Ok I know this chapter took me a little longer then the rest and I apologize for that, I've been extremely busy, gomen. School is already hectic ugh, it's so annoying and I already got two D's on separate tests. Oye...I'm freaking out, so much for my 4.0 holy shit this is bad....cries.

Well, anyhoo I'm just rambling, SORRY! So yes, here's the 13th chapter. Love ya all!

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Chapter 13: I'm Apologizing

"Eeeeeew! Sasuke wake uuuuup!" Naruto shook Sasuke with his hand in an attempt to wake him.

"Shut up baka! I'm tired!" But Naruto continued to pester him.

"But I feel all gross and sticky." Sasuke snorted and laughed hard.

"Oh...yea sorry I shoulda cleaned you up ha?" Naruto lifted up the covers and peered down to his belly.

"That's a lot."

"Quit looking at it you weirdo..."

"Well it's just THERE! I mean come on, it's like a train wreck you don't want to look but you have to!" Sasuke laughed again and nuzzled his face into Naruto's hair.

"Fine...you wanna take a shower?"

"Yeeeaaa, it's starting to itch." Naruto prodded at his tummy with his index finger.

"You're so gross Naruto..."

"Shut up you love it." Sasuke sighed and nodded

"That I do..." But Naruto didn't know how much. Sasuke was really starting to get fed up. He had the opportunity to tell him so many times but he just coudn't. He was afraid that Naruto wouldn't feel the same way. But he knew it would take a lot of convincing for Naruto to believe Sasuke was in love with him. And that was horrible, why was it so hard to believe. Then again Sasuke could understand. He was hated all his life and then this recent sabotage would make it even harder to convince him.

After the shower Sasuke convinced Naruto to go out for the day. He whined and told him only if they went to Ichikaru's but Sasuke refused. Naruto begged Sasuke restlessly the whole way into town clinging to Sasuke's shirt as Naruto was dragged along the ground leaving a long orange trail behind him.

"Saaaaasuke! Come OOOOOON!"

"No! Every time we go somewhere it's always that damn ramen shop."

"((Gasp)) HOW DARE YOU SOIL ICHIKARU WITH YOUR FOUL WORDS!!! May you be burned with the fire of a thousand suns! HISSSSSS!" Sasuke snorted and continued to plug his ears.

"I swear if I had a magnifying glass I'd fry you right on the spot!"

"La, la, la! I can't hear you, LA, LA, LA!" Sasuke ran faster ahead of Naruto leaving him in the dust.

"Hey! I know you can hear me you bastard! Come back here!!! SASUKEEEEEE!"

"Sakura? Ino? You girls in there? It's almost noon!" Sakura's mother tapped on the door waiting for a response from the girls. Sakura sat up in bed and looked to her left. Ino was asleep with a large snot bubble protruding out of nostril. She laughed and popped it. Ino jumped and sat up.

"Wha, what happened?!"

"Nothing yet. We fell asleep last night."

"Sakura?"

"Yes, mom we're in here. Sorry we fell asleep last night!"

"Oh, ok. When you girls come out I'll have some food ready for you."

"K, thanks mom." Ino waited until she heard Sakura's mother's footsteps slowly fade away into the hall.

"Dude, your mom kicks ass man. She's so cool."

"Yea she is." Sakura hopped down from the bed and walked to her window to check on her roses."

"I'm surprised you still keep those. Why do you anyway?"

"I dunno, I just can't get rid of them. I guess I keep it as a constant reminder of what I had...and that I could have been happy but then...I did all this. I'm such a fool." She raised a fist to her head and bonked herself.

"Sakura...it's gonna be ok. You'll resolve this somehow. But I'm also curious how you keep those flowers alive."

"Oh, ha...I've been keeping them alive with chakra. I can't let them die. Look at how beautiful they are...It's kind of tiring after a while but I don't care, I won't let that memory die." Ino thought Sakura was being too hard on herself but she couldn't judge. She didn't know what was going through the girl's mind. It's true that she had done a horrible thing to Naruto but she was grieving so badly. If this was her way of repaying her duty to Naruto Ino would be behind her all the way.

