A/N: Oladio once more! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children above 18 (at least you're supposed to be, you dirty little liars…), I bring you chapter seven (which is dedicated to Lyn because it is her lucky number)!

Kira: Guess what I got again!

Lyn: Popcorn?

Kira: No.

Lyn: Pneumonia?

Kira: …no…

Lyn: -smiles proudly- Herpes!

Kira: No! You know what? You are a terrible guesser.

Lyn: …well then maybe you shouldn't ask!

Kira: O.o

Lyn: Yeah that's right! Can't give a comeback to that now can you?

Kira: Jeffery's back!

Lyn: What?

Kira: Jeffery. You know, the cold that left you with some, shall we say, unsavory symptoms?

Lyn: THAT Jeffery?!

Kira: Yes!

Lyn: Well, where's his jar?

Kira: Oh, he decided to stay ho- ho- ACHOO –sniffle- home.

Lyn: GASP! Kira you didn't!

Kira: Didn't what?

Lyn: That sneeze! You sneezed! That means you and Jeffery- -gasp- you're a dirty, dirty little girl.

Kira: -innocent eyes- I am not!

Lyn: Yes you are! The things you must've done Kira! –glare- The dirty things you must have done!

Kira: How do I become un-dirty!? –wails-

Lyn: Simple, water.

Kira: Water? You mean like a bath and bubbles? –happy face-

Lyn: -in a happy squeaky voice- No! Like a fire hose!

Kira: A fire ho-

Lyn: -blasts Kira with water from a fire hose-

Kira: HOLY SHIT!

Lyn: Onward! Let the story begin!

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Sakura was furious. She was absolutely furious. Sakura couldn't figure out was wrong with her. She stared at the dark eyed object of her affection but she felt no spark, no shiver. She felt almost bored and practically fruitless.

'It is kind of fruitless, isn't it?' Sakura thought to herself. 'What's the point of going after a gay guy anyway?'

'Silence! Don't talk like that! You still have a shot, we still have a shot!' Inner Sakura cried.

"Love knows no sexuality!" Sakura whispered loudly.

"It doesn't?" said a familiar voice.

Sakura's stomach tied up in a knot as Ino sat beside her.

"Well, uh, I…" Sakura stammered.

There was no sound as the two girls pushed food around their trays with their white plastic sporks. Sakura kept staring at Ino out of the corner of her eye. She kept picturing her the way she looked that day. Sakura blushed as her imagination put Ino in bra and panties.

"Gomenasai." Ino said quietly.

Sakura didn't answer.

"I suppose I went too far." Ino furthered, "I just got so frustrated. No matter how hard I tried you just never got it through that big forehead of yours."

Sakura snapped up and glared. Ino giggled.

"You're actually quite attractive when you glare."

Sakura dropped the angry look and quickly went back to staring at her food.

"The funny thing is Sakura, I think you like me."

Sakura blushed her usual light pink.

"O- Of course I do. We're friends again, aren't we?" Sakura said quickly.

"…of course we are…" Ino said quietly.

More silence followed. Ino was getting frustrated again. The blonde haired girl stood up dramatically and slammed her palms on the table.

"Sakura Haruno! In front of this whole cafeteria, I challenge you!" Ino exclaimed.

The crowd oohed and ahed.

"Challenge me?" Sakura asked, confused.

"Yes a challenge! If I win you'll do something I want and if you win I'll do something you want!" Ino shouted the stakes.

"Sounds vague but fair, but why would I want to challenge you? I thought we were friends again!"

"We are! This is a non rivalry challenge! But I don't think you'll win!" Ino said, cockily.

"Wh- what's that supposed to mean!?" Sakura growled.

"Well it's just that you're so uptight! That stick in your ass might not come out!" Ino continued to shout loudly and happily.

"Stick in my ass!? Ino! That's it you're on!"

"Great! Then I challenge you to a trial dating!" Ino smirked.

"That's it! A trial dating!? …wait, what?"

"If Sakura can date me for a month and stay straight then she wins!"

The crowd gasped. A few spectators giggled.

Sakura sat there with her mouth agape.

'This is not good!' Sakura's thoughts panicked.

'But she challenged us!' Inner Sakura screeched.

'But this will ruin our plan!'

'Too fucking bad! I want to wipe that smug little look off her face!'

'But, what if I-'

'No! This shall be a test to show Sasuke that you will never change! He is the only one! The only one who can save us!'

"Like I said, you're on!" Sakura growled, fiercely.

"Perfect," Ino smiled.

'Finally, we're moving forward.' She thought.

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One the other end of the cafeteria however, Neji, Gaara, and Sasuke sat at their table. Sasuke seemed angry and depressed to Neji. Gaara probably would have noticed it too if Neji wasn't lovingly feeding Gaara cookie bites. Neji had a slight smirk on his face but Gaara was ever monotone. Somehow though, it made the pair adorable.

"Sasuke, you seem upset." Neji declared.

"I am." Sasuke confirmed.

Gaara paused in mid bite, glanced at Sasuke, and then quickly summed up the boy's feelings.

"You were spurned?" Neji asked.

"Something like that."

Gaara picked up his carton of milk and downed it before turning to Sasuke.

"Either you were shot down or not. There is no 'something like' it." Gaara said quietly.

Neji glanced at Gaara, momentarily distracted.

"You have milk on your cheek." The long haired boy said.

Neji leaned over and licked the milk off of Gaara.

"Thank you." Gaara replied in momtone with his face hinting at a blush.

"Stop that." Sasuke demanded, "You're making me sick."

"No, we're making you jealous." Neji pointed out.

"Shut up." Sasuke growled.

Neji laughed a bit to himself in his usual sarcastic manner.

Lyn approached late as ever. Her presence at their table became routine.

