To start things off, I'M SORRY!! Seriously, how long has it been since I've updated? At least two weeks? Ah school's just been crazy lately! My one project had evolved into three and I still have two to worry about at the moment. Not to mention finals and crap leading all up to the week before salvation (aka vacation)…

I can't wait until summer.

Plus, I haven't been getting along too well with my parents recently. It's all just been very…blah.

So sorry again for the lateness of this chapter! I hope it's worth the wait! I really do appreciate all the reviews I received though; they mean a lot! So thanks everyone for your support!

Chapter 7: Friends With Benefits?

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Hello?

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Helloooooo?

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Who's there?

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If you don't tell me who you are right now, I'm hanging up!

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Damn it, who is this?!

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FINE! I'm leaving. If you call again, I'm calling the cops!

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HA! Just kidding!

You have reached the voicemail of Naruto Uzumaki. I'm obviously not here right now so leave me a message and I'll get back to you. If you're hot in any way, shape, or form, then keep on calling! I'll pick up eventually and then we can…chat. Or maybe do more than that, if you know what I mean (Cough). Oh, and if you seriously fell for that bit in the beginning, then you're a moron. Or you're Kiba. But he's a moron either way so…

BEEP.

Damn it Naruto, you're NOT funny! You've gotta consider changing your stupid voicemail! It's not my fucking fault I fall for it every single time! I just…forget, ok? Did you add that cops line in? Cause I really thought you were gonna bust my ass to the police!! God, you're so pathetic it's not even—GAH! Ok so the reason I'm calling is to let you know I've got a doctor's tomorrow first period so I won't be able to give you a ride. I'll pick you up after work, not that you really deserve it though you dumbass.

BEEP.

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Naruto slung his bag over his shoulder for about the fifth time. It kept slipping off while he was walking and he constantly had to stop to readjust the strap. He wasn't in the best of moods. Kiba had called him at around midnight to tell him that he couldn't give him a ride in the morning and Naruto, already snoozing, hadn't received the message until this morning.

In a rush, he had put his pants on backwards, tripped down the stairs while trying to fix his pants, and, worst of all, eaten toast for breakfast. Toast! He couldn't even remember the last time he had eaten toast…

Grumbling, Naruto came to a stop. His back was aching from how heavy his bag was. He checked the time on his watch. If he sprinted now, he could probably make it to homeroom on time.

Pfft. Sprint. At 7:15 in the morning. Yeah. Right. That was a good one.

He hated being carless.

He was about ready to quit altogether when a slick, jet-black beamer pulled up beside him. The windows were tinted and Naruto couldn't make out exactly who was inside. That didn't matter though. All that mattered at the moment was that he got to school without him breaking his spinal cord.

When the window rolled down though, Naruto was more than positive he wanted to do nothing more now than to crawl back into bed. Or maybe under a rock.

It was definitely too early to deal with this. Way too early.

"The hell do you want, Uchiha?"

Sasuke raised a thin eyebrow, but, to Naruto's expectations, his cocky demeanor did not fade one bit. The raven was wearing a dark colored button-down that seemed to bring out his pale skin even more, which made his eyes shine. Along with that, he had on a pair of tight, black jeans. His hair was parted perfectly, ignoring the few small pieces in the back that always seemed to stick up no matter what. Somewhere in the back of his mind, Naruto wondered if he was drooling.

"I take it you're not a morning person?"

Naruto grunted in response.

Sasuke cast a sideways glance to the empty passenger seat next to him.

"Get in."

"No."

"No?"

"I like the exercise."

"Could've fooled me…"

"AH! What makes you think I would've wanted a ride from you anyways?!"

"Because I'm the object of your heart's desire?" Sasuke taunted.

"I don't think so," Naruto answered with a snort.

Sasuke shot him a skeptical look. "Fine, suit yourself then. If you start running now, you might be able to get to first period on time." With that said, the window was rolled back up and the car began to move.

Naruto groaned. He quickly weighed his options in his head. He could either (A) take up Sasuke's offer and just let him drive him to school or (B) attempt to walk and get there probably somewhere in the middle of third period.

He really didn't need another late strike against him.

Rapping sharply against the window, Naruto waited as the window was rolled back down. God, he would do anything to wipe that smug look off the Uchiha's face!

"You called?"

Naruto didn't feel like elaborating, so he simply shortened the millions of insults running through his mind to four simple words.

"Let. Me. In. Now."

Sasuke raised his gaze. "Now now, don't you think you ought to be a little bit nicer to someone who just offered you a free ride to school?"

Naruto felt like tearing his hair out. I knew it was too goddamn early for this! The blonde finally sighed. "Please Sasuke?"

The raven did nothing to hide the look of triumph in his eyes. He unlocked the door and Naruto climbed in, mumbling things beneath his breath such as "How does he even know where I live?" and "Stalker."

