Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto and company. And I don't own Romeo and Juliet.

Author's Note: I'm back, finally! I'm soo sorry it took a long time! I knew it was going to happen eventually, and it did. Writer's block for this story. It just happened. I mean, I had all the ideas and everything, but for some stupid reason, I couldn't get it onto paper. Well, I will myself to write today and I finished the chapter. Finally! I'm happy that it's done with. Well, this chapter is very fun. There is some SAKURA-BASHING! If you do not like that, then, I'm sorry, but I really hate Sakura and I had to include some bashing in my story. If you are a fan of the pink-haired witch…hehe, sorry….then, just skip over that part, but it's really small and not that great of a bashing, but whatever.

Other than that, we have some more rivalry going on in this chapter which I'm sure you'll all find amusing. I know I sure did. And…could it be…some of Naruto's feelings come up in this chapter. Okay, just a teeny tiny bit, but it's better than nothing.

Well, that's all I'm going to say. Thank you all for your wonderful reviews! I feel so loved::grabs and hugs everyone: You guys are absolutely great. Okay, I'll shut up now, please read and review and I'll get working on chapter ten! Whoa, chapter ten, that's crazy. Well, later! SilverRose88.

Chapter Nine

"Okay, good job, Sasuke, Hinata," Kakashi said a week later.

"Hinata, be a bit more louder on your part. Juliet's nurse isn't a quiet woman," Iruka said.

Hinata nodded and she walked over to take her seat.

"Good job, Hinata-chan!" Naruto exclaimed with a wave.

Hinata blushed and said quietly, "Thank you, Naruto-kun,"

He grinned at her and then turned to Sasuke who was taking his seat beside him. "You however didn't do very well. Are you feeling okay?"

Sasuke groaned and nodded. "I'm fine,"

"You don't look fine," Naruto commented, poking Sasuke's arm to get his attention since the other boy had buried his face in his arms.

Sasuke snapped and grabbed Naruto's wrist, lifting his head and glaring at the blonde. "Don't poke me,"

"Why not? It's fun," Naruto said innocently.

Sasuke smirked and shook his head. "You are incredibly odd,"

Naruto grinned. "Yes, I am! Got a problem with that?"

"Yes. It's bugging me. Stop," Sasuke said.

"But I told you, it's fun," Naruto said.

"Find something else to entertain yourself with. I'm not a toy to be poked at," Sasuke said.

"You're no fun!" Naruto said childishly, sticking out his tongue.

Sasuke found that extremely amusing and let out the slightly of laughs.

Naruto heard the unfamiliar sound and stared at him. "Oh, man! Sasuke laughed!" he exclaimed loudly, pointing at the dark-haired boy who was still chuckling lightly under his breath, a small smile at this lips.

The entire class went quiet at this unexpected, unbelievable statement. Then, all at once, an army of ten girls rushed over to Sasuke's desk, shoving Naruto out of the way.

"Oh wow! I think I saw it! An actual smile!" Sakura shrieked.

"Please! Why would he smile if you're here?" Ino said.

By now, Sasuke had realized that he wasn't talking to Naruto anymore and was instead surrounded my rabid fan girls. He groaned annoyingly. "Naruto…" he hissed. "This is all your fault! Where are you?"

Naruto laughed nervously from the floor where he'd been pushed down to. "Heheh, sorry, Sasuke-bastard. It was just so surprising!"

"Get me out of this dobe!" Sasuke said.

"Why? Don't you like you're fan girls? You're so mean to them, Sasuke," Naruto said.

"No, I don't like being looked at as a prize, now help me or I'll hurt you!" Sasuke snarled. "Where are you anyway?"

"Look down, baka!" Naruto said.

Sasuke looked down and stared. "What the hell, Naruto? Get out from under there!"

Naruto shook his head. "It was the only way to get near you!" he said from under the desk. "And I tell you, it's not very comfortable,"

Sasuke tried not to blush. Naruto was way too close to him.

"Now come on, duck and crawl!" Naruto said. He grabbed Sasuke's hand and pulled him down under the desk.

The girls all shrieked, "Naruto! Leave our Sasuke-kun alone!"

Naruto just grinned and said to Sasuke, "You've got to crawl, don't just sit there!"

"This was the best way to escape? Couldn't you have thought of anything more civil?" Sasuke complained.

"Shut up you bastard, and crawl. Or do you want me to carry you out of here?" Naruto said.

Sasuke turned a pale pink at that statement. Carried…by Naruto…he thought, but then shook his head vigorously.

