Warning 17+ only: Yaoi (Boy x Boy) - Homophobic readers please hit the back button NOW. Not appropriate for young readers.

Disclaimer - Naruto belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. Sasuke would dispute that claim. Either way I make no money on this.

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"What are you doing here? Where's Naruto?" Sasuke snapped out. He liked Chouji, but he was not the person Sasuke wanted in his bedroom.

Chouji swallowed the mouthful of chips he was chewing. "After you left last week, Naruto put in for a room transfer. I guess it is not automatic, so he is on a waiting list, and they said it could take several weeks. Naruto was really upset, so Neji asked if I would switch with Naruto so you guys don't have to suffer together until the transfer comes through. We shifted rooms over the weekend. Naruto is sleeping in Neji's room for now."

Sasuke felt his stomach clench. "What?!"

Sasuke slammed his wallet and keys down on his dresser and stalked over to Neji's door. He flung it open, without even knocking, earning a hard glare from the pale-eyed man.

"Doors are closed for a reason. Knock if you need me," Neji said, his face reflecting annoyance as he sat at his desk, a pile of text books open in front of him.

"Where is Naruto?" Sasuke demanded, his eyes taking in the rumpled orange comforter that belonged to his friend on the bed that used to belong to Chouji.

"He left an hour ago," Neji said coolly. "After moping around all weekend wondering where the hell you had disappeared to and why you were so pissed at him, I guess he kind of got tired of waiting for you to grace us with your presence. After he called your brother and found out you were there, and not dead in a car accident or something, he left." Neji's eyes flicked over to Naruto's desk. Sasuke's gaze followed and widened slightly as they took in Naruto's smashed cell phone.

Sasuke had had his phone off the whole weekend, the first evening because he was just annoyed because Naruto had kept calling him, but after that he had just honestly forgotten to turn it back on. He pulled it out, turned it on, and began to scroll through the messages. 12 texts from Naruto. Sasuke paled a little as he got down to the last ones. Fuck, this was not good.

He turned and walked slowly back to his room, ignoring the sharp pale eyes that followed him. He read through the texts once more:

"Sasuke - I get that you don't want to talk right now, but you didn't come back last night and I just wanted to be sure you are ok."

"Look, I was really hung over. If I said something stupid, just tell me. At least tell me when you'll be back so I know you're ok."

Sasuke scrolled through several more that were along similar lines of trying messages getting progressively more worried as the weekend had gone on.

"Where are you? You didn't take any clothes. What the hell happened?"

"What the fuck? We've been friends for like 6 years. r u serious? At least let Chouji or Neji know if you are ok. They are starting to freak out, too."

Sasuke scrolled down to the last two texts, re-reading them with a sinking feeling in his stomach.

"Seriously, it's been almost two days, and no one knows where you are. Just send me a reply so I know you are ok. We don't even know if we should call campus security to report you missing. I'm going to call Itachi and see if he has heard from you."

"Asshole. I called Itachi, and he said you were with him this weekend. You inconsiderate fuck. We were all worried. You could have at least told Chouji or Neji you were going home for the weekend. That's just basic roommate hygiene, even if you don't give a fuck about any of us. Know what? Screw you. You don't want to be friends anymore? Fine. I'm done. This past year has been nothing but bullshit anyway from you. I've moved out of your fucking room, so that should help. Should have done this weeks ago, but like you've always said, I'm just an idiot. Have a nice life, bastard."

Sasuke looked over at Chouji, who had finished his chips and was scrolling through something on his laptop.

"Sorry... that I didn't call," it honestly had not occurred to Sasuke that his roommates would worry. He had never gone anywhere for the weekend, and didn't go to parties and stay over, so he had just never though about it. But he realized that his roommates all tended to let the others know when they would be gone for the night. And he had been worried when Naruto had just come home late on his birthday. Sasuke knew that he had been radio silent for more than two days, and probably his roommates had a right to be a little pissed with him.

Chouji looked up and shrugged. "It's alright, I guess. Neji and I were a little worried, but Naruto was totally freaking out. Thought maybe you were in a car accident or you were passed out sick at a party or something. But next time just leave a note so we know."

Sasuke nodded, and cringed slightly, feeling guilty. He supposed after Naruto's experience with getting his drink spiked, he didn't blame him for being worried.

"Did Naruto say where he was going?" Sasuke tried to keep his voice casual. Clearly he couldn't call the blond or text him to say he was sorry with Naruto's phone being smashed, but he would wait up and catch him when he got back.

