AN: the name of this chapter was supposed to be the name of the chapter payback, but then i made a new file and named that payback and typed the 3rd in this, so i used the old version of it for the 4th chapter. i bet not many people read this fic TT i wish i was a better writer for you guys!!! please please please please please review and tell me if this is good!!!! i dunno if i should keep this fic going!!! i kno its taking a while for naruto to realize stuff for sasuke, but theres a little fluff of them in the beginning and end of this chapter. ::sobs:: I'M NOT LIKED ANYMORE!! ::sniff sniff: read? please?
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Disclaimer: ::sobs:: i dont own Naruto... GYAAA I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE! ::runs off::
warning: swearing? i guess? ::edits it and puts more swearing in it::
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It was real late, around midnight when everyone decided to go to bed, their naughty deeds done. The girls snuggled with the boys, and Choji and Shino slept soundly on one couch, everyone was wrapped safely in their blankets. Naruto and Sasuke were sitting up on the couch, trying to fall asleep sitting up, but still, wide awake, with Naruto not trying so hard to fall asleep, whispering excitely to the other tired shinobi.
"Did you see what Hinata did? I was so expecting her to refuse it and have to do something else much worse. Shes always so shy!" Sasuke nodded sleepily.
"Or Shikamaru and Ino?" Naruto jerked his head towards Shikamaru and Ino, who were sharing a couch with Neji and Tenten, Tenten who was still on his lap, only they were crunched up sleeping in a ball together.
"Or us." Sasuke replied smoothly.
"Yeah that was real-" Naruto looked away from the other sleeping ninja and cocked his head sideways to look at Sasuke. "That was my bad." He whispered, truly sorry for somewhat taking advantage of Sasuke. Sasuke was sorry for taking advantage of Naruto too, but he knew he'd never show it.
"It doesn't matter, it was just a stupied little kiss."
'Just a stupied little kiss? I must be out of my mind! I turned his tounge out like it was a tootsie pop!' Sasuke's head screamed at his deceiveing mouth.
"I dunno. That was my first french kiss. Then again, I had my first normal kiss with you too." Naruto remembered the incident at the explanitory meeting. He turned back to look at the ceiling. Sasuke's eyes widened. "You mean you felt something when I kissed you?" Naruto turned his quiet whisper into a loud voice, as he whipped around to look at Sasuke.
"NO! Of course not! You're a boy!"
"Shh!" Sasuke pointed at the other snoring shinobi.
"Oops." Naruto whispered, tucking back into his blankets.
"Yeah." Sasuke whispered, shifting uncomfortably. "I wanna lay this way." He pointed to the left to the right, hoping that Naruto would swallow his pride and do it.
"Too bad!" Naruto snapped in a hushed whisper, and Sasuke looked at his own blanket as if it slapped him. He scowled and crossed his arms.
There was an awkward silence when they both looked around at the room dazedly. They caught eachothers gazes once in a while then both looked away in a fluster. Sasuke finally whispered to Naruto.
"What did you feel?"
Naruto looked away to hide his blush. "It was just a dare. And, your'e my best friend." Naruto whispered. Sasuke also looked away to hide his look of disapointment. 'How do I get him out of my head? Out of my eyes? Out of my being? I try so hard to wash these stupied feelings that show my weakness, but I can't. Damn emotion! Damn emotion to hell!'
But this emotion was too strong, if he felt it all the time, why didn't Naruto? Maybe he did and he was just playing it off like he was his best friend. Or maybe he just didn't look at him like that.
"Wh-what did you feel?" Naruto asked, afraid that Sasuke was going to blow up in his face and kick his ass. Sasuke looked thoughtful for a moment, he knew he wasn't going to just go out and say love. He then realized that Naruto wouldn't just go out and say that he had a crush on his rival. Sasuke himself knew that he wouldn't go out and say it either, he was just afraid of rejection, point blank.
