It was an average day in Konoha as Naruto and Sasuke walked casually down the street. There hands clasped together loosely, despite Sasuke's discomfort in the village knowing they were a couple.
Suddenly Lee Ran up behind Naruto and Sasuke, putting an arm around each of their shoulders. "Hey guys! You going to that party on Sunday?"
"Uh...there's a party?" Naruto asked with curiosity. It was the first he had heard of it.
"Yeah, you didn't hear? You guys should come. It's in the second city outside Konoha. We're renting a hotel for the night and everything!" Lee exclaimed happily, apparently oblivious to the fact that Naruto and Sasuke were holding hands.
"Sounds pretty cool Lee."
"Yeah, totally. So, you going to come?" Lee then turned his attention to Sasuke. "You're invited too Sasuke."
"...I'm...not that into parties," Sasuke hesitated, secretly letting go of Naruto's hand.
"Awww...come on man...Gaara's even going."
"Gaara's going to be there?!" Sasuke exclaimed excitedly. He then noticed how out of character that was and regained some composure back into his voice. "Uh...I mean...that's um...yeah know...cool. Maybe I'll show up..."
"Of course you will if he's going," Naruto stated suddenly.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Oh, like you don't know."
Lee looked back and forth from Sasuke to Naruto, suddenly finding himself lost in their conversation. "Umm...did I miss something here?"
"No. Naruto's just being a pest," Sasuke replied as he shot an annoyed glare at Naruto.
"Oh, a pest am I? I'll remember that Sasuke," Naruto said in an offended tone.
"Yeah right. I'd be surprised if you remembered what you had for breakfast yesterday."
"Cereal."
Sasuke said nothing as he realized that Naruto had just won this argument.
"Um...what are you two talking about?" Lee asked, still confused.
"Hmph. And you wanted me to move in with you." Naruto Stated simply as he crossed his arms and looked away.
"Naruto!" Sasuke shouted, in fear of him giving them away.
"What?"
"Okay, I seriously missed something here." Lee stated, apparently to himself since Naruto and Sasuke were ignoring everything he said.
"Okay you know what, I'm not arguing with you about this. Especially not here in the middle of the street." Sasuke replied, trying not to yell.
"You'll hold my hand but you're still afraid of anyone finding out," Naruto complained. "Eventually it's going to come out."
"Wait, what? Why would you two be holding hands?" Now Lee was really confused.
"Well, I don't want people to find out though you screaming at me," Sasuke continued.
"I'm not screaming!" Naruto exclaimed.
"I can't talk to you when you're like this," Sasuke said throwing his arms in the air and turning away.
"So...how bout that party..." Lee was desperately trying to get an explanation or at least change the subject.
"Oh, you wanna talk?" Naruto replied, still ignoring Lee. "Okay, lets talk. Lets talk about your obsessive fantasies of-"
"Could we not do this?" Sasuke interrupted.
"No. I like that Idea. We should talk. About your crush...that isn't on me."
"...Umm...what?" Lee continued to stare blankly at the two, still confused as he began to realize how strange this argument was getting.
"About you're obsession...that isn't with me," Naruto continued.
"Naruto." Sasuke pleaded for him to drop the subject.
"About you're fantasies...that aren't of me."
"I am so...lost," Lee stated in confusion.
"I thought I already explained this to you Naruto," Sasuke continued pleading. He really didn't want to have this argument right now.
"Or perhaps we should talk about how much you use me," Naruto stated finally.
"That is not true!"
"It is so!"
"No it is not!"
"So...party...you two going...?" Lee was still desperately trying to change the subject.
"Oh yeah?" Naruto asked accusingly at Sasuke, still ignoring Lee.
"Hey, who's the one who stayed up with you all night while you cried on my shoulder?" Sasuke argued.
"That doesn't prove anything."
"If I was just using you then I wouldn't have been so consoling. I do believe I even kissed you as I held you close and stroked your hair."
"You what?!" Lee exclaimed suddenly, catching just a few words of Sasuke's argument.
"And I do believe it was me who gave you comfort and said "It'll be okay." "
"You just wanted to-" Naruto began.
"Would you listen to me for a change!"
"Umm...could someone please fill me in?" Lee asked feeling more and more lost. Though, at this point, he wasn't sure he wanted to know what they were talking about.
"Listen to what? You're lies? You're attempts to save you're own ass because you know damn well I'm the only-" Naruto continued arguing but was soon cut off again by Sasuke.
"That's not it! Fuck!" Sasuke yelled as he turned away with clenched fists trying not to cry.
