Love: n.
1. A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness. 2. A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance.

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NARUTO-KUN!
Huh? Ouch...its so bright! Agh...wasn't I at the pool last? So why is my lower half so cold? Lee said something. I opened my eyes grudgingly...Wait. I looked down to see Sasuke, he looked very angry about something because his lower lip was twitching, then I felt his freezing hands on my legs.

"UWAH!" I nearly jumped out of my skin as Sasuke "accidentally" ran his hands up and down my theighs. "Stop that!" He ordered. "If you wiggle...I can't get your shorts on!"

"Oh.." I said thoughtfully. "Your not raping me?"

Sasuke's upper lip literally looked like it went into convulsions. "N-NO! DO THIS YOURSELF THEN, DOPE!" ((A/N: you can rape me, sasuke-kun!haha, jk!)) He dropped lifted his hands from my shorts which were half way on. I grinned, stupid Sasuke. I pulled them up, struggeling. It was hard to pull up shorts lying down.

I firmly planted my feet and head on the grass and proceded to lift my butt and member slightly into the air inorder to get these stupid swimshorts on. I didn't realize that doing this naked was different than with boxers or boxerbriefs. Although that pervvy Sasuke turned his head away, I could totally see his eyes traveled to my uncovered self, as if just one last look would sedate him for a little while.

Haha, take that Sasuke! It is so not that small! Wait...I forgot...I am naked right? Damn...maybe I should have gone behind a bush. Sasuke's got a weird ass look in his eyes.

SASUKE-KUN!
DAMMIT! I didn't even look at him while he was unconscience. Tell him to stop doing that. Stop looking at his dick! Stop it. No time to get a boner. Down, stupid. Stay down.

I turned my head. I feel sort of bad for him almost drowning. I saved him though. I just...can't lose anyone else. He's just Naruto but...I'm alone. Without him...IM ALONE! I grabbed my head, childishly, digging my fingers into my skull. I can't physcolagically bear to lose another person. I have to...keep him with me at all costs! I refuse to submit to that man!

Naruto, now clothed, grabbed my hand. "Hey man, you ok?" I looked at him. "Your flushed." I was? I released my head and let my hands drop, staring at the ground stiocally. "Yeah, let go." He did, looking worried.

We were positioned away from everyone else's at Naruto's request, by a small pond, in a little grove, covered by trees. It was safe from everyone else's eyes.

NARUTO-KUN!
Sasuke...whats wrong with him? He stood up, picked up a blue, baggy tee from behind a bush and muttered something about going home. Huh?

"Get on my back." He said kneeling and turning away from me. I looked at his back shocked. He then proceded to put on the shirt with a couple mumbles. "Um, thats ok, I can take care of myself.

"I know." Huh? Sasuke... "But...You almost drowned. Just do it ok?" He said this all turned away from me as if he was embaressed to say it face to face. I wanted to tell him to show some respect but...this is something that Uchiha's never willingly do. He put his arm through the last hole of the pesky longsleeve and sighed. "I feel that..this is my fault. You almost died. So wipe that retarded look off your face and get on."

I sat stunned. JEEZE! I can't really tell if he's being nice or insulting me! I guess if Sasuke's gonna be nice to me I'll take advantage of it. I looked at him and he told me his offer wouldn't stand long. Standing up I wrapped my arms around Sasuke's neck and climbed on, "Of course, you know this is unnessary, right? I'm no weakling!"

"Of course."

He grunted, "Oops! Almost dropped ya!"

"Hey cut it out!"

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Sasuke carried me for a while but then the clouds gathered as it suddenly became a little bit darker. I looked at Sasuke's face. He was slightly blushing with a determined frown on his stoic face. I smiled, but then frowned. Why did he freak out before by the lake? It looked like he was really scared of something, I thought, tightening my grip around his neck.

He tensed. "What? What is it?"

"N-Nothing."

He shrugged and carried on, my legs dangled at his sides as I slid down slightly as he strided along. "Woah, stop that."

"Hey, its not my fault!" Suddenly I wondered where it was exactly that we were going. This doesn't look like the way back to the lake! I didn't even say goodbye to Sakura-chan! "Hey Sasuke, where're we goin?"

"Your house."

"No we aren't."