The ride was mostly silent, other than a small argument that had broken out over who got to choose the radio station (Naruto: I'm your guest, it's only fair; Sasuke: Suck it up or get out of my car!) Now, Naruto was leaning his head on the window, very close to dozing off. It wasn't his fault he had had so much homework the night before! He had been so bored while doing his research paper that he had completely fallen asleep somewhat early. Well, early enough to miss Kiba's call anyway. And yet he was still tired! Not to mention Sasuke's prissy, calming music wasn't helping. He really needed something upbeat before he started snoring…

OH. MY. GOD.

Naruto let out a small squeak as he felt a certain someone's hand on a certain private area. He swallowed thickly. Looking down, he confirmed what he had felt.

Sasuke's hand was resting quite nicely on Naruto's crotch.

Naruto struggled for a moment to form words in his head.

"S-Sasuke…what the hell are you doing?!" Damn, his voice was still squeaky.

"Whatever do you mean?" Sasuke asked in a rather…innocent sounding voice.

Naruto, on the other hand, knew Sasuke was thinking nothing but non-innocent thoughts when he felt the hand constrict and grip him through his pants. Then, it began to move slowly, up and down, stirring him to life.

Great. Just great. I'm having an erection at 7:20 in the morning!

Naruto bit his lip, trying to suppress a moan. The way Sasuke's hand was working him…God, he's gonna make me cum in my pants!

"S-Sasuke! Stop!" Naruto couldn't keep the quiver out of his voice.

Sasuke pretended not to hear and his ministrations continued. He glanced over to see the blonde all flushed, breathing coming in more difficultly. He certainly looked quite…fuckable at the moment.

Speeding his hand up, Sasuke gripped Naruto's bulge harder, trying to bring the blonde to release…

"Get your damn hands off my crotch and keep your damn eyes on the fucking road!"

Sasuke turned to see a car coming towards them and realized that in his distraction to jerk Naruto off, he had swiveled pretty close to the other lane. Knowing that it was either finish his job or die, he sadly released his grip and made a sharp turn to the right, only seconds from coming to impact with the other car. He heard the very loud beeping from the angry driver and screaming coming from Naruto.

From then on, Naruto wouldn't let Sasuke touch him, despite the little problem he was having in his pants. When they reached the school, the blonde got out of the car as fast as he could and kissed the ground.

Sasuke swore.

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Naruto couldn't have been more relieved when lunchtime came around. The morning had seemed to last forever He had been sitting there in history and having an inner battle with himself as to whether or not to go into the bathroom and finish what Sasuke had started.

What the hell had he been thinking?

"Hey!" Spotting Kiba, he plopped down next to him, with Shikamaru across, who appeared to be sleeping.

"How was the doctor's?" Naruto asked.

Kiba grimaced in response. "I had to get a shot. Man, you know how badly I hate shots! They always say they'll only take two seconds, but then somehow, something always manages to get screwed up! Dude, you should've seen that big ass needle! And now my arm keeps cramping up."

Naruto shot him a sympathetic look. Kiba did have a pretty bad phobia of shots.

"So how'd you get to school anyways?"

"I…" Naruto paused. He didn't want to tell Kiba that Sasuke had been the one to give him a ride, mostly because then he knew he was going to get made fun of. Especially if Kiba found out he had nearly had an orgasm in his pants, courtesy of said Uchiha.

"I walked."

Kiba grinned. "Good. You need the exercise."

"Excuse me? What do you mean I need the exercise? I'm in perfect shape!"

"Are you sure? Cause you're beginning to look a little bloated to me…"

"Quit treating me like a damn girl! I'm not fat! Why the hell are you even looking anyways?!"

"Who says I was?"

"Who says you weren't?!"

"What the hell's that supposed to mean?"

"I don't know!"

Kiba gave him a puzzled look and shook his head. "That…made absolutely no sense."

Naruto secretly agreed but he damn well wasn't going to admit that! Instead, he opted for trying to prod Shikamaru awake. That didn't work too well either. Looking around the cafeteria, he saw Sasuke sitting on the other side, eating lunch alone. Except when the raven did that, he didn't look like a loser. No, it was well known that Sasuke ate lunch alone because no one else was worthy of his presence. Naruto watched as a cute-looking girl walked over to him. He was too far away to hear the exchanged words directly but from the distraught look on her face a minute later as she walked back to her seat, it was clear that she had asked the Uchiha out, and had been turned down. Rather harshly at that.

"Damn jerk," Naruto muttered under his breath. Although a part of him couldn't help but feel glad that Sasuke had turned the girl away…

Kiba picked up on what Naruto had just said.