"I feel that we are mature enough to not gag over it and say we want to kill eachother, we are seventeen, right?" Naruto nodded. "And we both took consequences, you, making Kiba going naked so that he would get back at you, and me, taking the choice of dare." Sasuke lied. He wasn't mature at all, we would take the dare seriously and want Naruto more, if he wasn't so afraid of rejection.
"Yeah that's what I feel." Naruto agreed. "But if we're old enough not to act like twelve year olds, then why did we play that stupied game?" Naruto pointed out, actually sounding debatable for once.
"Yeah... What suddenly-" Sasuke started out but then he remembered sudden movements, the feeling that one of the residents were watching him.
"It was all set up Naruto. Someone made it so that Ino and Sakura would all of the sudden want to play a stupied game like that, and someone made it so we would try to help out other peoples love mixups." Naruto sat up all the way and looked Sasuke seriously in the eyes.
"YEAH! Now that I think about it, everyone's turn had to do with love! Except for-" They both slowly turned their heads, with eyes widened towards Shino. "I always knew that bug dude was up to no good."
'That's why all of the sudden it's so hard to keep away from Naruto1 All in this stupied hellhole!' Sasuke groaned out loud and let his head fall backwards.
"But that's impossible, he didn't even say much for truth or dare. The thought of Shino trying to hook everyone up is weird, and plus he didn't even start the payback stuff." Naruto pointed out. Sasuke nodded. "True, true. But let's keep an eye out for anything weird. Goodnight."
"Goodnight." Sasuke didn't want to sleep sitting up, so he pulled up his feet and turned so that he could lay horizontly. "You can sleep by my feet, dunce." Sasuke smirked and Naruto growled.
"No way."
"Then sleep on the floor."
The cup of spit that Tenten had brought in for Lee's dare had spilled all over the floor. "Shit..." He hesitantly moved over towards Sasuke and lay next to him, facing away from Sasuke.
In less than a half an hour Naruto was already sleeping soundly, his slow quiet breathing hypotizing Sasuke, making it so hard for him to fall asleep, the smell of Naruto's hair drifted back to flood Sasuke's sense of smell. The warmth of Naruto's body was so strong, that Sasuke could feel it generate through his blanket and all over his body, surrounding him.
His eyes were wide open, because he feared that if he tried to relax, then he would wrap his arms around Naruto and sleep soundly that way, and then he would have to explain that in the morning. Naruto pushed his backside into Sasuke's groin in his deep slumber and Sasuke violently turned on his other side so that Naruto wouldn't wake from his massive boner.
His eye twitched as he heard Naruto mumble in his sleep, "No, not the ramen, anything but the ramen..." He also turned in his sleep and inched towards Sasuke and Sasuke turned back to see what he was doing and was faced with a sleeping dunce grinning outcast.
Their faces were inches apart as Naruto inched closer and Sasuke could do nothing but shut his eyes tight, and tried to make himself fall asleep. 'One sheep, two sheep, three sheep, four sheep-' His thoughts were interupted as he felt soft lips brush over his cheek and his eyes flashed open as a shiver shot up his spine.
"Please... Don't leave me alone... I don't want to be alone anymore... I need you.." Sasuke suddenly felt very tired at Naruto's whisper.
"I'll never leave you alone, you're way too deep in." Sasuke whispered back trying to calm him like he always does, his eyes drifting shut. Naruto smiled gracefully and answered, "They... Won't hurt me anymore?"
"No." Sasuke said, feeling bliss of slumber embracing him, just before he fell asleep he heard,
"I love..." And he heard no more.
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Shikamaru woke up dazed, on the couch with Ino snuggled up to his chest, he looked around and everyone was there except for Naruto and Sasuke, who seemed to have left for their daily morning spar. He would have to go get them later. But now, he had to deal with sleeping beauty.
"Ino, wake up." She stirred and her eyes fluttered open slowly because he eyelids were heavy with slumber. He smiled at her then turned to his side to see Sakura and Lee cuddling together.
"Now that's something you don't see everyday."
