Heat Me Up: Just how hard is it to live with a naïve and innocent maid that listened to their every order? Very hard. Especially when your damn hormones just can't stop reacting. Oh! And she doesn't know certain things. "Ne, Itachi-sama, what does horny mean?"

Rating: M for sexual innuendo, perverted comments, dumb yet perverted language, and sexual content

Disclaimer: I don't own ANYTHING! Except the plot. I OWN YOU PLOTTY! AND THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!!! :D

Warning: This story contains perverted idiots, an incredibly naïve girl that's a bit eh in the head, and a very PMS prone inner self. You have been warned. Beware.

Chapter: 4- Oh! Woe is she!

A/N; this chapter isn't too perverted, mostly fluff. :D

Her emerald eyes were glimmering with unpronounced tears. She had immediately ran away from the (insert dramatic DUN, DUN, DUN) crime scene, and locked herself in the nearest room upstairs that she found. She really didn't know whose room it was, but then again half the rooms looked the same.

Maybe I should write their names on their respective rooms? It would be less confusing…

Hmm for once you're right.

EH!? Really?! Innie Saku-chan, you agree with me?!

Of course! I mean, I wouldn't want to end up in the wrong room one day if I was aiming to get laid in a certain person's room.

Sigh. In the end, this is still about your "getting laid" desire. I do want to know what it is, but…I'm afraid you'd scar me for life.

Oh my! I'm completely hurt by you! I would NEVER scar myself!

Well of course you wouldn't scar yourself, but I'm sure you'd have no problem scarring me.

You confuse me. I am you. You are me. SO STOP USING ME, YOU, I, US, WE! GAH I FAILED MY JAPANESE CLASS!

Oh did you? I passed my Japanese class with flying colors in high school! (Cheeky grin)

GAH. NO YOU DIDN'T. I'M YOU!

But… I got an A in there…

Err…

You confuse me.

I think we should stay off of each other for a bit. You're making my head hurt.

But my head isn't hurting.

GAH!

She shivered as she rubbed her arms, this room was… unusually cold, she noticed. She fumbled for the light switch but stopped dead in her tracks when she heard a snarl coming somewhere in the room. She gulped and froze in her place, too scared to utter a word. She inwardly squeaked for help when she heard two growls and what she made out to be "You dumbass."

She took a deep breath in before taking a couple steps forward bravely. "W-Who's there?! I have a…err…" she tried to think of something that would hurt a lot. Oh! I got it! "I have a frying pan with me! I'll hit you on the head if you don't tell me who you are!" she chirped innocently as she walked for- "KYA!"

"SHIT!"

She slipped on something hard, and her hand slammed against the light switch on the wall in her attempt to balance herself. To no avail, the light turned on, but her body came crashing down onto the floor, atop someone's hard…breathing…chest? She peaked open one of her large jade green eyes and opened the other one when she saw a familiar face beside her.

"S-Sasuke-sama?!" she cried out. A small grumble was heard under her, she looked below and a gasp infiltrated her as she struggled to softly get her butt off of the person's chest. "S-Sai-sama!" she added as she took in the sight much in horror. If the scene didn't look like what it looked like to her, then she truly didn't know what to make of it.

Sasuke and Sai's legs were entangled in one another and Sasuke's face was quite close to Sai's own face. One of Sasuke's arm was wrapped around Sai's neck, while one of Sai's hands were rested on Sasuke's chest.

It was silent for a while. "…This isn't what it looks like, Ugly…" Sai started, but he knew it was no use when he saw the look of horror upon her face.

"You…you guys were…"

She couldn't even say it.

It was unbelievable!

She couldn't believe Sai and Sasuke would do such a thing.

Sasuke growled in annoyance, waiting impatiently for her to just spit out the Kami forbidden theory.

"You guys were fighting for the TV remote weren't you?!"

The two men really didn't know what to make of it.

They didn't know if they should be happy she didn't claim that the two of them had been…err…touching each other in the wrong places.

