the Most Dangerous Love

by SuperbNova

Total Rewrite! First chapter due 7/14/11! Maybe earlier! Same plot! Different perspective! Harem/Naruto

2. Tough Nut to Crack

Sorry for the delay hope you like it. I worked extra hard!

The Most Dangerous Love

Chapter 2

The two blonde's woke up around the same time they usually did for school. It had been two weeks since they first started Konoha Prep and they were really falling into a steady routine.

Naruto got up from his comfortable bed and walked to his bathroom. It was similar to his brother's but his had a waterfall shower that curtained your body. He stripped out of his night wear and stepped in the stall. The warm water acted as a blanket massaging his muscles thoroughly. He increased the water pressure sighing when the water his chest. The blonde marveled at how absolutely toned he stayed after three years with no exercise. His chest was practically unscathed with the exception of a tiny scar over his heart.

He grabbed the bottle of orange shampoo and poured it into the palm of his hand. The scarred teen worked it into his hair slowly loving the way his fingers glided through the wet strands. Bowing his head under the waterfall he rinsed the lather from his hair.

Naruto prided himself on his hygiene so naturally he took long showers. After he was thoroughly clean he exited the bathroom. He wrapped a fluffy orange towel with green frogs around his waist and hair. When he walked in his room whistling he didn't expect Kiba to be sitting on his bed reading a 'hustler'. Naruto spazzed out and fell to the floor with an ungraceful thud.

"Gah Kiba what the hell?" He screamed at the grinning canine. The brunette just shrugged and grabbed his backpack.

"Hurry up Blondie! We gotta get to the café. You don't want to leave the Uchiha and the Hyuuga waiting do you?" The canine ducked the projectile the blonde sent his way. Before he could get hit again he left the nude blonde.

It was true, Naruto didn't want to have them waiting for him. The two rivals stepped up their game lately in trying to seduce him, but for some reason Sasuke seemed to be winning. He was doing the same things Neji was doing but he was actually trying to be his friend first. The scarred blonde could appreciate that. He would never get involved with someone that just wanted him for his looks. Although Neji was hot, he was a bit of an ice cube.

He shook his head to clear his thoughts of the boys so he could get dressed. A couple of minutes later he walked down the stairs into the kitchen. Kiba, Kyuubi, and a grumpy Iruka were waiting for him. He gave the scarred man his best smile and sat next to Kiba. The man stared at him for a few minutes checking him over for something.

"What is it Otousan?" The smaller blonde scratched at the back of his head sheepishly. The honey tanned man leaned forward to look closer at the blonde. He laughed nervously and looked to his brother who was just as clueless.

"Why are you blushing?" He asked still examining the teen as if he could see the answer on his skin. Kiba tried to stifle the all knowing giggles. Quick glares from Iruka made the hound straighten up, but not stop.

"Oh... Uh... Nothin just thinking about something... Or someone." He muttered the last part inaudibly. Kyuubi growled at his brothers starry eyes. He absolutely hated the idea of his brother being romantically involved with either of the two rivals. Naruto wouldn't let him beat them up.

"Or a certain someone with brown hair and white eyes. Or someone with black eyes and black hair." Kiba added dreamily putting his hands under his chin to stress his point. He yelped when the smaller blonde punched him hard in the arm.

"He doesn't know what he's talking about Otousan. We gotta go bye!" He said and rushed out of the door before Iruka could blow a gasket. The brunette and the blonde followed suit and they could hear the man screaming all the way towards the end of the gate.

The trio still had some time before school so they walked to the dessert café where all their friends hung out. They entered the café and turned the corner to sit in the usual booth.

In the booth were Ino, Sakura, Gaara, Shikamaru, Choji, Sasuke, and Neji. Naruto brightened up when he saw the duck butt hairstyle. Everyone in the large booth scooted over so that the trio could sit. Naruto mysteriously ended up sitting between Neji and Sasuke.

Everyone at the table except for Naruto knew why. Neji and Sasuke glared ferociously at everyone at the table to make room for the blonde. Gaara and Kiba found the little love triangle highly amusing.

Sasuke studied the blonde intensely as he sat there beside him. He had an ethereal glow to his skin that made him look like a full American instead of Japanese. The raven was starting to believe his brother when he said he was in love with him. The blonde turned his way and gave him a large grin for no reason. The raven ignored the the funny feeling the look gave him when his stomach clenched.

The waitress came over to the table to take all the orders from the teen.

"Oh hey Naruto!" The waitress said. She stuck her chest out more to reveal her two open buttons. The blonde cracked his famous grin at her and she giggled flirtatiously.

"Good morning Jani-chan. How are you?" He asked in his normal tone. Gaara and Kiba paid extra close attention to his flirting technique. Well Kiba paid attention but Gaara listened. The waitress now identified as Jani giggled some more and pushed a loose strand of black hair behind her ear. Ino and Sakura gagged at her poor excuse for flirting.

"Much better now Naru-chan." She said and ducked her head down trying to hide the blush on her face. Kyuubi rolled his eyes at the girl who was ignoring everyone besides Naruto.

Sasuke growled lowly at their familiarity. No one gives his Dobe cute nicknames unless it's him. He looked behind the blonde who was leaning forward on the table and towards Neji who had the same look he did.

"That's good to hear. Well Jani-chan you know what I like so you can get my friends' orders." She nodded her head still blushing and pulled out her note pad. She scribbled on the paper as everyone gave their orders and left with a noticeable swish in her hips. When she rounded the corner Sakura spoke up.

"Do you have fangirls everywhere we go?" The pinkette exclaimed with wild gesticulations. She almost smacked Ino who sat next to her in the face. Kyuubi nodded as an answer and got smacked upside the head by the blonde who glared at him.

"Yes." Gaara said shocking a few at the table.

"Yea shrimpy has em everywhere!" Kiba said bouncing up and down excitedly just like a dog everyone thought he was.

"Shut up Kiba! I'm just naturally good looking." The blonde nodded at his own conclusion and everyone rolled their eyes.

The waitress came back with the orders and served everyone theirs except Naruto's. They all gave him questioning looks but he just grinned. Jani walked back into the kitchen without another word only staring at Naruto.

"Where'd she go?" Choji said in the middle of chomping down on chips. Everyone wanted to know the same question. Even Shikamaru opened his eyes expecting an answer.

"She'll be back." He said with a shrug of his shoulders. Naruto sunk back into the upholstered seat and sighed in contentment. He closed his eyes and waited for Jani to return back with his order. The scarred blonde blinked them open when Kyuubi threw a napkin in his face.

Jani stood in front of Naruto with his order behind her back. She wanted Naruto to be pleased and ask her out on a date. The waitress waited until the blonde stopped glaring at his duplicate and turned his attention on her. She pulled the items from behind her back and set them in front of him.

Naruto gave her the brightest grin he ever made. He always got this excited over his favorite food. Everyone at the table gave the white container and drink a questioning look before turning to the waitress who was still standing there. The scarred blonde focused his attention back to the waitress who was turning extremely red.

"Thank you Jani-chan. You always take good care of me." Ino almost choked on the frappé she was drinking and Sakura's face became extremely pale. The waitress was no better than the girls. The pinkette's state of shock turned into a hard glare that could kill a puppy.

"Your-your welcome Naru-chan." He reached into his pocket to pull out his wallet but she stopped him hastily.

"No, no it's on the house." Naruto smiled at her sweetly and nodded.

"Thank you Jani-chan. But the least I can do is invite you to our people auction on Friday." Sasuke's eyes bled from black to red as the waitress almost jumped out of her skin when she accepted. The murder vibes he emitted almost rivaled Sakura, Ino, and his rival, Neji.

"Pick you up after school? Good, see you then." She walked away with air under her feet. She basically floated through the kitchen doors. "Finally she's gone." He focused his attention back on the steaming container in front of him. He opened the top slowly as if it were some great treasure. The contents were revealed slowly to the people crowded around the blonde. Naruto broke open his chopsticks and wasted no time in digging into the ramen. When he finished he fell back into the booth seat fully sated.

"Aah ramen, food of the gods." Everyone at the table rolled their eyes at his food choice.

"How'd you get that? I've been here over a thousand times and that's definitely not on the menu." Choji said in between bites. Naruto shrugged off the question with a wave of his hand.

"Nah Jani just takes care of me like that." Kyuubi snickered at the unintentional double entendre. "Well off to school." The blonde exclaimed and was the first to get up. He grabbed the coffee cup from the table and brought it to his lips.

Neji got up so that the blonde could get out of the booth. Everyone at the booth wasn't yet ready to leave so they stayed behind. Naruto just shrugged his shoulders at the expected response. He always went to school early to assist Tsunade with her paperwork. So he set off to his destination without another thought.

Naruto hummed happily to himself as he bounced down the sidewalk listening to his iPod. He raised the coffee cup to his lips and sipped gingerly. When he lowered the cup he caught a glimpse of black. He looked to his right and saw Sasuke Uchiha staring straight ahead with his hands in his pockets. The blonde wondered how long he had been walking besides him. He pulled the white buds from his ears and looked up towards the tall figure.

"Uh hi." The raven looked down to the blonde with a raised eyebrow. The scarred blonde looked away quickly trying to hide his blush from the raven. The taller teen just smirked at the blonde's reaction. "You wanna go to the park?" The blonde asked suddenly. He didn't even wait for an answer as he crossed the street in a different direction.