"Y'know," he said to the blonde with a grin, "if you had asked him out instead of that girl, I'm sure he would've agreed just like that!" He snapped his fingers to emphasize his point.

Naruto thought about punching Kiba in the arm for that comment, but decided against it at the last minute, considering how Kiba would probably start bawling like a baby and he didn't think he could manage that right now.

He went for fork throwing instead.

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The blonde sighed as he leaned against the doorway. Work really had been hectic these past few days. That meant more running around, more scrambling, more orders to fill. But it also meant more money. And that, at the moment, was something he really couldn't turn down.

Naruto lazed around, looking every which way. What had he been looking for in the kitchen in the first place? Cake? Sandwiches? God, he was beginning to wonder whether there was something seriously wrong with him. The fatigue, the memory loss, that had to add up to something…

Right?

Well, Naruto didn't exactly know. But he was sure it was something.

Ok he definitely wasn't making sense again.

Rubbing his temples, he suddenly let out a yelp when he felt a pair of strong arms wrap around his back. He had a feeling he knew who it was without even having to turn around.

"Jesus, Sasuke! Don't sneak up on me like that!" Naruto shouted as he turned around to face the other. It was then that he realized Sasuke wasn't loosing his grip one bit. And it was then that he really realized just how exactly close their proximities were. Up close, he could see how pale and flawless Sasuke's skin really was, as well as the distinction of many of his features. Naruto then blinked his eyes, ending the spell between them.

"Gah Sasuke! Get out! It clearly states 'Employees Only!'"

Sasuke's eyes casually glanced to the door where indeed it did say those words. Then, he let out a shrug, obviously not giving much of a damn.

"Why are you in here?" Naruto asked in a slightly panicked voice. If his boss caught Sasuke in the back of the kitchen without permission, Naruto knew he, himself, would feel his boss' wrath.

"I wanted to find you."

"Why couldn't you wait until I at least got out there?!" Sasuke leaned in closer, cutting off the limited space between the two.

"Because," he said in a husky voice, "I'm not a very patient person, dobe. And, you're too hard to resist…"

Naruto leaned his head back, trying to find any way to get some more distance between them.

"Um…" Oh great. I'm sure that sounded like a real smart thing to say after Sasuke just practically just admitted I was hot.

"Now, let me finish what I started this morning…" Sasuke licked his lips slowly.

"And who the hell gave you permission in the first place to feel me up?!" Naruto felt the panicked feeling growing bigger and bigger.

"You looked like you could use a little…waking up, per say." Sasuke grinned, showing off his perfect, made-for-commercials, white teeth. "Plus, it's not like you were trying to stop me."

"Was too! You just wouldn't listen!"

Sasuke let out a snort. "I didn't see you trying to push me away, dobe."

Naruto blushed. "Well…Well I—"

Whatever the blonde meant to say was cut off when he felt Sasuke's mouth close over his own. Since he had been in the middle of a sentence, his mouth was open, and Sasuke didn't let the opportunity pass as he slid his tongue in smoothly. One of Sasuke's hands began to trail lower and lower down his body, stopping to play with one of his nipples through his work shirt. It was taking all of Naruto's self-control not to moan outloud.

"N-no Sasuke! Not in here! If we get caught, my ass is on the line!" Naruto tried to get out when they broke apart for air.

Sasuke paid no attention though, only beginning to attack Naruto's jaw line and neck. He showered quick kisses everywhere, his hand moving to caress the other nipple. His other free hand moved downwards, tracing Naruto's abdominal muscles lightly through the thin cloth.

"Ah, God Sasuke…" Naruto closed his eyes, wanting more than anything now to simply give in to the pleasure Sasuke was giving him. He still felt a little weird, considering they were in the kitchen in the back of the café he worked in, where anyone could walk in on them…

"Voulez vous coucher avec moi?" Sasuke asked with a wicked grin upon his face, as the hand that was massaging his stomach began to trail low Naruto's eyes shot open and he flushed even harder.

Did he seriously just ask what I think he did?!

Sasuke had to fight the urge to laugh. He had only been kidding when he asked, but the reaction on the blonde's face was priceless. His hand had nearly reached its destination now. He checked to see if Naruto was objecting to any of this, but he didn't make a single sound, almost as if he were urging Sasuke to continue. So Sasuke did. He began kissing Naruto's neck again as his hand closed around the other's length…

"OH MY GOD, GO GET A ROOM YOU TWO!"

Sasuke turned around quickly to see the idiotic brunette Naruto always hung out with and another female, with short, dark hair he had never seen before. Kiba looked as though he was going to pass out, or maybe claw his eyes out, and the girl just looked plain, old shocked.

There was an awkward silence.

Naruto just kept alternating between blushing, and then opening and closing his mouth, as though he wanted to say something, but just didn't know what that wouldn't make the situation even weirder than it already was.

