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Chapter 9:

Ring. Ring. Ring.

It was beginning to get annoying. Both Kurama and Sasuke wanted to break the phone just to stop it from ringing again. The phone's life was saved when Naruto picked it up. It was the third call this week that was for him, making this the sixteenth call this month. Knowing who it was, the maids let Naruto answer the call. There was only once when the call had actually been for Kurama, letting her know that her parents were staying longer at Tenji's brother's place. Apparently, they were having the time of their life, reliving the good old days. But no, this call wasn't for her.

"Good morning Sakura-chan," Naruto said. "How are you?" It became a routine to start off their conversation this way.

Kurama tried to block out the voice she could hear coming from the phone. Sakura was always loud. Sasuke just glared at Naruto, though his eyes clearly were on the phone.

"Sure," Naruto said, causing the other two to refocus on Naruto. "See you then." He hung up the phone. "Sakura-chan needs help buying a birthday gift for a friend of hers. Is it alright if I go?"

Kurama wanted Sasuke to say no. Hell, even Sasuke wanted to say no, but instead he nodded his head. A smiled overtook Naruto's face before the blond ran up to his room. Kurama turned her glare onto Sasuke who just put his head down, wishing a hole would open up beneath him and swallow him whole. He knew he was in for a lecture from Kurama.

"When are you going to tell him to decrease the number of calls he gets?" Kurama asked.

"May be I should just get him a cell phone," Sasuke said.

"That's not the problem," Kurama said slamming her hands down on the table. "Sakura is clearly into Naruto!"

"So?" Sasuke asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Seriously?" Kurama asked back. "Are you that stupid?" Sasuke just glared. "Fine! I'll talk to him myself!" She stood up, leaving the room quickly. Sasuke stared after her, wondering if he'd even understand her.

Naruto grabbed a jacket and his wallet. Sasuke had been giving him a small allowance and the blond has been saving it up for the last few years. He knew he couldn't stay here forever. He planned to move out of the Uchiha Manor when he had enough money to rent an apartment. Currently, Naruto had enough to last him at least two months, but he wasn't old enough to live on his own. He still had to wait another year before then.

"Hey Naruto?" Kurama knocked on his door, despite it being open. He smiled as she stepped into the room. "Ready for your date?"

"Date?" Naruto looked confused.

"With Sakura," Kurama said.

Naruto blushed. "I-it's not a date." he took a deep breath. "We're just going shopping."

"Sure," Kurama rolled her eyes. "What is it with men not understanding how someone feels? Sakura clearly like you."

Naruto laughed. "Yeah, whatever you say, Kurama-san." Naruto walked passed the red-head.

"You'll see," Kurama muttered. "And soon."

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"Thanks for helping me out, Naruto," Sakura said.

"No problem," Naruto said. "I'm sure your friend will love that gift!"

Sakura smiled. "You know, Fu is having a party for her eighteenth birthday. She invited a lot of people, most of which already have dates."

"Oh?" Naruto asked. "Hinata too?"

"Yeah," Sakura said. "She's going with Shino."

"The bug lover?" Naruto asked. "Neji said it was ok?" Naruto had first met Neji when Sasuke introduced him as his new secretary. The man was twenty-five, making him three years younger than Sasuke. Neji and Shino did get along (Naruto believed it was because they were both the silent-type), but when Hinata was involved, Neji became a bit less understanding. Kiba had once hit on Hinata in front of Neji and had been beaten up. If it hadn't been for Kurama, Kiba would probably still be in the hospital.

"It seems that he trust him," Sakura said.

"Cool," Naruto said.

"You know, you've also been invited," Sakura said, taking a sip of her strawberry milk shake.

"Really?" Naruto exclaimed. "Awesome!" He suddenly frowned. "I have to get her a present!"

Sakura laughed. "Why do you think I bough two things?" She handed one of the bags to Naruto.

"Oh," Naruto said. "Let me pay you back for it."

"It's fine," Sakura said grabbing Naruto's hand to stop him from taking out his wallet. "Take it as a thank you for coming with me today."

Naruto was going to argue, but the look Sakura was giving him caused him to keep his mouth closed. Instead, he nodded. "Ok." He took a sip of his coke.

"By the way," Sakura began. "I was wondering... if you'd like to go to Fu's party with me."

"Sure," Naruto said. "Friends stick together right?"

"That's not what I... never mind." Sakura shook her head. "I think we should go shopping for clothes after this."

"What's wrong with my clothes?"