Sasuke was never one to follow orders, but if he didn't go after the blonde he could miss his chance. He was pretty rue the blonde liked him, but he wanted to follow Itachi's advice so he wasn't pressuring the blonde. He was so busy going over Itachi's orders that he didn't realize he was in a park. Sasuke looked for the blonde mop amongst the play equipment.

The scarred teen was sitting on a swing staring down at the ground. One hand grasped tightly around the chains and the other in his lap clutching his cup. The raven just wanted to reach out and give him hug. Sasuke sat on the empty swing next to him neither saying a word.

"Why did you bring me here?" Sasuke chided himself mentally for asking such a dumb question. He was relieved when Naruto didn't notice or recognize his moment of stupidity.

"I used to come here a lot when I ran away from home. When things got a little too heavy I came here to think. And I didn't bring you here, you followed me." He added with a grin. He sipped from his cup again and resumed his position. Sasuke glared at the blonde who only chuckled in reply.

"Naruto, why did you invite the girl from the cafe to the auction Friday? You seemed relieved when she left." Naruto looked up from the interesting flower on the ground to stare deeply into a pair of bottomless black ones. Peach lips stretched into a genuine smile that didn't quite reach the blonde's eyes.

"Everyone needs a little pick me up now and again. If it makes her happy for me to take her out I'll do it immediately. And it makes me happy to make people happy. She's a really sweet girl. Her mom died when she was young and her dad is sick, she works herself to the bone everyday to provide for her family and to pay his medical bills. I just thought she needed a break. Ya know you don't have to like someone to be nice."

The raven marveled at the blonde's train of reasoning. What Naruto said really did make sense.

"But if you take her out won't she lose money?" Sasuke wanted to smack his self for still trying to make the blonde break the date.

"No. Ever since I met her I've been slipping money secretly into her bank account. I guess that's a bonus to being rich huh? So much money and you don't know what to do with it. Of all the people I've met she seemed the most deserving of it. I really love having her around; she's just a little suffocating at times." The blonde said softly. His blue eyes went back to the ground avoiding the intense gaze.

Sasuke stared admiringly at the blonde. Was the blonde's heart really made of gold? In all his years he never met someone who gave truly without wanting something in return.

"How did you sneak out of the café unnoticed?"

"Told them I was going to the bathroom. I think Shikamaru noticed, but he knew better than to say anything." The blonde laughed lightly at the raven's observation. The blonde got up from the swing and brushed off his pants. He drained the rest of the latte and shot it into the nearest trashcan.

"What kind was that?" He asked as he stood up beside the blonde.

"Pumpkin spice with whipped cream and chocolate shavings. Mmm... Yum. C'mon let's get going." He started off again in the direction of the school without another word. The raven followed silently behind the blonde watching the shapely teen sway to the beat of the music on his iPod.

They arrived at the large brick school and walked in. The two teen's stayed silent as they entered the English class.

Kyuubi glared holes into the black haired teen as he walked into the room with his brother. He looked everywhere for his duplicate only to see he was with the Uchiha. The blonde must have called his brother's phone over a hundred times.

Naruto took his usual seat in the back next to Kiba who was grinning like a feral dog. The brunette's eyes twinkled with a mischievous glint as he stared at the scarred blonde. The scarred teen cocked his head to the side in silent question to the canine.

"Hmmm so that's where he went." He said absentmindedly with his fist under his chin. He laughed heavily when the blonde started to blush deeply. Naruto punched the dog boy in the arm and turned away to face the front of their class. Minutes went by and finally the silver haired teacher came in.

"You're late Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura screeched as usual upon his daily entry. The silver haired man was nose deep in his infamous orange book not looking at anyone in the class. He waved his hand and plopped down behind his desk.

"My apologies class, I got lost on the road of life again." Minutes passed by without anyone saying anything because if they did they knew they would receive a twenty minute lecture on the importance of silence. The silverette gently placed his book down on the desk and dropped his feet from the desk. He crossed his hands in front of his face and leaning on the desk with his elbows.

"Ok class. Let's get down to business. Today you will all receive a book report project on a book of my selection. 50 page minimum and it will be due Friday of next week. Their will be ten groups with two people in each group. Read the book; write the report, simple enough right?" He added with a grin. The teacher called out the groups and distributed the books.

Sasuke never was the praying type or the one to believe in invisible forces, but he thanked anyone up there that was listening when he was paired with the object of his affection. His eyes widened slightly when Kakashi called out his and Naruto's name together. He looked towards his silver haired teacher who winked at him and continued on with assigning groups. The raven should have known that the perverted teacher knew about his infatuation with the blonde. He reminded his self to get the teacher a new Icha Icha.

All the teens in the classroom moved around so that they could discuss the books and make study arrangements. But most were focused on the blonde and Sasuke. The scarred blonde sat across from the raven heard teen with extreme awkwardness.

"Uh... Hi?" The blonde could already feel the blood rushing to his cheeks as the teen scanned him over with his eyes. Naruto could practically see the glare Neji was giving them even though his back was facing him. "So I guess we should make some sort of agreement. Ok how about I do chapters 1-15 and you do 16-30 and we can meet up and compare notes."

"Everyday this week after school at my house." The pale teen's statement gave no room for protest so the blonde dumbly nodded. Since Sasuke was sitting in front of the blonde he had a perfect position to see his long haired rival. He smirked at the glaring teen and refocused his attention back to the blonde in front of him.

"That's fine but I don't know where you live and I can't come by Friday because I'm gonna be in the people auction." The raven raised an eyebrow at this. How come he just found out that the blonde was actually in the auction.

"Yea Kurenai-sensei is the director. She thought my brother and I would bring in a lot of extra money for the school." The blonde grinned at the fact that the teacher basically called him sexy. Sasuke caught on to his train of thought and smirked at his over inflated ego.

"I will meet you in the courtyard after the last bell so we can go to my house and work." The scarred teen's thought pattern went straight to the gutter and he blushed deeply.

The blonde was about to sputter something unintelligent when the bell rang as dismissal. He shot out of his chair and rushed over to Kiba. A tanned hand wrapped around the dog boy's wrist effectively pulling him from the room. The blonde dragged them to a secluded area so that they could talk in private. Kiba put his feet flat on the tiled floor of the hallway stopping the blonde's escape attempt.

"What's wrong with you Blondie?" Naruto put his hand on his chest trying to stop the throbbing almost painful beat of his heart and calm his breathing.

"Ok he wants to meet at his house today after school and all next week. What do I do?" The scarred blonde was really starting to hate this situation. He was sounding like a girl and complaining to his best friend about a guy. The blonde was starting to get nervous and hyperventilating.

"Well you like him don't you? Then go to his house and 'study'." He said using air quotes to stress his point. The brunette realized this was not a good thing to do because the blonde was breathing shallower every second. Without an ounce of dignity left he pulled the blonde into a tight hug. "Calm, calm. What's got you so worked up anyway?"

"But but what if he wants to y'know. I'm not ready for that yet. And what if no ones there and were there alone. What if he tries something and we do it and and..." His voice came out muffled because he was speaking into the canine's chest. The brunette chuckled lightly and patted the panicky blonde on the back.

"There's like a hundred possible solutions to this Blondie."

"Well enlighten me dog breath." The blonde turned his head upwards so he could look at his friends face.

"You could lie and say that you have something to do. Or you could switch the location to like the café or somewheres. Or you could invite me and Shikamaru so that you won't be alone." The blonde gasped in sudden realization and hugged the dog even tighter.

"God Kiba! Why aren't you this smart all the time?" The canine just shrugged as his reply. "Thank you." The blonde pulled away and kissed him on the cheek. "C'mon we can't be late to Ebisu-sensei's class or he might bite our heads off."

The boys made it into their class just before the bell rung and sat down, with Kiba sitting next to Kyuubi, and Naruto on the other side of the room by Sakura. Kyuubi tapped Kiba on the shoulder when their teacher was distracted.

"Yo dog what was up with Naruto? He looked about ready to explode."

"Oh he was just having a blonde moment. Y'know how he gets all nervous and panicky about stuff. Well he's unsure about being alone with the Uchiha." Kyuubi nodded knowing exactly how his twin got when he let his nerves control him. "Yea that brother of yours is driven by motion. It's gonna kill him one day." The blonde growled at the dog boy before turning his attention back to the front of the room where the teacher was going over something about zygotes and chromosomes.

The raven haired teen was confused. He didn't understand why the blonde was acting so strangely. He had basically invited the blonde home and the teen jumped out of his skin. Sasuke observed the way he pulled the dog out of home room so urgently. Did he not want to go home with the pale teen? Was he unsure about something? Did the raven mess up? He needed to talk to someone. And since his brother wasn't at school, Shikamaru was his second choice. Even though he doesn't talk much he's a good listener and always gives great advice. He's Sasuke's best friend and he knows who Sasuke really is. Shikamaru saw straight through the teen's cold façade.

The teen decided to talk to him during gym. Today was free run so they could chat then. Sasuke half listened to the lecture that the teacher was giving so he could observe the blonde. When the blonde first left he was a train wreck, but when he came back he was calm; still on edge, but calmer than before.

