Sorry I'm a couple days late, but my computer was on during a thunder storm (Smart eh?) and my modem got friiiiiiied. So I didn't have internet until we got a new one, therefore I couldn't update. So anyways GOMEN! Please forgive this horrible person who is stupid enough to have a computer on even though they know a storm's going on outside!

Warnings: Non-cannon, includes a character who was not in the manga at all, so you'll of had to see the filler arc with Idate to understand some stuff.

Pairing: Idate/Naru

Summery: "But-But I thought you liked Sakura-chan!" "I did, but my opinions changed." Idate came to Konoha for a vist and it just so happens Naruto has room.

Genre: Romance, humor

Rating: PG

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Naruto sighed, glanced behind him, sighed again, saw his apartment in the distance, sighed again.

He'd been counting the times he'd sighed since he heard the news, he was up to seventeen now.

Morino Idate was back in Konoha, apparently he had been told by Wasabi-san that it was about time he spent some time with his family. So Idate had immediately run over the village of the leaf, fast as lightening, well maybe not, but Naurto thought it was funny to imagine Idate running all the way to Konoha. But getting back on track…

The thing was, Ibiki didn't have too much extra space at his place, and Idate didn't want to leech off of his brother, and Tsunade no-baa-chan didn't want to stick Idate with someone he didn't know.

So where do they decided to put him, his place of course.

Naruto sighed again, that made eighteen. To be honest, he had happily agreed to let the older boy stay at his place, but that was until Idate had started to, well, hit on him.

Now, Naruto may not have been hit on very often, but he knew from observing Sasuke's fan girls what to expect.

'Accidental' touches that lasted to long, fleeting looks, secretive smiles.

And Idate had only been around him for ten minutes, what the hell would he be like by the end of the week!

'Maybe he's just using me to get to Sakura-chan?' He thought as he opened the door to his apartment. Yes, that would make sense, maybe… Possibly… No, if Idate still wanted Sakura to be his girlfriend, then he would just go find her and tell her so, although he'd definitely have to go through Lee to do so, and not even Naruto would mess with Lee's feelings for Sakura anymore.

He had also taken into consideration that the touches really could be accidental, Idate could just be looking at the scenery intently, and he could be thinking of some private joke of his.

It wasn't that he didn't like guys, hell he'd once felt so strongly for Sasuke that it really did border on love instead of just a brotherly sort of affection. He just wasn't used to any sort of romantic affection being shown to him.

"Wow, when Hokage-sama said you had room, I thought you'd have a little more room then this." Idate said and Naruto's eyebrows twitched. "If you don't like it then you can go stay with your brother. Why aren't you staying with him anyways?" Idate brought his hands up in front of him, sweat dropping. "No offence to my Aniki or anything, but even I'm scared of him sometimes." Naruto nodded his head in understanding, Ibiki was pretty creepy, being a torture specialist and all.

"All right that explains one thing. Now, why are you acting so strange around me?"

Idate took a step forward, his face a mask of confusion. "Strange, strange how?"

Naruto inwardly sighed in relief, maybe Idate was just a bit weird today because he hadn't been in Konoha in years.

"Strange as in you're acting like your one of Sasuke's more subtle fan-girls."

"Oh, that's because I like you." "Good, now that tha- wait, what?" "I like you." "But-But I thought you liked Sakura-chan!" Idate shrugged his shoulders casually and Naruto felt his eyebrows twitch. "I did, but my opinions changed." "What opinions! You asked her to quit being a ninja so she could marry you! How is that an opinion!" "What can I say, she's cute." Naruto closed his eyes and counted to ten, then to twenty, then to thirty….

"Hey, stop ignoring me!" 'Forty seven, forty eight, forty nine…' "Come on Naruto, don't be mad, I still think you're cuter." '……. Fifty, fifty one, fifty two, this isn't working, fifty three…' "NARUTO!"

Blue eyes snapped open. "What?" Naruto hissed out and Idate smiled. "How about you quit being a ninja and become my wife."

One severe beating later a busied Idate was laying on the floor, wallowing in self pity. "It was only a joke, why didn't you think it was funny?" Naruto cracked his knuckles threateningly as he loomed over the older boy. "If I have to explain why it wasn't funny, I'll use my fists as punctuation." Idate held his hands up in surrender. "All right, I get it…" He slowly rose off the floor. "Man, you sure are violent." "Man, you sure are annoying." Naruto relied with irritation, his posture stiffening when Idate's arm wrapped around his shoulder.

