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Author's Note: Holy crap! I'm on a role! I'm updating already! God, this fanfiction just makes me write like crazy! I haven't stopped! Anyway, I'll be short today and just let you read. Thanks for all of your reviews, I love getting them! They make me happy! (And, you want to keep me happy!) Byes, SilverRose88.

Chapter Eight

Weekends. Naruto loved the weekends. Two entire days off with no school or work or any worries. The perfect two days to practice the Three R's. Ah, yes, weekends were the best of god's creations to Naruto.

This specific weekend, Naruto had made a choice to do absolutely nothing. He wasn't going to hook up with anyone to rehearse, he wasn't going to work extra on any projects. He'd already finished his homework, so that was out of the way. Now, all that the blonde wanted to do was sleep. In the world of dreams, Naruto was able to escape the chaos of everyday life. In the world of dreams, Naruto could go on pretending as though the last two weeks had been completely normal. In the world of dreams, Naruto couldn't lose control, because he was the one ruling. Yes, Naruto liked to sleep, and right now, all he wanted to do was sleep. Sleep away the last two weeks, and focus on the more important things in life, like ramen for example and how he had to get some once he woke up because he was out.

But, Naruto hadn't taken into account of what others wanted. And apparently someone wanted to disrupt his sleep in the early morning. Naruto chose to ignore the knocking on the door and shoved his head under his pillow. I'm not here, go away you sleep wrecker! But, the pounding only increased and Naruto got so annoyed he yelled loudly, not caring if the entire building heard him, "Get lost, damn it!"

His shout proved to only have the opposite effect. The visitor now knew that Naruto was actually inside and began knocking even more. "Fine! I'm coming!" Naruto yelled, groggily getting up and walking over to the door. I'm going to kill whoever it is. I don't care if it's anyone important. He or she is going to die! "Who the hell are you and what the hell do you---SASUKE!" Naruto stared, now fully awake, having not expected the cold, heartless bastard to be outside his door at six-thirty in the morning.

"Oi, dobe…hi…" Sasuke said uncertainly.

Naruto stared at him for a moment longer, then realized he still had his pillow in his hand. Completely on impulse and anger, Naruto chucked the pillow in Sasuke's face and yelled, "BUZZ OFF SASUKE!" And, then he slammed the door in his face and walked back over to his bed, falling asleep again. However, now his happy dreams were replaced by fierce images of Naruto stabbing Sasuke for disrupting his sleep and for the past two weeks.

Sasuke sat against the wall opposite Naruto's door, and held the pillow to his chest. He sighed. He should have expected that. Well, something a bit less loud and fierce, but still something like what had happened. What had he thought would have happened if he'd come over? That Naruto would be so surprised he'd forgive him immediately? For sure that was not going to happen. Naruto was still pissed off at him, and that fact just made Sasuke even more upset than he already was.

The dark-haired boy sighed, and hugged the pillow closer to him, and a wisp of apricot wafted his nose. The smell of Naruto's hair. Sasuke sighed, inhaling the scent and trying to absorb it into him. The smell reminded him of the night he had had to share his bed with Naruto and how it had practically made Sasuke lose all self-control. Mmm, Naruto…Sasuke thought, still thinking of that night while taking in the aroma of the blonde boy.

Then, as if realizing what he was doing, Sasuke opened his eyes quickly. Oh, damn it, I'm doing it again! I'm thinking about Naruto! Stop, stop, stop! he ordered himself. Sasuke got to his feet. There were more pressing matters at the moment. He had to talk to Naruto. He didn't care if Naruto yelled at him the entire time, okay maybe he did, but he was going to hear him out. Sasuke wasn't going to say a word until Naruto had ranted all he wants. It was the least he could do for the moment knowing that Naruto giving him a chance to say anything was slim to none.

Sasuke got up and knocked on the door once more. No answer. Not that he'd expected it anyway. Sasuke tried the knob, and was surprised when it was open. Then he smirked. It was so like Naruto to end up leaving his door unlocked. Sasuke peered inside and found Naruto on his bed, looking as though in deep sleep. He went back to sleep? He didn't even wait to see if I'd come back again? Sasuke shook the thoughts away, walked in quietly and shut the door behind him. He made his way over to Naruto's side and sat cross-legged beside the bed. He stared at the blonde boy who was completely in deep sleep, his chest rising a falling to a steady rhythm. His eyes were closed, and his hair fell gently into his face. Sasuke reached over, and just like that one night, he brushed the blonde hair out of Naruto's face. Only this time, he didn't pull away so quickly. He let his hand linger on Naruto's cheek, feeling the warmth and softness of his skin. But, then, Naruto moved and turned away, facing the wall.