The class bell rung and everyone filed out into the hallways. Naruto said good bye to his brother and Kiba. He was on his way towards gym when he noticed someone fell in step with him. That seemed to be happening a lot lately. He looked towards the face of the tall figure and what he saw made him blush and turn forward.

"Hello Naruto." Neji said with his usual Hyuuga grace. The long haired brunette had on a black dress shirt with a diagonal striped tie. His long hair was down and it fanned out across his back.

"Hi Neji." He said somewhat nervously. For some strange reason he felt like he was cheating on the black haired raven that plagued his thoughts. He didn't like that feeling even though they weren't together.

"How are you today?" The blonde furrowed his eyebrows at that. He didn't know how to answer that question. He felt somewhat good that he was going to be alone with the raven, but he was very nervous.

"I honestly don't know how to answer that. Everything is just… so confusing." He sighed out. The Hyuuga raised an eyebrow but the blonde just kept looking forward. It didn't feel right when he did it.

"How so?" The blonde internally cringed. He didn't want Neji to ask, but nothing's ever simple at Konoha prep.

"Oh Neji I don't want to burden you with my overly complicated teenage angst." Before the Hyuuga could reply they entered the locker room and separated. Naruto was very relieved that he evaded the barrage of questions and uncomfortable small talk. He walked to his locker only to found a green clad boy waiting for him.

"Hello my youthful love! Please allow me to protect you with my life!" The bowl cut boy glomped him squeezing the air out of his lungs. He patted the boy awkwardly on the back before he was released.

"Um sure. But can I get dressed first?" The bowl cut boy attacked him with another hug before he ran off to some unknown location. The blonde sighed and opened his locker. The usual cat calls and leers came when he removed his shirt. He pulled the black shirt out and over his head. The teen instinctually looked around before he pulled down his pants. Like a lightening strike he finished dressing pulling on his shoes as he walked out into the open field where his class was to be. He was immediately identified by Lee and captured in a hug.

"My youthful love, you made it!" Everyone else in the class laughed at the blonde's discomfort.

After the blonde dislodged the green monster from his arm the class soon started.

After doing his minimum number of miles Sasuke jogged to the rest stop on the trail. He saw the person he needed to talk to on his back with his hands under his head staring up at the blue sky. He sat down next to the pineapple headed boy silently.

"Is the thing with Naruto from this morning still bothering you?" He asked without even opening his eyes. He took the silence as a yes. "I overheard Kiba telling his brother that he was nervous to be alone with you. And from my observations you are too. Troublesome."

The raven sighed and took the same position as his friend. It was true; hell has frozen over, Sasuke Uchiha is nervous to be alone with the blonde. Every time he sees someone with blonde hair it makes his stomach flip. Sasuke Uchiha is in love with Naruto Uzumaki, and it's killing him. Whenever he sees the blonde surrounded by his fangirls or boys he wants to gut them all for touching his Dobe.

Shikamaru opened one eye to look at his contemplative friend. Being around bunch hormonal teenagers was giving him grey hairs.

It was clear as day that the teen next to him was in love with the blonde that shook Konoha Prep to its core. Everyday the raven would scan the classroom for the blonde to see what he was doing or who he was talking to. Sasuke had never been so friendly or open to anyone like he was with the blonde. Shikamaru was thankful to the blonde for making Sasuke happy. He deserved it. The two boys laid there until Gai dismissed the class.

Naruto was escorted to the showers by a very hyperactive Lee who refused to let him go alone. He was very close to telling the green monster to leave him alone, but he was just being nice.

"Hey Lee can you get me some soap." He asked praying that his distraction worked.

"Yes my youthful love! I will get you the best smelling soap ever made. Your youthful skin will glow with the power of youth!" He said sprinting away to find soap. The blonde sighed and slinked into the shower stall. He relocked the door and stripped down.

While in the shower he thought about a lot of things. He thought about the soap he never received and Jani at the café. But he thought about the raven most of all. He was still a bit anxious about their meeting later on, but he decided on what to do. He was going to go to Sasuke's house and study just study. Do nothing but studying and reading. But what if they got hungry?

Naruto sighed and leaned his head on the blue tile wall. If he had been in his right mind he would have never even touched the wall knowing how many germs were possible, but today was an exception. The blonde didn't know how to feel about the teen. It was so confusing, he has never felt about anyone the way he felt about Sasuke. He knew about love, but he didn't know if it was love or physical attraction. They had just met two weeks ago so he was sure it couldn't be love yet. Could it? Maybe he just cared a lot for the other teen. But if you care for him you love him right? Gah! So much teenage angst!

He turned the knob on the shower and stepped out. He dried off and put on his tight jeans before he stepped into the locker room. Just as he expected Lee was waiting for him at the door. He slung his towel and shirt over his shoulder walking away with the bowl cut boy in tow. He pulled on the rest of his clothes and put his things away. Before he left for lunch he briefly thought about the raven.

Naruto got to lunch late as usual, but he didn't accept any offers to let him move to the front. He inched up only when the line moved turning around when someone ran into his back. He really wasn't in the mood for and of his fangirls. When they noticed his appearance earlier some of them offered to 'relieve his stress'.

The girl that ran into him from behind was shorter than him and she had short black hair. What amazed the blonde was that her eyes were the same color as Neji's. She was blushing furiously and stuttering.

"S-sorry. I-I was p-pushed into your back. S-sorry I'm H-Hinata. Again I'm sorry."

"Whoa it's ok. No harm done. I'm sure you didn't try to. Hi my name's Naruto Uzumaki." He stretched his hand out and she took it cautiously. "Hey are you by any chance related to Neji Hyuuga." Naruto noticed how she visibly stiffened at the mention of the teen.

"Yes I'm his cousin." The blonde also noticed the way she said that. She didn't say 'he's my cousin' but 'I'm his cousin'. The blonde figured that they must have some internal family issues. He tried not to get involved with anyone else's problems because he had too many himself.

The duo talked all the way until they got to the front of the line and paid for their lunches.

"Hey Hinata you um wanna eat lunch with me today?" The girl flushed red and looked about ready to pass out. The black haired girl nodded not trusting her tongue to form correct words.

"W-with y-you alone?" She squeaked trying to gather her bearings.

"If you want. I usually eat lunch with my brother and friends, but they'll survive without me. That's if you don't want to be around anyone unfamiliar. I totally understand that situation." He said exasperatingly.

"You have a brother?" She asked dodging the embarrassing answer that she wanted to eat alone with the sexy blonde. The thought of a relative that looks like the one in front of her gave her chills.

Naruto just guided her to the table subliminally as he answered her question.

"Yea, that big buff muscly lug right there. He's my twin." He said pointing to the blinding gold hair that belonged to his brother. Kyuubi heard him and turned around. He gave Naruto a look of confusion at the girl but he shrugged it off and continued staring at the girl. Naruto sat down next to Gaara with Hinata on his other side.

Kyuubi had never seen such a beautiful girl in his life. He immediately wanted her, but not like any other girl he dated before. He actually wanted a relationship with this girl. When he saw his twin walking with her he was instantly jealous. It wasn't fair that his brother got all the nice girls and he got all the whores. But he knew that once he told his brother he liked her Naruto would back off. He stole glances every so often at the blushing girl.

"Hey Gaara-chan! Are ya gonna bet on me at the people auction?" The scarred blonde leaned his head on his friends shoulder much to the red heads annoyance.

"I'm not going." Naruto gasped at his friends' ghastly response.

"Oh c'mon Gaara, Ya gotta go! You wouldn't let me get sold to some perv, would you?" He asked a little bit worried. The redhead always had a sick sense of humor. The blonde's face paled when his friend smirked, and remained speechless.

"You won't have to worry about that! The school's gonna have to declare a winner between the Uchiha and the Hyuuga." Kiba said mouth stuffed with food. He glared across the table at the dog boy who was laughing heavily spewing food chunks everywhere.

"Gah Kiba say it don't spit it!" Kyuubi said behind his hands that covered his face. He turned his head to the black haired girl when she giggled. The larger blonde grinned and she blushed deeply turning away so he couldn't see.

"I'd bet on you Naruto." Ino said seductively batting her eyes and twirling her hair. The pinkette sitting on her left stuck her finger in her mouth and gagged signifying the horrible display of flirtation. Naruto leaned across the table putting his hand underneath her chin and lifting her head to his eye level. He leaned extremely close to her glossed lips, but not enough to touch. Ino's eyes slipped close and a shallow breath escaped her parted lips.

"I bet you would Ino-chan." He whispered and backed away with a snicker. Everyone at the table bursted with laughter as Ino realized she wasn't about to get kissed. You could even see the little shake in Gaara's shoulders indicating he was amused. Ino bonked the hysterical blonde on top of the head with her fist and then glared everyone at the table to death.

"Ah ah I'm sorry Ino-chan it was just too easy." He said as he wiped the tears from under his glasses.

The bell rung for the next class and the friends parted ways. Since Sakura, Ino, and Hinata had drama literature with him Naruto walked them to the Amphitheater. The blonde pushed the girls in front of him so that he could talk to Hinata without them hearing.

"Hinata, what do you think of my brother?" He asked casually while checking out the way Sakura's hips swayed with her walk.

"H-he's n-nice." Hinata thought way more of the larger twin. He was rugged loud funny and very cute. If she had the courage she would ask him out.