"Could someone please tell me what the hell is going on?!" Lee shouted suddenly. He was becoming annoyed at not knowing what they were talking about.
"Lee, could you just shut up, for like two seconds?" Naruto asked politely but irritated at having to talk over him.
Sasuke said nothing. He was still trying to hold himself back.
"Sasuke..."
"I...I just...ulgh...I'm such a..."
Naruto noticed Sasuke's depression and slowly walked over to him. He put an arm consolingly around Sasuke. "Hey...what...what's wrong?"
"I...I'm sorry. You just don't understand how much I try...I'm not an ass to you on purpose you know?"
"Well...Sasuke...would it be too much to ask for you to be a little more considerate of my feelings?"
Sasuke said nothing but instead turned around into Naruto's arms with tears in his eyes as he buried his face in his shoulder.
"...Um...Sasuke..."
"Um...I know you told me to shut up but...I'm still lost...," Lee stated calmly, hoping to finally get an explanation.
"I'm sorry. It's just...I'm such an ass." Sasuke admitted suddenly.
"...Sasuke..." Naruto was unsure of what to say. He'd never seen Sasuke act quit like this before.
"Now there's four words I never thought I'd hear Sasuke say," Lee smirked but he soon realized he was still being ignored.
"I'm horrible to you sometimes, I know," Sasuke continued. "I don't even realize it till after. Then I make stupid excuses hoping you'll see what ever it is that made you fall for me in the first place but it just makes things worse. I...I'm just so afraid to loose you but somehow I keep pushing you away. God, I'm sorry, just...don't leave me please."
Lee was becoming very agitated with being ignored and was tempted to beat the answers out of them. "Damn it! Someone tell me what the fuck is going on!"
Naruto and Sasuke looked over and stared blankly at Lee.
Naruto wrapped his arms around Sasuke. "Not now Lee." He said dismissively.
"Damn it! I wanna know!" Lee shouted.
Sasuke continued to ignore Lee. "...I'm s-"
"I know," Naruto replied before Sasuke could finish his sentence. "Sasuke...I would never leave you."
Sasuke said nothing as Naruto continued to console him. "It's ok."
Sasuke looked up at Naruto and they were again interrupted by Lee. "Tell me! I wanna know!!"
Naruto ignored him and kissed Sasuke lightly on the forehead.
Lee's eyes widened with confusion. "What the fuck?!
Sasuke nuzzled his head in Naruto's shoulder as Naruto wrapped his arms lovingly around Sasuke.
"What the hell?! You just... and he...but...your both...I don't..." Lee stuttered. He was even more lost now and apparently slow in realizing Naruto and Sasuke were more then just "friends."
"Lee...," Naruto spoke calmly.
"What?"
"Just never mind okay."
Lee just stared blankly at Naruto for a couple seconds. "But...but...but...you just kissed him!"
"Lee, he told you to never mind," Sasuke reminded him.
"But you're male and...and...he's male...and he kissed you...and...how are you okay with that?!"
"Just...never mind...it's none of your business."
"But...but..."
"Lee! Let it go!" Naruto shouted suddenly.
"But..."
"Lee!" Sasuke shouted, also trying to shut him up.
"But you're..."
"Yes. We're both male. Naruto kissed me. We get it already!" Sasuke shouted finally. "Honestly! How freakin' dense can you be?! We're gay okay! Clearly! As if it wasn't that obvious!"
Lee looked over to Sasuke, still confused. "Wait...you're...you're what?"
Naruto looked at Sasuke and smiled. "Aww...Sasuke, I'm proud of you."
"Shut up," Sasuke replied quickly trying not to blush.
Naruto kissed him on the cheek, continuing to taunt him playfully. "Aww...your so cute when your embarrassed."
Sasuke blushed at Naruto's taunts and kisses.
Lee just stared at them in shock. "Oh...My...God...you...you weren't kidding we're you? You two are actually..."
"Yes Lee. Me and Sasuke are gay. We're going out," Naruto confirmed.
"...You and Sasuke...are...going...out...?..."
"Um...we're quite intimate actually...," Sasuke added.
Lee's eyes continued to widen with shock. "Oh God. Don't tell me...I mean you're not..."
"I think last night was one of the best we've had." Naruto replied to Sasuke's comment.
"It's amazing what a week of abstinence does," Sasuke said smiling as he remembered the night before.
"What?!" Lee exclaimed. He had already heard far more then he needed to know. "I'm not hearing this! I'm not hearing this! This is wrong ...in so many ways!"
