his name to him?! There was no way he could possibly put together that this dog equaled Uchiha Sasuke! He tried feigning stupidity to the name and cocked his head slightly, but felt his traitorous eyes give his shock away, blinking a little more than he intended to.
Naruto cupped Sasuke's face in his hands, still giving him a look of disbelief. He ran his fingers through the black coat of hair gently then snapped them back, burying his face in them. "What the hell am I thinking…? Sasuke would never…"
A mental sigh of relief was heaved by the Uchiha. He thought for sure that Naruto had solved the mystery of "Sasuke's-Strange-Disappearance" by a mere screw-up on Sasuke's part.
The humiliated and mournful, azure eyes connected with Sasuke's. "I'm sorry, Bun-bun… I just…" the glazed look his eyes had melted into tears as he whispered, "I just miss him… I don't like it when he's not here." He sniffled silently and rubbed his eyes of the tears, murmuring to himself that he was stupid.
Though Sasuke risked many things by carrying out this next move he performed it regardless. He took to a standing position – grabbing Naruto's attention at doing so, – placed both paws on either side of Naruto's thighs, pressed his furry chest against the human one, and nestled his head against Naruto's neck. This was the closest thing to a comforting hug he could offer in his state, but it was well recognized by the blonde; he wrapped his arms around Sasuke's shoulders and buried his face in the fur.
"Sometimes… I feel like you understand more than I give you credit for… Thank you…"
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Sasuke knew it was too good to be true. He thought he had it great since he and Naruto had a moment of understanding one another – in the bathtub, of all places. Sasuke made sure that he kept himself from getting too excited when comforting Naruto, but still the blonde said it: "Sorry, Bun-bun, but I think we need to see the vet. I want to ask them if it's normal for a dog to behave the way you do… it's kind of nerve-racking at how well you perceive and act towards things being said."
The Uchiha growled at the memory of the comment while he struggled against Naruto tugging at his collar.
"Come on, Bun-bun, I said that I wouldn't get you fixed, so why are you acting like this? It won't be so bad!" Naruto gritted his teeth as he finally reached around the dog's body, picked him up in his arms, and was finally able to walk down the streets of Konoha with ease.
-"Maybe it won't be so bad for you, but what if they decide to go ahead and snip me of what I'm worth?! My life will be a living Hell all because of you and your stupid decisions, dobe!"-
Naruto made a sudden halt and Sasuke relaxed in his arms. Perhaps something flipped a switch in that idiotic head of his and made him realize that he was doing something inhuman to Sasuke – or Bun-bun.
"Oh, hey, Hinata, I didn't see you standing there."
Or it could just be Hinata standing right there in front of h-WHAT?
Taking his attention off of the dobe Sasuke found Hinata standing at a distance from them at the front of the Hyuga residence. She filled the air full of lovey-dovey emotions when she recognized the voice calling to her was Naruto's, making Sasuke ill at ease.
"O-Oh… Naruto-kun, g-good morning!" she stuttered nervously when turning to Naruto, but eyed the ground in place of him. Her pale eyes glanced up to the dog within Naruto's arms, and she appeared curious, giving more confidence to her speech when asking, "What are you doing to your dog?"
Sasuke abruptly found his paws on the ground. He whipped his head up to Naruto, half expecting him to grab hold of his collar to keep him from "running-away," but there was no such action taken upon him after he hit the ground.
"I was going to take him to the vet," Naruto grinned to Hinata, which deepened her blush in turn.
The envious dog took a bite of Naruto's pants and pulled on them to take his attention from Hinata. -"Don't ignore me, dobe! At least grab my collar so I don't run away! You were taking me to the vet, remember?! I should be running away because of this!"-
"B-But, he looks to be in good health to me," replied the female in a form of calculation. Her gaze was glued to Sasuke as Naruto tried detaching him from his pants.
"Oh, well, he needs to be checked out for things like this," Naruto gestured to the dog's teeth being sunk into his pants and not letting go.
"He's probably just nervous that you're taking him to the vet…" The air Hinata gave off became tense and nervous suddenly. "Um, maybe you could let him calm down for a little bit… come inside and sit down to rest for a while, perhaps? I could make you some tea."
Sasuke sniffed angrily. Yeah, right. I've watched Naruto for a long time and never – not even once – had I seen him drink tea!
A grin surfaced on Naruto's face at the offer. "Sure! I could go for a rest after struggling with, Bun-bun, here. He puts up a rather hard fight!"