"If he asked you on a date would you accept?" The girl's breath became shallower internally panicking. Did she say her thoughts a loud?

"I w-wouldn't want t-to be r-rude." The blonde raised an eyebrow at her question like a certain Uchiha he knew. He put his tanned hands in his pockets as they walked outside into the cold November air.

"I think you two would be a great couple. You contrast very nicely, with Kyuu being loud and obnoxious and you being quiet and mousy, but with a hidden dominant streak. Yea I know it's in there somewhere. There's no use in hiding it. But back on point, he likes you and I seen you checkin' him out during lunch so would you like to date him?" He asked turning his head to her.

"H-he likes me?" She asked trying again to dodge the previous question. The blonde laughed deep in his chest startling the small girl.

"Yes and please answer the question. I think you can really make him a better person." He said all amusement vanishing from his tone.

"H-how so?"

"Well I think that secret dominant streak in you can stop his many flings. It's not like he has sex with everyone, it's just that he picks the wrong type of girl all the time. Just think about it ok?" Hinata was about to reply, but the blonde already opened the door to the theatre and ushered the girls in. She nodded to him in the darkness, but she wasn't sure he noticed. They sat down in the individual desks that lined the upper part of the theatre.

Naruto was so nervous he was shaking. This was the last period before he met the raven. He had to gather enough nerve just to sit by him in his assigned seat. He noticed the raven examining him and it was very unsettling. His heart threatened to jump out of his chest when the raven leaned over.

"Naruto instead of my house we can go to the café." A wash of relief flooded over him calming his nerves significantly. He nodded with a weak smile and faced the stage where their teacher was talking.

Sasuke internally smiled as the blonde visibly relaxed. He was glad that the location was the only problem. Maybe he could ask the blonde out somewhere without it being school related. Is today too soon to be asking for a date? Maybe he should wait until it's later into the project. But the people auction is Friday. And he knows for a fact that The Hyuuga is going to be there. He doesn't want him to buy a date with the blonde. Sasuke's mind was flashing through so many outcomes of the possible date that it was driving him insane. He finally decided to talk with the blonde to see if he reciprocated his feelings.

"Sasuke are you paying attention?" Yamato asked the phased raven. The raven didn't answer ignoring the question whatsoever. Sasuke smirked when the blonde beside him giggled breaking the silence in the theatre.

The bell rung minutes later and everyone started packing up and shifting around.

"Hey I just have to meet my brother and I'll see ya in the courtyard." The blonde didn't wait for a reply as he walked out of the theatre with a bounce in his step. He was so happy that he wouldn't have to be alone with the teen that he was head over heels for. While walking down the hallway he ran into Kiba.

"Hey Blondie! You seem calm even though you have to see the Uchiha now. What happened?" The brunette could feel the happiness radiating from his blonde counterpart. It actually made him feel better. He just figured that the blonde had that effect on people.

"Oh dog breath I feel a million times better. He changed the location to the café so we won't be alone! And I can't really talk he's waiting. And have you seen Kyuu?" He said as he walked halfway down the corridor.

"Oh nice! And he's in the administration office talking to Tsunade." The blonde nodded and pulled out his cell.

'Hey Kyuu I'm with Sasuke at the café. Call Otousan for me!-N" He slipped the phone back in his pocket and started back on his way to the courtyard. He let his eyes slip closed as he swayed to the pulsating beat of some American band. He didn't even notice he was being watched by the other patrons in the hallway as he swirled his hips around.

"Lets get it started hot! Lets get it started in here!" He muttered as he walked out into the cool breeze. The blonde opened his eyes to search for the raven but he was nowhere to be found. He turned around to face the lean chest of Sai. He sighed and removed the buds from his ears.

"That was a nice little show you put on dickless. Who you looking for?" He asked fake smile in place.

"Sasuke. Have you seen him?" The blonde was starting to get cold waiting the raven.

"Yea I saw him in the administration office with your brother. That got in a verbal altercation after last bell." The blonde furrowed his forehead in confusion before realization dawned on him. After he thanked the pale teen he broke into a sprint down the hall. He turned the hallways so fast he almost slipped on the polished floor. He burst through the office door totally ignoring the assistant.

"Kyuubi what the fuck!" He screamed at his twin who had a glare set on the raven. "Excuse me Baa-chan. But seriously Kyuu? Why" He sighed and sat on the couch against the wall. "Can't we have one peaceful normal life?"

"No Naruto, we can't! You and that fucking snake sailed that ship a long time ago!" He yelled at his brother. He immediately regretted it as he saw the sad glint in his duplicates eyes. The scarred blonde looked like a kicked puppy. He was barely containing the tears that threatened to fall. "Naruto I didn't mean that!"

Tsunade watched silently as the smaller blonde got off the couch gloomily and walked out of the office closing the door with a silent click. She felt rage build within her at the larger blonde's lack of sympathy. She didn't fully understand what the blonde had said to make his duplicate so upset. She turned her hard stare from the door to the blonde that remained there.

"You're dismissed Uchiha." The raven didn't need her to ask twice. He could tell that she was about to rain hell on Kyuubi. Sasuke thought he deserved it for making his Dobe sad. He looked for the blonde in the hallway but handling no trace of him. A sleek iPhone surfaced from his pocket as he rocket dialed the blonde's phone. It just rang; he tried again but got the same results.

He walked outside and searched around for that unmistakable blonde mop that he loved. The courtyard was barren and he could just imagine the little brush that rolled on the ground in old westerns. Sasuke was just about to give up on his search efforts until he remembered the most predictable place to find his Dobe. He sprinted to the playground with his messenger bag clanking at his side.

The blonde was sitting on an empty bench with his head down. His back was facing the raven so he didn't notice the raven approaching him. The warm coffee cup in his hand threatened to spill as he felt his hand go lax. He turned to the source of the creaking wood only to find his crush sitting closely beside him. "Hey." He said sadly. Fresh tears glided down his cheeks and his gaze turned back to the ground.

Sasuke's heart broke as he watched his Dobe cry. He didn't know what to say that could heal the obvious emotional scars. He finally decided to let his guard down fully and truly speak to the distressed teen.

"I apologize for getting in a fight with your brother. He was just looking out for your safety." The blonde nodded, but otherwise said nothing. "Naruto I have no clue as to what he said that made you so distraught, and I hope I will learn one day, but it makes me less than happy to see you sad. No one as energetic and as generous as you should be sad for any reason, Naruto. I really like you and to see you this way pains me." The blonde turned his gaze from the dirt ground to the teen who sat beside him. Sasuke was openly admitting his feelings for the blonde. What should he do?

"I like you too, but there are a lot of things going on with me that you don't want to be mixed up with." He sighed wiping the tears from under his glasses. He was slightly surprised when a hand covered the one holding onto his cup and pried it from his hand. He didn't realize he was holding so tightly that his knuckles were turning white. He watched the pale hand put the latte on the ground and covered his again. He looked up from the joined hands in his lap to the raven's face.

"I can handle whatever you dish out Naruto. Just try me." He asked half pleadingly. He wouldn't know what to do if the blonde rejected him. He breathed a sigh of relief when the blonde laid his head on his broad shoulder. Naruto nodded into the shoulder and squeezed the raven's hand.

"Ok." He looked up with a genuine smile that reached the corners of his eyes. His heart skipped a beat when the pale teen cupped his cheek and pulled him in for a light kiss.

"Do you still want to go to the café? We can reschedule tomorrow if you feel like going home." They stood up and stared at each other for awhile. The blonde hugged him tight around the waist squeezing lightly.

"Can we go to your house?" He spoke into the teen's chest. The blonde liked the way his heart beat on a soothing rhythm. Sasuke's breath stopped when the blonde suggested that they go to his house. He wrapped his arms around the blonde's shoulder and kissed the tanned forehead.

"Yea my aniki should be home by now." The blonde pulled away, instantly missing the warm teen. He nodded and pulled out his phone. He dialed a few numbers and put it to his pierced ear.

"Naruto! Naruto where are you? Kyuu said he upset you and you ran away! Are you alright? Where are you?" Asked a frantic Iruka. He calmed slightly when the blonde laughed at his scatterbrained thoughts.

"Otousan I'm fine. Can I stay at Kiba's tonight?"

"Yes, but stop running away every time your brother pisses you off! He's been worried sick looking for you everywhere. He wanted me to tell you that he was sorry for what he said, whatever that is. Just stop running away. Where do you go anyway?" A flood of relief washed over the scarred man when he found out the teen was safe. He reminded his self to skin the larger duplicate.

"Yea I'll talk to him tomorrow. And Otousan, don't tell him I called you. I want him to suffer a bit." The scarred man chuckled a bit before agreeing and hanging up.

Naruto put up his cell phone and turned to his new boyfriend. "Um you ready?" He asked a bit nervously. The raven nodded and they started on their way to the raven's condo.

Sasuke stopped right in front of a large skyscraper with many windows.

The inside of the lobby was filled with many lavish colors and people. Many of them wearing high society clothes even though it was midday. Oak furniture was scattered about on the foyer but it still held an order to the arrangement. Lush silk covered the chairs that were positioned next to the elevators. A staircase that led to upper levels faced the opposite of the room.

