When Naruto went to get Sakura's phone, Sasuke exhaled the breath he had been holding.

It seemed he was always like this. Holding his breath for the next catastrphe. He didn't know exactly when he developed feelings for Naruto, but he hoped the man was still too stupid to figure it out.

"Got it!" Naruto beamed at Sasuke. "You know what that means?" He said as he got closer, face turning pink from excitement. "It means I get my date with Sakura!" Sasuke rolled his eyes. Before Naruto knew what happened, Sasuke had the phone in his hands.

"Now you don't!" and was chased all the way back to Konoha.

When they arrived, Sakura was there waiting."Oh Naruto, Thank you!" She beamed, not realizing he had just stolen it back from Sasuke a few minutes before.

"Well... what about that date?" Naruto asked sheepishly. Sakura's face fell, but she resignedly agreed. "Tomorrow night then?" She gave a quick nod then departed.

"Alright!" Naruto exclaimed when he and Sasuke began the tread back to their apartment. Sasuke smirked as he remembered the first day they moved in together; pure craziness and a lot of flying objects.

"Sasuke..." Naruto whispered before he went to his room. "Help me prepare for the date tomorrow?" Sasuke nodded darkly.

"Whatever dobe." Unfortunatley,Naruto was so possesed by happiness he completely missed the last part. "Baka" Sasuke muttered to the gloom.

The next evening was pure havoc in the Uzamaki-Uchiha household. Naruto's cluttered room had seemingly impossibly become more cluttered. "What do I wear?" Naruto squeaked to himself.

He noticed Sasuke standing in the doorway and got an idea. "Hey Teme, let me use a shirt." Sasuke raised a brow, but brought him one anyway. "Ok, get out while I'm getting ready."

Sasuke was growing impatient while Naruto was getting dressed, 'Probably has no clue what he's doing' he thought angrily. Just as he was going to confront the other man, Naruto came out of the room.

"You like?" Naruto asked. Sasuke's eyes grew wide,but he quickly closed them and looked down. "I guess" he mumbled.

Naruto had on his tight black shirt, made tighter by the fact that Naruto's chest was a tad bit broader than his. He had on his mandatory orange pants, which were loose hip huggers, and sandals. Fortunately , the doorbell rang before Naruto could comment on Sasuke's seeming lack of approval.

"Hello Narut..." Sakura began with a sigh before she was cut off. She was speechless. Naruto was hot! "Uhh, you ready?" She asked, for the first time ever hoping that maybe Sasuke didn't come.

"Ya, let me grab my coat."

Sasuke tried to read and write and keep busy while the two were out, but he kept getting distracted by his own thoughts. He kept going over Sakura's facial features at seeing Naruto, and realized he'd seen it before.

When she first saw him.

Suddenly his brain sabotaged him, giving him ideas to get her not to like Naruto. He finally discontinued at the thought of pursuing her himself. "Ugh..."he muttered with a shiver. He was in his room when they finally arrived home.

"Umm... Naruto!" Sakura squealed, voice going in and out from being muffled. Sasuke listened intently for anything else, except there was nothing. He finally gave up and put his ear to the door. "Ok...maybe...Bye...to." Sasuke pushed his ear further.'What!?' Suddenly the door slammed open, bringing his face along with it.

"Oh Sasuke, you'll never..." Naruto started before looking at the floor. "What are you doing?" Sasuke glared.

"Nothing, continue"Sasuke said while going to sit on his bed.

"Well Sakura and my date was..." Sasuke tuned everything out until:"and we came back here and guess what, she kissed me. Like, a make-out kiss!" Sasuke would have laughed if he wasn't so disgusted. "I think it was cause of your shirt. Thanks Sasuke!" Naruto stated adding a glomp for good measure. Sasuke didn't even try to manuever himself from the other man's embrace as he fell into a dark mood. He did that?

"Crap"

"What was that?" Naruto asked.

"None of your business baka. Now get out of my room." Naruto noticeably ruffled and stormed out.

Over the next few days, Naruto and Sakura grew noticeably closer. She would always come over, and even ignored Sasuke! After a week it became official; everywhere Sasuke went, to the grocery store, hardware store, laundromat, he would see them.

One night Naruto came home extremely happy.

"Yo!" He exclaimed. "I've just talked to Sakura. I think she wants to get serious! What should I do?"Naruto asked, leaning by Sasuke's chair like a puppy. Sasuke barely glanced from his novel.

"Fuck her."

Naruto gasped and stepped back. "What! You don't fuck your girlfriend, you..." Naruto stopped short. "Besides, what do you care? Are you jealous?" He asked smugly.

Sasuke still didn't look up, although now he was no longer reading his book. "Yes. I am." he said softly. Naruto stood up and tried not to look shocked. After what seemed like hours, Sasuke finally looked up. "It's true Naruto, I don't know why or how; but I managed to develop feelings for a barely passable human who clings to me like white on rice;who also managed to fall in love with the most annoying person on the planet, even surpassing you."

Naruto was stunned the words roll around in his head, he decided it was a joke. "Hahaha..." He laughed nervously. "Very funny, Teme." Sasuke's face dropped even lower, eyes burning with anger. He finally managed to tell him his feelings, and the stupid idiot took it as a joke!

"Goodnight Naruto" Sasuke said as he headed for his room.

Later that night, Naruto lay awake in bed pondering what had happened in his life. First, the girl of his dreams finally began to like him, then he finds out his best friend does too! He tossed and turned wondering about it while consulting the ceiling.

When he couldn't take it any longer,he decided it would be best to talk to Sasuke. 'Maybe tommorow' Naruto thought wistfully, when suddenly Tsunade's words struck. Watch him.

Naruto frowned. He trusted Sasuke; he was his best friend and Naruto had faith in him. 'Well...it won't hurt to just check in.' He thought.

Slowly creeping up to Sasuke's door, he put up his ear to see if he could hear anything. There was only the light breeze, but he figured Sasuke was a light sleeper anyways. He opened the door and peered inside, seeing a sleeping lump. Smiling inwardly,he couldn't resist the urge to see the sleeping Uchiha. But when he walked up and pulled back the covers....

He wasn't there.

Naruto glanced around the room and noticed most of the Raven's stuff was gone as well. He damn near bore a whole into Sasuke's bed growling and shaking with anger. When he looked up, his eyes were fierce red and his whiskers pronounced. "Sasuke..."

TBC. Next time, the Sasuke/Naruto fight.