A/N: Hello lovely readers! Here comes the next chap. Hope you'll enjoy it :D

Naruto looked back at him, frozen. He wasn't scared or anything, he was just sitting perplex, starring back into the deep red eyes which were directed to him. He couldn't move, like a deer which just saw the light of a car, unable to react even if it knew it would get hit.

Sasuke gave him one last stroke before he broke the eye-contact and retired his hand, folding it with his other between his legs.

He laughed lowly and breathed, without looking up, "I know how that sounds, but could you calm down, please? I'll not hurt you. I swear it."

Just then the Uzumaki noticed he had stopped breathing, his heart hammered high in his throat. He swallowed, sending the organ back to its place and sighed, loudly. He pressed one hand over his freaking out chest, trying desperately to caught himself again. He saw how the Uchiha bowed his upper body, pressing his hands so hard on his ears the blond wondered how his skull managed to endure the pressure.

A few minutes passed and the youth had calmed down, his heart-beating normalised, his tensed body relaxed. Finally the raven removed his hands as well, laying back in the sofa.

"Are you okay?" the bright-haired asked, confused by the behaviour of the other.

"Yes. I'm sorry. It was just too loud for me." the dark-haired answered, bowing his head slightly.

Naruto rose an eyebrow. "What was too loud?"

"Ah, sure you don't know." the older said, giggling a bit. "I mean your heartbeat."

"My heartbeat?" the younger repeated, even more confused.

The Uchiha sighed and explained, "My ears work very well and I...," he bit his lips, hating to admit something. It was poison for his stuck-up ego. "I have problems with heart beating."

"Problems? You? And you even fucking say it out?!!" Naruto laughed, holding his stomach and freaking off of the sofa.

The vampire narrowed his eyes and hissed, "Yeah, I fucking say it out... Stop laughing." The blond, of course, kept laughing out his soul and twisted on the floor. "It's fine, moron, we got that you're a baka... Stop that." Tears streamed down tan cheeks and the bright-haired got problems with breathing. "Stop! Naruto! I'm serious!" Sasuke yelled but the Uzumaki didn't hear him. Red eyes became slits.

"Fine! I'll give you an exaple! Don't complain later, you hear me, Usuratonkachi?!" he growled, graped the other's shoulders and pulled him upwards, pressing the blond head on his hard, cold chest. Suddenly the human got scared, tried to get free on every cost. The fear came back and the words from earlier burned into his head, causing him to try to get away as fast as he could.

"Don't worry. I'll not harm you... I just want you to understand..." a male, unusual soft voice whispered and the warm body relaxed, at least a little bit. "Do you hear it?" the same voice asked, calm and lowly. What should he hear? What did Sasuke mean? Naruto closed his eyes a bit, feeling excited being so close to the older.

Almost... worse than the fear.

But then, he heard it. A muffled sound, but at the same time strong and regular.

Sas'ke's heart?, he thought, concentrating on the sound. It was somehow calming, covering the young man into a safe, warm feeling. He felt, once more, unbelievable safe and secure in the cool embrace, next to the hard body.

"Now...," the hypnotic, soft voice breathed, making his muscles even more relax, "... imagine you hear this sound. Even a bit louder... Imagine you hear this 60 minutes a hour... 24 hours a day... 365 days a year... … Imagine you hear this sound around 100 more times... sometimes louder and sometimes more lowly... faster and more slowly... Imagine you have to hear this all your life long... ..."

The Uzumaki opened his eyes, slowly, and whispered, "All the time?"

"Yes. All the time." the older repeated, letting the younger go. But the blond stayed there, not moving an inch away. "I know some vampires who were drove mad by that sound. The hardest time for me is on school when we are writing a test."

"Hmmm..." the youth murmured, rubbing his cheek on the cloth of the Uchiha's shirt. "I somehow..." he flushed slightly, "like this sound...!"

"Naruto..." Sasuke breathed, running his fingertips through the blond hair. "... you're turning aaaaall red... like a red tomato!" he smirked, giggling when he heard the blood rushing even more into the other's head. The Uzumaki jumped up, eyes dangerously narrowed and face deep red.

"Fuck you! I take back what I said! Believe it!!!" the blond yelled and the older smirked even wider. The bright-haired hissed and crossed his arms over his chest, angry.

