K i n k y

B y : I t a c h i s b l a c k f i r e

S i x : Y o u A r e M y A n t i d r u g

At the start of the day, Naruto said, "Today will be a good one." Boy was he wrong.

Neji sat on the right side of the room, while Shikamaru sat on the left. When the door opened, neither of them turned around. They didn't want to have Shizune give them another evil glare. That woman had just as bad a temper as Tsunade.

He dared not look in Shikamaru's direction, either. He coward out. A student council member, a Clan member, a strong family member; someone like him shouldn't even be in this situation, especially not getting caught.

Neji shifted his legs in his chair, feeling the cigarettes still in his pants. He was worrying about how he smelled. He probably had a scent of smoke to him…

"…believe that you would do that! Naruto, I expected better from you!"

"Granny, I'm sorry. It was Uchiha's fault!"

"What!?" Sasuke whispered, punching Naruto's shoulder.

Shizune sighed, getting up from her boss's desk.

Naruto took a seat next to Shikamaru, who was fiddling impatiently with his fingers, something he did when he was super nervous – which was not usual. Shikamaru rarely got nervous.



On the other side, Sasuke took a seat next to his friend and they started to whisper about something Naruto couldn't make out.

"OKAY!" All five persons in the room shot up straight, dropping all conversation. "Who would like to go first? Or do I need to choose one?" Tsunade said, clearly aggravated by her own godson, two of the best students in the school and one of the worst listeners, who just so happened to be the smartest they'd had at Konoha High in years. "Shikamaru!" Shikamaru sat up lazily, not really caring what happened to him at the moment. "Explain what you were doing on the roof, and why Hyuga was there, and why you smell like shit."

"I… I was skipping class." Tsunade didn't like his answer. He was pushing her buttons in every word. "He… he came up… and I was…"

"I was having a cigarette when I found him up there." Shikamaru looked to the other side of the office. Neji had his eyes on his feet, pulling the box of cigarettes from inside his pants. He set them on Tsunade's desk. "I apologize for my actions. Please do not punish Shikamaru for my mistake." Neji didn't look at Shikamaru the whole time.

"That doesn't tell me why Kakashi found you behind the water tower snogging."

"Snogging!? Boy, Shikamaru, I didn't think you, of all people--"

"Shut up Naruto!" Tsunade said, shooting Naruto a look. He shut his mouth almost immediately, still smirking at his friend, the one who gave him the advice to choose the girl.

"Shikamaru and I…" He couldn't tell them he did it as a cover up. Really, he wanted to kiss the boy. He just told him that it would cause less trouble.

"No, never mind. I don't care for your personal life. Go down to the guidance office and wait there." Neji obliged, walking out the door, still not even glancing in Shikamaru's direction.



Once Neji was gone and out of hearing range, Tsunade calmed her voice down. "I know he was lying to save your ass, Shikamaru. I know Hyuga very well. I don't want to hear about your personal relationship with him, but I will have you put you into a rehab center. I'll be stopping by your house tonight after school to gain permission from your parents. I'm sorry, but it's for your own good."

"He said something about that on the roof. He was certain I would die from it, but I don't see how my death would mean anything to anyone." Shikamaru said, chuckling sarcastically. "I'll see you, Naruto, Sasuke." He left without another word, but instead of going out of the building, he went in Neji's direction. Tsunade didn't bother to stop him. She nodded to Shizune, who went to call the guidance counselor, Kurenai, that she had guests.

Tsunade took a deep breath. She got the hard part over with. As bad of a temper she had, she felt guilty to send one of her personal favourite smarty-pants away to a teenage rehab center. Naruto looked pretty upset himself; his hands turning into fists.

"How could you do that to him? He's got a bad habit but that's going too far!" Naruto said through gritted teeth.

"I did what I thought was best for his health, Naruto. But you should be worrying about what'll happen to you--"

"I was making out with Sasuke on the front lawn. Happy? Now suspend me so I can get out of here."

"What would you have me do, Naruto? Let him keep smoking until it eats out his lungs and his tonsils until he finally dies? You know I wouldn't do something unless it was necessary."

"I don't think you should send him to rehab. Put him in alternative school or something! Please, Granny, he's my best friend."



"I'll think on it. But all four of you are suspended for the rest of the month, and you will do after school clean up every day for two weeks, and Sasuke and Neji will be kicked out of the council. And if you do one more thing to piss me off, you will not be allowed to attend the ball." Naruto nodded and got up.

"Can I talk to Sasuke before I go?" Tsunade didn't even finish nodding before Naruto landed a punch on Sasuke's nose, the exact spot he hit on the bridge. "You knew how I felt about Hinata. You didn't have to seduce me."

"You wouldn't listen any other way,"

"Quit being a selfish ass, Sasuke. Why can't you accept it?"

"I am selfish. And I am an ass, and I can change that, but I can't help it if I'm in love. It's not my choice." Sasuke said, avoiding Naruto's graze. He knew he would be angry, frustrated. He didn't think he could take a cold stare from him. Yes, he gave his stares and glares to people he hated, and received them back from those people, but one from Naruto was enough to break him for a while.

