Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto Masashi. I'm only borrowing characters for my own entertainment.

Blue-Eyed Blonde
Indigo: The Color of Sasuke's Jacket

"What is it with everyone and making Sasuke jealous?" Naruto asked as he walked down the village with Kakashi. The jounin smiled at him cheerfully. "Aa, you'll find out when the time is right."

"That's what Shikamaru said too!"

"That's because it's the truth. Come, I'll send you back before picking Iruka from the academy."

"Why can't I go along?"

"Maa, why would you want to come? What we'll do isn't suitable for your innocent eyes anyway."

"Argh! Don't tell me that! Fine fine, I'll go home!"

The blonde ran ahead, his hands covering his ears. The Copy Ninja watched his student with amused eyes and followed the boy.

"Ano... Sasuke-kun?"

The brunette sighed tiredly. "What do you want, Sakura? Don't you get tired of me saying no?"

"It's not that. I just want to help you with Naruto. I refused to believe it at first, but I've had some time to accept that he's the one you love. I want Sasuke-kun to be happy. And Naruto deserves to be happy too, with the villagers picking on him like that and all."

The Uchiha eyed the girl suspiciously for some time before letting a smirk grace his lips. "Fine. Any ideas?"

"The plan with Ino failed because he wasn't jealous enough, so we just have to make him more jealous. Of course, it's best that we act as a couple. But if Sasuke-kun doesn't want to... I could always help you create an illusion so that Naruto sees us acting like a couple."

"I'll do it. Naruto's dense, not dumb. He'll know if we use an illusion. I just need to settle something with him first."

"All right then, Sasuke-kun, just tell me when you're ready to start."

Sasuke nodded and left the clearing, giving the kunoichi a small wave. The girl smiled and waved back before walking in the other direction. At least this way, she could remain friends with the brunette and not have him treat her with cold indifference.

"Shikamaru, you lazy ass! You're late! Don't you know that you shouldn't let a girl wait?" Ino yelled at the chuunin to get rid of the nervousness.

"I was held up at the academy. What do you want? I'm going to look for Naruto. He was rather upset earlier."

"All right, this is stupid. We both know that you like me, and vice versa. Why the hell are we playing this jealousy game then? You knew that I was only helping Sasuke, so what's up with you and Naruto?"

Shikamaru muttered something, looking away as he did so to hide the slight blush on his cheeks. The blonde frowned, trying to listen to what her childhood friend was saying. "I can't hear you if you're mumbling like that."

"I said that I was jealous, you troublesome blonde!" the chunnin yelled and hurriedly turned away from the girl. He turned when he felt a hand snaking around his waist and a comfortable warmth on his back.

"You silly lazy ass! I already told you that it was just an act. There wasn't any need for you to be jealous."

"But still, I don't want to see you acting so close with other guys," the boy said, facing the blonde. Ino smiled at that and moved her arms to his neck. "Fine then. I won't help Sasuke anymore. You'll have to take his place though, and this time it's no act."

"Of course," the brunette replied, bending down to kiss the girl gently. The dim street lamps lighted up, casting a soft light on the lovers as they kissed.

Naruto stared at the blue roses sitting on his bed, a small card lying on top of it. He wondered if the roses had been sent to the wrong place. After all, no one would think of sending the blonde flowers, especially not pretty ones like the bouquet on his bed. Slowly, he picked the note up and opened it.

Naruto,

I'm sorry for kissing you earlier. I won't force you anymore. If you want to remain just friends, then we shall remain just friends and nothing more. We'll forget about everything that happened today and go back to how we were, if that is what you want. Whatever you choose, I will accept it. I like you too much to force you into anything you wouldn't want.

Sasuke

The blonde hugged the flowers happily and ran out of the apartment to look for the sender of the bouquet. He greeted Teuchi and Ayame happily as he ran by the ramen store, still hugging the bouquet to his chest. Finally arriving at his destination, he pounded on the door loudly before stopping to catch his breath as he waited for the door to be opened.

"Naruto?"

Sasuke blinked as the smaller boy threw himself at the brunette in a huge glomp and hurriedly wrapped his arms round the boy's waist to prevent them from falling. He savoured the feel of having the boy so close to him before letting the blonde down. "What was that for?"

"I just felt like doing that," the boy said with a sheepish grin. The brunette smiled at that, not saying anything regarding their relationship. He stepped aside to let the other boy in. Naruto stepped in after removing his sandals, immediately heading towards the sofa in the middle of the apartment as if the place belonged to him. Sasuke sat down beside him.

"Ne Sasuke... Can we forget about what happened today?"

"I expected you to say that. Fine, consider it forgotten. We won't speak of it anymore."

Somehow, Naruto felt slightly disappointed that his decision was accepted just like that. He had expected the brunette to try to persuade him otherwise. Sighing softly, he turned away from the other boy, slightly hurt by the indifference he had shown.

Dark eyes watched in satisfaction as the blonde frowned. Naruto was still in denial, but once Sakura enters the picture, the tanned boy would be his. Things were looking up for the young Uchiha. He nudged the smaller boy beside him. "Let's go for ramen. You haven't had dinner right?"

