A/N: Sooo, who woke up this morning for a class? That's right, me. And who went to this class? That's right, me. Annnnd, whose prof didn't show up for that one class, the only class I had ALL day? Oh, oh! That's right! ME! I am so bitter!

Disclaimer: Naruto doesn't want to be mine because he realized if anything bad happened, I would shove him in front of me and run cause I'm just as much of a chicken-shit as him. Kiba, though, I can have. Kiba will protect me!

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DAY FIVE.

FOUR AM.

Sasuke grunted as he heard the telltale sound of a piano, playing the same piece he'd been playing for Naruto the last few days. As soon as the music started, he felt the blond stiffen and move closer. Smirking, his eyes still closed, Sasuke decided to use this to his advantage.

Pretending to still be asleep, the raven wrapped his arm around the blond's waist and pulled him closer, inhaling deeply as he rested his cheek on the other boy's shoulder, getting comfortable again, the music lulling him back to sleep.

"Um, Sasuke?" Naruto whispered, shifting. "Sasuke, wake up."

Sasuke just groaned, nuzzling Naruto's neck as he practically rolled on top of the blond.

"Um..." Naruto blushed a deep shade of red as he felt the other boy's erection against his thigh, Sasuke half on top of him. Shit, he must be dreaming about some girl, he thought, feeling himself blush more as Sasuke grinded slightly against him.

"Sa-Sasuke?" Naruto said a little more loudly. He prodded the raven's shoulder. "Sasuke!"

Figuring he'd been playing long enough, the raven opened his dark eyes and looked up at Naruto, trying to seem confused. After a few seconds, he grunted and rolled off the blond, sitting up. "What's that noise?"

'What's that noise'?.! Naruto thought, going as red as a tomato. He wakes up on top of me, grinding against my thigh, and says nothing other than 'what's that noise'?.!

"Uh, the piano." Naruto mumbled as he got out of bed and inched towards the door nervously. The ghost had his complete attention again. "It's the masked ghost I was telling you about. The one that—" Naruto cut himself off, swallowing hard.

Sasuke let out a huge yawn as he got off the bed and headed for the door, pulling it open as he rubbed his face with his other hand. "Let's go see this ghost of yours, then."

Naruto was plastered against his back a second later. Since Sasuke wasn't wearing a shirt, he was holding the raven's shoulder as they moved through the house, Sasuke—surprisingly—knowing where he was going. Naruto was impressed that the raven wasn't bumping into things, and he found his way easily towards the room with the piano.

Once they were in the doorway, Sasuke stopped and stared at the figure at the piano. A few seconds after their arrival, the pianist stopped and turned to the door. "I told you to leave!" he hollered, standing and pointing at Naruto. The blond whimpered, hiding further behind Sasuke.

"I have a proposition for you, Mr. Mask." Sasuke smirked, crossing his arms. "If I can play the piece you just played better than you can, you let the two of us stay here for another three days. We'll be gone after eight in the morning on Monday."

"Sasuke!" Naruto whimpered. "Don't piss off the ghost like you pissed off the zombie!"

"Nobody knows that piece but me." the masked figure insisted.

"I assure you, I know it. If I play it better, you let us stay and stop bothering us. If, however, I fail to surpass you, I will allow you to kill me, if you so wish."

"Sasuke!" Naruto hissed.

"Deal." The masked figure motioned the piano. "After you."

The raven moved forward, Naruto whimpering as he followed. Once they were beside the piano, Sasuke pulled free from Naruto's tight grip and sat down. The blond stayed beside the piano, casting worried glances at the ghost, who didn't move.

Sasuke placed his fingers on the piano, taking a deep calming breath as he closed his eyes, and then began to play. His fingers seemed to dance across the keys as he played, pouring his soul into the music as the sound reverberated through the empty house.

Naruto's eyes widened, and got wider and wider as the raven continued to play. He's—he's amazing, Naruto thought, awed. The raven truly was an amazing pianist, and he was shocked he'd never noticed before. Then again, how often had he really heard the other boy play the piano?

Once he was finished, Sasuke turned to the masked man, who bowed his head slightly. "You have won. I shall allow you to remain in this house until eight in the morning on Monday. After that, if you still linger, I shall kill you."

"Agreed." Sasuke stood and bowed slightly. "Thank you. Come on, moron." He headed for the door and Naruto ran to catch up, clutching his arm worriedly as he glanced over his shoulder.

"You think he'll keep his word?" he whispered fearfully.

"He will." the raven reassured. "Don't worry. Let's get back to sleep." A smirk crossed his features, which went unnoticed in the dark by the blond.

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ELEVEN FIFTY-TWO AM.

Naruto stirred as he felt something poking him in the side. Shifting to get away, he grunted as whatever it was followed him. Not wanting to wake up, but having his curiosity peaked, the blond peeled open sleepy blue eyes and glanced down.

