Hiiiiiii. Long time, no see my pretties! How have all of you been? I know one thing: You've been very patient. And I thank you. Here's the next chapter.

TheDarkestWhiteRose.

About 10 minutes after Naruto had run away from Sasuke, the rain started pouring buckets at a time. Unfortunately, the blond still had a long way to go, especially by foot.

By the time he arrived to the four-bedroom house---where he resided with his aunt, older brother, and cousin---he was soaked to the bone. His socks squished in his shoes as he made his way to the living room.

Empty.

He stopped moving and quieted his breathing as much as possible to hear the sounds of the house.

Silence.

Figuring no one was home, he went straight to his room.

Clothes removed, Naruto stood naked in front of the mirror, scrutinizing himself yet again.

"Sasuke wouldn't want me. Who am I kidding…?" Just like every other time he looked in the mirror, Naruto failed to see his own beauty. Call it not being vain, or being blind. Perhaps if he smiled, maybe he'd see. Maybe the world would see.

Suddenly he yawned. Getting fed up with his pessimistic mood, and realized just how tired he really was, Naruto decided to quickly jump in the shower.

'The faster I get this over with, the quicker I can sleep,' he thought.

'Need more friction.' Pump. Faster. Faster. Harder. Fuck. Too slow. Not enough. Need…more. Not enough friction. Not enough heat. Never enough. Lick. Please. Kiss me. Fill me. I need more. Fuckmeintothewall. FASTER. Bite. HARDER. Pump. HOTTER. Fuck. NOW. Fuckme. MORE. Need more. Not enough. Hot. So hot. Burning.

It's over already? No, it can't be over. I need more. That wasn't enough.

Never.

Enough.

Again. Do me again. (1)

Naruto awoke startled and aroused under the warm water of shower. "That has got to stop," he proclaimed to no one in particular, "How am I supposed to stop thinking about Sasuke if stuff like that keeps happening?"

Naruto had begun to reach for his towel, but heard squeaks, and froze. 'Eh, they're probably just my own feet squeaking,' he thought. So he ignored the sounds and grabbed his towel to dry himself off.

Slipping on some boxers, Naruto tried to conjure up someone to think about in place of Sasuke, and then made his way to his futon. Deciding he was unable to find someone, Naruto slid under the covers and began to drift to sleep.

Before he completely fell slave to his exhaustion, he turned over and declared, "No one can replace Sasuke."

If he hadn't turned over, he would've seen that exact person standing in his doorway.

Soaking wet.

Need I say more?

Trying to be as quiet as possible with his footing---your shoes tend to squeak when you've been out in the rain---he arrived at the doorway to Naruto's room. Naruto's back was turned, so coincidently the blond didn't see him. Sasuke quickly dived to the left, to hide in the shadows outside the door, when Naruto walked to his futon. After waiting a few seconds, Sasuke peered into the room again. Had he looked any earlier, Naruto probably would've seen him.

'But then again, this is Naruto.' Hence probably being the keyword.

Luckily, said blond was busy turning onto his side, so he completely missed Sasuke.

'I should be a ninja.' Sasuke thought, but then completely dismissed the idea when he realized how impossible it was. (2)

Sasuke then began to make his way towards Naruto as to wake him.

"No one can replace Sasuke."

But stopped dead in his tracks.

At first, he had come to question Naruto about his behavior. But now, the whole plan changed. Yet the commencing would have to wait until the blue-eyed wonder was asleep.

After waiting for a total of three minutes, Sasuke was sure the blond was asleep (if the snoring was any indication). Still being the highly alert and aware Uchiha he was (let us bow down before thee), Sasuke took the precaution of tip-toeing to Naruto.

'Time for Plan A.'

As soon as Sasuke reached the foot of Naruto's bed, he sat on the floor. Not quite sure if his plan would work, his being a Uchiha playing a role or not, Sasuke was a tad reluctant to go through with it. What if Naruto woke up? What then?

Sasuke shook his head, trying to stop his thoughts from running down their current track.

Leftover raindrops from Sasuke's hair landed on Naruto's face, effectively waking him up. 'Shit. Didn't see that one coming.'

"Sas..uke?...Is that...you?" A small smile crept up Naruto's half-awake face.

'Okaaaaay, time for a new plan.'

"Uh, yeah. But this is a dream. I'm actually not here." But seeing Naruto's small smile droop a bit, he quickly added. "But you would like me to be, wouldn't you?"

'How can he keep up a full conversation and still be asleep??'

"Yeah..." Suddenly Naruto's smile turned into an all-out frown. "But you'd never come here, not after what I did."

"You never know, dobe. I may actually come one day." Feeling a dire need to get out before the sleepy idiot fully awoke, Sasuke did a little 'improvising'.

"Now go back to sleep." Sasuke leaned in and gave Naruto a soft peck. "You'll see me soon."

"Goodnigh'...Sas'ke..." There goes that snoring again.

Noting his cue, Sasuke quickly slipped out the blond's room and left the house, locking the door behind him.

TBC

Ok I know that last part was kind of bad, but I was rushing. I'm sorry. -Huggles- At least it's over with.

(1) For those of you that couldn't figure it out, which might be most of you, he was having a dream in the shower. I don't want an early lemon because that would be...well too early. Sorry, forgive me pl0x.

(2) Ah, Sasuke, you have no idea. Did anyone else let out a small giggle on his behalf? I know I did.

Question(s) to excite you: How the hell did Sasuke get into a locked house? Sheesh, I don't even know the answer to that yet. Or do I...?

ToBeContinued for a reason!