A/N: I DON'T OWN NARUTO... EVEN THOUGH I'M ALREADY IN THE SIXTH CHAPTER!!

Raising a Couple

Chapter 6 Beauty and the Geek

While the two Akatsuki members continued on their task, Naruto, Sakura & Gaara were walking to their house. Naruto was very excited to have another person in his house. He was very hospitable whenever some else comes in to stay at his house for a while. No wonder why Sakura decided to stay with him.

"I can't wait to show you everything in my house!" Naruto grinned. "I'm telling you, my house is fantastic."

"Stop bragging your dirty apartment, Naruto!" Sakura sneered. "The only reason why it got clean was because I was too diligent to clean your whole house!"

"Aww, you never let me feel good about anything!" Naruto gave a pout. "You even denied me as your boyfriend in front of Gaara."

"I didn't even tell you that you are my official boyfriend, Naruto." Sakura giggled as she poked him oh the cheek. "You are such an idiot."

"But I'm your first date." Naruto turned and crossed his arms. "Isn't that enough to make me your official boyfriend yet?"

"You have no idea how long you have to go, Naruto." Sakura smiled at him as she ruffled his hair.

"Geez, first you put on your killjoy attitude to annoy me." Naruto glared at her. "Then, you become super sweet on me. What's with you?"

"Girls like Sakura are usually like that." Gaara told him. "Especially when they see their boyfriends."

"You have to be that informed about girls?" Sakura glared at him.

"My sister always acts like that in front of Shikamaru." Gaara told them. "She would often call him 'Crybaby'. Then, she suddenly becomes sweet at him again. No wonder why Shikamaru's annoyed with her."

"You're pretty good about women, Gaara!" Naruto patted him. "But I'm wondering… Do you have a girlfriend?"

"I don't." Gaara said. "All my fangirls in my village are not my type."

"How did you get your fangirls?" Naruto asked him. "I even look more handsome that you."

"Clearly, boys like him look more decent that you." Sakura told him. "That's why he has fangirls."

"I don't need fangirls!" Naruto bragged. "All I need is a girlfriend like you, Sakura!"

"Aww, isn't that sweet!" Sakura said as she kissed him on the cheek.

"Do you really have to do that in public?' Gaara stared at them.

"Sorry about that." Sakura apologized.

"Just get a room next time." Gaara rolled his eyes.

After that, the three ninjas finally came to their destination. In front of them stood Naruto's house. It was just like any ordinary house. Although it was a bit smaller that the neighboring houses, it's still worth a home.

"Welcome to the Uzumaki residence, Gaara!" Naruto grinned at him. "Your temporary home for the next days."

"Hey!" Sakura yelled at him. "I live there too, you know."

"Of course you do, Sakura." Naruto told her. "You're going to be an Uzumaki in the near future anyway!"

"Whoa! Too excited already?" Sakura snickered. "Being your girlfriend doesn't mean that I'm going to be your wife in the future."

"Hey, d-did y-you j-just s-say…" Naruto stuttered as his face got red.

"Yap!" Sakura winked at him. "You heard me!"

"I knew you're just playing hard-to-get." Naruto grinned bigger.

"Quit it, you two." Gaara stared at them as he felt shivers run down his system. "Let's go inside."

"Oh, right!" Sakura scratched her head in humiliation. "Let's go! Let's go!"

When they entered the house, Gaara glanced around as he dropped his things. It was a fine place to stay, the house was clean and everything was orderly. His place was cleaner, but anyway, he didn't mind.

"Your place seems to be okay." Gaara told them. "Where's my room?"

"There's a triple-decker bed in there." Naruto pointed to the last door. "All of us will sleep there. You can sleep in the middle bed."

"I don't sleep." Gaara informed them. "I don't need a bed."

"If that suits you, then fine." Naruto nodded. "Just stay in the house and call us if you need anything."

Gaara just nodded and sat on the sofa as he flipped through the TV channels. Naruto and Sakura joined him as the sat too. They noticed that he's watching Beauty and the Geek. They were surprised to know that the Kazekage actually watches shows like that.

"You watch that show, Gaara?" Naruto asked as he slouched. "You really have a bad taste for shows."

"Actually I find this show quite interesting." Gaara said as he watched. "I learn a lot about women here."

"Really?" Naruto gasped in disbelief. "I don't learn anything about it at all!"

"If you watched it since the beginning," Gaara continued. "You'll observe that some of the girls there are not that smart, but they're pretty."

"So, what's with that?" Naruto raised his eyebrow. "Sakura's smart and pretty!"

"It's not about the girls I'm after." Gaara told him. "It's the combination of a stereotypical beauty and a nerdy geek. It's a wonder they can get along."

"You know what they say," Sakura smiled as he glanced at Naruto. "Opposites attract."

"I agree with Sakura!" Naruto nodded.

"Hush!" Gaara shushed them. "Can't you see I'm watching?"

With that, the three friends watched the same show all night long. At around 9 pm, Naruto and Sakura went to the bedroom to sleep. Gaara was left watching some late night shows. While they were there, the two Akatsuki members were at the roof, waiting for their chance to continue their plan.

"We're here, Deidara!" Tobi clapped his hands.

"Keep your mouth shut!" Deidara told him. "We're going in Naruto's room. Once we got there, you know what to do."

Tobi nodded.

"I expect that nothing will go wrong, Tobi." Deidara sighed. "Or you're gonna get it!!"

"Tobi good boy!" Tobi grinned at him. "Tobi good!"