"Oh, nothing. I just think a change is nice." She took the last sip of her drink before putting down some money. "Lets go." She grabbed Naruto's arm, pulling him after her. He waved a goodbye at their waitress, before following after Sakura. They entered a store with a lot of jeans. Sakura brought Naruto over to a section and started tossing him some pairs. The next thing he knew, he was in a dressing room. He sighed before trying on each pair. Sakura shook her head at several pairs before she seemed to find the one she wanted him to wear. She then had him try on some shirts. Naruto complained about how tight some of them were, but Sakura ignored him. Soon, they were walking out of the mall with several bags in their arms. Naruto put everything in Sakura's trunk before taking the seat next to her. Her driver drove back to the Uchiha Manor, dropping Naruto off.

"I'll pick you up at six on Friday!" Sakura said. "Make sure you wear those clothes!" She waved before the care drove off. Naruto stood frozen in place before sighing and entering the Uchiha Manor.

"Back already?" Kurama asked.

Naruto looked at a clock. "I've been gone for five hours."

"Yeah, well... never mind." Kurama said. "Sasuke has something for you." She grabbed the bags from Naruto, handing them to a maid. Then then ushered Naruto into Sasuke's office. It was the first time Naruto had entered this office without Sasuke showing him in. Sasuke sat at his desk, a pencil in his hand. He looked up as the two entered.

"Uh, hi Sasuke-sama," Naruto said, not knowing what to say.

Sasuke nodded before standing up. He walked over to a file cabinet and pulled out a box. "Here." He tossed the box to Naruto who caught it and looked down. His eyes widened. It was a cell phone.

"This is... I can't take this!" Naruto said. "It's too expensive!"

"It wasn't much," Sasuke said. "Besides, I think it would be better if you could talk to your friends somewhere besides the dinning room."

"Oh," Naruto looked down. "I didn't mean to bother you."

"It didn't bother me," Sasuke said quickly causing Kurama to give him a strange look. "I just believe it would be good if you had a cell phone. You never know when I... Kohaku may need you."

"Ok," Naruto smiled. "Oh! Fu's birthday party is Friday night. Is it alright if I go?"

"That's fine," Sasuke said.

"Alright!" Naruto cheered. "Sakura-chan will be picking me up at six then! Ah! I need to program her number in my phone!" He rushed out of the room.

"Are you ok with this?" Kurama asked.

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

Kurama sighed. "It's nothing."

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"Naruto!" Kurama called. "Sakura's gonna be here in five minutes!"

"Coming!" Naruto yelled. He closed the door behind him before coming down the stairs.

"'Bout time," Kurama said. "What? Did it take too long to fix...your hair." Her mouth fell open at the site of Naruto. The boy was dressed in what could only be known as sexy clothing. A pair of tight black skinny jeans hugged his lower half, not leaving anything to the imagination. A fishnet tank-top sat under a black leather jacket. Naruto's hair was still wild, but it just made him look even better.

"Kurama?" Naruto asked. "What's wrong?"

Kurama shook her head. "Nothing."

Ding Dong. Ding dong.

"Well, that's Sakura-chan!" Naruto said cheerfully. He skipped to the door, leaving Kurama frozen at the bottom of the stairs. "Bye Kurama!" Kurama blinked, turned around and opened her mouth, but her words didn't come out as the door closed behind Naruto and he was gone. She bolted to the door and sung it open to see Sakura's car going down the street. Kurama cursed as her chance at getting Naruto to change had literally walked out the door.

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Fu opened the door with a smile on her face. She wore a white short skirt and a tube top, showing off her small stomach. Her orange eyes shine brightly as she took in her best friend and the boy said friend had a crush on. Fu wasn't stupid. She could tell that Sakura like Naruto, but Naruto didn't seem to notice Sakura's attraction towards him. Fu knew that if Sakura and Naruto were ever to get together, they'd need a little push. Fu had come to the decision that her party was the push they needed. "Hey guys! Come on in!" She let them walk passed her. "Looking good!" Several people were already taking up Fu's living room, drinking soda. Fu's parents had said no alcohol or else she'd be grounded. Without her phone, Fu just wouldn't be Fu.

A wolf whistle came from the crowd as a boy with green hair stepped forward. "Looking good Naruto!"

Naruto blushed, a hand going to the back of his neck. "Thanks."

"Sek-kun, stop flirting with Naruto!" Fu said.

"Oh come one Nee-chan," Sekkyoku "Sek-kun" said. He didn't like his real name so everyone called him Sek-kun. "You can't blame me when he looks like that." He motioned to Naruto.

