It's already been a month, Ino thought as she began typing furiously on her laptop. The words she thought began making their way onto the computer's screen. Sasuke was a gentleman, unlike what she had expected. She expected him to jump her and force her into sex; or something like that, but he made no such move. He took her out to simple but romantic dates, bought her cute gifts, he would kiss her sweetly but not forcibly on the lips every time he saw her, he would pay for her lunch, he would walk her home …he was the perfect boyfriend. She couldn't help but hope that she maybe would be lucky, like Karin, and maybe he wouldn't dump her tonight or any time soon. Maybe she would be another girl that managed to last longer than a month. She paused from typing and sighed dreamily. There was no doubt that Sasuke was charming, she was falling for him even though she clearly told herself when she first asked him out that she would not. She could not. She will not.

"No Ino, remember what your job is" Ino said quietly to herself. She continued to type.

The only thing that was wrong about Sasuke was how suspicious he was. No one ever knew what his motives were. No one understood why he was so quick to date and dump girls like there were objects. And then there was that blonde boy that was always with Sasuke lately. Naruto, the school's slut, everyone knew his reputation so why did Sasuke choose to hang out with the whore? They didn't seem to have anything going on, right?

"Sasuke isn't like that" She whispered under her voice, "There's no way…"

"How the progress going?" Ino heard a voice say behind her, she felt someone looking over her shoulder to read the little paragraph she had written, "Oh no Ino this won't do …"

"I know…but I can't find anything to write on."

"Then make something up" The other girl standing behind her suggested.

Ino turned around to glare at the girl, "You know I can't do that"

"Why not it's not like anyone would know?"

Ino shook her head in disapproval.

"I'm moving to plan B" Ino said with a long sigh

"That works too; alright I'll see you late but just make sure it's good, ok?"

"I know, I know"

"Also, Ino?"

"Yeah?"

"Don't do anything stupid" The girl patted Ino's back before walking away and out of the school's library doors where Ino had been sitting. Not to soon after did the bell ring signaling the end of lunch, Ino saved the work and shut down her laptop.

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When last block finish Naruto walked the usual path down the corridors of the school only to find Sasuke was just randomly waiting at his locker after school, leaning on it with a black leather jacket on and some lace up combat boots. The girls that had passed by blush and giggled when he glanced at them quickly. Making Naruto roll his eyes at how stupid people could be, the guy was a prick and he obviously had no interest in any of them and if he did it's not that it would last very long. Of course when Naruto walked by the girls sneered and mumbled something about him being a 'faggot whore.' The funny thing was when Naruto finally stopped at his locker where Sasuke was standing everyone stopped to stare.

"Hey teme" Naruto mumbled in greeting, not really sure why Sasuke was waiting for him in the first place.

"Hey, I was just kind of bored and have nothing to do after school so I was going to walk with you" Sasuke said in a bored tone. Naruto shrugged, he knew Sasuke always did random stuff like this when he had nothing better to do so he just accepted the fact that he was Sasuke's backup plan.

There was a murmur beginning to happen beside Naruto, he turned to look at the boy a few lockers down from him, the murmur stopped and the boy was glaring at him. A few girls that were waiting for the boy also gave Naruto a weird look. After a while Naruto realized it was because of Sasuke…someone like him shouldn't be talking to a guy like that - according to most stereotypical teenage groupings. Of course rumors were going around the school that Naruto had now become good friends with the ice prince himself but no one believed it. Really, Naruto only hung out with Sasuke a lot outside of school so he could understand why no one believed that he, the supposed whore, had the pleasure (more like curse) of being close with Sasuke. The ice prince noticed the eyes on them, everyone was analysing the two boys trying to make out why Sasuke was meeting up with Naruto at his locker. Almost every student that walked by them gave Sasuke and Naruto a funny look.

"Why is Sasuke with that damn prostitute" A girl walking by whispered to her friends quietly. It was quiet, yes, but loud enough for both boys to catch it. With that Sasuke finally snapped; he was tired of having people judge Naruto and labeling him something he was not. His sunshine got enough crap for it as it is he didn't need more crap just because the blonde was friends with him. So he stood up straight and turned to Naruto who had his head down quietly shoving his textbooks into his locker trying not to let the condoms that he put in his locker several weeks ago fall out again. Yeah, he never got around to throwing those out.

"So Naruto" Sasuke said in a purposely loud voice so that everyone nearby could hear him

Naruto jumped a little not expecting that loudness from Sasuke. He looked up from his bag to stare at Sasuke with bewildered eyes. Sasuke just smirked back.

"I'm really glad you slept over" Sasuke continued, Naruto blinked, "It was fun, you know?"

Naruto nodded slowly, now he was beginning to understand what Sasuke was doing. He was preaching their friendship to tell all the people staring at them that he didn't give a fuck. He just didn't understand why.

"Yeah, we should do it again sometime…" Naruto played along.

