This is based off of an Anberlin song

As always I own nothing, enjoy and please review…I added some things from what I had in my outline so I hope it turns out okay

Chapter 16: Breathe

Sasuke was going over his notes for what had to be the hundredth time that week. He was panicked because it was the week before midterms. He felt very unprepared because he hadn't been paying as much attention as he usually would. Between his roommate, brother, and the drama regarding Yukio he'd been too distracted. He was quickly reading and adding notes to the already detailed ones.

"Hey Sasuke," Naruto smiled as he walked into their room. He was ready to go out and have fun, but the look on Sasuke's face told him that the other man had other ideas. "What's up?" he asked as he walked over toward the Uchiha. When he leaned over him to look at what he was studying, Sasuke suddenly felt very uncomfortable.

Perhaps it was the fact that he liked the feel of Naruto's breath against the back of his neck that disturbed him. He took a deep breath, already feeling distracted by the blonde's actions. "I'm studying," he told him, moving away so that the blond wasn't hovering directly above him. "Go away," he demanded, not wanting any distractions.

"I don't think that I've seen you put a text book down all week," he responded as he grabbed the book out of his hand. "How much more could you possibly need know?" he asked, smirking at the angry look he was receiving. "Come out with me and my friends," he said with a smile. "It's not good to over study," he argued, though Sasuke didn't look convinced. "I'm serious, if you don't know it now then you aren't going to know it on Monday," he said, knowing that Sasuke was smart enough that he probably didn't need to study at all.

"I can't," Sasuke said as he tried to get his book back from Naruto. The blond continually moved it out of his reach, causing them to be in very close proximity. "My brother will be disappointed if I let my grades slip," he said, hoping that using the brother card would work.

"I think he'd also want you to have fun," Naruto smiled as he continued to move the book, frustrating Sasuke. "Come on, it'll be fun. You need to loosen up, get your mind off of school," Sasuke couldn't deny that his brother thought that he needed to make friends and have fun. He also refused to let the blond know that he was right.

The dark haired man finally got to the point that he shoved Naruto against the closest wall, "Give me back my fucking book." His demands were only met with a pleased look. As Sasuke assessed the situation he realized how it could be confused as sexual, he just hoped that none of their friends walked in.

"I didn't know it was a book about fucking," the blond teased as he stuck the book between him and the wall. He knew that Sasuke probably wouldn't reach around him to grab it. He didn't seem like a man that liked to hug and him trying to get the book would put them in that situation. "I would have asked to borrow it if I had known that," he continued with his teasing.

"I'm serious Naruto," Sasuke said, still pinning him against the wall. Part of him found that he liked having the blond in that position, though it didn't seem like Naruto agreed. Before he knew it, he heard his book fall to the floor as the other man pinned him to the wall. The blond was holding each of his hands against the wall, as if trying to show his dominance. Another part of him liked that position a lot better.

Before either of them could say anything else, the door opened. Karin was standing in the doorway, a shocked look on her face. "Am I interrupting something?" she asked, a knowing look in her eyes. She knew that it wouldn't be long before they were together.

Naruto wanted to say yes, but Sasuke quickly jumped in by saying, "No, you weren't." He used Naruto's distracted state to get away and grab his book off of the floor. "What did you need?" he asked, trying not to think about what could have happened, or more what he wanted to have happened.

"Are you sure? Because I can come back later," she told him. She could see that the blond was disappointed with the fact that she was there.

"He was just trying to convince me to go out with him and his friends later," Sasuke said, later realizing that he probably wasn't helping the situation. "He had my book hostage," he added, though the same look stayed on her face.

"The book that was on the floor?" she asked, amused by the situation. When Sasuke sent her a nasty look she dropped the conversation and said, "I need advice." When Naruto didn't show any sign of leaving she added, "Can I talk to him alone?"

"Only if you can get him to agree to go out later," he told her, knowing that she probably could.

They were both looking at Sasuke expecting an answer. He looked at Karin and could tell that if he said no then there would be consequences. He wasn't afraid of her but he knew not to make her mad. She may seem harmless, but looks were deceiving. "Fine, just go away," he said, knowing that he could study when he was done talking to Karin.

"Awesome," Naruto cheered. He started walking out, but he turned around and said, "Make sure you're ready by nine." Before leaving he flashed his infamous smile, one that made butterflies rise in Sasuke's stomach. Naruto left, closing the door behind him.

It took a minute for Sasuke to remember that Karin was there. He looked at her, ready for her to talk. He wondered why people came to him for advice; it wasn't as if he had good people skills. "You can't tell Suigetsu," she told him before starting the full conversation.

"What's going on?" he asked, suddenly curious as to what she was hiding. He had a feeling that it had something to do with why she was being cold toward him. She licked her lips, unsure if she should tell him. She trusted Sasuke but she knew that Suigetsu was his best friend. "I promise that I won't tell," he said, knowing that it was what she needed to hear.