"Well? What's your choice? I can carry you, you know. I did when you fell asleep outside my door," Naruto said, and he smirked slightly.

Sasuke turned an even deeper shade of red. He'd known that Naruto had to have carried him inside but he'd never quite grasped that fact. And now, he couldn't stop all the thoughts and emotions he got from thinking about it. The smell of Naruto…of apricots…the warmth of his body…Argh! No, no, no! "I'm going!" he said, and began crawling quickly out from the circle of girls, trying not to get caught.

"No! He's getting away!" Ino yelled when she realized what was going on. By now, Sasuke had gotten through the throng of girls, Naruto behind him.

"Naruto, this is all your fault! Why are you helping him?" Sakura said.

"B-But, Sakura-chan!" Naruto said.

"Save it, Naruto!" Sakura snapped. "I can't believe you'd do that? Why don't you just butt out?"

Naruto blinked and looked away. Anyone could tell he was upset by Sakura's statement.

Sasuke noticed this and turned to Sakura, suddenly a bit angry. He walked over to her and she looked surprised.

Sakura smiled and said, "Oh, h-hi, Sasuke-kun!"

Sasuke glared at her. "Apologize," he said through clenched teeth.

Sakura stared at him. "W-What?"

"I said, apologize,"

"For what? I didn't do anything. Sasuke-kun, what are you talking about?" Sakura said, trying to act cheerful, but was actually getting a bit frightened by the look in Sasuke's eyes.

"Apologize to Naruto, right now," Sasuke said sternly.

"I-I-I--why? He was getting in the way!" Sakura said. "Why should I apologize to him? He should apologize to me!"

"Naruto didn't do anything wrong! I asked him to help me and he did. You, however, just yelled at him. And now I want you to apologize," Sasuke said, glaring at her still.

Sakura gaped at him, wondering why he was taking such offense at what she'd said. "I-I--but, Sasuke-kun…"

Sasuke glared at her. "Now," he said.

Sakura nodded quickly and walked over to Naruto's, who was staring at Sasuke with evident surprise on his face. "Gomen, Naruto," Sakura said with a slight bow. "I'm sorry,"

Naruto continued to watch Sasuke for a moment longer, but then looked away when the dark-haired boy locked eyes with his. He turned to Sakura and said with his signature grin, "It's okay, Sakura-chan! Don't worry about it!"

Sakura nodded and bowed again, then quickly walked off towards her seat. The other girls gave Sasuke and Naruto a last glance before taking Sakura's lead and sitting down.

Sasuke sat down as well, saying not a word to Naruto or anyone around him.

Naruto just stared at him before walking over. "W-Why did you defend me like that?" he asked carefully. No matter how hard he tried, Naruto couldn't understand why Sakura's comment had affected Sasuke so much. It wasn't like she'd said it to him, but yet, Sasuke had taken offense as if he had been the recipient. Naruto liked the feeling of being defended, but being defended by Sasuke was just, well, weird. Sasuke had never struck Naruto as the kind of person to get so defensive over other people.

Sasuke turned to Naruto and stared straight into the blue eyes he'd come to adore. He shrugged indifferently. "Don't know really," he said. "You're my friend, right?"

Naruto nodded.

"Then, that's why. Does there have to be any reason other than that?" Sasuke said.

Naruto stared at him, then slowly smiled. He shook his head. "Nope! Thanks, Sasuke!" Naruto said happily.

Sasuke couldn't help but smile a bit, but then quickly hid it, wanting to avoid another scene.

"Naruto, there you are. Ready to go?" Neji asked after school.

"Yep! I just need to get to my locker. Wait out front, okay?" Naruto said. Neji nodded and took off down the left hallway, Naruto to the right.

"Hey, Sasuke-bastard!" Naruto said, spotting the dark-haired boy at his locker. Naruto passed him to his own and began taking out his backpack.

"Naruto, do you want to rehearse tonight?" Sasuke asked, turning to the blonde.

"I would, but I'm already rehearsing with Neji tonight," Naruto said.

Sasuke felt his blood begin to boil instantly. "Oh, really?"

"Yeah. But, hey, why don't you come too! We'll all rehearse together," Naruto said excitedly. "No…wait, you two hate each other. Maybe that's not a good idea--"

"No, it's fine. I'll come," Sasuke said quickly. There's no way I'll let this chance go. If I can be there then…then…well, I don't know, but it'll sure as hell make me feel better. And, this way I can prevent anything from happening between the bastard and Naruto.

