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Well, it's finally done.. This is the last chapter of this story. I'm really quite sad that it's over. I've had so much fun writting this! but the good news is that i'm writting another SasuNaru. maybe thats a good thing or not i'm not sure!

I had to cut a large chunk of this chapter out as I wasn't sure if ratings allowed it so if you'd like to read the 'missing section' as I'm calling it then you can on my LJ blog at http /www. livejournal. com /users /pakkon /939 .html (delete the spaces)

So please read on and don't hate my ending!

Sasuke lay back on his bed, arms folded behind his head, staring at the ceiling. Naruto hadn't turned up for training that morning, not that he thought he would. He'd searched everywhere for him afterwards but it was like he had disappeared. Sasuke sighed. He had no idea how to fix this. Even if he wanted to apologise, he couldn't find the baka anyway. Sasuke sat up and pulled down his blinds blocking out the orange glow of the sunset outside. He might as well get some sleep. Hopefully he could work something out tomorrow.

Something was moving. Sasuke, being still half asleep, wasn't sure exactly what it was, only that it was getting closer. He snapped himself out of his daze as he heard his window opening slowly. Sasuke lay there, feigning sleep, trying to keep his breathing normal while his heart raced. Sasuke paused, wondering what was going to happen next when he heard the faint sound of footsteps and the gentle creak of the floor as the intruder made his way across the room. He went to move but stopped when he felt it. That familiar chakra flow, one he had memorised, one he knew instantly. Hesitantly he spoke out into the dark,

"Naruto?"

Sasuke felt the bed shift and the blankets rustle as someone lay down behind him. He swallowed as the other persons warmth spread against his back. He felt, more then saw, the person behind him nod and muttered something of a reply. Swallowing his nerves, Sasuke forced himself to roll over and was met with a head of blonde hair, half hidden under his blanket.

"Naruto?" he asked again, lightly pulling the cover away from the other boys face. "What are you doing here?"

Two blue eyes peaked out from under the covers, gazing up at him with a look Sasuke couldn't quite place. The blonde mumbled something and Sasuke sighed, yanking the blanket away completely. Naruto jerked and his eyes widened in surprise. Sasuke stared. Naruto was in his bed wearing only a thin pair of pale blue pyjamas. The boy had come all the way here in just those? Sasuke shook his head, hiding a smile.

Naruto swallowed nervously as Sasuke stared at him. The Uchiha asked again softly, lowering his head to look Naruto in the eye, "What are doing here?"

Naruto flushed under his gaze, feeling his pulse quicken and his mouth go dry.

"I couldn't sleep." He said quietly. "My bed felt cold without- without you."

Sasuke felt an odd rush of fluttering in his chest and before he could stop himself he smiled.

Naruto gaped. Sasuke was smiling. Not one of his trademark 'I'm-better-than-you' smirks but a full blown happiness brimming smile. "You can stay here if you want." He said, pulling the blanket back up, covering both of them. Narutos fought down the sudden urge to blush as the other boy settled down to face him, bodies almost touching.

"Naruto" Sasuke began; "About this morning…" he paused, not knowing what to say. He guessed he should apologise. He did take things to far, but he just couldn't help himself.

"Sasuke?"

Sasuke looked up to see Naruto stared back at him confused. Realising he's stopped mid-sentence, Sasuke coughed, hiding his embarrassment.

"It's just I… well." Sasuke sighed in frustration. Why was this so difficult?

"You like me?" Naruto said helpfully

"Well, yeah."

"You already said that"

"I know. Shut up ok? You're not helping."

Naruto frowned. "Look, it's not my fault." He said defensively. "It's not like I asked you to jump me."

"If you didn't like it why didn't you resist me when I kissed you?" Sasuke shot back,

"It's not that I didn't like it." Naruto blurted out, hands rushing to his mouth moments too late. Sasuke's eyebrows shot up at Narutos slip-up. By now his heart was pounding, "But?" he asked hesitantly, not sure if he really wanted to know the answer.