Nothing could change the way he felt for Naruto, even when he took the hand of the blonde, dragged him out of the office and into the janitor's closet. They kissed once, and it wasn't a very long one like the two earlier. Sasuke rest his head on Naruto's shoulder, which was pretty comfortable, considering he was a few inches shorter than the blonde. All those years of complaining of his size really paid off for Naruto. Now Sasuke had a place to rest his head.

Naruto found himself feeling butterflies in his stomach; mixed feelings surrounding him. He undid Sasuke's shirt, slipping his hand inside, running his hands on the soft skin and toying with the perky nipples and ticklish belly button.

Sasuke's face flushed and every touch, begging quietly for Naruto to mark his territory on him. Naruto didn't argue, though he felt even guiltier to be doing things to Sasuke while thinking of Hinata. He couldn't stand himself. Sasuke 

moaned his name more times than anyone did in a week. Sasuke pushed his body up to Naruto's touch, begging Naruto to never stop, saying that he wanted to stay there for as long as possible.

Naruto was disgusted with himself and confused all over. He felt like he knew he really liked Hinata, but Sasuke just admitted he was in love with him. Hinata was quiet and shy, and Naruto needed someone to keep him quiet sometimes, but he also needed someone who understood him like no one else ever could. He deserved to be understood, and so did Sasuke. But Hinata needed someone to love her, too. She was so… alone. Hanging out with guys part of a gang all of the time was unhealthy.

"Hinata…" Naruto whispered into the dark hair that was so close in colour to the girls'.

Sasuke turned to lean against Naruto's front, taking his face in his pale hands. "There's no such thing as 'Hinata', Naruto. It's just us, just you and me." He said, kissing the boys' bruised, pink lips lovingly. "Say it, Naruto. I know you want to."

"I…" Naruto paused. He wasn't thinking straight. He was so mixed up; all he wanted to do was lay down with both of –

"Come over."

"What?"

"You really want to get this over with? Well, I told Hinata you like me too, and she said she'll fight for me as well. I'll have you both over and we'll see who I like more!" Naruto said, finally feeling himself.

"You always were one to come up with something stupid enough to work. But I'll do it."

"Seriously?"



"Yeah, I guess I can. Hinata never really liked me anyways." Naruto smiled, putting the back of his hand on Sasuke's cheek and rubbing it. "Promise you won't try to kill her, okay?"

"Kiss me, and I'll think on it." Sasuke held Naruto's hips, nipping at his neck where he could reach.

"Kiss you, and you'll promise." Naruto tilted his head to the side, letting Sasuke leave his mark.

"Depends how long it lasts, sweetie."

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Shikamaru walked to the guidance office, immediately searching for long, brown hair and pale pink eyes. When he realized he was no longer there, he gave up. There seemed to be no point in searching. Neji just gave up his position as senior class president, telling the headmaster that he smoked, just so Shikamaru wouldn't get into trouble? Hell, he got in trouble anyway.

He made his way down to the bus stop to go home. He sat there for a good half hour, but the bus didn't come. He waited a while longer and when the bus finally came, he didn't get on. He felt like he needed a cigarette. Without them he felt so… empty. He needed a replacement… something. Anything.

"Need a ride, Shikamaru?" His friend, Choji pulled up in his dad's truck.

"No, I'm fine. You go ahead."

"All right. Call me later, okay?" Choji left the stop without another word, his face reading clearly that he was worried.

Shikamaru waited until the sun was beginning to set. He laid his body across the bench, his hand behind his head as a pillow. His eyes shut.



He wanted to dream. He wanted to sleep, to imagine that he had his antidrug. Something that he knew didn't really exist. But it was nice to pretend.

He shifted and turned on the wooden bench, never really finding his comfy spot. After all, it was wood. Wood was not comforting. How was he supposed to think of anything on wood?

"You should go home."

"Nghmph." Shikamaru grumbled, putting his head rest arm over his eyes. The person who was talking to him took his arm and pulled him up. "N-Neji?"

"Good morning, baby." Neji said, taking a seat to his right, another person to his left.

"Neji, Hinata?" Shikamaru said, rubbing his eyes.

"I called your friend, Choji and asked him to take you to Naruto's house, but he called and said you said no thank you, so I came up to get you. Now why exactly are you sleeping on a bench at a bus stop?"

"I… I didn't want to move."

"Lazy bum."

"I know. Why are we going to Naruto's?"

"He invited Hinata and me for a sleep over. He asked me to bring someone to keep me company." Shikamaru was touched at the thought that Neji would actually want to invite him, but the thought of being with Neji at his friend's house was kind of… awkward.

"Come on. I can't go without you. Sasuke's going too…

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A/N: Yes! Two chap.'s in one day. I congratulate myself. Chaps 5&6 are both about 2,000 words +. My goal is the 10,000 word mark by the end of the story so keep rooting' me on!

--itachisblackfire