A/N: Yay! Chapter 6! I'd like to take the time to thank all of my reviewers. I love you all! sniff

Anywho, I want to apologize for yet another chapter on the short side. This chapter starts out kinda slow but gets way better at the end.

Disclaimer: I've said it a million times (well 5 I guess) I don't own Naruto

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In The Next Ten Years…

Chapter 6

By the time Sasuke left the house was already alive. Sakura sat on the couch while Naruto ranted how much their presents had cost him. Rock Lee watched the scene in amazement. This would definitely be a Christmas to forever be engraved into their memories. Naruto came to an abrupt stop.

"You know what? I think I chose some crazy friends. There has been no stop chaos since I met you." Naruto was rather serious about the subject and sat in between them.

"I wouldn't trade it for anything." He beamed.

Sakura rolled her eyes. Her life had been different since she'd met Naruto all those years ago. He was always making everyone smile. Sakura shot from her spot on the couch.

"Ok, Shikamaru and Ino's decision caught us all off guard but we still have a Christmas to celebrate!" Sakura was flowing with energy.

Rock Lee's eyes were filled with tears almost as if he'd won a million dollars. "Just like old times." He sniffed.

"Ok! This will be the best Christmas ever! Believe it!"

Sakura and Lee gave Naruto a surprised look. He hadn't said 'Believe it!' since 7th grade.

"Ok let's do it!" Rock Lee declared.

"Umm, so, what exactly are we doing again?" Naruto asked Sakura.

"Well, first… we should eat candy!" She confirmed.

They ate until they got sick.

"Next?" Sakura groaned.

"Making cookies is fun." Lee suggested.

The dough didn't turn out quite right. It had a chalky taste and was extremely thick. Of course then Naruto and Rock Lee decided it'd be fun to throw it at each other. By 10am the kitchen was completely trashed, but they'd clean it up before Sasuke got home.

Finally they came to an agreement of playing cards while watching some old Christmas movies. Losing all track of time seven came apon them. When they heard the keys in the door they all scattered to their rooms. Sasuke would not be pleased with the condition of the kitchen.

"I'm home!" Sasuke called out to a dark house.

He flicked on the lights in the kitchen so he could get a snack when he saw the mess. He had some options: He could throw a fit, clean it up himself, or…

"Maybe I should take these gifts back!" He called loudly making sure everyone could hear him.

The three slowly stepped out into the living room. Sasuke gave them all a cold glare.

"You have two options, I can yell at you and you can clean it up yourselves, or we can open our gifts and I'll help." Sasuke explained.

This was a holiday about joy and giving, he wouldn't be accused of being Scrooge. Smiling, they all ran to the tree. Sasuke swore half the time he was just babysitting. Oh well he might as well enjoy the ride.

"So what do we do with Ino and Shikamaru's gifts?" Sakura asked.

"We can keep what we want, sell the rest, and split the profit." Sasuke planned.

All gifts had been opened except the one Sasuke had bought Sakura. She delicately removed the wrapping paper and ran her fingers over the long velvet box. A gasp escaped her lips as she opened the box.

"Sasuke you shouldn't have." She hugged him causing a deep red blush to play across his features.

"Dude! Do you know how much Ramen I could have bought with how much you spent on her?" Naruto exclaimed. (A/N: This sounds just like my sis, she's always like 'Dude do you know how many double cheeseburgers you could buy?' lol)

They spent hours cleaning up the kitchen mess and finally headed to bed around 11pm. Sasuke and Sakura walked down the hallway at the same time and only stopped at the sound of Naruto and Lee gasping.

"What?" They asked in unison. Naruto pointed up to the doorway where the mistletoe hung.

The blush on their cheeks started out a pale pink but didn't stay that way, especially when they found out Naruto had a camera. Sakura slowly inched towards Sasuke and he did the same. As their lips connected there was a jolt of energy sent into each of their bodies. Recklessly, Sasuke decided to take it one step further. His tongue glided over her lips begging for entrance which she hastily granted. All the while Naruto was snapping pictures and Lee just grinned stupidly. It wasn't till after they broke for air that they'd truly realized what happened.

"Woo hoo!" Naruto teasingly called out.

"G-Good Night!" Sakura stuttered and ran off to her room.

While lying in bed that night they both pondered the same question. "Were those feelings really there?"

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A/N: Big shocker huh? I don't know why but I really feel like saying this. I want to thank all of my friends who've inspired me. I am easily inspired and a lot of what I write has pieces of my life in it. Well maybe not a lot in this story but there are bits that are. Emotional moment over, please review!

Next Chapter: Sasuke and Sakura are confused about their feelings.