The two giggled to themselves at the statement and Sasuke felt his heart sink. Both of them looked to be so happy talking with one another though they rarely did it! Why… why did Sasuke feel like he had been abandoned?
Sasuke narrowed his eyes. He wasn't going to give Naruto up without a fight! This meant war! He didn't care if his opponent was Hyuga Hinata, he was going to beat her down and win Naruto's heart – dog form or not!
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"D-damn… you… Bun-bun…" gasped the blonde as he collapsed in the hallway to Hinata's room with said dog in his arms. "Why… why did you have to… have to go and run laps around… Konoha so suddenly…?"
The dog lay limp in Naruto's arms, breathing rapidly from the sprint he made away from Naruto and Hinata before entering the Hyuga household. Maybe sprinting with everything he had wasn't the best idea; he really regretted it now because he could hardly move!
-"Pay me… more attention than… her!"- the dog grumbled between breaths. -"I'm yours… right? So… stop with the… "getting-close-to-Hinata-just-because-Sasuke-isn't-here" act!"- Sasuke nearly choked at the mouthful of words heaved and knew it was all for nothing since Naruto couldn't understand a single thing being said, but he was getting nervous about this, and as they say: "Desperate times call for desperate measures!"
"N-Naruto… kun…" gasped the Hyuga while making an attempt to stand up, "I want to show you my… room…!" Hinata's aching muscles gave way underneath her weight and made Naruto jump.
"Ah, Hinata, watch out!" He naturally shot out and grabbed Hinata before she hit the floor. "Hey, are you alright?"
Onyx eyes darted away from the sight of the two and growled low enough for neither to hear - not that it mattered if they heard or not, -"Okay, I can live with this happening… however-"- the dog dove into Naruto's lap as if to clam territory, -"Uchiha Sasuke does not give up that easily!"-
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The two human bodied ninjas were finally able to pry Bun-bun from the blonde's lap after many tiring tries, and all three – being even more out of breath because of the struggle with one another – slowly traveled the rest of the journey from the hallway to Hinata's bedroom, well, two of them traveled, one was dragged.
"This… is my room," the female spoke a little hesitantly at first and still drained of energy, but her face lit up to the expression Naruto made to the pretty sight of her room.
"Wow, you have a really nice room, Hinata! It's much bigger than mine and everything's so neat and tidy!"
Onyx eyes rolled in the dog's head at the comment. Your room would look neat and tidy if you actually cleaned it, dobe. His panting died down a little now, but his heart continuously beat against his chest when Naruto finally decided to set him down. Ah, no! Don't let me go, dobe! I didn't mean it! Augh! I need a plan…
Hinata giggled at the way Naruto was praising her room. "Is it really that great?"
"Of course it is! Even Bun-bun likes it!" Naruto grabbed Hinata by the shoulder and pointed to his dog. "See? He's already making himself at home!"
"Bun-bun" was too busy plotting to pay this statement – or the shoulder hold Naruto had on Hinata – any attention and only sniffed when hearing his "name."
Naruto eyed his dog and became worried when the animal only laid there with a thoughtful and calculating expression on his doggy face. First Bun-bun was all jumpy and clingy towards Naruto when he decided to get close to the Hyuga like he was at this moment, but this time Bun-bun wasn't doing a single thing. Was he pouting because he didn't have all of the attention at this very moment?
"Hmm… he's probably just acting like he's tired so I won't have to take him to the vet," Naruto teased, and he smiled when taking a glimpse of the doggy smirk that Bun-bun did very well; if Bun-bun hadn't heard Naruto before, he heard him now! Hinata would have laughed at Naruto's words, but she grew curious when her pale eyes happened to sneak a peek of the animal smiling very smugly as if Naruto had guessed correctly.
The abrupt silence driven by Hinata caught on to Naruto and he watched her worriedly when seeing her eyes form the Byakugan. "Hey, are you okay?" He wasn't quite sure why she had performed the Byakugan, but he was concerned about it. "What's wrong?"
"Oh, it's nothing, Naruto-kun."
Sasuke craned his neck so he could see what all the fuss was about; they were making entirely too much noise for him to concentrate and he was ready and willing to growl his complaint at them, but when his eyes met with Naruto giving Hinata a tender, worried look and asking again if everything was okay while his hand lay a little too familiarly on her shoulder the dog felt his body jump up and his paws scrape at the floor savagely. Before his mind could grasp onto what his body had done Sasuke found himself between Hinata and Naruto, barking all the while of his displeasure at the sight.
"N-Naruto-kun, please keep him quiet! If father hears that a dog is in the house then he will be very upset!"