Sasuke pulled his hand away, suddenly blushing, and in his own thoughts when he heard Naruto say something. Blinking, Sasuke looked at the blonde and his heart pounded when he heard the name, "Sasuke…" come out of Naruto's mouth.

Sasuke couldn't remember a time when he'd blushed so much. When he'd kissed Naruto that one time during rehearsal at his house came pretty close, but this was so much different. Naruto had said his name in his sleep. Meaning that Naruto was thinking about him in his sleep. Sasuke didn't know if this was a good or bad thing. Knowing what had just happened, Naruto was probably dreaming a spiteful dream about Sasuke and not a good one. This thought only increased Sasuke's desolation.

He sighed and pondered about what to do. Should he wake Naruto up or let him sleep and come back later? Sasuke thought about his plan of action and then decided what he would do. First, he carefully lifted Naruto's head and put the pillow under him. He smiled at the sleeping boy and then stood. Sasuke walked out, shutting the door behind him. He sat down beside the door, and waited. He wasn't going to leave. No way. He'd come here to talk to Naruto and he would. He'd wait until Naruto woke up if he had to. He didn't care. But, he knew he could just wait inside the room. Sasuke would never be able to handle that. So, waiting outside the door was the next best thing.

And so that's what Sasuke did. He waited. Waited for his chance to finally fix the mess he had created.

Naruto woke up five hours later, feeling unusually refreshed. The blonde stood up and stretched luxuriously and breathing in deeply from his lungs. Naruto fixed his bed, and then headed to the bathroom. After a shower, Naruto dressed and then opened the door and stopped himself from stepping on a motionless figure that was on the floor before his door. Naruto stared. "Sasuke-teme?" he muttered, surprised.

The raven-haired boy didn't say a word, and Naruto sighed, crouching down beside him. "Hmm, this is a huge surprise. I never expected him to actually wait for me to wake up. Well, I can't just leave him here either," Naruto sighed, and then picked up the sleeping boy and walked back into his room. Naruto laid Sasuke on his bed and sighed. "Damn, he's not very light," he said. Naruto sat down beside him and stared at the Uchiha. "You know, he's much more attractive when he's not scowling all the time. Or smirking with that superior grin like he usually does. He's much more…well…appealing, I suppose,"

Wait. Am I listening to myself? Did I just say that Sasuke's attractive? That he's appealing? What the hell am I thinking? Sasuke's not attractive! He-He's Sasuke! Naruto shook his head vigorously and stood up, quickly walking away from the bed. "I'll just let him sleep. Um, a note! I'll write him a note. I need to get some ramen, I'm starving!" Naruto quickly scribbled a note about what happened and where he was headed and left it on the table, hoping Sasuke would find it when he woke up.

Casting one last glance over his shoulder over at the sleeping boy, Naruto let a smile escape his lips before he left.

Warmth. It was very warm. And it smelt of apricots. Mmm, like Naruto. Sasuke pressed himself into the mattress, wanting to take in the smell and warmth. But as he slowly began to realize what he was feeling, he opened his eyes slightly, coming to his senses. A bed…?

Sasuke jumped up and looked around furiously. What was going on? Where was he? How'd he get inside? And, in a bed? …Wait, this was Naruto's bed… Sasuke felt himself blush as he got out and stood up, trying to make sense of the situation he was in. The last thing he remembered was waiting outside Naruto's door for the blonde to wake up. He must have fallen asleep sometime since then and now, and Naruto must have found him and brought him inside. But, then, where was the dobe?

A quick look around the apartment told Sasuke the blonde wasn't home and must have gone out. A moment later, Sasuke found a note on the table and smiled lightly to himself, glad that Naruto had actually bothered to explain what had happened. Sasuke had been right about everything, he'd fallen asleep and Naruto had found him, and had gone out to buy some ramen. The last statement made Sasuke smile even more. Ramen. He should have known. Naruto had gone so far as to time the note. When he'd left it had been eleven-ten, and now, Sasuke checked his watch and realized he'd only been asleep for about half an hour since Naruto had brought him inside.

Sasuke sighed and made his way out to the parking lot. Since his first plan of action hadn't worked; Sasuke hadn't assumed he'd fall asleep on the job, it was time for the second part. Well, technically he didn't have a part two to his plan, but he knew what he had to do and got to it. Sasuke needed to find Naruto.