"Oh relax," Sasuke replied as he motioned for Lee to calm down. "It's not like we're hitting on you or anything."
"...But..."
"Hey you should be happy. If I wasn't gay I'd probably still be going out with Sakura."
Lee stopped for a second and looked questioningly at Sasuke. "Wait...Sakura's single?"
"Um...yeah...as far as I know."
"Well why didn't you tell me that before?! Yes! I might still have a chance!! Thank you Sasuke!!" Lee exclaimed as he ran up and hugged Sasuke out of excitement but he quickly backed away. "Wait. I...It's not contagious is it?"
"What?" Naruto asked, giving Lee a 'what the hell are you talking about?' look.
Suddenly Sasuke hit Lee upside the head.
"Ow!" Lee shouted as he rubbed his head in pain. "Ok, I guess that's a no...sorry!"
Sasuke was completely ignoring Lee. "Hmmm...so that's what Gaara gets out of it. That's kinda fun."
Lee looked questioningly at Sasuke. "What?"
"Hmmn? Oh, I just felt like hitting you."
"What? Why?"
Sasuke said nothing in response as he hit Lee again.
"What the hell?! Why are you hitting me?!"
"Cause I feel like it. And that was for that dumb ass comment you made."
"What dumb ass comment?"
"That's a good point. There was more then one." Sasuke then hit Lee across the head for the third time.
"Ow!! Sasuke! Stop hitting me!!"
Gaara, who just so happened to be walking by at the time, caught a glimpse of what was going on. He walked up behind Sasuke and hit him violently across the head.
"Ow! Naruto! What the hell?!" Sasuke exclaimed not realizing Gaara was standing right behind him.
Lee just laughed at Sasuke getting hit back.
Naruto looked at Sasuke with a blank stare. "It wasn't me?"
Sasuke then turned around to see Gaara standing right behind him.
Gaara shot a look of annoyance at Sasuke. "Who said you could steal my form of therapy?" He asked as he hit Sasuke again.
"Ow! Umm...I didn't think it was that big of a-" Sasuke began to explain but was hit across the head again by Gaara. "Ow!"
"You are very lucky I put up with you."
"Why do you put up with him?" Naruto asked suddenly.
"He's my patient, he's pathetic and it's my job. Why do you?"
Naruto stared blankly at Gaara for a few seconds before replying. "...That is a very good question."
That Sunday, somewhere outside Konoha all the invited Genin/Chounin waited at the hotel for their instructions. They had spent the whole day shopping and exploring and it was time for them to get settled into their rooms.
Kakashi arrived finally, late as always, to assign them their rooms. "Okay, looks like I was volunteered to chaperone this little party of yours so here's how it's going to work. Since there're only so many rooms you'll have to share. I've already randomly selected who'll be staying with who. Naturally the guys will be staying with guys and girls with girls as to avoid any 'inappropriateness.' "
Naruto and Sasuke smirked as they glanced at each other, Knowing that it wouldn't make a difference for them.
"Now then," Kakashi continued. "Naruto will stay with...,"
Naruto crossed his fingers hoping it'd be Sasuke as Sasuke hoped the same.
"Kiba."
Damn it! The thought quickly raced through both Naruto and Sasuke's mind.
"Kankuro will stay with Shikamaru. Shino with Neji. Rock Lee with..."
Don't be Sasuke. Don't be Sasuke, Lee thought remembering that Sasuke was gay.
"Chouji."
Lee then let out a quiet sigh of relief.
"Tenten will stay with Temari. Sasuke will stay with Gaara."
Sweet! Sasuke struggled to contain himself.
Gaara's eyes widened suddenly. "What?! Wait. No. That's an uh...conflict of interest!"
Kakashi looked over at Gaara, a little confused. "...Is there a problem...Gaara?"
"...Yes there's I problem! I am not staying with-"
Kakashi looked at Gaara with confusion.
Gaara then let out a sigh as he realized he didn't have much of a choice. It's a good thing I don't sleep. Gaara shuddered at the thought of what Sasuke might try if he had that opportunity. "No. I suppose it wont kill me. But if I go all Shukaku and kill a couple people the blood's on your hands not mine."
"...All right...then...," Kakashi continued, completely unaware of what that was all about. "Since there's an uneven number and only one room left Ino, Hinata, and Sakura will share the last room. Off you go, see you in the morning, have fun and try not to kill each other okay? All right. Goodnight." And with that Kakashi left the shinobi to find their rooms and get settled in.
Later on that evening Gaara sat cross-legged on one of the beds in the hotel room, leaning comfortably against the wall.