"Ah! Okay, I'm very sorry! I didn't know!" Naruto squatted down and held Sasuke's mouth shut with his hands. "Bun-bun, you need to be quiet! We could get Hinata in a lot of trouble if you keep on!"
-"Keep away from her and maybe I'll consider it, dobe!"- barked the dog once he got his mouth free from Naruto's hands. He would have continued his ranting and raving, but something caught his eye.
A few markings – darker than Naruto's normal skin tone – were etched into the blonde's hand. It was already healed thanks to the demon fox, but there was still a scar. The pattern of the marks looked all too familiar to Sasuke and he found himself recalling the previous night and how he had snapped at Naruto for petting him. Sasuke unconsciously licked the wounded area. -"Naruto… I didn't mean to… I'm... sorry."- Since the blonde couldn't understand his language Sasuke continuously licked at the area he had done damage to in hopes that his apology would catch on.
"Bun-bun?" Azure eyes diverted from his dog to his hand. "Oh! Do you feel bad for last night?"
Sasuke gave the most sincere look he could muster in this dog state and whimpered lightly – feeling his self-respect crack in two at doing so – to show Naruto that he was right.
Naruto gave Sasuke the sweetest smile the raven had ever received from anyone and felt his tail wag in response to it.
"It's okay, Bun-bun, it didn't hurt that much when you bit me anyways, and it's practically healed now!" Naruto grabbed the back of Sasuke's head and pulled him to his chest, rubbing him up and down with both hands from bliss.
Fear of being turned on by the blonde was so far from Sasuke's mind at the moment – as was the vet – that Sasuke freely pushed Naruto from his squatting position to sit on the ground so he could lick the blonde's face easier.
"Okay, Bun-bun, I get it! You're happy that I've forgiven you, now stop!" the blonde failed at sounding serious and ended up giggling the part that was suppose to make the dog halt.
A loud "thud" was heard and both of the males turned to the area where Hinata had been standing only to see that the female had collapsed against the floor and now appeared to be in a daze with a slight blush filling her cheeks.
"Ah, Hinata, what happened?!" Naruto quickly shoved Sasuke off of him and made his way to the Hyuga's side. "Did you get lightheaded, or sick suddenly, or-or-"
The dog felt his tail – that had recently been waving back and forth ecstatically – droop to the scene drawing out before him. Something was beginning to click. Never – not even once – had it ever crossed Sasuke's mind that someone else had affections for Naruto other than him, someone that Naruto could possibly fall for. Sakura was way out of Naruto's league since she obviously had her eyes dead-set on Sasuke, but here was a girl that treated Naruto nicely and he did the same for her…
"I'm-I'm okay, Naruto-kun…" Hinata sat up and rubbed the back of her head where she had connected with the wall when she fell. "I just…" Sasuke jumped when her pale eyes attached themselves to his. "I just thought it was really cute how you and your dog act with one another, is all, and I slipped when I was about to laugh."
That had to be the stupidest excuse Sasuke had ever-
"Oh, okay, Hinata," the blonde gave a sigh of relief. "You had me worried there that you were hurt or something!"
Of course Naruto would be the only person to believe her, thought the Uchiha while rolling his eyes, but stopped when the full effects of that mental statement hit home. Naruto was being taken away before Sasuke even had the chance to have him.
"Geez, you hit your head pretty hard. There's even a bump."
Sasuke flinched at the sight of Naruto grasping the back of Hinata's head and gently rubbing it; the female's face shown a beat red color at the action.
That's it! I'll have to take him by force even if it means going to the… vet!
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"Um, the tea is ready, Naruto-kun."
"That… that's great, Hinata, but… uh…"
Bun-bun had his body sprawled over Naruto's lap to keep him from getting up to do anything that dealt with Hinata; the blonde could no longer catch her when she fell or rub the back of her head if she hit something on the way down now! This wasn't Sasuke's master plan, however, oh no. It dealt with something much more risky than this and if he made sure everything worked itself out the way he planned it to then it wouldn't be Naruto owning Sasuke, but Sasuke owning Naruto!
"Okay, I'll bring the tea to my room then."
Phase one – neither ninja leaves the dog alone in the room – check.
"Neh, Bun-bun, do you like tea?" Naruto cocked his head in curiosity to his inquiry.
What a stupid question! Naruto had come this far and still didn't realize that Sasuke couldn't talk?! Oh well… Sasuke eyed Naruto and gave a small exhale that could have answered either way, but meant it as a "yes."
