Laura: Chapter 6! Good things happen at the end of this one :$ Well good and bad...

Sasuke: That's always how it goes!

Naruto: There, there Sasu-Chan. It'll be okay.

Sasuke: ...

Laura: isn't that just damn adorable :)

Sasuke: Disclaimer...

DISCLAIMER: I'm not skilled enough to own Naruto -.-

Sasuke POV

Could this day get any worse? First of all I fell out of bed at 5:27 am because I was having a nightmare. Then I couldn't fall back asleep so I sat there for an hour and a half thinking, (I'll give you one guess who I was thinking about) had a mini heart attack when my Mom came into my room to check on me, and finally got into the shower without realizing that the knob was on cold. Yeah, I hate Mondays. I got to school a few minutes after the bell rang and ran to my first class. I tried not to stare at the all too familiar Volvo that was parked three spaces in front of me but... that didn't go over so well. My first class was English, which Sakura was in. She sat in the seat beside me and for once I wish she wasn't in this class with me.

I spent the next hour reading, scribbling on paper, and getting weird stares from Sakura. Finally when the bell rang I had had enough. I turned to Sakura and glared at her. "What do you want Sakura?" I didn't mean to sound so angry but I couldn't help it. I wasn't having a good day! Sakura stared at me for a minute then gently put a hand on my shoulder. "You know I'm here for you, right?" Uhh, what? I gave her a confused look then slowly nodded my head. Sakura half smiled then headed for her next class. That was weird? Why would she randomly say that? I hurried to my next class and took my seat quickly. I've been dreading this class the whole morning and now I couldn't avoid it anymore. I looked up and saw those ocean blue eyes staring at me.

I quickly looked back down at my science book and ignored him as he sat next to me. Science couldn't have been more awkward. We never said a word to each other and that confused me. I thought for sure he would have tried to apologize again but he never did. I couldn't help but glance at him every now and again. He looked amazing as usual. He was wearing a simple navy blue t-shirt with black jeans and white sneakers. His hair was a perfect mess as always and what am I saying?! I'm mad at him for god sakes! Get a grip Sasuke! As soon as the bell rang I was out of the classroom in records time. I really wasn't in the right frame of mind to talk to him right now, no matter how much I wanted too... I turned right planning on taking that way to the gym but froze when I saw those pale, haunting eyes staring back at me.

His lips were formed into a wicked smirk and he actually had the nerve to wink at me. I felt my legs start to shake and tears sting at my eyes as I turned around and hurried the other way. I could hear Naruto calling me but wouldn't dare turn around. I ran the rest of the way to the gym which was stupid considering we were actually doing a run in P.E today. Our P.E teacher cut class short because he said he was "Needed elsewhere." Whatever the hell that means. By the end of the class I was a panting, sweaty mess in desperate need of a shower. I lazily walked to the change room, grabbed my bag, and went into one of the stalls. The worst part about these showers is when you put it on hot it thinks you mean burning hot, and unfortunately I forgot this and ended up cussing up a storm because of my sizzling shoulder.

I slowly washed myself, relaxing in the feel of the now not too hot water. I closed my eyes and leaned my head back to wash the shampoo out of my hair when I heard shouting men and hurried foot steps in the change room. "Sasuke!" I recognized the voice as Sakura and quickly shut off the shower. "Sakura what the hell are you doing in here?!" I heard her rush over to my stall door and she started knocking furiously. "Can I come in?!" She asked in a rushed tone. "No, I'm naked! Now get out of here before you get in trouble!" I rolled my eyes as I heard her groan in frustration. "Sasuke I mean it! Let me in! This is important!" I blew a piece of hair out of my face irritably then quickly wrapped a towel around my waist. "Alright, fine. Come i-" I couldn't even get the words out before Sakura pushed the door open and quickly stepped inside.

She slammed it behind her and turned to me completely out of breath. "Please tell me you heard." I stared at her confused. Heard what? … Why am I saying this to myself? "Heard what?" I asked aloud this time. Sakura groaned then grabbed my shoulders. I was startled by the sudden movement and took an unintentional step back. "Naruto's in the principals office!" I stared at her dumbfounded. Yeah, so? Naruto's been to the office lots of times before. Granted I was usually with him, but that's beside the point. I shrugged my shoulders to show I had little interest. Didn't she know we were fighting? "Sasuke! He's in the office because he broke Neji Hyuga's nose!" My eyes went wide and I'm pretty sure I turned white.

