Naomi: Yo, what's up!? Ahem, so we in the last chapter, we were with Naruto at the mall. And in my last little chat bubble I mention DRAMA!! Well here is the drama. Just like I said. MUAHAHAHAHA!! I hope I made this chapter worth the wait!! Beware of OOCness!!

I lay on my bed, staring blankly at my starry(I have glow in the dark star stickers) ceiling and listening to my ipod(Beatles forever). It was two days after the mall thing and one thought alone occupied my head, 'Well maybe, I changed my mind'. Sasuke's comment kept repeating again and again. God, was it annoying!!

"Naruto, someone's on the phone for you."

"Alright, Mom!!"

I picked up the phone on my nightstand wondering if it was one of the guys.

"Hello? Uzumaki Naruto speaking!!"

"Naru-chan!! How you been!?"

"Gaara!? Holy crap, how are you!?"

"I asked first, Naru-chan!!"

Yay, Gaara's calling!! He and I went a long way back. Farther back than anyone else I knew. He moved when we were ten, but we kept close contact(phones, e-mails, etc). Since the day Gaara moved, we haven't seen each other in person(but we sent annual pictures) for several years(that is a long ass time).

"I'm doing fine. Schools an icy bitch, but Winter Break is going great!! We all totally miss you. By the way, were are you calling from? I don't recognize the number."

"Heh, come downstairs."

"Wait, don't tell me.."

I haphazardly threw the phone aside and bolted downstairs. Gaara's here!! Yeah, my day just got a billion times better!!

"Gaara!!" I greeted with open arms.

"Naruto!!"

We jumped into each others arms. Oh, the joy of being reunited.

"Naruto!! Oh, Naruto!!" Gaara sobbed.

"Gaara!! I missed you so much!!" I sobbed with him.

Gaara was half a head shorter than I was and it was so adorable when he got teary eyed. Ah, not only was he cute as a button, but he also the sweetest thang I ever did see(yeah, you love my southern accent)!! But he was more of my long lost twin more than anything else.

"Oh honey, look at our boy," Mom squealed(despite being a grown woman, she is a total yaoi fangirl).

My dad wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his chin on her shoulder.

"I talked to Gaara's father and convinced him to let Gaara stay for Winter Break. Merry Christmas, son!!"

"Thanks so much, Dad," I sniffled, "Thank you."

I took Gaara out on a 'play date' around town, eager to show him some new places and familiar faces. I happily held his hand and dragged him to and from multiple stores at the plaza.

"Naruto, I'll be here for two weeks!! I'm sure that's enough time for me to see everything!!"

"Well, that's not enough for me!! I don't see you in several years and then you pop in for a surprise visit and then you expect me to relax!!?"

"But I'm exhausted!! If you don't let me rest I think I'll die!!" he dramatized.

I rolled my eyes at the red head. Gaara was never really able to match my energy levels, especially now. I was ready to run a marathon, but he seemed ready to collapse.

"God, you're such a pussy!! Fine, if you want to rest we'll rest. It's lunch anyways. So, fancy something to eat, love?"

"What I'd fancy is a place to sit," Gaara mumbled.

Laughing, I put my arm around his shoulders and pulled him close to my side, herding him to a popular cafe.

Gaara and I were eating at La Corde, a cute little pastry cafe with strong coffee and the cutest finger cakes(eek, I'm so gay for finger cakes)!! We talked about our years apart. Enjoying each others adventures with coffee and sweets. I listened intently when I saw an unmistakable duck butt in the mirror behind Gaara.

"Oy, Sasuke!!" I called over my shoulder.

Sasuke was looking right at me, even before I called his attention(omg, stalker). He was in the second booth over with a guy/girl that looked exactly like him except he/she was older and had longish hair, so I assumed they were brother and brother/sister.

"Oh, is that your friend Sasu-chan? Doesn't he and his friend look chummy together?" it giggled.

Affirmative, it was a guy. Obviously a gay one, but a guy. Said homo yanked Sasuke out of his seat and dragged him to our table. Sasuke fought the good fight, but was overpowered by the man(?).

"Do you mind if we sit by you? Sasuke is simply a bore to talk to, always such a Moody Trudy!!"

"Shut up, Itachi, before I RIP YOU A NEW ONE!!"

Ignoring Sasuke completely and not waiting for permission, Itachi sat at our table and scolded his brother(?) for being so loud.

"Hello, I'm Itachi, Sasuke's older brother. And you are?"

"Oh, I'm Naruto and this is Gaara. Gaara, this is Sasuke."

"Nice to meet you," he said quietly.

Weasel(my nickname for Itachi-niichan) and I hit it off from the start. We swapped stories and things of the like as we sat munching for about two hours. In the process I learned some interesting thing about Sasuke. [1] He stopped wetting the bed when he was fourteen years old. [2] His favorite television show is 'Friends(starring Matt LeBlanc, Jennifer Aniston...). And [3] His favorite pajama set was pink with red hearts.

We(Gaara, Itachi, and I) were laughing like a trio of gays drunk on fruity cocktails!! Our eyes were tearing up and I'm pretty sure my sides weren't the only ones ripping to shreds.

"Oh god, I think I'm gonna die!!" I gasp.

Gaara was unable to speak at the moment and was on the brink of falling off his chair.

"Oh, oh, that's funny. Haa, so Naruto, tell me about you and Gaara." Itachi recovered from the laughing fest.

Before I said anything Gaara(who was always quick to recover) intervened.

"Naruto and I go way back. Our mothers were bestfriends."

While saying this, he covered my hand with his. I acted accordingly and sandwiched his one hand between the two of mine and smiled sweetly at him. People could have mistaken us as a romantic couple(which both of us knew we weren't) and that's exactly what happened.

Sasuke shot up from his chair and stormed off like a bat out of hell's dungeon.

"Sasuke?" I called after him. "Sasuke!!"

Naomi: God, that one took a while. Anyways, hope you liked the end result and keep reading!! Naruto and Sasuke aren't even a couple and things are getting shaky!! Man, Sasuke need a kick in the teeth anyways. Well see ya next time!!