Chouji blinked in surprise, and Sasuke figured Naruto must have told them about the fight they'd had, and what he'd said. "He said he wouldn't be back tonight."

Sasuke frowned at that. "It's Sunday. Doesn't that idiot know he has class in the morning?" Sasuke scrubbed his fingers through his hair. The longer this dragged on, the worse it would get. He had to talk to Naruto. "Do you know where he went?"

Chouji shook his head. "No. But I think..." His voice trailed off.

"What?" Sasuke asked, trying but failing to keep the bite out of his tone.

"I don't have any idea where he is. I think he went to see a girl he hooked up with on his birthday; I get the feeling she's older. It didn't sound like he was going to someplace on campus."

"Why do you think that?" Sasuke didn't like the sound of that. Naruto had always been a little clueless about things. Naruto always saw the good in people, even if it wasn't necessarily there. He didn't like the idea of some older woman getting her hooks into him. He was barely legal, for fuck's sake.

Chouji shrugged, uncomfortable. Given that his two suitemates were fighting, he didn't really know how much he should say. He remembered the conversation Naruto and Neji had over the weekend, but was pretty sure Naruto wouldn't appreciate him telling Sasuke about it.

Naruto was holding the piece of paper with the number from the girl he had hooked up with at the rave. He wasn't really sure what proper etiquette was in situations like this. With his first one-night-stand, the girl had made it clear it was a one time only thing, and she hadn't given her number or asked for Naruto's. But this girl had left her number in Naruto's pocket. Would he be a jerk if he didn't call and acknowledge it? Or was he only supposed to call if he wanted to have sex again? He wasn't really sure what the rules were, but he didn't want to hurt her feelings if he was supposed to call. Jiraya had always told him that if a girl was nice enough to take to bed, she was nice enough to say hello to the next day.

But he also didn't want to come across as a sex fiend, just trying to hook up again right away.

Neji and Chouji had been watching TV in the living area, and Neji had noticed Naruto's consternation over the scrap of paper.

"Problems?"

"Umm," Naruto had looked a little sheepish, and scratched the back of his head nervously. "Well, I have kind of a... question."

Neji just raised a brow, indicating Naruto should just ask it.

"Ok, so on Thursday night, I... hooked up with this girl," Naruto blushed slightly, feeling like such an idiot asking his roommates advice for this, but he figured a guy that looked like Neji must have gotten a lot of play, so he'd know the ropes.

"And that's a problem?"

"No, it's just... she left her phone number in my pocket, with a note that if I wanted to get together again to call her, but... I mean, what should I do?"

"Do you want to have sex with her again?"

"No. Maybe... I didn't really think about it, but I just feel like if she left me her number, I should at least call her and say something nice, or whatever since we..." Naruto was getting progressively redder and redder, and Neji had to focus all his effort into schooling his face to be still and not burst out laughing at his innocent-yet-not-so-innocent roommate.

"So you're worried you'll... hurt her feelings if you don't call?"

Naruto blew a breath out, finally getting control over his blushing face. "I just don't want to be an ass about it, you know? I don't want to be one of those guys who's so sweet getting a girl into their bed, then totally ignores them the next day."

"Like Sasuke?" Chouji asked. Neji lost it at that point and laughed.

Naruto chuckled a bit as well. "No, Sasuke's actually consistently an ass to the girls, before, during, and after sex. They just want to jump him anyway. It's messed up, but at least he's totally straight-forward about it."

Neji looked at Naruto. "You do what you think is right. If you feel like you should call this girl so you don't feel like a jerk, then call her. There's no 'right answer'. If she hooked up with you at a party, that's probably all she was expecting, so I wouldn't worry about it either way."

"Thanks, Neji. I think... I think I'll at least call her to apologize in case I was an ass or something. I was so wasted. I don't even remember much about it."

"If she left you her number, then you weren't an ass. Or if you were, she liked it. But call her if it will make you feel better about the whole thing."

Naruto realized Neji was making fun of him, and he probably was coming across like a complete idiot. But Neji was right. It would make him feel better about himself to call the girl, and so that was what he was going to do. He just wasn't really used to the whole one-night-stand thing. But at the moment, it seemed a lot more honest and straight-forward than his actual relationships were. At this point, he had no interest in trying to get a boyfriend or girlfriend. Given that the guy he was in love with and the guy he had been thinking about dating had both completely fucked him over this past weekend, he decided that either he was a terrible judge of character or people just sucked in general. Either way, he was going to avoid emotional entanglements for the foreseeable future until he either developed a thicker skin or better judgment.