Sakura yawned and sat up, shaking lee slightly and he shot up, looking around with an arm wrapped around her waist protectively. She giggled and jumped off the couch to go to the kitchen. He got up and accidently stood in Tenten's dried spit. He gagged and ran over to Tenten, who was sleeping soundly underneath Neji, who was sprawled somewhat over her.
He shook her and she opened her eyes sleepily, then pushed Neji off her and stood up to go get a rag, and Lee followed. Neji woke up and blushed then went upstairs to take a shower and Shino followed too.
Kiba woke up with the blanket over his nakedness, Hinata was curled up near him and was smiling happily, it seemed she was having a good dream, so he didn't wake her and instead got up and ran up stairs, to go get some clothes. Everyone else leaked into the kitchen to get something to eat.
Everyone talked about what they did and asked eachother questions and answered them, blushing. Kiba got back and blushed again, everyone remembered Hinata holding on to him shyly. He growled at anyone who dared to make fun of him and Sakura yelled,
"We have so got to do that agin!!" She laughed with Ino as Kiba yelled back,
"No way!" He waved his arms around madly and everyone laughed.
"Admit it, you loved it when the blushing beauty held on to your stick!" Shikamaru pointed out and nudged Kiba. He stuck his nose up into the air air and grumbled. "Hmph." He did admit, he had scored, he had scored big time. He was just too proud to show it.
Shikamaru laughed again and Kiba snapped back, "You didn't seem to hate confessing your hidden crush for Ino! And you made her kiss you too." Shikamaru shrugged at Kiba's outburst, whitch made Kiba even madder.
"A truth is a truth, a dare is a dare." He slyly said, then he turned and winked at Ino, and she blushed and took Sakura's hand and pulled her out of the kitchen. She passed Neji and Shino who had gotten back from their showers.
"What was that all about?" Neji asked Shikamaru and he grinned and shrugged, "Hey, what can I say, I'm the greatest. I'm going to go upstairs and play some go or something then go get Naruto and Sasuke."
And with that he walked past all the poeple and out into the hall.
"What was that all about?" Neji asked again turning towards Choji who was standing next to Shikamaru when this all happened. "I think Ino and Shikamaru like eachother, and I know Kiba likes Hinata." He said with his mouth full.
"No duh, everyone was all over everyone." Neji answered.
'Hypocrite. You were all over Tenten.' His mind said to him, and he agreed, not denying that he had enjoyed her dancing, and her on his lap, and him feeling like she liked him. he pondered why he had never looked at her as a possible girlfriend until when he first approached the huge estate.
He looked around as Tenten and Lee came back from cleaning up their mess, both walking towards the sink and washing their hands. Neji whistled lowly, and Lee snapped from washing his hands to see Neji, thinking it an emergency.
Neji brought up his hand and made it look like it was walking then pressed his fore finger and his middle finger againest the knuckles, indicateing that it was 'Tenten.'
Lee held his hand out flat then struck his fore finger againest it like a match. 'What?'
Neji pointed his thumb at his won chest and stcuk his pinky out at the same time, then made fists and crossed his arms over his chest, then made the sign for Tenten. Lee's eyes widened and he ran towards Neji, pushing him out into the hall.
"What?! You love her?!" neji noded sadly, as if he had caught a bad virus. Lee shook him, "You?! And Tenten!? For God's sake man, snap out of it!" Neji shook his head. "I don't know why. You feel the same way for Sakura, right?" Lee's eyes softened and he let go of Neji.
"I don't know why, maybe it's because of the house." Neji looked around the hall. "I have loved Sakura ever since I have laid eyes on her." Lee said quietly. Neji looked back to Lee. "Yes, but she didn't return the feelings, not until we came here, in this house." Neji pointed to the floor as if that spot had made Sakura love Lee. Neji pushed past him and into the kitchen, leaving Lee dazed.
"So I guess I like you."
Sakura's voice resounded in his head beautifully, and he could feel tears coming, but they wouldn't release.
"She..." He said out loud, and sadly turned and walked down the hall into the main hall, towards the stairs to skip breakfast.
