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The only reason this is rated M is becuase of the extra chapter at the end of the story (which is still in work). The rest of the pic is rated PG, PG-13 at most. Please keep this in mind if you are looking for smut or fluff.

This is a Shounen-ai/Yaoi fanfic containing SasuNaru (SasukexNaruto) pairing. If you do not like the pairing or shounen-ai in general, then please do not leave any comments and discontinue reading from here.

Naruto and Company and Naruto related things are all property of Kishimoto Masashi. Yes, everything from the chararcter designs to the SasuNaru!

Character manipulation are all done by me.

A slight bump broke the blonde out of his slumber. His eyes fluttered open to see two women, not from the beginning of the bus ride, looking at him with great anticipation then turning their head away very quickly and giggling to one another. His body gained enough feeling to feel a slight pressure on the top of his head. Sasuke. Naruto pulled his head away quickly and the raven's head fell to his shoulder.

'I get it,' Naruto thought. 'I fell asleep...on Sasuke.'

He tried looking over at his friend, but couldn't see past his spiky hair. However, Sasuke wasn't making any movements other than heavy breathing. So Sasuke fell asleep as well. Naruto thought about waking him, but suddenly went against it and continued to let him sleep. He looked over again and slowly brushed some of the hair off of Sasuke's face. The blonde has seen Sasuke sleep before, but he'd never seen Sasuke's sleeping face up close. His eyes weren't as narrowed as they always were when awake, and he definitely wasn't scowling, which Naruto thought was a great improvement for his image. His lips looked so relaxed...and very soft....

He heard the girls giggling again. He turned to see them just staring at them now without even hiding it. His face grew bright red and he turned his head to the window. Even so, he could still sense the girls giggling. That, and the rhythm of Sasuke's breathing. He turned his head again and looked at Sasuke's face once more. Even though he didn't know where they were going, Naruto didn't want to wake him up. So he leaned back into the seat and continued staring out the window.

A couple of more stops came and went before Sasuke woke up.

"Hn...Where are we?" he asked while turning his head to the blonde.

He was still in a sleepy state, so his face was just as relaxed as it was a few seconds ago. Naruto pulled his head away to hide the red that somehow always found a way to come back to his cheeks.

"H-how the heck should I know! I don't even know where we're going!"

The raven sat up and looked around the bus. Now no one was on but them and the bus driver. He looked out the window to see a rigid wall of rock on that side of the road. He turned his head to the other window and saw the same thing. He smirked to himself and straightened his posture.

"We're almost there."

"Where?"

Sasuke grabbed Naruto's hand and gave him a smirk.

"You'll see."

When the bus came to the next stop, both boys disembarked to a deserted place. Naruto looked around and saw nothing.

"Wha-? You took me all the way out here to nothing?!"

"No, Usuratonkachi."

Naruto winced at that name. It was harsher than the last name, so maybe Sasuke was getting better.

"Look."

Sasuke turned Naruto around to see what they came for: the ocean. Naruto's eyes widened to look at the blue beauty stretched across the horizon.

"S-Sasuke, wasn't there a closer location we could have gone to? Plus, I don't have any swimming trunks."

"It's fine. I originally didn't plan to come here, but you didn't want to be seen with me, so."

Sasuke pulled on Naruto's hand to the road leading to the shore.

"I decided to come here. Not only did I think this was something you would like,"

He turned his head and showed Naruto something that was extremely rare but only he had seen.

"But no one else would be here, so I will have you all to myself."

There it was: Sasuke's smile. Not a smirk, but a genuine smile. Whenever Naruto saw this, it would always get him off guard and didn't know how to react. Even now, it was the same feeling. So with Sasuke pulling him, Naruto didn't resist but went along with the ride. With the now limp Naruto, Sasuke pulled him down the road until they reached the sandy shores that he had planned to go to. There was a nice breeze, the bright sun, and barely a cloud in the sky. It was a perfect day to go to the beach.

When they got to the sand, Sasuke let go of Naruto's hand and crouched down to unlace his shoes. Naruto merely slipped his shoes off by the heel and proceeded to take off his socks as he ran to the water. Sasuke gave a bit of a huff and placed his socks in his shoes and took off his sweatshirt before walking down with his hands in his pockets. Inches away from the water, Naruto bent down and unzipped the legs of his zip-offs so his pants became shorts. Sasuke merely rolled the pant legs up and followed Naruto to the wet sand of the beach.

"Wow! The sand feels really cool! And look!"

He pointed to a crab scurrying across the sand before digging in a spot and disappearing from the surface.

"I bet I can catch it!"

"Naruto, wait."

Naruto turned his head and looked at Sasuke. He was holding something behind his back, but gave a sincere look at the blonde.

