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A/N: Hey Everybody, I'm really tired right now, but I'm gonna write anyways, because that's the way I am. I wouldn't be whining like this except I'm also telling you that my reviewer responses are gonna be shorter than usual. Don't be surprised if you get like half sentences. Today's treat is cake, extras for everyone since I'm in a bad responding place and cannot be held responsible for my lack of sense!

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Alrighty. That's every one. Thanks to all those who reviewed "Central Park". I appreciate it. I have an explanation as to why this one took me so long at the end, so without further ado, here is chapter 24.

But Home Is Nowhere...: Can't Stop Fucking With My Head

Sasuke woke with a start, panting slightly as he sat up, not noticing until it was too late that there was someone sleeping on his chest. He hoped he hadn't woken the blonde, whose head was now resting in his lap, showing no signs of consciousness. Sasuke sighed, patting Naruto's head softly, and smiling. That is, he was smiling until he remembered the dream he'd been having. Something with Naruto in a cute little school girl outfit, and did he remember something about liking the view of his legs a little too much? Oh yes. (1)

He frowned, wondering briefly what could possibly have stirred such ideas within his subconscious, unable to come to a conclusion before the alarm went off. Sasuke nearly fell off the bed when the shrill beeping filled the room, and Naruto practically shot up, one hand planting itself firmly on Sasuke's face (2) as the other scrabbled desperately for the offensive clock. Five seconds later, the beeping stop, and Sasuke grunted. He was currently pinned back down on the bed, with Naruto's hand very nearly suffocating him.

The blonde looked down at him, his eyes clouded with sleep, and unable to comprehend for a moment. The better part of a minute passed before Naruto's brain caught up with his eyes, and pulled his hand away with a startled, "Oh! Sorry." Sasuke just shook his head and sat up as Naruto flopped back on his bed.

"You laugh at my hair, I kill you. Understood?" He glared softly at the blonde, who nodded slowly. It was at this point, random thoughts shooting through his head at an ungodly speed that Sasuke realized that Naruto was supposed to come home with him today. He looked down at the blonde, who was about to fall back to sleep and said, "Hey, dobe. Have you packed for my house yet?'

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Naruto sat up bolt upright, his heart pounding, unable to prevent a few curse words from escaping his mouth. "No!" He dashed across the room to his closet, ignoring the protests of his tired body as he grabbed a duffel and stuffed a pair of black cargos in it, heading over to his drawers. He pulled out two white wife beaters and a black t-shirt as well as some underwear, a few pairs of shorts and another white t-shirt. He then ran into the bathroom, grabbing his tooth brush and soap, tossing them into the bag as well. At this point, he pulled on his jeans and a white t-shirt, as Sasuke walked passed him to run the faucet over his head.

"God dammit! Have you seen my fucking deodorant?" He turned to Sasuke who was digging through his own duffel.

"On the floor by the window." Naruto sighed. How the hell did Sasuke manage to keep track of his deodorant better than he did? He shrugged and walked over to the window, picking up the bottle and putting some on before tossing it into his duffel as well. When he turned around, he saw that Sasuke was wearing a pair of blue jeans with black chucks, which was perfectly normal, but when his eyes reached the top half of the Uchiha's body, his jaw dropped.

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Sasuke frowned. "What?" Naruto said nothing, his eyes wide, and his mouth moving silently. "What?" Sasuke looked down at himself wondering if there was something on his shirt. Nope.

When Naruto finally managed to make a sound, it was a barely coherent, "Your shirt..."

"What about it?"

There was a long pause. "Is bright pink...with a guy on the front ...smoking a cigarette... wearing lipstick..."

Sasuke had to smile. "How very observant. It's a His Infernal Majesty shirt." Naruto's mouth snapped shut, and he smiled. Sasuke didn't even realize he'd kept on talking until his mouth was shut again, and he was suddenly overwhelmed with a desire to shoot himself as he played the words over in his head. "And I guess you could say it's a statement."

'God dammit Sasuke...why must you always insist on being an idiot! You know he's not dumb enough to ignore that. He's going to figure out what you meant by that. Sure, you told Sakura, but she's different. It wouldn't matter if she hated you. You're not gonna eat breakfast with her when you're ninety. What the fuck is the matter with you!'

"Oh. Okay." Naruto's voice was small, a little surprised. For a moment Sasuke thought he would be okay, but then he saw that the wheels had begun turning in Naruto's head. He was horrified when Naruto spoke again, "So, does that mean you're...gay?"

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Naruto couldn't say he would be surprised if he was right, because, well, look at him, but he was a little surprised to hear Sasuke say that. He certainly hoped he was right, or at least he hoped the Uchiha wouldn't be offended by the question. He could very well have meant something else when he said it was a statement. Maybe he meant, 'I love His Infernal Majesty', or perhaps, 'Pink is a man's color.' Or even worse, 'Lady's love a guy who isn't afraid of neon colors.'

Naruto shook his head, trying to shake off the tense silence, waiting for Sasuke's answer, thinking maybe he should give him something, like a little push towards a response. 'Yes. That's what I'll do. Maybe he'll answer if I tell him I don't care. It makes no difference to me.' Naruto looked up, and immediately hated himself for it. 'Damn, he looks sexy! Ahh fuck.' He took a deep breath, shuffling his feet as he spoke, "You know...I wouldn't...care...if you were. I wouldn't hold it against you or anything." He gave a sheepish smile, trying to ignore the little voice in his head that was telling him how damn hot Sasuke looked in pink.