Or if they should be mortified that their maid was hopelessly clueless and much too naïve.

Both made sense, but they chose the second option since it was better than choosing the first one and be reminded of…what she could've said.

"…Sakura…there isn't a TV in here," Sasuke deadpanned the obvious. Sakura blinked once before her jade green eyes took in her surroundings. A bed… two sofas… a coffee table… a working desk… a bathroom… a walk in closet…an office chair… a small loveseat…and… she blinked once more when she realized there really wasn't a TV.

A small giggle escaped from her lips before she tilted her head to the side innocently, "Oh, well then, never mind, ahaha!" she laughed it off before getting up from the floor and extending a hand to the two of them. She found herself squeaking in surprise though, when they both pulled her hands at the same time, sending her crashing to the floor, sandwiched between them as she wasn't strong enough to pull them both up.

She giggled sheepishly, "Ano…oops?" she mumbled as a red hue tainted her cheeks lightly. Sai rolled his eyes and got up first, lifting her up carelessly and easily with one hand, and leaving Sasuke to fend for himself on the ground. Sakura dutifully extended both hands to her master though, and allowed him to pull himself up with both of her hands.

She crashed against his chest and she looked up at him through her now messy bangs that were askew her forehead. "Gomen…Sasuke-sama," she apologized as she walked away from him. He nodded to her, not really minding.

Sai took the time to analyze what had happened before. "So, what did you come in here for, anyway?" he asked carelessly to the flustered pink haired maid. He felt himself regret asking for a millisecond though, when he saw how her eyes had dropped. "Never mind. It's probably something I don't care about anyway." he corrected before walking to the door.

Sakura blinked as the two men got out of the room, with Sasuke being the polite one to hold the door for her. She thanked him with a bright smile, missing the small hint of red that flashed in his eyes. The door closed behind them as they walked towards the stairs, proceeding downstairs to the living room.

Sakura begrudgingly faced her fate as they stepped down the last flight of stairs.

"SAKURA-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN! OH SAKURAAAAA-CHAAAAAAAAN! WHERE ARE YOU, MY LOVE?!"

The sound of Suigetsu's loud voice invaded the peaceful moment the three had been in.

"SHE'S NOT YOUR LOVE YOU MERMAID! SHE'S MINE! OH SAKURA-CHAN! IF YOU COME OUT, I'LL GIVE YOU MY RAMEN!"

Yet of course, the one person louder than Suigetsu might probably be Naruto.

"OH MY, SAKURA-CHAN, WHERE ART THOU, SAKURA-CHAN! DENY THY FATHER AND DENY THY NAME! Err… or something like that, un!"

And let's not forget who the corniest person was, Deidara's ever growing passion for romance novels and plays was something unbelievable.


"Sakura, are you sure you aren't afraid of scary movies? We don't have to watch The Grudge. And I don't think The Dark Knight is too violent, so that one should suffice," Kisame said thoughtfully as he looked at the slim maid standing before him. Sakura shook her head, her cheeks a light shade of red out of embarrassment.

"Don't be silly, Kisame-sama. If I can't watch The Grudge, then you all can watch it while I busy myself with something else. I can watch The Dark Knight with you all, instead," she smiled at them as she placed two hands in front of her charmingly. "I shouldn't spoil your fun if I wasn't supposed to be a part of it in the first place."

It was silent for a while before she found herself being squeezed tightly by a sniffling Naruto. "Sakura-chan! You're making me sad! You're so nice and innocent! NO! We won't watch The Grudge! And besides, if they do watch it, I promise I'll spend time with you instead of watching it! We can make ramen together!" he grinned handsomely at her and winked.

Sakura giggled and shook her head. "Well, if you put I that way, then that sounds nice too. I would like to get to know you guys better," she smiled at them sincerely. Naruto was about to reply, but he was nearly thrown off of her by a rabid Suigetsu. "N-Naruto-sama!" Sakura cried after as she watched him fly to infinity and beyond after being thrown by Suigetsu.

