"It's okay dobe...I mean, we are going out now." At this comment, Naruto's eyes widened comically. Had Sasuke just said what he thought he said? They were going out now? When did that happen? Was Sasuke trying to play some sort of joke? No, couldn't be, Uchiha Sasuke did not play jokes on people. Naruto didn't remember a thing. He never said anything to Sasuke! This was the first time he even saw Sasuke today. It was impossible.

To say that Naruto was surprised would be an understatement. To say he was shocked would be a lie. It was hard to say what was going through the blond's mind at the time. He was far beyond surprised, and beyond shocked. Far beyond any type of emotion that could be described.

How was he going out with Sasuke? He never even mentioned anything about it! Unless...What had happened when he was unconscious? What did Ino do to him? Surely Ino hadn't said anything. Why would she? Ino liked Sasuke, why would she say anything about Naruto? Either way, how did Ino know about Naruto's feelings towards Sasuke? Naruto's mind was going into overdrive, so it did the only thing it could think of. It shut down.

And Naruto fainted.

"Naruto? Naruto!" Sasuke yelled, catching the blond boy just before he was about to hit the floor.

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"Hokage-sama!" Ino yelled as she literally burst into Tsunade's office. The Godaime glanced up from her paperwork to look at the girl. Ino was panting, and her hair was messy. She was nervous for some reason, and it looked as though she had been running really fast from another part of the village.

"Ah, Ino! I was just going to call you here, nice timing!" Tsunade said. Sure, she did need to talk to Ino, but she wasn't about to call her.

"Oh? Okay, but I have to tell you something, Sasuke-" She began, but was cut off by Tsunade.

"Enough with Sasuke! You're old enough to get over a childhood crush. I have a mission for you." Tsunade held out a piece of paper. Ino was being sent on a B-class mission in the Hidden Village of Mist. She was to leave right away, no questions asked.

"I'll go Hokage-sama, but Naruto-" She was cut off again.

"Oh I see! Now it's Naruto you have the crush on? Ino, what am I going to do with you?" Tsunade asked as she got up and walked towards Ino. She pushed the blonde-haired Chuunin out the door.

"Wait!" Ino yelled, in attempt to get the Hokage's attention.

...and closed the door on her, locking it before she walked away.

"Teenagers..." Tsunade sighed as she plopped back onto her chair to finish the enormous piles of paperwork that magically kept appearing. She could only hope that some else would bother her, because she really didn't want to do all this damn paperwork.

"Oh well. It won't be too bad. Naruto will say something. He'll tell Sasuke that it wasn't him and everything will be okay. There's really nothing for me to do. I'll let life work its magic, and when I return everything will be fine." Ino sighed in relief. Nothing would go wrong.

"Yup! Nothing to worry about!" She reassured herself as she walked out of the gates of Konoha. The mission seemed easy, so she'd just complete it, take a small break and come back to Konoha.

And when she returned, everything would be okay.

Or so she thought.

"Damn dobe...fainting like that. What the hell is wrong with him anyway?" Sasuke asked himself as he fixed Naruto, so he was holding the smaller teen bridal style in his arms. He stood up, and began walking to Naruto's apartment. He'd let Naruto rest for now. Sasuke smirked.

He'd need rest for later on.

He starred at the smaller boy. His chest was rising up and down slowly as he slept. Although Sasuke would never admit it, he liked holding Naruto; he liked being so close to him. And he was happy when Naruto told Sasuke that he loved him.

It was hard. Throughout the past 3 years (they were now 15), he had been holding back his feelings. He didn't have the guts to admit his feelings to Naruto, nor did he want to admit he was gay. But over the course of three years, his feelings grew. They had fought each other in the next chuunin exam. For some reason, the fight changed him. He didn't know why exactly. The fight had come out as a tie, and they were both knocked unconscious. When they awoke, Tsunade informed them that they were officially Chuunin.

Sasuke took the keys out of Naruto's pocket and opened the door. Naruto's apartment was tiny. It only had a kitchen, bathroom, and bedroom. He quickly walked into the blonds bedroom and placed Naruto gently on his bed, hoping the blond didn't injure himself from fainting. He looked over at the nightstand and saw an orange notebook there. He picked it up and read the front.

The journal of Uzumaki Naruto

"Tch, could you make it anymore obvious dobe?" Sasuke asked himself as he opened the book. He already knew everything about Naruto, so he didn't feel guilty about reading it.

Dear journal,

I remember every day of my Academy years as if it were inscribed in my brain. I remember how all the girls always watched Sasuke, and almost worshiped him. I watched him too from a distance, but made sure to stay well hid. What would he think if I was watching him? He'd be disgusted at me! So at the same time, I pretended to have a crush on Sakura-chan. I do like her, but nothing more than a friend. I only wish I could tell Sasuke how I feel. But I know he'd be disgusted by it. He was so used to girls liking him. How would he react if a boy liked him too?

Naruto.

"He was watching me? For how long? Hn, I never noticed…"

Dear journal,

I remember when we kissed on accident. Some kid pushed me into him. It was…interesting to say the least. I always wanted my first kiss to be with him, but never thought it would come true. After that, I never kissed anyone. My feelings of like slowly, but surely grew into love. I enjoyed the times we spent and trained together. I remember when Lee and Sakura-chan got together. Sasuke asked me if I was sad. I told him that I was really happy for Sakura-chan. He seemed a bit…happy at that, and I never found out why.

Naruto

"Of course I was happy. Happy that your 'crush' on her was over."

Dear Journal,

It's so hard to suppress my feelings for him. I feel so stupid, almost like a girl. But I love him. I love him so much! I never had any problems with speaking my mind, so why can't I just do it now? Why is it so hard? Maybe all I need is a push in the right direction?

Naruto.

This entry was written sloppily, as if Naruto's hand was shaking as he wrote it. According to the date, it was written today.

"Hn, looks like you did get that extra push today, ne dobe?

Sasuke sighed and closed the book, placing it back onto the nightstand. They were together now, and Naruto didn't have to worry about anything else.

The raven pulled the blankets off of Naruto's body and climbed into bed next to him. He pulled the blankets over their body's and pulled the blond into his arms. Naruto squirmed slightly before cuddling into the warmth that suddenly surrounded him.

"Nnn, Sasuke." He whispered in his sleep.

Awww, all along Naruto loved Sasuke too. But he's still shocked at the fact that he's suddenly with Sasuke!

By the way, I do not hate Ino! I like her! She'll be back soon and more stuff will happen!