Author's notes: The next chapter would probably take a while for me to upload it here. I'm gonna get my pc reformatted (for the 4395674697453rd time. -) and I'm gonna attend summer classes too. And note that this chapter's gonna be all corny. Gomeeeeeeeeeeen.

Two Rooms, One Heart

Sasuke knew Naruto was hurt each time he denies their relationship to everyone. He had to make up for all the nagging, the insults and the constant denial he's been doing that's greatly hurting his lover. For the next few nights that he isn't going to sleep with Naruto, he has to come up with something 'sweet' to make the other boy smile at him again. Though the thought of being sappy and saccharine doesn't suit much of Sasuke's attitude, he has to do everything to make Naruto happy. After all, Naruto did the same for him.

As Sasuke proceeded to Lee's place, he saw a sign before him. And it was a 'KEEP OUT' which was written in horrible handwriting. He guessed that Lee is the person responsible for the sign that hung on the branch of the tree just before Lee's house. He shrugged and continued walking to Lee's house.

He knocked softly at the door.

No response.

He knocked again.

No response.

Lee, hearing the person behind the door knocking twice thought it was something important so he decided to peep at the window.

Sasuke laughed a bit when he saw Lee's shadow appearing on the curtains. "Stop peeping and open the door."

"Are you stupid? CAN'T YOU READ!" Lee exclaimed and then attempted to cover his ears and close his eyes.

"Even the smartest person in the world can't read that thing you posted there. Your handwriting's like some sort of hieroglyphics." Sasuke teased and pretended that he didn't understand. Lee was his only hope.

"I hate you. Now, leave!"

"Yeahyeah.. I hate you too. But I have no choice but to come here and beg you to let me sleep here for a night or two… or three… yeah." Sasuke isn't really going to beg, of course. He's simply going to outsmart Lee and get him to let him sleep for three days in his house.

'SLEEP FOR A NIGHT!' Lee thought to himself with his eyes all freaked out. "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!"

"I said I want to stay in your house for three days. Are you deaf?"

"WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"

"Darn it! Just open the goddamn door for peat's sake!" Sasuke kicked the door open. It wasn't locked after all.

"What are you doing!"

"From deaf you turn blind. Use those big eyes. Can't you see? I kicked your door and entered your house. Next, I'll be bringing my things to your room so you don't have to ask." Sasuke carried a small bag of things with him and roamed around Lee's house.

"JustwhenIthoughtblahblah…" Lee was perspiring heavily again, his fists unstoppably shaking.

Sasuke raised his eyebrow and walked to eye Lee. "What is the problem with you? I'm just gonna stay here. I'm not going to play with your stuff. I'm not going to touch any of your things. Get that?"

"But why here! Why not just stay at your own place!"

"Because Master Kakashi didn't want me to sleep with Naruto for three days. That stupid Naruto. This is all his fault. He put me into this issue and he has to pay for this. I'm going to slap him if I get the chance." Sasuke was cursing himself and apologized to Naruto continuously in his mind.

"You think he's stupid butbutbut…" Lee began to be calm and listened to what Sasuke's going to say.

"But what? He IS stupid. That's why I hate him. And that incident at the training area… Ugh. I curse that day." Sasuke shook his head, pretending to be in dismay.

"But I thought?"

"Don't tell me you believe the issue about me and Naruto?"

"Well, No… But." Lee can't look at Sasuke's face. Sasuke was proving them all wrong. Lee was hearing the truth from the person involved in the gay issue himself. He was starting to believe that the rumors aren't true.

Sasuke laughed almost chokingly. "I can't believe you're one of them. Those crazy fools. WHO IN THE WORLD WOULD LIKE NARUTO, HUH!" Sasuke continued to laugh and continued to curse himself as he insulted Naruto again and again just to cover up the truth.

Lee, convinced, laughed along with Sasuke.

After the long time for laughing, Sasuke asked Lee about the three-day stay and immediately, the owner of the house approved.

"Thanks." Sasuke placed his things on top of the cabinet and sat on the small bed in the room.

Lee was about to give a great big smile until he saw a Naruto plushie hanging by the zipper of Sasuke's bag.