Instead, he listened to the one telling him how damn hot Sasuke looked when he had that relieved look on his face, a smile spreading slowly across his features. And then there was that small voice, "Really?" All Naruto wanted to do now was melt into a big puddle on the floor, because the way his voice had wavered on that word had almost hurt it was so pretty.

He stepped forward a bit, his smile widening, "No. Why would I? You're the first person who's been nice to me in years. Hell, you're the first friend I've ever had...why the hell would I push you away now?"

Sasuke was smiling brilliantly now, his face lighting up happily. "You're the first real friend I've had too." Naruto thought that he would collapse then as a warm sensation rushed over his body. "Thanks for not holding it against me."

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Sasuke was relieved to say the least. He hadn't really expected Naruto to hate him for being gay, but there was always that worry in the back of his head that someone he cared about would find out and hate him. That's why he didn't usually let himself care. The blonde's smile was brilliant though, and he seemed almost excited as he zipped his duffel, giving a quiet, "Yeah."

It was ten minutes later when they were walking out the door, and Sasuke was glad he wore chucks today, because they were late. Really late. Class started in three minutes late. They both had duffels and backpacks, and it was quite an odd sight to see, as they were half dragging their bags behind them. When they arrived at the front steps, they heard the bell ringing and they sped up a bit more. They were panting when they reached their locker and threw their bags on top, hoping they wouldn't fall off during the day. Sasuke had already pulled out his schedule as Naruto made an attempt to slide the bags up against the wall. "We've got Physics," he panted quietly, dreading the speech their teacher would inevitably be giving them. (3)

Naruto nodded and they turned quickly down the hallway, half jogging, and still breathing sharply (4). When they got to the classroom, they stumbled in, a jumble of pink and white and arms and legs, their panting filling the room as Naruto gasped, "Sorry we're late, Mr. Wick! (5) We overslept!"

Mr. Wick was glaring at them, frowning. "I'm sure you did. I hope you realize that lateness is not an acceptable offence in my classroom. I'll let you off with a warning this time, but really, five minutes late? Next time, you're not going to get away with it so easily."

Both Sasuke and Naruto were standing humbly in the doorway, nodding sagely as Mr. Wick turned back the class. It was all Sasuke could not to laugh when Naruto stuck out his tongue, in an all too cute way. Luckily the teacher didn't see, as he was back to droning endlessly. The two made their ways silently to the back of the room, slipping into their chairs and pulling out their binders.

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Naruto was a little surprised when a piece of paper bounced onto his desk, rolling off into his lap. He picked it up, unfolding it as quietly as possible while trying to feign note taking. His guise was ruined, however, when he burst out laughing. The note read, 'Ever wondered what you would look like in a school girl outfit?'

Mr. Wick looked up angrily, glaring like he was trying to bring about the apocalypse and saying quietly, "What, Mr. Uzumaki, is so funny about alternating currents?"

Naruto's mouth snapped shut as he looked up sheepishly. "Nothing, Mr. Wick. I'm sorry."

"No you're not, but you will be next time, when I give you double detention. Are we clear?" Naruto nodded sagely and looked back down at his paper. When the teacher's back was turned once again, he scribbled, 'No. Why, have you?' The answer he received was 'Maybe.'

He smiled a little. It really was funny when he thought about it. They were passing a note about whether or not they imagined themselves in school girl outfits. 'Kinda lame too.' He shook his head. 'Okay then, what brought that on?' He tossed the paper over to Sasuke, who scribbled something down and tossed it back. 'Had a dream.'

'Oh really? What about?'

'You in a schoolgirl outfit, what do you think?'

'Oh my. Did I look good?'

'Maybe.'

'Did I have nice legs?'

'Maybe.'

'How long was the skirt?'

'Maybe.' Naruto smiled. That meant short.

'Maybe isn't an answer that is applicable to that question, oh brilliant one.'

'Okay, fine, it was short. Happy?'

'Just curious.'

'Aren't you a little creeped out?'

'No, but I guess I should be, huh? We did sleep together last night.'

Sasuke never gave the piece of paper back, because the bell was ringing, and everyone was packing to leave, so they figured they should do the same. Naruto was smiling as they walked out of the classroom, his voice mischievous as he gave a sly, "So, how short, is short?" He could've sworn he saw Sasuke blush.

"Really short."

TBC...

A/N: Okay, guys, the reason this took so long is because I put it off for a few days cause I was busy, and then I was gonna write, and didn't feel like it, so I didn't, then I was gonna post Friday, but their was a school wide virus and I had to leave my computer at school and didn't get to write or post over the weekend. So I guess now we can all believe me when I say the only reason I keep posting despite the writer's block is because I'll stop writing if I don't. Sorry to keep you waiting, promise the next one will be up sooner. Hope you thought this was at least a little okay.

Ciao

ISAN

1. Wanna see the picture that inspired this? E-mail me...or send me a review with your e-mail attached...

2. You have no idea how much I wanted to say crotch here...but alas...I couldn't do it!

3. Okay. I'm creating a major inconsistency with their schedules, since I have no idea what order I've put them in this week. So next week, they'll have different classes different periods than they did this week, but I'll try to keep it consistent after that. Sorry!

4. They're not out of shape or anything, they just sprinted a ten minute walk in three minutes...anyone who really sprint for ten minutes while carrying two bags will be out of breath.

5. This is my physics teacher's name. Sorry it's lame. Didn't feel like thinking of something else.