He went into the room he shared with Neji and closed the door. Not that the thin walls afforded much privacy, but he figured he'd at least not have to see his roommates laugh at the awkward conversation he was about to have. I mean, what do you say to a girl you fucked while drunk at a party. Thanks? Was nice to meet you? Did we use a condom? Hmmm... Naruto stared at his phone, hoping inspiration would strike.

Nope. Nothing. Oh, well. He just dialed and hoped something would come to him. He found it strange that the first number he was plugging into his new phone was from a one night stand. He had dropped his old one running across the street when he had gone to check to see if Sasuke's car was still in the parking lot, and a car had run over it before he had a chance to get it. Luckily, he was almost done with his contract, so he had just gone down and signed up for a new term and gotten a new phone. And he had decided that given the number of texts that Sora had sent him and the anger he had felt waiting for Sasuke to call him back, he'd just get a new number as well. Fuck them both. He'd text Ino, Kiba, and Jiraya his new number. Other than that, there weren't that many people he'd kept in contact with anyway.

"This is Taya," a woman's voice picked up, sounding cool and self-assured.

"Um... Hi. This is Naruto," Naruto cleared his throat, then realized she had no idea who he was, since he didn't think he had given her his name the other night. "Um... we met Thursday night, and you gave me your number."

"Naruto, huh?" He could hear the smile in her voice and suddenly felt glad he had called. "I'm glad to finally have a name to go with the face, since I was feeling a little creepy just thinking of you as 'Blond Stallion'."

Naruto blew out a laugh. "Yeah, I also was thinking of you as... something... not your name, until I found your note the next morning." God, I hope that didn't sound as awkward to her as it did to me.

"Oh, really?" Her voice dropped a bit and became huskier. Naruto suddenly had a vivid memory of her voice whispering in his ear when he had her pinned up against the wall at the rave. "And what did you call me in your head?"

Naruto wasn't sure how she'd feel about being thought of as 'thong girl'. "Umm... maybe it's better if I just call you Taya."

"Don't tell me you're shy."

"I just don't want you to think I'm a jerk. I don't remember much about the party, but... I had a great time with you."

"Hmm... Do you have a girlfriend, Naruto?"

"What? No, of course not!" Naruto realized he shouldn't get offended by the question. After all, the only thing this person knew about him was that he got drunk and high at a party and had sex with her. Not exactly a character reference for himself.

"Ok, what about a boyfriend?"

"No, I'm not dating anyone."

"Are you sure? You seemed to be... pretty involved with the guy you came to the party with."

That statement gave Naruto pause. She must have continued to watch him after they had... finished. And seen him with Sora. God, she must think I am a total... He wasn't really sure what noun would be appropriate to describe someone who would do that in their right frame of mind.

"Ah, no. Actually, that guy was my friend and he kind of spiked my drink and... we're not friends anymore."

"Oh. Sorry to hear that. It happens sometimes. So... are you bi or was that guy just a total dick?" Naruto was relieved to hear no disgust or pity in her voice.

"Both."

Taya laughed, and it was a nice sound. "I guess that makes sense."

"So what about you... do you have a boyfriend?"

"No... I broke up with someone a month ago. I'm not looking for a relationship, though."

"Yeah, me neither," Naruto admitted, glad she had voiced this first so he wouldn't look like a shallow jerk.

"How old are you?"

Naruto decided to hedge. "I'm over eighteen." By a couple of days, but hey, who's counting.

"Well, then, that's a relief. A few friends and I are going to go out for drinks tonight. Do you want to join us?"

Taya seemed funny, and cool. And he could use some companionship with no strings attached. Especially if it got him out of his dorm and away from Sasuke. He'd called Itachi and found out Sasuke had left to head back to school, and Naruto did not want to be here when he arrived. Meeting up with Taya sounded like more fun than hanging out at the library until it closed, but he would never pass as old enough to get into a bar on his word alone. He was sure he'd be carded.

"Sorry... not quite old enough for that," Naruto admitted.

"I have a friend that could hook you up with a fake I.D. Why don't you come over and we can take a quick picture and get you one? Then you can take me out for a drink."