Fu glanced at Naruto before turning back to her brother. "Whatever. Let's just have some fun!"

"Present time?" a boy asked. Naruto didn't know who it was.

"Yup!" Fu grinned. She sat down while Sek-kun and her boyfriend Senshi brought the gifts into the living room. Everyone sat down, most on the floor while some were on chairs. Fu grabbed Senshi's gift and opened it first. It was two tickets to see her favorite band. Fu hugged Senshi before showing them to Sakura who told Fu that she was very lucky to have Senshi. Fu continued to open her gifts until only the one from her parents remained. She frowned. Fu's parents weren't here and she didn't want to open their gift.

"You ok Fu?" Senshi asked.

"Yeah," Fu said. "I'll just wait until they come home." Senshi nodded before placing the package next to the opened gifts. "So! Who's ready for some pizza?" Several people cheered. One by one, everyone headed into the kitchen to grab some pizza. Several different conversations went on among the friends. Some left once they were done eating. Soon, there were only ten people left. "Want to play spin the bottle truth or dare?"

"Sounds fun," Sakura said. Naruto nodded, not really knowing how to play. The group formed a circle around a bottle that Senshi had grabbed from the recycling. "Since I'm the birthday girl, I'll spin first. Whomever it lands on must pick truth or dare. I'll either ask them a question or make them do something, just nothing too far."

"How far is too far?" Sek-kun asked.

"If you have to ask, then it is too far," Fu said. "Anyway, you are allowed to turn down one truth and one dare. Understand?" Everyone nodded. "Cool! Then lets start!" Fu reached for the bottle and spun it. When it finally stopped, it was on Hinata. Fu grinned. "Hinata, truth or dare?"

"Um... d-dare?" Hinata said hesitantly.

"That's a bit surprising," Fu said. "Alright, then I dare you to sit in Shino's lap for ten seconds."

Hinata blushed. "O-ok." She stood up and slowly made her way to Shino, who was sitting right next to her. "E-excuse me." She carefully sat down on his lap. Shino didn't move, not wanting to scare her. Fu became to count down from ten. The moment she reached zero, Hinata jumped up and quickly took her seat, trying to calm down her erratic heart-beat. She glanced at Shino before taking her turn. The bottle landed on a girl name Yumi. She had blue hair and green eyes. "T-truth or dare?"

"Truth!" Yumi said loudly.

"D-do you h-have a c-crush on s-someone?" Hinata asked, blushing.

"Yup!" Yumi said. "Sek-kun!" She smiled. Sek-kun blushed slightly. Yumi's spin landed on Sek-kun. "Truth or dare?"

"Dare," Sek-kun managed to say.

"Kiss me," Yumi said. Several pairs of eyes widened. Yumi was always straight forward. Sek-kun looked at Fu who gave her approval. Sek-kun stood up, crossed the room, leaned down and kissed Yumi, on the cheek. "Only on the cheek?" Yumi asked. Sek-kun, still red in the face, nodded before returning to his spot on the floor and spinning the bottle. It landed on Sakura.

"Truth or dare?" Sek-kun asked.

"Truth," Sakura said, afraid to do any dares Sek-kun could come up with.

Sek-kun grinned. "Take of the shirt of the one your most attracted to in this game."

"That's a dare Sek-kun!" Fu yelled. "And not appropriate."

"Fine," Sek-kun sighed. "On a scale of one to ten, how likely are you to date someone from this group?'

Sakura looked around, stealing a glance at Naruto before turning her gaze to Sek-kun. "Eight."

"Here that Naruto, Kai?" Sek-kun said. "There is an eighty percent change that Sakura would date one of you."

"Who said it would be on of them?" Sakura asked jokingly. "Why not you, eh, Sek-kyo-ku-kun?" Sek-kun's jaw dropped before he frowned realizing that Sakura was teasing him. "My turn!" She spun the bottle. "Truth or dare?" The game went on for a while. Sek-kun tried to make the others do some naughty things. While Fu turned down most of them, she allowed some. By the time the bottle finally landed on Naruto, Senshi and Kai were shirtless, Sek-kun was in only his boxers (thanks to Kai who got his revenge on the younger teen), and Hinata had fainted from kissing Shino. All eyes were now on Naruto and Yumi.

"Truth or dare?" Yumi asked.

"Dare," Naruto said.

"I dare you to..." Yumi paused in thought. She snapped her fingers. "Kiss the person you are most attractive to." Several of the others gasped.