"Your treat?"

"When isn't it my treat?"

The blonde jumped up, not noticing the bouquet falling to the floor as he grabbed Sasuke's hand and pulled the boy out of the large apartment. The taller boy hurriedly grabbed his jacket as he was being dragged out of his apartment. The nights have been cold recently and he would prefer not having to suffer in the cold.

"All right, let's go!"

"Slow down, you dumbass. I don't want you tripping over your feet!"

"Heh, that's more likely to happen to you, bastard!"

The pale boy smiled as he let the blonde pull him along. Things were back to normal between them. That was a good sign. Lost in his thoughts, he bumped into Naruto's back as the boy stopped in front of Ichiraku. "Oyaji, I want a miso ramen. More ramen!"

"And what will Sasuke-kun have?"

"One seafood ramen," the boy replied, putting on his indigo jacket.

"All right, coming right up," Teuchi said as he started working on the new orders. Ayame was beside him clearing the counter of empty bowls and washing them. The two boys sat at the counter, enjoying the comfortable silence that passed between them.

Sasuke noticed the other boy shivering as the wind started to pick up. The blonde always was afraid of cold. That was why he wore the bright orange jacket all the time, sometimes even while training. The brunette pulled off his jacket, holding it out to his companion.

"Eh? What's that for?"

"You're cold aren't you? Take it."

"But then you'll be cold!"

"I won't. Just take it. If I'm cold I'll take it back."

"Ok. Arigatou Sasuke!"

The blonde took the jacket and slipped it on happily, snuggling into the jacket as the scent of the taller boy reached his nose. He felt Sasuke's body heat lingering on the jacket lining, warming him up. He turned and grinned at his teammate. "Sasuke's jacket is so warm."

"Che. It's not like it's the first time you're wearing that. It always ends up on you when I decide to wear it."

"Of course, this is the jacket I bought for you. No one else can wear it! Only Sasuke and I, right?"

"Yes yes, only the two of us. Now don't get any ramen on it, dobe. We all know what a messy eater you are."

"I'm not a messy eater!"

"So says the boy who speaks with his mouth full."

"Maa maa, why are the two of you fighting here?" a third voice joined in, the owner of the voice slinging an arm round the blonde's shoulder. Sasuke scowled as the other boy beamed up at the third person. "Kakashi-sensei!"

"Yo Naruto-kun. You didn't tell me you wanted ramen earlier. If I had known I would bring you down. There's no need to bother Sasuke."

"I'm not bothering him! I went to thank him for the flowers, and he asked if I wanted ramen."

"Ara? Sasuke sent you flowers? Maa, I'm jealous. You don't thank me when I send you flowers."

"Only because you never did send me flowers."

The Uchiha seethed in jealousy as he watched the two. Kakashi sat down beside the shorter boy, removing his arm from the boy's shoulders but leaning close to the blonde. Too close to the blonde, in Sasuke's opinion. Besides, it wasn't like any of them invited the man to join them. Huffing slightly, the brunette thought of a way to regain Naruto's attention.

"I'm going on a date with Sakura tomorrow."

This method seemed to work well, as the blonde immediately turned to face him, along with the Copy Ninja. Naruto nearly knocked over the ramen which Teuchi had just placed in front of him. The boy had his arms crossed and was looking at Sasuke through narrowed eyes.

"Eh? But you said that you don't like her! I thought... I thought you liked me. You liar! Saying you like me and then going off making dates with Sakura-chan!"

"I wasn't lying when I said that, but you said you wanted to be friends only. I can't wait forever for you."

"But it's not even a day after I said that and you already have a date with Sakura-chan! You made that date before you even told me you like me. There! Loophole. You're a liar!"

"If you give me a reason not to go tomorrow, I won't."

"Pfft. I don't care whether or not you go out with her! I'm going home!"

The blonde removed Sasuke's jacket, throwing it on the seat before walking off. The jounin shrugged and followed, removing his vest and placing it on the boy's shoulders as the tanned boy shivered in the cold night. The brunette sighed and watched them leave, wondering what he should do with his dense beloved. He finished up the two bowls of ramen and left to find his pink-haired teammate. He had a blonde to woo.

Sakura looked up as someone knocked on her house door, wondering who it was. Her parents were both on missions and wouldn't be back soon. Cautiously, she opened the door to find her teammate standing outside. "Aa? Sasuke-kun?"

"Sakura," the boy greeted back.

"Would you like to come in? It's a little colder than usual tonight."

"It's ok. I just want to ask if you're free tomorrow night. I told Naruto that we have a date, so I'll need your help."

"So we start the plan tomorrow? No problem! I'll make sure you get your beloved Naruto!"

Sasuke smiled at that. "Thanks, Sakura."

"You had better treat me to lunch when you get him."

"Fine. It's getting late, so I'll be on my way. See you tomorrow, Sakura...chan."

"Good night, Sasuke-kun."

The Uchiha turned to walk away just as Sakura closed the door gently. He smiled to himself, eagerly awaiting his date with Sakura. He'll make Naruto as jealous as possible.

