Disclaimer: Naruto as always and forever does not belong to me. It belongs to its creator, Kishimoto Masashi, and the associated companies.

La/-/er- Really, this would've been written earlier, but stuff seemed to not want me to write this. I would tell you everything that's been happening, but it's long, it's boring, it's tedious, and I might as well use my time to type the chapter. So the shortest beginning notes ever now ends.

Warnings: Slight language. Mentions of sex...

Review Responses: I actually need to write it all out there's so many! Double digits! -wild cheering- And because I have no life, the reviews are in reverse alphabetical order. Reverse cuz my last name starts with a Z.

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YaoiLoverS- You're going to find out Sasuke and Naruto's reaction in this chapter. (Well, you were supposed to.) Silly girl, there's a reason why this is a sequel. If you want to know what really happened, all you have to do is read the prequel Misconceptions. You get some hints in this chapter, but it's better if you read the prequel before you read this chapter. You might not understand.

Seito- Whoo, long review. Lovely in ways that other people would be unable to write it. Might be because of all the OCs. beaming grin Thanks for the review, since I know you don't usually review. Love ya!

SasuNaruLover- -bows- Thank You.

RukaIayLomperGay- So glad you like this story, 's my baby child now. Something new because of the girls, really? Hur... Yes, I think it's a good continuation too. Lol, thanx for the hilarious comment. Well... Sasuke and Naruto don't get their revenge yet. The "And then some"... will come shortly after the revenge begins. Unfortunately, I seem to like to drag things out, so you'll have to wait until the chapter after the next for their revenge to begin. Aw... I don't think I'm awesome, but it's cool that you think that! huggles

PrvertedGoofness- Ha! I haven't heard that compliment yet, "funny and real". clap clap Thankies! And yes, here's the next chapter.

Nanashi2- Yup, hehe, definitely more. To tell the truth, I don't know what all you people mean by my writing style, since I am the one writing. But I'll take your words to heart and just say thanks for the compliments. Whee! Thanks for the answers, helps me greatly. Now if I could only find the answer to the second part... Haha, nice way to avoid it.

Luna- Continuing!

Kyuubi-kun- Aah! Aaah! Aaaah! -Fangirls- But yes, thanks for the review, and I will continue!

izumi- Ooh, you traveled (from Without Life to here). Fanclubs prolly aren't like this, but there definitely are presidents and stuff. Er, as to the people... Yup, funny is what I'm going for, so it's all good. -huggles you for the kiss- Alright, I'll admit it, what do you mean such a fanclub? I like your reviews, they always confuse me...

Hieisbestbuddy888- Yes, I like rumors. The bed thing was all spontaneous, I just had the beginning part thought out. I'm glad that it turned out good. grin Yes, poor Kiba, hehe. And here's your update!

Frontier of Darkness- Thank you for you answers bows And yes, it's obvious that Naruto's favorite food is ramen, but I remembered that Kishimoto-sensei gave all of them two favorite foods.

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Spooy- Darn, I've been proved wrong. But thanks for telling me, and so nicely too! But I still hold one thing, Naruto's bed is right under/next to the window. You can't take that away from me! Thankies for all your compliments, all of you making me blush and smile like a maniac... And I still don't know what writing style you guys are talking about...

izumi- Ah! You reviewed this too! You deserve a kiss now! -smooch- Lol, yes, I am a pervert!

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Delicious Revenge --- Chapter II --- The La/-/er

A Nudge in the Wrong Direction

It was a pleasant day in Konoha. As the people mingled in the streets, birds chirped and leaves rustled. A slightly cool breeze blew through the nooks and crannies of the village, banishing most of the oppressive heat that threatened to settle upon the town. Varying voices cried out through the streets, creating a nice blending of sounds... Whoa, whoa, there's something wrong, it's like déjà-vu.

(Ah, it's obvious what this is, it is the other beginning of the story. The one that did not speak of Ino and Sakura and Hinata and had just about no mention of fan clubs. No, wait there are mentions. But this chapter is to be about the events that occurred right after Sasuke had re-entered Naruto's apartment. Events that eventually led to other events to which they would not like. Situations that they would decidedly not appreciate after it's all said and done. Events that occurred that made their life just that much worse. And so, we begin their part of the story.)

With the help he had managed to extract from Sasuke, while bantering all throughout the process, Naruto had finally finished setting up his new bed. Not bothering to restrain himself, he pounced on it, relishing in the contradicting softness and hardness of the mattress. Noticing a distinct lack of noises as he fell upon his bed, he himself let out a pleased moan.

