I have...no notes actually. So uh, read on!

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When Sasuke awoke the next morning, he felt refreshed. A good nights sleep after a week of insomnia had that effect, though. With no problems to keep him awake at night, hopefully he could get back on his regular sleeping schedule. Stretching himself, cracking his back, he reluctantly left his warm sheets, determined to take a shower before he had to go to work.

With the warm water to awaken him fully, he felt his mood very chipper today, knowing that for now everything would be alright. In fact the Uchiha was actually humming to himself as he prepared a simple breakfast, heading over to his green house to check up on Naruto.

When he entered, the plant seemed to be doing fine, other than the fact that he was still in hibernation of sorts. Though the vines draped over the pot seemed longer than before. Well, Naruto was rapidly growing, whatever this phase was.

Sighing, he petted the outside, smiling a bit as the skin trembled a bit underneath his fingers. "I bet it's cramped in there. Well hurry up and finish, it gets lonely out here." Taking a bite out of his instant breakfast taco, he patted the side of it one last time before turning.

"Be a good boy, Naruto," the man joked before leaving the room, locking up and heading to work for the day, hoping to beat the traffic on the way.

The plant twitched at the departure.

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Why the hell was there so much paperwork?

Sasuke couldn't help but feel his works schedule seemed to be more hectic lately. Though that was...expected. The main obstacle was all the random people popping into his office, wide eyed and asking him a hundred question a minute.

"Was there really a giant plant in here?"

"I heard that it could move around...is that true?"

"Shino is missing, and they say that plant is carnivorous...you don't think-"

Mostly he slammed the door in their ridiculous faces, wondering if he should put up a 'Do Not Disturb' sign, although he doubted that would actually stop the masses from trying to get answers to the giant plant rumors. This would be the talk of the building for a long time, he feared.

And then, of course, there was Kabuto. Those damn government officials were always checking in, trying to get more information out of him, as if he were holding out. Well, he was...but that wasn't their business. He wouldn't give Naruto away just like that. So he faked innocence, and always had a blank look on his face, even when the silver haired man was inches from his face, practically blowing a fuse.

And of course, there was the paperwork. So, things were quite frantic in his life at the moment.

At the moment he was downstairs getting some coffee and signing for some more papers. Some of these weren't even directly for him, why the hell did he still have to do them? Grumbling quietly, he was about to return to his office when a conversation between a certain fuck-head and bimbo slut could be heard.

"No way! They took that ugly plant away from Sasuke-kun?" Sakura was whispering quietly, staring at him with wide eyes.

"Yeah. It was a nuisance, that plant. He would have been discovered soon anyways, so I reported it."

"Wow Sai...was he angry with you?"

Angry is an understatement...and by the way, Naruto is not ugly, you stupid bitch, the Uchiha thought silently to himself, still eavesdropping.

"I suppose so, but it serves him right. He can't keep that thing in his room, although judging by the plant even a moron could take care of it. All it did was sit there and twitch. It's brain capacity is probably the size of a-"

A finger tapped Sai's shoulder, and he turned around, surprised to see a grinning Sasuke behind him. Unsure of what was going on, he was about to speak, when a fist suddenly landed in his face, Sakura catching him from the force.

"S...Sasuke-kun, why did you do that?!" The pink haired girl cried, staring wide eyed down at the bleeding nose Sai was now sporting.

The raven didn't respond to her, and merely glared at the injured man, speaking quietly, "Naruto is much smarter than a shit head like you." With that said, he turned and walked away, feeling cheerful even as the people around him had stopped to stare wide eyed at the event.

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Sasuke arrived home a bit later than he expected. After a firm scolding from his brother and grocery shopping, all he wanted to do was sit down and relax until sleep came over him. Putting away all his food, he cooked himself some udon, holding the plate in hand and heading over to check up on his plant again.

Opening the door with one hand and balancing the plate with the other, he glanced around before flicking on the lights. He was suddenly glad for the gates around his house, and the fact that this area wasn't very populated. God forbid he came home to some kids peeking inside to see the giant plant in the green house.

Speaking of which, the plant was...twitching. The botanist frowned, approaching Naruto and staring at it quietly. No, it wasn't twitching...it was more like pulsing. Hesitantly, he lifted his hand and placed it against the surface-

The leaves suddenly released a bit, causing him to step back and watch, enthralled.

The large bulb pulsed a few more times, inching apart, before suddenly opening wide, petals drooping to the floor and revealing the hidden figure inside. Naruto was there, but…he had changed even more. His snake body was there, but the flower head was no longer in sight. Instead, the upper body of a male came out, the skin tinted light green just like the rest(1). The head had a mop of shaggy, sun-kissed blond hair, two pieces of locks looking longer and sticking out like….cat or fox ears. The boy also had black marks on his cheeks, giving the illusion of whiskers. The long, green arms stretched above, working out the tension. Then, those eyes opened, revealing sky blue eyes.

The raven was too mesmerized by the beauty of the male, and so Naruto simply grinned with delight. "Sasuke!" He chirped, smiling and wriggling his way closer to the other shocked male.

"Naru…? You...look different," was all the Uchiha could manage beyond his momentary shock.

The blond plant-boy grinned once more tilting his head to the side. "Yes, Naruto went to sleep for a while. This body doesn't bother Sasuke, does it…?"

Well, if the plant meant bother as in bothering a certain something in his pants, then the answer would have to be yes. "N-no, it's amazing that you turned into something like that…" Those coal eyes raked over said body once more, suddenly noticing a little…something extra the plant didn't have before. Right below the boy's hip line was…a cloaca. And right underneath that…

Sasuke blushed as he realized exactly what he was staring at, suddenly jerking his gaze away to intently study the wall, wanting to smack himself, although his libido was the one who needed a good smacking…

"Ne, Sasuke, where are we?" The blond finally asked, inspecting his surroundings carefully. "Wasn't Naruto outside...?"

"Yes," The other male responded, finally cooling himself down and turning to look at the boy once more, though he decided not to let his gaze wander below the belt. "I found you on the roof and we transported you to my house for safe keeping."

With a nod, those blue eyes turned back to him once more. "Naruto didn't want to leave...so Naruto hid. Was…that a bad thing to do?"

"...No, Naru," he replied, smiling and reaching forward to ruffle the boys hair. "It was a smart decision. I'm glad you did it."

Another one of those brilliant smiles. "Then Naruto is happy...and also.." the boy licked his lips, "can...Naruto get some fishcakes now?"

--TBC--

1) If you cant picture this, think of or look up a naga. It's the same body structure.

Hmhmhm, what does plant-Naru look like now? I'll try to draw something of his new form fer the next chappie update. R/R