Naruto woke up at the break of dawn and got ready to stalk his teammate. Not knowing when his two teammates were going for their date, he decided on stalking the brunette the whole day. He followed as soon as the boy left his apartment.

He watched as the Uchiha took off his shirt to train, blushing as he eyed the teen's lean figure. He sat up on one of the tree's branch and kept quiet, his eyes not leaving the figure beneath the trees. Maybe Sakura-chan will be meeting him here and they will train together.

Sasuke smirked as he felt his blonde teammate's eyes watching him intently. He had taken off his shirt to entice the loud boy, and it seemed to be working, to a certain extent. At least he had Naruto's full attention. Pushing the boy out of his thoughts, he continued his training.

Kakashi arrived at the bridge to find Naruto isolated from Sasuke and Sakura, while the other two were sitting close together, his hand on hers. The jounin shook his head at his troublesome team. He watched as the blonde frowned at his two teammates, who didn't seem to care. Ah, two can play at that game, Sasuke.

"Naru-chan!" the man called affectionately, jumping on Naruto and hugging him tightly. Sasuke tensed up as he watched the jounin fuss over his Naruto. The kunoichi beside him put a hand on his shoulder, trying to calm him down. She succeeded, until Kakashi began checking over the innocent one, as if looking for injuries. "How are you feeling? Does it still hurt from last night?"

The Uchiha tensed up again, especially after seeing the blonde blushing furiously and mumbling something, staring at the ground as he did so. Walking over, he grabbed the blonde's wrist and dragged him away from the group, causing Naruto to protest loudly. When they were far enough, Sasuke let go of his wrist and looked at the boy accusingly. "You slept with Kakashi."

"What? Where did you get that idea from?"

"Then why did he ask you about last night?"

"That's none of your business!"

"So you did sleep with him last night!"

"I didn't and I would never sleep with him! I'm only interested in Sasuke, so stop saying that I s-" Naruto finally realised what he just said and his eyes widened in terror. Before Sasuke could stop him, he ran off into the woods. The brunette frowned as he walked back to the others. "Dobe, you do like me. Why is it so hard to admit?"

Sakura ran up to him as she saw the boy returning to the bridge. "Sasuke-kun, how did it g- Aa? Where's Naruto?"

"He ran off after blurting out that he's only interested in me."

The jounin chuckled to himself. "Seems like he's finally realising it. Maa, that dense Naruto. He even walked into a pole when I said that he likes you."

"Wait, was that what last night was about? Nothing else happened?"

"Of course not. Iruka would get jealous if anything were to happen between me and Naruto. Besides, I'm no pedophile."

"Kuso! I accused him of sleeping with you!"

"Isn't it a good thing though? He admitted that he's interested in you," Sakura said suddenly. Her teammate frowned. "I guess... But knowing him, he'll start avoiding me again."

"Then we'll just have to make him jealous enough to confront you, won't we?" the kunoichi said, smiling slyly at her friend. The Uchiha caught on quickly and returned her smile. "I guess that's what we'll have to do then."

"Do what you want, but don't hurt Naruto's feelings. I won't protect the two of you from Iruka if he's angry."

"He'll be hurt to know about Sakura and I, but I'll heal him in the end."

"I'll leave the two of you to do whatever you want then. I'll go visit Naruto and persuade him," the jounin said, and was gone in a puff of smoke.

"So, now what?"

"You shouldn't leave the planning to me, since it's you who wants Naruto. But I think we should spread the word that we're together."

"I was thinking of that as well. We'll find Ino first. She'll help us spread the news."

The kunoichi wrapped her arm round the Uchiha's, clinging on lovingly. "There, we're ready. Now let's go! Time to make Naruto jealous!"

Sasuke gave the girl a smile. Though it wasn't as gentle as the smiles he offered Naruto, it was still better than his usual expressionless face he gave to others.

"Ino-pig!" Sakura yelled as she waved at her blonde friend, her other hand wrapped round Sasuke's arm. She was sitting on one of the benches at the academy with Shikamaru when the pink-haired girl arrived. "Forehead-girl! What are you doing with Sasuke-kun? I thought..."

"It's just an act. Since you failed, now I'm helping Sasuke-kun. We need your help though."

"Aa. Of course I'll help. What do you need?"

"We need you to spread the news that we're going out."

"That's all? Consider it done!"

"That's troublesome. Don't ask me for help, troublesome woman."

"Lazy ass! Why would I need your help to spread rumours? Anyway, your lessons are starting soon. You better hurry back to class. I'll wait for you later ok?"

"I want to stay here with you," the chuunin said, suddenly pulling Ino into a hug.

"You can't. Go back, I'll be here later."

The brunette gave the girl a wounded look, which didn't seem to work. He pouted slightly. "Fine."

With that, the chuunin stood up and walked towards the academy. Ino shook her head. "He acts like a child sometimes. Well, time to spread the news. I'll see you guys again. Good luck on making Naruto jealous!"

To Be Continued...

Yay! Another chapter done. Well, next chapter will probably be the last as I'm running out of blues to use. But there'll be a sequel called Green-Eyed Monster, but it might take a while as I plan to finish off my fics before starting another one.