Meanwhile, outside the room, Sasuke had just arrived. He walked up to the room and, despite his hands being full from carrying luggage, somehow managed to knock on the door.
Gaara glanced over at the door and let out a sigh. He reluctantly walked over and opened it.
Sasuke looked up at Gaara with relief that he had opened the door for him. "...Uh...thanks...my hands were kind of full and my key is-" However, before Sasuke could say anymore Gaara had already shut and locked the door again.
Sasuke stared blankly at the door for a couple seconds and then let out an irritated sigh as he put down all his luggage, found his key and walked into the room.
Gaara was sitting back the way he was before. He glanced over at a somewhat annoyed Sasuke.
"They did give me a key you know," Sasuke stated finally as he threw his luggage beside the other bed and laid down.
"...Then why did you want me to open the door?"
"Gee I don't know...my hands we're full and I thought you might be nice and just let me in."
"Nice? Did you forget who you're talking to?"
"Apparently I did."
Gaara sat up straight and looked over at Sasuke. "Okay look Sasuke. We'll get along just fine here as long as you stay over there on that side of the room and leave me be over here on this side of the room."
"Um...What if I have to go to the bathroom or something? I have to walk across your side of the room to get there."
Gaara glared at Sasuke with annoyance.
"Right, got it."
"Good," Gaara replied as he leaned back against the wall again and closed his eyes.
Sasuke sat up and looked over at Gaara who seemed to be in a relaxed and peaceful state. Slowly and silently he walked over to Gaara and looked up at him leaning in only centimeters away from his face.
Gaara, sensing a strange presence, opened his eyes. Noticing Sasuke right directly in front of him he jumped back quickly. "What the fuck?! Sasuke! What the hell?!" He would've hit his head on the wall if his sand hadn't been there to protect him.
"...Sorry..." Sasuke stated, a little bit embarrassed as he returned to the other bed on the opposite side of the room. " ...Wanna...um...play cards or something?" Sasuke asked suddenly after a short period of silence.
"...No." Gaara stated. He was now seated comfortably again.
"..Okay...So...um...h...hows it going?"
"Sasuke?"
"Yeah?"
"Do me a favor and stop talking."
"Oh...okay...sorry...just...you know...trying to make conversation..."
"Don't you usually go to sleep at this time?"
"It's only 10 o'clock."
"This is going to be a long night."
"Well...I guess I am a little tired," Sasuke replied yawning. "Hmm...I guess your right." Sasuke stood up and removed his shirt.
Gaara glanced over at Sasuke with a raised eyebrow.
"What? I don't sleep with my shirt on."
"Whatever."
"You know you like it."
Gaara just rolled his eyes in annoyance.
"Okay, good night." Sasuke replied as he turned out the lights and curled up under the covers.
Gaara just sighed.
It wasn't long before there was a sudden rustle of sheets and pillows from where Sasuke was sleeping. He was tossing and turning all over the place. First trying to sleep on his left side, then he turned over onto his other side, then back to his left, then to his stomach, and then onto his back.
Gaara looked over to Sasuke through the dark wondering what all the commotion was about.
"Damn it." Sasuke shouted in a low whisper.
"What the hell is your problem?"
"I can't sleep."
"...Of course you can't," Gaara replied with a somewhat sarcastic tone as he rolled his eyes.
"I'm to used to having Naruto beside me...or leaning on me...or hugging me...or-"
"Just hug your pillow instead or something. I really don't care about your problems right now."
"Isn't that your job?"
"...Sasuke, look, the silence of the night is as close as I get to sleep. It's my down time so if your not going to sleep either then please at least keep your mouth shut."
"Oh...sorry." There was a long period of silence before Sasuke spoke again. "You know I'd probably be able to sleep if I could just-"
"You step one foot out of that bed towards me and I'll break your legs."
"Okay, fine." Sasuke replied reluctantly. There was another long period of silence. "Um...Gaara?"
"What?" Gaara answered with an irritated sigh.
"Okay, um...I know your not into guys or anything but like...I'm ...I'm pretty good looking right?"
"What?"
"Well I mean, I know the girls like me and of course Naruto does but he doesn't count cause well...yeah...so I was just wondering if..."
"...Sasuke...why are you asking me this?"
"What?"
"Is it to much to ask for a little bit of peace and quiet?"
"I just wanted to know."
"If I say yes will you shut up?"
"Possibly..."
"Yes, now go to sleep."
"...But I can't. Naruto's not here."
"Well how did you get to sleep before you were with Naruto?"
"...I don't remember..."