"Oh I get it, you're just shy aren't you, I bet you aren't hit on a lot-" "What's that supposed to mean!" "But don't worry, you'll get used to it." Idate flashed Naruto what the blonde guessed was supposed to be a reassuring smile, he sweat dropped.

'I don't think the next two weeks are going to go by very quickly.'

Every night Idate would ask if they could share the bed, Naruto, of course declined and went to his little 'nest' on the couch.

Every morning he'd wake up to find Idate making them breakfast, and the brown haired boy would say something along the lines of. "Eating ramen all the time isn't good for you, you'll get sick."

Apparently no one bothered to tell him that Naruto only ate ramen since before he could remember, and he was still as healthy as can be!

Sometimes during the day Idate would follow Naruto around while the younger boy was doing missions, sometimes he would even help out. Like when Naruto was being attacked by the cat of a certain wife of the Fire Country's Daimyou. Sometimes Idate would go visit his brother, although those visits seemed to be few and far between.

By the end of the week Naruto felt his resolve slipping. Damn he wasn't used to people hitting on him, and Idate was rather attractive…

But Naruto really didn't want to be with someone because their 'opinions changed.' Idate had once been infatuated with Sakura, just like Naruto had been, just like Lee still was.

Call him a hypocrite, but Naruto didn't believe that Idate could have possibly fallen out of love with Sakura and in love with him in the two days they actually got along.

It took Naruto months to fall out of love with Sakura-chan and months to admit he liked guys.

Maybe Idate was just weird. Yeah, that could make sense…

'Yeah, he's probably just confused.'

"Naruto, it's time for bed!" 'Great, my back's really starting to hurt from sleeping on the couch.' Naruto trudged over to his 'nest' and flopped down, not even bothering to take off his clothes. 'But if he's not just confused, well, that's a different matter all together.' He closed his eyes and within a few seconds had dozed off.

The next morning, confused as to why he could smell any food being made, or hear any footfalls around the house Naruto curiously opened his eyes.

And practically screamed when he saw the brown eyes peering at him.

"Uh, Idate, what are you doing?" "Watching you sleep, why?" Idate tilted his head to the side and Naruto sweat dropped. "It's creepy, don't do it again." "But I thought-" "Don't do it again." Naruto gaze him a warning glare and Idate sighed, nodding his consent.

"Alright, now that that's been taken care of, where's breakfast?" Idate frowned and Naruto squinted his eyes, a frown appearing on his face as well. "What?" "You're getting awfully dependant on me, it's almost like…" Idate took a deep breath. "We're in a relationship already!" Idate skipped away with s grin and Naruto hid his blush under the blankets.

'Is that true, is this what a relationship is like? Well, I guess we'd be doing more lovey dovey things too, but if this is how it is… I think I could handle it.'

Today was a day of no missions so Naruto proposed to Idate that they should go have some fun around town, Idate had calmly agreed before rushing off somewhere, presumably to let his excitement get the better of him in a place no one could see.

They spent the day strolling around Konoha, had a terrifying experience when Ibiki strolled by, the older man's eyes glancing at them quizzically for only a moment, ate some mouth watering dango and ambled up to the top of the Hokage monument to watch the sunset.

'Hey, isn't watching the sun set a pretty relationship-like thing to do?' Naruto's eyebrows rose. 'Yes, yes it is.' He bit his bottom lip. 'But we're still not in a relationship, right? I don't think one could have started without me.' He looked at Idate from the corner of his eye. 'And even if a relationship started without, I'm sure Idate would have tried something by now, right?' He began to twiddle his thumbs. 'And even if we were together, he has to leave soon, and long distance relationships are hard to keep up, aren't they? I think they are, but maybe not… I don't know!'

Idate, finally becoming aware of the inner turmoil Naruto was going through asked what was wrong.

"GAH! Everything's wrong! I don't know what's up and what's down anymore!"

"… Okay then, maybe you could be a little more specific?" "Are we in a relationship or not." Idate looked confused for a moment before breaking out into a smile. "We are." "Really?" "Yes." "Are you sure?" "Positive." "Prove it."

Idate took Naruto's face in his hands and kissed him softly for what seemed like forever, breaking away with a larger smile then before.

"Did you like that?" "Yes." "Then we are definitely in a relationship."

'Really? I didn't think it worked like that.' But Naruto, heedless of his own thoughts scooted closer to Idate and rested his head on the other boys shoulder.

'This can work, it doesn't matter if he has to leave soon, long distance relationships can definitely work.'