Sasuke was irritated he had been interrupted yet again.

He was really running out of good curse words.

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"I am never going to pick you up after work again." Kiba stated matter-of-factly.

It was the next day, and Kiba, Naruto, and Shikamaru were sitting in math class as Kurenai was explaining something relating to calculus on the board. After the little incident yesterday, Naruto had basically dragged Kiba and bolted. The ride home had been quiet, with Naruto busy reflecting on what had happened and Kiba reflecting on anything other than what had just happened.

"Fine by me! The only reason you bother coming anyways is so you can try and get Hinata on a date with you! Trust me, your corny pickup lines don't impress her." Naruto shot back. Kiba gaped at him, beginning to stutter.

"Inuzuka! Uzumaki! Keep quiet!" Kurenai shot them both hard looks.

Both of them ceased talking…for about thirty seconds.

"Damn it Kiba, will you just give me a ride home tonight?"

"Not if I have to see you sucking face with Uchiha again! And what the hell did he mean he had to finish what he started that morning? You told me you walked!"

"Oh…" Naruto paused. "You…you heard that too huh?"

"Damn straight I did. I would've stopped you guys sooner had I known what you two do behind closed doors…"

"Fuck off!"

Kiba merely shook his head. "So where do you guys stand exactly?"

Naruto blinked at him. "What do you mean?"

"Well, are you guys together?"

"Together…?"

"In a relationship, moron!"

"No!"

"So you two are just hooking up for fun?"

"No!"

"…Are you sure?"

"No!" Wait a minute…Naruto had to backtrack on that one.

"Well…do you guys love each other?"

"I…don't know." Naruto answered truthfully.

"Oh."

"Oh?" Naruto asked in a loud whisper. "That's all you have to say after all of that?!"

"I guess you two classify as 'friends with benefits' for the moment."

It was Naruto's turn to go "Oh." Friends with benefits, eh? He supposed he could work with that…for now, anyways.

"So can I get a ride home tonight?" The blonde asked, getting back to their original conversation topic.

"As long as you make sure Uchiha isn't within a hundred meter distance of you, I guess so." Kiba answered. It was then that Kurenai shot the pair another annoyed look and they pretended to be working.

This time it was for a whole two minutes.

"…So you think I've got a shot with Hinata?" Kiba asked hopefully.

"Psh," Naruto snorted, "if you ask her one more time if her fall hurt when she fell for heaven, I will personally beat the shit out of you."

"Aw man, that was one of my better ones!"

"Lord help you then," was Naruto's response.

While Kiba was thinking of other possible pickup lines, Naruto noticed how quiet Shikamaru had been during their whole conversation. Normally, the lazy genius wouldn't say much, except for a snide comment here and there, but today, it seemed he was extra, extra wordless.

"Oiy, Shikamaru. You alright?" Naruto asked, poking his friend lightly.

Shikamaru raised his head from his desk. He looked terrible, with his hair in a mess and bags underneath his eyes. Naruto had never seen him look this bad in his whole life. It wasn't that Shikamaru cared a great deal about his looks. But he had always looked at least…presentable before.

"Rough night?" Naruto joked.

"Aw dude, did you get some? C'mon, who was the lucky lady?" Kiba asked, butting in.

"There's no way he got laid!" Naruto argued back.

"Why else would he look like he just crawled out of a shithole? It must've been so wild!"

"Well maybe he could've—"

"Will the two of you shut up?! No, I didn't 'get some' as you put it Kiba or get 'laid' as you put it Naruto. If you guys must know, Asuma assigned me this huge project in history cause he thought I wasn't applying myself! Does it really matter if I don't apply myself and still get the grades? That's what I asked him and he said he'd rather see me work up to my fucking potential! So I get assigned this huge ass paper due all the next day and I stay up till three in the morning attempting to finish it! So right now I have a migraine that's threatening to split my fucking head open and if the two of you don't kindly shut the fuck up about bad pickup lines and making out with Uchiha, I'm going to stab this pencil into both of your throats multiple times or rip out your tongues!" Shikamaru shot them both murderous glares before resuming his sleeping position.

Both Kiba and Naruto blanched considerably, afraid to even speak.

Shikamaru never lost his cool.

He had never sworn as much in his whole life than he did in the past twenty seconds.

And…he never made empty threats.

Both of them remained silent for the rest of period.

Hell, they stayed quiet for the rest of the day.

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Hope you guys are satisfied with this chapter!

By the way, for whoever doesn't know what "Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Moi" means (although I'm sure I put it in an A/N in one of the earlier chapters...), it basically means somewhat along the lines of "Will You Sleep With Me?"

I'll try to update (this as well as my other stories) somewhat soonish. My parents are driving me up the wall though…

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