Holy shit! He broke Neji's nose? Because of what he did to me? Oh my god! He's going to get expelled! This is all my fault. I should never have gone to that party. Better yet, I should have never believed Neji fucking Hyuga! How stupid could I be? And now Naruto's whole future could be messed up because of me. My legs started to shake and I was suddenly thankful that Sakura was still holding my shoulders steady. Suddenly another thought came to me. "You know, don't you?" I looked her straight in the eyes and she didn't need to speak for me to know the answer. Her face said it all. "How?" I whispered, feeling small and helpless. Sakura sighed and took a step back letting go of me in the process. "I heard you two yelling at each other and…"

She shrugged. "Well, I figured it out." I nodded and looked anywhere but her face. "Why didn't you tell me?" The hurt was clear in her voice and I felt awful. Because of my friendship with Naruto, Sakura and I had also grown very close to each other. I considered her a trustworthy friend. I ducked my head in shame then shrugged my shoulders weakly. "I thought we were friends... You can tell me anything..." I looked up at her with tears in my eyes. "We are friends, and I know I can trust you." Sakura surprised me by smiling slightly. "I guess it's not the first time you haven't told me something and I've had to figure it out by myself." I furrowed my brows in confusion. She giggled quietly and shook her head. "Oh Sasuke, did you honestly think I didn't know?"

"Know that I was almost raped?" I closed my mouth tight as we both cringed at the use of my words. "No... I mean about Naruto." I stared at her blankly which caused her to giggle again. "Look, I know you're mad at him right now, but we both know how you really feel about him." I stiffened. I knew where this was going. I've been accused of this ever since I came out about my sexuality, and my answer was always the same. "We're best friends... Well, were." I could hear the lie in my own voice and knew Sakura didn't buy it for a second. Okay, I admit it. I like Naruto way more than a best friend should. I always have, since the first day I met him in kindergarten. He was always there for me and I was always there for him.

Up until now, I thought we were inseparable. That night at the party when he said he needed to tell me something important I said that in the movies when a guy says that a girl always ends up crying. What I didn't say was if they were sad or happy tears, and I thought for sure when he said "I think I l" It would be happy tears.I prayed that he was about to say what I thought he was going to say, but even if he was going to say it, he said he thinks... What does that mean? He's not sure of his sexual orientation? Or not sure of his feelings for me? Maybe he just got caught up in the moment, or maybe it was just going to be one of our playful "I luv you's" that always makes my heart beat a little faster.

I'll never know, but what I do know now is none of this was really Naruto's fault, and I had to talk to him. Now. I spun around and opened up my bag to grab my shirt. I heard the door close quietly behind me as Sakura left. I pulled on my shirt and quickly slipped my boxers and pants back on. I stumbled out of the stall trying to get my left shoe on and rushed to the door with Sakura right behind me. We ran through the court yard and into the school not caring about the stares we were getting. All I cared about in this moment was Naruto. We stopped abruptly in front of the office and were met with Kiba's and Lee's butts sticking out at us.

"Lee!" The boys spun around with surprised looks on their faces. "You shouldn't be listening. It's rude!" Sakura huffed as she scolded them. Kiba smirked at her. "And what were you going to do miss blossom queen?" Sakura opened her mouth to probably tell him off but she then shut it slowly. She knew he had her there. We were going to eavesdrop, of course we were. Why else would we run all the way here? I ignored Sakura's silent curses towards Kiba and pressed my ear up against the door. I could hear muffled voices on the other side but couldn't quite make out what they were saying. "Ow! You stepped on my foot!"

"Shh!"

"Sorry Sakura..."

"Kiba be quiet! They'll hear you!"

"We already have." We all stood up shocked as the door flew open revealing a very pissed off looking Tsunade. I peaked inside and saw Naruto sitting in a chair next to her desk, smirking at his friends. His smile faded as we locked eyes and I tried my best to silently tell him how sorry I was for blaming him for this whole thing. I was broken out of my stare when I heard Kiba groan. I turned around and noticed a pink slip in all of their hands. 'Great.' I thought. Just what I need. Detention. I was surprised when Tsunade motioned for me to come inside. I knew why. Naruto obviously told her about what Neji did and now she's going to try to convince me to go see the school councillor or some shit like that.

I don't care what she says. I'm not going. I slumped my shoulders and reluctantly walked into her office. Naruto let out a half smile and patted the seat next to him. I wanted to smile back but I just didn't have the energy anymore. I flopped into the chair and listened as Sakura, Lee, and Kiba stomped down the hall. It was quiet as Tsunade took her seat in front of us. I took in a big breath to ready myself for what was to come. "Sasuke, you're friends with Naruto, correct?" I nodded my head furiously. Naruto stared at me confused and I gave him a sad smile. I wasn't mad at him anymore.