Suigetsu knelt down before her, taking one of her hands in his and placing a chaste kiss upon it. "Oh my lovely and beautiful Sakura-chan! Allow me the opportunity of pleasuring you in ways you can never imagine! We can have mind blowing pleasure while they all can watch The Grudge and pleasure themselves with the girl with the spooky hair!" he winked at her, a Cheshire like grin peaking onto his face.

Sakura blinked. "Pleasure? Like…massaging? Or cooking? Or maybe even playing doll house kind of pleasure? You would rather spend your time with me than watch a nice movie with your friends?" she frowned as she looked at him. Suigetsu grinned and was about to reply with an "OH YES!" but he was shoved rudely aside by a smirking Deidara.

"There's nothing that tops ramen and pleasure, than an absolutely wonderful love story, un!" Deidara grinned as he wrapped an arm around her shoulders, bringing her close to him. "We can have so much fun reading stories of love together, un! Romeo and Juliet, Pride and Prejudice, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella! We can make a story… become… REALITY! Un!" Deidara's eyes produced stars as he looked on dreamily.

Sakura stared at him before a burst of giggles erupted from her. Deidara sweat dropped, "You think my idea…is funny? Un?" he asked almost hurtfully. He could hear the snickers from the guys all around him. A man reading romantic novels. Obviously what Deidara needed, was a woman. Or maybe even a good night.

Sakura shook her head profusely at him before smiling widely. "No! I think it's wonderful how you adore romantic novels! I could express my love for love with you, Deidara-sama!" she grinned happily. Deidara smirked, there was no fourth person to throw him off of Sakura this- he spoke too soon.

Neji smiled charmingly at Sakura, "I think we shouldn't watch a movie tonight. Perhaps, we can skip the movie and save it for tomorrow? You idiots, can go rent something less… horrendous," Neji motioned to the dumb ones that had gone to rent the movie. At the mention, Suigetsu, Kisame, Deidara, and Naruto dropped their heads in shame.

(In bright animation, a large white tape was stuck to their foreheads with the words "ASHAMED" written on it.)

Sakura smiled and nodded, "That's also good!"

Deidara, Naruto, and Suigetsu proceeded to shoot daggers towards the triumphant silver eyed Hyuuga.

Fun ruiner. I don't care if that's not a word. Suigetsu inwardly wept for the lost opportunity to… pleasure.

Stupid Neji. No ramen for tonight. No it's ok… I have a couple boxed ones in my suitcase! Naruto found new hope!

NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Poor Deidara was too sad to utter more than one syllable.

Of course, the smarter, and quieter group of men suffered no heartbreak.

But Neji did bathe in his cleverness.

Oh, bathe he did.


Her ears perked up when she detected movement behind the doors of the beloved kitchen. She set down the pan she had in her hand onto the stove and turned around cautiously. She stood still, quiet as a mouse as she waited for the person to show. The door swung open quietly and she was more than surprised when she caught sight of her young master.

She immediately bowed her head, "Um…Sasuke-sama," she greeted politely as she lifted her head to look at him. He nodded at her in response, and she eyed him curiously, tilting her head as he walked to the fridge. She smiled toothily when she noticed what he was doing, "Sasuke-sama, are you hungry? A midnight snack maybe?" she asked, since it was already quite late. Her eyes caught the clock swiftly, 12:57 PM.

Sasuke looked at her, his eyes not removing its stare from her figure before he gave her a quiet nod. She smiled and got to work immediately, walking to the fridge and he moved out of his way for her. She pried around the fridge before taking out a tomato. Her glowing eyes lit up as she smiled brightly at him. He gave her a blank stare before she handed the tomato to him. "You like tomatoes, right? Sasuke-sama?"

