B.G.: Hi Minna-san! This is my first posting on FF.net ( I hope I did it right.

=^___^= ) and my first ever Naruto fanfic!

I don't know that much about the series so don't kill me if it's off kilter. After all, it's so hard to clean up blood and why would

you want to go thru that just for lil' ol' me?

WARNING: this is a yoai/shonen-ai story. You no likee-You no readee, ok?

I know this intro is long and I'll try to keep things like this shorter in the future, but this is my first so bear with me.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, if I did Naruto and Sasuke would be a couple and Sakura would have a smaller part

(she's annoying, but too cute to cut out of the series completely.) I apologize if I have offended anyone. I didn't mean to. These

are merely my views, I am not saying that they are right.

Abbey: Didn't you forget about about me!

B.G.: No, but I was trying to.

Abbey: Hey!

B.G.: This is Abbey, my OC. She doesn't appear in this fic ( at least I don't think she will...)

Abbey: For now I'm just in the author's notes, intros, and conclusions.

But enough about us. On with the fic ^__~



Symbol key: { author's notes } /thinking/ "talking"

LITTLE GAMES

PART 1: TRAINING, STORMS, AND CONFUSION.

"You want us to do WHAT!?" Naruto said indignantly.

"Do you really not know what the words `Training Mission' mean? You really are as

stupid as you look, Dead-last."

Naruto shot Sasuke a death-glare.

"I was talking to Master Kakashi, not you ...Uchiha." The last word was spat out of Naruto's mouth as if it were poison.

"Hn," Sasuke replied.

Kakashi sighed. /Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all, but they need to work together (or at least not try to kill

eachother every time they're together./ To Naruto he said," I want you and Sasuke to come with me on a special training

mission. Sakura will not be coming along."

" Are you INSANE!?" Naruto retorted. " Sakura's the only reason I don't kill Sasuke! If she won't be around..."

Naruto grinned maliciously. " Well, let's just say I can't be held accountable for my actions."

Sasuke's eyes widened for a second, but no one noticed. /"I can't be held accountable for my actions" !?! That sounds so

wrong/ Sasuke thought. /As a matter of fact, it sounded like he was saying he'll... YUCK! I don't even wanna go there!/ Aloud

he said, " You couldn't hurt me if you tried, Dobe."

Naruto growled. / What is with this guy? Always so stuck-up./

"I have a name, ya' know!"

"Hn."

Naruto, unable to take Sasuke's arrogant attitude any longer, launched himself at his rival. However, Kakashi grabbed

Naruto's collar just in time to prevent him from hurting {B.G.: Or trying to hurt considering their differing strengths.

Naruto: URUSEI!!! B.G.: 0.0;} Sasuke.

" There'll be none of that. You two will have plenty of oppertunities to go at eachother once we head out. We leave at sunrise

tomorrow. Pack for a three day trip." Kakashi dropped Naruto (who landed very painfully on his bum), and left.

"Owww..." Naruto groaned and rubbed his smarting rear.

Sasuke shook his head and started walking towards his house. / Three days.../

*Sunrise, the next day* {B.G.: oops, Forgot to add that to the symbol key: *Time passing scene change etc.*}



Kakashi and Sasuke stood at the gates of the village, travelling gear on their backs.

/Where is Naruto?/ Kakashi thought.? He was supposed to be here five minutes ago./

Just then a loud noise, sort of like the sound of a sugar high drummer banging their crash cymbols together as loud as possible

{ B.G.: I'm in band at school. B.G.(grumbles): I hate drummers!}, drew their attention.

Naruto, with his back pack flung across one arm and his goggles at a rakish angle on his forehead, had in his haste, run into

somone's trashcan.

As he watched the blondehaired shinobi get up and run, out of breath and panting, towards him Sasuke smiled.

/ Dead-last, as always./ He thought, chuckling. Quickly, he realized that he had, for once, not been annoyed but actually happy.

This confused him very much. {Abbey: Well duh! B.G.: Quiet you!} /Maybe it's because he looks so cute pouting like that

while Kakashi scolds him. Huh!? What in the world am I thinking!? I think getting up this early has effected my thought process.

Yeah...that's it./

After a stern lecture from Kakashi to Naruto about the irresponsibility of sleeping in when you have an appointment, the three

set off.

{Abbey: B.G. is lazy and is going to skip over this part and not write it. Like I said, LAZY. B.G.: Darn Tootin' right I am!

...By the way could you get my pencil for me? It's in my pocket. Abbey: -_-; (sigh...)}

After an ardious day of training, they looked for a cave to sleep in. It took several tries, but they finally found an unoccupied

one.{B.G.: In case you're wondering, their "several tries went something like this: Sasuke: There's one over there.

Kakashi: But is there something in it? Sasuke, Naruto, & Kakashi:... Naruto: well, there's only one way to find out!

Kakashi: Naruto! Wait! Huge scary critter of the forest who you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley(or cave):

RRRROOOOOOAAARRR!!!!! N,S,&K: AAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!}

As they laid out their bedrolls on its' cold stone floor, Naruto looked over at his rival, sasuke {B.G.: Of course.}, only to find

that sasuke wasn't where he had been a minute ago./ that's weird. I could've sworn he was right there./

" Hey, Master Kakashi..." Naruto stopped when he saw that his teacher was already asleep./ Hmph! It figures. He doesn't do

half the work we do and yet he's out like a light the second his head touches the pillow.And he snores loud enough to wake up

the dead! There's no way I'm gonna get to sleep with that racket! I guess I'll go outside for a while./

Naruto walked outside and sat down on the edge of a ledge that was just in front of the cave{B.G.: Hey! That ryhmes!^__^}.