"It's just I thought you got carried away…" the blonde said quietly. Sasuke rolled his eyes,

"Do I look like the kind of guy who gets carried away Usuratonkachi?" He said, his temper slowly fraying along with his self-control.

"Well you did." Naruto almost growled, picking up on the change in Sasukes voice.

"I…" the boy started to argue but knew the blonde was right. Sasuke sighed, "Sorry." He said, "But it's not like this is easy for me."

"And it is for me? This is the first time I've ever felt like this"

"Idiot, it's the first time for me as well." Sasuke snapped, when his face froze suddenly, "Wait… Felt like what?"

Sasuke watched the frown appear on Narutos face, but didn't miss the blush that crept up with it.

"Like this." He said, as if that explained it all. "Like, I like you too." His said his voice barely a whisper.

A small voice inside Sasukes head squealed.

Naruto looked up at Sasuke, "Sorry for how I acted." He said, "It's just a lot to take in"

Sasuke gazed back and smiled, "So let me help you." he said, grinning in a way which made Naruto fear for his life. Sasuke leaned over and gently pressed his forehead against Narutos, revelling in the feel of the other boys' shaky breath against his face.

"What you nervous for?" Sasuke chuckled, his dark eyes focusing on Narutos bright blue ones, "We've already kissed. Twice."

Sasuke pulled back and smiled as Naruto frowned, no make that pouted. Kami he was cute.

"They don't count. The first was an accident and the second you forced me!" The blonde moaned,

"I didn't hear you complaining." Sasuke said, "in fact I remember hearing you make some very interesting noises."

The blonde still pouted and went as far to cross his arms over his chest, hoping to show this teme that he wasn't such a push over. But that was Narutos mistake. The look of Narutos blue eyes staring up defiantly and those inviting lips made Sasuke lose the small shred of self-control he had left. With the lightening reflexes on so many Konoha Nins, Sasuke dipped down and captured Narutos mouth with his own.

The movement was so sudden that the blonde had no time to react, even if he had wanted to. Sasuke felt warm against him, inviting. Before he had realised, Naruto had ran his arm up Sasukes shoulder and his hand now rested on Sasukes head, fisting handfuls of raven hair as he pushed back into the kiss.

Sasuke let out a groan as Naruto kissed his back. All those pent feelings, all those emotions that didn't make sense, suddenly seemed not to matter. The only important thing now was this and now.

Naruto smiled to himself, feeling secretly pleased that he'd elicited that noise from the Uchiha. Growing bolder, Naruto dipped out his tongue and gentle licked the dark haired boys' bottom lip. Sasuke, a little surprised by Narutos action, let his mouth hang open slightly, allowing Naruto to slide his tongue inside his mouth. Sasuke moaned into Narutos mouth, wrapping an arm around his waist. They fought each other for dominance, yet another duel in their long standing rivalry. Eventually it was Naruto that pulled away, fully enjoying the small whimper that came from Sasukes mouth,

"Let's see if I can get you to make those noises again." Naruto said, panting slightly, his face flushed.

Sasuke stared back and smirked, "Not a chance Baka."

Naruto grinned. He loved a challenge.

Sasuke was the first to stir, slowly raising his head from the hollow of Narutos neck. Gently he lifted his clean hand, tracing Narutos jaw line upwards, bringing the boys face up to meet his. Their lips met in a brief, sweet kiss before Sasuke pulled himself away, standing clumsily. His legs groaned in protest as feeling rushed back into them having spent so long kneeling down. He heard Naruto protest at the sudden lack of support but smiled when he saw the boy fall backwards onto the bed with a soft, contented sigh.

Naruto only vaguely noticed Sasuke walk out the room. His heart was still racing and his mind was still hazy. He lay back on Sasukes bed and let his eyes wander shut, listening to the movements of the boy in the next room. Faintly he thought he heard water running but then the sound stopped.

