This is just a short chapter to move things along a little. I know that I keep switching between points of view and to third person but I'm trying it as a different way of writing so please bear *bear paws* with me!

Disclamer: I still don't own Naruto….Damnit!

Narutos pov

"AARRGGGGHHHH" I shouted throwing my head back with the force of my frustration, stumbling through my open apartment door. I shoved my hands into my hair, messing it up, pulling roughly until I felt several strands yank free of my scalp.

Turning I kicked the door shut forcefully, then pounded on the wood with my fists when it didn't help abate my anger to kick it.

"Stupid, stupid. bastard. Fucking. SASUKE!" I head butted the door before sinking to the floor and turning to prop my back against it, quieting. I didn't want to be thrown out so I took a breath, then another and another - trying to curb my temper but only really succeeding in making myself light headed.

Leaning my head against the door with a thud I closed my eyes. There was no way I could let him get away with kissing me. It had to be his dumb idea of a joke or something. The bastard was just trying to get under his skin….Which he managed to do pretty well

"Arghh" Pushing away from the door I jumped to my feet, realising that if Sasuke had simply been winding me up, then I had given him the satisfaction of a reaction by getting angry.

"If he tries it again…then I won't show that it annoys me, even a bit" That ought to show the cocky bastard, I thought clenching my fingers into a fist and grinning to myself as I moved to the kitchen area of my apartment to make celebratory ramen after deciding on my course of action.

In the silence of my empty home while waiting for the noodles I looked around, sighing.

Maybe I hadn't thought the whole thing through properly. Ignoring the Uchiha would likely result in an ass kicking, and the bastard liked to cheat by using Jutsu, meaning; I might not win. And not showing any reaction could cause him to renew his efforts to get under my skin. A no win situation for me.

What other option was there then? Maybe giving him a taste of his own medicine…no definitely not…I thought of kissing him and my face grew red…no freaking way, that was just way too embarrassing to even consider, and it might look like I actually like him or something. A no - go to that plan then.

I could be an ass to him, well, even more of an ass to him than usual, I thought, smiling now. That would show him that I was bothered by what he had done, but would avoid him drawing false conclusions that I liked him or something, and if I made fun of him back; he might just get the point and back the hell off before I got really mad at him.

Finally decided I picked up my ramen and dug in, only to pull a face when I realised that I'd been thinking too long and the noodles had gone soggy.

Great - Sasuke's not even here and he's managed to ruin my meal….