"Yes we are, Naruto." He said looking back at me with even steps. What? Why's he angry all the sudden? Has it been all the sudden or has he been angry all this time? I don't know...but he's been having major mood swings for a guy. Why...is it suddenly so cold? I attempted to look at his face. "No, we aren't, Sasuke, because...I don't have a house!"

He didn't say anything for a moment. "Apartment?" I nodded, sulkily. He wants to take me home. It...I don't want to go home but...he's probably right. I mean, I DID almost drown but still! I just...

"Left."

"Hn?"

"You take a left and then two rights on that street." I said pointing. He nodded and continued walking. I buried my face in his neck. He was so comfy, the girl that was lucky enough to do this too one day, I envied. I just didn't want to go home so early alone. It began to rain. Lightly, a sprinkle maybe, but it rained my troubles on the both of us. I sighed in his hair. It was warm. He looked back, pulling me out "What are you doing?"

"If your gonna leave, I might as well get a good smell of you, Sasuke. It's boring and lonely at my house, er,apartment. I live alone. My parents are dead."

He stopped. He most likely didn't know that. Then he dryly chuckled. "Heh. You too?" Too? Did that mean- "Yes, I'm an orphan also. Not all my life but now...it's just you,dunce. So...next time you pull something so dumb like today..." He adjusted me more comfortably on his back with a gentle shake of his shoulders.

"Your ass is mine." He was scary. I shook, maybe it was from the cold. Or maybe it was from Sasuke. "Chilly?" I nodded getting back into his neck, my legs were suddenly tired too. It WAS raining and all I had on was swim shorts.

"OH SHIT!"

"What now?"

"I forgot my clothes! Dammit!" I thought angrily. I don't have very much as it is...now I have one less outfit. "sigh Get off for a second." He kneeled and I got off, he exhaled and began removing his shirt as I stood in the pouring rain, shivering. "WHAT...ARE YOU DOING?"

"God, your so dense MY brain hurts." He complained, handing me his navy blue long sleeve. His hair was getting soaked, everything was. We were more wet than we were at the lake. He just extendend his arm, clutching the shirt, giving me a very detached look. His features were nuetral. As if he didn't mind catching the flu as long as I put that damn longsleeve on.

His face was a deadpan, stern and austere display of limited emotions. He could totally win poker with this mug. Mine would lose me the game. I looked timidly surprised, standing before his half naked figure. His, was the body of a god. He didn't rush me, tell me to hurry or bust my chops about taking a long time.

Because Sasuke's longsleeve wasn't just for warmth. It was a symbol. A peace offering, a white flag. I give up, Naruto. He was asking for trust. If I took it, my...future, probably was in somewhat unfamiliar hands. With an Uchiha, you never knew.

I extended my hand, his demeanor still resigned, and took the shirt, smiling. "I'm...still not a weakling." I said, pulling it over my head. "No." I climbed back on and asked why he was taking me home. "Because..."He said, knowing that my body was keeping him warm, "I think going to the fair in wet clothing would be no fun, you complete blockhead."

SASUKE-KUN!
"Because...I think going to the fair in wet clothing would be no fun, you complete blockhead." I said matter-of-factly. Huh? Why did I just say that? Why am I being so persistant for that dolt? ((A.N. I swear that I think Sasuke just looks up names to call the poor dobe-chan! TT)) Just cause he doesn't look as half as stupid as usual in the rain? Or is it because I don't wanna lose him? Either way.

I just gotta remember, at the fair..I can't be a faggot.

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We at the annual fair now. Lights and electronic whizzing sounded around us and seemed insync but out of place at the same time. The smells and sounds overstuffed our senses, blinding the both of us.

"So." I said casually."I've never been to a fair.." Naruto mumbled in awe, barely audible. "Let's go on this one!" He pointed to a rather tall and expensive piece of horror, a terrifing rollar coaster that would make Stephen King and Anne rice wet their pants. He grinned at me. "Well, we have had enough near death experiences today, doncha think?" I drawled boorishly.

"AWW, but!" Naruto pouted but was quickly over it. I took his hand as I saw his eyes wandered over to other colossal rides. "Let's start small."