Sasuke watched Naruto during this whole process before commenting, "You know, I just noticed this, but thinking back, do you realize that it sounded very much like we were having sex?"

Naruto let out a frustrated groan at having his precious first time with his bed interrupted with the talk of sex... again. "What the hell's with you and sex today? Take your mind out of the gutter already!"

Sasuke gave a little sniff before raising an eyebrow, "You're awfully twitchy about the subject of sex, aren't you? I was merely pointing out that if someone was to pass by your apartment, they might've fallen under the assumption that we were having sex. And anyway... stop blushing Naruto, it's not like you've never encountered sex before."

The aforementioned boy merely reddened further before saying, "Unlike some people in this room, sex isn't exactly a common topic around me." Naruto scrunched up his face before continuing, "I'm not the one being followed by girls and guys alike who are offering to 'warm your bed for just one night'." Naruto's voice dropped low at his last words, imitating the tone that he had heard emitted from one of the guys who had offered. Guys, because he would never do such a thing as speak in a high-pitched voice, or rather is unable to. Well, actually...

"All I hear around you is, 'Sasuke-kuuuun! Look at me, look at me! Aren't I sexy enough to be with you?'" Naruto broke off with an irritated look on his face, "Honestly, with all the girls squealing around you, you'd think you were some kind of sex god or something."

"Jealous, Naruto?" Sasuke asked with a mischievous grin, one that said that there were so many ways he could go with that statement.

"Jealous! Jealous! Why in the world will I be jealous of you. Just because you've got good looks and a great body and because you've got that voice..." At this point Naruto trailed off, fully realizing the words that had come out of his mouth. 'Oh Kami-sama, I did not just say that out loud.'

With a glance towards Sasuke, it was apparent that he had. For he held a peculiar expression. One with a mixture of shock, smugness, amusement, and... yes, maybe just a hint of happiness.

Of course, in typical Naruto attitude, all he saw was the smugness that was quite apparent on the pale face.

And continuing the typical Naruto attitude, he did what he would normally do in this situation, which was to laugh, brush the whole thing off like it was nothing and then run. Running as far as he could from the scene of the crime. So he did exactly that. Not without uttering a few bit of words though.

Naruto shot up off the bed and walked to the door. "Um, yeah, I uh... I should go to buy some uh... new sheets! That's right! I need new sheets, so yeah, bye!" Naruto said this all in a rush, and finally reached out and opened the door. Sprinting through it and then slamming the door with more force than necessary, he missed the curious look Sasuke held on his features.

Closing his mind to any further thoughts, Sasuke merely shrugged and went to follow Naruto. After all, a statement like that just screamed for a confrontation. With a smirk, he prepared to find Naruto and question and tease him as if the world depended on it.

-

Unfortunately, while Sasuke was able to find Naruto, by the time he did, Naruto had fully recovered from the embarrassment uttering those words had caused him. Seeming to have forgotten the incident, he proceeded to wheedle Sasuke into buying the things he held in his arms when he saw him. Turning on full blast the puppy eyes that he had mastered when Iruka almost refused to buy him ramen, he sculpted his words to turn things into his favor.

"Ne, Sasuke. I was wondering..." Naruto trailed off, wondering if he should really be asking Sasuke to pay for his new bed stuff. It wasn't as if they were really that close and there was really no reason for Sasuke to pay for his things. The bastard may be rich, but he was a miser. (1) As one could tell by the outfits he wore every day.

For example, that day Sasuke had wore a plain black shirt that seemed two sizes too small. It was attached to his skin, seemingly not choking him only because of the low, low collar the shirt had. And what was really peculiar about the shirt was that it seemed... slanted a bit, falling off of Sasuke's right shoulder while the left shoulder seemed quite normal.

Passing his eyes over his rival/friend's outfit, he offhandedly, though his gaze seemed to linger a bit, noticed the slight six pack Sasuke had. One that wasn't fully defined, but enough to tell that he was in good shape. As he should be, since he was a ninja and all.

Moving his eyes further down, he noticed that the white shorts Sasuke wore seemed awfully similar to the ones that the boy had worn 4 years ago. If it wasn't because the shorts were still a bit baggy on the other boy, Naruto would've firmly believed that those were the same pair of shorts the boy wore oh-so-long ago.

On the other hand, Naruto kept his orange pants simply due to lack of funds to buy new ones. It was interesting that they still fit him even to this day, considering that in the past, it barely fell past his ankles. One had to wonder whether Naruto had managed to grow at all, but looking at the rest of his body... was evidence enough.