He let out a yelp as he jerked away, falling off the cot and groaning as he hit the ground. Sasuke peeked open one eye before grunting and shifting in bed, closing his eyes again. Naruto just stared. Sasuke had been pressed up against him, his—man-parts digging into his side. This was the second time Sasuke was hard.

"Sasuke?"

"Hn?" he muttered sleepily.

"W-why are you hard?"

"Hn. Morning wood." he mumbled.

Naruto wasn't sure he was convinced with the answer, but he shrugged it off and stood, deciding to shower. With Sasuke around to take care of all the scary shit, Naruto didn't find anything all that frightening anymore. Besides, he knew at least the two that had scared him the most were gone for a while. All he had to deal with was the zombie and any other ghosts around the house.

The blond went to his things and grabbed his towel, soap and shampoo before heading towards the door. He inched it open and peeked down the corridor, seeing nothing in the bright light. He rushed across the corridor and slammed into the bathroom before breathing more easily. He put his towel down and placed the shampoo and soap in the tub before pulling off his shirt and pants. He took a deep breath as he thought of Rafael, knowing the vampire wouldn't do the same thing again, and pulled off his boxers.

Naked, the blond jumped into the shower, turning it on and letting the warm water cascade down his tanned skin. He let out a sigh as he closed his eyes, looking up into the spray and letting it soak his blond locks.

His eyes opened as he heard the bathroom door creak open. He figured it was Sasuke coming in to pee or something, so he tried his best to ignore it, forcing his rapidly beating heart to calm down. Even if it wasn't Sasuke, he could just keep pretending it was, and he wouldn't get scared.

The shower curtain pulled back and Naruto shrieked, covering his crotch as he looked out—at Sasuke.

"B-bastard!" he hollered angrily, his heart currently taking up residence in his throat. "You scared the shit out of me! What are you doing?.!"

"Showering." the raven replied easily as he pulled off his boxers. Naruto's eyes widened.

"W-what?.! I'm in here!"

"I know." Sasuke threw his boxers in the corner as he looked around for his towel, which he'd dropped before opening the shower curtains.

"Wait until I'm done, you jerk!" Naruto snapped, still covering himself.

"What, so now you can shower without being scared?" Sasuke asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes!" The raven just shrugged as he climbed into the shower. "Hey! Hey!" Naruto hollered as Sasuke closed the shower curtain. "Sasuke!"

"What? It's just like PE." the raven insisted as he walked towards the blond, who backed up. Naruto realized it was so the Uchiha could get under the spray. The raven leaned his head back, letting the water soak into his hair as Naruto stared at him, sputtering.

"We-we had our own s-stalls, dammit! Get out!" Naruto was blushing madly, now, his hands still covering his crotch.

"So what? We're both guys. Surprisingly enough, I have the same equipment you do." Sasuke smirked. "Except I'm probably bigger."

"Asshole! Get out!"

"But I'm wet."

"I don't care! I was here first!"

"You're such a moron." Sasuke grabbed the shampoo and poured some into his hands before lathering his hair.

"Jerk!" Naruto jumped out of the shower, grabbing his towel hurriedly and wrapping it around his waist as he grumbled about stupid Uchihas before storming out of the bathroom.

Sasuke just smirked as he waited, hearing a shriek a second later before the blond slammed back into the bathroom. The raven poked his head out around the shower curtain, barely able to hold back the smile. His lip was twitching in his effort.

"Something wrong?"

"No." Naruto pouted. "Hurry up. And don't use all the hot water."

Trust me, Sasuke thought as he turned the water to cold. After seeing you naked, hot water is the last thing I need.

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TWO THIRTEEN PM.

"I win." Sasuke grinned. "Take them off."

Naruto shifted uncomfortably, wondering how the raven had managed to con him into agreeing to play strip poker. He looked down at his boxers uncomfortably, not really wanting to take them off with everything that had happened lately. Besides, Sasuke was still fully clothed. The bastard hadn't had to take off even a sock.

"Well, we're not going to play anymore, anyway, since I won't have any clothes left to take off, so we should just end it here." Naruto threw his cards to the ground. "Besides, you've seen me naked already today." he grumbled.

"Are you wimping out on me?" Sasuke smirked.

"No." Naruto insisted. "I was just stating a fact."

"Is that so?" Sasuke's smirk widened. "Do you not know that after one person is naked, there's another round? After all, you could still win. It's not over until you lose the next round."

"Well..." Naruto trailed off, trying to think of other excuses. "This game is getting boring. We should change games."

"I don't think so. You are wimping out on me."

"Am not!" Naruto insisted.

"What are you, two years old? Be a man." Sasuke leaned back, propping himself up on his elbows. "Let's go. Stand up and drop 'em."