So he headed towards some tents and buised himself with a particular game that took his interest, leading me. It was now dusk. It had stopped raining while we were changing at Naruto's house. Unfortuatly my longsleeve was soaked and none of Naruto's shirts fit me so I had to go around half naked, wearing some of his black, baggy cargo pants, getting looks from desperate girls. His apartment wasn't much really, but he seemed to enjoy it. He bragged about how HE payed the rent all by his self.

Naruto whined. "How come YOU won something, Sasuke!" He growled. I threw him a look, with my arms crossed and told him to win me something, then. Naruto reddend out of anger. "FINE!" He yelled, attracting odd looks from amused teens. "Hey dude! I'd like another go!" I was about to automatically pay for it when I was turned around by a pale hand.

GAARA-KUN?
Lee ran up to me today. I don't know why...but he did. He came up to me, eagerly running, asking if I wanted to join him in something secret. He has round, black eyes. Very strange, but he also was somewhat of a gentleman. I was gay. I am, I mean. He took me by the hand once I agreed and began running. I was a little taken back, but didn't demand I was to be released, reinforce violence or anything. But just let the boy take me away somewhere else.

It was late now. The once blue sky had turned into a deep shade of seemingly black. I frowned. "Where are you taking me?" I looked at his bouncing green butt. What a nice ass he had. No wonder he wore that leotard thing. "A secret, Gaara-kun!" He chipperly replied.

"I was hoping that you didn't go home already, because it's late. Good thing I caught you."

He didn't mention, 'before you go to sleep.' How strange. We were heading towards a field. A green hill. I looked up while we were now semi-jogging and saw many stars were burning brightly against the slightly opaque heavens. He wanted to look at it with me.

Why me? We got to the top of the hill, after almost slipping on some grass and sat on the top. "It's not a secret or anything...I just like to look at the stars sometimes..and it's a rare dessert of youth to see a shooting star up here!" He said pointing, as if I couldn't see it.

"Why the excursion?"

"Hmm?"

"Why me? Why not Tenten or-"

"Because I wanted to be with YOU Gaara-kun!" He said, determinedly looking into my eyes. "If I didn't want to be with you I wouldn't be. I like you, and want to enjoy this with someone important to me."

I looked away. "I have nothing to offer, Lee. I'm alone and your better off with someone else." It was blunt, and hurt to say...but it was true. And truth hurt more than fiction.

"I'm sorry, Gaara-kun but with me, alone will not be in your vocabulary as long as I live!"He vowed. I was shocked. How does he care? How and why? Lee. I looked up. Stars were peppered throughout the azure. Twinkeling like Lee's eyes a minute ago. Brightly sprinkled and decorating the night sky. Without warning, a shooting star sailed past the everything else. "DOHHH! WOW! It's cause your here, you know. I don't usually see them."

He leaned back, reclining into the grass and folded his arms behind his back. "Ahh...day's complete. Better check that off my to do list."

"Hmm?" I looked at him. "Well, I have a 'To Do Before I Die' list and number 43 was see a shooting star with someone close to me!" Lee stretched his arms and bent them back into place. I blushed, slightly. Sitting next to him. Lee. Someone close to me...

SASUKE-CHAN!

Hyugga. "Uchiha." The cold eyes whispered. "You look pretty hot." Well, that was a little unexpected. "W-What?" I hissed.

"Are you vision impaired? Can't you see I'm-"

"Hey, It's Neji! How the hell are you?" Naruto asked, obviously happy. Neji squinted menicingly. "Fine." Naruto shoved a small dog plushie, completely velvet, in my face. I took it gently.

"Hn. Bout time."

"What was that?"

"A frog and a dog." Neji stated simply. "How quaint." Neji never acted like this...so why now? He's acting stupid. "Are you here alone?" I asked, ignoring the bastard-like comment. "No." He seethed.

Hinata side stepped out from behind Neji's back, timidly. "H-Hello...Naruto-k-kun." She mumbled. He said hi more vigorously than needed as well as she backed up from the energy. "Are you...er...ok?" She asked, ignoring me entirely. "Mmmm-hmm! Thanks for asking, Hinata. We'd better go now kay?" She blushed and nodded, shaking her bangs.

"Byeeee!" I felt a tad bit of sympathy for that Hyugga bizotch...She, to Naruto, was a world class freak. I shook my head. Nothing to worry about.