She blinked as he nodded. She looked at him, eager for him to bite the tomato. He raised an eyebrow at her before taking a bite, the juice from the tomato slid out from the side of his mouth. Sakura smiled quietly to herself as she handed him a napkin. "Juicy fruits are a mess to eat," she closed her eyes and gave him a closed smile with her head tilted to the side.

She opened her eyes in surprise when she felt his large hand pat the top of her head softly in affection. She looked up at him, giving him an innocent curious look. It looked like he was trying to figure something to say. "…You should go to bed." he said finally before turning around, taking the tomato with him to go back to bed.

Sakura watched his back carefully before she slipped out a giggle. Sasuke-sama looks so cute with his hair tousled up… she thought to herself as she turned around to continue her task before the younger Uchiha had surprised her with his knack for a midnight snack (IT RHYMES!!).

Cute?! I say we go after and jump him!

You should go to sleep, Innie Saku-chan.

Hmph!

Behind the wall outside of the kitchen, Sasuke stood with the tomato close to his mouth. He eyed her swiftly before turning around to walk back up to his room. The corner of his mouth lifted slightly to form a small smirk.


E y e C a n d y !
Sasuke and Sakura Edition!

A surprised Sakura is being held around the waist lazy by one of Sasuke's arm. Her eyes her widened and her cheeks are tinted red. One of her hand is in the air, surprised by being caught by the younger Uchiha. Her head is turned back to look at him and in between their mouths, is a juice bright red tomato that was being held by Sasuke's free hand. A lazy smirk is formed on his face and he's staring at her intently.


Sakura turned off the lights of the kitchen and turned to walk out of the kitchen, into the living room. Her eyes widened when she saw a figure under a blanket on the couch. She couldn't tell who it was since the person's head was tucked under the blanket. She cautiously moved over to the person and held a hand up to her mouth to stifle a giggle when she saw who it was.

Deidara was tucked under the blanket, his legs curled up to his chest and his head on the armrest of the couch. She walked over, her eyes softening when she saw him. His face looked as peaceful as anything, with his hair let down and sprawled on the armrest. Wha…it really is a beautiful color… she noticed as she bent down onto her knees, to sit down right in front of him, her curious face peering up at him.

His eyes were closed, not showing the lovely shade of sharp sky blue they were. She noticed that his hands were wrapped around a book. She curiously reached her hands up to cautiously take the book out of his hands. She flipped to the cover to look at the title. A small giggle escaped her lips when she saw the title.

Romeo and Juliet

She placed the book onto the coffee table and gently tucked a piece of his bright blonde hair behind his ear. She smiled gently at him, "Oyasumi, Deidara-sama," she whispered quietly as she lifted the blanket up to his shoulders, and placed his hands inside the blanket quietly. She stood up and was about to go when her hand was caught.

She turned around in surprise and a blush radiated upon her cheeks when she saw he had caught her hand in his. He smiled at her charmingly before taking her close to his mouth, where he gave it a small warm peck. He winked at her, his sharp blue eyes wide open. "Oyasumi, Sakura-chan, un." and as quickly as he took her hand, he left her hand and went back to sleep in a flash.

Sakura blinked before smiling softly, and turned to leave, turning off the lights of the living room.

That guy is such a Romeo. No wonder he's such a big fan of that book!

Now, be nice Innie Saku-chan! I think it's really sweet! (Grin)

You know what I think is sweet?

Mhmm?

Hot wild—

Oyasumi Innie Saku-chan!

Pft. You baby!

Sakura rolled her eyes at her inner self, before smiling relentlessly.


E y e C a n d y !
Deidara and Sakura Edition!

Sakura's hair is let down to cascade below her shoulders while her bangs are askew her forehead. She's in her pajamas and sitting on Deidara's lap with her legs brought up onto his lap as well. Deidara's legs are curled up underneath Sakura's legs as well, his arms are around her waist as his chin is resting on her shoulder. Sakura is leaning back onto him, with her hands holding Romeo and Juliet in front of her while she's reading to him.


