Laura: Here we go with Chapter 9! I really REALLY love this chapter. It's just full of cuteness :S

DISCLAIMER: Still not owning Naruto!

Sasuke: We get so sick of seeing that.

Laura: I get sick of writing it...

Naruto POV

"Sakura! I said no more!"

"Oh come on Naruto, pleeeeease?"

"No! I'm all ready covered in this shit. No more!" Sakura huffed then crossed her arms over her chest. The eye liner pointing at me from between her fingers... mocking me. "You're no fun!" Sakura hopped up off the floor then headed for the kitchen to grab the pop corn that beeped awhile ago. She was too busy torturing me to notice it was done. "Look at me!" I complained as I looked into Sakura's hand held mirror. "I look like a clown!" Sasuke tried to hide his giggle by drinking some of his coke but just ended up choking on it. "It's not that bad." He said while gasping for air. I sighed then dropped the mirror into my lap. "Why am I doing this again?"

"Because you're a good brother." I smirked. Ya damn right I am! "And because you love being the center of attention." Sasuke winked at me. I smirked back. It was true... but it's also because I love being around you Sasuke. That's the only reason I'm here! "Besides, you took Sakura's attention off me so now I owe you big time." A wicked grin crossed my lips thinking of all the possibilities. "Nothing like that!" He hissed slapping my shoulder playfully. I grinned. "You don't even know what I was thinking." He smirked at me. "Oh I'm sure I do Dobe! That was the dirtiest look I have ever seen." I laughed then gave him my best innocent smile.

"Come here." He whispered, motioning me with his finger. I crawled over to him and sat on my butt as I smiled at him. "Let's get this off shall we?" He motioned to my so called 'makeover.' I nodded my head vigorously. "Please." Sasuke giggled then grabbed a tissue from beside him and started to rub off my lip stick. "Pinks not your color." He said simply while dabbing at my lips. "I'd say you're more of a red guy." I smirked at him but other wise kept my mouth shut. The last thing I needed was for Sasuke to shove a tissue down my throat for making some smart ass comment like "At least I have a color" or "Why don't you pull down my pants and take a look at what color I am?" Yeah, that wouldn't impress him.

I was brought back into the present as Sasuke brought his thumb up to his delicate pink lips and licked it. I watched his movement very carefully, imagining what it would feel like if he was licking my finger... Then I cursed myself for thinking of stuff like that about my best friend. He pulled his finger away from his mouth and moved it across the outline of my lips. Was Sasuke's spit being on my face supposed to turn me on? Because... well... you know. Jesus Christ I need help. He smiled sweetly at me and continued to run his thumb over my mouth. "She must have put like 10 layers of lip stick on you! My god." Sasuke pulled back to grab another tissue but I wasn't having any of that.

Before he pulled his thumb away I quickly applied a quick kiss to the tip of his finger. A little harmless flirting never hurt anyone right? He smiled at me then turned back again to get the tissue. "Mother fucker!" Both our heads shot towards the kitchen where the loud scream had came from. "Sakura, are you okay?" I asked concerned. I pushed myself off the ground only now noticing Sasuke was practically straddling my legs, and headed for the kitchen. "Sakura?" Sasuke yelled coming in behind me. "I can't believe this!" I walked in and found Sakura leaning against the island with her head down and a pink cell phone in her grasp. "What's wrong?" Sasuke asked, hurrying over to Sakura's side.

"Sasuke, we forgot to tell your parents that you're staying here!" Both Sasuke's and my head snapped up in horror. "My Dad just texted me asking if we knew where you were because Mikoto has been freaking out!" I groaned then pulled out my own cell phone seeing the same message from my Father. "I'm dead." Sasuke hurried over to the phone on the counter and quickly dialled his home number. "I'm so dead. They're gonna kill me! After all the shit that's happened today!" He stopped talking abruptly as Mikoto picked up the phone. "Mom!" All three of us cringed as we heard Mikoto shrieking through the phone. "I'm so sorry Mom.

