Wow. It's been an extremely long time since I've updated. (or at least it feels that way) Anywho. Gomen for the wait! I wanted to write this out probably even more than most of you wanted to read it, but the horrible place that tortured me day in and day out would not allow me any time to write! Name of the evil place: SCHOOL! I detest it...

Warning: I think there is no such thing for this chapy! Just cutesy-ness/humor. Well, that's the way I view it, but everyone's different.

Now, since you've all waited for this for a while I guess I can say "Here's chapy Five!"

Pet Name

"S-SASUKE?"

Whoever it was that took it upon themselves to reveal that this medium-sized, raven-haired dog was none other than Uchiha Sasuke should have done the humane thing and shot him while they were at it. Kiba was now watching Sasuke, eyes wide and mouth slightly parted; a look of complete bafflement covered his face. Naruto, on the other hand, blinked a couple times and stared blankly at the area behind Sasuke where the person had screeched his name; he was obviously confused.

That's it! I am going to kill whoever it was that found out and told! Who the hell is it? And how the hell could they tell it's me?

Sasuke whipped around only to find someone that wasn't even on his list of people that would dare do this to him. Someone that-

-"Y-Y-Y-You're-!"-

-wasn't even a person.

-"You're… Kiba's dog…!"-

There stood the fairly large animal, wagging its tail back and forth at the sight of the Uchiha being in doggy form. He must have been very excited to see Sasuke like this.

Now, Sasuke was rarely one to be shocked by things that popped up out of nowhere, like this dog did, – though he was Kiba's dog, so he didn't exactly pop up out of nowhere – but this nearly made his heart stop. Never before did a dog, that normally didn't talk, start speaking a language that Sasuke could comprehend.

-"The name's Akamaru."- the dog sounded a little annoyed that Sasuke hadn't used his name when speaking to him, but continued with wagging his tail nonetheless. -"So you are Sasuke in that case!"-

The ends of the dog's lips curved upwards into a little doggy smile, but Sasuke was still in the process of recovering from the sudden shock. He looked over his shoulder and saw Kiba, now up on his feet, watching the two as if in amusement.

Shit! Kiba can understand dogs and I just blew my cover by talking! Damn it!

But the male didn't appear to be planning anything against Sasuke and turned to Naruto, pushing the question of a pet name on the blonde again.

Bastard… He just wants to see what Naruto will call me since I have no say in it…

-"Hey, hey, hey!"- Akamaru tried to get Sasuke's attention and acted as if he were about to pounce on the raven-haired dog, raising his front paws and lurched towards Sasuke, but choosing to paw at the ground in front of him instead.

Being new to the concept of having a dog communicate with him as if they were best buds, Sasuke took a couple steps back. "What?" He wasn't too trusting of the dog yet and it showed in the suspicious tone he took.

Though this didn't seem to bother Akamaru at all. His eyes were wide and they sparkled as his voice dripped with excitement, "Am I the only one that knows?" he then gave a quick glance to Kiba, "Well… other than Kiba?"

The tone Akamaru used exhausted Sasuke. It reminded him of the hyper pitch that Naruto would use when overjoyed by someone offering to buy him ramen for no reason. He sighed heavily and nodded, a feeling of defeat clung to him at the thought of having someone discover his new identity, of being Naruto's… dog.

A shiver ran up his spine.

-"And let me guess! Naruto's your master, right?"-

This time more than just a shiver ran up Sasuke's spine. He gave a very noticeable jump at the word "master" and heard Kiba snickering behind him. The male was obviously eavesdropping in on their conversation and found this funny!

Sasuke heard the blonde male ask Kiba why he was acting strange and must have gotten an inaudible answer from Kiba because it was silent after that.

At least he isn't saying anything…

If Naruto had to find out that Sasuke was a stray dog, he would rather tell Naruto himself and not have anyone else spill it. It wasn't any of their business, so it would only be practical to leave it alone.

The Uchiha was able to find his voice now – feeling as though his ability to speak had broken at Akamaru's suggestion.

-"He will never be my 'master'!"-

Just giving thought to Naruto dominating over him gave Sasuke bad vibes. He didn't quite realize that Akamaru wasn't meaning for it to sound like a dominant title though.

The large dog tilted his head slightly to the Uchiha's response, as if confused by the reaction.

-"But, you were following him around, right…?"- His voice trailed off. Something had obviously clicked inside of his little doggy mind, -"Oh! I get it! You're like me and don't consider your owner to be a master!"-

The raven dog flinched at the word "owner," it being almost as bad as the word "master." Why did Akamaru have to use words that suggested that he belonged to Naruto? He mentally blushed at this thought and didn't want to know how Kiba was taking all of this. Sasuke hoped that maybe the male was so wrapped up in Naruto's thinking process that he wouldn't pay them any attention, but the muffled snickering behind him told a different story.

Before Sasuke was able to respond to Akamaru, the dog cut in.

-"You love Naruto, don't you?"-

This dog had to be the only, well, dog Sasuke knew that was this blunt. His body tightened up, but he remained silent. He didn't want to admit to a dog that he had feelings for Naruto, plus there was the possibility that Kiba might overhear him if he did. Sasuke squirmed uncomfortably at the question, but Akamaru – being a dog – excitedly went on, not realizing the Uchiha's discomfort.

-"It's like Kiba and I! We have more than just an owner and pet rela-"- Akamaru paused, -"Are you ok, Sasuke? Your mood suddenly changed rather fast…"-

Shit. He can sense that stupid mood thing…

Sasuke chose to remain silent instead of responding.