Sakura trudged up the stairs tiredly, glaring at the steps beneath her feet as she continued to climb them. "So many steps…" she murmured as she puffed her cheeks. "Yappai! We're here!" she grinned as she walked onto the last step. She stuck her tongue out childishly at the stairs before continuing her walk.

She passed the loft before making her way down the hallway. Her eyes blinked when she heard music blasting from one of the rooms. There was light from under the door, and she knocked on it hesitantly. The door opened up and her stunned jade green eyes looked up to meet similar jade eyes.

A blush flew onto her face as she met her idol's face. "Erm…" she stuttered before finding her tongue. "G-Gaara-sama…gomen, but I heard music so…" she couldn't continue, too embarrassed to say anything. "I'll just leave now, I'm sorry for disturbing you," she said quietly, scared of being scolded. She turned to walk but her arm was caught in his firm hand.

She turned around to look at him curiously, "…Hai?" she asked after he didn't say anything for a while. "Ano do you- MEEP!" she squeaked when he pulled her inside his room, closing the door behind him. She blinked before looking at him inside his room. He let go of her arm and motioned for her to follow him to his desk.

She tilted her head to the side before he pointed to a piece of paper on the desk. She looked at him in question before he sighed, she didn't see the blush on his face as he looked away, quietly mumbling to her, "…Tell me if this song is too…hn." she sweat dropped, not really understanding what 'hn' meant but looked at the song anyway.

Her eyes were softening though, as she read the lyrics to herself.

She smiled brightly at Gaara before opening her mouth to speak. "There's no bad about Gaara-sama's music!" she chirped happily.

One smile, one look.

That was all it took to make Gaara's barrier crash and burn.

He took the paper from her and nodded at her swiftly before sitting back down onto his chair. Sakura blinked before turning around to leave the room, "Oyasumi, Gaara-sama!" she smiled at him one last time as he didn't reply.

Right before she reached the door though, a quiet mumble escaped his lips. "…Oyasumi…"

She smiled softly to herself.


E y e C a n d y !
Gaara and Sakura Edition!

Sakura is resting her head on Gaara's shoulder as the two are sitting on the floor against the wall. Connecting from Gaara's left ear and Sakura's right ear is a pair of red earphones. Gaara is taking one of Sakura's hands in his and he's smirking while his tongue is sticking out to lick her hand. A blush is settling on Sakura's face and her other hand is being held tightly by Gaara's other hand.


Sakura sighed as she left from Gaara's room and her interest perked once more as she noticed an open door from a dark room. She walked over to the room and peeped her head in before walking inside. Her eyes could make out a figure and light ice blue hair. It was… "Suigetsu-sama?" she mumbled quietly as she walked nearer towards him.

Before she knew what was happening, she was slammed against the wall, glaring blue eyes staring into hers. "Erm…" she murmured quietly as she tried to pry off the hands that strained her against the wall. "Ano… S-Suigetsu-sama, it's me, Sakura…" she tried helplessly. She blushed as he neared his face towards her.

He nuzzled his face in the crook of her neck and breathed heavily on it. Sakura blushed heavily as her breathing started to get weary. "S-Suigetsu-sama…" she murmured. "Ah!" she squeaked when his teeth came down on the spot right between her neck and her shoulder. "I-Itai…Suigetsu-sama!" she cried.

Suddenly, his loud breathing quieted down and his arms wrapped itself around her in a squeezing hug. "Sa-ku-ra-chan!" he grinned as she finally found the light switch. Sakura blinked as she met Suigetsu's grinning face. "I marked Sakura-chan! You're mine now!" he smirked evilly at her as she widened her eyes.

"Eh? Yours?! But… I'm everybody's maid…" she mumbled as she looked at him, her eyes big as she didn't understand what he meant by "his." Suigetsu sweat dropped. He thought that technique would work on her as he spent forever trying to figure out something that would get through a naïve girl's head.