He guided the awestruck blonde through the lobby and to the elevator. The doors opened revealing a large breasted woman with blonde hair and a purse pooch. She looked like she was about to step out until she saw the two boys who looked like sex on legs to her.

Sasuke could care less about the woman but he did notice how Naruto flashed her, his panty dropping grin. They weren't even an hour deep into the relationship and the blonde was already flirting. He was about to get pissed until the blonde stopped him from going in the elevator cart. The scarred teen waited until the doors closed before he turned to the raven.

"What floor do you live on we can take the stairs. I didn't like that look she gave you." He said with a huff and an extremely cute pout. The raven just smirked at him and pulled him to the stairs.

"A little jealous are we Dobe?" The raven said as they climbed the huge red staircase. The blonde only scoffed at the teen's accusation.

"Do you have to be an ass 24 hours of the day?" Sasuke shrugged his shoulders indifferently in reply as they climbed the last level. The raven dug through his messenger bag and pulled out a key ring with a fluffy orange ball on it. The blonde doubled over on the floor laughing at the little trinket. The raven haired teen growled at the hysterical blonde and pushed his way into the apartment.

Itachi was sitting at the highly raised kitchen table in his lounging clothes reading the newspaper and enjoying a cup of fresh brewed Arabian coffee. He heard the door unlock and he didn't move because he knew only his little brother had a key to their shared condo. What he didn't expect was the blonde bundle of energy clutching onto his brother's arm. The eldest raven suddenly felt the urge to embarrass his younger sibling. The duo entered the kitchen and he stood up to greet the blonde. He smirked when he saw go sexy the blonde was.

"So we finally meet." Itachi spoke in his smooth deep voice. The blonde released the raven's arm much to his disappointment and creased his brow in confusion.

"What do you mean?" He said in his extremely cute child voice. The youngest Uchiha smiled as he looked down at the blonde mop. He glared death into Itachi's skull as he belted out a deep laugh that Sasuke only heard a couple of times.

"Well Sasuke has been talking about you since you started at Konoha Prep. It just seemed fitting that we finally meet in person." He said and stuck out his left hand to shake. He was fairly surprised when he was pulled into a pressing, but oddly comfortable hug. When they separated the blonde turned his megawatt grin to the youngest Uchiha and softly poked him in his ribs.

"So you've been talking bout me huh bastard?" The raven glared ferociously at his brother who was fighting a losing battle against his giggles. "Well I'm Naruto and I'm super hot obviously!" Then he turned to the raven and poked him again in the ribs. "C'mon bastard there's work to do." He said as he wondered through the large condo. "By Tachi-chan!" Could be heard throughout the room.

Sasuke laughed at his brother's new nickname. "Hmmm cute." Itachi chimed breaking the youngest Uchihas laughing fit. "You made an excellent choice. And he sounds happy to be with you. Otouto I'm proud. Now go and find him before he gets lost." The older Uchiha said ruffling his brother's hair before resuming his previous position at the table.

Sasuke was blown away by his aniki's words. He replayed the elder's sentences over and over as he walked into his room at the end of the hall. He smiled when he saw the blonde lounging on his bed listening to his music and writing something down in a notebook.

"I'm bringing' sexy back! Those mothersfuckers don't know how to act." Naruto muttered as he continued to scribble in his bright orange tablet. His head snapped up as he felt the bed dip down. He blushed embarrassingly as the raven smirked at him. A white bud wiggled out of his pierced ear as he looked away from the amused gaze. He handed the book they were assigned to the raven hoping he would stop staring. His prayers were answered when Sasuke took the book.

"I read that book already so you can use my copy."

"You read?" He asked with a raised eyebrow. Naruto gasped crossing his arms and pouting.

"Ha you're such a comedian teme." The scarred teen rolled his eyes and continued to work.

The hours went by with various comments and discussions by the two teens. It was getting late and Naruto almost forgot he had to go to Kiba's house. He put his things up frantically shoving them in his bag.

"Do you want me to walk you to Kiba's house?" The raven asked casually looking up from the book. Sasuke was somewhat disappointed when the blonde shook his head declining.

"Nah! I'll just call my driver." He said somewhat sullenly. The blonde would've loved to stay longer or even sleep there but that was out of the question.

Sasuke nodded, but he really wanted to protest the blonde leaving. He had just gotten his Dobe a couple of hours ago, he didn't want to let go. The only thing that was good about his Dobe leaving is that he would see him tomorrow, and when he was feeling better. He watched as the blonde pulled out the sleek flip phone and dialed a few numbers.

"Hey Francis. How are you this evening? That's good to hear. Hey can you pick me up at..." He trailed off looking at the now standing raven haired teen. Sasuke held up a printed notepad with a company label on it. "The Uchiha Towers? Just here with a friend, a very close friend. Why do you assume it's a he? No he's not coming. Francis I don't pay you to ask embarrassing questions! Yea I'm going to Kiba's house. Alright, call me when you get here. Thanks, bye."

And so begins the awkward exit. The blonde thought inwardly as he put the phone away. "You wanna walk me down?" He asked timidly. The longer he stayed the harder it was getting to leave. The raven nodded opening the door of his bedroom. He waited until the blonde walked out before he closed the door with a soft click.

Sasuke watched as the blonde stopped at the door hesitating on whether to open it or not. He was somewhat grateful that the blonde didn't want to leave him just yet. They descended down the elevator silently each sneaking peeks at the other from the corner of their eyes. The raven followed the blonde outside into the cool night air watching the blonde's gloomy walk. His gaze snapped to attention when the blonde turned around. They stared at each other for what seemed like ages until the blonde moved to hug the raven. Sasuke subconsciously determined not to be outdone hug the blonde tight against his frame.

Naruto looked up into the ravens deep black eyes. He didn't notice he moved until his lips were touching the taller teens. His eyes stared at closed ones until he felt a warm tongue lick his bottom lip asking for permission. He tentatively opened his mouth for the invading muscle to explore. The warm flesh moved across the bottom of his teeth before wrapping around his own tongue. The blonde moaned into the kiss wrapping his arms around the taller teen's neck ad threading his hand through black locks. When air became a definite need they broke apart staring deeply into each others eyes.

Long ago

Just like the hearse, you die to get in again

We are so far from you

Burning on

Just like a match you strike to incinerate

The lives of everyone you know

And what's the worst you take

From every heart you break

And like a blade you stain

Well, I've been holding on tonight

What's the worst that I could say?

Things are better if I stay

So long and goodnight

So long and goodnight

(MCR- I love it! Imagine an acoustic version and not the heavy one)

Naruto was reluctant to pull away as the phone buzzed away in his pocket. He rested his head on the other teen's chest as he fished for his cell phone in his jeans pocket.

"Hello Francis." He said with an underlying edge to his voice. "No I'm ok. Alright bye." The blonde repocketed his phone and removed the arm what was still hanging on the teen's neck. "See you at the café tomorrow?" He asked unsure of what he wanted to hear.

"If your there I'm there." Sasuke said reassuringly. A small smile graced his lips as he earned a grin from the blonde. The blonde kissed him again and before he could deepen it a car sounded startling the blonde. Naruto jerked away clutching his chest and glaring death at the cheeky car driver.

"Fuck Francis!" He screeched at the short man decked in a black suit and driver's hat. The man's smile never faded as he opened the back door of the luxury car. Naruto grumbled as he stalked to the black vehicle. "Tell Tachi-chan I said bye!" He yelled as he climbed into the vehicle.

Sasuke watched as the black car sped off into the distance. He stood there looking down the street wistfully until a deep voice shook him from his musings.

"He does realize that's not my name?" The raven smirked at his aniki turning around to face his brother.

"Yes, but if you tell him about it he'll just shout it every time he sees you." He said and walked into the building leaving his brother in the cold. He smirked as he saw the same woman from the elevator attempt to flirt with the nearest guy possible.

Naruto was fuming on the ride to the dog's house. He glared holes into the back of the driver's head continually cursing him to hell and back. The man just chuckled and kept driving. "Did you bring me a change of clothes old man?" He asked rudely. The man wasn't at all fazed by the blondes answer throwing an orange sack into the back seat. He rummaged through the bag seeing all his personal items. He grinned when he saw a couple of cup ramen. He instantly forgave the interrupting man. The car slid to a stop halting all ramen fantasies instantly. Francis opened the door letting the blonde climb out with his backpack and sack in hand. He walked to the front of the two story house and knocked lightly. The blonde didn't have to knock hard because Kiba's family had sensitive hearing like the dogs they bred.

The door opened revealing an older girl who had the same facial tattoos as Kiba. She smiled wildly showing off her sharpened canines. Naruto always wondered how everyone in the Inuzuka family got sharp teeth. He didn't dwell any longer on the thought as he was wrapped in two strong arms.

"Hey Hana-chan." He sighed as he was released from the bone crushing hug. She kissed him on the cheek ruffling his hair before she spoke.

"Hey shrimp, It's been a long time since I've seen you last. We have to catch up sometime. Well anyway Kiba is upstairs." He nodded and walked up the stairs. He opened the door without knocking scaring the brunette who was watching TV on his bed. Naruto didn't greet the dog tossing his bags to the other side of the room and sitting on the bed staring at the wall. He released the tension in his shoulders and fell onto the boy without notice.