Having a fake ID could come in handy. If he were at a party drinking and it got raided, the cops wouldn't book him if the ID passed first glance examination. Naruto wondered how old Taya was, and why she wanted him to meet her friends if she said she didn't want a relationship. But age shouldn't matter, and she already said she wasn't expecting anything serious. Naruto had been spending most of his time with Sora, which was no longer an option, and hanging out in Ino's room would get complicated as well since she had a boyfriend and her roommate kept trying to hit on Naruto. With things now so much worse with Sasuke, he really just wanted to get out of the dorms for the night. So he decided to go. It sounded like Taya might be looking for someone to take her mind ff her recent break-up as well. Maybe this was what both of them needed.

"Ah... ok. When?"

"Why not now? And then you can tell me what dirty little name you used for me in your head before you knew my real name. Somehow I think I'm going to like it. I'll text you my address."

"Do you live walking distance from campus?"

"Yeah, about a twenty minute walk."

"Cool. See you in twenty, then."

It would get him out of his dorm room before his asshole ex-friend came back. If there was one thing he was sure of, he wanted to avoid Sasuke as much as possible until the end of the semester. Then he'd be in Suna, and he could get away and start over.

Naruto pulled on a tight black T-shirt, a pair of skinny jeans, and threw a burnt orange hoodie over it.

He didn't know what to expect, but he packed a change of clothes, some condoms, and the essay he had to hand in for class the next morning and headed out.

"I might not be home tonight... if I am it will be late so I'll be quiet," he said to Chouji and Neji who were still sitting on the couch. The two just nodded and Chouji waved.

When the door closed behind him, Neji and Chouji looked at each other for a moment, having heard basically every word that Naruto had said on the phone. "So," Chouji began, not really sure he was jumping to the right conclusion. "The friend that spiked Naruto's drink to get him to have sex with him was a guy?"

Neji's eyes narrowed. He decided he probably needed to find out more about what exactly had happened. He also didn't like the sound of Naruto going off to spend the night potentially with some woman who didn't seem to even be a student and he barely knew her name. The blond seemed like a good kid, but a little inexperienced. Neji got the feeling that Naruto attracted people who wanted to use him and take advantage of him. He'd talk to Naruto when he got back and find out what was going on.

. . . .

Chouji snapped his attention back to Sasuke, who was still staring at him, waiting for Chouji to answer his question.

"Why do you think Naruto is spending the night somewhere off campus?" Sasuke repeated.

"Look, talk to Neji. I don't know where Naruto went," Chouji went back to looking at whatever was on his laptop, deciding Neji would be better equipped to handle a pissed off Sasuke.

Sasuke stared at him for a second in pure annoyance, but eventually went over to Neji's room, deciding that he wouldn't totally trust Chouji's assessment of the situation anyway. He bothered to knock this time, since he already knew that Naruto wouldn't be there and he needed Neji to talk to him.

"Come in," Neji answered, though his tone sounded annoyed.

"Chouji said that Naruto is out with an older woman off campus. What the hell is going on?"

Neji gave Sasuke a hard look. "This from the guy who told Naruto that he didn't even want to talk to him anymore?"

Sasuke let out a frustrated sound. "He said something that pissed me off. But that doesn't mean I want something bad to happen to him."

"He's a big boy. He can handle himself," Neji said. It was true in a sense. Naruto could certainly handle himself in a physical confrontation. It was the emotional side that worried Neji more, but he knew without a doubt that the person who was most dangerous to Naruto emotionally was the man fuming in his doorway.

"The idiot doesn't even have his phone with him if he runs into any trouble," Sasuke said, glaring at the broken phone on Naruto's dresser.

"He got a new phone," Neji said, watching as Sasuke whipped out his phone most likely to try to call the blond. "And a new number," Neji added.

"Do you have his new number?"

Neji just shrugged. "Whether I do or not, I'm not giving out other people's cell numbers without their permission. He changed it for a reason, I would expect."

Sasuke felt a pang, knowing that he was likely that reason. Or at least a big part of it.

He would just have to wait until Naruto was back. After all, they lived in the same suite. It wasn't like Naruto could avoid him indefinitely. Although it would be harder now that they weren't sharing a room. Sasuke thought back to what Itachi had said, about Naruto moving on. The thought made him itch.

"Why is Naruto sleeping in your room instead of his own?" Sasuke said, accusation clear in his voice.

"Because he said he would rather be with me than you."

Sasuke bristled at the not-so-subtle jab. "We had a fight. That doesn't mean we can't be roommates anymore."

