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"talking"

'thinking'

Chapter 25:

"You can't be serious," Shukaku said. Naruto nodded. "Damn. And you don't remember a thing?" Naruto shook his head. "I can't believe it. Are you sure you really had sex with Sakura?"

"I may not remember the actual deed," Naruto said. "But we woke up naked in bed together. And Sakura… I think I hurt her."

"You feel guilty?" Shukaku asked.

"I do," Naruto said. "But I'm willing to take responsibility."

"Wow," Shukaku said. "Still I can't believe it. I mean with Sakura of all people?"

Naruto frowned. "What's wrong with Sakura?"

"Well, I just thought she wasn't your type," Shukaku said, trying not to make Naruto mad. "Then again, you were drunk."

"Can you be serious?" Naruto asked, getting mad anyway. "This isn't a game! I slept with Sakura!" A crash was heard from outside the room. Naruto and Shukaku looked towards the door to see Sasuke standing there. A tray was on the floor. It had been carrying three glasses.

Sasuke had a strange look on his face that Naruto couldn't place, but Shukaku knew what Sasuke was feeling. Sasuke looked at the broken glass, his bangs hiding his eyes. "I'll get a maid to clean it up." He only had one thing on his mind. He had to get out of there. Turning on his heels, Sasuke almost ran to his office. He locked the door before letting out a cry of pain and falling to his knees. He wrapped his arms around his legs as he tried to calm himself down.

"That's not good," Shukaku said, standing up. "Of all the people to overhear our talk, Sasuke's the worst person."

"What do you mean?" Naruto asked.

"It's nothing," Shukaku said, sitting back down. He hoped Sasuke was ok. Part of him wanted to go after the older man, but Naruto also needed him.

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Sasuke didn't know how he managed to call upon a maid. She made sure to tell him that the glass was safely cleaned up and that Naruto and Shukaku had been served fresh lemonade. Sasuke turned down his own glass and instead pulled out a bottle of whiskey. He wasn't normally one to drink, but he really needed one right now.

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"So Naruto told you that he and Sakura had sex and Sasuke overheard you?" Kurama asked. She had gotten back from her girls day out to hear that Sasuke had locked himself in his office and that Naruto was in his room, not really wanting to talk to anyone.

"Yes," Shukaku said.

"Damnit!" Kurama cursed. "Just when they were getting closer to realizing their own feelings, this has to happen."

"Sasuke knows how he feels," Shukaku said. Kurama looked up at that. "He told me he loved him."

"And Naruto?" Kurama asked. "Did he tell you how he felt?"

Shukaku shook his head. "No. But if Sakura's pregnant, he's ready to give up any possible relationships he could have to take care of her and the baby."

"So all we can do is wait," Kurama said. Shukaku nodded. "We need a plan." Shukaku raised an eyebrow. "If she isn't, we need to make sure Naruto and Sasuke can get pass this… accident. And if she is…" She sighed, putting her head in her right hand. "I really hope she isn't."

"Me too," Shukaku said. He sat down next to Kurama and rubbed her back. "Me too."

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"What did you do?" Sek-kun asked. He had slammed the door of Yumi's house open.

"Eh?" Yumi looked confused. She was sitting on her couch, reading a book.

"Sakura came over to talk to Fu," Sek-kun said. "She said she slept with Naruto."

"Oh, that," Yumi said, taking a sip of her tea.

Yumi's reaction just made Sek-kun angrier. "She was crying!"

"So?" Yumi asked, putting her book down. "Once she realizes that this will bring her and Naruto closer, she'll be fine."

"You know as well as I do that they were too drunk to have sex," Sek-kun said. "Why would she think they had sex? They just shared a bed."

"They woke up without any clothes on," Yumi said.

"They were naked?" Sek-kun asked, blushing slightly. "How did that happen?"

"I stripped them," Yumi said.

"The hell?" Sek-kun asked. "Why did you do that?"

"To get them together," Yumi said. "Naruto is a gentleman. If he thinks he had sex with Sakura, he'll take responsibility."

"But they didn't sleep together!" Sek-kun said. "We have to tell them."

"We can't," Yumi said. "Even if they think it was just one of our pranks, there is no way they'll forgive us."

"Us?" Sek-kun asked.

Yumi smirked. "Yes, us. You helped me put them in that bed."

"I didn't know you were planning to make it look like they had sex," Sek-kun yelled.

"You may not have known what was going to happen, but you are just as guilty as I am."

"I can't believe you. Naruto and Sakura are our friends."

"All the more reason for us to stay quiet. It would be better for everyone if they never find out the truth. You do want them to be happy right?" Sek-kun nodded. "Then say nothing. With this, they will get together and find happiness with each other."

"You're crazy."

"I may be crazy, but I'm not wrong."

Sek-kun just stared at Yumi, not sure what else to say. It was clear that Yumi wasn't normal. She had changed too quickly over the last few days. In fact, ever since Fu's birthday, there was something off about Yumi. It was as if the person before him wasn't really Yumi.

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Unknown to Yumi and Sek-kun, Fu stood outside Yumi's house. She had heard everything. Fu didn't agree with Yumi and she wasn't going to let Yumi get away with what she had done. Without letting her brother or her now ex-best-friend know, Fu left. She drove quickly to Sakura's house. Upon arriving there, she was told that Sakura had left earlier to meet up with Naruto. Sakura's mother told her that they were meeting at the ramen shop that was just down the street from Naruto's high school. Fu made sure to drive just over the speed limit so that she wouldn't get pulled over, but so that was would get to Ichiraku's as fast as possible.

Naruto and Sakura sat at a table that wasn't too out in the open. Neither said anything since they didn't know how to start the conversation that was needed. Just as Sakura opened her mouth to begin, Fu came running towards their table. "You didn't have sex!" Fu yelled.

"Fu!" Sakura yelled back. She was very red. Fu realized where exactly she was and took a seat between Naruto and Sakura.

"Look, after what you told Sek-kun and I, we went over to Yumi's," Fu said. "Well, I followed Sek-kun to Yumi's since it seemed like he was hiding something. I knew that he helped bring you two to the guest room, but I didn't know they put you in the same bed."

"What?" Sakura asked.

Fu held up a hand. "Before you start yelling, let me tell you what I know." Fu began to retell what she had overheard between Yumi and Sek-kun. Anger was clear on both Naruto and Sakura's faces. Sakura was no longer blushing from the fact that her feelings for Naruto had been admitted by Fu instead of herself. Instead, she was livid that Yumi would do this to her. She didn't blame Sek-kun since from what Fu said, he didn't know what Yumi had planned.

"We need to talk to her," Naruto said. It was clear that he was the less angry between the three of them. He could understand that Yumi wanted to help Sakura out, but this was certainly not the way to go about it.

"I don't want to talk to her," Sakura said. "I think if I did go to see her, I'd beat the shit out of her." Fu and Naruto looked at Sakura in surprise. She wasn't usually one to curse. Neither could hold that against her though.

Naruto nodded. "Alright. When you're ready, we'll confront her together."

Sakura smiled. "Thank you Fu, for telling us."

"Yeah, thanks Fu," Naruto grinned.

Fu looked away in embarrassment. "That's what real friends are for."