"So...what are you going to do?"

"I have to apologize. It'll be hard though and I'll understand if he doesn't accept it but...This is something I have to do."

"I understand. Anything I can do?" Ino joined Sakura's side and rested her hand on her friend's shoulder. Sakura smiled but shook her head.

"Thank you Ino, but this is something I have to do myself."

"Exactly what that is I'm not quite sure yet."

"Hey Naruto?"

"Yea?" Naruto slurped his ramen. Sasuke caved and agreed to buy him a bowl as long as he didn't have to eat the stuff himself.

"If Sakura tried to apologize....would you accept it?" Naruto growled.

"Psh, like she would." He wiped his mouth on his sleeve and stuffed his mouth full of more ramen angrily.

"But if she did?"

"I dunno Sasuke. I guess it would depend on how sincere it was. But it'd have to be really sincere. Like bowing on the ground er something, why do you care anyway?" Naruto gazed at Sasuke suspiciously ignoring the noodle dangling from his mouth.

"Just curious. It seems odd that she would call you names and gossip about you after what happened. And that she wouldn't come to apologize. Could it be possible that you just misunderstood the conversation?"

"No, I know what I heard. Ino asked Sakura if that's really what she thought about me and she said, 'Yes, how could anyone love a monster'?"

"You're probably right. How could she be so cold hearted?" But something in the back of Sasuke's mind told him that Naruto wasn't getting the whole picture. Naruto did have selective hearing and it was possible he only heard what he wanted to. Whatever it was, something didn't feel right. Even Sakura wouldn't stoop so low as to insult Naruto right after what had happened.

"Aw! That was freekin' awesome...Ramen is a blessing to this world. Without it we would all surely DIE!" Naruto sucked on the end of his chopsticks and belched.

"You're crazy you know that? We'd be better off without it."

"Don't you start that again Sasuke! We've had this conversation before." Naruto's eyes turned into slits as he poked his chopsticks at Sasuke's belly, forcing an 'oof' out of the Uchiha.

"You can't win..." Sasuke rolled his eyes but then threw his hands into the air and bowed his head.

"You're right, the ramen is too much for me. I cannot possibly comprehend all its magical wonders."

"Damn straight. Oh...and can you spot me a couple of bucks?" Naruto shoved his hand in front of Sasuke's face begging for money.

"Again!? No way!" Sasuke crossed his arms.

"Sasuke pleeeease?! I'll pay you back I promise! I always do!"

"No you don't, you always ask for more, you still owe me a ton!" But then a thought struck Sasuke's mind.

"Alright, I'll give you the money. But only if you spend the night."

"Well duh, I was going to anyway." Sasuke laughed and handed Naruto the money. After they left they walked down to the lake and sat together watching the sunset.

"It's beautiful." Sasuke murmured.

"Aw, how cute you're such a softy."

"You make me that way..." Naruto smiled and leaned back into the Uchiha's chest. Sasuke welcomed Naruto into his arms and rested his back against the tree while Naruto sat comfortably between the Uchiha's legs. He loved these moments that he shared with Naruto and he'd give anything to be with him forever.

"Hey Sasuke?"

"Yea?"

"Would it be alright if I...kissed you?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow.

"What's with the formalities? Of course it's okay." Naruto sighed and twisted his head around to meet Sasuke's face. He closed his eyes and leaned back to meet Sasuke's warm lips. Sasuke wrapped his arms tighter around Naruto as he slowly pushed him tongue into the blonde's mouth. Naruto welcomed it with a loud moan but then pulled away.

"Done already?"

"No, this position hurts..." Naruto stood up and pushed Sasuke's legs down flat.

"What are you doing?"

"Hush." Naruto laced his fingers into Sasuke's as he sat over his lap and continued the kiss.

"Kakashi what're you doing?"

"Gah! Iruka why're you here?"

"You look highly suspicious...who are spying on?"

"I'm not spying on Naruto and Sasuke if that's what you're thinking." He shook his head lazily.

"Uh haaa...You know I oughta give you a piece of my mind and-" Kakashi cupped his hand over Iruka's mouth.