"Whatever you say, little vegetable." the Uchiha grinned and lifted his legs up on the sofa, laying on his' side, hugging a pillow. "I'll chill a bit here. If you need anything, help yourself." he whispered with closed eyes, not sleeping at all. Naruto snorted and sat down, switching on the big TV on a loud sound level.

The blond lad furrowed his eyebrows, starring at his reflection with anger. He was displeased with himself, especially his hair. Suddenly a knock from the door reached his ears and he growled lowly, busy doing his blond locks.

"Baka, it's getting late. We have to leave or we're too late." Sasuke said through the door, impatient.

He never wanted to go out, he never wanted to go to some boring human-party and he never wanted to accompany the youth as well. But being a nice, polite man who was way too depend on the blond boy he couldn't stand his big blue eyes begging him to go to the stupid festival. Right now, however, he had more than enough. How could a man spend so much time in the bathroom anyway?!

"Dobe, that's it. I can't anymore." he called and opened the door, walking inside.

"Shut up! I'm busy!!!" the Uzumaki hissed, hands in his hair. The raven rolled his eyes and sighed stressed. He went over to the small plastic-chair and pulled it behind the shorter boy, pushing him down on his shoulders so that he sat on it. "H-hey! Bastard!! Let go!!"

"That you forced me to join you doesn't mean that I allow being late. What do you want?" the vampire asked, opening a wall cupboard.

"What?"

"Your hair, moron." the taller man explained and shook his head. "Never mind, I can figure out what you helpless idiot wanted to do-"

"Hey!" Naruto yelled, furious. "Stop offending me, teme!"

The Uchiha – of course – ignored him and took some things from the cupboard before he went over to the blond man. He touched his chin, thinking a while, and then put some hair gel on the locks, followed by his hands. "W-what are you doing, bastard?! Stop, right now!!!" the Uzumaki hissed, trying to get up – unsuccessful. Soon the raven was done and pulled on the blond hair, forming it just as he pleased.

"Okey, that should work fine. You may stand up." the pale man said, washing his hands in the basin. The youth narrowed his eyes, jumped up and took a breath for yelling on the older, but then he wided his eyes when he saw his reflection.

His short, blond hair was styled into big spikes all over his head, looking still somehow smooth after all. It looked really good, but somehow he seemed to be around 15 years instead of his 17. "You like it? Or do you prefer another style?" the dark-haired asked, smirking at him, or better, at his handywork. The lad couldn't answer yet, he was still captured by his own hair. Damn, he had tried for almost two hours and the bastard created something far better in five minutes!

"I look like a kid!" he answered, using the only fact he dislikes as an argument.

"Well, I just tried to bring out your character through the style..." the older smirked evilly.

The younger narrowed his eyes after a while and yelled, "You fucking bastard! Stop making fun out of me!!!"

"Ah, you noticed that?" the Uchiha answered, holding back a giggle.

"Yes I did!!! Make me look older!!!" the Uzumaki added, starring at the other. Silence grew between them and the raven crossed his arms over his chest, smirking at him. Naruto knew what he was waiting for, and through gritted teeth he hissed, "Please..."

"Of course, tomato. Just one second." Sasuke smiled with a sing-song voice, giving the growing fire of anger in the tan body even some more food to inflame. He stood right in front of the blond, refusing to sit down since he was taller anyway. At that very moment the human realised how near their bodies were, once more, only an inch separated their chests. His heart speeded up a bit and he knew the other was listening, causing his cheeks to become slightly red. He tried to concentrate on the cross in front of his eyes, eyeing the small thing as far as he could. "Better?" the Uchiha wanted to know, moving away from the bright-haired. Naruto tilted his head, checking his new hairdo. His hair was still spiky, but the spikes were more dignified, letting him look a bit older.

"Yeah, much better. Good work, bastard!" the youth grinned, earning a smirk. "How long have you been doing this?"

"Hm, shortly after I was 'woken-up' I learned hairdresser and stylist. It's necessary for us. When I can paint my face so I can look older, I can stay longer at the same place." the other explained, walking out of the bathroom.

"So~o, let's go!" the younger smiled, running after him and linking his arms with the dark-haired.

The older widened his eyes for a moment, not resisting when he was pulled after the lad. "Move move! I don't want to get late!" he smiled, excited.

Sasuke licked over his dry lips and breathed, "Have you ever... been invited to a party before?"

"Nope! Believe it!"

"... … Now I get it." the Uchiha whispered, an annoyed expression on his face.