Suigetsu sighed as he looked away from her for a second before looking back at her, giving her a cheesy smile. "Sorry Sakura-chan! I didn't mean to bite you! Does it hurt?" he asked her innocently. Sakura smiled at him, her eyes sparkling with a tiny bit of a tired spark before she shook her head no towards him.

"No, it's alright. I understand, your teeth probably slipped is all!" she gave him a thumbs up before turning around, heading for the door. "Suigetsu-sama, you should go to sleep. You must be tired from everything that went on today," Sakura let out a closed smile as she opened the door.

"Oyasumi, Sakura-chaaan!" Suigetsu grinned his sharky grin as she waved to him before the door closed behind her. Suigetsu jumped on his bed and placed two hands behind his head. He let out a dreamy sigh.

"…Suigetsu-sama…eh? I like the sound of that…hehe…" a perverted grin settled on his face as his eyes closed.

…Pervert.


E y e C a n d y !
Suigetsu and Sakura Edition!

Sakura is wrapped up in red ribbons with a bow placed on top of her head. She is sitting on her knees with her eyes closed as Suigetsu is sitting behind her with one hand on her shoulder and the other around her waist. He has a grin on his face with a sly wink while there's a black bubble above Sakura's head with Inner Sakura saying "Heck yea baby!"


"Sakura-san."

Sakura turned at the sound of her name being called. She looked in front of her to see Itachi. She smiled at him and bowed her head respectfully, "Itachi-sama! Shouldn't you be asleep?" Sakura blinked as she looked at him. Itachi looked at her blankly before walking towards her until they were barely a foot apart.

"I should ask you the same thing, my dearest maid. A maid such as yourself performs many duties during the day, should you not get some rest during nighttime?" Itachi questioned her curiously, though his expression would've never let you guess that he was asking her rather than just plain demanding her to get her butt to bed immediately.

Wha…Itachi-sama speaks like those princes…

Heh…and he looks like one too! (Smirk)

Sakura shook her head softly at him, smiling, "Well, as long as there are still things to do, I can be up all night if necessary!" Sakura tilted her head to the side instinctively. Itachi raised an eyebrow before letting out a dark chuckle. A blush settled upon her face for an unknown reason. Eh…why am I blushing?

Because you got turned on by his laugh.

Err…I don't know if I should ask but…what does "turn on" mean? I'm not a robot…am I?

Sigh… I would tell you, but my mind would be restless all night. I need my beauty sleep.

Err…

Itachi shook his head at her before placing a gentle hand on her head. "Your naïve mind and mouth combined will get you in trouble one day, Sakura-san. Oyasumi, go to bed." he commanded her before walking swiftly past her, a blank expression sprouting upon his face once more. Sakura looked at him curiously before shrugging and walking on her way.

Itachi-sama…has a weird way of showing…his concern?

Honey, if he looks that hot while showing his concern in a weird way, I wouldn't even care if he was mental.

You mention your beauty sleep often, I was wondering when you're actually going to get it?

Pft, as long as you don't stop encountering these hot guys, I'm not gonna be gone any time soon!

Sigh…if you don't go, then I'll get some rest then.

Fine then!


E y e C a n d y !
Itachi and Sakura Edition!

Itachi is standing with his back against the wall with his eyes almost as if they were looking at you, one of his hand is brought up to rest his chin on while the other hand was placed softly on Sakura's shoulder. Sakura is standing in front of Itachi, with her eyes wide open as well, one of her hands is touching the hand that Itachi placed on her shoulder, while the other hand was raised up behind her head to touch one of Itachi's cheek.


"Sakura-chan!" a loud voice that she found quite comforting to hear now shouted from downstairs. She blinked as she had just finished putting on her pajamas. She was dressed in a long sleeve pale green shirt paired with flannel white pajama pants that had teddy bears on them. Her hair was let down from their braids all day and cascaded down her shoulders in soft waves. Her bangs were askew her forehead in their usual disarray when she wasn't working.