"SSSSHHH! You don't want them to know we're here! Besides it's just getting good."

"MMM! MMM!" Iruka shoved Kakashi's hand away and gasped for air. What could they possibly be doing that could interest Kakashi so much? Iruka peeked around the branch to see Naruto resting between Sasuke's legs while Sasuke's arms were wrapped around Naruto. Iruka heard Naruto say something but he couldn't make it out and then he saw the two boys' faces become closer and closer.

"No way...they're not gonna-"

"Urusai!" Iruka watched as Naruto closed his eyes and Sasuke leaned his head forward to press his lips against Naruto's.

"Holy shit." Iruka couldn't seem to understand what was going on. It's not that it bothered him, it's just that he never knew that those two felt that way about each other.

"I know, isn't it adorable? Young love is so sweet."

"We shouldn't be spying on them it's not right." Iruka felt a blush flood to his cheeks.

"N-not right..." Kakashi snorted.

"You like it and you know it. Get's you all hot and bothered doesn't it?"

"Shut up! Stop teasing me Kakashi."

"You love it, just like you love me." Kakashi leaned forward and pulled his mask down to kiss Iruka softly.

"Damn you...You think that your kisses can get me to forgive you."

"Forgive me? What'd I do now?"

"You're a pervert, spying on those boys. You know better." Kakashi frowned sadly.

"Well...I can make it up to you..." Kakashi patted Iruka's groin softly.

"Sex isn't going to make me forgive you." Kakashi grabbed Iruka's shoulders and kissed him hard shoving their bodies together as he rolled his tongue into the other man's mouth. Iruka broke the kiss gasping for air.

"Now that's not fair Kakashi..." Iruka paused for a moment and then sighed.

"Okay you can spend the night..."

"SCORE!" Kakashi raised a victorious fist into the air his one eye gleaming with happiness.

"On one condition, you've got to stop spying on those boys." Kakashi thought about it for a moment.

"Hot, sticky sex with you...or spying on teenagers making out...?" Kakashi crossed his legs and stroked his chin as he sat in deep thought.

"I choose you! Alright I won't spy on them anymore." Kakashi crossed his fingers behind his back and smiled widely. He loved Iruka but he just couldn't get enough of those two.

"Alright I'm horny damnit. Let's go, it's time for me to claim my prize!" Kakashi threw Iruka over his shoulder and leaped from tree to tree.

"KAKASHI THIS IS EMBARRESSING! LET ME DOWN!" Iruka pounded on Kakashi's back but it did nothing so he gave in while he was carried home by his lover.

Sakura walked through the streets somberly. She knew what she had to do but it was so much harder then she thought it would be. When Sakura reached Naruto's house she stood staring at the door for what seemed like an eternity. She held her breath and knocked on the door. There was no answer. She knocked again but still no answer.

"Great time not to be home. Just when I've summoned up the courage..." Sakura thought for a moment about where he could be. Then Sasuke popped into her head. He was most likely over there. She ran to Sasuke's house and skidded to a stop at his door. She knocked and waited for a response. She'd stand there all night if she had to.

Sasuke sat up in bed watching Naruto sleep, he was so adorable. He stroked his back and moved a strand of hair out of his face. Naruto snored and rolled over tossing the sheets off the bed exposing his beautiful, bare body. Naruto's skin glowed in the light of the lamp which made him even more angelic. Sasuke was about to lean down and kiss him when he heard a knock on the door. He was surprised but got up and walked out of his room.

"Woops..." He looked down and realized he was naked. He ran back to his room and threw on a shirt and grabbed a pair of jeans. They had just finished playing around a bit. Of course they hadn't had sex, Sasuke knew Naruto wasn't ready for that, and frankly neither was he. He needed Naruto to know that he loved him until they went that far. After getting dressed he ran down stairs and opened the door and stood there shocked.

"Sakura?" Sakura lowered her eyes and bowed to Sasuke.

