Chapter Ten

"Ow! What? No, not there! Wait, yeah. Okay, that... That's better."

"Good." Sasuke stepped back, and gazed at position of the small table, and nodded approvingly. "Hey, this looks good." He gazed around the small clubhouse, eyes falling on Naruto, who was pulling up some of the deadwood floorboards. Naruto looked up, and nodded in agreement.

With a slight sigh, he wiped his forehead with his sleeve, and stood up. "Well. This is getting tiring." Seeing that Sasuke had his back to him, he grinned, and ran up behind him, slipping his arms around his waist, and resting his chin on the other's shoulder. "Boo."

The softly spoken words sent a shiver down his spine. "Naruto, what are you doing?" he asked, glancing over at him. A devlish smiled crossed the blonde's face. Sasuke raised a brow. "...What's that look for?"

Without giving him a reply, Naruto spun him around, and pulled him into a deep kiss. Caught off-guard, Sasuke froze up momentarily, then leaned in closer, occupying his hands with that soft golden hair. After a few more moments, Naruto pulled away, and glanced around with an exaspirated sigh. This place would work after we get more done...

The raven-haired boy studied the other, trying to figure out what it was that seemed to be bothering him. He continued running his fingers through Naruto's hair, not able to figure it out. "Naruto," he finally began, "what's wrong?"

"Come on," he muttered quietly, stepping away from Sasuke, and heading for the door out. He snatched up the other's hand, and tugged him along behind, sighing.

"Wha? We're leaving? Again? Where are we-"

Naruto held up a hand. "You ask too many questions. Just shut up and come on." He led the way out of the clubhouse, and through the darkening forest. The only sounds were the branches snapping under their feet along with the crunch of dead leaves that had fallen. The night breeze trickled through the treebranches as a creek would over and through the pebbles of the rock bed, ruffling the boys' hair.

"Really, Naruto, where the hell are we going?"

"We're going to my place, okay? Jeez!" He released his grip on Sasuke's hand, and walked faster, mumbling to himself. Sasuke shook his head, and hurried to catch up with the blonde.

"Hey, don't be like that. Come on, wait." He placed a hand on Naruto's shoulder, but he just shrugged it off. "Naruto..."

After a few moments, Naruto turned to the other boy, an oddly cheerful smile on his face. "Come on, Sasuke. Let's hurry up and get to my house?" He tilted his head to the side, and motioned for the other to follow him.

What's Naruto's problem?...

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A/N;

Haha. Okay, this chapter I admit is a little odd.

For anyone who cares, I have another story up with Itachi and Sasuke. Yay. Not as good as this one to me, but I thought it was cute all the same.