The orange jacket was hidden in his closet since too many kunai slashes had caused it to become close to impossible to repair. Instead, he wore a deep blue shirt that would've looked mismatched on any other person with any other orange. But on him, it all blended quite nicely. Capping the whole outfit off with his trademark blond hair, he made quite a handsome sight.

Sasuke just looked plain sexy.

Not that Naruto thought that he was. It was just the general consensus of the town...

Reaching a conclusion on his 'Should I ask Sasuke to pay' dilemma, he had somehow convinced himself that Sasuke, while he was his rival, was an overall decent person and with the right persuasion, he would be able to get the rich boy to pay for his things. He did, after all, need to save his money for ramen to eat. Eating ramen for all three meals and for the multiple snacks all throughout the day took a lot of money. But Naruto was quite content with his use.

Nodding at his silent conclusion, he failed to notice that Sasuke was watching him.

He was watching him and seeing that specific eye squinting and hand movement that indicated he was thinking about money. A twitch of the hand and he was thinking about ramen and money.

Without Naruto even needing to speak, Sasuke already knew what Naruto wanted to ask. He knew and already decided he would pay, he was a rich bastard after all (2), but wanted to see what Naruto would choose to do in order to... persuade Sasuke to pay.

"Idiot, what did you want to ask?"

Startled out of his thinking, even though technically he was done, Naruto started to glare at Sasuke before remembering that he had a mission to carry out. One that needed a lot of good feelings and as little glaring at Sasuke as possible.

"Ah, Sasuke, I was wondering..." And yet again he trailed of, leaving Sasuke a bit frustrated, but mostly amused.

While Naruto continued to ponder the right way that he should approach the persuasion, the two boys failed to notice that other people were noticing them.

Besides the to-be-expected teen observers, there were a few adults that seemed to linger around the shop that the two stood in. (Oh yes, the shop? What is it, you ask? It is... the 'Fabric and Related Items' shop. Obviously a shop that sold fabric and related items. As Naruto had said in a rush before, with his new bed, he needed new sheets, and what's a better place to get them than at the 'Fabric and Related Items' store? Since sheets are made out of fabric and... stuff, yeah.)

So seeing as how it was the 'Fabric and Related Items' shop, surrounding it were various other stores. The types that people go to just about every week. And it just so happened that the grocery shopping street was the street adjacent to this one. So indeed, this was a hustling, bustling street.

And since it was in the late afternoon, some people were going home; incidentally, this was a major street of which many people passed by on their paths. And some of those people that were going home had been just let out of school, whichever one it is they go to. Oh, would you look at that, the school adjacent to the other side of the street had just let out.

All in all, it led to a lot of onlookers in their vicinity. And when it is said that there was a lot... there was a lot.

Of course, the great ninjas that Sasuke and Naruto are... they didn't notice anything at all.

Granted, there usually are around this number of villagers in this time of day in this area. But they usually don't linger around the shops like they are doing right now.

(An example, you say? Well, let's look over to a shop two stores over. See that 18 year-old? Yes, the one carrying a couple of books in their arms. That's right, the male 18 year-old holding books in their hands. And yes, the male 18 year-old holding books in their hands and along with a blue lacy 34B bra.)

As decent ninjas, the two 16 year-olds should've been able to see that and wonder. They were facing that way. But apparently, they were too enthralled with each other to notice anything.

As such, when Naruto finally began to speak, the villagers heard every single word. Well... most of them anyway. The words or the villagers? Ah... you'll find out.

So the speckles of villagers watched them curiously. They wondered at the scene they saw, heard and just about smelled... hmm, someone was wearing a lavender perfume, or is it a cologne?

They saw and thus they became slightly confused as evidently, Sasuke finally relented and agreed to pay for the purchases. Never knowing, of course, that he had already decided long ago. But along with his agreement, he laid out several conditions. Well, two, but several sounds so much better, doesn't it?

Unfortunately, although we can debate on how unfortunate this may be, the villagers were unable to hear the conditions for Sasuke bent down, just a tiny bit, and whispered into his companion's ears the conditions.

Not managing to hear those conditions, the onlookers became more confused and more curious as the words spoken into Naruto's ears caused him to blush.

"Alright, alright, I'll do it! Geez, I should've never asked you to pay for these sheets."

Oh? Sheets? The thoughts of the villagers became... different as those words were uttered. And combined with the blushing...

Sasuke gave a pleased smile before reverting back to a smirk. "Now, don't forget Naruto, you agreed to do this."

"Humph." Naruto merely dumped his purchases onto the counter of the shop, fully unaware of the looks the two were gaining.