"Hn, we should actually wanna hang after?" Sasuke asked the blond haired boy, "I wanted to show you something later anyways." This wasn't a lie.

"Sure, only if you go trick-or-treating with me later" Naruto smirked.

"I will if you dress up like a sexy fox for me" Sasuke said teasingly making Naruto chuckle.

"Anything for you Sasu-Pooh" Naruto batted his eyes sarcastically. A girl nearby gasped at the nick name like it was a curse word being used inside a church.

"Mhhh, I can't wait to see you all dressed up my little sunshine" Sasuke leaned over to kiss Naruto on the cheek; the kiss lasted a few long seconds. When he pulled away the fangirls standing around had their mouths slightly open in shock. A few guys gave them a disgusted look.

"What?" Sasuke snapped at everyone that was staring making them all blink and quickly turn away, "That's what I thought"

Naruto slammed his locker shut and zipped up his bag, his face still a little bit flushed from the unexpected peck on the cheek. Sasuke grabbed the blonde's wrist and dragged him down the hall. There were sure to be more rumors after this but hell if Sasuke cared.

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"Why'd you do that? Your reputation might get all fucked up" Naruto mumbled a question. They we're walking back to Naruto's apartment together in the windy October afternoon. Sasuke's hands were shoved into his leather jacket's pockets while he kicked rocks drown the sidewalk.

"I never asked to be popular so I don't really give a crap about my reputation" Sasuke answered.

Naruto left it at that.

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Sasuke stayed at Naruto's apartment the rest of the day playing video games and watching TV. The dance was supposed to be happening at the same time but Sasuke hated dancing and crowds so there was no way he was going. Free tickets or not (since he was on the student council he could get in without pay). Ino called him several times but he ignored every one of them. They also never went trick-or-treating of course since neither of them had a costume and Sasuke had too much pride to go around knocking on doors begging for sweets, he didn't even like sweets.

Instead Sasuke finally took Naruto out to what he wanted to show him.

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Naruto followed Sasuke through the familiar secret path that led to their, Sasuke's, hideout. Instead of stopping at the bench though Sasuke continued to walk straight past it and made his way deeper into the forest. The sound of the fallen leaves on the ground crunched under their shoes. They didn't walk to long before Sasuke stopped before a medium sized oak tree. Naruto clearly saw what it was that Sasuke wanted to show him, he had expected this, though he anticipated for something more…ugly and ill crafted.

A perfectly built tree house was sitting nicely about six feet above ground. Half of the structure was hidden between the branches of the tree the rest was hanging out of the tree balancing on several large polls that were rammed into the ground to help support the large wooden structure. It was a simple for wall rectangular shaped miniature cabin looking house with a triangular roof and a tiny door that was attached to a long set of curved stairs that wrapped it's self around the trunk of the beautiful tree. The house almost look like a normal house that was professionally made, if it wasn't for the fact that you could kind of see the painted over nail, bolts, and seams that kept the walls together. Sasuke made his way up the swerved stair case with Naruto following closely behind with excitement.

Chapter Ten: Electric Tree house

My painting was mounted onto one of the walls of the tree house, inside a really pretty black wooden frame. There were two windows in the tree house. They were actually legit windows too, not just square cut outs. I mean the whole glass and frame thing. Also on either side of the tiny door were two battery powered lanterns that helped light up the dark room. I couldn't believe Sasuke made this. It was beyond my capabilities or that of any average teenage boy.

"This place is amazing Sasuke! You should be an architect when you grow up" I gasp.

"Hn…you think so?"

"Well yeah! Look at this! You built this all by yourself and it's the most beautiful thing I've even seen!" I wave my hands around like it's going to help prove my point any further.

Sasuke shakes his head and rolls his eyes at my antics, "Suigetsu and Jugo helped a bit so I didn't do it all by myself" He mumbles honestly.

"…That's so not fair I asked to help like fifty times but you refused to let me"

He shrugs a bit.

"You like what I did with your painting?" Sasuke asks. When he talks a white puff of smoke leaves his mouth because of the chilly air. It reminds me of a chimney for no particular reason.

I turn to look at my painting again; I begin to wonder how the heck he got the hug thing through the tiny door. But those thoughts are quickly erased by those of how nice it looked on that wall framed by the black painted wood that encased it.

"Yeah… I love it" I turn to look back at Sasuke only to notice him staring at me, "What?"

"Nothing"

"Oh come on…Tell me what's on your mind teme~!" I wined

"Mhhh….I was just thinking…that you're the most beautiful thing I've even seen" Sasuke says in a quieter voice then before, his eyes still on me.

I feel my heart speed up probably because that's the most embarrassing thing I've ever heard someone say to me before. I feel my face become heated, I try to think of something to say to that but the only thing that comes out is…

"S-shut up" I manage to shutter out, still embarrassed at his awkward bluntness. I know my face is probably as red as a neon tomato.

"You really should learn how to take a compliment" Sasuke smirks teasingly.