We walked through the crowd of young love over to the tallest ride. "You sure about this, dult?" I asked hesitently. He nodded. "Hell yeah"

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"WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"I plugged my ears boredly. Naruto was biting off more of the carnival caramel apple than he could chew. Sure he had a big mouth for it, but for his first taste, it wasn't going down easy. He had wrapped his arms around my naked neck, clinging for dear life each time we accended or decended. Like an elevator to hell.

The city flashed past me with lights and wind whooshing past me. It was kind of cold.

"Stop"
"Your"
"Screaming!"

I yelled, in between lurches. He only hugged me tighter, making me blush broedly, but kept his mouth shut. "Stupid."

NARUTO-CHAN!
Sasuke told me it was the last ride for the night and demanded we go on the ferris wheel. I have always wanted to go on one of those, but after the last ride... "Is it slow?" I asked for reassurence. He nodded. "Much slower."

Sasuke didn't have a shirt on, I noticed as we headed towards the giant wheel. He must be cold. I mean, I'm not complaining or anything cause he had a fine body, but the bad part was that he knew it even if Sasuke wasn't one to show off his body. He didn't have to to get attention that way. It only increased the love. Unfortuatly, he kept attracting girls attention. Except, he rudely told them to back off. Then he grabbed my hand, which was weird. He said it was to keep them away, chase them off. It worked and I was glad, if he did, do it for me, even if it was kind of gay.

We grabbed a comfy but rather torn seat and setteled next to each other. He smiled, self satisfied. It was just because he go his way, probably. A stubbly carnival teen, just doing his job for minimum wage, came to buckle us up and stroked my theigh while buckeling Sasuke in accidentally...jeeze that was happening a lot lately.

Sasuke saw, but I didn't care, I mean it WAS an accident. "Want to lose a testical?" He asked, flicking his sharigan eyes on. I hit him backside the head. What a sicko! "Sasuke! er...heh, he's just kidding!" Without bothering to buckle us in, he took off and started the ride. We slowly floated upwards and Sasuke sighed.

"So um, that was fun, huh?" He gave me a 'i hope your kidding' look. I rubbed the back of my head nervously. We got to the top and saw the most amazing thing. Stars. White, blinking, twinkeling stars against a blanket of black atmosphere. It was mind blowing..

It got me thinking. Why exactly did Sasuke invite me to this? Didn't he know that I had nothing to give him? As a friend I could do nothing but harm..."Say, Sasuke?"

"Ne?"

"Why did you ask me to this?"

SASUKE-KUN!

Everything was all accourding to plan. Of course this plan was pretty much less than two minutes ago, so yeah. Naruto asked me a question that wasn't exactly expected for during the two minutes of "technical difficulties" I paid the carnival man a hefty sum of cash for, up at the top of the ferris wheel with the lights on.

It wasn't anticpated and I had hardly thought on that myself. Why? How could he ask me that, though. Normally, is he that stupid? I ran a pale hand through my jet black spikes.

Was it love? I hadn't had that emotion for some time, if I recall. Perhaps not. Emotional attachment for my own selfish puposes? Most likely. To hold my head together, maybe. Like glue to keep my emotions balanced. Naruto was...what kept my head attached. So far. He's crawled under my skin more than anyone I've met. Somehow...my insticts tell me he's one to keep in touch with. But why? What's he here for, EXACTLY? What...is Naruto made of?

Of course I couldn't tell him any of this. Because your keeping my psyche together? Not gonna fly.

"Because I felt like it, dammit. I like you, anything wrong with that?" I asked crossing my arms.

He blushed and quickly shook his head. "No! No need to get pissy, sheesh!"

"That's right."

With that I smiled, wrapping one arm around his back. The other? It was attached to the hand that was clutching a small, velvet dog plushie.

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Me/Elliot: Well, looks like this chappie wasn't as good as the last 1, Sasuke, plus I tried to make a chap w/o cussing but its not possible w/ these 2...U're romantic skills have a lot to be desired.

Sasuke: what! Your romancing sucks:O

Me/Elliot: WTF? Maybe it does but if I want, seeing as I'm the author, I can make you seem like a total NOOB!

Sasuke: Not if you want to lose fans and reviews

Me/Elliot: OHH! ELLIOT GOT "Pwn3d" :O buttmunchie...