I just want this to be over so we could get back to the way we were. "That's what I thought..." She turned to Naruto then. "And do you think you have a responsibility to protect him?" Naruto answered without hesitation. "Yes, always." I smiled to myself, glad that he still wanted to protect me. Tsunade sat back in her chair and sighed. "Have you ever had any problems with Mr Hyuga before?" Naruto opened his mouth to respond but instead slowly shook his head. "I see. Well, I think I know what's going on here." We both gave her confused looks. "I spoke with Neji after the incident... I'm assuming you know about what took place?" She asked, facing me. I nodded.

Hell yeah I knew. Everyone in the whole fucking school must know by now. "And he told me that you, Sasuke, got very... close with him last weekend." I heard the chair creek beside me as Naruto gripped the arm rest on his seat. "Alright, look-" Tsunade said, annoyed by Naruto's behaviour. "What I see here is an overprotective friend who heard about his best friend being... intimate with a guy who he doesn't like very much. Now, I know you feel like you must protect him but being with Neji was his choice, and violence won't undo what has been done." Naruto jumped out of his chair and slammed his hands down on her desk. "His choice?! Are you kidding me?!"

"You're right." Naruto whipped his head around to look at me. I slid further into my chair as I tried to focus on Tsunade and not Naruto's death glare. "It was my choice and I should have told him... Hearing it from someone else must have been awful..." I let out a quiet whimper as Naruto sat back down beside me, his gaze never leaving my face. "I'm really sorry this happened, but please don't expel him! This is completely my fault... Everything was." I side glanced at Naruto, hoping he would understand there was more meaning in the words I was saying. Tsunade leaned forward on her hands with her brows knitted together in concentration. "Okay, here's the deal. I understand that this was a misunderstanding, but I can't allow this act of violence to be disregarded. Neji is in the hospital getting 3 stitches and his parents are out raged."

"Please don't tell Naruto's parents!" I blurted out without thinking. I knew what would happen if they found out. Not only would he be grounded for like ever, but the disappointment in their faces would kill him.

Tsunade sighed then turned to Naruto. "Are you willing to apologize?" Naruto scoffed in response. "Naruto, you are not in secondary school anymore. You will apologize, take a month of detention, and be thankful that I'm such an understanding person." She huffed. I sighed as Naruto nodded his head in understanding. "Good. Now I want both of you to go to lunch and stay out of trouble." We mumbled a quick goodbye as we walked out of her office. As soon as her door closed I turned to Naruto and hugged him as tight as I could. He hesitated, obviously confused by my action, but then he wound his arms around me and held me tightly.

We stayed like that for a while, just hugging each other. I missed his warmth, his smell... just, all of him. He pulled back slowly, a small smile playing on his lips. "What was that for?" I smiled back sadly. "So many things... Naruto I'm so sorry for everything that happened. I blamed you when this whole time it was my fault. I shouldn't have been so stupid, I should have-" I stopped talking as he put two fingers over my lips. "Hey, none of that 'I should have' crap. There's a lot of stuff I should have done too but I didn't... and for that I'm sorry. But we still need to talk about some things." I sighed but nodded my head. I knew we weren't done. He was going to yell at me for lying about the whole Neji thing and try to convince me to tell someone.

I decided I'd let him plead his case but under no circumstances am I telling anybody. It's too humiliating... "Come home with me?" I looked up at him shocked. "Are you kidding? You just got a month of detention and now you want to ditch?" Naruto shrugged then put his hands in his jeans pockets. "What else can they do to me, right?" "Right." I answer slowly. He smiled then grabbed my hand and began to pull me towards the front doors. The ride to Naruto's house was comfortably quiet. I was glad there was no tension around us. Maybe we would be okay. Maybe things will go back to the way they were. All hope left me as we pulled into the driveway and I saw Kushina standing on the porch with her arms crossed and a concerned expression on her face. "Did you tell the police?"

Laura: Uh oh I have a feeling Sasuke isn't going to be too pleased about this XD

Naruto: I'd also like to point out that any responsible teacher probably would have expelled me or at least would have told my parents...

Laura: Well the story wouldn't work that way! This is how it is! Logic be damned! You're in my town baby!

Sasuke: Indeed...

Laura: Alright, I'm sick of this. *Drags Sasuke by the collar* You are going to love me! Naruto do the thing!

Naruto: ummm Thanks for reading! Please review if you can! See ya'll in the next chapter!

Sasuke: Wh-what are you doing with that rope?!

Laura: Nothing Naruto wouldn't do.