She took a deep breath, knowing that the only way to tell him was to just come out and say it, "I'm pregnant." She saw Sasuke's eyes widen and quickly added, "Don't worry, it's Suigetsu's, I'm not having an affair." He nodded, not sure what to tell the girl. "I just don't know what to do," she was almost crying. "I know he's not ready for a kid, how can I tell him that I'm pregnant?" she held back her tears.

Sasuke wasn't good when it came to emotions, let alone crying girls. "Karin, you have to tell him," he told her. He frowned, knowing that it wasn't what she wanted to hear. "He needs to know," he emphasized. "I mean he'll find out eventually," he pointed out.

"Not if I get an abortion," she said timidly. She never thought that she'd have to make a choice, but it was presented right in front of her. "I'm only eighteen, how can I have a kid?" she said, knowing that it wouldn't be answered. "What if he doesn't want it and leaves me?" she asked, knowing that Sasuke was going to let her keep going until she got all of her insecurities out. She knew he usually wouldn't, but she had been one of his few friends that knew all of his and would always listen. "I live in the dorms, not really the ideal place to have a baby. Hell I don't even know if you can have one while living in the dorms," she continued. "I don't even have a steady job. What am I supposed to do?" she cried.

"I think that this is a discussion that you need to have with Suigetsu," he told her, knowing that he couldn't give her all of the answers that she needed. "He won't leave you," he assured, knowing his friend wasn't that much of an asshole. He wasn't sure if he had helped, but he knew at that point that the conversation was over.

NS

Sasuke sat at the bar, beer in hand, wondering how the hell Naruto got him to go out. He didn't want to think about it, mostly because it just made him think about the incident that morning. Naruto sat next to him, "Hey." He looked around at all of his friends, seeing that everyone was enjoying the night. "Loosen up," he said as he pat him on the back. "Everyone else is having fun," he pointed out.

"Everyone else is a lot more drunk than I am," he replied and Naruto knew that he was right. The only person not drinking but still having fun was Karin, who was talking with all of the girls and avoiding Suigetsu. "Come dance with me," he smiled as he pulled Sasuke out of his chair.

The dark haired man wasn't sure if it was the fact that he was drinking or Naruto's smile that made him agree but he downed his drink and followed Naruto out to the dance floor. The blond quickly took the lead as their friends watched in amusement. Neither of the men seemed to care that they were being watched; in fact it seemed to only encourage the blond.

He ran his hands down Sasuke's sides, swaying their hips together. Part of him wanted to start kissing down Sasuke's neck, but he knew that they were just friends and it would be completely inappropriate. The blond was starting to think that the universe hated him because every time Sasuke seemed to be getting closer to Naruto, something would happen. At that moment it was Kiba, or more everyone's reactions to what had just happened.

They looked over at the bar to see Hinata silently staring at the brunet. "I'm serious," he told her, thinking that she might have taken his confession as a joke. "I really like you," he said, hoping that she'd reciprocate his feelings.

"I," she started to stutter. Kiba had a feeling that it wasn't a good sign; she had stopped stuttering around him a long time ago. "I'm sorry," she said, not looking directly at him. She looked over at Naruto as she said, "I like someone else." She was stuttering the entire time and feeling horrible. After she told him she quickly turned and left, trying to pretend that the conversation never happened. Kiba looked to what she had been staring at and realized that Hinata was in love with his best friend.

At that point Sasuke stopped dancing and pulled Naruto off of the dance floor. "You didn't tell him?" he asked, trying to be quiet about it because he knew that it would make Kiba angry to find out that his best friend knew and didn't tell him. "I told you that something like this would happen," he said as he looked over at Kiba. The man looked crushed and embarrassed.

"I know," Naruto said as he nervously ran a hand behind his neck. "I just didn't know how to," he said, feeling horrible that his best friend had been embarrassed in front of all of their friends and an entire club full of strangers.

"Go talk to him, he seems like he needs a friend right now," Sasuke said, annoyed about the situation.

Naruto frowned, wishing that he had told Kiba. If he had told him then he'd still be dancing with Sasuke, or perhaps further. 'The universe hates me,' he thought as he walked toward his friend. He wasn't sure what he was going to say, but he knew that he had to comfort him. As Sasuke had pointed out, it was his fault that Kiba was in the situation in the first place.

He took a deep breath before walking over to the brunet. "Hey," he said, trying to choose his words carefully. "I, uh, saw what happened," he said, feeling very uncomfortable. The worst part was that he could have prevented it, though he knew that he couldn't admit that to Kiba.

"I think that everyone saw," Kiba replied bitterly. He couldn't believe it; he'd never been so humiliated in his life. "I really thought that she liked me," he told the blond. Naruto just nodded, not sure what else to say. He let the other man talk it out, but wasn't sure what advice he could give him. He wasn't sure what he could do to make it better, especially since he was partially to blame.

TBC…

I was going to add something about Sakura and Lee but I felt that it didn't really fit with the chapter…

This chapter kind of wrote itself so let me know what you think of it