We completely forgot to tell you." I cleared my throat and Sakura looked over at me. I jerked my head towards the hall wanting to give Sasuke some privacy. "I... I should have told you." I groaned when Sakura ignored me and grabbed for her hand. "Come on miss nosey." I quickly pulled her out of the room before we heard anymore of their conversation. "Naruto, why is this happening?" I sighed then plopped down on the couch near the flat screen. "What exactly are we talking about?" She shrugged then sat down on my lap. "You know, everything... Sasuke and Neji... You getting into a fight at school... Getting the police involved... Mom and Dad lashing out at us…"

I cringed at the memory. As soon as the three of us got back my parents pulled Sakura and I aside and had a very serious talk with us. Saying we should never keep something like this from someone and to keep an eye on Sasuke to make sure he's still himself and not acting differently around us. Of course we agreed and apologized for being fucking stupid, and then we all hugged it out. The three of us have been messing around in the living room ever since. It was going on 11:25 pm and we were just about to start a movie and settle down for the night. "I mean, it just seems like everything went wrong in a matter of days... It's not very fair."

I nodded then leaned my head on her shoulder. "Yeah, tell me about it... I'm surprised one of us hasn't broken a bone or anything yet." She giggled once then sighed deeply. "I'm really worried about him Naruto... Sasuke's been good at keeping his feelings inside, and sure he seems fine now, but who knows, he might get up in the middle of the night, go to the bathroom and cry for a few hours about his miserable life." I cringed at the image my sister just put in my head. I turned my head on her shoulder to face her and noticed her eyes were wet. "Hey, come on now don't do that." She sighed then bowed her head. "I can't help it..."

"Look Sakura," I said, trying to make my voice as stern as possible. "Don't underestimate him. Sasuke is strong, he's a fighter. If things get too bad you know he'll tell someone. Just believe in him, okay?"

"I do believe in him! I just can't help but worry." I wrapped my arms around her and sighed into her back. "I know. I'm worried too, but we gotta stay positive... for Sasuke's sake?" She sighed but nodded her head. "Good... Now get off me." I stood up which caused Sakura to fall to the floor with a big unf. I busted out laughing as I saw her rubbing her butt while glaring at me. "That hurt!" She whined as she crawled back to her feet. I smiled at her and she punched me in the shoulder. Hard. "Oh my god!" We heard Sasuke groan from the kitchen. I quickly turned my attention to the blank TV screen so he didn't think I was listening, but of course Sakura locked eyes with Sasuke as soon as he entered the living room. "Not now Sakura... Please?"

Sakura continued to stare at him suspiciously as Sasuke took his seat next to me on the floor. "What movie do you want to watch?" I asked trying to change the subject. Sasuke sighed then spun around to look at our shelf of movies. "Anything scary. I need to get hyped up." I grinned then took off to the kitchen. I skidded across the floor to the fridge and pulled out the energy drinks I was saving for a special occasion. I hurried back into the living room seeing Sasuke holding two movies in his hand, trying to decide what one to watch, and Sakura pulling some blankets and pillows onto the floor to make a nest. "Here." I said tossing Sasuke the Red Bull. He was caught off guard and barely caught it as the movies tumbled to the floor. "What was that for? Are you trying to kill me?!"

"You said you needed to get hyped up." I nodded toward the drink. "That'll do it." He studied it for a minute then grinned back at me. "Thanks." I nodded then bent down to pick up the movies he was looking at. The first one was the Grudge. That movie was fucking creepy, and the second was Prom Night. I've never actually seen that one, which is weird considering these movies were mostly mine. "What do you think?" Sasuke asked leaning over my shoulder. I shrugged then held up Prom Night. "I've never seen this one."