There was a clear reception of their words; the villagers could hear all that was uttered, except for the conditions of course, and as decent villagers... they began to gossip with whoever was closest to them at the time.

Poor Naruto and Sasuke, it was the wrong day to do this, as they found out later on.

But it wasn't later on and they wouldn't find out for some time, so for now, they remained in blissful ignorance, continuing their verbal assaults with smiles on their faces. To those still observing, they almost looked like a old married couple...

Which caused a bit more gossip to hitch onto the ride that was going to every ear, through every mouth.

Of course, the one thing that wasn't hitching a ride, were the conditions that were asked. Although, looking back, perhaps it was best they weren't heard...

(The conditions? What about them? Oh, you want to know what they are, do you? Well, maybe we shouldn't tell you. It would be a wonderful surprise to look for after all. Not that they were that wonderful. Oh no, they were simple conditions. True, one condition involved touching, but... get your minds out the gutter! Naughty people.

Well, one condition that was made was very simple. Just Sasuke wanting a full explanation of what Naruto had said back in the apartment. Yup, that's all. Not meaning that all Sasuke was going to do was ask, but that was the gist of it. Yup. That's it.

No... the repetitions are not because we're excited and am hiding something from you. Don't be paranoid. Anyways, back to the story.)

Finally having paid for their purchases, the two teenagers left the area, heading back to their original location.

Never noticing that when they moved, heads suddenly started to turn every which way. Anywhere except for where the two boys were. Of course, as soon as their backs were turned, swoop, swoop, there was a return of the gazes.

The street in front of them hustled and bustled like a normal street at this time. But behind them, there was a bit of a hush, the villagers watching every step they took and gobbling up all the words that reached their ears.

Moments later... Ino came upon the street on her way home.

-

When they reached the apartment, Naruto proceeded to smother his bed with the sheets he had recently brought and the cover that he had stashed away in his closet. Poking at Sasuke, he managed to wordlessly extract his help in cleaning the apartment. Receiving only a smile and a blink as he turned to look at the blond, Sasuke rolled his eyes and began picking up the items on the floor.

"Really, you would think that I was your mother or something."

Not receiving a verbal response, merely a beaming grin and a slight punch on the arm, he smiled slightly and spent the rest of the night helping Naruto.

By the time the house was clean, the bed normalized - meaning the sheets were on neatly and the covers placed on top - night had fallen.

Yup, they took that long to clean up the apartment. Most likely because they had a pillow fight in the middle of their cleaning up, which led to extra cleaning up.

To which Sasuke just about pouted at, but of course Uchiha Sasuke does not pout. No, he merely scowled at the feathers and cotton flying all over the apartment. That lower lip that you see sticking out is not sticking out. Oh no, it's just that his lower lip feels like hanging out a little farther than usual, making it seem like he was pouting when he wasn't. Really.

So night had fallen, and the two were immensely tired. Seeing as the bed was new and bigger than his old one, Naruto barely hesitated before offering Sasuke to spend the night in the apartment.

His reasoning was of course, not the reason why he was staying. Nobody would stay after what Naruto said to Sasuke. What did he say? He said:

"Thanks for helping me clean up and all that. But you seem tired. Poor thing, did cleaning up the apartment take too much out of you? You should stay here, just in case. We wouldn't want you collapsing from exhaustion on your way home."

It was as if Naruto was asking for a death wish. It was rather strange though, now that one looks back at it. Naruto is not one to say those kinds of things. It sounds more like it would come from a fan girl... er no, it seems like something that would come out of a person who was vastly sarcastic and angry at Sasuke. So why would Naruto say such a thing?

Why?

Unfortunately we shall never find out as the reason is deep within Naruto's mind and it's slightly dangerous to venture in too deeply. (3)

Nevertheless, never one to let words bring him down, he agreed to stay, much to the surprise of the other boy.

It seemed that Naruto had temporarily forgotten the words he had said mere moments before. One might wonder what was going on with the blond boy. He's acting peculiar, isn't he?

Trying not to show his reaction too much, Naruto merely grinned and prepared for bed. It was after 11, after all and good ninjas need to have a good amount of sleep if they were to fight wonderfully. And they were going to fight tomorrow. It's just that it would be a slightly different kind of fight. It was a good thing they had a good night sleep that night. Because for the next few weeks...

So Sasuke also prepared for bed, stripping off his shirt with little difficulty. Naruto, lying on the bed, pondered a bit about that. It was such a tight shirt, how was it that he take could it off so easily. His thoughts trailed off after a while, though.