"Count sheep, or read a book or something."
"Count sheep?"
"Would you just go to sleep?!"
"I'll try."
"Thank you."
There was then yet another long period of silence before Sasuke spoke again. "Gaara?"
"What now?"
"Oh, it's nothing. Never mind," Sasuke replied as another lengthy period of silence occurred.
By this time Gaara was now laying down on his back with his eyes closed and his hands resting casually behind his head.
Sasuke then began to speak again. "Okay, so Naruto says I'm not considerate enough of his feelings."
"And I care because...?"
"Cause you're my counselor and you love me."
"Since when?"
"Um...you've been my counselor for-"
"That's not what I was referring to."
"Oh. You mean the part about you loving me. Umm...that...yeah...that was in my mind."
"And it can stay there."
"But no seriously, what can I do to show Naruto how much I care about him?"
"Sasuke..."
"Sorry I know, I'll shut up but...I'm serious."
"I'm really not in the mood to counsel you right now."
"Come on, help me out here."
"How the hell should I know?! Buy him some flowers or something. Go to sleep!"
"You have no advice for me at all?"
"Sasuke...I might have advice if Naruto was a girl but he's not and even then...I'm kind of new at this myself."
"Well...what would you do if it was Hinata?"
"Sasuke...Go...to...sleep..."
"...I just-"
"Okay, look, what's something Naruto absolutely loves more then anything?"
"Haha! Probably ramen."
"Good. Take him out for dinner and let him eat till his heart's content. Now go to sleep!!"
Sasuke remained silent for a few seconds and then let out a huge gasp. "You're a genius!!"
"I try," Gaara replied with a sarcastic and annoyed tone.
"...Gaara?"
"What do you want now?"
"I'm not annoying you am I?"
"...Oh, perceptive you are not Sasuke."
"Oh. Got it. Sorry. I'll shut up." Again there was a long silence before anyone spoke. "Um...Gaara?"
Gaara remained silent for a few seconds and then let out another sigh. "What?"
"Your hot."
"If you don't shut up I'm going to come over there and beat you."
"Somehow your pain is pleasure now."
"...I'm not even going to dignify that with an answer."
"...You really are hot though."
"Sasuke?"
"Yes?"
"Shut...up...and go...to sleep."
"But..I don't have-"
"Then just shut up."
"But..."
Gaara remained silent waiting for Sasuke's next excuse as he restrained himself from the urge to kill him.
"I just-"
"Sasuke."
"Sorry." And with that the room again became silent again.
Gaara suddenly sensed a slight movement from Sasuke.
Sasuke slowly crept over to Gaara, who suddenly felt Sasuke crawl onto the bed and rest his head against his shoulder. Gaara opened his eyes and could just barely make out the shadows of the room. "...Sasuke?"
"...Um...yeah?"
"What are you doing?"
"Um...resting my head against...your...shoulder...you want me to leave don't you?"
"Yes."
Sasuke then reluctantly crawled back over to his bed. "...Gaara?"
"What?"
"I love you."
"Sasuke, would you stop?!"
"Sorry. You really are pretty attractive though..."
"Sasuke!"
"I mean, not even just your looks either. Like, despite your-"
"Sasuke!!"
"What? I'm giving you a complement."
"Sasuke, it's 12 o'clock. Go to sleep."
"Well I would be asleep by now if you would have let me stay over there."
"You are not sleeping beside me."
"It's not like I'm going to do anything. I just need someone to lean on who closely resembles Naruto's body."
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Please?"
"No."
"Aww...come on, please?"
"No!"
"Please?"
"No!!"
"I'll shut up?"
"Tempting but no."
"I'll be good I promise."
"No!!"
"Come on, I won't hit on you I swear."
"Haha!"
"What?"
"That's a good one Sasuke."
"Gaara...please..."
"Sasuke, I said no."
"But..."
"No!
Sasuke then became unusually silent.
"...Sasuke?"
Sasuke let out a small sniffle. "Yeah."
"A...are you crying?"
"No..." Sasuke muttered still sniffling.
"What's wrong?"
"No. It...It's nothing..."
"...Geese you're sensitive."
"No, no. It's not that I just...I...I don't know what's wrong with me right now?"
"What do you mean?"
"I just felt...really emotional all of a sudden."
"How the hell is it that you have more problems then I do? I mean seriously."
"I'm sorry...I...I'm fine."
"You sure about that?"
Sasuke said nothing for a little while and then let out another sniffle. "...No..."
Gaara let out a sigh as he realized how desperately pathetic Sasuke was right now. I better not regret this. "Okay. Get over here."