"Gomen nasai Sasuke...but I was wondering if Naruto was here." Sasuke studied her features. Her face was extremely pale and she looked thinner from the past two weeks. Her hair seemed to have lost its sheen and she didn't have the usual kick in her voice. He could tell she was grieving over the situation between her a Naruto.

"Hai Sakura...he's here, but he's asleep." Sasuke stepped onto the porch and shut the door behind him.

"Oh...well thank you anyway. Please forgive me for waking you." Sakura turned to walk away but Sasuke caught her arm. She slowly turned towards Sasuke keeping her eyes glued to her feet.

"I think we need to talk." She nodded and took a seat on the porch.

"I know what I did was selfish and wrong. And worst of all I hurt someone. And that's not it, I could have jeopardized your friendship."

"You could have."

"I want Naruto to believe me, I want everything to be ok. I want everything to be normal again. But it's not my decision. If I was in his position I'd tell myself to go to hell and be done with it." Sasuke smirked, the real Sakura shined through again.

"Honestly, I don't know how Naruto would react. But I'm still extremely disappointed in you."

"I know I should have known you didn't love me. I mean, it was obvious but I didn't want to pay attention to the signs. I thought that if I could get close to some one you were good friends with, you'd get jealous and want me instead but damn was I mistaken."

"I'm sorry Sakura. Honestly you're a great girl, although my trust in you has been temporarily severed." She shrank down into the chair tears filling in her eyes.

"But...I just don't feel that way about you." Sasuke brought his hands to his face and closed his eyes. He didn't know what to say. He knew that Sakura loved him with everything she had but his heart had always belonged to someone else.

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be sorry Sasuke. There will be other guys, other times. But never will I have more amazing friends then the ones I have now...or had. But I know your heart belongs to someone else. And no amount of jealousy or lust can break that." Sasuke's heart skipped a beat. She really had grown so much wiser. It seemed as though she needed to go through something like this to slap her back into reality and it worked.

"You're absolutely right. My heart won't change."

"You really love him don't you?" Sasuke jumped at first but then smiled warmly.

"Am I really that obvious?"

"With all my heart...I will always love Naruto...even if he doesn't feel the same."

"He does..." Sakura smiled warmly. A part of her always knew that's why she was always jealous. They really were perfect for each other. Naruto was immature and erratic but that was only because of everything he'd gone through. Sooner or later he would realize he would be able to trust Sasuke and know he was truly loved by him.

"Why do you think that?"

"Do you not see it? How happy he is with you, how bright his smile becomes?"

"But that's just because he has a friend."

"No...you think I don't know what goes on in that room of yours? You do more then just hang out." Sakura made quotation marks with her fingers to emphasize the words 'hang out.' Sasuke blushed and looked down.

"Naruto wouldn't just do that if he didn't love you. He may be unsure of himself but...he does love you. And he will believe soon."

"I hope so, but anyway..." Sasuke coughed and changed the subject. This was too emotional for him.

"I'm still very disappointed in you." Sakura pulled her knees to her chest.

"I know, I know. What I did was horrible..."

"No this is something else, Naruto overheard a conversation between you an Ino a couple days ago and it really hurt him." Sakura raised her eyebrows. She couldn't remember saying anything insulting about Naruto. She'd been bagging on herself the whole time. Sakura sat confused and nodded for Sasuke to continue.

"Well he said that he saw you two and that she asked you something about Naruto, what you thought about him or something and you said, 'Yes, how could anyone love a monster?'" Sasuke was about to go on when Sakura stopped him."

"No, no! That's not what I meant. That wasn't even directed towards Naruto. What happened was I was talking to Ino asking her how I should apologize to Naruto. And I was totally depressed because I knew he wouldn't accept my apology and that no one could ever love me after what I had done and Naruto would call me a monster. Then Ino said, Sakura is that really what you think about Naruto, do you really think he would say that? And I said yes, especially after what I'd done. You see? I was talking about myself." Sasuke nodded and finally understood.

"So he just came and left at the wrong time."

"Exactly, but I would never call Naruto a monster, he's the kindest most caring, genuine person I've ever known...he...." Sakura couldn't continue. Small tears ran down her cheeks as she buried her face into her knees.