Trailed off because a half-naked Sasuke was in front of him and he was totally not attracted to the sight.

Hell. No.

Not attracted because he saw the same kind of body every day in the mirror. Sure, his skin was slightly darker, his muscles just a bit bulkier where Sasuke sported slim, flexible muscles. His shoulders a bit broader, his chest as well, his waist not quite as small as the boy's in front of him. The neck a slim, pale, column that had trails of light blue veins just barely peeking out. The chin that was slightly pointier than his own. The mouth that was fuller yet thinner at the same time...

He wasn't a bishounen quite like Sasuke, but it was basically the same figure.

Basically.

Groaning at the path his thoughts were taking, he stuffed his face into one of the remaining pillow that laid on his bed. He felt the shift of the bed and the sliding of a warm body next to him.

The lights were closed, the moonlight streamed in, and Naruto continued to breath shallow breaths through his pillow.

After a few moments...

"Naruto! Naruto! Dobe, what do you think you're doing!"

Unknowingly, Naruto had started to drift off with his face still stuffed in the pillow, causing less and less air to reach to his lungs. He had started thrashing, interrupting the relaxation process Sasuke was going through in order to be able to sleep next to the other boy.

He turned the other boy onto his back and Naruto gazed at him a little dazedly before giving Sasuke a soft smile and promptly falling back asleep.

Rolling his eyes at the boy, Sasuke laid back down and fell asleep to the steady breathing of the other boy.

Yet another good place to stop isn't it? After all, the last chapter stopped earlier than this. Skipping over Ino's visit through the town in which she told everybody that Naruto and Sasuke were going out. And were definitely deeply in love. And that the only reason why no one knew was because the two were afraid of the rejection that would come from two males falling in love. That would come from those two falling in love.

It was only right that she told the whole town. That way, everyone could show their support for the two boys' relationship. And for those who didn't like it, they didn't matter, a lot of people were fine with it. After some... talking to by Ino.

Just because they weren't really going out doesn't mean that they didn't love each other. After what Ino had told them, everything fell into place. All the confrontations, the fights, the saving, it all made sense now. It was a wonderful explanation. And interestingly, quite easy to accept.

Of course, the boys' reaction to this would definitely be quite volatile. But that can wait for the next chapter, can't it?

But then again, their reaction is rather quite amusing. In that no onebelieved them.

To Be Continued...

(1) I can't help but think that since all the Uchiha died, all their belongings, including money, would've been given to Sasuke to do what he will, with some exceptions anyway. But looking to what I can see of Sasuke's character, he would hate to use or sell or whatever the things he were given. So technically, he would be rich, but just not wanting to use what he inherited, so to speak.

(2) I said he didn't want to use it, but times have changed and Naruto's his friend (and maybe something more...) and the way he could see it (again, from what I see of his character) is that using the money for someone else, wouldn't be too terrible. And he's not going to always do this... Besides, I bet that he's got a lot of money saved up anyway. Since all the villagers like him, he probably didn't need to cook the first few years after the Uchiha massacre. So there goes the food expenses... And he wore the same clothes every day... So the money he uses, could be his own personal money, -shrug- you pick.

(3) To tell the truth, I've no idea where the hell I was going with this. No idea at all. Don't know why I even wrote it. It just came out. Like it slid out of my fingers. And this was my way of getting out of it... Please don't hurt me, I don't think it's dangerous to venture into Naruto's mind... much. You never know, I might get drowned by thoughts of ramen... Possibly, I might have a visit later on, but until then, let it lie peacefully, unless of course you have any ideas? For now, let's just say the jealousy from... oh... idea... hmm...

La/-/er- Pooie, I was supposed to write their reactions too. But it was such a good place to end it! But don't worry, the next chapter comes up verily much faster than this one did. In fact, I'm not posting this until I finish writing the next chapter. (I lied...) As such, remember to review! The better reviews I get, the faster the next chapter comes!

And since the next chapter was supposed to be a part of this, this one was shorter. And most likely so will the next one... Anyway, since school is starting on Monday (nooooo) and the next chapter was supposed to be a part of this one, another chapter will come out on Sunday. Hopefully. Next chapter, if this one gets reviews, will come up tomorrow. Hopefully. I might get greedy and post this up on Friday. For more reviews. Maybe I should do that... Yes, the next chapter will come on Friday. And then Sunday. -nod nod- That's good. I expect you all to review every single one of 'em -shakes finger at you-

So review and tell me what you thought!

Written: 9/8/04 (Around 2-ish to 5-ish. Finished on 5:10:14 PM)

Edited: 4/27/05