"Really? Yay! It'll be great! Let's go," Naruto said. The blonde slung his backpack over his shoulder and then led the way to the front of the school. "Neji, sorry I took so long,"

"Not a problem. Ready to go?"

"Yeah. And, um, Sasuke's coming too!" Naruto said. "Is that okay?"

Neji stared, trying not to get too angry in front of Naruto. "Actually--"

"Yes, Hyuuga, do you have a problem with that?" Sasuke asked sarcastically. The look on his face practically said, 'Go ahead and leave. I'll just win if you do…'

But Neji wasn't fazed. Instead, he turned back to Naruto and asked gently, "Do you want him to come, Naruto?"

The blonde nodded. "Yeah. I think it'll be fun,"

"Then, it's all right with me," Neji said with a slight smile.

"Yahoo! Let's go!" Naruto said, charging forward.

"We can take my car," Sasuke said, following the blonde, Neji taking up the rear.

"I'm gonna make some ramen. Just make yourself comfy!" Naruto said, dumping his stuff on the table and entering the kitchen.

Sasuke and Neji set their own backpacks beside Naruto's and just looked around, not really knowing what to do. Neji took the only seat at the table, and Sasuke walked over and sunk into a beanbag. The two decided that since they really had nothing to say at the moment, that they'd just glare at one another. And, so they did. From both sides of the room, sparks of hatred flew as the two boys glared back and forth.
"What are you guys doing? It seems like an ice age in here," Naruto called from the kitchen. "Lighten up a bit," Then, Naruto went back to cooking and began whistling to himself.

Neji and Sasuke just sat listening for a while, trying not to smile and how silly and cute Naruto's whistling sounded.

"Uchiha. Why are you here?" Neji asked suddenly.

Sasuke turned to him and glared. "Because I want to rehearse,"

"Don't lie to me. State your true purpose," Neji said, and then he glanced at Naruto, making sure the blonde wasn't hearing any of this. Naruto was very oblivious to his guest, and was putting his mind and soul into cooking ramen. Neji turned back to Sasuke and said, "Answer the question, Uchiha,"

"I don't have to do anything you say, Hyuuga," Sasuke spat.

"Naruto and I were supposed to rehearse together. There wasn't anything about you being here as well," Neji said through clenched teeth. "You weren't invited,"

Sasuke smirked. "Actually, you'll find that I was. Naruto invited me himself," His voice held the air of a child saying 'Ha! Take that!' and then sticking his tongue out.

Neji let out a slight snarl.

"And, I wasn't going to let Naruto down by saying no," Sasuke continued.

"What's Naruto to you?" Neji asked.

"What's he to you?" Sasuke questioned.

The glaring started up again, black eyes vs. white eyes. But just then there was a knock on the door, causing Sasuke and Neji to jump about a foot in the air.

"Can one of you get that?" Naruto called from the kitchen.

"I got it, Naruto," Sasuke said immediately, getting up and walking to the door.

"Thanks, Sasuke!" Naruto said.

Sasuke smirked. Neji scowled.

The dark eyed boy opened the door and blinked. "Gaara," he stated, hiding his surprise.

Gaara kept his blank look on his face, but he was surprised. "Uchiha?" Gaara said. "What are you doing answering Naruto's door?"

"What are you doing at Naruto's door?" Sasuke asked.

"Hey! Gaara, what're you doing here?" Naruto exclaimed, bounding over and letting the red head inside.

"I wanted to see what you were doing," Gaara replied. He then noticed Neji who was standing up from the table. Gaara glanced between the two raven haired boys, then turned to Naruto. "But I hadn't known you already had company,"

"Heheh. I'm just popular today!" Naruto said with his trademark grin.

"Yes, I supposed you are," Gaara said, staring at the other two guests.

The three didn't even bother hiding their glares from Naruto. The blonde, once again, was unaware to the stares, and said happily, "I'm almost done making ramen. Then we can eat and start rehearsing. Do you want to stay, Gaara?"

"Yes, that'll be nice. Thank you Naruto," Gaara said.

"Hey, no problem! The more the merrier!" Naruto said, shutting the door and returning to the kitchen.

"Naruto, do you need any help?" Sasuke asked suddenly. "I can help, if you need some,"

Naruto turned around quickly and laughed. "You? Sasuke can you even cook?"

Sasuke glared at him. "Yes. I can cook,"

"Really? But you've got a cook. I never thought you could actually cook," Naruto said, surprised.