He looked down on the forest below him and watched the breeze ripple through the trees{B.G.: Lookee there! Another

ryhme! ^___^ I swear I'm not doing this intentionally.}. Suddenly he felt very cold and alone. He shivered as he remembered

his jacket, left inside, on his pillow.

" You knew it was cold, so why did you come outside without your jacket?"

Naruto whirled around to see who had said that. sasuke was sitting on a moss covered rock on top of the cave's entrance;

Leaning back and staring up at the stars.

Naruto sat, momentarily spell bound by the sight before him. Sasuke looked so different from the way he did during the day.

His hair seemed to blend with the night, and the wind gent;y brushed it across his face now and again. His eyes no longer

looked like cold mirrors, but like a recreation of the starry sky above them. They {Sasuke's eyes} glittered with intelligence

and ... sadness. /Why is he so beautiful at night, and so cold during the day?/ Naruto asked himself./ What!? Where did that

come from!? I'm more tired than I thought./

Realizing that he hadn't yet spoken, Naruto answered," I wasn't thinking I guess. I'm tired, I think I'll head back in." with that,

Naruto disappeared from sasuke's vision.

Sasuke sighed.The reason why he hadn't said anything when Naruto first came outside was because he enjoyed studying

Naruto and his wide variety of expressions./What is this? I thought I disliked him, or that we were at least rivals./ Sasuke

sighed again. / Why does everything have to be so confusing?/

***

Morning came, and with it, a storm.

The three shinobi slogged through mud and rain till late afternoon, when the storm got so bad, travelling was nearly impossible.

"It's no use trying to go further," Kakashi shouted over the wind. " We passed a cave a little while back. We'll wait out the

storm in there."

So the trio slogged back to the cave.{Naruto: Hey, B.G.? B.G.:hmm? Naruto: You're not going to put a bear in the cave

are you? B.G.: Of Course not! (under her breath) The price went up and I don't get an allowance.I might be able to dress

Abbey up like a bear tho'. Hmmm...} Once they were at the cave, they set down their waterlogged packs.{ naruto: Yay!

No bears. B.G.: Nope, Abbey wouldn't do it.Sigh...}

" Ugh!" Naruto groaned. " Our clothes are soaked!"

/He's got a point./ Sasuke thought./ Not that I'm complaining. The way those clothes cling to him... Ah! Where the hell did

that come from!? I'm not gay. and even if I was,(which I'm not) why Naruto of all people!?/{B.G.: ooooooooh. Somone's in

denial! Sasuke: ...Hn. Abbey: (sacastically) My, you're a brilliant conversationalist, aren't you? Sasuke: Hn. Abbey& B.G.: -_-;}

"Well," Kakashi said,"That is a valid complaint; We can fix that easily tho'. Naruto. Get some firewood. Dry firewood this

time please!" Naruto blushed while sasuke sniggered. {Sasuke, Naruto, & Kakashi: 0.0 Sniggered?}" Sasuke. String this rope

across the fire pit. High enough to hang things on, but too high."

Once all these tasks were accomplished, Kakashi got a roaring fire going.{ Fire: ROAARR!! B.G.&Co.: 0.0;}

"OK boys, strip to your boxers." Kakashi ordered.

"WHAT!?!?" Both boys said at once.

" We'll hang our clothes over the fire. that's the fastest way to dry them," Kakashi explained.

" You've got to be kidding me," Naruto said under his breath as he removed his jacket.

Because of all his fussing and grumbling, by the time Naruto was done Sasuke was already hanging his clothes up. Naruto

froze mid-motion.

/Man,I never realised just how hot Sasuke is... EEEWWWW!!! I did not just think that! Ugh!/

After hanging up his clothes Naruto joined Sasuke and Kakashi on the floor.{B.G.: Sitting, you hentais!!!Sitting!}

" Now then," Kakashi said." Let's play a game!"

Both boys stared at him incredously.

" A game," Sasuke asked, raising an eyebrow.{B.G.: Think Spock. "Live long and prosper." Trekkies RULE!!!}

" This's it!" Naruto Exclaimed, standing up. " Master Kakashi has finally cracked!!"

" No I have not! We're going to be stuck here until the strom passes so we might as well do something to keep us occupied."

Naruto, however, wasn't listening. He was too busy ranting and raving.

"He has a point, Naruto," Sasuke said quietly.

Naruto stopped in mid-rant. /Did Sasuke just call me Naruto?!?/

He sat down, the idea of ranting lost in his amazment{Sasuke: Come on! It's not that big of a deal! Everyone else: Uh'huh.}

"Good," Kakashi said." Then the game we'll play is..."

TBC

B.G.: 0.0 whoah.... That was...

Abbey: 0.0 ...really... really...loonnggg.

B.G.: Yup.And some of the characters were a bit OOC.

Characters: A BIT!?

B.G.:(cowering) Ok, maybe alot,but...

Abbey: But What?

B.G.: Mwahahah! I made my first cliffie!

Abbey:-__- If that's your cliffhanger I feel sorry for your readers.

B.G.:Whadda ya mean?

Abbey: They'll die of boredom.

B.G.:(hits Abbey) Quiet You! I'm your creator!

Abbey: -__- The creation of a bored and diseased mind rarely respects its' creator.

B.G.: T__T WAAAAHHHHH. You're so mean.

Abbey: (sigh) Ya' Wanna make her feel better. Review.