I reply with a sarcastic, "Well, thank you"

Eventually we sit down on the wooden floor of the tree house and relax. We both do our own things, Sasuke reads while I sketch him reading. We stay like that for what seems like days, weeks, even years. After minutes of peaceful silence Sasuke breaks it with a thoughtful huff.

"I was thinking…" Sasuke starts.

"About me?" I cut in jokingly.

He snorted and rolled his eyes again, "Naw, not this time…But seriously I was thinking about you said"

"What'd I say?"

"That I should be an architect, I never thought about what I wanted to be before…not really anyways." He pauses, "but…now that I think about it, it kind of seems perfect"

I nod, "I think so too, everything you'd make would be beautiful"

"Just like you?" Sasuke snickers with a smirk on his face, oviously still amused by my previous reaction.

I whack he on the top of his head with my sketch book. He just rubs his head and chuckles softly.

"When I become an architect, everything I make… the city I create, will be for you…since you gave me the idea to become one" He says in a tauntingly poetic voice. He grins at me with this egotistical sly smile that dares me to react.

I roll my eyes at him and will myself not to blush at his ridiculous comments, "Sasuke you need to stop saying cheesy romantic shit like that, we aren't in a chick flick"

There was then silence for a few moments. A while later I could sense Sasuke creeping closer to me. He wraps his arms around my waist slowly and kisses my cheek, never letting go of me. I turn my head to look directly at him.

"What are y-"

I got cut off by his lips on mine; my mouth was still open from speaking. But I guess that was his plan all along because he wasted no time shoving his tongue down into my mouth. For some reason I never pushed back, I just sat there frozen but not stiff. The kiss turned hungry and messy, he began to lick and suck on my bottom lip. I could feel my body heat up. Even though it was a cold night I was burning up. A nervous flutter began to form in my stomach. My fingers started to tingle with warmth.

There was this weird sensation that I usually got from excitement, adrenaline or being nervous that passed through my body. If I had to explain what it felt like I'd say it felt like an electric eel decided to slither down my neck, around my torso, down my arms and legs and exit out through my toes. I was sure the reason for this feeling was because of a mixture of all three emotions at the same time, not just one. Which made it so much worse this time, shocking my body with its strong voltage.

I had goosebumps left behind from the electric feeling I got from his touch. Subconsciously I brought my hands, which were once lying flat on the ground, up to Sasuke's chest. I balled them up into fists, clenching onto him. He responded by pulling me closer by the waist. My hands warmed up even more between our body heat. His hands roamed up and down my clothed back. The touch made me shiver a bit. I could feel how I was starting to become affected in a certain 'area' of mine just a little. But, he finally pulled away from me. His lips no longer on mine, giving us both time to properly breath. And time for me to calm down.

I never realized I was actually kissing him back till he was no longer on me, I also never realized how much I liked it. Most likely because my brain was all fuzzy at the time. He let go of my waist, his hands returned to their original location. Away from me. Making me feel kind of…lonely even though Sasuke was still sitting right next to me. I removed my hands from his chest and brought them to my lap. For moments we just sat there in silence, an awkward one at that. What do you say when you just randomly got kissed and you never fought it back? What do you say when you kissed a guy who's obviously a player? Then I realize something. I grab my sketch book and hit him hard on the top of his head.

"OW! Holy shit Naruto"

"You asshole, why'd you do that?" I yell back at him.

"Cuz' I like you" He says bluntly.

"No you jerk you have a girlfriend!"

"So?"

"So…what do you mean SO?" I stare at him waiting for an answer but he just blinks at me, "Oh right…I forgot it's been a month, what now? I'm your new target you damn teme! You got tired of Ino so you just decide to kiss me? Hmmm?"

He stays quiet for a long time just staring at me with this unreadable expression. Sasuke lets out a long exhale, shuffling a bit his body begins getting up off the tree houses floor to stand.

"Nevermind...whatever" He says almost to himself more then to me, "… let's just get you home" His voice is unusually quiet. He stretched out a hand to help me up but I just stare at the hand in offering. For some reason I feel like I hurt his feelings even though what I said was just my opinion. I feel like a jerk…and I can't stay mad at him. I'd be lying if I said I didn't like kissing him, I did help induce it. Was it so wrong for me to yell at him? I wasn't wrong…he did have a girlfriend and he did have a reputation, did I not have the right to be suspicious?

I take the hand finally and he pulls me up. I don't want his hand to let go but he does. Rather quickly too. He shoves his hands in his pockets and kicks open the tree houses door. Silently we walk out of the forest and onto the sidewalks. Sasuke stops at the sight of my apartment building and mumbles a 'see ya' before heading off to his house. I watch him walk away. Part of me wants to let him leave for being an over emotional jerk but the other half aches to not let him leaves. That half wants him to stay over again so that I can wake up and see him curled up in the blankets again watching TV.

I just let him go because I can't run after him.

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