"What?" Sasuke asked a little confused and still sniffling.
"Come on. Before I change my mind. You can lay on my shoulder if you want."
"Wh...really?"
"Changing my mind in...5...4...3...2..."
Sasuke bolted out of the bed and over to Gaara, laying close to him and resting his head sideways on his shoulder.
Gaara let out a sigh as he finished his sentence, knowing it was to late. "...1."
Sasuke then rested his arm on Gaara, laying so it just gently touched Gaara's opposite cheek.
Gaara, almost reaching his limit of tolerance with Sasuke, moved Sasuke's hand to his shoulder.
Sasuke looked up innocently at Gaara.
"You're pushing it." Gaara stated bluntly, causing Sasuke to lay his head back down and close his eyes.
There was another long silence before Sasuke slowly moved his hand so it rested lightly across Gaara's lower waist.
"...Sasuke?"
"Yeah?"
"Remove your hand from my waist."
Sasuke obediently moved his hand back to where it was. "Sorry."
After another long silence Sasuke stared up at Gaara for a few seconds and then quickly kissed him on the cheek, to which Gaara responded by hitting Sasuke across the head.
"Ow!" Sasuke shouted in a low whisper as he rubbed the top of his head.
"Do not try that again!"
"...Sorry..."
After yet another long silence Gaara suddenly noticed Sasuke's shadow hovering over him and leaning in closer. Gaara quickly placed his hand in front of his face.
Sasuke had leaned in to kiss Gaara but ended up kissing the palm of his hand instead.
"Oh, that's nice. Now I have your germs on my hand. Beautiful." Gaara replied sarcastically as he wiped his hand on his pants.
"Am I that repulsive?"
"Sasuke, I don't think you understand the meaning of the words "I'm not gay." "
Sasuke, again reluctantly, laid back down. "Oh...I will have you..."
"...Okay...that's just creepy..."
"Would you just give this a chance?"
"No!"
"I turned Naruto gay I can turn you gay too. I just...have to go a little farther before you realize how absolutely pleasurable-"
"Sasuke...I will never be gay!"
"Never say never."
"I believe we've already had this conversation and my answer is still no."
"Don't fight it Gaara. You know you want to." Sasuke then began to speak seductively as he leaned in close and whispered in Gaara's ear. "You want to taste my sweet, soft, and gentle lips; feel them press against your mouth with uncontrolled passion. You want to feel my skin against yours as I delicately caress your body. You want to feel my weight on top of you; to let the sensations in your body take over; to be the submissive one. That's what you want isn't it Gaara?" Sasuke continued as he began to walk his fingers down Gaara's stomach and move them closer to his upper thigh. "You want to feel me inside of you-"
Gaara quickly grabbed Sasuke's arm by the wrist. "Sasuke, stop!!"
"Oh...you want me don't you?"
Gaara then used his other hand to point to the other bed. "You want to go back over there? Because I will gladly place you there myself!!"
Sasuke thought for a couple seconds and then laid back down. "I miss Naruto."
"Oh would you get over it! You're such a child!"
Sasuke said nothing and remained silent for a long while before he finally spoke up again. "...Gaara?"
Gaara, hoping he could ignore Sasuke, closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.
"I'm not stupid I know you don't sleep. Shukaku would devour your soul or something."
Gaara opened his eyes, realizing it wasn't going to work. "I think I'd rather be taken over by Shukaku then have to put up with you all night."
Sasuke gave no reply.
"What do you want?"
Sasuke continued, letting out a yawn. "Oh...um...just...thank you...for you know...and I'm sorry I'm just a little bit-"
"Yeah, yeah, you're welcome."
"...Okay..." Sasuke replied, letting out another yawn before finally falling asleep.
Gaara let out another sigh. "I remember a time when I would have ripped him limb from limb by now..."
The next morning Sasuke woke up to find that Gaara was gone. "...What? Where'd he go?" Sasuke looked around the room and saw his gourd sitting beside the bed. Sasuke sat up and looked all around the room, realizing he had to still be there. He then heard the sound of running water and concluded that Gaara was in the shower. Being the obsessed and persistent homosexual that he was, he walked over to the bathroom door and slowly walked in.
"Sasuke, get out," Gaara spoke from behind the shower curtain.
"What? How'd you know?"
Gaara, loosing his patience, outstretched his hand from behind the curtain and sent his sand toward Sasuke.
"Ahhhh...! Ok I'm going!" Sasuke screamed as he ran out of the bathroom. "It's not fair," Sasuke pouted.