She quietly folded her "uniform" and sat it on the bed before walking out of her room to the voice that called out to her. Her white fuzzy slippers adorned feet carried her downstairs to the source of the voice. She sweat dropped when she found herself arriving at the kitchen, yet again. Honestly, when am I going to get some rest?!

Calm down Innie Saku-chan, it's our job!

Bleh…some awesome job this is.

I know, right!

Sarcasm! I say, if it wasn't because of these hot smexii men, I would've left the minute I stepped foot here!

Well, the thing is, you didn't step foot here. I did.

Same thing! Just go see what that blondie needs!

I respect Naruto-sama very much!

Sakura smiled as she saw Naruto. "Hai, Naruto-sama?" she called out to him as she entered the kitchen soundlessly. The said blonde turned around only to have his jaw drop. He stuttered, looking at her lithe form by the doorway. In her uniform kimono, it sure showed off her curves, but in her pajamas, she looked so innocent and different. Hair was not just a precious thing, girls. It could give you the biggest change possible. Her eyes were big and watery-looking as usual, and her pale rosy lips were pouty naturally and that natural blushing hue that adorned her cheeks seemed to emphasize her cuteness even more.

He snapped out of his daze though and rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Erm…you look really cute, Sakura-chan, hehe," he stated bluntly in slightly shyness as a smile radiated on her face. She thanked him quickly before tilting her head to the side. He remembered why he called her down, "Oh yeah! Sakura-chan, can you make me some ramen? I don't know why, but I suddenly felt hungry, hehe, sorry to trouble you, I just don't know where the cup ramen is!"

Sakura shook her head and smiled happily at him, "It's alright! It's my job to serve you. Oh, and the cup ramen is right here," Sakura smiled as she opened the cabinet next to the fridge. "Umm, would you like miso, chicken, beef, or shrimp, Naruto-sama?" Sakura asked as she opened the cabinet door for him to choose.

Naruto grinned before pointing to the beef. "Beef please!" he chanted as she nodded brightly and grabbed the cup of beef ramen down. She unwrapped it and proceeded to add some hot water to it. She pressed the button for hot water and waited for the water to fill up the cup. "Sakura-chan, how come you're still awake? I was going to just see if you were awake or not, I didn't think you'd hear me!" Naruto chuckled sheepishly.

Sakura shook her head and was about to reply when the hot water overflowed and spilled onto her hand. She immediately grabbed the cup ramen and placed it on the counter beside her. "I-Itai…" she whimpered as she took a look at her hand. Her skin was turning red from the sudden contact with the hot water.

"S-Sakura-chan!" Naruto rushed over to her and immediately widened his eyes when he saw her burnt hand. "Gah damn it! This is my fault, gomen, Sakura-chan!" he cried as he picked up her hand gently. "Hold on a bit, Sakura-chan!" he motioned for her to wait as he got up and ran to the nearby bathroom hurriedly. He arrived back in less than a minute with his sprinting and Sakura's eyes softened as she saw the small tube of healing cream in his hand.

He knelt down on the floor beside her and gently took her hand in one of his before popping open the lid and squeezing some of the cream around her hand on the burnt parts. Sakura looked at Naruto as he took care of her hand with surprising care. For a man so rash and loud all the time, there were times where he was so careful and tender. Her jade green eyes looked up to meet cerulean blue ones and a blush fell upon both of their faces. He closed the lid and helped her stand up awkwardly before rubbing the back of his head sheepishly again.

"Err… sorry about that, Sakura-chan. Hehe, you should go get some rest now!" he grinned at her as he opened a drawer to grab a pair of chopsticks.

Sakura smiled at him and nodded, "Remember to wash your hands before you eat, Naruto-sama!" she reminded him one last time before heading out of the kitchen.

Naruto stared at her retreating back before placing his hand upon his lips dreamily. "Sakura-chan………" he said almost as if he was intoxicated.