The raven-haired boy first drove to the restaurant Naruto worked at. He knew Naruto didn't work on the weekends, it went against his Three R's, but maybe the blonde had stopped by or was taking in an early lunch. Sasuke was proved wrong however when he entered the restaurant and asked the owner if Naruto had been around. Disappointed, Sasuke headed out the door when he ran into the last person he wanted to see.

"Uchiha, I suggest you watch where you're going," Neji said.

"I suggest the same to you, Hyuuga," Sasuke said, glaring at him.

"What are you doing here anyway?" Neji said.

"I'm looking for Naruto," Sasuke replied coolly. Then, he grinned as a mad thought took over his mind. "I have to thank him about letting me stay overnight at his place,"

Neji turned pale. He stared at Sasuke as though the other boy had sprouted carrots from the sides of his head.

Okay, so it's a lie, but I don't care. Whatever works to wipe that slimy smirk off this bastard's face is fine with me, Sasuke thought, his inner self grinning evilly. "You haven't seen him by any chance have you, Hyuuga?" Sasuke asked with false cheeriness. "I have to ask Naruto where he got his mattress. It's just so soft and cuddly,"

If it was possible, Neji went even paler. Then, the color slowly returned to his cheeks in a red boiling flush. He glared at Sasuke viciously, his eyes daring the other to keep smirking superiorly.

Sasuke ignored the glare of Neji's eyes and kept on leering at Neji. "You haven't answered my question yet, Hyuuga. Have you seen Naruto today?"

Neji wanted nothing better than to punch Sasuke's face in, but he controlled his anger and said through clenched teeth, "No, I have not seen Naruto today,"

"Well, thank you very much. I best be going now. Good day," And, smiling happily to himself at the look on Neji's face, Sasuke walked past him back to his parked car.

"Hey, Sasuke-bastard, you're alive!" Naruto called as he walked out of a grocery store with a plastic bag full of ramen.

Sasuke glared at him. "Very funny," he said. "What are you doing here? I've been looking everywhere for you,"

Naruto lifted his ramen bag at him. "Stocking up on the best food ever!"

Sasuke shook his head at him. "Naruto, we have to talk,"

Naruto sighed as though he knew this was coming. "I've already talked to you, Sasuke,"

"You have, yes, but I haven't. It's my turn. Either you give me a chance, or I'll make you listen. Your call," Sasuke said.

Naruto sighed again, and then walked off towards Sasuke's sports car. "Fine. Let's go,"

Sasuke hid his relief and drove back to Naruto's apartment. They didn't say a work until Naruto shut and locked the door to his room, turned to Sasuke and said, "So, talk,"

Sasuke cringed at the cold tone of his voice and swallowed. Up until this moment, Sasuke had only thought about making Naruto listen. Sasuke forgot all about the other half: what he was actually going to say. Now, his mind was reeling with everything he'd been feeling and thinking for the past two weeks, and he couldn't make sense of which things he wanted to say. But, Naruto was watching him curiously and impatiently that Sasuke knew he had to say something before the blonde kicked him out.

"Look, Naruto, about the past two weeks…" Sasuke began uncertainly. "I-I've been acting like a complete bastard,"

Naruto snorted sarcastically. "No, really? I hadn't noticed. You hide it so well,"

"Okay, I deserve that," Sasuke said, but he felt a bit hurt nevertheless. "Listen, Naruto, I can't really explain what's been going on, but it's just about me. Some things have been stressing me out lately," And, they all have to do with my messed up feelings for you. I just can't get them out of my head!

"But why couldn't you tell me instead of ignoring me?" Naruto asked.

Sasuke was surprised to hear some hurt in his voice. "My choice was wrong. I shouldn't have done that. I just handle things differently, I guess,"

"That's for sure. But you still didn't have to ignore me,"

Sasuke sighed. "I know, and I-I-I'm so-sorry…" he said.

Naruto stared at him and then slowly began to grin. "Say it again!"

"What!"

"That you're sorry! I love it! Mighty Sasuke-bastard comes forth and apologizes!" Naruto exclaimed, grinning even more and practically bouncing up and down with excitement. "Say it!"

"No,"

"Say it!"

"Naruto…"

"Sasuke! Say it, say it, say it!"

Sasuke stared at the hyper blonde jumping up and down and couldn't help the smile that took over his lips.