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Sakura and Ino waded in the water boredly, then both smiled at eachother and dived underwater, floating around at the bottom of the deep end. Surprisingly, the pool was always crystal clear, even though the residents of the house had not seen anyone come to clean it.
They floated in a circle together, faking yawns and sighs of boredom and they giggled underwater, then floated to the top, taking a deep breath of fresh air as they floated around on the surface.
"That was really funny though, last night. You were very, what's the word..? Daring?" Ino laughed and nudged her. "I didn't think that you would actually go through with making out with Lee." She wiped her face with her hands and stood up in the shallow end, the water up to her waist, showing off her bikini top and fair skin.
Sakura glanced over at her, knowing that she felt something for Lee when she kissed him, but instead said, I told you, I'm not going to lose to you anymore." She had a serious look on her face and Ino smirked. "You already lost this battle, Sakura-chan, anyway-" Sakura raised an eyebrow and stood up in the shallow end also.
"-Maybe we can go out together for ice cream, all of us." Ino finsished. "Yeah, that sounds alright, Choji would love it." Sakura floated on her back again, a thoughtful look spreading over her face as she said to Ino, "I think Shikamaru is so sexy and I know that he likes me." Sakura ventured, aready knowing the outcome of Ino's response.
"What?!" Ino yelled at her, "He so does not!"
"Why not? Do you like him?" Ino blushed a deep red. "You already know Sakura."
"Then it is not I, who has lost this battle, but it alas it is the fair Ino-pig." Sakura smirked and climbed out of the pool, grabbing her towel and returning to the house, leaving Ino feeling dumb. She really has lost the battle. But not the war. She also smirked devilishly, She had to make Sakura really blush when they went out for Ice cream.
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Naruto swiftly reached into his shuriken holster and flung shuriken at Sasuke, who swiftly caught them all, and he flew them back at Naruto who used kawarimi and replaced himself with a nearby bush.
Sasuke closed his eyes and sighed as he flung one last kunai up at the branches of a nearby tree, and he heard a cry of pain. His eyes widened as he ran towards the tree, "Naruto?! Are you alright?!"
He cried out and he heard a small whimper then a quiet sgh from Naruto as he fell off the branch and Sasuke could feel a tear fall down his cheek as he ran up the tree to catch him, jumping off the side towards Naruto, but Naruto's feet glued to the branch and Naruto stuck out his tounge and held Sasuke's kunai in his hand. Sasuke quickly wiped the lone tear away and he landed on the ground.
"Very funny Naruto."
"Come on, you seriously thought I couldn't catch that? That throw had no heart whatsoever. I was watching you from the tree ya know." he ran down the tree and jumped off, and landed in front of Sasuke.
"You're good, Uchiha." Naruto admited wiping his mouth. He turned around to walk away but Sasuke's voice caught him.
"Thanks." Naruto turned back, had his rival actually thanked him? "No problem. Uh, let's go back." Naruto held his hand out so that Sasuke could shake it, whitch stated that the spar was over. Sasuke reached out and shook his hand, with a shock spreading through his body as he felt Naruto's warm fingertips. They pulled awaytheir hands and they both walked side by side, towards the house.
"Think we should take the tests for Anbu? I bet I could become Hokage faster." He flexed a muscle in his arm and held it. Sasuke shrugged and nodded.
"I guess I would want to be leader of the Anbu since you are aiming for Hokage." Sasuke said unsurely. Naruto shook his head.
"No, no, you can be my assistant." Naruto corrected him and crossed his arms, as Sasuke snorted. "In your dreams."
'In my dreams. I could think of a couple kinky things to do to him..'
"Come on, I know you would kill to be my assistant." Naruto grinned and nudged him playfully and Sasuke did his famous scowl. "Yeah right."
"Yeah, I am right. Plus I couldn't become Hokage without you. I mean a good advisor person like you." Sasuke raised an eyebrow.
"Is that so?"
Naruto nodded.
"You want me to be there with you when you become Hokage?"
Naruto nodded happily again.
"So you do care what happens to me?"