"Well, I can,"

"Now you're gonna have to make me dinner sometime! I want to eat your cooking!" Naruto said.

"All right. Just say the day and you can come over and I'll make you a special dinner," Sasuke said, relishing in the way Neji and Gaara were glaring and snarling at him.

"I'll get back to you on that!" Naruto said, grinning.

"Naruto, you never answered my question. Let me finish the ramen, and why don't you start a movie or something?" Sasuke suggested.

"You don't mind?"

"I offered, didn't I?"

"Okay then! Thanks Sasuke, you're great!" Naruto said, walking over to the T.V.

That last statement caused Sasuke to smirk superiorly and Gaara and Neji to glare at him again and more spitefully.

"Hmm, what to watch?" Naruto said.

Neji immediately walked over and sat down beside him. "What movies do you have, Naruto?" he asked gently.

Sasuke and Gaara snarled at the close captivity of how Neji was sitting beside Naruto.

"Uchiha, you better get cooking," Neji called with a smirk.

"Yeah, don't ruin the meal, Sasuke!" Naruto said.

Sasuke scowled and walked into the kitchen.

"What are we watching?" Gaara asked, walking over and sitting down on the other side of Naruto.

"Um, um, I dunno. I'm in the mood for something funny," Naruto said. Because it's so damn tense in here! Some comedy should hopefully lighten things up! "How about Monty Python and the Holy Grail?"

"If that's what you want to watch, then all right," Neji said.

"I do not mind either, Naruto," Gaara said.

"Yes, Naruto, it's your decision," Sasuke said from the kitchen.

"You all agreed a bit too easily…" Naruto muttered, but he put the DVD in and plopped down on the bed. "Sasuke-teme, are you done with the ramen?"

"Yes, I am. Where are your bowls?"

"Um, um, the cupboard above the sink,"

"Come and help me, dobe,"

Naruto laughed. "Can't you do anything without my help?" he asked, heading to the kitchen.

"Ha. When did I ever need your help?" Sasuke asked.

"Hn. Maybe not yet, but you will someday, I know it!" Naruto said confidently.

"We'll see," Sasuke said.

"Who wants to go?" Naruto asked. "There isn't a scene with all four of us, so we'll have to take turns,"

"Naruto, you and I can do our scene first," Neji said standing up.

"Okay! A fight scene!" Naruto said excitedly getting up as well. He took out his script and ruler, and turned to face Neji.

Sasuke and Gaara stared at the pair. Sasuke was even more angry than Gaara, having seen the results of this scene before.

"Stop thy unhallowed toil, vile Montague! Can vengeance be pursued further than death?" Neji read, his voice holding the air of the angry Paris.

"Put not another sin on my head by urging me to fury. O be gone! A madman's mercy bid thee run away," Naruto said.

"I do defy thy conjuration, and apprehend thee for a felon here," Neji said.

"Wilt thou provoke me? Then have at thee boy!" Naruto said loudly, and raised his makeshift sword at Neji.

Neji smirked and raised his own sword.

"Charge!" Naruto said loudly and then hit his ruler against Neji's.

"You'll need more than that to defeat me, boy," Neji said with another smirk.

"A battle is no time for a conversation!" Naruto exclaimed taking a strike at his opponent, but Neji moved out of the way, blocked the attack and swung around behind the blonde, and tried to attack, but Naruto turned in time to defend himself.

"Not bad, dear Romeo, I give you that," Neji said.

"You're not that bad yourself, Paris," Naruto said. "But we all know who the victor of this fight is, and I'm certain he is not you!" Naruto then raised his ruler at Neji and the two began fighting once more. "Aha! Take that! And that! And--quit moving around so much!"

Neji smirked and gave a slight laugh. "As if I'm going to listen to you," he said, dodging another blow that was aimed at him. He turned and ran around Naruto, and was about to strike when the blonde swung his feet under Neji, causing the dark-haired boy to trip and land on the floor with a thud.

"Aha! Take that!" Naruto said, crouching down beside the fallen boy.

Neji narrowed his eyes threateningly and then raised his ruler up at Naruto. "I am not dead yet," he said. He took a strike at Naruto's sword and succeeded in sending it flying out of the blonde's hand.

"Hey!" Naruto exclaimed.

Neji just smirked at him. "Take that," he mocked.

Naruto glared at him and then scrambled over to retrieve his ruler.

But Neji grabbed the blonde's leg and pulled him back. Naruto began flailing around, but had no advantage over the obviously stronger boy. "Turn and face me you coward," Neji said.