"That's not what Naruto thought. He doesn't want to room with you anymore. He doesn't even want to be in the same dorm. Staying with me is only until his room transfer comes through."

Sasuke took a breath. If Naruto was straight, then his sleeping in Neji's room wouldn't matter. And as he had told Itachi, he was pretty sure Naruto was straight, or he would have shown some interest before now.

"Whatever. Just don't harass him," Sasuke said, glaring at Neji. He knew what his suitemate was after. And it wasn't going to happen.

"Take your own advice, Uchiha." Neji dismissed Sasuke, focusing once more on the research paper he was writing. When Sasuke had left, closing the door none too gently behind him, Neji sighed. What a pair of idiots. He wasn't sure even himself if he was talking about Naruto and Sasuke, or himself and Sasuke. But either way, there was too much drama happening for his taste.

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Naruto rang the bell at Apartment 2B, and smiled a little nervously at Taya when she answered the door. She was prettier in normal clothes and less makeup. She smiled at him and motioned for her to follow him in.

"Wow, you look a lot younger than I remember. Are you sure you're over eighteen?"

Naruto shifted slightly embarrassed. Taya actually looked bit older than he remembered, maybe closer to twenty-five. She was still extremely attractive, but Naruto felt a little awkward since she was clearly more sophisticated and experienced. "I'm eighteen. Thursday was actually my birthday."

He thought she paled a little bit at that, but she ran her eyes over him and just sighed. "Well, my friend came over, and he brought the stuff to make you an ID. He has a special printer and laminator. Let's get it made and go test it out."

. . . .

She took Naruto to a bar that was a few blocks from her place. Naruto felt a little nervous when he handed the bar tender his ID, the man clearly being skeptical, since Naruto had always looked young for his age. The name on the ID read Naruto Namikazi, because he had been told to use a fake surname in case it got confiscated, it would be harder to trace it back to him. But Taya's friend was pretty good and it looked legit; the bartender looked at it for a minute, then handed it back. Being a Sunday night, it wasn't super crowded, but it wasn't empty either. They sat at the bar, and ordered two beers.

The man handed them their beers, then shifted further down the bar to wait on other patrons.

Taya leaned in and whispered in Naruto's ear, "At least we know the ID works."

"Yeah... your friend is really good. I wish he'd let me pay him."

"Don't worry about it. He owed me."

Several of Taya's friends were already there, and Taya introduced Naruto as a friend she met at the party on Thursday. Two of the girls clearly had heard about it, and they looked Naruto up and down appreciatively. There were three couples and a few friends who had come stag. But it was clear it was a pretty close-knit group, and several of them seemed to work together, so most of the conversation tended to flow around stories of work or what they each had been up to over the weekend. Naruto felt his attention begin to drift.

Naruto looked over when an older man sat down next to him. He looked like he was in his upper twenties, or possibly even early thirties. It was a little hard to tell his age. His hair was a deep red, almost magenta color. Naruto guessed it wasn't his natural shade.

He didn't know the man's name, but somehow he had the feeling that he had seen him before. He had the strangest eyes Naruto had ever seen, looking almost swirled white with violet. Naruto assumed they must be some sort of strange contact lens, though he wondered why anyone would wear such things when the look was so disconcerting and not particularly flattering.

"You seem a little young to be at the bar," the older man said with a small smirk. "And a little young to be with your date."

Naruto shrugged, feeling it was better to not address it in case this guy was an under cover cop. "You look familiar... have we met?"

The man hesitated, as if either trying to place his face, or trying to decide what to tell him.

"You're right. I think I remember seeing you at one of those writers workshops in Suna a year or so ago, wasn't it?"

Naruto thought back. The man had been one of the lecturers, but not in one of the sessions he had attended. He had not seen him up close, so had never noticed his eyes before. Was he a professor or something? Naruto wracked his brain trying to remember, but came up blank. He'd have to have been either a professor or a successful author to be faculty. "Yes, that must be it. Good to see you again."

The man smirked, clearly aware that Naruto didn't remember much about him. Naruto frowned, something more recent tugging at his memory. "Didn't I see you at a party on Thursday night?"

The man's face froze for just a second, then relaxed. "Maybe. It was a wild night for me... I don't remember much about it."

Naruto took a drink of his beer. He had kind of a strange feeling about the guy. He looked over, but Taya was still talking with one of her girlfriends.

"My name is Nagato," the man said.

"Naruto," he said, extending his hand to the older man, who took it in a firm handshake.

"Are you a student here?"