"Ah! You smiled! Wow! How crazy!" Naruto said. He bounced over and peered into Sasuke's face as if examining the smile to see if it was real and he just wasn't hallucinating. "Whoa, it really is a smile," he stated. Then, he stared right into Sasuke's eyes, and said, "You should smile more often. It makes you look nicer. I think I told you that before, but I'll say it again. Smile more, Sasuke. It's better than your scowl," Naruto moved away.

Sasuke blushed, a light pink color creeping across his face. God, he'd been so close…Argh. I hate this. I'm just getting more and more confused. Damn these stupid thoughts! "…Um, Naruto? Remember when you said we were friends…what exactly did you mean?" Sasuke said awkwardly, remembering suddenly the other thing he had wanted to talk about.

Naruto turned, looking confused. "When did I--oh! Yeah. I remember. Um, well, I meant what I said, Sasuke. I said it because I thought it was true. I suppose you're like my friend. But after what happened, I don't really know anymore,"

His words practically cut through Sasuke and the dark-haired boy knew he should have expected it. But he still wasn't prepared for it. And even more, he wasn't prepared for the onset of emotions that engulfed his mind, or the wave of thoughts that one sentence had created. There was a raging fire within him; a fire full of hurt and desolation that was burning him from the inside out. Everything that had been happening for the last two weeks were being thrown around in that fire, wanting to be burned, wanting to be forgotten. But, they just sat there, waiting, waiting to know for sure that this was over. Waiting to know for sure if their friendship had no chance of ever healing, of ever being how it was before.

Sasuke couldn't make sense of what he was experiencing, the fire was practically taking over his entire mind, body, and soul. Everything was a big blur of him, a cloud that he couldn't seem to get through. Naruto's words had hit him hard. The simple sentence had never made Sasuke feel so upset in his life.

Naruto's voice jolted Sasuke back to reality and he stared, listening with a heavy heart at what the blonde was saying. "But, I guess we're still friends. It might be awhile before I forgive you!"

Sasuke blinked as those words took a moment to register in his brain. Then, he stared. "We're still friends?"

"Yeah! I was angry. Actually, I still am, come to think of it, but I'd rather be friends than enemies. So, let's just go back to where we were last. And, besides, I've taken an oath to defrost you, Sasuke-bastard, and I can't defrost you if we weren't talking to each other!" Naruto said.

Sasuke let out a small smile. "Good. And, I really am sorry,"

"Aha! Say it again!"

"No!"

"Again! Again! Again!"

"Naruto, don't make me hurt you!"

"Come on, Sasuke-teme, once more!"

"You've already heard it twice! Shut up!" Sasuke said, getting annoyed.

"Aw, you're no fun! I want to hear the almighty Uchiha Sasuke apologize because it's so funny!" Naruto whined.

Sasuke just shook his head t the blonde and said, "What are you up to now?"

"I'm gonna make some ramen and watch a movie," Naruto replied. Then, he turned to Sasuke and said, "You stay too! It'll be fun!"

Sasuke stared at the pleading, excited look on Naruto's face and had to cave. "All right. I'll stay,"

For you, Naruto…

Neji was having a bad day. It was a sour day. It was worse than most days. Running into Sasuke that morning had practically destroyed all hopes of having a good day. He'd been looking for Naruto. He'd slept over at Naruto's. He'd slept in Naruto's bed. All of these things had been reeling over and over in Neji's mind for practically five hours now. Sure, Neji didn't have any reason to believe the Uchiha bastard, but for some reason he did. Had Sasuke and Naruto made up? Weren't they friends again? And what the hell had Sasuke been doing sleeping in Naruto's bed?

If Naruto and Sasuke were talking again, it meant things were going to get harder. Neji knew that Sasuke wasn't going to make it easy for him to get close to Naruto. He had the feeling that Sasuke was going to be everywhere Naruto was to make up for the last two weeks and Neji was getting very angry at that thought. He didn't want the Uchiha bastard anywhere near Naruto. Not if he could help it. There wasn't any way Neji was going to let Sasuke get in the way. He'd make sure that Naruto spend just as much time with him like he did with Sasuke. No, more time. Neji wasn't going to lose tot eh likes of an Uchiha. Hell would have to freeze over before that happened.

A/N: Whoa, ending the chapter on Neji's POV. That's a first. Well, I just loved the Sasuke vs. Neji thingy in this chapter too. Those two make me laugh all the time! I love them though, how can I not? Well, I hope you liked this chapter. It's a bit short, but I wanted to end it the way I did, so that's why. Anyway, I've got to get going now. Thanks again, and please review! Love, SilverRose88.