"I just wish Naruto could have heard all that...I wish he knew how sorry I was. I wish we could be friends again...I want him to know that I'm apologizing...I wish he could have heard that."

"I heard it Sakura." Both Sasuke and Sakura jumped from Naruto's voice. He stood in the doorway resting against the wall. His eyes were puffy and red and his nose was runny.

"I heard it all...and I understand...and I forgive you. I want things to go back to normal too, I want things to be the way they were." Sakura sobbed and jumped up to hug Naruto. He opened his arms to welcome her and embraced her tightly. Sasuke watched them and couldn't help but smile. Everything was ok again or at least it would be. Naruto looked over Sakura's shoulder and yelled to Sasuke.

"Oye! Sasuke come here! Join us!" Sasuke grinned and joined their embrace. The all pressed they're foreheads together and laughed. Everything was going to be ok.

"UUUHHAAHAAA!!!! IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL!"

"Kakashi shut up! They're having a moment! We should leave them alone!" Iruka pulled at Kakashi's arm trying to move him but the scarecrow would not budge.

"SO BEAUTIFUL!!! I NEED ANOTHER TISSUE! Iruka hold me!!!" Iruka rolled his eyes and grabbed the trembling jounin.

"Buwhahaha Iruka I have you in the palm of my hand...or vise versa." Kakashi took Iruka's hand and placed it over his groin.

"Hold me there Iruka..." The younger man snatched his hand away and sent a kunai straight into Kakashi head but it was only a shadow. Iruka spun around and saw the jounin running down the street laughing manically.

"GET BACK HERE YOU BASTARD!" Iruka chased after Kakashi wildly throwing hundreds of Kunai at him.

"You always hurt the one you love!" Kakashi screamed as he shoved his hands in his pockets and raced towards Iruka's apartment.

"Naruto, did you hear that, it sounded like Kakashi?" Sasuke could have sworn he'd heard the man's voice.

"Yea I heard Iruka. What about you Sakura?"

"I think that was them...I heard both their voices. What would they be doing here at this time of night? What ever it's Kakashi he's a nut." They laughed out loud again and hugged once more before Sakura left.

"Good night guys! Again I am truly sorry, it will NEVER happen again." Sakura bowed once more and waved goodbye."

"WE LOVE YOU SAKURA!" Both Naruto and Sasuke screamed at the top of their lungs as they watched her disappear into the night. Naruto puffed out some air and yawned rubbing his tired eyes.

"It feels like a huge weight has been lifted..." Sasuke nodded in agreement, but suddenly cold shivers ran down his spine.

"Uhm, N-naruto? How much of the conversation did you hear?"

"When Sakura explained what she said to Ino? Was there something I missed?"

"No, Sakura and I were just talking about other things. How she was wrong and all that." He sighed a breath of relief. Thank goodness Naruto didn't hear Sasuke confess his feelings for him, in due time.

"Yea I figured. Well...wanna go back to bed?"

"Yea...I'm pretty tired."

"Yea...CUZ I TIRED YOU OUT BUWAHAHAHAAH!" Naruto threw his head back laughing hysterically.

"Shut up! You were the one that fell asleep first!" Sasuke trapped Naruto in headlock and tousled his hair.

"Aaaaaah! Sasuke! Let go! It hurts!!!"

"Shut up take it like a man!" Soon after that they went to bed and everything was alright again.

For now...

Aw, man I enjoyed writing this chapter so much. Such fun stuff. But I am very sad to say that this is the second to last chapter...Yes this story is a most two chapters more and then...The curtain falls and it's done. But I'm already working on another story. It's a one shot Naruto fanfic. Yes, yes another Naruto one. BUWAHAHAH I CAN'T STOP!!! MUAHAHAHA!

I was inspired by ATB aw man, they rock. So keep your eyes open for my new story. It's called "I'm in love with the DJ." Ooooooo! Yes, I'm very excited about it. Although it's lemony. So I'll have to post half of it on and the other part on so yesssss. Well I hope you guys enjoyed this one!

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!! I LOVE YOU ALL! 3 smooches

-Spoon Ninja