Naruto let out a growl that sounded like, "Don't you dare call me a coward!" He turned over onto his back and stared up at Neji who was kneeling at his side.

"What do you mean, don't call you a coward? You are the one who is losing, or have you not noticed?" Neji said.

Naruto glared at him again, and reached for Neji's right hand, the one which held his makeshift sword. The blonde pulled on the arm, and with his other hand pushed the dark-haired boy over onto the bed in front of them. Neji flipped over onto his back and found himself lying under Naruto once again. The blonde still held Neji's right hand and was pointing it at the dark-haired boy's heart.

Naruto smirked. "Now who's losing?" he asked, bending closer to the other boy.

Neji tried not to let their close proximity get in the way of his emotions. He opened his mouth to say something when two hands appeared on each of Naruto's shoulders and pulled the blonde forcefully off of him. Neji blinked and looked up into the positively livid faces of Sasuke and Gaara. Neji couldn't help but give a superior smirk.

"Hey! What's the deal? We were just getting to the good part!" Naruto complained.

"I think you've had enough of that scene, Naruto," Sasuke said, trying very hard to keep the anger out of his voice.

"Yes, Naruto. It's one of our turns now," Gaara said, also looking very pissed off.

Naruto pouted childishly. "Fine, fine. You guys are no fun," he said, crossing his arms.

Sasuke let out a slight sigh of relief. He then turned to Neji and gave him the Uchiha death glare. Neji just smirked again.

"Okay, what scene are we doing next?" Naruto asked.

Sasuke turned to him quickly and said, "It's my turn. We'll do one of our scenes,"

Naruto shrugged. "Sure, whatever. Which one?"

"Let's continue your last scene. Um, you find me and drink the poison and then I wake up," Sasuke said.

"Fine by me," Naruto agreed. "Here, lie on the bed and pretend to be dead. Hey, that rhymed!"

Sasuke shook his head. "Just get to it, dobe," he said, lying on his back on the bed.

"Don't call me dobe!" Naruto said indignantly.

"Just start already," Sasuke said.

"Okay, okay. Let's see…Ah, dear Juliet, why art thou yet so fair? Shall I believe that unsubstantial Death is amorous, and that the lean abhorred monster keeps thee here in dark to be his paramour? For fear of that I still will stay with thee, and never from this pallet of dim night depart again. …Eyes, look your last; arms take your last embrace; and lips, O you, the doors of breath, seal with a righteous kiss…Here's to my love," Naruto pretended to drink the poison. "O true apothecary; thy drugs are quick. Thus with a kiss I die,"

Naruto bent over Sasuke and the dark-haired boy opened his eyes and looked at the blonde. Naruto gave him a look that read, 'Should I?' Sasuke shook his head and Naruto seemed to relax. "Thus with a kiss I die," he repeated and then fell over beside Sasuke dramatically.

Sasuke sat up and said, "We'll just skip the parts with the Friar and stuff. Um, my lines start here…O comfortable Friar, where is my lord? I do remember well where I should be: And there I am. Where is my Romeo? …Go get thee hence. For I will not away. What's here? A cup closed in my true love's hand? Poison, I see, hath been his timeless end. O churl! Drunk all and left no friendly drop to help me after? I will kiss thy lips haply some poison yet doth hang on them. To make me die with a restorative," Sasuke then turned to the 'dead' Naruto and tried not to smirk. Yes, if I can kiss him, then I'll be winning! It'll be perfect! Now, to make sure they don't pull me away before…Wait a minute. Do I actually want to kiss Naruto? What the hell? Where…where did that come from? I-I don't want to!

Sasuke stared at the blonde and felt his heart begin to hammer. No, no, I-I don't feel that way…I know I don't.

"Uchiha, get on with your lines for crying out loud," Neji said.

Sasuke glared at him, then turned back to Naruto and smirked. Okay, Hyuuga, since you're so eager to see me perform, I will. And this will wipe that grin from before off your face. Sasuke bent over Naruto and repeated, "I will kiss thy lips, haply some poison yet doth hang on them. To make me die with a restorative," But even with Sasuke's emphasis on the key word, neither Neji nor Gaara understood what he was about to do until it actually happened.

Sasuke looked at Naruto and then lowered his face to Naruto's and without hesitation, kissed the blonde boy on the lips.