"Do you...remember this place?"

"Huh?"

"When we were both younger, do you remember us being here together?"

The young kitsune-like boy looked up to think back, but couldn't find anything.

"No."

The raven gave a deep sigh.

"Dobe. I didn't think your memory was this bad. But it's okay, because I think I have something that could jog it."

Sasuke held out his hand in a jester for Naruto to do the same. He put his hand into Sasuke's palm-up and waited for his gift.

"Close your eyes."

"No. Just let me have it."

"If you say so."

Sasuke let a smirk crawl on his face as he pulled out Naruto's gift.

"Here."

"AAAHHHHHH! What the hell is that?!"

It was a big wad of seaweed. Before he could put it in the blonde's hand, Naruto had already pulled back.

"Something to help your memory problems."

"Get that thing away from me!"

The raven continued to wave the seaweed in Naruto's face and Naruto kept backing up. Then, he spun around and started sprinting with Sasuke hot on his tail.

"Do you remember yet?!"

"No! And stop chasing me!"

Even with him running as his life depended on it, Naruto was mad seeing Sasuke enjoying himself by torturing his friend/love. Naruto set his feet in an attempt to change directions, but ended up falling flat on his face in the wet part of the sand. And if things weren't bad enough, the tide came in and covered the blonde in saltwater. Sasuke only stood by and started laughing.

"What bad luck, Naruto."

"Gah! Just shut up and help me up!"

Naruto held out his hand which the Uchiha, though he was still laughing, agreed to take. When he got a grip, Naruto yanked the raven down to the sand and another wave fell on both boys.

"Ha! Serves you right!"

Sasuke shot up and was very annoyed. So he bent down and lifted Naruto up bridal style.

"H-hey! Teme! Let me go!"

Sasuke carried him all the way out until the water was knee-deep and raised him more to throw him in. As soon as he was airborne, Naruto grabbed Sasuke's arm once again and both went crashing into the water. Naruto emerged from the water first, then Sasuke.

"There! You deserved that!"

Sasuke didn't respond because he was too busy rubbing his eyes. Ah, the Uchiha eyes were still very sensitive. Now that Naruto felt guilty, he grabbed Sasuke's wrist and started leading him to shore. This didn't stop the raven from sliding his hand down so he would Naruto's hand. It was a bit annoying, but Naruto allowed it.

"We should just dry off," Naruto said as soon as they reached dry sand.

"Hn. But my eyes are still covered in salt. I need to get it out."

"Well, our clothes are wet with the seawater, so we can't use them. Hey! Why don't we use the socks!"

Even with his eyes closed, Sasuke still turned to give Naruto an annoyed look.

"Fine. It was a joke, anyway. I think I still have some bottled water left over. C'mon."

Naruto pulled Sasuke over to their abandoned things. He let go of his friend's hand and knelt down to find the water.

"Ha! Found it!"

When he turned around, Sasuke was already waving his arm around cautiously trying to find Naruto.

"Oi. I'm right here."

Naruto extended his arm waiting for Sasuke to find it. When he did, Sasuke pulled himself to his knees and leaned in closer, using his hand to find Naruto's cheek. Naruto's body shook from anticipation. The way Sasuke looked and was holding onto Naruto...Naruto snapped his eyes shut waiting for the kiss that Sasuke would sneak in even though he was blind. But nothing happened. He used one eye to peek and saw Sasuke's head lowering to Naruto's lap.

"H-hey! W-w-what do you think you're doing, Teme?!"

When the pale hand reached the blonde's upper thigh, Naruto was ready to hit him. But instead, Sasuke's flipped over and he lied down in his lap.

"I'm waiting for you to flush my eyes out. What does it look like I'm doing?"

Realizing he just had a perverted though, Naruto's face grew bright red once again. It wasn't his fault considering what happened a couple of hours ago, but he shouldn't be having those thoughts in the first place. The blonde shook his head in an attempt to remove those impure thoughts.

"N-nothing! Just hold still!"

Naruto opened one of Sasuke's eyes and held the bottle over it. When he was pouring water into it, a thought just hit him.

"Wait a minute. I've been here before. It was like primary school, right?"

"I'm so glad it took you this long to figure out, Dobe."

When he was done with one eye, Naruto poured some water onto the Uchiha's face.

"Oh. Whoops."

The raven gave another intimidating look minus the glaring eyes before lying his head back down.

"Anyway, yes. It was in primary school, our last year there. We took a class trip to the beach a couple miles up the road."

Naruto began cleaning the other eye.

"So it was the other location! So why didn't we go there?"

"I already told you. There are people over there and this is more of a secret spot. Our secret spot."

Naruto stopped the first-aid and gave Sasuke a confused look.