Kiba glanced over his shoulder but quickly turned back, swallowing.

"Yoh, dude..." he whispered, bowing his head to the slightly smaller man next to him.

"Hm?" the blond answered, turning his head a bit towards him.

The brunette looked behind them, murmuring, "Well, your... 'friends'..."

"Yeah?"

"They're... well... a bit... creepy...?" the older breathed, nervous because of the company behind them.

"What?!" the youth yelled, narrowing his eyes. "Hey Deidara!" he called, twisting so he was walking backwards and facing said man. "He called you creepy!" The other blond blowed his cheeks, obviously angry.

"N-no! I didn't!!!" the Inuzuka screamed, half hiding himself behind the Uzumaki. The long-haired blond took a deep breath and wanted to bellow back, but the red-haired of the group was faster.

"Even they see you are nothing more than a foolish, childisch being." Sasori said, face neutral as always.

"Hey! You're mean, hm!!!" Deidara complained, crossing his arms over his chest like a petulant child. Naruto grinned all over his face while Sasuke shook his head, sighing.

And just then the human Kiba Inuzuka let out the worst commend he could have ever said.

"Haha! They're like an older version of you two!" the brown-haired lauchged pointing at the Uzumaki and the Uchiha who froze.

Slowly the two men looked at each other, blinked some times until the blond broke out into a giggle.

"Yeah, somehow! Now that you say it – the teme looks a lot like Sasori!" the youngest laughed and had a huge grin all over his face. Meanwhile the raven graped his cross with closed eyes, moving his lips slightly into a silent pray. One blink later the bright-haired lad narrowed his eyes.

First round, Uchiha VS Uzumaki

"Hey! What are you doing, teme?!" he hissed, walking over to the older so that they were on the same level.

"Nothing, baka." the other whispered as an answer.

1:0

"Don't lie! You were praying, weren't you?!" the Uzumaki growled.

1:1

"Well, yes, I think so." the Uchiha answered, neutral.

"And for what did ya pray?"

"Uhm, nothing special." A huge smirk was over pale lips.

2:1

"Liar! What were ya doing?!" Beside angry, Naruto was curious, too.

2:2

"Just a decent wish..." The smirk turned into a bastard one and blue eyes narrowed furiously.

3:2

"Damn bastard!!! Fuck you! You heard me?! Fuck-you!!!"

3:4 – Bonuspoint

"Hmmm..." The raven touched his chin, looking up into the dark sky. "'Fuck you'? Now that you say it, I remember a night in the bathroom..." The blond flushed deep red, like a stoplight. "I wonder who is fucking who, you not, moron?" A shady, creepy laugh escaped the vampire's throat as the human tackled him, wrapping his arms tightly around the other's neck.

Multiplicity 10x

"Damn bastard! Suffocate on your words!!!" he yelled into his ear, earning only another bastard-smirk.

End of Uchiha VS Uzumaki – 30:4

After all, Naruto understood why Kiba didn't want the Uchiha to join them.

The brunette lad leaded them into some kind of club, a very popular one, where a lot of schoolmates were, too. And – of course – almost all females were around the raven president who was just sitting on the bar, nipping on a drink.

Who looked at the small beggar when the king was around?

"Damn it! That stuck-up guy over there...!" the Inuzuka cursed, gritting his teeth.

"You wanted to snatch up some girls?" Naruto asked, rising an eyebrow. His friend was really a macho, even comparing with Sasuke. The bright-haired sighed, watching his homemate. "Besides, I don't think he likes being in the middle of them..."

Kiba stepped closer and tilted his head, whispering, "Sure. His little honey is over here, isn't it?" A smirk was over his face and it grew when the Uzumaki obviously didn't understand.

"No, no. He's more the calm one who prefers sitting in his armchair, drawing some sketches." the younger told, deep in thoughts. Maybe they should have stayed at home after all? The vampire was still a bit weak and after that afternoon he figured out the pale man disliked crowds of people.

"What does he draw, by the way? Nude models?" the brown-haired smirked and Naruto shrugged his shoulders.

"I haven't seen one so far, but who knows?" the blond answered, still in thoughts.

"Well, he has a brand new model right now and I wonder if he hasn't drawn you yet. 'Only wearing his necklace'?" The Uzumaki needed a moment before he recognized the tense from a film.

With a deep red face he jerked his head to the side and screamed, "You sick pervert of a dogface! Believe it!!!"