A/N: Okay...here's my third chapter... hope you like it. I still only have about two reviews...

Disclaimer: I own Nothing...Kishimoto owns EVERYTHING. That is all.

Chapter 3

'This was a bad idea... this was a VERY bad idea.' I was no more than Narouto's sulking shadow as he moved confidently through the maze of people in the store. He was thumbing through a rack various of brightly colored clothing items.

"Orange...orange...orange..." he mumbled as he shunned the hangers without orange items on them. "Sasuke, make yourself useful and help me find something orange, would ya?" I scowled as I involuntarily walked over to the rack behind him and started to search.

"Why did you bring me here if you know that I don't shop in this store?"

"I wanted a shopping buddy. It's no fun to shop alone."

"You could've invited Lee," I grumbled. Naruto spun around swiftly, his face as red as a beet.

"Why would I do that?"

"He told me that you two were -"

"Together?!?" I nodded. He became furious. His grip on the clothing rack tightened so much that the ting squealed beneath his fingers. "I'm sick of him lying to people. I told him no without hesitation the first time he asked me, my answer didn't change a bit the second time so why does he think that falsely claiming that we are together would change my answer?"

I was suddenly felt the urge to beat the damn bushy brow's face in. 'He lied to me... he deserves to pay.' I tried to hide my anger from Naruto but he could see it on my face. He placed his hand on my shoulder. "It's okay, Sasuke. I'll take care of it."

"Like hell you will, and you'd better get to him before I do. I'll beat the damn boy's face in."

" Now, now, Sasuke. No need to get all upset. Not like he did anything to you." It was then that I realized that what he said was true. He didn't do anything to me, so why the hell did it feel like he did? I was pondering on that thought when I felt Naruto's hand on my shoulder. "Let's go get some lunch." I nodded in agreement. 'Food...food. Yeah, that's what I need.' I calmed down a bit as Naruto took my hand and led me out of the store, calm enough to feel my blood cooling down and my face go back to its normal color. I pulled my hand away from Naruto's and crossed my arms in front of me. Naruto looked at me for a moment and I could feel a blush spreading across my cheeks. I turned to avoid Naruto's gaze and he didn't catch the embarrassing look on my face. 'What the heck is going on? This is NARUTO...' I rubbed my right temple with my index finger and rolled my eyes. 'I'm going insane. I'll get sent to a nut house and trapped in a padded room for the rest of freakin' eternity.' I fought back the urge to look at the blonde boy that was walking next to me. One look and my will power would crumble. 'Can't let that happen. If I look..I'll lust. If I lust...I'll move. If I move...there goes our friendship.'

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"Sasuke, are you going to eat that?" Naruto's voice brought me back from my daydream. A daydream that I would deny having if anyone asked. A daydream of Naruto and I in bed and.... 'LET'S not go there at this time. Especially not when he's right there.' I shook the vision from my head and looked at the concerned Naruto. 'Dammit....I wasn't supposed to look at him!' I looked away automatically and cleared my throat.

"What?"

"Are you going to eat that?" I looked down at my full bowl of ramen and shrugged.

"Take it, I'm not hungry."

"NOT HUNGRY??!?" Without a moment of hesitation Naruto grabbed the bowl from in front of my and put it up to his lips, not even bothering with table manners. I just shook my head and clasped my hands together, still avoiding a single gaze at him. "What's wrong, Sasuke? You act like I did something to you."

"What are you talking about?"

"You haven't looked at me since we left the store. I want to know what's going on inside your head."

"What if I don't want you to know what's going on inside of my head? Didn't think of that did you?"

"I'm just wondering. You've been acting weird for a while now. Usually you would have beat my head in by now for asking too many questions."

"Do you want me to beat your head in?" Naruto shook his head. "Then shut up. There's nothing wrong with me." I could tell that he didn't believe me but he left it alone. something inside of me wanted to tell it all to him, see what his reaction would be. 'What is there to tell? I don't even know what's going on with me. I've never felt this way before.' The other part of me was disgusted with myself for fantasizing about Naruto and didn't want to tell him anything because I didn't want him to leave me. I actually wanted his company. I craved it, I pursued in every day. His presence in my dreams was expected and welcomed night after night. I just wanted it all to stop, for it all to become simple, the way that it was before my feelings for Naruto hit me. 'Wait... WHAT?!?!? I like NARUTO? ME, LIKE...HIM?!?!? No way in hell.'

Deep down inside I wanted to be wrong..but I knew that I was right. I just hated myself for making my own life all the more complicated.

A/N: Chapter 3 is done... still the same two reviews but since more people read it I'll take the fact that they don't have anything to say at all and change it to "no one has anything bad to say yet." PLEASE reveiw...even if you didn't find anything for me to improve, give me some encouragement to continue this story because I want to know what you think.

~Amia Carden (yep...that's my name.)