"...our spot?"

"Remember what happened when we got to the beach?"

Naruto thought for a bit before he finished his work.

"Oh yeah. There was some kind of race or long distance contest and I wanted to take part of it. We were supposed to see who could go the farthest and so I ran as far as I could."

"Yeah, but it was just a trick so they could get you lost."

"I figured that out as soon as I was nowhere close to the beach site. I'm not that dumb."

"Could've fooled me."

Naruto pulled on Sasuke's cheek.

"Teme."

Sasuke sat up while rubbing his cheek.

"Anyway, this was the place you ran to," Sasuke continued as he scooted next to Naruto. "And, of course, I was the one who had to come get you."

"Because you were forced by the teacher?"

"No. Because of all the annoying girls wanting to be with me. That was the perfect excuse to get away from them."

Naruto giggled a bit to the comment.

"Yeah, well- hey! Why'd you throw seaweed at me?!"

"Because it was to help your memory."

"No, I mean back then! As soon as you found me, you started to chase me with a big, old, nasty wad of seaweed!"

"Because you hated it. And you still do. Got you back to the group, didn't it?"

Sasuke gave another smile, confusing the blonde's body once again. So he just tucked his legs in and rested his head on his knees.

"We're dry. Can we just go home already?" he whined.

"Not yet."

The raven grabbed Naruto's hand for him to stand up.

"There's still one more place we have to go."

After the boys put on the remainder of their clothing, both made their way to the bus with the sun still high above their heads. Sasuke made their next stop to the small town nearby filled with people out for vacationing. They went to a food stand and bought snacks and then went to the local arcade. Once Sasuke won 51% of the games (which Naruto was still fuming about), the sun was setting but there was still some light out. So the final stop was to a small café with an ocean view.

"Are you having fun, Naruto?" Sasuke asked after sipping on his coffee.

"Yeah...I guess...." he mumbled with the spoon full of ice cream in his mouth.

"Don't tell me you're still mad about losing all those games to me?"

"Teme! You only won one game over me! And you cheated! No fair!"

"Look. If you don't use the power-ups like you're supposed to, it's not my fault if you get blown up. Deal with it."

The blonde fell back in his seat and jammed another spoonful of ice cream in his mouth. He looked out to the sea where the sun was now beginning to fall under the horizon. The scene was breathtaking with the surface sparkling and reflecting the light of the sun. He looked over to the Uchiha to see him looking at the same sunset and with that same peaceful and relaxed face. A wave of guilt hit the blonde, having the need to talk to him.

"Sasuke, can I ask you something?"

The raven turned his attention from the setting to the blonde's azure eyes.

"Sasuke...are...are you happy?"

"What kind of question is that?"

"I'm serious. Are you happy?"

Sasuke closed his eyes and let out a deep sigh.

"Yes Naruto. I'm happy. And I'm especially happy to be with you."

"But....what if this isn't real?"

The dark-haired teen gave him a confused look.

"What are you talking about?"

Naruto felt a huge lump in his throat. Seeing Sasuke like this wasn't good for his conscious. He wanted to tell him this was all part of the potion, but his heart wouldn't let him.

"I mean...well....what if...this whole thing...fades away? What if you want someone else? I mean, people have young love, but they tend to move on to something else. So what if this happens and all this fades away?"

Naruto looked up and saw Sasuke with a worried expression on his face.

"You...you aren't in love with someone else, are you Naruto?"

"What?! No I'm not! I'm just asking about you!"

Sasuke let out a sigh and moved his chair closer to Naruto's.

"Naruto, you don't have to worry about me. My feelings won't fade away like that."

"But...but the po-"

"You always worry about other people, one of the things that I love and annoy me to death. But listen. Even if I were to find someone else or lose interest in you, something very unlikely, the feelings and memories that I have will never die. This is true for all people."

"But Sasuke-"

"Naruto. Right now I'm very happy, happier than anytime that I can remember. I care about you so much and am very thankful to be with you. No matter what happens, I will never forget any of this or feel any different towards you than I do now."

He cupped the tan face into his hands and leaned in until he was inches away while staring into those same dazzling blue eyes.

"I love you, Naruto."

He leaned forward and captured the blonde lips once again. Unlike the other times, it wasn't forceful or teasing, but a long and passionate kiss. The atmosphere was also different from any other time Naruto had been with Sasuke, in fact, for the entire day it was different than before, but it was only now that he was noticing it. The setting the two boys were in and the words Sasuke had spoken earlier mixed with the expression on his face just set the romantic mood....and Naruto was completely captivated by it.