"You're serious." Naruto paled.

"Don't make me go get a zombie." As if on cue, the rattling of chains they'd been hearing for the last hour sounded loudly.

Naruto winced, rubbing his left wrist self-consciously. He didn't feel comfortable with this at all, but he didn't want to back out and be accused of 'wimping out' when this was one of the easiest things he'd have to do all week. Compared to this haunted house, stripping should be a piece of cake—but doing it in front of Sasuke worried him.

"Well?"

"Well what?"

"Are you going to do it?" Sasuke demanded.

Biting his bottom lip, Naruto finally got to his feet. He looked down at the waistband of his boxers, playing with it slightly before slowly lowering it, trying to work up his nerve. He looked up and saw Sasuke staring, which made him blush in embarrassment before he turned around. He yanked them down and covered his crotch as best he could with one hand as he sat back down, ensuring to keep it covered.

Sasuke, for his part, cursed colourfully at always having his prize within reach, but unattainable. He'd seen Naruto naked three times, and he'd yet to see the other boy's manly pride. It was starting to annoy him, to be honest.

The raven purposely lost the next couple of rounds, keeping Naruto naked and embarrassed for as long as possible until he could tell the blond felt really, really uncomfortable. Taking pity on him, he said the game was over and Naruto practically dived for his boxers, yanking them back on. Sasuke slowly redressed himself, as well.

The phone ringing caused Naruto to squeak and dive for the bed, hiding under the covers. Sasuke rolled his eyes as he snatched his cell phone out of his bag, putting it to his ear. "Yes?"

"I'm calling to play the part of letting you out of the house. So, it's time to leave, Sasuke. And now you say..." Sasuke could hear the smirk again, and it pissed him off. He wondered if Itachi had been watching when he got the blond naked. He better not have been! Sasuke thought possessively.

"Actually, I found out there was someone else in this house, too. He was dared to stay for the week, and he's already been here for four days, so I thought I'd stick around for a while."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm sure. Once the week is over, I'll be home. Don't worry about me."

"All right. Don't rape him, little brother." Sasuke's grip tightened on his phone, but his face remained impassive.

"I'll talk to you later." He hung up.

"Who was that?" Sasuke turned to see Naruto peeking out of his blankets with one eye. The blond was just so damn cute.

"My brother. Come on, let's play another card game."

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NINE FIFTEEN PM.

"Wow. I never realized how entertained the ghosts and zombies kept me." Naruto mused as he stared at the ceiling. "It's been kind of boring since you scared them all off."

"Want me to bring them back?"

"No!" Naruto jerked up, staring at Sasuke wide-eyed. The raven chuckled.

"I was just kidding, moron. Don't worry."

Naruto cocked his head to one side as he regarded the Uchiha, the other boy playing Solitaire on the floor. Sasuke cocked an eyebrow as he noticed the staring. "What?"

"You know, you're actually kind of fun to hang out with." Naruto grinned, rubbing the back of his head. "You know, when you're actually nice and not kicking the shit out of me."

"Thanks, I guess." Sasuke muttered, looking back down at his cards.

"Wow, the way you reacted, you'd think I insulted you. Do you not want to be regarded as a nice person?"

"You wouldn't find me nice if you knew the truth." Sasuke muttered, putting a card down.

"What was that?"

"Nothing." Sasuke turned to look at Naruto. "Maybe we should sleep. It'll get rid of our boredom. We can think of something else to do tomorrow. Sound good?"

"I guess." Naruto glanced at his watch. "Kind of early, but mind you, I keep getting woken up at four in the morning by a ghost."

Sasuke smirked as he pulled his pile of cards into his hands and straightened them, placing them back inside the small box they'd come in before throwing them into his bag. He stood and grabbed his toothbrush, waiting for Naruto to do the same, since the blond wouldn't brush his teeth if he didn't go with Sasuke.

The two of them trudged across the hall, Naruto looking around like a frightened child while Sasuke just headed straight into the bathroom. The two of them brushed their teeth, jokingly shoving each other out of the way to spit the toothpaste out of their mouths. Naruto spit his onto Sasuke's hand once on purpose, and this started a war where both boys started trying to smear as much of their toothpaste from their toothbrushes onto the other as they could.

They laughed as they cleaned up, washing their toothbrushes off under the water and heading back into the bedroom. Naruto bounced into bed, pulling the blankets up over his head as Sasuke stripped to his boxers again and got beneath them, as well.

"Sasuke?"

"Yeah?"

"I like this." Naruto whispered. "Us being friends. It's not going to change once we're out of the house, is it?"

"No, it's not going to change."

"Good." Naruto shifted so his head was above the covers. "Night, Sasuke."

"Good night, Naruto."