"Okay, that's good, because I was thinking about giving you some!"
A ruffling of Sasuke's fur made his mind draw a blank. Naruto's fingers slipped just behind his ears and felt so relaxing against the spot when they massaged it. -"I love you, Naruto… I hope that I will be able to tell this to you in person one day… but for right now… I guess that's the best that I can do…"- Sasuke raised his head up and gave Naruto's lips an affectionate lick – as affectionate as one could be when in the body of a dog.
Naruto felt his lips curl back into a smile at the contact. He leaned forward – puzzling Sasuke as to what he was doing – and gave Sasuke's snout his own little, sweet lick as well. (1)
For a moment everything seemed to freeze over. Sasuke's spine suffered from a prickly sensation, raising the hair that rested on his back, but everything else he was experiencing was… nice. His stomach was warm – as well as his face – his tail wagged, not just automatically – Sasuke had finally figured out how to do this motion on his own – and his heart fluttered in a way that didn't make him completely nervous.
The blonde chuckled before whispering, "I love you, too."
Well, Sasuke wasn't nervous before, but he was now! What if Naruto had somehow figured out how to decipher dog language?
"Sorry I took so long, Naruto-kun." It was Hinata's voice; she had come in before Sasuke was able to figure out if Naruto had everything put together or not! "I didn't want it to be too terribly hot, so I was waiting for it to cool down some! I-I hope you like it!"
Naruto grinned when Hinata set the tray down on the short table resting just in front of him. He watched as she poured his tea for him because he had a little… "problem" when it came to getting up to do things himself.
Hmm… maybe I should just leave Naruto alone…
The grin Naruto had plastered on his face spread at a thought and he decided to word this thought. "Wow, Hinata, you would definitely make one amazing wife to whoever marries you!" The dog and Hinata both flinched in surprise to this comment and glued their wide eyes on Naruto. "I mean, you have everything going for you! You're pretty cute, you're a bit odd, but very kind, and you handle that teapot nicely…"
Okay, that's it! I was going to be nice, dobe, but that little remark draws the last straw! Sasuke glared at the cup that Hinata was still pouring tea into; she didn't realize that it was kind of full and was spilling over onto the table. Phase two – girl comes back and gets Naruto's tea ready – check.
"Oh, w-well, uh, th-thank you, I guess, Naruto-kun. That's, uh, very nice of you…" Hinata's face reflected her embarrassment as she quickly placed the teapot down and grabbed a rag to wipe up the mess she made on the table. "Um, here's your tea, Naruto-kun…" The Hyuga held onto the cup shakily and brought it in Naruto's direction.
Sasuke lurched at the cup of tea, startling the female at the motion and causing her to drop the cup, which just so happened to be directly in front of Naruto, so it covered the bright orange attire that he always wore.
Phase three – Naruto's crazy, abnormal dog takes it upon himself to help get the tea – check.
"AH! BUN-BUN, WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?!" screamed the blonde at the top of his lungs. The tea wasn't hot, hot, but it was still hot!
The Uchiha gazed on with devilish intent as the unknowing blonde removed his soaked jacket from his body. His eyes locked on to the garment clinging to Naruto's body that couldn't be removed while in the presence of a lady, such as Hinata, and he mentally grinned something of unjust actions.
Need I word my thoughts?
Before Uzumaki Naruto knew what had hit him he yelped out when a force drove against the area between his legs. He didn't quite freak out until he eyed Bun-bun lapping at the tea stains on his pants. A rather awkward feeling since he wasn't accustomed to anything being between his legs. (2)
"BUN-BUN, STOP THAT RIGHT NOW! THIS IS EMBARRASSING!"
Poor Naruto gave it his all in trying to pry his dog from between his legs, but the animal refused to cooperate and move.
Sasuke wrapped his front legs around Naruto's back to keep from being forced off and found that it must have been a snug hold because Naruto couldn't budge him for all he was worth. He didn't see why Naruto was trying so hard to fight it though... this treatment obviously aroused the blonde…
Oh, that's right… I'm a dog, so naturally he's going to freak out about this... damn. Sauske wasn't expecting for Naruto to shower him with heated emotions because he was doing this as a dog, but he also forgot about the fact that he was a dog and this was kind of a disturbing thing to do.
The struggle wasn't swinging in Naruto's favor and he had no choice but to ask for help, "H-Hinata, could you-" but as soon as he glanced up from his activities he found no Hyuga sitting before him. "WHERE THE HELL DID SHE GO JUST WHEN I NEED HER?!" The desperate male directed his focus back to his corrupt dog and felt a little relieved that he had a few layers separating him from Bun-bun. If not... there would be harder issues to handle...