"Ah, the vagina is here." Neji greeted.

Lyn look at Neji's crotch.

"And the dick is most definitely not."

Sasuke smirked.

"I saw the scene in Kakashi's class." Lyn started, "Why'd you run off?"

"Because..."

"Sasuke quit being a pussy. You have to go talk to him. He's awakened to his sexuality."

"I'm not a pussy!" Sasuke shouted.

"No, but you are a dick."

"I hate you sometimes." Sasuke replied.

"And what is it that you feel all the other times?" Lyn teased.

"His birthday is coming up." Sasuke said solemnly.

"That's very off topic." Lyn replied.

"Maybe I should do something for him."

"As opposed to, to him?" Lyn teased again.

"Stop that." Sasuke demanded again.

"Then stop being a pussy. You have got to move forward! You're pissing me off." Lyn stated.

"I don't take orders."

"You don't take good advice either."

"Fine." Sasuke retorted.

Sasuke stormed off in Naruto's direction, ignoring the crowd that assembled around someone else's nearby table.

"You are a very intelligent vagina." Neji commented.

"Intelligence comes with the vagina." Lyn smirked.

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Naruto held the photograph in his hand. His index finger ran across the edges.

'We were so small.' Naruto thought. 'Even then though…'

"Come with me." said a cool voice.

Naruto quickly stuffed the picture into his pocket and turned slowly to see Sasuke standing behind him. He felt a shiver run up and down his spine.

"Sasuke?" Naruto asked.

"I want to talk." Sasuke answered, not even looking at the blonde boy.

Naruto got up slowly.

Kiba, who was sitting next to Naruto grabbed Naruto's arm. The rest of the table consisted of Hinata, Kira, and Shino.

"You don't have to go." Kiba said quickly.

Hinata nodded in agreement and Shino showed no sign of a reply.

Lee approached with a tray full of food.

"Hello my friends!" the green clad boy shouted.

Kiba groaned a little.

"On second thought, maybe you should go for a while. He's extra…'special' today."

Kira laughed a little. Lee had not a tray full of food but a tray full of curry.

Naruto stood up and looked at Sasuke.

"Come on, let's get moving." Sasuke said.

Naruto trailed alongside Sasuke as hey exited the cafeteria doors with his friends' goodbyes still in his ears.

"You have a lot of friends now." Sasuke commented.

"I- I do?" Naruto asked.

"Yes. Don't you remember? You used to have only one."

Naruto had his hands shoved in his pocket ad felt the picture he was hiding.

"Do you remember that New Years Naruto-kun?"

Naruto remained silent.

"When the fireworks went up you told me it was the most amazing thing you'd ever seen except for one other thing." Sasuke continued to reminisce.

Naruto felt a wave of nostalgia. He recalled the cold and crisp air and the way the two of them had sat out on a blanket to watch the fireworks they'd been promised. Naruto had never seen fireworks before and their reputation fascinated him. They were only eight or nine at the time.

"You." Naruto finished.

Sasuke nodded.

The memory flashed back like a hiccup.

"Now why would you say something like that for?" young Sasuke asked.

Naruto pulled on the blanket a little and then smiled.

"Well, because I like you." Naruto chimed.

"You like me?" Sasuke asked.

"Mhm. You're my best friend." Naruto continued.

"Naruto, do you know what love is?" Sasuke asked, a little distracted.

Naruto had a blank stare.

"I think so. It's what a man and woman do, right?" Naruto guessed.

"It's more than that I think. Love can be different, like a mother and child or siblings, or even two boys."

"Two boys can love each other?" Naruto squeaked.

"I guess they can. I don't see why not. But love is a lot more than like."

"Oh, I see." Naruto smiled before leaning his head on Sasuke's shoulder.

The fireworks continued to rain down in bright and flashy colors. Naruto began to look sleepy. The two small boys lay down side by side on the blanket and as Naruto's blue eyes began to disappear behind his lids he snuggled close to Sasuke.

"Sasuke?" Naruto yawned.

"Hn?"

"I think I love you," the blonde smiled innocently.

Naruto's mind returned to the present as quickly as it had gone to the past. He was blushing deeply.

"You were always so fickle." Sasuke sighed.

Naruto bite his lip.

"When you ran off I-" Naruto began quietly, "I don't want to see you like that. It doesn't seem like you."

"What are you saying?"

"I'm sorry!" Naruto suddenly shouted.

Sasuke seemed caught off guard.

"What are you sorry for?" Sasuke asked, confused.

"I should have never- it's just that I-" Naruto tried to find the right words, "I didn't want to be invisible anymore. If I kept hanging around you when you came out- I- I, I'm so sorry!"

Naruto felt tears coming up and he desperately tried to keep them back. He didn't want to look weak here.

"I was scared! I was finally accepted and I didn't want to be invisible again! I was so scared! I'm sorry…I'm so…so sorry." Naruto began to quiet down.

Sasuke grabbed Naruto and embraced him tightly. Naruto felt a few tears scramble down his face.

"You were never invisible." Sasuke said.

"But- I- I!"

"Let me finish. You were never invisible," Sasuke whispered gently as the blonde trembled slightly in his arms, "not to me."

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Kira: I may be soaking wet but that was adorable!

Lyn: Aw, Sasuke's a lump of fluff now!

Kira: -giggle- Lump.

Lyn: Where were we? Oh right. I was purifying you.

Kira: Puri ?! –gets blasted with the hose again-

Lyn: Squirm she who is tainted! SQUIRM! –evil laughter-

Kira: -slightly drowning- I'M CLEAN! I'M CLEEEEAAAAN!

Lyn: Well, I'm going to keep doing this until this fire truck runs out of water-

Kira: SOMEONE HELP ME!

Lyn: - So, ja ne!