"I can't do that," Naruto said. No one had expected that. "Fu-san is with Senshi, Hinata-chan is with Shino, and Yumi-san likes Sek-kun. That leaves Nari-chan and Sakura-chan. Don't you like Nari-chan Kai?" Kai nodded while Nari blushed.

"Then that means you like Sakura?" Yumi asked.

"Doesn't Lee like Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked. Everyone else sweat-dropped. Yes, it was true that Lee was in love with Sakura. He was very energetic and easily became friends with Naruto. But Sakura didn't love Lee, or even like him that much. She found him annoying. Naruto looked around. "What is it?"

"N-nothing," Yumi said. "Guess the means you're using your dare-pass." Naruto nodded. "Then spin." And Naruto did. Soon, everyone was bored of the game. Kai and Nari went home a few seconds after the game ended. Hinata and Shino also left as it was getting really late.

"Do you guys want to stay the night?" Fu asked. "You can borrow clothes from us." She motioned to her brother and herself.

"Sure," Yumi said.

"I'd love to," Sakura said. "But..." She looked at Naruto.

"I'll call Sasuke and see what he says," Naruto said. He pulled out his cell phone. "Hello Sasuke-sama? I was just wondering if it was ok for me to stay over Fu's... Senshi-san and Sek-kun will be here... Yes... I'll ask." He turned to Sakura. "Can you bring me home before noon tomorrow?"

"Yes," Sakura said.

"She said she can," Naruto said into the phone. "Yes, Sasuke-sama. Can I talk to Kohaku? Yes, I'll wait." Naruto stayed quiet for a minute. "Hi Kohaku. How was you day?...Really?... Goood. Have a good night baby." Fu, Yumi, and Sakura couldn't help but find the way Naruto talked to Kohaku cute. "Good night Sasuke-sama." He waited a few more seconds before pulling the phone away from his ear and hanging up. "I can stay!" He smiled.

"Well, I think it is about time we go to bed," Senshi said.

"Let's sleep here," Yumi said.

"I don't know," Sakura said. "It isn't proper."

"Oh Sakura," Yumi said getting closer to her. Her voice dropped to a whisper. "Just think how close you'll be to Naruto." Sakura blushed. "See? Not so bad after all."

"Right," Sakura coughed. "Here is fine."

"Ok," Fu said. "Senshi, help me get the sleeping bags and some blankets?" Senshi nodded and followed after Fu. Ten minutes later, they cam back with four sleeping bags and several blankets. They laid the sleeping bags open on the floor then placed the six blankets on top of them. "Now for pillows."

"I'll get them," Sek-kun said. "He ran up the stairs only to come back a few minutes later with six pillows.

"Now that that's set, we should change," Fu said. "Sakura, Yumi, come with me." The girls went with Fu while the boys went with Sek-kun. Senshi had some of his clothes in Sek-kun's closet since his family didn't mind him staying over Fu's and neither did Fu's family. Besides, there was no way he'd be able to fit in Sek-kun's clothes since the kid was smaller than he was.

"Here Naruto," Sek-kun said. "I haven't worn them since last year, but they're clean."

"Thanks," Naruto said taking the night set. The three of them changed quickly. Senshi wore a pair of black boxer-shorts and a black tee with the words "Sexy Ain't I?" written on it. Sek-kun wore a pair of dark blue boxer-shorts and a light blue shirt. Naruto pulled the strings of his borrowed shorts tighter since they were still too big. The shirt he wore slid a bit off of his shoulders, but it would do. Senshi and Sek-kun found Naruto cute in the oversized clothes, but didn't say anything.

They met the girls downstairs. Each wore a pair of night pants with a matching shirt, Sakura's pink, Yumi's green, and Fu's blue. The sleeping arrangements were harder to decide, but finally they decided that Sakura would sleep between Naruto and Yumi while Sek-kun was next to her and Fu with Senshi was on the far end. They left the light on in the bathroom just in case someone needed it during the night before turning off all the other lights. Naruto got comfortable before falling asleep.

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"You're letting him sleep over there?" Kurama yelled. "Sakura's there!"

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "So is Fu, her brother and her boyfriend."

"Don't you see what's going on?" Kurama asked. Sasuke just shrugged. "Arg! I'm dealing with two idiots." Kurama sighed while Sasuke frowned.

"You worry too much," Sasuke said, closing his lap top. "What is the worst that could happen?" He stood up and left his office. Kurama just shook her head before going back to her room.