Naruto found himself closing his eyes and leaning into the kiss that was much different from any others he had experienced. Unconsciously, his hand was placed onto the raven's chest as he leaned in more with the other hand grabbing the sweatshirt. Sasuke wrapped his free hand around the blonde's waist and his hand resting on Naruto's cheek moved to the back of his head. The raven separated their lips for only a second before attaching them back together and letting his tongue slip out to lick Naruto's bottom lip. Although it was Sasuke who was asking for Naruto to invite him in, the little kitsune took the initiative and pushed his own tongue into Sasuke's mouth. This only lasted for a second before the blonde pulled away while wiping his own mouth.

"W-w-w-wait! I didn't- I mean- I-I-I-I-" he stammered through his fingers.

The raven only looked at him with a surprised face and his cheeks slightly colored, which only embarrassed Naruto even more for what he did. The tension quickly broke with some glass and pans falling not too far away from their table. They turned their heads to see a waiter holding a fainted waitress.

"What happened to Hina?" one of the other employees asked.

"I don't know! But she's got a bloody nose!"

"Maybe...we should go," Sasuke mumbled.

Both boys got up from the table and walked around the little incident in the café without saying a word. They didn't say anything when walking down the road or when they boarded the bus. Naruto never made eye contact with Sasuke, and Sasuke never tried to touch the blonde at all. The two finally made it back to the city and onto another bus to lead them closer to Naruto's house. Again, the atmosphere was heavy as both walked down the dark road without uttering a single word. Naruto looked up at the stars and noticed they were shining brighter than they had before. Even the moon, waning that night, seemed to shine so very brightly that it felt as though Naruto was walking on clouds, even though it was a cloudless night.

"We're here."

Naruto looked back to see Sasuke stopped at the walkway leading to the blonde's house that he had actually passed. The two walked up to the front door and stood without making any noises or movements. After a long period of silence, the blonde coughed.

"Um...Sasuke...I....about earlier...."

He turned his head to see Sasuke leaning on for another kiss. It was entirely new and alarming to Naruto because he didn't try to run or push Sasuke away. In fact, he was wrapping his arms around the raven's neck and meeting him half-way. Sasuke immediately wrapped his arms around the blonde's waist and slipped his tongue into the other's mouth without warning. Naruto didn't fight it, but let his tongue dance around with Sasuke's as he pulled himself closer and deeper into the Uchiha's arms and kiss. After several moments, the raven pulled back leaving a small bridge of saliva between the two set of lips.

"I really had a great time today," Sasuke whispered.

The blonde only stared into the onyx eyes in front of him and gave a very small nod. Sasuke gave a small smile and placed a small kiss on Naruto's lips. He released the blonde and walked off the porch to the sidewalk. He looked back one last time and gave a small wave.

"I'll see you soon."

And with that, he was off. When Sasuke was out of sight, Naruto leaned back on the door while holding his lips. Again, he noticed the glow from the moon was very strong and the night looked so much clearer than any other time that he looked. He moved his fingers from his lips to the doorknob and let himself through the door.

"Naruto? You're just getting back?"

Iruka walked up from his study room to the blonde who was still in a daze.

"I was worried about you! Where have you been all this time?"

"...with Sasuke...."

"Oh, is that all? I wish you would have called me, though."

The brunette gave a smile and shook off the anger he held earlier knowing that Naruto was alright.

"Well, seeing as you're fine, I guess I can let it slide. After all, you were with Sasuke, so there shouldn't be any problems, right? I mean, I'm glad you're with him than with- hey! Naruto!"

Before he finished his sentence, Naruto ran up the stairs and slammed the door shut to his room. He threw himself onto the bed and buried his face into the pillow.

"Sasuke."

He imagined the kiss from the café as the mood was just right and he was overwhelmed with the entire situation to even bother fighting it.

"I don't know what happened. The mood, what Sasuke said. It was just too much. I don't know why, but I just couldn't fight it. It just felt so...nice."

He replayed in his head the kissed he just shared with the raven only a few minutes ago.

"But this can't be right. Sasuke is my friend. I can't be....but I think. Maybe...I'm falling in love with him..."

Even Sasuke's words from the café ran through his head.

"Right now I'm very happy, happier than anytime that I can remember."

"But that can't be. Even if he said that, all those feeling are false. It's just the potion!"

"I care about you so much and am very thankful to be with you."

"I'm falling in love with a false Sasuke...I can't let that happen! If this goes on any further..."

"No matter what happens, I will never forget any of this."

"...if it goes on any longer, me and him...we'll fall apart. I'll fall apart. I'll die."

Naruto sank his head into the pillow more to allow the material to absorb the tears leaking out of his eyes.

"I don't want to lose him...even as a friend..."

"I love you, Naruto."

"Sakura-chan....I beg you....please find the antidote soon...."