"Naruto why didn't you call Kyuubi? I had to turn my phone off so that he'd stop calling? What happened?" He removed his legs from under the blonde's back tucking them under his crossed arms.

"With Kyuu or Sasuke?" He asked eyes transfixed on the cracks in the ceiling. The brunette scoffed in confusion.

"Of course I mean Kyuu, but what happened with the Uchiha?" The brunette was dying to know what happened on the study date. He watched as the blonde turned sideways in the fetal position facing him.

"Well we were supposed to go to the café after school, but he got in a heated argument with Kyuu or so I heard. No blows were exchanged, but I was still pissed at him. So I went to Baa-chan's office and sure enough there he was with Sasuke sitting next to him. He said some things that made me mad so I left. Sasuke found me and we talked about some stuff. We went back to his house and worked on the project. Did you know his family owns a freaking hotel, but anyway we studied and here I am." The brunette let out a bark of disappointment at the blonde's incredibly boring story.

"But the conclusion to my tale is... I think I have a new boyfriend." He said with a grin. He let the words sink in before he covered his ears from the loud whoop of laughter the brunette sent out.

"Well why aren't you bouncing off the walls? This is what you wanted right?" Kiba's voice turned serious as he stared deeply into the blonde's sapphire blue eyes.

"It is but..." Naruto's gaze refused to meet Kiba's as he lay there curled up.

"But..." The brunette prodded.

"I think I might be in love with him." Naruto's eyes finally reached out for comfort in the brunette's. "And I'm afraid that he won't feel the same way." His voice becoming small and timid. Kiba pulled the blonde into a hug and held him tightly.

"Naruto love is a scary thing, but you can't hide from it for the rest of your life. Sometimes your gonna get hurt when you finally reach that pinnacle, but it's just the way things work. But when its not hurting it's the most amazing thing in the world. Just take me and Shino for example. He's off at college doing god knows what and I'll admit it makes me sad that he's not here, but when he is, my life's like a thousand times better. And it gives me something to look forward to. But it all works out in the end. Trust me." The blonde nodded using his hand to cover the yawn that he knew was coming. He got up from the bed and went to his bags pulling out his sleeper wear. Naruto didn't even bother with going in the bathroom as he pulled his shirt over his head. He quickly put on his other shirt and jumped in the bed.

"Scoot over dog breath." The scarred teen said sleepily sinking underneath the royal blue sheets.

"Shrimpy it's like eleven! I know you're not going to sleep just yet!" A loud snore answered his comment and he rolled his eyes focusing back on the television which was ironically on animal planet.

Naruto was having a very peaceful sleep, but he had the distinct feeling that someone was shaking him. He rolled over ignoring the hand that just dared to shake him again. Groaning, he pried one eye open to look at the dog boy.

"Akamaru sick him!" The blonde shot out of the bed at the mention of the dog only to be tackled by the humongous mutt. The dog was white with fluffy fur and brown ears. The dog attacked the blonde's face with long strokes of its rough tongue.

"Ewww Kiba get this mutt off of me!" The brunette rolled on the floor laughing hysterically. After he was calm enough to breath he called the dog back.

"C'mon Akamaru we'll leave the Uchiha to do that." Kiba got out of the room fast enough to dodge a random object the blonde threw at his head. Naruto got off the floor with a huff trudging to the bathroom to take his shower.

The duo walked down the empty streets of Konoha, their destination set to the café. Warm air hit their chilly skin sending a flood of warm relief over them. They turned the corner to sit at the normal booth where everyone was in attendance except Shikamaru. The blonde yelled in surprise when his brother enveloped him in a tight hug. The larger blonde pulled them to another booth that was secluded away from their friends.

"Naruto I'm sorry for what I said to you yesterday. I wasn't thinking and I was speaking from my anger. Nothing that happened to us was your fault and I apologize for bringing it up in front of everyone. Forgive me?" The larger blonde's fingers were crossed under the tale hoping that his twin did. He grinned brightly when the smaller teen nodded.

"Iruka and Baa-chan sure put a whipping on me, for you disappearin' yesterday! Where'd ya go?" He asked quite curiously. No one knew where his brother ran off to every time he ran away.

"Now if I told you that it wouldn't be classified as hiding?" The two blonde's stood up and hugged once more. "And Kyuu, If you get in another fight with my boyfriend I'm kickin' your ass. And don't tell anyone about it yet. It's still under wraps." The larger blonde gasped peering over at Sasuke who sat with a smug smirk on his features. He separated from his brother and they joined back with the group.

Sasuke internally refused to let his Dobe sit by the Hyuuga, so he was forced to sit by the pale eyed boy. He laced their fingers together under the table subconsciously rubbing his thumb over the back of the blonde's hand while their friends talked about random subjects. The raven haired teen could've sworn that Neji saw their hands but that only made it that much sweeter.

Naruto got up from the table like he usually did only to be followed shortly by the raven. Both teens walked to the park hand in hand chatting about casual things. They sat on the wooden bench that had started this whole thing. Sasuke brushed the fringes of hair that covered the blonde head that rested in his lap.

"Naruto are you still participating in the auction on Friday?" He felt the blonde tense in his lap, but thought nothing of it when the teen relaxed again.

"I'm sorry, but I promised Kurenai-sensei I would. I take it you don't want me to?" The blonde asked readjusting his glasses. The pale teen smirked and leaned down to kiss the blonde. He growled possessively against the blonde's lips sending a shiver down the teen's spine.

"No, I don't. I know that Neji is going to be there and I don't want him near you." He rose back up. He thought about a couple of things as he stared the blonde in his eyes. A memory flashed through his mind as he remembered his Dobe sitting in the murderous redhead's lap. The blonde saw his thoughtful look the raven had on his face and he raised a blonde eyebrow.

"Dobe, how do you know Gaara, and why didn't he slaughter you when you sat in his lap?" The blonde chuckled sitting up so he could look the teen dead in the eye.

"My Otousan used to run an orphanage and Gaara stayed with us until he got adopted by the Sabakus. We stayed really close afterwards. And to answer your second question I always sit in his lap." He laughed when he heard the raven growl deep in his chest. "Would it make you feel better if I sat in your lap?" The blonde asked already knowing the answer. He crawled on top the teen so that he was straddling the Uchiha.

Soft blonde hairs tickled Sasuke's chin as the blonde's head rested on his shoulder. His arms circled around the scarred teen's waist holding him tight. He loved the way his dobe's arms clutched around his shoulders. The feeling was euphoric something he would crave for the rest of his life. He felt as if he could protect his Dobe from the world and no one could change that. For some unknown reason he felt like telling the blonde all this.

"You coming to my house after school?" The raven smiled when he felt the blonde nod into his neck. He also felt the blonde kiss the part of his neck where his swirl tattoo marred his otherwise flawless skin. His hand caught the hem of the blonde's orange hoodie rubbing small circles warming the cool skin. The moment had been too perfect for too long, the raven knew something was about to mess it up.

"Well if you two are done we have to go to school." They heard a voice coming from behind them. The both turned to see the redhead standing next to a shocked Sakura and an equally shocked Ino.

"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked still very shocked at the compromising position she saw the teens in. Kiba was snickering at the catatonic girls and Kyuubi was glaring holes into the back of the Uchiha's head.

The beet red blonde lifted off the smug teen's lap getting as far away from the Uchiha as possible. He stayed to the dog boys left as they walked to school. When he wasn't looking at the ground so intensely he stole a couple of glances at the raven only to find him staring right back satisfied look still in place. That didn't help the blush that was determined to stay on his face. He pulled out his iPod intent on getting the sound of Kiba's giggles out of his head.

Sasuke was floating on the highest cloud as they entered the school. The only thing that could have made this mornings discovery any better was if the Hyuuga was there. Now he didn't have to tell everyone that the blonde belonged to him because he was sure that pink haired she banshee would tell everyone. And the look his dobe's brother gave him! Priceless as far as he was concerned. He watched as the blonde sat down across the room and buried his head down into his arms as Kiba said something undoubtedly about this morning's incident. He looked to his right smirking smugly at Neji who was glaring holes into his desk.

Kakashi walked into the room dutifully taking notice of the bright exterior of his favorite student. He could absolutely feel the cheeriness radiating from the Uchiha. He also realized that Sakura didn't point out his tardy today. The pinkette was in the corner of the room surrounded by all the other girls and she was yelling something about something being unbelievable. He deduced the situation down to two possibilities. His plan to get Sasuke and Naruto together worked or they ran out of pink hair dye at the store. He picked the latter. The silverette looked at the blonde who had his head down on the desk trying to ignore the dog boy's voice. The tips of his pierced ears were red indicating he was blushing. His mismatched eyes gleamed with mirth and he winked at the Uchiha who nodded back in acknowledgement. His eyes flickered to the blonde and back to the raven in silent question. A smirked played across the teen's face coolly confirming the man's accusation.

"Class, break into your groups and pick up where you last left off." The teacher sat behind his desk reading his signature Icha Icha. He was about to turn the page in the book when noticed something orange on his desk. His eyes widened in shock when he realized it was the first Icha Icha Paradise ever made hard back collectors edition. A note was taped onto it, it read:

'To the Sneaky Old Perv:

I should have known you were up to something last week when you kept partnering us. Hope you enjoy-

S.U.'

