Naruto was lost. His feelings were a mess, and his head swam with questions. For the next several days he jumped when Hinata entered the room, smiling and handing him her reports before turning around and leaving.

As if everything was normal.

As if that kiss had just been a dream.

He pressed his fingers to his lips and wondered, briefly, if she was making fun of him. He knew she wasn't, it wasn't her way of doing things, however...

He bit his lip, curling up in his bed and shutting his eyes. It definitely felt like she was making fun of him.

Mornings faded into evenings fast, and Naruto spent days with the thought of it on his mind, until Kagome showed up.

He jumped as a bento lunch was dropped onto his desk. "You're losing weight, Naruto!"

He looked up, and blinked cluelessly at Kagome as she placed her hands on her hips.

"A-aa." He said, opening the lunch and slowly eating. Kagome sighed.

"You look like you need someone to talk to." Kagome said, sitting on the desk with her back to him. "Talk."

Naruto looked down into his food. "I had a date with Hinata." He said quietly. Kagome nodded.

"Hai, she had been very excited, even came by for me to help her choose something to wear, but in the end she just wore her uniform." Kagome said and Naruto blushed.

"...She got drunk and kissed me." He whispered and Kagome nodded again.

"Hai, I know."

Naruto blushed profusely. "H-How?"

"Because, Naruto, Hinata is scared." Kagome gently explained, still not looking at him. "Hinata fears only one thing, Naruto." She paused, standing. "I've said too much already, the point is get over it." She said, looking back at him.

"Why is she scared, Kagome?"

"Naruto, what do you think I fear the most?" Kagome asked and Naruto shrugged. She smiled. "I fear that one day Sasuke will no longer look at me."

"He wouldn't!" Naruto said, standing suddenly. Kagome nodded.

"Hai, but there are days when he is gone, training Shippo, that I feel insecure." Kagome said, turning completely around to face him. Her hands pressed to her chest. "A woman's heart is a delicate thing that needs to be carefully nurtured. I've heard Hinata's story, Naruto, and Hinata's heart is so much stronger, yet a million times more fragile than my own."

Her kind smile made Naruto's face crumble. "I...don't know what to do! I don't know how I feel!" He said, and Kagome chuckled.

"You've been worrying about a simple kiss for almost three weeks, Naruto." Kagome said, handing him a napkin to wipe his face. "Maybe, just a little, you feel the same about her?"

"B-but I always thought I was in love with Sakura!" Naruto cried out childishly and Kagome walked around the desk, pulling him into a soft, motherly hug.

"And, once upon a time, I thought I was in love with InuYasha. I thought I was in love with you, too, once." Kagome said, running her fingers through his hair. "I think...I fell in love with Sasuke the first time he kissed me." She laughed as she thought back on it. "But, you know, I didn't know I loved him. Now, it feels like I was born to be with him."

Naruto's eyes widened, and he stood, pulling away from her. "Do you really think that I'm-"

Kagome smiled, placing a finger to her lips. "Love is a cruel game, Naruto, one that requires you bet everything or nothing. However, if it were me, I would think the prize is definitely worth it, ne?"

Naruto said nothing as he raced from the room. Sasuke sighed, stepping out of the secret passage. "You meddle far too much for your own good." Sasuke said, crossing his arms. "You spied on them, Hinata didn't come to you."

Kagome smiled. "I also got a tip."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow and she grinned.

"Sakura loves him, you know." She said, her eyes sad as they met his. "But she could feel it, he was using her as an escape. He didn't know what else to do, so, he accepted her."

Kagome walked forward, placing her hands on Sasuke's shoulders. "She let him go, because she loves him enough to care."

"In a way, it's sad, but I can't really feel bad for her..." Sasuke grumbled and Kagome snorted.

"That's because you're a jerk."

Sasuke cupped a hand and dropped a fist into it, a habit he got from Naruto. "Aa! That must be it!" He said playfully, smiling down at her. "Now, I've had this strange urge lately that I can't seem to get rid of..." He murmured, and Kagome raised a brow.

"What?"

"You see, it's this very strange image that just simply wants to be come reality.."

"Eh?"

Sasuke smirked, leaning down. "I want to see how sexy you look naked on that desk over there..."

Kagome blushed ten kinds of red. "On Naruto's desk!"

Sasuke smirked and her eyes went wide before she turned to flee.