Narutos eyes darted open as something wet touched his stomach. He looked down to see Sasuke holding a damp cloth. The boy was gently moving it over his stomach, cleaning away traces of their activities. Naruto smiled at the Uchihas tenderness but couldn't stop the groan leaving his mouth as Sasukes cloth drifted to more sensitive areas.

Sasuke stopped and raised an eyebrow at Naruto, a slight smirk on his face. Naruto blush and looked away but Sasuke just smiled and lent down placing a chaste kiss over Narutos newly cleaned stomach. Narutos eyes darted back in surprise and he caught Sasuke look away suddenly, his cheeks tainted pink. Naruto smiled and launched himself forward, wrapping his arms around the other boys neck and dragging him down onto the bed beside him. To his surprise he heard Sasuke chuckle against him and Naruto marvelled at the sound. Grinning madly he pulled Sasuke against him and buried his head under the boys chin.

Sasuke sighed trying hard to sound annoyed but it didn't really work with the contented smile on his face. He lent over the other boy, searching for the disregarded blankets. His fingers caught the edge of the fabric and he heaved it up and over the bodies. Naruto sighed happily and buried himself closer to Sasuke, drinking in the warm body and familiar smell. Sasuke wrapped his arms around the smaller boy and planted a soft kiss on his head.

But then the silence crept in. The uncomfortable ones where neither knows what to say despite that you are both thinking it. Naruto shifted underneath Sasukes arms.

Should he be the one to say it? Isn't that what couple do after… well you know? Is that what we are now? And did he want to say it? Did Sasuke expect him to say it?

Naruto took a deep breath and looked up, "Sasuke, I, um…" he paused, not really sure what he wanted to say,

"I know dobe." Sasuke said softly, gently running a hand over Narutos cheek and through his hair. "Me too."

Naruto smiled. He was glad he hadn't. This was all still too new, too unknown to label just yet. And despite neither of them saying or admitting anything to the other, both Naruto and Sasuke fell asleep with the same thought.

From when I was young there wasn't really anything I cared about. Until now.

Team seven stood in the early hours of a grey morning, waiting yet again for their sensei. Sakura sighed loudly and shook her head. Sasuke and Naruto had been bickering about something or other for the last half hour. Not that this was unusual but it was almost like they were enjoying it.

"Give it a rest dobe." Sasuke said, smirking at the other boy, "You'll never beat me." Naruto grinned, and moved his face close to Sasukes, "You said that last night remember?"

The brunette blushed and his eyes darted towards Sakura who was, thankfully, looking the other way. He rounded back to the blonde,

"And you didn't beat me then either." He whispered back, leaning in and snatching a kiss. Naruto blinked as Sasuke pulled back and walked away smirking. It took a moment for Naruto to recover,

"TEME!" he yelled, spinning round and charging after the other boy.

Sakura shook her head as Naruto raced past her, chasing Sasuke. She wondered exactly what had happened to those two. And when Sasuke-kun had suddenly taken to wearing his hitai-ate around his neck.

Well that's it! Hope you all enjoyed it. I tried not to make the ending too soppy. I don't really like the 'I love you, love you too' endings with some SasNaru fics. It just doesn't seem like them! but like I said earlier, for those hankering for a more.. 'action' based chapter go check out my LJ. Love and big hugs to everyone who read my story and extra big hugs for those who took the time to review. I can't thankyou enough! Keep an eye out for the next chapter of butterflies, my KakaIru side story to this fic!

Amendment – Thank you so much to Weelittleboots for pointing out that I'm a complete idiot! Parts of Sasukes and Narutos conversation were taken from a doujinshi by Chased Angel. I borrowed some of the lines because it fitted so perfectly with what I was trying to do. I borrowed the lines, just like I borrowed the characters. I thought I had mentioned it at the end of the chapter but it seems I didn't! I'm really sorry if I have offended anyone, but all the rest of the story is my own creation! This story is something I'm really proud of so I hope my stupidness hasn't spoilt anyone's enjoyment of it! My thanks again to everyone who's given their support to this story.

Love Scarlett.