"Me either." I nodded then headed for the TV. "What one did you pick?" Sakura asked while munching on a hand full of popcorn. "Prom night." I clicked open on the DVD player and placed the disk inside. "Prom Night. As in the horror film…?" I smirked at my sister's panicky tone. Sakura has never liked horror movies. When we were little we decided it would be a fun idea to watch Saw and ever since Sakura has hated scary movies. I sat back on my heels and clicked play on the remote. "Yes, the horror film. Have you seen it?" I turned back around in time to see Sakura slowly nodding her head. I laughed. "Sakura, are you still scared of horror movies?" She glared at me then threw a few piece of popcorn at my head.

"It's your fault Naruto! Why would you convince me to watch someone brutally kill people and make them kill their friends?! Those movies are terrible! How would you feel if you had to cut off your own arm?" I smirked at her then leaned back on my elbows. "I'd feel pretty shitty." Sakura smirked at me. "Exactly. Horror movies are your guy's thing, not mine." Sasuke sighed then came to sit next to Sakura in her blanket nest. "Do you want us to pick a different one?" She shook her head then pulled the blankets high above her head. "Just play the damn thing." Sasuke and I laughed as the opening scene started to play. I pulled myself up next to Sakura and sat cross legged beside her on the fluffy blankets. Sasuke crawled up beside me and laid his head on my lap, sighing as he did so.

I smiled then started rubbing his hair affectionately. I ignored Sakura's knowing smile. We were quiet as the movie began. Sakura cringed when the girl's family was murdered and tucked her face into the pillows she had laid out. Eventually Sasuke started drinking his Red Bull and shivered with every sip he took. Half way through the movie Sakura started telling us how sick it was that we liked this stuff and that we were messed up in the head. We just laughed and continued to watch the movie. Sasuke kept getting frustrated every time the murderer showed up and the girls didn't recognize him and started to whisper to himself about how stupid they were for not knowing. This caused me to laugh which earned me a glare from Sakura.

I could tell she hated us for this but I knew the only reason she was doing this was for Sasuke. That's the thing about my sister. She can be a pain in the ass but there is no denying she would do anything for her friends no matter what. Finally the movie ended and we all sat up sighing. "That was really gross." Sakura whispered. "That was good. I liked it!" Sasuke replied completely ignoring Sakura's glares. "What did you think Naruto?" I shrugged while stretching out my legs. "It was good, but not enough gore." I smirked as Sakura hit me on the back of the head. "You're obnoxious." I grinned then turned off the TV. "Holy shit I gotta pee." I laughed as Sasuke popped up and started waddling to the bathroom. After three Red Bull's I wasn't surprised. "Let's hope no one murders me!"

"Fuck you Sasuke!" I laughed harder as Sakura climbed up off the floor and started picking things up. "God he's a pain in the ass." I smiled at her and nodded. "Yeah, he is, but as long as he's happy we did our job, right?" Sakura sighed then smiled at me. "You're right. As long as he's happy." We started picking everything off the floor and putting them back in their original spots. "So what are the sleeping arrangements?" I asked trying to sound nonchalant. "Meaning are you going to try to steal Sasuke from me?" I stopped mid pick up and glared at her. "I'm just asking..."

"Don't worry lover boy, you can have him. Just try to keep the playing quiet. I'd like to get some sleep tonight." I chucked one of Sasuke's empty Red Bull cans at her head. She dodged it at the last second and started to laugh. "Whoa boy calm down! I'm just playing." I continued to glare at her as Sasuke danced back into the room. "And what are my lovely friends up to?" He asked, swaying from side to side trying to be cute. "Going to bed." Sakura grumbled. I laughed as she clumped up the stairs. "Night guys."

"Later Sakura!" Sasuke giggled as he bounced back and forth on his feet. I threw the last pillow on the couch then turned to him. "You ready for bed?" He gave me an 'are you stupid look?' and I laughed. "I can't sleep. I'm jaaaaaaazed."

