I do not own Naruto; I don't earn money to write this story. Masashi Kishimoto created Naruto.

If I fast forward through the chuunin exams will anybody kill me?

Punishment Jutsu: A Heart Held Hostage

Chapter 25: Move

…Sasuke Held Naruto by the hand as they walked through the village. Naruto chattered about little things. Sasuke had tuned him out. Naruto was pretty; his voice though, could be grating in the right circumstances.

"…My Apartment." Naruto said and looked at his boyfriend seriously.

"Hn?" Sasuke squeezed his arm.

Naruto turned to him and rolled his eyes, "Teme, weren't your listening?"

"Sorry," Sasuke whispered and leaned in to kiss him.

Naruto grunted in dissatisfaction and pushed him off gently.

"Would you listen to me Sasuke? I have decided," Naruto now felt flustered, the damn bastard was more inclined to molest him than to listen but Naruto still loved him and he pushed forward. Batting a caressing hand away and looking squarely at the boy who was currently undressing him with his eyes in a very public venue.

Naruto sighed and snapped his fingers, "Oi, teme! Look at me would you."

Sasuke blinked thinking briefly that he had been looking and really enjoying the view. Naruto looked mad. He sighed and let his shoulders slump. "Ok you baka what is it?"

"I decided to move in with you," Naruto smiled and rubbed the back of his head. Sasuke smirked and wrapped his arms around his cute little moron.

"Took you long enough," Sasuke shifted and suddenly began pulling Naruto by the arm toward his crappy apartment building, "We can have your stuff moved tonight."

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Naruto dug in his heels, "You didn't let me finish…I'll move in with you after we become chuunin."

Sasuke frowned, "Why not now?" He warned his Naruto in his apartment now. It wasn't just about sexing up his pretty little blond boyfriend…Well yeah that was a big part of it. Sasuke just really wanted to know Naruto was safe…was where Sasuke could know he was not being mistreated…and hell yes he loved being able to see his moron whenever he wanted.

Naruto grunted in annoyance, "I think you're distracted enough already without me moving in."

"Whatever you say dope," Sasuke began to hug Naruto and nibbled on his earlobe, "But I'll be on your ass as soon as this is over. You'll be in my apartment and I'll show you the meaning of distraction." He licked the shell of Naruto's sensitive ear and enjoyed the shivers that wracked the boy's body…

…Gaara shook his head in near disbelief at the blond boy's carelessness. No traps…no locks on the windows were clasped, and one was even cracked open. He had no difficulty in gaining entrance to the apartment…if you could call it that.

He had spent only a second taking in the view before his sand slithered out into the room and began searching for hidden compartments Gaara himself made his way to the rickety coffee table to look a the scrolls and papers scattered there. Under a vase of colorful flowers. Gaara had originally not planned to leave any trace of his visit but those flowers aggravated him to no end. He grabbed up one and smelled it. It smelled of a floral shop faintly. The yellow tulip had begun to wilt only slightly but the rich golden petals reminded Gaara of golden hair. Next to that the ruby red tulip looked nice. He didn't know why but he liked the thought of his red tresses next to that spiky blond the boy sported. Then he crushed the flowers, crushing his thoughts with them. He ignored the demonic taunts in his head. He had a job to do and that idiotic boy would not get in his way. He dropped the crushed flowers to the ground and stepped on them further crushing the feeling tingling in his chest until it was a mere ghost of a sensation.

Gaara felt satisfied that nothing further needed looking into here the boy's apartment was as clean as it's resident was clueless. He saw a few pictures on the wall. A photo of Naruto and the one he had learned to be called Sasuke. The pink haired girl and a man with silver hair. He sniffed that was probably a picture of his team. There was one of Naruto by himself looking at the sunset. He didn't know it but that one made Naruto blush. Sasuke had taken it while the boy was watching the sunset. Sasuke had given him that picture wrapped in paper like a gift, so of course Naruto hung it. Not that he was vain or anything, but it was a gift from Sasuke.

Finally one in which Naruto was entangled with the dark haired boy. His eyes closed and he was grinning. The brunet seemed annoyed but there was evidence of a blush on his face. Gaara felt something twinge in his chest and he frowned.

A sudden anger rose in him and Garra picked up the vase and threw it. It shattered against the refrigerator in the kitchen leaving a mess of water, torn flowers and ceramic scattered across the floor. Damn that boy and his ability to get a rise out of him. Gaara was above this little pest and to prove the point he would draw blood and see an end to the little worm in the next stage of the chuunin exams…

…Sasuke had reluctantly let his partner go. Naruto said they needed to focus on the coming test. He was amazed at himself being the voice of reason between the two of them. Sasuke had a bug up his ass or something. He could not let Naruto have any peace. For once he waqs not the most annoying person in the room.

Naruto walked through the hall to his apartment door. Something was off. He made a clone of himself and sent it in first. He had not done that recently because of the false peace he'd enjoyed. Now he knew he should never have let his guard down.

He peeked in to his one room apartment and almost whimpered. His couch was in shreds. His scrolls and magazines strewn and the pictures that had once been on his wall were a pile of shattered glass torn paper and splintered wood. His kitchen was no better the ceramics what had once been dishes and a vase were in pieces on the floor. He sniffed angrily but the tear that rolled down his face betrayed his sadness. Naruto didn't have much to his name but that only meant that his things held more value to him than another person.

He resigned himself and sighed, "Well at least there's that much less to pack now. Damn it. Go get a broom." He looked at his clone who obeyed and started sweeping while Naruto looked through the refuse for anything salvageable.

(Short and not so sweet sorry I've lost my muse for a while I'm sure it will turn up eventually)