A few minutes later Sasuke could hear the sound of the water shutting off. Gaara then stepped out of the bathroom fully clothed. "If anyone other than myself is ever going to see me naked it would probably be Hinata."
Sasuke looked over at Gaara, who's hair was still wet. " ...You are really hot when your hair's wet."
"Just kill me now. Please." Gaara stated suddenly as he looked towards the ceiling and threw his arms in the air.
Sasuke just stared blankly at Gaara.
"Honestly Sasuke, I wouldn't be surprised if you had a shrine to me or something." Realizing what he just said and who he was talking to Gaara quickly looked over to Sasuke. "...Oh God. Tell me you don't have a shrine to me."
Sasuke said nothing. He simply looked away suspiciously.
"Oh...My God." Gaara then walked over to the side of the bed picked up his gourd and strapped it to his back. He then began to walk towards the door.
"Where you going?"
"To the lobby...for breakfast and to find Temari and Kankuro. Maybe they can help me maintain what little sanity I have left."
"And you don't even invite me to come with you? I never took you for the one night stand type of guy," Sasuke smirked.
"One night stand? What the hell are you talking about?"
"It's fine ya know. I mean we only slept together."
"...We...DID NOT...sleep together! You slept on my shoulder and that was only because you were being pathetic and it was the only way to shut you up. If you ever take it as more then that I'll-"
"Yeah, yeah, you'll tear me apart. I got it."
"Good." and with that Gaara quickly left the room.
Sasuke laid back in the bed and smiled maliciously. "...I got to sleep on Gaara's shoulder...hey...the blankets still smell like him." Sasuke then curled up in the blankets and fell asleep.
Shortly after Sasuke had happily fallen asleep Gaara walked back into the room. "Sasuke?"
Sasuke moved slightly and began to talk in his sleep. "Mmmmmmnnn...Gaara..."
...I don't even want to know what the hell I'm doing in his dream, Gaara thought to himself as he realized he'd have to use force to wake him up. He then hit Sasuke upside the head. "Sasuke!"
"Ow! What the hell?!" Sasuke exclaimed as he sat up quickly in confusion. He then noticed Gaara standing in front of him. "What do you want?"
"Naruto's awake. He just passed me in the hallway. He asked me to ask you if you wanted to meat him in the lobby for breakfast."
"Oh. Okay. Tell him I'll be there in a few minutes."
"Okay." Gaara replied as he left the room again.
A few minutes later Sasuke came down to the lobby where everyone was sitting around the tables eating and talking. Naruto was sitting at a table with Kiba. Sasuke walked over to the table and sat down next to Naruto.
"Oh, hey Sasuke. How'd you sleep last night?" Naruto asked as he looked over to Sasuke.
"Alright. I missed having you there though," Sasuke replied in a somewhat depressed tone.
"Sasuke, I'm surprised you're being so open."
"Yeah. You were right. We can't hide it forever."
"Umm...hide what?" Kiba asked suddenly, finding himself lost in their conversation.
"Oh, me and Sasuke are going out." Naruto replied simply.
"What?!" Kiba shouted, almost grabbing the attention of everyone there.
"Geese Kiba, keep it down would ya? Not everybody knows." Sasuke stated in a low tone as he gestured for Kiba to settle down.
"Wait. So you...you're both...gay?" Kiba asked, catching on a little quicker then Lee did.
"Yeah, pretty much." Naruto replied.
"But...but I thought you and Hinata we're going out."
"Well, we were. Actually at one point I was going out with her and Sasuke but then Hinata found out and dumped me."
"You cheated on Hinata?...With Sasuke? Naruto how could you? At least if you we're going to-"
"Yes, I know," Naruto interrupted. "No need to rub it in. I'm quite aware that I was being a jerk. I already got that whole speech from Hinata...and myself. I don't need it from you too."
"Yes, please don't depress him," Sasuke added. "After they broke up I didn't get sex for a week."
"What?!" Kiba exclaimed, this time in a lower voice so no one else would hear. "Tell me I heard that wrong."
"What's the big deal?" Naruto asked as he looked at Kiba with slight confusion. "We're a couple, is it that unreasonable for us to be that intimate?"
"But...wait...so ...you guys...actually..."
"Yeah, almost everyday," Sasuke answered. "Sometimes more then once in a day."
"But...how does...that...even work?" Kiba asked, a little confused.
Naruto and Sasuke both looked at each other and then back to Kiba.
"Uh..." Naruto stuttered as he tried to find the words to explain it.