"How about this, Bun-bun," he started with the calmest voice he could muster while pressing his hands against the dog's snout in an effort to keep him as far away as possible, "how about I take of my pants off since Hinata isn't here anymore and I give them to you?"
Bun-bun detached himself from Naruto's body at this statement and licked his lips happily. Even though Naruto appeared very embarrassed about this scenario, the Uchiha felt satisfied. He chuckled mentally when thinking, this means one less layer that's separating me from my prize! Just as Naruto had removed his pants from those delicate, tasty looking legs someone interrupted.
"So, this was what all the commotion was about."
Damn it! Someone always comes in when things are picking up for Uchiha Sasuke!
The voice sounded familiar to Sasuke, but he payed it no mind thanks to his pissed attitude. It wasn't until he whipped around and locked with eyes that resembled Hinata's that he gave the person full recognition.
"Oh…" began the blonde rather mortified at who it was that saw him with his pants down – or to be more correct, off, "Hey, Neji… we didn't mean to be a nuisance…"
"Well," the emotionless voice rang out sharply, "you and your… pet failed if that was your goal."
Naruto grimaced at the cold comment and quickly slipped his pants back on. "Uh… I guess this means we should be going now…" In one swift movement he reached for his drenched jacket and stood up to leave.
"Not so fast." The Hyuga stood firm in the doorway of Hinata's room, refusing to let the two exit. His pale eyes glinted with amusement when falling to the dog. "So, I've heard Uchiha has gone missing." Naruto visibly flinched, giving Neji exactly what he wanted. "You wouldn't happen to know his whereabouts, would you? The two of you are best friends, so he would not think twice before telling you that he had an idea to mysteriously disappear, right?" Neji made an immediate halt of asking questions and feigned an almost-sorry expression. "Oh, that's right… I forgot that the last time this happened he didn't tell you. Déjà vu, neh?"
Sasuke was more than ready to bite the shit out of Neji, and he came so close to doing it too, but Naruto intervened. "Shut the fuck up, Neji. You don't know what the hell you're talking about." His aura was so chilly that Sasuke felt his hair stand up on the back of his neck in response, but Neji remained very calm and collected.
"Oh, so that means you do know where he's at."
The defeated expression on Naruto's face made it clear that Neji came out as the victor.
"Don't look so sad, Naruto…" Neji provided Naruto with a smug smirk, "I think Konoha is better off without him, and so are you. The friendship you two shared wasn't worth risking everything like you did back then."
"You don't know what you're talking about! You don't have a best friend, Neji, so don't act like you know how things should go for me and Sasuke!" With that Naruto shoved Neji out of the doorway and pressed on to the exit with Bun-bun on his heels. At first the dog was very pleased with how Naruto handled the situation, but hearing what Naruto had to say next made it feel as if he had dumped ice-cold water on him. "He's right... Neji's right, Bun-bun... It's not-"
-"Don't you dare say it, dobe. Don't you dare."-
"It's not worth it anymore..."
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"Nii-san…"
The shy voice turned Neji's focus to Hinata, who was slowly drawing herself towards him. "What?" She fidgeted under his gaze for a moment and said nothing, but Neji knew what her problem was. "So, you noticed that Naruto's pet wasn't some ordinary dog too, hm?" His lips pulled back into a smirk when Hinata's pale eyes widened a fraction. "Uchiha Sasuke missing? I think not."
(1) Eh, I did this to my pets when I was younger, thinking that this would show them how much I care about them. I think if Naruto liked his pet as much as I did then he would do this. If you don't like the licking bit then you can just imagine that he kissed Sasuke's nose again.
(2) I had to do something like this because so many dogs that I have had has done this (something being spilled or not)! Such an awkward thing!
Okies! Evil chappy, I know, but hey, it's almost over! (YES!) Enh... don't worry about the whole 'Neji-knows' thing. It won't be too significant... unless I change my mind last minute. Don't get me wrong with how I wrote Neji. I love the Hyuga, but he really can be a jerk (mostly in the beginning), so I wanted him to be jerky in this story.
Preview to Next Chappy: Gasp! It's the event everyone's been waiting for! Sasuke turns back into a human! (yay) Will he be able to tell Naruto of his feelings? Or will he have to keep them quiet? How will Naruto feel about seeing him again since Kakashi had said that Sasuke was in love with the person he had been staying with all along? Hm... could he be jealous?
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