Naruto stopped in his tracks and Sasuke kept walking. "How many times do I have to tell you, you cold heartless bastard, you are my-"
"Best friend, yeah I know, whatever." He fought back to make fist as he angerly walked away, and mumbled under his breath, "Best friend, huh?"
"Sasuke!" Naruto shouted at Sasuke's retreating back and Sasuke spun around to look at Naruto. "What?"
Naruto looked down at his feet, then looked up again to smile at Sasuke, who was shining with light from the dun, for Naruto was standing beneath a tree. Sasuke gave him a weird look and he laughed a little, then looked down at his feet as he made his way out in the sun towards Sasuke. He reached out and touched his face, then cupped Sasuke's cheek. Sasuke froze and tried to back away but he couldn't.
"Sasuke." Sasuke's eyes widened as he looked down at Naruto's hand on his cheek then back up to look at Naruto's beautiful blue eyes.
"I do care about you. I care about what you think more than anyone's else attention." Sasuke gasped then proceeded to back away slowly, leaving Naruto's hand out in the air, cupping nothing.
'This must be a dream, or a trick.' Naruto watched the panicking boy with sad eyes, he still stood close to him. He smiled again then looked down at his holster and pulled out Sasuke's kunai and took Sasuke's hesitant hand and gently put the handle in his hand, then put his own hand over Sasuke's wrapping his and Sasuke's fingers around the handle.
"I just want to let you know I-"
"Oiiii!!! Naruto! Sasuke! " Shikamaru waved his arms around and Naruto pulled his hand away from Sasuke's somewhat roughly. Shikamaru jogged towards the two then stopped in front of them, looking from one to the other. "You guys are so troublesome you know that? I've been looking everywhere for you guys."
Sasuke sighed out the air he didn't know he was holding. Now that he thought about it, Naruto wouldn't confess love for the young ebony-haired shinobi. Naruto had said it himself, he didn't feel anything for boys. Shikamaru patted them both on the shoulders.
"Hahahaha! Yeah right you've been looking everywhere for us, you big lazy-ass!"" Nauro laughed loudly and Sasuke grunted. "Let's go back now." The threee of them walked towards the house, Sasuke looking down at his hand that held the kunai.
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Kakashi stumbled out of the meeting room door, Iruka followed awkwardly. The meeting had explained how they should keep up doing the same thing that they did with the big house with other jounin. And it explained how much their defense line should have been stronger.
"Gah, it's like we don't know everytime we go to those stupied meetings. How many times do they have to tell us that our defense sucks?" Kakashi told Iruka, he seemed more open around Iruka, as if he could confess anything to him.
"Yeah!" Iruka agreed. "This sucks ass!" Iruka shouted. "We should go on strike Kakashi, I'm telling you. No more boring meetings!" Kakashi laughed and all of the shinobi that had come out of the meeting with them looked at them weirdly, and hurridly walked away.
"I think they agree, and they are trying to get away from meetings as fast as they can." Kakashi pointed out and Iruka laughed. They both smiled, Iruka could tell Kakashi was smiling because of his cheekbones.
"Hey, uh, I can't believe I'm asking you this but, would you like to come with me out to dinner sometime?"
Iruka grinned and nodded.
"Tonight good for you?" Iruka asked him and Kakashi blushed, but Iruka couldn't tell and he said, "7:00 good for you? I'll come get you." Kakashi crossed his fingers behind his back.
"Yeah, definatly." Iruka answered. They both laughed again and then waved eachother off as they skipped in different directions, Kakashi singing, "I got a dolphin in my trap.."
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AN: how was that!?! ::poses, cameras click, she yawns: yeah right1 well, next chapter is gonna be kinda sad near the end. ::fat lady is sobbing in the audience:: the part where neji and Lee are doing sign language my parents are acually deaf and those are real signs except for tenten's name i just made that up XD
well my friends, cabbage never tasted this good! um preview! next time on dragonballz...
'Stupied stupied stupied, why did i have to be this way? Now probably everyone is going to be so awkward with me!! And Sasuke...' Naruto shook his head and ran through the woods.
"Let's go to my place now."
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