"...It's not really that complicated Kiba..." Sasuke replied.
Kiba just stared blankly at the two of them.
Naruto, figuring out a reasonable explanation, leaned over to Kiba and whispered it in his ear.
Kiba stood there with a blank stare on his face as his eyes began to widen. "...Oh My God...I...I don't feel so good..." After a few short seconds Kiba fainted.
Everyone turned and looked at Naruto and Sasuke's table after hearing the crash of Kiba hitting the floor. Figuring it's nothing, all but Hinata and Shino turned back around and continued their conversations.
Hinata quickly ran over to Kiba and kneeled down beside him as Shino casually walked up beside her.
"K...Kiba? W...What happened?" Hinata asked as she stared at Kiba who was knocked out cold on the floor.
"Uh...he kind of just...fainted...I'm sure he's fine though," Naruto explained.
Hinata stood up and looked at Naruto.
"I'll take him up to his room. If he just fainted then he should be fine in maybe an hour or so." Shino replied as he picked up Kiba off the floor and left the lobby.
Hinata just stood there staring at Naruto.
Naruto looked away. "Umm...you...you're not still mad at me are you?"
Hinata had no reply.
"I...I really am sorry..."
Still she said nothing.
Gaara glanced over and noticed the tension between Naruto and Hinata. He casually walked over and put an arm around Hinata's shoulder.
Hinata looked up at Gaara and then back at Naruto.
"I...I should've told you. I was being a real jerk," Naruto continued.
Sasuke, avoiding the conversation between Naruto and Hinata, smiled and looked up at Gaara.
Gaara looked at Sasuke with a raised eyebrow.
Sasuke winked at Gaara to which he received another hit to the head. "Ow!"
"...I...I'm not mad at you Naruto...," Hinata spoke finally.
Naruto looked up, surprised, at Hinata.
"I...I'm just...I'm disappointed."
Naruto bowed his head down in shame. "I know...I...I didn't mean to...You're a nice girl Hinata...I never should have done anything like that to hurt you..."
Sasuke looked over and noticed Naruto's depression. He put an arm around Naruto to consol him.
"Is...Is there anyway we could...still be friends at least...?" Naruto asked, still looking down.
Sasuke looked up at Hinata with curiosity.
Hinata let out a sigh. She picked up the chair from off the floor and sat down in front of Naruto, resting her elbows on the table leaning forward slightly. "...Just...," She began as she looked away. "...Just tell me why?"
"I...It's complicated..." Naruto answered.
"That...makes it really hard to forgive you Naruto..."
"I ...I know...I don't even...understand how this all happened. One moment I'm completely content in my life with you and then the next I'm laying next to Sasuke wondering what took us so long to get together."
Sasuke smiled confidently to himself.
Gaara noticing Sasuke's smirk hit Sasuke across the head for the third time that morning.
"Ow!" Sasuke shouted as he rubbed his head in pain.
"You...you still Should have ...if you...had feelings for someone else...and you did...you...you should have come and told me...I would've been upset but I...I would've gotten over it...," Hinata continued, ignoring the side events going on between Sasuke and Gaara.
"...I know. Nothing I say...or even come up with in my mind is a reasonable excuse...nothing I say will make it right ...but I'm trying...," Naruto replied as he looked up at Hinata, also ignoring what he knew were Sasuke's antics. "Hinata...I'm sorry..."
Hinata let out another sigh. "O...okay Naruto...I...I'll accept that...," she answered as she stood up from the table.
"...Really? We...We're okay?" Naruto asked, surprised.
Hinata nodded her head and smiled. "Mhmm."
"Finally! Thank you!" Naruto shouted as he stood up and rushed over to Hinata, who stared blankly at Naruto in response to his reaction. "I am so sorry!!" Naruto continued as he outstretched his arms. "Come on...hug for the gay ex-boyfriend?" Naruto asked, smiling.
"Umm..I...guess...," Hinata stuttered still a little surprised at his reaction.
Naruto wrapped his arms around Hinata with great enthusiasm.
"Uh..."
Sasuke smiled and looked over to Gaara.
Gaara looked over at Sasuke. "...Don't even think about it."
"Damn it!" Sasuke complained as he folded his arms on the table and rested his head down.
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!! Chapter 7!! Geese...this thing took me like 3 days to write! And even longer to edit!! what the hell is up with that?! Anyway...hope you enjoyed this insanely long chapter. Honestly, I get all my ideas from purely hanging out with my friends. I seriously should start carrying a pen and note pad around to write all this shit down. Faints in exhaustion and relief from finally finishing the chapter