"OH SHOOT! I GOT THE HEALING STUFF ON MY MOUTH! BLECH!"

Baka.


E y e C a n d y !
Naruto and Sakura Edition!

Naruto is sitting at the dining table, a large grin spread on his face while devouring his cup of ramen. Sakura is sitting in the chair opposite him with a smile on her face, her elbow on the table with her cheek resting on her hand while her head is tilted to the side. Her other hand is lifted up to Naruto's cheek with a napkin to wipe away a piece of ramen on his cheek.


"You are not asleep."

It was the first thing she heard as she was about to reach her room. She looked in surprise when her eyes met silver ones. "Neji-sama," she acknowledged tiredly. Neji looked at her carefully and lifted his hands up to support her weight. She looked at him, her eyes half closed as she tried to stifle a yawn. "Gomen, Neji-sama… I'm heading to bed right now," she said quietly.

Neji sighed and looked at her with stern eyes. "You should have been in bed as soon as you were done with the dishes which I presume was two hours ago. Have we been keeping you up? I'm sorry to say, but we do not fall asleep easily. I hope we won't trouble you," he told her politely as he lifted her into his arms.

Sakura looked at him with resistance as she struggled to get out of his grasp, "N-Neji-sama! You should be asleep! A-Ano, I can walk by myself, domo…" she found her small pleas to be useless as he placed around her back and the other underneath her knees to support her in his arms. "I…-yawn-…gomen!" she whispered tiredly before closing her eyes completely.

A small sigh escaped her lips as she slipped off into dreamland. Neji looked at her and his eyes softened as her face changed into an even more peaceful face than her usual innocent one. He opened the door to her room easily with his foot and sat her down onto her bed and tucked her under the blanket.

He found himself brushing a strand of stay hair from her face. "Oyasumi…" he murmured quietly before walking out of the room.

Sakura tossed and turned in her bed once as her eyes opened blurrily and closed once again. "Oyasumi…" she whispered to the dark before falling asleep completely.


E y e C a n d y !
Neji and Sakura Edition!

Sakura is sound asleep under the covers of her blanket while Neji is seen sitting on the floor beside her bed, his hair let down and his knees brought up to his chest. His head is tilted to the side on his shoulder and his eyes are closed in sleep. One of his hands are under the covers on the bed, holding one of Sakura's hands.


MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE! :D

I'm terribly sorry I haven't been able to update lately, but the first chapter that I've successfully written in two months now happens to be Heat Me Up! :D I'm sorry for those of you waiting on BDH, WAPHW, and SMS. They might come out around New Years? Hopefully? If not, then we'll just see what 2009 brings to us! :)

I'm also happy because I updated this chapter right at 12:30 AM on Christmas Day! 30 minutes right after it was officially Christmas! :) I won't be able to update next week, as I will be in Las Vegas for New Year's. :)

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Now, for this chapter, the last couple scenes on Sakura's encounters with Sasuke, Deidara, Gaara, Suigetsu, Itachi, Naruto, and Neji, are your Christmas presents, mostly the Eye Candies! :D

Unfortunately, I couldn't write the last three scenes with Sai, Kisame, and Sasori since I already put Sakura-chan to beddy bye-bye and I'm no starting a new day until the next chapter. D:

BUT. :) I did add the additional three Eye Candies onto my LiveJournal so if you want or can, you can go visit my LJ page to check the three Eye Candies out, but I'm not officially releasing them yet until the next chapter so that they can correspond with the three scenes. So yes, next chapter will be the additional three scenes with the men that Sakura missed out on before going to bed D:

We'll just say Kisame, Sai, and Sasori were asleep and weren't doing anything too interesting ;) hehe!

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College has twisted its wicked ways on me. Surely a wonderful reader such as yourself will help a poor girl like me and leave an encouraging review for the holidays? ;) Please drop a comment if you can spare some time!

Merry Christmas! And Happy New Year!

Lots of love,

Kaze-chan