"No Sasuke, you're like caffeine high." He laughed and shook his head. "Oh well! So what do you want to do now?" I shrugged then turned off the lights in the living room. "Let's go upstairs and talk." I said as I grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the steps. "Okey dokey." I chuckled quietly as we passed Sakura's room and headed into my room. I locked the door behind us and Sasuke immediately flopped down on his back across my bed. I swallowed as I watched him. Seeing him spread out on my bed so comfortable and relaxed felt right. 'It's where he belongs.' I thought. I sighed then pulled my shirt over my head and laid down next to him. "Thank you." I propped my head up in my hand so I could face him.

"For what?" I asked smiling. Sasuke mimicked my action then locked his eyes with mine. "For being there for me, for sticking up for me..." He shook his head then turned his focus onto the bed sheets. "You know even when things were hard and I was mad at you... The whole time you were always the one I wanted to talk to." He took in a shaky breath then looked up at me again, his eyes fogey with tears. "Naruto, I don't even know how to thank you for this." I quickly wiped away his first tear. "Sasu, I'll always be here for you. As long as you'll have me." He tried to chuckle but ended up letting out a sob instead. I placed my hands on both his cheeks, willing him to look at me.

"We will get through this." I whispered as I wiped away another stray tear. "Together." He nodded his head quickly then pulled me into a tight hug. I pulled him as close to me as possible and tried to steady myself. "I just love you so much Sasuke." I sniffled into his hair, cursing myself for letting my emotions get the better of me. "I know you do." He whimpered into my chest. "I love you too." His voice was so quiet that I only managed to hear 'love' but I knew what he was saying. I pulled him tighter to me and kissed his head repeatedly. After a few minutes he pulled back and wiped his face once more. "I'm sorry." I shook my head, a small smile playing on my lips.

"Sometimes it's good to just let it out, and don't worry, I'll always be your shoulder to cry on." Sasuke's lip quivered and I was afraid he was going to start crying again, but he surprised me when he pushed me in the shoulder. "God you're such a mush ball." We both smiled at each other for a long time. I was replaying everything in my head right up to this moment, and I swore to myself that no matter what, I will always keep Sasuke safe. No one will hurt him like that again. We didn't bother changing into our pyjamas. We both got under the covers and snuggled up to each other. Sasuke laid his head on my bare chest and I slowly stroked his back. Just as I felt myself drifting off I heard a faint whisper. "What was that?" Sasuke sighed then snuggled farther into my embrace.

"You're my angel." He whispered/yawned. Tears stung my eyes but I quickly blinked them away. There was no way I was breaking down in front of Sasuke, so instead I whispered back. "And you're mine." His breathing evened out and I knew he had fallen asleep. I spent a few minutes just looking up at the ceiling and holding him tight. I never wanted to let him go. I didn't want to go back to school and leave him. He needed me just as much as I needed him. I made myself another promise as I was drifting off into unconsciousness. From now on, everything I say and do will show my love for him, and I hope he will finally realize just how amazing he is and how much he means to me. I love you Sasuke, and I always will.

Naruto: SO KAWAII!

Sasuke: You are my angel Naruto...

Laura: O.O

Sasuke: Uh!... I mean! E-end it! Come on do it!

Naruto: ...

Laura: Ok then z.z Thanks for reading everyone! As always leave a review if you can. It always makes my day :S Oh and new chapter is coming some time on Thursday. I've got a doctors appt so it may be up in the late afternoon. We'll see! See ya next time! … Hey Naruto, where are you taking Sasuke?

Naruto: My bedroom.

Sasuke *Blushes*

Laura: *Gasps* :D Tell me all about it when you're done!

Sasuke: Sh-shut up...

(Fun facts) If you've read my profile then you know that I'm a total horror movie lover XD If I could watch every single horror movie in the world you bet your ass I would. I really loved the re make of "Prom Night" and if you haven't seen it and you like horror just as much as I do, you should check it out! Although most of the horror movies I watch don't bug me "The Grudge" movies are the one thing that has absolutely terrified me. Like I had nightmares. It was horrible DX It's just the way she crawls man! It freaks me out! Also I've never actually had a Red Bull... I prefer Monsters :S