The silverette grinned, diving nose deep into the new book. Naruto was now sitting in front of his black haired counterpart from this mornings' incident and he didn't know what to say. Everyone in the room was watching them ignoring all the work they were sure to have. He was sure that his face was redder than the red pen he repeatedly hit against the table. As if the pen cast a spell on him he watched as it bounced up and down. He must've stayed like this forever until a pale finger held down the end of the pen. He followed the finger all the way until it connected to a shoulder which connected to a head, Sasuke Uchiha's head. He felt frozen as he watched the pale teen lean across the desk close enough to his studded ear resting his elbows on the desk.

"Nervous Dobe? Do you care what they say about us? I don't, you want to know why? I have you and that's all that matters." The blonde nodded and grinned brightly finally starting the work they were supposed to be doing. Every girl in the room wondered what the raven had said to the blonde to boost his morale so significantly. Most were cooing over how cute a couple they were and plotting the start of the SasuNaru fan club with Ino as president. Sakura was busy planning her revenge on the blonde for stealing her Sasuke-kun.

The bell rang signaling the next class to start in the next ten minutes. The blonde waved goodbye to Sasuke and pulled Kiba out the room much like the day before, but today was with less urgency. He stopped his dragging when they reached the usual talking spot. The blonde turned to face the dog grinning and stretching upwards. Kiba eyed his friend skeptically trying to determine whether the blonde's good mood was real.

"Today is gonna be a great day. I can feel it!" The blonde exclaimed slowly walking down the secluded hallway.

"I guess this is the Uchihas doing?" The blonde shrugged shoving his hands in his pockets. "Well aren't you two going a little fast? The way you guys were curled up this morning it looked like you guys have been dating for quite some time. You just met him about... Three weeks ago."

"I don't know Kiba, it's just... we click. It feels like I've met him before in a past life or something. Probably an awesome ninja past life, but anyways yea. It's like nothing I can explain and it just makes me wanna explode cause it's so frustrating. I've never felt like this with anyone before. Even when I was with Kimimaro. It just feels like we understand each other more than anyone else. Y'know?" Sighing deeply he dropped his head to stare at the ground until they got to their next class. He sat down by his brother this time ignoring the questioning glance the larger blonde sent his way.

He thought about Sasuke the whole period as the teacher droned on about something unimportant. He shook out of his raven filled trance when a hand snapped in front of his face. He glared at the owner of the hand immediately softening when he saw the raven.

"Thinking about me Dobe?" Sasuke asked arrogantly. He knew the answer was yes when the teen stood up abruptly, blush spread finely across his features.

"Thinking about how I'm gonna kick your ass in basketball teme!" He said as he ran out of the room. Naruto walked into the locker room taking note of all the avoided gazes he received. Usually he couldn't peel the eyes off of him, but now they were all ducking their head when he walked past. He bounded up to the first familiar face he spotted.

"Hey Sai, what's up with everyone? I'm being avoided like the plague. Is their something on my face?" He asked half jokingly. He would definitely want to know if something was on his face. That wouldn't be good especially with his boyfriend around somewhere.

"Well I thought you'd be the first one to know. Let me just say this, Uchiha's don't share toys or play nice. The guys just don't want to get their asses kicked for looking at you. They still will especially me, but more secretive." The blonde rolled his eyes and walked away. He threw his hand over his shoulder in dismissal opening his locker and getting his things.

Naruto had to admit getting dressed without fear of getting jumped was a big relief. He even took his time in getting dressed in his gym uniform. He bounded out of the locker room with his grin in place. Even Lee didn't attempt to glomp him today. He knew it was going to be a good day.

The gym class went accordingly. Everyone broke off into four separate teams and played a basketball tournament. Naruto's and Sasuke's team ended up going against each other with Naruto's team winning by a three shot made by the blonde. The blonde loved the fact that he got to gloat the whole way back to the locker room.

"You're eating lunch with me." The raven suddenly appeared out of nowhere as the blonde exited the shower. Naruto gave him a look that clearly said yea right and walked to his locker. The raven leaned casually against the lockers staring at the blonde's firm ass when the teen bent over to put away his things. "I'm taking you off campus for lunch so get your things."

The blonde banged his head on the steel shelf in the locker wincing and pulling out to stare at the teen. "And have the Kyuubi search party looking for me? Oh I don't think so." He ducked his head back in the locker ignoring the glare his boyfriend sent him.

"It wasn't a suggestion Dobe. We need to talk about some things." The blonde cringed at the words. In every movie he has watched all epic breakups started off like this. He stilled momentarily in his search efforts staring at the metal on the inside for no reason.

"Then you tell my brother you're taking me out for lunch and there's nothing he can do about it." He shut his locker and walked passed the raven without another word. "If he agrees I'll go to lunch with you, so we can 'talk'." He said attempting to hide the venom in his words. Did he do something wrong? He didn't mess up already did he? But this morning had gone so well! What happened in the last 5 1/2 hours that made him want to break up already? Gah! He silently prayed that Kyuubi would have a bitch fit and refuse.

Naruto was startled from his self destructive thoughts when an arm wrapped around his waist. He yelped trying to jerk away but with no avail. A pale hand wrapped around the arm trying to move the offending limbs. He sighed deeply meanwhile inhaling the scent he has come to find intoxicating.

"I take it he said no." Naruto was very confused. First they had to 'talk' and now the raven was cuddling him in the school courtyard. He would never admit it but he was cold and loving the heat the other teen was giving him. He released the tension in his back and fully relaxed into the hold.

"No on the contrary, Kiba told me that he was to avoid me or risk and I quote 'getting his ass kicked'. A little protective are we Dobe?" Sasuke was also slightly confused not that he would admit it. His blonde had tried to get out of the lunch date by saying his brother wouldn't approve. He didn't care about that this morning when he was being one boner worthy lap warmer. He just wanted some simple conversation that didn't include someone drooling over him too much to even speak.

"Such an ass teme. And I'm not the one who has the whole school scared shitless to even look at me. Well are you ready to go?" Now the blonde was curious to how this was threatening to play out. If it meant he could be with his teme longer he would play along dumbly.

They set off down the street with Sasuke leading him to their location. Naruto clutched tighter to the arm provided when they entered a fairly familiar place. How come he hadn't noticed it earlier? They were at his favorite ramen shop. His grin was wider than ever as he bounded to his favorite booth leaving the other teen.

"How did you know?" He asked excitedly. The raven finally strode over to the booth taking a seat opposite of the blonde haired teen.

"When I saw what made you smile like that yesterday I wanted to give it to you. I asked the waitress from the café where to get it, she told me to come here." Ok half of that was true. The teen actually glared her to the point where she gave him the address. He might have also mentioned that she not go on the date with his Dobe, what was he talking about?

They ordered the food with Naruto getting three bowls and Sasuke ordering a chicken salad. The blonde finished his ramen intently watching the raven pick at his salad. His self made tension was killing him. He didn't know what was going to happen meaning he wasn't in control of the situation.

"Sasuke, I-" He started, but the raven beat him to it.

"What do you think of me Naruto?" The blonde crinkled his brow in confusion and embarrassment. How does someone go about answering a question like that?

"Well I Uh. Your smart, a bit of an ass at times but you know your limits. You're talented, but you can't beat me no matter how hard you try. Your sort of cute and a little self centered and your hair oh my god your hair how long do you spend on that in the morning? Oh and your brothers pretty cool, but a bit of an ice cube like you! And I'm rambling aren't I? Gah!" He said as his head hit the table. The blonde looked between the fingers that covered his eyes for some sort of redemption.

"Do you think of me as a friend or more?" He sat up straight in his chair a bit nervously thinking about an answer.

"Well I would like to think of you as more than a friend. Maybe... even a y'know." He shifted in his seat staring at the empty bowls on the table. "Maybe like a boyfriend?" Blue eyes met black for a brief second before Naruto looked the other way. "Well say something!"

Sasuke was so busy floating on the words 'boyfriend' that he didn't realize he wasn't talking in this current push and pull relationship they had going.

"How do you feel about me?"

"I... I'm starting to care a lot about you." Even though his hands were folded and his demeanor was calm but that was far from the truth. He was hoping the blonde said something at least a fraction to his answer's extent. An inaudible sigh left his lips at his dobe's words.

"So what happens now?" He sagged back in the booth when his hand was cradled by a pale hand. Their fingers laced together perfectly as if they were made for each other.

"We'll see when we get there... together." The blonde cheesed wide at his official boyfriend's words. Sasuke paid for the lunch much to the blonde's protest. He slung his arm around the blonde's shoulders drawing him in closer against the nippy November wind. The raven kissed the top of blonde hair rubbing the back of his hand against the teen's cheek. Only his Dobe could earn such a loving embrace. They got back just in time for their last class to start.

"H-hey Naruto-kun." Hinata said as the blonde took a seat by her. He replied with an airy hey before straightening up remembering something he wanted to ask the dark haired girl.

"Hinata-chan, have you thought on what we talked about a couple of weeks back?" The girl blushed deeply, but nodded anyway.

"Yes, I've been observing him lately and think I would like to go on a date with him." The blonde was amazed that she didn't stutter once in her answer. Naruto nodded a little impressed and she blushed deeply.

"I'll make sure to drop some hints." He winked at the blushing dark haired girl before facing the front. He slyly looked at his boyfriend out of the corner of his eye enjoying the small smile that graced his pale features.