"Sa…sa…Sasuke!"

"What?" Sasuke looked back and raised an eyebrow. The Naruto plushie fell down the ground.

"Wha—Why? What? Whaaa…" Lee's eyes were filled with fear, fear of discovering something that's so-not-good.

"Ah… This?" Sasuke managed to pull out a fake laugh. "This is… a… voodoo doll."

"A voodoo doll?"

"Yeah. I do this!" Sasuke kicked the Naruto plushie with a sorry face. "This!" Stomped on it.

"Oh… Hehe." Lee sweatdropped. He never thought Sasuke was into witchcraft or wizardry.

Sasuke grabbed the plushie and put it in the bag carelessly.

Lee was happy after knowing that Naruto and Sasuke isn't really into those yaoi things. He planned to record an interview with Sasuke to tell everyone that they're wrong and no such 'yaoi' ever existed. But before he could even get to grab his recorder, he saw Naruto sitting on the chair in his kitchen.

"WHAAAA!"

"Huh?" Naruto blinked.

Lee pointed his finger at Naruto and started saying stuff without any sound coming from his mouth.

"If that meant 'WHY ARE YOU HERE! LEAVE!' then I should explain the situation to you."

"No need for that. Just do what you said I said, Leave!"

"Why?" Naruto sounded serious for the moment. It scared Lee a bit.

"Well..uh…" Lee was nervous. He can't tell Naruto that Sasuke's going to be staying in his house too. But at the same time, he felt sad for Naruto because he didn't have a place to stay in. And to think that he was much closer to Naruto than Sasuke, it was unfair.

Naruto stood up then kneeled on the ground. "Let me stay here pleeeeeeeeeeease!" Naruto looked at Lee with puppy eyes.

Lee couldn't resist seeing Naruto in such a pitiful state so he approved without thinking of the consequences of letting two rumored lovers stay at one house.

"Really?"

"Yeahyeaaaaaaaaaaah. Stay in that room over there!"

"Yesssssssss! Thanksssss! Finally a break out of Sasuke's jeering. Woo!" Naruto happily marched to the room. His walk became slower as when he smelled something that's really familiar to him. It was a scent of Sasuke's perfume. Though he's not sure, a smile was plastered on his face.

"Wait!"

Naruto looked back at eyebrow boy. "Huh?"

"Don't ever… ever… Go to the other room. It's haunted. I don't sleep there. No one does." Lee made up some lame ghost story to avoid Naruto from seeing Sasuke.

Naruto got the hint that Sasuke was the one in the other room. So he just played along, pretended to be afraid of the ghost and ran to his room.

…

Lee was bothered about the fact that he let the two stay in his house. He wasn't thinking about the naughty stuff they can do because he didn't really believe the rumors. What bothered him was if Naruto and Sasuke see each other, they might fight in his house and ruin his furniture, or worst blow his house down.

In the room where Naruto stayed, the boy thought of seeing Sasuke but then a part of him refused to. He remembered what happened earlier. He was all dramatic about not seeing Sasuke for three days. It was sad to see Sasuke go. Master Kakashi didn't tell them to leave the house but he just said that they aren't to sleep in the same room. The fact that he left means that Sasuke didn't want to sleep with him anymore.

Naruto eyed the ceiling and later fell asleep.

On the other hand, Sasuke was also emoting in his room as he wondered what Naruto might be doing now. He leaned on the headboard of the bed and began to think of ways to show Naruto how much he did love him. He pulled out the plushie from the bag and wiped all the dirt in its face then gave it a tight hug. (Isn't that sweet or what?)

While Lee was panicking in the kitchen. "What ifff….. If… at dinner time they see each other! Ahhh!"

Lee came up with a plan of giving them dinner at different timeslots.

It did work for the first night.

As the second night came, Sasuke was beginning to realize that Naruto was in the same house. He saw a small note under his placemat.

'I miss you. A day more and finally we're going to be back together again.' The note read. Sasuke blushed slightly and kept the note in his pocket then helped Lee clean the dishes.

Lee was fully convinced that Sasuke never needed a lover boy in his life. He survived two days without seeing Naruto.

Lee slept soundly knowing this.

Tbc