"Yes," Naruto answered, but didn't elaborate. He didn't want to slip up and say he was a freshman, or the guy would clearly know he was underaged. In fact, if the guy remembered much about him from that workshop last year, he was already screwed since he had attended as a senior in high school, and been pretty open about that fact.

"What are you studying?"

"Literature and creative writing."

"Hmm... this isn't the best school for that."

"I'm transferring next semester."

"Oh, really? Where are you transferring to?"

"Suna."

"What a coincidence. I actually live in Suna, but I'm just here doing some research for my work," Nagato glanced over at Naruto's friends, noticing that they were still talking amongst themselves. "You don't stay in the dorms?"

"Yeah, usually. But I'm having roommate troubles, so... thought I'd just stay out tonight a bit."

"Roommates. I remember those days," he picked up Naruto's phone from where it was resting on the bar and punched in some information. "Here is my phone, and my address here and in Suna. Feel free to drop by anytime, if you need a place to hang out."

"Seriously?"

"Hey, we writers need to stick together, right?"

Naruto made a mental note to ask the Pervert about this guy and see what he knew about him. Naruto brushed aside the niggles of discomfort that the man's proximity was giving him. He seemed like a nice enough guy.

"I'm actually having some friends over tomorrow night. Why don't you come by?"

Naruto hesitated. He really didn't know this guy. But he had met him last year at the workshop, so he had to be legit. Plus if he wanted to be a writer, it never hurt to have connections with other writers who could teach him the ropes, and maybe give him some advice. "Well, I have a paper I'm working on, so it depends on when I finish that up."

"Don't worry. Just come if you're up to it. It's casual."

Naruto relaxed a little when the guy seemed to not care either way. He suddenly noticed Taya tense beside him and looked over. A new couple had joined the group, and based on the way that the guy was eyeing Naruto hostilely, he assumed this was the recent ex.

One of Taya's friends mouthed 'sorry' to her, clearly seeing her friend's discomfort. The guy's new girlfriend was also younger, and pretty, but in Naruto's view a bit overblown.

The ex narrowed his eyes at Naruto.

"Who's he?"

Naruto simply snaked an arm around Taya's waist. "I'm Naruto. Who are you?" Neither man offered their hand.

The guy didn't even answer, but just glared at Taya. "Seriously, Taya? Is he even legal?"

Naruto felt someone leaning in, and heard Nagato's voice in his ear. "You are much more attractive than he is. You should take your hoodie off."

With that, the older man got up, paid his tab, and left.

Naruto thought it was a little weird for a guy so much older than him to make a comment like that, but he shrugged it off, along with his hoodie. He was wearing a tight black T-shirt underneath, and didn't miss the appreciative glance that the ex's new girlfriend gave him. Neither did her boyfriend, and he looked even more annoyed.

Naruto saw a small smile ghost across Taya's face. He decided he'd play it up a bit. He stood, facing Taya with his back to her friends and stretched up, knowing he was giving a good view of the muscles on his back through his T-shirt. He slowly lowered his arms so they rested on Taya's shoulders and leaned down to kiss her neck, whispering in a voice that was just loud enough for others to hear, "Hey, I can think of other things to do that would be more fun on a Sunday night than hanging out here. What do you say?"

Taya smirked at the flushed face of her ex, and ran a hand appreciatively over Naruto's tautly muscled arms. "Let's get outta here."

"Nice meeting you all," Naruto said, extending his comment to everyone. They all shook his had, except Taya's ex. Naruto grinned when he felt a piece of paper slip into his hand from the ex's new girlfriend.

When they got to Taya's car, he pulled out the paper and showed her. "I don't think their relationship is going to last very long." He ripped it up and threw it in a trash can before getting into her car.

"Thanks," she said. "He's been bringing her everywhere he knows I'm going to be since we split. It's... annoying."

"Well, I think you paid him back a little tonight. And she's no prize."

Taya tangled her fingers in Naruto's hair. "Why don't I pay you back, too, then?"

She took him back to her place.

The next morning, Naruto woke up as Taya got up to get ready for work. He showered quickly and raced off to class. He hadn't gotten much sleep, but it was the best he'd felt in days.

-xXx-

to be continued

ok, so probably you all see where this is going, right? DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS OR GIVE OUT DETAILED PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF. I think the next chapter will be the last chapter before he moves to Suna. If I keep him and Sasuke together much more, they are going to talk things out, and then the scene that I am driving them towards wouldn't happen.