The blonde tuned out the whole class as he replayed the moment he almost told the raven he loved him. Naruto was slightly startled when the bell sounded ending the class.

"Bye Hinata-chan!" He pulled out his cell phone and rocket dialed his brother walking away from the raven who remained in the theatre.

"Hey Kyuu! Watcha' doin'?" He asked in his adorable kid voice.

"Nothing gonna study with Gaara. You still with that bastard? I heard he wanted to talk with me? Now why is that?" Naruto was getting tired of his brother's bitchy attitude.

"Gah! Shut up, anyway I'll be home around sevenish? Yea maybe, but anyways tell Kanky cat and Temtem I said hi! Love you, bye!" He never got tired of messing with his brother.

"Cute." Naruto jumped at the familiar voice behind him. He glared at smirking raven that stood behind him. He stomped out of the school leaving the teen in his haste.

"Pompous ass! Think he's so funny! Asshole! Eavesdropping bastard!" A pale hand wrapped around his forearm spinning him around and effectively stopping his dramatic exit. He was about to protest and yell some more, but a pair of lips silenced his words.

"So prissy today." The raven said as he pulled away from the blonde with a smirk. The blonde lightly pushed him away crossing his arms and pouting adorably.

"Y'know that's not going to work forever!" He said readjusting his glasses and walking away, but with less of a huff.

"I'd like to see the day." The raven said smirking meanwhile slinging his arm over the blonde. The blonde's arms were still crossed defiantly, but a cute blush was spread over his cheeks. "Even though you seemed upset you were still going to my house." Sasuke smirked when a sputter of indecencies flew from his dobe's mouth, but he didn't move away.

The raven opened the door and walked in followed by a snickering blonde. Apparently the blonde still found his key chain hilarious.

"You never told me that your family owns a hotel teme." The blonde said as he put his things down in the raven's bedroom. He crawled onto the bed kicking his shoes off in the corner. The orange hoodie was also discarded in the pile.

"My family doesn't, my brother does." Sasuke picked up the carelessly tossed shoes putting them by the door. He hung the hoodie up before sitting down on the bed also. He thoroughly enjoyed the blush that covered his dobe's face. The teen watched as Naruto inched away slightly, but not a noticeable distance.

They worked until late almost finishing the most important parts of the project that was assigned the day before.

"Damn I'm good!" Naruto exclaimed as he removed his glasses tucking them away in his shirt pocket. He stretched his arms upward almost falling off the bed. His eyes narrowed dangerously at the other teen who was chuckling at his clumsiness. He got off the bed walking over to his bag and pulling out a cup ramen. The blonde ignored the raised eyebrow opening the door and walking out into the kitchen.

"Hey Tachi-chan!" He shouted glomping the man tightly, but comfortably. He released his hostage and ran over to the sink. When the cup was filled to the brim with water he popped it in the microwave that he found with the assistance of Itachi. He pressed the buttons on the microwave and backed away sitting in front of the raven haired male.

"So..." The blonde said absentmindedly hating the treacherous three minutes he had to wait. He tapped his fingers on the granite countertop distracting his mind from the awkwardness.

"Why do you have so many piercings in your ears?" Itachi said looking over the edge of the book he was currently reading. He figured the answer was slightly embarrassing since the blonde blushed deeply.

"My ex made me do it." He said shyly. He didn't really want Sasuke to hear him talking about his ex.

"Made you?" Now Itachi was interested in the promising tale. What was the blonde hiding from his Otouto?

"He won a bet." Naruto's face was on fire. He would die if his boyfriend's brother asked the question he knew was next.

"What were the conditions of said bet?" His head dropped down on the table with an audible thump. He gave the older male his do-I-have-to look and a smirk was his only answer. He was about to speak, but the ending beep from the microwave saved his life. The blonde shot from his seat, and got the steaming ramen out. Blowing on his fingers he set the hot ramen down on the counter.

Naruto sat down breaking apart the chopsticks and digging in. He totally forgot the older male sitting across from him with an amused smirk on his face. The teen finally looked up when the raven cleared his throat. He dreaded the expectant look on the elder's face.

"You're waiting on an answer?" He already knew the answer to that. The elder nodded amused at his audible gulp of noodles. He pushed the cup away and straightened his posture.

"The bet was that I couldn't go a week without ramen." He pointed to the cup on the table when the raven nodded he continued. "The bastard tricked me and I lost. So he made me get a tattoo and..." He trailed off not wanting to finish his train of thought. His gaze went from the counter to the elder's expectant eyes.

"And?"

"It's embarrassing."

He admitted face planting into the table again. "He made me get a tattoo and my most pleasurable spot pierced multiple times."

Itachi didn't expect that kind of answer, but it was just as amusing. He made a mental note to pass the information on to his Otouto.

"Your ears?" He took joy when he saw the blonde cringe under his intensely humored eyes. He started to laugh hard ignoring the blonde's adorable pout. It was the first time in a long time that he truly laughed and it felt wonderful. Now he knew for sure that his younger brother made an excellent choice.

Sasuke was on his bed reading when he heard something in the kitchen that sounded like laughing. But it wasn't his dobe's voice. It sounded deeper and more mature, like his brother. He sprinted to the kitchen to find his brother laughing hard and the blonde sitting opposite from him pouting.

"What happened in here?" He asked the blonde. Naruto just blushed some more denying anything and everything.

"Nothing! And if you tell I'll hit you!" He warned Itachi as he ran from the room to gather his things.

Sasuke shot his brother a glare thinking something inappropriate happened with the duo. But by the way Itachi was steadily laughing he shrugged it off. Now he was confused because his brother was basically crying through his deep laughter. What was so funny? He watched the elder compose himself straightening in his chair and opening his book.

"What was that about?" He asked the raven haired male. Itachi simply chuckled behind his book as he brought a black coffee cup to his lips. He walked back to his room knowing he would get no answer.

"You walking me home?" Naruto asked his boyfriend when he got back to the room. The blonde pulled on his orange hoodie and put on his shoes. He absentmindedly twisted his ear enjoying the pleasurable shiver it sent down his spine. He stopped when the black haired teen nodded.

"Bye Tachi-chan. And it's not funny!" He said as he walked out of the door only to hear a deep chuckle in the hall.

The duo walked outside talking about school and the assignment. Naruto latched onto the raven's arm snuggling it like a pillow.

"Hey ya wanna play a game?" He asked excitedly. The raven raised an eyebrow in silent question to the bouncy teen.

"What?" As if possible the teen got even more excited.

"If I ask you a question you have to answer it, same goes for me! Okay?" Sasuke was thinking this incredibly stupid and immature, but if his Dobe was happy.

"Ok I'll go first. Hmmm... ok. What's the deal with your hair? It's like a duck butt on the back of your head." Sasuke's eyebrow twitched in annoyance at the blonde's inconspicuous insult.

"There is nothing wrong with my hair. My turn, why do you always go to Kiba for advice?"

"I don't really know. I guess he's like the big brother I always wanted when I was younger." The raven furrowed his brow in confusion.

"But don't you have a brother?" He asked completely ignoring the pattern they had.

"Yea, but we were separated when we younger. I went with our mom and Kyuu went with our dad. That's why we have different last names." Sasuke nodded at the new interesting information. "Hey it was my turn! Why don't you live with your parents?"

Sasuke really didn't want to answer that, but if he stopped now he wouldn't get the answers to questions he needed answered.

"I never really liked my parents. They're cold and uncaring. To my parents, my brother and I are only financial assets. They live in America where the main branches of their company reside. My brother didn't want me going to America with them so he offered to let me stay with him. What happened to your parents?"

"T-they died in a car accident when my twin and I were 8." The raven could feel the unreasonable guilt from the blonde and he held him even tighter as they continued to walk. "I don't have any more questions. Is there anything else you want to know?" Naruto asked, melting into the warm heat of the other teen.

"If you're willing to tell me, I would like to know what Kyuubi said that made you upset yesterday." The blonde stopped walking the moment he finished talking. Naruto was staring down at the ground with his hands clenched tightly.

Sasuke wanted to kill himself for asking the blonde for something like that. He saw how upset the teen was the day prior so why would he tell something so personal. They just met three weeks ago, definitely not enough time for them to share deep secrets. He gathered the stiff blonde in his arms kissing his head and wiping the tears that fell from his eyes.

"I-I wish I..." His breath caught in his throat stopping all words.

"Naruto you don't have to tell me right now if it makes you uncomfortable. I'm sorry I asked." He held the blonde tightly until he stopped crying. The cool night wind swept through the streets setting a relaxing mood for the two teens. They continued walking until they got a block from the blonde's house. Sasuke raised an eyebrow to their sudden halt.

"My Otousan is a little crazy when it comes to the dating front." Naruto pecked the other teen on the lips before disappearing down the street.

He entered the house, slowly closing the door behind him. The scarred teen trudged up the stairs tiredly. He put a pierced ear to his brother's door continuing his creep when he heard nothing. The big oak door to his room opened creakily as he stepped a tentative foot inside.

"What a good day." He sighed, stepping into his bathroom and showering before he went to sleep.

Yatta! Chapter 2 is finished. Thanks to everyone who has read this! You all make my day when I see how many visit I get! Next chapter is anticipated within the next week.