Naruto's eyes whipped open and he saw Sasuke's black eyes before him, staring at him with an intensity that seemed to seep right through his body. He felt the warmth of Sasuke's lips and for some unexplainable reason wanted to hold onto that feeling for a long time. But before Naruto could fully understand what was going on, he blinked and found himself facing two very angry boys.

Neji and Gaara were absolutely enraged. They were practically shaking from the anger. "You bastard! What do you think you were doing?" they spat at Sasuke.

Sasuke just smirked and gave a rather innocent look, or at least as innocent as an Uchiha could pull off. "I was just rehearsing the script. It did say to kiss him. That's the way the scene goes," he said, trying not to just burst out in laughter at the looks on Neji and Gaara's faces.

"Hey, guys, uh, is something wrong?" Naruto asked, truly oblivious to the reason of all the commotion.

The three turned and looked at Naruto, and immediately their attitudes changed. "No, of course not, Naruto!" Gaara said.

"Yes, everything is quite fine," Sasuke said.

"Don't worry about it," Neji said.

Naruto stared at them as if the three of them had all just grown another head. "…Oh, okay, if you're sure…"

"We're sure. Don't worry, Naruto," Sasuke said.

"Yes, it's okay," Neji said.

"Nothing's wrong, all right?" Gaara said. "Um, let's just get onto our scene, okay? Tybalt and Romeo's fight,"

"Sure! A fight scene, that's fine," Naruto said, getting up. He cast a glance at Sasuke, and consciously touched his lips, shook his head and looked away.

Sasuke noticed him looking in his direction, but didn't turn to look back. He wasn't sure what locking eyes with Naruto would do to his rising emotions. Instead, he sat down satisfactorily in a beanbag chair and watched Naruto and Gaara start their scene.

"He live in triumph, and Mercutio slain? Away to heaven, respective lenity, and fire-eyed fury be my conduct now! Now, Tybalt, take the 'villain' back again that late thou gavest me, for Mercutio's soul is but a little way above our heads, staying for thine to keep him company. Either thou or I, or both, must go with him,"

"Thou wretched boy, that didst consort him here, shalt with him hence." Gaara said.

"This shall determine that," Naruto said, and he picked up his ruler and held it out at Gaara, who took the other ruler and pointed it back at Naruto. "Begin!" Naruto said, and then charged towards Gaara who began backing away, and blocking the swings from Naruto's sword.

"Come on, die already!" Naruto said.

"Heh. I don't die so easily, boy. You'd do well to remember that," Gaara said. He stepped forward and ducked an attack and then tackled Naruto onto the bed. "Now, try and attack me, dear Romeo,"

"Hn," Naruto said. He scrambled out from under Gaara, but the redhead then grabbed his hands and pinned the blonde to the bed, practically lying on top of him.

"You can't use your hands now," Gaara said, smirking from above Naruto.

"Hey! That isn't fair!" Naruto said.

"Too bad," Gaara said, but just then, he felt someone grab his shoulders and pull him roughly off of Naruto and practically slam him down onto the floor. "Hey, you bastards, what is the deal?"

Neji and Sasuke just glared at him. Their glares combined was as though an ice age had moved into the room.

"Ah, um, guys, I don't know what's going on, but I think we should just um, call it a night…" Naruto said uncertainly, getting to his feet.

"Wh-What? Oh, um, are you sure, Naruto?" Neji asked.

"Yeah. I'm kind of tired out," Naruto replied.

"Well, if you're sure, then we'll go," Gaara said.

"Yeah, I'm sure," Naruto said.

"Okay, then, I'll see you later, Naruto," Sasuke said.

"Yes, goodbye…" Gaara said.

"Thanks for coming and rehearsing, it was fun! But, I'm just tired. Sorry, guys," Naruto apologized.

"It's all right. Good night, Naruto," Neji said, lifting his backpack and swinging it over his shoulder.

Sasuke grabbed his stuff and nodded at Naruto, "Don't forget about the dinner. Come up with a good day and I'll cook you something special,"

"Yeah, yeah, just go," Naruto said.

"See you, Naruto," Gaara said, and then he led the way out the door.

When the three had disappeared down the hall, Naruto shut the door and heaved a big sigh. "Damn, that was one odd night…" he said, heading to his bed. He fell down on top of it and sighed again. "Hmmm, I just want to sleep now…" Naruto shut his eyes and tried to not think of all that had happened that night, but he was reminded of the positions he'd found himself in that day. Him and Neji…him and Gaara…and then, the one that practically made his emotions go haywire.

Mm, Sasuke…