Akamaru wanted to understand why Sasuke was feeling different so suddenly and was about to start asking another load of questions, but they were interrupted before he could.

"Oi, Bun-bun!"

The two dogs turned their attention towards Naruto and gave him a questioning look.

Kiba appeared to be struggling to hold back a fit of laughter, which did not give Sasuke a good feeling. He didn't quite understand what was going on at the moment.

Naruto happily squatted down and stared directly at Sasuke, "Bun-bun, come here!" and patted his knees to show that 'here' was the area in front of him.

Don't tell me that… this is my…!

The larger white dog wagged his tail excitedly and spoke to Sasuke since he obviously didn't get this. -"He's talking to you!"-

Sasuke twitched.

-"The hell he is."-

For Naruto's sake, he better not be talking to Sasuke! Naruto did like bunnies, but still! This was Naruto! Even he could think of something a little better than that kind of name! The blonde was probably just talking to another one of Kiba's dogs somewhere behind him and decided to call to it.

-"No-no! That's what he named you!"- Akamaru seemed overjoyed by this, -"He's showing endearment for you by giving you that name! Isn't this great?"-

Bun-bun.

That.

That was going to be Sasuke's pet name? How the hell was it endearment?

As if to answer his mental question, Naruto climbed to his feet and happily bounced to Sasuke's side.

"Your new name is 'Bun-bun!' You can understand that, right?" Naruto got to his knees and hugged around Sasuke's neck.

-"I'm going to kill you for this, Naruto…"-

This came out as a pitiful sounding growl. The torment he'd go through having to be called that horrid thing that shouldn't even be considered a 'name!'

Kiba had given up trying to hold back the humor in this and held onto his stomach as he laughed at Sasuke's misfortune.

-"I'm in Hell. That's what's happened. That jutsu sent me to Hell. It was the only way I could have escaped from that annoying-" Sasuke continued mumbling everything to himself and Akamaru gave him a worried look.

-"But he came up with this name especially for you…"-

The raven-haired dog whipped his head around to this, finding this to be something to react to.

-"BUN-BUN? What does he think I am a rabbit? And it-it-"-

It really shot Sasuke's pride down.

-"But he gave you a name!"-

What the hell was this dog talking about? Why did any of this matter? So what if Naruto gave Sasuke a name? It was a stupid name!

The Uchiha scowled.

-"And why is this so important?"-

It was silent for a moment. Sasuke became a little uncomfortable with Naruto still nuzzling his neck and looked back at Akamaru to see why he wasn't responding. He seemed to be terribly confused.

-"It shows that you truly belong to Naruto now… You just need a collar and you'll be set! I don't wear a collar but-"-

That did it.

The hold that Naruto had on Sasuke would have appeared to burn him as he pulled away so quickly from the blonde. The mental images he was receiving did not sit well with him. He would not be wearing a collar anytime soon! And collars meant something else when put on a person, that being Sasuke's true form.

Pulling away from Naruto obviously hurt his feelings. His expression became mournful.

"Why do you have to be mean to me, Bun-bun…?"

Naruto gave Sasuke a look that could have broken an emotionless person down to a pathetic state; it would cause them to hug Naruto in hopes that it would make him happy again.

Damn it, Naruto! Don't look at me like that!

Even though Sasuke knew it was an act, he couldn't take this.

The dog attempted to look at something else, but found his eyes back on Naruto, his sad expression ate Sasuke up. Naurto looked – Sasuke felt a heated blush appear– cute! If it were just the two of them, then Sasuke would have done his best to give Naruto a doggy hug, but since they had unwanted company that knew who Sasuke was he decided to remain sitting on the ground as he was, watching Naruto all the while.

Kiba – now over his laughing fit – stood by the blonde and smirked to the dog. He didn't say anything, but Sasuke knew that he was thinking 'you owe me for not saying anything!'

"If I was given the name 'Bun-bun' I wouldn't be nice to you either."

This killed the adorable expression on Naruto's face, turning it into a grimace and he turned to the other male. "Hey, he's my dog, so I can name him anything I want! And I happen to like the name!"

Sasuke watched Naruto yell at Kiba for laughing, the blonde not able to understand what was so funny. Sasuke was rather happy that Naruto didn't understand and that Kiba refused to tell him though.

It didn't take long before Naruto got fed up with Kiba's peculiar behavior and decided that it was time for him and 'Bun-bun' to leave.

Sasuke walked by Naruto's side down the streets of Konoha and gave his – as Akamaru had put it – "master" a look that showed he was tired. Tired of meeting people he already knew and didn't really care to be reintroduced to.

"This will be the last stop! I promise!"

The raven-haired dog felt his tail wag at this news. Finally! One more person and they would be done with all of this running around and he could go to bed! It was very comfortable snuggling against Naruto in the night. Both of their bodies were very warm and soft, plus hearing Naruto slowly inhale and exhale relaxed the Uchiha into such a sweet slumber to the point that if anyone dared to wake him, the consequences would be murderous. This thought made the last house seem very unimportant and Sasuke felt that they should just forget about whoever it was and go back to Naruto's house to sleep!

When they came in sight of the house Sasuke's tail slowed to a halt. He recognized the place all too well and felt a little distant and disappointed when he came to an understanding of who they were visiting.

Uchiha Sasuke.

I love all of my reviewers and I'm terribly sorry for the wait. The chances of the update times being short is very slim, so you'll have to deal with it for a while. Gomen.

I hope you enjoyed! More revising to come!

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Ja ne! Kitsune-chan